RS100-E9-PI2 1U Rackmount Server User Guide
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Contents Safety information...................................................................................................... vii About this guide.......................................................................................................... ix Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.1 System package contents.......................................................................... 1-2 1.2 Serial number label.....................................................................................
Contents 2.5 2.6 2.7 Expansion card......................................................................................... 2-26 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card...................................................... 2-26 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card.................................................. 2-28 2.5.3 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards....................................................... 2-29 Cable connections..............................................................................
Contents 5.2 5.3 5.4 BIOS setup program................................................................................... 5-6 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen....................................................................... 5-7 5.2.2 Menu bar...................................................................................... 5-7 5.2.3 Menu items.................................................................................. 5-8 5.2.4 Submenu items..................................................
Contents 6.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility........................................................................... 6-4 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set..................................................................... 6-5 6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set..................................................................... 6-7 6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID....................................................... 6-8 6.2.
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, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected.
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. 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 configuring 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 specifications. 2.
Conventions To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task. Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.
Chapter 1: Product Introduction Product Introduction This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications.
1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items.
1.3 System specifications The ASUS RS100-E9-PI2 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS P10S-M-DC server board.
Windows® Server 2012 R2 Windows® Server 2012 RedHat® Enterprise Linux OS Support SuSE Linux Enterprise Server CentOS *Supported OS versions are subject to change without notice Anti-virus Software Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware Software Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & HDD not included) Dimensions (DD x WW x HH) Power Supply Power Rating Optional anti-virus CD Pack Optional ASMB8-iKVM for KVM-over-IP support ASUS ASWM Enterprise® 6.
1.4 Front panel features This barebone server has a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, optical drive, and two USB ports are located on the front panel. Refer to section 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions. 4 3 2 1 LAN LEDs Optical drive (optional) Message LED HDD Access LED Power button Asset tag VGA port USB 3.
1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. 1. PCI-E Gen3 x16 Slot with Riser Card (at x8 link) 2. System Fan 3. ASUS P10S-M-DC Server board 4. Power Supply 5. Slim-type Optical Drive (Optional) 6. HDD Tray 1 7. HDD Tray 2 (partly hidden) Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component. This barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive.
1.7 LED information 1.7.
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Chapter 2: Hardware Information Hardware Information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.
2.1 Chassis cover 2.1.1 Removing the chassis cover • Unplug the power cord before removing the chassis cover. • Take extra care when removing the chassis cover. Keep your fingers away from components inside the chassis that can cause injury, such as the CPU fan, rear fan, and parts with sharp or protruding edges. • The images of the barebone server shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match the model you purchased. To remove the chassis cover: 2-2 1.
2.1.2 Reinstalling the chassis cover To reinstall the chassis cover: 1. Position the cover on top of the chassis with the hooks aligned to the side tabs of the chassis.
2-4 2. Slide the cover toward the front until it snaps in place. 3. Secure the cover with three screws.
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) This server motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1151 socket designed for the Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v5. 2.2.1 • 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 will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/ transit-related.
2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the right (B) until it is released from the retention tab. Load lever Do not remove the PnP cap yet from the CPU socket. Doing so may bend the pins of the socket. Retention tab 3. Lift the load lever until the load plate is completely lifted. Load plate 4. Position the CPU above the socket, ensuring that the gold triangle mark is on the bottom-left corner of the socket, then fit the CPU notches to the socket's alignment keys.
5. Close the load plate (A), ensuring that the front edge of the load plate slides under the retention lock (B) then push down the load lever (C). Load lever Retention lock 6. Insert the load lever under the retention tab to remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket. Load lever Retention tab 7. Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will come in contact with, ensuring that it is evenly spread in a thin layer.
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink To install the CPU heatsink: 2-8 1. Remove the protection sticker from the back of the CPU heatsink. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard. 3. Using a Phillips screwdriver, lightly screw on the heatsink onto the motherboard using all four screws. Once all four screws are attached, tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence until the heatsink is secured on the motherboard.
To install the airduct: 1. Locate and remove the screw from the motherboard. 2. Place the airduct over the heatsink. The fastener on the airduct should align with the screw hole on the motherboard. Reattach the screw and secure the airduct onto the motherboard.
2.3 System memory 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR4 module is notched differently from a DDR, DDR2, or DDR3 module. DO NOT install a DDR, DDR2, or DDR3 memory module to the DDR4 slot. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets: 2.3.2 Memory Configurations You may install unbuffered DDR4 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clip outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket. DIMM notch DIMM slot key Unlocked retaining clip A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM. 3. Hold the DIMM on both ends then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket.
Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket 1. Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it pops out with extra force.
2.4 Hard disk drives The server chassis has two HDD bays for installing HDDs to the system. Both HDD bays can support 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD. 2.4.1 Installing a 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD to HDD bay 1 To install a 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD to HDD bay 1: 1. Locate the HDD bay 1 in the chassis. 2. Release the four screws that secure the HDD drive tray to the chassis and set aside. HDD bay 1 HDD drive tray 3. Remove the HDD drive tray and set aside.
4. Insert a 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD into the HDD drive tray. Ensure that the 3.5-inch SATA HDD is seated securely in place. 5. Secure the 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD into the HDD drive tray using the bundled set of screws (as shown). 6. Connect the SATA signal cable and the power cable from the power supply to the 3.5-inch HDD. Use an L-type SATA connector to connect the 3.5-inch SATA HDD to the motherboard.
7. Place and orient the HDD drive tray and 3.5-inch SATA HDD assembly as shown. SATA signal cable SATA power cable 8. Secure the 3.5-inch SATA HDD and HDD drive tray assembly to the HDD bay 1 using the screws removed in step 2. Ensure that the HDD drive tray is seated securely in place.
2.4.2 Installing 2.5-inch SSDs on HDD bay 1 (Optional) To replace an installed 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD with two 2.5-inch SSDs in HDD bay 1: 2-16 1. Locate the 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD and the HDD drive tray assembly in the chassis. 2. Disconnect the SATA cable and power cable from the 3.5-inch SATA HDD. 3. Release the four screws that secure the HDD drive tray and 3.5-inch SATA HDD assembly to HDD bay 1 and set aside. 4. Remove the HDD drive tray and set aside.
5. Prepare the SSD drive tray. 6. Place and orient two 2.5-inch SSDs on the SSD drive tray as shown. Ensure that the screw holes on the underside of the 2.5-inch SSDs match the screw holes on the SSD drive tray. 7. SSD 2 SSD 1 Secure the 2.5-inch SSDs to the SSD drive tray using four screws each. SSD drive tray 8. Carefully place the 2.5-inch SSD and the SSD drive tray assembly into HDD bay 1. 9. Secure the 2.
10. Connect the SATA signal cable and power cable to the 2.5-inch SSD as shown. Use the SATA power cable that comes with the SSD drive tray as an add-on accessory. SSD 2 SSD 1 11. Connect the other end of the SATA signal cable to the SATA connector on the motherboard. 12. Connect the 4-pin power connector of the power cable to the 4-pin power connector from the power supply. Ensure that no cables or connectors are out-of-place.
2.4.3 Installing a hard disk drive to the HDD bay 2 To install a 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD to HDD bay 2: 1. If you have an Optical Disc Drive (ODD) installed, remove it first before installing a 3.5inch Sertial ATA HDD to HDD bay 2. To remove the ODD: 1.a Locate the ODD in the server chassis. 1.b Release the screw that secures the ODD to the chassis and set aside. HDD bay 2 1.c Push the ODD outward slightly to disconnect the SATA and power cable from the ODD. Then, remove the ODD as shown.
2. Release the four screws that secure the HDD drive tray to the chassis and set aside. 3. Remove the HDD drive tray. 4. Insert a 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD into the HDD drive tray. Ensure that the 3.5-inch SATA HDD is seated securely in place.
5. Secure the 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD into the HDD drive tray using the bundled set of screws (as shown). 6. Place and orient the HDD drive tray and 3.5-inch SATA HDD assembly as shown. 7. Connect the SATA signal cable and the power cable from the power supply to the 3.5-inch HDD. Use an L-type SATA connector to connect the 3.5-inch SATA HDD to the motherboard. 8. Secure the 3.5-inch SATA HDD and HDD drive tray assembly to the HDD bay 2 using the screws removed in step 2.
9. Reinstall the ODD back into the optical disc drive slot. Optical disk drive slot 2-22 10. Connect the ODD signal cable and power cable to the ODD before sliding the optical disk drive all the way into the drive slot. 11. Secure the ODD and the HDD drive tray to HDD bay 2 using the screw removed in step 1.b.
2.4.4 Installing 2.5-inch SSDs on HDD bay 2 (Optional) To install two 2.5-inch SSDs in HDD bay 2: 1. If you have an Optical Disc Drive (ODD) installed, remove it first before installing the 2.5-inch SSDs to HDD bay 2. To remove the ODD: 1.a Locate the ODD in the server chassis. 1.b Release the screw that secures the ODD to the chassis and set aside. HDD bay 2 1.c Push the ODD outward slightly to disconnect the SATA and power cable from the ODD. Then, remove the ODD as shown.
2. Prepare the SSD drive tray. 3. Place and orient two 2.5-inch SSDs on the SSD drive tray as shown. SSD 1 SSD 2 Ensure that the screw holes on the underside of the 2.5-inch SSDs match the screw holes on the SSD drive tray. 4. Secure 2.5-inch SSDs to the SSD drive tray using four screws each. SSD drive tray 5. 2-24 Carefully place the 2.5-inch SSDs and the SSD drive tray assembly into HDD bay 2.
6. Secure the 2.5-inch SSDs and SSD drive tray assembly to the HDD bay 2 using the bundled screw (A). Ensure that the SSD drive tray is seated securely in place. To secure the ODD Dummy to HDD bay 2, use the two bundled screws (B) as shown. 7. Connect the SATA signal cable and power cable to the SSDs. You may install either one ODD or two 2.5-inch SSDs to the reserved space in HDD bay 2. Refer to section 2.7.3 for more information.
2.5 Expansion card This system comes with a riser card. You need to remove the riser card and the expansion slot bracket if you want to install an expansion card. Unplug the power cord before installing or removing an expansion card. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components! 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install the expansion card: 2-26 1. Hold the riser card and pull it upwards to detach it from the PCI Express slot on the motherboard. 2.
4. Install the expansion card to the bracket (A) and secure the expansion card with the screw removed in step 3 (B). 5. Install the expansion card to the riser card (C). 6. Install the expansion card and the riser card assembly into the PCIE connector on the motherboard (D). Enusre that the golden connectors of the riser card are seated firmly in place. 7. Secure the bracket using the screw removed in step 2.
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the software settings if needed. 1. Turn on the system and change any necessary BIOS settings. See Chapter 5 for information on the BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the following table. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
2.5.3 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards To install an M.2 (NGFF) card: 1. Locate the M.2 (NGFF) card connector on the motherboard. 2. Remove the screw from the motherboard. 3. Prepare the M.2 card. 4. Align and insert the M.2 card into the M.2 connector on the motherboard. 5. Secure the M.2 card to the motherboard using the screw removed in step 2.
2.6 Cable connections • The bundled system cables are set up before shipping. You do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre‑installed components to install additional hardware components. • Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors. Standard cables connected to the motherboard 2-30 1. 24-pin ATX power connector (from power supply to motherboard) 2. 8-pin ATX 12V power connector (from power supply to motherboard) 3.
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 optional components into the system. This section discusses how to remove/install the following components: 1. System fans 2. Expansion card airduct (optional) 3. Optical disk drive (optional) 4. ASUS ASMB8-iKVM (optional) Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components. 2.7.
2.7.2 Expansion card Fan Duct Install an expansion card to the motherboard before setting up the expansion card Fan Duct. Refer to section 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card for more information. • The expansion card Fan Duct is designed for certain ASUS expansion card. • You may need to replace the default bracket with the bundled bracket that comes with the expansion card. To install the expansion card Fan Duct: 2-32 1. Release the screw and remove Fan Mylar. 2. Release the screw and set aside.
3. Remove the screw to release the expansion card bracket from the chassis. 4. Remove the screw from the metal cover (A) and remove the metal cover (B) from the bracket. 5. Install the expansion card to the bracket (C) and secure the expansion card with the screw removed in step 4 (D). 6. Install the expansion card to the riser card (E). 7. Install the expansion card and the riser card assembly into the PCIE connector on the motherboard (F).
2-34 8. Secure the bracket using the screw removed in step 3. 9. Place and orient the airduct as shown. Secure the airduct to the chassis with the screw removed in step 2.
2.7.3 Optical disk drive (optional) To install the optical disk drive: 1. Slide the optical disk drive into the drive slot. Optical disk drive slot 2. Connect the ODD cable to the optical disk drive before sliding the optical disk drive all the way into the drive slot. 3. Align the screw hole of the ODD bracket with the screw hole on the chassis. Secure the ODD with a screw. You may install either one ODD or two 2.5-inch SSDs to the reserved space in HDD bay 2. Refer to section 2.4.
2.7.4 Installing ASMB8 series management card (optional) Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB8 series management card on your motherboard. 1. Locate the ASMB8 header on the motherboard. Firmly fit the ASMB8 management card to the header. Do not force the pins when connecting the card to the motherboard header. 2. Insert the LAN cable plug to LAN port 3 (dedicated LAN) or LAN port 1 (shared LAN) for server management.
Chapter 3: Installation Options Installation Options This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server.
3.1 Rackmount rail kit items The rackmount rail kit contains two pairs of rails (one pair for each side of the server system), six (6) pieces of inner rail screws, and two (2) pieces of rack screws. Outer rails Inner rails Rack screws 3.2 Inner rail screws Attaching the rails to the rack To attach the rack rails: 1. 3-2 Attach the inner rail to the correspoding side of the chassis and secure with three inner rail screws. Make sure the rail is oriented as shown.
2. Attach the second inner rail to the other side of the chassis and secure with three inner rail screws. 3. Select one unit of space (1U) on the rack where you wish to install the server. 4. Place three (3) nuts on the front and three at the back. Do the same to the corresponding side of the rack. 5. Adjust the length of the outer rail to fit the length of the rack cabinet, then fasten the two screws. 6. Secure the outer rail with two screws at the front and rear of the rack cabinet. 7.
8. Firmly hold the server on both sides. Slide the latches on the inner rack rails to the direction indicated below. Hold the latches, and insert the rear side of the server to the front end of the outer rack rail. Make sure that the inner rails are properly aligned with the outer rails.
9. Carefully push the server all the way to the back until the front panel fits the front end of the rack. 4 10. 3 2 1 Secure the server to the rack with one rack screw at one side. Secure the other side as well.
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Chapter 4: Motherboard Information Motherboard Information This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors.
4.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 4-2 • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. • Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.
4.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. To optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an ATX 1.1 compliant chassis. Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components! 4.2.
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4.2.4 Layout contents Onboard LEDs Page 1. Standby Power LED (SBPWR1) 4-7 2. Location LED (LOCLED1) 4-7 3. CATT ERR LED (CATTERR1) 4-8 4. Message LED (MELED1) 4-8 Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 4-9 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 4-10 3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) 4-10 4. ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) 4-11 5. PCH_MFG1 setting (3-pin PCH_MFG1) 4-11 6.
Internal connectors 4-6 Page 1. erial ATA 6.0 Gbps connector (7-pin SATA 6Gbps 1-6 S connector [Light Blue]) 4-17 2. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 4-17 3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB78) 4-18 4. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34, A-Type USB3_5) 4-18 5. PU, front, and rear fan connectors C (4-pin FRNT_FAN1-3, REAR_FAN1, CPU_FAN1) 4-19 6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1) 4-19 7.
4.3 1. Onboard LEDs Standby Power LED (SBPWR1) 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.
3. CATT ERR LED (CATTERR1) The CATT ERR LED indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and cannot continue to operate. 4. Message LED (MELED1) The Message LED is an onboard LED that lights up to indicate an abnormal event occurrence.
4.4 1. Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the CMOS memory system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (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.
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. 3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) These jumpers allows you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® I210 Gigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1-2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature.
4. ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine (ME) boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted. 5. PCH_MFG1 setting (3-pin PCH_MFG1) This jumper allows you to update the BIOS ME block.
6. Smart Ride Through (SmaRT) setting (3-pin SMART_PSU1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the Smart Ride Through (SmaRT) function. This feature is disabled by default. Set to pins 1-2 to enable it. When enabled, SmaRT allows uninterrupted operation of the system during an AC loss event.
4.5 Connectors 4.5.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard/mouse port (purple/green): This port is for a PS/2 keyboard or mouse. 2. RJ-45 port for iKVM: This RJ-45 port functions only when you enable ASMB8 Management card. 3. Q-Code LED: The Q-Code LED provides a 2-digit display that shows the status of your system. Refer to the Q-Code table of this user guide for more information about the 2-digit codes. 4. Power-on Button: Press this button to turn on the system. 5.
LAN port LED indications Activity/Link LED Status Description Speed LED Status ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection Dedicated Management LAN port (DM_LAN1) LED indications Activity/Link LED Status 4-14 Description Speed LED Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps co
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Action PHASE PEI(Pre-EFI initialization) phase Normal boot 4-16 POST CODE 51 52 58 5A 5B 5C 5D 5F 60 61 68 69 70 71 7D 7E 7F 55 32 34 36 4F 60 61 62 63 68 DXE(Driver 69 Execution Environment) phase 6A 70 71 72 78 79 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D BDS(Boot Device b2 Selection) phase b3 b4 b6 b7 A0 A1 A2 A3 FF~00 A8 A9 AB AD AE Operating system AA phase AC TYPE MRC Progress MRC Progress MRC Progress MRC Progress MRC Progress MRC Progress MRC Progress MRC Progress MRC Progress MRC Progress MR
4.5.3 Internal connectors 1. Serial ATA 6.0 Gbps connectors (7-pin SATA 6Gbps_1-4 connectors [Light Blue]; 7-pin SATA 6Gbps_5-6 connectors [Gray]) Supported by the Intel® C232 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s of data transfer rate. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5 configuration.
3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB78) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to this connector. This USB connector complies with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. 4. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34, A-Type USB3_5) These connectors allow you to connect a USB 3.0 module for additional USB 3.0 front or rear panel ports. With an installed USB 3.0 module, you can enjoy all the benefits of USB 3.
5. CPU, front, and rear fan connectors (4-pin FRNT_FAN1-3, REAR_FAN1, CPU_ FAN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. 6. • DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components.
7. Trusted Platform Module connector (14-1 pin TPM) This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance network security, protects digital identities, and ensures platform integrity. 8. VGA connector (16-1 pin VGA_HDR1) This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic-Range interface.
9. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1, COM2) These connectors are for the serial (COM) ports. Connect the serial port module cable to the connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. 10. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) to the PSU (power supply unit) to read PSU information. Devices communicate with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface.
11. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin EATX12V1) These connectors are for the ATX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. 4-22 • DO NOT forget to connect the 24-pin and the 8-pin power plugs; otherwise, the system will not boot up.
12. System panel connector (20-1 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.
13. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 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 connectors connect the front panel SMBus cable. 2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1LINK and 2-pin LAN2LINK) These connectors are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel. 3.
14. Chassis intrusion connector (2-pin INTRUSION) This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced. The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event. By default, the pin labeled “Chassis Signal” and “Ground” are shorted with a jumper cap.
16. M.2 (NGFF) connectors (NGFF1, NGFF2) These connectors allow you to install M.2 devices. 4-26 • This connector supports type 2280, 2260, and 2242 devices on both PCI-E and SATA interface. • This connector only supports SATA RAID. • The M.2 (NGFF) device is purchased separately. • When the NGFF1 is operating in SATA mode, SATA connector 5 (SATA 5 Gbps_6) will be disabled. • When the NGFF2 is operating in SATA mode, SATA connector 6 (SATA 6 Gbps_6) will be disabled.
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
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. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 2. ASUS EzFlash Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk. 3. BUPDATER Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB flash disk drive. Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
5.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Utility The ASUS EzFlash Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS using a USB flash disk without having to use a DOS‑based utility. Download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www.asus.com before using this utility. The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown. To update the BIOS using EzFlash Utility: 1. Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port. 2.
• This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Press and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings. 5.1.3 BUPDATER utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown.
The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file. ASUS Tek. EzFlash Utility Current Platform Platform : P10S-M-DC Version : 0201 Build date: 07/20/2015 Start Programming Flash. New Platform Platform : P10S-M-DC Version : 0206 Build date: 08/01/2015 DO NOT SHUTDOWN THE SYSTEM!!! Write 75% DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. 4.
5.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware 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, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration of your computer in the future.
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Navigation keys 5.2.
5.2.3 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Security, Boot, Monitor, Tool, Save & Exit, Server Mgmt and Event Logs) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 5.2.4 Submenu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu. To display the submenu, select the item and press . 5.2.
5.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date and time. 5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time.
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 field values can cause the system to malfunction.
5.4.1 Trusted Computing Configuration Security Device Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.4.2 Chipset Configuration System Agent (SA) Configuration Allows you to set System Agent (SA) parameters. VT-d [Enabled] Allows you to enable virtualization technology function on memory control hub.
DMI/OPI Configuration DMI Max Link Speed [Auto] Allows you to set the DMI speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3] DMI Vc1 Control [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable DMI Vc1. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] DMI Vcm Control [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable DMI Vcm. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] DMI Link ASPM Control [L1] This item is for the control of the Active State Power Management on SA side of the DMI link.
PEG Port Configuration PEG 0:1:0 Enable Root Port [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the root port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Max Link speed [Auto] Allows you to configure PEG 0:1:0 Max Speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Gen1] [Gen2] [Gen3] Max Link Width [Auto] Allows you to force PEG link to retrain selected value. Configuration options: [Auto] [Force X1] [Force X2] [Force X4] [Force X8] Power Down Unused Lanes [Auto] Allows you to power down unused lanes.
Program PCIe ASPM after OpRom [Disabled] Allows you to select when to program the PCIe ASPM. [Disabled] PCIe ASPM will be programmed before OpROM. [Enabled] PCIe ASPM will be programmed after OpROM. Memory Configuration Maximum Memory Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the maximum memory frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [1067] [1333] [1600] [1867] [2133] Max TOLUD [Dynamic] Allows you to set the maximum value of TOLUD.
PCH-IO Configuration Allows you to set PCH-IO parameters. PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Clock Gating [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable PCI Express Clock Gating for each root port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DMI Link ASPM Control [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the control of Active State Power Management on SA side of the DMI link.
USB Configuration USB Precondition [Disabled] Allows you to precondition work on USB host controller and root ports for faster enumeration. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] xDCI Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable xDCI (USB OTG Device). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Port Disable Override [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the corresponding USB port from reporting a Device Connection to the controller.
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PCI/PCIE Subsystem Settings PCI Latency Timer [32 PCI Bus Clocks] Allows you to set the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register. Configuration options: [32 PCI Bus Clocks] [64 PCI Bus Clocks] [96 PCI Bus Clocks] [128 PCI Bus Clocks] [160 PCI Bus Clocks] [192 PCI Bus Clocks] [224 PCI Bus Clocks] [248 PCI Bus Clocks] PERR# Generation [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable PCI Device tp generation PERR#.
PCIE6 Option ROM [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE6 Option ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.4.3 Platform Configuration USB Configuration Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] The USB devices can be used only for the BIOS setup program. It cannot be recognized in boot devices list. Enables the support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup.
XHCI Hand-off [Disabled] This item is set to [Disabled] by default for the EHCI (enhanced host controller interface) support by XHCI drivers in operating systems. [Enabled] [Disabled] Support XHCI by BIOS for operating systems without XHCI support. Support XHCI by XHCI drivers for operating systems with XHCI support. USB Mass Storage Driver Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage driver support.
Onboard LAN Configuration Intel LAN1 Enable [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel LAN1 ROM Type [PXE] Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type. Configuration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI] Intel LAN2 Enable [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel LAN. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel LAN2 ROM Type [Disabled] Allows you to select the Intel LAN ROM type.
Serial Port 1 Configuration Allows you to set the parameters of Serial Port 1. Serial Port [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Change Settings [Auto] Allows you to choose the setting for Super IO device.
Serial Port Console Redirection COM1 / COM2 Console Redirection [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to [Enabled]. Console Redirection Settings This item becomes configurable only when you enable the Console Redirection item. The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data.
Bits per second [57600] Selects serial port transmission speed. The speed must be matched on the other side. Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds. Configuration options: [9600] [19200] [38400] [57600] [115200] Data Bits [8] Configuration options: [7] [8] Parity [None] A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors. [Mark] and [Space] parity do not allow for error detection. [None] None. [Even] parity bit is 0 if the num of 1’s in the data bits is even.
Legacy Console Redirection Settings Legacy Serial Redirection Port [COM1] Allows you to select a COM port to display redirection of Legacy OS and Legacy OPROM Messages. Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2] Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to [Enabled].
ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] This option may be not be effective with some OS. ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] Allows you to select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed.
Power On By Ring [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Disables the Ring devices to generate a wake event. Enables the Ring devices to generate a wake event. This item functions only if there is a serial port (COM1) connector on the motherboard. Power On By RTC [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Disables RTC to generate a wake event. When set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date (Days) and Hour/Minute/ Second will become user-configurable with set values.
5.4.4 CPU Configuration 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. Navigate to the second page of the screen to see the rest of items in this menu by pressing the Up or Down arrow keys. To quickly go to the last item of the second page, press the Page Down button. Press the Page Up button to go back to the first item in the first page.
Hyper-threading [Enabled] This item allows a hyper-threading processor to appear as two logical processors, allowing the operating system to schedule two threads or processors simultaneously. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Allows you to select the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package.
CPU AES [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Advance Encryption Standard instructions. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot performance mode [Max Non-Turbo Performance] Allows you to select the CPU performance state during system boot before the operating system takes control. The CPU runs at a selected performance ratio based on CPU configuration.
Package C state demotion [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Package C state demotion. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Package C state undemotion [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Package C state undemotion. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CState Pre-Wake [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CState Pre-Wake. Selecting [Disabled] will set bit 30 of POWER_CTL MSR(0x1FC) to 1 to disable the CState Pre-Wake.
SATA Controller(s) [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA Device. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SATA Mode Selection [AHCI] This item allows you to set the SATA configuration. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface).
OROM UI and BANNER [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] No OROM banner or information will be displayed if all disks and RAID volumes are Normal. OROM UI is shown. HDD Unlock [Enabled] Selecting [Enabled] will indicate that the HDD password unlock in the OS is enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] LED Locate [Enabled] Selecting [Enabled] will indicate that the LED/SGPIO hardware is attached and ping to locate feature is enabled on the OS.
Device Sleep [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the mSata for RTD3. Conifguration Options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA DEVSLEP Idle Timeout Config [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable SATA DTIO Config. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.4.6 Network Stack Configuration Network Stack [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable UEFI Network Stack. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when you set the Network Stack to [Enabled].
5.4.7 CSM Configuration CSM Support [Enabled] This option allows you to enable or disable CSM Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when you set the CSM Support to [Enabled]. GateA20 Active [Upon Request] This allows you to set the GA20 option. [Upon Request] GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. [Always] Do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB.
Network / Storage / Video [Legacy] This option allows you to control the execution of UEFI and Legacy PXE/ Storage/ Video OpROM. Configuration options: [UEFI ] [Legacy] Other PCI devices [Legacy] This item determines the OpROM execution policy for devices other than Network, Storage, or Video. Configuration options: [UEFI ] [Legacy] 5.4.8 iSCSI Configuration Allows you to configure the iSCSi parameters. 5.
Administrator Password To set an administrator password: 1. Select the Administrator Password item and press . 2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press . 3. Confirm the password when prompted. To change an administrator password: 1. Select the Administrator Password item and press . 2. From the Enter Current Password box, key in the current password, then press . 3. From the Create New Password box, key in a new password, then press .
Secure Boot menu This item allows you to customize the Secure Boot settings. Secure Boot [Disabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot flow control. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Secure Boot Mode [Custom] This item allows you to select the mode of the Secure boot to change Execution policy and Secure Boot Key management. Configuration options: [Standard] [Custom] Key Management This item only appears when you set the Secure Boot Mode to [Custom].
Save all Secure Boot variables Save the secure boot variables to a selected file system. Platform Key (PK) Configuration options: [Set New Key] [Delete Key] Key Exchange Keys / Authorized Signatures / Forbidden Signatures / Authorized TimeStamps Configuration options: [Set New Key] [Delete Key] [Append Key] 5.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Bootup NumLock State [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, please press after POST. Set the booting order of network devices.
5.8 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options for special functions. Select an item then press to display the submenu. Start EzFlash Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press . Refer to the ASUS EzFlash Utility section for details. 5.9 Save & Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Pressing does not immediately exit this menu.
Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to launch EFI Shell application (Shell.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. 5.10 Server Mgmt menu The Server Management menu displays the server management status and allows you to change the settings. OS Watchdog Timer [Disabled] This item allows you to start a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Management Software after the OS loads.
System Event Log Allows you to change the System Event Log configuration. All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted. Erase SEL [No] Allows you to choose options for erasing SEL. Configuration options: [No] [Yes, On next reset] [Yes, On every reset] When SEL is Full [Do Nothing] Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full SEL.
BMC network configuration The sub-items in this configuration allow you to configure the BMC network parameters. DM_LAN1 / Shared LAN Config Address source [Previous State] This item allows you to configure LAN channel parameters statistically or dynamically (by BIOS or BMC). Previous State option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase. Configuration options: [Previous State] [Static] [DynamicBmcDhcp] View System Event Log This item allows you to view the System Event Log Records.
IPv6 BMC Network Configuration This item allows you to configure the parameter settings of IPv6 BMC network. IPv6 Display Full Field [Enable] Displays the Full or Brief IPv6 Field. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] IPv6 Display Full Formula [Enable] Displays the Full or Brief IPv6 Formula. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] IPv6 Display Letter Case [Upper Case] Displays the uppercase or lowercase letters of the alphabet.
5.11 Event Logs menu The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs. 5.11.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings Press to change the Smbios Event Log configuration. Enabling/Disabling Options Smbios Event Log [Enabled] Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] • The following items appears only when you set Smbios Event Log to [Enabled].
When Log is Full [Do Nothing] Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log. Configuration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately] Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable logging of System boot event.
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Chapter 6: RAID Configuration RAID Configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.
6.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the Intel® C232 controller that supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for both Windows® OS and Linux). 6.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks.
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration: 1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide. 2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard. 3.
6.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge. Before you proceed, ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives, and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup. You can refer to sections 6.1.
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press . 2. Key in a name for the RAID set and press . Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023 Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name: Volume0 RAID Level: RAID0(Strips) Disks: Select Disks Strip Size: 128KB Capacity: 0.
6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only) then press . The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7.
6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. To delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press . 2. From the Delete Volume Menu, press the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete then press . Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023 Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive. To reset a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press . 2. Press the up/down arrow keys to select the drive(s) or disks of the RAID set you want to reset, then press . A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive.
6.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit then press . 2. Press to exit or press to return to the utility main menu. [ CONFIRM EXIT ] Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N): 6.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1 set.
3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. When done, the status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023 Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume RAID Volumes: ID Name 1 Volume0 [ MAIN MENU ] 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4.
6.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multiRAID using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility. To set the boot array in the BIOS: Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk. 1. Reboot the system and press to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST. 2. Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority. 3.
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge. You need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility on a Windows® operating system. Please refer to the installation instructions in Chapter 6.
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select Create Volume then select volume type and click Next. 2. Key in a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks. 3. Select the Volume Size tab then drag the bar to set the volume size. 4. Click Next. • If you do not want to keep the data on one of the selected disks, select NO when prompted. • If you want to Enable volume write-back cache or Initialize volume, click Advanced.
5. Confirm the volume creation, then click Create Volume to continue. This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks. You can continue using other applications during this time. 6. Wait until the process is completed, then click OK when prompted. You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data. The created RAID set is displayed in the Volumes list. If you wish to change the settings, go to Volume Properties.
6.3.2 Changing a Volume Type To change the volume type in Volume Properties: 1. Click the SATA array items you want to change in Volumes field. 2. From the Volume Properties field, select Type: RAID 1 Change type. 3. You can also change the Name, Select the new volume type, and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed. 4. Select the Data stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only) and click OK. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB.
6.3.3 Deleting a volume Be cautious when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives. Before you proceed, ensure that you back up all your important data from your hard drives. To delete a volume: 6-16 1. From the Volumes field in the utility main menu, select the volume that you want to delete. 2. From the Volume Properties field, select Delete volume. 3. Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu, or click No to return to the main menu.
6.3.4 Preferences System Preferences Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information, warning, or errors here.
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Chapter 7: Driver Installation Driver Installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components in both Linux® and Windows® Operating Systems.
7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 7.1.1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID driver When installing Windows® Server OS, you can load the RAID driver from a USB flash drive.
3. Click Load Driver. 4. A message appears reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the RAID controller driver (the installation media can be a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive). • If you have only one optical drive installed in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. • Or you may connect a USB flash drive containing the RAID controller driver. Click Browse to continue. 5.
7. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, • Replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. • Remove the USB flash drive. Select the drive to install Windows and click Next. 8. 7-4 Follow succeeding screen instructions to continue.
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to maximize the features of your motherboard. 7.3 • The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest updates on software and utilities. • The support DVD is supported on Windows® Server 2008 R2 and Windows® Server 2012.
7.3.1 Drivers menu tab The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 7.3.2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports.
7.3.3 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the P10S-M-DC user guide. You need an internet browser installed in your OS to view the User Guide. 7.3.4 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information, e-mail addresses, and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard.
7.3.5 Installing the Intel® Chipset device Software driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® chipset device software on the system. You need to manually install the Intel® chipset device software on a Windows® Operating System. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Log in with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive.
6. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process. 7. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation. 8. Toggle Yes, I want to restart the computer now and click Finish to complete the setup process.
7.4 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapter Driver on the system. To install the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters Driver on the Windows® operating system: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Log on with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.
6. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard window appears. 7. Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. 8. From the Setup Options window, click Next to start the installation. By default, Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Windows PowerShell Module are ticked.
7-12 9. Click Install to start the installation. 10. When the installation is done, press Finish to complete the installation.
7.5 Installing the VGA driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver. To install the ASPEED VGA driver: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Log in with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.
7-14 6. Click Install to proceed with the installation. 7. Click Finish to complete the installation.
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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. • 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 B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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