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3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to "Rebuild". Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/DO wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Exit 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Recovery Volume Options RAID Volumes: ID Name 0 Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID1(Mirror) * = Data is Encrypted Strip Size Status Bootable N/A 149.0GB Rebuild Yes Physical Disks: Port Drive Model 1 ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS Serial # 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 149.0GB Member Disk(0) 149.0GB Member Disk(0) Volumes with "Rebuild" status will be rebuilt within the operating system. [↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 4. Exit Intel Matrix Storage Manager and reboot the system. 5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Matrix Storage > Intel Matrix Storage Console or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon to load the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager utility. 6. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Matrix Storage Console. 7. From the Volumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status. When finished, the status is changed to "Normal". Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as "Degraded" during POST. You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array. To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk: 1. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port. Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 2. Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk on page 6-31. 6-32 Chapter 6: RAID configuration

Section	Page
About this guide	9
Chapter 1: Product introduction	11
1.1 System package contents	12
1.2 Serial number label	13
1.3 System specifications	14
1.4 Front panel features	16
1.5 Rear panel features	17
1.6 Internal features	18
1.7 LED information	20
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	20
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	20
1.7.3 HDD status LED	20
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	21
2.1 Chassis cover	22
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	23
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	23
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct	26
2.3 System memory	27
2.3.1 Overview	27
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	28
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	29
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	29
2.4 Hard disk drives	30
2.5 Expansion slot	31
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket	31
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	32
2.6 Cable connections	33
2.7 Removable/optional components	34
2.7.1 Replacing system fans	34
2.7.2 Replacing power supply units	35
2.7.3 Installing ASMB4 series management board (optional)	36
2.7.4 Installing ASUS PIKE Riser Card (optional)	37
Chapter 3: Installation options	41
3.1 Rackmount rail kit items (optional)	42
3.2 Attaching the rails to the server	42
3.3 Attaching the rack rails	43
3.4 Rackmounting the server	44
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	45
4.1 Motherboard layout	46
4.2 Jumpers	50
4.3 Internal connectors	56
4.4 Internal LEDs	64
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	65
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	66
5.1.1 AFUDOS utility	66
5.1.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	68
5.2 BIOS setup program	69
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	70
5.2.2 Menu bar	70
5.2.3 Navigation keys	70
5.2.4 Menu items	71
5.2.5 Sub-menu items	71
5.2.6 Configuration fields	71
5.2.7 Pop-up window	71
5.2.8 Scroll bar	71
5.2.9 General help	71
5.3 Main menu	72
5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	72
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	72
5.3.3 SATA1–4	72
5.3.4 IDE Configuration	74
5.3.5 AHCI Configuration	75
5.3.6 System Information	76
5.4 Advanced menu	77
5.4.1 CPU Configuration	77
5.4.2 Chipset Configuration	81
5.4.3 Legacy Device Configuration	85
5.4.4 USB Configuration	86
5.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration	87
5.4.6 Power On configuration	88
5.4.7 Event Log Configuration	89
5.4.8 Hardware Monitor	90
5.4.9 I/O Virtualization	91
5.4.10 PCI Express Configuration	91
5.4.11 ACPI Configuration	92
5.5 Server menu	94
5.5.1 Remote Access Configuration	94
5.6 Boot menu	96
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority	96
5.6.2 Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives	96
5.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration	97
5.6.4 Security	98
5.7 Exit menu	100
Chapter 6: RAID configuration	101
6.1 Setting up RAID	102
6.1.1 RAID definitions	102
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	102
6.1.3 RAID controller selection	103
6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	103
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	104
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	105
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	111
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	112
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	116
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	118
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	121
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	122
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	123
6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility	124
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	125
6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	126
6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	128
6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	129
6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	130
6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager	131
6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	131
6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	133
Chapter 7: Driver installation	135
7.1 RAID driver installation	136
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	136
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	139
7.2 Intel® chipset device installation	151
7.3 LAN driver installation	153
7.4 VGA driver installation	156
7.5 Mellanox ConnectX DDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation (For RS702D-E6/PS8; RS704D-E6/PS8)	158
7.5.1 Windows operating system	158
7.5.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS	161
7.6 Management applications and utilities installation	163
7.6.1 Running the support DVD	163
7.6.2 Drivers menu	163
7.6.3 Utilities menu	164
7.6.4 Make disk menu	164

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Chapter 6: RAID conﬁguration

The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status

of the degraded RAID volume is changed to

“Rebuild”

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/DO wRAID5

[

MAIN MENU

]

1. Create RAID Volume

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

2. Delete RAID Volume

4. Recovery Volume Options

5. Exit

[

DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION

]

RAID Volumes:

= Data is Encrypted

Name

Level

Strip

Size

Status

Bootable

Volume0

RAID1(Mirror)

N/A

149.0GB

Rebuild

Yes

Physical Disks:

Port Drive Model

Serial #

Size

Type/Status(Vol ID)

ST3160812AS

9LS0F4HL

149.0GB

Member Disk(0)

ST3160812AS

3LS0JYL8

149.0GB

Member Disk(0)

Volumes with “Rebuild” status will be rebuilt within the operating system.

[

↑↓

]-Select

[ESC]-Exit

[ENTER]-Select Menu

Exit Intel Matrix Storage Manager and reboot the system.

Select

Start > Programs > Intel Matrix Storage > Intel Matrix Storage

Console

or click the

Intel Matrix Storage Manager

tray icon to load the Intel

Matrix Stroage Manager utility.

From the

View

menu, select

Advanced Mode

to display the details of the

Intel Matrix Storage Console.

From the

Volumes view

option, select

RAID volume

to view the rebuilding

status. When ﬁnished, the status is changed to “

Normal

”.

Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk

If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system

displays the status of the RAID volume as “

Degraded

” during POST. You may

replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array.

To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk:

Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the

same speciﬁcation into the same SATA Port.

Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.

Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section

Rebuilding the RAID

with other non-RAID disk

on page 6-31.