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Introduction
I/O Connectors ............................................................................ 43
S/PDIF Connector ..................................................................... 43
Digital I/O Connectors .............................................................. 44
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors .................................................... 45
Cooling Fan Connectors ............................................................. 46
Chassis Instrusion Connector .................................................... 47
Power Connectors .................................................................... 48
Standby Power LED .................................................................. 49
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................. 50
Expansion Slots ....................................................................... 51
IDE Connector ......................................................................... 52
Battery ................................................................................... 54
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup .................................................................. 55
Overview .............................................................................................................. 55
AMI BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................. 57
Main ....................................................................................... 57
Advanced ................................................................................ 58
Chipset ................................................................................... 74
Boot ....................................................................................... 82
Security .................................................................................. 84
Save & Exit ............................................................................. 86
Updating the BIOS ........................................................................ 87
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM .................................................................. 88
Chapter 4 - Supported Software ................................................... 89
Chapter 5 - RAID ........................................................................ 117
RAID Levels .......................................................................................................117
Settings ................................................................................................................118
Chapter 6 - Intel AMT Settings ................................................... 122
Overview ............................................................................................................122
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the AMI BIOS ............................................................123
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the Intel
®
Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Screen ..............................................................................
125
Appendix A - NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide ....................... 150
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ......................................... 162
Appendix C - System Error Message ............................................ 163
Appendix D - Troubleshooting ...................................................... 165