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Chapter 4: Motherboard info

Chapter 4

10. CPU, front and rear fan connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1-2, FRNT_FAN1–4, REAR_FAN1-2)

The fan connectors support cooling fans. Connect the fan cables to the fan

connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable

matches the ground pin of the connector.

• DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient

air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components.

• These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!
• All fans feature the ASUS Fan Speed Control technology.

Summary of Contents for TS700-X7/PS4

Page 1: ...TS700 X7 PS4 Pedestal 5U Rackmount Server User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR I...

Page 3: ...stalling the CPU heatsink and fan connector 2 8 2 3 System memory 2 9 2 3 1 Overview 2 9 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 10 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 2 12 2 4 Front panel assembly 2 13 2 4 1 Removing the front panel assembly 2 13 2 4 2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly 2 14 2 5 5 25 inch drives 2 14 2 6 SATA SAS hard disk drives 2 15 2 6 1 Installing the HDD module cag...

Page 4: ... the server to the rack 3 3 Chapter 4 Motherboard info 4 1 Motherboard layout 4 1 4 2 Onboard LEDs 4 3 4 3 Jumpers 4 8 4 4 Internal connectors 4 12 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 1 5 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 5 1 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 5 2 5 1 3 BUPDATER 5 3 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 5 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 6 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 6 5 2 3 Menu items 5 7 5 2 4 Submenu items ...

Page 5: ... Log 5 34 5 5 2 BMC network configuration 5 35 5 6 Event Logs menu 5 36 5 6 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 5 36 5 7 Boot menu 5 38 5 7 1 CSM parameters 5 40 5 8 Monitor menu 5 41 5 9 Security menu 5 42 5 10 Tool menu 5 44 5 11 Exit menu 5 44 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 1 Setting up RAID 6 1 6 1 1 RAID definitions 6 1 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 6 2 6 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ...

Page 6: ...37 6 4 4 Preferences 6 38 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 1 RAID driver installation 7 1 7 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7 1 7 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7 4 7 2 Intel chipset device software installation 7 14 7 3 Intel Network Connections Software installation 7 17 7 4 VGA driver installation 7 20 7 5 Intel C600 MEI NULL HECI Driver 7 22 7 6 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpr...

Page 7: ...contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you det...

Page 8: ...place only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions CD ROM Drive Safety Warning CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Heavy System CAUTION This server system is heavy Ask for assistance when moving or carrying the system ...

Page 9: ...rd layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters 6 Chapter 6 RAID configuration This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided 7 Chapter 7 Driver installation This ...

Page 10: ...te a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to 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 Retur...

Page 11: ...GB 4GB 8GB UDIMM 8GB 16GB 32GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 5 Slot Type Slot 1 PCI E x8 x8 Gen3 Link MIO 892 supported Slot 2 PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 Link Audio switches to x8 Link if PCIE3 is occupied Slot 3 PCI E x8 x8 Gen3 Link Slot 4 PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 Link Audio switches to x8 Link if PCIE1 is occupied Slot 5 PCI E x8 x4 Gen2 Link Additional Slot 1 x PIKE slot for Storage Enh...

Page 12: ... 4 x USB 2 0 ports Front 2 Rear 2 2 x USB 3 0 ports Rear 1 x VGA port 1 x PS 2 keyboard mouse port OS Support Windows Server 2012 64 bit Windows 8 64 bit Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 64 bit Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 SP1 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 5 8 6 3 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2 SP2 64 bit CentOS 5 8 6 2 64 bit Note Subject to change without prior notice Anti v...

Page 13: ... Power Supply 500W 80PLUS Bronze Single Power Supply Power Supply Rating Output 500W 100 240 Vac 10 6A 50 60 Hz Class 1 Environment Operating temperature 10 35 Non operating temperature 40 70 Non operating humidity 20 90 Non condensing Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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Page 15: ... system fans 1 x Rear 120mm x 38mm system fan Accessories 1 x TS700 X7 PS4 User s Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM Enterprise User s Guide 1 x TS700 X7 PS4 Support CD including ASWM 1 x Bag of screws 1 x ASMB6 Series DVD 1 x ASUS ASWM Enterprise User s Guide 1 x ASMB6 User s Guide 1 x AC Power Cable Optional Items 2 x CPU Heatsinks DVD ROM DVD RW ASUS TS700 X7 PS4 Rackmount Rail Kit ASUS PIKE RAID Card ASUS Sy...

Page 16: ...xx TS700 X7 PS4 1 2 Serial number label For faster and quicker troubleshooting solutions from the ASUS Technical Support team provide the product s serial number containing 12 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxx as shown in the figure below Chapter 1 ...

Page 17: ...o card Refer to section 1 6 1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions Optical drive Empty 5 25 inch bays Power button Reset button Message LED HDD access LED Power LED USB 2 0 ports Security lock 4 bay HDD cage LAN1 LED LAN2 LED Headphone output jack Microphone jack Locate LED Reserved Chapter 1 ...

Page 18: ... Expansion slots USB 2 0 ports USB 3 0 ports VGA port Chassis intrusion switch Gigabit LAN ports Chassis lock 120mm x 38mm system fan PS 2 mouse keyboard port Power connector COM port LAN port This port is for the ASUS ASMB6 iKVM controller card only Chapter 1 ...

Page 19: ...ard first set hidden 10 80mm x 38mm system fans Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive and an optical disc drive Connect a USB floppy disk drive or a USB ODD to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk or a optical disc 1 5 Internal featu...

Page 20: ...FF System is normal no incoming event Lighting up A hardware temperature overheat is detected Use ASWM to check the abnormal status Drive status LED Green Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is in good condition Red HDD failure Green Red Blinking HDD rebuilding using the RAID card LAN LEDs OFF Blinking LAN accessing ON Locate LED ON Locates a specific server The Power HDD Access LAN ...

Page 21: ...ED 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 SPEED LED ACT LINK LED SPEED LED ACT LINK LED Chapter 1 ...

Page 22: ...1 8 Chapter 1 Product introduction Chapter 1 ...

Page 23: ...our fingers from components inside the chassis that can cause injury such as the CPU fan rear fan and other sharp edged parts To remove the side cover 2 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 1 Remove the two screws that secure the side cover Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 ...

Page 24: ...ide cover To reinstall the side cover 1 Match and insert the lower sliding edge of the side cover to the corresponding chassis edge 2 Slide the side cover toward the front panel until it snaps in place 3 Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover ...

Page 25: ...s ASUS shoulders the repair cost 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 LGA 2011 Socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss incorre...

Page 26: ... tab To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU B A Load lever E D C 4 Press the right load lever with your thumb C then move it to the right D until it is released from the retention tab Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow E 3 Slightly lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow ...

Page 27: ... left load lever F to lift the load plate G The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU Triangle mark 6 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the triangle mark is on the top right corner of the socket ...

Page 28: ...8 Push down the right load lever J ensuring that the edge of the load plate is fixed by the lever K 9 Insert the right load lever under the retention tab M L 10 Push down the left load lever L and then insert the lever under the retention tab M ...

Page 29: ... skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help if irritation occurs Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step 11 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer 12 Install a compatible CPU heatsink and fan 13 Connect the CPU fan cable to th...

Page 30: ...sis 2 Twist 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 erro...

Page 31: ...TS700 X7 PS4 2 9 Chapter 2 2 3 System memory 2 3 1 Overview The motherboard comes with four per CPU Double Data Rate 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets ...

Page 32: ...n mapped for single channel operation Due to the memory address limitation on 32 bit Windows OS when you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard the actual usable memory for the OS can be about 3GB or less For effective use of memory we recommend that you do any of the following Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32 bit Windows OS Install a 64 bit Windows OS when you want ...

Page 33: ... 2 11 Chapter 2 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs P 2 DIMMs P 4 DIMMs P P 8 DIMMs P P P P 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_E1 DIMM_F1 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs P 4 DIMMs P P 8 DIMMs P P P P ...

Page 34: ...ntil the retaining clip snaps back into place and the DIMM cannot be pushed in any further to ensure proper sitting of the DIMM Locked Retaining Clip 3 Unlocked retaining clip DIMM notch 2 1 DIMM slot key A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM Always insert the DIMM into the socket VERTI...

Page 35: ... 25 inch drive you should first remove the front panel assembly front bezel and front panel cover 2 4 1 Removing the front panel assembly To remove the front panel assembly 1 Locate the three hooked tabs on the chassis side rail 2 Shift the hooked tabs and take off the front bezel 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket 1 2 Removing a DIMM from a sin...

Page 36: ...stalling or removing any system components Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard and other system components The system comes with three 5 25 inch drive bays located on the upper front part of the chassis An optical drive that comes standard optional with the system package occupies the uppermost bay labeled 1 The lower bays labeled 2 and 3 are available for additional 5 25 inch opt...

Page 37: ... power connector on the back of the drive 2 4 3 2 6 SATA SAS hard disk drives The hard disk drive module cage on the front panel including externally removable trays for mounting either SATA or SAS hard disk drives allows you to access the drive trays by simply opening the front bezel An HDD module cage comes with a SATA or SAS backplane Take note of the type of HDD module cage you purchase before...

Page 38: ...5 Lock the cage latch properly 6 Connect the appropriate cables to the SATA SAS backplane on the HDD module cage 2 6 2 Removing the HDD module cage 1 Disconnect all the cables from the SATA SAS backplane on the HDD module cage 4 5 2 Level the HDD module cage latch counterclockwise The HDD module cage will be pushed out of the chassis 2 ...

Page 39: ...ing the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 3 Completely pull out the HDD module cage 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay 3 Take note of the drive tray holes Each side has three holes to fit different types of hard disk drives Use two screws on each side to secure the hard disk drive ...

Page 40: ...h of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes When installed the SATA SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATA SAS interface on the backplane 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 SATA SAS drive ...

Page 41: ... unless necessary 1 Remove all hot swap HDD trays from the chassis 2 Disconnect all cables from the SATA SAS backplane 3 Loosen the four screws on the backplane 4 Firmly hold the backplane lift it up and remove it from the module 5 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the backplane ...

Page 42: ...vere damage to the motherboard and 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 a 4 Remove the metal slot cover opposite the slot where you wish to install an expansion card b 3 Push down the expans...

Page 43: ...iginal position A light click indicates that the card is locked in place When installing a graphics card on a PCIex16 slot the PCIe slot right beside it does not function 2 7 2 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS PIKE RAID card on your motherboard 1 Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard then remove the screw beside PIKE1 connector ...

Page 44: ...the golden fingers of the PIKE RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot 3 Insert the PIKE RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot then secure the PIKE RAID card with the screw you removed earlier ...

Page 45: ...vers for the expansion card Standard Interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mou...

Page 46: ...ables 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 2 8 1 Motherboard connections 2 2 1 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 6 7 8 4 4 6 ...

Page 47: ...anel connector from motherboard to front I O board 2 8 2 SATA SAS backplane connections A SATA SAS backplane comes pre installed in the TS700 X7 PS4 The SATA SAS backplane has four 22 pin SATA SAS connectors to support Serial ATA hard disk drives and SAS hard disk drives The backplane design incorporates a hot swap feature to allow easy connection or removal of SATA SAS hard disks The LEDs on the ...

Page 48: ...ble for reference HDD Device Front side connector Back side connector HDD 1 HDD1 CON1 HDD 2 HDD2 CON2 HDD 3 HDD3 CON3 HDD 4 HDD4 CON4 Back side The back side of the SATA SAS backplane faces the rear panel when installed This side includes the power connectors and SATA SAS interfaces for the motherboard Serial ATA connectors or the SAS card SGPIO1 SGPIO2 BPSMB1 U1 CON1 CON2 CON3 CON4 SGPIO_SEL1 SGP...

Page 49: ...S connectors on the motherboard Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the SATA SAS backplane to 2 3 when installing the PIKE RAID card 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 fans front and rear 2 Chass...

Page 50: ... right figure 4 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the front system fan Removing the rear system fan To remove the rear system fan 1 Unplug the system fan cable from the REAR_FAN1 connector on the motherboard 2 Shift the two hooked tabs leftward and rightward respectively then carefully remove the system fan 3 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the rear ...

Page 51: ...ove these footpads 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 Remove the footpad by rotating it counterclockwise with a Philips cross screwdriver 3 Repeat step 1 and 2 to remove the other three footpads ...

Page 52: ...he motherboard 2 Secure the fan duct with three screws Removal 1 Remove the three 3 screws that secure the fan duct to the motherboard 2 Carefully pull out the fan duct out of the chassis Chapter 2 2 9 3 Fan Duct This server system comes with a motherboard fan duct to enable better air flow inside the motherboard while the system is running To install the fan duct on the motherboard refer to the i...

Page 53: ...standard barebone system package These items are purchased 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 Removing the top cover Unscrew and slide the top cover toward the rear panel and then lift it up from the chassis ...

Page 54: ...ail and the chassis top and then secure the inner rail to the chassis top with screws 3 Repeat the previous steps to secure the other inner rail to the bottom of the chassis with screws 3 3 Attaching the rails to the rack To attach the rails to the rack 1 Select one unit of space 1U on the rack where you wish to install the server 1U space 2 Loosen the two screws on the rack rails ...

Page 55: ... 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 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 56: ...3 4 Chapter 3 Installation options Chapter 3 ...

Page 57: ...TS700 X7 PS4 4 1 Chapter 4 Motherboard info 4 4 1 Motherboard layout ...

Page 58: ... PSU select jumper 3 pin SMART_PSU1 4 11 Internal connectors Page 1 Serial ATA 6 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G 1 2 light blue 7 pin SATA3G 3 6 black 4 12 2 PSAS connectors PIKE required 4 12 3 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 13 4 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB10 4 13 5 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 4 14 6 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 6 1...

Page 59: ...is OFF ASUS ASMB6 management device starts system initiation for about one 1 minute The BMC LED blinks after system initiation finishes 2 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding CPU The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB6 Everytime after the AC power is replugged you have to wait for about 30 seconds fo...

Page 60: ...s that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate 3 DIMM warning LED ERR_DIMMA1 H1 The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding DIMMs The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB6 ...

Page 61: ...TS700 X7 PS4 4 5 Chapter 4 5 Q Code LED LED1 The Q Code LED provides you a 2 digit display that shows the system status Refer to the Q Code table below for more details ...

Page 62: ...ation A8 MRC Progress QPI initialization A9 MRC Progress QPI initialization AA MRC Progress QPI initialization AB MRC Progress QPI initialization AC MRC Progress QPI initialization AD MRC Progress QPI initialization AE MRC Progress QPI initialization AF MRC Progress QPI initialization Complete 2F Progress Memory Init B0 MRC Progress Memory Init B1 MRC Progress Memory Init AF MRC Progress RC Reset ...

Page 63: ... IO start 9A Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9B Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9C Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9D Progress AMI USB Driver Init b2 Progress Legacy Option ROM Init b3 Progress Reset system b4 Progress USB hotplug b6 Progress NVRAM clean up b7 Progress NVRAM configuration reset A0 Progress IDE AHCI Init A1 Progress IDE AHCI Init A2 Progress IDE AHCI Init A3 Progress IDE AHCI Init A8 Progre...

Page 64: ...he 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 Rem...

Page 65: ...ou to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 66: ...ge Technology enterprise 3 0 RAID Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Utility default Otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine ME boot from recovery mode when ME becom...

Page 67: ...tting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 This jumper allows you to enable disable DDR3 DIMM thermal sensing event pin 7 PMBus 1 2 PSU select jumper 3 pin SMART_PSU1 This jumper allows you to select PSU PMBus version Set to pins 1 2 for PMBus or set to pins 2 3 for Others ...

Page 68: ... drives via Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s signal cables 4 4 Internal connectors 2 PSAS connectors PIKE required SAS connector PSAS 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 The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of S...

Page 69: ...vice connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up 4 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB10 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 and USB56 then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps conn...

Page 70: ...Chapter 4 5 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 These connectors are for the serial COM ports Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis ...

Page 71: ...ectors 6 1 pin SGPIO1 8 1 pin PSGPIO 1 2 The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data The PSGPIO 1 2 connectors are used for PIKE card ...

Page 72: ...tes passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity 8 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 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 73: ...pin power plugs when using 95W or below CPU otherwise the system will not boot up DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 8 pin power plugs when using 115W or above CPU 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 ...

Page 74: ...o the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Fan Speed Control technology ...

Page 75: ...KER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 SSI power button soft off button 2 pin PWR...

Page 76: ...ion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on...

Page 77: ...uture Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility 5 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboar...

Page 78: ...ter to enable it Flash Info MODEL Z9PA D8 VER 3005 DATE 07 25 2012 Exit Enter Select or Load Tab Switch Up Down PageUp PageDown Home End Move Esc Exit F2 Backup fs0 Drive Folder Info fs0 12 09 10 10 23p 4194304 Z9PA D8 ROM fs1 ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Utility V01 04 File Infor MODEL VER DATE Help Info 3 Press Tab to switch to the Drive field 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that...

Page 79: ...DATER 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 BUPDATER 1 Visit the ASUS website at www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS s...

Page 80: ... 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 ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PA D8 VER 0203 DATE 08 04 2012 BOARD Z9PA D8 VER 0206 DATE 08 04 2012 WARNING Do not turn off power during f...

Page 81: ...o run this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup pr...

Page 82: ... highlighted 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit...

Page 83: ...ings 5 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 5 2 7 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when s...

Page 84: ...yright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit BIOS Information BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 5 6 5 3 Compliancy UEFI 2 3 PI 1 2 BIOS Version 3002 x6...

Page 85: ...tcher Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled Local APIC Mode Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit CPU Configura...

Page 86: ...e is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Active Processor Cores All Configuration options All 1 2 4 6 Configuration code numbers vary with CPU models Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating system to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled XP can prevent ...

Page 87: ...2 CPU Power Management Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Power Technology Custom This item allows you to enable power management features Configuration opti...

Page 88: ...onfiguration options Disabled Enabled Package C State limit C6 This item allows you to set package C State limit Configuration options C0 C2 C6 C7 No Limit Energy Performance Balanced Performance This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Factory long duration power limit 95 Watts Lo...

Page 89: ...uto This item allows for selecting the QPI link frequency Configuration options Auto 6 4 GT s 7 2 GT s Fast Mode Only 8 0 GT s Fast Mode Only QPI Link0s Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link0p Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Disabl...

Page 90: ...interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way 8 Way Patrol Scrub Disabled Allows you to Enable Disable Patrol Scrub Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Co...

Page 91: ...led Allows you to Enable Disable device tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throtting CLTT Configuration options Disabled 0LTT CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Altitude 300 M The system altitude above the sea level in meters Configuration options Auto 300 M 900 M 1500 M 3000 M Me...

Page 92: ... Enabled Allows you to enable disable DCA support Configuration options Disabled Enabled VGA Priority offboard Allows you to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced DIMM Infor...

Page 93: ...iguration Azalia HD Audio Enabled High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer Enabled PCH Compatibility RID Disabled Support for PCH compatibility Configuration options Disabled Enabled GbE Controller Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set GbE Controller to Enabled Wake on Lan from S5 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Ena...

Page 94: ...tion options Disabled Enabled ATS Support Disabled Allows you to enable disable VT d Engine address translation services ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R VT for Directed I O Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Audio Configuration Azalia HD Audio Enabled Allows you to enable disable Azalia HD Audio Configuration options Disab...

Page 95: ... Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Mode S M A R T Status Check Enabled S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitor system When hard disk read write errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options Enabled Disabled Aggressive Link Power Management Enabled Configuration opt...

Page 96: ...trends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks Value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register Configuration options 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 PCI Bus Clocks 96 PCI Bus Clocks 128 PCI Bus Clocks 160 PCI Bus Clocks 192 PCI Bus Clocks 224 PCI Bus Clocks 248 PCI Bus Clocks VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Enables or disables VGA pallette...

Page 97: ...zed Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Link Register Settings ASPM Support Disabled Allows to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Force L0s Force L0s Force all links to L0s state Auto BIOS auto configure Disabled Disabled ASPM Link Training Ti...

Page 98: ...Exit ESC Exit Launch Storage 0pROM Enabled Enables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE1 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE2 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE3 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE4 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options ...

Page 99: ...This item enables or disables Legacy USB device support Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto USB3 0 Support Enabled This item enables or disables USB3 0 XHCI controller support Configuration options Enabled Disabled XHCI Hand off Enabled This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled EHCI Hand off Disabled ...

Page 100: ...roller 1 2 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 EHCI Support If we disable the EHCI Controller in BIOS South Bridge USB configuration the USB device will all disable in OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled Rear USB 1 2 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable rear USB ports Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard USB 3 4 5 6 10 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable onboard ...

Page 101: ...S3 ava Lock Legacy Resources Disabled Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled Allows you to enable or disable BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Hibernation Enabled Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate 0S S4 sleep state This option may be not effective with some OS Configuration...

Page 102: ...f Power On Last State Power On By PCIE Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disabled Disables RTC from generating a wake event Enabled When set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date Days and Hour Minute Second will become user configurable with set values Aptio Setup Utility Copyrig...

Page 103: ...0 ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys et VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 57600 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Select Screen Select Item Ent...

Page 104: ...a flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key support Enabled Enable VT UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This...

Page 105: ...ngs Out of Band Mgmt Port COM1 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options COM1 COM2 Terminal Type VT UTF8 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 11...

Page 106: ...011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Intel LAN1 Enable Enabled Enables or disables Intel LAN1 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled INTEL W82574L OpROM1 PXE This item launched INTEL W82574L OpROM1 Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI Intel LAN2 Enable Enabled Enables or disables Intel LAN2 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled INTEL W82574L OpROM2 PXE This item launched INT...

Page 107: ...it Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc ME Subsystem Help 5 4 14 Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Asmedia USB 3 0 Controller Enabled Asmedia USB 3 0 Battery Charging S Enabled Serial Port 1 2 Configuration Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Enabled Dev...

Page 108: ...me Error Logging Support to Enabled PCI Error Logging Support Disabled Allows you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Asmedia USB 3 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Asmedia USB 3 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Asmedia USB 3 0 Battery Charging S Enabled A...

Page 109: ...alues F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc O S Watchdog Timer Disabled If enabled starts a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management Software after the OS loads Helps determine that the OS sucessfully loaded or follows the O S Boot Watchdog TImer Policy Configuration options Enabled Disabled O S Wtd Timer Timeout 10...

Page 110: ...lp F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SEL Components Disabled Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erase SEL No Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset When SEL i...

Page 111: ...Address in BMC 000 000 000 000 Lan1 MAC Address in BMC 00 00 00 00 00 00 Lan1 Address Source in BMC DHCP Mode Configuration Address source Previous State Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Configuration Address source Previous State Select t...

Page 112: ...r disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No When Log is Full Do Nothing Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Disabled MECI 1 METW 60 Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled Note All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Selec...

Page 113: ...og entry is updated specified as a numeric value ranging from 1 to 33 METW 60 Mutiple Event Time Windows METW The number of minutes that must pass between duplicate log entries that utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Enables or disables the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configurati...

Page 114: ...mLock Configuration options Off On Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled CSM16 Module Version GateA20 Active Upon R...

Page 115: ...tems specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To select the boot device during system startup press F8 whenASUS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode please press F8 after POST Set the booting order of network devices Boot Option 1 2 JetFlashTranscend ...

Page 116: ...es which OpROM to launch Configuration options Auto Always Never Boot option filter UEFI and Legacy This option controls what devices system can boot to Configuration options UEFI and Legacy Legacy only UEFI only Launch PXE OpROM policy Legacy only Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Configuration options Do not launch UEFI only Legacy only Legacy first UEFI first Launch Storage Op...

Page 117: ...Q_GH_CPU2 N A 5VSB 5 030 V 5V 5 017 V 12V 11 712 V 3 3V 3 372 V VBAT 3 264 V 3 3VSB 3 366 V FAN Speed Control Generic Mode CPU 1 2 TR1 2 Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures CPU FAN1 2 Speed FRNT FAN1 4 Speed REAR FAN1 2 Speed xxxx RPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and disp...

Page 118: ...om the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted Set Setup Administrator Password Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 119: ...nt Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear the user password follow the same steps as in changing a user password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password UEFI Secure Boot Management Secure Boot control Disabled Enables or disables the secure...

Page 120: ... Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Discard Changes Exit Save Changes Reset Discard Changes Reset Restore Defaults Boot Override ...

Page 121: ...mation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and reset Restore Defaults This option allows you to restore load defaults values for all the setup options When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load optimized defaults Boot Override These items displays the available devices The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of...

Page 122: ...5 46 Chapter 5 BIOS setup Chapter 5 ...

Page 123: ...re system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk dr...

Page 124: ...each RAID controller For example use the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility or the Intel Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel C602 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set...

Page 125: ...RAID set s Press Ctrl M to enter the utility The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically configures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference When you create RAID sets with the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configu...

Page 126: ...ew 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 virtual drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual d...

Page 127: ...creating a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s A 0 SPAN 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Cursor Keys SPACE De Selec...

Page 128: ...t SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 6 Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press Enter 7 Select the RAID level from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 S...

Page 129: ... An Option Select Units For VD Size MB GB TB 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 11 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting and then press Enter Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Co...

Page 130: ...figuration And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 13 Follow step 2 to 12 to configure additional virtual drives 14 Press Esc to finish RAID configuration When prompted to save configuration select Yes from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select Yes Or No Configuration Menu Eas...

Page 131: ...C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Follow steps 2 to 9 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration 3 Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter 4 Key in the desired virtual drive size and then press Enter 5 Follow steps 10 to 14 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration to create...

Page 132: ... bottom of the screen 3 Follow steps 3 to 12 of section 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver ...

Page 133: ...ve to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure In...

Page 134: ...tripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 1...

Page 135: ... RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual D...

Page 136: ...ress Enter To Select An Option 4 When prompted press the Space to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No ...

Page 137: ...e Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTI...

Page 138: ...nfigure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 RBLD A00 01 0 1 Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtua...

Page 139: ...n press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID sets and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency CC Of VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Naviga...

Page 140: ...y key to continue Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure ...

Page 141: ...s and then select Virtual Drive from the sub menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check and then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu and then press Enter 4 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 142: ...tion Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy C...

Page 143: ...tialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Chec...

Page 144: ...0 Rebuild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Cont On Error Yes Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Men...

Page 145: ...sets from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge To use onboard SATA ports 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turning on the system During POST press Del to enter BIOS Go to Advanced Menu PCH SATA Configuration SATA Mode then press Enter 3 Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode and save then reboot system 4 During POST press Ctrl I...

Page 146: ... RAID Disk 2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279 3GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for refer...

Page 147: ...press Enter 4 When the Disks item is selected press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set The SELECT DISKS screen appears 5 Use the up down arrow key to select a drive and then press Space to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR ...

Page 148: ...item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 6 3 2 Creating a Recovery set To create a recovery set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume and press Enter The...

Page 149: ...ck to the CREATE VOLUME menu If a recovery set is created you cannot add more RAID sets even when you have more non RAID disks installed in your system 2 Enter a name for the recovery set and press Enter 3 When the RAID Level item is selected press the up down arrow keys to select Recovery and then press Enter 4 When the Disks item is selected press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want to...

Page 150: ... RAID set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes ...

Page 151: ... want to reset and then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drives A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Mod...

Page 152: ...ded in the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RA...

Page 153: ...Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status When finished the status is changed to Normal Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volu...

Page 154: ...y in the BIOS To be able to boot from the hard disk create at least one bootable array 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 5 7 Boot menu for details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press Enter 5 When ...

Page 155: ...sks 1 Turn on the system to windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage capacity You can create additional volumes to further optimize your storage system To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating s...

Page 156: ...select volume type 2 Click Next 3 Enter a name for the RAID set then select the array disks 4 Select Volume Size tab you can drag the bar to decide the volume size 5 Click Next If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks select NO when prompted If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume click Advanced ...

Page 157: ...mber and size of the disks You can continue using other applications during this time 7 Wait until the process is completed then click OK when prompted You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume Properties ...

Page 158: ...ower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 3 You can change the Name Select the new volume type and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed 4 Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and click OK The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB T...

Page 159: ...t you back up all your important data from your hard drives To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete 3 Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu or click No to return to the main menu 2 Select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 160: ...tem Preferences Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors here E Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Page 161: ...e has to be manually adjusted Otherwise the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows XP Server 2003 or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Pl...

Page 162: ...3 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit C600 INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit AHCI AHCI RAID Windows 64 bit AHCI AHCI RAID Windows 32 bit SCU RAID Windows 64 bit SCU RAID Back Exit 5 Use th...

Page 163: ...ve 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the USB floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of dev fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the suppo...

Page 164: ...nstallation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Page 165: ...DVD into the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Windows and click Ne...

Page 166: ... driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 then press Enter The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set For example if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 nopr...

Page 167: ... driver disks Yes No 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 7 When the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 8 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot ...

Page 168: ... To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Press Tab to edit options 3 Entering the following command at the boot linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press Enter ...

Page 169: ...in Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No 5 You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Choose one you like to use and select OK then press Enter OK Cancel Driver Disk Sou8rce You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Which would you like to use sdc sdd sdb sr0 ...

Page 170: ...rs for 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 7 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 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation ...

Page 171: ...4bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount o loop image file name image Example mount o loop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86__64 img image 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled as 0...

Page 172: ... install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu 3 Press F6 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter ...

Page 173: ...rokenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press Enter 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back sda USB Floppy Other device 6 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation ...

Page 174: ...e computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DV...

Page 175: ...lect Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 176: ...7 16 Chapter 7 Driver installation Chapter 7 8 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 177: ...leges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP ...

Page 178: ...apter 7 Driver installation Chapter 7 5 Click Next when the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 6 Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue ...

Page 179: ... 19 Chapter 7 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 180: ... Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the ASPEED AST2300 AS...

Page 181: ...TS700 X7 PS4 7 21 Chapter 7 6 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 5 Click Install to start driver installation ...

Page 182: ...e computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DV...

Page 183: ... 1 utility 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EX...

Page 184: ...apter 7 Driver installation Chapter 7 5 Read the Warning message and click Next to continue 6 Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue 7 Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue ...

Page 185: ... PS4 7 25 Chapter 7 9 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 186: ...n a Windows OS 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 ...

Page 187: ...7 Chapter 7 4 When the Asmedia ASM104x USB 3 0 Host Controller Driver installation wizard appears click Next to start the installation 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue ...

Page 188: ...7 28 Chapter 7 Driver installation Chapter 7 6 Click Finish to complete the installation and exit the wizard ...

Page 189: ...Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the instal...

Page 190: ...30 Chapter 7 Driver installation Chapter 7 4 When the Intel PRO Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation 5 Select Modify and then click Next to continue ...

Page 191: ...TS700 X7 PS4 7 31 Chapter 7 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 192: ...7 32 Chapter 7 Driver installation Chapter 7 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation 10 Restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 193: ...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 support DVD 7 9 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available devic...

Page 194: ...utilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 9 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks 7 9 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 195: ...ay cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or ...

Page 196: ...sed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste ASUS Recycling Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Please go t...

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