Asus Z9PE-D16-10G Series, Manual

Page 1: ...Motherboard Z9PE D16 10G Series ...

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Page 3: ...oard 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 4 System memory 2 14 2 4 1 Overview 2 14 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 14 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 2 16 2 5 Expansion slots 2 17 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card 2 17 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 17 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments 2 18 2 5 4 PCI Express x1...

Page 4: ...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 Main menu 4 10 4 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx 4 10 4 3 2 System Time xx xx xx 4 10 4 4 Advanced menu 4 11 4 4 1 CPU Configuration 4 11 4 4 2 CPU Power Management Configuration 4 13 4 4 3 Chipset Configuration 4 15 4 4 4 PCH SATA...

Page 5: ... 45 4 10 Tool menu 4 48 4 11 Exit menu 4 48 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 Utility 5 5 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set 5 6 5 2 2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 5 12 5 2 3 Initializing the virtual ...

Page 6: ...river installation 6 3 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6 3 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 5 6 2 Intel chipset device software installation 6 15 6 3 Intel Network Connections Software installation 6 17 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 20 6 5 Installing the Intel I350 AM4 I350 AM2 I210 Gigabit Adapter driver 6 23 6 6 Installing the Broadcom 10G driver 6 27 6 7 Management applications a...

Page 7: ... on 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 Com...

Page 8: ... your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If 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 m...

Page 9: ... fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure If you require assistance please call ASUS Customer Service 1300 2787 88 or visit us at http support asus com DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical...

Page 10: ... 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 addi...

Page 11: ...information to help you complete a task Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to 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 wi...

Page 12: ...GB 4GB 8GB 16GB RDIMM 2GB 4GB 8GB UDIMM 8GB 16GB 32GB LR DIMM Expansion Slots follow SSI Location Total PCI PCI E Slots 5 Slot Location 1 1 x PCI E x8 x4 Gen2 link Slot Location 2 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link Slot Location 3 1 x PCI E x8 x8 Gen3 link Slot Location 4 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link Slot Location 6 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link Additional Slot 1 1 x PIKE Slot for Storage expansion Networki...

Page 13: ...ID card Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2300 16MB Onboard I O Connectors TPM Header 1 PSU Connector 24 pin SSI power connector 8 pin SSI 12V For 95W or below CPU only 24 pin SSI power connector 8 pin SSI 12V 8 pin SSI 12V For 115W or above CPU only USB Connectors 1 x USB connector Type A USB socket 2 x USB pin header up to 4 devices Fan Header 9 x 4 pin headers SMBus 2 Chassis Intruder 1 Front LAN LED 2 Ser...

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Page 15: ...Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 16: ...mmary 1 This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports This chapter contains the following sections 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 17: ...ents Check your motherboard package for the following items If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack I O Shield 1 1 Cables SATA DOM Power cable 1 SATA 3G cable 4 SATA 6G cable 2 Application CD Support CD 1 1 ASWM Enterprise SDVD 1 1 ASMB6 iKVM SDVD 1 1 Documentation Motherboard User Guide 1 1 ASMB6 iKVM User Guide 1 1 Packing Q...

Page 18: ...M64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing DDR3 memory support The Z9PE D16 10G Series supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1600 1333 1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of server and workstation applications The 4 channel DDR3 architecture boosts system ...

Page 19: ...nd system speed or power requirement Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II 3 Gb s technology through the Serial ATA interface and Intel C600 chipset The Serial ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features including Native Command Queuing NCQ Power Management PM Implementation Algorithm and Hot Swap Se...

Page 20: ...fficient operation PIKE Proprietary I O Kit Expansion PIKE is an on demand upgrade kit for users This ASUS unique feature enables users to choose their preferred I O solutions ASUS provides multiple SAS solutions for different segments and purposes and PIKE saves lots of validation efforts and hardware cost for end users Moreover the special patent design offers multiple I O solutions without occu...

Page 21: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Information ...

Page 22: ...stem components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard This chapter contains the following sections 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 21 2 7 Jumpers 2 27 2 8 Connectors 2 32 ...

Page 23: ...such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever 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 deta...

Page 24: ...ure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place ten 10 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 installi...

Page 25: ...Z9PE D16 10G Series 2 5 2 2 3 Motherboard layout ...

Page 26: ...2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 27: ...n DIMMTRIP1 2 30 7 RAID configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 2 30 8 BMC Setting 3 pin BMC_EN1 2 31 9 Broadcom 10GbE controller setting 3 pin BMC10G_SW1 2 31 Onboard LEDs Page 1 Standby Power LED SB_PWR1 2 21 2 Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_LED1 2 21 3 CPU Warning LED ERR_CPU1 2 22 4 Power LED 5V_LED1 2 22 5 Location LED LOCLED1 2 23 6 DIMM warning LED 2 23 7 CATT LED 2 24 8 Q ...

Page 28: ... 5 REAR_FAN1 2 2 36 5 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 2 37 6 SFP 12 LED connector 5 1 pin LAN34_LED1 2 38 7 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 38 8 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 2 39 9 Trusted Platform Module connector 20 1 pin TPM1 2 39 10 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 8 pin EATX12V2 2 40 11 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 ...

Page 29: ...s 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 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 m...

Page 30: ...tab To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU B A E D C 4 Press the right load lever with your thumb C then move it to the right D until it is released from the retention tab Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow E 3 Slightly lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow Load lever ...

Page 31: ...left load lever F to lift the load plate G The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU Triangle mark 6 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the triangle mark is on the top right corner of the socket ...

Page 32: ... Push down the right load lever J ensuring that the edge of the load plate is fixed by the lever K 9 Insert the right load lever under the retention tab M L 10 Push down the left load lever L and then insert the lever under the retention tab M ...

Page 33: ...this connector The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible DO NOT eat it If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step 11 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread...

Page 34: ...IMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory Configurations You may install 2GB 4GB 8GB and 16GB RDIMMs or 2GB 4GB and 8GB with ECC Non ECC UDIMMs or 8GB 16GB and 32GB LR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section 1 CPU Configuration must on CPU1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs P 2 DIMMs P P 4 DIMMs P P P P 8 DIMMs P P P P P P P P Refer to ASUS ...

Page 35: ...M_C1 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs P 2 DIMMs P 4 DIMMs P P 8 DIMMs P P P P 12 DIMMs P P P P P P 16 DIMMs P P P P P P P P 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 DIMM_G2 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H2 DIMM_H1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs P 4 DIMMs P P 8 DIMMs P P P P 12 DIMMs P P P P P P 16 DIMMs P P P P P P P P ...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...ated 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 ne...

Page 38: ...imary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt assignments 2 5 4 PCI Express x16 slot x16 link The onboard PCIE 2 and PCIE4 provide two x16 Gen3 link to CPU2 The onboard PCIE 6 provide one x16 Gen3 link to CPU1 These slots support VGA cards and various server class high performance add on cards 2 5 5 PCI Express x8 slot x8 link The onboard PCIE 3 provi...

Page 39: ...scription 1 PCIE6 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link 2 PCIE4 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link 3 PCIE3 1 x PCI E x8 x8 Gen3 link 4 PCIE2 1 x PCI E x16 x16 Gen3 link 5 PCIE1 1 x PCI E x8 x4 Gen2 link additional slot 1 1 x PIKE slot for Storage expansion x8 Gen3 link ...

Page 40: ...golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot 3 Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure that it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot The motherboard illustration is for reference only The motherboard layout and appearance may vary depending on the model but the installation steps remain the same Refer to section 2 8 2 Internal Connectors for the PIKE SAS ...

Page 41: ...nstall the ASUS ASMB6 2 6 Onboard LEDs 1 Standby Power LED SB_PWR1 The motherboard comes with a standby power LED The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboa...

Page 42: ... 2 Hardware information 3 CPU Warning LED ERR_CPU1 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate impending failure of the CPU 4 Power LED 5V_LED1 This LED lights up when you turn on the system using the Power on button ...

Page 43: ... the system in error 6 DIMM warning LED ERR_DIMMA1 2 ERR_DIMMB1 2 ERR_DIMMC1 2 ERR_DIMMD1 2 ERR_DIMME1 2 ERR_DIMMF1 2 ERR DIMMG1 2 ERR DIMMH1 2 The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding DIMMs The warning LEDs function only when you enable the ASUS ASMB6 ...

Page 44: ... The Q Code LED provides you a 2 digit display that shows the system status Refer to the Q Code table below for more details 7 CATT LED The CATT LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate ...

Page 45: ...ation A9 MRC Progress QPI initialization AA MRC Progress QPI initialization AB MRC Progress QPI initialization AC MRC Progress QPI initialization AD MRC Progress QPI initialization AE MRC Progress QPI initialization AF MRC Progress QPI initialization Complete 2F Progress Memory Init B0 MRC Progress Memory Init B1 MRC Progress Memory Init AF MRC Progress RC Reset if require B4 MRC Progress Memory I...

Page 46: ...ogress AMI USB Driver Init 9B Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9C Progress AMI USB Driver Init 9D Progress AMI USB Driver Init b2 Progress Legacy Option ROM Init b3 Progress Reset system b4 Progress USB hotplug b6 Progress NVRAM clean up b7 Progress NVRAM configuration reset A0 Progress IDE AHCI Init A1 Progress IDE AHCI Init A2 Progress IDE AHCI Init A3 Progress IDE AHCI Init A8 Progress BIOS Setup U...

Page 47: ...mputer 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 Removing...

Page 48: ...lows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel I210 Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature ...

Page 49: ...PSU1 This jumper allows you to select PSU PMBus version Set to pins 1 2 for PMBus set to pins 2 3 for Others 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 50: ...llows you to enable disable DDR3 DIMM thermal sensing event pin 7 RAID configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps over pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology ...

Page 51: ...adcom 10GbE controller setting 3 pin BMC10G_SW1 This jumper allows you enable or disable the Broadcom 10Gb chip The Broadcom 10Gb chip is a converged controller that enables convergence of all the possible network communications in a server such as data network Set to pins 1 2 to enable otherwise set to pins 2 3 to disable the Broadcom 10Gb chip ...

Page 52: ...r pluggable SFP module SFP is an enhanced version of the SFP that supports data rates up to 10 Gbps 6 SFP _LED2 This has two LEDs that indicates the link status and the link speed of the SFP _2 port Refer to the table below for the SFP LED indications 7 SFP _2 This port is for connecting the enhanced small form factor pluggable SFP module SFP is an enhanced version of the SFP that supports data ra...

Page 53: ...EN 1 Gbps connection 8 RJ 45 ports for LAN These ports allows Gigabit connection to a LocalArea Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 9 Power on Button Press this button to turn on the system 10 Location LED The Location LED is a user activated LED on the front of the server module that can be remotely turned on or off It is used to find a spec...

Page 54: ...erial ATA 6 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 Blue 7 pin SATA3G_3 6 black Supported by the Intel 602 Chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration ...

Page 55: ...4 PSAS5 PSAS6 PSAS7 PSAS8 Blue This motherboard comes with eight 8 PIKE Serial Attached SCSI PSAS connectors that supports both Serial Attached SCSI SAS and Serial ATA SATA Each connector supports one device These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card ...

Page 56: ...r fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 5 REAR_FAN1 2 The fan connectors support cooling fans 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 j...

Page 57: ... SGPIO1 The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data The PSGPIO 1 and PSGPIO 2 connectors only functions when you install an ASUS PIKE RAID card ...

Page 58: ...n 7 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface This connector functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB6 The Z9PE D16 10G SINGLE only have SFP _1 LED connector Z9PE D16 10G have SPF _1 2 LED...

Page 59: ...rs then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis 9 Trusted Platform Module connector 20 1 pin TPM1 This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity ...

Page 60: ...rmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 pin and the 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a power supply unit PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate This motherboard supports ATX2 0 PSU or later ver...

Page 61: ...AKER 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 HDLED 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 Power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW T...

Page 62: ...he intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on ...

Page 63: ...gh Dynamic Range interface 14 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This LED connector is for the storage add on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up ...

Page 64: ...2 44 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 65: ...Chapter 3 Powering Up ...

Page 66: ...s 3 Chapter summary This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system This chapter contains the following sections 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 67: ...nel 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 additiona...

Page 68: ...ndows Server 2012 1 Press Ctrl Alt Del 2 Click on the Power icon on the lower right side of the screen 3 Select Shut down 4 In the Shutdown Event Tracker select the Other Planned option in the selection lists Otherwise select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the computer 5 Click Continue 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON press the power switc...

Page 69: ...Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 70: ...the BIOS parameters are also provided This chapter contains the following sections 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 5 Server Mgmt menu 4 36 4 6 Event Logs menu 4 39 4 7 Boot menu 4 41 4 8 Monitor menu 4 44 4 9 Security menu 4 45 4 10 Tool menu 4 47 4 11 Exit menu 4 47 ...

Page 71: ...tically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would cause system boot failure The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB fla...

Page 72: ...te the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file into the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu then select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Press Enter Flash Info MODEL Z9PE D...

Page 73: ... disk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from theASUS 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 CAP 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 CAP This function can support d...

Page 74: ... DOS V1 30 11 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PE D16 10G VER 0203 DATE 04 30 2013 BOARD Z9PE D16 10G VER 0206 DATE 04 30 2013 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 f...

Page 75: ...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 76: ... settings Monitor For displaying the system temperature power status and changing the fan settings Security For changing the security settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tool For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted ...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...nu screen appears The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system date time language and security settings 4 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 4 3 2 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time ...

Page 79: ... The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction 4 4 1 CPU Configuration ...

Page 80: ...erating system to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Server Class Custom Use I...

Page 81: ...e or disable prefetch of next L1 line based upon sequential load history Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled When this item is enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Local APIC Mode Auto Select Local APIC mode If Auto use x2APIC if required Otherwise use xAPIC...

Page 82: ...C State limit C6 This item allows you to set package C State limit Configuration options C0 C2 C6 C7 No Limit Energy Performance Balanced Performance This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings Windows 2008 and later operating systems override this value according to this power plan Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient F...

Page 83: ...her 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 Disabled Enabled QPI Link1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled E...

Page 84: ... Configuration options Auto Force DDR3 800 Force DDR3 1066 Force DDR3 1333 Force DDR3 1600 Force DDR3 1866 Channel Interleaving Auto Select different channel interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way 4 Way Rank Interleaving Auto Select different rank interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way 8 Way Patrol Scrub Disabled Allows you to enable disable Pa...

Page 85: ...on options Disabled Enabled Altitude 300 M The system altitude above the sea level in meters Configuration options Auto 300 M 900 M 1500 M 3000 M Memory Hot sensor support Disbled Configuration options Disabled Enabled DIMM Information CPU1 DIMM Information Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A1 Present 2048 MB DDR3 Node 0 Ch0 Dimm A2 Not Present Node 0 Ch1 Dimm B1 Not Present Node 0 Ch1 Dimm B2 Not Present Node 0 Ch...

Page 86: ...e the direct cache access support Configuration options Disabled Enabled VGA Priority offboard Allows you to prioritize between onboard and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard No Snoop Optimization VC1 Due to severe performance degradation it is not recommended that this bit be set except in debug mode Configuration options VC0 VCP VC1 VC1 CPU IIO Bridge Configur...

Page 87: ...Onboard SATA RAID Oprom Enabled Allows you to enable disable onboard SATA RAID option rom if Launch Storage Oprom is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer Enabled Allows you to enable disable High Precision Event Timer Configuration options Disabled Enabled Mobile platforms support deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms su...

Page 88: ...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 4 4 4 PCH SATA Configuration AHCI Mode ...

Page 89: ...nology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Mode SATA Controller 1 Enhanced This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to IDE Mode Set to Enhanced to support two SATA 6 0 Gb s and two SATA 3 0 Gb s devices Set to Compatible when using Windows 98 NT 2000 MS DOS Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems Configuration options Disa...

Page 90: ...s 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 Allows you to enable or disable VGA pallette registers snooping Configuration options Disabled Enabled PERR Generation Disabled Allows you to enable or disable PCI device to generate PERR Configuration options Disabled Enabled SERR Generation Disabled...

Page 91: ...ister Settings ASPM Support Disabled Allows you to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Force L0s Force L0s Force all links to L0s state Auto BIOS auto configure Disabled Disabled ASPM Link Training Timeout us 5000 Use the or keys to adjust the value ...

Page 92: ...ns Disabled Enabled PCIE1 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE2 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE3 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE4 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE6 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIKE Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabl...

Page 93: ...Z9PE D16 10G Series 4 25 4 4 6 Intel TXT LT SX Configuration The Intel TXT LT SX configuration automatically detects and displays the Intel TXT LT SX hardware support ...

Page 94: ...0 64 Emulation Enabled This allows you to enable the I O port 60h 64h emulation support This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware OSes Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB hardware delays and time outs USB transfer time out 20 sec The time out value for control bulk and interrupt transfer Configuration options 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Device reset...

Page 95: ... USB 3 4 5 6 10 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Onboard USB 3 4 5 6 10 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enable disable USB 2 0 EHCI Support EHCI Controller 1 Enabled EHCI Controller 2 Enabled Rear USB 1 Enabled Rear USB 2 Enabled Onboard USB 3 Enabled Onboard USB 4 Enabled Onboard USB 5 Enabled Onboard USB 6 Enabled Onboard USB 10 Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item C...

Page 96: ... to Hibernate OS 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 Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears o...

Page 97: ...l 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 to generate a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disabled Disables RTC to ...

Page 98: ...r second 57600 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits 8 Configuration options 7 8 Parity None Aparity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors Mark and Space parity do not allow for error detection None None Even parity ...

Page 99: ... Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy OS Redirection Resolution 80x24 This allows you to set the number of rows and columns supported on the Legacy OS Configuration options 80x24 80x25 Putty Keypad VT100 This allows you to select the FunctionKey and ...

Page 100: ...UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control None Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 Hardware RTS CTS Software...

Page 101: ...pROM PXE Allows you to disable INTEL LAN1 OpROM or select between iSCSI or PXE Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI INTEL I210 LAN2 Enable Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard INTEL LAN2 Configuration options Enabled Disabled INTEL I210 LAN2 OpROM PXE Allows you to disable INTEL LAN2 OpROM or select between iSCSI or PXE Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI 4 4 15 ME Subsyste...

Page 102: ...re is a serial port COM1 connector on the motherboard Serial Port Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the serial port COM Configuration options Enabled Disabled Change Settings IO 3F8h IRQ 4 Allows you to select the Serial Port base address Configuration options IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 2F8h IRQ 3 IO 3E8h IRQ 4 IO 2E8h IRQ 3 4 4 16 Onboard Devices Configuration ...

Page 103: ...you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when Network stack is set to Enabled Ipv4 PXE Support Enabled Enables or disables the Ipv4 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv4 PXE boot option will not be created Configuration options Disabled Enabled Ipv6 PXE Support Enabled Enables or disables the Ipv6 PXE Boot Support If disabled Ipv...

Page 104: ...e Server Mgmt menu appears only when you install ASMB card on the motherboard O S Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes Allows you to configure the length of the O S Boot Watchdog Timer Not available if O S Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled Configuration options 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes O S Wtd Timer Policy Reset Allows you to configure how the system should respond if the OS Boot Watchdog ...

Page 105: ...ull SEL Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immediately The following items appears only when you set SEL Components to Enabled All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted 4 5 2 BMC network configuration Configuration Address source Previous State Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify any...

Page 106: ...ous State Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Configuration options Previous State Static Mode DHCP Mode The following items appears only when you set Configuration Address source to Static Mode IPv6 BMC DM_LAN1 IP Address Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address IPv6 BMC DM_LAN1 IP Prefix Length Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP Prefix Length I...

Page 107: ...Smbios Event Log Settings Press Enter to change the Smbios Event Log configuration Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted ...

Page 108: ...a duplicate event that must pass before the multiplt event counter associated with the log entry 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 Option Log OEM Codes Enabled Enable or disable th...

Page 109: ...Logo2 feature GateA20 Active Upon Request This item is useful when any RT code is execute above 1MB When set to Upon Request the GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services When set to Always disabling of GA20 is not allowed Configuration options Upon Request Always Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Allows you to set the display mode for Option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current INT19 Tra...

Page 110: ...vices 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 Slot 0700 v CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Netwo...

Page 111: ...tion of UEFI and Legacy PXE OpROM Configuration options Do not launch UEFI only Legacy only Legacy first UEFI first Launch Storage OpROM policy Legacy only This option allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy Storage OpROM Configuration options Do not launch UEFI only Legacy only Legacy first UEFI first Launch Video OpROM policy Legacy only This option allows you to control the execu...

Page 112: ...lays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fan in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A VTT_CPU Voltage VCORE1 2 Voltage VDDQ_AB_CPU1 Voltage VDDQ_ CD_CPU1 Voltage VDDQ_EF_CPU2 Voltage VDDQ_GH_CPU2 Voltage 5VSB Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 3 3V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the volt...

Page 113: ...rom the Create New Password box key in a password then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear ...

Page 114: ...key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear a user password 1 Select the Clear User Password item and press Enter 2 Select Yes from the Warning message window then press Enter Secure Boot Menu This item allows you to customize the Secure Boot settings Secure Boot Control Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot flow control Configur...

Page 115: ...ent page Image Execution Policy This item only appears when you set the Secure Boot Mode to Custom This allows you to manage the Image Policy on Security Violation Factory Default Key Provisioning Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Install All Factory Default Keys This item will ask you if you want to Install Factory Default secure variables Select Yes if you want to load the default ...

Page 116: ...e Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press Enter to display the submenu ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press Enter Check section 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility for details 4 11 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items ...

Page 117: ...sc a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and exit Save Changes Reset Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved When you select this option or if you press F10 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Discard Changes Reset This option allows you to reset the Setup prog...

Page 118: ...4 50 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 119: ...Chapter 5 RAID Configuration ...

Page 120: ...configuring RAID sets using the available utilities This chapter contains the following sections 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 3 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5 5 5 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility 5 25 5 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Windows 5 33 ...

Page 121: ...e to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new...

Page 122: ...ID controller For example use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup 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 con...

Page 123: ...ID 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 configura...

Page 124: ...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 125: ...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 126: ... 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 127: ...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 128: ...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 129: ... 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 M...

Page 130: ...m of the screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set 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 131: ... 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 RAID...

Page 132: ...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 133: ...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 134: ...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 135: ... 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 Vers...

Page 136: ...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 137: ...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 138: ... 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 139: ...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 140: ...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 141: ...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 142: ...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 143: ...utility main menu Before you proceed ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives have set the correct jumper settings of the motherboard and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup You can refer to sections 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 5 1 3 Setting Jumpers and 5 1 4 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS for more information ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Select Intel R Rapid ...

Page 144: ...hen you are done ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Change Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 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 Strips Select Disks 128KB 0 0 ...

Page 145: ... stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 In the Capacity field item key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to use and press Enter The default value field indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press Enter to start creating the RAID volume 9 From the following warning message press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or pres...

Page 146: ...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 SATA Option ROM 3 6 0 1023 Copyright C 2003 12 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 Delete Vol...

Page 147: ...A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive Press Enter when you are done 3 Press Y in the confirmation window 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 ...

Page 148: ...ID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt you to rebuild the RAID Press the up down arrow keys to select the destination disk then Press Enter to start the rebuilding process or press ESC to exit 5 3 4 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press Enter 2 Press Y to exit or press N t...

Page 149: ...uring 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 then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID disk ESC...

Page 150: ...ot array 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 the Boot menu section of Chapter 4 for more details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes Exit then ...

Page 151: ... 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 capacity You can create additional volumes to further optimize your storage system To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating system You ...

Page 152: ...t volume type 2 Click Next 3 Enter a 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 Click Next If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks select NO when prompted If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume click Advanced ...

Page 153: ...ber and size of the disks You can continue using other applications during this time 7 Wait until the process is completed then click OK when prompted You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data The RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list and you can change the settings in Volume Properties ...

Page 154: ...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 Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and click OK The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The fo...

Page 155: ... you back up all your important data from your hard drives 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 Select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears ...

Page 156: ...references Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors here E Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e mail of the following events Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors ...

Page 157: ...Chapter 6 Driver installation ...

Page 158: ... 3 6 2 Intel chipset device software installation 6 15 6 3 Intel Network Connections Software installation 6 17 6 4 VGA driver installation 6 20 6 5 Installing the Intel I350 AM4 I350 AM2 I210 Gigabit Adapter driver 6 23 6 6 Installing the Broadcom 10G driver 6 27 6 7 Management applications and utilities installation 6 29 6 8 Running the Support DVD 6 29 6 9 Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 6 33 6...

Page 159: ... required when 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 dri...

Page 160: ...id 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 support DVD For LSI MegaRAID Driver Drivers C60x LSI RAID Driver makedisk Linux 3 Eject the floppy disk LSI ...

Page 161: ...n 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 162: ...rt DVD into the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Windows and click...

Page 163: ... Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 then press Enter The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set For example if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe ata4 noprobe ata5 noprobe ata6 To install or upgrade in graphical mo...

Page 164: ...een 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 Do you wish to load any more driver disks ...

Page 165: ...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 While booting from DVD press ESC to give the third party driver Enter the following command at the boot Linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press ENTER ...

Page 166: ...r 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 Main Menu Yes No 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 Do you have a driver disk ...

Page 167: ... RAID card are installed to the system 7 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter More Driver Disks Yes No Insert Driver Disk OK Back 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue Do you wish to load any more driver disks ...

Page 168: ... a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount oloop image file name image Example mount oloop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86__ 64 img image 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled a...

Page 169: ... menu Press Enter Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To 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 ...

Page 170: ...ve to provide the third party driver during the OS installation Type the command brokenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press Enter 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium sda USB Floppy other device OK Back ...

Page 171: ... and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click ...

Page 172: ...es 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 Toggle Yes I want to restart the computer npw and click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 173: ...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 174: ...n the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 6 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 175: ...Z9PE D16 10G Series 6 19 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 176: ...Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the ASPEED AST2300 Dis...

Page 177: ... D16 10G Series 6 21 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue ...

Page 178: ...6 22 Chapter 6 Driver installation 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 8 Click Install to start driver installation ...

Page 179: ...art the computer 2 Log on with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive 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 4 Click Intel I350 AM4 I350 AM2 I210 Gigabit Adapter Driver in the Drivers menu of the main sc...

Page 180: ...iver installation 8 Click Install in the Ready to Modify the Program window to begin with the loading of the selected options 7 Select the options you want to install then click Next to continue 9 When done click Finish ...

Page 181: ...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 4 Click Intel I350 AM4 I350 AM2 I210 Gigabit Adapter Driver in the Drivers menu of the main screen to start the installation 5 Click Next to continue 6 From the Program Maintenance window select Modify then click Next 7 Select th...

Page 182: ...6 26 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 In the Ready to Modify the Program window click Install to load the options you selected 9 When done click Finish ...

Page 183: ...ually locate the driver for the Broadcom 10G in the support DVD provided To install the Broadcom 10G driver 1 Restart the computer 2 Log on with Administrator privileges 3 Insert the motherboard system support DVD into the optical drive 5 From the Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver Installer window click Next 4 Click the Broadcom NetXtreme II GigE Driver to begin installation ...

Page 184: ... Chapter 6 Driver installation 7 Click Install to start installing the drivers 8 When done click Finish 6 From the License Agreement window select I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next ...

Page 185: ... The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for the latest updates on software and utilities 2 The support DVD is supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers management applications and utilities that you can install to maximize the featur...

Page 186: ...available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 6 8 2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports 6 8 1 Drivers menu tab ...

Page 187: ...r disks 6 8 3 MakeDisk menu tab Press the arrow down button in the lower part of the menu to view more items 6 8 4 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide ...

Page 188: ...r 6 Driver installation 6 8 5 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays theASUS contact information e mail addresses and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard ...

Page 189: ... the Intel Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 software on a Windows operating system To install the drivers 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive and find the utility menu 3 Click the item Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 software from the menu and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the insta...

Page 190: ... Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 utility on a Windows operating system To install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 utility 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive and find the utility menu 3 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 to begin installation 4 When the Welcome...

Page 191: ...Z9PE D16 10G Series 6 35 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 192: ... 6 Driver installation 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 193: ...Appendix A Reference Information ...

Page 194: ...0G Series Chapter summary This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard This chapter contains the following sections A 1 Z9PE D16 10G Series block diagram A 3 ...

Page 195: ...Z9PE D16 10G Series A 3 A 1 Z9PE D16 10G Series block diagram ...

Page 196: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information ...

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