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4.5.7 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Configuration SATA Mode Serial-ATA Controller 0 Serial-ATA Controller 1 S.M.A.R.T. Status Check SATA Port1 SATA Port2 SATA Port3 SATA Port4 SATA Port5 SATA Port6 [IDE Mode] [Enhanced] [Enhanced] [Enabled] (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. ST3160812AS (160.0GB) ST3160812AS (160.0GB) ASUS CB-521 ATAPI Not Present Not Present Not Present SATA Mode [IDE Mode] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode] • If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE Mode]. • If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI Mode]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. • If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility, or Intel® Rapid Storage Technology from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID Mode]. Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to [Enhanced] to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Set to [Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced] [Compatible] Serial-ATA Controller 1 [Enhanced] This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to [Enhanced] to support two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced] ASUS P8B-M 4-19

Section	Page
P8B-M specifications summary	11
Chapter 1: Product introduction	13
1.1 Welcome!	15
1.2 Package contents	15
1.3 Serial number label	16
1.4 Special features	16
1.4.1 Product highlights	16
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features	18
Chapter 2: Hardware information	19
2.1 Before you proceed	21
2.2 Motherboard overview	23
2.2.1 Placement direction	23
2.2.2 Screw holes	23
2.2.3 Motherboard layout	24
2.2.4 Layout contents	25
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	27
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	27
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan	30
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan	31
2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack	32
2.4 System memory	33
2.4.1 Overview	33
2.4.2 Memory Configurations	33
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM	34
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM	34
2.5 Expansion slots	35
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	35
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	35
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments	36
2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slots (x4 link)	36
2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)	36
2.5.6 PCI slot	36
2.5.7 Installing ASMB5 management card	37
2.5.8 Connecting the thermal sensor cable	38
2.6 Jumpers	39
2.7 Connectors	45
2.7.1 Rear panel connectors	45
2.7.2 Internal connectors	46
Chapter 3: Powering up	55
3.1 Starting up for the first time	57
3.2 Powering off the computer	58
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function	58
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch	58
Chapter 4: BIOS setup	59
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	61
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	61
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility	62
4.1.3 BUPDATER utility	63
4.2 BIOS setup program	65
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	66
4.2.2 Menu bar	66
4.2.3 Menu items	67
4.2.4 Submenu items	67
4.2.5 Navigation keys	67
4.2.6 General help	67
4.2.7 Configuration fields	67
4.2.8 Pop-up window	67
4.2.9 Scroll bar	67
4.3 Main menu	68
4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	68
4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	68
4.3.3 Security	68
4.4 Event Logs menu	70
4.5 Advanced menu	72
4.5.1 ACPI Settings	72
4.5.2 Trusted Computing	73
4.5.3 WHEA Configuration	73
4.5.4 CPU Configuration	74
4.5.5 North Bridge	76
4.5.6 South Bridge	76
4.5.7 SATA Configuration	77
4.5.8 Intel TXT(LT) Configuration	78
4.5.9 USB Configuration	78
4.5.10 Onboard Devices Configuration	79
4.5.11 APM	80
4.5.12 Serial Port Console Redirection	81
4.6 Monitor menu	83
4.7 Boot menu	84
4.8 Tool menu	86
4.9 Exit menu	86
Chapter 5: RAID configuration	87
5.1 Setting up RAID	89
5.1.1 RAID definitions	89
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	90
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	90
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	90
5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	91
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set	92
5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	98
5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	99
5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	103
5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	105
5.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	108
5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	109
5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	110
5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Utility	111
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set	112
5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	113
5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	115
5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	116
5.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	117
5.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility	118
5.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	118
5.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	120
Chapter 6: Driver installation	121
6.1 RAID driver installation	123
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	123
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	126
6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation	135
6.3 LAN driver installation	137
6.4 VGA driver installation	140
6.5 Management applications and utilities installation	143
6.5.1 Running the support DVD	143
6.5.2 Drivers menu	143
6.5.3 Utilities menu	144
6.5.4 Make disk menu	144
6.5.5 Contact information	144
Appendix: Reference information	145