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ASUS TS500-E5

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7.4

VGA driver installation

This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Volari Z9s Video

Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver.

1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges.
2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support

CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

The

Drivers

menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

7.4.1

Windows

Server

You need to manually install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver on a Windows

Server

operating system. To install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver:

3. The

XGI VGA Package

window appears, preparing the setup.

Summary of Contents for TS500-E5

Page 1: ...Pedestal 5U Rackmount Server TS500 E5 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: ...al features 1 8 1 7 LED information 1 9 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs 1 9 1 7 2 Rear panel LEDs 1 10 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 1 Chassis cover 2 2 2 1 1 Removing the side cover 2 2 2 1 2 Reinstalling the side cover 2 3 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 4 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 7 2 3 System memory 2 8 2 3 1 Overview 2 8 2 3 2 Memory configurations 2 8 2 3...

Page 4: ...omponents 2 26 2 9 1 System fan 2 26 2 9 2 Chassis footpads 2 28 2 9 3 Power supply unit 2 29 Chapter 3 Installation options 3 1 Preparing the system for rack mounting 3 2 3 2 Attaching the inner rail to the server 3 2 3 3 Attaching the rails to the rack 3 3 3 4 Mounting the server to the rack 3 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard Info 4 1 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 2 Jumpers 4 4 4 3 Internal connectors 4 9 Cha...

Page 5: ...dvanced menu 5 15 5 4 1 USB Configuration 5 15 5 4 2 CPU Configuration 5 17 5 4 3 Chipset 5 19 5 4 4 Onboard Device Configuration 5 21 5 4 5 PCIPnP 5 22 5 5 Server menu 5 23 5 5 1 ASF Support Enabled 5 23 5 5 2 Remote Access Configuration 5 23 5 6 Power menu 5 25 5 6 1 ACPI 2 0 Support Disabled 5 25 5 6 2 ACPI APIC Support Enabled 5 25 5 7 Boot menu 5 28 5 7 1 Boot Device Priority 5 28 5 7 2 Boot ...

Page 6: ... 3 1 Creating a RAID 0 set Stripe 6 32 6 3 2 Creating a RAID 1 set Mirror 6 34 6 3 3 Creating a RAID 10 set Stripe Mirror 6 35 6 3 4 Creating a RAID 5 set Parity 6 36 6 3 5 Deleting a RAID set 6 37 6 3 6 Resetting disks to Non RAID 6 38 6 3 7 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 6 38 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 1 RAID driver installation 7 2 7 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7 2 7 1 2 Inst...

Page 7: ...r 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 WARNING The use of shielded cables fo...

Page 8: ...efore operating the server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server make sure 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 temp...

Page 9: ...ions This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and ...

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

Page 11: ...1 This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...tem RearFan 120mm x 38mm Accessories 2 x CPU Coolers 1 x ASUS TS500 E5 User s Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM 2 0 User s Guide 1 x TS500 E5 Support CD including ASWM 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x AC Power Cable 2 x CPU Coolers 1 x ASUS TS500 E5 User s Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM 2 0 User s Guide 1 x TS500 E5 Support CD including ASWM 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x AC Power Cable Optional Items CA eTrust Anti virus Software CD ASUS TS...

Page 13: ...lots 6 Dual Channel Capacity Maximum up to 24GB Memory Type DDR2 667 Registered ECC Memory Size 512 MB 1 GB 2GB and 4GB Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 5 Slot Type Workstation Mode 1 x PCI E x16 slot x16 link 1 x PCI E x8 slot x8 link 1 x PCI E x8 slot x4 link or PIKE 1 x PCI 32 bit 33MHz slot Server Mode 1 x PCI E x16 slot x8 link 2 x PCI E x8 slot x8 link 1 x PCI E x8 slot x4 link or...

Page 14: ... Port 2 x RJ 45 ports 4 x USB 2 0 ports Front x 2 Rear x 2 1 x VGA port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port OS Support Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 UP1 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 32 64 bit Subject to change without any notice Anti virus Software CA eTrust 7 1 anti virus software Optional Management Solution ASUS ASWM 2 0 and SNMP...

Page 15: ... bays power and reset buttons LED indicators CD DVD ROM drive floppy drive and USB 2 0 ports are located on the front panel For future installation of 5 25 inch devices two drive bays are available Optical drive Empty 5 25 inch bays Power button Reset button Message LED HDD access LED Power LED USB 2 0 ports Security lock Refer to section 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions 1 4 1 Four ...

Page 16: ...Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 6 1 4 2 Eight Hot Swap HDD Devices 4 bay HDD cage 4 bay HDD cage This server system provides 4 bay HDD Cage 4 x Hot swap HDD Trays as optional items ...

Page 17: ...odule 670W Single power supply Power connector Expansion slots PS 2 keyboard port USB 2 0 ports Serial port VGA port Chassis intrusion switch Gigabit LAN port 1 Chassis lock 120mm x 38mm system fan 1 5 1 Single power supply PA4 model 1 5 2 Redundant Power Supply RX8 model The second redundant power supply is an optional item PS 2 mouse port Gigabit LAN port 2 650W Redundant power supply Power conn...

Page 18: ...ndant Power Supply the second set is an optional item 2 120mm x 38mm system fan 3 ASUS DSAN DX TS500 E5 Server Board 4 Chassis intrusion switch 5 Expansion card locks 6 Optical drive 7 2 x 5 25 inch drive bays 8 4 bay HDD module first set 9 4 bay HDD module second set optional 10 SATA SAS backplane board first set hidden 11 SATA SAS backplane board second set hidden 5 1 7 2 6 3 10 8 11 4 9 ...

Page 19: ...OFF Blinking No activity Read write data into the HDD Message LED OFF Blinking System is normal no incoming event ASWM indicates a HW monitor event Drive status LED Green Red Green Red blinking Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is in good condition HDD failure HDD rebuilding using the RAID card LAN LEDs OFF Blinking ON Read write data into the HDD Message LED Drive Status LED Power...

Page 20: ...Rear panel LEDs SPEED LED ACT LINK LED SPEED LED ACT LINK LED 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 ...

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

Page 22: ... your fingers from components inside the chassis that can cause injury such as the CPU fan rear fan and other sharp edged parts To reinstall the side cover 1 Remove the two screws that secure the side cover 2 Press the blue latch button and slide the side cover for about half an inch toward the rear until it is disengaged from the chasssis 3 Carefully lift the side cover and set it aside 1 1 2 ...

Page 23: ... the lower sliding edge of the side cover to the corresponding chassis edge 2 Position the side cover to the chassis 4 Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover 1 2 3 3 Press the blue latch button and slide the side cover toward the front panel until it snaps in place 4 4 ...

Page 24: ... 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 comes with the cap on the LGA771 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts r...

Page 25: ...sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should fit into the CPU notch Alignment key Gold triangle mark Load plate A B 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you PnP cap A B To prevent damage to the socket p...

Page 26: ... 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 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab A B ...

Page 27: ... each of the four screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the CPU heatsink and fan to the motherboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the CPU heatsink and fan 3 Connect the CPU heatsink and fan cable to the connector on the motherboard Do not forget to connect the CPU heatsink and fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occu...

Page 28: ...l 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB and 4 GB registered ECC DIMMs into the DIMM sockets For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the Qualified Vendors List on the ASUS web site This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips x16 memory modules If you are installing only one memory module install the module into the blue socket labe...

Page 29: ...1 or DIMM_A1 2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 4 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A2 6 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B3 DIMM_A3 DIMMs in pair means two DIMMs with the same configuration For better performance same configuration DIMMs should be installed on the same slot number for each channel For example you may install the same type of DIMMs in DIMM_B1 and DIMM_A1 ...

Page 30: ...sparing functions The default BIOS setting is disabled Each channel contains its own sparing engine and can be enabled or disabled separately This motherboard does not support rank sparing across channels The DIMM rank with the largest size will be assigned as spare rank Data can only be copied from a smaller sized rank to a larger sized one A DIMM can contain only one or two ranks To support spar...

Page 31: ... MB Sparing Memory space 1024 MB 1024 MB Total Memory 4096 MB Channel B Channel A DIMM_B1 512MB 2 Ranks DIMM_B1 512MB 2 Ranks Rank 0 512 MB Rank 1 512 MB Rank 0 512 MB Rank 1 512 MB Sparing Memory space 1024 MB 1024 MB DIMM_B2 1024MB 2 Ranks DIMM_A2 1024MB 2 Ranks Rank 0 1024 MB Rank 1 1024 MB Rank 0 1024 MB Rank 1 1024 MB Sparing Memory space 2048 MB 2048 MB DIMM_B3 2048MB 2 Ranks DIMM_A3 2048MB ...

Page 32: ...l the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs Do not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets Unlocked retaining clip DDR2 DIMM notch 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultan...

Page 33: ...nel assembly To remove the front panel assembly 1 Unlock the front door if needed 2 Locate the two hooked tabs on the chassis side rail 3 Shift the hooked tabs and take off the front bezel 2 4 2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly To reinstall the front panel assembly 1 Hook the other side of the front panel assembly to the chassis 2 Swing the front panel assembly and snap it back into place ...

Page 34: ... the metal cover of the bay where you want to install the 5 25 inch drive and take off the plastic cover on the front bezel at the same position 2 Insert the drive into the bay and slide the bay lock to the right until it clicks in place Screw to double secure the drive Ensure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing any system components Failure to do so may cause damage to the mot...

Page 35: ...t of the drive bay converter 2 Install the 3 5 inch disk drive into the converter 3 Screw the 3 5 inch disk drive on the bay converter 4 Insert the converter installed with 3 5 inch disk drive into the chassis and secure it as the 5 25 inch drives 3 5 Floppy disk drive 3 5 Hard disk drive ...

Page 36: ...he the front bezel A hot swap HDD module cage comes with a SATA or SATS backplane Make sure of the type of HDD module cage you purchase before buying hard disks 2 6 1 Hot swap HDD module To install the hot swap HDD module 1 Examine the chassis and make sure the bay space is free of wires and other obstructions 2 Insert the hot swap HDD module into the bay 3 To remove the hot swap HDD module lift u...

Page 37: ...frame 4 Place a hard disk drive on the tray and secure it with four screws To install a SATA SAS hard disk drive 1 Pull down the tray lever until the tray pops out slightly indicating that it is released 2 Holding on the tray lever pull out the HDD tray from the bay ...

Page 38: ...nsert the HDD installed tray back into the bay 6 Carefully push the tray all the way to the depth of the bay 7 Push the tray lever until it clicks in place The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge ...

Page 39: ...he tray pops out slightly indicating that it is released 3 Repeat the previous step to release all the installed disk drives 4 Loosen both screws with a screw driver or your fingers 5 Push the backplane outward so that the outer edge protrudes slightly from the slot 6 Hold on to the backplane lift it up and remove it from the module 7 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the ba...

Page 40: ...nd other system components 2 7 1 Installing an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface 3 Use a Phillips screw driver to remove the metal slot cover opposite the slot where you wish to install an expansion card 5 Align the card golden fin...

Page 41: ...oard 1 Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard 2 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot 3 Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Make sure it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot When installing a graphics card on PCI E x16 slot the PCI E slot right beside it does not function When installing a PIKE RAID card on the PIKE RAID card slo...

Page 42: ...drivers for the expansion card These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steer...

Page 43: ...m 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 detailed information on the connectors 1 2 3 5 8 4 6 7 10 9 Standard cables connected to the motherboard 1 24 pin ATX power connector from power supply to motherboard 2 8 pin 12V power connector from power supply ...

Page 44: ...nect to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD status See section 1 6 LED information for details Front side The front side of the SATA SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed This side includes four SATA SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays Each SATA SAS connector is labeled CON0 CON1 CON2 CON3 so you can easily determine their counterpart connectors at the back side of the backpl...

Page 45: ...rs or the SAS card Connectors Description J2 Connects to SATA SGPIO1 connector on the motherboard J6 Connects to SAS SGPIO2 connector on the motherboard J7 Connects to SAS SGPIO3 connector on the motherboard J8 Links backplane1 and backplane2 signals J10 Links to add on card failed LED signal U1 Connects to 4 pin plug of the power supply CON4 CON5 CON6 CON7 Connects to SATA SAS connectors on the m...

Page 46: ...EAR_FAN2 connector on the motherboard 2 9 Removable components You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices or when you need to replace defective components This section tells how to remove the following components 1 System fan 2 Chassis footpads 3 Power supply unit 3 Carefully take off the system fan ...

Page 47: ... the system fan 1 Shift the two hooked tabs upward and downward and then install the system fan A light click indicates that the system fan is secured in place 2 Plug the system fan cable to the REAR_FAN2 connector on the motherboard ...

Page 48: ...ads if you wish to install the system to a rack Refer to Chapter 3 Installation options of this user guide and to the Rackmount Kit user guide for instructions To remove the footpads 1 Lay the system chassis on its side 2 Use a flat screwdriver to flip out the top layer of a footpad 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to remove the other three footpads 3 Remove the footpad by rotating it counterclockwise ...

Page 49: ... power supply unit Installing the single power supply unit 1 Align the single power supply unit PSU in the chassis with the four mounting screw holes 2 Make the PSU sit on the shelf ledge when fastening it to the chassis with screws 3 Fasten the two screws on the chassis wall Installing the redundant power supply module 1 Unscrew and remove the power supply brackets at the back and on the chassis ...

Page 50: ...power supply cage sit on the shelf ledge when fastening it to the chassis with screws 5 Fasten the two screws on the chassis wall 6 Slide the power supply module into the bay and press until the release lock lever clicks to lock the module securely 7 Install the other redundant power supply module as the first one ...

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

Page 52: ...ased separately We recommend that you allot at least 1U space above the server system to ensure optimal thermal performance Removing the footpads Refer to section 2 9 2 Chassis footpads for instructions on removing the footpads 3 2 Attaching the inner rail to the server 1 Slide out the inner rail from the rackmount rail kit 2 Align the screw holes on the inner rail and the chassis top and then sec...

Page 53: ...front 1U space where you attached the rail 6 Drive in two screws on the outer holes to secure the rear end 7 From the rack front find the corresponding 1U space for the second rail pair 8 Repeat steps 3 6 to attach the second rail pair 3 Align the front end holes of a rack rail pair to the 1U space 4 Drive in two screws on the outer holes to secure the front end 1U space 2 Loosen the two screws on...

Page 54: ...Chapter 3 Installation options 3 4 3 4 Mounting the server to the rack To mount the server to the rack 1 Align the server rails with the rack rails 2 Push the server all the way into the rack ...

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

Page 56: ...b EATX12V1 USB12_L3 KBMS1 USB56 USB34 FLOPPY1 PRI_EIDE1 PANEL1 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 SGPIO3 SAS8 SAS7 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 AUX_PANEL1 BCM5721 Intel 5100P MCH Intel 82801IR ICH9R BCM5721 LAN1 LAN2 Z9s VGA_SW1 LAN_SW2 ASMB3 LAN_SW1 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 VGA1 COM1 CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 RAID_SEL1 CPU_WARN1 CPUFAN_SEL1 IBTN_SEL1 COM2 IDE_SW1 CLRTC1 CHAFAN_SEL1 SB_PWR1 BUZZER1 ...

Page 57: ... 2 Serial ATA connectors black 7 pin SATA1 6 4 9 3 IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_EIDE1 4 10 4 SAS connectors red 7 pin SAS1 4 blue 7 pin SAS5 8 4 11 5 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 11 6 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 4 12 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 6 1 pin SGPIO2 3 4 12 8 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 4 13 9 CPU and system fa...

Page 58: ...he 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 Removing the cap will cause system boot failure D...

Page 59: ...X TS500 E5 VGA setting 2 1 2 3 Enable VGA Default Disable VGA_SW1 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit LAN1 2 controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature DSAN DX TS500 E5 DSAN DX TS500 E5 LAN setting 2 1 2 3 Enable LAN Default Disable LAN_SW2 2 1 2 3 Enable LAN Default Disable LAN_SW1 ...

Page 60: ...1 jumper is for the system fans control Set to pins 1 2 when using 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 when using 3 pin fans DSAN DX TS500 E5 DSAN DX TS500 E5 CHAFAN setting 2 1 2 3 4 Pin FAN Default 3 Pin FAN CHAFAN_SEL1 If you use a 4 pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2 3 the fan you installed may not work If you use a 3 pin fan but set the jumper for a 4 pin fan the fan controll will not work and the fan yo...

Page 61: ...date or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a floppy 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 floppy disk then 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 DSAN DX TS500 E5 DSAN ...

Page 62: ...RAID5 Default ICH9R RAID5 IBTN_SEL1 8 Intel ICH9R SATA port S W RAID setting 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the Serial ATA RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Both utilities are supported by the Intel ICH9R Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps on pins 2 3 ...

Page 63: ...the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN1 DSAN DX TS500 E5 Floppy disk drive connector 2 Serial ATA connectors black 7 pin SATA1 6 These connectors controlled by southbridge ICH9R are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives DSAN DX TS500 E5 DSAN DX TS500 E5 SATA connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND SATA2 GND RSATA_1TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_...

Page 64: ...rd disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ult...

Page 65: ...A_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND SAS2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND SAS1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND SAS8 GND RSATA_TXP8 RSATA_TXN8 GND RSATA_RXN8 RSATA_RXP8 GND SAS7 GND RSATA_TXP7 RSATA_TXN7 GND RSATA_RXN7 RSATA_RXP7 GND SAS6 GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 GND SAS5 GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 G...

Page 66: ..._SLOAD SATA_SCLK PIN1 DSAN DX TS500 E5 DSAN DX TS500 E5 SGPIO2 3 connectors SGPIO3 PIN 1 SIO_DIN SIO_DOUT GND GND GND SIO_END SIO_CLK SGPIO2 PIN 1 SIO_DIN SIO_DOUT GND GND GND SIO_END SIO_CLK 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 6 1 pin SGPIO2 3 These connector is used for the SAS chip SIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data Th...

Page 67: ... total of 3 15 A 6 66 A 53 28 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure 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 connector...

Page 68: ...ing at the back of the system chassis The serial port module is purchased separately DSAN DX TS500 E5 PIN 1 COM2 DSAN DX TS500 E5 Serial port connectors 11 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector is for the power supply SMB cable if your power supply supports the SMBus function DSAN DX TS500 E5 DSAN DX TS500 E5 Power supply SMBus connector 12C_7_CLK 12C_7_DATA NC GND 3 3V Remote ...

Page 69: ...OT forget to 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 You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices DSAN DX TS500 E5 EATXPWR1 3 Vo...

Page 70: ...eaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin IDE_LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns...

Page 71: ...d sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connector The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed ...

Page 72: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 18 ...

Page 73: ...Chapter 5 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 74: ... disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 5 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy di...

Page 75: ...displays may not be the same as shown 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name M...

Page 76: ...event system boot failure Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt 2 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard supp...

Page 77: ...T16 or 32 system file before updating the BIOS To format the USB flash drive to a FAT32 16 system file 1 Insert the USB flash drive to an available USB port 2 From the Windows desktop click Start then select My Computer 3 Right click the USB flash drive icon then select Format from the menu 4 From the File system field select FAT32 or FAT16 then click the Start button To update the BIOS file 1 Cop...

Page 78: ...he original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive and turn the system 2 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB po...

Page 79: ...ress 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 designed...

Page 80: ...configuration 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 keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 5 2 1 BI...

Page 81: ... a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 5 2 7 Pop up window 5 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display 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...

Page 82: ...fer 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 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date System Time 13 44 30 System Date Tue 10 11 2007 Legacy Diskette A Disabled SATA1 Not Detected SATA2 No...

Page 83: ...les the LBA mode if the device supports 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 Dis...

Page 84: ...mode Configuration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 UDMA6 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 85: ... the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI If you want to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 or the Intel Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE If you want the S...

Page 86: ... American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Information AMIBIOS Version 0204 Build Date 05 13 08 Processor Speed 1866MHz Count 1 System Memory Usable Size 2048MB Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AMIBIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system me...

Page 87: ...nter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 5 4 1 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP ...

Page 88: ...he presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto The following item appears only when you set USB Function to Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller to HiSpeed 480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mbps Configuration optio...

Page 89: ...may not appear if you CPU does not support the related functions Ratio CMOS Setting 7 Whether this item is configurable depends on your CPU type The valid value ranges differently according to your CPU type If this item is configurable enter the value using the numeric keypad This item is available only when Intel SpeedStep technology is disabled C1E Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable...

Page 90: ...ystems Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the No Execution Page Protection Technology Setting this item to Disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Core Multi Processing Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Enabled Allows you to...

Page 91: ... Rank Interleaving 4 1 Channel 1 Enabled Channel Specific Sparing Disabled Rank Interleaving 4 1 Read Completion Coalescing Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 5 4 3 Chipset The Chipset configuration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu North Bridge Configuration The North Bri...

Page 92: ...abled Enabled Channel Specific Sparing Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the DIMM sparing feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Rank Interleaving 4 1 Allows you to select the Channel 0 Rank Interleave Configuration options 1 1 2 1 4 1 Channel 1 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Channel 1 If you set this item to Disabled Channel 0 and the following two items will be grayed...

Page 93: ...l Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Normal Allows you to select the mode for Serial Port2 Configuration options Normal IrDA ASK IR IR I O Pin Select SINB SOUTB This item appears only when you set the Serial Port2 Mode item to IrDa or ASK IR and allows you to select the receiver or transmit pin for Serial Port2 Configuration options SINB ...

Page 94: ...60 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes When set to Yes BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ When set to No BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested Configuration options Yes No Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that t...

Page 95: ...erican Megatrends Inc 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 Sredir Memory Display Delay No Delay Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select R...

Page 96: ...guration 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 VT100 VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled Enables or ...

Page 97: ...r Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Add additional tables as per ACPI 2 0 specifications 5 6 1 ACPI 2 0 Support Disabled Specifies the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI version supported Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 6 2 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ...

Page 98: ...to power up even when the Serial Port1 2 Address item in the Onboard Device Configuration menu is set to Disabled See section 5 4 4 Onboard Device Configuration for details Resume On PME Disabled When set to Enabled the system enables the PME to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or d...

Page 99: ...d CPU temperatures The CPU1 Temperature shows N A if no processor is installed in CPU1 socket Hardware Fan Configuration The Hardware Fan Configuration menu provides an overview of the hardware fan information The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu CPU FAN1 2 FRN FAN1 2 3 4 REAR FAN1 2 xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU front and r...

Page 100: ...Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server SecuritBoot Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM 3rd Boot Device Network MBA v10 0 4th Boot Device Network MBA ...

Page 101: ...to Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto 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 Disab...

Page 102: ...rs and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password 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 ...

Page 103: ...d 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 setti...

Page 104: ...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 chan...

Page 105: ...This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 106: ... drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup RAID 5 stripes both data a...

Page 107: ...rom SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel ICH9R Southbridge chip To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main Menu IDE Configuration then press Enter 3 Set the SATA 1 Configuration item to Enhanced 4 Set the Configure SATA 1 as item to RAID 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating...

Page 108: ...talled SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press Ctrl M to enter the utility The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utitlity auto 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 ...

Page 109: ...e RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the logical drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize logical drives or change the logical drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check C...

Page 110: ... the bottom of the screen LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Logical Drives F4 HSP Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 0 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT READY READY 0 1 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A ...

Page 111: ...uild 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 Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configu...

Page 112: ...ement Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver...

Page 113: ...N A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option ...

Page 114: ...ion to create the RAID set LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 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 And Start A New Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration...

Page 115: ...n of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Defines Physical Arrays An Array Will Automatically Become A VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configu...

Page 116: ...SP Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 ONLIN A00 02 ONLIN A00 03 0 1 2 3 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit Management Menu Configure Initiali...

Page 117: ...ialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 0 308988MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 0 RAID 0 Size 308988MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 10 RAID Level LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 20...

Page 118: ...nfiguration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 308988MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 0 RAID 10 Size 308988MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu ...

Page 119: ... array number and Y is the drive number The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuration Menu E...

Page 120: ...F2 Drive Info F3 Logical Drives F4 HSP Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 3 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 ONLIN A01 00 ONLIN A01 01 0 1 2 3 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Qui...

Page 121: ...N MENU Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 0 154494MB 2 64 KB ONLINE 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management...

Page 122: ...ect the logical drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then press Enter LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize Logical Drive s LSI Logic Software RAID ...

Page 123: ...anagement Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drives Loical Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Initilize Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Re...

Page 124: ...ment Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drives Loical Drive 0 Initialization Of LD Is In Process LD 0 Initialization Complete Press Esc 100 Completed LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter ...

Page 125: ...eters Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Press ENTER To Select A VD DEL To Delete A VD Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Logical Drive 0 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor K...

Page 126: ... Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Logical Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Initilization Of VD Is In Process VD 0 Initiali...

Page 127: ...hen press SpaceBar LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Logical Drives F4 HSP Managem...

Page 128: ...ement Menu Configure 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 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Logical Drives Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency ...

Page 129: ... then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to check Press the Spacebar to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then press F10 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objec...

Page 130: ...o percent 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Logical Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Logical Drives Loical Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI...

Page 131: ...ects then select Logical Drive from the menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu 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 132: ...ween Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select A...

Page 133: ... Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 5...

Page 134: ... WriteCache then press Enter to turn the option On enabled 3 When finished press any key to continue LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 51 Aug 13 2007 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Objects Adapter Virtual Drive P...

Page 135: ...own in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v7 6 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physi...

Page 136: ...fter completing your selection SELECT DISKS Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk 1 XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk 2 XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk 3 XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v7 6 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Co...

Page 137: ...or multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Highlight the Capacity item enter the desired RAID volume capacity then press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Volume item is highlighted press Enter A 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...

Page 138: ...NFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume1 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 1 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press t...

Page 139: ...ter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume1 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press the up do...

Page 140: ...MATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume1 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press th...

Page 141: ...nu otherwise press N to return to the Delete Volume menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to delete volume VolumeX Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v7 6 0 1011 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAIDX xxxxx X XXX XGB Normal Yes H...

Page 142: ...ter to display this screen 2 Use the up down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset then press Spacebar to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive or press N to return to the utility main menu 5 Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives RESET RAID DATA Resetting RAID data will remove inter...

Page 143: ...Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 144: ...ith 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 DOS using the Makedisk application in the support CD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select t...

Page 145: ...iver ICH9R LSI RAID Driver Broadcom ASF Firmware Update ICH9R INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit Windows 64 bit Back Exit ICH9R LSI RAID Driver Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP5 32 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP6 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP1 32 64 bit SLES 9 SP4 32 bit SLES 9 SP4 64 bit SLES 10 SP1 32 bit SLES 10 SP2 64 bit Back Exit Broadcom ASF Firmware Update TS500 E5 system Back Exi...

Page 146: ...el Matrix Storage Manager is located in Drivers ICH9R Intel RAID Driver makedisk win64 f6flpy64 exe 3 Insert a formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 4 Follow screen instructions to complete the process 5 After creating a RAID driver disk eject the floppy disk then write protect it to prevent computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ser...

Page 147: ...d party SCSI or RAID driver Windows Setup S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s none To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk c...

Page 148: ...ng Windows Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows Server OS 1 Restart the computer then log in with Administrator privileges 2 Windows automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel 3 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu 4 Click the Hardware tab then click the De...

Page 149: ...en click Next 10 The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers When found click Next to install the drivers 11 Click Finish after the driver installation is done To verify the RAID controller driver installation 1 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu 2 Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the i...

Page 150: ...utton to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK when finished Red Hat Enterprise To install the Intel ICH9R LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD When installing a Red Hat 2 4 kernel with a Driver Update Disk DUD to a disk drive attached to a LSI HBA use the command below at the install prompt...

Page 151: ...5 7 9 4 Select fd0 using the Tab key when asked to select the driver disk source Press Tab to move the cursor to OK then press Enter 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk Press Enter ...

Page 152: ... Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation 5 When prompted insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system ...

Page 153: ...ll the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS 1 Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD 2 Select Installation from the Boot Options menu then press Enter 3 A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk Press F6 ...

Page 154: ...rompted insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive then press Enter 5 When prompted select the floppy disk drive fd0 as the driver update medium select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system ...

Page 155: ...the Intel chipset software on 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 CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the item Intel R Chipset Device Installation Utility from th...

Page 156: ... 14 Chapter 7 Driver installation 4 The Intel R Chipset Device Software window appears Click Next to start installation 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process ...

Page 157: ...ASUS TS500 E5 7 15 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 158: ... the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The CD 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 CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder D...

Page 159: ...ASUS TS500 E5 7 17 4 Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue ...

Page 160: ...7 18 Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 Click Install to start the installation 7 Click Finish to exit the wizard when the installation is completed ...

Page 161: ...sert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 7 4 1 Windows Server You need to manually install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver on a Windows Server operating system To install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver 3 The XGI VGA Package window app...

Page 162: ... Chapter 7 Driver installation 5 The system will update the VGA driver 6 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 4 Click Next to start the installation ...

Page 163: ... Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD 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 CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 7 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if...

Page 164: ...applications Click an item to install 7 5 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 5 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

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