Contents
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware setup
Chapter 3: Installation options
- 3.1 Installing friction rail kit items
  - 3.1.1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server
  - 3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack
Chapter 4: Motherboard information
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup
Chapter 6: RAID configuration
Chapter 7: Driver installation

ASUS RS720-E7/RS12-E User Manual

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RS720-E7/RS12

RS720-E7/RS12-E

User Guide

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E7043

First Edition V1

January 2012

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Contents

Contents ...................................................................................................... iii

Notices ........................................................................................................ vii

Safety information .................................................................................... viii

About this guide ......................................................................................... ix

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 System package contents ........................................................... 1-2

1.2 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-2

1.3 Systemspecications ................................................................. 1-3

1.4 Front panel features ..................................................................... 1-5

1.5 Rear panel features ...................................................................... 1-6

1.6 Internal features ........................................................................... 1-7

1.7 LED information ........................................................................... 1-8

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ............................................................ 1-8

1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs .......................................................... 1-9

1.7.3 HDD status LED .............................................................. 1-9

Chapter 2: Hardware setup

2.1 Chassis cover ............................................................................... 2-2

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-3

2.2.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-3

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct .......................... 2-8

2.4.2 Memory Congurations ................................................. 2-10

2.3 System memory ......................................................................... 2-10

2.3.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-10

2.3.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-12

2.4 Hard disk drives ......................................................................... 2-13

2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-15

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-15

2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-16

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-16

2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link) ................................... 2-17

2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) ....................................... 2-17

2.5.6 PIKE slot ....................................................................... 2-17

2.6 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-18

2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling ................................................... 2-19

2.8 Removable/optional components ............................................. 2-21

Contents

2.8.1 System fans .................................................................. 2-21

2.8.2 Redundant power supply module ................................. 2-22

2.8.3 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) .................. 2-23

2.8.4 Installing ASMB6 series management board ............... 2-24

2.8.5 Connecting the Intel® ASRK Module (Optional) ............ 2-26

Chapter 3: Installation options

3.1 Installing friction rail kit items .................................................... 3-2

3.1.1 Attaching the xing latches to the server ........................ 3-2

3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack ...................................... 3-5

Chapter 4: Motherboard information

4.1 Motherboard layouts .................................................................... 4-2

4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-4

4.3 Internal connectors ...................................................................... 4-8

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 2 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 Conguration 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 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 5-10

5.4.2 CPU Power Management Conguration ....................... 5-12

5.4.3 Chipset Conguration ................................................... 5-14

Contents

5.4.4 PCH SATA Conguration .............................................. 5-20

5.4.5 PCH SCU SAS Conguration ....................................... 5-21

5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings ............................................... 5-22

5.4.7 Onboard LAN Conguration .......................................... 5-25

5.4.8 Intel TXT(LT-SX) Conguration ..................................... 5-26

5.4.9 USB Conguration ........................................................ 5-27

5.4.10 Trusted Computing ........................................................ 5-28

5.4.11 ACPI Settings ................................................................ 5-29

5.4.12 WHEA Conguration ..................................................... 5-30

5.4.13 APM setting ................................................................... 5-30

5.4.14 Serial Port Console Redirection .................................... 5-31

5.4.15 ME Subsystem .............................................................. 5-34

5.4.16 Legacy Devices Conguration ...................................... 5-34

5.4.17 Runtime Error Logging .................................................. 5-35

5.5 Server Mgmt menu ..................................................................... 5-36

5.5.1 System Event Log ......................................................... 5-37

5.5.2 BMC network conguration ........................................... 5-38

5.6 Event Logs menu ....................................................................... 5-39

5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ............................. 5-39

5.7 Boot menu .................................................................................. 5-41

5.8 Monitor menu ............................................................................. 5-43

5.9 Security menu ............................................................................ 5-44

5.10 Tool menu ................................................................................... 5-45

5.11 Exit menu .................................................................................... 5-46

Chapter6: RAIDconguration

6.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 6-2

6.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 6-2

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 6-2

6.1.3 RAID controller selection ................................................ 6-3

6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 6-3

6.2 LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility ................................... 6-4

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set ........................................................ 6-5

6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration ........................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

Contents

6.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration ....................................... 6-21

6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 6-22

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache .................................................... 6-23

6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA Option

ROM Utility .................................................................................. 6-24

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 6-26

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set ............................................... 6-27

6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 6-29

6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 6-30

6.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility ........ 6-31

6.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 6-31

6.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 6-33

6.4

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility (Windows) .. 6-34

6.4.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 6-35

6.4.2 Change Volume Type .................................................... 6-37

6.4.3 Delete volume ............................................................... 6-38

6.4.4 Preferences ................................................................... 6-39

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 ................................ 7-5

7.2 Intel® chipset device software installation ............................... 7-14

7.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation.................. 7-16

7.4 VGA driver installation............................................................... 7-19

7.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID (SATA mode) Drivers .. 7-22

7.6 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 .......................................... 7-23

7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation . 7-24

7.8 Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation ....................... 7-27

7.9 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 7-31

7.9.1 Running the support DVD ............................................. 7-31

7.9.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 7-31

7.9.3 Utilities menu ................................................................ 7-32

7.9.4 Make disk menu ............................................................ 7-32

7.9.5 Contact information ....................................................... 7-32

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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, and

• 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

B 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.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A 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.

WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the

graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes

or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

REACH Information

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction

of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we publish the chemical substances in our

products at ASUS REACH website at http://green.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.

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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 qualied

service technician or your dealer.

Operation Safety

• Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certied 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.

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.

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.

About this guide

Audience

This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at

least basic knowledge of conguring 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 specications.

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conguration

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.

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.

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+Del>

Command Means that you must type the command

exactly as shown, then supply the required

item or value enclosed in brackets.

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the

command line: format A:/S

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when

trying to complete a task.

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.

ASUS RS720-E7/RS12; RS720-E7/RS12-E

This chapter describes the general

features of the chassis kit. It includes

sections on front panel and rear panel

specications.

Chapter 1

Product introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-2

*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 RS720-E7/RS12; RS720-E7/RS12-E

Chassis ASUS R20C 2U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard ASUS Z9PE-D16 Server Board

Component 1 x 770W Redundant Power Supply

1 x SATA HDD Backplane (RS720-E7/RS12)

1 x SATA/SAS HDD Backplane with expander (RS720-E7/RS12-E)

12 x hot-swap HDD trays

1 x Front I/O Shield

1 x Front USB Board

4 x System Fans (80 x 38mm)

1 x Redundant Power Supply Distribution Board (PDB-R20A)

1 x Air Duct

Accessories 1 x RS720-E7/RS12; RS720-E7/RS12-E User’s Guide

1 x ASWM Enterprise User’s Guide

1 x RS720-E7/RS12; RS720-E7/RS12-E Support DVD

1 x Bag of Screws

1 x ASWM Enterprise DVD

1 x ASMB6 Series DVD

1 x ASMB6 User’s Guide

1 x AC Power Cable

1 x Friction Rail Kit

1 x Air Duct

1.2 Serial number label

Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must

take note of the product’s serial number containing 14 characters such as

xxS0xxxxxxxxxx. See the gure below.

With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Support team

members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems.

xxS0xxxxxxxxxx

RS720-E7/RS12

ASUS RS720-E7/RS12; RS720-E7/RS12-E 1-3

1.3 Systemspecications

The ASUS RS720-E7/RS12 and RS720-E7/RS12-E feature the ASUS Z9PE-D16

server board. The server supports Intel® LGA2011 Xeon® series processors with

EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

(continued on the next page)

Model Name RS720-E7/RS12 RS720-E7/RS12-E

Processor / System Bus

2 x Intel® LGA 2011

Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 Processor Family

QPI 6.4 / 7.2 / 8.0 GT/s

Core Logic Intel® C602-A

ASUS Features

Smart Fan √

ASWM

Enterprise √

Memory

Total Slots 16 DDR3 DIMM Slots (4-channel per CPU, 8 DIMMs per CPU)

Capacity Maximum up to 512GB

Memory Type DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 RDIMM/ECC UDIMM/Non-ECC

UDIMM/LR DIMM

Memory Size

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* (RDIMM)

1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB* (UDIMM)

8GB, 16GB and 32GB* (LRDIMM)

Expansion Slots

Total PCI/PCI-X/

PCI-E Slots 6+1

Slot Type

Low-prole slots:

- Slot 1: PCI-E x16 (X8 Gen3 link, Auto switch to x8 link if

PCIE 2 is occupied, MIO supported, White, from CPU 1)

- Slot 2: PCI-E x16 (X16 Gen3 link, Auto switch to x8 link if

PCIE 1 is occupied, White, from CPU 1)

- Slot 3: PCI-E x16 (X16 Gen3 link, Black, from CPU 2)

- Slot 4: PCI-E x16 (X16 Gen3 link, White, from CPU 1)

- Slot 5: PCI-E x16 (X16 Gen3 link, Black, from CPU 2)

- Slot 6: PCI-E x16 (X8 Gen3 link, Black, from CPU 2)

Additional Slot 1 x PIKE Slot for Storage expansion (White, from CPU 1)

Storage SATA Controller

Intel® C602-A :

<AHCI>

2 SATA 6Gb/s ports; 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports

Intel® RSTe (for Windows only)

(Support software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5)

LSI® MegaRAID (for Linux/Windows)

(Support software RAID 0, 1, 10)

<SCU>

4 SATA 3Gb/s ports

Intel® RSTe (for Windows only)

(Support software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 for all SATA ports)

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*Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Model Name RS720-E7/RS12 RS720-E7/RS12-E

Storage SAS

Controller

Optional:

ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS

6G RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port

SAS 6G RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS

6G HW RAID card

ASRK #1 4-port SAS 3G RAID

kit (RAID 0/1/10)

ASRK #2 4-port SAS 3G RAID

kit (RAID 0/1/10/5)

ASRK #5 8-port SAS 3G RAID

kit (RAID 0/1/10)

ASRK #6 8-port SAS 3G RAID

kit (RAID 0/1/10/5)

ASRK #9 8-port SATA 3G RAID

kit (RAID 0/1/10/5)

Optional:

ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS

6G RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS

6G HW RAID card

HDD Bays

I = internal

A or S will

be hot-

swappable

8 x Hot-swap 3.5” SATA/SAS

HDD Bays (available only

when an optional ASUS

PIKE SAS RAID card is

installed)

4 x Hot-swap 3.5” SATA HDD

Bays

12 x Hot-swap 3.5” SATA/SAS

HDD Bays (when an

ASUS PIKE SAS RAID

card is installed)

Networking LAN 1 x Quad Port Intel® Ethernet Controller i350-AM4 GbE LAN

Graphic VGA ASPEED® AST2300 + 16MB VRAM

Onboard I/O

5 x RJ-45 ports (1 for ASMB6-iKVM)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2)

1 x Internal A Type USB Port

1 x VGA port

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

1 x PS/2 mouse port

OS Support

Windows® Server 2008 R2

Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit

Windows® 7 32/64-bit

RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.6/6.0 32 / 64-bit

CentOS 5.6 32 /64-bit

SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11.2 32 / 64-bit

(Subject to change without any notice)

Management

Solution

Out of Band

Remote

Hardware

Default ASMB6-iKVM for KVM-over-IP support

Software ASUS ASWM Enterprise®

Dimension (HH x WW x DD) 615mm x 444mm x 87mm (2U)

Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM &

HDD not inclu ded)

25 Kg

Power Supply 770W (80Plus Gold level) 1+1 Redundant Power Supply (Default

with one Power Supply Module)

Environment

Operation temperature: 10°C–35°C / Non operation temperature:

-40°C–70°C

Non operation humidity: 20%–90% ( Non-condensing)

ASUS RS720-E7/RS12; RS720-E7/RS12-E 1-5

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, optical drive, and two USB

ports are located on the front panel.

Refer to section 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions.

USB ports Power button

Front panel

LEDs

Location

switch

Reset button

USB ports Power button

Front panel

LEDs

Location

switch

Reset button

HDD 1 (SAS/SATA) HDD 2 (SAS/SATA) HDD 3 (SAS/SATA) HDD 4 (SAS/SATA)

HDD 5 (SAS/SATA) HDD 6 (SAS/SATA) HDD 7 (SAS/SATA) HDD 8 (SAS/SATA)

HDD 9 (SATA) HDD 10 (SATA) HDD 11 (SATA) HDD 12 (SATA)

RS720-E7/RS12

RS720-E7/RS12-E

HDD 9 (SAS/SATA) HDD 10 (SAS/SATA) HDD 11 (SAS/SATA) HDD 12 (SAS/SATA)

HDD 1 (SAS/SATA) HDD 2 (SAS/SATA) HDD 3 (SAS/SATA) HDD 4 (SAS/SATA)

HDD 5 (SAS/SATA) HDD 6 (SAS/SATA) HDD 7 (SAS/SATA) HDD 8 (SAS/SATA)

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-6

• The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, USB, VGA, and Gigabit LAN

do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present.

• *The port is for ASUS ASMB6-iKVM controller card 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 port

USB ports

LAN port 1

VGA port

7 Expansion slots

LAN port 2

Power cord

connector

PS/2 mouse port

Redundant power

supply

DM_LAN 1 port *

LAN port 3

LAN port 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 Z9PE-D16 Server

Board

3. System fans

4. SATA/SAS backplane

(hidden)

5. Hot-swap HDD tray 1–

12 (SAS and SATA)

6. Front USB I/O Board

(USB-R20A)

7. Front LED Board (FPB-

R20A)

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.

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-8

1.7 LED information

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

Message LED

LAN2 LED

HDD Access LED

LAN1 LED

Power LED

Location LED

LED Icon Display

status Description

Power LED ON System power ON

HDD

Access

LED

OFF No activity

Blinking Read/write data into the HDD

Message

LED

OFF System is normal; no incoming event

1. Without ASMB6-iKVM installed: CPU over-heated

2. With ASMB6-iKVM installed: a hardware monitor event is

indicated

Location

LED

OFF Normal status

ON Location switch is pressed (Press the location switch again to

turn off)

LAN LEDs

OFF No LAN connection

Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data

ON LAN connection is present

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1.7.3 HDD status LED

SATA/SAS HDD LED Description

HDD Activity LED (Green)

OFF HDD not present

ON HDD present, no activity

Blinking 1. Read/write data from/into the SATA/SAS HDD

2. Locating (blinking with the HDD status LED)

HDD Status LED (Red)

OFF HDD not present

ON HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately

Blinking 1. RAID rebuilding

2. Locating (blinking with the HDD activity LED)

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

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

HDD Activity LED (Green)

HDD Status LED (Red)

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ASUS RS720-E7/RS12; RS720-E7/RS12-E

This chapter lists the hardware setup

procedures that you have to perform

when installing or removing system

components.

Chapter 2

Hardware setup

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-2

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 two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from

the chassis.

Removing the rear cover

Thumbscrews

1/2 inch distance

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2.2.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and

the load lever is on your left.

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA2011 socket designed for the

Intel® Xeon E5-2600 family processor.

• Upon purchase of the motherboard, ensure that the PnP cap is on

the socket and 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.

• Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return

Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes

with the cap on the LGA2011 socket.

• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts

resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/

incorrect removal of the PnP cap.

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2. Press the left load lever with your

thumb (A), then move it to the left

(B) until it is released from the

retention tab.

To prevent damage to the socket

pins, do not remove the PnP cap

unless you are installing a CPU.

4. Press the right load lever with your

thumb (C), then move it to the right

(D) until it is released from the

retention tab. Lift the load lever in

the direction of the arrow (E).

3. Slightly lift the load lever in the

direction of the arrow.

Load lever

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7. Remove the PnP cap (H) from the CPU socket and then close the load plate (I).

5. Push the left load lever (F) to lift the

load plate (G).

The CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the

socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!

Triangle

mark

6. Position the CPU over the socket,

ensuring that the triangle mark is on

the top-right corner of the socket.

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8. Push down the right load lever (J),

ensuring that the edge of the load

plate is xed by the lever (K).

9. Insert the right load lever under the

retention tab.

10. Push down the left load lever (L),

and then insert the lever under the

retention tab (M).

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The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible. DO NOT eat it. If it

gets into your eyes or touches your skin, wash it off immediately, and seek

professional medical help.

Some heatsinks come with pre-

applied thermal paste. If so, skip

this step.

11. Apply some Thermal Interface

Material to the exposed area of

the CPU that the heatsink will be

in contact with, ensuring that it is

spread in an even thin layer.

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2. Twist each of the four screws with

a Philips (cross) screwdriver just

enough to attach the heatsink to

the motherboard. When the four

screws are attached, tighten them

one by one to completely secure

the heatsink.

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct

To install the CPU heatsink:

1. Place the heatsink on top of the

installed CPU, ensuring that the four

fasteners match the holes on the

motherboard.

To install the airduct:

1. Locate the three screws on the

motherboard and remove the three

screws.

Tighten the four heatsink screws in a

diagonal sequence.

2. Remove the three screws from

motherboard.

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4. Use the three screws that including

in the package, tighten them one

by one to completely secure the

airduct.

3. Place the airduct on the

motherboard, ensuring that the

three fasteners match the holes on

the motherboard.

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2.3 System memory

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with eight (per CPU) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual

Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is

notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules

are developed for better performance with less power consumption.

The gure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

2.4.2 MemoryCongurations

You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* RDIMMs or 1GB, 2GB,

4GB and 8GB* with ECC/Non-ECC UDIMMs or 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* LR-DIMMs into

the DIMM sockets using the memory congurations in this section.

1CPUConguration(mustonCPU1)

DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1

1 DIMMs X

2 DIMMs X X

4 DIMMs XXXX

8 DIMMs X X X X X X X X

• *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update.

• Start installing the DIMMs from slot A1 and B1 (light blue).

• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum

compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the

same vendor.

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2CPUConguration

DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1

1 DIMMs X

2 DIMMs X

4 DIMMs X X

8 DIMMs XXXX

12 DIMMs X X X X X X

16 DIMMs XXXXXXXX

2CPUConguration

DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H1

1 DIMMs

2 DIMMs X

4 DIMMs X X

8 DIMMs X X X X

12 DIMMs X X X X X X

16 DIMMs XXXXXXXX

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2.3.3 Installing a DIMM

3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends,

then insert the DIMM vertically

into the socket. Apply force to both

ends of the DIMM simultaneously

until the retaining clip snaps back

into place, and the DIMM cannot

be pushed in any further to ensure

proper sitting of the DIMM. Locked Retaining Clip

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing

the retaining clip outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket

such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the DIMM slot key on the

socket.

Unlocked retaining clip

DIMM notch

DIMM slot key

1. Press the retaining clip outward to

unlock the DIMM.

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket

• To install two or more DIMMs, refer to the user guide bundled in the

motherboard package.

• Refer to the user guide for qualied vendor lists of the memory modules.

Support the DIMM lightly with your ngers when pressing the retaining clips.

The DIMM might get damaged when it ips out with extra force.

Always insert the DIMM into the socket VERTICALLY to prevent DIMM notch

damage.

A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ts in only one direction. DO NOT force

a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM.

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2.4 Hard disk drives

The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATAII/

SAS ports via the SATAII/SAS backplane.

To install a hot-swap SATAII/SAS HDD:

1. Release a drive tray by pushing the

spring lock to the right, then pulling

the tray lever outward. The drive tray

ejects slightly after you pull out the

lever.

spring lock

2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull

the drive tray out of the bay.

3. Take note of the drive tray holes.

Each side has three holes to t

different types of hard disk drives.

Use two screws on each side to

secure the hard disk drive.

4. Place a SATAII/SAS hard disk drive

on the tray, then secure it with four

screws.

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5. Carefully insert the drive tray and

push it all the way to the depth of

the bay until just a small fraction of

the tray edge protrudes.

6. Push the tray lever until it clicks,

and secures the drive tray in place.

The drive tray is correctly placed

when its front edge aligns with the

bay edge.

7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to

install other SATAII/SAS drive(s).

When installed, the SATAII/SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII/

SAS interface on the backplane.

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2.5 Expansion slots

In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections

describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.

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

Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard

components.

ASUS RS720-E7/RS12 and RS720-E7/RS12-E supports low-prole expansion

cards only.

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card

To install an expansion card:

2. Align the card golden ngers with

the slot, and then press rmly

until the card is completely seated

on the slot.

1. Remove the two screws on the

metal bracket lock, and then set

it aside. Remove the metal slot

cover opposite the slot where you

wish to install an expansion card.

3. Place the metal bracket lock, and

secure it with two screws.

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* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

Standard Interrupt assignments

When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share

IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conicts will

arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card

inoperable.

2.5.2 Conguringanexpansioncard

After installing the expansion card, congure the it by adjusting the software

settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See

Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page.

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

IRQ Priority Standard function

0 1 System Timer

12Keyboard Controller

2- Programmable Interrupt

3* 11 Communications Port (COM2)

4* 12 Communications Port (COM1)

5* 13 --

6 14 Floppy Disk Controller

7* 15 --

8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9* 4 ACPI Mode when used

10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

11* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

12* 7PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

13 8 Numeric Data Processor

14* 9 Primary IDE Channel

15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

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2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link)

The onboard PCIE 3 and 5 provide one x16 Gen3 link to CPU2; The onboard PCIE

4 provide one x16 Gen3 link to CPU1; The onboard PCIE 2 provide one x16 Gen3

link to CPU1 (Auto switch to x8 link if PCIE 1 is occupied). These slots support

VGA cards and various server class high performance add-on cards.

2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link)

The onboard PCIE 6 provides one x8 link to CPU2; The onboard PCIE 1 slots

provide one x8 Gen3 link to CPU1 (MIO supported.). These slot supports VGA

Cards and various server class high performance add-on cards.

2.5.6 PIKE slot

The PIKE slot allows you to choose and change your preferred SAS solution easily.

Install an optional ASUS PIKE RAID card based on your needs.

The PIKE Interface is for ASUS PIKE RAID card only.

PIKE slot (from CPU 1)

PCIE 2 (x16 Gen3 link, Auto switch to x8 link if PCIE 1 is

occupied, White, from CPU 1)

PCIE 1 (x8 link, Gen3 link, MIO supported, White, from CPU 1)

PCIE 6 (x8 Gen3 link, Balck, from CPU 2)

PCIE 5 (x16 Gen3 link, Balck, from CPU 2)

PCIE 4 (x16 Gen3 link, White, from CPU 1)

PCIE 3 (x16 Gen3 link, Balck, from CPU 2)

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2.6 Cable connections

Pre-connected system cables

1. 24-pin SSI power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

2. 8-pin SSI power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

3. Power supply SMBus connector (from power supply to motherboard)

4. System fan connectors (from motherboard FRNT_FAN1, CPU_FAN1

FRNT_FAN2, FRNT_FAN3, CPU_FAN2, and FRNT_FAN4 to system fans)

5. USB connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

6. Panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

7. PSAS (PIKE) connectors (from motherboard to SATA/SAS backplane board)

8. ISAS (SCU) connectors (from motherboard to SATA/SAS backplane board)

9. Auxiliary panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

• The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do

not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed

components to install additional devices.

• Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors.

ERR_CPU2

ERR_CPU1

ERR_DIMMC2 ERR_DIMMD1ERR_DIMMC1 ERR_DIMMD2

ERR_DIMMB2

ERR_DIMMB1

ERR_DIMMA2

ERR_DIMMA1

ERR_DIMMH2

ERR_DIMMH1

ERR_DIMMG2

ERR_DIMMG1

ERR_DIMME1

ERR_DIMME2

ERR_DIMMF1

ERR_DIMMF2

BMC_LED

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2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling

RS720-E7/RS12

MODE_SEL2: Set to pin 1-2 to

enable SGPIO function (default).

SGPIO1/2:

Connects to

the SGPIO1/2

connector on the

motherboard. (For

SAS HDD 1-8 and

ASUS PIKE RAID

card or 3rd party

RAID card)

SGPIO3*: Connects to the SGPIO3 connector on

the motherboard. (For 3rd party RAID card only)

SGPIO3_SB1*:

Connects to

the SGPIO

connector on the

motherboard to

support C602 SATA

SGPIO function.

MODE_SEL1: Set to pin 1-2 to

enable SGPIO function (default).

BPSMB1:

Connects to the

auxiliary panel

connector on the

motherboard.

X A_SDIN

A_SDOUT

GND

A_SLOAD

A_SCLK

SGPIO1/2/3

pindenition

Connects a 8-pin plug

from power supply

Connects to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.

Install an optional ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card or a 3rd

party RAID card before using these ports.

Connects to the Intel® C602 SATA connectors on

the motherboard by factory default.

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Connects a 8-pin plug

from power supply

Connects to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.

With all eight SAS cables connected, a total number

of 12 SAS HDDs can be supported (SAS expander).

BPSMB1: Connects to the Front panel SMB (6-1

pin FPSMB) connector on the auxiliary panel

connector on the motherboard.

PIN 1

+5VSB

AUX_CHASSIS#

GND

AUX_LOCLED1

AUX_BMCLOCLED#

AUX_BMCLOCBNT#

GND

AUX_BMCLOCLED#

AUX_LOCLED2

I2C8SCL

GND

I2C8SDA

+5V

AUX_LAN1LINK_ACT#

AUX_LAN3LINK_#

AUX_LAN2LINK_#

AUX_LAN4LINK_ACT#

3 4 4

RS720-E7/RS12-E

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2.8 Removable/optional components

You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing

or removing system devices. Or you may need to install the optional components

into the system. This section tells how to remove/install the following components:

1. System fans

2. Redundant power supply module (optional)

3. ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional)

4. ASUS ASMB6-iKVM (optional)

Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components.

2.8.1 System fans

To uninstall the system fans:

1. Press inward to release the system

fan.

2. Lift the fan, then set aside.

3. Repeat step 1 to 2 to uninstall the

other system fans.

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2.8.2 Redundant power supply module

To install a second redundant power supply module:

1. Remove the redundant power

supply dummy cover.

2. Take out the seocond redundant

power supply module from its

package. Slide it into the chassis.

3. Firmly pull the lever to slide the

power supply module into the

chassis.

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2.8.3 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional)

Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard.

1. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on

the motherboard.

2. Align the golden ngers of the RAID

card with the PIKE RAID card slot.

3. Insert the RAID card into the PIKE

RAID card slot. Ensure that it is

completely seated on the PIKE

RAID card slot.

4. Tighten the screw to secure the

PIKE card on the motherboard.e

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2.8.4 Installing ASMB6 series management board

Follow the steps below to install an ASMB6 series management board on your

motherboard.

To install the server management board:

1. Locate the ASMB6 connector on the motherboard.

2. Place the board on the ASMB6

connector of the motherboard,

aligning with the pin connectors.

Refer to the Appendix section

for the location of the ASMB6

connector on supported

motherboards.

3. Press the board rmly until it is

completely seated in place.

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5. Insert the LAN cable plug

to the DM_LAN 1 port

(dedicated LAN) or LAN

port 1 (shared LAN) for

server management.

DM_LAN 1 LAN port 1

4. When installed, the board appears

as shown.

LAN port 2

LAN port 3

LAN port 4

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2.8.5 Connecting the Intel® ASRK Module (Optional)

Follow the steps below to connect the ASRK Module to the connector on your

motherboard.

1. Locate the ASRK connector on the

motherboard.

2. Connect the ASRK module to the

connector.

Changing the module for different RAID settings:

1. Power off the system ,unplug AC cable and disengage the original module.

2. Plug AC cable and reboot the system to enter OS.

3. After the system successfully enters the OS, power off and unplug AC cable

again.

4. Put the intended module in place, then plug AC cable and reboot the

system.

5. The system will automatically detect the different RAID settings.

For detail of Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility, please refer to

Chapter5RAIDConguration.

ASUS RS720-E7/RS12; RS720-E7/RS12-E

This chapter describes how to install

the optional components and devices

into the barebone server.

Chapter 3

Installation options

Chapter 3: Installation options3-2

Fixing latch

3.1.1 Attachingthexinglatchestotheserver

Refer to the gures below for the locations to attach the two xing latches to the

two sides of the server with four screws.

3.1 Installing friction rail kit items

Your friction rail kit package contains:

• One pair of rack rails

• One pair of xing latches

• 4 latch screws, 4 rail screws and 4 rail washers

Rack railsFixing latchesFront end Rear end

Latch screws Rail screws

Rail Washers

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1. Select a 1U space on the rack

where you want to install the

rack rail. A 1U space consists

of three square mounting holes

with two thin lips on the top and

the bottom, as shown in the right

gure.

2. Adjust the rack rail to t the depth

of the rack.

4. Secure the front and rear ends of the

rail with two rack screws and washers.

5. Repeat step 1 to 4 to attach the rack

rail on the other side of the rack.

3. From inside the rack, place the rear

rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the

rear mounting hole, and then place the

front rail hook on the bottom thin lip of

the front mounting hole, as shown in

the right gure.

Chapter 3: Installation options3-4

Do not install the rail kit in the following situation:

DO NOT place the rail hook on a thick lip

of the mounting hole.

DO NOT install the rail to the outer side of

the server rack.

6. When mounting the server to the rack,

ensure to include the side knots on the

two sides of the server in the rack rail

holders, as shown in the right gure.

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3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack

To mount the server to the rack

1. Place the server on the rack rails, and then push the server all the way to the

depth of the rack.

To uninstall the server from the rack

1. Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack.

2. Pull the server from the rack.

Remember to press the latches

on both sides to release the

server from the rack.

2. Tighten the two rack screws to

secure the server in place.

Chapter 3: Installation options3-6

4-1

This chapter includes the motherboard

layout, and brief descriptions of the

jumpers and internal connectors.

Chapter 4

Motherboard info

4-2 Chapter 4: Motherboard information

4.1 Motherboard layouts

ERR_CPU2

ERR_CPU1

ERR_DIMMC2 ERR_DIMMD1ERR_DIMMC1 ERR_DIMMD2

ERR_DIMMB2

ERR_DIMMB1

ERR_DIMMA2

ERR_DIMMA1

ERR_DIMMH2

ERR_DIMMH1

ERR_DIMMG2

ERR_DIMMG1

ERR_DIMME1

ERR_DIMME2

ERR_DIMMF1

ERR_DIMMF2

BMC_LED

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Layout contents

Jumpers Page

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 4-4

2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 4-5

3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1) 4-5

4. LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 4-6

5. ME rmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) 4-6

6. DDR3 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1) 4-7

7. PMBus 1.2 PSU select jumper (3-pin SMART_PSU1) 4-7

Internal connectors Page

1. ISAS connectors

(7-pin ISAS1–4 [Gray]; 7-pin ISAS5–8 [Black]) 4-8

2. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 4-8

3. PSAS connectors

(7-pin PSAS1–8 [Light Blue]) 4-9

4. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-Type USB10) 4-9

5. CPU, front and rear fan connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1-2, FRNT_FAN1–4, REAR_FAN1-2) 4-10

6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors

(8-1 pin PSGPIO 1/2, ISGPIO1/2, SGPIO1) 4-11

7. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1/COM2) 4-11

8. TPM connector (20-1-pin TPM) 4-12

9. EATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin

EATX12V1/EATXV2, PSUSMB1) 4-12

10. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1) 4-13

11. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1) 4-14

4-4 Chapter 4: Motherboard information

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.

Normal Clear CMOS

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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)

These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® I350 Quad

Ports Gigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1-2 to activate the Gigabit LAN

feature.

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4. LSIMegaRAIDorIntelRSTeselectionjumper(3-pinRAID_SEL1)

This jumper allows you to select the PCH SATA RAID mode to use LSI

MegaRAID software or Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 RAID.

Place the jumper caps over pins 1–2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID

software RAID Utility (default); otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2–3

to use the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility.

5. MErmwareforcerecoverysetting(3-pinME_RCVR1)

This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine (ME) boot from

recovery mode when ME become corrupted.

ME_RCVR1

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6. DDR3 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)

This jumper allows you to enable/disable DDR3 DIMM thermal sensing event

pin.

7. PMBus1.2PSUselectjumper(3-pinSMART_PSU1)

This jumper allows you to select PSU PMBus version, Set to pins 1-2 for

PMBus, set to pins 2-3 for Others.

PMBus 1.2

(Default)

Others

PMBus 1.2 PSU setting

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4.3 Internal connectors

2. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)

This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable connected to

the SATA or SAS add-on card. The read or write activities of any device

connected to the SATA or SAS add-on card causes the front panel LED to

light up.

HDLED1

ADD_IN_CARD-

PIN 1

• The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS hard disks

installed.

• Please install the SAS device starting from the gray connection.

• *About RAID 5 conguration, Please refer the 5.4.5 PCH SCU SAS

Conguration to setting.

1. ISAS connectors (7-pin ISAS1–4 [Gray], 7-pin ISAS5-8 [Black])

Supported by the Intel® ASRK module, these connectors are for the SAS signal

cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb/s of data transfer rate.

If you installed SAS hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID

10, or RAID 5* conguration.

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4. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-Type USB10)

These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables to

connectors USB34 and USB56, then install the modules to a slot opening at

the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0

specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.

3. PSAS connectors (7-pin PSAS1–8 [Light Blue])

Supported by the ASUS® PIKE Card, these connectors are for the SAS signal

cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s of data transfer rate.

If you installed SAS hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID

10, or RAID 5 conguration.

The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS hard disks installed.

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5. CPU, front and rear fan connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1-2, FRNT_FAN1–4, REAR_FAN1-2)

The fan connectors support cooling fans. Connect the fan cables to the fan

connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable

matches the ground pin of the connector.

• DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufcient

air ow inside the system may damage the motherboard components.

• These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!

• All fans feature the ASUS Fan Speed Control technology.

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6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors

(8-1 pin PSGPIO 1/2, ISGPIO 1/2, SGPIO1)

The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology

Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device

information and general purpose data.

The PSGPIO 1/2 connectors are used for PIKE card.

The ISGPIO 1/2 connectors are used for ASRK module.

7. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1/COM2)

These connectors are for the serial (COM) ports. Connect the serial port

module cable to one of these connectors, then install the module to a slot

opening at the back of the system chassis.

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9. EATX power connectors

(24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin EATX12V1/EATX12V2, PSUSMB1)

These connectors are for an EATX power supply plugs. 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.

• DO NOT forget to connect the 24+8+8-pin power plugs; otherwise, the

system will not boot up.

• Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when conguring

a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become

unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

• This motherboard supports EATX2.0 PSU or later version.

• Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum

power required by your system.

I2C1SCL

I2C1SPA

I2C1ALT

GND

+3.3V Remote Sense

8. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM)

This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can

securely store keys, digital certicates, passwords, and data. A TPM system

also helps enhance network security, protects digital identities, and ensures

platform integrity.

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10. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

(1) 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.

(2) 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.

(3) Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED)

This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD

Activity LED cable to this connector. The HDD LED lights up or ashes

when data is read from or written to the HDD.

(4) Power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW)

This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power

button turns the system on or 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.

(5) 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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11. 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 LAN13_LED, LAN24_LED)

These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel.

(3) Chassis intrusion (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

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 short

CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function.

(4) Locator LED (2-pin LOCATORLED1 and 2-pin LOCATORLED2)

These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel.

Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2-pin connector. The LEDs will

light up when the Locator button is pressed.

(5) 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.

PIN 1

+5VSB

AUX_CHASSIS#

GND

AUX_LOCLED1

AUX_BMCLOCLED#

AUX_BMCLOCBNT#

GND

AUX_BMCLOCLED#

AUX_LOCLED2

I2C8SCL

GND

I2C8SDA

+5V

AUX_LAN1LINK_ACT#

AUX_LAN3LINK_#

AUX_LAN2LINK_#

AUX_LAN4LINK_ACT#

3 4 4

This chapter tells how to change the

system settings through the BIOS Setup

menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS

parameters are also provided.

5-1

Chapter 5

BIOS Setup

5-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

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 (To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB ash

disk drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.)

2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a USB ash disk.)

3. BUPDATER utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB

ash disk drive.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable USB ash

disk drive in 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

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore

the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can

update a corrupted BIOS le using a USB ash drive that contains the updated

BIOS le.

Prepare a USB ash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before

using this utility.

RecoveringtheBIOSfromaUSBashdrive

To recover the BIOS from a USB ash drive:

1. Insert the USB ash drive with the original or updated BIOS le to one USB

port on the system.

2. The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the

BIOS recovery nished.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so

would cause system boot failure!

The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard.

Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS le.

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3. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive eld.

4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the USB ash disk that contains the

latest BIOS, and then press <Enter>.

5. Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info eld.

6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the BIOS le, and then press <Enter>

to perform the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update

process is done.

5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS without having

to use a DOS-based utility.

Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS from the ASUS

website at www.asus.com.

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 Utility

1. Insert the USB ash disk that contains the latest BIOS le to the USB port.

2. Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ

Flash 2 Utility and press <Enter> to enable it.

Flash Info

MODEL: Z9PE-D16 VER: 0208 DATE: 10/18/2011

Exit

[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [Up/Down/PageUp/PageDown/Home/End] Move [Esc] Exit [F2] Backup

fs0:\

Drive Folder Info

fs0:\ 12/09/10 10:23p 4194304 Z9PE-D16.ROM

fs1:\

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Utility V01.04

File Infor

MODEL: VER: DATE:

Help Info

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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.

The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment

using a bootable USB ash disk drive with the updated BIOS le.

UpdatingtheBIOSle

To update the BIOS le using the BUPDATER utility:

1. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS le

for the motherboard. Save the BIOS le to a bootable USB ash disk drive.

2. Copy the BUPDATER utility (BUPDATER.exe) from the ASUS support

website at support.asus.com to the bootable USB ash disk drive you created

earlier.

3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt, type:

BUPDATER /i[lename].ROM

where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable USB

ash disk drive, then press <Enter>.

A:\>BUPDATER /i[le name].ROM

• This function can support devices such as a USB ash disk with FAT 32/16

format and single partition only.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent

system 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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The utility veries the le, then starts updating the BIOS le.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent

system boot failure!

ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1.30 (11/08/04)

Current ROM Update ROM

Note

Writing BIOS:

FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A

PATH:

BOARD: Z9PE-D16

VER: 0203

DATE: 08/24/2011

BOARD: Z9PE-D16

VER: 0206

DATE: 09/30/2011

5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is

completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.

The BIOS update is nished! Please restart your system.

C:\>

WARNING! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS

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5.2 BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update

using the provided utility described in section 5.1 Managing and updating your

BIOS.

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring

your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to congure

your system using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the

conguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the

security password feature or change the power management settings. This

requires you to recongure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the

computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the

rmware chip.

The rmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up

the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program.

Press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility;

otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing

<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can

also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if

the rst two failed.

The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a

menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make

your selections from the available options using the navigation keys.

• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions

to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after

changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system

compatibility and stability. Press <F5> and select Yes to load the BIOS

default settings.

• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes

only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

• Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for

this motherboard.

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5.2.2 Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

Main For changing the basic system conguration

Advanced For changing the advanced system settings

Server Mgmt For changing the Server Mgmt settings

Event Logs For changing the event log settings

Monitor For displaying the system temperature, power status, and

changing the fan settings

Security For changing the security settings

Boot For changing the system boot conguration

Tool For conguring options for special functions

Exit For selecting the exit options

To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard

until the desired item is highlighted.

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

Set the Date, Use Tab to

switch between Data elements.

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

BIOS Information

BIOS Vendor American Megatrends

Core Version 4.6.4.1

Compliancy UEFI 2.1; PI 0.9

BIOS Version 0306 x64

Build Date 01/16/2012

System Date [Tue 01/17/2012]

System Time [15:07:28]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information

Total Memory 2048 MB (DDR3)

Processor

CPU Speed 2600 MHz

Count: 1

Onboard LAN1 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:00

Onboard LAN2 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:01

Onboard LAN3 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:02

Onboard LAN4 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:03

Navigation keys

General help

Menu bar CongurationeldsMenu items

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5.2.3 Menu items

The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For

example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items.

The other items (Event Logs, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu

bar have 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 display the submenu, select the item and press <Enter>.

5.2.5 Navigation keys

At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for the BIOS

setup program. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change

the settings.

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 Congurationelds

These elds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-congurable,

you can change the value of the eld opposite the item. You cannot select an item

that is not user-congurable.

A congurable eld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To

change the value of a eld, select it and press <Enter> to display a list of options.

5.2.8 Pop-up window

Select a menu item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the

conguration options for that item.

5.2.9 Scroll bar

A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that

do not t on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page

Down> keys to display the other items on the screen.

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5.3 Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The

Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows

you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings.

5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

Set the Date, Use Tab to

switch between Data elements.

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

BIOS Information

BIOS Vendor American Megatrends

Core Version 4.6.4.1

Compliancy UEFI 2.1; PI 0.9

BIOS Version 0306 x64

Build Date 01/16/2012

System Date [Tue 01/17/2012]

System Time [15:07:28]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information

Total Memory 2048 MB (DDR3)

Processor

CPU Speed 2600 MHz

Count: 1

Onboard LAN1 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:00

Onboard LAN2 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:01

Onboard LAN3 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:02

Onboard LAN4 MAC 00:E0:18:10:14:03

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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.

Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect

eld values can cause the system to malfunction.

5.4.1 CPUConguration

Advanced

Enter to view socket soecic

CPU Information.

CPU Confguration

Socket 1 CPU Information

Socket 2 Not Present

CPU Speed 2600 MHz

64-bit Supported

Hyper Threading [Enabled]

Active Processor Core [All]

Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]

Execute Diable Bit [Enabled]

Server Class [Custom]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enabled]

DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]

Intel Virtualization Technologu [Enabled]

Local APIC Mode [Auto]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

CPU Conguration Parameters

CPU Conguration

CPU Power Management Conguration

Chipset Conguration

PCH SATA Conguration

PCH SCU SAS Conguration

PCI Subsystem Setting

Onboard LAN Conguration

Intel TXT(LT-SX) Conguration

USB Conguration

Trusted Computing

ACPI Settings

WHEA Conguration

APM

Serial Port Console Redirection

ME Subsystem

Legacy Devices Conguration

Runtime Error Logging

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

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Socket 1 CPU Information

Enter to view socket soecic CPU Information.

Enter to view socket soecic

CPU Information.

Socket 1 CPU Information

Genuine Intel(R) CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU Signature 206d5

Microcode Patch 512

Max CPU Speed 2600 MHz

Min CPU Speed 1200 MHz

Processor Cores 8

Intel HT Technology Supported

Intel VT-X Technology Supported

L1 Data Cache 32 kB x8

L1 Code Cache 32 kB x8

L2 Cache 256 kB x8

L3 Cache 20480 kB

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Hyper Threading [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function.

When disabled, only one thread per activated core is enabled.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Active Processor Cores [All]

Conguration options: [All] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]

Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating system to boot even without

support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overow attacks when combined

with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux

9.2, Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3). Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Server Class [Custom]

Use Intel recommended prefetch settings. Conguration options: [Enterprise] [High

Performance(HPC)] [Custom]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to turn on/off the mid level cache(L2) streamer prefetcher.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

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AdjacentCacheLinePrefetch[Enabled]

This Item allows you to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to enabled/disabled prefetcher of next L1 data line.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to enabled/disabled prefetch of next L1 line based upon

sequential load history. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]

When enabled this item, a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities

provided by Vanderpool Technology.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Local APIC Mode [Auto]

Select Local APIC mode, If Auto, use x2APIC if required, otherwise, xAPIC mode.

xAPIC will disable CPUs with APIC IDs greater than 254. Some OS don’t support

x2APIC mode. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

This item allows you to

enabled power management

features.

CPU Power Management Confguration

Power Technology [Custom]

EIST [Enabled]

Turbo Mode [Enabled]

P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL]

CPU C3 Report [Disabled]

CPU C6 Report [Enabled]

CPU C7 Report [Disabled]

Package C State limit [C6]

Energy Performance [Balanced Performance]

Factory long duratiion power limit 115 Watts

Long duation power limit 0

Factory long duratiion maintained 1000 ms

Long duation power limit 0

Recommended short duration power1 1.2 * Long Duration

Short duation power limit 0

5.4.2 CPUPowerManagementConguration

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

Power Technology [Custom]

This item allows you to enabled power management features.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Energy Efcient] [Custom]

EIST [Enabled]

This item allows you to enabled/disabled Intel SpeedStep.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Turbo Mode [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL]

This item allows you to change P-STATE Coordination type.

Conguration options: [HW_ALL] [SW_ALL] [SW_ANY]

CPU C3 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enabled/disabled CPU C3(ACPI C2) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU C6 Report [Enabled]

This item allows you to enabled/disabled CPU C6(ACPI C3) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU C7 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enabled/disabled CPU C7(ACPI C3) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Package C State limit [C6]

This item allows you to set package C State limit.

Conguration options: [C0] [C2] [C6] [C7] [No Limit]

Energy Performance [Balanced Performance]

Optimize between performance and power savings. Windows 2008 and later OSes

overrides this value according to this power plan.

Conguration options: [Performance] [Balanced Performance] [Balanced Energy]

[Energy Efcient]

Factory long duratiion power limit 115 Watts

Long duation power limit 0

Allows you to set long duration power limit in watts. Use the number keys to set the

value.

Factory long duratiion maintained 1000 ms

Long duation power limit 0

Allows you to set time window which the long duration power is maintained. Use

the number keys to set the value.

Recommended short duration power1 1.2 * Long Duraton

Short duation power limit 0

Allows you to set short duration power limit in watts. Use the number keys to set

the value.

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QPI Conguration

Memory Conguration

CPU II0 Bridge Conguration

PCH Conguration

Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Conguration

5.4.3 ChipsetConguration

QPIConguration

Current QPI Link Speed Slow

Current QPI Link Freq Unknown

Isoc [Enabled]

QPI Link Speed Mode [Fast]

QPI Link Frequency Select [Auto]

QPI Link0s [Disabled]

QPI Link0p [Disabled]

QPI Link1 [Enabled]

Isoc [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link Speed Mode [Fast]

This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow

mode.

Conguration options: [Slow] [Fast]

QPI Link Frequency Select [Auto]

This item allows for selecting the QPI link frequency

Conguration options: [Auto] [6.4 GT/s] [7.2 GT/s (Fast Mode Only)] [8.0 GT/s (Fast

Mode Only)]

QPI Link0s [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link0p [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link1 [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

QPI Conguration Page

Enable/Disable Isoc

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MemoryConguration

Support for compatibility

Revision ID(CRID)

Functionality mentioned in

Sandybridge bios spec.

Compatibility RID [Enabled]

Memory Conguration

Total Memory 2048 MB (DDR3)

Current Memory Mode Independent

Currently Memory Speed 1333 MHz

Mirroring Supported

Sparing Not Possible

Memory Mode [Independent]

DDR Speed [Auto]

Channel Interleaving [Auto]

Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Patrol Scrub [Disabled]

Demand Scrub [Enabled]

Data Scrambling [Enabled]

Device Tagging [Disabled]

Thermal Throtting [CLTT]

Enable High Temp [Disabled]

Allow 2x Refresh [Enabled]

Altitude [300 M]

Memory HOT Sensor support [Enabled]

DIMM Information

Compatibility RID [Enabled]

Support for compatibility revision ID (CRID) functionality mentioned in Sandybridge

BIOS spec. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Memory Mode [Independent]

Select the mode for memory initializaton.

Conguration options: [Independent] [Mirroring] [Lock Step] [Sparing]

DDR Speed [Auto]

Force DDR speed. Conguration options: [Auto] [Force DDR3 800] [Force DDR3

1066] [Force DDR3 1333] [Force DDR3 1600] [Force DDR3 1866]

Channel Interleaving [Auto]

Select different channel interleaving setting.

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 Way] [2 Way] [3 Way] [4 Way]

Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Select different rank interleaving setting.

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 Way] [2 Way] [4 Way] [8 Way]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

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Patrol Scrub [Disabled]

Allows to Enable/Disable Patrol Scrub.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Demand Scrub [Enabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled demand scrubing feature.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Data Scrambling [Enabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled data scrambling.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Device Tagging [Disabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled device tagging.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Thermal Throtting [CLTT]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [OLTT] [CLTT]

Enable High Temp [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Allow 2x Refresh [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Altitude [300 M]

The system altitude above the sea level in meters.

Conguration options: [Auto] [300 M] [900 M] [1500 M] [3000 M]

Memory Hot sensor support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Enables/Disables Intel(R)

I/O Acceleration Technology

(I/OAT).

Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

DCA Support [Enabled]

VGA Priority [Offboard]

TargetVGA VGA From CPU 0

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled Intel I/O accelaration technology.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCA Support [Enabled]

Allows to Enabled/Disabled direct cache access support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]]

VGA Priority [offboard]

Allows to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found.

Conguration options: [Onboard] [Offboard]

CPUIIOBridgeConguration

Advanced

DIMM Information

CPU1 DIMM Information

Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A1 Present 2048 MB(DDR3)

Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A2 Not Present

Node 0 Ch1 Dimm B1 Not Present

Node 0 Ch1 Dimm B2 Not Present

Node 0 Ch2 Dimm C1 Not Present

Node 0 Ch2 Dimm C2 Not Present

Node 0 Ch3 Dimm D1 Not Present

Node 0 Ch3 Dimm D2 Not Present

CPU2 DIMM Information

Advanced

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PCHConguration

PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]

Support for PCH compatibility.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Deep Sx [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled in S5] [Enabled in S4 and S5]

SCU devices [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled Patsburg SCU devices.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled onboard SATA RAID option rom if Launch Storage

Oprom is enabled. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

AudioConguration

Azalia HD Audio [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled Azalia HD Audio.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Mobile platforms support deep S4/S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support

deep S4/S5 in AC only.

Support for PCH Compatibility

Revision ID(CRID)

functionality.

Name Patsburg

Stepping 05 (C0 Stepping)

SB Chipset Conguration

PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]

Deep Sx [Disabled]

SCU devices [Enabled]

Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

Audio Conguration

Azalia HD Audio [Enabled]

High Precision Event Timer Conguration

High Precision Timer [Enabled] →←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

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HighPrecisionEventTimerConguration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]

Allows to enabled/disabled High Precision Event Timer.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI

Auto Conguration.

Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Intel VT-d.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Intel(R)VTforDirectedI/OConguration

The following item appears only when you set Intel(R) VT-d to [Enabled].

Coherency Support [Disabled]

Allows to enable/disable VT-d Engine Coherency support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ATS Support [Disabled]

Allows to enable/disable VT-d Engine address translation services (ATS)

support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

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5.4.4 PCHSATAConguration

(1)IDE Mode. (2)AHCI Mode.

(3)RAID Mode.

SATA Port1 Not Present

SATA Port2 ASUS DWR ATAPI

SATA Port3 WDC WD800JD(80.0GB)

SATA Port4 Not Present

SATA Port5 Not Present

SATA Port6 Not Present

SATA Mode [IDE Mode]

SATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]

SATA Controller 2 [Enhanced]

S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

SATA Mode [IDE Mode]

Allows you to set the SATA conguration.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode]

• If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical

storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE Mode].

• If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host

Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI Mode]. The AHCI allows

the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that

increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive

to internally optimize the order of commands.

• If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility, or Intel® Rapid

Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this

item to [RAID Mode].

Advanced

SATA Controller 1 [Enhanced]

This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to

[Enhanced] to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Set to

[Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Up to four SATA devices

are supported under these operating systems.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enhanced] [Compatible]

SATA Controller 2 [Enhanced]

This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set

to [Enhanced] to support two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Conguration options:

[Disabled] [Enhanced]

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S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor

system. When read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard

disk to report warning messages during the POST.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

5.4.5 PCHSCUSASConguration

The PCH SCU SAS conguration items appears only when you installed the

ASRK Module (optional) on the motherboard. This menu automatically detects and

displays the Device 1-4.

Intel® RSTe SATA RAID 5 support requires additional BIOS setting with below two

kinds of H/W conguration. The user can set [SATA only RAID5] as enabled to

have RAID 5 supported with SATA hard drives, but the SAS hard drive cannot be

supported when this function is enabled.

Here are the two kinds of H/W conguration mentioned above:

1.The PCH of the motherboard is hard SKU –B or –D.

2.The PCH of the motherboard is hard SKU –A with ASRK #1 or ASRK #5 enabled.

Patsburg B/D sku only

Device1 Not Present

Device2 Not Present

Device3 Not Present

Device4 Not Present

Sata only RAID5 [Disabled]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

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5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings

In case of multiple Option

ROMs (Legacy and EFI

Compatible), species what

PCI option ROM to lanuch.

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM]

In case of multiple option roms (Legacy and EFI Compatible), species what PCI

option rom to lanuch.Conguration options: [Legacy ROM] [EFI Compatible ROM]

PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks]

Value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register

Conguration options: [32 PCI Bus Clocks] [64 PCI Bus Clocks] [96 PCI Bus

Clocks] [128 PCI Bus Clocks] [160 PCI Bus Clocks] [192 PCI Bus Clocks] [224 PCI

Bus Clocks] [248 PCI Bus Clocks]

VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

Enables or disables VGA pallette registers snooping.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate PERR#.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

SERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate SERR#.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Load RT32 Image [Enabled]

Enables or disables RT32 Image Loading.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.00

PCI Option ROM Handling

PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM]

PCI Common Setting

PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks]

VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

PERR# Generation [Disabled]

SERR# Generation [Disabled]

Load RT32 Image [Enabled]

PCI Express Settings

PCIE Slot Option Rom Conguration

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PCI Express Settings

Enables or DisablesPCI

Express Device Relaxed

Ordering.

PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

WARNING: Enabling ASPM may cause some

PCI-E device to fail

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

Allows to set the ASPM level. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [Force L0s]

[Force L0s] Force all links to L0s state.

[Auto] BIOS auto congure.

[Disabled] Disabled ASPM.

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PCIESlotOptionRomConguration

Enables or disables boot

option for legacy mass

storage device with

option ROM.

Legacy OpROM Support

Launch Storage 0pROM [Enabled]

PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled]

PCIE2 Option Rom [Enabled]

PCIE3 Option Rom [Enabled]

PCIE4 Option Rom [Enabled]

PCIE5 Option Rom [Enabled]

PCIE6 Option Rom [Enabled]

PIKE Option Rom [Enabled]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Launch Storage OpROM [Enabled]

Enables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option ROM.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE2 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE3 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE4 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE5 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE6 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PIKE Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

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5.4.7 OnboardLANConguration

PXE/iSCSI.

Onboard LAN Conguration

Intel LAN ROM Type [PXE]

Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled]

LAN1 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Intel LAN2 Enable [Enabled]

LAN2 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Intel LAN3 Enable [Enabled]

LAN3 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Intel LAN4 Enable [Enabled]

LAN4 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN1 function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

LAN1 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel LAN2 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN2 function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

LAN2 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel LAN3 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN3 function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

LAN3 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set Intel LAN Support to [Enabled].

Intel LAN ROM Type [PXE]

Conguration options: [PXE] [iSCSI]

Advanced

Intel LAN4 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN4 function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

LAN4 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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5.4.8 IntelTXT(LT-SX)Conguration

The Intel TXT(LT-SX) conguration automatically detects and displays the Intel

TXT(LT-SX) hardware support.

Intel TXT(LT-SX) Hardware Support

CPU: TXT Feature Supported

Chipset: TXT Feature Supported

Intel TXT(LT-SX) Conguration

TXT Support Disabled

Intel TXT(LT-SX) Dependencies

The following must be supported and enabled.

VT-d Support Disabled

VT Support Enabled

TPM Support Enabled

TPM State Disabled

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

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5.4.9 USBConguration

Enabled Legacy USB support.

Auto option disables legacy

support if no USB devices

are connected. DISABLE

option will keep USB devices

available only for EFI

applications.

USB Conguration

USB Devices:

3Drivers, 1Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 3 Hubs

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]

USB hardware delays and time-outs

USB transfer time-out [20 sec]

Device reset time-out [20 sec]

USB Ports Conguration

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Enables or disables Legacy USB device support.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto]

EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]

This is a workaround for 0ses without EHCI ownership change should be claimed

by EHCI driver. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB hardware delays and time-outs

USB transfer time-out [20 sec]

The time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfer.

Conguration options: [1 sec] [5 sec] [10 sec] [20 sec]

Device reset time-out [20 sec]

USB mass storage device start unit command time-out.

Conguration options: [10 sec] [20 sec] [30 sec] [40 sec]

Advanced

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Enable/Disable USB 2.0 (EHCI)

Support.

EHCI Controller 1 [Enabled]

EHCI Controller 2 [Enabled]

Rear USB #1 [Enabled]

Rear USB #2 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #3 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #4 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #5 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #6 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #10 [Enabled]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

USBPortsConguration

5.4.10 Trusted Computing

Enables or Disables BIOS

support for security device.

O.S. will not show Security

Device. TCG EFI protocol and

INT1A interface will not be

available.

Conguration

TPM Support [Enabled]

Current Status Information

No Security Device Found

TPM Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

EHCI Controller 1/2 [Enabled]

Allows to enable or disable USB (EHCI) Support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Rear USB #1 and #2 [Enabled]

Allows to enable or disable rear USB #1 and #2.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard USB #3/#4/#5/#6/#10 [Enabled]

Allows to enable or disable Onboard USB #3 / #4 / #5 / #6 / #10.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

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5.4.11 ACPI Settings

Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI

Auto Conguration.

ACPI Settings

Enable ACPI Auto Conguration [Disabled]

Enabled Hibernation [Enabled]

ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)]

Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled]

EnableACPIAutoConguration[Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable BIOS ACPI Auto Conguration.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

Enable Hibernation [Enabled]

Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate (OS/S4 sleep state). This option

may be not effective with some OS.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)]

Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State.

Conguration options: [Suspend Disabled] [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] [S3 (Suspend to

RAM)]

Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled]

Allows to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set Enabled ACPI Auto

Congurationto [Disabled].

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5.4.12 WHEAConguration

Enable or disable Windows

Hardware Error Architecture.

WHEA Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.13 APM setting

Specify what state to go to

when power is re-applied after

a power failure (G3 state).

Restrore AC Power Loss [Last State]

Power On By PCIE [Disabled]

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

Restore AC Power Loss [Last State]

When set to [Power Off], the system goes into off state after an AC power loss.

When set to [Power On], the system will reboot after an AC power loss. When set

to [Last State], the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system

state was before the AC power loss.

Conguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]

Power On By PCIE [Disabled]

[Disabled] Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event.

[Enabled] Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event.

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

[Disabled] Disables RTC to generate a wake event.

[Enabled] When set to [Eanbled], the items RTC Alarm Date (Days) and

Hour/Minute/Second will become user-congurable with set

values.

Advanced

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5.4.14 Serial Port Console Redirection

COM1

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

COM2

Console Redirection [Enabled]

Console Redirection Settings

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/

Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

This item becomes congurable only when you enable the Console 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] ASCII char set.

[VT100+] Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, et.

[VT-UTF8] Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes

[ANSI] Extended ASCII char set

Bits per second [57600]

Selects serial port transmission speed. The speed must be matched on the

other side. Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds.

Conguration options: [9600] [19200] [38400] [57600] [115200]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Consloe Redirection Enable

or Disable.

Advanced

The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to [Enabled].

COM1

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Data Bits [8]

Conguration options: [7] [8]

Parity [None]

A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors.

[Mark] and [Space] parity do not allow for error detection.

[None] None

[Even] parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in the data bits is even

[Odd] parity bit is 0 if num of 1’s in the data bits is odd

[Mark] parity bit is always 1

[Space] parity bit is always 0

Stop Bits [1]

Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the

beginning.) The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow

devices may require more than 1 stop bit. Conguration options: [1] [2]

Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS]

Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overow. When sending data,

if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data

ow. Once the buffers are empty, a “start” signal can be sent to re-start the

ow. Hardware ow control uses two wires to send start/stop signals.

Conguration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS]

Recorder Mode [Disabled]

With this mode enabled only text will be sent. This is to capture Terminal data.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Recorder 100x31 [Disabled]

Allows to enable or disable extend terminal resolution.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Legacy OS Redirction Resolution [80x24]

Congures the number of rows and columns supported on legacy OS.

Conguration options: [80x24] [80x25]

COM2

Console Redirection [Enabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Console Redirection Settings

Please refer to the description of the Console Redirection Settings item under

COM1 for details.

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Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/

Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Console Redirection Settings

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port [COM1]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for

remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.

Conguration options: [COM1] [COM2]

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for

remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.

Conguration options: [VT100] [VT100+] [VT-UTF8] [ANSI]

Bits per second [115200]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for

remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.

Conguration options: [9600] [19200] [57600] [115200]

Flow Control [None]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for

remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port.

Conguration options: [VT100] [Hardware RTS/CTS] [Software Xon/Xoff]

The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to [Enabled].

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5.4.15 ME Subsystem

Intel ME Subsystem Conguration

ME BIOS Interface Version 1.2

ME Version 2.1.5.64

ME FW Status Value : 0xf0345

ME FW State : SPS ME FW Active

ME FW Operation State: M0 without UMA

ME FW Error Code: No Error

ME Ext FW Status value: 0x39006301

BIOS Booting Mode: Performance Optimized

Cores Disabled: 0

ME FW SKU Information: SiEn NM

5.4.16 LegacyDevicesConguration

Serial Port 1 Conguration

Serial Port 2 Conguration

SerialPort1/2Conguration

Serial Port Conguration

Serial Port [Enabled]

Device Settings I0=3F8h; IRQ=4

Device Mode [Standard Serial Po...]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

ME Subsystem Help.

Set Parameters of serial

Port 1(COM1).

Enable or Disable Serial

Port(COM).

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5.4.17 Runtime Error Logging

Runtime Error Logging Support [Disabled]

This item allows you to enables or disables Runtime Error Logging Support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Serial Port [Enabled]

Allows to enables or disables the serial port.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Device Mode [Standard Serial Port Mode]

Allows to change the serial port mode.

Conguration options: [Standard Serial Port Mode]

Advanced

The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support

to [Enabled].

PCI Error Logging Support [Disabled]

Allows to enables or disables PCI Error Logging.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled].

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5.5 Server Mgmt menu

The Server Mgmt menu displays the server mgmt status, and allows you to change

the settings.

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Wait for BMC response for

specied timeout In PILOTII,

BMC starts at the same time

when BIOS starts during AC

power ON. It takes arround

30 seconds to initialize

Host to BMC interfaces.

BMC Firmware: x.xx

O/S Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

O/S Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]

O/S Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]

System Event Log

BMC network conguration

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

O/S Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

If enabled, starts a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management

Software after the OS loads. Helps determine that the OS sucessfully loaded or

follows the O/S Boot Watchdog TImer Policy.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

The Server Mgmt menu appears only when you install ASMB card on the

motherboard.

O/S Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]

Allows to congure the length of the O/S Boot Watchdog Timer. Not available if O/S

Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled.

Conguration options: [5 minutes] [10 minutes] [15 minutes] [20 minutes]

O/S Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]

Allows to congure how the system should respond if the OS Boot Watchdog

Timer expires. Not available if O/S Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled.

Conguration options: [Do Nothing] [Reset] [Power Down]

The following two items allows you setting only when you set O/S Watchdog

Timer to [Enabled].

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5.5.1 System Event Log

Server Mgmt

Change this to enable or

disable all features of

system Event Logging during

boot.

Enabling/Disabling Options

SEL Components [Disabled]

Erasing Settings

Erase SEL [No]

When SEL is Full [Do Nothing]

Note: All values changed here do not take effect

until computer is restarted. →←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

SEL Components [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Erase SEL [No]

Allows to choose options for erasing SEL.

Conguration options: [No] [Yes, On next reset] [Yes, On every reset]

When SEL is Full [Do Nothing]

Allows to choose options for reactions to a full SEL.

Conguration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately]

• The following items appears only when you set SEL Components to

[Enabled].

• All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted.

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5.5.2 BMCnetworkconguration

Server Mgmt

Select to congure LAN

channel parameters

statically or dynamically(by

BIOS or BMC). Unspecied

option will not modify any

BMC network parameters

during BIOS phase

BMC network conguration

DM_KAN1

DM_LAN1 IP Address in BMC: 192.168.001.001

DM_LAN1 Subnet Mask in BMC: 255.255.255.000

DM_LAN1 Gateway Address in BMC : 000.000.000.000

DM_LAN1 MAC Address in BMC: 00.CE.01.87.72.A0

DM_LAN1 Address Source in BMC: Static Mode

Conguration Address source [Previous State]

Lan1

Lan1 IP Address in BMC: 192.168.001.002

Lan1 Subnet Mask in BMC: 255.255.255.000

Lan1 Gateway Address in BMC: 000.000.000.000

Lan1 MAC Address in BMC: 00.CE.01.87.72.A0

Lan1 Address Source in BMC: Static Mode

Conguration Address source [Previous State]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

CongurationAddresssource[PreviousState]

Select to congure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically(by BIOS

or BMC). Unspecied option will not modify any BMC network parameters during

BIOS phase.

Conguration options: [Previous State] [Static Mode] [DHCP Mode]

The following items appears only when you set CongurationAddresssource

to [Static Mode].

Station IP address [0.0.0.0]

Allows to input Station IP address.

Subnet mask [0.0.0.0]

Allows to input Subnet mask.

Gateway IP address [0.0.0.0]

Allows to input Gateway IP address.

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5.6 Event Logs menu

The Event Logs allows you to change or view the event log settings.

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Press <Enter> to change

the Smbios Event Log

conguration.

Change Smbios Event Log Settings

View Smbios Event Log

View System Event Log

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log conguration.

Event Logs

Change this to enable or

disable all features of

Smbios Event Logging during

boot.

Enabling/Disabling Options

Smbios Event Log [Enabled]

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log [No]

When Log is Full [Do Nothing]

Smbios Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event [Disabled]

MECI 1

METW 60

Custom Option

Log OEM Codes [Enabled]

Convert OEM Codes [Disabled]

Note: All values changed here do not take effect

until computer is restarted.

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Enabling/Disabling Options

Smbios Event Log [Enabled]

Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during

boot.Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log [No]

Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Log. Erasing is done prior to any

logging activation during reset.

Conguration options: [No] [Yes, Next reset] [Yes, Every reset]

All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted.

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When Log is Full [Do Nothing]

Allows to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log.

Conguration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately]

Smbios Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event [Disabled]

Allows to choose options to enable/disable logging of System boot event.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

MECI [1]

Mutiple Event Count Increment (MECI). The number of occurrences of a

duplicate event that must pass before the multiplt-event counter associated

with the log entry is updated, specied as a numeric value in the range 1 to

255.

METW [60]

Mutiple Event Time Windows (METW). The number of minutes which must

pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple-event counter. The

value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes.

Custom Option

Log OEM Codes [Enabled]

Enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes (if not

already converted to legacy).

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Convert OEM Codes [Disabled]

Enable or disable the converting of EFI Status Codes to Standard Smbios

Types (Not all may be translated).

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

View Smbios Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all smbios event logs.

View System Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all system event logs.

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5.7 Boot menu

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.

Number of seconds to wait for

setup activation key.

65535(0xFFFF) means indenite

waiting.

Boot Conguration

Setup Prompt Timeout 1

Bootup NumLock State [On]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

CSM16 Module Version 07.67

GateA20 Active [Upon Request]

Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled]

Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE]

UEFI Boot [Disabled]

Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1 [SATA P2: ASUS ...]

Boot Option #2 [SATA P3: WDC WD80...]

Boot Option #3 [AMI Virtual Floppy...]

Boot Option #4 [IBA GE Slot 0700 v...]

CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities

Hard Drive BBS Priorities

Floppy Drive BBS Priorities

Network Device BBS Priorities

Setup Prompt Timeout [xx]

Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup

activation key.

Bootup NumLock State [On]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.

Conguration options: [Off] [On]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature.

GateA20 Active [Upon Request]

[Upon Request] GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services.

[Always] Do not allow disable GA20; this option useful when any RT code is

executed above 1MB.

Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]

Allows you to set the display mode for Options ROM.

Conguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled]

Allows Option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

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Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE]

[Endless PXE] Continuous seek remote boot image until boot image found or user

abort (press Ctrl+Alt+Del).

[Normal] Seek remote boot image once then stop.

UEFI Boot [Disabled]

Enables or disables UEFI Boot.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Boot Option Priorities

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices.

The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of

devices installed in the system.

• To select the boot device during system startup, press <F8> when ASUS

Logo appears.

• To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, please press <F8> after POST.

Set the booting order of network devices.

Boot Option #1/#2/#3/#4 [SATA P2: ASUS ...]

Conguration options: [SATA P2: ASUS ...] [SATA P3: WDC WD80...]

[AMI Virtual Floppy...] [IBA GE Slot 0700 v...]

CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities

Hard Drive BBS Priorities

Floppy 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.

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5.8 Monitor menu

The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you

to change the fan settings.

CPU1 Temperature 54.0ºC/129.2ºF

CPU2 Temperature N/A

TR1 Temperature 35.0ºC/95.0ºF

TR2 Temperature 40.0ºC/104.0ºF

CPU FAN1 Speed 5378 RPM

CPU FAN2 Speed N/A

FRNT FAN1 Speed N/A

FRNT FAN2 Speed N/A

FRNT FAN3 Speed N/A

FRNT FAN4 Speed N/A

REAR FAN1 Speed N/A

REAR FAN2 Speed N/A

+VTT_CPU +1.026 V

VCORE1 +0.996 V

VCORE2 +0.996 V

+VDDQ_AB_CPU1 +1.510 V

+VDDQ_CD_CPU1 +1.526 V

+VDDQ_EF_CPU2 N/A

+VDDQ_GH_CPU2 N/A

+5VSB +4.996 V

+5V +4.996 V

+12V +11.592 V

+3.3V +3.276 V

VBAT +3.168 V

+3.3VSB +3.234 V

CPU 1/2; TR1 1/2 Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and

motherboard component temperatures.

CPU FAN1/2 Speed; FRNT FAN1–4 Speed; REAR FAN1/2 Speed

[xxxx RPM] or [N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of

CPU fans, front fans, and rear fan in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not

connected to the motherboard, the eld shows N/A.

+VTT_CPU Voltage, 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.

Scroll down to display the following items:

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FAN Speed Control [Generic Node]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

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FAN Speed Control [Generic Mode]

Allows you to congure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan

speeds for more efcient system operation.

Conguration options: [Generic Mode] [High Speed Mode] [Full Speed Mode]

5.9 Security menu

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.

Set Setup Administrator

Password

Password Description

If ONLY the Administrator's password is set,

then this only limits access to Setup and is

only asked for when entering Setup

If ONLY the User's password is set, then this

is a power on password and must be entered to

boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will

have Administrator rights

The password length must br in the following range:

Minimum length 3

Maximum length 20

Administrator Password

User Password

• If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time

Clock (RTC) RAM to clear the BIOS password. See section 2.6 Jumpers

for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

• The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show

the default Not Installed. After you set a password, these items show

Installed.

Administrator Password

If you have set an administrator password, we recommend that you enter the

administrator password for accessing the system. Otherwise, you might be able to

see or change only selected elds in the BIOS setup program.

To set an administrator password:

1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter>.

2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press

<Enter>.

3. Conrm the password when prompted.

To change an administrator password:

1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter>.

2. From the Enter Current Password box, key in the current password, then

press <Enter>.

3. From the Create New Password box, key in a new password, then press

<Enter>.

4. Conrm the password when prompted.

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User Password

If you have set a user password, you must enter the user password for accessing

the system. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not

Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed.

To set a user password:

1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>.

2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press

<Enter>.

3. Conrm the password when prompted.

To change a user password:

1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>.

2. From the Enter Current Password box, key in the current password, then

press <Enter>.

3. From the Create New Password box, key in a new password, then press

<Enter>.

4. Conrm the password when prompted.

To clear the user password, follow the same steps as in changing a user password,

but press <Enter> when prompted to create/conrm the password. After you clear

the password, the User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed.

To clear the administrator password, follow the same steps as in changing an

administrator password, but press <Enter> when prompted to create/conrm the

password. After you clear the password, the Administrator Password item on top

of the screen shows Not Installed.

5.10 Tool menu

The Tool menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an

item then press <Enter> to display the submenu.

Be used to update BIOS

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press <Enter>.

Check section 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility for details.

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5.11 Exit menu

The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.

Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options

from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.

Discard Changes & Exit

This option allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your changes.

When you select this option or if you press <Esc>, a conrmation window appears.

Select Yes to discard changes and exit.

Save Changes & Reset

Once you are nished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit

menu to ensure the values you selected are saved. When you select this option or

if you press <F10>, a conrmation window appears. Select Yes to save changes

and exit.

Discard Changes & Reset

This option allows you to reset the Setup program without saving your changes.

When you select this option, a conrmation window appears. Select Yes to discard

changes and reset.

Restore Defaults

This option allows you to restore/load defaults values for all the setup options.

When you select this option, a conrmation window appears. Select Yes to load

optimized defaults.

Exit system setup without

saving any changes.

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Discard Changes & Exit

Save Changes & Reset

Discard Changes & Reset

Restore Defaults

Boot Override

SATA P2: ASUS DRW-2014L1T

AMI Virtual CDROM 1.00

SATA P3: WDC WD800JD-00LSA0

AMI Virtual Floppy0 1.00

IBA GE Slot 0700 v1376

IBA GE Slot 0701 v1376

IBA GE Slot 0702 v1376

IBA GE Slot 0703 v1376

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

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Boot Override

These items displays the available devices. The device items that appears on the

screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Click an item to

start booting from the selected device.

LaunchEFIShellfromlesystemdevice

Attempts to launch EFI Shell application (shellx64.e) from one of the available

lesystem devices.

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This chapter provides instructions for

setting up, creating and conguring

RAID sets using the available utilities.

Chapter 6

RAIDconguration

6-2 Chapter 6: RAID conguration

6.1 Setting up RAID

The motherboard comes with the Intel® C202 chipset that supports the following

SATA RAID solutions:

• LSIMegaRAIDSoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility (default) with RAID 0,

RAID 1, and RAID 10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS).

• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise SCU / SATA Option ROM

Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS

only).

6.1.1 RAIDdenitions

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 conguration 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 conguration you get

all the benets of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 congurations. 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 conguration include better HDD

performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 conguration

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.

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports SATA hard disk drives for RAID set conguration. For

optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when

creating a disk array.

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6.1.3 RAID controller selection

You can choose either the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility or the Intel

Matrix Storage Manager as the default utility to create RAID set(s). See 5. RAID

congurationutilityselection on page 4-6 for details.

6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set(s)

using SATA HDDs. To do this:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the Advanced Menu > PCHSATAConguration, 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 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS

Setup.

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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CongurationUtility

The LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration 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 conguration utility:

1. Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives.

2. During POST, the LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration 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 conguration utility automatically

congures 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

conguration 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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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Congure VD(s)

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LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No:00 Dev No:1F

Device present at Port 0 ST3160812AS 152114MB

Device present at Port 1 ST3160812AS 152114MB

Device present at Port 2 ST3160812AS 152114MB

Device present at Port 3 ST3160812AS 152114MB

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6.2.1 Creating a RAID set

The LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1,

or RAID 10 set using two types of congurations: Easy and New.

In EasyConguration, the virtual drive parameters are set automatically.

In NewConguration, you manually set the virtual drive parameters.

UsingEasyConguration

To create a RAID set using the EasyConguration option:

1. From the Management Menu, select Congure>EasyConguration, and

then press <Enter>.

Menu Description

Congure Allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using the Easy

Conguration or the New Conguration command. This menu also

allows you to view, add, or clear RAID congurations 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

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Denes Physical Arrays. An Array Will Automatically Become A VD

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, and then press <F10> to

congure array setting.

4. Press <Space> to select the congurable 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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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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Easy Conguration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Select Congurable Array(s)

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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.

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Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Choose RAID Level For This VD

Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option

6. Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>.

7. Select the RAID level from the menu, and then press <Enter>.

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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Choose RAID Level For This VD

RAID Level

RAID 0

RAID 1

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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>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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DNLIN A00-01

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Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Select Units For VD Size

Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option

Select Units For VD Size

10. When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set, select DWC from the Virtual

Drive menu, and then press <Enter>.

When creating a RAID 0 set, proceed to step 12.

11. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, and then press <Enter>.

Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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DNLIN A00-01

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Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Disk Write Cache Setting Of VD

Change DWC

Off

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12. When nished setting the selected virtual drive conguration, select Accept

from the menu, and then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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DNLIN A00-01

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Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Accept This VD Conguration And Go To Next VD

Cursor Keys, SPACE-(De)Select F2-ChIdInfo F3-SlotInfo F10-Congure Esc-Quit

13. Follow step 2 to 12 to congure additional virtual drives.

14. Press <Esc> to nish RAID conguration. When prompted to save

conguration, select Yes from the menu, and then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select Yes Or No

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

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Save Conguration?

Yes

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UsingNewConguration

When a RAID set already exists, using the NewConguration command

erases the existing RAID conguration data. If you do not want to delete the

existing RAID set, use the View/AddConguration command to view or create

another RAID conguration.

To create a RAID set using the NewConguration option

1. From the Management Menu, select Congure>NewConguration, and

then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Clear Existing Conguration And Start A New Conguration

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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2. Follow step 2 to 9 of the previous section: UsingEasyConguration.

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Conguration to

create the RAID set.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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DNLIN A00-01

Easy Conguration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Enter VD Size:

Enter VD Size: 152146_

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6.2.2 AddingorviewingaRAIDconguration

You can add a new RAID conguration or view an existing conguration using the

View/AddConguration command.

AddinganewRAIDconguration

To add a new RAID conguration:

1. From the Management Menu, select Congure>View/AddConguration,

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 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using Easy

Conguration to add a new RAID set.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

View/Add to The Existing Conguration

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

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>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Initialize VD(s)

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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select VD

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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>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

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Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

Initialize?

Yes

Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s)

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Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

Init Of VD Is In Process

VD 0 Initialization Complete. 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>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Change VD Parameters

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

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2. Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub-menu, and

then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select VD

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

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3. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter> to start

initialization.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Initilize VD

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

Virtual Drive 0

Initialze

Check Consistency

View/Update Parameters

Vitual Drive(0)

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4. When prompted, press the <Space> to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog

box, and then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s)

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

Virtual Drive 0

Initialze

Check Consistency

View/Update Parameters

Vitual Drive(0)

Initialize?

Yes

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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>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Rebuild PD(s)

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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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PORT #

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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.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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PORT #

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RBLD A00-01

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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>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select VD

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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.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

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Virtual Drive 0

Consistency Check?

Yes

Select VD

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Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

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Virtual Drive 0

CC Under Process

VD 0 Consistency Check. Press Esc to Abort.

¦ 85 % Completed

The Data On The Drives Is Inconsistency. Repair Done!

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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conguration

To delete a RAID conguration

1. From the Management Menu, select Congure > ClearConguration, and

then press <Enter>.

2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear

Conguration? dialog box, and then press <Enter>.

3. The utility clears all the current array(s), then press any key to continue.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Clear Existing Conguration

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Clear Existing Conguration

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

Clear Conguration?

Yes

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6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set

You must have created a new RAID conguration before you can select the

boot drive from a RAID set. See section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using New

Conguration for details.

To select the boot drive from a RAID set

1. From the Management Menu, select Congure > 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.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select A Boot VD

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select A Boot VD

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

Bootable VDs(1):Current Boot VD(0)

Boot Drive 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.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Adapter 0

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

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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.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Disk Write Cache Setting of VD

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Virtual Drive

RAID = 0

Size = 148.580GB

Stripe Size = 64KB

#Stripes = 2

State = OPTIMAL

Spans = 1

Disk WC = On

Read Ahead = On

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6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

enterprise SCU/SATA Option ROM

Utility

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU / SATA Option ROM utility

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 create RAID mode by use of onboard AHCI SATA ports. Also, when

installed optional ASRK module, you can use onboard scu SAS ports to create

RAID mode.

To use onboard SATA ports:

1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives.

2. Turning on the system. During POST, press,Del. to enter BIOS. Go to

Advanced Menu > PCHSATAConguration > SATA Mode, then press

<Enter>.

3. Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode and save, then reboot system.

4. During POST, press <Ctrl+I> to display the utility main menu.

To use SCU SAS/SATA ports:

1. Install all the SAS hard disk drives.

2. Turning on the system. During POST, press <Del> to enter BIOS. Go to

Advanced Menu > PCHSCUSASConguration, then press <Enter>.

3. Conrm all the SAS hard disk drives you installed are correctly displayed,

then reboot system.

4. During POST, press <Ctrl+I> to display the utility main menu.

Protocol Enabled Ports Intel RSTe SAS RAID 5

W/O ASRK SATA (3Gb/s) 4 ports SATA RAID 5

ASRK #1

SATA/SAS (3Gb/s)

4 ports No*

ASRK #2 4 ports Yes

ASRK #5 8 ports No*

ASRK #6 8 ports Yes

ASRK #9 SATA (3Gb/s) 8 ports SATA RAID 5

Upgrade Kit table for Intel SCU

* Support Intel RSTe SATA RAID 5 (Pelase refer to 5.4.5 PCH SCU SAS

Conguration for additional BIOS setting.

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[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes:

None dened.

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

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID conguration.

The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through

the menus and select the menu options.

1. If you want to use SAS HDD for RAID create, be sure you’ve already

correctly installed the optional Intel ASRK module on the motherboard.

2. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only

and may not exactly match the items on your screen.

To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU Option ROM utility:

1. Install all the Serial ATA/SAS hard disk drives.

2. Turn on the system.

3. During POST, press <Ctrl+I> to display the utility main menu.

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[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

[↑↓]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Create Volume

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>. The following screen appears.

2. Enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select

a RAID level to create, and then press <Enter>.

4. When the Disks item is selected, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives

you want to include in the RAID set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.

5. Use the up/down arrow key to select a drive, and then press <Space>

to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after

completing your selection.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB 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 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [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), and 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. When the Capacity item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you

want and press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed

capacity.

8. When the Create Volume item is selected, press <Enter>. The following

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to

go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu.

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set

To create a recovery set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears.

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

[↑↓]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Sync: N/A

Create Volume

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5. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a drive, press <TAB> to select a Master

disk, and then press <SPACE> to select a Recovery disk. A small triangle

marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

6. When the Sync item is selected, use the up/down arrow keys to select a sync

option that you want and press <Enter>.

7. When the Create Volume item is selected, press <Enter>. The following

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

8. Press <Y> to create the recovery set and return to the main menu, or <N> to

go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu.

If a recovery set is created, you cannot add more RAID sets even when you

have more non-RAID disks installed in your system.

2. Enter a name for the recovery set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/down arrow keys to

select Recovery, and then press <Enter>.

4. When the Disks item is selected, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives

you want to include in the recovery set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume.

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6.3.3 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>. The following screen appears.

2. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete, and

then press <Del>. The following warning message appears.

3. Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press

<N> to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu.

ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Are you sure you want to delete volume “Volume0”? (Y/N):

[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]

[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID.

WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume

Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) 2 298.0GB Normal Yes

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6.3.4 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 hard disk drive:

1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears.

2. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set drive(s) you want to reset,

and then press <Space> to select.

3. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive(s). A conrmation message

appears.

4. Press <Y> to reset the drive(s) or press <N> to return to the utility main

menu.

Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures

and revert it to a non-RAID disk.

WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Member Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Member Disk

Select the disks that should be reset.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

[ RESET RAID DATA ]

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Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ]

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit

"Degraded" volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting

a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.

Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):

Port Drive Model Serial # Size

X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB

6.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID

This option is only for the RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 sets.

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. At the prompt, press <Ctrl> + <I> to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager

option ROM utility.

2. If there is a non-RAID SATA Hard Disk available, the utility will prompt to

rebuild the RAID. Press <Enter>, and then use up/down arrow keys to select

the destination disk or press <ESC> to exit.

6.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility

To exit the utility

1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, and then press <Enter>. The

following warning message appears.

2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.

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. The status

of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”.

[ MAIN MENU ]

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes: * = Data is Encrypted

ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable

0 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.

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

4. Exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system.

5. Under Microsoft® Windows OS, 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 specication into the same SATA Port.

Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

2. Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID

with other non-RAID disk.

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1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit

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6.3.7 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.

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

section 4.7 Boot menu for details.

4. From the Exit menu, select Save Changes & Exit, then press <Enter>.

5. When the conrmation window appears, select Yes, then press <Enter>.

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You can click Rescan to re-scan any attached hard disks.

6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

enterprise Utility (Windows)

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility 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.

1. Turn on the system to windows desktop.

2. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the

main menu.

Your storage system is congured for data protection, increased performance and

optimal data storage capacity. You can further optimize your storage system by

creating additional volumes.

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. Then click Next.

3. Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks.

4. Select Volume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the volume size.

5. Then click Next.

• If you hard disk with existing data and you don’t want to keep data from one

of the selected disks, choose NO in next column (If displayed).

• If you want to Enable volume write-back cache or Initialize volume, you

can click Advanced tab to slelect.

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6. Conrm volume creation, than click Create Volume to continue.

This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks.

You can contuine using other applications during this time.

When display Volume Ceation Complete message, you can click OK to nish.

You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management

before adding any data.

When you are nished, you will see the following screen in Volumes eld and you

can change related items in the Volume Properties eld.

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6.4.2 Change Volume Type

When you are nished to create a RAID set, you can view or change related items

in the Volume Properties eld.

According to the following steps to change the type in Volume Properties:

1. Click the SAS 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. Then select the Data stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5

only), and then 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 Delete volume

Take caution when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk

drives.Back up data before continuing.

To delete a volume:

1. From the utility main menu, select the volume (exp. Volume_0000) in

Volumes 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. Then select Delete volume in Volume Properties eld. The following screen

appears.

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6.4.4 Preferences

System Preferences

Allow you set to show the notication area icon and show system information, warning, or

errors here.

E-Mail Preferences

Allow you set to sent e-mail of the following events:

Storage system information

Storage system warnings

Storage system errors

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Chapter 7

Driver installation

This chapter provides instructions for

installing the necessary drivers for different

system components.

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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 conguration 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.

A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP / Server

2003 or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set.

You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the

support DVD).

To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment

1. Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive.

2. Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup.

3. Select the optical drive as the rst boot priority to boot from the support DVD.

Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup.

4. Restart the computer. The Makedisk menu appears.

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Windows 32 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID)

Windows 64 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID)

Windows 32 bit (SCU RAID)

Windows 64 bit (SCU RAID)

Back

Exit

5. Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create

and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

C60x INTEL RAID Driver

Create Driver Diskette Menu

C60x INTEL RAID Driver

Write DMI

FreeDOS command prompt

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6. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the

oppy disk drive.

7. Press <Enter>.

8. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.

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Windows XP 32 bit

Windows XP 64 bit

Windows Server 2003 32 bit

Windows Server 2003 64 bit

Windows Vista 32 bit

Windows Vista 64 bit

Windows Server 2008 32 bit

Windows Server 2008 64 bit

Windows 7 32 bit

Windows 7 64 bit

Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit

RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit

RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit

RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit

RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit

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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\C60x 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 OS installation

To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 OS

1. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc.

Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008.

2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced).

3. Click Load Driver.

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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, and 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

Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0

and press “OK” to continue.

OK Back

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.6

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. At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then

press <Enter>.

The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when

building a RAID set. For example, if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard

disk drives, type command line: linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2

noprobe=ata3 noprobe=ata4 noprobe=ata5 noprobe=ata6.

- 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 noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2

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5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then

press <Enter>.

More Driver Disks?

Do you wish to load any more

driver disks?

Yes No

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

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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

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.1

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.

3. At the boot:, type vnlinuz initrd=initrd.img xdriver=vesa

nomodeset dd , then press <Enter>.

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4. 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>.

5. 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

Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb

and press “OK” to continue.

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OK Cancel

Driver Disk Sou8rce

You have multiple devices which could

serve as source for a driver disk.

Which would you like to use?

sdc

sdd

sdb

sr0

6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then

press <Enter>.

More Driver Disks?

Do you wish to load any more

driver disks?

Yes No

7. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the OS installation.

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SUSE Linux 11 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.

F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver

English(US) 1024 X768 DVD Default No

Boot from Hard Disk

Installation

Repair Installed System

Rescue System

Check Installation Media

Firmware Test

Memory Test

Boot Options |

3. Press <F6>, then select Yes from the menu. Press <Enter>.

F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver

English(US) 1024 X768 DVD Default No

Boot from Hard Disk

Installation

Repair Installed System

Rescue System

Check Installation Media

Firmware Test

Memory Test

Boot Options |

Yes

File

URL

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4. Insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive. Type the command

acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options eld, and

press <Enter>.

F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver

English(US) 1024 X768 DVD Default Yes

Boot from Hard Disk

Installation

Repair Installed System

Rescue System

Check Installation Media

Firmware Test

Memory Test

Boot Options acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci

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.

OK Back

sda: USB Floppy

Other device

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7. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation.

6. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown

below.

Please choose the Driver Update medium.

sda: USB Floppy

sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-1612BLT

sdb: Disk, LSI MEGA RAID

sd3: Disk, LSI MEGA RAID Console

other device

Back

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7.2 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. After completing the installation, click Finish to complete the setup process.

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7.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software

installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Network

Connections Software on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® Network Connections Software on a

Windows® operating system. To install the Intel® Network Connections 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.

• Windows® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New

Hardware Found window. Click Cancel to close this window.

• If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the

support DVD to locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-

click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.

3. Click the Intel® Network Connections Software to begin installation.

4. Click Install Drivers and Software option to begin installation.

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4. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard

window appears.

5. Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to

continue.

6. Click the Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager box, and then click

Next to start the installation.

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7. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.

8. When nished, press Finish to continue.

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7.4 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 Display Driver to begin installation.

4. When the ASPEED Graphics installation wizard appears, click Next to start

the installation.

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6. Enter the user information and click Next to continue.

7. Select a setup type and click Next to continue.

5. Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to

continue.

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9. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before

using the program.

8. Click Install to start driver installation.

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7.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID

(SATA mode) Drivers

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® C600 Series

Chipset SAS RAID (SATA mode) Drivers on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID (SATA

mode) Drivers on a Windows operating system.

To install the drivers:

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® C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID (SATA mode) Drivers

from the menu, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the

installation.

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7.6 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Microsoft .NET

Framework 3.5 SP1 software on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 software

on a Windows operating system.

To install the drivers:

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 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 software from the menu,

and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

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7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

enterprise 3.0 installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Rapid Storage

Technology enterprise 3.0 on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0

utility on a Windows® operating system.

To install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 utility:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support

DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.

3. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 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.

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7.8 Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver

installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters

Driver.

To install the Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver on a Windows® OS:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD

automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the le AUTORUN.EXE and double-click the AUTORUN.EXE

and follow step 4 to run the installation.

3. Click Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver.

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5. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to

continue.

4. When the Intel® PRO Network Connections – InstallShield Wizard window

appears, click Next to start the installation.

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6. Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue.

7. Click Install to start the installation.

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8. The programs you select are being installed.

9. Click Finish to nish the installation.

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7.9 Management applications and utilities

installation

The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers,

management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard

features.

The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without

notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.

7.9.1 Running the support DVD

Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the

Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.

7.9.2 Drivers menu

The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed

devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system

versions.

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7.9.3 Utilities menu

The Utilities menu displays the

software applications and utilities

that the motherboard supports.

Click an item to install.

7.9.4 Make disk menu

The Make disk menu contains

items to create the Intel RAID

driver disks.

7.9.5 Contact information

Click the Contact tab to display

the ASUS contact information.

You can also nd this information

on the inside front cover of this

user guide.

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.tw

Technical Support

Telephone +86-21-38429911

Fax +86-21-58668722 ext: 9101

Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

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://www.asus.com.tw

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, Xinzhuang Industrial Zone,

Minhang District, Shanghai, China.

Telephone +86-21-5442-1616

Fax +86-21-5442-0099

Web site http://www.asus.com.cn

Technical Support

Telephone +86-21-3407-4610 (800-820-6655)

Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

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, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany

Fax +49-2102-959911

Web site http://www.asus.de

Online contact http://www.asus.de/sales

Technical Support

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Support Fax +49-2102-959911

Online support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

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