Notices
- Safety information
- About this guide
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
Chapter 3: Installation Options
- 3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit
Chapter 4: Motherboard Information
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup
Chapter 6: RAID Configuration
Chapter 7: Driver Installation
Appendix
- ASUS contact information

ASUS RS720-E8-RS24-ECP User Manual

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User Guide

RS720-E8-RS24-ECP

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Contents

Notices ..................................................................................................................... viii

Safety information ...................................................................................................... ix

About this guide ......................................................................................................... xi

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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

1.2 Serial number label .................................................................................... 1-3

1.3 System specifications ...............................................................................1-4

1.4 Front panel features ...................................................................................1-6

1.5 Rear panel features ....................................................................................1-7

1.6 Internal features .........................................................................................1-8

1.7 LED information .........................................................................................1-9

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ........................................................................ 1-9

1.7.2 HDD & SSD LEDs ..................................................................... 1-10

1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs .................................................................... 1-11

Chapter 2: Hardware Information

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

2.2 Air Duct .......................................................................................................2-3

2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................2-4

2.3.1 Installing the CPU ....................................................................... 2-4

2.3.2 Installing CPU Heatsink .............................................................. 2-9

2.4 System memory .......................................................................................2-10

2.4.1 Overview ................................................................................... 2-10

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

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ...................................................................... 2-12

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM .................................................................... 2-12

2.5 Hard disk drives .......................................................................................2-13

Contents

2.6 Expansion slot ..........................................................................................2-17

2.6.1 Installing an expansion card to the motherboard ...................... 2-17

2.6.2 Conguring an expansion card ................................................. 2-19

2.6.3 Installing an M.2 expansion card............................................... 2-20

2.7 Cable connections ...................................................................................2-21

2.8. System fans .............................................................................................. 2-22

2.9 Redundant power supply module ..........................................................2-24

Chapter 3: Installation Options

3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit ..........................................................................3-2

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

4.1 Motherboard layout ....................................................................................4-2

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

4.3 Internal connectors ....................................................................................4-9

4.4 Onboard LEDs .......................................................................................... 4-19

Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ..........................................................5-2

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................... 5-2

5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 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

Contents

5.4 Advanced menu .......................................................................................5-10

5.4.1 ACPI Settings ............................................................................ 5-11

5.4.2 Smart Settings........................................................................... 5-11

5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Conguration .......................................... 5-12

5.4.4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Conguration ......................................... 5-13

5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection ................................................ 5-14

5.4.6 APM .......................................................................................... 5-17

5.4.7 PCI Subsystem Settings ........................................................... 5-18

5.4.8 Network Stack Conguration..................................................... 5-19

5.4.9 CSM Conguration .................................................................... 5-20

5.4.10 Trusted Computing.................................................................... 5-21

5.4.11 USB Conguration .................................................................... 5-22

5.4.12 iSCSI Conguration................................................................... 5-23

5.5 IntelRCSetup menu .................................................................................. 5-24

5.5.1 Processor Conguration............................................................ 5-25

5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Conguration........................... 5-27

5.5.3 Common RefCode Conguration .............................................. 5-27

5.5.4 QPI Conguration...................................................................... 5-28

5.5.5 Memory Conguration ............................................................... 5-29

5.5.6 IIO Conguration ....................................................................... 5-31

5.5.7 PCH Conguration .................................................................... 5-32

5.5.8 Miscellaneous Conguration ..................................................... 5-34

5.5.9 Server ME Conguration ........................................................... 5-34

5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support ................................................ 5-34

5.6 Server Mgmt menu ...................................................................................5-35

5.7 Event Logs menu .....................................................................................5-39

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

5.7.2 View Smbios Event Log ............................................................ 5-40

5.8 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................5-41

5.9 Security menu ..........................................................................................5-42

5.10 Boot menu ................................................................................................5-45

5.11 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 5-46

5.12 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 5-47

Contents

Chapter 6: RAID Configuration

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

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

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ............................................................ 6-3

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

6.1.4 RAID conguration utilities .......................................................... 6-3

6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility .................................................. 6-4

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

6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID 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

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

SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility ...........................................................6-24

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-25

6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set................................................................... 6-27

6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID .................................................... 6-28

6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

enterprise SATA Option ROM utility.......................................... 6-29

6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID..................................................................6-29

6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ........................ 6-31

6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) ......................6-32

6.4.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-33

6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type.......................................................... 6-35

6.4.3 Deleting a volume ..................................................................... 6-36

6.4.4 Preferences ............................................................................... 6-37

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Chapter 7: Driver Installation

7.1 RAID driver installation .............................................................................7-2

7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk......................................................... 7-2

7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver............................................. 7-3

7.2 Management applications and utilities installation ..............................7-13

7.3 Running the Support DVD .......................................................................7-13

7.3.1 Drivers menu tab ....................................................................... 7-14

7.3.2 Utilities menu tab....................................................................... 7-14

7.3.3 MakeDisk menu tab .................................................................. 7-15

7.3.4 Manual menu ............................................................................ 7-15

7.3.5 Contact information menu ......................................................... 7-16

7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation ............................................7-17

7.5 Installing the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210/

X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters Driver .........................................................7-19

7.6 VGA driver installation ............................................................................7-22

7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 installation ............... 7-24

Appendix

ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-2

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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.

Compliance Statement of Innovation, Science and Economic

Development Canada (ISED)

This device complies with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada licence

exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device

may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including

interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

CAN ICES-3(A)/NMB-3(A)

Déclaration de conformité de Innovation, Sciences et

Développement économique Canada (ISED)

Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Innovation, Sciences et Développement

économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est

autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage,

et (2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le

brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.

CAN ICES-3(A)/NMB-3(A)

REACH

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://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.

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 A digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a

commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential

area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct

the interference at his own expense.

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.

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.

Heavy System

CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving

or carrying the system.

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.

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.

Australia statement notice

From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products, consistent with the

Australian Consumer Law. For the latest product warranty details please visit

https://www.asus.com/support/. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded

under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major

failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also

entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality

and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at

https://www.asus.com/support/.

To prevent exposure to the optical drive’s laser, do not attempt to disassemble or repair the

optical drive by yourself. For your safety, contact a professional technician for assistance.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

Optical Drive Safety Information

Laser Safety Information

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 Information

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when

installing or removing system components.

3. Chapter 3: Installation Options

This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server.

4. Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server. This

chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.

5. Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and

describes the BIOS parameters.

6. Chapter 6: RAID Configuration

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and conguring RAID sets

using the available utilities.

7. Chapter 7: Driver Installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different

system components.

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References

Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software

updates.

1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide

This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management

utility.

2. ASUS websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and

software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

Conventions

To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used

throughout this manual.

Typography

Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Italics

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than

sign means that you must press the enclosed key.

Example: <Enter> means that you must press

the Enter or Return key.

<Key1>+<Key2+<Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously,

the key names are linked with a plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<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.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.

Product Introduction

This chapter describes the general features of

the server, including sections on front panel and

rear panel specications.

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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*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-E8-RS24-ECP

Chassis ASUS R20E 2U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard ASUS Z10PE-D16 Server Board

Component

1 x 800W Redundant Power Supply (80 PLUS Platinum)

1 x SAS/SATA back panel

1 x Front I/O Board

1 x Front USB Board

1 x Power sharing Board

4 x Easy-swap System Fans

24 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch HDD Trays

2 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch SSD Trays

Accessories

1 x Support DVD (user manual included)

1 x ASWM* Enterprise DVD

1 x ASMB8-iKVM DVD

2 x CPU Heatsink

1 x Bag of Screws

2 x AC Power Cable

Optional Items

1 x Standard Friction Rail Kit

1 x Additional 800W Redundant Power Supply (80 PLUS Platinum)

1 x ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card

1 x ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port HW RAID card

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1.2 Serial number label

Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, take note of the product’s

12-character serial number as seen in the example xxS0xxxxxxxx below. With the correct

serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Support team members can quickly identify the

server model and provide a satisfactory solution to your technical issue.

xxS0xxxxxxxx

RS720-E8-RS24-ECP

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1.3 System specifications

The ASUS RS720-E8-RS24-ECP is a 2U barebone server system featuring the ASUS

Z10PE-D16 Server Board. The server supports Intel® LGA2011-3 Intel® Xeon® E5-2600

Processor v3 plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

(continued on the next page)

Model Name RS720-E8-RS24-ECP

Processor Support / System Bus

2 x Socket R3 LGA 2011-3

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v3 Family

QPI 6.4 / 8.0 / 9.6GT/s

Core Logic Intel® C612 PCH Chipset

Memory

Total Slots 16 (4 Channels per CPU, 8 DIMMS per CPU)

Capacity Maximum up to 1024 GB

Memory Type DDR4 2133/1866/1600/1333 RDIMM / LR-DIMM

Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update.

Memory Size

32GB, 16GB, 8GB and 4GB (RDIMM)

64GB, 32GB (LRDIMM)

Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update.

Expansion

Slots (follow

SSI Location #)

Total PCI/PCI-E Slots 5

Slot Location 1 1 x PCI-E x8 (x4 Gen3 link)

Slot Location 2 1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link)

Slot Location 3 1 x PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 link)

Slot Location 4 1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link)

Slot Location 6 1 x PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link)

Networking LAN

1 x dual port Intel® I350-AM2 Gigabit LAN controller

1 x dual port Intel® I350-BT2 Gigabit LAN controller

1 x Management LAN

Storage

SATA Controller

Intel® C612

10 x SATA 6Gb/s ports or

9 x SATA 6Gb/s ports + 1 x M.2 socket

Intel® RSTe

(for Windows only; supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5)

SAS Controller

Optional items:

ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA card

ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW RAID card

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*Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Model Name RS720-E8-RS24-ECP

HDD Bays

I = internal

A or S = hot-

swappable

24 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch HDD Bays

2 x Hot-swap 2.5-inch SSD Bays

Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2400 32MB

Onboard I/O Connectors / LED

indicators

2 x USB 2.0 ports

2 x USB 3.0 ports

1 x VGA port

4 x GbE port

1 x Management port

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port

1 x External Serial port (COM port) (Optional)

Management

Solution

Software ASWM Enterprise

Out of Band

Remote

Management

1 x ASMB8-iKVM for KVM-over-Internet

Dimension (HH x WW x DD) 615 mm x 444 mm x 88 mm (2U)

Net Weight Kg

(CPU, DRAM & HDD not

included)

23 Kg

Power Supply

1+1 Redundant 800W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply

Power Rating: 100-127/200-240Vac, 10A/5A, 50/60Hz, Class I

The power rating and setting may vary depending on countries and

regions.

Environment

Operating temperature: 10°C – 35°C

Non operating temperature: -40°C – 70°C

Non operating humidity: 20% – 90% (Non condensing)

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1.4 Front panel features

The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features.

The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, and USB ports for each Node are located on

the front panel.

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

USB 2.0 ports

24 x 2.5 HDD Bays handle

Front panel LEDs & buttons

handle

Asset tag

The Asset tag is a simple but useful device that is conveniently located on the front panel of

the server that you can pull out or easily slide back in. It has a piece of paper that allows you

to write down important information about the server.

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1.5 Rear panel features

The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans. The I/O

shields with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard are also placed in the

rear panel.

* This port is for ASUS ASMB8-iKVM controller and for technicians only.

The appearance of ports for USB, VGA, and Gigabit LANs on the rear panel may vary

depending on the motherboards installed.

SSD Bay

Gigabit LAN port

USB 2.0 ports

Expansion card back plate

Redundant power supply Serial port (Optional)

Power connector

USB 3.0 ports

PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port

VGA port

Gigabit LAN port

Management LAN port*

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1.6 Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

1. Redundant power supply

2. ASUS Z10PE-D16 server board

3. Front panel system fans

4. SATA/SAS back panel (hidden)

5. HDD bays (24 x 2.5-inch)

6. Front panel (hidden)

7. 2 x SSD bays

8. Asset Tag (hidden)

The barebone server does not include a oppy disk drive 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

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any

system component.

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1.7 LED information

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

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

ON With the onboard ASMB8-iKVM: a hardware monitor event is

indicated

LAN LEDs

OFF No LAN connection

Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data

ON LAN connection is present

Location

LED

ON Location switch is pressed

OFF Normal status (Press the location switch again to turn off)

Message LED LAN2 LED

LAN1 LED

HDD Access LED

Location button with LED

Power button

with LED

LAN4 LED

LAN3 LED

RESET button

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1.7.2 HDD & SSD LEDs

SSD LEDs

SSD LEDs function only when a SSD is installed.

HDD LEDs

HDD activity LED

HDD status LED

SSD status LED

SSD activity LED

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1.7.3 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

HDD / SSD LED Description

Status LED

GREEN Power ON (HDD detected)

RED

RAID disk has failed and should

be swapped immediately (Error

detected in the installed HDD)

Blinking GREEN/RED RAID rebuilding

OFF No HDD installed

Activity LED Blinking GREEN Read/write data from/to SSD/HDD

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

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This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have

to perform when installing or removing system components.

Chapter 2: Hardware Information

Hardware Information

Chapter 2: Hardware Information

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2.1 Chassis cover

2.1.1 Removing the rear cover

1. Loosen the two screws on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis.

Loosen the screws without removing them.

2. Use a screwdriver to remove the four screws on the sides.

3. Push the cover backward to release it from the chassis.

4. Remove the rear cover from the chassis.

The chassis is covered with a layer of lm. Before starting up the system, remove the lm

to avoid overheating.

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2.2 Air Duct

This server system comes with an air duct of the motherboard fan. It can provide better

thermal performance for the motherboard when the system is running.

To remove the air duct:

1. Remove the three screws securing the

air duct, and put them aside.

2. Carefully lift the air duct from the

chassis.

To install the air duct:

1. Locate the three screw holes on the

mortherboard.

2. Secure the screws with a Phillips

screwdriver to install the air duct to the

motherboard.

• Do not force to fasten the

screws to prevent damaging the

motherboard and the air duct.

• Ensure the air duct is rmly

installed on the motherboard.

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2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with two surface mount LGA 2011-3 sockets designed for the Intel®

Xeon E5-2600 v3 processor family.

2.3.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

• 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 shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-

related.

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

Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA

2011-3 socket.

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

incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/incorrect removal of the PnP

cap.

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

mark is on the lower-left position.

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2. Press the left load lever down (A) and move it to the right (B) until it is released from

the retention tab.

3. Gently lift the load lever (C).

To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing

a CPU.

4. Press the right load lever (D) and move it to the left (E) until it is released from the

retention tab.

5. Gently lift the load lever until it is fully extended (F).

Load lever

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6. Gently push the left load lever down to

slightly lift the load plate (G).

7. Hold the edge and gently lift the load

plate (H).

Do not insert the load lever into the

retention tab.

8. Prepare the CPU.

9. Align and position the CPU over the

socket ensuring that the triangle mark on

the CPU matches the triangle mark on

the socket box.

10. Install the CPU into the slot.

The CPU ts in only one correct

orientation. DO NOT force the CPU

into the socket to prevent bending the

CPU pins on the socket.

11. Gently push the load plate just enough

to let it sit on top of the CPU.

Triangle mark

Do not force to close the load plate as

it may damage the CPU.

edge of the Load plate

Load plate

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12. Push the right load lever down (I) ensuring that the edge of the load plate is xed and

tucked securely under the lever (J).

Insert the right load lever under the retention tab (K).

The PnP cap pops out of the load plate when the right load lever is inserted into the

retention tab.

Keep the PnP cap. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests

only if the motherboard comes with the PnP cap on the LGA 2011-3 socket.

13. Push down the left load lever (L) and

insert it under the retention tab (M).

PnP cap

Retention tab

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Some heatsinks come with pre-applied

Thermal Interface Material. If so, skip

this step.

14. Apply some Thermal Interface Material

to the exposed area of the CPU that the

heatsink will be in contact with.

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.

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2.3.2 Installing CPU Heatsink

To install the CPU heatsink:

1. Place the CPU heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the 4 screw holes on

the motherboard match the 4 screw holes of the heatsink.

2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to secure the screws until the heatsink sits just on the CPU.

Fasten the screws in a diagonal sequence (refer to the illustration below) to secure the

heatsink in place.

Fasten the 4 screws according to the sequence in the illustration above.

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2.4 System memory

2.4.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with sixteen (16) Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory

Modules (DIMM) sockets.

The gure below illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets:

2.4.2 Memory Configurations

You may install 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB RDIMMs or 32GB, 64GB LR-DIMMs and

NVDIMM into the DIMM sockets using the memory congurations in this section.

• Refer to the ASUS AVL for the latest memory information.

• To install a DIMM under single CPU conguration, install the DIMM in slot A1 or B1.

• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is

recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.

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Dual CPU configuration

DIMM (CPU1) DIMM (CPU2)

A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 E2 E1 F2 F1 G2 G1 H2 H1

2 DIMMs P P

4 DIMMs P P P P

8 DIMMs PPPPPPPP

12 DIMMs P P P P P P P P P P P P

16 DIMMs P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

Single CPU configuration (must be installed on CPU1)

DIMM

A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1

1 DIMM P

2 DIMMs P P

4 DIMMs P P P P

8 DIMMs PPPPPPPP

Dual CPU configuration

You can refer to the following recommended memory population for a dual CPU conguration.

Single CPU configuration

You can refer to the following recommended memory population for a single CPU

conguration.

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2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

1. Press the retaining clips outward to

unlock the DIMM.

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM

3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends

and insert the DIMM vertically into

the socket. Apply force to both ends

of the DIMM simultaneously until the

retaining clips snaps back into place.

Ensure that the DIMM is sitting rmly

on the DIMM slot.

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing

the retaining clips outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that

the notch on the DIMM matches the

DIMM slot key on the socket.

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.

Ensure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system

components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the

components.

Unlocked retaining clip

DIMM notch

DIMM slot key

Locked

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2.5 Hard disk drives

The system supports 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives and 2 hot-swap 2.5-inch

SSD.

To install a 2.5-inch HDD:

1. Switch the secure lock upward to release the tray lever.

2. Pull the tray lever outward. The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever.

Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay and put it on a at

surface.

3. Release the screws on each side of the

drive tray to release the drive tray metal

beam.

The metal beam supports the drive

tray horizontally to prevent the drive

tray from benting or deforming.

metal beam

Tray lever

Secure lock

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4. Place a 2.5-inch HDD into the drive

tray.

Ensure that the four screw holes of

the HDD match the screw holes on

the drive tray.

5. Secure the drive tray with four screws

(2 screws on each side).

6. Carefully insert the 2.5-inch SATA/

SAS drive tray and push it all the

way to the depth of the bay. Lock the

secure lock to secure the drive tray in

place.

7. Repeat step 1 to 6 to install other 2.5-

inch SATA/SAS drives.

HDD

HDD screw hole

Drive tray screw hole

Drive tray with a 2.5-inch

SATA HDD installed

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To install a 2.5-inch SSD:

1. Press the spring lock to release the

tray lever.

2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the

drive tray out of the bay.

Tray lever

Spring lock

3. Release the screws on each side of

the drive tray to release the drive tray

metal beam.

metal beam

The metal beam supports the drive

tray horizontally to prevent the drive

tray from benting or deforming.

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4. Orient and place the SSD into the tray.

Ensure that the SSD is tted rmly inside the drive tray and the four screws of the SSD

match the four screws holes of the drive tray.

5. Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay. Lock the

secure tab to secure the drive tray in place.

SSD screw hole

Drive tray screw hole

6. Repeat step 1 to 5 to install other 2.5-inch SSDs.

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2.6 Expansion slot

2.6.1 Installing an expansion card to the motherboard

To install an expansion card:

1. Remove the chassis cover according to the steps in section 2.1 Chassis cover.

2. Remove the two screws securing the slot cover plate and put them aside for future use.

3. Remove the cover plate.

4. Remove the screw securing the metal cover to the chassis.

5. Remove the metal cover and set it aside for future use.

cover plate

metal cover

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6. Insert the expansion card into the slot. Ensure that the golden ngers are totally

inserted into the slot. Secure it with the screw removed in step 4.

7. Reinstall the cover plate.

8. Secure it with the two screws removed in step 2.

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2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card

After installing the expansion card, congure it by adjusting the software settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 5 for

information on BIOS setup.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the following tables.

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

Standard Interrupt assignments

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

IRQ Priority Standard function

0 1 System Timer

1 2 Keyboard Controller

2 - Programmable Interrupt

3* 11 Communications Port (COM2)

4* 12 Communications Port (COM1)

5* 13 --

614 Floppy Disk Controller

7* 15 --

8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9* 4 ACPI Mode when used

10* 5IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

11* 6IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

12* 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

13 8 Numeric Data Processor

14* 9 Primary IDE Channel

15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

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2.6.3 Installing an M.2 expansion card

You can install an M.2 expansion card to the provided M.2 slot onboard.

To install an M.2 expansion card:

1. Locate the M.2 (NGFF1) socket on the motherboard.

2. Remove the screw on the M.2 socket

and put it aside.

3. Prepare the M.2 expansion card.

4. Align and insert the M.2 card into the M.2

slot onboard as shown.

5. Secure the M.2 card with the screw

removed in step 2.

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2.7 Cable connections

• 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.

Standard cables connected to the motherboard

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

2. 8-pin 12V power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

3. System fan connectors (from system fan to motherboard)

4. System auxiliary panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

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

6. SATA ports connectors (from motherboard to SATA/SAS backplane)

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

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

9. 4-pin EATX12V power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

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2.8. System fans

This server is equipped with 4 easily removable front system fans (80 x 80 x 38 mm)

providing the best thermal resolution to the system.

To replace the system fans:

1. Locate the fans you want to replace.

2. Press the retaining clip (A) and lift upward (B) to remove the fan.

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

• Touch any metal surface to release static electricity.

• Use fans with the same model and size.

3. Replace the fan with the same model and size.

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4. Align and position the fan with the arrow on the fan pointing to the back of the chassis (C).

5. Install the fan to the fan cage.

The fan can only be installed in one direction. If the fan cannot be installed, turn it around

and try again.

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2.9 Redundant power supply module

The server system can support up to two 800W 80Plus Platinum redundant power supply

module. You can purchase and install the second redundant power supply module if there is

only one power supply module in your system.

4. Carefully insert the replacement power

supply module into the chassis.

5. Push the power supply module in

place (C).

Ensure to remove the protection cap before installation.

To install the second redundant power

supply module:

1. Press the latch to the left (A).

2. Remove the metal cover from the

chassis (B).

3. Prepare the second redundant power

supply module.

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

• Touch any metal surface to release static electricity.

• Use power supply module with the same model and style.

This chapter describes how to install the optional components

and devices into the barebone server.

Installation Options

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3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit

The tool less design of the rail kit allows you to easily install the rack rails into the server rack

without the need for additional tools. The kit also comes with a metal stopping bracket that

can be installed to provide additional support and stability to the server.

The tool-less rail kit package includes:

Tool-less rack rail

Fixing latches Set of screwsRail components (screws included)

Latch screws Rail Washers Rail screws

Installing the tool-less rack rail

To install the tool-less rack rails into the rack:

1. Securethetwoxinglatchestothetwosidesoftheserverusingthesetoflatch

screws.

The locations of the screw holes vary with different server models. Refer to your server user

manual for details.

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3. Press the spring lock (A) then insert the studs into the selected square mounting holes

on the rack post.

4. Press the spring lock on the other end of rail then insert the stud into the mounting hole

ontherackpost.Extendtherackrail,ifnecessary.

5. (Optional) Use the rail screw and rail washer that comes with the kit to secure the rack

rail to the rack post (B).

6. Perform step 3 to 4 for the other rack rail.

2. Select a desired space and place the appropriate rack rail (left and right) on opposite

positions on the rack.

A 1U space consists of three square mounting holes with two thin lips on the top and the

bottom.

Ensurethattheinstalledrackrails(leftandright)arealigned,secured,andstableinplace.

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RS720-E8-RS24-ECP Front View

The circles in the illustration above indicate the screw holes hidden behind the lever. When

mountingtheserver,useaPhillipsscrewdrivertosecuretheserverchassisontherack.

7. Lift the server chassis and insert into the rack rail.

• Ensurethattherackrailcabinetandtherackpostsarestableandstandingrmlyona

level surface.

• Westronglyrecommendthatatleasttwoable-bodiedpersonsperformthesteps

described in this guide.

• Werecommendtheuseofanappropriateliftingtoolordevice,ifnecessary.

This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief

descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors.

Motherboard Information

Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

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4.1 Motherboard layout

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) 4-5

4. PMBus 1.2 PSU select jumper (3-pin SMART_PSU1) 4-6

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

6. DDR4thermaleventsetting(3-pinDIMMTRIP1) 4-7

7. RAIDcongurationutilityselection(3-pinRAID_SEL1) 4-7

8. BMC Setting (3-pin BMC_EN1) 4-8

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Internal connectors Page

1. Serial ATA 6.0 Gbps connectors

(7-pin SATA1-6 [Light Blue], SSATA1-3 [Gray], SSATA4 [Light Gray]) 4-9

2. M.2 (NGFF) connector (NGFF1) 4-10

3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB56) 4-10

4. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34) 4-11

5. CPU, front, and rear fan connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1-2, FRNT_FAN1-5, REAR_FAN1-2) 4-11

6. SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Outputconnector

(6-1pinSGPIO1/SSGPIO1) 4-12

7. 10G LAN LED connector (5-1 pin LAN34_LED1) 4-12

8. PowerSupplySMBusconnector(5-pinPSUSMB1) 4-13

9. Serialportconnector(10-1pinCOM1) 4-13

10. Trusted Platform Module connector (20-1 pin TPM1) 4-14

11. VGA connector (10-1 pin VGA_HDR1) 4-14

12. ATXpowerconnectors(24-pinEATXPWR1,8-pinEATX12V1,

8-pinEATX12V2,4-pinEATX12V_NVDIMM1) 4-15

13. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1) 4-16

14. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1) 4-17

15. HarddiskactivityLEDconnector(4-pinHDLED1) 4-18

16. ChassisIntrusion(2-pinINTRUSION1) 4-18

Onboard LEDs Page

1. StandbyPowerLED(SBPWR1) 4-19

2. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMCLED1) 4-19

3. CPU Warning LED (ERRCPU1, ERRCPU2) 4-20

4. PowerLED(P5VLED1) 4-20

5. LocationLED(LOCLED2) 4-21

6. DIMMwarningLED(MEMERRA1-A2, MEMERRB1-B2,

MEMERRC1-C2, MEMERRD1-D2, MEMERRE1-E2, MEMERRF1-F2,

MEMERRG1-G2, MEMERRH1-H2)

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7. CATT LED (CATTERR1) 4-22

8. Q-Code LEDs 4-22

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4.2 Jumpers

1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin 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includes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thedefaultpins1–2topins2–3.Keepthecaponpins

2–3forabout5to10seconds,thenmovethecapbacktopins1–2.

3. PlugthepowercordandturnONthecomputer.

4. Holddownthe<Del>keyduringthebootprocessandenterBIOSsetuptore-

enter data.

DONOTremovethecaponCLRTCjumperdefaultpositionexceptwhenclearingtheRTC

RAM.Removingthecapwillcausesystembootfailure!

Ifthestepsabovedonothelp,removetheonboardbatteryandmovethejumperagainto

cleartheCMOSRTCRAMdata.AftertheCMOSclearance,reinstallthebattery.

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2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)

ThisjumperallowsyoutoenableordisabletheonboardVGAcontroller.Settopins1–2

toactivatetheVGAfeature.

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

ThesejumpersallowyoutoenableordisabletheonboardLAN_SW1,LAN_SW2for

I350-AM2;LAN_SW3,LAN_SW4forI350-BT2LANcontrollers.Settopins1–2to

activatetheGigabitLANfeature.

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4. 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.

5. ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1)

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

modewhenMEbecomescorrupted.

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6. DDR4 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)

ThisjumperallowsyoutoenableordisableDDR4DIMMthermalsensingeventpin.

7. RAID configuration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1)

ThisjumperallowsyoutoselecttheRAIDcongurationutilitytousewhenyoucreate

diskarrays.Placethejumpercapsoverpins1–2tousethethirdpartysoftwareLSI

MegaRAIDsoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility;otherwise,placethejumpercapsto

pins2–3tousetheIntel®RapidStorageTechnologyenterpriseSATAOptionROM

Utility.

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8. BMC Setting (3-pin BMC_EN1)

ThisjumperallowsyoutoenableordisabletheBaseboardManagementController

(ASMB8).

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4.3 Internal connectors

1. Serial ATA 6.0 Gbps connectors

(7-pin SATA1-6 [Light Blue], SSATA1-3 [Gray], SSATA4 [Light Gray])

SupportedbytheIntel® C612 series Chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA

signalcablesforSerialATAharddiskdrivesthatallowsupto6Gbpsofdatatransfer

rate.

IfyouinstalledSerialATAharddiskdrives,youcanuseasoftwareRAIDsolutionto

createaRAID0,RAID1,RAID5,oraRAID10conguration.Formoreinformation

ontheSATARAIDsolutionssupportedonthismotherboard,refertotheRAID

Configuration chapter of this user guide.

• TheactualdatatransferratedependsonthespeedofSerialATAharddisksinstalled.

• TheSSATA4[LightGray]willbeautomaticallyturnedoffiftheM.2connector(NGFF)

is occupied.

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3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB56)

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

connectorsUSB56.TheseUSBconnectorscomplywithUSB2.0specicationthat

supportsupto480Mb/sconnectionspeed.

2. M.2 (NGFF) connector (NGFF1)

ThisconnectorallowsyoutoinstallanM.2device.

TheM.2(NGFF)deviceispurchasedseparately.

Thisconnectorsupportstype2242devicesonbothPCI-EandSATAinterface.

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4. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34)

ThisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectaUSB3.0moduleforadditionalUSB3.0front

orrearpanelports.WithaninstalledUSB3.0module,youcanenjoyallthebenetsof

USB 3.0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, faster charging time for

USB-chargeabledevices,optimizedpowerefciency,andbackwardcompatibilitywith

USB 2.0.

5. CPU, front, and rear fan connectors

(4-pin CPU_FAN1-2, FRNT_FAN1-5, 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SmartFantechnology.

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6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1/SSGPIO1)

TheSGPIO1/SSGPIO1connectorsareusedfortheIntelRapidStorageTechnology

EnterpriseSGPIOinterfacethatcontrolstheLEDpatterngeneration,device

information,andgeneralpurposedata.SGPIO1isthejumperforSATA1-6while

SSGPIO1isthejumperforSSATA1-4.

7. 10G LAN LED connector (5-1 pin LAN34_LED1)

Theseleadsarefor10GLANactivityLEDsonthefrontpanel.ConnecttheLANLED

cabletothebackplaneforLANactivityindication.

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8. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)

ThisconnectorallowsyoutoconnectSMBus(SystemManagementBus)tothePSU

(powersupplyunit)toreadPSUinformation.DevicescommunicatewithanSMBus

hostand/orotherSMBusdevicesusingtheSMBusinterface.

ThisconnectorfunctionsonlywhenyouenabletheASUSASMB8.

PowersupplyisrequiredtomeetPMBusspecicationandcustomizedBMCFWmaybe

needed. Please contact ASUS if your need further support.

9. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)

ThisconnectorisfortheserialCOMport.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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10. Trusted Platform Module connector (20-1 pin TPM1)

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.

11. VGA connector (10-1 pin VGA_HDR1)

This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic-Range interface.

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12. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin EATX12V1, 8-pin EATX12V2,

4-pin EATX12V_NVDIMM1)

TheseconnectorsarefortheATX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-pinandthe8-pinpowerplugs;otherwise,thesystem

willnotbootup.

• Useofapowersupplyunit(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ATX2.0PSUorlaterversion.

• The4-pinEATX12V_NVDIMM1isonlyrequiredforNVDIMM.

• EnsurethatyourPSUcanprovideatleasttheminimumpowerrequiredbyyour

system.

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13. 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. Message LED (2-pin MLED)

This 2-pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front

messageLED.ThemessageLEDiscontrolledbyHardwaremonitortoindicate

anabnormaleventoccurance.

3. 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.

4. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDD LED)

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.

5. 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.

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

This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB, locator

LEDandswitch,andLANLEDs.

1. Front panel SMB (10-2 pin FPSMB)

These connectors are for the front panel SMBus cable.

2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LINKACTLED, LAN2_LINKACTLED)

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

3. Locator LED (2-pin LOCATORLED1, LOCATORLED2)

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

theLocatorLEDcablestothese2-pinconnector.TheLEDswilllightupwhenthe

Locator button is pressed.

4. Locator Button/Switch (2-pin LOCATORBTN#)

Theseconnectorsareforthelocatorbuttononthefrontpanel.Thisbuttonqueries

the state of the system locator.

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15. 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.

16. Chassis Intrusion (2-pin INTRUSION1)

Theseleadsarefortheintrusiondetectionfeatureforchassiswithintrusionsensoror

microswitch.Whenyouremoveanychassiscomponent,thesensortriggersandsends

ahighlevelsignaltotheseleadstorecordachassisintrusionevent.Thedefaultsetting

isshortCHASSIS#andGNDpinbyjumpercaptodisablethefunction.

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2. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMCLED1)

ThegreenheartbeatLEDblinkspersecondtoindicatethattheASMB8isworking

normally.

TheheartbeatLEDfunctionsonlywhenyouinstalltheASUSASMB8.

4.4 Onboard LEDs

1. Standby Power LED (SBPWR1)

ThemotherboardcomeswithastandbypowerLED.ThegreenLEDlightsupto

indicatethatthestandbymodeofthesystemisON,thesystemisinsleepmode,

orthesystemisinsoft-offmode.Thisisareminderthatyoushouldshutdownthe

systemandunplugthepowercablebeforeremovingorplugginginanymotherboard

component.TheillustrationbelowshowsthelocationoftheonboardLED.

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3. CPU Warning LED (ERRCPU1, ERRCPU2)

TheCPUwarningLEDslightuptoindicatefailureoneitherCPU1,CPU2,orboth.

4. Power LED (P5VLED1)

ThisLEDlightsupwhenyouturnonthesystemusingthePower-onbutton.

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5. Location LED (LOCLED2)

ThisonboardLEDlightsupwhentheLocationbuttonontheserverispressedorwhen

triggeredbyasystemmanagementsoftware.TheLocationLEDhelpsvisuallylocate

andquicklyidentifytheserverinerroronaserverrack.

6. DIMM warning LED (MEMERRA1-A2, MEMERRB1-B2, MEMERRC1-C2,

MEMERRD1-D2, MEMERRE1-E2, MEMERRF1-F2, MEMERRG1-G2,

MEMERRH1-H2)

TheDIMMwarningLEDslightuptoindicatefailureonthecorrespondingDIMMs.

ThewarningLEDsonlyfunctionwhenyouenabletheASUSASMB8.

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8. Q-Code LEDs (LED1)

TheQ-CodeLEDprovidesa2-digitdisplaythatshowsthestatusofyoursystem.Refer

to the Q-Code table of this user guide for more information about the 2-digit codes.

7. CATT LED (CATTERR1)

The CATT LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error

and cannot continue to operate.

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Q-Code table

Action PHASE POST CODE TYPE DESCRIPTIONS

Normal boot

Security Phase

01 Progress Firstpostcode(POWER_ON_POST_CODE)

02 Progress LoadBSPmicrocode(MICROCODE_POST_CODE)

03 Progress SetcacheasramforPEIphase(CACHE_ENABLED_POST_CODE)

06 Progress CPUEarlyinit.(CPU_EARLY_INIT_POST_CODE)

04 Progress InitializesSouthbridgeforPEIpreparation

PEI(Pre-EFI

Initialization)phase

10 Progress PEICoreEntry

15 Progress NBinitializebeforeinstalledmemory

19 Progress SBinitializebeforeinstalledmemory

78~00 Progress Wait BMC ready (duration: 120 seconds)

A1 MRC Progress QPIinitialization

A3 MRC Progress QPIinitialization

A7 MRC Progress QPIinitialization

A8 MRC Progress QPIinitialization

A9 MRC Progress QPIinitialization

AA MRC Progress QPIinitialization

AB MRC Progress QPIinitialization

AC MRC Progress QPIinitialization

AD MRC Progress QPIinitialization

AE MRC Progress QPIinitialization

AF MRC Progress QPIinitializationcomplete

2F Progress MemoryInit.

B0 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

B1 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

AF MRC Progress RCResetifrequire

B4 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

B2 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

B3 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

B5 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

B6 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

B7 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

B8 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

B9 MRC Progress MemoryInit.

BA MRC Progress MemoryInit.

BB MRC Progress MemoryInit.

BC MRC Progress MemoryInit.

BF MRC Progress MemoryInit.Done

5A MRC Progress Othercong.AfterRCend

31 Progress Memory already installed

32 Progress CPUInit.

34 Progress CPUInit.

36 Progress CPUInit.

4F Progress DXEInitialProgramLoad(IPL)

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Action PHASE POST CODE TYPE DESCRIPTIONS

Normal boot

DXE(Driver

Execution

Environment)phase

60 Progress DXE Core Started

61 Progress DXENVRAMInit.

62 Progress SB run-time init.

63 Progress DXECPUInit.

68 Progress NBInit.

69 Progress NBInit.

6A Progress NBInit.

70 Progress SBInit.

71 Progress SBInit.

72 Progress SBInit.

78 Progress ACPIInit.

79 Progress CSMInit.

BDS(BootDevice

Selection) phase

90 Progress BDS started

91 Progress Connectdeviceevent

92 Progress PCIBusEnumeration.

93 Progress PCIBusEnumeration.

94 Progress PCIBusEnumeration.

95 Progress PCIBusEnumeration.

96 Progress PCIBusEnumeration.

97 Progress Consoleoutoutconnectevent

98 Progress Consoleinputconnectevent

99 Progress AMISuperIOstart

9A Progress AMIUSBDriverInit.

9B Progress AMIUSBDriverInit.

9C Progress AMIUSBDriverInit.

9D Progress AMIUSBDriverInit.

b2 Progress LegacyOptionROMInit.

b3 Progress Reset system

b4 Progress USB hotplug

b6 Progress NVRAM clean up

b7 Progress NVRAMcongurationreset

A0 Progress IDE,AHCIInit.

A1 Progress IDE,AHCIInit.

A2 Progress IDE,AHCIInit.

A3 Progress IDE,AHCIInit.

A8 Progress BIOSSetupUtilitypasswordverify

A9 Progress BIOSSetupUtilitystart

AB Progress BIOSSetupUtilityinputwait

AD Progress Readytobootevent

AE Progress Legacybootevent

Operatingsystem

phase

AA Progress APICmode

AC Progress PICmode

This chapter tells how to change the system settings through

the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS

parameters are also provided.

BIOS Setup

Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

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5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output

System (BIOS) setup:

1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

 TorecovertheBIOSusingabootableUSBashdiskdrivewhentheBIOSlefailsor

gets corrupted.

2. ASUS EzFlash

 UpdatestheBIOSusingaUSBashdisk.

3. BUPDATER

 UpdatestheBIOSinDOSmodeusingabootableUSBashdiskdrive.

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash 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is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.

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.

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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.

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,

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.

ASUS Tek. EzFlash Utility

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

FS0 System Volume Information <DIR>

Windows <DIR>

Z10PE-D16 BIOS <DIR>

Current Platform

Platform : Z10PE-D16

Version : 0020

Build Date :04/25/2014

New Platform

Platform : Z10PE-D16

Version : 0022

Build Date :05/05/2014

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intotheUSBport.

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

Utility. Press <Enter>.

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A:\>BUPDATER /i[le name].CAP

5.1.3 BUPDATER utility

• 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.

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theDOSenvironmentusinga

bootableUSBashdiskdrivewiththeupdatedBIOSle.

Updating the BIOS file

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

www.asus.com/support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].CAP

where[lename]isthelatestortheoriginalBIOSleonthebootableUSBashdisk

drive,thenpress<Enter>.

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4. 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!

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:\>

Current Platform

Platform : Z10PE-D16

Version : 0301

Build date: 05/13/2014

New Platform

Platform : Z10PE-D16

Version : 0301

Build date: 05/13/2014

ASUS Tek. EzFlash Utility

Start Programming Flash. DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM!!!

Write

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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

IntelRCSetup For changing the Intel RC 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

Navigation keys

General help

Menu bar Configuration fieldsMenu 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thenpress<Enter>.

5.2.5 Navigation keys

Atthebottomrightcornerofthe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 Configuration fields

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.

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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.

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5.4.1 ACPI Settings

Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled]

AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheBIOSACPIAutoConguration.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Enable Hibernation [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate (OS/Sleep State).

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

5.4.2 Smart Settings

SMART Self Test [Disabled]

Allows you to run SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

This option may be not effective with some OS.

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5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration

Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 Configuration

Allows you to set the parameters of Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2.

Serial Port [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Change Settings [Auto]

Allows you to choose the setting for Super IO device.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][IO=3F8h;IRQ=4;][IO=3F8h;IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;]

[IO=2F8h;IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;]

[IO=3E8h;IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;]

[IO=2E8h;IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;]

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5.4.4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Configuration

Intel LAN Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Intel LAN ROM Type [PXE]

Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type.

Congurationoptions:[PXE][iSCSI]

Intel LAN I350 LAN1 / LAN2 Enable [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

The following items appear only when Intel LAN I350 LAN1 / LAN2 Enable is set to

[Enabled].

LAN1/ LAN2 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Allows you to load the Intel LAN ROM.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Intel LAN I350 LAN3 / LAN4 Enable [Enabled] (Z10PE-D16/4L only)

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

The following items appear only when Intel LAN I350 LAN3 / LAN4 Enable is set to

[Enabled].

LAN3 / LAN4 Option ROM Support [Enabled]

Allows you to load the Intel LAN ROM.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection

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,etc.

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

[ANSI] ExtendedASCIIcharset.

Bits per second [57600]

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

Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds.

Congurationoptions:[9600][19200][38400][57600][115200]

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.

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

COM1

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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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]

VT -UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled]

ThisallowsyoutoenabletheVT-UTF8CombinationKeySupportforANSI/VT100

terminals.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Recorder Mode [Disabled]

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

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Legacy OS Redirection Resolution [80x24]

This allows you to set the number of rows and columns supported on the Legacy OS.

Congurationoptions:[80x24][80x25]

Putty Keypad [VT100]

ThisallowsyoutoselecttheFunctionKeyandKeypadonPutty.

Congurationoptions:[VT100][LINUX][XTERMR6][SCO][ESCN][VT400]

Redirection After BIOS POST [Always Enable]

This setting allows you to specify if Bootloader is selected than Legacy console

redirection.

Congurationoptions:[AlwaysEnable][Bootloader]

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management

Services (EMS)

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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

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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][38400][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:[None][HardwareRTS/CTS][SoftwareXon/Xoff]

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5.4.6 APM

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 Ring [Disabled]

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

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

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

[Disabled] DisablesRTCtogenerateawakeevent.

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

Hour/Minute/Secondwillbecomeuser-congurablewithsetvalues.

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5.4.7 PCI Subsystem Settings

Load RT32 Image [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable RT32 Image Loading.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Above 4G Decoding [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable 64‑bit capable devices to be decoded in above 4G address

space.Itonlyworksifthesystemsupports64-bitPCIdecoding.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

SR-IOV Support [Disabled]

This option enables or disables SIngle Root IO Virtualization Support if the system has SR‑

IOV capable PCIe devices.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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Network stack [Disabled]

Enablesordisablesthenetworkstackfeature.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

5.4.8 Network Stack Configuration

The following item appears only when Network stack is set to [Enabled].

Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled]

EnablesordisablestheIpv4PXEBootSupport.Ifdisabled,Ipv4PXEbootoptionwill

not be created.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled]

EnablesordisablestheIpv6PXEBootSupport.Ifdisabled,Ipv6PXEbootoptionwill

not be created.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PXE boot wait time [0]

WaittimetopressESCkeytoabortthePXEboot.

Media detect time [0]

Waittime(inseconds)todetectmedia.

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5.4.9 CSM Configuration

CSM Support [Enabled]

This option allows you to enable or disable CSM Support.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

GateA20 Active [Upon Request]

ThisallowsyoutosettheGA20option.

Congurationoptions:[UponRequest][Always]

Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]

This allows you to set the display mode for option ROM.

Congurationoptions:[ForceBIOS][KeepCurrent]

Boot Option filter [Legacy only]

This option allows you to control the Legacy/UEFI ROMs priority.

Congurationoptions:[UEFIandLegacy][Legacyonly][UEFIonly]

Network / Storage / Video [Legacy]

ThisoptionallowsyoutocontroltheexecutionofUEFIandLegacyPXE/Storage/Video

OpROM.

Congurationoptions:[UEFI][Legacy]

Other PCI device [Legacy]

ThisitemdeterminestheOpROMexecutionpolicyfordevicesotherthanNetwork,Storage,

or Video.

Congurationoptions:[UEFI][Legacy]

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5.4.10 Trusted Computing

Configuration

Security Device Support [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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5.4.11 USB Configuration

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB device support.

Congurationoptions:[Enabled][Disabled][Auto]

XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

ThisisaworkaroundforOSeswithoutXHCIhand-offsupport.TheXHCIownershipchange

shouldbeclaimedbyXHCIdriver.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]

ThisisaworkaroundforOSeswithoutEHCIhand-offsupport.TheEHCIownershipchange

should be claimed by EHCI driver.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

USB Mass Storage Driver Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage drvier support.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Port 60/64 Emulation [Enabled]

ThisallowsyoutoenabletheI/Oport60h/64hemulationsupport.Thisshouldbeenabledfor

thecompleteUSBkeyboardlegacysupportfornon-USBawareOSes.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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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]

Device power-up delay [Auto]

Thisisthemaximumtimethedevicewilltakebeforeitproperlyreportsitselftothehost

controller.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Manual]

5.4.12 iSCSI Configuration

AllowsyoutoconguretheiSCSiparameters.

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5.5 IntelRCSetup menu

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5.5.1 Processor Configuration

Per Socket Configuration

Allowsyoutosetthenumberofcorestoenable.0meansallcores.Totalof14cores

available.

Hyper Threading [Enabled]

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

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

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]

Enable Intel TXT Support [Disabled]

ForcestheXDfeaturelogtoalwaysreturn0whendisabled.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

VMX [Enabled]

EnablestheVanderpoolTechnology.Takeseffectafterreboot.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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Enable SMX [Disabled]

Enables the Safer Mode Extensions.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

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

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Adjacent Cache 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 enable or disable prefetcher of next L1 data line.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]

This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load

history.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

DCU Mode [32K 8Way Without ECC]

Congurationoptions:[32K8WayWithoutECC][16K4WayWithECC]

Direct Cache Access (DCA) [Auto]

This Item allows you to enable or disable Direct Cache Access.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]

DCA Prefetch Delay [32]

This Item allows you to set the time for the DCA Prefetch delay Help.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][8][16][24][32][40][48][56][64][72][80][88][96][104][112]

X2APIC [Enabled]

This Item allows you to enable or disable the extended APIC support.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

AES-NI [Enabled]

This Item allows you to enable or disable the AES‑NI support.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Down Stream PECI [Disabled]

This Item allows you to enable the PCIe Down Stream PECI writer.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration

Power Technology [Energy Efficient]

This item allows you to enable power management features.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][EnergyEfcient][Custom]

Config TDP [Disabled]

Thisitemallowsyoutoenable/disabletheCongTDP.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

CPU Advanced PM Turning

Energy Perf BIAS

Power/Performance switch [Enabled]

Allows you to switch between Power or performance.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Workload Configuration [Balanced]

Optimizationfortheworkloadcharacterization.

Congurationoptions:[Balanced][I/Osensitive]

Workload Configuration [23]

This is used to control the effective window of the average for CO and PO time.

PO TotalTimeThreshold Low [35]

TheHWswitchingmechanismdisablestheperformancesetting(0)whenthetotalPO

time is less than this threshold.

PO TotalTimeThreshold High [58]

TheHWswitchingmechanismenablestheperformancesetting(0)whenthetotalPO

time is greater than this threshold.

5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration

Numa [Enabled]

This item enables or disables the Non uniform Memory Access (NUMA).

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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5.5.4 QPI Configuration

QPI General Configuration

QPI Status

ThisitemdisplaysinformationabouttheQPIstatus.

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]

Link Frequency Select [Auto]

ThisitemallowsyouforselectingtheQPIlinkfrequency.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][6.4GT/s][8.0GT/s][9.6GT/s]

QPI Link0p Enable [Enable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

QPI Link1 Enable [Enable]

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

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5.5.5 Memory Configuration

Enforce POR [Auto]

Allows you to enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][EnforcePOR][Disabled][EnforceStretchGoals]

Memory Frequency [Auto]

Allows you to select the memory frequency setting.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][1333][1600][1866][2133]

Halt on mem Training Error [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable halt on mem Training Error.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

ECC Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable the ECC support.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]

Data Scrambling [Auto]

Allows you to enable/disable data scrambling.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]

Enable ADR [Disabled]

Allows you to set the detecting and enabling of ADR.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

C/A Parity Enable [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable the DDR4's command address parity.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]

Memory Topology

Displays memory topology with DIMM population information.

Memory Thermal

Allowsyoutocongurethermalsettings.

Set Throttling Mode [Disabled]

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][OLTT][CLTT]

OLLT Peak BW [xxx]

AllowsyoutosetthepeakallowedbandwidthforOLTT.Thisisinpercentageandvalid

offsetvaluesisfrom25-100.

DIMM Temp Stat [xx]

Allows you to select DIMMTEMPSTAT as temp_mid or temp_hi.

Memory Power Savings Mode [Auto]

AllowsyoutoconguretheCKEandotherrelatedMemoryPowerSavingsfeatures.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][APDOn][UserDened][Reserve][Reserved]

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Memory Power Savings Advanced Options

CK in SR [Auto]

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Driven][Tri-State][PulledLow]PulledHigh]

MDLL Off [Auto]

Allows you to shut down MDLL during SR when enabled.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]

MEMHOT Throttling Mode [Input-only]

Allows you to shut down MDLL during SR when enabled.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Input-only][Output-only]

Mem Electrical Throttling [Disabled]

AllowsyoutocongureMemoryElecticalthrottling.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled][Auto]

Memory Map

Channel Interleaving [Auto]

Select different channel interleaving setting.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][1-wayInterleave][2-wayInterleave]

[3-wayInterleave][4-wayInterleave]

Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Selectdifferentrankinterleavingsetting.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][1-wayInterleave][2-wayInterleave]

[4-wayInterleave][8-wayInterleave]

Memory RAS Configuration

RAS Mode [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable RAS Modes. Enabling Sparing and Mirroring is not

supported.Incaseenabled,Sparingwillbeselected.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Mirror][LockstepMode]

Memory Rank Sparing [Disabled]

AllowsyoutoenableordisableMemoryRankSparing.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Correctable Error Threshold [32767]

AllowsyoutosettheCorrectableErrorThresholdusedforsparing,tagging,andleaky

bucket.Therangeisfrom1to32767.

Patrol Scrub [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Patrol Scrub.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Demand Scrub [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Demand Scrub.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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EV DFX Features [Disabled]

SetthisoptiontoallowDFXLockBitstoremainclear.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PCIE Slot Option ROM Configuration

PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE6 Option ROM [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE6 Option ROM.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PCI Express Global Options

TX EQ WA [Enabled]

UsespecialtableforTX_EQandvendorspeciccards.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PCI-E ASPM Support (Global) [L1 Only]

This option enables or disables the ASPM support for all downstream devices.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][L1Only]

5.5.6 IIO Configuration

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5.5.7 PCH Configuration

PCH Devices

DeepSx Power Policies [Disabled]

AllowsyoutoconguretheDeepSxModeconguration.

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

PCI Express Configuration

PCH DMI ASPM [Enabled]

AllowsyoutocongurethePCHDMIASPM.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

PCI Express Root Port 1 to Port 8

AllowsyoutocongurethePCIExpressRootportsettings.

PCIE ASMP [Disable ASPM]

AllowsyoutocongurethePCHDMIASPM.

Congurationoptions:[DisableASPM][ASPML0s][ASPML1]

[ASPML0sL1][ASPMAuto]

PCH sSATA Configuration

sSATA Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the sSATA Controller.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Configure sSATA as [AHCI]

AllowsyoutoidentifytheSATAportconnectedtoSolidStateDriveorHardDiskDrive.

Congurationoptions:[IDE][AHCI][RAID]

SATA Mode options

SATA LED locate [Enabled]

Ifenabled,LED/SGPIOhardwareisattached.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]

AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheSuportAggressiveLinkPower(SALP)Management.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

SATA Port 1/SATA Port 2/SATA Port 3/SATA Port 4

Port 1/Port 2/Port 3/Port 4

Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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PCH SATA Configuration

SATA Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the SATA Controller.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Configure SATA as [AHCI]

AllowsyoutoidentifytheSATAportconnectedtoSolidStateDriveorHardDiskDrive.

Congurationoptions:[IDE][AHCI][RAID]

Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]

AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheSuportAggressiveLinkPower(SALP)Management.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

SATA Port 1-6

Port 1 / Port 2 / Port 3 / Port 4 / Port 5 / Port 6 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the SATA port.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

USB Configuration

xHCI Mode [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable the mode of operation of xHCI controller.

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]

USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control [Disabled]

AllowsyoutocontroleachoftheUSBports1to8disabling.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

The following items appears only when the USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control is set to

[Enabled].

USB Port #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 / #5 / #6 / #7 / #8 [Enabled]

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

USB 3.0 Port #1 / #2 / #3 / #4 [Enabled]

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Platform Thermal Configuration

PCH Thermal Device [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable the PCH Thermal Device (D31:F6).

Congurationoptions:[Auto][Disabled][Enabled]

Alert Enable Lock [Disabled]

AllowsyoutolockallAlertEnablesettings.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

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5.5.9 Server ME Configuration

Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system.

5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support

Runtime Error Logging

Whea Support [Disabled]

ThisitemallowsyoutoenableordisabletheWHEAsupport.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration

Active Video [Offboard Device]

Allows you to select the video type.

Congurationoptions:[OnboardDevice][OffboardDevice]

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5.6 Server Mgmt menu

The Server Management menu displays the server management status and allows you to

change the settings.

OS Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

This item allows you to start a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management

Software after the OS loads.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

OS Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]

AllowsyoutocongurethelengthfotheOSBootWatchdogTimer.

Congurationoptions:[5minutes][10minutes][15minutes][20minutes]

OS Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]

ThisitemallowsyoutocongurehowthesystemshouldrespondiftheOSBootWatchTimer

expires.

Congurationoptions:[DoNothing][Reset][PowerDown]

Serial Mux [Disabled]

ThisitemallowsyoutoenableordisableSerialMuxconguration.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

ThefollowingitemsiscongurableonlywhentheOS Watchdog Timer is set to [Enabled].

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System Event Log

AllowsyoutochangetheSELeventlogconguration.

SEL Components [Enabled]

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

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

• ThefollowingitemsappearsonlywhenyousetSEL Components to [Enabled].

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

Erase SEL [No]

Allows you 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 you to choose options for reactions to a full SEL.

Congurationoptions:[DoNothing][EraseImmediately]

Log EFI Status Codes [Error code]

DisabletheloggingofEFIStatusCodes,orlogonlyerrorcode,oronlyprogresscode,

or both.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Both][Errorcode][Progresscode]

Bmc network configuration

Thesub-itemsinthiscongurationallowyoutoconguretheBMCnetworkparameters.

Configuration Address source DM_LAN1/LAN1 [Previous State]

ThisitemallowsyoutocongureLANchannelparametersstatistically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][DynamicBmcDhcp]

[DynamicBmcNonDhcp]

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View System Event Log

This item allows you to view the system event log records.

IPv6 BMC Network Configuration

ThisitemallowsyoutoconguretheparametersettingsofIPv6BMCnetwork.

IPv6 Display Full Field [Enable]

Displays the full or brief IPv6 Field.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

IPv6 Display Full Formula [Enable]

Displays the full or brief IPv6 Formula.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

IPv6 Display Letter Case [Upper Case]

Displays the uppercase or lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Congurationoptions:[LowerCase][UpperCase]

IPv6 BMC Lan Option [Enable]

This item allows you to enable or disable the IPv6 BMC LAN channel function.

DisablingthisitemwillnotmodifyanyBMCnetworkduringBIOSphase.

Congurationoptions:[Disable][Enable]

IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address source [Previous State]

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

BMC).

Congurationoptions:[PreviousState][Static]

[Dynamic-ObtainedbyBMCrunningDHCP]

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The following items appear only when you set IP BMC Lan IP Address Source to [Static].

IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address

Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address.

IPv6 BMC LAN IP Prefix Length

AllowsyoutoinputIPv6BMCLanIPPrexLength.

IPv6 BMC LAN Default Gateway

Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan Default Gateway.

IPv6 BMC LAN DNS Settings

Allows you to enter IPv6 BMC LAN DNS Settings.

IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP Address

AllowsyoutoenterIPv6BMCLANLinkIPaddress.

IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP Prefix Length

AllowsyoutoinputIPv6BMCLanLinkIPPrexLength.

IPv6 BMC Lan Option [Enable]

This item allows you to enavle IPv6 BMC LAN channel function. Disabling this option will not

modifyanyBMCnetworkduringBIOSphase.

The following item appears only when you set IP BMC Lan Option to [Enable].

IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address Source [Previous State]

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

BMC).

Congurationoptions:[PreviousState][Static]

[Dynamic-ObtainedbyBMCrunningDHCP]

The following items appear only when you set IP BMC Lan IP Address Source to [Static].

IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address

Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address.

IPv6 BMC LAN IP Prefix Length

AllowsyoutoinputIPv6BMCLanIPPrexLength.

IPv6 BMC LAN Default Gateway

Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan Default Gateway.

IPv6 BMC LAN DNS Settings

Allows you to enter IPv6 BMC LAN DNS Settings.

IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP Address

AllowsyoutoenterIPv6BMCLANLinkIPaddress.

IPv6 BMC LAN Link IP Prefix Length

AllowsyoutoinputIPv6BMCLanLinkIPPrexLength.

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5.7 Event Logs menu

The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system

event logs.

5.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

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

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]

When Log is Full [Do Nothing]

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

Congurationoptions:[DoNothing][EraseImmediately]

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

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Smbios Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event [Disabled]

Allows you 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multiple-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]

5.7.2 View Smbios Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all smbios event logs.

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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.

CPU1/2 Temperature [xxx°C/xxx°F]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU temperatures.

CPU FAN1/2 Speed; FRNT FAN1–5 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fansinrotationsperminute(RPM).Ifthefanisnotconnectedtothe

motherboard,theeldshowsN/A.

+VCCIO, VCORE1/2 Voltage, +VDDQ_AB_CPU1 Voltage, +VDDQ_CD_CPU1

Voltage, +VDDQ_EF_CPU2 Voltage, +VDDQ_GH_CPU2 Voltage, +5VSB

Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, VBAT Voltage, +3.3VSB

Voltage

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard

voltage regulators.

CPU FAN1&2 FRNT FAN1 mode [Generic Mode]

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][ManualMode]

Duty % [50]

ThisitemappearsonlywhenCPUFAN1&2FRNTFAN1modeissetto[ManualMode].

Thisitemallowsyoutocongurethefandutysettingfrom10%to100%.

FRNT FAN2&3/4&5; REAR FAN1&2 mode [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][ManualMode]

Scroll down to view the other items.

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5.9 Security menu

This menu allows a new password to be created or a current password to be changed. The

menualsoenablesordisablestheSecureBootstateandletstheuserconguretheSystem

Mode state.

Administrator Password

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.

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.

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User Password

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 a user password:

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

2. Select YesfromtheWarningmessagewindowthenpress<Enter>.

Secure Boot Menu

This item allows you to customize the Secure Boot settings.

Secure Boot [Disabled]

Secure Boot can be enabled if the system is running in User mode with enrolled

platformKey(EPK)oriftheCSMfunctionisdisabled.

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Secure Boot Mode [Custom]

Allows you to set the Secure Boot selector.

Congurationoptions:[Custom][Standard]

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Key Management

ThisitemonlyappearswhentheitemSecureBootModeissetto[Custom].The

KeyManagementitemallowsyoutomodifySecureBootvariablesandsetKey

Management page.

Default Key Provision [Disabled]

Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]

Enroll All Factory Default Keys

ThisitemwillaskyouifyouwanttoInstallFactoryDefaultsecurekeys.SelectYesif

youwanttoloadthedefaultsecurekeys,otherwiseselectNo.

Save All Secure Boot Variables

Thisitemwillaskyouifyouwanttosaveallsecurebootvariables.SelectYesifyou

wanttosaveallsecurebootvariables,otherwiseselectNo.

Platform Key (PK) / Key Exchange Key (KEK) / Authorized Signatures (DB) /Authorized

TimeStamps (DBT) / Forbidden Signatures (DBX)

Congurationoptions:[Delete][SetNew][Append]

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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]

Boot Logo Display [Auto]

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

Congurationoptions:[Auto][FullScreen][Disabled]

POST Report [5 sec]

AllowsyoutosetthedesiredPOSTReportwaitingtimefrom1to10seconds.

Congurationoptions:[1sec]~[10sec][UntilPressESC]

Chassis Intrusion [Warning]

Allows you to set an action when chassis intrusion has occured.

Congurationoptions:[Warning][Halt]

Boot Option Priorities

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

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

installed in the system.

5.10 Boot menu

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

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5.11 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.

Start EZ Flash

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

ASUS EZ Flash Utility section for details.

• 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 [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 / 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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5.12 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.

Save Changes & Reset

Exit System setup after saving the changes.

Discard Changes & Exit

Exit System setup without saving any changes.

Save Changes & Reset

Reset the system setup after saving the changes.

Discard Changes & Reset

Reset system setup without saving any changes.

Save Options

Save Changes

Save changes done so far to any of the setup options.

Discard Changes

Discard changes done so far to any of the setup options.

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Restore Defaults

Restore/load default values for all the setup options.

Save as User Defaults

Save the changes done so far as User Defaults.

Restore User Defaults

Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options.

Boot Override

These items display the available devices. The device items that appear on the screen

dependonthenumberofdevicesinstalledinthesystem.Clickanitemtostartbootingfrom

the selected device.

Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device

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

devices.

RAID Conguration

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and

conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.

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6.1 Setting up RAID

The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions:

• LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID

10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS).

• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS only).

6.1.1 RAID definitions

RAID 0

(Data striping)

optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in

parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a

sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access

and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.

RAID 1

(Data mirroring)

copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a

second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications

to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID

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.

• If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set,

copy rst the RAID driver from the support DVD to a oppy disk before you install an

operating system to the selected hard disk drive.

• Please refer to chapter 2 for how to select the RAID conguration utility. Move the

jumper to choose between LSI MegaRAID and Intel® Rapid RAID.

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6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA

hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel® C602 chipset. To do

this:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the Advanced Menu > PCH SATA Configuration, then press <Enter>.

3. Set SATA Mode to [RAID Mode].

4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.

Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.

6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities

Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using the

utilities embedded in each RAID controller. For example, use the LSI MegaRAID Software

Configuration Utility or the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA

hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel® C602 chipset.

Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID conguration utility.

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance,

install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.

To install the SATA hard disks for RAID conguration:

1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system

user guide.

2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to

the SATA connector on the motherboard.

3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

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3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the

Management Menu and then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management Menu

descriptions on the next page.

At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box allow you

to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands. The keys on the

legend box vary according to the menu level.

6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility

The LSI MegaRAID software RAID 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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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 Configuration, the virtual drive parameters are set automatically.

In New Configuration, you manually set the virtual drive parameters.

Using Easy Configuration

To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option:

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Easy Configuration, and then press

<Enter>.

Menu Description

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

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New Configuration

View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

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.

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• The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.

• You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set.

• You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set.

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5. Press <F10> again, the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive

menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters.

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

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

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

9. Select the units for virtual drive size from the menu, and then press <Enter>.

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

and then press <Enter>.

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

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

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

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

menu, and then press <Enter>.

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>.

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SPAN = NO

Virtual Drive 0

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Save Configuration?

Easy Configuration

New Configuration

View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

Select Boot Drive

Configuration Menu

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Using New Configuration

When a RAID set already exists, using the New Configuration command erases the

existing RAID conguration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the

View/Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID conguration.

To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option:

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > New Configuration, and then press

<Enter>.

2. Follow step 2 to 9 of the previous section: Using Easy Configuration.

3. Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu, and then press <Enter>.

4. Key-in the desired virtual drive size, and then press <Enter>.

5. Follow step 10 to 14 of the previous section: Using Easy Configuration to create the

RAID set.

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View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

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Configuration Menu

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PORT #

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6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration

You can add a new RAID conguration or view an existing conguration using the View/Add

Configuration command.

Adding a new RAID configuration

To add a new RAID conguration:

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > View/Add Configuration, and then

press <Enter>.

2. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA

ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <Space>.

When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X

is the array number, and Y is the drive number.

The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.

3. Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Configuration

to add a new RAID set.

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Easy Configuration

New Configuration

View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

Select Boot Drive

Configuration Menu

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6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives

After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may initialize the

virtual drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management

Menu.

Using the Initialize command

To initialize the virtual drive using the Initialize command:

1. From the Management Menu, select Initialize, and then press <Enter>.

2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the virtual

drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive

selection, and then press <Space>.

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3. Press <F10> to start initialization. When prompted, select Yes from the Initialize?

dialog box, and then press <Enter>.

Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the drive.

4. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. When

initialization is completed, press <Esc>.

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Using the Objects command

To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command:

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, and then press

<Enter>.

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

<Enter>.

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

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

then press <Enter>.

5. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. When

initialization is completed, press <Esc>.

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Physical Drive

Objects

Virtual Drive 0

Virtual Drive(1)

Initialize

Check Consistency

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Virtual Drive(0)

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6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives

You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the

Management Menu.

To rebuild a failed hard disk drive:

1. From the Management Menu, select Rebuild, and then press <Enter>.

2. The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected

to the SATA ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild, and then press <Space>.

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3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y> to rebuild

the drive.

4. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue.

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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>.

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>.

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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.

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Check Consistency

Management Menu

Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Virtual Drive(s) Configured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE

Virtual Drive 0

Virtual Drives

Yes

Consistency Check?

SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize

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The Data On The Drives Is Inconsistency. Repair Done!

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Management Menu

Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Virtual Drive(s) Configured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE

Virtual Drive 0

Virtual Drives

CC Under Process

VD 0 Consistency Check. Press Esc to Abort.

85% Completed

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Using the Objects command

To check data consistency using the Objects command:

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects, and then select Virtual Drive from the

sub-menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check, and then press

<Enter>.

3. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter>.

4. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the

drive.

5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.

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6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration

To delete a RAID conguration:

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Clear Configuration, and then

press <Enter>.

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

dialog box, and then press <Enter>.

The utility clears all the current array(s).

3. Press any key to continue.

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

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Clear Existing Configuration

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Management Menu

Easy Configuration

New Configuration

View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

Select Boot Drive

Configuration Menu

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

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BIOS Version A.10.09231523R

Clear Existing Configuration

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Management Menu

Easy Configuration

New Configuration

View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

Select Boot Drive

Configuration Menu

Yes

Clear Configuration?

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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 Configuration for details.

To select the boot drive from a RAID set:

1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Select Boot Drive, and then press

<Enter>.

2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the bootable virtual drive from the list,

then press <Enter>.

3. The virtual drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue.

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

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Select A Boot VD

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Management Menu

Easy Configuration

New Configuration

View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

Select Boot Drive

Configuration Menu

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

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Select A Boot VD

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Management Menu

Easy Configuration

New Configuration

View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

Select Boot Drive

Configuration Menu

Boot Drive 0

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

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5. When nished, press any key to continue.

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.

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.

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

LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17,2010

BIOS Version A.10.09231523R

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

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Management Menu

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Objects

Rebuild Rate = 30

Chk Const Rate = 30

FGI Rate = 30

BGI Rate = 30

Disk WC = Off

Read Ahead = On

Bios State = Enable

Cont On Error = Yes

Fast Init = Enable

Auto Rebuild = On

Auto Resume = Enable

Disk Coercion = 1GB

Factory Default

Adapter 0

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

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Disk Write Cache Setting of VD

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Management Menu

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Objects

RAID = 0

Size = 148.580GB

Stripe Size = 64KB

#Stripes = 2

State = OPTIMAL

Spans = 1

Disk WC = On

Read Ahead = On

Virtual Drive

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6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility allows you

to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set from Serial ATA hard disk

drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.

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

and select the menu options.

The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not

exactly match the items on your screen.

To launch the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility:

1. Turn on the system.

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

Before you proceed, ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives, have

set the correct jumper settings of the motherboard, and have set the correct SATA mode in

the BIOS setup. You can refer to sections Installing hard disk drives, Setting Jumpers,

and Setting the RAID mode in BIOS for more information.

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

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 4.5.0.1012

[ MAIN MENU ]

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION]

RAID Volumes:

None defined.

Physical Disks:

ID Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Mark Disks as Spare

5. Exit

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

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6.3.1 Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.

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

3. Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to create then

press <Enter>.

4. From the Disks item eld, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives that you want to

include in the RAID set.

5. Use the up/down arrow keys to move the selection bar then press <Space> to select a

disk. A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive. Press <Enter>

when you are done.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume.

[ ]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done

[ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select[ ]Change

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[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Syne:

Create Volume

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

16 characters or less.

Volume0

RAID0(Strips)

Select Disks

128KB

0.0 GB

N/A

[TAB]-Next

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6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0,

10 and 5 only) then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to

128 KB. The following are typical values:

RAID 0: 128KB

RAID 10: 64KB

RAID 5: 64KB

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for

multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

7. In the Capacity eld item, key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and

press <Enter>. The default value eld indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

8. Press <Enter> to start creating the RAID volume.

9. From the following warning message, press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return

to the main menu, or press <N> to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

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3. Press <Y> to conrm deletion of the selected RAID set and return to the utility main

menu, or press <N> to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu.

6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set

Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when

you delete a RAID set.

To delete a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press <Enter>.

2. From the Delete Volume Menu, press the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set

you want to delete then press <Del>.

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 ]

[ESC]-Previous Menu[ ]-Select

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[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID

WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

[DEL]-Delete Volume

Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) 2 298.0GB Normal Yes

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6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID

Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a

RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive.

To reset a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter>.

2. Press the up/down arrow keys to select the drive(s) or disks of the RAID set you want

to reset, then press <Space>. A small triangle before the Port number marks the

selected drive. Press <Enter> when you are done.

3. Press <Y> in the conrmation window to reset the drive(s) or press <N> to return to the

utility main menu.

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Member Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Member Disk

Select the disks that should be reset.

Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures

and revert it to a non-RAID disk.

[ ]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

[ RESET RAID DATA ]

WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

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Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk

If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays

the status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You can rebuild the RAID array

with other installed non-RAID disks.

To rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk:

1. During POST, press <Ctrl>+<I> at the prompt to enter the Intel Rapid Storage

Technology option ROM utility.

2. If there is a non-RAID SATA Hard Disk available, the utility will prompt you to rebuild

the RAID. Press the up/down arrow keys to select the destination disk then press

<Enter> to start the rebuilding process, or press <ESC> to exit.

6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

SATA Option ROM utility

To exit the utility:

1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit then press <Enter>.

2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.

Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):

Port Drive Model Serial # Size

X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX.GB

“Degraded” volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selectign

a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.

[ ]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit

[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ]

Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):

[ CONFIRM EXIT ]

This option is only for the RAID 1 set.

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3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. When done, the

status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”.

4. Press <Esc> to exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system.

5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel Rapid Storage Console or

click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to load the Intel Rapid Storage

Manager utility.

6. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid

Storage Console.

7. From the Volumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status.

When nished, the status is changed to “Normal”.

Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk

If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the

status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You may replace the disk drive and

rebuild the RAID array.

To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk:

1. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same

specication into the same SATA Port.

Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

2. Reboot the system then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other

non-RAID disk.

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

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 4.5.0.1012

[ MAIN MENU ]

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION]

RAID Volumes: *=Data is Encrypted

ID Name Level1 Strip Size Status Bootable

1 Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) N/A 149.0GB Rebuild Yes

Physical Devices:

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

Volumes with “Rebuild” status will be rebuilt within the operating system.

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Mark Disks as Spare

5. Exit

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

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6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility

You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi-

RAID using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA Option ROM utililty.

To set the boot array in the BIOS:

1. Reboot the system and press <Del> to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST.

2. Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority.

3. Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. See the Boot

menu section of Chapter 5 for more 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>.

Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk.

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6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

(Windows)

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID

10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the

Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.

You can click Rescan to re-scan any attached hard disks.

To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating

system:

1. Turn on the system and go to the windows desktop.

2. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu.

Your storage system is congured for data protection, increased performance and

optimal data storage capacity. You can create additional volumes to further optimize

your storage system.

You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility on a

Windows® operating system. Please refer to the installation instructions in Chapter 6.

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6.4.1 Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select Create Volume and select volume type.

2. Click Next.

3. Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks.

4. Select Volume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the volume size.

5. Click Next.

• If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks, select NO when

prompted.

• If you want to Enable volume write-back cache or Initialize volume, click

Advanced.

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6. Conrm the volume creation, then click Create Volume to continue.

This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks. You can

continue using other applications during this time.

7. Wait until the process is completed, then click OK when prompted.

You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding

any data.

The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume

Properties.

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6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type

To change the volume type in Volume Properties:

1. Click the SATA array items you want to change in Volumes eld.

2. From the Volume Properties eld, select Type: RAID 1 Change type.

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for

multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

3. You can change the Name, Select the new volume type, and Select additional

disks to include in the new volume if needed.

4. Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and click

OK. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are

typical values:

RAID 0: 128KB

RAID 10: 64KB

RAID 5: 64KB

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6.4.3 Deleting a volume

Be cautious when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives. Before

you proceed, ensure that you back up all your important data from your hard drives.

To delete a volume:

1. From the utility main menu, select the volume (ex. Volume_0000) in Volumes eld you

want to delete.

3. Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu, or click No to return

to the main menu.

2. Select Delete volume in Volume Properties eld. The following screen appears.

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6.4.4 Preferences

System Preferences

Allow you to set to show the notication area icon and show system information, warning, or

errors here.

E-Mail Preferences

Allows you to set to sent e-mail of the following events:

• Storage system information

• Storage system warnings

• Storage system errors

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Driver Installation

This chapter provides the instructions for installing the

necessary drivers for different system components in both

Linux® and Windows® Operating Systems.

Chapter 7: Driver Installation

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7.1 RAID driver installation

After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an

operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides the

instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.

7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk

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.

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.

To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat® Enterprise Linux server environment:

1. Insertablankformattedhigh-densityoppydisktotheUSBoppydiskdrive.

2. Type

dd if=XXX.img of=/dev/fd0todecompresstheleintotheoppydiskfrom

the following path in the support DVD:

For LSI MegaRAID Driver

\Drivers\C610 LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux

3. Ejecttheoppydisk.

Write-protecttheoppydisktoavoidcomputervirusinfection.

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7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver

During Windows® Server 2008 R2 OS installation

To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 R2 OS:

1. BootthecomputerusingtheWindows® Server 2008 R2 OS installation disc. Follow the

screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 R2.

2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced).

3. Click

Load Driver.

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8. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.

4. A message appears reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver

of the RAID controller driver. If you have only one optical drive installed in your system,

eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD

into the optical drive. Click Browse to continue.

5. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD then click OK to

continue.

6. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next.

7. WhenthesystemnishesloadingtheRAIDdriver,replacethemotherboardSupport

DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. Select the drive to install Windows and

click Next.

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3. Select

Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press

<Enter>.

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.

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.x

To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS:

1. BootthesystemfromtheRedHat® OS installation CD.

2. At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then press

<Enter>.

- To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key.

- To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text <ENTER>.

- Use the function keys listed below for more information.

[F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue]

boot: linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2

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.

Main Menu

Do you have a driver disk?

Yes No

Insert Driver Disk

OK Back

Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0

and press “OK” to continue.

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5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press

<Enter>.

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

More Driver Disks?

Yes No

Do you wish to load any more

driver disks?

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3. While booting from DVD, press <ESC> to give the third party driver. Enter the following

command at the boot: Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid,

then press <ENTER>.

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.x

To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS:

1. BootthesystemfromtheRedHat® OS installation CD.

2. Press <Tab> to edit options.

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4. Select

Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press

<Enter>.

5. Youhavemultipledeviceswhichcouldserveassourceforadriverdisk.Chooseone

you like to use and select OK, then press <Enter>.

OK Cancel

Driver Disk Source

You have multiple devices which could

serve as source for a driver disk.

Which would you like to use?

sdc

sdd

sdb

sr0

Main Menu

Yes No

Do you have a driver disk?

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6. Insert the Red Hat®EnterpriseRAIDdriverdisktotheUSBoppydiskdrive,selectOK,

then press <Enter>.

The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.

7. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press

<Enter>.

8. FollowtheonscreeninstructionstonishtheOSinstallation.

Insert Driver Disk

OK Back

Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb

and press “OK” to continue.

More Driver Disks?

Yes No

Do you wish to load any more

driver disks?

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Preparing the Linux Driver

Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID driver.

When creating the RAID driver, you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit

SUSELinuxsystemtocreatea64bitRAIDdriverforSUSE11sp1.

1. CopytheimageleintotheLinuxsystem.

Example: megasr-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86_64.img

2. Create a folder.

Example: image

3. Mounttheimageleintotheimagefolderusingthiscommandformat:

mount -oloop [image le name] image

Example: mount -oloop megasr-15-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-

ga-x86__64.img image

4. Copy the contents of the image directory, labeled as 01,intoaFAT32USBdrive.

5. Rename the 01 folder to CD Image.

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3. Press <F6>, then select Yes from the menu. Press <Enter>.

Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS

ToinstalltheLSIMegaRAIDcontrollerdriverwheninstallingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer

OS:

1. BootthesystemfromtheSUSEOSinstallationCD.

2. UsethearrowkeystoselectInstallation from the Boot Options menu.

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6. Select

Backandfollowtheonscreeninstructionstonishtheinstallation.

4. UsetheUSBdrivetoprovidethethird-partydriverduringtheOSinstallation.Typethe

command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Optionseld,andpress<Enter>.

5. Whenbelowscreenappears,selecttheUSBoppydiskdrive(sda)asthedriver

update medium. Select OK, then press <Enter>.

Please choose the Driver Update medium.

sda: USB Floppy

other device

OK Back

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7.2 Management applications and utilities installation

When you place the support DVD into the optical drive, the DVD automatically displays the

mainscreenifAutorunisenabledinyourcomputer.Bydefault,theDriverstabisdisplayed.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to

locatetheleASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run

the support DVD.

• ThecontentsofthesupportDVDaresubjecttochangeatanytimewithoutnotice.Visit

theASUSwebsite(www.asus.com)forthelatestupdatesonsoftwareandutilities.

• ThesupportDVDissupportedonWindows® Server 2008 R2 and Windows® Server

2012.

The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers, management

applications, and utilities that you can install to maximize the features of your motherboard.

The main screen of the Support DVD contains the following tabs:

1. Drivers

2. Utilities

3. MakeDisk

4. Manual

5. Contact

The main screen of the Support DVD looks exactly the same on the Windows® Server 2008

R2 and on the Windows®Server2012OperatingSystem(OS).

7.3 Running the Support DVD

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The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices.

Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

7.3.2 Utilities menu tab

TheUtilitiesmenudisplaysthesoftwareapplicationsandutilitiesthatthemotherboard

supports.

7.3.1 Drivers menu tab

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The MakeDisk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks.

7.3.3 MakeDisk menu tab

Press the arrow down button in the lower part of the menu to view more items.

7.3.4 Manual menu

TheManualmenuprovidesthelinktotheBroadcomNetXtremeIINetworkAdapteruser

guide.

YouneedaninternetbrowserinstalledinyourOStoviewtheUserGuide.

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7.3.5 Contact information menu

TheContactmenudisplaystheASUScontactinformation,e-mailaddresses,andusefullinks

if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard.

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7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation

3. Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu.

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.

4. The

Intel® Chipset Device Software window appears. Click Next to start installation.

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5. Select

Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process.

6. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation.

7. Toggle

Yes, I want to restart the computer now and click Finish to complete the

setup process.

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5. Click

Install Drivers and Software option to begin installation.

7.5 Installing the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210/

X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters Driver

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210/

X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapter Driver on the system.

To install the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210/X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters Driver on the

Windows® operating system:

1. Restart the computer.

2. Log on with Administrator privileges.

3. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive.

4. Click

Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210/X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters Driver in the

Drivers menu of the main screen to start the installation.

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.

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6. Click

Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections Install Wizard window appears.

7. Tick

I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue.

8. From the Setup Options window, click Next to start the installation.

Bydefault,Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Windows PowerShell

Module are ticked.

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9. Click

Install to start the installation.

10. When the installation is done, press Finish to complete the installation.

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7.6 VGA driver installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter

(VGA)driver.

YouneedtomanuallyinstalltheASPEEDVGAdriveronaWindows® operating system.

To install the ASPEED VGA driver:

1. Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD

automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

3. Click

ASPEED AST2300/AST2400 Display Driver to begin the installation.

4. From the installation window, click Next to start the installation.

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.

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6. Click

Finish to complete the installation.

5. Click

Install to proceed with the installation.

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7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0

installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

enterprise 4.0 on the system.

YouneedtomanuallyinstalltheIntel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 utility on a

Windows® operating system.

To install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 utility:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insertthemotherboard/systemsupportDVDtotheopticaldrive,andndtheutility

menu.

3. Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 to begin installation.

4. When the Welcome to the Setup Program appears, click Next to start the installation.

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5. Read the Warning message and click Next to continue.

6. Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue.

7. Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue.

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9. Select

Yes, I want to restart this 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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Appendix

A-2 Appendix

ASUS contact information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

Address 4F, No. 150, Li-Te Rd., Peitou, Taipei 112, Taiwan

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447

Fax +886-2-2890-7798

Web site https://www.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone +86-21-38429911

Fax +86-21-58668722 ext: 9101

Online Support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=en

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan)

Address 4F, No. 150, Li-Te Rd., Peitou, Taipei 112, Taiwan

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447

Fax +886-2-2890-7798

Web site https://www.asus.com/tw/

Technical Support

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 (0800-093-456)

Online Support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=zh-tw

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (China)

Address No. 5077, Jindu Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China

Telephone +86-21-5442-1616

Fax +86-21-5442-0099

Web site https://www.asus.com.cn

Technical Support

Telephone +86-20-2804-7506 (400-620-6655)

Online Support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=zh-cn

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ASUS contact information

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA

Fax +1-510-608-4555

Web site https://www.asus.com/us/

Technical Support

Support fax +1-812-284-0883

General support +1-812-282-2787

Online support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=en-us

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)

Address Harkort Str. 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Germany

Fax +49-2102-959911

Web site https://www.asus.com/de/

Technical Support

Telephone +49-1805-010923

Support Fax +49-2102-959911

Online support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=de-de

ASUS Czech Service s.r.o. (Europe)

Address Na Rovince 887, 720 00 Ostrava – Hrabová,

Czech Republic

Telephone +420-596766888

Web site https://www.asus.com/cz/

Technical Support

Telephone +420-596-766-891

Fax +420-596-766-329

E-mail advance.rma.eu@asus.com

Online Support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=cs-cz

A-4 Appendix

ASUS contact information

ASUS Holland BV (The Netherlands)

Address Marconistraat 2, 7825GD EMMEN, The Netherlands

Web site https://www.asus.com/nl/

Technical Support

Telephone +31-(0)591-5-70292

Fax +31-(0)591-666853

E-mail advance.rma.eu@asus.com

Online Support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=nl-nl

ASUS Polska Sp. z o.o. (Poland)

Address Ul.Postępu6,02-676Warszawa,Poland

Web site https://www.asus.com/pl/

Technical Support

Telephone +48-225718033

Online Support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=pl-pl

ASK-Service (Russia and CIS)

Address г.Москва, ул. Орджоникидзе, д.10, Россия

Telephone (495) 640-32-75

Web site https://www.asus.com/ru/

Technical Support

Telephone 008-800-100-ASUS (008-800-100-2787)

Online Support https://www.asus.com/support/Product/ContactUs/Services/

questionform/?lang=ru-ru

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