Document Outline

• Notices
• Safety information
• About this guide
• Typography
• DSEB-DG Series specifications summary
• 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
• Hardware information
• 2.1 Before you proceed
• 2.2 Motherboard overview
• 2.2.1 Placement direction
• 2.2.2 Screw holes
• 2.2.3 Support kits for the motherboard
• 2.2.4 Motherboard layouts
• 2.2.5 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
• 2.4.3 Memory mirroring and sparing technology
• 2.4.4 Installing a DIMM
• 2.4.5 Removing a DIMM
• 2.4.6 Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan (opional)
• 2.4.7 Uninstalling the optional MemCool FB-DIMM fan
• 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 DDR2 SODIMM socket
• 2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link)
• 2.5.6 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)
• 2.5.7 PCI/PCIX slot
• 2.5.8 ZCR slot (DSEB-DG/SAS model only)
• 2.6 Jumpers
• 2.7 Connectors
• 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
• 2.7.2 Internal connectors
• Powering up
• 3.1 Starting up for the first time
• 3.2 Turning off the computer
• 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
• 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
• BIOS setup
• 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
• 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
• 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility
• 4.1.3 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 Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
• 4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
• 4.3.3 Floppy A [1.44 MB 3½”]
• 4.3.4 IDE Configuration
• 4.3.5 Primary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
• 4.3.6 System Information
• 4.4 Advanced menu
• 4.4.1 CPU Configuration
• 4.4.2 Chipset Configuration
• 4.4.3 PCI PnP
• 4.4.4 USB Configuration
• 4.4.5 Peripheral Configuration
• 4.4.6 ACPI Configuration
• 4.4.7 Power On Configuration
• 4.4.8 Hardware Monitor
• 4.5 Server menu
• 4.5.1 Remote Access Configuration
• 4.6 Security
• Change Supervisor Password
• Change User Password
• Password Check [Setup]
• Password Lock Mode [Disabled]
• Removable Device Boot [Enabled]
• Flash Write [Disabled]
• 4.7 Boot menu
• 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority
• 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration
• 4.8 Exit menu
• RAID configuration
• 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 Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility
• 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set
• 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set
• 5.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration
• 5.2.4 Initializing the logical drives
• 5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives
• 5.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency
• 5.2.7 Deleting a RAID configuration
• 5.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
• 5.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache
• 5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
• 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)
• 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror)
• 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror)
• 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity)
• 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set
• 5.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
• 5.3.7 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
• 5.4 Global Array Manager
• 5.5 Marvell® 88SE6145 RAID BIOS configuration utility (DSEB-DG model only)
• 5.5.1 Creating a RAID set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5)
• 5.5.2 Deleting an array
• 5.6 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (DSEB-DG/SAS model only)
• 5.6.1 Integrated Mirroring
• 5.6.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced
• 5.6.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume
• 5.6.4 Managing Arrays
• 5.6.5 Viewing SAS topology
• 5.6.6 Global Properties
• 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 Intel chipset software installation
• 6.3 LAN driver installation
• 6.3.1 Windows 2000/Server 2003
• 6.3.2 Red Hat
• 6.4 VGA driver installation
• 6.4.1 Windows® 2000/Server 2003
• 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation
• 6.5.1 Running the support CD
• 6.5.2 Drivers menu
• 6.5.3 Management Software menu
• 6.5.4 Utilities menu
• 6.5.5 Contact information
• Reference information
• A.1 DSEB-DG/SAS model block diagram
• A.2 DSEB-DG model block diagram