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Introduction
I/O Connectors ............................................................................ 45
S/PDIF Connector ..................................................................... 45
Digital I/O Connectors .............................................................. 46
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors .................................................... 47
Cooling Fan Connectors ............................................................. 48
Chassis Instrusion Connector .................................................... 49
Power Connectors .................................................................... 50
Standby Power LED .................................................................. 51
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................. 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 ................................................................................... 77
Boot ....................................................................................... 85
Security .................................................................................. 87
Save & Exit ............................................................................. 89
Updating the BIOS ........................................................................ 90
Notice: BIOS SPI ROM .................................................................. 91
Chapter 4 - Supported Software ................................................... 92
Chapter 5 - RAID ........................................................................ 120
RAID Levels .......................................................................................................120
Settings ................................................................................................................121
Chapter 6 - Intel AMT Settings ................................................... 125
Overview ............................................................................................................125
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the AMI BIOS ............................................................126
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the Intel
®
Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Screen ..............................................................................
128
Appendix A - NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide ....................... 153
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ......................................... 165
Appendix C - System Error Message ............................................ 166
Appendix D - Troubleshooting ...................................................... 168