Document Outline

• About this guide
• Notices
• 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 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
    • 2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
    • 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
    • 2.3.4 Removing a DIMM
  • 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 i Button
    • 2.7.4 Installing ASMB4 management board
    • 2.7.5 Installing the audio card
    • 2.7.6 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 layout
  • 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 EZ Flash 2 utility
    • 5.1.2 BUPDATER utility
    • 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
  • 5.2 BIOS setup program
    • 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 5.2.2 Menu bar
    • 5.2.3 Navigation keys
    • 5.2.4 Menu items
    • 5.2.5 Sub-menu items
    • 5.2.6 Configuration fields
    • 5.2.7 Pop-up window
    • 5.2.8 Scroll bar
    • 5.2.9 General help
  • 5.3 Main menu
    • 5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
    • 5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
    • 5.3.3 SATA1—6
    • 5.3.4 Storage Configuration
    • 5.3.5 AHCI Configuration
    • 5.3.6 System Information
  • 5.4 Advanced menu
    • 5.4.1 CPU Configuration
    • 5.4.2 Chipset
    • 5.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration
    • 5.4.4 USB Configuration
    • 5.4.5 PCIPnP
    • 5.4.6 ACPI Configuration
    • 5.4.7 Event Log Configuration
    • 5.4.8 Intel VT-d Configuration [Disabled]
    • 5.4.9 SR-IOV Supprted [Disabled]
  • 5.5 Server menu
  • 5.6 Power menu
    • 5.6.1 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
    • 5.6.2 APM Configuration
    • 5.6.3 Hardware Monitor
  • 5.7 Boot menu
    • 5.7.1 Boot Device Priority
    • 5.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration
    • 5.7.3 Security
  • 5.8 Tools menu
    • 5.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2
  • 5.9 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® Matrix Storage Manager 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 Recovery Volume Options
    • 6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
    • 6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID
    • 6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
• 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 installation
  • 7.3 LAN driver installation
  • 7.4 VGA driver installation
  • 7.5 Management applications and utilities installation
    • 7.5.1 Running the support DVD
    • 7.5.2 Drivers menu
    • 7.5.3 Utilities menu
    • 7.5.4 Make disk menu
    • 7.5.5 Contact information