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v 8 (4-channel per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU) 1.5V/1.35V Maximum up to 256GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600 RDIMM DDR3 1066/1333 ECC UDIMM/Non-ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066/1333 LR-DIMM 2GB, ... Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 and E5-1600 Product Family Intel® C602-A chipset ATX, 12 in x 9.6 in v v - Z9PA-U8 specifications summary Model Name Processor Support Core Logic Form Factor ASUS Features Memory FAN speed control Rack Ready (Rack and Pedestal dual use) Rack Optimized (Dedicate for Storage expansion (continued on the...
v 8 (4-channel per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU) 1.5V/1.35V Maximum up to 256GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600 RDIMM DDR3 1066/1333 ECC UDIMM/Non-ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066/1333 LR-DIMM 2GB, ... Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 and E5-1600 Product Family Intel® C602-A chipset ATX, 12 in x 9.6 in v v - Z9PA-U8 specifications summary Model Name Processor Support Core Logic Form Factor ASUS Features Memory FAN speed control Rack Ready (Rack and Pedestal dual use) Rack Optimized (Dedicate for Storage expansion (continued on the...
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... Out of Band Bemote Management Monitoring CPU Temperature FAN RPM Environment Z9PA-U8 Intel® C602-A Chipset AHCI 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s(black) 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s(light blue) Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (for Windows only) Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10, & 5 LSI® Mega RAID (for Windows/Linux) Supports software RAID 0, 1, & 10 Optional: ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS 6G RAID...
... Out of Band Bemote Management Monitoring CPU Temperature FAN RPM Environment Z9PA-U8 Intel® C602-A Chipset AHCI 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s(black) 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s(light blue) Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (for Windows only) Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10, & 5 LSI® Mega RAID (for Windows/Linux) Supports software RAID 0, 1, & 10 Optional: ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS 6G RAID...
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... ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of current bus systems. ASUS Z9PA-U8 1-5 Serial ATA III technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA III technology through the Serial ATA interface and Intel® C602 chipset. PCI Express® 3.0 ... built-in dual server class Intel® Gigabit LAN ports, which helps reduce CPU usage, thus increasing throughput to achieve highlyreliable network connections, outstanding performance, and better support for diverse operating systems. Intel® 82574L chipset is the PCI Express bus ...
... ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of current bus systems. ASUS Z9PA-U8 1-5 Serial ATA III technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA III technology through the Serial ATA interface and Intel® C602 chipset. PCI Express® 3.0 ... built-in dual server class Intel® Gigabit LAN ports, which helps reduce CPU usage, thus increasing throughput to achieve highlyreliable network connections, outstanding performance, and better support for diverse operating systems. Intel® 82574L chipset is the PCI Express bus ...
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...Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data. CPU, front and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1, FRNT_FAN1-4, REAR_FAN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. • These... are not jumpers! Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors! • All fans feature the ASUS Fan Speed Control technology...
...Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data. CPU, front and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1, FRNT_FAN1-4, REAR_FAN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. • These... are not jumpers! Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors! • All fans feature the ASUS Fan Speed Control technology...
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...Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Speed 64-bit 2000 MHz Supported Hyper Threading Active Processor Core Limit CPUID Maximum Execute Disable Bit Server Class Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch... Item Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. Advanced CPU Confguration Socket 1 CPU Information Enter to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS Z9PA-U8 4-11 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow...
...Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Speed 64-bit 2000 MHz Supported Hyper Threading Active Processor Core Limit CPUID Maximum Execute Disable Bit Server Class Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch... Item Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. Advanced CPU Confguration Socket 1 CPU Information Enter to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS Z9PA-U8 4-11 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow...
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Advanced Socket 1 CPU Information Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 @ 2.00GHz CPU Signature 206d6 Microcode Patch 616 Max CPU Speed 2000 MHz Min CPU Speed 1200 MHz Processor Cores 8 Intel HT Technology Supported Intel VT-X Technology Supported L1 Data Cache L1 Code Cache L2 Cache L3 Cache.... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Hyper Threading [Enabled] Allows you to boot even without support for CPUs with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3). Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] ...
Advanced Socket 1 CPU Information Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 @ 2.00GHz CPU Signature 206d6 Microcode Patch 616 Max CPU Speed 2000 MHz Min CPU Speed 1200 MHz Processor Cores 8 Intel HT Technology Supported Intel VT-X Technology Supported L1 Data Cache L1 Code Cache L2 Cache L3 Cache.... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Hyper Threading [Enabled] Allows you to boot even without support for CPUs with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3). Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] ...
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Advanced Memory Configuration CPU II0 Bridge Configuration PCH Configuration Intel(R) VT for compatibility Revision ID(CRID) Functionality mentioned in Sandy Bridge BIOS specification. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Allow 2x Refresh Altitude Memory HOT sensor support DIMM Information [Enabled] ...: [Auto] [Force DDR3 800] [Force DDR3 1066] [Force DDR3 1333] [Force DDR3 1600] [Force DDR3 1866] ASUS Z9PA-U8 4-15 4.4.3 Chipset Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.
Advanced Memory Configuration CPU II0 Bridge Configuration PCH Configuration Intel(R) VT for compatibility Revision ID(CRID) Functionality mentioned in Sandy Bridge BIOS specification. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Allow 2x Refresh Altitude Memory HOT sensor support DIMM Information [Enabled] ...: [Auto] [Force DDR3 800] [Force DDR3 1066] [Force DDR3 1333] [Force DDR3 1600] [Force DDR3 1866] ASUS Z9PA-U8 4-15 4.4.3 Chipset Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.
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... Bridge Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Advanced Intel(R) I/OAT DCA Support VGA Priority TargetVGA [Disabled] [Enabled] [Offboard] VGA From CPU 0 Enables/Disables Intel(R) I/O Acceleration Technology (I /OAT [Disabled] Allows you to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found. Configuration options: [Onboard] [Offboard] ASUS Z9PA-U8 4-17 DIMM Information Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American...
... Bridge Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Advanced Intel(R) I/OAT DCA Support VGA Priority TargetVGA [Disabled] [Enabled] [Offboard] VGA From CPU 0 Enables/Disables Intel(R) I/O Acceleration Technology (I /OAT [Disabled] Allows you to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found. Configuration options: [Onboard] [Offboard] ASUS Z9PA-U8 4-17 DIMM Information Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American...
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...EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not show Security Device. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. 4.4.7 Trusted Computing Aptio Setup Utility - TPM Support [Enabled] Allows you to Hibernate (0S/S4 sleep state). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.8 ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility - ... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] Allows you to set Enabled ACPI Auto Configuration to enable or disable the TPM support. Configuration options: [Suspend Disabled] [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] [Both S1 and ...
...EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not show Security Device. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. 4.4.7 Trusted Computing Aptio Setup Utility - TPM Support [Enabled] Allows you to Hibernate (0S/S4 sleep state). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.8 ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility - ... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] Allows you to set Enabled ACPI Auto Configuration to enable or disable the TPM support. Configuration options: [Suspend Disabled] [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] [Both S1 and ...