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5. Align the card's golden fingers with the slot, and then press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 6. Secure the expansion card with the screws that you removed earlier in step 3. 7. When installing a PCIex16 graphics card that requires external power supply, connect the 6+2 pin connector of the bundled power cable to the graphics card. 8. Connect the 8-pin ATX power connector of the power cable to the power supply module to get external power supply. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware setup

Section	Page
Notices	7
Safety information	8
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	21
1.7 LED information	22
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	22
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	23
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	25
2.1 Chassis cover	26
2.1.1 Removing the side cover	26
2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover	27
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	28
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	28
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink	33
2.3 System memory	34
2.3.1 Overview	34
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	34
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket	36
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket	36
2.4 Front panel assembly	37
2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly	37
2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly	37
2.5 SATA/SAS hard disk drives	38
2.5.1 Removing the HDD module cage	38
2.5.2 Installing the HDD module cage	39
2.5.3 Removing the backplane	40
2.5.4 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive	40
2.5.5 Installing a 2.5-inch hard disk drive (TS700-E8-RS8 only)	42
2.6 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch drives	44
2.6.1 Installing a 5.25-inch drive	44
2.7 Expansion slots	45
2.7.1 Installing an expansion card	45
2.7.2 Configuring an expansion card	47
2.7.3 Installing an M.2 expansion card	49
2.8 Cable connections	50
2.8.1 Motherboard connections	50
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane cabling	51
2.9 Removable components	53
2.9.1 System fans	53
2.9.2 Redundant power supply module (TS700-E8-RS8 only)	55
2.9.3 Chassis footpads	56
Chapter 3: Installation Options	57
3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting	58
3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server	58
3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack	59
3.4 Mounting the server to the rack	60
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	61
4.1 Motherboard layout	62
4.2 Onboard LEDs	64
4.3 Onboard buttons, switches and jumpers	72
4.3.1 Onboard buttons and switches	72
4.3.2 Jumpers	74
4.4 Internal connectors	78
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	89
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	90
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	90
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility	91
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	92
5.2 BIOS setup program	94
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	95
5.2.2 Menu bar	95
5.2.3 Menu items	96
5.2.4 Submenu items	96
5.2.5 Navigation keys	96
5.2.6 General help	96
5.2.7 Configuration fields	96
5.2.8 Pop-up window	96
5.2.9 Scroll bar	96
5.3 Main menu	97
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	97
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	97
5.4 AiTweaker menu	98
5.5 Advanced menu	101
5.5.1 ACPI Settings	102
5.5.2 Smart Settings	102
5.5.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration	103
5.5.4 Onboard LAN I210 Configuration	104
5.5.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	105
5.5.6 APM	108
5.5.7 Advance Power Management Configuration	109
5.5.8 PCI Subsystem Settings	110
5.5.9 Network Stack Configuration	111
5.5.10 CSM Configuration	112
5.5.11 Trusted Computing	113
5.5.12 USB Configuration	114
5.5.13 iSCSI Configuration	115
5.6 IntelRCSetup menu	116
5.6.1 Processor Configuration	117
5.6.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration	119
5.6.3 Common RefCode Configuration	120
5.6.4 QPI Configuration	121
5.6.5 Memory Configuration	122
5.6.6 IIO Configuration	125
5.6.7 PCH Configuration	126
5.6.8 Miscellaneous Configuration	130
5.6.9 Server ME Configuration	131
5.6.10 Runtime Error Logging Support	131
5.7 Server Mgmt menu	132
5.8 Event Logs menu	136
5.8.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	136
5.8.2 View Smbios Event Log	137
5.9 Monitor menu	138
5.10 Security menu	139
5.11 Boot menu	142
5.12 Tool menu	143
5.13 Exit menu	144
Chapter 6: RAID Configuration	147
6.1 Setting up RAID	148
6.1.1 RAID definitions	148
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	149
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	149
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	149
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	150
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	151
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	157
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	158
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	162
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	164
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	167
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	168
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	169
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility	170
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	171
6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set	173
6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	174
6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility	175
6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID	175
6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	177
6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	178
6.4.1 Creating a RAID set	179
6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type	181
6.4.3 Deleting a volume	182
6.4.4 Preferences	183
Chapter 7: Driver installation	185
7.1 RAID driver installation	186
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	186
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	187
7.2 Software drivers and utilities installation	197
7.3 Running the Support DVD	197
7.4 Installing the drivers and utilities	200
7.4.1 Using the ASUS InstAll application	200
7.4.2 Installing a driver or utility	202
7.5 Running the utilities	204
7.5.1 USB Charger+	204
Appendix A: Reference Information	205
Z10PE-D16 WS block diagram	206