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...Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2 5.1.4 RAID configuration utility 5-2 5.2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5-3 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Striped 5-4 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror 5-6 5.2.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1 5-7 5.2.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity 5-8 5.2.5 Deleting a RAID set 5-10 5.2.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5-11 5.2.7 Existing the Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility... 5-11 5.2.8 Rebuilding the RAID 5-12 5.2.9 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility... 5-13 5.3 LSI Logic Embedded SATA...
...Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2 5.1.4 RAID configuration utility 5-2 5.2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5-3 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Striped 5-4 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror 5-6 5.2.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1 5-7 5.2.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity 5-8 5.2.5 Deleting a RAID set 5-10 5.2.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5-11 5.2.7 Existing the Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility... 5-11 5.2.8 Rebuilding the RAID 5-12 5.2.9 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility... 5-13 5.3 LSI Logic Embedded SATA...
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... Storage Manager (under Windows Operating System) or the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (no RAID 5). USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 2.0. See page 4-30 for details. Built-in the Winbond hardware monitor) to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. USB 2.0 is monitored for timely failure detection. The onboard Broadcom® BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network...
... Storage Manager (under Windows Operating System) or the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (no RAID 5). USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 2.0. See page 4-30 for details. Built-in the Winbond hardware monitor) to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. USB 2.0 is monitored for timely failure detection. The onboard Broadcom® BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network...
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... and add style to your system with customizable boot logos. This protection eliminates the need to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction See page 4-32 for details. ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are...
... and add style to your system with customizable boot logos. This protection eliminates the need to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction See page 4-32 for details. ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are...
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... table on the slot. 5. Refer to the card. Install the software drivers for later use . Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. ASUS P5M2-M Series 2-15 Make sure to the tables on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Refer to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future...
... table on the slot. 5. Refer to the card. Install the software drivers for later use . Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. ASUS P5M2-M Series 2-15 Make sure to the tables on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Refer to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future...
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... you install two hard disk drives, you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices. This prevents incorrect insertion when you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. PRI_IDE1 P5M2-M PIN 1 ® P5M2-M IDE Connector NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the Ultra DMA cable connector. Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings...
... you install two hard disk drives, you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices. This prevents incorrect insertion when you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. PRI_IDE1 P5M2-M PIN 1 ® P5M2-M IDE Connector NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the Ultra DMA cable connector. Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings...
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... you intend to [RAID]. Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector SATA1/SATA2 SATA3/SATA4 Setting Master Slave Use Boot disk Data disk 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) These connectors are set the Configure SATA as item in IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the table below for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. • When using the connectors in the BIOS to create a Serial ATA RAID set using the LSI MegaRAID® utility embedded in the...
... you intend to [RAID]. Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector SATA1/SATA2 SATA3/SATA4 Setting Master Slave Use Boot disk Data disk 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) These connectors are set the Configure SATA as item in IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the table below for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. • When using the connectors in the BIOS to create a Serial ATA RAID set using the LSI MegaRAID® utility embedded in the...
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... SMART monitoring). Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to the system. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is installed in the system. Main Primary IDE Master BIOS SETUP UTILITY Device : Not Detected Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-sector Transfer)M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select the type of the appropriate IDE device type. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive...
... SMART monitoring). Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to the system. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is installed in the system. Main Primary IDE Master BIOS SETUP UTILITY Device : Not Detected Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-sector Transfer)M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select the type of the appropriate IDE device type. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive...
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... IDE]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.5 IDE Configuration The items in this item to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [Standard IDE] Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Set [Compatible Mode] when Legacy OS (i.e. Set [Enhanced Mode] when Native OS (i.e. Select Screen Select Item +- Main IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, set or change the configurations for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the...
... IDE]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.5 IDE Configuration The items in this item to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [Standard IDE] Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Set [Compatible Mode] when Legacy OS (i.e. Set [Enhanced Mode] when Native OS (i.e. Select Screen Select Item +- Main IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, set or change the configurations for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the...
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... to [AHCI]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Refer to Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 for the RAID configuration). For details on how to set a SATA RAID to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item is set to [RAID] or [AHCI]. Set to [Enhanced] if you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use any SATA device (at least two SATA devices are using the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility. Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Allows selection...
... to [AHCI]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Refer to Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 for the RAID configuration). For details on how to set a SATA RAID to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item is set to [RAID] or [AHCI]. Set to [Enhanced] if you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use any SATA device (at least two SATA devices are using the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility. Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Allows selection...
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...you to enable a specific number of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4.4.1 USB Configuration Advanced USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Module Version - 2.24.0-10.4 USB Devices Enabled: None USB Function Legacy USB Support USB2.0 Controller USB2.0 Controller mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [4 USB Ports] [Enabled] [Enabled] [HiSpeed] [Enabled] Enables USB host contoller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] 4-18...
...you to enable a specific number of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4.4.1 USB Configuration Advanced USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Module Version - 2.24.0-10.4 USB Devices Enabled: None USB Function Legacy USB Support USB2.0 Controller USB2.0 Controller mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [4 USB Ports] [Enabled] [Enabled] [HiSpeed] [Enabled] Enables USB host contoller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] 4-18...
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... select a serial port mode. Remote Access Serial port number Base Address, IRQ Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection After BIOS POST Terminal Type VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Media Type [Enabled] [COM1] [3F8h,4] [115200 8, n,1] [None] [Always] [ANSI] [Enabled] [Serial] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when the Remote Access item is set to display the configuration options. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Remote Access type and parameters Select Remote Access type. 4.4.3 Remote Access Configuration The...
... select a serial port mode. Remote Access Serial port number Base Address, IRQ Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection After BIOS POST Terminal Type VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Media Type [Enabled] [COM1] [3F8h,4] [115200 8, n,1] [None] [Always] [ANSI] [Enabled] [Serial] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when the Remote Access item is set to display the configuration options. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Remote Access type and parameters Select Remote Access type. 4.4.3 Remote Access Configuration The...
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...: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM CAS# Latency [5 Clocks] Controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available. Select an item then press to set the DDR operating frequency. Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings DRAM Frequency Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Spread Spectrum Onboard LAN Boot ROM PEG Port Configuration PEG Port PEG Port VC1 Map PEG Force x1 Memory Remap Feature BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [TC7] [Disabled] [Enabled] Manual...
...: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM CAS# Latency [5 Clocks] Controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available. Select an item then press to set the DDR operating frequency. Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings DRAM Frequency Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Spread Spectrum Onboard LAN Boot ROM PEG Port Configuration PEG Port PEG Port VC1 Map PEG Force x1 Memory Remap Feature BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [TC7] [Disabled] [Enabled] Manual...
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...Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to set or disable the PCI Express Graphic port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PEG Port Configuration PEG Port [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Disable this item if you to remap the overlap PCI memory over the total physical memory. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Allows you are using RedHat Linux Advanced Server 3.0 UP5/UP6 operating system. 4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup DRAM RAS# to enable...
...Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to set or disable the PCI Express Graphic port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PEG Port Configuration PEG Port [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Disable this item if you to remap the overlap PCI memory over the total physical memory. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Allows you are using RedHat Linux Advanced Server 3.0 UP5/UP6 operating system. 4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup DRAM RAS# to enable...
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.... Restore on state, ASUS P5M2-M Series 4-27 When set to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management (APM) features. When set to Power Off, the system goes into either off state after an AC power loss. 4.5 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu items allow you to display the configuration options. Select Screen Select Item +- Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit ACPI APIC Support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Enabled] Include ACPI APIC table...
.... Restore on state, ASUS P5M2-M Series 4-27 When set to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management (APM) features. When set to Power Off, the system goes into either off state after an AC power loss. 4.5 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu items allow you to display the configuration options. Select Screen Select Item +- Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit ACPI APIC Support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Enabled] Include ACPI APIC table...
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... press to change the system boot options. A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you to display the sub-menu. Main Advanced Boot Settings Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU Temperature [XXX] MB1 Temperature [XXX] Displays the detected CPU and system threshold temperature when the Smart Fan Control is enabled.
... press to change the system boot options. A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you to display the sub-menu. Main Advanced Boot Settings Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU Temperature [XXX] MB1 Temperature [XXX] Displays the detected CPU and system threshold temperature when the Smart Fan Control is enabled.
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...to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item +- 4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Quick Boot Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Wait For 'F1' If Error Hit 'DEL' Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allows BIOS to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. When set to Enabled, the system waits for the NumLock. Change...
...to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item +- 4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Quick Boot Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Wait For 'F1' If Error Hit 'DEL' Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allows BIOS to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. When set to Enabled, the system waits for the NumLock. Change...
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... to display the configuration options. Select Screen Select Item +- Confirm the password when prompted. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] When set a password, this function allows the option ROMs to run Setup" during POST. Select an item then press to change password. again to change the system security settings. The Supervisor Password item on top of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. The message "Password Installed" appears...
... to display the configuration options. Select Screen Select Item +- Confirm the password when prompted. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] When set a password, this function allows the option ROMs to run Setup" during POST. Select an item then press to change password. again to change the system security settings. The Supervisor Password item on top of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. The message "Password Installed" appears...
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... the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. Select the Change User Password item and press . 4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item +- again to change the user password. To set or change password. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press . BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password : Installed : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Full Access] [Setup] to disable password. See section "2.6 Jumpers...
... the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. Select the Change User Password item and press . 4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item +- again to change the user password. To set or change password. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press . BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password : Installed : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Full Access] [Setup] to disable password. See section "2.6 Jumpers...
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.... 5.1 RAID configurations The server system/motherboard comes with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. RAID 10 is required for this setup. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from the support CD to a floppy disk before you to create a RAID 0 and a RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to section "6.1 RAID driver installation...
.... 5.1 RAID configurations The server system/motherboard comes with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. RAID 10 is required for this setup. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from the support CD to a floppy disk before you to create a RAID 0 and a RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to section "6.1 RAID driver installation...
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... motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Select the item Configure SATA As, then press to the power connector on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA power cable to display the configuration options. 4. Refer to Chapter 4 for details on each drive. 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set . Use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility...
... motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Select the item Configure SATA As, then press to the power connector on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA power cable to display the configuration options. 4. Refer to Chapter 4 for details on each drive. 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set . Use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility...