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Page 3: ...ction 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 2 4 Layout Contents 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 6 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 9 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 11 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 4 1 Overview 2 13 2 4 2 Memory Conﬁgurations 2 13 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 14 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 14 2 5 Expansion slots 2 ...

Page 4: ... 1 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility 4 2 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 4 5 4 1 4 ASUS Update utility 4 7 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 11 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 11 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 11 4 2 4 Menu items 4 12 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 12 4 2 6 Conﬁguration ﬁelds 4 12 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 12 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 12 4 2 9 General help 4 12 4 3 Main menu 4 13 4 3 1 System Time 4 13 4 3 2 Sy...

Page 5: ... 5 2 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 2 5 1 4 RAID conﬁguration utility 5 3 5 2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5 4 5 2 1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set 5 5 5 2 2 Creating a RAID 10 set 5 11 5 2 3 Adding or viewing a RAID conﬁguration 5 15 5 2 4 Initializing the logical drives 5 18 5 2 5 Rebuilding failed drives 5 23 5 2 6 Checking the drives for data consistency 5 25 5 2 7 Deleti...

Page 6: ...river 6 2 6 2 LAN driver installation 6 11 6 2 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server 6 11 6 2 2 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 6 12 6 3 VGA driver installation 6 13 6 3 1 Windows 2000 Server 6 13 6 3 2 Windows 2003 Server 6 14 6 3 3 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 6 14 6 4 Management applications and utilities installation 6 15 6 4 1 Running the support CD 6 15 6 4 2 Drivers menu 6 15 6 4 3 Management Software menu 6...

Page 7: ...cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which th...

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: ...ettings 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: ...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 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: ...een on the model 1 x PCI X 100 MHz 64 bit slot PCI X 1 0 1 x PCI 33 MHz 32 bit 5V slot PCI 2 3 1 x mini PCI socket for ASUS Server Management Board Intel ICH7R Southbridge supports 2 x Ultra DMA 100 66 33 hard disk drives 4 x SATA 300 drives with RAID functionality using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager under Windows Operating system or IMSM RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 or the LSI Logic Embedd...

Page 12: ...ATA connectors 1 x Hard disk activity LED connector 1 x 68 pin SCSI connector 2 x Front fan connectors 2 x Rear fan connectors 2 x CPU fan connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x Power supply SMBUS connector 1 x Serial port COM2 1 x USB 2 0 connector for 2 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x SMBus header for back plane 1 x 20 1 pin auxiliary panel connector 1 x 20...

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

Page 14: ...ASUS P5MT S Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...s on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS P5MT S motherboard Cables 4 x Serial ATA signal cables 2 x Serial ATA power cables 1 x SCSI Ultra320 cable 80 conductor IDE cable 3 in 1 Floppy Ultra ATA disk drive cable Accessories I O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documenta...

Page 16: ...loading and system speed or power requirement See page 4 20 and the Appendix for details Intel E7230 and Intel ICH7R chipset The Intel E7230 Memory Controller Hub MCH and the Intel ICH7R I O controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard The MCH provides the processor dual channel DDR2 533 667 memory and PCI Express interfaces The ICH is a new generation server class I O controlle...

Page 17: ...the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth See page 2 23 for details Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II technology through the Serial ATA interfaces controlled by the Intel ICH7R The SATA speciﬁcation allows for thinner more ﬂexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement and up to 300 MB s data transfe...

Page 18: ... This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip See page 4 5 for details ASUS Smart Fan technology I II The motherboard supports both generations of ASUS Smart Fan technology ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the sys...

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

Page 20: ...US P5MT S Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 5 Expansion slots 2 15 2 6 Jumpers 2 18 2 7 Connectors 2 23 ...

Page 21: ...he wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold 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...

Page 22: ...erboard Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage to the motherboard components 2 2 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to...

Page 23: ...KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN1 LAN2 USB12 COM1 PARALLEL PORT VGA1 PCIE1 PCIX3 PCIX2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 PANEL1 RECOVERY1 USB34 USBPW34 HDLED1 BUZZ1 FLOPPY1 BMCCONN1 TRPWR1 BPSMB1 VGA_EN1 SB_PWR1 COM2 LAN_EN2 LAN_EN1 Broadcom BCM5721 Broadcom BCM5721 Intel E7230 Intel 6702 PXH Intel ICH7R BMCSOCKET1 LAN2 LGA775 PCI4 PSUSMB1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power USBPW12 REAR_FAN1 ATX12V2...

Page 24: ...U socket 2 6 2 DDR2 DIMM slots 2 13 3 PCI PCI X PCI Express slots 2 17 4 Mini PCI socket 2 17 Jumpers Page 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 2 18 2 CPU fan pin selection 3 pin FM_CPU1 FM_CPU2 2 19 3 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW1 USBPW2 2 19 4 Keyboard Mouse power 3 pin KBPWR1 2 20 5 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_EN1 2 20 6 Gigabit LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_EN1 LAN_EN2 2 21 7 RAID controller selec...

Page 25: ...ra320 SCSI connector 68 pin SCSIA1 2 27 7 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 2 28 8 BMC connector 16 pin BMCCONN1 2 28 9 Ambient thermal sensor 2 pin TRPWR1 2 28 10 CPU and system fan connectors 3 pin CPU_FAN1 2 2 29 REAR_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 2 11 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 2 29 12 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 30 13 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 8 pin ATX12V2 2 30 ...

Page 26: ...on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboar...

Page 27: ...ure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should ﬁt into the CPU notch Alignment key Gold triangle mark Load plate A B 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you PnP cap A B To prevent damage to the socket pin...

Page 28: ...t 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 The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST and Hyper Threading Technology Refer to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features ...

Page 29: ...ium 4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push pin design and requires no tool to install If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly Make sure that you use Intel certiﬁed multi directional heatsink and fan only Make sure that you hav...

Page 30: ...1 CPU_FAN2 P5MT S CPU Fan Connectors GND FANPWR PWM CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 GND FANPWR PWM Rotation Rotation Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector If there is only one CPU fan cable connect it to the connector labeled CPU_FAN1 Failure to do so may cause hardware monitoring errors Set the CPU fan pin selection jumper to use ...

Page 31: ...nnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard B B A A A A B B 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard ...

Page 32: ... orientation when reinstalling The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis Narrow end of the groove Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation ...

Page 33: ...s 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR2 533 667 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualiﬁed Vendors List on the ASUS web site When installing one or two DIMMs install the DIMM s to the b...

Page 34: ...ining clips 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 DI...

Page 35: ...rd 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 necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install the software dr...

Page 36: ...Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices Description INTA INTB INTC INTD REQ GNT PATA Controller PIRQA SATA Controller PIRQD SMBus Controller PIRQB USB1 UHCI Controller 1 PIRQH USB1 UHCI Controller 2 PIRQD USB 2 0 EHCI Controller PIRQH BMC5721 1 PIRQA BMC5721 2 PIRQB ATI RAGE XL PIRQD REQ1 GNT1 Adaptec 7901 PXIRQ2 PXREQ2...

Page 37: ...ards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI PCI X speciﬁcations 32 bit PCI slot 64 bit PCI X slot When installing an optional ZCR card install the card on PCI_X2 slot that is colored green A PCI Express graphics card may run only at x1 speed due to chipset limitation PCI Express I O cards may only run at x8 or x4 speed 2 5 6 Mini PCI socket The mini PCI socket o...

Page 38: ... RAM 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 clearin...

Page 39: ...to 5VSB to wake up from S4 sleep mode no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power 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 would 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...

Page 40: ...the Space Bar or use the mouse This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS 5 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_EN1 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard ATI RAGE XL PCI VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature P5MT S P5MT S Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR1 Default 5V 5VSB 2 3 1 2 P5M...

Page 41: ...ct the RAID conﬁguration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager P5MT S P5MT S LAN1 Controller Setting Enable Default Disable LAN_EN1 2 1 2 3 P5MT S LAN2 Controller Setting Enable Default Disable LAN_EN2...

Page 42: ... 3 3 Insert the ﬂoppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS 4 Shut down the system 5 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 6 Turn on the system 2 3 1 2 P5MT S SCSI Controller Setting SCSI_EN1 Enable Default Disable P5MT S P5MT S P5MT S BIOS Recovery Setting RECOVERY1 Default Normal BIOS recovery 2 3 2 1 8 SCSI controller setting 3 pin SCSI_EN1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the on...

Page 43: ...d port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 5 Serial COM1 port This 9 pin communication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 6 VGA port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 7 Gigabit LAN1 RJ 45 port This ports allow Gigabit connection to a...

Page 44: ...ctor 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 100 66 IDE devices 2 7 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 This connector is for the provided Floppy Disk Drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then co...

Page 45: ...can connect Serial ATA boot data hard disk drives to these connectors If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors set the Conﬁgure SATA as item in the BIOS to RAID See section 4 3 4 IDE Conﬁguration for details Important notes on Serial ATA Use only two Serial ATA RAID connectors for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set When using the connectors in IDE mode connect the primary boot h...

Page 46: ...SB34 This connector is for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis This USB connector complies with USB 2 0 speciﬁcation that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed The USB port module is purchased separately P5MT S P5MT S SCSI SATA Card Activity LED Connector HDLED1 1 ADD_IN_CARD_ACT NC ADD_IN_CARD_...

Page 47: ...hat supports both single ended SE Ultra2 Ultra160 and Ultra320 devices With Ultra320 devices the SCSI bus platform performs at full Ultra320 speeds up to 320MB s and extended cabling 12m or 25m in a point to point conﬁguration When an SE device is attached the bus defaults to an SE speed and 1 5m cable length Connect SCSI devices as speciﬁed A SCSI channel should have only one type of SCSI standar...

Page 48: ...in BMCCONN1 This connector is for the ASUS server management card if available 9 Ambient thermal sensor 2 pin TRPWR1 If you want additional thermal monitoring connect the thermal sensor cable with thermistor of 1ºK or at 25ºC B 3435 to this connector P5MT S P5MT S BMC Connector BMCCONN1 5VSB 5VSB BMC SMBCLK 12CCLK1 PSON BMC_RST PWROK PSONEN 5VSB 5VSB BMC SMBDATA 12CDATA1 FP_PWRBTN BMC_PRESENT BMC_...

Page 49: ...ay damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors 11 Backplane SMBus connector 6 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 P5MT S P5MT S Fan Connectors REAR_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 GND FANPWR PWM C...

Page 50: ...pin ATX 12V power plug Remove this cover when using a PSU with an 8 pin ATX 12V power plug Do not forget to connect the 4 pin or 8 pin ATX 12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up We recommend that you use a PSU with a higher power output when conﬁguring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate You must ins...

Page 51: ... intrusion 2 pin CHASSIS These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event Locator LED 6 pin LOCATOR These leads are for the locator switch and LED on the front panel P5MT S P5MT S Auxiliary Panel Connector AUX...

Page 52: ... cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or ﬂashes when data is read from or written to the HDD System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button Light Green 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power butt...

Page 53: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 54: ...ASUS P5MT S Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the ﬁrst time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 55: ...ith 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 p...

Page 56: ...ndows Server 2003 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 p...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...ary 4 ASUS P5MT S 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 3 Main menu 4 13 4 4 Advanced menu 4 18 4 5 Power Conﬁguration 4 27 4 6 Server menu 4 32 4 7 Boot menu 4 34 4 8 Exit menu 4 39 ...

Page 59: ... BIOS ﬁle fails or gets corrupted 3 ASUS Update Updates the BIOS in Windows environment Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk To create a bootable ﬂoppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS ﬁle to a bootable...

Page 60: ...Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading ﬂash done Write to ﬁle ok A 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o ﬁlename where the ﬁlename is any user assigned ﬁlename not more t...

Page 61: ...ﬁle for the motherboard Save the BIOS ﬁle to a bootable ﬂoppy disk A afudos iP5MTS rom Write the BIOS ﬁlename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS ﬁlename at the DOS prompt A afudos iP5MTS 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 done Read...

Page 62: ...o FAT16 or 32 system ﬁle before updating the BIOS To format the USB ﬂash drive to a FAT32 16 system ﬁle 1 Insert the USB ﬂash drive to an available USB port 2 From the Windows desktop click Start then select My computer 3 Right click the USB ﬂash drive icon then select Format from the menu 4 From the File system ﬁeld select FAT32 or FAT16 then click the Start button To update the BIOS ﬁle 1 Copy t...

Page 63: ... following message and automatically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy Floppy found Reading ﬁle P5MTS ROM Completed Start ﬂashing When found the utility reads the BIOS ﬁle and starts ﬂa...

Page 64: ...e recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS ﬁle Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading ﬁle P5MTS ROM Completed Start ﬂashing When no ﬂoppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or upda...

Page 65: ...motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Quit all Microsoft Windows applications ...

Page 66: ...Next Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Page 67: ...BIOS from a ﬁle option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS ﬁle from the Open window then click Save 4 Foll...

Page 68: ...Press Delete during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the ﬁrst two failed The Setup program is desig...

Page 69: ...avigation 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 Navigation keys Sub menu items System Overview System Date Mon 05 30 2005 System Time 11 10 19 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in IDE C...

Page 70: ... right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not ﬁt on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Main menu items System Date Mon 05 30 2005 System Time 11 10 19 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in IDE Conﬁguration System ...

Page 71: ...tions 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 v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc System Time 11 10 19 System Date Mon 05 27 2005 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in IDE Conﬁguration System Information Select Screen Select Item Change Option...

Page 72: ...t Sec 35 Set Compatible Mode when Legacy OS i e WIN ME 98 NT4 0 MS DOS is used Set Enhanced Mode when Native OS i e WIN2000 WIN XP is used Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Configure SATA As IDE Sets the conﬁguration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridg...

Page 73: ...RT Monitoring Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Select the type of device connected to the system The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and SMART monitoring These values are not user conﬁgurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives...

Page 74: ... Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Conﬁguration options Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Conﬁguration...

Page 75: ...uto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU speciﬁcation System Memory Displays the auto detected total system memory AMIBIOS Version 08 00 11 Build Date 12 01 05 Processor Type Genuine Intel R CPU 3 20GHz Speed 3200 MHz Count 1 System Memory Total 1024MB Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main ...

Page 76: ...ation PCIPnP Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Conﬁgure the Multi Processor Table BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Server Boot Exit Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select MPS Revision MPS Conﬁguration MPS Revision...

Page 77: ...nology Enabled You can only adjust the Ratio CMOS Setting if you installed an unlocked CPU Refer to the CPU documentation for details Ratio CMOS Setting 16 Sets the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the Front Side Bus frequency The default value of this item is auto detected by the BIOS Use the or keys to adjust the values Conﬁguration options 8 28 Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Setting this it...

Page 78: ...s Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Intel R SpeedStep Technology Automatic Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology When set to Automatic you can adjust the system power settings in the operating system to use the EIST feature Set this item to Disabled if you do not want to use the EIST Conﬁguration options Automatic Disabled The following items appear only when you installed ...

Page 79: ...ation menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Conﬁgure North Bridge feature Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause syste...

Page 80: ...nﬁguration options Disabled Enabled DRAM Frequency Auto Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency Conﬁguration options Auto 533 MHz 667 MHz Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled When this item is enabled the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD Serial Presence Detect When disabled you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub items The following sub it...

Page 81: ...B ports or disable the USB function Conﬁguration options Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Conﬁguration options Enabled Disabled DRAM RAS Precharge 6 DRAM Clocks Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM Conﬁguration options 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DR...

Page 82: ...b Conﬁguration menu allows you to change the Intel PCI Express controller related settings Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select the decode range for IO Conﬁgure advanced settings for PCI X Hub I O Port Decode 4K Decode VGA 16 Bit Decode Enabled I O Port Decode 4K De...

Page 83: ...nboard ﬂoppy disk drive controller Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Conﬁguration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Conﬁguration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Normal Allows you to select the S...

Page 84: ... the operating system conﬁgure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system Plug And Play O S No When set to No BIOS conﬁgures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system conﬁgures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Conﬁguration options No Yes PCI Latency T...

Page 85: ...able pointer to RSDT pointer list BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Sever Boot Exit Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Enable or disable APM APM Conﬁguration Power Management APM Enabled Video Power Down Mode Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Standby Time Out D...

Page 86: ... 50 Allows you to select duty cycle in throttle mode Conﬁguration options 87 5 75 0 62 5 50 0 37 5 25 0 12 5 System Thermal Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the system thermal control feature Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Thermal Active Temperature 60ºC 140ºF Allows you to specify the system thermal control activating temperature Conﬁguration options 40ºC 104ºF 45ºC 113ºF 50ºC 122º...

Page 87: ...omputer is in Soft off mode Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Resume On By PME Disabled When set to Enabled the system enables the PME to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft off mode Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Resume On By RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alar...

Page 88: ...e Monitor Hardware Monitor CPU1 Temperature 49ºC 120ºF MB Temperature 47ºC 114ºF CPU Fan1 Speed 3884RPM CPU Fan2 Speed N A Front Fan1 Speed N A Front Fan2 Speed N A Rear Fan1 Speed N A Rear Fan2 Speed N A Smart Fan Control Smart Fan II CPU1 Temperature 061 MB Temperature 050 VCORE1 Voltage 1 320V VCORE2 Voltage 1 258V 3 3V Voltage 3 345V 5V Voltage 5 094V Use the arrow down key to display addition...

Page 89: ...eature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efﬁcient system operation Conﬁguration options Disabled Smart Fan Smart Fan II The CPU1 Temperature and MB Temperature items appear when you set the Smart Fan Control item to Smart Fan or Smart Fan II CPU1 Temperature XXX MB Temperature XXX Displays the detected CPU and system threshold temperature when the Smart Fan Control is enabled VCORE1 Vol...

Page 90: ...OST Always Terminal Type ANSI VT UTFB Combo Key Support Disabled Meida Type Serial The following items appear only when the Remote Access item is set to Enabled 4 6 Server menu The Server menu items allow you to customize the server features Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Mai...

Page 91: ...tion After BIOS POST Always Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating systems may not work when this item is set to Always Conﬁguration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type ANSI Allows you to select the target terminal type Conﬁguration options ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Enables or disables the VT UTF8 combo key support ...

Page 92: ... Power Server Boot Exit 4 7 1 Boot Device Priority Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Speciﬁes the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding menu Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY Drive 2nd ...

Page 93: ...ST items Conﬁguration options Disabled 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 suppo...

Page 94: ...ervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item then press Enter 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Conﬁrm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears aft...

Page 95: ...View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any ﬁeld Limited allows changes only to selected ﬁelds such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the ﬁelds in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the scr...

Page 96: ...m to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Conﬁguration options Setup Always ...

Page 97: ...Select this option then press Enter or simply press F10 to save your changes to CMOS before exiting the Setup utility When a conﬁrmation window appears select OK then press Enter to save your changes and exit Setup If you wish to cancel the command select Cancel then press Enter to return to the Exit menu Exit Discard Changes Select this option then press Enter to exit the Setup utility without sa...

Page 98: ...n then press Enter to load the optimized settings for each of the Setup menu items When a conﬁrmation window appears select OK then press Enter to load the default settings If you wish to cancel the command select Cancel then press Enter to return to the Exit menu ...

Page 99: ...5 RAID conﬁguration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and conﬁguring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 100: ...ASUS P5MT S Chapter summary 5 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 1 5 2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5 4 5 3 Global Array Manager 5 30 5 4 Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility 5 31 ...

Page 101: ...ther drive This RAID conﬁguration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 0 1 con...

Page 102: ...ID conﬁguration 1 Install the SCSI hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide 2 Connect the SCSI interface cable connectors at the back of the SCSI drives 3 Connect the other end of the SCSI interface cable to the SCSI connector on the motherboard 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID se...

Page 103: ... LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility if you installed SATA hard disk drives on the SATA connectors supported by the Intel ICH7R Southbridge and or the Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility if you installed SCSI hard disk drives to the SCSI connector s supported by the Adaptec AIC 7901X PCI X SCSI controller Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use each RAID conﬁguration utility ...

Page 104: ...ATA RAID Setup Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set s from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard ICH7R Southbridge chip To enter the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 1 Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives 2 During POST the LSI Logic Embedded SATA ...

Page 105: ... data consistency of the logical drives of a created RAID set 5 2 1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of conﬁgurations Easy and New In Easy Conﬁguration the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size RAID 1 only In New Conﬁguration you manually set the log...

Page 106: ...SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set then press SpaceBar When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 107: ...ASUS P5MT S 5 7 5 Press F10 select the conﬁgurable array then press SpaceBar The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters ...

Page 108: ...eating a RAID 1 set 8 When creating a RAID 1 set select Stripe Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 10 9 Key in the stripe size then press Enter For server systems we recommend that you use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum perfor...

Page 109: ...ing the selected logical drive conﬁguration select Accept from the menu then press Enter 12 Follow steps 5 to 10 to conﬁgure additional logical drives 13 When prompted save the conﬁguration then press Esc to return to the Management Menu ...

Page 110: ...ection to create the RAID set When a RAID set is already existing using the New Conﬁguration command erases the existing RAID conﬁguration data If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set use the View Add Conﬁguration command to view or create another RAID conﬁguration To create a RAID set using the New Conﬁguration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Conﬁgure then press Enter 2 U...

Page 111: ...er 2 Use the arrow keys to select Easy Conﬁguration then press Enter 3 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive s you want to include in the RAID set then press SpaceBar When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number The information of the selected hard disk drive d...

Page 112: ...red for the RAID 10 set then press Enter The conﬁgurable array appears on screen 5 Press F10 select the conﬁgurable array then press SpaceBar The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters ...

Page 113: ... hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set 8 Select Stripe Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 9 Key in the stripe size then press Enter For server systems we recommend that you use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance ...

Page 114: ... RAID configuration 10 When ﬁnished setting the selected logical drive conﬁguration select Accept from the menu then press Enter 11 When prompted save the conﬁguration then press Esc to return to the Management Menu ...

Page 115: ...ight Conﬁgure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select View Add Conﬁguration then press Enter 3 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive s you want to include in the RAID set then press SpaceBar When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number The information o...

Page 116: ...ired for the RAID set then press Enter The conﬁgurable array appears on screen 5 Press F10 select the conﬁgurable array then press SpaceBar The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters ...

Page 117: ...et Using Easy Conﬁguration section 7 Select Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 8 Key in the desired logical drive size then press Enter 9 Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set Using Easy Conﬁguration section to add the new RAID conﬁguration ...

Page 118: ...nitialize or Objects command on the Management Menu Using the Initialize command To initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Initialize then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then pre...

Page 119: ...ct Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press Enter You may also press F10 to initialize the drive without conﬁrmation Initializing a logical drive s erases all data on the drive 4 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization ...

Page 120: ... 5 RAID configuration 5 When initialization is completed press Esc Using the Objects command To initialize the logical drives using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Objects then press Enter ...

Page 121: ...ogical Drive from the Objects sub menu then press Enter 3 Select the logical drive to initialize from the Logical Drives sub menu then press Enter 4 Select Initialize from the pop up menu then press Enter to start initialization ...

Page 122: ...SpaceBar to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press Enter You may also press F10 to initialize the drive without conﬁrmation 6 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization 7 When initialization is completed press Esc ...

Page 123: ...using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1 From the Management Menu highlight Rebuild then press Enter 2 The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive you want to rebuild then press SpaceBar ...

Page 124: ...ID configuration 3 After selecting the drive to rebuild press F10 The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD 4 When prompted press Y to to rebuild the drive 5 When rebuild is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 125: ...ion in the Objects Adapter menu The Check Consistency command is available only for logical drives included in a RAID 1 set Using the Check Consistency To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command 1 From the Management Menu select Check Consistency then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to check Use the arrow key...

Page 126: ...ng the disk consistency press Esc to display the following options Stop Stops the consistency check The utility stores the percentage of disk checked When you restart checking it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent Continue Continues the consistency check Abort Aborts the consistency check When you restart checking it continues from zero percent 5 When checki...

Page 127: ...ment Menu select Objects then select Logical Drive from the menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu then press Enter 4 When prompted press Y to to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 128: ...delete a RAID conﬁguration 1 From the Management Menu select Conﬁgure Clear Conﬁguration then press Enter 2 When prompted press the SpaceBar to select Yes from the Clear Conﬁguration dialog box then press Enter The utility clears the current array 3 Press any key to continue ...

Page 129: ...fer to the Creating a RAID set Using New Conﬁguration section for details To select the boot drive from a RAID set 1 From the Management Menu select Conﬁgure Select Boot Drive then press Enter 2 When prompted press the SpaceBar to select the bootable logical drive from the list then press Enter 3 The logical drive is selected as boot drive Press any key to continue ...

Page 130: ... enable WriteCache 1 From the Management Menu select Objects Adapter then press Enter to display the adapter properties 2 Select WriteCache then press Enter to turn the option On enabled 5 3 Global Array Manager You may also create a RAID set s in Windows operating environment using the Global Array Manager GAM application The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD 3 When ﬁni...

Page 131: ...y the embedded Adaptec SCSI controller To enter the Adaptec SCSISelect TM Utility 1 Turn on the system after installing all the SCSI hard disk drives 2 During POST the Adaptec SCSI BIOS automatically detects the installed SCSI hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press Ctrl A to enter the utility 3 The utility auto detects the available SCSI channels Select the SCSI channel then p...

Page 132: ...ct from the available options Use the arrow keys to select Conﬁgure View SCSI Controller Settings then press Enter 5 4 2 Enabling the HostRAID controller To enable the Adaptec HostRAID controller 1 Use the arrow keys to select the HostRAID item in the Conﬁguration section 2 Press Enter to set the item to Enabled 3 Press Esc to exit 4 When the utility prompts you to save the changes select Yes then...

Page 133: ... 0 set Stripe To create a RAID 0 set for Performance 1 After enabling the HostRAID the utility returns to the initial menu Use the arrow keys to select Conﬁgure View HostRAID Settings then press Enter The screen returns to the options menu ...

Page 134: ...hard disk drives required for the selected RAID type 2 The utility displays the installed SCSI hard disk drives status and menu options When available the HDD status shows Free Press C The utility does not display an installed SCSI HDD s with an existing RAID conﬁguration or is part of an existing RAID set Use the SCSI Disk Utilities to reformat the HDD s or use the previous RAID card to clear the...

Page 135: ...AID set then press Enter when ﬁnished 6 Select the stripe size from the menu then press Enter For server systems we recommend that you use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance 7 When prompted use the keyboard to assign a name for the RAID 0 set then press Enter ...

Page 136: ...he array bootable select Yes from the menu then press Enter 9 When prompted to create the RAID 0 set select Yes then press Enter A Build Complete message appears to indicate that you have successfully created the RAID 0 set The utility erases all data from the selected hard disk drives Make sure to backup all important data before creating a RAID set ...

Page 137: ... Select RAID Type menu then press Enter 3 Use the arrow keys to select a RAID set member then press SpaceBar to mark An X mark appears after the selected HDD 4 Follow step 3 to select the other members of the RAID set then press Enter when ﬁnished Refer to the Mirroring Requirements note at the bottom of the screen to determine the number of hard disk drives required for the selected RAID type ...

Page 138: ...ases all data from the selected hard disk drives Make sure to backup all important data before creating a RAID set 10 When a conﬁrmation dialogue box appears select Yes then press Enter Create a New RAID 1 The default option Select this option when creating a new RAID 1 set Copy from 0 to 1 Select this option when you want to copy the source drive contents to a target drive provided that the sourc...

Page 139: ...ve successfully created the RAID 1 set 11 The utility builds the RAID 1 set and displays a progress bar at the center of the screen Press Esc if you want to stop the building process 12 The screen displays the information on the created RAID set Press Esc to exit the utility ...

Page 140: ...10 set for Fault Tolerance and Performance 1 After enabling the HostRAID the utility returns to the initial menu Use the arrow keys to select Conﬁgure View HostRAID Settings then press Enter 2 The utility displays the SCSI hard disk drives installed in your computer and the menu options Press C ...

Page 141: ...lect a RAID set member then press SpaceBar to mark An X mark appears after the selected HDD 5 Follow the step 4 to select the other members of the RAID set then press Enter when ﬁnished Refer to the Striping Mirroring Requirements note at the bottom of the screen to determine the number of hard disk drives required for the selected RAID type ...

Page 142: ...mum performance 7 When prompted use the keyboard to assign a name for the RAID 10 set then press Enter 8 If you want to make the array bootable select Yes from the menu then press Enter 9 When prompted to create the RAID 10 set select Yes then press Enter A Build Complete message appears to indicate that you have successfully created the RAID 10 set The utility erases all data from the selected ha...

Page 143: ...ASUS P5MT S 5 43 10 The screen displays the information on the created RAID set Press Esc to exit the utility ...

Page 144: ...pare drive to a RAID 10 set 1 Press S from the Conﬁgure View Host RAID Settings menu 2 Select Add Spare from the Options menu then press Enter 3 Use the arrow keys to select the spare drive from the list then press Enter 4 When a conﬁrmation dialogue box appears select Yes then press Enter ...

Page 145: ...he information on the added spare drive Press Esc to exit the utility 5 4 7 Deleting a RAID 10 set spare drive To delete a RAID 10 set spare drive 1 From the utility main menu press S select Delete Spare from the Options menu then press Enter ...

Page 146: ...nﬁrmation dialogue box appears select Yes then press Enter to delete the spare drive 4 Press ESC to exit the utility 2 The screen displays the available spare drive s Use the arrow keys to select the spare drive you want to delete then press Enter ...

Page 147: ...when you delete a RAID set Make sure to backup all important data before deleting a RAID set 4 Press ESC to exit the utility 2 For RAID 0 and RAID 10 set go to step 3 For a RAID 1 set select a delete option from the menu see below then go to step 3 Drive ID 1 Deletes all data on drive 1 Drive ID 2 Deletes all data on drive 2 Drive ID 1 2 Deletes all data on both drives None Breaks the array but ke...

Page 148: ...e main menu select the RAID set you want to rebuild then press Enter While rebuilding the array you can press Esc to stop A pop up menu appears for conﬁrmation Select Yes to stop rebuilding and return to the main menu A Build Rebuild Completed message appears on screen to indicate that you have successfully rebuilt the array 3 Press any key to return to the main menu ...

Page 149: ...d disk drive To verify a RAID set hard disk drive 1 Select SCSI Disk Utilities from the main menu options then press Enter 2 The screen displays the RAID set drives Use the arrow keys to select the hard disk drive you want to verify then press Enter ...

Page 150: ...ess Enter 4 After verifying the hard disk drive press Esc to exit the utility You can also use the SCSI Disk Utilities to format the hard disk drive 5 4 11 Making a RAID set bootable To make a RAID set bootable 1 Select SCSI Disk Utilities from the main menu options then press Enter ...

Page 151: ...ID set you want to make bootable then press Enter 4 When prompted select Mark bootable then press Enter 3 Press B when the RAID set information displays on screen The letter B appears before a bootable RAID set for easy identiﬁcation ...

Page 152: ...5 52 Chapter 5 RAID configuration ...

Page 153: ...6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 154: ...ASUS P5MT S Chapter summary 6 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 1 6 2 LAN driver installation 6 11 6 3 VGA driver installation 6 13 6 4 Management applications and utilities installation 6 15 ...

Page 155: ...boot from 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 6 Place a blank high density ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create by typing the number before the option 7 Press Ent...

Page 156: ...l 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 157: ...c Embedded SATA RAID driver select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID For Adaptec AIC 7901X SCSI RAID driver select Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver ver 1 02 for Windows 2000 XP 2003 6 The Windows 2000 2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk When prompted press Enter to continue installation 7 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue ...

Page 158: ...oller drivers When found click Next to install the drivers 11 Click Finish after the driver installation is done To an existing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS 1 Restart the computer then log in with Administrator privileges 2 Windows automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click...

Page 159: ... click the Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID and Adaptec AIC 7901 Ultra320 SCSI Driver items 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 160: ...terprise ver 3 0 To install the Intel ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 operating system 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd then press Enter ...

Page 161: ... 6 7 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 162: ...e additional RAID controller drivers for Adaptec AIC 7901 PCI X SCSI controller 7 Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation 5 When prompted insert the Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 RAID driver disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system ...

Page 163: ...he Boot Options menu then press Enter 3 A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk Press F6 For SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 0 SP1 operating system locate the Adaptec SCSI RAID driver in support CD under the following path Drivers adaptec 7901_7902 HostRAID Linux Do not use OS bundled driver otherwise your computer may become unstable due to OS limitation ...

Page 164: ...prompted 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 165: ...ivileges 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 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 ...

Page 166: ...structions to continue installation To build the driver from the TAR ﬁle 1 Create a directory and extract the TAR ﬁles tar xvzf bcm5700 version tar gz 2 Build the driver bcm5700 o as a loadable module for the running kernel cd bcm5700 version src make 3 Test the driver by loading it insmod bcm5700 o 4 Install the driver and man page make install 5 Refer to Red Hat distribution documentation to con...

Page 167: ...start the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window 3 Click the item ATI Rage XL Display Driver from the Driv...

Page 168: ...driver during system installation There is no need to install an additional driver s to support the onboard VGA 6 3 3 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 The Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 operating system automatically recognizes the ATI RAGE XL VGA driver during system installation There is no need to install an additional driver s to support the onboard VGA ...

Page 169: ... Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the ﬁle ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 6 4 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if ...

Page 170: ...plications Click on an item to install 6 4 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click on an item to install 6 4 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: ...Appendix summary A ASUS P5MT S A 1 Intel EM64T A 1 A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST A 1 A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology A 3 A 4 Block diagrams A 4 ...

Page 173: ...all the 64 bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the support CD 4 Install the 64 bit drivers for expansion cards or add on devices if any A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The motherboard comes with a BIOS ﬁle that supports EIST You can download the latest BIOS ﬁle from the ASUS website www asus com support download if you need to update the BIOS See Chapter 4 for ...

Page 174: ...a blank space on the desktop then select Properties from the pop up menu 6 When the Display Properties window appears click the Screen Saver tab 7 Click the Power button on the Monitor power section to open the Power Options Properties window 8 On the Power schemes section click then select any option except Home Ofﬁce Desktop or Always On 9 Click Apply then click OK 10 Close the Display Propertie...

Page 175: ...nd performance Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hyperthreading Using the Hyper Threading Technology To use the Hyper Threading Technology 1 Install an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 2 Power up the system and enter th...

Page 176: ...EPROM System information W83627EHG A PS2 KB MS Serial Port Floppy Parallel Port PCI Slot 4 PCI 33 bus VGA Conn PCI X Slot 2 X4 PCI E X1 PCI E Broadcom BCM5721 LAN Port 1 X1 PCI E Broadcom BCM5751 LAN Port 2 PCI E interfaces Intel Pentium 4 Processor in the 775 land package with 800 1066 MHz system bus Southbridge Intel ICH7R ATI Rage XL 8 Mbyte Mini PCI BMC PCI X Slot 3 Intel PCI X Hub V PXH V Sys...

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