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Expansion cards

The system is designed with an expansion card lock on the rear panel for you to install or

remove an expansion card in less steps.

Ensure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing expansion cards. Failure to

do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components!

Slot

No. Slot Description

PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x16/ x8 mode, auto-switch to x8 mode when slot 2 is occupied)

PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x8 mode)

PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x16/ x8 mode; auto-switch to x8 mode when slot 4 is occupied)

PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x8 mode)

PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x16 mode)

PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x8 mode)

PCI-E x16 (Gen3 x16 mode)

Содержание ESC2000

Страница 1: ...Workstation ESC2000 G2 User Guide ...

Страница 2: ...ption of business and the like even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability ...

Страница 3: ...2 1 2 Reinstalling the side cover 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 5 2 3 1 CPU installation 2 6 2 3 2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation 2 8 2 4 System memory 2 10 2 4 1 Overview 2 10 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 10 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 11 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 12 2 5 Front panel assembly 2 13 2 5 1 Removing the front panel assembly 2 13 2 5 2 Rein...

Страница 4: ...apter 3 Motherboard Info 3 1 Motherboard layout 3 2 3 2 Jumpers 3 5 3 3 Onboard buttons and switches 3 8 3 4 Onboard LEDs 3 9 3 5 Connectors 3 14 3 5 1 Rear panel connectors 3 14 3 5 2 Audio I O connections 3 15 3 5 4 Internal connectors 3 18 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 2 4 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 2 4 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 4 3 4 1 3 BUPDATER utility...

Страница 5: ...SB Configuration 4 31 4 5 8 ACPI Settings 4 32 4 5 9 WHEA Configuration 4 33 4 5 10 APM 4 34 4 5 11 Serial Port Console Redirection 4 35 4 5 12 Onboard LAN Configuration 4 38 4 5 13 Marvell SATA Configuration 4 38 4 5 14 Onboard Devices Configuration 4 39 4 5 15 Runtime Error Logging 4 40 4 6 Server Management menu 4 41 4 6 1 System Event Log 4 42 4 6 2 BMC network configuration 4 43 4 7 Event Log...

Страница 6: ...OM Utility 5 24 5 3 1 Creating a RAID set 5 25 5 3 2 Creating a Recovery set 5 26 5 3 3 Deleting a RAID set 5 28 5 3 4 Resetting disks to Non RAID 5 29 5 3 5 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility 5 29 5 3 6 Rebuilding the RAID 5 30 5 3 7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 5 32 5 1 5 Marvell RAID utility 5 33 5 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility Windows 5...

Страница 7: ... 12 3 Utilities menu 6 39 6 12 4 Make disk menu 6 39 6 12 5 Contact information 6 39 Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support 7 1 AMD CrossFireX technology 7 2 7 1 1 Requirements 7 2 7 1 2 Before you begin 7 2 7 1 3 Installing two CrossFireX graphics cards 7 3 5 1 4 Installing the device drivers 7 4 5 1 5 Enabling the AMD CrossFireX technology 7 4 7 2 NVIDIA SLI technology 7 5 7 2 1 Requirements ...

Страница 8: ...he 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 Communic...

Страница 9: ...fore operating the server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and tempe...

Страница 10: ...general features of the server including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications 2 Chapter 2 Hardware setup This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components 3 Chapter 3 Motherboard information This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors 4 Chapter 4 BIO...

Страница 11: ... Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D 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 NOTE Tips...

Страница 12: ...ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package ...

Страница 13: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 This chapter describes the general features of the workstation including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Страница 14: ...duct ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems Model Name ESC2000 G2 Chassis ASUS T50A Pedestal 5U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard ASUS Z9PE D8 WS workstation motherboard Component 1 x 1350W 80 Gold Single Power Supply 4 x hot swap HDD trays 1 x Front I O Board 1 x System Fan Rear 1 x 120mm x 38mm Accessories 1 x ESC2000 G2 User s Guide 1 x...

Страница 15: ...r to www asus com for detailed memory AVL CPU support list Memory Size 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB RDIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB UDIMM 8GB 16GB and 32GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 7 Slot Type 4 x PCI E 3 0 x16 slots dual at x16 x16 quad at x8 x8 x8 x8 2 x PCI E 3 0 x16 slots at x16 mode 1 x PCI E 3 0 x16 slot at x8 mode Storage SATA Controller Intel C602 A AHCI 4 x SATA 3 0Gb...

Страница 16: ... bit Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop WS 6 0 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 7 6 2 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 1 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2 32 64 bit CentOS 5 7 6 1 32 64 bit VMWare ESX4 1 ESXi4 1 Management Solution Software ASWM Enterprise Out of Band Remote Management optional 1 x ASMB6 iKVM over internet Dimension...

Страница 17: ... Refer to section 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions Power button Reset button Security lock Headphone output jack Microphone jack Optical drive Empty 5 25 inch bays HDD access LED Power LED USB 2 0 ports 4 bay HDD cage USB 3 0 ports ...

Страница 18: ...le power supply Power connector Expansion slots Chassis intrusion switch Chassis lock 120mm x 38mm system fan PS 2 keyboard mouse combo port USB 2 0 ports 8 channel audio ports USB 2 0 ports USB 3 0 ports LAN1 RJ 45 port LAN2 RJ 45 port Power switch Optical S PDIF Out port ...

Страница 19: ... to use a floppy disk or a optical disc WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component 1 1350W 80 Gold Single Power supply unit 2 120mm x 38mm system fan 3 ASUS Z9PE D8 WS motherboard 4 Expansion card locks 5 Optical drive 6 2 x 5 25 inch drive bays 7 4 bay HDD module 8 SA...

Страница 20: ...write data into the HDD Drive status LED Green Red Green Red blinking Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is in good condition HDD failure HDD rebuilding using the RAID card Drive Status LED Power LED HDD Access LED 1 7 2 Rear panel LEDs Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKI...

Страница 21: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Страница 22: ...an cause injury such as the CPU fan rear fan and other sharp edged parts The images of the workstation shown in this section are for reference purpose only and may not exactly match the model you purchase To remove the side cover 1 Remove the two screws that secure the left side cover of the chassis 2 Slide the side cover for about half an inch toward the rear until it disengaged from the chassis ...

Страница 23: ... cover 1 Match and insert the lower sliding edge of the side cover to the chassis edge 2 Position the side cover to the chassis 4 Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover 1 3 Slide the side cover toward the front panel until it snaps in place 4 4 3 ...

Страница 24: ... screws as indicated by the circles in the illustration below Refer to Chapter 3 Motherboard Information for detailed information on the motherboard Ensure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing any motherboard component or connection Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage the motherboard components Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ...

Страница 25: ...your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA2011 socket The product warr...

Страница 26: ...he order in opening closing the double latch Follow the instructions printed on the metal sealing hatch or the illustrations shown below in this manual The plastic cap will pop up automatically once the CPU is in place and the hatch properly sealed down 1 2 B C A B A 3 4 ...

Страница 27: ...2 7 ASUS ESC2000 G2 B A 9 B A 7 8 5 6 ...

Страница 28: ... 2 8 2 3 2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation Apply the Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink and CPU before you install the heatsink and fan if necessary To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 1 A B B A ...

Страница 29: ...2 9 ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 DO NOT forget to connect the CPU_FAN connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector ...

Страница 30: ...hed differently from a DDR or DDR2 module DO NOT install a DDR or DDR2 memory module to the DDR3 slot 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 DIMM_D1 1 DIM...

Страница 31: ...r removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clip outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket 2 1 Unlocked retaining clip DIMM notch DIMM slot key A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one...

Страница 32: ...IMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force Always insert the DIMM into the socket VERTICALLY to prevent DIMM notch damage 3 Hold the DIMM by both of its ends then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket Apply force to both ends of the DIMM simultaneously until the retaining clip snaps back into place and the DIMM cannot be pushed in any further to ensure proper sitting of the DIMM...

Страница 33: ...ving the front panel assembly To remove the front panel assembly 1 Locate the three hooked tabs on the chassis side rail 2 Shift the hooked tabs and take off the front bezel 2 5 2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly To reinstall the front panel assembly 1 Hook the other side of the front panel assembly to the chassis 2 Swing the front panel assembly and snap it back into place ...

Страница 34: ...to do so may cause damage to the motherboard and other system components The system comes with three 5 25 inch drive bays located on the upper front part of the chassis An optical drive that comes standard optional with the system package occupies the uppermost bay labeled 1 The lower bays labeled 2 and 3 are available for additional 5 25 inch optical zip or floppy disk drives You must remove the ...

Страница 35: ...of the type of HDD module cage you purchase before buying hard disks 2 7 1 Installing the HDD module cage 1 Examine the chassis and ensure the bay space is free of wires and other obstructions 2 Level the HDD module cage latch counterclockwise 3 Insert the HDD module cage into the bay 2 3 4 When the HDD module cage is completed inserted the cage latch will be pushed back clockwise 4 5 Lock the cag...

Страница 36: ...n pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 7 2 Removing the HDD module cage 1 Disconnect the all cables from the SATA backplane on the HDD module cage 2 Level the HDD module cage latch counterclockwise The HDD module cage will be pushed out of the chassis 2 3 Completely pull out the HDD module cage ...

Страница 37: ...d disk drives Use two screws on each side to secure the hard disk drive 4 Place a SATA hard disk drive on the tray and then secure it with four screws 5 Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes When installed the SATA connector on the drive connects to the SATA interface on the backplane ...

Страница 38: ...ackplane 3 Loosen the four screws on the backplane 6 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the drive tray in place The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second SATA drive 4 Firmly hold the backplane lift it up and remove it from the module 5 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall th...

Страница 39: ... or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components Slot No Slot Description 1 PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 x8 mode auto switch to x8 mode when slot 2 is occupied 2 PCI E x16 Gen3 x8 mode 3 PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 x8 mode auto switch to x8 mode when slot 4 is occupied 4 PCI E x16 Gen3 x8 mode 5 PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 mode 6 PCI E x16 Gen3 x8 mode 7 PCI...

Страница 40: ...slot and then press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 2 8 1 Installing an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface 3 Push down the expansion card lock latch step a and lift up the expansion card lock step b as shown i...

Страница 41: ...s if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Install the software drivers for the expansion card IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIEx16_1 shared PCIEx16_2 shared PCIEx16_3 shared PCIEx16_4 shared PCIEx16_5 shared PCIEx16_6 shared PCIEx16_7 shared Marvell9230 shared VIA1394 shared Asmedia USB3 0 1 shared Asmedia USB3 0 2 shared LAN1 82574L shared LAN2 82574L shared S...

Страница 42: ...nnectors Standard cables connected to the motherboard 1 System fan connectors from power supply to motherboard 2 8 pin 12V power connectors from power supply to motherboard 3 24 pin ATX power connector from system fan to motherboard 4 Front panel USB connectors from motherboard to front I O board 5 SATA connectors from motherboard to SATA backplane 6 System Auxiliary panel connectors from motherbo...

Страница 43: ...nel LEDs to indicate HDD status See section 1 7 LED information for details Front side The front side of the SATA backplane faces the front panel when installed This side includes four SATA connectors for the hot swap drive trays HDD Device Front side connector Back side connector HDD 1 HDD1 CON1 HDD 2 HDD2 CON2 HDD 3 HDD3 CON3 HDD 4 HDD4 CON4 Drive status LEDs HDD1 HDD2 HDD3 HDD4 Each SATA connec...

Страница 44: ...ear panel when installed This side includes the power connectors and SATA interfaces for the motherboard Serial ATA connectors Connectors Description U1 Connects to 4 pin plug of the power supply CON1 CON2 CON3 CON4 Connects to SATA SAS connectors on the motherboard U1 CON1 CON2 CON3 CON4 ...

Страница 45: ...ing system devices or when you need to replace defective components This section tells how to remove the front and rear system fans 2 10 1 Removing rear system fan To remove the rear system fan 1 Unplug the system fan cable from the CHA_FAN1 connector on the motherboard 2 Shift the two hooked tabs leftward and rightward respectively ...

Страница 46: ...t system fan To remove the front system fan 1 Remove the two screws that secure the right side cover 1 1 b a a 2 Locate the front system fan near the 5 25 inch drive bays 3 Squeeze the front system fan latches step a and pull out the front system fan step b as shown in the right figure 4 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the front system fan ...

Страница 47: ...1 Installing the ASMB6 management board Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB management board on your motherboard 1 Locate the ASMB6 header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB6 management card in place ...

Страница 48: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 28 ...

Страница 49: ...ESC2000 G2 This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the workstation This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations Chapter 3 Motherboard Info ...

Страница 50: ...Chapter 3 Motherboard information 3 2 3 1 Motherboard layout Refer to 3 5 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors ...

Страница 51: ...4 REAR_FAN1 2 3 21 5 Power supply SMBus Connector PSUSMB1 3 23 6 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 3 23 7 Serial ATA 6 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 blue 7 pin SATA3G_3 6 black 3 19 8 Marvell Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_E1 E2 E3 E4 gray 3 18 9 Serial ATA SCU connectors 7 pin SATA_SCU1 4 black 3 19 10 EATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 EATX12V2 3 2...

Страница 52: ... sockets 2 10 3 PCI Express x8 PCI Express x16 slots 2 19 Onboard Buttons switches Page 1 Power on button 3 8 2 Reset button 3 8 Onboard LEDs Page 1 Standby power LEDs 3 9 2 DIMM Error LED ERR_DIMM 3 9 3 Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_LED1 3 10 4 Q Code LED LED1_LED2 3 11 ...

Страница 53: ...clearance reinstall the battery You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feature Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values Due to the chipset behavior AC power off is required to enable C P R function You must turn off and on the...

Страница 54: ... setting DIAG_VIEW1 This jumper allows you to enable o disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 SMBUS connection setting TESLA_M_SW This jumper allows you to select the connection to BMC or PHC for PCIE 1 3 5 7 SMBUS ...

Страница 55: ...gy 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...

Страница 56: ...r on button The motherboard comes with a power on button that allows you to power up or wake up the system The button also lights up when the system is plugged to a power source indicating that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard power on button 2 Reset button Pr...

Страница 57: ...at you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED The Standby Power LEDs will light up once the system is connected to a power source Z9PE D8 WS Onboard LED 2 DIMM Error LED ERR_DIMM These LEDs light up to indicate an error in its nearby DIMM Enabled only with ASMB6 i K...

Страница 58: ...D BMC_LED1 The BMC LED works with the ASUS ASMB6 management 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 ...

Страница 59: ...ocode loading 06 Microcode loading 07 AP initialization after microcode loading 08 System Agent initialization after microcode loading 09 PCH initialization after microcode loading 0A Initialization after microcode loading 0B Cache initialization 0C 0D Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes 0E Microcode not found 0F Microcode not loaded 10 PEI Core is started 11 14 Pre memory CPU initialization i...

Страница 60: ...rved for future AMI error codes E0 S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL E1 S3 Boot Script execution E2 Video repost E3 OS S3 wake vector call E4 E7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes E8 S3 Resume Failed E9 S3 Resume PPI not Found EA S3 Resume Boot Script Error EB S3 OS Wake Error EC EF Reserved for future AMI error codes F0 Recovery condition triggered by firmware Auto re...

Страница 61: ...esources D5 No Space for Legacy Option ROM D6 No Console Output Devices are found D7 No Console Input Devices are found D8 Invalid password D9 Error loading Boot Option LoadImage returned error DA Boot Option is failed StartImage returned error DB Flash update is failed DC Reset protocol is not available Code Description 0x01 System is entering S1 sleep state 0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state...

Страница 62: ...ts 5 and 6 9 Audio I O ports 5 Optical S PDIF out port and Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port and audio port definitions Due to USB 3 0 controller limitation USB 3 0 devices can only be used under Windows OS environment and after the USB 3 0 driver installation USB 3 0 devices can only be used as data storage only We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3 0 devices to USB 3 0 por...

Страница 63: ...In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Gray Side Speaker Out LAN port LED indications SPEED LED ACT LINK LED LAN port Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection 3 5 2 Audio I O connecti...

Страница 64: ...Chapter 3 Motherboard information 3 16 Connect to Stereo Speakers Connect to 2 1 channel Speakers Connect to 4 1 channel Speakers ...

Страница 65: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 17 Connect to 5 1 channel Speakers Connect to 7 1 channel Speakers ...

Страница 66: ...age the SATA6G_E1 E2 E3 E4 connectors are recommended for data drivers You must install Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives Press Ctrl M during POST to enter the Marvell RAID utility to create or delete a RAID configuration If you want to install a Windows operating system to a RAID configuration created using the Marvell SATA controller you have to...

Страница 67: ...ctors connect to Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s signal cables 3 Serial ATA SCU connectors 7 pin SATA_SCU1 4 black These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s signal cables ...

Страница 68: ... firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate This motherboard supports EATX2 0 PSU or later version Ensure that your po...

Страница 69: ...ct 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 6 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This LED connector is for the storage add on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The read or w...

Страница 70: ... the USB module cables to connectors USB78 and USB910 then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 8 USB connectors USB3_34 This connector is for USB 3 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to connector USB3_34 ...

Страница 71: ... power for low speed system management communications 10 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 These connectors are for the serial COM ports Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis ...

Страница 72: ...you 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 ...

Страница 73: ...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 pan...

Страница 74: ...a slot opening at the back of the system chassis 14 IEEE 1394a port connectors 10 1 pin IE1394_1 2 These connectors are for IEEE 1394a port Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The S PDIF module is purchased separately The IEEE 1394a module is purchased separately Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394...

Страница 75: ...ne end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector set the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to HD if you want to connect an AC 97 front pan...

Страница 76: ...Chapter 3 Motherboard information 3 28 17 ASMB6 header ASMB6 This connector supports the ASUS Server Management Board 6 series ...

Страница 77: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Страница 78: ... ASUS 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 U...

Страница 79: ...ss Enter to enable it Flash Info MODEL Z9PE D8 WS VER 0405 DATE 03 19 2012 Exit Enter Select or Load Tab Switch Up Down PageUp PageDown Home End Move Esc Exit F2 Backup File Path Drive Info Folder Info fs0 12 09 10 10 23p 4194304 Z9PE D8 WS ROM ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Utility V01 04 File Info MODEL VER DATE Help Info 3 Press Tab to switch to the Drive Info field 4 Press the Up Down arrow keys to find t...

Страница 80: ...isk 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 de...

Страница 81: ...he DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1 06 03 19 2012 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PE D8 WS VER 0405 DATE 03 19 2012 BOARD Z9PE D8 WS VER 0405 DATE 03 19 2012 WARNING Do not turn off power during flash ...

Страница 82: ...un this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup pr...

Страница 83: ...03 29 2012 System Time 18 23 29 Access Level Administrator Memory Information Total Memory 16384 MB DDR3 Processor CPU Speed 2200 MHz Count 2 4 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Ai Tweaker For changing the Ai Tweaker settings Server Mgmt For changing the server management settings Advanced For changing the a...

Страница 84: ...ngs 4 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 4 2 7 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when se...

Страница 85: ... 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker 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 BI...

Страница 86: ...oltage Auto VCORE_CPU1 0 930 V CPU1 VSA Voltage Auto VSA_CPU1 0 896 V CPU2 Voltage Auto VCORE_CPU2 0 928 V CPU2 VSA Voltage Auto VSA_CPU2 0 884 V DRAM Voltage CHA CHB Auto VDDQ_AB_CPU1 1 474 V DRAM Voltage CHC CHD Auto VDDQ_CD_CPU1 1 476 V DRAM Voltage CHE CHF Auto VDDQ_EF_CPU2 1 474 V DRAM Voltage CHG CHH Auto VDDQ_GH_CPU2 1 476 V Clock Spread Spectrum Disabled Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 ...

Страница 87: ...0 005V interval CPU2 VSA Voltage Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 800V to 1 520V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHA CHB Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 20V to 1 90V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHC CHD Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 20V to 1 90V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHE CHF Au...

Страница 88: ...M READ to PRE Time 5 DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time Auto DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time 20 DRAM WRITE to READ Delay Auto DRAM WRITE to READ Delay 5 4 4 1 DRAM Timing Control Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Write Latency Auto DRAM Write Latency...

Страница 89: ...rval DRAM WRITE Recovery Time Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 5 to 31 with 1 interval DRAM READ to PRE Time Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 4 to 15 with 1 interval DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 16 to 63 with 1 interval DRAM WRITE to READ Delay Auto Use the and keys to adjust the...

Страница 90: ... 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 Megatrends Inc 4 5 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 CPU In...

Страница 91: ... Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Socket 2 CPU Information Enter to view socket specific CPU Information Socket 2 CPU Information Intel R Xeon R CPU E5 2660 0 2 20GHz CPU Signature 206d6 Microcode Patch 613 Max CPU Speed 2200 MHz Min CPU Speed 1200 MHz Processor Cores 8 Intel HT Technology Supported Intel VT X Technology...

Страница 92: ...Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Server Class Custom Use Intel recommended prefetch settings Configuration options Enterprise High Performance HPC Custom You can only customize the items below when you enable the Server Class to Custom Hardware Prefetcher Enabled This item allows you to turn on off the mid level cache...

Страница 93: ...r 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 5 2 CPU Power Management Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Adva...

Страница 94: ...ns Disable Energy Efficient Custom Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Enabled Enable Intel SpeedStep for allowing the system operation system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and cores frequency to result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production Configuration options Disabled Enabled Turbo Mode Enabled This item automatically allows processor cores to ru...

Страница 95: ...n options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Factory long duration power limit 95Watts 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 ad...

Страница 96: ...isabled QPI Link1 Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Disable Isoc Isoc Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link Speed 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 Con...

Страница 97: ...eneral 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 Compatibility RID Enabled Supports compatibility revision ID CRID functionality mentioned in Sandybridge BIOS spec Configuration options Enabled Disabled Memory Mode Independent Select the mode f...

Страница 98: ...onfiguration options Enabled Disabled Device Tagging Disabled This item allows you to enable disable Device Tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throttling CLTT Configuration options Disabled OLTT CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled This item allows you to enable disable high temperature mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled This item allows you to enabl...

Страница 99: ...Inc Advanced Intel R I OAT Disabled DCA Support Enabled VGA Priority Offboard TargetVGA VGA From CPU CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Intel R I OAT Disabled This item allows you to enable disable Intel I O accelaration technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCA Su...

Страница 100: ...American Megatrends Inc PCH Compatibility RID Disabled This item allows support for PCH compatibility Configuration options Disabled Enabled Deep Sx Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled in S5 Battery Enabled in S5 Enabled in S4 and S5 Battery Enabled in S4 and S5 Mobile platforms support deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support deep S4 S5 in AC only SCU devices Enabled This i...

Страница 101: ...to Enabled Coherency Support Disabled This item allows you to enable disable VT d Engine Coherency support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ATS Support Disabled This item allows you to enable disable VT d Engine address translation services ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R VT d Enabled Intel R VT d Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable Intel VT d Config...

Страница 102: ... Staggered Spin up S M A R T Status Check Enabled S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitor system When read write of your hard disk errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options Enabled Disabled 4 5 4 PCH SATA Configuration 1 IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode 3 RAID Mode SATA Port1 ST3500320AS 500GB SATA Port2 Not...

Страница 103: ...tem to IDE Mode Set to Enhanced to support two SATA 3 0 Gb s devices Configuration options Disabled Enhanced S M A R T Status Check Enabled S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitor system When read write of your hard disk errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options Enabled Disabled 4 5 5 PCH SCU SAS...

Страница 104: ...right C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI ROM Priority EFI Compatible ROM This item specifies which PCI option ROM to launch between multiple option ROMs Legacy and EFI Compatible Configuration options Legacy ROM EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks This item configures the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register Configuration options 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 PCI Bus Cl...

Страница 105: ...em 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 ASPM Support Disabled This item allows you to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Force L0s Force L0s Force all links to L0s state Auto BIOS...

Страница 106: ...ight C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Launch Storage OpROM Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable boot option for Legacy Mass Storage devices with Option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE1 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE2 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enab...

Страница 107: ...rt Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto USB3 0 Support Enabled This item enables or disables USB3 0 XHCI Controller support Configuration options Enabled Disabled XHCI Hand off Enabled This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled EHCI Hand off Disabled This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership ...

Страница 108: ...ity Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc EHCI Controller 1 2 Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 EHCI Support If we disable the EHCI Controller in BIOS South Bridge USB configuration the USB device will all disable in OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Port 1 14 Enabled These items allow you to...

Страница 109: ...leep State Configuration options Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock S3 Suspend to RAM Lock Legacy Resources Disabled Allows to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Enabled ACPI Auto Configuration to Disabled 4 5 9 WHEA Configuration Enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA Support Enabled WHEA ...

Страница 110: ...e PS 2 Keyboard from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PS 2 Keyboard to generate a wake event Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Disabled Disables the PS 2 Mouse from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PS 2 Mouse to generate a wake event Power On By PCIE Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake even...

Страница 111: ...atible settings Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you to set the terminal type VT100 ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys etc 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 Co...

Страница 112: ...rosoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 Hardware RTS CTS Software Xon Xoff Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder 100x31 Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable extende...

Страница 113: ...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 VT100 Microsoft ...

Страница 114: ...aunched INTEL W82574L OpROM2 Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI 4 5 13 Marvell SATA Configuration Marvell SATA Configuration Marvell Storage Controller Enabled Marvell Storage OPROM Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Marvell Storage Controller Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Marvell Storage OPROM Enabled Configuration options Disabled...

Страница 115: ...his item allows you to enable or disable the Serial Port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Device Mode Standard Serial Port Mode This item allows you to change the serial port mode Configuration options Standard Serial Port Mode VIA 1394 Controller Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable VIA 1394 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Asmedia USB 3 0 Controller Enabled This item all...

Страница 116: ... disable Runtime Error Logging Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support to Enabled PCI Error Logging Support Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Страница 117: ...S Watchdog Timer Disabled O S Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes O S Wtd Timer Policy Reset System Event Log BMC network configuration 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 W...

Страница 118: ...p F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SEL Components Disabled Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erase SEL No Allows to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset When SEL is Ful...

Страница 119: ... 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 para...

Страница 120: ...s configuration refer to 4 7 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings View Smbios Event Log Press Enter to view all smbios event logs View System Event Log Press Enter to view all system event logs Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Event Logs Press Enter to change the Smbios Log configuration Change Smbios Event Log Settings View System Event Log View System Event Log Select S...

Страница 121: ...during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Log Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset Configuration options No Yes Next reset Yes Every reset When Log is Full Do Nothing This item allows you to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immed...

Страница 122: ... logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration options Disabled Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the converting of EFI Status Codes to Standard Smbios Types Not all may be translated Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Страница 123: ...t menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout 1 Bootup NumLock State On Full Screen Logo Enabled CSM16 Module Version 07 67 GateA20 Active Upon Request Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled Boot Device Seeking Endless PXE UE...

Страница 124: ...nce then stop UEFI Boot Disabled Enables or disables UEFI Boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To select the boot device during system startup press F8 when ASUS Logo appears To ...

Страница 125: ...es The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Select Disabled to disallow this function To select the boot device during system startup press F8 when ASUS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode press F8 after POST Boot Override These items displays the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen...

Страница 126: ... 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 Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit CPU 1 2 TR1 1 2 Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and d...

Страница 127: ...ge 3 3V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators FAN Speed Control Generic Mode This item allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Generic Mode High Speed Mode Full Speed Mode ...

Страница 128: ...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 the administrator password follow the same steps as in changing an administrator password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the ...

Страница 129: ...assword 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 After you clear the password the User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed 4 11 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special ...

Страница 130: ...firmation 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 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 install...

Страница 131: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 5 RAID configuration ...

Страница 132: ... same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the s...

Страница 133: ...TA power cable to the power connector on each drive 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set s using SATA HDDs To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Advanced menu SATA Configuration and then press Enter 3 Set the SATA Mode item to RAID Mode 4 Save your changes and then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 4...

Страница 134: ... 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 configuration utility the boot priority of ...

Страница 135: ...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 create...

Страница 136: ...drives when creating a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 2 DISK 74 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 0923152...

Страница 137: ...hoose 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 D N L I N D N L I N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 1...

Страница 138: ...ect An Option Select Units For VD Size MB GB TB 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 11 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting and then press Enter Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check...

Страница 139: ... Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 13 Follow step 2 to 10 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 Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select Yes Or No Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New...

Страница 140: ...n Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 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 Configuratio...

Страница 141: ...he 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 Apr 5 20...

Страница 142: ...l drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configur...

Страница 143: ...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 Apr 5 2012 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 154494MB ...

Страница 144: ...ftware RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 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 Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Virtual Drive 1 Virtual ...

Страница 145: ...r To Select An Option 4 When prompted press the Space to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box and then press Enter Management Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Virtual Drive 1 Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Check Consistency View Update Parameters Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No LSI Softwar...

Страница 146: ...n press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION ME...

Страница 147: ...Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 R B L D 0 Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives ...

Страница 148: ...then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency CC Of VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Nav...

Страница 149: ...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 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure Ini...

Страница 150: ...ects and then select Virtual Drive from the sub menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check and then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu and then press Enter 4 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Страница 151: ... Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Ne...

Страница 152: ...Configure 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 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects ...

Страница 153: ...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 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Menu select Ob...

Страница 154: ...m During POST press Del to enter BIOS Go to Advanced Menu PCH SCU SATA Configuration then press Enter 3 Confirm all the SATA hard disk drives you installed are correctly displayed then reboot system 4 During POST press Ctrl I to display the utility main menu To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA SCU Option ROM utility 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turn on th...

Страница 155: ...er 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 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM v3 0 0 1184 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Change TAB Next ESC Previou...

Страница 156: ... Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 7 When the Capacity item is selected enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears 5 3 2 Creating a Recovery set To create a recove...

Страница 157: ...nc option that you want and press Enter 7 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279 3GB Non RAID Disk Select ...

Страница 158: ...the RAID set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM v3 0 0 1184 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes Select ESC Previous Menu DEL Delete V...

Страница 159: ... 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 Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Member Disk Select the disks that sh...

Страница 160: ...er 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 Press Enter and then use up down arrow keys to select the destination disk or press ESC to exit Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit Degraded volume and d...

Страница 161: ...and reboot the system 5 Select Start Programs Intel Rapid Storage Intel Rapid Storage Console or click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to load the Intel Rapid Storage Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status When finished the status...

Страница 162: ...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...

Страница 163: ...3160812AS PD 8 ST3160812AS Vendor ID 1B4B Device ID 9130 Revision ID B1 BIOS Version 1 0 0 1028 Firmware Version 2 2 0 1105 PCIe Speed Rate 5 0Gbps Configure SATA as AHCI Mode Create a RAID Array 1 Move the selection bar to HBA 0 Marvell 0 and press Enter 2 Select Configuration Wizard and press Enter 3 Press Space to select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array An asterisk appears in fr...

Страница 164: ...sk The capacity of the rebuilt virtual disk equals to the size of the smaller physical disk included in the RAID 1 array The configuration options represent the tolerance value of drive capacity difference Configuration options None 1G 10G Name Enter a name with 1 10 letters no special characters for the RAID array 5 Move the selection bar to Next and press Enter The following warning message appe...

Страница 165: ...0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 0 ST3160812AS PD 8 ST3160812AS Free Physical Disks ID 0 Name New_VD Status Functional Stripte Size 64K RAID Mode RAID0 Size 304128MB BGA Status N A Number of PDs 2 Members 0 8 Topology Information Delete Marvell BIOS Setup c 2011 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Help Marvell RAID on chip controller ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtua...

Страница 166: ...ected RAID array The following warning message appears Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk Yes No Delete MBR Press Y to delete the Master Boot Record MBR from the selected RAID array 3 Press F10 The following warning message appears Press Y to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup Yes No Exit ...

Страница 167: ... then press Enter 3 Set Onboard SATA 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 To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating system You need to man...

Страница 168: ...To create a RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select Create Volume and select volume type 2 Then 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 Then click Next ...

Страница 169: ...e volume you can click Advanced tab to slelect 6 Confirm volume creation than click Create Volume to continue This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks You can contuine using other applications during this time 7 When display Volume Ceation Complete message you can click OK to finish You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management befor...

Страница 170: ...change the type in Volume Properties 1 Click the SAS array items you want to change in Volumes field 2 From the Volume Properties field select Type RAID 1 Change type 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 click OK The available st...

Страница 171: ...ia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 5 4 3 Delete volume Take caution when deleting a volume You will lose all data on the hard disk drives Back up data before continuing To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete ...

Страница 172: ...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 5 4 4 Preferences System Preferences Allow you set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors ...

Страница 173: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 43 E Mail Preferences Allow you set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Страница 174: ...5 44 Chapter 5 RAID configuration ...

Страница 175: ...0 G2 This chapter provides information on how to install the drivers for system components This chapter also describes the software applications that the barebone workstation supports Chapter 6 Driver installation ...

Страница 176: ...er is required when installing Windows XP Server 2003 or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optica...

Страница 177: ...eate a RAID driver disk in Windows environment 1 Start Windows 2 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive 3 Go to the Make disk menu and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create 4 Insert a floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To cr...

Страница 178: ...tion 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 ...

Страница 179: ...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 Next 8...

Страница 180: ...iver 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...

Страница 181: ...tion 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 For Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 6 1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system...

Страница 182: ...3 Enter the following command at the boot Linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press ENTER 4 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No ...

Страница 183: ...sdd sdb sr0 6 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue OK Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system 7 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any mo...

Страница 184: ...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 ...

Страница 185: ...l 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 ...

Страница 186: ...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 sda USB Floppy other device OK Back 6 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation ...

Страница 187: ...nd then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click th...

Страница 188: ...es to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 Toggle Yes I want to restart the computer npw and click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Страница 189: ...es 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...

Страница 190: ...n the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Страница 191: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 17 7 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 8 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Страница 192: ...mputer 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 ...

Страница 193: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 19 5 When the installation completes click Yes I want to restart my computer now to restart your computer before using the program ...

Страница 194: ...rs 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run...

Страница 195: ...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 item M...

Страница 196: ...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...

Страница 197: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 23 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 ...

Страница 198: ... 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 ...

Страница 199: ...s 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 3 Click Marvell Storage Utility 4 When the Marvell Storage...

Страница 200: ...6 26 Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue ...

Страница 201: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 27 7 Choose the destination folder to install and click Install to start the installation 8 The programs you selected are being installed ...

Страница 202: ...6 28 Chapter 6 Driver installation 9 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Страница 203: ...OS 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the i...

Страница 204: ...er installation 4 When the AsmediaASM104x USB 3 0 Host Controller Driver installation wizard appears click Next to start the installation 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue ...

Страница 205: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 31 6 Click Finish to complete the installation and exit the wizard ...

Страница 206: ...ator 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 3 Click Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driv...

Страница 207: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 33 5 Click Modify to change custom setup and then click Next to continue 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue ...

Страница 208: ...6 34 Chapter 6 Driver installation 7 Click Install to begin installation 8 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Страница 209: ...rt DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the ASPEED AST2300 Display Driver to begin installation 6 11 VGA driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter VGA driver ASPEED SDT2300 Display Driver will only appear if you use the onboard VGA chipset You need to m...

Страница 210: ...ter 6 Driver installation 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue ...

Страница 211: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 37 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 Click Install to start driver installation ...

Страница 212: ...2 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 12 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available ...

Страница 213: ...at the motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 12 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks 6 12 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 ...

Страница 214: ...6 40 Chapter 6 Driver installation ...

Страница 215: ...ASUS ESC2000 G2 This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple AMD CrossFireX NVIDIA SLI graphics cards and NVIDIA CUDA technology Chapter 7 Multiple GPU tech support ...

Страница 216: ...U can provide at least the minimum power required by your system See Chapter 2 for details 7 1 2 Before you begin For AMD CrossFireX to work properly you have to uninstall all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1 Close all current applications 2 For Windows XP go to Control Panel Add Remove Progr...

Страница 217: ...phics cards The following pictures are for reference only The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models but the installation steps remain the same 1 Prepare two CrossFireX ready graphics cards 2 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots re...

Страница 218: ...technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the CrossFireX feature through the AMD Catalyst Control Center in Windows environment Launching the AMD VISION Engine Control Center To launch the AMD VISION Engine Control Center 1 Right click on the Windows desktop and select AMD VISION Engine Control Center You can also right click the AMD icon in the Windows notificA...

Страница 219: ...r power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system 7 2 2 Installing two SLI ready graphics cards The following pictures are for reference only The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models but the installation steps remain the same 1 Prepare two SLI ready graphics cards 2 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboar...

Страница 220: ...repare three SLI ready graphics cards 2 Insert the three graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation 3 Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 4 Align and firmly insert the 3 Way SLI bridge connector to the goldfi...

Страница 221: ...e locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation 3 Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 4 Align and firmly insert the 4 Way SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Ensure that the connector is firmly in place 5 Connect four independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the four graphics cards separately 6 Conne...

Страница 222: ...ystem ensure to install the NVIDIA 3 way SLI driver under Windows Vista The NVIDIA 3 way SLI technology is supported by Windows Vista only 7 2 6 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the SLI feature in NVIDIA Control Panel under the Windows 7 operating system Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel b...

Страница 223: ...00 G2 7 9 B1 If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in step A select Personalize B2 From the Personalization window select Display Settings B3 From the Display Settings dialog box click Advanced Settings ...

Страница 224: ...ce tab and then click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel B5 The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears Enabling SLI settings From the NVIDIA Control Panel window select Set SLI Configuration Click Enable SLI and set the display for viewing SLI rendered content When done click Apply ...

Страница 225: ...ent The installation steps might be a little different with the Telsa cards you selected and the VGA output functions Visit http www nvidia com for more details if needed Visit the NVIDIA CUDA Zone website at http www nvidia com object cuda_home html for the latest driver list of CUDA certified graphics card and supported 3D application list 7 3 2 Installing CUDA ready graphics cards The following...

Страница 226: ...Click the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager Click the sign before Display adapters and the installed graphics card and computing processor card s should appear The screen differs based on the components you installed 2 Connect either one 8 pin power connector or two 6 pin power connectors from the power supply to the Quadro graphics card and Tesla computing processor card s 3 Connect a di...

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