User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
- 3.3 My Favorites
- 3.4 Main menu
- 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu
- 3.6 Advanced menu
- 3.6.1 Platform Misc Configuration
- 3.6.2 CPU Configuration
- 3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 3.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 3.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 3.6.8 APM Configuration
- 3.6.9 USB Configuration
- 3.6.10 Network Stack Configuration
- 3.6.11 NVMe Configuration
- 3.6.12 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 3.7 Monitor menu
- 3.8 Boot menu
- 3.9 Tool menu
- 3.10 Exit menu
- 3.11 Updating BIOS
- Chapter 4: RAID Support
- Chapter 5: Multi GPU Support
- Appendix
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Contents
Safety information ...................................................................................................... vi
About this guide ........................................................................................................ vii
WS C246 PRO specifications summary ................................................................... ix
Package contents ....................................................................................................... xi
Installation tools and components .......................................................................... xii
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Motherboard overview ...............................................................................1-1
1.1.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-1
1.1.2 Motherboard layout ..................................................................... 1-2
1.1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-4
1.1.4 System memory .......................................................................... 1-5
1.1.5 Expansion slots ........................................................................... 1-7
1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches.................................................... 1-9
1.1.7 Jumpers .................................................................................... 1-10
1.1.8 Onboard LEDs .......................................................................... 1-11
1.1.9 Internal connectors....................................................................1-13
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Building your PC system ...........................................................................2-1
2.1.1 CPU installation...........................................................................2-1
2.1.2 Cooling system installation.......................................................... 2-3
2.1.3 Motherboard installation .............................................................. 2-4
2.1.4 DIMM installation......................................................................... 2-6
2.1.5 ATX power connection ................................................................ 2-7
2.1.6 SATA device connection ............................................................. 2-8
2.1.7 Front I/O connector ..................................................................... 2-9
2.1.8 Expansion card installation ....................................................... 2-10
2.1.9 M.2 installation .......................................................................... 2-11
2.2 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-12
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections .............................................2-14
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-14
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-16
2.4 Starting up for the first time ....................................................................2-18
2.5 Turning off the computer ........................................................................2-18