Asus RS160-E3/PS4 5.1Managing and updating your BIOS

5.1Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

1.ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.)

2.ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)

3.ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.

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Chapter 5: BIOS setup

Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 3: Installation options 4: Motherboard information 5: BIOS SETUP Chapter 6: RAID Configuration Chapter 7: Driver Installation Page Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Safety information Electrical Safety Operation Safety About this guide Audience Contents Conventions References Product introduction 1.1System package contents 1.2System specifications Page 1.3Front panel features 1.4Rear panel features 1.5Internal features 1.6LED information 1.6.1Front panel LEDs 1.6.2 HDD status LED 1.6.3Rear panel LEDs Hardware setup 2.1Chassis cover 2.1.1Removing the front cover 2.1.2Removing the rear cover 2.1.3Installing the cover 2.2Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.2.1Installling a CPU Page 2.2.2Installing the CPU heatsink 2.2.3Installing the fan-duck 2.3System memory 2.3.1Overview 2.3.2Memory configurations 2.3.3Installing a DIMM 2.3.4Removing a DIMM 2.4Hot-swaphard disk drives Page 2.5Expansion slot 2.5.1Installing expansion cards Page 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.6Cable connections 2.6.1Motherboard 2.6.2SCSI backplane 2.7Removable components 2.7.1System/Device fans 2.7.2Power supply module 2.7.3Optical drive Page Page Page Installation options 3.1Rackmount rail kit items 3.2Rack rails assembly 3.3Attaching the rails to the rack 3.4Rackmounting the server Motherboard info 4.1Motherboard layout Layout contents 4.2Jumpers Page Page Page Page 4.3 Connectors Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page BIOS setup 5.1Managing and updating your BIOS 5.1.1AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file Page 5.1.2ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 5.1.3ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 5.2BIOS setup program 5.2.1BIOS menu screen 5.2.2Menu bar 5.2.3Navigation keys 5.2.4Menu items 5.2.5Sub-menuitems 5.2.6Configuration fields 5.2.7Pop-upwindow 5.2.8Scroll bar 5.3Main menu 5.3.1System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 5.3.2System Time [xx:xx:xx] 5.3.3Legacy Diskette A [Disabled] 5.3.4IDE Configuration 5.3.5Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave, Third, and Fourth IDE Master 5.3.6System Information Processor Information System Memory Information 5.4Advanced menu 5.4.1CPU Configuration Single Logical Processor Mode [Disabled] Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Execute Disable Function [Disabled] Enhanced C1 Control [Auto] 5.4.2Chipset Configuration NorthBridge Configuration DIMM Speed Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Memory Mirroring/Sparing [Disabled] 5.4.3Onboard Devices Configuration Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] 5.4.4PCI/PnP Configuration 5.4.5Power Configuration APM Configuration Power Management [Enabled] Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend] Suspend Time Out (Minute) [Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On Ring [Disabled] Power On By PME# [Disabled] 5.4.6Hardware Monitor Smart Fan Control [Smart Fan II] CPU1/CPU2 Temperature [XXX] MB Temperature [XXX] 5.5Server menu Remote Access Configuration Remote Access [Disabled] Serial port number [COM1] Baudrate [19200] Flow Control [None] Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] 5.6Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 5.7Boot menu 5.7.1Boot Device Priority 5.7.2Boot Settings Configuration Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] 5.8Exit menu Load Setup Defaults RAID configuration 6.1Setting up RAID 6.1.1RAID definitions 6.1.2Installing hard disk drives 6.1.3RAID configuration utilities 6.2Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility 6.2.1Configuring the SCSI controller 6.2.2Enabling the HostRAID controller 6.2.3Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) Page Page Page 6.2.4Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) Page Page 6.2.5Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe+Mirror) Page Page Page 6.2.6Adding a spare drive to a RAID 10 set 6.2.7Deleting a RAID 10 set spare drive Page 6.2.8Deleting a RAID set 6.2.9Rebuilding a RAID set 6.2.10 Verifying a RAID set hard disk drive 6.2.11 Making a RAID set bootable Page Driver Installation 7.1RAID driver installation 7.1.1Red Hat® Enterprise ver Page Page 7.2LAN driver installation 7.2.1Windows® 2000/2003 Server Page 7.2.2Red Hat® Enterprise ver Building the driver from the TAR file 7.3VGA driver installation 7.3.1Windows® 2000 Server 7.3.2Windows® 2003 Server 7.3.3Red Hat® Enterprise ver 7.4Management applications and utilities installation 7.4.1Running the support CD 7.4.2Drivers menu 7.4.3Management Software menu 7.4.4Utilities menu 7.4.5Contact information