Asus P9DE4L инструкция обслуживания

Motherboard P9D-E/4L[...]

ii E7867 First Edition May 2013 Copyright © 2013 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this ma nual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, trans mitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchase[...]

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

iv Contents 2.5 Expansion slots........................................................................................ 2-16 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ...................................................... 2-16 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ................................................. 2-16 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ...........[...]

v Contents 4.3 Main menu ................................................................................................ 4-10 4.3.1 System Date ............................................................................. 4-10 4.3.2 System T ime ............................................................................. 4-10 4.4 Advanced menu ..[...]

vi Contents 5.2 Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise SA T A Option ROM Utility ........................................................................... 5-5 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................... 5-6 5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set .........................................................[...]

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 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 all power[...]

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 configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This user guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware infor[...]

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 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 4 (2 Channels) Capacity Maxi[...]

xiii Networking LAN 4 x Intel ® I210A T 1 x Management LAN 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 USB Connector/ Header 1 x USB [...]

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! .................................................................................................... 1-3 1.2 Package contents ....................................................................................... 1-3 1.3 Serial number label ...............................................................[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 1-3 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P9D-E/4L 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 [...]

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 ® Processor E3-1200 v3/ Core TM i3 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 lane[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 1-5 PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express ® 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the performance and speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides an optimal graphics performance, unprecedented data speed, and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility to PCIe 1.0/2.0 devices. Intel ® I210A T LAN Solution The [...]

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 efficient operation. PIKE (Proprietary I/O Kit Expansion) PIKE is an on-demand upgrade kit for users. This ASUS unique feature enables us[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware Information[...]

2 Chapter summary ASUS P9D-E/4L 2.1 Before you proceed ................................................................................... 2-3 2.2 Motherboard overview ............................................................................... 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................................[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits 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 motherboa[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-5 2.2.3 Motherboard layout[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Layout contents Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 2-25 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 2-26 3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2, LAN_SW3, LAN_SW4) 2-26 4. RAID configuration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 2-27 5. Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI) Setting (3-pi[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-7 Internal connectors Page 1. 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]) (7-pin 3Gbps SA T A5, SA T A6 [Black]) 2-29 2. PSAS connectors (7-pin PSAS1, PSAS2, PSAS3, PSAS4, PSAS5, PSAS6, PSAS7, PSAS8 [Light Blue]) 2-30 3. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 2-30 4. USB[...]

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 I[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-9 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 plate 4. Position the C[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 I[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-1 1 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 ® certified multi-directional CPU heatsink or CPU heatsink with CPU fan. • Use an LGA1 150-compatibl[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN1. 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 assemb[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-13 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 of f the sticker on the heatsink metal plate and affix the plate to the back of the motherboard, matching the standoffs to the heatsink screw holes. 2. Use a Ph[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 perfo[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-15 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 the DIMM. Locked Ret[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections describe th e 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 [...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-17 * 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 ACPI Mode when used 1[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information No.(Slot location) Short Description 1 (slot 1) PCI1 PCI 32 bit/ 33 MHz 2 (slot 2) PCI2 PCI 32 bit/ 33 MHz 3 (slot 3) PCIE3 PCI-E x1 (x1 Gen2 link) 4 (slot 4) PCIE4 PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 link) 5 (slot 5) PCIE5 PCI-E x8 (x8 Gen3 link) 6 (slot 6) PCIE6 PCI-E x16 (x16 Gen3 link) (Auto switch to x8 if slot 5 is occupied[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-19 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 fingers of the RAI D card with the PIKE RAID card slot. 3. Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot. Ensure that it is comple[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 mo[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-21 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 t he other end of the Thermal Sensor cabl e to the devi[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.12 Installing the Audio card 1. Locate the MIO card slot on the motherboard and align the golden fingers of the audio card with the MIO card slot. 2. Insert the audio card into the MIO slot on the motherboard. Ensure that it is completely seated on the card slot. 3. Secure the audio card to the chassis with [...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 BMC LED works with the ASUS ASMB7 management device and indicates its initiation status. When the PSU is plugged and the system is OFF , ASUS ASMB7 management device starts system initia[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. CPU W arning LED (ERR_CPU1) The CPU warning LED lights up to indicate that a CPU error or failure has occurred. 4. Power LED (+5V_LED1) This LED lights up when the Power-on button is pressed and the system is on. • The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB7 Management card. • Everyti[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-25 5. Location LED (LOCLED1) The Location LED is an onboard LED that ligths up when the Location Button on the front panel is pressed. This LED helps you visually locate the server among other servers especially when you are located at the back of the server rack.[...]

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-E/4L 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 controllers. S[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. RAID conguration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays. Place the jumper caps over pins 1–2 if you want to use the third party software RAID Utility; otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2–3 to use the [...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-29 2.8 Connectors 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard/mouse port (purple/green). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard or mouse. 2. RJ-45 port for iKVM. This RJ-45 port functions only when you install ASMB7 management card. 3. V ideo Graphics Adapter port. This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. 4. RJ-45 [...]

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives that allows up t[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-31 3. 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 add-on card causes the front panel LED to light up. 2. PSAS connectors (7-pin PSAS1, PSAS2, PSAS3, PSAS4, [...]

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB78; A-T ype USB9) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables to these connectors. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. 5. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34) These connectors allow you t[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-33 7. CPU, front, and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN1, FRNT_F AN1, FRNT_F AN2, FRNT_F AN3, REAR_F AN1) 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 fa[...]

2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information 8. 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-E/4L 2-35 9. 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. 10. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (Sy[...]

2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 1 1. T rusted Platform Module connector (20-1 pin TPM1) This connector supports a T rusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance network security , protects digital identities, and ensures platform integrity . 12. S[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-37 13. LAN34_LED connector (5-1 pin LAN34_LED1) These LEDs are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel. Connect the LAN LED cable to the backplane for LAN activity indication. 14. Parallel port connector (26-1 pin LPT1) This connector is for the parallel port. Connect the parallel port module cable to this connector , then [...]

2-38 Chapter 2: Hardware information 15. VGA connector (16-1 pin VGA_HDR1) This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic-Range interface.[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-39 16. 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 fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. • DO NOT forget to connect the 24-pin and [...]

2-40 Chapter 2: Hardware information 17. 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 , an[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 2-41 18. 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 LEDs connect the front panel SMBus cable. 2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1LINK and 2-pin LAN2LINK) T[...]

Chapter 3: Powering Up[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 3 Chapter summary 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ...................................................................... 3-3 3.2 Powering off the computer ........................................................................ 3-4 This chapter describes the power up sequence, and ways of shutting down the system.This chapter cont[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 dev[...]

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-E/4L 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-E/4L 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 flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 2. ASUS EzFlash Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk. [...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 3. Press <T ab> to switch to the Drive field. 4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS then press <Enter>. 5. Press <T ab> to switch to the Folder Info field. 6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file then press <Enter>. 4.1.2 ASUS EzFlash [...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file. Updating the BIOS le T o update the BIOS file us[...]

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file. 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! Pleas[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 4-7 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS . Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains h[...]

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 configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Event Logs For changing the event log settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Monitor For displaying the system temperature, pow[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 4-9 4.2.3 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (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 before eac[...]

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-E/4L 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 the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Event L[...]

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 automat ically 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 fir[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 4-13 Hyper-threading [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading T echnology function. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Allo ws you to choose the number of CPU cores to activat e in each process or packa ge. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3] Execute Disable Bit [En[...]

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-E/4L 4-15 4.4.2 PCH-IO Conguration Allows you to configure 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 set [...]

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. Configuration opt[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Controller(s) [Enabled] SATA Mode Selection [...]

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-E/4L 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 Allows[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PCIE Slot Conguration Allows you to perform PCIE slot configurations. PCIE Option Rom 3 - 7 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE slots. Configuration Options: [Disabled][Enabled] PIKE Option Rom [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PIKE Option Rom. Configuration Options: [Disabled][Enabled] Aptio[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 4-21 4.4.6 USB Conguration This allows you to make changes on the configuration 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 connec ted. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for E[...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Security Device Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable BIOS support for security devices. Configuration 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. TC[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 4-23 4.4.9 WHEA Support WHEA [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Windows ® Hardware Error Architecture (WHE A) support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture. WHEA Support [Enabled] 4.4.10[...]

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

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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. Configuration Options: [Enabled] [Disabled] INTEL I210 LAN1/LAN2 OpROM [PXE], INTEL I210 LAN3/LAN4 OpROM [Disabled] A[...]

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

ASUS P9D-E/4L 4-27 Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS] Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow . When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data flow . Once the buffers are empty , a “start” signal can be sent to re-start the flow . Hardware flow control uses two wires to send s[...]

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. Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2] T erminal [...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 4-29 4.4.16 APM Allows you to configure 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. Configuration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] Power On By PCI [Disabled] Y ou can use this option to enable or disable the Wake-o[...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Network stack [Disable] Enables or disables the network stack feature. Configuration 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-E/4L 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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Erase Event Log [No] This item only appears when Smbios E[...]

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-E/4L 4-33 INT19 T rap Response [Immediate] This item allows you to set the BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM. Configuration options: [Immediate] [Postponed] Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE] This allows you to enable the Boot Device Seeking option. Configuration options: [Endless PXE] Continuosly seek remote boot image until bo[...]

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-E/4L 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 [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures. CPU_F AN1 Speed; FRNT_F AN1–3 Speed; REAR_F AN1 Speed [...]

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 configure the System Mode state. Set Setup Administrator Password Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Event[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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. Confirm the password when prompted. T o change a user password: 1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the Enter Current P[...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Internal FV [Always Execute] Configuration options: [Always Execute] Option ROM/Removable Media/Fixed Media [Deny Execute] Configuration 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]. T[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 saving y[...]

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 confirmation 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-E/4L Chapter summary This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring 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 echnology [...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 5-3 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the Intel ® C224 controller that supports 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 two identical hard disk drives to read and wr[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 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 t[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southb[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 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 and press <Enter> . 3. Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to create then press <Enter>. 4. From the Disk[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 higher st[...]

5-8 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 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 V olume Menu, press the up/down arrow keys to [...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter>. 2. Press the up/down a[...]

5-10 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 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-E/4L 5-1 1 3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. When done, the status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild” . 4. Press <Esc> to exit Intel Rapid Storage T echnology and reboot the system. 5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel Rapid Storage Console or cl[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 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-E/4L 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-sca[...]

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

ASUS P9D-E/4L 5-15 5. Confirm the volume creation, then 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. 6. W ait until the process is completed, then click OK when prompted. Y ou still need to partition your new volume usi[...]

5-16 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 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 field. 2 From the V olume Properties field, select T ype:RAID 1 Change type . We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 V olumes field in the utility main menu, select the volume that you want to delete. 2. From the V o[...]

5-18 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.3.4 Preferences System Preferences Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information, warning, or errors here. E-Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e-mail of the following events: • Storage system information • Storage system warnings • Storage system errors[...]

Chapter 6: Driver installation[...]

6 Chapter summary ASUS P9D-E/4L 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................................. 6- 3 6.2 Management applications and utilities installation ................................ 6-8 6.3 Running the Support DVD ........................................................................ 6-8 6.4 Insta[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk The sy[...]

6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 8. 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 !! 9. On the following Important message, select YES if an ASMB7 is installed, otherwise select NO , then press <Enter>. NO YES YES <Imp[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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. Bo ot the comput er using the Windows ® Server 2008 OS install ation disc. Follo w the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. When p[...]

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 continue[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 locat[...]

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-E/4L 6-9 The MakeDisk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks. 6.3.3 MakeDisk menu tab Press the arrow down button in the lower part of the menu to view more items. 6.3.4 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide. Y ou need an internet browser installed in your O[...]

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-E/4L 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 finished, 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 may have to click Install sever[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 in 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 done, click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 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 sys[...]

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

ASUS P9D-E/4L 6-17 1 1. When done, 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 running applications specified in the[...]

6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. From the Intel ® Network Connections window , click Install Drivers and Software . 6. Click Next in the W elcome 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-E/4L 6-19 8. Click Install to continue. 9. When done, 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 . T o install the ASPEED VGA driver on Windows ® Server 2008 R2: 1. Restart the computer . 2. Log in with A dministrator privileges. 3. Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the o[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 6-21 6. Key in a username and organization then click Next . 7. Select Complete in the Setup T ype window then click Next . 8. Click Install to begin the installation. 9. When done, 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 in with A dministrator privileges. 3. Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun i[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 6-23 6.6 Installing the Intel ® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver on the motherboard. T o install the Intel ® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver in Windows: 1. Restart the computer . 2. Log in with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the motherboard/syste[...]

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-E/4L 6-25 6.7 Installing the Intel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver on the system. T o install the Intel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver on Windows ® Server 2008 R2: 1. Restart the computer . 2. Log on with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert th[...]

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 done, click Finish .[...]

ASUS P9D-E/4L 6-27 T o install the Intel ® 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 file ASSETUP .EXE fr[...]

6-28 Chapter 6: Driver installation 8. In the Ready to Modify the Program window , click Ins tall to load the options you selected. 9. When done, click Finish . 8. In t h e R e a d y to Mo d i f y t h e P r o g r a m window , click Install to load the options you selected. 9. When done, click Finish .[...]

Appendix A: Reference Information[...]

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

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

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

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