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...for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT... BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ii ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER ...
...for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT... BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ii ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER ...
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Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are using, contact your local power company. • If ... the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are unplugged. • Seek professional assistance before using the product, make sure all the manuals that all power cables from the motherboard, ensure that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock...
Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are using, contact your local power company. • If ... the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are unplugged. • Seek professional assistance before using the product, make sure all the manuals that all power cables from the motherboard, ensure that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock...
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... the command line: format A:/S IMPORTANT: Instructions that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in this manual. Example: means that you must press the enclosed key. Conventions used throughout this guide To make sure that you complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent...
... the command line: format A:/S IMPORTANT: Instructions that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in this manual. Example: means that you must press the enclosed key. Conventions used throughout this guide To make sure that you complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent...
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...the menu level. Press + to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option ASUS P7F-E 5-5 The keys on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives. 2....5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility allows you to be manually adjusted. LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A.09 04300936R LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus... 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set (s). Refer to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard southbridge chip. The utility main window appears. At the bottom of the SATA optical drive ...
...the menu level. Press + to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option ASUS P7F-E 5-5 The keys on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives. 2....5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility allows you to be manually adjusted. LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A.09 04300936R LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus... 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set (s). Refer to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard southbridge chip. The utility main window appears. At the bottom of the SATA optical drive ...
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... failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of configurations: Easy and New. Menu Description Configure Allows you manually set the virtual drive parameters. In Easy Configuration, the virtual drive parameters are set using the Easy Configuration option 1. From the Management Menu, select Configure...
... failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of configurations: Easy and New. Menu Description Configure Allows you manually set the virtual drive parameters. In Easy Configuration, the virtual drive parameters are set using the Easy Configuration option 1. From the Management Menu, select Configure...
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... # 0 ONLIN A00-00 1 FAIL A00-01 Port # 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Virtual Drives ASUS P7F-E 5-17 From the Management Menu, select Rebuild, and then press . To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1. Select the drive you want to the SATA ...Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency REBUILD - 5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu.
... # 0 ONLIN A00-00 1 FAIL A00-01 Port # 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Virtual Drives ASUS P7F-E 5-17 From the Management Menu, select Rebuild, and then press . To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1. Select the drive you want to the SATA ...Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency REBUILD - 5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu.
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... Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 5. Select Disk WC, and then press to turn on the option. When you enable WriteCache, you may manually enable the RAID controller's WriteCache option after creating a RAID set to display the adapter properties. 4. 5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache You may lose data when a power interruption occurs...
... Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 5. Select Disk WC, and then press to turn on the option. When you enable WriteCache, you may manually enable the RAID controller's WriteCache option after creating a RAID set to display the adapter properties. 4. 5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache You may lose data when a power interruption occurs...
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.... PCH INTEL RAID Driver PCH INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit(also support AHCI) Windows 64 bit(also support AHCI) Back Exit ASUS P7F-E 6-3 Place the motherboard support DVD in a RAID set. Save your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to install the RAID... from the support DVD. A floppy disk with the LSI Software RAID configuration utility, the boot priority of RAID driver disk you have to be manually adjusted. Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your changes, and...
.... PCH INTEL RAID Driver PCH INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit(also support AHCI) Windows 64 bit(also support AHCI) Back Exit ASUS P7F-E 6-3 Place the motherboard support DVD in a RAID set. Save your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to install the RAID... from the support DVD. A floppy disk with the LSI Software RAID configuration utility, the boot priority of RAID driver disk you have to be manually adjusted. Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your changes, and...
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...® Server installation DVD. Press when the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver... 2. When prompted, press to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." The Windows® Server OS Setup starts...
...® Server installation DVD. Press when the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver... 2. When prompted, press to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." The Windows® Server OS Setup starts...
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No driver found Unable to select OK. Local CDROM Hard drive NFS image FTP HTTP OK Back 10. Select the media and press to find any devices of media contains the packages to continue. Select driver Use a driver disk Back ASUS P7F-E 6-11 Press to select OK. Select the media and press to continue. Installation Method What type of the type needed for this installation type. Press to be installed? Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver disk? 9.
No driver found Unable to select OK. Local CDROM Hard drive NFS image FTP HTTP OK Back 10. Select the media and press to find any devices of media contains the packages to continue. Select driver Use a driver disk Back ASUS P7F-E 6-11 Press to select OK. Select the media and press to continue. Installation Method What type of the type needed for this installation type. Press to be installed? Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver disk? 9.
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... system. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 1. ASUS P7F-E 6-19 6.2 Intel® chipset device installation This section provides instructions on how to manually install the Intel® chipset software on a Windows Server operating system. Click Next to the optical drive. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to start installation. The Intel(R) Chipset...
... system. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 1. ASUS P7F-E 6-19 6.2 Intel® chipset device installation This section provides instructions on how to manually install the Intel® chipset software on a Windows Server operating system. Click Next to the optical drive. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to start installation. The Intel(R) Chipset...
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Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to start the installation. 6-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. 3. You need to manually install the Aspeed® VGA driver on how to install the Aspeed® Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver. To install...
Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to start the installation. 6-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. 3. You need to manually install the Aspeed® VGA driver on how to install the Aspeed® Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver. To install...