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Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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Cable connections

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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.

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Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors.

Pre-connected system cables

20-pin SSI power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

8-pin SSI power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

Power supply SMBus connector (from power supply to motherboard)

System fan connectors (from motherboard FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3,

FRNT_FAN4, FRNT_FAN5, FRNT_FAN6, and FRNT_FAN7

to system fans)

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

Auxiliary Panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

Panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

SATA connectors (from motherboard to SATAII/SAS backplane board)

SGPIO1 connector (from motherboard to SATAII/SAS backplane board)

Summary of Contents for ESC4000 G2S

Page 1: ...2U Rackmount Server ESC4000 FDR G2S ESC4000 G2S User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ption of business and the like even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability ...

Page 3: ... 9 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 2 8 2 3 System memory 2 9 2 3 1 Overview 2 9 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 9 2 5 Hard disk drives HDDs 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 15 2 6 Cable co...

Page 4: ...y 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 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 ...

Page 5: ...ty menu 5 43 5 10 Tool menu 5 44 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 5 44 5 11 Exit menu 5 45 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 3 6 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 6 3 6 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 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 configuratio...

Page 6: ...ID 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 17 7 4 VGA driver installation 7 20 7 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Drivers 7 23 7 6 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 installation 7 24 7 7 Intel PRO 1000 Gigab...

Page 7: ...on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This Class B digital...

Page 8: ...s batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Please go to http csr asus com english Takeback htm for detailed recycling information in different regions 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 equipme...

Page 9: ...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 ...

Page 10: ...ptions 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 setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and desc...

Page 11: ...mphasize a word or a phrase Key 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 Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the re...

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Page 13: ...1 1 1 This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...p HDD trays 1 x Front I O Board 1 x Front USB Board 7 x System Fans 80mm 1 x Redundant Power Supply Distribution Board 2 x PCI E Expansion Boards 1 x PCIe riser card 1 x PIKE riser card 1 x System airduct Accessories 1 x ESC4000 G2S Series User s Guide 1 x ASWM Enterprise Support DVD 1 x ASMB6 User s Guide 1 x ESC4000 G2S Series Support DVD 1 x ASMB6 Support CD 1 x Bag of Screws 2 x AC Power Cable...

Page 15: ...port team you must take note of the product s serial number containing 14 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxxxx See 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 xxS0xxxxxxxxxx ESC4000 G2S 1 2 ...

Page 16: ...MM Non ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 1600 1866 LR DIMM DDR3 1866 can only be supported with Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 V2 product family Refer to www asus com for the latest AVL memory update Memory Size 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB RDIMM 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB UDIMM 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 9 Slot Type Full length Full height 8 x PCI E 3 0 x16 4 at x16 Link...

Page 17: ... Server 2012 R2 64 bit Windows Server 2012 64 bit Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 64 bit CentOS 64 bit VMWare iESX5 1 Ubuntu 64 bit Refer to www asus com for the latest OS AVL update Anti virus Software Optional Anti virus Software CD Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware AS...

Page 18: ...ansion slots and system power socket is located on the rear panel of the server The middle part includes the I O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard Refer to section Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions USB 2 0 ports 1 2 Fron Panel buttons and LED Thumbscrew Thumbscrew 2 5 HDD Trays USB ports LAN port 1 Serial port VGA port 4 Full length Expansion slots LAN p...

Page 19: ...l if you need to use a floppy disk WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 1 Redundant Power supply and power fan hidden 2 ASUS Z9PG D16 Server Board 3 System fans 4 SATA SAS backplane hidden 5 Hot swap HDD tray 1 6 SAS and SATA 6 Front I O board hidden 7 Front USB board hidden A protection film is pre attached to the front cover before shipping Please remove the prot...

Page 20: ...ata into the HDD Message LED OFF System is normal no incoming event ON A hardware monitor event is indicated Location LED OFF Normal status ON Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF No LAN connection Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data ON LAN connection is present 1 2 1 2 Message LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED HDD Access LED Location LED Power LED ...

Page 21: ...tion Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection HDD status LED 1 2 HDD LED Description Green The installed HDD is in good condition Red HDD locate or HDD failure 1 2 ACT LINK LED SPEED LED SPEED LED ACT LINK LED ...

Page 22: ...Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 10 ...

Page 23: ...ASUS ESC4000 G2S Series 2 2 1 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Page 24: ...crews on the rear of the chassis 3 Slide the chassis cover towards the rear to disengage it from the chassis 4 Lift the chassis cover to completely remove it from the chassis 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 ...

Page 25: ...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...

Page 26: ...To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU B A E D C 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 3 Slightly lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow Load lever ...

Page 27: ...e left load lever F to lift the load plate G 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 Triangle mark 6 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the triangle mark is on the top right corner of the socket ...

Page 28: ...h 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 M L 10 Push down the left load lever L and then insert the lever under the retention tab M ...

Page 29: ...yes or touches your skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step 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 ...

Page 30: ...just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard 3 When attached tighten the screws one by one in a criss cross sequence and secure the CPU heatsink onto the socket Ensure an even distribution of contact between the heatsink and CPU 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink To install the CPU heatsink Fasten the screws to just about the proper tightness to avoid damaging the motherboard CPU or heatsi...

Page 31: ...DIMM sockets The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets 2 3 2 Memory Configurations You may install 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB and 32 GB registered DDR3 DIMMs with ECC or 8 GB 16 GB and 32 GB LRDIMM or 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB and 8 GB unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs with ECC non ECC into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section ...

Page 32: ...slot A1 and B1 light blue Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 16 DIMMs 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H1 1 DIMMs 2 DIM...

Page 33: ...nlocked retaining clip DIMM notch 2 1 DIMM slot key 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket 1 2 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket 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 Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when ...

Page 34: ...h SATA HDD SAS HDD 3 Release the screws on each side of the drive tray to release the drive tray metal beam The drive tray metal beam provides horizontal support to the empty drive tray and prevents the drive tray from being bent or deformed metal beam spring lock tray lever 4 Orient and place the Serial ATA SATA HDD SAS HDD into the tray Ensure that the SATA HDD SAS HDD is fitted firmly inside th...

Page 35: ...5 Secure the SATA HDD SAS HDD to the drive tray with four bundled screws 6 Align and insert the 2 5 inch SATA HDD SAS HDD and drive tray assembly into the drive bay 7 Repeat steps 1 6 to install the other 2 5 inch SATA HDD SAS HDDs ...

Page 36: ...ser card bracket until the golden connectors completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel 5 Connect the cable s to the card if applicable 3 Install a PCI Express x16 card to the bracket as shown and then secure the card with a screw 1 Firmly hold the riser card bracket and then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 2 Place the riser card bra...

Page 37: ...r 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 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 ...

Page 38: ... to motherboard 2 8 pin SSI power connector from power supply to motherboard 3 Power supply SMBus connector from power supply to motherboard 4 System fan connectors from motherboard FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FAN5 FRNT_FAN6 and FRNT_FAN7 to system fans 5 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 6 Auxiliary Panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 7 Panel conne...

Page 39: ... pin plug from power supply Onboard SGPIO1 Connects to the SGPIO1 connector to support Intel RSTe and LSI Mega RAID RAID function SGPIO_SEL1 jumper pins 1 2 Onboard pins 2 3 Add on card Onboard SGPIO2 3 Connects to the SGPIO2 3 connector to support PIKE card SAS RAID function ...

Page 40: ... to remove install the following components 1 System fans 2 Redundant power supply units 3 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 and carefully remove the system fan cable from the cable holder 2 Lift the fan then set a...

Page 41: ...airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point towards the system rear panel 2 Insert the system fan cable into the cable holder and then connect the cable to the fan connector on the motherboard 2 8 2 Redundant power supply units To remove the power supply unit PSU 1 Lift up the PSU lever ...

Page 42: ... 3 Firmly pull the PSU out of the system chassis 2 Hold the PSU lever and press the PSU latch To install a second PSU 1 Hold the PSU dummy cover and press the dummy latch 2 Firmly pull the PSU dummy cover out of the server chassis ...

Page 43: ...able below for details Input Voltage Max Output Power Watt per PSU 100V 120Vac 12 10A 50 60Hz 1000W 120V 140Vac 12 10A 50 60Hz 1200W 180V 240Vac 10 5 8A 50 60Hz 1620W To enable the hot swap feature redundant mode keep the total power consumption of the system under the maximum output power of an individual power supply module For steady power input use only the power cables that come with the serv...

Page 44: ...er card 4 Secure the PIKE riser card with two screws You can secure PIKE 2008 2108 or 2308 cards with only one screw 3 Locate the two screw holes on the PIKE riser card 2 Locate the two screws on the riser card bracket then remove the screws from the bracket 1 Remove the two screws on the riser card 2 Detach the riser card from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard ...

Page 45: ...the SGPIO1 connector into the SGPIO2 connector on the PIKE riser card 7 Remove the SATA SAS cables from the onboard SATA1 SATA2 ISAS1 ISAS2 ISAS3 and ISAS4 connectors 8 The SATA SAS cables are tied and labeled in four groups Group 1 connects to HDD 1 and 2 Group 2 to HDD 3 and 4 Group 3 to HDD 5 and 6 and Group 4 to HDD 7 and 8 ...

Page 46: ...08 and 2108 cards ensure the heatsink latch is completely hooked to the edge of the card slot and then secure the PIKE card through the screw hole of the riser card to the card bracket 10 Align and insert the golden fingers of the PIKE SAS RAID card into the card slot on the PIKE raiser card Ensure the card is completely seated on the slot ...

Page 47: ...racket to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 14 Press the riser card bracket until the golden fingers completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel 12 Move the SGPIO_SEL jumper on the SATA SAS backplane from pin 1 2 to pin 2 3 ...

Page 48: ...the system 1 Locate and loosen the thumbscrew in front of the accelerator bracket 2 Firmly hold the bracket then pull it up to detach it from the motherboard 4 Thread the white end of the 4 pin power cable through the airduct of the accelerator 3 Connect the red end of the 8 pin power cable to the power connector on the accelerator ...

Page 49: ...bracket 7 Align and insert the golden fingers of the accelerator into the card slot on the bracket Ensure the card is completely seated on the slot 8 Secure the rear end of the accelerator to the bracket with two screws 5 From inside the airduct secure the airduct to the accelerator with 3 black screws ...

Page 50: ...erator to the bracket 11 Align and insert the golden fingers of the accelerator bracket into the card slot on the motherboard Ensure the bracket is completely seated on the slot 12 Attach the white end of the 4 pin power cable to an available 4 pin power connector in front of the accelerator bracket 13 Secure the thumbscrew in front of the accelerator bracket ...

Page 51: ...2 29 ASUS ESC4000 G2S Series 14 Secure the accelerator brackets to the server chassis with four screws ...

Page 52: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 30 ...

Page 53: ...ASUS ESC4000 G2S Series 2 3 1 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 54: ...ws Latch screws Rail Washers Rail screws To install the Friction Rail Kit 1 Secure the two fixing latches to the sides of the server using the set of latch screws The locations of the screw holes vary with different server models Refer to your server user manual for details Rack rails Front end Rear end 3 1 1 Attaching the rack rails ...

Page 55: ...the bottom 3 Adjust the rack rail to fit the depth of the rack 5 Secure the front and rear ends of the rail with two rack screws and washers 6 Repeat step 3 5 to attach the rack rail on the other side of the rack 4 From inside the rack place the rear rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the rear mounting hole then place the front rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the front mounting hole ...

Page 56: ...ack Ensure to include the side knots on the sides of the server when mounting the server to the rack rail holders 2 Tighten the thumbscrews on both side to secure the server in place To unmount the server to the rack Loosen the thumbscrews on both sides then gently pull the server from the rack Ensure to press the fixing latches on both sides to release the server from the rack side knots Fixing l...

Page 57: ...3 4 1 ASUS ESC4000 G2S Series This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 Motherboard info ...

Page 58: ...4 2 Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 1 Motherboard layout Z9PG D16 FDR Z9PG D16 ...

Page 59: ...age 1 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 2 blue SATA3 4 black 4 8 2 ISAS connectors 7 pin ISAS1 4 blue 4 9 3 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 A Type USB5 4 10 4 Front fan connectors 4 pin FRNT_FAN1 7 4 11 5 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 8 1 pin ISGPIO1 4 12 6 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 4 13 7 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 4 13 8 SSI power connectors 20 pin P...

Page 60: ...e 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 Remo...

Page 61: ...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 LAN_SW2 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 ...

Page 62: ... 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 ...

Page 63: ...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 ...

Page 64: ... 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G1 2 blue 7 pin SATA3G 3 4 black These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s or 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s signal cables The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed ...

Page 65: ...S connectors 7 pin ISAS1 4 Blue Supported by the Intel C602 A PCH ISAS 1 4 connectors connect to Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s signal cables The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SATA hard disks installed ...

Page 66: ...Type USB5 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to connector USB34 then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed ...

Page 67: ... 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 Smart Fan technology ...

Page 68: ...nectors 8 1 pin ISGPIO1 6 1 pin SGPIO1 The SGPIO1 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 ISGPIO 1 connector is for SATA connectors ISAS connectors ...

Page 69: ...sswords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity 7 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 ...

Page 70: ...rientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 20 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 Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide a...

Page 71: ...ER 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 IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 SSI power button soft off button 2 pin PWRS...

Page 72: ...n 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 t...

Page 73: ...ment 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 2 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding CPU ...

Page 74: ...4 18 Chapter 4 Motherboard information ...

Page 75: ...This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Page 76: ... 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 U...

Page 77: ...e 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 2 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 2 Utility and press Enter to enable it Flash Info ...

Page 78: ...isk 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 This function can support de...

Page 79: ... for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PR D16 VER 0203 DATE 04 18 2012 BOARD Z9PR D16 VER 0206 DATE 04 20 2012 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 WARNING Do not turn off power during flash...

Page 80: ... 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 Del 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 pro...

Page 81: ...rrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F...

Page 82: ...ngs 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 se...

Page 83: ...c Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit BIOS Information BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 4 6 4 1 Compliancy...

Page 84: ...d Devices Configuration Runtime Error Logging 5 4 1 CPU Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Socket specific CPU Information CPU Confguration Socket 1 CPU Information Socket 2 CPU Information CPU Speed 2600 MHz 64 bit Supported Hyper Threading Enabled Active Processor Core All Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Execute Diable Bit Enabled Server Class Custom...

Page 85: ...bled only one thread per activated core is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Active Processor Cores All Configuration options All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating system to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled XP can prevent cert...

Page 86: ...support x2APIC mode Configuration options Auto x2APIC xAPIC This item allows you to enabled power management features CPU Power Management Confguration Power Technology Custom EIST Enabled Turbo Mode Enabled P STATE Coordination HW_ALL CPU C3 Report Disabled CPU C6 Report Enabled CPU C7 Report Disabled Package C State limit C6 Energy Performance Balanced Performance Factory long duration power lim...

Page 87: ... Enabled 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 Optimize between performance and power savings Windows 2008 and later OSes overrides this value according to this power plan Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Factory long duratio...

Page 88: ...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 Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link0p Disabled Configuration options D...

Page 89: ...led 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 ...

Page 90: ...n options Disabled Enabled Thermal Throtting CLTT Configuration options Disabled OLTT CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled Configuration options Disabled 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 Disabled Configuration options Disab...

Page 91: ...Priority Offboard Sets priority between onboard VGA and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced DIMM Information CPU1 DIMM Information DIMM_A1 Present 8192 MB Indep DIMM_A2 Not Present DIMM_B1 Not Present DIMM_B...

Page 92: ...on options Disabled Enabled GbE Controller Disabled Enable or disable the GbE controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Deep Sx Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled in S5 Enabled in S4 and S5 SCU devices Enabled Allows to enabled disabled Patsburg SCU devices Configuration options Enabled Disabled Onboard SATA RAID Oprom Enabled Allows to enabled disabled onboard SATA RAID optio...

Page 93: ...ion options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced 5 4 4 PCH SATA Configuration 1 IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode 3 RAID Mode Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 20...

Page 94: ...LSI MegaRAID utility or Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Mode S M A R T Status Check Enabled S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitor system When read write of your hard disk errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options Disabled Enab...

Page 95: ...etects and displays the Device 1 4 Patsburg B D sku only Device1 Not Present Device2 Not Present Device3 Not Present Device4 Not Present Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc...

Page 96: ...an Megatrends Inc 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 Bu...

Page 97: ...t Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Link Register Settings ASPM Support Disabled Allows to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auot Force L0s Force L0s...

Page 98: ...ms Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI5 Option Rom Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE5 Option Rom Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced 5 4 7 Intel TXT LT SX Configuration The Intel TXT LT SX configuration automatically detects and displays the Intel TXT LT SX hardware support Intel TXT LT SX Hardware Suppo...

Page 99: ...c 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 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 USB Configuration USB Devices 1Keyboard 1 Mouse 3 Hubs Legacy USB Support Enabled EHC...

Page 100: ...le the EHCI controllers Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Port 1 14 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable USB port items Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 9 Trusted Computing 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 Configuration TPM SUPPORT Enabled Pending operation None Cu...

Page 101: ... Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Hibernation Enabled Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate 0S S4 sleep state This option may be not effective with some OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI Sleep State S1 CPU Stop Clock Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State Configuration options Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock Lock Legacy Resource...

Page 102: ...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 Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Resume On By Ring Disabled When set to Enabled the system will generate a wake eve...

Page 103: ...elp F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Intel W82574L OpROM1 PXE Allows you to launch Intel W82574L OpROM1 boot mode Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI Intel W82574L OpROM2 PXE llows you to launch Intel W82574L OpROM2 boot mode Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright...

Page 104: ... 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 Select Screen Select Item Ente...

Page 105: ...w 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 ...

Page 106: ...inal Type VT UTF8 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control Non...

Page 107: ...nfiguration Serial Port 1 2 Configuration Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Enabled Device Settings I0 3F8h IRQ 4 Device Mode Standard Serial Po Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American ...

Page 108: ... enables or disables the serial port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Device Mode Standard Serial Port Mode Allows to change the serial port mode Configuration options Standard Serial Port Mode Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support to Enabled PCI Error Logging Support Disabled Allows to...

Page 109: ... Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 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 Configuration options Enabled Disabled O S Wtd Timer Timeout ...

Page 110: ...p F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SEL Components Disabled Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erase SEL No Allows to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset When SEL is Ful...

Page 111: ...Gateway Address in BMC 000 000 000 000 Lan1 MAC Address in BMC 00 CE 01 87 72 A0 Lan1 Address Source in BMC Static Mode Configuration Address source Previous State 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 Configuration Address source Previous Stat...

Page 112: ...Event Logging during boot Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No When Log is Full Do Nothing Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Disabled MECI 1 METW 60 Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled Note All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Select Screen Select Item Enter Select...

Page 113: ...y is updated specified as a numeric value in the range 1 to 255 METW 60 Mutiple Event Time Windows METW The number of minutes which must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration opt...

Page 114: ... 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 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 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 no...

Page 115: ...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 AMI Virtual CDROM0 Configuration options SATA P1 ST3500 AMI Virtual CDROM AMI Virtual Floppy IBA GE Slot 0500 v Hard Drive BBS ...

Page 116: ... 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_CPU1 Voltage VDDQ_ CD_CPU1 Voltage VDDQ_EF_CPU2 Voltage VDDQ_GH_CPU2 Voltage 5VSB Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 3 3V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 3VSB Volta...

Page 117: ...istrator 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 Confir...

Page 118: ... Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted 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 After you clear the password the User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed 5 10 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options...

Page 119: ...tion 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 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load optimized defaults Exit system setup without saving any ...

Page 120: ...evice 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 Attempts to launch EFI Shell application shellx64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices ...

Page 121: ...This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 122: ...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...

Page 123: ... controller For example use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility or the Intel Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel C602 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set confi...

Page 124: ...ng RAID set s Press Ctrl M to enter the 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 conf...

Page 125: ...on command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set 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 cre...

Page 126: ...ing a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 2 DISK 74 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARR...

Page 127: ...RRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 092315...

Page 128: ... Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE MB GB TB Select Units For VD Size RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter ...

Page 129: ...Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration...

Page 130: ...ursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configurat...

Page 131: ...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 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R View Add to The Existing Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Eas...

Page 132: ...e Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Initialize VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software...

Page 133: ...Data On Selected VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Initialize SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Configu...

Page 134: ...Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Change VD Parameters Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Press ENTER To Select A VD Del To Delete A VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD Con...

Page 135: ...n A 10 09231523R Initialize VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drive 1 Initialize Check Consistency View Update Parameters Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A...

Page 136: ...Space Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Rebuild VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS...

Page 137: ... Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS72808PLA380 PF20A60A Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 FAIL A00 01 0 1 PORT Rebuilding of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N...

Page 138: ...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 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R CC of VD s Configure Initialize Objects Re...

Page 139: ...0 Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Consistency Check SPACE De Select F10 Initiali...

Page 140: ...ects 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 ...

Page 141: ...ty Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Clear Existing Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep ...

Page 142: ...o Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select A Boot VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And...

Page 143: ...lect Disk WC and then press Enter to turn on the option Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Rebuild R...

Page 144: ...AS ports to create RAID mode To use onboard SATA ports 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turning on the system During POST press Del to enter BIOS Go to Advanced Menu PCH SATA Configuration SATA Mode then press Enter 3 Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode and save then reboot system 4 During POST press Ctrl I to display the utility main menu To use SCU SATA ports 1 Install all the SATA hard di...

Page 145: ...6G6 279 3GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options 1 If you want to use SAS HDD for RAID create be sure you ve already correctly installed the optional ASRK module on the motherboard 2 The RAID BIOS setup ...

Page 146: ... when you are done ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Change Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Syne Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Volume0 RAID0 Strips Select Disks 128KB 0 ...

Page 147: ...o select the stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only 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 In the Capacity field item key in...

Page 148: ... 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 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...

Page 149: ...turn to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ESC Previous Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU 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 DEL Delete Volum...

Page 150: ...pace A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive Press Enter when you are done 3 Press Y in the confirmation window to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Resetting RAID disk ...

Page 151: ...SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt you to rebuild the RAID Press the up down arrow keys to select the destination disk then Press Enter to start the rebuilding process or press ESC to exit 6 3 5 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press Enter 2 Press Y to exit or press N to r...

Page 152: ...ded 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 then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID dis...

Page 153: ...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 the Boot menu section of Chapter 4 for more details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then pre...

Page 154: ... Turn on the system to windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage capacity You can create additional volumes to further optimize your storage system To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating system...

Page 155: ...olume type 2 Click Next 3 Enter a name for the RAID set then select the array disks 4 Select Volume Size tab you can drag the bar to decide the volume size 5 Click Next If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks select NO when prompted If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume click Advanced ...

Page 156: ... number and size of the disks You can continue using other applications during this time 7 Wait until the process is completed then click OK when prompted You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume Properties ...

Page 157: ...ipe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 3 You can change the Name Select the new volume type and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed 4 Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and click OK The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The follo...

Page 158: ...that you back up all your important data from your hard drives To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete 3 Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu or click No to return to the main menu 2 Select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 159: ...ferences Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors here E Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Page 160: ...6 40 Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 161: ...Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 162: ...er is required when installing Windows XP Server 2003 or Linux 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 optica...

Page 163: ...ver disk LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 164: ...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 su...

Page 165: ...ion 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 ...

Page 166: ...rt 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...

Page 167: ...when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 then press Enter 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...

Page 168: ...ore 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 ...

Page 169: ...stall the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Press Tab to edit options 3 Enter the following command at the boot Linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press ENTER ...

Page 170: ...r 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 OK Cancel Driver Disk Source You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Which would you like to use sdc sdd sdb sr0 ...

Page 171: ...he RAID card are installed to the system Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue OK Back 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 ...

Page 172: ...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 a...

Page 173: ...he menu Press Enter Installing SUSE 11 Linux 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 ...

Page 174: ...nd brokenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press Enter 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 OK Back 6 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation ...

Page 175: ...er 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 Clic...

Page 176: ...es 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 Toggle Yes I want to restart the computer npw and click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 177: ...ileges 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 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...

Page 178: ...n the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 179: ...ASUS ESC4000 G2S Series 7 19 7 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 8 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 180: ...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 ASPEED AST2300 Dis...

Page 181: ...ESC4000 G2S Series 7 21 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue 5 Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue ...

Page 182: ...7 22 Chapter 7 Driver installation 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 Click Install to start driver installation ...

Page 183: ... 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...

Page 184: ...e 3 0 utility 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...

Page 185: ...ASUS ESC4000 G2S Series 7 25 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 ...

Page 186: ... 7 Driver installation 9 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to revtart your computer before using the program 8 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 187: ... Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 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 insta...

Page 188: ...Driver installation 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 4 When the Intel PRO Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation ...

Page 189: ...ASUS ESC4000 G2S Series 7 29 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 190: ...7 30 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation ...

Page 191: ... 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 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 7 8 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available devi...

Page 192: ...ties 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 RAID 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 ...

Page 193: ...manuall install the Mellanox driver on a Windows operating system To install the Mellanox driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the Mellanox Infiniband support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click Mellanox ConnectX Virtual Channel Adapter Driver 4 Click Next to star...

Page 194: ...er installation 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Click Change to select your desired destination folder and click Next to continue 7 Check the box and click Next to continue ...

Page 195: ...Series 7 35 8 Click Install to begin the installation 9 Click your preferred options and click Finish to exit the wizard 10 Click Yes to restart your system for the configuration changes made to MLNX_VPI to take effect ...

Page 196: ...tem To mount the Mellanox driver 1 Log in to the system as root 2 Create a folder on the desktop and copy the latest Mellanox driver into the same folder Rename the folder according to your preference then type the following commands cd mkdir folder name 3 Type the command line mount o ro loop tmp image file name folder name then mount the driver into the system The driver version and the OS label...

Page 197: ...he following commands before you install the driver cd folder name mlnxofedinstall 5 All other Mellanox OEM OFED or distribution IB packages will be removed Press Y to continue 6 The system starts uninstalling the previous version of OFED ...

Page 198: ...river installation 7 When the installation finishes reboot your system to complete the installation If your system has the latest firmware no firmware update will occur To force the firmware update type force fw update ...

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