Asus DSEB-DG/SAS User Manual
Motherboard
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Notices
- Safety information
- About this guide
- Typography
- DSEB-DG Series specifications summary
- 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
- 2.2.3 Support kits for the motherboard
- 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 CPU heatsink and fan
- 2.4 System memory
- 2.4.1 Overview
- 2.4.3 Memory mirroring and sparing technology
- 2.4.4 Installing a DIMM
- 2.4.5 Removing a DIMM
- 2.4.6 Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan (opional)
- 2.4.7 Uninstalling the optional MemCool FB-DIMM fan
- 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 DDR2 SODIMM socket
- 2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link)
- 2.5.6 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)
- 2.5.7 PCI/PCIX slot
- 2.5.8 ZCR slot (DSEB-DG/SAS model only)
- 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 Turning 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 3 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/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
- 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 Configuration
- 4.4.6 ACPI Configuration
- 4.4.7 Power On Configuration
- 4.4.8 Hardware Monitor
- 4.5 Server menu
- 4.5.1 Remote Access Configuration
- 4.6 Security
- Change Supervisor Password
- Change User Password
- Password Check [Setup]
- Password Lock Mode [Disabled]
- Removable Device Boot [Enabled]
- Flash Write [Disabled]
- 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 RAID item in BIOS
- 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
- 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility
- 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set
- 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set
- 5.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration
- 5.2.4 Initializing the logical drives
- 5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives
- 5.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency
- 5.2.7 Deleting a RAID configuration
- 5.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
- 5.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache
- 5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
- 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)
- 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror)
- 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror)
- 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity)
- 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set
- 5.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
- 5.3.7 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
- 5.4 Global Array Manager
- 5.5 Marvell® 88SE6145 RAID BIOS configuration utility (DSEB-DG model only)
- 5.5.1 Creating a RAID set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5)
- 5.5.2 Deleting an array
- 5.6 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (DSEB-DG/SAS model only)
- 5.6.1 Integrated Mirroring
- 5.6.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced
- 5.6.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume
- 5.6.4 Managing Arrays
- 5.6.5 Viewing SAS topology
- 5.6.6 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 Intel chipset software installation
- 6.3 LAN driver installation
- 6.3.1 Windows 2000/Server 2003
- 6.3.2 Red Hat
- 6.4 VGA driver installation
- 6.4.1 Windows® 2000/Server 2003
- 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation
- 6.5.1 Running the support CD
- 6.5.2 Drivers menu
- 6.5.3 Management Software menu
- 6.5.4 Utilities menu
- 6.5.5 Contact information
- Reference information
- A.1 DSEB-DG/SAS model block diagram
- A.2 DSEB-DG model block diagram