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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