Asus P9X79 WS- Manual

Asus P9X79 WS

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – ii; Copyright © 2011 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 3 – iii; Contents; P9X79 WS specifications summary; Product introduction; Additional tools and components to build a PC system 2-35
  • Page 4 – iv; Starting up for the first time; BIOS setup
  • Page 5 – Software support; RAID configurations; RAID definitions
  • Page 6 – Multiple GPU technology support; ATI; Enabling the ATI; Enabling the NVIDIA; NVIDIA
  • Page 7 – vii; Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; may cause undesired operation.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement; could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
  • Page 8 – viii; REACH; for detailed recycling information in different regions.; throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been; DO NOT; be placed in municipal waste.
  • Page 9 – ix; Safety information; Electrical safety
  • Page 10 – Where to find more information; About this guide; How this guide is organized; This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple ATI
  • Page 11 – xi; NOTE; Conventions used in this guide; Bold text; Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.; Command
  • Page 13 – Audio; ALC 898 8-channel High Definition Audio; ASUS Unique Features
  • Page 16 – xvi
  • Page 17 – This chapter describes the motherboard
  • Page 18 – Chapter summary
  • Page 19 – Package contents
  • Page 20 – Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special features; Product highlights; com for updated details.
  • Page 21 – Complete USB 3.0 Integration; ASUS Workstation Exclusive Features; Best graphics performance for 4-Way NVIDIA; X79 platform to optimize PCIe
  • Page 22 – intuitive way to locate root problems in seconds.; Quick Gate; ASUS features; New DIGI+ Power Control; All-New Digital Power Control for both CPU and DRAM; better efficiency, stability and performance.; Best in class power efficiency and stability; imprecision, and provides more stable CPU Vcore voltages.; Increased CPU and DRAM overclocking range; headroom to push performance to its full potential.
  • Page 23 – +2 Phase Power Design; integrated memory controller.; EPU; needed and instant activation for complete ease of use.; TPU; in diverse situations.; AI Suite II; with no need to switch back and forth between different utilities.
  • Page 24 – New ASUS USB 3.0 Boost technology supports UASP (USB Attached SCSI; USB BIOS Flashback; ultimate convenience!; ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution; overclocking capability.; ASUS Fanless Design—Heat-pipe solution; affect the heat dissipation performance.; achieve a quiet and cool environment.
  • Page 25 – ASUS EZ DIY; components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.; ASUS UEFI BIOS; ASUS exclusive interface; info page for complete insight.; New upgrade! Quick and easy info for enhanced system control; detecting faulty DIMMs and helping with
  • Page 26 – DTS UltraPC II; users experience better home theater audio with ease.; DTS Connect; deliver audio to an external decoder.; ErP Ready; Other special features
  • Page 27 – This chapter lists the hardware setup
  • Page 29 – Before you proceed; or change any motherboard settings.; • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any
  • Page 30 – Motherboard overview; Motherboard layout; Refer to
  • Page 31 – Layout contents; Page
  • Page 32 – Generation Intel; • Upon purchase of the motherboard, ensure that the PnP cap is on
  • Page 33 – Recommended memory configurations; System memory; install a DDR or DDR2 memory module to the DDR3 slot.
  • Page 34 – Memory configurations; into the DIMM sockets depending on the installed CPU.; sized channel is then mapped for single-channel operation.; P9X79 WS Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists
  • Page 35 – Expansion slots; Slot No. Slot Description
  • Page 36 – IRQ assignments for this motherboard; IRQ; Standard Interrupt assignments
  • Page 37 – Onboard switches; change settings to enhance system performance.
  • Page 38 – Enable; Enable; Turning this switch to; Enable; will automatically optimize the system for fast,; Enable
  • Page 39 – system boot failure, and the DIAGLED near the MemOK! switch lights; • Refer to section
  • Page 40 – Onboard LEDs; Standby Power LEDs; up once the system is connected to a power source; Chapter 2: Hardware information
  • Page 41 – The TPU LED lights when the TPU switch is turned to; The EPU LED lights when the EPU switch is turned to
  • Page 42 – P9X79 WS Ai Tweaker LED; Description; know the system status. Refer to the Q-Code table below for details.
  • Page 46 – Super IO Initialization; AA
  • Page 49 – Jumper; This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.
  • Page 51 – Internal connectors; IRST Driver
  • Page 53 – Marvell shared library
  • Page 55 – onboard if your chassis supports front panel USB ports.; These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable
  • Page 56 – of the system chassis.; The IEEE 1394a module is purchased separately.; the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.; The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.
  • Page 58 – of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.; • We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio; The COM module is purchased separately.
  • Page 63 – Building your computer system; Additional tools and components to build a PC; The tools and components in the table above are not included in the
  • Page 64 – CPU installation; properly sealed down.; Load lever
  • Page 66 – CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation; Apply the Thermal Interface; To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
  • Page 67 – To remove a DIMM; DIMM installation
  • Page 68 – Motherboard installation; vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same.
  • Page 69 – DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.
  • Page 70 – ATX Power connection; OR
  • Page 71 – SATA device connection
  • Page 72 – USB; To install ASUS Q-Connector; The actual location may vary with motherboards.
  • Page 73 – Rear panel connection; Rear panel connectors; USB BIOS Flashback button
  • Page 74 – * LAN port LED indications; SPEED; Connect to Headphone and Mic
  • Page 78 – b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain); BIOS Beep
  • Page 79 – Turning off the computer; soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Refer to section
  • Page 81 – Chapter 3; Knowing BIOS; except in; We strongly; BIOS setup program; Load Optimized; and
  • Page 82 – EZ Mode; Advanced Mode, click; Advanced Mode; Setup Mode
  • Page 83 – following sections for the detailed configurations.; Exit; Menu bar; The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
  • Page 84 – Main
  • Page 85 – Security; Administrator
  • Page 86 – Administrator Password; selected fields in the BIOS setup program.; User Password; Confirm the password when prompted.
  • Page 87 – Scroll down to display the following items:
  • Page 88 – Ai Overclocking Tuner
  • Page 89 – All Turbo ratio are set by Intel CPU default settings; EPU Power Saving Mode; allows you to select the EPU power saving mode.; OC Tuner
  • Page 90 – DRAM Timing Control
  • Page 93 – The values range from 4 to 15 with 1 interval.
  • Page 101 – with a 10k Hz interval.
  • Page 102 – Loads the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile.; CPU Power Phase Control; Proceeds preset phase tuning profile.
  • Page 103 – frequency range simultaneously.
  • Page 104 – CPU Performance Settings; configuration for; Turbo Mode; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
  • Page 105 – Turbo Mode Parameters; Allows you to set the Offset voltage.; CPU VCORE Voltage
  • Page 109 – Advanced menu
  • Page 110 – Disables the CPU thermal monitor function.
  • Page 111 – CPU Power Management Configuration; Disallows configuration for
  • Page 112 – Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled]; System Agent Configuration
  • Page 113 – PCH Configuration; Allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Event Timer.; Port items show; Not Present; if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port.; Allows you to select the target link speed.
  • Page 114 – Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
  • Page 115 – SATA Mode; messages during the POST.
  • Page 116 – The items in this menu allow you to change the USB-related features.; USB Devices; None; The USB devices can be used only for the BIOS setup program.
  • Page 117 – Onboard Devices Configuraton; Disables the controller.; HD Audio Controller; Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC97
  • Page 118 – Serial Port Configuration; Change Settings
  • Page 119 – APM
  • Page 120 – temperatures. Select; Ignore; if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures.
  • Page 121 – motherboard, the field shows; Minimizes the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation
  • Page 122 – Chassis Q-Fan Control; Minimizes the fan speed for quiet chassis fan operation
  • Page 123 – Full Screen Logo
  • Page 124 – manufacturer had set the add-on device to do so.; booting from the selected device.
  • Page 125 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility; ASUS DRAM SPD Information; This menu shows information on the DIMM slots.
  • Page 126 – This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; The Setup Profile Status items will show; Allows you to input the label of setup profile.; Save to Profile; Press; Yes; Key in the profile; Yes
  • Page 127 – ASUS Drive Xpert; This item allows you to configure RAID setup through SATA ports.; Drive Xpert Mode; as on single drive partition.
  • Page 128 – Load Optimized Defaults; a confirmation window appears. Select; Discard Changes & Exit; ASUS EZ Mode; of the available filesystem devices.
  • Page 129 – DO NOT manually update the BIOS; Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive.; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3:; a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.; ASUS; BIOS Updater; ASUS Update utility; Launching ASUS Update
  • Page 130 – Updating the BIOS through the Internet; Update BIOS from Internet; you to avoid network traffic.
  • Page 131 – Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file; To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:; Next; Locate the BIOS file from the Open; Open
  • Page 132 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility; bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility.; menu to select; ASUS EZ Flash Utility; to perform
  • Page 133 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility; Recovering the BIOS; containing the BIOS file to the USB port.
  • Page 134 – Booting the system in DOS environment; BIOS; ASUS BIOS Updater; Before updating BIOS
  • Page 135 – BIOS backup is done, press any key to return to the DOS prompt.; Backing up the current BIOS; To backup the current BIOS file using the BIOS Updater
  • Page 136 – Select; Updating the BIOS file; To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater; The BIOS Updater screen appears as below.
  • Page 137 – This motherboard supports Windows; Support DVD information; Running the support DVD; Chapter 4
  • Page 138 – Obtaining the software manuals; Manual
  • Page 139 – Installing AI Suite II; Using AI Suite II; notification area. Click on the icon to open the AI Suite; Auto Tuning
  • Page 140 – TurboV EVO; TurboV
  • Page 141 – Using Advanced Mode; CPU Ratio; Turbo Ratio; CPU Ratio; CPU Ratio
  • Page 142 – Using Fast Tuning
  • Page 143 – Using Extreme Tuning
  • Page 144 – longer component lifespan and minimize power loss.; DRAM Power; to adjust the power control settings.; Function description; CPU Power
  • Page 145 – DRAM Voltage Frequency; Extreme; Optimized
  • Page 146 – Launching EPU; on the AI Suite II main menu bar.; From EPU Installation; From the Last Reset
  • Page 147 – Fan setting; minimizes fan speed for quiet fan operation.; Fan Name
  • Page 148 – Probe II; Launching Probe II; Configuring Probe II; Preference; tab allows you to customize the time interval of
  • Page 149 – Sensor Recorder; Launching Sensor Recorder; Monitor
  • Page 150 – Launching USB 3.0 Boost; Turbo
  • Page 151 – ASUS SSD Caching; Launching ASUS SSD Caching; Tool > ASUS SSD Caching; Configuring ASUS SSD Caching; to initialize the; Disable
  • Page 152 – ASUS Update
  • Page 153 – MyLogo2; Using MyLogo; Change the BIOS boot logo of my motherboard; Under Current BIOS, click; Browse; and choose the desired image for your boot logo.
  • Page 154 – Auto Tune; to adjust image size compatibility or adjust the resolution bar.; BIOS to the motherboard; to download the requested BIOS file to your system. This utility; to complete
  • Page 155 – A. Realtek HD Audio Manager with DTS UltraPC II for Windows; Audio configurations; The Realtek; Realtek HD Audio; B. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP
  • Page 156 – Intel; with RAID 0 and RAID 1 support.; Creating a RAID driver disk; optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in
  • Page 157 – Installing Serial ATA hard disks; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:; Setting the RAID item in BIOS
  • Page 158 – Creating a RAID set; Create RAID Volume
  • Page 159 – to 128KB. The following are typical values:; to the; CREATE VOLUME; When the; Capacity; item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want; Create Volume
  • Page 160 – Deleting a RAID set; Delete RAID Volume; following screen appears:; Exiting the Intel; From the utility main menu, select; DELETE VOLUME
  • Page 161 – Marvell RAID utility; Create a RAID Array; Move the selection bar to
  • Page 162 – configure further RAID settings.; appears under Virtual Disks, as shown in the image below.
  • Page 163 – Press to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility.; Delete an existing RAID Array; Delete
  • Page 164 – The following warning message appears:
  • Page 165 – SATA; Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS; Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows; Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk.; Make Disk; Select USB floppy disk drive as the destination disk.
  • Page 166 – Installing the RAID driver during Windows; Load Driver
  • Page 167 – Using a USB floppy disk drive; XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you; disk to locate the file
  • Page 168 – Find the; Use Notepad to open the file.
  • Page 169 – This chapter describes how to install and
  • Page 171 – Requirements; Control Panel > Programs and Features; graphics card and the supported 3D application list.
  • Page 172 – Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support; Align and firmly insert the; Installing CrossFireX graphics cards; Goldfingers
  • Page 173 – Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center; the Windows notification area and select
  • Page 174 – Enabling Dual CrossFireX settings; In the Catalyst Control Center; Enable CrossFireX; to
  • Page 175 – • The NVIDIA Triple SLI technology is supported by Windows
  • Page 176 – Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards; Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge
  • Page 177 – Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards; goldfingers on each graphics card.
  • Page 178 – Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards; Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots.
  • Page 179 – Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel; NVIDIA Control Panel
  • Page 180 – Personalization; select; Display Settings; B3. From the Display Settings dialog box,; Advanced Settings; then click; Start the NVIDIA Control
  • Page 182 – The motherboard supports the NVIDIA; for the latest driver, list of CUDA-certified graphics card; Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards; Insert four Tesla computing
  • Page 183 – The screen differs based on the components you installed.
  • Page 185 – ASUS contact information; ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.; Technical Support
  • Page 186 – DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
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ii E6896First Edition October 2011 Copyright © 2011 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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...

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iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iiiNotices ........................................................................................................ viiSafety information ........................................

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iv Contents 2.3.8 Front I/O Connector ...................................................... 2-44 2.3.9 Rear panel connection .................................................. 2-45 2.3.10 Audio I/O connections ................................................... 2-462.3.11 USB BIOS Flashback ..........

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