Asus P7F-C, Manual

Page 1: ...Motherboard P7F C Series P7F C SAS P7F C 4L ...

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Page 3: ... Motherboard layout 2 5 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 7 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 9 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 9 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 12 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 13 2 3 4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack 2 14 2 4 System memory 2 15 2 4 1 Overview 2 15 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 15 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 16 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 16 2 5 Expans...

Page 4: ...US 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 screen 4 8 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 8 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 8 4 2 4 Menu items 4 9 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 9 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 9 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 9 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 9 4 2 9 General help 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xx 4 10 4 3 2 System...

Page 5: ...35 4 7 4 Security 4 36 4 8 Tools menu 4 38 4 8 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4 38 4 9 Exit menu 4 39 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 1 1 RAID definitions 5 3 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 5 4 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 4 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 5 4 5 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5 5 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set 5 6 5 2 2 Creating a Recovery se...

Page 6: ...g a RAID configuration 5 51 5 4 7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 5 52 5 4 8 Enabling WriteCache 5 53 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 3 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6 3 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 6 6 2 Intel chipset device installation 6 19 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 21 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 23 6 4 1 Windows Server 2003 6 23 ...

Page 7: ...n 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 Commu...

Page 8: ... the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your deal...

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: ...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 D 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 C...

Page 11: ...DDR3 1066 1333 Unbuffered DIMM with ECC non ECC DDR3 800 1066 1333 Reg DIMM Memory Size 1 GB 2GB 4GB 8GB RDIMM 1 GB 2GB 4GB UDIMM Expansion Slots follow SSI Loacation Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 6 6 Slot Loacation 1 1 PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Loacation 2 1 PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Loacation 3 1 PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Loacation 4 1 PCI E x16 Gen2 x8 link Slot Loacation 5 1 PCI 32bit 33 MHz Slot Loacation ...

Page 12: ... 3 support 5 USB port One for internal Type A USB connector Fan Header 5 4pin Chassis Intruder 1 1 Serial Port Header 1 1 Rear I O Connectors External Serial Port 1 1 External USB Port 2 2 VGA Port 1 1 RJ 45 2 4 PS 2 KB Mouse 1 1 Management Solution Software ASWM2 0 ASWM2 0 Monitoring CPU Temperature V V FAN RPM V V Environment Operation temperature 10 35 Non operation temperature 40 70 Non operat...

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

Page 14: ...ASUS P7F C Series 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: ...therboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack P7F C Series Cables SATA data cable 6 Accessories IO shield 1 1 Plate for LGA1156 1U 1 1 Application CD Support CD 1 1 Docu...

Page 16: ...i threaded and single threaded workloads Intel Hyper Threading The thread level parallelism on each processor makes more efficient use of the processor resources higher processing throughout and improved performance on today s multi threaded software Intel EM64T The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer...

Page 17: ... the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth Serial Attached SCSI SAS technology support P7F C SAS model only SAS is the latest storage interface for enterprise class storage devices Building on and improving the parallel SCSI foundation SAS is the new industry standard that includes Serial ATA interoperability and is projected to be the successor of t...

Page 18: ...2 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 Temperature fan and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored to prevent overheating and damage The system fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for timely failure detection The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components ...

Page 19: ... 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: ...P7F C Series Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 9 2 4 System memory 2 15 2 5 Expansion slots 2 17 2 6 Jumpers 2 21 2 7 Connectors 2 25 ...

Page 21: ...tall 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 p...

Page 22: ...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 o...

Page 23: ...ASUS P7F C Series 2 5 2 2 3 Motherboard layout P7F C SAS ...

Page 24: ...2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information P7F C 4L ...

Page 25: ...tting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 LAN_SW3 LAN_SW4 P7F C 4L Model only 2 23 5 RAID configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 P7F C 4L Model only 2 23 6 Onboard storage setting 3 pin SAS_SW1 P7F C SAS Model only 2 24 7 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 2 24 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 25 2 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 25 3 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 25 4 Serial COM1 po...

Page 26: ...27 5 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 2 28 6 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 6 1 pin SGPIO2 3 P7F C SAS model only 2 28 7 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 2 29 8 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 REAR_FAN1 2 29 9 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 2 30 10 Thermal sensor cable connectors 3 pi...

Page 27: ...see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA1156 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resul...

Page 28: ...ts in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU Load plate Gold triangle mark Alignment keys CPU notches 5 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket and then fit the socket alignment keys into the CPU notches PnP cap Cap tab ...

Page 29: ...mal paste 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 your skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help 8 Insert the load lever under the retention tab 6 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an ev...

Page 30: ...A1156 socket is incompatible with the LGA775 and LGA1366 sockets in size and dimension Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequen...

Page 31: ...his connector 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard A A B B A A B B 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the ...

Page 32: ...y only Ensure that you have applied the thermal interface material to the top of the CPU before installing the heatsink 1 Peel off the sticker on the heatsink metal plate and affix the plate to the back of the motherboard matching the standoffs to the heatsink screw holes 2 Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence Ensure that the heatsink is not skewed ...

Page 33: ...in this section Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor DO NOT combine RDIMM and UDIMM The motherboard supports x8 DRAM Only and x4 x16 DRAM are not supported RDIMM DIMM Slot Per Channel DIMM Populated per Channel DIMM Type Speed Rank per DIMM 3 1 Registered DDR3 ECC 1333 Single Rank Dual Rank 3 ...

Page 34: ...ng 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 DO NOT i...

Page 35: ...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 the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the n...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...o CPU These slots support VGA cards and various server class high performance add on cards 2 5 5 PCI slots The PCI slot supports cards such as a LAN card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI 2 3 specifications PCI slot PCI slot PCI slot PCI Express x16 slot x8 link PCI Express x16 slot x8 link PCI slot ...

Page 38: ... motherboard 2 Snap the I Button in place 2 5 7 Connect Thermal sensor cable Follow the steps below to connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector on your motherboard 1 Locate the TR1 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 ...

Page 39: ...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 the computer turns on automatically 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 Remo...

Page 40: ...mpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the CPU fan 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 41: ...ns 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature 3 4 5 RAID configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 P7F C 4L model only This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matrix S...

Page 42: ...er 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 system 6 Onboard storage setting 3 pin SAS_SW1 P7F C SAS model only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard LSI1068E SAS controller Set the jumper to pins 1 2 to enable the SAS fun...

Page 43: ...below for the LAN port LED indications 7 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 the LAN port LED indications 8 LAN 3 RJ 45 port P7F C 4L model only 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 9 LAN 4 RJ 45 p...

Page 44: ...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 The SATA connectors do not support SATA cables with latch 2 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This LED connector is for the storage add on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The re...

Page 45: ... the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 3 SAS connectors 7 pin SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 Red 7 pin SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 SAS8 Blue P7F C SAS model only This motherboard comes with eight 8 Serial Attached SCSI SAS connectors the next generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached SCSI SAS and Serial ATA SATA Each ...

Page 46: ... is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID and Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED 6 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin SGPIO2 3 P7F C SAS model only These connector is used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data ...

Page 47: ... 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 the ASUS Fan Speed Control technology 7 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector is for a serial COM port Connec...

Page 48: ...y 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 This motherboard supports ATX2 0 PSU or later version Ensure that your power suppl...

Page 49: ...thermal sensor cable to this connector and place the other end to the device which you want to monitor temperature 11 Parallel port connector 26 1 pin LPT1 This connector is for a parallel port Connect the parallel port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis ...

Page 50: ...PEAKER 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 ATX power button soft off button 2 pin ...

Page 51: ...ion 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...

Page 52: ...2 34 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 53: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 54: ...ASUS P7F C Series Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 55: ... case lights up For systems with SSI power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the SSI 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 m...

Page 56: ...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 soft...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...S P7F C Series 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced menu 4 16 4 5 Server menu 4 29 4 6 Power menu 4 31 4 7 Boot menu 4 34 4 8 Tools menu 4 38 4 9 Exit menu 4 39 ...

Page 59: ...re Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility 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 latest BIOS file to the ...

Page 60: ...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 61: ...OS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD P7F C Series VER 0205 DATE 07 23 2009 BOARD P7F C Series VER 0206 DATE 08 10 2009 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 fla...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...am 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 desi...

Page 64: ...the system boot configuration Tools For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigati...

Page 65: ...hted 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 ...

Page 66: ...he menu screen items and how to navigate through them v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 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 Date System Time 13 44 30 System Date Wed 11 25 2009 SATA 1 ST3160812AS SATA 2 Not Detected SATA 3 Not Detected SATA 4 Not Detected SATA 5 Not Detected SATA 6 ...

Page 67: ...BA 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 sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabl...

Page 68: ...1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 69: ...p Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the 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 rand...

Page 70: ...3 5 AHCI Configuration This menu is the section for AHCI configuration It appears only when you set the item Configure SATA as from the sub menu of SATA Configuration to AHCI BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AHCI Settings SATA Port1 Not Detected SATA Port2 Not Detected SATA Port3 Not Detected SATA Port4 Not Detected SATA Port5 Not Detected SATA Port6 Not Detected Some SATA CD DVD in AHCI mode need to wait ...

Page 71: ...3GHz Speed 2533MHz System Memory Usable Size 2040MB System Memory Information Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Memory Information Speed DDR3 1333 DIMM_A1 20484 MB 2R 1333 DIMM_A2 N A DIMM_A3 N A DIMM_B1 N A DIMM_B2 N A DIMM_B3 N A BIOS Information Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays...

Page 72: ...Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 01 04 Manufacturer Intel Brand String Intel R Xeon R CPU X3440 Frequency 2 53GHz BCLK Spe...

Page 73: ...lt State support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Setting this item to Enabled al...

Page 74: ...sabled Enabled Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled When set to Disabled the CPU runs at its default speed When set to Enabled the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R TurboMode Tech Enabled Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific condition Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R C STATE Tech En...

Page 75: ...s Auto C1 C3 C6 C1 Auto Demotion Enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 C7 requests to C1 based on the uncore auto demote information Configuration options Disabled Enabled C3 Auto Demotion Enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 C7 requests to C3 based on the uncore auto demote information Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 76: ...eneral Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit To transition the CSI links to full speed or leave them in slow mode v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Uncore Configuration IMC Lynnfield Memory Remap Feature Enabled PCI MMIO Allocation 4GB To 3072MB DRAM Frequency Auto Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled DRAM Margin Ranks Disabled MRC Serial Debug Message Leve...

Page 77: ...options 3 15 DRAM tWR 8 Configuration options 3 31 DRAM tRFC 59 Configuration options 15 255 DRAM tWTR 4 Configuration options 4 31 DRAM tRRD 4 Configuration options 4 15 DRAM tRTP 4 Configuration options 4 15 DRAM tFAW 20 Configuration options 15 63 DRAM Margin Ranks Disabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled MRC Serial Debug Message Level Disabled Configuration options Disabled Minimum Maxi...

Page 78: ...Onboard Devices Configuration menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for onboard devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Onboard Devices Configuration menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard LAN1 Boot ROM PXE OnBoard LAN2 ...

Page 79: ... the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base address Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the ...

Page 80: ...led Enabled USB Functions Enabled Allows you to enabled or disable the USB function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB suppor...

Page 81: ... fucntion number if you set this item to Bus 0 First the scanning starts from the highest bus device function number if you set this item to Bus N First Configuration options Bus 0 First Bus N First Onboard Option ROM Priority Normal Allows you to select the onboard option ROM priority Configuration options Normal High v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advance...

Page 82: ...ced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS AML ACPI table Enabled Allows you to include the BIOS AML exchange table pointer to X RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled Headless mode Disabled...

Page 83: ...RQ Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Performance Event Timer Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled HPET Memory Address FED00000h Configuration options FED00000h FED01000h FED02000h FED03000h BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced General WHEA Confi...

Page 84: ...t Log Press Enter to read all the unread event log Mark all events as read Press Enter to mark all the events as read Clear Event Log Press Enter to clear all events on the event log 4 4 8 Intel VT d Configuration Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 9 SR IOV Supprted Disabled Configuration options ...

Page 85: ...can Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Remote Access Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 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 Mod...

Page 86: ...n options 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 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 system may not work when set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader A...

Page 87: ...On By RTC Alarm Disabled Power On By External Modems Disabled Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Enter to select whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss Restore on AC Power Loss Last State When set to Power Off the system goes into off state a...

Page 88: ... powered up when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on Power On By PCI Devices Di...

Page 89: ...he motherboard component and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan1 FRNT Fan1 3 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A REAR Fan1 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fans in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the fiel...

Page 90: ...ecifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Removable Dev 2nd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM 3rd Boot Device Hard Drive 4th Boot Device Network B02 D00 Yu 5th Boot Device Network B03 D0...

Page 91: ... Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Wait 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 v02 ...

Page 92: ...ord 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 R...

Page 93: ...ord 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 set...

Page 94: ...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 4 8 1 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 ...

Page 95: ... PC 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 cha...

Page 96: ...4 40 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 97: ...5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 98: ...5 3 5 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5 5 5 3 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility P7F C SAS model only 5 15 5 4 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility P7F C 4L model only 5 35 ASUS P7F C Series Chapter summary 5 ...

Page 99: ... 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 1 E Enhanced RAID 1 has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary or alternate copy stored on a different disk You can use three or more hard disk drives for this configuration RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy ...

Page 100: ...ID controller For example use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility or the Intel Matrix Storage Manager if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel 3420 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set confi...

Page 101: ... through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 9 0 1023 PCH D wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Recovery Volume Options ...

Page 102: ...angle marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 9 0 1023 PCH D wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks...

Page 103: ...elected press Enter The following warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 5 2 2 Creating a Recovery set To create a recovery set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume and press Enter The followin...

Page 104: ...w key to select a sync option that you want and press Enter 7 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master and...

Page 105: ... and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 9 0 1023 PCH D wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a vo...

Page 106: ...rive s you want to reset and then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive s A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Por...

Page 107: ...ht C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS HELP Enable Only Recovery Disk enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On Request Select ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Enable Onl...

Page 108: ...uded in the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAI...

Page 109: ...e Manager and reboot the system 5 Select Start Programs Intel Matrix Storage Intel Matrix Storage Console or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon to load the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Matrix Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status When finishe...

Page 110: ... 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 option Boot Device Priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 4 7 1 Boot Device Priority for details 4 From the Exit menu select Exit Save Changes then press Enter 5 When...

Page 111: ...so when a disk in an IM volume fails you can easily restore the volume and the swapped disk is automatically re mirrored Creating Integrated Mirroring volumes You may use disks of different sized in IM and IME volumes however the size of the smallest disk determines the logical size of each member disk DO NOT combine Serial ATA and SAS disk drives in one volume The RAID setup screens shown in this...

Page 112: ...fig Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter List Global Properties Adapter PCI PCI PCI PCI FW Revision Status Boot BUS Dev Fnc Slot Order SAS1068E 04 03 00 00 1 22 01 00 IR Enabled 0 Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter Properties SAS1068E Adapter SAS1068E PCI Slot 00 PCI Address Bus Dev Func 04 00 00 MPT Firmware Revisi...

Page 113: ...he disk is already part of another array Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose array type to create LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Select New Array Type SAS1068E Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for array or hot spare C Create array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Create New Array SAS1068E Array Type IM Array Size MB Slot Device Identifier RAID ...

Page 114: ...ress D to overwrite any data and create the new IM array Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Space Select disk for array or hot spare C Create array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Create New Array Type SAS1068E M Keep existing data migrate to an IM array Synchronization of disk will occur D Overwrite existing data create a new IM array ALL DATA on ALL disk in the array will be DELETED N...

Page 115: ... 22 01 00 IR SAS Address 500E0101 23456712 NVDATA Version 2B 00 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose array type to create LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Select New Array Type SAS1068E Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus up to 2 optiona...

Page 116: ...o ten disks or seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare disks Use the arrow key to select a disk then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column To include this disk in the array press or Space You may also specify the Hot Spare disk here Select the disk then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column then press or Space Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for array or hot spare C Create array ...

Page 117: ... select Save changes then exit this menu 6 The utility creates the array Create and save new array Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Processing may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array ...

Page 118: ...utility 3 The Adapter Properties screen appears Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties then press Enter LSI Logic Corp MPT SAS BIOS MPTBIOS 6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Copyright 2000 2007 LSI Logic Corp Adapter s disabled by user Press Ctrl C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter ...

Page 119: ...elp Enter Choose array type to create LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Select New Array Type SAS1068E Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares Data on the primary disk may be migrated Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 10 disks including up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on array disks will be DEL...

Page 120: ...y then select Save changes then exit this menu 9 The utility creates the array Create and save new array Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Processing may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array ...

Page 121: ... PCI Address Bus Dev Func 04 00 00 MPT Firmware Revision 1 22 01 00 IR SAS Address 500E0101 23456712 NVDATA Version 2B 00 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose array type to create LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Select New Array Type SAS1068E View Existing Array V...

Page 122: ...c Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Array C Create an array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 View Array SAS1068E Array 1 of 1 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Array Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive Pred Size Num Disk Spr Status Fail MB 0 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 Yes NO Ok No 34331 2 SEAGATE ST37...

Page 123: ...ess Enter 3 From the Manage Array screen select Manage Hot Spare then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Array C Create an array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 View Array SAS1068E Array 1 of 1 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Array Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive Pred Size Num...

Page 124: ...screen select Synchronize Array then press Enter 3 Press Y to begin the synchronization or N to cancel Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Change Item C Commit Changes LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Manage Hot Spare SAS1068E Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Slot Device Identifier Hot Drive Pred Size Num Spr Status Fail MB 0 ...

Page 125: ...lume the data is preserved on the primary disk To delete an array 1 From the Manage Array screen select Delete Array then press Enter 2 Press Y to delete or N to cancel Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Manage Array SAS1068E Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synnch...

Page 126: ...sion 1 22 01 00 IR SAS Address 500E0101 23456712 NVDATA Version 2B 00 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties More keys for the SAS Topology display C Clear Device Mappings for Non Present Devices R Refresh SAS Topology Enter On a SAS Enclosure or Expander Expand or Collapse Item Enter On a Disk Drive Turn on the Locate LED ...

Page 127: ...lp Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display adapters installed devices Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Global Properties Alter Boot Order Ins Del Alter Boot List LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16...

Page 128: ... Adapter List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display adapters installed devices Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter List Global Prop...

Page 129: ...ystem defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display adapters installed devices Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults ...

Page 130: ...s any existing RAID set s Press Ctrl M to enter the utility The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically configures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference When you create RAID sets with the LSI MegaRAID softwa...

Page 131: ... command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a creat...

Page 132: ...en creating a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s A 0 SPAN 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Cursor Keys SPACE De Se...

Page 133: ...NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 6 Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press Enter 7 Select the RAID level from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009...

Page 134: ... 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Disk Write Cache Setting Of VD Change DWC Off On Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT L...

Page 135: ...s And Press Enter To Select An Option Using New Configuration When a RAID set already exists using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set use the View Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option 1 From the Management Menu select Co...

Page 136: ...AID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO En...

Page 137: ...he screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2...

Page 138: ...e to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize Virtual Drive s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Co...

Page 139: ...ipSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 ...

Page 140: ...are RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtua...

Page 141: ...To Select An Option 4 When prompted press the Space to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initilize Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No LSI So...

Page 142: ...pace Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELE...

Page 143: ...itialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 RBLD A00 01 0 1 Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives ...

Page 144: ...hen press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency CC Of VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Nav...

Page 145: ...to continue Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure Initia...

Page 146: ...ects and then select Virtual Drive from the sub menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check and then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu and then press Enter 4 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 147: ... Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configurat...

Page 148: ...onfigure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects ...

Page 149: ...0 Rebuild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Stop On Error No Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 62 Apr 29 2009 BIOS Version A 09 04300936R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Menu...

Page 150: ...5 54 Chapter 5 RAID configuration ...

Page 151: ...6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 152: ...ter summary 6 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 3 6 2 Intel chipset device software installation 6 19 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 21 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 23 6 5 Management application and utilities installation 6 25 ...

Page 153: ... Red Hat Enterprise operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot ...

Page 154: ... 5 UP3 32 64 bit SLES 9 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 SP3 64 bit SLES 9 SP4 32 bit SLES 9 SP4 64 bit SLES 10 32 bit SLES 10 64 bit LSI 1068E SAS Driver LSI 1068E SAS Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008...

Page 155: ... driver disk you want to create 4 Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of dev fd0 to de...

Page 156: ...l a third 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 speci...

Page 157: ...ancel 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 appears...

Page 158: ...e Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers and then the Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO PCH SATA 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 drive...

Page 159: ...de 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 nostorage 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 cont...

Page 160: ...anguage What language would you like to use during the installation process Catalan Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English 8 Select your keyboard type and press Enter to continue OK Keyboard Type What type of keyboard do you have trq ua ua utf ua utf ws uk unicode us Back ...

Page 161: ...ns the packages to be installed Local CDROM Hard drive NFS image FTP HTTP Back 10 Select the media and press tab to select OK Press Enter to continue Select driver No driver found Unable to find any devices of the type needed for this installation type Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver disk Back Use a driver disk ...

Page 162: ...llers megaraid_mbox LSI MegaRAID Controllers megaraid_sas LSI megasr Driver ver 13 10 0708 2009 megasr Marvell SATA controllers sata_mv Mylex DAC960 RAID Controller DAC960 Specify optional module arguments OK The driver version may vary with time and model Select LSI Mega Software RAID driver LSI megasr Driver all the time 12 Select Skip and press Enter to continue CD Found To begin testing the CD...

Page 163: ...g devices have been found on your system Intel Pro 1000 e1000e LSI megasr Driver ver 13 10 0708 2009 megasr USB Mass Storage driver for Linux usb storage Done 14 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing the RedHat operating system The displayed devices may vary with models and systems ...

Page 164: ...obe ata5 noprobe ata6 3 Press Enter To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the ENTER key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd noprobe ata n 4 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a dr...

Page 165: ...r the RAID card are installed to the system Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev fd0 and press OK to continue OK Back 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 9 If you install RHEL AS5 when the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface More Driver Disks Do you wish to lo...

Page 166: ...following commands when using a USB floppy cat proc partitions Write down the Major and Minor number before sdb for later use mknod dev sdb b major number minor number mkdir mnt driver mount dev sdb mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot ...

Page 167: ...F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation ACPI Disabled Installation Local APIC Disabled Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options 3 Press F5 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation ACPI Disabled Installation Local APIC Disabled Installatio...

Page 168: ... APIC Disabled Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options 5 When below screen appears select the floppy disk drive fd0 as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back fd0 Floppy sr0 CD ROM TEAC DV 516E sda Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS sdb Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS Other device The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to...

Page 169: ...dows Server operating system To install the Intel chipset device software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu 4 The Intel R Chipset Device Software wi...

Page 170: ...Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 171: ... system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click t...

Page 172: ... Driver installation 4 Click I accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Install to continue 5 Marvell MiniPort Driver Setup window appears showing the installing process 6 Click Finish to close the wizard ...

Page 173: ...t the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 6 4 1 Windows Server 2003 You need to manually install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver on a Windows Server 2003 operating system To install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver 3 The XGI VGA Package win...

Page 174: ...r 6 Driver installation 5 The system will update the VGA driver automatically 6 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 4 Click Next to start the installation ...

Page 175: ...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 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device driv...

Page 176: ... motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 5 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel Matrix Storage and LSI MegaRAID driver disks 6 5 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 177: ...A Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 178: ...Appendix summary A ASUS P7F C Series A 1 P7F C SAS block diagram A 3 A 2 P7F C 4L block diagram A 4 ...

Page 179: ...ASUS P7F C Series A 3 A 1 P7F C SAS Series block diagram ...

Page 180: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information A 2 P7F C 4L Series block diagram ...