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Contents

Chapter 3:

Rackmount installation

3.1

Rackmount rail kit items

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3-2

3.2

Attaching the rails to the rack

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3-2

Chapter 4:

Motherboard Info

4.1

Motherboard layout

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4-2

4.2

Onboard LEDs

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4-5

4.3

Jumpers

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4-7

4.4

Connectors

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4-10

4.4.1

Rear panel connectors

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4-10

4.4.2

Internal connectors

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Chapter 5:

BIOS setup

5.1

Managing and updating your BIOS

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5-2

5.1.1

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

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5-2

5.1.2

ASUS Easy Flash Utility

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5-3

5.1.3

BUPDATER utility

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5-4

5.2

BIOS setup program

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5-6

5.2.1

BIOS menu screen

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4.2.2

Menu bar

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7

5.2.3

Menu items

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8

5.2.4

Submenu items

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8

5.2.5

Navigation keys

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8

5.2.6

General help

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8

5.2.7

Configuration fields

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8

5.2.8

Pop-up window

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8

5.2.9

Scroll bar

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5.3

Main menu

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5-9

5.3.1

System Date

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5-9

5.3.2

System Time

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5-9

5.4

Advanced menu

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5-10

5.4.1

CPU Configuration

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5.4.2

PCH-IO Configuration

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5-15

5.4.3

SATA Configuration

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5-1

6

5.4.4

System Agent (SA) Configuration

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5-1

7

5.4.5

PCI Subsystem Settings

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Section	Page
About this guide	9
Chapter 1: Product introduction	11
1.1 System package contents	12
1.2 Serial number label	12
1.3 System specifications	13
1.4 Front panel features	15
1.5 Rear panel features	15
1.6 Internal features	16
1.7 LED information	17
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	17
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	18
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	19
2.1 Chassis cover	20
2.1.1 Removing the chassis cover	20
2.1.2 Reinstalling the chassis cover	21
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	23
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	23
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink	26
2.3 System memory	28
2.3.1 Overview	28
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	28
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket	29
2.4 Hard disk drives	31
2.4.1 Installing a 3.5-inch Serial ATA HDD to HDD bay 1	31
2.4.2 Installing 2.5-inch SSDs on HDD bay 1 (Optional)	33
2.4.3 Installing a hard disk drive to the HDD bay 2	36
2.5 Expansion card	39
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	39
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	41
2.6 Cable connections	42
2.7 Removable/optional components	43
2.7.1 Chassis fans	43
2.7.2 Optical disk drive (ODD)	44
2.7.3 Installing ASMB7 series management card (optional)	45
Chapter 3: Rackmount installation	47
3.1 Rackmount rail kit items	48
3.2 Attaching the rails to the rack	48
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	53
4.1 Motherboard layout	54
4.2 Onboard LEDs	57
4.3 Jumpers	59
4.4 Connectors	62
4.4.1 Rear panel connectors	62
4.4.2 Internal connectors	63
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	71
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	72
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	72
5.1.2 ASUS Easy Flash Utility\b	73
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	74
5.2 BIOS setup program	76
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	77
4.2.2 Menu bar	77
5.2.3 Menu items	78
5.2.4 Submenu items	78
5.2.5 Navigation keys	78
5.2.6 General help	78
5.2.7 Configuration fields	78
5.2.8 Pop-up window	78
5.2.9 Scroll bar	78
5.3 Main menu	79
5.3.1 System Date	79
5.3.2 System Time	79
5.4 Advanced menu	80
5.4.1 CPU Configuration	81
5.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration	85
5.4.3 SATA Configuration	86
5.4.4 System Agent (SA) Configuration	87
5.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings	89
5.4.6 USB Configuration	90
5.4.7 TPM	92
5.4.8 ACPI Settings	92
5.4.9 WHEA Support	93
5.4.10 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration	93
5.4.11 Intel® Server Platform Services	94
5.4.12 Onboard LAN Configuration	94
5.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection	95
5.4.14 Runtime Error Logging Support	97
5.4.15 APM	97
5.4.16 Network Stack	98
5.4.17 Intel RC Drivers Version Detail	98
5.5 Event Logs menu	99
5.6 Boot menu	100
5.7 Monitor menu	103
5.8 Security	104
5.9 Tool menu	107
5.10 Exit menu	107
Chapter 6: RAID configuration	109
6.1 Setting up RAID	110
6.1.1 RAID definitions	110
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	111
6.1.3 Setting Jumpers	111
6.1.4 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS	111
6.1.5 RAID configuration utilities	111
6.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility	112
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	113
6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set	115
6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	116
6.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility	117
6.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID	117
6.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	119
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows® only)	120
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	121
6.3.2 Changing a Volume Type	123
6.3.3 Deleting a volume	124
6.3.4 Preferences	125
Chapter 7: Driver installation	127
7.1 RAID driver installation	128
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	128
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	130
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation	132
7.3 Running the Support DVD	132
7.4 Installing the LAN driver	140
7.5 Installing the VGA driver	145
7.6 Installing the Intel® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver	148
7.7 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver	150

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