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Contents

5.3.5

Recovery Volume Options ............................................ 5-31

5.3.6

Exiting the Intel

Rapid Storage Technology utility ........ 5-32

5.3.7

Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 5-32

5.3.8

Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 5-34

5.4

LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility

(P8B-C/SAS/2L, P8B-C/SAS/4L only) ........................................ 5-35

5.4.1

RAID 1 volume .............................................................. 5-36

5.4.2

RAID 1E/10 volume ...................................................... 5-39

5.4.3

RAID 0 volume .............................................................. 5-41

5.4.4

Managing Arrays ........................................................... 5-43

5.4.5

Viewing SAS topology ................................................... 5-50

5.4.6

Global Properties .......................................................... 5-51

Chapter 6:

Driver installation

6.1

RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-3

6.1.1

Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 6-3

6.1.2

Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 6-6

6.2

Intel

chipset device software installation ............................... 6-13

6.3

LAN driver installation ............................................................... 6-15

6.4

VGA driver installation............................................................... 6-18

6.4.1

XGI Volari Z9s VGA Driver (R1.0x) ............................... 6-18

6.4.2

ASPEED AST1100 VGA Driver (R2.0x) ........................ 6-20

6.5

Management applications and utilities installation ................ 6-22

6.5.1

Running the support DVD ............................................. 6-22

6.5.2

Drivers menu ................................................................. 6-22

6.5.3

Utilities menu ................................................................ 6-23

6.5.4

Make disk menu ............................................................ 6-23

6.5.5

Contact information ....................................................... 6-23

Appendix:

Reference information

A.1

P8B-C series block diagram ........................................................A-3

Summary of Contents for P8B-C/4L

Page 1: ...Motherboard P8B C series ...

Page 2: ... MERCHANTABILITY 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...

Page 3: ... holes 2 4 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 5 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 11 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 13 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 13 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 16 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 17 2 3 4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack 2 18 2 4 System memory 2 19 2 4 1 Overview 2 19 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 19 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 20 2 4 4 Removing a D...

Page 4: ...IOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 3 4 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 4 4 4 1 3 BUPDATER utility 4 5 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 8 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 8 4 2 3 Menu items 4 9 4 2 4 Submenu items 4 9 4 2 5 Navigation keys 4 9 4 2 6 General help 4 9 4 2 7 Configuration fields 4 9 4 2 8 Pop up window 4 9 4 2 9 Scroll bar 4 9 4 3 Main...

Page 5: ... hard disk drives 5 4 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 4 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 5 4 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility P8B C 4L only 5 5 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set 5 6 5 2 2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 5 12 5 2 3 Initializing the virtual drives 5 13 5 2 4 Rebuilding failed drives 5 17 5 2 5 Checking the drives for data consistency 5 19 5 2 6 Deleting a RAID conf...

Page 6: ...rties 5 51 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 3 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6 3 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 6 6 2 Intel chipset device software installation 6 13 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 15 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 18 6 4 1 XGI Volari Z9s VGA Driver R1 0x 6 18 6 4 2 ASPEED AST1100 VGA Driver R2 0x 6 20 6 5 Management applications and util...

Page 7: ... 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 receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Com...

Page 8: ...efore 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 dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust ...

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

Page 10: ...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: ...2bit 33 MHz Slot Location 6 1 x PCI E x16 Gen 2 x16 link Slot Location 7 1 x PCI E x8 Gen2 x4 link Storage SATA Controller Intel C202 6 x SATA 3Gb s ports Intel Rapid Storage Technology RST supports software RAID 0 1 10 5 Windows LSI MegaRAID driver supports software RAID 0 1 10 Windows Linux Intel C204 2 x SATA 6Gb s ports 4 x SATA 3Gb s ports Intel Rapid Storage Technology RST supports software ...

Page 12: ...ubject to change without notice Model Name P8B C 4L P8B C SAS 2L P8B C SAS 4L Rear I O Connectors External USB Port 2 VGA Port 1 RJ 45 4 2 4 PS 2 KB Mouse 1 Monitoring CPU Temperature V FAN RPM V Environment Operation temperature 10 35 Non operation temperature 40 70 Non operation humidity 20 90 Non condensing ...

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

Page 14: ...ASUS P8B C series Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 3 1 2 Package contents 1 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 4 1 4 Special features 1 4 ...

Page 15: ...ollowing items P8B C 4L If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack Cables SATA 3G cable 6 Accessories IO shield 1 1 Plate for LGA1155 1 1 Application CD Support CD 1 1 Documentation User Guide 1 1 Packing Qty 1pcs per carton 10pcs per carton Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack Cables SATA 6G cable 2 SATA 3G cable 4 Accessor...

Page 16: ...eases performance of both multi threaded and single threaded workloads Intel Hyper Threading The thread level parallelism on each processor makes more efficient use of the processor resources higher processing throughout and improved performance on today s multi threaded software Intel EM64T The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64...

Page 17: ...h Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II 3 Gb s technology through the Serial ATA interface and Intel C202 C204 chip...

Page 18: ...rotations per minute RPM is monitored for timely failure detection The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS Fan Speed technology The ASUS Fan Speed technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation ...

Page 19: ...ter 2 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: ...8B C series Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 13 2 4 System memory 2 19 2 5 Expansion slots 2 21 2 6 Jumpers 2 25 2 7 Connectors 2 32 ...

Page 21: ...install any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Standby Power LED SB_PWR1 The motherboard comes with a standby powe...

Page 22: ...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 secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing o...

Page 23: ...ASUS P8B C series 2 5 2 2 3 Motherboard layout P8B C 4L R1 0x ...

Page 24: ...2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information P8B C 4L R2 0x ...

Page 25: ...ASUS P8B C series 2 7 P8B C SAS 2L R1 0x ...

Page 26: ...2 8 Chapter 2 Hardware information P8B C SAS 2L R2 0x ...

Page 27: ...ASUS P8B C series 2 9 P8B C SAS 4L R1 0x ...

Page 28: ...2 10 Chapter 2 Hardware information P8B C SAS 4L R2 0x ...

Page 29: ... 5 RAID configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 P8B C 4L only 2 28 6 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 R1 0x only 2 29 7 Chassis intrusion connector 2 pin CHASSIS 2 30 8 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RECOVERY1 2 30 9 SAS switch setting 3 pin SAS_SW1 P8B C SAS 2L P8B C SAS 4L only 2 31 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 32 2 PS 2 keyboard port purpl...

Page 30: ...ctor 26 1 pin LPT1 2 35 6 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 FRNT_FAN1 3 REAR_FAN1 2 36 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 2 37 8 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 8 1 pin SGPIO2 3 P8B C SAS 2L P8B C SAS 4L only 2 37 9 Thermal sensor cable connectors 3 pin TR1 2 38 10 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 2 38 11 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM ...

Page 31: ... you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA1155 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts ...

Page 32: ...PU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU Load plate Gold triangle mark Alignment keys CPU notches 5 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket and then fit the socket alignment keys into the CPU notches 4 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket by lifting the tab only PnP cap Cap tab ...

Page 33: ...mal paste If so skip this step The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible DO NOT eat it If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help 8 Insert the load lever under the retention tab 6 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an ev...

Page 34: ...A1155 socket is incompatible with the LGA775 and LGA1366 sockets in size and dimension Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequen...

Page 35: ...his connector 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect 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 A A B B A A B B 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the ...

Page 36: ...ly Ensure that you have applied the thermal interface material to the top of the CPU before installing the heatsink and fan 1 Peel off the sticker on the heatsink metal plate and affix the plate to the back of the motherboard matching the standoffs to the heatsink screw holes 2 Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence Ensure that the heatsink is not ske...

Page 37: ... location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory Configurations You may install 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB Unbuffered with ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section UDIMM DIMM Slot Per Channel DIMM Populated per Channel DIMM Type Speed Rank per DIMM 2 1 Unbuffered DDR3 ECC 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank 2 2 Unbuffered DDR3 ECC 1066 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank Sta...

Page 38: ...er system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoi...

Page 39: ...ted on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the 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 nex...

Page 40: ...se Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt assignments 2 5 4 PCI Express x8 slot x4 link The onboard PCI Express x8 slots provide one x4 link to CPU The slots support VGA cards and various server class high performance add on cards 2 5 5 PCI Express x16 slot x16 link The onboard PCI Express x16 slot provid...

Page 41: ...ASUS P8B C series 2 23 PCI slot PCIe x16 slot x16 link PCIe x8 slot x4 link PCI slot PCI slot PCI slot PCI slot ...

Page 42: ...al sensor cable to the connector on your motherboard 3 Place the other end of the thermal sensor cable to the device you would like to monitor temperature 1 Locate the TR1 connector on the motherboard 2 Connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector You can connect the thermal sensor cable to either pin 1 2 or pin 2 3 ...

Page 43: ...er and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the...

Page 44: ...2 26 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_SW1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature R1 0x R2 0x ...

Page 45: ...U fan control and the CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the front fans and rear fans control Set to pins 1 2 when using 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 when using 3 pin fans If you use a 4 pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2 3 the fan you installed may not work If you use a 3 pin fan but set the jumper for a 4 pin fan the fan control will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed ...

Page 46: ...trollers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature 5 RAID configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 P8B C 4L only This jumper allows you to select 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 ...

Page 47: ...gs when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a USB flash disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard XXXXXX ROM and the BUPDATER EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the USB flash and 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 ...

Page 48: ...s a high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pin labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature 8 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RECOVERY1 This jumper allows you t...

Page 49: ...ASUS P8B C series 2 31 9 SAS switch setting 3 pin SAS_SW1 P8B C SAS 2L P8B C SAS 4L only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard LSI SAS2008 controller ...

Page 50: ... 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 7 LAN 3 RJ 45 port P8B C 4L P8B C SAS 4L only This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 8 LAN 4 RJ 45 port P8B C 4L P8B C SAS 4L only This port a...

Page 51: ...pin SATA3 6 Black Supported by the Intel C202 C204 chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed ...

Page 52: ... activities of any device connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up 2 SAS connectors 7 pin SAS1 4 Blue 7 pin SAS5 8 Black P8B C SAS 2L P8B C SAS 4L only This motherboard comes with eight 8 Serial Attached SCSI SAS connectors the next generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached SCSI SAS and Serial ATA SATA Each connector supports one device...

Page 53: ...stall the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 5 Parallel port connector 26 1 pin LPT1 This connector is for a parallel port Connect the parallel port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis ...

Page 54: ... max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Smart ...

Page 55: ...the SGPIO peripherals for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID SATA LED 8 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin SGPIO2 3 P8B C SAS 2L P8B C SAS 4L only These connectors are used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data ...

Page 56: ... and place the other end to the device which you want to monitor temperature You can connect the thermal sensor cable to either pin 1 2 or pin 2 3 10 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 These connectors are for the serial COM ports Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis ...

Page 57: ...ys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity 12 LAN34 LED connector 5 1 pin LAN34_LED1 P8B C 4L P8B C SAS 4L only This connector supports a backplane with 4 LAN LEDs Connect the LAN LED cable to the backplane for LAN activity indication ...

Page 58: ...y until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate This motherboard supports ATX2 0 PSU or later version Ensure that your power suppl...

Page 59: ...KER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The HDD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW T...

Page 60: ...n detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on t...

Page 61: ...mponent the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connector The LEDs will light up when ...

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Page 63: ...3 Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 64: ...ASUS P8B C series Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 65: ...el case lights up For systems with ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies 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 or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional...

Page 66: ...he option that best describes why you want to shut down the computer 3 Ensure that the Planned check box is checked 4 If necessary key in comments 5 Click OK 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than fou...

Page 67: ...4 Chapter 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 68: ...P8B C series 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 4 Event Logs menu 4 12 4 5 Advanced menu 4 14 4 6 Monitor menu 4 26 4 7 Boot menu 4 27 4 8 Tool menu 4 29 4 9 Exit menu 4 29 ...

Page 69: ...ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a US...

Page 70: ...S without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash Utility and press Enter to enable it Flash Info MODEL P8B C S...

Page 71: ...sk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at support asus com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i filename ROM where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive then press Enter A BUPDATER i file name ROM This function can support dev...

Page 72: ...DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD P8B C SAS 4L VER 0201 DATE 12 01 2010 BOARD P8B C SAS 4L VER 0202 DATE 02 25 2011 5 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C WARNING Do not turn off power during fl...

Page 73: ...n this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt 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 pro...

Page 74: ...the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Version 2 01 1204 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized De...

Page 75: ...s 4 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 4 2 7 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when sele...

Page 76: ... User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights Administrator Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Administrator Password User Password If you have forgotten your BIOS password erase the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM to clear the BIOS password See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on...

Page 77: ...r when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the Administrator Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed User Password If you have set a user password you must enter the user password for accessing the system The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a user passwo...

Page 78: ... MECI Multiple Event Count Increment which is the number of occurrences of a duplicate event that must pass before the multiple event counter associated with log entry is updated Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 to 255 METW xx Allows you to adjust value for the METW Multiple Event Time Window which is the number of minutes that must pass between duplicate log entries wh...

Page 79: ...of EFI status codes as OEM codes Configuration option Disabled Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the converting of EFI status codes to standard Smbios types Configuration option Disabled Enabled View Smbios Event Log Press Enter to view the Smbios event logs ...

Page 80: ...North Bridge South Bridge SATA Configuration Intel TXT LT Configuration USB Configuration Onboard Devices Configuration APM Serial Port Console Redirection 4 5 1 ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled ACPI Sleep State S3 Suspend to RAM Enable ACPI Auto...

Page 81: ... Status Information NO TPM Hardware TPM SUPPORT Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 5 3 WHEA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA Support Enabled WHEA Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Archit...

Page 82: ...xecute Disable Bit Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the No Execution Page Protection Technology Setting this item to Disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Version 2 01 1204 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Includes TM1 TM2 and EMTTM Select Screen Sele...

Page 83: ...ons Disabled Enabled Turbo Mode Enabled This item appears only when you set the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology item to Enabled and allows you to enable or disable the Intel Turbo Mode Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU C1E Enabled Enabled Enables the C1E support function This item should be enabled in order to enable the Enhanced Halt State Disabled Disables this function C...

Page 84: ...024M DMI Gen2 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the DMI Gen2 Configuration options Disabled Enabled VT d Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the VT d Configuration options Disabled Enabled Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG PCI Allows you to decide which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Configuration options PCI PEG PEG PCI 4 5 6 South Bridge Aptio Setup Utility Copyright...

Page 85: ... default setting IDE Mode If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI Mode The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAI...

Page 86: ...led Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto 4 5 8 Intel TXT LT Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enables Legacy USB support AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications Intel Trusted Execution Technology Configuration Intel TXT support only can be en...

Page 87: ...al 4 5 10 Onboard Devices Configuration The Onboard Devices Configuration menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for onboard devices INTEL W82574L OpROM1 OpROM2 PXE INTEL W82574L OpROM3 OpROM4 Disabled P8B C 4L P8B C SAS 4L only Allows you to select the options for the OptionRom of the Intel LAN controllers Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI Serial Port 1 Configuration The sub ...

Page 88: ...8h IRQ 3 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 Parallel Port Configuration The sub items in this menu allow you to set the parallel port configuration Parallel Port Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the parallel port LPT LPTE Configuration options Enabled Disabled Change Settings Auto Allows you to ...

Page 89: ...ns Power Off Power On Last State EuP Ready Disabled When set to Enabled all other PME options will be switched off Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PCI Disabled Disabled Disables the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI devices Enabled Allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Pow...

Page 90: ...y how the host computer and the remote computer which the user is using will exchange data Both computers should have the same or compatible settings Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you to set the terminal type VT100 ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys et VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 576...

Page 91: ...buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy OS Redirction Resolution 80x24 Configures the number of rows and columns suppo...

Page 92: ...otherboard component temperatures Select Ignore if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU FAN1 Speed FRNT FAN1 3 Speed REAR FAN1 Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fan in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Fan Speed Control G...

Page 93: ... Priorities Setup Prompt Timeout xx Use the and keys to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key Bootup NumLock State On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS...

Page 94: ...ot Override These items displays the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting from the selected device Network Device BBS Priorities Set the booting order of network devices Boot Option 1 2 3 4 IBA GE Slot 0200 v Configuration options IBA GE Slot 0200 v1353 IBA GE Slot 0300 v1353 ...

Page 95: ... exit Save Changes Reset Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved When you select this option or if you press F10 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Discard Changes Exit This option allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your changes When you select this option or if yo...

Page 96: ...4 30 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: ... C series 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility P8B C 4L only 5 5 5 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Utility 5 25 5 4 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility P8B C SAS 2L P8B C SAS 4L only 5 35 ...

Page 99: ...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 1E 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 configuration RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data ...

Page 100: ...AID controller For example use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility or the Intel Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel C202 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set co...

Page 101: ...ing RAID set s Press Ctrl M to enter the utility The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically configures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference When you create RAID sets with the LSI MegaRAID software RAID con...

Page 102: ...ation command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a ...

Page 103: ...eating a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s A 0 SPAN 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Cursor Keys SPACE De Select ...

Page 104: ...N NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 6 Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press Enter 7 Select the RAID level from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17...

Page 105: ...n Option Select Units For VD Size MB GB TB 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 11 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting and then press Enter Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Cons...

Page 106: ...ration And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 13 Follow step 2 to 12 to configure additional virtual drives 14 Press Esc to finish RAID configuration When prompted to save configuration select Yes from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select Yes Or No Configuration Menu Easy Co...

Page 107: ... 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Follow step 2 to 9 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration 3 Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter 4 Key in the desired virtual drive size and then press Enter 5 Follow step 10 to 14 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration to create th...

Page 108: ...m of the screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Se...

Page 109: ...e to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Ini...

Page 110: ...s StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494...

Page 111: ...ID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Driv...

Page 112: ...s Enter To Select An Option 4 When prompted press the Space to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No LSI...

Page 113: ...Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION...

Page 114: ...re Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 RBLD A00 01 0 1 Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Dri...

Page 115: ...ress Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency CC Of VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate...

Page 116: ...y key to continue Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure ...

Page 117: ...nd then select Virtual Drive from the sub menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check and then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu and then press Enter 4 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 118: ... Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Confi...

Page 119: ...ure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebui...

Page 120: ...uild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Cont On Error Yes Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Menu sel...

Page 121: ... you to move through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 1 0 1008 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Recovery Volume Options...

Page 122: ...all triangle marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 1 0 1008 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Sel...

Page 123: ...m is selected press Enter The following warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 5 3 2 Creating a Recovery set To create a recovery set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume and press Enter The fo...

Page 124: ...ow keys to select a sync option that you want and press Enter 7 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master a...

Page 125: ...AID set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 1 0 1008 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume...

Page 126: ...drive s you want to reset and then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive s A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Po...

Page 127: ...003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS HELP Enable Only Recovery Disk enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On Request Select ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Enable Only Mast...

Page 128: ...n the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID Pr...

Page 129: ...and reboot the system 5 Under Microsoft Windows OS select Start Programs Intel Rapid Storage Intel Rapid Storage Console or click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to load the Intel Rapid Storage Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding stat...

Page 130: ...in the BIOS Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 4 7 Boot menu for details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press Enter 5 When the conf...

Page 131: ...t exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference The adapter name shown on the setup screens differs according to the installed SAS RAID card Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team you have to take note of the MPTFW and MPTBIOS version for the SAS controller After entering the SAS configuration utility you can see below screen and identify t...

Page 132: ... a RAID 1 volume 1 Turn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives 2 During POST press Ctrl C to enter the SAS configuration utility LSI Corporation MPT SAS2 BIOS MPT2BIOS 7 05 01 00 2010 04 30 Copyright 2000 2010 LSI Corporation Press Ctrl C to start LSI Corp Configuration Utility To avoid data loss do not turn off the system when rebuilding Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Global...

Page 133: ... NVDATA Version 07 01 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose volume type to create LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Select New Volume Type SAS2008 Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume dis...

Page 134: ... Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for volume C Create volume LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Create New Volume SAS2008 Volume Type RAID 1 Volume Size GB Slot Device Identifier RAID Drive Pred Size Num Disk Status Fail GB 0 ATA ST3160812AS E No No 149 1 ATA ST3160812AS E No No 149 2 ATA ST3160812AS E No No 149 3 ATA ST3160812AS E No No 149 7 Repeat step 6 to add the second disk to the ...

Page 135: ...04 30 Select New Volume Type SAS2008 Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED Create RAID 1E 10 Volume Create a RAID 1E or RAID 10 volume consisting of 3 to 10 disks including up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED Create RAID 0 Volume Create a RAID 0 volume consisting o...

Page 136: ...on This field is grayed out under the following conditions The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive The disk is already part of another volume 4 Repeat step 3 to add the other disks to the volume 5 When done press C to create the volume then select Save changes then exit this menu 6 The utilit...

Page 137: ...tility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Select New Volume Type SAS2008 Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED Create RAID 1E 10 Volume Create a RAID 1E or RAID 10 volume consisting of 3 to 10 disks including up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED Create RAID 0 Volume Create a RA...

Page 138: ...he primary drive The disk is already part of another volume 4 Repeat step 3 to add the other disks to the volume 5 When done press C to create the volume then select Save changes then exit this menu 6 The utility creates the volume Create and save new volume Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot Processing may tak...

Page 139: ...S 2008 PCI Slot 00 PCI Address Bus Dev 01 00 MPT Firmware Revision 8 00 00 00 IR SAS Address 500E0180 00010424 NVDATA Version 07 01 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose volume type to create LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Select New Volume Type SAS2008 View Existi...

Page 140: ...ew the next volume by pressing Alt N Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Volume LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 View Volume SAS2008 Volume 1 of 1 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 0 Size GB 296 Status Optimal Task None Manage Volume Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive Pred Size Num Disk Spr Status Fail GB 0 ATA ST3160812AS E Yes No Ok No 148 1 ATA...

Page 141: ...creen select Manage Volume then press Enter 3 From the Manage Volume screen select Manage Hot Spares then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Volume LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 View Volume SAS2008 Volume 1 of 1 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 148 Status Optimal Task None Manage Volume Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive...

Page 142: ... to start the consistency check on the RAID volume Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Manage Volume SAS2008 Consistency Check of volume may take several hours to complete Y Start volume consistency check and exit this menu N Abandon volume consistency check and exit this menu Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Volu...

Page 143: ... appears Press Y to activate a RAID volume Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Manage Volume SAS2008 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 148 Status Inactive Task None Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity Expansion Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config...

Page 144: ...r N to cancel Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Manage Volume SAS2008 WARNING All data will be lost when the volume is deleted Y Delete volume and exit to Adapter Properties N Abandon volume deletion and exit this menu Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Manage Volume SAS2008 Ide...

Page 145: ... one This function is available only when the RAID 1 volume is optimal To expand the capacity of the currently displayed RAID volume 1 From the Manage Volume screen select Online Capacity Expansion then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Manage Volume SAS2008 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 148 Status Op...

Page 146: ... Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 SAS Topology SAS2008 More keys for the SAS Topology display Alt B Select or deselect a device as the preferred boot device Alt A Select or deselect a device as the alternate boot device 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 Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select I...

Page 147: ... Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display minimal information Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Global Properties Alter Boot Order Ins Del Alter Boot List LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Adapter List...

Page 148: ...lp Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display minimal information Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Adapter List Global Prope...

Page 149: ...he system defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 07 00 00 2010 04 30 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display minimal information Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults ...

Page 150: ...5 54 Chapter 5 RAID configuration ...

Page 151: ...6 Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 152: ...8B C series 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 3 6 2 Intel chipset device software installation 6 13 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 15 6 4 Display driver installation 6 18 6 5 Management application and utilities installation 6 22 ...

Page 153: ... driver is required when installing Windows XP Server 2003 or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the o...

Page 154: ...driver disk LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 155: ...5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the USB floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of dev fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support ...

Page 156: ...lation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Page 157: ... into the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Windows and click Next ...

Page 158: ...hen installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 then press Enter The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set For example if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe ata4 ...

Page 159: ...iver disks Yes No 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 8 When the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 9 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot ...

Page 160: ...ource F5 Kernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default No Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options 3 Press F6 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default No Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed ...

Page 161: ...ernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default Yes Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options acpi off apic bigsmp brokenmodules ahci 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back sda U...

Page 162: ...nstructions to finish the installation 6 The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown below Please choose the Driver Update medium OK sda USB Floppy sr0 CD ROM ASUS DRW 1612BLT sdb Disk LSI MEGA RAID sd3 Disk LSI MEGA RAID Console other device Back ...

Page 163: ...and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click t...

Page 164: ...Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 165: ... privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AS...

Page 166: ...n the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 167: ...ASUS P8B C series 6 17 7 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 8 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 168: ...river 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to ...

Page 169: ...ASUS P8B C series 6 19 6 The system will update the VGA driver 7 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 5 Click Next to start the installation ...

Page 170: ...d then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the...

Page 171: ...he configuration changes to take effect 5 To allow the system to update the VGA driver follow the steps shown in the next few windows and click Next when finished a Accept the terms in the license agreement b Fill in User Name and Organization optional c Select a setup type 6 Click Install to begin the installation ...

Page 172: ...5 1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 6 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available d...

Page 173: ...motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 5 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID and LSI MegaRAID driver disks 6 5 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 174: ...6 24 Chapter 6 Driver installation ...

Page 175: ...A Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 176: ...Appendix summary A ASUS P8B C series A 1 P8B C series block diagram A 3 ...

Page 177: ...ASUS P8B C series A 3 A 1 P8B C series block diagram P8B C 4L R1 0x ...

Page 178: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information P8B C 4L R2 0x ...

Page 179: ...ASUS P8B C series A 5 P8B C SAS 2L R1 0x ...

Page 180: ...A 6 Appendix A Reference information P8B C SAS 2L R2 0x ...

Page 181: ...ASUS P8B C series A 7 P8B C SAS 4L R1 0x ...

Page 182: ...A 8 Appendix A Reference information P8B C SAS 4L R2 0x ...

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