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ASUS P5BV Seriies

5-27

5.2.7 

Deleting a RAID configuration

To delete a RAID configuration:

1.  From the 

Management Menu

, select 

Configure

 > 

Clear Configuration

, 

then press <Enter>.

2.  When prompted, use the arrow keys to select 

Yes

 from the 

Clear 

Configuration?

 dialog box, then press <Enter>.

 

The utility clears the current array.

3.  Press any key to continue.

Summary of Contents for P5BV - Motherboard - ATX

Page 1: ...Motherboard P5BV Series P5BV P5BV SAS ...

Page 2: ...RCHANTABILITY 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 IN...

Page 3: ...n 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 5 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 12 2 4 1 Overview 2 12 2 4 2 Memory configurations 2 12 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 14 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 14 2 5 Expansion slots 2 15 ...

Page 4: ...y disk 4 1 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility 4 2 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 4 5 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 6 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 7 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 7 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 7 4 2 4 Menu items 4 8 4 2 5 Sub4 menu items 4 8 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 8 4 2 7 Pop4 up window 4 8 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 8 4 2 9 General help 4 8 4 3 Main menu 4 9 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xx 4 9 4 3 2 System Date Day xx xx x...

Page 5: ...tions 5 1 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 5 2 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 2 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 5 2 5 2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility P5BV model only 5 3 5 2 1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set 5 4 5 2 2 Creating a RAID 10 set 5 10 5 2 3 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 5 14 5 2 4 Initializing the logical drives 5 17 5 2 5 Rebuilding failed drives 5 22 5...

Page 6: ...ys 5 51 5 5 5 Viewing SAS topology 5 56 5 5 6 Global Properties 5 58 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 1 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6 1 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 4 6 2 LAN driver installation 6 14 6 2 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server 6 14 6 2 2 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 6 15 6 3 VGA driver installation 6 16 6 3 1 Windows 2003 Server 6 16 6 3 2 Red H...

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

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: ...bit 5V slots PCI 2 2 Compatible Intel ICH7R Southbridge supports 1 X IDE port supports two Ultra ATA 100 66 33 devices 4 x Serial ATAII 300MB s drives with RAID functionality using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager IMSM RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 For P5BV only LSI MegaRAID embedded SATA RAID Controller RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 for Windows and Linux For P5BV SAS only LSI 1068 PCI X 8 port SAS...

Page 12: ... disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4 x Black Serial ATA connectors 3 x Front fan connectors 1 x Rear fan connector 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x Serial port COM2 optional 1 x TPM connector 1 x USB connector for two additional USB1 1 and USB 2 0 ports 1 x 20 pin system panel auxiliary connector 1 x 20 1 pin system panel connector Fo...

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

Page 14: ...ASUS P5BV 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 15: ...P5BV SAS Retail Pack P5BV Series Bulk Pack Cables SATA signal cable 4 4 SATA power cable 2 2 2 in 1 Floppy Ultra ATA disk drive cable 1 1 SATA to SAS cable set 2 Accessories IO shield 1 1 10 Application CD Support CD 1 1 10 Documentation User Guide 1 1 10 Packing Qty Motherboard 1 piece per box 1 piece per box 10 pieces per box 1 3 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS Techni...

Page 16: ...and system speed or power requirement Intel 3200 and Intel ICH7R chipset The Intel 3200 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 667 800 memory and PCI Express interfaces The ICH7R is a new generation server class I O controller hub that provides the interface for PCI 2 2 USB 2...

Page 17: ... Utility no RAID 5 for P5BV only See page 2 26 and Chapter 5 for details 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 backward compatible with USB 1 1 See pages 2 23 and 2 27 for details Temperature fan and voltage monitoring Th...

Page 18: ...d Mirroring Enhanced IME Integrated Striping IS which provides features of RAID 0 By simplifying the IM and the IS configuration options and by providing firmware support in its host adapters LSI Logic can offer the Integrated RAID solution at a lower cost than a hardware RAID implementation Fusion MPT firmware supports IM and IS volumes You can conigure IM and IS volumes together on the same LSI ...

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: ...P5BV Series Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 8 2 4 System memory 2 15 2 5 Expansion slots 2 17 2 6 Jumpers 2 20 2 7 Connectors 2 24 ...

Page 21: ...om the 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...

Page 22: ...therboard 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 ...

Page 23: ...R ATX12V1 PCIX3 PCIX2 PCIE1 PCI4 PCI5 Super I O 8Mb BIOS SATA4 SATA2 SATA3 SATA1 PRI_IDE1 REAR_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power AUX_PANEL1 PANEL1 FLOPPY1 SB_PWR1 RECOVERY1 CPU_FANSET1 EATXPWR1 P5BV PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN_USB12 LAN1 VGA1 COM1 LAN2 LGA775 BCM 5721 BCM 5721 ISL 6312 XGI Z9s BUZZ1 CHA_FANSET1 RAID_SEL1 CLRTC1 HDLED1 USB34 ASMB3 ICS...

Page 24: ...SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 SAS3 SAS1 SAS4 SAS2 SAS7 SAS5 SAS8 SAS6 PRI_IDE1 REAR_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power AUX_PANEL1 PANEL1 FLOPPY1 COM2 optional SB_PWR1 RECOVERY1 CPU_FANSET1 EATXPWR1 P5BV SAS PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN_USB12 LAN1 VGA1 COM1 LAN2 LGA775 BCM 5721 BCM 5721 ISL 6312 XGI Z9s BUZZ1 CHA_FANSET1 RAID_SEL1 CLRTC1 HDLED1 USB34 ASMB3 IC...

Page 25: ...PY1 2 23 2 ICH7R primary IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE1 2 24 3 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 2 25 4 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 2 26 5 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 2 26 6 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 optional 2 27 7 CPU fan connector 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 27 8 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 4 pin ATX12V1 2 28 9 Chassis and power fan connectors 4 pin...

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 motherboa...

Page 27: ...he socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should fit into the CPU notch 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU A B Load lever Retention tab Load plate PnP cap 4A...

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 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 A B ...

Page 29: ...the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector Make sure that you use Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan only Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 processor the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly Your In...

Page 30: ...B P5BV P5BV CPU Fan Connector GND FANPWR1 FAN PWM CPU_FAN1 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 a 3 pin or 4 pin fan cable plug Refer to 2 6...

Page 31: ...ard 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 Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation ...

Page 32: ...sockets 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR2 667 800 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 t...

Page 33: ... 3 4 DIMM socket DIMM_A1 V V V DIMM_A2 V V V V V DIMM_B1 V V DIMM_B2 V V V V V When the total size of memory module s installed per channel is the same A1 A2 B1 B2 the system will run in Dual Channel Interleaved mode which provides optimum performance When the total size of each channel is not the same A1 A2 B1 B2 the system will run in Dual Channel Asymmetric mode ...

Page 34: ...ly press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs DO NOT install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system componen...

Page 35: ...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 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...

Page 36: ...Intel 3200 3210 Chipset Host Primary PCI Express Bridge 29F1 16 Intel 82801G ICH7 Family PCI Express Root Port 27D0 16 Intel 82801GR GH GHM ICH7 Family PCI Express Root Port 27E0 16 PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge 10 Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 17 Intel 82801GR GH GHM ICH7 Family PCI Express Root Port 27E2 18 Intel 82801G ICH7 Family USB Universal Host Controller 27CA 19 Intel 82801G ICH7 F...

Page 37: ...IRQD Onboard USB Controller3 PIRQC Onboard USB2 0 Controller PIRQH Onboard LAN1 PIRQA Onboard LAN2 PIRQB Onboard VGA PIRQF Onboard IDE Controller PIRQC Onboard SATA Controller PIRQD PCI Bus Number IDSEL and IRQ assignments 2 5 4 PCI Express x16 slot x8 link This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The following figure shows a graphics...

Page 38: ...formation 2 5 5 PCI PCI X slots The PCI and PCI X slots support cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI 2 2 PCI X specifications The figure shows a LAN card installed on a 32 bit PCI slot ...

Page 39: ... 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 th...

Page 40: ...P5BV RAID_SEL1 Setting 2 3 1 2 RAID_SEL1 LSI RAID ROM Default INTEL RAID ROM 3 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS when it gets corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a floppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard xxxx xxx ROM and the AFUDOS EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the floppy disk then t...

Page 41: ...or a 4 pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan or Chasis fan connectors Set these jumpers to pins 1 2 Short PWM mode if you are using a 4 pin fan cable plug or to pins 2 3 Short DC mode if you are using a 3 pin plug P5BV P5BV Fan Mode Setting 1 2 CPUFAN_SET1 Default PWM Mode DC Mode 2 3 CHAFAN_SET1 1 2 Default PWM Mode DC Mode 2 3 ...

Page 42: ... P5BV ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT LINK LED 5 VGA port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 6 Serial COM1 port This 9 pin communication port is for pointing devices or othe...

Page 43: ... Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 P5BV P5BV Floppy Disk Drive Connector NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN1 FLOPPY1 ...

Page 44: ...Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable U...

Page 45: ...connectors are set IDE mode by default In IDE mode you 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 5 IDE Configuration for details P5BV P5BV SATA Connectors SATA4 SATA2 SATA3 SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND G...

Page 46: ... Activity LED Connector HDLED1 1 ADD_IN_CARD_ACT ADD_IN_CARD_ACT NC NC 5 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 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 separ...

Page 47: ...ctor 4 pin CPU_FAN1 The fan connector supports cooling fan of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 2 1 A 4 44 A 53 28 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the ...

Page 48: ...ystem 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 install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices P5...

Page 49: ...motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors P5BV P5BV Fan Connectors GND FANPWR1 FAN PWM CPU_FAN1 GND FANPWR7 FAN PWM REAR_FAN1 GND FANPW...

Page 50: ...or TPM1 3 3V AD0 PWRDW AD1 AD2 SERIRQ CLKRUN NC GND PCICLK FRAME NC PCIRST AD3 GND 3 3VSB GND NC NC 10 TPM connector 20 pin TPM This connector is used to connect a TPM Trusted Platform Module Card You need to install ASUS TPM card to use this feature function ...

Page 51: ...ity LEDs on the front panel 3 Chassis Intrusion connector 3 pin CASEOPEN This lead is for a chassis with an intrusion detection feature This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1...

Page 52: ...is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED Red 2 pin IDE_LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 ATX power button soft off button Light Green 2 pin PWRSW This ...

Page 53: ..._TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND SAS5 SAS7 SAS6 SAS8 GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND GND RSATA_TXP7 RSATA_TXN7 GND RSATA_RXP7 RSATA_RXN7 GND GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6 GND GND RSAT...

Page 54: ...ut connector 8 pin SGPIO1 SGPIO2 For P5BV SAS model only These connectors are used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID SAS LED P5BV SAS P5BV SASSGPIOConnectors SGPIO1 SDIN_A SDOUT_A GND GND GND SIOENO_A SCLK_A 1 SGPIO2 SDIN_A SDOUT_A GND GND GND SIOENO_A SCLK_A 1 ...

Page 55: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 56: ...ASUS P5BV Series Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 57: ... 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 58: ...dows 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 po...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...er summary 4 ASUS P5BV Series 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 Boot menu 4 31 4 7 Exit menu 4 36 ...

Page 61: ...isk when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted 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 floppy disk in case you need to resto...

Page 62: ...rmware 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 mo...

Page 63: ...file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk A afudos iP5BV ROM Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt A afudos iP5BV 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...

Page 64: ...AT16 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 Co...

Page 65: ...he original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P5BV ROM Completed Start flashing When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failur...

Page 66: ... 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 des...

Page 67: ...s 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 Time 02 55 45 System Date Fri 02 01 2007 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected SATA1 Not Detected SATA2 Not Detected S...

Page 68: ...n 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 Time 11 10 19 System Date Tue 01 01 2002 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected SATA1 Not Detected SATA2 No...

Page 69: ...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 Fri 02 01 2007 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected SATA1 Not Detected SATA2 Not Detected SATA3 Not Detected SATA4 Not Detected ID...

Page 70: ... These values are not user configurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options ...

Page 71: ... you are using legacy OS e g Windows ME 98 NT MS DOS Configuration options Disabled Compatible Enhanced The items Configure SATA as and SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 options appear only when you set the ATA IDE Configuration to Enhanced 4 3 5 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press Enter ...

Page 72: ...he AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that enhance storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI For details on AHCI go to www intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012304 htm www...

Page 73: ...isplays the auto detected total system memory The system information screen may be not exactly match the information on your screen It will change according to your actual system cofiguration AMIBIOS Version 0104 Build Date 09 21 07 Processor Type NREL R CORE TM 2 CPU 6300 1 86GHZ Speed 1866MHz Count 2 System Memory Usable Size 512MB Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save...

Page 74: ...bled 1Drive USB Functions Enabled USB2 0 Controller Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto USB2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 4 4 1 USB Configuration USB Function Enabled Allows you to enable a specific number of USB ports or disable the USB function Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Configuration Remote Access Configuration Trusted Co...

Page 75: ...abled USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Allows you to set the time that POST waits for the USB mass storage device after starting unit command Configuration options 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec 40 Sec Emulation Type Auto Allows you to select device emulation type If set to Auto the part of less than 530MB of USB devices is emulated as floppy disk and the rest part i...

Page 76: ...lay Delay No Delay The following items appear only when the Remote Access item is set to Enabled The items in this menu allows you to configure the Remote Access features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Serial port number COM1 Allows you to select a serial port for console redirection Configuration options COM1 COM2 Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Allows you to s...

Page 77: ...llows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Configuration options Enabled Disabled Media Type Serial Allows you to select the media for console redirection Configuration options Serial LAN Serial LAN Scredir Memory Display Delay No Del...

Page 78: ...06 Manufacturer Intel Brand String Intel R Core TM 2 CPU 6300 1 86GHz Frequency 1 86GHz FSB Speed 1066MHz Cache L1 64 KB Cache L2 2048 KB Ratio Status Unlocked Max 07 Min 06 Ratio Actual Value 7 CPUID 6F2 C1E Support Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Vanderpool Technology Enabled CPU TM function Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled PECI Disabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced v02 58 C Copyright 1...

Page 79: ...re flag to always return to 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you install an Intel Core 2 Duo E6000 E4000 series processor PECI Disabled Allows you to enable or disable PECI interface Core Multi Processing Enabled Allows you to enable or disable one exeucation core Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Enabled Allows you to ena...

Page 80: ...ter PEG PCI PEG Port Configuration PEG Port Auto Memory Remap Feature Enabled Allows you to remap the overlap PCI memory over the total physical memory Configuration options Disabled Enabled Disable this item if you are using RedHat Linux Advanced Server 3 0 UP5 UP6 operating system 4 4 6 Chipset Configuration The Chipset Configuration menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings Select...

Page 81: ... 667 MHz 800 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 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG PCI Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device C...

Page 82: ...rtion Width 1 to 2 seconds ASF Suppot Enabled SMBUS Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable SMBUS Configuration options Enabled Disabled SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width 1 to 2 seconds Allows you to select SLP_S4 Min assertion width Configuration options 4 to 5 seconds 3 to 4 seconds 2 to 3 seconds 1 to 2 seconds ASF Support Enbled Allows you to enable or disable ASF support Configuration opt...

Page 83: ...721A Enabled LAN5721A Boot ROM Disabled PCIE LAN 5721B Enabled LAN5721B Boot ROM Disabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 2E8 IRQ3 PCIE LAN 5721A 5721B Enabled Allows you to enable ...

Page 84: ...cy Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register Configuration options 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug And Play O S No PCI Latency Timer 64 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Palette Snooping Disabled IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 4 assig...

Page 85: ...bled APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Add additional tables as per ACPI 2 0 specifications BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes When set to Yes BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ When set to No BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card ...

Page 86: ...ystem goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Resume On Ring Disabled When set to Enabled the system enables the RI to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume By PME Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on t...

Page 87: ...TC Alarm item is set to Enabled CPU Temperature xxxºC xxxºF MB Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc BIOS ...

Page 88: ...stem operation Configuration options Disabled Enabled The CPU Fan Ratio and CPU Target Temperature items appear when you set the Smart Fan Control item to Enabled CPU Fan Ratio XXX CPU Target Temperature XXX Displays the detected CPU and system threshold temperature when the Smart Fan Control is enabled FRNT_FAN1 Speed FRNT_FAN2 Speed FRNT_FAN3 Speed and REAR_Fan 1 Speed N A Allows you to enable o...

Page 89: ...ttings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority 1st Boot De...

Page 90: ...e Force BIOS Allows you to set display mode for optional ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current 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 options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits ...

Page 91: ...The Supervisor 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 app...

Page 92: ...sor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Setup User Access Level Full Access This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items Configuration options No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only all...

Page 93: ...ter you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item 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 opt...

Page 94: ...ou 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 saving your changes When a confirmation window appears select OK then press Enter to discard your changes and exit Setup If you wish to cancel the command select Cancel then press Enter to return to the Exit menu Discard ...

Page 95: ...he command select Cancel then press Enter to return to the Exit menu Load Setup Defaults Select this option 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 96: ...4 36 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

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

Page 98: ... 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 1 5 2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility P5BV model only 5 3 5 3 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5 30 5 4 Global Array Manager 5 41 5 5 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility P5BV SAS model only 5 42 ...

Page 99: ...ata 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 1 E Enhanced RAID 1 has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary or alternate copy stored on a different disk You can use three or more hard disk drives for this co...

Page 100: ...do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main Menu IDE Configuration S ATA Configuration then press Enter 3 Set the SATA Controller Mode Option item to Enhanced then press Enter 4 Set the SATA RAID Enable item to Enabled 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities Depe...

Page 101: ...u to create RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set s from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip To enter the LSI 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 RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and disp...

Page 102: ...g the Easy Configuration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Configure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select Easy Configuration then press Enter Menu Description Configure Allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize A...

Page 103: ...ION 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 104: ...D configuration 5 Press F10 select the configurable array then press SpaceBar Press F10 again the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters ...

Page 105: ...ed at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set 8 When creating a RAID 1 set select DWC from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 10 9 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting then press Enter Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss ...

Page 106: ...ct Accept from the menu then press Enter 11 When finished setting 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 107: ... 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 Use the arrow keys to select New Configuration then press Enter 3 Follow steps 3 to 7 of the previous section 4 Select Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 5 Key in the desired logical drive size then press Enter 6 Follow ste...

Page 108: ...press Enter 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 di...

Page 109: ...ASUS P5BV Series 5 11 4 Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set then press Enter The configurable array appears on screen 5 Press F10 select the configurable array then press SpaceBar ...

Page 110: ...nge the logical drive parameters 6 Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 7 Select RAID 10 from the menu then press Enter You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set 8 Select DWC from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 9 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting then press Enter ...

Page 111: ... Series 5 13 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 112: ...Menu highlight 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 i...

Page 113: ... RAID set then press Enter The configurable array appears on screen 5 Press F10 select the configurable array then press SpaceBar 6 Press F10 again and select RAID from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 7 Select the RAID level from the menu then press Enter ...

Page 114: ...the Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration section 9 When prompted save the configuration then press Esc to return to the Management Menu 10 Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration section to add the new RAID configuration ...

Page 115: ...ize 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 press Ent...

Page 116: ... to select 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 117: ...5BV Series 5 19 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 118: ... Select Logical 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 119: ...1 5 When prompted press the SpaceBar to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press Enter 6 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization 7 When initialization is completed press Esc ...

Page 120: ...k drives 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 121: ...eriies 5 23 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 122: ...lected option 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 Press t...

Page 123: ...e 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 checking is...

Page 124: ...lect Objects then select Logical Drive from the menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu then press Enter 4 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 125: ... RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu select Configure Clear Configuration then press Enter 2 When prompted use the arrow keys 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 126: ...D set Refer 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 use the arrow keys 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 127: ... you enable WriteCache you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives To 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 3 When finished press any key to continue ...

Page 128: ...he system 3 During POST press Ctrl I to display the utility main menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Selec...

Page 129: ...creen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB SELECT DISKS Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Port Drive Model Serial Size S...

Page 130: ... 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the Create Volume menu TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press Enter when...

Page 131: ...le marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection 6 When the Capacity item is highlighted key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 7 Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 CREATE ARRAY ME...

Page 132: ...on 6 When the Stripe Size item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array then press Enter The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 64 KB Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that ca...

Page 133: ...Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Volume5 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 64KB 0 0 GB Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter 8 Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears 2 Enter a name for the R...

Page 134: ...tem is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array then press Enter The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 64 KB WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the Create Volume menu TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for se...

Page 135: ...a on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks Select ESC Previous Menu Del Delete 3 Press Y to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu otherwise press N to return to the Delete Volume menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Take caution when deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you de...

Page 136: ...to reset the drive or press N to return to the utility main menu 5 Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives RESET RAID DATA Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Port Drive Model Serial Size S...

Page 137: ...here is a non RAID SATAHard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID Press Enter then use up down arrow keys to select the destination disk or press ESC to exit Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 3 The utilty immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to Rebuild DEGRADED VOLUME DET...

Page 138: ... disk 1 Remove the failed SATAhard disk and install a new SATAhard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port 5 3 9 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi RAID using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 2 Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other...

Page 139: ... 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 Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details ...

Page 140: ...bility so when a disk in an IM volume failes you can easily restore the volume and the swapped disk is automatically re mirrored Creating Integrated Mirroring volumes You may use disks of different sized 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 disk drives in one volume The RAID setup screens shown...

Page 141: ...ter Select Item Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter Properties SAS1068 Adapter SAS1068 PCI Slot 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 BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Ent...

Page 142: ... 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 the primary drive The disk has been selected as the Hot Spare for the RAID array The disk is already part of another array Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for array or hot spare C Create array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Cre...

Page 143: ...D to overwrite any data and create the new IM array Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Space Select disk for array or hot spare C Create array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Create New Array Type SAS1068 M Keep existing data migrate to an IM array Synchronization of disk will occur D Overwrite existing data create a new IM array ALL DATA on ALL disk in the array will be DELETED No Sync...

Page 144: ...e Revision 1 15 00 00 IR SAS Address 500E0180 60831008 NVIDIA Version 25 02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS 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 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Select New Array Type SAS1068 Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an ...

Page 145: ...hot spare disk Use the arrow key to select a disk then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column To include this disk in 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 16 00 00 2007 05 0...

Page 146: ... utility 3 The Adapter Properties screen appears Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties then press Enter LSI Logic Corp MPT SAS BIOS MPTBIOS 6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Copyright 2000 2007 LSI Logic Corp Adapter s disabled by user Press Ctrl C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter...

Page 147: ...hift 1 Help Enter Choose array type to create LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 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 DELETED C...

Page 148: ...y then select Save changes then exit this menu 9 The utility creates the array Create and save new array Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Processing may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array ...

Page 149: ...lot 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 BIOS OS 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 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Select New Array Type SAS1068 View Existing A...

Page 150: ...c Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Array C Create an array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 View Array SAS1068 Array 1 of 1 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Array Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive Pred Size Num Disk Spr Status Fail MB 0 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 Yes NO Ok No 34331 2 SEAGATE ST373...

Page 151: ...ress Enter 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 16 00 00 2007 05 07 View Array SAS1068 Array 1 of 1 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Array Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive Pred Size Num...

Page 152: ... screen select Synchronize Array then press Enter 3 Press Y to begin the synchronization or N to cancel Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Change Item C Commit Changes LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Manage Hot Spare SAS1068 Identifier LSILOGICLogical 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 ...

Page 153: ...lume the data is preserved on the primary disk To delete an array 1 From the Manage Array screen select Delete Array then press Enter 2 Press Y to delete or N to cancel Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Manage Array SAS1068 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synnchr...

Page 154: ...on 25 02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties More keys for the SAS Topology display C Clear Device Mappings for Non Present Devices R Refresh SAS Topology Enter On a SAS Enclosure or Expander Expand or Collapse Item Enter On a Disk Drive Turn on the Locate LED next key press turns off Esc Exit F1 Help Alt D Device Prope...

Page 155: ...boot device If a device is currently configured as the boot device 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 4 To remove the boot designator move the cursor to the disk and press Alt B This controller will no longer have a disk designated as boot 5 To change the boot disk move the cursor to the new ...

Page 156: ...t 1 Help Alt N Global Properties Alter Boot Order Ins Del Alter Boot List LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter List Global Properties Adapter PCI PCI PCI PCI FW Revision Status Boot BUS Dev Fnc Slot Order SAS1068 05 03 00 00 1 15 00 00 IR Disabled 0 Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter List Global Pr...

Page 157: ...er List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 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 Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter List Global Properties...

Page 158: ... the system defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 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 159: ...6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 160: ...ASUS P5BV Series 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 161: ...equired when installing Windows 2003 or Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 SuSE operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support CD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the opt...

Page 162: ...6 Chapter 6 Driver installation ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver ICH7R LSI RAID Driver LSI 1068 SAS Driver ...

Page 163: ... P5BV Series 6 Broadcom ASF Firmware Update 7 Locate the RAID driver and place a blank high density floppy disk to the folppy disk drive 8 Press Enter 9 Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk ...

Page 164: ... 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 165: ...ss Enter 5 Select the RAID controller driver from the list then press Enter LSI Logic SATA RAID Select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID for Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows 2003 Server OS from the list then press Enter For 64bit Windows 2003 Server OS please select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Intel IA32E item ...

Page 166: ...t install the Intel SATAAHCI Driver during windows setup Then select the Intel R 82801GR GH SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH7RDH from the list Refer to section 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk to create the Intel SATA Driver for windows system 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 p...

Page 167: ...rivers 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 Cancel...

Page 168: ...ware tab then click the Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID or Intel 8201 GR GH SATA RAID 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 169: ... 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 170: ... 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 171: ...then install the additional RAID controller drivers 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 172: ...he 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 For SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 0 SP1 operating system do not use OS bundled driver otherwise your computer may become unstable due to OS limitation ...

Page 173: ... 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 174: ...CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to r...

Page 175: ...ols before building the driver from the TAR file 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 docum...

Page 176: ...rating system To install the XGI Graphicsdriver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the VGA controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window 3 Cli...

Page 177: ... ver 4 0 operating system automatically recognizes the XGI Graphics driver during system installation There is no need to install an additional driver s to support the onboard VGA 4 The XGI VOLARI Z9s window appears Click Next Follow screen instructions to complete installation ...

Page 178: ...es 6 4 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 6 4 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device dr...

Page 179: ...agement Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring application 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 ...

Page 180: ...6 20 Chapter 6 Driver installation 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 181: ...A Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 182: ...ASUS P5BV Series Chapter summary A A 1 P5BV block diagram A 1 A 2 P5BV SAS block diagram A 2 ...

Page 183: ...2 Duo Intel Xeon 3000 3200 PCIE1 PCI4 PCI5 x1 x8 x4 DMI Interface ICH7R Intel 3200 Bigby v 800 1066 1333 FSB x1 DDR2 800x2 DDR2 800x2 PCIX2 PCIX3 Z9s BCM 5721 4xSATA2 Intel MSM RAID 0 1 10 5 LSI MegaRAID RAID 0 1 10 PCI 33 x16 slot NEC UPD 720404 BCM 5721 ...

Page 184: ... 2 Duo Intel Xeon 3000 3200 PCIE1 PCI4 PCI5 x1 x8 x4 DMI Interface ICH7R Intel 3200 Bigby v 800 1066 1333 FSB x1 DDR2 800x2 DDR2 800x2 PCIX2 PCIX3 Z9s BCM 5721 4xSATA2 Intel MSM RAID 0 1 10 5 PCI 33 x16 slot NEC UPD 720404 BCM 5721 LSI1068 8xSAS S W RAID 0 1 1E H W RAID ZCR ...

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