Asus KCMA-D8 108


Chapter summary	5
Chapter summary

5.1	Setting up RAID............................................................................	5-3
5.2	FastBuild Utility............................................................................	5-5

ASUS KCMA-D8

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: Reference information Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement REACH Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography KCMA-D8specifications summary Page Product introduction Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.4.1Product highlights DDR3 memory support PCIe Intel® 82574L LAN Solution Serial ATA II technology USB 2.0 technology 1.4.2Innovative ASUS features Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED Page Page 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layouts 2.2.4Layout contents Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Page 2.3.2Installing the retension module base 2.3.3Installing the CPU heatsink and fan assembly Page Page 2.3.4Installing the CPU heatsink 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory Configurations 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments 2.5.4PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link) 2.5.5PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link) 2.5.6PCI slots 2.5.7PIKE slot 2.5.8Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card 2.5.9Installing i Button 2.5.10Installing ASMB4 management card 2.5.11Connecting the thermal sensor cable 2.5.12Installing the audio card 2.6Jumpers Page Page Page 2.7.1Rear panel connectors 2.7.2Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Powering up Page 3.1Starting up for the first time 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch BIOS setup Page 4.1.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4.1.2BUPDATER utility Page 4.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4.2BIOS setup program 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 4.2.4Menu items 4.2.5Submenu items 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3SATA1–6 4.3.4Storage Configuration SATA Port1 - Port4 [IDE] 4.3.5System Information 4.4.1CPU Configuration GART Error Reporting [Disabled] Microcode Updation [Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled] PowerNow [Enabled] PowerCap [P-state0] 4.4.2Chipset Configuration NorthBridge Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration SouthBridge Configuration SB Debug Configuration OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0) [Enabled] OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1) [Enabled] EHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2) [Enabled] OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) [Enabled] OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 1) [Enabled] SR5670 Configuration Page Hyper Transport Configuration IOMMU [Disabled] Primary Video Controller [Slot1-Slot3-PIKE/Slot5-PCI] Debug Option 4.4.3Onboard Devices Configuration 4.4.4USB Configuration 4.4.5PCIPnP 4.4.6Event Log Configuration Remote Access Configuration Serial port number [COM2] Serial Port Mode [57600 8,n,1] Flow Control [Hardware] Redirection After BIOS POST [Disabled] Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] 4.6.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 4.6.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.6.3ACPI 2.0 Support [ACPI v2.0] 4.6.4ACPI APIC support [Enabled] 4.6.5APM Configuration 4.6.6Hardware Monitor Fan Speed Control [Generic Mode] VCORE1/2 Voltage, P1/2DDR3 Voltage, P1/2_+1.2V Voltage 4.7.1Boot Device Priority 4.7.2Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives 4.7.3Boot Settings Configuration 4.7.4Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Password Check [Setup] 4.8Tools menu ASUS EZ Flash 4.9Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page RAID configuration Page 5.1.1RAID definitions 5.1.2Installing hard disk drives 5.1.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5.2FastBuild Utility 5.2.1Creating a RAID set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, SPAN or JBOD) Page Page Page Page Page 5.2.2Deleting a RAID set Page 5.2.3Viewing the Drive Assignment 5.2.4Viewing the Controller Configuration Page Driver6 installation Page 6.1.1Creating a RAID driver disk Page 6.1.2Installing the RAID controller driver Page Page Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 4.7/4.8 Page Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS Page SUSE Linux 11 OS Page Page 6.2AMD® processor driver installation 6.3LAN driver installation Page Page Page 6.4ATI SM Bus controller driver installation 6.5Display driver installation Page Page 6.6.1Running the support DVD 6.6.2Drivers menu 6.6.3Utilities menu 6.6.4Make disk menu 6.6.5Contact information Page Appendix: Reference information Appendix summary