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... Software installation 6-19 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-22 6.5 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.6 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-28 6.7 Management applications and utilities installation 6-32 6.7.1 Running the support DVD 6-32 6.7.2 Drivers menu 6-32 6.7.3 Utilities menu 6-33 6.7.4 Make disk menu 6-33 6.7.5 Contact information 6-33 Appendix: Reference information A.1 Z9PA-U8 block diagram A-3 vi
... Software installation 6-19 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-22 6.5 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.6 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-28 6.7 Management applications and utilities installation 6-32 6.7.1 Running the support DVD 6-32 6.7.2 Drivers menu 6-32 6.7.3 Utilities menu 6-33 6.7.4 Make disk menu 6-33 6.7.5 Contact information 6-33 Appendix: Reference information A.1 Z9PA-U8 block diagram A-3 vi
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...includes description of the standard package. Optional documentation Your product package may refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. 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 provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers...
...includes description of the standard package. Optional documentation Your product package may refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. 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 provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers...
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...will arise between the two PCI groups, resulting to the card. Failure to use . 4. See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Install the software drivers for information on the next page. 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). ...3. When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you removed earlier. 6. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with the screw you ...
...will arise between the two PCI groups, resulting to the card. Failure to use . 4. See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Install the software drivers for information on the next page. 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). ...3. When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you removed earlier. 6. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with the screw you ...
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...Reset system USB hotplug NVRAM clean up NVRAM configuration reset IDE, AHCI Init. IDE, AHCI Init. NB Init. CSM Init. AMI USB Driver Init. PCI Bus Enumeration. PCI Bus Enumeration. Console outout connect event Console input connect event AMI Super IO start BIOS Setup Utility input... Manager ME event for Node Manager ME event for Node Manager ASUS Z9PA-U8 2-23 IDE, AHCI Init. BIOS Setup Utility password verify BIOS Setup Utility start AMI USB Driver Init. PCI Bus Enumeration. IDE, AHCI Init. SB Init. AMI USB Driver Init. SB Init. DXE CPU Init NB Init. SB Init...
...Reset system USB hotplug NVRAM clean up NVRAM configuration reset IDE, AHCI Init. IDE, AHCI Init. NB Init. CSM Init. AMI USB Driver Init. PCI Bus Enumeration. PCI Bus Enumeration. Console outout connect event Console input connect event AMI Super IO start BIOS Setup Utility input... Manager ME event for Node Manager ME event for Node Manager ASUS Z9PA-U8 2-23 IDE, AHCI Init. BIOS Setup Utility password verify BIOS Setup Utility start AMI USB Driver Init. PCI Bus Enumeration. IDE, AHCI Init. SB Init. AMI USB Driver Init. SB Init. DXE CPU Init NB Init. SB Init...
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... Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. •...
... Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. •...
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... Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SERR# Generation [Disabled] Enables or disables PCI device to lanuch. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Z9PA-U8 4-21 Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.02 PCI Common Settings PCI Latency Timer VGA Palette Snoop PERR# Generation SERR# Generation Load RT32 Image [32 PCI...
... Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SERR# Generation [Disabled] Enables or disables PCI device to lanuch. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Z9PA-U8 4-21 Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.02 PCI Common Settings PCI Latency Timer VGA Palette Snoop PERR# Generation SERR# Generation Load RT32 Image [32 PCI...
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... Support XHCI Hand-off EHCI Hand-off [Disabled] This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for non-USB aware OSes. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled... [Enabled] [Disabled] XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. USB hardware delays and time-outs: USB transfer time-out [20 ...
... Support XHCI Hand-off EHCI Hand-off [Disabled] This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for non-USB aware OSes. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled... [Enabled] [Disabled] XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. USB hardware delays and time-outs: USB transfer time-out [20 ...
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...of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Among the advantages of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. ASUS Z9PA-U8 5-3 Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of...definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you want to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate,...
...of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Among the advantages of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. ASUS Z9PA-U8 5-3 Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of...definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you want to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate,...
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Chapter 6: 6Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.
Chapter 6: 6Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.
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Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-3 6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 6-16 6.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation 6-19 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-22 6.5 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.6 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-28 6.7 Management applications and utilities installation 6-32 ASUS Z9PA-U8
Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-3 6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 6-16 6.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation 6-19 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-22 6.5 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.6 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-28 6.7 Management applications and utilities installation 6-32 ASUS Z9PA-U8
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... to be manually adjusted. Restart the computer. C600 INTEL RAID Driver C600 INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID) Windows 64 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID) Windows 32 bit (SCU RAID) Windows 64 bit (SCU RAID) Back Exit ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-3 If you have to boot from the connected SATA ODD.... You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the optical drive. 2. Select the optical drive as the first...
... to be manually adjusted. Restart the computer. C600 INTEL RAID Driver C600 INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID) Windows 64 bit (AHCI / AHCI RAID) Windows 32 bit (SCU RAID) Windows 64 bit (SCU RAID) Back Exit ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-3 If you have to boot from the connected SATA ODD.... You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the optical drive. 2. Select the optical drive as the first...
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Press . 8. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to create the driver disk. 6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit 6. Follow screen instructions to the floppy disk drive. 7.
Press . 8. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to create the driver disk. 6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Back Exit 6. Follow screen instructions to the floppy disk drive. 7.
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... Windows®. 2. Follow succeeding screen instructions to avoid computer virus infection. To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment 1. ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-5 Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. Type dd if=XXX.img of RAID driver disk you want to the USB floppy disk drive. 2. Insert a blank formatted high-density floppy...
... Windows®. 2. Follow succeeding screen instructions to avoid computer virus infection. To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment 1. ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-5 Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. Type dd if=XXX.img of RAID driver disk you want to the USB floppy disk drive. 2. Insert a blank formatted high-density floppy...
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Follow the screen instructions to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. When prompted to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. Click Load Driver. 6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc. 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows® Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 OS 1.
Follow the screen instructions to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. When prompted to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. Click Load Driver. 6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc. 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows® Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 OS 1.
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... and click Next. 8. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. Select the RAID controller driver you to continue. ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-7 Select the drive to continue. 5. 4. If you have ...only one optical drive installed in the corresponding folder of the RAID controller driver. A message appears, reminding you need from the ...
... and click Next. 8. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. Select the RAID controller driver you to continue. ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-7 Select the drive to continue. 5. 4. If you have ...only one optical drive installed in the corresponding folder of the RAID controller driver. A message appears, reminding you need from the ...
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...At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then press . To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the key. - Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press "OK" to build a RAID set with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set.... To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - Yes No 4. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.6 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. Use the function keys listed below for...
...At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then press . To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the key. - Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press "OK" to build a RAID set with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set.... To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - Yes No 4. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.6 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. Use the function keys listed below for...
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Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy. More Driver Disks? Yes No 6. Press + + to switch to finish the OS installation. 7. When asked if you wish to load any more driver disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to the command-line interface from graphic user interface. 8. mkdir /mnt/driver mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/driver cd /mnt/driver sh replace_ahci.sh reboot ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-9 5. When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot.
Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy. More Driver Disks? Yes No 6. Press + + to switch to finish the OS installation. 7. When asked if you wish to load any more driver disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to the command-line interface from graphic user interface. 8. mkdir /mnt/driver mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/driver cd /mnt/driver sh replace_ahci.sh reboot ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-9 5. When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot.
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Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. Press to edit options. 3. Entering the following command at the boot: linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid, then press . 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1.
Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. Press to edit options. 3. Entering the following command at the boot: linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid, then press . 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1.
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Main Menu Do you like to use ? sdc sdd sdb sr0 OK Cancel ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-11 You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Choose one you have the driver disk, then press . Driver Disk Sou8rce You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Yes No 5. Select Yes using the key when asked if you like to use and select OK, then press . Which would you have a driver disk? 4.
Main Menu Do you like to use ? sdc sdd sdb sr0 OK Cancel ASUS Z9PA-U8 6-11 You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Choose one you have the driver disk, then press . Driver Disk Sou8rce You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Yes No 5. Select Yes using the key when asked if you like to use and select OK, then press . Which would you have a driver disk? 4.
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When asked if you wish to load any more driver disks? Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the system. 7. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . 6. OK Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . More Driver Disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb and press "OK" to finish the OS installation. 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation Yes No 8.
When asked if you wish to load any more driver disks? Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the system. 7. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . 6. OK Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . More Driver Disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb and press "OK" to finish the OS installation. 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation Yes No 8.