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 ▶Intel C-State [Enabled]
C-state is a processor power management technology defined by ACPI.
[Auto]
 This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS.
[Enabled]
 Detects the idle state of system 

and reduce CPU power consumption 
accordingly.
[Disabled]  
 Disable this function.
 ▶C1E Support [Disabled]
Enables or disables the C1E function for power-saving in halt state. Thi\
s item 
appears when "Intel C-State" is enabled.
[Enabled]
 Enables C1E function to reduce the CPU frequency and vo

ltage for 
power-saving in halt state.
[Disabled]
 Disables this function.
 ▶Package C State limit [Auto]
This item allows you to select a CPU C-state mode for power-saving when \
system 
is idle. This item appears when "Intel C-State" is enabled.
[Auto]
 This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS.
[C0~C6]  
 The power-saving level from high to low is C6, C2, then C0

. 
 ▶CFG Lock [Enabled]
Lock or un-lock the MSR 0xE2[15], CFG lock bit.
[Enabled] 
 Locks the CFG lock bit.
[Disabled] 
 Un-locks the CFG lock bit. 
 ▶EIST [Enabled]
Enables or disables the Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology. This item will 
appear when "Simple/ Advanced Mode" is set to [Simple].  
[Enabled] 
Enables the EIST to adjust CPU voltage and core frequency 
dynamically. It can decrease average power consumption and 
average heat production.
[Disabled] 
 Disables EIST. 
 ▶Intel Turbo Boost [Enabled]
Enables or disables the Intel® Turbo Boost. This item is for Simple mode and  
appears when the installed CPU supports this function.
[Enabled] 
Enables this function to boost CPU performance automatic

ally above 
rated specifications when system request the highest performance 
state.
[Disabled] 
 Disables this function.
 ▶Long Duration Power Limit (W) [Auto]
Sets the long duration TDP power limit for CPU in Turbo Boost mode.
 ▶Long Duration Maintained (s) [Default]
Sets the maintaining time for "Long duration power Limit(W)". 
 ▶Short Duration Power Limit (W) [Auto]
Sets the short duration TDP power limit for CPU in Turbo Boost mode.
 ▶CPU Current Limit (A) [Auto]
Sets maximum current limit of CPU package in Turbo Boost mode. When the \
current is over the specified limit value, the CPU will automatically re\
duce the core 
frequency for reducing the current.
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BIOS Setup
 ▶Internal VR OVP OCP Protection [Auto]
Enables or disables the over-voltage protection and over-current protect\
ion for 
CPU internal VR (Voltage Regulator).
[Auto]
 This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS.
[Enabled]
 Enables the limitation of internal VR for over-voltage prote

ction and 
over-current protection. 
[Disabled]
 Disables this function for overclocking.
 ▶Internal VR Efficiency Management [Auto]
Enables or disables the CPU internal VR efficiency management.
[Auto]
 This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS.
[Enabled]
 Enables the VR effciency management for power-saving c

ontrol. 
[Disabled]
 Disables this function.  
 ▶DMI Gen 2 [Enabled]
Enables or disables DMI (Direct Media Interface) generation 2.
 ▶DMI De-emphasis Control [-6dB]
Sets the de-emphasis value to improve DMI margins. However, the default \
usually 
works best.
 ▶3DMark2001 XP Turbo [Disabled]
Enables or disables 3DMark2001. Enabling it could improve performance fo\
r 
3DMark2001 in XP.
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							3-27BIOS Setup
M-FLASH
 Important
M-Flash funcion allows you to update BIOS from USB flash disk (FAT32/ N\
TFS format 
only). 
 ▶Select one file to update BIOS and ME
Selects a BIOS file, includes the ME management settings, in the USB fla\
sh disk 
(NTFS/ FAT32 format) to update the BIOS and ME. The system will reboot\
 after 
updating. 
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BIOS Setup
OC PROFILE
 ▶Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 management. Press  to enter\
 the sub-
menu.
 ▶Set Name for Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Names the current overclocking profile. 
 ▶Save Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Saves the current overclocking profile.
 ▶Load Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Loads the current overclocking profile.
 ▶Clear Overclocking Profile 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6
Clears the current overclocking profile.
 ▶OC Profile Load from ROM
Loads OC profile from ROM.
 ▶OC Profile Save to USB
Saves OC profile to the USB flash disk drive. The USB flash disk should \
be FAT32 
format only.
 ▶OC Profile Load from USB
Loads OC profile from the USB flash disk drive. The USB flash disk shoul\
d be FAT32 
format only.
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							PBBIOS Setup
HARDWARE MONITOR
Current Temperature & Speed
information
Fan
control field
Voltage display
Setting 
Buttons
 ▶Current Temperature & Speed information
Shows the current CPU temperature, system temperature and fans' speeds.
 ▶Fan control field
This motherboard provides a fan speed control feature call “Smart Fan\
 Mode”. 
Please check the “Smart Fan Mode” to enable the Smart Fan Mode. Sm\
art Fan Mode 
automatically controls fan speed depending on the current CPU temperatur\
e and to 
keep it with a specific operating speed. When the current CPU temperatur\
e is over/ 
under the setting temperature, the CPU/ system fan will run at the corre\
sponding 
speed. In this field, you can set the CPU/ system fan speed and the targ\
et 
temperatures by moving the square.
 Important
The changed settings will become effective after you save the changes an\
d reboot the  system.
 ▶Function Buttons
[All Full Speed]
 Sets all CPU/ system fans to run at full speed.
[All Set Default]
 Sets all CPU/ system fans to run at default speed.
[All Set Cancel]
 Discards current all changes and restore to the previous values.
 ▶Voltage display
Shows the current voltages of CPU, system and memory.
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							Appendix A
Realtek Audio
The Realtek audio provides 10-channel DAC that simultaneously supports 7\
.1 
sound playback and 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multi\
ple 
streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Right channels.  
						

							Software Configuration
After installing the audio driver (see Chapter 1 - Driver and Utilities\
), the “Realtek HD 
Audio Manager” icon will appear at the notification area (lower right of the screen). 
You may double click the icon and the GUI will pop up accordingly.
double click the icon
It is also available to enable the audio driver by clicking the 
Realtek HD Audio Manager from the Control Panel.
Software panel overview
The following figure describes the function of the Realtek HD Audio Manager panel.  
Device Selection
Volume Adjustment Application Enhancement
Jack status panel
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							 ▶Device Selection
Here you can select a audio output source to change the related options.\
 The “check” 
sign indicates the devices as default.
 ▶Volume Adjustment
You can control the volume or balance the right/left side of the speaker\
s that you 
plugged in front or rear panel by adjust the bar.
 ▶Application Enhancement
The array of options will provide you a complete guidance of anticipated sound effect 
for both output and input device.
 ▶Jack status panel
This panel depicts all render and capture devices currently connected wi\
th your 
computer. 
Auto popup dialog
When you plug into the device at the jack, a dialogue window will pop up\
 asking you 
which device is current connected.
Appendix A   
						

							Appendix B
Intel RAID
This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality 
and accelerating system on platforms  
						

							Introduction
The motherboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure 
SATA hard drives as RAID sets.
SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s. Serial\
 ATA uses 
long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow 
inside your PC. The most outstanding features are:
1.
Supports 3 Gb/s or 6 Gb/s transfers with CRC error checking.
2.
Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature.
3.
Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing, elevator seek
and packet chain command.
Intel
® RAID controller offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirrorin g and 
Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID\
 level 10 (A Stripe 
of Mirrors) , Intel
® Rapid Storage Technology.
RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard dr\
ives. 
Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly im\
proves I/O 
performance.
RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drive\
s and 
provides enhanced read performance. 
RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error co\
rrection 
information. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolera\
nce. Level 5 is 
one of the most popular implementations of RAID. 
RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels, multiple RAID 1 mirrors are\
 created, and 
a RAID 0 stripe is created over these. 
Intel
® Rapid Storage Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share 
the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison.
Intel
® Rapid Storage Technology utilizes RAID 1 functionality to copy data  from a 
designated Master drive to a designated Recovery drive. The size of the Master drive 
must be less than or equal to the size of the Recovery drive. When a Recovery volume 
is created, complete capacity of the Master drive will be used as the Ma\
ster volume. 
Only one Recovery Volume can exist on a system. There are 2 methods of u\
pdating 
the data on the Master to the Recovery drive. They are Continuous Update\
 Policy and 
On Request Update Policy.
 Important
The least number of hard drives for RAID 0, RAID 1, Recovery or Matrix m\
ode is 2.  The least number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4. And the least num\
ber of hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3.
All the information/ volumes/ pictures listed in your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix. 
Appendix B