Asus Z9NH-D12, User Manual

Page 1: ...Motherboard Z9NH D12 Series Z9NH D12 FDR Z9NH D12 10G Z9NH D12 ...

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Page 3: ... 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 5 1 4 Special features 1 5 1 4 1 Product highlights 1 5 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features 1 7 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 4 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 4 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 5 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 7 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 9 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 9 2 3 2 Intel LGA1356 S...

Page 4: ... BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 3 4 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 4 4 4 1 3 BUPDATER utility 4 5 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 Menu items 4 9 4 2 4 Submenu items 4 9 4 2 5 Navigation keys 4 9 4 2 6 General help 4 9 4 2 7 Configuration fields 4 9 4 2 8 Pop up window 4 9 4 2 9 Scroll bar 4 9 4 3 ...

Page 5: ...35 4 6 Event Logs menu 4 36 4 6 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 4 36 4 7 Boot menu 4 38 4 8 Monitor menu 4 40 4 9 Security menu 4 42 4 10 Tool menu 4 43 4 11 Exit menu 4 44 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 Confi...

Page 6: ... 5 34 5 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility Windows 5 35 5 4 1 Creating a RAID set 5 36 5 4 2 Change Volume Type 5 38 5 4 3 Delete volume 5 39 5 4 4 Preferences 5 40 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 3 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6 3 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 6 6 2 Intel chipset device software installation 6 16 6 3 Intel Network...

Page 7: ...s menu 6 34 6 9 3 Utilities menu 6 35 6 9 4 Make disk menu 6 35 6 9 5 Contact information 6 35 Appendix Reference information A 1 Z9NH D12 FDR block diagram A 2 A 2 Z9NH D12 10G block diagram A 3 A 3 Z9NH D12 block diagram A 4 ASUS contact information A 5 ASUS contact information A 6 ASUS contact information A 7 ...

Page 8: ...interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the rece...

Page 9: ...eeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste ASUS Recycling Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Please go to http csr...

Page 10: ...erver carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Place t...

Page 11: ... connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring...

Page 12: ... 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 13: ...m up to 384GB Memory Type DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 RDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 ECC UDIMM Non ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 LR DIMM Memory Size 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB RDIMM 2GB 4GB 8GB UDIMM 8 GB 16GB 32GB LRDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 1 PCI E x16 X16 Gen3 Link Storage SATA Controller Intel C602 A AHCI 2 SATA 3Gb s ports 2 SATA 6Gb s ports Intel RSTe for Windows only Support software RAID 0 1 10 ...

Page 14: ...nectors 1 USB connector Type A USB socket 1 USB pin header Fan Header 4 4pin SMBus 2 Chassis Intruder 1 in AUXPANEL 1 Front LAN LED Serial Port Header Rear I O Connectors External Serial Port 1 External USB Port 2 QSFP Port 1 1 VGA Port 1 RJ 45 2 Intel 82574L 1 Mgmt LAN 1 Single Port Mellanox ConnectX 3 FDR infiniband with QSFP interface 2 Intel 82574L 1 Mgmt LAN 1 Single Port Mellanox ConnectX 3 ...

Page 15: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 16: ...ASUS Z9NH D12 Series Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 3 1 2 Package contents 1 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 5 1 4 Special features 1 5 ...

Page 17: ...board 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 Z9NH D12 Series Standard Bulk Pack Z9NH D12 FDR Z9NH D12 10G Z9NH D12 ASMB6 iKVM module 1 1 1 Application CD Support CD 1 1 1 Infiniband SDVD 1 1 ASWM Enterprise SDVD 1 1 1 ASMB6 iKVM SDVD 1 1 1 Documentation Motherboard User Guide 1 1 1 A...

Page 18: ...ler Standard Gift Box Z9NH D12 FDR Z9NH D12 10G Z9NH D12 ASMB6 iKVM module 1 1 1 Application CD Support CD 1 1 1 Infiniband SDVD 1 1 ASWM Enterprise SDVD 1 1 1 ASMB6 iKVM SDVD 1 1 1 Documentation Motherboard User Guide 1 1 1 ASMB6 iKVM User Guide 1 1 1 Cable Thermistor 2 2 2 Packing Qty 1 pc per carton ...

Page 19: ...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 operating systems and access ...

Page 20: ...sing throughput to achieve highly reliable network connections outstanding performance and better support for diverse operating systems Intel 82574L chipset is VMware certified to support the virtualization technology Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core freq...

Page 21: ...r timely failure detection The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS Fan Speed control technology The ASUS Fan Speed control technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation PIKE Proprietary I O Kit Expansion PIKE is an on demand upgrade ki...

Page 22: ...1 8 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 23: ...ter 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 24: ...es Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 9 2 4 System memory 2 14 2 5 Expansion slots 2 17 2 6 Onboard LEDs 2 20 2 7 Jumpers 2 22 2 8 Connectors 2 27 ...

Page 25: ...ever you uninstall 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 Standby Power LED SB_PWR1 The motherboard comes with a s...

Page 26: ...tion 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 the 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 removing the motherboard Failure to do so can caus...

Page 27: ...ASUS Z9NH D12 Series 2 5 2 2 3 Motherboard layout Z9NH D12 FDR Z9NH D12 10G ...

Page 28: ...2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information Z9NH D12 ...

Page 29: ...and Z9NH D12 10G only 2 27 8 Location LED 2 27 9 Serial COM1 port 2 27 Jumpers Page 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 2 22 2 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_SW1 2 23 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 2 24 4 LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper 3 pin RAID_SEL1 2 24 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 2 25 6 DDR3 thermal event setting 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 2 25 7 PMBus1 2 PSU sel...

Page 30: ...nnectors 5 1 pin USB3 A Type USB4 2 31 5 ASMB6 header ASMB6 2 32 6 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 4 REAR_FAN1 2 2 33 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin ISGPIO1 SGPIO1 2 34 8 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 2 35 9 Proprietary power connectors 20 pin PWR1 2 4 pin PWR3 2 36 10 Power Supply SMBus 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 37 11 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANE...

Page 31: ... 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 will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap ...

Page 32: ...s you are installing a CPU 2 Press 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 C then lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle D Load plate D C 4 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket PnP cap ...

Page 33: ...fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch Gold triangle mark Alignment key CPU notch 6 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible DO NOT eat it If it ge...

Page 34: ...2 12 Chapter 2 Hardware information 7 Close the load plate E and then push the load lever F until it snaps into the retention tab E F ...

Page 35: ...board When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink 2 3 3 Installing the CPU heatsink To install the CPU heatsink 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence A B B A ...

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

Page 37: ...t installing the DIMMs from slot A1 and B1 light blue Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor CPU1 Configuration A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 1 DIMM P 2 DIMMs P P P 3 DIMMs P P P 4 DIMMs P P P P P 6 DIMMs P P P P P P CPU1 CPU2 Configuration A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 E2 E1 F2 F1 G2 G1 H2 H1 1 DIMM P 2 DI...

Page 38: ...the socket Unlocked retaining clip DIMM notch 2 1 DIMM slot key 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket 1 2 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket To install two or more DIMMs refer to the user guide bundled in the motherboard package Refer to the user guide for qualified vendor lists of the memory modules Support the DIMM lightly with your f...

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

Page 40: ...mily processor This slot supports VGA cards and various server class high performance add on cards PCIEx16 slot x16 link When installing the motherboard to a 1U 2U rackmount server system first install the expansion card using an optional PCIe x16 riser card then install the riser card along with the expansion card to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot ...

Page 41: ...2 5 4 Installing ASMB6 management board Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB6 management board on your motherboard 1 Locate the ASMB6 header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB6 management card in place ...

Page 42: ...plugged and the system is OFF ASUS ASMB6 management device starts system initiation for about one 1 minute The BMC LED blinks after system initiation finishes 2 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding CPU The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB6 The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the AS...

Page 43: ...D12 Series 2 21 3 Location LED LOCLED1 This LED allows you to know the server location 4 Infiniband LED ACT_LED LINK_LED LINK LED indicates Infiniband link status Activity LED indicates Infiniband activity status ...

Page 44: ... 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 45: ...ou to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 46: ...lect the PCH SATA RAID mode to use LSI MegaRAID software or Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 RAID Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility ...

Page 47: ...g 3 pin DIMMTRIP1 This jumper allows you to enable disable DDR3 DIMM thermal sensing event pin 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine ME boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted ...

Page 48: ...2 26 Chapter 2 Hardware information 7 PMBus 1 2 PSU select jumper 3 pin SMART_PSU1 This jumper allows you to select PSU PMBus version Set to pins 1 2 for PMBus set to pins 2 3 for Others ...

Page 49: ...or connecting USB 2 0 devices 4 LAN 2 RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 5 Video Graphics Adapter VGA port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 6 InfiniBand LED Link ACT Z9NH D12 FDR and Z9NH D12 10G only LINK LED indicates Infiniband link status Activit...

Page 50: ...nnection DM_LAN1 port LED indications DM LAN port SPEED LED ACT LINK LED Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection Orange Linked Orange 100 Mbps connection Blinking Data activity Green 1 Gbps connection Activity Link LED Link LED Description OFF OFF No device ORANGE GREEN Device plugged in Ready ORANGE BLINKING GREEN Device plugged in Data...

Page 51: ... connectors 1 Serial ATA 6 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 Blue 7 pin SATA3G_3 4 Black These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s signal cables ...

Page 52: ...ate depends on the speed of SATA hard disks installed 2 SATA connectors ISAS connectors 7 pin ISAS1 4 Gray Supported by Intel C602 PCH ISAS 1 4 connectors connect to Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives and optical disk drives via Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s signal cables ...

Page 53: ...place the other ends to the devices which you want to monitor temperature 4 USB connectors 5 1 pin USB3 A Type USB4 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB3 then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed ...

Page 54: ...2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information 5 ASMB6 header ASMB6 The ASMB6 connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS Server Management Board 6 Series ...

Page 55: ... 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 Fan tec...

Page 56: ...onnectors 8 1 pin ISGPIO1 SGPIO1 The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data The ISGPIO 1 connector is for SATA connectors ISAS connectors ...

Page 57: ... pin TPM1 This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity ...

Page 58: ...esigned for hard 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...

Page 59: ...ply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface ...

Page 60: ... pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The HDD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pi...

Page 61: ...ction 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 fro...

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Page 63: ...3 Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 64: ...ASUS Z9NH D12 Series Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 65: ...l case lights up For systems with ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self test or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional ...

Page 66: ...hen click Shut Down 2 From the Shutdown Event Tracker select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the computer 3 Ensure that the Planned check box is checked 4 If necessary key in comments 5 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 o...

Page 67: ...4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 68: ...s 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 11 4 6 Event Logs menu 4 36 4 7 Boot menu 4 38 4 8 Monitor menu 4 40 4 9 Security menu 4 42 4 10 Tool menu 4 43 4 11 Exit menu 4 44 ...

Page 69: ... ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a U...

Page 70: ...BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility and press Enter to enable it Flash Info MODEL ...

Page 71: ...isk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at support asus com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i filename ROM where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive then press Enter A BUPDATER i file name ROM This function can support de...

Page 72: ...for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9NH D12 VER 0203 DATE 08 24 2011 BOARD Z9NH D12 VER 0204 DATE 11 28 2011 5 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C WARNING Do not turn off power during flash ...

Page 73: ...un this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup pr...

Page 74: ... the desired item is highlighted 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F1...

Page 75: ...ngs 4 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 4 2 7 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when se...

Page 76: ...ity Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit BIOS Information BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Core Version 4 6 4 1 Compliancy UEFI 2 1 PI 0 9 BIOS Version ...

Page 77: ...curity Tool Exit Front Panel Type CPU Configuration CPU Power Management Configuration Chipset Configuration PCH SATA Configuration PCH SCU Configuration PCI Subsystem Settings USB Configuration Trusted Computing ACPI Settings WHEA Configuration APM Serial Port Console Redirection Onboard LAN Configuration ME Subsystem Onboard Devices Configuration Runtime Error Logging Select Screen Select Item E...

Page 78: ...ptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced 4 4 1 CPU Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Socket specific CPU Information CPU Confguration Socket 1 CPU Information Socket 2 Not Present CPU Speed 1900 MHz 64 bit Supported Hyper threading Enabled Active Processor Cores All Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Execute Disable Bit Enable...

Page 79: ... Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Server Class Custom Use Intel recommended prefetch settings Configuration options Enterprise High Performance HPC Custom Hardware Prefetcher Enabled This Item allows you to turn on off the mid level cache L2 streamer prefetcher Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled This Item allows you to turn on off prefetching...

Page 80: ...bled P STATE Coordination HW_ALL CPU C3 Report Disabled CPU C6 Report Enabled CPU C7 Report Disabled Package C State limit C6 Energy Performance Balanced Performance Factory long duration power limit 95 Watts Long duration power limit 0 Factory long duration maintained 10 s Long duration maintained 0 Recommended short duration power 1 1 2 Long Duration Short duration power limit 0 4 4 2 CPU Power ...

Page 81: ...it Energy Performance Balanced Performance This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Factory long duration power limit 95 Watts Long duration power limit 0 Allows you to set long duration power limit in watts Use the and keys to adjust the value Factory long duration maintained 10 s...

Page 82: ...ode Fast This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode Configuration options Slow Fast QPI Link Frequency Select Auto This item allows for selecting the QPI link frequency Configuration options Auto 6 4 GT s 7 2 GT s Fast Mode Only 8 0 GT s Fast Mode Only QPI Link0s Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link0p Disabled Configuration options Di...

Page 83: ... Way 8 Way Memory Configuration Support for Compatibility Revision ID CRID Functionality mentioned in Sandybridge bios spec Compatibility RID Enabled Memory Configuration Total Memory 4096 MB DDR3 Current Memory Mode Independent Currently Memory Speed 1333 MHz Mirroring Not Possible Sparing Not Possible Memory Mode Independent DDR Speed Auto Channel Interleaving Auto Rank Interleaving Auto Patrol ...

Page 84: ...ation options Enabled Disabled Device Tagging Disabled Allows you to Enable Disable device tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throtting CLTT Configuration options Disabled 0LTT CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Altitude 300 M The system altitude above the sea level in meters Conf...

Page 85: ...item allows you to enable disable direct cache access support Configuration options Disabled Enabled VGA Priority Offboard Allows you to decide priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advance...

Page 86: ... Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCH Compatibility RID Disabled Support for PCH compatibility Configuration options Disabled Enabled Deep Sx Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled in S5 Enabled in S4 and S5 SCU devices Enabled Allows you to enable disable Patsburg SCU devices Configuration options Enabled Disabled Mobile platforms support deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platfor...

Page 87: ...d I O Configuration The following item appears only when you set Intel R VT d to Enabled Coherency Support Disabled Allows you to enable disable VT d Engine Coherency support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ATS Support Disabled Allows you to enable disable VT d Engine address translation services ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 America...

Page 88: ...he Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI keep the default setting AHCI Mode The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility or Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial...

Page 89: ...n Rom Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI Compatible specifies what PCI option ROM to lanuch Device1 Not Presen...

Page 90: ... Clocks 64 PCI Bus Clocks 96 PCI Bus Clocks 128 PCI Bus Clocks 160 PCI Bus Clocks 192 PCI Bus Clocks 224 PCI Bus Clocks 248 PCI Bus Clocks VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Enables or disables VGA pallette registers snooping Configuration options Disabled Enabled PERR Generation Disabled Enables or disables PCI device to generate PERR Configuration options Disabled Enabled SERR Generation Disabled Enable...

Page 91: ...F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Link Register Settings ASPM Support Disabled Allows you to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Force L0s Auto BIOS auto configure Disabled Disabled ASPM Link Training Timeout uS This defines the ...

Page 92: ...er Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Launch Storage 0pROM Enabled Enables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE1 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copy...

Page 93: ...ts F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Legacy USB Support Enabled This item enables or disables Legacy USB device support Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto EHCI Hand off Disabled This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Hardware Delays and Time outs USB transfer time out 20 sec This item sets the time out v...

Page 94: ...c EHCI Controller 1 2 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 EHCI Support If we disable the EHCI Controller in BIOS South Bridge USB configuration the USB device will all disable in OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable USB ports Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 8 Trusted Computing Enables or Disables BIOS...

Page 95: ...o Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable Hibernation Enabled Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate 0S S4 sleep state This option may be not effective with some OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI Sleep State S1 CPU Stop Clock Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State Configuration options Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock Lock Legacy Resources Dis...

Page 96: ...te after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system will reboot after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PCIE Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generat...

Page 97: ...ge Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Consloe Redirection Enable or Disable Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to Enabled COM1 Console Redirection Disabled Enables or disables the console redi...

Page 98: ...re flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Enabled This enables the VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT100 terminals Configuration options Enabled Disabled Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration options Disabled Enabled Console Re...

Page 99: ...s Server OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control None Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options None Hardware RTS CTS Software Xon Xoff The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution 80x24 ...

Page 100: ...ions Enabled Disabled INTEL W82574L OpROM2 PXE This item launches INTEL W82574L OpROM2 Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI 4 4 14 ME Subsystem Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME BIOS Interface Version 1 2 ME Version 2 1 5 73 ME FW Status Value 0xf0345 ME FW State SPS ME FW Active ME FW Operation State M0 without UMA ME FW Error Code No Error ME Ext FW Status value 0x30000301 BIOS Booting Mod...

Page 101: ...o enable or disable the serial port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Device Mode Standard Serial Port Mode Allows you to change the serial port mode Configuration options Standard Serial Port Mode 4 4 16 Runtime Error Logging Runtime Error Logging Support Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable Runtime Error Logging Support Configuration opti...

Page 102: ...Logging during boot Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No When Log is Full Do Nothing Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Disabled MECI 1 METW 60 Custom Options Log OEM Codes Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled Note All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item...

Page 103: ...try is updated specified as a numeric value in the range 1 to 255 METW 60 Mutiple Event Time Windows METW The number of minutes which must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes Custom Options Log OEM Codes Enabled Enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration ...

Page 104: ...uration options Off On Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature CSM16 Module Version GateA20 Active Upon Request Upon Request GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services Always Do not allow disable GA20 this optionis useful when any RT code is executed a...

Page 105: ...ber of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To select the boot device during system startup press F8 when ASUS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode please press F8 after POST Set the booting order of network devices Boot Option 1 2 3 4 SATA P2 ASUS Configuration options SATA P2 ASUS SATA P3 WDC WD80 AMI Virtual Floppy IBA GE Slo...

Page 106: ...R2 Temperature items appears only when you set TR Function to Enabled and restart the system CPU 1 2 Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures FRNT FAN1 4 Speed xxxx RPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of front fans in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is ...

Page 107: ...Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators FAN Speed 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 Generic Mode High Speed Mode Full Speed Mode ...

Page 108: ... If you have set an administrator password we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system Otherwise you might be able to see or change only selected fields in the BIOS setup program To set an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Create New Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password wh...

Page 109: ... Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear the user password follow the same steps as in changing a user password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password 4 10 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press Enter to display the submenu Be used to update BIOS ASU...

Page 110: ...ges Reset This option allows you to reset the Setup program without saving your changes When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and reset Restore Defaults This option allows you to restore load defaults values for all the setup options When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load optimized defaults E...

Page 111: ...evice items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting from the selected device Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This item is for launching the EFI Shell application from one of the available filesystem devices ...

Page 112: ...4 46 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 113: ...5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 114: ... D12 Series 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5 5 5 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU SATA Option ROM Utility 5 25 5 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility Windows 5 35 ...

Page 115: ...p The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 1E Enhanced RAID 1 has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary or alternate copy stored on a different disk You can use three or more hard disk drives for this configuration RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the...

Page 116: ...RAID controller For example use the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility or the Intel Rapid Storage Technology if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel C602 chipset Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conf...

Page 117: ...AID 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 configur...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 2 DISK 74 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY S...

Page 120: ... ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 0923...

Page 121: ...ects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE MB GB TB Select Units For VD Size RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To S...

Page 122: ...ld Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 READY READY 0 1 2 3 PORT Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configurat...

Page 123: ...r Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration ...

Page 124: ...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 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R View Add to The Existing Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu E...

Page 125: ...e the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Initialize VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software RAI...

Page 126: ...y Data On Selected VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Initialize SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Confi...

Page 127: ...r To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Change VD Parameters Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Press ENTER To Select A VD Del To Delete A VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD Configu...

Page 128: ...sion A 10 09231523R Initialize VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drive 1 Initialize Check Consistency View Update Parameters Virtual Drive 0 Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Versio...

Page 129: ...e Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Rebuild VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Ver...

Page 130: ...art Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS72808PLA380 PF20A60A Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 FAIL A00 01 0 1 PORT Rebuilding of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive ...

Page 131: ...e 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 Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R CC of VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuil...

Page 132: ... F10 Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select VD s Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 Virtual Drives Yes No Consistency Check SPACE De Select F10 Initi...

Page 133: ... 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 134: ...lity Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Clear Existing Configuration Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Se...

Page 135: ...vigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Select A Boot VD Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Configuration Menu Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Pre...

Page 136: ...Select Disk WC and then press Enter to turn on the option Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Management Menu Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Objects Rebuild...

Page 137: ...thbridge To use onboard SATA ports 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turning on the system During POST press Del to enter BIOS Go to Advanced Menu PCH SATA Configuration SATA Mode then press Enter 3 Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode and save then reboot system 4 During POST press Ctrl I to display the utility main menu To use SCU SATA ports 1 Install all the SATA hard disk drives 2 Confirm ...

Page 138: ...sk drives 2 Turn on the system 3 During POST press Ctrl I to display the utility main menu ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU Option ROM 3 0 0 1104 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks ID Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3300656SS HWAS00009917...

Page 139: ...ve Press Enter after completing your selection ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Change Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU Option ROM 3 0 0 1104 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Syne Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Volume0 RAID0 S...

Page 140: ... is selected press Enter The following warning message appears 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 following screen appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to c...

Page 141: ... you have more non RAID disks installed in your system 2 Enter a name for the recovery set and press Enter 3 When the RAID Level item is selected press the up down arrow keys to select Recovery and then press Enter 4 When the Disks item is selected press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the recovery set The SELECT DISKS screen appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial...

Page 142: ...D set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ESC Previous Menu Select Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU Option ROM 3 0 0 1104 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes DEL D...

Page 143: ...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 Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Resetting RAID disk will re...

Page 144: ...on RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID Press Enter and then use up down arrow keys to select the destination disk or press ESC to exit 5 3 5 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit and then press Enter The following warning message appears 2 Press Y to exit or press N to return to the ut...

Page 145: ...during POST You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk 1 Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 2 Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID dis...

Page 146: ...in the BIOS Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 4 7 Boot menu for details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then press Enter 5 When the conf...

Page 147: ...om then press Enter 3 Set Onboard SATA Oprom to Enabled 4 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup You can click Rescan to re scan any attached hard disks 1 Turn on the system to windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage capaci...

Page 148: ... name for the RAID set then select the array disks 4 Select Volume Size tab you can drag the bar to decide the volume size 5 Then click Next If you hard disk with existing data and you don t want to keep data from one of the selected disks choose NO in next column If displayed If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume you can click Advanced tab to slelect ...

Page 149: ...s You can continue using other applications during this time When display Volume Ceation Complete message you can click OK to finish You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data When you are finished you will see the following screen in Volumes field and you can change related items in the Volume Properties field ...

Page 150: ...es field select Type RAID 1 Change type We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 3 You can change the Name Select the new volume type and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed 4 Then select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and then cli...

Page 151: ...up data before continuing To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete 3 Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu or click No to return to the main menu 2 Then select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 152: ...m Preferences Allow you set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors here E Mail Preferences Allow you set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Page 153: ...6 Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 154: ...ions Software installation 6 19 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 22 6 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers 6 25 6 6 Intel C600 MEI NULL HECI Driver 6 26 6 7 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 installation 6 27 6 8 Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6 30 6 9 Management applications and utilities installation 6 34 ...

Page 155: ...en installing Windows XP Server 2003 or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive as the fi...

Page 156: ...driver disk LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit ...

Page 157: ...e 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the USB floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of dev fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the suppor...

Page 158: ...lation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Page 159: ...VD into the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Windows and click Nex...

Page 160: ...er when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 then press Enter The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set For example if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe a...

Page 161: ...driver disks Yes No 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 7 When the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 8 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot ...

Page 162: ...install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Press Tab to edit options 3 Entering the following command at the boot linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press Enter ...

Page 163: ...n Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No 5 You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Choose one you like to use and select OK then press Enter OK Cancel Driver Disk Sou8rce You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Which would you like to use sdc sdd sdb sr0 ...

Page 164: ...r the RAID card are installed to the system Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue OK Back 7 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation ...

Page 165: ...bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount o loop image file name image Example mount o loop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86__64 img image 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled as 01...

Page 166: ... install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu 3 Press F6 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter ...

Page 167: ...okenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press Enter 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back sda USB Floppy Other device 6 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation ...

Page 168: ...puter and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 C...

Page 169: ...ect Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 170: ...6 18 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 171: ...eges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP E...

Page 172: ...the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 6 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 173: ...ASUS Z9NH D12 Series 6 21 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 174: ...nistrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the ASPEED AST2300 AST1300...

Page 175: ...9NH D12 Series 6 23 6 Enter your information and click Next to continue 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 7 Select a setup type and then click Next to continue ...

Page 176: ...6 24 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 Click Install to start driver installation 9 Click Finish to finish the installation 10 Restart your computer before using the program ...

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

Page 178: ...nd then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer IfAutorun is NOTenabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the ...

Page 179: ...1 utility 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE...

Page 180: ...28 Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 Read the Warning message and click Next to continue 6 Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue 7 Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue ...

Page 181: ...NH D12 Series 6 29 9 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process ...

Page 182: ... 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the ins...

Page 183: ...ASUS Z9NH D12 Series 6 31 5 Select Modify and then click Next to continue 4 When the Intel Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation ...

Page 184: ...6 32 Chapter 6 Driver installation 7 Click Install to start the installation 6 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 185: ...ASUS Z9NH D12 Series 6 33 8 The programs you selected are being installed 9 Click Finish to finish the installation ...

Page 186: ...9 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 support DVD 6 9 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available d...

Page 187: ... that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 9 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks 6 9 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 188: ...6 36 Chapter 6 Driver installation ...

Page 189: ...A Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 190: ...A 2 Appendix A Reference information A 1 Z9NH D12 FDR block diagram ...

Page 191: ...ASUS Z9NH D12 Series A 3 A 2 Z9NH D12 10G block diagram ...

Page 192: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information A 3 Z9NH D12 block diagram ...

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