ASUS-K8N-DRE用户操作说明书手册 conv

Motherboard

K8N-DRE

E2129

FirstEditionAugust2005

Copyright©2005ASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.AllRightsReserved.

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Contents

NoticesviSafetyinformationviiAboutthisguideviiiTypographyixK8N-DREspecificationssummaryx

Chapter1:Productintroduction

1.1Welcome!1-11.2Packagecontents1-11.3Specialfeatures1-21.3.1Producthighlights1-2

1.3.2 InnovativeASUSfeatures1-4

Chapter2:Hardwareinformation

2.1Beforeyouproceed2-1OnboardLEDs2-1

2.2 Motherboardoverview2-22.2.1 Placementdirection2-22.2.2 Screwholes2-22.2.3 Motherboardlayout2-32.2.4 Heatsinkplates2-42.2.5 LayoutContents2-7

2.3 CentralProcessingUnit(CPU)2-92.3.1 Overview2-92.3.2 InstallingtheCPU2-92.3.3 Installingtheheatsink2-11

2.4 Systemmemory2-122.4.1 Overview2-122.4.2 MemoryConfigurations2-132.4.3 InstallingaDIMM2-152.4.4 RemovingaDIMM2-15

2.5 Expansionslots2-162.5.1 Installinganexpansioncard2-162.5.2 Configuringanexpansioncard2-162.5.3 Interruptassignments2-172.5.4 PCIExpressx162-17

2.6Jumpers2-182.7Connectors2-222.7.1Rearpanelconnectors2-22

2.7.2 Internalconnectors2-23

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Chapter3:Poweringup

3.1Startingupforthefirsttime3-13.2Poweringoffthecomputer3-23.2.1UsingtheOSshutdownfunction3-2

3.2.2 Usingthedualfunctionpowerswitch3-2

Chapter4:BIOSsetup

4.1 ManagingandupdatingyourBIOS4-14.1.1 Creatingabootablefloppydisk4-14.1.2 AFUDOSutility4-24.1.3 ASUSCrashFreeBIOS2utility4-54.1.4 ASUSUpdateutility4-7

4.2 BIOSsetupprogram4-104.2.1 BIOSmenuscreen4-114.2.2 Menubar4-114.2.3 Navigationkeys4-114.2.4 Menuitems4-124.2.5 Sub-menuitems4-124.2.6 Configurationfields4-124.2.7 Pop-upwindow4-124.2.8 Scrollbar4-124.2.9 Generalhelp4-12

4.3 Mainmenu4-134.3.1 SystemDate4-134.3.2 SystemTime4-134.3.3 FloppyA4-134.3.4 IDEConfiguration4-144.3.5 Primary,Secondary,Tertiary,Fourth,Fifth,

andSixthIDEMaster/Slave4-164.3.6 SystemInformation4-17

4.4 Advancedmenu4-194.4.1 CPUConfiguration4-194.4.2 ChipsetConfiguration4-204.4.3 PCIPnP4-224.4.4 USBConfiguration4-234.4.5 PeripheralDevicesConfiguration4-244.4.6 ACPIConfiguration4-254.4.7 APMConfiguration4-264.4.8 HardwareMonitor4-27

4.5Servermenu4-29RemoteAccessConfiguration4-29

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4.6 Securitymenu4-314.7.1 BootDevicePriority4-344.7.2 BootSettingsConfiguration4-35

4.7Bootmenu4-344.8Exitmenu4-37

Chapter5:RAIDconfiguration

5.1 SettingupRAID5-15.1.1 RAIDdefinitions5-15.1.2 Installingharddiskdrives5-25.1.3 RAIDconfigurationutility5-2

5.2 NVIDIA®RAIDconfigurations5-35.2.1 SettingtheBIOSRAIDitems5-35.2.2 EnteringtheNVIDIA®RAIDUtility5-45.2.3 CreatingaRAID0set(Stripe)5-55.2.4 CreatingaRAID1set(Mirror)5-75.2.5 RebuildingaRAIDset5-85.2.6 DeletingaRAIDarray5-95.2.7 Clearingthediskdata5-10

5.3 LSILogicConfigurationUtility(SCSImodelonly)5-115.3.1 BootAdapterList5-125.3.2 GlobalProperties5-135.3.3 AdapterProperties5-155.3.4 CreatingaRAID1(Mirror)set5-225.3.5 CreatingaRAID0(Stripe)set5-245.3.6 RunningtheDiagnosticMode5-255.3.7 Managingarrays5-26

Chapter6:Driverinstallation

6.1RAIDdriverinstallation6-1CreatingaRAIDdriverdisk6-1

6.3LANdriverinstallation6-36.4SupportCDinformation6-46.4.1RunningthesupportCD6-4

6.4.2 Driversmenu6-56.4.3 ManagementSoftware6-66.4.4 Utilities6-7

Appendix:Referenceinformation

A.1 K8N-DREblockdiagramA-1

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Notices

FederalCommunicationsCommissionStatement

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

• Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

• Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceivedincludinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewithmanufacturer’sinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

• Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

TheuseofshieldedcablesforconnectionofthemonitortothegraphicscardisrequiredtoassurecompliancewithFCCregulations.Changesormodificationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

CanadianDepartmentofCommunicationsStatement

ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClassBlimitsforradionoiseemissionsfromdigitalapparatussetoutintheRadioInterferenceRegulationsoftheCanadianDepartmentofCommunications.

ThisclassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

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Safetyinformation

Electricalsafety

• Topreventelectricalshockhazard,disconnectthepowercablefromtheelectricaloutletbeforerelocatingthesystem.

• Whenaddingorremovingdevicestoorfromthesystem,ensurethatthepowercablesforthedevicesareunpluggedbeforethesignalcablesareconnected.Ifpossible,disconnectallpowercablesfromtheexistingsystembeforeyouaddadevice.

• Beforeconnectingorremovingsignalcablesfromthemotherboard,ensurethatallpowercablesareunplugged.

• Seekprofessionalassistancebeforeusinganadapterorextensioncord.Thesedevicescouldinterruptthegroundingcircuit.

• Makesurethatyourpowersupplyissettothecorrectvoltageinyourarea.Ifyouarenotsureaboutthevoltageoftheelectricaloutletyouareusing,contactyourlocalpowercompany.

• Ifthepowersupplyisbroken,donottrytofixitbyyourself.Contactaqualifiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.

Operationsafety

• Beforeinstallingthemotherboardandaddingdevicesonit,carefullyreadallthemanualsthatcamewiththepackage.

• Beforeusingtheproduct,makesureallcablesarecorrectlyconnectedandthepowercablesarenotdamaged.Ifyoudetectanydamage,contactyourdealerimmediately.

• Toavoidshortcircuits,keeppaperclips,screws,andstaplesawayfromconnectors,slots,socketsandcircuitry.

• Avoiddust,humidity,andtemperatureextremes.Donotplacetheproductinanyareawhereitmaybecomewet.

• Placetheproductonastablesurface.

• Ifyouencountertechnicalproblemswiththeproduct,contactaqualifiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.

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Aboutthisguide

Thisuserguidecontainstheinformationyouneedwheninstallingandconfiguringthemotherboard.

HowthisguideisorganizedThismanualcontainsthefollowingparts:

• Chapter1:Productintroduction

Thischapterdescribesthefeaturesofthemotherboardandthenewtechnologyitsupports.

• Chapter2:Hardwareinformation

Thischapterliststhehardwaresetupproceduresthatyouhavetoperformwheninstallingsystemcomponents.Itincludesdescriptionoftheswitches,jumpers,andconnectorsonthemotherboard.

• Chapter3:Poweringup

Thischapterdescribesthepowerupsequence,thevocalPOSTmessages,andwaysofshuttingdownthesystem.

• Chapter4:BIOSsetup

TellshowtochangesystemsettingsthroughtheBIOSSetupmenus.DetaileddescriptionsoftheBIOSparametersarealsoprovided.

• Chapter5:RAIDconfiguration

ProvidesinformationonRAIDconfigurationsforthismotherboard.

• Chapter6:Driverinstallation

ThischapterprovidesinformationonRAIDandLANdriverinstallationforthismotherboard.

• Appendix:Referenceinformation

Thisappendixincludesadditionalinformationthatyoumayrefertowhenconfiguringthemotherboard.

Wheretofindmoreinformation

Refertothefollowingsourcesforadditionalinformationandforproductandsoftwareupdates.

1. ASUSwebsites

TheASUSwebsiteprovidesupdatedinformationonASUShardwareandsoftwareproducts.RefertotheASUScontactinformation.

2. Optionaldocumentation

Yourproductpackagemayincludeoptionaldocumentation,suchaswarrantyflyers,thatmayhavebeenaddedbyyourdealer.Thesedocumentsarenotpartofthestandardpackage.

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Conventionsusedinthisguide

Tomakesurethatyouperformcertaintasksproperly,takenoteofthefollowingsymbolsusedthroughoutthismanual.

DANGER/WARNING:Informationtopreventinjurytoyourselfwhentryingtocompleteatask.

CAUTION:Informationtopreventdamagetothecomponentswhentryingtocompleteatask.

IMPORTANT:InstructionsthatyouMUSTfollowtocompleteatask.

NOTE:Tipsandadditionalinformationtohelpyoucompleteatask.

Typography

BoldtextItalics<Key>

<Key1+Key2+Key3>

Command

Indicatesamenuoranitemtoselect.Usedtoemphasizeawordoraphrase.

Keysenclosedintheless-thanandgreater-thansignmeansthatyoumustpresstheenclosedkey.

Example:<Enter>meansthatyoumustpresstheEnterorReturnkey.

Ifyoumustpresstwoormorekeyssimultaneously,thekeynamesarelinkedwithaplussign(+).

Example:<Ctrl+Alt+D>

Meansthatyoumusttypethecommandexactlyasshown,thensupplytherequireditemorvalueenclosedinbrackets.

Example:AttheDOSprompt,typethecommandline:formatA:/S

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K8N-DREspecificationssummary

CPU

Chipset

SystemBus

Memory

Expansionslots

Storage

DualSocket940forAMDOpteron™64processorsSupportsAMD64architecturethatenablessimultaneous

32-bitand64-bitcomputing

NVIDIA®nForceProfessional2200

1600/2000MTpersecond

Dual-channelmemoryarchitecture

8x184-pinDIMMsocketssupportregisteredECC400/333/266MHzDDRmemorymodules

Supportsupto32GBsystemmemory

(Note:Testedonlyupto16GBonthismotherboarddueto2GBDDRavailability)

1xPCIExpressx16slot1xPCIslot

NVIDIA®nForceProfessional2200chipsetsupports:-2xUltraDMA133/100/66/33IDEdrives

-4xSATA-II3Gb/sdrives

-RAID0,RAID1,RAID1+0,andJBODconfigurations

LSI1020ASCSIRAIDcontrollersupports:

-RAID0,RAID1,andRAID1Econfigurations(SCSImodelonly)

DualLAN

USB

Specialfeatures

Rearpanel

BIOSfeatures

PowerRequirement

2xBROADCOM®BCM5721GigabitPCI-ELANcontrollers

2xUSB2.0ports(ontherearpanel)

1xUSB2.0connector(onboard;supports2ports)

ASUSQ-Fan2

ASUSCrashFreeBIOS2ASUSMyLogo2

1xSerialport(COM1)2xLAN(RJ-45)port1xVGAport

2xUSB2.0ports

1xPS/2keyboardport1xPS/2mouseport

8MbFlashROM,AMIBIOS,PnP,DMI2.0,WfM2.0,SMBIOS2.3

ATXpowersupply(with24-pinand8-pin12Vplugs)ATX12V2.0compliant

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Internalconnectors

FormFactor

SupportCDcontents

1xFloppydiskdriveconnector2xIDEconnectors

4xSerialATAconnectors

1x68-pinSCSIconnector(SCSImodelsonly)6xFrontfanconnector

4xRearfanconnector

1x24-pinATXpowerconnector

1x8-pinATX12Vpowerconnector1xPowersupplySMBUSconnector1xSerialport(COM2)

1xUSB2.0connectorfor2additionalUSB2.0ports1xSMBusheaderforback-plane

1x4-pinHardDiskLEDconnector1x26-1pinprinterportconnector

1x20-1pinauxiliarypanelconnector1x24-1pinsystempanelconnector

E-ATXformfactor:12inx13in(30.5cmx33cm)

Devicedrivers

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Thischapterdescribesthemotherboardfeaturesandthenewtechnologies

itsupports.

Productintroduction

Chaptersummary

1.1 Welcome!1-11.2 Packagecontents1-11.3 Specialfeatures1-2

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1.1 Welcome!

ThankyouforbuyinganASUS®K8N-DREmotherboard!

Themotherboarddeliversahostofnewfeaturesandlatesttechnologies,makingitanotherstandoutinthelonglineofASUSqualitymotherboards!

Beforeyoustartinstallingthemotherboard,andhardwaredevicesonit,checktheitemsinyourpackagewiththelistbelow.

1.2 Packagecontents

Checkyourmotherboardpackageforthefollowingitems.

Motherboard

Cables

Accessories

ApplicationCD

Documentation

ASUSK8N-DREmotherboard

4xSerialATAsignalcables(dualplugs)2xSerialATApowercables(dualplugs)

1xSCSIUltra320cable(SCSImodelonly)1x3-in-1IDEandfloppycable

I/Oshield

2xCopperheatsink

2xSupportplatesforCPU2xAdhesivepads

4xScrews

ASUSmotherboardsupportCD

Userguide

Ifanyoftheaboveitemsisdamagedormissing,contactyourretailer.

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1.3 Specialfeatures

1.3.1 Producthighlights

Latestprocessortechnology

Themotherboardcomeswithdual940-pinsocketsfortheAMDOpteron™64processors.TheprocessorsarebasedonAMD’s64-bitand32-bitarchitecture,whichrepresentsthelandmarkintroductionoftheindustry’sfirstx86-64technology,provideadramaticleapforwardincompatibility,performance,investmentprotection,andreducedtotalcostofownershipanddevelopment.

PCIExpress™interface

ThemotherboardfullysupportsPCIExpress,thelatestI/OinterconnecttechnologythatspeedsupthePCIbus.PCIExpressfeaturespoint-to-pointserialinterconnectionsbetweendevicesandallowshigherclockspeedsbycarryingdatainpackets.ThishighspeedinterfaceissoftwarecompatiblewithexistingPCIspecifications.See17fordetails.

HyperTransport™Technology

HyperTransport™Technologyisahigh-speed,lowlatency,point-to-pointlinkdesignedtoincreasethecommunicationspeedbetweenintegratedcircuitsincomputers,networkingandtelecommunicatonsequipmentupto48timesfasterthanotherexistingtechnologies.

DualChannelDDRmemorysupport

EmployingtheDoubleDataRate(DDR)memorytechnology,themotherboardsupportsupto4GBofsystemmemoryusingDDR400/333/266DIMMs.Theultra-fast400MHzmemorybusdeliverstherequiredbandwidthforthelatest3Dgraphics,multimedia,andInternetapplications.See12.

SerialATA3Gb/stechnology

Themotherboardsupportsthenext-generationSerialATA3Gb/stechnologythroughtheSerialATAinterfacesandtheNVIDIA®nForce4®PROchipset.TheSATA3Gb/sspecificationprovidestwicethebandwidthofthecurrentSerialATAproducts.Additionally,SerialATAallowsthinner,moreflexiblecableswithlowerpincount,andreducedvoltagerequirement.Seepages2-24.

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DualRAIDsolution

OnboardRAIDcontrollersprovidethemotherboardwithdual-RAIDfunctionalitythatallowsyoutoselectthebestRAIDsolutionusingIDEorSerialATAdevices.

TheNVIDIA®nForce4®PROallowsRAID0,RAID1,RAID0+1andJBODconfigurationforfourSATAandtwoPATAconnectors.Seepages2-23and2-24fordetails.

TheLSI1020Acontroller(SCSImodelsonly)supportsasingle-channelSCSIUltra320andallowsRAID0,RAID1,andRAID1E.Seepages2-25fordetails.

USB2.0technology

ThemotherboardimplementstheUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0specification,dramaticallyincreasingtheconnectionspeedfromthe

12MbpsbandwidthonUSB1.1toafast480MbpsonUSB2.0.USB2.0isbackwardcompatiblewithUSB1.1.Seepages2-22and2-27fordetails.

Temperature,fan,andvoltagemonitoring

TheCPUtemperatureismonitoredbytheASIC(WinbondW83792D)topreventoverheatinganddamage.Thesystemfanrotationsperminute(RPM)ismonitoredfortimelyfailuredetection.TheASICmonitorsthevoltagelevelstoensurestablesupplyofcurrentforcriticalcomponents.Seesection“4.4.8HardwareMonitor”on27.

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1.3.2 InnovativeASUSfeatures

CrashFreeBIOS2

ThisfeatureallowsyoutorestoretheoriginalBIOSdatafromthesupportCDincasewhentheBIOScodesanddataarecorrupted.ThisprotectioneliminatestheneedtobuyareplacementROMchip.Seedetailson5.

ASUSMyLogo2™

Thisnewfeaturepresentinthemotherboardallowsyoutopersonalizeandaddstyletoyoursystemwithcustomizablebootlogos.

ASUSQ-Fan2

TheASUSQ-Fan2technologysmartlyadjuststhefanspeedsaccordingtothesystemloadingtoensurequiet,cool,andefficientoperation.See27fordetails.

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Thischapterliststhehardwaresetupproceduresthatyouhavetoperformwheninstallingsystemcomponents.Itincludesdescriptionofthejumpersandconnectorsonthemotherboard.

Hardwareinformation

Chaptersummary

2.1 Beforeyouproceed2-12.2 Motherboardoverview2-22.3 CentralProcessingUnit(CPU)2-92.4 Systemmemory2-122.5 Expansionslots2-162.6 Jumpers2-182.7 Connectors2-22

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2.1 Beforeyouproceed

Takenoteofthefollowingprecautionsbeforeyouinstallmotherboardcomponentsorchangeanymotherboardsettings.

• Makesurethatyourpowersupplyunit(PSU)canprovideatleasttheminimumpowerrequiredbyyoursystem.See“10.ATXpowerconnectors”on28fordetails.

• Unplugthepowercordfromthewallsocketbeforetouchinganycomponent.

• Useagroundedwriststraportouchasafelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,suchasthepowersupplycase,beforehandlingcomponentstoavoiddamagingthemduetostaticelectricity

• HoldcomponentsbytheedgestoavoidtouchingtheICsonthem.

• Wheneveryouuninstallanycomponent,placeitonagroundedantistaticpadorinthebagthatcamewiththecomponent.

• Beforeyouinstallorremoveanycomponent,ensurethattheATXpowersupplyisswitchedofforthepowercordisdetachedfromthepowersupply.Failuretodosomaycauseseveredamagetothemotherboard,peripherals,and/orcomponents.

OnboardLEDs

1. StandbypowerLED(SB_PWR1)

ThemotherboardcomeswithagreenstandbypowerLEDthatlightsuptoindicatethatthesystemisON,insleepmode,orinsoft-offmode.Thisisareminderthatyoushouldshutdownthesystemandunplugthepowercablebeforeremovingorplugginginanymotherboardcomponent.

2. CPUwarningLED(CPU_WARN1)

TheCPUwarningLEDlightsuptoindicatethataprocessorisnotinstalledortheprocessorisnotinstalledproperlyinCPU1socket.

CPU_WARN1

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ON

NoCPUinstalled

NoCPUonsocketCPU1CPUtypesmismatched

OFF

NodetectedCPUproblem

SB_PWR1

K8N-DREStandbypowerLED

ON

StandbyPower

OFF

PoweredOff

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2.2 Motherboardoverview

Beforeyouinstallthemotherboard,studytheconfigurationofyourchassistoensurethatthemotherboardfitsintoit.

Makesuretounplugthepowercordbeforeinstallingorremovingthemotherboard.Failuretodosocancauseyouphysicalinjuryanddamagemotherboardcomponents.

2.2.1 Placementdirection

Wheninstallingthemotherboard,makesurethatyouplaceitintothechassisinthecorrectorientation.Theedgewithexternalportsgoestotherearpartofthechassisasindicatedintheimagebelow.

2.2.2 Screwholes

Placeten(10)screwsintotheholesindicatedbycirclestosecurethemotherboardtothechassis.

Donotovertightenthescrews!Doingsocandamagethemotherboard.

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Placethissidetowardstherearofthechassis

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2.2.3 Motherboardlayout

ATX12V1

ATXPWR1

SCSI1

DDR1DIMM_A2(64bit,184-pinmodule)

DDR1DIMM_A1(64bit,184-pinmodule)

COM2

FLOPPY1

HDLED1

FPSMB

PANEL1

AUX_PANEL1

LPT1

REAR_FAN1

SOCKET940

SOCKET940

DDR1DIMM_B2(64bit,184-pinmodule)

DDR1DIMM_B1(64bit,184-pinmodule)

DDR1DIMM_D1(64bit,184-pinmodule)

DDR1DIMM_D2(64bit,184-pinmodule)

DDR1DIMM_C1(64bit,184-pinmodule)

DDR1DIMM_C2(64bit,184-pinmodule)

PCI1

PCIE1

PSUSMB1

REAR_FAN2

REAR_FAN3

REAR_FAN4

USB34

SEC_IDE1

PRI_IDE1

CPU_WARN1

33cm(13in)

30.5cm(12in)

SuperI/O

LAN2 LAN1 VGA1

8Mbit

BIOS BUZZ1

COM1 USB12 KBMS1

KBPWR1

J1

RECOVERY1

BMCSOCKET1

K8N-DRE

BCM5721

BCM5721

LAN2_EN1 LAN1_EN1

4MbitBIOS

6834

LSI1020A

ATIRAGE-XL

VGA_EN1

SCSI_EN1

CR20323VLithiumCellCMOSPower

nVIDIAnForceProfessional2200

CLRTC1

SATA2

SATA1

SATA4

SATA3

®

351

SB_PWR1

CPU2 CPU1

FRNT_FAN2

FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4

FRNT_FAN6

FRNT_FAN5

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2.2.4 Heatsinkplates

Twoheatsinkplatescomewiththemotherboardpackage.TheseplatessupporttheweightoftheCPUheatsinks.

Toinstalltheheatsinkplates:

1. Peelofftheadhesivepadsthatcamewiththemotherboardpackage.

Adhesivepad

2. Matchtheholesoftheadhesivepadwiththeheatsinkplatestandoffs.

Standoffs

3. Presstheadhesivepadflatontheheatsinkplate.

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4. Peelofftheadhesivepadcover.

5. Locatetheheatsinkholesonthemotherboard.

6. PositiontheheatsinkplateunderneaththemotherboardandmatchthemotherboardCPU1heatsinkholeswiththeheatsinkplatestandoffs.

7. Presstheheatsinkplateflatunderthemotherboard.

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Theheatsinkplatestandoffsappearsasshownwheninstalled.

Standoffs

8. Repeatsteps1-7ifyouwanttoinstallasecondprocessorinCPU2socket.

Evenifyouarenotinstallingasecondprocessornow,werecommendthatyouinstallthesecondheatsinkplate.

9. Securethemotherboardwithten(10)screws.

Refertosection“2.2.2ScrewHoles”fortheillustration.

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2.2.5 LayoutContents

Slots/Sockets Page

1. CPUsockets 2-92. DDRDIMMsockets2-123. PCIExpressx16slot2-17

Jumpers Page

1. ClearRTCRAM(CLRTC1) 2-182. Keyboardpower(3-pinKBPWR1) 2-193. GigabitLAN1controllersetting(3-pinLAN1_EN1) 2-194. GigabitLAN2controllersetting(3-pinLAN2_EN1) 2-205. SCSIcontrollersetting(3-pinSCSI_EN1) 2-206. BIOSrecoverysetting(3-pinRECOVERY1) 2-217. VGAgraphicscontrollersetting(3-pinVGA_EN1) 2-21

Rearpanelconnectors Page

1. PS/2mouseport(green) 2-222. PS/2keyboardport(purple) 2-223. USB2.0ports1and2 2-224. Serial(COM1)port 2-225. VGAport 2-226. LAN1(RJ-45)port 2-227. LAN2(RJ-45)port 2-22

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Internalconnectors Page

1. Floppydiskdriveconnector(34-1pinFLOPPY1) 2-232. PrimaryIDEconnectors(40-1pinPRI_IDE1,SEC_IDE1) 2-233. SerialATAconnectors(7-pinSATA1,SATA2,SATA3,SATA4) 2-244. SCSIconnector(68-pinSCSI1) 2-255. Storageadd-incardactivityLEDconnector(4-pinHDLED1) 2-25

6. Frontandrearfanconnectors

(3-pinFRNT_FAN1,FRNT_FAN2,FRNT_FAN3,FRNT_FAN4,FRNT_FAN5,FRNT_FAN6,REAR-FAN1,

REAR_FAN2,REAR_FAN3,REAR_FAN4) 2-26

7. BackplaneSMBusconnector(6-1pinFPSMB) 2-268. USBconnectors(10-1pinUSB34) 2-279. Serialportconnector(10-1pinCOM2) 2-2710.ATXpowerconnectors(24-pinATXPWR1,8-pinATX12V1) 2-2811.PowersupplySMBusconnector(5-pinPSUSMB1) 2-2912.Parallelportconnector(26-1pinLPT1) 2-2913.Systempanelauxiliaryconnector(20-pinAUX_PANEL1) 2-3014.Systempanelconnector(20-pinPANEL1) 2-31

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2.3 CentralProcessingUnit(CPU)

2.3.1 Overview

Themotherboardcomeswithdualsurfacemount940-pinZeroInsertionForce(ZIF)socketsdesignedforAMDOpteron™64processors.

The128-bit-widedatapathsoftheseprocessorscanrunapplicationsfasterthanprocessorswithonly32-bitor64-bitwidedatapaths.

TakenoteofthenotchedcornerontheCPU.Thiscornershouldmatchaspecificcorneronthesockettoensurecorrectinstallation.

Notchedcorner

2.3.2 InstallingtheCPUToinstallaCPU:

1. LocatetheCPUsocketonthemotherboard.

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• BeforeinstallingtheCPU,makesurethatthesocketboxisfacingtowardsyouandtheloadleverisonyourleft.

• IfinstallingonlyoneCPU,usetheCPUsocketmarkedCPU1.

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2. Unlockthesocketbypressingtheleversideways,thenliftituptoa90°-100°angle.

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Makesurethatthesocketleverisliftedupto90°-100°angle,otherwisetheCPUdoesnotfitincompletely.

3. PositiontheCPUabovethesocketsuchthatthenotchedcornermatchesthesocketcornerwithatrianglemark.

4.CarefullyinserttheCPUintothesocketuntilitfitsinplace.

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TheCPUfitsonlyinonecorrectorientation.DONOTforcetheCPUintothesockettopreventbendingthepinsanddamagingtheCPU!

5. WhentheCPUisinplace,pushdowntheso