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Contents 4.4 RAID configurations 4-48 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-48 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-49 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 4-49 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations 4-57 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-66 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-66 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-...
Contents 4.4 RAID configurations 4-48 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-48 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-49 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 4-49 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations 4-57 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-66 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-66 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-...
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...P6T WS Professional specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processor Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology * Refer to www.asus... back panel) (continued on the next page) xii Intel® Matrix Storage supporting SATA RAID 0,1, 10, and 5 Marvell 88SE6320 controller: - 2 x SAS ports supporting SAS RAID 0, 1 and 10* Marvell 88SE6121 controller: - 2 x eSATA 150/300 ports (SATA On-the-Go), supporting SATA RAID 0, 1, 10 and...
...P6T WS Professional specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processor Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology * Refer to www.asus... back panel) (continued on the next page) xii Intel® Matrix Storage supporting SATA RAID 0,1, 10, and 5 Marvell 88SE6320 controller: - 2 x SAS ports supporting SAS RAID 0, 1 and 10* Marvell 88SE6121 controller: - 2 x eSATA 150/300 ports (SATA On-the-Go), supporting SATA RAID 0, 1, 10 and...
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... 2-1 2-32 2-35 2-26 2-29 2-30 2-34 2-32 2-34 ASUS P6T WS Professional 2-3 CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pin PWR_FAN) 4. Onboard LED (SB_PWR) 11. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) 14. LGA1366 CPU Socket 3. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 18. Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connector [black] (7-pin SAS1-2) 8. Clear...
... 2-1 2-32 2-35 2-26 2-29 2-30 2-34 2-32 2-34 ASUS P6T WS Professional 2-3 CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pin PWR_FAN) 4. Onboard LED (SB_PWR) 11. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) 14. LGA1366 CPU Socket 3. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 18. Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connector [black] (7-pin SAS1-2) 8. Clear...
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... - 2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information shared - shared - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - IRQ assignments for PCI devices. ICH LAN1 (8111C) LAN2 (8111C) Marvell 6121 Marvell SAS PCI_1 PCI-X_1 PCI-X_2 PCIE1_1 USB controller 1 USB controller 2 USB controller 3 USB controller 4 USB controller 5 USB controller 6 USB 2.0 controller 1 USB 2.0 controller 2 SATA controller... Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard IOH PCIE16_1 PCIE16_2 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 shared - - - - - - - - - - - -...
... - 2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information shared - shared - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - IRQ assignments for PCI devices. ICH LAN1 (8111C) LAN2 (8111C) Marvell 6121 Marvell SAS PCI_1 PCI-X_1 PCI-X_2 PCIE1_1 USB controller 1 USB controller 2 USB controller 3 USB controller 4 USB controller 5 USB controller 6 USB 2.0 controller 1 USB 2.0 controller 2 SATA controller... Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard IOH PCIE16_1 PCIE16_2 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 shared - - - - - - - - - - - -...
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...connection ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED LAN port 6. This port is for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, PCs, or portable devices. 5. This Marvell® LAN port allows Gigabit connection to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. 4. Refer to a Local Area Network (LAN...) through a network hub. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed connectivity for a PS/2 keyboard or a PS/2 mouse. 2. This Marvell® LAN port allows Gigabit connection to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. *To compliant with Energy Star 4.0, LAN 1 and LAN ...
...connection ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED LAN port 6. This port is for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, PCs, or portable devices. 5. This Marvell® LAN port allows Gigabit connection to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. 4. Refer to a Local Area Network (LAN...) through a network hub. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed connectivity for a PS/2 keyboard or a PS/2 mouse. 2. This Marvell® LAN port allows Gigabit connection to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. *To compliant with Energy Star 4.0, LAN 1 and LAN ...
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... two SAS hard disk drives to RAID or AHCI mode, SAS HDDs can be detected in Windows environment only. • Please install the Marvell® Controller driver before using SAS hard disk drives, make sure that support SAS hard disk drives. 3. otherwise, you have connected the...SAS hard disk drives; See section 4.2.2 Drivers menu for details. • Before creating a RAID set using the yellow SAS RAID connectors (SAS1-2). Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connectors [black] (7-pin SAS1-2) These connectors are set to these two connectors. • When ICH10R SATA ports are for ...
... two SAS hard disk drives to RAID or AHCI mode, SAS HDDs can be detected in Windows environment only. • Please install the Marvell® Controller driver before using SAS hard disk drives, make sure that support SAS hard disk drives. 3. otherwise, you have connected the...SAS hard disk drives; See section 4.2.2 Drivers menu for details. • Before creating a RAID set using the yellow SAS RAID connectors (SAS1-2). Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connectors [black] (7-pin SAS1-2) These connectors are set to these two connectors. • When ICH10R SATA ports are for ...
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...ASUS P6T WS Professional 3-29 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Marvell SAS [Enabled] Allows you enable the Marvell Storage Boot ROM item or set ICH10R SATA mode to [RAID], the SAS Boot ROM item will be enabled and set the previous item to [Enabled]. If you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell...Device Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type Marvell Storage Controller Marvell Storage Boot ROM Marvell SAS SAS Boot ROM Realtek LAN1 Realtek LAN2 LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Controller [...
...ASUS P6T WS Professional 3-29 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Marvell SAS [Enabled] Allows you enable the Marvell Storage Boot ROM item or set ICH10R SATA mode to [RAID], the SAS Boot ROM item will be enabled and set the previous item to [Enabled]. If you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell...Device Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type Marvell Storage Controller Marvell Storage Boot ROM Marvell SAS SAS Boot ROM Realtek LAN1 Realtek LAN2 LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Controller [...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P6T WS Professional 3-43 Check Realtek LAN cable [Disabled] v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Check Realtek LAN Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the Realtek LAN cable during POST. 3.8.4 Ai Net 2 AI NET 2 Pair Status Length BIOS SETUP UTILITY Tools Check Marvell LAN cable during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST).
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P6T WS Professional 3-43 Check Realtek LAN cable [Disabled] v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Check Realtek LAN Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the Realtek LAN cable during POST. 3.8.4 Ai Net 2 AI NET 2 Pair Status Length BIOS SETUP UTILITY Tools Check Marvell LAN cable during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST).
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Installation Wizard for Anti-Virus Utility and Drivers Installs all of the drivers and anti-virus software through the Installation Wizard. Marvell 61xx SATA Driver Installs the Marvell® 61xx SATA driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Install the necessary drivers to protect your PC from the latest online threats. Intel ... the SoundMAX® AD2000B audio driver and application. Click to display the next page Click to return to the previous page ASUS InstAll - 4.2.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices.
Installation Wizard for Anti-Virus Utility and Drivers Installs all of the drivers and anti-virus software through the Installation Wizard. Marvell 61xx SATA Driver Installs the Marvell® 61xx SATA driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Install the necessary drivers to protect your PC from the latest online threats. Intel ... the SoundMAX® AD2000B audio driver and application. Click to display the next page Click to return to the previous page ASUS InstAll - 4.2.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices.
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Realtek RTL8168C/RTL8111C LAN Driver Installs the Realtek® Gigabit Ethernet driver. ASUS TurboV Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for extreme O.C. record. ASUS EPU-6 Engine Installs the ASUS EPU-6 Engine driver and utility. ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-3 Realtek Teaming Utility Installs the Realtek® Teaming Utility. ASUS Express Gate Allows you to install or update Express Gate functions. Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® 64xx/63xx SAS controller driver.
Realtek RTL8168C/RTL8111C LAN Driver Installs the Realtek® Gigabit Ethernet driver. ASUS TurboV Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for extreme O.C. record. ASUS EPU-6 Engine Installs the ASUS EPU-6 Engine driver and utility. ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-3 Realtek Teaming Utility Installs the Realtek® Teaming Utility. ASUS Express Gate Allows you to install or update Express Gate functions. Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® 64xx/63xx SAS controller driver.
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... application to open, view, and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). CyberLink PowerBackup Installs CyberLink PowerBackup to back up and restore your multimedia data. ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-5 Marvell RAID Utility Installs Marvell RAUD Utility. Ulead Burn.Now Installs the Ulead Burn.Now application for easy file-compression and protection.
... application to open, view, and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). CyberLink PowerBackup Installs CyberLink PowerBackup to back up and restore your multimedia data. ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-5 Marvell RAID Utility Installs Marvell RAUD Utility. Ulead Burn.Now Installs the Ulead Burn.Now application for easy file-compression and protection.
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The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit AHCI/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to use a USB floppy drive when creating a driver ... disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create a Marvell® 61xx 32/64bit SATA RAID driver disk. Marvell 61xx 32/64bit SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create a Marvell® 63xx/64xx SAS controller driver disk for 32/64bit system. Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS Controller Driver Allows you to create the Intel...
The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit AHCI/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to use a USB floppy drive when creating a driver ... disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create a Marvell® 61xx 32/64bit SATA RAID driver disk. Marvell 61xx 32/64bit SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create a Marvell® 63xx/64xx SAS controller driver disk for 32/64bit system. Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS Controller Driver Allows you to create the Intel...
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... Boot ROM. 4. Boot up your screen. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset High Definition Audio Front Panel Type Marvell Storage Controller Marvell Storage Boot Rom Marvell SAS SAS Boot ROM Marvell LAN1 Marvell LAN2 LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable or... this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on the SAS hard disk drives. Press to enter the BIOS setup. 3. ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-57
... Boot ROM. 4. Boot up your screen. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset High Definition Audio Front Panel Type Marvell Storage Controller Marvell Storage Boot Rom Marvell SAS SAS Boot ROM Marvell LAN1 Marvell LAN2 LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable or... this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on the SAS hard disk drives. Press to enter the BIOS setup. 3. ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-57
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.... [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] Select Adapter Adapter 1 ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 4-58 Chapter 4: Software support Marvell® RAID BIOS Configuration utility To enter the Marvell® RAID BIOS setup utility 1. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] Adapter 1 [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] VendorID:DeviceID: BIOS Version: PCI Slot: Adapter Serial Number...
.... [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] Select Adapter Adapter 1 ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 4-58 Chapter 4: Software support Marvell® RAID BIOS Configuration utility To enter the Marvell® RAID BIOS setup utility 1. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] Adapter 1 [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] VendorID:DeviceID: BIOS Version: PCI Slot: Adapter Serial Number...
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... desired disks, select NEXT to make up the RAID set : 1. Press . ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-59 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config Create array Delete array Spare Management ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 2. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config Select free...
... desired disks, select NEXT to make up the RAID set : 1. Press . ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-59 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config Create array Delete array Spare Management ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 2. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config Select free...
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Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config Select free disks to create are grayed out. • Except for the other items in ...N E XCTapacity(MB) : 73240 Stripe Size : 64KB Quick Init : No Cache Mode : WriteBack Array Name : Disks ID : 0 1 NEXT ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 5. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] Select free disks to create array. After you have selected the desired RAID set . Select a RAID set...
Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config Select free disks to create are grayed out. • Except for the other items in ...N E XCTapacity(MB) : 73240 Stripe Size : 64KB Quick Init : No Cache Mode : WriteBack Array Name : Disks ID : 0 1 NEXT ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 5. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] Select free disks to create array. After you have selected the desired RAID set . Select a RAID set...
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... N E XCTapacity(MB) : 73240 Stripe Size : 64KB Quick Init : No Cache Mode : WriteBack Array Name : Disks ID : 0 1 NEXT Create the array?[Y] 7. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] [Virtual Disks] ID Name Size Level Status Stripe CacheMode Members 0 73.2GB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB WriteBack ... Status 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-61 6.
... N E XCTapacity(MB) : 73240 Stripe Size : 64KB Quick Init : No Cache Mode : WriteBack Array Name : Disks ID : 0 1 NEXT Create the array?[Y] 7. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] [Virtual Disks] ID Name Size Level Status Stripe CacheMode Members 0 73.2GB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB WriteBack ... Status 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-61 6.
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... select NEXT. The Delete array screen appears. Make sure you delete an array. Press after the confirmation screen appears. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] Delete array [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config ID Name Size Level... 3. You cannot recover lost data if you back up important data before deleting an array. 4-62 Chapter 4: Software support Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] Delete array [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config ID Name Size Level Status...
... select NEXT. The Delete array screen appears. Make sure you delete an array. Press after the confirmation screen appears. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] Delete array [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config ID Name Size Level... 3. You cannot recover lost data if you back up important data before deleting an array. 4-62 Chapter 4: Software support Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] Delete array [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config ID Name Size Level Status...
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... Advanced Operation screen. When completed, press to return to select a disk and press or . You can run Disk Verify 1. Select Disk Verify and press . Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] Select Device For Advanced Operation [ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed 0 0 SAS :... screen appears. 3. The utility verifies the selected disk. The Advanced Menu appears. Advanced Operation From the utility menu bar, select Devices, and then press . ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-63
... Advanced Operation screen. When completed, press to return to select a disk and press or . You can run Disk Verify 1. Select Disk Verify and press . Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] Select Device For Advanced Operation [ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed 0 0 SAS :... screen appears. 3. The utility verifies the selected disk. The Advanced Menu appears. Advanced Operation From the utility menu bar, select Devices, and then press . ASUS P6T WS Professional 4-63
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... Advanced Operation screen. 4-64 Chapter 4: Software support When completed, press to return to select a disk and press or . Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] Select Device For Advanced Operation [ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID ...lost data if you back up important data before running low level format. 3. Make sure you run Low Level Format 1. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] Select Device For Advanced Operation [ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID...
... Advanced Operation screen. 4-64 Chapter 4: Software support When completed, press to return to select a disk and press or . Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] Select Device For Advanced Operation [ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID ...lost data if you back up important data before running low level format. 3. Make sure you run Low Level Format 1. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] Select Device For Advanced Operation [ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID...