Table Of Contents - Asus Pro WS W680-ACE User Manual

Contents
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................................... vi
Pro WS W680-ACE specifications summary .......................................................... vii
Package contents ...................................................................................................... xii
Chapter 1:
1.1 Before you proceed ................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Motherboard layout .................................................................................... 1-2
Chapter 2:
2.1 Building your PC system ........................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.10
2.1.11
2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-21
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections ............................................. 2-23
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.4 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-27
2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................ 2-27
Chapter 3:
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 3-2
3.3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ........................................................................................ 3-3
3.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ............................................................................ 3-4
3.5 RAID configurations .................................................................................. 3-5
Product Introduction
Basic Installation
CPU installation........................................................................... 2-1
Cooling system installation.......................................................... 2-3
DIMM installation......................................................................... 2-6
M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-7
Motherboard installation ............................................................ 2-13
ATX power connection .............................................................. 2-14
SATA device connection ........................................................... 2-16
SlimSAS connection.................................................................. 2-16
Front I/O connector ................................................................... 2-17
Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-18
M.2 Wi-Fi module and antenna installation ............................... 2-20
Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-23
Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-25
BIOS and RAID Support
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