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Contents

5.3

Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA Option

ROM Utility

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5-25

5.3.1

Creating a RAID set

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5-27

5.3.2

Creating a Recovery set

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5-28

5.3.3

Deleting a RAID set

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5-30

5.3.4

Resetting disks to Non-RAID

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5-31

5.3.5

Exiting the Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology utility

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5-32

5.3.6

Rebuilding the RAID

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5-32

5.3.7

Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility

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5-34

5.4

Intel

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Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility (Windows)5-35

5.4.1

Creating a RAID set

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5-36

5.4.2

Changing a Volume Type

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5-38

5.4.3

Deleting a volume

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5-39

5.4.4

Preferences

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5-40

Chapter 6:

Driver installation

6.1

RAID driver installation

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6-3

6.1.1

Creating a RAID driver disk

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6-3

6.1.2

Installing the RAID controller driver

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6-6

6.2

Intel

®

chipset device software installation

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6-16

6.3

Intel

@

Network Connections Software installation

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6-19

6.4

VGA driver installation

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6-22

6.5

Intel

®

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation . 6-25

6.6

Intel

®

WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation

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6-28

6.7

Management applications and utilities installation

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6-32

6.7.1

Running the support DVD

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6-32

6.7.2

Drivers menu

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6-32

6.7.3

Utilities menu

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6-33

6.7.4

Make disk menu

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6-33

6.7.5

Contact information

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6-33

Appendix:

Reference information

A.1

Z9PA-U8 block diagram

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A-3

Section	Page
Z9PA-U8 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)	27
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	27
2.4 System memory	32
2.4.1 Overview	32
2.4.2 Memory Configurations	32
2.5 Expansion slots	34
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	34
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	34
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments	35
2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)	35
2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)	35
2.5.6 PIKE slot	36
2.5.7 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card	37
2.5.8 Installing ASMB6 management board	38
2.5.9 Installing the audio card	38
2.6 Onboard LEDs	39
2.7 Jumpers	44
2.8 Connectors	48
2.8.1 Rear panel connector	48
2.8.2 Internal connectors	50
Chapter 3: Powering up	59
3.1 Starting up for the first time	61
3.2 Powering off the computer	62
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function	62
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch	62
Chapter 4: BIOS setup	63
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	65
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	65
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	66
4.1.3 BUPDATER	67
4.2 BIOS setup program	69
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	70
4.2.2 Menu bar	70
4.2.3 Menu items	71
4.2.4 Submenu items	71
4.2.5 Navigation keys	71
4.2.6 General help	71
4.2.7 Configuration fields	71
4.2.8 Pop-up window	71
4.2.9 Scroll bar	71
4.3 Main menu	72
4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	72
4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	72
4.4 Advanced menu	73
4.4.1 CPU Configuration	73
4.4.2 CPU Power Management Configuration	75
4.4.3 Chipset Configuration	77
4.4.4 PCH SATA Configuration	82
4.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings	83
4.4.6 USB Configuration	86
4.4.7 Trusted Computing	88
4.4.8 ACPI Settings	88
4.4.9 WHEA Configuration	89
4.4.10 APM setting	89
4.4.11 Serial Port Console Redirection	90
4.4.12 Onboard LAN Configuration	93
4.4.13 ME Subsystem	94
4.4.14 Onboard Devices Configuration	94
4.4.15 Runtime Error Logging	95
4.5 Server Mgmt menu	96
4.5.1 System Event Log	97
4.5.2 BMC network configuration	98
4.6 Event Logs menu	99
4.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	99
4.7 Boot menu	101
4.7.1 CSM parameters	103
4.8 Monitor menu	104
4.9 Security menu	105
4.10 Tool menu	107
4.11 Exit menu	107
Chapter 5: RAID configuration	109
5.1 Setting up RAID	111
5.1.1 RAID definitions	111
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	112
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	112
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	112
5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	113
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set	114
5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	120
5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	121
5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	125
5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	127
5.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	130
5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	131
5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	132
5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA Option ROM Utility	133
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set	135
5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	136
5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	138
5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	139
5.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility	140
5.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID	140
5.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	142
5.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility (Windows)	143
5.4.1 Creating a RAID set	144
5.4.2 Changing a Volume Type	146
5.4.3 Deleting a volume	147
5.4.4 Preferences	148
Chapter 6: Driver installation	149
6.1 RAID driver installation	151
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	151
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	154
6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation	164
6.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation	167
6.4 VGA driver installation	170
6.5 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation	173
6.6 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation	176
6.7 Management applications and utilities installation	180
6.7.1 Running the support DVD	180
6.7.2 Drivers menu	180
6.7.3 Utilities menu	181
6.7.4 Make disk menu	181
6.7.5 Contact information	181
Appendix: Reference information	183
A.1 Z9PA-U8 block diagram	185

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