Document Outline

• DSAN-DX specifications summary
• Typography
• About this guide
• Safety information
• Notices
• Product introduction
  • 1.1 Welcome!
  • 1.2 Package contents
  • 1.3 Serial number label
  • 1.4 Special features
    • 1.4.1 Product highlights
    • 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features
• Hardware information
  • 2.1 Before you proceed
  • 2.2 Motherboard overview
    • 2.2.1 Placement direction
    • 2.2.2 Screw holes
    • 2.2.3 Support kits for the motherboard
    • 2.2.4 Motherboard layouts
    • 2.2.5 Layout contents
  • 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
    • 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
  • 2.4 System memory
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Memory configurations
    • 2.4.3 Memory sparing technology
    • 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
    • 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
  • 2.5 Expansion slots
    • 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
    • 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
    • 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
    • 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)
    • 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slots (x8 link; x4 link)
    • 2.5.6 PCI slot
    • 2.5.8 SODIMM socket
    • 2.5.9 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card
    • 2.5.10 Installing i Button
  • 2.6 Jumpers
  • 2.7 Connectors
    • 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
    • 2.7.2 Internal connectors
• Powering up
  • 3.1 Starting up for the first time
  • 3.2 Turning off the computer
    • 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
    • 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
• BIOS setup
  • 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
    • 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility
    • 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
  • 4.2 BIOS setup program
    • 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 4.2.2 Menu bar
    • 4.2.3 Navigation keys
    • 4.2.4 Menu items
    • 4.2.5 Sub-menu items
    • 4.2.6 Configuration fields
    • 4.2.7 Pop-up window
    • 4.2.8 Scroll bar
    • 4.2.9 General help
  • 4.3 Main menu
    • 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
    • 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
    • 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44 MB 3.5 in.]
    • 4.3.4 SATA1–6; PATA Master/Slave
    • 4.3.5 IDE Configuration
    • 4.3.6 System Information
  • 4.4 Advanced menu
    • 4.4.1 USB Configuration
    • 4.4.2 CPU Configuration
    • 4.4.3 Chipset
    • 4.4.4 Onboard Device Configuration
    • 4.4.5 PCIPnP
  • 4.5 Server menu
    • 4.5.1 ASF Support [Enabled]
    • 4.5.2 Remote Access Configuration
  • 4.6 Power menu
    • 4.6.1 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]
    • 4.6.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
  • 4.7 Boot menu
    • 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority
    • 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration
    • 4.7.3 Security
  • 4.8 Exit menu
• RAID configuration
  • 5.1 Setting up RAID
    • 5.1.1 RAID definitions
    • 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
    • 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
    • 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
  • 5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
    • 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set
    • 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set
    • 5.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration
    • 5.2.4 Initializing the logical drives
    • 5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives
    • 5.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency
    • 5.2.7 Deleting a RAID configuration
    • 5.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
    • 5.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache
  • 5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
    • 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)
    • 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror)
    • 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror)
    • 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity)
    • 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set
    • 5.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    • 5.3.7 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
• Driver installation
  • 6.1 RAID driver installation
    • 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
    • 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver
  • 6.2 Intel® chipset device installation
  • 6.3 LAN driver installation
  • 6.4 VGA driver installation
    • 6.4.1 Windows® Server 2003
  • 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation
    • 6.5.1 Running the support CD
    • 6.5.2 Drivers menu
    • 6.5.3 Management Software menu
    • 6.5.4 Utilities menu
    • 6.5.5 Contact information
• Reference information
  • A.1 DSAN-DX model block diagram