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Chapter 1: Product introduction

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1.3

System specifications

The ASUS RS920A-E6/RS8 and RS924A-E6/RS8 are a servers featuring the

ASUS KGPX-Q32 Series server board.The server supports AMD

LGA 1944

Opteron™ 6100 series and 6200 series processors with HyperTransport™

technology, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

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Model Name

RS920A-E6/RS8

RS924A-E6/RS8

Processor / System Bus

4 x Socket LGA1944
4/8/12/16 Core AMD

Opteron 6200 Series

(ACP=105W)

8/12 Core AMD Opteron 6100 Series (ACP=80W)

HyperTransport Technology 3.0, 6.4 GT/s per link

Core Logic

AMD

SR5650

AMD

SP5100

ASUS Features

Fan Speed

Control

√

ASWM Enterprise

√

Memory

Total Slots

32 (4-channel per CPU, 8 DIMMs per CPU)

Capacity

Maximum up to 512GB (RDIMM)

Maximum up to 128GB (UDIMM)

Memory Type

DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 RDIMM

DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 UDIMM / Unbuffered

DIMM with ECC

Memory Size

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB (RDIMM)

1GB, 2GB and 4GB (UDIMM)

Expansion Slots

Total PCI/PCI-X/

PCI-E Slots

Slot Type

4 x PCI-E G2 x16 (2 at Gen2 x16 Link or 4 at Gen2

x8 Link)

Additional Slot

1 x PIKE Slot for Storage Enhancement

Storage

SATA Controller

AMD

SP5100:

- 6 x SATA2 300MB/s ports

Promise

SW RAID (for Linux / Windows):

- Supports software RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10

SAS Controller

Optional: PIKE riser is necessary.

ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS2 6G H/W RAID card

Summary of Contents for RS920A-E6/RS8

Page 1: ...2U Rackmount Server RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...on of business and the like even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability for...

Page 3: ...are setup 2 1 Chassis cover 2 2 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 3 2 2 1 Installing Socket 1944 CPU 2 3 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 2 6 2 3 System memory 2 7 2 3 1 Overview 2 7 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 7 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 10 2 5 Expansion slot 2 12 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket 2 12 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 14 2 6 Cable conne...

Page 4: ...5 2 5 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 5 2 5 1 2 BUPDATER utility 5 3 5 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5 5 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 6 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 7 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 7 5 2 3 Navigation keys 5 7 5 2 4 Menu items 5 8 5 2 5 Submenu items 5 8 5 2 6 Configuration fields 5 8 5 2 7 Pop up window 5 8 5 2 8 Scroll bar 5 8 5 2 9 General help 5 8 5 3 Main menu 5 9 5 3 1 System Time xx xx xx 5 9 5 3...

Page 5: ...ols menu 5 41 5 8 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 5 41 5 9 Exit menu 5 42 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 1 Setting up RAID 6 2 6 1 1 RAID definitions 6 2 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 6 3 6 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 6 3 6 2 FastBuild Utility 6 4 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 SPAN or JBOD 6 5 6 2 2 Deleting a RAID set 6 11 6 2 3 Viewing the Drive Assignment 6 13 6 2 4 Viewing...

Page 6: ...nectX QDR PCI Gen2 7 28 7 5 1 Windows operating system 7 28 7 5 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 7 32 7 6 Management applications and utilities installation 7 35 7 6 1 Running the support DVD 7 35 7 6 2 Drivers menu 7 35 7 6 3 Utilities menu 7 36 7 6 4 Make disk menu 7 36 7 6 5 Contact information 7 36 ...

Page 7: ... harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate 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 rec...

Page 8: ...s batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Please go to http csr asus com english Takeback htm for detailed recycling information in different regions DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic equipme...

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: ...ptions 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 setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and desc...

Page 11: ...mphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the re...

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Page 13: ...1 ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924 E6 RS8 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: ... your system package for the following items Model Name RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 Chassis ASUS R21B 2U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard ASUS KGPX Q32 Series Server Board Component 1 x 1620W Redundant Power Supply 1 x SATA Backplane with 8 x SATA Cables 2 x PCIe riser card 1 x Front I O Shield FPB AR14 1 x Power Supply Power Distribution Board 5 x System Fans 80mm Accessories 1 x User s Guide 1 x RS...

Page 15: ...l Support team you must take note of the product s serial number containing 14 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxxxx See 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 RS924A E6 RS8 ...

Page 16: ...0 AMD SP5100 ASUS Features Fan Speed Control ASWM Enterprise Memory Total Slots 32 4 channel per CPU 8 DIMMs per CPU Capacity Maximum up to 512GB RDIMM Maximum up to 128GB UDIMM Memory Type DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800 RDIMM DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800 UDIMM Unbuffered DIMM with ECC Memory Size 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB and 16GB RDIMM 1GB 2GB and 4GB UDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 4 Slot Type 4 x ...

Page 17: ...oard ASMB5 iKVM 4 x USB 2 0 ports Front x 2 Rear x 2 1 x Internal A Type USB Port 1 x VGA port 1 x QSFP Port for Infiniband QDR OS Support Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 6 1 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 1 32 64 bit Subject to change without any notice Anti virus Software Optional Anti virus Software CD Management Solution...

Page 18: ...ket and rear fans The middle part includes the I O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard Refer to section 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions ODD dummy cover USB ports Power button Power LED LAN2 4 LED HDD Access LED LAN1 3 LED Message LED Location switch Reset button Location LED HDD 1 HDD 5 HDD 2 HDD 6 HDD 3 HDD 7 HDD 4 HDD 8 USB ports LAN port 1 Seria...

Page 19: ...AZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 1 Redundant Power supply and power fan hidden 2 ASUS KGPX Q32 Server Board 3 8056 System fans 4 SATA SAS backplane hidden 5 Hot swap HDD tray 1 8 SAS and SATA 6 Slim type optical drive bay 7 Front I O board hidden 8 PCI E 1 2 Expansion Boards hidden 9 PIKE Slot A protection film is pre attached to the front cover before shipping Please r...

Page 20: ...again to turn off Message LED OFF System is normal no incoming event ON 1 Without ASMB5 iKVM installed CPU over heated 2 With ASMB5 iKVM installed a hardware monitor event is indicated LAN LEDs OFF No LAN connection Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data ON LAN connection is present HDD Access LED OFF No activity Blinking Read write data into the HDD Message LED LAN2 4 LED HDD Access LED L...

Page 21: ...o link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LAN5 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 SPEED LED ACT LINK LED LAN1 to LAN4 LEDs ...

Page 22: ...ON HDD present no activity Blinking 1 Read write data from into the SATAII SAS HDD 2 Locating blinking with the HDD status 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 HDD Activity LED Green HDD Status LED Red ...

Page 23: ...ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924 E6 RS8 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: ...nel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 4 Lift the cover from the chassis 5 To recover the rear cover reverse step 1 to 4 2 Loosen the thumbscrew on the rear panel 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 Thumbscrews ...

Page 25: ...ard ensure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorizati...

Page 26: ...Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle D 5 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket E Load plate PnP cap A B Retention tab Load lever E 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 6 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the gold triangle is on the bottom rig...

Page 27: ...t is spread in an even thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied Thermal Interface Material If so skip this step 7 Close the load plate F then push the load lever G until it snaps into the retention tab F G CPU1 Configuration CPU1 Socket CPU2 Socket CPU3 Socket CPU3 Socket One Processor V Dual Processors V V Quad Processors V V V V CPU Installation Sequence ...

Page 28: ...d 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 29: ... ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section Memory population table For UDIMM and RDIMM Single Rank Dual Ranks CPU1 Configuration A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 2 DIMMs V V 4 DIMMs V V V V 6 DIMMs V V V V V V 8 DIMMs V V V V V V V V CPU1 CPU2 Configuration A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 E2 E1 F2 F1 G2 G1 H2 H1 2 DIMMs V V 4 DIMMs V V V V 6 DIMMs V V V V V V 8 DIMMs V V ...

Page 30: ...V V V V V V V 28 DIMMs V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 32 DIMMs V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Memory population table For UDIMM and RDIMM Single Rank Dual Ranks CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 CPU4 Configuration I1 J2 J1 K2 K1 L2 L1 M2 M1 N2 N1 O2 O1 P2 P1 4 DIMMs V 8 DIMMs V V V 12 DIMMs V V V V V 16 DIMMs V V V V V V V 20 DIMMs V V V V V V V V V 24 DIMMs V V V V V V V V V V V 28 DIMMs V V V V V V V V V V V V V 32 ...

Page 31: ...the 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 f...

Page 32: ... Hard disk drives The system supports eight hot swap SATAII SAS hard disk drives The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATAII SAS ports via the SATAII SAS backplane To install a hot swap SATAII SAS HDD 1 Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right then pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2...

Page 33: ...he tray edge protrudes 6 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the drive tray in place The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second SATAII SAS drive When installed the SATAII SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII SAS interface on the backplane ...

Page 34: ... want to install PCI Express x16 expansion cards To install a PCI Express x16 card 4 Install a PCI Express x16 card to the bracket as shown and then secure the card with a screw 2 Place the riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface and then remove the screw from the slot bay PCI Express x16 slot 1 Loosen the screws of the riser card bracket 3 Loosen the screw of rear end bracket and remove i...

Page 35: ...2 13 ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 5 Firmly hold the bracket and then press it down to the slot of the motherboard 6 Secure the screw in front of the GPU computing module bracket ...

Page 36: ...der for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setu...

Page 37: ...oard 2 8 pin SSI power connector from power supply to motherboard 3 System fan connectors from motherboard FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 and FRNT_FAN5 to system fans 4 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 5 Power Supply SMBUS connector 6 Auxiliary Panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 7 Panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 8 SATA connectors from ...

Page 38: ...board SGPIO1 2 3 4 Connects to the SGPIO1 2 connector to support Promise SAS RAID SGPIO function Connects to the SGPIO3 4 connector to support PIKE card SAS RAID SGPIO function SGPIO_SEL Set to pin 2 3 to enable onboard SP5100 SATA SGPIO function default or enable optional PIKE SAS RAID SGPIO function J1 Connects to the power connector of the slim type optical drive ...

Page 39: ...em This section tells how to remove install the following components 1 System fans 2 Redundant power supply units 3 ASUS PIKE RAID card optional 4 NVIDIA Tesla GPU computing modules optional Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components 2 8 1 System fans To uninstall the system fans 1 Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the motherboard 2 Carefully remove...

Page 40: ...m fans 1 Insert the fan into the fan cage The airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point towards the system rear panel 2 Insert the system fan cable into the cable holder and then connect the cable to the fan connector on the motherboard 2 8 2 Redundant power supply units To remove the power supply unit PSU 1 Lift up the PSU lever ...

Page 41: ...rmly pull the PSU out of the system chassis 2 Hold the PSU lever and press the PSU latch To install a second PSU 1 Insert the PSU into the empty PSU bay 2 Hold the PSU lever and press the PSU latch Firmly insert the PSU into the server chassis ...

Page 42: ...ion of the system exceeds 1400W the maximum output power of the PSUs can reach to 2800W with PSU hot swap feature disabled and the system shuts down if any of the PSUs is removed 2 0 jumper mode The system can be booted only when two PSUs are installed The maximum output power of the PSUs can reach to 2800W with PSU hot swap feature disabled and the system shuts down if any of the PSUs is removed ...

Page 43: ... the outer heatsink on RAID card 3 Connect one end of the cable to the Battery Backup Unit 4 Slide the rest of the cable through the slot on the card bracket Put the Battery Backup Unit in place 1 Remove the two screws that secure the heatsink bracket on the back of the SAS RAID card Heatsink bracket 2 Remove the two screws that secure the outer heatsink on the front of the SAS RAID card DO NOT re...

Page 44: ...it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot then secure the screw 5 Note the correct alignment of the back of the raiser card to the three holes on the card bracket Then secure the Battery Backup Unit to the bracket from the botton by using the provided screws 6 Connect the other end of the cable to the PIKE card ...

Page 45: ...ect the data cables by numerial order to the SAS connectors labeled SAS1 4 Blue on the motherboard 4 Remove the data cables connected to the SATA connectors on the motherboard 6 Remove the SGPIO cable from the SGPIO3 connector on the motherboard ...

Page 46: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 24 ...

Page 47: ...ASUS RS920 E6 S8 RS924 E6 RS8 2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 48: ...s to attach the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server with four screws 3 1 Installing friction rail kit items Your friction rail kit package contains One pair of rack rails One pair of fixing latches 4 latch screws 4 rail screws and 4 rail washers Rack rails Fixing latches Front end Rear end Latch screws Rail screws Rail Washers ...

Page 49: ...ht figure 2 Adjust the rack rail to fit the depth of the rack 4 Secure the front and rear ends of the rail with two rack screws and washers 5 Repeat step 1 to 4 to attach the rack rail on the other side of the rack 3 From inside the rack place the rear rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the rear mounting hole and then place the front rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the front mounting hole as ...

Page 50: ...ation DO NOT place the rail hook on a thick lip of the mounting hole DO NOT install the rail to the outer side of the server rack 6 When mounting the server to the rack ensure to include the side knots on the two sides of the server in the rack rail holders as shown in the right figure ...

Page 51: ...hen push the server all the way to the depth of the rack 2 Drive two screws on both mounting ears to secure the server in place Remember to press the latches on both sides to release the server from the rack To uninstall the server from the rack 1 Remove the screws secured on the mounting ears 2 Hold the mounting ears then pull the server from the rack ...

Page 52: ...Chapter 3 Installation options 3 6 ...

Page 53: ...3 4 1 ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 Motherboard info ...

Page 54: ...4 2 Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 1 Motherboard layouts ...

Page 55: ...very setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 4 7 Internal connectors Page 1 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 6 blue SAS 1 4 blue SAS 5 8 black 4 9 2 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 A Type USB5 4 9 3 Front fan connectors 4 pin FRNT_FAN1 5 4 10 4 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 4 4 12 5 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin JP1 4 12 6 SSI power connectors 24 pin PWR1 8 pin PWR2 4 13 7 System...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 4 5 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 58: ...ard Intel 82580EB Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature 4 DDR3 voltage control setting 4 pin LVDDR3_SEL1 LVDDR3_SEL2 LVDDR3_SEL3 LVDDR3_SEL4 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 59: ...tings 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 60: ...y the AMD SP5100 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 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed ...

Page 61: ...USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 2 SAS connectors 7 pin SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 Light Blue SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 SAS8 Black Supported by the ASUS PIKE Card these connectors are for the SAS signal cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed SAS hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration T...

Page 62: ...e 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 Fan technology ...

Page 63: ...3 4 These connectors are used for the SATA and SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data SGPIO1 2 connector is use for the peripherals of the PROMISE RAID SATA LED and SGPIO 3 4 connector is use for the peripherals of the LSI PIKE RAID SAS LED ...

Page 64: ...ower Supply SMBus connector 5 pin JP1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface ...

Page 65: ...o connect the 24 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND G...

Page 66: ...is 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 SSI power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW Thi...

Page 67: ...intrusion 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 L...

Page 68: ...4 16 Chapter 4 Motherboard information ...

Page 69: ...3 ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924 E6 RS8 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 70: ... the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 5 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the ...

Page 71: ...ding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility 1 Visit the ASUS website at www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the m...

Page 72: ... for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD KGPX Q32 VER 0201 DATE 08 30 2011 BOARD KGPX Q32 VER 0202 DATE 09 21 2011 5 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C WARNING Do not turn off power during flash...

Page 73: ...erboard BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system 2 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so wo...

Page 74: ...gram Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is de...

Page 75: ...gement APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tools For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings 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 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation key...

Page 76: ...elect the item and press Enter 5 2 6 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 selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a l...

Page 77: ...you to set the system date Refer to section 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Configure the Storage device s System Time 13 44 30 System Date Fri 05 07 2010 Storage Configuration System Information Select Screen Select Ite...

Page 78: ...vice occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto Allows you to select the data transfer mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto DMA Direct Memory Access allows your computer to transfer data to and fro...

Page 79: ...led v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel Enabled SATA Port1 Port4 IDE SATA Port5 Port6 IDE Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 5 3 4 Storage Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices installed in the system Se...

Page 80: ...ly optimize the order of commands When this item is set AHCI the information of the SATA connectors 1 6 can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST SATA Port5 Port6 IDE Setting this item to IDE instead of AHCI allows the system to recognize the optical dirves connected to the SATA connectors 5 or 6 when installing OS If you use a SATA optical drive to run the OS installation disk we s...

Page 81: ...fication System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory System Memory Information Displays system memory information CPU1 2 3 4 Memory Configuration Allows you to check information of installed memory 8 DIMMs per CPU CPU1 2 3 4 Memory Configuration Displays the auto detected memory specification BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main CPU1 Memory Configuration Node0 Speed DDR3 1067 Node1 Speed N A DIMM_A1...

Page 82: ...ome items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Module Version 5 1102 1 Physical Count 2 Logical Count 12 AMD Opteron tm Processor 6172 Revision D1 Cache L1 128KB Cache L2 512KB Cache L3 12MB Speed 2100MHz NB Clk 1800MHz Able to Change Freq Yes uCode Patch Level None Requi...

Page 83: ...f C State enablement Configuration options C6 Disabled PowerCap P state 0 Allows you to select the highest performance P state in OS Configuration options P state 0 P state 1 P state 2 P state 3 P state 4 CPB Mode Auto Allows you to specifies the method of core performance boost Configuration options Auto Disabled ACPI SRAT Table Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the building of ACPI SRAT Ta...

Page 84: ...r to display the submenu Options for NB NorthBridge Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced NorthBrideg Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Memroy Timing Parameters CPU Node 1 Memory CLK 533 MHz N A CAS Latency Tcl 7 CLK N A RAS CAS Delay Trcd 7 CLK N A Row Precharge Time Trp 7 CLK N A Min Act...

Page 85: ...neral Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleaving Auto Enables the Bank memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto Node Interleaving Disabled Enables the Node memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto Channel Interleaving Auto Enables the Channel memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto CS Sparing Enable Disabled Allow...

Page 86: ...that allows the hardware to report and correct memory errors Configuration options Disabled Basic Good Super Max User ECC Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Config Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit DRAM Timing Config Auto Allows you to select the D...

Page 87: ...isable Enabled Dis THRMTRIP Before KBRst Enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled SATA IDE Ports Auto Clk Ctrl Disable When set to Enabled the system will turn off the clocks for the unused SATA ports in IDE modes Doing so will enable some power savings Configuration options Disable Enabled The hot plug function will be disabled when turning off the clock for the SATA port v02 61 C Copyright...

Page 88: ...e SATA port to run at the default mode Configuration options Auto GEN1 HPET MSI Disabled Configuration options Disabed Enabled OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled EHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0 Enabled Configuration option...

Page 89: ...ems Gen2 High Speed Mode Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled Software Initiated Advertised RC Link ASPM Disabled Configuration options Disabled L0s L1 L0s L1 L0s Downstream L0s Downstream L1 Compliance Mode Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enable Lane Reversal Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced PCI Express Confi...

Page 90: ... and then press Enter to display its sub items Powerdown Unused lanes Enabled This item is available only for the PCIE Slot 1 PIKE Slot Core Setting Configuration options Disabled Enabled Turn Off PLL During L1 L23 Enable This item is available only for the PCIE Slot 1 PIKE Slot Core Setting Configuration options Enable Disabled TX Drive Strength Auto Configuration options Auto 26mA 20mA 22mA 24mA...

Page 91: ...isabled Configuration options Disabled 0 4dB 1 32dB 2 08dB 3 1dB 4 22dB 5 50dB 7 05dB IOMMU Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enable VGA ROM Boot Priority PCIE VGA Card Allows you to select the primary video controller Configuration options PCI VGA Card Onboard VGA v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Hyper Transport Configuration HT Extended Address Disabled HT3 Lin...

Page 92: ...Auto Default Mode 1 Mode 2 Northbridge interrupt pin Disable Configuration options Disable Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Memory Decode on Sec GFX Disable IOC Peer to Peer Mode Auto Northbridge interrupt pin Disable Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Options Disable Force ...

Page 93: ...3 LAN4 Boot PXE Allows you to configure the onboard LAN1 2 3 4 boot mode Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard LAN1 Chip Enabled Onboard LAN1 Port Enabled Onboard LAN2 Port Enabled Onboard LAN3 Port Enabled Onboard LAN...

Page 94: ...nabled Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand off support Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Legacy USB Support to Enabled Legacy USB1 1 HC Support Enabled This item appears only when you set Legacy USB Support to Enabled and allows you to configure the Legacy USB1 1 HC support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 4 USB Configuration v02 61 C ...

Page 95: ...erating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug And Play O S No Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and ...

Page 96: ...nced Event Logging details View Event Log Clear Event Log View all unread events on the Event Log IPMI Configuration IPMI Configuration including server monitoring and event log v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server IPMI Configuration BMC Firmware Version 1 05 Set LAN1 Configuration Set DM_LAN1 Configuration View BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Event ...

Page 97: ...it ESC Exit DHCP Mode Static Mode BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Configuration options DHCP Mode Static Mode IP Address 000 000 000 000 Enter IP Address in decimal in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX less than 256 and in decimal only Subnet Mask 000 000 000 000 Enter Subnet Mask in decimal in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX less than 256 and in decimal only Gateway Address 000 000 000 000 Enter Gateway...

Page 98: ... form of XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX less than 256 and in decimal only Subnet Mask 000 000 000 000 Enter Subnet Mask in decimal in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX less than 256 and in decimal only Gateway Address 000 000 000 000 Enter Gateway Address in decimal in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX less than 256 and in decimal only Set DM_LAN1 Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends In...

Page 99: ...ote 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 Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Remote Access type Serial port number COM2 Selects the serial port for console redirection Configur...

Page 100: ...ect the flow control for console redirection Configuration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating systems may not work when set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT100 VT...

Page 101: ...er Boot Tools Exit ACPI APIC support Enabled APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend 5 6 1 ACPI 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 ...

Page 102: ...computer 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 1...

Page 103: ...erican Megatrends Inc P4DDR3 Voltage N A P1_VDDNB Voltage 1 092 V P1_ 1 2V Voltage 1 212 V 12V Voltage 12 360 V 5V Voltage 5 036 V 3 3V Voltage 3 282 V 5VSB Voltage 5 088 V 3 3VSB Voltage 3 306 V VBAT Voltage 3 132 V 1 8V Voltage 1 752 V 1 2V Voltage 1 144 V 1 1V Voltage 1 032 V Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU1 Temperature CPU1 2 3 4 Temperatu...

Page 104: ...hisper Mode Generic Mode High Density Mode VCORE1 2 3 4 Voltage P1 2 3 4DDR3 Voltage P1 2 3 4_ 1 2V Voltage P1_VDDNB Voltage P1_ 1 2V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5VSB Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage VBAT Voltage 1 8V Voltage 1 2V Voltage 1 1V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Select Ignored if you do not want...

Page 105: ...5 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help 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 th...

Page 106: ...rror 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 ROMs to trap Interrupt 19...

Page 107: ...isor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 4 2 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megat...

Page 108: ...word this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in se...

Page 109: ...S EZ Flash 2 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS This uitlity supports 1 FAT 12 16 32 r w 2 NTFS read only 3 CD DISC read only 5 8 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes o...

Page 110: ...he PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter to save the changes while exiting Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the c...

Page 111: ...3 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 112: ...ons Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications...

Page 113: ...t the back of each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 6 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by AMD SP5100 chipset To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the M...

Page 114: ...tility 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives at Red SATA Connector 2 Turn on the system 3 During POST press Ctrl F to enter the utility main menu The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignment 1 LD Vie...

Page 115: ...uild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc There is no any LD LD View Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Ctrl C Define LD Enter View LD Ctrl V View JBOD Disk ESC Exit Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignment 1 LD View LD Define Menu 2 Delete LD Menu 3 Controller Configuration 4 Main Menu Keys Available ...

Page 116: ...250 05 N 04 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 N RAID Mode Drv RAID 1 0 Initialization Fast Write Policy WriteThru 3 Use Spacebar to set Read Policy to Read Cache and Write Policy to WriteBack FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Drives Assignments LD No LD Name LD 1 Logical Drive...

Page 117: ...50 05 N 04 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 N Please Press Ctr Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit If you do not input any LD name the default LD name will be used 4 After you have selected the desired RAID mode use the down arrow key to select desired disks for the RAID set FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Swi...

Page 118: ... 250 05 N Enter the LD name here XXXX 7 All the data on the selected disk drives will be deleted Press Ctrl Y to continue FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Drives Assignments LD No LD Name LD 1 Logical Drive 1 Stripe Block 128 KB Gigabyte Boundary ON Read Policy Read Cache RAI...

Page 119: ... capacity in GB here 200 9 Use the number keys to enter your desired array capacity 8 Press Ctrl Y to modify the disk array size or press any other key to use all the available capacity of the disk drive FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu Keys Available Drives Assignments LD No LD Name LD 1 Logical Drive 1 Stripe Block 128 KB Gigabyte Boundary ON Read Policy Rea...

Page 120: ... LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 RAID 1 2 199 99 Functional 11 Press any key to return to the main control panel FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View LD Definition Menu Any Key To Continue Drives Assignments LD No LD Name LD 1 RAID1 Stripe Block NA Read Policy Read Cache RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB RAID 1 2 199 99 Write Policy WriteBack Port ID Drive Model Capabil...

Page 121: ...w Drive Assignment 1 LD View LD Define Menu 2 Delete LD Menu 3 Controller Configuration 4 Main Menu Keys Available FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Delete LD Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Del Alt D Delete LD Ctrl V View JBOD Disk ESC Exit LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 RAID 1 2 199 99 Functional 2 Select the RAID set you would like to delete ...

Page 122: ...Capabilities Capacity GB 01 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 02 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 Keys Available Press Ctrl Y to delete the data in the disk or press any other key to abort 3 Press Ctrl Y to confirm and delete the selected RAID set FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc There is no any LD Delete LD Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Del Alt D Delete...

Page 123: ... Controller Configuration 4 Main Menu Keys Available FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignments Keys Available Ctrl H Full Erase ESC Exit Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page 2 The drive assignment is displayed as shown Port ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity GB Assignment 01 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 Extent 1 249 99 Free 02 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 ...

Page 124: ...lity c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignment 1 LD View LD Define Menu 2 Delete LD Menu 3 Controller Configuration 4 Main Menu Keys Available FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Adapter Configuration Options ESC Exit System Resources Configuration Controller IRQ 10 AHCI HBA MMIO Base Address FAFFE400 No Parameters Defined for Current Disk s Keys Available 2 The ...

Page 125: ...Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 126: ...n you use a SATA optical drive and PROMISE RAID you cannot boot into FreeDOS using this support CD Either reset SATA Port1 4 in BIOS to IDE and boot again or create the RAID driver in another computer A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows or Red Hat Enterprise operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in ...

Page 127: ... 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit RHEL 5 UP4 32 bit RHEL 5 UP4 64 bit RHEL 5 UP5 32 bit RHEL 5 UP5 64 bit SLES 10 SP2 32 bit SLES 10 SP2 64 bit SLES 10 SP3 32 bit SLES 10 SP3 64 bit SLES 11 32 bit SLES 11 64 bit SLES 11 SP1 32 bit SLES 11 SP1 64 bit CentOS 5 4 32 bit CentOS 5 4 64 bit CentOS 5 5 32 bit CentOS 5 5 64 bit Ubuntu Server 10 4 1 32 bit Ubuntu Ser...

Page 128: ...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 sp...

Page 129: ... 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 130: ...uctions 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 DV...

Page 131: ...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 Next 8 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue ...

Page 132: ...pgrade in text mode type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd 4 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No 5 Press Enter to continue Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sda and press OK to continue O...

Page 133: ...p and press Enter to continue CD Found To begin testing the CD media before installation press OK Choose Skip to skip the media test and start the installation OK Skip 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing the RedHat operating system ...

Page 134: ...text mode type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd 4 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No 5 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for t...

Page 135: ...S8 7 11 6 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No ...

Page 136: ...xdriver vesa nomodeset dd_ then press Enter 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No 4 You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Choose one you like to use and select OK then press Enter OK Cancel Driver Disk Sou8rce You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driv...

Page 137: ...or the RAID card are installed to the system Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue OK Back 6 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation ...

Page 138: ...4 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 Install...

Page 139: ...rce 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 Ba...

Page 140: ...ctions to finish the installation Please choose the Driver Update medium OK sda USB Floppy sr0 CD ROM ASUS DRW 1612BLT sdb Disk Promise 1X2 Morror RAID1 sd3 Disk Promise RAID Console other device 6 The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown below Back ...

Page 141: ...o install the Intel 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 If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE ...

Page 142: ... When the Install Network Connectons window appears select Install Drivers and Sofware then click Next to start the installation 5 When the Intel Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation ...

Page 143: ...ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 7 19 6 Select the program features you want install and then click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 144: ...7 20 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation ...

Page 145: ... computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation 3 Cl...

Page 146: ...7 Driver installation 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 4 When the Intel Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation ...

Page 147: ...ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 7 23 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 148: ...7 24 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation ...

Page 149: ... 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 AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click ASPEED AST2050 Displ...

Page 150: ...7 26 Chapter 7 Driver installation 5 Click Install to start the installation 4 When the ASPEED InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to continue ...

Page 151: ...ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 7 27 6 The system installs the driver automatically 7 When the installation completes click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 152: ...eed 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 MLNX_InfiniBand 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 DDR QDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter Driver 4 Click...

Page 153: ...ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 7 29 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 ...

Page 154: ...7 30 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue 8 The driver features you selected are being installed ...

Page 155: ...ASUS RS920A E6 RS8 RS924A E6 RS8 7 31 9 Click your preferred options and click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 156: ...tions 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 like 3 Type the command line and mount the driver to the system The driver version and the OS label may vary Ensure that the command line matches your driver ver...

Page 157: ...S924A E6 RS8 7 33 4 Type the command line and install the driver 5 All other Mellanox OEM OFED or distribution IB packages will be removevd Press Y to continue 6 The system starts uninstalling the previous version of OFED ...

Page 158: ... Driver installation 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 159: ...es 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 devi...

Page 160: ...tilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 6 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the RAID driver disk 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 ...

Page 161: ...15 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 11259 Telephone 886 2 2894 3447 Fax 886 2 2890 7798 E mail info asus com tw Web site http www asus com tw Technical Support Telephone 886 2 2894 3447 0800 093 456 Online Support http support asus com techserv techserv aspx ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC China Address No 508 Chundong Road Xinzhuang Industrial Zone Minhang District Shanghai China Telephone 86 21 5442 1616 Fa...

Page 162: ...0883 General support 1 812 282 2787 Online support http support asus com techserv techserv aspx ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkort Str 21 23 40880 Ratingen Germany Fax 49 2102 959911 Web site http www asus de Online contact http www asus de sales Technical Support Telephone 49 1805 010923 Support Fax 49 2102 959911 Online support http support asus com techserv techserv aspx ...

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