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Z9NA-D6

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Page 1: ...Motherboard Z9NA D6 Series ...

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

Page 3: ...eries specifications summary xii Chapter 1 Product introduction 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 Layo...

Page 4: ... audio card 2 19 2 6 Onboard LEDs 2 20 2 7 Jumpers 2 22 2 8 Connectors 2 26 2 8 1 Rear panel connectors 2 26 2 8 2 Internal connectors 2 27 Chapter 3 Powering up 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function 3 4 3 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 Cras...

Page 5: ...ettings 4 23 4 4 7 USB Configuration 4 27 4 4 8 Trusted Computing 4 28 4 4 9 ACPI Settings 4 29 4 4 10 WHEA Configuration 4 30 4 4 11 APM setting 4 30 4 4 12 Serial Port Console Redirection 4 31 4 4 13 Onboard LAN Configuration 4 34 4 4 14 ME Subsystem 4 34 4 4 15 Onboard Devices Configuration 4 35 4 4 16 Runtime Error Logging 4 35 4 5 Server Mgmt menu 4 36 4 5 1 System Event Log 4 37 4 5 2 BMC ne...

Page 6: ...rom a RAID set 5 23 5 2 8 Enabling WriteCache 5 24 5 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU SATA Option ROM Utility 5 25 5 3 1 Creating a RAID set 5 27 5 3 2 Creating a Recovery set 5 28 5 3 3 Deleting a RAID set 5 30 5 3 4 Resetting disks to Non RAID 5 31 5 3 5 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility 5 32 5 3 6 Rebuilding the RAID 5 32 5 3 7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS ...

Page 7: ...el 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 6 8 1 Running the support DVD 6 33 6 8 2 Drivers menu 6 33 6 8 3 Utilities menu 6 34 6 8 4 Make disk menu 6 34 6 8 5 Contact information 6 34 Appendix Reference information A 1 Z9NA D6 block diagram A 3 ASUS contact in...

Page 8: ... 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 9: ...fore 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 h...

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

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

Page 12: ...mum up to 192GB Memory Type DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 RDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 ECC UDIMM Non ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 LR DIMM Memory Size 1 GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB RDIMM 1 GB 2GB 4GB 8GB UDIMM 8 GB 16GB 32GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots follow SSI Location Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 6 Slot Location 1 1 PCI E5 x1 X1 Gen2 Link from C602 PCH MIO supported Slot Location 2 1 PCI E4 x8 X4 Gen2 Link from C602 PCH ...

Page 13: ... port SAS 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008 IMR 8 port SAS 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2108 8 port SAS 6G HW RAID card Networking LAN 2 Intel 82574L Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2300 with 16MB VRAM Aspeed AST1300 with 64MB VRAM Onboard I O Connectors TPM header 1 PSU Connector 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin ATX 12V Support Both ATX SSI Power Supply Device Power Connector 4 pin power connector Management Connector...

Page 14: ...bject to change without notice Model Name Z9NA D6 Z9NA D6C Management Solution Software ASWM Enterprise Out of Band Remote Management Optional ASMB6 iKVM for KVM over Internet Environment Operation temperature 10 C 35 C Non operation temperature 40 C 70 C Non operation humidity 20 90 Non condensing Z9NA D6 series specifications summary ...

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

Page 16: ...ASUS Z9NA D6 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 17: ...or the following items Z9NA D6 Series If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack Cables SATA 6G cable 2 SATA 3G cable 8 Z9NA D6 4 Z9NA D6C SATA DOM USB power cable 1 Accessories IO shield 1 1 Application CD Support CD 1 1 ASWM Enterprise SDVD 1 1 Documentation User Guide 1 1 Packing Qty 1pc per carton 10pcs per carton Optional it...

Page 18: ...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 The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating systems and a...

Page 19: ...hput to achieve highly reliable network connections outstanding 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 depen...

Page 20: ...nology 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 saves lo...

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: ...hapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 9 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 5 Expansion slots 2 16 2 6 Onboard LEDs 2 20 2 7 Jumpers 2 22 2 8 Connectors 2 26 ...

Page 23: ... 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 stand...

Page 24: ...at 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 the circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing...

Page 25: ...ASUS Z9NA D6 2 5 2 2 3 Motherboard layout Z9NA D6 ...

Page 26: ...2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information Z9NA D6C ...

Page 27: ...t 2 26 7 LAN 2 RJ 45 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 LAN_SW2 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_RCVR1 2 24 6 DDR3 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 2 25 7 PMBus1 2 PSU select jumper 3 pin SMART_PSU1 2 25 Onboard...

Page 28: ...6 USB78 A Type USB9 2 29 6 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 4 REAR_FAN1 2 2 29 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin PSGPIO 1 2 ISGPIO1 SGPIO1 2 30 8 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM2 2 31 9 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 2 31 10 24 8 pin EATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 2 32 11 Power Supply SMBus 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 33 12 4 pin Power ...

Page 29: ...tacts 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 the motherboard comes with the cap on t...

Page 30: ...s you are installing a CPU 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab A B Load lever Retention tab 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle C then lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle D Load plate D C 4 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket PnP cap ...

Page 31: ...the socket alignment key into the CPU notch Gold triangle mark Alignment key CPU notch 6 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible DO NOT eat it If it gets i...

Page 32: ... connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector 7 Close the load plate E and then push the load lever F until it snaps into the retention tab E F ...

Page 33: ...location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory Configurations You may install 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB RDIMMs or 1GB 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_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 1 DIMMs X 2 DIMMs X X 3 DIMMs X X X Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update In...

Page 34: ...2 14 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F1 1 DIMMs X 2 DIMMs X X 4 DIMMs X X X X 6 DIMMs X X X X X X ...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...IE 4 slot location 2 provides one x4 Gen2 link to Intel C602 PCH This slot supports various server class high performance add on cards 2 5 6 PCI Express x1 slot x1 link The onboard PCIE 5 slot location 1 provides one x1 Gen2 link to Intel C602 PCH PCIE 1 slot location 6 1 x PCI E x 16 Gen3 x16 link PCIE 2 slot location 4 1 x PCI E x 8 Gen3 x8 link PCIE 3 slot location 3 1 x PCI E x 8 Gen3 x8 link ...

Page 38: ...KE 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 Please refer to Chapter 2 8 2 for SAS connector location ...

Page 39: ... the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB6 management card in place 2 5 10 Installing the audio card 1 Locate the PCIE5 card slot on the motherboard and align the golden fingers of the audio card with the PCIE5 card slot 2 Insert the audio card into the PCIE5 card slot Ensure that it is completely seated on the card slot 3 Secure the audio card to the chassis with a screw ...

Page 40: ...itiation 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 that an impending failure of the corresponding CPU The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB6 ...

Page 41: ...ASUS Z9NA D6 2 21 3 CATT Error LED CATTERR_LED1 Indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate ...

Page 42: ... 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 43: ...o enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...ng 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 46: ...port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 6 LAN 1 RJ 45 port 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 7 LAN 2 RJ 45 port 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 LAN port LED ind...

Page 47: ... s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s signal cables The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SATA hard disks installed 2 SATA connectors ISAS connectors 7 pin ISAS1 4 Gray Supported by Intel C602 PCH ISAS 1 4 connectors connect to Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives and optical disk drives via Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s signal cables ...

Page 48: ...to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up 3 SAS connectors 7 pin PSAS1 8 Blue Supported by the ASUS PIKE Card these 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 th...

Page 49: ...ion speed 6 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 4 REAR_FAN1 2 The fan connectors support cooling fans Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboa...

Page 50: ...SGPIO1 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 2 connectors are used for PIKE card The ISGPIO 1 connector is for SATA connectors ISAS connectors ...

Page 51: ... connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis 9 TPM 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 52: ...ation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at lea...

Page 53: ...nit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface 12 4 pin Power Connector 4 pin EZ_PLUG1 This 4 pin connector is for 5V power of certain SATA DOM Disk on Module device when using an appropriate cable You can also use this 4 pin connector to connect the PSU to enhance power by 12V ...

Page 54: ...u to hear system beeps and warnings 3 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 4 Power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or pu...

Page 55: ...n 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 the front p...

Page 56: ...2 36 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 57: ...3 Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 58: ...ASUS Z9NA D6 Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...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 62: ...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 39 4 7 Boot menu 4 41 4 8 Monitor menu 4 43 4 9 Security menu 4 44 4 10 Tool menu 4 45 4 11 Exit menu 4 46 ...

Page 63: ...S 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 f...

Page 64: ... 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 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...

Page 65: ...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 device...

Page 66: ... for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9NA D6 VER 0203 DATE 08 24 2011 BOARD Z9NA D6 VER 0204 DATE 11 28 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 B...

Page 67: ...his 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 progra...

Page 68: ...row key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced 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...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...gatrends 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 Information BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 4 6 4 1...

Page 71: ...CI Subsystem Settings USB Configuration Trusted Computing ACPI Settings WHEA Configuration APM Serial Port Console Redirection Onboard LAN Configuration ME Subsystem Onboard Devices Configuration Runtime Error Logging 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 Meg...

Page 72: ...Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced 4 4 1 CPU Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Socket specific CPU Information CPU Confguration Socket 1 CPU Information Socket 2 Not Present CPU Speed 2300 MHz 64 bit Supported Hyper Threading Enabled Active Processor Core All Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Execute Disable Bit Enable...

Page 73: ...Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Server Class Custom Use Intel recommended prefetch settings Configuration options Enterprise High Performance HPC Custom Hardware Prefetcher Enabled This Item allows you to turn on off the mid level cache L2 streamer prefetcher Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled This Item allows you to turn on off prefetching ...

Page 74: ...ate limit C6 Energy Performance Balanced Performance Factory long duration power limit 95 Watts Long duration power limit 0 Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms Long duration maintained 0 Recommended short duration power1 1 2 Long Duration Short duration power limit 0 4 4 2 CPU Power Management Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Val...

Page 75: ...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 power limit in watts Use the and keys to adjust the value Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms Long duration maintained 0 Allows you to set time window which the long duration power is maintained Use the and keys to adj...

Page 76: ...Mode 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 D...

Page 77: ...ting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way 8 Way Memory Configuration Support for Compatibility Revision ID CRID Functionality mentioned in Sandybridge bios spec Compatibility RID Enabled Memory Configuration Total Memory 4096 MB DDR3 Current Memory Mode Independent Currently Memory Speed 1333 MHz Mirroring Not Possible Sparing Not Possible Memory Mode Independent Numa Enabled DDR Speed Aut...

Page 78: ...ation options Enabled Disabled Device Tagging Disabled Allows you to Enable Disable device tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throtting CLTT Configuration options Disabled 0LTT CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Altitude 300 M The system altitude above the sea level in meters Conf...

Page 79: ... accelaration technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled VGA Priority offboard Allows you to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced DIMM Information CPU1 DIMM Informat...

Page 80: ...t ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCH Compatibility RID Disabled Support for PCH compatibility Configuration options Disabled Enabled GbE Controller Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set GbE Controller to Enabled Wake on Lan from S5 Enable...

Page 81: ...n options Disabled Enabled Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Intel R VT d Disabled Intel R VT d Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Intel VT d Configuration options Enabled Disabled Intel R VT for Directed 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 C...

Page 82: ... you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI keep the default setting AHCI Mode The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility or Intel R...

Page 83: ...m Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI Compatible specifies what PCI option ROM to lanuch Device1 Not Present De...

Page 84: ...d Enabled Load RT32 Image Enabled Enables or disables RT32 image loading Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI ROM Priority EFI Compatible ROM In case of multiple option roms Legacy and EFI Compatible specifies what PCI option rom to lanuch Configuration options Legacy ROM EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks The value is programmed into PCI latency timer register Configurat...

Page 85: ... 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 you to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Force L0s Force L0s Force all links to L0s state...

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 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 Disab...

Page 87: ...ts F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Legacy USB Support Enabled This item enables or 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 USB Hardware Delays and Time outs USB transfer time out 20 sec This item sets the time out v...

Page 88: ...w Security Device TCG EFI protocol and INT1A interface will not be available 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 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc E...

Page 89: ...ity Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Hibernation Enabled Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate 0S S4 sleep state This option may be not effective with some OS Configuration 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 Lock Legacy Resourc...

Page 90: ...te after 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 from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generat...

Page 91: ...II 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 Se...

Page 92: ...low control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start 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 b...

Page 93: ...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 Microsoft W...

Page 94: ...d PXE iSCSI 4 4 14 ME Subsystem Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME BIOS Interface Version 1 2 ME Version 2 1 5 73 ME FW Status Value 0xf0345 ME FW State SPS ME FW Active ME FW Operation State M0 without UMA ME FW Error Code No Error ME Ext FW Status value 0x3900a101 BIOS Booting Mode Performance Optimized Cores Disabled 0 ME FW SKU Information SiEn Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Chan...

Page 95: ...able 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 4 4 16 Runtime Error Logging Runtime Error Logging Support Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable Runtime Error Logging Support Configuration options ...

Page 96: ...s 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 min...

Page 97: ...vious 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 Do...

Page 98: ...ress 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 configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network ...

Page 99: ...t 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 Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Ite...

Page 100: ...try 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 Options Log OEM Codes Enabled Enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration ...

Page 101: ...ower 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 CSM16 Module Version GateA20 Active Upon Request Upon Request GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services Always Do not allow disable GA20 this optionis u...

Page 102: ...rs 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 AMI Virtual Floppy IBA GE Slot 0700 v CD DVD ROM Drive BBS ...

Page 103: ...A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fan in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A VTT_CPU Voltage VCORE1 2 Voltage VDDQ_CPU1 Voltage VDDQ_CPU2 Voltage 5VSB Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 3 3V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically dete...

Page 104: ...u have set an administrator password we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system Otherwise you might be able to see or change only selected fields in the BIOS setup program To set an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Create New Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when pro...

Page 105: ...box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear the user password follow the same steps as in changing a user password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password 4 10 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press Enter to display the submenu Be used to update BIOS ASUS EZ Flash...

Page 106: ...ion allows you to reset the Setup program without saving your changes When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and reset Restore Defaults This option allows you to restore load defaults values for all the setup options When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load optimized defaults Exit system setup w...

Page 107: ...e 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 This item is for launching the EFI Shell application from one of the available filesystem devices ...

Page 108: ...4 48 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 109: ...5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 110: ...Z9NA D6 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 111: ...e 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 RAI...

Page 112: ...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 113: ...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 114: ...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 115: ...ing 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 116: ...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 117: ...ption 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 Consist...

Page 118: ...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 119: ... 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 the R...

Page 120: ...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 121: ...o 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 Initia...

Page 122: ...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 123: ... 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 124: ...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 125: ...agement 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 ME...

Page 126: ...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 127: ...s 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 Navigate Be...

Page 128: ...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 129: ... 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 130: ... 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 131: ... 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 Rebuild ...

Page 132: ...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 133: ...idge 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 SATA hard disk drives 2 Confirm all ...

Page 134: ... 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 135: ... 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 136: ...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 137: ... 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 incl...

Page 138: ...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 139: ... 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 Model S...

Page 140: ...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 141: ...er 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 as...

Page 142: ...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 143: ...hen press Enter 3 Set Onboard SAS Oprom to Enabled 4 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup 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 Yo...

Page 144: ... 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 145: ...u can continue 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 146: ...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 147: ...ata 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 148: ...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 149: ...6 Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 150: ... Network Connections Software installation 6 19 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 22 6 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SCU 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 151: ...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 first boot prior...

Page 152: ...driver disk LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 153: ...Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the USB floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of dev fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support DV...

Page 154: ...lation 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 155: ...nto 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 Next 8 ...

Page 156: ...er when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 then press Enter The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set For example if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe a...

Page 157: ...er 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 158: ...install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Press Tab to edit options 3 Entering the following command at the boot linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press Enter ...

Page 159: ...nu 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 160: ...r the RAID card are installed to the system Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue OK Back 7 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation ...

Page 161: ...RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount o loop image file name image Example mount o loop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86__64 img image 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled as 01 int...

Page 162: ... install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu 3 Press F6 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter ...

Page 163: ...modules 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 164: ...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 165: ...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 166: ...6 18 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 167: ... 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 EXE f...

Page 168: ...5 Click Next when the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 6 Select Modify and then click Next to continue 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 169: ...ASUS Z9NA D6 6 21 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 170: ...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 171: ...ASUS Z9NA D6 6 23 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 172: ...6 24 Chapter 6 Driver installation 7 Click Install to start driver installation 8 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 173: ...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 174: ...e 3 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...

Page 175: ...ASUS Z9NA D6 6 27 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 176: ... 6 Driver installation 9 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 177: ...t 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 installation...

Page 178: ...6 30 Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 Select Modify and then click Next to continue 4 When the Intel Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation ...

Page 179: ...ASUS Z9NA D6 6 31 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 180: ...6 32 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation 10 Restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 181: ...ng 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 device dri...

Page 182: ...ties that 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 183: ...A Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 184: ...Appendix summary A ASUS Z9NA D6 A 1 Z9NA D6 block diagram A 3 ...

Page 185: ...ASUS Z9NA D6 A 3 A 1 Z9NA D6 block diagram ...

Page 186: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information ...

Page 187: ... 86 21 3407 4610 800 820 6655 Online Support http support asus com techserv techserv aspx ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Address 800 Corporate Way Fremont CA 94539 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Web site http usa asus com Technical Support Support fax 1 812 284 0883 General support 1 812 282 2787 Online support http support asus com techserv techserv aspx ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Addres...

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