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Chapter 6: Driver installation

6.4

VGA driver installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video

Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver.
You need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows

operating

system.
To install the ASPEED VGA driver:
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.EXE

to run the support DVD.

3. Click the

ASPEED AST2300 Display Driver

to begin installation.

4. When the

ASPEED Graphics

installation wizard appears, click

Next

to start

the installation.

Summary of Contents for Z9PE-D16 Series

Page 1: ...Motherboard Z9PE D16 Series Z9PE D16 Z9PE D16 2L ...

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: ...troduction 1 1 Welcome 1 3 1 2 Package contents 1 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 4 1 4 Special features 1 4 1 4 1 Product highlights 1 4 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 4 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 4 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 5 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 6 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 8 2...

Page 4: ...2 2 Using the dual function power switch 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 3 4 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 4 4 4 1 3 BUPDATER utility 4 5 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 8 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 8 4 2 3 Menu items 4 9 4 2 4 Submenu items 4 9 4 2 5 Navigation keys 4 9 4 2 6 General help 4 9 4 2 7 Configuration fields...

Page 5: ...t Log 4 38 4 5 2 BMC network configuration 4 39 4 6 Event Logs menu 4 40 4 6 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 4 40 4 7 Boot menu 4 42 4 8 Monitor menu 4 44 4 9 Security menu 4 45 4 10 Tool menu 4 47 4 11 Exit menu 4 47 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 1 1 RAID definitions 5 3 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 5 4 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 4 5 1 4 RAID configurat...

Page 6: ...0 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 3 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6 3 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 5 6 2 Intel chipset device software installation 6 15 6 3 Intel Network Connections Software installation 6 17 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 20 6 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Driver 6 23 6 6 Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 6 24 6 7 Intel ...

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: ...efore installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust ...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...ey 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 11: ...nk Auto switch to x8 link if PCIE 1 is occupied White from CPU 1 PCIE 3 1 x PCI E x16 X16 Gen3 link Black from CPU 2 PCIE 4 1 x PCI E x16 X16 Gen3 link White from CPU 1 PCIE 5 1 x PCI E x16 X16 Gen3 link Black from CPU 2 PCIE 6 1 x PCI E x16 X8 Gen3 link Black from CPU 2 Additional Slot 1 1 x PIKE Slot for Storage expansion White from CPU 1 Storage SATA Controller Intel C602 A AHCI 2 SATA 6Gb s po...

Page 12: ...ector Onboard socket for management card USB Connectors 3 x USB pin header up to 5 devices one for internal Type A USB connector Fan Header 8 x 4pin Chassis Intruder 1 Serial Port Header 2 Rear I O Connectors External USB Port 2 VGA Port 1 RJ 45 4 1 Management Port 2 1 Management Port PS 2 KB Mouse 2 Monitoring CPU Temperature V FAN RPM V Environment Operation temperature 10 C 35 C Non operation t...

Page 13: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 14: ...ASUS Z9PE D16 Series Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 3 1 2 Package contents 1 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 4 1 4 Special features 1 4 ...

Page 15: ...nts Check your motherboard package for the following items Z9PE D16 Series If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack ASMB6 iKVM module 1 1 Cables SATA DOM cable 1 SATA cable 10 Application CD Support CD 1 1 ASWM Enterprise SDVD 1 1 ASMB6 iKVM SDVD 1 1 Documentation Motherboard User Guide 1 1 ASMB6 iKVM User Guide 1 1 Packing Qty...

Page 16: ...l Hyper Threading The thread level parallelism on each processor makes more efficient use of the processor resources higher processing throughout and improved performance on today s multi threaded software Intel EM64T The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating systems and acces...

Page 17: ...tures and enhances management features with OS2BMC and MCTP support Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II 3 Gb s te...

Page 18: ...rol technology The ASUS Fan Speed control technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation PIKE Proprietary I O Kit Expansion PIKE is an on demand upgrade kit for users This ASUS unique feature enables users to choose their preferred I O solutions ASUS provides multiple SAS solutions for different segments and purposes and PIKE ...

Page 19: ...ter 2 Hardware information 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 ...

Page 20: ...es Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 8 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 5 Expansion slots 2 16 2 6 Jumpers 2 22 2 7 Connectors 2 26 2 8 Internal LEDs 2 37 ...

Page 21: ...ever 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 is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Standby Power LED SB_PWR1 The motherboard comes with a s...

Page 22: ...ure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The 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 installi...

Page 23: ...ASUS Z9PE D16 Series 2 5 2 2 3 Motherboard layout Z9PE D16 Z9PE D16 2L ...

Page 24: ... Z9PE D16 only 2 26 6 LAN 4 RJ 45 port Z9PE D16 only 2 26 7 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 26 8 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 26 9 Video Graphics Adapter port 2 26 Jumpers Page 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 2 22 2 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_SW1 2 23 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 2 23 4 LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper 3 pin RAID_SEL1 2 24 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCV...

Page 25: ... 31 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin PSGPIO 1 2 ISGPIO1 2 SGPIO1 2 32 8 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 2 32 9 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM 2 33 10 EATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 EATXV2 PSUSMB1 2 34 11 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 2 35 12 Auxiliary panel connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 2 36 Internal LEDs Page 1 DIMM warning LED ERR_DIMM...

Page 26: ...cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if ...

Page 27: ... prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU B A 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 Load lever ...

Page 28: ...h the 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 29: ... 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 30: ...plug this connector The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible DO NOT eat it If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help 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 s...

Page 31: ...MM sockets 2 4 2 Memory Configurations You may install 2GB 4GB 8GB and 16GB RDIMMs or 2GB 4GB and 8GB with ECC Non ECC UDIMMs or 8GB 16GB and 32GB LR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section 1 CPU Configuration must on CPU1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs X 2 DIMMs X X 4 DIMMs X X X X 8 DIMMs X X X X X X X X Refer to ASUS S...

Page 32: ...2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs X 2 DIMMs X 4 DIMMs X X 8 DIMMs X X X X 12 DIMMs X X X X X X 16 DIMMs X X X X X X X X 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs X 4 DIMMs X X 8 DIMMs X X X X 12 DIMMs X X X X X X 16 DIMMs X X X X X X X X ...

Page 33: ...ocket 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 finger...

Page 34: ...ely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 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 tables on ...

Page 35: ...Interrupt assignments 2 5 4 PCI Express x16 slot x16 link The onboard PCIE 3 and 5 provide one x16 Gen3 link to CPU2 The onboard PCIE 4 provide one x16 Gen3 link to CPU1 The onboard PCIE 2 provide one x16 Gen3 link to CPU1 Auto switch to x8 link if PCIE 1 is occupied These slots support VGA cards and various server class high performance add on cards 2 5 5 PCI Express x16 slot x8 link The onboard ...

Page 36: ... link Auto switch to x8 link if PCIE 1 is occupied White from CPU 1 PCIE 1 x8 link Gen3 link MIO supported White from CPU 1 PCIE 6 x8 Gen3 link Balck from CPU 2 PCIE 5 x16 Gen3 link Balck from CPU 2 PCIE 4 x16 Gen3 link White from CPU 1 PCIE 3 x16 Gen3 link Balck from CPU 2 ...

Page 37: ...ng 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 2 Align the golden fingers of the PIKE RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot ...

Page 38: ... information 3 Insert the PIKE RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure that it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot For details about the installing the SAS HDD for PIKE please refer to 2 7 2 PSAS connectors ...

Page 39: ...2 5 8 Installing ASMB6 management board Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB6 management board on your motherboard 1 Locate the ASMB6 header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB6 management card in place ...

Page 40: ... 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 Remov...

Page 41: ...ows 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 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel I350 Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 42: ...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 become c...

Page 43: ...etting 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 set to pins 2 3 for Others ...

Page 44: ...onnection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 5 LAN 3 RJ 45 port Z9PE D16 only This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 6 LAN 4 RJ 45 port Z9PE D16 only This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through ...

Page 45: ...ue 7 pin SATA3G_ 3 6 black Supported by the Intel 602 Chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration DM_LAN1 port LED indications DM LAN port SPEED LED ACT LINK LED Activity Link LED Speed LED Status...

Page 46: ...information The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SATA hard disks installed 2 SATA connector ISAS connectors Supported by the Intel C602 PCH ISAS 1 4 connectors can connect to serial ATA 3Gb s hard disk drives ...

Page 47: ...nected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up 4 SAS connector PSAS connectors 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 SAS h...

Page 48: ...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 connection speed ...

Page 49: ... 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 50: ... 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 8 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 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 51: ... pin TPM 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 identities and ensures platform integrity ...

Page 52: ...own firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate This motherboard supports EATX2 0 PSU or later version Ensure that your...

Page 53: ...AKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The HDD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW ...

Page 54: ...n detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on t...

Page 55: ...ED ERR_DIMMA1 2 ERR_DIMMB1 2 ERR_DIMMC1 2 ERR_DIMMD1 2 ERR_DIMME1 2 ERR_DIMMF1 2 ERR DIMMG1 2 ERR DIMMH1 2 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 56: ...artbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB6 Everytime after the AC power is replugged you have to wait for about 30 seconds for the system to power up 3 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 ERR_CPU2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding CPU The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB6 ...

Page 57: ...T LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate 5 Q Code LEDs 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 58: ...ialization 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 Mem...

Page 59: ...s 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 Progress BIOS Setup Utilit...

Page 60: ...2 42 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 61: ...3 Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 62: ...ASUS Z9PE D16 Series Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 63: ...l case lights up For systems with ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if 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 ...

Page 64: ...hen click Shut Down 2 From the Shutdown Event Tracker select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the computer 3 Ensure that the Planned check box is checked 4 If necessary key in comments 5 Click OK 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending o...

Page 65: ...4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells you how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 66: ...g and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced menu 4 11 4 5 Server Mgmt menu 4 37 4 6 Event Logs menu 4 40 4 7 Boot menu 4 42 4 8 Monitor menu 4 44 4 9 Security menu 4 45 4 10 Tool menu 4 47 4 11 Exit menu 4 47 ...

Page 67: ...SUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The 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 motherboard BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a USB...

Page 68: ...date the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 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 2 Utility Press Enter Flash Info MODEL Z9PE...

Page 69: ... 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 ROM 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 ROM This function can support ...

Page 70: ... for DOS V1 30 11 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PE D16 VER 0203 DATE 08 24 2011 BOARD Z9PE D16 VER 0206 DATE 09 30 2011 5 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C WARNING Do not turn off power during flash...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...OS menu screen Version 2 15 1219 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 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 Inf...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...Inc Main Advanced Server Mgmt 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 4 6 4 1 Compliancy UEFI 2 1 PI 0 9 BIOS Version 0306 x64 Build Date 01 16 201...

Page 75: ...ualization Technologu 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 15 1219 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 CPU Configuration Paramet...

Page 76: ... disabled only one thread per activated core is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Active Processor Cores All Configuration options All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 XD can prevent...

Page 77: ...allows you to enable or disable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load history Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled When this item is enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Local APIC Mode Disabled Select Local APIC mode If Auto use x2APIC if requi...

Page 78: ...p F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 15 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Power Technology Custom This item allows you to enable power management features Configuration options Disabled Energy Efficient Custom EIST Enabled This item allows you to enable disable Intel SpeedStep C...

Page 79: ...according to this power plan Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Factory long duration power limit 115 Watts Long duration power limit 0 Allows you to set long duration power limit in watts Use the number keys to set the value Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms Long duration power limit 0 Allows you to set time window which the long duratio...

Page 80: ...ode Fast This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode Configuration options Slow Fast QPI Link Frequency Select Auto 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 Di...

Page 81: ...or compatibility revision ID CRID functionality mentioned in Sandybridge BIOS spec Configuration options Enabled Disabled Memory Mode Independent Select the mode for memory initializaton Configuration options Independent Mirroring Lock Step Sparing DDR Speed Auto Force DDR speed Configuration options Auto Force DDR3 800 Force DDR3 1066 Force DDR3 1333 Force DDR3 1600 Force DDR3 1866 Channel Interl...

Page 82: ...ation options Enabled Disabled Device Tagging Disabled Allows you to enable disable device tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throtting CLTT Configuration options Disabled OLTT 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 Conf...

Page 83: ... Configuration options Disabled Enabled VGA Priority offboard Allows you to prioritize between onboard and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Version 2 15 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced DIMM Information CPU1 DIMM Information Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A1 Presen...

Page 84: ...le disable Azalia HD Audio Configuration options Disabled Enabled Mobile platforms support deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support deep S4 S5 in AC only Support for PCH Compatibility Revision ID CRID functionality Name Patsburg Stepping 05 C0 Stepping SB Chipset Configuration PCH Compatibility RID Disabled Deep Sx Disabled SCU devices Enabled Onboard SATA RAID Oprom Enabled Audio Confi...

Page 85: ... ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced 4 4 4 PCH SATA Configuration 1 IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode 3 RAID Mode SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Port2 ASUS DWR ATAPI SATA Port3 WDC WD800JD 80 0GB SATA Port4 Not Present SATA Port5 Not Present SATA Port6 Not Present SATA Mode AHCI Mode SATA Controller 1 Enhanced SATA Controller 2 E...

Page 86: ...the SATA Mode item to IDE Mode Set to Enhanced to support two SATA 6 0 Gb s and two SATA 3 0 Gb s devices Set to Compatible when using Windows 98 NT 2000 MS DOS Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems Configuration options Disabled Enhanced Compatible SATA Controller 2 Enhanced This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to IDE Mode Set to Enhanced to support...

Page 87: ... PCI Bus Clocks 160 PCI Bus Clocks 192 PCI Bus Clocks 224 PCI Bus Clocks 248 PCI Bus Clocks PCI Bus Driver Version V 2 05 00 PCI Option ROM Handling PCI ROM Priority EFI Compatible ROM PCI 64bit Resources Handling Above 4G Decoding Disabled PCI Common Setting PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PERR Generation Disabled SERR Generation Disabled Load RT32 Image Enabled PCI...

Page 88: ...nc PCI Express Link Register Settings ASPM Support Disabled Allows you 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 VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Allows you to enable or disable VGA pallette registers snooping Configuration options Disabled Enabled PERR Generation Disabled Allows you to enabl...

Page 89: ...age OpROM Enabled Allows you to enable or disable 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 Disabled Enab...

Page 90: ...iguration options Disabled Enabled LAN1 Option ROM Support Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel LAN2 Enable Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Intel LAN2 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled LAN2 Option ROM Support Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel LAN3 Enable Enabled Z9PE D16 only Allows you to enable or disable Intel LAN3 function Configuration ...

Page 91: ...and enabled VT d Support Disabled VT Support Enabled TPM Support Enabled TPM State Disabled 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 Advanced Intel LAN4 Enable Enabled Z9PE D16 only Allo...

Page 92: ...zed Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Legacy USB Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB device support Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto EHCI Hand off Disabled This is a workaround for 0ses without EHCI Ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB hardware delays and time outs USB transfer time out 20 sec The time out valu...

Page 93: ...T1A interface will not be Configuration TPM Support Enabled Current Status Information No Security Device Found TPM Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 15 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc EHCI Controller 1 2 Enabled Allows you to enable or ...

Page 94: ...Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Hibernation Enabled Allows you to enable or disable system ability to Hibernate OS S4 sleep state This option may be not effective with some OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI Sleep State S1 CPU Stop Clock Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State Configuration options Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock S3 Suspend to RAM Loc...

Page 95: ...ter an AC power loss When set to Power On the system will reboot after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state 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 ...

Page 96: ... 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 Enter Sele...

Page 97: ...a 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 the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration options Disabled ...

Page 98: ... 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 OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control None Mi...

Page 99: ... 2 Configuration Serial Port 1 2 Configuration Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Enabled Device Settings I0 3F8h IRQ 4 Device Mode Standard Serial Po 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 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 Amer...

Page 100: ...enable or disable the serial port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Device Mode Standard Serial Port Mode Allows you to change the serial port mode Configuration options Standard Serial Port Mode Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support to Enabled PCI Error Logging Support Disabled Allows y...

Page 101: ...t Version 2 15 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 The Server Mgmt menu appears only when you install ASMB card on the mothe...

Page 102: ... Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 15 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 is Ful...

Page 103: ...Address in BMC 000 000 000 000 Lan1 MAC Address in BMC 00 CE 01 87 72 A0 Lan1 Address Source in BMC Static 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 15 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Configuration Address source Previous State Select...

Page 104: ... C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Event Logs Change this to enable or 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...

Page 105: ...es of a duplicate event that must pass before the multiplt event counter associated with the log entry is updated specified as a numeric value in 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 disa...

Page 106: ...mber of seconds to wait for setup activation key Bootup NumLock State On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock 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 GateA20 Active Upon Request Upon Request GA20 can be...

Page 107: ... 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 when ASUS 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 3 4 SATA P2 ASUS Configuration options SATA P2 ASUS SATA P3 WDC WD80...

Page 108: ...ollowing items Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Version 2 15 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc FAN Speed Control Generic Node 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 15 1219 Copyright C ...

Page 109: ...assword Description If ONLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password length must br in the following range Minimum length 3 Maximum length 20 Administra...

Page 110: ...low the same steps as in changing an administrator password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the Administrator Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed Administrator Password If you have set an administrator password we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system Otherwise you might be able to s...

Page 111: ...nstalled 4 11 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Exit system setup without saving any changes Version 2 15 1219 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 Gene...

Page 112: ...sc a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and exit Save Changes Reset Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved When you select this option or if you press F10 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Discard Changes Reset This option allows you to reset the Setup prog...

Page 113: ...5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 114: ... D16 Series 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5 5 5 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU SATA Option ROM Utility 5 25 5 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility Windows 5 35 ...

Page 115: ...tup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 1E Enhanced RAID 1 has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary or alternate copy stored on a different disk You can use three or more hard disk drives for this configuration RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With t...

Page 116: ...ID controller For example use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup 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 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set con...

Page 117: ...AID 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 configur...

Page 118: ...ation command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a ...

Page 119: ...reating 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 Select...

Page 120: ...N 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 Sep 17...

Page 121: ...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 Con...

Page 122: ...ration 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 Easy Co...

Page 123: ...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 step 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 step 10 to 14 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration to create t...

Page 124: ...m of the 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 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 C 05 Se...

Page 125: ...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 126: ...s 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 154494...

Page 127: ...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 Dr...

Page 128: ...s 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 LSI...

Page 129: ... 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 SELECTIO...

Page 130: ...re 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 Virtual Dri...

Page 131: ...press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency CC Of VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigat...

Page 132: ...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 133: ... 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 134: ... 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 Confi...

Page 135: ...gure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 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 Rebu...

Page 136: ...uild 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 Menu sel...

Page 137: ...se of onboard AHCI SATA ports 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 to display the utility main menu To use SCU SATA ports 1 Install all the hard disk d...

Page 138: ...00656SS 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 screThe RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are fo...

Page 139: ...ress 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 2...

Page 140: ... 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 5 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 fol...

Page 141: ...k 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 142: ...D 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 Sele...

Page 143: ...want to reset and then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive s A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Mod...

Page 144: ...n 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 RAID Pr...

Page 145: ...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 146: ...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 section 4 7 Boot menu for details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press Enter 5 When the conf...

Page 147: ...rted by the Southbridge You can click Rescan to re scan any attached hard disks 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 further optimize your storage system by creating additional volumes To enter t...

Page 148: ... 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 Then click Next If you hard disk with existing data and you don t want to keep data from one of the selected disks choose NO in next column If displayed If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume you can click Advanced tab to slelect ...

Page 149: ...s You can contuine using other applications during this time When display Volume Ceation Complete message you can click OK to finish You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data When you are finished you will see the following screen in Volumes field and you can change related items in the Volume Properties field ...

Page 150: ...es field select Type RAID 1 Change type We recommend a lower 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 Then select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and then cli...

Page 151: ...up data before continuing 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 Then select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 152: ...m Preferences Allow you set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors here E Mail Preferences Allow you set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Page 153: ...6 Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 154: ...ctions Software installation 6 17 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 20 6 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Driver 6 23 6 6 Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 6 24 6 7 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 installation 6 25 6 8 Intel I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6 28 6 9 Management applications and utilities installation 6 32 ...

Page 155: ...s 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 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical dr...

Page 156: ...id 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 support DVD For LSI MegaRAID Driver Drivers C60x LSI RAID Driver makedisk Linux 3 Eject the floppy disk LSI ...

Page 157: ...n 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 158: ...rt 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...

Page 159: ...hen 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 noprobe ata4 ...

Page 160: ...ore 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 161: ...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 While booting from DVD press ESC to give the third party driver Enter the following command at the boot Linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press ENTER ...

Page 162: ...r Main 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 163: ... 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 164: ... 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 165: ...e menu 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 166: ...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 167: ...r and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click...

Page 168: ...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 169: ...eges 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 E...

Page 170: ...n the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 6 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 171: ...ASUS Z9PE D16 Series 6 19 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 172: ...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 Dis...

Page 173: ... Z9PE D16 Series 6 21 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue ...

Page 174: ...6 22 Chapter 6 Driver installation 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 Click Install to start driver installation ...

Page 175: ...r and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click...

Page 176: ...puter and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 C...

Page 177: ...0 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 EXE...

Page 178: ...26 Chapter 6 Driver installation 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 179: ...PE D16 Series 6 27 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 180: ...start 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 installa...

Page 181: ...16 Series 6 29 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 4 When the Intel PRO Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation ...

Page 182: ...6 30 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 183: ...ASUS Z9PE D16 Series 6 31 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation ...

Page 184: ...9 1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 6 9 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available d...

Page 185: ... that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 9 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks 6 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 186: ...6 34 Chapter 6 Driver installation ...

Page 187: ...A Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 188: ...Appendix summary A ASUS Z9PE D16 A 1 Z9PE D16 block diagram A 3 A 2 Z9PE D16 2L block diagram A 4 ...

Page 189: ...ASUS Z9PE D16 A 3 A 1 Z9PE D16 block diagram ...

Page 190: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information A 2 Z9PE D16 2L block diagram ...

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