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Contents
Before you begin….................................................................................... 4
Chapter 1: Instruction ................................................................................ 5
1.1 Congratulations ................................................................................. 5
1.2 Hardware Specifications.................................................................... 5
1.3 Software Specifications ..................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: Board Installation..................................................................... 9
2.1 Board Image .................................................................................... 10
2.2 Block Diagram ................................................................................. 11
2.3 Mainboard Mechanical Drawing ...................................................... 12
2.4 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors ........................................... 13
2.5 LED Definitions................................................................................ 24
2.6 Installing the Processor and Heat sink ............................................ 25
2.7 Thermal Interface Material .............................................................. 30
2.8 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis ...................................... 31
2.9 Installing the Memory ...................................................................... 33
2.10 Attaching Drive Cables .................................................................. 36
2.11 Installing Add-In Cards .................................................................. 37
2.12 Connecting External Devices ........................................................ 38
2.13 Installing the Power Supply ........................................................... 40
2.14 Finishing Up................................................................................... 40
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup ............................................................................. 41
3.1 About the BIOS................................................................................ 41
3.2 Main Menu....................................................................................... 43
3.3 Advanced Menu............................................................................... 44
3.4 Chipset Menu .................................................................................. 75
3.4 Security............................................................................................ 84
3.5 Boot ................................................................................................. 89
3.6 Save & Exit ...................................................................................... 91
3.7 MailBox ............................................................................................ 92
Chapter 4: Diagnostics............................................................................. 95
4.1 Flash Utility ...................................................................................... 95
4.2 AMIBIOS Post Code (Aptio) ............................................................ 96
Appendix I: How to recover UEFI BIOS ................................................ 103
Appendix II: Fan and Temp Sensors .................................................... 107
Glossary................................................................................................... 109
Technical Support .................................................................................. 115