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Chapter 4: Software Support Software Support 4 4.1 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 the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 4.1.1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID driver When installing Windows® Server OS, you can load the RAID driver from a USB flash drive. You can create a USB flash drive with RAID driver in Windows by copying the files from the support DVD to the USB flash drive. To copy the RAID driver to a USB flash drive in Windows environment: 1. Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive. 2. Connect a USB flash drive to your system. 3. Click on the optical drive to browse the contents of the support DVD. 4. Click Drivers > C23x INTEL RAID > Driver > Windows and then copy the SATA_ RAID driver folder to the USB flash drive. 4.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows® Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 OS 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc. Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows® Server 2008. 2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). Chapter 4 ASUS P10S-M WS Series 4-1

Section	Page
Safety information	6
About this guide	7
P10S-M WS Series specifications summary	9
Package contents	12
Installation tools and components	13
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	15
1.1 Special features	15
1.1.1 Product highlights	15
1.1.2 Innovative ASUS features	16
1.1.3 Other special features	16
1.2 Motherboard overview	17
1.2.1 Before you proceed	17
1.2.2 Motherboard layout	18
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	21
1.2.4 System memory	22
1.2.5 Expansion slots	23
1.2.6 Onboard LEDs	25
1.2.7 Jumpers	32
1.2.8 Internal connectors	36
Chapter 2: Basic Installation	49
2.1 Building your PC system	49
2.1.1 Motherboard installation	49
2.1.2 CPU installation	51
2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	53
2.1.4 DIMM installation	55
2.1.5 ATX Power connection	56
2.1.6 SATA device connection	57
2.1.7 Front I/O Connector	58
2.1.8 Expansion Card installation	59
2.2 BIOS update utility	60
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connection	61
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection	61
2.3.2 Audio I/O connection	63
2.4 Starting up for the first time	65
2.5 Turning off the computer	65
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup	67
3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	67
3.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	67
3.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Utility	68
3.1.3 BUPDATER utility	69
3.2 BIOS setup program	71
3.2.1 BIOS menu screen	72
3.2.2 Menu bar	72
3.2.3 Menu items	73
3.2.4 Submenu items	73
3.2.5 Navigation keys	73
3.2.6 General help	73
3.2.7 Configuration fields	73
3.2.8 Pop-up window	73
3.2.9 Scroll bar	73
3.3 Main menu	74
3.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	74
3.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	74
3.4 Advanced menu	75
3.4.1 Trusted Computing	75
3.4.2 Chipset Configuration	75
3.4.3 Platform Configuration	83
3.4.4 CPU Configuration	91
3.4.5 SATA Configuration	94
3.4.6 Network Stack Configuration	97
3.4.7 CSM Configuration	98
3.4.8 iSCSI Configuration	99
3.5 Security Menu	99
3.6 Boot Menu	102
3.7 Monitor Menu	103
3.8 Tool menu	104
3.9 Save & Exit menu	104
3.10 Server Mgmt menu (P10S-M WS/IPMI-O only)	105
3.11 Event Logs menu	109
Chapter 4: Software Support	111
4.1 RAID driver installation	111
4.1.1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID driver	111
4.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	111
4.2 Management applications and utilities installation	114
4.3 Running the Support DVD	114
4.3.1 Drivers menu tab	115
4.3.2 Utilities menu tab	115
4.3.3 Manual menu	116
4.3.4 Contact information menu	116
4.3.5 Installing the Intel® Chipset device Software driver	117
4.4 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters driver	119
Chapter 5: RAID Support	123
5.1 Setting up RAID	123
5.1.1 RAID definitions	123
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	124
5.1.3 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS	124
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	124
5.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility	125
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set	126
5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set	128
5.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	129
5.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility	130
5.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID	130
5.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	132
5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	133
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set	134
5.3.2 Changing a Volume Type	136
5.3.3 Deleting a volume	137
5.3.4 Preferences	138
Appendices	139
P10S-M WS/IPMI-O block diagram	139
P10S-M WS block diagram	140
Notices	141