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.
The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is
required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications
to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
REACH
Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction
of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we publish the chemical substances in our
products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.
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Safety information
Electrical safety
•
To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the
electrical outlet before relocating the system.
•
When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the
power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are
connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system
before you add a device.
•
•
•
Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure
that all power cables are unplugged.
Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord.
These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.
Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area.
If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using,
contact your local power company.
•
If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a
qualified service technician or your retailer.
Operation safety
•
Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all
the manuals that came with the package.
•
Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the
power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer
immediately.
•
•
To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from
connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.
Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in
any area where it may become wet.
•
Place the product on a stable surface.
•
If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified
service technician or your retailer.
DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been
designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the
crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic
equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for
disposal of electronic products.
DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste.
This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not
be placed in municipal waste.
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About this guide
This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring
the motherboard.
How this guide is organized
This user guide contains the following parts:
•
Chapter 1: Product introduction
This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new
technologies it supports.
•
Chapter 2: Hardware information
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform
when installing system components. It includes description of the switches,
jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard.
•
•
Chapter 3: Powering up
This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down
the system.
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup
menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
•
•
•
Chapter 5: RAID configuration
This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring
RAID sets using the available utilities.
Chapter 6: Driver installation
This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for
different system components.
Appendix: Reference information
This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when
configuring the motherboard.
Where to find more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and
software updates.
1.
2.
ASUS websites
The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and
software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.
Optional documentation
Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty
flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not
part of the standard package.
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Conventions used in this guide
To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following
symbols used throughout this manual.
DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself
when trying to complete a task.
CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components
when trying to complete a task.
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a
task.
NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a
task.
Typography
Bold text
Indicates a menu or an item to select.
Italics
<Key>
Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
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+Del>
Command
Means that you must type the command
exactly as shown, then supply the required
item or value enclosed in brackets.
Example: At the DOS prompt, type the
format A:/S
command line:
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KCMA-D8 specifications summary
Processor Support / System Bus 2 x socket C32 (LGA 1207)
4/6 Core AMD® Opteron™ 4100 Series
HyperTransport™ Technology 3.0,
6.4 GT/s per link (dual link)
Core Logic
AMD® SR5670
AMD® SP5100
Form Factor
12” x 10”
V
ASUS Features Fan Speed
Control
Rack Ready
(Rack and
Pedestal dual
use)
V
ASWM 2.0
V
Memory
Total Slots
Capacity
8 (2-channel per CPU)
Maximum up to 128GB (RDIMM)
Maximum up to 32GB (UDIMM)
Memory Type
Memory Size
DDR3 800/1066/1333 UDIMM with ECC / non ECC
DDR3 800/1066/1333 RDIMM
1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB (RDIMM)
1GB, 2GB, 4GB (UDIMM)
Expansion
Slots
Total PCI/PCI-X/
PCI-E Slots
6
(follow SSI
Location #)
Slot Location 1 1 x PCI 32bit/33 MHz
Slot Location 2 1 x PCI-E x8 (Gen2 x4 Link)
(Auto turn off if PIKE slot is occupied, MIO supported)
Slot Location 3 1 x PCI 32bit/33 MHz
Slot Location 4 1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x8 Link)
Slot Location 5 1 x PCI 32bit/33 MHz
Slot Location 6 1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x16 Link)
Additional Slot 1 1 x PIKE Slot for Stroage expansion
Storage
SATA Controller AMD® SP5100:
- 6 SATA2 300MB/s ports
PROMISE® SW RAID (For Linux/Windows)
- Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5
SAS Controller Optional:
ASUS PIKE 1064E 4-port SAS RAID card
ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card
ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card
ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port SAS RAID card
ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card
ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card with
RAID 5
(continued on the next page)
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Networking
LAN
2 x Intel 82574L
1 x Mgmt LAN
Graphic
VGA
Aspeed AST2050 8MB
Onboard I/O
Connectors
PSU Connector 24-pin SSI power connector + 8-pin SSI 12V power
connector
USB
Connectors
1 x USB connector (Type A USB socket)
2 x USB pin header (Up to 4 devices)
Management
Connector
Onboard socket for optional management card
Fan Header
SMBus
8 x 4pin
2
Chassis Intruder 1
Serial Port
Header
1
Front LAN LED
2
1
Rear I/O
Connectors
External Serial
Port
External USB
Port
2
VGA Port
RJ-45
1
2 + 1 Management Port
PS/2 KB/Mouse 1
Management
Solution
Software
ASWM
Out of Band
Remote
Optional ASMB4-iKVM for KVM-over-Internet
Management
Monitoring
CPU
Temperature
V
V
FAN RPM
Environment
Operation temperature: 10℃—35℃
Non operation temperature: -40℃—70℃
Non operation humidity: 20%—90%
(Non condensing)
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
DO NOT touch the Northbridge chipset! The Northbridge chipset may become
overheated. Remember to provide sufficinet air flow to keep the system stable.
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This chapter describes the motherboard
features and the new technologies it supports.
Chapter 1:
Product
introduction
1
Chapter summary
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3
Package contents......................................................................... 1-3
Serial number label...................................................................... 1-4
Special features............................................................................ 1-4
ASUS KCMA-D8
1.1
Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS® KCMA-D8 motherboard!
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it
another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the
items in your package with the list below.
1.2
Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack
SATA data cable
Thermal sensor cable
IO shield
6
--
Cables
2
--
1
1
Accessories
Retension module
2
2
Application CD Support CD
Documentation User Guide
Packing Qty.
1
1
1
1
1pcs per carton
10pcs per carton
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
Optional items
Description
PIKE 1064E
PIKE 1068E
PIKE 1078
LSI 4 port SAS RAID card
LSI 8 port SAS RAID card
LSI 8 port SAS RAID card with Hardware RAID 5, 6, 50, 60
Marvell 8 port SAS RAID card
PIKE 6480
PIKE 2008
LSI 8 port SAS2 RAID card
PIKE 2008/IMR
ASMB4-iKVM
LSI 8 port SAS2 RAID card with RAID 5
Remote Management solution provides KVM over IP solution.
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1.3
Serial number label
Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must take
note of the motherboard's serial number containing 12 characters xxS2xxxxxxxx
shown as the figure below. With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS
Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution
to your problems.
KCMA-D8
Made
in
China
合格
xxS2xxxxxxxx
1.4
Special features
1.4.1
Product highlights
Latest processor technology
This motherboard supports the latest AMD® Opteron™ 4100 series processors
in LGA 1207 package with integrated memory controller to support 2-channel (4
DIMMs per CPU) DDR3 memory. AMD® Opteron™ 4100 series processor supports
AMD® HyperTransport™ technology with a system bus of up to 6.4GT/s per link.
AMD® Opteron™ 4100 series processor is the one of the most powerful and
energy-efficient CPUs in the world.
AMD 4/6 Core Architecture
The motherboard supports AMD 4/6 core processors with discrete L2 cache
structure for each core and shared L3 cache to meet demands for more powerful
computing.
HyperTransport™ technology 3.0 (HT3)
HyperTransport™ technology 3.0 (HT3) is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-
point link designed to improve the overall system balance and scalability with the
maximum interconnect rate of 6.4GT/s.
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DDR3 memory support
The KCMA-D8 supports UDIMM and RDIMM DDR3 memory that features data
transfer rates of 1333/1066/800 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements
of server and workstation applications. The 2-channel DDR3 architecture boosts
system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidth of up to 21GB/s.
Furthermore, the supply voltage for the memory is reduced from 1.8 V for DDR2 to
just 1.5V for DDR3. This voltage reduction limits the power consumption and heat
generation of DDR3 which makes it an ideal memory solution. The motherboard
also supports 1.35V DDR3 LVDIMMs.
PCIe 2.0
This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for twice the current speed
and bandwidth. This enhances system performance while still providing backward
compatibility to PCIe 1.0 devices.
Intel® 82574L LAN Solution
The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports which provide
a total solution for your networking needs. The onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN
controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput
close to Gigabit bandwidth.
Serial ATA II technology
The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II 3 Gb/s technology through the
Serial ATA interface and AMD SP5100 chipset. The Serial ATA II specification
provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new
features, including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM)
Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. Serial ATA allows thinner, more flexible
cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements.
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification,
dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB
1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1.
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
The CPU temperature is monitored to prevent overheating and damage. The
system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection.
The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical
components.
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1.4.2
Innovative ASUS features
ASUS Fan Speed technology
The ASUS Fan Speed technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the
system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation.
PIKE (Proprietary I/O Kit Expansion)
PIKE is an on-demand upgrade kit for users. This ASUS unique feature enables
users to choose their preferred I/O solutions. ASUS provides multiple SAS
solutions for different segments and purposes and PIKE saves lots of validation
efforts and hardware cost for end users. Moreover, the special patent design offers
multiple I/O solutions without occupying the Slot 6 in 1U system.
ASUS MIO Audio card
Enjoy high-end sound quality! The ASUS MIO audio card is a discrete 8-channel
high definition audio (High Definition Audio previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC
enable clearest high quality audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions,
and multi-streaming technology that simultaneously send different audio streams to
different destinations.
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This chapter lists the hardware setup
procedures that you have to perform
when installing system components. It
includes description of the jumpers and
connectors on the motherboard.
Chapter 2:
Hardware
information
2
Chapter summary
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3
Motherboard overview................................................................. 2-6
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 2-10
System memory ......................................................................... 2-18
Expansion slots.......................................................................... 2-21
Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-27
Connectors ................................................................................. 2-31
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2.1
Before you proceed
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change
any motherboard settings.
•
•
Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any
component.
Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal
object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to
avoid damaging them due to static electricity.
•
•
Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.
Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic
pad or in the bag that came with the component.
•
Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power supply
is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure
to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or
components.
Onboard LED
1.
Standby Power LED
The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up
to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a
reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable
before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration
below shows the location of the onboard LED
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2.
CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1, ERR_CPU2)
The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the
corresponding CPU.
The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB4.
3.
DIMM warning LED (ERR_DIMMA1/2; ERR_DIMMB1/2; ERR_DIMMC1/2;
ERR_DIMMD1/2)
The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the
corresponding DIMMs.
The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB4.
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4.
BMC LED (BMC_LED1)
The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB4 is
working normally.
The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB4.
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2.2
Motherboard overview
Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to
ensure that the motherboard fits into it.
To optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an
SSI EEB 1.1 compliant chassis.
Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the
motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage
motherboard components!
2.2.1
Placement direction
When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the chassis in the
correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis
as indicated in the image below.
2.2.2
Screw holes
Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard
to the chassis.
DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.
Place this side towards
the rear of the chassis
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2.2.3
Motherboard layouts
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2.2.4
Layout contents
Slots/Soocket
Page
2-10
2-18
2-23
2-23
1.
2.
3.
4.
CPU sockets
DDR3 sockets
PCI Express x16 / PCI Express x8 / PCI / MIO slots
PIKE slot
Jumpers
Page
2-27
2-28
1.
2.
3.
Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)
CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting
(3-pin CPUFAN_SEL1, CHAFAN_SEL1)
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2-29
4.
DDR3 voltage control setting
(4-pin LVDDR3_SEL1; LVDDR3_SEL2)
5.
6.
7.
PIKE slot setting (3-pin PIKE_SW1)
2-29
2-30
2-30
LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2)
Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1)
Rear panel connectors
Page
2-31
2-31
2-31
2-31
2-31
2-31
2-31
2-31
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
PS/2 mouse port (green)
RJ-45 port for ASMB4-iKVM
PS/2 keyboard port (purple)
USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2
Serial (COM1) port
Video Graphics Adapter port
LAN 1 (RJ-45) port
LAN 2 (RJ-45) port
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Internal connectors
Page
1.
Serial ATA connectors
(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4; RED)
(7-pin SATA5, SATA6; Black)
2-32
2.
SAS connectors
(7-pin SAS1, SAS2, SAS3, SAS4; Red)
(7-pin SAS5, SAS6, SAS7, SAS8; Blue)
2-33
3.
4.
5.
USB connector (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-Type USB7)
2-34
2-34
Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1, TR2)
CPU, front and rear fan connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2, FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2,
FRNT_FAN3, FRNT_FAN4, FRNT_FAN5, REAR_FAN1)
2-35
6.
7.
Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors
(8-1 pin SGPIO1/2)
2-36
2-36
Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors
(8-1 pin SGPIO3/4)
8.
Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM2)
BMC header (BMC_FW1)
2-37
2-37
2-38
2-38
9.
10.
11.
12.
Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)
Location LED cable connector (3-pin LOCLED1)
24+8-pin power connectors
(24-pin ATXPWR1, 8-pin ATX12V1)
2-39
13.
14.
System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)
2-40
2-41
Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)
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2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with dual surface mount LGA 1207 Socket designed for
the AMD® Opteron™ 4100 series CPU in the Land Grid Array (LGA) package.
•
Upon purchase of the motherboard, ensure that the PnP cap is on
the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer
immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP
cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS shoulders the repair
cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.
•
•
Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return
Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes
with the cap on the LGA 1207 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.
2.3.1
Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and
the load lever is on your left.
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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
A
To prevent damage to the socket
pins, do not remove the PnP cap
unless you are installing a CPU.
B
Load lever
3.
4.
5.
Lift the load lever in the direction of
the arrow to a 135º angle.
Load plate
Lift the load plate with your thumb
and forefinger to a 100º angle.
4
Remove the PnP cap from the CPU
socket.
5
PnP cap
3
6.
Position the CPU over the socket,
ensuring that the gold triangle is on
the bottom-right corner of the socket,
and then fit the socket alignment key
into the CPU notch.
Gold triangle mark
The CPU fits in only one correct
orientation. DO NOT force the
CPU into the socket to prevent
bending the connectors on the
socket and damaging the CPU!
Alignment keys
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7.
Close the load plate (A), then push
the load lever (B) until it snaps into
the retention tab.
A
B
Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the
heatsink will be in contact with, ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer.
Some heatsinks come with pre-applied Thermal Interface Material. If so, skip
this step.
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2.3.2
Installing the retension module base
You may need to install the retension module base on the motherboard before
installing a CPU heatsink and fan assembly.
To install the retension module base:
1.
Locate the two screw stands beside
the CPU socket.
2.
Place one retension module on the
screw stand.
3.
4.
Use the screw that comes with
the retension module to secure
the retension module to the
motherboard.
Repeat steps 2 to 3 to install the
other retension module to the
motherboard.
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2.3.3
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
The AMD® Opteron™ 4100 series processors require a specially designed heatsink
and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
•
Ensure to use qualified heatsink and fan assembly only.
•
Ensure that you have applied the thermal grease to the top of the CPU
before installing the heatsink and fan assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly:
1.
2.
Ensure that the retension module base is installed on the motherboard. Refer
to the previous section for the retension module installation.
Place the heatsink and fan assembly on top of the installed CPU, ensuring
that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base.
If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that a
Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU
before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.
CPU fan
Retention
bracket lock
CPU heatsink
Retention
bracket
Retention
module base
Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation
instructions for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism. If the
instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation, follow the
latter.
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2.
Attach one end of the retention
bracket to the retention module
base.
3.
Align the other end of the retention
bracket to the retention module
base. A clicking sound denotes that
the retention bracket is in place.
Ensure that the heatsink and
fan assembly perfectly fits the
retention mechanism module
base, otherwise you cannot
snap the retention bracket in
place.
4.
Push down the retention bracket
lock on the retention mechanism
to secure the heatsink and fan
assembly to the module base.
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5.
When the heatsink and fan assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan cable
to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.
•
•
Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring
errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.
This connector is backward compatible with old 3-pin CPU fan.
6.
Repeat steps 1 to 5 to install the other heatsink and fan assembly if you
have installed a second CPU, then connect the fan cable to the other 4-pin
connector.
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2.3.4
Installing the CPU heatsink
You may want to install your optional CPU heatsink instead of the CPU heatsink
and fan assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink:
1.
Locate the two screw stands beside
the CPU socket.
2.
3.
Place the heatsink on top of the
installed CPU, ensuring that the
two fasteners match the screw
stands on the motherboard.
Twist each of the two screws with
a Philips (cross) screwdriver just
enough to attach the heatsink to
the motherboard.
When the two screws are attached,
tighten them one by one to
completely secure the heatsink.
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2.4
System memory
2.4.1
Overview
The motherboard comes with eight (8) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline
Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is
notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules
are developed for better performance with less power consumption.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:
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2.4.2
Memory Configurations
You may install 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB Registerd or 1GB/2GB/4GB Unbuffered
with ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory
configurations in this section.
•
Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum
compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the
same vendor.
•
For CPU1 configuraton, install DIMMs from the orange slots and in the
order as follows: DIMM_A2 -> DIMM_B2 -> DIMM_A1 -> DIMM_B1.
For CPU2 configuraton, install DIMMs from the orange slots and in the
order as follows: DIMM_C2 -> DIMM_D2 -> DIMM_C1 -> DIMM_D1.
Memory population table
For UDIMM (Single Rank, Dual Ranks) & RDIMM (Single Rank, Dual Ranks &
Quad Ranks)
CPU1 Configuration
DIMM_A2
DIMM_A1
DIMM_B2
DIMM_B1
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
V
V
V
V
V
V
CPU2 Configuration
DIMM_C2
DIMM_C1
DIMM_D2
DIMM_D1
2 DIMMs
4 DIMMs
V
V
V
V
V
V
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2.4.3
Installing a DIMM
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.
2
To install a DIMM:
3
1.
2.
Press the retaining clips outward
to unlock a DIMM socket.
DDR3 DIMM notch
Align a DIMM on the socket
such that the notch on the DIMM
matches the break on the socket.
1
1
3.
Firmly insert the DIMM into the
socket until the retaining clips
snap back in place and the DIMM
is properly seated.
Unlocked retaining clip
•
A DDR3 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO
NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.
•
The DDR3 DIMM sockets do not support DDR and DDR2 DIMMs. DO NOT
install DDR or DDR2 DIMMs to the DDR3 DIMM sockets.
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM
To remove a DIMM:
2
1. Simultaneously press the retaining
clips outward to unlock the DIMM.
1
1
Support the DIMM lightly with
your fingers when pressing the
retaining clips. The DIMM might
get damaged when it flips out
with extra force.
2.
Remove the DIMM from the socket.
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2.5
Expansion slots
In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections
describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.
Ensure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards.
Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard
components.
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
To install an expansion card:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with
it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.
Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a
chassis).
Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw
for later use.
Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is
completely seated on the slot.
5.
6.
Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier.
Replace the system cover.
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings.
1.
Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See
Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.
2.
3.
Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page.
Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share
IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will
arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card
inoperable.
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2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
Standard Interrupt assignments
IRQ
0
Priority Standard function
1
System Timer
1
2
Keyboard Controller
2
-
Programmable Interrupt
Communications Port (COM2)
Communications Port (COM1)
--
3*
11
12
13
14
15
3
4*
5*
6
Floppy Disk Controller
--
7*
8
System CMOS/Real Time Clock
ACPI Mode when used
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
Numeric Data Processor
Primary IDE Channel
Secondary IDE Channel
9*
4
10*
11*
12*
13
14*
15*
5
6
7
8
9
10
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
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2.5.4
PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link)
The onboard PCI Express x16 slots provides one x16 link and one x8 link to AMD
SR5670 chipset. These slots support VGA cards and various server class high
performance add-on cards.
2.5.5
PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link)
The onboard PCI Express x8 slot supports cards that comply with the PCI Express
specifications.
2.5.6
PCI slots
The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other
cards that comply with the PCI specifications.
2.5.7
PIKE slot
The PIKE slot allows you to choose and change your preferred SAS solution easily.
Install an optional ASUS PIKE RAID card based on your needs.
PCI-E x16 slot (Gen2 x16 link)
PCI slot
PCI-E x16 slot (Gen2 x8 link)
PCI slot
PCI-E x8 slot (Gen2 x4 link)
(Auto turn off if PIKE slot
is occupied, MIO supported)
PCI slot
PIKE Interface
The PIKE Interface is for ASUS PIKE RAID card only.
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2.5.8
Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card
Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard.
1.
Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard.
2.
Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot.
3.
Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot. Ensure that it is
completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot.
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2.5.9
Installing i Button
Follow the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboard.
1.
Locate the i Button slot on the
motherboard.
2.
Snap the i Button in place.
You need to install I Button before using PIKE 1078 functions.
2.5.10
Installing ASMB4 management card
Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB4 management card on your
motherboard.
1.
Locate the BMC_FW header on the
motherboard.
2.
Orient and press the ASMB4
management card in place.
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2.5.11
Connecting the thermal sensor cable
Follow the steps below to connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector on
your motherboard.
1.
Locate the TR1 or TR2 connector
on the motherboard.
2.
Connect the thermal sensor cable to
the connector.
3.
Place the other end of the thermal sensor cable to the device you would like
to monitor temperature.
2.5.12
Installing the audio card
1.
Locate the MIO/PCIE slot on the
motherboard.
2.
Align the card connector with the
slot and press firmly until the card
sits on the slot completely.
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2.6
Jumpers
1.
Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.
You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters
by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery
powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such
as system passwords.
To erase the RTC RAM:
1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.
2. Move the jumper cap from pins 1–2 (default) to pins 2–3. Keep the cap
on pins 2–3 for about 5–10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1–
2.
3. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.
4. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup
to re-enter data.
Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper
default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!
If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move the
jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS clearance,
reinstall the battery.
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2.
VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)
This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. Set
to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature.
3.
CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting
(3-pin CPUFAN_SEL1, CHAFAN_SEL1)
These jumpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection. The CPUFAN_SEL1
jumper is for the CPU fans control and the CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the
front fans and rear fans control. Set to pins 1–2 when using 4-pin fans or pins
2–3 when using 3-pin fans.
•
•
If you use a 4-pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2-3, the fan you installed
may not work.
If you use a 3-pin fan but set the jumper for a 4-pin fan, the fan control will
not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed.
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4.
DDR3 voltage control setting (4-pin LVDDR3_SEL1; LVDDR3_SEL2)
These jumpers allow you to adjust the DIMM voltage. Set to pins 1–2 to
select 1.5V BIOS control, pins 2–3 to select 1.2V Force or 3–4 to select 1.35V
Force.
5.
PIKE slot setting (3-pin PIKE_SW1)
The slot 2 and PIKE slot share the x4 link. Place the jumper cap on pins 1–2
to let the system swtich the assignment automatically depending on which
slot is occupied. Or you can place the jumper cap on pins 2–3 to assign the
x4 link to the PIKE slot.
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6.
LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1; LAN-SW2)
These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® Gigabit LAN
controllers. Set to pins 1-2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature.
7.
Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1)
This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS settings when it
becomes corrupted.
To update the BIOS:
1. Set the jumper to pins 2–3.
2. Insert the USB flash that contains the original or latest BIOS and turn on
the system to recover or update the BIOS.
3. Shut down the system.
4. Set the jumper back to pins 1–2.
5. Turn on the system.
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2.7
Connectors
2.7.1
Rear panel connectors
1.
2.
PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.
RJ-45 port for iKVM. This RJ-45 port functions only when you install ASMB4
management card.
3.
4.
PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
5.
6.
7.
Serial (COM1) port. This 9-pin communication port is for pointing devices or
other serial devices.
Video Graphics Adapter port. This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-
compatible devices.
LAN 1 (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.
8.
LAN 2 (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.
LAN port LED indications
ACT/LINK SPEED
Activity/Link LED
Speed LED
Status
LED
LED
Status
OFF
Description
Description
No link
OFF
10 Mbps connection
100 Mbps connection
1 Gbps connection
GREEN
BLINKING
Linked
ORANGE
GREEN
Data activity
LAN port
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2.7.2
Internal connectors
1.
Serial ATA connectors
(7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4; RED)
(7-pin SATA5, SATA6; Black)
Supported by the AMD® SP5100 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial
ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb/s of
data transfer rate.
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 10, or RAID 5 configuration.
The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks
installed.
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2.
SAS connectors
(7-pin SAS1, SAS2, SAS3, SAS4; Red)
(7-pin SAS5, SAS6, SAS7, SAS8; Blue)
This motherboard comes with eight (8) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors,
the next-generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). Each connector supports one device.
•
•
These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card.
Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1–4 (red) when
installing a 4-port PIKE RAID card.
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3.
USB connector (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-Type USB7)
These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables to
connectors USB34 and USB56, then install the modules to a slot opening at
the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0
specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.
4.
Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1, TR2)
These connectors are for temperature monitoring. Connect the thermal
sensor cables to these connectors and place the other ends to the devices,
which you want to monitor temperature.
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5.
CPU, front and rear fan connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2, FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, FRNT_FAN3,
FRNT_FAN4, FRNT_FAN5, REAR_FAN1)
The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA–740 mA (8.88 W max.)
or a total of 3.15 A–6.66 A (53.28 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to
the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each
cable matches the ground pin of the connector.
•
DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient
air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components.
•
•
These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!
All fans feature the ASUS Fan Speed technology.
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6.
Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors (8-1 pin SGPIO1/2)
These connectors are used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls
the LED pattern generation, device information and general purpose data.
These connectors function only when you install an ASUS PIKE SAS RAID
card.
7.
Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (8-1 pin SGPIO3/4)
These connectors are used for the SGPIO peripherals of the PROMISE®
RAID SATA LED.
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8.
Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2)
This connector is for the serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module
cable to this connector, then install the module to the slot opening at the back
of the system chassis.
The serial port module is purchased separately.
9.
BMC header (BMC_FW1)
The BMC connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS® Server
Management Board 4 Series (ASMB4).
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10. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)
This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) to
the power supply unit to read PSU information. Devices communicate with an
SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface.
This connector functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB4.
11. Location LED cable connector (3-pin LOCLED1)
This connector is for a LED cable that allows you to know the server location.
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12. 24+8-pin power connectors
(24-pin ATXPWR1, 8-pin ATX12V1)
These connectors are for the SSI or ATX power supply plugs. The power
supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find
the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely
fit.
•
•
DO NOT forget to connect the 24+8-pin power plugs; otherwise, the system
will not boot up.
Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring
a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become
unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.
•
Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum
power required by your system (450W or above; 12V1 > 18A).
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13. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1)
This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
1. System power LED (3-pin PLED)
This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis
power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up
when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in
sleep mode.
2. Message LED (2-pin MLED)
This 2-pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to
the front message LED. The message LED is controlled by Hardware
monitor to indicate an abnormal event occurance.
3. System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)
This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning
speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.
4. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED)
This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD
Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes
when data is read from or written to the HDD.
5. Power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW)
This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power
button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode
depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more
than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF.
6. Reset button (2-pin RESET)
This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system
reboot without turning off the system power.
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14. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1)
This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel
SMB, locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs.
1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB)
These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable.
2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED)
These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel.
3. Chassis intrusion (4-1 pin CHASSIS)
These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with
intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis
component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to these
leads to record a chassis intrusion event. The default setting is short
CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function.
4. Locator LED (2-pin LOCATORLED1 and 2-pin LOCATORLED2)
These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel.
Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2-pin connector. The LEDs will
light up when the Locator button is pressed.
5. Locator Button/Swich (2-pin LOCATORBTN)
These leads are for the locator button on the front panel. This button
queries the state of the system locator.
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This chapter describes the power up
sequence, and ways of shutting down the
system.
Chapter 3:
Powering up
3
Chapter summary
3
3.1
Starting up for the first time........................................................ 3-3
3.2
Powering off the computer.......................................................... 3-4
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Starting up for the first time
1.
2.
3.
After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.
Be sure that all switches are off.
Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system
chassis.
4.
5.
Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge
protector.
Turn on the devices in the following order:
a. Monitor
b. External storage devices (starting with the last device on the chain)
c. System power
6.
After applying power, the system power LED on the system front panel case
lights up. For systems with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up
when you press the ATX power button. If your monitor complies with “green”
standards or if it has a “power standby” feature, the monitor LED may light up
or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on.
The system then runs the power-on self-test or POST. While the tests are
running, the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen. If you
do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power,
the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and
connections or call your retailer for assistance.
7.
At power on, hold down the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the
instructions in Chapter 4.
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3.2
Powering off the computer
3.2.1
Using the OS shut down function
If you are using Windows® 2003 Server:
1.
2.
Click the Start button then click Shut Down.
Select Shut Down from the What do you want the computer to do? list
box.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Select Shutdown Event Tracker.
Make sure that the Planned check box is checked.
Select shutdown option from the list box.
If necessary, key in comments.
Click OK.
3.2.2
Using the dual function power switch
While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts
the system to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting.
Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the
soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Refer to section 4.6 Power Menu in
Chapter 4 for details.
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This chapter tells how to change the
system settings through the BIOS Setup
menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS
parameters are also provided.
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
4
Chapter summary
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-3
BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7
Main menu .................................................................................. 4-10
Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-15
Server menu ............................................................................... 4-30
Power menu................................................................................ 4-32
Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-36
Tools menu ................................................................................. 4-40
Exit menu.................................................................................... 4-41
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Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:
1.
2.
ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk.)
BUPDATER utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB
flash disk drive.)
3.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash
disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable
USB flash
in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original
disk drive
motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
4.1.1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use
a DOS-based utility.
Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS from the ASUS
website at www.asus.com.
To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2
1.
Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port.
2.
Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2
and press <Enter> to enable it.
Or, press <Alt> + <F2> during the POST to enable EZ Flash 2.
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V4.16
Update ROM
Current ROM
BOARD: KCMA-D8
BOARD: KCMA-D8
VER: 0202
DATE: 08/20/2010
VER: 0201
DATE: 08/06/2010
PATH: A:\
A:
Note
[Enter] Select or Load
[Up/Down/Home/End] Move
[Tab] Switch
[B] Backup
[V] Drive Info
[Esc] Exit
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3.
Press <Tab> to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is
found. When found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and
automatically reboots the system when done.
•
This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16
format and single partition only.
•
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
system boot failure!
Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and
stability. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu. See
section 4.9 Exit Menu for details.
4.1.2
BUPDATER utility
The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen
displays may not be the same as shown.
The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment
using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file.
Updating the BIOS file
To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility:
1.
Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS file
for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive.
2.
Copy the BUPDATER utility (BUPDATER.exe) from the ASUS support
website at support.asus.com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created
earlier.
3.
Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt, type:
BUPDATER /i[filename].ROM
where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB
flash disk drive, then press <Enter>.
A:\>BUPDATER /i[file name].ROM
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4.
The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file.
ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1.06 (09/08/04)
FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A
Update ROM
Current ROM
BOARD: KCMA-D8
BOARD: KCMA-D8
VER: 0205
DATE: 06/04/2010
VER: 0204
DATE: 05/31/2010
PATH:
WARNING! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS
Note
Writing BIOS:
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
system boot failure!
5.
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is
completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.
The BIOS update is finished! Please restart your system.
C:\>
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4.1.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore
the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can
update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated
BIOS file.
Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before
using this utility.
Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive
To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive:
1.
Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB
port on the system.
2.
The utility will automatically recover the BIOS. It resets the system when the
BIOS recovery finished.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so
would cause system boot failure!
The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard.
Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file.
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4.2
BIOS setup program
This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update
using the provided utility described in section 4.1 Managing and updating your
BIOS.
Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring
your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to configure
your system using this utility.
Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the
configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the
security password feature or change the power management settings. This
requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the
computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the
firmware chip.
The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up
the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program.
Press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility;
otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.
If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing
<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can
also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if
the first 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 submenus and make
your selections from the available options using the navigation keys.
•
The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions
to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after
changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system
compatibility and stability. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the
Exit Menu. See section 4.8 Exit Menu.
•
The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes
only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
•
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for
this motherboard.
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4.2.1
Menu items
Main
BIOS menu screen
Menu bar
Configuration fields
General help
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Power
Advanced
Server
Boot
Tools
Exit
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
System Time
System Date
[13:44:30]
[Wed 08/18/2010]
SATA 1
SATA 2
SATA 3
SATA 4
SATA 5
SATA 6
:
:
:
:
:
:
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[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Time.
Storage Configuration
System Information
←→ Select Screen
↑↓
+-
Select Item
Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1
General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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Submenu items Navigation keys
4.2.2
Menu bar
The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
Main
For changing the basic system configuration
For changing the advanced system settings
For changing the advanced server settings
Advanced
Server
Power
For changing the advanced power management (APM)
configuration
Boot
Tools
Exit
For changing the system boot configuration
For configuring options for special functions
For selecting the exit options and loading default
settings
To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard
until the desired item is highlighted.
4.2.3
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.
The navigation keys differ from one screen to another.
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4.2.4
Menu items
The highlighted item on the
menu bar displays the specific
items for that menu. For
example, selecting Main shows
the Main menu items.
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
System Time
System Date
[11:17:09]
[Wed 08/18/2010]
SATA1
SATA2
SATA3
SATA4
SATA5
SATA6
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Time.
Storage Configuration
System Information
The other items (Advanced,
Power, Boot, and Exit) on the
menu bar have their respective
menu items.
Main menu items
4.2.5
Submenu items
A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a
submenu. To display the submenu, select the item and press <Enter>.
4.2.6
Configuration fields
These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-configurable,
you can change the value of the field opposite the item. You cannot select an item
that is not user-configurable.
A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To
change the value of a field, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options.
Refer to 4.2.7 Pop-up window.
4.2.7
Pop-up window
Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the
configuration options for that item.
4.2.8
Scroll bar
A scroll bar appears on the right side of a
menu screen when there are items that do
not fit on the screen. Press the Up/Down
arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down>
keys to display the other items on the
screen.
Pop-up window
Scroll bar
4.2.9
General help
At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected
item.
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4.3
Main menu
When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving
you an overview of the basic system information.
Refer to section 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen
items and how to navigate through them.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Server
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
System Time
System Date
[13:44:30]
[Wed 08/18/2009]
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
SATA 1
SATA 2
SATA 3
SATA 4
SATA 5
SATA 6
:
:
:
:
:
:
[ST3160812AS]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Time.
Storage Configuration
System Information
←→ Select Screen
↑↓
+-
Select Item
Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1
General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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4.3.1
System Time [xx:xx:xx]
Allows you to set the system time.
4.3.2
System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
Allows you to set the system date.
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4.3.3
SATA1–6
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA
devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to
configure the item.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Select the type
of device connected
to the system.
SATA 5
Device
Vendor
Size
:Hard Disk
:xxxxxxxxx
:xx.xGB
LBA Mode :Supported
Block Mode:16Sectors
PIO Mode :4
Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2
Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-5
SMART Monitoring:Supported
←→
↑↓
+-
F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
Type
[Auto]
[Auto]
LBA/Large Mode
Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)M[Auto]
PIO Mode
DMA Mode
[Auto]
[Auto]
SMART Monitoring
32Bit Data Transfer
[Auto]
[Enabled]
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The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device,
Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and
SMART Monitoring). These values are not user-configurable. These items show
Not Detected if no SATA device is installed in the system.
Type [Auto]
Selects the type of SATA drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the
appropriate SATA device type. Select [CDROM] if you are specifically configuring a
CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is
either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.
Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]
This item appears in SATA 5/6 only.
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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto]
Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data
transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device
supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer
from and to the device occurs one sector at a time.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
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PIO Mode [Auto]
Allows you to select the data transfer mode.
Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
DMA Mode [Auto]
DMA (Direct Memory Access) allows your computer to transfer data to and from the
hardware devices installed with much less CPU overhead.
The DMA mode consists of SWDMA (single-word DMA), MWDMA (multi-word DMA),
and UDMA (Ultra DMA). Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the DMA
mode.
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4.3.4
Storage Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA
devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to
configure the item.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Storage Configuration
Options
OnChip SATA Channel
SATA Port1 - Port4
SATA Port5 - Port6
[Enabled]
[IDE]
[IDE]
Disabled
Enabled
←→
↑↓
+-
F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA channel.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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The following two items appear only when you set the OnChip SATA Channel
item to [Enabled].
SATA Port1 - Port4 [IDE]
Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge
chip. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]
•
•
•
If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical
storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE].
If you want to create RAID sets with the PROMISE® RAID utility from the
Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID].
If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host
Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. The AHCI allows
the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that
increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive
to internally optimize the order of commands.
•
When this item is set [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors 1–6
can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST.
SATA Port5 - Port6 [IDE]
Setting this item to [IDE] instead of [RAID] or [AHCI] allows the system to
recognize the optical dirves connected to the SATA connectors 5 or 6 when
installing OS.
If you use a SATA optical drive to run the OS installation disk, we strongly
recommend that you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set
them to [IDE] mode.
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4.3.5
System Information
This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS
automatically detects the items in this menu.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
BIOS Information
Version
:0201
Build Date :08/06/10
Processor
Type
:AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 4170 HE
:2100MHZ
Speed
System Memory
Usable Size
: 2048MB
System Memory Information
BIOS Information
Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
Processor
Displays the auto-detected CPU specification.
System Memory
Displays the auto-detected system memory.
System Memory Information
Displays system memory information.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
System Memory Information
CPU1 Memory Configuration
CPU2 Memory Configuration
CPU1/2 Memory Configuration
Allows you to check information of installed memory (4 DIMMs per CPU).
CPU1/2 Memory Configuration
Displays the auto-detected memory specification.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
CPU1 Memory Configuration
Node0 Speed
DDR3 1333
DIMM_A1
DIMM_A2
DIMM_B1
DIMM_B2
N/A
2048 MB, 2R, 1333, 43.00ºC/ 109.40ºF
N/A
N/A
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4.4
Advanced menu
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other
system devices.
Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect
field values can cause the system to malfunction.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Server
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Configure CPU.
CPU Configuration
Chipset Configuration
Onborad Devices Configuration
USB Configuration
PCIPnP
Event Log Configuration
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
ESC
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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4.4.1
CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS
automatically detects. Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support
the related functions.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
CPU Configuration
This option should
remain disabled for
the normal operation.
The driver developer
may enable it for
testing purpose.
Module Version: 5.1104.1
Socket Count : 1
Node Count
Core Count
: 1
: 6
AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 4170 HE
Revision: D1
Cache L1: 768KB
Cache L2: 3072KB
Cache L3: 6MB
Speed
: 2100MHz,
NB Clk: 2200MHz
: Yes
: 0x10000C4
Able to Change Freq.
uCode Patch Level
←→ Select Screen
↑↓
+-
F1
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
GART Error Reporting
Microcode Updation
Secure Virtual Machine Mode
PowerNow
PowerCap
ACPI SRAT Table
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[P-state 0]
[Enabled]
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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CPU DownCore Mode
C1E Support
CPU2
[Auto Mode]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
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GART Error Reporting [Disabled]
This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. The driver developer
may enable it for testing purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Microcode Updation [Enabled]
Allows the system to update the Microcode automatically, enhancing system
performance. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the AMD Secure Virtual Machine.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PowerNow [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the generation of ACPI_PPC/_PSS/_PCT objects.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PowerCap [P-state 0]
Allows you to select the highest performance P-state in OS.
Configuration options: [P-state 0] [P-state 1] [P-state 2] [P-state 3] [P-state 4]
ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the building of ACPI SRAT Table.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU DownCore Mode [Auto Mode]
Allows you to select the CPU core level.
Configuration options: [Auto Mode] [Maximum Core Level] [No Leveling] [2 Cores]
[4 Cores]
C1E Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the C1E support function. This item should be
enabled in order to enable the Enhanced Halt State.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU2 [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable CPU2.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
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4.4.2
Chipset Configuration
The Chipset configuration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings.
Select an item then press <Enter> to display the submenu.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Advanced Chipset Settings
Options for NB
NorthBridge Configuration
SouthBridge Configuration
SR5670 Configuration
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
ESC
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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NorthBridge Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
NorthBrideg Chipset Configuration
Memory Configuration
ECC Configuration
DRAM Timing Configuration
Memory CLK
:N/A, 667 MHz
CAS Latency(Tcl)
RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd)
:N/A, 9 CLK
:N/A, 9 CLK
Row Precharge Time(Trp):N/A, 9 CLK
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Min Active RAS(Tras)
RAS/RAS Delay(Trrd)
Row Cycle (Trc)
:N/A, 24 CLK
:N/A, 4 CLK
:N/A, 33 CLK
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
ESC
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
Read to Precharge(Trtp):N/A, 5 CLK
Write Recover Time(Twr):N/A, 10 CLK
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Memory Configuration
The memory configuration menu allows you to change the memory settings.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Memory Configuration
Enable Bank Memory
Interleaving
Bank Interleaving
Node Interleaving
Channel Interleaving
CS Sparing Enable
Bank Swizzle Mode
Channel B
[Auto]
[Disabled]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
Channel C
Channel D
←→ Select Screen
↑↓
+-
F1
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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Bank Interleaving [Auto]
Enables the Bank memory interleaving.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
Node Interleaving [Disabled]
Enables the Node memory interleaving.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
Channel Interleaving [Auto]
Enables the Channel memory interleaving.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
CS Sparing Enable [Disabled]
Allows you to reserve a spare memory rank in each node.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Bank Swizzle Mode [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Bank Swizzle mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Channel B/C/D [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable channel B/C/D.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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ECC Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
[Basic]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
Advanced
ECC Configuration
Set the level of ECC
protection. Note: The
‘Super‘ ECC mode
ECC Mode
dynamically sets the
DRAM scrub rate so
all of memory is
DRAM ECC Enable
DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT
4-Bit ECC Mode
scrubbed in 8 hours.
DRAM BG Scrub
Data Cache BG Scrub
L2 Cache BG Scrub
L3 Cache BG Scrub
←→ Select Screen
↑↓
+-
F1
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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ECC Mode [Basic]
Disables or sets the DRAM ECC mode that allows the hardware to report and
correct memory errors.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Basic] [Good] [Super] [Max] [User]
DRAM Timing Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
DRAM Timing Configuration
DRAM Timing Config
Options
Auto
Manual
[Auto]
←→ Select Screen
↑↓
+-
F1
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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DRAM Timing Config [Auto]
Allows you to select the DRAM timing mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]
Memory Clock Speed [400 MHz]
This item appears only when you set the DRAM Timing Config item to
[Manual] and allows you to set the memory clock frequency.
Configuration options: [400 MHz] [533 MHz] [667 MHz]
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SouthBridge Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
SouthBridge Chipset Configuration
Options for SB HD
Azalia
SP5100 CIMx Version : 5.5.0
SB Azalia Audio Configuration
SB Debug Configuration
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0)
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1)
EHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2)
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0)
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 1)
EHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 2)
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 20 Fn 5)
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
ESC
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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SB Azalia Audio Configuration
Onchip HD Azalia Configuration
Advanced
HD Audio Azalia Device
HD Onboard PIN Config
Azalia Front Panel
SDIN0 Pin Config
[Auto]
Auto : When MIO is
installed then MIO
will be enabled.
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Azalia]
[Azalia]
[Azalia]
[Azalia]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
SDIN1 Pin Config
SDIN2 Pin Config
SDIN3 Pin Config
Azalia Snoop
Azalia Clock Gating
←→ Select Screen
↑↓
+-
F1
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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HD Audio Azalia Device [Auto]
Enables the High Definition Audio Azalia devie.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
HD Onboard PIN Config [Enabled]
This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Auto] or [Enabled],
and allows you to enable the HD Onboard PIN Config.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Azalia Front Panel [Auto]
This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled], and
allows you to enable or disable the Azalia Front Panel.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]
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SDIN0/1/2/3 Pin Config [Azalia]
Selects the SDIN Pin setting.
Configuration options: [GPIO] [Azalia]
The following items appear when HD Audio Azalia Device is set to [Auto] or
[Enabled].
Azalia Snoop [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Azalia Clock Gating [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SB Debug Configuration
SouthBridge Debug Configuration
Advanced
A15 ECOs
[Disabled]
[ISP]
Options
Port 0 ESP
Port 1 ESP
[ISP]
Disable
Enabled
Port 2 ESP
[ISP]
Port 3 ESP
[ISP]
Port 4 ESP
[ISP]
Port 5 ESP
[ISP]
Dis #THRMTRIP Before KBRst
SATA-IDE Ports Auto Clk Ctrl
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
SATA-AHCI Ports Auto Clk Ctrl [Disabled]
SATA PORT0 MODE
SATA PORT1 MODE
SATA PORT2 MODE
SATA PORT3 MODE
SATA PORT4 MODE
SATA PORT5 MODE
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
←→ Select Screen
↑↓
+-
F1
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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A15 ECOs [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 ESP [ISP]
Selects the type or the Port ESP help.
Configuration options: [ISP] [ESP]
Dis #THRMTRIP Before KBRst [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA-IDE Ports Auto Clk Ctrl [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], the system will turn off the clocks for the unused SATA
ports in IDE modes. Doing so will enable some power savings.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The hot-plug function will be disabled when turning off the clock for the SATA
port.
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SATA-AHCI Ports Auto Clk Ctrl [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], the system will turn off the clocks for the unused SATA
ports in AHCI modes. Doing so will enable some power savings.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The hot-plug function will be disabled when turning off the clock for the SATA
port.
SATA PORT0/1/2/3/4/5 MODE [Auto]
When set to [GEN1], the SATA prot will run at GEN1 mode. Setting to [Auto]
will leave the SATA port to run at the default mode.
Configuration options: [Auto] [GEN1]
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0) [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1) [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
EHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2) [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 1) [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
EHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 2) [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 20 Fn 5) [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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SR5670 Configuration
Advanced
SR5670 Configuration
PCI Express
Configuration
PCI Express Configuration
Hyper Transport Configuration
IOMMU
[Disabled]
Primary Video Controller
Debug Option
[Slot1-Slot3-PIKE/S]
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
ESC
General Help
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PCI Express Configuration
Advanced
PCI Express Configuration
PCIE Slot 1 Features
PCIE Slot 3 Features
PIKE Slot/PCIE Slot 5 Features
NB-SB Port Features
PCIE Slot 1 Core Setting
PCIE Slot 3 Core Setting
PIKE Slot/PCIE Slot 5 Core Setting
SB Core Setting
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
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PCIE Slot 1, PCIE Slot 3, PIKE Slot/PCIE Slot 5 Features
Select an item, and then press <Enter> to display its sub-items.
Gen2 High Speed Mode [Auto]
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Software Initiated] [Advertised RC]
Link ASPM [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [L0s] [L1] [L0s & L1] [L0s Downstream]
[L0s Downstream + L1]
Compliance Mode [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Lane Reversal [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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NB-SB Port Features
Press <Enter> to display the sub-items.
NB-SB Link ASPM [L1]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [L1]
NP NB-SB VC1 Traffic Support [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Complicance Mode [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCIE Slot 1, PCIE Slot 3, PIKE Slot/PCIE Slot 5, SB Core Setting
Select an item, and then press <Enter> to display its sub-items.
Powerdown Unused lanes [Enabled]
This item is available only for the PCIE Slot 1, PCIE Slot 3, PIKE Slot/PCIE Slot 5
Core Setting. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Turn Off PLL During L1/L23 [Enabled]
This item is available only for the PCIE Slot 1, PCIE Slot 3, PIKE Slot/PCIE Slot 5
Core Setting.Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
TX Drive Strength [Auto]
Configuration options: [Auto] [26mA] [20mA] [22mA] [24mA]
TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
LCLK Clock Gating in L1 [Enabled]
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
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Hyper Transport Configuration
Advanced
Hyper Transport Configuration
Options
HT Extended Address
HT3 Link Power State
UnitID Clumping
[Disabled]
Auto
Disabled
Enabled
[Auto]
[Auto]
HT Link Tristate
[Auto]
NB Deempasies Level
[Disabled]
←→ Select Screen
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General Help
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HT Extended Address [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
HT3 Link Power State [Auto]
Configuration options: [Auto] [LS0] [LS1] [LS2] [LS3]
UnitID Clumping [Auto]
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [UnitID 2/3] [UnitID B/C]
[UnitID 2/3&B/C]
HT Link Tristate [Auto]
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [CAD/CTL] [CAD/CTL/CLK]
NB Deempasies Level [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [-0.4dB] [-1.32dB] [-2.08dB] [-3.1dB]
[-4.22dB] [-5.50dB] [-7.05dB]
IOMMU [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Primary Video Controller [Slot1-Slot3-PIKE/Slot5-PCI]
Allows you to select the primary video controller.
Configuration options: [Slot1-Slot3-PIKE/Slot5-PCI] [Slot3-Slot1-PIKE/Slot5-PCI]
[PIKE/Slot5-Slot1-Slot3-PCI] [PCI-Slot1-Slot3-PIKE/Slot5]
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Debug Option
Advanced
Memory Decode on Sec. GFX
IOC Peer-to-Peer Mode
Northbridge interrupt pin
[Disabled]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
Options
Disabled
Force
←→ Select Screen
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Select Item
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General Help
F10 Save and Exit
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Memory Decode on Sec. GFX [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Force]
IOC Peer-to-Peer Mode [Auto]
Configuration options: [Auto] [Default] [Mode 1] [Mode 2]
Northbridge interrupt pin [Disabled]
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.4.3
Onboard Devices Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Onboard Devices Configuration
Serial Port1 Address
Serial Port2 Address
Onboard LAN1 Chip
Onboard LAN2 Chip
Onboard LAN1 Boot
Onboard LAN2 Boot
Allows BIOS to Select
Serial Port1 Base
Addresses.
[3F8/IRQ4]
[2F8/IRQ3]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[PXE]
[PXE]
←→
↑↓
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F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]
Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]
Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]
Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Chip [Enabled]
Enables or disables the onboard LAN1/2 controller.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when you set Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Chip to
[Enabled].
Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Boot [PXE]
Allows you to configure the onboard LAN1/2 boot mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI]
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4.4.4
USB Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
USB Configuration
Enables support for
legacy USB. AUTO
option disables
legacy support if
no USB devices are
connected.
Module Version - 2.24.5-13.4
USB Devices Enabled :
None
Legacy USB Support
[Enabled]
[HiSpeed]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off
Legacy USB1.1 HC Support
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ESC
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The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB
device is detected, the item shows None.
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to [Auto]
allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If detected, the
USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy
USB support is disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
Allows you to set the USB 2.0 controller to HiSpeed (480Mbps) or FullSpeed
(12Mbps). Configuration options: [FullSpeed] [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]
Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand-off support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following item appears only when you set Legacy USB Support to
[Enabled] and [Auto].
Legacy USB1.1 HC Support [Enabled]
This item appears only when you set Legacy USB Support to [Enabled], and allows
you to configure the Legacy USB1.1 HC support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.4.5
PCIPnP
The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP
devices.
Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI/PnP Configuration menu
items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Advanced PCI/PnP Settings
NO: lets the BIOS
configure all the
devices in the system.
YES: lets the
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections
may cause system to malfunction.
operating system
configure Plug and
Play (PnP) devices not
required for boot if
your system has a Plug
and Play operating
system.
Plug And Play O/S
[No]
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F10
ESC
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Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
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Plug And Play O/S [No]
When set to [No], BIOS configures all the devices in the system. When set to
[Yes] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system
configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes]
4.4.6
Event Log Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced
Event Logging details
View all unread events
on the Event Log.
View Event Log
Clear Event Log
View Event Log
Press <Enter> to read all the unread event log.
Clear Event Log
Press <Enter> to clear all events on the event log.
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4.5
Server menu
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Power Boot
Main
Advanced
Server
Tools
Exit
Configure Remote
Access.
Remote Access Configuration
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
ESC
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Save and Exit
Exit
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Remote Access Configuration
The items in this menu allows you to configure the Remote Access features. Select
an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Server
Configure Remote Access type and parameters
Select Remote Access
type.
Remote Access
[Enabled]
Serial port number
Base Address, IRQ
Serial Port Mode
Flow Control
[COM2]
[2F8h, 3]
[57600 8,n,1]
[Hardware]
Redirection After BIOS POST [Disabled]
Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]
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Remote Access [Enabled]
Enables or disables the remote access feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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The following items appear only when Remote Access is set to [Enabled].
Serial port number [COM2]
Selects the serial port for console redirection.
Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2]
Base Address. IRQ [2F8h, 3]
This item is not user-configurable and changes with the configuration of Serial
port number.
Serial Port Mode [57600 8,n,1]
Sets the Serial port mode.
Configuration options: [115200 8,n,1] [57600 8,n,1] [38400 8,n,1] [19200 8,n,1]
[09600 8,n,1]
Flow Control [Hardware]
Allows you to select the flow control for console redirection.
Configuration options: [None] [Hardware] [Software]
Redirection After BIOS POST [Disabled]
Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power-On Self-Test (POST). Some
operating systems may not work when set to [Always].
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always]
Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]
Allows you to select the target terminal type.
Configuration options: [ANSI] [VT100] [VT-UTF8]
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Power menu
The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced
Power Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the
configuration options.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Server
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Select the ACPI state
used for System
Suspend.
Suspend Mode
[Auto]
Repost Video on S3 Resume
ACPI 2.0 Support
[No]
[ACPI v2.0]
[Enabled]
ACPI APIC support
APM Configuration
Hardware Monitor
←→ Select Screen
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Select Item
Change Option
General Help
F10 Save and Exit
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4.6.1
Suspend Mode [Auto]
Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state
to be used for system suspend.
Configuration options: [S1 (POS) only] [S3 only] [Auto]
4.6.2
Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume.
Configuration options: [No] [Yes]
4.6.3
ACPI 2.0 Support [ACPI v2.0]
Specifies the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) version
supported. Configuration options: [ACPI v1.0] [ACPI v2.0] [ACPI v3.0]
4.6.4
ACPI APIC support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration 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.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.6.5
APM Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Power
Power On Configuration
Options
Restore on AC Power Loss
[Last State]
Power On
Power off
Resume On PCIE Wake#
Resume On Ring
Resume On RTC Alarm
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
Last State
←→ Select Screen
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Select Item
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Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State]
When set to [Power Off], the system goes into off state after an AC power loss.
When set to [Power On], the system will reboot after an AC power loss. When set
to [Last State], the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system
state was before the AC power loss.
Configuration options: [Power On] [Power Off] [Last State]
Resume On PCIE Wake# [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], the system enables the PCI-E to generate a wake event
while the computer is in Soft-off mode.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Resume On Ring [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], the system enables RI to generate a wake event while the
computer is in Soft-off mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake-up event.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set
to [Enabled].
RTC Alarm Date [15]
To set the alarm date, highlight this item and press the <+> or <-> key to
make the selection.
System Time [12:30:30]
Use the <ENTER>, <TAB> or <SHIFT-TAB> key to select a field. Use the <+>
or <-> key to configure alarm time.
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Hardware Monitor
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Power
Hardware Monitor
CPU1 Temperature
CPU1 Temperature
CPU2 Temperature
TR1 Temperature
TR2 Temperature
CPU Fan1 Speed
CPU Fan2 Speed
Front Fan1 Speed
Front Fan2 Speed
Front Fan3 Speed
Front Fan4 Speed
Front Fan5 Speed
Rear Fan1 Speed
Fan Speed Control
VCORE1 Voltage
VCORE2 Voltage
P1DDR3 Voltage
P2DDR3 Voltage
P1_+1.2V Voltage
[ 38 ºC/ 100 ºF]
[
[
[
N/A
N/A
N/A
]
]
]
[ 1844 RPM]
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
←→ Select Screen
[Generic Mode]
[ 1.090 V]
[ N/A ]
[ 1.532 V]
[ N/A ]
[ 1.220 V]
↑↓
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Select Item
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General Help
F10 Save and Exit
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Scroll down for more items.
P2_+1.2V Voltage
P1_VDDNB Voltage
+1.8V Voltage
+1.2V Voltage
+1.1V Voltage
+12V Voltage
[ N/A ]
[ 1.092 V]
[ 1.822 V]
[ 1.208 V]
[ 1.086 V]
[12.360 V]
[ 5.036 V]
[ 3.282 V]
[ 5.088 V]
[ 3.306 V]
[ 3.132 V]
+5V Voltage
+3.3V Voltage
+5VSB Voltage
+3.3VSB Voltage
VBAT Voltage
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CPU1/2 Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
TR1/2 Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard
component and CPU temperatures. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to display
the detected temperatures.
CPU Fan1/2; Front Fan1–5 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
Rear Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of
CPU fans, front fans, and rear fan in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not
connected to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A].
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Fan Speed Control [Generic Mode]
Allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan
speeds for more efficient system operation.
Configuration options: [Full Speed Mode] [Whisper Mode] [Generic Mode]
[High Density Mode]
VCORE1/2 Voltage, P1/2DDR3 Voltage, P1/2_+1.2V Voltage,
P1_VDDNB Voltage, +1.8V Voltage, +1.2V Voltage, +1.1V Voltage,
+12V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5VSB Voltage, +3.3VSB
Voltage, VBAT Voltage
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the
onboard voltage regulators. Select [Ignored] if you do not want to detect this item.
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4.7
Boot menu
The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item
then press <Enter> to display the submenu.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Server
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Specifies the Boot
Device Priority
sequence.
Boot Settings
Boot Device Priority
Hard Disk Drives
CDROM Drives
A virtual floppy disk
drive (Floppy Drive B:
) may appear when you
set the CD-ROM drive
as the first boot
Boot Settings Configuration
Security
device.
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
ESC
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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4.7.1
Boot Device Priority
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Boot
Specifies the boot
Boot Device Priority
sequence from the
available devices.
1st Boot Device
2nd Boot Device
3rd Boot Device
[Removable Dev.]
[ATAPI CD-ROM]
[Hard Drive]
A device enclosed in
parenthesis has been
disabled in the
corresponding type
menu.
←→ Select Screen
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1st–xxth Boot Device [XXXXXXX]
These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices.
The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of
devices installed in the system.
Configuration options: [Removable Dev.] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Hard Drive] [Disabled]
4.7.2
Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives
These two items appear only when you install hard disk drives or optical drives to
you system. These items allow you to specify the boot priority sequence of the hard
disk drives or the optical drives.
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4.7.3
Boot Settings Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Boot
Boot Settings Configuration
Allows BIOS to skip
certain tests while
booting. This will
decrease the time
needed to boot the
system.
Quick Boot
Full Screen Logo
AddOn ROM Display Mode
Bootup Num-Lock
Wait For ‘F1‘ If Error
Hit ‘DEL‘ Message Display
Interrupt 19 Capture
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Force BIOS]
[On]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
←→ Select Screen
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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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature.
AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Allows you to set the display mode for Options ROM.
Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]
Bootup Num-Lock [On]
Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
Configuration options: [Off] [On]
Wait For ‘F1‘ If Error [Enabled]
When set to [Enabled], the system waits for the <F1> key to be pressed when error
occurs. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hit ‘DEL‘ Message Display [Enabled]
When set to [Enabled], the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup”
during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled]
When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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4.7.4
Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select
an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration 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
←→
↑↓
Enter Change
F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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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.
To set a Supervisor Password:
1.
2.
Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>.
From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters
and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.
3.
Confirm the password when prompted.
The message “Password Installed” appears after you successfully set your
password.
To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user
password.
To clear the supervisor password, select the 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
Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 2.6 Jumpers for information on how to
erase the RTC RAM.
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After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to
change other security settings.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Server
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Supervisor Password : Installed
User Password : Not Installed
<Enter> to change
password.
<Enter> again to
disable password.
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level
[Full Access]
[Setup]
Change User Password
Password Check
User Access Level [Full Access]
This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.
Configuration 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 field.
Limited allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.
Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields 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.
To set a User Password:
1.
2.
Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>.
On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six
letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.
3.
Confirm the password when prompted.
The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password
successfully.
To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
Password Check [Setup]
When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup
utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing
Setup and booting the system. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always]
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4.8
Tools menu
The Tools menu items allow you to configure options for special functions. Select
an item then press <Enter> to display the submenu.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Server
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Press ENTER to run
the utility to select
and update BIOS.
ASUS EZ Flash 2
This uitlity supports
1. FAT 12/16/32 (r/w)
2. NTFS (read only)
3. CD-DISC (read only)
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
ESC
General Help
Save and Exit
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ASUS EZ Flash 2
Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>, a confirmation
message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No],
then press <Enter> to confirm your choice. Check section 4.1.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2
utility for details.
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4.9
Exit menu
The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the
BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Server
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Exit Options
Exit system setup
after saving the
changes.
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
F10 key can be used
for this operation.
Load Setup Defaults
←→
↑↓
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
F10
ESC
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
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Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options
from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.
Exit & Save Changes
Once you are finished 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 confirmation 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 fields other than System Date, System
Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation 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 confirmation 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 confirmation
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.
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Chapter 4: BIOS setup
This chapter provides instructions for
setting up, creating, and configuring
RAID sets using the available utilities.
RAID
configuration
5
Chapter summary
5
5.1
5.2
Setting up RAID............................................................................ 5-3
FastBuild Utility............................................................................ 5-5
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5.1
Setting up RAID
5.1.1
RAID definitions
RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write
data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a
single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone,
thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives
is required for this setup.
RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one
drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software
directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of
the data in the other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and
increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an
existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same
size or larger than the existing drive.
RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy
data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 configuration you get
all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk
drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup.
RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk
drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD
performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration
is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications,
enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of three
identical hard disk drives for this setup.
JBOD (Spanning) stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives
that are not yet configured as a RAID set. This configuration stores the same data
redundantly on multiple disks that appear as a single disk on the operating system.
Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently
and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID performance benefits.
SPAN helps to combine the capacity of multiple physical disk drives into one single
large drive volume, making the small-sized disk drives more useful. The disk drives
in this mode need not to be identical in size or speed.
If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID
set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you
install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive.
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5.1.2
Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration. For optimal
performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating
a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration:
1.
2.
3.
Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the
system user guide.
Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive
and to the SATA connector on the motherboard.
Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
5.1.3
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set
from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by
AMD SP5100 chipset. To do this:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
Go to the Main Menu > Storage Configuration, then press <Enter>.
Set SATA Port1-4 to [RAID] and SATA Port5-6 will be set to [RAID] too.
Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS
Setup.
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5.2
FastBuild Utility
The FastBuild Utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 ,and RAID 5,
SPAN and JBOD set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the
Serial ATA connectors supported by the Promise RAID.
To enter the FastBuild Utility:
1.
2.
3.
Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives at Red SATA Connector.
Turn on the system.
During POST, press <Ctrl> + <F> to enter the utility main menu.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ Main Menu ]
View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ]
LD View / LD Define Menu .....[ 2 ]
Delete LD Menu ..............[ 3 ]
Controller Configuration .....[ 4 ]
[ Keys Available ]
Press 1..4 to Select Option
[ESC]Exit
The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and
may not exactly match the items on your screen.
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5.2.1
Creating a RAID set
(RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, SPAN or JBOD)
To create a RAID set:
1. From the main control panel, press <2> to to enter the LD View Menu.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ Main Menu ]
View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ]
LD View / LD Define Menu .....[ 2 ]
Delete LD Menu ..............[ 3 ]
Controller Configuration .....[ 4 ]
[ Keys Available ]
Press 1..4 to Select Option
[ESC]Exit
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD View Menu ]
< There is no any LD >
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Define LD
↑
↓
[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View JBOD Disk [ESC] Exit
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2.
Press <Ctrl> + <C> to define an LD and use <Spacebar> to select a
desired RAID mode.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD Define Menu ]
LD No LD Name
LD Logical Drive 1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
0
1
Stripe Block
Gigabyte Boundary
Read Policy
128 KB
ON
NA
Initialization
Write Policy
Fast
WriteThru
[ Drives Assignments ]
Port:ID
Drive Model
Capabilities
SATA 3G
Capacity(GB)
Assignment
01:01
02:01
03:01
04:01
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
250.05
250.05
250.05
250.05
N
N
N
N
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option
↑
↓
[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit
3.
Use <Spacebar> to set Read Policy to Read Cache and Write Policy to
WriteBack.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD Define Menu ]
LD No LD Name
LD Logical Drive 1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
0
1
Stripe Block
Gigabyte Boundary
Read Policy
128 KB
ON
Read Cache
Initialization
Write Policy
Fast
WriteBack
[ Drives Assignments ]
Port:ID
Drive Model
Capabilities
SATA 3G
Capacity(GB)
Assignment
01:01
02:01
03:01
04:01
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
250.05
250.05
250.05
250.05
N
N
N
N
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option
↑
↓
[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit
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4.
After you have selected the desired RAID mode, use the down arrow key to
select desired disks for the RAID set.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD Define Menu ]
LD No LD Name
LD Logical Drive 1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
1
1
Stripe Block
Gigabyte Boundary
Read Policy
128 KB
ON
Read Cache
Initialization
Write Policy
Fast
WriteBack
[ Drives Assignments ]
Port:ID
Drive Model
Capabilities
SATA 3G
Capacity(GB)
Assignment
01:01
02:01
03:01
04:01
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
250.05
250.05
250.05
250.05
Y
N
N
N
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option
↑
↓
[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit
5.
After you have selected desired disks for the RAID set, press <Ctrl> + <Y> to
start building the RAID set.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD Define Menu ]
LD No LD Name
LD Logical Drive 1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
2
1
Stripe Block
Gigabyte Boundary
Read Policy
128 KB
ON
Read Cache
Initialization
Write Policy
Fast
WriteBack
[ Drives Assignments ]
Capabilities
Port:ID
01:01
02:01
03:01
04:01
Drive Model
Capacity(GB)
Assignment
Please Press Ctr-Y key to input the LD name
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
or press any key to exit.
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G
SATA 3G
250.05
250.05
Y
Y
N
N
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G
250.05
If you do not input any LD name, the default
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250.05
LD name will be used.
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option
↑
↓
[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit
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6.
Press <Ctrl> + <Y> again and enter the LD name. Press <Enter> to continue.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD Define Menu ]
LD No LD Name
LD Logical Drive 1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
2
1
Stripe Block
Gigabyte Boundary
Read Policy
128 KB
ON
Read Cache
Initialization
Write Policy
Fast
WriteBack
[ Drives Assignments ]
Port:ID
Drive Model
Capabilities
SATA 3G
Capacity(GB)
Assignment
01:01
02:01
03:01
04:01
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
250.05
250.05
250.05
250.05
Y
Y
N
N
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
Enter the LD name here: XXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
SATA 3G
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option
↑
↓
[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit
7.
All the data on the selected disk drives will be deleted. Press <Ctrl> + <Y> to
continue.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD Define Menu ]
LD No LD Name
LD Logical Drive 1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
2
1
Stripe Block
Gigabyte Boundary
Read Policy
128 KB
ON
Read Cache
Initialization
Write Policy
Fast
WriteBack
[ Drives Assignments ]
Capabilities Capacity(GB)
Port:ID
01:01
02:01
03:01
04:01
Drive Model
Assignment
Fast Initialization Option has been selected.
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250.05
Y
Y
N
N
It wil erase the MBR data of the disks.
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250.05
<Press Ctrl-Y Key if you are sure to erase it>
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
SATA 3G
250.05
<Press any other key to ignore this option>
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
SATA 3G
250.05
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option
↑
↓
[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit
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8.
Press <Ctrl> + <Y> to modify the disk array size or press any other key to use
all the available capacity of the disk drive.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD Define Menu ]
LD No LD Name
LD Logical Drive 1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
2
1
Stripe Block
Gigabyte Boundary
Read Policy
128 KB
ON
Read Cache
Initialization
Write Policy
Fast
WriteBack
[ Drives Assignments ]
Port:ID
Drive Model
Capabilities
SATA 3G
Capacity(GB)
Assignment
01:01
02:01
03:01
04:01
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
250.05
250.05
250.05
250.05
Y
Y
N
N
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press
any other key to use maximum capacity...
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option
↑
↓
Fast Initializing...
9.
Use the number keys to enter your desired array capacity.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD Define Menu ]
LD No LD Name
LD Logical Drive 1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
2
1
Stripe Block
Gigabyte Boundary
Read Policy
128 KB
ON
Read Cache
Initialization
Write Policy
Fast
WriteBack
[ Drives Assignments ]
Port:ID
Drive Model
Capabilities
SATA 3G
Capacity(GB)
Assignment
01:01
02:01
03:01
04:01
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
250.05
250.05
250.05
250.05
Y
Y
N
N
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
Enter array capacity (in GB) here: 200
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
SATA 3G
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option
↑
↓
[0-9] Input Capacity [Enter] Save [BackSpace] Delete [Esc] Exit
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10. The RAID set has been built successfully and press <Enter> to view the
content.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ LD View Menu ]
LD No
LD
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
2
Capacity(GB)
199.99
Status
1
Functional
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Define LD
↑
↓
[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View JBOD Disk [ESC] Exit
11. Press any key to return to the main control panel.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ View LD Definition Menu]
LD No LD Name
LD RAID1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
2
Capacity(GB)
199.99
1
Stripe Block
Read Policy
NA
Read Cache
Write Policy
WriteBack
[ Drives Assignments ]
Port:ID
01:01
02:01
Drive Model
Capabilities
SATA 3G
Capacity(GB)
250.05
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
SATA 3G
250.05
Any Key To Continue......
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5.2.2
Deleting a RAID set
To delete a RAID set:
1. From the main control panel, press <3> to to enter the Delete LD Menu.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ Main Menu ]
View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ]
LD View / LD Define Menu .....[ 2 ]
Delete LD Menu ..............[ 3 ]
Controller Configuration .....[ 4 ]
[ Keys Available ]
Press 1..4 to Select Option
[ESC]Exit
2.
Select the RAID set you would like to delete and press <Del>+<Alt>+<D> to
delete the selected RAID set.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ Delete LD Menu ]
LD No
LD
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
2
Capacity(GB)
199.99
Status
1
Functional
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD
↑
↓
[Ctrl+V] View JBOD Disk [ESC] Exit
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3.
Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to confirm and delete the selected RAID set.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ View LD Definition Menu]
LD No LD Name
LD RAID1
RAID Mode
RAID 1
Drv
2
Capacity(GB)
199.99
1
Stripe Block
Read Policy
NA
NA
Write Policy
WriteThru
[ Drives Assignments ]
Port:ID
01:01
02:01
Drive Model
Capabilities
SATA 3G
Capacity(GB)
250.05
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
SATA 3G
250.05
Press Ctrl-Y to delete the data in the disk!
or press any other key to abort...
[ Keys Available ]
4.
The selected RAID set has been deleted.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ Delete LD Menu ]
< There is no any LD >
[ Keys Available ]
[ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD
↑
↓
[Ctrl+V] View JBOD Disk [ESC] Exit
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5.2.3
Viewing the Drive Assignment
To view the drive assignment:
1.
From the main control panel, press <1> to to enter the Drive Assignment
Menu.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ Main Menu ]
View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ]
LD View / LD Define Menu .....[ 2 ]
Delete LD Menu ..............[ 3 ]
Controller Configuration .....[ 4 ]
[ Keys Available ]
Press 1..4 to Select Option
[ESC]Exit
2.
The drive assignment is displayed as shown.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ View Drive Assignments ]
Port:ID
01:01
Drive Model
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
Extent 1
Capabilities
SATA 3G
Capacity(GB)
250.05
Assignment
Free
249.99
02:01
03:01
04:01
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
Extent 1
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
SATA 3G
250.05
249.99
250.05
249.99
250.05
249.99
Free
Free
Free
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
Extent 1
HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX
Extent 1
[ Keys Available ]
[Ctrl+H] Full Erase
[ESC] Exit [ ] Up [ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page
↑
↓
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5.2.4
Viewing the Controller Configuration
To view the controller configuration:
1.
From the main control panel, press <4> to to enter the Controller
Configuration Menu.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ Main Menu ]
View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ]
LD View / LD Define Menu .....[ 2 ]
Delete LD Menu ..............[ 3 ]
Controller Configuration .....[ 4 ]
[ Keys Available ]
Press 1..4 to Select Option
[ESC]Exit
2.
The system resources configuration is displayed as shown.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ Adapter Configuration - Options ]
No Parameters Defined for Current Disk(s)...
[ System Resources Configuration ]
Controller IRQ: 10
AHCI HBA MMIO Base Address: FAFFE400
[ Keys Available ]
[ESC] Exit
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Chapter 5: RAID configuration
This chapter provides instructions for
installing the necessary drivers for
different system components.
Chapter 6:
Driver
installation
6
Chapter summary
6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-3
AMD® processor driver installation.......................................... 6-15
LAN driver installation............................................................... 6-16
ATI SM Bus controller driver installation................................. 6-20
Display driver installation ......................................................... 6-21
Management application and utilities installation .................. 6-24
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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.
The RAID card driver might be included in the Linux OS installation CD,
and could be loaded automatically during the OS installation. However, we
recommend you use the RAID driver packaged in the RAID card support CD for
a better reliability.
6.1.1
Creating a RAID driver disk
•
You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from
the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet.
•
When you use a SATA optical drive and PROMISE® RAID, you cannot
boot into FreeDOS using the support CD. Either reset SATA Port1 - Port4
in BIOS to [IDE] and boot again or create the RAID driver disk in another
computer.
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® or Linux
operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. You can
create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support
CD).
To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment:
1.
2.
3.
Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive.
Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup.
Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD.
Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
4.
5.
Restart the computer.
The Makedisk menu appears.Select Promise SW ROMB Controller Driver,
and press <Enter> to enter the submenu.
Create Driver Diskette Menu
Promise SW ROMB Controller Driver
AMD AHCI Controller Driver
Write DMI
FreeDOS command prompt
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6.
Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create.
Promise SW ROMB Controller Driver
Windows Server 2003 32/64 bit
Windows Server 2008 32 bit
Windows Server 2008 64 bit
Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit
RHEL AS4 UP8 32 bit
RHEL AS4 UP8 64 bit
RHEL 5 UP4 32 bit
RHEL 5 UP4 64 bit
SLES 10 SP3 32 bit
SLES 10 SP3 64 bit
SLES 11 32 bit
SLES 11 64 bit
CentOS 5.4 32 bit
CentOS 5.4 64 bit
Back
Exit
7.
8.
9.
Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
Press <Enter>.
Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.
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6.1.2
Installing the RAID controller driver
Windows® Server OS
During Windows® Server OS installation
To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server OS:
1.
Boot the computer using the Windows® Server installation DVD. The
Windows® Server OS Setup starts.
Windows Setup
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...
2.
3.
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.
When prompted, press <S> to specify an additional device.
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, DVD-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.
S=Specify Additional Device
ENTER=Continue
F3=Exit
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4.
Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive, then
press <Enter>.
Windows Setup
Please insert the disk labeled
Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk
into Drive A:
*
Press ENTER when ready.
ENTER=Continue
ESC=Cancel
F3=Exit
5.
6.
Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list, then press <Enter>.
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.
To an existing Windows® Server OS
To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows® Server OS
1.
2.
Restart the computer, and then log in with Administrator privileges.
Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New
Hardware Found window. Click Cancel.
3.
4.
Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop, and then select
Properties from the menu.
Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button to display
the list of devices installed in the system.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties.
Click the Driver tab, and then click the Update Driver button.
The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next.
Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive.
Select the option Install the software automatically (Recommended), and
then click Next.
10. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. When found, click Next to
install the drivers.
11. Click Finish after the driver installation is done.
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To verify the RAID controller driver installation:
1.
Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop, and then select
Properties from the menu.
2.
3.
Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button.
Click the “+” sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers, and then the
Promise AHCI Compatible RAID Controller item should appear.
The screen differs based on the controller.
4.
5.
6.
Right-click the RAID controller driver item, and then select Properties from
the menu.
Click the Driver tab, and then click the Driver Details button to display the
RAID controller drivers.
Click OK when finished.
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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 4.7/4.8
To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS:
1.
2.
3.
Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD.
At the boot:, type linux dd.
Press <Enter>.
-
-
-
To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key.
To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text <ENTER>.
Use the function keys listed below for more information.
[F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue]
boot: linux dd
4.
Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then
press <Enter>.
Main Menu
Do you have a driver disk?
Yes
No
5.
Press <Enter> to continue.
Insert Driver Disk
Insert your driver disk into /dev/sda
and press “OK” to continue.
OK
Cancel
6.
Select No and press <Enter> to continue.
More Driver Disks?
Do you wish to load any more
driver disks?
Yes
No
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7.
Select Skip and press <Enter> to continue.
CD Found
To begin testing the CD media before
installation press OK.
Choose Skip to skip the media test
and start the installation.
OK
Skip
8.
Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing the RedHat operating
system.
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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.0
To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS:
1.
2.
3.
Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD.
At the boot:, type linux dd
Press <Enter>.
-
-
-
To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key.
To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text <ENTER>.
Use the function keys listed below for more information.
[F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue]
boot: linux dd
4.
Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then
press <Enter>.
Main Menu
Do you have a driver disk?
Yes
No
5.
Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select
OK, then press <Enter>.
Insert Driver Disk
Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0
and press “OK” to continue.
OK
Back
The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.
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6.
When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then
press <Enter>.
More Driver Disks?
Do you wish to load any more
driver disks?
Yes
No
7.
Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation.
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SUSE Linux 11 OS
To install the RAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
OS:
1.
2.
Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD.
Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu.
Boot from Hard Disk
Installation
Repair Installed System
Rescue System
Check Installation Media
Firmware Test
Memory Test
Boot Options |
F1 Help F2 Language
English(US)
F3 Video Mode
1024 X768
F4 Source
DVD
F5 Kernel
Default
F6 Driver
No
3.
Press <F6>, then select Yes from the menu. Press <Enter>.
Boot from Hard Disk
Installation
Repair Installed System
Rescue System
Check Installation Media
Firmware Test
Memory Test
Yes
No
File
URL
Boot Options |
F1 Help F2 Language
English(US)
F3 Video Mode
1024 X768
F4 Source
DVD
F5 Kernel
Default
F6 Driver
No
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4.
Insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive. Type the command
acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options field, and
press <Enter>.
Boot from Hard Disk
Installation
Repair Installed System
Rescue System
Check Installation Media
Firmware Test
Memory Test
Boot Options acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci
F1 Help F2 Language
English(US)
F3 Video Mode
1024 X768
F4 Source
DVD
F5 Kernel F6 Driver
Default Yes
5.
When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the
driver update medium. Select OK, then press <Enter>.
Please choose the Driver Update medium.
sda: USB Floppy
Other device
OK
Back
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6.
The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown
below.
Please choose the Driver Update medium.
sda: USB Floppy
sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-1612BLT
sdb: Disk, Promise 1X2 Morror/RAID1
sd3: Disk, Promise RAID Console
other device
OK
Back
7.
Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation.
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6.2
AMD® processor driver installation
This section provides instructions on how to install the AMD® processor driver on
the system.
You need to manually install the AMD® processor driver on a Windows XP / Server
2003 operating system.
To install the AMD® processor driver:
1.
2.
Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges.
Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your
computer.
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support
DVD to locate the file AUTORUN.EXE and double-click the AUTORUN.EXE to
run the support DVD.
3.
Click the item AMD Processor Driver from the menu, and then follow the
onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
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6.3
LAN driver installation
This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel® Gigabit LAN controller
driver.
To install the Intel® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows® OS:
1.
2.
Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges.
Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your
computer.
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support
DVD to locate the file AUTORUN.EXE and double-click the AUTORUN.EXE
and follow step 4 to run the installation.
3.
Click Intel® PRO/1000 Gigabit Adapters Driver.
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4.
When the Intel® Network Connections – InstallShield Wizard window
appears, click Next to start the installation.
5.
Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to
continue.
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6.
Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue.
7.
Click Install to start the installation.
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8.
The programs you select are being installed.
9.
Click Finish to finish the installation.
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6.4
ATI SM Bus controller driver installation
This section provides instructions on how to install the ATI SM Bus driver on the
system.
You need to manually install the ATI SMBus driver on a Windows® XP / Server
2003 operating system. To install the driver:
1.
2.
Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges.
Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your
computer.
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support
DVD to locate the file AUTORUN.EXE and double-click the AUTORUN.EXE to
run the support DVD.
3.
Click the item ATI SM Bus Controller Driver from the menu, and then follow
the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
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6.5
Display driver installation
This section provides instructions on how to install the ASPEED display driver.
To install the ASPEED display driver on a Windows® OS:
1.
2.
Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges.
Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your
computer.
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support
DVD to locate the file AUTORUN.EXE and double-click the AUTORUN.EXE to
run the support DVD.
3.
Click ASPEED AST2050 Display Driver.
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4.
When the ASPEED InstallShield Wizard window appears, click Next to continue.
5.
Click Install to start the installation.
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6.
The system installs the driver automatically.
7.
When the installation completes, click Finish to exit the wizard.
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6.6
Management applications and utilities
installation
The support DVD 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 DVD are subject to change at any time without
notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.
6.6.1
Running the support DVD
Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the
Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support
DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the
ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.
6.6.2
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.
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6.6.3
Utilities menu
The Utilities menu displays
the software applications and
utilities that the motherboard
supports. Click an item to
install.
6.6.4
Make disk menu
The Make disk menu contains
items to create the AMD AHCI
driver disk.
6.6.5
Contact information
Click the Contact tab to display
the ASUS contact information.
You can also find this
information on the inside front
cover of this user guide.
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This appendix includes additional
information that you may refer to when
configuring the motherboard.
Appendix:
Reference information
A
Appendix summary
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KCMA-D8 block diagram
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Appendix A: Reference information
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