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Chapter 6: RAID configuration

6.1

Setting up RAID

The motherboard comes with the Intel

3420 southbridge controller that supports

the following SATA RAID solutions:
•

LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility

(default) with RAID 0,

RAID 1, and RAID 10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS).

•

Intel Matrix Storage Manager

with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5

support (for Windows OS only).

6.1.1

RAID definitions

RAID 0

(Data striping)

optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write

data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a

single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone,

thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives

is required for this setup.

RAID 1

(Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one

drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software

directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of

the data in the other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and

increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an

existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same

size or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 10

is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy

data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 configuration you get

all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk

drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup.

RAID 5

stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk

drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD

performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration

is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications,

enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of three

identical hard disk drives for this setup.

6.1.2

Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports SATA hard disk drives for RAID set configuration. For

optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when

creating a disk array.
See section

2.4 Hard disk drives

for SATA hard disk drive installation.

Summary of Contents for RS300-E6 Series

Page 1: ...1U Rackmount Server RS300 E6 Series User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ption 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 ...

Page 3: ...assis cover 2 2 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 3 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 3 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 2 6 2 3 System memory 2 7 2 3 1 Overview 2 7 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 7 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 2 8 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM 2 8 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 9 2 5 Expansion slot 2 11 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket 2 11 2 5 2 Configuring an expans...

Page 4: ...unting the server to the rack 3 7 Chapter 4 Motherboard Info 4 1 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 2 Jumpers 4 4 4 3 Internal connectors 4 9 4 4 Internal LEDs 4 17 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 5 2 5 1 2 BUPDATER utility 5 3 5 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5 5 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 6 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 7 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 7 5 2 3 Navi...

Page 5: ...IOV Supprted 5 25 5 5 Server menu 5 26 5 6 Power menu 5 28 5 6 1 ACPI APIC Support 5 28 5 6 2 APM Configuration 5 28 5 6 3 Hardware Monitor 5 30 5 7 Boot menu 5 31 5 7 1 Boot Device Priority 5 31 5 7 2 Boot Settings Configuration 5 32 5 7 3 Security 5 33 5 8 Tools menu 5 35 5 8 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 5 35 5 9 Exit menu 5 36 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 1 Setting up RAID 6 2 6 1 1 RAID definitions 6 2...

Page 6: ...3 4 Resetting disks to Non RAID 6 29 6 3 5 Recovery Volume Options 6 30 6 3 6 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 6 31 6 3 7 Rebuilding the RAID 6 31 6 3 8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 6 33 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 1 RAID driver installation 7 2 7 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7 2 7 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7 5 7 2 Intel chipset device installatio...

Page 7: ...enna 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 Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in t...

Page 8: ... server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server ensure 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 Place...

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: ...mphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example 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 requ...

Page 11: ...1 ASUS RS300 E6 Series 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: ...ser s Guide 1 x RS300 E6 Series Support CD including ASWM 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x AC Power Cable 1 x Friction Rail Kit 1 x RS300 E6 Series User s Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM 2 0 User s Guide 1 x ASUS Auto Installation CD Guide 1 x RS300 E6 Series Support CD including ASWM 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x AC Power Cable 1 x Friction Rail Kit Optional Items CPU Heatsink ASUS ASMB4 iKVM Remote management card 5 25 Optica...

Page 13: ... 4 Lynnfield Clarkdale 2 Channels Capacity Maximum up to 32GB RDIMM Lynnfield Maximum up to 16GB UDIMM Lynnfield Clarkdale Memory Type DDR3 1333 1066 Reg DIMM Unbuffered DIMM with ECC Memory Size 1 GB 2GB 4GB 8GB RDIMM 1 GB 2GB 4GB UDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 2 Slot Type 1 x PCI E 2 0 x16 slot x8 link Full Height HL 1 x PCI E 2 0 x8 slot x8 link Low profile HL Additional Slot...

Page 14: ... Front x 2 Rear x 2 1 x VGA port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port OS Support Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 64 bit Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 0 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 64 bit Subject to change without any notice Anti virus Software Optional anti virus CD Pack Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware Optional ASMB...

Page 15: ...escriptions Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component RS300 E6 PS2 Hot swap HDD bays Slim type optical drive Rack screw Rack screw USB ports LAN2 LED HDD Access LED LAN1 LED Message LED Power button Power LED Location switch Reset button Location LED RS300 E6 PS4 Hot swap HDD bays Optical drive Rack screw Rack screw USB ports LAN2 LED H...

Page 16: ...nel connectors on the motherboard are also placed in the real panel The ports for the USB VGA and Gigabit LANs do not appear on the rear panel if the motherboards are not present This port is for ASUS ASMB4 iKVM controller card only VGA port Power supply fan Power cord connector USB ports Gigabit LAN port 1 Serial port LAN port 3 Gigabit LAN port 2 PS 2 keyboard port PS 2 mouse port ...

Page 17: ...1 port 7 HDD tray 2 Connect to SATA2 port 8 5 25 optical drive 9 Front I O boards hidden 5 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 9 6 7 8 RS300 E6 PS2 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 WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY Turn off the system power and d...

Page 18: ...Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component 1 Power supply and power fan 2 PCIe x16 and x8 slot Riser Card x8 link 3 ASUS P7F E server boards 4 System fans 5 SATA SAS backplane hidden 6 HDD tray 1 Connect to SATA1 port 7 HDD tray 2 Connect to SATA2 port 8 HDD tray 3 Connect to SATA3 port 9 HDD tray 4 Connect to SATA4 port 10 Front I O boa...

Page 19: ...tion LED OFF ON Normal status Location 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 Message LED LAN2 LED HDD Access LED LAN1 LED Power LED Location LED 1 7 2 LAN RJ 45 LEDs ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN L...

Page 20: ...r On OFF HDD Not Found Active Green Blink Data Read Write to HDD HDD Power LED HDD Active LED RS300 E6 PS2 HDD LED Status Definition HDD Power LED HDD Active LED LED Status Description Power Green Light ON Power On Red Light ON HDD Fail Green Red Light Blinking Rebuilding RAID Array OFF HDD Not Found Active Green Blinking Data Read Write to HDD ...

Page 21: ...ASUS RS300 E6 Series 2 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Page 22: ...ear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 3 Lift the cover from the chassis 4 To recover the rear cover reverse step 1 to 3 1 Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis Removing the rear cover 1 2 inch distance Thumbscrews ...

Page 23: ...amage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA1156 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorr...

Page 24: ...e CPU 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 PnP cap 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow until the load plate is completely lifted Load plate ...

Page 25: ...ion 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 even thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal 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 professiona...

Page 26: ... a diagonal sequence A B B A 3 Twist each of the four screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink 2 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 4 Secure the heat pipe and air duct to the ...

Page 27: ...d that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor DO NOT combine RDIMM and UDIMM The motherboard supports x8 DRAM Only and x4 x16 DRAM are not supported RDIMM DIMM Slot Per Channel DIMM Populated per Channel DIMM Type Speed Rank per DIMM 3 1 Registered DDR3 ECC 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank 3 1 Registered DDR3 ECC 1066 Quad Rank 3 2 Registered DDR3 ECC 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank 3 2 Registered DD...

Page 28: ...ocket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Ensure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components A 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 Unlocked ret...

Page 29: ...se 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 to secure the hard disk drive 4 Place a SATAII ...

Page 30: ...ray edge protrudes 6 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the drive tray in place The drive 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 SATAII SAS drive When installed the SATAII SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII SAS interface on the backplane ...

Page 31: ...n cards To install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card 2 Place the riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface then remove the screw from the slot bay 1 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 4 Repeat the previous steps to Install another PCI Express x8 or x16 card if needed 3 Install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card to the bracket...

Page 32: ... 1 Align the riser card bracket with the cards to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 2 Press the riser card bracket until the golden connectors completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel 3 Connect the cable s to the card if applicable ...

Page 33: ...ivers for the expansion card Standard Interrupt 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 34: ...ard 3 System fan connector from system fan to motherboard 4 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 5 SATA conectors system default from motherboard to SATA SAS backplane 6 Chassis Intrusion connector from rear chassis intrusion switch to motherboard 7 System panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 8 SAS connectors for ASUS PIKE only from motherboard to SATA SAS backplane 9 S...

Page 35: ...2 15 ASUS RS300 E6 Series 2 7 SATAII SAS backplane cabling RS300 E6 PS2 Connects a 8 pin plug from power supply Connects the data cables connected to the motherboard Connect to SATAII HDDs ...

Page 36: ...ardware setup 2 16 Connects a 8 pin plug from power supply SGPIO_SEL1 jumper pins 1 2 Onboard pins 2 3 Add on card Connects the data cables connected to the motherboard Connect to the SATAII SAS HDDs RS300 E6 PS4 ...

Page 37: ...optional 3 ASUS ASMB4 iKVM optional Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components 2 8 1 System fans To uninstall the system fans 1 Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the motherboard 2 Lift the fan then set aside 3 Repeat steps 1 to 2 to uninstall the other system fans To reinstall the system fans 1 Insert the fan to the fan cage The airflow directional ...

Page 38: ...n the motherboard 2 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot 3 Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure that it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot 4 Remove the SATA SAS cables from the onboard SATA1 4 connectors The heatsink on PIKE 1078 might interfere the components on the expansion card Ensure that the height of the components is less t...

Page 39: ... the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboard 1 Locate the I Button slot on the motherboard 2 Snap the I Button in place 5 Connect the SATA SAS cables to the onboard SAS1 4 connectors red 6 Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the SATA SAS backplane to 2 3 ...

Page 40: ...elow to install an optional ASMB4 series management board on your motherboard 3 Insert the LAN cable plug to the LAN port 3 dedicated LAN or LAN port 1 shared LAN for server management LAN port 3 LAN port 1 1 Locate the BMC_FW header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB4 management card in place ...

Page 41: ...ASUS RS300 E6 Series 2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 42: ...irs of rack rails for the rack Nut and bolt type screws and one pair of server latches Nuts and screws Front rack rails Rear rack rails 3 1 1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server Refer to the image below for the locations to attach the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server with four screws Fixing latch ...

Page 43: ...ts 7 Secure the front end of the rail with two rack screws as shown in the right figure 8 Secure the rear end of the rail with two rack screws as shown in the right figure 9 Fasten the eight screw you secure in step 2 as shown in the right figure 10 Repeat steps 6 to 9 to assemble and attach the rack rail on the other side 3 Select one unit of space 1U on the rack where you want to install the bar...

Page 44: ...rails and then push the server all the way to the depth of the rack To uninstall the server from the rack 1 Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack 2 Pull the server from the rack Remember to press the latches on both sides to release the server from the rack 2 Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server in place ...

Page 45: ... and bolt type screws 3 2 1 Attaching the rails to the server To attach the server rails 1 Attach the front end of the server rail to the side of the chassis matching each of the three hooks to the holes on the rail Then slide the rail toward the front panel until it locks in place Rack rails Front end Rear end Nuts and screws 2 Secure the front end of the server rail to the side of the chassis wi...

Page 46: ...t of space 1U on the rack where you want to install the barebone server 2 Install the nuts on the holes of the 1U space on the rack front 3 Install the nuts on the holes of the 1U space on the corresponding rack rear 4 Measure the depth of the rack to determine the length of the rack rails 5 Measure the rack rail when assembled to ensure that it fits the rack 6 Position the rack rail to the 1U spa...

Page 47: ... rails then push the server all the way to the depth of the rack 2 Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server in place To uninstall the server from the rack 1 Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack 2 Pull the server from the rack Remember to press the latches on both sides to release the server from the rack ...

Page 48: ...Chapter 3 Installation options 3 8 ...

Page 49: ...ASUS RS300 E6 Series This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 Motherboard Info ...

Page 50: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 2 4 1 Motherboard layout ...

Page 51: ...tivity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 9 3 SAS connectors 7 pin SAS1 4 Red SAS5 8 Blue 4 10 4 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB7 4 10 5 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 4 11 6 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 FRNT_FAN1 3 REAR_FAN1 4 11 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 4 12 8 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 6 1 pin SGPIO2 3 4 ...

Page 52: ...e 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 enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Remo...

Page 53: ...allow you to switch for fan pin selection The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the CPU fans 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 wi...

Page 54: ...2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature 5 Intel 3420 SATA port S W RAID setting 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the Serial ATA RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps on pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager IMSM...

Page 55: ...n IBTN_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you install a PIKE RAID card to the motherboard and want to use the LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility default ...

Page 56: ...r the BIOS settings 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 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 57: ...sfer 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 2 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This LED connector is for the storage add on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connecte...

Page 58: ... one device These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1 4 red when installing a 4 port PIKE RAID card 4 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB7 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB...

Page 59: ... fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 1 75 A 3 7 A 44 4 W 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 The...

Page 60: ...ipherals for the LSI MegaRAID and Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED 8 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin SGPIO2 3 These connector is used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data These connectors functions only when you install an ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card ...

Page 61: ... ASUS Server Management Board 4 Series ASMB4 10 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface ...

Page 62: ...and push down firmly 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 Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the...

Page 63: ...R 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 IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...n soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED 2 BMC LED BMC_LED1 The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB4 is working normally The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB4 ...

Page 66: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 18 ...

Page 67: ...ASUS RS300 E6 Series This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Page 68: ... Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 5 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS 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 2 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS...

Page 69: ...IOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility 1 Visit the ASUS website at www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherb...

Page 70: ...urns 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 ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD P7F E VER 0205 DATE 07 23 2009 BOARD P7F E VER 0206 DATE 08 10 2009 WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIO...

Page 71: ...d BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system 2 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would ca...

Page 72: ...m 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 desig...

Page 73: ...he bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to selec...

Page 74: ...op up window with the configuration options for that item 5 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 5 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item v02 61 C Copyrig...

Page 75: ...ower Boot Tools Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date System Time 13 44 30 System Date Wed 07 22 2009 SATA 1 ST3160812AS SATA 2 Not Detected SATA 3 Not Detected SATA 4 Not Detected SATA 5 Not Detected SATA 6 Not Detected Storage Configuration System Information Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC ...

Page 76: ...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 feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto Allows you to sel...

Page 77: ...chip Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI 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 Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on r...

Page 78: ...lays the status of auto detection of SATA devices 5 3 5 AHCI Configuration This menu is the section for AHCI configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AHCI Settings SATA Port1 Not Detected SATA Port2 Not Detected SATA Port3 Not Detected SATA Port4 Not Detected SATA Port5 Not Detected SATA Port6 Not Detected Some SATA CD DVD in AHCI mode need to wait ready longer BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main SATA Port1 Devi...

Page 79: ...cification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory System Memory Information Displays system memory information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main BIOS Information BIOS Version 0208 BIOS Build Date 07 21 09 Processor Type Intel R Xeon R CPU X3440 2 53GHz Speed 2533MHz System Memory Usable Size 1016MB System Memory Information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Memory Information Speed DDR3 1067 DI...

Page 80: ... this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 01 04 Manufacturer Intel Brand String Intel R Xeon R CPU X3440 Frequency 2 53GHz BCLK Speed 133MHz Cache L1 128 KB ...

Page 81: ...led Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R Virtualization Tech Enabled The Intel Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously enabling one system to virtually function as several systems Conf...

Page 82: ...ssor package Configuration options All 1 2 A20M Disabled Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled When set to Disabled the CPU runs at its default speed When set to Enabled the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R TurboMode Tech Enabled Turbo mode allows processor cor...

Page 83: ...te mode supported by your CPU Configuration options Auto C1 C3 C6 C7 C1 Auto Demotion Enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 C7 requests to C1 based on the uncore auto demote information Configuration options Disabled Enabled C3 Auto Demotion Enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 C7 requests to C3 based on the uncore auto demote i...

Page 84: ...MIO Allocation 4GB To 3072MB DRAM Frequency Auto Configure DRAM Timing vy SPD Enabled DRAM Margin Ranks Disabled MRC Serial Debug Message Level Disabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Memory ECC Function Enabled Double Rate Refresh Auto Page Policy Closed Adaptive Page Disabled Data Scramble Enabled Memory Thermal Throttling Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and E...

Page 85: ...s 3 31 DRAM tRFC 59 Configuration options 15 255 DRAM tWTR 4 Configuration options 4 31 DRAM tRRD 4 Configuration options 4 15 DRAM tRTP 4 Configuration options 4 15 DRAM tFAW 20 Configuration options 15 63 DRAM Margin Ranks Disabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled MRC Serial Debug Message Level Disabled Configuration options Disabled Minimum Maximum Test Spread Spectrum Disabled Configurat...

Page 86: ...ces Configuration menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for onboard devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Onboard Devices Configuration menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration HDA Controller Enabled OnBoard LAN1 Boot ROM PXE On...

Page 87: ...tion v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 3 13 4 USB Devices Enabled 2 Hubs USB Functions Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Options Disabled Enabled USB Functions Enabled Allows you to enabled or disable the US...

Page 88: ...ning of the option ROM will start from the lowest bus device fucntion number if you set this item to Bus 0 First the scanning starts from the highest bus device function number if you set this item to Bus N First Configuration options Bus 0 First Bus N First Onboard Option ROM Priority Normal Allows you to select the onboard option ROM priority Configuration options Normal High v02 61 C Copyright ...

Page 89: ...bled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS AML ACPI table Enabled Allows you to include the BIOS AML exchange table pointer to X RSDT pointer list Configuration o...

Page 90: ...RQ feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Performance Event Timer Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled HPET Memory Address FED00000h Configuration options FED00000h FED01000h FED02000h FED03000h BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced South Bridge ACPI Configuration Energy Lake Feature Disabled APIC ACPI SCI IRQ D...

Page 91: ...led Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 9 SR IOV Supprted Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Event Logging details View Event Log Mark all event as read Clear Event Log Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Scr...

Page 92: ...en press Enter to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Enabled Serial port number COM2 Base Address IRQ 2F8h 3 Serial Port Mode 57600 8 n 1 Flow Control Hardware Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Terminal Type VT UTF8 Select Remote Access type Remote Access Enabled Enables or disables the remote access feature Conf...

Page 93: ...ect the flow control for console redirection Configuration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled 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 VT UTF8 Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT100 VT ...

Page 94: ...ion options Disabled Enabled 5 6 2 APM Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Power On By External Modems Disabled Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Pow...

Page 95: ... powered up when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on Power On By PCI Devices Di...

Page 96: ... the motherboard component and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan1 Front Fan1 3 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A Rear Fan1 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fans in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the f...

Page 97: ...le Dev 2nd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM 3rd Boot Device Hard Drive 4th Boot Device Network IBA GE Slo 5th Boot Device Network IBA GE Slo Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS ...

Page 98: ...n Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Wait For F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled v02...

Page 99: ...e message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 4...

Page 100: ...word this item 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 se...

Page 101: ...Flash 2 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS This uitlity supports 1 FAT 12 16 32 r w 2 NTFS read only 3 CD DISC read only 5 8 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No ...

Page 102: ...a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select th...

Page 103: ...ASUS RS300 E6 Series This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 104: ...tion provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the bene...

Page 105: ...setting on page 4 6 for details 6 1 4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set s using SATA HDDs To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main menu IDE Configuration and then press Enter 3 Set the Configure SATA as item to RAID 4 Save your changes and then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 5 for details on enteri...

Page 106: ...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 107: ...n 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 crea...

Page 108: ...en creating 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 A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Cursor Keys SPACE De Se...

Page 109: ... NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 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 A 62 Apr 29 200...

Page 110: ...62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Disk Write Cache Setting Of VD Change DWC Off On Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT LS...

Page 111: ...ms And Press Enter To Select An Option Using New Configuration When a RAID set already exists using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set use the View Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option 1 From the Management Menu select C...

Page 112: ...AID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO En...

Page 113: ... the screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6 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 A 62 Apr 29...

Page 114: ...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 Virtual Drive s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Co...

Page 115: ...ripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 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 A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R 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 154494MB 4...

Page 116: ...are RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R 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 Virtua...

Page 117: ...r 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 Initilize 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 118: ...pace Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R 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 SELE...

Page 119: ...nitialize 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 A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives ...

Page 120: ...hen press 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 A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Nav...

Page 121: ...y 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 A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure Init...

Page 122: ...ects and 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 123: ...u Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R 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 Configura...

Page 124: ...onfigure 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 A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects ...

Page 125: ...r 0 Rebuild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Stop On Error No Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Me...

Page 126: ...ou 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 Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 9 0 1023 PCH D wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Recovery Volum...

Page 127: ...e marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 9 0 1023 PCH D wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 09 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 128: ...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 6 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 129: ...ey 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 and 1 ...

Page 130: ...ID 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 Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 9 0 1023 PCH D wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deletin...

Page 131: ... 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 Port Dr...

Page 132: ...pyright C 2003 09 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 Enabl...

Page 133: ... in 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 Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID Pr...

Page 134: ...torage Manager and reboot the system 5 Select Start Programs Intel Matrix Storage Intel Matrix Storage Console or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon to load the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Matrix Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status When fi...

Page 135: ... 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 option Boot Device Priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 5 7 1 Boot Device Priority for details 4 From the Exit menu select Exit Save Changes then press Enter 5 When the...

Page 136: ...6 34 Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 137: ...ASUS RS300 E6 Series This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

Page 138: ...ith the RAID driver is required when installing Windows or Red Hat Enterprise 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 Se...

Page 139: ... bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP5 32 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP6 32 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP7 32 64 bit RHEL 5 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP1 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP2 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP3 32 64 bit SLES 9 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 SP3 64 bit SLES 9 SP4 32 bit SLES 9 SP4 64 bit SLES 1...

Page 140: ... drive 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 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 suppo...

Page 141: ...third party SCSI or RAID driver Windows Setup S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s none To specify additional SCSI adapters DVD ROM drives or special d...

Page 142: ...lick Cancel 3 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop and then select Properties from the menu 4 Click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system 5 Right click the RAID controller item then select Properties 6 Click the Driver tab and then click the Update Driver button 7 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window a...

Page 143: ...ice Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers and then the Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO PCH SATA RAID Controller item should appear The screen differs based on the controller 4 Right click the RAID controller driver item and then select Properties from the menu 5 Click the Driver tab and then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers 6 ...

Page 144: ...e in graphical mode press the ENTER key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd nostorage 4 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No 5 Press Enter to continue Insert Driver Dis...

Page 145: ...anguage and press Enter to continue OK Choose a Language What language would you like to use during the installation process Catalan Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English 8 Select your keyboard type and press Enter to continue OK Keyboard Type What type of keyboard do you have trq ua ua utf ua utf ws uk unicode us Back ...

Page 146: ...contains the packages to be installed Local CDROM Hard drive NFS image FTP HTTP Back 10 Select the media and press tab to select OK Press Enter to continue Select driver No driver found Unable to find any devices of the type needed for this installation type Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver disk Back Use a driver disk ...

Page 147: ... megaraid_mbox LSI MegaRAID Controllers megaraid_sas LSI megasr Driver ver 13 10 0708 2009 megasr Marvell SATA controllers sata_mv Mylex DAC960 RAID Controller DAC960 Specify optional module arguments OK The driver version may vary with time and model Select LSI Mega Software RAID driver LSI megasr Driver all the time 12 Select Skip and press Enter to continue CD Found To begin testing the CD medi...

Page 148: ...llowing devices have been found on your system Intel Pro 1000 e1000e LSI megasr Driver ver 13 10 0708 2009 megasr USB Mass Storage driver for Linux usb storage Done 14 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing the RedHat operating system The displayed devices may vary with models and systems ...

Page 149: ...ata5 noprobe ata6 3 Press Enter To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the ENTER key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd noprobe ata n 4 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver...

Page 150: ...nsert your driver disk into dev fd0 and press OK to continue OK Back 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 9 If you install RHEL AS5 when the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 10 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver...

Page 151: ...ing commands when using a USB floppy cat proc partitions Write down the Major and Minor number before sdb for later use mknod dev sdb b major number minor number mkdir mnt driver mount dev sdb mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot ...

Page 152: ...guage F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation ACPI Disabled Installation Local APIC Disabled Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options 3 Press F5 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation ACPI Disabled Installation Local APIC Disabled Insta...

Page 153: ...C Disabled Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options 5 When below screen appears select the floppy disk drive fd0 as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back fd0 Floppy sr0 CD ROM TEAC DV 516E sda Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS sdb Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS Other device The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the...

Page 154: ... a Windows Server operating system To install the Intel chipset device software 1 Restart the computer 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 3 Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu 4 The Intel R Chipset Device Softw...

Page 155: ...ct 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 156: ... optical drive The 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 ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the ...

Page 157: ... Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 6 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 158: ...7 22 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 159: ... driver on a Windows Server operating system To install the Aspeed VGA driver 1 Restart the computer 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 The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click Next to start the installation ...

Page 160: ...7 24 Chapter 7 Driver installation 5 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 4 Click Install to update the VGA driver ...

Page 161: ... 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 DVD 7 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device dri...

Page 162: ... the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 5 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel ICH10R and LSI MegaRAID driver disks 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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