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User Guide - Page 4
... installation 3.1 Rackmount rail kit items 3-2 3.2 Attaching the rails to the rack 3-2
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info 4.1 Motherboard layout 4-2 4.2 Jumpers 4-4 4.3 Internal connectors 4-7
Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5-2
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5-2 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 5-3 5.1.3 BUPDATER utility 5-4 5.2 BIOS setup program 5-6 5.2.1 BIOS...
User Guide - Page 6
... disk 7-2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7-5 7.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 7-8 7.3 LAN driver installation 7-10 7.4 VGA driver installation 7-13 7.5 Management applications and utilities installation 7-15 7.5.1 Running the support DVD 7-15 7.5.2 Drivers menu 7-15 7.5.3 Utilities menu 7-16 7.5.4 Make disk menu 7-16 7.5.5 Contact information 7-16 ASUS...
User Guide - Page 9
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About this guide
Audience
This user guide is intended for system integrators, ...BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters.
6. Chapter 6: RAID Configuration This chapter gives instructions on configurating RAID.
7. Chapter 7: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers...
User Guide - Page 10
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Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates.
1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility.
2. ASUS websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.
User Guide - Page 13
...Name
RS100-X7 1 x Socket LGA1155
Processor / System Bus
Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 Processor Family Intel® CoreTM i3-2100 Processor Family
Core Logic
ASUS Features
Smart Fan ASWM2.0
Total Slots
Memory
Capacity Memory Type
Memory Size
Expansion Slots
Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots
Slot Type
Storage
HDD Bays
Networking Graphic
I = internal A or S = hotswappable
LAN
VGA
Onboard...
User Guide - Page 34
... on BIOS setup.
2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the following tables.
3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
Standard Interrupt assignments
IRQ
Priority Standard function
0
1
System Timer
1
2
Keyboard Controller
2
-
Programmable Interrupt
3*
11
Communications Port (COM2)
4*
12
Communications Port (COM1)
5*
13
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6
14
Floppy Disk Controller
7*
15...
User Guide - Page 64
... can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware chip.
The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you...
User Guide - Page 76
...you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility, or Intel® Rapid Storage Technology from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID Mode].
Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced]
This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to [Enhanced] to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Set to [Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS...
User Guide - Page 88
... drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive.
• If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive...
User Guide - Page 118
... the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
The system does not include a floppy drive. You have to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk.
If you have created RAID sets with the LSI Software RAID configuration utility, the boot priority of the SATA optical disk drive has to be manually adjusted...
User Guide - Page 120
....EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.
3. Go to the Make disk menu, and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create.
4. Insert a floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive. 5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.
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Chapter 7: Driver installation
User Guide - Page 121
...of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s):
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, DVD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press...
User Guide - Page 122
... the Device Manager button to display
the list of devices installed in the system. 5. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Click the Driver tab, and then click the Update Driver button. 7. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the USB floppy disk drive. 9. Select the option Install the software...
User Guide - Page 123
To verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop, and then select
Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the "+" sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers, and then the
Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller item should appear.
The screen differs...
User Guide - Page 124
...Intel® chipset device software on the system. You need to manually install the Intel® chipset device software on a Windows operating system. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if...
User Guide - Page 126
... to install the Intel® Gigabit LAN controller drivers on the system. You need to manually install the LAN contrroller driver on a Windows® operating system.
To install the LAN controller drivers:
1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu...
User Guide - Page 129
... the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver. You need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows® operating system. To install the ASPEED VGA driver: 1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu...
User Guide - Page 130
... the system to update the VGA driver, follow the steps shown in the next few windows, and click Next when finished. a. Accept the terms in the license agreement. b. Fill in User Name and Organization. (optional) c. Select a setup type.
6. Click Install to begin the installation.
7. When the installation completes, click Finish and select Yes to restart your computer for the...
User Guide - Page 131
... of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.
7.5.2 Drivers menu
The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions.
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User Guide - Page 132
... menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to install.
7.5.4 Make disk menu
The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID and LSI MegaRAID driver disks.
7.5.5 Contact information
Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
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