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Chapter 1:  Product introduction

1-6

1.5 

Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

1.  PCI-E x8 and PCI-E x4 riser 

card bracket

2.  Power fans

3.  ASUS P5BV-R motherboard

4.  Power supply

5.  Device fan (x 1)

6.  System fans (x 3)

7.  SATA backplane

8.  Hot-swap HDD tray 1 - 

Connects to SATA1 port 

(Port0)

9.  Hot-swap HDD tray 2 -  

Connects to SATA2 port 

(Port1)

10.  Front I/O board (hidden)

11.  Optical drive

•  The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive. Connect a USB 

floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you 

need to use a floppy disk.

•  Only ASUS CD/DVD-ROMs fit the optical drive bay.

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Display status 

Description

Location LED            OFF   

Normal status 

                                  ON   

Location switch is pressed 

 

 

(Press the location switch again to turn off)

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Summary of Contents for RS120-E4 PA4

Page 1: ...1U Rackmount Barebone Server RS120 E5 PA2 User Guide ...

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

Page 3: ...45 LEDs 1 7 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 1 Chassis cover 2 2 2 1 1 Removing the cover 2 2 2 1 2 Installing the cover 2 3 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 4 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 2 6 2 3 System memory 2 8 2 3 1 DIMM sockets location 2 8 2 3 2 Memory configurations 2 8 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 2 9 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM 2 9 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 10 ...

Page 4: ...4 4 3 Connectors 4 8 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 5 2 5 1 2 AFUDOS utility 5 3 5 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5 6 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 7 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 8 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 8 5 2 3 Navigation keys 5 8 5 2 4 Menu items 5 9 5 2 5 Sub menu items 5 9 5 2 6 Configuration fields 5 9 5 2 7 Pop up window 5 9 5 2 8 Scrol...

Page 5: ... 5 31 5 8 Exit menu 5 33 Chapter 6 RAID Configuration 6 1 Setting up RAID 6 2 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 6 3 6 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 6 3 6 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 6 3 6 2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 6 4 6 2 1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set 6 5 6 2 2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 6 11 6 2 3 Initializing the logical drives 6 14 6 2 4 Rebuilding fa...

Page 6: ...AID driver disk 7 2 7 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7 4 7 2 Intel chipset software installation 7 13 7 3 LAN driver installation 7 16 7 4 VGA driver installation 7 19 7 4 1 Windows Server 7 19 7 5 Management applications and utilities installation 7 21 7 5 1 Running the support CD 7 21 7 5 2 Drivers menu 7 21 7 5 3 Management Software menu 7 22 7 5 4 Utilities menu 7 22 7 5 5 Contact i...

Page 7: ...r 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 Communications...

Page 8: ...server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Pla...

Page 9: ...ions This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and ...

Page 10: ...Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D 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 Conventions used in this guide To mak...

Page 11: ...1 ASUS RS120 E5 PA2 This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...nt I O board ASUS FPB AR14 4 x system fans 4 x 28 mm 2 x hot swap HDD trays Pre connected device power cables 2 1 x bag of screws 3 1 x RS120 E5 drivers and utilities CD including ASWM 4 2 x User guide RS120 E5 PA2 user guide ASUS ASWM 2 0 user guide 5 Rail kit Contact your dealer immediately if any of the items is damaged or missing The system does not include a USB floppy drive You may have to u...

Page 13: ... Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 2 Slot Type 1 PCI E x 16 slot x8 link Full Height Half Length 1 PCI E x 8 slot x4 link Full Height Half Length Default or 1 PCI E x 8 slot x8 link Full Height Half Length 1 PCI X 64 bit 133MHz slot Full Height Half Length Option Additional Slot 1 1 SO DIMM socket for optional ASMB3 SOL or ASMB3 iKVM Storage SATA Controller Intel ICH7R 2 SATA2 300MB s ports Intel Matrix...

Page 14: ...and Remote Management Optional ASMB3 SOL ASMB3 iKVM Dimension HH x WW x DD 600mm 444mm 43 6mm Net Weight Kg CPU DRAM HDD not included 12Kg Power Supply 315W Single Power Supply Environment Operation temperature 10 35 Non operation temperature 40 70 Non operation humidity 20 90 Non condensing Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 15: ...ear panel features The rear panel includes the expansion slots system power socket and rear fans The middle part includes the I O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard The ports for the PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse USB VGA and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present Power fan PS 2 keyboard port PS 2 mouse port AC power socket USB ports ...

Page 16: ...wap HDD tray 2 Connects to SATA2 port Port1 10 Front I O board hidden 11 Optical drive The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive Connect a USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk Only ASUS CD DVD ROMs fit the optical drive bay 2 1 6 LED information 1 6 1 Rear panel LEDs LED Display status Description Location LED OFF ...

Page 17: ...on switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF Blinking ON No LAN connection LAN is transmitting or receiving data LAN connection is present 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 1 6 2 Front panel LEDs Message LED LAN2 LED H...

Page 18: ...Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 ...

Page 19: ...ASUS RS120 E5 PA2 2 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Page 20: ...e the screw on each front end of the top cover 2 Loosen the two thunbscrews on the rear panel to release the top cover from the chassis 3 Firmly hold the cover and slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 4 Lift the cover from the chassis 1 2 inch distance ...

Page 21: ... the rear and leave a gap of about half an inch from the front panel 2 Make sure that the pegs on the cover two on each side are aligned to the grooves on the chassis 3 Slide the cover toward the front until it snaps in place 4 Tighten the thumbscrews on the rear to secure the cover Pegs inside Grooves Thumbscrews ...

Page 22: ...the PnP cap is 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 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 ...

Page 23: ... sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should fit into the CPU notch Alignment key Gold triangle mark Load plate A B 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you PnP cap A B To prevent damage to the socket ...

Page 24: ...lose the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab A B 2 Insert and loosely tighten each screw in a diagonal sequence first After all the screws have been inserted drive the screws to completely secure the heatsink 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct To install the CPU heatsink 1 Carefully place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ...

Page 25: ...2 ASUS RS120 E5 PA2 2 Carefully lower the airduct until it fits in place To install the airduct 1 Position the airduct on top of the heatsink ...

Page 26: ...llocation and depending on the number of expansion cards installed the following conditions may occur the system may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory modules may show an available memory space of less than 4 GB when you installed four 1 GB DDR2 memory modules Three DDR2 DIMMs installed into any three memory sockets will function in Dual channel asymmetri...

Page 27: ...ng clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMM...

Page 28: ...ckplane To install a hot swap SATA HDD 1 Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right then pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay 3 Take note of the drive tray holes Each side has three holes to fit different types of hard disk drives Use two screws on each side t...

Page 29: ...rive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second SATA drive When installed the SATA connector on the drive connects to the SATA interface on the backplane 8 Connect the bundled SATA cables to the connectors on the SATA backplane Refer to section 2 7 SATA backplane cabling for information on the SATA backplane cable con...

Page 30: ... install a PCIE X16 x8 link and or a PCIE x8 x4 link expansion cards To install a PCIE x8 card 2 Place the riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface then remove the screw from the PCIE x8 slot bay 3 Install a PCIE x8 card to the bracket as shown then secure the card with a screw 1 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express slot on the motherboard PCI...

Page 31: ...wdriver to remove the screw that secures the slot metal cover 4 Install a PCI Express x4 card to the bracket as shown then secure the card with a screw you removed earlier 1 Follow steps 1 to 2 of the previous section PCI Express x4 slot 3 Remove the slot metal cover then set it aside ...

Page 32: ... card bracket should match these holes to ensure that the bracket is properly in place 2 Install the riser card bracket with the card into the PCI Express slot on the motherboard Pegs on the riser card bracket 3 Press the riser card bracket until the golden connectors completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel 4 Connect the cable s to the card if applicable ...

Page 33: ...20 E5 1 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express slot on the motherboard 2 Unscrew the original riser card to remove it from the card bracket and set it aside 3 Align the screw holes on thePCIX E8 R10 riser card with the ones on the card bracket 4 Fasten the riser card to the bracket with screws 5 Follow the previous sections to install your expansion ca...

Page 34: ...the card inoperable PCI Bus Number IDSEL and IRQ assignments These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering...

Page 35: ... Primary IDE connector from motherboard to optical drive 5 Device fan connector from motherboard CHASSIS_FAN3 to device fan 6 SATA connectors from motherboard to SATA backplane board 7 Panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 8 Auxiliary panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 9 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 10 System fan connectors from motherboard CPU_F...

Page 36: ... Hardware setup 2 18 2 7 SATA backplane cabling Connects the SATA cable from SATA3 Port2 on the MB Connect the SATA HDDs Connects a 8 pin plug from power supply Connects the SATA cable from SATA1 Port0 on the MB ...

Page 37: ...ection tells how to remove the following components 1 System fans 2 Device fan 3 Power supply module 4 Optical drive 5 Motherboard 2 8 1 System fans The system comes with three units 28 mm 40 mm 15500 rpm fans Refer to the illustration below for location of the system fans 28 mm 40 mm system fans Incorrect installation of the system fan with dummy case may cause CPU overheating and automatic syste...

Page 38: ...e motherboard To reinstall the system fan 1 Insert the fan to the fan cage The airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point towards the system rear panel 2 Connect the system fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard 2 Lift the fan then set aside 3 Repeat step 1 to 2 to uninstall the other system fans ...

Page 39: ... Uninstall the fan following the instructions in the previous section 2 Pull the dummy case to the direction of the arrow to disengage its pegs from the system fan To reinstall the system fan with the dummy case 1 Insert the dummy case pegs to the system fan holes until it fits in place 2 Reinstall the system fan by following the instructions in the previous section 3 Replace the system fan Peg Pe...

Page 40: ...panel 2 Connect the device fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard 2 8 3 Device fan The system comes with one 28 mm 40 mm 15500 rpm device fan Refer to the illustration below for location of the device fans To uninstall the device fan 1 Disconnect the device fan cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Lift the fan then set aside 28 mm 40 mm device fan ...

Page 41: ...to the motherboard and other system devices 2 Use a Phillips cross screwdriver to remove the screws that secure the front end of the power supply 4 Slide the power supply forward for about half an inch then carefully lift it out from the chassis 3 From the rear panel remove two screws that secure the power supply from the chassis ...

Page 42: ... until the drive tray ejects 3 Pull out half of the drive tray to remove the tray bezel 1 Disconnect the power and signal cables connected to the rear of the optical drive 4 Pull the center of the bezel outward A then lift the sides B to remove 5 Replace the drive tray DO NOT apply too much force when removing the bezel Too much force may break the drive tray ...

Page 43: ...e drive Keep the screws for later use 7 Pull the metal bracket to the direction of the arrow until its pegs disengage from the drive holes 8 Lift the metal bracket then set aside 9 Push the drive inward then lift it out from the chassis 10 Remove the metal rail on the other side of the drive ...

Page 44: ...pre connected cables from the motherboard See section 2 6 Cable connections for details 2 Uninstall all the devices from the motherboard including the CPU and heatsink riser card bracket and DDR2 DIMMs Refer to the corresponding sections for instructions on removing these components 3 Use a Philips cross screwdriver to remove the screws that secure the motherboard to the base of the chassis Refer ...

Page 45: ...motherboard until the rear panel ports fit in place 3 Use a Phillips cross screwdriver to secure the motherboard with ten 10 screws in the holes as shown in the illustration in the previous section 4 Reconnect all the required cables to the motherboard See section 2 6 Cable connections for details 5 Reinstall all the devices that you have previously removed ...

Page 46: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 28 ...

Page 47: ...ASUS RS120 E5 PA2 2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 48: ...and bolt type screws 3 2 Rack rails assembly To assemble the rack rails 1 Determine the depth of the rack where you wish to install the system 2 Match one long and one short rail to your desired length and fix them together using four 4 pairs of nuts and bolts 3 Repeat step 2 to assemble the other rail pair Nuts Bolts Left pair Right pair Front ends Rear ends Nuts on outer side Bolts on inner side...

Page 49: ...pace where you attached the rail 6 Remove the screws from the rear 1U space and align the rear end holes 7 Drive in two screws on the outer holes to secure the rear end 8 From the rack front find the corresponding 1U space for the second rail pair 9 Repeat steps 2 to 7 to attach the second rail pair When properly installed the rack rails appear as shown 3 Align the front end holes of a rack rail p...

Page 50: ...oth sides and insert the rear panel side to the front end of the rack rail then carefully push the server all the way to the back until the front panel fits the front end of the rack and the rack screws on the server match the middle hole on the rack 2 Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server to the rack Rack screw ...

Page 51: ...ASUS RS120 E5 PA2 Chapter 4 Motherboard info This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors ...

Page 52: ...DR2 DIMM_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module LGA775 ATXPWR1 SATA4 Broadcom BCM5721 Broadcom BCM5721 LAN1 VGA_EN1 RECOVERY1 COM2 FLOPPY1 HDLED1 RAID_SEL1 USB34 BPSMB1 PANEL1 AUX_PANEL1 USB2 USB1 PS2_MS1 PS2_KB1 VGA1 COM1 LOCSW1 LOCLED1 SB_PWR1 PRI_IDE1 LAN2 LAN3 L1_EN CPU_FAN4 CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN3 CPUFAN_SEL1 CPU_FAN1 RISER_PCE2 CHASS_FAN1 SAT...

Page 53: ... 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 4 8 2 IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE1 4 8 3 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 4 9 4 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 10 5 System and device fan connectors 3 pin CPU_FAN1 2 3 4 CHASSIS_FAN1 4 10 6 USB port connector 10 1 pin USB34 4 11 7 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 4 11 8 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 4 pin ATX12V1 4 12 9 LPC debug ca...

Page 54: ... which includes system setup information such as system passwords To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re en...

Page 55: ...o activate the Gigabit LAN1 controller 3 Gigabit LAN2 controller setting 3 pin L2_EN This jumper allows you to enable or disable the Broadcom Gigabit LAN controller that controls the LAN2 port Place a jumper cap on pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN2 controller P5BV R P5BV R Gigabit LAN1 setting L1_EN Enable Default Disable 2 1 3 2 P5BV R P5BV R Gigabit LAN2 setting L2_EN Enable Default Disable ...

Page 56: ...INTEL RAID ROM 2 1 2 3 P5BV R P5BV R VGA setting VGA_EN1 Enable Default Disable 2 1 3 2 5 RAID controller selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper cap over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Utility default otherwise place the jumper cap to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matrix...

Page 57: ...update the BIOS 1 Prepare a CD ROM that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard P5BV R ROM and the AFUDOS EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Restart the system then insert the CD ROM to the optical drive to recover or update the BIOS 4 Shut down the system 5 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 6 Turn on the system P5BV R P5BV R BIOS recovery setting RECOVERY1 Default Normal BI...

Page 58: ...figure the optical drive as master slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the optical disk drive documentation for the jumper settings Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 Pin 20 on the IDE connectors is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra ATA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion...

Page 59: ...k 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 5 3 4 for details When using the connectors in IDE mode connect the primary boot hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections Serial ATA hard disk drive conne...

Page 60: ...ess signals for external LEDs this connector allows the access signals to go through the front panel IDE_LED lead P5BV R PIN 1 ADD_IN_CARD_ACT 5V ADD_IN_CARD_ACT 5V P5BV R Hard disk activity LED connector HDLED1 P5BV R P5BV R Fan connectors CPU_FAN4 GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CPU_FAN3 GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CPU_FAN2 GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CHASS_FAN1 GND ...

Page 61: ...2 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The serial port module is purchased separately P5BV R P5BV R Serial port2 COM2 connector PIN 1 COM2 P5BV R P5BV R USB 2 0 connectors USB 5V PIN1 USB_P3 USB_P3 GND USB 5V USB_P4 USB _P4 GND NC USB34 ...

Page 62: ...O NOT forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12 V power plug 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 You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices P5BV R P5BV R ATX powe...

Page 63: ...LPC_LAD3 LPC_LAD0 LPC_LAD1 PLTRST LFRAME_N CLK GND P5BV R LPC debug card connector LPC1 10 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface P5BV R 12CDAT P2 GND FAN_PWM 5V I2CCLK P2 FAN_DC1 P5BV R SMBus connector BPSMB1 PIN 1 ...

Page 64: ...onent the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event Locator LED 6 pin LOCATOR These leads are for the locator switch and LED on the front panel P5BV R P5BV R Auxiliary panel connector AUX_PANEL1 I2C_4_DATA LOCATORLED1 5VSB LOCATORLED1 LAN1_LINKACTLED LOCATORBTN LAN1_LINKACTLED GND 5VSB I2C_4_CLK GND GND LAN2_LINKACTLED LOCATORLED2 LAN2_LINKACT...

Page 65: ...vity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD ATX power button soft off button Yellow 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system...

Page 66: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 16 ...

Page 67: ...ASUS RS120 E5 PA2 Chapter 5 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: ... floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the form...

Page 69: ... displays may not be the same as shown 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name ...

Page 70: ...vent system boot failure Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt 2 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard suppo...

Page 71: ...T16 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 Cop...

Page 72: ... original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive and turn on the system 2 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB p...

Page 73: ... 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 program is design...

Page 74: ...keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 09 13 2007 Legacy Diskette A Disabled Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master Not Detected Third IDE Slave Not Detected Fourth IDE M...

Page 75: ...ess the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 5 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item APM Configuration Power Management APM Enabled Video Power Down Mode Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled Throttle Slow Clock Ratio 50 Power Button Function On Of...

Page 76: ...section 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 09 13 2007 Legacy Diskette A Disabled Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master Not Detected Third IDE Slave Not Detected Fourth IDE Master Not Detected Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected IDE Configuration System Information ...

Page 77: ...e Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer f...

Page 78: ...e DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 79: ...timize the order of commands If you want to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 or the Intel Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Inter...

Page 80: ...e SATA Pri PATA Sec SATA1 and SATA3 ports are available PATA Only Only PATA ports are available Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Disables or enables device write protection This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS Configuration option Disabled Enabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Selects the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 2...

Page 81: ...ys the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AMIBIOS Version 0107 Build Date 10 08 07 Processor Type Intel R Core TM 2 Quad CPU Q6700 2 66GHz Speed 2666 MHz Count 4 System Memory Available 1024 MB The item...

Page 82: ...nfiguration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None 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 83: ...oller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller mode to HiSpeed 480 Mbps or FullSpeed 12 Mbps Configuration options FullSpeed HiSpeed The USB 2 0 Controller Mode item appears only when you enable USB 2 0 Controller BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Allows you to enable the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following three...

Page 84: ... Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Vanderpool Technology Enabled CPU ratio adjustment Auto Configuration options Auto MANUAL The following item appears when the item CPU Ratio Control is set to MANUAL Ratio CMOS Setting 9 Allows you to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Use and to adjust the value Configuration options 6 7 C1E S...

Page 85: ...irtually function as several systems Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU TM function Enabled This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled When this item is set to Disabled the BIOS forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Enabled Disabled Core Multi Proc...

Page 86: ...ion The NorthBridge Configuration menu allows you to change the Northbridge related settings 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 SETUP UTILITY Advanced ENABLE Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory DISABLE Do not allow remapping of memory North Bridge Chipset C...

Page 87: ...the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options 3 4 5 6 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 6 DRAM Clocks Controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DRAM Clocks DRAM RAS Precharge 6 DRAM Clocks Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM Configuration opt...

Page 88: ...3F8 IRQ4 Allows BIOS to select serial port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows BIOS to select serial port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Normal Allows BIOS to select a mode for serial port2 Configuration options Normal IrDA ASK IR The following two items appear when you set Serial Port...

Page 89: ...CI Device the specific IRQ available to PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for Legacy ISA devices Configuration options PCI Device Reserved Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 A...

Page 90: ...emote Access Configuration Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Disabled Select Remote Access type 5 5 1 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the remote access Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASF Support Enabled Enables or disables t...

Page 91: ...figuration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Always Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating system may not work when set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type ANSI4 Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI4 VT100 VT UTF83 Extended VT100 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disa...

Page 92: ...1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Exit ACPI APIC Support Enabled APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Include ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list 5 6 1 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabl...

Page 93: ...es on after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PCIE Devices Enabled Allows you to use PCIE devices to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disa...

Page 94: ...ardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan1 2 3 4 Chassis Fan xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the system and CPU fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If a fan is not connected to the connector on the motherboard the field show...

Page 95: ...rive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security 1st xxth Boot Device xxx Drive These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration o...

Page 96: ...performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Al...

Page 97: ...default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the s...

Page 98: ... shows Installed To set a user password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user p...

Page 99: ... 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 If you made changes to any of the settings in the menus pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu A confirmation window appears and prompts you to either save your changes or cancel the command Select one of the options from this menu...

Page 100: ...nges and load the previously saved settings If you wish to cancel the 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 ...

Page 101: ...ASUS RS120 E5 PA2 6 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID Configuration ...

Page 102: ...storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and inc...

Page 103: ...s attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel 6321ESB Southbridge chip To 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 5 for details on e...

Page 104: ...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 displa...

Page 105: ...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 Allows ...

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

Page 107: ... E5 PA2 6 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 108: ...You need 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 109: ...cept 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 110: ... to view or create another RAID configuration To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Configure then press Enter 2 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 Fo...

Page 111: ...ighlight 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 informa...

Page 112: ...or the 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 113: ...reating 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 114: ...nitialize or Objects command on the Management Menu Using the Initialize command To initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Initialize then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then pre...

Page 115: ...lect 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 116: ... 6 RAID configuration 5 When initialization is completed press Esc Using the Objects command To initialize the logical drives using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Objects then press Enter ...

Page 117: ...t 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 118: ...ration 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 119: ...es 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 120: ...ID configuration 3 After selecting the drive to rebuild press F10 The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD 4 When prompted press Y to to rebuild the drive 5 When rebuild is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 121: ... 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 the Spa...

Page 122: ...ng the disk consistency press Esc to display the following options Stop Stops the consistency check The utility stores the percentage of disk checked When you restart checking it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent Continue Continues the consistency check Abort Aborts the consistency check When you restart checking it continues from zero percent 5 When checki...

Page 123: ...bjects 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 124: ...lete 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 ...

Page 125: ...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 126: ... When 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 127: ...n this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 6 2 1002 ESB2 wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Di...

Page 128: ...after completing your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 6 2 1002 ESB2 wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip S...

Page 129: ... for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Highlight the Capacity item enter the desired RAID volume capacity then press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Volume item is highlighted press Enter A warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Pre...

Page 130: ...NFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume1 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 1 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press t...

Page 131: ... menu otherwise press N to return to the Delete Volume menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to delete volume VolumeX Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 6 2 1002 ESB2 wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAIDX xxxxx X XXX XGB Normal Yes...

Page 132: ...ter to display this screen 2 Use the up down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset then press Spacebar to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y 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 inter...

Page 133: ... 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 134: ...6 34 Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 135: ...ASUS RS120 E5 PA4 Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 136: ...a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support CD or in Windows environment 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 optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD Save your changes then exit the BIOS S...

Page 137: ...nter 9 Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit Windows 64 bit Back Exit ICH7R LSI RAID Driver ICH7R LSI RAID Driver Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit RHEL AS3 UP8 32 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP4 32 64 bit SLES 9 0 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 0 SP3 64 bit SLES 10 32 bit SLES 10 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 138: ...r driver when installing Windows Server OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server installation CD The Windows Server 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 139: ...l MATRIX STORAGE driver If SATA RAID mode is to enabled select Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Controller Server ESB2 If SATA AHCI mode is enabled select Intel ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller Server ESB2 LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 32 bit LSI Logic Fusion MPT Driver for SAS1064 LSI Logic Fusion MPT Driver for SAS1068 LSI Logic Fusion MPT Driver for SAS1064E LSI Logic Fusion MPT Driver for SAS1068E ...

Page 140: ...etup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue To an existing Windows Server To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows Server 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 3 Right click the My Computer icon on the Window...

Page 141: ...hen click Next 10 The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers When found click Next to install the drivers 11 Click Finish after the driver installation is done To verify the RAID controller driver installation 1 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu 2 Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the ...

Page 142: ...ton to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK when finished Red Hat Enterprise To install the Intel 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD When installing a Red Hat 2 4 kernel with a Driver Update Disk DUD to a disk drive attached to a LSI HBA use the command below at the install prompt...

Page 143: ... PA2 7 4 Select fd0 using the Tab key when asked to select the driver disk source Press Tab to move the cursor to OK then press Enter 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk Press Enter ...

Page 144: ... Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation 5 When prompted insert the Red Hat Enterprise 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 145: ...tall the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS 1 Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD 2 Select Installation from the Boot Options menu then press Enter 3 A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk Press F6 ...

Page 146: ...rompted 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 147: ...the Intel chipset software on a Windows 2000 Server 2003 operating system To install the Intel chipset software 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 3 Click the item Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility fr...

Page 148: ...er installation 4 The Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility window appears Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process ...

Page 149: ...ASUS RS120 E5 PA2 7 15 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to activate the installation 7 After completing the installation click Finish to restart the computer ...

Page 150: ...he motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Dou...

Page 151: ...ASUS RS120 E5 PA2 7 17 4 Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue ...

Page 152: ...7 18 Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 Click Install to start the installation 7 Click Finish to exit the wizard when the installation is completed ...

Page 153: ... 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 The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 7 4 1 Windows Server You need to manually install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver on a Windows Server operating system To install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver ...

Page 154: ...n 4 The XGI VGA Package window appears preparing the setup 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 155: ... 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 7 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers ...

Page 156: ...applications Click an item to install 7 5 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 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 ...

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