Asus RS100-E5-PI2 User Manual

RS100-E5-PI2 1U Rackmount Server User Guide
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iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .................................................................................... viii About this guide ......................................................................................... ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 System package contents ........................................................... 1-2 1.2 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Systemspecications ................................................................. 1-3 1.4 Front panel features ..................................................................... 1-5 1.5 Rear panel features ...................................................................... 1-5 1.6 Internal features ........................................................................... 1-6 1.7 LED information ........................................................................... 1-7 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ............................................................ 1-7 1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs .......................................................... 1-7 Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2.1 Chassis cover ............................................................................... 2-2 2.1.1 Removing the cover ........................................................ 2-2 2.1.2 Installing the cover .......................................................... 2-3 2.2 Motherboard information ............................................................ 2-5 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6 2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-6 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink ............................................. 2-8 2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-10 2.4.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-10 2.4.2 Memory congurations .................................................. 2-10 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ........................................................... 2-1 1 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ......................................................... 2-1 1 2.5 Replaceable components .......................................................... 2-12 2.5.1 Installing the chassis fans ............................................. 2-12 2.5.2 Installing Serial A T A drives ............................................ 2-13 2.5.3 Installing optical disk drive (ODD) ................................. 2-17 Chapter 3: Installation options 3.1 Rackmount rail kit items .............................................................. 3-2
iv Contents 3.1.1 Attaching the rack ears ................................................... 3- 2 3.1.2 Attaching the rails to the rack .......................................... 3-3 3.2 Rackmount bracket kit (Optional) ............................................... 3-7 3.2.1 Attaching the long rack ears ........................................... 3-7 3.2.2 Attaching the server to the rack cabinet .......................... 3-8 3.3 Front panel cover kit (Optional) .................................................. 3-9 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4.1 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 4-2 Layout contents .............................................................................. 4-3 4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-4 4.3 Connectors ................................................................................... 4-7 4.3.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................... 4-7 4.3.2 Internal connectors ......................................................... 4-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2 5.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk ....................................... 5-2 5.1.2 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 5-3 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 5- 6 5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-8 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5-9 5.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 5-9 5.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 5-9 5.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 5-10 5.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................ 5-10 5.2.6 Conguration elds ....................................................... 5-10 5.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................. 5-10 5.2.8 Scroll bar ....................................................................... 5-10 5.2.9 General help ................................................................. 5-10 5.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 5-1 1 5.3.1 System T ime .................................................................. 5-1 1 5.3.2 System Date .................................................................. 5-1 1 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A .......................................................... 5-1 1 5.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SA T A1-4 ............................. 5-12 5.3.5 IDE Conguration .......................................................... 5-13
v Contents 5.3.6 System Information ....................................................... 5-15 5.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 5-16 5.4.1 USB Conguration ........................................................ 5-16 5.4.2 Remote Access Conguration ....................................... 5-17 5.4.3 T rusted Computing ........................................................ 5-18 5.4.4 MPS Conguration ........................................................ 5-18 5.4.5 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 5-19 5.4.6 Chipset Conguration ................................................... 5-20 5.4.7 Onboard Devices Conguration .................................... 5-21 5.4.8 PCI PnP ........................................................................ 5-22 5.5 PowerConguration .................................................................. 5-24 5.5.1 APM Conguration ........................................................ 5-25 5.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 5-2 6 5.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 5-28 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 5-2 8 5.6.2 Boot Settings Conguration .......................................... 5-29 5.6.3 Security ......................................................................... 5-30 5.7 Exit menu .................................................................................... 5-32 Chapter6: RAIDconguratio n 6.1 RAIDcongurations .................................................................... 6-2 6.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 6- 2 6.1.2 Installing Serial A T A hard disks ....................................... 6-3 6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 6-3 6.1.4 RAID conguration utility ................................................. 6-3 6.2 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................... 6-4 6.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) ....................................... 6- 5 6.2.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) .................................... 6-6 6.2.3 Deleting a RAID set ........................................................ 6-7 6.2.4 Resetting Disks to Non-RAID .......................................... 6-8 6.2.5 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager utility ............. 6-8 6.2.6 Rebuilding the RAID ....................................................... 6-9 6.2.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 6-1 0 6.3 LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility .................................. 6-1 1 6.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set .................................. 6-1 2
vi Contents 6.3.2 Initializing the virtual drives ........................................... 6-18 6.3.3 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 6-23 6.3.4 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 6-25 6.3.5 Deleting a RAID conguration ....................................... 6-28 6.3.6 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 6-29 6.3.7 Enabling the WriteCache .............................................. 6-3 0 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 7- 2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 7-4 7.2 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 7-14 7.2.1 Windows ® Server .......................................................... 7-14 7.2.2 Red Hat ® Enterprise ...................................................... 7-1 5 7.3 VGA driver installation............................................................... 7-16 7.3.1 Windows ® Server .......................................................... 7-16 7.3.2 Red Hat enterprise ........................................................ 7-17 7.4 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 7-18 7.4.1 Running the support CD ............................................... 7-18 7.4.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 7-18 7.4.3 Management Software menu ........................................ 7-19 7.4.4 Utilities menu ................................................................ 7-19 7.4.5 Contact information ....................................................... 7-20 Appendix: Reference information A.1 Intel ® EM64T .................................................................................. A-2 Using the Intel ® EM64T feature ...................................................... A- 2 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST) ........................ A-2 A.2.1 System requirements ...................................................... A- 2 A.2.2 Using the EIST ................................................................ 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. Th is Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. W ARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate this equipment. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical, electronic equipment and mercury-containing button cell battery) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
viii Safety information Electrical Safety • Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged. • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. • If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied service technician or your dealer . Operation Safety • Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certied or experienced engineers. • Before operating the server , carefully read all the manuals included with the server package. • Before using the server , make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If any damage is detected, contact your dealer as soon as possible. • T o avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry . • Avoid dust, humidity , and temperature extremes. Place the server on a stable surface. Lithium-Ion Battery W arning CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer ’s instructions. CD-ROM Drive Safety W arning CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Heavy System CAUTION! This server system is heavy . Ask for assistance when moving or carrying the system. This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user ’s safety . Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.
ix About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of conguring a server . Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the general features of the server , including sections on front panel and rear panel specications. 2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components. 3. Chapter 3: Installation options This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server . 4. Chapter 4: Motherboard information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server . This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations. 5. Chapter 5: BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters. 6. Chapter6:RAIDconguration Th is ch apt er te ll s ho w t o c ha nge sy st em se tti ngs t hro ugh t he BI OS Set up me nu s. De tai led de sc ri pti ons o f the BI OS pa ra met ers a re al so pro vi de d. 7 Chapter 7: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. 8. Appendix: Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conguring the motherboard.
x References Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility . 2. ASUS websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information. Conventions T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. T ypography 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> <Delete> 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. IMPORT ANT : Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: T ips and additional information to help you complete a task.
1- ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specications. Chapter 1 Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 1.1 System package contents *ASUS System Web-based Management If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer . Check your system package for the following items. Model Name RS100-E5-PI2 Chassis ASUS R09 1U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard ASUS P5BV -M/RS100-E5 Server Board Component 1 x 220W 80 Single Power Supply 2 x SA T A Cables 1 x PCI Express x16 Riser Card (x8 link) 1 x Front I/O Board (ASUS FPB-R9) 1 x USB Board (ASUS USB-R9) 2 x System Fans (2 x 40x28) Accessories 1 x CPU Heatsink 1 x RS100-E5-PI2 User ’s Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM 2.0 User ’s Guide 1 x RS100-E5-PI2 Support CD (including ASWM*) 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x AC Power Cable Optional Items Rackmount Rail Kit Slim-type Optical Device CA eTrust Anti-virus Software CD 1.2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS T echnical Support team, you must take note of the product’ s serial number containing 12 characters such as xxxxxxxxxxxx. See 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. xxxxxxxxxxxx RS100-E5-PI2
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 1-3 1.3 Systemspecications The ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS P5BV -M/RS100-E5 server board. The server supports Intel ® LGA775 Xeon ® 3300/3200/3100/3000 Series processors with EM64T technology , plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. (continued on the next page) Model Name RS100-E5-PI2 Processor / System Bus 1 x Socket LGA775 Intel ® Xeon ® 3300/3200/3100/3000 Series CPU FSB 1333/1066/800 Core Logic Intel ® 3200 MCH Intel ® ICH7R ASUS Features Smart Fan Smart Fan III ASWM2.0 √ Memory T otal Slots 4 (Dual-Channel) Capacity Maximum up to 8GB Memory T ype DDR2 800/667 Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC DIMM Memory Size 512MB, 1GB and 2GB Expansion Slots T otal PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots 1 Slot T ype 1 x PCI-E x16 slot (x8 link) (Full-Height/Half- Length) Storage SA T A Controller Intel ® ICH7R: 2 x SA T A2 300MB/s ports* Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows only) - Supports software RAID 0 & 1 LSI MegaRAID (for Linux/Windows) - Supports software RAID 0 & 1 HDD Bays I = internal A or S will be hot-swappable 2 x Internal SA T A2 HDD Bays Networking LAN 2 x Broadcom ® BCM5721 PCI-E GbE LAN - Supports 10/100/1000 Mbps transfer rates Graphic VGA XGI ® V olari Z9s 32MB Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD 1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay Options: No Device / DVD-ROM / DVD-RW Onboard I/O 1 x External Serial Port 3 x RJ-45 ports (2 for GbE and 1 for optional ASMB3-iKVM) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2) 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-4 *Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice. Anti-virus Software CA ® eT rust™ anti-virus software (Optional) Management Solution Hardware SM-Bus/ASMB3-SOL or ASMB3-iKVM (Optional) Software ASUS ASWM 2.0 ® Dimension (D x W x H) 381mm x 430mm x 43.4mm Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & HDD not inclu ded) 6.2 Kg Power Supply 220W 80 PFC PSU Environment Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C / Non operation temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non- condensing)
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 1-5 1.4 Front panel features The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, optical drive, and two USB ports are located on the front panel. Refer to section 1.6.1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions. Optical drive USB 2.0 ports HDD Access LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED Power LED Reset button Power button 1.5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes the expansion slots, and system power socket. The middle part includes the I/O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard. The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, USB, VGA, and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present. AC power socket USB 2.0 ports PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard port Serial port VGA port LAN port 2 LAN port 1 (SOL Shared LAN) Expansion slot iKVM port* * This port is for ASUS ASMB3-SOL or ASMB3-iKVM controller card only .
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-6 1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. 1. PCI Express x16 Riser Card (at x8 link) 2. Chassis fans (x 2) 3. ASUS P5BV -M/RS100-E5 Server Board 4. Power supply 5. HDD tray 2 (hidden) and Slim-type Optical drive (optional) 6. HDD tray 1 • The barebone server does not include a oppy disk drive. connect a USB oppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a oppy disk. • Only ASUS CD/DVD-ROMs t the optical drive bay . 6 1 2 3 4 5
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 1-7 1.7 LED information 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs LED Icon Display status Description Power LED ON System power ON HDD Access LED OFF Blinking No activity Read/write data into the HDD LAN LEDs OFF Blinking ON No LAN connection LAN is transmitting or receiving data LAN connection is present HDD Access LED LAN2 LED LAN1 LED Power LED 1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-8
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 2- This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components. Chapter 2 Hardware setup
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-2 2.1 Chassis cover 2.1.1 Removing the cover 1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw on the top cover . 2. Firmly hold the cover and slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis. 3. Lift the cover from the chassis.
2-3 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 2.1.2 Installing the cover 1. Position the cover on top of the chassis with the hooks aligned to the side tabs of the chassis. 2. Slide the cover toward the front until it snaps in place. Side tabs
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-4 3. Secure the cover with one screw .
2-5 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 ® P5BV -M/RS100-E5 2.2 Motherboard information Place eight (8) screws into the holes indicat ed by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Refer to Chapter 4: Motherboard Information for detailed Information. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-6 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 LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Xeon ® 3300/3200/3100/3000 series processors in the 775-land package. • 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 shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 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. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 CPU Socket 775 ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left.
2-7 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 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). 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure 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 T o prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-8 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 The motherboard support s Intel ® Xeon ® 3300/3200/3100/3000 seri es processors with the Intel ® Enhanced Memory 64 T echnology (EM64T), and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST). Refer to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features. 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink The Intel ® Xeon ® 3300/3200/3100/3000 series processors require a specially designed heatsink and fan-duct to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Use only qualied CPU heatsink assembly . T o install the CPU heatsink: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, matching the screw holes with the heatsink standoffs. Make sure that the heatsink grill is parallel to the nozzle of the chassis fans as shown. Screws Chassis fans
2-9 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 2. T ighten the screws. 3. Peel the adhesive cover of the heatsink plastic cover and evenly attach to heatsink. Heatsink plastic cover The heatsink plastic cover ensures the linear airow between the heatsink and chassis fans.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-10 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. The gure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: 2.4.2 Memorycongurations Y ou may install 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR2-533/667 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A1 112 Pins 128 Pins • Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency . For optimum compatibility , we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor . Refer to the DDR2 Qualied V endors List on the ASUS web site. • When installing one or two DIMMs, install the DIMM(s) to the blue slots (DIMM_A1/DIMM_B1). • Three DDR2 DIMMs intalled into any three memory sockets will function in single-channel mode.
2-1 1 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM T o install a DIMM: 1. Unlo ck a DIMM soc ket by p ressing 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. 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. • A DDR2 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 DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets. Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Support the DIMM lightly with your ngers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it ips out with extra force. Unlocked retaining clip DDR2 DIMM notch 1 2 3 DDR2 DIMM notch 1 2 1
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-12 2.5 Replaceable components Y ou may need to replace defective components or remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices. This section tells how to install or remove the following components: 1. Chassis fans 2. Serial A T A hard disk drives 3. Optical disk drive 2.5.1 Installing the chassis fans T o install the chassis fans: 1. Locate the chassis fan plate on the chassis. 2. Insert the chassis fans into the fan plate. Chassis fans Chassis fan plate
2-13 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 3. Secure the chassis fans with two screws. 4. Connect the chassis fans cable to the onboard fan connectors labeled CPU_F AN1 and FRNT_F AN1. Refer to the illustration below for the location of CPU_F AN1 and FRNT_F AN1 connectors. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 CPU/Chassis Fan Connectors ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 GND F ANPWR2 CPU_F AN1 GND F ANPWR2 F AN PWM FRNT_F AN1 F AN PWM Chassis fan screws 2.5.2 Installing Serial A T A drives T o install primary Serial A T A drive: 1. Locate the Serial A T A drive bay beside the power supply unit. Notice the four standard screw holes. Y ou can install up to two (2) Serial A T A hard disk drives to the system. Follow the succeeding instructions to install each of the drives.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-14 2. Connect the Serial A T A signal cable and A TX power connectors. Use the L-type Serial A T A connector to connect to the hard drive. SA T A L-type connector 3. Place the Serial A T A drive into the drive bay matching the four screw holes with the holes on the disk drive. A TX power connector SA T A signal cable 4. Secure the hard drive with four screws.
2-15 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5. Connect the other end of the Serial A T A signal connector to the onboard SA T A connector labeled SA T A1. Refer to illustration below for the location of SA T A1 connector . P5BV -M/RS100-E5 SA T A 1 Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 S A T A 1 GN D RS AT A_T XP1 RS AT A_T XN1 GN D RS AT A_R XP1 RS AT A_R XN1 GN D T o install secondary Serial A T A drive: 1. If you have an ODD installed, remove the ODD bay rst before you install a secondary SA T A disk drive. T o remove, disconnect the ODD cable and power cable then use a screwdriver to remove all two screws. 2. Locate the Serial A T A drive plate under the optical disk drive (ODD) bay . SA T A drive plate 3. Secure the hard disk drive brackets to the HDD with four screws. HDD bracket
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-16 4. Insert the Serial A T A drive into the drive plate as shown. 7. Connect the other end of the Serial A T A signal connector to the onboard SA T A connector labeled SA T A3. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 SA T A 3 Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 S A T A 3 GN D RS AT A_T XP1 RS AT A_T XN1 GN D RS AT A_R XP1 RS AT A_R XN1 GN D 5. Secure the hard drive with four screws. 6. Connect the Serial A T A signal cable and A TX power connectors. Use the L-type Serial A T A connector to connect to the hard drive. SA T A L-type connector A TX power connector SA T A signal cable
2-17 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 2.5.3 Installing optical disk drive (ODD) T o install ODD: 1. Connect the 80-pin IDE cable blue connector to the IDE connector onboard. Optical disk drive slot 2. Slide in the optical disk drive into the drive slot as shown. 3. Align the screw hole of the ODD bracket with the screw hole on the SA T A drive bracket, then secure it with a screw . ODD bracket Optical disk drive (optional)
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-18 4. Place the ODD side bracket to the ODD, matching the two connectors of the bracket with the holes on the side of the ODD. ODD side bracket Bracket connectors 5. Secure the ODD side bracket to the Serial SA T A drive bracket with a screw . 6. Connect the 80-pin IDE cable black connector and 4-pin A TX power connector to the IDE connector and power connector at the rear of the optical disk drive.
2- ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server . Chapter 3 Installation options
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-2 3.1 Rackmount rail kit items The rackmount rail kit contains two pairs of rails (one pair for each side of the server system), six (6) pieces of inner rail screws, and two (2) pieces of rack screws. 3.1.1 Attaching the rack ears The bundled rack ears serve as handle when inserting or pulling the server from a rack cabinet. T o attach rack ears: 1. Prepare the bundled pair of rack ears and set of eight (8) screws. Pair of rack ears Inner rail screws Rack screws Outer rails Inner rails
3-3 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 3.1.2 Attaching the rails to the rack T o attach the rack rails: 2. Locate the four screw holes on each front-side of the chassis. Select one side for installation. 3. Get one rack ear and match the four screw holes to the screw holes on the chassis. Orient the rack ear as shown. 4. Secure the rack ear to the chassis with four screws. 5. Repeat steps 2 - 4 to attach the other rack ear . 1. Attach the inner rail to the correspoding side of the chassis and secure with three inner rail screws. Make sure the rail is oriented as shown.
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-4 2. Attach the second inner rail to the other side of the chassis and secure with three inner rail screws. 3. Select one unit of space (1U) on the rack where you wish to install the server . 4. Place three (3) nuts on the front and three at the back. Do the same to the corresponding side of the rack. Nuts 5. Adjust the length of the outer rail to t the length of the rack cabinet, then fasten the two screws. 6. Secure the outer rail with two screws at the front and rear of the rack cabinet . 7. Find the corresponding 1U space on the other si de of the rack cabine t then repeat steps 5 and 6 to attach the other outer rail.
3-5 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 8. Firmly hold the server on both sides. Slide the latches on the inner rack rails to the direction indicated below . Hold the latches, and insert the rear side of the server to the front end of the outer rack rail. Make sure that the inner rails are properly aligned with the outer rails.
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-6 10. Secure the server to the rack with one rack screw at one side. Secure the other side as well. 9. Carefully push the server all the way to the back until the front panel ts the front end of the rack. Rack screw
3-7 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 3.2 Rackmount bracket kit (Optional) The rackmount bracket kit provides a convenient and economical way to install the server to the rack cabinet. 3.2.1 Attaching the long rack ears The long rack ears are used to support the server system in a rack cabinet. T o attach the long rack ears: 1. Prepare the pair of long rack ears and set of twelve (12) screws. 2. Locate the six screw holes on each front-side of the chassis.Select one side for installation. 3. Get one long rack ear and match the six screw holes to the screw holes on the chassis. Orient the rack ear as shown. 4. Secure the rack ear to the chassis with six screws. 5. Repeat steps 2 - 4 to attach the other rack ear .
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-8 3. Carefully place the server to the desired position on the rack. 1. Select one unit of space (1U) on the rack where you wish to install the server . 2. Place three (3) nuts on the front and three at the back. Do the same to the corresponding side of the rack. Nuts 3.2.2 Attaching the server to the rack cabinet 4. Secure the server to the rack with two rack screws at one side. Secure the other side as well.
3-9 ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 3.3 Front panel cover kit (Optional) The front panel cover kit provides a convenient way to protect and decorate the front server panel. 1. Prepare the bundled pair of front panel connectors and a set of twelve (12) screws. 2. Secure the front panel connector to the rack ear . 3. Secure the rack ear to the chassis with four screws. 4. Repeat steps 2 - 3 to attach the other rack ear .
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-10 5. Align the front cover to the pre- installed front cover connectors. 6. Carefully attach the front cover to the front cover connectors.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 4-1 This chapter gives inforamtion about the motherboard that comes with the server . This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations. Chapter 4 Motherboard Info
4-2 Chapter 4: Motherboard Information 4.1 Motherboard overview 24.5cm (9.6in) 24.5cm (9.6in) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module) PCI3 PCIE1 PCIE2 PCI4 Super I/O FRNT_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 REAR_FAN1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power A U X_ P AN EL 1 FLOPPY1 SB_PWR1 RECOVERY1 ® P5BV -M/RS100-E5 PS/2KBMS T : Mouse B: Keyboard LAN_USB12 LAN1 VGA1 COM1 LAN2 LGA775 CHAFAN_SET1 RAID_SEL1 HDLED1 T P M1 ATX12V1 EA TXPWR1 CPUFAN_SET1 BUZZ1 PRI_IDE1 USB34 SAT A3 SAT A1 SAT A2 SAT A4 CLRTC1 P A NE L1 ASMB3 COM2 8Mb BIOS BCM 5721 BCM 5721 Intel 3200 MCH Intel ICH7R ICH XGI Z9s Qimonda 0706 ICS 9LPRS918BKL ISL 6312
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 4-3 Layout contents Slots Page 1. CPU socket 2-6 2. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-10 Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLR TC1) 4-4 2. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 4-5 3. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) 4-5 4. Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SET1 and CHAF AN_SET1) 4-6 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 4-7 2. LAN port for ASMB3 iKVM 4-7 3. LAN1 (RJ-45) port 4-7 4. LAN2 (RJ-45) port w/i ASF function 4-7 5. VGA port 4-7 6. Serial (COM1) port 4-7 7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 4-7 8. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 4-7 Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) 4-8 2. ICH7R primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) 4-9 3. Serial Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1-4) 4-10 4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 4-1 1 5. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) 4-1 1 6. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) 4-12 7. CPU and system fan connectors (4pin CPU_F AN1, FRNT_ F AN1, REAR_F AN1) 4-12 8. A TX power connectors (24-pin EA TXPWR1, 4-pin A TX12V1) 4-13 9. System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL1) 4-14 10. System panel auxiliary connector (20-2 pin AUX_P ANEL1) 4-15 1 1. TPM connector (20-pin TPM) 4-16
4-4 Chapter 4: Motherboard Information • Y ou do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the C.P .R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values. • Due to the chipset limitation, AC power off is required prior using C.P .R. function. Y ou must turn off and on the power supply or unplug and plug the power cord before reboot the system. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 Clear RTC RAM ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 CLRTC1 Normal (Default) Clear CMOS 1 2 2 3 4.2 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 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 system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. T o erase the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2. 3. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer . 4. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLR TC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS clearance, reinstall the battery .
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 4-5 2. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) T hi s ju mp er a ll ow s yo u t o s el ec t th e RA ID c on g u ra ti on u ti li ty t o us e w h en y ou c re at e di sk a rr ay s. P la c e t he j um pe r ca ps o ve r p in s 1- 2 if y ou w an t to u se t he LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility (default); otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2-3 to use the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager . 3. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVER Y1) This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS when it gets corrupted. T o update the BIOS: 1. Prepare a oppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard (xxxx-xxx.ROM) and the AFUDOS.EXE utility . 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. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 RAID_SEL1 Setting ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 2 3 1 2 RAID_SEL1 LSI RAID ROM (Default) INTEL RAID ROM P5BV -M/RS100-E5 BIOS Recovery Setting ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 2 3 1 2 RECOVERY1 (Default) Normal BIOS recovery
4-6 Chapter 4: Motherboard Information 4. Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SET1; CHAF AN_SET1) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or a 4-pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan or Chasis fan connectors Set these jumpers to pins 1-2 Short PWM mode if you are using a 4-pin fan cable plug, or to pins 2-3 Short DC mode if you are using a 3-pin plug. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 Fan Mode Setting ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 1 2 1 2 CPUF AN_SET1 (Default) PWM Mode DC Mode 2 3 CHAF AN_SET1 (Default) PWM Mode DC Mode 2 3
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 4-7 4.3 Connectors 4.3.1 Rear panel connectors 1 8 5 6 4 2 7 3 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. LAN port for ASMB3 IKVM . 3. LAN1 (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. 4. LAN2 (RJ-45) port w/i ASF function. w/i ASF function. . This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. 5. VGA port . This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. 6. Serial (COM1) port. This 9-pin communication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 8. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. LAN port LED indications SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED LAN port Activity/Link LED 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
4-8 Chapter 4: Motherboard Information 4.3.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector is for the provided Floppy 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. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 F loppy Disk Drive Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN1 FLOPPY1
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 4-9 2. ICH7R primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) Thi s conn ector is for an U ltr a DMA 100/66 sign al cab le. Th e Ultr a 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. • 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. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 IDE Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PRI_IDE1 PI N 1
4-10 Chapter 4: Motherboard Information 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1-4) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives. If you installed Serial A T A hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 conguration using the Intel ® Matrix Storage T echnology or the LSI MegaRAID ® utility embedded in the Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge. • By default, SA T A1 and SA T A3 connectors are pre-installed with two SA T A cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives. • Thes e conn ectors are se t IDE m ode by defaul t. In IDE mo de, you ca n conn ect Se rial AT A boot /data h ard di sk dri ves to the se conn ectors . If yo u inte nd to create a Seri al ATA RAID s et usi ng t hese c onnecto rs, se t the Congure SA T A as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 4.3.4 IDE Conguration for details. Important notes on Serial A T A • Use only two Serial A T A RAID connectors for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. • Wh en usin g t he con nec to rs in I DE mod e, conn ect th e p rima ry (bo ot) har d di sk driv e t o t he SAT A1 or SAT A2 con nec tor. Re fer to th e tab le b elo w f or the re com mend ed SA T A hard disk drive connections. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 SA T A Connectors ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 S A T A 1 S A T A 3 S A T A 2 S A T A 4 GN D RS AT A_ TXP1 RS AT A_ TXN1 GN D RS AT A_ RXP1 RS AT A_ RXN1 GN D GN D RS AT A_ TXP2 RS AT A_ TXN2 GN D RS AT A_ RXP2 RS AT A_ RXN2 GN D GN D RS AT A_ TXP3 RS AT A_ TX N3 GN D RS AT A_ RXP3 RS AT A_ RX N3 GN D GN D RS AT A_ TXP4 RS AT A_ TX N4 GN D RS AT A_ RXP4 RS AT A_ RX N4 GN D Serial A T A hard disk drive connection Connector Setting Use SA T A 1/2 Master Boot disk SA T A 3/4 Slave Boot/Data disk
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 4-1 1 4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SCSI connectors or the SA T A connectors cause this LED to light up. 5. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. This USB connector complies with USB 2.0 specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 Hard Disk Activity LED Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 # HDLED1 1 ADD_IN_CARD_ACT # ADD_IN_CARD_ACT NC NC P5BV -M/RS100-E5 USB 2.0 Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 USB 5V USB_P4- USB_P4 GND NC USB 5V USB_P3- USB_P3 GND USB34
4-12 Chapter 4: Motherboard Information 6. 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 . P5BV -M/RS100-E5 COM2 Port Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 PIN 1 COM2 7. CPU and system fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN1, FRNT_F AN1, REAR_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 2.1 A ~ 4.44 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! P5BV -M/RS100-E5 Fan Connectors ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 GND F ANPWR2 GND F ANPWR2 F AN PWM CPU_F AN1 REAR_F AN1 GND F ANPWR2 F AN PWM FRNT_F AN1 F AN PWM
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 4-13 8. A TX p owe r c onn ect or s (24 -pi n EAT XPW R1, 4-pin A TX12V1) T he s e c o nn e ct o rs a r e f o r S S I p o we r s u pp l y pl u gs . Th e p o we r s up p ly p lu g s a re d es i gn e d t o  t t h e s e c o n ne c to r s i n o n ly o n e o ri e n ta t io n . F i n d t he p ro p er or i e n ta t i o n a nd pu s h d o wn r m l y u n t i l t he c on n ec t or s c om p le t e ly t . • Use of an A TX 12 V Specication 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) that provides a minimum power of 450 W is recommended for a fully- congured system. • Do not forget to connect the 4-pin or 8-pin A TX 12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot up. • We recommend that you use a PSU with a higher power output 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. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 A TX Power Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 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 EA TXPWR1 A TX12V1 12 V D C G ND 12 V D C G ND
4-14 Chapter 4: Motherboard Information The system panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 System Panel Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 P ANEL1 MLED- GND NC POWERBTN# 5V GND GND NC POWERLED HDLED GND HDLED- POWERLED- MLED NMIBTN# GND RESETBTN# SPKROUT GND 1 3 4 2 6 5 9. System panel connector (20-1 pin P ANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. • 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. • Message LED (Brown 2-pin MLED) This connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front message LED. The message LED indicates the booting status. The LED blinks when the system is in the boot process until the operating system is loaded. • 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. • 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. • A TX power button/soft-off button (Light 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 . • 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 .
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 4-15 10. System panel auxiliary connector (20-2 pin AUX_P ANEL1) This connector supports several server system functions. P5BV -M/RS100-E5 Auxiliary Panel Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 AUX_P A NEL1 I2CDA T A1 LOCA T ORLED1 5VSB LOCA T ORLED1- LAN1_LINKACTLED- LOCA T ORBTN# LAN1_LINKACTLED GND 5VSB I2CCLK1 GND GND LAN2_LINKACTLED LOCA T ORLED2- LAN2_LINKACTLED- LOCA TORLED2 CASEOPEN NC 1 2 2 5 4 3 4 • Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB) These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable. • LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED) These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel. • Chassis Intrusion connector (3-pin CASEOPEN) This lead is for a chassis with an intrusion detection feature. This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event. • Locator LED (2-pin LOCA TORLED1 and 2-pin LOCA T ORLED2) 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. • Locator Button/Switch (2-pin LOCA TORBTN) This connector is for the locator button. This button queries the state of the system locator .
4-16 Chapter 4: Motherboard Information 1 1. TPM connector (20- pin TPM) This connector is used to connect a T rusted Platform Module (TPM) Card. Y ou need to install ASUS TPM card to use this feature function. The TPM module is purchased separately . P5BV -M/RS100-E5 TPM Connector ® P5BV-M/RS100-E5 TPM 3.3V AD0 PWRDW# AD1 AD2 SERIRQ# CLKRUN# NC GND PCICLK FRAME# NC PCIRST# AD3 GND 3.3VSB GND NC NC
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-1 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Chapter 5 BIOS Setup
5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable oppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy or USB Flash disk when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 5.1.1 Creatingabootableoppydisk T o create a bootable oppy disk in a DOS environment: a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-3 5.1.2 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable oppy disk with the updated BIOS le. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Copying the current BIOS T o copy the current BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility: The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS le. 3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS le to the oppy disk. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AM I F irm war e Up dat e U ti li ty - V ers io n 1.1 9(A SU S V2. 07( 03. 11 .2 4BB )) Cop yrig ht ( C) 20 02 A meri can Meg atre nds, Inc. All rig hts r eser ved.  Readingash.....done  Writetole......ok A:\> 1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable oppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos/o[lename] where the [lename] is any user-assigned lename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main lename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name. • Make sure that the oppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024 KB free space to save the le. • The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only . The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown. Mainlename Extension name A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom
5-4 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable oppy disk you created earlier . 3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos/i[lename] where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable oppy disk. UpdatingtheBIOSle T o update the BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) and download the latest BIOS le for the motherboard. Save the BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk. A:\>afudos /irs100e5.rom Write the BIOS lename on a piece of paper . Y ou need to type the exact BIOS lename at the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /irs100e5.rom AM I F irm war e Up dat e U ti li ty - V ers io n 1.1 9(A SU S V2. 07( 03. 11 .2 4BB )) Cop yrig ht ( C) 20 02 A meri can Meg atre nds, Inc. All rig hts r eser ved.  WARNING!!DonotturnoffpowerduringashBIOS  Readingle.......done  Readingash......done  AdvanceCheck......  Erasingash......done  Writingash......0x0008CC00(9%) 4. The utility veries the le and starts updating the BIOS. Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-5 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /irs100e5.rom AM I F irm war e Up dat e U ti li ty - V ers io n 1.1 9(A SU S V2. 07( 03. 11 .2 4BB )) Cop yrig ht ( C) 20 02 A meri can Meg atre nds, Inc. All rig hts r eser ved.  WARNING!!DonotturnoffpowerduringashBIOS  Readingle.......done  Readingash......done  AdvanceCheck......  Erasingash......done  Writingash......done  Verifyingash....done Please restart your computer A:\> UpdatingtheBIOSleusingaUSBashdrive If you have not purchased a USB oppy disk drive, you may update the BIOS le using a USB ash drive. Format the USB ash drive to F A T16 or 32 system le before updating the BIOS. T o format the USB ash drive to a F A T32/16 system le: 1. Insert the USB ash drive to an available USB port. 2. From the Windows desktop, click Start , then select My computer . 3. Right-click the USB ash drive icon, then select Format from the menu. 4. From the File system eld, select F A T32 or F A T16 , then click the Start button. T o update the BIOS le: 1. Copy the original or the latest BIOS le and the AFUDOS utility (afudos. exe) to the USB ash drive. 2. Insert the USB ash drive to an available USB port, then place the motherboard support CD to the optical drive. 3. Boot the system from the support CD, then select the FreeDOS command prompt . 4. At the DOS prompt, replace the prompt with the USB ash disk drive letter , then type: afudos/i[lename] 5. Follow the instructions in the previous section to update the BIOS le.
5-6 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 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 the USB ash disk, or the oppy disk that contains the updated BIOS le. • Prepare a USB ash disk or a oppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility . • Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS le in the oppy disk or the USB ash disk. • Visit ASUS website (www .asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le. RecoveringtheBIOSfromtheUSBashdisk T o recover the BIOS from the USB ash disk: 1. Insert the USB ash disk that contains BIOS le to the USB port. 2. T urn on the system. 3. The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS le when found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted BIOS le. 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. • Only the USB ash disk with F A T 32/16 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than 8GB. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! RecoveringtheBIOSfromaoppydisk T o recover the BIOS from a oppy disk: 1. T urn on the system. 2. Insert the oppy disk with the original or updated BIOS le to the oppy disk drive. 3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the oppy disk for the original or updated BIOS le. BadBIOSchecksum.StartingBIOSrecovery... Checkingforoppy...
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-7 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. BadBIOSchecksum.StartingBIOSrecovery... Checkingforoppy... Floppy found! Readingle“rs100e5.rom”.Completed. Startashing... When found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted BIOS le. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure!
5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS . Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to congure your system using this utility . Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the conguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to recongure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the rmware hub. The rmware hub 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 <Delete> 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 5.7 Exit Menu. • The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only , and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for this motherboard.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-9 5.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the Advanced Power Management (APM) conguration 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. 5.2.3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another . Navigation keys Sub-menu items General help Menu bar Congurationelds Menu items Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2004,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. Use[ENTER].[TAB], or[SHIFT-TAB]to selectaeld. Use[ ]or[-]to conguresystem time. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AdvancedPowerBootExit SystemTime  [19:10:19] SystemDate  [Mon01/28/2008] LegacyDisketteA  [Disabled]  PrimaryIDEMaster : [NotDetected]  PrimaryIDESlave : [TSSTcorpDVD-ROMTS]  SATA1 : [HitachiHDS721616P]  SATA2 : [NotDetected]  SATA3 : [NotDetected]  SATA4 : [HitachiHDS721616P]  IDEConguration System Information
5-10 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2.4 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. 5.2.5 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>. 5.2.6 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 .” 5.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conguration options for that item. 5.2.8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not t on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on the screen. 5.2.9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. Main menu items SystemTime [06:22:54] SystemDate [Wed01/09/2008] FloppyDisketteA [ 1. 44 M,  3. 5in.] Language [English] SATA1 [N ot Det ec te d] SATA2 [N ot Det ec te d] SATA3 [N ot Det ec te d] SATA4 [N ot Det ec te d] SATA5 [N ot Det ec te d] SATA6 [N ot Det ec te d] SATAConguration System Information Use[ENTER],[TAB],or [SHIFT-TAB]toselect aeld. Use[ ]or[-]to conguresystem. Scroll bar Pop-up window
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-1 1 5.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [Disabled] Sets the type of oppy drive installed. Conguration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] Refer to section 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. SystemTime  [11:10:19] SystemDate  [Mon01/28/2008] LegacyDisketteA  [Disabled]  PrimaryIDEMaster : [NotDetected]  PrimaryIDESlave : [TSSTcorpDVD-ROMTS]  SATA1 : [HitachiHDS721616P]  SATA2 : [NotDetected]  SATA3 : [NotDetected]  SATA4 : [HitachiHDS721616P]  IDEConguration System Information Select Screen Select Item - Change Option Tab SelectField F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit Use[ENTER].[TAB], or[SHIFT-TAB]to selectaeld. Use[ ]or[-]to conguresystemtime. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AdvancedPowerBootExit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2004,AmericanMegatrends,Inc.
5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SA T A1-4 The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, V endor , Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are not user-congurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system. T ype [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are specically conguring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (A T API Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP , LS-120, or MO drive. Conguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector T ransfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. Primary IDE Master Device : Not Detected Type [Auto] LBA/LargeMode [Auto] Block(Multi-SectorTransfer)M [Auto] PIOMode [Auto] DMAMode  [Auto] SMARTMonitoring [Auto] 32BitDataTransfer [Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the system.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-13 A T A/IDEConguration[Enhanced] Set the A T A/IDE Conguration. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SA T A as [IDE] This sub-item appears only when you set the A T A/IDEConguration item to [Enhanced] and allows you to set the SA T A conguration. Conguration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] 5.3.5 IDEConguration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the congurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to congure the item. IDEConguration ATA/IDEConguration [Enhanced]  CongureSATAas [IDE] HardDiskWriteProtect  [Disabled] IDEDetectTimeOut(Sec) [35] ATA(PI)80PinCableDetection [Host] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. Options Disable Compatible Enabled PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting T echnology (SMART) feature. Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data T ransfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Legacy IDE Channels [P A T A Pri, SA T A Sec] This sub-item appears only when you set the A T A/IDEConguration item to [Compatible] and allows you to set the legacy IDE channels. Conguration options: [SA T A Only] [P A T A Pri, SA T A Sec] [SA T A Pri, P A T A Sec] [P A T A Only] • If you want to use the Serial A T A hard disk drives as Parallel A T A physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE]. • If you want the Serial A T A hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial A T A features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. • If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the Intel ® Matrix Storage T echnology conguration from the Serial A T A hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID]. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Enables or disables the device write protection. This will be ef fective only if device is accessed through BIOS. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for detecting A T A/A T API devices. Conguration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] A T A(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host] Selects the mechanism for detecting 80Pin A T A(PI) Cable. Conguration options: [Host & Device] [Host] [Device]
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-15 5.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specication. System Memory Displays the auto-detected total system memory . AMIBIOS Version : 0104 Build Date: 10/25/07 Processor Type : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3230 @ 2.66GHz Speed : 2666MHz Count : 4 System Memory UsableSize:2048MB Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. The System information screen may be not exactly match the information on your screen. It will change according to your actual system conguration.
5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4 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. 5.4.1 USBConguration USB Function [Enabled] Allows you to enable a specic number of USB ports, or disable the USB function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when the USB Functions item is set to [Enabled] .  USBConguration  RemoteAccessConguration Trusted Computing  MPSConguration  CPUConguration Chipset  OnboardDevicesConguration PCIPnP Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit ConguretheUSB support. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PowerBootExit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USBConguration Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4 USBDevicesEnabled: 1 Mouse USBFunctions [Enabled] USB2.0Controller [Enabled] LegacyUSBSupport [Auto] USB2.0ControllerMode [HiSpeed] BIOSEHCIHand-Off [Enabled] Options Disabled Enabled
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-17 USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller . Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB. The AUT O option disables legacy support if there is no USB device connected. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB2.0 Controller mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to select the USB2.0 controller mode. Conguration options: [HiSpeed] [FullSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] Allows yout to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI Hand-Off support function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.4.2 Remote AccessConguration The items in this menu allows you to congure the Remote Access features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select Remote Access type. CongureRemoteAccesstypeandparameters RemoteAccess [Disabled] Remote Access [Disabled] Enables or disables the remote access feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when the Remote Access item is set to [Enabled]. Serial port number [COM1] Allows you to select a serial port for console redirection. Conguration options: [COM1] [COM2] Serial Port Mode [1 15200 8, n,1] Allows you to select a serial port mode. Conguration options: [1 15200 8,n,1] [57600 8,n,1] [38400 8,n,1] [19200 8,n,1] [09600 8,n,1]
5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup TCG/TPM SUPPORT [No] Allows you to set the TCG/TPM SUPPOR T . Conguration options: [No] [Y es] 5.4.3 T rusted Computing 5.4.4 MPSConguration MPS Revision [1.4] Allows you to select the MPS revision. Conguration options: [1.1] [1.4] Flow Control [None] Allows you to set the ow control for console redirection. Conguration options: [None] [Hardware] [Software] Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power-On Self-T est (POST). Some operating systems may not work when this item is set to Always. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always] T erminal T ype [ANSI] Allows you to select the target terminal type. Conguration options: [ANSI] [VT100] [VT -UTF8] VT -UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable VT -UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI/ VT100 terminals. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Enable/DisableTPM TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) supp in BIOS Trusted Computing TCG/TPMSUPPORT [No] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select MPS Revision. MPSConguration MPSRevision [1.4]
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-19 5.4.5 CPUConguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. C1E Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Halt State. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Max CPUID V alue Limit [Disabled] Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] V anderpool T echnology [Enabled] The V anderpool T echnology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously , enabling one system to virtually function as several systems. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU TM function: [Enabled] This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection T echnology . Setting this item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature ag to always return to zero (0). Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit CongureadvancedCPUsettings Module Version: 3D.06 Manufacturer: Intel Brand String: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3230 @ 2.66GHz Frequency : 2.66GHz FSB Speed : 1066MHz CacheL1:128KB CacheL2:8192KB RatioStatus:Unlocked(Max:10,Min:06) Ratio Actual Value :10 CPUID :6FB C1ESupport  [Enabled] MaxCPUIDValueLimit:  [Disabled] VanderpoolTechnology  [Enabled] CPUTMfunction:  [Enabled] ExecuteDisableBit  [Enabled] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. Thisshouldbeenabled inordertoenableor disablethe“Enhanced HaltState”. The CPU conguration screen may be not exactly match the information on your screen, it will change according to your actual CPU type.
5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.6 ChipsetConguration The Chipset Conguration menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. NorthBridgeConguration Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING:Settingwrongvaluesinbelowsections may cause system to malfunction.  NorthBridgeConguration  SouthBridgeConguration CongureNorthBridge features. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced NorthBridgechipsetConguration MemoryRemapFeature  [Enabled]  PCIMMIOAllocation:4GBTo3584MB DRAMFrequency  [Auto] CongureDRAMTimingbySPD [Enabled] InitiateGraphicAdapter  [PEG/PCI] PEGPortConguration  PEGPort  [Auto] ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory abovethetotal physical memory. DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory. Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory . Enable this option only when you install 64-bit operating system. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency . Conguration options: [Auto] [667 MHz] [800 MHz] CongureDRAMTimingbySPD[Enabled] When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to select the graphics controller as the primary boot device. Conguration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEGPortConguration PEG Port [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled]
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-21 SMBUS Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SMBUS Controller . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width [1 to 2 seconds] Allows you to select the SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width. Conguration options: [4 to 5 seconds] [3 to 4 seconds] [2 to 3 seconds] [1 to 2 seconds] 5.4.7 OnboardDevicesConguration The Onboard Devices Conguration menu allows you to change the onboard devices settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Conguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address. Conguration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode [Normal] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 mode. Conguration options: [Normal] [IrDA] [ASK IR] SouthBridgeConguration SouthBridgechipsetConguration SMBUSController  [Enabled] SLP_S4#Min.AssertionWidth [1to2seconds] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CongureWin83627EHG-ASuperIOChipset SerialPort1Address  [3F8/IRQ4] SerialPort2Address  [2F8/IRQ3] SerialPort2Mode  [Normal] PCIELAN-5721A  [Enabled] LAN5721ABootROM  [Disabled] PCIELAN-5721B  [Enabled] LAN5721BBootROM  [Disabled] Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced
5-22 Chapter 5: BIOS setup PCIE LAN-5721A/B [Enabled] Allows you to hide or active PCIE LAN-5721A/B. LAN A is LAN port 2 supporting ASF , and LAN B is LAN port 1 not supporting ASF . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] LAN5721A/B Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to Congure LAN5721A/B Boot ROM. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.4.8 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction. Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARNING:Settingwrongvaluesinbelowsections may cause system to malfunction. PlugAndPlayO/S  [No] PCILatencyTimer  [64] AllocateIRQtoPCIVGA  [Yes] PaletteSnooping  [Disabled] IRQ-3assignedto  [PCIDevice] IRQ-4assignedto  [PCIDevice] IRQ-5assignedto  [PCIDevice] IRQ-7assignedto  [PCIDevice] IRQ-9assignedto  [PCIDevice] IRQ-10assignedto  [PCIDevice] IRQ-11assignedto  [PCIDevice] IRQ-14assignedto  [PCIDevice] IRQ-15assignedto  [PCIDevice] NO: Lets the BIOS congueallthe devices in the system. YES: Lets the operating system congurePlugandPlay (PnP) devices not requiredforbootif your system has a Plug and Play operating system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. Plug And 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] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register . Conguration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248]
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-23 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Y es] When set to [Y es], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested. Conguration options: [No] [Y es] Palette Snooping [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the pallete 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] IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specic IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Conguration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved]
5-24 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5 PowerConguration The Power Conguration menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management (APM) features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 Support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI2.0Support  [Disabled] ACPIAPICSupport  [Enabled]  APMConguration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit Addadditionaltables as per ACPI 2.0 specications. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power BootExit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-25 5.5.1 APMConguration Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] When set to Power Off, the system goes into of f state after an AC power loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss. When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state was before the AC power loss. Conguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] Resume On Ring [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the system enables the RI to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft-off mode. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Resume On PME# [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Resume On PME# function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date, R TC Alarm Hour, R TC Alarm Minute, and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled. RTC Alarm Date [15] T o set the alarm date, highlight this item and press the < > or <-> key to make the selection. Conguration options: [Everyday] [1] [2] [3]...[31] RTC Alarm Hour [12] T o set the alarm hour , highlight this item and press the < > or <-> key to make the selection. Conguration options: [00] [01] [02] [03]...[23] RTC Alarm Minute (Second) [30] T o set the alarm minute (second≠), highlight this item and press the < > or <-> key to make the selection. Conguration options: [00] [01] [02] [03]...[59] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power <Enter> to select whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss. APMConguration RestoreonACPowerLoss [LastState] ResumeOnRing [Disabled] ResumeOnPME# [Disabled] ResumeOnRTCAlarm [Disabled]
5-26 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5.2 Hardware Monitor CPU T emperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB T emperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures. CPU_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] FRNT_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] REAR_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU, front, and rear fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the eld shows N/A. CPU Smart Fan Control [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efcient system operation. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The CPU Fan Ratio and CPU T arget T emperature items appear only when you set the CPU Smart Fan Control item to [Enabled]. CPU Fan Ratio [Auto] Allows you to select the fan speed ratio so that the fans operate at a low CPU temperature. Setting a very low ratio may cause a dramatical fan speed drop and trigger a hardware monitor warning message. Conguration options: [Auto] [90%] [80%] [70%] [60%] [50%] [40%] [30%] [20%] Hardware Monitor CPUTemperature [43ºC/109ºF] MBTemperature [35ºC/95ºF] CPU_Fan1Speed [8544RPM] CPUSmartFanControl [Enabled] CPUFanRatio [Auto] CPUTargetTemperature [50ºC] FRNT_Fan1Speed [8544RPM] REAR_Fan1Speed [N/A] VCOREVoltage [1.288V] 3.3VVoltage [3.248V] 5VVoltage [4.608V] 12VVoltage [11.352V] VBATVoltage [3.152V] CPU Temperature BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-27 CPU T arget T emperature [50ºC] The CPU fan speed will be adjusted to maintain the CPU temperature as low as the selected temperature. Conguration options: [35ºC] [38ºC] [41ºC] [44ºC] [47ºC] [50ºC] [53ºC] [56ºC] [59ºC] [62ºC] [65ºC] VCORE V oltage, 3.3V V oltage, 5V V oltage, 12V V oltage, VBA T V oltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage outputs through the onboard voltage regulators.
5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2nd Boot Device [A T API CD-ROM] 3rd Boot Device [Hard Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. Conguration options: [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [A T API CD-ROM] [Hard Drive] [Disabled] Boot Settings Boot Device Priority  BootSettingsConguration Security Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit SpeciestheBoot Device Priority sequence. Avirtualoppydisk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you set the CD-ROM drive as the rstbootdevice. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. Boot Device Priority 1stBootDevice [1stFLOPPYDRIVE] 2ndBootDevice [ATAPICD-ROM] 3rdBootDevice [HardDrive] Speciestheboot sequence from the availabledevices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has beendisabledinthe corresponding type menu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-29 5.6.2 BootSettingsConguration Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Allows you to set display mode for optional ROM. Conguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current] Bootup Num-Lock [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Conguration options: [Off] [On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] W aitfor‘F1’ IfError[Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit‘DEL ’ MessageDisplay[Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot BootSettingsConguration QuickBoot  [Enabled] FullScreenLogo  [Enabled] AddOnROMDisplayMode  [ForceBIOS] BootupNum-Lock  [On] PS/2MouseSupport  [Auto] WaitFor‘F1’IfError  [Enabled] Hit‘DEL’MessageDisplay [Enabled] Interrupt19Capture  [Enabled] AllowsBIOStoskip certain tests while booting.Thiswill decrease the time neededtobootthe system.
5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disablepassword. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. T o set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. Conrm the password when prompted. The message “Password Installed” appears after you successfully set your password. T o change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. T o clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press <Enter>. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears. If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 2.6 Jumper for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 5-31 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disablepassword. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password UserAccessLevel  [FullAccess] Change User Password Clear User Password PasswordCheck  [Setup] User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility . View Only allows access but does not allow change to any eld. Limited allows changes only to selected elds, such as Date and T ime. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the elds in the Setup utility . Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. T o set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. Conrm the password when prompted. The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password successfully . T o change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password. Password Check [Setup] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility . When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Conguration options: [Setup] [Always]
5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit Exitsystemsetup after saving the changes. F10keycanbeused for this operation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit ExitOptions Exit&SaveChanges Exit&DiscardChanges Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2007,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. Exit & Save Changes Once you are nished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off. When you select this option, a conrmation window appears. Select YES to save changes and exit. If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting. Press <Enter> to save the changes while exiting. Exit & Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. If you made changes to elds other than System Date, System T ime, and Password, the BIOS asks for a conrmation before exiting. Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values. After selecting this option, a conrmation appears. Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a conrmation window appears. Select YES to load default values. Select Exit & Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM. Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-1 This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities. Chapter 6 RAIDConguration
6-2 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 6.1 RAIDcongurations The server system/motherboard comes with the Intel ® ICH7R and the LSI Software RAID technology built-in the Intel ® ICH7R SouthBridge chipset that allows you to congure IDE and Serial A T A hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID congurations: 6.1.1 RAIDdenitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. 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. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID conguration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Intel ® Matrix Storage . The Intel ® Matrix Storage technology supported by the ICH7R chip allows you to create a RAID 0 and a RAID 1 set using only two identical hard disk drives. The Intel ® Matrix Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. This technology also allows you to change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data. 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. Refer to section 7.1 RAID driver installation for details.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-3 6.1.2 Installing Serial A T A hard disks The motherboard supports Serial A T A hard disk drives. 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 a RAID conguration: 1. Install the SA T A hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the SA T A signal cables. 3. Connect a SA T A power cable to the power connector on each drive. 6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS Y ou must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set(s). T o do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST . 2. Go to the Main menu, select IDEConguration, then press <Enter>. 3. Select the item CongureSA T A As , then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. 4. Select RAID from the CongureSA T A As item options, then press <Enter>. 5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 6.1.4 RAIDcongurationutility Depending on the RAID_SEL1 jumper setting and the operating system, you can select a utility to create a RAID set. Refer to section 4.2 Jumpers for details on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings. Use the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set under Windows ® Server operating system. Use the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 under Windows ® Server or Red Hat ® Enterprise operating system. Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID conguration utilities.
6-4 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 6.2 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southbridge. T o enter the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility: 1. Install all the Serial A T A hard disk drives. 2. T urn on the system. 3. 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 BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen. Intel(R)MatrixStorageManagerOptionROMv5.6.2.1002ICH7RwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3.ResetDiskstoNon-RAID 4.Exit RAID Volumes: Nonedened. PhysicalDisks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVB300Z2R93D3D 153.4GB Non-RAIDDisk 3 Hitachi HDS72161 PVB300Z2R93D3D 153.4GB Non-RAIDDisk [ ↑↓ ]-Select[ESC]-Exit[ENTER]-SelectMenu [ DISK/VOLUMEINFORMATION ] [ MAIN MENU ]
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-5 6.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) 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. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 0(Stripe), then press <Enter>. 4. 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 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB. We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 5. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity . 6. Press <Enter> when the Create V olume item is highlighted. This warning message appears. Intel(R)MatrixStorageManagerOptionROMv5.6.2.1002ICH7RwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUMEINFORMATION ] Enterastringbetween1and16charactersinlengththatcanbeused to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. [ ↑↓ ]-Change[TAB]-Next[ESC]-PreviousMenu[Enter]-Select Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) SelectDisks 128KB 306.8GB Create Volume WARNING:ALLDATAONSELECTEDDISKSWILLBELOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 7. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the Create V olume menu.
6-6 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 6.2.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) 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. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 1(Mirror), then press <Enter>. 4. When the Capacity item is highlighted, key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity . 5. Press <Enter> when the Create V olume item is highlighted. This warning message appears. Intel(R)MatrixStorageManagerOptionROMv5.6.2.1002ICH7RwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ HELP ] Enterastringbetween1and16charactersinlengththatcanbeused to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. [ ↑↓ ]-Change[TAB]-Next[ESC]-PreviousMenu[Enter]-Select Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) SelectDisks N/A XX.X GB Create Volume WARNING:ALLDATAONSELECTEDDISKSWILLBELOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 6. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or <N> to go back to Create V olume menu.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-7 6.2.3 Deleting a RAID set 2. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete, then press <Del>. This window appears. Intel(R)MatrixStorageManagerOptionROMv5.6.2.1002ICH7RwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) 2 306.8GB Normal Yes [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive(s) and causeanymemberdiskstobecomeavailableasnon-RAIDdisks. WARNING: EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON-RECOVERABLE. [ ↑↓ ]-Select[<ESC>]-PreviousMenu[<Del>]-DeleteVolume 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! Areyousureyouwanttodeletevolume“Volume0”?(Y/N): [ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ] 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.
6-8 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 6.2.5 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager utility 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. 6.2.4 Resetting Disks to Non-RAID 2. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset, then press <Space> 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 ] Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures  fromtheselectedRAIDdisks.Byremovingthese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 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. Take cauti on befo re you reset a RAID volum e HD D to n on-RAID . Rese tting a RAID volum e HDD d eletes all in ternal RAID stru cture on the drive.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-9 6.2.6 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1 set. Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SA T A hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as “ Degraded” during POST . Y ou can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non-RAID disks. T o rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk: 1. At the prompt, press <Ctrl> <I> to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID conguration. 2. If there is a non-RAID SA T A Hard Disk available, the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID. Press <Enter>, then use up/down arrow keys to select the destination disk or press <ESC> to exit. Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 3. The utilty immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”. [ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ] [ ↑↓ ]-Previous/Next[SPACE]-Selects[ENTER]-SelectionComplete “Degraded“ volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system. Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit): Port Drive Model Serial# Size 3HDS722580VLSA80 VN6Bxxxx 76.7GB Intel(R)MatrixStorageManagerOptionROMv5.6.2.1002ICH7RwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3.ResetDiskstoNon-RAID 4.Exit RAID Volumes: IDNameLevelStripSizeStatusBootable 0Volume0RAID0(Stripe)128KB306.8GB Rebuild Yes PhysicalDisks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 0 Hitachi HDS72161 PVB300Z2R93D3D 153.4GB Non-RAIDDisk 3 Hitachi HDS72161 PVB300Z2R93D3D 153.4GB Non-RAIDDisk [ ↑↓ ]-Select[ESC]-Exit[ENTER]-SelectMenu [ DISK/VOLUMEINFORMATION ] [ MAIN MENU ]
6-10 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 4. Exit the RAID conguration utility and reboot the system. 5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Matrix Storage > Intel Matrix Storage Console or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon to load the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager utility . 6. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Matrix Storage Console. 7. From the V olumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status. When nished, the status is changed to “ Normal ”. Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk If any of the SA T A hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as “ Degraded” during POST . Y ou may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array . T o rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk: 1. Remove the failed SA T A hard disk and install a new SA T A hard disk of the same specication into the same SA T A Port. Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 2. Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk on page 6-9. 6.2.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility Y ou can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi-RAID using the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager . T o set the boot array in the BIOS: Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk. 1. Reboot the system and press <Del> to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST . 2. Go to the Boot menu and select the option Boot Device Priority . 3. Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. Refer to 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority for details. 4. From the Exit menu, select Exit & Save Changes, then press <Enter>. 5. When the conrmation window appears, select OK , then press <Enter>.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-1 1 6.3 LSISoftwareRAIDConguration Utility The LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 set(s) from SA T A hard disk drives connected to the SA T A connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip. T o enter the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility: 1. T urn on the system after installing all the SA T A hard disk drives. 2. During POST , the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility automatically detects the installed SA T A hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press <Ctrl> <M> or <Enter> to enter the utility . LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A.05.090611342R LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No:00 Dev No:1F Device present at port 0 Hitachi HDS721616P 156554MB Device present at port 3 Hitachi HDS721616P 156554MB Press Ctrl-M or Enter to run LSI Software RAID Setup Utility. - 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. • The LSI Software RAID Conguration Utitlity 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. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency CongureVD(s)
6-12 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 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 virtual drive of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drive or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drive of a created RAID set 6.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The LSI Software RAID Conguration 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 virtual drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size (RAID 1 only). In NewConguration, you manually set the virtual 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 the arrow keys to select EasyConguration , then press <Enter>. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency DenesPhysicalArrays.AnArrayWillAutomaticallyBecomeAVD CongurationMenu EasyConguration NewConguration View/AddConguration ClearConguration Select Boot Drive
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-13 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter> to end array . 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. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Congure,F2-DriveInfo,F3-VirtualDrives,F4-HSP Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Port#0DISK156402MBHDS728080PLA380PF20A60A EasyConguration-ARRAYSELECTIONMENU PORT # READY READY 0 3 LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Congure,F2-DriveInfo,F3-VirtualDrives,F4-HSP Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Port#0DISK156402MBHDS728080PLA380PF20A60A EasyConguration-ARRAYSELECTIONMENU PORT # 0 3 ONLIN A00-01 ONLIN A00-00
6-14 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 5. Press <F10>, select the congurable array , then press <SpaceBar>. Press <F10> again, the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 CursorKeys,SPACE-(De)SelectF2-ChIdInfoF3-SlotInfoF10-CongureEsc-Quit Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency PORT # 0 1 EasyConguration-ARRAYSELECTIONMENU SelectCongurableArray(s) A-0 SPAN-1 LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeysToNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency PORT # 0 1 EasyConguration-ARRAYSELECTIONMENU VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 01156402MB264KBONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID = 1 Size = 156402MB DWC = Off RA = On Accept SPAN = NO Choose RAID Level For This VD
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-15 6. Select RAID from the Virtual Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>. Y ou need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set. 8. When creating a RAID 1 set, select DWC from the Virtual 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. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeysToNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency PORT # 0 1 EasyConguration-ARRAYSELECTIONMENU VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 01156402MB264KBONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID = 1 Size = 156402MB DWC = Off RA = On Accept SPAN = NO Choose RAID Level For This VD RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeysToNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency PORT # 0 1 EasyConguration-ARRAYSELECTIONMENU VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 01156402MB264KBONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID = 1 Size = 156402MB DWC = Off RA = On Accept SPAN = NO DiskWriteCacheSettingOfVD Change DWC O f f On
6-16 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 10. When nished setting the selected virtual drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 1 1. Press <Esc> to exit the virtual drive conguration. When prompted, save the conguration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu . LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeysToNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency PORT # 0 1 EasyConguration-ARRAYSELECTIONMENU VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 01156402MB264KBONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID = 1 Size = 156402MB DWC = On RA = On Accept SPAN = NO AcceptThisVDCongurationAndGoToNextVD LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeysToNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Select Yes Or No CongurationMenu EasyConguration NewConguration View/AddConguration ClearConguration Select Boot Drive VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 01156402MB264KBONLINE SaveConguration? Yes No
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-17 3. Follow steps 3 to 7 of the previous section. 4. Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 5. Key-in the desired virtual drive size, then press <Enter>. UsingNewConguration When a RAID set is already existing, using the NewConguration command erases the existing RAID conguration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the View/AddConguration command to view or create another RAID conguration. 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>. 6. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the previous section to create the RAID set. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency ClearExistingCongurationAndStartANewConguration CongurationMenu EasyConguration NewConguration View/AddConguration ClearConguration Select Boot Drive LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeysToNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency PORT # 0 1 EasyConguration-ARRAYSELECTIONMENU VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 01156402MB264KBONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID = 1 Size = 156402MB DWC = Off RA = On Accept SPAN = NO Enter VD Size (MB): Enter VD Size (MB): 156402
6-18 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 6.3.2 Initializing the virtual drives After creating the RAID set, you must initialize the virtual drives. Y ou may initialize the virtual drives of a RAID set using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu . Using the Initialize command T o initialize the virtual drive using the Initialize command: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Initialize, then press <Enter>. 2. The screen displays the available RAID set and prompts you to select the virtual drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection, then press the <SpaceBar>. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Initialize Virtual Drive(s) LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-(De)Select,F10-CheckConsistency Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Select VD VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 010154494MB464KBONLINE Virtual Drives Loical Drive 0
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-19 3. Press <F10> and select Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. Initializing a virtual drive(s) erases all data on the drive. 4. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-(De)Select,F10-CheckConsistency Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 01154494MB264KBONLINE Virtual Drives Loical Drive 0 Initialize? Yes No Initilize Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s) LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 010154494MB464KBONLINE Virtual Drives Loical Drive 0 Initialization Of LD Is In Process LD0Initialization.PressEsctoAbort. ¦ 85%Completed
6-20 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 5. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. UsingtheObjectscommand T o initialize the virtual drive using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Objects, then press <Enter>. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 010154494MB464KBONLINE Virtual Drives Loical Drive 0 Initialization Of LD Is In Process LD 0 Initialization Complete. Press Esc.. ¦ 100%Completed LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency CongureObjectsLikeAdapterParameters
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-21 2. Select Virtual Drive from the Objects sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 3. Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 4. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, then press <Enter> to start initialization. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Change VD Parameters Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 Press ENTER To Select A VD, <DEL> To Delete A VD Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive(1) Virtual Drive 0 LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Initilize VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive(1) Virtual Drive 0 Initialze CheckConsistency View/Update Parameters Vitual Drive(0)
6-22 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 5. When prompted, 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>. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Initilize Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s) Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive(1) Virtual Drive 0 Initialze CheckConsistency View/Update Parameters Vitual Drive(0) Initialize? Yes No LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu C o n f i g u r e I n i t i a l i z e O b j e c t s R e b u i l d CheckConsistency Objects A d a p t e r V i r t u a l D r i v e Physical Drive Vitual Drive(1) Virtual Drive 0 I n i t i a l z e C h e c k  C o n s i s t e n c y View/Update Parameters Vitual Drive(0) Initialize? Y e s No Initilization Of VD Is In Process VD0Initialization.PressEsctoAbort. ¦ 55%Completed LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive(1) Virtual Drive 0 I n i t i a l z e C h e c k  C o n s i s t e n c y View/Update Parameters Vitual Drive(0) Initialize? Y e s No Initialization Of VD Is In Process VD 0 Initialization Complete. Press Esc.. ¦ 100%Completed
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-23 6.3.3 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>. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency RebuildPD(s) LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Congure,F2-DriveInfo,F3-VirtualDrives,F4-HSP Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency P o r t # 1 D I S K   1 5 6 4 0 2 M B   H D S 7 2 8 0 8 0 P L A 3 8 0   PF20A60A REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT # 0 3 ONLIN A00-01 ONLIN A00-00
6-24 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD. 4. When prompted, press <Y> to to rebuild the drive. 5. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-(De)Select,F10-StartRebuild,F2-DriveInformation,F3-ViewVirtualDrives Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Port#1DISK156402MBHDS728080PLA380PF20A60A REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT # LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-(De)Select,F10-StartRebuild,F2-DriveInformation,F3-ViewVirtualDrives Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Port#1DISK156402MBHDS728080PLA380PF20A60A REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00-01 ONLIN A00-00 PORT # 0 1 RebuildingOfDriveWillTakeAFewMinutes.StartRebuildingDrive(Y/N)? 0 3 ONLIN A00-01 ONLIN A00-00
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-25 6.3.4 Checking the drives for data consistency Y ou can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any dif ferences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects> Adapter menu. The Check Consistency command is available only for virtual drive 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 virtual drive to check. Press the <Spacebar> to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection, then press <F10>. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency CC Of VD(s) LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-(De)Select,F10-CheckConsistency Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Select VD VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 01154494MB264KBONLINE Virtual Drives Loical Drive 0
6-26 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 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. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-(De)Select,F10-CheckConsistency Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 010154494MB464KBONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 ConsistencyCheck? Yes No Select VD LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 SPACE-(De)Select,F10-CheckConsistency Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency VirtualDrive(s)Congured LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status 010154494MB464KBONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 CC Under Process VD0ConsistencyCheck.PressEsctoAbort. ¦ 85%Completed The Data On The Drives Is Inconsistency. Repair Done!
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-27 UsingtheObjectscommand T o check data consistency using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects, then select Virtual Drive from the menu. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual 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.
6-28 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 6.3.5 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. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency ClearExistingConguration CongurationMenu EasyConguration NewConguration View/AddConguration ClearConguration Select Boot Drive LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency ClearExistingConguration CongurationMenu EasyConguration NewConguration View/AddConguration ClearConguration Select Boot Drive ClearConguration? Yes No
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 6-29 6.3.6 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 virtual drive from the list, then press <Enter>. 3. The virtual drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Select A Boot VD CongurationMenu EasyConguration NewConguration View/AddConguration ClearConguration Select Boot Drive LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency Select A Boot VD CongurationMenu EasyConguration NewConguration View/AddConguration ClearConguration Select Boot Drive BootableVDs(1):CurrentBootVD(0) Boot Drive 0
6-30 Chapter 6: RAID Conguration 6.3.7 Enabling the WriteCache Y ou may enable the RAID controller ’s W riteCache option to improve the data transmission performance. When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives. T o enable WriteCache: 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects> Adapter , then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties. 2. Select Disk WC , then press <Enter> to turn the option On (enabled). 3. When nished, press any key to continue. LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.53Sep06,2007 UseCursorKeystoNavigateBetweenItemsAndPressEnterToSelectAnOption Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild CheckConsistency DiskWriteCache-Off(WriteThrough)orOn(WriteBack) Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Adapter 0 RebuildRate=30 ChkConstRate=30 FGI Rate = 30 BGI Rate = 30 DiskWC=Off Read Ahead = On BiosState=Enable Stop On Error = No FastInit=Enable AutoRebuild=On AutoResume=Enable DiskCoercion=1GB Factory Default
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 7-1 This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. Chapter 7 Driver installation
7-2 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array . This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 7.1.1 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 ® Server 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... 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 7. Press <Enter>. 8. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. CreateDriverDisketteMenu ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver ICH7R LSI RAID Driver Broadcom ASF Firmware Update Write DMI FreeDOS command prompt
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 7-3 ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver ICH7R LSI RAID Driver Broadcom ASF Firmware Update ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver Windows32bit Windows64bit Back Exit ICH7R LSI RAID Driver WindowsServer200332bit WindowsServer200364bit RHELAS3UP832/64bit RHELAS4UP532/64bit RHEL532/64bit SLES9.0SP332bit SLES9.0SP364bit SLES1032bit SLES1064bit Back Exit Broadcom ASF Firmware Update RS100-E5-PI2 system Back Exit For system s with Red Ha t ® Enterprise versions that are not listed in the Makedisk menu, explore the support CD and copy the RAID driver disk from the following path: \ICH7R LSI RAID\Driver\Linux. Write DMI Write DMI RS100-E5-PI2 system Back Exit
7-4 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® Server OS During Windows ® Server OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server installation CD. The Windows ® 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. Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver... Windows Setup S=SpecifyAdditionalDeviceENTER=ContinueF3=Exit Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s): <none> * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special diskcontrollersforusewithWindows,includingthosefor whichyouhaveadevicesupportdiskfromamassstoragedevice manufacturer, press S. *Ifyoudonothaveanydevicesupportdisksfromamassstorage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 7-5 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>. LSI Logic SA T A RAID Select “ LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID ” for 32bit Windows Server OS from the list, then press <Enter>. For 64bit Windows Server OS, please select “ LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID (Intel IA32E) ” item. ENTER=ContinueESC=CancelF3=Exit Windows Setup Pleaseinsertthedisklabeled Manufacturer-suppliedhardwaresupportdisk into Drive A: * Press ENTER when ready. ENTER=ContinueF3=Exit Windows Setup YouhavechosentocongureaSCSIAdapterforusewithWindows, usingadevicesupportdiskprovidedbyanadaptermanufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. LSILogicEmbeddedSATARAID LSILogicEmbeddedSATARAID(IntelIA32E)
7-6 Chapter 7: Driver installation Intel Matrix Storage Select “ Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SA T A RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH) ” for Intel Matrix Storage RAID mode from the list, then press <Enter>. If you congured SA T A as AHCI Mode in the BIOS setup utility of IDE Conguration, rst install the Intel SA T A AHCI Driver during windows setup. Then, select the “ Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SA T A AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH) ” from the list. Refer to section 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk to create the Intel SA T A Driver for windows system. 6. The Windows ® 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. ENTER=ContinueF3=Exit Windows Setup YouhavechosentocongureaSCSIAdapterforusewithWindows, usingadevicesupportdiskprovidedbyanadaptermanufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. Intel(R)82801GR/GHSATARAIDController(DesktopICH7R/DH) Intel(R)82801GR/GHSATAAHCIController(DesktopICH7R/DH) Intel(R)82801FRSATARAIDController(DesktopICH6R) Intel(R)82801FRSATAAHCIController(DesktopICH6R) Intel(R)82801FBMSATAAHCIController(MobileICH6M) Intel(R)82801ERSATARAIDController(DesktopICH5R) Intel(R) 6300ESB SATA RAIID Controller
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 7-7 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 an existing Windows ® Server OS T o install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows ® 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.
7-8 Chapter 7: Driver installation 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. The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID or Intel ® 8201 GR/GH SA T A RAID items should appear . 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.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 7-9 Red Hat ® Enterprise T o install the Intel ® ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® Installation CD. 2. At the boot: , type linuxdd , then press <Enter>.
7-10 Chapter 7: Driver installation 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>
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 7-1 1 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select Y es, then install the additional RAID controller drivers. 7. 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.
7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installation 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>.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 7-13 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.
7-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.2 LAN driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver . 7.2.1 Windows ® Server T o install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver on a Windows ® Server OS: 1. Restart the computer , 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 a New Hardware Found window . Click Cancel to close this window . • If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the le ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder. Double- click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. 3. Click the Broadcom BCM5721 Driver option to begin installation.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 7-15 7.2.2 Red Hat ® Enterprise Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom 5721 LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat Enterprise operating system. Building the driver 4. Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears. Follow screen instructions to continue installation. T o build the driver from the T AR le: 1. Create a directory and extract the T AR les:  tarxvzfbcm5700-<version>.tar.gz 2. Build the driver bcm5700.o as a loadable module for the running kernel:  cdbcm5700-<version>/src  make 3. T est the driver by loading it:  insmodbcm5700.o 4. Install the driver and man page:  makeinstall 5. Refer to Red Hat distribution documentation to congure the network protocol and address Install rst the Kernel Development tools before building the driver from the T AR le.
7-16 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Graphics driver . 7.3.1 Windows ® Server Y ou need to manually install the XGI Graphics driver on a Windows ® Server operating system. T o install the XGI Graphicsdriver: 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 . Windows ® automatically detects the VGA controller and displays a New Hardware Found window . Click Cancel to close this window . 3. Click the item XGI VOLARI Z9s from the Drivers menu. 4. The XGI VOLARI Z9s window appears. Click Next. Follow screen instructions to complete installation.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 7-17 7.3.2 Red Hat enterprise The Red Hat Enterprise operating system automatically recognizes the XGI Graphics driver during system installation. There is no need to install an additional driver(s) to support the onboard VGA.
7-18 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.4 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 are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) for updates. 7.4.1 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. 7.4.2 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 RS100-E5-PI2 7-19 7.4.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring application. Click on an item to install. 7.4.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.
7-20 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.4.5 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.
A Reference information The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports.
A-2 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel ® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with a BIOS le that supports EM64T . Y ou can download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website (www .asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS le. See Chapter 5 for details. • Visit www .intel.com for more information on the EM64T feature. • Visit www .microsoft.com for more information on Windows ® 64-bit OS. A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® Technology (EIST) • The motherboard comes with a BIOS le that supports EIST . Y ou can download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website (www .asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS. See Chapter 5 for details. • Visit www .intel.com for more information on the EIST feature. A.2.1 System requirements Before using EIST , check your system if it meets the following requirements: • Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor with EIST support • BIOS le with EIST support • Operating system with EIST support (Windows ® XP SP2/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions) Using the Intel ® EM64T feature T o use the Intel ® EM64T feature: 1. Install an Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPU that supports the Intel ® EM64T . 2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition). 3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the support CD. 4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any . Refer to the expansion card or add-on device(s) documentation, or visit the related website, to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2 A-3 A.2.2 Using the EIST T o use the EIST feature: 1. T urn on the computer , then enter the BIOS Setup. 2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Conguration, then press <Enter>. 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep T echnology item to [Automatic], then press <Enter>. See page 5-24 for details. 4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS setup. 5. After the computer restarts, right click on a blank space on the desktop, then select Properties from the pop-up menu. 6. When the Display Properties window appears, click the Screen Saver tab. 7. Click the Power button on the Monitor power section to open the Power Options Properties window . 8. On the Power schemes section, click , then select any option except Home/Ofce Desktop or Always On. 9. Click Apply , then click OK. 10. Close the Display Properties window . After you adjust the power scheme, the CPU internal frequency slightly decreases when the CPU loading is low . The screen displays and procedures may vary depending on the operating system.
A-4 Appendix: CPU features