User ManualTable of ContentsPreface3About This Manual3About This Motherboard3Manual Organization3Conventions Used in the Manual3Chapter 1 Introduction1Overview1Checklist1X8DA3/X8DAi Quick Reference1Motherboard Features1Chipset Overview1Main Features of the 5500 Series Processor and the 5520 Chipset1Special Features1Recovery from AC Power Loss1PC Health Monitoring1Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control1Environmental Temperature Control1System Resource Alert1ACPI Features1Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator1Wake-On-LAN (WOL)1Power Supply1Super I/O1Chapter 2 Installation1Static-Sensitive Devices2Precautions2Unpacking2Motherboard Installation2Tools Needed2Installation Instructions2Processor and Heatsink Installation2Installing a CPU Heatsink2Memory Installation2DIMM Installation2Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports21. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports23. Front Control Panel Pin Definitions2NMI Button2Power LED2HDD LED2NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators2Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail LED2Power Fail LED2Reset Button2Power Button2Connecting Cables2ATX Power Connector2Processor Power Connector2Universal Serial Bus (USB)2Chassis Intrusion2Fan Headers2Speaker/Power LED Header2ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports2Serial Ports2Wake-On-LAN2Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1)2GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports)2T-SGPIO Headers2Power SMB (I2C) Connector2SMB2High Definition Audio (HD Audio)2CD Header/Front Panel Audio2Jumper Settings2Explanation of Jumpers2GLAN Enable/Disable2CMOS Clear2Watch Dog Enable/Disable2I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots2I2C Bus to PCI-X Slots2SAS Enable/Disable2SAS RAID Select21394_1/1394_2 Enable2Onboard Indicators2GLAN LEDs2Onboard Power LED2SAS LED Indicators2Floppy Drive, SIMLP, Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections2Floppy Connector2Serial ATA (SATA) Ports2Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) Ports (For X8DA3 only)2SIMLC IPMI Slot2Chapter 3 Troubleshooting1Troubleshooting Procedures3Before Power On3No Power3No Video3Losing the System’s Setup Configuration3Memory Errors3Technical Support Procedures3Frequently Asked Questions3Returning Merchandise for Service3Chapter 4 BIOS1Introduction4Starting BIOS Setup Utility4How To Change the Configuration Data4Starting the Setup Utility4Main Setup4Advanced Setup Configurations4Security Settings4Boot Configuration4Exit Options4Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes1Appendix B Installing the Windows OS1Appendix C Software Installation Instructions1Size: 1.87 MBPages: 91Language: EnglishOpen manual