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... 4.7 Boot menu 4-34 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority 4-34 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-35 4.7.3 Security 4-36 4.8 Tools menu 4-38 4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-38 4.9 Exit menu 4-39 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.1 Setting 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
... 4.7 Boot menu 4-34 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority 4-34 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-35 4.7.3 Security 4-36 4.8 Tools menu 4-38 4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-38 4.9 Exit menu 4-39 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.1 Setting 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
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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 the speed of data transfer rate. RED) (7-...® 3420 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb/s of Serial ATA hard disks installed. • The SATA connectors do not support SATA cables with latch. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4; 2.7.2 Internal...
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 the speed of data transfer rate. RED) (7-...® 3420 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb/s of Serial ATA hard disks installed. • The SATA connectors do not support SATA cables with latch. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4; 2.7.2 Internal...
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... SATA or SAS add-on card. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This LED connector is for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up . The read or write activities 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. 3. ASUS P7F...
... SATA or SAS add-on card. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This LED connector is for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up . The read or write activities 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. 3. ASUS P7F...
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... is for system reboot without turning off the system power. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information The speaker allows you turn on the BIOS settings. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. SSI power button/soft-off mode depending on the system power, and...
... is for system reboot without turning off the system power. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information The speaker allows you turn on the BIOS settings. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. SSI power button/soft-off mode depending on the system power, and...
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... V3.34 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: P7F-X VER: 0205 DATE: 07/23/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [V] Drive Info [Esc] Exit ASUS P7F-X Series 4-3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable USB flash...
... V3.34 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: P7F-X VER: 0205 DATE: 07/23/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [V] Drive Info [Esc] Exit ASUS P7F-X Series 4-3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable USB flash...
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Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS file for reference only. A:\>BUPDATER /i[file name].ROM 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup When found . Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using a bootable USB flash disk drive with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • ... NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to update the BIOS file in DOS mode, then at support.asus.com to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable�U��S�B� flash ...
Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS file for reference only. A:\>BUPDATER /i[file name].ROM 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup When found . Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using a bootable USB flash disk drive with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • ... NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to update the BIOS file in DOS mode, then at support.asus.com to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable�U��S�B� flash ...
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Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. The utility returns to prevent system boot failure! 5. The BIOS update is completed. C:\> ASUS P7F-X Series 4-5 Please restart your system. The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file. Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Note ... prompt after the BIOS update process is finished! ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1.06 (09/08/04) FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: P7F-X VER: 0205 DATE: 07/23/2009 Update ROM BOARD: P7F-X VER: 0206 DATE: 08/10/2009 PATH: WARNING!
Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. The utility returns to prevent system boot failure! 5. The BIOS update is completed. C:\> ASUS P7F-X Series 4-5 Please restart your system. The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file. Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Note ... prompt after the BIOS update process is finished! ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1.06 (09/08/04) FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: P7F-X VER: 0205 DATE: 07/23/2009 Update ROM BOARD: P7F-X VER: 0206 DATE: 08/10/2009 PATH: WARNING!
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... the updated motherboard BIOS before using a USB flash drive that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to one USB port on the system. 3. ...Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from the floppy disk drive and turn the system. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to ...
... the updated motherboard BIOS before using a USB flash drive that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to one USB port on the system. 3. ...Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from the floppy disk drive and turn the system. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to ...
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... options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] ASUS P7F-X Series 4-13 Select an item then press if you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE]. • If ...with LSI MegaRAID utility, or Intel® Matrix Storage Technology from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [AHCI]. SATA Configuration [Enhanced] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA as [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] ...
... options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] ASUS P7F-X Series 4-13 Select an item then press if you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE]. • If ...with LSI MegaRAID utility, or Intel® Matrix Storage Technology from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [AHCI]. SATA Configuration [Enhanced] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA as [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] ...
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...] 4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ... SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device 5th Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Hard Drive] [Network:IBA GE Slo] [Network:IBA GE Slo] Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Main Advanced Server Boot Settings Boot Device Priority BIOS...
...] 4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ... SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device 5th Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Hard Drive] [Network:IBA GE Slo] [Network:IBA GE Slo] Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Main Advanced Server Boot Settings Boot Device Priority BIOS...
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...SATA RAID solutions: • Intel Matrix Storage Manager with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for this setup. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive...system to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. If you want to the selected hard disk drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. ASUS P7F-X Series 5-3 Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for Windows OS only). 5.1.1 RAID ...
...SATA RAID solutions: • Intel Matrix Storage Manager with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for this setup. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive...system to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. If you want to the selected hard disk drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. ASUS P7F-X Series 5-3 Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for Windows OS only). 5.1.1 RAID ...
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...the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the motherboard. 3. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in each drive and to the SATA connector on the Serial ATA connectors supported by Intel® 3420 chipset. To...you can create a RAID set configuration. Go to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup. Set Configure SATA as to [RAID] 4. For optimal performance, install identical drives of each RAID controller. Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 5.1.4...
...the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the motherboard. 3. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in each drive and to the SATA connector on the Serial ATA connectors supported by Intel® 3420 chipset. To...you can create a RAID set configuration. Go to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup. Set Configure SATA as to [RAID] 4. For optimal performance, install identical drives of each RAID controller. Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 5.1.4...
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... ASUS P7F-X Series 5-5 All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Recovery Volume Options RAID Volumes: None defined. The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for reference only and may not exactly match the items on the system. 3. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives....option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Exit 3. During POST, press to Non-RAID 4. Physical Disks: Port Drive Model 0 ST3160812AS 1 ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS 3 ST3160812AS [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] * = Data is Encrypted Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H ...
... ASUS P7F-X Series 5-5 All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Recovery Volume Options RAID Volumes: None defined. The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for reference only and may not exactly match the items on the system. 3. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives....option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Exit 3. During POST, press to Non-RAID 4. Physical Disks: Port Drive Model 0 ST3160812AS 1 ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS 3 ST3160812AS [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] * = Data is Encrypted Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H ...
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.... Enter a name for the RAID set 1. Press after completing your selection. 5-6 Chapter 5: RAID configuration A small triangle marks the selected drive. From the utility main menu, select 1. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up /down arrow key to select a ...8593;↓]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select 2. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to create, and then press . 4. Port Drive Model 0 ST3160812AS 1 ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS 3 ST3160812AS [ SELECT DISKS ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149....
.... Enter a name for the RAID set 1. Press after completing your selection. 5-6 Chapter 5: RAID configuration A small triangle marks the selected drive. From the utility main menu, select 1. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up /down arrow key to select a ...8593;↓]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select 2. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to create, and then press . 4. Port Drive Model 0 ST3160812AS 1 ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS 3 ST3160812AS [ SELECT DISKS ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149....
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...a Recovery disk. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. The following warning message appears. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, press to select a Master disk, and then press to create volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done 5. 2. Press...a name for the recovery set and return to the main menu, or to go back to create this volume? (Y/N): 8. A small triangle marks the selected drive. When the Disks item is selected, press . If a recovery set is created, you cannot add more RAID sets even when you want and press ....
...a Recovery disk. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. The following warning message appears. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, press to select a Master disk, and then press to create volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [TAB]-(M)aster [SPACE]-(R)ecovery [ENTER]-Done 5. 2. Press...a name for the recovery set and return to the main menu, or to go back to create this volume? (Y/N): 8. A small triangle marks the selected drive. When the Disks item is selected, press . If a recovery set is created, you cannot add more RAID sets even when you want and press ....
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.../down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to the DELETE VOLUME menu. To delete a RAID set . ASUS P7F-X Series 5-9 From the utility main menu, select 2. Name Volume0 [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Level Drives RAID0(Stripe) 2 Capacity 298.0GB Status Normal Bootable Yes [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will lose all data on ...the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to delete, and then press . Press to delete ...
.../down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to the DELETE VOLUME menu. To delete a RAID set . ASUS P7F-X Series 5-9 From the utility main menu, select 2. Name Volume0 [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Level Drives RAID0(Stripe) 2 Capacity 298.0GB Status Normal Bootable Yes [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will lose all data on ...the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to delete, and then press . Press to delete ...
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... RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to the utility main menu. 5-10 Chapter 5: RAID configuration To reset a RAID set drive(s). From the utility main menu, select 3. WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all internal RAID structure on the disk to be lost. (This does... not apply to Recovery volumes) Port Drive Model 0 ST3160812AS 1 ST3160812AS Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL Size Status 149.0GB Member Disk 149.0GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset....
... RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to the utility main menu. 5-10 Chapter 5: RAID configuration To reset a RAID set drive(s). From the utility main menu, select 3. WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all internal RAID structure on the disk to be lost. (This does... not apply to Recovery volumes) Port Drive Model 0 ST3160812AS 1 ST3160812AS Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL Size Status 149.0GB Member Disk 149.0GB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset....
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... configure a recovery set before continue. Use the up /down arrow key to select. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to select the option you can configure more recovery set options following screen appears. All Rights Reserved. [ RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS...to On-Request. [↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select 2. Actions will result in the section. A small triangle marks the selected drive. 5.2.5 Recovery Volume Options If you have created a recovery set, you want, and then press . Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0....
... configure a recovery set before continue. Use the up /down arrow key to select. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to select the option you can configure more recovery set options following screen appears. All Rights Reserved. [ RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS...to On-Request. [↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select 2. Actions will result in the section. A small triangle marks the selected drive. 5.2.5 Recovery Volume Options If you have created a recovery set, you want, and then press . Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0....
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...available for the RAID 1 set. Press , and then use up/down arrow keys to select the destination disk or press to exit): Port Drive Model Serial # Size X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB [↑↓]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit Select a destination disk with other installed ...non-RAID disks. Rebuild completes in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays the status of the SATA hard disk drives included in the operating system. The following warning message appears. [ CONFIRM EXIT ] Are you sure you want to enter the Intel...
...available for the RAID 1 set. Press , and then use up/down arrow keys to select the destination disk or press to exit): Port Drive Model Serial # Size X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB [↑↓]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit Select a destination disk with other installed ...non-RAID disks. Rebuild completes in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays the status of the SATA hard disk drives included in the operating system. The following warning message appears. [ CONFIRM EXIT ] Are you sure you want to enter the Intel...
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.... The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is Encrypted Strip Size Status Bootable N/A 149.0GB Rebuild Yes Physical Disks: Port Drive Model 1 ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS Serial # 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 Size 149.0GB 149.0GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Member Disk(0) Member Disk... Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the degraded RAID volume is changed to Non-RAID 4. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to "Rebuild". ASUS P7F-X Series 5-13 ...
.... The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is Encrypted Strip Size Status Bootable N/A 149.0GB Rebuild Yes Physical Disks: Port Drive Model 1 ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS Serial # 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 Size 149.0GB 149.0GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Member Disk(0) Member Disk... Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the degraded RAID volume is changed to Non-RAID 4. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to "Rebuild". ASUS P7F-X Series 5-13 ...