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2U Rackmount Server

RS320Q-E7/RS12

User Guide

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Page 1: ...2U Rackmount Server RS320Q E7 RS12 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...uption 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: ...s LED 1 10 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 1 Chassis cover 2 2 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 4 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink 2 8 2 3 System memory 2 9 2 3 1 Overview 2 9 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 9 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 2 10 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM 2 10 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 11 2 5 Expansion slot 2 13 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket...

Page 4: ...nternal LEDs 4 14 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5 2 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 5 3 5 1 3 BUPDATER utility 5 4 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 Menu items 5 8 5 2 4 Submenu items 5 8 5 2 5 Navigation keys 5 8 5 2 6 General help 5 8 5 2 7 Configuration fields 5 8 5 2 8 Pop up window 5 8 ...

Page 5: ...1 Setting up RAID 6 2 6 1 1 RAID definitions 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 Software RAID Configuration Utility 6 4 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set 6 5 6 2 2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 6 11 6 2 3 Initializing the virtual drives 6 12 6 2 4 Rebuilding failed drives 6 16 6 2 5 Checking the drives f...

Page 6: ...river 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 software installation 7 17 7 3 LAN driver installation 7 19 7 4 VGA driver installation 7 22 7 5 Management applications and utilities installation 7 25 7 5 1 Running the support DVD 7 25 7 5 2 Drivers menu 7 25 7 5 3 Utilities menu 7 26 7 5 4 Make disk menu 7 26 7 ...

Page 7: ...er 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 Communication...

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: ...er tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters 6 Chapter 6 RAID configuration This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided 7 Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system c...

Page 10: ...phasize 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 Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the req...

Page 11: ...1 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: ...ront I O Board FPB R21A 1 x Redundant Power Supply Distribution Board PDB R21A 1 x SAS SATA Backplane Board BP12LX R21A 1 x Midplane Board MP8LX R21A M 1 x Connection Board CB R21A 4 x CPU Heatsink 4 x System Fans 80mm x 38mm 12 x Hot swappable 3 5 HDD trays Accessories 1 x RS320Q E7 User s Guide 1 x RS320Q E7 Support CD 1 x ASUS ASWM Enterprise User s Guide 1 x ASUS Web based Management ASWM Ente...

Page 13: ...umber label For faster and quicker troubleshooting solutions from the ASUS Technical Support team provide the product s serial number containing 12 characters such as xxS2xxxxxxxx as shown in the figure below xxS0xxxxxxxxxx RS320Q E7 RS12 ...

Page 14: ...ize 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB UDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 1 per Node Slot Type and Additional Slot 1 x PCI E 3 0 x16 slot Gen3 x16 link Low profile HL per Node or 1 x PIKE Riser Card Slot for Storage Enhancement Optional Gen3 link is only supported by Intel Xeon E3 1200 v2 processor Storage SATA Controller Intel C204 2 x SATA 6Gb s ports 4 x SATA 3Gb s ports Intel Rapid Storage Technol...

Page 15: ...erprise Server 11 2 32 64 bit CentOS 5 6 32 64 bit VMWare ESX4 1 ESXi4 1 Subject to change without any notice Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware 1 x ASMB5 iKVM for KVM over IP Optional Software ASUS ASWM Enterprise Dimension HH x WW x DD 750mm x 444mm x 87mm 2U Net Weight Kg CPU DRAM HDD not included 25 Kg Power Supply 1 1 Redundant 920W 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply Power Rating 920W ...

Page 16: ...ode 1 Front panel Node 4 Node 3 HDD 1 Node 1 HDD 2 Node 1 HDD 3 Node 1 HDD 1 Node 2 HDD 1 Node 3 HDD 1 Node 4 HDD 2 Node 2 HDD 3 Node 2 HDD 2 Node 3 HDD 3 Node 3 HDD 2 Node 4 HDD 3 Node 4 1 5 Rear panel features PSU 1 Node 3 Node 1 Node 4 Node 2 PSU 2 When installing only two nodes install the nodes to node slot number 1 and 3 or number 2 and 4 ...

Page 17: ...ASUS RS320Q E7 RS12 1 7 VGA port This port is for ASUS ASMB5 iKVM controller card only USB ports Serial port LAN port 3 LAN port 1 LAN port 2 1 6 Internal features 1 6 3 5 6 2 4 ...

Page 18: ...rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 1 Power supply and power fan 2 ASUS P8BH Server Board 3 System fans 4 SATA SAS backplane hidden 5 Hot swap HDD trays SAS and SATA 6 Front LED Boards ...

Page 19: ...ed 2 With ASMB5 iKVM installed a hardware monitor event is indicated Location LED OFF Normal status ON Location button is turned on Press the location button again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF No LAN connection Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data ON LAN connection is present Message LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED Power button and LED Location button and LED Message LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED Power button...

Page 20: ...D HDD Status LED Red OFF HDD not present ON HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately Blinking 1 RAID rebuilding 2 Locating blinking with the HDD activity 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 Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection HDD Activity LED Green HDD Sta...

Page 21: ...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: ...emoving the top cover 1 Loosen the six screws on the top and the two sides of the top cover as shown in the following figures 2 Lift the rear end of the top cover A and slide the cover toward the rear panel B until it disengages from the chassis A B ...

Page 23: ...er and press the node latch 3 Firmly pull the server node out of the server chassis When installing only two nodes install the nodes to node slot number 1 and 3 or number 2 and 4 Refer to section 1 5 Rear panel features for details 1 Remove the screw located on the node latch ...

Page 24: ... 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 only if the...

Page 25: ...Load lever Retention tab 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A and then move it to the right B until it is released from the retention tab 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow until the load plate is completely lifted Load plate 4 Lift the tab only to remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket PnP cap Cap tab ...

Page 26: ... immediately and seek professional medical help 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 The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU Gold triangle mark Alignment keys CPU n...

Page 27: ...2 7 ASUS RS320Q E7 RS12 8 Insert the load lever under the retention tab ...

Page 28: ...erboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink To install the CPU heatsink 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence A B B A ...

Page 29: ...ry configurations in this section Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update Start installing the DIMMs in slots A2 and B2 orange Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimal compatibility we recommend that you install memory modules of the same version or data code D C from the same vendor Check with the retailer to get the correct memory modules UDIMM DIMM Slot Per Channel DIMM Pop...

Page 30: ...r system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components 1 Press the retaining clips outward to unlock a DIMM socket 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid da...

Page 31: ...he SATAII SAS backplane To install a hot swap SATAII SAS HDD 1 Push the spring lock to the right then pull the tray lever outward to release a drive tray The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever spring lock 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 U...

Page 32: ...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 other SATAII SAS drive s When installed the SATAII SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII SAS interface on the backplane ...

Page 33: ... expansion cards To install a PCI Express x16 card 2 Firmly hold the riser card bracket and then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 3 Place the riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface and then remove the screw from the slot bay 4 Install a PCI Express x16 card to the bracket and secure the card with a screw PCI Express x16 slot 1 Remove the three screw...

Page 34: ...r PCI devices Standard Interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 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 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Pri...

Page 35: ...r to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors P8BH Pre connected system cables 1 20 pin proprietary power connector from connection board to motherboard 2 System fan connectors FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 and FRNT_FAN4 3 Panel connector from motherboard to connection board 4 SATA connectors from motherboard to SATAII SAS connection board 5 Auxiliary panel connector from motherboard t...

Page 36: ...tem This section tells how to remove install the following components 1 System fans 2 Power supply module 3 ASUS PIKE RAID card optional 4 ASUS ASMB5 iKVM Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components 2 7 1 System fans To uninstall the system fans 1 Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the HDD backplane 2 Lift the fan and set it aside 3 Repeat steps 1 to ...

Page 37: ...tch on the dummy cover and pull out the cover from the server chassis 2 Firmly push the second power supply module into the chassis until the latch locks to the server chassis To replace a failed power supply module 1 Lift up the power supply module lever 2 Hold the power supply module lever and press the PSU latch ...

Page 38: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 18 3 Firmly pull the power supply module out of the system chassis 4 Firmly push the new power supply module into the chassis until the latch locks to the server chassis ...

Page 39: ...ling ASMB5 series management board To install the ASMB5 management board 1 Locate the ASMB5 header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB5 management card in place 3 Insert the LAN cable plug to the LAN3 port for server management ...

Page 40: ...er card bracket then remove the screws from the bracket 4 Locate the two screw holes on the PIKE riser card 2 Firmly hold the riser card bracket and pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 1 Remove the three screws on the riser card bracket 5 Secure the PIKE riser card to the riser card bracket with two screws ...

Page 41: ...into the card slot on the PIKE raiser card Ensure the card is completely seated on the slot 7 Locate the SGPIO connector on the side of the server chassis 8 Connect the SGPIO cable to the SGPIO connector on the PIKE Riser card 9 Remove the SATA SAS cables from the onboard SATA1 3 connectors ...

Page 42: ...KE riser card 13 Move the SGPIO_SEL jumper in front of the server node from pin 1 2 to pin 2 3 11 Align the riser card bracket to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 12 Press the riser card bracket until the golden fingers completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel ...

Page 43: ...2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 44: ...xing latch with the two screws you removed in step 1 3 Repeat steps 1 to 2 to secure another fixing latch to the other side of the server 2 1 3 1 Installing friction rail kit items Your friction rail kit package contains One pair of rack rails One pair of fixing latches 4 latch screws 4 rail screws and 4 rail washers Rack rails Fixing latches Front end Rear end Latch screws Rail screws Rail Washer...

Page 45: ...ottom 5 Adjust the rack rail to fit the depth of the rack 7 Secure the front and rear ends of the rail with two rack screws and washers 8 Repeat steps 4 to 7 to attach the rack rail on the other side of the rack 6 From inside the rack place the rear rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the rear mounting hole and place the front rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the front mounting hole ...

Page 46: ...ituations shown below DO NOT place the rail hook on a thick lip of the mounting hole DO NOT install the rail to the outer side of the server rack 9 When mounting the server to the rack ensure to include the side knots on the two sides of the server in the rack rail holders ...

Page 47: ...ls and 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 48: ...Chapter 3 Installation options 3 6 ...

Page 49: ...3 4 1 This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 Motherboard info ...

Page 50: ...4 2 Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 1 Motherboard layouts P8BH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 15 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 23 22 14 21 ...

Page 51: ...ATA6 Black 4 7 10 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB5 4 7 11 Thermal sensor cable connectors 3 pin TR1 TR2 4 8 12 Front fan connectors FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 4 8 13 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 4 9 14 BMC header BMC_FW1 4 9 15 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 4 10 16 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM 4 10 17 Proprietary power connector...

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: ...o enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel Intel 82574LGigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 54: ...eate disk arrays Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility default Otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RECOVERY1 This jumper allows you to quickly recover the Intel Management Engine ME firmware when it becomes corrupted ...

Page 55: ...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 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB5 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 connectors comply with USB...

Page 56: ...N4 The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 3 15 A 6 66 A 53 28 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 compon...

Page 57: ...ut connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID SATA LED and LSI MegaRAID 6 BMC header BMC_FW1 The BMC connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS Server Management Board 5 Series ASMB5 ...

Page 58: ...municate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface This connector functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB5 8 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform...

Page 59: ...isk drives power supply DO NOT connect other 4 pin power connectors of the power supply unit PSU to this connector Connect either one of the 20 pin power connectors to boot up the system 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 USE THE PROPRIETARY P...

Page 60: ...in SPEAKER 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 Power button soft off button 2 pin ...

Page 61: ...ion 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 the front...

Page 62: ...em is ON in sleep mode or in 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 2 Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_LED1 The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB5 is working normally The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB5 ...

Page 63: ...20Q E7 RS12 4 15 3 P8BH 5V Power LED 5V_LED This LED lights up when you turn on the system using the Power on button 4 Location LED LOC_LED This LED lights up for you to conveniently locate the system in error ...

Page 64: ...4 16 Chapter 4 Motherboard information ...

Page 65: ...3 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 66: ... ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a U...

Page 67: ... 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 Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash Utility and press Enter to enable it Exit Flash Info ...

Page 68: ...ER 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 motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from t...

Page 69: ...turns 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 P8BH VER 0201 DATE 03 10 2012 BOARD P8BH VER 0202 DATE 03 10 2012 WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS...

Page 70: ...un this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup pr...

Page 71: ...menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Version 2 01 1204 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Main Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 G...

Page 72: ...ngs 5 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 5 2 7 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when se...

Page 73: ...MB System Date Sat 03 10 2012 System Time 15 07 28 Access Level Administrator Security Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Main Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Set Setup Administrator Password Password Description If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s passwor...

Page 74: ...er when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the Administrator Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed User Password If you have set a user password you must enter the user password for accessing the system The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a user passw...

Page 75: ...o When Log is Full Do Nothing Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Disabled MECI 1 METW 60 Custom Options Log OEM Codes Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled NOTE All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Smbios Event Log Enabled Allows you to enable or disable all features of Smbios event logging Configuration option Disabled Enabled Erase Event Log N...

Page 76: ...ble the logging of EFI status codes as OEM codes Configuration option Disabled Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the converting of EFI status codes to standard Smbios types Configuration option Disabled Enabled View Smbios Event Log Press Enter to view the Smbios event logs View System Event Log Press Enter to view the system event logs ...

Page 77: ...ridge South Bridge SATA Configuration Intel TXT LT Configuration USB Configuration ME Subsystem Onboard Devices Configuration APM Serial Port Console Redirection 5 5 1 ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled ACPI Sleep State S3 Suspend to RAM Enable ACP...

Page 78: ...rent TPM Status Information NO TPM Hardware TPM SUPPORT Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 5 3 WHEA Support Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA Support Enabled WHEA Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture ...

Page 79: ... feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Version 2 01 1204 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Includes TM1 TM2 and EMTTM Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit CPU Configuration Intel R Xeo...

Page 80: ...d Enables the C1E support function This item should be enabled in order to enable the Enhanced Halt State Disabled Disables this function CPU C3 Report Enabled Allows you to disable or enable the CPU C3 report to OS CPU C6 Report Enabled Allows you to disable or enable the CPU C6 report to OS Package C State Limit No Limit Configuration options No Limit C0 C1 C3 C6 Intel Virtualization Tech Enable...

Page 81: ...DIMM_B2 Not Present VT d Enabled VT d Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the VT d on MCH Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 5 6 South Bridge Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enabled disabled the High Precision Event Timer SB Chipset Configuration High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer Enabled High Precision Timer Enabled Allows...

Page 82: ...e If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE Mode If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI Mode The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing t...

Page 83: ...American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enables or Disables Intel R TXT LT support Intel Trusted Execution Technology Configuration Intel TXT support only can be enabled disabled if SMX is enabled VT and VT d support must also be enabled prior to TXT Secure Mode Extensions SMX Enabled Intel TXT LT Support Disabled Intel TXT LT Support Disabled Allows you to enable or disable support for Intel Trusted Exe...

Page 84: ...merican Megatrends Inc Advanced ME Subsystem Help Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Subsystem Enabled ME BIOS Interface Version 2 0 ME Version 2 2 0 42 ME FW Status Value 0xf0345 ME FW State SPS ME FW Active ME FW Operation State MO without UMA ME FW Error Code No Error ME Ext FW Status Value Performance Optimized Cores Disabled 0 ME FW SKU Information SiEn ME Subsystem Enabled Allows you to ena...

Page 85: ...ROM2 PXE Allows you to select the options for the OptionRom of the Intel LAN controllers Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI Serial Port 1 2 Configuration The sub items in this menu allow you to set the serial port 1 2 configuration Serial Port Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the serial port COM Configuration options Enabled Disabled Change Settings Auto Allows you to select the seria...

Page 86: ... after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system will reboot 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 Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wa...

Page 87: ...Both computers should have the same or compatible settings Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you to set the terminal type VT100 ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys etc VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set 5 5 13 Serial Port Console Redirection Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Advanced ...

Page 88: ...th slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit Configuration options 1 2 Flow Control None Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuratio...

Page 89: ...nd motherboard component temperatures Select Ignore if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures FRNT FAN1 4 Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fan in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Fan Speed Control Generic Mode Allows you to c...

Page 90: ...iguration options Immediate Postponed Boot Device Seeking Endless PXE Endless PXE Continuous seek remote boot image until boot image found or user abort press Ctrl Alt Del Normal Seek remote boot image 5 7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Main Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Number of s...

Page 91: ...he number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To select the boot device during system startup press F8 when ASUS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode do any of the following Press F5 when ASUS Logo appears Press F8 after POST Boot Override These items displays the available devices The number of device items that appears on ...

Page 92: ...m then press Enter to display the submenu Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Main Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Be used to update BIOS ASUS EZ Flash Utility ASUS EZ Flash Utility Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter Check section 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility for details ...

Page 93: ...w appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Discard Changes Exit This option allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your changes When you select this option or if you press Esc a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and exit Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This option allows you to attempt to launch the EFI Shell application shellx64 efi from one of the ...

Page 94: ...5 30 Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Page 95: ...3 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 96: ...or this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 1E Enhanced RAID 1 has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary or alternate copy stored on a different disk You can use three or more hard disk drives for this configuration RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and writ...

Page 97: ...ontroller For example use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility or the Intel Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel C602 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configu...

Page 98: ...ng 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 conf...

Page 99: ... 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 creat...

Page 100: ...rives when 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 2 DISK 74 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 0923152...

Page 101: ...Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency D N L I N D N L I N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version ...

Page 102: ...y C o n f i g u r a t i o n A R R A Y Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Select Units For VD Size Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Select Units For VD Size MB GB TB Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check...

Page 103: ...ve s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit Management Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select Yes Or No Configuration Menu Easy Configuration N...

Page 104: ...e RAID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press E...

Page 105: ...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 C 05 Feb 17 ...

Page 106: ... drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configur...

Page 107: ... StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494M...

Page 108: ...ild Check Consistency Change VD Parameters Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Virtual Drive 1 Virtual ...

Page 109: ...l Drive 0 Initialize Check Consistency View Update Parameters Virtual Drive 0 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Virt...

Page 110: ... press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION ME...

Page 111: ...e Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 R B L D 0 Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives ...

Page 112: ...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 C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Nav...

Page 113: ... key to continue Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure I...

Page 114: ...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 115: ...u Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration ...

Page 116: ...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 C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects ...

Page 117: ...then press Enter to turn on the option 3 From the Management Menu select Objects Virtual Drive select an existing adapter and press Enter Select View Update Parameters and press Enter to display the adapter properties Management Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Adapter 0 Rebuild R...

Page 118: ...Rebuild Check Consistency Disk Write Cache Setting of VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Virtual Drive RAID 0 Size 148 580GB Stripe Size 64KB Stripes 2 State OPTIMAL Spans 1 Disk WC On Read Ahead On LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Feb 17 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option ...

Page 119: ...ow you to move through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 1 0 1008 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Recovery Volume Optio...

Page 120: ...ll triangle marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 1 0 1008 Copyright C 2003 12 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 Sele...

Page 121: ...em is selected press Enter The following warning message appears 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 following screen appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to...

Page 122: ... RAID sets even when you have more non RAID disks installed in your system 2 Enter a name for the recovery set and press Enter 3 When the RAID Level item is selected press the up down arrow keys to select Recovery and then press Enter 4 When the Disks item is selected press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the recovery set The SELECT DISKS screen appears SELECT DISKS Por...

Page 123: ...RAID set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 1 0 1008 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volum...

Page 124: ...drive s you want to reset and then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive s A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Po...

Page 125: ...2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS HELP Enable Only Recovery Disk enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On Request Select ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Enable Only Mas...

Page 126: ...on RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID Press Enter and then use up down arrow keys to select the destination disk or press ESC to exit 6 3 6 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit and then press Enter The following warning message appears 2 Press Y to exit or press N to return to the ut...

Page 127: ...graded during POST You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk 1 Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 2 Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non R...

Page 128: ...in the BIOS Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 5 7 Boot menu for details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press Enter 5 When the conf...

Page 129: ...Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 130: ...ver 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 Select the optical...

Page 131: ... bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP7 32 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP8 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP4 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP5 32 64 bit RHEL 6 32 bit RHEL 6 64 bit SLES 10 SP2 32 bit SLES 10 SP2 64 bit SLES 10 S...

Page 132: ...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 USB floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of dev fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the su...

Page 133: ...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 device s none To specify additional SCSI adapters DVD ROM drives or special di...

Page 134: ...ick 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 ap...

Page 135: ...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 136: ...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 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 Disk Insert y...

Page 137: ... load any more driver disks Yes No 7 Select Skip and press Enter to continue CD Found To begin testing the CD media before installation press OK Choose Skip to skip the media test and start the installation OK Skip 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing the RedHat operating system ...

Page 138: ...the boot type linux dd 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 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...

Page 139: ... RAID card are installed to the system Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev fd0 and press OK to continue OK Back 6 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No ...

Page 140: ...ource F5 Kernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default No Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options 3 Press F6 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default No Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed ...

Page 141: ...Kernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default Yes Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options acpi off apic bigsmp brokenmodules ahci 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back sda ...

Page 142: ...m the menu Press Enter Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu ...

Page 143: ...okenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press Enter 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium sda USB Floppy other device OK Back 6 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation ...

Page 144: ...ctions to finish the installation 6 The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown below Please choose the Driver Update medium OK sda USB Floppy sr0 CD ROM ASUS DRW 1612BLT sdb Disk Promise 1X2 Morror RAID1 sd3 Disk Promise RAID Console other device Back ...

Page 145: ... and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click ...

Page 146: ...Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 147: ... support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click ...

Page 148: ...apter 7 Driver installation 5 Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 149: ...7 21 ASUS RS320Q E7 RS12 7 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 8 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 150: ...uter and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Cl...

Page 151: ...3 ASUS RS320Q E7 RS12 5 Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue ...

Page 152: ...7 24 Chapter 7 Driver installation 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 Click Install to start driver installation ...

Page 153: ...unning the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 7 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device...

Page 154: ...t the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 5 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID 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 ...

Page 155: ...Appendix Reference info This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 156: ...A 2 Appendix A Reference information A 1 P8BH block diagram ...

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