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3. 

Press <Tab> to switch to the 

Drive

 field.

4. 

Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS, 

then press <Enter>. 

5. 

Press <Tab> to switch to the 

Folder Info

 field.

6. 

Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press <Enter> to perform 

the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done.

5.1.2 

ASUS EZ Flash Utility

The ASUS EZ Flash Utility feature allows you to 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 Utility

[Up/Down/Left/Right]:Switch [Enter]:Choose [q]:Exit

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System Volume Information 

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Windows 

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Содержание RS700-E8-RS4 Series

Страница 1: ...1U Rackmount Server RS700 E8 RS4 Series User Guide ...

Страница 2: ...ion 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 fo...

Страница 3: ...l Processing Unit CPU 2 3 Installing the CPU and heatsink 2 3 2 3 System memory 2 10 2 3 1 Overview 2 10 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 11 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 2 13 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM 2 13 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 14 2 5 Expansion slot 2 16 2 5 2 Installing expansion cards to the butterfly riser card 2 17 2 5 3 Configuring an expansion card 2 20 2 6 Cable connections 2 23 2 7 SATA SAS backplane...

Страница 4: ...eneral help 5 8 5 2 7 Configuration fields 5 8 5 2 8 Pop up window 5 8 4 2 9 Scroll bar 5 8 5 3 Main menu 5 9 5 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx 5 9 5 3 2 System Time xx xx xx 5 9 5 4 Advanced menu 5 10 5 4 1 ACPI Settings 5 11 5 4 2 Smart Settings 5 11 5 4 3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration 5 12 5 4 4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Configuration 5 13 5 4 5 Serial Port Console Redirection 5 14 5 4 6 APM 5 17 5 ...

Страница 5: ...9 Server ME Configuration 5 35 5 5 10 Runtime Error Logging Support 5 36 5 6 Server Mgmt menu 5 37 5 7 Event Logs menu 5 41 5 7 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 5 41 5 7 2 View Smbios Event Log 5 42 5 8 Monitor menu 5 43 5 9 Security menu 5 44 5 10 Boot menu 5 47 5 11 Tool menu 5 48 5 12 Exit menu 5 49 Chapter 6 RAID Configuration 6 1 Setting up RAID 6 2 6 1 1 RAID definitions 6 2 6 1 2 Installi...

Страница 6: ... 6 17 6 4 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility 6 18 6 4 1 RAID 1 volume 6 19 6 4 2 RAID 1E 10 volume 6 23 6 4 3 RAID 0 volume 6 25 6 4 4 Managing Arrays 6 27 6 4 5 Viewing SAS topology 6 34 6 4 6 Global Properties 6 35 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 1 RAID driver installation 7 2 7 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7 2 7 1 2 Creating the LSI 2308 SAS2 driver disk 7 4 7 1 3 Installing the RAID controll...

Страница 7: ... Z10PP D24 block diagram A 2 Notices A 3 Federal Communications Commission Statement A 3 Canadian Department of Communications Statement A 4 REACH A 4 ASUS Recycling Takeback Services A 4 Australia statement notice A 4 ASUS contact information A 5 ...

Страница 8: ...he 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 the server on a stable surface If you encounter techn...

Страница 9: ...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 10: ...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 D Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the req...

Страница 11: ...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 12: ...D trays 1 x Front I O Board 2 x Riser Card 8 x System Fans 40 mm x 40 mm x 56 mm Accessories 1 x RS700 E8 RS4 Support CD 1 x ASWM Enterprise Support CD 1 x ASMB Support CD 1 x Bag of Screws 2 x CPU Heatsink 2 x AC Power Cable Optional Items 1 x Redundant 800W 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply Second PSU 1 x Friction Rail Kit 1 x Slim type DVD RW 1 2 Serial number label The product s serial number conta...

Страница 13: ...6 GB 8 GB 4 GB RDIMM 64 GB 32 GB LRDIMM Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 3 Slot Type 1 x PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 link FH HL 1 x PCI E x8 Gen3 x8 link LP HL 1 x PCI E x8 Gen3 x8 link proprietary 1 x PCI E x8 Gen3 x8 link OCP Mezzanine Support for ASUS PIKE II optional Support for MCB 10G 2S Dual Port 10 Gigabit s Ethernet card optional Disk Contr...

Страница 14: ...ndows 8 1 RedHat Enterprise Linux SuSE Linux Enterprise Server CentOS Ubuntu VMware Citrix XenServer Refer to http www asus com for the latest OS support Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware On Board ASMB8 iKVM for KVM over IP Software ASUS ASWM Enterprise Dimension HH x WW x DD 686 mm x 444 mm x 44 mm 1U Net Weight Kg CPU DRAM HDD not inclu ded 18 Kg Power Supply 1 1 800W 80PLUS Platin...

Страница 15: ...tures The rear panel includes the expansion slots system power socket and rear fans The middle part includes the I O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard PS 2 keyboard mouse port Mezzanine 10G LAN card port optional LAN port 1 VGA port Serial port LAN port 2 Redundant Power supply and Power cord connector LAN port 3 Expansion slots 1 2 3 4 Optical drive optional As...

Страница 16: ...ING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 1 Power supply and power fan 2 ASUS Z10PP D24 Server Board 3 System fans 4 4 x HDD trays 5 SATA SAS backplane hidden 6 Slim type optical drive hidden 7 PCI E x8 slot Gen3 x8 link OCP Mezzanine hidden 8 Butterfly riser card 9 Riser card Gen3 x16 link 10 Asset tag hidden A protection film is pre attached to the front cover before ship...

Страница 17: ...scription Power LED ON System power ON HDD Access LED OFF Blinking No activity Read write data into the HDD Message LED OFF ON System is normal no incoming event A hardware monitor event is indicated Location LED OFF ON Normal status Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF Blinking ON No LAN connection LAN is transmitting or receiving data LAN connection...

Страница 18: ...TA SAS HDD LED Description HDD Status LED GREEN ON SATA SAS HDD power ON RED ON HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately GREEN RED Blinking RAID rebuilding GREEN RED OFF HDD not found HDD Activity LED GREEN Blinking Read write data from into the SATA SAS HDD HDD Activity LED ...

Страница 19: ...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 20: ...ver and slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 3 Lift the cover from the chassis 1 Loosen the thumbscrew on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis Removing the rear cover To remove the rear cover ...

Страница 21: ...ocket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the...

Страница 22: ...ter 2 Hardware setup 2 4 3 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard Before installing the CPU ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and the triangle mark is on the top right position Triangle mark ...

Страница 23: ...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 5 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 Load lever ...

Страница 24: ...the load lever into the retention tab 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 8 Get the CPU 9 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 7 Hold the edge then gently lift the load plate H 10 Install the CPU into ...

Страница 25: ... 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 socket 13 Push down the left load lever L then insert it under the retention tab M Retention tab PnP cap ...

Страница 26: ...Material If so skip this step 14 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with 17 Twist each of the four screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one in a diagonal sequence to completely secure the heatsink 15 Prepare the CPU he...

Страница 27: ...2 9 ASUS RS700 E8 RS4 Series 18 Replace the air duct CPU1 CPU2 ...

Страница 28: ...2 Hardware setup 2 10 2 3 System memory 2 3 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 29: ... DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section Refer to ASUS Server AVL for the updated list of compatible DIMMs When installing only one DIMM in a single CPU configuration 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 ...

Страница 30: ...uration DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 16 DIMMs 20 DIMMs 24 DIMMs 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_G3 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H3 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H1 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 16 DIMMs 20 DIMMs 24 DIMMs ...

Страница 31: ...m 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 clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damagi...

Страница 32: ...SATA SAS backplane To install a hot swap SATA SAS HDD 1 Push the spring lock to the right A then pull the tray lever outward B to release the drive tray The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay 3 Place the drive tray on a flat and stable surface 4 Prepare the SATA SAS HDD and the bundled set of screws spring loc...

Страница 33: ...he bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes 7 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 8 Repeat steps 1 to 7 to install the other SATA SAS HDDs When installed the SATA SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATA SAS interface on the backplane ...

Страница 34: ... to the PCIE1 slot The pre installed riser card bracket on the PCIE1 slot supports Full Height FH Half Length HL PCIE x16 expansion cards To install a PCIE x16 Gen3 x16 link FH HL card on the riser card bracket 2 Remove the screw from the metal cover A then remove the metal cover B from riser card bracket 1 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCIE x16 slot on t...

Страница 35: ...o the PCIE2 slot The pre installed butterfly riser card bracket on the PCIE2 slot has one PCIE x8 slot and one PCIE x16 slot Although the PCIE x16 slot is physically longer than the PCIE x8 slot both of these slots provides x8 Gen3 links 1 Remove the three screws that secure the butterfly riser card bracket to the chassis 2 Carefully remove the butterfly riser card bracket golden connector The PCI...

Страница 36: ... 8 Secure the expansion card and the metal cover with two screws The default metal cover on the PCIE x8 slot of the butterfly riser card is an ASUS proprietary card bracket It is screwless by design allowing for easy installation or removal If your expansion card is pre installed with a proprietary card bracket proceed to step 9 PCIE x8 slot metal cover card bracket metal cover 9 Install the expan...

Страница 37: ...ble surface 2 Remove the screw A from the metal cover then remove the metal cover B PCIE x16 slot metal cover 1 Align and place the butterfly riser card bracket into the chassis as shown Ensure that the screw holes on the riser card bracket matches the screw holes on the chassis 2 Secure the riser card bracket with three screws as shown Replacing the butterfly riser card bracket To replace or inst...

Страница 38: ...ivers for the expansion card Standard Interrupt assignments These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering ...

Страница 39: ... on the chassis then insert the golden connector of the Mezzanine card into the OCP connector on the motherboard Ensure that the stand screws on the motherboard is aligned and matched with the screw holes of the Mezzanine card 1 Locate the Mezzanine card connector on your motherboard 4 Secure the Mezzanine card with four bundled screws stand screws mounting hole port OCP connector ...

Страница 40: ... stand 4 Align and insert the M 2 card into the M 2 connector on the motherboard Ensure that the golden connector of the M 2 card is inserted firmly in place and that the screw hole on the M 2 card matches the stand screw on the motherboard 5 Secure the M 2 card with a screw 1 Locate the M 2 NGFF connector on your motherboard stand screw ...

Страница 41: ...tors Pre connected system cables 1 8 pin BPPWR1 power connector from power supply to backplane 2 Auxiliary panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 3 Panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 4 System fan connectors from motherboard FAN1 8 to system fans 5 USB connectors from motherboard to front I O board 6 SATA connector from motherboard to SATA SAS backplane board to connec...

Страница 42: ...lution ensure to connect SAS_SGPIO_CON1 to support PIKE card SAS RAID function Connect the SATA SAS HDDs Connects the data cables connected to the motherboard SGPIO_SEL jumper pins 1 2 Onboard pins 2 3 Add on card SAS_SGPIO_CON1 connector Connects a 8 pin plug from power supply ...

Страница 43: ... type optical drive optional Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components You may need to remove previously installed component or factory shipped components when iinstalling optional components 2 8 1 System fans To uninstall the system fans 1 Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the motherboard 2 Lift the fan then set aside 3 Repeat steps 1 to 2 to unin...

Страница 44: ...2 26 To reinstall the system fans 1 Insert the fan to the fan cage The airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point towards the system rear panel 2 Connect the system fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard ...

Страница 45: ...supply module lever 2 Hold the power supply module lever and press the PSU latch A then pull the power supply module B out of the system chassis 3 Get the replacement power supply module 4 Insert the replacement power supply module into the chassis then push it inwards until the latch locks into place module lever module lever PSU latch ...

Страница 46: ...licks and secures the drive tray in place The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 8 Secure the optical drive with the screw that you removed in step 1 5 Carefully insert the replacement optical disk drive module into the drive bay until it is securely seated in place 4 Pull the optical drive module 3 Hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay...

Страница 47: ...This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server 3 Installation options Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Страница 48: ...ed to provide additonal support and stability to the server The tool less rail kit package includes Tool less rack rails Installing the tool less rack rail To install the tool less rack rails into the rack 1 Secure the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server using the set of latch screws The locations of the screw holes vary with different server models Refer to your server user manual f...

Страница 49: ...e top and the bottom 3 Press the spring lock then insert the studs into the selected square mounting holes on the rack post 4 Press the spring lock on the other end of rail then insert the stud into the mounting hole on the rack post Extend the rack rail if necessary 5 Perform steps 3 to 4 for the other rack rail Ensure that the installed rack rails left and right are aligned secured and stable in...

Страница 50: ...able 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 Ensure to include the side knots on the two sides of the server in the rack rail holders The illustrations shown above are for reference only ...

Страница 51: ...This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors 4 Motherboard Info Chapter 4 Motherboard Info ...

Страница 52: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 2 4 1 Motherboard layout ...

Страница 53: ... connector 20 pin PANEL1 4 14 13 Auxiliary panel connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 4 15 14 Chassis Intrusion 2 pin INTRUSION1 4 18 15 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 4 13 16 SATA DOM power setting 3 pin DOM1_PWR1 DOM2_PWR2 4 8 17 M 2 NGFF card connector NGFF1 4 17 18 RAID configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 4 6 19 RAID key connector 2 pin RAID_KEY1 4 18 20 PCH_MFG1 setting 3 pin PCH_MFG1 4 9 2...

Страница 54: ...e computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Remo...

Страница 55: ...u to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel I350 AM2 Gigabit LAN1 2 controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Страница 56: ...te disk arrays Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Setup Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to quickly recover the Intel Management Engine ME firmware when it becomes corrupted ...

Страница 57: ...oard Management Controller setting 3 pin BMC_EN1 This jumper allows you to enable default or disable on board BMC 7 DDR4 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable DDR4 DIMM thermal sensing event pin ...

Страница 58: ...enable or disable the Smart Ride Through SmaRT function This feature is disabled by default Set to pins 1 2 to enable it When enabled SmaRT allows uninterrupted operation of the system during an AC loss event 9 SATA DOM power setting 3 pin DOM1_PWR1 DOM2_PWR2 This jumper allows you to configure the DOM power setting ...

Страница 59: ...ASUS RS700 E8 RS4 Series 4 9 10 PCH_MFG1 setting 3 pin PCH_MFG1 This jumper allows you to update the BIOS ME block select ...

Страница 60: ...nnectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 Type A USB10 The USB56 and USB78 connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to the connectors and then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The USB10 connector is for a A type internal USB 2 0 device The USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed The USB port modul...

Страница 61: ... module you can enjoy all the benefits of USB 3 0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps faster charging time for USB chargeable devices optimized power efficiency and backward compatibility with USB 2 0 4 LAN Activity LED connector 5 1 pin LAN34_LED1 These leads are for 10G LAN activity LEDs on the front panel Connect the LAN LED cable to the backplane for LAN activity indication ...

Страница 62: ...TA 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 6 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This connector is used to connect to a hard disk drive active LED connector on the SCSI or RAID card ...

Страница 63: ...d 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 8 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM s...

Страница 64: ... SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 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 ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWR...

Страница 65: ...e 2 LAN activity LED 2 pin LAN1_LED LAN2_LED These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel 3 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connector The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed 4 Locator Button Swich 2 pin LOCATORBTN These leads are f...

Страница 66: ... supply plugs that connects to the bayplane The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit 12 VGA connector 10 1 pin VGA_HDR1 This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic Range interface ...

Страница 67: ...orts Open Compute Project OCP cards 14 M 2 NGFF card connector NGFF1 This connector allows you to install an M 2 device This connector supports type 2242 devices on both PCI E and SATA interface If the M 2 slot is occupied the SATA6G_6 slot will be disabled The M 2 NGFF device is purchased separately ...

Страница 68: ...u 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 to short the CHASSIS and the GND pin by a jumper cap to disable the function 16 RAID key connector 2 pin RAID_KEY1 This connector is reserved for the LSI MegaRAID 5 function PCH Software RAID Plug the optional RAID key to enable it ...

Страница 69: ...Series 4 19 4 4 Internal LEDs 1 CPU Error LED ERRCPU1 ERRCPU2 The CPU Error LEDs light up to indicate failure of the corresponding CPU 2 BMC LED BMCLED1 The BMC LED lights up to indicate that the on board BMC is enabled ...

Страница 70: ...RH1 H3 The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding DIMM 4 Location LED LOCLED2 This onboard LED lights up when the Location button on the server is pressed or when triggered by a system management software The Location LED helps visually locate and quickly identify the server in error on a server rack ...

Страница 71: ...ED CATTERR1 The CATT LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate 6 OCPLAN Activity LED connector 4 pin OCP_LED1 OCPLAN LED connector supports ASUS MCB 10G 2S OCP card Active LED ...

Страница 72: ... initialization before microcode 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 ...

Страница 73: ...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 recovery F1...

Страница 74: ...s 90 Boot 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 ...

Страница 75: ...OM 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 Q Code table continued Code Description 0x01 System is entering S1 sleep state 0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state 0x03 System is e...

Страница 76: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 26 ...

Страница 77: ...5 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Страница 78: ...atically 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 to a bootable USB fl...

Страница 79: ... to 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 Ut...

Страница 80: ... disk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at support asus com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i filename CAP where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive then press Enter A BUPDATER i file name CAP This function can support ...

Страница 81: ...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 ASUS Tek EzFlash Utility Up Down Left Right Switch Enter Choose q Exit FS0 System Volume Information DIR Windows DIR Z10PP D24 BIOS DIR Current Platform Platform Z10PP D24 Version 0020 Build Date 04 25 2014 New Platform Platform Z10PP D24 Version 002...

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: ...For changing 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 de...

Страница 84: ...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 85: ...menu 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 86: ...dvanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction ...

Страница 87: ...on 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 This option may be not effective with some OS 5 4 2 Smart Settings SMART Self Test Enabled Allows you to run SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Страница 88: ...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 89: ...owing items appear only when Intel LAN I350 LAN1 LAN2 Enable is set to Enabled LAN1 LAN2 Option ROM Support Enabled Allows you to load the Intel LAN ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel LAN I350 LAN3 LAN4 Enable Enabled Z10PE D16 4L only Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when Intel LAN I350 LAN3 LAN4 Ena...

Страница 90: ...har set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys et VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 57600 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits 8 Configuration options 7 8 ...

Страница 91: ... buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled This allows you to enable the VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ...

Страница 92: ... Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control None Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS throu...

Страница 93: ...tate 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 D...

Страница 94: ...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 circumstacnes Configuration options Normal High Extreme ...

Страница 95: ...s Disabled Enabled Above 4G Decoding Disabled 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 D...

Страница 96: ... 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 time to press ESC key to abort the PXE boot Media detect...

Страница 97: ... display 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 device...

Страница 98: ...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 99: ...nabled 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 po...

Страница 100: ...ommand time out Configuration options 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Device power up delay Auto This is the maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the host controller Configuration options Auto Manual Mass Storage Devices Generic 8 07 Auto Allows you to select the mass storage device emulation type Configuration options Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CD ROM 5 4 13 iS...

Страница 101: ...5 25 ASUS RS700 E8 RS4 Series 5 5 IntelRCSetup menu The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the processor and chipset settings ...

Страница 102: ...d Configuration 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...

Страница 103: ...t L1 line based upon sequential load history Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCU Mode 32K 8Way Without 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 to set the time for the DCA Prefetch delay Help...

Страница 104: ...on options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Power Power Power Performance switch Enabled Allows you to switch between Power or performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled Workload Configuration Balanced Optimization for the workload characterization Configuration options Balanced I O sensitive Workload Configuration 23 This is used to control the effective window of the average for...

Страница 105: ...t This 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 for selecting the QPI link frequency Configuration options Auto 6 4 GT s 8 0 GT s 9 6 GT s QPI Link0p Enable Configuration options Disable Enable QPI Link1 Enable Configuration options Disable Enable ...

Страница 106: ... output in debug log for easier machine parsing Configuration options Disabled Enabled Data Scrambling Auto Allows you to enable disable data scrambling Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Enable ADR Disabled Allows you to set the detecting and enabling of ADR Configuration options Disabled Enabled C A Parity Enable Auto Allows you to enable or disable the DDR4 s command address parity Con...

Страница 107: ...eaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 way Interleave 2 way Interleave 3 way Interleave 4 way Interleave Rank Interleaving Auto Select different rank interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 way Interleave 2 way Interleave 4 way Interleave 8 way Interleave Memory RAS Configuration RAS Mode Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RAS Modes Enabling Sparing and Mirroring is not suppor...

Страница 108: ...abled Enabled 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 o...

Страница 109: ...0sL1 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 SATA Mode options SATA LED locate Enabled If enabled LED SGPIO hardware is attached Configurat...

Страница 110: ...k Power SALP Management Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA Port 1 6 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Port 5 Port 6 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port Configuration 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 Dis...

Страница 111: ...ard Device Platform Thermal Configuration PCH Thermal Device Auto Allows you to enable or disable the PCH Thermal Device D31 F6 Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Alert Enable Lock Disabled Allows you to lock all Alert Enable settings Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 5 9 Server ME Configuration Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system ...

Страница 112: ...ocking MSR 0x790 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Whea Settings Whea Support Disabled 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 Disabled Enabled ...

Страница 113: ...llowing items is configurable only when the OS Watchdog Timer is set to Enabled OS Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes Allows you to configure the length fo 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 Noth...

Страница 114: ...thing 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 network...

Страница 115: ... 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 Lan Option Enable This item allows you to enable or disable the IPv6 BMC LAN channel function Disabling this item will not modify any BMC network during BIOS phase Configuration options Disable Enable IPv6 BMC LAN...

Страница 116: ...n will not modify any BMC network during BIOS phase The following item appears only when you set IP BMC Lan Option to Enable IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address Source Previous State Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Configuration options Previous State Static Dynamic Obtained by BMC running DHCP The following items appear only when you set IP BMC Lan IP Addre...

Страница 117: ...le or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging 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 Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log Con...

Страница 118: ...n the range 1 to 255 METW 60 Mutiple Event Time Windows METW The number of minutes which must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration options Disabled Enabled Convert OEM Codes Dis...

Страница 119: ... VDDQ_GH_CPU2 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 2 FRNT FAN1 mode Generic Mode Allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Generic ...

Страница 120: ...rom the Create New Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear ...

Страница 121: ... Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password 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 en...

Страница 122: ...m 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 TimeStamp...

Страница 123: ...en 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 occured Configuration options Warning Halt Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of d...

Страница 124: ...t 0700 v CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities Network Device BBS Priorities These items appear only when you connect SATA ODD 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 Allow...

Страница 125: ... to 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...

Страница 126: ... the 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 127: ...This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities 6 RAID Configuration Chapter 6 RAID Configuration ...

Страница 128: ...ncreases 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 you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 conf...

Страница 129: ...d by the Intel C612 chipset 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide 2 Connect a ...

Страница 130: ...o display the utility main menu Before you proceed ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives have set the correct jumper settings of the motherboard and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup You can refer to sections Installing hard disk drives Setting Jumpers and Setting the RAID mode in BIOS for more information ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Select Intel R Rapid Stor...

Страница 131: ...ess Enter 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...

Страница 132: ... 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 indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press Enter to start creating the RAID volume 9 From the following warning message press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or pre...

Страница 133: ...and return 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...

Страница 134: ...press Space 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 RAI...

Страница 135: ...ailable 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 2 4 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 From the following warning message press Y to ex...

Страница 136: ...OST 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 disk ESC Exit E...

Страница 137: ... array 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 pr...

Страница 138: ...supported by the Southbridge You can click Rescan to re scan any attached hard disks 1 Turn on the system to windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage capacity You can create additional volumes to further optimize your storage system To ente...

Страница 139: ...volume type 2 Click Next 3 Enter a name for the RAID set then select the array disks 4 Select Volume Size tab you can drag the bar to decide the volume size 5 Click Next If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks select NO when prompted If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume click Advanced ...

Страница 140: ...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 8 The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume Properties ...

Страница 141: ...ripe 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 foll...

Страница 142: ...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 143: ...ences Allow you to set to how to display the notification area icon system information warning or errors E Mail Preferences Allow you to set to the sending of e mail for the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Страница 144: ...ion are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference The adapter name shown on the setup screens differs according to the installed SAS RAID card Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team you have to take note of the MPTFW and MPTBIOS version for the SAS RAID card After entering the SAS configuration utility yao...

Страница 145: ...rn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives 2 During POST press Ctrl C to enter the SAS configuration utility LSI Corporation MPT SAS2 BIOS MPT2BIOS 7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Copyright 2000 2012 LSI Corporation Press Ctrl C to start LSI Corp Configuration Utility a To avoid data loss do not turn off the system when rebuilding Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Global Properties Alter B...

Страница 146: ...000 NVDATA Version 05 02 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose volume type to create LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Select New Volume Type SAS2308 2 Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volum...

Страница 147: ...does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive The disk is already part of another volume Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for volume C Create volume LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Create New Volume SAS2308 2 Volume Type RAID 1 Volume Size GB Slot Device Identifier RAID Drive P...

Страница 148: ... you want to mirror is on the first disk Press D to overwrite any data and create the new IM array Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for volume C Create array LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Create New Volume SAS2308 2 WARNING Data was found on the selected disk this data will be lost when the volume is created Choose Discard configuration or Cancel Exit on the next sc...

Страница 149: ...o select Create RAID 1E 10 Volume then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose volume type to create LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Select New Volume Type SAS2308 2 Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED Create RAID 1E 10 Volume Create a RAID 1E or RAID 10 volume cons...

Страница 150: ...6 No No 2 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No No 3 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No No By default the RAID Disk field shows No before volume creation This field is grayed out under the following conditions The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive The disk is already part of another volume 4 Repeat step 3 t...

Страница 151: ...29 00 00 2012 11 12 Select New Volume Type SAS2308 2 Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED Create RAID 1E 10 Volume Create a RAID 1E or RAID 10 volume consisting of 3 to 10 disks including up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED Create RAID 0 Volume Create a RAID 0 vol...

Страница 152: ...k is already part of another volume 4 Repeat step 3 to add the other disks to the volume 5 When done press C to create the volume then select Save changes then exit this menu 6 Wait for the utility to finish creating the volume Create and save new volume Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot LSI Corp Config Utilit...

Страница 153: ... PIKE 2308 PCI Slot 07 PCI Address Bus Dev 04 00 MPT Firmware Revision 5 00 00 00 IR SAS Address 500E0180 1280E000 NVDATA Version 05 02 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose volume type to create LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Select New Volume Type SAS2308 2 View ...

Страница 154: ...me by pressing Alt N Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Volume LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 View Volume SAS2308 2 Volume 1 of 1 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Volume Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive Pred Size Num Disk Spr Status Fail GB 0 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 Yes No Primary No 73 1 ATA WDC...

Страница 155: ...en select Manage Volume then press Enter 3 From the Manage Volume screen select Manage Hot Spares then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Manage Volume SAS2308 2 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity E...

Страница 156: ... Change Item C Commit Changes LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Manage Hot Spare SAS2308 2 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Slot Device Identifier Hot Drive Pred Size Num Spr Status Fail GB 0 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No RAID No 74 1 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No RAID No 74 2 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No No 74 3 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No...

Страница 157: ...Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity Expansion 2 The below screen appears Press Enter to activate a RAID volume Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Manage Volume SAS2308 2 This field is used to activate a RAID volume This field is graye...

Страница 158: ... LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Manage Volume SAS2308 2 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity Expansion 2 On the following screen press Y to delete or N to cancel Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12...

Страница 159: ...ft 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Manage Volume SAS2308 2 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity Expansion 2 On the following screen press Enter to proceed with the capacity expansion Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item L...

Страница 160: ...fig Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 SAS Topology SAS2308 2 More keys for the SAS Topology display Alt B Select or deselect a device as the preferred boot device Alt A Select or deselect a device as the alternate boot device Enter On a SAS Enclosure or Expander Expand or Collapse Item Enter On a Disk Drive Turn on the Locate LED next key press turns off Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Ite...

Страница 161: ...List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display minimalinformation Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Global Properties Alter Boot Order Ins Del Alter Boot List LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Adapter L...

Страница 162: ...lp Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display minimal information Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Adapter List Global Prope...

Страница 163: ...re the system defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 29 00 00 2012 11 12 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display minimal information Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults ...

Страница 164: ...6 38 Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Страница 165: ...This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components 7 Driver installation Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

Страница 166: ...disk 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 a 3 Enter the BIOS Setup 4 Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support DVD Save your changes 5 Exit the BIOS Setup and restart the computer The following Makedisk menu appears 6 Select the C22x INTEL RAI...

Страница 167: ...tant message select YES if an ASMB7 is installed otherwise select NO then press Enter NO YES YES Important Please ensure ASMB7 iKVM is well installed on the motherboard 10 Insert the formatted diskette into the disk drive and press Enter The system writes the image to the disk 11 Press any key to continue when prompted The Create Driver Diskette Menu appears after the creation of the diskette is f...

Страница 168: ... Exit the BIOS Setup and restart your computer 6 Select LSI 2308 SAS2 RAID Driver on the Create Driver Diskette menu and press Enter to go to the sub menu Create Driver Diskette Menu C22x INTEL RAID Driver LSI 2308 SAS2 Driver Write DMI FreeDOS command prompt 7 Use the Up or Down arrow keys in the LSI 2308 SAS2 Driver sub menu to select the driver and press Enter to create the driver disk LSI 2308...

Страница 169: ... the diskette is finished 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 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid...

Страница 170: ...lation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Страница 171: ...therboard Support DVD into the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Wi...

Страница 172: ...river is stored in a USB flash drive insert the USB flash drive into an available USB port Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 5 x To load the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd then press Enter To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the ENTER key To install or upgrade in text mode ty...

Страница 173: ...the OS installation More Driver Disks Yes No Do you wish to load any more driver disks The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system OK Cancel 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 5 Choose a source for the driver disk select OK then press Enter ...

Страница 174: ... to edit options 3 While booting from DVD press ESC to provide the third party driver Enter the following command at the boot Linux dd then press ENTER 4 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk into the USB floppy disk drive Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection If the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver is stored in a USB flash drive insert the USB flash drive into an ...

Страница 175: ... the OS installation More Driver Disks Yes No Do you wish to load any more driver disks The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system OK Cancel 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 5 Choose a source for the driver disk select OK then press Enter ...

Страница 176: ... 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 a...

Страница 177: ...allation Press F6 select Yes from the menu then 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 178: ...lect Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation 4 On the following screen select USB drive as the driver update medium select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium USB drive other device OK Back ...

Страница 179: ...ick the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 7 3 Running the Support DVD 1 The 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 2 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 managemen...

Страница 180: ...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 181: ...ains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks 7 3 3 MakeDisk menu tab 7 3 4 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide ...

Страница 182: ... install the Intel chipset device software on the system You need to manually install the Intel chipset device software on a Windows Operating System To install the Intel chipset device software on Windows Server 2008 R2 1 Restart the computer 2 Log in with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if ...

Страница 183: ...8 RS4 Series 7 19 5 From the Intel Chipset Device Software click Next to start the installation 6 In the License Agreement window click Yes to continue 7 Read the Readme File information and click Next to continue ...

Страница 184: ... the computer select Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish to complete the installation 8 Click Install in the Windows Security window The Windows Security window may appear more than once and you may have to click Install several times to continue with the installation ...

Страница 185: ...ert the Motherboard 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 5 From the Intel Chipset Device Software click Next 6 In the Licens...

Страница 186: ...7 22 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 Read the Readme File information and click Next to continue 8 When done click Finish to complete the installation ...

Страница 187: ...ystem To install the LAN controller device on Windows Server 2008 R2 1 Restart the computer 2 Log in with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the Motherboard 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 fro...

Страница 188: ...Wizard for Intel R Network Connections 7 From the License Agreement window select I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 8 Select the drivers you want to install in the Setup Options window and click Next 9 From the Ready to Install the Program window click Install ...

Страница 189: ...ed with the installation 4 Click Intel Network Connections Software on the Drivers menu to start the installation To install the LAN controller device on Windows Server 2012 1 Restart the computer 2 Log in with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun ...

Страница 190: ... Intel Network Connections window click Install Drivers and Software 6 Click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel R Network Connections window 7 Select the drivers you want to install in the Setup Options window and click Next ...

Страница 191: ...ASUS RS700 E8 RS4 Series 7 27 8 Click Install to continue 9 When done click Finish to complete the installation ...

Страница 192: ...erboard Support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 4 From the Main Menu click ASPEED AST2300 AST1300 Display Driver on the Drivers tab to start the installation 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 ASSE...

Страница 193: ...S RS700 E8 RS4 Series 7 29 6 Key in a username and organization then click Next 7 Select Complete in the Setup Type window then click Next 8 Click Install to begin the installation 9 When done click Finish ...

Страница 194: ... DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 4 Click ASPEED AST2300 AST1300 Display Driver on the Drivers menu to start the installation 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 5 Click OK in the Driver Information wi...

Страница 195: ...ator 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 Click Intel C22x MEI NULL HECI on the Drivers menu of the main screen to start the installation 5 From the Welcome to the Setup Prog...

Страница 196: ...7 32 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 Click NEXT when the installation of driver is complete 8 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Страница 197: ...r 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 Click Intel I210 Gigabit Adapter Driver in the Drivers menu of the main screen to start the installation 5 ...

Страница 198: ...iver installation 8 Click Install in the Ready to Modify the Program window to begin with the loading of the selected options 7 Select the options you want to install then click Next to continue 9 When done click Finish ...

Страница 199: ...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 Click Intel I210 Gigabit Adapter Driver in the Drivers menu of the main screen to start the installation 5 Click Next to continue 6 From the Program Maintenance window select Modify then click Next 7 Select the options you w...

Страница 200: ...7 36 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 In the Ready to Modify the Program window click Install to load the options you selected 9 When done click Finish ...

Страница 201: ...he support DVD provided To install the Broadcom 10G driver 1 Restart the computer 2 Log on with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the motherboard system support DVD into the optical drive 5 From the Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer window click Next 4 Click the Broadcom NetXtreme II GigE Driver to begin installation 6 From the License Agreement window select I accept the terms in the license...

Страница 202: ...7 38 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 Click Install to start installing the drivers 8 When done click Finish ...

Страница 203: ... Insert the motherboard system support DVD into the optical drive 4 Click the Broadcom NetXtreme II GigE Driver to begin installation 5 From the Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer window click Next 6 From the License Agreement window select I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next 7 Click Install to start installing the drivers ...

Страница 204: ...7 40 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 When done click Finish ...

Страница 205: ...Appendix This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard Appendix A Reference Information ...

Страница 206: ...A 2 Appendix A Reference information Z10PP D24 block diagram ...

Страница 207: ...use harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or reloc...

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