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1. P6T6 WS REVOLUTION as ASUS a ooo aw om mme d P6T6 WS REVOLUTION 240 pin DDR3 DIMM_A1 g DiMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 DIMM C2 DIMC sockets Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 Channel C DIMM_C1 and DIMM_C2 Recommended memory configuration for better performance Sockets Mod ede ous omwat Dun e mun mu e OW Ct Popes remm reen reit 3DIMMs P Populated SD VES Populated Populated MPN ES Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated Populated aN Due to Intel CPU spec definition the system will not boot if only one DIMM is installed in DIMM slot A2 B2 or C2 Follow the table above for recommended memory configuration ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 11 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 1GB 2GB and 4GB ECC or non ECC unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets K You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A Channel D and Channel C The system maps the total size of the lower sized channel for the dual channel or triple channel configuration Any excess memory from the higher sized channel is then mapped for single channel operation Due to Intel spec definition X M P DIMMs and
2. P6T6 WS REVOLUTION System panel connector System power LED 2 pin PLED This 2 pin connector is for the system power LED Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin IDE_LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD System warning speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF Reset button 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 33 ASUS Q Connector system panel You can use the ASUS Q Connector to connect disconnect chassis front panel cables in a few steps Refer to the instructions below to install the ASUS Q Connector 1 Conn
3. o es S EE EE H CLRTC Gg 1 2 2 3 no e Normal Clear RTC O H Co Co Coo OOT Default P6T6 WS REVOLUTION Clear RTC RAM To erase the RTC RAM Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure e Ifthe steps above do not help remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data After the CMOS _ clearance reinstall the battery You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feature Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values Due to the chipset behavior AC power off is required to enable C P R function You must turn off and on the power supply or unplug and plug the power cord before rebooting the system ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 21 2 CPU DRAM Bus QPI DRAM overvoltage setting 3 pin OV_CPU 3 pin OV_DRAM_BUS 3
4. EE A E COES CPU FAN H zzvo NG N Se E Se i A z 6 be i FE E SG 535 A D E S Oo O SS Gg Fb ay E _ P6T6 WS REVOLUTION eZ 4 E Ox ICH I i P6T6 WS REVOLUTION CPU fan connector LN DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard Rotate each fastener counterclockwise Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 4 System memory 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with six 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 DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets 9 oo H
5. EA Realtek Vian amp Teaming Utility Es 1 Launch the Realtek VLAN A Te amin g Utility Realtek Adapters Realtek RTL8168C P 8111C P Family PCI E G 2 Choose one adapter to create Realtek RTL8168C P 8111C1P F amily PCI the virtual LAN adapter and then click VLAN Click OK to close the message window and finish creating the virtual LAN adapter Teaming Mode C Load Balance Fail Over C Fast Giga EtherChannel FEC GEC Link Aggregation 4 LACP 802 3ad van Remove 3 Click Start gt Control Panel gt Soles Network and Sharing Center SS a and then click Manage network Name Status Device Name Connectivity Network Category connections from the left Tasks Ku feigen Local Area Connection 11 list NS SEN 2 eieiei cc wech Local Area Connection 12 Disable Right click the virtual LAN adapter ke ete S iagnose icon and select Properties E Create Shortcut Properties 4 Conduct necessary settings for the 7 Local Area Connection 11 Properties SS virtual LAN adapter and then click Configure Connect using Sr Realtek Virtual Miniport Driver for VLAN NDIS 6 0 2 This connection uses the following items Client for Microsoft Networks 2 File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Realtek Vian Protocol Driver NDIS 6 0 A Realtek Teaming Protocol Driver NDIS 6 0 A Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Link Layer Topology Discover
6. D AP DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors e Only the CPU FAN and CHA FAN 1 3 connectors support the ASUS Sa Advanced Q Fan feature If you install two or more VGA cards we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labled CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FANS3 for better thermal environment ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 29 2 30 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS This connector is for a chassis mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pin labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature el i EEN Cc EE fa fH LI ull Chassis Signal 5VSB_MB GND P6T6 WS REVOLU
7. Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 24 1066 7 7 7 20 BoxP N TXD32048M1600HC7DC TXD31024M1600HC7 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 7 7 7 21 1333 8 8 824 1 75 1 85 2 19 2 16 P6T6 WS Revolution Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR3 1333MHz capability Vendor Part No AD31333E002GOU 6144MB Kit of 3 N A Heat Sink Package Timing Dimm Bios 7 7 7 20 1333 9 9 9 24 Voltage 1 65 1 85 DIMM socket support Optional A B TR3X3G1333C9 Ver2 1 3072MB Kit of 3 N A Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 24 1333 9 9 9 24 1 5 CM3X1024 1333C9DHX 1024MB N A Heat Sink Package 1333 9 9 9 24 1 1 BoxP N TWIN3X2048 1333C9 CM3X1024 1333C9 Ver1 1 2048MB Kit of 2 N A Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 24 1066 7 7 7 20 lt lt lt lt BoxP N TW3X4G1333C9DHX CM3X2048 1333C9DHX Ver3 2 4096MB Kit of 2 N A Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 24 1066 7 7 7 20 lt TR3X6G1333C9 Ver2 1 6144MB Kit of 3 N A Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 24 1333 9 9 9 24 CT12864BA1339 8SFB 1024MB MICRON D9GTS 1333 9 9 9 24 CT12864BA1339 8SFD 1024MB MICRON MT8JF12864AY 1G4D1 1333 9 9 9 24 CT25664BA1339 16SFD 2048MB MICRON DOJNM 1333 9 9 9 24 EBJ11UD8BAFA DG E 1024MB ELPIDA J5308BASE DG E 1333 8 8 8 24 F3 10600CL7D 2GBPI 2048MB Kit
8. 1333 9 9 9 24 OCZ3FXT20002GK 2048MB kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 8 9CAASS37AZZ01D1 2048MB Heat Sink Package P6T6 WS Revolution Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR3 1866MHz capability DIMM socket SS Chip s Timing support Optional Vendor Part No DS Brand Chip NO Dimm Bios Voltage A3 B oy D KHX14900D3K3 3GX XMP 3072MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 1333 9 9 9 24 W1866UX2GB 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 8 8 8 24 1333 9 9 9 24 AXH760UD10 18J XMP 1024MB Heat Sink Package 10 1333 8 8 8 24 AXH860UD20 18J XMP 2048MB Heat Sink Package 10 1333 8 8 8 24 PVS32G1866LLK XMP 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 8 8 8 24 1066 7 7 7 20 PVS32G1866LLK XMP 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 8 8 8 24 1866 8 8 8 24 P6T6 WS Revolution Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR3 1800MHz capability DIMM socket Timing support Optional Dimm Bios Voltage A B C D SS Chip Vendor Part No DS Brand Chip NO BoxP N DH 02GAL F7LK2 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 78 0AGCB BNO CM3X1024 1800C7DIN XMP 1024MB Heat Sink Package BoxP N TW3X4G1800C8DF 4096MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package CM3X2G1800C8D Ver4 1 KHX14400D3 1G 1024MB Heat Sink Package KHX14400D3K2 2GN EPP 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package KHX14400D3K3 3GX XMP 3072MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 1
9. HMT112U6AFP8C G7NO 1024MB HYNIX H5TQ1G83AFPG7C HYMT112U64ZNF8 G7 1024MB HYNIX HY5TQ1G831ZNFP G7 HMT125U6AFP8C G7NO 2048MB HYNIX H5TQ1G83AFPG7C HYMT125U64ZNF8 G7 2048MB HYNIX HY5TQ1G831ZNFP G7 KVR1066D3N7 1G 1024MB ELPIDA J5308BASE AC E KVR1066D3N7 2G 2048MB SAMSUNG K4B1G0846C ZCF8 MT8JTF12864AY 1G1D1 1024MB MICRON 7VD22 MT16JTF25664AY 1G1D1 2048MB MICRON 7VD22 IMSH1GU03A1F1C 10F 1024MB Qimonda IDSH1G 03A1F1C 10F IMSH1GU03A1F1C 10G 1024MB Qimonda IDSH1G 08A1F1C 10G IMSH2GU13A1F1C 10F 2048MB Qimonda IDSH1G 08A1F1C 10F IMSH2GU13A1F1C 10G 2048MB Qimonda IDSH1G 08A1F1C 10G AEH760UD00 10FA98X 1024MB AENEON AEH93R10F M2F2G64CB8HAN4 BE 2048MB Elixir N2CB1G80AN BE aN Side s SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM support A Supports two 2 modules inserted into slots A1 and B1 as one pair of Dual channel memory configuration B Supports three 3 modules inserted into the blue slots A1 B1 and C1 as one set of Triple channel memory configuration C Supports four 4 modules inserted into the blue slots A1 B1 and C1 and the black slot A2 as one set of Triple channel memory configuration D Supports six 6 modules inserted into both the blue slots and the black slots as two set of Triple channel memory configuration aN Visit the ASUS website for the latest QVL ASUS P6T6 WS Revolut
10. Heat pipe 3 The Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near the back IO ports where it can be carried away by existing airflow from CPU fan or bundled optional fan The purpose of the innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does Furthermore it provides options for users to install side flow fan or passive cooler The Heat Pipe design is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to date AN DO NOT uninstall the heat pipe by yourself Doing so may bend the tubing and affect the heat dissipation performance Fan Xpert ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows users to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speed according to different ambient temperature which is caused by different climate conditions in different geographic regions and system loading Built in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of fan speed to achieve a quiet and cool environment See page 4 22 for details ASUS Crystal Sound This feature can enhance speech centric applications like Skype online game video conference and recording NZ D Noise Filter A This feature detects repetitive and stationary noises non voice signals like computer fans air conditioners and other background noises then eliminates it in the incoming audio stream while recording See page 4 32 for details o TPM Support i T
11. O Back Advanced Settings appears SC uer spect progama The zeien ml ba unai You can change comme Sei i page rt mach teem the spactind programs are launched D Change reschiton 1 would bke to use the following 30 settings Change fat parel scaling Aspa desktop color unttngs tate dg y Goba Setup Program Gemen up mm ite dapiays Settings Adjust video color settings Feaure eeng SS onan Aren Hie rei bon Gage Aeteahagng Gamma correcton Ar atanrg Mode Apo caboncontroled Jetakaung Trarapa er off Conformant texture damp Use hardware Extension mg Ka Force mmap Non KT meved GPU acceler aton Ee Gaplay performance made Stereo Display mode Use on board ON connector Texture fiterng Armoton sagir opt of Texture fiterng Nepaeve LOO bas akon Texture fiterina uge Quality Descrpton Typxal usage scenarios System Information Enabling Dual SLI settings From the NVIDIA Control Panel window select Set SLI Configuration Click Enable ge guc E SLI and set the display for viewing SLI Ge Ate ee emmer L Select the SLI configuration for your system rendered content When done click Apply 2 Select the display to view SLI rendered content on e a Se su or HO format sag D E System Information Ser Cancel Enabling Triple SLI settings 1 1 NVIDIA Control Panel From the NVIDIA Control Panel ATDA cone window select Set SLI Configuration S and then cl
12. PCle 2 0 x16_1 and PCle 2 0 x16_3 slots PCle 2 0 x16_3 and PCle 2 0 x16_5 slots PCle 2 0 x16_1 and PCle 2 0 x16_5 slots The SLI bridge cable might not be long enough to connect the graphics cards installed on these two slots In 3 Way SLI mode use the PCle 2 0 x16_1 PCle 2 0 x16_3 and PCle 2 0 X16_5 slots for PCI Express x16 graphics cards to get better performance When using the PCle 2 0 x16_1 PCle 2 0 x16_3 and PCle 2 0 x16_5 slots for 3 Way SLI mode the three slots will work at x16 link while PCle 2 0 x16_2 and PCle 2 0 x16_4 slots are not occupied We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running CrossFireX or SLI mode See page 2 31 for details Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 2 3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment See page 2 29 for details Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 6 Jumpers 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS which include system setup information such as system passwords ee x i DEE e
13. USB78 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB Dim GND USB 5V USB Pr Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard lf your chassis suppots front panel USB ports you can attach a front panel USB cable to these connectors Connect the USB cable to ASUS Q Connector USB blue first and then install the Q Connector USB to the USB connector onboard Chapter 2 Hardware information 5 CPU chassis and power fan connectors 4 pin CRU FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 3 pin PWR_FAN The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 2000 mA 24 W max or a total of 1 A 7 A 84 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector CPU_FAN PWR_FAN GCHA FAN Rotation Rotation 12V 12V GND GND j GND CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN PWM CHA_FAN2 CHA FAN3 Rotation TH P6T6 WS REVOLUTION 4 12V nsus E3 GND A O P6T6 WS REVOLUTION Fan connectors Rotation GND 12V
14. ex ES perene el File name P6T6WS Files of type Bios Files awd bin ami rom D Cancel Zi 1 Update Save BIOS from to a file 2 Update BIOS from the Intern Update system BIOS using a Eed BIOS image file on ASUS Web Site 2 Ge 03 ton ve enet file via Internet for Ensu re to load the BIOS later usage BP BIDS information default settings to ensure Tr system compatibility and 2 i stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu Refer to section 3 9 Exit Menu for details ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 3 3 4 3 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a bootable floppy disk or an OS based utility Z Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 1 2 Insert the USB flash drive that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port and then launch EZ Flash 2 in any of these two ways e Press lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during POST to display the following e Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press lt Enter gt to enable it ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 34 FLASH TYPE MRUCE2Z5NS005 Enter Select or Load Tab Switch V Drive Info Up Down Home End Move B Backup Esc Exit Press lt Tab gt to switch betw
15. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA1366 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss incorrect removal of the PnP cap ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 5 2 3 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU te Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard N e EEN c m BEE e O A oO a OSom Ee E R oO KS E DCH C a P6T6 WS REVOLUTION CPU LGA1366 socket LN Before installing the CPU make sure that the cam box is facing towards you AN To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap and the load lever is on your left Press the load lever with your Retention tab thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab unless you are installing a CPU Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135 angle Lift the load pla
16. Hl SUITE FSB 1335 93 emm lt gt lt gt wm mmm vm mf tb tlt Lat L ee 3 ee High performance 4 20 Chapter 4 Software support 4 3 5 ASUS Al Nap This feature allows you to minimize the power consumption of your computer whenever you are away Enable this feature for minimum power consumption and a more quiet system operation After installing Al Suite from the bundled support DVD you can launch the utility by double clicking the Al Suite icon on the Windows OS taskbar and click the Al Nap button on the Al Suite main window Click Yes on the confirmation screen Are pou sure that you want bo enter Al Nap mode To exit Al Nap mode press the system power or mouse button then click Yes on the confirmation screen Are you sure that you want to leave Al Nap mode To switch the power button functions from Al Nap to shutting down just right click the Al Suite icon on the OS taskbar select Al Nap and click Use power button Unclick the the item to switch the function back ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 21 4 3 6 ASUS Fan Xpert Asus Fan Xpert intelligently allows you to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to different ambient temperatures caused by different climate conditions in different geographic regions and your PC s system loading The built in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of fan speed to achieve a quiet and cool environment Install Al Suite from the
17. Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable olume0 RAIDO Stripe 2 298 0GB Normal Yes Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED t Select ESC Previous Menu DEL Delete Volume 2 Use the up down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete and then press lt Del gt The following warning message appears Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N 3 Press lt Y gt to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu or press lt N gt to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit and then press lt Enter gt The following warning message appears Are you sure you want to exit Y N 2 Press lt Y gt to exit or press lt N gt to return to the utility main menu ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 51 4 4 5 Marvell SAS RAID configurations The Marvell SAS controller allows you to configure RAID 0 and 1 set on the SAS hard disk drives Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set To do this 1 Install two internal SAS hard disk drives to the SAS connectors labeled SAS1 2 2 Boot up your computer and press lt Del gt during POST to enter the BIOS setup 3 Inthe Advanced menu go to Onboard Devices Configuration and enable both Marvell SAS and SAS Boot R
18. OS will be launched directly Installation of at least 1GB system memory is recommended for better performance Installing ASUS Express Gate To install Express Gate on your computer 1 a a A Place the support DVD to the optical drive The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled Autorun feature Click the Utilities tab and then click ASUS Express Gate Installer Select the language for installation and click OK The InstallShield Wizard for Express Gate appears Click Next to continue Select the target disk volume for you to install Express Gate If you have multiple volumes and OS installed in your hard drive it is recommended to install Express Gate in Volume C Click Next to continue Follow the screen instructions to complete installation ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 35 4 36 The First Screen Express Gate s first screen appears within a few seconds after you power on the computer CO gnresee lanahe asus Gees Gig Click any of the application icons to enter Express Gate environment and launch the selected application Turn off the computer Continue booting to existing OS when the timer above the Exit icon counts down to zero 0 click to immediately enter existing OS e To enter the motherboard BIOS setup program click Exit on the Express Gate First Screen and then press the lt Del gt key during POST Click in the Express Gate environment for detailed software instru
19. QuickPath Interconnect 6 x DIMM max 24GB DDR3 2000 0 C 1866 O C 1800 O C 1600 O C 1333 1066 MHz non ECC ECC un buffered memory Triple channel memory architecture Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile XMP Due to Intel spec definition DIMMs of DDR8 1333 or above are supported by specific CPU models only Refer to www asus com or this user manual for the Memory QVL Qualified Vendors Lists 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots at x16 or x8 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots at x16 mode 2 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots at x8 x8 mode 1 x PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot at x4 mode True x16 3 Way SLI in slots 1 3 and 5 when slots 2 and 4 are not occupied Supports NVIDIA Native and GeForce 3 Way SLI Technology Supports ATI CrossFireX Technology up to Quad CrossFireX SLI support may need BIOS update Visit www asus com for more details Intel ICH10R Southbridge 6x SATA 150 300 ports Intel Matrix Storage supporting SATA RAID 0 1 10 and 5 Marvell 88SE6320 controller 2x SAS ports supporting SAS RAID 0 and 1 Marvell 88SE6121 controller 2 x eSATA 150 300 ports SATA On the Go supporting SATA RAID 0 and 1 2 x Realtek 8111C PCle Gigabit LAN controllers supporting teaming function continued on the next page P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary ASUS Special features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features 12 x USB 2 0 ports 6 ports at mi
20. Z The speed of transmission is subject to the actual network environment or status even with Teaming enabled To install Realtek Teaming Utility 1 Place the support DVD to the optical drive Click Realtek Teaming Utility from the Drivers tab 2 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Configuring Realtek Teaming Utility in Windows XP To create a teaming set in Windows XP 1 Launch the Realtek Teaming Utility by clicking Start gt All Programs gt Realtek gt Teaming Utility gt Teaming Utility 2 Select a LAN adapter from the left column select Teaming in the middle column and then click Create Team 3 Enter a name forthe teaming inthe K Team Name box Select a teaming Basic Info mode that best suits your network Team Name environment and then choose Settings the adapters to join the teaming O Load Balance Fail Over set Click OK to finish the teaming O Fast Giga EtherChannel FEC GEC setting Link Aggregation A LACH 802 3ad Add Members Available Adapters ES Realtek RTL8168C P 8111C P PCI E Gigabit C E8 Realtek RTLS168C P 8111C P PCI E Gigabit Chapter 4 Software support To remove a teaming set in Windows XP 1 Launch the Realtek Teaming Utility Be a Virtual Adapters SEITEN EN al Members D I 2 Select the teaming set that you want So to remove in the left column select the virtual adapter in the right column
21. and then click Remove Configuring Realtek Teaming Utility in Windows Vista To create a teaming set in Windows Vista 1 Launch the Realtek VLAN amp Teaming Utility by clicking Start gt All Programs gt Realtek Teaming and VLAN Utility gt Realtek Teaming and VLAN Utility e 2 Choose the adapters to join the D I Realtek Vian amp Teaming Utility teaming set and then select a teaming mode that best suits your network environment Click Teaming to create the teaming set Click OK to close the message windows and finish creating the teaming set Realtek Adapters penan a Healtek RTL8168C P 8111C P Family PCI E DR n2altek RTL8168C P 8111C P Family PCI E Teaming Mode D Load Balance Fail Over D Fast Giga EtherChannel FEC GEC Link Aggregation A LACP 802 3ad ua 1 imn gt Remove To remove a teaming set in Windows Vista 1 Launch the Realtek VLAN A D Realtek Vian amp Teaming Utility Ea Teaming Utility Realtek Adapters 2 Click Remove to remove the Realtek RTL8168C P 8111C P Family PCI E G See Realtek RTL8168C P 8111C P Family PCI E C existing teaming set Teaming Mode D Load Balance Fail Over Fast Giga EtherChannel FEC GEC a Link Aggregation 4 LACP 802 3ad VLAN Teaming l Remove X ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 43 To create a virtual LAN adapter in Windows Vista
22. browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the eg ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 1 4 2 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices ASUS Pete WS REVOLUTION motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Protessional p Drivers L tities Make Disk Luss L zeen Drivers Please selectitems on the right side Click to display the next page ASUS PE 1 NES Bere aT herboard suppor n Professione Divers tities L Mee Manu Cantact 7 Drivers Please selectitems on the right side Click to return to the previous page ASUS InstaAll Installation Wizard for Anti Virus Utility and Drivers Installs all of the drivers and anti virus software through the Installation Wizard Norton Internet Security 2009 Installs the Norton Internet Security 2009 to protect your PC from the latest online threats Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel chipset Inf update program SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX AD2000B audio driver and application 4 2 Chapter 4 Software support Realtek RTL8111B LAN Driver Installs the Realtek Gigabit Ethernet driver Marvell 61xx SATA Driver Installs the Marvell 61xx SATA driver Marvell 64xx 63xx SAS Controller Driver Install
23. 2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows To create a RAID driver disk in Windows 1 Start Windows 2 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive 3 Goto the Make disk menu and then click Intel ICH10R 32 64 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel ICH10R RAID driver disk 4 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Z Write protect the floppy disk to avoid a computer virus infection ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 61 4 5 3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows XP 1 During the OS installation the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver 2 Press lt F6 gt and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive 3 When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install ensure that you select Intel R SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH10R 4 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation To install the RAID driver in Windows Vista 1 Insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive 2 During the OS installation select Intel R SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH10R 3 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation Chapter 4 Software support 4 5 4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation Windows XP may not recog
24. 4 4 4 Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 4 48 4 4 5 Marvell SAS RAID confguratons 4 52 4 5 Creating a RAID driver iSK c ccssesseeeseessseeesseeenseeensenens 4 61 4 5 1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4 61 4 5 2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Wumdowe 4 61 45 3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows OS installation 4 62 4 5 4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4 63 Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5 1 ATI CrossFireX technology ssccsscsscsssssesssesssesseesseesseeeas 5 1 Dalia PO GUIFGINGING a iicsccsicyectedaschcdandintdeaceeatuccssahueeetapedeatenioanaties 5 1 5 1 2 Before you SOI DEE 5 1 Dold Installing CrossFireX graphics cards ssssseeeeeeeeeee 5 2 5 1 4 Installing the device driverg 5 3 5 1 5 Enabling the ATI CrossFireX Technology 5 3 5 2 NVIDIA A Neit die e VE 5 5 5 2 1 PO QUINGIMO INS cies chsncunmeruventandsndeobiassviadeuseoineateiedivalceendes 5 5 5 2 2 Installing two SLl ready graphics cards 00saeeeeeeeena 5 6 5 2 3 Installing three SLl ready graphics Cards 5 7 5 2 4 Installing the device driverg 5 8 5 2 5 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology 5 8 vii viii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interfe
25. 6 4GT s and a max bandwidth of up to 25 6GB s Intel Core i7 Xeon series processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world Refer to page 2 5 for details The Intel X58 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support latest Intel Core i7 Processors and Intel s next generation system interconnect interface Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI providing improved performance by utilizing serial point to point links allowing increased bandwidth and stability It also supports up to 36 PCI Express 2 0 lanes providing better graphics performance Triple Channel DDR3 2000 0 C 1866 0 C 00 1800 0 C 1600 0 C 1333 1066 support GY GY The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2000 O C 1866 O C 1800 0 C 1600 O C 1333 1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics multimedia and Internet applications The triple channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance See page 2 11 for details a P Six PCle 2 0 x16 slots onboard h This motherboard brings users the revolutionary flexibility for simultaneously using a variety of expansion cards See page 2 20 for details Chapter 1 Product Introduction SLI and CrossFireX on Demand The motherboard breaks the boundaries to bring you the multi GPU choice of either 3 Way SLI or 2 Way Cros
26. ACPI state Repost Video on S3 Resume No Soe SE ACPI 2 0 Support Disabled PER ACPI APIC Support Enabled gt APM Configuration k Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc 3 6 1 Suspend Mode Auto Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto 3 6 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 3 6 3 ACPI 2 0 Support Disabled Add additional tables as per ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options Disabled Enabled 3 6 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 6 5 APM Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY APM Configuration lt Enter gt to select EE a whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled S
27. CPUID 106A2 Select Screen Select Item Change Option Enabled General Help Enabled Save and Exit Intel R Virtualization Tech Enabled Exit CPU TM function Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Scroll down to display the following items CPU Ratio Setting C1E Support Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Auto Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Intel R HT Technology Enabled Active Processor Cores A11 A20M Disabled Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled Intel R TurboMode tech Enabled Intel R C STATE Tech Disabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Chapter 3 BIOS setup CPU Ratio Setting Auto Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The valid value ranges differently according to your CPU model CIE Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Enhanced Halt State support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R Virtualization Tech Enabled The Intel Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to ru
28. Doing so may cause the system to halt For system failure due to the wrong setting of the OV_CPU jumper shut down the computer and move the cap back to pins 1 2 According to Intel CPU spec DIMMs with voltage requirement over 1 65V may damage the CPU permanently We recommend you install the DIMMs with the voltage requirement below 1 65V The system may need a better cooling system for example a water cooling system to work stably under high voltage settings 2 22 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 Connectors 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors 1 2 3 4 5678 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 PS 2 keyboard mouse combo port This port is for a PS 2 keyboard or a PS 2 mouse 2 Coaxial S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S PDIF cable 3 LAN 2 RJ 45 port This Marvell LAN port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 4 LAN 1 RJ 45 port This Marvell LAN port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications To compliant with Energy Star 4 0 LAN 1 and LAN 2 ports do not support WOL Wake on LAN function 5 Center Subwoofer port orange This port connects the center subwoofer speakers LAN port LED indications Activity Link LED Speed LED a aa OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connectio
29. Marvell en Group Ltd Selection Controller Jevices RAID Select Device For Advanced Operation Physical Disks ID Port Disk Name Size Max Advanced Menu 0 0 SAS T336754SS 36 7GB SAS Disk Verify 1 1 SAS S T336754SS 36 7GB SAS Low Level Format ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit 2 Press lt Y gt after the confirmation screen appears 3 The utility verifies the selected disk When completed press lt ESC gt to return to the Advanced Operation screen 4 58 Chapter 4 Software support To run Low Level Format 1 Inthe Advanced Operation screen use the arrow key to select a disk and press lt Enter gt or lt Space gt The Advanced Menu appears Select Low Level Format and press lt Enter gt Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices Select Device For Advanced Operation Physical Disks ID Port Disk Name Size Max Advanced Menu 0 0 SAS ST336754SS GONIGBINSAS Disk Verify ch SAS ST336754SS 36 7GB SAS Low Level Format ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit The Low Level Format feature supports SAS HDDs only 2 Press lt Y gt after the confirmation screen appears You cannot recover lost data if you run low level format on the selected disk Make sure you back up important data before running low level format 3 The utility runs low level format on the selected disk DO NOT reset the computer or shut down the power during the operati
30. RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 or the Intel Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 11 Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Disables or enables device write protection This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS Configuration option Disabled Enabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Selects the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 3 3 6 AHCI Configuration This menu is the section for AHCI configuration It appears only when you set the item Configure SATA as from the sub menu of SATA Configuration to AHCI AHCI Settings Some SATA CD DVD in NISEN AHCI mode need to SATA Portl Not Detected SATA Port2 Not Detected SATA Port3 Not Detected SATA Port4 Not Detected SATA Port5 Not Detected SATA Porte Not Detected AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out 35 Selects the boot time out value for SATA CD DVD devices in AHCI mode Congifuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 AHCI Porti 6 XXXX Displays the status of auto detection of SATA devices AHCI Portl Device Not Detected Select the type Eee of devices connected SATA Portl Auto to the system SMART Monitoring Enabled SATA Port Auto Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system Configuration options Auto Not Ins
31. Restore default Click to apply Click to abort settings settings settings Configuration options in Advanced settings menu The following lists the configuration options and their definitions in Advanced settings menu CPU Frequency Raises or lowers CPU frequency to a certain percentage vCore Voltage Downgrade Lowers CPU vCore voltage High Downgrades voltage to the highest level for CPU power saving Small Downgrades voltage to the minimum level Chipset Voltage Downgrade Turns on off chipset voltage Turn Off hard disks Turns off hard disk drives when they are not accessed after a certain time CPU Loadline Sets up the CPU loadline to manage CPU power saving Light Saves CPU power to the minimum level Heavy Saves CPU power to the highest level Chapter 4 Software support e Fan Control Adjusts fan speeds to reduce noise and save system power i Quiet Lowers CPU fan speed and shuts off two chassis fans Slow Lowers CPU fan and two chassis fan speeds Al Nap Idle Time Enters Al Nap mode after a certain time during system idle process Refer to the following table for the configuration options in each mode Configuration options CPU Frequency vCore Voltage Downgrade Chipset Voltage Downgrade Turn Off hard disks CPU Loadline Fan Control NENET Idle Time Z Turbo Mode Overclocking 1 to 30 N A N A Never After 3 mins After 5 hours N A N
32. an additional Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port s If you are using ASUS HDMI equipped graphics card connect the HDMI card to this connector with a S PDIF out cable g GG B ASUS P6T6 WS REVOLUTION l prn m lala malala malala m a D LI O en 2 32 SPDIF_OUT SPDIFOUT gt Ke P6T6 WS REVOLUTION Digital audio connector Z The S PDIF out cable is purchased separately Chapter 2 Hardware information 11 System panel connector 20 8 pin PANEL This connector supports several chassis mounted functions DE a g PLED SPEAKER i E ssb H H DEER d DSSA eH a 2 OOO o PANEL FEIT PIN 1 Gg 7 Do SO on z5 35 g 29 eg 8 7 u i Oo E aa P6T6 WS REVOLUTION rd S zus UU IDE_LED PWRSW RESET JA m mes Om Requires an ATX power supply
33. blue 7 pin SATA1 6 2 26 12 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM 2 25 15 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP 2 30 16 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT 3 32 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 2 3 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 4 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1366 socket designed for the Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition Core i7 Processor aN Make sure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU Connect the chassis fan cable to the CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability AN Upon purchase of the motherboard make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard
34. bundled support DVD To launch the ASUS Fan Xpert utility double click the Al Suite icon on the Windows notification bar and click the Fan Xpert button on the Al Suite main window Click the dropdown list button and display the fan types Select CPU Fan or Chassis Fan Dropdown list button Click to display the dropdown list and select a fan profile mode Click to save the setup 4 22 Fan Kpert Fan Name CPU Fan Profile Silent Click to open the Calibration wiondow Click to display the current CPU temperature and the fan speed ratio Click to cancel the Fan Xpert utility Chapter 4 Software support Fan profile modes Disable Select this mode to disable the Fan Xpert function Standard This mode makes the fan adjust speed in moderate pattern Silent This mode minimizes fan speed for quiet fan operation Turbo This mode boosts the fan to achieve maximal fan speed for the best cooling effect Intelligent This mode automatically adjusts the CPU fan speed with the ambient temperature Stable This mode keeps the CPU fan at the same speed to avoid noise caused by the unsteady fan rotation However the fan will speed up when the temperature exceeds 70 C User This mode allows you to change the CPU fan profile under certain limitation For Chassis Fan only Disable Standard Silent Turbo modes could be selected f i Click to close the ey window w Fan Kpert V
35. d ajll ajll ajll ollo EI EI E E E E E E LAN2_USB34 E E E E E E coe ca On ca cae ce 2 elo ojlo ojlo ae i N N N N N N TAIRHIHHR ejeje ejeje S N N N Va o w lt T a a o 9 H 3 SYS LIEHehil elle 2 2 212 2 2 SS alla a ja alla a LAN1_USB12 fv X X iv X X L bell A ao ajla cS ae Se eae l CH 1 OI AUDIO Intel X58 EATXPWR O 3 H CHA_FAN1 aa H 3 CHA FAN d oo zm E Besse PCIEX16_2 SE gt gt _ NVIDIA nForce 200 Marvell 88SE8320 PCIEX16_3 LL PCIEX16_4 P6T6 WS REVOLUTION PCIEX16_5 Gs ICH10R ZE E EE GE lt LL nn CHA_FAN3 O Super g SATA3 SATA1 SAS1 SATA4 SATA2 SAS2 NI TurboV AD2000B e 16 See USB1112 USB910 USB78 TPM Ge ee BS SB_PWR anre El ren inr ir iri C SCH IT USCH mH C 13 12 W Als e LN Refer to 2 7 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors 2 2 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 2 Layout contents Connectors Jumpers Slots Page 1 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 8 pin EATX12V 2 31 2 LGA1366 CPU Socket 2 3 CPU chassis and power fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 3 pin PWR_FAN 4 DDR3 DIMM slots 2 11 CPU DRAM Bus QPI DRAM overvoltage settings 3 pin OV_CPU 3 pin OV_DRAM_Bus 3 pin OV_QPI_DRAM Marvell 88SE6320 SAS RAID connector black 2 27 7 pin SAS1 2 7 ICH10R Serial ATA connectors
36. disk drives you can create a RAID O 1 5 and 10 configuration with the Intel Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel ICH10R RAID controller i H q He woke NN NN Za Za SE Za BB ER BB ER z SR SE SE SR 2552559 2552552 Orrorro Orrorro g SATA1 SATA2 V CC E Za 2g Zi 38 SS EE SS RR Ss Es sL EE 2552552 2552552 oO Orrorro Orrorro SATA3 SATA4 Y ee o sg se Se ER Se SS Ee Gg Sp Sg lt 2 EE P6T6 WS REVOLUTION 9332332 29332332 prg Orrorro Orrorreo mO Esans SATA6 Pd P6T6 WS REVOLUTION SATA connectors NOTE Connect the right angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device Or you may connect the right angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards LN e These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default In Standard IDE mode you can connect Serial ATA boot data hard disk drives to these connectors If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors set the Configure SATA as item in the BIOS to RAID See secti
37. do overclocking fan control power saving and quiet thermal control Marvell RAID Utility Installs Marvell RAUD Utility Realtek Teaming Utility Installs the Realtek Teaming Utility Adobe Reader 8 Installs the Adobe Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF Ulead Burn Now Installs the Ulead Burn Now application for Audio DVD CD and data disc creation Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound DirectX improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates Corel MediaOne Starter Installs the Corel MediaOne Starter application to easily manage edit share and protect your multimedia data Ulead Photolmpact 12 SE Installs the Photolmpact image editing software Winzip 11 Installs the Winzip utility for easy file compression and protection ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 5 4 2 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel ICH10R or Marvell 61xx driver disk Make disk Please selectitems on the right side Intel ICH10R 32 64 bit AHCI RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 32 64bit RAID AHCI driver disk Marvell 61xx 32 64bit SATA RAID Driver A
38. how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS setup 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 Managing and updating your BIOS csscssssesseeesseesseeees 3 1 BIOS setup progra ss vcceievecsc cess estvenscsvacssevinscurccersnterveventectectcns 3 6 Matn MENU asniensis 3 9 Al TW CARON eege 3 14 Advanced mMenu sssssssssssssssnnsnnnnnrrennnnrennnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn 3 22 POWER TING BEE 3 28 BV OG EE 3 32 TOOLS TT UE 3 36 RUE TNC aE 3 40 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input Output System BIOS setup ASUS Update Updates the BIOS in Windows environment ASUS EZ Flash 2 Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Restores the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities aN Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash drive in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility 3 1 1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to S
39. of 2 N A Heat Sink Package 1337 7 7 7 18 F3 10600CL8D 2GBHK 2048MB Kit of 2 N A Heat Sink Package 1337 8 8 8 22 F3 10600CL9D 2GBNQ 2048MB Kit of 2 N A Heat Sink Package FLFD45F B8EE9 1024MB ELPIDA J1108BASE DJ E 1333 9 9 9 24 KVR1333D3N9 1G 1024MB ELPIDA J1108BASE DJ E 1333 9 9 9 24 KVR1333D3N9 2G 2048MB ELPIDA J1108BASE DJ E 1333 9 9 9 24 MT8JTF12864AY 1G4BYES 1024MB MICRON ZOHWR 1333 9 9 9 24 MT16JTF25664AY 1G4BYES 2048MB MICRON ZOHWR 1333 9 9 9 24 e le le leie le leie leie le le ls OCZ3RPX1333EB2GK 1024MB N A Heat Sink Package 1333 9 9 9 24 1066 6 5 5 20 0CZ3X13333GK 3072MB Kit of 3 N A Heat Sink Package 7 7 7 1066 6 6 6 16 lt I III IIIS SKIS OCZ3P13332GK 1024MB N A Heat Sink Package 7 7 7 20 1333 9 9 9 24 OCZ3P13334GK OCZ3RPX1333EB4GK 4096MB Kit of 2 N A Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package 7 1333 7 7 7 20 1066 6 5 5 OCZ3G1333LV6GK 6144MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 1066 7 7 7 20 OCZ3P1333LV6GK IMSH2GU13A1F1C 13H 4096MB Kit of 2 6144MB Kit of 3 2048MB Qimonda Heat Sink Package IDSH1G 03A1F1C 13H 7 7 7 1066 7 7 7 20 9 1333 9 9 9 24 M378B2873DZ1 CH9 1024MB SAMSUNG K4B1G0846D 9 1333 9 9 9 24
40. processing relational database applications enterprise resource planning and other business systems Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage technology supported by the ICH10R chip allows you to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 function to improve both system performance and data safety You can also combine two RAID sets to get higher performance capacity or fault tolerance provided by the difference RAID function For example RAID 0 and RAID 1 set can be created by using only two identical hard disk drives Chapter 4 Software support 4 4 2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect the SATA signal cables 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 4 4 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup befo
41. the web browser bookmarks cookies browsing history etc This is useful in the rare case where corrupt settings prevent the Express Gate environment from launching properly The first time wizard will run again when you enter the Express Gate environment after clearing its settings ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 38 3 8 3 ASUS OC Profile This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings Add Your CMOS Profile Allows you to save the current BIOS file to the BIOS Flash In the Name sub item type your profile name and press lt Enter gt and then choose a profile number to save your CMOS settings in the Save To sub item You can save two 2 CMOS profiles Load CMOS Profile Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash Press lt Enter gt and choose a profile to load Start O C Profile Allows you to run the utility to save and load CMOS Press lt Enter gt to run the utility ASUSTek O C Profile Utility V1 34 Enter Select or Load Tab Switch V Drive Info Up Down Home End Move B Backup Esc Exit Chapter 3 BIOS setup E e This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent the system boot failure We recommend that you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory CPU configuration and BIOS version Only the CMO file c
42. three identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system See page 2 31 for details LN e We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment The NVIDIA Triple SLI technology is supported by Windows Vista operating system only Visit the NVIDIA zone website http Awww nzone com for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 9 5 5 2 2 Installing two SLI ready graphics cards aN The following pictures are for reference only The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models but the installation steps remain the same 1 Prepare two SLI ready graphics cards 2 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation 3 Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 4 Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Ensure that the connector is firmly in place 5 Connect two independent auxiliary pow
43. 0 ports 3 and 4 These 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 14 Optical S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S PDIF cable 15 USB 2 0 ports 5 and 6 These 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 7 2 Internal connectors 1 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM Optional This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity Ce Fr zZ Ee Q co Asa SZLO J AOFZJF JALA PIN 1 a TPM KEGOIT CEECEE P6T6 WS REVOLUTION Ko KL P m c TY E P6T6 WS REVOLUTION TPM connector NC aN The TPM module is purchased separately ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 25 ICH10R Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA 1 6 blue These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives If you installed Serial ATA hard
44. 1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0O UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 3 3 5 Storage Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices installed in the system Select an item then press lt Enter gt if you want to configure the item SATA Configuraton Enhanced Configure SATA as IDE Disabled Compatible Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Enhanced IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 SATA Configuration Enhanced Configuration options Disabled Compatible Enhanced Configure SATA as IDE Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI LN e Ifyou want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want to create a RAID 0
45. 2 1 BL12864BA1608 8SFB XMP 6144MB Kit of 3 1024MB Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 24 1333 9 9 9 24 1601 8 8 8 24 F3 12800CL7D 2GBHZ 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 1601 7 7 7 18 F3 12800CL9D 2GBNQ 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 1333 9 9 9 24 F3 12800CL7D 4GBPI KHX12800D3LLK3 3GX XMP 4096MB Kit of 2 3072MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package 7 7 7 18 1333 9 9 9 24 1333 9 9 9 24 KHX12800D3K2 4G 4096MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 1066 7 7 7 20 OCZ3P1600EB1G 1024MB Heat Sink Package 7 6 6 24 1333 7 7 7 20 OCZ3T1600XM2GK XMP OCZ3G1600LV3GK 2048MB Kit of 2 3072MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package 1601 8 8 8 28 8 8 8 1066 7 7 7 20 OCZ3P1600EB4GK 4096MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 7 7 6 1333 7 7 7 20 OCZ3X16004GK 4096MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 7 7 7 20 OCZ3G1600LV6GK 6144MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 8 8 8 1066 7 7 7 20 AXH760UD10 16H 1024MB Heat Sink Package 1601 9 9 9 28 AXH860UD20 16H 2048MB Heat Sink Package 1601 9 9 9 28 996657 4096MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 7 7 7 20 PVT33G1600ELK 3072MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 24 1066 7 7 7 20 PVS34G1600LLKN 4096MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 7 7 7 20 1066 7 7 7 20 PVT36G1600ELK 6144MB Kit of 3
46. 333 9 9 9 24 OCZ3P18002GK 2048MB kit of 2 Heat Sink Package OCZ3P18004GK 4096MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package TX1800KLU 2GK XMP 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package PVS32G1800LLKN EPP 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 8 8 8 20 1066 7 7 7 20 Chapter 2 Hardware information P6T6 WS Revolution Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR3 1600MHz capability Vendor Part No AD31600E001GMU XMP 3072MB Kit of 3 SS D Chip S Brand Chip NO Heat Sink Package Timing Dimm Bios 8 8 8 24 1333 9 9 9 24 Voltage 1 65 1 85 DIMM socket support Optional A B C AD31600F002GMU XMP 6144MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 7 7 7 20 1333 9 9 9 24 1 75 1 85 BoxP N TWIN3X2048 1600C7DHXIN CM3X1024 1600C7DHXIN XMP Ver3 1 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 7 7 7 20 1333 9 9 9 24 1 80 TR3X3G1600C8D XMP Ver2 1 3072MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 8 8 8 24 1601 8 8 8 24 TR3X3G1600C9 XMP Vert 1 3072MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 24 1601 9 9 9 24 BoxP N TW3X4G1600C9DHXNV CM3X2G1600C9DHXNV Ver4 1 4096MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 1333 9 9 9 24 BoxP N TWIN3X4096 1600C7DHXIN CM3X2048 1600C7DHXIN Ver3 1 4096MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package 1601 7 7 7 20 TR3X6G1600C8D XMP Ver2 1 6144MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 8 8 8 24 1601 8 8 8 24 TR3X6G1600C9 XMP Ver
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48. A Never After 3 mins After 5 hours ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution N A Keep Bios Setting Slow Medium Power Saving Mode Maximum Power Saving Mode Downclocking 1 to 50 Small High Small High High Performance Mode N A Downclocking 1 to 50 On Off On Off Never After 3 mins After 5 hours Never After 3 mins After 5 hours Never After 3 mins After 5 hours Light Heavy Light Heavy Keep Bios Setting Quiet Never After 3 mins After 5 hours Never After 3 mins After 5 hours Never After 3 mins After 5 hours The values of the previous table are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for updates 4 27 4 28 4 3 8 ASUS TurboV ASUS TurboV allows you to overclock the CPU frequency CPU voltage QPI Memory controller voltage and DRAM voltage in Windows environment and takes effect in real time without exiting and rebooting the OS AN Refer to the CPU documentation before adjusting CPU voltage settings Setting a high voltage may damage the CPU permanently and setting a low voltage may make the system unstable LN e For system stability all changes made in ASUS TurboV will not be saved to BIOS settings and will not be kept on the next system boot Use the Save Profile function to save your customized overclocking settings and manually load the profile after Windows starts For system stability set ASUS EPU 6 Engine to High Per
49. A rem WA rpm VA rpm WA rpm i rpm WA rpm WA rpm WA rpm A rpm Calibrate Note If the CPU temperature is too high CPU Fan will keep fu or CPU protection So the result of calibartion is not correct Click to get the calibration between the fan rotation and fan speed ratio ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 23 4 3 7 ASUS EPU 6 Engine ASUS EPU 6 Engine is an energy efficient tool that satisfies different computing needs This utility provides four modes that you can select to enhance system performance or save power Selecting Auto mode will have the system shift modes automatically according to current system status You can also customize each mode by configuring settings like CPU frequency vCore Voltage and Fan Control Installing 6 Engine To install 6 Engine on your computer 1 Place the support DVD to the optical drive The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature 2 Click the Drivers tab and then click ASUS EPU 6 Engine 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching 6 Engine Launch 6 Engine by double clicking the 6 Engine icon on the Windows notification area The first time you launch 6 Engine the following message will appear asking you to run Calibration first Running ge l R You are running Six Engine for the first time calibration allows the system to Please close unnecessary programs and run the calil detect CPU prope
50. AND MODEL NAME BACKUP BRAND MODEL NAME SIZECMB OTHER STORAGE MODEL NAME SIZECMB Filelist Displays the contents of the support DVD in text format E Filelist File Edit Format View Help File list for the included support software for P6T6 WS REVOLUTION motherboard Notepad Chipset Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility v9 1 0 1012 for windo Audio 32bit soundmax Audio Driver v5 10 1 6520 for windows xP 2003 CWHQL 64bit Soundmax Audio Driver v5 10 2 6520 for windows 64bit xP 2003 CwHQL Vista soundmax Audio Driver V6 10 1 6520 for 32bit Windows Vista CWHOL soundmax Audio Driver V6 10 2 6520 for 64bit windows vista CwHa RAID IMSM Install Intel R Matrix Storage Manager V8 7 0 1007 for windows xP Vvista 200 Driver ICHLOR AHCI RAID Driver for windows xP Vista 2003 2008 amp 64bit xP Vi Makebisk Make ICHLOR AHCI RAID Driver Disk for Windows xP Vista 2003 2008 amp 6 Mavvell 61xx Driver Marvell 885E61xx SATA Controller Driver v1 2 0 57 for windows xP Vis Makenizk Make Marvel 88SE61xx SATA Controller Driver Disk V1 2 0 57 for wind 63xx Driver Marvell 885E6320 SAS Controller Driver v3 1 0 20 for windows xP Vist mMakebisk Make Marvell 885E6320 SAS Controller Driver Disk Driver v1 2 0 57 fo Install Marvell 885E6320 Sas Controller Driver v3 1 0 20 for windows XP vist Marvell 885E61xx SATA Controller Driver v1 2 0 57 for windows xP Vis MRU Mar
51. AT gt SAT gt SAT gt SAT k Sto gt sys The other items Advanced Power Boot and Exit on the menu bar have their respective menu items 3 2 5 Sub menu items Main menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub menu To display the sub menu select the item and press lt Enter gt 3 2 6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press lt Enter gt to display a list of options Refer to 3 2 7 Pop up window 3 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press lt Enter gt e to display a pop up window with the SS configuration options for that item 3 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do Pop up window not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt keys to display the other items on the screen Scroll bar 3 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic
52. D ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Contents COMENTS eee etre e cies cunauncenmeusenacenavebdacarsneetestnsneatncsuatt iii die viii Se rte ix PROUT TIS UI TE X P6T6 WS Revolution specifications SUMMAary s ssssssussusnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne xii Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 1 Er l sisariensa AEE EEEE 1 1 1 2 Wl Du 1 1 1 3 ls ERT 1 2 1 3 1 Product INCI S sapiatocsaiesscensasevexshrerupoeeines teecocaeemeaeessunis 1 2 1 3 2 ASUS Unique features A 1 3 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Before VOU PVOCCOG E 2 1 2 2 Motherboard OVEIVICW siiiscsicseseecccssecerscecvexccavtissscccecssvenstbbeervexveereas 2 2 22 1 Motherboard Re EE 2 2 222 MAY OU eer 2 3 2 2 3 Placement direction asnscivavesevceacueravateteeotnaricrenevitnweicthend 2 4 2 2 4 Screw holes cceecccssscecsseeesseeesseeeeseeessaeessnreessneessneeess 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU ccsssscsssesessssseeesseeeessseees 2 5 2 3 1 Installing the CPU ssaniccsresntenicasinrenietmainasceceie
53. DDR3 1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only According to Intel CPU spec DIMMs with voltage requirement over 1 65V may damage the CPU permanently We recommend you install the DIMMs with the voltage requirement below 1 65V Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Due to the memory address limitation on 32 bit Windows OS when you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard the actual usable memory for the OS can be about 3GB or less For effective use of memory we recommend that you do any of the following Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32 bit Windows OS Install a 64 bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more on the motherboard For more details refer to the Microsoft support site at http support microsoft com kb 929605 en us This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 Mb 32MB chips or less Memory chip capacity counts in Megabit 8 Megabit Mb 1 Megabyte MB The default memory operation frequency is dependent on its SPD Under the default state some memory modules for overclocking may operate at a lower frequency than the vendor marked value For system stability use a more efficient memory cooling system to support a full memory load 6 DIMMs or overclocking condition Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM AN Make sure to unplug the p
54. E Voltage Auto 3 19 3 4 14 ICH Voltage Auto 3 19 3 4 15 ICH PCIE Voltage Auto 3 19 3 4 16 DRAM Bus Voltage Auto 3 19 3 4 17 DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA B C Auto 3 20 3 4 18 DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA B C Auto 3 20 3 4 19 Load Line Calibration Auto 3 20 3 4 20 CPU Differential Amplitude JAutol 3 20 3 4 21 CPU Clock GkewI Autol ENN 3 20 3 4 22 CPU Spread Spectrum TAutol 3 21 3 4 23 OH Clock Skew Auto oannnennnnnnnnnnnnnnennennneennnnnnnennnne 3 21 3 4 24 PCIE Spread Spectrum Auto cccccscccsesssseeesnees 3 21 Advanced RU 3 22 3 5 1 CPU COnNg UratiON sosisini taana 3 22 To 2a 92 EE 3 24 3 5 3 Onboard Device Copnfouraton ken 3 25 3 5 4 USB Configuration cccccescesssssscsssesseeesseeess 3 26 CR MM ck cd Geen een rene eee eer eee 3 27 Power IMG NG eege 3 28 3 6 1 Suspend Mode Auto cc ccccsssecsssseessssseeessseeeeeees 3 28 3 6 2 Repost Video on S38 Resume Nol 3 28 3 6 3 ACPI 2 0 Support IUDusabled A 3 28 vi Contents 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 6 4 ACPI APIC Support IEnabled 3 28 36 5 FEW GCOMMOUPAUOR E 3 29 3 6 6 PIAL W ANC H e ll ie 3 30 BOOLMENU zea 3 32 3 7 1 Boot Device Priority ccccccssssesssseesssteesssseeesssnnees 3 32 3 7 2 Boot Settings Configuration ccceceeeseeeeeeeeeeeee 3 33 Ja OO It erea EAE EEE 3 34 10015 UNE 3 36 3 8 1 Eeer 3 36 3 8 2 Express Gateftnabiedl 3 37 383 ASUS OC te UN 3 3
55. FullSpeed 12 Mbps Configuration options FullSpeed HiSpeed The USB 2 0 Controller Mode item appears only when you enable the USB 2 0 Controller BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Allows you to enable the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable the support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto 3 26 Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 9 9 PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Plug And Play O S No When set to NO BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to YES and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 27 3 6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management APM Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ai Tweaker Advanced Tools Exit Suspend Mode Auto Select the
56. Hardwarelds scsi iaAHCl_ICH10R and Hardwarelds scsi iastor_ICH8RICH9RICH10RDO sections in the txtsetup oem file 9 Type the following line to the bottom of the two sections id USB VID_xxxx amp PID_xxxx usbstor Hardwareids scs7 1aadHCI_ICHLOR id P V OD ATIA Ooel iastor USE gt WID OSEE amp PIO 6901 usbstor Mitsumt Hardwarerds scs1 as5stor_ICH8RICHSRICHL RDO Lc E H AOR BAD TERI Oo T uaertor USE VID_OZEE amp PID_690L usbstor Mitsumi aN Add the same line to both sections Z The VID and PID vary with different vendors e 10 Save and exit the file 4 64 Chapter 4 Software support This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple ATI CrossFireX and Multiple GPB technology support 5 1 ATI CrossFireX technology ssccssccsscsessessessessesssenseesees 5 1 5 2 NVIDIA SLI technology ssccsscsscsesssesseesessesseessensesssenseeeas 5 5 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 5 1 ATI CrossFireX technology The motherboard supports the ATI CrossFireX technology that allows you to install multi graphics processing units GPU graphics cards Follow the installation procedures in this section 5 1 1 Requirements In CrossFireX mode you should have two identical CrossFireX ready graphics cards or one CrossFireX ready dual GPU graphics card that are ATI certified Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX te
57. M391B2873DZ1 CH9 M378B5673DZ1 CH9 1024MB 2048MB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG K4B1G0846D ECC K4B1G0846D 9 1333 9 9 9 24 M391B5673DZ1 CH9 2048MB SAMSUNG K4B1G0846D ECC 9 1333 9 9 9 24 TS128MLK64V3U TS256MLK64V3U 1024MB 2048MB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG K4B1G0846D K4B1G0846D 9 1333 9 9 9 24 9 1333 9 9 9 24 9 1333 9 9 9 24 AEH760UD00 13H 1024MB AENEON AEH93R13H 1333 9 9 9 24 FSX1333D3G 1G FSX1333D3G 2G 1024MB 2048MB N A N A Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package 1066 7 7 7 20 1066 7 7 7 20 M2F2G64CB8HA4N CG 2048MB Elixir N2CB1G80AN CG 1333 9 9 9 24 PDC32G1333LLK PVT33G1333ELK 1024MB 3072MB Kit of 3 PATRIOT Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package 7 1337 7 7 7 20 9 9 9 24 1066 7 7 7 20 PVT36G1333ELK 6144MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 24 1066 7 7 7 20 Chapter 2 Hardware information P6T6 WS Revolution Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR3 1066MHz capability DIMM socket support Timing Optional Vendor Part No Dimm Bios Voltage c D CM3X1024 1066C7 1024MB N A Heat Sink Package CT12864BA1067 8SFB 1024MB MICRON Z9HWQ CT12864BA1067 8SFD 1024MB MICRON D9JNL CT25664BA1067 16SFD 2048MB MICRON D9JNL EBJ11RD8BAFA AE E 1024MB ELPIDA J5308BASE AC E ECC EBJ11UD8BAFA AG E 1024MB ELPIDA J5308BASE AC E
58. OM 4 Press lt F10 gt to save the changes and exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Enable or Disable High Definition Audio Enabled pe neers ay ee cae Front Panel Type HD Audio Marvell Storage Enabled Marvell SAS Enabled SAS Boot ROM Enabled Marvell LAN2 Enabled LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled aN The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Chapter 4 Software support Marvell RAID BIOS Configuration utility To enter the Marvell RAID BIOS setup utility 1 Boot up your computer 2 During POST press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt to enter the utility main menu Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices Adapter 1 11AB 6320 2 1 0 09 00 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0A 500 018000000000 5005018000000001 5005043011AB0000 5005043011AB0000 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit 3 Press lt Enter gt and select a desired adapter for RAID configuration Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Controller Devices Select Adapter Adapter 1 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 53 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set To create a RAID set 1 From the utility menu bar select RAID gt Create array Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Control
59. P6T6 WS Revolution en E O 2 Be KE OI K a KS E4665 Second Edition May 2009 Copyright 2009 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AN
60. S Q Connector allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard This unique module eliminates the trouble of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding wrong cable connections See page 2 34 for details ASUS O C Profile The motherboard features the ASUS O C Profile that allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings The BIOS settings can be stored in the CMOS or a separate file giving users freedom to share and distribute their favorite settings See page 3 38 for details ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1 7 1 8 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Lo The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file See page 3 5 for details ASUS EZ Flash 2 Kg EZ Flash 2 is a user friendly BIOS update utility Simply press the predefined hotkey to launch the utility and update the BIOS without entering the OS Update your BIOS easily without preparing a bootable diskette or using an OS based flash utility See page 3 4 and 3 36 for details ASUS MyLogo2 Witt This feature allows you to convert your favorite photo into a 256 color boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen See page 4 10 for details ASUS Multi language BIOS Bo The multi language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the available options The localized BIOS setup menu helps you configure you
61. SATA3 ATAPI DVD DH1 System Time SATA4 Not Detected SATA5 Not Detected SATA6 Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit Storage Configuration System Information v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Sub menu items Navigation keys 3 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Ai Tweaker For changing the overclocking settings Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tools For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 3 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings The navigation keys may differ from one screen to another ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 7 3 8 3 2 4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar a displays the specific items for that SES E menu For example selecting Main oe Se shows the Main menu items ti ni gt aan gt sar gt S
62. Supervisor Password then press lt Enter gt The message Password Uninstalled appears aN If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings 3 34 Chapter 3 BIOS setup Security Settings lt Enter gt to change password lt Enter gt again to disabled password Supervisor Password Installed User Password Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Setup User Access Level Full Access This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items Configuration options No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field Limited allows changes only to selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password Select the Change User Password item and press lt Ente
63. TION A505 E DC CJ CJ Em Dia CHASSIS P6T6 WS REVOLUTION Chassis intrusion connector Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector la Keceeg Ey g SENSE2_RETUR PRESENCE PORT1 L fe GND m sl PORT2 R fm e SENSE1_RETUR AGND DEE e OO O zz Z i a AAFP al HH PIN 1 PIN 1 l _ 7 H e S O g xg a J Eer ebe OO uQ se EE a N Ser Ee P6T6 WS REVOLUTION z 2 Gi E eg HD audio compliant Legacy AC 97 pin definition compliant definition P6T6 WS REVOLUTION Steg front panel connector K We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability H you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector ensure that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS is set to HD Audio I
64. abled Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific condition Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following two items appear only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to Manual D O C P or X M P BCLK Frequency XXX Allows you to adjust the Internal Base Clock BCLK Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value You can also type the desired value using the numeric keypad The values range from 100 to 500 PCIE Frequency XXX Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the PCIE frequency The values range from 100 to 200 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 15 3 4 5 DRAM Frequency Auto Allows you to set the DDR3 operating frequency Configuration options Auto DDR3 800MHz DDR3 1066MHZz Z The DRAM Frequency configuration options vary with the BCLK Frequency item settings eme Selecting a very high DRAM frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting 3 4 6 UCLK Frequency Auto Allows you to set the Uncore Clock Ratio UCLK Configuration options Auto DDR3 1600MHz DDR3 2033MHz Z The UCLK Frequency configuration options vary with the DRAM Frequency item settings 3 4 7 QPI Frequency Auto Allows you to set the QuickPath Interconnect QPI frequency Configuration options Auto 4331MHz 5293MHz 5774MHz 3 4 8 DRAM Timing Control A
65. adjusting BCLK frequency X M P H you install memory module s supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile X M P Technology choose this item to set the profile s supported by your memory module s for optimizing the system performance Chapter 3 BIOS setup The configuration options for the following sub item vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard DRAM O C Profile DDR3 1339MHZ This item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to D O C P and allows you to select a DRAM O C profile which applies different settings to DRAM frequency DRAM timing and DRAM voltage Configuration options DDR3 1339MHz DDR3 1603MHz eXtreme Memory Profile High Performance This item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to X M P and allows you to select the X M P mode supported by your memory module Configuration options High Performance High Frequency To obtain the best performance of the X M P DIMM or 1600MHz DIMM install only one DIMM on each memory channel 3 4 2 CPU Ratio Setting Auto Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value 3 4 3 Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled When set to Disabled the CPU runs at its default soeed When set to Enabled the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system Configuration options Disabled Enabled 3 4 4 Intel R Turbo Mode Tech En
66. al 2 x External SATA ports 2 x RJ45 ports 6 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 8 channel Audio UC Internal UO Connectors 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 6 x SATA connectors Blue 2 x SAS connectors Black 1 x CPU Fan connector with PWM control 3 x Chassis Fan connectors with Q fan control 1 x Power Fan connector Front panel audio connector 1 x S PDIF Out Header Chassis Intrusion connector CD audio in 24 pin EATX Power connector 8 pin ATX 12V Power connector System Panel Q Connector 1 x TPM connector BIOS Features 16 Mb AMI BIOS PnP DMI 2 0 WfM 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 2 0a Green Manageability WOL by PME WOR by PME WOR by Ring Chassis Intrusion PXE Al Net 2 Support DVD Contents Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS Al Suite Image Editing Suite Anti virus software OEM version Form Factor ATX Form Factor 12 x 9 6 30 5cm x 24 5cm Specifications are subject to change without notice XIV This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product introduction 1 1 VE CN 1 1 1 2 WIEL EC 1 1 1 3 NEE 1 2 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution motherboard The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in y
67. an be loaded 3 8 4 AINET 2 BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Check Realtek LAN Cable Disabled Enables or disables checking of the Realtek LAN cable during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 39 3 40 3 9 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the Exit amp Save Changes changes Exit amp Discard Changes Discard Changes F10 key can be used Load Setup Defaults for this operation Select Screen tt Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit Exit amp Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Ok to save changes and exit i 4 If you attempt to exit the Setup p
68. anmeeresernieaces 2 6 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fon 2 9 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 0aaaaanaaaaaaa 2 10 2 4 Systemi MIMS INNO E 2 11 2 4 1 EE tege 2 11 2 4 2 Memory enee 2 12 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM E 2 13 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Q cc ecssseessseesseseesseeeesserseeneseees 2 13 2 5 XDAN SION E CC 2 18 2 5 1 Installing an expansion Card 2 18 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion Card 2 18 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments sc saree snsnesctscsscsesscnevernienectensenereseees 2 19 2 5 4 PCI Express 2 0 X16 SlOtS erne 2 20 2 6 MUTT OLS eos ia et nse caesarean e p aa a inne 2 21 Contents 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 CONNECCION S vicisse snaa iE a ADENAS 2 23 2 7 1 Rear panel conpechors NENNEN 2 23 2 7 2 Internal connectors eegene 2 25 G P Diagnosis card installation cccsssseesseesseeeseesesees 2 35 2 8 1 G P Diagnosis card Javout 2 35 282 Installing G P Diagnosis card usgerbugegtseege egggueeuueepen 2 35 2 8 3 G P Diagnosis card check codes 2 36 Starting up for the first time csccssssesssesssessseeeseeeesseees 2 37 Turning Off the COMPUTEL csccsseesseessseesseeesseesseeeeseeeneeees 2 38 2 10 1 Using the OS shut down Tunchon 2 38 2 10 2 Using the dual function power switch 2 38 Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 1 3 2 3 3 Managing and updating your BIOS csssssssessseesseeessees 3 1 3 1 1 ASUS Update utility ccccsecsssesssseessseesses
69. arvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Controller Devices Selection RAID RAID Config A Delete array 73 2GB RAIDO ONLINE 64KB WriteBack 0 1 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit 2 Select a desired array to delete and select NEXT Press lt Y gt after the confirmation screen appears Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Controller Devices Selection RAII RAID Config A Delete array 73 2GB RAIDO ONLINE 64KB WriteBack 0 1 Delete the array Y 3 Press lt Y gt again to confirm and delete the selected array You cannot recover lost data if you delete an array Make sure you back up important data before deleting an array ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 57 Advanced Operation From the utility menu bar select Devices and then press lt Enter gt The Advanced Operation screen appears You can run Disk Verify and Low Level Format in the Advanced Operation screen Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell E Group Ltd Selection Controller Select Device For Advanced Ee 0 0 SAS ST336754SS 36 7GB SAS 3 0 Tet SAS ST336754SS 36 7GB SAS 3 0 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit To run Disk Verify 1 Inthe Advanced Operation screen use the arrow key to select a disk and press lt Enter gt or lt Space gt The Advanced Menu appears Select Disk Verify and press lt Enter gt Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007
70. ately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan Your Intel LGA1366 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push pin design and requires no tool to install lf you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly lf you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly ensure that the Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 9 Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN
71. ave the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file Update the BIOS directly from the Internet View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package Z ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support DVD in the optical drive 2 From the Main menu click the Utilities tab and then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 1 Updating the BIOS through the Internet Z Quit all Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 From the Windows desktop click Start gt Programs gt ASUS gt ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears Internet Internet Explorer CA E mail Outlook Express Internet Explorer Ki Voice Editor NW pen Q Outlook Express w MSN Explorer pa Remote Assistance Windows Media Player vi 3 Windows Messenger 3 Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or click Auto Select Click Next Before Continue please make sure that your system KE Eet You con then web site by yourself or click AutoSelect baton ASUS Update will choose the best s
72. ay Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clock 15 DRAM Clock 2nd Information 1N 52 0 0 The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub items DRAM Timing Mode Auto Configuration options Auto 1N 2N 3N DRAM Round Trip Latency on CHA Auto Auto Advance 15 Clock Advance 1 Clock Normal Delay 1 Clock Delay 15 Clock DRAM Round Trip Latency on CHB Auto Auto Advance 15 Clock Advance 1 Clock Normal Delay 1 Clock Delay 15 Clock DRAM Round Trip Latency on CHC Auto Auto Advance 15 Clock Advance 1 Clock Normal Delay 1 Clock Delay 15 Clock 3rd Information 6 6 13 9 9 9 7 6 4 7 7 4 The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub items DRAM WRITE to READ Delay DD Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clock 8 DRAM Clock DRAM WRITE to READ Delay DR Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clock 8 DRAM Clock DRAM WRITE to READ Delay SR Auto Configuration options Auto 10 DRAM Clock 25 DRAM Clock DRAM READ to WRITE Delay DD Auto Configuration options Auto 2 DRAM Clock 14 DRAM Clock DRAM READ to WRITE Delay DR Auto Configuration options Auto 2 DRAM Clock 14 DRAM Clock DRAM READ to WRITE Delay SR Auto Configuration options Auto 2 DRAM Clock 14 DRAM Clock ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 17 Z eg DRAM READ to READ Delay DD Auto Configuration options Auto 2 DRAM C
73. bled SAS Boot ROM Enabled Realtek LAN1 Enabled Realtek LAN2 Enabled LAN Boot ROM Disabled High Definition Audio Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the High Definition Audio Controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Front Panel Type HD Audio Allows you to set the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to legacy AC 97 or high definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports Configuration options AC97 HD Audio Marvell Storage Controller Legacy Mode Allows you to select the onboard Marvell storage controller mode Configuration options Legacy Mode RAID Mode Disabled Marvell Storage Boot ROM Disabled This item appears only when you set the previous item to Legacy Mode or RAID Mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Marvell SAS Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell SAS controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled SAS Boot ROM Enabled This item appears only when you set the previous item to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled aN Due to DOS environment limitation only one Boot ROM can be enabled and set as the boot device If you enable the Marvell Storage Boot ROM item or set ICH10R SATA mode to RAID the SAS Boot ROM item will be disabled and hidden Realtek LAN1 2 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Realtek LAN port1 2 Configuratio
74. c pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED mem KI r Ga alaaa alaia el D C Ko a SB_PWR P6T6 WS REVOLUTION Ko es Gi ums E O eat Standy Power Powered Off P6T6 WS REVOLUTION Onboard LED ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 1 Motherboard layout a ciOOOUL Cru Cales UUU o KB MS_USB56 oO EATX12V Hpi e D En 9 gt E S SPDIF_012 e a NA STIIS IS T 2 CC Si Ei 5 5 E 5
75. ccuracy The VCT feature reduces networking and support costs through a highly manageable and controlled network system This utility can be incorporated in the network systems sofware for ideal field support as well as development diagnostics Using the Virtual Cable Tester To use the the Marvell Virtual Cable Tester utility 1 Launch the VCT utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start gt All Programs gt Marvell gt Virtual Cable Tester 2 Click Virtual Cable Tester from the menu to display the screen below E VCT Tester ALASKA Virtual Cable Tester VCT Pair Distance Status Ji 1 2 20m Open cable Open cable Open cable Open cable WRC 3 Click the Run button to perform a cable test Wy e The VCT utility only tests Ethernet cables connected to Gigabit LAN port s The Run button on the Virtual Cable Tester main window is disabled if no problem is detected on the LAN cable s connected to the LAN port s H you want the system to check the status of the LAN cable before entering the OS enable the item Post Check LAN Cable in the BIOS Setup Chapter 4 Software support 4 3 3 ASUS PC Probe Il PC Probe Il is a utility that monitors the Computere vital components and detects and alerts you of any problem with these components PC Probe II senses fan rotations CPU temperature and system voltages among others Because PC Probe II is software based you can start monitoring
76. chnology Download the latest driver from the AMD website www amd com Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system See page 2 31 for details aN We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment Visit the ATI Game website http game amd com for the latest certified graphics card and the supported 3D application list 5 1 2 Before you begin For ATI CrossFireX to work properly you have to uninstall all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1 Close all current applications 2 For Windows XP go to Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs For Windows Vista go to Control Panel gt Programs and Features 3 Select your current graphics card driver s d For Windows XP select Add Remove For Windows Vista select Uninstall 5 Turn off your computer ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 5 1 5 1 3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards LN The following pictures are for reference only The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models but the installation steps remain the same 1 Prepare two CrossFireX ready graphics cards 2 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slo
77. close the Preference panel ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 13 4 14 Button Functhon conrre A Opens the the Configuration window Opens the Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window USAGE Opens the hard disk drive memory CPU usage window JE Shows Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Ga Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem the main window right handle turns red as the illustrations below show When displayed the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red Refer to the Monitor panels section for details Preference You can customize the application using piaren the Preference section in the main window Click the box before each preference to activate or deactivate Aways op Top Enable Monitoring Panel Scheme Right Small Enable Sound Effect Run in Boot up Session Chapter 4 Software support Hardware monitor panels The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation CPU temperature and voltages The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes hexagonal large and rectangular small When you check the Enable Monitoring Panel option from the Preference section the monitor panels appear on your computer s desktop Small display Large display Changi
78. corrupted BIOS file 4 Turn off the system after the utility completes the updating process and power on again 5 The system requires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover BIOS setting To ensure system compatibility and stability we recommend that you press lt F2 gt to load default BIOS values AN DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 5 3 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 3 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section explains how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you can change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware chip The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility
79. ctions Knowing the Express Gate hot keys Here is a list of common used hot keys for Express Gate In the First Screen Key Function PAUSE BREAK Power off Continue to boot OS Function lt Alt gt lt Tab gt Switch between applications lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt Bring up Power Off dialog box lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Print Screen gt Save screen snapshot as picture to file lt Ctrl gt lt Space gt Switch the input language between English and default input language lt Ctrl gt lt Shift gt Switch between input languages Chapter 4 Software support Using the LaunchBar The LaunchBar allows you to launch applications or configure system settings The LaunchBar can be configured to auto hide and dock on any of the four sides of the screen 07 03 PM Mon 1208 2006 Starts the Web Browser for quick access to the World Wide Web You can also view PDF files on web pages or from your USB storage device Express Gate supports file uploading from ODD and USB drives and downloading to USB drives only Starts the Photo Manager image viewer Starts the Text Chat instant messaging tool Starts the Skype application which lets you call other people on Skype for free as well as offering affordable high quality voice communications to phones all over the world O Accesses the Online Games feature An indicator under an application icon denotes that the application is already runn
80. ctor with the TPM connector and press firmly until the card sits on the connector completely ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 35 2 36 2 8 3 G P Diagnosis card check codes oo CR CS g detection and sizing A4 DR nen Dune e ae C ic fs DR so a oc Detect PS2 keyboard rice voa sos ES Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 9 Starting up for the first time ig After making all the connections replace the system case cover Be sure that all switches are off Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector Turn on the devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c System power After applying power the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up For systems with ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a powe
81. d you can restore Express Gate to its factory settings To restore Express Gate to factory settings Click Configuration Panel in the LaunchBar 2 Inthe Configuration Panel click Environment Settings 3 Inthe General tab click Restore A confirmation dialog box will open Click Yes to immediately restart Express Gate to finish clearing system settings All bookmarks network settings and other changes you made will be cleared The first time Wizard will run again when you enter the Express Gate environment after clearing its settings Configuring Express Gate in BIOS Setup Enter BIOS setup by clicking Exit on the Express Gate First Screen and then press the lt Del gt key during POST Express Gate configuration options are under the Tools menu See chapter 3 for details BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot ASUS EZ Flash 2 Express Gate Enabled Enter OS Timer 10 Seconds Reset User Data No gt ASUS O C Profile gt AI NET 2 aN The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen Chapter 4 Software support Updating Express Gate You may update your existing Express Gate application to new versions New versions of the Express Gate application will be released regularly adding refinements or new applications You can find original version of the application on the support DVD or download new versions fro
82. d board 6 ports at back panel ADI AD2000B 8 channel High Definition Audio CODEC Supports Jack Detection Multi streaming and Front Panel Jack Retasking technology Coaxial Optical S PDIF out ports at back I O ASUS Noise Filtering ASUS Exclusive Features ASUS EPU 6 Engine ASUS True 16 2 Phase Power Design ASUS Al Nap ASUS Workstation Unique Features G P Diagnosis card ASUS SASsaby cards support ASUS WS Diag LED ASUS WS Heartbeat SAS onboard ASUS Al Life Features ASUS Express Gate ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Fanless Design Heat pipe solution ASUS Fanless Design Stack Cool 2 ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q Shield ASUS Q Connector ASUS OC Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS TurboV utility Precision Tweaker 2 vCore Adjustable CPU voltage at 0 00625V increment vCPU PLL 36 step reference voltage control vDRAM Bus 49 step DRAM bus voltage control vChipset N B 31 step chipset voltage control vNB PCle 65 step chipset PCle bus voltage control SFS Stepless Frequency Selection Internal Base Clock tuning from 100MHz up to 500 MHz at 1MHz increment PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 180MHz at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection ASUS C P R CPU Parameter Recall continued on the next page xiii P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary Back Panel I O Ports 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Mouse combo port 1 x S PDIF Out Coaxial Optic
83. disks to create Create Array Size Max Speed Status See EZE 36 6GB SAS 3 0 FREE 6GB SAS 3 FREE Capacity MB RAID1 36 6G SAS 3 0 Stripe Size Quick Init Cache Mode WriteBack Array Name Disks ID NEXT ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit LN s The available RAID sets vary with the number of disks you select The RAID sets that you are not allowed to create are grayed out e Except for the RAID Level item we recommend you keep the default values for the other items in Create Array screen ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 55 6 A confirmation screen appears Press lt Y gt to confirm the array creation Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices RAID Config a Select free disks to create Create Array RAIDO 73240 73240 64KB No WriteBack Size Max Speed Status 36 6GB SAS 3 0 FREE 36 6GB SAS 3 0 FREE 01 Create the array Y 7 The newly created array appears in the RAID menu Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices RAID 73 2GB RAIDO ONLINE 64KB WriteBack 0 1 SAS ST336754SS 36 7GB SAS 3 0 FULLASSIGN SAS ST336754SS 36 7GB SAS 3 0 FULLASSIGN ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit 4 56 Chapter 4 Software support Deleting an array To delete a RAID set From the utility menu bar select RAID gt Delete array and then press lt Enter gt The Delete array screen appears 1 M
84. e auto optimized xxkkkkk k Please key in numbers directly CPU Voltage Auto CPU PLL Voltage Auto QPI DRAM Core Voltage Auto IOH Voltage Auto IOH PCIE Voltage Auto ICH Voltage ICH PCIE Voltag v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen t Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen d Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Scroll down to display the following items DRAM Bus Voltage Auto DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA Auto DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA Auto DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB Auto Select Screen DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHB Auto ty Select Item DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHC Auto Enter Go to Sub Screen DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHC Auto na Change Option e e e KKK KR KKK KR e e e e e Fe KK k k ke ke k ke ke k ke ke ke k k k k k k k k k k kkk k F1 General Help Load Line Calibration Auto F10 Save and Exit CPU Differential Amplitude Auto ESC Exit CPU Clock Skew Auto CPU Spread Spectrum Auto IOH Clock Skew Auto PCIE Spread Spectrum Auto v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc 3 4 1 Ai Overclock Tuner Auto Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system D O C P Overclocks DRAM frequency by
85. e needs Chapter 1 Product Introduction ASUS Power Saving Solution ASUS Power Saving solution intelligently and automatically provides balanced computing power and energy consumption ASUS EPU 6 Engine The new ASUS EPU the world s first power saving engine has been upgraded to a new 6 engine version which provides total system power savings by detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power in real time With auto phase switching for components which includes the CPU VGA card memory chipset hard drives and CPU cooler system fans the EPU automatically provides the most appropriate power usage via intelligent acceleration and overclocking helping save power and money See page 4 24 for details Al Nap za With AI Nap the system can continue running at minimum power and noise when you are temporarily away To wake the system and return to the OS environment simply click the mouse or press a key See page 4 21 for details ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more stable and enhances the overclocking capability SA Fanless Design Stack Cool 2 2 ASUS Stack Cool 2 is a fan less and zero noise cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board PCB to dissipate heat these critical components generate ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1 5 1 6 e Fanless Design
86. ect the front panel cables to the ASUS Q Connector Refer to the labels on the Q Connector to know the detailed pin definitions then match them to the respective front panel cable labels The labels on the front panel cables may vary depending on the chassis model 2 Install the ASUS Q Connector to the system panel connector making sure the orientation matches the labels on the motherboard 3 The front panel functions are now enabled The figure shows the Q Connector properly installed on the motherboard 2 34 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 8 G P Diagnosis card installation 2 8 1 G P Diagnosis card layout LED 0 and 1 Power Switch Press to turn ON or OFF the computer Reset Button Press to restart the computer Card connector 2 8 2 Installing G P Diagnosis card AN Make sure to turn off the power supply unit before installing the diagnosis card to avoid electrical shock hazard 1 Locate the TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM on the motherboard ij EC O Fi WW J lan aalala walaa n a SRN l 2 With the LEDs of the diagnosis card facing to the SATA ports align the card conne
87. een drives until the correct BIOS file is found When found EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done AN e This function can support devices such as a USB flash drive with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure LN Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu Refer to section 3 9 Exit Menu for details Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can restore a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive that contains the BIOS file aN The BIOS file in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS file published on the ASUS official website If you want to use the newer BIOS file download the file at support asus com and save it to a USB flash drive Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive or the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file to the USB port 3 The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the
88. eessneeesees 3 1 S12 ASUS EZ Flash d E 3 4 3 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ee eeeeeeseeeteeeeees 3 5 BIOS setup DEE 3 6 3 2 1 BIOS menu screen 3 7 3 2 2 Menu e 3 7 3293 Navigation KEYS vecrcicnscescyavrsiedienctnapersarvossnneieentenbnesnastoess 3 7 32A MENURO EE 3 8 S20 Sub menu HEI sisccsacscassarmesencdescndkecuveveeasaataneneenedeesbeunenss 3 8 3 2 6 Configuration fields cic cexicxsasncnnsasseceidscssedeicenescvnsiannereesnace 3 8 3 2 7 Pop Up WINdOW oer caisceteee se aceecnt ttcateaeetn tree cvaces mating dspustentntabes 3 8 328 Soroll Eege 3 8 329 General help E 3 8 AER pT E E E 3 9 3 3 1 System Time XX XX XX ugereest 3 9 3 3 2 System Date Day vxkyivvvsl 3 9 339 cCanguage ENISA E 3 9 SoA GATA het 3 10 3 3 5 Storage CGonfguraton een 3 11 3 3 6 AHCI Configuration EE 3 12 3 3 7 System Information sec csats caisevenescassnesvesndcnseesevecsaxsacecescians 3 13 Contents 3 4 3 9 3 6 eg UE 3 14 3 4 1 Ai Overclock Tuner Auto 3 14 3 4 2 CPU Ratio Setting Auto 3 15 3 4 3 Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled 00 3 15 3 4 4 Intel R Turbo Mode Tech Enabled c ccccceee 3 15 3 4 5 DRAM Frequency IAutol 3 16 3 4 6 UCLK Frequency I Autol 3 16 3 4 7 QPI Frequency Auto EE 3 16 3 4 8 DRAM Timing Control Auto 3 16 3 4 9 CPU Voltage Auto 3 18 3 4 10 CPU PLL Voltage Auto 3 18 3 4 11 QPI DRAM Core Voltage IAutol 3 18 34 12 OM Voltage AUTO E 3 19 3 4 13 IOH PCI
89. elect Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system goes on after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute RTC Alarm Second will become user configurable with set values Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to disable the Power On by PS 2 keyboard function or set specific keys on the PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key ASUS P6T6 WS R
90. ent d esoe Ges USB Root Hub vendors amp USB Root Hub d Click Details tab The Vendor ID Matson ss Poppy Properties VID and Product ID PID are General Driv Details _ displayed op Mitsumi USB Floppy Device Instance Id USB VID_O3EE amp PID_6901 B amp 35EDAGE 78082 5 Browse the contents of the RAID driver disk to locate the file E Windows cannot open this file txts et u p oe m File txtsetup oem To open this file Windows needs to know what program created it Windows 1 R 1 line to look it tomaticall lly select P list of 6 Double click the file A window lle lagen omatically or you can manually select from a list o appears allowing you to select the What do you want to do H S Use thi i i ppropri program for opening the oem file ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 63 7 Use Notepad to open the file Open With J Choose the program you want to use to open this file File txtsetup cem Programs Recommended Programs D Notepad fan Other Programs D Adobe Reader 8 1 Internet Explorer W Paint windows Media Player SST Windows Picture and Fax Viewer A WordPad Type a description that you want to use for this kind of file _ Always use the selected program to open this kind of file Browse If the program you want is not in the list or on your computer you can look for the appropriate program on the Web 8 Find the
91. er sources from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately 6 Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card SLI bridge Goldfingers Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5 2 3 Installing three SLI ready graphics cards 1 Prepare three SLI ready graphics cards 2 Insert the three graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation 3 Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 4 Align and firmly insert the 3 Way SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Ensure that the connector is firmly in place 5 Connect three independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the three graphics cards separately 6 Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card 3 Way SLI bridge ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 5 2 4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers aN Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com If you are using a Triple SLI system ensure to install the NVIDIA 3 way SLI driver under Windows Vista The NVIDIA 3 way SLI technology is supported by Windows Vista o
92. evolution 3 29 3 6 6 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 42 5 C 108 5 F MB Temperature 36 C 96 5 F Sea TOURA raura CPU Fan Speed 2057RPM CPU Q Fan Control Disabled Chassis Fan 1 Speed N A Chassis Fan 2 Speed N A Chassis Fan 3 Speed N A Chassis Q Fan Control Disabled Power Fan Speed N A Ee CPU Voltage 1 176v Select Item Voltage 3 168v Change Field Voltage 5 022v General Help 11 800Vv Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Voltage CPU Temperature xxx C xxx F MB Temperature xxx C xxx F The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A CPU Q Fan Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Q fan control feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you enable the CPU Q Fan Control item CPU Fan Profile Standard Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the ASUS Q Fan When set to Standard the CPU fan automatically adjusts depending on the CPU temperature Set this item to Silent to minimize fa
93. ey to select between Yes or No then press lt Enter gt to confirm your choice Please refer to section 3 1 2 for details ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 34 FLASH TYPE E BOARD P6T6 WS REVOLUTION BOARD Unknown VER 0202 VER Wnknown DATE 1070972008 DATE Unknown Enter Select or Load Tab Switch V Drive Info Up Down Home End Move B Backup Esc Exit 3 36 Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 8 2 Express Gate Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Express Gate feature The ASUS Express Gate feature is a unique instant on environment that provides quick access to the Internet browser and Skype Refer to section 4 3 10 ASUS Express GATE for details Configuration options Enabled Disabled Enter OS Timer 10 Seconds Sets countdown duration that the system waits at the Express Gate s first screen before starting Windows or other installed OS Choose Prompt User to stay at the first screen of Express Gate for user action Configuration options Prompt User 1 second 3 seconds 5 seconds 10 seconds 15 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds Reset User Data No Allows you to clear Express Gate s user data Configuration options No Reset When setting this item to Reset make sure to save the setting to the BIOS so that the user data will be cleared the next time you enter the Express Gate User data includes the Express Gate s settings as well as any personal information stored by
94. f you want to connect an AC 97 front panel audio module to this connector set the item to AC97 See page 3 25 or details Chapter 2 Hardware information 8 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 8 pin EATX12V These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit EEE gt gt gt gt 3 Volts GND AAAA 12 Volts 5 Volts Pott 12 Volts 5 Volts 5V Standby 5 Volts Power OK 5 Volts Gas GND GND 2 2 z 5 Volts GND Oooo GND GND 5 Volts PSON GND GND 3 Volts 12 Volts 3 Volts 3 Volts Eech P6T6 WS REVOLUTION PIN 1 Se wn ZESLES OO 1 mA mmm O mom P6T6 WS REVOLUTION ATX power connectors e For a fully configured system we recommend that you use a power supply unit PSU that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 or later version and provides a minimum power of 600 W Do not forget to connect the 8 pin EATX12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot Use of a PSU with a higher p
95. formance Mode while using ASUS TurboV To launch ASUS TurboV 1 Install the ASUS TurboV utility from the motherboard support DVD 2 Click start gt All Programs gt ASUS gt TurboV gt TurboV Save the current settings as a profile Voltage Adjustment bars Shows more Applies all Undoes all settings changes changes Default Target immediately without settings settings applying Z Overclocking tips For advanced overclockability adjust first the Ai Tweaker items in BIOS and then proceed more detailed adjustments using TurboV The BCLK Frequency setting in BIOS affects the adjustable range of CPU Frequency in TurboV For advanced overclocking Set BCLK Frequency in BIOS to 200MHz or above for an adjustment range from 200MHz to 500MHz in TurboV For general overclocking Set BCLK Frequency in BIOS below 200MHz for an adjustment range from 100MHz to 250MHz in TurboV Chapter 4 Software support Advanced settings menu Click More Setting from the TurboV main screen to display detailed configuration options for CPU chip voltage DRAM Reference voltage and CPU ratio Advance Mode Advanced CPU and DRAM voltage settings Adjusts CPU core ratio Displays CPU frequency aN e Only Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition processors support the CPU Ratio function Set the CPU Ratio Setting BIOS item to Auto before using the CPU Ratio function in TurboV See page 3 23 for details The value shown in CPU Rat
96. graphics cards Click Go to continue to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution Catalyst TM Control Center By Personalize View k Sort By 7 Refresh Paste Paste Shortcut New k ATI CrossFireX is a multi GPU Zil ing platform that will offer you the ae p ch maen With the ATI CrossFireX certified motherbo more compatible ATI certified graphics which will gece Es probes ality performance and multi GP A rendering on all apy Configurati uration Please select one of the following Catalyst Control Center Advanced View Use default settings 5 3 Enabling Dual CrossFireX settings 1 In the Catalyst Control Center window click Graphics Settings gt CrossFireX gt Configure 2 From the Graphics Adapter list select the graphics card to act as Bn EE GPUs the display GPU ee Cage Come 3 Select Enable CrossFireX 4 Click Apply and then click OK to exit the window Letty PU Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5 2 NVIDIA SLI technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology that allows you to install multi graphics processing units GPU graphics cards Follow the installation procedures in this section 5 2 1 Requirements In Dual SLI mode you should have two identical SLl ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified In Triple SLI mode you should have
97. he left panel of the tab lists all logical drives Click a hard disk drive to display the information on the right panel The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used blue and the available HDD ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 17 Memory usage The Memory tab shows both used and available physical memory The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents gy Available the used blue and the available physical memory Configuring PC Probe Il Click esmeze to view and adjust the sensor threshold values The Config window has two tabs Sensor Threshold and Preference The Sensor Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts or change the temperature scale 9 Config Gi Preterence Temperature Enabled Sensor Name Nominal Value Current Yalue Threshold L eu 43 ky Sp 4 M 34 x F W Soco o o De Com o evens Ca SS x Loads the default threshold values for Cancels or Loads your saved each sensor ignores your configuration Applies your changes Saves your changes configuration 4 18 Chapter 4 Software support 4 3 4 ASUS Al Suite ASUS Al Suite allows you to launch EPU 6 Engine Al Nap Fan Xpert and TurboV utilities easily Installing Al Suite To install Al Suite on your computer 1 Place the support DVD to the optical drive The Drivers installati
98. hen press lt Space gt to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press lt Enter gt after completing your selection 6 Use the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and then press lt Enter gt The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The following are typical values RAID 0 128KB RAID 10 64KB RAID 5 64KB aN We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 When the Capacity item is selected enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press lt Enter gt The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Volume item is selected press lt Enter gt The following warning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or lt N gt to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu Deleting a RAID set A N Take caution when deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set To delete a RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select 2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Chapter 4 Software support Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1038 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved
99. his motherboard supports the Trusted Platform Module TPM which provides you with enhanced data protection via high level encryption decryption and ensures platform integrity The TPM meets the Windows Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption hardware requirement for a more secure working environment See page 2 25 for details Z The TPM module is purchased separately Chapter 1 Product Introduction ASUS Express Gate Taking only 5 seconds to go online from bootup Express Gate is the one stop gateway to instant fun It s a unique motherboard built in OS You can utilize the most popular Instant Messengers IM like MSN Skype Google talk QQ and Yahoo Messenger to keep in touch with friends or quickly check on the weather and e mails just before leaving your house What s more the user friendly picture manager lets you view your pictures without entering Windows at anytime See page 4 35 for details Z The actual boot time depends on the system configuration ASUS EZ DIY ASUS EZ DIY feature collection provides you easy ways to install computer components update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings ASUS Q Shield The specially designed ASUS Q Shield provides conductivity to best protect your motherboard against static electricity damage and shields it against Electronic Magnetic Interference EMI Without the usual fingers present this new design is convenient and safe to install ASUS Q Connector Wes ASU
100. ick Enable 3 way NVIDIA eg ze SLI When done click Apply Your graphics cards feature NVIDIA SLI technology for significant improvements in rendering perf Direct3D and OpenGL applications Select the SLI configuration for your system Playing 3D games Using any application that renders hardware accelerated Direct3D or OpenGL content Select the 3D Settings tab and enable the Show SLI Visual Indicators item When this item is enabled a green bar appears on the left side ofthe screen while 3D demonstrations are rendered indicating the 3 way SLI status ions Select the SLI configuration for your system 5 Do not use SLI technology Enable 3 way NVIDIA SLI recommended eles Description AI NVIDIA GPUs work together with SLI technology to increase the rendering performance of your 3D applications S Typical usage scenarios System Information Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support
101. if you do not want to detect this item ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 31 3 7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Tools Exit Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Eeer Device Priority k Boot Device Priority sequence k Boot Settings Configuration A virtual floppy disk Security drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device Select Screen tt Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc 3 7 1 Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequence from the Ist Boot Device Removable Dev available devices 2nd Boot Device Hard Drive 3rd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Boot Device Priority Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends 1st xxth Boot Device xxx Drive These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options Removable Dev Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM Disabled 3 32 Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 7 2 Boot Setti
102. ing In the rare case that one of the above applications stops responding you can right click on its icon and then select Close to force it to close The smaller icons on the right side of the LaunchBar are Opens Express Gate Help Shows About Express Gate Opens ASUS Utility Panel if supported Opens Network settings Opens Volume Control Opens Configuration Panel which lets you specify network settings and other preferences SAMA ex oi USB drive indicator This icon appears only when a removable storage device USB drive is inserted into the system Lift clicking on it will open d the File Manager window Right click on it to eject the removable storage device USB drive ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 37 4 38 Exit Express Gate Click the Yes button to enter the operating system you installed on the hard disk drive Power Off Click the Yes button to turn off the computer Getting on the Internet In the first time of using Express Gate or if Internet doesn t seem to be working you have to manually configure network settings To configure network settings 1 Click Configuration Panel in the Network x Launch Bar Profile se 2 Inthe Configuration Panel click Eee Network E 192 168 223 128 mN 3 Make the proper network configurations S75 Each network interface is enabled immediately when you check the box Pen next to it wed xDSUcable dial up The number of the LAN
103. io Mode may be higher than your CPU default setting This is due to Intel s Dynamic Speed Technology of automatic CPU ratio overclocking You may turn off this feature in BIOS for manual CPU ratio adjustment See page 3 24 for details ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 29 4 3 9 SoundMAX High Definition Audio utility The ADI AD2000B High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8 channel audio capability through the SoundMAX audio utility with AudioESP software to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC The software implements high quality audio synthesis rendering 3D sound positioning and advanced voice input technologies Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD2000B Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package to activate the SoundMAX audio utility If the SoundMAX audio utility is correctly installed you will find the SoundMAX icon on the taskbar BE 10 53 AM A SoundMAX audio utility for Windows Vista Volume The Volume tab allows you to adjust the individual volume of playback and recording devices You can also set the default audio output and input device in this tab al SoundMAX Audio Settings k E P a Playback Devices Volume A Speakers SPDIF Interface ine In hone Drag to Setup ER adjust p device Listening Experience volume Recording Experience Mute a Advanced Defaut E Click to show more devices Recording Devices Microphone Line I
104. ion Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard ASUS PETE WS REVOLUTION motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Prafdssional Divers tities L Make Disk L Mei L Ge Drivers Please selectitems on the fight side Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format ASUS_MB G File Edit view Favorites Tools Help 1 ba JO search 1 Folders ak File and Folder Tasks Drivers Publish this folder to the Web E Share this Folder Manual Kl LinuxDrivers x Other Places A Kl Software 3 My Computer ag ZB e F Ei 3 i My Documents L Autorun Filelist E Shared Documents Setup Information Text Document 1 KB 3 KB SQ My Network Places readme P6TEWS ROM frag ROM Fie 2 048 KB PREN seur SC Text Document Details ER 1KB Setup exe manifest MANIFEST File agemmeg og T Techsupp 3 ver tag Text Document TAG File ZER 1KB Chapter 4 Software support Technical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support E Techsupp Notepad ES File Edit Format View Help CONTACT NAME FAX CAREA MOTHERBOARD REVISION BIOS 40140 CPU BRAND SPEEDC MHZ DRAM BRAND 2 SPEED ns SIZECMB CACHE BRAND SPEED ns SIZECKB MODEL NAME SIZEC MB CDROM BR
105. ion 2 17 2 5 Expansion slots In the future you may need to install expansion cards The following sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support 4 Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card Ak Si 6 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with itand make the necessary hardware settings for the card Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings T 2 3 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 3 for information on BIOS setup Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page Install the software drivers for the expansion card LN When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherw
106. ise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable Refer to the table on the next page for details Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 2 1 3 4 5 11 Con 6 8 9 a REIS 1 2 3 4 5 7 Reserved Numeric Data Processor Reserved esch wesch P IRQ assignments for this motherboard IOH PCIE16_1 24 2 26 27 28 29 30 3i PCIE16_2 ICH A B C D E F e H USB controller 4 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 5 4 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots This motherboard has six PCI Express 2 0 x16 slots that support PCI Express X16 2 0 graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specifications Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots PCle 2 0 x16_1 slot PCle 2 0 x16_6 slot at x4 mode at x16 or x8 mode K PCle 2 0 x16_5 slot at x16 mode PCle 2 0 x16_2 slot at x8 mode PCle 2 0 x16_4 slot at x8 mode PCle 2 0 x16_3 slot at x16 or x8 mode In single VGA card mode use first the PCle 2 0 x16_1 slot for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to get better performance In CrossFireX mode use the PCle 2 0 x16_1 and PCle 2 0 x16_3 or PCle 2 0 x16_5 slots for PCI Express x16 graphics carsds to get better performance In 2 Way SLI mode use the following slot combinations for PCI Express X16 graphics cards to get better performance
107. ite based on network traffic automatically for you ftp asus com tw 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet from the drop down menu and then click Next Select the Update Method 1 Update Save BIOS from to a file 2 Update BIOS from the Internet Update system BIOS using a specified BIOS image file on ASUS Web Site 3 Download BIOS from the Internet Download a specified BIOS image file via Internet for later usage 4 Check BIOS Information Ze Update BIOS from the Internet a Save current BIOS to a file A Update BIOS from a file 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next Please choose 1005 05 17 2002 Wt teal ZA Chapter 3 BIOS setup 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process Z The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file 1 Fom the Windows desktop click 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Start gt Programs gt ASUS gt Open window then click Open ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdaite 4 Follow the onscreen instructions The ASUS Update main window to complete the update process appears 2 Select Update BIOS from a file from the dropdown menu then click Next Look in H 3 Floppy 4 sl
108. keypad and press the lt Enter gt key You can also use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value To restore the default setting type auto using Refer to the CPU documentation before setting the CPU Vcore voltage Setting a high VCore voltage may damage the CPU permanently and The value 1 90000V of the QPI DRAM Core Voltage item is supported only if the OV_QPI_DRAM jumper is enabled Otherwise the maximum voltage supported is 1 70000V See 2 CPU DRAM Bus QPI DRAM overvoltage 3 4 12 OR Voltage Auto Allows you to set the I O Hub IOH voltage The values range from 1 10V to 1 70V with a 0 02V interval 3 4 13 IOH PCIE Voltage Auto Allows you to set the IOH PCIE voltage The values range from 1 50V to 2 76V with a 0 02V interval 3 4 14 ICH Voltage Auto Allows you to set the I O Controller Hub ICH voltage The values range from 1 10V to 1 40V with a 0 10V interval 3 4 15 ICH PCIE Voltage Auto Allows you to set the SB PCIE voltage The values range from 1 50V to 1 80V with a 0 10V interval The highest value of the ICH PCIE Voltage item is limited by the DRAM Bus Voltage item 3 4 16 DRAM Bus Voltage Auto Allows you to set the DRAM voltage The values range from 1 50V to 2 46V with a 0 02V interval AN s The value 2 46V of the DRAM Bus Voltage item is supported only if the OV_DRAM_BUS jumper is enabled otherwise the maximum voltage supported is 1 90V See CPU DRAM Bus QPI DRAM o
109. led Intel R C STATE Tech Disabled The Intel C State Technology allows the CPU to save more power under idle mode Enable this item only when you install a C State Technology supported CPU Configuration options Disabled Enabled C State package limit setting Auto This item appears only when you set the Intel R C STATE Tech item to Enabled We recommend that you set this item to Auto for BIOS to automatically detect the C State mode supported by your CPU Configuration options Auto C1 C3 C6 C7 3 5 2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu Advanced Chipset Settings Configure North Bridge Se ST EE features WARMING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt Intel VT d Configuration Intel VT d Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Intel VT d Configuration Intel Virtualization a rr Technology for Intel VT d Disabled Directed I O Intel VT d Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 9 3 BI Onboard Device Configuration OS SETUP UTILITY High Definition Audio Enabled Front Panel Type HD Audio Enabled Marvell Storage Controller Legacy Mode Disabled Marvell Storage Boot ROM Disabled Marvell SAS Ena
110. ler Devices RAID RAID Config Create array Spare Management Selection ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit 2 Press lt Enter gt The screen shows the disks you can add to make up the RAID set Use the arrow key to select a disk and press lt Enter gt or lt Space gt to include this disk in the array Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Controller Devices RAID Config Selection Select free disks to create SAS ST336754SS 36 6GB SAS 3 0 FREE SAS ST336754SS 36 6GB SAS 3 0 FREE ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit 3 After you have selected the desired disks select NEXT to create array 4 54 Chapter 4 Software support The Create Array screen appears Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices AID RAID Config men Select free disks to create Create Array Size Max Speed Status Raid Level RAIDO 36 6GB SAS 3 0 FREE 73240 36 6GB SAS 3 0 FREE 73240 64KB No WriteBack 01 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Use the arrow key to select the RAID Level item and press lt Enter gt to display the available RAID set Select a RAID set and press lt Enter gt After you have selected the desired RAID set select Next to create array Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices RAID RAID Config mn Select free
111. llows you to create a Marvell 61xx 32 64bit SATA RAID driver disk Marvell 64xx 63xx SAS Controller Driver Allows you to create a Marvell 63xx 64xx SAS controller driver disk for 32 64bit system The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector You have to use a USB floppy drive when creating a driver disk 4 6 Chapter 4 Software support 4 2 5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual _ file EC AGUS PETEWs REVOLUTION motherboard support CO for Windows XP Home Piclecsional te Drovers Llubtze Make Enak Manuals Comagt Manual Please selectitems on the fight side 4 2 6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide KC H Asus Pete Ws REVOLUTION motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Prafessional x Duy rs Llubtze Make Eak Maus Contact Peitou Falpel Taiwan 11259 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 7 4 2 7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support DVD Click an icon to display the specified informat
112. lock 9 DRAM Clock DRAM READ to READ Delay DR Auto Configuration options Auto 2 DRAM Clock 9 DRAM Clock DRAM READ to READ Delay SR Auto Configuration options Auto 4 DRAM Clock 6 DRAM Clock DRAM WRITE to WRITE Delay DD Auto Configuration options Auto 2 DRAM Clock 9 DRAM Clock DRAM WRITE to WRITE Delay DR Auto Configuration options Auto 2 DRAM Clock 9 DRAM Clock DRAM WRITE to WRITE Delay SR Auto Configuration options Auto 4 DRAM Clock 6 DRAM Clock the keyboard and press the lt Enter gt key 3 4 9 CPU Voltage Auto Allows you to set the CPU VCore voltage The values range from 0 85000V to 2 10000V with a 0 00625V interval A setting a low VCore voltage may make the system unstable The value 2 10000V of the CPU Voltage item is supported only if the OV_CPU jumper is enabled Otherwise the maximum voltage supported is 1 70000V See 2 CPU DRAM Bus QPI DRAM overvoltage setting on page 2 22 for details 3 4 10 CPU PLL Voltage Auto Allows you to set the CPU PLL voltage The values range from 1 80V to 2 50V with a 0 02V interval 3 4 11 QPI DRAM Core Voltage Auto Allows you to set the QPI DRAM Core voltage The values range from 1 20000V to 1 90000V with a 0 00625V interval setting on page 2 22 for details Chapter 3 BIOS setup The following fourteen 14 items are adjusted by typing the desired values using the numeric
113. ly and may not exactly match the items on your screen Z The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration e Chapter 4 Software support Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1038 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nev ea VOLumeO RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacitv 0 0 GB Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less ililchange TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 2 Enter a name for the RAID set and press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is selected press the up down arrow key to select a RAID mode to create and then press lt Enter gt 4 When the Disks item is selected press lt Enter gt to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set The SELECT DISKS screen appears Port Drive Model Serial 608122 JLSOOHJA OGB ST3160812AS 9LSOF4HL 149 0GB Non RAID Disk ST3160812AS 3LSOJYL8 149 0GB Non RAID Disk T3160812AS 9LSOBJ5H 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume t Prev Next SPACE SelectDisk ENTER Done ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 49 5 Use the up down arrow key to select a drive and t
114. m the ASUS support website To update Express Gate Double click the Express Gate setup file to start application update A application update confirmation men dialog box appears Click Yes to continue 2 jJ This setup will perform an upgrade of Express Gate Do you want to continue The InstallShield Wizard for Express Gate appears Click Next to continue Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Repairing Express Gate In case Express Gate cannot start normally you can repair Express Gate by reinstalling the application or using the repairing utility To repair Express Gate Click Start gt All Programs gt Express Gate gt Express Gate Installer gt Repair this application OR Double click the Express Gate setup iz Express Gate v1 1 1 16 InstallShield Wizard file choose Repair and click Next to continue Program Maintenance Modify repair or remove the program Repair installation er corrupt files shortcuts and registry rors in the program This option fixes missing or try entries ORemove a Remove Express Gate from your computer ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 41 4 42 4 3 11 Realtek Teaming Utility This motherboard features two Realtek 8111C PCle Gigabit LAN controllers and supports Teaming function which allows two single connections to be grouped as one single connection providing benefits such as bandwidth increase load balancing and fault tolerance
115. mation to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task AN CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task A IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task Z NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task ee Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase lt Key gt Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example lt Enter gt means that you must press the Enter or Return key lt Key1 Key2 Key3 gt If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example lt Ctrl Alt D gt Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos iP6T6WS ROM xi P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi GPU Support Storage xii LGA1366 socket for Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition Core i7 Processor LGA1366 socket for Intel Xeon Processor 3500 Series LGA1366 socket for Intel Xeon Processor E5502 E5504 E5506 Supports Intel Dynamic Speed Technology Refer to www asus com for Intel CPU support list Intel X58 ICH10R NVIDIA NF200 Up to 6 4GT s Intel
116. n ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port 6 Rear Speaker Out port black This port connects the rear speakers in a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration 7 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 23 8 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out 9 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone 10 Side Speaker Out port gray This port connects the side speakers in an 8 channel audio configuration Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Port Headset 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel e 2 channel Line In Light Blue Line In Line In Front Speaker Out Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Mic In Center Subwooter Center Subwoofer oo Side Speaker Out _ Orange Bee _ Gray 11 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 12 External SATA port This port connects to an external a Serial ATA hard disk drive AN DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port 13 USB 2
117. n Click to set the default device Chapter 4 Software support Setup The Setup tab allows you to adjust multi speaker settings sl SoundMAX Audio Settings olo E y Speaker Setup Volume RG Click speaker to aS A Click on any speaker to test the volume test individual speaker volume Setup Front Drag slider to adjust Listening Experience Right individual speaker Recording Experience j volume Advanced Click to swap center subwoofer output in 5 1 7 1 Swap center subwoofer controls Su rrou nd mode Speaker Configuration Click to test the volume of all individual speakers ANALOG DEVICES Click to choose a multi speaker configuration Listening Experience The Listening Experience tab allows you to enable or disable the Sonic Focus sound effects and adjust further sound settings sl SoundMAX Audio Settings Fo Ea Sonic Focus Settings The technology in this page is powered by Sonic ocus SONIC FOCUS P Listening Experience Playback device Speakers Recording Experience Click to enable Enable Sonic Focus Advanced Sonic Focus Dynamics Solo Clarity Brilliance Click to show license information of ANALOG Sonic Focus DEVICES ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 31 4 32 Recording Experience The Recording Experience tab allows you to calibrate microphone settings for high quality recording effects sl SoundMAX Audio Settings LST k Andrea Elec
118. n multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously enabling one system to virtually function as several systems Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU TM Function Enabled This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the No Execution Page Protection Technology Setting this item to Disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R HT Technology Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper Threading Technology function When disabled only one thread per activated core is enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled Active Processor Cores All Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package Configuration options All 1 2 A20M Disabled Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 23 Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled When set to Disabled the CPU runs at its default soeed When set to Enabled the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R TurboMode tech Enabled Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific condition Configuration options Disabled Enab
119. n options Enabled Disabled LAN Boot ROM Disabled This item appears only when you enable the previous item Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 25 3 5 4 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options USB Configuration Sa a e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e a e a I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I a aaau Enables support for USB Devices Enabled legacy USB AUTO 1 Mouse option disables legacy support if USB Functions Enabled no USB devices are USB 2 0 Controller Enabled connected USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc K The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None USB Functions Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB Host Controllers Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The following items appear only when you set USB Functions to Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller mode to HiSpeed 480 Mbps or
120. n speed for quiet CPU fan operation or Turbo to achieve maximum CPU fan speed Configuration options Standard Silent Turbo Chassis Fan 1 2 3 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A 3 30 Chapter 3 BIOS setup Chassis Q Fan Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Chassis Q fan control feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you enable the Chassis Q Fan Control item e Chassis Fan Profile Standard Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the ASUS Q Fan When set to Standard the chassis fan automatically adjusts depending on the chassis temperature Set this item to Silent to minimize fan speed for quiet chassis fan operation or Turbo to achieve maximum chassis fan speed Configuration options Standard Silent Turbo Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the power fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A CPU Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Select Ignored
121. name and password of your dial up account Click OK to enable xDSL cable dial up and establish the PPPoE connection When PPPoE is enabled the port it uses will automatically be unchecked and grayed out Using the Online Games Express Gate introduces a Splashtop Gaming portal site which provides many interesting games in different categories The game titles are updated from time to time Enjoying these great games is just as easy as it gets Z e You have to enable the network connection to run the Online Games feature eg Avoid running several resource consuming flash games at the same time to maintain system performance Using the Photo Manager Express Gate provides a easy to use Photo Manager that allows you to view pictures stored in your hard drive or external storage devices such as USB dongles card readers or optical disks You can view pictures in thumbnail view in an enlarged view individually in a filename data list view or play them in a slideshow with background music and fancy transition effects JPEG GIF BMP and PNG formats are supported Refer to the on line Help for detailed application operation aN ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs or ODDs connected to motherboard chipset controlled onboard SATA ports only All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports are NOT supported ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 39 4 40 Restoring to factory settings In the rare case that the system settings become corrupte
122. nce Voltage on Channel A B C The values range from 0 395x to 0 630x with a 0 005x interval Different ratio might enhance DRAM overclocking ability DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA B C Auto 3 4 18 Allows you to set the DRAM Control Reference Voltage on Channel A B C The values range from 0 395x to 0 630x with a 0 005x interval Different ratio might enhance DRAM overclocking ability 3 4 19 Load Line Calibration Auto Allows you to select the CPU Load Line mode Set to Disabled to follow Intel specifications or to Enabled to improve CPU VDroop directly Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 3 4 20 CPU Differential Amplitude Auto Different AMP might enhance BCLK overclocking ability Configuration options Auto 7OOmV 800mV 900mV 1000mV 3 4 21 CPU Clock Skew Auto Adjusting this item may help enhancing BCLK overclocking ability You may need to adjust the IOH Clock Skew item at the same time Configuration options Auto Normal Delay 100ps Delay 1500ps 3 20 Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 4 22 CPU Spread Spectrum Auto Set to Disabled to enhance BCLK overclocking ability or Auto for EMI control Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 3 4 23 IOH Clock Skew Auto Adjusting this item may help enhancing BCLK overclocking ability You may need to adjust the CPU Clock Skew item at the same time Configuration options Auto Normal Delay 100ps Dela
123. ng the monitor panels position To change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop click the arrow down button of the Scheme options then select another position from the list box Click OK when finished Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect If you want to detach a monitor panel from the group click the horseshoe magnet icon You can now move or reposition the panel independently Adjusting the sensor threshold value You can adjust the sensor threshold value in the monitor panel by l clicking the or buttons You can A also adjust the threshold values i l i value using the Config window l Click to You cannot adjust the sensor decrease threshold values in a small value monitoring panel ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 15 4 16 Monitoring sensor alert The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value Refer to the illustrations below Jp CHASSIS d Large display WMI browser Click wn to display the WMI Windows Management Instrumentation browser This browser displays various Windows management information Click an item from the left panel to display on the right panel Click the plus sign before WMI Information to display the available information of the browser DMI browser Click ont to display the DMI Desktop Management Interface browser This browser displays
124. ngs Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip Quick Boot Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Bootup Num Lock On Wait for Fl if Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo 2 feature AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the lt F1 gt key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When se
125. nimation that covers yor ur screen and appears when your computer is idle for a set period of time a4 Sounds Change which sounds are heard when you do everything from getting e mail to emptying your Recycle Bin R Mouse Pointers Pick a different mouse pointer You can also change how the mouse pointer looks during such activities as clicking and selecting Theme Change the theme can change a wide range of visual and auditory elements at one time including the app e enus icons backgrounds screen savers some computer sounds Tesolution which changes the view so more or fewer items fit on the screen ontrol monitor flicker refresh rate Monitor 1 Generic PnP Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS X This is my main monitor Extend the desktop onto this monitor Resolution Colors Low High Highest 32 bit v 1920 by 1200 pixels How do I get the best display Advanced Settings D Adapter Monitor des Elegb Color Management 3 GeForce 8600 GTS e rr yr ean OF G OC H AYIDIA Looking for the NVIDIA Display Control Panel All of the NVIDIA control panels have been consolidated into a single application the NVIDIA Control Panel It can be launched from the Windows Control Panel or by right clicking on the Windows desktop q Start the NVIDIA Control Panel gt C zc 5 9 5 10 B5 The NVIDIA Control Panel window i ed
126. nize the USB floppy disk drive when you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation To solve this issue add the USB floppy disk drive s Vendor ID VID and Product ID PID to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver Refer to the steps below 1 Using another computer plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver 2 Right click My Computer on Be the Windows desktop or start P D e menu and then select Manage from the pop up window ane tere ae Create Shortcut Delete All Programs gt Rename B Log OFF Turn Off Computer Properties 3 Select Device Manager From the E Computer Management a Fie Action View Window Help Universal Serial Bus controllers ames 2s lt a H H 1m Computer Management Local F Other devices right click XXXXXX USB Floppy E System Tools E YF Ports COM amp LPT H a Event Viewer bi E Processors B Shared Folders E Sound video and game controllers and then select Properties from the emie 7 KS S fi ice rb sasad Alerts amp Universal Serial Bus controllers pop up window FI Ramiovable Storage c Standard Enh Disable Disk Defragmenter gn Standard Univ Uninstall 7 Disk Management G amp S Standard Univ Scan for baue change D n Services and Applications G Standard Ugi The name of the USB floppy ee A i 7 5 A ra Standard Uni PCI to USB Host Controll disk drive varies with differ
127. nly 5 2 9 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the SLI feature in NVIDIA Control Panel under the Windows Vista operating system Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel by the following two methods A Right click on the empty space of the Windows desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel View gt The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears See Step B5 on page 5 10 Paste Paste Shortcut NVIDIA Control Panel New D By Personalize B1 If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in step A select Personalize View d Sort By Refresh Paste Paste Shortcut Undo Copy Ctrl Z New b 5 8 Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support B2 From the Personalization window select Display Settings B3 From the Display Settings dialog box click Advanced Settings B4 Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab and then click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution g Appearance and Personalization Personal lization Personalize appearance and sounds D Window Color and App Fine tune the color and style of your windows MB Desktop Background Choose from available backgrounds or colors or use one of your own pictures to decorate the desktop Screen Saver Change your screen saver or adjust when it displays A screen saver is a picture or a
128. oduct introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 4 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the software Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple ATI CrossFireX and NVIDIA SLI graphics cards Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual d DANGER WARNING Infor
129. on Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices RAID Select Device For Advanced Operation Physical Disks ID Port Disk Name Size Max Advanced Menu 0 0 SAS ST336754SS SONIGBINSAS Disk Verify l rel SAS T336754SS 36 7GB SAS Low Level Format Progress Mode Name SAS 1336754SS Duration Formatting DO NOT RESET or POWER DOWN 4 When completed press lt ESC gt to return to the Advanced Operation screen ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 59 Controller Configuration From the utility menu bar select Controller and then press lt Enter gt The Controller Config screen appears and allows you to change controller settings Marvell BIOS Setup c 2007 Selection 1 Technology Group Ltd Devices RAID Marvel el Enable Disable Disable ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit INT 13h Enable Allows you to enable or disable the Interrupt 13h support Set this item to Enable if you want to use the device s connected to Marvell SAS controller as boot device Set this item to Disable if you want to use the device s connected to Marvell 88SE6320 SAS controller as data device Configuration options Disable Enable Silent Mode Disable Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS POST silent mode When enabled the information of the drives connected to Marvell SAS controller will be hidden during system POST Configu
130. on 3 3 5 Storage Configuration for details Before creating a RAID set refer to section 4 4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD e You must install the Windows XP Service Pack 2 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives The Serial ATA RAID feature RAID 0 1 5 and 10 is available only if you are using Windows XP SP2 or later version When using hot plug and NCQ set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to AHCI See section 3 3 5 Storage Configuration for details Chapter 2 Hardware information 3 Marvell 88SE6320 SAS RAID connectors black 7 pin SAS1 2 These connectors are for SAS Serial Attached SCSI signal cables that support SAS hard disk drives To configure RAID 0 or RAID 1 install two SAS hard disk drives to these two connectors E E oo L RX RX T T aokkok kk to abFeaGbe ZONDZHHNZ Z2HHZHHZ CU d BE EE el P1 Y vi O Pi SCH o x2 L I xp2 N e EE if P6T6 WS REVOLUTION o H er m EN P6T6 WS REVOLUTION SAS connectors When ICH10R SATA ports are set to RAID or AHCI mode SAS HDDs can be de
131. on tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Al Suite 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching Al Suite You can launch Al Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch Al Suite from the Windows desktop click Start gt All Programs gt ASUS gt Al Suite gt Al Suite v1 xx xx The Al Suite main window appears After launching the application the Al Suite icon appears in the Windows taskbar Click this icon to close or restore the application Using Al Suite Click the EPU 6 Engine Al Nap or Fan Xpert icon to launch the utility or click the Normal icon to restore the system to normal state Al SUITE Press to restore to normal state Press to launch Al Nap Press to launch eme EPU 6 Engine sl Noms o oo or High performance Press to launch Fan Xpert Press to launch TurboV ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 19 Other feature buttons Click ia on right corner of the main window to open the monitor window Si Displays the CPU system temperature 1 1280 V CPU memory PCIE Hl JUTE cP E E voltage and CPU chassis fan speed Va mme Displays the FSB CPU frequency Normal High performance Click a on right corner of the expanded window to switch the temperature from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit
132. orkstation Features ASUS Workstation features provide complete support to system maintenance and storage technology SAS onboard am This motherboard provides onboard SAS ports for hard drive upgrade flexibility Faster safer and more stable SAS will provide users with a better choice for storage expansion and upgrade needs See pages 2 27 and 4 52 for details Diag LED Diag LED checks key components CPU DRAM VGA card and HDD in sequence during motherboard booting process If an error is found the LED next to the error device will continue lighting until the problem is solved This user friendly design provides an intuitional way to locate the root problem within a second am ASUS Heartbeat Brightly and vividly lighting LEDs shine around the ASUS brand name on the motherboard after successful booting process With the breathing like deep blue lighting shining in regular tempo ASUS Heartbeat makes the motherboard as vivid as life G P Diagnosis card Bundled with P6T6 WS Revolution motherboard retail version the G P Diagnosis card assists users in system checking by effortlessly and quickly providing precise system checks right after they switch on their PCs See page 2 35 for details A oS KM As ASUS SASsaby cards support zi This motherboard is fully compatible with ASUS SASsaby cards optional Faster safer and more stable SAS will provide users with a better choice for storage expansion and upgrad
133. otherwise POST continues with its test routines lf you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing lt Cirl Alt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible Being a menu driven program it lets you scroll through the various sub menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys aN The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu See section 3 9 Exit Menu The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit EE System Time Eed Use ENTER TAB System Date Thu 10 16 2008 or SHIFT TAB to Language English select a field SATA1 HDT722516DLA380 EE lt El SATA2 Not Detected to configure the
134. our package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution I O modules 1 x 2 port USB 2 0 module Cables 2 x Serial ATA power cables 6 x Serial ATA signal cables 2 x SAS Power cables Accessories 1 x ASUS Q Shield I O shield 1 x ASUS Q Connector Kit USB 1394 system panel Retail version only 1 x G P Diagnosis Card Retail version only 1 x ASUS SLI bridge 1 x ASUS 3 Way SLI bridge card Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD Documentation User guide Z H any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1 1 1 2 1 3 Special features 1 3 1 Product highlights GREEN e Green ASUS e This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union s Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances RoHS This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment friendly and recyclable products packagings to safeguard consumers health while minimizing the impact on the environment Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition Core i7 Processor Xeon Processor support This motherboard supports the latest Intel Core i7 processors Extreme Edition Core i7 processor Xeon processors in LGA1366 package with integrated memory controller to support 3 channel 6 DIMMs DDR3 memory Supports Intel QuickPath Interconnect QPI with a system bus of up to
135. ower output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate If you are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your system refer to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http support asus com PowerSupplyCalculator PSCalculator aspx SLanguage en us for details H you want to use two or more high end PCI Express x16 cards use a PSU with 1000 W power or above to ensure the system stability PSU suggested list PSU suggested list SilverStone ST1000 Seasonic SS 600HT Thermaltake W0083RE Thermaltake PUREPower 600AP Silverstone SST ST75ZF EnerMAX EG701AX VE E 24P ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 31 9 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card c Geg n ZESLES P6T6 WS REVOLUTION N i EE fH Cf Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel E CD P6T6 WS REVOLUTION Internal audio connector 10 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for
136. ower supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by DIMM notch pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket on Unlocked retaining clip aN A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Locked Retaining Clip 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM DIMM notch Z Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips Ges The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 13 2 14 P6T6 WS Revolution Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR3 2000MHz capability DIMM socket support Optional SS Chip Vendor Part No DS Brand Chip NO Timing Dimm Bios Voltage Aix B or D BL12864BE2009 8SFB3 EPP 2048MB Heat Sink Package 9 9 9 28 1333 9 9 9 24 KHX16000D3K2 2GN EPP 2048MB Kit of 2 Heat Sink Package KHX16000D3K3 3GX XMP 3072MB Kit of 3 Heat Sink Package
137. partment of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 REACH Complying with the REACH Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulatory framework we publish the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http green asus com english REACH htm Safety information Electrical safety To prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged Seek professional assistance before using an adpater or extension cord These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company H the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified se
138. pin OV_QPI_DRAM These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the advanced CPU DRAM Bus and QPI DRAM overvoltage settings in BIOS Read the following information before you change the jumper settings i S ae Qov CU 3 2 2 1 Normal Enable OV Default ES el GO DRAM BUS OV_QPI_DRAM aja g E Ooo NM c 2c 2 aol El o Di2 H Jo o EE E P6T6 WS REVOLUTION cf Normal Enable OV Normal Enable OV O BE Default Default L ASUS P6T6 WS REVOLUTION CPU DRAM BUS QPI DRAM overvoltage settings OV_DRAM_BUS OV_QPI_DRAM Pins 1 2 Default up to 1 70V up to 1 90V up to 1 70V Pins 2 3 OV Enabled up to 1 9V up to 2 46V up to 1 9V AN Before you change the jumper settings for extra high overvoltage ability use the BIOS items first to adjust the desired CPU DRAM and QPI performance Make sure your system functions well under the highest BIOS voltage settings before you change the setting of these three jumpers DO NOT set the OV_CPU jumper to pins 2 3 when you install a new CPU and have not booted for the first time
139. ports may WR differ from motherboards LAN settings If you use a network cable connected to a home router which is then connected to your DSL cable modem enable every LAN port s Express Gate will automatically use whichever port is connected Z If you plug the network cable into a different port while Express Gate is running e g move the cable from LAN1 to LAN2 you may need to restart Express Gate in order for it to detect the change lf you computer automatically obtains network settings via DHCP you don t need to click Setup for any LAN port Otherwise click Setup to configure the static IP settings manually WiFi settings Only the onboard WiFi modules are supported lf your motherboard supports wireless network click Setup for the WiFi option In the WiFi tab of the Advanced Network Settings box enter the name of your wireless access point in the SSID field If your wireless access point has security enabled select the corresponding security algorithm from the drop down list e g WEP or WAP in the Encryption Type field and enter the password Click OK to enable WiFi and establish the wireless connection Chapter 4 Software support xDSL Cable dial up PPPoE settings If you use a network cable connected directly to your DSL cable modem no router in between click Setup for xDSL cable dial up Choose whether the DSL cable modem is connected to your computer s LAN port Then enter the user
140. ption Launch MyLogo to replace system boot logo before flashing BIOS and then click Next Select Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu and then click Next When prompted locate the new BIOS file and then click Next The ASUS MyLogo 2 window appears From the left window pane select the folder that contains the image you intend to use as your boot logo CC OfficeScan N download E MyMusic g De ze b Chapter 4 Software support 7 Wien the logo images appear on the right window pane select an image to enlarge by clicking on it SB iy Corea E E Web Folders GA Dial Up Networki Ge es N 8 Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box 512x 384 Pixels 256 Colors Mode Ratio 3 00 01 H When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility flash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo 10 After flashing the BIOS restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 11 4 12 4 3 2 AILNET2 The Al NET 2 features the Marvell Virtual Cable Tester VCT VCT is a cable diagnostic utility that reports LAN cable faults and shorts using the Time Domain Reflectometry TDR technology The VCT detects and reports open and shorted cables impedance mismatches pair swaps pair polarity problems and pair skew problems of up to 64 ns at one meter a
141. r gt 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 35 3 8 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ai Tweaker Advanced Press ENTER to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 the utility to select and update BIOS Express Gate Enabled This utility doesn t Enter OS Timer 10 Seconds support Reset User Data No 1 NTFS format gt ASUS O C Profile k Ai Net 2 Select Screen tt Select Item Change Field Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc 3 8 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press lt Enter gt a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow k
142. r on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance BIOS Beep Description One short beep VGA detected Quick boot set to disabled No keyboard detected One continuous beep followed by two No memory detected short beeps then a pause repeated One continuous beep followed by three No VGA detected short beeps One continuous beep followed by four Hardware component failure short beeps At power on hold down the lt Delete gt key to enter the BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 3 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 37 2 10 Turning off the computer 2 10 1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows Vista 1 Click the Start button then select Shut Down 2 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down If you are using Windows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 2 10 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting Refer to section 3 6 Power Menu in Chapter 3 for details 2 38 Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter tells
143. r system easier and faster See page 3 9 for details Chapter 1 Product Introduction This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard al ra Wea re information 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 Before VOU procetd so cicececs sicecessscnceceispveciseveriuectanatensisnsnccebestesteveats 2 1 Motherboard e VOTE 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU csssssssssssesssessseeesseeenees 2 5 VSEM MEMOTY E 2 11 EERSTEN 2 18 A Tute 2 21 eil ges esirtc css epee A eee 2 23 Installing the additional heatsink fan c csccssesseesseeeeees 2 35 Starting up for the first timMe csccssessessesseessessessenseensees 2 37 Turning Off the computer ssssssssssnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 2 38 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings e Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistati
144. ration options Disable Enable Halt On Error Disable Allows you to enable or disable the Halt On Error function When enabled the BIOS POST will halt when an error Such as virtual drive status changes occurs and require user s confirmation to continue Configuration options Disable Enable Chapter 4 Software support 4 5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set aN s The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk Windows XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to Windows XP limitation To work around this OS limitation refer to section 4 5 3 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4 5 1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID SATA driver disk without entering the OS Boot your computer Press lt Del gt during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility Set the optical drive as the primary boot device Insert the support DVD into the optical drive Save changes and exit BIOS When the Make Disk menu appears press lt a gt or lt b gt to create a 32 64bit Intel ICH10R RAID driver disk Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy drive then press lt Enter gt Or PU i SY e N 8 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process 4 5
145. ray over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only H you want to install a Windows operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation Refer to section 4 5 Creating a RAID driver disk for details 4 4 1 RAID definitions RAID 0 Data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction
146. re creating RAID set s using SATA HDDs To do this Enter the BIOS Setup during POST Go to the Main menu gt Storage Configuration and then press lt Enter gt Set the Configure SATA as item to RAID Save your changes and then exit the BIOS Setup St NS Refer to Chapter 3 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup I Due to chipset limitation when set any of SATA ports to RAID mode all SATA ports run at RAID mode together ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 47 4 48 4 4 4 intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility To enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 1 Turn on the system 2 During POST press lt Cirl gt lt I gt to display the utility main menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1038 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation Create RAID Volume Delete RAID Volume RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model 0 T3160812AS 1 T3160812AS 2 T3160812AS 3 ST3160812AS 1 Select Serial A 9LSOHJA4 OLSOF4HL 3LSOJYL8 9LSOBJ5H ESC Exit All Rights Reserved 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit Size 149 0GB 149 0GB 149 0GB 149 0GB Type Status Vol ID ENTER Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options LN The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference on
147. rence received including interference that may Cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian De
148. rogram without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press lt Enter gt to save the changes while exiting wn Exit amp Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than System Date System Time and Password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press lt F5 gt a confirmation window appears Select Ok to load default values Select Exit amp Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Chapter 3 BIOS setup This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the software Software Support 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 Installing an Operating system csccssssseesseeesseeessseessenenseees 4 1 Support DVD information csssscssessessecssesseessesseessesseeeeees 4 1 Software information cscccsccssseesseesseeessessseeeseeessensseessessae
149. rties to optimize power management Run Calibration 8 for EPU funtion Click Run Calibration and wait for a few seconds Then the 6 Engine main menu appears Chapter 4 Software support 6 Engine main menu oc d Displays CPU Power and Coen CPU Powe Total CPU Energy Saving Total CPU Energy Saving Lights up when power Displays the following saving engine is activated message if no VGA power vg EE is detected 2 GR Shifts between Displays the the display of Total amount of CO2 and Current CO2 reduced reduced TITT eezzz eeo petes EPW 6 Engine the coriiplete system power saving solufion Displays current mode Auto Mode Runs calibration Exits the utility Turbo Mode High Performance Mode Displays the system Medium Power Saving Mode E IRES Aree Max Power Saving Mode Advanced settings for each mode refer to the next page for further information V e Click Current to show the CO2 that has been reduced since Ee you Click the Renew putton on RE 3 e Click Total to show the total CO2 that has been reduced since you amend 6 Engine ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 25 4 26 Advanced settings menu Click Setting GEESE from the 6 Engine main menu to display configuration options in each mode Some options in certain modes are dimmed meaning that they are not available Click to select a mode Move the slider to adjust Click the arrow to see more options
150. rvice technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface lf you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic S DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste This product has been ES equipment should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products DO NOT throw the mercury containing button cell battery in municipal waste This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts Chapter 1 Pr
151. s 4 10 RAID Rn e He 4 46 Creating a RAID driver iSK s ccsssseeeseessseeesseensseeensenens 4 61 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows XP 64 bit XP Vista operating systems OS Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware e Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information lt e Make sure that you install the Windows XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability 4 2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for updates 4 2 1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Drivere Lues Moke Dak harnata i ontaet Click an icon to A y BH display support Drivers DVD motherboard information Please selectitems on the fight side Click an item to install lf Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer
152. s the Marvell 64xx 63xx SAS controller driver ASUS EPU 6 Engine Installs the ASUS EPU 6 Engine driver and utility ASUS TurboV Installs ASUS TurboV the advanced overclocking tool for extreme O C record ASUS Express Gate Allows you to install or update Express Gate functions USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 driver ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 3 4 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports Utilities Please selectitems on the right side Click to display the next page Sees the yard i EZ veuee e REVOLU uge i vespe wes 1 Ges L Utilities Duyers Easily to do file compression and Winzip D protection Click to return to the previous page ASUS InstaAll Installation Wizard for Utilities Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP ASUS PC Probe Il This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition 4 4 Chapter 4 Software support ASUS Al Suite The ASUS Al Suite is an innovative application to
153. sFireX Expect a brand new gaming style you ve never experienced before While using 6 PCle 2 0 x16 slots three of them could work at x16 link See page 2 20 for details Z SLI support may need BIOS update Visit www asus com for more details egen 1 3 2 ASUS Unique features ASUS TurboV e Feel the adrenaline rush of real time OC now a reality with the ASUS TurboV This extreme OC tool lets you set new ambitions on the OC stage with an advanced and easy to use interface allowing you to overclock without exiting or rebooting the OS With micro adjustments of the CPU PLL NB NB PCle and DRAM voltages in 0 02v intervals there are no limits only extreme results to break new OC records See page 4 28 for details ASUS True 16 2 Phase Power Design The breakthrough technology of 16 2 phase VRM design is bringing to the ASUS motherboards 16 2 phase power design 16 phase to vCore 2 phase to vDRAM QPI controller inside CPU can reach high power efficiency dispel heat generated by VRM module effectively and lower more temperature compared to other VRM solution With the high quality power components such as low RDS on MOSFETs Ferrite core chokes with lower hysteresis loss and 100 Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors ASUS 16 2 phase VRM design also ensure longer component life minimum power loss and help to reach the superior overclocking score ever than before ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1 3 ASUS W
154. sily configure your audio settings Simply follow the succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio Audio Setup Wizard Jack Configuration Speaker Configuration ra po This wizard will help you setup your audio system Stereo Superbeam Not Connected Microphone Press the Next button to continue ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 33 4 34 Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you adjust speaker volume Click the Test button to hear the changes you have made Adjust Speaker Volume d Play sound to all speakers Audio preferences e K Click the change various audio settings General options Click the General tab to choose your playback and recording devices enable disable the AudioESP feature and enable disable digital output AudioESP TM V Enable AudioE SP TM M Detect New Devices on Startup Show Disconnection Messages 7 Change Speaker Configuration Automatically Adjust microphone volume This screen helps you adjust microphone volume You will be asked to read pre written text to allow the AudioWizard to adjust the volume as you speak BM icon to go to the Preferences page This page allows you to Listening Environment options Click the Listening Environment tab to set up your speaker acoustic environment and enable disable
155. system information Refer to section 3 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc 3 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 3 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 3 3 3 Language English Allows you to select the display language for the BIOS setup screen Configuration options Chinese BIG5 Chinese GB Japanese French German English ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 9 3 3 4 SATA 1 6 While entering Setup the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial ATA devices There is a Separate sub menu for each SATA device Select a device item then press lt Enter gt to display the SATA device information SATA 1 Select the type of device connected to the system Device Hard Disk Vendor HDT722516DLA380 Size 164 7GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors 4 PIO Mode S Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 SMART Monitoring Supported Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Select Screen Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Select Item PIO Mode Auto Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help SMART Monitoring Auto Save and Exit 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc The BIOS automatically detects the
156. t to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 33 3 7 3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Settings lt Enter gt to change aS AE E E E password lt Enter gt again to disabled password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Select Screen tt Select Item Enter Change General Help Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change
157. talled SMART Monitoring Enabled Allows you to set the Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 3 BIOS setup 3 3 7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Bios Information Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 13 3 14 3 4 At Tweaker menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking related items AN Take caution when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction Z The default values of the following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you install on the motherboard BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Configure System Performance Settings D O C P Ai Overclock Tuner Auto It s designed to CPU Ratio Setting Auto overclock DRAM Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled frequency by adjusting Intel R Turbo Mode Tech Enabled BCLK frequency DRAM Frequency Auto X M P UCLK Frequency Auto When X M P is enabled QPI Frequency Auto BLCK frequency CPU ratio and memory gt DRAM Timing Control parameters will b
158. te with your thumb and forefinger to a 100 angle Chapter 2 Hardware information A 7 Apply several drops of thermal paste to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer I A N Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket and then fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step The thermal paste is toxic and inedible If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin ensure to wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help To prevent contaminating the paste DO NOT spread the paste with your finger directly ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 2 8 Close the load plate A and then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel LGA1366 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance aN When you buy a boxed Intel processor the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separ
159. tected in Windows environment only Please install the Marvell Controller driver before using the yellow SAS RAID connectors SAS1 2 See section 4 2 2 Drivers menu for details Before creating a RAID set see section 4 4 5 Marvell SAS RAID configurations for details LN Before creating a RAID set using SAS hard disk drives make sure that you have connected the SAS signal cables and installed SAS hard disk drives otherwise you cannot enter the Marvell RAID utility and SAS BIOS setup during POST ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2 21 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB78 USB910 USB1112 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed KE GO Zug S ES jo E O LG EY ZESLES AN B DC PIN 1 Se d N USB 5V USB_P12 USB_P12 GND NC a PIN 1 1 USB 5V USB_P11 GND USB_P11 P6T6 WS REVOLUTION USB2 0 connectors USB910 USB 5V USB_P10 USB_P10 GND NC a PIN 1 USB 5V USB_P9 USB_P9 a GND
160. the Virtual Theater Surround function id Sound Speakers 7 1 Surroun Virtual Theater TM Surround This feature virtualizes multi channel movie soundtracks on stereo speakers and headphone V Disable Chapter 4 Software support 4 3 10 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant on environment that gives you quick access to the Internet Skype and viewing your pictures Within a few seconds of powering on your computer you will be at the Express Gate menu where you can start the web browser Skype or other Express Gate applications aN Ensure to install ASUS Express Gate from the motherboard support DVD before use ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices in IDE mode only See the chapter of BIOS setup in your motherboard user manual for details ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices connected to motherboard chipset controlled onboard SATA ports only All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports are NOT supported See the chapter of internal connectors in your motherboard user manual for the exact location of onboard SATA ports ASUS Express Gate supports installation on SATA HDDs USB HDDs and Flash drives When installed on USB HDDs and Flash drives connect the drives to the motherboard USB port before turning on the computer Your monitor must support the screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or ASUS Express Gate will be skipped during the booting process and the existing
161. tronics Volume amp Jj Enhancements Setup 3 Listening Experience Select from the enhancements below to improve your audio quality No audio enhancements Recording Experience Voice enhancements Advanced Speakerphone Directional beam Continue Setup Microphone Microphone Boost ANALOG DEVICES Advanced Choose a desired enhancement Click to start microphone calibration Click to boost microphone volume The Advanced tab allows you to configure detailed utility settings a SoundMAX Audio Settings b zl P Additional Settings Volume J Display SoundMAX icon in system tray E White color scheme E independent front headphones Setup 3 l Listening Experience Recording Experience ET re AudioESP TM Enable AudioESP TM Detect new devices on startup Show disconnection messages Change speaker configuration automatically ANALOG DEVICES Chapter 4 Software support B SoundMAX audio utility for Windows XP ANALOG DEVICES Playback SoundMAX HD Audio Master Wave SW Synth CD Player Microphone Line In SC i Graphic Equalizer p 31 Hz 62Hz 125Hz 250 Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHz 4kHz GHz 16kHz Record SoundMAX HD Audio CD Player Microphone Lineln Stereo Mix Audio Setup Wizard Jack configuration MTR Microbe EE your computer s audio ports depending on the audio devices you have installed SoundMAX control panel you can ea
162. ts recommended for multi graphics card installation Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Align and firmly insert the CrossFireX bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Ensure that the connector is firmly in place Goldfingers CrossFireX bridge 5 Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately 6 Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5 1 4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers aN Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology Download the latest driver from the AMD website www amd com 5 1 5 Enabling the ATI CrossFireX technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the CrossFireX feature through the ATI Catalyst Control Center in Windows environment Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1 Right click on the Windows desktop and select Catalyst TM Control Center You can also right click the ATI icon in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center can amp amp Coe 3 20 PM 2 The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multi
163. uto The items in this menu allow you to set the DRAM timing control features i 4 The configuration options for some of the following items vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard 1st Information 6 6 6 15 4 36 6 3 16 4 The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub items DRAM CAS Latency Auto Configuration options Auto 3 DRAM Clock 4 DRAM Clock 10 DRAM Clock 11 DRAM Clock DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 3 DRAM Clock 4 DRAM Clock 9 DRAM Clock 10 DRAM Clock DRAM RAS PRE Time Auto Configuration options Auto 3 DRAM Clock 4 DRAM Clock 9 DRAM Clock 10 DRAM Clock DRAM RAS ACT Time Auto Configuration options Auto 3 DRAM Clock 4 DRAM Clock 32 DRAM Clock 33 DRAM Clock DRAM RAS to RAS Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clock 15 DRAM Clock Chapter 3 BIOS setup DRAM REF Cycle Time Auto Configuration options Auto 30 DRAM Clock 86 DRAM Clock 48 DRAM Clock 60 DRAM Clock 72 DRAM Clock 82 DRAM Clock 88 DRAM Clock 90 DRAM Clock 100 DRAM Clock 110 DRAM Clock DRAM WRITE Recovery Time Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clock 15 DRAM Clock DRAM READ to PRE Time Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clock 15 DRAM Clock DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clock 31 DRAM Clock DRAM WRITE to READ Del
164. values opposite the dimmed items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and SMART monitoring These values are not user configurable These items show N A if no SATA device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of drive connected to the system Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto Allows you to select the data transfer mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 3 10 Chapter 3 BIOS setup DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMAO SWDMA
165. various desktop and system information Click the plus sign before DMI Information to display the available information J CHASSIS p L L el Bs E oJ j Small display IS WMI Information WMI Browser Windows Management Instrumentation Version 1 00 00 Copyright c 2004 ASUS You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner DMI Information DMI Browser Desktop Management Interface Version 1 00 00 Copyright c 2004 ASUS Chapter 4 Software support PCI browser Click Fz to display the PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI Imation browser This browser provides PCT Browser information on the PCI devices installed f Peripheral Component on your system Click the plus sign Thjerconneet before the PCI Information item to display available information Version 1 00 00 Copyright c 2004 ASUS Usage The Usage browser displays real time information on the CPU hard disk drive space and memory usage Click GE to display the Usage browser CPU usage Sun The CPU tab displays real time CPU usage in line graph EE representation If the CPU has an enabled Hyper Threading two separate line graphs display the operation of the two logical processors CPU Usage 9 Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used and available hard disk drive space T
166. vell 885E6320 sas Driver Utility v4 1 0 8 for windows xp vista 20 LAN windows XP Realtek RTL8111C Ethernet Driver V5 702 0806 2008 for windows XP 200 vista Realtek RTL8111C Ethernet Driver v6 210 1003 2008 for windows vista i ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for more information 4 3 1 ASUS MyLogo 2 The ASUS MyLogo 2 utility lets you customize the boot logo The boot logo is the image that appears on screen during the Power On Self Tests POST The ASUS MyLogo 2 is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the support DVD See section 4 2 3 Utilities menu for details aN Before using the ASUS MyLogo 2 use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website See section 3 1 1 ASUS Update utility Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set to Enabled if you wish to use ASUS MyLogo 2 See section 3 7 2 Boot Settings Configuration You can create your own boot logo image in GIF file format To launch the ASUS MyLogo 2 1 4 10 Launch the ASUS Update utility Refer to section 3 1 1 ASUS Update utility for details Select Options from the drop down menu and then click Next Check the o
167. vervoltage setting on page 2 22 for details According to Intel CPU spec DIMMs with voltage requirement over 1 65V may damage the CPU permanently We recommend you install the DIMMs with the voltage requirement below 1 65V The values of the CPU Voltage CPU PLL Voltage QPI DRAM Core Voltage IOH Voltage IOH PCIE Voltage ICH Voltage ICH PCIE Voltage and DRAM Bus Voltage items are labeled in different color indicating the risk levels of high voltage settings Refer to the table on the next page for details The system may need better cooling system to work stably under high voltage settings ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 19 CPU Voltage 0 85000V 1 22500V Yellow 1 23125V 1 29375V 1 30000V 1 35000V 1 35625V 1 70000V CPU PLL Voltage 1 80V 1 90V 1 92V 2 00V 2 02V 2 10V 2 12V 2 50V QPI DRAM Core Voltage IOH Voltage IOH PCIE Voltage 1 20000V 1 26875V 1 10V 1 18V 1 27500V 1 32500V 1 33125V 1 40000V 1 40625V 1 70000V 1 20V 1 24V 1 26V 1 30V 1 32V 1 70V 1 50V 1 58V 1 60V 1 66V 1 68V 1 74V 1 76V 2 76V ICH Voltage 1 10V 1 20V 1 30V 1 40V N A ICH PCIE Voltage 1 50V 1 60V DRAM Bus Voltage 3 4 17 1 50V 1 64V 1 70V 1 80V N A N A N A N A N A 1 66V 2 46V DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA B C Auto Allows you to set the DRAM DATA Refere
168. y 1500ps 3 4 24 PCIE Spread Spectrum Auto Set to Disabled to enhance PCIE overclocking ability or Auto for EMI control Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3 21 3 22 3 5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices A CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration USB Configuration PCIPNP Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Tools Exit Configure CPU Select Screen tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc 3 5 1 The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects W Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 3F 11 CPU Configuration The items shown in this screen may be different due to the CPU you installed BIOS SETUP UTILITY Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency NOTE If an invalid ratio is set in CMOS then actual and setpoint values may differ Manufacturer Intel Brand String Genuine Intel R CPU 2 67GHz Frequency 2 66GHz 133MHzZ 128 KB BCLK Speed Cache L1 Cache L2 1024 KB Cache L3 8192 KB Ratio Status Unlocked Min 12 Max 20 Ratio Actual Value 20
169. y Mapper 1 0 Driver Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder IS I iS K K lt K Descripti Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network 4 44 Chapter 4 Software support 5 Click the Advanced tab in the SS SN ee See ee Realtek Virtual Miniport Driver e T for VLAN NDIS 6 0 Properties Dese window and conduct necessary on the right VLAN settings Close all windows Kar when finished To remove a virtual LAN adapter in Windows Vista 1 Launch the Realtek VLAN A Teaming Utility 2 Click Remove to remove the existing virtual LAN adapter Teaming Mode C Load Balance Fail Over C Fast Giga EtherChannel FEC GEC Link Aggregation A LACP 802 3ad VAN Teaming e Remove Y ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4 45 4 46 4 4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel ICH10R Southbridge controller that allows you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 aN e You must install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows XP SP2 or later versions Due to Windows XP Vista limitation a RAID array with the total capacity over 2TB cannot be set as a boot disk A RAID ar
170. your computer the moment you turn it on With this utility you are assured that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition Installing PC Probe Il To install PC Probe II on your computer 1 Place the support DVD to the optical drive The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature DVD to locate the setup exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder Double click Z If Autorun is not enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support gem the setup exe file to start installation 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe Il 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows desktop click Start gt All Programs gt ASUS gt PC Probe II gt PC Probe Il v1 xx xx The PC Probe II main window appears After launching the application the PC Probe II icon appears in the Windows taskbar Click this icon to close or restore the application Using PC Probe Il Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you to view the current status of your system and change the utility o8 PC PROBE Ii configuration By default the main window displays the Preference section You can close or restore the Preference section by clicking on the triangle on the main window right handle Click to

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