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Contents

Safety information

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viii

About this guide

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ix

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.1

System package contents

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1-2

1.2

Serial number label

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1-2

1.3

System specifications

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1-3

1.4

Front panel features

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1-5

1.5

Rear panel features

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1-5

1.6

Internal features

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1-6

1.7

LED information

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1-7

1.7.1

Front panel LEDs

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1-7

1.7.2

LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

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1-7

1.7.3

HDD status LED

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1-8

Chapter 2: Hardware Information

2.1

Chassis cover

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2-2

2.2

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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2-3

Installing the CPU and heatsink

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2-3

2.3

System memory

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2-10

2.3.1

Overview

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2-10

2.3.2

Memory Configurations

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2-11

2.3.3

Installing a DIMM

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2-13

2.3.4

Removing a DIMM

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2-13

2.4

Hard disk drives

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2-14

2.5

Expansion slot

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2-16

2.5.2

Installing expansion cards to the butterfly riser card

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2-17

2.5.3

Configuring an expansion card

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2-20

2.6

Cable connections

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2-23

2.7

SATA/SAS backplane cabling

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2-24

2.8

Removable/optional components

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2-25

2.8.1

System fans

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2-25

2.8.2

Redundant power supply module

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2-27

2.8.3

Replacing optical drive (optional)

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2-28

Chapter 3: Installation options

3.1

Tool-less Friction Rail Kit

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3-2

Section	Page
Safety information	8
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	17
1.7.3 HDD status LED	18
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	19
2.1 Chassis cover	20
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	21
Installing the CPU and heatsink	21
2.3 System memory	28
2.3.1 Overview	28
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	29
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	31
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	31
2.4 Hard disk drives	32
2.5 Expansion slot	34
2.5.2 Installing expansion cards to the butterfly riser card	35
2.5.3 Configuring an expansion card	38
2.6 Cable connections	41
2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling	42
2.8 Removable/optional components	43
2.8.1 System fans	43
2.8.2 Redundant power supply module	45
2.8.3 Replacing optical drive (optional)	46
Chapter 3: Installation options	47
3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit	48
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	51
4.1 Motherboard layout	52
4.2 Jumpers	54
4.3 Internal connectors	60
4.4 Internal LEDs	69
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	77
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	78
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	78
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility	79
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	80
5.2 BIOS setup program	82
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	83
5.2.2 Menu bar	83
5.2.3 Menu items	84
5.2.4 Submenu items	84
5.2.5 Navigation keys	84
5.2.6 General help	84
5.2.7 Configuration fields	84
5.2.8 Pop-up window	84
4.2.9 Scroll bar	84
5.3 Main menu	85
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	85
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	85
5.4 Advanced menu	86
5.4.1 ACPI Settings	87
5.4.2 Smart Settings	87
5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration	88
5.4.4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Configuration	89
5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	90
5.4.6 APM	93
5.4.7 Advanced Power Management Configuration xxx	94
5.4.8 PCI Subsystem Settings	95
5.4.9 Network Stack Configuration	96
5.4.10 CSM Configuration	97
5.4.11 Trusted Computing	98
5.4.12 USB Configuration	99
5.4.13 iSCSI Configuration	100
5.5 IntelRCSetup menu	101
5.5.1 Processor Configuration	102
5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration	104
5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration	104
5.5.4 QPI Configuration	105
5.5.5 Memory Configuration	106
5.5.6 IIO Configuration	108
5.5.7 PCH Configuration	109
5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration	111
5.5.9 Server ME Configuration	111
5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support	112
5.6 Server Mgmt menu	113
5.7 Event Logs menu	117
5.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	117
5.7.2 View Smbios Event Log	118
5.8 Monitor menu	119
5.9 Security menu	120
5.10 Boot menu	123
5.11 Tool menu	124
5.12 Exit menu	125
Chapter 6: RAID Configuration	127
6.1 Setting up RAID	128
6.1.1 RAID definitions	128
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	129
6.1.3 Setting Jumpers	129
6.1.4 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS	129
6.1.5 RAID configuration utilities	129
6.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility	130
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	131
6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set	133
6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	134
6.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility	135
6.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID	135
6.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	137
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	138
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	139
6.3.2 Changing a Volume Type	141
6.3.3 Deleting a volume	142
6.3.4 Preferences	143
6.4 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility	144
6.4.1 RAID 1 volume	145
6.4.2 RAID 1E/10 volume	149
6.4.3 RAID 0 volume	151
6.4.4 Managing Arrays	153
6.4.5 Viewing SAS topology	160
6.4.6 Global Properties	161
Chapter 7: Driver installation	165
7.1 RAID driver installation	166
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	166
7.1.2 Creating the LSI 2308 SAS2 driver disk	168
7.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver	170
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation	179
7.3 Running the Support DVD	179
7.4 Installing the LAN driver	187
7.5 Installing the VGA driver	192
7.6 Installing the Intel® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver	195
7.7 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver	197
7.8 Installing the Broadcom 10G driver	201
Appendix A: Reference Information	205
Z10PP-D24 block diagram	206
Notices	207
Federal Communications Commission Statement	207
Canadian Department of Communications Statement	208
REACH	208
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services	208
Australia statement notice	208

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