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Asus P8B-C SERIES P8B-C/SAS/2L(R1.0x)

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P8B-C/SAS/2L (R1.0x)

ASUS P8B-C series

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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 P8B-Cseries specifications summary Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents P8B-C/4L P8B-C/SAS/2L*, P8B-C/SAS/4L 1.4.1Product highlights DDR3 memory support PCIe Intel® 82574L LAN Solution Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) Serial ATA II technology 1.4.2Innovative ASUS features Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed Standby Power LED (SB_PWR1) 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout P8B-C/4L(R2.0x) P8B-C/SAS/2L(R1.0x) P8B-C/SAS/2L(R2.0x) P8B-C/SAS/4L(R1.0x) P8B-C/SAS/4L(R2.0x) 2.2.4Layout contents Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2.3.4Installing the CPU heatsink in rack 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 x8 slot (x4 link) 2.5.5PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link) 2.5.6PCI slots Page 2.5.7Connecting the thermal sensor cable 2.6Jumpers Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.7.1Rear panel connectors 2.7.2Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Page Page 4.1.1ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash Utility 4.1.3BUPDATER utility Page 4.2BIOS setup program 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Menu items 4.2.4Submenu items 4.2.5Navigation keys 4.2.6General help 4.2.7Configuration fields 4.3.1System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.2System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.3.3Security Administrator Password User Password 4.4Event Logs menu Change Smbios Event Log Settings View Smbios Event Log 4.5.1ACPI Settings 4.5.2Trusted Computing 4.5.3WHEA Configuration 4.5.4CPU Configuration Intel Virtualization Tech [Enabled] Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] Turbo Mode [Enabled] CPU C1E [Enabled] CPU C3 Report [Enabled] 4.5.5North Bridge 4.5.6South Bridge 4.5.7SATA Configuration 4.5.8Intel TXT(LT) Configuration 4.5.9USB Configuration 4.5.10Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Parallel Port Configuration 4.5.11APM 4.5.12Serial Port Console Redirection COM2 Console Redirection [Disabled] 4.6Monitor menu CPU/MB/TR1 Temperature ��[xxxºC/xxxºF] Fan Speed Control [Generic Mode] 4.7Boot menu Setup Prompt Timeout [xx] Bootup NumLock State [On] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Post Report [5 sec] EFI Boot [Disabled] Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE] Boot Option Priorities Boot Override Network Device BBS Priorities 4.8Tool menu ASUS EZ Flash Utility 4.9Exit menu Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit Page 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 Software RAID Configuration Utility (P8B-C/4Lonly) 5.2.1Creating a RAID set Page Page Page Page Using New Configuration 5.2.2Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 5.2.3Initializing the virtual drives Page Using the Objects command Page 5.2.4Rebuilding failed drives Page 5.2.5Checking the drives for data consistency Page Page 5.2.6Deleting a RAID configuration 5.2.7Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 5.2.8Enabling WriteCache 5.3Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Utility 5.3.1Creating a RAID set 5.3.2Creating a Recovery set Page 5.3.3Deleting a RAID set 5.3.4Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5.3.5Recovery Volume Options 5.3.6Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility 5.3.7Rebuilding the RAID Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk 5.3.8Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 5.4LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility (P8B-C/SAS/2L, P8B-C/SAS/4Lonly) 5.4.1RAID 1 volume Page Page 5.4.2RAID 1E/10 volume Page 5.4.3RAID 0 volume Page 5.4.4Managing Arrays Page Managing hot spares 3.From the Manage Volume screen, select Manage Hot Spares, then press <Enter Running a consistency check Activating a volume Deleting a volume Expanding the volume capacity 5.4.5Viewing SAS topology 5.4.6Global Properties Boot Information Display Mode Support Interrupt Restore Defaults Page Driver6 installation Page 6.1.1Creating a RAID driver disk LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Page 6.1.2Installing the RAID controller driver Page Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS Page SUSE Linux 11 OS Page Page Page Page 6.3LAN driver installation Page Page 6.4.1XGI Volari Z9s VGA Driver (R1.0x) Page 6.4.2ASPEED AST1100 VGA Driver (R2.0x) Page 6.5.1Running the support DVD 6.5.2Drivers menu 6.5.3Utilities menu 6.5.4Make disk menu 6.5.5Contact information Page Page Appendix summary Page Page Page Page Page Page ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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