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5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup:
1.
AFUDOS utility
(Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB
ash drive.)
2.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
(To recover the BIOS using a USB ash drive
when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.)
Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable USB ash
drive in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original
motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility.
5.1.1 AFUDOS utility
The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a
bootable USB ash drive with the updated BIOS le. This utility also allows you to
copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets
corrupted during the updating process.
Copying the current BIOS
To copy the current BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:
• Ensure that the USB ash drive is not write-protected and has at least 2048
KB free space to save the le.
• The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS
screen displays may not be the same as shown.
1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to
the bootable USB ash drive.
2. Boot the system in DOS mode, and then at the prompt type:
afudos /o[lename]
where the [lename] is any user-assigned lename not more than eight
alphanumeric characters for the main lename and three alphanumeric
characters for the extension name.
Main lename Extension name
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom
3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS le to the USB ash drive.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom
AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))
Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reading ash ..... done
Write to le...... ok
A:\>
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS le.
- 1U Rackmount Server 1
- RS700-E6/RS4 1
- User Guide 1
- First Edition 2
- December 2008 2
- Contents 3
- Safety information 8
- About this guide 9
- References 10
- Conventions 10
- Typography 10
- Product introduction 11
- 1.2 Serial number label 12
- 1.1 System package contents 12
- 1.3 Systemspecications 13
- 1.4 Front panel features 15
- 1.5 Rear panel features 15
- 1.6 Internal features 16
- 1.7 LED information 17
- 1.7.3 HDD status LED 18
- Hardware setup 19
- 2.1.1 Installing the CPU 20
- 2-3ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 21
- 2-5ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 23
- 2.2 System memory 24
- 2.3 Hard disk drives 26
- 2.4 Expansion slot 27
- Board (optional) 30
- 2-13ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 31
- Installation options 33
- 3.1 Rack rails assembly 34
- 3-3ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 35
- Motherboard Info 37
- 4.1 Motherboard layout 38
- Layout contents 39
- 4.2 Jumpers 40
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 4-5 41
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 4-7 43
- 4.3 Internal connectors 45
- 4.4 Internal LEDs 47
- 3. Diagnose LEDs 48
- BIOS setup 49
- 5.1.1 AFUDOS utility 50
- UpdatingtheBIOSle 51
- 5.2 BIOS setup program 53
- 5.2.2 Menu bar 54
- 5.2.3 Navigation keys 54
- 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen 54
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 5-7 55
- 5.3 Main menu 56
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 5-9 57
- 5.3.4 IDEConguration 58
- 5.3.5 AHCIConguration 59
- 5.3.6 System Information 60
- 5.4 Advanced menu 61
- Ratio CMOS Setting [Auto] 62
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 5-15 63
- 5.4.2 ChipsetConguration 64
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 5-17 65
- Channel Interleaving [6:1] 66
- Rank Interleaving [4:1] 66
- Split Below 4GB [Disabled] 66
- PCIE Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 [Auto] 67
- IntelVT-dConguration 68
- 5.4.4 USBConguration 69
- 5.4.5 PCIPnPConguration 70
- 5.4.6 PowerOnconguration 71
- 5.4.7 EventLogConguration 72
- 5.4.8 Hardware Monitor 73
- AdvancedACPIConguration 74
- ChipsetACPIConguration 75
- GeneralWHEAConguration 75
- 5.5 Server menu 76
- View BMC System Event Log 77
- Flow Control [Hardware] 78
- Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] 78
- 5.6 Boot menu 79
- 5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 80
- 5.6.3 Security 81
- Change User Password 82
- Password Check [Setup] 82
- 5.7 Exit menu 83
- 5-36 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 84
- RAIDconguration 85
- 6.1 Setting up RAID 86
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-3 87
- Utility 88
- 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set 89
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-7 91
- Choose RAID Level For This VD 91
- UsingNewConguration 93
- Enter VD Size (MB): 94
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-11 95
- Using the Initialize command 96
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-13 97
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-15 99
- Initilize VD 99
- Rebuild PD(s) 100
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-17 101
- Select VD 102
- CC Of VD(s) 102
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-19 103
- UsingtheObjectscommand 104
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-21 105
- Clear Existing Conguration 105
- Select A Boot VD 106
- 6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache 107
- 6.3 Intel 108
- Matrix Storage Manager 108
- Option ROM Utility 108
- 6.3.1 Creating a RAID set 109
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-27 111
- 6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set 112
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-29 113
- See section 114
- 6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set 114
- 6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID 115
- 6.3.6 Exiting the Intel 115
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 6-33 117
- Driver installation 119
- 7.1 RAID driver installation 120
- ICH10R LSI RAID Driver 121
- ITE IT8213F Linux Driver 121
- Write DMI 121
- Server OS 123
- ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 125
- Enterprise 126
- SUSE Linux OS 128
- 7.2 Intel 130
- chipset device installation 130
- 7.3 LAN driver installation 132
- 9. When nished, press 134
- to continue 134
- 7.4 VGA driver installation 135
- installation 137
- 7.5.3 Utilities menu 138
- 7.5.4 Make disk menu 138
- 7.5.5 Contact information 138
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