Document Outline

• Contents
  • Notices
  • Safety information
  • About this guide
  • Z8PE-D18 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 layouts
    • 2.2.4 Layout contents
  • 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
    • 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
  • 2.4 System memory
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Memory Configurations
    • 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
    • 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
  • 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 MIO/PCIE slot
    • 2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link)
    • 2.5.6 PCI slot
    • 2.5.7 PIKE slot
    • 2.5.8 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card
    • 2.5.9 Installing i Button
    • 2.5.10 Installing ASMB4 management board
    • 2.5.11 Connect Thermal sensor cable
    • 2.5.12 Installing the audio card
  • 2.6 Jumpers
  • 2.7 Connectors
    • 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
    • 2.7.2 Internal connectors
• Chapter 3: Powering up
  • 3.1 Starting up for the first time
  • 3.2 Powering off the computer
• Chapter 4: BIOS setup
  • 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 4.1.1 AFUDOS utility
    • 4.1.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
  • 4.2 BIOS setup program
    • 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 4.2.2 Menu bar
    • 4.2.3 Navigation keys
    • 4.2.4 Menu items
    • 4.2.5 Sub-menu items
    • 4.2.6 Configuration fields
    • 4.2.7 Pop-up window
    • 4.2.8 Scroll bar
    • 4.2.9 General help
  • 4.3 Main menu
    • 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
    • 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
    • 4.3.3 SATA1–6
    • 4.3.4 IDE Configuration
    • 4.3.5 AHCI Configuration
    • 4.3.6 System Information
  • 4.4 Advanced menu
    • 4.4.1 CPU Configuration
    • 4.4.2 Chipset Configuration
    • 4.4.3 Legacy Device Configuration
    • 4.4.4 USB Configuration
    • 4.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration
    • 4.4.6 APM Configuration
    • 4.4.7 Event Log Configuration
    • 4.4.8 Hardware Monitor
    • 4.4.9 PCI Express Configuration
    • 4.4.10 ACPI Configuration
  • 4.5 Server menu
    • 4.5.1 Remote Access Configuration
  • 4.6 Boot menu
    • 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority
    • 4.6.2 Removable Drives
    • 4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration
    • 4.6.4 Security
  • 4.7 Exit menu
• Chapter 5: RAID configuration
  • Chapter summary
  • 5.1 Setting up RAID
    • 5.1.1 RAID definitions
    • 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
    • 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
    • 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
  • 5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
    • 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration
    • 5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives
    • 5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives
    • 5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency
    • 5.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration
    • 5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
    • 5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache
  • 5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
    • 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set
    • 5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set
    • 5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    • 5.3.5 Recovery Volume Options
    • 5.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
    • 6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID
    • 5.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
• Chapter 6: Driver installation
  • 6.1 RAID driver installation
    • 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
    • 6.1.2 Windows® OS
    • 6.1.3 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS
    • 6.1.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS
  • 6.2 Intel chipset device software installation
  • 6.3 LAN driver installation
    • 6.3.1 Windows XP/Server 2003
  • 6.4 Display driver installation
    • 6.4.1 Windows® Server 2003
  • 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation
    • 6.5.1 Running the support CD
    • 6.5.2 Drivers menu
    • 6.5.3 Utilities menu
    • 6.5.4 Make disk menu
    • 6.5.5 Contact information
• Appendix: Reference information
  • A.1 Z8PE-D18 block diagram