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User Guide - Page 6
...driver disk 6-3 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-5 6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 6-15 6.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation 6-18 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-21 6.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Drivers 6-24 6.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.7 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters...
User Guide - Page 10
... instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.
• Appendix: Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard.
Where to find more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.
1. ASUS website The ASUS website (www.asus...
User Guide - Page 13
Z9PR-D16 specifications summary
Storage
Networking Graphic Onboard I/O Connectors
Rear I/O Connectors Management Solution Monitoring Environment
SATA Controller
Intel® C602-A: 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports; 2 SATA 6Gb/s ports Intel® RSTe (for Windows only) (Support software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5) LSI® MegaRAID (for Linux/Windows) (Support software RAID 0, 1, 10)
SAS Controller
Optional kits:...
User Guide - Page 37
... IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, resulting to an unstable system and an inoperable card.
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User Guide - Page 69
... 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 98
... 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 115
... 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.
• Please refer to chapter 2 for how to select the RAID configuration utility. Move the jumper to choose between LSI MegaRAID and Intel® Rapid RAID.
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User Guide - Page 117
... 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
... installation 6-16 6.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation 6-19
6.4 VGA driver installation 6-22 6.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Drivers 6-25 6.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-26 6.7 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-29
6.8 Management applications and utilities installation 6-33
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User Guide - Page 155
... the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.
6.1.1 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.
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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
... the 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 SATA RAID Drivers on the system. You need to manually install the Intel® C600 Series Chipset 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 Autorun...
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...