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User Guide - Page 4
... 3.1 Installing friction rail kit items 3-2
3.1.1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server 3-2 3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack 3-5
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info 4.1 Motherboard layout 4-2 4.2 Jumpers 4-4 4.3 Internal connectors 4-8 4.4 Internal LEDs 4-19
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...
User Guide - Page 6
... disk 7-2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7-5 7.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 7-15 7.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation 7-18 7.4 VGA driver installation 7-21 7.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers 7-24 7.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 7-25 7.7 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters...
User Guide - Page 35
...13
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6
14
Floppy Disk Controller
7*
15
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8
3
System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9*
4
ACPI Mode when used
10*
5
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11*
6
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12*
7
PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13
8
Numeric Data Processor
14*
9
Primary IDE Channel
15*
10
Secondary IDE Channel
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
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User Guide - Page 76
... 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 106
... menu
The Server Mgmt menu displays the server management status, and allows you to change the settings.
The Server Mgmt menu appears only when you install ASMB card on the motherboard.
Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit
BMC Firmware:
O/S Watchdog Timer O/S Wtd Timer Timeout...
User Guide - Page 120
... tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports SATA hard disk drives for RAID set configuration. For optimal performance...
User Guide - Page 122
... SATA hard disk drives.
2. During POST, the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press + to enter the utility.
LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A.10 09231523R
LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No:00 Dev No:1F
Device present at Port 0
ST3160812AS
152114MB
Device present at Port...
User Guide - Page 154
...provides 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 156
... a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment 1. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 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...
User Guide - Page 157
... During Windows® Server 2008 OS installation
To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 OS 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc.
Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. When prompted to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced).
3. Click Load Driver.
ASUS RS720-X7/RS8...
User Guide - Page 158
... of the Support DVD, and then click OK to continue.
6. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next. 7. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard
Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc. Select the drive to install Windows and click Next.
8. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue...
User Guide - Page 159
... key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press .
Main Menu
Do you have a driver disk?
Yes
No
4. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press .
Insert Driver Disk
Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press "OK" to continue.
OK
Back
The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.
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User Guide - Page 166
... USB drive to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. Type the command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options field, and press .
5. When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. Select OK, then press .
Please choose the Driver Update medium.
sda: USB Floppy Other device
OK
Back
6. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions...
User Guide - Page 167
...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 170
... system. To install the Intel® Network Connections 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 Autorun is enabled in your computer.
• Windows® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware...
User Guide - Page 173
... 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 176
...; C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers on the system.
You need to manually install the Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers on a Windows operating system.
To install the 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 if...
User Guide - Page 177
... need to manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 utility on a Windows® operating system. To install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 utility: 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 180
... Adapters Driver installation
This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver. To install the Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver on a Windows® OS:
1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD
automatically displays the Drivers...
User Guide - Page 184
... utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.
7.8.1 Running the support DVD
Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
If Autorun is...