User manual ASUS Z8NH-D12

[. . . ] Z8NH-D12 Series Z8NH-D12 Z8PH-D12/IFB Z8PH-D12 SE/QDR Motherboard E5743 First Edition V1 March 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. 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. [. . . ] The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. Main AMIBIOS Version Build Date Processor Speed Count :0201 :02/25/10 :2266MHZ :1 : 2040MB : : 00. E0. 18. 01. 10. 00 00. E0. 18. 01. 10. 01 Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Memory Usable Size Onboard LAN1 Address Onboard LAN2 Address System Memory Information v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. AMIBIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. System Memory Information Displays system memory information. Main System Memory Information CPU1 Memory Information CPU2 Memory Information BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Allows you to check information of installed memory (6 DIMMs per CPU). 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Displays the auto-detected memory specification. Main CPU1 Memory Configuration Speed DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_C2 DDR3 1067 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BIOS SETUP UTILITY ASUS Z8NH-D12 Series 4-15 4. 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit Configure CPU. CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration Legacy Device Configuration USB Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Power On Configuration Event Log Configuration Hardware Monitor I/O Virtualization PCI Exppress Configuration ACPI Configuration Main Advanced Server Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, 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 your CPU does not support the related functions. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version:01. 08 Manufacturer:Intel Brand String:Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5640 @ 2. 27GHz Frequency :2. 26GHz BCLK Speed :133MHz Cache L1 :384 KB Cache L2 :1536 KB Cache L3 :12288 KB Ratio Status:Unlocked (Min:12, Max:17) Ratio Actual Value :17 Ratio CMOS Setting: C1E Support Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch MPS and ACPI MADT ordering Max CPUID Value Limit Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [17] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Modern ordering] [Disabled] [Enabled] 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. +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Scroll down for more items. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [All] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [ACPI C3] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU TM Function Execute-Disable Bit Capability Intel(R) HT Technology Active Processor Cores A20M Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech Intel(R) TurboMode tech Intel(R) C-STATE Tech C3 State C6 State C State package limit setting C1 Auto Demotion C3 Auto Demotion ACPI T State 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. +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 [17] Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. Configuration options: [12. 0] [13. 0] [14. 0] [15. 0] [16. 0] [17. 0]] 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] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [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] ASUS Z8NH-D12 Series 4-17 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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 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 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] Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function. When disabled, only one thread per activated core is enabled. 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] 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. [. . . ] Click Next to start the installation. 5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process. 6-20 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. Read the Readme File Information and click Next to activate the installation. 7. After completing the installation, click Next to continue. ASUS Z8NH-D12 Series 6-21 8. Click Yes, I want to restart this computer now and click Finish to restart the computer. 6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. 3 LAN driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel® Gigabit LAN controller drivers. To install the Intel® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows® OS: 1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. [. . . ]