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Page 3: ...erview 2 3 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 3 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 3 2 2 3 Support kits for the motherboard 2 4 2 2 4 Motherboard layouts 2 7 2 2 5 Layout contents 2 8 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 10 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 10 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 13 2 4 System memory 2 15 2 4 1 Overview 2 15 2 4 2 Memory configurations 2 15 2 4 3 Memory sparing technology 2 17 2 4 3 Insta...

Page 4: ...e computer 3 2 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function 3 2 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch 3 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 1 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility 4 2 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 5 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 6 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 7 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 7 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 7 4 2 4 Menu items 4 8 4 2 5 Su...

Page 5: ... ACPI APIC Support Enabled 4 23 4 7 Boot menu 4 27 4 7 1 Boot Device Priority 4 27 4 7 2 Boot Settings Configuration 4 28 4 7 3 Security 4 29 4 8 Exit menu 4 31 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 1 5 1 1 RAID definitions 5 1 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 5 2 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 2 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 5 2 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utilit...

Page 6: ...AID 5 37 5 3 7 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 5 37 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 1 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6 1 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 4 6 2 Intel chipset device installation 6 10 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 13 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 16 6 4 1 Windows Server 2003 6 16 6 5 Management applications and utilities installa...

Page 7: ...ause 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...

Page 8: ... the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your deal...

Page 9: ...s Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Appendix Reference information This appendix includes add...

Page 10: ...key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format A S DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task C...

Page 11: ...ots follow SSI Loacation Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 5 Slot Loacation 1 1 PCI E x8 x4 Link Auto disable if PIKE slot is occupied Slot Loacation 3 1 PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Loacation 4 1 PCI E x8 X8 Link Slot Loacation 5 1 PCI E x8 X8 Link Slot Loacation 6 1 PCI E x16 x16 Link Auto switch to x8 Link if slot 5 is occupied Additional Slot 1 1 SO DIMM socket for optional ASMB3 SOL Additional Slot 2 1 PI...

Page 12: ... Front LAN LED 2 Serial Port Header 1 SGPIO connector 3 Rear I O Connectors External Serial Port 1 External USB Port 2 VGA Port 1 RJ 45 2 PS 2 KB Mouse 1 Management Solution Software ASWM2 0 Out of Band Remote Management Optional ASMB3 SOL ASMB3 iKVM Monitoring CPU Temperature FAN RPM Environment Operation temperature 10 35 Non operation temperature 40 70 Non operation humidity 20 90 Non condensin...

Page 13: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 14: ...ASUS DSAN DX Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Serial number label 1 2 1 4 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...es on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack DSAN DX DSAN DX Cables SATA signal cable 6 SATA power cable 3 2 in 1 cable set IDE FDD cable 1 Accessories IO shield 1 1 CEK spring 2 Application CD Su...

Page 16: ...e Intel ICH9R is an I O controller hub that provides the interface for PCI 2 3 and PCI Express Intel EM64T The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology E...

Page 17: ...chnology through ICH9R Serial ATA interfaces The Serial ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features including Native Command Queuing NCQ Power Management PM Implementation Algorithm and Hot Swap Serial ATA allows thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements USB 2 0 technology The motherboard ...

Page 18: ... purposes and PIKE saves lots of validation efforts and hardware cost for end users Moreover the special patent design offers multiple I O solutions without occupying the Slot 6 in 1U system ASUS Flex E Technology ASUS Flex E Technology allows PCIE slots to automatically switch configurations for Graphic Card and Storage Utilization ASUS Flex E Technology offers two kinds of configurations PCI E x...

Page 19: ... Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 20: ...S DSAN DX Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 3 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 10 2 4 System memory 2 15 2 5 Expansion slots 2 20 2 6 Jumpers 2 24 2 7 Connectors 2 29 ...

Page 21: ...unded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components DSAN DX DSAN DX Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standy Power Powered Off OFF Onboard LED 1 Standby Power LED The mot...

Page 22: ... not installed or not properly installed in the CPU socket 2 When installing only one CPU the CPU has to be installed to CPU2 socket for a better thermal environment If the CPU warning LED lights up the motherboard will not boot DSAN DX DSAN DX CPU warning LED CPU_WARN1 ON CPU2 not present red CPU2 present OFF ...

Page 23: ...at you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place seven 7 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or...

Page 24: ... before installing the motherboard Hook Each CEK spring has four hooks to match the designated holes around the CPU area We strongly recommend you use SSI CEB 1 1 compliant chassis Otherwise the CPU cooler cannot be mounted on the chassis To install the CEK spring 1 Locate the CPU heatsink holes on the motherboard 2 Position the CEK spring underneath the motherboard then match the CEK spring hooks...

Page 25: ...til they snap in place 5 If you installed a second CPU repeat steps 2 to 4 to install the CEK spring to the CPU2 heatsink holes The CEK springs appear as shown when installed CEK spring screw hole 3 Press the upper spring hooks inward then insert to the upper CPU heatsink holes until they snap in place ...

Page 26: ...ws Refer to section 2 2 2 Screw holes for illustration Make sure that the standoffs perfectly match the CEK spring screw holes otherwise you can not install the CPU heatsinks properly Standoffs for CPU1 Standoffs for CPU2 7 Install the motherboard with the external I O ports toward the chassis rear panel The CPU sockets should be right on top of their respective standoffs Socket for CPU2 Socket fo...

Page 27: ...X12V1 USB12_L3 KBMS1 USB56 USB34 FLOPPY1 PRI_IDE PANEL1 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 SGPIO3 SAS8 SAS7 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 AUX_PANEL1 BCM5721 Intel 5100 MCH Intel 82801IR ICH9R BCM5721 LAN1 LAN2 Z9s VGA_SW1 LAN_SW2 ASMB3 LAN_SW1 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 VGA1 COM1 CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 RAID_SEL1 CPU_WARN1 CPUFAN_SEL1 IBTN_SEL1 I_BTN1 COM2 IDE_SW1 CLRTC1 CHAFAN_SEL1 SB_PWR1 BUZZER1 R...

Page 28: ...3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 2 25 4 CPU Fan control setting 3 pin CPUFAN_SEL1 2 26 5 System Fan control setting 3 pin CHAFAN_SEL1 2 26 6 IDE setting 3 pin IDE_SW1 2 27 7 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 2 27 8 Intel ICH9R SATA port S W RAID setting 3 pin RAID_SEL1 2 28 9 iBTN RAID setting 3 pin IBTN_SEL1 2 28 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 29 2 LAN port for iKVM 2 29 3 PS...

Page 29: ...2 32 6 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 2 33 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 6 1 pin SGPIO2 3 2 33 8 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 2 34 9 CPU and system fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 REAR_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 2 3 4 2 34 10 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM2 2 35 11 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 35 12 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXP...

Page 30: ...e instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter Upon purchase of the motherboard make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shi...

Page 31: ...t remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 5 Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should fit into the CPU notch Alignment key Gold triangle mark Load plate A B 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load ...

Page 32: ...003 Server or later version is recommended Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit Intel website www intel com info hyperthreading To use the Hyper Threading Technology on this motherboard 1 Install an Intel Xeon CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 2 Power up the...

Page 33: ...PU installation 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Ensure that you have applied the thermal grease to the top of the CPU before installing the heatsink and fan Refer to the installation manual that came with the CPU package for details on heatsink fan assembly and installation CPU heatsink top view CPU heatsink bottom view Heatsink screw To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heats...

Page 34: ...he fan cable to the 4 pin connector labeled CPU_FAN1 2 Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan cable Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector 3 Connect the fan cable to the 4 pin connector labeled CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN2 connector ...

Page 35: ...e figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB and 8GB registered ECC DIMMs into the DIMM sockets For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the Qualified Vendors List on the ASUS web site The 8GB memory modules are not tested yet DSAN DX 128 pins 112 pins DIMM_B1 ...

Page 36: ...nce same configuration DIMMs should be installed on the same slot number for each channel For example you may install the same type of DIMMs in DIMM_B1 and DIMM_A1 No of DIMMs Slot s to use 1 DIMM_B1 or DIMM_A1 2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 4 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A2 6 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B3 DIMM_A3 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B3 DIMM_A3 MCH ...

Page 37: ...y Sparing At configuration time a DIMM rank is set aside to replace a defective DIMM rank When the error rate for a failing DIMM rank reaches a pre determined threshold the memory sparing function will issue an interrupt and initiate a spare copy At the completion of the copy the failing DIMM rank is disabled and the spared DIMM rank will be used in its place Refer to section 4 4 2 Chipset and con...

Page 38: ...k 1 1024 MB Sparing Memory space 1024 MB 1024 MB Total Memory 4096 MB Channel B Channel A DIMM_B1 512MB 2 Ranks DIMM_B1 512MB 2 Ranks Rank 0 512 MB Rank 1 512 MB Rank 0 512 MB Rank 1 512 MB Sparing Memory space 1024 MB 1024 MB DIMM_B2 1024MB 2 Ranks DIMM_A2 1024MB 2 Ranks Rank 0 1024 MB Rank 1 1024 MB Rank 0 1024 MB Rank 1 1024 MB Sparing Memory space 2048 MB 2048 MB DIMM_B3 2048MB 2 Ranks DIMM_A3...

Page 39: ...ing clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs Do not install D...

Page 40: ...e Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 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 necessar...

Page 41: ... 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel ...

Page 42: ...ots provide x8 link to the 5100MCH and x4 link to ICH9R These slots are designed for various server class high performance add on cards like SCSI RAID card fiber channel card etc The Slot 1 x4 link does not function when a PIKE RAID card is installed 2 5 6 PCI slot The PCI slot supports cards such as a LAN card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI 2 3 specifications 2 5 7 PIKE slot The PI...

Page 43: ...e motherboard 2 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot 3 Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Make sure it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot 2 5 10 Installing i Button Follow the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboard 1 Locate the I Button slot on the motherboard 2 Snap the I Button in place ...

Page 44: ...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 ente...

Page 45: ...DX DSAN DX VGA setting 2 1 2 3 Enable VGA Default Disable VGA_SW1 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit LAN1 2 controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature DSAN DX DSAN DX LAN setting 2 1 2 3 Enable LAN Default Disable LAN_SW2 2 1 2 3 Enable LAN Default Disable LAN_SW1 ...

Page 46: ...t the jumper for a 4 pin fan the fan controll will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed 5 System Fan control setting 3 pin CHAFAN_SEL1 This jumper allows you to switch for fan pin selection The CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the system fans control Set to pins 1 2 when using 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 when using 3 pin fans DSAN DX DSAN DX CHAFAN setting 2 1 2 3 4 Pin FAN Default...

Page 47: ...date or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a floppy disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard XXXXXX ROM and the AFUDOS EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the floppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS 4 Shut down the system 5 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 6 Turn on the system DSAN DX DSAN DX BIOS r...

Page 48: ...ID5 IBTN_SEL1 8 Intel ICH9R SATA port S W RAID setting 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the Serial ATA RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Both utilities are supported by the Intel ICH9R Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps on pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matri...

Page 49: ...ication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 6 Video Graphics Adapter port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 7 LAN 1 RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 8 LAN 2 RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN ...

Page 50: ...TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND SATA5 GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND SATA6 GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6 GND 2 7 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector a...

Page 51: ... disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra...

Page 52: ...ch connector supports one device DSAN DX DSAN DX SAS connectors SAS4 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND SAS3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND SAS2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND SAS1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SAS8 GND RSATA_TXP8 RSATA_TXN8 GND RSATA_RXP8 RSATA_RXN8 GND SAS7 GND RSATA_TXP7 RSATA_TXN7 ...

Page 53: ...A_SCLK PIN1 DSAN DX DSAN DX SGPIO2 3 connectors SGPIO3 PIN 1 SIO_DIN SIO_DOUT GND GND GND SIO_END SIO_CLK SGPIO2 PIN 1 SIO_DIN SIO_DOUT GND GND GND SIO_END SIO_CLK 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 6 1 pin SGPIO2 3 These connector is used for the SAS chip SIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data These connectors functions onl...

Page 54: ... max or a total of 3 15 A 6 66 A 53 28 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector 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 ...

Page 55: ...ot opening at the back of the system chassis The serial port module is purchased separately DSAN DX PIN 1 COM2 DSAN DX Serial port connectors 11 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector is for the power supply SMB cable if your power supply supports the SMBus function DSAN DX DSAN DX Power supply SMBus connector 12C_7_CLK 12C_7_DATA NC GND 3 3V Remote Sense PSUSMB1 ...

Page 56: ...ley platform DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices DSAN DX EATXP...

Page 57: ...ker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin IDE_LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns t...

Page 58: ...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 ...

Page 59: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 60: ...ASUS DSAN DX Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 61: ...p or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and conne...

Page 62: ...huts down If you are using Windows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS se...

Page 63: ...4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 64: ...summary 4 ASUS DSAN DX 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 6 4 3 Main menu 4 9 4 4 Advanced menu 4 13 4 5 Server menu 4 21 4 6 Power menu 4 23 4 7 Boot menu 4 27 4 8 Exit menu 4 31 ...

Page 65: ... case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP 2003 environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy di...

Page 66: ...en displays may not be the same as shown 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension nam...

Page 67: ...t system boot failure Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt 2 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support ...

Page 68: ... FAT16 or 32 system file before updating the BIOS To format the USB flash drive to a FAT32 16 system file 1 Insert the USB flash drive to an available USB port 2 From the Windows desktop click Start then select My Computer 3 Right click the USB flash drive icon then select Format from the menu 4 From the File system field select FAT32 or FAT16 then click the Start button To update the BIOS file 1 ...

Page 69: ...iginal or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive and turn the system 2 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on...

Page 70: ...ram 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 des...

Page 71: ...iguration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 4 2 1 BIOS m...

Page 72: ...e of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 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 ...

Page 73: ...to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date System Time 13 44 30 System Date Tue 10 11 2007 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 MB 3 5 in SATA1 Not Detected SATA2 ...

Page 74: ...to enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set...

Page 75: ...MA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 S M A R T Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 76: ...for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI If you want to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 or the Intel Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE If you want th...

Page 77: ...u items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Exit Configure the USB support USB Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices C...

Page 78: ...abled Allows you to enable the USB host controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set USB Function to Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB devi...

Page 79: ... may not appear if you CPU does not support the related functions Ratio CMOS Setting 7 Whether this item is configurable depends on your CPU type The valid value ranges differently according to your CPU type If this item is configurable enter the value using the numeric keypad This item is available only when Intel SpeedStep technology is disabled C1E Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disabl...

Page 80: ...ystems Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the No Execution Page Protection Technology Setting this item to Disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Core Multi Processing Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Enabled Allows you to...

Page 81: ...Rank Interleaving 4 1 Channel 1 Enabled Channel Specific Sparing Disabled Rank Interleaving 4 1 Read Completion Coalescing Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 4 3 Chipset The Chipset configuration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu North Bridge Configuration The North Brid...

Page 82: ...abled Enabled Channel Specific Sparing Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the DIMM sparing feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Rank Interleaving 4 1 Allows you to select the Channel 0 Rank Interleave Configuration options 1 1 2 1 4 1 Channel 1 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Channel 1 If you set this item to Disabled Channel 0 and the following two items will be grayed...

Page 83: ...p F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 4 4 Onboard Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard LAN1 2 Boot ROM Enabled Allows you to do the LAN B...

Page 84: ... all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register Configuration options 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA ...

Page 85: ...ote Access Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Enabled Serial port number COM2 Base Address IRQ 2F8h 3 Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Flow Control None Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Terminal Type ...

Page 86: ...guration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating system may not work when set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type ANSI Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled Enables or dis...

Page 87: ... Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Add additional tables as per ACPI 2 0 specifications 4 6 1 ACPI 2 0 Support Disabled Specifies the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI version supported Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 6 2 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface A...

Page 88: ...er is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On PME Disabled When set to Enabled the system enables the PME to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake up event Configuration options Disabled Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 Amer...

Page 89: ...nboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures The CPU2 Temperature shows N A if no processor is installed in CPU2 socket CPU FAN1 2 FRN FAN1 2 3 4 REAR FAN1 2 xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU front and rear fan speed in rotat...

Page 90: ... temperature Configuration options 18 85 System1 TargetTemp Value 55 Allows you to set the system1 target temperature Configuration options 18 80 System2 TargetTemp Value 55 Allows you to set the system2 target temperature Configuration options 18 80 The following item appears only when you set the FAN Control Mode to Manual Mode FAN Control 100 Allows you to set the fan control ratio Use the nume...

Page 91: ...ce Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server SecuritBoot Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM 3rd Boot Device Network MBA v10 0 4th Boot Device Network MBA v10 ...

Page 92: ... Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait For F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Di...

Page 93: ...nd or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you ...

Page 94: ...word this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in se...

Page 95: ...urned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter to save the changes while exiting Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes tha...

Page 96: ...4 32 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 97: ...5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 98: ...ASUS DSAN DX Chapter summary 5 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 1 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5 3 5 3 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5 30 ...

Page 99: ...ta 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 R...

Page 100: ...ID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel ICH9R Southbridge chip To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main Menu IDE Configuration then press Enter 3 Set the SATA 1 Configuration item to Enhanced 4 Set the Configure SATA 1 as item to RAID 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and na...

Page 101: ...ATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press Ctrl M to enter the utility The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utitlity auto 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 ...

Page 102: ...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 Initialize Allows you to initialize the logical drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize logical drives or change the logical drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives...

Page 103: ...tom of the screen LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Logical Drives F4 HSP Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 0 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT READY READY 0 1 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 1...

Page 104: ...cts Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s A 0 SPAN 1 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy ...

Page 105: ...nu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Au...

Page 106: ...00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An ...

Page 107: ...eate the RAID set LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select B...

Page 108: ...formation of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Defines Physical Arrays An Array Will Automatically Become A VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New...

Page 109: ...ement Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 ONLIN A00 02 ONLIN A00 03 0 1 2 3 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit Management Menu Configure Initialize Objec...

Page 110: ...ure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 0 308988MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 0 RAID 0 Size 308988MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 10 RAID Level LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 A...

Page 111: ...ion ARRAY SELECTION MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 308988MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 0 RAID 10 Size 308988MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configur...

Page 112: ...X is the array number and Y is the drive number The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuratio...

Page 113: ... Info F3 Logical Drives F4 HSP Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 3 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 ONLIN A01 00 ONLIN A01 01 0 1 2 3 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit Manage...

Page 114: ...ELECTION MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 0 154494MB 2 64 KB ONLINE 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Man...

Page 115: ...logical drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then press Enter LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize Logical Drive s LSI Logic Software RAID Configur...

Page 116: ...tency Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drives Loical Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Initilize Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Obj...

Page 117: ...u Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drives Loical Drive 0 Initialization Of LD Is In Process LD 0 Initialization Complete Press Esc 100 Completed LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Selec...

Page 118: ...D Parameters Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Press ENTER To Select A VD DEL To Delete A VD Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Logical Drive 0 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use C...

Page 119: ...ration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Logical Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Initilization Of VD Is In Process VD 0 Initialization P...

Page 120: ...build then press SpaceBar LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Logical Drives F4 HSP ...

Page 121: ...nu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 RBLD A00 01 0 1 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Logical Drives Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 D...

Page 122: ...istency then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to check Press the Spacebar to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then press F10 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initializ...

Page 123: ...t 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drives Loical Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI Logic S...

Page 124: ...lect Objects then select Logical Drive from the menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu 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 ...

Page 125: ...ms And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option...

Page 126: ...inue LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility...

Page 127: ...che then press Enter to turn the option On enabled 3 When finished press any key to continue LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical ...

Page 128: ...reens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v7 6 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defin...

Page 129: ...pleting your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v7 6 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capa...

Page 130: ...ended for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Highlight the Capacity item enter the desired RAID volume capacity then press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Volume item is highlighted press Enter A warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N ...

Page 131: ...ON Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume1 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 1 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press the up do...

Page 132: ...ATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume1 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press t...

Page 133: ...nter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume1 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press the up dow...

Page 134: ... main menu otherwise press N to return to the Delete Volume menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to delete volume VolumeX Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v7 6 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAIDX xxxxx X XXX XGB Norm...

Page 135: ...isplay this screen 2 Use the up down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset then press Spacebar to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive or press N to return to the utility main menu 5 Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives RESET RAID DATA Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID...

Page 136: ...5 38 Chapter 5 RAID configuration ...

Page 137: ...6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 138: ...apter summary 6 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 1 6 2 Intel chipset device installation 6 10 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 13 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 16 6 5 Management application and utilities installation 6 18 ...

Page 139: ...driver is required when installing Windows 2003 or Red Hat 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 CD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optic...

Page 140: ...INTEL RAID Driver ITE IT8213F Linux Driver 7 Locate the RAID driver and place a blank high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 8 Press Enter 9 Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk ITE IT8213F Linux Driver RHEL AS4 UP5 32 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP6 32 64 bit RHEL 5 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP1 32 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 141: ...Matrix Storage Manager is located in Drivers ICH9R Intel RAID Driver makedisk win32 f6flpy64 exe 3 Insert a formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 4 Follow screen instructions to complete the process 5 After creating a RAID driver disk eject the floppy disk then write protect it to prevent computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server...

Page 142: ...the RAID controller driver when installing Windows 2003 Server OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows 2003 Server installation CD The Windows 2003 Server OS Setup starts 2 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears at the bottom of the screen 3 When prompted press S to specify an additional device ...

Page 143: ... OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue To an existing Windows 2003 Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows 2003 Server OS 1 Restart the computer then log in with Administrator privileges 2 Windows automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel 3 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop t...

Page 144: ...ended then click Next 10 The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers When found click Next to install the drivers 11 Click Finish after the driver installation is done To verify the RAID controller driver installation 1 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu 2 Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button 3 Click the sign befo...

Page 145: ... display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK when finished Red Hat Enterprise To install the Intel ICH9R LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD When installing a Red Hat 2 4 kernel with a Driver Update Disk DUD to a disk drive attached to a LSI HBA use the command below at the install prompt linux d...

Page 146: ... installation 4 Select fd0 using the Tab key when asked to select the driver disk source Press Tab to move the cursor to OK then press Enter 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk Press Enter ...

Page 147: ...creen instructions to continue the OS installation 5 When prompted insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system ...

Page 148: ...tall the Intel chipset software on a Windows Server 2003 operating system To install the Intel chipset device software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the item Intel R Chipset Device Installation Utili...

Page 149: ...ASUS DSAN DX 6 11 4 The Intel R Chipset Device Software window appears Click Next to start installation 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process ...

Page 150: ...6 12 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 151: ...otherboard system support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 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 CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double ...

Page 152: ...6 14 Chapter 6 Driver installation 4 Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue ...

Page 153: ...ASUS DSAN DX 6 15 6 Click Install to start the installation 7 Click Finish to exit the wizard when the installation is completed ...

Page 154: ... Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 6 4 1 Windows Server 2003 You need to manually install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver on a Windows Server 2003 operating system To install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver 3 The XGI VGA Packa...

Page 155: ...ASUS DSAN DX 6 17 5 The system will update the VGA driver 6 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 4 Click Next to start the installation ...

Page 156: ...es 6 5 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD 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 CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 6 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device dr...

Page 157: ...ions Click an item to install 6 5 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 5 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 ...

Page 158: ...6 20 Chapter 6 Driver installation ...

Page 159: ...A Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 160: ...Appendix summary A ASUS DSAN DX A 1 DSAN DX model block diagram A 1 ...

Page 161: ...7 x8 x8 x16 slot x8 slot x8 slot Z9s DDR2x3 x1 5721 x1 5721 x8 x8 x8 ASM 1410 DDR2x3 IT8213F PCI 33 PCI4 PCIE1 PCIE2 x8 slot x8 slot x4 x4 x4 ASM 1410 PCIE6 PCIE3 PIKE IDE 6 x SATA Xeon 5000 5100 5200 5300 5400 Intel MSM RAID 0 1 10 5 LSI MegaRAID RAID 0 1 10 LSI MegaRAID RAID 5 with iBTN ...

Page 162: ...A 2 Appendix A Reference information ...

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