Asus TS700-E6/RS8, User Manual

Page 1: ...Pedestal 5U Rackmount Server TS700 E6 RS8 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...uption 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: ...2 Reinstalling the side cover 2 3 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 4 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 7 2 3 System memory 2 8 2 3 1 Overview 2 8 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 9 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 2 10 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM 2 10 2 4 Front panel assembly 2 11 2 4 1 Removing the front panel assembly 2 11 2 4 2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly 2 11 2 ...

Page 4: ...pply module 2 28 Chapter 3 Installation options 3 1 Preparing the system for rack mounting 3 2 3 2 Attaching the inner rail to the server 3 2 3 3 Attaching the rails to the rack 3 3 3 4 Mounting the server to the rack 3 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard Info 4 1 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 2 Jumpers 4 4 4 3 Internal connectors 4 9 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 AFUDOS utilit...

Page 5: ...Legacy Device Configuration 5 22 5 4 4 USB Configuration 5 23 5 4 5 PCIPnP 5 24 5 4 6 Power On Configuration 5 25 5 4 7 Event Log Configuration 5 26 5 4 8 Hardware Monitor 5 26 5 4 9 PCI Express Configuration 5 28 5 4 10 ACPI Configuration 5 28 5 5 Server menu 5 31 5 6 Boot menu 5 33 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority 5 33 5 6 2 Removable Drives 5 34 5 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration 5 34 5 6 4 Security 5...

Page 6: ... 28 6 3 4 Resetting disks to Non RAID 6 29 6 3 5 Recovery Volume Options 6 30 6 3 6 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 6 31 6 3 7 Rebuilding the RAID 6 31 6 3 8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 6 33 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 1 RAID driver installation 7 2 7 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7 2 7 1 2 Windows OS 7 5 7 1 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 7 8 7 1 4 SUSE Linux En...

Page 7: ...he 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 Communic...

Page 8: ...efore operating the server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server make sure 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 temp...

Page 9: ...nd internal connectors 5 Chapter 5 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters 6 Chapter 6 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities 7 Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the nece...

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

Page 11: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 This chapter describes the general features of the server including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...38mm Rear 1 x 120mm x 38mm Accessories 1 x TS700 E6 RS8 User s Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM 2 0 User s Guide 1 x TS700 E6 RS8 Support CD including ASWM 1 x Bag of Screws 2 x AC Power Cable Optional Items CPU Cooler DVD ROM DVD RW 620W Redundant Power Supply Module ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 Rackmount Rail Kit Anti virus Software CD 1 2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support te...

Page 13: ...nnel per CPU 6 DIMMs per CPU Capacity Maximum up to 96GB RDIMM Maximum up to 48GB UDIMM Memory Type DDR3 1333 1066 Reg DIMM Unbuffered DIMM with ECC Memory Size 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB RDIMM 1GB 2GB and 4GB UDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 5 or 6 Slot Type Workstation Mode 1 x PCI E x16 slot x16 link 2 x PCI E x16 slots x8 link 2 x PCI X 100 133MHz slots Server Mode 4 x PCI E x16 slot...

Page 14: ...port OS Support Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 64 bit Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 0 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 64 bit Subject to change without any notice Anti virus Software Optional anti virus CD Pack Management Solution Out of Band Remote Management Optional ASMB4 iKVM for KVM over IP support Software ASUS ASWM 2 0 Dimension HH x ...

Page 15: ...ocated on the front panel For future installation of 5 25 inch devices two drive bays are available Refer to section 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions The audio jacks function only with an optional MIO audio card Optical drive Empty 5 25 inch bays Power button Reset button Message LED HDD access LED Power LED USB 2 0 ports Security lock 4 bay HDD cage LAN1 LED LAN2 LED Headphone outp...

Page 16: ...pansion slots a chassis lock and intrusion switch a vent for the system fan and power supply module Expansion slots PS 2 keyboard port USB 2 0 ports Serial port VGA port Chassis intrusion switch Gigabit LAN port 1 Chassis lock 120mm x 38mm system fan PS 2 mouse port Gigabit LAN port 2 620W Redundant power supply Power connector ...

Page 17: ...ER BODY PARTS AWAY Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component 1 620W Redundant Power Supply the second set is an optional item 2 120mm x 38mm system fan ARX FD1212 DP284G 3 ASUS Z8PE D12X Server Board 4 Chassis intrusion switch 5 Expansion card locks 6 Optical drive 7 2 x 5 25 inch drive bays 8 4 bay HDD module first set 9 4 bay HDD modu...

Page 18: ...ing No activity Read write data into the HDD Message LED OFF Lighting up System is normal no incoming event A hardware temperature overheat is detected Use ASWM to check the abnormal status Drive status LED Green Red Green Red blinking Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is in good condition HDD failure HDD rebuilding using the RAID card LAN LEDs OFF Blinking ON LAN accessing Message...

Page 19: ...nel LEDs ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection SPEED LED ACT LINK LED SPEED LED ACT LINK LED ...

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

Page 21: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Page 22: ...he side cover Keep your fingers from components inside the chassis that can cause injury such as the CPU fan rear fan and other sharp edged parts To remove the side cover 1 Remove the two screws that secure the side cover 2 Slide the side cover for about half an inch toward the rear until it is disengaged from the chasssis 3 Carefully lift the side cover and set it aside 1 1 2 ...

Page 23: ... 1 Match and insert the lower sliding edge of the side cover to the corresponding chassis edge 2 Position the side cover to the chassis 4 Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover 1 3 Slide the side cover toward the front panel until it snaps in place 4 4 3 ...

Page 24: ...herboard components ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the Socket 1366 The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacemen...

Page 25: ... load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab A B Load lever Retention tab 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle 4 Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle Load plate 4 3 5 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket PnP cap ...

Page 26: ...CPU notch B 8 Close the load plate A and then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab A 7 Apply several drops of thermal paste 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 Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step The thermal paste is toxic and inedible If it gets into you...

Page 27: ...anel of the server chassis 2 Twist each of the four screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the CPU heatsink and fan to the motherboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the CPU heatsink and fan 3 Connect the CPU heatsink and fan cable to the connector on the motherboard Do not forget to connect the CPU heatsink and fan connector H...

Page 28: ...ardware setup 2 8 2 3 System memory 2 3 1 Overview The motherboard comes with twelve 12 Double Data Rate 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets ...

Page 29: ...se of memory we recommend that you do any of the following Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32 bit Windows OS Install a 64 bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more on the motherboard For more details refer to the Microsoft support site at http support microsoft com kb 929605 en us This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 Mb 32MB chips or less Memory ch...

Page 30: ...IMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components A 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 Unlocked retaining clip 1 DIMM notch 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the ...

Page 31: ...oving the front panel assembly To remove the front panel assembly 1 Locate the three hooked tabs on the chassis side rail 2 Shift the hooked tabs and take off the front bezel 2 4 2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly To reinstall the front panel assembly 1 Hook the other side of the front panel assembly to the chassis 2 Swing the front panel assembly and snap it back into place ...

Page 32: ...to do so may cause damage to the motherboard and other system components The system comes with three 5 25 inch drive bays located on the upper front part of the chassis An optical drive that comes standard optional with the system package occupies the uppermost bay labeled 1 The lower bays labeled 2 and 3 are available for additional 5 25 inch optical zip or floppy disk drives You must remove the ...

Page 33: ...lane Ensure of the type of HDD module cage you purchase before buying hard disks 2 6 1 Installing the HDD module cage 1 Examine the chassis and ensure the bay space is free of wires and other obstructions 2 Level the HDD module cage latch counterclockwise 3 Insert the HDD module cage into the bay 2 3 4 When the HDD module cage is completed inserted the cage latch will be pushed back clockwise 4 5 ...

Page 34: ...n pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 6 2 Removing the HDD module cage 1 Disconnect the all cables from the SATA SAS backplane on the HDD module cage 2 Level the HDD module cage latch counterclockwise The HDD module cage will be pushed out of the chassis 2 3 Completely pull out the HDD module cage ...

Page 35: ...rives Use two screws on each side to secure the hard disk drive 4 Place a SATAII SAS hard disk drive on the tray and then secure it with four screws 5 Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes When installed the SATAII SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII SAS interface on the backplane ...

Page 36: ...ckplane 3 Loosen the four screws on the backplane 4 Firmly hold the backplane lift it up and remove it from the module 5 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the backplane 6 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the drive tray in place The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second ...

Page 37: ...rd 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface 3 Push down the expansion card lock latch step a and lift up the expansion card lock step b as shown in the right figure 4 Remove the metal slot cover opposite the slot where you wish to install an expansion c...

Page 38: ...ce 2 7 2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard 1 Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard 2 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot When installing a graphics card on PCI E x16 slot the PCI E slot right beside it does not function ...

Page 39: ...card slot 4 Ensure to connect the data cables to the SAS connectors on the motherboard 2 7 3 Installing i Button Follow the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboard 1 Locate the i Button slot on the motherboard 2 Snap the i Button in place You need to install i Button before using PIKE 1078 functions ...

Page 40: ...to install an optional ASMB4 management board on your motherboard 1 Locate the BMC_FW header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB4 management card in place 3 Insert the LAN cable plug to the LAN port 3 dedicated LAN or LAN port 1 shared LAN for server management LAN port 3 LAN port 1 ...

Page 41: ...vers for the expansion card These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices Standard Interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 1...

Page 42: ...upply SMBus connector from power supply to motherboard 4 System fan connectors from system fan to motherboard 5 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 6 Chassis Intrusion connector from rear chassis intrusion switch to motherboard 7 IDE connector from motherboard to the optical drive 8 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors SATA from motherboard SGPIO1 to SATA SAS backplane J2 c...

Page 43: ...ct to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD status See section 1 7 LED information for details Front side The front side of the SATA SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed This side includes four SATA SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays HDD Device Front side connector Back side connector HDD 1 HDD1 CON1 HDD 2 HDD2 CON2 HDD 3 HDD3 CON3 HDD 4 HDD4 CON4 Drive status LEDs HDD1 HDD2 ...

Page 44: ...iption SGPIO1 Connects to SATA SGPIO1 connector on the motherboard SGPIO2 Connects to SAS SGPIO2 connector on the motherboard BPSMB1 Connects to Front panel SMB connector on the motherboard U1 Connects to 4 pin plug of the power supply CON1 CON2 CON3 CON4 Connects to SATA SAS connectors on the motherboard Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the SATA SAS backplane to 2 3 when installing the PIKE RAID car...

Page 45: ...fans front and rear 2 Chassis footpads 3 Redundant power supply module 2 9 1 System fan Removing the front system fan To remove the front system fan 1 Remove the two screws that secure the right side cover 1 1 b a a 2 Locate the front system fan near the 5 25 inch drive bays 3 Squeeze the front system fan latches step a and pull out the front system fan step b as shown in the right figure 4 Follow...

Page 46: ...ightward respectively Removing the rear system fan To remove the rear system fan 1 Unplug the system fan cable from the REAR_FAN1 connector on the motherboard 3 Carefully take off the system fan 4 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the rear system fan ...

Page 47: ... these footpads if you wish to install the system to a rack Refer to Chapter 3 Installation options of this user guide and to the Rackmount Kit user guide for instructions To remove the footpads 1 Lay the system chassis on its side 2 Remove the footpad by rotating it counterclockwise with a Philips cross screwdriver 3 Repeat step 1 and 2 to remove the other three footpads ...

Page 48: ... all power cable plugs from the motherboard and other installed devices before removing the power supply unit 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 49: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 50: ...ased separately We recommend that you allot at least 1U space above the server system to ensure optimal thermal performance Removing the footpads Refer to section 2 9 2 Chassis footpads for instructions on removing the footpads 3 2 Attaching the inner rail to the server 1 Slide out the inner rail from the rackmount rail kit 2 Align the screw holes on the inner rail and the chassis top and then sec...

Page 51: ...e front 1U space where you attached the rail 6 Drive in two screws on the outer holes to secure the rear end 7 From the rack front find the corresponding 1U space for the second rail pair 8 Repeat steps 3 6 to attach the second rail pair 3 Align the front end holes of a rack rail pair to the 1U space 4 Drive in two screws on the outer holes to secure the front end 1U space 2 Loosen the two screws ...

Page 52: ...Chapter 3 Installation options 3 4 3 4 Mounting the server to the rack To mount the server to the rack 1 Align the server rails with the rack rails 2 Push the server all the way into the rack ...

Page 53: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 Motherboard Info ...

Page 54: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 2 4 1 Motherboard layout ...

Page 55: ...n SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 Red 7 pin SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 SAS8 Blue 4 11 4 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 11 5 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB7 4 12 6 Thermal sensor cable connectors 3 pin TR1 TR2 4 12 7 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 4 13 8 LPC debug card connector 14 1 pin LPC1 4 13 9 Seria...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...low you to switch for fan pin selection The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the CPU fans control and the CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the front fans and rear fans control Set to pins 1 2 when using 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 when using 3 pin fans If you use a 4 pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2 3 the fan you installed may not work If you use a 3 pin fan but set the jumper for a 4 pin fan the fan control will...

Page 58: ...or disable the IDE connector Set to pins 1 2 to enable the IDE connector or pins 2 3 disable the IDE connector 4 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel Intel 82574LGigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 59: ... of 133MHz Set to pins 1 2 to Auto Mode or pins 2 3 to Force 133 MHz Force 133MHz may cause the system unstable 7 DDR3 voltage control setting 4 pin LVDDR3_SEL1 LVDDR3_SEL2 These jumpers allow you to adjust the DIMM voltage Set to pins 1 2 to select 1 5V BIOS control pins 2 3 to select 1 2V Force or 3 4 to select 1 35V Force ...

Page 60: ...tings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a USB flash disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard XXXXXX ROM and the AFUDOS EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the USB flash and turn on the system to update the BIOS 4 Shut down the system 5 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 6 Turn on the system ...

Page 61: ...Intel ICH10R chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed ...

Page 62: ... an Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE...

Page 63: ...to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up 3 SAS connectors 7 pin SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 Red 7 pin SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 SAS8 Blue 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 connector supports one device These connectors function only when you in...

Page 64: ...tall the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 6 Thermal sensor cable connectors 3 pin TR1 TR2 These connectors are for temperature monitoring Connect the thermal sensor cables to these connectors and place the other ends to the devices which you want to monitor temperature ...

Page 65: ...the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology 8 LPC debug card connec...

Page 66: ...pherals for the LSI MegaRAID and Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED 10 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin SGPIO2 3 These connector is used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data These connectors functions only when you install an ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card ...

Page 67: ...tor is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis 12 BMC header BMC_FW1 The BMC connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS Server Management Board 4 Series ASMB4 ...

Page 68: ...or the SSI power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 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 devi...

Page 69: ... 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 SSI power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW ...

Page 70: ...n 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 t...

Page 71: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 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: ... gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility Ensure that the USB flash drive is not write protected and has at least 2048 KB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboar...

Page 73: ...e Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file done Reading flash done Advance Check Erasing flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 The utility verifies the file and then starts updating the BIOS file DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent s...

Page 74: ...he BIOS 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file to the USB port 3 The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file 4 Turn off the system after the utility completes the updating process and power on again 5 The system requires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover BI...

Page 75: ...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 designe...

Page 76: ...keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Boot Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Sa...

Page 77: ...Enter to display available options Refer to 5 2 7 Pop up window 5 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item and press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 5 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on ...

Page 78: ...tion options Disabled 360 KB 5 25 in 1 2 MB 5 25 in 720 KB 3 5 in 1 44 MB 3 5 in 2 88 MB 3 5 in v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Boot 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 12 17 2008 Legacy Diskette A Disabled SATA 1 ST3160812AS SATA 2 Not Detected SATA 3 Not...

Page 79: ...d 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 Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto Allows you to select the data transfer mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Sets the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWD...

Page 80: ...hen press Enter if you wish to configure the item Options Disabled Compatible Enhanced SATA Configuration Enhanced Configuration options Disabled Compatible Enhanced Configure SATA as IDE Sets the configuration for the SerialATAconnectors supported by the Southbridge chip Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices...

Page 81: ...hnology Configuration options Disabled Enabled AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out 35 Selects the boot time out value for SATA CD DVD devices in AHCI mode Congifuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SATA Port1 6 XXXX Displays the status of auto detection of SATA devices 5 3 6 AHCI Configuration This menu is the section for AHCI configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AHCI Settings AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out 35...

Page 82: ...Size 1016MB 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 CPU1 Memory Information CPU2 Memory Information AMIBIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory System Mem...

Page 83: ...P UTILITY Main CPU1 Memory Configuration Speed N A DIMM_A1 N A DIMM_A2 N A DIMM_A3 N A DIMM_B1 N A DIMM_B2 N A DIMM_B3 N A DIMM_C1 N A DIMM_C2 N A DIMM_C3 N A CPU1 2 Memory Configuration Displays the auto detected memory specification ...

Page 84: ...he 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 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 3F 11 Manufacturer Intel Brand String Genuine Intel R CPU 0000 2 67GHz Frequency 2 66GHz BCLK Speed 133M...

Page 85: ...u to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency Use the and keys to adjust the value Configuration options Auto 12 0 13 0 14 0 15 0 16 0 17 0 18 0 19 0 20 0 C1E Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Enhanced Halt State support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher function Configuration o...

Page 86: ...thout Allows you to select the mode for the Data Cache Configuration options 32KB 8 way without ECC 16KB 4 way with ECC DCA Prefetch Delay 32 Allows you to select the time delay in bus clocks from snoop to prefetch Configuration options 8 16 24 32 40 104 112 120 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 ...

Page 87: ...imit setting Auto We recommend that you set this item to Auto for BIOS to automatically detect the C State mode supported by your CPU Configuration options Auto C1 C3 C6 C7 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 ...

Page 88: ...ing Disabled Throttling Closed Loop Disabled Throttling Open Loop Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit To transition the CSI links to full speed o r l e a v e t h e m i n slow mode v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration CPU Revision B0 Current CSI Frequency 4 800GT Curr...

Page 89: ...cy via SPD or designate a specific frequency Configuration options Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 Memory Mode Independent Allows you to set Memory channel mode Configuration options Independent Channel Mirroring Lockstep Sparing Memory ECC Function Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion Configuration options Disabled Enabled Double Rate Refresh Auto Configura...

Page 90: ... menu shows the auto detected Northbridge values Page Poilcy Closed Configuration options Closed Open Adaptive Page Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Data Scramble Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Split Below 4 GB Disabled Configuation options Disabled Auto Channel Interleaving 6 1 Allows you to set the channel interleaving setting Configuation options 1 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 ...

Page 91: ... USB ports to be enabled Configuration options Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports 8 USB Ports 10 USB Ports 12 USB Ports USB Port Configure 8 4 USB Ports This item disappears when you set the USB Functions item to Disabled Configuration options 6 6 USB Ports 8 4 USB Ports USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller This item become unconfigurable if y...

Page 92: ...n options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select 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 v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Legacy Device ...

Page 93: ...480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mbps Configuration options FullSpeed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand off support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hotplug USB FDD Support Auto Allows you to configure the Hotplug USB FDD support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto 5 4 4 USB Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UT...

Page 94: ...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 High Allows you to select the onboard option ROM priority Configuration options Normal High Onboard LAN1 2 Boot PXE Allows you to configure the onboard LAN1 2 boot mode Configuration Disabled PXE iSCSI v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatr...

Page 95: ...omputer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake up event Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled RTC Alarm Date 15 To set the alarm date highlight this item and press the or key to make the selection System Time 12...

Page 96: ...N A TR2 Temperature N A CPU Fan1 Speed 1440RPM CPU Fan2 Speed N A Front Fan1 Speed N A Front Fan2 Speed N A Front Fan3 Speed N A Front Fan4 Speed N A Rear Fan1 Speed N A Rear Fan2 Speed N A Smart Fan Control Generic Mode VCORE1 Voltage 1 052 V VCORE2 Voltage N A 1 5V_P1DDR3 Voltage 1 508 V 1 5V_P2DDR3 Voltage N A 1 5V_ICH Voltage 1 520 V Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 ...

Page 97: ...ar fans in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Smart Fan Control Generic Mode Allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Full Speed Mode Whisper Mode Generic Mode High Density Mode VCORE1 2 Voltage 1 5V_P1 2DDR3 Voltage 1 5V_ICH Voltage P1 2V...

Page 98: ...ced ACPI Configuration settings Use this section to configure additional ACPI options 5 4 9 PCI Express Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI Express Configuration Active State Power Management Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Enable Disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power stat...

Page 99: ...able the Advanced 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...

Page 100: ...tion options Disabled Enabled USB Device Wakeup From S3 S4 Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB device wakeup from S3 S4 feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Performance Event Timer Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled HPET Memory Address FED00000h Configuration options FED00000h FED01000...

Page 101: ...erican Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Boot Exit Remote Access Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Enabled Serial port number COM2 Base Address IRQ 2F8h 3 Serial Port Mode 57600 8...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...ce Priority Removable Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device ...

Page 104: ...rease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Disabled 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 v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boo...

Page 105: ...n 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 Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to...

Page 106: ...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 107: ...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 108: ...s for a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you sel...

Page 109: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 110: ...n 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 benefit...

Page 111: ...setting 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 Main menu IDE Configuration and then press Enter 3 Set the Configure SATA as item to RAID 4 Save your changes and then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 5 for details on enteri...

Page 112: ...ing 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 con...

Page 113: ...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 114: ...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 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Cursor Keys SPACE De Se...

Page 115: ...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 60 Jul 30 2008...

Page 116: ...60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R 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 LS...

Page 117: ...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 118: ...AID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R 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 119: ...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 A 60 Jul 30 2...

Page 120: ...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 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Co...

Page 121: ...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 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R 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 122: ...are RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R 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 123: ...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 124: ...pace Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R 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 125: ...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 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives ...

Page 126: ...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 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Nav...

Page 127: ...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 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure Initia...

Page 128: ...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 129: ... Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R 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 130: ...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 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects ...

Page 131: ... 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 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 5 When finished press any key to continue 3 From the Management Menu select Objects Virtual D...

Page 132: ...at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAI...

Page 133: ...arks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 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 Se...

Page 134: ...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 135: ... 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 Re...

Page 136: ... 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 Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Delet...

Page 137: ...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 138: ...Copyright C 2003 08 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 139: ...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 RAID Pre...

Page 140: ... Storage 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 ...

Page 141: ...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 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority for details 4 From the Exit menu select Exit Save Changes then press Enter 5 When the ...

Page 142: ...6 34 Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 143: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

Page 144: ...e manually adjusted Otherwise the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing 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 moth...

Page 145: ...R RAID Driver ICH10R INTEL RAID Driver Windows XP Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows XP Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP6 32 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP7 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP1 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP2 32 64 bit RHEL 9 SP3 32 bit RHEL 9 SP3 64 bit RHEL 9 SP4 32 bit RHEL 9 SP4 64 bit RHEL 10 SP1 32 bit RHEL 10 SP1 64 bit RHEL ...

Page 146: ... 2 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive 3 Go to the Make Disk menu and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create 4 Insert a 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 environ...

Page 147: ...up 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 CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage d...

Page 148: ...isk labeled Manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready 5 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list then press Enter 6 The Windows Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk When next screen appears press Enter to continue installation 7 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue ...

Page 149: ...are tab 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 then click the Update Driver button 7 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears Click Next 8 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive 9 Select the option Search for a suitable d...

Page 150: ...es type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe ata4 noprobe ata5 noprobe ata6 To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the ENTER key To install or upgrade in text mode Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then pr...

Page 151: ...er interface and execute replace_ahci sh following the instructions of step 8 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 More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No Type the following commands when using a USB floppy cat proc partitions Write down the Major and Minor number before...

Page 152: ...t 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 Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memor...

Page 153: ...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 the system Sel...

Page 154: ...ly install the Intel chipset software on a Windows XP Server 2003 operating system To install the Intel chipset software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the item Intel R Chipset Software Installation U...

Page 155: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 7 13 4 The Intel R Chipset Device Software window appears Click Next to start the installation 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process ...

Page 156: ...7 14 Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 Read the Readme File Information and click Next to activate the installation 7 After completing the installation click Next to continue ...

Page 157: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 7 15 8 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now and click Finish to restart the computer ...

Page 158: ...upport CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE from the Drivers Intel 82576 folder Double click the AUTORUN EXE an...

Page 159: ...0 E6 RS8 7 17 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 4 When the Intel PRO Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation ...

Page 160: ...7 18 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 161: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 7 19 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation ...

Page 162: ...o install the ASPEED display driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert 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 3 When the ASPEED InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to continue ...

Page 163: ...ASUS TS700 E6 RS8 7 21 5 The system installs the driver automatically 4 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 164: ...7 22 Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 When the installation completes click Finish to exit the wizard 7 Click Yes to restart the computer ...

Page 165: ... 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD 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 CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 7 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers ...

Page 166: ...oard supports Click an item to install 7 5 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel Matrix Storage Manager and LSI Embedded MegaRAID driver disk 7 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 ...