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Section	Page
Contents	3
Notices	7
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	16
1.6 Internal features	17
1.7 LED information	18
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	18
1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs	19
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	21
2.1 Chassis cover	22
2.1.1 Removing the side cover	22
2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover	23
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	24
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	24
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan	27
2.3 System memory	28
2.3.1 Overview	28
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	29
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	30
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	30
2.4 Front panel assembly	31
2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly	31
2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly	31
2.5 5.25-inch drives	32
2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives	33
2.6.1 Installing the HDD module cage	33
2.6.2 Removing the HDD module cage	34
2.6.3 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive	34
2.6.4 Removing and reinstalling the backplane	36
2.7 Expansion cards	37
2.7.1 Installing an expansion card	37
2.7.2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card	38
2.7.3 Installing i Button	39
2.7.4 Installing ASMB4 management board	40
2.7.5 Configuring an expansion card	41
2.8 Cable connections	42
2.8.1 Motherboard connections	42
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections	43
2.9 Removable components	45
2.9.1 System fan	45
2.9.2 Chassis footpads	47
2.9.3 Redundant power supply module	48
Chapter 3: Installation options	49
3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting	50
3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server	50
3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack	51
3.4 Mounting the server to the rack	52
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	53
4.1 Motherboard layout	54
4.2 Jumpers	56
4.3 Internal connectors	61
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	71
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	72
5.1.1 AFUDOS utility	72
5.1.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	74
5.2 BIOS setup program	75
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	76
5.2.2 Menu bar	76
5.2.3 Navigation keys	76
5.2.4 Menu items	77
5.2.5 Sub-menu items	77
5.2.6 Configuration fields	77
5.2.7 Pop-up window	77
5.2.8 Scroll bar	77
5.2.9 General help	77
5.3 Main menu	78
5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	78
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	78
5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [Disabled]	78
5.3.4 SATA1—6; IDE Primary Master/Slave Configuration	79
5.3.5 IDE Configuration	80
5.3.6 AHCI Configuration	81
5.3.7 System Information	82
5.4 Advanced menu	84
5.4.1 CPU Configuration	84
5.4.2 Chipset Configuration	88
5.4.3 Legacy Device Configuration	92
5.4.4 USB Configuration	93
5.4.5 PCIPnP	94
5.4.6 Power On Configuration	95
5.4.7 Event Log Configuration	96
5.4.8 Hardware Monitor	96
5.4.9 PCI Express Configuration	98
5.4.10 ACPI Configuration	98
5.5 Server menu	101
5.6 Boot menu	103
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority	103
5.6.2 Removable Drives	104
5.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration	104
5.6.4 Security	106
5.7 Exit menu	108
Chapter 6: RAID configuration	109
6.1 Setting up RAID	110
6.1.1 RAID definitions	110
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	110
6.1.3 RAID controller selection	111
6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	111
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	112
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	113
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	119
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	120
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	124
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	126
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	129
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	130
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	131
6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility	132
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	133
6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	134
6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	136
6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	137
6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	138
6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager	139
6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	139
6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	141
Chapter 7: Driver installation	143
7.1 RAID driver installation	144
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	144
7.1.2 Windows® OS	147
7.1.3 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS	150
7.1.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS	152
7.2 Intel chipset device software installation	154
7.3 LAN driver installation	158
7.4 Display driver installation	162
7.5 Management applications and utilities installation	165
7.5.1 Running the support CD	165
7.5.2 Drivers menu	165
7.5.3 Utilities menu	166
7.5.4 Make disk menu	166