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... x Z8NA-D6 Series specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-3 1.2 Package contents 1-3 1.3 Serial number label 1-4 1.4 Special features 1-4 1.4.1 Product highlights 1-4 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-3 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-5 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-5 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-5 2.2.3 Motherboard layouts 2-6 2.2.4 Layout contents 2-8 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-10 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-10 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2-13 2.4 System memory...
... x Z8NA-D6 Series specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-3 1.2 Package contents 1-3 1.3 Serial number label 1-4 1.4 Special features 1-4 1.4.1 Product highlights 1-4 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-3 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-5 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-5 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-5 2.2.3 Motherboard layouts 2-6 2.2.4 Layout contents 2-8 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-10 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-10 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2-13 2.4 System memory...
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Z8NA-D6 Series specifications summary Model Name Z8NA-D6 Z8NA-D6C Processor Support / System Bus 2 * socket 1366 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5500 Series (95W) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5500 Series (80W) ... Series (60W/38W) Core Logic QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s Intel® 5500 chipset I/O H Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller Form Factor ATX, 12" x 9.6" ASUS Features FAN speed V V control Rack Ready V V (Rack and Pedestal dual use) ASWM V V Memory Total Slots 6 (3-channel per CPU, 3 DIMM per CPU) Capacity Maximum up to 48GB (RDIMM) Maximum up to 24GB (UDIMM...
Z8NA-D6 Series specifications summary Model Name Z8NA-D6 Z8NA-D6C Processor Support / System Bus 2 * socket 1366 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5500 Series (95W) Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5500 Series (80W) ... Series (60W/38W) Core Logic QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s Intel® 5500 chipset I/O H Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller Form Factor ATX, 12" x 9.6" ASUS Features FAN speed V V control Rack Ready V V (Rack and Pedestal dual use) ASWM V V Memory Total Slots 6 (3-channel per CPU, 3 DIMM per CPU) Capacity Maximum up to 48GB (RDIMM) Maximum up to 24GB (UDIMM...
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... of system memory for faster and more efficient computing. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction The Intel® EM64T feature allows your problems. Z8NA-D6 xxM0Axxxxxxx Made in China 合格 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology This motherboard supports the ... processor is allowed. Intel® EM64T The motherboard supports Intel® processors with integrated memory controller to run on today's multithreaded software. With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker...
... of system memory for faster and more efficient computing. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction The Intel® EM64T feature allows your problems. Z8NA-D6 xxM0Axxxxxxx Made in China 合格 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology This motherboard supports the ... processor is allowed. Intel® EM64T The motherboard supports Intel® processors with integrated memory controller to run on today's multithreaded software. With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker...
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...ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interface and Intel ICH10R chipset. The Serial ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with peak bandwidth of current for DDR3. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series 1-5 Temperature, ... on USB 2.0. The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of up to 32GB/s. DDR3 memory support The Z8NA-D6 supports UDIMM and RDIMM DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1333/1066 MHZ to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of new features, ...
...ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interface and Intel ICH10R chipset. The Serial ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with peak bandwidth of current for DDR3. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series 1-5 Temperature, ... on USB 2.0. The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of up to 32GB/s. DDR3 memory support The Z8NA-D6 supports UDIMM and RDIMM DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1333/1066 MHZ to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of new features, ...
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Chapter summary 2 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 ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series
Chapter summary 2 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 ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series
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DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with six (6) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series 2-15
DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with six (6) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series 2-15
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Always install DIMMs with ECC/NonECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. DIMM_C1 --- DIMM_F1 --- 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information Memory population table CPU 1 Configuration DIMM_A1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs CPU 2 Configuration DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs DIMM_B1 -- DIMM_E1 -- 2.4.2 Memory Configurations You may install 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB,or 8 GB Registerd or Unbuffered with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
Always install DIMMs with ECC/NonECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. DIMM_C1 --- DIMM_F1 --- 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information Memory population table CPU 1 Configuration DIMM_A1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs CPU 2 Configuration DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs DIMM_B1 -- DIMM_E1 -- 2.4.2 Memory Configurations You may install 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB,or 8 GB Registerd or Unbuffered with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
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... the RAM data in CMOS. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! To erase the...
... the RAM data in CMOS. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! To erase the...
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... detects the items in this menu. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series 4-15 AMIBIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Information Displays system memory information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. Main System Memory Information CPU1 Memory Information CPU2 Memory Information BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Allows you an overview of installed memory (3 DIMMs per CPU). 4.3.7 System Information This...
... detects the items in this menu. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series 4-15 AMIBIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Information Displays system memory information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. Main System Memory Information CPU1 Memory Information CPU2 Memory Information BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Allows you an overview of installed memory (3 DIMMs per CPU). 4.3.7 System Information This...
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Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU1 Memory Configuration Speed DDR3 1066 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 1024 MB, 1R, 1066, 0.254ºC/0.00ºF N/A N/A 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Displays the auto-detected memory specification.
Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU1 Memory Configuration Speed DDR3 1066 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 1024 MB, 1R, 1066, 0.254ºC/0.00ºF N/A N/A 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Displays the auto-detected memory specification.
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...Intel VT-d Configuration ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to display the sub-menu. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series 4-21 CSI Links Speed CSI Frequency CSI Isochronous MCeSmIorLy0sF requency MCeSmIorLy1 Mode Demand Scrubbing PMaetmroorly SFcrreuqbubeinncgy TMhermotrtyliMnogde- Configure ... Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration CPU REeVvIiSsIiOoNn :B0 Current CSI Frequency :65.480606GT Current Memory Frequency :1066 Mhz To transition the CSI links to full-speed or leave them in below sections may cause...
...Intel VT-d Configuration ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to display the sub-menu. ASUS Z8NA-D6 Series 4-21 CSI Links Speed CSI Frequency CSI Isochronous MCeSmIorLy0sF requency MCeSmIorLy1 Mode Demand Scrubbing PMaetmroorly SFcrreuqbubeinncgy TMhermotrtyliMnogde- Configure ... Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration CPU REeVvIiSsIiOoNn :B0 Current CSI Frequency :65.480606GT Current Memory Frequency :1066 Mhz To transition the CSI links to full-speed or leave them in below sections may cause...
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... [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI L0s [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI L1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Frequency [Auto] You may allow the system to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion. CSI Links Speed [Full-Speed] Allows you to set the CSI frequency. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Patrol Scrubbing...
... [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI L0s [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI L1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Frequency [Auto] You may allow the system to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion. CSI Links Speed [Full-Speed] Allows you to set the CSI frequency. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Patrol Scrubbing...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] HPET Memory Address [FED00000h] Configuration options: [FED00000h] [FED01000h] [FED02000h] [FED03000h] General WHEA Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY General WHEA Configuration ...Memory Address [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [FED00000h] Options Enabled Disabled Energy Lake Feature [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ feature. WHEA Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Z8NA-D6...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] HPET Memory Address [FED00000h] Configuration options: [FED00000h] [FED01000h] [FED02000h] [FED03000h] General WHEA Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY General WHEA Configuration ...Memory Address [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [FED00000h] Options Enabled Disabled Energy Lake Feature [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ feature. WHEA Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Z8NA-D6...
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...ata5 noprobe=ata6. 3. Press , then select Yes from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | Yes No File F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation ...set . Boot the system from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver 4. Boot from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2.
...ata5 noprobe=ata6. 3. Press , then select Yes from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | Yes No File F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation ...set . Boot the system from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver 4. Boot from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2.
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... Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver 6. Boot from the Boot Options menu is selected, then press . ASUS Z8NA-D6 6-13 Select OK, then press . Insert the RAID driver disk to the system...
... Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver 6. Boot from the Boot Options menu is selected, then press . ASUS Z8NA-D6 6-13 Select OK, then press . Insert the RAID driver disk to the system...