User manual ASUS ESC2000 PERSONAL SUPERCOMPUTER

[. . . ] ESC2000 Workstation User Guide E5897 First Edition June 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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. 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. In no event shall ASUS, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product. [. . . ] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] A20M [Disabled] Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Data Reuse Optimization [Enabled] Enables or disables data reuse performance optimization. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] L1 IP Prefetcher [Enabled] Enables or disables L1 IP Prefetcher. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] L1 Data Prefetcher [Enabled] Enables or disables L1 Data Prefetcher. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Performance/Watt [Power Optimized] Allows you to set the energy efficiency of the CPU. Configuration options: [Power Optimized] [Traditional] ASUS ESC2000 5-17 Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech [Enabled] When set to [Disabled], the CPU runs at its default speed. When set to [Enabled], the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel(R) TurboMode tech [Enabled] Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific condition. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Enabled] The Intel® C-State Technology allows the CPU to save more power under idle mode. Enable this item only when you install a C-State Technology-supported CPU. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when you set the Intel(R) C-STATE Tech item to [Enabled]. C3 State [ACPI C3] Allows you to select Nehalem C state action. Configuratiton options: [Disabled] [ACPI C2] [ACPI C3] C6 State [Enabled] Allows you to select Nehalem C state action. Configuratiton options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C State package limit setting [Auto] We recommend that you set this item to [Auto] for BIOS to automatically detect the C-State mode supported by your CPU. Configuration options: [Auto] [C1] [C3] [C6] [C7] C1 Auto Demotion [Enabled] When this item is enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C3/C6 requests to C1 based on the uncore auto-demote information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C3 Auto Demotion [Enabled] When this item is enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C6 requests to C3 based on the uncore auto-demote information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI T State [Disabled] Enables or disables processor throttling report in ACPI. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5. 4. 2 ChipsetConfiguration 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 Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. 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. [. . . ] Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. 4. Align and firmly insert the CrossFireX bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Ensure that the connector is firmly in place. CrossFireX bridge (bundled with graphics cards) Goldfingers 5. Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card. 6. ASUS ESC2000 8-3 8. 1. 4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireXTM technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www. amd. com. 8. 1. 5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireXTM technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireXTM feature through the ATI CatalystTM Control Center in Windows environment. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. [. . . ]