Asus KCMA-D8, User Manual

Page 1: ...Motherboard KCMA D8 ...

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Page 3: ...ion 2 6 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 6 2 2 3 Motherboard layouts 2 7 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 8 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 10 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 10 2 3 2 Installing the retension module base 2 13 2 3 3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 2 14 2 3 4 Installing the CPU heatsink 2 17 2 4 System memory 2 18 2 4 1 Overview 2 18 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 19 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 20...

Page 4: ...s 2 32 Chapter 3 Powering up 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function 3 4 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4 3 4 1 2 BUPDATER utility 4 4 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 6 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu scre...

Page 5: ... 4 5 Server menu 4 30 4 6 Power menu 4 32 4 6 1 Suspend Mode Auto 4 32 4 6 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No 4 32 4 6 3 ACPI 2 0 Support ACPI v2 0 4 32 4 6 4 ACPI APIC support Enabled 4 32 4 6 5 APM Configuration 4 33 4 6 6 Hardware Monitor 4 34 4 7 Boot menu 4 36 4 7 1 Boot Device Priority 4 36 4 7 2 Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives 4 36 4 7 3 Boot Settings Configuration 4 37 4 7 4 Security 4 38 4 8 To...

Page 6: ...AID driver disk 6 3 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 5 6 2 AMD processor driver installation 6 15 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 16 6 4 ATI SM Bus controller driver installation 6 20 6 5 Display driver installation 6 21 6 6 Management applications and utilities installation 6 24 6 6 1 Running the support DVD 6 24 6 6 2 Drivers menu 6 24 6 6 3 Utilities menu 6 25 6 6 4 Make disk menu 6 ...

Page 7: ... on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Com...

Page 8: ...efore installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure 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 ...

Page 9: ...s Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Appendix Reference information This appendix includes add...

Page 10: ...ey Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format A S DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task ...

Page 11: ...al PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 6 Slot Location 1 1 x PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Location 2 1 x PCI E x8 Gen2 x4 Link Auto turn off if PIKE slot is occupied MIO supported Slot Location 3 1 x PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Location 4 1 x PCI E x16 Gen2 x8 Link Slot Location 5 1 x PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Location 6 1 x PCI E x16 Gen2 x16 Link Additional Slot 1 1 x PIKE Slot for Stroage expansion Storage SATA Controller AM...

Page 12: ...B Connectors 1 x USB connector Type A USB socket 2 x USB pin header Up to 4 devices Management Connector Onboard socket for optional management card Fan Header 8 x 4pin SMBus 2 Chassis Intruder 1 Serial Port Header 1 Front LAN LED 2 Rear I O Connectors External Serial Port 1 External USB Port 2 VGA Port 1 RJ 45 2 1 Management Port PS 2 KB Mouse 1 Management Solution Software ASWM Out of Band Remot...

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

Page 14: ...ASUS KCMA D8 Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 3 1 2 Package contents 1 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 4 1 4 Special features 1 4 ...

Page 15: ...ems is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack Cables SATA data cable 6 Thermal sensor cable 2 Accessories IO shield 1 1 Retension module 2 2 Application CD Support CD 1 1 Documentation User Guide 1 1 Packing Qty 1pcs per carton 10pcs per carton Optional items Description PIKE 1064E LSI 4 port SAS RAID card PIKE 1068E LSI 8 port SAS RAID card PIKE 1078 LS...

Page 16: ...rts AMD 4 6 core processors with discrete L2 cache structure for each core and shared L3 cache to meet demands for more powerful computing HyperTransport technology 3 0 HT3 HyperTransport technology 3 0 HT3 is a high speed low latency point to point link designed to improve the overall system balance and scalability with the maximum interconnect rate of 6 4GT s 1 3 Serial number label Before reque...

Page 17: ...king needs The onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II 3 Gb s technology through the Serial ATA interface and AMD SP5100 chipset The Serial ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a h...

Page 18: ...multiple SAS solutions for different segments and purposes and PIKE saves lots of validation efforts and hardware cost for end users Moreover the special patent design offers multiple I O solutions without occupying the Slot 6 in 1U system ASUS MIO Audio card Enjoy high end sound quality The ASUS MIO audio card is a discrete 8 channel high definition audio High Definition Audio previously codename...

Page 19: ...ter 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 20: ...S KCMA D8 Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 6 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 10 2 4 System memory 2 18 2 5 Expansion slots 2 21 2 6 Jumpers 2 27 2 7 Connectors 2 31 ...

Page 21: ...ll any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED 1 Standby Power LED The motherboard comes with a standby pow...

Page 22: ...ing failure of the corresponding CPU 3 DIMM warning LED ERR_DIMMA1 2 ERR_DIMMB1 2 ERR_DIMMC1 2 ERR_DIMMD1 2 The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding DIMMs The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB4 The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB4 ...

Page 23: ...ASUS KCMA D8 2 5 4 BMC LED BMC_LED1 The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB4 is working normally The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB4 ...

Page 24: ...e that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing...

Page 25: ...ASUS KCMA D8 2 7 2 2 3 Motherboard layouts ...

Page 26: ...tting 3 pin CPUFAN_SEL1 CHAFAN_SEL1 2 28 4 DDR3 voltage control setting 4 pin LVDDR3_SEL1 LVDDR3_SEL2 2 29 5 PIKE slot setting 3 pin PIKE_SW1 2 29 6 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 2 30 7 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 2 30 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 31 2 RJ 45 port for ASMB4 iKVM 2 31 3 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 31 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 31...

Page 27: ... CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FAN5 REAR_FAN1 2 35 6 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin SGPIO1 2 2 36 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin SGPIO3 4 2 36 8 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM2 2 37 9 BMC header BMC_FW1 2 37 10 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 38 11 Location LED cable connector 3 pin LOCLED1 2 38 12...

Page 28: ...nsure 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 reque...

Page 29: ...load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle 5 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket The CPU fits 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 6 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the gold triangle is on the bottom right corner of the socket and then fit the socket alignment key i...

Page 30: ...ed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied Thermal Interface Material If so skip this step 7 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab A B ...

Page 31: ...e to the motherboard 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 to install the other retension module to the motherboard 2 3 2 Installing the retension module base You may need to install the retension module base on the motherboard before installing a CPU heatsink and fan assembly To install the retension module base 1 Locate the two screw stands beside the CPU socket ...

Page 32: ...therboard Refer to the previous section for the retension module installation 2 Place the heatsink and fan assembly on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions in this section do not match the ...

Page 33: ...n module base A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan assembly to the module base Ensure that the heatsink and fan assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place ...

Page 34: ...ct the fan cable to the other 4 pin connector 5 When the heatsink and fan assembly is in place connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector This connector is backward compatible with old 3 pin CPU fan ...

Page 35: ...ocate the two screw stands beside the CPU socket 2 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the two fasteners match the screw stands on the motherboard 3 Twist each of the two screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard When the two screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink ...

Page 36: ... 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets ...

Page 37: ...memory modules from the same vendor For CPU1 configuraton install DIMMs from the orange slots and in the order as follows DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 For CPU2 configuraton install DIMMs from the orange slots and in the order as follows DIMM_C2 DIMM_D2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 Memory population table For UDIMM Single Rank Dual Ranks RDIMM Single Rank Dual Ranks Quad Ranks CPU1 Configuration DIMM_A2 DIMM...

Page 38: ... retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR3 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR3 DIMM sockets do not support DDR and DDR2 DIMMs ...

Page 39: ...d on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next ...

Page 40: ...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 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt assignments ...

Page 41: ... Express specifications 2 5 6 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with the PCI specifications 2 5 7 PIKE slot The PIKE slot allows you to choose and change your preferred SAS solution easily Install an optional ASUS PIKE RAID card based on your needs The PIKE Interface is for ASUS PIKE RAID card only PCI slot PIKE Interface PCI E ...

Page 42: ...w to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard 1 Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard 2 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot 3 Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure that it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot ...

Page 43: ...oard 1 Locate the BMC_FW header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB4 management card in place 2 5 9 Installing i Button Follow the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboard 1 Locate the i Button slot on the motherboard 2 Snap the i Button in place You need to install I Button before using PIKE 1078 functions ...

Page 44: ...ate the TR1 or TR2 connector on the motherboard 2 Connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector 3 Place the other end of the thermal sensor cable to the device you would like to monitor temperature 2 5 12 Installing the audio card 1 Locate the MIO PCIE slot on the motherboard 2 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card sits on the slot completely ...

Page 45: ... and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the c...

Page 46: ...pers allow you to switch for fan pin selection The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the CPU fans control and the CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the front fans and rear fans control Set to pins 1 2 when using 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 when using 3 pin fans If you use a 4 pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2 3 the fan you installed may not work If you use a 3 pin fan but set the jumper for a 4 pin fan the fan contr...

Page 47: ... 5V BIOS control pins 2 3 to select 1 2V Force or 3 4 to select 1 35V Force 5 PIKE slot setting 3 pin PIKE_SW1 The slot 2 and PIKE slot share the x4 link Place the jumper cap on pins 1 2 to let the system swtich the assignment automatically depending on which slot is occupied Or you can place the jumper cap on pins 2 3 to assign the x4 link to the PIKE slot ...

Page 48: ...igabit LAN feature 7 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 2 Insert the USB flash that contains the original or latest BIOS and turn on the system to recover or update the BIOS 3 Shut down the system 4 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 5 Turn on the sy...

Page 49: ...l devices 6 Video Graphics Adapter port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 7 LAN 1 RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 8 LAN 2 RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for ...

Page 50: ...d by the AMD SP5100 chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed ...

Page 51: ...rial Attached SCSI SAS connectors the next generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached SCSI SAS and Serial ATA SATA Each connector supports one device These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1 4 red when installing a 4 port PIKE RAID card ...

Page 52: ...ll the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 4 Thermal sensor cable connectors 3 pin TR1 TR2 These connectors are for temperature monitoring Connect the thermal sensor cables to these connectors and place the other ends to the devices which you want to monitor temperature ...

Page 53: ...6 66 A 53 28 W max at 12V 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 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 t...

Page 54: ...the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data These connectors function only when you install an ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 8 1 pin SGPIO3 4 These connectors are used for the SGPIO peripherals of the PROMISE RAID SATA LED ...

Page 55: ...rver Management Board 4 Series ASMB4 8 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector is for the serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to the slot opening at the back of the system chassis The serial port module is purchased separately ...

Page 56: ...gement 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 This connector functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB4 11 Location LED cable connector 3 pin LOCLED1 This connector is for a LED cable that allows you to know the server location ...

Page 57: ...sh down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring 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 minim...

Page 58: ... 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 flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pin PW...

Page 59: ... 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 pa...

Page 60: ...2 42 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 61: ...3 Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 62: ...ASUS KCMA D8 Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 63: ...case lights up For systems with ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self test or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional me...

Page 64: ...t the Planned check box is checked 5 Select shutdown option from the list box 6 If necessary key in comments 7 Click OK 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the so...

Page 65: ...4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 66: ...ASUS KCMA D8 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced menu 4 15 4 5 Server menu 4 30 4 6 Power menu 4 32 4 7 Boot menu 4 36 4 8 Tools menu 4 40 4 9 Exit menu 4 41 ...

Page 67: ...e future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 4 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the lat...

Page 68: ...IOS 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 file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility 1 Visit the ASUS website at www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherb...

Page 69: ...r DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD KCMA D8 VER 0204 DATE 05 31 2010 BOARD KCMA D8 VER 0205 DATE 06 04 2010 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 finished Please restart your system C WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS...

Page 70: ...d BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system 2 The utility will automatically 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 ca...

Page 71: ... Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is design...

Page 72: ... At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen The navigation keys differ from one screen to another v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a...

Page 73: ... when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down...

Page 74: ...he menu screen items and how to navigate through them v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time System Time 13 44 30 System Date Wed 08 18 2009 SATA 1 ST3160812AS SATA 2 Not Detected SATA 3 Not Detected SATA 4 Not Detected SATA 5 Not Detected SATA 6 ...

Page 75: ...ables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi ...

Page 76: ...bled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel Enabled SATA Port1 Port4 IDE SATA Port5 Port6 IDE Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 3 4 Storage Configuration...

Page 77: ...he Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI 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 When this item is set AHCI the information of the SATA connectors 1 6 can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST SATA...

Page 78: ...mory specification BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Memory Information CPU1 Memory Configuration CPU2 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main CPU1 Memory Configuration Node0 Speed DDR3 1333 DIMM_A1 N A DIMM_A2 2048 MB 2R 1333 43 00ºC 109 40ºF DIMM_B1 N A DIMM_B2 N A 4 3 5 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the i...

Page 79: ...tects Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Module Version 5 1104 1 Socket Count 1 Node Count 1 Core Count 6 AMD Opteron tm Processor 4170 HE Revision D1 Cache L1 768KB Cache L2 3072KB Cache L3 6MB Speed 2100MHz NB Clk 2200MHz Able to Change Freq Yes uCode Patch...

Page 80: ... ACPI_PPC _PSS _PCT objects Configuration options Disabled Enabled PowerCap P state 0 Allows you to select the highest performance P state in OS Configuration options P state 0 P state 1 P state 2 P state 3 P state 4 ACPI SRAT Table Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the building of ACPI SRAT Table Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU DownCore Mode Auto Mode Allows you to select the CPU...

Page 81: ...hen press Enter to display the submenu Options for NB NorthBridge Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced NorthBrideg Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Memory CLK N A 667 MHz CAS Latency Tcl N A 9 CLK RAS CAS Delay Trcd N A 9 CLK Row Precharge Time Trp N A 9 CLK Min Active RAS Tras N A 24 CL...

Page 82: ... Exit Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleaving Auto Enables the Bank memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto Node Interleaving Disabled Enables the Node memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto Channel Interleaving Auto Enables the Channel memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto CS Sparing Enable Disabled Allows you to reserve a spare memory ...

Page 83: ...ode Basic Disables or sets the DRAM ECC mode that allows the hardware to report and correct memory errors Configuration options Disabled Basic Good Super Max User ECC Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Config Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit DRAM ...

Page 84: ...o Azalia devie Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled HD Onboard PIN Config Enabled This item appears only when you set the previous item to Auto or Enabled and allows you to enable the HD Onboard PIN Config Configuration options Disabled Enabled Azalia Front Panel Auto This item appears only when you set the previous item to Enabled and allows you to enable or disable the Azalia Front Panel ...

Page 85: ...d When set to Enabled the system will turn off the clocks for the unused SATA ports in IDE modes Doing so will enable some power savings Configuration options Disabled Enabled The hot plug function will be disabled when turning off the clock for the SATA port v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc SouthBridge Debug Configuration Advanced A15 ECOs Disabled Port 0 ESP ISP Port 1 ESP IS...

Page 86: ...Setting to Auto will leave the SATA port to run at the default mode Configuration options Auto GEN1 OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled EHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC ...

Page 87: ...sub items Gen2 High Speed Mode Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled Software Initiated Advertised RC Link ASPM Disabled Configuration options Disabled L0s L1 L0s L1 L0s Downstream L0s Downstream L1 Compliance Mode Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Lane Reversal Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced PCI Expres...

Page 88: ...er to display its sub items Powerdown Unused lanes Enabled This item is available only for the PCIE Slot 1 PCIE Slot 3 PIKE Slot PCIE Slot 5 Core Setting Configuration options Disabled Enabled Turn Off PLL During L1 L23 Enabled This item is available only for the PCIE Slot 1 PCIE Slot 3 PIKE Slot PCIE Slot 5 Core Setting Configuration options Enabled Disabled TX Drive Strength Auto Configuration o...

Page 89: ...3 1dB 4 22dB 5 50dB 7 05dB IOMMU Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Primary Video Controller Slot1 Slot3 PIKE Slot5 PCI Allows you to select the primary video controller Configuration options Slot1 Slot3 PIKE Slot5 PCI Slot3 Slot1 PIKE Slot5 PCI PIKE Slot5 Slot1 Slot3 PCI PCI Slot1 Slot3 PIKE Slot5 v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Hyper Transport Configura...

Page 90: ...to Default Mode 1 Mode 2 Northbridge interrupt pin Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Memory Decode on Sec GFX Disabled IOC Peer to Peer Mode Auto Northbridge interrupt pin Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Options Disabled Force ...

Page 91: ...wing items appear only when you set Onboard LAN1 LAN2 Chip to Enabled Onboard LAN1 LAN2 Boot PXE Allows you to configure the onboard LAN1 2 boot mode Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard LAN1 Chip Enabled Onboard LAN2...

Page 92: ...ed Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand off support Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Legacy USB Support to Enabled and Auto Legacy USB1 1 HC Support Enabled This item appears only when you set Legacy USB Support to Enabled and allows you to configure the Legacy USB1 1 HC support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 4 USB Configuration v02 ...

Page 93: ...10 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug And Play O S No Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit NO lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system YES lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required ...

Page 94: ...in Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Remote Access Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Enabled Serial port number COM2 Base Address IRQ 2F8h 3 Serial Port Mode 57600 8 n 1 Flow Control Hard...

Page 95: ...0 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Hardware Allows you to select the flow control for console redirection Configuration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating systems may not work when set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you...

Page 96: ...spend 4 6 1 Suspend Mode Auto Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS only S3 only Auto 4 6 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 4 6 3 ACPI 2 0 Support ACPI v2 0 Specifies the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ...

Page 97: ...uter is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake up event Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled RTC Alarm Date 15 To set the alarm date highlight this item and press the or key to make the selection System Time 12 30...

Page 98: ...tems v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc P2_ 1 2V Voltage N A P1_VDDNB Voltage 1 092 V 1 8V Voltage 1 822 V 1 2V Voltage 1 208 V 1 1V Voltage 1 086 V 12V Voltage 12 360 V 5V Voltage 5 036 V 3 3V Voltage 3 282 V 5VSB Voltage 5 088 V 3 3VSB Voltage 3 306 V VBAT Voltage 3 132 V CPU1 Temperature CPU1 2 Temperature xxxºC xxxºF TR1 2 Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor ...

Page 99: ...peed Mode Whisper Mode Generic Mode High Density Mode VCORE1 2 Voltage P1 2DDR3 Voltage P1 2_ 1 2V Voltage P1_VDDNB Voltage 1 8V Voltage 1 2V Voltage 1 1V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5VSB Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage VBAT Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Select Ignored if you do not want to detect this it...

Page 100: ...s or the optical drives v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk d...

Page 101: ... For F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap ...

Page 102: ...rd when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RT...

Page 103: ... this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in settin...

Page 104: ...EZ Flash 2 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS This uitlity supports 1 FAT 12 16 32 r w 2 NTFS read only 3 CD DISC read only ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No the...

Page 105: ...C is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter to save the changes while exiting Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the chang...

Page 106: ...4 42 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 107: ...5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 108: ...ASUS KCMA D8 Chapter summary 5 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 2 FastBuild Utility 5 5 ...

Page 109: ...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 configuration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications enterpr...

Page 110: ...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 5 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 AMD SP5100 chipset To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Mai...

Page 111: ... Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives at Red SATA Connector 2 Turn on the system 3 During POST press Ctrl F to enter the utility main menu The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignment 1 LD View LD Def...

Page 112: ...ld tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc There is no any LD LD View Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Ctrl C Define LD Enter View LD Ctrl V View JBOD Disk ESC Exit Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignment 1 LD View LD Define Menu 2 Delete LD Menu 3 Controller Configuration 4 Main Menu Keys Available ...

Page 113: ... 04 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 N RAID Mode Drv RAID 1 0 Initialization Fast Write Policy WriteThru 3 Use Spacebar to set Read Policy to Read Cache and Write Policy to WriteBack FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Drives Assignments LD No LD Name LD 1 Logical Drive 1 Strip...

Page 114: ... 05 N 04 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 N Please Press Ctr Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit If you do not input any LD name the default LD name will be used 4 After you have selected the desired RAID mode use the down arrow key to select desired disks for the RAID set FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switc...

Page 115: ...N Enter the LD name here XXXX 7 All the data on the selected disk drives will be deleted Press Ctrl Y to continue FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Drives Assignments LD No LD Name LD 1 Logical Drive 1 Stripe Block 128 KB Gigabyte Boundary ON Read Policy Read Cache RAID Mode D...

Page 116: ...apacity in GB here 200 9 Use the number keys to enter your desired array capacity 8 Press Ctrl Y to modify the disk array size or press any other key to use all the available capacity of the disk drive FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu Keys Available Drives Assignments LD No LD Name LD 1 Logical Drive 1 Stripe Block 128 KB Gigabyte Boundary ON Read Policy Read ...

Page 117: ...AID Mode Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 RAID 1 2 199 99 Functional 11 Press any key to return to the main control panel FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View LD Definition Menu Any Key To Continue Drives Assignments LD No LD Name LD 1 RAID1 Stripe Block NA Read Policy Read Cache RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB RAID 1 2 199 99 Write Policy WriteBack Port ID Drive Model Capabilities Ca...

Page 118: ...Drive Assignment 1 LD View LD Define Menu 2 Delete LD Menu 3 Controller Configuration 4 Main Menu Keys Available FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Delete LD Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Del Alt D Delete LD Ctrl V View JBOD Disk ESC Exit LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 RAID 1 2 199 99 Functional 2 Select the RAID set you would like to delete an...

Page 119: ...ties Capacity GB 01 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 02 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 Keys Available Press Ctrl Y to delete the data in the disk or press any other key to abort 3 Press Ctrl Y to confirm and delete the selected RAID set FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc There is no any LD Delete LD Menu Keys Available Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Del Alt D Delete LD Ctrl...

Page 120: ...ontroller Configuration 4 Main Menu Keys Available FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignments Keys Available Ctrl H Full Erase ESC Exit Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page 2 The drive assignment is displayed as shown Port ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity GB Assignment 01 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 Extent 1 249 99 Free 02 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 Ex...

Page 121: ...004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignment 1 LD View LD Define Menu 2 Delete LD Menu 3 Controller Configuration 4 Main Menu Keys Available FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Adapter Configuration Options ESC Exit System Resources Configuration Controller IRQ 10 AHCI HBA MMIO Base Address FAFFE400 No Parameters Defined for Current Disk s Keys Available 2 The system r...

Page 122: ...5 16 Chapter 5 RAID configuration ...

Page 123: ...6 Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 124: ...iver installation 6 3 6 2 AMD processor driver installation 6 15 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 16 6 4 ATI SM Bus controller driver installation 6 20 6 5 Display driver installation 6 21 6 6 Management application and utilities installation 6 24 ...

Page 125: ...ROMISE RAID you cannot boot into FreeDOS using the support CD Either reset SATA Port1 Port4 in BIOS to IDE and boot again or create the RAID driver disk in another computer A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows 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...

Page 126: ... select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create Promise SW ROMB Controller Driver Windows Server 2003 32 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP8 32 bit RHEL AS4 UP8 64 bit RHEL 5 UP4 32 bit RHEL 5 UP4 64 bit SLES 10 SP3 32 bit SLES 10 SP3 64 bit SLES 11 32 bit SLES 11 64 bit CentOS 5 4 32 bit CentOS 5 4 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 127: ...d party SCSI or RAID driver Windows Setup S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s none To specify additional SCSI adapters DVD ROM drives or special disk ...

Page 128: ...lick Cancel 3 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop and then select Properties from the menu 4 Click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system 5 Right click the RAID controller item then select Properties 6 Click the Driver tab and then click the Update Driver button 7 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window a...

Page 129: ... Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers and then the Promise AHCI Compatible RAID Controller item should appear The screen differs based on the controller 4 Right click the RAID controller driver item and then select Properties from the menu 5 Click the Driver tab and then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK wh...

Page 130: ... 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 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 Press Enter to continue Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sda and press OK to continue...

Page 131: ...s Enter to continue CD Found To begin testing the CD media before installation press OK Choose Skip to skip the media test and start the installation OK Skip 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing the RedHat operating system ...

Page 132: ...xt 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 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 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the...

Page 133: ...When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No ...

Page 134: ...ource F5 Kernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default No Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options 3 Press F6 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default No Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed ...

Page 135: ...nel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default Yes Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options acpi off apic bigsmp brokenmodules ahci 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back sda USB...

Page 136: ...ctions to finish the installation Please choose the Driver Update medium OK sda USB Floppy sr0 CD ROM ASUS DRW 1612BLT sdb Disk Promise 1X2 Morror RAID1 sd3 Disk Promise RAID Console other device 6 The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown below Back ...

Page 137: ...mputer 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 AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the item AMD P...

Page 138: ...ter 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 AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation 3 ...

Page 139: ...KCMA D8 6 17 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 4 When the Intel Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation ...

Page 140: ...6 18 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 141: ...ASUS KCMA D8 6 19 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation ...

Page 142: ...uter 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 AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the item ATI SM ...

Page 143: ...hen 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 AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click ASPEED AST2050 Display...

Page 144: ...6 22 Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 Click Install to start the installation 4 When the ASPEED InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to continue ...

Page 145: ...ASUS KCMA D8 6 23 6 The system installs the driver automatically 7 When the installation completes click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 146: ...s 6 6 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 DVD 6 6 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available devic...

Page 147: ...at the motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 6 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the AMD AHCI driver disk 6 6 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 148: ...6 26 Chapter 6 Driver installation ...

Page 149: ...A Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 150: ...Appendix summary A ASUS KCMA D8 A 1 KCMA D8 block diagram A 3 ...

Page 151: ...ASUS KCMA D8 A 3 A 1 KCMA D8 block diagram ...

Page 152: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information ...