Document Outline

• Contents
  • Notices
  • Safety information
  • About this guide
  • P9D-M Series Specifications Summary
• Chapter 1: 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
• Chapter 2:
• Hardware Information
  • 2.1 Before you proceed
  • 2.2 Motherboard overview
    • 2.2.1 Placement direction
    • 2.2.2 Screw holes
    • 2.2.3 Motherboard layout
    • 2.2.4 Layout contents
  • 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
    • 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink
    • 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
    • 2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in a rack
  • 2.4 System memory
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Memory Configurations
    • 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket
  • 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 (x8 link)
    • 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link)
    • 2.5.6 Connecting the Thermal sensor cable
    • 2.5.7 Installing the Baseboard Management Card (P9D-M and P9D-MV models only)
  • 2.6 Onboard LEDs
  • 2.7 Jumpers
  • 2.8 Connectors
    • 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors
    • 2.8.2 Internal connectors
• Chapter 3:
• Powering Up
  • 3.1 Starting up for the first time
  • 3.2 Powering off the computer
    • 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
    • 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
• Chapter 4:
• BIOS setup
  • 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
    • 4.1.2 ASUS Easy Flash Utility
    • 4.1.3 BUPDATER utility
  • 4.2 BIOS setup program
    • 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 4.2.2 Menu bar
    • 4.2.3 Menu items
    • 4.2.4 Submenu items
    • 4.2.5 Navigation keys
    • 4.2.6 General help
    • 4.2.7 Configuration fields
    • 4.2.8 Pop-up window
    • 4.2.9 Scroll bar
  • 4.3 Main menu
    • 4.3.1 System Date
    • 4.3.2 System Time
  • 4.4 Advanced menu
    • 4.4.1 CPU Configuration
    • 4.4.2 PCH-IO Configuration
    • 4.4.3 SATA Configuration
    • 4.4.4 System Agent (SA) Configuration
    • 4.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings
    • 4.4.6 USB Configuration
    • 4.4.7 TPM
    • 4.4.8 ACPI Settings
    • 4.4.9 WHEA Support
    • 4.4.10 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration
    • 4.4.11 Intel® Server Platform Services
    • 4.4.12 Onboard LAN Configuration
    • 4.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection
    • 4.4.14 Runtime Error Logging Support
    • 4.4.15 APM
    • 4.4.16 Network Stack
    • 4.4.17 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 5:
• RAID Configuration
  • 5.1 Setting up RAID
    • 5.1.1 RAID definitions
    • 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
    • 5.1.3 Setting Jumpers
    • 5.1.4 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS
    • 5.1.5 RAID configuration utilities
  • 5.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility
    • 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set
    • 5.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    • 5.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility
    • 5.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID
    • 5.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
  • 5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows®)
    • 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 5.3.2 Changing a Volume Type
    • 5.3.3 Deleting a volume
    • 5.3.4 Preferences
• Chapter 6:
• 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 Management applications and utilities installation
  • 6.3 Running the Support DVD
  • 6.4 Installing the LAN driver
  • 6.5 Installing the VGA driver
  • 6.6 Installing the Intel® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver
  • 6.7 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver
• Appendix A:
• Reference Information
  • A.1 P9D-M block diagram
  • A.2 P9D-MV block diagram
  • A.3 P9D-MX block diagram
• 2.8 Connectors
• 2.7 Jumpers
• 2.6 Onboard LEDs
• 2.5 Expansion slots
• 2.4 System memory
• 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
• 2.2 Motherboard overview
• 2.1 Before you proceed
• 4.10 Exit menu
• 4.9 Tool menu
• 4.8 Security
• 4.7 Monitor menu
• 4.5 Event Logs menu
• 4.4 Advanced menu
• 4.3 Main menu
• 4.2 BIOS setup program
• 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
• 4.6 Boot menu
• 5.1 Setting up RAID
• 5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Utility
• A.2 P9D-MX block diagram
• A.1 P9D-M block diagram
• A.2 P9D-MV block diagram