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ASUS KFN5-Q Series

2-7

2.2.4  Layout Contents

Slots/Sockets 

Page

1.  CPU sockets 

2-9

2.  DDR2 DIMM sockets 

2-14

3.  PCI/PCI-X slots 

2-19

4.  PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) 

2-21

5.  PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link) 

2-21

6.  ZCR slot (

KFN5-Q/SAS model only) 

2-22

7.  HyperTransport (HTX) slot  

2-22

8.  DDR2 SO-DIMM slot 

2-23

Jumpers 

Page

1.  Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 

2-24

2.  Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) 

2-25

3.  Gigabit LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_EN1, LAN_EN2) 

2-25

4.  BIOS Recovery (3-pin RECOVERY1) 

2-26

5.  VGA Graphics controller setting (3-pin VGA_EN1) 

2-27

6.  Onboard storage setting (3-pin SAS_EN1) 

 

(

KFN5-Q/SAS model only) 

2-27

7.  USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34) 

2-28

Switches 

Page

1.  DIP switch (DIP_SW1, DIP_SW2) 

2-29

Rear panel connectors 

Page

1.  PS/2 mouse port (green) 

2-31

2.  PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 

2-31

3.  USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 

2-31

4.  Serial (COM 1) port 

2-31

5.  VGA port 

2-31

6.  LAN1 (RJ-45) port 

2-31

7.  LAN2 (RJ-45) port 

2-31

Summary of Contents for KFN5-Q - Motherboard - nForce Pro 3600

Page 1: ...Motherboard KFN5 Q Series KFN5 Q KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q 1U ...

Page 2: ...ERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR I...

Page 3: ... 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 3 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 3 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 3 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 4 2 2 4 Layout Contents 2 7 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 9 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 9 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 12 2 4 System memory 2 14 2 4 1 Overview 2 14 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 15 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 17 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 17 2 5 Expansion slots...

Page 4: ...tion 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 2 utility 4 4 4 1 4 ASUS Update utility 4 6 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 8 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 8 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 8 4 2 4 Menu items 4 9 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 9 4...

Page 5: ...29 4 5 2 ASUSLog Configuration 4 31 4 6 Security menu 4 31 4 7 Boot menu 4 32 4 7 1 Boot Settings Configuration 4 33 4 7 2 Boot Device Priority 4 34 4 7 3 Remote Drives 4 34 4 8 Exit menu 4 35 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 RAID configuration utility 5 2 5 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations 5 3 5 2 1 Setting the...

Page 6: ...6 14 6 2 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server 6 14 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 17 6 3 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server 6 17 6 3 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 18 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 20 6 4 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server 6 20 6 5 AMD processor driver installation 6 23 6 5 1 Windows XP 32bit 64bit and 2003 Server 32bit 64bit 6 23 6 6 Management applications and utilites installation 6 26 6 5 1 Running the sup...

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: ...cal power company If 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 dama...

Page 9: ...ttings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration Provides information on RAID configurations for this motherboard Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID and LAN driver installation for this motherboard Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you ...

Page 10: ...ey 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 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 ...

Page 11: ...rTransport HTX connectors 1 x PCI 32bit 33MHz 5V slot 2 x PCI X 64bit 133 100MHz 3 3V slots 1 x DDR2 SO DIMM socket for ASUS Server Management Board 3 Series ASMB3 KFN5 Q SAS model 1 x PCI Express x16 slot x8 Link 1 x PCI Express x8 slot x8 Link 1 x HyperTransport HTX connectors 1 x PCI 32bit 33MHz 5V slot 1 x PCI X 64bit 100MHz 3 3V slot for optional Zero Channel RAID ZCR card green 1 x PCI X 64b...

Page 12: ...x PS 2 mouse port 2 x RJ 45 ports NVIDIA nForce 3600 Professional supports 1 x IDE connector for up to two Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 devices 6 x Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s connectors support six Serial ATA devices RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and JBOD supported across Serial ATA drives via the onboard NVIDIA MediaShield Utility KFN5 Q SAS model only LSI1068 PCI X SAS controller supports 2 x Serial Attached...

Page 13: ...T1 1 x Backplane SMBUS connector 7 1 pin BPSMB1 1 x Serial General Purpose Input Output connector for NVIDIA MediaShield RAID SATA LED 8 1 pin SGPIO1 1 x System panel connector 20 1pin PANEL1 1 x System panel auxiliary connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 1 x LPC connector for LPC debug 14 1 pin LPC1 1 x TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 2x 8 pin ATX12V1 ATX12V2 CPU x4 front...

Page 14: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 15: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Serial number label 1 1 1 4 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 16: ...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 KFN5 Q Retail Pack KFN5 Q 1U Retail Pack KFN5 Q SAS Retail Pack Cables Serial ATA signal cable 6 6 6 Serial ATA power cable 3 3 3 SAS cable 2 2 in 1 Floppy Ultra ATA disk drive cable set 1 1 1 Accessories I O shield 1 1 1 Retention module scre...

Page 17: ... doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 10 7 GB s PCI Express interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express the latest I O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus PCI Express features point to point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packet...

Page 18: ... striping RAID 1 mirroring RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 configurations The ZCR capability provides a cost effective high performance and added reliability Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to provide a total solution for your networking needs The onboard Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network thro...

Page 19: ...mizable boot logos The LSIS AS1068 is an eight port 3 0 Gbit s SAS SATA controller that is compliant with the Fusion MPT architecture and supports the Integrated RAID solution USB 2 0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backwar...

Page 20: ... 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 21: ...ies Chapter summary 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 3 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 9 2 4 System memory 2 14 2 5 Expansion slots 2 18 2 6 Jumpers 2 24 2 7 Switches 2 29 2 7 Connectors 2 31 2 ...

Page 22: ...city Hold the components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX 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 periph...

Page 23: ...is not installed or the processor is not installed properly in CPU 1 socket 3 Heartbeat LED LED1 For KFN5 Q SAS model only The green Heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the LSI SAS 1068 chipset has started working This LED is only for the KFN5 Q SAS model and it indicates if the LSI SAS 1068 is working normally ...

Page 24: ... 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 15 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherb...

Page 25: ...2 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 3 Motherboard layout KFN5 Q model NFP 3600 ...

Page 26: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series 2 KFN5 Q SAS model ...

Page 27: ...2 Chapter 2 Hardware information KFN5 Q 1U ...

Page 28: ...rd power 3 pin KBPWR1 2 25 3 Gigabit LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_EN1 LAN_EN2 2 25 4 BIOS Recovery 3 pin RECOVERY1 2 26 5 VGA Graphics controller setting 3 pin VGA_EN1 2 27 6 Onboard storage setting 3 pin SAS_EN1 KFN5 Q SAS model only 2 27 7 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW12 USBPW34 2 28 Switches Page 1 DIP switch DIP_SW1 DIP_SW2 2 29 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 31 2 PS...

Page 29: ...BPSMB1 2 35 7 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 2 36 8 System panel auxiliary connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 2 36 9 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL1 2 37 10 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 2x 8 pin ATX12V1 ATX12V2 2 38 11 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 2 39 12 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 40 13 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 2 40 14 Parallel port connector 26 ...

Page 30: ...cket 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 w...

Page 31: ...ngle A then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove B 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 lever This side of the socket box should face you PnP cap A B To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU ...

Page 32: ...t The socket alignment keys should fit into the CPU notches Gold triangle mark Alignment keys 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 6 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab A B ...

Page 33: ...n bracket The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan as...

Page 34: ...t lock to the retention module base A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place ...

Page 35: ...e is only one CPU fan cable connect it to the connector labeled CPU_FAN1 Failure to do so may cause hardware monitoring errors 2 4 System memory 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with sixteen 240 pin Double Data Rate II DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series 240 pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets 112 Pins 128 Pins DI...

Page 36: ...M sockets using the memory configurations in this section For dual channel configuration the total size of memory module s installed per channel must be the same for better performance Single CPU DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 Dual CPU DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_D2 Quad CPU DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_D2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F1 DIMM_E2 DI...

Page 37: ...M_C2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_D2 Single channel populated Dual channel populated populated populated populated populated populated Recommended memory configuration for CPU3 Mode DIMM_E1 DIMM_E2 DIMM_F1 DIMM_F2 Single channel populated Dual channel populated populated populated populated populated populated Recommended memory configuration for CPU4 Mode DIMM_G1 DIMM_G2 DIMM_H1 DIMM_H2 Single channel populated ...

Page 38: ...ips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps 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 ...

Page 39: ...he screw for later use 4 Align the expansion card connector with the slot and press firmly until the expansion 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 it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the ...

Page 40: ...1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering 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 2 5 4 PCI PCI X slots The PCI PCI X slots supports cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI 2 3 and PCI X 1 0 speci...

Page 41: ...fer to the table below for details Important note on KFN5 Q SAS When one or two PCI X slot is populated the PCI X frequency is 100MHz Refer to the table below for details PCI X 1 slot PCIX5 PCI X 1 slot PCIX6 Frequency populated 133MHz populated populated populated 100MHz populated populated PCI X Frequency KFN5 Q SAS model PCI X 1 slot PCIX5 PCI X 1 slot PCIX6 Frequency populated 100MHz populated...

Page 42: ...5 5 PCI Express x16 slot x8 link This motherboard supports PCI Express I O cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x 16 slot A PCI Express x16 add on card inserted to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot runs at x8 speed only hardware limitation Make sure that you use a PCI Express x 16 add on card that supports x8 speed PCI E...

Page 43: ...e motherboard supports a Zero Channel RAID card that allows RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 and RAID5 configurations ZCR slot 2 5 8 HyperTransport HTX slot The HTX slot supports HTX InfiniBand card that complies with HTX interface specifications HTX slot The figure shows an InfiniBand card installed on an HTX slot ...

Page 44: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series 2 23 2 5 9 DDR2 SO DIMM socket The DDR2 SODIMM socket on the motherboard supports an ASUS Server Management Board 3 Series ASMB3 DDR2 SODIMM socket ...

Page 45: ...AM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 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 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing ...

Page 46: ...es an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS 3 Gigabit LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_EN1 LAN_EN2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers The LAN_EN1 jumper controls the LAN1 port The LAN_EN2 iumper controls the LAN2 port KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series LAN_EN1 LAN_EN2 Setting Enable...

Page 47: ...pins 2 3 default to pins 1 2 3 Insert a floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file The BIOS file name is I8044A00 ROM 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 5 The system searches for the BIOS file in the floppy then reflashes the BIOS 6 When finished shut down your computer 7 Replace the jumper cap from pins 1 2 to pins 2 3 8 Reboot your computer 9 Hold down the Del key during the ...

Page 48: ...llow you to enable or disable the onboard ATI ES1000 video graphics controller 6 Onboard storage setting 3 pin SAS_EN1 KFN5 Q SAS model This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard LSI SAS1068 chip KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series SAS_EN1 Setting SAS_EN1 Enable Default Disable 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 49: ...er supply in reduced power mode The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system will not power up If you are using Windows 2000 you need to install Service Pack 4 to wake up the system from S4 sleep mode The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or ...

Page 50: ...29 2 7 Switches This motherboard features two DIP switches for fan pin selection KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series DIP_SW1 DIP_SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 OFF ON Default KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series DIP_SW2 DIP_SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OFF ON Default ...

Page 51: ...he fan controll will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed DIP_SW1 DIP_SW2 Switch Fan connector Default Setting 1 CPU_FAN1 ON 4 pin fan 2 CPU_FAN2 ON 4 pin fan 3 CPU_FAN3 ON 4 pin fan 4 CPU_FAN4 ON 4 pin fan Switch Fan connector Default Setting 1 FRNT_FAN1 ON 4 pin fan 2 FRNT_FAN2 ON 4 pin fan 3 FRNT_FAN3 ON 4 pin fan 4 FRNT_FAN4 ON 4 pin fan 5 FRNT_FAN5 ON 4 pin fan 6 F...

Page 52: ...e devices 6 LAN1 RJ 45 port Supported by the BROADCOM BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controller 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 7 LAN2 RJ 45 port Supported by the BROADCOM BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controller this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to t...

Page 53: ...on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 2 IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI_IDE1 The onboard IDE connector is for Ultra DMA 133 100 66 signal cable There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133 100 66 signal cable blue black and gray Connect the blue connector to the motherboard s IDE connector then select one of the following mode...

Page 54: ... 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 DMA 133 100 66 IDE devices If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting Drive jumper setting Mode Cable of device s Cable connector Single device Cable S...

Page 55: ...alled These connectors are set to SATA by default In SATA mode you can connect Serial ATA boot or data hard disk drives to these connectors If you intent to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors enable the RAID function of each port from the nVidia RAID Setup sub menu item in the BIOS See section 4 3 5 IDE Configuration on page 4 14 for details 5 CPU Front and Rear fan connectors 4 p...

Page 56: ...nts These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology 6 Backplane SMBus connector 7 1 pin BPSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series SMBus Connector ...

Page 57: ...component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event LAN1 link activity LED 2 pin LAN1_LINKACTLED This 2 pin connector is for the LAN1 Activity LED Connect the LAN1 Activity LED cable to this connector This LED blinks during a network activity and is always lit when linked LAN2 link activity LED 2 pin LAN2_LINKACTLED This 2 pin connector is f...

Page 58: ... Button Switch 2 pin LOCATORBTN This connector is for the locator button This button queries the state of the system locator Front Panel SMBus 6 1 pin This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices to the system front panel Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series System Panel Connector KFN5 Q SAS...

Page 59: ...em in SLEEP or SOFT OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF Reset button Blue 2 pin RESETBTN This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power 10 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 2 x 8 pin ATX12V1 ATX12V2 SSI power connectors 24 pin A...

Page 60: ...2 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series COM Port Connector KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series ATX Power Connectors ...

Page 61: ...ower supply unit Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface 13 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This connector is used to connect to a hard disk drive active LED connector on the SCSI or RAID card KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series Power Supply SMBus Connector KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series Card Activity LED Connector ...

Page 62: ...e to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis 15 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 8 1 pin SGPIO1 This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the NVIDIA Media Shield RAID SATA LED KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series Parallel Port Connector KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series SGPIO1 Connector ...

Page 63: ... which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity 17 LPC debug card connector 14 1 pin LPC1 This is a low pin count interface used to plug in the LPC debug card KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q Series TPM Connector ...

Page 64: ...hed SCSI and Serial ATA Each connector supports up to four 4 devices KFN5 Q SAS KFN5 Q SAS Mini SAS connectors To connect the SAS cable Plug the SAS cable to the mini SAS connector until the cable lock snaps in place To disconnect the SAS cable 1 With your thumb push down the cable lock to release 2 While still keeping your thumb s grip on the cable lock carefully pull away the cable from the conn...

Page 65: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 66: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 67: ... with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the Power On Self Test POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps 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...

Page 68: ...ndows 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 setting Pressing the power swit...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...eries Chapter summary 4 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced menu 4 14 4 5 Server menu 4 29 4 6 Security menu 4 31 4 7 Boot menu 4 32 4 7 Exit menu 4 35 ...

Page 71: ...table 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 environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e...

Page 72: ...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 name A afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1 1MB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The act...

Page 73: ...e for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk A afudos iI8044A00 ROM Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt A afudos iI8044A00 ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file...

Page 74: ...corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility displays the following message and ...

Page 75: ...atically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file When no floppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website www ...

Page 76: ...BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Quit all Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility ...

Page 77: ...am 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 program is designe...

Page 78: ...ar 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 menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another System Time 10 56 07 System Date ...

Page 79: ...ble A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value 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 w...

Page 80: ...the system date 4 3 3 Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 10 56 07 System Date Thu 01 11 2007 Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 IDE Configuration System Informatio...

Page 81: ...hannel Not Detected Serial ATA 1 Secondary Channel Not Detected Serial ATA 2 Primary Channel Not Detected Serial ATA 2 Secondary Channel Not Detected Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host Device OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Enabled Enables or disables primary IDE controllers Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial ATA Devices Device 0 1 2...

Page 82: ...uration refer to 5 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations Primary IDE Master Slave Serial ATA 0 1 2 Primary and Secondary Channels Auto detects the presence of IDE devices Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Enables or disables the hard disk wirte protection This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS Configuration options Disabled Enabled IDE Detect Time Out 35 Selects the time out value fo...

Page 83: ...Displays the model id ASUS BIOS Version Date Displays the ASUS BIOS version number and date of creation Processor Information Displays information about the processors System Memory Information Displays information about the memory configurations of each processor System Information Model Name ASUS KFN5 Q SAS Model ID 8044A0 ASUS BIOS Version 1000 022 Date 01 08 2007 Processor Information System M...

Page 84: ...em to malfunction CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration PCI PnP Configuration USB Configuration ACPI Configuration Peripheral Devices Configuration Power On Configuration Hardware Monitor Trusted Computing 4 4 1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects Select MPS Revision CPU Configuration Module Version 13 06 AGESA Version 02 ...

Page 85: ...or more memory is installed on the system When set to Discrete the BIOS leaves the PCI hole below the 4GB boundary undescribed Set to Continuous to describe the PCI hole as non cacheable Configuration options Continuous Discrete PowerNow Disabled Enables or disables generation of the ACPI_PPC _PSS and _PCT objects Configuration options Disabled Enabled NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Conf...

Page 86: ...Limit Manual The following item appears when the Memclock Mode is set to Limit or Manual Memclock Value 200 MHz Sets the memory clock mode limit Configuration options 200 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz MCT Timing Mode Auto Sets the MCT Timing Mode Configuration options Auto Limit Bank Interleaving Auto Allows you to enable the bank memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto Node Interleaving Dis...

Page 87: ...e This mode is also known as Chipkill ECC mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT Disabled Enables or disables the DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT feature that allows the system to correct the DRAM ECC errors immediately when they occur Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM BG SCRUB Disabled Disables or sets the DRAM BG Scrub Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160na 320ns 6...

Page 88: ...ration If AGP is present select appropriate option to ensure proper AGP operation I0MMU Mode Disabled I0MMU Mode Disabled Set GART size in systems without AGP or disable altogether Some OSes require valid GART for proper operation If AGP is present select appropriate option to ensure proper AGP operation Configuration options AGP Present Disabled 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB Power Down Control ...

Page 89: ...sabled Enables or disables the PCI Expreess L0s and L1 link power states Configuration options Disabled Enabled SouthBridge MCP55 Chipset Configuration The SouthBridge Configuration menu allows you to change the SouthBridge settings South Bridge MCP55 Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Express PCI Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Express PCI Allows you to select the primary graphics ad...

Page 90: ...ration Onboard LAN2 Configuration PCI Slot 1 Configuration PCI Slot 2 Configuration PCI Slot 4 Configuration PCI Slot 5 Configuration PCI Slot 6 Configuration Clear ESCD during System Boot 4 4 3 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the...

Page 91: ...n options Low Normal High Highest Bus Master Enabled Enables or disables the selected device as a PCI bus master Configuration options Disabled Enabled Latency Timer Default Allows you to set the value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Configuration options Default 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 Plug And Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system ...

Page 92: ... Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller mode to HiSpeed 480 Mbps or FullSpeed 12 Mbps Configuration options HiSpeed FullSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Enabled Disabled The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the USB Devices Enabled item shows None 4 4 4 U...

Page 93: ... bit fixed system description tables Configuration options ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 ACPI v3 0 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration The sub menu allows you to configure the USB Mass Storage Class Devices USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Device 1 Netac Emulation Type Auto Enable Disable the PCI device USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Number of seconds POST wai...

Page 94: ...LE Disabled Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 6 Peripheral Devices Configuration This menu shows the peripheral devices configuration settings Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Configure Win67EHF Super IO Chipset Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Pa...

Page 95: ...et to Power On the system turns on automatically after a power interruption When set to Last State the system goes into whatever was the system state on or off before the power interruption Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to configure Serial Port2 Base Addresses Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Addr...

Page 96: ...is feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Enabl...

Page 97: ...e N A CPU3 Temperature N A CPU4 Temperature N A System1 Temperature 35ºC 95ºF System2 Temperature 65ºC 149ºF CPU1 Fan1 Speed 2621RPM CPU1 Fan2 Speed N A CPU1 Fan3 Speed N A CPU1 Fan4 Speed N A Front Fan1 Speed N A Front Fan2 Speed N A Front Fan3 Speed N A Front Fan4 Speed N A Front Fan5 Speed N A Front Fan6 Speed N A Rear Fan1 Speed N A Rear Fan2 Speed N A CPU1 Temperature Hardware Monitor Smart F...

Page 98: ...abled the Smart Fan Control feature CPU 1 2 3 4 Target Temperature 66 System 1 2 Target Temperature 66 Allows you to set the CPU and system threshold temperature before the Smart Fan Control is disabled Configuration options 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 VCORE1 Voltage VCORE2 Voltage VCORE3 Voltage VCORE4 Voltage VTT Voltage 3V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage 5VSB Voltage VBAT Vol...

Page 99: ...ow Control None Redirection After BIOS POST Always Terminal Type ANSI VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled Sredir Memory Display Delay No Delay Select Remote Access type When enabled the following Remote Access types and parameters appear Serial port number COM1 Allows you to select the serial port for console redirection Configuration options COM1 COM2 Base Address IRQ 3F8h 4 Displays the base addre...

Page 100: ... Allows you to set redirection during or after BIOS POST 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 Disabled Disables or enables the VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled Sredir Memory Display Delay No D...

Page 101: ...ar ASUS Event Log Disabled ASUS Event Log Viewer Clear ASUS Event Log Total Number of Entries 23 SEL Entry Number 23 Sensor Event CMOS Checksum error Event Data E0 04 00 00 Datestamp Dec 21 2006 Timestamp 12 40 03 Use to traverse the event log 4 6 Security menu The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration opti...

Page 102: ...d 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 can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM After you have set a supervisor password the other item...

Page 103: ...led Enabled 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 Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration o...

Page 104: ...e 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device Network MBA v8 3 9 3rd Boot Device Network MBA v8 3 9 Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu 4 7 3 Hard Disk Removable CD DVD Drives 1st Drive 1st FLOPPY DRIVE This specifies the boot device priority sequence from the available hard disk removable or CD DVD drives in...

Page 105: ...ion a confirmation window appears Select Ok to save the 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 that you made to the Setup program...

Page 106: ...5 RAID support This chapter provides information on RAID configurations for this motherboard ...

Page 107: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series Chapter summary 5 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 1 5 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations 5 3 5 3 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility 5 4 ...

Page 108: ... as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving d...

Page 109: ...wing the instructions in the system user guide 2 Connect the SAS connector at the back of each drive and the 4 pin power connector on the SAS cable 3 Connect the mini SAS connector on the motherboard Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 co...

Page 110: ...ion ROM item to Enabled then press Enter The master and slave drive list appears 4 Enable the drives you want to set as RAID 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen 5 1 3 RAID configuration ...

Page 111: ...lect Striping then press Enter Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning RAID 5 5 2 2 Entering the NVIDIA RAID Utility To enter the NVIDIA RAID Utility 1 Restart the computer 2 During POST press F10 to display the utility main menu At the bottom section of the screen are the navigation keys These keys allow you to move through and select menu options The navigation keys vary depending on the me...

Page 112: ...he stripe block size appropriate to your drive usage then press Enter The available stripe size values range from 8KB to 128KB The default stripe size is 128KB You must choose the stripe size value based on the projected drive usage For low disk usage select 8KB 16KB For typical disk usage select 64KB Select 128KB for performance disk usage 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K Optim TIP For server systems we recom...

Page 113: ... The selected hard disk drives appear in the Array Disks section Repeat the process until all desired hard disk drives are added Clear disk data Y YES N Cancel 7 After selecting the hard disk drives press F7 to create the RAID 0 set A pop up window appears 8 Press Y to delete all data from the hard disk drives or N to continue creating the RAID set without deleting the data on the disks You will l...

Page 114: ...drive You will lose all data on the drives if you clear the disk data 7 The utility displays the created RAID 1 set Press Ctrl X to save your settings and exit the utility RAID 1 requests for two hard disks Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning RAID 5 5 2 5 Creating a RAID 10 set Stripe Mirroring To create a RAID 10 set 1 From the Define a New Array menu select RAID Mode then press Enter A ...

Page 115: ...s Enter The available stripe size values range from 8KB to 128KB The default stripe size is Optimal You must choose the stripe size value based on the projected drive usage For low disk usage select 8KB 16KB For typical disk usage select 64KB Select 128KB for performance disk usage 5 Press TAB to move to the Free Disks section 6 Highlight the hard disk drives that you want to add in the RAID set t...

Page 116: ...ou clear the disk data 9 The utility displays the created RAID10 set Press Ctrl X to save your settings and exit the utility Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning RAID 5 5 2 6 Creating a RAID 5 set Stripe To create a RAID 5 set 1 From the Define a New Array menu select RAID Mode then press Enter A pop up menu appears 2 Use the up or down arrow keys to select RAID5 then press Enter 8K 16K 32...

Page 117: ...ues range from 8KB to 128KB The default stripe size is Optimal You must choose the stripe size value based on the projected drive usage For low disk usage select 8KB 16KB For typical disk usage select 64KB Select 128KB for performance disk usage 5 Press TAB to move to the Free Disks section 6 Highlight the hard disk drives that you want to add in the RAID set then press the right arrow key to sele...

Page 118: ... up window appears 8 Press Y to delete all data from the hard disk drives and continue creating the RAID set Clear disk data Y YES N Cancel You will lose all data in the drives if you clear the disk data 9 The utility displays the created RAID5 set Press Ctrl X to save your settings and exit the utility ...

Page 119: ...es not apply to RAID0 Striping or JBOD Spanning To rebuild a RAID set 1 If the BIOS detects that one hard disk failed and causes RAID1 RA0 1 or RAID5 to be degraded press the F10 hot key to enter the NVIDIA nForce MediaShield utility 2 From the Array List use the up or down arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to rebuild then press Enter The RAID set details appear ...

Page 120: ...SUS KFN5 Q Series 5 13 3 Then press R under the Array Detail menu 4 Use the up or down arrow keys to select the free disk you want to join with RAID1 then press A to add it A confirmation message appears ...

Page 121: ...5 14 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 Press Enter to start rebuilding the array or Esc to cancel The Array List screen displays the RAID set after rebuilding Rebuild array Enter OK Esc Cancel ...

Page 122: ...to select the RAID set you want to delete then press Enter The RAID set details appear 2 When the array details appear press D to delete the RAID set A confirmation message appears 3 Press Y to delete the array or press N to cancel Delete this array Y Yes N Cancel You will lose all data on the drives if you delete a disk array ...

Page 123: ...ess N to cancel Press C to clear disk The following confirmation message appears 5 2 7 Clearing the disk data You will lose all data when you clear a disk To clear the disk data 1 From the Array List use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID set then press Enter The RAID set details appear Clear disk data Y Yes N Cancel For RAID0 clearing one member disk would erase all data in the array ...

Page 124: ...wap capability When a disk in an IM volume fails you can easily restore the volume and the swapped disk is automatically re mirrored Creating Integrated Mirroring Volumes You may use disks of different sizes in IM and IME volumes however the size of the smallest disk determines the logical size of each member disk Do not combine Serial ATA and SAS disks in one volume The RAID and BIOS setup screen...

Page 125: ... 00 PCI Address Bus Dev Func 05 03 00 MPT Firmware Revision 1 15 00 00 IR SAS Address 500E0180 60831008 NVIDIA Version 25 02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled OS only RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties 5 The Select New Array Type screen apprears Use the arrow keys to select Create IM Volume then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Allt N Global Propertie...

Page 126: ...n the array press or Space You may also specify the Hot Spare disk here Select the disk then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column then press or Space Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for array or hot spare C Create array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Create New Array SAS1068 Array Type IM Array Size MB Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive Pred Size Num Disk Spr S...

Page 127: ...irst disk If you choose this option data on the first disk will be mirrored on the second disk that you will add to the volume later Make sure the data you want to mirror is on the first disk Press D to overwrite any data and create the new IM array 8 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add the second disk to the volume 9 When done press C to create the array then select Save changes then exit this menu 10 Th...

Page 128: ...evision 1 15 00 00 IR SAS Address 500E0180 60831008 NVIDIA Version 25 02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled OS only RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose array type to create LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Select New Array Type SAS1068 Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an opt...

Page 129: ...t this menu Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Processing may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array By default the RAID Disk field shows No before array creation This field is grayed out under the following conditions The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on ...

Page 130: ... LSI Logic Corp MPT SAS BIOS MPTBIOS 6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Copyright 2000 2006 LSI Logic Corp Adapter s disabled by user Press Ctrl C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility 3 The Adapter Properties screen appears Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Adapter Propert...

Page 131: ...nu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose array type to create LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Select New Array Type SAS1068 Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an optional hot spare Data on the primary disk may be migrated Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 8 disks including an optional hot spare ALL Data on array disks will be de...

Page 132: ...ou to perform other tasks related to configuring and maintaining IM and IME volumes Refer to this section to view volume properties manage the hot spare disk synchronize the array activate the array and delete the array Viewing volume properties To view volume properties 1 On the main menu select RAID Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v...

Page 133: ...nal hot spare Data on the primary disk may be migrated Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 8 disks including an optional hot spare ALL Data on array disks will be deleted Create IS Volume Create Integrated Striping array of 2 to 8 disks ALL Data on array disks will be deleted Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Array C Create an array LSI Logi...

Page 134: ...er 3 From the Manage Array screen select Manage Hot Spare then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Array C Create an array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 View Array SAS1068 Array Type 1 of 1 Identifier LSILOGIC Logical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Array Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive Pred Size Num D...

Page 135: ...screen select Synchronize Spare then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Space Change Item C Commit Changes LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Manage Hot Spare SAS1068 Identifier LSILOGIC Logical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Slot Device Identifier Hot Drive Pred Size Num Spr Status Fail MB 0 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 NO Ok No 34331 1 SEAGATE ST373...

Page 136: ... the array To activate the array 1 From the Manage Array screen select Activate Array then press Enter 2 Press Y to activate or N to cancel Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Manage Array SAS1068 Identifier LSILOGIC Logical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synchronize Array Activate Array De...

Page 137: ...u F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Manage Array SAS1068 Identifier LSILOGIC Logical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synchronize Array Activate Array Delete Array Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Adapter Properties SAS1068 Adapte...

Page 138: ...the bottom of the screen lists the Alt B option This is the key for toggling the boot device If a device is currently configured as the boot service the Device Info column on the SAS Topology screen will show the word Boot 3 To select a boot disk move the cursor to the disk and press Alt B More keys for the SAS Topology display C Clear Device Mappings for Non Present Devices R Refresh SAS Topology...

Page 139: ...allows you to change related settings Pause When Boot Alert Displayed Sets whether to pause when the boot alert displays Configuration options Yes No Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Allt N Global Properties Alter Boot Order Ins Del Alter Boot List LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Adapter List Global Properties Adapter PCI PCI PCI PCI FW Revision Status Boot BUS Dev Fnc Slot SAS1068 05...

Page 140: ... Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display adapters installed devices Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Allt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displ...

Page 141: ...the system defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Allt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 08 05 00 2006 08 02 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display adapters installed devices Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults ...

Page 142: ...6 Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID LAN and VGA driver installation for this motherboard ...

Page 143: ... installation 6 1 6 2 NVIDIA nForce 3600 Professional MCP55 driver installation 6 14 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 17 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 20 6 5 AMD processor driver installation 6 23 6 6 Management applications and utilities installation 6 26 ...

Page 144: ...om the support CD Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup 4 Restart the computer 5 Press any key when prompted to boot from CD The Makedisk menu appears Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO Press any key to boot from CDROM A FreeDOS command prompt B Create NVIDIA nForce MCP55 RAID for Windows 2000 Driver Disk C Create NVIDIA nForce MCP55 RAID for Windows 2003 Driver Disk D Create NVIDIA nForce MCP55 R...

Page 145: ...vers nvidia mcp55 Makedisk W2K exe Drivers nVIDIA MCP55 Windows 32bit W2K_XP IDE Win2K sataraid The Windows 2003 Server 32 bit driver disk for the NVIDIA nForce SATA RAID are located in Drivers nVIDIA MCP55 makedisk w2k3 exe Drivers nVIDIA MCP55 Windows 32bit W2K3 IDE WinXP sataraid The Windows 2003 Server 64 bit driver disk for for the NVIDIA nForce SATA RAID are located in Drivers nVIDIA MCP55 m...

Page 146: ...ver environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 2 Decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support CD For NVIDIA nForce SATA RAID Driver Drivers nVIDIA MCP55 makedisk For LSI 1068 SAS RAID RAID Driver Drivers LSI 1068 Driver makedisk 3 Eject the floppy disk For systems with other Linux versions that are not listed in the M...

Page 147: ... the RAID controller driver when installing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows 2000 2003 Server installation CD The Windows 2000 2003 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 148: ...reated earlier to the floppy disk drive then press Enter 5 Select the RAID controller driver from the list then press Enter For NVIDIA RAID driver select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required Then press S key and select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required ...

Page 149: ... 7 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue LSI1068 PCI X SAS controller driver For Windows 2000 select LSI Logic Fusion MPT Drivers for SAS 1068 Windows 2000 For 32bit Windows Server 2003 select LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 32 bit For 64bit Windows Server 2003 select LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 x64 ...

Page 150: ... Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system 5 Right click the RAID controller item then select Properties 6 Click the Driver tab then click the Update Driver button 7 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears Click Next 8 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive 9 Select the option Search ...

Page 151: ...dware tab then click the Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers then the LSI Adapter SAS 3000 series 8 port with 1068 StorPort item should appear 4 Right click the RAID controller driver item then select Properties from the menu 5 Click the Driver tab then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK when finished ...

Page 152: ... RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd updates for LSI 1068 SAS RAID driver installation For NVIDIA nForce SATA RAID driver type linux dd Then press Enter ...

Page 153: ... 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 154: ...he floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system 6 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select Yes then install the additional RAID controller drivers 7 Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation ...

Page 155: ...To install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS 1 Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD 2 Select Installation from the Boot Options menu then press Enter 3 A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk Press F6 ...

Page 156: ...d insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive then press Enter 5 When prompted select the floppy disk drive fd0 as the driver update medium select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system ...

Page 157: ...drivers 6 2 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server To install the NVIDIA nForce 3600 Professional river on a Windows 2000 2003 Server OS 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the nVIDIA MCP55 Chipset option to begin installatio...

Page 158: ...15 4 Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears Follow screen instructions to continue installation 5 The Select Feature window appears Choose NVIDIA SMBus Driver option then Click Next to continue installation ...

Page 159: ...6 16 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 The InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears Click Yes I want to restart my computer to restart the computer ...

Page 160: ...o 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 click the ASSETUP EXE to run t...

Page 161: ...sert the Liunx OS installation CD disk 1 to the optical drive 2 Double click Application System setting Add Remove application 3 Select Kernel Development from the development tools 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installation Building the driver from the TAR file 1 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive Then select optional device on the Linux OS platform ...

Page 162: ... driver folder cd tg3 x x 5 Use the make install command to finish driver install make install 6 Use the insomd tg3 o to load driver OR Restart the system to auto detect the new hardware If needed refer to the Red Hat distribution documentation to configure the network protocol and address ...

Page 163: ...es 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 The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 6 4 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server You need to manually install the ATI ES1000 VGA driver on a Windows 2000 Server 2003 operating system To install the ATI ES1000 VGA driver 3 Click the i...

Page 164: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series 6 21 4 The ATI Software window appears Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process ...

Page 165: ...6 22 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 Press the button to activate quick installation 7 After completing the installation restart the computer ...

Page 166: ...need Windows XP 32bit 64bit and 2003 Server 32bit 64bit The AMD Processor driver is only for Windows XP 32bit 64bit and 2003 Server 32bit 64bit OS You need to manually install the AMD Processor Driver on a Windows XP and Server 2003 32bit 64bit operating system To install the AMD Processor driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system suppo...

Page 167: ...ter 6 Driver installation 4 The AMD Processor driver window appears Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 5 Select I accept the this agreement and click the Next button to continue the process ...

Page 168: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series 6 25 6 After completing the device driver installation press finish button to close the software ...

Page 169: ...es 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 6 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 6 6 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device dr...

Page 170: ...ions Click on an item to install 6 6 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click on an item to install 6 6 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 171: ...A Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 172: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series Chapter summary A A 1 KFN5 Q model block diagram A 1 A 2 KFN5 Q SAS model block diagram A 2 A 3 KFN5 Q 1U model block diagram A 3 ...

Page 173: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series A A 1 KFN5 Q model block diagram ...

Page 174: ...A Appendix A Reference information A 2 KFN5 Q SAS model block diagram ...

Page 175: ...ASUS KFN5 Q Series A A 3 KFN5 Q 1U model block diagram ...

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