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Contents

Notices

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REACH

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vii

Safety information

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viii

Australia statement notice

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About this guide

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.1

System package contents

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1-2

1.2

Serial number label

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1-3

1.3

System specifications

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1-4

1.4

Front panel features

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1-6

1.5

Rear panel features

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1-7

1.6

Internal features

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1-8

Chapter 2: Hardware Information

2.1

Chassis cover

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2-2

2.1.1

Removing the side cover

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2-2

2.1.2

Reinstalling the side cover

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2-3

2.2

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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2-4

2.2.1

Installing the CPU

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2-4

2.3

System memory

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2-11

2.3.1

Overview

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2-11

2.3.2

Memory Conﬁgurations

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2-12

2.3.3

Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket

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2-13

2.4

Front panel assembly

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2-14

2.4.1

Removing the front panel assembly

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2-14

2.4.2

Reinstalling the front panel assembly

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2-14

2.5

5.25-inch drives

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2-15

2.6

SATA/SAS hard disk drives

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2-16

2.6.1

Installing the HDD module cage

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2-16

2.6.2

Removing the HDD module cage

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2-17

2.6.3

Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive

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2-18

2.6.4

Removing the backplane

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2-20

2.7

Expansion cards

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2-21

2.7.1

Installing an expansion card

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2-21

2.7.2

Installing an ASUS PIKE II card

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2-23

2.8

Cable connections

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2-26

2.8.1

Motherboard connections

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2-26

2.8.2

SATA/SAS backplane cabling

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2-28

Section	Page
Notices	7
REACH	7
Safety information	8
Australia statement notice	9
About this guide	10
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	13
1.1 System package contents	14
1.2 Serial number label	15
1.3 System specifications	16
1.4 Front panel features	18
1.5 Rear panel features	19
1.6 Internal features	20
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	23
2.1 Chassis cover	24
2.1.1 Removing the side cover	24
2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover	25
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	26
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	26
2.3 System memory	33
2.3.1 Overview	33
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	34
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket	35
2.4 Front panel assembly	36
2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly	36
2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly	36
2.5 5.25-inch drives	37
2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives	38
2.6.1 Installing the HDD module cage	38
2.6.2 Removing the HDD module cage	39
2.6.3 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive	40
2.6.4 Removing the backplane	42
2.7 Expansion cards	43
2.7.1 Installing an expansion card	43
2.7.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card	45
2.8 Cable connections	48
2.8.1 Motherboard connections	48
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane cabling	50
2.9 Removable components	52
2.9.1 System fan	52
2.9.2 Chassis footpads	54
Chapter 3: Installation Options	55
3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting	56
3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server	57
3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack	57
3.4 Mounting the server to the rack	58
Chapter 4: Motherboard Information	59
4.1 Motherboard layout	60
4.2 Jumpers	63
4.3 Internal connectors	67
4.4 Onboard LEDs	76
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup	81
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	82
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	82
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility	83
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	84
5.2 BIOS setup program	86
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	87
5.2.2 Menu bar	87
5.2.3 Menu items	88
5.2.4 Submenu items	88
5.2.5 Navigation keys	88
5.2.6 General help	88
5.2.7 Configuration fields	88
5.2.8 Pop-up window	88
5.2.9 Scroll bar	88
5.3 Main menu	89
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	89
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	89
5.4 Advanced menu	90
5.4.1 ACPI Settings	91
5.4.2 Smart Settings	91
5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration	92
5.4.4 Intel LAN I210 IO Configuration	93
5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	94
5.4.6 APM	97
5.4.7 PCI Subsystem Settings	98
5.4.8 Network Stack Configuration	99
5.4.9 CSM Configuration	100
5.4.10 Trusted Computing	101
5.4.11 USB Configuration	102
5.4.12 iSCSI Configuration	103
5.5 IntelRCSetup menu	104
5.5.1 Processor Configuration	105
5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration	107
5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration	108
5.5.4 QPI Configuration	109
5.5.5 Memory Configuration	110
5.5.6 IIO Configuration	113
5.5.7 PCH Configuration	114
5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration	118
5.5.9 Server ME Configuration	118
5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support	119
5.6 Server Mgmt menu	119
5.7 Event Logs menu	124
5.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	124
5.7.2 View Smbios Event Log	125
5.8 Monitor menu	126
5.9 Security menu	127
5.10 Boot menu	130
5.11 Tool menu	131
5.12 Exit menu	132
Chapter 6: RAID Configuration	135
6.1 Setting up RAID	136
6.1.1 RAID definitions	136
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	137
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	137
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	137
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility (Z10PA-D8 only)	138
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	139
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	145
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	146
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	150
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	152
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	155
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	156
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	157
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility	158
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	159
6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set	161
6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	162
6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility	163
6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID	163
6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	165
6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	166
6.4.1 Creating a RAID set	167
6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type	169
6.4.3 Deleting a volume	170
6.4.4 Preferences	171
Chapter 7: Driver Installation	173
7.1 RAID driver installation	174
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	174
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	175
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation	185
7.3 Running the Support DVD	185
7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation	189
7.5 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters driver	191
7.6 VGA driver installation	194
7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 installation	196
Appendix	199

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