Asus KFSN4-DRE/SAS User Manual

Motherboard

This manual is related to the following products:

KFSN4-DRE/SAS/IKVM KFSN4-DRE/SAS/iKVM/IST KFSN4-DRE KFSN4-DRE/IKVM KFSN4-DRE/iKVM/IST KFSN4-DRE/2S

Table of contents

Document Outline

KFSN4-DRE Series specifications summary
Typography
About this guide
Safety information
Notices
Product introduction
- 1.1 Welcome!
- 1.2 Package contents
- 1.3 Serial number label
- 1.4 Special features
  - 1.4.1 Product highlights
  - 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features
Hardware information
- 2.1 Before you proceed
- 2.2 Motherboard overview
  - 2.2.1 Placement direction
  - 2.2.2 Screw holes
  - 2.2.4 Motherboard layouts
  - 2.2.5 Layout contents
- 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  - 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
  - 2.3.2 Installing the heatsink
- 2.4 System memory
  - 2.4.1 Overview
  - 2.4.2 Memory Configurations
  - 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
  - 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
- 2.5 Expansion slots
  - 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
  - 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
  - 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
  - 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link or x16 link)
  - 2.5.5 BMC socket
- 2.6 Jumpers
- 2.7 Connectors
  - 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
  - 2.7.2 Internal connectors
Powering up
- 3.1 Starting up for the first time
- 3.2 Powering off the computer
  - 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
  - 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
BIOS setup
- 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
  - 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
  - 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility
  - 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
  - 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
  - 4.2.2 Menu bar
  - 4.2.3 Navigation keys
  - 4.2.4 Menu items
  - 4.2.5 Sub-menu items
  - 4.2.6 Configuration fields
  - 4.2.7 Pop-up window
  - 4.2.8 Scroll bar
  - 4.2.9 General help
- 4.3 Main menu
  - 4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
  - 4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
  - 4.3.3 Floppy A [1.44 MB 3½”]
  - 4.3.4 IDE Configuration
  - 4.3.5 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave; Tertiary/Fourth/ Fifth/Sixth IDE Master
  - 4.3.6 System Information
- 4.4 Advanced menu
  - 4.4.1 CPU Configuration
  - 4.4.2 Chipset Configuration
  - 4.4.3 PCI PnP
  - 4.4.4 USB Configuration
  - 4.4.5 Peripheral Devices Configuration
  - 4.4.6 ACPI Configuration
  - 4.4.7 APM Configuration
  - 4.4.8 Hardware Monitor
- 4.5 Server menu
  - Remote Access Configuration
- 4.6 Security
- 4.7 Boot menu
  - 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority
  - 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration
- 4.8 Exit menu
RAID configuration
- 5.1 Setting up RAID
  - 5.1.1 RAID definitions
  - 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
  - 5.1.3 Setting the BIOS RAID items
  - 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
- 5.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations
  - 5.2.1 Entering the NVIDIA® RAID Utility
  - 5.2.2 Creating a RAID Volume
  - 5.2.3 Rebuilding a RAID set
  - 5.2.4 Deleting a RAID array
  - 5.2.5 Clearing the disk data
- 5.3 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (KFSN4-DRE/SAS model only)
  - 5.3.1 Integrated Mirroring
  - 5.3.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced
  - 5.3.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume
  - 5.3.4 Managing Arrays
  - 5.3.5 Viewing SAS topology
  - 5.5.6 Global Properties
Driver installation
- 6.1 RAID driver installation
  - 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
  - 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver
- 6.2 LAN driver installation
- 6.3 nVIDIA® driver installation
  - 6.3.1 Windows 2000/Server 2003
- 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation
  - 6.4.1 Running the support CD
  - 6.4.2 Drivers menu
  - 6.4.3 Management Software menu
  - 6.4.4 Utilities menu
  - 6.4.5 Contact information
Reference information
- A.1 KFSN4-DRE/SAS model block diagram
- A.2 KFSN4-DRE/2S model block diagram
- A.3 KFSN4-DRE model block diagram