Asus ESC700 G2 User Manual

Asus Computer hardware

Table of contents

Document Outline

About this guide
Notices
Safety information
- Electrical Safety
- Operation Safety
Chapter 1: Product introduction
- 1.1 System package contents
- 1.2 Serial number label
- 1.3 System specifications
- 1.4 Front panel features
- 1.5 Rear panel features
- 1.6 Internal features
- 1.7 LED information
  - 1.7.1 Front panel LED
  - 1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs
Chapter 2: Hardware setup
- 2.1 Chassis cover
- 2.2 Motherboard overview
- 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  - 2.3.1 CPU installation
  - 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
- 2.4 System memory
  - 2.4.1 Overview
  - 2.4.2 Memory configurations
  - 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
  - 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
- 2.5 Installing hard disk drives
- 2.6 Installing 5.25-inch drives
  - 2.6.1 Removing the front panel cover
  - 2.6.2 Installing 5.25-inch drives
- 2.7 Expansion cards
  - 2.7.1 Slot description
  - 2.7.2 Installing expansion cards
  - 2.7.3 Configuring an expansion card
- 2.8 Removing the system fan
- 2.9 Connecting cables
Chapter 3: Motherboard info
- 3.1 Motherboard layouts
- 3.2 Jumpers
- 3.3 Onboard switches
- 3.4 Onboard LEDs
- 3.5 Connectors
  - 3.5.1 Rear panel connectors
  - 3.5.2 Audio I/O connections
  - 3.5.3 USB BIOS Flashback
  - 3.5.4 Internal connectors
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
- 4.1 Knowing BIOS
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
  - 4.2.1 EZ Mode
  - 4.2.2 Advanced Mode
- 4.3 Main menu
- 4.4 Ai Tweaker menu
  - 4.4.1 DRAM Timing Control
  - 4.4.2 DIGI+ Power Control
  - 4.4.3 CPU Performance Settings
- 4.5 Advanced menu
  - 4.5.1 CPU Configuration
  - 4.5.2 CPU Power Management Configuration
  - 4.5.3 System Agent Configuration
  - 4.5.4 PCH Configuration
  - 4.5.5 SATA Configuration
  - 4.5.6 USB Configuration
  - 4.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuraton
  - 4.5.8 APM
- 4.6 Monitor menu
- 4.7 Boot menu
- 4.8 Tools menu
  - 4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
  - 4.8.2 ASUS DRAM SPD Information
  - 4.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile
- 4.9 Exit menu
- 4.10 Updating BIOS
  - 4.10.1 ASUS Update utility
  - 4.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
  - 4.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
  - 4.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
Chapter 5: RAID configuration
- 5.1 RAID configurations
  - 5.1.1 RAID definitions
  - 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
  - 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
  - 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility
Chapter 6: Driver installation
- 6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
  - 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
  - 6.1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
  - 6.1.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
  - 6.1.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive
- 6.2 Support DVD information
  - 6.2.1 Running the support DVD
  - 6.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
- 6.3 Software information
  - 6.3.1 AI Suite II
  - 6.3.2 TurboV EVO
  - 6.3.3 DIGI+ Power Control
  - 6.3.4 EPU
  - 6.3.5 FAN Xpert+
  - 6.3.6 Probe II
  - 6.3.7 Sensor Recorder
  - 6.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost
  - 6.3.9 ASUS Update
  - 6.3.10 MyLogo2
  - 6.3.11 Audio configurations
- 6.4 System Recovery
  - 6.4.1 Using the Recovery Partition
  - 6.4.2 Using the Recovery DVD
Appendix: Reference information
- A.1 Simple fixes