Asus 90SV045A-M05CE0, User Manual

Page 1: ...1U Rackmount Server User Guide RS200 E9 Series RS200 E9 PS2 RS200 E9 PS2 F ...

Page 2: ...n of business and the like even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability for ...

Page 3: ...ter 2 Hardware Information 2 1 Chassis cover 2 2 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 4 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink 2 7 2 3 System memory 2 8 2 3 1 Overview 2 8 2 3 2 Memory configurations 2 8 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 2 9 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 10 2 5 Expansion slot 2 14 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket 2 14 2 ...

Page 4: ...Free BIOS 3 utility 5 2 5 1 2 ASUS EzFlash Utility 5 3 5 1 3 BUPDATER utility 5 4 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 6 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 7 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 7 5 2 3 Menu items 5 8 5 2 4 Submenu items 5 8 5 2 5 Navigation keys 5 8 5 2 6 General help 5 8 5 2 7 Configuration fields 5 8 5 2 8 Pop up window 5 8 5 2 9 Scroll bar 5 8 5 3 Main menu 5 9 5 3 1 System Date 5 9 5 3 2 System Time 5 9 5 4 Advanced ...

Page 5: ...etting the RAID item in BIOS 6 3 6 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 6 3 6 2 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility 6 4 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set 6 5 6 2 2 Deleting a RAID set 6 7 6 2 3 Resetting disks to Non RAID 6 8 6 2 4 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility 6 9 6 2 5 Rebuilding the RAID 6 9 6 2 6 Setting the Boot array in the BI...

Page 6: ... the RAID controller driver 7 2 7 2 Management applications and utilities installation 7 5 7 3 Running the Support DVD 7 5 7 4 Installing the Intel Chipset device Software driver 7 8 7 5 Installing the Intel I210 Gigabit Adapters driver 7 11 7 6 Installing the VGA driver 7 13 Appendix P10S C 4L SYS block diagram A 2 ASUS contact information A 3 ...

Page 7: ...ay cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Canadian Department of Communications Statement This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la no...

Page 8: ... server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Place...

Page 9: ...aste Australia statement notice From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products consistent with the Australian Consumer Law For the latest product warranty details please visit https www asus com support Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any ...

Page 10: ...n Options This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard Information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and d...

Page 11: ...mphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the re...

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Page 13: ...1 Product Introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 14: ...assis Motherboard ASUS P10S C 4L SYS Server Board Component 1 x 250W Single Power Supply 2 x Hot swap 2 5 inch HDD Trays 1 x Internal SSD Cage 1 x 2 ports Backplane for SSD 1 x PCI E Riser Card 1 x I O Board 4 x System Fans 40 mm x 28 mm for RS200 E9 PS2 3 x System Fans 40 mm x 28 mm for RS200 E9 PS2 F Accessories 1 x RS200 E9 Series Support DVD 1 x ASWM DVD 1 x CPU Heatsink 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x ...

Page 15: ...ust take note of the product s serial number containing 12 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxx shown as the figure below With the correct serial number of the product ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems xxS0xxxxxxxx RS200 E9 PS2 xxS0xxxxxxxx RS200 E9 PS2 F ...

Page 16: ...t memory AVL update Memory Size 16GB 8GB and 4GB UDIMM Refer to www asus com for the latest memory AVL update Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI E PIKE Slots 2 Slot Type 1 x PCI E x16 x8 Gen3 link 1 x PCI E x8 x8 Gen3 link Storage SATA Controller Intel C232 6 x SATA3 6Gb s ports 4 by miniSAS HD 2 x SATA 2 x M 2 connectors 2280 2260 2242 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise RSTe For Windows Support...

Page 17: ...ode Port 80 LED indicators panel 1 x Power switch Rear Switch LED 1 x Power switch LED 1 x Location switch LED 1 x HDD access LED 1 x Message LED LAN 1 4 LED OS Support Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 RedHat Enterprise Linux SuSE Linux Enterprise Server CentOS VMWare Citrix XenServer Refer to www asus com for updates Management Solution Software ASWM Enterprise Out of Band Remote Manage...

Page 18: ... PS2 1 2 3 4 Q Code 1 2 3 4 RS200 E9 PS2 F 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Q Code Hot swap 2 5 inch SSD Bays refer to 1 7 LED information Location button Power button COM port optional Asset tag Reset button Rack screw Rack screw Rack screw Rack screw Location LED Power button 2 x USB 3 0 ports 2 x USB 2 0 ports Power connector Hot swap 2 5 inch SSD Bays Message LED LAN port 1 4 PS 2 keyboard mouse combo port DM ...

Page 19: ...r on the rear panel if the motherboard is not present This port is for ASUS ASMB8 iKVM controller and for technicians only RS200 E9 PS2 1 2 3 4 Q Code 1 2 3 4 Power connector 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Q Code RS200 E9 PS2 F Power connector Location LED Power button 2 x USB 3 0 ports 2 x USB 2 0 ports Message LED LAN port 1 4 PS 2 keyboard mouse combo port DM management LAN port optional VGA port Q Code displ...

Page 20: ...t is conveniently located on the front panel of the server that you can pull out or easily slide back in It has a piece of paper that allows you to write down important information about to the server 1 2 3 4 Q Code 1 2 3 4 RS200 E9 PS2 RS200 E9 PS2 F 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Q Code Asset tag Asset tag ...

Page 21: ... components as shown 1 Power supply and power fan 2 PCI Express slot with Riser Card installed by factory default 3 ASUS P10S C 4L SYS Server Board 4 System fans 40mm x 28mm 5 2 5 inch SSD Bays 6 Internal SSD Cage 7 Asset Tag 8 Front I O panel 9 COM port optional RS200 E9 PS2 Riser Card ...

Page 22: ...er supply and power fan 2 PCI Express slot with Riser Card installed by factory default 3 ASUS P10S C 4L SYS Server Board 4 System fans 40mm x 28mm 5 2 5 inch SSD Bays 6 Internal SSD Cage 7 Asset Tag 8 Front I O panel RS200 E9 PS2 F Riser Card ...

Page 23: ... Connect a USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component ...

Page 24: ...rmal no incoming event ON With the onboard ASMB8 iKVM a hardware monitor event is indicated LAN LEDs 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 OFF No LAN connection Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data ON LAN connection is present Location LED ON Location switched is pressed OFF Normal status Press the location switch again to turn off 3 4 Q Code 1 2 3 4 Message LED LAN4 LED HDD Access LED Power L...

Page 25: ...ing OFF No HDD installed HDD Activity LED Blinking GREEN Read write data from to HDD 3 4 Q Code 1 2 3 4 Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection SPEED LED ACT LINK LED Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10...

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Page 27: ...This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware Information 2 Hardware Information ...

Page 28: ...cover to remove the chassis cover Unplug the power cord from the power connector before removing the cover Be careful when removing the chassis cover When removing any system component be careful with the CPU fan chassis fan and other sharp edge to avoid hurting your fingers The illustrations in this chapter are for reference only The appearance may vary depending on the model but the installation...

Page 29: ...2 3 ASUS RS200 E9 Series 2 1 2 Recovering the rear cover 1 Place the cover onto the chassis then secure the cover to the chassis with the screws you removed earlier ...

Page 30: ...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 1151 socket The product warranty...

Page 31: ...on tab 3 Lift the load lever until the load plate is completely lifted Load plate 4 Position the CPU above the socket ensuring that the gold triangle mark is on the bottom left corner of the socket then fit the CPU notches to the socket s alignment keys The CPU fits in only one orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins on the socket and damaging the CPU Gold tria...

Page 32: ...from the CPU socket Retention tab Load lever 7 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is evenly spread in a thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied Thermal Interface Material If so skip this step The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible DO NOT eat it If it gets into your eyes or touches you...

Page 33: ...e six 6 screws with a Phillips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink and air duct to the motherboard When the six 6 screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink and air duct 2 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 1 Remove the protection sticker on the back of the CPU heatsi...

Page 34: ... the DDR4 DIMM sockets 2 3 2 Memory configurations You may install Unbuffered DDR4 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section UDIMM DIMM Slot Per Channel DIMM Populated per Channel DIMM Type Speed Rank per DIMM 2 1 Unbuffered DDR4 2133 Single Rank Dual Rank 2 2 Unbuffered DDR4 2133 Single Rank Dual Rank Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum com...

Page 35: ... socket Unlocked retaining clip DIMM notch DIMM slot key 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket To install two or more DIMMs refer to the user guide bundled in the motherboard package Refer to the user guide for qualified vendor lists of the memory modules Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when...

Page 36: ...ystem supports two 2 5 inch SSD Installing a 2 5 inch SSD To install a 2 5 inch SSD 1 Switch the secure tab to the right to release the tray lever Secure tab Tray lever 2 Pull the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever ...

Page 37: ...l the drive tray out of the bay and put it on a flat surface 4 Remove two screws on the two sides of the support bar at the back of the drive tray Support bar The support bar supports the drive tray horizontally to prevent the drive tray from bending or deforming ...

Page 38: ...Drive tray screw hole 5 Place a SSD into the tray with the screw holes on the SSD fit the ones on the drive tray Ensure to fit the four screw holes on the SSD to the screw holes on the drive tray 6 Then secure it with four screws 2 screws on each side ...

Page 39: ...ray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay 8 Lock the secure tab to secure the drive tray in place 9 Repeat steps 1 to 8 if you wish to install a second 2 5 inch SSD When installed the connector on the SSD connects to the interface on the backplane ...

Page 40: ...6 expansion cards Open the secure lock Before removing the riser card bracket follow the steps below to open the secure lock 1 Remove the screws on the secure lock of the riser card bracket using a screw driver one on each side 2 Push the right secure lock to the right and the left secure lock to the left to release the riser card bracket 1 2 3 4 Q Code 1 2 3 4 Q Code 3 Lift and remove the riser c...

Page 41: ...le surface then remove the screw from the slot bay 7 Install the riser card bracket and PCI Express card assembly back into the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 5 Install a PCI Express x8 or x16 card to the bracket as shown 6 Secure the card with a screw 1 1 1 Q Code 1 ...

Page 42: ...rew 3 Prepare the M 2 card 4 Align and insert the M 2 card into the M 2 connector NGFF1 5 Secure the M 2 card with the screw you removed in step 2 Please pay attention when removing the screw the stand screw might be removed together with it Ensure that the M 2 card is positioned between the screw and the stand screw before securing it Stand screw Screw hole Screw NGFF1 ...

Page 43: ...ivers for the expansion card Standard Interrupt assignments These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering ...

Page 44: ...Setup 2 18 No Slot location Short Description 1 slot 7 MIO1 MIO slot 2 slot 6 PCIE6 PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link Auto switch to x8 link if slot 5 is occupied 3 slot 5 PCIE5 PCI E x8 x8 Gen3 link 4 slot 1 PCI1 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz ...

Page 45: ...ndard cables connected to the motherboard 1 24 pin ATX power connector from power supply to motherboard 2 8 pin 12V power connector from power supply to motherboard 3 System fan connector from system fan to motherboard 4 USB connector 5 SATA ports connectors 6 System auxiliary panel connector from motherboard to rear I O board 7 System panel connector from motherboard to rear I O board 8 Mini SAS ...

Page 46: ...ystem fans Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components from your system 2 7 1 System fans To uninstall the different system fans follow the steps below 1 Remove the screws located on the bottom of the system System Fan 1 REMOVE FAN 1 REMOVE FAN 1 2 Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the motherboard then lift the fan and set it aside The position of th...

Page 47: ...s then disconnect the cable from the fan connector on the motherboard System Fan 2 and 3 REMOVE FAN 2 REMOVE FAN 3 REMOVE FAN 2 REMOVE FAN 3 2 Lift the fan and set it aside System Fan 4 only for RS200 E9 PS2 REMOVE FAN 3 1 Remove the screws located on the bottom of the system ...

Page 48: ...ctor on the motherboard Ensure that the fans are installed in the correct direction For RS200 E9 PS2 the airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point to the inner part of the chassis for RS200 E9 PS2 F the airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point to the outer part of the chassis 2 Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the motherboard then lift the fan an...

Page 49: ...IKE II RAID card optional Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard 1 Remove the default mini SAS HD cable from the motherboard 2 Connect the mini SAS HD cable to the ASUS PIKE II card RS200 E9 PS2 RS200 E9 PS2 F ...

Page 50: ...acket then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 5 Install the ASUS PIKE II card x8 or x16 card to the bracket as shown 6 Secure the card with a screw 2 5 Q Code 1 2 5 Q Code 1 2 5 Q Code 1 2 5 Q Code 1 Q Code 1 7 Install the riser card bracket and PCI Express card assembly back into the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard ...

Page 51: ...he optional SSD cage on your server module 1 Remove the three screws on the side of the SSD cage 2 Lift the SSD cage and set aside 3 With the SSD cage resting on a flat surface insert the SSD card into the SSD cage The SSD Card fits in one orientation only You can place two SSD cards into the SSD cage ...

Page 52: ...are Setup 2 26 5 Connect the SATA power cable and the SATA connector to the SSD card 4 Secure the SSD card into the SSD cage with the bundled screws 6 Secure the SDD cage to the server module using the bundled screws ...

Page 53: ...This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server 3 Installation Options Chapter 3 Installation Options ...

Page 54: ...ditional support and stability to the server The tool less rail kit package includes Installing the tool less rack rail To install the tool less rack rails into the rack 1 Secure the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server using the set of latch screws The locations of the screw holes vary with different server models Refer to your server user manual for details Fixing latches Set of scr...

Page 55: ... 4 Press the spring lock then insert the studs into the selected square mounting holes on the rack post 5 Press the spring lock on the other end of rail then insert the stud into the mounting hole on the rack post Extend the rack rail if necessary 6 Optional Use the rail screw and rail washer that comes with the kit to secure the rack rail to the rack post 7 Perform steps 3 to 5 for the other rack...

Page 56: ... 4 Ensure that the rack rail cabinet and the rack posts are stable and standing firmly on a level surface 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Q Code RS200 E9 PS2 Front View RS200 E9 PS2 F Front View 8 Lift the server chassis and insert into the rack rail ...

Page 57: ...This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors 4 Motherboard Information Chapter 4 Motherboard Information ...

Page 58: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 2 4 1 Motherboard layout ...

Page 59: ...1_PWR1 DOM2_PWR2 4 11 7 Smart Ride Through setting 3 pin SMART_PSU1 4 11 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 keyboard mouse port 4 12 2 RJ 45 port for iKVM 4 12 3 Video Graphics Adapter port 4 12 4 RJ 45 ports for LAN 4 12 5 Power on Button 4 12 6 Message LED 4 12 7 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 4 12 8 USB 3 0 ports 1 and 2 4 12 Onboard LEDs Page 1 Standby Power LED SB_PWR1 4 5 2 Baseboard Management Contro...

Page 60: ...nector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 4 18 8 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 4 18 9 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 4 19 10 Trusted Platform Module connector 14 1 pin TPM 4 19 11 SATA DOM power connector 4 pin PWR3 4 20 12 LAN34_LED connector 5 1 pin LAN34_LED1 4 21 13 VGA connector 16 1 pin VGA_HDR1 4 21 14 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 4 22 15 System panel connector 20...

Page 61: ...nboard LED 2 Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_LED1 The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB8 is working normally The BMC LED works with the ASUS ASMB8 management device and indicates its initiation status When the PSU is plugged and the system is OFF ASUS ASMB8 management device starts system initiation for about one 1 minute The BMC LED blinks after system initia...

Page 62: ...as occurred The warning LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB8 Management card 4 Location LED LOCLED1 This onboard LED lights up when the Location button on the server is pressed or when triggered by a system management software The Location LED helps visually locate and quickly identify the server in error on a server rack ...

Page 63: ...ASUS RS200 E9 Series 4 7 5 CATT ERR LED CATTERR1 The CATT ERR LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate ...

Page 64: ...he power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause...

Page 65: ...s you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 4 These jumpers allows you to enable or disable the onboard Intel I210 Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 66: ...firmware 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 5 PCH_MFG1 setting 3 pin PCH_MFG1 This jumper allows you to update the BIOS ME block select ...

Page 67: ... or disable the Smart Ride Through SmaRT function This feature is disabled by default Set to pins 1 2 to enable it When enabled SmaRT allows uninterrupted operation of the system during an AC loss event 6 SATA DOM power setting 3 pin DOM1_PWR1 DOM2_PWR2 This jumper allows you to configure the DOM power setting ...

Page 68: ...s a 2 digit display that shows the status of your system Refer to the Q Code table of this user guide for more information about the 2 digit codes 6 Power on Button Press this button to turn on the system 7 Message LED The Message LED is an onboard LED that lights up to indicate an abnormal event occurrence 8 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin USB Universal Serial Bus ports are available for co...

Page 69: ...ress MRC_EARLY_COMMAND 29 MRC Progress MRC_SENSE_AMP_OFFSET 2A MRC Progress MRC_READ_MPR 2B MRC Progress MRC_RECEIVE_ENABLE 2C MRC Progress MRC_JEDEC_WRITE_LEVELING 2D MRC Progress MRC_LPDDR_LATENCY_SET_B 2E MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_TIMING_1D 2F MRC Progress MRC_READ_TIMING_1D 30 MRC Progress MRC_DIMM_ODT 31 MRC Progress MRC_EARLY_WRITE_TIMING_2D 32 MRC Progress MRC_WRITE_DS 33 MRC Progress MRC_WRIT...

Page 70: ...rogress 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 conne...

Page 71: ...f you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration 2 Mini SAS HD connector SATA1234 This motherboard comes with a mini Serial Attached SCSI SAS HD connector the storage technology that supports Serial ATA The connector supports up to four devices The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed When the M ...

Page 72: ...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 2 0 connector 10 1 pin USB78 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to these connectors These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed ...

Page 73: ...iciency and backward compatibility with USB 2 0 DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology 6 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin FRNT_FAN1 4 REAR_FAN1 CPU_ FAN1 The fan connectors sup...

Page 74: ...rage Technology Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data 8 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 These connectors are for the serial COM ports Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis ...

Page 75: ...SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface This connector functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB8 10 Trusted Platform Module connector 14 1 pin TPM This connector supports a TPM Trusted Platform Module system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures plat...

Page 76: ...is 4 pin connector is for 5V power of a certain SATA DOM Disk on Module device when using an appropriate cable The SATA DOM power connector is for output power only It has a maximum output current of 1A Ensure that the power of the SATA DOM device that you will use is less than 1A ...

Page 77: ...pin VGA_HDR1 This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic Range interface 12 LAN34_LED connector 5 1 pin LAN34_LED1 These LEDs are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel Connect the LAN LED cable to the backplane for LAN activity indication ...

Page 78: ...em may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate This motherboard supports ATX2 0 PSU or later version Ensure that your PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system 14 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 These connectors are for the ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Fi...

Page 79: ...EAKER 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 HDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW ...

Page 80: ...activity LED 2 pin LAN1LINK and 2 pin LAN2LINK These connectors are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel 3 Locator LED 2 pin AUX_LOCLED1 and 2 pin AUX_LOCLED2 These connectors are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connectors The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed 4 Locator Button Switch 2 pin AUX_BMCLOCBTN ...

Page 81: ...connector 5 1 pin SMBUS1 This connector controls the system and power management related tasks This connector processes the messages to and from devices rather than tripping the individual control lines This connector supports type 2242 2260 2280 devices on both PCI E and SATA interface When the M 2 connector is operating in SATA mode SATA connector 5 and 6 SATA 6 Gbps_5 6 will be disabled ...

Page 82: ... sensor or switch cable to this connector The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pin labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection fea...

Page 83: ...This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided 5 BIOS Setup Chapter 5 BIOS Setup ...

Page 84: ...atically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would cause system boot failure The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB fl...

Page 85: ... USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EzFlash Utility and press Enter to enable it Download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com before using this utility 5 1 2 ASUS EzFlash Utility The ASUS EzFlash Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS using a USB flash disk without having to us...

Page 86: ...r the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive 2 Download the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at support asus com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i filename CAP where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive then p...

Page 87: ...urns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C 4 Reboot the system from the hard disk drive Current Platform Platform P10S C 4L SYS Version 0200 Build date 12 04 2014 New Platform Platform P10S C 4L SYS Version 0206 Build date 07 01 2015 ASUS Tek EzFlash Utility Start Programming Flash DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM Write 75 ...

Page 88: ...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 then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup progr...

Page 89: ...Monitor For displaying the system temperature power status and changing the fan settings Tool For configuring options for special functions Save Exit For selecting the save exit options Server Mgmt For changing the server mgmt settings Event Logs For changing the event log settings 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the ...

Page 90: ... show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it and press Enter to display a list of options 5 2 8 Pop up window Select a menu item and press Enter t...

Page 91: ...system information and allows you to set the system date and time 5 3 1 System Date Allows you to set the system date to Day mm dd yyyy Day Day of the week mm month numeric value dd day numeric value yyyy year numeric value 5 3 2 System Time Allows you to set the system time to hh mm ss hh hour numeric value mm minutes numeric value ss seconds numeric value ...

Page 92: ...U and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction 5 4 1 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device Configuration options Disable Enable ...

Page 93: ...ry control hub Configuration options Enabled Disabled Above 4GB MMIO BIOS assignment Disabled Allows you to enable or disable above 4GB MemoryMappedIO BIOS assignment When apeture size is set to 2048 MB this is disabled automatically Configuration options Enabled Disabled Device Select Auto Allows you to restrict support to selected device Auto will support both devices Configuration options TPM 1...

Page 94: ...Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable DMI Vc1 Configuration options Enabled Disabled DMI Vcm Control Enabled Allows you to enable or disable DMI Vcm Configuration options Enabled Disabled DMI Link ASPM Control Disabled This item is for the control of the Active State Power Management on SA side of the DMI link Configuration options L1 Disabled ...

Page 95: ...Auto Allows you to force PEG link to retrain to X1 2 4 8 Configuration options Auto Force X1 Force X2 Force X4 Force X8 Power Down Unused Lanes Auto Allows you to power down unused lanes When set to Auto Bios will power down unused lanes based on the max possible link width Configuration options Disabled Auto ASPM Auto Allows you to control ASPM support for the PEG 0 This has no effect if PEG is n...

Page 96: ...unused lanes based on the max possible link width Configuration options Disabled Auto ASPM Auto Allows you to control ASPM support for the PEG 1 This has no effect if PEG is not the currently active device Configuration options Disabled Auto ASPM L0s ASPM L1 ASPM L0sL1 PEG0 Max Payload size Auto Allows you to set the PEG0 max payload size Configuration options Auto 128 TLP 256 TLP PEG1 Max Payload...

Page 97: ... value of TOLUD Dynamic assignment would adjust TOLUD automatically based on largest MMIO length of installed graphic controller Configuration options Dynamic 1 GB 1 25 GB 1 5 GB 1 75 GB 2 GB 2 25 GB 2 5 GB 2 75 GB 3 GB 3 25 GB 3 5 GB Memory Scrambler Enabled Set this item to enable or disable memory scrambler support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Remap Enabled Allows you to enable...

Page 98: ...xpress Clock Gating Enabled Allows you to enable or disable PCI Express Clock Gating for each root port Configuration options Disabled Enabled DMI Link ASPM Control Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the control of Active State Power Management on SA side of the DMI link Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 99: ...d USB Port Disable Override Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the corresponding USB port from reporting a Device Connection to the controller Configuration options Disabled Select Per Pin CLKRUN Logic Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the CLKRUN logic to stop the PCI clocks Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial IRQ Mode Continuous Allows you to configure Serial IRQ mode Config...

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Page 101: ... Device to Generate PERR Configuration options Disabled Enabled SERR Generation Disabled Allows you to enable or disable PCI Device to Generate SERR Configuration options Disabled Enabled Load RT32 Image Enabled Allows you to enable or disable RT32 Image Loading Configuration options Disabled Enabled VGA Priority Offboard Device This allows you to prioritize between onboard and the first offboard ...

Page 102: ...0 Chapter 5 BIOS Setup PCIe slot opROM option PCIE6 PCIE5 Option ROM Enabled Allows you to enable or disable PCIE6 PCIE5 PCIE4 Option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 3 Platform Configuration ...

Page 103: ...unctions as a workaround for OSes without XHCI hand off support Configuration options Enabled Disabled USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage driver support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Port 60 64 Emulation Enabled This allows you to enable the I O port 60h 64h emulation support This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboar...

Page 104: ...eset time out 20 sec Allows you to select the USB device reset time out value Configuration options 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Device power up delay Auto This allows you to set the maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Controller Configuration options Auto Manual Onboard LAN Configuration This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN ...

Page 105: ...I Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Allows you to set the parameters of Serial Port 1 Serial Port Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port COM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Change Settings Auto Allows you to choose the setting for Super IO device Configuration options Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h I...

Page 106: ...llows you to choose the setting for Super IO device Configuration options Auto IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 Change Settings Standard Serial Port Mode Allows you to choose the setting for Super IO device Configuration options Standard Serial Port Mode IrDA Active pulse 1 6 uS IrDA Ac...

Page 107: ...ions Disabled Enabled The Console Redirection Settings becomes configurable when Console Redirection is set to Enabled Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection Settings 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 ...

Page 108: ...l Hardware RTS CTS Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled This all...

Page 109: ...le Redirection Settings Out of Band Mgmt Port COM1 Allows remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options COM1 COM2 Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you to set the terminal type for out of band management Configuration options VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or n...

Page 110: ...spend to RAM This option may be not be effective with some OS Restore AC Power Loss Last State Allows you to set the state the system will go to after an AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PCI Disabled You can use this option to enable or disable the Wake on LAN feature of the IntelLAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PCIE Disabled This ...

Page 111: ... Date Days and Hour Minute Second becomes user configurable where you can set values Configuration options Disabled Enabled This item functions only if there is a serial port COM1 connector on a motherboard SMART Settings SMART Self Test Enabled Allows you to run SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled WHEA Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ...

Page 112: ...Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions To quickly go to the last item of the second page press the Page Down button Press the Page Up button to go back to the first item in the first page Navigate to the second page of the screen to see the rest of items in this menu by pressing the Up or Down arrow keys ...

Page 113: ... 2 3 Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the MLC streamer perfetcher Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Allows you to enable or disable prefetching of adj...

Page 114: ... Disabled Enabled Package C state undemotion Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Package C state undemotion Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot performance mode Turbo Performance This item allows you to select the performance state that the BIOS will set before OS handoff Configuration options Max Non Turbo Performance Turbo Performance HardWare P states HWP Disabled Allows you to...

Page 115: ...ns C0 C1 C2 C3 C6 C7 C7s C8 AUTO CFG lock Enabled Allows you to configure MSR 0xE2 15 CFG lock bit Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel TXT LT Support Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel R TXT LT support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 5 SATA Configuration SATA Controller s Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the SATA Device Configuration options Enabled Disab...

Page 116: ...nfiguration options Disabled Enabled OROM UI and BANNER Enabled Disabled No OROM banner or information will be displayed if all disks and RAID volumes are Normal Enabled OROM UI is shown HDD Unlock Enabled Selecting Enabled will indicate that the HDD password unlock in the OS is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled LED Locate Enabled Selecting Enabled will indicate that the LED SGPIO har...

Page 117: ...ion options Disabled Enabled Spin Up Device Disabled Enable this option to start a COMERSET initialization sequence to the device on an edge detect from 0 to 1 Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA Device Type Hard Disk Drive Allows you to set whether the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive Configuration options Hard Disk Drive Solid State Drive Device Sleep Disabl...

Page 118: ... ROM Messages Force BIOS This allows you to set the display mode for Option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Boot Option filter Legacy only This option allows you to control the Legacy UEFI ROMs priority Configuration options UEFI and Legacy Legacy only UEFI only Network Storage Video Legacy This option allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE Storage Video OpROM...

Page 119: ...n Allows you to configure the iSCSI parameters 5 5 Security menu This menu allows a new password to be created or a current password to be changed The menu also enables or disables the Secure Boot state and lets the user configure the System Mode state ...

Page 120: ... To clear the Administrator Password follow the same steps as in changing an Administrator Password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password User Password To set a User Password 1 Select the User Password item and press Enter 2 From the Create New User Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change a user password 1 Select the Use...

Page 121: ...Secure Boot settings Key Management This item only appears when you set the Secure Boot Mode to Custom This allows you to modify Secure Boot variables and set Key Management page Provision Factory Default Keys Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enroll All Factory Default Keys This item will ask you if you want to install all Factory Default secure variables Select Yes if you want to l...

Page 122: ...1 to 10 seconds Configuration options 1 sec 10 sec Until Press ESC Chassis Intrusion Message Warning Allows you to set an action when chassis intrusion has occured Warning Warning beep and pause at intrusion message for 3 seconds Halt Halt at intrusion message Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that app...

Page 123: ...he Monitor menu displays the system temperature power status and allows you to change the fan settings Fan Speed Control Generic Mode Allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Generic Mode High Speed Mode Full Speed Mode 5 8 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special...

Page 124: ...ving any changes Save Changes and Reset Reset the system setup after saving the changes Restore Defaults Restore Load default values for all the setup options Boot Override These items display the available devices The device items that appear on the screen depend on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting from the selected device Launch EFI Shell from filesyst...

Page 125: ...OS loads Configuration options Enabled Disabled The following items is configurable only when the OS Watchdog Timer is set to Enabled OS Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes Allows you to configure the length for the OS Boot Watchdog Timer Configuration options 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes OS Wtd Timer Policy Reset This item allows you to configure how the system should respond if the OS Boo...

Page 126: ...sabled Enabled Erase SEL No Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration 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 Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immediately Log EFI Status Codes Error code Disable the logging of EFI Status Codes or log only error code or only progress code or both Conf...

Page 127: ... This item allows you to configure the parameter settings of IPv6 BMC network IPv6 Display Full Field Enable Displays the Full or Brief IPv6 Field Configuration options Disable Enable IPv6 Display Full Formula Enable Displays the Full or Brief IPv6 Formula Configuration options Disable Enable IPv6 Display Letter Case Upper Case Displays the uppercase or lowercase letters of the alphabet Configurat...

Page 128: ...e prior to any logging activation during reset Configuration options No Yes Next reset Yes Every reset When Log is Full Do Nothing Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immediately Log System Boot Event Disabled Allows you to enable or disable logging of System boot event Configuration options Enabled Disabled MECI 1 Allows you...

Page 129: ...ust the value Configuration options 0 99 Log OEM Codes Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration options Disabled Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the converting of EFI Status Codes to Standard Smbios Types not all may be translated Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

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Page 131: ...6 RAID Configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID Configuration ...

Page 132: ...es fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurat...

Page 133: ...s embedded in each RAID controller For example use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel C232 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration For optimal perfor...

Page 134: ... 2 During POST press Ctrl I to display the utility main menu Before you proceed ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup You can refer to sections 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives and 6 1 3 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS for more information ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA ...

Page 135: ...you are done ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Change Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Syne Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Volume0 RAID0 Strips Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB N...

Page 136: ...gher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 In the Capacity field item key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and press Enter The default value field indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press Enter to start creating the RAID volume 9 From the following warning message press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or ...

Page 137: ...rn to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ESC Previous Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes DEL Delete Volume ...

Page 138: ...ace A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive Press Enter when you are done 3 Press Y in the confirmation window to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Resetting RAID disk w...

Page 139: ...TA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt you to rebuild the RAID Press the up down arrow keys to select the destination disk then Press Enter to start the rebuilding process or press ESC to exit 6 2 4 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press Enter 2 Press Y to exit or press N to ret...

Page 140: ...ded 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 specification into the same SATA Port Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 2 Reboot the system then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID dis...

Page 141: ...rray in the BIOS Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See the Boot menu section of Chapter 4 for more details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then pres...

Page 142: ...on the system and go to the windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is 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 s...

Page 143: ...lume 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 ...

Page 144: ... 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 ...

Page 145: ...pe 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 follow...

Page 146: ...that you back up all your important data from your hard drives To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete 3 Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu or click No to return to the main menu 2 Select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 147: ...rences Allow you to set to show the notification 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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Page 149: ... Driver Installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components in both Linux and Windows Operating Systems Chapter 7 Driver Installation ...

Page 150: ...dent 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 USB flash drive with RAID driver When installing Windows Server OS you can load the RAID driver from a USB flash drive You can create a USB flash drive with RAID driver in Windows by copying the files from the support DVD to the USB flash ...

Page 151: ... one optical drive installed in your system eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive Or you may connect a USB flash drive containing the RAID controller driver Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD or USB flash drive and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driv...

Page 152: ...cceeding screen instructions to continue 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver Replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Remove the USB flash drive Select the drive to install Windows and click Next ...

Page 153: ...N folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for the latest updates on software and utilities The support DVD is supported on Windows Server 2012 The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers management applications and utilities that you can...

Page 154: ...vailable device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 7 3 2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports 7 3 1 Drivers menu tab ...

Page 155: ...ontact information menu You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information e mail addresses and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard ...

Page 156: ...ing System To install the Intel chipset device software on Windows Server 2008 R2 1 Restart the computer 2 Log in with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if 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 AS...

Page 157: ...7 9 ASUS RS200 E9 Series 6 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 7 Read the Readme File Information and press Install to continue the installation ...

Page 158: ...7 10 Chapter 7 Driver Installation 8 Press Restart Now to complete the setup process ...

Page 159: ...210 Gigabit Adapters Driver on the Windows operating system 1 Restart the computer 2 Log on with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive 4 Click Intel I210 Gigabit Adapters Drivers in the Drivers menu of the main screen to start the installation If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASS...

Page 160: ...ions InstallShield Wizard window appears 7 Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 8 From the Setup Options window click Next to start the installation By default Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Windows PowerShell Module are ticked ...

Page 161: ...rt DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 4 From the Main Menu click ASPEED AST1400 AST2400 Display Driver on the Drivers tab to start the installation 5 From the installation window click Next to start the installation If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the fil...

Page 162: ...7 14 Chapter 7 Driver Installation 7 Click Finish to complete the installation 6 Click Install to proceed with the installation ...

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