
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................ 1
1.1
Before You Start
......................................................................................... 1
1.2
Package Checklist
..................................................................................... 1
1.3
Motherboard Features
.............................................................................. 2
1.4
Rear Panel Connectors
.............................................................................. 4
1.5
Motherboard Layout
................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .......................... 6
2.1
Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU)
............................................... 6
2.2
FAN Headers
.............................................................................................. 8
2.3
Installing System Memory
........................................................................ 9
2.4
Connectors and Slots
................................................................................ 11
Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup .................. 15
3.1
How to Setup Jumpers
............................................................................. 15
3.2
Detail Settings
.......................................................................................... 15
Chapter 4: RAID / AHCI Functions....................... 20
4.1
Operating System
.................................................................................... 20
4.2
Raid Arrays
............................................................................................... 21
4.3
How RAID Works
..................................................................................... 22
4.4
Intel Smart Response Technology
.......................................................... 26
Chapter 5: T-Series UEFI BIOS & Software........... 27
5.1
T-Series UEFI BIOS
................................................................................... 27
5.2
T-Series Software
...................................................................................... 30
Chapter 6: Useful Help ........................................ 40
6.1
Driver Installation Note
.......................................................................... 40
6.2
Extra Information
.................................................................................... 41
6.3
AMI BIOS Post Code
................................................................................. 42
6.4
Troubleshooting
....................................................................................... 44
Appendix: SPEC In Other Languages ................... 46
German
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French
.................................................................................................................... 48
Italian
..................................................................................................................... 50
Spanish
................................................................................................................... 52
Portuguese
............................................................................................................ 54
Polish
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Russian
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Arabic
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Japanese
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