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6-6

Chapter 6: Driver installation

5. 

When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select 

No

, then press 

<Enter>.

More 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

Do you wish to load any more 

driver disks?

Summary of Contents for Z10PH-D16

Page 1: ...Z10PH D16 Server Motherboard User Guide ...

Page 2: ...HANTABILITY 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 IN T...

Page 3: ...ecial features 1 3 1 4 1 Product highlights 1 3 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features 1 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Information 2 1 Before you proceed 2 2 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 3 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 3 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 3 2 2 3 Z10PH D16 Motherboard layout 2 4 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 5 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 7 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink 2 11 2 4 Syste...

Page 4: ...EZ Flash Utility 4 3 4 1 3 BUPDATER utility 4 4 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 6 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 7 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 7 4 2 3 Menu items 4 8 4 2 4 Submenu items 4 8 4 2 5 Navigation keys 4 8 4 2 6 General help 4 8 4 2 7 Configuration fields 4 8 4 2 8 Pop up window 4 8 4 2 9 Scroll bar 4 8 4 3 Main menu 4 9 4 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx 4 9 4 3 2 System Time xx xx xx 4 9 4 4 Advanced menu 4 10 ...

Page 5: ... 4 43 4 7 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 4 43 4 7 2 View Smbios Event Log 4 44 4 8 Monitor menu 4 45 4 9 Security menu 4 46 4 10 Boot menu 4 49 4 11 Tool menu 4 50 4 12 Exit menu 4 51 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 2 5 1 1 RAID definitions 5 2 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 5 3 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 3 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 5 3 5 2 LSI Softwar...

Page 6: ...Creating a RAID set 5 33 5 4 2 Changing a Volume Type 5 35 5 4 3 Deleting a volume 5 36 5 4 4 Preferences 5 37 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 2 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6 2 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 3 6 2 Management applications and utilities installation 6 13 6 3 Running the Support DVD 6 13 6 4 Intel chipset device software installation ...

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

Page 8: ...rmation Electrical safety To prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device Before connecti...

Page 9: ...rea where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic equi...

Page 10: ...s Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Appendix Reference information This appendix includes add...

Page 11: ...key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format A S DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task...

Page 12: ...PCI X PCI E Slots 1 Slot Location 1 x PCI E X24 X16 X8 Gen3 Link With a Riser card installed can support 1 x PCI E x16 X16 Gen3 Link and 1 x PCI E x8 X8 Gen3 Link Z10PH D16 motherboard ships with one Riser card Support InfiniBand and 10G upgrade kit Optional such as PEM FDR PEB 10G 57840 2S and PEB 10G 57811 1S Storage SATA Controller Intel C612 6 x SATA 6Gb s ports or 5 x SATA 6Gb s ports with 1 ...

Page 13: ...4 pin SMBus 1 Integrated in golden finger Chassis Intruder 1 Front LAN LED 2 Serial Port Header 1 Device Power Connector 1 x 4 pin Power connector M 2 Connector 1 NGFF Type 2242 Capacity 16 128 GB Rear I O Connectors External USB Port 2 x USB 3 0 VGA Port 1 RJ 45 2 x GbE LAN 1 x Mgmt LAN Management Solution Software ASWM Enterprise Out of Band Remote Management ASMB8 iKVM for KVM over Internet Mon...

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Page 15: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 16: ...s damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack Riser card 1 1 Cables SATA 6G cable 6 Application CD Support DVD 1 1 piece per carton ASWM Enterprise DVD 1 1 piece per carton ASMB8 iKVM DVD 1 1 piece per carton Packaging Quantity 1 piece per carton 10 pieces per carton Optional items Description PIKE II 3008 LSI 8 port SAS 12G RAID card PIKE II 3108 LSI 8 port ...

Page 17: ...l AVX 2 0 extends 256 bit vector support for integer vector operations doubles fixed point arithmetic throughput adds support for new vector gather permutes blend vector shifts resulting in fixed and floating point algorithm improvements Also Intel s new microarchitecture doubles the cache bandwidth at L1 L2 to support higher FLOPS and contributes to greater performance in signal and image process...

Page 18: ...lution The motherboard comes with two Gigabit LAN controllers and ports which provide a total solution for your networking needs The onboard Intel I210AT Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth Serial ATA III technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA III technology through the Serial ATA interface and Intel C612...

Page 19: ...mation This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware Information ...

Page 20: ...bject such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord i...

Page 21: ...he edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place ten 10 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so can cause you physi...

Page 22: ...2 4 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 3 Z10PH D16 Motherboard layout ...

Page 23: ...2 22 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output setting 3 pin SGPIO_SEL1 2 22 8 BMC Setting 3 pin BMC_EN 2 23 9 PMBus 1 2 PSU select jumper 3 pin SMART_PSU1 2 23 10 Chassis Intrusion 2 pin INTRUSION1 2 24 Internal connectors Page 1 Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA1 6 Light blue 2 28 2 USB connector 5 1 pin USB3 A Type USB10 2 29 3 Front fan connectors 4 pin FRNT_FAN1 4 2 29 4 Thermal sensor ca...

Page 24: ...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 3 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss incorrect removal of the PnP cap Internal LEDs Page 1 CPU warning LED ERRCPU1 ERRCPU2 2 34 2 B...

Page 25: ...e the CPU socket on the motherboard To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU Before installing the CPU ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and the triangle mark is on the lower left position triangle mark ...

Page 26: ...the right load lever just enough to lift the load plate F DO NOT insert the load lever into the retention tab 5 Hold the edge of the load plate then lift the load plate until it is lifted completely G 3 Press the left load lever with your thumb C slide it to the right D until it is released from the retention tab then lift it completely E as shown Load lever Load lever Load lever Load plate Load p...

Page 27: ...enough to let it sit on top of the CPU Do not force to close the load plate as it may damage the CPU 10 Push down the left load lever H ensuring that the edge of the load plate is fixed and tucked securely under the lever I then insert the left load lever under the retention tab J The PnP cap pops out of the load plate when the left load lever is inserted into the retention tab Keep the PnP cap AS...

Page 28: ...t under the retention tab L Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step 12 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 Load lever retention tab ...

Page 29: ...rd When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink To install the CPU heatsink 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence A B B A ...

Page 30: ...s You may install 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB and 32 GB RDIMMs or 32 GB 64 GB LR DIMMs and NVDIMM into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section Refer to ASUS Server AVL for the updated list of compatible DIMMs When installing only one DIMM in a single CPU configuration install the DIMM on either A1 or B1 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is rec...

Page 31: ...P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Single CPU configuration must be installed on CPU1 DIMM A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 1 DIMM P 1 DIMM P 2 DIMMs P P 4 DIMMs P P P P 8 DIMMs P P P P P P P P Dual CPU configuration You can refer to the following recommended memory population for a dual CPU configuration Single CPU configuration You can refer to the following recommended memory population for a single CPU conf...

Page 32: ...the socket Unlocked retaining clip DIMM notch 2 1 DIMM slot key 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket 1 2 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket To install two or more DIMMs refer to the user guide bundled in the motherboard package Refer to the user guide for qualified vendor lists of the memory modules Support the DIMM lightly with your f...

Page 33: ... riser card is seated firmly in place PCI E x24 slot Riser card 2 5 1 PCI Express x24 slot Gen 3 x24 link The onboard PCI Express x24 slot Gen 3 x 24 link provides x24 link to the Intel Xeon E5 2600 v3 family processor The slot can switch to one PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 link and one PCI E x8 Gen3 x8 link by installing the default riser card that ships with the motherboard This slot supports various serv...

Page 34: ... chassis 2 Prepare the riser card and the expansion card 3 Align and insert the golden finger connectors of the expansion card to the PCI E slot on the riser card ensuring that the notch on the expansion card matches the notch on the riser card The default riser card provides two PCI E slots One PCI E x8 slot and one PCI E x16 slot You can install an expansion card on either of the PCIE slot or bo...

Page 35: ... riser card and expansion card assembly into the PCI E slot on the motherboard The expansion card fits in one orientation only If it does not fit try reversing it 5 Replace the system cover riser card and expansion card assembly PCI E x24 slot ...

Page 36: ...4 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 4 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the table Standard Interrupt assignments in section Interrupt assignments for mo...

Page 37: ...r 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 Removing the ...

Page 38: ... you 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 Intel I210AT Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 39: ...D configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 to use the third party software LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility ...

Page 40: ...EL1 This jumper allows you to select a storage device Set to pin 1 2 to enable onboard C612 chipset SATA SGPIO function default or set to pin 2 3 to enable Add on RAID card 6 DDR4 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable DDR4 DIMM thermal sensing event pin ...

Page 41: ... Setting 3 pin BMC_EN This jumper allows you to enable or disable the ASMB8 9 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 set to pins 2 3 for others ...

Page 42: ...ntrusion 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 CHASSIS and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function ...

Page 43: ...f your system Refer to the Q Code table of this user guide for more information about the 2 digit codes 5 Power LED button Press this button to turn the system on off 6 LAN RJ 45 ports 1 and 2 These ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the LAN port LED indications table for more information 2 7 Connectors 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors LAN port LED...

Page 44: ...tialization A9 MRC Progress QPI initialization AA MRC Progress QPI initialization AB MRC Progress QPI initialization AC MRC Progress QPI initialization AD MRC Progress QPI initialization AE MRC Progress QPI initialization AF MRC Progress QPI initialization Complete 2F Progress Memory Init B0 MRC Progress Memory Init B1 MRC Progress Memory Init AF MRC Progress RC Reset if require B4 MRC Progress Me...

Page 45: ...ation 96 Progress PCI Bus Enumeration 97 Progress Console outout connect event 98 Progress Console input connect event 99 Progress AMI Super IO start 9A Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9B Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9C Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9D Progress AMI USB Driver Init b2 Progress Legacy Option ROM Init b3 Progress Reset system b4 Progress USB hotplug b6 Progress NVRAM clean up b7 Progress...

Page 46: ...d disk drives These connectors can also be used with the golden finger design of the motherboard using a SATA cable For more information refer to the Z10PH D16 Golden Finger section of this user guide If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can use a software RAID solution to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 or a RAID 10 configuration For more information on the SATA RAID solutions supported...

Page 47: ...nnectors 4 pin FRNT_FAN1 4 The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a 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 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 damag...

Page 48: ...ant to monitor temperature Go to BIOS setup to change the default setting of TR1 from Disabled to Enabled before using the thermal sensor cable 5 Trusted Platform Module connector 20 1 pin TPM1 This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identitie...

Page 49: ...erface Please refer to the following guidelines in installing an M 2 device For SATA Interface Connect the FP_SATA7 light gray port to any of the onboard SATA ports SATA 1 6 or any SATA port from the add on storage card using a SATA cable For PCIE Interface You need to install a second CPU on CPU2 to support this function The M 2 NGFF device is purchased separately ...

Page 50: ... completely fit The 4 pin PWR2 is designed for hard disk drives power supply DO NOT connect other 4 pin power connectors of the power supply unit PSU to this connector 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 USE ONLY THE PROPRIETARY POWER SUPPLY an...

Page 51: ...ritten to the HDD D Proprietary power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF E Reset button 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the cha...

Page 52: ...ate an impending failure of the corresponding CPU 2 BMC LED BMCLED1 The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB8 is working normally The heartbeat LED functions only when you enable the ASUS ASMB8 Everytime after the AC power is replugged you have to wait for about 30 seconds for the system to power up ...

Page 53: ...e or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED 4 CATT ERR LED CATTERR1 The CATT ERR LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate ...

Page 54: ...d on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up 6 Message LED MESLED1 This onboard LED lights up to red when there is temperature warning or a BMC event log is generated ...

Page 55: ...ED LOCLED1 This onboard LED lights up when the Location button on the server is pressed or when triggered by a system management software The Location LED helps visually locate and quickly identify the server in error on a server rack ...

Page 56: ... proprietary connector that integrates most of the functions of the motherboard s onboard connectors and switches Refer to the following illustration for the golden finger s pin definitions The golden finger of Z10PH D16 ships with a cap to protect the pins Ensure to remove the cap before using the golden finger ...

Page 57: ...golden finger s power pin definition 3 FP Serial ATA connectors 7 pin FP_SATA5 6 Light blue FP_SATA7 light gray These connectors switches to Golden finger for system design when you connect the FP_SATA5 7 to any of the onboard SATA ports SATA1 6 or from any SATA port from the add on storage cards ...

Page 58: ...2 40 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 59: ...3 Powering Up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 3 Powering Up ...

Page 60: ...it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self test or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the ...

Page 61: ...ws Server 2012 1 Press Ctrl Alt Del 2 Click on the Power icon on the lower right side of the screen 3 Select Shut down 4 In the Shutdown Event Tracker select the Other Planned option in the selection lists Otherwise select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the computer 5 Click Continue 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON press the power switch f...

Page 62: ...3 4 Chapter 3 Powering up ...

Page 63: ...4 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 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 64: ...atically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would cause system boot failure The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB fl...

Page 65: ...pdate the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file into the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu then select ASUS EZ Flash Utility Press Enter ASUS Tek EzFlash Utility...

Page 66: ... disk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at support asus com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i filename CAP where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive then press Enter A BUPDATER i file name CAP This function can support ...

Page 67: ... 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 Current Platform Platform Z10PH D16 Version 0301 Build date 05 13 2014 New Platform Platform Z10PH 016 Version 0301 Build date 05 13 2014 ASUS Tek EzFlash Utility Start Programming Flash DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM Write 75 ...

Page 68: ...un 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 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 pr...

Page 69: ...hanging the event log settings Monitor For displaying the system temperature power status and changing the fan settings Security For changing the security settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tool For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired...

Page 70: ...ngs 4 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 4 2 7 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when se...

Page 71: ...screen appears The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system date time language and security settings 4 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 4 3 2 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time ...

Page 72: ...dvanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction ...

Page 73: ...tions Disabled Enabled Enable Hibernation Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate OS Sleep State Configuration options Disabled Enabled This option may be not effective with some OS 4 4 2 Smart Settings SMART Self Test Disabled Allows you to run SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 74: ...ial Port 2 Serial Port Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Change Settings Auto Allows you to choose the setting for Super IO device Configuration options Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 ...

Page 75: ...abled The following items appear only when Intel LAN I210 LAN1 LAN2 Enable is set to Enabled LAN1 LAN2 Option ROM Support Enabled Allows you to load the Intel LAN ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel LAN ROM Type PXE Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type Configuration options PXE iSCSI 4 4 4 Onboard LAN I210 Configuration ...

Page 76: ...ettings specify how the host computer and the remote computer which the user is using will exchange data Both computers should have the same or compatible settings The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to Enabled COM1 COM2 Console Redirection Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 77: ...cates the beginning The standard setting is 1 stop bit Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit Configuration options 1 2 Flow Control Hardware RTS CTS Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start th...

Page 78: ...gement 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 115200 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server...

Page 79: ...was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PCIE Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By Ring Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disabl...

Page 80: ...Disabled Enabled Above 4G Decoding Disabled Allows you to enable or disable 64 bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space It only works if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Configuration options Disabled Enabled SR IOV Support Disabled This option enables or disables SIngle Root IO Virtualization Support if the system has SR IOV capable PCIe devices Configuration options Dis...

Page 81: ...pport Enabled Enables or disables the Ipv4 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv4 PXE boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled Ipv6 PXE Support Enabled Enables or disables the Ipv6 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv6 PXE boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled PXE boot wait time 0 Wait time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot Media detect ti...

Page 82: ...splay mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Boot Option filter Legacy only This option allows you to control the Legacy UEFI ROMs priority Configuration options UEFI and Legacy Legacy only UEFI only Network Storage Video Legacy This option allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE Storage Video OpROM Configuration options UEFI Legacy Other PCI devices L...

Page 83: ...4 21 ASUS Z10PH D16 4 4 10 Trusted Computing Configuration Security Device Support Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 84: ...bled EHCI Hand off Disabled This is a workaround for 0Ses without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage drvier support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Port 60 64 Emulation Enabled This allows you to enable the I O port...

Page 85: ...and time out Configuration options 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Device power up delay Auto This is the maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the host controller Configuration options Auto Manual Mass Storage Devices Generic 8 07 Auto Allows you to select the mass storage device emulation type Configuration options Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CD ROM 4 4 12 iSCSI...

Page 86: ...4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 5 IntelRCSetup menu The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the processor and chipset settings ...

Page 87: ...onfiguration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enable Intel TXT Support Disabled Forces the XD feature log to always return 0 when disabled Configuration op...

Page 88: ...ed This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load history Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCU Mode 32K 8Way Without ECC Configuration options 32K 8Way Without ECC 16K 4Way With ECC Direct Cache Access DCA Auto This Item allows you to enable or disable Direct Cache Access Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled DCA Prefetch Delay 32 This Ite...

Page 89: ...sabled Enabled CPU Advanced PM Turning This item allows you to set additional CPU Power Management settings Energy Perf BIAS Energy Performance Tuning Disabled Allows your system to select from BIOS or operating system to choose enable energy performance bias tuning Configuration options Disabled Enabled Energy Performance Bias setting Balanced Performance Allows you to set the Energy Performance ...

Page 90: ...ad Configuration Balanced Optimization for the workload characterization Configuration options Balanced I O sensitive Averaging Time Window 23 This is used to control the effective window of the average for CO and PO time PO TotalTimeThreshold Low 35 The HW switching mechanism disables the performance setting 0 when the total PO time is less than this threshold PO TotalTimeThreshold High 58 The HW...

Page 91: ...em allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode Configuration options Slow Fast Link Frequency Select Auto This item allows you for selecting the QPI link frequency Configuration options Auto 6 4 GT s 8 0 GT s 9 6 GT s QPI Link0p Enable Enable Configuration options Disable Enable QPI Link1 Enable Enable Configuration options Disable Enable ...

Page 92: ...r Enabled Allows you to enable or disable halt on mem Training Error Configuration options Disabled Enabled ECC Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable the ECC support Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Enhanced Log Parsing Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Log Parsing Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Data Scrambling Auto Allows you to enable disable da...

Page 93: ...id offset values is from 25 100 DIMM Tem Stat xx Allows you to select DIMMTEMPSTAT as temp_mid or tem_hi Memory Power Savings Mode Auto Allows you to configure the CKE and other related Memory Power Savings features Configuration options Auto Disabled APD On User Defined Reserve Reserved Memory Power Savings Advanced Options CK in SR Auto Configuration options Auto Driven Tri State Pulled Low Pull...

Page 94: ... RAS Configuration RAS Mode Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RAS Modes Enabling Sparing and Mirroring is not supported In case enabled Sparing will be selected Configuration options Disabled Mirror Lockstep Mode Memory Rank Sparing Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Memory Rank Sparing Configuration options Disabled Enabled Correctable Error Threshold 32767 Allows you to set the Corr...

Page 95: ... Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE1 PCIE2 Option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel VT for Directed I O VT d Intel VT for Directed I O VT d Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Express Global Options TX EQ WA Enabled Use special table for TX_EQ and vendor specific cards Configura...

Page 96: ...t for all downstream devices Configuration options Disabled L1 Only PCH DMI ASPM Enabled Allows you to configure the PCH DMI ASPM Configuration options Disabled Enabled DeepSx Power Policies Disabled Allows you to configure the DeepSx Mode configuration Configuration options Disabled Enabled in S5 Enabled in S4 and S5 PCI Express Configuration ...

Page 97: ...A port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Configuration options IDE AHCI RAID Support Aggressive Link Power Management Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Suport Aggressive Link Power SALP Management Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA Port 1 6 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Port 5 Port 6 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port Configuration options Dis...

Page 98: ...sabled Enabled The following items appears only when the USB Ports Per Port Disable Control is set to Enabled USB Port 1 2 3 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB 3 0 Port 1 2 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Platform Thermal Configuration PCH Thermal Device Auto Allows you to enable or disable the PCH Thermal Device D31 F6 Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Ale...

Page 99: ...ion Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system 4 5 10 Runtime Error Logging Support Runtime Error Logging S W Error Injection Support Disabled When enabled S W Error Injection is supported by unlocking MSR 0x790 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Whea Settings Whea Support Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the WHEA support Configuration options Disabled Enabled...

Page 100: ...er the OS loads Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items is configurable only when the OS Watchdog Timer is set to Enabled OS Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes Allows you to configure the length fo the OS Boot Watchdog Timer Configuration options 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes OS Wtd Timer Policy Reset This item allows you to configure the how the system should respond if ...

Page 101: ...g items appears only when you set SEL Components to Enabled All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Erase SEL No Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset When SEL is Full Do Nothing Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full SEL Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immediately Log EFI Statu...

Page 102: ...to configure LAN channel parameters statistically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase Configuration options Previous State Unspecified Static DynamicBmcDhcp View System Event Log This item allows you to view the system event log records IPv6 BMC Network Configuration This item allows you to configure the parameter settings o...

Page 103: ...LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Configuration options Previous State Static Dynamic Obtained by BMC running DHCP The following items appear only when you set IP BMC Lan IP Address Source to Static IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address IPv6 BMC LAN IP Prefix Length Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP Prefix Length IPv6 BMC LAN Default Ga...

Page 104: ... appear only when you set IP BMC Lan IP Address Source to Static IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address IPv6 BMC LAN IP Prefix Length Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP Prefix Length IPv6 BMC LAN Default Gateway Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan Default Gateway IPv6 BMC LAN DNS Settings Allows you to enter IPv6 BMC LAN DNS Settings IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP Address Allows y...

Page 105: ... disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Log Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset Configuration options No Yes Next reset Yes Every reset When Log is Full Do Nothing Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log Configur...

Page 106: ...n the range 1 to 255 METW 60 Mutiple Event Time Windows METW The number of minutes which must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration options Disabled Enabled Convert OEM Codes Dis...

Page 107: ...ically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fan in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A VCCIO VCORE1 2 Voltage VDDQ_AB VDDQ_CD VDDQ_EF VDDQ_ GH Voltage 5VSB Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 3 3V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard ...

Page 108: ...rom the Create New Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear ...

Page 109: ...word box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear a user password 1 Select the Clear User Password item and press Enter 2 Select Yes from the Warning message window then press Enter Secure Boot Menu This item allows you to customize the Secure Boot settings Secure Boot Disabled Secure Boot can be enabled if the system is running in User mode with enrolle...

Page 110: ...m will ask you if you want to Install Factory Default secure keys Select Yes if you want to load the default secure keys otherwise select No Save All Secure Boot Variables This item will ask you if you want to save all secure boot variables Select Yes if you want to save all secure boot variables otherwise select No Platform Key PK Key Exchange Key KEK Authorized Signatures DB Authorized TimeStamp...

Page 111: ...Disabled POST Report 5 sec Allows you to set the desired POST Report waiting time from 1 to 10 seconds Configuration options 1 sec 10 sec Until Press ESC Chassis Intrusion Warning Allows you to set an action when chassis intrusion has occured Configuration options Warning Halt Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of devi...

Page 112: ...ot 0700 v CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities Network Device BBS Priorities These items appear only when you connect SATA ODD or hard drive to the SATA ports and allow you to set the booting order of the SATA devices 4 11 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press Enter to display the submenu ASUS EZ Flash Allo...

Page 113: ...he BIOS items Save Changes Reset Exit System setup after saving the changes Discard Changes Exit Exit System setup without saving any changes Save Changes Reset Reset the system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes Save Options Save Changes Save changes done so far to any of the setup options Discard Changes Discard changes done so far ...

Page 114: ... the User Defaults to all the setup options Boot Override These items displays the available devices The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting from the selected device Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to launch EFI Shell application shellx64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices ...

Page 115: ...5 RAID Configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 5 RAID Configuration ...

Page 116: ...rance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four...

Page 117: ...roller For example use the LSI MegaRAID Software 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 C612 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configura...

Page 118: ...ID 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 configura...

Page 119: ...ommand This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a created...

Page 120: ...ing a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 2 DISK 74 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARR...

Page 121: ...SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R C...

Page 122: ... Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE MB GB TB Select Units For VD Size RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter ...

Page 123: ... Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Util...

Page 124: ...ursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configurat...

Page 125: ...e screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R View Add to The Existing Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Con...

Page 126: ...e Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Initialize VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software...

Page 127: ...On Selected VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Initialize SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Configure In...

Page 128: ...Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Change VD Parameters Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Press ENTER To Select A VD Del To Delete A VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD Con...

Page 129: ...10 09231523R Initialize VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drive 1 Initialize Check Consistency View Update Parameters Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 ...

Page 130: ...Space Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Rebuild VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS...

Page 131: ...uild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS72808PLA380 PF20A60A Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 FAIL A00 01 0 1 PORT Rebuilding of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N ...

Page 132: ...2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R CC of VD s Configure Initialize Objects Re...

Page 133: ...itialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Consistency Check SPACE De Select F10 Initialize L...

Page 134: ...ects and then select Virtual Drive from the sub menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check and then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu and then press Enter 4 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 135: ...r C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Clear Existing Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 20...

Page 136: ...o Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select A Boot VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And...

Page 137: ...Disk WC and then press Enter to turn on the option Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Rebuild Rate 3...

Page 138: ...display the utility main menu Before you proceed ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives have set the correct jumper settings of the motherboard and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup You can refer to the Installing hard disk drives Setting Jumpers and Setting the RAID mode sections in BIOS for more information ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Select Intel R Rapid St...

Page 139: ... are done ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Change Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Syne Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Volume0 RAID0 Strips Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N A ...

Page 140: ...igher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 In the Capacity field item key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and press Enter The default value field indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press Enter to start creating the RAID volume 9 From the following warning message press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or...

Page 141: ...to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ESC Previous Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes DEL Delete Volume Nam...

Page 142: ...pace A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive Press Enter when you are done 3 Press Y in the confirmation window to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Resetting RAID disk ...

Page 143: ... Hard Disk available the utility will prompt you to rebuild the RAID Press the up down arrow keys to select the destination disk then Press Enter to start the rebuilding process or press ESC to exit 5 3 4 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press Enter 2 Press Y to exit or press N to retur...

Page 144: ...ded during POST You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk 1 Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 2 Reboot the system then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID dis...

Page 145: ...y in the BIOS Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See the Boot menu section of Chapter 4 for more details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press E...

Page 146: ...and go to the windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage capacity You can create additional volumes to further optimize your storage system To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating system You need...

Page 147: ...e 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 148: ... number and size of the disks You can continue using other applications during this time 7 Wait until the process is completed then click OK when prompted You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume Properties ...

Page 149: ...size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 3 You can change the Name Select the new volume type and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed 4 Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and click OK The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The following...

Page 150: ...that you back up all your important data from your hard drives To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete 3 Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu or click No to return to the main menu 2 Select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 151: ...ces 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 152: ...5 38 Chapter 5 RAID configuration ...

Page 153: ... Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components in both Linux and Windows Operating Systems Chapter 6 Driver installation ...

Page 154: ...Otherwise the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD To create a RAID driver disk in Windows environment 1 Start Windows 2 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive 3 Go to the Make disk menu and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create 4 Insert a floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process W...

Page 155: ...nstall the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 R2 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 R2 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 R2 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Page 156: ...port DVD into the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD 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 N...

Page 157: ...r Disk OK Back Insert your driver disk into dev fd0 and press OK to continue Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 5 x To load the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd then press Enter To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the ENTER key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text ...

Page 158: ...een instructions to finish the OS installation 7 When the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 8 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot Do you wish to load any more driver disks ...

Page 159: ...e following command at the boot Linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press ENTER Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 6 x 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 ...

Page 160: ... 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 Main Menu Yes No 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 Do you have a driver disk ...

Page 161: ...ID card are installed to the system 7 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Yes No Insert Driver Disk OK Back 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue Do you wish to load any more driver disks ...

Page 162: ... a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount oloop image file name image Example mount oloop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86__64 img image 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled as...

Page 163: ...enu Press Enter Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu ...

Page 164: ...ve to provide the third party driver during the OS installation Type the command brokenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press Enter 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium sda USB Floppy other device OK Back ...

Page 165: ...e contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for the latest updates on software and utilities 2 The support DVD is supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers management applications and utilities that you can install to maximize the features ...

Page 166: ...available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 6 3 2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports 6 3 1 Drivers menu tab ...

Page 167: ...disks 6 3 3 MakeDisk menu tab Press the arrow down button in the lower part of the menu to view more items 6 3 4 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide ...

Page 168: ... 6 Driver installation 6 3 5 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information e mail addresses and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard ...

Page 169: ...nd then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click th...

Page 170: ...es 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 Toggle Yes I want to restart the computer npw and click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 171: ...ers Driver on the Windows operating system 1 Restart the computer 2 Log on with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 4 Click Intel I350 AM1 I350 AM2 I210 X540 BT2...

Page 172: ...ions InstallShield Wizard window appears 7 Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 8 From the Setup Options window click Next to start the installation By default Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Windows PowerShell Module are ticked ...

Page 173: ...ASUS Z10PH D16 6 21 9 Click Install to start the installation 10 When the installation is done press Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 174: ...on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the ASPEED AST...

Page 175: ...ASUS Z10PH D16 6 23 6 Click Finish to complete the installation 5 Click Install to proceed with the installation ...

Page 176: ...Storage Technology enterprise 4 0 utility on a Windows operating system To install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4 0 utility 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive and find the utility menu 3 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4 0 to begin installation 4 When the Welcome ...

Page 177: ...ASUS Z10PH D16 6 25 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 178: ... 6 Driver installation 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 179: ...A Reference Information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard Appendices ...

Page 180: ...A 2 Appendix A Reference information A 1 Z10PH D16 block diagram ...

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