TS100-E5/PI4 Intel® Xeon 3300/3200/3100/3000 Series LGA775 Pedestal Server
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Contents Contents....................................................................................................... iii Notices......................................................................................................... vii Safety information..................................................................................... viii About this guide.......................................................................................... ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.
Contents 2.8.2 2.9 Chapter 3: Motherboard info 3.1 Motherboard layouts..................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Jumpers......................................................................................... 3-4 3.3 Connectors.................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.1 Rear panel connectors..................................................... 3-7 3.3.2 Internal connectors.......................................
Contents 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.4.4 MPS Configuration......................................................... 4-18 4.4.5 CPU Configuration......................................................... 4-18 4.4.6 Chipset Configuration.................................................... 4-20 4.4.7 Onboard Devices Configuration..................................... 4-22 4.4.8 PCI PnP......................................................................... 4-23 Power Configuration...............................
Contents 5.4.2 Creating a RAID 10 set.................................................. 5-29 5.4.3 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration........................ 5-33 5.4.4 Initializing the logical drives........................................... 5-36 5.4.5 Rebuilding failed drives.................................................. 5-41 5.4.6 Checking the drives for data consistency...................... 5-43 5.4.7 Deleting a RAID configuration........................................ 5-46 5.4.
Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Safety information Electrical Safety • Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged. • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, contact a qualified service technician or your dealer.
About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of configuring a server. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications. 2.
Conventions To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. 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 a task. NOTE: Tips and information to aid in completing a task.
This chapter describes the general features of the barebone server, including sections on the front panel and rear panel specifications.
1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. Model Name Chassis Motherboard Component TS100-E5/PI4 ASUS T10 Pedestal Chassis ASUS P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 1 x 300W Single Power Supply 1 x 95mm System Fan 4 x SATA Cables 1 x Floppy Disk Drive 4 x Internal HDD trays 1 x Front I/O Board Accessories 1 x ASUS TS100-E5/PI4 User’s Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM 2.
1.3 System specifications The ASUS TS100-E5/PI4 is a server featuring the ASUS P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 motherboard. The server supports Intel® LGA775 Xeon® 3300 / 3200 / 3100 / 3000 Series processors with EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.
Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD 1 xFDD (Optional) 2 x 5.25” Optical Drives (Options: 16X DVD-ROM / DVD-RW) Onboard I/O 1 x External Serial Port 4 x RJ-45 ports 4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2) 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port OS Support Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.0 32/64-bit SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 32/64-bit (Subject to change without any notice) Anti-virus Software CA® eTrust™ 7.
1.4 Front panel features The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, optical drive, and two USB ports are located on the front panel. The drive bays, power and reset buttons, LED indicators, CD/DVD-ROM drive, floppy drive, and USB 2.0 ports are located on the front panel. For future installation of 5.25-inch devices, two drive bays are available. Optical Drive Empty 5.
1.5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes a slot for the motherboard rear I/O ports, expansion slots, a power supply module, and a vent for the system fan. The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, USB, VGA, and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present. Power supply switch Power cord connector Power supply module PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard port USB 2.
1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. 5 1 6 10 7 2 8 3 4 1. Power supply unit 2. 95mm system fan 3. ASUS P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 motherboard 4. Expansion card locks 5. Optical drive 6. 5.25-inch drive bay 7. Floppy disk drive 8. Front I/O board (hidden) 9. Internal HDD bays 9 10.
1.7 LED information 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs HDD Access LED LED Display status Description Power LED ON System power ON HDD Access LED OFF Blinking No activity Read/write data into the HDD 1.7.
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.
2.1 Chassis cover 2.1.1 Removing the left side cover You have to remove the left side cover to install or replace internal components of the server system. • Ensure that you unplug the power cord before removing the side cover. • Take extra care when removing the side cover. Keep your fingers from components inside the chassis that can cause injury, such as the CPU fan, rear fan, and other sharp-edged parts. To remove the left side cover 1.
2.1.2 Removing the right side cover Most internal components can be installed or replaced after removing the left side cover. However, for components such as Serial ATA hard disk drives, you may have to remove the right side cover for easier component installation or replacement. To remove the right side cover 1. Remove the two screws that secure the left side cover to the chassis. 1 1 2. Slide the right side cover for about half an inch toward the rear until it is disengaged from the chassis. 3.
2.2 Motherboard overview The barebone server comes with the P5BP-C/4L/TS100-E5 motherboard already installed. The motherboard is secured to the chassis by nine (9) screws as indicated by the circles in the illustration below. Refer to Chapter 3: Motherboard information for detailed information on the motherboard. ® Place this side towards the rear of the chassis P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 Ensure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing any motherboard component or connection.
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel® Xeon 3300 / 3200 / 3100 / 3000 Series processor in the 775-land package 2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. ® P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left. 2.
3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (B). B A Load plate 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket. The socket alignment key should fit into the CPU notch. Alignment key Gold triangle mark The CPU fits in only one correct orientation.
6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. A B The motherboard supports Intel® Xeon 3300 / 3200 / 3100 / 3000 Series LGA775 processors with the Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading Technology. Refer to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features.
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink The Intel® Xeon™ processors require an Intel certified or ASUS qualified heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. When you buy a boxed Intel CPU, the package includes the cooler, fan, retention brackets, screws, thermal grease, installation manual, and other items that are necessary for CPU installation. • Ensure that you have applied the thermal grease to the top of the CPU before installing the heatsink and fan.
CPU_FAN1 ® GND FANPWR2 Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1. FANOUT4 3. P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 CPU Fan Connector Do not forget to connect the CPU_FAN1 connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.
2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate II (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets to support 240-pin DDR2 modules. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 ® DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 128 Pins 112 Pins P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may install 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non‑ECC DDR2-667 / 800 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. 2 To install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
2.5 Installing hard disk drives The server system supports four Serial ATA hard disk drives through screw-free hard disk drive holders. To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive 1. Follow the instruction in section 2.1.2 Removing the right side cover to remove the right side cover. 2. Slightly push inward the HDD holder handles to release the HDD holder lock from the HDD bay, as shown in the right figure. 3. Carefully pull the HDD holder out of the HDD bay, as shown in the right figure. 4.
6. Attach the other side of the HDD screw holes to the cage pin caps, as shown in the right figure. 7. Carefully insert the HDD holder and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until the cage handles fix to the HDD bay. 8. From the other side of the chassis, connect one end of the 7-pin SATA cable to the SATA connector at the end of the drive. Connect the other end of the cable to a SATA connector on the motherboard. 9.
2.6 Installing 5.25-inch drives Ensure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing any system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components! The system comes with two 5.25-inch drive bays located on the upper front part of the chassis. An optical drive that comes standard/optional with the system package occupies the uppermost bay (labeled 1). The lower bay (labled 2) is available for additional 5.
3. Carefully remove the front panel cover, and then set aside. 2.6.2 Installing an additional optical drive Configure your optical drive as Master/Slave device before installing it to the drive bay. Refer to the optical drive documentation for details. To install an additional optical drive 1. Select the drive bay you intend to use. Push the knock down metal cover in and out of the chassis until it is removed. Take extra care when removing the knock down metal cover.
2-16 2. Follow the direction of the arrows in the figure to unlock and lift the drive bay lock. 3. Carefully insert the drive to the bay. 4. Align the drive to the bay screw holes, and then lock the drive bay lock. 5. Connect a 40-pin IDE cable (from the first optical drive) and a 4-pin power plug (from the power supply unit) to the connectors on the drive.
6. Remove the front panel bay cover opposite the drive bay you used by pressing the hooks inward. 7. Reinstall the front panel and side covers when done.
2.7 Installing expansion cards The system comes with one PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link), one PCI Express x8 slot (x1 link), and three PCI 32-bit / 33MHz slots. Ensure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing an expansion card. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components! To install an expansion card 2-18 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2.
6. Align the card connector with the slot, then press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 7. Restore the expansion card lock to its original position and push it down until you hear a click sound.
2.8 Removing components You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing other system components, or when replacing a defective component. This section tells how to remove the following components: 1. Floppy disk drive (FDD) 2. System fan 2.8.1 Removing the floppy disk drive To remove the FDD 2-20 1. Disconnect the FDD power plug and signal cable. 2. Remove all four screws on the both side of the FDD bay. 3. Carefully pull the FDD bay from the chassis.
2.8.2 Removing the system fan To remove the system fan 1. Disconnect the chassis fan cable from the REAR_FAN1 connector on the motherboard. ® P5BV-C/4L REAR_FAN1 GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 Rear Fan Connector 2. Locate and remove four system fan screws at the rear panel. Keep the screws for later use. Hold the system fan with one hand while removing the system screws. 3. Remove the system fan, and then set aside.
2.9 Connecting cables The TS100-E5/PI4 chassis includes the power and signal cables that you need to connect to the motherboard, storage drives, and other devices that you intend to install. • The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed components to install additional devices. • Refer to Chapter 3 for detailed information on the connectors.
This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.
3.1 Motherboard layouts P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 Server Motherboard 24.5cm (9.
Layout contents Slots/Sockets 1. CPU socket 2. DDR2 DIMM slots Page 2-5 2-10 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) Page 3-4 2. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 3-5 3. Force BIOS recovery settings (3-pin RECOVERY1) 3-5 4. Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUFAN_SET1 and CHAFAN_SET1) 3-6 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 3. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 4. Serial (COM1) port 5. VGA port 6. Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN1_LAN2 7.
3.2 1. Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This 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 powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. ® P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 CLRTC1 1 2 Normal (Default) 2 3 Clear RTC P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 Clear RTC RAM To erase the RTC RAM: 1.
2. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays. Place the jumper caps over pins 1–2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (default); otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2–3 to use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager. ® RAID_SEL1 P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 1 2 LSI RAID ROM (Default) 2 3 INTEL RAID ROM P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 RAID_SEL1 Setting 3.
4. Fan mode setting (3–pin CPUFAN_SET1 and CHAFAN_SET1) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3–pin or a 4–pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan or Chasis fan connectors Set these jumpers to pins 1–2 Short PWM mode if you are using a 4–pin fan cable plug, or to pins 2–3 Short DC mode if you are using a 3–pin plug.
3.3 Connectors 3.3.1 Rear panel connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 3. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 4. Serial (COM1) port. This 9-pin communication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 5. VGA port. This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. 6.
3.3.2 1. Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector (34–1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector is for the provided Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive. ® P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 FLOPPY PIN1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.
2. ICH7R Primary IDE connector (40����������������������������� –���������������������������� 1 pin PRI_IDE1 and PRI_IDE3) The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 133/100 signal cable. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard’s IDE connector, then select one of the following modes to configure your device.
3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-4) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives.
4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SATA connectors cause this LED to light up. P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 1 NC ADD_IN_CARD_ACT# ADD_IN_CARD_ACT# NC HDLED1 ® P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 Card Activity LED Connector 5. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports.
6. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. ® P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 COM2 P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 COM Port Connector PIN 1 The Serial port module is purchased separately. 7. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) The fan connector supports cooling fan of 350 mA – 740 mA (8.88 W max.) or a total of 2.1 A – 4.44 A (53.28 W max.) at +12V.
8. ATX power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V1) These connectors are for SSI power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.
9. Backplane SMBus connector (6-1 pin BPSMB1) This connector allows you to connect System Management Bus devices (SMBus). Devices communicate with an SMBus host or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. ® BPSMB1 GND 12CDAT P2 +5V FAN_PWM 1 FAN_PWM I2C_CLK# P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 SMBus Connector 10. CPU, Rear, and Front Fan connectors (4-pin FRNT_FAN1-3, REAR_FAN1 and CPU_FAN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA – 2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A – 3.
11. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced. The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event. By default, the pins labeled “Chassis Signal” and “Ground” are shorted with a jumper cap.
13. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. POWERLED+ GND POWERLEDMLED+ MLEDNC +5V GND GND SPKROUT ® P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 P5BV-C/4L/TS100-E5 System Panel Connector • NC GND POWERBTN# GND NC RESETBTN# GND HDLED+ HDLED- PANEL1 System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector.
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters.
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates a corrupted BIOS file using the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
4.1.2 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: • Ensure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024 KB free space to save the file.
Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt. 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 3.
5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /������������� iTS100-E5.ROM =========================================================================== AMI Firmware Update Utility Copyright (C)2004 American Megatrends Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ver.4.04 ASUSTEK Ver. 3.12 =========================================================================== - Bootblock chechsum ....OK Module checksums .......OK Erasing flash..
4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to TS100-E5.ROM.
4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS. Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration of your computer in the future.
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A [11:10:19] [Tue 01/08/2002] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 IDE Configuration : : : : : : [Not [Not [Not [Not [Not [Not System Information Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] Use [ENTER]. [TAB], or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.
4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit System Time [11:10:19] System Date [Wed 04/09/2008] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.
4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 IDE Configuration [11:10:19] [Mon 03/31/2008] [1.44M, 3.5 in.
4.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1/2/3/4 The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE/SATA devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device item, then press to display the IDE/SATA device information.
PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0~2] [MWDMA0~2] [UDMA0~5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.
Configure SATA as [IDE] This sub-item appears only when you set the SATA Configuration item to [Compatible] or [Enhanced] and allows you to set the SATA configuration. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] • If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE]. • If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI].
4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AMIBIOS Version : 0108 Build Date: 04/02/08 Processor Type : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3360 @ 2.83GHz Speed : 2833MHz Count : 4 System Memory Usable Size : 2048MB Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit Configure the USB support.
The following three items appear only when the USB Functions item is set to [Enabled]. USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB. The AUTO option disables legacy support if there is no USB device connected. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB2.0 Controller mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to set the USB2.
Serial port number [COM1] Allows you to select a serial port for console redirection. Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2] Serial Port Mode [115200 8, n,1] Allows you to select a serial port mode. Configuration options: [115200 8,n,1] [57600 8,n,1] [38400 8,n,1] [19200 8,n,1] [09600 8,n,1] Flow Control [None] Allows you to set the flow control for console redirection.
4.4.3 Trusted Computing BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Trusted Computing TCG/TPM SUPPORT Enable/Disable TPM TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) supp in BIOS [No] TCG/TPM SUPPORT [No] Allows you to set the TCG/TPM SUPPORT. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] 4.4.4 MPS Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced MPS Configuration MPS Revision [1.4] Select MPS Revision. MPS Revision [1.4] Allows you to select the MPS revision. Configuration options: [1.1] [1.4] 4.4.
C1E Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Halt State. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions.
4.4.6 Chipset Configuration The Chipset Configuration menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press to display the sub-menu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Configure North Bridge features.
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [6 DRAM Clocks] Controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read/write command. Configuration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] [5 DRAM Clocks] [6 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# Precharge [6 DRAM Clocks] Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM.
4.4.7 Onboard Devices Configuration The Onboard Devices Configuration menu allows you to change the onboard devices settings. Select an item then press to display the sub-menu.
4.4.8 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.
4.5 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management (APM) features. Select an item then press to display the configuration options. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit ACPI 2.0 Support ACPI APIC Support [Disabled] [Enabled] APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Add additional tables as per ACPI 2.0 specifications.
Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] When set to [Power Off], the system goes into off state after an AC power loss. When set to [Power On], the system goes on after an AC power loss. When set to [Last State], the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state was before the AC power loss.
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Temperature Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature MB Temperature [33ºC/91ºF] [35ºC/95ºF] CPU_Fan1 Speed CPU Smart Fan Control CPU Fan Ratio CPU Target Temperature FRNT_Fan1 Speed FRNT_Fan2 Speed FRNT_Fan3 Speed REAR_Fan1 Speed [2884RPM] [Enabled] [Auto] [50ºC] [2812] [N/A] [N/A] [N/A] VCORE Voltage 3.3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3VSB Voltage [1.288V] [3.248V] [4.608V] [11.352V] [3.152V] [3.216V] v02.
Front_Fan1/2/3 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] Rear_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the chassis, the specific field shows N/A. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to display the detected speed. VCORE Voltage, 3.
4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press to display the sub-menu. Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device.
4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Wait For ‘F1’ If Error Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allows BIOS skip Allows BIOS to to skip certain tests while certain tests while booting. This will booting.
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.
To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press . The message Password Uninstalled appears. If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 3.2 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings.
2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. Confirm the password when prompted. The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully. To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password. Password Check [Setup] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility.
4.7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Main Advanced Power Exit Options Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.
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This chapter provides information on how to configure your hard disk drives as RAID sets.
5.1 Setting up RAID The server system/motherboard comes with Intel® ICH7R and Marvell® 88SE6145 chipsets. The Intel® ICH7R Soutbridge chip comes with the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID and the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager. These utilities allow you to configure the IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The Marvell® 88SE6145 chip is a host bus adapter chip between PCI-Express and Serial ATA (SATA)/Parallel ATA (PATA) devices.
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration: 1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. 5.1.
5.2 Marvel® 88SE6145 RAID BIOS Configuration Utility The Marvell® 88SE6145 RAID BIOS Configuration utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or 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 Marvell® RAID BIOS Configuration utility: 1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives at Red SATA Connector. 2. Turn on the system. 3. During POST, press + to enter the utility main menu.
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the utility menu bar, select Create on the top.
4. The Create Array screen appears.
6. A confirmation screen appears. Press to confirm the array creation.
5.2.2 Deleting an array To delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility menu bar, select Delete on the top and press and the Delete array screen appears. ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit [Adapter] [Create] [Delete] Delete array ID Array Name Size Level Status 0 2TB RAID0 ONLINE NEXT Stripe Members 64KB 0, 4 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd. 2. Select a desired array to delete and select NEXT. Press after the confirmation screen appears.
3. Press again to confirm and delete the selected array. Warning: Do you want to delete the array's MBR?[Y] [Adapter] [Create] [Delete] Delete array ID Array Name Size Level Status Stripe Members *0 2TB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB 0, 4 NEXT Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd. You cannot recover lost data if you delete an array. Make sure you back up important data before deleting an array.
5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives. To enter the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility: 1. Turn on the system after installing all Serial ATA hard disk drives. 2. During POST, press to display the utility main menu. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.
5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) To create a RAID 0 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press . This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 0.
6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, then press . The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB.. A lower stripe size is recommended for server systems. A higher stripe size is recommended for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Highlight the Capacity item, enter the desired RAID volume capacity, then press . The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.
5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) To create a RAID 1 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press . This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A 0.
5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror) To create a RAID 10 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press . This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID10(RAID0+1) Select Disks 128KB 0.
5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity) To create a RAID 5 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press . This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID5(Parity) Select Disks 128KB 0.
5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. To delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume, then press to display this screen. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Name Volume0 Level RAIDX(xxxxx) [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Drives Capacity X XXX.
5.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive. To reset a RAID set hard disk drive: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID, then press to display this screen. [ RESET RAID DATA ] Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks.
2. Press to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID configuration utility after POST. 3. If there is available Non-RAID SATA Hard Disk, the utility will prompt the windows for rebuilding the RAID. Press to select the port of destination disk for rebuilding or press to exit The size of destination disk for rebuilding should be the same or bigger as the original hard disk. 5-18 4. After selecting, the volumes with Rebuild status will be rebuilt within the operating system.
Rebuilding the RAID with new installed disk: 1. If one member of physical SATA Hard disk within the array is off-line or failed, the status of array will become to be degraded from normal. The following displays as. 2. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install the same specification of new SATA hard disk into the same SATA Port. After reboot, the rebuild will occur automatically. The size of new disk for rebuilding should be the same or bigger as the original hard disk. 3.
5.3.8 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager To exit the utility: 1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, then press . This window appears. [ CONFIRM EXIT ] Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N): 2. Press to exit or press to return to the utility main menu. 5.3.9 Setting the Boot array use MB BIOS Setup Utility 1. When creating multi-raid via Intel(r) Matrix Storage Manager RAID, we would like to assign one array to be the boot drive.
Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4. [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Hard Drive] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Exit the BIOS Setup Utility and save the changes. 5.3.
5.4 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip. To enter the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility: 1. Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives. 2.
Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency 5.4.1 Description Allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command.
3. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set, then press . When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number. LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
5. Press , select the configurable array, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press . 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press . You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set. LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
10. When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration, select Accept from the menu, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
Using New Configuration When a RAID set is already existing, using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the View/Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration. To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Configure, then press . 2. Use the arrow keys to select New Configuration, then press .
5.4.2 Creating a RAID 10 set You can create a RAID 10 set using four identical hard disk drives. To create a RAID 10 set using the Easy Configuration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Configure, then press . 2. Use the arrow keys to select Easy Configuration, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
4. Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set, then press . The configurable array appears on screen. LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.51 Aug 13, 2007 Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT # 0 ONLIN A00-00 1 ONLIN A00-01 2 ONLIN A00-02 3 ONLIN A00-03 Port # 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Configure,F2-Drive Info,F3-Logical Drives,F4-HSP 5.
Press again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters. 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press . 7. Select RAID 10 from the menu, then press . You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set. LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
10. When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration, select Accept from the menu, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
5.4.3 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration You can add a new RAID configuration or view an existing configuration using the View/Add Configuration command. Adding a new RAID configuration To add a new RAID configuration: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Configure, then press . 2. Use the arrow keys to select View/Add Configuration, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
4. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press . The configurable array appears on screen. LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.51 Aug 13, 2007 Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT # 0 ONLIN A00-00 1 ONLIN A00-01 2 ONLIN A01-00 3 ONLIN A01-01 Port # 3 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Configure,F2-Drive Info,F3-Logical Drives,F4-HSP 5.
7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
5.4.4 Initializing the logical drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the logical drives. You may initialize the logical drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu. Using the Initialize command To initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Initialize, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
3. When prompted, press the to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, then press . You may also press to initialize the drive without confirmation. LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
5. When initialization is completed, press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.51 Aug 13, 2007 Logical Drive(s) Configured Management Menu LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status Configure Initialization Of LD Is In 4Process 64 KB 0 10 154494MB ONLINE Initialize Objects LD 0 Initialization Complete. Press Esc..
2. Select Virtual Drive from the Objects sub-menu, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.51 Aug 13, 2007 Objects Management Menu Adapter Configure Virtual Drive Initialize Physical Drive Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Change VD Parameters Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3. Select the logical drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub‑menu, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
5. When prompted, press the to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
5.4.5 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu. To rebuild a failed hard disk drive: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Rebuild, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.51 Aug 13, 2007 Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD(s) Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2.
3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press . The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD. LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.51 Aug 13, 2007 REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT # 0 ONLIN A00-00 1 RBLD A00-01 Port # 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Logical Drives 4.
5.4.6 Checking the drives for data consistency You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected logical drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter menu. The Check Consistency command is available only for logical drives included in a RAID 1 set. Using the Check Consistency To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command: 1.
3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency Check dialog box, then press . You may also press to check the drive consistency. LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
Using the Objects command To check data consistency using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects, then select Logical Drive from the menu. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check, then press . 3. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, 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.
5.4.7 Deleting a RAID configuration To delete a RAID configuration: 1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Clear Configuration, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
5.4.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. Refer to the Creating a RAID set: Using New Configuration section for details. To select the boot drive from a RAID set: 1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Select Boot Drive, then press . LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.
5.4.9 Enabling the WriteCache You may enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option 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. To enable WriteCache: 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, then press to display the adapter properties. 2. Select WriteCache, then press to turn the option On (enabled).
This chapter provides information on RAID configurations, RAID driver installation, and LAN driver installation for this motherboard.
6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system / motherboard support CD or from the Internet.
ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit Windows 64 bit Back Exit ICH7R LSI RAID Driver ICH7R LSI RAID Driver Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit RHEL AS3 UP8 32/64 bit RHEL AS4 UP5 32/64 bit RHEL 5 32/64 bit SLES 9.0 SP3 32 bit SLES 9.
Marvell 88SE6145 SATA Non-RAID Driver Marvell 88SE6145 SATA Non-RAID Driver RHEL AS4 UP4 32 bit RHEL AS4 UP4 64 bit SLES 10 32 bit SLES 10 64 bit Fedora Core 6 32 bit Fedora Core 6 64 bit Back Exit Write DMI Write DMI TS100-E5/PI4 system Back Exit 7. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the folppy disk drive. 8. Press . 9. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows® Server During Windows® Server installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server installation CD. 2. Press when the message “Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...” appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. When prompted, press to specify an additional device.
5. Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press . Marvell 6145 SATA Controller Select Marvell 61XX SATA Controller 32bit Driver for 32bit Windows Server OS, Marvell 61XX SATA Controller 64bit Driver for 64bit Windows Server OS, Marvell 61XX SATA Controller Vista 32bit Driver for 32bit Windows Vista OS, or Marvell 61XX SATA Controller Vista 64bit Driver for 64bit Windows Vista OS, and then press .
Intel Matrix Storage Select Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH) for Intel Matrix Storage RAID mode from the list, then press . If you configured SATA as AHCI Mode in the BIOS setup utility of IDE Configuration, first install the Intel SATA AHCI Driver during windows setup. Then, select the Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH) from the list. Refer to section 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk to create the Intel SATA Driver for windows system.
To an existing Windows® Server To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows® Server 1. Restart the computer, then log in with Administrator privileges. 2. Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Cancel. 3. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 4. Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system. 5.
To verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the “+” sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers. The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID or Intel® 8201 GR/GH SATA RAID items should appear. 4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select Properties from the menu. 5.
Red Hat® Enterprise To install the Intel® ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® Installation CD. 2. At the boot:, type linux dd , then press . - To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the key. - To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - Use the function keys listed below for more information.
5. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press “OK” to continue. OK Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system. 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . More Driver Disks? Do you wish to load any more driver disks? Yes 7. No Follow the screen instructions to continue the OS installation.
SUSE Linux OS To install the RAID card 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. Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver 3.
4. Insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive. Make sure that Installation from the Boot Options menu is selected, then press . Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver 5. When below screen appears, select the floppy disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium. Select OK, then press .
6.2 LAN driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver. 6.2.1 Windows® Server To install the Marvell® 88E8056 LAN controller driver on a Windows® Server OS 6-14 1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
6.2.2 SuSE® Linux Follow these instructions when installing the Marvell® 88E8056 LAN controller base driver for the SuSE® Linux OS: The following instructions are for Marvell® 88E8056 Linux LAN driver V10.22.4.1 or above. Visit http://support.asus.com for the latest Linux LAN driver before continuing the driver installation. Building the driver Install first the Kernel Development tools before building the driver from the TAR file. To build the driver 1. Copy the Lan Driver from the SCD to local disk.
7. Confirm the installed driver version. For example, enter: dmesg |grep sk98lin 8. Refer to SuSE distribution documentation to configure the network protocol and address. 6.2.3 Red Hat® Linux Follow these instructions when installing the Marvell® 88E8056 LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat® Linux OS: Before installation Follow the instruction below to prepare your Red Hat® Linux OS for Marvell® LAN driver installation. To prepare your Red Hat® Linux OS 1.
Building the driver Install first the Kernel Development tools before building the driver from the TAR file. To build the driver 1. Decompress the file. tmp#tar vxfj install_v10.0.5.3.tar.Z 2. Change to the driver source directory. cd /DriverInstall/ 3. In the DriverInstall directory, install the LAN driver. ./install.sh [root@localhost tmp]# cd DriverInstall/ [root@localhost DriverInstall]# ./install.sh 4. In the next step, enter 1 to continue. Installation script for sk98lin driver. Version 10.0.
6.3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Graphics driver. 6.3.1 Windows® Server You need to manually install the XGI Graphics driver on a Windows® Server operating system. To install the XGI Graphicsdriver: 1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
The VGA driver does not obtain the authorization from Microsoft® WHQL 2003, but it supports Microsoft® Windows® Server. 6.3.2 Red Hat® Enterprise The Red Hat® Enterprise operating system automatically recognizes the XGI Graphics driver during system installation. There is no need to install an additional driver(s) to support the onboard VGA.
6.4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 6.4.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive.
6.4.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring application. Click on an item to install. 6.4.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.
6.4.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
This section provides information about the power supply unit and a troubleshooting guide for solving common problems when using the barebone server.
A.1 Intel® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EM64T. You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS file. See Chapter 5 for details. • Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EM64T feature. • Visit www.microsoft.com for more information on Windows® 64-bit OS.
A.2.2 Using the EIST To use the EIST feature: 1. Turn on the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Configuration, then press . 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology item to [Automatic], and then press . See page 4–19 for details. 4. Press to save your changes and exit the BIOS setup. 5. After the computer restarts, right click on a blank space on the desktop, then select Properties from the pop-up menu. 6.
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A.4 Simple fixes Some problems that you may encounter are not due to defects on the system or the components. These problems only requires simple troubleshooting actions that you can perform by yourself. Problem The power LED on the server or on the monitor do not light up Action 1. Check if the power cable is properly connected to the power connector in the system rear panel. 2. Ensure that the power cables are connected to a grounded power outlet.
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