Asus Z8NH-D12, Manual

Page 1: ...Motherboard Z8NH D12 Series Z8NH D12 Z8PH D12 IFB Z8PH D12 SE QDR ...

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Page 3: ...verview 2 5 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 5 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 5 2 2 4 Motherboard layouts 2 6 2 2 5 Layout contents 2 9 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 11 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 11 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 14 2 4 System memory 2 16 2 4 1 Overview 2 16 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 17 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 18 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 18 2 5 Expansion slots 2 19 2 5 1 Ins...

Page 4: ...ility 4 3 4 1 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 6 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 8 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 8 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 8 4 2 4 Menu items 4 9 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 9 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 9 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 9 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 9 4 2 9 General help 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xx 4 10 4 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx 4 10 4 3 3 SATA1 4 4 1...

Page 5: ... Boot Settings Configuration 4 36 4 6 4 Security 4 37 4 7 Exit menu 4 39 Exit Save Changes 4 39 Exit Discard Changes 4 39 Discard Changes 4 39 Load Setup Defaults 4 39 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 1 1 RAID definitions 5 3 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 5 4 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5 4 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 5 4 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration...

Page 6: ...ID driver disk 6 3 6 1 2 Windows OS 6 6 6 1 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 6 9 6 1 4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 6 17 6 2 Intel chipset device software installation 6 19 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 23 6 4 Display driver installation 6 27 6 5 Mellanox ConnectX DDR and ConnectX2 QDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation 6 30 6 5 1 Windows operating system 6 30 6 5 2 Red Hat Enterprise Li...

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

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

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

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

Page 11: ... MT25408 DDR 20Gbps controller Mellanox ConnectX 2 MT25418 B0 QDR 40Gbps controller Form Factor 6 3 x 16 7 ASUS Features Fan Speed Control V V V Rack Ready Rack and Pedestal dual use V V V ASWM V V V Memory Total Slots 12 3 channel per CPU 6 DIMM per CPU Capacity Maximum up to 96GB RDIMM Maximum up to 48GB UDIMM Memory Type DDR3 800 1066 1333 Reg DIMM Unbuffered DIMM with ECC Memory Size 1GB 2GB 4...

Page 12: ...pin FAN Only SMBus 2 2 2 Front LAN LED 2 2 2 Rear I O Connectors External Serial Port 1 1 1 External USB Port 2 2 2 VGA Port 1 1 1 RJ 45 2 1 Management Port Management Solution Software ASWM Out of Band Remote Management Optional ASMB4 iKVM for KVM over IP support Monitoring CPU Temperature V V V FAN RPM V V V Environment Operation temperature 10 35 Non operation temperature 40 70 Non operation hu...

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

Page 14: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 3 1 2 Package contents 1 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 4 1 4 Special features 1 4 ...

Page 15: ... ASUS quality motherboards Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Bulk Pack Z8NH D12 Series Application CD Support CD 1 Documentation User Guide 1 Packing Qty 10...

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

Page 17: ...ds The onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement...

Page 18: ...urrent for critical components 100 Japan made Conductive Polymer Capacitors This motherboard uses all high quality conductive polymer capacitors for durability improved lifespan and enhanced thermal capacity 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS EPU With current trends leaning towards power efficiency the Z8NH D12 Series is equipped with the ASUS exclusive EPU technology to provide total system powe...

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

Page 20: ...NH D12 Series Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 5 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 11 2 4 System memory 2 16 2 5 Expansion slots 2 19 2 6 Jumpers 2 22 2 7 Connectors 2 28 ...

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

Page 22: ...2 4 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 ERR_CPU2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding CPU ...

Page 23: ... you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place eight 8 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO NOT overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or r...

Page 24: ...2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 4 Motherboard layouts Z8NH D12 ...

Page 25: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series 2 7 Z8PH D12 IFB ...

Page 26: ...2 8 Chapter 2 Hardware information Z8PH D12 SE QDR ...

Page 27: ...tage control setting 4 pin LVDDR3_SEL1 LVDDR3_SEL2 2 22 4 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 2 23 5 Intel ICH10R SATA port S W RAID setting 3 pin RAID_SEL1 2 23 6 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 2 24 Rear panel connectors Page 1 RJ 45 port for iKVM 2 25 2 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 25 3 LAN 1 RJ 45 port 2 25 4 LAN 2 RJ 45 port 2 25 5 Serial COM1 port 2 25 6 Video Graphics Adapte...

Page 28: ...an connectors 4 pin FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 2 28 5 LPC debug card connector 14 1 pin LPC1 2 29 6 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 2 29 7 BMC header BMC_FW1 2 30 8 Power Supply SMBus connectors 6 1 pin JP1 JP2 2 30 9 Proprietary power connectors 20 pin PWR1 20 pin PWR2 4 pin PWR3 2 31 10 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 2 32 11 Auxiliary panel conne...

Page 29: ...re that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests...

Page 30: ...ess the 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 31: ...al 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 Interface Material If so skip this step Gold triangle mark Alignment key CPU notch The Thermal Interface Material is toxic DO NOT eat the Thermal Interface Material If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin ensure that you wa...

Page 32: ...re that you have applied the thermal grease to the top of the CPU before installing the heatsink and fan Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Orient and place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the screw holes are matched with the heatsink standoffs 2 Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence Ensure that the heatsi...

Page 33: ...2 Series 2 15 3 Repeat steps 1 to 3 to install the other heatsink if you have installed a second CPU then connect the fan cable to another 4 pin connector 3 Connect the fan cable to any of the the 4 pin connectors ...

Page 34: ...e 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets ...

Page 35: ...is section Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Memory population table CPU 1 Configuration DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 6 DIMMs CPU 2 Configuration DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 6 DIMMs ...

Page 36: ...ing clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR3 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR3 DIMM sockets do not support DDR and DDR2 DIMMs DO NOT ...

Page 37: ...ted on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the...

Page 38: ...able Interrupt 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt assignments ...

Page 39: ...also supports a special riser card with two PCI Express x16 x8 link slots for 1U server system PCIEx16 slot x16 link 2 5 5 Installing ASMB4 management board Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB4 management board on your motherboard 1 Locate the BMC_FW1 header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB4 management card in place The picture abvoe is for reference only The motherboa...

Page 40: ... 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 Remov...

Page 41: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series 2 23 2 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_SW1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature ...

Page 42: ...information 3 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 43: ...12 Series 2 25 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 44: ...jumper allows you to select the Serial ATA RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps on pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager IMSM ...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...ocal Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 4 LAN 1 RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT LINK LED Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link ...

Page 47: ...iBand IFX1 Z8PH D12 IFB only This port allows connection with a CX4 cable to an InfiniBand switch 9 InfiniBand MQSFP1 Z8PH D12 SE QDR only This port allows connection with a QSFP cable to an InfiniBand switch 10 InfiniBand MQSFP1 indicators Z8PH D12 SE QDR only These indicators show the status of InfiniBand MQSFP1 Infiniband MQSFP1 indications Activity LED Link LED Description Off Off No device Or...

Page 48: ...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 49: ... 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 3 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 50: ...ax at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fa...

Page 51: ...tor 14 1 pin LPC1 This is a low pin count interface used to plug in the LPC debug card 6 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID and Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED ...

Page 52: ...s an ASUS Server Management Board 4 Series ASMB4 8 Power Supply SMBus connectors 6 1 pin JP1 JP2 These connectors allow 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 53: ...disk drives power supply DO NOT connect other 4 pin power connectors of the power supply unit PSU to this connector Connect either one of the 20 pin power connectors to boot up the system Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate USE THE PROPRIETARY ...

Page 54: ...ER 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 Proprietary power button soft off button 2 ...

Page 55: ...tion feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the fron...

Page 56: ...2 38 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 57: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 58: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 59: ...ights up For systems with Proprietary power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the Proprietary power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self test or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or add...

Page 60: ... the Planned check box is checked 5 Select shutdown from the list box 6 If necessary key in comments 7 Click OK 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft off m...

Page 61: ...4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 62: ...apter summary 4 ASUS Z8NH D12 Series 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced menu 4 16 4 5 Server menu 4 33 4 6 Boot menu 4 35 4 7 Exit menu 4 39 ...

Page 63: ...utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for refer...

Page 64: ...iting flash 0x0008CC00 9 The utility verifies the file then starts updating the BIOS file DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website at www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk dri...

Page 65: ...isk drive A afudos i8036A0 ROM AMI Firmware 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 done Verifying flash done Please restart your computer A ...

Page 66: ...vering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive and turn the system on 2 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system 3 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while...

Page 67: ...am Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is desi...

Page 68: ...ystem boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settin...

Page 69: ...nd is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen ...

Page 70: ...onfiguration System Information Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 3 3 SATA1 4 The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices installed in the system Select an item then press Enter if you wish to configure the item v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Mai...

Page 71: ...Disabled Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto Allows you to sel...

Page 72: ...chip Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on r...

Page 73: ...s in AHCI mode Congifuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SATA Port1 4 XXXX Displays the status of auto detection of SATA devices 4 3 5 AHCI Configuration This menu is the section for AHCI configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AHCI Settings AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out 35 SATA Port1 Not Detected SATA Port2 Not Detected SATA Port3 Not Detected SATA Port4 Not Detected Some SATA CD DVD in AHCI mode nee...

Page 74: ...18 01 10 00 Onboard LAN2 Address 00 E0 18 01 10 01 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...

Page 75: ...s 4 15 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main CPU1 Memory Configuration Speed DDR3 1067 DIMM_A1 N A DIMM_A2 N A DIMM_B1 N A DIMM_B2 N A DIMM_C1 N A DIMM_C2 N A CPU1 2 Memory Configuration Displays the auto detected memory specification ...

Page 76: ...in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 01 08 Manufacturer Intel Brand String Intel R Xeon R CPU L5640 2 27GHz Frequency 2 26GHz BCLK Speed 133MHz Cache ...

Page 77: ...k and BCLK Frequency Use the and keys to adjust the value Configuration options 12 0 13 0 14 0 15 0 16 0 17 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 options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Al...

Page 78: ...ly one thread per activated core is enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled Active Processor Cores All Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package Configuration options All 1 2 A20M Disabled Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled When set to Disabled the CPU runs at its default...

Page 79: ...ing 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 C3 Auto Demotion Enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C6 requests to C3 based on the uncore auto demote information Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI T State Disabled Enables or disables processor t...

Page 80: ...op 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 or leave them in slow mode v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration CPU Revision B0 Current CSI Frequency 5 866GT Current Memory Frequency 1066 Mhz CSI Links Sp...

Page 81: ...allow the system to detect DDR3 memory frequency 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 Memory ECC Function Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion Configuration options Disabled Enab...

Page 82: ...d 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 Rank Interleaving 4 1 Allows you to set the rank interleaving setting Configuation options 1 1 2 1 4 1 Memory Thermal Throttling Disabled CLTT is for closed loop thermal throttling and OLTT for open loop thermal throttling Configuration options CLTT ...

Page 83: ...ed CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration USB Functions Enabled USB Port Configure 8 4 USB Ports USB 2 0 Controller Enabled SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width 1 to 2 seconds Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Options Disabled Enabled USB Functions Enabled Allows you to configure the amount of USB ports to be enabled Configuration options Disabled 2 USB Ports 3 USB...

Page 84: ...iguration 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 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Legacy Device Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Select Screen Select Item Change Optio...

Page 85: ...s you to set the USB 2 0 controller to HiSpeed 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 4 4 4 USB Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 3 13 4 USB Devices Enable...

Page 86: ...s 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 Chip Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN1 2 chip Configuration Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN1 2 Boot PXE Allows you to configure the onboard LAN1 2 boot mode Configuration Disabled PXE iSCSI...

Page 87: ...ter is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake up event Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled RTC Alarm Date 15 To set the alarm date highlight this item and press the or key to make the selection System Time 12 30 ...

Page 88: ...mperature N A Front Fan1 Speed 5357RPM Front Fan2 Speed N A Front Fan3 Speed N A Front Fan4 Speed N A Fan Speed Control High Density 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 P1VTT Voltage 1 022 V P2VTT Voltage 1 022 V 1 1V_IOH Voltage 0 204 V 12V Voltage 12 000 V Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General He...

Page 89: ... minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Fan Speed Control High Density 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 2VTT Voltage 1 1V_IOH...

Page 90: ...ation options Disabled Enabled Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 10 PCI Express Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 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 states Active State Power Managem...

Page 91: ...IC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable 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 C...

Page 92: ...ormance Event Timer Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled HPET Memory Address FED00000h Allows you to select the HPET Memory address Configuration options FED00000h FED01000h FED02000h FED03000h General WHEA Configuration WHEA Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHE...

Page 93: ...09 American 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 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Enabled Serial port number COM2 Base Address IRQ 2F8h 3 Serial Port Mode 57...

Page 94: ...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 95: ...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 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Removable Dev 2nd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM 3rd Boot Device Hard Drive 4th Boot Device Network IBA GE Slo 5...

Page 96: ...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 t...

Page 97: ...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 98: ...word 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 se...

Page 99: ...is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter to save the changes while exiting Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes...

Page 100: ...4 40 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 101: ...5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 102: ...5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5 5 5 3 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5 25 ASUS Z8NH D12 Series Chapter summary 5 ...

Page 103: ...opy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration 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 writt...

Page 104: ...tup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel ICH10R chipset To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main Menu IDE Configuration then press Enter 3 Set Configure SATA as to RAID 4 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Set...

Page 105: ...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 configu...

Page 106: ...ation 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 ...

Page 107: ...reating 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 Select...

Page 108: ...SPAN 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...

Page 109: ...ul 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 LSI So...

Page 110: ...n Items 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 sel...

Page 111: ...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 Enter ...

Page 112: ...m of the screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Ju...

Page 113: ... 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 Config...

Page 114: ...s StripSz 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 154494...

Page 115: ...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 Virtual Dr...

Page 116: ...Enter 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 ...

Page 117: ... 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 SELECTIO...

Page 118: ...re Initialize 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 Dri...

Page 119: ...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 Navigat...

Page 120: ...y key 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 ...

Page 121: ... 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 122: ... 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 Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Confi...

Page 123: ...gure 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 Rebu...

Page 124: ...r to display the adapter properties 2 Select Disk WC and then press Enter to turn on the option 3 When finished press any key to continue Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Adapter 0 Rebuild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On ...

Page 125: ...he 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 RAID 2 ...

Page 126: ...gle marks 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 Dis...

Page 127: ...elected press Enter The following warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 5 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 followin...

Page 128: ...ow key to select a sync option that you want and press Enter 7 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master an...

Page 129: ... 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 Deleting ...

Page 130: ...rive s you want to reset and then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive s A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Por...

Page 131: ...right 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 Enable ...

Page 132: ...uded in the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAI...

Page 133: ...rage 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 fini...

Page 134: ... Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the option Boot Device Priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority for details 4 From the Exit menu select Exit Save Changes then press Enter 5 When...

Page 135: ...6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 136: ...6 2 Intel chipset device software installation 6 19 6 3 LAN driver installation 6 23 6 4 Display driver installation 6 27 6 5 Mellanox ConnectX DDR and ConnectX2 QDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation 6 30 6 6 Management application and utilities installation 6 37 ...

Page 137: ...t 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 then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the su...

Page 138: ...4 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit 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 SLES 9 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 SP3 64 bit SLES 9 SP4 32 bit SLES 9 SP4 64 bit SLES 10 SP1 32 bit SLES 10 SP1 64 bit SLES 10 SP2 32 bit SLES 10 SP2 64 bit Back Exi...

Page 139: ...disk drive 7 Press Enter 8 Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk ITE IT8213F Linux Driver ITE IT8213F Linux Driver RHEL 4 UP6 32 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP1 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP2 32 64 bit SLES 9 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 SP3 64 bit SLES 10 32 bit SLES 10 64 bit FreeBSD 7 32 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 140: ...it Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s none To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass sto...

Page 141: ...abeled 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 142: ... Hardware 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 suit...

Page 143: ...tall or upgrade in graphical mode press the ENTER key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd nostorage 4 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No 5 Press Enter to continue Ins...

Page 144: ...red language and press Enter to continue OK Choose a Language What language would you like to use during the installation process Catalan Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English 8 Select your keyboard type and press Enter to continue OK Keyboard Type What type of keyboard do you have trq ua ua utf ua utf ws uk unicode us Back ...

Page 145: ...ains the packages to be installed Local CDROM Hard drive NFS image FTP HTTP Back 10 Select the media and press tab to select OK Press Enter to continue Select driver No driver found Unable to find any devices of the type needed for this installation type Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver disk Back Use a driver disk ...

Page 146: ...llers megaraid_mbox LSI MegaRAID Controllers megaraid_sas LSI megasr Driver ver 13 10 0708 2009 megasr Marvell SATA controllers sata_mv Mylex DAC960 RAID Controller DAC960 Specify optional module arguments OK The driver version may vary with time and model Select LSI Mega Software RAID driver LSI megasr Driver all the time 12 Select Skip and press Enter to continue CD Found To begin testing the CD...

Page 147: ...ing devices have been found on your system Intel Pro 1000 e1000e LSI megasr Driver ver 13 10 0708 2009 megasr USB Mass Storage driver for Linux usb storage Done 14 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing the RedHat operating system The displayed devices may vary with models and systems ...

Page 148: ...obe ata5 noprobe ata6 3 P ress Enter To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the ENTER key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd noprobe ata n 4 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a d...

Page 149: ...t your driver disk into dev fd0 and press OK to continue OK Back 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 9 If you install RHEL AS5 when the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 10 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver cd ...

Page 150: ...llowing commands when using a USB floppy cat proc partitions Write down the Major and Minor number before sdb for later use mknod dev sdb b major number minor number mkdir mnt driver mount dev sdb mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot ...

Page 151: ...p 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 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 Disabl...

Page 152: ... APIC Disabled Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options 5 When below screen appears select the floppy disk drive fd0 as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back fd0 Floppy sr0 CD ROM TEAC DV 516E sda Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS sdb Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS Other device The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to...

Page 153: ... to manually install the Intel chipset software on a Windows operating system To install the Intel chipset software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the men...

Page 154: ...0 Chapter 6 Driver installation 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 155: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series 6 21 6 Read the Readme File Information and click Next to activate the installation 7 After completing the installation click Next to continue ...

Page 156: ...6 22 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now and click Finish to restart the computer ...

Page 157: ...ter 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 installation 3 Click In...

Page 158: ...Driver installation 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 159: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series 6 25 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 160: ...6 26 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 The programs you select are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation ...

Page 161: ...indows operating system To install the ASPEED display driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 4 Click ASPEED AST2050 Display Driver 4 When the ASPEED InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to continue...

Page 162: ...6 28 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 The system installs the driver automatically 5 Click Install to start the installation ...

Page 163: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series 6 29 7 When the installation completes click Finish to exit the wizard 8 Click Yes to restart the computer ...

Page 164: ...eed to manually install the Mellanox driver on a Windows operating system To install the Mellanox driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click Mellanox ConnectX DDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter Driver 4 Click ...

Page 165: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series 6 31 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 5 Click Change to select your desired destination folder and click Next to continue ...

Page 166: ...6 32 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 Select a setup type and click Next to continue 7 The driver features you selected are being installed ...

Page 167: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series 6 33 8 Click your preferred options and click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Page 168: ...tions in this section to mount the Mellanox driver on your system To mount the Mellanox driver 1 Login to the system as root 2 Create a folder on the desktop and copy the latest Mellanox driver to the folder You can name the folder as you like 3 Type the command line and mount the driver to the system The driver version and the OS label may vary Ensure that the command line matches your driver ver...

Page 169: ...Series 6 35 4 Type the command line and install the driver 5 All other Mellanox OEM OFED or distribution IB packages will be removevd Press Y to continue 6 The system starts uninstalling the previous version of OFED ...

Page 170: ... Driver installation 7 When the installation finishes reboot your system to complete the installation If your system has the latest firmware no firmware update will occur To force firmware update type force fw update ...

Page 171: ... 6 1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD 6 6 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device d...

Page 172: ...oard supports Click an item to install 6 6 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel Matrix Storage Manager and LSI Embedded MegaRAID driver disk 6 6 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 173: ...A Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 174: ...Appendix summary A ASUS Z8NH D12 Series A 1 Z8NH D12 block diagram A 3 A 2 Z8PH D12 IFB block diagram A 4 A 3 Z8PH D12 SE QDR block diagram A 5 ...

Page 175: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series A 3 A 1 Z8NH D12 block diagram ...

Page 176: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information A 2 Z8PH D12 IFB block diagram ...

Page 177: ...ASUS Z8NH D12 Series A 5 A 3 Z8PH D12 SE QDR block diagram ...

Page 178: ...A 6 Appendix A Reference information ...