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Boot menu, 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority, 5.6.2 Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives

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5.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press to display the sub-menu. Main Advanced Server BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B: ) may appear when you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device 5th Boot Device [Removable Dev.] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Hard Drive] [Network:IBA GE Slo] [Network:IBA GE Slo] Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 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: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] 5.6.2 Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives These two items appear only when you install more than two hard disk drives or optical drives to you system. These items allows you to specify the boot priority sequence of the hard disk drives or the optical drives. 5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

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