Document Outline

• Contents
  • Notices
  • Safety information
  • About this guide
• 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 Rear panel LEDs
• Chapter 2: Hardware setup
  • 2.1 Chassis cover
    • 2.1.1 Removing the side cover
    • 2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover
  • 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.2.1 Installing the CPU
    • 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink
    • 2.2.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • 2.3 System memory
    • 2.3.1 Overview
    • 2.3.2 Memory Configurations
    • 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket
  • 2.4 Front panel assembly
    • 2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly
    • 2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly
  • 2.5 5.25-inch drives
  • 2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives
    • 2.6.1 Installing the HDD module cage
    • 2.6.2 Installing the second HDD module cage (optional)
    • 2.6.3 Removing the HDD module cage
    • 2.6.4 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive
    • 2.6.5 Removing and reinstalling the backplane
  • 2.7 Expansion cards
    • 2.7.1 Installing an expansion card
    • 2.7.2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card
    • 2.7.3 Installing ASMB7 management board
    • 2.7.4 Configuring an expansion card
  • 2.8 Cable connections
    • 2.8.1 Motherboard connections
    • 2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections
  • 2.9 Removable components
    • 2.9.1 System fan
    • 2.9.2 Chassis footpads
• Chapter 3: Installation options
  • 3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting
  • 3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server
  • 3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack
  • 3.4 Mounting the server to the rack
• Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
  • 4.1 Motherboard overview
    • 4.1.1 Placement direction
    • 4.1.2 Screw holes
    • 4.1.3 Motherboard layout
    • 4.1.4 Layout contents
  • 4.2 Expansion slots
    • 4.2.1 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)
    • 4.2.2 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)
    • 4.2.3 PCI Express x1 slot (x1 link)
    • 4.2.5 PCI slot
    • 4.2.6 PIKE slot
  • 4.3 Onboard LEDs
  • 4.4 Jumpers
  • 4.5 Connectors
    • 4.5.1 Rear panel connectors
    • 4.5.2 Internal connectors
• Chapter 5: BIOS setup
  • 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
    • 5.1.2 ASUS EzFlash 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
    • 5.3.2 System Time
  • 5.4 Advanced menu
    • 5.4.1 CPU Configuration
    • 5.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration
    • 5.4.3 SATA Configuration
    • 5.4.4 System Agent (SA) Configuration
    • 5.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings
    • 5.4.6 USB Configuration
    • 5.4.7 TPM
    • 5.4.8 ACPI Settings
    • 5.4.9 WHEA Support
    • 5.4.10 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration
    • 5.4.11 Intel Server Platform Services
    • 5.4.12 Onboard LAN Configuration
    • 5.4.13 MIO Card Configuration
    • 5.4.14 Serial Port Console Redirection
    • 5.4.15 Runtime Error Logging Support
    • 5.4.16 APM
    • 5.4.17 Network Stack
    • 5.4.18 Intel RC Drivers Version Detail
  • 4.5 Event Logs menu
  • 4.6 Boot menu
  • 4.7 Monitor menu
  • 4.8 Security
  • 4.9 Tool menu
  • 4.10 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 Setting Jumpers
    • 6.1.4 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS
    • 6.1.5 RAID configuration utilities
  • 6.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility
    • 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set
    • 6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    • 6.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility
    • 6.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID
    • 6.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
  • 6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
  • (Windows)
    • 6.3.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 6.3.2 Changing a Volume Type
    • 6.3.3 Deleting a volume
    • 6.3.4 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
  • 7.3 Management applications and utilities installation
  • 7.3 Running the Support DVD
  • 7.4 Installing the LAN driver
  • 7.5 Installing the VGA driver
  • 7.6 Installing the Intel® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver
  • 7.7 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver
  • ASUS contact information