ASUS TS700-X7/PS4 User Manual

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TS700-X7/PS4

Pedestal/5U Rackmount Server

User Manual

E7707

First Edition

September 2012

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Contents

Safety information ..................................................................................................... vii

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

TS700-X7/PS4 specications summary ................................................................... xi

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Package contents.......................................................................................1-1

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

1.3 Front panel features................................................................................... 1-3

1.4 Rear panel features .................................................................................... 1-4

1.5 Internal features ......................................................................................... 1-5

1.6 LED information ......................................................................................... 1-6

1.6.1 Front panel LEDs ........................................................................ 1-6

1.6.2 Rear panel LEDs ......................................................................... 1-7

Chapter 2: Hardware setup

2.1 Chassis cover ............................................................................................. 2-1

2.1.1 Removing the side cover............................................................. 2-1

2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover .......................................................... 2-2

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

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

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan connector ........................... 2-8

2.3 System memory ......................................................................................... 2-9

2.3.1 Overview ..................................................................................... 2-9

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

2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket........................ 2-12

2.4 Front panel assembly .............................................................................. 2-13

2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly .......................................... 2-13

2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly ....................................... 2-14

2.5 5.25-inch drives ........................................................................................ 2-14

2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives ..................................................................... 2-15

2.6.1 Installing the HDD module cage................................................ 2-15

2.6.2 Removing the HDD module cage.............................................. 2-16

2.6.3 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive ....................... 2-17

2.6.4 Removing and reinstalling the backplane ................................. 2-19

2.7 Expansion cards ...................................................................................... 2-20

2.7.1 Installing an expansion card...................................................... 2-20

2.7.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card.......................................... 2-21

2.7.3 Conguring an expansion card ................................................. 2-23

2.8 Cable connections ................................................................................... 2-24

2.8.1 Motherboard connections..........................................................2-24

2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections ..........................................2-25

2.9 Removable components.......................................................................... 2-27

2.9.1 System fan ................................................................................ 2-27

2.9.2 Chassis footpads....................................................................... 2-29

2.9.3 Fan Duct.................................................................................... 2-30

Chapter 3: Installation options

3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting ................................................. 3-1

Removing the footpads ................................................................................ 3-1

Removing the top cover ............................................................................... 3-1

3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server ....................................................... 3-2

3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack................................................................... 3-2

3.4 Mounting the server to the rack................................................................ 3-3

Chapter 4: Motherboard info

4.1 Motherboard layout....................................................................................4-1

4.2 Onboard LEDs ............................................................................................ 4-3

4.3 Jumpers ...................................................................................................... 4-8

4.4 Internal connectors .................................................................................. 4-12

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .......................................................... 5-1

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ............................................................ 5-1

5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ........................................................................ 5-2

5.1.3 BUPDATER .................................................................................5-3

5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 5-5

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen ...................................................................... 5-6

5.2.2 Menu bar ..................................................................................... 5-6

5.2.3 Menu items.................................................................................. 5-7

5.2.4 Submenu items ........................................................................... 5-7

5.2.5 Navigation keys ........................................................................... 5-7

5.2.6 General help................................................................................ 5-7

5.2.7 Conguration elds ..................................................................... 5-7

5.2.8 Pop-up window............................................................................ 5-7

5.2.9 Scroll bar ..................................................................................... 5-7

5.3 Main menu .................................................................................................. 5-8

5.3.1 System Date ............................................................................... 5-8

5.3.2 System Time .............................................................................. 5-8

5.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................................... 5-9

5.4.1 CPU Conguration ...................................................................... 5-9

5.4.2 CPU Power Management Conguration ................................... 5-11

5.4.3 Chipset Conguration................................................................ 5-13

5.4.4 PCH SATA Conguration .......................................................... 5-19

5.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings ........................................................... 5-20

5.4.6 USB Conguration .................................................................... 5-23

5.4.7 Trusted Computing .................................................................... 5-25

5.4.8 ACPI Settings ............................................................................ 5-25

5.4.9 WHEA Conguration ................................................................. 5-26

5.4.10 APM setting ............................................................................... 5-26

5.4.11 Serial Port Console Redirection ................................................ 5-27

5.4.12 Onboard LAN Conguration ...................................................... 5-30

5.4.13 ME Subsystem .......................................................................... 5-31

5.4.14 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 5-31

5.4.15 Runtime Error Logging .............................................................. 5-32

5.5 Server Mgmt menu ................................................................................... 5-33

5.5.1 System Event Log ..................................................................... 5-34

5.5.2 BMC network conguration ....................................................... 5-35

5.6 Event Logs menu ..................................................................................... 5-36

5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ......................................... 5-36

5.7 Boot menu ................................................................................................ 5-38

5.7.1 CSM parameters ....................................................................... 5-40

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

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

5.10 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 5-44

5.11 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 5-44

Chapter 6: RAID conguration

6.1 Setting up RAID .......................................................................................... 6-1

6.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 6-1

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

6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................... 6-2

6.1.4 RAID conguration utilities .......................................................... 6-2

6.2 LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility ................................................. 6-3

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................... 6-4

6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration.................................... 6-10

6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ....................................................... 6-11

6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives ............................................................. 6-15

6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency.................................. 6-17

6.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration ................................................... 6-20

6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set .................................. 6-21

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache ................................................................ 6-22

6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option

ROM Utility ................................................................................................ 6-23

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

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set............................................................ 6-26

6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set................................................................... 6-28

6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID .................................................... 6-29

6.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility .................... 6-30

6.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID.................................................................. 6-30

6.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ........................ 6-32

6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility (Windows) ........... 6-33

6.4.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-34

6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type .......................................................... 6-36

6.4.3 Deleting a volume ..................................................................... 6-37

6.4.4 Preferences ............................................................................... 6-38

Chapter 7: Driver installation

7.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................................. 7-1

7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk......................................................... 7-1

7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver............................................. 7-4

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

7.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation ...............................7-17

7.4 VGA driver installation ............................................................................ 7-20

7.5 Intel® C600 MEI NULL HECI Driver .......................................................... 7-22

7.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.1 installation ............... 7-23

7.7 Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver installation .......... 7-26

7.8 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation .......................... 7-29

7.9 Management applications and utilities installation .............................. 7-33

7.9.1 Running the support DVD ......................................................... 7-33

7.9.2 Drivers menu ............................................................................. 7-33

7.9.3 Utilities menu............................................................................. 7-34

7.9.4 Make disk menu ........................................................................ 7-34

7.9.5 Contact information ................................................................... 7-34

Appendices

Notices .................................................................................................................... A-1

ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-3

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Safety information

Electrical safety

To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the

electrical outlet before relocating the system.

When adding or removing 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.

Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure

that all power cables are unplugged.

Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord.

These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

Ensure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you

are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact

your local power company.

If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied

service technician or your retailer.

Operation safety

Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all

the manuals that came with the package.

Before using the product, ensure all cables are correctly connected and the

power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer

immediately.

To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from

connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in

any area where it may become wet.

Place the product on a stable surface.

If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied

service technician or your retailer.

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This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user’s

safety. Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid

electrical shock.

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Lithium-Ion Battery Warning

CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace

only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

CD-ROM Drive Safety Warning

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

Heavy System

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

carrying the system.

About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring

the motherboard.

How this guide is organized

1. Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections

on front panel and rear panel specications.

2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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

when installing or removing system components.

3. Chapter 3: Installation options

This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone

server.

4. Chapter 4: Motherboard information

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the

server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and

connector locations.

5. Chapter 5: BIOS information

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

menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

6. Chapter 6: RAID conguration

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

menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

7. Chapter 7: Driver installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for

different system components.

Where to nd more information

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 used in this guide

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

symbols used throughout this manual.

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.

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 (+).

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TS700-X7/PS4 specications summary

CPU 2 x LGA2011 socket for Intel® Xeon®

E5-2600 Series processors

QPI 6.4 / 7.2 / 8.0 GT/s

Chipset Intel® C602-A

Memory Total Slots 8 (4-channel per CPU, 4 DIMMs per CPU)

Capacity Maximum up to 256GB (RDIMM)

Memory Type DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 RDIMM

DDR3 1066/1333/1600 UDIMM (ECC/non-ECC)

DDR3 1066/1333 LR-DIMM

Memory Size 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB* (RDIMM)

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

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

Expansion

Slots

Total PCI/PCI-

X/PCI-E Slots

Slot Type - Slot 1: PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 Link), MIO-892

supported

- Slot 2: PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 Link; Audio

switches to x8 Link if PCIE3 is occupied)

- Slot 3: PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 Link)

- Slot 4: PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 Link; Audio

switches to x8 Link if PCIE1 is occupied)

- Slot 5: PCI-E x8 (x4 Gen2 Link)

Additional

Slot

1 x PIKE slot for Storage Enhancement

Storage SATA

Controller

Intel® C602-A:

<AHCI>

2 SATA 6Gb/s ports

4 SATA 3Gb/s ports

Intel® RSTe (for Windows only)

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

LSI® MegaRAID (for Linux/Windows)

(Support software RAID 0, 1, 10)

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TS700-X7/PS4 specications summary

Storage SAS

Controller

Optional:

ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS 6G RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS 6G RAID card

ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS 6G HW RAID card

HDD Bays I = internal

A or S = hot-

swappable

4 x Hot-swap 3.5” HDD Bays

VGA Aspeed AST2300 16MB

Onboard I/O 1 x External Serial Port

1 x Internal Serial Port

3 x RJ-45 ports (One for ASMB6-iKVM)

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

2 x USB 3.0 ports (Rear)

1 x VGA port

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

OS Support Windows® Server 2012 64-bit

Windows® 8 64-bit

Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 64-bit

Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise R2 SP1 64-bit

RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS 5.8/6.3 64-bit

SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11.2 SP2 64-bit

CentOS 5.8/6.2 64-bit

(Note: Subject to change without prior notice.)

Anti-virus Software Optional anti-virus CD Pack

Management

Solution

Out of Band

Remote

Management

Default 1 x ASMB6-iKVM for KVM-over-Internet

Software ASWM Enterprise 2.0®

Dimension (HH x WW x DD) 445mm x 217.5mm x 545mm

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TS700-X7/PS4 specications summary

Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM &

HDD not included)

17 Kg

Power Supply 500W 80PLUS Bronze Single Power Supply

Power Supply Rating Output 500W: 100-240 Vac,

10 - 6A, 50-60 Hz, Class 1

Environment Operating temperature: 10℃ ~ 35℃

Non operating temperature: -40℃ ~ 70℃

Non operating humidity: 20% ~ 90%

(Non condensing)

Specications are subject to change without notice.

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TS700-X7/PS4 1-1

1.1 Package contents

Model Name TS700-X7/PS4

Chassis ASUS T50A Pedestal 5U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard ASUS Z9PA-D8 Server Board

Component 1 x 500W 80PLUS Bronze Single Power Supply

4 x hot-swap HDD trays

1 x SAS/SATA2 Backplane with four data cables

1 x Front I/O Board

4 x System Fans

• 3 x Front (80mm x 38mm) system fans

• 1 x Rear (120mm x 38mm) system fan

Accessories 1 x TS700-X7/PS4 User’s Guide

1 x ASUS ASWM Enterprise User’s Guide

1 x TS700-X7/PS4 Support CD (including ASWM*)

1 x Bag of screws

1 x ASMB6 Series DVD

1 x ASUS ASWM Enterprise* User’s Guide

1 x ASMB6 User’s Guide

1 x AC Power Cable

Optional Items 2 x CPU Heatsinks

DVD-ROM / DVD-RW

ASUS TS700-X7/PS4 Rackmount Rail Kit

ASUS PIKE RAID Card

*ASUS System Web-based Management

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

Chapter 1

Product introduction

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction

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TS700-X7/PS4

1.2 Serial number label

For faster and quicker troubleshooting solutions from the ASUS Technical Support

team, provide the product’s serial number containing 12 characters such as

xxS0xxxxxxxx as shown in the gure below.

Chapter 1

TS700-X7/PS4 1-3

1.3 Front panel features

*The audio jacks function only with an optional MIO audio card.

Refer to section 1.6.1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions.

Optical drive

Empty 5.25-inch

bays

Power button

Reset button

Message LED

HDD access LED

Power LED

USB 2.0 ports

Security lock

4-bay HDD cage

LAN1 LED

LAN2 LED

Headphone

output jack*

Microphone jack

Locate LED

(Reserved)

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1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.4 Rear panel features

Expansion slots

USB 2.0 ports

USB 3.0 ports

VGA port

Chassis intrusion switch

Gigabit LAN ports

Chassis lock

120mm x 38mm

system fan

PS/2 mouse/keyboard port

Power connector

COM port

LAN port*

*This port is for the ASUS ASMB6-iKVM controller card only.

Chapter 1

TS700-X7/PS4 1-5

1. 500W Power Supply

2. 120mm x 38mm system fan

3. ASUS Z9PA-D8 Server Board

4. Chassis intrusion switch

5. Expansion card locks

6. Optical drive

7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays

8. 4-bay HDD module (rst set)

9. SATA/SAS backplane board (rst set, hidden)

10. 80mm x 38mm system fans

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

replacing any system component.

The barebone server does not include a oppy disk drive and an optical disc

drive. Connect a USB oppy disk drive or a USB ODD to any of the USB ports

on the front or rear panel if you need to use a oppy disk or a optical disc.

1.5 Internal features

Chapter 1

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.6 LED information

1.6.1 Front panel LEDs

Message LED

Drive Status LED

Power LED

LAN1 LED

LAN2 LED

HDD Access LED

LED Icon Display status Description

Power LED ON System power ON

HDD Access

LED

OFF No activity

Blinking Read/write data into the HDD.

Message LED OFF System is normal; no incoming event

Lighting up A hardware temperature overheat is

detected. Use ASWM to check the

abnormal status.

Drive status LED Green Bridge board connected to backplane

Installed HDD is in good condition

Red HDD failure

Green/Red Blinking HDD rebuilding using the RAID card

LAN LEDs

OFF

Blinking LAN accessing

Locate LED ON Locates a specic server

The Power, HDD Access, LAN and Message LEDs are visible even if the

system front bezel is closed.

Locate LED (Reserved)

Chapter 1

TS700-X7/PS4 1-7

1.6.2 Rear panel LEDs

ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection

GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps

connection

BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

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Chapter 1

TS700-X7/PS4 2-1

2.1 Chassis cover

2.1.1 Removing the side cover

Ensure that you unplug the power cord before removing the side cover.

Take extra care when removing the side cover. Keep your ngers from

components inside the chassis that can cause injury, such as the CPU fan,

rear fan, and other sharp-edged parts.

To remove the side cover:

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2. Slide the side cover for about half

an inch toward the rear until it is

disengaged from the chasssis.

3. Carefully lift the side cover and set it

aside.

1. Remove the two screws that secure

the side cover.

Chapter 2

Hardware setup

2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware setup

Chapter 2

2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover

To reinstall the side cover:

1. Match and insert the lower sliding edge

of the side cover to the corresponding

chassis edge.

2. Slide the side cover toward the front

panel until it snaps in place.

3. Drive in the two screws you

removed earlier to secure the side

cover.

TS700-X7/PS4 2-3

Chapter 2

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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

Intel® Xeon E5-2600 family processor.

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

the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer

immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP

cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS 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 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.

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

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

the load lever is on your left.

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Chapter 2

2. Press the left load lever with your

thumb (A), then move it to the left

(B) until it is released from the

retention tab.

To prevent damage to the socket

pins, do not remove the PnP cap

unless you are installing a CPU.

Load lever

4. Press the right load lever with your

thumb (C), then move it to the right

(D) until it is released from the

retention tab. Lift the load lever in

the direction of the arrow (E).

3. Slightly lift the load lever in the

direction of the arrow.

TS700-X7/PS4 2-5

Chapter 2

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

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

load plate (G).

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

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

Triangle

mark

6. Position the CPU over the socket,

ensuring that the triangle mark is on

the top-right corner of the socket.

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Chapter 2

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

ensuring that the edge of the load

plate is xed by the lever (K).

9. Insert the right load lever under the

retention tab.

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

and then insert the lever under the

retention tab (M).

TS700-X7/PS4 2-7

Chapter 2

DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors

can occur if you fail to plug this connector.

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 if irritation occurs.

Some heatsinks come with pre-

applied thermal paste. If so, skip

this step.

11. Apply some Thermal Interface

Material to the exposed area of

the CPU that the heatsink will be

in contact with, ensuring that it is

spread in an even thin layer.

12. Install a compatible CPU heatsink and fan.

13. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled

CPU_FAN1 / CPU_FAN2.

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2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan

To install the CPU heatsink and fan:

1. Place the CPU heatsink and fan on

top of the installed CPU, ensuring

that the four screws match the holes

on the support plate, and the arrow

on the fan faces the rear panel of

the server chassis.

2. Twist each of the four screws with

a Philips (cross) screwdriver just

enough to attach the CPU heatsink

and fan to the motherboard. When

the four screws are attached,

tighten them one by one to

completely secure the CPU heatsink

and fan.

3. Connect the CPU heatsink and

fan cable to the connector on the

motherboard.

Do not forget to connect the CPU heatsink and fan connector. Hardware

monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.

Tighten the four heatsink screws in a

diagonal sequence.

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2.3 System memory

2.3.1 Overview

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

Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

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2.3.2 Memory Congurations

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

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

sockets using the memory congurations in this section.

Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum

compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the

same vendor. Refer to the Qualied Vendors List on the ASUS web site.

You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A, Channel B and

Channel C. The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for

the dual-channel or triple-channel conguration. Any excess memory from

the higher-sized channel is then mapped for single-channel operation.

Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you

install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory

for the OS can be about 3GB or less. For effective use of memory, we

recommend that you do any of the following:

- Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32-bit

Windows OS.

- Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more on

the motherboard. For more details, refer to the Microsoft® support site

at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us.

This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 Mb (32MB)

chips or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Megabit, 8 Megabit/Mb = 1

Megabyte/MB).

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1 CPU Conguration (Required for CPU1)

DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1

1 DIMMs P

2 DIMMs P P

4 DIMMs P P P P

• *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update.

• Install the DIMMs starting from slot A1 (CPU1) and E1 (CPU2)..

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DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1

1 DIMMs P

2 DIMMs P

4 DIMMs P P

8 DIMMs P P P P

2 CPU Conguration

DIMM_E1 DIMM_F1 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H1

1 DIMMs

2 DIMMs P

4 DIMMs P P

8 DIMMs P P P P

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2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing

the retaining clip outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket

such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the DIMM slot key on the

socket.

3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends,

then insert the DIMM vertically

into the socket. Apply force to both

ends of the DIMM simultaneously

until the retaining clip snaps back

into place, and the DIMM cannot

be pushed in any further to ensure

proper sitting of the DIMM. Locked Retaining Clip

Unlocked retaining clip

DIMM notch

DIMM slot key

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.

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

damage.

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

motherboard package.

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

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

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

2.4 Front panel assembly

Before you can install a 5.25-inch drive, you should rst remove the front panel

assembly (front bezel and front panel cover).

2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly

To remove the front panel assembly

1. Locate the three hooked tabs on the chassis

side rail.

2. Shift the hooked tabs and take off the front

bezel.

1. Press the retaining clip outward to

unlock the DIMM.

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket

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2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly

To reinstall the front panel assembly:

1. Hook the other side of the front

panel assembly to the chassis.

2. Swing the front panel assembly and

snap it back into place.

2.5 5.25-inch drives

Ensure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing any system

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

system components!

The system comes with three 5.25-inch

drive bays located on the upper front

part of the chassis. An optical drive that

comes standard/optional with the system

package occupies the uppermost bay

(labeled 1). The lower bays (labeled 2

and 3) are available for additional 5.25-

inch optical, zip, or oppy disk drives.

You must remove the front panel assembly before installing a 5.25-inch drive.

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Installing a 5.25-inch drive

1. Unscrew and remove the metal

cover of the bay where you want to

install the 5.25-inch drive, and take

off the plastic cover on the front

bezel at the same position.

2. Insert the drive into the bay and slide

the bay lock to the right until it clicks

in place.

3. Connect the SATA cable to the

SATA connector on the back of the

drive.

4. Connect a power plug from

the power supply to the power

connector on the back of the drive.

2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives

The hard disk drive module cage on the front panel, including externally removable

trays for mounting either SATA or SAS hard disk drives, allows you to access the

drive trays by simply opening the front bezel.

An HDD module cage comes with a SATA or SAS backplane. Take note of the

type of HDD module cage you purchase before buying hard disks.

2.6.1 Installing the HDD module cage

1. Examine the chassis and ensure the bay space is free of wires and other

obstructions.

2. Level the HDD module cage latch

counterclockwise.

3. Insert the HDD module cage into

the bay.

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4. When the HDD module cage is

completely inserted, the cage latch

will be pushed back clockwise.

5. Lock the cage latch properly.

6. Connect the appropriate cables to

the SATA/SAS backplane on the

HDD module cage.

2.6.2 Removing the HDD module cage

1. Disconnect all the cables from the SATA/SAS backplane on the HDD module

cage.

2. Level the HDD module cage latch

counterclockwise. The HDD module

cage will be pushed out of the

chassis.

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2.6.3 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive

1. Release a drive tray by pushing the

spring lock to the right, and then

pulling the tray lever outward. The

drive tray ejects slightly after you

pull out the lever.

3. Completely pull out the HDD module

cage.

2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the

drive tray out of the bay.

3. Take note of the drive tray holes.

Each side has three holes to t

different types of hard disk drives.

Use two screws on each side to

secure the hard disk drive.

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4. Place a SATA/SAS hard disk drive

on the tray, and then secure it with

four screws.

5. Carefully insert the drive tray and

push it all the way to the depth of

the bay until just a small fraction of

the tray edge protrudes.

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

SAS interface on the backplane.

6. Push the tray lever until it clicks,

and secures the drive tray in place.

The drive tray is correctly placed

when its front edge aligns with the

bay edge.

7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to

install a second SATA/SAS drive.

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2.6.4 Removing and reinstalling the backplane

DO NOT remove the backplane unless necessary!

1. Remove all hot-swap HDD trays

from the chassis.

2. Disconnect all cables from the

SATA/SAS backplane.

3. Loosen the four screws on the

backplane.

4. Firmly hold the backplane, lift it up

and remove it from the module.

5. Follow the previous instructions in

reverse to reinstall the backplane

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2.7 Expansion cards

The system is designed with an expansion card lock on the rear panel for you to

install or remove an expansion card in less steps.

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

Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other

system components!

2.7.1 Installing an expansion card

1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with

it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.

2. Lay the system on its side on a at, stable surface.

4. Remove the metal slot cover

opposite the slot where you wish to

install an expansion card.

3. Push down the expansion card

lock latch (step a) and lift up the

expansion card lock (step b), as

shown in the right gure.

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5. Align the card’s golden ngers with

the slot, and then press rmly until

the card is completely seated on the

slot.

6. Push the expansion card lock back to its

original position. A light click indicates that the

card is locked in place.

When installing a graphics card on a

PCIex16 slot, the PCIe slot right beside it

does not function.

2.7.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card

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

motherboard.

1. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on

the motherboard then remove the

screw beside PIKE1 connector.

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2. Align the golden ngers of the PIKE

RAID card with the PIKE RAID card

slot.

3. Insert the PIKE RAID card into the

PIKE RAID card slot. Ensure it is

completely seated on the PIKE

RAID card slot, then secure the

PIKE RAID card with the screw you

removed earlier.

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2.7.3 Conguring 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

IRQ Priority Standard function

0 1 System Timer

1 2 Keyboard Controller

2 - Programmable Interrupt

3* 11 Communications Port (COM2)

4* 12 Communications Port (COM1)

5* 13 --

6 14 Floppy Disk Controller

7* 15 --

8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9* 4 ACPI Mode when used

10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

11* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

12* 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

13 8 Numeric Data Processor

14* 9 Primary IDE Channel

15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

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

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2.8 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.

2.8.1 Motherboard connections

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Standard cables connected to the motherboard

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

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

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

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

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

6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors

7. SAS connectors (for ASUS PIKE only; from motherboard to SATA/SAS

backplane)

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

2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections

A SATA/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the TS700-X7/PS4. The SATA/SAS

backplane has four 22-pin SATA/SAS connectors to support Serial ATA hard disk

drives and SAS hard disk drives. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap

feature to allow easy connection or removal of SATA/SAS hard disks. The LEDs on

the backplane connect to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD status. See section

1.6 LED information for details.

Front side

The front side of the SATA/SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed.

This side includes four SATA/SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays.

Drive status LEDs

HDD1

HDD2

HDD3

HDD4

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Each SATA/SAS connector is labeled (HDD1,

HDD2, HDD3, HDD4) so you can easily

determine their counterpart connectors at the

back side of the backplane. Refer to the table for

reference.

HDD Device Front side connector Back side connector

HDD 1 HDD1 CON1

HDD 2 HDD2 CON2

HDD 3 HDD3 CON3

HDD 4 HDD4 CON4

Back side

The back side of the SATA/SAS backplane faces the rear panel when installed.

This side includes the power connectors and SATA/SAS interfaces for the

motherboard Serial ATA connectors or the SAS card.

SGPIO1

SGPIO2

BPSMB1

CON1

CON2

CON3

CON4

SGPIO_SEL1

SGPIO3

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Connectors Description

SGPIO1 Connects to SATA SGPIO1 connector on the motherboard

SGPIO2 Connects to SAS PSGPIO1 connector on the motherboard

SGPIO3 Connects to SAS PSGPIO2 connector on the motherboard

BPSMB1 Connects to Front panel SMB connector on the

motherboard

U1 Connects to 4-pin plug of the power supply

CON1/CON2/

CON3/CON4 Connects to SATA/SAS connectors on the motherboard

Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the SATA/SAS backplane to 2–3 when

installing the PIKE RAID card.

2.9 Removable components

You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing

or removing system devices, or when you need to replace defective components.

This section tells how to remove the following components:

1. System fans (front and rear)

2. Chassis footpads

3. Redundant power supply module

2.9.1 System fan

Removing the front system fan

To remove the front system fan:

1. Remove the two screws that secure

the right side cover. 1

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2. Locate the front system fan near the

5.25-inch drive bays.

3. Squeeze the front system fan

latches (step a) and pull out the

front system fan (step b), as shown

in the right gure.

4. Follow the previous instructions in

reverse to reinstall the front system

fan.

Removing the rear system fan

To remove the rear system fan:

1. Unplug the system fan cable from

the REAR_FAN1 connector on the

motherboard.

2. Shift the two hooked tabs leftward and

rightward respectively, then carefully

remove the system fan.

3. Follow the previous instructions in

reverse to reinstall the rear system fan.

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2.9.2 Chassis footpads

The barebone server system is shipped with four footpads attached to the bottom

of the chassis for stability. You need to remove these footpads if you wish to install

the system to a rack (Refer to Chapter 3: Installation options of this user guide, and

to the “Rackmount Kit” user guide for instructions)

To remove the footpads:

1. Lay the system chassis on its side.

2. Remove the footpad by rotating

it counterclockwise with a Philips

(cross) screwdriver.

3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to remove the

other three footpads.

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Ensure that no cables or

components are obstructing the

fan duct.

Installation

1. Orient the fan duct as shown, aligning

the three (3) screw holes with the

designated screw holes on the

motherboard.

2. Secure the fan duct with three screws.

Removal

1. Remove the three (3) screws

that secure the fan duct to the

motherboard.

2. Carefully pull-out the fan duct out of

the chassis.

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2.9.3 Fan Duct

This server system comes with a motherboard fan duct to enable better air ow

inside the motherboard while the system is running.

To install the fan duct on the motherboard, refer to the illustration below.

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Installation options

3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting

• The items required for the optional congurations described in this

chapter are not included in the standard barebone system package. These

items are purchased separately.

• We recommend that you allot at least 1U space above the server

system to ensure optimal thermal performance.

Removing the footpads

Refer to section 2.9.2 Chassis footpads for instructions on removing the

footpads.

Removing the top cover

Unscrew and slide the top cover toward

the rear panel, and then lift it up from

the chassis.

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3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server

1. Slide out the inner rail from the rackmount rail kit.

2. Align the screw holes on the inner

rail and the chassis top, and then

secure the inner rail to the chassis

top with screws.

3. Repeat the previous steps to secure

the other inner rail to the bottom of

the chassis with screws.

3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack

To attach the rails to the rack:

1. Select one unit of space (1U) on the rack

where you wish to install the server.

1U space

2. Loosen the two screws on the rack

rails.

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5. Find the rear 1U space that

corresponds to the front 1U space

where you attached the rail.

6. Drive in two screws on the outer

holes to secure the rear end.

7. From the rack front, nd the corresponding 1U space for the second rail pair.

8. Repeat steps 3–6 to attach the second rail pair.

3. Align the front end holes of a rack

rail pair to the 1U space.

4. Drive in two screws on the outer

holes to secure the front end.

3.4 Mounting the server to the rack

To mount the server to the rack:

1. Align the server rails with the rack rails.

2. Push the server all the way into the rack.

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Motherboard info

4.1 Motherboard layout

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4.1.1 Layout contents

Onboard LEDs Page

1. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMC_LED1) 4-3

2. CPU Warning LED (ERR_CPU1/2) 4-3

3. DIMM Warning LED (ERR_DIMMA1~H1) 4-4

4. CATT Error LED (CATTERR_LED1) 4-4

5. Q-Code LED (LED1) 4-5

Jumpers Page

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 4-8

2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 4-9

3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1/ LAN_SW2) 4-9

4. LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 4-10

5. ME rmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) 4-10

6. DDR3 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1) 4-11

7. PMBus 1.2 PSU select jumper (3-pin SMART_PSU1) 4-11

Internal connectors Page

1. Serial ATA 6.0/3.0 Gb/s connectors

(7-pin SATA6G 1–2 [light blue]; 7-pin SATA3G 3–6 [black]) 4-12

2. PSAS connectors (PIKE required) 4-12

3. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 4-13

4. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-Type USB10) 4-13

5. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) 4-14

6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors (6-1 pin

SGPIO1, 8-1 pin PSGPIO 1/2) 4-15

7. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM1) 4-16

8. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) 4-16

9. EATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin EATX12V1,

8-pin EATX12V2 ) 4-17

10. CPU, front and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1-2,

FRNT_FAN1–4, REAR_FAN1-2) 4-18

11. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1) 4-19

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

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4.2 Onboard LEDs

1. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMC_LED1)

The BMC LED works with the ASUS ASMB6 management device and

indicates its initiation status. When the PSU is plugged and the system is

OFF, ASUS ASMB6 management device starts system initiation for about one

(1) minute. The BMC LED blinks after system initiation nishes.

2. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1/2)

The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the

corresponding CPU.

• The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB6.

• Everytime after the AC power is replugged, you have to wait for about 30

seconds for the system to power up.

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4. CATT Error LED (CATTERR_LED1)

Indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and

cannot continue to operate.

3. DIMM warning LED (ERR_DIMMA1~H1)

The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the

corresponding DIMMs.

The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB6.

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5. Q-Code LED (LED1)

The Q-Code LED provides you a 2-digit display that shows the system status.

Refer to the Q-Code table below for more details.

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Q-Code table

Action PHASE POST CODE TYPE DESCRIPTION

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 DESCRIPTION

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

17 Progress ME event for Node Manager

18 Progress ME event for Node Manager

19 Progress ME event for Node Manager

20 Progress ME event for Node Manager

21 Progress ME event for Node Manager

22 Progress ME event for Node Manager

23 Progress ME event for Node Manager

24 Progress ME event for Node Manager

25 Progress ME event for Node Manager

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4.3 Jumpers

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)

This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.

You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters

by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery

powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such

as system passwords.

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Move the jumper cap from pins 1–2 (default) to pins 2–3. Keep the cap

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

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

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

to re-enter data.

Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper

default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!

If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move the

jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS clearance,

reinstall the battery.

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2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)

This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. Set

to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature.

3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1/ LAN_SW2)

These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® 82574L

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

recovery mode when ME become corrupted.

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

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

pin.

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

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

PMBus or set to pins 2-3 for Others.

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1. Serial ATA 6.0/3.0 Gb/s connectors

(7-pin SATA6G_1-2 [light blue])

(7-pin SATA3G_3-6 [black])

These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives

and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s signal cables.

4.4 Internal connectors

2. PSAS connectors (PIKE required)

SAS connector - PSAS connectors are for the SAS signal cables for SAS

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

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

10, or RAID 5 conguration.

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

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3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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5. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2)

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

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

the back of the system chassis.

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6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors

(6-1 pin SGPIO1, 8-1 pin PSGPIO 1/2)

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

Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device

information and general purpose data.

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

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7. TPM 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.

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

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

the power supply unit to read PSU information. Devices communicate with an

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

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9. EATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin EATX12V1 ,

8-pin EATX12V2)

These connectors are for the SSI or 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+8-pin power plugs when using 95W or

below CPU; otherwise, the system will not boot up.

• DO NOT forget to connect the 24+8+8-pin power plugs when using 115W

or above CPU; otherwise, the system will not boot up.

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

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

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

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

power required by your system. Minimum requirement of ATX power supply

1) 500W 2) All+12V output > 20A.

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10. CPU, front and rear fan connectors

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

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

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

matches the ground pin of the connector.

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

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

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

• All fans feature the ASUS Fan Speed Control technology.

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11. 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 HDDLED)

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

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

when data is read from or written to the HDD.

5. SSI 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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12. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)

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

locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs.

1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB)

These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable.

2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED)

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

3. Chassis intrusion (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with

intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis

component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to these

leads to record a chassis intrusion event. The default setting is short

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

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

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

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

light up when the Locator button is pressed.

5. Locator Button/Swich (2-pin LOCATORBTN)

These leads are for the locator button on the front panel. This button

queries the state of the system locator.

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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 : Allows you to recover the BIOS using a bootable

USB ash disk drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.

2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 : Allows you to update the BIOS using a USB ash disk.

3. BUPDATER utility : Allows you to update the BIOS in DOS mode using a

bootable USB ash disk drive.

The BIOS ROM chip contains security protection settings and the

BIOS ROM cannot be exchanged between motherboards, even if the

motherboards belong to the same series.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB flash

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

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

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

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

BIOS le.

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

using this utility.

Recovering the BIOS from a USB ash drive

To recover the BIOS from a USB ash drive:

1. Insert the USB ash drive containing the original or new BIOS le to the USB

port.

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.

BIOS setup

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5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 allows you to update the BIOS without using a DOS-based

utility.

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

at www.asus.com.

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2

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

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

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

Flash Info

MODEL: Z9PA-D8 VER: 3005 DATE: 07/25/2012

Exit

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

fs0:\

Drive Folder Info

fs0:\ 12/09/10 10:23p 4194304 Z9PA-D8.ROM

fs1:\

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Utility V01.04

File Infor

MODEL: VER: DATE:

Help Info

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

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

BIOS, and then press <Enter>.

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

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

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

is done.

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• 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.

5.1.3 BUPDATER

The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen

displays may not be the same as shown.

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

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

Updating the BIOS le

To update the BIOS le using BUPDATER:

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

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

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

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

earlier.

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

BUPDATER /i[lename].ROM

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

ash disk drive, then press <Enter>.

A:\>BUPDATER /i[le name].ROM

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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:\>

ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1.06 (09/08/04)

Current ROM Update ROM

Note

Writing BIOS:

FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A

PATH:

BOARD: Z9PA-D8

VER: 0203

DATE: 08/04/2012

BOARD: Z9PA-D8

VER: 0206

DATE: 08/04/2012

WARNING! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS

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5.2 BIOS setup program

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

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

BIOS.

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

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

your system using this utility.

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

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

security password feature or change the power management settings. This

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

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

rmware chip.

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

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

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

otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

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

<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del>, 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

Event Logs For changing the event log settings

Boot For changing the system boot conguration

Monitor For displaying the system temperature, power status, and

changing the fan settings

Security For changing the security settings

Tool For conguring options for special functions

Exit For selecting the exit options

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

until the desired item is highlighted.

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

Set the Date, Use Tab to

switch between Data elements.

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Navigation keys

General help

Menu bar Conguration eldsMenu items

BIOS Information

BIOS Vendor American Megatrends

Core Version 5.6.5.3

Compliancy UEFI 2.3; PI 1.2

BIOS Version 3002 x64

Build Date 06/29/2012

System Date [Wed 07/25/2012]

System Time [15:15:15]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information

Total Memory 1024 MB (DDR3)

Processor

CPU Speed 2000 MHz

Count: 1

Onboard LAN1 MAC: 00:E0:18:06:19:06

Onboard LAN2 MAC: 00:E0:18:06:19:07

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5.2.3 Menu items

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

example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items.

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

bar have their respective menu items.

5.2.4 Submenu items

A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a

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

5.2.5 Navigation keys

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

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

the settings.

5.2.6 General help

At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item.

5.2.7 Conguration elds

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

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

that is not user-congurable.

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

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

5.2.8 Pop-up window

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

conguration options for that item.

5.2.9 Scroll bar

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

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

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

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5.3 Main menu

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

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

you to set the system date, time settings.

5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

Set the Date, Use Tab to

switch between Data elements.

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

BIOS Information

BIOS Vendor American Megatrends

Core Version 5.6.5.3

Compliancy UEFI 2.3; PI 1.2

BIOS Version 3002 x64

Build Date 06/29/2012

System Date [Wed 07/25/2012]

System Time [15:15:15]

Access Level Administrator

Memory Information

Total Memory 1024 MB (DDR3)

Processor

CPU Speed 2000 MHz

Count: 1

Onboard LAN1 MAC: 00:E0:18:06:19:06

Onboard LAN2 MAC: 00:E0:18:06:19:07

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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.

Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect

eld values can cause the system to malfunction.

5.4.1 CPU Conguration

Advanced

Enter to view socket soecic

CPU Information.

CPU Confguration

Socket 1 CPU Information

Socket 2 Not Present

CPU Speed 2000 MHz

64-bit Supported

Hyper Threading [Enabled]

Active Processor Core [All]

Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

Server Class [Custom]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enabled]

DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]

Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]

Local APIC Mode [Auto]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

CPU Conguration Parameters

CPU Conguration

CPU Power Management Conguration

Chipset Conguration

PCH SATA Conguration

PCI Subsystem Settings

USB Conguration

Trusted Computing

SMART Settings

ACPI Settings

WHEA Conguration

APM

Serial Port Console Redirection

Onboard LAN Conguration

ME Subsystem

Onboard Devices Conguration

Runtime Error Logging

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

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Socket 1 CPU Information

Enter to view the CPU Information.

Socket 1 CPU Information

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 @ 2.00GHz

CPU Signature 206d6

Microcode Patch 616

Max CPU Speed 2000 MHz

Min CPU Speed 1200 MHz

Processor Cores 8

Intel HT Technology Supported

Intel VT-X Technology Supported

L1 Data Cache 32kB x8

L1 Code Cache 32kB x8

L2 Cache 256kB x8

L3 Cache 20480 kB

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Hyper Threading [Enabled]

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

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Active Processor Cores [All]

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

Conguration code numbers vary with CPU models.

Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]

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

support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

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

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

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

Server Class [Custom]

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

Performance(HPC)] [Custom]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

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Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCU Streamer Prefetcher [Enabled]

Enable prefetch of next L1 data line based upon multiple loads in same cache line.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled]

Enable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load history.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]

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

provided by Vanderpool Technology.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Local APIC mode [Auto]

Allows you to select Local APIC mode.

Conguration options: [Auto][x2APIC] [xAPIC]

This item allows you to

enabled power management

features.

5.4.2 CPU Power Management Conguration

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

Power Technology [Custom]

This item allows you to enable power management features.

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

EIST [Enabled]

This item allows you to enable/disable Intel SpeedStep.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU Power Management Conguration

Power Technology [Custom]

EIST [Enabled]

Turbo Mode [Enabled]

P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL]

CPU C3 Report [Disabled]

CPU C6 Report [Enabled]

CPU C7 Report [Disabled]

Package C State limit [C6]

Energy Performance [Balanced Performance]

Factory long duration power limit 95 Watts

Long duration power limit 0

Factory long duration maintained 10 s

Long duration power limit 0

Recommended short duration power1 1.2 * Long Duration

Short duration power limit 0

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Turbo Mode [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL]

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

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

CPU C3 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU C3(ACPI C2) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU C6 Report [Enabled]

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU C6(ACPI C3) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU C7 Report [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU C7(ACPI C3) report.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Package C State limit [C6]

This item allows you to set package C State limit.

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

Energy Performance [Balanced Performance]

This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings.

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

[Energy Efcient]

Factory long duration power limit 95 Watts

Long duration power limit 0

Allows you to set long duration power limit in watts.

Factory long duration maintained 10 s

Long duration power limit 0

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

Recommended short duration power1 1.2 * Long Duration

Short duration power limit 0

Allows you to set short duration power limit in watts.

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QPI Conguration

Current QPI Link Speed Slow

Current QPI Link Freq Unknown

Isoc [Enabled]

QPI Link Speed Mode [Fast]

QPI Link Frequency Select [Auto]

QPI Link0s [Disabled]

QPI Link0p [Disabled]

QPI Link1 [Enabled]

Isoc [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link Speed Mode [Fast]

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

mode.

Conguration options: [Slow] [Fast]

QPI Link Frequency Select [Auto]

This item allows for selecting the QPI link frequency

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

[8.0 GT/s (Fast Mode Only)]

QPI Link0s [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link0p [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

QPI Link1 [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

Enable/Disable Isoc

QPI Conguration

Memory Conguration

CPU II0 Bridge Conguration

PCH Conguration

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

5.4.3 Chipset Conguration

Advanced

QPI Conguration Page

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Memory Conguration

Support for compatibility

Revision ID(CRID)

Functionality mentioned in

Sandybridge bios spec.

Compatibility RID [Enabled]

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

Bridge BIOS specication. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Memory Mode [Independent]

Select the mode for memory initializaton.

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

DDR Speed [Auto]

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

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

Channel Interleaving [Auto]

Select different channel interleaving setting.

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

Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Select different rank interleaving setting.

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

Patrol Scrub [Disabled]

Allows you to Enable/Disable Patrol Scrub.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

Compatibility RID [Enabled]

Memory Conguration

Total Memory 1024 MB (DDR3)

Current Memory Mode Independent

Currently Memory Speed 1066 MHz

ECC Enabled

Mirroring Not Possible

Sparing Not Possible

Memory Mode [Independent]

DDR Speed [Auto]

Channel Interleaving [Auto]

Rank Interleaving [Auto]

Patrol Scrub [Disabled]

Demand Scrub [Enabled]

Data Scrambling [Enabled]

Device Tagging [Disabled]

Thermal Throtting [CLTT]

Enable High Temp. [Disabled]

Allow 2x Refresh [Enabled]

Altitude [300 M]

Memory HOT sensor support [Enabled]

DIMM Information

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Demand Scrub [Enabled]

Allows you to Enable/Disable demand scrubing feature.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Data Scrambling [Enabled]

Allows you to Enable/Disable data scrambling.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Device Tagging [Disabled]

Allows you to Enable/Disable device tagging.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Thermal Throtting [CLTT]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [0LTT] [CLTT]

Enable High Temp [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Allow 2x Refresh [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Altitude [300 M]

The system altitude above the sea level in meters.

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

Memory Hot sensor support [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Enables/Disables Intel(R)

I/O Acceleration Technology

(I/OAT).

Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

DCA Support [Enabled]

VGA Priority [Offboard]

TargetVGA VGA From CPU 0

→←: Select Screen

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Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]

Allows you to enable/disable Intel I/O accelaration technology.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DCA Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable DCA support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

VGA Priority [offboard]

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

Conguration options: [Onboard] [Offboard]

CPU IIO Bridge Conguration

Advanced

DIMM Information

Advanced

CPU1 DIMM Information

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm A1 Present 1024 MB Indep

Node 0 Ch 0 Dimm A2 Not Present

Node 0 Ch 1 Dimm B1 Not Present

Node 0 Ch 1 Dimm B2 Not Present

CPU2 DIMM Information

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PCH Conguration

Support for PCH Compatibility

Revision ID(CRID)

functionality.

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

Name Patsburg

Stepping 06 (C1 Stepping)

SB Chipset Conguration

PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]

GbE Controller [Disabled]

Deep Sx [Disabled]

Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

Audio Conguration

Azalia HD Audio [Enabled]

High Precision Event Timer Conguration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]

PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled]

Support for PCH compatibility.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

GbE Controller [Disabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set GbE Controller to [Enabled].

Wake on Lan from S5 [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Deep Sx [Disabled]

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

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

deep S4/S5 in AC only.

Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable onboard SATA RAID option rom if Launch Storage

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

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Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI

Auto Conguration.

Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Intel VT-d.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

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

Coherency Support [Disabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ATS Support [Disabled]

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

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

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

Advanced

Audio Conguration

Azalia HD Audio [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable Azalia HD Audio.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

High Precision Event Timer Conguration

High Precision Timer [Enabled]

Allows you to enable/disable High Precision Event Timer.

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

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Chapter 5

5.4.4 PCH SATA Conguration

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

(3)RAID Mode.

→←: Select Screen

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Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]

Allows you to set the SATA conguration.

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

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

storage devices, set this item to [IDE Mode].

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

Controller Interface (AHCI), keep the default setting [AHCI Mode]. The AHCI

allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features

that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the

drive to internally optimize the order of commands.

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

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

item to [RAID Mode].

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

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

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

report warning messages during the POST.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Port 1/2/3/4/5/6 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

AHCI supports staggered spin-up.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Advanced

SATA Port1 Not Present

SATA Port2 Not Present

SATA Port3 Not Present

SATA Port4 Not Present

SATA Port5 Not Present

SATA Port6 Not Present

SATA Mode [AHCI Mode]

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

Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled]

Port1 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

Port2 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

Port3 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

Port4 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

Port5 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

Port6 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled]

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5.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings

In case of multiple Option

ROMs (Legacy and EFI

Compatible), species what

PCI option ROM to lanuch.

PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.02

PCI Common Settings

PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks]

VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

PERR# Generation [Disabled]

SERR# Generation [Disabled]

Load RT32 Image [Enabled]

PCI Express Settings

PCIE Slot Option Rom Conguration

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks]

Value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register.

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

[96 PCI Bus Clocks] [128 PCI Bus Clocks] [160 PCI Bus Clocks]

[192 PCI Bus Clocks] [224 PCI Bus Clocks] [248 PCI Bus Clocks]

VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

Enables or disables VGA pallette registers snooping.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate PERR#.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

SERR# Generation [Disabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to generate SERR#.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Load RT32 Image [Enabled]

Enables or disables PCI device to load RT32 image.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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PCI Express Settings

Enables or DisablesPCI

Express Device Relaxed

Ordering.

PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

WARNING: Enabling ASPM may cause some

PCI-E device to fail

Link Training Timeout (uS) 400

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Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

PCI Express Link Register Settings

ASPM Support [Disabled]

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

[Force L0s] Force all links to L0s state.

[Auto] BIOS auto congure.

[Disabled] Disabled ASPM.

Link Training Timeout (us) [400]

Denes number of Microseconds software will wait before polling Link Training bit

in Link Status register. Value range from 10 to 1000us.

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PCIE Slot Option Rom Conguration

Enables or disables boot

option for legacy mass

storage device with

option ROM.

Legacy 0pROM Support

Launch Storage 0pROM [Enabled]

PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled]

PCIE2 Option Rom [Enabled]

PCIE3 Option Rom [Enabled]

PCIE4 Option Rom [Enabled]

PCIE5 Option Rom [Enabled]

PIKE Option Rom [Enabled]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Launch Storage 0pROM [Enabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE2 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE3 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE4 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE5 Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PIKE Option Rom [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

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5.4.6 USB Conguration

Enabled Legacy USB support.

AUTO option disables legacy

support if no USB devices

are connected. DISABLE

option will keep USB devices

available only for EFI

applications.

USB Conguration

USB Devices:

1 Keyboard, 2 Hubs

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

USB3.0 Support [Enabled]

XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]

Port 60/64 Emulation [Enabled]

USB hardware delays and time-outs:

USB transfer time-out [20 sec]

Device reset time-out [20 sec]

USB Ports Conguration

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Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

This item enables or disables Legacy USB device support.

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

USB3.0 Support [Enabled]

This item enables or disables USB3.0 (XHCI) controller support.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

This is a workaround for OSes without 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 ownership change should be claimed

by EHCI driver.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Port 60/64 Emulation [Enabled]

This item enables 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: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Advanced

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Enable/Disable (EHCI)

Support.

EHCI Controller 1 [Enabled]

EHCI Controller 2 [Enabled]

Rear USB #1 [Enabled]

Rear USB #2 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #3 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #4 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #5 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #6 [Enabled]

Onboard USB #10 [Enabled]

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↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

USB Ports Conguration

Advanced

EHCI Controller 1/2 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support. If we disable the EHCI

Controller in BIOS > South Bridge > USB conguration, the USB device will all

disable in OS.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Rear USB 1/ 2 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable rear USB ports.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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

Allows you to enable or disable onboard USB ports.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB hardware delays and time-outs:

USB transfer time-out [20 sec]

This item sets 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]

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5.4.7 Trusted Computing

Enables or Disables BIOS

support for security device.

O.S. will not show Security

Device. TCG EFI protocol and

INT1A interface will not be

available.

Conguration

TPM SUPPORT [Enabled]

Current Status Information

No Security Device Found

TPM Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

5.4.8 ACPI Settings

Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI

Auto Conguration.

ACPI Settings

Enable ACPI Auto Conguration [Disabled]

Enabled Hibernation [Enabled]

ACPI Sleep State [Both S1 and S3 ava]

Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled]

Enable ACPI Auto Conguration [Disabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

Enable Hibernation [Enabled]

Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate (0S/S4 sleep state). This option

may be not effective with some OS.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ACPI Sleep State [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)]

Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State.

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

[S3 only (Suspend to RAM)] [Both S1 and S3 available for OS to choose from]

Lock Legacy Resources [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set Enabled ACPI Auto Conguration

to [Disabled].

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5.4.10 APM setting

Specify what state to go to

when power is re-applied after

a power failure (G3 state).

Restore AC Power Loss [Last State]

Power On By PCIE [Disabled]

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

Restore AC Power Loss [Last State]

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

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

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

system state was before the AC power loss.

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

Power On By PCIE [Disabled]

[Disabled] Disables the PCIE devices from generating a wake event.

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

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

[Disabled] Disables RTC from generating a wake event.

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

Hour/Minute/Second will become user-configurable with set

values.

Advanced

5.4.9 WHEA Conguration

Enable or disable Windows

Hardware Error Architecture.

WHEA Support [Enabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Advanced

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5.4.11 Serial Port Console Redirection

COM1

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

COM2

Console Redirection [Enabled]

Console Redirection Settings

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/

Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

This item becomes congurable only when you enable the Console Redirection

item. The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which

the user is using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or

compatible settings.

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

Allows you to set the terminal type.

[VT100] ASCII char set.

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

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

[ANSI] Extended ASCII char set

Bits per second [57600]

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

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

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

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Consloe Redirection Enable

or Disable.

Advanced

The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to

[Enabled].

COM1

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Data Bits [8]

Conguration options: [7] [8]

Parity [None]

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

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

[None] No parity bit

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

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

[Mark] parity bit is always 1

[Space] parity bit is always 0

Stop Bits [1]

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

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

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

Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS]

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

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

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

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

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

VT-UTF8 Combo Key support [Enabled]

Enable 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]

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

Conguration options: [80x24] [80x25]

Putty KeyPad [VT100]

Select FunctionKey and KeyPad on Putty.

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

Redirection After BIOS POST [Always Enable]

The settings specify if BootLoader is selected than Legacy console redirection

is disabled before booting to Legacy OS. Default value is always Enable

which means Legacy console redirection is enabled for Legacy OS.

Conguration options: [Always Enable] [BootLoader]

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COM2

Console Redirection [Enabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Console Redirection Settings

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

COM1 for details.

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

Management Services (EMS)

Console Redirection [Disabled]

Enables or disables the console redirection feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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

Console Redirection Settings

Out-of-Band Mgmt Port [COM1]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for

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

Conguration options: [COM1] [COM2]

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for

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

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

Bits per second [115200]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for

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

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

Flow Control [None]

Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for

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

Conguration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS] [Software Xon/Xoff].

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5.4.12 Onboard LAN Conguration

Launch INTEL W82574L OpROM

Onboard LAN Conguration

Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled]

Intel W82574L OpROM1 [PXE]

Intel LAN2 Enable [Enabled]

Intel W82574L OpROM2 [PXE]

Advanced

Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN1 function.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

INTEL W82574L OpROM1 [PXE]

This item launched INTEL W82574L OpROM1.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI]

Intel LAN2 Enable [Enabled]

Enables or disables Intel LAN2 function.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

INTEL W82574L OpROM2 [PXE]

This item launched INTEL W82574L OpROM2.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI]

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5.4.13 ME Subsystem

Intel ME Subsystem Conguration

ME BIOS Interface Version 1.2

ME Version 2.1.5.73

ME FW Status Value : 0xf0345

ME FW State : SPS ME FW Active

ME FW Operation State: M0 without UMA

ME FW Error Code: No Error

ME Ext FW Status value: 0x3000e301

BIOS Booting Mode: Performance Optimized

Cores Disabled: 0

ME FW SKU Information: SiEn NM

End-of-POST Status: E0P disabled in POST

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Advanced

ME Subsystem Help.

5.4.14 Onboard Devices Conguration

Serial Port 1 Conguration

Serial Port 2 Conguration

Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled]

Asmedia USB 3.0 Battery Charging S [Enabled]

Serial Port 1/2 Conguration

Serial Port Conguration

Serial Port [Enabled]

Device Settings I0=2F8h; IRQ=3;

Advanced

Set Parameters of serial

Port 1(COM1).

Enable or Disable Serial

Port(COM).

Serial Port [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the serial port.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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5.4.15 Runtime Error Logging

Runtime Error Logging Support [Disabled]

This item allows you to enable or disable Runtime Error Logging Support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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

[Enabled].

PCI Error Logging Support [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging.

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

Advanced

Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Asmedia USB 3.0.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Asmedia USB 3.0 Battery Charging S [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Asmedia USB 3.0 Battery Charging.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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5.5 Server Mgmt menu

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

change the settings.

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

Wait for BMC response for

specied timeout In PILOTII,

BMC starts at the same time

when BIOS starts during AC

power ON. It takes arround

30 seconds to initialize

Host to BMC interfaces.

BMC Firmware: 1.07

O/S Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

O/S Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]

O/S Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]

System Event Log

BMC network conguration

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

O/S Watchdog Timer [Disabled]

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

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

follows the O/S Boot Watchdog TImer Policy.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

O/S Wtd Timer Timeout [10 minutes]

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

O/S Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled.

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

O/S Wtd Timer Policy [Reset]

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

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

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

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

motherboard.

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5.5.1 System Event Log

Server Mgmt

Change this to enable or

disable all features of

system Event Logging during

boot.

Enabling/Disabling Options

SEL Components [Disabled]

Erasing Settings

Erase SEL [No]

When SEL is Full [Do Nothing]

Note: All values changed here do not take effect

until computer is restarted. →←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

SEL Components [Disabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Erase SEL [No]

Allows 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]

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

[Enabled].

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

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5.5.2 BMC network conguration

Server Mgmt

Select to congure LAN

channel parameters

statically or dynamically(by

BIOS or BMC). Unspecied

option will not modify any

BMC network parameters

during BIOS phase

BMC network conguration

DM_LAN1

DM_LAN1 IP Address in BMC: 000.000.000.000

DM_LAN1 Subnet Mask in BMC: 000.000.000.000

DM_LAN1 Gateway Address in BMC : 000.000.000.000

DM_LAN1 MAC Address in BMC: 00.E0.18.02.21.DC

DM_LAN1 Address Source in BMC: DHCP Mode

Conguration Address source [Previous State]

Lan1

Lan1 IP Address in BMC: 000.000.000.000

Lan1 Subnet Mask in BMC: 000.000.000.000

Lan1 Gateway Address in BMC: 000.000.000.000

Lan1 MAC Address in BMC: 00.00.00.00.00.00

Lan1 Address Source in BMC: DHCP Mode

Conguration Address source [Previous State]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Conguration Address source [Previous State]

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

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

BIOS phase.

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

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

to [Static Mode].

Station IP address [0.0.0.0]

Allows you to key in Station IP address.

Subnet mask [0.0.0.0]

Allows you to key in Subnet mask.

Gateway IP address [0.0.0.0]

Allows you to key in Gateway IP address.

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5.6 Event Logs menu

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

Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

Press <Enter> to change

the Smbios Event Log

conguration.

Change Smbios Event Log Settings

View Smbios Event Log

View System Event Log

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

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

Event Logs

Change this to enable or

disable all features of

Smbios Event Logging during

boot.

Enabling/Disabling Options

Smbios Event Log [Enabled]

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log [No]

When Log is Full [Do Nothing]

Smbios Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event [Disabled]

MECI 1

METW 60

Custom Option

Log OEM Codes [Enabled]

Convert OEM Codes [Disabled]

Note: All values changed here do not take effect

until computer is restarted.

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Enabling/Disabling Options

Smbios Event Log [Enabled]

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

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

Erasing Settings

Erase Event Log [No]

Choose the 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]

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When Log is Full [Do Nothing]

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

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

Smbios Event Log Standard Settings

Log System Boot Event [Disabled]

Allows you to choose the 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 ranging from 1 to

33.

METW [60]

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

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

value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes.

Custom Option

Log OEM Codes [Enabled]

Enables or disables the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes (if not

already converted to legacy).

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Convert OEM Codes [Disabled]

Enables or disables the converting of EFI Status Codes to Standard Smbios

Types (Not all may be translated).

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

View Smbios Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all smbios event logs.

View System Event Log

Press <Enter> to view all system event logs.

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5.7 Boot menu

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

Number of seconds to wait for

setup activation key.

65535(0xFFFF) means indenite

waiting.

Boot Conguration

Setup Prompt Timeout 1

Bootup NumLock State [On]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

Fast BOot [Disabled]

CSM16 Module Version 07.70

GateA20 Active [Upon Request]

Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]

INT19 Trap Response [Immediate]

Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE]

UEFI Boot [Disabled]

Boot Option Priorities

Boot Option #1 [JetFlashTranscend....]

Boot Option #2 [IBM GE Slot 0500 v...]

Network Device BBS Priorities

CSM parameters

Setup Prompt Timeout [xx]

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

activation key.

Bootup NumLock State [On]

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

Conguration options: [Off] [On]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CSM16 Module Version

GateA20 Active [Upon Request]

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

[Always] Do not allow disable GA20. This option is useful when any RT code

is executed above 1MB.

Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS]

Allows you to set the display mode for Options ROM.

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

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

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INT19 Trap Response [Immediate]

Allows Option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.

Conguration options: [Immediate] [Postponed]

Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE]

[Endless PXE] Continuously searches for the remote boot image until it is found or

the process is aborted (press Ctrl+Alt+Del).

[Normal] Searches for the remote boot image once, then stops.

UEFI Boot [Disabled]

Enables or disables UEFI Boot.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Boot Option Priorities

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

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

devices installed in the system.

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

appears.

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

Set the booting order of network devices.

Boot Option #1/#2 [JetFlashTranscend ...]

Conguration options: [IBA GE Slot 0700 v...] [JetFlashTranscend 4GB 8.07]

[Disabled]

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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5.7.1 CSM parameters

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

Boot

This option controls if CSM

will be launched.

Launch CSM [Always]

Boot option lter [UEFI and Legacy]

Launch PXE OpROM policy [Legacy only]

Launch Storage OpROM policy [Legacy only]

Launch Video OpROM policy [Legacy only]

Other PCI device ROM priority [Legacy OpROM]

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Launch CSM [Always]

For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video denes which

OpROM to launch.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Always] [Never]

Boot option filter [UEFI and Legacy]

This option controls what devices system can boot to.

Conguration options: [UEFI and Legacy] [Legacy only] [UEFI only]

Launch PXE OpROM policy [Legacy only]

Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM.

Conguration options: [Do not launch] [UEFI only] [Legacy only] [Legacy rst]

[UEFI rst]

Launch Storage OpROM policy [Legacy only]

Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM.

Conguration options: [Do not launch] [UEFI only] [Legacy only] [Legacy rst]

[UEFI rst]

Launch Video OpROM policy [Legacy only]

Controls the execution of UEFI and Legacy Video OpROM.

Conguration options: [Do not launch] [UEFI only] [Legacy only] [Legacy rst]

[UEFI rst]

Other PCI Device ROM priority [Legacy OpROM]

For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video denes which

OpROM to launch.

Conguration options: [UEFI OpROM] [Legacy OpROM]

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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.

Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

CPU1 Temperature 56.0ºC/132.8ºF

CPU2 Temperature N/A

TR1 Temperature 41.3ºC/106.3ºF

TR2 Temperature 31.1ºC/87.9ºF

CPU FAN1 Speed N/A

CPU FAN2 Speed N/A

FRNT FAN1 Speed N/A

FRNT FAN2 Speed 5421 RPM

FRNT FAN3 Speed N/A

FRNT FAN4 Speed N/A

REAR FAN1 Speed N/A

REAR FAN2 Speed N/A

+VTT_CPU +1.056 V

VCORE1 +0.992 V

+VDDQ_AB_CPU1 +1.490 V

+VDDQ_CD_CPU1 +1.490 V

+VDDQ_EF_CPU2 N/A

+VDDQ_GH_CPU2 N/A

+5VSB +5.030 V

+5V +5.017 V

+12V +11.712 V

+3.3V +3.372 V

VBAT +3.264 V

+3.3VSB +3.366 V

FAN Speed Control [Generic Mode]

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

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and

motherboard component temperatures.

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

[xxxx RPM] or [N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of

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

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

+VTT_CPU Voltage, VCORE1/2 Voltage, +VDDQ_AB/CD_CPU1

Voltage, +VDDQ_EF/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.

FAN Speed Control [Generic Mode]

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

speeds for more efcient system operation.

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

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5.9 Security menu

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

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

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

information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

Administrator Password

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

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

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

To set an administrator password:

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

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

<Enter>.

3. Conrm the password when prompted.

To change an administrator password:

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

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

<Enter>.

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

<Enter>.

4. Conrm the password when prompted.

Set Setup Administrator

Password

Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Password Description

If ONLY the Administrator's password is set,

then this only limits access to Setup and is

only asked for when entering Setup

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

is a power on password and must be entered to

boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will

have Administrator rights

The password length must br in the following

range:

Minimum length 3

Maximum length 20

Administrator Password

User Password

UEFI Secure Boot Management

Secure Boot control [Disabled]

Key Management

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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.

User Password

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

the system.

To set a user password:

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

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

<Enter>.

3. Conrm the password when prompted.

To change a user password:

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

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

<Enter>.

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

<Enter>.

4. Conrm the password when prompted.

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

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

UEFI Secure Boot Management

Secure Boot control [Disabled]

Enables or disables the secure boot ow control.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

The following items appear only when the Secure Boot control is set to Enabled.

Secure Boot Policy

This sub-section contains parameters that allow you to congure the Secure Boot Policy

extended options.

Key Management

This sub-section contains parameters that allow you to congure the Key Management

settings.

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5.10 Tool menu

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

item then press <Enter> to display the submenu.

Be used to update BIOS

ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

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

Check section 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility for details.

Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

5.11 Exit menu

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

Exit system setup without

saving any changes.

Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit

→←: Select Screen

↑↓: Select Item

Enter: Select Item

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F5: Optimized Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

ESC: Exit

Discard Changes & Exit

Save Changes & Reset

Discard Changes & Reset

Restore Defaults

Boot Override

IBA GE Slot 0500 v1376

IBA GE Slot 0600 v1376

JetFlashTranscend 4GB 8.07

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

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

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

Discard Changes & Exit

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

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

Select Yes to discard changes and exit.

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Save Changes & Reset

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

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

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

and exit.

Discard Changes & Reset

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

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

changes and reset.

Restore Defaults

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

When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a conrmation window appears.

Select Yes to load optimized defaults.

Boot Override

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

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

start booting from the selected device.

Launch EFI Shell from lesystem device

This item is for launching the EFI Shell application from one of the available

lesystem devices.

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6.1 Setting up RAID

The motherboard supports the following RAID solutions:

• LSI MegaRAID software RAID Conguration Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1,

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

• Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility with

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS only).

6.1.1 RAID denitions

RAID 0

(Data striping)

optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write

data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a

single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone,

thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives

is required for this setup.

RAID 1

(Data mirroring)

copies and maintains an identical image of data from one

drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software

directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of

the data in the other drive. This RAID conguration provides data protection and

increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an

existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same

size or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy

data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 conguration you get

all the benets of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 congurations. Use four new hard disk

drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup.

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk

drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration 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 4, LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection

jumper on how to choose between LSI MegaRAID and Intel® Rapid RAID

conguration utility.

RAID conguration

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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 Conguration, then press <Enter>.

3. Set SATA Mode to [RAID Mode]

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

Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS

Setup.

6.1.4 RAID conguration 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 Software

RAID 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 configuration. For optimal

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

a disk array.

To install the SATA hard disks for RAID 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 Conguration Utility

The LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility allows you to create RAID 0,

RAID 1, or RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA

connectors supported by the motherboard southbridge chip.

To enter the LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility:

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

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

automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any

existing RAID set(s). Press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the utility.

• The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration 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

configuration 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.

LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010

BIOS Version A.10.09231523R

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

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Congure VD(s)

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Device present at Port 0 ST3160812AS 152114MB

Device present at Port 1 ST3160812AS 152114MB

Device present at Port 2 ST3160812AS 152114MB

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6.2.1 Creating a RAID set

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

1, or RAID 10 set using these two types of congurations:

Easy Configuration : In this type, the virtual drive parameters are set

automatically.

New Conguration : In this type, you manually set the virtual drive parameters.

Using Easy Conguration

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

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

then press <Enter>.

Menu Description

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

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

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

boot drive

Initialize Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set

Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive

parameters

Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives

Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a

created RAID set

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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

congure array setting.

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

2. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to

the SATA ports. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the drives you want to

include in the RAID set, and then press <Space>. When selected, the drive

indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array

number, and Y is the drive number.

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

screen.

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

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

set.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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DNLIN A00-01

Easy Conguration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Select Congurable Array(s)

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

Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters.

Management Menu

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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Choose RAID Level For This VD

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

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

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

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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Choose RAID Level For This VD

RAID Level

RAID 0

RAID 1

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

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

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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DNLIN A00-01

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RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Select Units For VD Size

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

Select Units For VD Size

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

Drive menu, and then press <Enter>.

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

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

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

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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DNLIN A00-01

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RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Disk Write Cache Setting Of VD

Change DWC

Off

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12. When you have nished conguring the selected virtual drive, select Accept

from the menu, and then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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Virtual Drive(s) Congured

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Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Accept This VD Conguration And Go To Next VD

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

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

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

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

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select Yes Or No

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

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Using New Conguration

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 Conguration command to view or create

another RAID conguration.

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

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

then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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2. Follow steps 2 to 9 of the previous section Using Easy Conguration.

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

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

5. Follow steps 10 to 14 of the previous section: Using Easy Conguration to

create the RAID set.

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Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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DNLIN A00-01

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Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Units= MB

Size = 152146MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Enter VD Size:

Enter VD Size: 152146_

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6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration

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

View/Add Conguration command.

Adding a new RAID conguration

To add a new RAID conguration:

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

and then press <Enter>.

2. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected

to the SATA ports. Select the drives that 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 steps 3 to 12 of section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using Easy

Conguration to add a new RAID set.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

View/Add to The Existing Conguration

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

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6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives

After creating the RAID sets, you must initialize the virtual drives. You may initialize

the virtual drives of a RAID sets 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 sets and prompts you to select the

virtual drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the

Virtual Drive selection, and then press <Space>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Initialize VD(s)

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Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select VD

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3. Press <F10> to start initialization. When prompted, select Yes from the

Initialize? dialog box, and then press <Enter>.

Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the drive.

4. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort

initialization. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

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Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

Initialize?

Yes

Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s)

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Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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VD 0 Initialization Complete. Press Esc..

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Using the Objects command

To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, and then

press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Change VD Parameters

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

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

then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select VD

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

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

initialization.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Initilize VD

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

Virtual Drive 0

Initialze

Check Consistency

View/Update Parameters

Vitual Drive(0)

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

box, and then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s)

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

Virtual Drive 0

Initialze

Check Consistency

View/Update Parameters

Vitual Drive(0)

Initialize?

Yes

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5. A progress bar appears on the screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort

initialization. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.

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6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives

You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the

Management Menu.

To rebuild a failed hard disk drive:

1. From the Management Menu, select Rebuild, and then press <Enter>.

2. The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives

connected to the SATA ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild, and then

press <Space>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Rebuild PD(s)

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Check Consistency

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3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y>

to rebuild the drive.

4. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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PORT #

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6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency

You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual

drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences

in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter

menu.

The Check Consistency command is available only for virtual drives included

in a RAID 1 or RAID 10 set.

Using the Check Consistency Command

To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command:

1. From the Management Menu, select Check Consistency, and then press

<Enter>.

2. The screen displays the available RAID sets and prompts you to select the

virtual drive to check. Press <Space> to select the virtual drive from the

Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <F10>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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Objects

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Check Consistency

Select VD

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3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency

Check? dialog box, and then press <Enter>.

A progress bar appears on the screen.

4. While checking the disk consistency, press <Esc> to display the following

options.

• Stop - Stops the consistency check. This utility stores the checked

disk percentage, allowing you to resume checking the same

disk from the last percentage completed.

• Continue - Continues the consistency check.

• Abort - Aborts the consistency check. When you resume checking,

the process will start over from the beginning.

5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

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Consistency Check?

Yes

Select VD

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Objects

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Check Consistency

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Virtual Drive 0

CC Under Process

VD 0 Consistency Check. Press Esc to Abort.

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Using the Objects command

To check data consistency using the Objects command:

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects, and then select Virtual Drive

from the sub-menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check, and then

press <Enter>.

3. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter>.

4. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to

check the drive.

5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.

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6.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration

To delete a RAID conguration

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

then press <Enter>.

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

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

The utility clears all the current array.

3. Press any key to continue.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Clear Existing Conguration

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Clear Existing Conguration

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

Clear Conguration?

Yes

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6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set

Create a new RAID configuration before selecting the boot drive from a

RAID set. For more details, refer to 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using New

Conguration.

To select the boot drive from a RAID set:

1. From the Management Menu, select Congure > Select Boot Drive, and

then press <Enter>.

2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the bootable virtual drive from

the list, then press <Enter>.

3. The virtual drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select A Boot VD

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select A Boot VD

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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

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6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache

You may manually enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option after creating a

RAID set to improve the data transmission performance.

When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs

while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives.

The WriteCache function is recommended for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets.

To enable WriteCache:

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, select an existing

adapter, and then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.

2. Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.

5. When nished, press any key to continue.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Adapter 0

Rebuild Rate = 30

Chk Const Rate = 30

FGI Rate = 30

BGI Rate = 30

Disk WC = Off

Read Ahead = On

Bios State = Enable

Cont On Error = Yes

Fast Init = Enable

Auto Rebuild = On

Auto Resume = Enable

Disk Coercion = 1GB

Factory Default

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3. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, select an

existing adapter and press <Enter>. Select View/Update Parameters and

press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.

4. Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Disk Write Cache Setting of VD

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Virtual Drive

RAID = 0

Size = 148.580GB

Stripe Size = 64KB

#Stripes = 2

State = OPTIMAL

Spans = 1

Disk WC = On

Read Ahead = On

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6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA

Option ROM Utility

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility allows

you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 sets from Serial

ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by

the Southbridge.

To use onboard SATA ports:

1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives.

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

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

<Enter>.

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

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

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[ MAIN MENU ]

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

2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes:

None dened.

Physical Disks:

ID Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

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

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

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

the menus and select the menu options.

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

may not exactly match the items on your screen.

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

1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives.

2. Turn on the system.

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

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[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

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

16 characters or less.

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

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Create Volume

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears.

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

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

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

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

you want to include in the RAID set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.

5. Use the up/down arrow key to select a drive, and then press <Space>

to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after

completing your selection.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done

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6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for

RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>. The available stripe size

values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values:

RAID 0: 128KB

RAID 10: 64KB

RAID 5: 64KB

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size

for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

7. When the Capacity item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you

want and press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed

capacity.

8. When the Create Volume item is selected, press <Enter>. The following

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to

go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu.

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set

To create a recovery set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears.

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

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

16 characters or less.

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

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Sync: N/A

Create Volume

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5. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a drive, press <TAB> to select a Master

disk, and then press <SPACE> to select a Recovery disk. A small triangle

marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

6. When the Sync item is selected, use the up/down arrow keys to select a sync

option that you want and press <Enter>.

7. When the Create Volume item is selected, press <Enter>. The following

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

8. Press <Y> to create the recovery set and return to the main menu, or <N> to

go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu.

If a recovery set is created, you cannot add more RAID sets even when you

have more non-RAID disks installed in your system.

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

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

select Recovery, and then press <Enter>.

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

you want to include in the recovery set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279.3GB Non-RAID Disk

Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume.

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6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set

Be cautious when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk

drives when you delete a RAID set.

To delete a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears.

2. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete, and

then press <Del>. The following warning message appears.

3. Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press

<N> to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu.

ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Are you sure you want to delete volume “Volume0”? (Y/N):

[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]

[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID.

WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume

Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable

Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) 2 298.0GB Normal Yes

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6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID

Be cautious before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID.

Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on

the drive.

To reset a RAID set hard disk drive:

1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears.

2. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set drive(s) you want to reset,

and then press <Space> to select.

3. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drives. A conrmation message appears.

4. Press <Y> to reset the drive(s) or press <N> to return to the utility main

menu.

Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures

and revert it to a non-RAID disk.

WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279.3GB Member Disk

1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279.3GB Member Disk

Select the disks that should be reset.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

[ RESET RAID DATA ]

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Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ]

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit

"Degraded" volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting

a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.

Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):

Port Drive Model Serial # Size

X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB

6.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID

This option is only for the RAID 1 set.

Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk

If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system

displays the status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You can

rebuild the RAID array with other installed non-RAID disks.

To rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk:

1. At the prompt, press <Ctrl> + <I> 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 to

rebuild the RAID. Press <Enter>, and then use up/down arrow keys to select

the destination disk or press <ESC> to exit.

6.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility

To exit the utility:

1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, and then press <Enter>. The

following warning message appears.

2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.

Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):

[ CONFIRM EXIT ]

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3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status

of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”.

[ MAIN MENU ]

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes: * = Data is Encrypted

ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable

0 Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) N/A 149.0GB Rebuild Yes

Physical Devices:

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)

1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Member Disk(0)

Volumes with “Rebuild” status will be rebuilt within the operating system.

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

4. Exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system.

5. Under Microsoft® Windows OS, select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid

Storage > Intel Rapid Storage Console or click the Intel Rapid Storage

Technology tray icon to load the Intel Rapid Storage Manager utility.

6. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the

Intel Rapid Storage Console.

7. From the Volumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding

status. When nished, the status is changed to “Normal”.

Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk

If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system

displays the status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You may

replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array.

To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk:

1. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the

same specication into the same SATA Port.

Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

2. Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID

with other non-RAID disk.

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

2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit

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6.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility

You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating

multi-RAID using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology.

To set the boot array in the BIOS:

To be able to boot from the hard disk, create at least one bootable array.

1. Reboot the system and press <Del> to enter the BIOS setup utility during

POST.

2. Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority.

3. Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. See

section 5.7 Boot menu for details.

4. From the Exit menu, select Save Changes & Exit, then press <Enter>.

5. When the conrmation window appears, select Yes, then press <Enter>.

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6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility

(Windows)

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility allows you to create RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives

that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.

You can click Rescan to re-scan any attached hard disks.

1. Turn on the system to windows desktop.

2. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the

main menu.

Your storage system is configured for data protection, increased performance

and optimal data storage capacity. You can create additional volumes to further

optimize your storage system.

To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows

operating system:

You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

utility on a Windows® operating system. Please refer to the installation

instructions in Chapter 6.

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6.4.1 Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select Create Volume and select volume type.

2. Click Next.

3. Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks.

4. Select Volume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the volume size.

5. Click Next.

• If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks, select NO

when prompted.

• If you want to Enable volume write-back cache or Initialize volume, click

Advanced.

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6. Conrm the volume creation, than click Create Volume to continue.

This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks.

You can continue using other applications during this time.

7. Wait until the process is completed, then click OK when prompted.

You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management

before adding any data.

The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in

Volume Properties.

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6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type

To change the volume type in Volume Properties:

1. Click the SATA array items you want to change in Volumes eld.

2 From the Volume Properties eld, select Type:RAID 1 Change type.

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size

for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

3. You can change the Name, Select the new volume type, and Select

additional disks to include in the new volume if needed.

4. Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only),

and click OK. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB.

The following are typical values:

RAID 0: 128KB

RAID 10: 64KB

RAID 5: 64KB

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6.4.3 Deleting a volume

Be cautious when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk

drives.Before you proceed, ensure that you back up all your important data from

your hard drives.

To delete a volume:

1. From the utility main menu, select the volume (exp. Volume_0000) in

Volumes eld you want to delete.

3. Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu, or click No

to return to the main menu.

2. Select Delete volume in Volume Properties eld. The following screen

appears.

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6.4.4 Preferences

System Preferences

Allow you to set to show the notication area icon and show system information, warning, or

errors here.

E-Mail Preferences

Allow you to set to sent e-mail of the following events:

• Storage system information

• Storage system warnings

• Storage system errors

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Driver installation

7.1 RAID driver installation

After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install

an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part

provides the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS

installation.

7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk

The system does not include a oppy drive. You have to use a USB oppy drive

when creating a SATA RAID driver disk.

If you have created RAID sets with the LSI Software RAID conguration utility,

the boot priority of the SATA optical disk drive has to be manually adjusted.

Otherwise, the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD.

A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP / Server

2003 or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set.

You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the

support DVD).

To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment

1. Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive.

2. Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup.

3. Select the optical drive as the rst boot priority to boot from the support DVD.

Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup.

4. Restart the computer. The Makedisk menu appears.

Create Driver Diskette Menu

C600 INTEL RAID Driver

C600 LSI RAID Driver

MARVELL 9230 SATA Driver

Write DMI

FreeDOS command prompt

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6. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the

oppy disk drive.

7. Press <Enter>.

8. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.

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Windows XP 32 bit

Windows XP 64 bit

Windows Server 2003 32 bit

Windows Server 2003 64 bit

Windows Vista 32 bit

Windows Vista 64 bit

Windows Server 2008 32 bit

Windows Server 2008 64 bit

Windows 7 32 bit

Windows 7 64 bit

Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit

RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit

RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit

RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit

RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit

Back

Exit

C600 INTEL RAID Driver

Windows 32 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID)

Windows 64 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID)

Windows 32 bit (SCU RAID)

Windows 64 bit (SCU RAID)

Back

Exit

5. Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create

and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

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To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment

1. Start Windows®.

2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.

3. Go to the Make disk menu, and then select the type of RAID driver disk you

want to create.

4. Insert a oppy disk into the USB oppy disk drive.

5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.

Write-protect the oppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.

To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat® Enterprise Linux server environment

1. Insert a blank formatted high-density oppy disk to the USB oppy disk drive.

2. Type dd if=XXX.img of=/dev/fd0 to decompress the le into the oppy

disk from the following path in the support DVD:

For LSI MegaRAID Driver

\Drivers\C600 LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux

3. Eject the oppy disk.

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7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver

During Windows® Server 2008 OS installation

To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 OS

1. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc.

Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008.

2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced).

3. Click Load Driver.

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4. A message appears, reminding you to insert the installation media containing

the driver of the RAID controller driver. If you have only one optical drive

installed in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace

with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. Click Browse to

continue.

5. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD, and then

click OK to continue.

6. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next.

7. When the system nishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard

Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. Select the drive to

install Windows and click Next.

8. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to

continue.

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3. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then

press <Enter>.

Main Menu

Do you have a driver disk?

Yes No

4. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB oppy disk drive,

select OK, then press <Enter>.

The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.

Insert Driver Disk

Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0

and press “OK” to continue.

OK Back

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.6

To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise

OS:

1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD.

2. At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then

press <Enter>.

The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when

building a RAID set. For example, if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard

disk drives, type command line: linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2

noprobe=ata3 noprobe=ata4 noprobe=ata5 noprobe=ata6.

- To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key.

- To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text <ENTER>.

- Use the function keys listed below for more information.

[F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue]

boot: linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2

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5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then

press <Enter>.

More Driver Disks?

Do you wish to load any more

driver disks?

Yes No

6. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the OS installation.

7. When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot. Press <Ctrl>

+ <Alt> + <F2> to switch to the command-line interface from graphic user

interface.

8. Type the following commands when using a Legacy oppy.

mkdir /mnt/driver

mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/driver

cd /mnt/driver

sh replace_ahci.sh

reboot

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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.1

To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise

OS:

1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD.

2. Press <Tab> to edit options.

3. Entering the following command at the boot: linux dd blacklist=isci

blacklist=ahci nodmraid, then press <Enter>.

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4. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then

press <Enter>.

Main Menu

Do you have a driver disk?

Yes No

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 Sou8rce

You have multiple devices which could

serve as source for a driver disk.

Which would you like to use?

sdc

sdd

sdb

sr0

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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.

Insert Driver Disk

Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb

and press “OK” to continue.

OK Back

7. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then

press <Enter>.

More Driver Disks?

Do you wish to load any more

driver disks?

Yes No

8. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the OS installation.

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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 -o loop [image le name] image

Example: mount -o loop 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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SUSE Linux 11 OS

To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise

Server OS:

1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD.

2. Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu.

3. Press <F6>, then select Yes from the menu. Press <Enter>.

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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.

OK Back

sda: USB Floppy

Other device

6. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation.

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7.2 Intel® chipset device software installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® chipset device

software on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® chipset device software on a Windows

operating system.

To install the Intel® chipset device software:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support

DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.

3. Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu.

4. The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software window appears. Click Next to start

installation.

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5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the

process.

6. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the

installation.

7. After completing the installation, click Next to complete the setup process.

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8. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart

your computer before using the program.

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7.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Network

Connections Software on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® Network Connections Software on a

Windows® operating system. To install the Intel® Network Connections Software:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support

DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

• Windows® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New

Hardware Found window. Click Cancel to close this window.

• If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the

support DVD to locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-

click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.

3. Click the Intel® Network Connections Software to begin installation.

4. Click Install Drivers and Software option to begin installation.

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5. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard

window appears.

6. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to

continue.

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7. Click the Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager box, and then click

Next to start the installation.

8. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.

9. When nished, press Finish to continue.

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7.4 VGA driver installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics

Adapter (VGA) driver.

You need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows® operating

system.

To install the ASPEED VGA driver:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support

DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.

3. Click the ASPEED AST2300 / AST1300 Display Driver to begin installation.

4. When the ASPEED Graphics installation wizard appears, click Next to start

the installation.

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6. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before

using the program.

5. Click Install to start driver installation.

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7.5 Intel® C600 MEI NULL HECI Driver

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® C600 Series

Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® C600 MEI NULL HECI Driver on a Windows

operating system.

To install the drivers:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support

DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.

3. Click the item Intel® C600 MEI NULL HECI Driver from the menu, and then

follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

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7.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.1

installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Rapid Storage

Technology enterprise 3.1 on the system.

You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.1

utility on a Windows® operating system.

To install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.1 utility:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support

DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.

3. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.1 to begin

installation.

4. When the Welcome to the Setup Program appears, click Next to start the

installation.

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5. Read the Warning message and click Next to continue.

6. Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue.

7. Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue.

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9. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart

your computer before using the program.

8. After completing the installation, click Next to complete the setup process.

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7.7 Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver

installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0

Host Controller Driver.

To install the Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver on a Windows®

OS:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD

automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the le AUTORUN.EXE and double-click the AUTORUN.EXE and

follow step 4 to run the installation.

3. Click Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver.

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4. When the Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver installation

wizard appears, click Next to start the installation.

5. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to

continue.

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6. Click Finish to complete the installation and exit the wizard.

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7.8 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver

installation

This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel® WG82574L Gigabit

Adapters Driver.

To install the Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver on a Windows® OS:

1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.

2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD

automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your

computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the file AUTORUN.EXE and double-click the AUTORUN.EXE

and follow step 4 to run the installation.

3. Click Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver.

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4. When the Intel® PRO Network Connections – InstallShield Wizard window

appears, click Next to start the installation.

5. Select Modify and then click Next to continue.

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6. Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue.

7. Click Install to start the installation.

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8. The programs you select are being installed.

9. Click Finish to nish the installation.

10. Restart your computer before using the program.

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7.9 Management applications and utilities installation

The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers,

management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard

features.

The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without

notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.

7.9.1 Running the support DVD

Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the

Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support

DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the

ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.

7.9.2 Drivers menu

The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed

devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system

versions.

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7.9.3 Utilities menu

The Utilities menu displays the

software applications and utilities

that the motherboard supports.

Click an item to install.

7.9.4 Make disk menu

The Make disk menu contains

items to create the Intel RAID

driver disks.

7.9.5 Contact information

Click the Contact tab to display

the ASUS contact information.

You can also nd this information

on the inside front cover of this

user guide.

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

This device may not cause harmful interference.

This device must accept any interference received including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If

this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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.

•

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Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the

Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

REACH

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and

Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical

substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/

english/REACH.htm.

DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been

designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the

crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic

equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for

disposal of electronic products.

DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste.

This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not

be placed in municipal waste.

ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services

ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest

standards for protecting our environment. We believe in providing solutions for you

to be able to responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components as well

as the packaging materials. Please go to http://csr.asus.com/english/Takeback.htm

for detailed recycling information in different regions.

Australia statement notice

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

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

visit http://support.asus.com. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be

excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or

refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable

loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the

goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major

failure.

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

us at http://support.asus.com.

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ASUS contact information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447

Fax +886-2-2890-7798

E-mail info@asus.com.tw

Web site http://www.asus.com

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan)

Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447

Fax +886-2-2890-7798

E-mail info@asus.com.tw

Web site http://tw.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 (0800-093-456)

Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (China)

Address No.508, Chundong Road, Minhang District,

Shanghai, 201108 China

Telephone +86-21-5442-1616

Fax +86-21-5442-0099

Web site http://cn.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone +86-20-2804-7506 (800-820-6655)

Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

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ASUS contact information

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA

Fax +1-510-608-4555

Web site http://usa.asus.com

Technical Support

Support fax +1-812-284-0883

General support +1-812-282-2787

Online support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)

Address Harkort Str. 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Germany

Fax +49-2102-959911

Web site http://www.asus.de

Online contact http://www.asus.de/sales

Technical Support

Telephone +49-1805-010923

Support Fax +49-2102-959911

Online support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

ASUS Czech Service s.r.o. (Europe)

Address Na Rovince 887, 720 00 Ostrava – Hrabová, Czech

Republic

Telephone +420-596766888

Web site http://www.asus.cz

Technical Support

Telephone +420-596-766-891

Fax +420-596-766-329

E-mail advance.rma.eu@asus.com

Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

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ASUS Holland BV (The Netherlands)

Address Marconistraat 2, 7825GD EMMEN, The Netherlands

Web site http://www.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone +31-(0)591-5-70292

Fax +31-(0)591-666853

E-mail advance.rma.eu@asus.com

Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

ASUS Polska Sp. z o.o. (Poland)

Address Ul. Postępu 6, 02-676 Warszawa, Poland

Web site http://pl.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone +48-225718033

Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

ASK-Service (Russia and CIS)

Address г.Москва, ул. Орджоникидзе, д.10, Россия

Telephone (495) 640-32-75

Web site http://ru.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone 008-800-100-ASUS (008-800-100-2787)

Online Support http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx?SLanguage=ru

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