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Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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9. Remove the SATA/SAS cables from

the onboard SATA1–3 connectors.

10. Connect the SATA/SAS cables

to the SAS1–3 connectors on the

PIKE riser card.

13. Move the

SGPIO_SEL

jumper in

front of the server node from pin

1–2 to pin 2–3.

11. Align the riser card bracket to

the PCI Express x16 slot on the

motherboard.

12. Press the riser card bracket until

the golden fingers completely fit the

slot and the bracket aligns with the

rear panel.

Summary of Contents for RS720Q-E6 RS12

Page 1: ...2U Rackmount Server RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...tion 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 f...

Page 3: ...l Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 4 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 2 7 2 3 System memory 2 8 2 3 1 Overview 2 8 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 9 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 2 10 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM 2 10 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 11 2 5 Expansion slot 2 13 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket 2 13 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 14 2 6 Cable...

Page 4: ...updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 AFUDOS utility 5 2 5 1 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5 4 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 5 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 6 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 6 5 2 3 Navigation keys 5 6 5 2 4 Menu items 5 7 5 2 5 Sub menu items 5 7 5 2 6 Configuration fields 5 7 5 2 7 Pop up window 5 7 5 2 8 Scroll bar 5 7 5 2 9 General help 5 7 5 3 Main menu 5 8 5 3 1 System Time 5 8 5 3 2 System Date 5 8 5 3 3 ...

Page 5: ...onfiguration 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 viewing a RAID configuration 6 11 6 2 3 Initializing the virtual drives 6 12 6 2 4 Rebuilding failed drives 6 16 6 2 5 Checking ...

Page 6: ... 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7 5 7 2 Intel chipset device installation 7 14 7 3 LAN driver installation 7 16 7 4 VGA driver installation 7 19 7 5 Mellanox ConnectX QDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation For RS724Q E6 RS12 only 7 22 7 5 1 Windows operating system 7 22 7 5 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 7 25 7 6 Management applications and utilities installation 7 27 7 6 1 Run...

Page 7: ...er is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communication...

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

Page 9: ... settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 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 instr...

Page 10: ...phasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the req...

Page 11: ...1 ASUS RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 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: ...fying solution to your problems xxS0xxxxxxxxxx RS720Q E6 RS12 Model Name RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 Chassis ASUS R21A 2U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard 4 x ASUS Z8NH D12 Server Board RS720Q E6 RS12 4 x ASUS Z8PH D12 SE QDR Server Board RS724Q E6 RS12 Component 1 x 1600W Power Supply 12 x Hot Swap 3 5 HDD Trays varies by territories 4 x PCIe Riser Card RE16R R12B 2 x Front I O Board FPB R21A 2 x ...

Page 13: ...e 3 channel per CPU 6 DIMMs per CPU Capacity Maximum up to 96GB RDIMM per Node Maximum up to 48GB UDIMM per Node Memory Type DDR3 1333 1066 Reg DIMM Unbuffered DIMM with ECC Memory Size 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB RDIMM 1GB 2GB and 4GB UDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 1 per Node Slot Type and Additional Slot 1 x PCI E 2 0 x16 slot x16 link Low profile HL per Node or 1 x PIKE Riser Card Sl...

Page 14: ...2003 R2 Enterprise 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 0 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 64 bit Subject to change without any notice Anti virus Software Optional anti virus CD Pack Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware Optional ASMB4 iKVM for KVM over IP support Software ASUS ASWM 2 0 Dimension HH x WW x DD 750mm x 444mm x 87mm 2U Net Weight Kg CPU DRAM HDD not inclu ded 2...

Page 15: ... Node 1 Front panel Node 4 Node 3 HDD 1 Node 1 HDD 2 Node 1 HDD 3 Node 1 HDD 1 Node 2 HDD 1 Node 3 HDD 1 Node 4 HDD 2 Node 2 HDD 3 Node 2 HDD 2 Node 3 HDD 3 Node 3 HDD 2 Node 4 HDD 3 Node 4 1 5 Rear panel features PSU 1 Node 3 Node 1 Node 4 Node 2 PSU 2 When installing only two nodes install the nodes to node slot number 1 and 3 or number 2 and 4 ...

Page 16: ...Activity LED Link LED Description Off Off No device Orange Green Device plugged in Ready Orange Blinking Green Device plugged in Data transmitting LINK LED ACT LED VGA port USB ports Serial port LAN port 3 LAN port 1 InfiniBand port LAN port 2 RS724Q E6 RS12 VGA port USB ports Serial port LAN port 3 LAN port 1 LAN port 2 RS720Q E6 RS12 This port is for ASUS ASMB4 iKVM controller card only ...

Page 17: ...ar panel if you need to use a floppy disk WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 1 Redundant power supply and power fan 2 ASUS Z8NH D12 Server Boards RS720Q E6 RS12 Z8PH D12 SE QDR Server Boards RS724Q E6 RS12 3 System fans 4 SATA SAS backplane hidden 5 Hot swap HDD trays SAS and SATA 6 Front LED Boards Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before rem...

Page 18: ...r heated 2 With ASMB4 iKVM installed a hardware monitor event is indicated Location LED OFF Normal status ON Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF No LAN connection Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data ON LAN connection is present Message LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED Power switch and LED Location switch and LED Message LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED Power sw...

Page 19: ...LED HDD Status LED Red OFF HDD not present ON HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately Blinking 1 RAID rebuilding 2 Locating blinking with the HDD activity LED 1 7 2 LAN RJ 45 LEDs ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection HDD Activity LED Green HDD S...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 10 ...

Page 21: ...ASUS RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 2 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Page 22: ...osen the six screws on the top and the two sides of the top cover as shown in the following figures 2 Lift the rear end of the top cover and follow the direction of the arrow in the right figure to slide the cover toward the rear panel until it is disengaged from the chassis ...

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

Page 24: ...cket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard ...

Page 25: ...ress the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab A B Load lever Retention tab 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle 4 Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle Load plate 4 3 5 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket PnP cap ...

Page 26: ...notch 7 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step To prevent contaminating the paste DO NOT spread the paste with your finger directly DO NOT eat the thermal Interface Material If it gets into your eyes or touc...

Page 27: ...rboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 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 28: ...ardware setup 2 8 2 3 System memory 2 3 1 Overview The motherboard comes with twelve 12 Double Data Rate 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets ...

Page 29: ... For effective use of memory we recommend that you do any of the following Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32 bit Windows OS Install a 64 bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more on the motherboard For more details refer to the Microsoft support site at http support microsoft com kb 929605 en us This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512 Mb 64MB chips o...

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

Page 31: ...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 spring lock 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay 3 Take note of the drive tray holes Each side has three holes to fit different types of hard di...

Page 32: ...ray edge protrudes 6 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the drive tray in place The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install other SATAII SAS drive s When installed the SATAII SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII SAS interface on the backplane ...

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

Page 34: ... PCI devices Standard Interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Prim...

Page 35: ...m fans 4 Panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 5 SATA connectors from motherboard to SATAII SAS backplane board 6 Auxiliary panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 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 install additional devices Refer to Chapter 4 for detail...

Page 36: ... tells how to remove install the following components 1 System fans 2 Redundant power supply module optional 3 ASUS PIKE RAID card optional 4 ASUS ASMB4 iKVM optional Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components 2 7 1 System fans To uninstall the system fans 1 Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the HDD backplane 2 Lift the fan and then set aside 3 Repe...

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

Page 38: ...r supply modules as a single one The combined output power varies with input voltages Refer to the table below for details Input Voltage Max Output Power Watt per PSU 100 120Vac 12 10A 50 60Hz 1000W 120 140Vac 12 10A 50 60Hz 1200W 180 240Vac 10 5 8A 50 60Hz 1620W To enable the hot swap feature redundant mode keep the total power consumption of the installed nodes under the maximum output power of ...

Page 39: ...t board optional Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB4 series management board on your motherboard 1 Locate the BMC_FW1 header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB4 management card in place 3 Insert the LAN cable plug to the LAN3 port for server management ...

Page 40: ...S PIKE riser card 3 Locate the two screws on the riser card bracket then remove the screws from the bracket 4 Locate the two screw holes on the PIKE riser card 2 Firmly hold the riser card bracket and then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 1 Remove the three screws on the riser card bracket as shown in the right figure ...

Page 41: ...two screws 6 Align and insert the golden fingers of the PIKE SAS RAID card into the card slot on the PIKE raiser card Ensure the card is completely seated on the slot 7 Locate the SGPIO connector on the side of the server chassis 8 Connect the SGPIO cable to the SGPIO connector on the PIKE Riser card ...

Page 42: ... the SAS1 3 connectors on the PIKE riser card 13 Move the SGPIO_SEL jumper in front of the server node from pin 1 2 to pin 2 3 11 Align the riser card bracket to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 12 Press the riser card bracket until the golden fingers completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel ...

Page 43: ...ASUS RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 44: ...s Front rack rails Rear rack rails 3 1 1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server Refer to the figures below for the locations to attach the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server with four screws 1 Remove the two screws on the side of the server chassis 2 Secure the fixing latch with the two screws you removed in step 1 3 Repeat step 1 to 2 to secure another fixing latch to the other...

Page 45: ...ack slots 7 Secure the front end of the rail with two rack screws as shown in the right figure 8 Secure the rear end of the rail with two rack screws as shown in the right figure 9 Fasten the eight screw you secure in step 2 as shown in the right figure 10 Repeat steps 6 to 9 to assemble and attach the rack rail on the other side 3 Select two units of space 2U on the rack where you want to install...

Page 46: ...rails and then push the server all the way to the depth of the rack To uninstall the server from the rack 1 Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack 2 Pull the server from the rack Remember to press the latches on both sides to release the server from the rack 2 Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server in place ...

Page 47: ...3 4 1 ASUS RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 Motherboard info ...

Page 48: ...4 2 Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 1 Motherboard layouts Z8NH D12 For RS720Q E6 RS12 ...

Page 49: ...ASUS RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 4 3 Z8PH D12 SE QDR For RS724Q E6 RS12 ...

Page 50: ...nnectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA 3 SATA4 4 11 2 USB connector 5 1 pin USB3 A Type USB4 4 12 3 Front fan connectors 4 pin FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 4 13 4 LPC debug card connector 14 1 pin LPC1 4 14 5 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 4 14 6 BMC header BMC_FW1 4 15 7 Power Supply SMBus connectors 6 1 pin JP1 JP2 4 15 8 Proprietary power connectors 20 pin PWR1...

Page 51: ...e computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Remo...

Page 52: ...4 6 Chapter 4 Motherboard information 2 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_SW1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature ...

Page 53: ... E6 RS12 4 7 3 DDR3 voltage control setting 4 pin LVDDR3_SEL1 LVDDR3_SEL2 These jumpers allow you to adjust the DIMM voltage Set to pins 1 2 to select 1 5V BIOS control pins 2 3 to select 1 2V Force or 3 4 to select 1 35V Force ...

Page 54: ...herboard information 4 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel Intel 82574LGigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 55: ...mper allows you to select the Serial ATA RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps on pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager IMSM ...

Page 56: ...ttings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a USB flash disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard XXXXXX ROM and the AFUDOS EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the USB flash and turn on the system to update the BIOS 4 Shut down the system 5 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 6 Turn on the system ...

Page 57: ...ntel ICH10R chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 5 configuration The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed ...

Page 58: ...pe USB4 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB3 then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed ...

Page 59: ... max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Smart ...

Page 60: ... connector 14 1 pin LPC1 This is a low pin count interface used to plug in the LPC debug card 5 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID and Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED ...

Page 61: ...rts an ASUS Server Management Board 4 Series ASMB4 7 Power Supply SMBus connectors 6 1 pin JP1 JP2 These connectors allow you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface ...

Page 62: ...LUG is designed for hard disk drives power supply DO NOT connect other 4 pin power connectors of the power supply unit PSU to this connector Connect either one of the 20 pin power connectors to boot up the system Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadeq...

Page 63: ...AKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Proprietary power button soft off button ...

Page 64: ...n detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on t...

Page 65: ...stem 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 onboard LED 2 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 ERR_CPU2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding CPU ...

Page 66: ...4 20 Chapter 4 Motherboard information ...

Page 67: ...ASUS RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 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 68: ... gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility Ensure that the USB flash drive is not write protected and has at least 2048 KB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboar...

Page 69: ...I Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file done Reading flash done Advance Check Erasing flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 The utility verifies the file and then starts updating the BIOS file DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to ...

Page 70: ...over the BIOS using ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the USB port 2 Turn on the system 3 The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process DO NOT shut down or reset the system w...

Page 71: ...is 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 program...

Page 72: ...re the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Boot Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date Select Scre...

Page 73: ...play a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 5 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 5 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item v02 61 C...

Page 74: ...t a field Use or to configure system Date System Time 13 44 30 System Date Thu 01 08 2009 SATA 1 ST3160812AS SATA 2 Not Detected SATA 3 Not Detected SATA 4 Not Detected IDE Configuration AHCI Configuration System Information Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main...

Page 75: ... this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the...

Page 76: ...set this item to AHCI 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 use LSI MegaRAID or the Intel Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Hard Disk Write Protect Disabl...

Page 77: ... devices in AHCI mode Congifuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SATA Port1 4 XXXX Displays the status of auto detection of SATA devices 5 3 5 AHCI Configuration This menu is the section for AHCI configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AHCI Settings AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out 35 SATA Port1 Not Detected SATA Port2 Not Detected SATA Port3 Not Detected SATA Port4 Not Detected Some SATA CD DVD in AHCI m...

Page 78: ...tem Memory Usable Size 1024MB System Memory Information AMIBIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory System Memory Information Displays system memory information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Memory Information CPU1 Memory Configuration CPU2 Memory Configuration CPU1 2 Memory Confi...

Page 79: ...ion The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 01 08 Manufacturer Intel Brand String Intel R Xeon R CPU L5640 2 27GHz Frequency 2 26GHz BCLK Speed...

Page 80: ...led Allows you to enable or disable Enhanced Halt State support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function Configuration options Disabled Enabled MPS and ACPI MA...

Page 81: ...per Threading Technology function When disabled only one thread per activated core is enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled Active Processor Cores All Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package Configuration options All 1 2 A20M Disabled Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enable...

Page 82: ... Disabled Enabled C State package limit setting Auto We recommend that you set this item to Auto for BIOS to automatically detect the C State mode supported by your CPU Configuration options Auto C1 C3 C6 C3 Auto Demotion Enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 requests to C3 based on the uncore auto demote information Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI T St...

Page 83: ...02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Adaptive Page Disabled Data Scramble Enabled Split Below 4GB Disabled Channel Interleaving 6 1 Rank Interleaving 4 1 Memory Thermal Throttling Disabled Force VDD 1 5V Disabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration CPU Revision B0 Current CSI Frequency 5 866GT Current Memo...

Page 84: ...allow the system to detect DDR3 memory frequency via SPD or designate a specific frequency Configuration options Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 Memory Mode Independent Allows you to set Memory channel mode Configuration options Independent Channel Mirroring Lockstep Memory ECC Function Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion Configuration options Disabled Enab...

Page 85: ...on options Disabled Enabled Data Scramble Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Split Below 4 GB Disabled Configuation options Disabled Auto Channel Interleaving 6 1 Allows you to set the channel interleaving setting Configuation options 1 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 Rank Interleaving 4 1 Allows you to set the rank interleaving setting Configuation options 1 1 2 1 4 1 Memory Thermal Throttling Disabled...

Page 86: ... Ports USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width 1 to 2 seconds Configuration options 4 to 5 seconds 3 to 4 seconds 2 to 3 seconds 1 to 2 seconds South Bridge Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration USB Functions Enabled USB Port Configure 8 4 USB Por...

Page 87: ... IRQ3 Intel VT d Configuration Intel VT d Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Intel VT d Disabled Options Disabled Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Legacy Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 ...

Page 88: ...s you to set the USB 2 0 controller to HiSpeed 480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mbps Configuration options FullSpeed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand off support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 4 USB Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 3 13 4 USB Devices Enable...

Page 89: ...m to Bus N First Configuration options Bus 0 First Bus N First Onboard Option ROM Priority High Allows you to select the onboard option ROM priority Configuration options Normal High Onboard LAN1 2 Chip Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN1 2 chip Configuration Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN1 2 Boot PXE Allows you to configure the onboard LAN1 2 boot mode Configuration Disabled PX...

Page 90: ...ter is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake up event Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled RTC Alarm Date 15 To set the alarm date highlight this item and press the or key to make the selection System Time 12 30 ...

Page 91: ... Clear Event Log Press Enter to clear all events on the event log v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Event Logging details View Event Log Clear Event Log Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit View all unread events on the Event log ...

Page 92: ... Voltage 1 1V_IOH Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5VSB Voltage 3VSB Voltage VBAT Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Select Ignored if you do not want to detect this item v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc 5VSB Voltage 5 132 V 3VSB Voltage 3 198 V VBAT Voltage 3 126 V v02 61 C Copyright 1...

Page 93: ...onfiguration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 10 PCI Express Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI Express Configuration Active State Power Management Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Enable Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states Active State Power Management Disabled Enabl...

Page 94: ...PI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS AML ACPI table Enabled Allows you to include the BIOS AML exchange table pointer to X RSDT pointer l...

Page 95: ...erformance Event Timer Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled HPET Memory Address FED00000h Allows you to select the HPET Memory address Configuration options FED00000h FED01000h FED02000h FED03000h General WHEA Configuration WHEA Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture ...

Page 96: ...ss Enter to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Enabled Serial port number COM2 Base Address IRQ 2F8h 3 Serial Port Mode 57600 8 n 1 Flow Control Hardware Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Terminal Type VT UTF8 Select Remote Access type Remote Access Enabled Enables or disables the remote access feature Configurat...

Page 97: ... to select the flow control for console redirection Configuration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating system may not work when set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT...

Page 98: ...F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Removable Dev 2nd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM 3rd Boot Device Hard Drive 4th Boot Device Network IBA GE Slo 5...

Page 99: ...Off On Wait For F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option RO...

Page 100: ...rd when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RT...

Page 101: ... a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps a...

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

Page 103: ...3 ASUS RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 104: ...nagement software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 5 stripes both data...

Page 105: ... W RAID setting on page 4 9 for details 6 1 4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set s using SATA HDDs To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main menu IDE Configuration and then press Enter 3 Set the Configure SATA as item to RAID 4 Save your changes and then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 5 for details o...

Page 106: ...displays any existing 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...

Page 107: ...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 108: ... at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s A 0 SPAN 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Co...

Page 109: ...pt SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 6 Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press Enter 7 Select the RAID level from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul...

Page 110: ... 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Disk Write Cache Setting Of VD Change DWC Off On Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT LSI Soft...

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

Page 112: ...AID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO En...

Page 113: ...e bottom of the screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver ...

Page 114: ...e to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize Virtual Drive s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Co...

Page 115: ...ipes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154...

Page 116: ...are RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtua...

Page 117: ...ss Enter To Select An Option 4 When prompted press the Space to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initilize Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes ...

Page 118: ...pace Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELE...

Page 119: ...igure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 RBLD A00 01 0 1 Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual ...

Page 120: ...ress Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency CC Of VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate...

Page 121: ...s any key to continue Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configu...

Page 122: ...ects and then select Virtual Drive from the sub menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check and then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu and then press Enter 4 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 123: ...ion Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R 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 Co...

Page 124: ...onfigure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects ...

Page 125: ...r 0 Rebuild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Stop On Error No Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Me...

Page 126: ...igation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Dis...

Page 127: ...ce to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name Volume0 R...

Page 128: ...ted 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 sc...

Page 129: ...ected use the up down arrow key to select a sync option that you want and press Enter 7 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to...

Page 130: ... set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Delet...

Page 131: ...t drive s you want to reset and then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive s A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes ...

Page 132: ...Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS HELP Enable Only Recovery Disk enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On Request Select ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Ena...

Page 133: ...ncluded in the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the ...

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

Page 135: ...IOS 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 option Boot Device Priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority for details 4 From the Exit menu select Exit Save Changes then press Enter 5 W...

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

Page 137: ...Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ASUS RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 ...

Page 138: ...e RAID driver is required when installing Windows or Red Hat Enterprise operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select t...

Page 139: ...D Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP6 32 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP7 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP1 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP2 32 64 bit SLES 9 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 SP3 64 bit SLES 9 SP4 32 bit SLES 9 SP4 64 bit SLES 10 SP1 32 bit SLES 10 SP1 64 bit SLES 10...

Page 140: ...ve 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 suppo...

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

Page 142: ...labeled Manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready 5 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and then press Enter 6 The Windows Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk When the next screen appears press Enter to continue installation 7 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue ...

Page 143: ...structions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver 4 A message appears reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the RAID controller driver If you have only one optical drive installed in your system eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support...

Page 144: ...elect 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 Next 8 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue ...

Page 145: ...ID controller driver when installing 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 3 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 nopr...

Page 146: ...more driver disks Yes No 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 8 When the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 9 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 147: ... Source 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 Installe...

Page 148: ...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 149: ... instructions 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 150: ... a Windows Server operating system To install the Intel chipset device software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu 4 The Intel R Chipset Device Softw...

Page 151: ... 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 152: ... optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the ...

Page 153: ...hen the 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 154: ...7 18 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 155: ...omputer 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...

Page 156: ...ter 7 Driver installation 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue ...

Page 157: ...ASUS RS720Q E6 RS12 RS724Q E6 RS12 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 158: ...u need to manually install the Mellanox driver on a Windows operating system To install the Mellanox driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click Mellanox ConnectX QDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter Driver 4 Cli...

Page 159: ...Q E6 RS12 7 23 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Click Change to select your desired destination folder and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue ...

Page 160: ...7 24 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 The driver features you selected are being installed 9 Click your preferred options and click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 161: ...nux OS You need to manually mount the Mellanox driver on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS For users using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS follow the general instructions in this section to mount the Mellanox driver on your system To mount the Mellanox driver 1 Login to the system as root 2 Create a folder on the desktop and copy the latest Mellanox driver to the folder You can name the folder as you ...

Page 162: ...will be removevd Press Y to continue 6 The system starts uninstalling the previous version of OFED 7 When the installation finishes reboot your system to complete the installation If your system has the latest firmware no firmware update will occur To force firmware update type force fw update ...

Page 163: ...tes 7 6 1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD 7 6 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available dev...

Page 164: ... the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 6 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 7 6 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel ICH10R and LSI MegaRAID driver disks ...

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