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Motherboard Z9PH-D16 Series Z9PH-D16 Z9PH-D16/QDR Z9PH-D16/FDR - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 2
Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 3
ix Conventions used in this guide x Typography x Z9PH-D16 Series specifications summary xi Z9PH-D16 Series specifications summary xii Chapter 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink 2-14 2.4 System memory 2-15 2.4.1 Overview 2-15 2.4.2 Memory Configurations 2-16 2.5 Expansion slots 2-18 2.5.1 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 4
19 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link 2-19 2.5.5 Installing ASMB6 management board 2-20 2.6 Jumpers 2-21 2.7 Connectors 2-24 2.7.1 BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-3 4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4-3 4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 4-4 4.1.3 BUPDATER utility 4-5 4.2 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 5
45 4.11 Exit menu 4-46 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.1 Setting up RAID 5-3 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-3 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives 5-4 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-4 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities 5-4 5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5-5 5.2.1 Creating a RAID - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 6
installation 6-32 6.8.1 Running the support DVD 6-32 6.8.2 Drivers menu 6-32 6.8.3 Utilities menu 6-33 6.8.4 Make disk menu 6-33 6.8.5 Contact information 6-33 6.9 Mellanox ConnectX-3 Infiniband driver installation (Z9PH-D16/QDR and Z9PH-D16/FDR only 6-34 6.9.1 Windows operating system - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 7
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no , we publish the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm. vii - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 8
service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals stable surface. • If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. DO NOT throw the - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 9
guide is organized This user guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports Chapter 5: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 10
the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 11
Z9PH-D16 Series specifications summary Model Name Z9PH-D16/FDR Z9PH-D16/QDR Processor Support / System Bus 2 x Socket® LGA 2011 Z9PH-D16 Z9PH-D16 (C602-J) Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family Core Logic QPI 6.4/7.2/8.0 GT/s Intel® C602-A Intel® C602-J Form Factor ASUS Proprietary - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 12
Z9PH-D16 Series specifications summary Onboard I/O Connectors Rear V Operating temperature: 10°C - 35°C Non operating temperature: -40°C - 70°C Non operating humidity: 20% - 90% (Non condensing) *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update. **Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 13
This chapter describes the motherboard introPdruoc1dtuiocnt features and the new technologies it supports. - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 14
Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome 1-3 1.2 Package contents 1-3 1.3 Serial number label 1-4 1.4 Special features 1-4 ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 15
items. ASMB6-iKVM module Standard Bulk Pack Z9PH-D16 Z9PH-D16(C602-J) Z9PH-D16/FDR Z9PH-D16/QDR 1 1 1 Support CD 1 1 1 Application CD Mellanox CD ASWM Enterprise SDVD 1 1 1 1 ASMB6-iKVM SDVD 1 1 1 Documentation Motherboard User Guide ASMB6-iKVM User Guide 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cable - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 16
to your problems. Z9PH-D16/FDR xxS2xxxxxxxx Made in China 合格 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest Processor Technology The motherboard supports the latest Intel Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family in LGA 2011 package with integrated memory controller to support 4 channel - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 17
DDR3 memory support The Z9PH-D16 Series supports DDR3 memory that features the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features, including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM) Implementation USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 1-5 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 18
detection. The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components. 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS Fan Speed control technology The ASUS Fan Speed control technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 19
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. Chapter 2: 2 Hardware information - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 20
Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-3 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-9 2.4 System memory 2-15 2.5 Expansion slots 2-18 2.6 Jumpers 2-21 2.7 Connectors 2-24 2.8 Internal LEDs 2-34 ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 21
the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-3 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 22
2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Ensure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 23
2.2.3 Motherboard layout Z9PH-D16 Z9PH-D16/FDR ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-5 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 24
2.2.3 Motherboard layout Z9PH-D16/QDR Q 2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 25
connectors 1. LAN 1 (RJ-45) port 2. DM_LAN 1 (RJ-45) port 3. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port 4. Video Graphics Adapter port 5. Serial (COM1) port 6. InfiniBand (QSFP) (Z9PH-D16/FDR and Z9PH-D16/QDR only) 7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 Page 2-26 2-26 2-26 2-26 2-26 2-26 2-26 ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-7 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 26
, FRNT_FAN4) 5. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1) 6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (8-1 pin ISGPIO1) 7. ASMB6 header (ASMB6) 8. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1, TR2) 9. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM1) 10. Power Supply SMBus connector - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 27
repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the facing toward you and the load lever is on your left. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-9 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 28
2. Press the left load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. A B To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. Load lever 3. Slightly lift the load lever in the direction of the - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 29
to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 7. Remove the PnP cap (H) from the CPU socket and close the load plate (I). I H ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-11 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 30
8. Push down the right load lever (J), ensuring that the edge of the load plate is fixed by the lever (K). K J 9. Insert the right load lever under the retention tab. 10. Push down the left load lever (L), and then insert the lever under the retention tab (M). M L 2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 31
and inedible. DO NOT eat it. If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin, wash it off immediately, and seek professional medical help. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-13 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 32
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink To install the CPU heatsink: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard. 2. Twist each of the four screws with a Philips (cross) screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 33
2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with sixteen (16) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-15 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 34
or 8GB, 16GB and 32GB* LR-DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. 1 CPU Configuration (must on CPU1) DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 X X X 8 DIMMs X X X X X X X X • *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update. • Start installing the DIMMs from slot A1 and B1 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 35
to the user guide bundled in the motherboard package. • Refer to the user guide for qualified vendor lists of the memory modules. Removing a Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force. ASUS Z9PH-D16 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 36
the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 37
onboard PCI Express x16 slot provides x16 link to the Intel® Xeon E5-2600 family processor. This slot supports VGA cards and various server class high performance add-on cards. PCIEx16 slot (x16 link) When installing the expansion card to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-19 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 38
2.5.5 Installing ASMB6 management board Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB6 management board on your motherboard. 1. Locate the ASMB6 header on the motherboard. 2. Orient and press the ASMB6 management card in place. 2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 39
jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS clearance, reinstall the battery. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-21 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 40
2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. Set to pins 1-2 to activate the VGA feature. 3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® Intel 82574LGigabit LAN - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 41
Utility. 5. ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) This jumper allows you to quickly recover the Intel Management Engine (ME) firmware when it becomes corrupted. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-23 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 42
6. DIMM thermal trip Setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1) This jumper allows you to enable(default) or disable DIMM thermal trip. 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 43
port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 6. InfiniBand (QSFP). (Z9PH-D16/FDR and Z9PH-D16/QDR only) This port allows connection with a QSFP cable to an InfiniBand switch. 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-25 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 44
blue]) (SATA 3Gb/s: 7-pin SATA3-4 [Black]) These connectors, controlled by Intel® C602 chipset, are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 45
Intel® C602 PCH. ISAS 1-4 connectors can connect to serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk drives. The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of SATA hard disks installed. For details on the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility, please refer to Chapter 6 RAID Configuration ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-27 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 46
back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. 4. Front fan connectors (4-pin FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, the fan connectors! • All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology. 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 47
ISGPIO1) This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID and Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED.This connector is used for SCU. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-29 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 48
7. ASMB6 header (ASMB6) The ASMB6 connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS® Server Management Board 6 Series. 8. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1, TR2) These connectors are for temperature monitoring. Connect the thermal sensor cables to these connectors - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 49
9. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data. A and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. GND BMC_SYNC PSU_ALERT# 12C1SCL_PB 12C1SDA_PB ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-31 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 50
these connectors in only one orientation. Orient the connectors and push down firmly until they completely fit. The 4-pin PWR3 is designed for hard disk drives power supply. DO NOT connect other 4-pin power connectors of the power supply unit (PSU) to this connector. • Connect either one of the 20 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 51
(20-pin PANEL1 [White]) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. 1. System power The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. 4. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED the system power. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-33 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 52
the Locator button is pressed. 5. Locator Button/Swich (2-pin LOCATORBTN) These leads are for the locator button on the front panel. This button queries the state of the system locator. 2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 53
) The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB6 is working normally. • The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB6 • Everytime after the AC power is replugged, you have to wait for about 30 seconds for the system to power up. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 2-35 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 54
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This chapter describes the power up Powerin3g up sequence, and ways of shutting down the system. Chapter 3: - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 56
Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-3 3.2 Powering off the computer 3-4 ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 57
jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. 7. At power on, hold down the key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 3-3 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 58
3.2 Powering off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows® 2008 Server: 1. Click the Start button, move the cursor to the triangle on the right of Log off, and then click Shut Down. 2. From the Shutdown Event Tracker, select the option that best describes why you - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 59
This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup BIOS se4tup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Chapter 4: - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 60
4.5 Server Mgmt menu 4-36 4.6 Event Logs menu 4-39 4.7 Boot menu 4-41 4.8 Monitor menu 4-43 4.9 Security menu 4-44 4.10 Tool menu 4-45 4.11 Exit menu 4-46 ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 61
utility. Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive: 1. Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-3 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 62
to the USB port. 2. Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility and press to enable it. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Utility V01.04 Flash Info MODEL: Z9PH-D16 fs0:\ Drive fs0:\ fs1:\ VER: 0208 Folder Info 12/09/10 10:23p 4194304 Exit DATE: 10 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 63
USB flash disk drive you created earlier. 3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt, type: BUPDATER /i[filename].ROM where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive, then press . A:\>BUPDATER /i[file name].ROM ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-5 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 64
(09/08/04) FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: Z9PH-D16 VER: 0203 DATE: 08/24/2011 Update ROM BOARD: Z9PH-D16 VER: 0206 DATE: 09/30/2011 PATH: WARNING! Do not the system from the hard disk drive. The BIOS update is finished! Please restart your system. C:\> 4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 65
4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-7 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 66
/2011 Set the Date, Use Tab to switch between Data elements. System Date System Time [Mon 01/02/2012] [15:07:28] Access Level Memory Information Total Memory Processor CPU Speed Count: Onboard LAN1 MAC Onboard LAN2 MAC Administrator 1024 MB (DDR3) 2600 MHz 1 00:E0:18:10:14:00 00:E0 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 67
not fit on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to display the other items on the screen. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-9 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 68
4.6.4.1 UEFI 2.1; PI 0.9 0301 x64 12/29/2011 Set the Date, Use Tab to switch between Data elements. System Date System Time Access Level Memory Information Total Memory Processor CPU Speed Count: Onboard LAN1 MAC Onboard LAN2 MAC [Mon 01/02/2012] [15:07:28] Administrator 1024 MB (DDR3) 2600 MHz - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 69
CPU Information Socket 2 Not Present CPU Speed 2600 MHz 64-bit Supported Hyper Threading Active Processor Core Limit CPUID Maximum Execute Diable Bit Server F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-11 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 70
Microcode Patch Max CPU Speed Min CPU Speed Processor Cores Intel HT Technology Intel VT-X Technology Intel SMX Technology 206d5 512 2600 MHz 1200 MHz 8 Supported Supported Supported L1 Data Cache L1 Code Cache L2 Cache L3 Cache 32 kB x8 32 kB x8 256 kB x8 20480 kB →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 71
with APIC IDs greater than 254. Some OS do not support x2APIC mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.2 CPU power management features. Turbo Mode [Enabled] P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL] CPU C3 Report [Disabled] 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-13 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 72
you to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Turbo Mode [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL] This item allows you to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep. Configuration options: [HW_ALL] [SW_ALL] [SW_ANY] CPU C3 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 73
Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced QPI Configuration Memory Configuration CPU II0 Bridge Configuration PCH Configuration Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O as either the fast mode or slow mode. Configuration options: [Slow] [Fast] ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-15 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 74
Patrol Scrub Demand Scrub Data Scrambling Device Tagging Thermal Throtting Enable High Temp. Allow 2x Refresh Altitude Memory HOT sensor support DIMM Information [Enabled] 1024 MB (DDR3) Independent 1066 MHz Not Possible Not Possible [Independent] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 75
[Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Altitude [300 M] The system altitude above the sea level in meters. Configuration options: [Auto] [300 M] [900 M] [1500 M] [3000 M] Memory Hot sensor support [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-17 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 76
Information CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Intel(R) I/OAT DCA Support VGA Priority TargetVGA [Disabled] [Enabled] [Offboard] VGA From CPU 0 Enables/Disables Intel(R) I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT). →←: Select - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 77
14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled] Support for PCH compatibility. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Deep Sx [Disabled] Configuration High Precision Event Timer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-19 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 78
VT-d Engine address translation services (ATS) support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.4 PCH SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Port1 SATA Port2 SATA Port3 SATA Port4 Not Present ASUS DWR ATAPI WDC WD800JD(80 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 79
or Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID Mode]. SATA Controller 1 [Enhanced] you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to [Enhanced] to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Set to [ ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-21 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 80
4.4.5 PCH SCU Configuration This menu automatically detects and displays Device 1-4 Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Device1 Device2 Device3 Device4 Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Item - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 81
or disables PCI device to generate SERR#. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Load RT32 Image [Enabled] Enables or disables Load RT32 Image. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-23 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 82
(C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PCI Express Link Register Settings ASPM Support [Disabled] WARNING: Enabling ASPM may cause some PCI-E device to fail Set the ASPM Level: Force L0s - Force all links to L0s State: AUTO - BIOS auto configure: DISABLE: Disables ASPM. →←: Select Screen - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 83
VT Support Enabled TPM Support Enabled TPM State 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. ASUS Z9PH-D16 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 84
F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Enables or disables Legacy USB device support. Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB device available only for EFI - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 85
INT1A interface will not be available. TPM Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Pending operation [None] Configuration options: [None] [Enable Take Owership] [Disable Take Ownership] [TPM Clear] ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-27 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 86
, Inc. Advanced ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled] Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration. Enabled Hibernation ACPI Sleep State Lock Legacy Resources [Enabled] [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] [Disabled] Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled] Allows you to enable or - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 87
or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] State], the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state was before the AC power loss. Configuration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-29 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 88
4.4.13 Onboard LAN Configuration Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Onboard LAN Configuration Intel W82574L OpROM1 Intel W82574L OpROM2 [PXE] [PXE] Intel LAN Enable or disable. →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Item +/-: Change Opt. - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 89
Out-of-Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection [Disabled] Console the terminal type. [VT100] ASCII char set. [VT100+] Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, et. [VT-UTF8] Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode [115200] ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-31 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 90
capture Terminal data. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Legacy OS Redirction Resolution [80x24] Configures the number of rows and columns supported on legacy OS. Configuration options: [80x24] [80x25] COM2 Console Redirection [Enabled] Enables or disables the console redirection feature - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 91
Configuration options: [9600] [19200] [57600] [115200] Flow Control [None] Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port. Configuration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS] [Software Xon/Xoff] ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-33 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 92
, Inc. Advanced Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME BIOS Interface Version 0.0 ME Subsystem Help. ME Version ME FW Status Value : ME FW State : ME FW Operation State: ME FW Error Code: ME Ext FW Status value: BIOS Booting Mode: Cores Disabled: ME FW SKU Information: 0.0.0.0 0x0 SPS ME - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 93
Logging Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support to [Enabled]. PCI Error Logging Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. ASUS Z9PH-D16 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 94
4.5 Server Mgmt menu The Server Mgmt menu displays the server mgmt status, and allows you to change the settings. The Server Mgmt menu appears only when you install ASMB card on the motherboard. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 95
SEL is Full [Do Nothing] Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full SEL. Configuration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately] Custom EFI Logging Options ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-37 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 96
BMC: 192.168.001.002 255.255.255.000 000.000.000.000 00.CE.01.87.72.A0 Static Mode Configuration Address source [Previous State] Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically(by BIOS or BMC). Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 97
options for erasing Smbios Event Log. Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset. Configuration options: [No] [Yes, Next reset] [Yes, Every reset] ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-39 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 98
When Log is Full [Do Nothing] Allows you to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log. Configuration options: [Do Nothing] [Erase Immediately] Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event [Disabled] Allows you to choose options to enable or disable logging of System boot - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 99
Drive BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities Floppy Drive Bootup NumLock State [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock ASUS MyLogo2™ feature. CSM16 Module Version GateA20 Active [Upon Request] [Upon Request] GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-41 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 100
system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, please press [IBA GE Slot 0500 v...] Hard Drive BBS Priorities CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Floppy Drive BBS Priorities Network Device BBS Priorities These - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 101
Voltage, +5V Voltage , +12V Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, VBAT Voltage, +3.3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-43 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 102
Speed Control [Generic Mode] Allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for password: 1. Select the Administrator Password item and press . 2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press . 3. Confirm the password when - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 103
>. 3. From the Create New Password box, key in a new password, then press - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 104
4.11 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Discard Changes & Exit Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 105
from the selected device. Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device Attempts to launch EFI Shell application (shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 4-47 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 106
4-48 Chapter 4: BIOS setup - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 107
This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. 5RAID configuration - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 108
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Setting up RAID 5-3 5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5-5 5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU /SATA Option ROM Utility 5-25 5.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility(Windows)... 5-35 ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 109
the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. • Please refer to chapter 2 for how to select the RAID configuration utility. Move the jumper to choose between LSI MegaRAID and Intel® Rapid RAID. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-3 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 110
drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide. 2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel® C602 chipset. To do this: 1. Enter the - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 111
RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard southbridge chip. To enter RAID configuration utility, the boot priority of the SATA optical drive has to be manually adjusted. Otherwise, the system will not boot from the ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-5 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 112
RAID 1, or RAID 10 set using two types of configurations: Easy and New. In Easy Configuration, the virtual drive parameters are set automatically. In New Configuration, you manually set the virtual drive parameters. Using Easy Configuration To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 113
74GB HDS728080PLA380 05.01C05 SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Configure,F2-Drive Info,F3-Virtual Drives,F4-HSP • The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen. • You need at -(De)Select F2-ChIdInfo F3-SlotInfo F10-Configure Esc-Quit ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-7 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 114
Choose RAID Level For This VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 6. Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press . 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, and then press . LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C.05 Sep - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 115
Drive 0 On RAID = 1 Units= MB Size = 152146MB DWC = Off RA = On Accept SPAN = NO ONLINE Disk Write Cache Setting Of VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss. ASUS Z9PH-D16 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 116
To Next VD Cursor Keys, SPACE-(De)Select F2-ChIdInfo F3-SlotInfo F10-Configure Esc-Quit 13. Follow step 2 to 12 to configure additional virtual drives. 14. Press to finish RAID configuration. When prompted to save configuration, select Yes from the menu, and then press . LSI Software - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 117
Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Use Cursor Keys to Navigate 14 of the previous section: Using Easy Configuration to create the RAID set. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-11 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 118
the View/Add Configuration command. Adding a new RAID configuration To add a new RAID configuration: 1. From the Management PF20A60A SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Configure,F2-Drive Info,F3-Virtual Drives,F4-HSP The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen. - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 119
the virtual drive using the Initialize Drive(s) Configured Management Menu LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status Configure Initialize 0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Select VD SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize ASUS Z9PH-D16 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 120
dialog box, and then press . LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010 BIOS Version A.10.09231523R Virtual Drive(s) Configured Management Menu LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status Configure Initialize Objects 0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Rebuild Check Consistency - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 121
Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010 BIOS Version A.10.09231523R Vitual Drive(1) Virtual Drive 0 Objects Management MAednaupter Configure Virtual Drive Initialize Physical Drive Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Press ENTER To Select A VD, To Delete A VD ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-15 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 122
Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010 BIOS Version A.10.09231523R Vitual Drive(1) Virtual Drive 0 Objects Management MAednaupter Configure Virtual Drive Initialize Physical Drive Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Vitual Drive(0) Initialze Check Consistency View/Update Parameters Initilize VD Use Cursor - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 123
Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT # 0 ONLIN A00-00 1 FAIL A00-01 Port # 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Virtual Drives ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-17 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 124
. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010 BIOS Version A.10.09231523R REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU Management Menu PORT # Configure Initialize 0 ONLIN A00-00 Objects Rebuild 1 RBLD A00-01 ReCbhueiclkdiCnognsOifstDernciyve Will Take A Few Minutes. Start - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 125
A.10.09231523R Virtual Drive(s) Configured Management Menu LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status Configure Initialize 0 1 148.580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Select VD SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Check Consistency ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-19 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 126
64 KB Objects Rebuild VD 0 Consistency Check. Press Esc to Abort. Check Consistency ¦ 85 % Completed Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Status ONLINE The Data On The Drives Is Inconsistency. Repair Done! SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Check Consistency 4. While checking the disk consistency, press - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 127
virtual drive you want to check, and then press . 3. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, and then press . 4. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive. 5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 128
Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Use Cursor ? Initialize Clear ConfYigeusration Objects Select BooNto Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Use - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 129
Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3. The virtual drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-23 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 130
WriteCache You may manually enable the RAID controller's WriteCache option after creating a RAID set to improve the data transmission performance. When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives. The WriteCache - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 131
ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the drives. 2. Turn on the system. 3. Confirm all the SATA hard disk drives you installed are correctly displayed, then reboot system. 4. During POST, press to display the utility main menu. ASUS Z9PH-D16 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 132
Storage Technology enterprise SCU option ROM utility: 1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives. 2. Turn on the system. 3. During POST, press to display the on your screen. The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration. 5-26 Chapter 5: RAID configuration - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 133
Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done 5. Use the up/down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press after completing your selection. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-27 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 134
6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press . The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 135
[[↑↓]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done 5. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a drive, press to select a Master disk, and then press to select a Recovery disk. A when you have more non-RAID disks installed in your system. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-29 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 136
Technology enterprise - SCU Option ROM - 3.0.0.1104 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Name Volume0 [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Level Drives RAID0(Stripe) 2 Capacity 298.0GB Status Normal Bootable Yes [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID. WARNING - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 137
the up/down arrow keys to select the RAID set drive(s) you want to reset, and then press to select. 3. Press to reset the RAID set drive(s). A confirmation message appears. 4. Press to reset the drive(s) or press to return to the utility main menu. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-31 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 138
the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays the status of the the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit): Port Drive Model Serial # Size X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB [↑↓]-Previous/Next [ - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 139
hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port. Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 2. Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-33 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 140
5.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi-RAID using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology. To set the boot array in the BIOS: Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk. 1. - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 141
RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge. To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU . You can click Rescan to re-scan any attached hard disks. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-35 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 142
5.4.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set 1. From the utility main menu, select Create Volume and select volume type. 2. Then click Next. 3. Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks. 4. Select Volume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the volume size. 5. Then click Next. - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 143
, you can click OK to finish. You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data. When you are finished, you will see the following screen in Volumes field and you can change related items in the Volume Properties field. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-37 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 144
Volumes field. 2 From the Volume Properties field, select Type:RAID 1 Change type. 3. You can change the Name, Select the new volume type, and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed. 4. Then select the Data stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 145
5.4.3 Delete volume Take caution when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives.Back up data before continuing. To delete a volume: 1. From the utility main menu, select the volume to the utility main menu, or click No to return to the main menu. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 5-39 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 146
5.4.4 Preferences System Preferences Allow you set to show the notification area icon and show system information, warning, or errors here. E-Mail Preferences Allow you set to sent e-mail of the following events: Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors 5-40 Chapter - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 147
This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. Chapter 6: 6Driver installation - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 148
Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.7 Intel® PRO/1000 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-28 6.8 Management applications and utilities installation 6-32 6.9 Mellanox ConnectX-3 Infiniband driver installation (Z9PH-D16/QDR and Z9PH-D16/FDR only 6-34 ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 149
drive or bootable array. This part provides the instructions disk drive has to be manually adjusted. support DVD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-3 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 150
RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit 6. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. 7. Press . 8. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. 6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 151
-density floppy disk to the USB floppy disk drive. 2. Type dd if=XXX.img of=/dev/fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support DVD: For LSI MegaRAID Driver \Drivers\C60x LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux 3. Eject the floppy disk. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-5 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 152
when installing Windows® Server 2008 OS 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc. Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. Click Load Driver. 6-6 Chapter - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 153
7. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. Select the drive to install Windows and click Next. 8. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-7 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 154
if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives, type command line: linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2 noprobe=ata3 No 4. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 155
More Driver Disks? Do you wish to load any more driver disks? Yes No 6. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. 7. When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot. Press dev/fd0 /mnt/driver cd /mnt/driver sh replace_ahci.sh reboot ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-9 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 156
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. Press to edit options. 3. Enter the following command at the boot: Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid, - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 157
Source You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Which would you like to use? sdc sdd sdb sr0 OK Cancel ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-11 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 158
Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk to load any more driver disks? Yes No 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 159
: mount -o loop megasr-15-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11ga-x86__64.img image 4. Copy the contents of the image directory, labeled as 01, into a FAT32 USB drive. 5. Rename the 01 folder to CD Image. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-13 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 160
Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu. 3. Press , then select Yes from the menu. - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 161
appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. Select OK, then press . Please choose the Driver Update medium. sda: USB Floppy other device OK Back 6. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-15 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 162
. You need to manually install the Intel® chipset device software on a Windows operating system. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 163
5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process. 6. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation. 7. Toggle Yes, I want to restart the computer npw and click Finish to complete the setup process. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-17 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 164
Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. • Windows® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Cancel to - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 165
the license agreement and click Next to continue. 6. Click the Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager box, and then click Next to start the installation. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-19 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 166
7. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. 8. When finished, press Finish to continue. 6-20 Chapter 6: Driver installation - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 167
support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD. 3. Click the ASPEED AST2300 Display Driver to begin installation. 4. When the ASPEED Graphics installation wizard appears, click Next to start the installation. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 168
5. Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. 6. Enter the user information and click Next to continue. 7. Select a setup type and click Next to continue. 6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 169
8. Click Install to start driver installation. 9. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before using the program. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-23 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 170
need to manually install the Intel® C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Drivers on a Windows operating system. To install the drivers: 1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD automatically - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 171
locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD. 3. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 to begin installation. 4. When the Welcome to the Setup Program appears, click Next to start the installation. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-25 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 172
5. Read the Warning message and click Next to continue. 6. Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue. 7. Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue. 6-26 Chapter 6: Driver installation - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 173
8. After completing the installation, click Next to complete the setup process. 9. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-27 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 174
provides the instructions on how to install Intel® PRO/1000 Gigabit Adapters Driver. To install the Intel® PRO/1000 Gigabit Adapters Driver on a Windows® OS: 1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 175
4. When the Intel® PRO Network Connections - InstallShield Wizard window appears, click Next to start the installation. 5. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-29 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 176
6. Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue. 7. Click Install to start the installation. 6-30 Chapter 6: Driver installation - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 177
8. The programs you select are being installed. 9. Click Finish to finish the installation. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-31 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 178
DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 6.8.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. If Autorun is NOT enabled in - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 179
menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to install. 6.8.4 Make disk menu the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-33 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 180
6.9 Mellanox ConnectX-3 Infiniband driver installation (Z9PH-D16/QDR and Z9PH-D16/ FDR only) This section provides instructions on how to install the Mellanox driver. 6.9.1 Windows operating system You need to manuall install the Mellanox driver on a Windows® operating system. To install the - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 181
5. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. 6. Click Change to select your desired destination folder and click Next to continue. 7. Check the box and click Next to continue. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-35 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 182
8. Click Install to begin the installation. 9. Click your preferred options and click Finish to exit the wizard. 10. Click Yes to restart your system for the configuration changes made to MLNX_VPI to take effect. 6-36 Chapter 6: Driver installation - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 183
Enterprise Linux OS You need to manually mount the Mellanox driver on a Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS. For users using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS, follow the general instructions in this section to mount the line matches your driver version and operating system. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-37 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 184
4. Type the following commands before you install the driver: cd /[folder name] ./mlnxofedinstall 5. All other Mellanox, OEM, OFED, or distribution IB packages will be removed. Press to continue. 6. The system starts uninstalling the previous version of OFED. 6-38 Chapter 6: Driver - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 185
7. When the installation finishes, reboot your system to complete the installation. If your system has the latest firmware, no firmware update will occur. To force the firmware update, type -- force-fw-update. ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series 6-39 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 186
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This appendix includes additional Reference informaAtion information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard. Appendix: - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 188
Appendix summary A A.1 Z9PH-D16 Series block diagram A-3 ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 189
A.1 Z9PH-D16 Series block diagram ASUS Z9PH-D16 Series A-3 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 190
A-4 Appendix A: Reference information - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 191
, CA 94539, USA Fax +1-510-608-4555 Web site http://usa.asus.com Technical Support Support fax +1-812-284-0883 General support +1-812-282-2787 Online support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address Harkort Str. 21-23, D-40880 - Asus Z9PH-D16 FDR | Z9PH-D16 Series User Manual - Page 192
: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following apparatus: Product name : Motherboard Model name : Z9PH-D16/FDR, Z9PH-D16/QDR, Z9PH-D16 conform with the essential requirements of
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Motherboard
Z9PH-D16 Series
Z9PH-D16
Z9PH-D16/QDR
Z9PH-D16/FDR