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... support a total of 8 devices (KFN32-D SLI/SAS model only) 2 x CPU fan connectors 1 x SMBus header for back-plane 2 x Front fan connectors 2 x Rear fan connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x 4-pin ASUS EZ Plug™ connector 3 x USB 2.0 connectors for 6 additional USB 2.0 ...45) ports 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 8-channel audio ports Power Requirement SSI power supply (with 24-pin and 8-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant Form Factor Extended-ATX form factor: 12.0" x 13.0" (30.5 cm...
... support a total of 8 devices (KFN32-D SLI/SAS model only) 2 x CPU fan connectors 1 x SMBus header for back-plane 2 x Front fan connectors 2 x Rear fan connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x 4-pin ASUS EZ Plug™ connector 3 x USB 2.0 connectors for 6 additional USB 2.0 ...45) ports 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 8-channel audio ports Power Requirement SSI power supply (with 24-pin and 8-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant Form Factor Extended-ATX form factor: 12.0" x 13.0" (30.5 cm...
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... Quantity Motherboard KFN32-D SLI 3 3 (dual-plug) 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 piece per box KFN32-D SLI/SAS 3 3 (dual-plug) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 piece per box MB Bulk Pack - 1 1 2 1 1 10 pieces per carton ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 1- Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® KFN32-D SLI Series motherboard! The motherboard delivers...
... Quantity Motherboard KFN32-D SLI 3 3 (dual-plug) 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 piece per box KFN32-D SLI/SAS 3 3 (dual-plug) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 piece per box MB Bulk Pack - 1 1 2 1 1 10 pieces per carton ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 1- Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® KFN32-D SLI Series motherboard! The motherboard delivers...
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.... ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 1- The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of peripherals and devices compliant to a wide range of current for critical components. The LSI1068 SAS RAID controller supports 8-Port Serial Attached SCSI/ SATA ports and allows JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1E configurations. 8-channel high definition audio The motherboard supports...
.... ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 1- The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of peripherals and devices compliant to a wide range of current for critical components. The LSI1068 SAS RAID controller supports 8-Port Serial Attached SCSI/ SATA ports and allows JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1E configurations. 8-channel high definition audio The motherboard supports...
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... redundantly on the operating system. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set . ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5- If one drive to a second drive. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined ...without parity (redundancy data) having to be of the data in the other RAID performance benefits. LSI SAS 1068 PCI-X eight-port, 3.0 Gbit/s SAS/SATA controller supports eight additional SAS/SATA hard drives that allows you to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, and RAID 5 with ...
... redundantly on the operating system. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set . ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5- If one drive to a second drive. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined ...without parity (redundancy data) having to be of the data in the other RAID performance benefits. LSI SAS 1068 PCI-X eight-port, 3.0 Gbit/s SAS/SATA controller supports eight additional SAS/SATA hard drives that allows you to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, and RAID 5 with ...
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... and/or SATA hard disk drives to the succeeding sections for details on the motherboard. 3. To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration: 1. 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA (all models) and SAS hard disk drives (KFN32-D SLI/SAS model only) for RAID set using the utility embedded in the system user...
... and/or SATA hard disk drives to the succeeding sections for details on the motherboard. 3. To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration: 1. 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA (all models) and SAS hard disk drives (KFN32-D SLI/SAS model only) for RAID set using the utility embedded in the system user...
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... the swapped disk is automatically re-mirrored. The IM feature supports hot swap capability. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-11 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports three to create the following RAID set(s) from SAS hard disk drives supported by the LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller: • RAID 1 (Integrated Mirroring) • RAID 1E (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced) • RAID...
... the swapped disk is automatically re-mirrored. The IM feature supports hot swap capability. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-11 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports three to create the following RAID set(s) from SAS hard disk drives supported by the LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller: • RAID 1 (Integrated Mirroring) • RAID 1E (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced) • RAID...
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Select the disk, then move the cursor to mirror is already part of another array. 6. Slot Device Identifier RAID Num Disk 4 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A [No] 5 FUJITSU MAX3147RC 0104 [No] 6 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A [No] 7 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A [No] Hot Spr [No] [No] [No] [No] Drive Status Pred Fail --------- LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility Create... the disks you can add to overwrite any data and create the new IM array. You may also specify the Hot Spare disk here. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-13 Press to the Hot Spr column, then press , , or . 5.
Select the disk, then move the cursor to mirror is already part of another array. 6. Slot Device Identifier RAID Num Disk 4 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A [No] 5 FUJITSU MAX3147RC 0104 [No] 6 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A [No] 7 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A [No] Hot Spr [No] [No] [No] [No] Drive Status Pred Fail --------- LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility Create... the disks you can add to overwrite any data and create the new IM array. You may also specify the Hot Spare disk here. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-13 Press to the Hot Spr column, then press , , or . 5.
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...Array screen appears. ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED! Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to create ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-15 SAS1068 v6.05.06.00 (2006.01.16) Adapter PCI Slot PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Function) MPT Firmware Revision... SAS Address Status Boot Order Boot Support RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties SAS1068 00 07:03:00 0.07.01.00-IR 00000007:00000008 Enabled 0 [Enabled BIOS & OS]...
...Array screen appears. ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED! Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to create ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-15 SAS1068 v6.05.06.00 (2006.01.16) Adapter PCI Slot PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Function) MPT Firmware Revision... SAS Address Status Boot Order Boot Support RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties SAS1068 00 07:03:00 0.07.01.00-IR 00000007:00000008 Enabled 0 [Enabled BIOS & OS]...
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... BIOS & OS] Esc = Exit Menu Enter = Select Item F1/Shift1 = Help -/+ = Change Item ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-17 You may combine an IS volume with two to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility... 3. Creating Integrated Striping volumes Do not combine Serial ATA and SAS disks in one volume. LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility Adapter Properties --
... BIOS & OS] Esc = Exit Menu Enter = Select Item F1/Shift1 = Help -/+ = Change Item ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-17 You may combine an IS volume with two to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility... 3. Creating Integrated Striping volumes Do not combine Serial ATA and SAS disks in one volume. LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility Adapter Properties --
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... Identifier Num 4 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A 5 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A 7 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A RAID Disk Yes Yes Yes Hot Drive Spr Status No Ok No Ok No Ok Pred Fail No No No Size (MB) 78200 78200 78200 Esc = Exit Menu Alt+D = Device Properties F1/Shift1 = Help Alt+N = Next Array Alt+M = More Keys ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-21...
... Identifier Num 4 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A 5 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A 7 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A RAID Disk Yes Yes Yes Hot Drive Spr Status No Ok No Ok No Ok Pred Fail No No No Size (MB) 78200 78200 78200 Esc = Exit Menu Alt+D = Device Properties F1/Shift1 = Help Alt+N = Next Array Alt+M = More Keys ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-21...
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... Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synchronize Array Activate Array Delete Array Esc = Exit Menu Enter = Select Item F1/Shift1 = Help ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-23 Follow steps 1 ~ 3 of the section "Viewing Volume Properties" and step 2 of the section "Managing hot spares...Order Size (MB) Status LSILOGIC Logical Volume 3000 1M 4 78201 Optimal V Slot Device Identifier Num 4 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A 5 FUJITSU MAX3147RC 0104 6 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A 7 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A Hot Spr [No] [No] [No] [Yes] Drive Status Primary --------Secondary Hot Spare Pred...
... Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synchronize Array Activate Array Delete Array Esc = Exit Menu Enter = Select Item F1/Shift1 = Help ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-23 Follow steps 1 ~ 3 of the section "Viewing Volume Properties" and step 2 of the section "Managing hot spares...Order Size (MB) Status LSILOGIC Logical Volume 3000 1M 4 78201 Optimal V Slot Device Identifier Num 4 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A 5 FUJITSU MAX3147RC 0104 6 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A 7 SAS HDS722580VLSA80 A63A Hot Spr [No] [No] [No] [Yes] Drive Status Primary --------Secondary Hot Spare Pred...
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... Array Activate Array Delete Array Esc = Exit Menu Enter = Select Item F1/Shift1 = Help 2. From the Adapter Properties screen, select SAS Topology. Deleting an array • You cannot recover lost data if you delete an IM (RAID 1) volume, the data is preserved ...MPT Firmware Revision SAS Address Status Boot Order Boot Support RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties SAS1068 00 07:03:00 0.07.01.00-IR 00000007:00000008 Enabled 0 [Enabled BIOS & OS] Esc = Exit Menu Enter = Select Item F1/Shift1 = Help -/+ = Change Item ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-25...
... Array Activate Array Delete Array Esc = Exit Menu Enter = Select Item F1/Shift1 = Help 2. From the Adapter Properties screen, select SAS Topology. Deleting an array • You cannot recover lost data if you delete an IM (RAID 1) volume, the data is preserved ...MPT Firmware Revision SAS Address Status Boot Order Boot Support RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties SAS1068 00 07:03:00 0.07.01.00-IR 00000007:00000008 Enabled 0 [Enabled BIOS & OS] Esc = Exit Menu Enter = Select Item F1/Shift1 = Help -/+ = Change Item ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 5-25...
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...from the support CD. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Press any key when prompted to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from CD. The Makedisk menu appears. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in...Driver Disk G) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL WS3.0 UP6 32 bit Driver Disk H) Flash AMI BIOS for your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for KFN32-D SLI Please choose A to H: ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 6- Place the motherboard support CD in DOS environment:...
...from the support CD. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Press any key when prompted to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from CD. The Makedisk menu appears. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in...Driver Disk G) Create LSI 1068 SAS for RHEL WS3.0 UP6 32 bit Driver Disk H) Flash AMI BIOS for your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for KFN32-D SLI Please choose A to H: ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 6- Place the motherboard support CD in DOS environment:...
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For LSI1068 controller driver, select LSI1068 SAS RAID Controller for Windows XP OS. 6. Follow screen instructions to display the list of devices installed in the system. Right-click the My Computer icon ... from the RAID driver disk. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button to continue. When prompted, press to continue installation. 7. Click Cancel. 3. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 6- The Windows® XP Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the menu. 4. Restart the computer, then log on an existing Windows® XP...
For LSI1068 controller driver, select LSI1068 SAS RAID Controller for Windows XP OS. 6. Follow screen instructions to display the list of devices installed in the system. Right-click the My Computer icon ... from the RAID driver disk. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button to continue. When prompted, press to continue installation. 7. Click Cancel. 3. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 6- The Windows® XP Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the menu. 4. Restart the computer, then log on an existing Windows® XP...
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... controller driver, the LSI1068 SAS RAID Controller item should appear. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 5. Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers. 6. Click OK when finished. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 6- Right-click the...
... controller driver, the LSI1068 SAS RAID Controller item should appear. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 5. Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers. 6. Click OK when finished. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 6- Right-click the...