User manual ASUS DSEB-DG

[. . . ] DSEB-DG Series DSEB-DG DSEB-DG/SAS Motherboard E3469 First Edition V1 November 2007 Copyright © 2007 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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[. . . ] CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration PCI/PnP Configuration USB Configuration Peripheral Configuration ACPI Configuration Power On Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. 4. 4. 1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Some items may not appear if you CPU does not support the related functions. Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Ratio CMOS Setting Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Max CPUID Value Limit Virtualization Technology Execute-Disable Bit Capability Hyper Threading Technology C1E Support CPU TM function Execute-Disable Bit Capability Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [12] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. Note: Only available when SpeedStep technology is disabled. +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit V02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. Ratio CMOS Setting [12] Whether this item is configurable depends on your CPU type. The valid value ranges differently according to your CPU type. If this item is configurable, enter the value using the numeric keypad. 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Enable this item to use the Hardware Prefetcher Disable Feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] *Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 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] Virtualization Technology [Enabled] The Vanderpool Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately, enabling one system to virtually function as several systems. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology. Setting this item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C1E Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable C1E support. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU TM function [Enabled] This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Execute-Disable Bit [Enabled] When this item is set to [Disabled], the BIOS forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep Technology. Refer to the Appendix for more information on the Intel SpeedStep Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Items above with * mark are for technical personnel to debug only. ASUS DSEB-DG Series 4-15 4. 4. 2 Chipset Configuration The Chipset configuration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Advanced Advanced Chipset Configuration WARNING: Seting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. North Bridge Configuration Intel VT-d Configuration South Bridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure North Bridge features. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. North Bridge Configuration The North Bridge Configuration menu allows you to change the Northbridge settings. Advanced NorthBridge Chipset Configuration MCH Branch Mode Patrol Scrubbing Demand Scrubbing Branch Dependent Sparing Branch 0 Branch Specific Sparing Rank Interleaving Branch 1 Branch Specific Sparing Rank Interleaving MemCool Mode Intel QuickData Tech. PCIe Link Speed PCIE1 Slot Payload Size PCIE4 Slot Payload Size [Branch Interleave] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [4:1] [Enabled] [Disabled] [4:1] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [128B] [Auto] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Sequencing: allocates address branch 0 then 1. [. . . ] Insert the Linux OS installation CD Disk 1 to the optical drive. Select Kernel Development from the Development Tools. Double click Application > System setting > Add / Remove application. 4. Follow the later steps and add different CDs according to the instructions displayed. Building the driver from the TAR file: 1. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive and mount the optional drive in the Linux platform. [. . . ]