Document Outline

• About this guide
• Safety information
• Chapter 1: Product introduction
  • 1.1 System package contents
  • 1.2 Serial number label
  • 1.3 System specifications
  • 1.4 Front panel features
  • 1.5 Rear panel features
  • 1.6 Internal features
  • 1.7 LED information
    • 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs
    • 1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs
    • 1.7.3 HDD status LED
• Chapter 2: Hardware setup
  • 2.1 Chassis cover
  • 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.2.1 Installing the CPU
    • 2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink
  • 2.3 System memory
    • 2.3.1 Overview
    • 2.3.2 Memory Support List
    • 2.3.3 Memory Configurations
    • 2.3.4 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket
  • 2.4 Hard disk drives
  • 2.5 Expansion slot
    • 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket
    • 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
  • 2.6 Cable connections
  • 2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling
  • 2.8 Removable/optional components
    • 2.8.1 System fans
    • 2.8.2 Redundant power supply module
    • 2.8.3 Slim type optical drive (optional)
    • 2.8.4 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (REQUIRED)
• Chapter 3: Installation options
  • 3.1 Friction Rail Kit Installation Guide
    • 3.1.1 Setting up the friction rail kit on the rack
    • 3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack
• Chapter 4: Motherboard information
  • 4.1 Motherboard layouts
  • 4.2 Jumpers
  • 4.3 Internal connectors
  • 4.4 Internal LEDs
• Chapter 5: BIOS setup
  • 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
    • 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
    • 5.1.3 BUPDATER utility
  • 5.2 BIOS setup program
    • 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 5.2.2 Menu bar
    • 5.2.3 Menu items
    • 5.2.4 Submenu items
    • 5.2.5 Navigation keys
    • 5.2.6 General help
    • 5.2.7 Configuration fields
    • 5.2.8 Pop-up window
    • 5.2.9 Scroll bar
  • 5.3 Main menu
    • 5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
    • 5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
  • 5.4 Advanced menu
    • 5.4.1 CPU Configuration
    • 5.4.2 CPU Power Management Configuration
    • 5.4.3 Chipset Configuration
    • 5.4.4 PCH SATA Configuration
    • 5.4.5 PCH SCU SAS Configuration
    • 5.4.6 PCI Subsystem Settings
    • 5.4.7 Onboard LAN Configuration
    • 5.4.8 USB Configuration
    • 5.4.9 Trusted Computing
    • 5.4.10 ACPI Settings
    • 5.4.11 WHEA Configuration
    • 5.4.12 APM
    • 5.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection
    • 5.4.14 ME Subsystem
    • 5.4.15 Legacy Devices Configuration
    • 5.4.16 Runtime Error Logging
  • 5.5 Server Mgmt menu
    • 5.5.1 System Event Log
    • 5.5.2 BMC network configuration
  • 5.6 Event Logs menu
    • 5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings
  • 5.7 Boot menu
  • 5.8 Monitor menu
  • 5.9 Security menu
  • 5.10 Tool menu
  • 5.11 Exit menu
• Chapter 6: RAID configuration
  • 6.1 Setting up RAID
    • 6.1.1 RAID definitions
    • 6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
    • 6.1.3 RAID controller selection
    • 6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
  • 6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
    • 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration
    • 6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives
    • 6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives
    • 6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency
    • 6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration
    • 6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
    • 6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache
  • 6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA Option ROM Utility
    • 6.3.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set
    • 6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set
    • 6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    • 6.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility
    • 6.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID
    • 6.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
  • 6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility (Windows)
    • 6.4.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 6.4.2 Change Volume Type
    • 6.4.3 Delete volume
    • 6.4.4 Preferences
• Chapter 7: Driver installation
  • 7.1 RAID driver installation
    • 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
    • 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver
  • 7.2 Intel® Chipset Device Software installation
  • 7.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation
  • 7.4 VGA driver installation
  • 7.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID (SATA mode) Drivers
  • 7.6 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
  • 7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation
  • 7.8 Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation
  • 7.9 Management applications and utilities installation
    • 7.9.1 Running the support DVD
    • 7.9.2 Drivers menu
    • 7.9.3 Utilities menu
    • 7.9.4 Make disk menu
    • 7.9.5 Contact information
• Appendix: Reference information
  • Z9PP-D24 block diagram
  • Notices
  • ASUS contact information