Asus RS700-X7/PS4 Servers & Workstation User guide

RS700-X7/PS4

1U Rackmount Server

User Guide

E7372

First Edition

April 2012 ii

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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.

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Contents

Notices ........................................................................................................ vii

Safety information .................................................................................... viii

About this guide ......................................................................................... ix

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 System package contents ........................................................... 1-2

1.2 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-2

1.3 System specifications ................................................................. 1-3

1.4 Front panel features ..................................................................... 1-5

1.5 Rear panel features ...................................................................... 1-5

1.6 Internal features ........................................................................... 1-6

1.7 LED information ........................................................................... 1-7

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ............................................................ 1-7

1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs .......................................................... 1-8

1.7.3 HDD status LED .............................................................. 1-8

Chapter 2: Hardware setup

2.1 Chassis cover ............................................................................... 2-2

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-3

2.2.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-3

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct .......................... 2-8

2.3 System memory ........................................................................... 2-9

2.3.1 Overview ......................................................................... 2-9

2.3.2 Memory Configurations ................................................... 2-9

2.3.3 Installing a DIMM ...........................................................2-11

2.4 Hard disk drives ......................................................................... 2-12

2.5 Expansion slot ............................................................................ 2-14

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket ... 2-14

2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-16

2.6 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-17

2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling ................................................... 2-18

2.8 Removable/optional components ............................................. 2-19

2.8.1 System fans .................................................................. 2-19

2.8.2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) .................. 2-20 iii

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Chapter 3: Installation options

3.1 Friction Rail Kit Installation Guide ............................................. 3-2

3.1.1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server ........................ 3-2

Chapter 4: Motherboard Info

4.1 Motherboard layout ...................................................................... 4-2

4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-4

4.3 Internal connectors ...................................................................... 4-8

4.4 Internal LEDs .............................................................................. 4-19

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 5-2

5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility ..................................................... 5-3

5.1.3 BUPDATER utility............................................................ 5-4

5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-6

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5-7

5.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 5-7

5.2.3 Menu items ..................................................................... 5-8

5.2.4 Submenu items ............................................................... 5-8

5.2.5 Navigation keys ............................................................... 5-8

5.2.6 General help ................................................................... 5-8

5.2.7 Configuration fields ......................................................... 5-8

5.2.8 Pop-up window ............................................................... 5-8

5.2.9 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 5-8

5.3 Main menu .................................................................................... 5-9

5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ......................................... 5-9

5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ................................................... 5-9

5.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 5-10

5.4.1 CPU Configuration ........................................................ 5-10

5.4.2 CPU Power Management Configuration ....................... 5-12

5.4.3 Chipset Configuration ................................................... 5-14

5.4.4 PCH SATA Configuration .............................................. 5-20

5.4.5 PCH SCU Configuration ............................................... 5-21

5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings ............................................... 5-22

5.4.7 Intel TXT(LT-SX) Configuration ..................................... 5-25

Contents

5.4.8 USB Configuration ........................................................ 5-26

5.4.9 Trusted Computing ........................................................ 5-27

5.4.10 ACPI Settings ................................................................ 5-28

5.4.11 WHEA Configuration ..................................................... 5-28

5.4.12 APM setting ................................................................... 5-29

5.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection .................................... 5-30

5.4.14 Onboard LAN Configuration .......................................... 5-33

5.4.15 ME Subsystem .............................................................. 5-34

5.4.16 Legacy Devices Configuration ...................................... 5-34

5.4.17 Runtime Error Logging .................................................. 5-35

5.5 Server Mgmt menu ..................................................................... 5-36

5.5.1 System Event Log ......................................................... 5-37

5.5.2 BMC network configuration ........................................... 5-38

5.6 Event Logs menu ....................................................................... 5-39

5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ............................. 5-39

5.7 Boot menu .................................................................................. 5-41

5.8 Monitor menu ............................................................................. 5-43

5.9 Security menu ............................................................................ 5-44

5.10 Tool menu ................................................................................... 5-45

5.11 Exit menu .................................................................................... 5-46

Chapter 6: RAID configuration

6.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 6-2

6.1.1 RAID definitions .............................................................. 6-2

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 6-2

6.1.3 RAID controller selection ................................................ 6-3

6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 6-3

6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility .................................... 6-4

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set ........................................................ 6-5

6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration ........................6-11

6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ........................................... 6-12

6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 6-16

6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 6-18

6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration ....................................... 6-21

6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 6-22

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache .................................................... 6-23 v

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6.3 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Utility ............. 6-24

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 6-25

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set ............................................... 6-26

6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 6-28

6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 6-29

6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options ............................................ 6-30

6.3.6 Exiting the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology utility ........ 6-31

6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 6-31

6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 6-33

Chapter 7: Driver installation

7.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 7-2

7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 7-2

7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 7-5

7.2 Intel ® chipset device software installation ............................... 7-15

7.3 Intel @ Network Connections Software installation.................. 7-18

7.4 VGA driver installation............................................................... 7-21

7.5

7.6

7.7

Intel

Intel

Intel

®

®

®

C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers ............... 7-24

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation . 7-25

WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation ............ 7-28

7.8 Management applications and utilitiesinstallation ................. 7-32

7.8.1 Running the support DVD ............................................. 7-32

7.8.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 7-32

7.8.3 Utilities menu ................................................................ 7-33

7.8.4 Make disk menu ............................................................ 7-33

7.8.5 Contact information ....................................................... 7-33

ASUS contact information .......................................................................A-1

Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference 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:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! 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 Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian

Department of Communications.

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic 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.

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Safety information

Electrical Safety

• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged.

• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing any additional 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.

• If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your dealer.

Operation Safety

• Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certified or experienced engineers.

• Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the server package.

• Before using the server, ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If any damage is detected, contact your dealer as soon as possible.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Place the server on a stable surface.

This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user’s safety. Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.

Lithium-Ion Battery Warning

CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

CD-ROM Drive Safety Warning

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

Heavy System

CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or carrying the system.

About this guide

Audience

This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of configuring a server.

Contents

This guide contains the following parts:

1. Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications.

2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.

3. Chapter 3: Installation options

This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server.

4. Chapter 4: Motherboard information

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.

5. Chapter 5: BIOS information

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

6. Chapter 6: RAID configuration

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

7 Chapter 7: Driver installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.

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Conventions

To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.

Typography

Bold text

Italics

<Key>

<Key1+Key2+Key3>

Command

Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key.

Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or Return key.

If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl+Alt+Del>

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: format A:/S

References

Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates.

1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide

This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility.

2. ASUS websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

Chapter 1

This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications.

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1.1 System package contents

Check your system package for the following items.

Model Name RS700-X7/PS4

Chassis ASUS R10E 1U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard ASUS Z9PR-D12/4L Server Board

Component 1 x 600W 80PLUS Gold Single Power Supply

4 x Hot-swap 3.5” HDD trays

1 x SAS/SATA Backplane (BP4LX-R10A)

1 x PCI Riser Card (RE16LE8R-R10A)

1 x Front I/O Board (FPB-AR14)

6 x System Fans (40mm x 28mm)

Accessories 1 x RS700-X7/PS4 Series User’s Guide

1 x ASUS ASWM Enterprise User’s Guide

1 x RS700-X7/PS4 Series Support CD (including ASWM*)

1 x Bag of Screws

1 x AC Power Cable

1 x Fix Rail Kit

Optional

Items

Slim-type Optical Device

*ASUS System Web-based Management

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

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1.2 Serial number label

Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must take note of the product’s serial number containing 14 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxxxx shown as the figure below. With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems.

RS700-X7/PS4 xxS0xxxxxxxxxx

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.3 System specifications

The ASUS RS700-X7/PS4 Series is a 1U barebone server system featuring the

ASUS Z9PR-D12/4L server board. The server supports Intel plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

® LGA2011 processors,

Model Name

Processor / System Bus

Core Logic

ASUS Features

Memory

Expansion Slots

Storage

RS700-X7/PS4

1 x Socket LGA2011

Intel

Intel

√

® Xeon

®

® E5-2600 Processor Family

C602-A PCH chipset

Smart Fan

ASWM

Enterprise

√

Total Slots

Capacity

Memory Type

Memory Size

SATA Controller

12 (4-channel per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU1,

4 DIMM per CPU2)

Maximum up to 96GB (UDIMM)

Maximum up to 384GB (RDIMM)

Maximum up to 384GB (LRDIMM)

DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 / 1600 RDIMM

DDR3 1333 / 1066 ECC UDIMM/Non-ECC

UDIMM

DDR3 1066 / 1333 LR-DIMM

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB (RDIMM)

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB (UDIMM)

8GB, 16GB, 32GB (LRDIMM)

Total PCI/PCI-X/

PCI-E Slots

Slot Type

2

1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x8 link) [FH/HL]

1 x PCI-E x8 (Gen3 x8 link) [FH/HL]

Additional Slot 1 1 x PIKE slot for storage enhancement

Intel ® C602-A:

2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports

Intel Rapid Storage Technology (for Windows only)

- Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5

LSI ® Mega RAID (for Windows/Linux)

- Supports software RAID 0, 1, & 10

SAS Controller

Optional:

- ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card

- ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID

card

- ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS2 6G H/W RAID

card

HDD Bays

I = internal

A or S = hotswappable

4 x Hot-swap 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD Bays

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ASUS RS700-X7/PS4 1-3

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Model Name

Networking

Graphic

LAN

VGA

Auxiliary Storage Device Bay

(Floppy / Optical Device)

Onboard I/O

OS Support

Management

Solution

Out of Band

Remote

Hardware

Software

Dimension (HH x WW x DD)

Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM &

HDD not inclu ded)

Power Supply

Power Rating

Environment

RS700-X7/PS4

4 x Intel 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN

Aspeed AST2300 16MB

1 x Slim-type optical Device Bay

Options: No Device / DVD-RW

2 x Internal Serial Port

5 x RJ-45 ports (1 for ASMB6-iKVM)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2)

1 x Internal A Type USB Port

1 x VGA port

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

1 x PS/2 mouse port

Windows

Windows

®

®

Server 2008 R2

Windows ®

Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit

Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Certified OS

5.6 32/64 bit VMWare ESX4.1/ESXi4.1

RedHat

SuSE ®

® Enterprise Linux AS5.6/6.0 32/64-bit

Linux Enterprise Server 11.2 32/64-bit

(Subject to change without any notice)

Onboard ASMB6-iKVM for KVM-over-IP support

ASUS ASWM Enterprise

615mm x 444mm x 43.4mm

15 Kg

600W (80+) Single Power Supply

Input: 100–240V, 7.5–3.1A, 50–60Hz, Class I

Operating temperature: 10°C–35°C / Non operating

temperature: -40°C–70°C

Non operating humidity: 20%–90% ( Noncondensing)

*Specifications are subject to change without notice.


1.4 Front panel features

The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, and USB port for each

Node are located on the front panel.

Refer to section 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions.

Rack screw Hot-swap SATA 6Gb/s HDD bays Hot-swap SATA 3Gb/s HDD bays Rack screw

Slim-type optical drive

USB ports

HDD Access LED

LAN2/4 LED

LAN1/3 LED

Message LED

Reset button

Location LED

Location switch

Power button

Power

LED

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component.

1.5 Rear panel features

The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans.

The I/O shields with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard are also placed in the real panel.

The ports for the USB, VGA, and Gigabit LANs do not appear on the rear panel if the motherboards are not present.

* This port is for ASUS ASMB5-iKVM controller card only.


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1.6 Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

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4 4

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10

9

1

1. Power supply and power fan

2. PCI Express slot Riser Card

3. ASUS Z9PR-D12/4L server board

4. System fans

5. SAS / SATA backplane

(hidden)

6. HDD tray 1—Connect to

SATA1 port (SATA 6Gb/s)


SATA2 port (SATA 6Gb/s)


SATA3 port


SATA4 port

10. Front I/O boards (hidden)

11. Slim-type optical drive

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component.

The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive drive. Connect a USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk.

*WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY


1.7 LED information

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

HDD Access LED

LAN2/4 LED

LAN1/3 LED

Location LED

Message LED

Power LED

LED

Power LED

HDD

Access

LED

Message

LED

Location

LED

LAN LEDs

ON

OFF No activity

Blinking Read/write data into the HDD

OFF System is normal; no incoming event

ON

1. Without ASMB6-iKVM installed: CPU over-heated

2. With ASMB6-iKVM installed: a hardware monitor event is indicated

OFF Normal status

ON

Location switch is pressed (Press the location switch again to turn off)

OFF No LAN connection

Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data

ON

System power ON

LAN connection is present


1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

Status

OFF

GREEN

BLINKING

ACT/LINK LED

Description

No link

Linked

Data activity

Status

OFF

ORANGE

GREEN

SPEED LED

Description

10 Mbps connection

100 Mbps connection

1 Gbps connection

1.7.3 HDD status LED

HDD status LED

SATA HDD LED Description

GREEN

OFF

This installed Serial ATA HDD is in good condition

HDD failure or no HDD is installed

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Chapter 2

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.

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2.1 Chassis cover

Removing the rear cover

1. Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis.

Thumbscrews

2. Firmly hold the cover and slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis.

3. Lift the cover from the chassis.

4. To recover the rear cover, reverse step 1 to 4.

A protection film is pre-attached to the system cover before shipping. Please remove the protection film before turning on the system for proper heat dissipation.

Chapter 2: Hardware setup

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with two surface mount LGA 2011 Socket R designed for the Intel ® Xeon ® E5-2600 series processor family.

Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.

• Upon purchase of the motherboard, ensure 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 shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.

• Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return

Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA2011 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.

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.


2. Press the left load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab.

B

Load lever

To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.

A

3. Slightly lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow.

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4. Press the right load lever with your thumb (C), then move it to the right (D) until it is released from the retention tab. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow (E).

E

C

D


5. Push the left load lever (F) to lift the load plate (G).

F

G

6. Position the CPU over the socket, ensuring that the triangle mark is on the top-right corner of the socket.

Triangle mark

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!

7. Remove the PnP cap (H) from the CPU socket and close the load plate (I).

I

H


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8. Push down the right load lever (J), ensuring that the edge of the load plate is fixed by the lever (K).

9. Insert the right load lever under the retention tab.

J

K

10. Push down the left load lever (L), and then insert the lever under the retention tab (M).

L

M


11. Apply some Thermal Interface Material 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.

Some heatsinks come with preapplied thermal paste. If so, skip this step.

The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible. DO NOT eat it. If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin, wash it off immediately, and seek professional medical help.


2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct

To install the CPU heatsink

1. Remove the protection sticker on the back of the CPU heatsink.

Protection sticker

2. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.

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3. Twist each of the four screws with a Philips (cross) screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard. When the four screws are attached, tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink.

A B

B A

• Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence.

• Do not remove the mylar on the heatsink.


2.3 System memory

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with eight (for CPU1) and four (for CPU2) Double Data

Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

2.3.2 Memory Configurations

You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* RDIMMs or 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB* UDIMMs or 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* LR-DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.

1 CPU Configuration (must on CPU1)

A1 A2 B1

1 DIMMs

2 DIMMs

3 DIMMs

4 DIMMs

5 DIMMs

6 DIMMs

7 DIMMs

8 DIMMs

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2.3.3 Installing a DIMM

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clip outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the

DIMM slot key on the socket.

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A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a

DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM.

3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends, then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket. Apply force to both ends of the DIMM simultaneously until the retaining clip snaps back into place, and the DIMM cannot be pushed in any further to ensure proper sitting of the DIMM.

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Always insert the DIMM into the socket VERTICALLY to prevent DIMM notch damage.

• To install two or more DIMMs, refer to the user guide bundled in the motherboard package.

• Refer to the user guide for qualified vendor lists of the memory modules.

Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket

1. Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM.

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force.


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2.4 Hard disk drives

The system supports four hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drives and two SATAIII hard disk drives*. The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATA/SAS ports via the SATA/SAS backplane.

*Install the two SATAIII hard disk drives to HDD tray 1 and 2. Refer to page 1-6 for details.

To install a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD

1. Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right, then pulling the tray lever outward. The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever.

spring lock

2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay.

3. Take note of the drive tray holes.

Each side has three holes to fit different types of hard disk drives.

Use two screws on each side to secure the hard disk drive.


4. Place a SATA/SAS hard disk drive on the tray, then secure it with four screws.

5. Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes.

When installed, the SATA/SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATA/

SAS interface on the backplane.

6. Push the tray lever until it clicks, and secures the drive tray in place.

The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge.

7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second SATA/SAS drive.


2.5 Expansion slot

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket

The barebone server comes with a riser card bracket. You need to remove the bracket if you want to install PCI Express x8 or x16 expansion cards.

To install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card:

1. Firmly hold the riser card bracket, then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard.

2. Place the riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface, then remove the screw from the slot bay.

3. Install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card to the bracket as shown, then secure the card with a screw.

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4. Repeat the previous steps to Install another PCI Express x8 or x16 card if needed.


To reinstall the riser card bracket:

1. Align the riser card bracket with the cards to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard.

2. Press the riser card bracket until the golden connectors completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel.

3. Connect the cable(s) to the card, if applicable.


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2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card

After installing the expansion card, configure the it by adjusting the software settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See

Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the following tables.

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

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* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.


2.6 Cable connections

• The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed components to install additional devices.

• Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors.

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1. 24-pin ATX power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

2. 8-pin 12V power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

3. System fan connector (from system fan to motherboard)

4. USB connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

5. SATA conectors (system default; from motherboard to SATA/SAS backplane)

6. System auxiliary panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

7. System panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

8. SAS connectors (for ASUS PIKE only; from motherboard to SATA/SAS backplane)

9. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors

(SATA: from motherboard SGPIO1 to SATA/SAS backplane SATA_SGPIO_CON1 connector

SAS: from motherboard PSGPIO1 to SATA/SAS backplane SAS_SGPIO_CON1 connector)

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SGPIO_SEL jumper: pins 1-2 (Onboard) pins 2-3 (Add-on card)

Connects a 8-pin plug from power supply

Connects the data cables connected to the motherboard

Connect the SATAII/SAS HDDs

* For PIKE RAID solution, ensure to connect SAS_SGPIO_CON1 to support PIKE card SAS RAID function.


2.8 Removable/optional components

You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices. Or you may need to install the optional components into the system. This section tells how to remove/install the following components:

1. System fans

2. ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional)

Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components.

2.8.1 System fans

To uninstall the system fans:

1. Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the motherboard.

2. Lift the fan, then set aside.

3. Repeat steps 1 to 2 to uninstall the other system fans.

To reinstall the system fans

1. Insert the fan to the fan cage. The airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point towards the system rear panel.

2. Connect the system fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard.


2.8.2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional)

Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard.

1. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard, then remove the screw beside the PIKE1 slot.

2. Align the golden fingers of the

RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot then insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot.

Ensure that it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot.

3. Secure the PIKE card with the screw that you removed earlier.

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4. Remove the SATA/SAS cables from the onboard SATA1–4 connectors. and connect them to the onboard

PSAS1–4 connectors (blue).

5. Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the SATA/SAS backplane to 2–3.


Chapter 3

This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server.

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3.1 Friction Rail Kit Installation Guide

Your friction rail kit package contains:

• One pair of rack rails

• One pair of fixing latches

• 4 latch screws, 4 rail screws and 4 rail washers

Rail Washers

Rail screws Latch screws

Front end Fixing latches Rack rails Rear end

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3.1.1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server

1. Secure the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server with the four latch screws.

Fixing latch

The locations of the screw holes vary with different server models. Refer to your server user manual for details.

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2. Select a 1U space on the rack where you want to install the rack rail. A 1U space consists of three square mounting holes with two thin lips on the top and the bottom, as shown in the right figure.

3. Adjust the rack rail to fit the depth of the rack.

4. From inside the rack, place the rear rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the rear mounting hole, and then place the front rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the front mounting hole, as shown in the right figure.

5. Secure the front and rear ends of the rail with two rack screws and washers.

6. Repeat step 3 to 5 to attach the rack rail on the other side of the rack.


7. When mounting the server to the rack, ensure to include the side knots on the two sides of the server in the rack rail holders, as shown in the right figure.

Do not install the rail kit in the following situation:

DO NOT place the rail hook on a thick lip of the mounting hole.

DO NOT install the rail to the outer side of the server rack.

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Chapter 4

This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors.

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RAID configuration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1)

ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1)

DDR3 Thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)

PMBus 1.2 PSU select jumper (3-pin SMART_PSU1)

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SATA connectors - ISAS connectors

(7-pin ISAS1, ISAS2, ISAS3, ISAS4 [Gray])

SAS connectors - PSAS connectors

(7-pin PSAS1, PSAS2, PSAS3, PSAS4 [Light Blue])

Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)

USB connector (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-Type USB7)

VGA connector (10-1 pin VGA_HDR1)

CPU, front and rear fan connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2, FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2,

FRNT_FAN3, FRNT_FAN4, REAR_FAN1, REAR_FAN2)

LAN LED connector (LAN34_LED1)

Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector

(8-1 pin PSGPIO1/2, ISGPIO1, SGPIO1)

Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1/COM2)

TPM connector (20-1-pin TPM1)

EATX power connectors

(24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin EATX12V1)

Power Supply SMBUS connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)

System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)

Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)

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4.2 Jumpers

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)

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.

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. 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 <Del> 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!

If the 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.

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2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_EN1)

This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. Set to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature.

3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1-4)

These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel ® 82574L

Gigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1-2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature.


4. LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper (3-pin RAID_SEL1)

This jumper allows you to select the PCH SATA RAID mode to use LSI

MegaRAID software or Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 RAID.

Place the jumper caps over pins 1–2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Utility (default). Otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2–3 to use the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility.

5. ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1)

This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine (ME) boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted.


6. DDR3 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)

This jumper allows you to enable/disable DDR3 DIMM thermal sensing event pin.

7. PMBus 1.2 PSU select jumper (3-pin SMART_PSU1)

This jumper allows you to select PSU PMBus version, Set to pins 1-2 for

PMBus, set to pins 2-3 for Others.


4.3 Internal connectors

1. Serial ATA connectors

(SATA 6Gb/s: 7-pin SATA1, SATA2 [Blue])

(SATA 3Gb/s: 7-pin SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, SATA6 [Black])

Supported by the Intel ® C602-A PCH chipset, these connectors are for the

Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to

6Gb/s of data transfer rate.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 10, or RAID 5 configuration.

The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed.


2. SATA connectors — ISAS connectors (7-pin ISAS1–4 [Gray])

Supported by the Intel ® C602-A PCH, ISAS 1-4 connectors connect to Serial

ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disk drives via Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.

3. SAS connectors— PSAS connectors (7-pin PSAS1–8 [Light Blue])

Supported by the ASUS ® PIKE Card, these connectors are for the SAS signal cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s of data transfer rate.

The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS hard disks installed.


4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)

This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add-on card. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SATA or SAS add-on card causes the front panel LED to light up.

5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-Type USB7)

These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 and USB56, then install the modules 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.


6. VGA connector (10-1 pin VGA_HDR1)

This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic-Range interface.

7. CPU, front and rear fan connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1-2, FRNT_FAN1–4, REAR_FAN1-2)

The fan connectors support cooling fans. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.

• 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!

• All fans feature the ASUS Fan Speed Control technology.


8. LAN LED connector (LAN34_LED1)

This LED connector supports LAN3 and LAN4 LEDs.

The LAN LEDs function only when the motherboard is installed in a server system.


9. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors

(8-1 pin PSGPIO1/2, ISGPIO1, SGPIO1)

The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology

Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device information and general purpose data.

• The PSGPIO 1/2 connectors are used for PIKE card.

• The ISGPIO 1 connector is for SATA connectors—ISAS connectors.


10. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1/COM2)

These connectors are for the serial (COM) ports. Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.

Only COM1 functions when BMC is Enabled.

11. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM1)

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.


12. EATX power connectors

(24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin EATX12V1/EATX12V2)

These connectors are for the EATX 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.

• DO NOT forget to connect the 24+8+8-pin power plugs. Otherwise, the system will not boot up.

• We recommend that you use a PSU with a higher power output when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

• This motherboard supports EATX2.0 PSU or later version.

• Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system.


13. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)

This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) to the power supply unit to read PSU information. Devices communicate with an

SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface.


14. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

1) System power LED (3-pin PLED)

This 3-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.

2) Message LED (2-pin MLED)

This 2-pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front message LED. The message LED is controlled by Hardware monitor to indicate an abnormal event occurance.

3) 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.

4) Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED)

This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD

Activity LED cable to this connector. The HDD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD.

5) 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.

6) 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.


15. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)

This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel

SMB, locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs.

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1) Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB)

These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable.

2) LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN13_LED, LAN24_LED)

These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel.

3) Chassis intrusion (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event. The default setting is short

CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function.

4) Locator LED (2-pin LOCATORLED1 and 2-pin LOCATORLED2)

These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel.

Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2-pin connector. The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed.

5) Locator Button/Switch (2-pin LOCATORBTN)

These leads are for the locator button on the front panel. This button queries the state of the system locator.

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4.4 Internal LEDs

1. Standby Power 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.

2. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMC_LED1)

The BMC LED works with the ASUS ASMB6 management device and indicates its initiation status. When the PSU is plugged and the system is

OFF, ASUS ASMB6 management device starts system initiation for about one

(1) minute. The BMC LED blinks after system initiation finishes.

The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB6.


3. CATT Error LED (CATTERR_LED1)

Indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate.

4. Location LED (LOCLED2)

This LED allows you to know the server location.


5. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1/2)

The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding CPU.



Chapter 5

This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

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5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic

Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:

1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)

2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk.)

3. BUPDATER utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB flash disk drive.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility.

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 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 update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated

BIOS file.

Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive

To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive:

1. Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system.

2. The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the

BIOS recovery finished.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so would cause system boot failure!

The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard.

Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file.

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility

The ASUS EZ Flash Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS-based utility.

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 Utility

1. Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port.

2. Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ

Flash Utility and press <Enter> to enable it.

Exit

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Utility V01.04

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[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [Up/Down/PageUp/PageDown/Home/End] Move [Esc] Exit [F2] Backup

3. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive field.

4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS, and then press <Enter>.

5. Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info field.

6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press <Enter> to perform the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done.


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• 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 system boot failure!

Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Press <F5> and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings.

5.1.3 BUPDATER utility

The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown.

The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file.

Updating the BIOS file

To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility:

1. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive.

2. Copy the BUPDATER utility (BUPDATER.exe) from the ASUS support website at support.asus.com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier.

3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt, type:

BUPDATER /i[filename].ROM

where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive, then press <Enter>.

A:\>BUPDATER /i[file name].ROM


4. The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file.

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Current ROM

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09/30/2011

PATH:

WARNING! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS

Note

Writing BIOS:

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!

5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.

The BIOS update is finished! Please restart your system.

C:\>


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5.2 BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 5.1 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 <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing

<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, 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.

• 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. Press <F5> and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings.

• 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.


5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help

Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

BIOS Information

BIOS Vendor

Core Version

Compliancy

BIOS Version

Build Date

American Megatrends

4.6.4.1

UEFI 2.1; PI 0.9

0202 x64

01/18/2012

Set the Date, Use Tab to switch between Data elements.

System Date

System Time

Access Level

Memory Information

Total Memory

Processor

CPU Speed

Count:

[Thu 02/23/2012]

[15:07:28]

Administrator

1024 MB (DDR3)

2300 MHz

1

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

Navigation keys

5.2.2 Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

Main

Event Logs

Boot

Monitor

Advanced

Server Mgmt

Security

Tool

Exit

For changing the basic system configuration

For changing the advanced system settings

For changing the Server Mgmt settings

For changing the event log settings

For changing the system boot configuration

For displaying the system temperature, power status, and changing the fan settings

For changing the security settings

For configuring options for special functions

For selecting the exit options

To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.


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5.2.3 Menu items

The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items.

The other items (Event Logs, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items.

5.2.4 Submenu items

A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu. To display the submenu, select the item and press <Enter>.

5.2.5 Navigation keys

At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for the BIOS setup program. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings.

5.2.6 General help

At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item.

5.2.7 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 and press <Enter> to display a list of options.

5.2.8 Pop-up window

Select a menu item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that item.

5.2.9 Scroll bar

A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on the screen.


5.3 Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time settings.



BIOS Information

BIOS Vendor

Core Version

Compliancy

BIOS Version

Build Date

American Megatrends

5.6.4.1

UEFI 2.1; PI 0.9

0103 x64

02/24/2012

Set the Date, Use Tab to switch between Data elements.

System Date

System Time

[Tue 03/15/2011]

[15:07:28]

Access Level

Memory Information

Total Memory

Processor

CPU Speed

Count:

Onboard LAN1 MAC:




Administrator

4096 MB (DDR3)

2600 MHz

1

00:E0:18:02:20:DC

00:E0:18:02:20:DD

00:E0:18:02:20:DC

00:E0:18:02:20:DD

→←:

↑↓:

Select Screen

Select Item







ESC: Exit


5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.


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5.4 Advanced menu

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.

Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.



CPU Configuration Parameters CPU Configuration

CPU Power Management Configuration

Chipset Configuration

PCH SATA Configuration

PCH SCU Configuration

PCI Subsystem Settings

Intel TXT(LT-SX) Configuration

USB Configuration

Trusted Computing

ACPI Settings

WHEA Configuration

APM

Serial Port Console Redirection

Onboard LAN Configuration

ME Subsystem

Legacy Devices Configuration

Runtime Error Logging

→←:

↑↓:

Select Screen

Select Item







ESC: Exit


5.4.1 CPU Configuration


Advanced

CPU Confguration Enter to view socket soecific

CPU Information.

Socket 1 CPU Information

Socket 2 Not Present

CPU Speed

64-bit

2300 MHz

Supported

Hyper Threading

Active Processor Core

Limit CPUID Maximum

Execute Disable Bit

Server Class

Hardware Prefetcher

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

DCU Streamer Prefetcher

DCU IP Prefetcher

Intel Virtualization Technology

Local APIC Mode

[Enabled]

[All]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Custom]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Auto]









ESC: Exit




Enter to view socket CPU Information.


Advanced


Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU Signature

Microcode Patch

Max CPU Speed

Min CPU Speed

Processor Cores

Intel HT Technology

Intel VT-X Technology

Intel SMX Technology

L1 Data Cache

L1 Code Cache

L2 Cache

L3 Cache

206d5

513

2600 MHz

1200 MHz

8

Supported

Supported

Supported

32kB x8

32kB x8

256kB x8

20480 kB









ESC: Exit


Hyper Threading [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: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Active Processor Cores [All]

Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [4] [6]

Configuration code numbers vary with CPU models.

Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]

Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating system to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.


Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

XP can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2,

SuSE Linux 9.2, Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3). Configuration options: [Disabled]

[Enabled]

Server Class [Custom]

Use Intel recommended prefetch settings. Configuration options: [Enterprise] [High

Performance(HPC)] [Custom]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to turn on/off the mid level cache(L2) streamer prefetcher.



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Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

This Item allows you to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.


DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to enable/disable L1 data prefetcher.


DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to enable/disable L1 data prefetcher.


Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]

When enabled this item, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology.


APIC mode [Auto]

Allows you to select APIC mode.

Configuration options: [Auto][x2APIC] [xAPIC]

5.4.2 CPU Power Management Configuration


Advanced

CPU Power Management Configuration

Power Technology

EIST

Turbo Mode

P-STATE Coordination

CPU C3 Report

CPU C6 Report

CPU C7 Report

Package C State limit

Energy Performance [Balanced Performance]

Factory long duration power limit 115 Watts

Long duration power limit 0

Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms

Long duration power limit

[Custom]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[HW_ALL]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[C6]

Recommended short duration power1 1.2 * Long Duration

Short duration power limit

0

0

This item allows you to enabled power management features.









ESC: Exit


Power Technology [Custom]

This item allows you to enable power management features.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Energy Efficient] [Custom]

EIST [Enabled]

This item allows you to enable/disable Intel SpeedStep.



Turbo Mode [Enabled]


P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL]

This item allows you to change P-STATE Coordination type.

Configuration options: [HW_ALL] [SW_ALL] [SW_ANY]

CPU C3 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU C3(ACPI C2) report.


CPU C6 Report [Enabled]



CPU C7 Report [Disabled]



Package C State limit [C6]

This item allows you to set package C State limit.

Configuration options: [C0] [C2] [C6] [C7] [No Limit]

Energy Performance [Balanced Performance]

This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings.

Configuration options: [Performance] [Balanced Performance] [Balanced Energy]

[Energy Efficient]

Factory long duration power limit 115 Watts


Allows you to set long duration power limit in watts. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.

Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms


Allows you to set time window which the long duration power is maintained. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.

Recommended short duration power1 1.2 * Long Duration

Short duration power limit 0

Allows you to set short duration power limit in watts. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.


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5.4.3 Chipset Configuration


Advanced

QPI Configuration Page

QPI Configuration

Memory Configuration

CPU II0 Bridge Configuration

PCH Configuration

Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Configuration

QPI Configuration


Advanced

Enable/Disable Isoc Current QPI Link Speed

Current QPI Link Freq

Isoc

QPI Link Speed Mode

Slow

Unknown

[Enabled]

[Fast]

QPI Link Frequency Select [Auto]

QPI Link0s

QPI Link0p

QPI Link1

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

Isoc [Enabled]


QPI Link Speed Mode [Fast]

This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode.

Configuration options: [Slow] [Fast]

QPI Link Frequency Select [Auto]

This item allows for selecting the QPI link frequency

Configuration options: [Auto] [6.4 GT/s] [7.2 GT/s (Fast Mode Only)] [8.0 GT/s

(Fast Mode Only)]

QPI Link0s [Disabled]


QPI Link0p [Disabled]


QPI Link1 [Enabled]





Advanced

Compatibility RID


[Enabled]

Total Memory

Current Memory Mode

4096 MB (DDR3)

Independent

Currently Memory Speed 1333 MHz

Mirroring

Sparing

Memory Mode

DDR Speed

Channel Interleaving

Rank Interleaving

Patrol Scrub

Demand Scrub

Data Scrambling

Not Possible

Not Possible

[Independent]

[Auto]

Device Tagging

Thermal Throtting

Enable High Temp.

Allow 2x Refresh

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[CLTT]

[Disabled]

Altitude

Memory HOT sensor support [Enabled]

DIMM Information

[Enabled]

[300 M]

Support for compatibility

Revision ID(CRID)

Functionality mentioned in

Sandybridge bios spec.









ESC: Exit


Compatibility RID [Enabled]

Support for compatibility revision ID (CRID) functionality mentioned in Sandy Bridge

BIOS specification. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Memory Mode [Independent]

Select the mode for memory initializaton.

Configuration options: [Independent] [Mirroring] [Lock Step] [Sparing]

DDR Speed [Auto]

Force DDR speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Force DDR3 800] [Force DDR3

1066] [Force DDR3 1333] [Force DDR3 1600] [Force DDR3 1866]

Channel Interleaving [Auto]

Select different channel interleaving setting.

Configuration options: [Auto] [1 Way] [2 Way] [3 Way] [4 Way]

Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Select different rank interleaving setting.

Configuration options: [Auto] [1 Way] [2 Way] [4 Way] [8 Way]


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Patrol Scrub [Disabled]

Allows you to enable/disable Patrol Scrub.


Demand Scrub [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable demand scrubing feature.

Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Data Scrambling [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable data scrambling.


Device Tagging [Disabled]

Allows you to enable/disable device tagging.


Thermal Throtting [CLTT]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [0LTT] [CLTT]

Enable High Temp [Disabled]


Allow 2x Refresh [Enabled]


Altitude [300 M]

The system altitude above the sea level in meters.

Configuration options: [Auto] [300 M] [900 M] [1500 M] [3000 M]

Memory Hot sensor support [Enabled]



DIMM Information


Advanced

CPU1 DIMM Information

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm A1

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm A2

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm B1

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm B2

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm C1

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm C2

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm D1

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm D2

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present

Present 40096 MB Indep

Not Present

CPU2 DIMM Information

CPU IIO Bridge Configuration


Advanced

Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

DCA Support [Enabled]

VGA Priority

TargetVGA

[Offboard]

VGA From CPU 0

Enables/Disables Intel(R)

I/O Acceleration Technology

(I/OAT).









ESC: Exit


Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

Allows you to enable/disable Intel I/O accelaration technology.


DCA Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable DCA support.


VGA Priority [offboard]

Allows you to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found.

Configuration options: [Onboard] [Offboard]


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PCH Configuration


Advanced

Name

Stepping

SB Chipset Configuration

PCH Compatibility RID

Patsburg

06 (C1 Stepping)

[Disabled]

Support for PCH Compatibility

Revision ID(CRID) functionality.

Deep Sx

SCU devices

Onboard SATA RAID Oprom

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

High Precision Event Timer Configuration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]









ESC: Exit


PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]

Support for PCH compatibility.


Deep Sx [Disabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled in S5] [Enabled in S4 and S5]

Mobile platforms support deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support deep S4/S5 in AC only.

SCU devices [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable Patsburg SCU devices.


Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable onboard SATA RAID option rom if Launch Storage Oprom is enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]


High Precision Event Timer Configuration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable High Precision Event Timer.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]]

Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Configuration


Advanced

Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled] Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI

Auto Configuration.

Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Intel VT-d.


The following item appears only when you set Intel(R) VT-d to [Enabled].

Coherency Support [Disabled]

Allows you to enable/disable VT-d Engine Coherency support.


ATS Support [Disabled]

Allows you to enable/disable VT-d Engine address translation services (ATS) support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]


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5.4.4 PCH SATA Configuration


Advanced

SATA Port1

SATA Port2

SATA Port3

SATA Port4

SATA Port5

SATA Port6

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present

(1)IDE Mode. (2)AHCI Mode.

(3)RAID Mode.

SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]

S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]

Port1 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]






→←:

↑↓:

Select Screen

Select Item







ESC: Exit


SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]

Allows you to set the SATA configuration.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode]

• If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, set this item to [IDE Mode].

• If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host

Controller Interface (AHCI), keep the default setting [AHCI Mode]. 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 RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility, or Intel item to [RAID Mode].

® Rapid

Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this

S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. When hard disk read/write errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST.


Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]


Port 1/2/3/4/5/6 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

AHCI supports staggered spin-up.



5.4.5 PCH SCU Configuration

This menu automatically detects and displays Device 1-4.


Advanced

Device1

Device2

Device3

Device4

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present

Not Present









ESC: Exit



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5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings


Advanced

PCI Bus Driver Version

PCI Common Setting

PCI Latency Timer

VGA Palette Snoop

PERR# Generation

SERR# Generation

Load RT32 Image

V 2.05.00

PCI Option ROM Handling

PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM]

[32 PCI Bus Clocks]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

In case of multiple Option

ROMs (Legacy and EFI

Compatible), specifies what

PCI option ROM to lanuch.

PCI Express Settings

PCIE Slot Option Rom Configuration









ESC: Exit


PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM]

In case of multiple option roms (Legacy and EFI Compatible), specifies what PCI option rom to lanuch.Configuration options: [Legacy ROM] [EFI Compatible ROM]

PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks]

Value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register.

Configuration options: [32 PCI Bus Clocks] [64 PCI Bus Clocks] [96 PCI Bus Clocks]

[128 PCI Bus Clocks] [160 PCI Bus Clocks] [192 PCI Bus Clocks] [224 PCI Bus

Clocks] [248 PCI Bus Clocks]

VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

Enables or disables VGA pallette registers snooping.


PERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate PERR#.


SERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate SERR#.


Load RT32 Image [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to load RT32 image.



PCI Express Settings


Advanced

PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

WARNING: Enabling ASPM may cause some

PCI-E device to fail

Enables or DisablesPCI

Express Device Relaxed

Ordering.









ESC: Exit


PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

Allows to set the ASPM level. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [Force L0s]

[Force L0s] Force all links to L0s state.

[Auto] BIOS auto configure.

[Disabled] Disabled ASPM.


PCIE Slot Option Rom Configuration


Advanced

Legacy 0pROM Support

Launch Storage 0pROM [Enabled]

Enables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option

ROM.

PCIE1 Option Rom







PIKE Option Rom

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

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ESC: Exit


Launch Storage 0pROM [Enabled]

Enables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option ROM.


PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled]














PIKE Option Rom [Enabled]



5.4.7 Intel TXT(LT-SX) Configuration


Advanced

Intel TXT(LT-SX) Hardware Support

CPU:TXT Feature

Chipset:TXT Feature

Intel TXT(LT-SX)Configuration

Supported

Supported

TXT Support

Intel TXT(LT-SX)Dependencies

Disabled

The following must be supported and enabled.

VT-d Support

VT Support

TPM Support

TPM State

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled →←: Select Screen








ESC: Exit


This is the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) feature. VT and VT-d support must be enabled before using this feature..

Install a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on the motherboard to enable the Intel ®

TXT(LT) Hardware Support.


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5.4.8 USB Configuration


Advanced

USB Configuration

USB Devices:

3 Drives, 1 Keyboard, 2 Mice, 3 Hubs

Legacy USB Support

EHCI Hand-off

USB hardware delays and time-outs

USB transfer time-out

Device reset time-out

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[20 sec]

[20 sec]

Enabled Legacy USB support.

AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications.

Mass Storage Devices:

USB Ports Configuration →←: Select Screen








ESC: Exit


Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

This item enables or disables Legacy USB device support.

Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto]

EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]

This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver.


USB Hardware Delays and Time-outs

USB transfer time-out [20 sec]

This item sets the time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfer.

Configuration options: [1 sec] [5 sec] [10 sec] [20 sec]

Device reset time-out [20 sec]

USB mass storage device Start Unit command time-out.

Configuration options: [10 sec] [20 sec] [30 sec] [40 sec]


USB Ports Configuration


Advanced

EHCI Controller 1

EHCI Controller 2

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

Enable/Disable (EHCI)

Support.

Rear USB #1

Rear USB #2

Onboard USB #3

Onboard USB #4

Onboard USB #5

Onboard USB #6

Onboard USB #7

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]









ESC: Exit


EHCI Controller 1/2 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support. If we disable the EHCI

Controller in BIOS > South Bridge > USB configuration, the USB device will all disable in OS.


Rear USB 1/ 2 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable rear USB ports.


Onboard USB 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable onboard USB ports.


5.4.9 Trusted Computing


Advanced

Configuration

TPM SUPPORT

Current Status Information

No Security Device Found

[Enabled]

Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device.

O.S. will not show Security

Device. TCG EFI protocol and

INT1A interface will not be available.

TPM Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support.



5.4.10 ACPI Settings


Advanced

ACPI Settings

Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled]

Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI

Auto Configuration.

Enabled Hibernation

ACPI Sleep State

Lock Legacy Resources

[Enabled]

[S1 (CPU Stop Clock)]

[Disabled]

Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration.


The following item appears only when you set Enabled ACPI Auto Configuration to [Disabled].

Enable Hibernation [Enabled]

Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate (0S/S4 sleep state). This option may be not effective with some OS.


ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)]

Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State.

Configuration options: [Suspend Disabled] [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] [S3 (Suspend to

RAM)]

Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources.


5.4.11 WHEA Configuration


Advanced

WHEA Support [Enabled] Enable or disable Windows

Hardware Error Architecture.

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WHEA Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture support.



5.4.12 APM setting


Advanced

Restore AC Power Loss

Power On By PCIE

Power On By Ring

Power On By RTC

[Last State]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

Specify what state to go to when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state).

Restore AC Power Loss [Last State]

When set to [Power Off], the system goes into off state after an AC power loss.

When set to [Power On], the system will reboot 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 PCIE [Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

Disables the PCIE devices from generating a wake event.

Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event.

Power On By Ring [Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

Disables the Ring devices from generating a wake event.

Enables the Ring devices to generate a wake event.

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

Disables RTC from generating a wake event.

When set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date (Days) and

Hour/Minute/Second will become user-configurable with set values.


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5.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection


Advanced

COM1

Console Redirection

Console Redirection Settings

[Disabled]

Consloe Redirection Enable or Disable.

COM2



[Enabled]

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/

Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)



[Disabled]









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COM1

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.


The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to

[Enabled].


This item becomes configurable only when you enable the Console Redirection item. The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings.

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

Allows you to set the terminal type.

[VT100] ASCII char set.

[VT100+] Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, et.

[VT-UTF8] Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes

[ANSI] Extended ASCII char set

Bits per second [57600]

Selects serial port transmission speed. The speed must be matched on the other side. Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds.

Configuration options: [9600] [19200] [38400] [57600] [115200]


Data Bits [8]

Configuration options: [7] [8]

Parity [None]

A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors.

[Mark] and [Space] parity do not allow for error detection.

[None] No parity bit

[Even] parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in the data bits is even

[Odd] parity bit is 0 if num of 1’s in the data bits is odd

[Mark] parity bit is always 1

[Space] parity bit is always 0

Stop Bits [1]

Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the beginning.) The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit. Configuration options: [1] [2]

Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS]

Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data flow. Once the buffers are empty, a “start” signal can be sent to re-start the flow. Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start/stop signals.

Configuration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS]

Recorder Mode [Disabled]

With this mode enabled only text will be sent. This is to capture Terminal data.


Legacy OS Redirection Resolution [80x24]

Configures the number of rows and columns supported on legacy OS.

Configuration options: [80x24] [80x25]

COM2

Console Redirection [Enabled]




Please refer to the description of the Console Redirection Settings item under

COM1 for details.


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Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/ Windows Emergency

Management Services (EMS)

Console Redirection [Disabled]



The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to [Enabled].


Out-of-Band Mgmt Port [COM1]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.

Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2]

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]


Configuration options: [VT100] [VT100+] [VT-UTF8] [ANSI]

Bits per second [115200]


Configuration options: [9600] [19200] [57600] [115200]

Flow Control [None]


Configuration options: [None] [VT100] [Hardware RTS/CTS] [Software

Xon/Xoff]


5.4.14 Onboard LAN Configuration


Advanced

Launch INTEL W82574L OpROM Onboard LAN Configuration

Intel LAN ROM Type

Intel LAN1 Enable

LAN1 Option ROM Support







[PXE]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

Intel LAN ROM Type [PXE]

This item launches LAN ROM.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI]

Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN1 function.


LAN1 Option ROM Support [Enabled]


















5.4.15 ME Subsystem


Advanced

Intel ME Subsystem Configuration

ME BIOS Interface Version 1.2

ME Subsystem Help.

ME Version

ME FW Status Value :

ME FW State :

ME FW Operation State:

ME FW Error Code:

ME Ext FW Status value:

BIOS Booting Mode:

Cores Disabled:

ME FW SKU Information:

2.1.5.69

0xf0345

SPS ME FW Active

M0 without UMA

No Error

0x3000e301

Performance Optimized

0

SiEn NM →←: Select Screen








ESC: Exit


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5.4.16 Legacy Devices Configuration


Advanced

Serial Port 1 Configuration

Serial Port 2 Configuration

Set Parameters of serial

Port 1(COM1).

Serial Port 1/2 Configuration


Advanced

Serial Port Configuration Enable or Disable Serial

Port(COM).

Serial Port

Device Settings

[Enabled]

I0=3F8h; IRQ=4

Device Mode [Standard Serial Po..]

Serial Port [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the serial port.


Device Mode [Standard Serial Port Mode]

Allows you to change the serial port mode.

Configuration options: [Standard Serial Port Mode]


5.4.17 Runtime Error Logging


Advanced

Runtime Error Logging Support [Disabled]

Runtime Error Logging Support [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable Runtime Error Logging Support.


The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support to [Enabled].

PCI Error Logging Support [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled].


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5.5 Server Mgmt menu

The Server Mgmt menu displays the server management status, and allows you to change the settings.

The Server Mgmt menu appears only when you install ASMB card on the motherboard.



BMC Firmware:

O/S Watchdog Timer

O/S Wtd Timer Timeout

O/S Wtd Timer Policy

System Event Log

BMC network configuration

1.07

[Disabled]

[10 minutes]

[Reset]

Wait for BMC response for specified timeout In PILOTII,

BMC starts at the same time when BIOS starts during AC power ON. It takes arround

30 seconds to initialize

Host to BMC interfaces.









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O/S Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

If enabled, starts a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management

Software after the OS loads. Helps determine that the OS sucessfully loaded or follows the O/S Boot Watchdog TImer Policy.


O/S Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]

Allows you to configure the length of the O/S Boot Watchdog Timer. Not available if

O/S Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled.

Configuration options: [5 minutes] [10 minutes] [15 minutes] [20 minutes]

O/S Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]

Allows you to configure how the system should respond if the OS Boot Watchdog

Timer expires. Not available if O/S Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled.

Configuration options: [Do Nothing] [Reset] [Power Down]


5.5.1 System Event Log


Server Mgmt

Enabling/Disabling Options

SEL Components

Erasing Settings

Erase SEL

When SEL is Full

[Disabled]

[No]

[Do Nothing]

Change this to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot.

Note: All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted.









ESC: Exit


SEL Components [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot.


• The following items appears only when you set SEL Components to

[Enabled].

• All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted.

Erase SEL [No]

Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL.

Configuration options: [No] [Yes, On next reset] [Yes, On every reset]

When SEL is Full [Do Nothing]

Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full SEL.

Configuration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately]


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5.5.2 BMC network configuration


Server Mgmt

BMC network configuration

DM_LAN1

DM_LAN1 IP Address in BMC: 000.000.000.000

DM_LAN1 Subnet Mask in BMC:

DM_LAN1 MAC Address in BMC:

000.000.000.000

DM_LAN1 Gateway Address in BMC : 000.000.000.000

00.E0.18.02.21.DC

DM_LAN1 Address Source in BMC: DHCP Mode

Configuration Address source [Previous State]

Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically(by

BIOS or BMC). Unspecified option will not modify any

BMC network parameters during BIOS phase

Lan1

Lan1 IP Address in BMC:

Lan1 Subnet Mask in BMC:

Lan1 MAC Address in BMC:

000.000.000.000

000.000.000.000

Lan1 Gateway Address in BMC: 000.000.000.000

00.00.00.00.00.00

Lan1 Address Source in BMC: DHCP Mode










ESC: Exit



Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically(by BIOS or BMC).

Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase.

Configuration options: [Previous State] [Static Mode] [DHCP Mode]

The following items appears only when you set Configuration Address source to [Static Mode].

Station IP address [0.0.0.0]

Allows you to key in Station IP address.

Subnet mask [0.0.0.0]

Allows you to key in Subnet mask.

Gateway IP address [0.0.0.0]

Allows you to key in Gateway IP address.


5.6 Event Logs menu

The Event Logs allows you to change or view the event log settings.



Change Smbios Event Log Settings

View Smbios Event Log

View System Event Log

Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log configuration.









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5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log configuration.


Event Logs

Enabling/Disabling Options

Smbios Event Log [Enabled]

Change this to enable or disable all features of

Smbios Event Logging during boot.

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log

When Log is Full

Smbios Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event

MECI

METW

[No]

[Do Nothing]

Custom Option

Log OEM Codes

Convert OEM Codes

[Disabled]

1

60

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

Note: All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted.









ESC: Exit


All the changes made will take effect after you restart your system.

Enabling/Disabling Options

Smbios Event Log [Enabled]

Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log [No]

Choose the options for erasing Smbios Event Log. Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset.

Configuration options: [No] [Yes, Next reset] [Yes, Every reset]


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When Log is Full [Do Nothing]

Allows you to choose the options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log.

Configuration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately]

Smbios Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event [Disabled]

Allows you to choose the options to enable/disable logging of System boot event.


MECI [1]

Mutiple Event Count Increment (MECI). The number of occurrences of a duplicate event that must pass before the multiple-event counter associated with the log entry is updated, specified as a numeric value ranging from 1 to

255.

METW [60]

Mutiple Event Time Windows (METW). The number of minutes that must pass between duplicate log entries that utilize a multiple-event counter. The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes.

Custom Option

Log OEM Codes [Enabled]

Enables or disables the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes (if not already converted to legacy).


Convert OEM Codes [Disabled]

Enables or disables the converting of EFI Status Codes to Standard Smbios

Types (Not all may be translated).


View Smbios Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all smbios event logs.

View System Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all system event logs.


5.7 Boot menu

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.



Boot Configuration

Setup Prompt Timeout

Bootup NumLock State

Full Screen Logo

1

[On]

[Enabled]

Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.

65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting.

CSM16 Module Version 07.68

GateA20 Active

Option ROM Messages

Interrupt 19 Capture

Boot Device Seeking

UEFI Boot

[Upon Request]

[Force BIOS]

[Enabled]

[Endless PXE]

[Disabled]

Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1

Boot Option #2

Boot Option #3

Boot Option #4

[SATA P2: ASUS ...]

[SATA P3: WDC WD80...]

[AMI Virtual Floppy...]

[IBA GE Slot 0700 v...]

CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities

Floppy Drive BBS Priorities

Network Device BBS Priorities

→←:

↑↓:

Select Screen

Select Item







ESC: Exit


Setup Prompt Timeout [xx]

Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key.

Bootup NumLock State [On]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.

Configuration options: [Off] [On]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.


Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature.

CSM16 Module Version

GateA20 Active [Upon Request]

[Upon Request] GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services.

[Always] Do not allow disable GA20. This option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB.

Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]

Allows you to set the display mode for Options ROM.

Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]


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Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled]

Allows Option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.


Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE]

[Endless PXE] Continuously searches for the remote boot image until it is found or the process is aborted

[Normal] Searches for the remote boot image once, then stops.

UEFI Boot [Disabled]

Enables or disables UEFI Boot.


Boot Option Priorities

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.

• To select the boot device during system startup, press <F8> when ASUS

Logo appears.

• To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, please press <F8> after POST.

Set the booting order of network devices.

Boot Option #1/#2/#3/#4 [SATA P2: ASUS ...]

Configuration options: [SATA P2: ASUS ...] [SATA P3: WDC WD80...]

[AMI Virtual Floppy...] [IBA GE Slot 0700 v...]

CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities

Hard Drive BBS Priorities

Floppy Drive BBS Priorities

Network Device BBS Priorities

These items appear only when you connect SATA ODD or hard drive to the

SATA ports and allow you to set the booting order of the SATA devices.


5.8 Monitor menu

The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings.



CPU1 Temperature

CPU2 Temperature

TR1 Temperature

TR2 Temperature

CPU FAN1 Speed

CPU FAN2 Speed

FRNT FAN1 Speed

FRNT FAN2 Speed

FRNT FAN3 Speed

FRNT FAN4 Speed

REAR FAN1 Speed

REAR FAN2 Speed

+VTT_CPU

VCORE1

VCORE2

+VDDQ_AB_CPU1

+VDDQ_CD_CPU1

+VDDQ_EF_CPU2

+VDDQ_GH_CPU2

+5VSB

+5V

+12V

+3.3V

VBAT

+3.3VSB

56.0ºC/132.8ºF

N/A

41.3ºC/106.3ºF

31.1ºC/87.9ºF

N/A

N/A

N/A

5421 RPM

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

+1.056 V

+0.992 V

N/A

N/A

+1.490 V

N/A

N/A

+5.030 V

+5.017 V

+11.712 V

+3.372 V

+3.264 V

+3.366 V









ESC: Exit


Scroll down to display the following items:

FAN Speed Control [Generic Mode]


CPU 1/2; TR1 1/2 Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures.

CPU FAN1/2 Speed; FRNT FAN1–4 Speed; REAR FAN1/2 Speed

[xxxx RPM] or [N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of

CPU fans, front fans, and rear fan in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows N/A.

+VTT_CPU Voltage, VCORE1/2 Voltage, +VDDQ_AB/CD_CPU1

Voltage, +VDDQ_EF/GH_CPU2 Voltage, +5VSB Voltage, +5V Voltage,

+12V Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, VBAT Voltage, +3.3VSB Voltage

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators.


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FAN Speed Control [Generic Mode]

Allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation.

Configuration options: [Generic Mode] [High Speed Mode] [Full Speed Mode]

5.9 Security menu

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.



Password Description

If ONLY the Administrator's password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup

If ONLY the User's password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will have Administrator rights

The password length must br in the following range:

Minimum length

Maximum length

3

20

Set Setup Administrator

Password

Administrator Password

User Password

If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock

(RTC) RAM to clear the BIOS password. See section 2.6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

Administrator Password

If you have set an administrator password, we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system. Otherwise, you might be able to see or change only selected fields in the BIOS setup program.

To set an administrator password:

1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter>.

2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press

<Enter>.

3. Confirm the password when prompted.

To change an administrator password:

1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter>.

2. From the Enter Current Password box, key in the current password, then press <Enter>.

3. From the Create New Password box, key in a new password, then press

<Enter>.



To clear the administrator password, follow the same steps as in changing an administrator password, but press <Enter> when prompted to create/confirm the password.

User Password

If you have set a user password, you must enter the user password for accessing the system.

To set a user password:

1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>.

2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press

<Enter>.


To change a user password:

1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>.

2. From the Enter Current Password box, key in the current password, then press <Enter>.

3. From the Create New Password box, key in a new password, then press

<Enter>.


To clear the user password, follow the same steps as in changing a user password, but press <Enter> when prompted to create/confirm the password.

5.10 Tool menu

The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the submenu.



Be used to update BIOS

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press <Enter>. Check section 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility for details.


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5.11 Exit menu

The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.



Discard Changes & Exit

Save Changes & Reset

Discard Changes & Reset

Exit system setup without saving any changes.

Restore Defaults

Boot Override

AMI Virtual CDROM0 1.00

AMI Virtual Floppy0 1.00

IBA GE Slot 0700 v1376

IBA GE Slot 0800 v1376

Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device









ESC: Exit


Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.

Discard Changes & Exit

This option allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your changes.

When you select this option or if you press <Esc>, a confirmation window appears.

Select Yes to discard changes and exit.

Save Changes & Reset

Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved. When you select this option or if you press <F10>, a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to save changes and exit.

Discard Changes & Reset

This option allows you to reset the Setup program without saving your changes.

When you select this option, a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to discard changes and reset.

Restore Defaults

This option allows you to restore/load defaults values for all the setup options.

When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a confirmation window appears.

Select Yes to load optimized defaults.


Boot Override

These items displays the available devices. The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Click an item to start booting from the selected device.

Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device

This item is for launching the EFI Shell application from one of the available filesystem devices.


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Chapter 6

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.

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6.1 Setting up RAID

The motherboard comes with the Intel ®

SATA RAID solutions:

C204 controller that supports the following

• LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility (default) with RAID 0,

RAID 1, and RAID 10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS).

• Intel Rapid Storage Technology with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS only).

6.1.1 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 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.

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 processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports SATA hard disk drives for RAID set configuration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.

See section 2.4 Hard disk drives for SATA hard disk drive installation.

Chapter 6: RAID configuration

6.1.3 RAID controller selection

You can choose either the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility or the Intel

Rapid Storage Technology as the default utility to create RAID set(s). See 5. RAID

configuration utility selection on page 4-6 for details.

6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set(s) using SATA HDDs. To do this:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the Advanced Menu > SATA Configuration, then press <Enter>.

3. Set SATA Mode to [RAID Mode]

4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.

Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS

Setup.


6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility

The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility allows you to create RAID 0,

RAID 1, or RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard southbridge chip.

To enter the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility:

1. Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives.

2. During POST, the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the utility.

LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A.10 09231523R

LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No:00 Dev No:1F

Device present at Port 0 ST3160812AS 152114MB




Press Ctrl-M or Enter to run LSI Software RAID Setup Utility.

• The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically configures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled.

• The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference.

• When you create RAID sets with the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility, the boot priority of the SATA optical drive has to be manually adjusted. Otherwise, the system will not boot from the connected

SATA ODD.

3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu and then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management

Menu descriptions on the next page.

At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands.

The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level.

LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010

BIOS Version A.10.09231523R

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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Configure VD(s)

Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option


Menu

Configure

Description

Allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using the Easy

Configuration or the New Configuration command. This menu also allows you to view, add, or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive

Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set Initialize

Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters

Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives

Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a created RAID set

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set

The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set using two types of configurations: Easy and New.

In Easy Configuration, the virtual drive parameters are set automatically.

In New Configuration, you manually set the virtual drive parameters.

Using Easy Configuration

To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option:

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Easy Configuration, and then press <Enter>.



Configuration Menu

Easy Configuration

Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

New Configuration

View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

Select Boot Drive

Rebuild


Defines Physical Arrays. An Array Will Automatically Become A VD



2. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the drives you want to include in the RAID set, and then press <Space>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number.



Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


0

1

2

3

PORT #

ONLIN A00-00

ONLIN A00-01

READY

READY

Port # 2 DISK 74.74GB HDS728080PLA380 05.01C05

SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Configure,F2-Drive Info,F3-Virtual Drives,F4-HSP

• The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.

• You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set.

• You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set.

3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, and then press <F10> to configure array setting.

4. Press <Space> to select the configurable array.



Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


A-0

SPAN-1 0

1

DNLIN A00-00

DNLIN A00-01

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Cursor Keys, SPACE-(De)Select F2-ChIdInfo F3-SlotInfo F10-Configure Esc-Quit


5. Press <F10> again, the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual

Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters.


Virtual Drive(s) Configured

Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

Accept

SPAN = NO

0

1

DNLIN A00-00

DNLIN A00-01

Choose RAID Level For This VD

Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option

6. Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>.

7. Select the RAID level from the menu, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

Accept

SPAN = NO

0

1

DNLIN A00-00

DNLIN A00-01

RAID Level

RAID 0

RAID 1

Choose RAID Level For This VD



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8. Select Units from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>.

9. Select the units for virtual drive size from the menu, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

Accept

SPAN = NO

0

1

DNLIN A00-00

DNLIN A00-01

Select Units For VD Size

MB

GB

TB

Select Units For VD Size


10. When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set, select DWC from the Virtual

Drive menu, and then press <Enter>.

When creating a RAID 0 set, proceed to step 12.

11. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

Accept

SPAN = NO

0

1

DNLIN A00-00

Change DWC

Off

On

Disk Write Cache Setting Of VD


Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss.


12. When finished setting the selected virtual drive configuration, select Accept from the menu, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

0

1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

Accept

SPAN = NO

DNLIN A00-00

DNLIN A00-01

Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD

Cursor Keys, SPACE-(De)Select F2-ChIdInfo F3-SlotInfo F10-Configure Esc-Quit

13. Follow step 2 to 12 to configure additional virtual drives.

14. Press <Esc> to finish RAID configuration. When prompted to save configuration, select Yes from the menu, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects







Save Configuration?

Yes

No

Rebuild

0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Select Yes Or No



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Using New Configuration

When a RAID set already exists, using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the View/Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration.

To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > New Configuration, and then press <Enter>.





Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects





Rebuild


Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration


2. Follow step 2 to 9 of the previous section: Using Easy Configuration.

3. Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu, and then press <Enter>.

4. Key-in the desired virtual drive size, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Enter VD Size: 152146_

0

1

Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

Accept

SPAN = NO

DNLIN A00-00

DNLIN A00-01

Enter VD Size:


5. Follow step 10 to 14 of the previous section: Using Easy Configuration to create the RAID set.


6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration

You can add a new RAID configuration or view an existing configuration using the

View/Add Configuration command.

Adding a new RAID configuration

To add a new RAID configuration:

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > View/Add Configuration, and then press <Enter>.





Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects





Rebuild


View/Add to The Existing Configuration


2. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <Space>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to

ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


View/Add Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

0

1

PORT #

ONLIN A00-00

ONLIN A00-01

2

3

READY

READY

Port # 2 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A

SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Configure,F2-Drive Info,F3-Virtual Drives,F4-HSP

The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.

3. Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using Easy

Configuration to add a new RAID set.


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6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives

After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may initialize the virtual drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu.

Using the Initialize command

To initialize the virtual drive using the Initialize command

1. From the Management Menu, select Initialize, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


Initialize VD(s)


2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the virtual drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the

Virtual Drive selection, and then press <Space>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild



LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

Select VD

SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize


3. Press <F10> to start initialization. When prompted, select Yes from the

Initialize? dialog box, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild




0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE

No

Initialize?

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s)


Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the drive.

4. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild




VD 0 Initialization Complete. Press Esc..

¦ 100% Completed

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0



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Using the Objects command

To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Adapter

Objects

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Rebuild


Change VD Parameters


2. Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub-menu, and then press <Enter>.



Vitual Drive(1)

Virtual Drive 0

Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Rebuild


Objects

Select VD

Press ENTER To Select A VD, <Del> To Delete A VD


3. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter> to start initialization.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


Objects

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

Vitual Drive(0)


View/Update Parameters

Initilize VD


4. When prompted, press the <Space> to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, and then press <Enter>.



Vitual Drive(1)

Virtual Drive 0

Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


Objects

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(0)

Initialze


View/Update Parameters

No

Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s)


5. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.


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6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives

You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the

Management Menu.

To rebuild a failed hard disk drive

1. From the Management Menu, select Rebuild, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


Rebuild PD(s)


2. The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild, and then press <Space>.



Management Menu

Configure

Objects

Initialize

Rebuild


REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU

PORT #

0 ONLIN A00-00

1 FAIL A00-01


SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Virtual Drives


3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y> to rebuild the drive.



REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU

Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

0

PORT #

ONLIN A00-00

Rebuild 1 RBLD A00-01

Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes. Start Rebuilding Drive (Y/N)?


SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Virtual Drives

4. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue.


6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency

You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter menu.

The Check Consistency command is available only for virtual drives included in a RAID 1 or RAID 10 set.

Using the Check Consistency Command

To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command

1. From the Management Menu, select Check Consistency, and then press

<Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild


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CC Of VD(s)


2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check. Press <Space> to select the virtual drive from the

Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <F10>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild




0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

Select VD

SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Check Consistency


3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency

Check? dialog box, and then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild




0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE

Yes

Consistency Check?

No

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

Select VD


A progress bar appears on screen.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild



VD 0 Consistency Check. Press Esc to Abort.


¦ 85 % Completed

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

The Data On The Drives Is Inconsistency. Repair Done!


4. While checking the disk consistency, press <Esc> to display the following options.

• Stop - Stops the consistency check. The utility stores the percentage of disk checked, and when you restart checking, it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent.

• Continue - Continues the consistency check.

• Abort - Aborts the consistency check. When you restart checking, it continues from zero percent.

5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.


Using the Objects command

To check data consistency using the Objects command

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects, and then select Virtual Drive from the sub-menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check, and then press <Enter>.

3. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter>.

4. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive.

5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.

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6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration

To delete a RAID configuration

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Clear Configuration, and then press <Enter>.





Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects





Rebuild


Clear Existing Configuration


2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear

Configuration? dialog box, and then press <Enter>.



Initialize

Objects



Management Menu

Configure


Rebuild


No

Clear Configuration?

Clear Existing Configuration


The utility clears all the current array(s).

3. Press any key to continue.


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6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set

You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. See section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using New

Configuration for details.

To select the boot drive from a RAID set

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Select Boot Drive, and then press <Enter>.





Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects





Rebuild


Select A Boot VD


2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the bootable virtual drive from the list, then press <Enter>.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Bootable VDs(1):Current Boot VD(0)

Boot Drive 0





Rebuild




Select A Boot VD


3. The virtual drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue.


6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache

You may manually enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option after creating a

RAID set to improve the data transmission performance.

When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives.

The WriteCache function is recommended for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets.

To enable WriteCache

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, select an existing adapter, and then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.

2. Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Adapter

Rebuild


Objects

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Rebuild Rate = 30

Chk Const Rate = 30

FGI Rate = 30

BGI Rate = 30

Disk WC = Off

Read Ahead = On

Bios State = Enable

Cont On Error = Yes

Fast Init = Enable

Auto Rebuild = On

Auto Resume = Enable

Disk Coercion = 1GB

Factory Default

Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)


3. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, select an existing adapter and press <Enter>. Select View/Update Parameters and press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.

4. Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.



Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Adapter

RAID = 0

Objects

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Rebuild


State = OPTIMAL

Spans = 1

Disk WC = On

Read Ahead = On

Disk Write Cache Setting of VD


5. When finished, press any key to continue.


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6.3 Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology

Option ROM Utility

The Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.

To enter the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology option ROM utility:

1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives.

2. Turn on the system.

3. During POST, press <Ctrl+I> to display the utility main menu.

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.0.0.1104

Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes:

None defined.

Physical Disks:

ID Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options.

The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen.


6.3.1 Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears.



[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Sync: N/A

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

[↑↓]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

2. Enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID level to create, and then press <Enter>.

4. When the Disks item is selected, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

5. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a drive, and then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.


6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for

RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>. 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

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 <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

8. When the Create Volume item is selected, press <Enter>. The following warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu.

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set

To create a recovery set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press




[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Sync: N/A

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

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[↑↓]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select


2. Enter a name for the recovery set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/down arrow keys to select Recovery, and then press <Enter>.

4. When the Disks item is selected, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the recovery set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]


0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done

5. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a drive, press <TAB> to select a Master disk, and then press <SPACE> to select a Recovery disk. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

6. When the Sync item is selected, use the up/down arrow keys to select a sync option that you want and press <Enter>.

7. When the Create Volume item is selected, press <Enter>. The following warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

8. Press <Y> to create the recovery set and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu.

If a recovery set is created, you cannot add more RAID sets even when you have more non-RAID disks installed in your system.


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6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set

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




[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]

Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) 2 298.0GB Normal Yes

[ HELP ]

Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID.

WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume

2. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete, and then press <Del>. The following warning message appears.

[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]

ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!


Are you sure you want to delete volume “Volume0”? (Y/N):

3. Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press

<N> to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu.


6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID

Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID.

Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive.

To reset a RAID set hard disk drive:

1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press


[ RESET RAID DATA ]

Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures

and revert it to a non-RAID disk.

WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.



0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149.0GB Member Disk

1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Member Disk

Select the disks that should be reset.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

2. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set drive(s) you want to reset, and then press <Space> to select.

3. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive(s). A confirmation message appears.

4. Press <Y> to reset the drive(s) or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.


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6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options

If you have created a recovery set, you can configure more recovery set options following the descriptions in the section.

See section 6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set to create a recovery set before continue.

To configure a recovery set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Recovery Volume Options and press




[ RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS ]

1. Enable Only Recovery Disk

2. Enable Only Master Disk

[ HELP ]

Enable Only Recovery Disk - enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk.

Enable Only Master Disk - enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk.

Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On-Request.

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

2. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the option you want, and then press

<ENTER>. The SELECT RECOVERY VOLUME screen appears.

[ SELECT RECOVERY VOLUME ]

Name Level Capacity Status Bootable

Volume0 Recovery(Cont.) 149.0GB Normal Yes

Select a Recovery volume to do the operation.

[↑↓]-Up/Down [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Done

3. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a drive, and then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection and return to the utility main menu.


6.3.6 Exiting the Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology utility

To exit the utility:

1. From the utility main menu, select 5. Exit, and then press <Enter>. The following warning message appears.

[ CONFIRM EXIT ]

Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):

2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.

6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID

This option is only for the RAID 1 set.

Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk

If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non-RAID disks.

To rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk:

1. At the prompt, press <Ctrl> + <I> to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM utility.

2. If there is a non-RAID SATA Hard Disk available, the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID. Press <Enter>, and then use up/down arrow keys to select the destination disk or press <ESC> to exit.

[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ]

"Degraded" volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.

Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):

Port Drive Model Serial # Size

X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit

Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.


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3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”.



1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

[ MAIN MENU ]

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Recovery Volume Options

5. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes: *

0 Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) N/A 149.0GB

= Data is Encrypted

ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable

Rebuild Yes

Physical Devices:

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

Volumes with “Rebuild” status will be rebuilt within the operating system.

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

4. Exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system.

5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel Rapid Storage

Console or click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to load the

Intel Rapid Stroage Manager utility.

6. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the

Intel Rapid Storage Console.

7. From the Volumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status. When finished, the status is changed to “Normal”.

Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk

If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array.

To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk:

1. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port.

Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

2. Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID

with other non-RAID disk.


6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility

You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi-RAID using the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology.

To set the boot array in the BIOS:

Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk.

1. Reboot the system and press <Del> to enter the BIOS setup utility during

POST.

2. Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority.

3. Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. See section 5.8 Boot menu for details.

4. From the Exit menu, select Save Changes & Exit, then press <Enter>.

5. When the confirmation window appears, select Yes, then press <Enter>.


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Chapter 7

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.

7-2

7.1 RAID driver installation

After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.

7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk

The system does not include a floppy drive. You have to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk.

If you have created RAID sets with the LSI Software RAID configuration utility, the boot priority of the SATA optical disk drive has to be manually adjusted.

Otherwise, the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD.

A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows

Red Hat

® or

® Enterprise operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support DVD).

To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment

1. Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive.

2. Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup.

3. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support DVD.

Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup.

4. Restart the computer. The Makedisk menu appears.

Create Driver Diskette Menu

C600 INTEL RAID Driver

C600 LSI RAID Driver

MARVELL 9230 SATA Driver

Write DMI

FreeDOS command prompt

5. Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.



Windows 32 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID)

Windows 64 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID)

Windows 32 bit (SCU RAID)

Windows 64 bit (SCU RAID)

Back

Exit

Chapter 7: Driver installation

LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver

LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver

Windows XP 32 bit

Windows XP 64 bit

Windows Server 2003 32 bit


Windows Vista 32 bit

Windows Vista 64 bit



Windows 7 32 bit

Windows 7 64 bit

Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit

RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit




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6. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.

7. Press <Enter>.

8. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.


To create a RAID driver disk in Windows ®

1. Start Windows ® .

environment

2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.

3. Go to the Make disk menu, and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create.

4. Insert a floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive.

5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.

Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.

To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux server environment

1. Insert a blank formatted high-density floppy disk to the USB floppy disk drive.

2. Type dd if=XXX.img of=/dev/fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support DVD:

For LSI MegaRAID Driver

\Drivers\C600 LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux

3. Eject the floppy disk.

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7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver

During Windows

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Server 2008 OS installation

To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server 2008 OS

1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server 2008 OS installation disc.

Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008.

2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced).

3. Click Load Driver.


4. A message appears, reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the RAID controller driver. If you have only one optical drive installed in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. Click Browse to continue.

5. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD, and then click OK to continue.

6. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next.

7. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard

Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. Select the drive to install Windows and click Next.

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8. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.


Red Hat

®

Enterprise Linux OS 5.6

To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ®

OS:

Enterprise

1. Boot the system from the Red Hat press <Enter>.

® OS installation CD.

2. At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then

The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set. For example, if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives, type command line: linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2

noprobe=ata3 noprobe=ata4 noprobe=ata5 noprobe=ata6.

- To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key.

- To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text <ENTER>.

- Use the function keys listed below for more information.

[F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue] boot: linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2

3. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press <Enter>.

Main Menu

Do you have a driver disk?

Yes No

4. Insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press <Enter>.

Insert Driver Disk

Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press “OK” to continue.

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The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.


5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press <Enter>.

More Driver Disks?

Do you wish to load any more driver disks?

Yes No

6. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation.

7. When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot. Press <Ctrl>

+ <Alt> + <F2> to switch to the command-line interface from graphic user interface.

8. Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy.

mkdir /mnt/driver mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/driver cd /mnt/driver sh replace_ahci.sh reboot


Red Hat

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Enterprise Linux OS 6.1

To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ®

OS:

Enterprise

1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ®

2. Press <Tab> to edit options.

OS installation CD.

3. Entering the following command at the boot: linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid , then press <Enter>.


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4. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press <Enter>.

Main Menu

Do you have a driver disk?

Yes No

5. You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk.

Choose one you like to use and select OK, then press <Enter>.

Driver Disk Sou8rce

You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk.

Which would you like to use?

sdc sdd sdb sr0

OK Cancel


6. Insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press <Enter>.

Insert Driver Disk

Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb and press “OK” to continue.

OK Back

The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.

7. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press <Enter>.

More Driver Disks?

Do you wish to load any more driver disks?

Yes No

8. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation.


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Preparing the Linux Driver

Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID driver. When creating the RAID driver, you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to create a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1.

1. Copy the image file into the Linux system.

Example: megasr-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86_64.img

2. Create a folder.

Example: image

3. Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format: mount -o loop [image file name] image

Example: mount -o loop megasr-15-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11- ga-x86__64.img image

4. Copy the contents of the image directory, labeled as 01, into a FAT32 USB drive.

5. Rename the 01 folder to CD Image.


SUSE Linux 11 OS

To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux

Enterprise Server OS:

1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD.

2. Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu.

3. Press <F6>, then select Yes from the menu. Press <Enter>.


4. Use the USB drive to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation.

Type the command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options field, and press

<Enter>.

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5. When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. Select OK, then press <Enter>.

Please choose the Driver Update medium.

sda: USB Floppy

Other device

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6. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation.


7.2 Intel

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chipset device software installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® software on the system.

chipset device

You need to manually install the Intel ® operating system.

chipset device software on a Windows

To install the Intel ® chipset device software:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support

DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.

3. Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu.

4. The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software window appears. Click Next to start installation.


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5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process.

6. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation.

7. After completing the installation, click Next to complete the setup process.


8. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program.


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7.3 Intel

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Network Connections Software installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® Network

Connections Software on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel ® Network Connections Software on a

Windows ® operating system. To install the Intel ® Network Connections Software:




• Windows ® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New

Hardware Found window. Click Cancel to close this window.

• If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Doubleclick the ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.

3. Click the Intel ® Network Connections Software to begin installation.

4. Click Install Drivers and Software option to begin installation.


5. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard window appears.

6. Select Modify and then click Next to continue.

7. Click the Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager box, and then click

Next to start the installation.


8. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.

9. When finished, press Finish to continue.


7.4 VGA driver installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video

Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver.

You need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows ® system.

operating

To install the ASPEED VGA driver:







3. Click the ASPEED AST2300 Display Driver to begin installation.

4. Click Next to start the installation.


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5. Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue.

6. Enter the user information and click Next to continue.

7. Select a setup type and click Next to continue.


8. Click Install to start driver installation.

9. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before using the program.


7.5 Intel

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C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA

RAID Drivers

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® C600 Series

Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel ® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID

Drivers on a Windows operating system.

To install the drivers:







3. Click the item Intel ® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers from the menu, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.


7.6 Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® Rapid Storage

Technology enterprise 3.0 on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 utility on a Windows ® operating system.

To install the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 utility:







3. Click the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 to begin installation.

4. When the Welcome to the Setup Program appears, click Next to start the installation.


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5. Read the Warning message and click Next to continue.

6. Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue.

7. Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue.


8. After completing the installation, click Next to complete the setup process.

9. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program.


7.7 Intel

®

WG82574L Gigabit Adapters

Driver installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel ® WG82574L Gigabit

Adapters Driver.

To install the Intel ® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver on a Windows ® OS:


2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN.EXE and double-click the AUTORUN.

EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation.

3. Click Intel ® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver.


4. When the Intel ® PRO Network Connections – InstallShield Wizard window appears, click Next to start the installation.

5. Select Modify and then click Next to continue.


6. Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue.

7. Click Install to start the installation.


8. The programs you select are being installed.

9. Click Finish to finish the installation.

10. Restart your computer before using the program.


7.8 Management applications and utilities installation

The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management 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.

7.8.1 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.


DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.

7.8.2 Drivers menu

The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions.


7.8.3 Utilities menu

The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports.

Click an item to install.

7.8.4 Make disk menu

The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel Rapid

Storage Technology and LSI

MegaRAID driver disks.

7.8.5 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.



ASUS contact information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

Address

Telephone

Fax

E-mail

Web site

15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259

+886-2-2894-3447

+886-2-2890-7798

[email protected]

http://www.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone

Fax

Online Support

+86-21-38429911

+86-21-58668722 ext: 9101 http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan)

Address

Telephone

Fax

E-mail

Web site

15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259

+886-2-2894-3447

+886-2-2890-7798

[email protected]

http://tw.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone

Online Support

+886-2-2894-3447 (0800-093-456) http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (China)

Address

Telephone

Fax

Web site

No.508, Chundong Road, Xinzhuang Industrial Zone,

Minhang District, Shanghai, China.

+86-21-5442-1616

+86-21-5442-0099 http://cn.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone

Online Support

+86-21-3407-4610 (800-820-6655) http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

ASUS RS700-X7/PS4 A-1

ASUS contact information

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Address

Fax

Web site

800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA

+1-510-608-4555 http://usa.asus.com

Technical Support

Support fax

General support

Online support

+1-812-284-0883

+1-812-282-2787 http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)

Address

Fax

Web site

Online contact

Harkort Str. 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Germany

+49-2102-959911 http://www.asus.de

http://www.asus.de/sales

Technical Support

Telephone

Support Fax

Online support

+49-1805-010923

+49-2102-959911 http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

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