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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.
Mainlename 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.
- 2U Rackmount Server 1
- RS720-E6/RS12 1
- User Guide 1
- First Edition V1 2
- February 2010 2
- Contents 3
- REACH Information 7
- Safety information 8
- About this guide 9
- References 10
- Conventions 10
- Typography 10
- Product introduction 11
- 1.1 System package contents 12
- 1.2 Serial number label 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
- 1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs 18
- Hardware setup 19
- 2.1 Chassis cover 20
- 2.2.1 Installing the CPU 21
- Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-4 22
- Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-6 24
- 2-7ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 25
- 2.3 System memory 26
- Memory population table 27
- 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM 28
- 2.3.4 Removing a DIMM 28
- 2.4 Hard disk drives 29
- 2.5 Expansion slots 31
- 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 33
- 2.5.5 PCI slot 34
- 2.5.6 PIKE slot 34
- 2.6 Cable connections 35
- 2.8.1 System fans 37
- 2-21ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 39
- 2-23ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 41
- Installation options 43
- Fixing latch 44
- 3-3ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 45
- Motherboard info 47
- 4.1 Motherboard layouts 48
- Layout contents 49
- 4.2 Jumpers 50
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 4-5 51
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 4-7 53
- 4.3 Internal connectors 55
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 4-11 57
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 4-13 59
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 4-17 63
- BIOS setup 65
- 5.1.1 AFUDOS utility 66
- UpdatingtheBIOSle 67
- 5.2 BIOS setup program 69
- 5.2.2 Menu bar 70
- 5.2.3 Navigation keys 70
- 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen 70
- Scroll bar 71
- Pop-up window 71
- 5.3 Main menu 72
- 5.3.3 SATA1–6 73
- 5.3.4 IDEConguration 74
- 5.3.5 AHCIConguration 75
- 5.3.6 System Information 76
- 5.4 Advanced menu 77
- Ratio CMOS Setting [Auto] 78
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 5-15 79
- C1 Auto Demotion [Enabled] 80
- C3 Auto Demotion [Enabled] 80
- ACPI T State [Enabled] 80
- 5.4.2 ChipsetConguration 81
- 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 82
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 5-19 83
- IntelVT-dConguration 84
- 5.4.4 USBConguration 85
- 5.4.5 PCIPnP 86
- 5.4.6 PowerOnConguration 87
- 5.4.7 EventLogConguration 88
- 5.4.8 Hardware Monitor 88
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 5-25 89
- AdvancedACPIConguration 90
- ChipsetACPIConguration 91
- GeneralWHEAConguration 91
- 5.5 Server menu 92
- Flow Control [Hardware] 93
- Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] 93
- 5.6 Boot menu 94
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 5-31 95
- 5.6.3 Security 96
- Change User Password 97
- Password Check [Setup] 97
- 5.7 Exit menu 98
- RAIDconguration 99
- 6.1 Setting up RAID 100
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 6-3 101
- 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set 103
- Choose RAID Level For This VD 105
- UsingNewConguration 107
- Enter VD Size (MB): 108
- Using the Initialize command 110
- UsingtheObjectscommand 112
- BIOS Version A.08.09161344R 113
- Rebuild PD(s) 114
- CC Of VD(s) 115
- Select VD 116
- 6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache 120
- 6.3 Intel 121
- ROM Utility 121
- 6.3.1 Creating a RAID set 122
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 6-25 123
- 6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set 125
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 6-29 127
- See section 127
- 6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set 127
- 6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID 128
- 6.3.6 Exiting the Intel 128
- Matrix Storage Manager 128
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 6-31 129
- Driver installation 131
- 7.1 RAID driver installation 132
- ICH10R INTEL RAID Driver 133
- ICH10R LSI RAID Driver 133
- ITE IT8213F Linux Driver 133
- Server OS 135
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 7-7 137
- Enterprise Linux OS 4.7/4.8 138
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 7-9 139
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 7-11 141
- RAID driver ( 141
- LSI megasr Driver 141
- ) all the time 141
- Enterprise Linux OS 5.0 143
- SUSE Linux OS 145
- 7.2 Intel 147
- chipset device installation 147
- 7.3 LAN driver installation 149
- 9. When nished, press 151
- to continue 151
- 7.4 VGA driver installation 152
- ASUS RS720-E6/RS12 7-23 153
- 7.5.2 Drivers menu 154
- 7.5.3 Utilities menu 155
- 7.5.5 Contact information 155
- 7.5.4 Make disk menu 155
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