Asus DSBV-D 115

This chapter provides instructions for

setting up, creating, and configuring RAID5 sets using the available utilities.

RAID configuration

Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: RAID configuration Chapter 6: Driver installation Appendix: Block diagrams Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide DSBV-Dspecifications summary Page Product1 introduction Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.3Serial number label 1.4Special features 1.4.1Product highlights PCI Express™ interface 82563 LAN solution Serial ATA II technology USB 2.0 technology Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring 1.4.2Innovative ASUS features Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Support kits for the motherboard Page Page 2.2.4Motherboard layouts 2.2.5Layout contents Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Rank population DIMM installation reference table 2.4.3Memory sparing technology Page Page 2.4.4Installing a DIMM 2.4.5Removing a DIMM 2.4.6Installing the optional MemCool FB-DIMMfan Page 2.4.7Uninstalling the optional MemCool FB-DIMMfan 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments 2.5.4PCI-Xslots 2.5.5DDR2 SODIMM socket 2.5.6PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link) 2.5.7PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) 2.6Jumpers Page Page Page Page 2.7Switch 2.8.1Rear panel connectors 2.8.2Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time Phoenix BIOS beep codes 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Page Page 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2Updating the BIOS using the Phoenix Phlash16 Utility 4.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Page 4.1.4ASUS Update utility Page Page 4.2BIOS setup program 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Legend bar 4.2.4Menu items 4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8General help 4.3.1System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.2System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.3.3Floppy A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4IDE Configuration Serial ATA [Enabled] 4.3.5IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; SATA Port 1/2/3/4 Type [Auto] Multi-SectorTransfers [Disabled] LBA Mode Control [Disabled] 32 Bit I/O [Disabled] 4.3.6System Information Processor Information System Memory Information 4.4.1Advanced Processor Options Frequency Ratio [Default] Hyperthreading: [Enabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Technology [Enabled] Machine Checking [Enabled] Fast String Operations [Enabled] Intel EIST support [Enabled] Numbers of Stop Grant [Per Core] Thermal Management 2 [Enabled] Page Page 4.4.2Chipset Configuration Memory Branch Mode [Interleave] Branch 0 Rank Interleave [4:1] Branch 0 Rank Sparing [Disabled] Enhanced x8 Detection [Enabled] Force ITK Config Clocking [Disabled] 4.4.3PCI Configuration PCIE1/2 Slot; PCI3 Slot; PCIX4/5/6 Slot 4.4.4ICH USB Control Sub-Menu 4.4.5Peripheral Devices Configuration Interrupt [IRQ 3] Parallel port [Enabled] Base I/O address [378] Interrupt [IRQ 7] Mode [ECP] 4.4.6ACPI Configuration 4.4.7Power On Configuration 4.4.8Hardware Monitor CPU1/2 Domain 0/1 Temperature, SYSTEM1/2 Temperature CPU_FAN1/2 Speed, FRN_FAN1/2/3/4 Speed, REAR_FAN1/2 Speed Smart Fan Control [Smart Fan II] CPU1/2 Domain 0/1 Target Temperature SYSTEM1/2 Target Temperature CPU1/2 Target Temperature Page Page 4.5.1Console Redirection Baud Rate [57.6K] Console Type [VT-UTF8] Flow Control [None] Console connection [Direct] Continue C.R. after POST [On] 4.5.2DMI Event Logging 4.6Security menu Supervisor Password Is [Clear] User Password Is [Clear] Password Check [Setup] Password Lock Mode [Enabled] Removable Device Boot [Enabled] Flash Write [Enabled] 4.7.1Boot Device Priority 4.7.2Boot Features SETUP prompt [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] 4.8Exit menu Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Page 5.1.1RAID definitions 5.1.2Installing hard disk drives 5.1.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5.1.4RAID configuration utilities 5.2LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5.2.1Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set Page Page Page Page Page 5.2.2Creating a RAID 10 set Page Page Page 5.2.3Adding or viewing a RAID configuration Page Page 5.2.4Initializing the logical drives Page Page Page Page 5.2.5Rebuilding failed drives Page 5.2.6Checking the drives for data consistency Page Page 5.2.7Deleting a RAID configuration 5.2.8Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 5.2.9Enabling the WriteCache 5.3Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5.3.1Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) Page 5.3.2Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) 5.3.3Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror) 5.3.4Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity) 5.3.5Deleting a RAID set 5.3.6Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5.3.7Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 5.4Global Array Manager Driver6 installation Page 6.1.1Creating a RAID driver disk 6.1.2Installing the RAID controller driver Page Page Page Red Hat® Enterprise ver Page Page SuSE Linux Page 6.2Intel chipset software installation Page Page 6.3.1Windows XP/2000/Server Page Page 6.3.2Red Hat/SuSE Linux 6.4.1Windows 2000/Server Page Page 6.5.1Running the support CD 6.5.2Drivers menu 6.5.3Management Software menu 6.5.4Utilities menu 6.5.5Contact information Page Appendix summary A.1 DSBV-Dblock diagram A.2 PHLASH16.EXE and memory managers Disabling memory managers