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... ix Z8PE-D18 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 2-6 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-6 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-6 2.2.3 Motherboard layouts 2-7 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...
... ix Z8PE-D18 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 2-6 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-6 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-6 2.2.3 Motherboard layouts 2-7 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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Z8PE-D18 specifications summary Processor Support / System Bus 2 * socket 1366 Intel® Xeon® W5500 Series (130W) Intel® Xeon® X5500 Series (95W) Intel® Xeon... Series (60W/38W) QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s Core Logic Intel® 5520 I/O Hub Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller Form Factor SSI EEB, 12" x 13" ASUS Features Fan Speed V Control Rack Ready V (Rack and Pedestal dual use) ASWM V Memory Total Slots 18 (3-channel per CPU, 9 DIMM per CPU) Capacity Maximum up to 144GB (RDIMM) Maximum up to...
Z8PE-D18 specifications summary Processor Support / System Bus 2 * socket 1366 Intel® Xeon® W5500 Series (130W) Intel® Xeon® X5500 Series (95W) Intel® Xeon... Series (60W/38W) QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s Core Logic Intel® 5520 I/O Hub Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller Form Factor SSI EEB, 12" x 13" ASUS Features Fan Speed V Control Rack Ready V (Rack and Pedestal dual use) ASWM V Memory Total Slots 18 (3-channel per CPU, 9 DIMM per CPU) Capacity Maximum up to 144GB (RDIMM) Maximum up to...
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... and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Intel® Xeon 5500 series processor is allowed. The Intel® EM64T feature allows your problems. Z8PE-D18 xxS2xxxxxxxx Made in China 合格 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology This motherboard supports the latest Intel®...
... and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Intel® Xeon 5500 series processor is allowed. The Intel® EM64T feature allows your problems. Z8PE-D18 xxS2xxxxxxxx Made in China 合格 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology This motherboard supports the latest Intel®...
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... connection speed from 1.8 V for DDR2 to just 1.5V for your networking needs. ASUS Z8PE-D18 1-5 PCIe 2.0 This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for the memory is backward compatible with one Gigabit LAN controller and dual ports which makes it an ideal memory solution. The Serial ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of DDR3 which...
... connection speed from 1.8 V for DDR2 to just 1.5V for your networking needs. ASUS Z8PE-D18 1-5 PCIe 2.0 This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for the memory is backward compatible with one Gigabit LAN controller and dual ports which makes it an ideal memory solution. The Serial ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of DDR3 which...
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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 2-10 2.4 System memory 2-15 2.5 Expansion slots 2-18 2.6 Jumpers 2-24 2.7 Connectors 2-29 ASUS Z8PE-D18
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...developed for better performance with eighteen (18) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. ASUS Z8PE-D18 2-15 A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is... recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. • For CPU1 configuraton,...
...developed for better performance with eighteen (18) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. ASUS Z8PE-D18 2-15 A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is... recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. • For CPU1 configuraton,...
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...DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 1 DIMM -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- 5 DIMMs -- -- -- -- 6 DIMMs -- -- -- 7 DIMMs -- -- 8 DIMMs -- 9 DIMMs 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information Memory population table For UDIMM and Quad Ranks RDIMM: CPU 1 Configuration DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 1 DIMM -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 DIMMs...
...DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 1 DIMM -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- 5 DIMMs -- -- -- -- 6 DIMMs -- -- -- 7 DIMMs -- -- 8 DIMMs -- 9 DIMMs 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information Memory population table For UDIMM and Quad Ranks RDIMM: CPU 1 Configuration DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 1 DIMM -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 DIMMs -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 DIMMs...
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2.6 Jumpers 1. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Removing the cap will cause system ...
2.6 Jumpers 1. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Removing the cap will cause system ...
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... 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 (9 DIMMs... CPU specification. AMIBIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Information Displays system memory information. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY AMIBIOS Version :0216 Build Date ...Processor Type Speed :Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 2.40GHz :2400MHZ System Memory Usable Size : 1016MB System Memory Information ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter...
... 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 (9 DIMMs... CPU specification. AMIBIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Information Displays system memory information. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY AMIBIOS Version :0216 Build Date ...Processor Type Speed :Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 2.40GHz :2400MHZ System Memory Usable Size : 1016MB System Memory Information ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter...
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Main CPU1 Memory Configuration Speed N/A DIMM_A1 N/A DIMM_A2 N/A DIMM_A3 N/A DIMM_B1 N/A DIMM_B2 N/A DIMM_B3 N/A DIMM_C1 N/A DIMM_C2 N/A DIMM_C3 N/A BIOS SETUP UTILITY ASUS Z8PE-D18 4-15 CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Displays the auto-detected memory specification.
Main CPU1 Memory Configuration Speed N/A DIMM_A1 N/A DIMM_A2 N/A DIMM_A3 N/A DIMM_B1 N/A DIMM_B2 N/A DIMM_B3 N/A DIMM_C1 N/A DIMM_C2 N/A DIMM_C3 N/A BIOS SETUP UTILITY ASUS Z8PE-D18 4-15 CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Displays the auto-detected memory specification.
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... Bridge Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration CPU REeVvIiSsIiOoNn :B0 Current CSI Frequency :64.4800GT Current Memory Frequency :1066 Mhz To transition the CSI links to full-speed or leave them in below sections may cause system...Interleaving [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [6:1] [4:1] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY WARNING: Setting wrong values...
... Bridge Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration CPU REeVvIiSsIiOoNn :B0 Current CSI Frequency :64.4800GT Current Memory Frequency :1066 Mhz To transition the CSI links to full-speed or leave them in below sections may cause system...Interleaving [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [6:1] [4:1] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY WARNING: Setting wrong values...
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...] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI L1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Frequency [Auto] You may allow the system to detect DDR3 memory frequency via SPD or designate a specific frequency. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] NUMA Aware [Auto] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Z8PE-D18 4-21 Configuration options: [Slow-Mode] [Full-Speed] CSI Frequency [Auto] Allows...
...] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI L1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Frequency [Auto] You may allow the system to detect DDR3 memory frequency via SPD or designate a specific frequency. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] NUMA Aware [Auto] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Z8PE-D18 4-21 Configuration options: [Slow-Mode] [Full-Speed] CSI Frequency [Auto] Allows...
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...ACPI Configuration Energy Lake Feature APIC ACPI SCI IRQ USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 High Performance Event Timer HPET Memory Address [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [FED00000h] Options Enabled Disabled Energy Lake Feature [Disabled] Allows... Architecture (WHEA) support.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] HPET Memory Address [FED00000h] Configuration options: [FED00000h] [FED01000h] [FED02000h] [FED03000h] General WHEA Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY General WHEA Configuration ...
...ACPI Configuration Energy Lake Feature APIC ACPI SCI IRQ USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 High Performance Event Timer HPET Memory Address [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [FED00000h] Options Enabled Disabled Energy Lake Feature [Disabled] Allows... Architecture (WHEA) support.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] HPET Memory Address [FED00000h] Configuration options: [FED00000h] [FED01000h] [FED02000h] [FED03000h] General WHEA Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY General WHEA Configuration ...
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...SUSE OS installation CD. 2. 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 3. Boot 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 If you install SLES 10...
...SUSE OS installation CD. 2. 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 3. Boot 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 If you install SLES 10...
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..., select the floppy disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium. ASUS Z8PE-D18 6-13 4. Insert the RAID driver disk to the system. Ensure that Installation 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...
..., select the floppy disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium. ASUS Z8PE-D18 6-13 4. Insert the RAID driver disk to the system. Ensure that Installation 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...