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... the OS shut down function 2-37 2.10.2 Using the dual function power switch 2-37 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 3-1 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility 3-1 3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-4 3.1.3 Creating a bootable floppy disk 3-5 3.1.4 AFUDOS utility 3-6 3.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-8 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-9 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen 3-10 3.2.2 Menu bar 3-10 3.2.3 Navigation keys 3-10 3.2.4 Menu items 3-11 3.2.5 Sub-menu items...
... the OS shut down function 2-37 2.10.2 Using the dual function power switch 2-37 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 3-1 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility 3-1 3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-4 3.1.3 Creating a bootable floppy disk 3-5 3.1.4 AFUDOS utility 3-6 3.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-8 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-9 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen 3-10 3.2.2 Menu bar 3-10 3.2.3 Navigation keys 3-10 3.2.4 Menu items 3-11 3.2.5 Sub-menu items...
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... to install and configure multiple ATI® CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® SLI™ graphics cards. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. Optional documentation Your product package may have to the following sources for additional information and...
... to install and configure multiple ATI® CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® SLI™ graphics cards. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. Optional documentation Your product package may have to the following sources for additional information and...
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... 2.0 x16 slot (at back panel) (continued on the next page) xii Visit www.asus.com for more details. Intel® ICH10R Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 150/300 ports - P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB LGA1366 ...Core™ i7 Processor Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58 / ICH10R NVIDIA® NF200 Up to Quad CrossFireX™ * SLI support may need BIOS update. Intel® QuickPath Interconnect 6 x DIMM, max. 12GB, DDR3 1600...
... 2.0 x16 slot (at back panel) (continued on the next page) xii Visit www.asus.com for more details. Intel® ICH10R Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 150/300 ports - P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB LGA1366 ...Core™ i7 Processor Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58 / ICH10R NVIDIA® NF200 Up to Quad CrossFireX™ * SLI support may need BIOS update. Intel® QuickPath Interconnect 6 x DIMM, max. 12GB, DDR3 1600...
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... at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - Internal Base Clock tuning from 100MHz up to 180MHz at 1MHz increment - P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary Audio ASUS Special features ASUS Stylish Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features ADI® AD2000B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - ASUS Noise Filtering ASUS Exclusive Features: - ASUS O.C. ASUS Express Gate ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS SASsaby cards support -
... at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - Internal Base Clock tuning from 100MHz up to 180MHz at 1MHz increment - P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary Audio ASUS Special features ASUS Stylish Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features ADI® AD2000B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - ASUS Noise Filtering ASUS Exclusive Features: - ASUS O.C. ASUS Express Gate ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS SASsaby cards support -
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xiv P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse combo port 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 2 x External SATA ports 2 x RJ45 ports 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-...Connector) 1 x TPM connector 16 Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 2.0a, Green WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE, AI Net 2 Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Image-Editing Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm ...
xiv P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse combo port 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 2 x External SATA ports 2 x RJ45 ports 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-...Connector) 1 x TPM connector 16 Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 2.0a, Green WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE, AI Net 2 Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Image-Editing Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm ...
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... than before ! With the high quality power components such as low RDS (on) MOSFETs, Ferrite core chokes with the ASUS TurboV. SLI support may need BIOS update. Visit www.asus.com for more temperature compared to break new OC records! While using 6 PCIe 2.0 x16 slots, three of either ... DRAM voltages in 0.02v intervals, there are no limits-only extreme results to other VRM solution. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1-3 See page 4-28 for details. SLI and CrossFireX on Demand The motherboard breaks the boundaries to bring you the multi-GPU choice of them could work at x16 link. Expect...
... than before ! With the high quality power components such as low RDS (on) MOSFETs, Ferrite core chokes with the ASUS TurboV. SLI support may need BIOS update. Visit www.asus.com for more temperature compared to break new OC records! While using 6 PCIe 2.0 x16 slots, three of either ... DRAM voltages in 0.02v intervals, there are no limits-only extreme results to other VRM solution. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1-3 See page 4-28 for details. SLI and CrossFireX on Demand The motherboard breaks the boundaries to bring you the multi-GPU choice of them could work at x16 link. Expect...
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... connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard. ASUS Q-Shield The specially designed ASUS Q-Shield provides conductivity to share and distribute their favorite settings. Profile The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1-7 Simply press the predefined hotkey to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. Profile that allows users to launch the utility...
... connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard. ASUS Q-Shield The specially designed ASUS Q-Shield provides conductivity to share and distribute their favorite settings. Profile The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1-7 Simply press the predefined hotkey to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. Profile that allows users to launch the utility...
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See page 4-10 for details. 1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction See page 3-12 for details. The localized BIOS setup menu helps you configure your choice from the available options. ASUS Multi-language BIOS The multi-language BIOS allows you to select the language of your system easier and faster. ASUS MyLogo2™ This feature allows you to convert your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen.
See page 4-10 for details. 1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction See page 3-12 for details. The localized BIOS setup menu helps you configure your choice from the available options. ASUS Multi-language BIOS The multi-language BIOS allows you to select the language of your system easier and faster. ASUS MyLogo2™ This feature allows you to convert your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen.
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Failure to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with it by adjusting the... the card. 2. Assign an IRQ to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-17 Install the software drivers for details. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the...the next page for the expansion card. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Turn on the slot. 5. Make sure to...
Failure to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with it by adjusting the... the card. 2. Assign an IRQ to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-17 Install the software drivers for details. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the...the next page for the expansion card. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Turn on the slot. 5. Make sure to...
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..., use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM... above do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to enable C.P.R. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 2-3. function.
..., use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM... above do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to enable C.P.R. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 2-3. function.
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...a better cooling system (for extra-high overvoltage ability, use the BIOS items first to pins 2-3 when you install a new CPU and have not booted for the first time. Doing so may damage the CPU permanently. 2. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-21 Make sure your system functions well under high voltage settings.... DIMMs with voltage requirement over 1.65V may cause the system to enable or disable the advanced CPU, DRAM Bus, and QPI DRAM overvoltage settings in BIOS. Pins 1-2 (Default) Pins 2-3 (OV Enabled) OV_CPU up to 1.70V up to 1.9V OV_DRAM_BUS up to 1.90V up to 2.46V OV_QPI_DRAM up ...
...a better cooling system (for extra-high overvoltage ability, use the BIOS items first to pins 2-3 when you install a new CPU and have not booted for the first time. Doing so may damage the CPU permanently. 2. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-21 Make sure your system functions well under high voltage settings.... DIMMs with voltage requirement over 1.65V may cause the system to enable or disable the advanced CPU, DRAM Bus, and QPI DRAM overvoltage settings in BIOS. Pins 1-2 (Default) Pins 2-3 (OV Enabled) OV_CPU up to 1.70V up to 1.9V OV_DRAM_BUS up to 1.90V up to 2.46V OV_QPI_DRAM up ...
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...ATA boot/data hard disk drives to [AHCI]. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-25 2. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. ICH10R Serial ...section 3.3.5 Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using hot-plug and NCQ, set to [RAID]. See section ...
...ATA boot/data hard disk drives to [AHCI]. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-25 2. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. ICH10R Serial ...section 3.3.5 Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using hot-plug and NCQ, set to [RAID]. See section ...
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... set , see section 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations for SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) signal cables that you cannot enter the Marvell RAID utility and SAS BIOS setup during POST. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information See section 4.2.2 Drivers menu for details. • Before creating a RAID set to these two connectors. • When ICH10R...
... set , see section 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations for SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) signal cables that you cannot enter the Marvell RAID utility and SAS BIOS setup during POST. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information See section 4.2.2 Drivers menu for details. • Before creating a RAID set to these two connectors. • When ICH10R...
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...Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to [AC97]. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-29 Remove the jumper caps only when you want to connect a high-...definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the front panel audio I /O module that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS...then generated as a chassis intrusion event. See page 3-29 or details. Connect one end of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability. • If you want to connect an AC' 97 front panel audio...
...Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to [AC97]. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-29 Remove the jumper caps only when you want to connect a high-...definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the front panel audio I /O module that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS...then generated as a chassis intrusion event. See page 3-29 or details. Connect one end of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability. • If you want to connect an AC' 97 front panel audio...
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... when data is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to hear system beeps and warnings. • ATX power button/soft-off mode depending on the BIOS settings. The speaker allows you turn on or puts the system in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin...
... when data is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to hear system beeps and warnings. • ATX power button/soft-off mode depending on the BIOS settings. The speaker allows you turn on or puts the system in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin...
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... D1 Enable IO device for bootlock D2 Check and wake up system D3 Prepare system for memory detection and sizing D4 Memory test D5 Copy BIOS from ROM to RAM C0 Early CPU initiation C5 Wake up AP 0A Initiate KBC8042 0B Detect PS2 mouse 0C Detect PS2 keyboard 2A Initiate... 85 Show post error 87 Enter BIOS setup A4 BIOS boot menu AC OS in PIC mode AA OS in APIC mode 01 S1 03 S3 04 S4 05 S5 10 Resume from S1 30 Resume from S3 40 Resume from S4 00 Leave BIOS and pass control to OS ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-35
... D1 Enable IO device for bootlock D2 Check and wake up system D3 Prepare system for memory detection and sizing D4 Memory test D5 Copy BIOS from ROM to RAM C0 Early CPU initiation C5 Wake up AP 0A Initiate KBC8042 0B Detect PS2 mouse 0C Detect PS2 keyboard 2A Initiate... 85 Show post error 87 Enter BIOS setup A4 BIOS boot menu AC OS in PIC mode AA OS in APIC mode 01 S1 03 S3 04 S4 05 S5 10 Resume from S1 30 Resume from S3 40 Resume from S4 00 Leave BIOS and pass control to OS ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-35
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After making all switches are running, the BIOS beeps (see anything within 30 seconds from the time you press the ATX power button. After applying power, the system power LED on , hold down the key to a power outlet that all the connections, replace the system case ... monitor complies with the last device on self tests or POST. Connect the power cord to enter the BIOS Setup. System power 6. While the tests are off. 3. Be sure that is equipped with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you turned on the power, the system may light up...
After making all switches are running, the BIOS beeps (see anything within 30 seconds from the time you press the ATX power button. After applying power, the system power LED on , hold down the key to a power outlet that all the connections, replace the system case ... monitor complies with the last device on self tests or POST. Connect the power cord to enter the BIOS Setup. System power 6. While the tests are off. 3. Be sure that is equipped with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you turned on the power, the system may light up...
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...enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. 2.10.2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for details. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-37 Click the Start button then select... Turn Off Computer. 2. 2.10 Turning off the computer 2.10.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows® XP: 1. Click the Turn Off button to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. ...
...enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. 2.10.2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for details. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-37 Click the Start button then select... Turn Off Computer. 2. 2.10 Turning off the computer 2.10.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows® XP: 1. Click the Turn Off button to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. ...
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Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. 3 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.
Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. 3 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.
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Chapter summary 3 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 3-1 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-9 3.3 Main menu 3-12 3.4 Ai Tweaker 3-17 3.5 Advanced menu 3-25 3.6 Power menu 3-32 3.7 Boot menu 3-36 3.8 Tools menu 3-40 3.9 Exit menu 3-44 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution
Chapter summary 3 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 3-1 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-9 3.3 Main menu 3-12 3.4 Ai Tweaker 3-17 3.5 Advanced menu 3-25 3.6 Power menu 3-32 3.7 Boot menu 3-36 3.8 Tools menu 3-40 3.9 Exit menu 3-44 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution