Asus KCMA-D8 manual

Motherboard KCMA-D8[...]

ii E6016 First Edition V1 October 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this ma nual, including the products and soft ware described in i t, may be reproduc ed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the[...]

iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .................................................................................... [...]

iv Contents 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link) ......................................... 2-23 2.5.6 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-23 2.5.7 PIKE slot ....................................................................... 2-23 2.5.8 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card ............................[...]

v Contents 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-10 4.3.1 System T ime [xx:xx:xx] ................................................. 4-10 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ....................................... 4-10 4.3.3 SA T A1–6 ......................................................[...]

vi 5.2 FastBuild Utility ............................................................................ 5-5 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, SP AN or JBOD) ................................................. 5-6 5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 5-12 5.2.3 Viewing the Drive Assig[...]

vii 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 cause undesired operation. Thi s equi pment ha[...]

viii Safety information Electrical safety • T o 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 cables are connected. If possible, disconnect a[...]

ix About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring 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 technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware inf[...]

x Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. T ypography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase. <Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater- than sign means that you must pres[...]

xi KCMA-D8 specications summary Processor Support / System Bus 2 x socket C32 (LGA 1207) 4/6 Core AMD ® Opteron ™ 4100 Series HyperT ransport™ T echnology 3.0, 6.4 GT/s per link (dual link) Core Logic AMD ® SR5670 AMD ® SP5100 Form Factor 12” x 10” ASUS Features Fan Speed Control V Rack Ready (Rack and Pedestal dual use) V ASWM 2.0 V [...]

xii KCMA-D8 specications summary *Specications are subject to change without notice. DO NOT touch the Northbridge chipset! The Northbridge chipset may become overheated. Remember to provide sufcinet air ow to keep the system stable. Networking LAN 2 x Intel 82574L 1 x Mgmt LAN Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2050 8MB Onboard I/O Connectors PSU Co[...]

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

ASUS KCMA-D8 Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-3 1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-4 1.4 Special featu[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 1-3 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® KCMA-D8 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 installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list b[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology This motherboard supports the latest AMD ® Opteron™ 4100 series processors in LGA 1207 package with integrated memory controller to support 2-channel (4 DIMMs per CPU) DDR3 memory . AMD ® Opteron™ 4100 series processor supports AMD ®[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 1-5 DDR3 memory support The KCMA-D8 supports UDIMM and RDIMM DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1333/1066/800 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of server and workstation applications. The 2-channel DDR3 architecture boosts system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidth of up to 21GB/s. Further[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS Fan Speed technology The ASUS Fan Speed technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efcient operation. PIKE (Proprietary I/O Kit Expansion) PIKE is an on-demand upgrade kit for users. This ASUS unique feature enables u[...]

2 Chapter 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.[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-6 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 2-10 2.4 System memory ....................[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-3 2.1 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components 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 safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case,[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1, ERR_CPU2) The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding CPU. 3. DIMM warning LED (ERR_DIMMA1/2; ERR_DIMMB1/2; ERR_DIMMC1/2; ERR_DIMMD1/2) The DIMM warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding DIMMs. The wa[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-5 4. BMC LED (BMC_LED1) The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB4 is working normally . The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB4.[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. T o optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an SSI EEB 1.1 compliant chassis. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the moth[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-7 2.2.3 Motherboard layouts[...]

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Layout contents Slots/Soocket Page 1. CPU sockets 2-10 2. DDR3 sockets 2-18 3. PCI Express x16 / PCI Express x8 / PCI / MIO slots 2-23 4. PIKE slot 2-23 Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLR TC1) 2-27 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 2-28 3. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SEL1,[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-9 Internal connectors Page 1. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4; RED) (7-pin SA T A5, SA T A6; Black) 2-32 2. SAS connectors (7-pin SAS1, SAS2, SAS3, SAS4; Red) (7-pin SAS5, SAS6, SAS7, SAS8; Blue) 2-33 3. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-T ype USB7) 2-34 4. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pi[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.1 Installing the CPU T o install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and the load lever is on your left. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with dual surface mount LGA 1207 Socket designed for the [...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-1 1 T o prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and [...]

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with, ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer . Some heatsinks come with pre-applied Thermal Interface Material. If so, skip this step. 7. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) unti[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-13 2. Place one retension module on the screw stand. 3. Use the screw that comes with the retension module to secure the retension module to the motherboard. 4. Repeat steps 2 to 3 to install the other retension module to the motherboard. 2.3.2 Installing the retension module base Y ou may need to install the retension module base on[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan assembly The AMD ® Opteron™ 4100 series processors require a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • Ensure to use qualied heatsink and fan assembly only . • Ensure that you have applied the thermal gr[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-15 2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base. 3. Align the other end of the retention bracket to the retention module base. A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place. 4. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan assembly to the mo[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 to install the other heatsink and fan assembly if you have installed a second CPU, then connect the fan cable to the other 4-pin connector . 5. When the heatsink and fan assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN. • Do not forget [...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-17 2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink Y ou may want to install your optional CPU heatsink instead of the CPU heatsink and fan assembly . T o install the CPU heatsink: 1. Locate the two screw stands beside the CPU socket. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the two fasteners match the screw stands on the mo[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with eight (8) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules are developed for better [...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-19 2.4.2 Memory Congurations Y ou may install 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB Registerd or 1GB/2GB/4GB Unbuffered with ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory congurations in this section. • Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency . For optimum compatibility , it is recommended that you obtain memory modules[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. T o install a DIMM: 1. Press the retaining clips outward to unlock a DIMM socket. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such tha[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-21 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 T o install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessa[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - Programmable Interrupt 3* 1 1 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 -- 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 -- 8 3 System CMOS/Real T ime Clock 9* 4 ACP[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-23 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link) The onboard PCI Express x16 slots provides one x16 link and one x8 link to AMD SR5670 chipset. These slots support VGA cards and various server class high performance add-on cards. 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link) The onboard PCI Express x8 slot supports cards that comply with the[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.8 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card Follow the ste ps below to ins tall an option al ASUS RAID card on your moth erboard. 1. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard. 2. Align the golden ngers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot. 3. Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot. Ens[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-25 2.5.10 Installing ASMB4 management card Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB4 management card on your motherboard. 1. Locate the BMC_FW header on the motherboard. 2. Orient and press the ASMB4 management card in place. 2.5.9 Installing i Button Follow the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboar[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.1 1 Connecting the thermal sensor cable Follow the steps below to connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector on your motherboard. 1. Locate the TR1 or TR2 connector on the motherboard. 2. Connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector . 3. Place the other end of the thermal sensor cable to the devi[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-27 2.6 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and s ystem setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as syste[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller . Set to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature. 3. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SEL1, CHAF AN_SEL1) These jumpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection. The CPUF AN_SEL1[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-29 4. DDR3 voltage control setting (4-pin L VDDR3_SEL1; L VDDR3_SEL2) These jumpers allow you to adjust the DIMM voltage. Set to pins 1–2 to select 1.5V BIOS c ontrol, pins 2–3 to s elect 1.2V Force or 3–4 to select 1.35V Force. 5. PIKE slot setting (3-pin PIKE_SW1) The slot 2 and PIKE slot share the x4 link. Place the jumper c[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 6. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1; LAN-SW2) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel ® Gigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1-2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature. 7. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVER Y1) This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS setting[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-31 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. RJ-45 port for iKVM. This RJ-45 port functions only when you install ASMB4 management card. 3. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 4. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) [...]

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7.2 Internal connectors 1. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4; RED) (7-pin SA T A5, SA T A6; Black) Supported by the AMD ® SP5100 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb/s of data transfer rate. If [...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-33 2. SAS connectors (7-pin SAS1, SAS2, SAS3, SAS4; Red) (7-pin SAS5, SAS6, SAS7, SAS8; Blue) Thi s moth erboa rd comes with eight (8) S erial Attac hed SC SI (S AS) co nnect ors , the next- genera tion s torag e t echnol ogy th at su ppo rts both Serial Attac hed SCS I (SAS ) and Serial A T A (SA T A). Each c onnect or su ppo rts on[...]

2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-T ype USB7) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 and USB56, then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specication that supports up to 480[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-35 5. CPU, front and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN1, CPU_F AN2, FRNT_F AN1, FRNT_F AN2, FRNT_F AN3, FRNT_F AN4, FRNT_F AN5, REAR_F AN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA–740 mA (8.88 W max.) or a total of 3.15 A–6.66 A (53.28 W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, [...]

2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors (8-1 pin SGPIO1/2) These connectors are used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device information and general purpose data. These connectors function only when you install an ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card. 7. Serial General Purp[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-37 9. BMC header (BMC_FW1) The BMC connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS ® Server Management Board 4 Series (ASMB4). 8. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) This connector is for the serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector , then install the module to the slot opening at the back of the sys[...]

2-38 Chapter 2: Hardware information 10. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) to the power supply unit to read PSU information. Devices communicate with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. This connector functions only when you install the ASU[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-39 12. 24+8-pin power connectors (24-pin A TXPWR1, 8-pin A TX12V1) These connectors are for the SSI or A TX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t. • DO NOT forget to connect the [...]

2-40 Chapter 2: Hardware information 13. System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. 1. System power LED (3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector . The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and [...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 2-41 14. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_P ANEL1) This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB, locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs. 1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB) These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable. 2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED ) These leads[...]

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

ASUS KCMA-D8 Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-3 3.2 Powering off the computer .......................................................... 3-4[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 3-3 3.1 Starting up for the rst 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 is equipped with a surge protector . 5. T urn on the devi[...]

3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Powering off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® 2003 Server: 1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down . 2. Select Shut Down from the What do you want the computer to do? list box. 3. Select Shutdown Event T racker . 4. Make sure that the Planned check box is checked. 5[...]

4 Chapter 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 summary 4 ASUS KCMA-D8 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-3 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-10 4.4 Advanced menu ..................[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-3 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 EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a USB ash disk.) 2. BUPDA TER utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB ash disk drive.) 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (T o r[...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 3. Press <T ab> to switch between drives until the correct BIOS le is found. When found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. • This function can support devices such as a USB ash disk with F A T 32/16 format and single partition only . • DO NOT shut do[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-5 4. The utility veries the le, then starts updating the BIOS le. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1.06 (09/08/04) Current ROM Update ROM Note Writing BIOS: FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A PATH: BOARD: KCMA-D8 VER: 0204 DATE: 05/31/2010 BOARD:[...]

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS le using a USB ash drive that contains the updated BIOS le. Prepare a USB ash drive conta[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-7 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable rmware 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, reconguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains [...]

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Server For changing the advanced server settings Power For changing the advanced power management (APM) conguration Boot For changing the sys[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-9 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Submenu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means [...]

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. Refer to section 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen for inform[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-1 1 4.3.3 SA T A1–6 The items in this menu allow you to set or change the congurations for the SA T A devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to congure the item. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, V endor , Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO [...]

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PIO Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the data transfer mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] DMA (Direct Memory Access) allows your computer to transfer data to and from the hardware devices installed with much less CPU overhead. The DMA mode consi sts of SWDM A (sin gle-wo rd DMA ), MWD[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-13 The following two items appear only when you set the OnChip SA T A Channel item to [Enabled]. SA T A Port1 - Port4 [IDE] Sets the conguration for the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southbridge chip. Conguration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] • If you want to use the Serial A T A hard disk drives as Parallel A T A p[...]

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specication. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory . System Memory Information Displays system memory information. CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Allows you to check information of installed memory (4 DI[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-15 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction. v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced[...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup GART Error Reporting [Disabled] This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Microcode Updation [Enabled] Allows the system to update the Microcode automatically , enhancing system performance. Congurati[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-17 v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings NorthBridge Conguration SouthBridge Conguration SR5670 Conguration ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4.4.2 Chipset Conguration The Chipse[...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Memory Conguration The memory conguration menu allows you to change the memory settings. V02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Memory Conguration Bank Interleaving [Auto] Node Interleaving [Disabled] Channel Interleaving [Auto] CS Sparing Enable [Disabled] Bank Swizz[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-19 v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ECC Conguration ECC Mode [Basic] DRAM ECC Enable [Enabled] DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled] 4-Bit ECC Mode [Enabled] DRAM BG Scrub [Disabled] Data Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] L3 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] ←→ Select S[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup SouthBridge Conguration v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Options for SB HD Azalia SouthBridge Chipset Conguration SP5100 CIMx Version : 5.5.0 SB Azalia Audio C[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-21 SDIN0/1/2/3 Pin Config [Azalia] Selects the SDIN Pin setting. Conguration options: [GPIO] [Azalia] The following items appear when HD Audio Azalia Device is set to [Auto] or [Enabled]. Azalia Snoop [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Azalia Clock Gating [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled][...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup SA T A-AHCI Ports Auto Clk Ctrl [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the s ystem will turn of f the clocks for the unused SA T A ports in AHCI modes. Doing so will enable some power savings. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The hot-plug function will be disabled when turning off the clock for the SA T A port. SA [...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-23 SR5670 Conguration v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit PCI Express Conguration SR5670 Conguration PCI Express Conguration Hyper Transport Conguration IOMMU [Disabled] Pri mary Vid e[...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup NB-SB Port Features Press <Enter> to display the sub-items. NB-SB Link ASPM [L1] Conguration options: [Disabled] [L1] NP NB-SB VC1 T rafc Support [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Complicance Mode [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCIE Slot 1, PCIE Slot 3, PIKE Slot/[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-25 Hyper T ransport Conguration HT Extended Address [Disabled] Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] HT3 Link Power State [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [LS0] [LS1] [LS2] [LS3] UnitID Clumping [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [UnitID 2/3] [UnitID B/C] [UnitID 2/3&B/C] HT Link Tristate [Auto[...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Debug Option Memory Decode on Sec. GFX [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Force] IOC Peer-to-Peer Mode [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [Default] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] Northbridge interrupt pin [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. Adv[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-27 Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Conguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address. Conguration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Chip [Enab[...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None . Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to [Auto] allows the system to detect the presenc e of USB devices at startup. If det ected, the USB controll[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-29 4.4.5 PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI/PnP Conguration menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction. Plug And Play O/S [No] When set to [No], BIOS congures all the devices in the system. W[...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Remote Access Conguration The items in this menu allows you to congure the Remote Access features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. Remote Access [Enabled] Enables or disables the remote access feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5 Server menu v02.61 [...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-31 Serial port number [COM2] Selects the serial port for console redirection. Conguration options: [COM1] [COM2] Base Address. IRQ [2F8h, 3] This item is not u ser-congurable and cha nges with the congur ation of Serial port number . Serial Port Mode [57600 8,n,1] Sets the Serial port mode. Conguration options: [1 15200 8[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode [A[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-33 Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] When set to [Power Off], the system goes into of f state after an AC power loss. When set to [Power On], the system will reboot after an AC power loss. When set to [Last State], the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state was before the AC power loss. Conguration [...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6.6 Hardware Monitor v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Hardware Monitor CPU1 Temperature [ 38 ºC/ 100 ºF] CPU2 Temperature [ N/A ] TR1 Temperature [ N/A ] TR2 Temperature [ N/A ] CPU Fan1 Speed [ 1844 RPM] CPU Fan2 Speed [ N/A ] Front Fan1 Speed [ N/A ] Front Fan2 Speed [...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-35 Fan Speed Control [Generic Mode] Allows you to congure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efcient system operation. Conguration options: [Full Speed Mode] [Whisper Mode] [Generic Mode] [High Density Mode] VCORE1/2 V oltage, P1/2DDR3 V oltage, P1/2_+1.2V V oltage, P1_VDDNB V oltage, +1.[...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the submenu. 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority 1st–xxth Boot Device [XXXXXXX] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appear[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-37 4.7.3 Boot Settings Conguration Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Allows yo[...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7.4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default N[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-39 After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Set[...]

4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.8 Tools menu The T ools menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the submenu. v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Sele[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 4-41 4.9 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Exit Options Exit & Save Changes Exit & Di[...]

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5 RAID conguration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 Chapter summary 5 5.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 5-3 5.2 FastBuild Utility ............................................................................ 5-5[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 5-3 5.1 Setting up RAID 5.1.1 RAID denitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. T wo hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial A T A for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array . T o install the SA T A hard disks for RAID conguration: 1. Install the SA T A hard disks into the dri[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 5-5 5.2 FastBuild Utility The FastBuild Utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 ,and RAID 5, SP AN and JBOD set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Promise RAID. T o enter the FastBuild Utility: 1. Install all the Serial A T A hard disk drives at Red SA T[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, SP AN or JBOD) T o create a RAID set: 1. From the main control panel, press <2> to to enter the LD View Menu . FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. < There is no any LD > [ LD View Menu ] [ Keys Available ] [ ↑ ] Up [...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 5-7 2. Press <Ctrl> + <C> to dene an LD and use <Spacebar> to select a desired RAID mode. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ LD Dene Menu ] [ Keys Available ] [ ↑ ] Up [ ↓ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space ] Change Option [Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit [ Drives Assignments ] LD No [...]

5-8 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5. After you have selected desired disks for the RAID set, press <Ctrl> + <Y> to start building the RAID set. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ LD Dene Menu ] [ Keys Available ] [ ↑ ] Up [ ↓ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space ] Change Option [Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] E[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 5-9 6. Press <Ctrl> + <Y> again and enter the LD name. Press <Enter> to continue. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ LD Dene Menu ] [ Keys Available ] [ ↑ ] Up [ ↓ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space ] Change Option [Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit [ Drives Assignments ] LD No LD Name LD [...]

5-10 Chapter 5: RAID conguration FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ LD Dene Menu ] [ Keys Available ] [ ↑ ] Up [ ↓ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option [0-9] Input Capacity [Enter] Save [BackSpace] Delete [Esc] Exit [ Drives Assignments ] LD No LD Name LD 1 Logical Drive 1 Stripe Block 128 KB G[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 5-1 1 10. The RAID set has been built successfully and press <Enter> to view the content. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ LD View Menu ] [ Keys Available ] [ ↑ ] Up [ ↓ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Dene LD [Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View JBOD Disk [ESC] Exit LD No RAID Mode Drv Capa[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the main control panel, press <3> to to enter the Delete LD Menu . Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC]Exit FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ] LD View / LD Dene Menu .....[ 2 ] Delete LD Me[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 5-13 FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ View LD Denition Menu] [ Drives Assignments ] LD No LD Name LD 1 RAID1 Stripe Block NA Read Policy NA RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) RAID 1 2 199.99 Write Policy WriteThru Port:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity(GB) 01:01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250.05 02:01 HDTXXXXX[...]

5-14 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.3 Viewing the Drive Assignment T o view the drive assignment: 1. From the main control panel, press <1> to to enter the Drive Assignment Menu . Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC]Exit FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ] LD View / LD Dene Menu[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 5-15 5.2.4 Viewing the Controller Conguration T o view the controller conguration: 1. From the main control panel, press <4> to to enter the Controller Conguration Menu . Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC]Exit FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ] LD View / LD De?[...]

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6 Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-3 6.2 AMD ® processor driver installation .......................................... 6-15 6.3 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 6-16 6.4 A TI SM Bus controller driver in[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-3 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 instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. The RAID card driver might be included in the[...]

6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 7. Place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive. 8. Press <Enter>. 9. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. 6. Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create. Promise SW ROMB Controller Driver Windows Server 2003 32/64 bit Windows Server 200[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-5 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® Server OS During Windows ® Server OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server installation DVD. The Windows ® Server OS Setup starts. 2. Press <F6> when the message “Pres[...]

6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list, then press <Enter>. 6. The Windows ® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press <Enter> to c[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-7 T o 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 Promise AHCI Compatible [...]

6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux OS 4.7/4.8 T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® OS installation CD. 2. At the boot: , type linux dd . 3. Press <Enter>. - To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key. - To i[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-9 7. Select Skip and press <Enter> to continue. CD Found To begin testing the CD media before installation press OK. Choose Skip to skip the media test and start the installation. OK Skip 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish installing the RedHat operating system.[...]

6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux OS 5.0 T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® OS installation CD. 2. At the boot: , type linux dd 3. Press <Enter>. - To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key. - To instal[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-1 1 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No , then press <Enter>. 7. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the OS installation. More Driver Disks? Do you wish to load any more driver disks? Yes No[...]

6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation SUSE Linux 1 1 OS T o install the RAID 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 select Installation from the Boot Options menu. F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver English(US) 1024 X[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-13 4. Insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive. T ype the command acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options eld, and press <Enter>. F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver English(US) 1024 X768 DVD Default Yes Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue S[...]

6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 7. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation. Please choose the Driver Update medium. OK sda: USB Floppy sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-1612BLT sdb: Disk, Promise 1X2 Morror/RAID1 sd3: Disk, Promise RAID Console other device 6. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the sys[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-15 6.2 AMD ® processor driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the AMD ® processor driver on the system. Y ou need to manually install the AMD ® processor driver on a Windows XP / Server 2003 operating system. T o install the AMD ® processor driver: 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Admin[...]

6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3 LAN driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel ® Gigabit LAN controller driver . T o install the Intel ® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows ® OS: 1. Restart the computer , and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-17 5. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue. 4. When the Intel ® Network Connections – InstallShield Wizard window appears, click Next to start the installation.[...]

6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue. 7. Click Install to start the installation.[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-19 8. The programs you select are being installed. 9. Click Finish to nish the installation.[...]

6-20 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6 . 4 A TI S M Bu s co n t ro ll er d ri ve r in st al la ti on This section provides instructions on how to install the A TI SM Bus driver on the system. Y ou need to manually install the A TI SMBus driver on a Windows ® XP / Server 2003 operating system. T o install the driver: 1. Restart the computer , then l[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-21 6.5 Display driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the ASPEED display driver . T o install the ASPEED display driver on a Windows ® OS: 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD automatic[...]

6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. Click Install to start the installation. 4 . W he n th e AS PE ED I ns ta ll S h ie ld W iz ar d wi n do w ap pe ar s, c li ck N ex t t o co nt in ue .[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-23 6. The system installs the driver automatically . 7. When the installation completes, click Finish to exit the wizard.[...]

6-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.6 Management applications and utilities installation The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and 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[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 6-25 6.6.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to install. 6.6.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the AMD AHCI driver disk. 6.6.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. Y ou c[...]

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A Appendix: Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conguring the motherboard.[...]

Appendix summary A ASUS KCMA-D8 A.1 KCMA-D8 block diagram ............................................................. A-3[...]

ASUS KCMA-D8 A-3 A.1 KCMA-D8 block diagram[...]

A-4 Appendix A: Reference information[...]