Asus XC Cube box Bedienungsanleitung

Motherboard

Z9PE-D8 WS

E8726

Revised Edition V4

October 2013

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Contents

Notices....................................................................................................... viii

Federal Communications Commission Statement.......................... viii

Canadian Department of Communications Statement.................... viii

REACH viii

Safety information ...................................................................................... ix

Electrical safety.................................................................................ix

Operation safety................................................................................ix

About this guide .......................................................................................... x

How this guide is organized ...............................................................x

Where to nd more information..........................................................x

Conventions used in this guide .........................................................xi

Typography .......................................................................................xi

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3

1.2 Package contents......................................................................... 1-3

1.3 Serial number label...................................................................... 1-4

1.4 Special features............................................................................ 1-4

1.4.1 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-4

1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-6

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3

2.2 Motherboard overview................................................................. 2-4

2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 2-4

2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-4

2.2.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-5

2.2.4 Layout contents............................................................... 2-6

2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-8

2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-8

2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-13

2.4.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-13

2.4.2 Memory Congurations................................................. 2-13

2.5 Expansion slots.......................................................................... 2-16

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-16

Contents

2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-16

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-17

2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link) ..................................... 2-18

2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) ....................................... 2-18

2.5.6 Installing the ASMB6 management board..................... 2-19

2.6 Onboard Switches...................................................................... 2-20

2.7 Onboard LEDs............................................................................ 2-21

2.8 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-26

2.9 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-29

2.9.1 Rear panel connectors.................................................. 2-29

2.9.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-31

Chapter 3: Powering up

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3.2 Powering off the computer.......................................................... 3-4

3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function.................................... 3-4

3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch.............................. 3-4

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-3

4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3................................................ 4-3

4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ........................................................... 4-4

4.1.3 BUPDATER .................................................................... 4-5

4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen.......................................................... 4-8

4.2.2 Menu bar......................................................................... 4-8

4.2.3 Menu items ..................................................................... 4-9

4.2.4 Submenu items ............................................................... 4-9

4.2.5 Navigation keys............................................................... 4-9

4.2.6 General help ................................................................... 4-9

4.2.7 Conguration elds ......................................................... 4-9

4.2.8 Pop-up window ............................................................... 4-9

4.2.9 Scroll bar......................................................................... 4-9

4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-10

4.3.1 System Date ................................................................. 4-10

4.3.2 System Time ................................................................. 4-10

Contents

4.4 Ai Tweaker menu........................................................................ 4-11

4.4.1 DRAM Timing Control .................................................. 4-13

4.5 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-15

4.5.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 4-15

4.5.2 CPU Power Management Conguration....................... 4-18

4.5.3 Chipset Conguration ................................................... 4-20

4.5.4 PCH SATA Conguration .............................................. 4-26

4.5.5 PCH SCU Conguration ............................................... 4-27

4.5.6 PCI Subsystem Settings ............................................... 4-28

4.5.7 USB Conguration ........................................................ 4-31

4.5.8 ACPI Settings................................................................ 4-33

4.5.9 WHEA Conguration ..................................................... 4-33

4.5.10 APM setting................................................................... 4-34

4.5.11 Serial Port Console Redirection.................................... 4-35

4.5.12 Onboard LAN Conguration.......................................... 4-37

4.5.13 Marvell SATA Conguration .......................................... 4-38

4.5.14 Onboard Devices Conguration.................................... 4-39

4.5.15 Runtime Error Logging.................................................. 4-40

4.6 Server Management menu ........................................................ 4-41

4.6.1 System Event Log......................................................... 4-42

4.6.2 BMC network conguration........................................... 4-43

4.7 Event Logs menu ....................................................................... 4-44

4.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ............................. 4-45

4.8 Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-47

4.9 Monitor menu ............................................................................. 4-50

4.10 Security menu ............................................................................ 4-52

4.11 Tool menu ................................................................................... 4-53

4.12 Exit menu.................................................................................... 4-54

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5.1 Setting up RAID............................................................................ 5-3

5.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 5-3

5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives................................................ 5-4

5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 5-4

5.1.4 RAID conguration utilities.............................................. 5-4

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Contents

5.2.1 Creating a RAID set ........................................................ 5-6

5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration ....................... 5-12

5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ........................................... 5-13

5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives................................................. 5-17

5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 5-19

5.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration....................................... 5-22

5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set...................... 5-23

5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache .................................................... 5-24

5.3 Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA

Option ROM Utility ..................................................................... 5-25

5.3.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 5-27

5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set ............................................... 5-28

5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 5-30

5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 5-31

5.3.5 Exiting the Intel®Rapid Storage Technology utility........ 5-31

5.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 5-32

5.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility............ 5-34

5.4 Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility (Windows)5-35

5.4.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 5-36

5.4.2 Change Volume Type.................................................... 5-38

5.4.3 Delete volume ............................................................... 5-39

5.4.4 Preferences................................................................... 5-40

5.5 Marvell RAID utility .................................................................... 5-41

5.5.1 Create a RAID Array ..................................................... 5-41

5.5.2 Delete an existing RAID Array ...................................... 5-43

Chapter 6: Driver installation

6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-3

6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 6-3

6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 6-5

6.2 Intel®Chipset Device Software installation ............................. 6-14

6.3 Intel@Network Connections Software installation.................. 6-16

6.4 Audio driver installation............................................................ 6-19

6.5 Intel®C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers

installation .................................................................................. 6-21

6.6 Marvell Magni installation ......................................................... 6-22

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6.7 Intel®Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation . 6-23

6.8 Marvell Storage Utility installation ........................................... 6-26

6.9 Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver

installation .................................................................................. 6-30

6.10 Intel®WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation............ 6-33

6.11 VGA driver installation............................................................... 6-36

6.12 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 6-39

6.12.1 Running the support DVD ............................................. 6-39

6.12.2 Drivers menu................................................................. 6-39

6.12.3 Utilities menu ................................................................ 6-40

6.12.4 Make disk menu............................................................ 6-40

6.12.5 Contact information....................................................... 6-40

Chapter 7: Multiple GPU technology support

7.1 AMD®CrossFireX™ technology ................................................. 7-3

7.1.1 Requirements.................................................................. 7-3

7.1.2 Before you begin............................................................. 7-3

7.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards .................... 7-4

7.1.4 Installing the device drivers............................................. 7-5

7.1.5 Enabling the AMD®CrossFireX™ technology................. 7-5

7.2 NVIDIA®SLI™ technology ........................................................... 7-7

7.2.1 Requirements.................................................................. 7-7

7.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards .......................... 7-7

7.2.3 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards........................ 7-8

7.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards.......................... 7-9

7.2.5 Installing the device drivers........................................... 7-10

7.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA®SLI™ technology ....................... 7-10

7.3 NVIDIA®CUDA™ technology .................................................... 7-13

7.3.1 Requirements................................................................ 7-13

7.3.2 Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards .......................... 7-13

Appendix: Reference information

A.1 Z9PE-D8 WS block diagram ........................................................A-3

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class

B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy

and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may

cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee

that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined

by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the

Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is

required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modications

to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could

void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

REACH

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction

of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we publish the chemical substances in our

products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.

Safety information

Electrical safety

• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the

electrical outlet before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the

power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are

connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system

before you add a device.

• Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure

that all power cables are unplugged.

• Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord.

These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

• Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area.

If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using,

contact your local power company.

• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a

qualied service technician or your retailer.

Operation safety

• Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all

the manuals that came with the package.

• Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the

power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer

immediately.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from

connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in

any area where it may become wet.

• Place the product on a stable surface.

• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied

service technician or your retailer.

DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been

designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the

crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic

equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for

disposal of electronic products.

DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste.

This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not

be placed in municipal waste.

About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring

the motherboard.

How this guide is organized

This user guide contains the following parts:

• Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new

technologies it supports.

• Chapter 2: Hardware information

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform

when installing system components. It includes description of the switches,

jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard.

• Chapter 3: Powering up

This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down

the system.

• Chapter 4: BIOS setup

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup

menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

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This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring

RAID sets using the available utilities.

• Chapter 6: Driver installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for

different system components.

• Appendix: Reference information

This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when

conguring the motherboard.

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Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and

software updates.

1. ASUS websites

The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and

software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty

yers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not

part of the standard package.

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