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PCH SATA Configuration, SATA Mode [AHCI Mode], S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]

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4.4.4 PCH SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Port1 SATA Port2 SATA Port3 SATA Port4 SATA Port5 SATA Port6 Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present (1)IDE Mode. (2)AHCI Mode. (3)RAID Mode. SATA Mode S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [AHCI Mode] [Enabled] Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled] Port1 Staggered Spin-up Port2 Staggered Spin-up Port3 Staggered Spin-up Port4 Staggered Spin-up Port5 Staggered Spin-up Port6 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. SATA Mode [AHCI Mode] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode] • If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE Mode]. • If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI Mode]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. • If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility, or Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID Mode]. S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. When read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Port 1/2/3/4/5/6 Staggered Spin-up [Disabled] AHCI supports staggered spin-up. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS Z9NR-D12 4-21

Section	Page
Contents	3
Notices	8
Federal Communications Commission Statement	8
Canadian Department of Communications Statement	8
REACH	8
Safety information	9
Electrical safety	9
Operation safety	9
About this guide	10
How this guide is organized	10
Where to find more information	10
Conventions used in this guide	11
Typography	11
Z9NR-D12 specifications summary	12
Chapter 1: Product introduction	15
1.1 Welcome!	17
1.2 Package contents	17
1.3 Serial number label	18
1.4 Special features	18
1.4.1 Product highlights	18
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features	20
Chapter 2: Hardware information	21
2.1 Before you proceed	23
2.2 Motherboard overview	24
2.2.1 Placement direction	24
2.2.2 Screw holes	24
2.2.3 Motherboard layout	25
2.2.4 Layout contents	26
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	28
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	28
2.3.2 Intel LGA1356 Socket	29
2.4 System memory	32
2.4.1 Overview	32
2.4.2 Memory Configurations	32
2.5 Expansion slots	35
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	35
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	35
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments	36
2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)	36
2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)	36
2.5.6 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link)	36
2.5.7 PCI Express x4 slot (x2 link)	36
2.5.8 PCI Express x4 slot (x1 link)	36
2.5.9 PIKE slots	37
2.5.10 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card	38
2.5.11 Installing ASMB6 management board	39
2.6 Onboard LEDs	40
2.7 Jumpers	45
2.8 Connectors	49
2.8.1 Rear panel connectors	49
2.8.2 Internal connectors	50
Chapter 3: Powering up	61
3.1 Starting up for the first time	63
3.2 Powering off the computer	64
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function	64
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch	64
Chapter 4: BIOS setup	65
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	67
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	67
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	68
4.1.3 BUPDATER utility	69
4.2 BIOS setup program	71
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	72
4.2.2 Menu bar	72
4.2.3 Menu items	73
4.2.4 Submenu items	73
4.2.5 Navigation keys	73
4.2.6 General help	73
4.2.7 Configuration fields	73
4.2.8 Pop-up window	73
4.2.9 Scroll bar	73
4.3 Main menu	74
4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	74
4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	74
4.4 Advanced menu	75
4.4.1 CPU Configuration	75
4.4.2 CPU Power Management Configuration	77
4.4.3 Chipset Configuration	79
4.4.4 PCH SATA Configuration	85
4.4.5 PCH SCU Configuration	86
4.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings	87
4.4.7 USB Configuration	90
4.4.8 Trusted Computing	91
4.4.9 ACPI Settings	92
4.4.10 WHEA Configuration	92
4.4.11 APM setting	93
4.4.12 Serial Port Console Redirection	94
4.4.13 Onboard LAN Configuration	97
4.4.14 ME Subsystem	97
4.4.15 Onboard Devices Configuration	98
4.4.16 Runtime Error Logging	98
4.5 Server Mgmt menu	99
4.5.1 System Event Log	100
4.5.2 BMC network configuration	101
4.6 Event Logs menu	102
4.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	102
4.7 Boot menu	104
4.8 Monitor menu	106
4.9 Security menu	107
4.10 Tool menu	108
4.11 Exit menu	109
Chapter 5: RAID configuration	111
5.1 Setting up RAID	113
5.1.1 RAID definitions	113
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	114
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	114
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	114
5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	115
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set	116
5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	122
5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	123
5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	127
5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	129
5.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	132
5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	133
5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	134
5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA Option ROM Utility	135
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set	137
5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	139
5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	140
5.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility	141
5.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID	141
5.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	143
5.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility (Windows)	144
5.4.1 Creating a RAID set	145
5.4.2 Change Volume Type	147
5.4.3 Delete volume	148
5.4.4 Preferences	149
Chapter 6: Driver installation	151
6.1 RAID driver installation	153
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	153
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	156
6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation	166
6.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation	169
6.4 VGA driver installation	172
6.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers	175
6.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation	176
6.7 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation	179
6.8 Management applications and utilities installation	183
6.8.1 Running the support DVD	183
6.8.2 Drivers menu	183
6.8.3 Utilities menu	184
6.8.4 Make disk menu	184
6.8.5 Contact information	184
Appendix: Reference information	185
A.1 Z9NR-D12 block diagram	187
ASUS contact information	189