Asus P7F-X SATA User Manual

Motherboard

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P7F-X

Table of contents

Document Outline

P7F-X Series specifications summary
Typography
About this guide
Safety information
Notices
Product introduction
Hardware information
Powering up
- 3.1 Starting up for the first time
- 3.2 Powering off the computer
  - 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
  - 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
BIOS setup
RAID configuration
Driver installation
Reference information
- A.1 P7F-X series block diagram
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- P7F-X Series specifications summary
- Typography
- About this guide
- Safety information
- Notices
- Product introduction
  - 1.1 Welcome!
  - 1.2 Package contents
  - 1.3 Serial number label
  - 1.4 Special features
    - 1.4.1 Product highlights
    - 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features
- Hardware information
  - 2.1 Before you proceed
  - 2.2 Motherboard overview
    - 2.2.1 Placement direction
    - 2.2.2 Screw holes
    - 2.2.3 Motherboard layout
    - 2.2.4 Layout contents
  - 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    - 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
    - 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
    - 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
    - 2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack
  - 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 Expansion slots
    - 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
    - 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
    - 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
    - 2.5.4 MIO PCIE slot
    - 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link)
    - 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)
    - 2.5.7 PCI Express x1 slot
    - 2.5.8 PCI slots
    - 2.5.9 Connect thermal sensor cable
    - 2.5.10 Installing the audio card
  - 2.6 Jumpers
  - 2.7 Connectors
    - 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
    - 2.7.2 Internal connectors
- Powering up
  - 3.1 Starting up for the first time
  - 3.2 Powering off the computer
    - 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
    - 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
- BIOS setup
  - 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    - 4.1.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
    - 4.1.2 BUPDATER utility
    - 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
  - 4.2 BIOS setup program
    - 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    - 4.2.2 Menu bar
    - 4.2.3 Navigation keys
    - 4.2.4 Menu items
    - 4.2.5 Sub-menu items
    - 4.2.6 Configuration fields
    - 4.2.7 Pop-up window
    - 4.2.8 Scroll bar
    - 4.2.9 General help
  - 4.3 Main menu
    - 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
    - 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
    - 4.3.3 SATA1—6
    - 4.3.4 Storage Configuration
    - 4.3.5 AHCI Configuration
    - 4.3.6 System Information
  - 4.4 Advanced menu
    - 4.4.1 CPU Configuration
    - 4.4.2 Chipset
    - 4.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration
    - 4.4.4 USB Configuration
    - 4.4.5 PCIPnP
    - 4.4.6 ACPI Configuration
    - 4.4.7 Event Log Configuration
    - 4.4.8 Intel VT-d Configuration [Disabled]
    - 4.4.9 SR-IOV Supprted [Disabled]
  - 4.5 Server menu
    - 4.5.1 Remote Access Configuration
  - 4.6 Power menu
    - 4.6.1 APM Configuration
    - 4.6.3 Hardware Monitor
  - 4.7 Boot menu
    - 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority
    - 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration
    - 4.7.3 Security
  - 4.8 Tools menu
    - 4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2
  - 4.9 Exit menu
- RAID configuration
  - 5.1 Setting up RAID
    - 5.1.1 RAID definitions
    - 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
    - 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
    - 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
  - 5.2 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
    - 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set
    - 5.2.2 Creating a Recovery set
    - 5.2.3 Deleting a RAID set
    - 5.2.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    - 5.2.5 Recovery Volume Options
    - 5.2.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
    - 5.2.7 Rebuilding the RAID
    - 5.2.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
  - 5.3 Marvell® 88SE6145 RAID BIOS configuration utility (P7F-X/SATA model only)
    - 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5)
    - 5.3.2 Deleting an array
- Driver installation
  - 6.1 RAID driver installation
    - 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
    - 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver
  - 6.2 Intel® chipset device installation
  - 6.3 LAN driver installation
  - 6.4 VGA driver installation
    - 6.4.1 Windows® Server 2003
  - 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation
    - 6.5.1 Running the support DVD
    - 6.5.2 Drivers menu
    - 6.5.3 Utilities menu
    - 6.5.4 Make disk menu
    - 6.5.5 Contact information
- Reference information
  - A.1 P7F-X series block diagram