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Introduction
I/O Connectors ............................................................................ 45
S/PDIF Connector ..................................................................... 45
Digital I/O Connector ................................................................ 46
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors .................................................... 47
Cooling Fan Connectors ............................................................. 48
Chassis Instrusion Connector .................................................... 49
Power Connectors .................................................................... 50
Standby Power LED .................................................................. 51
Front Panel Connector .............................................................. 52
Expansion Slots ....................................................................... 53
CD-in internal audio connector................................................... 54
IDE connector .......................................................................... 55
Battery ................................................................................... 57
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup .................................................................. 58
Overview ..............................................................................................................58
AMI BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................. 60
Main ....................................................................................... 60
Advanced ................................................................................ 61
Chipset ................................................................................... 78
Boot ....................................................................................... 84
Security .................................................................................. 86
Save & Exit ............................................................................. 87
Event & Log ............................................................................ 89
Updating the BIOS ........................................................................ 92
Chapter 4 - Supported Software ................................................... 93
Chapter 5 - RAID ........................................................................ 121
RAID Levels .......................................................................................................121
Settings ................................................................................................................122
Chapter 6 - Intel AMT Settings ................................................... 126
Overview ............................................................................................................126
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the AMI BIOS ............................................................127
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the Intel
®
Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Screen ..............................................................................
129
Appendix A - NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide ....................... 154
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ......................................... 166
Appendix C - System Error Message ............................................ 167
Appendix D - Troubleshooting ...................................................... 169