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Introduction
I/O Connectors ............................................................................ 39
S/PDIF Connector ..................................................................... 39
SATA (Serial ATA) Connectors .................................................... 40
Cooling Fan Connectors ............................................................. 41
Power Connectors .................................................................... 42
Standby Power LED .................................................................. 43
Front Panel Connectors ............................................................. 44
Expansion Slots ....................................................................... 45
Battery ................................................................................... 46
SPI JTAG Connector.................................................................. 47
Digital I/O Connector ................................................................ 48
Chassis Intrusion Connector ...................................................... 50
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup .................................................................. 51
Overview .............................................................................................................. 51
AMI BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................. 53
Main ....................................................................................... 53
Advanced ................................................................................ 54
Chipset ................................................................................... 67
Boot ....................................................................................... 74
Security .................................................................................. 76
Save & Exit ............................................................................. 77
Updating the BIOS ........................................................................ 78
Chapter 4 - Supported Software ................................................... 79
Chapter 5 - RAID ........................................................................ 103
RAID Levels .......................................................................................................103
Settings ................................................................................................................104
Chapter 6 - Intel AMT Settings ................................................... 109
Overview ............................................................................................................109
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the AMI BIOS ............................................................110
Enable Intel
®
AMT in the Intel
®
Management Engine BIOS
Extension (MEBX) Screen ..............................................................................
112
Appendix A - NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide ....................... 137
Appendix B - Watchdog Sample Code ......................................... 149
Appendix C - System Error Message ............................................ 150
Appendix D - Troubleshooting ...................................................... 152