Asus RS700-X7 RS8, User Manual

Page 1: ...2U Rackmount Server RS720 X7 RS8 User Guide ...

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

Page 3: ...entral Processing Unit CPU 2 3 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 3 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink 2 8 2 3 System memory 2 9 2 3 1 Overview 2 9 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 9 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 2 11 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 12 2 5 Expansion slots 2 14 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card 2 14 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 15 2 5 3 PCI Express x16 slot x16 link 2 16 2 5 4 PCI Express x8 slot x...

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

Page 5: ... 6 Event Logs menu 5 39 5 6 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 5 39 5 7 Boot menu 5 41 5 8 Monitor menu 5 43 5 9 Security menu 5 44 5 10 Tool menu 5 45 5 11 Exit menu 5 46 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 1 Setting up RAID 6 2 6 1 1 RAID definitions 6 2 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 6 2 6 1 3 RAID controller selection 6 3 6 1 4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 6 3 6 2 LSI Software RAID Configuratio...

Page 6: ...ver installation 7 1 RAID driver installation 7 2 7 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7 2 7 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7 5 7 2 Intel chipset device software installation 7 15 7 3 Intel Network Connections Software installation 7 18 7 4 VGA driver installation 7 21 7 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers 7 24 7 6 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 installation 7 ...

Page 7: ...r 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 Communications...

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

Page 9: ... settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters 6 Chapter 6 RAID configuration This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided 7 Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instr...

Page 10: ...phasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the req...

Page 11: ...1 This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...tribution Board PDB R20A Accessories 1 x RS720 X7 RS8 User s Guide 1 x ASWM Enterprise User s Guide 1 x RS720 X7 RS8 Support DVD 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x ASWM Enterprise DVD 1 x ASMB6 Series DVD 1 x ASMB6 User s Guide 2 x AC Power Cable 1 x Friction Rail Kit Optional Items Second 770W Redundant Power Supply Module Slim type Optical Device 1 2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASU...

Page 13: ... DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 RDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 ECC UDIMM Non ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 LR DIMM Memory Size 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB RDIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB UDIMM 8GB 16GB 32GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 7 Slot Type Low profile 1 x PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 link 5 x PCI E x8 Gen3 x8 link or 1 x PCI E x16 Gen3 x8 link 6 x PCI E x8 Gen3 x8 link Additional Slot 1 1 x PIKE slot for storag...

Page 14: ...Support Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 6 6 0 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2 32 64 bit CentOS 5 6 32 64 bit VMWare ESX4 1 ESXi4 1 Subject to change without any notice Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware Onboard ASMB6 iKVM for KVM over IP Software ASWM Enterprise Dimension HH x WW ...

Page 15: ...set buttons LED indicators optical drive and two USB ports are located on the front panel Refer to section 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions Slim type optical drive optional USB ports Power button Power LED LAN2 4 LED HDD Access LED LAN1 3 LED Message LED Location switch Reset button Location LED HDD 1 HDD 5 HDD 2 HDD 6 HDD 3 HDD 7 HDD 4 HDD 8 ...

Page 16: ...6 iKVM only 1 5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes the expansion slots system power socket and rear fans The middle part includes the I O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard PS 2 keyboard port USB ports LAN port 1 VGA port 7 Expansion slots LAN port 2 Power cord connector PS 2 mouse port Redundant power supply DM_LAN 1 port LAN port 3 LAN port 4 ...

Page 17: ...eed to use a floppy disk WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY 1 Power supply and power fan 2 ASUS Z9PR D12 4L server board 3 System fans 4 SATA SAS backplane hidden 5 Hot swap HDD tray 6 Slim type optical drive bay 7 Front I O board hidden A protection film is pre attached to the front cover before shipping Please remove the protection film before turning on the sy...

Page 18: ...D Icon Display status Description Power LED ON System power ON HDD Access LED OFF Blinking No activity Read write data into the HDD Message LED OFF Blinking System is normal no incoming event ASWM indicates a HW monitor event Location LED OFF ON Normal status Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF Blinking ON No LAN connection LAN is transmitting or rec...

Page 19: ...D Description HDD Status LED GREEN ON SATAII SAS HDD power ON RED ON HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately GREEN RED Blinking RAID rebuilding HDD Activity LED GREEN Blinking Read write data from into the SATAII SAS HDD HDD status LED HDD Activity LED ...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 10 ...

Page 21: ...2 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Page 22: ...ews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis Removing the rear cover Thumbscrews 2 Firmly hold the cover and slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 3 Lift the cover from the chassis 1 2 inch distance ...

Page 23: ...ket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes wi...

Page 24: ...To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU B A E D C 4 Press the right load lever with your thumb C then move it to the right D until it is released from the retention tab Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow E 3 Slightly lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow Load lever ...

Page 25: ...eft load lever F to lift the load plate G 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 Triangle mark 6 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the triangle mark is on the top right corner of the socket ...

Page 26: ...h down the right load lever J ensuring that the edge of the load plate is fixed by the lever K 9 Insert the right load lever under the retention tab M L 10 Push down the left load lever L and then insert the lever under the retention tab M ...

Page 27: ... or touches your skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step 11 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer ...

Page 28: ... attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink To install the CPU heatsink Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence A B B A 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 3 Connect the fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard ...

Page 29: ...d 32GB RDIMMs or 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB UDIMMs or 8GB 16GB and 32GB LR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update Start installing the DIMMs from slot A1 and C1 light blue Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor 1 CPU Config...

Page 30: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 10 2 CPU Configuration A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 F1 G1 H1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 5 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 7 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 9 DIMMs 10 DIMMs 11 DIMMs 12 DIMMs ...

Page 31: ...etaining clip DIMM notch 2 1 DIMM slot key 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket 1 2 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket To install two or more DIMMs refer to the user guide bundled in the motherboard package Refer to the user guide for qualified vendor lists of the memory modules Always insert the DIMM into the socket VERTICALLY to prev...

Page 32: ...spring lock to the right then pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay 3 Take note of the drive tray holes Each side has three holes to fit different types of hard disk drives Use two screws on each side to secure the hard disk drive 4 Place a SATAII SAS hard disk drive on the tray...

Page 33: ... edge protrudes 6 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the drive tray in place The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install other SATAII SAS drive s When installed the SATAII SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII SAS interface on the backplane ...

Page 34: ...l injury and damage motherboard components ASUS RS720 X7 RS8 support low profile expansion cards only 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card 2 Align the card golden fingers with the slot and then press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 1 Remove the two screws on the metal bracket lock and then set it aside Remove the metal slot cover opposite the slot ...

Page 35: ...vers for the expansion card Standard Interrupt assignments These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 1...

Page 36: ... onboard PCIE 1 3 and 4 slots provide one x8 Gen3 link to CPU1 The onboard PCIE 5 6 and 7 slots provide one x8 Gen3 link to CPU2 These slots support VGA Cards and various server class high performance add on cards PCIE 1 1 x PCI E x 8 Gen3 x8 link PCIE 2 1 x PCI E x 16 Gen3 x16 link Auto switch to x8 Link if PCIE3 is occupied PCIE 3 1 x PCI E x 8 Gen3 x8 link PCIE 4 1 x PCI E x 8 Gen3 x8 link PCIE...

Page 37: ...tem fan connector from system fan to motherboard 4 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 5 SATA conectors system default from motherboard to SATA SAS backplane 6 System auxiliary panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 7 System panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 8 SAS connectors for ASUS PIKE only from motherboard to SATA SAS backplane 9 Serial General Purp...

Page 38: ...o the SGPIO1 connector to support Intel RSTe and LSI Mega RAID RAID function J1 Connects to the power connector of the slim type optical drive SGPIO_SEL jumper pins 1 2 Onboard pins 2 3 Add on card Connects the data cables connected to the motherboard Onboard SGPIO2 3 Connects to the SGPIO2 3 connector to support PIKE card SAS RAID function ...

Page 39: ...nto the system This section tells how to remove install the following components 1 System fans 2 Redundant power supply module optional 3 ASUS PIKE RAID card optional Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components 2 8 1 System fans To uninstall the system fans 1 Press the fan clip inward to release the fan 2 Lift the fan then set aside 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to uninstall the o...

Page 40: ...To install a second redundant power supply module 1 Remove the redundant power supply dummy cover 2 Take out the seocond redundant power supply module from its package Slide it into the chassis 3 Firmly pull the lever to slide the power supply module into the chassis ...

Page 41: ...he PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard then remove the screw beside the PIKE slot 3 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot then insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure that it is completely seated in place then secure the PIKE card with the screw you removed earlier 4 Connect the data cables in numerical order from SATA1 4 to the SAS connectors l...

Page 42: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 22 5 Set the SGPIO_SEL jumper on the backplane to pin2 3 when connecting data cables to the PSAS connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 43: ...2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 44: ...s to attach the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server with four screws 3 1 Installing friction rail kit items Your friction rail kit package contains One pair of rack rails One pair of fixing latches 4 latch screws 4 rail screws and 4 rail washers Rack rails Fixing latches Front end Rear end Latch screws Rail screws Rail Washers ...

Page 45: ...re 2 Adjust the rack rail to fit the depth of the rack 4 Secure the front and rear ends of the rail with two rack screws and washers 5 Repeat step 1 to 4 to attach the rack rail on the other side of the rack 3 From inside the rack place the rear rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the rear mounting hole and then place the front rail hook on the bottom thin lip of the front mounting hole as shown i...

Page 46: ...ation DO NOT place the rail hook on a thick lip of the mounting hole DO NOT install the rail to the outer side of the server rack 6 When mounting the server to the rack ensure to include the side knots on the two sides of the server in the rack rail holders as shown in the right figure ...

Page 47: ...h the server all the way to the depth of the rack 2 Drive two screws on both mounting ears to secure the server in place To uninstall the server from the rack 1 Remove the screws secured on the mounting ears 2 Hold the mounting ears then pull the server from the rack Remember to press the latches on both sides to release the server from the rack ...

Page 48: ...Chapter 3 Installation options 3 6 ...

Page 49: ...This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 Motherboard Info ...

Page 50: ...controller setting 3 pin VGA_SW1 4 5 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 LAN_SW3 LAN_SW4 4 5 4 LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper 3 pin RAID_SEL1 4 6 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 4 6 6 DDR3 Thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 4 7 7 PMBus 1 2 PSU select jumper 3 pin SMART_PSU1 4 7 ...

Page 51: ..._FAN1 CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 4 11 8 LAN LED connector LAN34_LED1 4 12 9 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 8 1 pin PSGPIO1 2 ISGPIO1 SGPIO1 4 13 10 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 4 14 11 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 4 14 12 EATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 4 15 13 Power Supply SMBUS connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 4 16 ...

Page 52: ...e computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 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 Remo...

Page 53: ...you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 4 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 54: ... Technology enterprise 3 0 RAID Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Utility default Otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine ME boot from recovery mode when ME become ...

Page 55: ...ting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 This jumper allows you to enable disable DDR3 DIMM thermal sensing event pin 7 PMBus 1 2 PSU select jumper 3 pin SMART_PSU1 This jumper allows you to select PSU PMBus version Set to pins 1 2 for PMBus set to pins 2 3 for Others ...

Page 56: ... Supported by the Intel C602 A PCH chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb 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 57: ...rd disk drives and optical disk drives via Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s signal cables 3 SAS connectors PSAS connectors 7 pin PSAS1 8 Light Blue Supported by the ASUS PIKE Card these connectors are for the SAS signal cables for SAS hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb s of data transfer rate The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SAS hard disks installed ...

Page 58: ...any device connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up 5 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB7 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 and USB56 then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps...

Page 59: ...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 the ASUS Fan Speed Control technology 6 VGA connector 10 1 pin VGA_HDR1 This connector supports the VGA High ...

Page 60: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 12 8 LAN LED connector LAN34_LED1 This LED connector supports LAN3 and LAN4 LEDs The LAN LEDs function only when the motherboard is installed in a server system ...

Page 61: ...SGPIO1 The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data The PSGPIO 1 2 connectors are used for PIKE card The ISGPIO 1 connector is for SATA connectors ISAS connectors ...

Page 62: ...tors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis 11 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity Only COM1 functions when BMC is Enabled ...

Page 63: ...ntil the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 8 pin power plugs Otherwise the system will not boot up We recommend that you use a PSU with a higher power output 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 EATX2 0 PSU or later version Ensure that your power s...

Page 64: ...wer Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface ...

Page 65: ...KER 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 HDD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW T...

Page 66: ...on detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on ...

Page 67: ... removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED 2 Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_LED1 The BMC LED works with the ASUS ASMB6 management device and indicates its initiation status When the PSU is plugged and the system is OFF ASUS ASMB6 management device starts system initiation for about one 1 minute The BMC LED blinks after s...

Page 68: ...d information 4 20 3 CATT Error LED CATTERR_LED1 Indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate 4 Location LED LOCLED2 This LED allows you to know the server location ...

Page 69: ...ASUS RS720 X7 RS8 4 21 5 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding CPU ...

Page 70: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 22 ...

Page 71: ...This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Page 72: ... ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a U...

Page 73: ...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 Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash Utility and press Enter to enable it Flash Info MODEL Z9PR...

Page 74: ...isk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at support asus com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i filename ROM where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive then press Enter A BUPDATER i file name ROM This function can support de...

Page 75: ... 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 ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PR D12 4L VER 0203 DATE 08 24 2011 BOARD Z9PR D12 4L VER 0206 DATE 09 30 2011 WARNING Do not turn off power during flas...

Page 76: ...un this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup pr...

Page 77: ...ow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 ...

Page 78: ...ngs 5 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 5 2 7 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when se...

Page 79: ...nced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit BIOS Information BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 5 6 4 1 Compliancy UEFI 2 1 PI 0 9 BIOS Version 0103 x64 Build Date 02 24 2012 System Date...

Page 80: ...alization Technology Enabled Local APIC Mode Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit CPU Configuration Paramete...

Page 81: ...ted core is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Active Processor Cores All Configuration options All 1 2 4 6 Configuration code numbers vary with CPU models Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating system to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled XP can p...

Page 82: ...nfiguration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Power Technology Custom This item allows you to enable power management features Configuration options Disabled Energy Effic...

Page 83: ...his item allows you to set package C State limit Configuration options C0 C2 C6 C7 No Limit Energy Performance Balanced Performance This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Factory long duration power limit 115 Watts Long duration power limit 0 Allows you to set long duration power...

Page 84: ...ode Fast This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode Configuration options Slow Fast QPI Link Frequency Select Auto This item allows for selecting the QPI link frequency Configuration options Auto 6 4 GT s 7 2 GT s Fast Mode Only 8 0 GT s Fast Mode Only QPI Link0s Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link0p Disabled Configuration options Di...

Page 85: ...4 Way Rank Interleaving Auto Select different rank interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way 8 Way Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Compatibility...

Page 86: ...ation options Enabled Disabled Device Tagging Disabled Allows you to enable disable device tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throtting CLTT Configuration options Disabled 0LTT CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Altitude 300 M The system altitude above the sea level in meters Conf...

Page 87: ... Disabled Enabled VGA Priority offboard Allows you to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced DIMM Information Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Adv...

Page 88: ...ed SCU devices Enabled Onboard SATA RAID Oprom Enabled High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer Enabled PCH Compatibility RID Disabled Support for PCH compatibility Configuration options Disabled Enabled Deep Sx Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled in S5 Enabled in S4 and S5 SCU devices Enabled Allows you to enable disable Patsburg SCU devices Configuration options ...

Page 89: ...bled Coherency Support Disabled Allows you to enable disable VT d Engine Coherency support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ATS Support Disabled Allows you to enable disable VT d Engine address translation services ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Ti...

Page 90: ...Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Mode Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SATA Port1 Not Present SATA Port2 Not Present SATA Port3 Not Present SATA Port4 Not Present SATA Port5 Not Present SATA Port6 Not Present SATA Mode AHCI Mode S M A R T Status Check Enabled Aggress...

Page 91: ...nt Device2 Not Present Device3 Not Present Device4 Not Present Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 92: ...rends Inc PCI ROM Priority EFI Compatible ROM In case of multiple option roms Legacy and EFI Compatible specifies what PCI option rom to lanuch Configuration options Legacy ROM EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks Value to be programmed into PCI latency timer register Configuration options 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 PCI Bus Clocks 96 PCI Bus Clocks 128 PCI Bus Clocks 160 PCI Bus Clocks...

Page 93: ...elect Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Link Register Settings ASPM Support Disabled Allows to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Force L0s Force L0s Force all links to L0s stat...

Page 94: ...nables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE1 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE2 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE3 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE4 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE5 Option Rom Enabled Co...

Page 95: ... TXT Feature Supported Chipset TXT Feature Supported Intel TXT LT SX Configuration TXT Support Disabled Intel TXT LT SX Dependencies The following must be supported and enabled VT d Support Enabled VT Support Enabled TPM Support Enabled TPM State Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Set...

Page 96: ...timized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Legacy USB Support Enabled This item enables or disables Legacy USB device support Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto EHCI Hand off Disabled This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Hardware Delays and Time outs USB transfer time out 20 sec This item sets ...

Page 97: ...port If we disable the EHCI Controller in BIOS South Bridge USB configuration the USB device will all disable in OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled Rear USB 1 2 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable rear USB ports Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard USB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable onboard USB ports Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 9 Trusted C...

Page 98: ... option may be not effective with some OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI Sleep State S1 CPU Stop Clock Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State Configuration options Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock S3 Suspend to RAM Lock Legacy Resources Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set E...

Page 99: ...te whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PCIE Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By Ring Disabled Disabled Disables the Ring devices from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the Ring devices to generate a wake ...

Page 100: ... ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys et VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 57600 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Select Screen Select Item Ente...

Page 101: ...ow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be...

Page 102: ... UTF8 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control None Microsoft ...

Page 103: ...d PXE iSCSI Intel LAN1 Enable Enabled Enables or disables Intel LAN1 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled LAN1 Option ROM Support Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel LAN2 Enable Enabled Enables or disables Intel LAN2 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled LAN2 Option ROM Support Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel LAN3 Enable Enabled Enables or...

Page 104: ...nc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc ME Subsystem Help 5 4 16 Legacy Devices Configuration Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial Port 1 2 Configuration Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Enabled Device Settings I0 3F8h IRQ 4 Device Mode Standard Serial Po Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Aptio Setup ...

Page 105: ...e or disable Runtime Error Logging Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support to Enabled PCI Error Logging Support Disabled Allows you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 106: ...lues F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc O S Watchdog Timer Disabled If enabled starts a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management Software after the OS loads Helps determine that the OS sucessfully loaded or follows the O S Boot Watchdog TImer Policy Configuration options Enabled Disabled O S Wtd Timer Timeout 10 ...

Page 107: ...Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SEL Components Disabled Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erase SEL No Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset When SEL is Full...

Page 108: ...ddress in BMC 000 000 000 000 Lan1 MAC Address in BMC 00 00 00 00 00 00 Lan1 Address Source in BMC DHCP Mode Configuration Address source Previous State Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Configuration Address source Previous State Select to...

Page 109: ...ent Logging during boot Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No When Log is Full Do Nothing Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Disabled MECI 1 METW 60 Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled Note All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Select Screen Select Item Enter Select I...

Page 110: ... entry is updated specified as a numeric value ranging from 1 to 255 METW 60 Mutiple Event Time Windows METW The number of minutes that must pass between duplicate log entries that utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Enables or disables the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuratio...

Page 111: ... setup activation key Bootup NumLock State On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature CSM16 Module Version GateA20 Active Upon Request Upon Request GA20 can be disab...

Page 112: ...om the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To select the boot device during system startup press F8 when ASUS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode please press F8 after POST Set the booting order of network devices Boot Option 1 2 3 4 SATA P2 ASUS Configuration options SATA P2 ASUS SATA P3 WDC WD...

Page 113: ...ed N A FRNT FAN4 Speed N A REAR FAN1 Speed N A REAR FAN2 Speed N A VTT_CPU 1 056 V VCORE1 0 992 V VCORE2 N A VDDQ_AB_CPU1 N A VDDQ_CD_CPU1 1 490 V VDDQ_EF_CPU2 N A VDDQ_GH_CPU2 N A 5VSB 5 030 V 5V 5 017 V 12V 11 712 V 3 3V 3 372 V VBAT 3 264 V 3 3VSB 3 366 V FAN Speed Control Generic Mode CPU 1 2 TR1 1 2 Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CP...

Page 114: ...forgotten your BIOS password erase the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM to clear the BIOS password See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM Administrator Password If you have set an administrator password we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system Otherwise you might be able to see or change only selected fields in the BIOS setup program ...

Page 115: ...d To clear the user password follow the same steps as in changing a user password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password To clear the administrator password follow the same steps as in changing an administrator password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password 5 10 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an...

Page 116: ...ou to reset the Setup program without saving your changes When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and reset Restore Defaults This option allows you to restore load defaults values for all the setup options When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load optimized defaults Exit system setup without savin...

Page 117: ...vice items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting from the selected device Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This item is for launching the EFI Shell application from one of the available filesystem devices ...

Page 118: ...5 48 Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Page 119: ...This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 120: ... provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits...

Page 121: ...ection on page 4 6 for details 6 1 4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set s using SATA HDDs To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Advanced Menu PCH SATA Configuration then press Enter 3 Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode 4 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 5 for details on enteri...

Page 122: ...ng 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 software RAID conf...

Page 123: ...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 create...

Page 124: ...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 C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Cursor Keys SPACE De Se...

Page 125: ...Choose RAID Level For This VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 6 Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press Enter 7 Select the RAID level from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010...

Page 126: ...ect An Option Select Units For VD Size MB GB TB 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 11 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting and then press Enter Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check...

Page 127: ... And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 13 Follow step 2 to 12 to configure additional virtual drives 14 Press Esc to finish RAID configuration When prompted to save configuration select Yes from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select Yes Or No Configuration Menu Easy Configur...

Page 128: ...Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Follow step 2 to 9 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration 3 Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter 4 Key in the desired virtual drive size and then press Enter 5 Follow step 10 to 14 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration to crea...

Page 129: ...he screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set 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 C 05 Sep 17 2...

Page 130: ... drive 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 VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configur...

Page 131: ...ipSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 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 C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R 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 132: ...are RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 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 133: ...er 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 Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No LSI Soft...

Page 134: ...pace Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELE...

Page 135: ...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 C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives ...

Page 136: ...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 C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Nav...

Page 137: ...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 C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure Initia...

Page 138: ...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 139: ... Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configurat...

Page 140: ...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 C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects ...

Page 141: ...Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Cont On Error Yes Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Menu select O...

Page 142: ... allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 0 0 1104 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Ex...

Page 143: ...marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 0 0 1104 Copyright C 2003 11 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 S...

Page 144: ...is selected press Enter The following warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 6 3 2 Creating a Recovery set To create a recovery set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume and press Enter The foll...

Page 145: ...ys 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 1 ...

Page 146: ...D set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 0 0 1104 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Dele...

Page 147: ...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 Port Dri...

Page 148: ...Copyright C 2003 11 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 Ena...

Page 149: ... RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID Press E...

Page 150: ...l Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system 5 Select Start Programs Intel Rapid Storage Intel Rapid Storage Console or click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to load the Intel Rapid Stroage Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding stat...

Page 151: ... BIOS Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 5 8 Boot menu for details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press Enter 5 When the confirmati...

Page 152: ...6 34 Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 153: ...This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

Page 154: ...alling Windows or 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 ...

Page 155: ... disk LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 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 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 156: ...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 USB floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of dev fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the su...

Page 157: ... To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Page 158: ...rt DVD into the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Windows and click...

Page 159: ...n installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 then press Enter The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set For example if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe ata4 no...

Page 160: ...ore driver disks Yes No 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 7 When the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 8 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot ...

Page 161: ... the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Press Tab to edit options 3 Entering the following command at the boot linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press Enter ...

Page 162: ...r Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No 5 You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Choose one you like to use and select OK then press Enter OK Cancel Driver Disk Sou8rce You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Which would you like to use sdc sdd sdb sr0 ...

Page 163: ...RAID card are installed to the system Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue OK Back 7 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation ...

Page 164: ...a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount o loop image file name image Example mount o loop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86__64 img image 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled a...

Page 165: ...e LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu 3 Press F6 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter ...

Page 166: ...nd brokenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press Enter 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 Floppy Other device 6 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation ...

Page 167: ...and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click t...

Page 168: ... Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 169: ...ASUS RS720 X7 RS8 7 17 8 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 170: ...rivileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSE...

Page 171: ...k Next when the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation 6 Select Modify and then click Next to continue ...

Page 172: ...7 20 Chapter 7 Driver installation 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 173: ...nd then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click th...

Page 174: ...ter 7 Driver installation 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue ...

Page 175: ...ASUS RS720 X7 RS8 7 23 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 Click Install to start driver installation ...

Page 176: ... the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support...

Page 177: ...utility 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE t...

Page 178: ...26 Chapter 7 Driver installation 5 Read the Warning message and click Next to continue 6 Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue 7 Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue ...

Page 179: ...S720 X7 RS8 7 27 9 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 180: ...S 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the in...

Page 181: ...ASUS RS720 X7 RS8 7 29 4 When the Intel PRO Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation 5 Select Modify and then click Next to continue ...

Page 182: ...7 30 Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 183: ...ASUS RS720 X7 RS8 7 31 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation 10 Restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 184: ...s 7 8 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 7 8 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available devic...

Page 185: ...d supports Click an item to install 7 8 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel Rapid Storage Technology and LSI MegaRAID driver disks 7 8 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 186: ...7 34 Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

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