Asus TS100-E4/PI2

This chapter provides instructions for

setting up, creating and conguring

RAID sets using the available utilities.

Chapter 5

RAID Conguration

Contents

Main ii E2791 First Edition V1.00 February 2007 iii Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware setup Chapter 3: Motherboard Info iv Chapter 4: BIOS Setup v Chapter 5: RAID Conguration vi Chapter 6: Driver installation Appendix: Reference information vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement viii Safety information Electrical Safety Operation Safety CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT About this guide Audience Contents x References 1.ASUSServerWeb-basedManagement(ASWM)userguide 2. ASUS websites Conventions Typography Page 1.1 System package contents 1.2 System specications (continuted on the next page) Page 1.3 Front panel features 1.5 Rear panel features 1.4 LED information 1.6 Internal features Page Page 2.1 Removing the side cover Viewing the internal structure 2.2 Motherboard information 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 CPU Socket 775 Page 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 CPU Fan connector CPU_FAN1 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Memory congurations 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2.5 Installing a hard disk drive Hard disk drive installation Page Page Page 2.6 Installing 5.25-inch drives 2.6.1 Removing the front panel cover Page 2.6.2 Installing additional optical drive(s) Page 2.7 Installing expansion cards Page 2.8 Removing components 2.8.1 Removing the oppy disk drive 2.8.2 Removing/Add the chassis fan (Optional) 2.9 Connecting cables Standard cables connected to the motherboard 2.10 Replacing the side cover Page 3-2 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 3.1 Motherboard overview LGA775 ASMB3 DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) XGIZ7 Layout contents 3-4 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 3.2 Jumpers P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 Page P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR1 P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 VGA Setting VGA_EN1 P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 LAN_EN1 Setting LAN_EN1 P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 RAID_SEL1 Setting RAID_SEL1 Page 3.3 Connectors 3.3.1 Rear panel connectors 2 1 56 4 37 3.3.2 Internal connectors Page Serial ATA hard disk drive connection SATA2 SATA1 P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 SATA Connectors SATA3 Page Page Page Page Page P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 System Panel Connector PANEL1 Page Page 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility Copying the current BIOS Updating the BIOS le Updating the BIOS le using a USB ash drive 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from a oppy disk Recovering the BIOS from the support CD Installing ASUS Update 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le 4.2 BIOS setup program 4.2.2 Menu bar 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4.2.4 Menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items 4.2.6 Conguration elds 4.2.7 Pop-up window 4.2.8 Scroll bar 4.3 Main menu 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [Enabled] 4.3.4 Primary, Third, Fourth IDE Master/Slave Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 4.3.5 IDE Conguration OnBoard Serial-ATA BOOTROM [Disabled] ALPE and ASP [Disabled] StaggerSpinupSupport[Disabled] AHCI Port 3 Interlock Switch [Disabled] 4.3.6 System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-19 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 4.4.1 USB Conguration USB Function [4 USB Ports] 4.4.2 MPS Conguration MPS Revision [1.4] LegacyUSBSupport[Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB2.0 Controller mode [HiSpeed] 4.4.3 Remote Access Conguration Remote Access [Disabled] Serial port number [COM1] Serial Port Mode [115200 8, n,1] Flow Control [None] 4.4.4 Trusted Computing Terminal Type [ANSI] VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled] Media Type [Serial] 4.4.5 CPU Conguration Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Execute Disabled Function [Disabled] Enhanced C1 Control [Auto] Virtualization Technology [Enabled] 4.4.6 Chipset Page 4.4.7 Onboard Devices Conguration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode [Normal] Parallel Port Address [378] 4.4.8 PCI PnP Plug And Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] 4.5 Power Conguration ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.1 APM Conguration Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] Page 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] MB1 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] Smart Fan Control [Enabled] ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-31 4.6 Boot menu VCORE1 Voltage, VCORE2 Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Volt- age, 5VSB Voltage, VBAT Voltage, 12V Voltage 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 4.6.2 Hard Disk Drives 4.6.3 Boot Settings Conguration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock [On] 4.6.4 Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Page 4.7 Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page 5.1 RAID congurations 5.1.1 RAID denitions (Data mirroring) (Data striping) 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5.1.4 RAID conguration utility 5.2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) Page 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) 5.2.3 Deleting a RAID set 5.2.5 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility 5.2.4 Resetting Disks to Non-RAID 5.2.6 Rebuilding the RAID Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk 5.2.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 5.3 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Set- up Utility 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Conguration Page Page Page Using New Conguration 5.3.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration Adding a new RAID conguration Page Page 5.3.3 Initializing the logical drives Using the Initialize command Page Page Page Page 5.3.4 Rebuilding failed drives Using the Rebuild command Using the Objects command 5.3.5 Checking the drives for data consistency Using the Check Consistency Page Using the Objects command Page 5.3.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 5.3.8 Enabling the WriteCache 5.4 Global Array Manager Page 6.1 RAID driver installation 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows 2003 Server OS DuringWindows 2003 Server OS installation Page Intel Matrix Storage ToanexistingWindows 2003 Server OS Page Red Hat Enterprise ver. 3.0 Page Page Page Page 6.2 LAN driver installation 6.2.1 Windows 2003 Server 6.2.2 Red Hat Enterprise ver. 3.0 Building the driver from the TAR le 6.3 VGA driver installation 6.3.1 Windows 2003 Server 6.3.2 Red Hat Enterprise ver. 3.0 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation 6.4.1 Running the support CD 6.4.2 Drivers menu Page Page Page A.1 Intel EM64T Using the Intel EM64T feature A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technol- ogy (EIST) A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Page A.4 670 W single power supply A.4.1 General description A.4.2 Specications DC Output characteristics Input Characteristics