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Motherboard

T2307
4.0
2005 10
BIOS
© 2005
1.22 1.24 ...
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2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4 PCI PCI-X
2.5.5 PCI Express x8/x16
2.5.6 WiFi
2.6
2.7
2.7.1
2.7.2
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3.1
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.3 POST
3.3.1 POST
3.3.2
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BIOS
4.1 BIOS
4.1.1
4.1.2 AFUDOS BIOS
4.1.3 CrashFree BIOS 2 BIOS
4.1.4 EZ Flash BIOS
4.1.5
4.2 BIOS
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.1 BIOS
4.2.4
4.2.5
4.2.6
4.2.7
4.2.8
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4-1
4-2
4-5
4-7
4-8
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4-13
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4.2.9
4.3 Main Menu
4.3.1 System Time [XX:XX:XXXX]
4.3.2 System Date [Day XX/XX/XXXX]
4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
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4.3.5 IDE Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
4.3.6 IDE IDE Configuration
4.3.6 System Information
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4.4.1 JumperFree JumperFree Configuration
4.4 Advanced menu
4.4.3 PCI Express [Auto]
4.4.2 Speech Configuration
4.4.4 USB USB Configuration
4.4.5 MPS
4.4.6 CPU Configuration
4.4.7 Chipset
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4.4.8 OnBoard Devices Configuration
4.4.9 PCI PCI PnP
4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
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4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
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4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.5 Power menu
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4.5.5 APM Configuration
4.5.6 Hardware Monitor
4.6 Boot menu
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4.6.1 Boot Device Priority
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4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration
4.6.3 Security
4.7 BIOS Exit menu
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4-14
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4-15
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4-21
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4-22
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Pin
Jumper Mode
[1-2]
JumperFree
™
Mode
[2-3]
12
Jumper Mode
23
Jumper Free
(Default)
http://tw.asus.com
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604-pin Intel
®
Xeon 1MB L2
64-bit
Hyper-Threading
®
Intel
E7525 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
®
Intel
6300ESB I/O Controller Hub(ICH)
800 MHz
240 DDR2 DIMM
Registered ECC 400MHz DDR2
256MB 8GB
PCI Express x8 x4,PCI-E,1.0a
PCI Express x16 , PCI-E1.0a
PCI-X 66MHz/64-bit PCI-X 1.0a
PCI-X 66MHz/64-bit ZCR,PCI-X 1.0a
PCI 33MHz/32-bit/5V PCI 2.3
®
Intel
6300ESB
UltraDMA 100/66/33
Serial ATA RAID 0/RAID
Adaptec HostRAID
Adaptec AIC-8130 PCI-X SATA-II
SATAII 300 RAID 0, RAID 1 RAID 0+1
Zero-Channel RAID
WiFi WiFi-b/g WiFi PCI
IEEE 802.11b/g
11Mbps / 54Mbps
Windows XP/2003 AP
Broadcom BCM5751 Gigabit
ADI ADI1980 AC 97
USB Intel
®
6300ESB
4 USB 2.0
VIA VT6212 PCI USB2.0
4 USB2.0
IEEE 1394 TI TSB43AB22A IEEE 1394
2 IEEE 1394a
POST
Q-Fan
EZ Flash BIOS
CrashFree BIOS 2
MyLogo2TM
Instant Music
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BIOS AMI BIOS 8MB Green PnP DMI2.0a SM
BIOS2.3 WfM2.0
PS/2
PS/2
S/PDIF
IEEE-1394a
RJ-45
USB 2.0
6
Primary Secondary IDE
Serial ATA
Serial ATA RAID
CPU
IEEE 1394
USB
SSI 24-pin 8-pin
10
GAME / MIDI
SMBus
ATX 24 8 Pin 12V SSI
ATX 12 x 9.8 30.5x 24.9
ASWM
ASUS PC Probe

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1.2
1.3
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1.1
1.2
I/O
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NCT-D XeonTM
E7525
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USB 2.0 2 1
IEEE 1394 1
6 Serial ATA
3 Serial ATA
2 Ultra DMA/133
1 80 IDE
1
I/O
X-PAD
WiFi-g PCI
WiFi-b WiFi
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1.3
1.3.1
TM
Xeon
ZIF 1MB L2
0.13 800MHz
Hyper-Threading technology Intel
NetBurst 64-bit EM64T
64-bit Windows Linux
3.6GHz+
Intel E7525 6300ESB
Intel E7525 MCH 6300ESB
E7525 DDR2-400
6300ESB I/O /
PCI-X 1.0a
DDR2
DDR2 400 MHz
3D
DDR2
604
8.5GB/s
ATA
ATA
6300ESB ICH Apaptec AIC-8130 ATA
Intel 6300ESB
150MB AIC-8130 300 MB
2-27 2-28
PCI Express
PCI Express
1-2
TM
TM
PCI Express
2-18
I/O PCI
PCI PCI-X

Gigabit
Broadcom BCM5751 Gigabit PCI
Express Gigabit
WiFi-b/g
2-18
SATA RAID
Intel 6300ESB 2 Serial ATA
RAID0 1 Adaptec HostRAID 2-27
Adaptec AIC-8130 PCI-X SATA-II
SATA RAID 0 RAID1 RAID 0+1 2-28
Sound MAX ADI AD1980 AC 97
5.1
Sample Rate Conversion SRC 103dBg
93dB SNR Sound MAX 4
XL AudioESPTM(Audio Enumeration and Sensing Process)
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
2-25
2-25
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IEEE-1394a
IEEE 1394 TI TSB43AB22A IEEE
1394
IEEE 1394a
400Mbps 2-31
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 1.1 12 Mbps USB 2.0 480 Mbps
USB 2.0
USB 2.0 USB 1.1
2-25 2-31
CPU ASIC
/ RPM
Rotation pre minute
1.3.2
CrashFree BIOS 2
CrashFree BIOS 2
BIOS BIOS
BIOS
BIOS ROM
4-5
Smart Fan
CPU/Chassis CPU/Chassis
4-30
1-4

POST ASUS POST Reporter
TM
Power-On Self-Tests POST
Editor 3-3
TM
POST
Winbond Voice
MyLogo2TM
MyLogo2TM
4-33
Instant Music
Windows Instant
Music 4-18
POST
EZ Flash BIOS
BIOS MS-DOS
EZ Flash BIOS
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2.1 ......................................................... 2-1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
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CPU ................................................ 2-10
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2.1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. ATX
OFF
/
SB_PWR1
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SB_PWR1
ON
Standby
Power
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Powered
Off
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2.2
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PS/2 PS/2 COM1/2
2.2.2
10
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2.2.3
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9.
I/O
CPU
CPU
CPU
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2.2.4
PS/2KBMS
T: Mouse
B: Keyboard
REAR_FAN1
SPDIF
KBPWR1
ATXPWR1
CPU_FAN1
25cm (9.8in)
ATX12V1
FM_CPU1
COM1
Bottom:
T:USB4
B:USB3
USB2.0
T: USB1
B: USB2
Top:Line In
Center:Line Out
Below:Mic In
FP_AUDIO1
BUZZER1
GAME1
Top:
1394
AD1980
SUPER
PARALLEL PORT
Top:
RJ-45
CD1
I/O
USBPW12
USBPW34
DDR DIMM_B2 (72 bit, 184-pin module)
DDR DIMM_B1 (72 bit, 184-pin module)
DDR DIMM_A2 (72 bit, 184-pin module)
REAR_FAN2
Broadcom
BCM5751
LAN_EN1
AMI
BIOS
8Mb
PCIE1 (x4 link)
AUX1
PCI5 (32-bit 5V PCI)
SB_PWR1
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PCIE2 (x16 link)
COM2
DDR DIMM_A1 (72 bit, 184-pin module)
Intel
E7525
MCH
SATA_EN1
J4
J3
Adaptec
AIC-8130
PCIX3 (64-bit PCI-X)
PCIX4 (64-bit PCI-X)
BPSMB1
WIFI
TSB43AB22A
SATA_RAID3
Intel
6300ESB
ICH
FLOPPY
CHASSIS1
HDLED1
USB56USB78IE1394_2
mPGA 604
mPGA 604
CPU_FAN2
FM_CPU2
SATA_RAID4
CLRTC1
SEC_IDE
FRNT_FAN2
SATA1
PANEL1
30.5cm (12in)
FRNT_FAN1
SATA2
PRI_IDE
CPU1
CPU2
SATA_RAID2
SATA_RAID1
CR2032 3V
Lithium Cell
CMOS Power
1394_EN1
VIA
VT6212L
USB_EN1
TI
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2.2.5
1. CPU sockets CPU 2-10
2. DDR2 DIMM sockets 2-14
3. PCI/PCI-X/PCI Express slots PCI-X 2-18
4. WiFi slot WiFi 2-18
1. Clear RTC RAM COMS 3-pin CLRTC1 2-19
2. CPU fan pin selection CPU 3-pin FM_CPU1,FM_CPU2 2-20
3. USB device wake-up USB
3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34 2-20
4. Keyboard power 3-pin KBPWR 2-21
5. IEEE 1394 setting IEEE1394 3-pin 1394_EN 2-21
6. Gigabit LAN Controller setting Gigabit 3-pin LAN_EN1 2-22
7. SATA controller setting SATA 3-pin SATA_EN1 2-22
8. USB controller setting USB 3-pin USB_EN1 2-23
1. PS/2 mouse port PS/2 2-24
2. Parallel port 2-24
3. IEEE 1394a port IEEE 1394a 2-24
4. LAN (RJ-45) port RJ-45 2-24
5. Line In port 1/8 2-24
6. Line Out port 1/8 2-24
7. Microphone port 1/8 2-24
8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 USB 2.0 3 4 2-25
9. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 USB 2.0 1 2 2-25
10. Serial (COM1) connector 2-25
11. Coaxial S/PDIF Out Port S/PDIF 2-25
11.PS/2 keyboard port PS/2 2-25
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1. Floppy disk connector 34-1 pin FLOPPY1 2-26
2. Primary IDE connectors IDE 40-1 pin PRI_IDE,SEC_IDE 2-26
3. Serial ATA connectors SATA 7-pin SATA1 , SATA2 2-27
4. Serial ATA RAID connector SATA RAID 7-pin SATA_RAID1, SAT
A_RAID2 , SATA_RAID3 , SATA_RAID4 2-28
5. Hard disk activity LED connector 2-pin HDLED1 2-28
6. Internal audio connectors 4-pin CD1,AUX1 2-29
7. Chassis intrusion connector 4-1 pin CHASSIS1 2-29
8. Front panel audio connector 10-1 pin FP_AUDIO1 2-30
9. CPU and system fan connectors 3-pin CPU_FAN1/2,
REAR_FAN1/2,FRNT_FAN1/2 2-30
10.IEEE 1394 connector IEEE 1394 10-1 pin IE 1394_1 2-31
11.USB connectors USB 10-1 pin USB56 , USB78 2-31
12.SSI Power connectors 24-pin EATXPWR1 ,
8-pin ATX 12V1 2-32
13.Serial Port connectors 10-1 pin COM2 2-33
14.GAME / MIDI connector IDE 16-1 pin GAME1 2-33
15.Backplane SMBus connector SMBus 6-1 pin BPSMB1 2-34
14.System panel connector 20-pin PANEL1 2-34
- System Power LED 3-pin PLED 2-34
- Hard disk activity 2-pin
HD_LED 2-35
- System warning speaker 4-pin SPEAKER 2-35
- Power switch / Soft-off switch
R_SW
- Reset button 2-pin RESET 2-35
2-pin PW
2-35
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2.3 CPU
604 ZIF
XeonTM 604 1MB L2
800MHz 64-
bit EM64T
2.3.1
1. 604 CPU CPU
Intel Xeon
Gold Arrow
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CPU CPU
CPU 1 CPU 1
2. 604
CPU CPU
115
CPU
2-10
115
CPU

3. XeonTM
4. XeonTM
XeonTM
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