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Page 3: ... 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 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 8 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink 2 12 2 4 System memory 2 14 2 4 1 Overview 2 14 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 14 2 5 Expansion slots 2 17 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card 2 17 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 17 2 5 3 Interrupt assign...

Page 4: ...DATER 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 4 9 4 2 8 Pop up window 4 9 4 2 9 Scroll bar 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx 4 10 4 3 2 System Time xx xx xx 4 10 4 4 Advanced menu 4 11 4 4 1 CPU Configuration 4 11 4 4 2 ...

Page 5: ...1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 4 40 4 7 Boot menu 4 42 4 8 Monitor menu 4 45 4 9 Security menu 4 46 4 10 Tool menu 4 49 4 11 Exit menu 4 49 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 configuration utilities 5 4 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5 5 5 2 1 Creat...

Page 6: ...5 39 5 4 4 Preferences 5 40 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 18 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 21 6 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Drivers 6 24 6 6 Intel Rapid Storage Tech...

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: ... your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product m...

Page 9: ...s fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at http support asus com 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 electrica...

Page 10: ...S Setup menus 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 ...

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: ...channel per CPU 8 DIMM per CPU Voltage 1 5V 1 35V Capacity Maximum up to 512GB Memory Type DDR3 1066 1333 1600 RDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 ECC UDIMM Non ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 LR DIMM Memory Size 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB RDIMM 2GB 4GB 8GB UDIMM 8GB 16GB 32GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 5 Slot Location 1 Slot Location 2 Slot Location 3 1 PCI E x8 X8 Gen3 Link Slot Location 4 1 PCI E ...

Page 13: ...Networking LAN 4 Intel 82574L 1 Management Port Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2300 16MB Onboard I O Connectors TPM Header 1 PSU Connector 24 pin SSI power connector 8 pin SSI 12V 8 pin SSI 12V power connector Management Connector Onboard ASMB6 USB Connectors 1 USB connector Type A USB socket 2 USB pin header up to 4 devices Fan Header 8 4pin SMBus 1 Chassis Intruder 1 Front LAN LED 2 Serial Port Header 2 ...

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

Page 16: ...ASUS Z9PR D16 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 17: ... for the following items If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack I O Shield 1 1 Cables SATA DOM cable 1 SATA cable 6 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 1pc per carton 10pcs per carton Optional items Descriptio...

Page 18: ...ncy if it is operating below power temperature and current limits Intel 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 feature which allow...

Page 19: ... performance and better support for diverse operating systems Intel 82574L chipset is VMware certified to support the virtualization technology 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 S...

Page 20: ...age levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS Fan Speed control 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...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...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 14 2 5 Expansion slots 2 17 2 6 Onboard LEDs 2 21 2 7 Jumpers 2 23 2 8 Connectors 2 27 ...

Page 23: ...e 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 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 motherbo...

Page 24: ...sure 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 nine 9 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 Unplug the chassis power cord before installing or rem...

Page 25: ...ASUS Z9PR D16 2 5 2 2 3 Motherboard layout ...

Page 26: ...RTC RAM CLRTC1 2 23 2 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_EN1 2 24 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 LAN_SW3 LAN_SW4 2 24 4 LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper 3 pin RAID_SEL1 2 25 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 2 25 6 DDR3 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 2 26 7 BMC Setting 3 pin BMC_EN1 2 26 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 27 2 DM_...

Page 27: ...HDR1 2 31 6 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 4 REAR_FAN1 2 2 31 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 6 1 pin SGPIO 1 8 1 pin PSGPIO 1 2 2 32 8 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 2 33 9 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 2 33 10 EATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 EATX12V2 2 34 11 Power Supply SMBus PSUSMB1 2 35 12 LAN34_LED connector 5 1 pin...

Page 28: ...P 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 i...

Page 29: ...event 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 30: ...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 31: ...n 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 32: ...ly 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 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 1 Place the heatsink and fan assembly on top of the installed CPU and orient in such a way that the fan of the heatsink is aligned towards the rear of the motherboa...

Page 33: ...e screws one by one in a criss cross sequence and secure the CPU heatsink and fan assembly onto the socket Ensure an even distribution of contact between the heatsink and CPU C D A 4 Connect the fan connector to the CPU_FAN1 connector on the motherboard A C D B Fasten the screws to just about the proper tightness to avoid damaging the motherboard CPU or heatsink B ...

Page 34: ...ation of the DDR3 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory Configurations You may install 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB 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 Refer to ASUS Server AVL for the latest update Start installing the DIMMs from slot A1 and E1 light blue Always install DIMMs with the same CAS laten...

Page 35: ...B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 1 DIMM P 2 DIMMs P 4 DIMMs P P 8 DIMMs P P P P 12 DIMMs P P P P P P 16 DIMMs P P P P P P P P 2 CPU Configuration E2 E1 F2 F1 G2 G1 H2 H1 1 DIMM P 2 DIMMs P 4 DIMMs P P 8 DIMMs P P P P 12 DIMMs P P P P P P 16 DIMMs P P P P P P P P ...

Page 36: ...t 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 fingers wh...

Page 37: ...emoved 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 the next page 3 Install the software drivers for the expansion card Unplug t...

Page 38: ...ing 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt assignments 2 5 4 PCI Express x16 slot x16 link The onboard PCIE6 slot provides one x16 Gen3 link to CPU1 This slot supports VGA cards and various server class high performance add on cards 2 5 5 PCI Exp...

Page 39: ...and change your preferred SAS solution easily Install an optional ASUS PIKE RAID card based on your needs No Slot Description 5 1 x PCI E x 8 Gen3 x8 link 4 1 x PCI E x 16 Gen3 x16 link 3 1 x PCI E x 8 Gen3 x8 link 2 1 x PCI E x 8 Gen3 x8 link 1 1 x PCI E x 8 Gen3 x8 link ...

Page 40: ...tall 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 3 Insert the PIKE RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure that it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot ...

Page 41: ...device and indicates its initiation status When the PSU is plugged and the system is OFF ASUS ASMB6 management device starts system initiation for about one 1 minute The BMC LED blinks after system initiation finishes 2 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding CPU ...

Page 42: ...ware information 3 CATT Error LED CATTERR_LED1 Indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate 4 Location LED LOCLED2 This LED allows you to know the server location ...

Page 43: ... 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 c...

Page 44: ...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 LAN_SW3 LAN_SW4 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 45: ...y 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 corrupted ...

Page 46: ...e information 6 DDR3 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 This jumper allows you to enable disable DDR3 DIMM thermal sensing event pin 7 BMC Setting 3 pin BMC_EN This jumper allows you to enable default or disable the ASMB6 ...

Page 47: ...etwork hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 5 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 6 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT LINK LED Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connect...

Page 48: ...erial ATA 6 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 Blue 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 ...

Page 49: ...SAS5 PSAS6 PSAS7 PSAS8 Blue This motherboard comes with eight 8 PIKE Serial Attached SCSI PSAS connectors that supports both Serial Attached SCSI SAS and Serial ATA SATA Each connector supports one device These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card ...

Page 50: ... 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 4 USB 2 0 connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB7 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB78 These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed ...

Page 51: ...ack 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 5 VGA connector 10 1 pin VGA_HDR1 This connector supports the VGA High Dy...

Page 52: ...1 pin SGPIO1 The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data The PSGPIO 1 and PSGPIO 2 connectors only functions when you install an ASUS PIKE RAID card ...

Page 53: ...e module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Only COM1 functions when BMC is Enabled 9 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 identities and ensures platform integrity ...

Page 54: ...til the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 pin and the 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a power supply unit 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 ATX2 0 PSU or later version En...

Page 55: ...nt Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface 12 LAN34_LED connector 5 1 pin LAN34_LED1 These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel Connect the LAN LED cable to the backplane for LAN activity indication ...

Page 56: ...in SPEAKER 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 HDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pin P...

Page 57: ...sion 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 LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the fron...

Page 58: ...2 38 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

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

Page 60: ...ASUS Z9PR D16 Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 61: ...se 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 mess...

Page 62: ... of Log off and then click Shut Down 2 From the Shutdown Event Tracker select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the computer 3 Tick Planned 4 If necessary key in comments 5 Click OK 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON press the power switch for less than four seconds to put the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setti...

Page 63: ...4 Chapter 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 ...

Page 64: ...d 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 36 4 6 Event Logs menu 4 40 4 7 Boot menu 4 42 4 8 Monitor menu 4 45 4 9 Security menu 4 46 4 10 Tool menu 4 49 4 11 Exit menu 4 49 ...

Page 65: ... future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility 4 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherbo...

Page 66: ... BIOS without using a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility and press Enter to enable it Flash Info MODEL Z9PR D16 VER 02...

Page 67: ...opy 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 devices such as...

Page 68: ...for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PR D16 VER 0203 DATE 08 24 2011 BOARD Z9PR 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 69: ...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 progr...

Page 70: ...OS menu screen Version 2 14 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 71: ...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 select...

Page 72: ...vanced 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 0103 x64 Build Date 02 24 2012 System Da...

Page 73: ...on Technology Enabled Local APIC Mode Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit CPU Configuration Parameters CPU ...

Page 74: ...ivated core is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Active Processor Cores All Configuration options All 1 2 4 6 Configuration code numbers vary with CPU models Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating system to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled XP ca...

Page 75: ...on Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Power Technology Custom This item allows you to enable power management features Configuration options Disabled Energy Efficient Cust...

Page 76: ...C6 This item allows you to set package C State limit Configuration options C0 C2 C6 C7 No Limit Energy Performance Balanced Performance This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Factory long duration power limit 95 Watts Long duration power limit 0 Allows you to set long duration po...

Page 77: ... 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 Disab...

Page 78: ...interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way 8 Way Patrol Scrub Disabled Allows you to Enable Disable Patrol Scrub Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Co...

Page 79: ...llows you to Enable Disable device tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throtting CLTT Configuration options Disabled 0LTT CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Altitude 300 M The system altitude above the sea level in meters Configuration options Auto 300 M 900 M 1500 M 3000 M Memory ...

Page 80: ... device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard No Snoop Optimization VC1 Due to severe performance degradation it is not recommended that this bit be set except in debug mode Configuration options VC0 VCP VC1 VC1 CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced DIMM Information Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Adva...

Page 81: ...Oprom Enabled High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer Enabled PCH Compatibility RID Disabled Support for PCH compatibility Configuration options Disabled Enabled Deep Sx Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled in S5 Enabled in S4 and S5 Onboard SATA RAID Oprom Enabled Allows you to enable disable onboard SATARAID option rom if Launch Storage Oprom is enabled Configura...

Page 82: ... I O Configuration The following item appears only when you set Intel R VT d to Enabled Coherency Support Disabled Allows you to enable disable VT d Engine Coherency support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ATS Support Disabled Allows you to enable disable VT d Engine address translation services ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American...

Page 83: ...rprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Mode Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Port2 Not Present SATA Port3 Not Present SATA Port4 Not Present SATA Port5 Not Present SATA Port6 Not Present SATA Mode AHCI Mode S M A R T Status Check Enabled Aggressive ...

Page 84: ...s Inc Above 4G Decoding Disabled Enable or Disable 64bit capable Devices to be Decoded in Above 4G Address Space Only if system supports 64 bit PCI Decoding Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks Value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register Configuration options 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 PCI Bus Clocks 96 PCI Bus Clocks 128 PCI Bus Clocks 160 PCI Bus Clocks...

Page 85: ...000 Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Link Register Settings ASPM Support Disabled Allows to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Auto BIOS ...

Page 86: ...ESC Exit Launch Storage 0pROM Enabled Enables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE3 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE4 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE5 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE6 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disab...

Page 87: ...T Feature Supported Chipset TXT Feature Supported Intel TXT LT SX Configuration TXT Support Disabled Intel TXT LT SX Dependencies The following must be supported and enabled VT d Support Enabled 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 Aptio Setup ...

Page 88: ...r disables Legacy USB device support Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto EHCI Hand off Disabled This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled Port 60 64 Emulation Enabled Enables I O port 60h 64h emulation support This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware OSes C...

Page 89: ...rt If we disable the EHCI Controller in BIOS South Bridge USB configuration the USB device will all disable in OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled Rear USB 1 2 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable rear USB ports Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard USB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable onboard USB ports Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 8 Trusted Com...

Page 90: ...e This option may be not effective with some OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI Sleep State S1 only CPU Stop Clock Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State Configuration options Suspend Disabled S1 only CPU Stop Clock Lock Legacy Resources Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Ena...

Page 91: ... 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 from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By Ring Disabled Disabled Disables the Ring devices from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the Ring devices to generate a wake ev...

Page 92: ... ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys et VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 57600 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Select Screen Select Item Ente...

Page 93: ... 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 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled Enable VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder Mode Disabled With thi...

Page 94: ...s EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options COM1 COM2 Terminal Type VT UTF8 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote man...

Page 95: ... This item launches INTEL W82574L OpROM Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI Intel Lan2 Enable Enabled Enables or disables Intel LAN2 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled INTEL W82574L OpROM2 PXE This item launches INTEL W82574L OpROM Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI Intel Lan3 Enable Enabled Enables or disables Intel LAN3 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled INTE...

Page 96: ...0 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc ME Subsystem Help 4 4 15 Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 1 2 Configuration Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Enabled Device Settings I0 3F8h IRQ 4 Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2...

Page 97: ...o Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Network stack Disable Enables or disables the network stack feature Configuration options Disable Enable The following item appears only when Network stack is set to Enabled Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled Enables or disables the Ipv4 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv4 PXE boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabl...

Page 98: ...lues F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc O S Watchdog Timer Disabled If enabled starts a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management Software after the OS loads Helps determine that the OS sucessfully loaded or follows the O S Boot Watchdog TImer Policy Configuration options Enabled Disabled O S Wtd Timer Timeout 10 ...

Page 99: ...evious Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SEL Components Disabled Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erase SEL No Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset When SEL is Full D...

Page 100: ...ddress in BMC 000 000 000 000 Lan1 MAC Address in BMC 00 00 00 00 00 00 Lan1 Address Source in BMC DHCP Mode Configuration Address source Previous State Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Configuration Address source Previous State Select to...

Page 101: ...onfiguration options Previous State Static Mode DHCP Mode The following items appears only when you set Configuration Address source to Static Mode IPv6 BMC DM_LAN1 IP Address Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address IPv6 BMC DM_LAN1 IP Prefix Length Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP Prefix Length IPv6 BMC DM_LAN1 Default Gateway Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan Default Gateway ...

Page 102: ...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 changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Sele...

Page 103: ...try is updated specified as a numeric value ranging from 1 to 255 METW 60 Mutiple Event Time Windows METW The number of minutes that must pass between duplicate log entries that utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Enables or disables the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration o...

Page 104: ...tion 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 disabled using BIOS services Always Do ...

Page 105: ...he 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 AMI Virtual CDROM0 Configuration options AMI Virtual CDROM AMI Virtu...

Page 106: ...ption allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Configuration options Do not launch UEFI only Legacy only Launch Storage OpROM policy Legacy only This option allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM Configuration options Do not launch UEFI only Legacy only Launch Video OpROM policy Legacy only This option allows you to control the execution of UEF...

Page 107: ...PU 1 056 V VCORE1 0 992 V VCORE2 N A VDDQ_AB_CPU1 N A VDDQ_CD_CPU1 1 490 V VDDQ_EF_CPU2 N A VDDQ_GH_CPU2 N A 5VSB 5 030 V 5V 5 017 V 12V 11 712 V 3 3V 3 372 V VBAT 3 264 V 3 3VSB 3 366 V FAN Speed Control Generic Mode CPU 1 2 TR1 1 2 Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures CPU FAN1 2 Speed FRNT FAN1 4 Sp...

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: ...ear 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 Control Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot flow control Configuration options Disabled Enabled Secure Boot Mode Standard This item allows you to ...

Page 110: ... to Custom This allows you to modify Secure Boot variables and set Key Management page Factory Default Key Provisioning Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Install All Factory Default Keys This item will ask you if you want to Install Factory Default secure variables Select Yes if you want to load the default secure variables otherwise select No Platform Key PK Key Exchange Key Databas...

Page 111: ...ving your changes When you select this option or if you press Esc 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 Exit ...

Page 112: ...es for all the setup options When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load optimized defaults Boot Override These items displays the available devices The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting from the selected device Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Th...

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

Page 114: ... Z9PR D16 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5 5 5 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility 5 25 5 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility Windows 5 35 ...

Page 115: ...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 the RAID ...

Page 116: ...RAID controller For example use the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility or the Intel Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel C602 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conf...

Page 117: ...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 configuratio...

Page 118: ...nfiguration 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...

Page 119: ...ting 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 F2...

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: ...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 Consis...

Page 122: ...ation 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 Con...

Page 123: ... Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Follow steps 2 to 9 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration 3 Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter 4 Key in the desired virtual drive size and then press Enter 5 Follow steps 10 to 14 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration to create the...

Page 124: ...om of the screen 3 Follow steps 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 ...

Page 125: ... 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 Initial...

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: ... 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 Drive ...

Page 128: ...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 S...

Page 129: ...nagement 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 SELECTION M...

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

Page 132: ... 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 Initi...

Page 133: ... 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 Config...

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

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: ...ge 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 SATA ports 1 Install all the SATA hard disk drives 2 Confirm all the SA...

Page 138: ... Disk 2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279 3GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference ...

Page 139: ... 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 279 3...

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 foll...

Page 141: ...o 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 inc...

Page 142: ... 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 Selec...

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

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: ...ger 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 volume a...

Page 146: ...the BIOS To be able to boot from the hard disk create at least one bootable array 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 4 7 Boot menu for details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press Enter 5 When the c...

Page 147: ... Turn on the system to windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage capacity You can create additional volumes to further optimize your storage system To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating system...

Page 148: ...t volume type 2 Click Next 3 Enter a name for the RAID set then select the array disks 4 Select Volume Size tab you can drag the bar to decide the volume size 5 Click Next If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks select NO when prompted If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume click Advanced ...

Page 149: ... 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 150: ...stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 3 You can change the Name Select the new volume type and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed 4 Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and click OK The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The fo...

Page 151: ...u 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 152: ...references 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 153: ...6 Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 154: ...tel Network Connections Software installation 6 19 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 22 6 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Drivers 6 25 6 6 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 installation 6 26 6 7 Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6 29 6 8 Management applications and utilities installation 6 33 ...

Page 155: ... 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 drive as the...

Page 156: ...D 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 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the USB floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of dev ...

Page 157: ...o 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: ...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 nopr...

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

Page 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: ...ID 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 o loop image file name image Example mount o loop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86__64 img image 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled a...

Page 165: ...LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu 3 Press F6 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter ...

Page 166: ...nd 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 OK Back sda USB Floppy Other device 6 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation ...

Page 167: ...d 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...

Page 168: ... Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 169: ...ASUS Z9PR D16 6 17 8 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 170: ...rivileges 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 ASSE...

Page 171: ...Next when the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation 6 Select Modify and then click Next to continue ...

Page 172: ...6 20 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 173: ...rator 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 Dri...

Page 174: ...ter 6 Driver installation 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 175: ...ASUS Z9PR D16 6 23 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 Click Install to start driver installation ...

Page 176: ... 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...

Page 177: ...ility 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 ...

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: ... Z9PR D16 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: ...S 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the in...

Page 181: ...ASUS Z9PR D16 6 29 4 When the Intel PRO Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation 5 Select Modify and then click Next to continue ...

Page 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 Z9PR D16 6 31 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation 10 Restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 184: ...8 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 8 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available d...

Page 185: ...t the motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 8 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks 6 8 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 Z9PR D16 A 1 Z9PR D16 block diagram A 3 ...

Page 189: ...ASUS Z9PR D16 A 3 A 1 Z9PR D16 block diagram ...

Page 190: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information ...

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