Table of Contents
- Safety information
- About this guide
- 1.1 System package contents
- 1.2 Serial number label
- 1.3 System specifications
- 1.4 Front panel features
- 1.5 Rear panel features
- 1.6 Internal features
- 1.7 LED information
- 2.1 Chassis cover
- 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 2.3 System memory
- 2.4 Hard disk drives
- 2.5 Expansion slot
- 2.6 Cable connections
- 2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling
- 2.8 Removable/optional components
- 3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit
- 4.1 Motherboard layout
- 4.2 Jumpers
- 4.3 Internal connectors
- 4.4 Internal LEDs
- 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 5.2 BIOS setup program
- 5.3 Main menu
- 5.4 Advanced menu
- 5.4.1 ACPI Settings
- 5.4.2 Smart Settings
- 5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration
- 5.4.4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Configuration
- 5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection
- 5.4.6 APM
- 5.4.7 Advanced Power Management Configuration
- 5.4.8 PCI Subsystem Settings
- 5.4.9 Network Stack Configuration
- 5.4.10 CSM Configuration
- 5.4.11 Trusted Computing
- 5.4.12 USB Configuration
- 5.4.13 iSCSI Configuration
- 5.5 IntelRCSetup menu
- 5.5.1 Processor Configuration
- 5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration
- 5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration
- 5.5.4 QPI Configuration
- 5.5.5 Memory Configuration
- 5.5.6 IIO Configuration
- 5.5.7 PCH Configuration
- 5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration
- 5.5.9 Server ME Configuration
- 5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support
- 5.6 Server Mgmt menu
- 5.7 Event Logs menu
- 5.8 Monitor menu
- 5.9 Security menu
- 5.10 Boot menu
- 5.11 Tool menu
- 5.12 Exit menu
- 6.1 Setting up RAID
- 6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
- 6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility
- 6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)
- 7.1 RAID driver installation
- 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation
- 7.3 Running the Support DVD
- 7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation
- 7.5 Installing the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210 X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters driver
- 7.6 VGA driver installation
- 7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 installation
- Z10PP-D24 block diagram
- Notices
- ASUS contact information
ASUS RS700-E8-RS4 User Manual
Displayed below is the user manual for RS700-E8-RS4 by ASUS which is a product in the Server Barebones category. This manual has pages.
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Contents
Safety information ..................................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................................... viii
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 System package contents ......................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Serial number label .................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 System specifications ...............................................................................1-3
1.4 Front panel features ...................................................................................1-5
1.5 Rear panel features ....................................................................................1-5
1.6 Internal features .........................................................................................1-6
1.7 LED information .........................................................................................1-7
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ........................................................................ 1-7
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs ...................................................................... 1-7
1.7.3 HDD status LED .......................................................................... 1-8
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
2.1 Chassis cover .............................................................................................2-2
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................2-3
2.2.1 Installing the CPU and heatsink .................................................. 2-3
2.3 System memory .......................................................................................2-10
2.3.1 Overview ................................................................................... 2-10
2.3.2 Memory Congurations ............................................................. 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
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE1 slot.......................... 2-16
2.5.2 Installing expansion cards to the PCIE2 slot ............................. 2-17
2.5.3 Conguring an expansion card ................................................. 2-20
2.5.4 Installing Mezzanine cards ........................................................ 2-21
2.5.5 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards ...................................................... 2-22
2.6 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-23
2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling .................................................................2-24
2.8 Removable/optional components ...........................................................2-25
2.8.1 System fans .............................................................................. 2-25
2.8.2 Redundant power supply module.............................................. 2-27
2.8.3 Replacing optical drive (optional) .............................................. 2-28
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Chapter 3: Installation options
3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit ..........................................................................3-2
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
4.1 Motherboard layout ....................................................................................4-2
4.2 Jumpers ......................................................................................................4-4
4.3 Internal connectors ..................................................................................4-10
4.4 Internal LEDs ............................................................................................ 4-19
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 Conguration elds ..................................................................... 5-8
5.2.8 Pop-up window............................................................................ 5-8
5.2.9 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 Conguration .......................................... 5-12
5.4.4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Conguration ........................................ 5-13
5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection ................................................ 5-14
5.4.6 APM .......................................................................................... 5-17
5.4.7 Advanced Power Management Conguration .......................... 5-18
5.4.8 PCI Subsystem Settings ........................................................... 5-19
5.4.9 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 5-20
5.4.10 CSM Conguration .................................................................... 5-21
5.4.11 Trusted Computing.................................................................... 5-22
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5.4.12 USB Conguration .................................................................... 5-23
5.4.13 iSCSI Conguration................................................................... 5-24
5.5 IntelRCSetup menu .................................................................................. 5-25
5.5.1 Processor Conguration............................................................ 5-26
5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Conguration........................... 5-28
5.5.3 Common RefCode Conguration .............................................. 5-28
5.5.4 QPI Conguration...................................................................... 5-29
5.5.5 Memory Conguration ............................................................... 5-30
5.5.6 IIO Conguration ....................................................................... 5-32
5.5.7 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 5-33
5.5.8 Miscellaneous Conguration ..................................................... 5-35
5.5.9 Server ME Conguration ........................................................... 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 denitions .......................................................................... 6-2
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ............................................................ 6-3
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................... 6-3
6.1.4 RAID conguration utilities .......................................................... 6-3
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility ................................................. 6-4
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................... 6-5
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration.................................... 6-11
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ....................................................... 6-12
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives ............................................................. 6-16
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency.................................. 6-18
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration ................................................... 6-21
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set .................................. 6-22
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache ................................................................ 6-23
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6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM
Utility 6-24
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-25
6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set................................................................... 6-27
6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID .................................................... 6-28
6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA
Option ROM utility ...................................................................................... 6-29
6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID.................................................................. 6-29
6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ........................ 6-31
6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) ......................6-32
6.4.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-33
6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type.......................................................... 6-35
6.4.3 Deleting a volume ..................................................................... 6-36
6.4.4 Preferences ............................................................................... 6-37
Chapter 7: Driver installation
7.1 RAID driver installation .............................................................................7-2
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk......................................................... 7-2
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller 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® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210 ......................................................
X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters driver ........................................................................ 7-19
7.6 VGA driver installation ............................................................................7-22
7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 ................................................
installation ..............................................................................................................7-24
Appendix A: Reference Information
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
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Safety information
Electrical Safety
• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system
unit and all attached devices are unplugged.
• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet
before relocating the system.
• When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, ensure that the
power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If
possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied service
technician or your dealer.
Operation Safety
• Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certied or experienced
engineers.
• Before operating the 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 the server on a stable surface.
• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied service
technician or your retailer.
Lithium-Ion Battery Warning
CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with
the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used
batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
CD-ROM Drive Safety Warning
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
Heavy System
CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or carrying
the system.
This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user’s safety. Use
the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.
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About this guide
Audience
This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic
knowledge of conguring a server.
Contents
This guide contains the following parts:
1. Chapter 1: Product introduction
This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections on front
panel and rear panel specications.
2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing
or removing system components.
3. Chapter 3: Installation 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
describes the BIOS parameters.
6. Chapter 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.
7 Chapter 7: Driver installation
This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system
components.
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References
Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software
updates.
1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide
This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management
utility.
2. ASUS websites
The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and
software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.
Conventions
To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used
throughout this manual.
Typography
Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.
Italics
Used to 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 required
item or value enclosed in brackets.
Example: At the DOS prompt, type the
command line: format A:/S
DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when
trying to complete a task.
CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when
trying to complete a task.
NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
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This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It
includes sections on front panel and rear panel specications.
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Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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1
2
3
4
*ASUS System Web-based Management
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.1 System package contents
Check your system package for the following items.
Model Name RS700-E8-RS4; RS700-E8-RS4-C
Chassis ASUS R12D 1U Rackmount Chassis
Motherboard ASUS Z10PP-D24 Server Board
Component
1 x 800W 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply
1 x SAS 3.5-inch HDD Backplane
4 x hot-swap 3.5-inch HDD 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 contains 14 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxxxx and printed on
the server's Asset tag.
The correct serial number of the product is required if you need to request for support from
the ASUS Technical Support team.
xxS0xxxxxxxxxx
RS700-E8-RS4; RS700-E8-RS4-C
ASUS RS700-E8-RS4 Series 1-3
1.3 System specifications
The ASUS RS700-E8-RS4 Series feature the ASUS Z10PP-D24 server board. The server
supports Intel® Socket-R3 LGA2011-3 Xeon® series processors plus other latest technologies
through the chipsets onboard.
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Model Name RS700-E8-RS4 RS700-E8-RS4-C
Processor / System Bus
2 x Socket R3 (LGA 2011-3)
Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family
QPI 6.4 / 8.0 / 9.6 GT/s
Core Logic Intel® C612 chipset
ASUS
Features
Smart Fan √
ASWM Enterprise √
Memory
Total Slots 24 (4-channel per CPU, 12 DIMM per CPU)
Capacity Maximum up to 1536 GB
Memory Type
DDR4 2133/1866/1600/1333 RDIMM/LR-DIMM/NVDIMM
* Refer to ASUS server AVL for the latest update
Memory Size
32 GB, 16 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
Controller
SATA Controller
Intel® C612
- 2 x MiniSAS ports (4 x SATA ports) + 2 x SATA ports
or 2 x MiniSAS ports (4 x SATA ports) + 1 x SATA port + 1 x M.2
connector
Intel® RSTe (for Windows only; Support software RAID 0, 1, 10, & 5)
SAS Controller
Optional:
ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card
ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW RAID card
Storage
Bays
I = internal
A or S will be hot-
swappable
4 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch HDD Bays
Networking LAN 1 x Dual Port Intel I350-AM2 Gigabit LAN controller
1 x Management Port
Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2400 32 MB
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*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Model Name RS700-E8-RS4 RS700-E8-RS4-C
Auxiliary Storage Device Bay
(Floppy / Optical Drive)
1 x Slim-type Optical Drive Bay
Options: No Device / DVD-RW
I/O connector, Switches, and
LEDs
Rear I/O Connector and Switch/LED:
2 x USB 3.0 ports
1 x VGA port
2 x RJ-45 GbE LAN port
1 x RJ-45 Management LAN
1 x PS/2 KB/Mouse port
1 x Power switch/LED
OS Support
Windows® Server 2012 R2
Windows® Server 2012
Windows® Server 2008 R2
Windows® 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 Platinum
Redundant Power Supply
1+1 550W 80PLUS Gold
Redundant Power Supply
Power Rating 100-127Vac/ 200-240Vac,
9.9A/4.79A, 47-63Hz, Class I
100-127Vac / 200-240Vac,
7A/3.4A, 47-63Hz, Class I
Environment
Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C
Non operation temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C
Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing)
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1.4 Front panel features
The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features.
The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, slim type optical drive, and two USB ports are
located on the front panel.
Refer to the Front panel LEDs section for the LED descriptions.
*This port is for ASUS ASMB8-iKVM only.
1.5 Rear panel features
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) Asset tag
Rack screw Rack screw
USB ports
USB ports
VGA port
LAN 2 LED
LAN 1 LED
LAN 4 LED
LAN 3 LED
Message LED
Power button
Location switch
Reset button
HDD LED
HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4
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1.6 Internal features
The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.
The barebone server does not include a oppy disk drive. Connect a USB oppy disk drive
to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a oppy disk.
WARNING
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. Buttery riser card
9. Riser card (Gen3 x16 link)
10. Asset tag (hidden)
A protection lm is pre-attached to the front cover before shipping. Please remove the
protection lm before turning on the system for proper heat dissipation.
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1.7 LED information
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs
ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED
Status Description Status Description
OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection
GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection
ACT/LINK LED
LED Icon Display status Description
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 is present
1
2
3
4
LAN 2 LED
LAN 1 LED
LAN 4 LED
LAN 3 LED
Message LED
Power button with LED
Location button with LED
HDD LED
SPEED LED
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1.7.3 HDD status LED
1
2
3
4
HDD status LED
SATA/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
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have
to perform when installing or removing system components.
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Hardware Information
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
Chapter 2: Hardware setup
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2.1 Chassis cover
2. Firmly hold the cover 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:
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2.2.1 Installing the CPU and heatsink
To install a CPU:
1. Remove the rear cover. For more information, see the section Chassis cover.
2. Remove the air duct.
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA 2011-3 socket designed for the Intel®
Xeon E5-2600 V3 family processor.
• Uponpurchaseofthemotherboard,ensurethatthePnPcapisonthesocketand
the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap
is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard
components. ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/
transit-related.
• Keepthecapafterinstallingthemotherboard.ASUSwillprocessReturnMerchandise
Authorization(RMA)requestsonlyifthemotherboardcomeswiththecapontheLGA
2011-3 socket.
• Theproductwarrantydoesnotcoverdamagetothesocketcontactsresultingfrom
incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/incorrect removal of the PnP
cap.
CPU1
CPU2
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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
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4. Pressdowntheloadleverwithyourthumb(A),moveittotherightuntilitisreleased
fromtheretentiontab(B),thengentlylifttheloadlever(C).
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing
a CPU.
5. Pressdowntherightloadleverwithyourthumb(D),moveittotheleftuntilitis
releasedfromretentiontab(E),thengentlylifttheloadlever(F).
Load lever
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11. Gently push the load plate just enough
to let it sit on top of the CPU.
Do not force to close the load plate
as it may damage the CPU.
6. Push the left load lever to slightly lift the
loadplate(G).
Do not insert the load lever into the
retention tab.
TheCPUtsinonlyonecorrect
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 the slot.
Load plate
edge of the Load plate
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12. Pushdowntherightloadlever(I)ensuringthattheedgeoftheloadplateisxedand
tuckedsecurelyunderthelever(J)theninsert 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.
KeepthePnPcap.ASUSwillprocessReturnMerchandiseAuthorization(RMA)requests
only if the motherboard comes with the PnP cap on the LGA 2011 socket.
13. Pushdowntheleftloadlever(L)then
insertitundertheretentiontab(M). Retention tab
PnP cap
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TheThermalInterfaceMaterialistoxicandinedible.DONOTeatit.Ifitgetsintoyoureyes
or touches your skin, wash it off immediately, and seek professional medical help.
• Ensure that the Thermal Interface
Materialisspreadinaneventhin
layer.
• Some heatsinks come with
pre-applied Thermal Interface
Material.Ifso,skipthisstep.
14. ApplysomeThermalInterfaceMaterial
to the exposed area of the CPU that the
heatsink will be in contact with.
17. TwisteachofthefourscrewswithaPhilips(cross)screwdriverjustenoughtoattach
the heatsink to the motherboard. When the four screws are attached, tighten them one
byoneinadiagonalsequencetocompletelysecuretheheatsink.
15. Prepare the CPU heatsink.
16. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the four fasteners matches
the holes on the motherboard.
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18. Replace the air duct.
CPU1
CPU2
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2.3 System memory
2.3.1 Overview
Themotherboardcomeswith24DoubleDataRate4(DDR4)DualInlineMemoryModules
(DIMM)sockets.
ThegureillustratesthelocationoftheDDR4DIMMsockets:
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2 CPU Configuration
DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1
2 DIMMs •
4 DIMMs • •
8 DIMMs • •
12 DIMMs • • • •
16 DIMMs • • • •
20 DIMMs ••••••
24 DIMMs ••••••
2 CPU Configuration
DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
8 DIMMs • •
12 DIMMs • •
16 DIMMs • • • •
20 DIMMs • • • •
24 DIMMs ••••••
2.3.2 Memory Configurations
Youmayinstall4GB,8GB,16GB,and32GBRDIMMsor32GB,64GBLR-DIMMsand
NVDIMMintotheDIMMsocketsusingthememorycongurationsinthissection.
• RefertoASUSServerAVLfortheupdatedlistofcompatibleDIMMs.
• WheninstallingonlyoneDIMMinasingleCPUconguration,installtheDIMMon
either A1 or B1.
• AlwaysinstallDIMMswiththesameCASlatency.Foroptimumcompatibility,itis
recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
1 CPU Configuration (must on CPU1)
DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1
1 DIMM •
2 DIMMs • •
4 DIMMs • •
8 DIMMs • • • •
12 DIMMs ••••••
1 CPU Configuration (must on CPU1)
DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1
1 DIMM
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs • •
8 DIMMs • • • •
12 DIMMs ••••••
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2 CPU Configuration
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 ••••••
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2.3.4 Removing a DIMM
1. Simultaneously press the retaining
clipsoutwardtounlocktheDIMM.
2. RemovetheDIMMfromthesocket.
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM
3. HoldtheDIMMbybothofitsends
theninserttheDIMMverticallyinto
the socket. Apply force to both ends
oftheDIMMsimultaneouslyuntilthe
retaining clips snaps back into place.
EnsurethattheDIMMissittingrmly
ontheDIMMslot.
EnsuretounplugthepowersupplybeforeaddingorremovingDIMMsorothersystem
components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the
components.
1. UnlockaDIMMsocketbypressing
the retaining clips outward.
2. AlignaDIMMonthesocketsuchthat
thenotchontheDIMMmatchesthe
DIMMslotkeyonthesocket.
ADIMMiskeyedwithanotchsothatittsinonlyonedirection.DONOTforceaDIMMinto
asocketinthewrongdirectiontoavoiddamagingtheDIMM.
SupporttheDIMMlightlywithyourngerswhenpressingtheretainingclips.TheDIMM
mightgetdamagedwhenitipsoutwithextraforce.
AlwaysinserttheDIMMintothesocketVERTICALLYtopreventDIMMnotchdamage.
Locked Retaining Clip
Unlocked retaining clip
DIMM notch
DIMM slot key
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2.4 Hard disk drives
The system supports four hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drives. The hard disk drive installed
on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATA/SAS ports via the SATA/SAS backplane.
To install a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD:
1. Pushthespringlocktotheright(A)thenpullthetrayleveroutward(B)toreleasethe
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. Placethedrivetrayonaatand
stable surface.
4. Prepare the SATA/SAS HDD and the
bundled set of screws.
spring lock
tray lever
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5. Place the SATA/SAS HDD into the tray
then secure it with four screws.
6. Insert the drive tray and HDD assembly
all the way into the depth of the 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.
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2.5 Expansion slot
The barebone server comes with two PCIE slots - PCIE1 and PCIE2. These slots are
pre-instaledwitharisercardbracketandabutteryrisercardbracketforinstallingPCIE
expansion cards. You need to remove these expansion card brackets if you want to install
PCIE expansion cards.
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE1 slot
Thepre-installedrisercardbracketonthePCIE1slotsupportsFull-Height(FH),Half-Length
(HL)PCIEx16expansioncards.
ToinstallaPCIEx16(Gen3x16link),FH,HLcardontherisercardbracket:
2. Remove the screw from the metal cover
(A)thenremovethemetalcover(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
the motherboard.
3. Get the PCIE expansion card.
4. Install the PCIE expansion card to the
risercardbracket(A)thensecurethe
expansioncardwithascrew(B).
PCIE x16 slot
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5. Install the riser card bracket and the PCIE expansion card assembly into the PCIE
connector on the motherboard. Ensure that the golden connectors of the riser card
bracketisrmlyseatedinplace.
ToinstallaPCI-Ex8(Gen3x8link),proprietarycardtothePCIEx8slot:
2.5.2 Installing expansion cards to the PCIE2 slot
Thepre-installedbutteryrisercardbracketonthePCIE2slothasonePCIEx8slotandone
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. Removethethreescrewsthatsecurethebutteryrisercardbrackettothechassis.
2. Carefullyremovethebutteryrisercardbracket.
golden connector
ThePCIEx8slotsupportsproprietarycardssuchasASUSPIKEIIseriescards.Install
your proprietary cards into this slot to maximize its use.
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3. Placethebutteryrisercardonaat
and stable surface.
4. Remove the metal cover then set it
aside.
5. Prepare the PCIE x8 expansion card.
6. Remove the two screws on the
expansioncard(A)thenremovethe
cardbracket(B).
7. Get the metal cover (proprietary card
bracket)thatyouremovedearlierin
step 4.
8. Secure the expansion card and the
metal cover with two screws.
The default metal cover on the PCIE
x8slotofthebutteryrisercardisan
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 expansion card and the metal
cover assembly to the PCIE x8 slot as
shown.
Ensure that the metal cover is inserted
andrmlyseatedinplace.
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3. Install the expansion card to PCIE x16
slot.
4. Secure the expansion card with a
screw.
ToinstallaPCI-Ex8(Gen3x8link),LP,HLcardtothePCIEx16slot:
1. Placethebutteryrisercardonaat
and stable surface.
2. Removethescrew(A)fromthemetal
coverthenremovethemetalcover(B). PCIE x16 slot
metal cover
1. Alignandplacethebutteryrisercardbracketintothechassisasshown.
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
Toreplaceorinstallthebutteryrisercardbracket:
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2.5.3 Configuring an expansion card
Afterinstallingtheexpansioncard,congureitbyadjustingthesoftwaresettings.
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 to the card. Refer to the following tables.
3. Install the software drivers 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 KeyboardController
2 - Programmable Interrupt
3* 11 CommunicationsPort(COM2)
4* 12 CommunicationsPort(COM1)
5* 13 --
6 14 Floppy Disk Controller
7* 15 --
8 3 SystemCMOS/RealTimeClock
9* 4 ACPIModewhenused
10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12* 7 PS/2CompatibleMousePort
13 8 Numeric Data Processor
14* 9 Primary IDE Channel
15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel
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2.5.4 Installing Mezzanine cards
ToinstallaMezzaninecard:
2. PreparetheMezzaninecard.
3. InserttheportoftheMezzaninecardintothemountingholeonthechassisthen
insertthegoldenconnectoroftheMezzaninecardintotheOCPconnectoronthe
motherboard.
Ensure that the stand screws on the motherboard is aligned and matched with the
screwholesoftheMezzaninecard.
1. LocatetheMezzaninecardconnectoronyourmotherboard.
4. SecuretheMezzaninecardwithfourbundledscrews.
stand screws
mounting hole
port
OCP connector
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2.5.5 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards
ToinstallanM.2(NGFF)card:
2. PreparetheM.2card.
3. Remove the screw on the stand
4. AlignandinserttheM.2cardintotheM.2connectoronthemotherboard.
EnsurethatthegoldenconnectoroftheM.2cardisinsertedrmlyinplaceandthatthe
screwholeontheM.2cardmatchesthestandscrewonthemotherboard.
5. SecuretheM.2cardwithascrew.
1. LocatetheM.2(NGFF)connectoronyourmotherboard.
stand
screw
• Pleasepayattentionwhenremovingthescrew,thestandscrewmightberemoved
together with it.
• EnsurethattheM.2cardispositionedbetweenthescrewandthestandscrewbefore
securing it.
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2.6 Cable connections
• Thebundledsystemcablesarepre-connectedbeforeshipment.Youdonotneedto
disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed components to install
additional devices.
• RefertoChapter4fordetailedinformationontheconnectors.
Pre-connected system cables
1. 8-pinBPPWR1powerconnector(frompowersupplytobackplane)
2. Auxiliarypanelconnector(frommotherboardtofrontI/Oboard)
3. Panelconnector(frommotherboardtofrontI/Oboard)
4. Systemfanconnectors(frommotherboardFAN1-8tosystemfans)
5. USBconnectors(frommotherboardtofrontI/Oboard)
6. SATAconnector(frommotherboardtoSATA/SASbackplaneboardtoconnectODD)
7. ISATA connector (from motherboard to SATA/SAS backplane board to connect HDD
1-HDD4)
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2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling
* For PIKE RAID solution, ensure to connect SAS_SGPIO_CON1 to support PIKE card SAS RAID function.
Connect the SATA/SAS HDDsConnects the data cables
connected to the motherboard
SAS_SGPIO_CON1 connector*
Connects a 8-pin plug
from power supply
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2.8 Removable/optional components
This section explains how to install optional components into the system and covers the
following components:
1. System fans
2. Redundant power supply module
3. Slimtypeopticaldrive(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 uninstall the
other system fans.
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To reinstall the system fans:
1. Insert the fan to the fan cage. The
airowdirectionalarrowonthefanside
should point towards the system rear
panel.
2. Connect the system fan cable to the fan
connector on the motherboard.
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2.8.2 Redundant power supply module
To replace a failed redundant power supply module:
1. Lift up the power supply module lever.
2. Hold the power supply module lever
andpressthePSUlatch(A)thenpull
thepowersupplymodule(B)outofthe
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
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2.8.3 Replacing optical drive (optional)
This server system supports a slim-type optical disk drive.
To replace the optical disk drive:
1. Remove the screw that secures the
optical drive. Set aside.
6. Carefully insert the drive tray and push
it all the way to the depth of the bay
until just a small fraction of the tray
edge protrudes.
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. 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.
2. Pushthespringlocktotheright(A)to
remove the SATA/SAS drive tray then
pullthetrayleveroutward(B).
The drive tray ejects slightly after you
pulloutthelever(C).
spring lock
tray lever
This chapter describes how to install the optional components
and devices into the barebone server.
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Installation options
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3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit
The tool less design of the rail kit allows you to easily install the rack rails into the server rack
without the need for additional tools. The kit also comes with a metal stopping bracket that
can be installed 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 xing 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 for details.
Fixing latches Set of screws Latch screws Rail Washers Rail screws
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2. Select a desired space and 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.
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 place.
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2
3
4
6. Lift the server chassis and insert into the rack rail.
• Ensure that the rack rail cabinet and the rack posts are stable and standing rmly 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.
This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief
descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors.
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Motherboard Info
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
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4.1 Motherboard layout
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Layout contents
Internal connectors / Sockets / Jumpers / LEDs Page
1 Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 4-4
2 OCPLAN Activity LED connector (4-pin OCP_LED1) 4-21
3 Power connectors (8-pin BPPWR1) 4-16
4 USB 3.0 connectors (20-1 pin USB3_34) 4-11
5 USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, Type A USB10) 4-10
6 DDR4 DIMM sockets 2-10
7 System fan connectors (4-pin FAN1-8) 4-13
8 CPU socket 2-4
9 Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 4-12
10 Smart Ride Through (SmaRT) setting (3-pin SMART_PSU1) 4-8
11 LAN Activity LED connector (5-1 pin LAN34_LED1) 4-11
12 System panel 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 conguration 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
21 Q-Code LEDs (LED1) 4-22
22 VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 4-5
23 VGA connector (10-1 pin VGA_HDR1) 4-16
24 Baseboard Management Controller setting (3-pin BMC_EN1) 4-7
25 ME rmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) 4-6
26 Mezzanine PCI card connector (MEZZPCIE1) 4-16
27 DDR4 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1) 4-7
28 LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) 4-5
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4.2 Jumpers
1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You
can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing
the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in
CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords.
To erase the RTC RAM:
1. Turn OFF the 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. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!
If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to
clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS clearance, reinstall the battery.
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2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)
This jumper allows you 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.
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4. RAID configuration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1)
This jumper allows you to select the RAID conguration utility to use when you create
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) rmware
when it becomes corrupted.
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6. Baseboard 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.
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8. Smart Ride Through (SmaRT) setting (3-pin SMART_PSU1)
This jumper allows you to 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 congure the DOM power setting.
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10. PCH_MFG1 setting (3-pin PCH_MFG1)
This jumper allows you to update the BIOS ME block select.
.
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4.3 Internal connectors
1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1–2 [Blue])
These connectors, controlled by Intel® C612 chipset, are for the Serial ATA signal
cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives (SATA 5 connector for optical drive use by
default).
2. USB 2.0 connectors (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 specication that supports up to 480 Mbps
connection speed.
The USB port module is purchased separately.
If the M.2 slot is occupied, the SATA6G_6 slot will be disabled.
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3. USB 3.0 connectors (20-1 pin USB3_34)
This connector allows you to connect a USB 3.0 module for additional USB 3.0 front
or rear panel ports. With an installed USB 3.0 module, you can enjoy all the benets of
USB 3.0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, faster charging time for
USB-chargeable devices, optimized power efciency, 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.
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5. ISATA and ISSATA connectors (ISATA, ISSATA)
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.
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.
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7. System fan connectors (4-pin FAN1-8)
The fan connectors support cooling fans of 0.8A–1.0A (12 W max.) or a total of 6.4
A–8.0 A (96 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the
motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of
the connector.
DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufcient air ow 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 certicates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance
network security, protects digital identities, and ensures platform integrity.
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9. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1)
This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
• System power LED (3-pin PLED)
This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power
LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on
the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
• Message LED (2-pin MLED)
This 2-pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front
message LED. The message LED is controlled by Hardware monitor to indicate
an abnormal event occurance.
• System warning speaker (4-pin 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 ashes when data is read from
or written to the HDD.
• ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW)
This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns
the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the BIOS
settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system
is ON turns the system OFF.
• Reset button (2-pin RESET)
This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot
without turning off the system power.
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10. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)
This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB, locator
LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs.
1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB)
These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable.
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 for the locator button on the front panel. This button queries the
state of the system locator.
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11. Power connectors (8-pin BPPWR1)
These connectors are for the power supply plugs that connects to the bayplane. The
power supply plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find
the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t.
12. VGA connector (10-1 pin VGA_HDR1)
This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic-Range interface.
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13. Mezzanine PCI card connector (MEZZPCIE1)
The MEZZPCIE1 connector supports 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
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15. Chassis Intrusion (2-pin INTRUSION1)
These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or
microswitch. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends
a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event. The default setting
is 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.
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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.
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3. DIMM warning LED (MEMERRA1-A3, MEMERRB1-B3, MEMERRC1-C3,
MEMERRD1-D4, MEMERRE1-E3, MEMERRF1-F3, MEMERRG1-G3,
MEMERRH1-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.
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5. CATT LED (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.
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7. Q-Code LEDs (LED1)
The Q-Code LED provides a 2-digit display that shows the status of your system. Refer
to the Q-Code table of this user guide for more information about the 2-digit codes.
(continued on the next page)
Code Description
00 Not used
01 Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard).
02 AP initialization before microcode loading
03 System Agent initialization before microcode loading
04 PCH 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-memory CPU initialization is started
15 – 18 Pre-memory System Agent initialization is started
19 – 1C Pre-memory PCH initialization is started
2B – 2F Memory initialization
30 Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
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Q-Code table
Code Description
31 Memory Installed
32 – 36 CPU post-memory initialization
37 – 3A Post-Memory System Agent initialization is started
3B – 3E Post-Memory PCH initialization is started
4F DXE IPL is started
50 – 53 Memory initialization error. Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed
54 Unspecied memory initialization error
55 Memory not installed
56 Invalid CPU type or Speed
57 CPU mismatch
58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error
59 CPU micro-code is not found or micro-code update is failed
5A Internal CPU error
5B Reset PPI is not available
5C – 5F Reserved for future AMI error codes
E0 S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL)
E1 S3 Boot Script execution
E2 Video repost
E3 OS S3 wake vector call
E4 – E7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes
E8 S3 Resume Failed
E9 S3 Resume PPI not Found
EA S3 Resume Boot Script Error
EB S3 OS Wake Error
EC – EF Reserved for future AMI error codes
F0 Recovery condition triggered by rmware (Auto recovery)
F1 Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)
F2 Recovery process started
F3 Recovery rmware image is found
F4 Recovery rmware image is loaded
F5 – F7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes
F8 Recovery PPI is not available
F9 Recovery capsule is not found
FA Invalid recovery capsule
FB – FF Reserved for future AMI error codes
60 DXE Core is started
61 NVRAM initialization
62 Installation of the PCH Runtime Services
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Code Description
63 – 67 CPU DXE initialization is started
68 PCI host bridge initialization
69 System Agent DXE initialization is started
6A System Agent DXE SMM initialization is started
6B – 6F System Agent DXE initialization (System Agent module specic)
70 PCH DXE initialization is started
71 PCH DXE SMM initialization is started
72 PCH devices initialization
73 – 77 PCH DXE Initialization (PCH module specic)
78 ACPI module initialization
79 CSM initialization
7A – 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes
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 USB Enable
9E – 9F Reserved for future AMI codes
A0 IDE initialization is started
A1 IDE Reset
A2 IDE Detect
A3 IDE Enable
A4 SCSI initialization is started
A5 SCSI Reset
A6 SCSI Detect
A7 SCSI Enable
A8 Setup Verifying Password
A9 Start of Setup
AA Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
AB Setup Input Wait
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Code Description
AC Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below)
AD Ready To Boot event
AE Legacy Boot event
AF Exit Boot Services event
B0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin
B1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End
B2 Legacy Option ROM Initialization
B3 System Reset
B4 USB hot plug
B5 PCI bus hot plug
B6 Clean-up of NVRAM
B7 Conguration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings)
B8– BF Reserved for future AMI codes
D0 CPU initialization error
D1 System Agent initialization error
D2 PCH initialization error
D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available
D4 PCI resource allocation error. Out of Resources
D5 No Space for Legacy Option ROM
D6 No Console Output Devices are found
D7 No Console Input Devices are found
D8 Invalid password
D9 Error loading Boot Option (LoadImage returned error)
DA Boot Option is failed (StartImage returned error)
DB Flash update is failed
DC Reset protocol is not available
Q-Code table (continued)
Code Description
0x01 System is entering S1 sleep state
0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state
0x03 System is entering S3 sleep state
0x04 System is entering S4 sleep state
0x05 System is entering S5 sleep state
0x10 System is waking up from the S1 sleep state
0x20 System is waking up from the S2 sleep state
0x30 System is waking up from the S3 sleep state
0x40 System is waking up from the S4 sleep state
0xAC System has transitioned into ACPI mode. Interrupt controller is in PIC mode.
0xAA System has transitioned into ACPI mode. Interrupt controller is in APIC mode.
ACPI/ASL Checkpoints
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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
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5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output
System (BIOS) setup:
1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
TorecovertheBIOSusingabootableUSBashdiskdrivewhentheBIOSlefailsor
gets corrupted.
2. ASUS EzFlash
UpdatestheBIOSusingaUSBashdisk.
3. BUPDATER
UpdatestheBIOSinDOSmodeusingabootableUSBashdiskdrive.
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive
TorecovertheBIOSfromaUSBashdrive:
1. InserttheUSBashdrivewiththeoriginalorupdatedBIOSletooneUSBportonthe
system.
2. The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the BIOS
recoverynished.
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
ASUSwebsiteatwww.asus.comtodownloadthelatestBIOSle.
SaveacopyoftheoriginalmotherboardBIOSletoabootableUSBashdiskdrivein
case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using
the BUPDATER utility.
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
TheASUSCrashFreeBIOS3isanautorecoverytoolthatallowsyoutorestoretheBIOSle
when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS
leusingaUSBashdrivethatcontainstheupdatedBIOSle.
PrepareaUSBashdrivecontainingtheupdatedmotherboardBIOSbeforeusingthis
utility.
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3. Press <Tab> to switch to the Driveeld.
4. PresstheUp/DownarrowkeystondtheUSBashdiskthatcontainsthelatestBIOS,
then press <Enter>.
5. Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Infoeld.
6. PresstheUp/DownarrowkeystondtheBIOSle,andthenpress<Enter>toperform
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.
Beforeyoustartusingthisutility,downloadthelatestBIOSfromtheASUSwebsiteat
www.asus.com.
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash Utility:
1. InserttheUSBashdiskthatcontainsthelatestBIOSleintotheUSBport.
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
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 : 0022
Build Date :05/05/2014
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5.1.3 BUPDATER utility
The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may
not be the same as shown.
TheBUPDATERutilityallowsyoutoupdatetheBIOSleintheDOSenvironmentusinga
bootableUSBashdiskdrivewiththeupdatedBIOSle.
Updating the BIOS file
ToupdatetheBIOSleusingtheBUPDATERutility:
1. VisittheASUSwebsiteatwww.asus.comanddownloadthelatestBIOSleforthe
motherboard.SavetheBIOSletoabootableUSBashdiskdrive.
2. Copy the BUPDATER utility (BUPDATER.exe) from the ASUS support website at
support.asus.comtothebootableUSBashdiskdriveyoucreatedearlier.
3. BootthesysteminDOSmode,thenattheprompt,type:
BUPDATER /i[lename].CAP
where[lename]isthelatestortheoriginalBIOSleonthebootableUSBashdisk
drive,thenpress<Enter>.
A:\>BUPDATER /i[le name].CAP
• ThisfunctioncansupportdevicessuchasaUSBashdiskwithFAT32/16formatand
single partition only.
• DONOTshutdownorresetthesystemwhileupdatingtheBIOStopreventsystem
boot failure!
Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Press
<F5> and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings.
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4. Theutilityveriesthele,thenstartsupdatingtheBIOSle.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot
failure!
5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed.
Rebootthesystemfromtheharddiskdrive.
The BIOS update is nished! 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 : 0022
Build Date :05/05/2014
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5.2 BIOS setup program
Thismotherboardsupportsaprogrammablermwarechipthatyoucanupdateusingthe
provided utility described in section 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.
UsetheBIOSSetupprogramwhenyouareinstallingamotherboard,reconguringyour
system,orpromptedto“RunSetup.”Thissectionexplainshowtocongureyoursystem
using this utility.
EvenifyouarenotpromptedtousetheSetupprogram,youcanchangethecongurationof
yourcomputerinthefuture.Forexample,youcanenablethesecuritypasswordfeatureor
changethepowermanagementsettings.Thisrequiresyoutorecongureyoursystemusing
the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them
intheCMOSRAMofthermwarechip.
ThermwarechiponthemotherboardstorestheSetuputility.Whenyoustartupthe
computer,thesystemprovidesyouwiththeopportunitytorunthisprogram.Press<Del>
duringthePower-OnSelf-Test(POST)toentertheSetuputility;otherwise,POSTcontinues
with its test routines.
IfyouwishtoenterSetupafterPOST,restartthesystembypressing<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>,orby
pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the system
offandthenbackon.Dothislastoptiononlyifthersttwofailed.
TheSetupprogramisdesignedtomakeitaseasytouseaspossible.Beingamenu-driven
program,itletsyouscrollthroughthevarioussub-menusandmakeyourselectionsfromthe
availableoptionsusingthenavigationkeys.
• ThedefaultBIOSsettingsforthismotherboardapplyformostconditionstoensure
optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS
settings,loadthedefaultsettingstoensuresystemcompatibilityandstability.Press
<F5> and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings.
• TheBIOSsetupscreensshowninthissectionareforreferencepurposesonly,and
may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
• VisittheASUSwebsite(www.asus.com)todownloadthelatestBIOSleforthis
motherboard.
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5.2.2 Menu bar
The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
Main Forchangingthebasicsystemconguration
Advanced For changing the advanced system settings
IntelRCSetup For changing the Intel RC settings
Server Mgmt For changing the Server Mgmt settings
Event Logs For changing the event log settings
Monitor Fordisplayingthesystemtemperature,powerstatus,andchanging
the fan settings
Security For changing the security settings
Boot Forchangingthesystembootconguration
Tool Forconguringoptionsforspecialfunctions
Exit For selecting the exit options
Toselectanitemonthemenubar,presstherightorleftarrowkeyonthekeyboarduntilthe
desired item is highlighted.
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen
Navigation keys
General help
Menu bar Configuration fieldsMenu items
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5.2.3 Menu items
Thehighlighteditemonthemenubardisplaysthespecicitemsforthatmenu.Forexample,
selecting Main shows the Main menu items.
Theotheritems(EventLogs,Advanced,Monitor,Boot,Tool,andExit)onthemenubarhave
their respective menu items.
5.2.4 Submenu items
A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu. To
displaythesubmenu,selecttheitemthenpress<Enter>.
5.2.5 Navigation keys
AtthebottomrightcornerofamenuscreenarethenavigationkeysfortheBIOSsetup
program.Usethenavigationkeystoselectitemsinthemenuandchangethesettings.
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
Theseeldsshowthevaluesforthemenuitems.Ifanitemisuser-congurable,youcan
changethevalueoftheeldoppositetheitem.Youcannotselectanitemthatisnotuser-
congurable.
Acongurableeldisenclosedinbrackets,andishighlightedwhenselected.Tochangethe
valueofaeld,selectitandpress<Enter>todisplayalistofoptions.
5.2.8 Pop-up window
Selectamenuitemandpress<Enter>todisplayapop-upwindowwiththeconguration
options for that item.
5.2.9 Scroll bar
Ascrollbarappearsontherightsideofamenuscreenwhenthereareitemsthatdonotton
thescreen.PresstheUp/Downarrowkeysor<PageUp>/<PageDown>keystodisplaythe
other items on the screen.
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5.3 Main menu
WhenyouentertheBIOSSetupprogram,theMainmenuscreenappears.TheMainmenu
providesyouanoverviewofthebasicsysteminformation,andallowsyoutosetthesystem
date,time,language,andsecuritysettings.
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.
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5.4 Advanced menu
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system
devices.
TakecautionwhenchangingthesettingsoftheAdvancedmenuitems.Incorrecteld
values can cause the system to malfunction.
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5.4.1 ACPI Settings
Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled]
AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheBIOSACPIAutoConguration.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Enable Hibernation [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate (OS/Sleep State).
Congurationoptions:[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.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration
Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 Configuration
Allows you to set the parameters of Serial Port 1/ Serial Port 2.
Serial Port [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Change Settings [Auto]
Allows you to choose the setting for Super IO device.
Congurationoptions:[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;]
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Intel LAN Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Intel LAN ROM Type [PXE]
Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type.
Congurationoptions:[PXE][iSCSI]
Intel LAN I350 LAN1 / LAN2 Enable [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
The following 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.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Intel LAN I350 LAN3 / LAN4 Enable [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
The following items appear only when Intel LAN I350 LAN3 / LAN4 Enable is set to
[Enabled].
LAN3/ LAN4 Option ROM Support [Enabled]
Allows you to load the Intel LAN ROM.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
5.4.4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Configuration
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5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection
Console Redirection Settings
ThisitembecomescongurableonlywhenyouenabletheConsole Redirection item. The
settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using)
will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings.
Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]
Allows you to set the terminal type.
[VT100] ASCIIcharset.
[VT100+] ExtendsVT100tosupportcolor,functionkeys,et.
[VT-UTF8] UsesUTF8encodingtomapUnicodecharsonto1ormorebytes
[ANSI] ExtendedASCIIcharset
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.
Congurationoptions:[9600][19200][38400][57600][115200]
Data Bits [8]
Congurationoptions:[7][8]
The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to[Enabled].
COM1/COM2
Console Redirection [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management
Services (EMS)
Console Redirection [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Parity [None]
Aparitybitcanbesentwiththedatabitstodetectsometransmissionerrors.[Mark]
and[Space]paritydonotallowforerrordetection.
[None] None
[Even] paritybitis0ifthenumof1’sinthedatabitsiseven
[Odd] paritybitis0ifnumof1’sinthedatabitsisodd
[Mark] paritybitisalways1
[Space] paritybitisalways0
Stop Bits [1]
Stopbitsindicatetheendofaserialdatapacket.(Astartbitindicatesthebeginning.)
The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow devices may require more
than1stopbit.Congurationoptions:[1][2]
Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS]
Flowcontrolcanpreventdatalossfrombufferoverow.Whensendingdata,ifthe
receivingbuffersarefull,a“stop”signalcanbesenttostopthedataow.Oncethe
buffersareempty,a“start”signalcanbesenttore-starttheow.Hardwareowcontrol
uses two wires to send start/stop signals.
Congurationoptions:[None][HardwareRTS/CTS]
VT -UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled]
This allows you to enable the VT -UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI/VT100
terminals.Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Recorder Mode [Disabled]
Withthismodeenabledonlytextwillbesent.ThisistocaptureTerminaldata.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Legacy OS Redirection Resolution [80x24]
This allows you to set the number of rows and columns supported on the Legacy OS.
Congurationoptions:[80x24][80x25]
Putty Keypad [VT100]
ThisallowsyoutoselecttheFunctionKeyandKeypadonPutty.Congurationoptions:
[VT100][LINUX][XTERMR6][SCO][ESCN][VT400]
Redirection After BIOS POST [Always Enable]
This setting allows you to specify if Bootloader is selected than Legacy console
redirection.Congurationoptions:[AlwaysEnable][Bootloader]
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Console Redirection Settings
Out-of-Band Mgmt Port [COM1]
MicrosoftWindowsEmergencyManagementServices(EMS)allowforremote
managementofaWindowsServerOSthroughaserialport.
Congurationoptions:[COM1][COM2]
Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]
MicrosoftWindowsEmergencyManagementServices(EMS)allowforremote
managementofaWindowsServerOSthroughaserialport.
Congurationoptions:[VT100][VT100+][VT-UTF8][ANSI]
Bits per second [115200]
MicrosoftWindowsEmergencyManagementServices(EMS)allowforremote
managementofaWindowsServerOSthroughaserialport.
Congurationoptions:[9600][19200][57600][115200]
Flow Control [None]
MicrosoftWindowsEmergencyManagementServices(EMS)allowforremote
managementofaWindowsServerOSthroughaserialport.
Congurationoptions:[None][HardwareRTS/CTS][SoftwareXon/Xoff]
The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to[Enabled].
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5.4.6 APM
AllowsyoutoconguretheAdvancePowerManagement(APM)settings.
Restore AC Power Loss [Last State]
Whensetto[PowerOff],thesystemgoesintooffstateafteranACpowerloss.Whenset
to[PowerOn],thesystemwillrebootafteranACpowerloss.Whensetto[LastState],the
systemgoesintoeitherofforonstate,whateverthesystemstatewasbeforetheACpower
loss.
Congurationoptions:[PowerOff][PowerOn][LastState]
Power On By PCIE [Disabled]
[Disabled] DisablesthePCIEdevicestogenerateawakeevent.
[Enabled] EnablesthePCIEdevicestogenerateawakeevent.
Power On By Ring [Disabled]
[Disabled] DisablesthePCIEdevicestogenerateawakeevent.
[Enabled] EnablesthePCIEdevicestogenerateawakeevent.
Power On By RTC [Disabled]
[Disabled] DisablesRTCtogenerateawakeevent.
[Enabled] Whensetto[Enabled],theitemsRTC Alarm Date (Days) and Hour/
Minute/Secondwillbecomeuser-congurablewithsetvalues.
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5.4.7 Advanced Power Management Configuration
Allowsyoutocongurethesystem'sACPIparameters.
Power Boost [Normal]
This item increases extra power input to processor(s) and computing performance depending
on applications.
Makesureyourthermalsolutionandpowersupplyareabletohandlethiscircumstacnes.
Congurationoptions:[Normal][High][Extreme]
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5.4.8 PCI Subsystem Settings
AllowsyoutocongurePCI,PCI-X,andPCIExpressSettings.
Load RT32 Image [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable RT32 Image Loading.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Above 4G Decoding [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable 64-bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address
space.Itonlyworksifthesystemsupports64-bitPCIdecoding.
Congurationoptions:[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.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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Network stack [Disabled]
Enablesordisablesthenetworkstackfeature.Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]
5.4.9 Network Stack Configuration
The following item appears only when Network stack is set to[Enabled].
Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled]
EnablesordisablestheIpv4PXEBootSupport.Ifdisabled,Ipv4PXEbootoptionwill
notbecreated.Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled].
Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled]
EnablesordisablestheIpv6PXEBootSupport.Ifdisabled,Ipv6PXEbootoptionwill
notbecreated.Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled].
PXE boot wait time [0]
WaittimetopressESCkeytoabortthePXEboot.
Media detect time [0]
Waittime(inseconds)todetectmedia.
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5.4.10 CSM Configuration
CSM Support [Enabled]
This option allows you to enable or disable CSM Support.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
GateA20 Active [Upon Request]
This allows you to set the GA20 option.
Congurationoptions:[UponRequest][Always]
Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]
This allows you to set the display mode for option ROM.
Congurationoptions:[ForceBIOS][KeepCurrent]
Boot Option filter [Legacy only]
This option allows you to control the Legacy/UEFI ROMs priority.
Congurationoptions:[UEFIandLegacy][Legacyonly][UEFIonly]
Network / Storage / Video [Legacy]
ThisoptionallowsyoutocontroltheexecutionofUEFIandLegacyPXE/Storage/Video
OpROM.
Congurationoptions:[UEFI][Legacy]
Other PCI devices [Legacy]
ThisitemdeterminestheOpROMexecutionpolicyfordevicesotherthanNetwork,Storage,
or Video.
Congurationoptions:[UEFI][Legacy]
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5.4.11 Trusted Computing
Configuration
Security Device Support [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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5.4.12 USB Configuration
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB device support.
Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled][Auto]
XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]
Thisisaworkaroundfor0SeswithoutXHCIhand-offsupport.TheXHCIownershipchange
shouldbeclaimedbyXHCIdriver.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]
Thisisaworkaroundfor0SeswithoutEHCIhand-offsupport.TheEHCIownershipchange
should be claimed by EHCI driver.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
USB Mass Storage Driver Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage drvier support.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Port 60/64 Emulation [Enabled]
This allows you to enable the I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. This should be enabled for
thecompleteUSBkeyboardlegacysupportfornon-USBawareOSes.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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USB hardware delays and time-outs
USB transfer time-out [20 sec]
Thetime-outvalueforcontrol,bulk,andinterrupttransfer.
Congurationoptions:[1sec][5sec][10sec][20sec]
Device reset time-out [20 sec]
USB mass storage device start unit command time-out.
Congurationoptions:[10sec][20sec][30sec][40sec]
Device power-up delay [Auto]
Thisisthemaximumtimethedevicewilltakebeforeitproperlyreportsitselftothehost
controller.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Manual]
Mass Storage Devices
Generic 8.07 [Auto]
Allows you to select the mass storage device emulation type.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Floppy][ForcedFDD][HardDisk][CD-ROM]
5.4.13 iSCSI Configuration
AllowsyoutoconguretheiSCSiparameters.
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5.5 IntelRCSetup menu
The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the processor and chipset settings.
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5.5.1 Processor Configuration
Per Socket Configuration
Allows you to set the number of cores to enable. 0 means all cores. Total of 14 cores
available.
Hyper Threading [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnologyfunction.When
disabled,onlyonethreadperactivatedcoreisenabled.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
XDcanpreventcertainclassesofmaliciousbufferoverowattackswhencombinedwith
asupportingOS(WindowsServer2003SP1,WindowsXPSP2,SuSELinux9.2,Redhat
Enterprise 3 Update 3).
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Enable Intel TXT Support [Disabled]
ForcestheXDfeaturelogtoalwaysreturn0whendisabled.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
VMX [Enabled]
EnablestheVanderpoolTechnology.Takeseffectafterreboot.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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Enable SMX [Disabled]
Enables the Safer Mode Extensions
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
This Item allows you to turn on/off the mid level cache(L2) streamer prefetcher.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Prefetch [Enabled]
This Item allows you to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enabled]
This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetcher of next L1 data line.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]
This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load
history.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
DCU Mode [32K 8Way Without ECC]
Congurationoptions:[32K8WayWithoutECC][16K4WayWithECC]
Direct Cache Access (DCA) [Auto]
This Item allows you to enable or disable Direct Cache Access.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]
DCA Prefetch Delay [32]
This Item allows you to set the time for the DCA Prefetch delay Help.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][8][16][24][32][40][48][56][64][72][80][88][96][104][112]
X2APIC [Disabled]
This Item allows you to enable or disable the extended APIC support.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
AES-NI [Enabled]
This Item allows you to enable or disable the AES-NI support.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Down Stream PECI [Disabled]
This Item allows you to enable the PCIe Down Stream PECI writer.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration
Power Technology [Energy Efficient]
This item allows you to enable power management features.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][EnergyEfcient][Custom]
Config TDP [Disabled]
Thisitemallowsyoutoenable/disabletheCongTDP.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
CPU Advanced PM Turning
Energy Perf BIAS
Energy Performance Tuning [Disabled]
Allows you to select whether BIOS or Operating System chooses energy performance
bias tuning.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Energy Performance BIAS setting. [Balanced Performance]
Allows you to switch between Power or performance.
Congurationoptions:[Performance][BalancedPerformance][BalancedPower]
[Power]
Power/Performance switch [Enabled]
Allows you to switch between Power or performance.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Workload Configuration [Balanced]
Optimizationfortheworkloadcharacterization.
Congurationoptions:[Balanced][I/Osensitive]
Workload Configuration [23]
This is used to control the effective window of the average for CO and PO time.
PO TotalTimeThreshold Low [35]
TheHWswitchingmechanismdisablestheperformancesetting(0)whenthetotalPO
time is less than this threshold.
PO TotalTimeThreshold High [58]
TheHWswitchingmechanismenablestheperformancesetting(0)whenthetotalPO
time is greater than this threshold.
5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration
Numa [Enabled]
This item enables or disables the Non uniform Memory Access (NUMA).
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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5.5.4 QPI Configuration
QPI General Configuration
QPI Status
ThisitemdisplaysinformationabouttheQPIstatus.
Link Speed Mode [Fast]
ThisitemallowsyoutoselecttheQPIlinkspeedaseitherthefastmodeorslowmode.
Congurationoptions:[Slow][Fast]
Link Frequency Select [Auto]
ThisitemallowsforselectingtheQPIlinkfrequency
Congurationoptions:[Auto][6.4GT/s][8.0GT/s][9.6GT/s]
QPI Link0p [Enable]
Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]
QPI Link1 [Enable]
Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]
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5.5.5 Memory Configuration
Enforce POR [Auto]
Allows you to enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 frequency adn voltage programming.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][EnforcePOR][Disabled][EnforceStretchGoals]
Memory Frequency [Auto]
Allows you to select the memory frequency setting.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][1333][1600][1866][2133]
Halt on mem Training Error [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable halt on mem Training Error.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
ECC Support [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable the ECC support.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]
Enhanced Log Parsing [Disabled]
Allows you to enable additional output in debug log for easier machine parsing.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Data Scrambling [Auto]
Allows you to enable/disable data scrambling.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]
Enable ADR [Disabled]
Allows you to set the detecting and enabling of ADR.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
C/A Parity Enable [Auto]
AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheDDR4'scommandaddressparity.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]
Memory Topology
Displays memory topology with DIMM population information.
Memory Thermal
Allowsyoutocongurethermalsettings.
Set Throttling Mode [Disabled]
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][OLTT][CLTT]
OLLT Peak BW [xxx]
AllowsyoutosetthepeakallowedbandwidthforOLTT.Thisisinpercentageandvalid
offset values is from 25-100.
DIMM Tem Stat [xx]
Allows you to select DIMMTEMPSTAT as temp_mid or tem_hi.
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Memory Power Savings Mode [Auto]
AllowsyoutoconguretheCKEandotherrelatedMemoryPowerSavingsfeatures.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][APDOn][UserDened][Reserve][Reserved]
Memory Power Savings Advanced Options
CK in SR [Auto]
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Driven][Tri-State][PulledLow]PulledHigh]
MDLL Off [Auto]
Allows you to shutdown MDLL during SR when enabled.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]
MEMHOT Throttling Mode [Input-only]
Allows you to shutdown MDLL during SR when enabled.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Input-only][Output-only]
Mem Electrical Throttling [Disabled]
AllowsyoutocongureMemoryElecticalthrottling.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled][Auto]
Memory Map
Channel Interleaving [Auto]
Select different channel interleaving setting.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][1-wayInterleave][2-wayInterleave][3-wayInterleave][4-
wayInterleave]
Rank Interleaving [Auto]
Selectdifferentrankinterleavingsetting.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][1-wayInterleave][2-wayInterleave][4-wayInterleave][8-
wayInterleave]
Memory RAS Configuration
RAS Mode [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable RAS Modes. Enabling Sparing and Mirroring is not
supported.Incaseenabled,Sparingwillbeselected.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Mirror][LockstepMode]
Memory Rank Sparing [Disabled]
AllowsyoutoenableordisableMemoryRankSparing.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Correctable Error Threshold [32767]
AllowsyoutosettheCorrectableErrorThresholdusedforsparing,tagging,andleaky
bucket.Therangeisfrom1to32767.
Patrol Scrub [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Patrol Scrub.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Demand Scrub [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Demand Scrub.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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EV DFX Features [Disabled]
SetthisoptiontoallowDFXLockBitstoremainclear.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
PCIE Slot Option ROM Configuration
PCIE1/ PCIE2/ MEZZPCIE1 Option ROM [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE1/ PCIE2/ MEZZPCIE1 Option ROM.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][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.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
PCI Express Global Options
TX EQ WA [Enabled]
UsespecialtableforTX_EQandvendorspeciccards.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
PCI-E ASPM Support (Global) [L1 Only]
This option enables or disables the ASPM support for all downstream devices.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][L1Only]
5.5.6 IIO Configuration
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5.5.7 PCH Configuration
PCH Devices
DeepSx Power Policies [Disabled]
AllowsyoutoconguretheDeepSxModeconguration.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][EnabledinS5][EnabledinS4andS5]
PCI Express Configuration
PCH DMI ASPM [Enabled]
AllowsyoutocongurethePCHDMIASPM.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
PCIE Express root Port 1: NGFF1
AllowsyoutocongurethePCIExpressRootportsettings.
PCIE ASMP [DisableASPM]
Allows you to configure the PCH DMI ASPM.
Configurationoptions:[DisableASPM][ASPML0s] [ASPML1] [ASPM
L0sL1][ASPMAuto]
PCH sSATA Configuration
sSATA Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the sSATA Controller.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Configure sSATA as [AHCI]
AllowsyoutoidentifytheSATAportisconnectedtoSolidStateDriveorHardDiskDrive.
Congurationoptions:[IDE][AHCI][RAID]
SATA Mode options
SATA LED locate [Enabled]
Ifenabled,LED/SGPIOhardwareisattached.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]
AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheSuportAggressiveLinkPower(SALP)Management.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
SATA Port 1/ SATA Port 2/ SATA Port 3/ SATA Port 4
Port 1/ Port 2/ Port 3/ Port 4
Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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PCH SATA Configuration
SATA Controller [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the SATA Controller.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Configure SATA as [AHCI]
AllowsyoutoidentifytheSATAportisconnectedtoSolidStateDriveorHardDiskDrive.
Congurationoptions:[IDE][AHCI][RAID]
SATA Mode options
SATA LED locate [Enabled]
Ifenabled,LED/SGPIOhardwareisattached.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]
AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheSuportAggressiveLinkPower(SALP)Management.
Congurationoptions:[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
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
USB Configuration
xHCI Mode [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable the mode of operation of xHCI controller.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]
USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control [Disabled]
Allows you to control each of the USB ports 1 to 8 disabling.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
The following items appears only when the USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control is set to
[Enabled].
USB Port #1/ #2/ #3/ #4/ #5/ #6/ #7/ #8/ #10 [Enabled]
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
USB 3.0 Port #1/ #2/ #3/ #4 [Enabled]
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration
Active Video [Offboard Device]
Allows you to select the video type.
Congurationoptions:[OnboardDevice][OffboardDevice]
Platform Thermal Configuration
PCH Thermal Device [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable the PCH Thermal Device (D31:F6).
Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]
Alert Enable Lock [Disabled]
AllowsyoutolockallAlertEnablesettings.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
5.5.9 Server ME Configuration
Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system.
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5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support
Runtime Error Logging
S/W Error Injection Support [Disabled]
Thisitem,whenenabled,issupportedbyunlockingMSR0x790.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Whea Settings
Whea Support [Disabled]
ThisitemallowsyoutoenableordisabletheWHEAsupport.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Memory Error Enabling
Memory corrected Error enabling [Disabled]
ThisitemallowsyoutoenableordisabletheWHEAMemorycorrectederrors
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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5.6 Server Mgmt menu
The Server Management menu displays the server management status and allows you to
change the settings.
OS Watchdog Timer [Disabled]
This item allows you to start a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management
Software after the OS loads.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
ThefollowingitemsiscongurableonlywhentheOSWatchdogTimerissetto[Enabled].
OS Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]
AllowsyoutocongurethelengthfotheOSBootWatchdogTimer.
Congurationoptions:[5minutes][10minutes][15minutes][20minutes]
OS Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]
ThisitemallowsyoutocongurethehowthesystemshouldrespondiftheOSBootWatch
Timer expires.
Congurationoptions:[DoNothing][Reset][PowerDown]
Serial Mux [Disabled]
ThisitemallowsyoutoenableordisableSerialMuxconguration.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
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System Event Log
AllowsyoutochangetheSELeventlogconguration.
SEL Components [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
• ThefollowingitemsappearsonlywhenyousetSEL Componentsto[Enabled].
• Allvalueschangedheredonottakeeffectuntilcomputerisrestarted.
Erase SEL [No]
Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL.
Congurationoptions:[No][Yes,Onnextreset][Yes,Oneveryreset]
When SEL is Full [Do Nothing]
Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full SEL.
Congurationoptions:[DoNothing][EraseImmediately]
Log EFI Status Codes [Error code]
DisabletheloggingofEFIStatusCodes,orlogonlyerrorcode,oronlyprogresscode
or,both.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Both][Errorcode][Progresscode]
Bmc network configuration
Thesub-itemsinthiscongurationallowyoutoconguretheBMCnetworkparameters.
Configuration Address source DM_LAN1/LAN1 [Previous State]
ThisitemallowsyoutocongureLANchannelparametersstatisticallyordynamically(by
BIOSorBMC).UnspeciedoptionwillnotmodifyanyBMCnetworkparametersduring
BIOS phase.
Congurationoptions:[PreviousState][Static][DynamicBmcDhcp]
[DynamicBmcNonDhcp]
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View System Event Log
This item allows you to view the system event log records.
IPv6 BMC Network Configuration
ThisitemallowsyoutoconguretheparametersettingsofIPv6BMCnetwork.
IPv6 Display Full Field [Enable]
Displays the full or brief IPv6 Field.
Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]
IPv6 Display Full Formula [Enable]
Displays the full or brief IPv6 Formula.
Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]
IPv6 Display Letter Case [Upper Case]
Displays the uppercase or lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Congurationoptions:[LowerCase][UpperCase]
IPv6 BMC Lan Option [Enable]
This item allows you to enable or disable the IPv6 BMC LAN channel function.
DisablingthisitemwillnotmodifyanyBMCnetworkduringBIOSphase.
Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]
IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address source [Previous State]
SelecttocongureLANchannelparametersstaticallyordynamically(byBIOSor
BMC).
Congurationoptions:[PreviousState][Static][Dynamic-ObtainedbyBMCrunning
DHCP]
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The following items appear only when you set IP BMC Lan IP Address Sourceto[Static].
IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address
Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address.
IPv6 BMC 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
AllowsyoutoenterIPv6BMCLANLinkIPaddress.
IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP Prefix Length
AllowsyoutoinputIPv6BMCLanLinkIPPrexLength.
IPv6 BMC Lan Option [Enable]
This item allows you to enavle IPv6 BMC LAN channel function. Disabling this option will not
modifyanyBMCnetworkduringBIOSphase.
The following item appears only when you set IP BMC Lan Optionto[Enable].
IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address Source [Previous State]
SelecttocongureLANchannelparametersstaticallyordynamically(byBIOSor
BMC).
Congurationoptions:[PreviousState][Static][Dynamic-ObtainedbyBMCrunning
DHCP]
The following items appear only when you set IP BMC Lan IP Address Sourceto[Static].
IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address
Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address.
IPv6 BMC 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
AllowsyoutoenterIPv6BMCLANLinkIPaddress.
IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP Prefix Length
AllowsyoutoinputIPv6BMCLanLinkIPPrexLength.
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5.7 Event Logs menu
The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system
event logs.
5.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings
Press<Enter>tochangetheSmbiosEventLogconguration.
Enabling/Disabling Options
Smbios Event Log [Enabled]
Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Erasing Settings
Erase Event Log [No]
Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Log. Erasing is done prior to any logging activation
duringreset.Congurationoptions:[No][Yes,Nextreset][Yes,Everyreset]
When Log is Full [Do Nothing]
AllowsyoutochooseoptionsforreactionstoafullSmbiosEventLog.Congurationoptions:
[DoNothing][EraseImmediately]
Allvalueschangedheredonottakeeffectuntilcomputerisrestarted.
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Smbios Event Log Standard Settings
Log System Boot Event [Disabled]
Allowsyoutochooseoptionstoenable/disableloggingofSystembootevent.Conguration
options:[Enabled][Disabled]
MECI [1]
Mutiple Event Count Increment (MECI). The number of occurrences of a duplicate event that
mustpassbeforethemultiplt-eventcounterassociatedwiththelogentryisupdated,specied
as a numeric value in the range 1 to 255.
METW [60]
MutipleEventTimeWindows(METW).Thenumberofminuteswhichmustpassbetween
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).Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Convert OEM Codes [Disabled]
Enable or disable the converting of EFI Status Codes to Standard Smbios Types (Not all may
be translated).
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
5.7.2 View Smbios Event Log
Press <Enter> to view all smbios event logs.
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5.8 Monitor menu
TheMonitormenudisplaysthesystemtemperature/powerstatus,andallowsyoutochange
the fan settings.
Scroll down to view the other items.
CPU1/2 Temperature [xxx°C/xxx°F]
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU temperatures
FAN1-8 Speed [xxxx RPM] or [N/A]
TheonboardhardwaremonitorautomaticallydetectsanddisplaysthespeedofCPUfans,
frontfans,andrearfaninrotationsperminute(RPM).Ifthefanisnotconnectedtothe
motherboard,theeldshowsN/A.
+VCCIO, VCORE1/2 Voltage, +VDDQ_AB_CPU1 Voltage, +VDDQ_CD_CPU1
Voltage, +VDDQ_EF_CPU2 Voltage, +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]
AllowsyoutoconguretheASUSSmartFanfeaturethatsmartlyadjuststhefanspeedsfor
moreefcientsystemoperation.
Congurationoptions:[GenericMode][HighSpeedMode][FullSpeedMode][ManualMode]
Duty % [50]
ThisitemappearsonlywhenCPUFAN1&2FRNTFAN1modeissetto[ManualMode].
Thisitemallowsyoutocongurethefandutysettingfrom10%to100%.
FAN2&3/1&4/6&7/5&8 [Generic Speed]
AllowsyoutoconguretheASUSSmartFanfeaturethatsmartlyadjuststhefanspeedsfor
moreefcientsystemoperation.
Congurationoptions:[GenericSpeed][HighSpeed][FullSpeed][Manual]
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5.9 Security menu
This menu allows a new password to be created or a current password to be cchanged. The
menualsoenablesordisablestheSecureBootstateandletstheuserconguretheSystem
Mode state.
Administrator Password
To set an administrator password:
1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter>.
2. FromtheCreateNewPasswordbox,keyinapassword,thenpress<Enter>.
3. Conrmthepasswordwhenprompted.
To change an administrator password:
1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter>.
2. FromtheEnterCurrentPasswordbox,keyinthecurrentpassword,thenpress
<Enter>.
3. FromtheCreateNewPasswordbox,keyinanewpassword,thenpress<Enter>.
4. Conrmthepasswordwhenprompted.
Tocleartheadministratorpassword,followthesamestepsasinchanginganadministrator
password,butpress<Enter>whenpromptedtocreate/conrmthepassword.
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User Password
To set a user password:
1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>.
2. FromtheCreateNewPasswordbox,keyinapassword,thenpress<Enter>.
3. Conrmthepasswordwhenprompted.
To change a user password:
1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>.
2. FromtheEnterCurrentPasswordbox,keyinthecurrentpassword,thenpress
<Enter>.
3. FromtheCreateNewPasswordbox,keyinanewpassword,thenpress<Enter>.
4. Conrmthepasswordwhenprompted.
To clear a user password:
1. Select the Clear User Password item and press <Enter>.
2. Select YesfromtheWarningmessagewindowthenpress<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.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Secure Boot Mode [Custom]
Allows you to set the Secure Boot selector.
Congurationoptions:[Custom][Standard]
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Key Management
ThisitemonlyappearswhentheitemSecureBootModeissetto[Custom].The
Key Management item allows you to modify Secure Boot variables and set Key
Management page.
Default Key Provision [Disabled]
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
Enroll All Factory Default Keys
ThisitemwillaskyouifyouwanttoInstallFactoryDefaultsecurekeys.SelectYesif
youwanttoloadthedefaultsecurekeys,otherwiseselectNo.
Save All Secure Boot Variables
Thisitemwillaskyouifyouwanttosaveallsecurebootvariables.SelectYesifyou
wanttosaveallsecurebootvariables,otherwiseselectNo.
Platform Key (PK)/ Key Exchange Key (KEK)/ Authorized Signatures (DB)/
Authorized TimeStamps (DBT)/ Forbidden Signatures (DBX)
Congurationoptions:[Delete][SetNew][Append]
Configuration options: [Set New] [Delete] [Append]
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Setup Prompt Timeout [xx]
Usethe<+>and<->keystoadjustthenumberofsecondstowaitforsetupactivationkey.
Bootup NumLock State [On]
Allowsyoutoselectthepower-onstatefortheNumLock.
Congurationoptions:[Off][On]
Boot Logo Display [Auto]
Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.
Congurationoptions:[Auto][FullScreen][Disabled]
POST Report [5 sec]
Allows you to set the desired POST Report waiting time from 1 to 10 seconds.
Congurationoptions:[1sec]~[10sec][UntilPressESC]
Chassis Intrusion [Warning]
Allows you to set an action when chassis intrusion has occured.
Congurationoptions:[Warning][Halt]
Boot Option Priorities
These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The
number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices
installed in the system.
5.10 Boot menu
The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.
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• Toselectthebootdeviceduringsystemstartup,press<F8>whenASUSLogo
appears.
• ToaccessWindowsOSinSafeMode,pleasepress<F8>afterPOST.
Set the booting order of network devices.
Boot Option #1/#2 [SATA P2: ASUS ...]
Congurationoptions:[SATAP2:ASUS...][SATAP3:WDCWD80...]
[AMIVirtualFloppy...][IBAGESlot0700v...]
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
TheToolmenuitemsallowyoutocongureoptionsforspecialfunctions.Selectanitemthen
press <Enter> to display the submenu.
ASUS EZ Flash
Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press <Enter>. Refer to the
ASUS EZ Flash Utility section for details.
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Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this
menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.
5.12 Exit menu
The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes 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 far to any of the setup options.
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Restore Defaults
Restore/load default values for all the setup options.
Save as User Defaults
Save the changes done so far as User Defaults.
Restore User Defaults
Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options.
Boot Override
These items displays the available devices. The device items that appears on the screen
dependsonthenumberofdevicesinstalledinthesystem.Clickanitemtostartbootingfrom
the selected device.
Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device
AttemptstolaunchEFIShellapplication(shellx64.e)fromoneoftheavailablelesystem
devices.
6
RAID Conguration
This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and
conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.
Chapter 6: RAID Conguration
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6.1 Setting up RAID
The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions:
• LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID
10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS).
• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility with RAID 0, RAID
1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS only).
6.1.1 RAID definitions
RAID 0
(Data striping)
optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in
parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a
sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access
and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.
RAID 1
(Data mirroring)
copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a
second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications
to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID
conguration 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 conguration you get all the benets of both
RAID 0 and RAID 1 congurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and
three new drives for this setup.
RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Among
the advantages of RAID 5 conguration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and
higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 conguration is best suited for transaction processing,
relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems.
Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.
• If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set,
copy rst the RAID driver from the support DVD to a oppy disk before you install an
operating system to the selected hard disk drive.
• Please refer to chapter 2 for how to select the RAID conguration utility. Move the
jumper to choose between LSI MegaRAID and Intel® Rapid RAID.
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6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA
hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel® C612 chipset.
To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the Advanced Menu > PCH SATA Configuration, then press <Enter>.
3. Set SATA Mode to [RAID Mode]
4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using the
utilities embedded in each RAID controller. For example, use the LSI MegaRAID Software
Configuration Utility or the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA
hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel® C612 chipset.
Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID conguration utility.
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conguration. 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 conguration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system
user guide.
2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to
the SATA connector on the motherboard.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
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3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the
Management Menu and then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management Menu
descriptions on the next page.
At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box allow you
to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands. The keys on the
legend box vary according to the menu level.
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
The LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility allows you to create RAID 0,
RAID 1, or RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors
supported by the motherboard southbridge chip.
To enter the LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility:
1. Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives.
2. During POST, the LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility automatically
detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s).
Press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the utility.
• The LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility automatically congures 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 conguration
utility, the boot priority of the SATA optical drive has to be manually adjusted.
Otherwise, the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD.
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6.2.1 Creating a RAID set
The LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID
10 set using two types of congurations: Easy and New.
In Easy Configuration, the virtual drive parameters are set automatically.
In New Configuration, you manually set the virtual drive parameters.
Using Easy Configuration
To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option:
1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Easy Configuration, and then press
<Enter>.
Menu Description
Congure Allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using the Easy
Conguration or the New Conguration command. This menu also
allows you to view, add, or clear RAID congurations 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 RAID set
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New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
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3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, and then press <F10> to congure array
setting.
4. Press <Space> to select the congurable array.
2. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA
ports. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the drives you want to include in the RAID
set, and then press <Space>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY
to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number.
• The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.
• You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set.
• You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set.
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5. Press <F10> again, the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive
menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters.
6. Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>.
7. Select the RAID level from the menu, and then press <Enter>.
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8. Select Units from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>.
9. Select the units for virtual drive size from the menu, and then press <Enter>.
10. When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set, select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu,
and then press <Enter>.
When creating a RAID 0 set, proceed to step 12.
11. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, and then press <Enter>.
Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss.
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12. When nished setting the selected virtual drive conguration, select Accept from the
menu, and then press <Enter>.
13. Follow step 2 to 12 to congure additional virtual drives.
14. Press <Esc> to nish RAID conguration. When prompted to save conguration, select
Yes from the menu, and then press <Enter>.
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No
Save Configuration?
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
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Using New Configuration
When a RAID set already exists, using the New Configuration command erases the
existing RAID conguration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the
View/Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID conguration.
To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option
1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > New Configuration, and then press
<Enter>.
2. Follow step 2 to 9 of the previous section: Using Easy Configuration.
3. Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu, and then press <Enter>.
4. Key-in the desired virtual drive size, and then press <Enter>.
5. Follow step 10 to 14 of the previous section: Using Easy Configuration to create the
RAID set.
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6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration
You can add a new RAID conguration or view an existing conguration using the View/Add
Configuration command.
Adding a new RAID configuration
To add a new RAID conguration:
1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > View/Add Configuration, and then
press <Enter>.
2. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA
ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <Space>.
When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X
is the array number, and Y is the drive number.
The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the 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.
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New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
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6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives
After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may initialize the
virtual drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management
Menu.
Using the Initialize command
To initialize the virtual drive using the Initialize command
1. From the Management Menu, select Initialize, and then press <Enter>.
2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the virtual
drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive
selection, and then press <Space>.
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3. Press <F10> to start initialization. When prompted, select Yes from the Initialize?
dialog box, and then press <Enter>.
Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the drive.
4. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. When
initialization is completed, press <Esc>.
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Using the Objects command
To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command
1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, and then press
<Enter>.
2. Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub-menu, and then press
<Enter>.
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3. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter> to start initialization.
4. When prompted, press the <Space> to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, and
then press <Enter>.
5. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. When
initialization is completed, press <Esc>.
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6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives
You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the
Management Menu.
To rebuild a failed hard disk drive
1. From the Management Menu, select Rebuild, and then press <Enter>.
2. The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected
to the SATA ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild, and then press <Space>.
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Virtual Drives
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Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU
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FAIL A00-01
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3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y> to rebuild
the drive.
4. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue.
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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)?
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6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency
You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive. The
utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy
depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter menu.
The Check Consistency command is available only for virtual drives included in a RAID 1
or RAID 10 set.
Using the Check Consistency Command
To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command
1. From the Management Menu, select Check Consistency, and then press <Enter>.
2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the virtual
drive to check. Press <Space> to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub-
menu, and then press <F10>.
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CC of VD(s)
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize
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Select VD
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
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3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency Check?
dialog box, and then press <Enter>.
A progress bar appears on screen.
4. While checking the disk consistency, press <Esc> to display the following options.
• Stop - Stops the consistency check. The utility stores the percentage of
disk checked, and when you restart checking, it continues from the
last percentage completed rather than from zero percent.
• Continue - Continues the consistency check.
• Abort - Aborts the consistency check. When you restart checking, it
continues from zero percent.
5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.
SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize
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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?
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The Data On The Drives Is Inconsistency. Repair Done!
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
CC Under Process
VD 0 Consistency Check. Press Esc to Abort.
85% Completed
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Using the Objects command
To check data consistency using the Objects command
1. From the Management Menu, select Objects, 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.
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6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration
To delete a RAID conguration
1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Clear Configuration, and then
press <Enter>.
2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear Configuration?
dialog box, and then press <Enter>.
The utility clears all the current array(s).
3. Press any key to continue.
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
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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
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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
Yes
No
Clear Configuration?
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6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
You must have created a new RAID conguration before you can select the boot drive from a
RAID set. See section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using New Configuration for details.
To select the boot drive from a RAID set
1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Select Boot Drive, and then press
<Enter>.
2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the bootable virtual drive from the list,
then press <Enter>.
3. The virtual drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue.
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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 And Press Enter To Select An Option
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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
Boot Drive 0
Bootable VDs(1): Current Boot VD(0)
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6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache
You may manually enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option after creating a RAID set
to improve the data transmission performance.
When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while
transmitting or exchanging data among the drives.
The WriteCache function is recommended for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets.
To enable WriteCache
1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, select an existing adapter,
and then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.
2. Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
5. When nished, press any key to continue.
3. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, select an existing
adapter and press <Enter>. Select View/Update Parameters and press <Enter> to
display the adapter properties.
4. Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
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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 = 30
Chk Const Rate = 30
FGI Rate = 30
BGI Rate = 30
Disk WC = Off
Read Ahead = On
Bios State = Enable
Cont On Error = Yes
Fast Init = Enable
Auto Rebuild = On
Auto Resume = Enable
Disk Coercion = 1GB
Factory Default
Adapter 0
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Disk Write Cache Setting of VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Objects
RAID = 0
Size = 148.580GB
Stripe Size = 64KB
#Stripes = 2
State = OPTIMAL
Spans = 1
Disk WC = On
Read Ahead = On
Virtual Drive
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6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility
The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility allows you
to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set from Serial ATA hard disk
drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.
The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus
and select the menu options.
The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not
exactly match the items on your screen.
To launch the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility:
1. Turn on the system.
2. During POST, press <Ctrl>+<I> to 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 the Installing hard disk drives, Setting Jumpers, and
Setting the RAID mode sections in BIOS for more information.
[ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu[ ]-Select
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023
Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ MAIN MENU ]
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION]
RAID Volumes:
None defined.
Physical Disks:
ID Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk
1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk
2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk
3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
4. Exit
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
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6.3.1 Creating a RAID set
To create a RAID set:
1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.
2. Key in a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.
3. Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to create then
press <Enter>.
4. From the Disks item eld, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives that you want to
include in the RAID set.
5. Use the up/down arrow keys to move the selection bar then press <Space> to select a
disk. A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive. Press <Enter>
when you are done.
[ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select[ ]Change
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[ 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
0.0 GB
N/A
[TAB]-Next
[ SELECT DISKS ]
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status
0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk
1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk
2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk
3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk
Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume.
[ ]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done
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6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0,
10 and 5 only) then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values 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 eld item, key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and
press <Enter>. The default value eld 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 press <N> to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu.
WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):
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6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set
Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when
you delete a RAID set.
To delete a RAID set:
1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press <Enter>.
2. From the Delete Volume Menu, press the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set
you want to delete then press <Del>.
3. Press <Y> to conrm deletion of the selected RAID set 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 Volume
Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable
Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) 2 298.0GB Normal Yes
ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!
(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)
Are you sure you want to delete volume “Volume0”? (Y/N):
[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]
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6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a
RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive.
To reset a RAID set:
1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter>.
2. Press the up/down arrow keys to select the drive(s) or disks of the RAID set you want
to reset, then press <Space>. A small triangle before the Port number marks the
selected drive. Press <Enter> when you are done.
3. Press <Y> in the conrmation 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 will remove its RAID structures
and revert it to a non-RAID disk.
[ ]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete
[ RESET RAID DATA ]
WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.
(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)
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Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.
6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID
This option is only for the RAID 1 set.
Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk
If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays
the status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You can rebuild the RAID array
with other installed non-RAID disks.
To rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk:
1. During POST, press <Ctrl>+<I> at the prompt to enter the Intel Rapid Storage
Technology option ROM utility.
2. If there is a non-RAID SATA Hard Disk available, the utility will prompt 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.
6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
SATA/SSATA 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 return to the utility main menu.
Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):
Port Drive Model Serial # Size
X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX.GB
“Degraded” volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selectign
a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.
[ ]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit
[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ]
Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):
[ CONFIRM EXIT ]
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3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. When done, the
status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”.
4. Press <Esc> to exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system.
5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel Rapid Storage Console or
click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to load the Intel Rapid Storage
Manager utility.
6. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid
Storage Console.
7. From the Volumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status.
When nished, the status is changed to “Normal”.
Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk
If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the
status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” 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
specication 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 [ENTER]-Select Menu[ ]-Select
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023
Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ MAIN MENU ]
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION]
RAID Volumes: *=Data is Encrypted
ID Name Level1 Strip Size Status Bootable
1 Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) N/A 149.0GB Rebuild Yes
Physical Devices:
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Member Disk(0)
2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Member Disk(0)
Volumes with “Rebuild” status will be rebuilt within the operating system.
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
4. Exit
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
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6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi-
RAID using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utililty.
To set the boot 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 press <Enter>.
5. When the conrmation window appears, select Yes, then press <Enter>.
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6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
(Windows)
The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID
10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the
Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.
You can click Rescan to re-scan any attached hard disks.
1. Turn on the system and go to the windows desktop.
2. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu.
Your storage system is congured 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:
You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility on a
Windows® operating system. Please refer to the installation instructions in Chapter 6.
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6.4.1 Creating a RAID set
To create a RAID set:
1. From the utility main menu, select Create Volume and select 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.
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6. Conrm the volume creation, than click Create Volume to continue.
This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks. You can
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.
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6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type
To change the volume type in Volume Properties:
1. Click the SATA array items you want to change in Volumes eld.
2 From the Volume Properties eld, select Type:RAID 1 Change type.
We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for
multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.
3. You can change the Name, Select the new volume type, and Select additional
disks to include in the new volume if needed.
4. 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 are
typical values:
RAID 0: 128KB
RAID 10: 64KB
RAID 5: 64KB
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6.4.3 Deleting a volume
Be cautious when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives.Before
you proceed, ensure 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 eld
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 eld. The following screen appears.
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6.4.4 Preferences
System Preferences
Allow you to set to show the notication 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
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7
Driver installation
This chapter provides the instructions for installing the
necessary drivers for different system components in both
Linux® and Windows® Operating Systems.
Chapter 7: Driver installation
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7.1 RAID driver installation
After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an
operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides the
instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
The system does not include a oppy drive. You have to use a USB oppy drive when
creating a SATA RAID driver disk.
If you have created RAID sets with the LSI Software RAID conguration utility, the boot
priority of the SATA optical disk drive has to be manually adjusted. 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 oppy disk into the USB oppy disk drive.
5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Write-protect the oppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.
To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat® Enterprise Linux server environment
1. Insert a blank formatted high-density oppy disk to the USB oppy disk drive.
2. Type dd if=XXX.img of=/dev/fd0 to decompress the le into the oppy disk from
the following path in the support DVD:
For LSI MegaRAID Driver
\Drivers\C610 LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux
3. Eject the oppy disk.
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7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver
During Windows® Server 2008 R2 OS installation
To 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.
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4. A message appears, reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver
of the RAID controller driver. If you have only one optical drive installed in your system,
eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support 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 nishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support
DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. Select the drive to install Windows and
click Next.
8. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.
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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 oppy disk drive, select
OK, then press <Enter>.
The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.
Insert Driver Disk
OK Back
Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0
and press “OK” to continue.
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, 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
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5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press
<Enter>.
More Driver Disks?
Yes No
6. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish 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 oppy.
mkdir /mnt/driver
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/driver
cd /mnt/driver
sh replace_ahci.sh
reboot
Do you wish to load any more
driver disks?
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3. While booting from DVD, press <ESC> to give the third party driver. Enter the 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.
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4. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press
<Enter>.
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 Sou8rce
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?
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6. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB oppy disk drive, select
OK, then press <Enter>.
The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.
7. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press
<Enter>.
More Driver Disks?
Yes No
Insert Driver Disk
OK Back
8. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the OS installation.
Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb
and press “OK” to continue.
Do you wish to load any more
driver disks?
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Preparing the Linux Driver
Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID driver. When
creating the RAID driver, you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux
system to create a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1.
1. Copy the image le 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 le into the image folder using this command format:
mount -oloop [image le 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 01, into a FAT32 USB drive.
5. Rename the 01 folder to CD Image.
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3. Press <F6>, then select Yes from the menu. 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.
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6. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation.
4. Use the USB drive to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. Type the
command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options eld, and press <Enter>.
5. When below screen appears, select the USB oppy 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
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7.2 Management applications and utilities
installation
When you place the support DVD into the optical drive, the DVD automatically displays
the main screen if Autorun is enabled in your computer. By default, the Drivers tab is
displayed.
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to
locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click 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, management
applications, and utilities that you can install to maximize the features of your
motherboard.
The main screen of the Support DVD contains the following tabs:
1. Drivers
2. Utilities
3. MakeDisk
4. Manual
5. Contact
The main screen of the Support DVD looks exactly the same on the Windows® Server
2008 R2 and on the Windows® Server 2012 Operating System (OS).
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The Drivers Menu shows the 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
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The MakeDisk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks.
7.3.3 MakeDisk menu tab
Press the arrow down button in the lower part of the menu to view more items.
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.
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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.
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7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation
This section provides the instructions on how to 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:
1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.
2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD
automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to
locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run
the support DVD.
3. Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu.
4. The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software window appears. Click Next to start
installation.
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5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process.
6. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation.
7. Toggle Yes, I want to restart the computer npw and click Finish to complete the
setup process.
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5. Click Install Drivers and Software option to begin installation.
7.5 Installing the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210
X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters driver
This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/
I210/X540-BT2 Gigabits Adapter Driver on the system.
To install the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210/X540-BT2 Gigabit 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 le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run
the support DVD.
4. Click Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210/X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters Drivers in the
Drivers menu of the main screen to start the installation.
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6. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard window
appears.
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.
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9. Click Install to start the installation.
10. When the installation is done, press Finish to complete the installation.
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7.6 VGA driver installation
This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter
(VGA) driver.
You need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows® operating system.
To install the ASPEED VGA driver:
1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.
2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD
automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to
locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run
the support DVD.
3. Click the ASPEED AST2300 / AST2400 Display Driver to begin installation.
4. From the installation window, click Next to start the installation.
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6. Click Finish to complete the installation.
5. Click Install to proceed with the installation.
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7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0
installation
This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
enterprise 4.0 on the system.
You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 utility on a
Windows® operating system.
To install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 utility:
1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.
2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive, and nd the utility
menu.
3. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 to begin installation.
4. When the Welcome to the Setup Program appears, click Next to start the installation.
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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.
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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.
Appendix
This appendix includes additional information that you may refer
to when conguring the motherboard.
Appendix A: Reference Information
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Z10PP-D24 block diagram
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Notices
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference.
• This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause 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 relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required
to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modications to this unit not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.
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Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
This class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
REACH
Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of
Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at
ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.
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 equipment) should not be placed in
municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste. This symbol
of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal
waste.
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services
ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards
for protecting our environment. We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to
responsibly recycle our products, 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.
Australia statement notice
From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products, consistent with
the Australian Consumer Law. For the latest product warranty details please visit http://
support.asus.com. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the
Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and
compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled
to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the
failure does not amount to a major failure.
If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at
http://support.asus.com.
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ASUS contact information
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259
Telephone +886-2-2894-3447
Fax +886-2-2890-7798
E-mail info@asus.com.tw
Web site http://www.asus.com
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan)
Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259
Telephone +886-2-2894-3447
Fax +886-2-2890-7798
E-mail info@asus.com.tw
Web site http://tw.asus.com
Technical Support
Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 (0800-093-456)
Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (China)
Address No.508, Chundong Road, Minhang District,
Shanghai, 201108 China
Telephone +86-21-5442-1616
Fax +86-21-5442-0099
Web site http://cn.asus.com
Technical Support
Telephone +86-20-2804-7506 (800-820-6655)
Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
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ASUS contact information
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA
Fax +1-510-608-4555
Web site http://usa.asus.com
Technical Support
Support fax +1-812-284-0883
General support +1-812-282-2787
Online support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)
Address Harkort Str. 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Germany
Fax +49-2102-959911
Web site http://www.asus.de
Online contact http://www.asus.de/sales
Technical Support
Telephone +49-1805-010923
Support Fax +49-2102-959911
Online support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASUS Czech Service s.r.o. (Europe)
Address Na Rovince 887, 720 00 Ostrava – Hrabová, Czech
Republic
Telephone +420-596766888
Web site http://www.asus.cz
Technical Support
Telephone +420-596-766-891
Fax +420-596-766-329
E-mail advance.rma.eu@asus.com
Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
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ASUS contact information
ASUS Holland BV (The Netherlands)
Address Marconistraat 2, 7825GD EMMEN, The Netherlands
Web site http://www.asus.com
Technical Support
Telephone +31-(0)591-5-70292
Fax +31-(0)591-666853
E-mail advance.rma.eu@asus.com
Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/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 (008-800-100-2787)
Online Support http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx?SLanguage=ru
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