Document Outline

• Notices
  • REACH
  • Safety information
    • Australia statement notice
  • 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 HDD status LEDs
    • 1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs
    • 1.7.4 SFP+ status LEDs
• Chapter 2: Hardware setup
  • 2.1 Chassis cover
    • 2.1.1 Air Duct
  • 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 Configurations
    • 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket
  • 2.4 Hard disk drives (HDDs)
  • 2.6 Expansion slots
    • 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card
    • 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card
    • 2.6.3 Installing the full-height and full-length graphics card support bracket
  • 2.7 Cable connections
  • 2.8 ASUS PIKE card (Optional)
  • 2.9 System Fans (Optional)
    • 2.9.1 Replacing the front system fans
    • 2.9.2 Replacing the rear system fans
  • 2.10 Redundant power supply module
• Chapter 3: Installation options
  • 3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit
• Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
  • 4.1 Motherboard layout
  • 4.2 Jumpers
  • 4.3 Internal connectors
  • 4.4 Onboard 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
  • 5.4 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 PCI Subsystem Settings
    • 5.4.6 Intel TXT(LT-SX) Configuration
    • 5.4.7 USB Configuration
    • 5.4.8 Trusted Computing
    • 5.4.9 ACPI Settings
    • 5.4.10 WHEA Configuration
    • 5.4.11 APM
    • 5.4.12 Serial Port Console Redirection
    • 5.4.13 Onboard Broadcom 10G Configuration
    • 5.4.14 Onboard LAN Configuration
    • 5.4.15 ME Subsystem
    • 5.4.16 Onboard Devices Configuration
    • 5.4.17 Runtime Error Logging Support
    • 5.4.18 Network Stack
  • 5.5 Server Mgmt menu
    • 5.5.1 System Event Log
    • 5.5.2 BMC network configuration
    • 5.5.3 IPv6 BMC Network configuration
  • 5.6 Event Logs menu
    • 5.6.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings
    • 5.6.2 View Smbios Event Log
    • 5.6.3 View System Event Log
  • 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 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
    • 6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
  • 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 SATA Option ROM Utility
    • 6.3.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set
    • 6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    • 6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility
    • 6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID
    • 6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
  • 6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)
    • 6.4.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type
    • 6.4.3 Deleting a 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 Installing the Intel® I350-AM4/I350-AM2/I210 Gigabit Adapter driver
  • 7.6 Installing the Broadcom 10G driver
  • 7.7 Management applications and utilities installation
  • 7.8 Running the Support DVD
  • 7.9 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
  • 7.10 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation
  • ASUS contact information