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... 4.9 Tool menu 4-39 4.10 Exit menu 4-39 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.1 Setting up RAID 5-2 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-2 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives 5-3 5.1.3 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS 5-3 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities 5-3 5.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility 5-4 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set 5-5 5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set 5-7 5.2.3 5.2.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5-8 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA...
... 4.9 Tool menu 4-39 4.10 Exit menu 4-39 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.1 Setting up RAID 5-2 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-2 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives 5-3 5.1.3 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS 5-3 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities 5-3 5.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility 5-4 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set 5-5 5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set 5-7 5.2.3 5.2.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID 5-8 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA...
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Contents Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-2 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-2 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-4 6.2 Management applications and utilities installation 6-6 6.3 Running the Support DVD 6-6 6.4 Installing the LAN driver 6-14 6.5 Installing the VGA driver 6-19 6.6 Installing the Intel® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver 6-22 6.7 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver 6-24 ASUS contact information A-1 vi
Contents Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-2 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-2 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-4 6.2 Management applications and utilities installation 6-6 6.3 Running the Support DVD 6-6 6.4 Installing the LAN driver 6-14 6.5 Installing the VGA driver 6-19 6.6 Installing the Intel® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver 6-22 6.7 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver 6-24 ASUS contact information A-1 vi
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... settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters. 5. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 5: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. 6 Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for system integrators...
... settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters. 5. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 5: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. 6 Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for system integrators...
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... bit/33 MHz 1 x MIO slot Intel® C222: - 4 x SATA 3Gbps ports - 2 x SATA 6Gbps ports - Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise (RSTe) supports software RAID 0, 1, 10, & 5 (Windows) 4 x Internal 3.5-inch HDD Bays 2 x Intel® I210AT controller Aspeed AST1300 64MB 3 x 5.25-inch media bays (Options: No ODD / DVD...-45 ports 2 x USB 3.0 ports (Rear x 2) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2) 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port (continued on the next page) ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 1-3 1.3 System specifications The ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 is a pedestal barebone server system featuring the...
... bit/33 MHz 1 x MIO slot Intel® C222: - 4 x SATA 3Gbps ports - 2 x SATA 6Gbps ports - Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise (RSTe) supports software RAID 0, 1, 10, & 5 (Windows) 4 x Internal 3.5-inch HDD Bays 2 x Intel® I210AT controller Aspeed AST1300 64MB 3 x 5.25-inch media bays (Options: No ODD / DVD...-45 ports 2 x USB 3.0 ports (Rear x 2) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2) 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port (continued on the next page) ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 1-3 1.3 System specifications The ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 is a pedestal barebone server system featuring the...
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Intel® C222 SATA port S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 5. Serial ATA 6.0/3.0 Gbps connector (7-pin SATA 6Gbps 1-2 connector [Light Blue]) (7-pin SATA 3Gbps 3-6 connector [Black]) 2. LAN... connectors 1. SATA DOM power connector (4-pin PWR3) 10. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1) Page 3-7 3-8 3-8 3-9 3-9 3-10 3-10 3-11 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-3 Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB78, 10-1 pin USB1011, A-Type USB9) 4. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1) 5. Serial ...
Intel® C222 SATA port S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 5. Serial ATA 6.0/3.0 Gbps connector (7-pin SATA 6Gbps 1-2 connector [Light Blue]) (7-pin SATA 3Gbps 3-6 connector [Black]) 2. LAN... connectors 1. SATA DOM power connector (4-pin PWR3) 10. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1) Page 3-7 3-8 3-8 3-9 3-9 3-10 3-10 3-11 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-3 Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB78, 10-1 pin USB1011, A-Type USB9) 4. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1) 5. Serial ...
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... 1-2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (default); 4. ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) This jumper allows you create disk arrays. Intel® C222 SATA port S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1) This jumper allows you to select the ...Serial ATA RAID configuration utility to force Intel Management Engine (ME) boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted. 3-6 Chapter...
... 1-2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (default); 4. ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) This jumper allows you create disk arrays. Intel® C222 SATA port S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1) This jumper allows you to select the ...Serial ATA RAID configuration utility to force Intel Management Engine (ME) boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted. 3-6 Chapter...
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Serial ATA 6.0/3.0 Gbps connectors (7-pin SATA 6Gbps_1-2 connector [Light Blue]) (7-pin SATA 3Gbps_3-6 connector [Black]) Supported by the Intel® C222 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s or 3Gb/s of Serial ATA hard disks installed. The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of data transfer rate. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-7 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5 configuration. 3.3 Internal connectors 1.
Serial ATA 6.0/3.0 Gbps connectors (7-pin SATA 6Gbps_1-2 connector [Light Blue]) (7-pin SATA 3Gbps_3-6 connector [Black]) Supported by the Intel® C222 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s or 3Gb/s of Serial ATA hard disks installed. The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of data transfer rate. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-7 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5 configuration. 3.3 Internal connectors 1.
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Advanced SATA Controller(s) SATA Mode Selection S.M.A.R.T. Configuration options: [AHCI] [IDE] [RAID] S.M.A.R.T. Advanced PCH Azalia Configuration Azalia [Auto] Control Detection of SATA devices. Disabled = Azalia will be ...presence of the Azalia device. Status Check [Enabled] [AHCI] [Enabled] Enable or disable SATA Device. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-15 Status Check [Enabled] Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) is installed to choose how SATA controller(s) should operate. Aptio Setup ...
Advanced SATA Controller(s) SATA Mode Selection S.M.A.R.T. Configuration options: [AHCI] [IDE] [RAID] S.M.A.R.T. Advanced PCH Azalia Configuration Azalia [Auto] Control Detection of SATA devices. Disabled = Azalia will be ...presence of the Azalia device. Status Check [Enabled] [AHCI] [Enabled] Enable or disable SATA Device. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-15 Status Check [Enabled] Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) is installed to choose how SATA controller(s) should operate. Aptio Setup ...
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ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 RAID configuration Chapter 5 This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.
ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 RAID configuration Chapter 5 This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.
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... data transfer rate, double that supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for this setup. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of two new identical hard disk drives...to a second drive. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of the data in parallel, ...
... data transfer rate, double that supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for this setup. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of two new identical hard disk drives...to a second drive. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of the data in parallel, ...
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5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID configuration: 1. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-3 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the BIOS Setup to be able to launch the RAID utilities before you can create a RAID set from the SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connector on...
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID configuration: 1. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-3 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the BIOS Setup to be able to launch the RAID utilities before you can create a RAID set from the SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connector on...
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... Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set the correct SATA mode in this section are connected to display the utility main menu. SATA Option ROM - ... # HWAS0000991753TR 37VN00009846RAJ1 397600009846UEDY GWC50000991756G6 Size 279.3GB 279.3GB 279.3GB 279.3GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you...
... Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set the correct SATA mode in this section are connected to display the utility main menu. SATA Option ROM - ... # HWAS0000991753TR 37VN00009846RAJ1 397600009846UEDY GWC50000991756G6 Size 279.3GB 279.3GB 279.3GB 279.3GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you...
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... 37VN00009846RAJ1 397600009846UEDY GWC50000991756G6 Size 279.3GB 279.3GB 279.3GB 279.3GB Status Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Select 2 disks to include in a name for the RAID set : 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Use the up /...disk drives that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less. [ ]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select 3. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-5 Create RAID Volume and press . 2. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - From the Disks item field, press to select a disk. All Rights Reserved...
... 37VN00009846RAJ1 397600009846UEDY GWC50000991756G6 Size 279.3GB 279.3GB 279.3GB 279.3GB Status Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Select 2 disks to include in a name for the RAID set : 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Use the up /...disk drives that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less. [ ]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select 3. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-5 Create RAID Volume and press . 2. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - From the Disks item field, press to select a disk. All Rights Reserved...
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...WILL BE LOST. In the Capacity field item, key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 5-6 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6. Press to 128 KB. The following warning message, press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or press to go... field indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8. Are you sure you want to use and press . From the following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for...
...WILL BE LOST. In the Capacity field item, key in the RAID volume capacity that you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 5-6 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6. Press to 128 KB. The following warning message, press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or press to go... field indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8. Are you sure you want to use and press . From the following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for...
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... volumes) Are you sure you want to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-7 SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023 Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. Press to confirm deletion of the selected RAID set you delete a RAID set . From the utility main menu, select 2. To delete a RAID set: 1. Delete RAID Volume and press . 2. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name...
... volumes) Are you sure you want to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-7 SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023 Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. Press to confirm deletion of the selected RAID set you delete a RAID set . From the utility main menu, select 2. To delete a RAID set: 1. Delete RAID Volume and press . 2. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name...
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...Press in the confirmation window to reset the drive(s) or press to return to Non-RAID and press . 2. 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) ...Selection Complete 3. To reset a RAID set you are done. [ RESET RAID DATA ] Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non-RAID disk. A small triangle before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. 5.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take caution before the Port number...
...Press in the confirmation window to reset the drive(s) or press to return to Non-RAID and press . 2. 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) ...Selection Complete 3. To reset a RAID set you are done. [ RESET RAID DATA ] Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non-RAID disk. A small triangle before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. 5.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take caution before the Port number...
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... If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the operating system. To rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk: 1. If there is only for the RAID 1 set. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-9 Selectign a disk initiates a rebuild. 5.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. Press to exit...
... If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the operating system. To rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk: 1. If there is only for the RAID 1 set. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-9 Selectign a disk initiates a rebuild. 5.2.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. Press to exit...
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.... Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the SATA hard disk drives included in section Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk: 1. Select a destination disk with "Rebuild" status will be rebuilt within the operating system. [ ]-Select [ESC]-...Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 4. Delete RAID Volume 3. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel Rapid Storage Console or click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to "Normal"....
.... Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the SATA hard disk drives included in section Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk: 1. Select a destination disk with "Rebuild" status will be rebuilt within the operating system. [ ]-Select [ESC]-...Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 4. Delete RAID Volume 3. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel Rapid Storage Console or click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to "Normal"....
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... select the boot option priority. 3. Reboot the system and press to boot from the hard disk. 1. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-11 To set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS: Set at least one of Chapter 4 for your RAID arrays when creating multiRAID using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utililty...
... select the boot option priority. 3. Reboot the system and press to boot from the hard disk. 1. ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-11 To set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS: Set at least one of Chapter 4 for your RAID arrays when creating multiRAID using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utililty...
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5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to display the main menu. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology... manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility on the system to re-scan any attached hard disks. 5-12 Chapter 5: RAID configuration Your storage system is configured for data protection, increased performance and optimal data storage capacity.
5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to display the main menu. Click the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology... manually install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility on the system to re-scan any attached hard disks. 5-12 Chapter 5: RAID configuration Your storage system is configured for data protection, increased performance and optimal data storage capacity.