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6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 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. A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/XP 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) or in Windows® environment. To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment: 1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Restart the computer. 5. Press any key when prompted to boot from CD. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Press any key to boot from CDROM... The Makedisk menu appears. Create Driver Diskette Menu nVIDIA nForce SATA RAID Driver LSI 1064E SAS Driver Broadcom ASF Firmware Update FreeDOS command prompt 6. Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to ceate and press to enter the sub-menu. ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series 6-1

Section	Page
KFSN4-DRE Series specifications summary	11
Product introduction	13
1.1 Welcome!	15
1.2 Package contents	15
1.3 Serial number label	15
1.4 Special features	16
1.4.1 Product highlights	16
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features	17
Hardware information	19
2.1 Before you proceed	21
2.2 Motherboard overview	23
2.2.1 Placement direction	23
2.2.2 Screw holes	23
2.2.4 Motherboard layouts	24
2.2.5 Layout contents	29
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	29
2.3.2 Installing the heatsink	32
2.4 System memory	33
2.4.1 Overview	33
2.4.2 Memory Configurations	34
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM	35
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM	35
2.5 Expansion slots	36
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	36
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	36
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments	37
2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link or x16 link)	38
2.5.5 BMC socket	38
2.6 Jumpers	39
2.7 Connectors	44
Powering up	53
3.1 Starting up for the first time	55
3.2 Powering off the computer	56
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function	56
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch	56
BIOS setup	57
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	59
4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk	59
4.1.2 AFUDOS utility	60
4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility	62
4.2 BIOS setup program	63
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	64
4.2.2 Menu bar	64
4.2.3 Navigation keys	64
4.2.4 Menu items	65
4.2.5 Sub-menu items	65
4.2.6 Configuration fields	65
4.2.7 Pop-up window	65
4.2.8 Scroll bar	65
4.2.9 General help	65
4.3 Main menu	66
4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	66
4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	66
4.3.3 Floppy A [1.44 MB 3½”]	66
4.3.4 IDE Configuration	67
4.3.5 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave; Tertiary/Fourth/ Fifth/Sixth IDE Master	68
4.3.6 System Information	69
4.4 Advanced menu	71
4.4.1 CPU Configuration	71
4.4.2 Chipset Configuration	72
4.4.3 PCI PnP	78
4.4.4 USB Configuration	79
4.4.5 Peripheral Devices Configuration	80
4.4.6 ACPI Configuration	81
4.4.7 APM Configuration	82
4.4.8 Hardware Monitor	83
4.5 Server menu	85
4.5.1 Remote Access Configuration	85
4.6 Security	87
4.7 Boot menu	89
4.7.1 Boot Device Priority	89
4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration	90
4.8 Exit menu	91
RAID configuration	93
5.1 Setting up RAID	95
5.1.1 RAID definitions	95
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	96
5.1.3 Setting the BIOS RAID items	96
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	96
5.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations	97
5.2.1 Entering the NVIDIA® RAID Utility	97
5.2.2 Creating a RAID Volume	98
5.2.3 Rebuilding a RAID set	100
5.2.4 Deleting a RAID array	101
5.2.5 Clearing the disk data	102
5.3 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (KFSN4-DRE/SAS model only)	103
5.3.1 Integrated Mirroring	103
5.3.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced	107
5.3.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume	109
5.3.4 Managing Arrays	112
5.3.5 Viewing SAS topology	117
5.5.6 Global Properties	119
Driver installation	123
6.1 RAID driver installation	125
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	125
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	128
6.2 LAN driver installation	131
6.3 nVIDIA® driver installation	134
6.3.1 Windows 2000/Server 2003	134
6.4 Management applications and utilities installation	137
6.4.1 Running the support CD	137
6.4.2 Drivers menu	137
6.4.3 Management Software menu	138
6.4.4 Utilities menu	138
6.4.5 Contact information	138
Reference information	139
A.1 KFSN4-DRE/SAS model block diagram	141
A.2 KFSN4-DRE/2S model block diagram	142