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About this guide

Audience

This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at 

least basic knowledge of configuring a server.

Contents

This guide contains the following parts:

1.  Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections 

on front panel and rear panel specifications.

2.  Chapter 2: Hardware setup

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform 

when installing or removing system components.

3.  Chapter 3: Installation options

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 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 components.

Summary of Contents for RS720-E7-RS24-EG

Page 1: ...2U Rackmount Server RS720 E7 RS24 EG 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: ...7 2 HDD status LEDs 1 9 1 7 3 SSD status LEDs 1 9 1 7 4 LAN RJ 45 LEDs 1 10 1 7 5 SFP status LEDs 1 10 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 1 Chassis cover 2 2 2 2 Air Duct 2 3 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 4 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink 2 9 2 4 System memory 2 10 2 4 1 Overview 2 10 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 10 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 2...

Page 4: ... 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 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 Day xx xx xxxx 5 9 5 ...

Page 5: ...Support 5 34 5 4 18 Network Stack 5 34 5 5 Server Mgmt menu 5 35 5 5 1 System Event Log 5 36 5 5 2 BMC network configuration 5 36 5 5 3 IPv6 BMC Network configuration 5 37 5 6 Event Logs menu 5 38 5 6 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 5 38 5 6 2 View Smbios Event Log 5 39 5 6 3 View System Event Log 5 39 5 7 Boot menu 5 40 5 8 Monitor menu 5 43 5 9 Security menu 5 44 5 10 Tool menu 5 47 5 11 Exit...

Page 6: ...g disks to Non RAID 6 28 6 3 4 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility 6 29 6 3 5 Rebuilding the RAID 6 29 6 3 6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 6 31 6 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Windows 6 32 6 4 1 Creating a RAID set 6 33 6 4 2 Changing a Volume Type 6 35 6 4 3 Deleting a volume 6 36 6 4 4 Preferences 6 37 Chapter 7 Driver in...

Page 7: ...ver 7 26 7 7 Management applications and utilities installation 7 28 7 8 Running the Support DVD 7 28 7 9 Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 7 32 7 10 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 installation 7 33 ASUS contact information A 1 ...

Page 8: ...the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communi...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...al waste Australia statement notice From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products consistent with the Australian Consumer Law For the latest product warranty details please visit http support asus com Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any o...

Page 11: ...ions This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and ...

Page 12: ...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 Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the r...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...x SAS SATA Backplane Board 1 x Front I O Board 1 x Front USB Card 1 x Power Sharing Board 4 x Easy swap System Fans 24 x Hot swap 2 5 inch HDD tray 2 x Hot swap 2 5 inch SSD tray Accessories 1 x RS720 E7 RS24 EG User s Guide 1 x RS720 E7 RS24 EG Support CD 1 x ASWM Enterprise Support CD 1 x ASMB6 iKVM Support DVD 1 x ASMB6 iKVM Manual 2 x CPU Heatsink 2 x Bag of Screws 2 x AC Power Cables Optional...

Page 15: ... team you must take note of the product s serial number containing 14 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxxxx shown as the figure below With the correct serial number of the product ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems xxS0xxxxxxxxxx RS720 E7 RS24 EG ...

Page 16: ...33 1600 RDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 ECC UDIMM Non ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 LR DIMM Memory Size 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB RDIMM 2GB 4GB 8GB UDIMM 8GB 16GB 32GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots follow SSI Location Total PCI PCI E Slots 5 Slot Location 1 1 x PCI E x8 x4 Gen2 link Slot Location 2 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link Slot Location 3 1 x PCI E x8 x8 Gen3 link Slot Location 4 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link Slot Location...

Page 17: ... 0 ports 2 x Front 2 x Rear RJ 45 2 x GbE LAN 1 Management LAN ASMB6 iKVM for KVM over IP PS 2 Keyboard 1 PS 2 Mouse 1 Management Solution Software ASWM Enterprise Out of Band Remote Management ASMB6 iKVM for KVM over Internet Dimension HH x WW x DD 615mm x 444mm x 87mm 2U Net Weight Kg CPU DRAM and HDD not inclu ded 23Kg Power Supply 1 1 Redundant 770W 80 PLUS Gold Power Supply Rating 100 127Vac ...

Page 18: ... inch HDD Trays Thumbscrew Front panel LEDs and buttons The rear panel of RS720 E7 RS24 EG includes two hot swappable SSD trays expansion slots I O ports SFP 10G ports and system power sockets The ports for the USB VGA and Gigabit LANs do not appear on the rear panel if the motherboard is not present The LAN port 3 is for ASUS ASMB6 iKVM controller only 1 5 Rear panel features VGA port SSD drive t...

Page 19: ...trays 6 Front I O boards hidden 7 SSD drive bays 8 Asset Tag hidden The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive drive Connect a USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing ...

Page 20: ...itor event is indicated LAN LEDs OFF No LAN connection Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data ON LAN connection is present Location LED ON Location switched is pressed OFF Normal status Press the location switch again to turn off HDD Access LED Green Data is being read written into the HDD OFF HDD failure or no HDD is installed 1 2 1 2 Message LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED HDD Access LED Location ...

Page 21: ...escription GREEN The installed SSD is in good condition OFF SSD failure or no SSD is installed SSD status LED 1 7 2 HDD status LEDs HDD LED Description GREEN The installed HDD is in good condition OFF SSD failure or no HDD is installed HDD status LED 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 22: ...nection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection 1 7 5 SFP status LEDs Activity LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No activity OFF BLINKING Data activity AMBER 1 Gbps connection GREEN 10 Gbps connection SFP LED Speed LED Activity LED SFP _2 LEDs SFP _1 LEDs SPEED LED ACT LINK LED ...

Page 23: ...2 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Page 24: ...e chassis 2 Slide the chassis cover towards the rear to disengage it from the chassis 3 Lift the chassis cover to completely remove it from the chassis A protection film is pre attached to the system cover before shipping Please remove the protection film before turning on the system for proper heat dissipation 2 3 1 1 ...

Page 25: ...e air duct out of the chassis Removing the air duct To remove the air duct To install the air duct 1 Position the air duct on top of the motherboard matching the three 3 screw holes on the air duct to the three 3 holes on the motherboard as indicated in the illustration below C B A 2 Tighten the screws one by one with a Phillips screwdriver Use just enough force to attach the air duct to the mothe...

Page 26: ... the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests...

Page 27: ... 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 28: ...e left 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 29: ...sh 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 30: ...g this connector The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible DO NOT eat it If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help 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 spre...

Page 31: ... motherboard 2 Tighten each of the screws with a Phillips screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard 3 When attached tighten the screws one by one in a criss cross sequence and secure the CPU heatsink onto the socket Ensure an even distribution of contact between the heatsink and CPU Fasten the screws to just about the proper tightness to avoid damaging the motherboard CPU o...

Page 32: ...R3 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 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 Remove the chassis cover and the air duct first if you wish to install additional DIMMs Refer to section 2 1 Chassis cover and 2 1 1 Air duct for details Install a ...

Page 33: ...o the following recommended memory population for a single CPU configuration One 1 DIMM population Two 2 DIMMs population Four 4 DIMMs population G H A B D C F E A B A B A B G H D C F E G H A B D C F E A B A B A B G H D C F E G H A B D C F E A B D C A B D C G H A B D C F E ...

Page 34: ...figuration You can refer to the following recommended memory population for a dual CPU configuration One 1 DIMM population Two 2 DIMMs population G H A B D C F E D C G H A B D C F E G H A B D C F E A B A B A B G H D C F E G H A B D C F E A B F E A B F E G H A B D C F E ...

Page 35: ...13 ASUS RS720 E7 RS24 Series Four 4 DIMMs population Eight 8 DIMMs population Twelve 12 DIMMs population G H A B D C F E F E G H A B D C F E G H A B D C F E G H A B D C F E G H A B D C F E G H A B D C F E ...

Page 36: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 14 Sixteen 16 DIMMs population G H A B D C F E G H A B D C F E ...

Page 37: ... socket 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 fing...

Page 38: ... release the tray lever and to partially eject the tray from the bay 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and carefully pull the drive tray out of the bay Place the drive tray in a clean and flat surface spring lock tray lever Installing the 2 5 inch Serial ATA HDDs 3 Release the screws on each side of the drive tray to release the drive tray metal beam The drive tray metal beam provides horizontal suppor...

Page 39: ...of the SSD matches the four screw holes of the drive tray drive tray screw hole screw hole 5 Secure the Serial ATA HDD SAS HDD to the drive tray with four bundled screws 6 Align and insert the 2 5 inch Serial ATA HDD SAS HDD and drive tray assembly into the drive bay 7 Repeat steps 1 6 to install the other 2 5 inch Serial ATA HDD SAS HDDs drive tray and 2 5 inch Serial ATA HDD SAS HDD assembly ...

Page 40: ...the drive tray out of the bay Installing the SSD To install a 2 5 inch SSD 3 Release the screws on each side of the drive tray to release the drive tray metal beam The drive tray metal beam provides horizontal support to the empty drive tray and prevents the drive tray from being bent or deformed metal beam spring lock tray lever ...

Page 41: ...ws of the SSD matches the four screw holes of the drive tray drive tray screw hole SSD screw hole SSD 6 Align and insert the drive tray and SSD assembly into the drive bay until it is securely fitted in place 5 Secure the SDD to the drive tray with four screws that is bundled with the server 7 Repeat steps 1 6 if you want to install the second SSD drive ...

Page 42: ...cket lock Set aside the screws for later use 3 Detach the metal bracket lock 4 Remove the metal slot cover where you wish to install the expansion card 5 Align and insert the PCIe card into PCIe slot of the motherboard Ensure that the PCIE card is seated firmly in place metal bracket lock 6 Replace the metal bracket lock 7 Secure the metal bracket lock with tthe screw that you removed earlier in s...

Page 43: ... drivers for the expansion card Standard Interrupt assignments 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 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible...

Page 44: ...therboard 1 24 pin ATX power connector from power supply to motherboard 2 8 pin 12V power connector from power supply to motherboard 3 System and CPU fan connectors from system fan to motherboard 4 System auxiliary panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 5 System panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 6 SATA conectors system default from motherboard to SSD backplane 7 USB ...

Page 45: ...before removing any components Discharge static electricity by touching any metal surface Use the same model size and type of fans To replace a system fan 1 Locate the front system fan that you want to replace 2 Press both fan locks A to disengage the fan from the fan slot then pull the fan up B to remove Replacing the system fan 3 Prepare a replacement fan of the same type and size B A A ...

Page 46: ...ientation only If it does not fit try reversing it 4 Orient the fan in such a way that the arrow indicator is pointing towards the rear of chassis C then insert the fan into the slot D ensuring that the fan connector is connected securely into the slot C fan slot fan connector D ...

Page 47: ... PIKE SAS SATA connector location To install a PIKE card 1 Release the screw on the motherboard adjacent to the PIKE card slot Set aside the screw for later use 2 Align and insert the PIKE RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure that the PIKE RAID card is completely seated on the card slot The PIKE RAID card fits to the PIKE RAID card slot in one orientation only Ensure that the metal clip o...

Page 48: ...c electricity by touching any metal surface Use the same model and type of Redundant Power supply module To install the second redundant power supply module 2 Prepare the second power supply module Ensure to remove the plastic cover before installing the module 3 Carefully insert the second power supply module all the way into the bay 4 Press the lock A then push the power supply module until it i...

Page 49: ...wer supply module from the bay use your other hand to support the power supply module 3 Prepare the replacement power supply module Ensure to remove the plastic covering the power supply module before installing the module 4 Carefully insert the replacement power supply module all the way into the bay 5 Press the lock C then push the power supply module until it is securely seated in place D Repla...

Page 50: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 28 ...

Page 51: ...2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 52: ...rack rails One pair of fixing latches 4 latch screws 4 rail screws and 4 rail washers 2 more for each buffer 3 1 1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server 1 Secure the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server with the four latch screws Rack rails Fixing latches Front end Rear end Latch screws Rail screws Rail Washers ...

Page 53: ... bottom 3 Adjust the rack rail to fit the depth of the rack 5 Secure the front and rear ends of the rail with two rack screws and washers 6 Repeat step 3 5 to attach the rack rail on the other side of the rack 4 From inside the rack place the rear rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the rear mounting hole then place the front rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the front mounting hole ...

Page 54: ...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 7 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 55: ...This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 Motherboard Info ...

Page 56: ...4 5 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 4 5 4 PMBus 1 2 PSU select jumper 3 pin SMART_PSU1 4 6 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 4 6 6 DDR3 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 4 7 7 RAID configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 4 7 8 BMC Setting 3 pin BMC_EN1 4 8 9 Broadcom 10GbE controller setting 3 pin BCM10G_SW1 4 8 ...

Page 57: ...m Module connector 20 1 pin TPM1 4 13 8 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 8 pin EATX12V2 4 13 9 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 4 14 10 Auxiliary panel connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 4 15 11 VGA connector 10 1 pin VGA_HDR1 4 16 12 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 16 Onboard LEDs Page 1 Standby Power LED SB_PWR1 4 17 2 Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_L...

Page 58: ... 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 cap on CLRTC jumper default position R...

Page 59: ...u to 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 I210 Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 60: ... SMART_PSU1 This jumper allows you to select PSU PMBus version Set to pins 1 2 for PMBus set to pins 2 3 for Others 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine ME boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted ...

Page 61: ...tility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 to use the third party software LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility ...

Page 62: ...r 9 Broadcom 10GbE controller setting 3 pin BCM10G_SW1 This jumper allows you enable or disable the Broadcom 10Gb chip The Broadcom 10Gb chip is a converged controller that enables convergence of all the possible network communications in a server such as data network Set to pins 1 2 to enable otherwise set to pins 2 3 to disable the Broadcom 10Gb chip ...

Page 63: ...A 6 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 Blue 7 pin SATA3G_3 6 black Supported by the Intel 602 Chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration ...

Page 64: ...S3 PSAS4 PSAS5 PSAS6 PSAS7 PSAS8 Blue This motherboard comes with eight 8 PIKE Serial Attached SCSI PSAS connectors that supports both Serial Attached SCSI SAS and Serial ATA SATA Each connector supports one device These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card ...

Page 65: ...connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 5 REAR_FAN1 2 The fan connectors support cooling fans Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers...

Page 66: ... information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface This connector functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB6 6 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 This connector is for the serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis ...

Page 67: ...ply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 pin and the 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a power supply unit PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consum...

Page 68: ...pin 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 HDLED 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 69: ...rusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the fr...

Page 70: ... VGA High Dynamic Range interface 12 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This LED connector is for the storage add on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up ...

Page 71: ...stall the ASUS ASMB6 4 4 Onboard LEDs 1 Standby Power LED SB_PWR1 The motherboard comes with a standby power LED The green LED lights up to indicate that the system 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 The illustration below shows the location of the onboar...

Page 72: ...erboard information 4 18 3 CPU Warning LED ERR_CPU1 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate impending failure of the CPU 4 Power LED 5V_LED1 This LED lights up when you turn on the system using the Power on button ...

Page 73: ...the system in error 6 DIMM warning LED ERR_DIMMA1 2 ERR_DIMMB1 2 ERR_DIMMC1 2 ERR_DIMMD1 2 ERR_DIMME1 2 ERR_DIMMF1 2 ERR DIMMG1 2 ERR DIMMH1 2 The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding DIMMs The warning LEDs function only when you enable the ASUS ASMB6 ...

Page 74: ...Q Code LED provides you a 2 digit display that shows the system status Refer to the following Q Code table more details 7 CATT LED CATTERR_LED1 The CATT LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate ...

Page 75: ...tion A9 MRC Progress QPI initialization AA MRC Progress QPI initialization AB MRC Progress QPI initialization AC MRC Progress QPI initialization AD MRC Progress QPI initialization AE MRC Progress QPI initialization AF MRC Progress QPI initialization Complete 2F Progress Memory Init B0 MRC Progress Memory Init B1 MRC Progress Memory Init AF MRC Progress RC Reset if require B4 MRC Progress Memory In...

Page 76: ... Super IO start 9A Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9B Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9C Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9D Progress AMI USB Driver Init b2 Progress Legacy Option ROM Init b3 Progress Reset system b4 Progress USB hotplug b6 Progress NVRAM clean up b7 Progress NVRAM configuration reset A0 Progress IDE AHCI Init A1 Progress IDE AHCI Init A2 Progress IDE AHCI Init A3 Progress IDE AHCI Init A8 ...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...atically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would cause system boot failure The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB fl...

Page 79: ...e the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file into the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu then select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Press Enter Flash Info MODEL Z9PE D1...

Page 80: ...h disk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from theASUS 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 CAP 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 CAP This function can support ...

Page 81: ... prompt after the BIOS update process is completed 4 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 CAP Update CAP Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PE D16 10G DUAL VER 0201 DATE 12 01 2013 BOARD Z9PE D16 10G DUAL VER 0202 DATE 12 09 2013 WARNING Do not turn off power durin...

Page 82: ...to run 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 Del or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup progr...

Page 83: ...settings Monitor For displaying the system temperature power status and changing the fan settings Security For changing the security settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tool For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 5...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...u screen appears The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system date time language and security settings 5 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 5 3 2 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time ...

Page 86: ... The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction 5 4 1 CPU Configuration ...

Page 87: ...cy operating system to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled 90 Bit Enabled XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Server Class Custom Use Intel rec...

Page 88: ...e or disable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load history Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled When this item is enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Local APIC Mode Auto Select Local APIC mode If Auto use x2APIC if required Otherwise use xAPIC...

Page 89: ... State limit C6 This item allows you to set package C State limit Configuration options C0 C2 C6 C7 No Limit Energy Performance Balanced Performance This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings Windows 2008 and later operating systems override this value according to this power plan Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Fa...

Page 90: ...her 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 Disabled Enabled QPI Link1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled E...

Page 91: ...Configuration options Auto Force DDR3 800 Force DDR3 1066 Force DDR3 1333 Force DDR3 1600 Force DDR3 1866 Channel Interleaving Auto Select different channel interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way 4 Way Rank Interleaving Auto Select different rank interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way 8 Way Patrol Scrub Disabled Allows you to enable disable Pat...

Page 92: ...ion options Disabled Enabled Altitude 300 M The system altitude above the sea level in meters Configuration options Auto 300 M 900 M 1500 M 3000 M Memory Hot sensor support Disbled Configuration options Disabled Enabled DIMM Information CPU1 DIMM Information Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A1 Present 2048 MB DDR3 Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A2 Not Present Node 0 Ch1 Dimm B1 Not Present Node 0 Ch1 Dimm B2 Not Present Node 0 C...

Page 93: ... the direct cache access support Configuration options Disabled Enabled VGA Priority offboard Allows you to prioritize between onboard and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard No Snoop Optimization VC1 Due to severe performance degradation it is not recommended that this bit be set except in debug mode Configuration options VC0 VCP VC1 VC1 CPU IIO Bridge Configura...

Page 94: ... Onboard SATA RAID Oprom Enabled Allows you to enable disable onboard SATA RAID option rom if Launch Storage Oprom is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer Enabled Allows you to enable disable High Precision Event Timer Configuration options Disabled Enabled Mobile platforms support deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms s...

Page 95: ...llowing item appears only when you set Intel R VT d to Enabled Coherency Support Disabled Allows you to enable disable VT d Engine Coherency support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ATS Support Disabled Allows you to enable disable VT d Engine address translation services ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 4 PCH SATA Configuration AHCI Mode SATA Mode ...

Page 96: ...nology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Mode SATA Controller 1 Enhanced This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to IDE Mode Set to Enhanced to support two SATA 6 0 Gb s and two SATA 3 0 Gb s devices Set to Compatible when using Windows 98 NT 2000 MS DOS Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems Configuration options Disa...

Page 97: ... Clocks 96 PCI Bus Clocks 128 PCI Bus Clocks 160 PCI Bus Clocks 192 PCI Bus Clocks 224 PCI Bus Clocks 248 PCI Bus Clocks VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Allows you to enable or disable VGA pallette registers snooping Configuration options Disabled Enabled PERR Generation Disabled Allows you to enable or disable PCI device to generate PERR Configuration options Disabled Enabled SERR Generation Disabled ...

Page 98: ...ister Settings ASPM Support Disabled Allows you to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Force L0s Force L0s Force all links to L0s state Auto BIOS auto configure Disabled Disabled ASPM Link Training Timeout us 5000 Use the or keys to adjust the value ...

Page 99: ...s 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 Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE6 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIKE Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enable...

Page 100: ...5 24 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 4 6 Intel TXT LT SX Configuration The Intel TXT LT SX configuration automatically detects and displays the Intel TXT LT SX hardware support ...

Page 101: ... 64 Emulation Enabled This allows you to enable the I O port 60h 64h emulation support This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware OSes Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB hardware delays and time outs USB transfer time out 20 sec The time out value for control bulk and interrupt transfer Configuration options 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Device reset ...

Page 102: ... USB 3 4 5 6 10 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Onboard USB 3 4 5 6 10 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enable disable USB 2 0 EHCI Support EHCI Controller 1 Enabled EHCI Controller 2 Enabled Rear USB 1 Enabled Rear USB 2 Enabled Onboard USB 3 Enabled Onboard USB 4 Enabled Onboard USB 5 Enabled Onboard USB 6 Enabled Onboard USB 10 Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item C...

Page 103: ...to Hibernate OS 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 Lock Legacy Resources Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears on...

Page 104: ...l 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 wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disabled Disables RTC to ...

Page 105: ...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 Data Bits 8 Configuration options 7 8 Parity None A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors Mark and Space parity do not allow for error detection None None Even parity b...

Page 106: ...on Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution 80x24 This allows you to set the number of rows and columns supported on the Legacy OS Configuration options 80x24 80x25 Putty Keypad VT100 This al...

Page 107: ...oft 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 Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 Hardware RTS CTS Software Xon Xoff 5 4 13 Onboard Broadcom 10G C...

Page 108: ...OpROM PXE Allows you to disable INTEL LAN1 OpROM or select between iSCSI or PXE Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI INTEL I210 LAN2 Enable Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard INTEL LAN2 Configuration options Enabled Disabled INTEL I210 LAN2 OpROM PXE Allows you to disable INTEL LAN2 OpROM or select between iSCSI or PXE Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI 5 4 15 ME Subsyst...

Page 109: ...e is a serial port COM1 connector on the motherboard Serial Port Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the serial port COM Configuration options Enabled Disabled Change Settings IO 3F8h IRQ 4 Allows you to select the Serial Port base address Configuration options IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3E8h IRQ 4 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 5 4 16 Onboard Devices Configuration ...

Page 110: ...you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when Network stack is set to Enabled Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled Enables or disables the Ipv4 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv4 PXE boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled Ipv6 PXE Support Enabled Enables or disables the Ipv6 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv...

Page 111: ... Server Mgmt menu appears only when you install ASMB card on the motherboard O S Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes Allows you to configure the length of the O S Boot Watchdog Timer Not available if O S Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled Configuration options 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes O S Wtd Timer Policy Reset Allows you to configure how the system should respond if the OS Boot Watchdog T...

Page 112: ...full SEL Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immediately The following items appears only when you set SEL Components to Enabled All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted 5 5 2 BMC network configuration Configuration Address source Previous State Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify an...

Page 113: ...us State Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Configuration options Previous State Static Mode DHCP Mode The following items appears only when you set Configuration Address source to Static Mode IPv6 BMC DM_LAN1 IP Address Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address IPv6 BMC DM_LAN1 IP Prefix Length Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP Prefix Length IP...

Page 114: ... Smbios Event Log Settings Press Enter to change the Smbios Event Log configuration Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted ...

Page 115: ... duplicate event that must pass before the multiplt event counter associated with the log entry 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...

Page 116: ...Logo2 feature GateA20 Active Upon Request This item is useful when any RT code is execute above 1MB When set to Upon Request the GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services When set to Always disabling of GA20 is not allowed Configuration options Upon Request Always Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Allows you to set the display mode for Option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current INT19 Tra...

Page 117: ...ices 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 Priorities Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Networ...

Page 118: ...ution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Configuration options Do not launch UEFI only Legacy only Legacy first UEFI first Launch Storage OpROM policy Legacy only This option allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM Configuration options Do not launch UEFI only Legacy only Legacy first UEFI first Launch Video OpROM policy Legacy only This option allows you to control the exec...

Page 119: ...lays 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 Voltage 3 3V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the volta...

Page 120: ...rom the Create New Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear ...

Page 121: ...ey in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear a user password 1 Select the Clear User Password item and press Enter 2 Select Yes from the Warning message window then press Enter Secure Boot Menu This item allows you to customize the Secure Boot settings Secure Boot Control Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot flow control Configura...

Page 122: ...ment page Image Execution Policy This item only appears when you set the Secure Boot Mode to Custom This allows you to manage the Image Policy on Security Violation Factory Default Key Provisioning Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Install All Factory Default Keys This item will ask you if you want to Install Factory Default secure variables Select Yes if you want to load the default...

Page 123: ... Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press Enter to display the submenu ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press Enter Check section 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility for details 5 11 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items ...

Page 124: ...sc a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and exit Save Changes Reset Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved When you select this option or if you press F10 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Discard Changes Reset This option allows you to reset the Setup prog...

Page 125: ...This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 126: ...rance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four...

Page 127: ...ntroller 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 configur...

Page 128: ...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 129: ... 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 130: ...ing a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 2 DISK 74 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARR...

Page 131: ...Y SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R...

Page 132: ... Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE MB GB TB Select Units For VD Size RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter ...

Page 133: ...ck Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Ut...

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

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

Page 136: ...e Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Initialize VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software...

Page 137: ...a On Selected VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Initialize SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Configure ...

Page 138: ...Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Change VD Parameters Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Press ENTER To Select A VD Del To Delete A VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD Con...

Page 139: ...A 10 09231523R Initialize VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drive 1 Initialize Check Consistency View Update Parameters Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 1...

Page 140: ...Space Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Rebuild VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS...

Page 141: ...ebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS72808PLA380 PF20A60A Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 FAIL A00 01 0 1 PORT Rebuilding of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N ...

Page 142: ...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 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R CC of VD s Configure Initialize Objects Re...

Page 143: ...Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Consistency Check SPACE De Select F10 Initialize...

Page 144: ...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 145: ...Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Clear Existing Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 ...

Page 146: ...o Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select A Boot VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And...

Page 147: ...t Disk WC and then press Enter to turn on the option Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Rebuild Rate...

Page 148: ... the utility main menu Before you proceed ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives have set the correct jumper settings of the motherboard and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup You can refer to sections 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 6 1 3 Setting Jumpers and 6 1 4 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS for more information ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Select Intel R R...

Page 149: ...ou are done ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Change Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Syne Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Volume0 RAID0 Strips Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N ...

Page 150: ...igher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 In the Capacity field item key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and press Enter The default value field indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press Enter to start creating the RAID volume 9 From the following warning message press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or...

Page 151: ...n to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ESC Previous Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 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 DEL Delete Volume N...

Page 152: ...pace A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive Press Enter when you are done 3 Press Y in the confirmation window to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Resetting RAID disk ...

Page 153: ...TA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt you to rebuild the RAID Press the up down arrow keys to select the destination disk then Press Enter to start the rebuilding process or press ESC to exit 6 3 4 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press Enter 2 Press Y to exit or press N to ret...

Page 154: ...ded 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 then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID dis...

Page 155: ...ray 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 the Boot menu section of Chapter 4 for more details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press...

Page 156: ... 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 capacity You can create additional volumes to further optimize your storage system To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating system...

Page 157: ...ume type 2 Click Next 3 Enter a name 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 Click Next If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks select NO when prompted If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume click Advanced ...

Page 158: ... number and size of the disks You can continue using other applications during this time 7 Wait until the process is completed then click OK when prompted You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume Properties ...

Page 159: ...e 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 Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and click OK The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The followi...

Page 160: ...that you back up all your important data from your hard drives 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 Select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 161: ...ences Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors here E Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Page 162: ...6 38 Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 163: ...This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

Page 164: ...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 165: ...iver disk you want to create 4 Insert a floppy disk into the USB floppy disk 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 ...

Page 166: ...lation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Page 167: ...VD 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 Nex...

Page 168: ...m 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 noprobe ata5 noprobe ata6 To install or upgrade in graphic...

Page 169: ...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 Do you wish to load any more driver disks ...

Page 170: ...ller 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 While booting from DVD press ESC to give the third party driver Enter the following command at the boot Linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press ENTER ...

Page 171: ...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 Main Menu Yes No Driver Disk Source You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Which would you like to use sdc sdd sdb sr0 Do you have a driver disk ...

Page 172: ...r the RAID card are installed to the system 7 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Yes No Insert Driver Disk OK Back 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue Do you wish to load any more driver disks ...

Page 173: ...4bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount oloop image file name image Example mount oloop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86__64 img image 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled as 01 ...

Page 174: ...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 175: ...o provide the third party driver during the OS installation Type the command brokenmodules 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 ...

Page 176: ...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 177: ...o 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 npw and click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 178: ...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 179: ...e 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 180: ...7 18 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 181: ...nistrator 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...

Page 182: ...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 183: ...ASUS RS720 E7 RS24 EG 7 21 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 Click Install to start driver installation ...

Page 184: ... Restart the computer 2 Log on with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive 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 4 Click Intel I350 AM4 I350 AM2 I210 Gigabit Adapter Driver in the Drivers menu of the ma...

Page 185: ... RS24 EG 7 23 8 Click Install in the Ready to Modify the Program window to begin with the loading of the selected options 7 Select the options you want to install then click Next to continue 9 When done click Finish ...

Page 186: ...n 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 4 Click Intel I350 AM4 I350 AM2 I210 Gigabit Adapter Driver in the Drivers menu of the main screen to start the installation 5 Click Next to continue 6 From the Program Maintenance window select Modify then click Next 7 Sele...

Page 187: ...ASUS RS720 E7 RS24 EG 7 25 8 In the Ready to Modify the Program window click Install to load the options you selected 9 When done click Finish ...

Page 188: ...o manually locate the driver for the Broadcom 10G in the support DVD provided To install the Broadcom 10G driver 1 Restart the computer 2 Log on with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the motherboard system support DVD into the optical drive 5 From the Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer window click Next 4 Click the Broadcom NetXtreme II GigE Driver to begin installation ...

Page 189: ...ASUS RS720 E7 RS24 EG 7 27 7 Click Install to start installing the drivers 8 When done click Finish 6 From the License Agreement window select I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next ...

Page 190: ...DVD 1 The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for the latest updates on software and utilities 2 The support DVD is supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers management applications and utilities that you can install to maximize the f...

Page 191: ...lable device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 7 8 2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports 7 8 1 Drivers menu tab ...

Page 192: ...driver disks 7 8 3 MakeDisk menu tab Press the arrow down button in the lower part of the menu to view more items 7 8 4 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide ...

Page 193: ...20 E7 RS24 EG 7 31 7 8 5 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information e mail addresses and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard ...

Page 194: ...stall the Intel Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 software on a Windows operating system To install the drivers 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive and find the utility menu 3 Click the item Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 software from the menu and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ...

Page 195: ...rage Technology enterprise 3 0 utility on a Windows operating system To install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 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 and find the utility menu 3 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 to begin installation 4 When the Welcome to ...

Page 196: ...34 Chapter 7 Driver installation 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 197: ...20 E7 RS24 EG 7 35 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 198: ...7 36 Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

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Page 201: ... 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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