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... BIOS 6-3 6.2 FastBuild Utility 6-4 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set 6-5 6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set 6-11 6.2.3 Viewing the Drive Assignment 6-13 6.2.4 Viewing the Controller Configuration 6-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7-2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7-4 Contents 5.3.4 Storage Configuration 5-11 5.3.5 System Information 5-12 5.4 Advanced menu 5-14 5.4.1 CPU Configuration 5-14 5.4.2 Chipset Configuration 5-16 5.4.3 Onboard...
... BIOS 6-3 6.2 FastBuild Utility 6-4 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set 6-5 6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set 6-11 6.2.3 Viewing the Drive Assignment 6-13 6.2.4 Viewing the Controller Configuration 6-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7-2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7-4 Contents 5.3.4 Storage Configuration 5-11 5.3.5 System Information 5-12 5.4 Advanced menu 5-14 5.4.1 CPU Configuration 5-14 5.4.2 Chipset Configuration 5-16 5.4.3 Onboard...
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Contents 7.2 ATI SM Bus controller driver installation 7-14 7.3 LAN driver installation 7-15 7.4 Display driver installation 7-19 7.5 Mellanox ConnectX QDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation (For RS704DA-E6/PS4 only 7-22 7.5.1 Windows operating system 7-22 7.5.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 7-26 7.6 Management applications and utilities installation 7-29 7.6.1 Running the support DVD 7-29 7.6.2 Drivers menu 7-29 7.6.3 Utilities menu 7-30 7.6.4 Make disk menu 7-30 7.6.5 Contact information 7-30 vi
Contents 7.2 ATI SM Bus controller driver installation 7-14 7.3 LAN driver installation 7-15 7.4 Display driver installation 7-19 7.5 Mellanox ConnectX QDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation (For RS704DA-E6/PS4 only 7-22 7.5.1 Windows operating system 7-22 7.5.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 7-26 7.6 Management applications and utilities installation 7-29 7.6.1 Running the support DVD 7-29 7.6.2 Drivers menu 7-29 7.6.3 Utilities menu 7-30 7.6.4 Make disk menu 7-30 7.6.5 Contact information 7-30 vi
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... Expansion Slots Memory Size Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots Slot Type SATA Controller Storage SAS Controller HDD Bays I = internal A or S will be hot-swappable Networking LAN Graphic VGA RS700DA-E6/PS4 RS704DA-E6/PS4 2 x Socket G34 (LGA1944) per Node 8/12 Core AMD® Opteron...8-port SAS2 6G RAID card* * Must installed on the next page) ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 1-3 AMD® SR5670 - AMD® SP5100 - Infiniband MT25408B0- The ASUS RS704DA-E6/PS4 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS KGNH-D16 server board. AMD® SR5650 - FCC-QIS 16 DIMMs...
... Expansion Slots Memory Size Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots Slot Type SATA Controller Storage SAS Controller HDD Bays I = internal A or S will be hot-swappable Networking LAN Graphic VGA RS700DA-E6/PS4 RS704DA-E6/PS4 2 x Socket G34 (LGA1944) per Node 8/12 Core AMD® Opteron...8-port SAS2 6G RAID card* * Must installed on the next page) ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 1-3 AMD® SR5670 - AMD® SP5100 - Infiniband MT25408B0- The ASUS RS704DA-E6/PS4 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS KGNH-D16 server board. AMD® SR5650 - FCC-QIS 16 DIMMs...
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... real panel. The I/O shields with openings for ASUS ASMB4-iKVM controller cards only. 1.5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans. Serial port Expansion card slot VGA port InfiniBand port (RS704DA-E6/PS4 only) LAN port 1 LAN port 2 USB ...ports LAN port 3* Power supply fan Power cord connector Serial port Expansion card slot VGA port InfiniBand port (RS704DA-E6/PS4 only) LAN port 1 LAN port 2 USB ports LAN port 3*...
... real panel. The I/O shields with openings for ASUS ASMB4-iKVM controller cards only. 1.5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans. Serial port Expansion card slot VGA port InfiniBand port (RS704DA-E6/PS4 only) LAN port 1 LAN port 2 USB ...ports LAN port 3* Power supply fan Power cord connector Serial port Expansion card slot VGA port InfiniBand port (RS704DA-E6/PS4 only) LAN port 1 LAN port 2 USB ports LAN port 3*...
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... any. Assign an IRQ to the following tables. 3. Standard Interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - Refer to the card. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the it by adjusting the software... settings. 1. Programmable Interrupt 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 -- 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 -- 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9* 4 ACPI Mode when used 10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11* 6 ...
... any. Assign an IRQ to the following tables. 3. Standard Interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - Refer to the card. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the it by adjusting the software... settings. 1. Programmable Interrupt 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 -- 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 -- 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9* 4 ACPI Mode when used 10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11* 6 ...
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... (4-pin LVDDR3_SEL1; LAN 2 (RJ-45) port 3. InfiniBand (QSFP) 6. LVDDR3_SEL2) 4. Location LED 8. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) 5. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) 7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 4. Video Graphics Adapter port 7. RJ-45 port for iKVM 2. Serial (COM1) port ...
... (4-pin LVDDR3_SEL1; LAN 2 (RJ-45) port 3. InfiniBand (QSFP) 6. LVDDR3_SEL2) 4. Location LED 8. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) 5. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) 7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 4. Video Graphics Adapter port 7. RJ-45 port for iKVM 2. Serial (COM1) port ...
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Set to pins 1-2 to select Force +1.35V . Set to pins 1-2 to select +1.5V BIOS control, pins 2- 3 to select Force +1.2V, or pins 3-4 to activate the VGA feature. 3. LVDDR3_SEL2) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. DDR3 voltage control setting (4-pin LVDDR3_SEL1; 2. ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 4-7 Use LVDDR3_SEL1 to adjust the DIMM voltage for CPU 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to adjust the DIMM voltage for CPU 1, and use LVDDR3_SEL2 to adjust the DIMM voltage.
Set to pins 1-2 to select Force +1.35V . Set to pins 1-2 to select +1.5V BIOS control, pins 2- 3 to select Force +1.2V, or pins 3-4 to activate the VGA feature. 3. LVDDR3_SEL2) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. DDR3 voltage control setting (4-pin LVDDR3_SEL1; 2. ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 4-7 Use LVDDR3_SEL1 to adjust the DIMM voltage for CPU 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to adjust the DIMM voltage for CPU 1, and use LVDDR3_SEL2 to adjust the DIMM voltage.
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LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) These jumpers allow you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature. 4-8 Chapter 4: Motherboard information The signal is for a chassis-mounted ... a chassis intrusion event. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to enable or disable the onboard Intel® Intel 82574LGigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1-2 to this connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to activate the Gigabit LAN feature. 5. By default , the...
LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) These jumpers allow you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature. 4-8 Chapter 4: Motherboard information The signal is for a chassis-mounted ... a chassis intrusion event. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to enable or disable the onboard Intel® Intel 82574LGigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1-2 to this connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to activate the Gigabit LAN feature. 5. By default , the...
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... or flashes when data is for the system power LED. The IDE LED lights up when you turn on the BIOS settings. ASUS KGN(M)H-D16 4-21 The message LED is controlled by Hardware monitor to indicate an abnormal event occurance. • Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin connector is...
... or flashes when data is for the system power LED. The IDE LED lights up when you turn on the BIOS settings. ASUS KGN(M)H-D16 4-21 The message LED is controlled by Hardware monitor to indicate an abnormal event occurance. • Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin connector is...
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...: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Port1-Port4 [IDE] Allows you wish to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 5-11 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing ...set to set the SATA configuration. [IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] SATA Port1- 5.3.4 Storage Configuration The items in the system.
...: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Port1-Port4 [IDE] Allows you wish to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 5-11 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing ...set to set the SATA configuration. [IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] SATA Port1- 5.3.4 Storage Configuration The items in the system.
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...] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] Onboard LAN1/2 Chip [Enabled] Allows you to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses. Configuration: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI] ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 5-23 GFX [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Force] IOC Peer-to-Peer Mode [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Default] [Mode 1] [Mode...you to change related parameters of onboard devices. VGA ROM BOOT PRIORITY [PCIE VGA CARD] Allows you to select the graphics controller to configure the onboard LAN1/2 boot mode. Configuration options: [PCIE VGA CARD] [ONBOARD VGA] Debug Option Memory Decode on...
...] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] Onboard LAN1/2 Chip [Enabled] Allows you to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses. Configuration: [Disabled] [PXE] [iSCSI] ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 5-23 GFX [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Force] IOC Peer-to-Peer Mode [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Default] [Mode 1] [Mode...you to change related parameters of onboard devices. VGA ROM BOOT PRIORITY [PCIE VGA CARD] Allows you to select the graphics controller to configure the onboard LAN1/2 boot mode. Configuration options: [PCIE VGA CARD] [ONBOARD VGA] Debug Option Memory Decode on...
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...Auto] allows the system to [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] The following item appears only when you set the USB 2.0 controller to enable or disable support for legacy USB. 5.4.4 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to display the configuration options. If no ...USB devices are connected. Select an item then press to change the USB-related features. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to set Legacy USB Support to detect the presence of USB devices ...
...Auto] allows the system to [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] The following item appears only when you set the USB 2.0 controller to enable or disable support for legacy USB. 5.4.4 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to display the configuration options. If no ...USB devices are connected. Select an item then press to change the USB-related features. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to set Legacy USB Support to detect the presence of USB devices ...
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Server BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access [Enabled] Serial port number Base Address, IRQ Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection After BIOS POST Terminal Type [COM2] [2F8h, 3] [57600 8,n,1] [Hardware] [Disabled] [VT-UTF8] Select Remote Access type. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- ...
Server BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access [Enabled] Serial port number Base Address, IRQ Serial Port Mode Flow Control Redirection After BIOS POST Terminal Type [COM2] [2F8h, 3] [57600 8,n,1] [Hardware] [Disabled] [VT-UTF8] Select Remote Access type. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- ...
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...VT-UTF8] ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 5-27 IRQ [2F8h, 3] This item is not user-configurable and changes with the configuration of Serial port number. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always] Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] Allows you to select the flow control for console ...] Selects the serial port for console redirection. Configuration options: [115200 8,n,1] [57600 8,n,1] [38400 8,n,1] [19200 8,n,1] [09600 8,n,1] Flow Control [Hardware] Allows you to [Always]. Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2] Base Address. Some operating system may not work when set ...
...VT-UTF8] ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 5-27 IRQ [2F8h, 3] This item is not user-configurable and changes with the configuration of Serial port number. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always] Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] Allows you to select the flow control for console ...] Selects the serial port for console redirection. Configuration options: [115200 8,n,1] [57600 8,n,1] [38400 8,n,1] [19200 8,n,1] [09600 8,n,1] Flow Control [Hardware] Allows you to [Always]. Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2] Base Address. Some operating system may not work when set ...
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... the system state was before the AC power loss. When set to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC).
... the system state was before the AC power loss. When set to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC).
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... Temperature CPU2 Temperature TR1 Temperature TR2 Temperature Front Fan1 Speed Front Fan2 Speed Front Fan3 Speed Front Fan4 Speed Fan Speed Control VCORE1 VCORE2 P1DDR3 Voltage P2DDR3 Voltage P1_+1.2V Voltage P2_+1.2V Voltage P1_VDDNB Voltage +1.8V Voltage +1.2V Voltage [ 35º...ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 5-29 Power On Ring [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake-up event. Power On By...
... Temperature CPU2 Temperature TR1 Temperature TR2 Temperature Front Fan1 Speed Front Fan2 Speed Front Fan3 Speed Front Fan4 Speed Fan Speed Control VCORE1 VCORE2 P1DDR3 Voltage P2DDR3 Voltage P1_+1.2V Voltage P2_+1.2V Voltage P1_VDDNB Voltage +1.8V Voltage +1.2V Voltage [ 35º...ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4 5-29 Power On Ring [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake-up event. Power On By...
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Fan Speed Control [Generic Mode] Allows you do not want to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. CPU1/CPU2/TR1/TR2 Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware ... this item. 5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Select [Ignored] if you to display the detected temperatures. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation.
Fan Speed Control [Generic Mode] Allows you do not want to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. CPU1/CPU2/TR1/TR2 Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware ... this item. 5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Select [Ignored] if you to display the detected temperatures. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation.
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... the utility main menu. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ] LD View / LD Define Menu .....[ 2 ] Delete LD Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration .....[ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC]Exit The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are connected to the Serial ATA connectors...
... the utility main menu. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignment .......[ 1 ] LD View / LD Define Menu .....[ 2 ] Delete LD Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration .....[ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC]Exit The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are connected to the Serial ATA connectors...
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...] LD View / LD Define Menu .....[ 2 ] Delete LD Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration .....[ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to enter the LD View Menu. From the main control panel, press to to Select Option FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise ...Technology, Inc. [ LD View Menu ] [ESC]Exit < There is no any LD > [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Define LD [Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View JBOD Disk [ESC] Exit ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4...
...] LD View / LD Define Menu .....[ 2 ] Delete LD Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration .....[ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to enter the LD View Menu. From the main control panel, press to to Select Option FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise ...Technology, Inc. [ LD View Menu ] [ESC]Exit < There is no any LD > [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Define LD [Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View JBOD Disk [ESC] Exit ASUS RS700DA-E6/PS4, RS704DA-E6/PS4...
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...(GB) 250.05 250.05 Any Key To Continue...... 6-10 Chapter 6: RAID configuration The RAID set has been built successfully and press to the main control panel. Press any key to return to view the content. 10.
...(GB) 250.05 250.05 Any Key To Continue...... 6-10 Chapter 6: RAID configuration The RAID set has been built successfully and press to the main control panel. Press any key to return to view the content. 10.