User manual ASUS F9DC EXPRESS GATE QUICK START GUIDE

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. Note:If an invalid ratio is set in CMOS then actual and setpoint values may differ. Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version:01. 08 Manufacturer:Intel Brand String:Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5670 @ 2. 93GHz Frequency :2. 93GHz BCLK Speed :133MHz Cache L1 :384 KB Cache L2 :1536 KB Cache L3 :12288 KB Ratio Status:Unlocked (Min:12, Max:22) Ratio Actual Value :22 Ratio CMOS Setting: C1E Support Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch MPS and ACPI MADT ordering Max CPUID Value Limit Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [22] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Modern ordering] [Disabled] [Enabled] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS ESC2000 5-15 Scroll down for more items. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [All] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Power [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [ACPI C3] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] CPU Thermal Monitor. CPU TM Function Execute-Disable Bit Capability Intel(R) HT Technology Active Processor Cores A20M Data Reuse Optimization L1 IP Prefetcher L1 Data Prefetcher Performance/Watt Optimized] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech Intel(R) TurboMode tech Intel(R) C-STATE Tech C State package limit setting C3 State C6 State C State package limit setting C1 Auto Demotion C3 Auto Demotion ACPI T State +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Ratio CMOS Setting [22] Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. Configuration options: [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] C1E Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Enhanced Halt State support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AdjacentCacheLinePrefetch[Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] MPS and ACPI MADT ordering [Modern ordering] Allows you to select the ordering according to the operating system you install. Select [Modern ordering] for Windows XP or later OS versions and [Legacy ordering] for Windows 2000 or earlier OS version. Configuration options: [Modern ordering] [Legacy ordering] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] The Intel® Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously, enabling one system to virtually function as several systems. CPU Bridge Configuration North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Intel VT-d Configuration Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure CPU Bridge features. v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. CPUBridgeChipsetConfiguration Advanced CPU Revision Current CSI Frequency Current Memory Frequency CSI CSI CSI CSI CSI CSI Links Speed Frequency Isochronous L1 Power Optimization Policy RTID BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration :B0 :6. 400GT :1333 Mhz [Full-Speed] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Static] [Default] To transition the CSI links to full-speed or leave them in slow-mode. Memory Frequency Memory Mode Memory ECC Function Double Rate Refresh Demand Scrubbing Patrol Scrubbing NUMA Aware v02. 61 (C)Copyright [Auto] Select Screen [Independent] Select Item [Enabled] +Change Option [Auto] F1 General Help [Enabled] F10 Save and Exit [Disabled] ESC Exit [Auto] 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Scroll down for more items. Page Policy Adaptive Page Data Scramble Split Below 4GB Channel Interleaving Rank Interleaving Memory Thermal Throttling DDR3 Voltage Level DRAM DLL OFF Power Down [Open] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [6:1] [4:1] [Disabled] [Auto] [Enabled] v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS ESC2000 5-19 CSI Links Speed [Full-Speed] Allows you to set the speed of CSI Links. Configuration options: [Slow-Mode] [Full-Speed] CSI Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the CSI frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [4. 800GT] [5. 866GT] [6. 400GT] CSI Isochronous [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI L1 [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI Power Optimization Policy [Static] Configuration options: [Adaptive] [Static] [Bypass] CSI RTID [Default] Configuration options: [Default] [32_16_40] Memory Frequency [Auto] You may allow the system to detect DDR3 memory frequency via SPD or designate a specific frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [Force DDR-800] [Force DDR-1066] [Force DDR-1333] Memory Mode [Independent] Allows you to set Memory channel mode. Configuration options: [Independent] [Channel Mirroring] [Lockstep] [Sparing] Memory ECC Function [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Double Rate Refresh [Auto] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Demand Scrubbing [Enabled] Enables or disables the ECC demand scrub. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Patrol Scrubbing [Disabled] Enables or disables the ECC patrol scrub. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] NUMA Aware [Auto] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Page Poilcy [Open] Configuration options: [Open] [Closed] Adaptive Page [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Data Scramble [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Split Below 4 GB [Disabled] Configuation options: [Disabled] [Auto] Channel Interleaving [6:1] Allows you to set the channel interleaving setting. Configuation options: [1:1] [2:1] [4:1] [6:1] Rank Interleaving [4:1] Allows you to set the rank interleaving setting. Configuation options: [1:1] [2:1] [4:1] Memory Thermal Throttling [Disabled] [CLTT] is for closed loop thermal throttling and [OLTT] for open loop thermal throttling. Configuration options: [CLTT] [OLTT] [Disabled] [Auto] DDR3 Voltage Level [Auto] Set this item to [Auto] if all DIMMs are compatible to 1. 35v, otherwise set to [Force to 1. 50v]. [. . . ] Turn off your computer. 8-2 Chapter 8: Multiple GPU technology support 8. 1. 3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards The following pictures are for reference only. The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. 3. Prepare two CrossFireX-ready graphics cards. Insert the two graphics card into slot 3 and slot 5. [. . . ]