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Asus P7F-C/SAS Manual

Asus P7F-C/SAS Manual (180 pages)

P7F-C Series Cost Effective UP Appliance Server Solution

Brand: Asus | Category: Motherboard | Size: 7 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
7
Federal Communications Commission Statement
7
Notices
7
- Electrical Safety
  8
- Operation Safety
  8
Safety Information
8
About this Guide
9
Typography
10
P7F-C Series Specifications Summary
11
Chapter 1: Product Introduction

13
- Chapter Summary
  14
- Welcome
  15
- Package Contents
  15
- Serial Number Label
  16
- Special Features
  16
  - Product Highlights
    16
Chapter 2: Hardware Information

19
- Before You Proceed
  21
- Onboard LED
  21
- Motherboard Overview
  22
  - Placement Direction
    22
  - Screw Holes
    22
  - Motherboard Layout
    23
  - Layout Contents
    25
- Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  27
- System Memory
  33
  - Overview
    33
  - Memory Configurations
    33
  - Installing a DIMM
    34
  - Removing a DIMM
    34
- Expansion Slots
  35
  - Installing an Expansion Card
    35
  - Configuring an Expansion Card
    35
  - Standard Interrupt Assignments
    36
  - PCI Express X16 Slots (X8 Link)
    37
  - PCI Slots
    37
  - Installing I Button
    38
  - Connect Thermal Sensor Cable
    38
- Jumpers
  39
- Connectors
  43
  - Rear Panel Connectors
    43
  - Internal Connectors
    44
    
    System Panel Connector
    50
    
    Auxiliary Panel Connector
    51
Chapter 3: Powering up

53
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup

57
- Managing and Updating Your BIOS
  59
  - ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
    59
  - BUPDATER Utility
    60
  - ASUS Crashfree BIOS 3 Utility
    62
- BIOS Setup Program
  63
  - BIOS Menu Screen
    64
  - Menu Bar
    64
  - Navigation Keys
    64
  - Menu Items
    65
  - Sub-Menu Items
    65
  - Configuration Fields
    65
  - Pop-Up Window
    65
  - Scroll Bar
    65
  - General Help
    65
- Main Menu
  66
  - System Time [XX:XX:XX]
    66
  - System Date [Day XX/XX/XXXX]
    66
  - Sata1-6
    66
    
    Lba/Large Mode [Auto]
    67
    
    PIO Mode [Auto]
    67
    
    DMA Mode [Auto]
    68
    
    32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
    68
  - Storage Configuration
    69
    
    Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
    69
    
    IDE Detect Time out (Sec)
    69
  - AHCI Configuration
    70
  - System Information
    71
    
    BIOS Information
    71
    
    System Memory Information
    71
- Advanced Menu
  72
  - CPU Configuration
    72
    
    Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
    73
    
    Active Processor Cores [All]
    74
  - Chipset
    76
    
    Uncore Configuration
    76
    
    Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]
    76
    
    DRAM Frequency [Auto]
    76
  - Onboard Devices Configuration
    78
  - USB Configuration
    80
  - BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]
    80
  - Pcipnp
    81
  - ACPI Configuration
    82
    
    Advanced ACPI Configuration
    82
    
    ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
    82
    
    Headless Mode [Disabled]
    82
    
    Chipset ACPI Configuration
    83
  - Event Log Configuration
    84
  - Intel VT-D Configuration [Disabled]
    84
  - SR-IOV Supprted [Disabled]
    84
- Server Menu
  85
  - Remote Access Configuration
    85
  - Remote Access [Enabled]
    85
- Power Menu
  87
  - APM Configuration
    87
  - Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State]
    87
  - Hardware Monitor
    89
- Boot Menu
  90
  - Boot Device Priority
    90
  - Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives
    90
  - Boot Settings Configuration
    91
  - Security
    92
    
    Change Supervisor Password
    92
    
    Change User Password
    93
    
    User Access Level [Full Access]
    93
    
    Password Check [Setup]
    93
- Tools Menu
  94
  - ASUS EZ Flash 2
    94
- Exit Menu
  95
  - Exit & Save Changes
    95
  - Exit & Discard Changes
    95
  - Load Setup Defaults
    95
  - Chapter Summary
    98
Chapter 5 : RAID Configuration

99
- Setting up RAID
  99
  - RAID Definitions
    99
  - Installing Hard Disk Drives
    100
  - Setting the RAID Item in BIOS
    100
  - RAID Configuration Utilities
    100
- Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
  101
  - Creating a RAID Set
    102
  - Creating a Recovery Set
    103
  - Deleting a RAID Set
    105
  - Resetting Disks to Non-RAID
    106
  - Recovery Volume Options
    107
  - Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager
    108
  - Rebuilding the RAID
    108
  - Rebuilding the Raid with a New Hard Disk
    109
  - Setting the Boot Array in the BIOS Setup Utility
    110
- LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (P7F-C/SAS Model Only)
  111
  - Integrated Mirroring
    111
  - Creating Integrated Mirroring Volumes
    111
  - Integrated Mirroring Enhanced
    115
  - Integrated Striping (IS) Volume
    118
  - Creating Integrated Striping Volumes
    118
  - Managing Arrays
    121
    
    Viewing Volume Properties
    121
    
    Managing Hot Spares
    123
    
    Activating an Array
    125
    
    Deleting an Array
    125
  - Viewing SAS Topology
    126
  - Global Properties
    127
  - Restore Defaults
    129
- LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility (P7F-C/4L Model Only)
  130
  - Creating a RAID Set
    131
    
    Using Easy Configuration
    131
    
    Using New Configuration
    135
  - Adding or Viewing a RAID Configuration
    137
  - Initializing the Virtual Drives
    138
  - Rebuilding Failed Drives
    142
  - Checking the Drives for Data Consistency
    144
  - Deleting a RAID Configuration
    147
  - Selecting the Boot Drive from a RAID Set
    148
  - Enabling Writecache
    149
Chapter 6: Driver Installation

151
- RAID Driver Installation
  153
  - Creating a RAID Driver Disk
    153
  - Installing the RAID Controller Driver
    156
    
    Red hat ® Enterprise Linux os
    159
    
    Installation
    167
    
    Other Device
    168
- Intel ® Chipset Device Installation
  169
- LAN Driver Installation
  171
- VGA Driver Installation
  173
  - Windows ® Server 2003
    173
- Management Applications and Utilities Installation
  175
  - Running the Support DVD
    175
  - Drivers Menu
    175
  - Utilities Menu
    176
  - Make Disk Menu
    176
  - Contact Information
    176
Appendix: Reference Information

177
- P7F-C/SAS Series Block Diagram
  179
- P7F-C/4L Series Block Diagram
  180

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