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ASUS ESC8000 G3

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15.  HDD Access LED connector (8-1 pin HDD_BP1)

This connector provide the signal to the HDD Access LED indicator and status of 

accessing the Safety Chip.

16.  VGA connector (16-1 pin VGA_HDR1)

This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic-Range interface HDR1. 

Содержание ESC8000 G3

Страница 1: ...3U Rackmount Server ESC8000 G3 User Guide ...

Страница 2: ... 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 are 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 for ...

Страница 3: ... panel LEDs 1 8 1 7 2 LAN RJ 45 LEDs 1 9 1 7 3 HDD status LEDs 1 10 Chapter 2 Hardware Information 2 1 Chassis covers 2 2 2 2 GPU fan air duct 2 3 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 5 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 5 2 4 System memory 2 14 2 4 1 Overview 2 14 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 15 2 5 Hard disk drives 2 18 2 5 1 Installing 2 5 inch SATA HDD SAS HDD 2 18 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 ...

Страница 4: ... 20 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5 2 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 5 3 5 1 3 BUPDATER utility 5 4 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 6 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 7 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 7 5 2 3 Menu items 5 8 5 2 4 Submenu items 5 8 5 2 5 Navigation keys 5 8 5 2 6 General help 5 8 5 2 7 Configuration fields 5 8 5 2 8 Pop up window 5 8 5 2 9 Scroll b...

Страница 5: ... 22 5 4 12 USB Configuration 5 23 5 4 13 iSCSI Configuration 5 24 5 5 IntelRCSetup menu 5 25 5 5 1 Processor Configuration 5 26 5 5 2 Advanced Power Management Configuration 5 28 5 5 3 Common RefCode Configuration 5 30 5 5 4 QPI Configuration 5 30 5 5 5 Memory Configuration 5 31 5 5 6 IIO Configuration 5 34 5 5 7 PCH Configuration 5 35 5 5 8 Miscellaneous Configuration 5 37 5 5 9 Server ME Configu...

Страница 6: ...ng a RAID configuration 6 21 6 2 7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 6 22 6 2 8 Enabling WriteCache 6 23 6 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU SATA Option ROM Utility 6 24 6 3 1 Creating a RAID set 6 26 6 3 2 Creating a Recovery set 6 27 6 3 3 Deleting a RAID set 6 29 6 3 4 Resetting disks to Non RAID 6 30 6 3 5 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option R...

Страница 7: ... driver 7 3 7 2 Management applications and utilities installation 7 13 7 3 Running the Support DVD 7 13 7 4 Intel chipset device software installation 7 17 7 5 Installing the Intel I210 Gigabit Adapters driver 7 19 7 6 VGA driver installation 7 22 7 7 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4 1 installation 7 24 Appendix ASUS contact information 2 ...

Страница 8: ...Department of Communications Statement This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible ...

Страница 9: ... batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Please go to http csr asus com english Takeback htm for detailed recycling information in different regions DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic equipmen...

Страница 10: ...server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server ensure 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 temperature extremes Place ...

Страница 11: ...options This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and des...

Страница 12: ...emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return 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 r...

Страница 13: ...This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications 1 Product introduction Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Страница 14: ...tem package for the following items ESC8000 G3 Chassis ASUS 3U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard ASUS Z10PG D24 Server Board Accessory box 1 x MB Support DVD 1 x ASWM Enterprise DVD 1 x ASMB8 SDVD 1 x Bag of Screws 3 x AC Power Cable 16 x GPU air ducts 8 for Intel Xeon PHi 8 for Nvidia AMD 8 x Mylar for GPU air duct for AMD GPU 2 x CPU heatsink 1 x Rail Kit 16 x VGA power cables 8 x VGA power cables f...

Страница 15: ...ote of the product s serial number containing 12 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxx See the figure below With the correct serial number of the product ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems The serial number on ESC8000 G3 is printed on the Asset tag xxS0xxxxxxxx ESC8000 G3 ...

Страница 16: ...M NVDIMM Memory Size 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB RDIMM 32 GB 64 GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 10 Slot Type Full length Full height 8 x PCI E 3 0 x16 x16 Link 1 x PCI E 3 0 x16 x8 Link Half lenth Low profile 1 x PCI E 3 0 x8 x8 Link Storage SATA Controller Intel C612 6 x SATA 6Gb s ports 1 x M 2 connector support both PCI E and SATA interface Intel RSTe supports software RAID 0 1 ...

Страница 17: ...P1 RedHat Enterprise Linux SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Ubuntu CentOS VMWare Citrix XenServer Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware 1 x ASMB8 iKVM for KVM over Internet default Software ASWM Enterprise Dimension HH x WW x DD 759 mm x 447 mm x 130 6 mm 3U Net Weight Kg CPU DRAM HDD not included 29 2 Kg Power Supply Power Rating 100 127 200 240 Vac 25 8 19A 47 63 Hz Class I Environment Ope...

Страница 18: ...s Asset tag hidden Message LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED HDD Access LED Location button with LED Reset button Power button with LED USB 3 0 ports VGA port Serial port The Dedicated Management LAN port is for the ASUS ASMB8 iKVM controller only 1 5 Rear panel features The LAN ports and system power socket are located on the rear panel of the server Power cord connector and Redundant power supply LAN ports ...

Страница 19: ...panel if you need to use a floppy disk WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 1 Redundant Power supply hidden 2 ASUS Z10PG D24 Server Board 3 System fans 4 Hot swap HDD tray SAS and SATA hidden 5 Asset tag hidden 6 Half length Low Profile PCI E Expansion slot hidden A protection film is pre attached to the front cover before shipping Please remove the protection film...

Страница 20: ...age LED OFF System is normal no incoming event ON A hardware monitor event is indicated Location button with LED OFF Normal status ON Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF No LAN connection Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data ON LAN connection is present 1 2 RESET ESC8000 G3 RESET Message LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED HDD Access LED Location button ...

Страница 21: ... Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection ACT 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 ACT LINK LED SPEED LED ...

Страница 22: ...er 1 Product Introduction 1 10 1 2 RESET 1 7 3 HDD status LEDs Power Access LED Status LED HDD LED Description Green The installed HDD is in good condition Red HDD locate or HDD failure 1 2 RESET ESC8000 G3 ...

Страница 23: ...This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components 2 Hardware Information Chapter 2 Hardware Information ...

Страница 24: ...hen lift to completely remove it from the chassis To remove the front chassis cover 1 Remove the four A screws on the side then remove the five screws on the top B 2 Slightly move the front chassis cover toward the rear then lift to completely remove it from the chassis A protection film is pre attached to the system cover before shipping Remove the protection film before turning on the system for...

Страница 25: ...S ESC8000 G3 2 2 GPU fan air duct To remove the GPU fan airduct remove the seven 7 screws on the GPU air duct then lift the airduct to remove it from the chassis Use both of your hands in performing the steps ...

Страница 26: ...A then insert the front corner edge to the gap between the front system fans and the HDD casing B 2 Slowly press the GPU down to the chassis making sure that the ledge on the GPU air duct fits in the gap between the system fans C 3 Tighten the seven 7 screws on the GPU air duct Air tunnel Ledge on the GPU air duct GPU air duct GPU air duct HDD casing ...

Страница 27: ... 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 LGA 2011 3 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to...

Страница 28: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 6 2 Carefully lift the CPU air duct 3 Loosen the screws on the CPU heatsink ...

Страница 29: ...Locate the CPU socket box in the motherboard Align the system such that the socket box is facing toward you and the triangle mark is on your top right position Triangle mark 4 Lift and remove the CPU heatsink then set aside ...

Страница 30: ...ed from the retention tab B then gently lift the load lever C To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU Load lever 7 Press down the right load lever with your thumb D move it to the left until it is released from retention tab E then gently lift the load lever F ...

Страница 31: ...oad plate H Load plate Edge of the Load plate The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the CPU pins on the socket 10 Prepare the CPU 11 Align and position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the triangle mark on the CPU matches the triangle mark on the socket box Triangle mark 12 Install the CPU into the slot ...

Страница 32: ...suring that the edge of the load plate is fixed and tucked securely under the lever J then insert the right load lever under the retention tab K The PnP cap pops out of the load plate when the right load lever is inserted into the retention tab Keep the PnP cap ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the PnP cap on the LGA 2011 3 socket Pn...

Страница 33: ...t step 5 16 to install the other CPU Ensure that the Thermal Interface Material is spread in an even thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied Thermal Interface Material If so skip this step 16 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with 15 Push down the left load lever L then insert it under the retention tab M Retention tab...

Страница 34: ... Setup 2 12 17 Align the CPU heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the screw holes on the CPU heatsink matches the screw holes on the socket box of the system 18 Tighten the four 4 screws on the CPU heatsink ...

Страница 35: ...2 13 ASUS ESC8000 G3 19 Replace the CPU air duct 20 Tighten the screws on the CPU air duct ...

Страница 36: ...2 Hardware Setup 2 14 2 4 System memory 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with 24 Double Data Rate 4 DDR4 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The figure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets ...

Страница 37: ...nfiguration install the DIMM on either A1 or B1 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor 1 CPU Configuration must on CPU1 1 DIMM 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 Make sure that you have installed the CP...

Страница 38: ...IMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 16 DIMMs 20 DIMMs 24 DIMMs DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 DIMM_G3 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H3 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H1 Dual CPU Configuration ...

Страница 39: ...y 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket 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 when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damage...

Страница 40: ... A and to partially eject the tray from the bay B 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and carefully pull the drive tray out of the bay 2 5 1 Installing 2 5 inch SATA HDD SAS HDD 4 Release the screws on each side of the drive tray A then release the drive tray support beam B The drive tray support beam provides horizontal support to the empty drive tray and prevents the drive tray from being bent or defor...

Страница 41: ...r screw holes of the drive tray 6 Secure the SATA HDD SAS HDD to the drive tray with the four bundled screws 7 Align and insert the 2 5 inch SATA HDD SAS HDD and drive tray assembly into the drive bay 8 Press the tray lever until it clicks in place 9 Press the spring lock to secure the 2 5 inch SATA HDD SAS HDD and drive tray assembly 10 Repeat step 1 9 to install the other 2 5 inch SATA HDD SAS H...

Страница 42: ...ering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 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 5 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ t...

Страница 43: ...oard and 4 pin HDD_PWR1 connector from the motherboard to the HDD backplane board 2 Rear I O connector from motherboard to LAN 1 and 2 port on the rear I O board 3 ISATA ISSATA connectors 4 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 5 DM_LAN connector from motherboard to rear I O board 6 Auxiliary Panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 7 Panel connector from motherboard to fron...

Страница 44: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 22 2 7 SATA SAS backplane cabling Front view Rear view HDD connectors ISAS1 connector ISAS2 connector 8 1 pin SMBUS1 connector 4 pin PWR1 connector ...

Страница 45: ... which supports 2280 22 x 80 M 2 cards To install other supported sizes of M 2 card remove the stand screw from NGFF4 then install it to either the NGFF3 or NGFF2 slot NGFF3 supports 2260 22 x 60 M 2 cards while NGFF2 supports 2242 22 x 42 M 2 cards 3 Align and insert the M 2 card into the M 2 connector NGFF1 4 Secure the M 2 card with the screw you removed in step 2 stand screw NGFF2 NGFF3 NGFF4 ...

Страница 46: ...install the accelerator on PCIE9 slot first The system comes with two types of VGA power cable One type has a red white connector which is used for general GPU accelerators and the other has a black white connector for Nvidia 300W or above GPU card for Nvidia 300W GPU or higher card for general GPU accelerators metal cover To install a GPU accelerator to the system 1 Locate and remove the screws o...

Страница 47: ... GPU air duct first before installing the air duct to the GPU card To do this get a mylar A then attach it to the air duct B as shown The mylar is bundled with the system and included in the accessory box Mylar GPU air duct for Nvidia AMD GPUs Mylar For Nvidia 300W or above GPU cards it is required to use the dedicated VGA power cables with black white connector The Nvidia 300W GPU card will not w...

Страница 48: ... duct Use the VGA power cable with red white connector for general GPU accelerators Use the VGA power cable with black white connector for Nvidia 300W or above GPU card 5 Connect the power connecotors of the VGA power cable to the connector on the accelerator for Nvidia 300W GPU or higher card for general GPU accelerators ...

Страница 49: ...vidia 300W GPU or higher card for general GPU accelerators 7 Insert the 6 pin power connector white of the VGA power cable to the insertion point nearest the power connector then connect it to the power connector on the power bar VGA power cables power connector insertion points for the 6 pin VGA power cable ...

Страница 50: ...e next GPU accelerator to the next available slot adjacent to PCIE9 slot 8 Align and insert the golden fingers of the accelerator into the PCIE slot on the server system Ensure the card is completely seated on the slot 9 Secure the GPU card to the chassis with one screw on the power bar and two screws on the rear bracket ...

Страница 51: ... then carefully pull the PSU out of the system chassis B Use both of your hands in performing the following steps Always use two 2 PSUs in booting up the system Using one PSU may cause system instability and unknown issues 3 Prepare the replacement PSU 4 Align and insert the replacement PSU into the empty PSU bay until it clicks into place Replacement PSU ...

Страница 52: ...ile expansion cards such as the PIKE II series cards To install a half height half length expansion card 1 Remove the screw on the rear and on the top of the metal casing as shown 2 Remove the metal casing Use both of your hands in performing the following steps 3 Remove the screw then remove the metal cover Metal cover ...

Страница 53: ... half height half length expansion card 5 Align and insert the expansion card into the PCIE slot Ensure that the card is seated firmly in place 6 Secure the expansion card with a screw 7 Replace the metal casing 8 Replace the screw on the rear and on top of the metal casing ...

Страница 54: ...Hardware Setup 2 32 To install a PIKE II series card 1 Remove the screw on the rear and on the top of the metal casing as shown 2 Remove the metal casing 3 Remove the screw then remove the metal cover metal cover ...

Страница 55: ...e on the LAN module and arrange the cable under the metal module 7 Remove the pre installed cables connected to the ISAS1 and ISAS2 headers on the backplane 8 Connect the connectors of the mini SAS HD to mini SAS cable to the ISAS1 and ISAS2 connector on the backplane It is recommended that you use a mini SAS HD to mini SAS cable with a minimum length of 78 cm to ensure you have adequate length to...

Страница 56: ...gn and insert the PIKE II series card into the PCIE slot Ensure that the card is seated firmly in place 10 Secure the expansion card with a screw 11 Replace the metal casing 12 Replace the screw on the rear and on top of the metal casing ...

Страница 57: ...This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server 3 Installation options Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Страница 58: ...on Rail Kit Rack rails Front end Rear end 1 Select a 3U space on the rack where you want to install the rack rail 3 1 1 Attaching the rack rails 2 Place the appropriate rack rail left and right on opposite positions on the rack A 1U space is consists of three square mounting holes with two thin lips on the top and the bottom 1U ...

Страница 59: ...e other end of rail then insert the stud into the mounting hole on the rack post Extend the rack rail if necessary 6 Optional Use the rail screw and rail washer B that comes with the kit to secure the rack rail to the rack post 7 Perform steps 3 to 5 for the other rack rail Ensure that the installed rack rails left and right are aligned secured and stable in place 8 Lift the server chassis and ins...

Страница 60: ...des then gently pull the server from the rack 1 2 RESET Thumbscrew Thumbscrew Ensure that the rack rail cabinet and the rack posts are stable and standing firmly on a level surface We strongly recommend that at least two able bodied persons perform the steps described in this guide We recommend the use an appropriate lifting tool or device if necessary If you installed the rail screw and rail wash...

Страница 61: ... chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 4 Motherboard Info Chapter 4 Motherboard Info ...

Страница 62: ...4 2 Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 1 Z10PG D24 Motherboard layout ...

Страница 63: ...m fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 4 FRNT_FAN1 8 HDD_FAN1 2 4 10 6 Chassis Intrusion 2 pin INTRUSION 4 11 7 Rear I O connector REARIO1 2 4 11 8 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 4 12 9 Power Supply SMBus connector 12 1 pin PSUSMB1 4 12 10 SSI power connectors 20 pin PWR1 2 4 pin HDD_PWR1 4 13 11 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL1 4 14 12 Auxiliary panel connector 20 pin AUX_PANEL1 4 15 13 LAN power conne...

Страница 64: ...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 to 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 Rem...

Страница 65: ...el RSTe selection jumper 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the PCH SATA RAID mode to use LSI MegaRAID software or Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4 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 ...

Страница 66: ...ecovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine ME boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted 5 DDR4 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 This jumper allows you to enable disable DDR4 DIMM thermal sensing event pin ...

Страница 67: ...ASUS ESC8000 G3 4 7 6 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 ...

Страница 68: ...Gb s or 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s signal cables The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed 2 ISATA and ISSATA connector ISATA1 ISSATA1 The ISATA connector AHCI supports 4 SATA 6Gb s ports and Intel RAID LSI MegaRAID The ISSATA connector AHCI supports 4 SATA 6Gb s ports and Intel RAID ...

Страница 69: ... USB module cable to connector USB56 then install the module 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 4 USB connector USB1 This connectors provide the USB 2 0 3 0 signal on the front I O board ...

Страница 70: ...hes the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FAN6 and FRNT_FAN8 are backup fans only When FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN5 and FRNT...

Страница 71: ...component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is to short the CHASSIS and the GND pin by a jumper cap to disable the function 7 Rear I O connector REARIO1 2 These connectors provide signal through the cable connected between this connector and CB RIO R30A so that LAN port 1 and 2 on the board can work ...

Страница 72: ... passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity 9 Power Supply SMBus connector 12 1 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface ...

Страница 73: ... push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 20 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 least the mi...

Страница 74: ... SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 SSI power button soft off button 2 pin...

Страница 75: ...N activity LED 2 pin LAN1_LINKACTLED LAN2_LINKACTLED These connectors are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel 3 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 LOCATORLED2 These connectors are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connector The LEDs light up when the Locator button is pressed 4 Locator Button 2 pin LOCATORBTN These connectors are...

Страница 76: ...ower connector 8 pin USB_LAN_PWR1 This connector provide the power for the 3V_AUX on the rear I O board and the 5V on the front panel board 14 Dedicated LAN connector DM_LAN1 This LAN connector provide the signal of the DM_LAN1 on the rear I O board ...

Страница 77: ...LED connector 8 1 pin HDD_BP1 This connector provide the signal to the HDD Access LED indicator and status of accessing the Safety Chip 16 VGA connector 16 1 pin VGA_HDR1 This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic Range interface HDR1 ...

Страница 78: ...anagement device and indicates its initiation status When the PSU is plugged and the system is OFF ASUS ASMB8 management device starts system initiation for about one 1 minute The BMC LED blinks after system initiation finishes 2 CPU warning LED ERRCPU1 2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding CPU ...

Страница 79: ...fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate 4 Hard disk activity LED HDLED1 This LED is for the storage add on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up ...

Страница 80: ... 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 is started 15 ...

Страница 81: ...sume 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 recovery F1 Recovery condition triggered b...

Страница 82: ... Device Selection BDS phase is started 91 Driver connecting is started 92 PCI Bus initialization is started 93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization 94 PCI Bus Enumeration 95 PCI Bus Request Resources 96 PCI Bus Assign Resources 97 Console Output devices connect 98 Console input devices connect 99 Super IO Initialization 9A USB initialization is started 9B USB Reset 9C USB Detect 9D USB Enabl...

Страница 83: ...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 0x03 System is entering S3 sleep state...

Страница 84: ...4 24 Chapter 4 Motherboard Information ...

Страница 85: ...5 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Страница 86: ...he utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would cause system boot failure The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file...

Страница 87: ...update the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file into the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu then select ASUS EZ Flash Utility Press Enter ASUS Tek EzFlash Utilit...

Страница 88: ... drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at https www asus com support to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i filename CAP where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive then press Enter A BUPDATER i file name CAP This function can sup...

Страница 89: ...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 ASUSTek BIOS Updater for DOS V1 30 2011 12 22 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE KALEL 0305 12 PATH BOARD Z10PG D24 VER 0201 DATE 08 20 2014 BOARD Z10PG D24 VER 0202 DATE 09 12 2014 ...

Страница 90: ...n 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 pro...

Страница 91: ...hanging the event log settings Monitor For displaying the system temperature power status and changing the fan settings Security For changing the security settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tool For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired...

Страница 92: ...ngs 5 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 5 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 93: ...screen appears The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system date time language and security settings 5 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 5 3 2 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time ...

Страница 94: ...s can cause the system to malfunction Optimized Performance Settings Default This item shows the recommended BIOS settings that includes performance realted BIOS options to optimize performmance Configuration options Default Linpack mWeb Memcached SAP SD 2 tier SPECCPU _rate_base2006 SPECCPU _base2006 SPECjbb 2013MultiJVM SPECjEnterprise 2010 SPECmpiM 2007 SPECompG 2012 SPECpower _ssj2008 SPECvirt...

Страница 95: ...Test on all HDDs during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enable Hibernation Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate OS Sleep State Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Страница 96: ...ial Port 2 Serial Port Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Change Settings Auto Allows you to choose the setting for Super IO device Configuration options Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 ...

Страница 97: ...le Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel LAN ROM Type PXE Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI 5 4 4 Onboard LAN I210 Configuration ...

Страница 98: ...rt 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 Data Bits 8 Specify the number of data bits to transmit over the serial in...

Страница 99: ... flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled This allows you to enable the VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only ...

Страница 100: ...ws Server OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control None Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses the two wires to send start stop signals Co...

Страница 101: ...was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PCIE Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By Ring Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disabl...

Страница 102: ...nfigure the system s ACPI parameters Power Boost Normal This item increases extra power input to processor s and computing performance depending on applications Make sure your thermal solution and power supply are able to handle this circumstances Configuration options Normal High Extreme ...

Страница 103: ...sabled Enabled Above 4G Decoding Enabled Allows you to enable or disable 64 bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address space It only works if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Configuration options Disabled Enabled SR IOV Support Disabled This option enables or disables SIngle Root IO Virtualization Support if the system has SR IOV capable PCIe devices Configuration options Disabl...

Страница 104: ...Stack Configuration options Disabled Enabled Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled Enables or disables the Ipv4 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv4 PXE boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled Ipv6 PXE Support Enabled Enables or disables the Ipv6 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv6 PXE boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled PXE boot wait time 0 Wait tim...

Страница 105: ...lay mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Boot Option filter Legacy only This option allows you to control the Legacy UEFI ROMs priority Configuration options UEFI and Legacy Legacy only UEFI only Network Storage Video Legacy This option allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE Storage Video OpROM Configuration options UEFI Legacy Other PCI devices Leg...

Страница 106: ...22 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup 5 4 11 Trusted Computing Configuration Security Device Support Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Страница 107: ...ed EHCI Hand off Disabled This is a workaround for 0Ses without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage drvier support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Port 60 64 Emulation Enabled This allows you to enable the I O port 6...

Страница 108: ...reports itself to the host controller Configuration options Auto Manual Mass Storage Devices AMI Virtual CDROM0 Floppy0 HDisk0 1 00 Auto Allows you to select the mass storage device emulation type Configuration options Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CD ROM Generic 8 07 Auto Allows you to select the mass storage device emulation type Configuration options Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CD ROM A...

Страница 109: ...5 25 ASUS ESC8000 G3 5 5 IntelRCSetup menu The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the processor and chipset settings ...

Страница 110: ...n options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enable Intel TXT Support Disabled Forces the XD feature log to always return 0 when disabled Configuration options Disab...

Страница 111: ...ion options Disabled Enabled DCU Mode 32K 8Way Without ECC This item allows you to select the DCU mode A write of 1 selects the DCU mode as 16KB 4 way with ECC Configuration options 32K 8Way Without ECC 16K 4Way With ECC Direct Cache Access DCA Auto This Item allows you to enable or disable Direct Cache Access Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled DCA Prefetch Delay 32 This Item allows you t...

Страница 112: ...d Turbo Mode allows a CPU logical processor to execute a higher frequency when enough power is available and does not exceed CPU defined limits Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU C State Control Package C State Limit C6 Retention state This item allows you to select the Package C State limit Configuration options C0 C1 state C2 State C6 non Retention state C6 Retention state CPU C3 Report ...

Страница 113: ... Configuration Balanced Optimization for the workload characterization Configuration options Balanced I O sensitive Averaging Time Window 23 This is used to control the effective window of the average for CO and PO time PO TotalTimeThreshold Low 35 The HW switching mechanism disables the performance setting 0 when the total PO time is less than this threshold PO TotalTimeThreshold High 58 The HW s...

Страница 114: ... item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode Configuration options Slow Fast Link Frequency Select Auto This item allows you to select the QPI link frequency Configuration options Auto 6 4 GT s 8 0 GT s 9 6 GT s Link L0p L1 Enable Enable This item allows you to disable or enable Link L0p or Link L1 Configuration options Disable Enable Snoop Mode Early Snoop Th...

Страница 115: ... Error Enabled Allows you to enable or disable halt on mem Training Error Configuration options Disabled Enabled ECC Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable the ECC support Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Enhanced Log Parsing Disabled Allows you to enable additional output in debug log for easier machine parsing Configuration options Disabled Enabled Data Scrambling Auto Allows yo...

Страница 116: ...mid or tem_hi Memory Power Savings Mode Auto Allows you to configure the CKE and other related Memory Power Savings features Configuration options Auto Disabled APD On User Defined Reserved Reserved Memory Power Savings Advanced Options CK in SR Auto Allows you to configure CK behavior during self refresh Configuration options Auto Driven Tri State Pulled Low Pulled High MDLL Off Auto Allows you t...

Страница 117: ...ble RAS Modes Enabling Sparing and Mirroring is not supported In case enabled Sparing will be selected Configuration options Disabled Mirror Lockstep Mode Memory Rank Sparing Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Memory Rank Sparing Configuration options Disabled Enabled Correctable Error Threshold 32767 Allows you to set the Correctable Error Threshold used for sparing tagging and leaky bucket...

Страница 118: ... Intel VT for Directed I O VT d Intel VT for Directed I O VT d Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Express Global Options TX EQ WA Enabled Use special table for TX_EQ and vendor specific cards Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI E ASPM Support Global L1 Only This option enables or disables th...

Страница 119: ...ions Disable ASPM ASPM L0s ASPM L1 ASPM L0sL1 ASPM Auto PCH sSATA Configuration sSATA Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the sSATA Controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Configure sSATA as AHCI Allows you to identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Configuration options IDE AHCI RAID Support Aggressive Link Power Management Enabled Allo...

Страница 120: ...iguration options Disabled Enabled USB Configuration xHCI Mode Auto Allows you to enable or disable the mode of operation of xHCI controller Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled USB Ports Per Port Disable Control Disabled Allows you to control each of the USB ports disabling Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appears only when the USB Ports Per Port Disable Control i...

Страница 121: ...5 37 ASUS ESC8000 G3 5 5 8 Miscellaneous Configuration Miscellaneous Configuration Active Video Offboard Device Allows you to select the video type Configuration options Onboard Device Offboard Device ...

Страница 122: ...ed This item when enabled is supported by unlocking MSR 0x790 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Whea Settings Whea Support Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the WHEA support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Error Enabling Memory corrected Error enabling Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the WHEA Memory corrected errors Configuration options Disabl...

Страница 123: ...ms is configurable only when the OS Watchdog Timer is set to Enabled OS Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes Allows you to configure the length of the OS Boot Watchdog Timer Configuration options 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes OS Wtd Timer Policy Reset This item allows you to configure the how the system should respond if the OS Boot Watch Timer expires Configuration options Do Nothing Reset P...

Страница 124: ...othing Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full SEL Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immediately Log EFI Status Codes Error code Disable the logging of EFI Status Codes or log only error code or only progress code or both Configuration options Disabled Both Error code Progress code BMC network configuration The sub items in this configuration allow you to configure the BMC networ...

Страница 125: ... Enable IPv6 Display Full Formula Enable Displays the full or brief IPv6 Formula Configuration options Disable Enable IPv6 Display Letter Case Upper Case Displays the uppercase or lowercase letters of the alphabet Configuration options Lower Case Upper Case IPv6 BMC DM_LAN1 IPv6 BMC Shared Lan IPv6 BMC Lan IP Address Source Unspecified Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynam...

Страница 126: ... LAN IP Prefix Length Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP Prefix Length IPv6 BMC LAN Default Gateway Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan Default Gateway IPv6 BMC LAN DNS Settings Allows you to enter IPv6 BMC LAN DNS Settings IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP Address Allows you to enter IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP address IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP Prefix Length Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan Link IP Prefix Length ...

Страница 127: ... Log No Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Log Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset Configuration options No Yes Next reset Yes Every reset When Log is Full Do Nothing Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immediately Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Disabled Allows you to ch...

Страница 128: ...PM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A VCORE1 2 Voltage VDDQ_AB Voltage VDDQ_CD Voltage VDDQ_EF Voltage VDDQ_GH Voltage 5VSB Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 3 3V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators CPU FAN1 CPU FAN2 mode CPU FAN3 CPU FAN4 mode HDD FAN1 HDD FAN2...

Страница 129: ...m the Create New Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear th...

Страница 130: ...when prompted To clear a user password 1 Select the Clear User Password item and press Enter 2 Select Yes from the Warning message window then press Enter Secure Boot Menu This item allows you to customize the Secure Boot settings Secure Boot Disabled Secure Boot can be enabled if the system is running in User mode with enrolled platform Key EPK or if the CSM function is disabled Configuration opt...

Страница 131: ...will ask you if you want to Install Factory Default secure keys Select Yes if you want to load the default secure keys otherwise select No Save All Secure Boot Variables This item will ask you if you want to save all secure boot variables Select Yes if you want to save all secure boot variables otherwise select No Platform Key PK Key Exchange Key KEK Authorized Signatures DB Authorized TimeStamps ...

Страница 132: ... Full Screen Disabled POST Report 5 sec Allows you to set the desired POST Report waiting time from 1 to 10 seconds Configuration options 1 sec 10 sec Until Press ESC Chassis Intrusion Warning Allows you to set an action when chassis intrusion has occurred Configuration options Warning Halt Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The ...

Страница 133: ...rive BBS Priorities These items appear only when you connect SATA ODD Floppy disk drive or hard drive to the SATA ports and allow you to set the booting order of the SATA devices 5 11 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press Enter to display the submenu ASUS EZ Flash Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press ...

Страница 134: ...o the BIOS items Save Changes Reset Exit System setup after saving the changes Discard Changes Exit Exit System setup without saving any changes Save Changes Reset Reset the system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes Reset Reset system setup without saving any changes Save Options Save Changes Save changes done so far to any of the setup options Discard Changes Discard changes done so f...

Страница 135: ...e User Defaults to all the setup options Boot Override These items displays the available devices The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting from the selected device Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to launch EFI Shell application shellx64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices ...

Страница 136: ...5 52 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ...

Страница 137: ...6 RAID Configuration This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 6 RAID Configuration ...

Страница 138: ...his RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration yo...

Страница 139: ...troller For example use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility or the Intel Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel C610 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configura...

Страница 140: ...ng RAID 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 conf...

Страница 141: ...ommand This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a created...

Страница 142: ...ing a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 2 DISK 74 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARR...

Страница 143: ... SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R ...

Страница 144: ... Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE MB GB TB Select Units For VD Size RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter ...

Страница 145: ...k Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Uti...

Страница 146: ...ursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configurat...

Страница 147: ...he screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R View Add to The Existing Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Co...

Страница 148: ...e Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Initialize VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software...

Страница 149: ... On Selected VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Initialize SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Configure I...

Страница 150: ...Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Change VD Parameters Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Press ENTER To Select A VD Del To Delete A VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD Con...

Страница 151: ...10 09231523R Initialize VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drive 1 Initialize Check Consistency View Update Parameters Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 ...

Страница 152: ...Space Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Rebuild VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS...

Страница 153: ...uild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS72808PLA380 PF20A60A Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 FAIL A00 01 0 1 PORT Rebuilding of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N ...

Страница 154: ...2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R CC of VD s Configure Initialize Objects Re...

Страница 155: ...itialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Consistency Check SPACE De Select F10 Initialize L...

Страница 156: ...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 157: ... C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Clear Existing Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 201...

Страница 158: ... To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select A Boot VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items A...

Страница 159: ... Disk WC and then press Enter to turn on the option Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Rebuild Rate ...

Страница 160: ... ports to create RAID mode To use onboard SATA ports 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turning on the system During POST press Delete 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 d...

Страница 161: ...50000991756G6 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 If you want to use SAS HDD for RAID create be sure you ve already correctly installed the optional ASRK module on the motherboard The RAID BIOS ...

Страница 162: ... when you are done ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Change Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Syne Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Volume0 RAID0 Strips Select Disks 128KB 0 ...

Страница 163: ...es range from 4 KB to 128 KB The following are typical values RAID 0 128KB RAID 10 64KB RAID 5 64KB 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 7 In the Capacity field item key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and press Enter The default value field indicates the maximum allowed...

Страница 164: ... back to the CREATE VOLUME menu If a recovery set is created you cannot add more RAID sets even when you have more non RAID disks installed in your system 2 Enter a name for the recovery set and press Enter 3 When the RAID Level item is selected press the up down arrow keys to select Recovery and then press Enter 4 When the Disks item is selected press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want...

Страница 165: ... to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ESC Previous Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes DEL Delete Volume Na...

Страница 166: ...pace A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive Press Enter when you are done 3 Press Y in the confirmation window to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Resetting RAID disk ...

Страница 167: ... Hard Disk available the utility will prompt you to rebuild the RAID Press the up down arrow keys to select the destination disk then Press Enter to start the rebuilding process or press ESC to exit 6 3 5 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press Enter 2 Press Y to exit or press N to retur...

Страница 168: ...ded during POST You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk 1 Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 2 Reboot the system then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID dis...

Страница 169: ...y in the BIOS Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See the Boot menu section of Chapter 4 for more details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press E...

Страница 170: ... Turn on the system to windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage capacity You can create additional volumes to further optimize your storage system To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating system...

Страница 171: ...e type 2 Click Next 3 Enter a name for the RAID set then select the array disks 4 Select Volume Size tab you can drag the bar to decide the volume size 5 Click Next If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks select NO when prompted If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume click Advanced ...

Страница 172: ... number and size of the disks You can continue using other applications during this time 7 Wait until the process is completed then click OK when prompted You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume Properties ...

Страница 173: ...size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 3 You can change the Name Select the new volume type and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed 4 Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and click OK The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The following...

Страница 174: ...that you back up all your important data from your hard drives To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete 3 Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu or click No to return to the main menu 2 Select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Страница 175: ...nces Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors here E Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Страница 176: ...6 40 Chapter 6 RAID Configuration ...

Страница 177: ...7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

Страница 178: ...Otherwise the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD To create a RAID driver disk in Windows environment 1 Start Windows 2 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive 3 Go to the Make disk menu and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create 4 Insert a floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process W...

Страница 179: ...install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 R2 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 R2 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 R2 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Страница 180: ...port DVD into the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Windows and click N...

Страница 181: ...de type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd 3 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 4 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the ...

Страница 182: ...h 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 More Driver Disks Yes No Do you wish to load any more driver disks ...

Страница 183: ...he following command at the boot Linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press ENTER Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 6 x To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Press Tab to edit options ...

Страница 184: ...r 5 You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Choose one you like to use and select OK then press Enter OK Cancel Main Menu Yes No Driver Disk Source You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Which would you like to use sdc sdd sdb sr0 Do you have a driver disk ...

Страница 185: ...ID card are installed to the system 7 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Yes No Insert Driver Disk OK Back 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue Do you wish to load any more driver disks ...

Страница 186: ... a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount oloop image file name image Example mount oloop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86__64 img image 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled as...

Страница 187: ...enu Press Enter Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu ...

Страница 188: ...ve to provide the third party driver during the OS installation Type the command brokenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press Enter 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium sda USB Floppy other device OK Back ...

Страница 189: ...he contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for the latest updates on software and utilities The support DVD is supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers management applications and utilities that you can install to maximize the features o...

Страница 190: ...available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 7 3 2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports 7 3 1 Drivers menu tab ...

Страница 191: ...f the menu to view more items 7 3 4 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the server system motherboard and the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide Onscreen display and content vary depending on the motherboard and chipset The screenshot is provided for reference only ...

Страница 192: ... 6 Driver Installation 7 3 5 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information e mail addresses and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard ...

Страница 193: ...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 194: ...t window select Yes to accept the terms and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information then press Next 7 Wait for the installation of the driver to finish then click Next 8 When prompted Toggle Yes I want to restart the computer now then click Finish ...

Страница 195: ...bit Adapters Driver on the Windows operating system 1 Restart the computer 2 Log on with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 4 From the Drivers menu click Intel ...

Страница 196: ...stallShield Wizard window click Next 7 Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 8 From the Setup Options window click Next to start the installation By default Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Windows PowerShell Module are ticked ...

Страница 197: ...ASUS ESC8000 G3 7 21 9 Click Install to start the installation 10 When the installation is done click Finish to complete the installation ...

Страница 198: ...ith 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...

Страница 199: ...ASUS ESC8000 G3 7 23 6 Click Finish to complete the installation 5 Click Install to proceed with the installation ...

Страница 200: ...Storage Technology enterprise 4 1 utility on a Windows operating system To install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4 1 utility 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive and find the utility menu 3 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4 1 to begin installation 4 When the Welcome ...

Страница 201: ...ASUS ESC8000 G3 7 25 5 Read the Warning message and click Next to continue 6 Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue 7 Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue ...

Страница 202: ... 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 203: ...Appendix This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard Appendix ...

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Страница 206: ...echserv techserv aspx ASUS Polska Sp z o o Poland Address Ul Postępu 6 02 676 Warszawa Poland Web site http pl asus com Technical Support Telephone 48 225718033 Online Support http support asus com techserv techserv aspx ASK Service Russia and CIS Address г Москва ул Орджоникидзе д 10 Россия Telephone 495 640 32 75 Web site http ru asus com Technical Support Telephone 008 800 100 ASUS 008 800 100 ...

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