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...8482; technology 7-3 7.1.1 Requirements 7-3 7.1.2 Before you begin 7-3 7.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 7-4 7.1.4 Installing the device drivers 7-5 7.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 7-5 7.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 7-7 7.2.1 Requirements 7-7 7.2.2 ... device drivers 7-10 7.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 7-10 7.3 NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology 7-13 7.3.1 Requirements 7-13 7.3.2 Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards 7-13 Appendix: Reference information A.1 Z9PE-D8 WS block diagram A-3 ASUS contact ...
...8482; technology 7-3 7.1.1 Requirements 7-3 7.1.2 Before you begin 7-3 7.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 7-4 7.1.4 Installing the device drivers 7-5 7.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 7-5 7.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 7-7 7.2.1 Requirements 7-7 7.2.2 ... device drivers 7-10 7.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 7-10 7.3 NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology 7-13 7.3.1 Requirements 7-13 7.3.2 Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards 7-13 Appendix: Reference information A.1 Z9PE-D8 WS block diagram A-3 ASUS contact ...
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xiv Z9PE-D8 WS specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Support DVD Form Factors 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector support additional 2 USB ports (19-pin) 2 x USB 2.0/1/1 ...Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables 8 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s cables 1 x ASUS 4-Way SLI bridge connector 1 x ASUS 3-Way SLI bridge connector 1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector 1 x 2-port USB2.0 + 1394 bracket 2 x COM port bracket I/O Shield User's manual Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update EEB Form Factor, 12"x 13" *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update. **Specifications are subject to change...
xiv Z9PE-D8 WS specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Support DVD Form Factors 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector support additional 2 USB ports (19-pin) 2 x USB 2.0/1/1 ...Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables 8 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s cables 1 x ASUS 4-Way SLI bridge connector 1 x ASUS 3-Way SLI bridge connector 1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector 1 x 2-port USB2.0 + 1394 bracket 2 x COM port bracket I/O Shield User's manual Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update EEB Form Factor, 12"x 13" *Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update. **Specifications are subject to change...
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...and Marvell® RAID at the same time. • For regular usage, the SATA6G_E1/E2/E3/E4 connectors are recommended for data drivers. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. •...driver disk using the motherboard support DVD and load the driver during OS installation. For 32/64bit Windows XP OS, load first the Marvell ® shared library driver, and then load Marvell® 92xx SATA Controller Driver. For Windows Vista / Windows 7 OS, load only the Marvell® 92xx SATA Controller Driver. 8. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS...
...and Marvell® RAID at the same time. • For regular usage, the SATA6G_E1/E2/E3/E4 connectors are recommended for data drivers. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. •...driver disk using the motherboard support DVD and load the driver during OS installation. For 32/64bit Windows XP OS, load first the Marvell ® shared library driver, and then load Marvell® 92xx SATA Controller Driver. For Windows Vista / Windows 7 OS, load only the Marvell® 92xx SATA Controller Driver. 8. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS...
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...This item sets the time-out value for EFI applications. Configuration options: [10 sec] [20 sec] [30 sec] [40 sec] ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 4-31 USB Hardware Delays and Time-outs USB transfer time-out Device reset time-out Device power-up delay [20 sec] [20 sec... options: [Disabled] [Enabled] XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] EHCI Hand-off [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Enabled Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy...
...This item sets the time-out value for EFI applications. Configuration options: [10 sec] [20 sec] [30 sec] [40 sec] ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 4-31 USB Hardware Delays and Time-outs USB transfer time-out Device reset time-out Device power-up delay [20 sec] [20 sec... options: [Disabled] [Enabled] XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] EHCI Hand-off [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Enabled Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy...
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...an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. • Please refer to chapter 2 for how to select the RAID configuration utility. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 5-3 The new drive must be calculated and written. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to choose between LSI MegaRAID ... • If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both data and parity information across three or more hard ...
...an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. • Please refer to chapter 2 for how to select the RAID configuration utility. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 5-3 The new drive must be calculated and written. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to choose between LSI MegaRAID ... • If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both data and parity information across three or more hard ...
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... Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers installation 6-21 6.6 Marvell Magni installation 6-22 6.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-23 6.8 Marvell Storage Utility installation 6-26 6.9 Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver installation 6-30 6.10 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-33 6.11 VGA driver installation 6-36 6.12 Management applications and utilities installation 6-39 ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS
... Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers installation 6-21 6.6 Marvell Magni installation 6-22 6.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-23 6.8 Marvell Storage Utility installation 6-26 6.9 Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver installation 6-30 6.10 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-33 6.11 VGA driver installation 6-36 6.12 Management applications and utilities installation 6-39 ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS
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... bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID) Windows 64 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID) Windows 32 bit (SCU RAID) Windows 64 bit (SCU RAID) Back Exit ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-3 Create Driver Diskette Menu C60x INTEL RAID Driver Write DMI FreeDOS command prompt 5. Save your server system, you want to create and press to the independent hard disk drive or...
... bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID) Windows 64 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID) Windows 32 bit (SCU RAID) Windows 64 bit (SCU RAID) Back Exit ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-3 Create Driver Diskette Menu C60x INTEL RAID Driver Write DMI FreeDOS command prompt 5. Save your server system, you want to create and press to the independent hard disk drive or...
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Follow the screen instructions to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. When prompted to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc. Click Load Driver. 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver For Windows® Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 OS 1. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-5
Follow the screen instructions to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. When prompted to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc. Click Load Driver. 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver For Windows® Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 OS 1. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-5
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...=ata1 noprobe=ata2 noprobe=ata3 noprobe=ata4 noprobe=ata5 noprobe=ata6. - To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the key. - Yes No 4. Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press "OK" to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . OK Back The...upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - Main Menu Do you have when building a RAID set with the hard disk drive number you have the driver disk, then press . ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-7 At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then press . Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID...
...=ata1 noprobe=ata2 noprobe=ata3 noprobe=ata4 noprobe=ata5 noprobe=ata6. - To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the key. - Yes No 4. Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press "OK" to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . OK Back The...upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - Main Menu Do you have when building a RAID set with the hard disk drive number you have the driver disk, then press . ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-7 At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then press . Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID...
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3. Main Menu Do you have a driver disk? Yes No ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-9 Select Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press . Enter the following command at the boot: Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid, then press . 4.
3. Main Menu Do you have a driver disk? Yes No ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-9 Select Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press . Enter the following command at the boot: Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid, then press . 4.
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...Example: mount -o loop megasr-15-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11ga-x86__64.img image 4. Create a folder. Rename the 01 folder to create the RAID driver. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-11 Example: image 3. Example: megasr-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86_64.img 2. Mount the image file into the Linux system. Copy the ...of the image directory, labeled as 01, into a FAT32 USB drive. 5. Preparing the Linux Driver Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to CD Image. When creating the RAID driver, you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to create a...
...Example: mount -o loop megasr-15-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11ga-x86__64.img image 4. Create a folder. Rename the 01 folder to create the RAID driver. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-11 Example: image 3. Example: megasr-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86_64.img 2. Mount the image file into the Linux system. Copy the ...of the image directory, labeled as 01, into a FAT32 USB drive. 5. Preparing the Linux Driver Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to CD Image. When creating the RAID driver, you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to create a...
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Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. 4. Select OK, then press . ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-13 sda: USB Floppy other device OK Back 6. Use the USB drive to finish the installation. When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. Please choose the Driver Update medium. Type the command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options field, and press . 5.
Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. 4. Select OK, then press . ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-13 sda: USB Floppy other device OK Back 6. Use the USB drive to finish the installation. When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. Please choose the Driver Update medium. Type the command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options field, and press . 5.
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... then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to start the installation. To install the ASUS MIO Audio card/ Realtek High Definition Audio driver: 1. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-19 When the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver installation wizard appears, click Yes to run the support DVD. 3. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to begin...
... then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to start the installation. To install the ASUS MIO Audio card/ Realtek High Definition Audio driver: 1. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-19 When the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver installation wizard appears, click Yes to run the support DVD. 3. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to begin...
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... support DVD to run the support DVD. 3. Click the item Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers from the BIN folder. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-21 6.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers installation This section provides the instructions on how to complete the installation. Restart the computer, and then log on...
... support DVD to run the support DVD. 3. Click the item Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers from the BIN folder. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-21 6.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Drivers installation This section provides the instructions on how to complete the installation. Restart the computer, and then log on...
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... Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 to the optical drive. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to begin installation. 4. The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN... Technology enterprise 3.0 on with Administrator privileges. 2. To install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 utility: 1. Restart the computer, and then log on the system. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-23
... Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 to the optical drive. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to begin installation. 4. The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN... Technology enterprise 3.0 on with Administrator privileges. 2. To install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 utility: 1. Restart the computer, and then log on the system. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-23
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ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-31 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to start the installation. 5. 4. When the Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver installation wizard appears, click Next to continue.
ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-31 Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to start the installation. 5. 4. When the Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver installation wizard appears, click Next to continue.
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...ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-33 When the Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation wizard appears, click Next to the optical drive. To install the Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver on with Administrator privileges. 2. If Autorun is enabled in your computer. Click Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver.... 4. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to start the installation. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the ...
...ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-33 When the Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation wizard appears, click Next to the optical drive. To install the Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver on with Administrator privileges. 2. If Autorun is enabled in your computer. Click Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver.... 4. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to start the installation. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the ...
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Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to activate the devices. The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. If Autorun is enabled in your computer. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-39 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD are subject...
Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to activate the devices. The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. If Autorun is enabled in your computer. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 6-39 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD are subject...
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...-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your computer. For Windows 7, select Uninstall. 5. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 7.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you should have to uninstall all current... unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 7-3 Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. 7.1 AMD® CrossFireX™...
...-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your computer. For Windows 7, select Uninstall. 5. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 7.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you should have to uninstall all current... unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 7-3 Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. 7.1 AMD® CrossFireX™...
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... detects the existance of multi-graphics cards. 7.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 7.1.5 Enabling the AMD... the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notificAMDon area and select Vision Engine Control Center. 2. Click Go to continue to the VISION Engine Control Center Advanced View window. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 7-5 Launching ...
... detects the existance of multi-graphics cards. 7.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 7.1.5 Enabling the AMD... the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notificAMDon area and select Vision Engine Control Center. 2. Click Go to continue to the VISION Engine Control Center Advanced View window. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS 7-5 Launching ...