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Chapter 7: Driver installation

7.9.3

Utilities menu

The Utilities menu displays the

software applications and utilities

that the motherboard supports.

Click an item to install.

7.9.4

Make disk menu

The Make disk menu contains

items to create the Intel RAID

driver disks.

7.9.5

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.

Summary of Contents for RS700-E7/RS8

Page 1: ...1U Rackmount Server RS700 E7 RS8 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...n 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 for ...

Page 3: ...2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 3 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 Support List 2 9 2 3 3 Memory Configurations 2 11 2 3 4 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 2 13 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 14 2 5 Expansion slot 2 16 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket 2 16 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 19 2 6 Cable conn...

Page 4: ...ity 5 2 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 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 5 2 9 Scroll bar 5 8 5 3 Main menu 5 9 5 3 1 System Date 5 9 5 3 2 System Time 5 9 5 4 Advanced menu 5 10 5 4...

Page 5: ...3 5 7 Boot menu 5 45 5 8 Monitor menu 5 47 5 9 Security menu 5 48 5 10 Tool menu 5 49 5 11 Exit menu 5 50 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 1 Setting up RAID 6 2 6 1 1 RAID definitions 6 2 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 6 2 6 1 3 RAID controller selection 6 3 6 1 4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 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 viewin...

Page 6: ... 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 Software installation 7 14 7 3 Intel Network Connections Software installation 7 16 7 4 VGA driver installation 7 19 7 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID SATA mode Drivers 7 22 7 6 Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 7 23 7 7 Intel Rapid Storage Technology en...

Page 7: ...e 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 the server on a stable surface If you encounter techni...

Page 8: ...tions 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 9: ...emphasize 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 req...

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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: ...16R R12D 8 x System Fans 40 x 40 x 56mm Accessories 1 x RS700 E7 RS8 User s Guide 1 x ASWM Enterprise User s Guide 1 x RS700 E7 RS8 Support CD 1 x ASWM Enterprise Support CD 1 x Bag of Screws 2 x CPU Heatsink varies by territories 2 x AC Power Cable 1 x Friction Rail Kit Optional Items Second 800W Redundant Power Supply Module CPU Heatsink Slim type DVD RW 1 2 Serial number label Before requesting...

Page 13: ...8GB UDIMM Maximum up to 768GB LRDIMM Memory Type DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 RDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 LRDIMM Memory Size 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB RDIMM 2GB 4GB and 8GB UDIMM 8GB 16GB 32GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 2 1 Slot Type 2 x PCI E G3 x16 x16 Link Full height Half lengh Additional Slot 1 x PIKE slot for storage enhancement Storage SATA Controller In...

Page 14: ...indows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 64 bit Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 7 6 1 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 1 32 64 bit Subject to change without any notice Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware On Board ASMB6 iKVM for KVM over IP support Software ASUS ASWM Enterprise Dimension HH x WW x DD 689 5mm x 444mm x 43 4mm 1U Net Weight Kg CPU ...

Page 15: ...or the PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse serial port USB VGA and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present The port is for ASUS ASMB6 iKVM controller card only 1 5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes the expansion slots system power socket and rear fans The middle part includes the I O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard PS 2 keyboar...

Page 16: ...upply and power fan 2 PCI E G3 x16 slot x16 link FH HL 3 PIKE Slot 4 ASUS Z9PP D24 Server Board 5 System fans 6 SATA SAS backplane hidden 7 Hot swap HDD tray 1 8 SAS and SATA 8 Front LED Board FPB R12A 9 Slim type optical drive 1 4 5 6 7 A protection film is pre attached to the front cover before shipping Please remove the protection film before turning on the system for proper heat dissipation 2 ...

Page 17: ...m is normal no incoming event ASWM indicates a HW monitor event Location 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 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 18: ...ower ON Detection HDD Present RED Light ON HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately GREEN RED Blinking RAID rebuilding OFF HDD Not Found HDD Activity LED Green Blinking Read write data from into the SATAII SAS HDD HDD status LED HDD Activity LED The LED status functions only when you install the PIKE RAID card ...

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

Page 20: ...nd slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 3 Lift the cover from the chassis 1 Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis Removing the rear cover Thumbscrews 1 2 inch distance ...

Page 21: ...sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA...

Page 22: ...To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU B A E D C 4 Press the right load lever with your thumb C then move it to the right D until it is released from the retention tab Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow E 3 Slightly lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow Load lever ...

Page 23: ...eft load lever F to lift the load plate G 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 Triangle mark 6 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the triangle mark is on the top right corner of the socket ...

Page 24: ...h down the right load lever J ensuring that the edge of the load plate is fixed by the lever K 9 Insert the right load lever under the retention tab M L 10 Push down the left load lever L and then insert the lever under the retention tab M ...

Page 25: ... or touches your skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step 11 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 ...

Page 26: ...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 27: ..._D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E1 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E3 DIMM_F1 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F3 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H3 DIMM_H1 DIMM_G3 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A3 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B3 2 3 2 Memory Support List Intel Xeon E5 2600 Series Processor UDIMM Memory Support List Ranks Per DIMM and Data Width Memory Capacity Per DIMM Speed MT s and Voltage Validated by Slot Per Channel SPC and DIMM Per Channel DPC 3 Slots Per...

Page 28: ... 1600 N A 800 1066 DRx4 4GB 8GB 16GB 1066 1333 1066 1333 1600 1066 1333 1066 1333 1600 N A 800 1066 QRx4 8GB 16GB 32GB 800 1066 800 800 N A N A QRx8 4GB 8GB 16GB 800 1066 800 800 N A N A Intel Xeon E5 2600 Series Processor RDIMM Memory Support List Ranks Per DIMM and Data Width Memory Capacity Per DIMM Speed MT s and Voltage Validated by Slot Per Channel SPC and DIMM Per Channel DPC 3 Slots Per Ch...

Page 29: ...IMMs V V V V 24 DIMMs V V V V V V 2 3 3 Memory Configurations You may install 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB RDIMMs or 2GB 4GB and 8GB with ECC Non ECC UDIMMs or 8GB 16GB and 32GB LR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section 1 CPU Configuration must on CPU1 DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 1 DIMMs V 2 DIMMs V V 4 DIMMs V V 8 DIMMs V V V V 12 DIMMs V V V ...

Page 30: ...t is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs V 4 DIMMs V V 8 DIMMs V V 12 DIMMs V V V V 16 DIMMs V V V V 20 DIMMs V V V V V V 24 DIMMs V V V V V V 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_G3 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H3 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs V V 12 DIMMs V V 16 DIMMs V V V V 20 DIMMs V ...

Page 31: ...ket Unlocked retaining clip DIMM notch 2 1 DIMM slot key 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket 1 2 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket To install two or more DIMMs refer to the user guide bundled in the motherboard package Refer to the user guide for qualified vendor lists of the memory modules Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers ...

Page 32: ... SAS ports via the SATAII SAS backplane To install a hot swap SATAII SAS HDD 1 Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right then pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay spring lock 3 Remove the drive tray supporting pillar shown in the right figure Supporting pilla...

Page 33: ...y insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes When installed the SATAII SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII SAS interface on the backplane 4 Place a SATAII SAS hard disk drive on the tray and then secure it with four screws 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second SATAII SAS drive ...

Page 34: ...I Express x8 or x16 expansion cards To install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card in PCIE1 slot 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 3 Install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card to the bracket as shown then secure the card with a scre...

Page 35: ...connectors completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel 3 Connect the cable s to the card if applicable To install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card in PCIE2 slot 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 PCI E...

Page 36: ...screw To reinstall the riser card bracket in PCIE2 slot 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 37: ...vers 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 1...

Page 38: ...ont I O board 5 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 6 SATA5 connector from motherboard to SATAII SAS backplane board to connect ODD 7 PSAS1 2 connectors from motherboard to SATAII SAS backplane board when using PIKE RAID card The bundled system cables are pre connected before shipment You do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre installed components to instal...

Page 39: ... swap drive trays Connect the SATAII SAS HDDs Connects the data cables connected to the motherboard Back side The back side of the SATAII SAS backplane faces the rear panel when installed This side includes the power connectors and SATAII SAS interfaces for the motherboard Serial ATA connectors or the SAS card Connects a 8 pin plug from power supply SGPIO_SEL jumper pins 1 2 Onboard pins 2 3 Add o...

Page 40: ...d REQUIRED 1 Ensure to install the ASUS PIKE RAID card for the HDDs to be recognized for system bootup 2 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 ...

Page 41: ...t power supply module 1 Lift up the power supply module lever 2 Hold the power supply module lever and press the PSU latch 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 42: ... latch leftward and push the slim optical drive toward the front panel 2 8 3 Slim type optical drive optional To uninstall the slim optical drive 1 Disconnect the SATA power and cable then locate the optical drive eject latch at the rear side ...

Page 43: ...PIKE1 PIKE2 on the motherboard 3 Remove the screw beside the PIKE1 slot on the motherboard Keep it for reassembly 1 Remove the four screws that secure the outer heatsink on the front of the PIKE RAID card and detach the heatsink DO NOT remove the inner heatsink from the PIKE RAID card 4 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE1 PIKE2 RAID card slots then carefully insert the RAID ca...

Page 44: ...nected to the PSAS1 and PSAS2 connectors 7 Ensure that the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper is set to pins 2 3 Refer to 2 7 SATAII SAS backplane cabling on page 2 19 for the jumper setting details The heatsink on PIKE 2108 Series might interfere with the components on the expansion card Ensure that the height of the component is less than 5 8mm ...

Page 45: ...2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 46: ...ar end Latch screws Rail screws Rail Washers 1 Select a 1U space on the rack where you want to install the rack rail A 1U space consists of three square mounting holes with two thin lips on the top and the bottom as shown in the right figure 2 Adjust the rack rail to fit the depth of the rack 3 From inside the rack place the rear rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the rear mounting hole and then ...

Page 47: ...her side of the rack Do not install the rail kit in the following situation 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 6 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 as shown in the right figure ...

Page 48: ...the rack 1 Place the server on the rack 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 2 Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server in place ...

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 ...

Page 51: ...CPU2 4 14 3 DIMM warning LED ERR_DIMMA1 3 ERR_DIMMB1 3 ERR_DIMMC1 3 ERR_DIMMD1 4 ERR_DIMME1 3 ERR_DIMMF1 3 ERR_DIMMG1 3 ERR_DIMMH1 3 4 15 4 BMC LED BMC_LED 4 15 Internal connectors Page 1 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 2 blue 4 8 2 ISAS1 and ISATA1 connectors 4 8 3 PSAS 1 and 2 connectors 4 9 4 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 9 5 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 4 10 6 Serial...

Page 52: ...swords To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the ...

Page 53: ...e VGA feature Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 VGA setting 2 1 PIN1 PIN1 2 3 Enable Default Disable VGA_SW1 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel I350 AM4 Gigabit LAN1 2 3 4 controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 LAN setting 2 1 Enable Default 2 3 Disable LAN_SW1 PIN1 PIN1 ...

Page 54: ...ant to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Setup Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 RAID setting 2 1 2 3 LSI RAID Default INTEL RAID_SEL1 PIN1 PIN1 Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 ME_RCVR ME_RCVR1 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to quickly recover the Intel Management Engine ...

Page 55: ...0 E7 RS8 4 7 6 Baseboard Management Controller BMC Setting 3 pin BMC_EN1 This jumper allows you to enable default or disable on board BMC Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 BMC_EN 2 1 2 3 Enable Default Disable BMC_EN1 PIN1 PIN1 ...

Page 56: ...for the SAS signal cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb s of data transfer rate After installing the PIKE RAID card and SAS hard disk drives ensure that the SAS signal cables are connected to the PASA ports to create a RAID configuration The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS SATA hard disks installed Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 PSAS connectors PSAS1 PSAS2 1 Ensure to ins...

Page 57: ...HDD4 3Gb s Ensure that the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the backplane is set to pins 2 3 Refer to 2 7 SATAII SAS backplane cabling on page 2 19 for the jumper setting details The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS SATA hard disks installed Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 ISAS connectors PSAS1 ISAS1 ISATA1 PSAS2 4 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This connector is used to connect to a har...

Page 58: ...34 USB56 Type A USB10 The USB34 and USB56 connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to the connectors and then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The USB10 connector is for a A type internal USB 2 0 device The USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed The USB port module is purchased separa...

Page 59: ... H G F A FAN4 D B C FAN2 FAN3 PWM Control FAN Speed FAN Power GND PWM Control FAN Speed FAN Power GND PWM Control FAN Speed FAN Power GND FAN5 E PWM Control FAN Speed FAN Power GND FAN6 F PWM Control FAN Speed FAN Power GND FAN7 G PWM Control FAN Speed FAN Power GND PWM Control FAN Speed FAN Power GND FAN8 H GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control B C D E 8 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM This connector su...

Page 60: ...ws you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin IDE_LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the syste...

Page 61: ...tion 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 fron...

Page 62: ...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 Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standy Power Powered Off OFF 2 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 ERR_CPU2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding CPU Z9PP D...

Page 63: ...MD1 4 ERR_DIMME1 3 ERR_DIMMF1 3 ERR_DIMMG1 3 ERR_DIMMH1 3 The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding DIMM Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 ERR DIMM LED Z9PP D24 Z9PP D24 BMC LED 4 BMC LED BMC_LED The BMC LED light up to indicate that enabled the on board BMC ...

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: ...he 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 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 2 Utility and press Enter to enable it Flash Info MOD...

Page 68: ...isk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at support asus com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i filename ROM where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive then press Enter A BUPDATER i file name ROM This function can support de...

Page 69: ...or DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PP D24 VER 0203 DATE 08 24 2011 BOARD Z9PP D24 VER 0206 DATE 09 30 2011 5 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C WARNING Do not turn off power during flash B...

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: ...S menu screen Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit BIOS Info...

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: ...c Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit BIOS Information BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 4 6 4 1 Compliancy UEFI 2 1 PI 0 9 BIOS Version 0208 x64 Build Date 10 19 2011 ...

Page 74: ...s Configuration Runtime Error Logging 5 4 1 CPU Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enter to view socket soecific CPU Information CPU Confguration Socket 1 CPU Information Socket 2 Not Present CPU Speed 2600 MHz 64 bit Supported Hyper Threading Enabled Active Processor Core All Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Execute Diable Bit Enabled Server Class Cust...

Page 75: ... Threading Technology function When disabled only one thread per activated core is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Active Processor Cores All Configuration options All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Number of cores to enable in each processor package Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled XP can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer over...

Page 76: ...ce Balanced Performance Factory long duratiion power limit 115 Watts Long duation power limit 0 Factory long duratiion maintained 1000 ms Long duation power limit 0 Recommended short duration power1 1 25 Long Duration Short duation power limit 0 5 4 2 CPU Power Management Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F...

Page 77: ...ce Balanced Performance Optimize between performance and power savings Windows 2008 and later OSes overrides this value according to this power plan Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Energy Efficient Factory long duratiion power limit 115 Watts Long duation power limit 0 Allows you to set long duration power limit in watts Use the and keys to adjust the value Factory long dura...

Page 78: ...ode Fast This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode Configuration options Slow Fast QPI Link Frequency Select Auto This item allows for selecting the QPI link frequency Configuration options Auto 6 4 GT s 7 2 GT s Fast Mode Only 8 0 GT s Fast Mode Only QPI Link0s Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link0p Disabled Configuration options Di...

Page 79: ...o Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Scroll down to display the following items Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Memory HOT sensor support Enabled DIMM Information Compatibility RID Enabled Support for compatibility revision ID CRID functionality mentioned in Sandybridge BIOS spec Conf...

Page 80: ...Disabled Allows to Enabled Disabled device tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throtting CLTT Configuration options Disabled OLTT CLTT OLTT Peak BW 50 Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 25 to 100 Enable High Temp Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Altitude 300 M The system altitu...

Page 81: ... Support Enabled Allows to Enabled Disabled direct cache access support Configuration options Disabled Enabled TargetVGA VGA Priority offboard Allows to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatr...

Page 82: ...s x4x4x4x4 x4x4x8 x8x4x4 x8x8 x16 PORT 2A Link Speed Gen2 Select target link speed Gen1 Gen2 or Gen3 Configuration options Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 IOU3 PCIe Port x8x8 Configuration options x4x4x4x4 x4x4x8 x8x4x4 x8x8 x16 Gen3 Equalization WA s Disabled Support for Gen3 equalization workarounds mentioned in SMB_BSU Version 0 83 Configuration options Enabled Disabled IOH Resource Selection Type Auto Allows t...

Page 83: ...ility Configuration options Disabled Enabled SMBus Controller Enabled Allows to enabled disabled SMBus controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled SLP_S4 Assertion Stretch Enable Enabled Allows to enabled disabled SLP_S4 assertion stretch Configuration options Disabled Enabled SLP_S4 Assertion Stretch Enable 4 5 Seconds Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4 signal Configuration opti...

Page 84: ...ermal Management Disabled Allows to enable disable thermal management If enabled will initilaize the PCH Thermal susbsystem davice D31 F6 Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Thermal Management to Enabled ME SMBus Thermal Peporting Disabled Allows to enable disable thermal ME SMBus thermal reporting Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following...

Page 85: ...T d Engine Interrupt Remapping support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Coherency Support Disabled Allows to enable disable VT d Engine Coherency support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ATS Support Disabled Allows to enable disable VT d Engine address translation services ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Pass through DMA Enabled Allows to enable disable VT d Engine p...

Page 86: ...HCI Mode The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility or Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Mode Aptio Setup Utility ...

Page 87: ...ck Enabled S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitor system When read write of your hard disk errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options Enabled Disabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI ROM Priority ...

Page 88: ...ter Settings ASPM Support Disabled WARNING Enabling ASPM may cause some PCI E device to fail Extended Synch Disabled Link Training Retry 8 Link Training Timeout US 250 Unpopulated Links Keep Link ON Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advan...

Page 89: ...ions Disabled Auot Force L0s Force L0s Force all links to L0s state Auto BIOS auto configure Disabled Disabled ASPM Extended Synch Disabled If Enabled allows generation of Extended synchronization patterns Configuration options Disabled Enabled Link Training Retry 8 Defines number od retry attempts software will take to ratrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful Configuration o...

Page 90: ...value Default 50us to 50ms If Shorter is selected software will use shorter timeout ranges supported by hardware If Longer is selected software will use Configuration options Default Shorter Longer Disabled ARI Forwarding Disabled If supported by hardware and set to Enabled the Downstream Port disables its traditional Device Number field being 0 enforcement when turning a Type 1 Configuration Requ...

Page 91: ...Enabled End End TLP Prefix Blocking Disabled If supported by hardware and set to Enabled this function will bolck forwarding of TLPs containing End End TLP Prefixes Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Express GEN2 Link Register Target Link Speed Auto Configuration options Auto Force to 2 5 GT s Force to 5 0 GT s Clock Power Management Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Complian...

Page 92: ...ed Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Launch Storage 0pROM Enabled Enables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE1 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE2 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE3 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE4 Option Rom Enabled C...

Page 93: ...Exit Intel LAN1 Enable Enabled Enables or disables Intel LAN1 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled LAN1 Option ROM Support Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel LAN2 Enable Enabled Enables or disables Intel LAN2 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled LAN2 Option ROM Support Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you se...

Page 94: ... transfer time out 20 sec Device reset time out 20 sec Device power up delay Auto Mass Storage Devices AMI Virtual CDROM0 1 00 Auto AMI Virtual Floppy0 1 00 Auto AMI Virtual HDISK0 1 00 Auto USB Ports Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Legacy USB Support Enabled Enables or disables Leg...

Page 95: ... item appears only when you set Device power up delay to Manual Mass Storage Devices AMI Virtual CDROM0 1 00 Auto Mass storage device emulation type Auto enumerates devices are emilated as CDROM drivers with no media will be emulated according to a drive type Configuration options Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CD ROM AMI Virtual Floppy0 1 00 Auto Mass storage device emulation type Auto enumerat...

Page 96: ...4 Enabled Onboard USB 5 Enabled Onboard USB 6 Enabled Onboard USB 10 Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit USB Ports Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc EHCI Controller 1 2 Enabled Allows ...

Page 97: ... Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Hibernation Enabled Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate 0S S4 sleep state This option may be not effective with some OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI Sleep State S1 CPU Stop Clock Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State Configuration options Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock S3 Suspend to RAM Lock Legacy Re...

Page 98: ...m 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 wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disabled Disables RTC to generate a wake event Enabled When set to Eanbled the items RTC Alarm Date Days and Hour Minute Second will become us...

Page 99: ...ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys et VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 57600 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Select Screen Select Item Enter...

Page 100: ... 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 Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration options Disabled Enab...

Page 101: ...T UTF8 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control None Microsoft...

Page 102: ... Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 1 2 Configuration Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Enabled Device Settings I0 3F8h IRQ 4 Device Mode Standard Serial Po Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced A...

Page 103: ...ndard Serial Port Mode Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support to Enabled Memory Corr Error Threshold 10 Allows you to set the memory correctable error threshould value Use the and keys to adjust the value PCI Error Logging Support Disabled Allows to enables or disables PCI Error Logging Config...

Page 104: ... BMC Use the and keys to adjust the value FRB 2 Timer timeout 6 minutes Enter value between 3 to 6 minutes for FRB Timer Expiratin value Configuration options 3 minutes 4 minutes 5 minutes 6 minutes FRB 2 Timer Policy Reset Allows to configure how the system should respond if the FRB2 Timer exprise Not available if FRB2 Timer is disabled Configuration options Do Nothing Reset Power Down O S Watchd...

Page 105: ... Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SEL Components Disabled Change this to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erase SEL No Allows to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Ye...

Page 106: ...teway Address in BMC 000 000 000 000 Lan1 MAC Address in BMC 00 CE 01 87 72 A0 Lan1 Address Source in BMC Static Mode Configuration Address source Previous State Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Configuration Address source Previous State ...

Page 107: ...vent Logging during boot Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No When Log is Full Do Nothing Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Disabled MECI 1 METW 60 Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled Note All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Select Screen Select Item Enter Select ...

Page 108: ...is updated specified as a numeric value in the range 1 to 255 METW 60 Mutiple Event Time Windows METW The number of minutes which must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration optio...

Page 109: ...rrupt 19 Capture Enabled Allows Option ROMs to trap interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout 1 Bootup NumLock State On Full Screen Logo Enabled CSM16 Module Version 07 67 GateA20 Active Upon Request Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled B...

Page 110: ...rs 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 please press F8 after POST Set the booting order of network devices Boot Option 1 2 3 4 SATA P2 ASUS Configuration options SATA P2 ASUS SATA P3 WDC WD80 AMI Virtual Floppy IBA GE Slot 0700 v CD DVD ROM Drive BBS ...

Page 111: ...ed REAR FAN1 2 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 VTT_CPU Voltage VCORE1 2 Voltage VDDQ_AB_CPU1 Voltage VDDQ_CD_CPU1 Voltage VDDQ_EF_CPU2 Voltage VDDQ_GH_CPU2 Voltage 5VSB Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltag...

Page 112: ...ear the BIOS password See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default Not Installed After you set a password these items show Installed Administrator Password If you have set an administrator password we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system Otherwise you might ...

Page 113: ...w the same steps as in changing a user password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed To clear the administrator password follow the same steps as in changing an administrator password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the Admin...

Page 114: ... to discard changes and reset Restore Defaults This option allows you to restore load defaults values for all the setup options When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load optimized defaults Boot Override These items displays the available devices The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to s...

Page 115: ...3 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 116: ...f 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 Wi...

Page 117: ...lection 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 Advanced Menu SATA Configuration then press Enter 3 Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode 4 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering ...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...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 create...

Page 120: ...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 C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Cursor Keys SPACE De Se...

Page 121: ...ipes 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 PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 B...

Page 122: ...ect An Option Select Units For VD Size MB GB TB 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 11 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting and then press Enter Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check...

Page 123: ... And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 13 Follow step 2 to 12 to configure additional virtual drives 14 Press Esc to finish RAID configuration When prompted to save configuration select Yes from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select Yes Or No Configuration Menu Easy Configur...

Page 124: ...Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Follow step 2 to 9 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration 3 Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter 4 Key in the desired virtual drive size and then press Enter 5 Follow step 10 to 14 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration to crea...

Page 125: ...he screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2...

Page 126: ... 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 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configur...

Page 127: ...ipSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 ...

Page 128: ...are RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 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 129: ...er To Select An Option 4 When prompted press the Space to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No LSI Soft...

Page 130: ...pace Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELE...

Page 131: ...itialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 RBLD A00 01 0 1 Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives ...

Page 132: ...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 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Nav...

Page 133: ...to continue Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure Initia...

Page 134: ...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 135: ... Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configurat...

Page 136: ...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 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects ...

Page 137: ...Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Cont On Error Yes Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Menu select O...

Page 138: ...sk drives 2 Turning on the system During POST press Del to enter BIOS Go to Advanced Menu PCH SATA Configuration SATA Mode then press Enter 3 Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode and save then reboot system 4 During POST press Ctrl I to display the utility main menu To use SCU SAS SATA ports 1 Install all the SAS hard disk drives 2 Turning on the system During POST press Del to enter BIOS Go to Advanced Men...

Page 139: ...ise SATA Option ROM 3 0 0 1104 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks ID Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST33006...

Page 140: ...en press Enter 4 When the Disks item is selected press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set The SELECT DISKS screen appears 5 Use the up down arrow key to select a drive and then press Space to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753...

Page 141: ...ected 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 following ...

Page 142: ... back to the CREATE VOLUME menu If a recovery set is created you cannot add more 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...

Page 143: ...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 DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes Select ESC...

Page 144: ...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 Drive...

Page 145: ... RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID Press E...

Page 146: ...ge Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status When finished the status is changed to Normal Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed the system displays the status of the RAID v...

Page 147: ... 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 confirmati...

Page 148: ...Menu Chipset Configuration PCH Configuration Onboard SAS Oprom then press Enter 3 Set Onboard SAS Oprom to Enabled 4 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup 1 Turn on the system to windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage cap...

Page 149: ... for the RAID set then select the array disks 4 Select Volume Size tab you can drag the bar to decide the volume size 5 Then click Next If you hard disk with existing data and you don t want to keep data from one of the selected disks choose NO in next column If displayed If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume you can click Advanced tab to slelect ...

Page 150: ...disks You can continue using other applications during this time 7 When the Volume Creation Complete dialog box appears click OK You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data 8 In the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise select a volume in the Volumes column and modify the items in Volume Properties when necessary ...

Page 151: ...ld select Type RAID 1 Change type We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 3 You can change the Name Select the new volume type and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed 4 Then select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and then click OK ...

Page 152: ...ack up data before continuing To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete 3 Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu or click No to return to the main menu 2 Then select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 153: ...ferences Allow you set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors here E Mail Preferences Allow you set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Page 154: ...6 40 Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 155: ...Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 156: ...er is required when installing Windows XP Server 2003 or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optica...

Page 157: ... disk LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 158: ...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 159: ... To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Page 160: ...rt DVD into the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Windows and click...

Page 161: ...stalling Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 then press Enter The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set For example if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe ata4 noprob...

Page 162: ...ore driver disks Yes No 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 7 When the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 8 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot ...

Page 163: ... Do you have a driver disk Yes No Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 6 1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Press Tab to edit options 3 At the boot type vnlinuz initrd initrd img xdriver vesa nomodeset dd then press Enter ...

Page 164: ... asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 5 You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Choose one you like to use and select OK then press Enter OK Cancel Driver Disk Sou8rce You have multiple de...

Page 165: ... 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 Syste...

Page 166: ...e F5 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...

Page 167: ...tions to finish the installation 6 The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown below Please choose the Driver Update medium OK sda USB Floppy sr0 CD ROM ASUS DRW 1612BLT sdb Disk LSI MEGA RAID sd3 Disk LSI MEGA RAID Console other device Back ...

Page 168: ...puter 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 C...

Page 169: ...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 Toggle Yes I want to restart the computer now and click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 170: ...rivileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSE...

Page 171: ...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 172: ...7 18 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 173: ...strator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the ASPEED AST2300 Display D...

Page 174: ...ter 7 Driver installation 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue ...

Page 175: ...ASUS RS700 E7 RS8 7 21 8 Click Install to start driver installation 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 176: ...start the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the su...

Page 177: ...and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click t...

Page 178: ...e 3 0 utility 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP...

Page 179: ...ASUS RS700 E7 RS8 7 25 5 Read the Warning message and click Next to continue 6 Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue 7 Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue ...

Page 180: ... 7 Driver installation 9 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 181: ...t the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system 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 AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation...

Page 182: ...Driver installation 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 4 When the Intel PRO Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation ...

Page 183: ...ASUS RS700 E7 RS8 7 29 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 184: ...7 30 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation ...

Page 185: ...nning 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 9 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device ...

Page 186: ...ties that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 9 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks 7 9 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 187: ...Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 188: ...A 2 Appendix A Reference information Z9PP D24 block diagram ...

Page 189: ... harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate...

Page 190: ...he crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste ASUS Recycling Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Plea...

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Page 192: ...ria Address Harkort Str 21 23 40880 Ratingen Germany Fax 49 2102 959911 Web site http www asus de Online contact http www asus de sales Technical Support Telephone 49 1805 010923 Support Fax 49 2102 959911 Online support http support asus com techserv techserv aspx ASUS Czech Service s r o Europe Address Na Rovince 887 720 00 Ostrava Hrabová Czech Republic Telephone 420 596766888 Web site http www...

Page 193: ... asus com techserv techserv aspx ASUS Polska Sp z o o Poland Address Ul Postępu 6 02 676 Warszawa Poland Web site http pl asus com Technical Support Telephone 48 225718033 Online Support http support asus com techserv techserv aspx ASK Service Russia and CIS Address г Москва ул Орджоникидзе д 10 Россия Telephone 495 640 32 75 Web site http ru asus com Technical Support Telephone 008 800 100 ASUS 0...

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