Asus P7F-X - Sp Xeon 3420 Atx 4DIMM driver and firmware
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User Manual - Page 4
... Installing the audio card 2-20 2.6 Jumpers 2-21 2.7 Connectors 2-25 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 2-25 2.7.2 Internal connectors 2-26
Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-3 3.2 Powering off the computer 3-4
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function 3-4 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch 3-4
Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-3
4.1.1 ASUS...
User Manual - Page 6
...BIOS configuration utility (P7F-X/SATA model only 5-15
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5 5-16
5.3.2 Deleting an array 5-19
Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-3
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-3 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-5 6.2 Intel® chipset device installation 6-8 6.3 LAN driver installation 6-10 6.4 VGA...
User Manual - Page 9
...to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
• Chapter 5: RAID configuration
This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.
• Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different...
User Manual - Page 11
... Loacation 7 1* MIO Slot for Audio card
Storage
SATA Controller
(PCI-E x1 is not supported)
Intel® 3420:
Intel® 3420:
6* SATA2 300MB/s ports- 6* SATA2 300MB/s ports-
Intel Matrix Storage utility Intel Matrix Storage utility
supports software RAID supports software RAID
0, 1, 10 & 5 (Windows) 0, 1, 10 & 5 (Windows)
Networking LAN
Graphics
VGA
Marvell® 88SE6145: 4* SATA2...
User Manual - Page 35
... BIOS setup.
2. Assign an 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, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.
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User Manual - Page 63
... example, you 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 LPC chip.
The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the...
User Manual - Page 99
... comes with the Intel® 3420 southbridge controller that supports the following SATA RAID solutions:
• Intel Matrix Storage Manager with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS only).
5.1.1 RAID definitions
RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as...
User Manual - Page 118
Chapter summary
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6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1 6.2 Intel chipset device software installation 6-8 6.3 LAN driver installation 6-10 6.4 Display driver installation 6-12 6.5 Management application and utilities installation 6-14
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User Manual - Page 119
... a SATA RAID driver disk.
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support DVD). To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment
1. Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer...
User Manual - Page 120
... 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 floppy disk drive. 5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus...
User Manual - Page 121
... 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 S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device...
User Manual - Page 122
...list, then press . 6. The Windows® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver
disk. When prompted, press to continue installation. 7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to
continue.
To an existing Windows® Server OS
To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows® Server OS
1. Restart the computer, and then log in...
User Manual - 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 Manual - Page 124
... for the Intel® chipset on the system. You need to manually install the Intel® chipset software on a Windows Server operating system. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 1. Restart the computer, 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...
User Manual - Page 126
... Yukon Ethernet driver on a Windows® Server OS. 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 DVD
automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
• Windows® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New...
User Manual - Page 127
4. Click I accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Install to continue.
5. Marvell MiniPort Driver Setup window appears, showing the installing process.
6. Click Finish to close the wizard.
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User Manual - Page 128
... Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver.
6.4.1 Windows® Server 2003
You need to manually install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver on a Windows® Server 2003 operating system. To install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver:
1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support
CD automatically displays the Drivers...
User Manual - Page 129
4. Click Next to start the installation.
5. The system will update the VGA driver automatically. 6. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before
using the program.
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User Manual - Page 130
... 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.
6.5.1 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...
User Manual - Page 131
... displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to install.
6.5.4 Make disk menu
The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel 3420 and LSI MegaRAID driver disks.
6.5.5 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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