Asus DSBV-DX User Manual

Motherboard DSBV-DX Series DSBV-DX/SAS DSBV-DX/C DSBV-DX
ii E3306 Second Edition V2 June 2007 Copyright © 2007 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this ma nual, including the products and soft ware described in i t, may be reproduc ed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modied or altered, unless such repair , modication of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DA T A, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT . SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A C OMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THA T MA Y APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT . Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe.
iii Contents Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .................................................................................... viii About this guide ......................................................................................... ix T ypography .................................................................................................. x DSBV -DX Series specications summary ................................................ xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-1 1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2 1.4.1 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2 2.2.3 Support kits for the motherboard .................................... 2-3 2.2.4 Motherboard layouts ....................................................... 2-6 2.2.5 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-9 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 2-1 1 2.3.1 Installing the CPU .......................................................... 2-1 1 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 2-14 2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-16 2.4.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-16 2.4.2 Memory congurations .................................................. 2-16 2.4.3 Memory sparing technology .......................................... 2-18 2.4.4 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-20 2.4.5 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-20 2.4.6 Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan (opional) ............ 2-21 2.4.7 Uni nst alling the o ptiona l Mem Cool F B-DIMM fan ........... 2-23 2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-24 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-24 2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-24 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-25 2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots ............................................................. 2-26 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slots (x8 and x4 link) ........................... 2-27 2.5.6 ZCR slot (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) .......................... 2-27
iv Contents 2.6 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-28 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-33 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-33 2.8.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-34 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 T urning off the computer ............................................................. 3-2 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function .................................... 3-2 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch .............................. 3-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk ....................................... 4-1 4.1.2 Updating the BIOS using the Phoenix Phlash16 Utility ... 4-2 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ...................................... 4-3 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 4-5 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 4-8 4.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 4-8 4.2.3 Legend bar ...................................................................... 4-9 4.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 4-9 4.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................. 4-9 4.2.6 Conguration elds ......................................................... 4-9 4.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................. 4-10 4.2.8 General help ................................................................. 4-10 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-1 1 4.3.1 System Date .................................................................. 4-1 1 4.3.2 System T ime ................................................................... 41 1 4.3.3 Floppy A ........................................................................ 4-1 1 4.3.4 IDE Conguration .......................................................... 4-12 4.3.5 IDE Primary Master/Slave; Secondary Master/Slave ... 4-14 4.3.6 System Information ....................................................... 4-15 4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-17 4.4.1 Advanced Processor Options ....................................... 4-17 4.4.2 Chipset Conguration ................................................... 4-21 4.4.3 PCI Conguration .......................................................... 4-23 4.4.4 ICH USB Control Sub-Menu ......................................... 4-24 4.4.5 Peripheral Devices Conguration ................................. 4-25 4.4.6 ACPI Conguration ....................................................... 4-27
v Contents 4.4.7 Power On Conguration ................................................ 4-28 4.4.8 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 4-29 4.5 Server menu ............................................................................... 4-32 4.5.1 Console Redirection ...................................................... 4-32 4.5.2 DMI Event Logging ....................................................... 4-34 4.6 Security menu ............................................................................ 4-35 4.7 Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-37 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 4-37 4.7.2 Boot Features ............................................................... 4-38 4.8 Exit menu .................................................................................... 4-39 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 5-1 5.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 5-1 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 5-2 5.1.4 RAID conguration utilities .............................................. 5-2 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility .......................... 5-3 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set .................................... 5-4 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set ................................................. 5-10 5.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration ....................... 5-14 5.2.4 Initializing the logical drives .......................................... 5-17 5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 5-22 5.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 5-24 5.2.7 Deleting a RAID conguration ....................................... 5-27 5.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 5-28 5.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache .............................................. 5-29 5.3 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................. 5-30 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) ...................................... 5-31 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) ...................................... 5-33 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe Mirror) ....................... 5-34 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity) ...................................... 5-35 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 5-36 5.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 5-37 5.3.7 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager .................... 5-37 5.4 Global Array Manager ................................................................ 5-38 5.5 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) . 5-39 5.5.1 Integrated Mirroring ....................................................... 5-39 5.5.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced ..................................... 5-43 5.5.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume ..................................... 5-45
vi Contents 5.5.4 Managing Arrays ........................................................... 5-48 5.5.5 Viewing SAS topology ................................................... 5-53 5.5.6 Global Properties .......................................................... 5-55 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-1 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 6-1 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 6-4 6.2 Intel chipset software installation ............................................ 6-13 6.3 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 6-16 6.3.1 Windows XP/2000/Server 2003 .................................... 6-16 6.3.2 Red Hat/SuSE Linux ..................................................... 6-21 6.4 VGA driver installation ............................................................... 6-22 6.4.1 Windows ® 2000/Server 2003 ........................................ 6-22 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 6-24 6.5.1 Running the support CD ............................................... 6-24 6.5.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 6-24 6.5.3 Management Software menu ........................................ 6-25 6.5.4 Utilities menu ................................................................ 6-25 6.5.5 Contact information ....................................................... 6-25 Appendix: Reference information A.1 DSBV -DX/SAS model block diagram .......................................... A-1 A.2 DSBV -DX/C model block diagram ............................................... A-2 A.3 DSBV -DX model block diagram .................................................. A-3
vii 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 B 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 B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. 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 appro ved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
viii Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, 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 add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged. • Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. • Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company . • If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied service technician or your retailer . Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. • Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately . • T o avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry . • Avoid dust, humidity , and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on a stable surface. • If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied service technician or your retailer .
ix About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This user guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system. • Chapter 4: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 5: RAID conguration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. • Appendix: Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conguring the motherboard. Where to nd more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. Optional documentation Y our product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty yers, that may have been added by your dealer . These documents are not part of the standard package.
x Conventions used in this guide T o 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/W ARNING: 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. NOTE: T ips and additional information to help you complete a task. IMPORT ANT : Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
xi DSBV-DX Series specications summary (continued on the next page) CPU Dual LGA771 sockets for Intel ® Xeon™ Dual Core processors 5000/5100 sequence (Dempsy/Woodcrest) and Quad Core processor 5300 sequence (Clovertown) Supp ort s In tel ® Extended Memory 64T echnology (EM64T) Supports Intel ® Hyper-Threading T echnology Chipset MCH: Intel ® 5000V (Blackford-VS) ICH: Intel ® 6321ESB (ESB2) System Bus 1333/1066/667 MHz Memory Dual-channel memory architecture 6 x 240-pin FB-DIMM sockets support registered ECC fully buffered DDR2-533/DDR2-667 memory modules with Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB chip) Supports 256 MB up to 24 GB system memory Supports memory sparing technology . Expansion Slots DSBV -DX 1 x PCI Express™ x8 slot (x8 link) 1 x PCI Express™ x8 slot (x4 link) 2 x PCI-X 133/100 MHz/64bit/3.3V slot 1 x PCI 33 MHz/32-bit/5V slot DSBV -DX/C 1 x PCI Express™ x8 slot (x8 link) 1 x PCI Express™ x8 slot (x4 link) 2 x PCI-X 133/100 MHz/64bit/3.3V slot 1 x PCI 33 MHz/32-bit/5V slot DSBV -DX/SAS 1 x PCI Express™ x8 slot (x8 link) 1 x PCI Express™ x8 slot (x4 link) 1 x PCI 33 MHz/32-bit/5V slot 1 x PCI-X 133/100 MHz/64bit/3.3V slot 1 x PCI-X 133/100 MHz/64bit/3.3V slot for optional Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) card (colored green) Storage Intel ® 6321ESB supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 100/66/33 devices - 6 x SA T A II (3.0 Gb/s) - Intel ® Matrix Storage with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0 1, and RAID 5 (S/W) conguration - LSI MegaRAID controller with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0 1 conguration (DSBV -DX only) (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller supports: - 8 x Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) channels (8 devices) with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1E conguration - Zero-Channel RAID (optional)
xii DSBV-DX Series specications summary LAN Intel ® 82563EB (ESB2E/Gilgal) Network Connection (Dual-port) - Supports Intel I/O Acceleration T echnology (IOA T) - Supports 10/100/1000 BASE-T Discrete graphics XGI V olari Z7 PCI display controller with 32MB of Video memory USB Intel ® 6321ESB supports: - 4 U SB 2 .0 /1 .1 p or ts ( 2 on t h e re ar p an el , 1 c on ne ct or a t mid-board for 2 additional ports) BIOS features PHOENIX BIOS, 8 Mb FWH, Green, PnP , DMI2.0a, ACPI 2.0a, SMBIOS 2.3, WfM2.0 Rear panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports Internal connectors 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x Serial A T A connectors 1 x Hard disk activity LED connector 1 x USB connector 1 x Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) 1 x Power supply SMBus connector 1 x Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector for LSI MegaRAID SA T A LED (6-1 pin SGPIO1) 1 x Parallel port connector SSI power connectors (24-pin and 8-pin) CPU (x2), rear (x2), front (x4), and FB DIMM (x1) fan connectors System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL1) Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_P ANEL1) (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) 1 x SAS LSI1068 port LED connector (18-1 pin SASLED1) 8 x SAS connectors support 8 devices (blue) 1 x Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector for LSI SAS1068 controller (8-pin SGPIO2) Power requirement SSI power supply (with 24-pin/8-pin 12V plugs) for LGA771-socket Intel ® Xeon Dual Core processors (Bensley platform) (continued on the next page)
xiii *Specications are subject to change without notice. DSBV-DX Series specications summary Form factor SSI CEB 1.1 form factor: 12 in x 10.5 in (30.5 cm x 26.67 cm) Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS Update Utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) Anti-virus software Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver ASUS Flash Utility under DOS
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1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-1 1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 1-1 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® DSBV -DX series motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below . 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer . DSBV -DX DSBV -DX/C DSBV -DX/SAS Cables SA T A signal cables 6 6 6 SA T A power cable (dual plug) 3 3 3 4 ports SA T A to SAS cable -- -- 2 80-pin IDE Floppy 2-in-1 cable 1 1 1 Accessories I/O shield 1 1 1 CEK spring 2 2 2 Application CDs Support CD 1 1 1 Documentation User Guide 1 1 1 Optional Pack MemCool FB-DIMM fan kit Anti-virus software 1.3 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS T echnical Support team, you must take note of the motherboard's serial number containing 12 characters xxM0Axxxxxxx shown as the gure below . With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS T echnical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems. xxM0Axxxxxxx DSBV -DX Made in China 合格
1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with two LGA-771 sockets that support Dual-Core and Quad-Core Intel ® Xeon™ processors with 1333/1066/667 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). Dual-core processors contain two physical CPU cores to meet demands for more powerful processing. Intel ® Xeon™ processors incorporate the Intel ® Hyper-Threading T echnology and Extended Memory 64-bit T echnology (EM64T). The EM64T enables the support for 64-bit operation system, such as 64-bit Windows ® and Linux. See page 2-1 1 for details. Intel ® 5000V and Intel ® 6321ESB chipset The Intel ® 5000V Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the Intel ® 6321ESB provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The MCH provides the processor , dual-channel FB-DIMM memory support, and PCI Express interfaces. The Intel ® 6321ESB is a new generation server class I/O controller hub that provides the interface for PCI 2.3, PCI Express, and PCIX. Intel ® EM64T The motherboard supports Intel ® processors with the Intel ® EM64T (Extended Memory 64 T echnology). The Intel ® EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efcient computing. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST) The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST) intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement. FB-DIMM memory support This motherboard supports fully buffered DIMMs (FB-DIMMs), the latest memory solution that extends memory capacity and provide high-speed, high-density system memory peformance. FB-DIMMs use Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB) chips that transmit signals between the memory modules and controllers with improved signal integrity and reduced errors. See page 2-16 for details.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 1-3 PCI Express™ interface Th e m oth erb oa rd fu lly s up por ts PCI E xp res s, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI or PCI-X specications. See page 2-27 for details. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology support (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) SAS is the latest storage interface for enterprise-class storage devices. Building on and improving the parallel SCSI foundation, SAS is the new industry standard that includes Serial A T A interoperability , and is projected to be the succesor of the Ultra320 SCSI technology . See page 2-36 for the location of the SAS connectors. Zero-Channel RAID (ZCR) solution (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) The motherboard comes with a ZCR socket for an optional Zero-Channel RAID card, allowing RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), RAID 0 1, and RAID 5 congurations. The ZCR capability provides a cost-ef fective high-performance and added reliability . 82563 LAN solution The motherboard comes with a dual-port 82563EB network co nnection to provide a total solution for your networking needs. See page 2-33 for the location of the LAN ports. See section 2.6 Jumpers for details on Gigabit LAN settings. Serial A T A II technology The mothe rboard suppo rts t he Serial ATA II 3 Gb/s technology through 6321ESB Serial A T A interfaces. The Serial A T A II specication provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial A T A products with a host of new features, including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. Serial A T A allows thinner , more exible cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements. See page 2-35 for details. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specication, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 2-33 for details.
1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction T emperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the W83793G chip to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components. See page 4-29 for details. Intel ® IOA T Intel ® I/O Acceleration T echnology (IOA T) is an integrated server platform I/O solution that addresses all segments of the server I/O bottleneck problem using TCP/IP without requiring any modication of existing or future applications. Intel ® IOA T is a system-wide solution that increases CPU efciency and delivers data to/from applications faster than current server platforms. 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page 4-3 for details. ASUS Smart Fan technology The ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efcient operation. See page 4-31 for details. ASUS MemCool FB-DIMM Fan Kit (optional) With this optional fan kit, the platform gets optimal performance and the best possible FB-DIMM thermal environment.
2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 2-1 1 2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-16 2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-24 2.6 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-28 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-33
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-1 2.1 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • 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. • Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component. • Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply . Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series Onboard LED Blinks OFF LED1 Normal Abnormal ON OFF SB_PWR1 Standby Power Powered Off (green) (green) Onboard LED 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. SAS LED (for DSBV -DX/SAS only) The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the LSI 1068 chipset is working normally .
2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information DSBV-DX 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. T o optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an SSI CEB 1.1 compliant chassis. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sur e that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear p art of the chassis as indicated in the image below . 2.2.2 Screw holes Place six (6) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. Make sure 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! Place this side towards the rear of the chassis
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-3 2.2.3 Support kits for the motherboard For additional protection from motherboard breakage due to the weight of the CPU heatsinks, your motherboard pa ckage comes with CEK springs th at you can use as weight support. Install the CEK springs before installing the motherboard. Hook Each CEK spring has four hooks to match the designated holes around the CPU area. If your chassis is SSI CEB 1.1 compliant, we recommend that you use the CEK springs; otherwise, use the support plates kit. T o install the CEK spring: 1. Locate the CPU heatsink holes on the motherboard. 2. Position the CEK spring underneath the motherboard, then match the CEK spring hooks to the CPU1 heatsink holes. Heatsink hole Socket for CPU2 Socket for CPU1
2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. Press the lower spring clips inward, then insert to the lower CPU heatsink holes until they snap in place. 5. If you installed a second CPU, repeat steps 2 to 4 to install the CEK spring to the CPU2 heatsink holes. The CEK springs appear as shown when installed. CEK spring screw hole 3. Press the upper spring hooks inward, then insert to the upper CPU heatsink holes until they snap in place.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-5 6. Before installing the motherboard into the chassis, locate the standoffs that should match the eight (8) CEK spring screw holes. 8. Secure the motherboard with six (6) screws. Refer to section 2.2.2 Screw holes for illustration. Make sure that the standoffs perfectly match the CEK spring screw holes; otherwise, you can not install the CPU heatsinks properly . Standoffs for CPU1 Standoffs for CPU2 7. Install the motherboard with the external I/O ports toward the chassis rear panel. The CPU sockets should be right on top of their respective standoffs. Socket for CPU2 Socket for CPU1
2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Motherboard layouts DSBV -DX/SAS model 8Mb FWH A TXPWR1 FLOPPY1 Z7 BUZZER1 COM2 Super I/O CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PANEL1 PS/2 T : Mouse B: Keyboard USB12 A TX12V1 CPU_FAN1 Intel ® 6321ESB PSUSMB1 AUX_PANEL1 HDLED1 USB34 LAN_BW1 LPT1 DSBV-DX/SAS Intel ® 5000V PCIE4 DIMM_00 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) 26.7cm (10.5in) 30.5cm (12in) COM1 VGA1 PCIX1 PCI3 REAR_FAN2 PRI_IDE1 FRNT_FAN2 SGPIO1 RECOVERY1 VGA_EN1 LAN_EN1 RJ-45 (LAN2) DIMM_01 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_02 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_10 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_1 1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_12 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) CPU1 CPU2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN4 CPU_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 CLRTC1 FAN_SEL1 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 Intel ® 82563EB LED1 SB_PWR1 PCIX2 PCIE5 RJ-45 (LAN1) SASLED1 SAS_EN1 SAT A4 SAT A5 SAT A6 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 SAS8 FRNT_FAN3 SAT A1 SAT A2 SAT A3 FBD_FAN1 LSI1068 SGPIO2
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-7 DSBV -DX/C model 8Mb FWH A TXPWR1 FLOPPY1 Z7 BUZZER1 COM2 Super I/O CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PANEL1 PS/2 T : Mouse B: Keyboard USB12 A TX12V1 CPU_FAN1 Intel ® 6321ESB PSUSMB1 AUX_PANEL1 HDLED1 USB34 LAN_BW1 LPT1 DSBV-DX/C Intel ® 5000V PCIE4 DIMM_00 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) 26.7cm (10.5in) 30.5cm (12in) COM1 VGA1 PCIX1 PCI3 REAR_FAN2 PRI_IDE1 FRNT_FAN2 SGPIO1 RECOVERY1 VGA_EN1 LAN_EN1 RJ-45 (LAN2) DIMM_01 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_02 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_10 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_1 1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_12 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) CPU1 CPU2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN4 CPU_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 CLRTC1 Intel ® 82563EB SB_PWR1 PCIX2 PCIE5 RJ-45 (LAN1) SAT A4 SAT A5 SAT A6 FRNT_FAN3 SAT A1 SAT A2 SAT A3 FBD_FAN1 FAN_SEL1
2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information DSBV -DX model 8Mb FWH A TXPWR1 FLOPPY1 Z7 BUZZER1 COM2 Super I/O CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PANEL1 PS/2 T : Mouse B: Keyboard USB12 A TX12V1 CPU_FAN1 Intel ® 6321ESB PSUSMB1 AUX_PANEL1 HDLED1 USB34 LAN_BW1 LPT1 DSBV-DX Intel ® 5000V PCIE4 DIMM_00 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) 26.7cm (10.5in) 30.5cm (12in) COM1 VGA1 PCIX1 PCI3 REAR_FAN2 PRI_IDE1 FRNT_FAN2 SGPIO1 RECOVERY1 VGA_EN1 LAN_EN1 RJ-45 (LAN2) DIMM_01 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_02 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_10 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_1 1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DIMM_12 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) CPU1 CPU2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN4 CPU_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 CLRTC1 Intel ® 82563EB SB_PWR1 PCIX2 PCIE5 RJ-45 (LAN1) SAT A4 SAT A5 SAT A6 FRNT_FAN3 SAT A1 SAT A2 SAT A3 FBD_FAN1 FAN_SEL1 RAID_SEL1
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-9 2.2.5 Layout contents Slots/Soocket Page 1. CPU sockets 2-1 1 2. FB-DIMM sockets 2-16 3. PCI/PCI-X slots 2-26 4. PCI Express x 8 slots 2-27 6. ZCR slot (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) 2-27 Jumpers Page 1. Clear R TC RAM (CLRTC) 2-28 2. LAN bandwidth setting (3-pin LAN_BW1) 2-29 3. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_EN1) 2-29 4. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_EN1) 2-30 5. Fan control setting (3-pin F AN_SEL1) 2-30 6. Intel ® 6321ESB SA T A port S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1) (DSBV -DXmodels only) 2-31 7. Onboard storage setting (3-pin SAS_EN1) (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) 2-31 8. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVER Y1) 2-32 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2-33 2. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 2-33 3. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 2-33 4. Serial (COM1) port 2-33 5. V ideo Graphics Adapter port 2-33 6. LAN (RJ-45) ports 2-33
2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) 2-34 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) 2-34 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4, SA T A5, SA T A6 ) 2-35 4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 2-35 5. SAS connectors (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) 2-36 6. SAS LSI1068 ports LED connector (18-1 pin SASLED1) (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) 2-37 7. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1) 2-37 8. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB34) 2-38 9. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM2) 2-38 10. CPU and system fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN1/2, REAR_F AN1/2, FRNT_F AN1/2/3/4, FBD_F AN1) 2-39 1 1. Power supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) 2-39 12. SSI po wer con nec tor s (2 4-p in A TXP WR1 , 8-pin A TX12V1) 2-40 13. Parallel port connector (26-1 pin LPT1) 2-41 14. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (2x4 pin SGPIO2) (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) 2-41 15. System panel connector (20-1 pin P ANEL1) 2-42 16. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_P ANEL1) 2-43
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-1 1 2.3.1 Installing the CPU T o install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA771 socket designed for the Intel ® Xeon ® Dual Core processor . Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left. • Y our boxed Intel ® Xeon ® LGA771 processor package should come with installation instructions for the CPU and heatsink. If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter . • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure 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. • 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 LGA771 socket. • 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. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series CPU LGA771 CPU1 CPU2
2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (B). T o prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. 5. Position the CPU over the soc ket, making s ure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket. The socket alignment key should t into the CPU notch. Alignment key Gold triangle mark Load plate A B 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. Retention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you. PnP cap A B
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-13 Notes on Intel ® Hyper-Threading T echnology • This motherboard supports Intel ® Xeon™ CPUs in the 771-land package with Hyper-Threading T echnology . • Hyper-Threading T echnology is supported by Intel ® 5000 series CPU only . 5100/5300 series DO NOT support Hyper-Threading. • The amount of CPU threads depends on the OS support. • Hyper-Threading T echnology is supported under Windows ® XP/2003 Server and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only . Under Linux, use the Hyper-Threading compiler to compile the code. If you are using any other operating systems, disable the Hyper-Threading T echnology item in the BIOS to ensure system stability and performance. • In sta llin g W ind ows ® 2003 Server or later version is recommended. • Make sure to enable the Hyper-Threading T echnology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system. • For more information on Hyper-Threading T echnology , visit www.intel. com/info/hyperthreading. T o use the Hyper-Threading T echnology on this motherboard: 1. Install an Intel ® Xeon™ CPU that supports Hyper-Threading T echnology . 2. Power up the system and enter the BIOS Setup (see Chapter 4: BIOS setup). Under the Advanced Menu, make sure that the item Hyper-Threading T echnology is set to Enabled. The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper-Threading T echnology . 3. Reboot the computer . 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. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. A B
2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information The Intel ® Xeon™ processors require an Intel certied heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. When you buy a boxed Intel CPU, the package includes the heatsink, fan, retention brackets, screws, thermal grease, installation manual, and other items that are necessary for CPU installation. 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan • Make sure that you have applied the thermal grease to the top of the CPU before installing the heatsink and fan. • Refer to the installation manual that came with the CPU package for details on heatsink/fan assembly and installation. CPU heatsink (top view) CPU heatsink (bottom view) Heatsink screw T o install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the four screws on the heatsink align with the nuts on the support plate.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-15 4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to install the other heatsink if you have installed a second CPU, then connect the fan cable to the 4-pin connector labeled CPU_F AN2. 2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence. DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan cable! Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector . 3. Connect the fan cable to the 4-pin connector labeled CPU_F AN1. CPU_F AN1 connector
2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with six fully-buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) sockets to support 240-pin FB-DIMM modules. An FB-DIMM module has a different pin-out from DDR2 DIMMs so you cannot install DDR2 DIMMs on an FB-DIMM socket. Note that an FB-DIMM socket has an Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB) chip that allows memory-to-CPU connection at gigabit speed. The gure illustrates the location of the FB-DIMM sockets: 2.4.2 Memory congurations Y ou may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB registered ECC FB-DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • For optimum compatibility , we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor . Refer to the Qualied V endors List on the ASUS web site. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips or double-rank x16 memory modules. • If you are installing only one memory module, install into the white socket labeled DIMM_00. Installing into any other socket will not work. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series 240-pin DIMM sockets DIMM_01 DIMM_00 1 12 Pins 128 Pins DIMM_10 DIMM_02 DIMM_12 DIMM_11
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-17 Rank population DIMM 12 DIMM 1 1 DIMM 10 DIMM 02 DIMM 01 DIMM 00 Channel Slot 0 Slot 1 Ch:0 Slot 2 Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 2 Ch:1 MCH DIMM installation reference table • DIMMs in pair means two DIMMs with the same conguration. • For better performance, same conguration DIMMs should be installed on the same slot number for each channel. For example, you may install the same type of DIMMs in DIMM_00, and DIMM_10. No. of DIMMs Slot/s to use 1 DIMM_00 2 DIMM_00, DIMM_10 4 DIMM_00, DIMM_01, DIMM_10, DIMM_1 1 6 DIMM_00, DIMM_01, DIMM_02, DIMM_10, DIMM_1 1, DIMM_12
2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.3 Memory sparing technology The Intel ® 5000V chipset supports the memory sparing technology . Refer to the below sections: Memory Sparing : At conguration time, a DIMM rank is set aside to replace a defective DIMM rank. When the error rate for a failing DIMM rank reaches a pre-determined threshold, the memory sparing function will issue an interrupt and initiate a spare copy . At the completion of the copy , the failing DIMM rank is disabled and the “spared” DIMM rank will be used in its place. Refer to 4.4.2 Chipset Conguration and congure the options of Branch 0 Rank Sparing to enable the memory sparing functions. And the default BIOS setting is disabled. • The DIMM rank with the largest size will be assigned as spare rank. Data can only be copied from a smaller sized rank to a larger sized one. • A DIMM can contain only one or two ranks. T o support sparing function, a DIMM channel should contain at least two ranks. • When sparing function is enabled, the usable memory size will reduce then size of the spare ranks. Channel 0 Channel 1 DIMM_00 (2048MB/2 Ranks) DIMM_10 (2048MB/2 Ranks) Rank 0 (1024 MB) Rank 1 (1024 MB) Rank 0 (1024 MB) Rank 1 (1024 MB) Sparing V V Memory space 1024 MB 1024 MB T otal Memory 2048 MB The following tables show memory congurrations with Memory Sparing function in Branch 0. One DIMM per channel (Dual ranks)
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-19 Channel 0 Channel 1 DIMM_00 (1024MB/2 Ranks) DIMM_10 (1024MB/2 Ranks) Rank 0 (512 MB) Rank 1 (512 MB) Rank 0 (512 MB) Rank 1 (512 MB) Sparing Memory space 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB DIMM_01 (2048MB/2 Ranks) DIMM_1 1 (2048MB/2 Ranks) Rank 0 (1024 MB) Rank 1 (1024 MB) Rank 0 (1024 MB) Rank 1 (1024 MB) Sparing V V Memory space 1024 MB 1024 MB T otal Memory 4096 MB T wo DIMM per channel (Dual ranks) Three DIMMs per channel (Dual ranks) Channel 0 Channel 1 DIMM_00 (1024/2 Ranks) DIMM_10 (1024/2 Ranks) Rank 0 (1024 MB) Rank 1 (1024 MB) Rank 0 (1024 MB) Rank 1 (1024 MB) Sparing Memory space 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB DIMM_01 (1024MB/2 Ranks) DIMM_1 1 (1024MB/2 Ranks) Rank 0 (512 MB) Rank 1 (512 MB) Rank 0 (512 MB) Rank 1 (512 MB) Sparing Memory space 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB DIMM_02 (2048MB/2 Ranks) DIMM_12 (2048MB/2 Ranks) Rank 0 (1024 MB) Rank 1 (1024 MB) Rank 0 (1024 MB) Rank 1 (1024 MB) Sparing V V Memory space 1024 MB 1024 MB T otal Memory 6144 MB
2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.4 Installing a DIMM Make sure 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. T o install a DIMM: 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. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 2.4.5 Removing a DIMM T o remove a DIMM: 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. • A FB-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. • The FB-DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets. Support the DIMM lightl y with your ngers when pressing the reta ining cl ips. The DIMM might get damaged when it ips out with extra force. 3 1 1 DDR2 DIMM notch 2 2 1 1
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-21 The FB-DIMMs generate heat during continued operation. T o ensure optimum thermal condition and performance, install the optional MemCool FB-DIMM fan. T o install the optional FB-DIMM fan: 1. Locate the three FB-DIMM fan holes on the motherboard. 2.4.6 Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan (opional) 2. Disengage the fan top cover from the fan base. Y ou can do this by rmly gripping the top cover by the clamps to release the hooks, then pull up the top cover carefully until it separates from the fan base. DO NOT remove the fan from the fan base. 3. Position the fan base over the DIMMs, and insert the fan base legs into the FB-DIMM holes until the legs are securely in place. For instructional purposes only , no FB-DIMM is installed on any of the slots. T op cover hook T op cover clamp Fan base
2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5. Connect the fan cable to the 4-pin connector labeled FBD_F AN1. 4. Position top cover over the fan base. Insert the top cover legs into the slot on the fan base legs. Push down carefully until the legs are securely in place and the top cover hooks snap in place. Make sure the cables pass through the notch on the fan base as shown.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-23 2.4.7 Uninsta lling the opti onal MemCo ol F B-DIM M fan 1. Unplug the fan cable. 2. Grip the top cover clamps until the top cover hooks are released, then carefully lift the top cover while supporting the fan base with your free hand. 3. Carefully lift the fan base. T op cover clamp
2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). 3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw for later use. 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier . 6. Replace the system cover . 2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, congure the it by adjusting the software settings. 1. T urn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any . See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-25 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 — Re-direct to IRQ#9 3 1 1 Communications Port (COM2)* 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port (LPT1)* 8 3 System CMOS/Real T ime Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 1 1 6 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 12 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port* 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots The PCI/PCI-X slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI 2.3 and PCI-X 1.0 specications. The gure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 32-bit PCI slot 64-bit PCI-X slot The gure shows a RAID card installed on a PCI-X slot. When installing an optional ZCR card, install the card on PCIX1 slot (colored green on DSBV -DX/SAS model).
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-27 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slots (x8 and x4 link) 2.5.6 ZCR slot (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) ZCR slot The optional ZCR card for DSBV -DX/SAS onboard LSI 1068 SAS controller is LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP card. V isit the LSI LOGIC website (www.lsilogic. com) for more information. The onboard PCI Express x8 slots provides x8 link (PCIE5) and x4 link (PCIE4) to the ESB2. This slot is designed for various server class high performance add-on cards like SCSI RAID card, ber-channel card, etc. The 64bit PCI-X slot (green) on the motherboard supports a Zero-Channel RAID card that allows RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID 5 congurations. PCIE x 8 slots
2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLR TC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! 2.6 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and s ystem 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. T o erase the RTC RAM: 1. T urn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the onboard battery . 3. 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. 4. Reinstall the battery . 5. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer . 6. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 Normal (Default) Clear CMOS 1 2 2 3
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-29 2. LAN bandwidth setting (3-pin LAN_BW1) This jumper allows you to set the LAN bandwidth setting for more efcient IP load distribution. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series LAN bandwidth setting LAN_BW1 Balanc ed mode (Default) Centric mode 2 3 1 2 3. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_EN1) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller . Set to pins 1-2 to activate the VGA feature. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series VGA setting VGA_EN1 1 2 2 3 Enable (Default) Disable
2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_EN1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard Intel ® 82563EB Gigabit LAN controller . Set to pins 1-2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series LAN_EN1 setting LAN_EN1 1 2 2 3 Enable (Default) Disable 5. Fan control setting (3-pin F AN_SEL1) This jumper allows you to switch for fan pin selection Set to pins 1-2 for 4-pin fans or pins 2-3 for 3-pin fans. 2 1 3 2 DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series Fan setting F AN_SEL1 (Default) 4-pin F AN 3-pin F AN • If you use a 4-pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2-3, the fan you installed may not work. • If you use a 3-pin fan but set the jumper for a 4-pin fan, the fan controll will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-31 6. Intel ® 6321ESB SA T A port S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1) (DSBV -DX models only) This jumper allows you to select the Serial A T A RAID conguration utility to use when you create disk arrays. Both utilities are supported by the Intel ® 6321ESB. Place the jumper caps on pins 1-2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID Serial A T A RAID utility (default); otherwise, place the jumper caps on pins 2-3 to use the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager (IMSM). DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series 6321ESB SA T A port S/W RAID setting RAID_SEL1 3rd party RAID (Intel ® IMSM) 3rd party RAID (LSI MegaRAID) (Default) 1 2 2 3 7. Onboard storage setting (3-pin SAS_EN1) (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) Thi s jump er all ows yo u to enable or disable the onboard LSI1068 SAS controller . Set the jumper to pins 1-2 to enable the SAS function (default). DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series SAS setting SAS_EN1 1 2 2 3 Enable (Default) Disable
2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 8. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVER Y1) This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted. T o update the BIOS: 1. Prepare a oppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard and the Phoenix Phlash16 utility . Make sure you download the correct BIOS for your motherboard model. 2. Set the jumper to pins 2-3. 3. Insert the oppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS. 4. Shut down the system. 5. Set the jumper back to pins 1-2. 6. T urn on the system. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series BIOS recovery setting RECOVERY1 (Default) Normal BIOS Recovery 1 2 2 3
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-33 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED 4. Serial (COM1) port . This 9-pin communication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 5. Video Graphics Adapter port . This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA- compatible devices. 6. LAN (RJ-45) ports . These ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) . This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) . This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 3. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 . These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 1 2 3 6 4 5 Activity/Link Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection
2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) This connector is for an Ultra DMA 100/66 signal cable. The Ultra DMA 100/66 signal cable has three connectors: a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the motherboard, a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE slave device (optical drive/hard disk drive), and a gray connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE master device (hard disk drive). If you install two hard disk drives, you must congure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly . Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. 2.8.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector is for the provided oppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector , then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the oppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. • Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector . This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices. DSBV-DX NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN 1 FLOPPY1 DSBV -DX Series Floppy disk drive connector DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series IDE connector PRI_IDE1 PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-35 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4, SA T A5, SA T A6 ) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives. 4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector is used to connect to a hard disk drive active LED connector on the SCSI or RAID card. DSBV-DX SA T A2 SA T A1 DSBV -DX Series SA T A connectors SA T A4 SA T A3 SA T A6 SA T A5 GN D RS AT A_ TXP1 RS AT A_ TXN1 GN D RS AT A_ RXN1 RS AT A_ RXP1 GN D GN D RS AT A_ TXP2 RS AT A_ TXN2 GN D RS AT A_ RXN2 RS AT A_ RXP2 GN D GN D RS AT A_ TXP3 RS AT A_ TXN3 GN D RS AT A_ RXN3 RS AT A_ RXP3 GN D GN D RS AT A_ TXP4 RS AT A_ TXN4 GN D RS AT A_ RXN4 RS AT A_ RXP4 GN D GN D RS AT A_ TXP5 RS AT A_ TXN5 GN D RS AT A_ RXN5 RS AT A_ RXP5 GN D GN D RS AT A_ TXP6 RS AT A_ TXN6 GN D RS AT A_ RXN6 RS AT A_ RXP6 GN D DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series storage card activity LED connector HDLED1 PIN1 ADD_IN_CARD- NC NC ADD_IN_CARD-
2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5. SAS connectors (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) This motherboard comes with eight blue Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors, the next-generation storage technology that supports both Series SCSI and Serial A T A (SA T A). Each connector supports one device. T o connect the SAS cable: Plug in the SAS cable to the SAS1-8 connector until the cable snaps in place. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series SAS connectors
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-37 6. SAS LSI1068 ports LED connector (18-1 pin SASLED1) (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) This connector is for the front panel LED port indicator that shows the SAS HDD status. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series SAS LED connector SASLED1 ACT_LED0 FL T_LED0 PI N 1 ACT_LED1 FL T_LED1 ACT_LED2 FL T_LED2 ACT_LED3 FL T_LED3 ACT_LED4 GND ACT_LED5 FL T_LED4 FL T_LED5 ACT_LED6 FL T_LED6 ACT_LED7 FL T_LED7 7. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1) This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID SA T A LED. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series SGPIO connector SGPIO1 PIN1 GND SA T A_SCLK SA T A_SLOAD SDA T AOUT1 SDA T AOUT0
2-38 Chapter 2: Hardware information 9. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The serial port module is purchased separately . 8. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. This USB connector complies with USB 2.0 specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. The USB port module is purchased separately . DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series USB connector USB34 Power PIN1 USB PortA(-) USB PortA( ) GND Power USB PortB(-) USB PortB( ) GND NC DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series Serial port connectors PIN1 COM2
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-39 10. CPU and system fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN1/2, REAR_F AN1/2, FRNT_F AN1/2/3/4, FBD_F AN1) The fan c onnect ors su pport cooli ng fan s of 3 50 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, making sure 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! 1 1. Power supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) This connector is for the power supply SMB cable, if your power supply supports the SMBus function. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series Fan connectors CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 FBD_FAN1 CPU_F AN1 CPU_F AN2 GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control REAR_F AN1 REAR_F AN2 GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control FRNT_F AN1 FRNT_F AN2 FRNT_F AN3 FRNT_F AN4 FBD_F AN1 GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series Power supply SMBus connector PSUSMB1 3.3V Remote Sense GND NC I2CDA T I2CCLK
2-40 Chapter 2: Hardware information 12. SSI pow er con nec to rs (24 -pi n A TXP WR1 , 8-pin A TX12V1) These connectors are for SSI power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t. • For a fully congured system, we recommend that you use an SSI 12 V -compliant power supply unit (PSU) for LGA771-socket Intel ® Xeon Dual Core processors (Bensley platform). • DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8-pin power plugs; otherwise, the system will not boot up. • Use of a PSU with a higher power output i s 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. • Y ou must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series A TX power connectors 8-PIN GND 12V1 GND 12V1 GND 12V2 GND 12V2 24-PIN Power Connector A TXPWR1 A TX12V1 3 V olts 3 V olts Ground 5 V olts 5 V olts Ground Ground Power OK 5V Standby 12 V olts -5 V olts 5 V olts 3 V olts -12 V olts Ground Ground Ground PSON# Ground 5 V olts 12 V olts 3 V olts 5 V olts Ground
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-41 13. Parallel port con nec tor (2 6-1 pin LPT1) This connector is for a parallel port. Connect the parallel port module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series Parallel port connector LPT1 SPD7 GND SPD6 GND SPD5 GND SPD4 GND SLCT PE GND BUSY ACK# GND SPD3 GND SPD2 SLIN# SPD1 PINIT# SPD0 ERROR# STB# AFD# GND PIN1 14. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (2x4 pin SGPIO2) (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID. DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series SGPIO connector SGPIO2 SCLK_A PIN1 SIOEND_A SDOUT_A SDIN_A SCLK_B SIOEND_B SDOUT_B SDIN_B
2-42 Chapter 2: Hardware information 15. System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. The system panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. 1. System power LED (Green 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 (Brown 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 (Orange 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 (Red 2-pin IDE_LED) 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. A TX power button/soft-off button (Green 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 (Blue 2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power . DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series System panel connector P ANEL1 MLED- GND NC POWERBTN# 5V GND GND NC POWERLED IDELED NC IDELED- POWERLED- MLED NMIBTN# GND RESETBTN# SPKROUT GND
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 2-43 16. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_P ANEL1) This connector is for additional front panel features including fro nt 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 LOCA TORLED1 and 2-pin LOCA TORLED2) 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 LOCA TORBTN) These leads are for the locator button on the front panel. This button queries the state of the system locator . DSBV-DX DSBV -DX Series System panel auxiliary connector AUX_P ANEL1 I2C_4_DA TA# LOCA TORLED1 5VSB LOCA TORLED1- LAN1_LINK LOCA TORBTN# LAN1_ACT GND 5VSB I2C_4_CLK# GND GND LAN2_ACT LOCA TORLED2- LAN2_LINK LOCA TORLED2 CASEOPEN PIN1 NC 1 2 2 5 4 3 4
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3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, and ways of shutting down the system.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 T urning off the computer ............................................................. 3-2
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 3-1 3.1 Starting up for the rst time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector . 5. T urn on the devices in the following order: a. Monitor b. System power 6. After applying power , the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up. For systems withA TX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you press the A TX power button. If your monitor complies with “green” standards or if it has a “power standby” feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. The system then runs the power-on self tests or POST . While the tests are running, the BIOS beeps (see BIOS beep codes table below) or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you tu rned on the power , the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. Phoenix BIOS beep codes Beep Description Error Endless beep Memory module missing One continuous beep followed by VGA controller failure short beeps T wo short beeps PCI resource assignment error 7. At power on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4.
3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Turning off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® 2000/2003: 1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down ... 2. Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected, then click the OK button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts down. If you are using Windows ® XP: 1. Click the Start button then select T urn Off Computer . 2. Click the T urn Off button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts down. 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting.
4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
Chapter summary 4 ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-1 1 4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-17 4.5 Server menu ............................................................................... 4-32 4.6 Security menu ............................................................................ 4-35 4.7 Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-37 4.8 Exit menu .................................................................................... 4-39
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-1 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup: 1. Phoenix Phlash16 BIOS Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable oppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (T o recover the BIOS using a bootable oppy disk when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.) 3. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or Phoenix Phlash16 BIOS utilities. Refer to page 4-3 for details. 4.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows ® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk drive. b. Click Start from the Windows ® desktop, then select My Computer . c. Select the 3 ½ Floppy Drive icon. d. Right click File from the menu, then select Format . A Format 3½ Floppy Disk window appears. e. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options eld, then click Start .
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup DO NOT turn of f or reset the system during the ashing process! 4.1.2 Updating the BIOS using the Phoenix Phlash16 Utility The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the Phoenix Phlash16 Utility . Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility . 1. Download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS web site. Rename the le to BIOS.WPH . Save the le to a oppy disk. Make sure you copy the correct BIOS le for the specic model of your motherboard. Save only the updated BIOS le in the oppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS le. 2. Copy the Phoenix Phlash16 (phlash16.exe) utility from the Software folder of the support CD to the oppy disk with the latest BIOS le. 3. Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable oppy disk you created earlier . 4. When the A:> appears, replace the bootable oppy disk with the oppy disk containing the new BIOS le and the Phoenix Phlash16 Utility . 5. At the prompt, type the following command string: phlash16 /x BIOS.WPH 6. The Phoenix Phlash16 Utility automatically updates the BIOS. 7. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. Make sure you remove the oppy disk from the drive
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-3 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS le using a oppy disk. Prepare a blank oppy disk before using this utility . Recovering the BIOS from a oppy disk A. Prepare the recovery diskette: 1. Insert the motherboard oppy disk to a PC, then boot from the support CD; the screen will show several optional items. 2. Select the item “Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette”. B. T o recover the BIOS from a oppy disk: 1. When BIOS corrupted, put this disk in the oppy disk drive, then turn on the machine to boot from the oppy disk. 2. The utility displays the following messa ge and automatically c hecks the oppy for the recovery information. A) FreeDOS command prompt B) Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 32 bit Driver Disk. (Also support AHCI.) C) Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 64 bit Driver Disk. (Also support AHCI.) D) Create LSI 1068 SAS for Win2k / Win2k3 32 bit Driver Disk E) Create LSI 1068 SAS for Win2k3 64 bit Driver Disk F) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 32 bit Driver Disk G) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 64 bit Driver Disk H) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL4 UP2 32 bit Driver Disk I) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL4 UP2 64 bit Driver Disk J) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windows 2000 Server Driver Disk K) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windows Server 2003 32 bit Driver Disk L) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windows Server 2003 64 bit Driver Disk M) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for RHEL3 UP6 32/64 bit Driver Disk N) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for RHEL4 UP4 32/64 bit Driver Disk O) Create the DSBV-DX/SAS emergent BIOS Recovery diskette P) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBV-DX/SAS MB Q) Create the DSBV-DX/C emergent BIOS Recovery diskette R) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBV-DX/C MB S) Create the DSBV-DX emergent BIOS Recovery diskette T) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBV-DX MB U) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO U: RN50 DDR1 A21 BIOS 3. When found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted BIOS le. Before you recover the BIOS setting, refer to 2.6 Jumpers , Force BIOS recovery setting for more information.
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Phoenix Phlash16 Utility Version 1.6.1.9 Copyright (c) Phoenix Technologies Ltd., 2005 Performing the following function Load Image File BIOS.WPH Verify interface information Backup system BIOS ROM  Checkashmemorytype(s) Flash memory block: Save block Restore block .......................... Zero out block ..........................   Eraseblock√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√.   Programblock.√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√   Verifyblock.√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√ Flash programming complete 6. When the utility completes the updating process, a message appears, informing you that the ash memory has been programmed successfully . Phoenix Phlash16 Status Flash memory has been successfully programmed PRESS ANY KEY TO RESTART THE SYSTEM If the system does not restart TURN THE POWER OFF, THEN ON Flash part: SST49LF008A DeviceID: 5a Mfr.ID: bf Ready to restart the system 00:00:00 (1E) DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! Phoenix Phlash16 Utility Version 1.6.1.9 Copyright (c) Phoenix Technologies Ltd., 2005 Performing the following function Load Image File BIOS.WPH Verify interface information Backup system BIOS ROM  Checkashmemorytype(s) Flash memory block: Save block Restore block Zero out block Erase block Program block Verify block Flash programming complete 30% Read in Identifyingashmemoryparttype 00:00:00 (18)
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-5 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows ® environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you to: • Save the current BIOS le • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS le • View the BIOS version information. This utility i s available in the support CD that comes wit h the motherbo ard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Installing ASUS Update T o install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX . 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. Quit all Windows ® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility . The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le. 7. Press the power button for more than four seconds to turn off the system.
4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le T o update the BIOS through a BIOS le: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate . The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a le option from the drop-down menu, then click Next . 3. Locate the BIOS le from the Open window , then click Save . 4. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-7 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4.1 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 LPC chip. The LPC 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-T est (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. Y ou 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 Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu. See section 4.8 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 (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for this motherboard.
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.2 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 Security For changing the security settings Boot For changing the system boot conguration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings T o select an item on the menu bar , press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit ItemSpecicHelp <Tab>, <Shift Tab>, or <Enter>selectseld. System Date [05/08/2007] System Time [15 : 30 : 36] Floppy A [1.44/1.25 MB 3½”]  IDEConguration IDE Primary Master [None] IDE Primary Slave [None] IDE Secondary/Master [None] IDE Secondary/Slave [None] System Information Legend bar General help Menu bar Sub-menu items Conguration elds Menu items
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-9 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub-menu. T o display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>. 4.2.6 Conguration elds These elds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-congurable, you can change the value of the eld opposite the item. Y ou cannot select an item that is not user-congurable. A congurable eld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. T o change the value of a eld, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options. Refer to 4.2.7 Pop-up window . 4.2.3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar . The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions. Navigation Key Function <F1> Displays the General Help screen <F9> Loads setup default values <Esc> Exits the BIOS setup or returns to the main menu from a sub-menu Left or Right arrow Selects the menu item to the left or right Up or Down arrow Moves the highlight up or down between elds Page Down or – (minus) Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted eld Page Up or (plus) Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted eld <Enter> Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted eld <F10> Saves changes and exit
4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conguration options for that item. 4.2.8 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief de scription of the selected it em. F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit ItemSpecicHelp <Tab>, <Shift Tab>, or <Enter>selectseld. System Date [05/08/2007] System Time [15 : 30 : 36] Floppy A [1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2 ”]  IDEConguration IDE Primary Master [None] IDE Primary Slave [None] IDE Secondary/Master [None] IDE Secondary/Slave [None] System Information Pop-up menu Disabled 360 Kb 5¼” 1.2 MB 5¼” 720 Kb 3½” 1.44/1.25 MB 3½” 2.88 MB 3½”
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-1 1 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 4.3.1 System Date [xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.3 Floppy A [1.44/1.25 MB, 3½"] Sets the type of oppy drive installed. Conguration options: [Disabled] [360 Kb 5¼”] [1.2 MB 5¼”] [720 Kb 3½” ] [1.44/1.25 MB 3½”] [2.88 MB 3½”] Refer to section 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit ItemSpecicHelp <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter>selectseld. System Date [05/08/2007] System Time [15 : 30 : 36] Floppy A [1.44/1.25 MB 3 ½ ”]  IDEConguration IDE Primary Master [None] IDE Primary Slave [None] IDE Secondary/Master [None] IDE Secondary/Slave [None] System Information
4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.4 IDE Conguration F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main ItemSpecicHelp Write protects boot sector on hard disk to protect against viruses. IDEConguration Fixed disk boot sector: [Normal]  S-ATAConguration Fixed disk boot sector [Normal] Setting this item to [Write Protect] prevents write access to the boot sector on the hard disk to protect against viruses. The default setting [Normal] allows write access. Conguration options: [Normal] [Write Protect] S-A T A Conguration F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main ItemSpecicHelp Enable the PATA S-ATAConguration Parallel ATA: [Enabled] Serial ATA: [Enabled] SATA Controller Mode Option: [Enhanced] SATA RAID Enable [Disabled] SATA AHCI Enable [Disabled] Parallel A T A [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the parallel A T A function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-13 Serial A T A [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial A T A function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only if you set the SA T A Controller Mode Option item to [Enhanced]. SA T A RAID Enable [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial A T A RAID function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SA T A AHCI Enable [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial A T A AHCI function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] • SA T A AHCI Enable item appears only when SA T A RAID Enable is set to [Disabled] • AHCI mode item supports only under Windows environment. • Due to the driver limitation, you will not nd any SA T A driver if you install Fedora core 4. Native Mode Operation [Auto] Allows you to choose the native mode for A T A. Conguration options: [Auto] [Serial A T A] The above item appears only when the SA T A Controller Mode Option is set to [Compatible] SA T A Controller Mode Option [Enhanced] Allows selection of the Seri al A T A operation mode depending on the operating system (OS) that you installed. When you set this item to Enhanced Mode, Serial A T A and Parallel A T A devices are auto-detected and placed in native IDE mode. Set to Enhanced Mode if you are using native OS, such as Windows ® 2000/XP . When you set this item to Compatible Mode, Serial A T A and Parallel A T A devices are auto-detected and placed in legacy mode. Set this item to [Compatible] if you are using legacy OS, e.g. Windows ME/98/NT , MS-DOS. Conguration options: [Compatible] [Enhanced] When you set the SA T A Controller Mode Option item to [Enhanced] or [Compatible] and disable ACHI/RAID mode, Intel 6321ESB can only support maximum four hard disk drives. If you set the SA T A Controller Mode Option item to [Enchanced] and enable ACHI or RAID, the chipset can support up to six hard disk drives.
4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.5 IDE Primary Master/Slave; Secondary Master/Slave F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main ItemSpecicHelp IDE Primary Master [None] Type: [Auto] Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors] LBA Mode Control: [Enabled] 32-Bit I/O: [Disabled] Transfer Mode: [FPIO 4 / DMA 2] Ultra DMA Mode: [Mode 5] T ype: [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CD-ROM] if you are specically conguring a CD-ROM drive. Select [A T API Removable] if your device is either a ZIP , LS-120, or MO drive. Select [User] to manually enter the parameters of the device. Conguration options: [Auto] [User] [Other A T API] [IDE Removable] [CD-ROM] [A T API Removable] [None] • Except for 32-Bit I/O item, the following items become user-congurable when the T ype item is not set to [Auto]. • Suggest you to keep the default setting of this item [Auto]. • For items that have no sub-menu, you have to use -/ for values changing. Multi-Sector T ransfers: [Disabled] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to 2~16 Sectors, 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] [2 Sectors] [4 Sectors] [8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] LBA Mode Control: [Disabled] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to Enabled 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] [Enabled] 32-Bit I/O: [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Auto = Autotyping. None = Disabling drive. ATAPI Removable = ATAPI media (e.g., LS120, USB Floppy, USB Zip). CD-ROM = CD-ROM drive. IDE Removable = IDE removable media (e.g., IDE Zip drive). Other ATAPI = Other ATAPI media. User = You simply the hard disk drive type.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-15 T ransfer Mode: [Standard] Allows you to select the mothod for the data transferring if the hard disk supports this feature. Congur ation op tions: [Standa rd] [Fa st PIO 1] [Fast PIO 2] [Fast PIO 3] [Fast P IO 4] [FPIO 3 / DMA 1] [FPIO 4 / DMA2] Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled] When this item is set to [Mode 0-5], the UDMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for supported IDE devices. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] [Mode 5] 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main ItemSpecicHelp The detail information for CPUs System Information Model Name DSBV-DX/SAS Model ID 8051A0 ASUS-BIOS Version 1000.005 Date 04/20/2007 Processor Information System Memory Information Model Name/Model ID Displays the ASUS internal model information. ASUS-BIOS Displays the BIOS revision and build date. The items in this menu are non-user congurable.
4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main ItemSpecicHelp All items on this menu cannotbemodiedinuser mode. If any items require changes, please consult your system Supervisor. Processor Information *** CPU1 : Brand Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.83GHz Speed 2.80 GHz Ratio Actual 17 Max 17 Cache L1/32 KB L2/4096 KB ID/uCode 0F64h/02h Processor Information Displays the auto-detected CPU specication. F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main ItemSpecicHelp All items on this menu cannotbemodiedin user mode. If any items require changes, please consult your system Supervisor. System Memory Information Speed : DDR2 533 Total Memory: 1024MB DIMM_00-- 512MB, AMB Temperature: 98 DIMM_01-- 512MB, AMB Temperature: 70 DIMM_10-- None DIMM_11-- None DIMM_20-- None DIMM_21-- None DIMM_30-- None DIMM_31-- None System Memory Information Displays the auto-detected system memory information.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-17 F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit ItemSpecicHelp Options for CPU WARNING: Setting wrong value in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Advanced Processor Options  ChipsetConguration  PCIConguration ICH USB Control Sub-Menu  PeripheralDevicesConguration  ACPIConguration  PowerOnConguration Hardware Monitor 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction. 4.4.1 Advanced Processor Options If you install a 5000 series CPU, the BIOS appears as screen below . F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp CongurestheMP Specicationrevision level. Some operating systems will require 1.1 for compatibility reasons. Advanced Processor Options MultiprocessorSpecication  [1.4] Frequency Ratio [Default] Hyperthreading: [Enabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Technology [Enabled] Machine Checking [Enabled] Fast String operations [Enabled] Compatible FPU Code [Disabled] Split Lock operations [Enabled] C1 Enhanced Mode [Enabled] No Execute Mode Mem Protection [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Set Max Ext CPUID = 3 [Disabled] Echo TPR [Disabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Scroll down to display the following items: Advanced Processor Options Discrete MTRR Allocation [Disabled] Intel EIST support: [Disabled] ItemSpecicHelp F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/ : Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit
4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Multiprocessor Specication [1.4] Allows you to congure the MP Specication revision level. Conguration options: [1.1] [1.4] Frequency Ratio [Default] Allows you to select the processor frequency ratio. Conguration options: [Default] [X 12] [X 13] [X 14] [X 15] [X 16] [X 17] The conguration options of Frequency Ratio may vary according to your CPU. Hyperthreading [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel ® Hyper-Threading T echnology feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel(R) Virtualization T echnology [Enabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] *Machine Checking [Enabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] *Fast String operations [Enabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] *Compatible FPU Code [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] *Split Lock operations [Enhanced] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C1 Enhanced Mode [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable C1E mode. In C1E mode, the CPU power consumption is lower when idle. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] No Execute Mode Mem Protection [Enabled] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Set Max Ext CPUID = 3 [Disabled] Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Echo TPR [Disabled] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-19 ItemSpecicHelp CongurestheMP Specicationrevision level. Some operating systems will require 1.1 for compatibility reasons. Advanced Processor Options  MultiprocessorSpecication [1.4] Numbers of Stop Grant [Per Core] Intel(R) Virtualization Technology [Enabled] Machine Checking [Enabled] Fast String Operations [Enabled] Compatible FPU Code [Disabled] Split Lock operations [Enabled] Thermal Management 2 [Enabled] C1 Enhanced Mode [Enabled] No Execute Mode Mem Protection [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Set Max Ext CPUID = 3 [Disabled] Echo TPR [Disabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/ : Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Discrete MTRR Allocation [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel EIST support [Disabled] Enables or disables EIST support. When enabled, this item allows the CPU P state to dynamically change based on system loading. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] • The appearance of the Intel EIST support item depends on the CPU SKU. • Items above with * mark are for technical personnel to debug only . If you install a 5100/5300 series CPU, the BIOS screen appears as the following. Scroll down to display the following items: Advanced Processor Options Discrete MTRR Allocation [Disabled] Intel EIST support: [Disabled] ItemSpecicHelp F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/ : Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Multiprocessor Specication [1.4] Allows you to congure the MP Specication revision level. Conguration options: [1.1] [1.4] Numbers of Stop Grant [Per Core] Conguration options: [Per Core] [Single] Intel(R) Virtualization T echnology [Enabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup *Machine Checking [Enabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] *Fast String operations [Enabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] *Compatible FPU Code [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] *Split Lock operations [Enabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Thermal Management 2 [Enabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C1 Enhanced Mode [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable C1E mode. In C1E mode, the CPU power consumption is lower when idle. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] No Execute Mode Mem Protection [Enabled] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Set Max Ext CPUID = 3 [Disabled] Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Echo TPR [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Discrete MTRR Allocation [Disabled] Enable this item for better graphics performance when used with Linux and 4 GB or more memory . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel EIST support [Disabled] Enables or disables EIST support. When enabled, this item allows the CPU P state to dynamically change based on system loading. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] • The appearance of the Intel EIST support item depends on the CPU SKU. • Items above with * mark are for technical personnel to debug only .
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-21 4.4.2 Chipset Conguration This menu shows the chipset conguration settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up menu with the conguration options. F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp EnableConguration/ Memory mapped accesses to the Crystal Beach Congurationspace located in De vi ce 8 , F n 0, a nd F n 1. ChipsetConguration CrystalBeachCongureEnable  [Enabled] SERR signal condition [None] Demand Scrub Enable [Enabled] Patrol Scrub Enable [Enabled] 4GB PCI Hole Granularity [256 MB] Memory Branch Mode [Interleave] Branch 0 Rank Interleave [4:1] Branch 0 Rank Sparing [Disabled] Enhanced x8 Detection [Enabled]  ForceITKCongClocking  [Disabled] FBDIMM(s) Thermal Throttling [Closed Loop]  OpenLoopType  [UserDene] Environment Temperature [25 °C] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Crystal Beach Congure Enable [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Conguration/Memory mapped accesses to the Crystal Beach Conguration space located in Device 8, Fn 0, and Fn 1. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SERR signal condition [None] Allows you to select the ECC error that the SERR# asserts. Conguration options: [None] [Single bit] [Multiple bit] [Both] Demand Scrub Enable [Enabled] Enables or disables the Demand Scrubbing. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Patrol Scrub Enable [Enabled] Enables or disables the Patrol Scrubbing. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4GB PCI Hole Granularity [256 MB] Allows you to select the granularity of the PCI hole for PCI resource. Conguration options: [256 MB] [512 MB] [1.0 GB] [2.0 GB] Scroll down to display the following items: ChipsetConguration Temperature Rise [25 °C] FBDIMM(s) Air Flow [2.0] ItemSpecicHelp F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/ : Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit
4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Memory Branch Mode [Interleave] Allows you to select the memory branch mode. Conguration options: [Sequential] [Interleave] [Single channel 0] Branch 0 Rank Interleave [4:1] Allows you to select the Branch 0 Rank Interleave. This item does not appear when the Memory Branch Mode is set to [Sequential]. Conguration options: [1:1] [2:1] [4:1] Branch 0 Rank Sparing [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Branch 0 rank/DIMM Sparing feature. This item does not appear when the Memory Branch Mode is set to [Sequential]. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enhanced x8 Detection [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the enhanced x8 DRAM UC error detection. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Force ITK Cong Clocking [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the FBD conguration for ITK test suite. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] FBDIMM(s) Thermal Throttling [Closed Loop] Allows you to disable or set the thermal throttling control. Congura tion opt ions: [Open Loop ] [Closed Loop] [ASUS M emCool F AN] [Dis abled] Set this item to [ASUS MemCool F AN] for a better fan management. Open Loop T ype [User Dene] Allows you to select the Open Loop T ype. Conguration options: [Best Performance] [Best Acoustic] [User Dene] Environment T emperature [25 ºC] Allows you to select the Environment T emperature value. Conguration options: [20 ºC]~[40 ºC] T emperature Rise [25 ºC] Allows you to select the T emperature Rise value. Conguration options: [10 ºC]~[30 ºC] FBDIMM(s) Air Flow [2.0] Allows yout to select the Air Flow value. Conguration options: [1.0] [1.5]~[4.5] [5.0] The following items only appear when you set the Open Loop T ype to [User Dene].
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-23 F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Select ‘Yes’ if you want to clear the Extended System Conguration Data (ESCD) area. PCIConguration ResetCongurationData:  [No] Plug & Play OS [No] Palette Snooping [Disabled] PCIEX1 Slot PCIEX2 Slot PCI3 Slot PCIE4 Slot PCIE5 Slot PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced 4.4.3 PCI Conguration This menu shows the PCI congur ation settings. Select an item th en press <Enter> to display the conguration options. Reset Conguration Data [No] This item allows you to clear the Extended System Conguration Data (ESCD) area. Conguration options: [No] [Y es] Plug & Play O/S [No] When set to [No], BIOS congures all the devices in the system. When set to [Y es] 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] [Y es] Palette Snooping [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the palette snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCIX1-2 Slot; PCI3 Slot; PCIE4-5 Slot Allows you to congure the specic PCI devices. ItemSpecicHelp Initialize device expansion ROM PCIX1 Slot Option ROM Scan: [Enabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Option ROM Scan [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the device expansion ROM. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Enable USB host controller. ICH USB Control Sub-Menu USB Function [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Legacy USB Support: [Enabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced 4.4.4 ICH USB Control Sub-Menu The items in this menu allow you to display the USB conguration settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. USB Function [Enabled] Allows you to enable the USB host controller . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only if you enable the USB Function item. USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to e nable or disab le the USB 2.0 control ler . Setting th is item to [En abled] allows the built-in high speed USB support in the BIOS to turn on automatically when you install high speed USB devices. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Setting to [Enabled] 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]
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-25 F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp PeripheralDevicesConguration COM1 port: [Enabled] Base I/O address: [3F8] Interrupt: [IRQ 4] COM2 port: [Enabled] Mode: [Normal] Base I/O address: [2F8] Interrupt: [IRQ 3] Parallel port: [Enabled] Base I/O address: [378] Interrupt: [IRQ 7] Mode: [ECP] DMA channel [DMA 3] Floppy disk controller [Enabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced 4.4.5 Peripheral Devices Conguration This menu shows the peripheral devices conguration settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. COM1 port [Enabled] Allows you to congure COM1 port. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Base I/O address [3F8] Allows you to select the base I/O address for COM1 port. Conguration options: [3F8] [2F8] [3E8] [2E8] Interrupt [IRQ 4] Allows you to set the interrupt for COM1 port. Conguration options: [IRQ 3] [IRQ 4] COM2 port [Enabled] Allows you to congure COM2 port. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Mode [Normal] Allows you to set the mode for COM2 port. Conguration options: [Normal] [IR] [ASK-IR] Base I/O address [2F8] Allows you to select the base I/O address for COM2 port. Conguration options: [3F8] [2F8] [3E8] [2E8] Confugure COM1 port using options: [Disabled] Noconguration [Enabled] Userconguration [Auto] BIOS or OS chooses conguration (OS Controlled) Displayed when controlled bt OS
4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Interrupt [IRQ 3] Allows you to set the interrupt for COM2 port. Conguration options: [IRQ 3] [IRQ 4] Parallel port [Enabled] Allows you to congure the parallel port. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Base I/O address [378] Allows you to select the base I/O address for the parallel port. Conguration options: [378] [278] [3BC] Interrupt [IRQ 7] Allows you to set the interrupt for the parallel port. Conguration options: [IRQ 5] [IRQ 7] Mode [ECP] Allows you to set the mode for the parallel port. Conguration options: [Output only] [Bi-directional] [EPP] [ECP] DMA channel [DMA 3] Allows you to set the DMA channel for the parallel port. Conguration options: [DMA 1] [DMA 3] Floppy disk controller [Enabled] Allows you to congure the oppy disk controller . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-27 F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Enable RSDP pointers to 64-bit Fixed System Description Tables. ACPIConguration ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] Headless Mode [Disabled] ACPI EMS Support [Disabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced 4.4.6 ACPI Conguration This menu shows the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) conguration settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. ACPI V ersion Features [ACPI v1.0] Allows you to enable RSDP pointers to 64-bit xed system description tables. Conguration options: [ACPI v1.0] [ACPI v2.0] [ACPI v3.0] Headless Mode [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the headless operation mode through ACPI. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI EMS Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI EMS support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Conguresthesystem state after recovering from power failure. PowerOnConguration Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On By PME# [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced 4.4.7 Power On Conguration This menu shows the power conguration settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] When set to [Power Off], the system goes into “of f state” after an AC power interruption. When set to [Power On], the system turns on automatically after a power interruption. When set to [Last State], the system goes into whatever was the system state (on or off) before the power interruption. Conguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to use specic keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use the PS/2 mouse to turn on the system. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Power On By PME# [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PME and onboard LAN to generate a wake-up event. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake-up event. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-29 The following items appear only if you enable the Power On By RTC Alarm item. RTC Alarm Date [0] T o set the date of alarm, highlight this item and press <Enter> to display a date chart. Press < > or <-> to change scroll through the options, then press <Enter> when done. The default setting [0] is equivalent to everyday alarm. Conguration options: [0] [1] ~ [31] RTC Alarm Date [00 : 00 : 00] T o set the time of alarm: 1. Press < > or <-> to set the desired value. 2. Use the left/right arrow key or press <T ab> to move to the next eld. 3. Press <Enter> when done. F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp To select the fan speed control model. Hardware Monitor CPU1 Domain 0 Temperature 39 o C/102 o F CPU1 Domain 1 Temperature 29 o C/84 o F CPU2 Domain 0 Temperature N/A CPU2 Domain 1 Temperature N/A SYSTEM1 Temperature 39 o C/102 o F SYSTEM2 Temperature 29 o C/84 o F CPU_FAN1 Speed 3417 RPM CPU_FAN2 Speed N/A FRN_FAN1 Speed N/A FRN_FAN2 Speed N/A FRN_FAN3 Speed N/A FRN_FAN4 Speed N/A REAR_FAN1 Speed N/A REAR_FAN2 Speed N/A Smart Fan Control [Smart Fan II] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced 4.4.8 Hardware Monitor This menu shows the hardware monitor conguration settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. The following screens appear when you install Intel ® 5000 series CPU.
4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Scroll down to display more items: F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Full fan speed will be started when the temperature reaches the selected target value. Hardware Monitor CPU1 Domain 0 Target Temperature [76 ºC] CPU1 Domain 1 Target Temperature [76 ºC] CPU2 Domain 0 Target Temperature [76 ºC] CPU2 Domain 1 Target Temperature [76 ºC] SYSTEM1 Target Temperature [70 ºC] SYSTEM2 Target Temperature [70 ºC] FBD_FAN1 Speed N/A VCORE0 Voltage N/A VCORE1 Voltage 1.24 V VTT 1.22 V 1.5V 1.48 V 1.8V 1.82 V 3V 3.34 V 12V 12.28 V 5V 5.11 V 5VSB 5.11 V VBAT 3.07 V PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced The following screens appear when you install Intel ® 5100 and 5300 series CPU. F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp To select the fan speed control model. Hardware Monitor CPU1 Temperature 39 o C/102 o F CPU2 Temperature N/A SYSTEM1 Temperature 39 o C/102 o F SYSTEM2 Temperature 29 o C/84 o F CPU_FAN1 Speed 2925 RPM CPU_FAN2 Speed N/A FRN_FAN1 Speed N/A FRN_FAN2 Speed N/A FRN_FAN3 Speed N/A FRN_FAN4 Speed N/A REAR_FAN1 Speed N/A REAR_FAN2 Speed N/A Smart Fan Control [Smart Fan II] CPU1 Target Temperature [66 o C] CPU2 Target Temperature [66 o C] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-31 Scroll down to display more items: F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Full fan speed will be started when the temperature reaches the selected target value. Hardware Monitor SYSTEM1 Target Temperature [60 o C] SYSTEM2 Target Temperature [60 o C] FBD_FAN1 Speed N/A VCORE0 Voltage N/A VCORE1 Voltage 1.25 V VTT 1.21 V 1.5V 1.56 V 1.8V 1.79 V 3V 3.28 V 12V 11.91 V 5V 4.87 V 5VSB 4.96 V VBAT 3.10 V PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced CPU1/2 Domain 0/1 T emperature (CPU1/2 T arget T emperature), SYSTEM1/2 T emperature, CPU_F AN1/2 Speed, FRN_F AN1/2/3/4 Speed, REAR_F AN1/2 Speed These elds show the auto-detected values and are not user-congurable. If no CPU or fan is installed, the eld shows N/A. Smart Fan Control [Smart Fan II] Allows you to disable or congure the Smart Fan feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Smart Fan] [Smart Fan II] CPU1/2 Domain 0/1 T arget T emperature (CPU1/2 T arget T emperature) Allows you to set the target CPU temperature at which the CPU fan will start running if the fan is not yet turned on. Conguration options: [54 ºC]~[76 ºC] SYSTEM1/2 T arget T emperature Allows you to set the target sytem temperature at which the system fan will start running if the fan is not yet turned on. Conguration options: [49 ºC]~[70 ºC] FBD_F AN1 Speed, VCORE0/1 V oltage, VTT , 1.5V , 1.8V , 3V , 12V , 5V , 5VSB, VBA T These elds show the auto-detected values and are not user-congurable.
4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit ItemSpecicHelp Additional setup menustocongure console. Console Redirection DMI Event Logging 4.5 Server menu This Server menu items allow you to customize the server features. F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp If enabled, it will use a port on the motherboard. Console Redirection Com Port Address [Onboard COM1 port] Baud Rate [57.6K] Console Type [VT-UTF8] Flow Control [None] Console connection: [Direct] Continue C.R. after POST: [On] # of video pages to support: [1] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit 4.5.1 Console Redirection Com Port Address [Onboard COM1 port] Allows you to disable or select the COM port to use. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Onboard COM1 port] [Onboard COM2 port]
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-33 The following items appear only if you set the Com Port Address item to [Onboard COM1 port] or [Onboard COM2 port]. Baud Rate [57.6K] Allows you to enable the specied baud rate. Conguration options: [300] [1200] [2400] [9600] [19.2K] [38.4K] [57.6K] [1 15.2K] Console T ype [VT -UTF8] Allows you to enable the specied console type. Conguration options: [VT100] [VT100, 8bit] [PC-ANSI, 7bit] [PC ANSI] [VT100 ] [VT -UTF8] [ASCII] Flow Control [None] Allows you to select the ow control for console redirection. Conguration options: [None] [XON/XOFF] [CTS/RTS] Console connection [Direct] Allows you to select the console connection. [Direct] indicates that the console is connected directed to the system. [Via modem] indicates that a modem is used to connect. Conguration options: [Direct] [Via modem] Continue C.R. after POST [On] Set this item to [On] if you want console redirection to continue after the operating system has loaded. Conguration options: [Off] [On] # of video pages to support [1] Allows you to set the number of video pages to allocate for console redirection when the video hardware is not available. Press <-> or < > to set the value, or enter the value using the numeric keypad. Conguration options: [1] ~ [8]
4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp View the contents of the DMI event log. DMI Event Logging Event log validity Valid Event log capacity Space Available View DMI event log [Enter] Event Logging [Enabled] ECC Event Logging [Enabled] Mark DMI events as read [Enter] Clear all DMI event logs [No] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit 4.5.2 DMI Event Logging Event log validity , Event log capacity Displays the auto-detected system information. View DMI event log [Enter] Press <Enter> to view the contents ofthe DMI event log. Event Logging [Enabled] Enables or disables to allows logging of DMI events. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ECC Event Logging [Enabled] Enables or disables to allows logging of ECC events. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Mark DMI events as read [Enter] Press <Enter> to mark all DMI events in the event log as read. Clear all DMI event logs [No] Allows you to keep or clear the DMI event log after rebooting. Conguration options: [No] [Y es]
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-35 4.6 Security menu Supervisor Password Is: [Clear] User Password Is: [Clear] These elds allow you to set passwords: T o set a password: 1. Select an item then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, type in a password using a combination of a maximum of eight (8) alpha-numeric characters, then press <Enter>. 3. Conrm the password by typing the exact characters again, then press <Enter>. The password eld setting is changed to Set . T o clear the password: 1. Select the item Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password , depending on which password you want to clear . Press <Enter>. The following message appears: F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Supervisor Password controls access to the setup utility. Supervisor Password Is: Clear User Password Is: Clear Set Supervisor Password [Enter] Set User Password [Enter] Password Check [Setup] Password Lock Mode [Disabled] Removable Device Boot [Enabled] Flash Write [Enabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Supervisor Password controls access to the setup utility. Supervisor Password Is: Set User Password Is: Clear Set Supervisor Password [Enter] Set User Password [Enter] Password Check [Setup] Password Lock Mode [Disabled] Removable Device Boot [Enabled] Flash Write [Enabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Set Supervisor Password Enter Current Password [ ] Enter New Password [ ] ConrmNewPassword []
4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 2. In the Enter Current Password eld, type in your current password. Press <Enter>. 3. The cursor moves to the next eld, Enter New Password . Press <Enter>. Do not type anything in this eld. 4. The cursor moves to the next eld, Conrm New Password . Press <Enter>. Do not type anything in this eld. 5. When the conrmation message “Changes have been saved.” a ppears, press <Enter>. The display returns to the Security menu. Note that the password eld on top is changed to Clear . A note about passwords The Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program preventing unauthorized access. The User password is required to boot the system preventing unauthorized use. Forgot your password? If you forget your password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery . If you need to erase the CMOS RAM, refer to section “2.6 Jumpers” for instructions. Password Check [Setup] This eld requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system. Select [Setup] to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup. Select [System] to require the password before entering the system. Conguration options: [Setup] [Always] Password Lock Mode [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the keyboard is locked and the user has no privilege to launch the BIOS setup utility when installing adapter cards during option ROM initialization. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Removable Device Boot [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable booting from a legacy oppy , USB oppy , or IDE optical drive. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Flash Write [Enabled] Set this item to [Disabled] to write-protect the BIOS ash memory . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-37 F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Specify the boot priority sequence of all boot devices. Boot Device Priority Boot Features 4.7 Boot menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Keys used to view or conguredevices: Up and Down arrows select a device. < > and <-> moves the device up or down. <f>and<r>species thedeviceasxedor removable. <x> excludes or includes the device to boot. <Shift 1> enables or disables a device. <1 - 4> Loads default boot sequence. Boot Device Priority Boot priority order: 1: Legacy Floppy Drives 2: PCI BEV: IBA GE Slot 0500 v 1236 3: PCI BEV: IBA GE Slot 0501 v 1236 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: Excluded from boot order: PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority Refer to the following table for keys assigned to congure devices. Key/s Use this key to... <Up arrow> / select a device. <Down arrow> < > / <-> move the device up or down. <f> / <r> specify the device as xed or removable. <x> exclude or include the device to boot. <Shift 1> enable or disable the device. <1 - 4> load default boot sequence.
4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Allows the BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Boot Features Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Logo Display [Enabled] Bootup Num-Lock [On] PS/2 Mouse [Auto Detect] Summary screen: [Enabled] POST Errors [Enabled] SETUP prompt [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit 4.7.2 Boot Features 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 Logo Display [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Bootup Num-Lock [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Conguration options: [Auto] [On] [Off] PS/2 Mouse [Auto Detect] Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto Detect] Summary screen: [Enabled] When this item is enabled, the system conguration is displayed during POST . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] POST Errors [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the system waits for the <F1> key to be pressed when error occurs. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 4-39 SETUP prompt [Enabled] When this item is 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] F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit →← Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit ItemSpecicHelp Save any changes to CMOS, exit BIOS Setup and then reboot system. Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults 4.8 Exit menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Save Changes and Exit Select this op tion then press <Enter>, or s imply press <F1 0>, to save yo ur changes to CMOS before exiting the Setup utility . When a conrmation window appears: • select [Y es], then press <Enter> to save and exit. • select [No], then press <Enter>, or simply pr ess <Esc>, to cancel the com mand and return to the Exit menu. Discard Changes and Exit Select this option then press <Enter> if you wish to exit the Setup utility without saving your changes. When a conrmation window appears: • select [Y es], then press <Enter> to discard your changes and exit. • select [No], then press <Enter>, or simply pr ess <Esc>, to cancel the com mand and return to the Exit menu.
4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Discard Changes Select this option to discard the changes that you made, and restore the previously saved values. When a conrmation window appears: • select [Y es], then press <Enter> to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. • select [No], then press <Enter>, or simply pr ess <Esc>, to cancel the com mand and return to the Exit menu. Load Setup Defaults Select this option then press <Enter>, or simply press <F9>, to load the optimized values for each of the Setup menu items. When a conrmation window appears: • select [Y es], then press <Enter> to load the default values. • select [No], then press <Enter>, or simply pr ess <Esc>, to cancel the com mand and return to the Exit menu.
5 RAID conguration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series Chapter summary 5 5.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 5-1 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility .......................... 5-3 5.3 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................. 5-30 5.4 Global Array Manager ................................................................ 5-38 5.5 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (DSBV -DX/SAS model only) ....... 5-39
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-1 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the following RAID solutions: DSBV -DX and DSBV -DX/C model • LSI Logic Embeded SA T A RAID and the Intel Matrix Storage Manager embeded in the Intel 6321ESB Southbridge supports Serial A T A hard disk drives and RAID0, RAID1 and RAID0 1 congurations. The Intel Matrix Storage Manager also supports RAID5 conguration. DSBV -DX/SAS model • Intel Matrix Storage Manager embeded in the Intel 6321ESB Southbridge supports Serial A T A hard disk drives and RAID0 , RAID1, RAID0 1 and RAID5 congurations. • LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller supports SAS disk drives and RAID0, RAID1, and RAID1E conguration. 5.1.1 RAID denitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. T wo 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. RA ID 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 1-E (Enhanced RAID 1) has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary (or alternate) copy stored on a different disk. Y ou can use three or more hard disk drives for this conguration. RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 0 1 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. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy rst the RAID driver from the support CD to a oppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive.
5-2 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial A T A for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array . T o install the SA T A hard disks for RAID conguration: 1. Install the SA T A hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide. 2. Connect a SA T A signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SA T A connector on the motherboard. 3. Connect a SA T A power cable to the power connector on each drive . 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS Y ou must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SA T A hard disk drives attached to the SA T A connectors supported by the Intel ® 6321ESB Southbridge chip. T o do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST . 2. Go to the Main Menu > IDE Conguration > S-A T A Conguration , then press <Enter>. 3. Set the SA T A Controller Mode Option item to [Enhanced], then press <Enter>. 4. Set the SA T A RAID Enable item to [Enabled]. 5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 5.1.4 RAID conguration utilities Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using the utilities embedded in each RAID controller . For example, use the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility or the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager if you installed Serial A T A hard disk drives on the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Intel ® 6321ESB Southbridge. For DSBV -DX/SAS model, you may use the LSI1068 SAS Conguration Utility if you installed SAS hard disk drives to the mini-SAS connector(s) supported by the LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller . Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use each RAID conguration utility .
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-3 3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu, 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. 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility Th e L SI Log ic E mbe dde d SA TA RAI D S et up Ut ili ty a llo ws you t o cre ate RA ID 0 , R AID 1, or RA ID 10 set (s) f ro m S ATA ha rd d isk dr iv es co nne cte d to th e S ATA c onn ect ors su ppo rte d b y th e m oth er bo ard So uth br id ge chi p. T o enter the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility: 1. T urn on the system after installing all the SA T A hard disk drives. 2. During POST , the LSI Logic Emb edded SA T A RAID Setup Utilit y automaticall y detects the installed SA T A hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press <Ctrl> <M> to enter the utility . • The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID auto congures to RAID 1 when the SA T A 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.
5-4 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of congurations: Easy and New . In Easy Conguration, the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size (RAID 1 only). In New Conguration, you manually set the logical drive parameters and assign the set size and stripe size (RAID 1 only). Using Easy Conguration T o create a RAID set using the Easy Conguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Congure , then press <Enter>. 2. Use th e a rro w k ey s t o s ele ct Ea sy Con gu ra tio n , the n p res s <En ter >. Menu Description Congure Allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 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 logical drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize logical drives or change the logical drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the logical drives of a created RAID set
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-5 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. 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.
5-6 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5. Press <F10>, select the congurable array , then press <SpaceBar>. Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-7 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>. Yo u n eed at lea st two i den tica l h ard di sk d riv es whe n c re ati ng a RA ID 1 s et. 8. When creating a RAID 1 set, select DWC from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. When creating a RAID 0 set, proceed to step 10. 9. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, then press <Enter>. Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss.
5-8 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 10. When nished setting the selected logical drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 1 1. When nished setting the selected logical drive conguration, sele ct Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 12. Follow steps 5 to 10 to congure additional logical drives. 13. When prompted, save the conguration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu .
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-9 Using New Conguration When a RAI D set i s alre ady exi sting, using the New Congu ration com mand eras es the existi ng RAI D cong uratio n data . If you d o not w ant to delete the exis ting R AID set , use the View /Add C ongura tion com mand t o view or cre ate anot her RA ID con gurati on. T o create a RAID set using the New Conguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Congure , then press <Enter>. 2. Use the arrow keys to select New Conguration , then press <Enter>. 3. Follow steps 3 to 7 of the previous section. 4. Select Size from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 5. Key-in the desired logical drive size, then press <Enter>. 6. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the previous section to create the RAID set.
5-10 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set Y ou can create a RAID 10 set using four identical hard disk drives. T o create a RAID 10 set using the Easy Conguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Congure , then press <Enter>. 2. Use th e a rro w k ey s t o s ele ct Ea sy Con gu ra tio n , the n p res s <E nte r>. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. 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.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-1 1 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the congurable array , then press <SpaceBar>.
5-12 Chapter 5: RAID conguration Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters. 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select RAID 10 from the menu, then press <Enter>. Yo u ne ed a t le as t fo ur i de nti ca l ha rd d is k dr iv es w he n cr ea ti ng a R AID 1 0 se t. 8. Select DWC from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 9. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, then press <Enter>.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-13 10. When nished setting the selected logical drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 1 1. When prompted, save the conguration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu .
5-14 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration Y ou 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 T o add a new RAID conguration: 1. Fro m the Man agemen t Menu , h ighlig ht Con gure , t hen pr ess <E nter>. 2. Use the arrow keys to select View/Add Conguration , then press <Enter>. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. 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.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-15 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the congurable array , then press <SpaceBar>. 6. Press <F10> again, and select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>.
5-16 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 8. Follow steps 8 to 12 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Conguration section. 9. When prompted, save the conguration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu . 10. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Conguration section to add the new RAID conguration.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-17 5.2.4 Initializing the logical drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the logical drives. Y ou may initialize the logical drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu . Using the Initialize command T o initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command: 1. From the Management Menu , highlight Initialize , then press <Enter>. 2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the logical drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection, then press <Enter>.
5-18 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 3. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. Y ou may also press <F10> to initialize the drive without conrmation. Initializing a logical drive(s) erases all data on the drive. 4. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-19 5. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. Using the Objects command T o initialize the logical drives using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu , highlight Objects , then press <Enter>.
5-20 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 2. Select Logical Drive from the Objects sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 3. Select the logical drive to initialize from the Logical Drives sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 4. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, then press <Enter> to start initialization.
ASUS DSBV -DX Seriies 5-21 5. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. 6. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. 7. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.
5-22 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives Y ou can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu. T o rebuild a failed hard disk drive: 1. From the Management Menu , highlight Rebuild , then press <Enter>. 2. The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild, then press <SpaceBar>.
ASUS DSBV -DX Seriies 5-23 3. After selectin g the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. The indicator for the sele cted drive now shows RBLD . 4. When prompted, press <Y> to to rebuild the drive. 5. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue.
5-24 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency Y ou can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected logical drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any dif ferences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter menu. The Check Consistency command is available only for logical drives included in a RAID 1 set. Using the Check Consistency T o check data consistency using the Check Consistency command: 1. From the Management Menu , select Check Consistency , then press <Enter>. 2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the logical drive to check. Press the <Spacebar> to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection, then press <F10>.
ASUS DSBV -DX Seriies 5-25 3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Y es from the Consistency Check dialog box, then press <Enter>. Y ou may also press <F10> to check the drive consistency . A progress bar appears on screen. 4. While checking the disk consistency , press <Esc> to display the following options. • Stop - Stops the consistency check. The utility stores the percentage of disk checked, When you restart checking, it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent. • Continue - Continues the consistency check. • Abort - Aborts the consistency check. When you restart checking, it continues from zero percent. 5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.
5-26 Chapter 5: RAID conguration Using the Objects command T o check data consistency using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu , select Objects , then select Logical Drive from the menu. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check, then press <Enter>. 3. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, then press <Enter>. 4. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Y es from the dialog box to check the drive. 5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.
ASUS DSBV -DX Seriies 5-27 5.2.7 Deleting a RAID conguration T o delete a RAID conguration: 1. From the Management Menu , select Congure > Clear Conguration , then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Y es from the Clear Conguration? dialog box, then press <Enter>. The utility clears the current array . 3. Press any key to continue.
5-28 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set Y ou must have created a new RAID conguration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. Refer to the Creating a RAID set: Using New Conguration section for details. T o select the boot drive from a RAID set: 1. From the Management Menu , select Congure > Select Boot Drive , then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the bootable logical drive from the list, then press <Enter>. 3. The logical drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue.
ASUS DSBV -DX Seriies 5-29 5.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache Y ou may enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option to improve the data transmission performance. Wh en you ena ble Wr ite Cach e , you may lo se dat a w he n a pow er int err upti on oc cur s wh ile tr ans mit ti ng or e xch ang ing dat a a mon g t he dr ive s. T o enable WriteCache: 1. From the Management Menu , select Objects > Adapter , then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties. 2. Select WriteCache , then press <Enter> to turn the option On (enabled). 3. When nished, press any key to continue.
5-30 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0 1, and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives. T o enter the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility: 1. T urn on the system after installing all Serial A T A hard disk drives. 2. During POST , press <Ctrl I> to display the utility main menu. The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options. 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. In te l(R ) Mat ri x St or age M ana ge r O pt io n RO M v 5. 0.0 .1 03 2 ESB2 w RAI D5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Exit [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] RAID Volumes: Nonedened. Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk [ ↑↓ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu The utility supports maxium four hard disk drives for RAID congurration.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-31 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) T o create a RAID 0 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>. 3. Highlight RAID Level , press the up/down a rrow key to select RAID 0 (Stripe) , then press <Enter>. 4. Highlight the Disks item, then press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears. 5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Spacebar> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection. In te l(R ) Mat ri x St or age M ana ge r O pt io n RO M v 5. 0.0 .1 03 2 ESB2 w RAI D5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] E nt er a s tr i ng be t we en 1 a nd 16 ch a ra ct e rs in le n gt h t ha t c a n b e u se d to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 0.0 GB Create Volume [ SELECT DISKS ] [ ↑↓ ]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status 0 XXXXXX XXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXX XXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXX XXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXX XXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume. [ ↑↓ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu
5-32 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array , then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB. A lower stripe size is recommended for server systems. A higher stripe size is recommended for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Highlight the Capacity item, enter the desired RAID volume capacity , then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity . 8. When the Create V olume item is highlighted, press <Enter>. A warning message appears. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the Create Array menu.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-33 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) T o create a RAID 1 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. In te l(R ) Mat ri x St or age M ana ge r O pt io n RO M v 5. 0.0 .1 03 2 ESB2 w RAI D5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] E nt er a s tr i ng be t we en 1 a nd 16 ch a ra ct e rs in le n gt h t ha t c a n b e u se d to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A 0.0 GB Create Volume [ ↑↓ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>. 3. Highlight RAID Level , press the up /down arrow key to select RAID 1 (Mirror ) , then press <Enter>. 4. Follow steps 4 to 5 and 7 to 9 of the previous section to create the RAID 1 set.
5-34 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe Mirror) T o create a RAID 10 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. In te l(R ) Mat ri x St or age M ana ge r O pt io n RO M v 5. 0.0 .1 03 2 ESB2 w RAI D5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] E nt er a s tr i ng be t we en 1 a nd 16 ch a ra ct e rs in le n gt h t ha t c a n b e u se d to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID10(RAID0 1) Select Disks 128KB 0.0 GB Create Volume [ ↑↓ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. 3. Highlight RAID Level , press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 10 (RAID0 1) , then press <Enter>. 4. Follow steps 4 to 9 of section 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) to create the RAID 10 set.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-35 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity) T o create a RAID 5 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. In te l(R ) Mat ri x St or age M ana ge r O pt io n RO M v 5. 0.0 .1 03 2 ESB2 w RAI D5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] E nt er a s tr i ng be t we en 1 a nd 16 ch a ra ct e rs in le n gt h t ha t c a n b e u se d to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID5(Parity) Select Disks 128KB 0.0 GB Create Volume [ ↑↓ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. 3. Highlight RAID Level , press the up/down arrow key to select RAID5 , then press <Enter>. 4. Follow steps 4 to 9 of section 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) to create the RAID 5 set.
5-36 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set T ake caution when deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID V olume , then press <Enter> to display this screen. 2. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete, then press <Del>. This window appears. 3. Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu; otherwise, press <N> to return to the Delete V olume menu. ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! A re y o u s ur e y o u w an t t o d el e te vo l um e “ Vo l um e X” ? ( Y /N ): [ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ] In te l(R ) Mat ri x St or age M ana ge r O pt io n RO M v 5. 0.0 .1 03 2 ESB2 w RAI D5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAIDX(xxxxx) X XXX.XGB Normal Yes [ HELP ] D e l e t i n g a v o l u m e w i l l d e s t r o y t h e v o l u m e d a t a o n t h e d r i v e ( s ) a n d c a u s e a n y m e m b e r d i s k s t o b e c o m e a v a i l a b l e a s n o n - R A I D d i s k s . W A R N I N G : EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON-RECOVERABLE. [ ↑↓ ]-Select [<ESC>]-Previous Menu [<Del>]-Delete Volume
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-37 5.3.7 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager T o exit the utility: 1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit , then press <Enter>. This window appears. Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N): [ CONFIRM EXIT ] 2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu. 5.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take cauti on befo re you reset a RAID volum e hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive. T o reset a RAID set hard disk drive: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID , then press <Enter> to display this screen. 2. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset, then press <Spacebar> to select. 3. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A conrmation message appears. 4. Press <Y> to reset the drive or press <N> to return to the utility main menu. 5. Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives. [ RESET RAID DATA ] Re sett ing RAI D data wil l r emov e in ter na l RA ID s tru ct ures from the selected RAID disks. By removing the se structures, the drive will revert back to a non-RAID disk. WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost. Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Member Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset. [ ↑↓ ]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete
5-38 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.4 Global Array Manager Y ou may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows ® operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD. Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-39 5.5 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (DSBV-DX/SAS model only) The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to allows you to create the following RAID set(s) from SAS hard disk drives supported by the LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller: • RAID 1 (Integrated Mirroring) • RAID 1E (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced) • RAID 0 (Integrated Striping) 5.5.1 Integrated Mirroring Overview The Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature supports simultaneous mirrored volumes with two disks (IM). Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports three to eight disks, or seven mirrored disks plus a hot spare disk. The IM feature supports hot swap capability , so when a disk in an IM volume failes, you can easily restore the volume, and the swapped disk is automatically re- mirrored. Creating Integrated Mirroring volumes • Y ou may use disks of different sized in IM and IME volumes; however , the size of the smallest disk determines the “logical” size of each member disk. • DO NOT combine Serial A T A and SAS disks in one volume. • 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. T o create an IM volume: 1. T urn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives. 2. During POST , press <Ctrl C> to enter the SAS conguration utility . LSI Logic Corp. MPT SAS BIOS MPTBIOS-6.08.05.00 (2006.08.02) Copyright 2000-2006 LSI Logic Corp. Adapter(s) disabled by user PressCtrl-CtostartLSILogicCongurationUtility...
5-40 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 4. The Adapter Properties screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties , then press <Enter>. 5. The Select New Array T ype screen apprears. Use the arrow keys to select Create IM V olume , then press <Enter>. 3. The following screen appears. Select a channel and press <Enter> to enter the setup. The numbers of the channel depend on the controller . Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Allt N = Global Properties -/ = Alter Boot Order Ins/Del = Alter Boot List LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter List Global Properties Adapter PCI PCI PCI PCI FW Revision Status Boot BUS Dev Fnc Slot Order SAS1068 05 03 00 00 1.15.00.00-IR Disabled 0 Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Select Item -/ = Change Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter Properties -- SAS1068 Adapter SAS1068 PCI Slot 00 PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Func) 05.03.00 MPT Firmware Revision 1.15.00.00.IR SAS Address 500E0180:60831008 NVIDIA Version 25.02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support (Enabled OS only) RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Choose array type to create LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Select New Array Type -- SAS1068 Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an optional hot spare. Data on the primary disk may be migrated. Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 8 disks including an optional hot spare. ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED! Create IS Volume Create Integrated Striping array of 2 to 8 disks. ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED!
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-41 6. The Create New Array screen shows the disks you can add to make up the IM volume. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column. T o include this disk in the array , press < >, <->, or <Space>. Y ou may also specify the Hot Spare disk here. Select the disk, then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column, then press < >, <->, or <Space>. By default, the RAID Disk eld shows No before array creation. This eld is grayed out under the following conditions: • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array . • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk has been selected as the Hot Spare for the RAID array . • The disk is already part of another array . Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help SPACE/ /- = Select disk for array or hot spare C = Create array LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Create New Array -- SAS1068 Array Type: IM Array Size(MB): ------ SlotDeviceIdentierRAIDHotDrivePredSize Num Disk Spr Status Fail (MB) 0 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [NO] [NO] ------- ---- 70007 1 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [NO] [NO] ------- ---- 70007 2 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [NO] [NO] ------- ---- 35003 3 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [NO] [NO] ------- ---- 35003
5-42 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 8. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add the second disk to the volume. 9. When done, press <C> to create the array , then select Save changes then exit this menu. 10. The utility creates the array . 7. A conrmation screen appears. Press <M> to keep existing data on the rst disk. If you choose this option, data on the rst disk will be mirrored on the second disk that you will add to the volume later . Make sure the data you want to mirror is on the rst disk. Press <D> to overwrite any data and create the new IM array . Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Space/ /- = Select disk for array or hot spare C = Create array LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Create New Array Type -- SAS1068 M - Keep existing data, migrate to an IM array. Synchronization of disk will occur. D - Overwrite existing data, create a new IM array. ALL DATA on ALL disk in the array will be DELETED!! No Synchronization performed. Create and save new array? Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu ExittheCongurationUtilityandReboot LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Processing...may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-43 2. The Select New Array T ype screen apprears. Use the arrow keys to select Create IME V olume , then press <Enter>. 5.5.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced T o create an IME volume: 1. The Adapter Properties screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties , then press <Enter>. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Select Item -/ = Change Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter Properties -- SAS1068 Adapter SAS1068 PCI Slot 00 PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Func) 05.03.00 MPT Firmware Revision 1.15.00.00-IR SAS Address 500E0180:60831008 NVIDIA Version 25.02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support (Enabled OS only) RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Choose array type to create LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Select New Array Type -- SAS1068 Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an optional hot spare. Data on the primary disk may be migrated. Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 8 disks including an optional hot spare. ALL Data on array disks will be deleted! Create IS Volume Create Integrated Striping array of 2 to 8 disks. ALL Data on array disks will be deleted!
5-44 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 4. Repeat step 5 to add the other disks to the volume. 5. When done, press <C> to create the array , then select Save changes then exit this menu. By default, the RAID Disk eld shows No before array creation. This eld is grayed out under the following conditions: • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array . • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk has been selected as the Hot Spare for the RAID array . • The disk is already part of another array . 6. The utility creates the array . 3. The Create New Array screen shows the disks you can add to make up the IME volume. Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports three to eight disks, or seven mirrored disks plus a hot spare disk. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column. T o include this disk in the array , press < >, <->, or <Space>. Y ou may also specify the Hot Spare disk here. Select the disk, then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column, then press < >, <->, or <Space>. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help SPACE/ /- = Select disk for array or hot spare C = Create array LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Create New Array -- SAS1068 Array Type: IME Array Size(MB): 51498 SlotDeviceIdentierRAIDHotDrivePredSize Num Disk Spr Status Fail (MB) 0 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [Yes ] [NO] ------- ---- 70007 1 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [NO] [NO] ------- ---- 70007 2 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [Yes] [NO] ------- ---- 35003 3 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [Yes] [NO] ------- ---- 35003 Create and save new array? Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu ExittheCongurationUtilityandReboot LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Processing...may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-45 5.5.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume Overview The Integrated Striping (IS) feature provides RAID 0 functionality , supporting volumes with two to eight disks. Y ou may combine an IS volume with an IM or IME volume. Creating Integrated Striping volumes DO NOT combine Serial A T A and SAS disks in one volume. T o create an IS volume: 1. T urn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives. 2. During POST , press <Ctrl C> to enter the SAS conguration utility . 3. The Adapter Properties screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties , then press <Enter>. LSI Logic Corp. MPT SAS BIOS MPTBIOS-6.08.05.00 (2006.08.02) Copyright 2000-2006 LSI Logic Corp. Adapter(s) disabled by user PressCtrl-CtostartLSILogicCongurationUtility... Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Select Item -/ = Change Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter Properties -- SAS1068 Adapter SAS1068 PCI Slot 00 PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Func) 05.03.00 MPT Firmware Revision 1.15.00.00-IR SAS Address 500E0180:60831008 NVIDIA Version 25.02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support (Enabled OS only) RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties
5-46 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 4. The Select New Array T ype screen apprears. Use the arrow keys to select Create IS V olume , then press <Enter>. 5. The Create New Array screen shows the disks you can add to make up the IS volume. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column. T o include this disk in the array , press < >, <->, or <Space>. By default, the RAID Disk eld shows No before array creation. This eld is grayed out under the following conditions: • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array . • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk has been selected as the Hot Spare for the RAID array . • The disk is already part of another array . Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Choose array type to create LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Select New Array Type -- SAS1068 Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an optional hot spare. Data on the primary disk may be migrated. Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 8 disks including an optional hot spare. ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED! Create IS Volume Create Integrated Striping array of 2 to 8 disks. ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED! Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help SPACE/ /- = Select disk for array or hot spare C = Create array LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Create New Array -- SAS1068 Array Type: IS Array Size(MB): 102996 SlotDeviceIdentierRAIDHotDrivePredSize Num Disk Spr Status Fail (MB) 0 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [Yes] [NO] ------- ---- 70007 1 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [NO] [NO] ------- ---- 70007 2 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [Yes] [NO] ------- ---- 35003 3 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [Yes] [NO] ------- ---- 35003
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-47 6. Repeat step 5 to add the other disks to the volume. 7. When done, press <C> to create the array , then select Save changes then exit this menu. 9. The utility creates the array . Create and save new array? Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu ExittheCongurationUtilityandReboot LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Processing...may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array
5-48 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.5.4 Managing Arrays The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility allows you to perform other tasks related to conguring and maintaining IM and IME volumes. Refer to this section to view volume properties, manage the hot spare disk, synchronize the array , activate the array , and delete the array . Viewing volume properties T o view volume properties: 1. On the main menu, select RAID Properties . 2. On the next screen that appears, select View Existing Array . Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Select Item -/ = Change Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter Properties -- SAS1068 Adapter SAS1068 PCI Slot 00 PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Func) 05.03.00 MPT Firmware Revision 1.15.00.00-IR SAS Address 500E0180:60831008 NVIDIA Version 25.02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support (Enabled OS only) RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Choose array type to create LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Select New Array Type -- SAS1068 View Existing Array Viewtheexistingconguration. Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an optional hot spare. Data on the primary disk may be migrated. Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 8 disks including an optional hot spare. ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED! Create IS Volume Create Integrated Striping array of 2 to 8 disks. ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED!
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-49 3. The View Existing Array screen appears. Here you can view properties of the RAID array(s) created. If you have congured a hot spare, it will also be listed. if you created more than one array , you may view the next array by pressing <Alt N>. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter=Select Item Alt N=Next Array C = Create an array LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) View Array -- SAS1068 Array 1 of 1 IdentierLSILOGICLogicalVolume3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size(MB) 51498 Status Optimal Manage Array SlotDeviceIdentierRAIDHotDrivePredSize Num Disk Spr Status Fail (MB) 0 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 Yes NO Ok No 34331 2 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 Yes NO Ok No 34331 3 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 Yes NO Ok No 34331
5-50 Chapter 5: RAID conguration Managing hot spares Y ou may congure one disk as a global hot spare to protect critical data on the IM/ IME volume(s). Y ou may create the hot spare disk at the same time you create the IM/IME volume. Refer to this section when adding a hot spare disk on an existing volume. If a disk on an IM/IME volume fails, the utility automatically rebuilds the failed disk data on the hot spare. When the failed disk is replaced, the utility assigns the replacement as the new hot spare. T o create a hot spare: 1. Follow steps 1 ~ 3 of the section “Viewing volume properties.” 2. From the View Array screen, select Manage Array , then press <Enter>. 3. From the Manage Array screen select Manage Hot Spare , then press <Enter>. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter=Select Item Alt N=Next Array C = Create an array LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) View Array -- SAS1068 Array 1 of 1 IdentierLSILOGICLogicalVolume3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size(MB) 51498 Status Optimal Manage Array SlotDeviceIdentierRAIDHotDrivePredSize Num Disk Spr Status Fail (MB) 0 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 Yes NO Ok No 34331 2 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 Yes NO Ok No 34331 3 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 Yes NO Ok No 34331 Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Select Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Manage Array -- SAS1068 IdentierLSILOGICLogicalVolume3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size(MB) 51498 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synnchronize Array Activate Array Delete Array
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-51 4. Use the arrow key to select the disk you would like to congure as hot spare, then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column. Press < >, <->, or <Space>. The Drive Status column eld now shows Hot Spare. Press <C> to commit the changes. Synchronizing the array Synchronizing the array allows the utility to resynchronize data on the mirrored disk in the array . This procedure is seldom required because data synchronization is automatically done during normal operation. T o synchronize the array: 1. Follow steps 1 ~ 3 of the section “V iewing volume properties” and step 2 of the section “Managing hot spares.” 2. From the Manage Array screen select Synchronize Array , then press <Enter>. 3. Press <Y> to begin the synchronization, or <N> to cancel. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help SPACE/ /- = Change Item C = Commit Changes LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Manage Hot Spare -- SAS1068 IdentierLSILOGICLogicalVolume3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size(MB) 51498 Status Optimal SlotDeviceIdentierHotDrivePredSize Num Spr Status Fail (MB) 0 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [NO] Ok No 34331 1 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [NO] Ok No 34331 2 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [NO] Ok No 34331 3 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 [Yes] Hot Spare No 35003 [----] --------- -- ----- Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Select Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Manage Array -- SAS1068 IdentierLSILOGICLogicalVolume3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size(MB) 51498 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synnchronize Array Activate Array Delete Array
5-52 Chapter 5: RAID conguration Activating an array If an array is removed from one controller/computer or moved to another , the array is considered inactive. When you add the array back to the system, you may reactivate the array . T o activate the array: 1. From the Manage Array screen, select Activate Array , then press <Enter>. 2. Press <Y> to activate, or <N> to cancel. Deleting an array • Y ou cannot recover lost data if you delete an array . Make sure you back up important data before deleting an array . • If you delete an IM (RAID 1) volume, the data is preserved on the primary disk. T o delete an array: 1. From the Manage Array screen, select Delete Array , then press <Enter>. 2. Press <Y> to delete, or <N> to cancel. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Select Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Manage Array -- SAS1068 IdentierLSILOGICLogicalVolume3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size(MB) 51498 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synnchronize Array Activate Array Delete Array Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Select Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Manage Array -- SAS1068 IdentierLSILOGICLogicalVolume3000 Type IM Scan Order 0 Size(MB) 34332 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synnchronize Array Activate Array Delete Array
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-53 5.5.5 Viewing SAS topology 1. From the Adapter Properties screen, select SAS T opology . Press <Alt D> to display device properties, or <Alt M> to display more keys. 2. Information about the volume and its member-disks are then displayed. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Enter = Select Item -/ = Change Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter Properties -- SAS1068 Adapter SAS1068 PCI Slot 00 PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Func) 05.03.00 MPT Firmware Revision 1.15.00.00-IR SAS Address 500E0180:60831008 NVIDIA Version 25.02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support (Enabled OS only) RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties More keys for the SAS Topology display: C = Clear Device Mappings for Non-Present Devices R = Refresh SAS Topology Enter = On a SAS Enclosure or Expander - Expand or Collapse Item Enter = On a Disk Drive - Turn on the Locate LED (next key press turns off) Esc=Exit F1=Help Alt D=Device Properties Alt N=More Keys LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) SAS Topology -- SAS1068  DeviceIdentierDevice SAS1068105:03:001 Info ﹂ Enclosure Direct Attach Devices Controller ﹂ Bay 0 RAID Physical Disk SAS Bay 1 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 SAS Bay 2 RAID Physical Disk SAS Bay 3 RAID Physical Disk SAS ﹂ IS VOL LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000
5-54 Chapter 5: RAID conguration Selecting a boot disk Y ou can select a boot disk in the SAS T opology screen. This disk is then moved to scan ID 0 on the next boot, and remains at this position. This makes it easier to set BIOS boot device options and to keep the boot device constant during device additions and removals. There can be only one boot disk. Follow these steps to select a boot disk: 1. In the SAS BIOS CU , select an adapter from the Adapter List . 2. Select the SAS T opology option. The current topology is displayed. If the selection of a boot device is supported, the bottom of the screen lists the Alt B option. This is the key for toggling the boot device. If a device is currently congured as the boot device, the Device Info column on the SAS T opology screen will show the word “Boot.” 3. T o select a boot disk, move the cursor to the disk and press Alt B . 4. T o remove the boot designator , move the cursor to the disk and press Alt B . This controller will no longer have a disk designated as boot. 5. T o change the boot disk, move the cursor to the new boot disk and press Alt B . The boot designator will move to this disk. The rmware must be congu red correctly in order for the Alt B feature to work. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Allt N = Global Properties -/ = Alter Boot Order Ins/Del = Alter Boot List LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter List Global Properties Adapter PCI PCI PCI PCI FW Revision Status Boot BUS Dev Fnc Slot Order SAS1068 05 03 00 00 1.15.00.00-IR Disabled 0
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-55 5.5.6 Global Properties From the Setup Utility screen, press <Ctrl C> to enter LSI Logic Conguration , then select Global Properties . The Global Properties menu allows you to change related settings. Pause When Boot Alert Displayed Sets whether to pause or not when the boot alert displays. Conguration options: [Y es] [No] Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Allt N = Global Properties -/ = Alter Boot Order Ins/Del = Alter Boot List LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter List Global Properties Adapter PCI PCI PCI PCI FW Revision Status Boot BUS Dev Fnc Slot Order SAS1068 05 03 00 00 1.15.00.00-IR Disabled 0 Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Allt N = Adapter List -/ = Change Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed [No] Boot Information Display Mode [Display adapters & installed devices] Support Interrupt [Hook interrupt, the Default] Restore Defaults
5-56 Chapter 5: RAID conguration Boot Information Display Mode Sets the disk information display mode. Conguration options: [Display adapters & installed devices] [Display minimal information] [Display adapters and all devices] [Display adapters only] Support Interrupt Conguration options: [Hook interrupt, the Default] [Bypass interrupt hook] Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Allt N = Adapter List -/ = Change Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed [No] Boot Information Display Mode [Display adapters & installed devices] Support Interrupt [Hook interrupt, the Default] Restore Defaults Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Allt N = Adapter List -/ = Change Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed [No] Boot Information Display Mode [Display adapters & installed devices] Support Interrupt [Hook interrupt, the Default] Restore Defaults
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 5-57 Restore Defaults This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the system defaults. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift 1 = Help Allt N = Adapter List -/ = Change Item LSILogicCongUtilityv6.08.05.00(2006.08.02) Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed [No] Boot Information Display Mode [Display adapters & installed devices] Support Interrupt [Hook interrupt, the Default] Restore Defaults
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6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-1 6.2 Intel chipset software installation ............................................ 6-13 6.3 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 6-16 6.4 VGA driver installation ............................................................... 6-22 6.5 Management application and utilities installation .................. 6-24
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-1 6.1 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 instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk Y ou may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet. A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® XP/2000/2003 or Red Hat ® Enterprise/SuSE operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. Y ou can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support CD). T o create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment: 1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer , then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. Select the optical drive as the rst boot priority to boot from the support CD. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Restart the computer . 5. Press any key when prompted to boot from CD. The Makedisk menu appears. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Press any key to boot from CDROM... A) FreeDOS command prompt B) Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 32 bit Driver Disk. (Also support AHCI.) C) Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 64 bit Driver Disk. (Also support AHCI.) D) Create LSI 1068 SAS for Win2k / Win2k3 32 bit Driver Disk E) Create LSI 1068 SAS for Win2k3 64 bit Driver Disk F) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 32 bit Driver Disk G) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL3 UP6 64 bit Driver Disk H) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL4 UP2 32 bit Driver Disk I) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL4 UP2 64 bit Driver Disk J) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windows 2000 Server Driver Disk K) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windows Server 2003 32 bit Driver Disk L) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windows Server 2003 64 bit Driver Disk M) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for RHEL3 UP6 32/64 bit Driver Disk N) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for RHEL4 UP4 32/64 bit Driver Disk O) Create the DSBV-DX/SAS emergent BIOS Recovery diskette P) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBV-DX/SAS MB Q) Create the DSBV-DX/C emergent BIOS Recovery diskette R) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBV-DX/C MB S) Create the DSBV-DX emergent BIOS Recovery diskette T) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBV-DX MB U) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO U: 6. Place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive, then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create by typing the number before the option
6-2 Chapter 6: Driver installation 7. Press <Enter>. 8. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. T o create a RAID driver disk in Windows ® 2000/2003 Server environment: 1. Restart the system from the hard disk drive, then place the system/ motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility . The Windows 32-bit OS RAID driver disk for the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager is located in: \ Drivers \6321 Matrix Storage Manager \F6 Install Floppy Create for 32 and 64 bit Windows \ F6py32.exe The Windows 2003 64-bit OS RAID driver disk for the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager is located in: \ Drivers \6321 Matrix Storage Manager \F6 Install Floppy Create for 32 and 64 bit Windows \ F6py64.exe The Windo ws 32- bit OS RAID drive r disk for t he LS I L ogic E mbedde d SA T A RAI D is l ocated in: \ Drivers \6321 LSI MegaRAID \Driver \makedisk \win32.exe or win32.zip The Windo ws 64- bit OS RAID drive r disk for t he LS I L ogic E mbedde d SA T A RAI D is l ocated in: \ Drivers \6321 LSI MegaRAID \Driver \makedisk \win64.exe or win64.zip The Windows 32-bit OS RAID driver disk for the LSI1068 SAS is located in: \ Drivers \LSI 1068 \Driver \makedisk \2k_2k3.exe The Windows 2003 64-bit OS RAID driver disk for the LSI1068 SAS controller is located in: \ Drivers \LSI 1068 \Driver \makedisk \2k364.exe 3. Insert a formatted high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive. 4. Follow screen instructions to complete the process. 5. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the oppy disk, then write-protect it to prevent computer virus infection.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-3 T o create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux / SUSE Linux Enterprise server environment: 1. Insert a blank formatted high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive. 2. Decompress the le into the oppy disk from the following path in the support CD: For LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Driver: \ Drivers\ 6321 LSI MegaRAID\ Driver\ makedisk For LSI1068 SAS RAID RAID Driver: \ Drivers \ICH7R LSI 1068 \Driver \Makedisk 3. Eject the oppy disk. For system s with other Lunix versions that are not listed in the Makedisk menu, explore the support CD and copy the driver le from the following path: Fo r L SI Lo gic Emb edd ed SA T A RAI D D riv er: \Dr iv ers \632 1 L SI Meg aRAI D\ Dri ver \Li nu x\; Fo r L SI10 68 SAS RA ID Dr ive r:\D riv ers \LS I 10 68\ Dri ver s\L in ux\
6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® XP/2000/2003 Server OS When installing the LSI 1068 driver to your OS, make sure the driver you are installing supports your current installed OS. We STRONGL Y RECOMMEND that you use the LSI 1068 SAS utility bundled in the support CD to create a driver disk. Refer to page 6-1 for more information. During Windows ® XP/2000/2003 Server OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® XP/2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® XP/2000/2003 Server installation CD. The Windows ® XP/2000/2003 Setup starts. 2. Press <F6> when the message “Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver ...” appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. When prompted, press <S> to specify an additional device.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-5 4. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press <Enter>. • Intel ® 6321ESB Intel ® MA TRIX STORAGE driver: - If SA T A RAID mode is to enabled, select Intel ESB2 SA T A RAID Controller (Server ESB2) . - If SA T A AHCI mode is enabled, select Intel ESB2 SA T A AHCI Controller (Server ESB2) . LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit) LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1064 LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1068 LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1064E LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1068E
6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation • Intel ® 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID driver (DSBV -DX model only): - For Windows 2000 OS, select LSI MegaRAID Software RAID (Windows 2000 SP4) . - Fo r Win dows XP/ 2003 OS, select LSI MegaR AID Soft ware RAI D (Wind ows XP/2003) . • LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller driver (DSBV -DX/ SAS model only): - For Windows 2000, select LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS1068 . - For 32bit Windows Server 2003, select LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit) . 6. The Windows ® 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press <Enter> to continue installation. 7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue. T o an existing Windows ® XP/2000/2003 Server OS T o install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows ® XP/2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer , then log in with Administrator privileges. 2. Windows ® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window . Click Cancel . 3. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows ® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 4. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-7 5. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties . 6. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button. 7. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next . 8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive. 9. Select the option Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) , then click Next . 10. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. When found, click Next to install the drivers. 1 1. Click Finish after the driver installation is done. T o verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows ® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the “ ” sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers , then the LSI Adapter , SAS 3000 series, 8-port with 1068-StorPort item should appear . The screen differs based on the controller .
6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation 2. At the boot: , type linux dd , then press <Enter>. 4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select Properties from the menu. 5. Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers. 6. Click OK when nished. Red Hat ® Enterprise T o install the Intel ® 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® Installation CD. When installing a Red Hat 2.4 kernel with a Driver Update Disk (DUD) to a disk drive attached to a LSI HBA, use the command below at the install prompt: linux dd updates.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-9 4. Select fd0 using the <T ab> key when asked to select the driver disk source. Press <T ab> to move the cursor to OK , then press <Enter>. 3. Select Y es using the <T ab> key when asked if you have the driver disk. Press <Enter>
6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation. 5. When prompted, insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive, select OK , then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-1 1 SuSE Linux T o install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS: 1. Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD. 2. Select Installation from the Boot Options menu, then press <Enter>. 3. A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk. Press <F6>.
6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. When prompted, insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. When prompted, select the oppy disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium, select OK , then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-13 6.2 Intel chipset software installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Plug and Play components for the Intel ® chipset on the system. Y ou need to manually install the Intel ® chipset software on a Windows XP/2000 / Server 2003 operating system. T o install the Intel ® chipset software: 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . 3. Click the item Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility from the menu.
6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility window appears. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. 5. Select Y es to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-15 6. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to activate the installation. 7. After completing the installation, click Finish to restart the computer .
6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3 LAN driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel ® Gigabit LAN controller drivers. 6.3.1 Windows XP/2000/Server 2003 T o install the Intel ® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows ® XP/2000/ Server 2003 OS: 1. Restart the computer , and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . • Windows ® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays window . Click Cancel to close this window . • If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the le AUTORUN.EXE from the \Drivers\Intel 82563EB folder . Double-click the AUTORUN.EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation. 3. Click the Intel ® PRO/1000 EB Network Connection option.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-17 5. Click Next button when the Intel ® PRO Network Connections – InstallShield Wizard window appears. 4. Click the Install Drivers option to begin installation.
6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. Select the “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and then click the Next button. 7. Press the Complete and click Next button to fully install the driver , Intel ® PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Advanced Networking Services.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-19 8. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. 9. When nished, press Finish to continue.
6-20 Chapter 6: Driver installation T o verify the LAN controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows ® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the “ ” sign before the item Network adapters, then Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Connection with I/O Acceleration item should appear .
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-21 6.3.2 Red Hat/SuSE Linux Follow these instructions when installing the Intel ® LAN controller base driver for the in Red Hat ® and SuSE Linux operating system. Before installing the LAN driver: Before installing the LAN driver , you must install the kernel development application. T o install the kernel development: 1. Insert the Linux OS installation CD Disk 1 to the optical drive. 2. Double click “ Application” > “System setting” > “Add / Remove application ”. 3. Select “ Kernel Development ” from the Development T ools . 4. Follow the later steps and add different CDs according to the instructions displayed. Building the driver from the T AR le: 1. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive and mount the optional drive in the Linux platform. 2. Copy the base driver tar le from the motherboard/system support CD to the directory of your local hard disk. The name format of driver le is “ e1000- <V ersion>.tar .gz ”. For example: the le name of driver version 7.0.38 is “ e1000-7.0.38.tar .gz ”. • The Intel ® LAN driver for Linux OS is located in: \Drivers\INTEL 82563EB\PRO1000\LINUX 3. Untar or unzip the archive. tar zxf e1000-x.x.x.tar .gz 4. Change to the driver src directory . cd e1000-x.x.x/src/ 5. Use the command “makeinstall” to compile the driver module. makeinstall 6. After reboot the system, please refer to Linux distribution documentation to congure the network protocol and IP address.
6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.4 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI V olari Z7 Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver . 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . 6.4.1 Windows ® 2000/Server 2003 Y ou need to manually install the XGI V olari Z7 VGA driver on a Windows ® 2000 / Server 2003 operating system. T o install the XGI V olari Z7 VGA driver: 3. Click the item XGI V olari Z7 from the menu.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-23 4. The XGI VGA Package window appears. Click Next to start the installation. 5. The system will update the VGA driver . 6. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before using the program.
6-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the support CD a re subject to cha nge at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 6.5.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD 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 CD to locate the le ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double-click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. 6.5.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions.
ASUS DSBV -DX Series 6-25 6.5.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring applications. Click an item to install. 6.5.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to install. 6.5.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. Y ou can also nd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
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A Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conguring the motherboard.
Appendix summary A ASUS DSBV -DX Series A.1 DSBV -DX/SAS model block diagram .......................................... A-1 A.2 DSBV -DX/C model block diagram ............................................... A-2 A.3 DSBV -DX model block diagram .................................................. A-3
ASUS DSBV -DX Series A-1 A.1 DSBV-DX/SAS model block diagram Intel Woodcrest/Clovertown Processor FC-LGA4 Package/LGA-771 Socket 37.5mmX37.5mm Intel Woodcrest/Clovertown Processor FC-LGA4 Package/LGA-771 Socket 37.5mmX37.5mm 1432 pin FCBGA 42.5mmX42.5mm VRD 1 1 CLOCK CK-410B ICS932S403BFLF CLOCK Buffer 0.8375~1.6000V VRD 1 1 0.8375~1.6000V DB-1202 CLOCK Buffer DB-104 Blackford-VS MCH (G1) QG5000V Channel 0 Channel 1 Branch 0 ADDR CNTR DAT A ADDR CNTR DAT A Dual Independent Bus 1066/1333 MTS System Bus 1066/1333 MTS System Bus FB DIMM *3 FB DIMM *3 PCIE4 x8 Slot(x4 link) PCI EXPRESS x4 (PE0) ESI 2GB/s (MCH:PE0, ESB2:ESI) PCI-E x8 link (MCH:PE2, ESB2:PE4 ) PCIE5 x8 Slot(x8 link) LSI 1068A SAS PCIX2 Slot (133/100Mhz) PCI3 Slot (33Mhz) XGI Z7 32Mbyte DDR SRAM:W9425G6CH-5 PCIX1 Slot (ZCR, 133/100Mhz) PCI EXPRESS x8 (PE1/2) LPC BUS (Daisy Chain) SAT A Conn. (SAS1~SAS8) PCI-X 100/133 Winbond SI/O W83627EHG-A Super IO LPT/COM Floppy Keyboard/Mouse MISC HEADER FWH(s) 8MB 32 PLCC KUMERAN SM BUS USB 2.0 AT A 100 SAT A/SAT A II H/W MONITOR W83793 AD Smart Fan I/II CPU Fan * 2 Front Fan * 4 Rear Fan * 2 FAN_SEL1: 1-2:4pin FAN; 2-3:3pin F AN SA T A/SA T A II 6 ports Dual Port Gilgal/82563EB IDE High-Speed USB 4 ports PCI BUS 32/33 Transformer LAN1/RJ45 Transformer LAN2/RJ45 609 FC-BGA 31mmX31mm ESB2E(A1) QG6321
A-2 Appendix A: Reference information A.2 DSBV-DX/C model block diagram Intel Woodcrest/Clovertown Processor FC-LGA4 Package/LGA-771 Socket 37.5mmX37.5mm Intel Woodcrest/Clovertown Processor FC-LGA4 Package/LGA-771 Socket 37.5mmX37.5mm 1432 pin FCBGA 42.5mmX42.5mm 609 FC-BGA 31mmX31mm VRD 1 1 CLOCK CK-410B ICS932S403BFLF CLOCK Buffer 0.8375~1.6000V VRD 1 1 0.8375~1.6000V DB-1202 CLOCK Buffer DB-104 Blackford-VS MCH (G1) QG5000V ESB2E(A1) QG6321 Channel 0 Channel 1 Branch 0 ADDR CNTR DAT A ADDR CNTR DAT A Dual Independent Bus 1066/1333 MTS System Bus 1066/1333 MTS System Bus FB DIMM *3 FB DIMM *3 PCIE4 x8 Slot(x4 link) PCI EXPRESS x4 (PE0) ESI 2GB/s (MCH:PE0, ESB2:ESI) PCI-E x8 link (MCH:PE2, ESB2:PE4 ) PCIE5 x8 Slot(x8 link) PCIX2 Slot (133/100Mhz) PCI3 Slot (33Mhz) XGI Z7 32Mbyte DDR SRAM:W9425G6CH-5 PCIX1 Slot (133/100Mhz) PCI EXPRESS x8 (PE1/2) PCI-X 100/133 KUMERAN SM BUS USB 2.0 AT A 100 SAT A/SAT A II H/W MONITOR W83793 AD Smart Fan I/II CPU Fan * 2 Front Fan * 4 Rear Fan * 2 FAN_SEL1: 1-2:4pin FAN; 2-3:3pin F AN SA T A/SA T A II 6 ports Dual Port Gilgal/82563EB IDE High-Speed USB 4 ports PCI BUS 32/33 Transformer LAN1/RJ45 Transformer LAN2/RJ45 LPC BUS (Daisy Chain) Winbond SI/O W83627EHG-A Super IO LPT/COM Floppy Keyboard/Mouse MISC HEADER FWH(s) 8MB 32 PLCC
ASUS DSBV -DX Series A-3 A.3 DSBV-DX model block diagram Intel Woodcrest/Clovertown Processor FC-LGA4 Package/LGA-771 Socket 37.5mmX37.5mm Intel Woodcrest/Clovertown Processor FC-LGA4 Package/LGA-771 Socket 37.5mmX37.5mm 1432 pin FCBGA 42.5mmX42.5mm 609 FC-BGA 31mmX31mm VRD 1 1 CLOCK CK-410B ICS932S403BFLF CLOCK Buffer 0.8375~1.6000V VRD 1 1 0.8375~1.6000V DB-1202 CLOCK Buffer DB-104 Blackford-VS MCH (G1) QG5000V ESB2E(A1) QG6321 Channel 0 Channel 1 Branch 0 ADDR CNTR DAT A ADDR CNTR DAT A Dual Independent Bus 1066/1333 MTS System Bus 1066/1333 MTS System Bus FB DIMM *3 FB DIMM *3 PCIE4 x8 Slot(x4 link) PCI EXPRESS x4 (PE0) ESI 2GB/s (MCH:PE0, ESB2:ESI) PCI-E x8 link (MCH:PE2, ESB2:PE4 ) PCIE5 x8 Slot(x8 link) PCIX2 Slot (133/100Mhz) PCI3 Slot (33Mhz) XGI Z7 32Mbyte DDR SRAM:W9425G6CH-5 PCIX1 Slot (133/100Mhz) PCI EXPRESS x8 (PE1/2) PCI-X 100/133 KUMERAN SM BUS USB 2.0 AT A 100 SAT A/SAT A II H/W MONITOR W83793 AD Smart Fan I/II CPU Fan * 2 Front Fan * 4 Rear Fan * 2 FAN_SEL1: 1-2:4pin FAN; 2-3:3pin F AN SA T A/SA T A II 6 ports Dual Port Gilgal/82563EB IDE High-Speed USB 4 ports PCI BUS 32/33 Transformer LAN1/RJ45 Transformer LAN2/RJ45 LPC BUS (Daisy Chain) Winbond SI/O W83627EHG-A Super IO LPT/COM Floppy Keyboard/Mouse MISC HEADER FWH(s) 8MB 32 PLCC
A-4 Appendix A: Reference information