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User Guide - Page 17
... missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® Z8NA-D6 Series motherboard!
Optional items PIKE 1064E PIKE 1068E PIKE 1078
PIKE 6480 ASMB4-iKVM ASUS MIO audio card
Description LSI 4 port SAS RAID card LSI 8 port SAS RAID card LSI 8 port SAS RAID card with the list below.
1.2 Package contents
Check your retailer. Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware...
User Guide - Page 19
... The CPU temperature is monitored for your networking needs. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series
1-5 The 3-channel DDR3 architecture boosts system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports which makes it an ideal memory solution. This enhances system performance while still providing backward compatibility to PCIe 1.0 devices.
82574L LAN Solution
The motherboard...
User Guide - Page 22
Chapter summary
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2.1 Before you proceed 2-3 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-6 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-11 2.4 System memory 2-16 2.5 Expansion slots 2-19 2.6 Jumpers 2-25 2.7 Connectors 2-30
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User Guide - Page 23
... of the onboard LED
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Onboard LED
1. Standby Power LED The motherboard comes with the component.
• Before you uninstall any motherboard component. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before handling components to avoid damaging them . • Whenever you install or remove any component...
User Guide - Page 31
... it to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 100º angle. 2. Retention tab A
B Load lever
3. Load plate 4
3
5.
PnP cap
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2-11 To prevent damage to the left (B) until it is released from the...
User Guide - Page 33
... specially designed heatsink to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
• Ensure that you use qualified heatsink assembly only. • Ensure that the
screw holes are matched with the heatsink standoffs.
2. Ensure that the heatsink is not skewed or tilted, otherwise the CPU will overheat. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to install the CPU heatsink and fan...
User Guide - Page 37
... retaining clips snap back in only one direction. Align a DIMM on the socket.
3.
Failure to do not support DDR and DDR2 DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR or DDR2 DIMMs to both the motherboard and the components. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series
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Unlocked retaining clip
• A DDR3 DIMM is properly seated. Remove the DIMM from the socket...
User Guide - Page 45
... jumper for a 4-pin fan, the fan control will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series
2-25 CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting (3-pin CPUFAN_SEL1, CHAFAN_SEL1)
These jumpers allow you to switch for the front fans and rear fans control.
The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the...
User Guide - Page 47
... MPT Setup Utility is available only when you install a PIKE RAID card.
• LSI Mega RAID 5 fucntion is available only when you place the iBTN to use when you install a PIKE RAID card to the motherboard and want to I_BTN1 slot and install an optional ASUS PIKE RAID card.
7. Place the jumper caps on pins 1-2 if you create disk arrays.
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User Guide - Page 49
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BLINKING Data activity
Speed LED
Status
Description
OFF
10 Mbps connection
ORANGE 100 Mbps connection
GREEN 1 Gbps connection
ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED
LAN port
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2-29 2.7 Connectors
2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
1. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port. Refer to the table below for pointing devices or other VGAcompatible devices.
6. LAN 1 (RJ-45...
User Guide - Page 51
...(Z8NA-D6 model only) This motherboard comes with eight (8) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors, the next-generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). Each connector supports one device.
• These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card.
• Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1-4 (red) when installing...
User Guide - Page 53
... jumpers! CPU, front and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2, FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, FRNT_FAN3, FRNT_FAN4, REAR_FAN1, REAR_FAN2) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA-740 mA (8.88 W max.) or a total of the connector.
• DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to monitor temperature.
7. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series
2-33 Connect the optional thermal sensor cables...
User Guide - Page 55
... you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) to the power supply unit to read PSU information. 10. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series
2-35 Devices communicate with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface.
BMC header (BMC_FW1) (Z8NA-D6 model only) The BMC connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS® Server Management Board 4 Series (ASMB4).
11.
User Guide - Page 57
...for the message LED cable that connects to this connector. The speaker allows you turn on the BIOS settings. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin connector is for system reboot without turning ... on or puts the system in sleep mode.
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2-37 System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
1.
User Guide - Page 60
Chapter summary
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3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-3 3.2 Turning off the computer 3-4
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