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... 6-24 6.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.8 Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-28 6.9 Management applications and utilities installation 6-32 6.9.1 Running the support DVD 6-32 6.9.2 Drivers menu 6-32 6.9.3 Utilities menu 6-33 6.9.4 Make disk menu 6-33 6.9.5 Contact information 6-33 Appendix: Reference information A.1 Z9PE-D16 block diagram A-3 A.2 Z9PE-D16/2L block diagram A-4 ASUS contact information 1 vi
... 6-24 6.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.8 Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-28 6.9 Management applications and utilities installation 6-32 6.9.1 Running the support DVD 6-32 6.9.2 Drivers menu 6-32 6.9.3 Utilities menu 6-33 6.9.4 Make disk menu 6-33 6.9.5 Contact information 6-33 Appendix: Reference information A.1 Z9PE-D16 block diagram A-3 A.2 Z9PE-D16/2L block diagram A-4 ASUS contact information 1 vi
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...instructions for setting up sequence and ways of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. About this guide is organized This user guide contains the ... when installing system components. ix Where to find more information Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. How this guide This user guide contains the information you may...• Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the standard package. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter...
...instructions for setting up sequence and ways of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. About this guide is organized This user guide contains the ... when installing system components. ix Where to find more information Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. How this guide This user guide contains the information you may...• Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the standard package. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter...
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...is completely seated on the next page. 3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that the cards do so may need IRQ assignments. Install the software drivers for later use . 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .... Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you intend to use . 4. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you removed earlier. 6. Keep the screw for the expansion card. Assign an IRQ to unplug the power cord ...
...is completely seated on the next page. 3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that the cards do so may need IRQ assignments. Install the software drivers for later use . 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .... Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you intend to use . 4. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you removed earlier. 6. Keep the screw for the expansion card. Assign an IRQ to unplug the power cord ...
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...event for Node Manager ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 2-41 NB Init. CSM Init. SB run-time init. PCI Bus Enumeration. Legacy Option ROM Init. BIOS Setup Utility password verify BIOS Setup Utility start AMI USB Driver Init. SB Init. SB Init. AMI USB Driver Init. AMI USB Driver Init. IDE, AHCI... Init. BDS started Connect device event PCI Bus Enumeration. IDE, AHCI Init. Normal boot DXE(Driver 60 Execution 61 Environment) phase 62 63 68...
...event for Node Manager ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 2-41 NB Init. CSM Init. SB run-time init. PCI Bus Enumeration. Legacy Option ROM Init. BIOS Setup Utility password verify BIOS Setup Utility start AMI USB Driver Init. SB Init. SB Init. AMI USB Driver Init. AMI USB Driver Init. IDE, AHCI... Init. BDS started Connect device event PCI Bus Enumeration. IDE, AHCI Init. Normal boot DXE(Driver 60 Execution 61 Environment) phase 62 63 68...
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... [Enhanced] to [Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-22 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 applying all attached SATA devices at the same time. When read...
... [Enhanced] to [Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-22 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 applying all attached SATA devices at the same time. When read...
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...Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.14.1219. Advanced PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.00 PCI Option ROM Handling PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM] In case of multiple option roms (Legacy and EFI ...Clocks] [128 PCI Bus Clocks] [160 PCI Bus Clocks] [192 PCI Bus Clocks] [224 PCI Bus Clocks] [248 PCI Bus Clocks] ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 4-23 Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Device1 Device2 Device3 Device4 Device5 Device6 Device7 Device8 Sata...
...Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.14.1219. Advanced PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.00 PCI Option ROM Handling PCI ROM Priority [EFI Compatible ROM] In case of multiple option roms (Legacy and EFI ...Clocks] [128 PCI Bus Clocks] [160 PCI Bus Clocks] [192 PCI Bus Clocks] [224 PCI Bus Clocks] [248 PCI Bus Clocks] ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 4-23 Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Device1 Device2 Device3 Device4 Device5 Device6 Device7 Device8 Sata...
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...: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.15.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB hardware delays and time-outs USB transfer time-out [20 sec] The time-out value...
...: Previous Values F5: Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit ESC: Exit Version 2.15.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB hardware delays and time-outs USB transfer time-out [20 sec] The time-out value...
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... an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. • Please refer to chapter 2 for how to select the RAID configuration utility. ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 5-3 RAID 10 is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Among the advantages of.... • 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 both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. 5.1 Setting up ...
... an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. • Please refer to chapter 2 for how to select the RAID configuration utility. ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 5-3 RAID 10 is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Among the advantages of.... • 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 both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. 5.1 Setting up ...
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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. Chapter 6: 6Driver installation
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Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-3 6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 6-15 6.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation 6-17 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-20 6.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Driver 6-23 6.6 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 6-24 6.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.8 Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-28 6.9 Management applications and utilities installation 6-32 ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series
Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-3 6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 6-15 6.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installation 6-17 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-20 6.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID Driver 6-23 6.6 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 6-24 6.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installation.. 6-25 6.8 Intel® I350 Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6-28 6.9 Management applications and utilities installation 6-32 ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series
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... operating system on how to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the optical drive. 2. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup... floppy drive. To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. C60x 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 Z9PE-D16 Series 6-3 Select the optical drive as...
... operating system on how to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the optical drive. 2. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup... floppy drive. To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. C60x 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 Z9PE-D16 Series 6-3 Select the optical drive as...
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... into the floppy disk from the following path in the support DVD: For LSI MegaRAID Driver \Drivers\C60x LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux 3. To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment 1. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection. Write-protect...® Enterprise Linux server environment 1. Press . 8. Type dd if=XXX.img of RAID driver disk you want to the USB floppy disk drive. 2. 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...
... into the floppy disk from the following path in the support DVD: For LSI MegaRAID Driver \Drivers\C60x LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux 3. To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment 1. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection. Write-protect...® Enterprise Linux server environment 1. Press . 8. Type dd if=XXX.img of RAID driver disk you want to the USB floppy disk drive. 2. 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...
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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. Click Load Driver. Follow the screen instructions to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. When prompted to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 6-5 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. Click Load Driver. Follow the screen instructions to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. When prompted to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 6-5 Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc.
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...and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. Select the RAID controller driver you have only one optical drive installed in the corresponding folder of the RAID controller driver. Follow screen instructions to install Windows and click Next. 8. Select the drive to... continue. 6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation If you need from the list and click Next. 7. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the OS installation. Setup then proceeds with the...
...and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. Select the RAID controller driver you have only one optical drive installed in the corresponding folder of the RAID controller driver. Follow screen instructions to install Windows and click Next. 8. Select the drive to... continue. 6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation If you need from the list and click Next. 7. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the OS installation. Setup then proceeds with the...
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...174; OS installation CD. 2. To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 6-7 Main Menu Do you want to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . OK Back The drivers for more information. [F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue] boot... boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then press . Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.6 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing�R��e�d��H�a�t® Enterprise OS: 1. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID...
...174; OS installation CD. 2. To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 6-7 Main Menu Do you want to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . OK Back The drivers for more information. [F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue] boot... boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2..., then press . Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.6 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing�R��e�d��H�a�t® Enterprise OS: 1. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID...
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Yes No 6. Press + + to switch to load any more driver disks? mkdir /mnt/driver mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/driver cd /mnt/driver sh replace_ahci.sh reboot 6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation More Driver Disks? When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot. When asked if you wish to the command-line interface from graphic user interface. 8. Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. 7. 5.
Yes No 6. Press + + to switch to load any more driver disks? mkdir /mnt/driver mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/driver cd /mnt/driver sh replace_ahci.sh reboot 6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation More Driver Disks? When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot. When asked if you wish to the command-line interface from graphic user interface. 8. Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. 7. 5.
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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing�R��e�d�H��a�t® Enterprise OS: 1. While booting from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. Enter the following command at the boot: Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid, then press . Boot the system from DVD, press to edit options. 3. Press to give the third party driver. ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 6-9
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing�R��e�d�H��a�t® Enterprise OS: 1. While booting from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. Enter the following command at the boot: Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid, then press . Boot the system from DVD, press to edit options. 3. Press to give the third party driver. ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 6-9
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Yes No 5 . Choose one you like to use and select OK, then press . Which would you like to use ? sdc sdd sdb sr0 OK Cancel 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Driver Disk Sou8rce You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. 4. You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Main Menu Do you have a driver disk? Select Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press .
Yes No 5 . Choose one you like to use and select OK, then press . Which would you like to use ? sdc sdd sdb sr0 OK Cancel 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Driver Disk Sou8rce You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. 4. You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Main Menu Do you have a driver disk? Select Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press .
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Yes No 8. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to finish the OS installation. More Driver Disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 6-11 When asked if you wish to load any more driver disks? OK Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to continue. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . 6. Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb and press "OK" to the system. 7.
Yes No 8. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to finish the OS installation. More Driver Disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . ASUS Z9PE-D16 Series 6-11 When asked if you wish to load any more driver disks? OK Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to continue. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . 6. Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb and press "OK" to the system. 7.
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... may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to CD Image. 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation Rename the 01 folder to create a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1. 1. Example: megasr-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86_64.img 2. Copy the contents of the image directory, labeled as 01, into... this command format: mount -oloop [image file name] image Example: mount -oloop megasr-15-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11ga-x86__64.img image 4. Preparing the Linux Driver Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID...
... may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to CD Image. 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation Rename the 01 folder to create a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1. 1. Example: megasr-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86_64.img 2. Copy the contents of the image directory, labeled as 01, into... this command format: mount -oloop [image file name] image Example: mount -oloop megasr-15-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11ga-x86__64.img image 4. Preparing the Linux Driver Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID...