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RS700D-E6/PS8

RS702D-E6/PS8

RS704D-E6/PS8

1U Rackmount Server

User Guide

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E5318

First Edition

March 2010

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Contents

Notices ........................................................................................................ vii

Safety information .................................................................................... viii

About this guide ......................................................................................... ix

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 System package contents ........................................................... 1-2

1.2 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-3

1.3 Systemspecications ................................................................. 1-4

1.4 Front panel features ..................................................................... 1-6

1.5 Rear panel features ...................................................................... 1-7

1.6 Internal features ........................................................................... 1-8

1.7 LED information ......................................................................... 1-10

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs .......................................................... 1-10

1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs ........................................................ 1-10

1.7.3 HDD status LED ............................................................ 1-10

Chapter 2: Hardware setup

2.1 Chassis cover ............................................................................... 2-2

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-3

2.2.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 32-

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct .......................... 62-

2.3 System memory ........................................................................... 2-7

2.3.1 Overview ......................................................................... 72-

2.3.2 Memory Congurations ................................................... 82-

2.3.3 Installing a DIMM ............................................................ 92-

2.3.4 Removing a DIMM .......................................................... 92-

2.4 Hard disk drives ......................................................................... 2-10

2.5 Expansion slot ............................................................................ 2-11

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket ....2-11

2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-12

2.6 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-13

2.7 Removable/optional components ............................................. 2-14

2.7.1 Replacing system fans .................................................. 2-14

2.7.2 Replacing power supply units ....................................... 52-1

2.7.3 Installing ASMB4 series management board (optional) 2-1 6

2.7.4 Installing ASUS PIKE Riser Card (optional) .................. 72-1

Contents

Chapter 3: Installation options

3.1 Rackmount rail kit items (optional) ............................................ 3-2

3.2 Attaching the rails to the server ................................................. 3-2

3.3 Attaching the rack rails ............................................................... 3-3

3.4 Rackmounting the server ............................................................ 3-4

Chapter 4: Motherboard Info

4.1 Motherboard layout ...................................................................... 4-2

4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-6

4.3 Internal connectors .................................................................... 4-12

4.4 Internal LEDs .............................................................................. 4-20

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2

5.1.1 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 5-2

5.1.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 ...................................... 5-

5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-5

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5-6

5.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 5-6

5.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 5-6

5.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 5-7

5.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................. 5-7

5.2.6 Conguration elds ......................................................... 5-7

5.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................... 5-7

5.2.8 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 5-7

5.2.9 General help ................................................................... 5-7

5.3 Main menu .................................................................................... 5-8

5.3.1 System Time ................................................................... 5-8

5.3.2 System Date ................................................................... 5-8

5.3.3 SATA1–4 ......................................................................... 5-8

5.3.4 IDE Conguration .......................................................... 5-10

5.3.5 AHCI Conguration ........................................................5-11

5.3.6 System Information ....................................................... 5-12

5.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 5-13

5.4.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 5-13

5.4.2 Chipset Conguration ................................................... 5-17

Contents

5.4.3 Legacy Device Conguration ........................................ 15-2

5.4.4 USB Conguration ........................................................ 5-22

5.4.5 PCIPnP Conguration ................................................... 35-2

5.4.6 Power On conguration 5-24 ................................................

5.4.7 Event Log Conguration 5-2 ............................................... 5

5.4.8 Hardware Monitor 5-2 ......................................................... 6

5.4.9 I/O Virtualization ............................................................ 75-2

5.4.10 PCI Express Conguration ............................................ 75-2

5.4.11 ACPI Conguration ....................................................... 85-2

5.5 Server menu ............................................................................... 5-30

5.5.1 Remote Access Conguration ....................................... 5-30

5.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 5-32

5.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2 ...................................................... 5-3

5.6.2 Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives ................................ 5-32

5.6.3 Boot Settings Conguration .......................................... 5-33

5.6.4 Security ......................................................................... 5-34

5.7 Exit menu .................................................................................... 5-36

Chapter6: RAIDconguration

6.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 6-2

6.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 6-2

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 6-2

6.1.3 RAID controller selection ................................................ 6-3

6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 6-3

6.2 LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility .................................... 6-4

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set ........................................................ 6-5

6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration ........................6-11

6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ........................................... 6-12

6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 6-16

6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 6-18

6.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration ....................................... 16-2

6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 6-22

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache .................................................... 36-2

6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................. 6-24

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 56-2

Contents

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set 6-2 ............................................... 6

6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 86-2

6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 96-2

6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options 0 ............................................ 6-3

6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager .................... 6-31

6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 6-31

6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 6-33

Chapter 7: Driver installation

7.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 7-2

7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 7-2

7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 7-5

7.2 Intel® chipset device installation .............................................. 7-17

7.3 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 7-19

7.4 VGA driver installation............................................................... 7-22

7.5 Mellanox ConnectX DDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver

installation (For RS702D-E6/PS8; RS704D-E6/PS8) ................ 7-24

7.5.1 Windows operating system ........................................... 7-24

7.5.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS ...................................... 77-2

7.6 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 7-29

7.6.1 Running the support DVD ............................................. 97-2

7.6.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 97-2

7.6.3 Utilities menu ................................................................ 7-30

7.6.4 Make disk menu ............................................................ 7-30

7.6.5 Contact information ....................................................... 7-30

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

•

This device may not cause harmful interference, and

•

This device must accept any interference received including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class

A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to

try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•

Reorient or relocate the 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 Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the

Canadian Department of Communications.

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the

graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes

or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

REACH

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction

of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we publish the chemical substances in our

products at ASUS REACH website at .http://green.asus.com/english/REACH.htm

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Safety information

Electrical Safety

• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for

the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged.

• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the

electrical outlet before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, contact

a qualied service technician or your dealer. Ensure that the power cables for

the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible,

disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you service.

• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied

service technician or your dealer.

Operation Safety

• Servicing of this product or units is to be performed by trained service

personnel only.

• Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the

server package.

• Before using the server, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the

power cables are not damaged. If any damage is detected, contact your dealer

as soon as possible.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from

connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Place the server on a stable

surface.

This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user’s

safety. Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid

electrical shock.

Lithium-Ion Battery Warning

CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the

manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s

instructions.

CD-ROM Drive Safety Warning

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

Heavy System

CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or

carrying the system.

About this guide

Audience

This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at

least basic knowledge of conguring a server.

Contents

This guide contains the following parts:

1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction

This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections

on front panel and rear panel specications.

2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform

when installing or removing system components.

3. Chapter 3: Installation options

This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices

into the barebone server.

4. Chapter 4: Motherboard information

This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the

jumpers and internal connectors.

5. Chapter 5: BIOS information

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup

menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

6. Chapter6:RAIDconguration

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and conguring

RAID sets using the available utilities.

7 Chapter 7: Driver installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for

different system components.

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 and electronic

equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for

disposal of electronic products.

DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste.

This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not

be placed in municipal waste.

References

Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and

software updates.

1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide

This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server

management utility.

2. ASUS websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS

hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

Conventions

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following

symbols used throughout this manual.

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 with

a plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl+Alt+D>

Command Means that you must type the command

exactly as shown, then supply the required

item or value enclosed in brackets.

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the

command line: format A:/S

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when

trying to complete a task.

Information to prevent damage to the components when CAUTION:

trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.NOTE

ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8

This chapter describes the general

features of the server, including

sections on front panel and rear panel

specications.

Chapter 1

Product introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-2

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.1 System package contents

Check your system package for the following items.

* ASUS System Web-based Management

**ThesystemdoesnotincludeaUSBoppydrive.YoumayhavetouseaUSBoppydrivewhen

creating a SATA RAID driver disk. Refer to Chapter 7 for details.

Model Name RS700D-E6/PS8 RS702D-E6/PS8 RS704D-E6/PS8

Chassis ASUS R12B 1U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard 2 x ASUS Z8NH-D12

Server Board

2 x ASUS Z8PH-D12/IFB

Server Board

2 x ASUS Z8PH-D12

SE/QDR Server Board

Component 2 x 770W Single Power Supply

8 x Hot-swap 2.5” HDD trays

1 x SAS/SATA2 Backplane

2 x PCI Riser Card (ASUS RE16R-R12B)

2 x Front I/O Board (ASUS FPB-AR14)

1 x Power Distribution Board (ASUS PDB-R12B)

8 x System Fans (40mm x 56mm)

2 x 770W Single Power

Supply

8 x Hot-swap 2.5” HDD

trays

1 x SAS/SATA2 Backplane

2 x PCI Riser Card

(ASUS RE16R-R12B)

2 x Front I/O Board

(ASUS FPB-R12A)

1 x Power Distribution

Board

(ASUS PDB-R12B)

8 x System Fans

(40mm x 56mm)

Accessories 1 x RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 User’s Guide

1 x ASUS ASWM 2.0 User’s Guide

1 x 55x0 Series Support CD (including ASWM*)

1 x Bag of Screws

2 x AC Power Cables

1 x Semi-ball Bearing Rail Kit

Optional Items CPU Heatsink

ASUS ASMB4-iKVM Remote management card

ASUS PIKE Riser Card (RE16R-R12B-PIKE)

ASUS PIKE 1064E 4-port SAS RAID card

ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card

Anti-virus Software CD

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1.2 Serial number label

Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must

take note of the product’s serial number containing 14 characters such as

xxS0xxxxxxxxxx shown as the gure below. With the correct serial number of the

product, ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and

satisfying solution to your problems.

xxS0xxxxxxxxxx

RS704D-E6-PS8

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-4

1.3 Systemspecications

The ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS

Z8NH-D12 server boards. The ASUS RS702D-E6/PS8 is a 1U barebone server system

featuring the ASUS Z8PH-D12/IFB server boards. The ASUS RS704D-E6/PS8 is a

1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z8PH-D12 SE/QDR server boards.

The servers support Intel® LGA1366 Xeon® 5500 series processors, plus other latest

technologies through the chipsets onboard.

(continued on the next page)

Model Name RS700D-E6/PS8 RS702D-E6/PS8 RS704D-E6/PS8

Processor / System Bus

2 x Socket LGA1366 per Node

32nm Six/Quad-Core Intel

® Xeon® Processors

- Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5500, X5600 Series (95W)

- Dual/Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5500, E5600 Series (80W)

- Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® L5500, L5600 Series (60W/40W)

QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s

Core Logic

- Intel® 5500 I/O

Hub

- Intel® ICH10R I/O

Controller

- Intel

5520 I/O

Hub

- Intel

ICH10R I/O

Controller

- Mellanox

ConnectX

MT25408 DDR

20Gbps controller

- Intel® 5520 I/O

Hub

- Intel® ICH10R I/O

Controller

- Mellanox

ConnectX

MT25408 QDR

40Gbps controller

ASUS Features Smart Fan √

ASWM2.0 √

Memory

Total Slots 12 DIMMs per Node (3-channel per CPU, 6 DIMMs per CPU)

Capacity Maximum up to 96GB (RDIMM) per Node

Maximum up to 48GB (UDIMM) per Node

Memory Type DDR3 1333 / 1066 Reg DIMM / Unbuffered DIMM with ECC

Memory Size 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB (RDIMM)

1GB, 2GB and 4GB (UDIMM)

Expansion Slots

Total PCI/PCI-X/

PCI-E Slots 1 per Node

Slot Type 1 x PCI-E 2.0 p14-x16 slot (x16 link) (Low prole / HL) per Node

Additional Slot 1 x PIKE Riser Card Slot for Storage Enhancement

Storage

SATA Controller

Intel® ICH10R:

4 x SATA2 300MB/s ports

- Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows) supporting SW RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10

- LSI MegaRAID (for Linux / Windows) supporting SW RAID 0, 1 & 10

SAS Controller

Optional:

- ASUS PIKE 1064E 4-port SAS RAID card*

- ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card*

* Must installed on the optional ASUS PIKE Riser Card

HDD Bays

I = internal

A or S will be

hot-swappable

4 x Hot-swap 2.5” HDD Bays per Node (Total 8 x 2.5” HDD in 1U)

Networking LAN

2 x Intel®

82574L

PCIE GbE LAN + 1 x

Mgmt LAN per Node

2 x Intel® 82574L

PCIE GbE LAN + 1 x

Mgmt LAN per Node

1 x Single Port

Mellanox ConnectX

DDR InniteBand

with CX4 interface

per Node

2 x Intel®

82574L

PCIE GbE LAN + 1 x

Mgmt LAN per Node

1 x Single Port

Mellanox ConnectX

QDR InniteBand

with QSFP interface

per Node

ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 1-5

*Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Model Name RS700D-E6/PS8 RS702D-E6/PS8 RS704D-E6/PS8

Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2050 8MB

Onboard I/O

Per Node:

- 1 x External Serial

Port

- 3 x RJ-45 ports (1

for ASMB4-iKVM)

- 3 x USB 2.0 ports

(Front x 1, Rear x 2)

- 1 x VGA port

- 1 x Internal A-type

USB Port

Per Node:

- 1 x External Serial

Port

- 3 x RJ-45 ports (1

for ASMB4-iKVM)

- 3 x USB 2.0 ports

(Front x 1, Rear x 2)

- 1 x VGA port

- 1 x Internal A-type

USB Port

- 1 x CX4 port

Per Node:

- 1 x External Serial

Port

- 3 x RJ-45 ports (1

for ASMB4-iKVM)

- 3 x USB 2.0 ports

(Front x 1, Rear x 2)

- 1 x VGA port

- 1 x Internal A-type

USB Port

- 1 x QSFP port

OS Support

Windows®

Server 2008 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit

Windows®

Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit

RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.0 32 / 64-bit

SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 / 64-bit

(Subject to change without any notice)

Anti-virus Software Optional anti-virus CD Pack

Management

Solution

Out of Band

Remote

Hardware

Optional ASMB4-iKVM for KVM-over-IP support

Software ASUS ASWM 2.0®

Dimension (HH x WW x DD) 686mm x 444mm x 43.4mm

Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM &

HDD not inclu ded) 18 Kg

Power Supply 770W (80+) Cold-Swap Power Supply per Node

Power Rating Input: 100–127/200–240V, 9.55/4.8A, 50-60Hz, Class I

Environment

Operation temperature: 10°C–35°C

Non operation temperature: -40°C–70°C

Non operation humidity: 20%–90% ( Non-condensing)

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1.4 Front panel features

The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible

features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, and USB port for each

Node are located on the front panel.

Refer to section 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions.

Hot-swap

HDD bays

Rack

screw

Rack

screw

USB port

LAN2 LED

HDD Access LED

LAN1 LED

Message LED

Power button

Location switch

Reset button

Location LED

Power LED

Hot-swap

HDD bays

Hot-swap

HDD bays

Hot-swap

HDD bays

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or

replacing any system component.

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1.5 Rear panel features

The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans.

The I/O shields with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard

are also placed in the real panel.

The ports for the USB, VGA, and Gigabit LANs do not appear on the rear panel

if the motherboards are not present.

VGA port

Power supply fan

Power cord connector

Location LED

USB ports

LAN port 1

Serial port

Power supply fan

Power cord connector

LAN port*

VGA port

Location LED

USB ports

Serial port

LAN port*

LAN port 2

LAN port 1

LAN port 2

InniBandport

(RS702D-E6/PS8 only)

InniBandport

(RS702D-E6/PS8 only)

RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8

RS704D-E6/PS8

VGA port

Power supply fan

Power cord connector

Location LED

USB ports

LAN port 1

Serial port

Power supply fan

Power cord connector

LAN port*

USB ports

LAN port*

LAN port 2

LAN port 1

LAN port 2

InniBandport

VGA port

Location LED

Serial port

InniBandport

* These ports are for ASUS ASMB4-iKVM controller cards only.

** These ports allow connection with a QSFP cable to an InniBand switch.

Inniband(MQSFP1)indications

Activity LED Link LED Description

Off Off No device

Orange Green Device plugged in; Ready

Orange

Blinking

Green Device plugged in; Data transmitting

LINK LEDACT LED

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-8

1.6 Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

The barebone server does not include a oppy disk drive and an optical disc

drive. Connect a USB oppy disk drive or a USB ODD to any of the USB ports

on the front or rear panel if you need to use a oppy disk or a optical disc.

1. Power supplies and power

fans

2. PCI Express x16 slot Riser

Cards (at x16 link)

3. ASUS Z8NH-D12 server

boards (RS700D-E6/PS4);

ASUS Z8PH-D12/IFB server

boards (RS702D-E6/PS4)

4. System fans

5. SATA/SAS backplane

(hidden)

6. Hot-swap HDD tray 1 and

3—Connect to SATA1 and

SATA3 ports

7. Hot-swap HDD tray 2 and

4—Connect to SATA2 and

SATA4 ports

8. Hot-swap HDD tray 1 and

3—Connect to SATA1 and

SATA3 ports

9. Hot-swap HDD tray 2 and

4—Connect to SATA2 and

SATA4 ports

10. Front I/O boards (hidden)

*WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

6 7 8

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or

replacing any system component.

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The barebone server does not include a oppy disk drive and an optical disc

drive. Connect a USB oppy disk drive or a USB ODD to any of the USB ports

on the front or rear panel if you need to use a oppy disk or a optical disc.

1. Power supplies and power

fans

2. PCI Express x16 slot Riser

Cards (at x16 link)

3. ASUS Z8PH-D12 SE/QDR

server boards

4. System fans

5. SATA/SAS backplane

(hidden)

6. HDD tray 1 and 3—Connect

to SATA1 and SATA3 ports

7. HDD tray 2 and 4—Connect

to SATA2 and SATA4 ports

8. HDD tray 1 and 3—Connect

to SATA1 and SATA3 ports

9. HDD tray 2 and 4—Connect

to SATA2 and SATA4 ports

10. Front I/O boards (hidden)

*WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

6 7 8

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or

replacing any system component.

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1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection

GREEN ORANGE 100 Mbps connectionLinked

BLINKING GREEN 1 Gbps connectionData activity

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

1.7 LED information

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

LED Icon Display

status Description

Power LED ON System power ON

HDD Access

LED

OFF

Blinking

No activity

Read/write data into the HDD

Message LED OFF

Blinking

System is normal; no incoming event

ASWM indicates a HW monitor event

Location LED OFF

Normal status

Location switch is pressed

(Press the location switch again to turn off)

LAN LEDs

OFF

Blinking

No LAN connection

LAN is transmitting or receiving data

LAN connection is present

Power LED

LAN2 LED

HDD Access LED

LAN1 LED

Message LED

Location LED

1.7.3 HDD status LED

HDDLEDStatusDene

LED Status Description

Power

Green Light ON Power On (detection HDD present)

Red Light ON RAID HDD fail (HDD plug-in ready

but detection error)

G/R Blinking RAID rebuilding

OFF HDD not found

Active Green Blink Data read/write to HDD

Power

LED

Active LED

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This chapter lists the hardware setup

procedures that you have to perform

when installing or removing system

components.

Chapter 2

Hardware setup

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-2

2.1 Chassis cover

2. Firmly hold the cover and slide it

toward the rear panel for about half

an inch until it is disengaged from

the chassis.

3. Lift the cover from the chassis.

1. Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from

the chassis.

Removing the rear cover

1/2 inch distance

Thumbscrews

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2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with dual surface mount LGA 1366 Socket designed for

the Intel® Xeon 5500 series CPU in the Land Grid Array (LGA) package.

•

Upon purchase of the motherboard, ensure that the PnP cap is on

the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer

immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP

cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS shoulders the repair

cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.

•

Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return

Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes

with the cap on the Socket 1366.

• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts

resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/

incorrect removal of the PnP cap.

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket box is facing towards you and

the load lever is on your left.

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To prevent damage to the socket

pins, do not remove the PnP cap

unless you are installing a CPU.

2. Press the load lever with your

thumb (A), then move it to the left

(B) until it is released from the

retention tab.

Load lever

Retention tab

3. Lift the load lever in the direction of

the arrow to a 135º angle.

4. Lift the load plate with your thumb

and forenger to a 100º angle.

Load plate

5. Remove the PnP cap from the CPU

socket.

PnP cap

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The CPU ts 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!

6. Position the CPU over the socket,

making sure that the gold triangle

is on the bottom-left corner of the

socket, and then t the socket

alignment key into the CPU notch. Gold

triangle

mark

Alignment key

CPU notch

8. Close the load plate (A), and then

push the load lever (B) until it snaps

into the retention tab. A

7. Apply several drops of thermal paste

to the exposed area of the CPU that

the heatsink will be in contact with,

ensuring that it is spread in an even

thin layer.

Some heatsinks come with pre-

applied thermal paste. If so, skip

this step.

The thermal paste is toxic and

inedible. If it gets into your eyes

or touches your skin, ensure to

wash it off immediately and seek

professional medical help.

To prevent contaminating the paste, DO NOT spread the paste with your nger

directly.

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2. Twist each of the four screws with a Philips (cross) screwdriver just enough to

attach the heatsink to the motherboard. When the four screws are attached,

tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink.

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct

To install the CPU heatsink:

1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the four

fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.

Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence.

A B

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2.3 System memory

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with twelve (12) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline

Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

The gure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-8

• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum

compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the

same vendor. Refer to the Qualied Vendors List on the ASUS web site.

• You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A, Channel B and

Channel C. The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for

the dual-channel or triple-channel conguration. Any excess memory from

the higher-sized channel is then mapped for single-channel operation.

• Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you

install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory

for the OS can be about 3GB or less. For effective use of memory, we

recommend that you do any of the following:

- Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32-bit Windows

OS.

- Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more on the

motherboard.

For more details, refer to the Microsoft

® support site at

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us.

• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 Mb (32MB)

chips or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Megabit, 8 Megabit/Mb = 1

Megabyte/MB).

2.3.2 MemoryCongurations

You may install 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, or 8GB registered / unbuffered ECC DDR3

DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory congurations in this section.

Memory population table

CPU1Conguration

DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1

1 DIMMs -- -- -- -- --

2 DIMMs -- -- -- --

3 DIMMs -- -- --

4 DIMMs -- --

6 DIMMs

CPU2Conguration

DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1

1 DIMMs -- -- -- -- --

2 DIMMs -- -- -- --

3 DIMMs -- -- --

4 DIMMs -- --

6 DIMMs

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2.3.3 Installing a DIMM

2.3.4 Removing a DIMM

Follow these steps to remove a DIMM.

1. Simultaneously press the

retaining clips outward to unlock

the DIMM.

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

DIMM notch

3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the

socket until the retaining clips snap

back in place and the DIMM is

properly seated.

Ensure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other

system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the

motherboard and the components.

A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ts in only one direction. DO NOT force

a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.

Unlocked retaining clip

DIMM notch

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing

the retaining clips outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket

such that the notch on the DIMM

matches the break on the socket.

Locked Retaining Clip

Support the DIMM lightly with your ngers when pressing the retaining clips.

The DIMM might get damaged when it ips out with extra force.

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2.4 Hard disk drives

The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. The hard disk

drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATAII/SAS ports via

the SATAII/SAS backplane. Follow the illustration below for HDD installation.

5. Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay

until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes.

When installed, the SATAII/SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII/

SAS interface on the backplane.

To install a hot-swap SATAII/SAS HDD

1. Release a drive tray by pushing the

spring lock to the right, and then

pulling the tray lever outward. The

drive tray ejects slightly after you

pull out the lever.

2. Firmly hold the tray lever and pull

the drive tray out of the bay.

4. Place a SATAII/SAS hard disk drive

on the tray, and then secure it with

four screws.

6. Push the tray lever until it clicks, and

secures the drive tray in place. The

drive tray is correctly placed when

its front edge aligns with the bay

edge.

7. Repeat steps 1 to 5 if you wish to

install a second SATAII/SAS drive.

3. Remove the drive tray supporting

pillar shown in the right gure.

Supporting pillar

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2.5 Expansion slot

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket

The barebone server comes with a riser card bracket. You need to remove the

bracket if you want to install PCI Express x16 expansion cards.

To install a PCI Express x16 card

1. Firmly hold the riser card bracket,

and then pull it up to detach it from

the PCI Express x16 slot on the

motherboard.

2. Place the riser card bracket on a

at and stable surface, and then

remove the screw from the slot bay.

PCI Express x16 slot

3. Install a PCI Express x16 card to

the bracket as shown, and then

secure the card with a screw.

4. Press the riser card bracket until

the golden connectors completely

t the slot and the bracket aligns

with the rear panel.

5. Connect the cable(s) to the card, if

applicable.

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2.5.2 Conguringanexpansioncard

After installing the expansion card, congure the it by adjusting the software

settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See

Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the following tables.

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

Standard Interrupt assignments

IRQ Priority Standard function

01 System Timer

1 Keyboard Controller2

2- Programmable Interrupt

4* 12 Communications Port (COM1)

5* 13 --

6 Floppy Disk Controller14

7* 15 --

8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9* 4 ACPI Mode when used

10* IRQ Holder for PCI Steering5

11* IRQ Holder for PCI Steering6

12* PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port7

13 8 Numeric Data Processor

14* 9 Primary IDE Channel

15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

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2.6 Cable connections

Pre-connected system cables

1. 20-pin proprietary power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

2. 4-pin proprietary power connector (from power supply to motherboard)

3. System fan connectors (from motherboard FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2,

FRNT_FAN3 and FRNT_FAN4 to system fans)

4. USB connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

5. Panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

6. SATA connectors (from motherboard to SATAII/SAS backplane board)

7. Auxiliary panel connector (from motherboard to front I/O board)

• The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do

not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed

components to install additional devices.

• Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors.

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2.7 Removable/optional components

You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing

or removing system devices. Or you may need to install the optional components

into the system. This section tells how to remove/install the following components:

1. System fans

2. Power supply units

3. ASUS ASMB4-iKVM (optional)

4 ASUS PIKE Riser card (optional)

Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components.

2.7.1 Replacing system fans

To uninstall the system fans:

1. Disconnect the system fan cable

from the fan connector on the

motherboard.

2. Lift the fan, and then set aside.

3. Repeat step 1 to 2 to uninstall the

other system fans.

To reinstall the system fans

1. Insert the fan to the fan cage. The

airow directional arrow on the

fan side should point towards the

system rear panel.

2. Connect the system fan cable to the

fan connector on the motherboard.

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3. Recover the rear cover. Press

down gently on the location above

the system fans to ensure proper

fan installation, as shown in the

right gure.

2.7.2 Replacing power supply units

Follow the steps below to replace the failed power supply unit (PSU).

To replace the failed PSU

1. Hold the PSU lever and press the

PSU latch.

2. Firmly pull the failed PSU out of the

server chassis.

3. Firmly push the new PSU into the

chassis until the latch locks to the

server chassis.

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2.7.3 Installing ASMB4 series management board (optional)

Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB4 series management board on

your motherboard.

3. Insert the LAN cable plug to the

LAN3 port for server management.

1. Locate the BMC_FW1 header on

the motherboard.

2. Orient and press the ASMB4

management card in place.

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2.7.4 Installing ASUS PIKE Riser Card (optional)

Follow the steps below to install the optional ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card to the

ASUS PIKE riser card.

1. Firmly hold the riser card bracket,

then pull it up to detach it from

the PCI Express x16 slot on the

motherboard.

2. Locate the two screws on the riser

card bracket, then remove the

screws from the bracket.

3. Locate the two screw holes on the

PIKE riser card.

4. Secure the PIKE riser card to the

riser card bracket with two screws.

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5. Align and insert the golden ngers

of the PIKE SAS RAID card into

the card slot on the PIKE raiser

card. Ensure the card is completely

seated on the slot.

6. For PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card,

snap the i Button into the i Button

slot on the PIKE raiser card.

7. Connect the SGPIO cable (pre-

installed to the barebone server) to

the SGPIO connector on the PIKE

Riser card.

8. Remove the SATA/SAS cables from

the onboard SATA1–4 connectors.

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9. Connect the SATA/SAS cables

to the SAS1–4 connectors on the

PIKE riser card.

10. Align the riser card bracket to

the PCI Express x16 slot on the

motherboard.

11. Press the riser card bracket until

the golden ngers completely t the

slot and the bracket aligns with the

rear panel.

12. Temporarily remove the two system

fans in front of the center mylar.

13. Move the SGPSEL1 jumper on the

SATA/SAS backplane to 2–3. If you

install two PIKE riser cards in the

chassis, move both the jumpers.

14. Place the two system fans back to

their default positions.

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This chapter describes how to install the

optional components and devices into

the barebone server.

Chapter 3

Installation options

Chapter 3: Installation options3-2

3.1 Rackmount rail kit items (optional)

Your rackmount rail kit package contains:

• two pair of server rails (for the server)

• two pairs of rack rails (for the rack)

• Nut-and-bolt type screws

Nuts and screws Rack railsRear end Front end

3.2 Attaching the rails to the server

To attach the server rails

1. Attach the front end of the server rail

to the side of the chassis, matching

each of the three hooks to the holes

on the rail. Then slide the rail toward

the front panel until it locks in place.

2. Attach the rear end of the server rail

to the side of the chassis with one

screw.

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5. Repeat step 1 to 4 to attach the second server rail to the other side of the

chassis.

3. Attach the rear end of the server rail

to the side of the chassis, matching

each of the two hooks to the holes

on the rail, and then slide the rail

toward the front panel until it locks

in place.

4. Secure the rear end of the server rail

to the side of the chassis with one

screw.

3.3 Attaching the rack rails

To attach the rack rails

1. Select one unit of space (1U) on the rack where you want to install the

barebone server.

2. Install the nuts on the holes of the 1U space on the rack front.

3. Install the nuts on the holes of the 1U space on the corresponding rack rear.

4. Measure the depth of the rack to determine the length of the rack rails.

5. Measure the rack rail when assembled to ensure that it ts the rack.

6. Position the rack rail to the 1U space on the rack. Ensure that the front end of

the rack rail goes to the front of the rack space.

7. Secure the front end of the rail with

two rack screws.

8. Secure the rear end of the rail with

two rack screws.

9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 to assemble

and attach the second rack rail.

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3.4 Rackmounting the server

To mount the server to the rack

1. Align the server rails with the rack rails, then push the server all the way to

the depth of the rack.

2. Tighten the two rack screws to

secure the server in place.

To uninstall the server from the rack

1. Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack.

2. Pull the server from the rack.

Remember to press the latches

on both sides to release the

server from the rack.

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This chapter includes the motherboard

layout and brief descriptions of the

jumpers and internal connectors.

Chapter 4

Motherboard Info

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-2

4.1 Motherboard layout

Z8NH-D12 (For RS700D-E6/PS8)

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Z8PH-D12/IFB (For RS702D-E6/PS8)

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Z8PH-D12SE/QDR(ForRS704D-E6/PS8)

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Layout contents

Jumpers Page

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 4-6

2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 4-7

3. DDR3 voltage control setting (4-pin LVDDR3_SEL1,

LVDDR3_SEL2) 4-8

4. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) 4-9

5. Intel ICH10R® SATA ports S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 4-10

6. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) 4-11

Internal connectors Page

1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA 3, SATA4) 4-12

2. USB connector (5-1 pin USB3; A-Type USB4) 4-13

3. Front fan connectors (4-pin FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2,

FRNT_FAN3, FRNT_FAN4) 4-14

4. LPC debug card connector (14-1 pin LPC1) 4-15

5. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1) 4-15

6. BMC header (BMC_FW1) 4-16

7. Power Supply SMBus connectors (6-1 pin JP1, JP2) 4-16

8. Proprietary power connectors (20-pin PWR1, 20-pin PWR2,

4-pin PWR3) 4-17

9. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) 4-18

10. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1) 4-19

Internal LEDs Page

1. Standby power LED 4-20

2. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1, ERR_CPU2) 4-20

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-6

4.2 Jumpers

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)

This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.

You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters

by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery

powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such

as system passwords.

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Turn OFF the 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. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!

If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move the

jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS clearance,

reinstall the battery.

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2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)

This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. Set

to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature.

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3. DDR3 voltage control setting (4-pin LVDDR3_SEL1; LVDDR3_SEL2)

These jumpers allow you to adjust the DIMM voltage. Set to pins 1–2 to

select 1.5V BIOS control, pins 2–3 to select 1.2V Force or 3–4 to select

1.35V Force.

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4. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2)

These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel

® Intel

82574LGigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN –

feature.

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5. Intel® ICH10R SATA port S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1)

This jumper allows you to select the Serial ATA RAID conguration utility to

use when you create disk arrays. Place the jumper caps on pins 1–2 if you

want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (default);

otherwise, place the jumper caps on pins 2–3 to use the Intel

® Matrix Storage

Manager (IMSM).

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6. ForceBIOSrecoverysetting(3-pinRECOVERY1)

This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS settings when it

becomes corrupted.

To update the BIOS:

1. Prepare a USB ash disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the

motherboard (XXXXXX.ROM) and the AFUDOS.EXE utility.

2. Set the jumper to pins 2–3.

3. Insert the USB ash and turn on the system to update the BIOS.

4. Shut down the system.

5. Set the jumper back to pins 1–2.

6. Turn on the system.

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4.3 Internal connectors

1. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)

Supported by the Intel® ICH10R chipset, these connectors are for the Serial

ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb/s of

data transfer rate.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 10, or RAID 5 conguration.

The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks

installed.

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2. USB connector (5-1 pin USB3; A-Type USB4)

These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables

to connectors USB3, then install the modules to a slot opening at the

back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0

specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.

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3. Front fan connectors

(4-pin FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, FRNT_FAN3, FRNT_FAN4)

The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA–740 mA (8.88 W max.)

or a total of 3.15 A–6.66 A (53.28 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to

the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each

cable matches the ground pin of the connector.

• DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufcient

air ow inside the system may damage the motherboard components.

• These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!

• All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology.

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4. LPC debug card connector (14-1 pin LPC1)

This is a low pin count interface used to plug in the LPC debug card.

5. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1)

This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID and

Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED.

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6. BMC header (BMC_FW1)

The BMC connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS

® Server

Management Board 4 Series (ASMB4).

7. Power Supply SMBus connectors (6-1 pin JP1, JP2)

These connectors allow you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) to

the power supply unit to read PSU information. Devices communicate with an

SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface.

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8. Proprietary power connectors

(20-pin PWR1, 20-pin PWR2, 4-pin PWR3)

These connectors are for Proprietary power supply plugs. The power supply

plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Orient the

connectors and push down rmly until they completely t.

The 4-pin EZ_PLUG is designed for hard disk drives power supply. DO NOT

connect other 4-pin power connectors of the power supply unit (PSU) to this

connector.

• Connect either one of the 20-pin power connectors to boot up the system.

• Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when

conguring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system

may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

• USE THE PROPRIETARY POWER SUPPLY ONLY and ensure that your

PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system.

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9. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

1. System power LED (3-pin PLED)

This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis

power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up

when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in

sleep mode.

2. Message LED (2-pin MLED)

This 2-pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to

the front message LED. The message LED is controlled by Hardware

monitor to indicate an abnormal event occurance.

3. System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning

speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

4. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED)

This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD

Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or ashes

when data is read from or written to the HDD.

5. Proprietary power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW)

This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power

button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode

depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more

than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF.

6. Reset button (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system

reboot without turning off the system power.

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10. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1)

This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel

SMB, locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs.

1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB)

These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable.

2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED)

These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel.

3. Chassis intrusion (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

These leads are for the 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 and 2-pin LOCATORLED2)

These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel.

Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2-pin connector. The LEDs will

light up when the Locator button is pressed.

5. Locator Button/Swich (2-pin LOCATORBTN)

These leads are for the locator button on the front panel. This button

queries the state of the system locator.

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4.4 Internal LEDs

1. Standby Power LED

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 onboard LED.

2. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1, ERR_CPU2)

The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the

corresponding CPU.

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This chapter tells how to change the

system settings through the BIOS Setup

menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS

parameters are also provided.

Chapter 5

BIOS setup

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5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic

Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:

1. AFUDOS utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB

ash drive.)

2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (To recover the BIOS using a USB ash drive

when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable USB ash

drive in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original

motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility.

5.1.1 AFUDOS utility

The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a

bootable USB ash drive with the updated BIOS le. This utility also allows you to

copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets

corrupted during the updating process.

Copying the current BIOS

To copy the current BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:

• Ensure that the USB ash drive is not write-protected and has at least 2048

KB free space to save the le.

• The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS

screen displays may not be the same as shown.

1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to

the bootable USB ash drive.

2. Boot the system in DOS mode, and then at the prompt type:

afudos /o[฀lename]

where the [lename] is any user-assigned lename not more than eight

alphanumeric characters for the main lename and three alphanumeric

characters for the extension name.

Mainlename Extension name

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS le to the USB ash drive.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

Reading ฀ash ..... done

Write to ฀le...... ok

A:\>

The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS le.

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UpdatingtheBIOSle

To update the BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:

1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS le for

the motherboard. Save the BIOS le to a bootable USB ash drive.

Write the BIOS lename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS

lename at the DOS prompt.

2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to

the bootable USB ash drive.

3. Boot the system in DOS mode, and then at the prompt type:

afudos /i[lename]

where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable USB

ash drive, and then press <Enter>.

A:\>afudos /iRS702DE6.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

WARNING!! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS

Reading le ....... done

Reading ash ...... done

Advance Check ......

Erasing ash ...... done

Writing ash ...... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

4. The utility veries the le, and then starts updating the BIOS le.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent

system boot failure!

5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is

completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.

A:\>afudos /iRS702DE6.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

WARNING!! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS

Reading le ....... done

Reading ash ...... done

Advance Check ......

Erasing ash ...... done

Writing ash ...... done

Verifying ash .... done

Please restart your computer

A:\>

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5.1.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that allows you to

restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.

You can restore a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support DVD or a

USB ash drive that contains the BIOS le.

The BIOS le in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS le

published on the ASUS ofcial website. If you want to use the newer BIOS le,

download the le at support.asus.com and save it to a USB ash drive.

Recovering the BIOS

To recover the BIOS

1. Turn on the system.

2. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive, or the USB ash

drive containing the BIOS le to the USB port.

3. The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS le. When found,

the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted BIOS le.

4. Turn off the system after the utility completes the updating process and

power on again.

5. The system requires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover BIOS setting. To

ensure system compatibility and stability, we recommend that you press

<F2> to load default BIOS values.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so

can cause system boot failure!

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5.2 BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update

using the provided utility described in section

5.1 Managing and updating your

BIOS.

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring

your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to congure

your system using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the

conguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the

security password feature or change the power management settings. This

requires you to recongure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the

computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the

rmware chip.

The rmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up

the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run 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 rst two failed.

The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a

menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make

your selections from the available options using the navigation keys.

• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions

to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after

changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system

compatibility and stability. Select the

Load Default Settings item under the

Exit Menu. See section 5.7 Exit Menu.

• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes

only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

• Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS le

for this motherboard.

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5.2.2 Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

Main For changing the basic system conguration

Advanced For changing the advanced system settings

Server For changing the advanced server settings

Boot For changing the system boot conguration

Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings

To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard

until the desired item is highlighted.

5.2.3 Navigation keys

At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that

particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change

the settings.

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Server Boot Exit

Use [ENTER], [TAB]

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a eld.

Use [+] or [-] to

congure system Date.

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Field

Tab Select Field

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Navigation keys

General help

Menu bar

Sub-menu items

CongurationeldsMenu items

System Time [13:44:30]

System Date [Thu, 01/08/2009]

SATA 1 : [ST3160812AS]

SATA 2 : [Not Detected]

SATA 3 : [Not Detected]

SATA 4 : [Not Detected]

IDE Conguration

AHCI Conguration

System Information

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5.3 Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving

you an overview of the basic system information.

5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

5.3.3 SATA1–4

The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a separate

sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display

the IDE device information.

Refer to section for information on the menu screen 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

items and how to navigate through them.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Server Boot Exit

Use [ENTER], [TAB]

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a ฀eld.

Use [+] or [-] to

con฀gure system Date.

System Time [13:44:30]

System Date [Thu, 01/08/2009]

SATA 1 : [ST3160812AS]

SATA 2 : [Not Detected]

SATA 3 : [Not Detected]

SATA 4 : [Not Detected]

IDE Con฀guration

AHCI Con฀guration

System Information ←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Field

Tab Select Field

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

SATA 1

Device :Hard Disk

Vendor :ST3160812AS

Size :160.0GB

LBA Mode :Supported

Block Mode:16Sectors

PIO Mode :4

Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2

Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-6

S.M.A.R.T.:Supported

Type [Auto]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)M [Auto]

PIO Mode [Auto]

DMA Mode [Auto]

SMART Monitoring [Auto]

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Disabled: Disables LBA

Mode.

Auto: Enables LBA

Mode if the device

supports it and the

devide is not already

formatted with LBA

Mode disabled.

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The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device,

Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and

S.M.A.R.T. monitoring). These values are not user-con฀gurable. These items show

N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.

Type [Auto]

Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the

appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are speci฀cally con฀guring a

CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is

either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.

Con฀guration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the

device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA

mode disabled.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto]

Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data

transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device

supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer

from and to the device occurs one sector at a time.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

PIO Mode [Auto]

Allows you to select the data transfer mode.

Con฀guration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

DMA Mode [Auto]

Sets the DMA mode.

Con฀guration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0]

[MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5]

[UDMA6]

SMART Monitoring [Auto]

Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.

Con฀guration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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5.3.4฀ IDE฀Con฀guration

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the con฀gurations for the IDE

devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to

con฀gure the item.

SATA฀Con฀guration฀[Enhanced]

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced]

Configure SATA as [IDE]

Sets the con฀guration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the

Southbridge chip. Con฀guration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]

• If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical

storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE].

• If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host

Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. The AHCI allows

the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that

increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive

to internally optimize the order of commands.

• If you want to use LSI ® MegaRAID or the Intel ® Matrix Storage Technology

con฀guration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID].

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if the device

is accessed through BIOS.

Con฀guration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.

Con฀guration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

IDE Conguration

SATA Conguration [Enhanced]

Congure SATA as [IDE]

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

Options

Disabled

Compatible

Enhanced

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SATA Port0 [Auto]

Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system.

Con฀guration options: [Auto] [Not Installed]

SMART Monitoring [Enabled]

Allows you to set the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [35]

Selects the boot time out value for SATA CD/DVD devices in AHCI mode.

Congifuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

SATA Port1–4 [XXXX]

Displays the status of auto-detection of SATA devices.

5.3.5฀ AHCI฀Con฀guration

This menu is the section for AHCI con฀guration.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

AHCI Settings

AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [35]

SATA Port1 [Not Detected]

SATA Port2 [Not Detected]

SATA Port3 [Not Detected]

SATA Port4 [Not Detected]

Some SATA CD/DVD in

AHCI mode need to

wait ready longer.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

SATA Port1

Device :Not Detected

SATA Port0 [Auto]

SMART Monitoring [Enabled]

Select the type

of device connected

to the system.

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5.3.6 System Information

This menu gives you an overview of the general system speci฀cations. The BIOS

automatically detects the items in this menu.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

AMIBIOS

Version :0201

Build Date :02/25/10

Processor

Speed :2400MHZ

Count :1

System Memory

Usable Size : 1024MB

System Memory Information

AMIBIOS

Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.

Processor

Displays the auto-detected CPU speci฀cation.

System Memory

Displays the auto-detected system memory.

System Memory Information

Displays system memory information.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

AMIBIOS

CPU1 Memory Con฀guration

CPU2 Memory Con฀guration

CPU1/2 Memory Configuration

Allows you to check information of installed memory (6 DIMMs per CPU).

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5.4 Advanced menu

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

฀eld values can cause the system to malfunction.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Server Boot Exit

Advanced

Con฀gure CPU. CPU Con฀guration

Chipset Con฀guration

Legacy Device Con฀guration

USB Con฀guration

PCIPnP Con฀guration

Power On Con฀guration

Event Log Con฀guration

Hardware Monitor

I/O Virtualization

PCI Exppress Con฀guration

ACPI Con฀guration ←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

5.4.1฀ CPU฀Con฀guration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS

automatically detects. Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support

the related functions.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Con฀gure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:01.08

Manufacturer:Intel

Brand String:Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5640 @ 2.27GHz

Frequency :2.26GHz

BCLK Speed :133MHz

Cache L1 :384 KB

Cache L2 :1536 KB

Cache L3 :12288 KB

Ratio Status:Unlocked (Min:12, Max:17)

Ratio Actual Value :17

Ratio CMOS Setting: [17]

C1E Support [Enabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

MPS and ACPI MADT ordering [Modern ordering]

Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]

Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Sets the ratio between

CPU Core Clock and the

FSB Frequency.

Note:If an invalid

ratio is set in CMOS

then actual and

setpoint values may

differ.

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Scroll down for more items.

CPU TM Function [Enabled]

Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled]

Intel(R) HT Technology [Disabled]

Active Processor Cores [All]

A20M [Disabled]

Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled]

Intel(R) TurboMode tech [Enabled]

Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Enabled]

C3 State [ACPI C3]

C6 State [Enabled]

C State package limit setting [Auto]

C1 Auto Demotion [Enabled]

C3 Auto Demotion [Enabled]

ACPI T State [Disabled]

Ratio CMOS Setting [17]

Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency.

Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.

Con฀guration options: [12.0] [13.0] [14.0] [15.0] [16.0] [17.0]]

C1E Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Enhanced Halt State support.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher function.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Adjacent฀Cache฀Line฀Prefetch฀[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

MPS and ACPI MADT ordering [Modern ordering]

Allows you to select the ordering according to the operating system you install.

Select [Modern ordering] for Windows XP or later OS versions and [Legacy

ordering] for Windows 2000 or earlier OS version.

Con฀guration options: [Modern ordering] [Legacy ordering]

Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]

Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot even without

support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled]

The Intel ® Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple

operating systems separately and simultaneously, enabling one system to virtually

function as several systems. Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU TM Function [Enabled]

This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.

Setting this item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature ฀ag to always return to zero (0).

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function.

When disabled, only one thread per activated core is enabled.

Con฀guration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Active Processor Cores [All]

Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor

package.Con฀guration options: [All] [1] [2]

A20M [Disabled]

Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech [Enabled]

When set to [Disabled], the CPU runs at its default speed. When set to [Enabled],

the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) TurboMode tech [Enabled]

The turbo mode allows the processor cores to run faster than the marked

frequency in speci฀c condition. Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Enabled]

The Intel ® C-State Technology allows the CPU to save more power under idle

mode. Enable this item only when you install a C-State Technology-supported

CPU. Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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The following items appear only when you set the Intel(R) C-STATE Tech

item to [Enabled].

C3 State [ACPI C3]

Allows you to select Nehalem C state action.

Con฀guratiton options: [Disabled] [ACPI C2] [ACPI C3]

C6 State [Enabled]

Allows you to select Nehalem C state action.

Con฀guratiton options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

C State package limit setting [Auto]

We recommend that you set this item to [Auto] for BIOS to automatically detect the

C-State mode supported by your CPU.

Con฀guration options: [Auto] [C1] [C3] [C6]

C3 Auto Demotion [Enabled]

When this item is enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C6 requests to C3

based on the uncore auto-demote information.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ACPI T State [Disabled]

Enables or disables processor throttling report in ACPI.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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5.4.2฀ Chipset฀Con฀guration

The Chipset con฀guration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings.

Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Advanced Chipset Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malfunction.

CPU Bridge Con฀guration

North Bridge Con฀guration

South Bridge Con฀guration

Intel VT-d Con฀guration

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Con฀gure North Bridge

features.

CPU฀Bridge฀Chipset฀Con฀guration

Scroll down for more items.

Adaptive Page [Disabled]

Data Scramble [Enabled]

Split Below 4GB [Disabled]

Channel Interleaving [6:1]

Rank Interleaving [4:1]

Memory Thermal Throttling [Disabled]

Force VDD 1.5V [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

CPU Bridge Chipset Con฀guration

CPU Revision :B0

Current CSI Frequency :5.866GT

Current Memory Frequency :1066 Mhz

CSI Links Speed [Full-Speed]

CSI Frequency [Auto]

CSI Isochronous [Disabled]

CSI L1 [Enabled]

CSI Power Optimization Policy [Static]

Memory Frequency [Auto]

Memory Mode [Independent]

Memory ECC Function [Enabled]

Double Rate Refresh [Auto]

Demand Scrubbing [Enabled]

Patrol Scrubbing [Disabled]

NUMA Aware [Auto]

Page Policy [Open]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

To transition the CSI

links to full-speed

or leave them in

slow-mode.

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North฀Bridge฀Con฀guration

The North Bridge Con฀guration menu shows the auto-detected Northbridge values.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

NorthBridge Chipset Con฀guration

NB Revision :C2

Current CSI Frequency :5.866GT

NUMA Aware [Auto]

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Page Poilcy [Open]

Con฀guration options: [Closed] [Open]

Adaptive Page [Disabled]

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Data Scramble [Enabled]

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Split Below 4 GB [Disabled]

Con฀guation options: [Disabled] [Auto]

Channel Interleaving [6:1]

Allows you to set the channel interleaving setting.

Con฀guation options: [1:1] [2:1] [4:1] [6:1]

Rank Interleaving [4:1]

Allows you to set the rank interleaving setting.

Con฀guation options: [1:1] [2:1] [4:1]

Memory Thermal Throttling [Disabled]

[CLTT] is for closed loop thermal throttling and [OLTT] for open loop thermal

throttling. Con฀guration options: [CLTT] [OLTT] [Disabled] [Auto]

Force VDD 1.5V [Disabled]

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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USB Functions [Enabled]

Allows you to con฀gure the amount of USB ports to be enabled.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB฀Port฀Con฀gure฀[8+4฀USB฀Ports]

This item disappears when you set the USB Functions item to [Disabled].

Con฀guration options: [6+6 USB Ports] [8+4 USB Ports]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.

Con฀guration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width [1 to 2 seconds]

Con฀guration options: [4 to 5 seconds] [3 to 4 seconds] [2 to 3 seconds]

[1 to 2 seconds]

South฀Bridge฀Chipset฀Con฀guration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

CPU Bridge Chipset Con฀guration

USB Functions [Enabled]

USB Port Con฀gure [8+4 USB Ports]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width [1 to 2 seconds]

Options

Disabled

Enabled

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5.4.3฀ Legacy฀Device฀Con฀guration

Serial฀Port1฀Address฀[3F8/IRQ4]

Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]

Serial฀Port2฀Address฀[2F8/IRQ3]

Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]

Intel฀VT-d฀Con฀guration

Intel VT-d [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for

Directed I/O.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Intel VT-d [Disabled] Options

Disabled

Enabled

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Legacy Device Con฀guration

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Allows BIOS to Select

Serial Port1 Base

Address.

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The following item appears only when you set USB Function to [Enabled].

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to [Auto]

allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If detected, the

USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy

USB support is disabled. Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

The following item appears only when you set USB Function to [Enabled].

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

Allows you to set the USB 2.0 controller to HiSpeed (480Mbps) or FullSpeed

(12Mbps). Con฀guration options: [FullSpeed] [HiSpeed]

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]

Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand-off support.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.4฀ USB฀Con฀guration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

USB Con฀guration

Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4

USB Devices Enabled :

None

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Enables support for

legacy USB. AUTO

option disables

legacy support if

no USB devices are

connected.

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5.4.5฀ PCIPnP฀Con฀guration

The PCIPnP Con฀guration menu items allow you to change the advanced settings

for PCI/PnP devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI/PnP Con฀guration menu

items. Incorrect ฀eld values can cause the system to malfunction.

Plug And Play O/S [No]

When set to [No], BIOS con฀gures all the devices in the system. When set to

[Yes] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system

con฀gures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot.

Con฀guration options: [No] [Yes]

PCI Option ROM Scan Order [Bus 0 First]

Allows you to select the PCI option ROM scanning order. The scanning of the

option ROM will start from the lowest bus, device, fucntion number if you set this

item to [Bus 0 First]; the scanning starts from the highest bus, device, function

number if you set this item to [Bus N First].

Con฀guration options: [Bus 0 First] [Bus N First]

Onboard Option ROM Priority [High]

Allows you to select the onboard option ROM priority.

Con฀guration options: [Normal] [High]

Onboard LAN1/2 Chip [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN1/2 chip.

Con฀guration: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard LAN1/2 Boot [PXE]

Allows you to con฀gure the onboard LAN1/2 boot mode.

Con฀guration: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malfunction.

Plug And Play O/S [No]

PCI Option ROM Scan Order [Bus 0 First]

Onboard Option ROM Priority [High]

Onboard LAN1 Chip [Enabled]

Onboard LAN2 Chip [Enabled]

Onboard LAN1 Boot [PXE]

Onboard LAN2 Boot [PXE]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

NO: lets the BIOS

con฀gure all the

devices in the system.

YES: lets the

operating system

con฀gure Plug and

Play (PnP) devices not

required for boot if

your system has a Plug

and Play operating

system.

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Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State]

When set to [Power Off], the system goes into off state after an AC power loss.

When set to [Power On], the system will reboot after an AC power loss. When set

to [Last State], the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system

state was before the AC power loss.

Con฀guration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]

Resume On Ring [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], the system enables RI to generate a wake event while the

computer is in Soft-off mode. Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Resume On PME#(Wake On LAN) [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], the system enables PME to generate a wake event while

the computer is in Soft-off mode. Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake-up event.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set

to [Enabled].

RTC Alarm Date [15]

To set the alarm date, highlight this item and press the <+> or <-> key to

make the selection.

System Time [12:30:30]

Use the <ENTER>, <TAB> or <SHIFT-TAB> key to select a ฀eld. Use the <+>

or <-> key to con฀gure alarm time.

5.4.6฀ Power฀On฀con฀guration

APM Con฀guration

Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State]

Resume On Ring [Disabled]

Resume On PME#(Wake On LAN) [Disabled]

Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Options

Power Off

Power On

Last State

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5.4.7฀ Event฀Log฀Con฀guration

View Event Log

Press <Enter> to read all the unread event log.

Clear Event Log

Press <Enter> to clear all events on the event log.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Event Logging details

View Event Log

Clear Event Log

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

View all unread events

on the Event log.

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5.4.8 Hardware Monitor

Scroll down for more items.

CPU1/2 Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU

temperatures. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to display the detected

temperatures.

Front Fan1–4 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of

CPU fans, front fans, and rear fans in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not

connected to the motherboard, the ฀eld shows [N/A].

Fan Speed Control [High Density Mode]

Allows you to con฀gure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan

speeds for more ef฀cient system operation.

Con฀guration options: [Full Speed Mode] [Whisper Mode] [Generic Mode]

[High Density Mode]

VCORE1/2฀Voltage,฀+1.5V_P1/2DDR3฀Voltage,฀+1.5V_ICH฀Voltage,฀

P1/2VTT Voltage, +1.1V_IOH฀Voltage,฀+12V฀Voltage,฀+5V฀Voltage,฀

+3.3V฀Voltage,฀+5VSB฀Voltage,฀+3VSB฀Voltage,฀VBAT฀Voltage

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through

the onboard voltage regulators. Select [Ignored] if you do not want to detect this

item.

+5VSB Voltage [ 5.132 V]

+3VSB Voltage [ 3.198 V]

VBAT Voltage [ 3.126 V]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Hardware Monitor

CPU1 Temperature [ 27.5ºC/ 81.5ºF]

CPU2 Temperature [ 0 ºC/ 32 ºF]

Front Fan1 Speed [5357RPM ]

Front Fan2 Speed [ N/A ]

Front Fan3 Speed [ N/A ]

Front Fan4 Speed [ N/A ]

Fan Speed Control [High Density Mode]

VCORE1 Voltage [ 1.052 V]

VCORE2 Voltage [ N/A ]

+1.5V_P1DDR3 Voltage [ 1.508 V]

+1.5V_P2DDR3 Voltage [ N/A ]

+1.5V_ICH Voltage [ 1.520 V]

P1VTT Voltage [ 1.022 V]

P2VTT Voltage [ 1.022 V]

+1.1V_IOH Voltage [ 0.204 V]

+12V Voltage [12.000 V]

+5V Voltage [ 5.196 V]

+3.3V Voltage [ 3.246 V]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Options

Disabled

Enabled

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5.4.9 I/O Virtualization

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Con฀gure I/O Virtualization Parameters

SR-IOV Supported [Disabled]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

SR-IOV Supported [Disabled]

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

5.4.10฀ PCI฀Express฀Con฀guration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

PCI Express Con฀guration

Active State Power-Management [Disabled]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Enable/Disable

PCI Express L0s and

L1 link power

states.

Active State Power-Management [Disabled]

Enables or disables the PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Options

Enabled

Disabled

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

South Bridge ACPI Con฀guration

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled]

High Performance Event Timer [Enabled]

HPET Memory Address [FED00000h]

Options

Enabled

Disabled

ChipsetACPIConguration

APICACPISCIIRQ[Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ feature.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

High Performance Event Timer [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer feature.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

HPET Memory Address [FED00000h]

Allows you to select the HPET Memory address.

Con฀guration options: [FED00000h] [FED01000h] [FED02000h] [FED03000h]

GeneralWHEAConguration

WHEA Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA)

support.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

General WHEA Con฀guration

WHEA Support [Enabled]

Enable or disable

Windows Hardware

Error Architecture.

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5.5 Server menu

The Server menu items allow you to customize the server features.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Boot Exit

Server

Remote Access Conguration

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

IPMI conguration

including server

monitoring and

event log.

5.5.1฀ Remote฀Access฀Con฀guration

The items in this menu allows you to con฀gure the Remote Access features. Select

an item then press <Enter> to display the con฀guration options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Server

Congure Remote Access type and parameters

Remote Access [Enabled]

Serial port number [COM2]

Base Address, IRQ [2F8h, 3]

Serial Port Mode [57600 8,n,1]

Flow Control [Hardware]

Redirection After BIOS POST [Disabled]

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

Select Remote Access

type.

Remote Access [Enabled]

Enables or disables the remote access feature.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following items appear only when Remote Access is set to [Enabled].

Serial port number [COM2]

Selects the serial port for console redirection.

Con฀guration options: [COM1] [COM2]

Base Address. IRQ [2F8h, 3]

This item is not user-con฀gurable and changes with the con฀guration of

Serial port number.

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5.6 Boot menu

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item

then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

5.6.1 Boot Device Priority

1st ~ xxth Boot Device [XXXXXXX]

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.

Conguration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Server Exit

Boot

Boot Settings

Boot Device Priority

Boot Settings Conguration

Security

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Species the Boot

Device Priority

sequence.

A virtual oppy disk

drive (Floppy Drive B:

) may appear when you

set the CD-ROM drive

as the rst boot

device.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device [Removable Dev.]

2nd Boot Device [ATAPI CD-ROM]

3rd Boot Device [Hard Drive]

4th Boot Device [Network:IBA GE Slo]

5th Boot Device [Network:IBA GE Slo]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Species the Boot

Device Priority

sequence.

A device enclosed

in parenthesis has

been disabled in the

corresponding type

menu.

5.6.2 Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives

These two items appear only when you install more than two hard disk drives or

optical drives to you system. These items allows you to specify the boot priority

sequence of the hard disk drives or the optical drives.

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5.6.3฀ Boot฀Settings฀Con฀guration

Quick฀Boot฀[Enabled]

Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while

booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled],

BIOS performs all the POST items.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Full Screen Logo [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature.

AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Allows you to set the display mode for Options ROM.

Con฀guration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.

Con฀guration options: [Off] [On]

Wait For ‘F1‘ If Error [Enabled]

When set to [Enabled], the system waits for the <F1> key to be pressed when error

occurs. Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hit ‘DEL‘ Message Display [Enabled]

When set to [Enabled], the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup”

during POST. Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled]

When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19.

Con฀guration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Settings Conguration

Quick Boot [Enabled]

Full Screen Logo [Disabled]

AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

Wait For ‘F1‘ If Error [Enabled]

Hit ‘DEL‘ Message Display [Enabled]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Allows BIOS to skip

certain tests while

booting. This will

decrease the time

needed to boot the

system.

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5.6.4 Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select

an item then press <Enter> to display the con฀guration options.

Change Supervisor Password

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor

Password Not Installed item on top of the screen shows the default . After you set

a password, this item shows .Installed

To set a Supervisor Password:

1. Select the item and press <Enter>.Change Supervisor Password

2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters

and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Con฀rm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you successfully set your

password.

To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user

password.

To clear the supervisor password, select the then Change Supervisor Password

press <Enter>. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real

Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section for information on how to 4.2 Jumpers

erase the RTC RAM.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

Enter Change

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

<Enter> to change

password.

<Enter> again to

disable password.

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After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to

change other security settings.

User Access Level [Full Access]

This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.

Con฀guration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]

No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.

View Only allows access but does not allow change to any ฀eld.

Limited allows changes only to selected ฀elds, such as Date and Time.

Full Access allows viewing and changing all the ฀elds in the Setup utility.

Change User Password

Select this item to set or change the user password. The item on User Password

top of the screen shows the default . After you set a password, this Not Installed

item shows Installed.

To set a User Password:

1. Select the item and press <Enter>.Change User Password

2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six

letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Con฀rm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password

successfully.

To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.

Password Check [Setup]

When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup

utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing

Setup and booting the system. Con฀guration options: [Setup] [Always]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit

Supervisor Password : Installed

User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

User Access Level [Full Access]

Change User Password

Password Check [Setup]

<Enter> to change

password.

<Enter> again to

disable password.

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Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options

from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.

Exit & Save Changes

Once you are ฀nished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit

menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard

backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned

off. When you select this option, a con฀rmation window appears. Select YES to

save changes and exit.

If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the

program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes

before exiting. Press <Enter> to save the changes while exiting.

Exit & Discard Changes

Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the

Setup program. If you made changes to ฀elds other than System Date, System

Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a con฀rmation before exiting.

Discard Changes

This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the

previously saved values. After selecting this option, a con฀rmation appears. Select

YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.

Load Setup Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the

Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a con฀rmation

window appears. Select YES to load default values. Select Exit & Save Changes

or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM.

5.7 Exit menu

The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the

BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Server Boot

Exit

Exit Options

Exit & Save Changes

Exit & Discard Changes

Discard Changes

Load Setup Defaults

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Exit system setup

after saving the

changes.

F10 key can be used

for this operation.

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This chapter provides instructions for

setting up, creating and conguring RAID

sets using the available utilities.

Chapter 6

RAIDconguration

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6.1 Setting up RAID

The motherboard comes with the Intel

® ICH10R southbridge controller that

supports the following SATA RAID solutions:

• LSIMegaRAIDsoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility (default) with RAID 0,

RAID 1, and RAID 10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS).

• Intel Matrix Storage Manager with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5

support (for Windows OS only).

6.1.1 RAIDdenitions

RAID 0

(Data striping)

optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write

data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a

single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone,

thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives

is required for this setup.

RAID 1

(Data mirroring)

copies and maintains an identical image of data from one

drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software

directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of

the data in the other drive. This RAID con฀guration provides data protection and

increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an

existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same

size or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy

data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 con฀guration you get

all the bene฀ts of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 con฀gurations. Use four new hard disk

drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup.

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk

drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 con฀guration include better HDD

performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 con฀guration

is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications,

enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of three

identical hard disk drives for this setup.

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports SATA hard disk drives for RAID set con฀guration. For

optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when

creating a disk array.

See section 2.3 Hard disk drives for SATA hard disk drive installation.

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6.1.3 RAID controller selection

You can choose either the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility or the Intel

Matrix Storage Manager as the default utility to create RAID set(s). See

5. Intel®

ICH10R SATA port S/W RAID setting on page 4-6 for details.

6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set(s)

using SATA HDDs. To do this:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the Main menu > IDEConguration, and then press <Enter>.

3. Set the CongureSATAas item to [RAID].

4. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup.

Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS

Setup.

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3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from

the Management Menu and then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management

Menu descriptions on the next page.

At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box

allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands.

The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level.

6.2 LSISoftwareRAIDConguration

Utility

The LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility allows you to create RAID 0,

RAID 1, or RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA

connectors supported by the motherboard southbridge chip.

To enter the LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility

1. Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives.

2. During POST, the LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility

automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any

existing RAID set(s). Press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the utility.

• The LSI MegaRAID software RAID conguration utility automatically

congures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled.

• The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and

may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller

version difference.

• When you create RAID sets with the LSI MegaRAID software RAID

conguration utility, the boot priority of the SATA optical drive has to be

manually adjusted. Otherwise, the system will not boot from the connected

SATA ODD.

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Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Congure VD(s)

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LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No: Dev No:1F

Device present at Port 0 ST3160812AS 152114MB

Device present at Port 1 ST3160812AS 152114MB

Device present at Port 2 ST3160812AS 152114MB

Device present at Port 3 ST3160812AS 152114MB

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6.2.1 Creating a RAID set

The LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1,

or RAID 10 set using two types of congurations:

Easy and New.

In EasyConguration, the virtual drive parameters are set automatically.

In NewConguration, you manually set the virtual drive parameters.

UsingEasyConguration

To create a RAID set using the EasyConguration option

1. From the Management Menu, select Congure>EasyConguration, and

then press <Enter>.

Menu Description

Congure Allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using the Easy

Conguration or the New Conguration command. This menu also

allows you to view, add, or clear RAID congurations 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

created RAID set

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Denes Physical Arrays. An Array Will Automatically Become A VD

Conguration Menu

Easy Conguration

New Conguration

View/Add Conguration

Clear Conguration

Select Boot Drive

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3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, and then press <F10> to

congure array setting.

4. Press <Space> to select the congurable array.

2. The ARRAYSELECTIONMENU displays the available drives connected to

the SATA ports. Use the up/down arrow key to select the drives you want to

include in the RAID set, and then press <Space>. When selected, the drive

indicator changes from READY to ONLINA[X]-[Y], where X is the array

number, and Y is the drive number.

• The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the

screen.

• You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set.

• You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10

set.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

DNLIN A00-00

DNLIN A00-01

Easy Conguration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Select Congurable Array(s)

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Rebuild

Check Consistency

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8. 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 10.

9. 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.

10. When nished setting the selected virtual drive conguration, select

from the menu, and then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

DNLIN A00-00

DNLIN A00-01

Easy Conguration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

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Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Size = 77247MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Disk Write Cache Setting Of VD

Change DWC

Off

Cursor Keys, SPACE-(De)Select F2-ChIdInfo F3-SlotInfo F10-Congure Esc-Quit

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Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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DNLIN A00-00

DNLIN A00-01

Easy Conguration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Size = 77247MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Accept This VD Conguration And Go To Next VD

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11. Follow step 2 to 10 to congure additional virtual drives.

12. Press <Esc> to nish RAID conguration. When prompted to save

conguration, select Yes from the menu, and then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Con฀gure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select Yes Or No

Con฀guration Menu

Easy Con฀guration

New Con฀guration

View/Add Con฀guration

Clear Con฀guration

Select Boot Drive Virtual Drive(s) Con฀gured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Save Con฀guration?

Yes

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Using฀New฀Con฀guration

When a RAID set already exists, using the

New฀Con฀guration command

erases the existing RAID conguration data. If you do not want to delete the

existing RAID set, use the View/Add฀Con฀guration command to view or create

another RAID conguration.

To create a RAID set using the New฀Con฀guration option

1. From the Management Menu, select Con฀gure฀>฀New฀Con฀guration, and

then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Con฀gure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Clear Existing Con฀guration And Start A New Con฀guration

Con฀guration Menu

Easy Con฀guration

New Con฀guration

View/Add Con฀guration

Clear Con฀guration

Select Boot Drive

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2. Follow step 2 to 7 of the previous section: Using฀Easy฀Con฀guration .

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 8 to 12 of the previous section: Using฀Easy฀Con฀guration to

create the RAID set.

Management Menu

Con฀gure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

PORT #

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DNLIN A00-01

Easy Con฀guration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU

Virtual Drive(s) Con฀gured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drive 0

RAID = 1

Size = 77247MB

DWC = Off

RA = On

SPAN = NO

Enter VD Size (MB):

Enter VD Size (MB): 77247

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6.2.2฀ Adding฀or฀viewing฀a฀RAID฀con฀guration

You can add a new RAID con฀guration or view an existing con฀guration using the

View/Add฀Con฀guration command.

Adding฀a฀new฀RAID฀con฀guration

To add a new RAID con฀guration:

1. From the Management Menu , select Con฀gure฀>฀View/Add฀Con฀guration ,

and then press <Enter>.

2. The ARRAY฀SELECTION฀MENU displays the available drives connected to

the SATA ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then

press <Space>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to

ONLIN฀A[X]-[Y]

, where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number.

The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the

screen.

3. Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using Easy

Con฀guration to add a new RAID set.

Management Menu

Con฀gure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

View/Add to The Existing Con฀guration

Con฀guration Menu

Easy Con฀guration

New Con฀guration

View/Add Con฀guration

Clear Con฀guration

Select Boot Drive

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Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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PORT #

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ONLIN A00-01

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6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives

After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may

initialize the virtual drives of a RAID set(s) using the

Initialize or Objects command

on the Management Menu.

Using the Initialize command

To initialize the virtual drive using the Initialize command

1. From the Management Menu, select Initialize, and then press <Enter>.

2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the

virtual drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the

Virtual Drive selection, and then press <Space>.

Management Menu

Con฀gure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Initialize Virtual Drive(s)

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Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select VD

Virtual Drive(s) Con฀gured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 1 151634MB 2 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

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3. Press <F10> to start initialization. When prompted, select

Yes from the

Initialize? dialog box, and then press <Enter>.

Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the drive.

4. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort

initialization. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

Initialize?

Yes

Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s)

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Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

Init Of VD Is In Process

VD 0 Initialization Complete. Press Esc..

¦ 100% Completed

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UsingtheObjectscommand

To initialize the virtual drives using the

Objects command

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects>VirtualDrive, and then

press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Change VD Parameters

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

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2. Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub-menu, and

then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Select VD

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

Virtual Drive 0

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3. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter> to start

initialization.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Initilize VD

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

Virtual Drive 0

Initialze

Check Consistency

View/Update Parameters

Vitual Drive(0)

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4. When prompted, press the <Space> to select

Yes from the Initialize? dialog

box, and then press <Enter>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Initilize Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s)

Objects

Adapter

Virtual Drive

Physical Drive

Vitual Drive(1)

Virtual Drive 0

Initialze

Check Consistency

View/Update Parameters

Vitual Drive(0)

Initialize?

Yes

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5. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort

initialization. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.

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6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives

You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the

Rebuild command in the

Management Menu.

To rebuild a failed hard disk drive

1. From the Management Menu, select Rebuild, and then press <Enter>.

2. The PHYSICALDRIVESSELECTIONMENU displays the available drives

connected to the SATA ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild, and then

press <Space>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Rebuild PD(s)

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Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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PORT #

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3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y>

to rebuild the drive.

4. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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PORT #

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RBLD A00-01

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6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency

You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual

drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences

in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the

Objects>Adapter

menu.

The Check Consistency command is available only for virtual drives included

in a RAID 1 or RAID 10 set.

Using the Check Consistency Command

To check data consistency using the

Check Consistency command

1. From the Management Menu, select Check Consistency, and then press

<Enter>.

2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select

the virtual drive to check. Press <Space> to select the virtual drive from the

Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <F10>.

Management Menu

Congure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

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Rebuild

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Select VD

Virtual Drive(s) Congured

LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status

0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE

Virtual Drives

Virtual Drive 0

LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Ver A.60 Jul 30, 2008

BIOS Version A.08.09161344R

SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Check Consistency

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Marke:	Asus
Kategorie:	Server
Modell:	RS704D-E6/PS8

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