Asus Z9PE-D8 WS, Manual

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Page 3: ...tions summary xii Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 1 Welcome 1 3 1 2 Package contents 1 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 4 1 4 Special features 1 4 1 4 1 Product highlights 1 4 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features 1 6 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 6...

Page 4: ... 3 Powering up 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function 3 4 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 3 4 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 4 3 4 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4 4 4 1 3 BUPDATER 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 i...

Page 5: ...l Port Console Redirection 4 35 4 5 12 Onboard LAN Configuration 4 37 4 5 13 Marvell SATA Configuration 4 38 4 5 14 Onboard Devices Configuration 4 39 4 5 15 Runtime Error Logging 4 40 4 6 Server Management menu 4 41 4 6 1 System Event Log 4 42 4 6 2 BMC network configuration 4 43 4 7 Event Logs menu 4 44 4 7 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings 4 45 4 8 Boot menu 4 47 4 9 Monitor menu 4 50 4 10 Sec...

Page 6: ...AID 5 31 5 3 5 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility 5 31 5 3 6 Rebuilding the RAID 5 32 5 3 7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 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 5 5 Marvell RAID utility 5 41 5 5 1 Create a RAID Array 5 41 5...

Page 7: ...ltiple GPU technology support 7 1 AMD CrossFireX technology 7 3 7 1 1 Requirements 7 3 7 1 2 Before you begin 7 3 7 1 3 Installing two CrossFireX graphics cards 7 4 7 1 4 Installing the device drivers 7 5 7 1 5 Enabling the AMD CrossFireX technology 7 5 7 2 NVIDIA SLI technology 7 7 7 2 1 Requirements 7 7 7 2 2 Installing two SLI ready graphics cards 7 7 7 2 3 Installing three SLI ready graphics c...

Page 8: ... 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 9: ...fore installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust h...

Page 10: ...s Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Appendix Reference information This appendix includes add...

Page 11: ...key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format A S DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task...

Page 12: ...ions will be available when using PCIe 3 0 compliant devices Please refer to www asus com for updated details VGA Output ASpeed AST2300 16MB VGA port with bracket Supports VGA with max resolution 1920 x 1200 60Hz Multi GPU support Supports NVIDIA 4 Way SLI Technology Supports AMD Quad GPU CrossFireX Technology Storage Intel C602 Chipset 2 x SATA 6Gb s ports with RAID 0 1 5 and 10 support for Windo...

Page 13: ... Exclusive Features ASUS SSD Caching Front Panel USB 3 0 Support ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Fanless Design Heat pipe solution ASUS Q Design ASUS Q Code ASUS Q Shield ASUS Q Slot ASUS Q DIMM ASUS EZ DIY ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 2 Multi language BIOS Workstation Unique Features 7 PCIe x 16 slots Quick Gate 2 vertical USB 2 0 on board ASWM Enterprise ASMB6 iKVM Remote M...

Page 14: ...SMBus headers 1 x S PDIF Out header 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x 24 pin EATX Power connector 2 x 8 pin EATX 12V Power connectors 1 x 4 pin EZ_PLUG Power connector s 1 x System Panel 1 x PWR button 1 x Reset button BIOS Features 64 Mb Flash ROM UEFI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 6 ACPI 2 0a Multi language BIOS ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Manageability WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL by PME WOR by PME...

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

Page 16: ...ASUS Z9PE D8 WS Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 3 1 2 Package contents 1 3 1 3 Serial number label 1 4 1 4 Special features 1 4 ...

Page 17: ...e list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Z9PE D8 WS If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack Cables SATA DOM cable 1 SATA 6G cable 6 SATA 3G cable 8 COM port cable 2 I O Modules 2 port USB 2 0 1394a 1 Accessories IO shield 1 1 2 Way SLI Bridge connector 1 3 Way SLI Bridge connecto...

Page 18: ...el 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 acce...

Page 19: ...evices Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN Solution This motherboard features the built in dual server class Intel Gigabit LAN ports which helps reduce CPU usage thus increasing 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 Speed...

Page 20: ... monitored to prevent overheating and damage The system fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for 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 q...

Page 21: ...feature boosts system performance by using an installed SSD with no capacity limitations as a cache for frequently accessed data Harness a combination of SSD like performance and response and hard drive capacity with just one click no rebooting needed and instant activation for complete ease of use ...

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: ...ary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 3 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 8 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 5 Expansion slots 2 16 2 6 Onboard Switches 2 20 2 7 Onboard LEDs 2 21 2 8 Jumpers 2 26 2 9 Connectors 2 29 ...

Page 25: ...ch 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 detach...

Page 26: ...at 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 installing or ...

Page 27: ...ASUS Z9PE D8 WS 2 5 2 2 3 Motherboard layout Z9PE D8 WS ...

Page 28: ...umpers Page 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 2 26 2 VGA controller setting DIAG_VIEW1 2 27 3 SMBUS connection setting TESLA_M_SW 2 27 4 LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper 3 pin RAID_SEL1 2 28 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 2 28 Slots Socket Page 1 CPU sockets 2 8 2 DDR3 sockets 2 13 3 PCI Express x8 PCI Express x16 slots 2 16 Onboard Switches Page 1 Power on Switch 2 20 2 Reset...

Page 29: ...0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 blue 7 pin SATA3G_3 6 black 2 34 8 Marvell Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_E1 E2 E3 E4 gray 2 35 9 Serial ATA SCU connectors 7 pin SATA_SCU1 4 black 2 36 10 EATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 EATX12V2 2 36 11 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 2 37 12 Auxiliary panel connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 2 38 13 Digital audio connector 4...

Page 30: ...cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS 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 ...

Page 31: ...revent 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 32: ...h the 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 33: ...wn 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 34: ...plug 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 s...

Page 35: ...e location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory Configurations You may install 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB RDIMMs or 1GB 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_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs X 2 DIMMs X X 4 DIMMs X X X X Refer to ASUS Server AVL for late...

Page 36: ...ardware information 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 1 DIMMs X 2 DIMMs X 4 DIMMs X X 8 DIMMs X X X X 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_E1 DIMM_F1 DIMM_G1 DIMM_H1 1 DIMMs 2 DIMMs X 4 DIMMs X X 8 DIMMs X X X X ...

Page 37: ...et 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 fingers w...

Page 38: ...ely seated 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 ...

Page 39: ...munications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt assignments ...

Page 40: ...formance add on cards 2 5 5 PCI Express x16 slot x8 link The onboard PCIE 6 provides one x8 Gen3 link to CPU2 The onboard PCIE 2 and 4 provide one x8 Gen3 link to CPU1 These slot support VGA Cards and various server class high performance add on cards PCIE 1 1 x PCI E x 16 Gen3 x16 x8 link PCIE 2 1 x PCI E x 16 Gen3 x8 link PCIE 3 1 x PCI E x 16 Gen3 x16 x8 link PCIE 4 1 x PCI E x 16 Gen3 x8 link ...

Page 41: ...6 Installing the ASMB6 management board Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB 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: ... down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard power on switch 2 6 Onboard Switches Onboard switches allow you to fine tune performance when working on a bare or open case system This is ideal for overclockers and gamers who continually change settings to enhance system performance 2 Rese...

Page 43: ...anagement Controller LED BMC_LED1 The BMC LED works with the ASUS ASMB6 management device and indicates its initiation status When the PSU is plugged and the system is OFF ASUS ASMB6 management device starts system initiation for about one 1 minute The BMC LED blinks after system initiation finishes Enabled only with ASMB6 i KVM on board ...

Page 44: ...loading 06 Microcode loading 07 AP initialization after microcode loading 08 System Agent initialization after microcode loading 09 PCH initialization after microcode loading 0A Initialization after microcode loading 0B Cache initialization 0C 0D Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes 0E Microcode not found 0F Microcode not loaded 10 PEI Core is started 11 14 Pre memory CPU initialization is star...

Page 45: ...E0 S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL E1 S3 Boot Script execution E2 Video repost E3 OS S3 wake vector call E4 E7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes E8 S3 Resume Failed E9 S3 Resume PPI not Found EA S3 Resume Boot Script Error EB S3 OS Wake Error EC EF Reserved for future AMI error codes F0 Recovery condition triggered by firmware Auto recovery F1 Recovery condition tri...

Page 46: ...90 Boot Device Selection BDS phase is started 91 Driver connecting is started 92 PCI Bus initialization is started 93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization 94 PCI Bus Enumeration 95 PCI Bus Request Resources 96 PCI Bus Assign Resources 97 Console Output devices connect 98 Console input devices connect 99 Super IO Initialization 9A USB initialization is started 9B USB Reset 9C USB Detect 9D US...

Page 47: ...6 No Console Output Devices are found D7 No Console Input Devices are found D8 Invalid password D9 Error loading Boot Option LoadImage returned error DA Boot Option is failed StartImage returned error DB Flash update is failed DC Reset protocol is not available Q Code table continued Code Description 0x01 System is entering S1 sleep state 0x02 System is entering S2 sleep state 0x03 System is enter...

Page 48: ... 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 49: ...DIAG_VIEW1 This jumper allows you to enable o disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature 3 SMBUS connection setting TESLA_M_SW This jumper allows you to select the connection to BMC or PCH for PCIE 1 3 5 7 SMBUS ...

Page 50: ...echnology enterprise 3 0 RAID Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine ME boot from recovery mode when ME become co...

Page 51: ...ASUS Z9PE D8 WS 2 29 2 9 Connectors 2 9 1 Rear panel connectors ...

Page 52: ... below for the LAN port LED indications 4 USB 2 0 ports 5 and 6 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 5 Optical S PDIF Out port 6 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 7 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 8 USB 3 0 ports 1 and 2 These Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 3 0 devices 9 Audio I O ports LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED AC...

Page 53: ... any device connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up 2 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB78 USB910 A Type USB12 11 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB78 and USB910 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 4...

Page 54: ...ectors 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 jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature...

Page 55: ...s power for low speed system management communications 6 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 These connectors are for the serial COM ports Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis ...

Page 56: ...ion 7 Serial ATA 6 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 blue 7 pin SATA3G_3 6 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 57: ...3 E4 connectors are recommended for data drivers You must install Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives Press Ctrl M during POST to enter the Marvell RAID utility to create or delete a RAID configuration If you want to install a Windows operating system to a RAID configuration created using the Marvell SATA controller you have to create a RAID driver ...

Page 58: ...o fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power ...

Page 59: ...ER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The HDD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 Power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW Th...

Page 60: ...ection 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 fr...

Page 61: ...ening at the back of the system chassis 14 IEEE 1394a port connectors 10 1 pin IE1394_1 2 These connectors are for IEEE 1394a port Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The S PDIF module is purchased separately The IEEE 1394a module is purchased separately Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connect...

Page 62: ...onnect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector set the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to HD if you want to connect an AC 97 f...

Page 63: ...ASUS Z9PE D8 WS 2 41 17 ASMB6 header ASMB6 This connector supports the ASUS Server Management Board 6 series ...

Page 64: ...2 42 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 65: ...3 Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 66: ...ASUS Z9PE D8 WS Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 3 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 67: ...ase 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 mes...

Page 68: ... of Log off and then click Shut Down 2 From the Shutdown Event Tracker select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the computer 3 Tick Planned 4 If necessary key in comments 5 Click OK 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON press the power switch for less than four seconds to put the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setti...

Page 69: ...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 70: ... BIOS 4 3 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 7 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 4 Ai Tweaker menu 4 11 4 5 Advanced menu 4 15 4 6 Server Management menu 4 41 4 7 Event Logs menu 4 44 4 8 Boot menu 4 47 4 9 Monitor menu 4 50 4 10 Security menu 4 52 4 11 Tool menu 4 53 4 12 Exit menu 4 54 ...

Page 71: ...shFree BIOS 3 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 USB flash drive To...

Page 72: ...BIOS without using 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 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 Z9PE D8 WS VER 0...

Page 73: ...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 devices such a...

Page 74: ...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 ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A PATH BOARD Z9PE D8 WS VER 0203 DATE 08 24 2011 BOARD Z9PE D8 WS VER 0206 DATE 09 30 2011 WARNING Do not turn off power during flas...

Page 75: ... 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 prog...

Page 76: ...s the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Navigation keys General help Menu bar Configuration fields Menu items Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to...

Page 77: ... 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 selec...

Page 78: ...erican Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Set the Date Use Tab to switch between Data elements Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 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 79: ...lock Tuner Auto CPU Ratio Auto DRAM Timing Control CPU1 Voltage Auto VCORE_CPU1 0 930 V CPU1 VSA Voltage Auto VSA_CPU1 0 896 V CPU2 Voltage Auto VCORE_CPU2 0 928 V CPU2 VSA Voltage Auto VSA_CPU2 0 884 V DRAM Voltage CHA CHB Auto VDDQ_AB_CPU1 1 474 V DRAM Voltage CHC CHD Auto VDDQ_CD_CPU1 1 476 V DRAM Voltage CHE CHF Auto VDDQ_EF_CPU2 1 474 V DRAM Voltage CHG CHH Auto VDDQ_GH_CPU2 1 476 V Clock Spr...

Page 80: ...h 0 005V interval CPU2 VSA Voltage Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 800V to 1 520V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHA CHB Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 20V to 1 52V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHC CHD Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 20V to 1 52V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHE CHF ...

Page 81: ...e Auto DRAM COMMAND Mode 1 Secondary Timings DRAM RAS to RAS Delay Auto DRAM RAS to RAS Delay 4 DRAM REF Cycle Time Auto DRAM REF Cycle Time 74 DRAM WRITE Recovery Time Auto DRAM WRITE Recovery Time 10 DRAM READ to PRE Time Auto DRAM READ to PRE Time 5 DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time Auto DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time 20 DRAM WRITE to READ Delay Auto DRAM WRITE to READ Delay 5 DRAM Write Latency Auto DRAM Write L...

Page 82: ...st the value The values range from 48 to 511 with 1 interval DRAM WRITE Recovery Time Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 5 to 31 with 1 interval DRAM READ to PRE Time Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 4 to 15 with 1 interval DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time Auto Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 16 to 63 with 1 interval DRAM...

Page 83: ...zation Technology Enabled Local APIC Mode Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit CPU Configuration ...

Page 84: ...Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Socket 2 CPU Information Enter to view socket specific CPU Information Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copy...

Page 85: ...ver 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Server Class Custom Use Intel recommended prefetch settings Configuration options Enterprise High Performance HPC Custom You can only customize the items below when you enable the Server Class to Custom Hardware Prefetcher Enabled This item allows you to turn on off the mid level cache L2...

Page 86: ...guration Power Technology Custom Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technolog Enabled Turbo Mode Enabled 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 1000 ms Long Duration Maintained 0 Recom...

Page 87: ...U C7 ACPI C3 report Configuration options Disabled Enabled Package 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 Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Factory long duration po...

Page 88: ... Link0p Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Configuration Memory Configuration CPU II0 Bridge Configuration PCH Configuration Intel R VT for Directed I O Configuration 4 5 3 Chipset Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced QPI Configuration Page QPI Configuration Current QPI Link Spe...

Page 89: ...d Scrub Enabled Data Scrambling Enabled Device Tagging Disabled Thermal Throttling CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled Altitude 300 M Memory HOT sensor support Enabled DIMM Information Compatibility RID Enabled Supports compatibility revision ID CRID functionality mentioned in Sandybridge BIOS spec Configuration options Enabled Disabled Memory Mode Independent Select the mode f...

Page 90: ...onfiguration options Enabled Disabled Device Tagging Disabled This item allows you to enable disable Device Tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throttling CLTT Configuration options Disabled OLTT CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled This item allows you to enable disable high temperature mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled This item allows you to enabl...

Page 91: ...Inc Advanced Intel R I OAT Disabled DCA Support Enabled VGA Priority Offboard TargetVGA VGA From CPU CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Intel R I OAT Disabled This item allows you to enable disable Intel I O accelaration technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCA Su...

Page 92: ... 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 PCH Compatibility RID Disabled This item allows support for PCH compatibility Configuration options Disabled Enabled Deep Sx Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled in S5 Battery Enabled in S5 Enabled in S4 and...

Page 93: ...to Enabled Coherency Support Disabled This item allows you to enable disable VT d Engine Coherency support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ATS Support Disabled This item allows you to enable disable VT d Engine address translation services ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R VT d Enabled Intel R VT d Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable Intel VT d Config...

Page 94: ...t Staggered Spin up S M A R T Status Check Enabled S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitor system When hard disk read write errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options Enabled Disabled 4 5 4 PCH SATA Configuration 1 IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode 3 RAID Mode SATA Port1 ST3500320AS 500GB SATA Port2 Not Presen...

Page 95: ...only when you set the SATA Mode item to IDE Mode Set to Enhanced to support two SATA 3 0 Gb s devices Configuration options Disabled Enhanced S M A R T Status Check Enabled S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitor system When read write of your hard disk errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options E...

Page 96: ...right C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI ROM Priority EFI Compatible ROM This item specifies which PCI option ROM to launch between multiple option ROMs Legacy and EFI Compatible Configuration options Legacy ROM EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks This item configures the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register Configuration options 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 PCI Bus Cl...

Page 97: ...em 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 ASPM Support Disabled This item allows you to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Force L0s Force L0s Force all links to L0s state Auto BIOS...

Page 98: ...ight C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Launch Storage OpROM Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable boot option for Legacy Mass Storage devices with Option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE1 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE2 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enab...

Page 99: ...uration options Enabled Disabled Auto USB3 0 Support Enabled This item enables or disables USB3 0 XHCI Controller support Configuration options Disabled Enabled XHCI Hand off Enabled This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled EHCI Hand off Disabled This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change sh...

Page 100: ...Port 4 Enabled USB Port 5 Enabled USB Port 6 Enabled USB Port 7 Enabled USB Port 8 Enabled USB Port 9 Enabled USB Port 10 Enabled USB Port 11 Enabled USB Port 12 Enabled USB Port 13 Enabled USB Port 14 Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit USB Ports Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C...

Page 101: ...ed Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled Allows you to enable or disable BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Configuration options Disabled Enabled 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 Slee...

Page 102: ...By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Disabled Disables the PS 2 Keyboard from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PS 2 Keyboard to generate a wake event Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Disabled Disables the PS 2 Mouse from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PS 2 Mouse to generate a wake event Power On By PCIE Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices from generating a wake event Enabled En...

Page 103: ...har set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys etc VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 57600 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Select Screen Select Item Enter Selec...

Page 104: ...rosoft 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 Xon Xoff Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder 100x31 Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable extende...

Page 105: ... 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 VT100 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 Xon Xoff The following item appears only...

Page 106: ...ation Marvell Storage Controller Enabled Marvell Storage OPROM Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Marvell Storage Controller Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Marvell Storage OPROM Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 107: ...his item allows you to enable or disable the Serial Port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Device Mode Standard Serial Port Mode This item allows you to change the serial port mode Configuration options Standard Serial Port Mode VIA 1394 Controller Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable VIA 1394 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Asmedia USB 3 0 Controller Enabled This item all...

Page 108: ... disable Runtime Error Logging Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support to Enabled PCI Error Logging Support Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 109: ...S Watchdog Timer Disabled O S Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes O S Wtd Timer Policy Reset System Event Log BMC network configuration O S Watchdog Timer Disabled If enabled starts a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management Software after the OS loads Helps determine that the OS sucessfully loaded or follows the O S Boot Watchdog TImer Policy Configuration options Enabled Disabled O S W...

Page 110: ...p F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SEL Components Disabled Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erase SEL No Allows to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset When SEL is Ful...

Page 111: ... source Previous State Select Screen Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Configuration Address source Previous State Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network para...

Page 112: ...s configuration refer to 4 7 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings View Smbios Event Log Press Enter to view all smbios event logs View System Event Log Press Enter to view all system event logs Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Event Logs Press Enter to change the Smbios Log configuration Change Smbios Event Log Settings View System Event Log View System Event Log Select S...

Page 113: ...Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted 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 Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Lo...

Page 114: ...ows 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 This item allows you to enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to legacy Configuration options Disabled Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled This item allows you ...

Page 115: ...ock State On This item allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Full Screen Logo Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled 1 Set Full Screen Logo to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature 2 Set Full Screen Logo to Disabled to select the desired Post Report waiting time f...

Page 116: ...nce then stop UEFI Boot Disabled Enables or disables UEFI Boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To select the boot device during system startup press F8 whenASUS Logo appears To a...

Page 117: ...es The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Select Disabled to disallow this function To select the boot device during system startup press F8 when ASUS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode press F8 after POST Boot Override These items displays the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen...

Page 118: ...ºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures Select Ignore if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU FAN1 2 Speed FRNT FAN1 4 Speed REAR FAN1 2 Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fan in rotations per minute ...

Page 119: ...age 3 3V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators FAN Speed Control Generic Mode This item 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 120: ...e 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 when prompted...

Page 121: ...n 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 11 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 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utilit...

Page 122: ...firmation 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 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load optimized defaults Boot Override These items displays the available devices The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices install...

Page 123: ...5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 124: ...tting 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 5 5 Marvell RAID utility 5 41 ...

Page 125: ... and a new drive for this setup 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 c...

Page 126: ...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 127: ... 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 configurati...

Page 128: ...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 129: ...ating a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s A 0 SPAN 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F...

Page 130: ...N NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 6 Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press Enter 7 Select the RAID level from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17...

Page 131: ... Option Select Units For VD Size MB GB TB 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 11 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting and then press Enter Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consi...

Page 132: ...ration And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 13 Follow step 2 to 12 to configure additional virtual drives 14 Press Esc to finish RAID configuration When prompted to save configuration select Yes from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select Yes Or No Configuration Menu Easy Co...

Page 133: ...05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Follow step 2 to 9 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration 3 Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu and then press Enter 4 Key in the desired virtual drive size and then press Enter 5 Follow step 10 to 14 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration to create the...

Page 134: ...m of the screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Se...

Page 135: ... to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Init...

Page 136: ...s StripSz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494...

Page 137: ...D Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Drive...

Page 138: ...s Enter To Select An Option 4 When prompted press the Space to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No LSI...

Page 139: ...anagement Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION ...

Page 140: ...re Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 RBLD A00 01 0 1 Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Dri...

Page 141: ...ess Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency CC Of VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate ...

Page 142: ...y key to continue Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure ...

Page 143: ...d 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 144: ... Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Confi...

Page 145: ...re Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuil...

Page 146: ...uild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Cont On Error Yes Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Menu sel...

Page 147: ...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 Turning on the system During POST press Del...

Page 148: ... Disk 2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279 3GB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference ...

Page 149: ...s Enter 4 When the Disks item is selected press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set The SELECT DISKS screen appears 5 Use the up down arrow key to select a drive and then press Space to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 ...

Page 150: ...is selected press Enter The following warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 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 foll...

Page 151: ...to the CREATE VOLUME menu If a recovery set is created you cannot add more RAID sets even when 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 in...

Page 152: ...D set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION 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 Sele...

Page 153: ... s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Member Disk Select the disks that sh...

Page 154: ...lding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1 set Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the I...

Page 155: ...ager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status When finished the status is changed to Normal Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume ...

Page 156: ...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 157: ... 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 capacity...

Page 158: ... 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 159: ...You can contuine 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 160: ...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 161: ... 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 162: ...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 163: ...812AS PD 8 ST3160812AS Vendor ID 1B4B Device ID 9130 Revision ID B1 BIOS Version 1 0 0 1028 Firmware Version 2 2 0 1105 PCIe Speed Rate 5 0Gbps Configure SATA as AHCI Mode 5 5 1 Create a RAID Array 1 Move the selection bar to HBA 0 Marvell 0 and press Enter 2 Select Configuration Wizard and press Enter 3 Press Space to select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array An asterisk appears in ...

Page 164: ...sk The capacity of the rebuilt virtual disk equals to the size of the smaller physical disk included in the RAID 1 array The configuration options represent the tolerance value of drive capacity difference Configuration options None 1G 10G Name Enter a name with 1 10 letters no special characters for the RAID array 5 Move the selection bar to Next and press Enter The following warning message appe...

Page 165: ...BA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 0 ST3160812AS PD 8 ST3160812AS Free Physical Disks ID 0 Name New_VD Status Functional Stripte Size 64K RAID Mode RAID0 Size 304128MB BGA Status N A Number of PDs 2 Members 0 8 Topology Information Delete Marvell BIOS Setup c 2011 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Help Marvell RAID on chip controller ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return HBA 0 Marvell 0 Vir...

Page 166: ...ected RAID array The following warning message appears Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk Yes No Delete MBR Press Y to delete the Master Boot Record MBR from the selected RAID array 3 Press F10 The following warning message appears Press Y to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup Yes No Exit ...

Page 167: ...6 Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 168: ...eries Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers installation 6 21 6 6 Marvell Magni installation 6 22 6 7 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 installation 6 23 6 8 Marvell Storage Utility installation 6 26 6 9 Asmedia ASM104x USB 3 0 Host Controller Driver installation 6 30 6 10 Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6 33 6 11 VGA driver installation 6 36 6 12 Management applications an...

Page 169: ...equired 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 drive...

Page 170: ...k To create a RAID driver disk in Windows environment 1 Start Windows 2 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive 3 Go to the Make disk menu and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create 4 Insert a floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infectio...

Page 171: ... 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 172: ...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 173: ...en installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 then press Enter The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set For example if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe ata4 n...

Page 174: ...nstallation 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 For Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 6 1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the...

Page 175: ... the following command at the boot Linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press ENTER 4 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No ...

Page 176: ...se sdc sdd sdb sr0 6 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue OK Back The drivers for the 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 Do you wish to load...

Page 177: ... 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 in...

Page 178: ... 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 179: ...enmodules 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 6 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation ...

Page 180: ...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 181: ...ccept 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 182: ...rivileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSE...

Page 183: ...ntel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 6 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 184: ...6 18 Chapter 6 Driver installation 7 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 8 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 185: ...and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click t...

Page 186: ...6 20 Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 When the installation completes click Yes I want to restart my computer now to restart your computer before using the program ...

Page 187: ... the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support...

Page 188: ...d 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 the...

Page 189: ...tility 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 to...

Page 190: ...24 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 191: ...Z9PE D8 WS 6 25 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 192: ...ivileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation 3 Click Marvell Storage Utility 4 When the Marvell ...

Page 193: ...ASUS Z9PE D8 WS 6 27 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue ...

Page 194: ...6 28 Chapter 6 Driver installation 7 Choose the destination folder to install and click Install to start the installation 8 The programs you selected are being installed ...

Page 195: ...ASUS Z9PE D8 WS 6 29 9 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 196: ...indows OS 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 ru...

Page 197: ...WS 6 31 4 When the Asmedia ASM104x USB 3 0 Host Controller Driver installation wizard appears click Next to start the installation 5 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue ...

Page 198: ...6 32 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 Click Finish to complete the installation and exit the wizard ...

Page 199: ...ivileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation 3 Click Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver 4 Wh...

Page 200: ...6 34 Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 Click Modify to change custom setup and then click Next to continue 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue ...

Page 201: ...ASUS Z9PE D8 WS 6 35 7 Click Install to begin installation 8 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 202: ...e 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 Display Driver to begin installation 6 11 VGA driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter VGA driver ASPEED SDT2300 Display Driver will only appear if you use the onboard VGA chipset You ne...

Page 203: ...US Z9PE D8 WS 6 37 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue ...

Page 204: ...6 38 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 205: ...ning 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 12 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device ...

Page 206: ...ties that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 12 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks 6 12 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 207: ...7 Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple AMD CrossFireX NVIDIA SLI graphics cards and NVIDIA CUDA technology ...

Page 208: ...Chapter summary 7 ASUS Z9PE D8 WS 7 1 AMD CrossFireX technology 7 3 7 2 NVIDIA SLI technology 7 7 7 3 NVIDIA CUDA technology 7 13 ...

Page 209: ... at least the minimum power required by your system See Chapter 2 for details 7 1 2 Before you begin For AMD CrossFireX to work properly you have to uninstall all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1 Close all current applications 2 For Windows XP go to Control Panel Add Remove Programs For Windo...

Page 210: ...rossFireX graphics cards The following pictures are for reference only The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models but the installation steps remain the same 1 Prepare two CrossFireX ready graphics cards 2 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCI...

Page 211: ...e device drivers enable the CrossFireX feature through the AMD Catalyst Control Center in Windows environment Launching the AMD VISION Engine Control Center To launch the AMD VISION Engine Control Center 1 Right click on the Windows desktop and select AMD VISION Engine Control Center You can also right click the AMD icon in the Windows notificAMDon area and select Vision Engine Control Center 2 Th...

Page 212: ...ogy 1 In the Catalyst Control Center window click Graphics Settings Performance AMD CrossFireXTM Configuration 2 From the Graphics Adapter list select the graphics card to act as the display GPU 3 Select Enable CrossFireXTM 4 Click Apply and then click OK to exit the window 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 213: ...r power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system 7 2 2 Installing two SLI ready graphics cards The following pictures are for reference only The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models but the installation steps remain the same 1 Prepare two SLI ready graphics cards 2 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboar...

Page 214: ...repare three SLI ready graphics cards 2 Insert the three graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation 3 Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 4 Align and firmly insert the 3 Way SLI bridge connector to the goldfi...

Page 215: ...e locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation 3 Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 4 Align and firmly insert the 4 Way SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Ensure that the connector is firmly in place 5 Connect four independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the four graphics cards separately 6 Conne...

Page 216: ...system ensure to install the NVIDIA 3 way SLI driver under Windows Vista The NVIDIA 3 way SLI technology is supported by Windows Vista only 7 2 6 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the SLI feature in NVIDIA Control Panel under the Windows 7 operating system Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel ...

Page 217: ...8 WS 7 11 B1 If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in step A select Personalize B2 From the Personalization window select Display Settings B3 From the Display Settings dialog box click Advanced Settings ...

Page 218: ...ce tab and then click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel B5 The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears Enabling SLI settings From the NVIDIA Control Panel window select Set SLI Configuration Click Enable SLI and set the display for viewing SLI rendered content When done click Apply ...

Page 219: ...ent The installation steps might be a little different with the Telsa cards you selected and the VGA output functions Visit http www nvidia com for more details if needed Visit the NVIDIA CUDA Zone website at http www nvidia com object cuda_home html for the latest driver list of CUDA certified graphics card and supported 3D application list 7 3 2 Installing CUDA ready graphics cards The following...

Page 220: ...Click the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager Click the sign before Display adapters and the installed graphics card and computing processor card s should appear The screen differs based on the components you installed 2 Connect either one 8 pin power connector or two 6 pin power connectors from the power supply to the Quadro graphics card and Tesla computing processor card s 3 Connect a di...

Page 221: ...A Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 222: ...Appendix summary A ASUS Z9PE D8 WS A 1 Z9PE D8 WS block diagram A 3 ...

Page 223: ...ASUS Z9PE D8 WS A 3 A 1 Z9PE D8 WS block diagram ...

Page 224: ...A 4 Appendix A Reference information ...

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