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... up RAID 5-3 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-3 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives 5-4 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-4 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities 5-4 5.2 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5-5 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set 5-6 5.2.2 Creating a Recovery set 5-7 5.2.3 Deleting a RAID set 5-9 5.2.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5-10 5.2.5 Recovery Volume Options 5-11 5.2.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 5-12 5.2.7 Rebuilding the RAID 5-12 5.2.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 5-14 5.3 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (P7F-C/SAS model...
... up RAID 5-3 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-3 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives 5-4 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-4 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities 5-4 5.2 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5-5 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set 5-6 5.2.2 Creating a Recovery set 5-7 5.2.3 Deleting a RAID set 5-9 5.2.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5-10 5.2.5 Recovery Volume Options 5-11 5.2.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 5-12 5.2.7 Rebuilding the RAID 5-12 5.2.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 5-14 5.3 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (P7F-C/SAS model...
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... chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you may have to perform when installing system components. About this guide is organized This user guide contains the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up , creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 6: Driver installation This...
... chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you may have to perform when installing system components. About this guide is organized This user guide contains the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up , creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 6: Driver installation This...
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... six Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is recommended that you obtain memory modules from 1066 or 1333 MHz DIMM • Always install DIMMs with ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. DDR3 modules are not supported ASUS P7F-C Series...
... six Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is recommended that you obtain memory modules from 1066 or 1333 MHz DIMM • Always install DIMMs with ECC/Non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. DDR3 modules are not supported ASUS P7F-C Series...
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... motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Secure the card to use . 4. Turn on the next page. 3. ASUS P7F-C Series 2-17 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Assign an IRQ to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the it and make the necessary hardware settings for the expansion card. Refer to install expansion cards. When using PCI cards...
... motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Secure the card to use . 4. Turn on the next page. 3. ASUS P7F-C Series 2-17 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Assign an IRQ to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the it and make the necessary hardware settings for the expansion card. Refer to install expansion cards. When using PCI cards...
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... front panel LED to light up to the SATA or SAS add-on card. RED) (7-pin SATA5, SATA6; Black) Supported by the Intel® 3420 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for the storage add-on the speed of data transfer rate. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5 configuration. • The actual data transfer rate depends on card cable connected to 3Gb/s of Serial ATA hard disks installed...
... front panel LED to light up to the SATA or SAS add-on card. RED) (7-pin SATA5, SATA6; Black) Supported by the Intel® 3420 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for the storage add-on the speed of data transfer rate. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5 configuration. • The actual data transfer rate depends on card cable connected to 3Gb/s of Serial ATA hard disks installed...
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... right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to another. 4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Use [+] or [-] to select a field. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [13:44:30] System Date [Wed, 11/25/2009] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 : [ST3160812AS] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB...
... right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to another. 4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Use [+] or [-] to select a field. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [13:44:30] System Date [Wed, 11/25/2009] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 : [ST3160812AS] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB...
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.... Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the system. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA1 Device :Hard Disk Vendor :xxxxxxxxx Size :xx.xGB LBA Mode :Supported Block Mode:16Sectors PIO Mode :4 Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-6 S.M.A.R.T.:Supported Select the type of device connected to select the data transfer mode. Setting to display the SATA device information. Configuration...
.... Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the system. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA1 Device :Hard Disk Vendor :xxxxxxxxx Size :xx.xGB LBA Mode :Supported Block Mode:16Sectors PIO Mode :4 Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-6 S.M.A.R.T.:Supported Select the type of device connected to select the data transfer mode. Setting to display the SATA device information. Configuration...
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... Halt State". C1E Support Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Max CPUID Value Limit Intel(R) Virtualization Tech CPU TM Function [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Main Advanced Server BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Device Configuration USB Configuration PCIPnP ACPI Configuration Event Log Configuration Exit Configure CPU.
... Halt State". C1E Support Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Max CPUID Value Limit Intel(R) Virtualization Tech CPU TM Function [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Main Advanced Server BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Device Configuration USB Configuration PCIPnP ACPI Configuration Event Log Configuration Exit Configure CPU.
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... the key to run Setup" during POST. 4.7.3 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock Wait For 'F1' If Error Hit 'DEL' Message Display [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Enabled] [Enabled] Allows BIOS to set the display mode for Options ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P7F-C Series 4-35 AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Allows you to select the power-on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to use the ASUS...
... the key to run Setup" during POST. 4.7.3 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock Wait For 'F1' If Error Hit 'DEL' Message Display [Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Enabled] [Enabled] Allows BIOS to set the display mode for Options ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P7F-C Series 4-35 AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Allows you to select the power-on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to use the ASUS...
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... the default Not Installed. The message "Password Installed" appears after you forget your password. If you successfully set or change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2. To set a password, this item to erase the RTC RAM. 4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. again to display the configuration options. Select an item then press to disable password. Change Supervisor Password...
... the default Not Installed. The message "Password Installed" appears after you forget your password. If you successfully set or change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2. To set a password, this item to erase the RTC RAM. 4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. again to display the configuration options. Select an item then press to disable password. Change Supervisor Password...
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.../or numbers, then press . 3. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] ASUS P7F-C Series 4-37 On the password box that appears, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. Password Check [Setup] When set or change the user password. Change User Password Select this item shows Installed. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in setting a user password. After you set your password successfully. To change the user password, follow the same steps as Date and Time. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Power Boot Tools...
.../or numbers, then press . 3. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] ASUS P7F-C Series 4-37 On the password box that appears, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. Password Check [Setup] When set or change the user password. Change User Password Select this item shows Installed. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in setting a user password. After you set your password successfully. To change the user password, follow the same steps as Date and Time. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Power Boot Tools...
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...higher storage capacity. ASUS P7F-C Series 5-3 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions: • Intel Matrix Storage Manager with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS only). • LSI1068E PCI-E SAS controller (P7F-C/SAS model only) supports SAS disk drives and RAID0, RAID1, and RAID1E configuration. • LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility (P7F-C/4L model only) with each stripe unit having to read and write data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup...
...higher storage capacity. ASUS P7F-C Series 5-3 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions: • Intel Matrix Storage Manager with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS only). • LSI1068E PCI-E SAS controller (P7F-C/SAS model only) supports SAS disk drives and RAID0, RAID1, and RAID1E configuration. • LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility (P7F-C/4L model only) with each stripe unit having to read and write data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup...
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... during POST. 2. For example, use , you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the motherboard. 3. Go to [RAID] 4. 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID configuration: 1. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on the RAID connectors that you use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility or the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager if you can create a RAID set using the utilities embedded in each drive and to the signal connector at the back of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA...
... during POST. 2. For example, use , you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the motherboard. 3. Go to [RAID] 4. 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID configuration: 1. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on the RAID connectors that you use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility or the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager if you can create a RAID set using the utilities embedded in each drive and to the signal connector at the back of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA...
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... installing all the SATA hard disk drives. 2. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency 5-34 Configure VD(s) Use Cursor Keys to enter the utility. At the bottom of the SATA optical drive has to be manually adjusted. The keys on the legend box allow you create RAID sets with the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility, the boot priority of the screen is enabled. • The RAID setup...
... installing all the SATA hard disk drives. 2. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency 5-34 Configure VD(s) Use Cursor Keys to enter the utility. At the bottom of the SATA optical drive has to be manually adjusted. The keys on the legend box allow you create RAID sets with the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility, the boot priority of the screen is enabled. • The RAID setup...
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LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT # 0 ONLIN A00-00 1 ONLIN A00-01 2 READY 3 READY Port # 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Configure,F2-Drive Info,F3-Virtual Drives,F4-HSP • The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen. • You need at...
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU PORT # 0 ONLIN A00-00 1 ONLIN A00-01 2 READY 3 READY Port # 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Configure,F2-Drive Info,F3-Virtual Drives,F4-HSP • The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen. • You need at...
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...Configure View/Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency View/Add to the SATA ports. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R View/Add Configuration - The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to The Existing Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to include in the RAID set . From the Management Menu, select Configure > View...
...Configure View/Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency View/Add to the SATA ports. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R View/Add Configuration - The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to The Existing Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to include in the RAID set . From the Management Menu, select Configure > View...
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... Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R Vitual Drive(1) Virtual Drive 0 Objects Management MAednaupter Configure Virtual Drive Initialize Physical Drive Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Press ENTER To Select A VD, To Delete A VD 5-44 Chapter 5: RAID configuration Using the Objects command To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive...
... Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009 BIOS Version A.09.04300936R Vitual Drive(1) Virtual Drive 0 Objects Management MAednaupter Configure Virtual Drive Initialize Physical Drive Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Press ENTER To Select A VD, To Delete A VD 5-44 Chapter 5: RAID configuration Using the Objects command To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive...
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... support DVD. The Makedisk menu appears. Use the arrow keys to select the type of the SATA optical disk drive has to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. PCH INTEL RAID Driver PCH INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit(also support AHCI) Windows 64 bit(also support AHCI) Back Exit ASUS P7F-C Series 6-3 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk...
... support DVD. The Makedisk menu appears. Use the arrow keys to select the type of the SATA optical disk drive has to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. PCH INTEL RAID Driver PCH INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit(also support AHCI) Windows 64 bit(also support AHCI) Back Exit ASUS P7F-C Series 6-3 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk...
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..., Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s): * To specify additional SCSI adapters, DVD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver... 2. When prompted, press to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." Boot the computer using the Windows® Server installation DVD. Windows Setup...
..., Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s): * To specify additional SCSI adapters, DVD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver... 2. When prompted, press to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." Boot the computer using the Windows® Server installation DVD. Windows Setup...
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... Update Driver button. 7. Click Finish after the driver installation is done. Click Cancel. 3. Windows Setup Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A: * Press ENTER when ready. To an existing Windows® Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on the Windows® desktop, and then select Properties from the menu. 4. Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button to continue. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Select the option Install...
... Update Driver button. 7. Click Finish after the driver installation is done. Click Cancel. 3. Windows Setup Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A: * Press ENTER when ready. To an existing Windows® Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on the Windows® desktop, and then select Properties from the menu. 4. Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button to continue. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Select the option Install...