Asus Z9PA-D8 manuals

Asus Z9PA-D8 Specifications (226 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 8.53 MB |

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Table of contents

Motherboard

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Revised Edition V4

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October 2013

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Contents

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Safety information

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About this guide

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Typography

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(continues on next page)

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Product

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1.1 Welcome!

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1.2 Package contents

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1.4 Special features

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1.3 Serial number label

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 1-5

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ASUS SSD Caching

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Hardware

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2.1 Before you proceed

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2.2 Motherboard overview

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2.2.3 Motherboard layout

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2.2.4 Layout contents

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2.3.1 Installing the CPU

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 2-9

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Triangle

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 2-11

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2.4 System memory

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Locked Retaining Clip

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Unlocked retaining clip

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DIMM notch

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DIMM slot key

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2.5 Expansion slots

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2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 2-19

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2.6 Onboard Switches

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2.7 Onboard LEDs

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3. Q-Code LEDs

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Q-Code table

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Q-Code table (continued)

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ACPI/ASL Checkpoints

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2.8 Jumpers

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 2-27

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2.9 Connectors

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LAN port LED indications

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2.9.2 Internal connectors

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 2-33

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SATA3G_3-6 [black])

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8. Marvell

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ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 2-37

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 2-39

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17. ASMB6 header (ASMB6)

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Powering up

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 3-3

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3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up

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BIOS setup

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4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

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4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2

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4.1.3 BUPDATER

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Writing BIOS:

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4.2 BIOS setup program

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4.2.2 Menu bar

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4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 4-9

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4.3 Main menu

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4.4 Ai Tweaker menu

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4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

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DRAM CAS# Latency [Auto]

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DRAM RAS# PRE Time [Auto]

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4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

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4.5 Advanced menu

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Socket 1 CPU Information

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Socket 2 CPU Information

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Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

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DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]

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Power Technology [Custom]

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Local APIC Mode [Auto]

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 4-19

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 

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Compatibility RID [Enabled]

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Memory Mode [Independent]

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Numa [Enalbled]

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DDR Speed [Auto]

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Channel Interleaving [Auto]

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4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

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DIMM Information

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Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

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DCA Support [Enabled]

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VGA Priority [offboard]

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Deep Sx [Disabled]

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SCU devices [Enabled]

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Azalia HD Audio [Enabled]

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Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]

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AHCI Mode

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IDE Mode

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4.5.6 PCI Subsystem Settings

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ASPM Support [Disabled]

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4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

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EHCI Controller 1/2 [Enabled]

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USB Port 1/14 [Enabled]

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Enable Hibernation [Enabled]

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4.5.10 APM setting

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Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

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Bits per second [57600]

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Console Redirection Settings

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Out-of-Band Mgmt Port [COM1]

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Bits per second [115200]

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Flow Control [VT100]

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4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

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Serial Port [Enabled]

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4.5.15 Runtime Error Logging

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4.6 Server Management menu

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4.6.1 System Event Log

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Station IP address [0.0.0.0]

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Subnet mask [0.0.0.0]

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Gateway IP address [0.0.0.0]

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4.7 Event Logs menu

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Smbios Event Log [Enabled]

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Erase Event Log [No]

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When Log is Full [Do Nothing]

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MECI [1]

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METW [60]

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Log OEM Codes [Enabled]

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Convert OEM Codes [Disabled]

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Post Report [5 sec]

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Hard Drive BBS Priorities

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Network Device BBS Priorities

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Setup Mode [EZ Mode]

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Boot Option Priorities

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Boot Override

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4.9 Monitor menu

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 4-51

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4.10 Security menu

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ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

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4.12 Exit menu

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Chapter summary

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(Data striping)

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(Data mirroring)

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(Enhanced RAID 1)

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BIOS Version A.10.09231523R

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Choose RAID Level For This VD

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 5-9

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Select Yes Or No

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Using the Initialize command

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

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 5-17

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 5-19

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Check Consistency

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Select VD

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 5-23

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5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache

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5.3 Intel

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Rapid Storage Technology

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5.3.1 Creating a RAID set

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 5-29

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5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set

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5.3.5 Exiting the Intel

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5.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 5-33

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5.4 Intel

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5.4.1 Creating a RAID set

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 5-37

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5.4.2 Change Volume Type

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5.4.3 Delete volume

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5.4.4 Preferences

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5.5 Marvell RAID utility

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<Enter>

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Chapter 6:

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6.1 RAID driver installation

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LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver

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For Windows

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Server 2008 OS installation

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For Red Hat

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Enterprise Linux OS 5.6

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Enterprise Linux OS 6.1

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-9

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Preparing the Linux Driver

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Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-13

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6.2 Intel

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Chipset Device Software

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-15

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6.3 Intel

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-17

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8. When nished, press

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to continue

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RAID Drivers installation

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6.5 Intel

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6.7 Intel

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-25

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-27

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to start the

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9. Click

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-31

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6.10 Intel

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WG82574L Gigabit Adapters

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Driver installation

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-35

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6.11 VGA driver installation

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-37

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8. Click

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6.12.2 Drivers menu

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6.12.3 Utilities menu

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6.12.4 Make disk menu

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6.12.5 Contact information

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Multiple GPU

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7.1 AMDAMD

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

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CrossFireX bridge

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(bundled with graphics

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7.1.5 Enabling the AMD

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CrossFireX™ technology

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Enabling Dual CrossFireX

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7.2 NVIDIA

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SLI™ technology

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SLI bridge

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3-Way SLI bridge

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 7-9

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7.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA

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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 7-11

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Enabling SLI settings

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7.3 NVIDIA

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CUDA™ technology

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Reference information

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Appendix summary

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A.1 Z9PE-D8 WS block diagram

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ASUS contact information

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

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