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Asus DSBF-D16/SAS User Manual (202 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Computer hardware | Size: 6.69 MB |

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Table of contents

Motherboard

1

August 2007

2

First Edition V1

2

Contents

3

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

Typography

10

(continued on the next page)

11

Product

15

1.1 Welcome!

17

1.2 Package contents

17

1.3 Serial number label

17

1.4 Special features

18

Hardware

21

2.1 Before you proceed

23

2.2 Motherboard overview

24

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 2-3

25

CEK spring screw hole

26

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 2-5

27

2.2.4 Motherboard layouts

28

DSBF-D16 model

29

(DSBF-D16 model only)

30

2.3.1 Installing the CPU

32

Notes on Intel

34

Hyper-Threading Technology

34

DO NOT forget to connect

36

112 Pins128 Pins

37

Rank population

38

Memory Mirroring

39

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 2-19

41

Memory Sparing

42

Two DIMMs per channel

43

Three DIMMs per channel

43

2.4.4 Installing a DIMM

45

2.4.5 Removing a DIMM

45

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 2-25

47

Make sure the cables pass

47

Top cover clamp

48

2.5 Expansion slots

49

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

50

DSBF-D16/SAS only

51

2.5.6 DDR2 SODIMM socket

52

(Default)

53

Clear CMOS

53

DSBF-D16 Series VGA setting

54

(82563EB)

55

(82573L)

55

Normal BIOS Recovery

57

2.7 Connectors

58

2.7.2 Internal connectors

59

+3.3V Remote Sense

64

I2C_7_DATA#

64

I2C_7_CLK#

64

24-pin Power Connector

65

+12V DC GND

65

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 2-45

67

AUX_PANEL1

67

Powering up

69

Phoenix BIOS beep codes

71

3.2 Turning off the computer

72

BIOS setup

73

DOS environment

75

XP environment

75

Utility

76

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

78

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 4-5

79

4.2 BIOS setup program

80

4.2.2 Menu bar

81

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

81

4.2.4 Menu items

82

4.2.5 Sub-menu items

82

4.2.6 Conguration elds

82

4.2.3 Legend bar

82

4.2.7 Pop-up window

83

4.2.8 General help

83

4.3 Main menu

84

S-ATA Conguration

85

Serial ATA [Enabled]

86

Native Mode Operation [Auto]

86

SATA Port 1/2/3/4

87

4.3.6 System Information

88

Processor Information

89

System Memory Information

89

4.4 Advanced menu

90

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 4-17

91

The conguration options of

91

Frequency Ratio

91

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

92

• The appearance of the

92

Intel EIST support

92

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 4-19

93

4.4.2 Chipset Conguration

94

4.4.3 PCI Conguration

96

USB Function [Enabled]

97

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

97

Legacy USB Support: [Enabled]

97

COM1 port: [Enabled]

98

COM2 port: [Enabled]

98

4.4.6 ACPI Conguration

99

4.4.7 Power On Conguration

100

4.4.8 Hardware Monitor

101

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

102

5100 and 5300 series

102

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 4-29

103

4.5 Server menu

104

Com Port Address

105

item to

105

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 4-31

105

4.5.2 DMI Event Logging

106

4.6 Security menu

107

Password Check [Setup]

108

Password Lock Mode [Disabled]

108

Flash Write [Enabled]

108

4.7 Boot menu

109

4.7.2 Boot Features

110

4.8 Exit menu

111

Discard Changes

112

Load Setup Defaults

112

Chapter summary

114

5.1 Setting up RAID

115

Setup Utility

117

Using Easy Conguration

118

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-5

119

Logical

120

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-7

121

Using New Conguration

123

5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set

124

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-11

125

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-13

127

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-15

129

Using the Initialize command

131

Using the Objects command

133

ASUS DSBF-D16 Seriies 5-21

135

ASUS DSBF-D16 Seriies 5-23

137

Using the Check Consistency

138

ASUS DSBF-D16 Seriies 5-25

139

ASUS DSBF-D16 Seriies 5-27

141

ASUS DSBF-D16 Seriies 5-29

143

When you enable

143

WriteCache

143

5.3 Intel

144

Matrix Storage Manager

144

Option ROM Utility

144

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-31

145

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-33

147

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-35

149

5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set

150

5.3.7 Exiting the Intel

151

5.4 Global Array Manager

152

(DSBF-D16/SAS model only)

153

Creating RAID array

156

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-43

157

Create and save new array?

158

Cancel Exit

158

Overview

159

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-47

161

5.5.4 Managing Arrays

162

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 5-49

163

Managing hot spares

164

Synchronizing the array

165

Activating an array

166

Deleting an array

166

5.5.5 Viewing SAS topology

167

Selecting a boot disk

168

5.5.6 Global Properties

169

Boot Information Display Mode

170

Support Interrupt

170

Restore Defaults

171

6.1 RAID driver installation

175

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 6-3

177

2000/2003 Server OS

178

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 6-5

179

To an existing Windows

180

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 6-7

181

Enterprise

182

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 6-9

183

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 6-11

185

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 6-13

187

6.3 LAN driver installation

188

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 6-15

189

9. When nished, press

191

to continue

191

6.3.2 Red Hat

193

6.4 VGA driver installation

194

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series 6-21

195

installation

196

6.5.4 Utilities menu

197

6.5.5 Contact information

197

Reference information

199

Appendix summary

200

ASUS DSBF-D16 Series A-1

201

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