Asus Z10PE-D16- Manuals

vi Contents Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.1 Setting up RAID .......................................................................................... 5-2 5.1.1 RAID definitions .......................................................................... 5-2 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ..........

vii Chapter 6: Driver Installation 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................................. 6-2 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk......................................................... 6-2 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver...................

viii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may...

ix Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cabl...

x Australia statement notice From 1 January 2012 updated warranties apply to all ASUS products, consistent with the Australian Consumer Law. For the latest product warranty details please visit http:// support.asus.com. Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Cons...

xi About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This user guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new techno...

xii Conventions used in this guide To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components whe...

xiii Z10PE-D16 Series specifications summary (continued on the next page) * Maximum at 2133 MT/s at one DIMM per channel (DCP) only. Model Name Z10PE-D16/2L/10G-2T Z10PE-D16/10G-2T Processor Support / System Bus 2 x Socket R3 2011Intel ® Xeon ® processor E5-2600 V3 product family QPI 6.4 / 8.0 / 9.6...

1 Product Introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.1 Welcome! Congratulations and thank you for buying an ASUS ® Z10PE-D16 Series motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!Before you start install...

Z10PE-D16 Series 1-3 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest Processor Technology The motherboard supports Intel Xeon ® processor E5-2600 V3 product family which provides compelling IPC increases for legacy performance improvements, floating point improvement, easier multi-core programm...

1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the performance and speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides an optimal graphics performance, unprecedented data speed, and seamless transition with its complete backward compatib...

2 Hardware Information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. Chapter 2: Hardware Information

2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 2.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install any motherboard component or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safel...

2-3 Z10PE-D16 Series 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. To optimize the features of your motherboard, we highly recommend that you install it in an SSI EEB 2011 1.0 compliant chassis. 2.2.1...

2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 2.2.3 Motherboard layout Z10PE-D16/2L/10G-2T

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 2.2.4 Layout contents Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 2-27 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 2-28 3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2, LAN_SW3, LAN_SW4) 2-28 4. PMBus 1.2 PSU select jumper (3-pin SMART_PSU1) 2-29 5. ME firmware force r...

2-9 Z10PE-D16 Series Internal connectors Page 1. Serial ATA 6.0 Gbps connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, SATA6 [Light Blue], SSATA1, SSATA2, SSATA3 [Gray], SSATA4 [Light Gray]) 2-34 2. M.2 (NGFF) connector (NGFF1) 2-35 3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB56) 2-35 4. USB 3.0 connector ...

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU:1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA 2011-3 socket designed for the Intel ® Xeon E5-2600 v3 processor family. • Upon purchase of the...

2-11 Z10PE-D16 Series 2. Press the left load lever down with your thumb (A), move it to the right until it is released from the retention tab (B) then gently lift the load lever (C). To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. 3. Press the right l...

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 9. Gently push the load plate just enough to let it sit on top of the CPU. Do not force to close the load plate as it may damage the CPU. 4. Push the left load lever to slightly lift the load plate (G). Do not insert the load lever into the retention tab. The CPU...

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 13. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1 / CPU_FAN2. DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and ine...

2-15 Z10PE-D16 Series 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with sixteen (16) Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.The figure illustrates the location of the DDR4 DIMM sockets: 2.4.2 Memory Configurations You may install 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB RD...

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware Information Dual CPU configuration DIMM (CPU1) DIMM (CPU2) A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 E2 E1 F2 F1 G2 G1 H2 H1 2 DIMMs P P 4 DIMMs P P P P 8 DIMMs P P P P P P P P 12 DIMMs P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 DIMMs P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Single CPU configuration (must be installe...

2-17 Z10PE-D16 Series 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 3. Hold the DIMM at both ends then insert the DIMM into the socket. Apply force to both ends of the DIMM simultaneously until the retaining clip clicks into place and the DIMM is seated securely in place. Locked Retaining Cli...

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion...

2-19 Z10PE-D16 Series * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. 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 -- 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 -- 8 3 Syst...

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware Information No. Slot location Short description PCIE1 PCI-E x8 (x4 Gen3 link) (MIO supported) PCIE2 PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link) PCIE3 PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 link) PCIE4 PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link) PCIE6 PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link) The ASUS PIKE 3008, PIKE 3108, and PEM-FDR cards must b...

2-21 Z10PE-D16 Series 2. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMCLED1) The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB8 is working normally. The heartbeat LED functions only when you enable the ASUS ASMB8. 2.6 Onboard LEDs 1. Standby Power LED (SBPWR1) The motherboard comes with ...

2-23 Z10PE-D16 Series 5. Location LED (LOCLED2) This onboard LED lights up when the Location button on the server is pressed or when triggered by a system management software. The Location LED helps visually locate and quickly identify the server error on a server rack. 6. DIMM warning LED (MEMERRA1...

2-31 Z10PE-D16 Series 8. BMC Setting (3-pin BMC_EN1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the ASMB8.

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 2.8 Connectors 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard/mouse port (purple/green). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard or mouse. 2. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA- compatible devices. 3. RJ-45 ports for 10G LAN of ...

2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware Information • The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed. • The SSATA4 [Light Gray] will be automatically turned off if the M.2 connector (NGFF) is occupied. 2.8.2 Internal connectors 1. Serial ATA 6.0 Gbps connectors (7-pin SATA1, ...

2-37 Z10PE-D16 Series 6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1/SSGPIO1) The SGPIO1/SSGPIO1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device information, and general purpose data. SGPIO1 is t...

2-39 Z10PE-D16 Series 10. Trusted Platform Module connector (20-1 pin TPM1) This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance network security, protects digital identities, and ens...

3 Powering Up This chapter describes the power up sequence, and ways of shutting down the system. Chapter 3: Powering Up

3-2 Chapter 3: Powering Up 3.1 Starting up for the first time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that...

3-3 Z10PE-D16 Series 3.2 Powering off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function Using Windows ® Server 2008 R2: 1. Click the Start button, move the cursor to the triangle on the right of Log off, then click Shut Down. 2. From the Shutdown Event Tracker, select the option that best describes...

4 BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Chapter 4: BIOS Setup

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup: 1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. ...

4-3 Z10PE-D16 Series 3. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive field. 4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS, then press <Enter>. 5. Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info field. 4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility The ASUS EZ Flash Utility f...

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.1.3 BUPDATER utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown. The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in the DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIO...

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS . Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your syste...

4-7 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings IntelRCSetup For changing the Intel RC settings Server Mgmt For changing the Server Mgmt settings Ev...

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.2.3 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Event Logs, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4....

4-9 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings. 4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you ...

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.

4-11 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.4.1 ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable Hibernation [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ability of the system to hibernate (OS/Sle...

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration Serial Port 1 / Serial Port 2 Configuration Allows you to set the parameters of Serial Port 1/ Serial Port 2. Serial Port [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Serial Port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Change Setting...

4-15 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.4.6 Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection Settings This item becomes configurable only when you enable the Console Redirection item. The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data. Both computers s...

4-17 Z10PE-D16 Series Console Redirection Settings Out-of-Band Mgmt Port [COM1] Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port. Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2] Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] Microsoft Windows Emergency Man...

4-19 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.4.8 PCI Subsystem Settings Allows you to configure PCI, PCI-X, and PCI Express Settings. Load RT32 Image [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable RT32 Image Loading. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Above 4G Decoding [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable 64-b...

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Network stack [Disabled] Enables or disables the network stack feature. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] 4.4.9 Network Stack Configuration The following item appears only when Network stack is set to [Enabled]. Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] Enables or disables the Ip...

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.11 Trusted Computing Configuration Security Device Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS support for security device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4-23 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.4.12 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB device support. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] This is a workaround for 0Ses without XHCI hand-off support. The XHCI ownership change sho...

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup USB hardware delays and time-outs USB transfer time-out [20 sec] The time-out value for control, bulk, and interrupt transfer.Configuration options: [1 sec] [5 sec] [10 sec] [20 sec] Device reset time-out [20 sec] USB mass storage device start unit command time-out. Config...

4-25 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.5 IntelRCSetup menu The IntelRCSetup menu items allow you to change the processor and chipset settings.

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5.1 Processor Configuration Per Socket Configuration Allows you to set the number of cores to enable. 0 means all cores. Total of 14 cores available. Hyper Threading [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology function. When disabled,...

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration Power Technology [Energy Efficient] This item allows you to enable power management features. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Energy Efficient] [Custom] Config TDP [Disabled] This item allows you to enable/disable the Config...

4-29 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.5.4 QPI Configuration QPI General Configuration QPI Status This item displays information about the QPI status. Link Speed Mode [Fast] This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode.Configuration options: [Slow] [Fast] Link Frequency Se...

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5.5 Memory Configuration Enforce POR [Auto] Allows you to enforce POR restrictions for DDR4 frequency and voltage programming. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enforce POR] [Disabled] [Enforce Stretch Goals] Memory Frequency [Auto] Allows you to select the memory frequency...

4-31 Z10PE-D16 Series Memory Power Savings Advanced Options CK in SR [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Driven] [Tri-State] [Pulled Low] Pulled High] MDLL Off [Auto] Allows you to shutdown MDLL during SR when enabled. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] MEMHOT Throttling Mode [Inpu...

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup EV DFX Features [Disabled] Set this option to allow DFX Lock Bits to remain clear.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCIe Slot Option ROM Configuration PCIe1/ PCIe2/ PCIe3/ PCIe4/ PCIe6 Option ROM [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PCIe1/ PCIe2/ PCIe3/...

4-33 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.5.7 PCH Configuration PCH Devices DeepSx Power Policies [Disabled] Allows you to configure the DeepSx Mode configuration.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled in S5] [Enabled in S4 and S5] PCI Express Configuration PCH DMI ASPM [Enabled] Allows you to configure the PCH D...

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup PCH SATA Configuration SATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA Controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Configure SATA as [AHCI] Allows you to identify the SATA port is connected to Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive.Configuratio...

4-35 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration Active Video [Offboard Device] Allows you to select the video type. Configuration options: [Onboard Device] [Offboard Device] Platform Thermal Configuration PCH Thermal Device [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the PCH Thermal Device (D31:F...

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.6 Server Mgmt menu The Server Management menu displays the server management status and allows you to change the settings. OS Watchdog Timer [Disabled] This item allows you to start a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management Software after the OS loads. ...

4-37 Z10PE-D16 Series System Event Log Allows you to change the SEL event log configuration. SEL Components [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] • The following items appears only when you set SEL Comp...

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup View System Event Log This item allows you to view the system event log records. IPv6 BMC Network Configuration This item allows you to configure the parameter settings of IPv6 BMC network. IPv6 Display Full Field [Enable] Displays the full or brief IPv6 Field. Configurati...

4-39 Z10PE-D16 Series The following items appear only when you set IP BMC Lan IP Address Source to [Static]. IPv6 BMC LAN IP Address Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP address. IPv6 BMC LAN IP Prefix Length Allows you to input IPv6 BMC Lan IP Prefix Length. IPv6 BMC LAN Default Gateway Allows you t...

4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.7 Event Logs menu The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs. 4.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log configuration. Enabling/Disabling Options Smbios Event Log [En...

4-41 Z10PE-D16 Series Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event [Disabled] Allows you to choose options to enable/disable logging of System boot event. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] MECI [1] Mutiple Event Count Increment (MECI). The number of occurrences of a duplicate e...

4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.8 Monitor menu The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings. Scroll down to view the other items CPU1/2 Temperature [xxx°C/xxx°F] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU temperatu...

4-43 Z10PE-D16 Series 4.9 Security menu This menu allows a new password to be created or a current password to be changed. The menu also enables or disables the Secure Boot state and lets the user configure the System Mode state. Administrator Password To set an administrator password: 1. Select the...

4-44 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup User Password To set a user password: 1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press <Enter>. 3. Confirm the password when prompted. To change a user password: 1. Select the User Password i...

4-46 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Setup Prompt Timeout [xx] Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Bootup NumLock State [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Boot Logo Display [Auto] Al...

4-47 Z10PE-D16 Series • To select the boot device during system startup, press <F8> when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, please press <F8> after POST. Set the booting order of network devices. Boot Option #1/#2 [SATA P2: ASUS ...] Configuration options: [SATA P2: ...

4-48 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. 4.12 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Save Changes & Reset Exit Syst...

4-49 Z10PE-D16 Series Restore Defaults Restore/load default values for all the setup options. Save as User Defaults Save the changes done so far as User Defaults. Restore User Defaults Restore the User Defaults to all the setup options. Boot Override These items displays the available devices. The d...

5 RAID Configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. Chapter 5: RAID Configuration

5-2 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions: • LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS). • Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Util...

5-3 Z10PE-D16 Series 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel ® C612 chipset. To do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Go to the Advanced ...

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu and then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management Menu descriptions on the next page. At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box al...

5-5 Z10PE-D16 Series 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set using two types of configurations: Easy and New . In Easy Configuration , the virtual drive parameters are set automatically. In New Configuration , you ma...

5-6 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, and then press <F10> to configure array setting. 4. Press <Space> to select the configurable array. 2. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Use the up/down...

5-7 Z10PE-D16 Series 5. Press <F10> again, the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters. 6. Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, and then...

5-10 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration Using New Configuration When a RAID set already exists, using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the View/Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID config...

5-11 Z10PE-D16 Series 5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration You can add a new RAID configuration or view an existing configuration using the View/Add Configuration command. Adding a new RAID configuration To add a new RAID configuration: 1. From the Management Menu , select Configure > Vie...

5-12 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may initialize the virtual drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu . Using the Initialize command To ini...

5-14 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration Using the Objects command To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command 1. From the Management Menu , select Objects > Virtual Drive , and then press <Enter>. 2. Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub-menu, and then...

5-15 Z10PE-D16 Series 3. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter> to start initialization. 4. When prompted, press the <Space> to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, and then press <Enter>. 5. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc...

5-16 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu . To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1. From the Management Menu , select Rebuild , and then press <Enter>. 2. The PHYSICAL DRIVE...

5-17 Z10PE-D16 Series 3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y> to rebuild the drive. 4. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue. SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuratio...

5-18 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option...

5-19 Z10PE-D16 Series 3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency Check? dialog box, and then press <Enter>. A progress bar appears on screen. 4. While checking the disk consistency, press <Esc> to display the following options. • Stop - Stops the consistency ...

5-21 Z10PE-D16 Series 5.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration To delete a RAID configuration 1. From the Management Menu , select Configure > Clear Configuration , and then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear Configuration? dialog box, and then press...

5-22 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. See section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using New Configuration for details. To select the boot drive from a RAID set ...

5-23 Z10PE-D16 Series 5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache You may manually enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option after creating a RAID set to improve the data transmission performance. When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data...

5-24 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5. When finished, press any key to continue. Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17,2010 BIOS Version A.10.09231523R Disk Write Cache Setting of VD Configure Initialize O...

5-25 Z10PE-D16 Series 5.3 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connecte...

5-26 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>. 2. Key in a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>. 3. Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to c...

5-27 Z10PE-D16 Series 6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only) then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a...

5-28 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.3.2 Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. To delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press <Enter>. 2. From the Delete...

5-29 Z10PE-D16 Series 5.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive. To reset a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-...

5-30 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 5.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1 set. Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the syste...

5-31 Z10PE-D16 Series 3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. When done, the status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild” . 4. Press <Esc> to exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system. 5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid...

5-32 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi- RAID using the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utililty. To set the boot array in the BIO...

5-33 Z10PE-D16 Series 5.4 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) The Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the...

5-34 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.4.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select Create Volume and select volume type. 2. Click Next . 3. Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks. 4. Select Volume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the ...

5-35 Z10PE-D16 Series 6. Confirm the volume creation, than click Create Volume to continue. This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks. You can continue using other applications during this time. 7. Wait until the process is completed, then click OK when prompted. ...

5-36 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.4.2 Changing a Volume Type To change the volume type in Volume Properties : 1. Click the SATA array items you want to change in Volumes field. 2 From the Volume Properties field, select Type:RAID 1 Change type . We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems...

5-37 Z10PE-D16 Series 5.4.3 Deleting a volume Be cautious when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives. Before you proceed, ensure that you back up all your important data from your hard drives. To delete a volume: 1. From the utility main menu, select the volume (exp. Volu...

5-38 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration 5.4.4 Preferences System Preferences Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information, warning, or errors here. E-Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e-mail of the following events: • Storage system information • Storage system ...

6 Driver Installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components in both Linux ® and Windows ® Operating Systems. Chapter 6: Driver Installation

6-2 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides the instructions on how to install the RAID controller driver...

Z10PE-D16 Series 6-3 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows ® Server 2008 R2 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server 2008 R2 OS 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server 2008 R2 OS installation disc. Follow the screen instructi...

6-4 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 4. A message appears, reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the RAID controller driver. If you have only one optical drive installed in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DV...

Z10PE-D16 Series 6-5 3. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press <Enter>. 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 <Enter>. The drive...

6-6 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No , then press <Enter>. More Driver Disks? Yes No 6. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. 7. When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot . Press ...

Z10PE-D16 Series 6-7 3. While booting from DVD, press <ESC> to give the third party driver. Enter the following command at the boot: Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid , then press <ENTER>. Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux OS 6.x To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when ...

Z10PE-D16 Series 6-9 6. Insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK , then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system. 7. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No , then press <Enter&...

6-10 Chapter 6: Driver Installation Preparing the Linux Driver Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID driver. When creating the RAID driver, you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to create a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1. ...

Z10PE-D16 Series 6-11 3. Press <F6>, then select Yes from the menu. Press <Enter>. Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. Use the arrow keys to sele...

6-12 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 6. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation. 4. Use the USB drive to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. Type the command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options field, and press <Enter>. 5. When below scr...

Z10PE-D16 Series 6-13 6.2 Management applications and utilities installation When you place the support DVD into the optical drive, the DVD automatically displays the main screen if Autorun is enabled in your computer. By default, the Drivers tab is displayed. If Autorun is NOT enabled in your compu...

6-14 Chapter 6: Driver Installation The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 6.3.2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard su...

6-16 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 6.3.5 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information, e-mail addresses, and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard.

Z10PE-D16 Series 6-17 6.4 Intel ® chipset device software installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the 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 ® ch...

6-20 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 6. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard window appears. 7. Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. 8. From the Setup Options window, click Next to start the installation. By default, Intel(R) PR...

Z10PE-D16 Series 6-21 9. Click Install to start the installation. 10. When the installation is done, press Finish to complete the installation.

6-22 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 6.6 VGA driver installation This section provides 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...

Z10PE-D16 Series 6-23 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. 5. Click Install to proceed with the installation.

Appendix This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard. Appendix

A-2 Appendix Z10PE-D16 Series block diagram Z10PE-D16/2L/10G-2T

A-6 Appendix ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259 Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 Fax +886-2-2890-7798 E-mail [email protected] Web site http://www.asus.com Technical Support Telephone +86-21-38429911 Fax +86-21-58668722 ext: 9101 Online Suppo...