Asus 90SB0330M0UAY0 manual

Motherboard P9D-C Series[...]

ii E7916 First Edition March 2013 Copyright © 2013 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 purc[...]

iii Contents Notices ...................................................................................................................... vii Federal Communications Commission Statement ......................................... vii Canadian Department of Communications Statement ................................... vii REACH ......................[...]

iv Contents 2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ................................................. 2-17 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments................................................................ 2-18 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slots (x8 link) ................................................. 2-18 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slots (x4 link) ...................[...]

v Contents 4.3.2 System T ime ............................................................................. 4-10 4.4 Advanced menu ....................................................................................... 4-1 1 4.4.1 CPU Conguration .................................................................... 4-12 4.4.2 PCH-IO Conguratio[...]

vi Contents 5.2.4 Exiting the Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise SA T A Option ROM utility ........................................................... 5-10 5.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID.................................................................. 5-10 5.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ........................ 5-12 5[...]

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. This equipment has been tes[...]

viii Safety information Electrical safety T o prev ent elec trica l shoc k haza rd, disc onnec t the powe r cabl e from the elec trica l 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, disconnec[...]

ix 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 Consumer Law . Y ou are entitled to a replacement or [...]

x 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 Thi s chap ter descr ibes the fea tures of the moth erbo ard and the new techn ologi es it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardw[...]

xi Conventions used in this guide T o ensure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/W ARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORT ANT : Instruc[...]

xii Model Name P9D-C/4L P9D-C/2L Processor Support / System Bus 1 x Socket LGA1 150 Intel ® Xeon ® Processor E3-1200 v3 product Family Intel ® Core™ i3 Processor Family* Core Logic Intel ® C224 Chipset Form Factor A TX, 12 in. x 9.6 in. ASUS Features Fan Speed Control Rack Ready (Rack and Pedestal dual use) ASWM Enterprise Memory T otal Slots[...]

xiii ** Specications are subject to change without notice. Model Name P9D-C/4L P9D-C/2L Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2300 + 32MB VRAM Onboard I/O Connectors TPM Header 1 PSU Connector 24-pin A TX power connector 8-pin A TX 12V power connector SA T A DOM Power Connector 4-pin power connector Management Header On-board header for optional management card[...]

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series Chapter summary 1 This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. This chapter contains the following sections: 1.1 Welcome! .................................................................................................... 1-3 1.2 Package contents............................................[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 1-3 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P9D-C 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 installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with t[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Xeon ® E3-1200 v3/Core™ i3 processor series in LGA1 150 package, which has memory and PCI Express controller integrated to support 2-channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0 lanes[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 1-5 Intel ® I210A T LAN Solution The motherboard comes with quad Gigabit LAN controllers (dual controllers for P9D-C/2L) and ports which provide a total solution for your networking needs. The onboard Intel ® I210A T Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandw[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction DDR3 memory support The motherboard supports ECC UDIMM DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1600/1333 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of server and workstation applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture boosts system performance, eliminates bottlenecks with peak bandwidth up to 25G[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware Information[...]

2 ASUS P9D-C Series Chapter summary This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system comp onents. It includes d escription of the jump ers and con nectors on the motherboard. This chapter contains the following sections: 2.1 Before you proceed ..........................................................[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 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 [...]

2-4 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 A TX 1.1 compliant chassis. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherb[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-5 2.2.3 Motherboard layout[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-7 2.2.4 Layout contents Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 2-26 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 2-27 3. LAN controller setting LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2, LAN_SW3, LAN_SW4) 2-27 4. RAID conguration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 2-28 5. Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI) Set[...]

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information Internal connectors Page 1. Serial A T A 6.0/3.0 Gbps connector Serial A T A 6.0/3.0 Gbps connector (7-pin 6Gbps SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4 [Light Blue]) 6Gbps SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4 [Light Blue]) 1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4 [Light Blue]) SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4 [Light Blue]) 2, SA T A3, SA[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-9 2.3.1 Installing the CPU T o install the 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 right. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1 150 socket designed for the Intel ® Xeon ?[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information Do not remove the PnP cap yet from the CPU socket. Doing so may bend the pins of the socket. Retention tab Load lever 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the right (B) until it is released from the retention tab. 3. Lift the load lever until the load plate is completely lifted. Load plat[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-1 1 5. Close the load plate (A), ensuring that the front edge of the load plate slides under the retention lock (B) then push down the load lever (C). Retention lock Load lever 6. Insert the load lever under the retention tab to remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket. Retention tab Load lever 7. Apply some Thermal Interface Mate[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink The Intel ® LGA1 150 processor requires a specially designed CPU heatsink to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • If you buy a CPU separately , ensure that you use only Intel ® certied multi-directional CPU heatsink or CPU heatsink with CPU fan. • Use an [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-13 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1. DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector . 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan A A B B A A B B 4. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the mot[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack The Intel ® 1 150 processor requires a specially designed heatsink to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. 1. Peel off the sticker on the heatsink metal plate and afx the plate to the back of the motherboard, matching the standoffs to the heatsink screw [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-15 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four 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 performance with le[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket. Apply force to both ends of the DIMM simultaneously until the retaining clip snaps back into place and the DIMM cannot be pushed in any further to ensure proper sitting of th[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-17 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subs ections 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 n[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slots (x8 link) The onboard PCI Express x16 slots provide one x8 link that supports VGA cards and various server class high performance add-on cards. 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slots (x4 link) The onboard PCI-E slot 5 provide one x4 Gen3 link to CPU1. This slot supports various server class high [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-19 No.(Slot location) Short Description 1 (slot 1) PCI1 1 x PCI 2 (slot 2) PCI2 1 x PCI 3 (slot 3) PCIE3 1 x PCI-E x1 (x1 Gen2 link) Gen2 link) 4 (slot 4) PCIE4 1 x PCI-E x1 (x1 Gen2 link) Gen2 link) 5 (slot 5) PCIE5 1 x PCI-E x8 (x4 Gen3 link) Gen3 link) 6 (slot 6) PCIE6 1 x PCI-E x16 (x8 Gen3 link) Gen3 link) 7 (slot 7) MIO1 M[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.9 Installing the ASUS PIKE RAID card Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard. 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. Ensure[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-21 2.5.10 Installing the Baseboard Management Card Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB7 Management Card on your motherboard. 1. Locate the Baseboard Management Card header on the motherboard. 2. Orient and press the Management Card in place. The motherboard illustration is for reference only . The motherboard layo[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.1 1 Connecting the Thermal sensor cable Follow the steps below to connect the Thermal sensor (TR1) cable to the connector on your motherboard. 1 . Locate the Thermal Sensor (TR1) connector on the motherboard. 2. Connect the Thermal Sensor cable to the connector . 3. Place the other end of the Thermal Sensor [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-23 2. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMC_LED1) The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB7 is working normally . The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB7. 2.6 Onboard LEDs 1. Standby Power LED (SB_PWR1) The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up [...]

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. CPU W arning LED (ERR_CPU1) The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate impending failure of the CPU. 4. Power LED (+5V_LED1) This LED lights up when you turn on the system using the Power-on button.[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-25 5. Location LED (LOCLED1) This LED lights for you to conveniently locate the system in error .[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin 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 system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup i[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-27 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. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2, LAN_SW3, LAN_SW4) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel ® I210A T Gigabit LAN controller[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. RAID conguration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) This jumper allows you to select the RAID conguration utility to use when you create disk arrays. Place the jumper caps over pins 2–3 to use the Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology . 5. Platform Enviromental Control Interface Setting (3-pin PECI1) Wh[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-29 2.8 Connectors 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED Activity/Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection 1. PS/2 keyboard/mouse port (purple/gre[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial A T A hard disks installed. 2.8.2 Internal connectors 1. Serial A T A 6.0/3.0 Gbps connectors (7-pin 6Gbps SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4 [Light Blue]) (7-pin 3Gbps SA T A5, SA T A6 [Black]) Supported by the Intel ® C224 chipset, these connectors [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-31 2. PSAS connectors (7-pin PSAS1, PSAS2, PSAS3, PSAS4, PSAS5, PSAS6, PSAS7, PSAS8 [Blue]) This motherboard comes with eight (8) PIKE Serial Attached SCSI (PSAS) connectors that supports both Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial A T A (SA T A). Each connector supports one device. • These connectors function only when you ins[...]

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34) These connectors allow you to connect a USB 3.0 module for additional USB 3.0 front or rear panel ports. With an installed USB 3.0 module, you can enjoy all the benets of USB 3.0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, faster charging time for USB-chargeab[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-33 6. CPU, front, and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN1, FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_F AN2, FRNT_F AN3, REAR_FAN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector . • DO NOT forget to connect the [...]

2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information 7. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1) The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage T echnology Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device information, and general purpose data. The PSGPIO 1 and PSGPIO 2 connectors only functions when you[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-35 8. LAN34_LED connector (5-1 pin LAN34_LED1) These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel. Connect the LAN LED cable to the backplane for LAN activity indication. 9. Parallel port connector (26-1 pin LPT1) This connector is for a parallel port. Connect the parallel port module cable to this connector , then[...]

2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 10. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1/COM2) These connectors are for the serial COM ports. Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. 1 1. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) This connector allows you [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-37 12. Trusted Platform Module connector (20-1 pin TPM1) This connector supports a T rusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certicates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance network security , protects digital identities, and ensures platform integrity . 13. SA T A DOM power[...]

2-38 Chapter 2: Hardware information 14. A TX power connectors (24-pin EA TXPWR1, 8-pin EA TX12V1) These connectors are for the 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 c [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-39 15. System panel connector (20-1 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 blinks when [...]

2-40 Chapter 2: Hardware information 16. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 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_LINKAC[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 2-41 17. VGA connector (16-1 pin VGA_HDR1) This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic-Range interface. 18. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable connected to the SA T A or SAS add-on card. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SA T A or SAS a[...]

2-42 Chapter 2: Hardware information[...]

Chapter 3: Powering Up[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 3 Chapter summary This chapter describes the power up sequence, and ways of shutting down the system.This chapter contains the following sections: 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ...................................................................... 3-3 3.2 Powering off the computer.............................................[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 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. Turn on the de[...]

3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up 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 T racker , select the option that best describes why you want to shut down the computer .[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS setup[...]

4 ASUS P9D-C Series Chapter summary This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. This chapter contains the following sections: 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .......................................................... 4-3 4.2 BIOS setup program[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 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 CrashFree BIOS 3 T o recover the BIOS using a bootable USB ash disk drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted. 2. ASUS EzFlash Updates the BIOS using a USB ash[...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 3. Press <T ab> to switch to the Drive eld. 4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the USB ash disk that contains the latest BIOS then press <Enter>. 5. Press <T ab> to switch to the Folder Info eld. 6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the BIOS le then press <Enter>. 7. Reboot the[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-5 4.1.3 BUPDA TER utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only . The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown. The BUPDA TER utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable USB ash disk drive with the updated BIOS le. Updating the BIOS le T o update the BIOS [...]

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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! The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. 4. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. The BIOS update is nished! Pl[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 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 expl[...]

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 Event Logs For changing the event log settings Boot For changing the system boot conguration Monitor For displaying the system temperature, p[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-9 4.2.3 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, Event Logs, Boot, Monitor , Security , T ool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.4 Submenu items A solid triangle befor[...]

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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 and time. 4.3.1 System Date Allows you to set the system date to [Day mm/dd/yyyy] . Where: Day = Day of the week mm = month (numer[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-1 1 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 th e Advanced menu items. Incorrect  eld values can cause the system to malfunction. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced [...]

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.1 CPU Conguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions. T o quickly go to the last item of the second page, press the Page Down button. Press the Page Up button to go back to the r[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-13 Hyper-threading [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading T echnology function. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package. Conguration options: [All] [1] [2] [3] Execute Disable Bit [[...]

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Enhanced C1 State [Enabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced C1 state. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU C3 Report [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU C3 report to OS. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU C6 Report [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the C[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-15 4.4.2 PCH-IO Conguration Allows you to congure PCH parameters. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Intel PCH RC Version 1.0.0.0 Intel PCH SKU Name C224 Intel PCH Rev ID 04/C1 USB Conguration PCH Azalia Conguration USB Conguration settings. USB Conguration Allows you to[...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.3 SA T A Conguration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SA T A devices. The SA T A Port items show Not Present if no SA T A device is installed to the corresponding SA T A port. SA T A Controller(s) [Enabled] This allows you to enable or disable the SA T A Device. Conguration op[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-17 Compatible Mode [Disabled] This item only appears when you set the SA T A Mode Selection to [IDE]. This item allows you to enable or disable the Compatible mode. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Controller(s) [Enabled] SATA Mode Selec[...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Memory Conguration This allows you to change memory information settings. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Memory Information Memory RC Version 1.0.0.0 Memory Frequency 1067 MHz Usage Memory 1024 MB (DDR3) DIMM_A1 Not Present DIMM_A2 1024 MB (DDR3) DIMM_A3 Not Present DIMM_A4 [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-19 Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Change PCI Express Devices Settings. PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.02 PCI 64bit Resources Handling Above 4G Decoding [Disabled] PCI Common Settings Load RT32 Image [Enabled] PCI Express Settings PCIE Slot Conguration 4.4.5 PCI Subsystem Settings Al[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PCIE Slot Conguration Allows you to perform PCIE slot congurations. PCIE Option Rom 3 - 6 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE slots. Conguration Options: [Disabled][Enabled] PIKE Option Rom [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PIKE Option Rom. Conguration Options: [Disabled][Enabled] Ap[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-21 4.4.6 USB Conguration This allows you to make changes on the conguration settings of the USB. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devic es are c onnec ted. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only[...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Security Device Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable BIOS support for security devices. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.7 TPM Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device.O.S. will not show Security Device. T[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-23 4.4.9 WHEA Support WHEA [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Windows ® Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture. WHEA Support [Enabled] 4.[...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Parallel Port Configuration The sub-items in this menu allow you to set the parallel port conguration. Parallel Port [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the parallel port (LPT/LPTE). Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Change Settings [Auto] Allows you to select the optimal setting for the super IO devic[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-25 4.4.12 Onboard LAN Conguration This allows you to change the enable or disable the onboard LAN. INTEL I210 LAN1 - LAN4 Enable [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the INTEL I210 LAN function in the system. Conguration Options: [Enabled] [Disabled] INTEL I210 LAN1/LAN2 OpROM [PXE], INTEL I210 LAN3/LAN4 OpROM [Disabl[...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup COM1/COM2 Console Redirection [Disabled/Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The Console Redirection Settings becomes congurable when Console Redirection is set to [Enabled]. 4.4.14 Serial Port Console Redirection Aptio Setup Utility - Co[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-27 Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS] Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overow . When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data ow . Once the buffers are empty , a “start” signal can be sent to re-start the ow . Hardware ow control uses two wires t[...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Settings The following items only appears when you set the Console Redirection to [Enabled]. Out-of-Band Mgmt Port [COM1] Allows remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port. Conguration options: [COM1] [COM2] T erminal[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-29 4.4.16 APM Allows you to congure the Advance Power Management (APM) settings. Restore AC Power Loss [Last State] Allows you to set the state the system will go to after an AC power loss. Conguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] Power On By PCI [Disabled] Y ou can use this option to enable or disable the [...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Network stack [Disable] Enables or disables the network stack feature. Conguration options: [Disable] [Enable] 4.4.18 Intel RC Drivers V ersion Detail This item displays the V ersion String for the Intel RC Drivers. 4.4.17 Network Stack Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Network[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-31 4.5 Event Logs menu The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs. Smbios Event Log [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable all features of Smbios event logging during boot. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Erase Event Log [No] This item only appears when Smb[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6 Boot menu The items in Boot menu allows you to change the options on how the system will boot. Setup Prompt Timeout [xx] This item allows you to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key . Use the <+> and <-> keys to specify the values. Bootup NumLock State [On] Allows you to select the[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-33 INT19 T rap Response [Immediate] This item allows you to set the BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM. Conguration options: [Immediate] [Postponed] Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE] This allows you to enable the Boot Device Seeking option. Conguration options: [Endless PXE] Continuosly seek remote boot image un[...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup This option controls if CSM will be launched. Launch CSM [Enabled] Boot Option lter [Legacy only] Launch PXE OpROM policy [Legacy only] Launch Storage OpRom policy [Legacy only] Launch Video OpRom policy [Legacy only] Other PCI device ROM priority [Legacy OpROM] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatre[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-35 4.7 Monitor menu The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings. CPU/MB/TR1 T emperature [xxx�C/xxx�F] [xxx�C/xxx�F] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures. CPU_F AN1 Speed; FRNT_F AN1–3 [...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.8 Security This menu allows a new password to be created or a current password to be cchanged. The menu also enables or disables the Secure Boot state and lets the user congure the System Mode state. Set Setup Administrator Password Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Even[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-37 User Password T o 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. Conrm the password when prompted. T o change a user password: 1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the Enter Curr[...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Internal FV [Always Execute] Conguration options: [Always Execute] Option ROM/Removable Media/Fixed Media [Deny Execute] Conguration options: [Always Execute] [Always Deny] [Allow Execute] [Defer Execute] [Deny Execute] [Query User] Key Management This item only appears when you set the Secure Boot Mode to [Custom].[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 4-39 4.10 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. Discard Changes & Exit This option allows you to exit the Setup program without savi[...]

4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Discard Changes & Reset This option allows you to reset without saving your changes. When you select this option or if you press <ENTER>, a conrmation window appears. Select Y es to discard changes and reset. Restore Defaults This option allows you restore or load the default values for all the setup options.[...]

Chapter 5: RAID Conguration[...]

5 ASUS P9D-C Series Chapter summary This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities. This chapter contains the following sections: 5.1 Setting up RAID .......................................................................................... 5-3 5.2 Intel ® Rapid Storage T echno[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 5-3 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the Intel ® C224 controller that supports the following SA T A RAID solutions: • Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise Option ROM Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows ® OS only). 5.1.1 RAID denitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes [...]

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.1.4 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS Y ou must set the RAID mode in the BIOS Setup to be able to launch the RAID utilities before you can create a RAID set from the SA T A hard disk drives attached to the SA T A connectors supported by Intel ® C224 chipset. T o do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST . 2. Go [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 5-5 5.2 Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise SA T A Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise SA T A Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set T o create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume and press <Enter>. 2. Key in a name for the RAID set from the following screen and press <Enter>. 3. Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to create then press <E[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 5-7 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 lower stripe size for server systems, and a highe[...]

5-8 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set T ake caution when deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID V olume and press <Enter>. 2. From the Delete Volume Menu, press the up/down arrow keys to [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 5-9 5.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID T ake 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. T o reset a RAID set hard disk drive: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter>. 2.[...]

5-10 Chapter 5: RAID conguration Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 5.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1 set. Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SA T A hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as “[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 5-1 1 3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild” . 4. Exit Intel Rapid Storage T echnology and reboot the system. 5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel Rapid Storage Console or click the Intel Rapid Storage [...]

5-12 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility Y ou can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi- RAID using the Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise SA T A Option ROM utililty . T o set the boot array in the BIOS: Set at least one of the arrays bootable[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 5-13 5.3 Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise (Windows) The Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southbridge. Y ou can click Rescan to re[...]

5-14 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set T o create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select Create V olume and select volume type. 2. Click Next . 3. Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks. 4. Select V olume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the volume size. 5. Click Next . • If you do not[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 5-15 6. Conrm the volume creation, than click Create V olume to continue. This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks. Y ou can cont i nue using other applications during this time. 7. W ait until the process is completed, then click OK when prompted. Y ou still need to partition your new volum[...]

5-16 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.2 Changing a V olume T ype T o change the volume type in V olume Properties : 1. Click the SA T A array items you want to change in V olumes eld. 2 From the V olume Properties eld, select T ype:RAID 1 Change type . We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multime[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 5-17 5.3.3 Deleting a volume Be cautious when deleting a volume. Y ou 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. T o delete a volume: 1. From the utility main menu, select the volume (exp. V olume_0000) in V olumes eld you want to delete.[...]

5-18 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.4 Preferences System Preferences Allow you to set to show the notication 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 warnings • Storage system errors[...]

Chapter 6: Driver installation[...]

6 Chapter summary ASUS P9D-C Series This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components in both Linux ® and Windows ® Operating Systems. This chapter contains the following sections: 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................................. 6-[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-3 6.1 RAID driver installation .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 drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Cr[...]

6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. Select YES from the following warning message then press <Enter>. WARNING !!! NO YES ) DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE ? ALL DATA ON THE FLOPPY DISKETTE WILL BE DELETED !! 7. On the following Important message, select YES if an ASMB7 is installed, otherwise select NO, then press <Enter>. NO YES YES <Impo[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-5 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows ® Server 2008 OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server 2008 OS 1. Boot the comput er using the Windo ws ® Server 2008 OS install ation disc. Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. Whe[...]

6-6 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 DVD into the optical drive. Click Browse to continu[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-7 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 computer , browse the contents of the support DVD to l[...]

6-8 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 supports. 6.3.1 Drivers menu tab[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-9 The MakeDisk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks. 6.3.3 MakeDisk menu tab Y ou have to press the arrow down button in the lower part of the screen to view the remaining items of the MakeDisk menu. 6.3.4 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide. [...]

6-10 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. 6.3.6 Installing the Intel ® Chipset device Software driver 4. Click Intel ® Chipset Device Software from the Drivers [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-1 1 5. From the Intel ® Chipset Device Software, click Next to start the installation. 6. In the License Agreement window, click Y es to continue . 7. Read the Readme File information and click Next to continue.[...]

6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation 9. When the installation of les is nish, click Next. 10. When prompted to restart the computer , select Y es, I want to restart this computer now then click Finish to complete the installation. 8. Click Install in the Windows Security window . The Windows Security window may appear more than once and you ma[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-13 4. Click Intel ® Chipset Device Software from the Drivers menu to start the installation. T o install the Intel ® Chipset device software on Windows ® Server 2012: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Log with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD automatically display[...]

6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 7. Read the Readme File information and click Next to continue. 8. When the loading fo les is nish, click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-15 6.4 Installing the LAN driver 4. Click Intel ® Network Connections Software on the Drivers menu to start the installation. This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® Network Connections Software drivers on the system. Y ou need to manually install the LAN controller driver on a Windows ® operating[...]

6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. Click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel(R) Network Connections . 7. T oggle I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next in the License Agreement window . 8. Select the drivers you want to install in the Setup Options window and click Next . 9. From the Ready to Install t[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-17 1 1. When the loading of drivers is nish, click Finish to complete the installation. 10. Click Y es when the Microsoft Management Console dialog box appears . The Microsoft Management Console dialog box appears when the system detects open or running applications that needs to be closed. Y ou have to terminate open or runn[...]

6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. From the Intel ® Network Connections window , click Install Drivers and Software . 6. Click Next in the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel(R) Network Connections window . 7. Select the drivers you want to install in the Setup Options window and click Next .[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-19 8. Click Install to continue. 9. When the the installation of les is nish, click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

6-20 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.5 Installing the VGA driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver . Y ou need to manually install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver on a Windows ® operating system. T o install the ASPEED VGA driver on Windows ® Server 2008 R2: 1. [...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-21 6. Enter a username and organization then click Next . 7. T oggle Complete in the Setup T ype window then click Next . 8. Click Install to begin the installation. 9. When the the installation of les is complete, click Finish .[...]

6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation 10. When prompted to restart the computer , click Y es . T o install the ASPEED VGA driver on Windows ® Server 2012: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Log with A dministrator privileges. 3. Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is en[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-23 6.6 Installing the Intel ® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ntel ® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver on the motherboard. T o install the Intel ntel ® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver in Windows: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Log on with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the moth[...]

6-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation 9. Click NEXT when the installation of driver is complete. 10. Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-25 6.7 Installing the Intel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ntel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver on the system. T o install the Intel ntel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver on Windows ® Server 2008 R2: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Log on with Administrator privileges.[...]

6-26 Chapter 6: Driver installation 8. Click Install in the Ready to Modify the Program window to begin with the loading of the selected options. 7. Select the options you want to install then click Next to continue. 9. When the the installation of les is complete, click Finish .[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series 6-27 T o install the Intel ntel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver on Windows ® Server 2012: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Log on with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the le ASSET[...]

6-28 Chapter 6: Driver installation 8. In the Ready to Modify the Program window , click Install to load the options you selected. 9. When the the installation of les is complete, click Finish .[...]

Appendix A: Reference Information[...]

A ASUS P9D-C Series Chapter summary This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conguring the motherboard. This chapter contains the following sections: A.1 P9D-C/4L block diagram ........................................................................... A-3 A.2 P9D-C/2L block diagram ...............................[...]

ASUS P9D-C Series A-3 A.1 P9D-C/4L block diagram[...]

A-4 Appendix A: Reference information A.2 P9D-C/2L block diagram[...]

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