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1. oE E oll E 4 M C RAID_SEL1 1 3 LE d le 1 E LSI Intel DSEB DG Series RAID setting Default Chapter 2 Hardware information Onboard storage setting 3 SAS_EN1 DSEB DG SAS model only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard 1511068 SAS controller Set the jumper to pins 1 2 to enable the SAS function default 6 SAS_EN1 1 1 2 23 U 2 Enable Disable Default DSEB DG Series SAS setting 7 Onboard SATA setting 3 pin SATA EN1 SATA EN2 DSEB DG model only This jumper allows you to enable or disable two onboard Marvell 6145 SATA controller Set the jumper to pins 1 2 to enable the SATA function default SATA EN1 SATA EN2 12 23 CE Enable Disable Default DSEB DG Series SATA setting ASUS DSEB DG Series 8 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 RECOVERY1 This jumper allows you to quickly
2. E dem COM2 Li imm PIN DSEB DG Series Serial port connectors The serial port module is purchased separately ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 39 2 40 12 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector is for the power supply SMB cable if your power supply supports the SMBus function 287 ne gt psusmet 2 7 NC GND 2 7 CLK 3 3V Remote Sense i DSEB DG Series Power supply SMBus connector 13 SSI power connectors 24 ATXPWR1 8 pin ATX12V1 4 pin ATX12V2 These connectors are for SSI power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit aN For a fully configured system we recommend that you use an SSI 12 V compliant power supply unit PSU for LGA771 socket Intel Xeon Dual Core processors Bensley platform DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 4 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when con
3. DSEB DG Series Auxiliary panel connector 1 Front panel SMB 6 1 pin FPSMB These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable 2 LAN activity LED 2 pin LAN1 LED LAN2 LED These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel 3 Chassis intrusion 4 1 pin CHASSIS These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 LOCATORLED1 and 2 LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connector The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed 5 Locator Button Swich 2 pin LOCATORBTN These leads are for the locator button on the front panel This button queries the state of the system locator 2 42 Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system Powering 3 1 Starting up for the first time eene 3 1 3 2 Turning off the computer eere 3 2 ASUS DSEB DG Series 3 1 Starting up for the first time 1 After making all the conne
4. DSEB DG Series MINI SAS connectors To connect the SAS cable To disconnect the SAS cable Plug in the SAS cable tothe SAS 1 With your thumb push down the connector until the cable lock snaps cable lock to release in place 2 While still keeping your thumb s grip on the cable lock carefully pull away the cable from the connector 2 36 Chapter 2 Hardware information SAS 1511068 ports LED connector 18 1 SASLED1 DSEB DG SAS model only This connector is for the front panel LED port indicator that shows the SAS HDD status O os e 8588888 d 225555 5 SASLED1 222222 p 55555 44444 lt ACT 1 07 1 PIN1 8858 a d a 1 ma KEK 5 u DSEB DG Series SASLED connector FLT_LEDS FLT LED6 FLT LED7 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 DSEB DG model only This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the LSI MegaRAID SATA LED Ja H RS G Q tJ GND SATA SLOAD SDATAOUTO SDATAOUT1 SATA_SCLK DSEB DG Series SGPIO conne
5. ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 13 6 14 4 5 The Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility window appears Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 1 Chipset Software hestaliation Litiity 8 1 1 1001 Welcome te the Ietel H Chipset Settware lnstallatiea The pogar vell Plug and Play components the beet dod bea Virion pig ami before contrary c DER cm es villae Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process Chipset Software installation Utility 8 1 1 91001 License Agreement ane er iptum cmi Preni the Page Down key yOu epee to the of bediga Wyes de ent eid Qut idi Qe You munt accept af the of the keme agreement in onder to continue the setup Oo you accept the terma o Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to activate the installation Chipset Software installation Utility 8 1 1 1001 7 After completing the installation click Finish to restart the computer File ietormetion to Pe below to view requeement and natation riomsa Pores the Page Don hey to ven ther of ia Chuet Producton Veron 811107 T 3000 2010 3100 amp 5000 Sones
6. Chapter 6 Driver installation Marvell 88SE6145 SATA RAID Driver Marvell 88SE6145 SATA RAID Driver Windows 32 64 bit Back Exit 7 Locate the RAID driver and place a blank high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 8 Press Enter Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk ASUS DSEB DG Series create a RAID driver disk Windows 2000 2003 Server environment 1 6 4 Restart the system from the hard disk drive then place the system motherboard support CD in the optical drive Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility The Windows 32 bit OS RAID driver disk for the Intel Matrix Storage Manager is located in Drivers 6321 Matrix Storage Manager F6 Install Floppy Create for 32 and 64 bit Windows F6flpy32 exe The Windows 2003 64 bit OS RAID driver disk for the Intel Matrix Storage Manager is located in Drivers 6321 Matrix Storage Manager F6 Install Floppy Create for 32 and 64 bit Windows F6flpy64 exe The Windows 2000 32 bit RAID driver disk for the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID is located in Drivers 6321 LSI MegaRAID Driver makedisk win2k exe or win2k zip The Windows Server 2003 32 bit RAID driver disk for the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID is located in Drivers 6321 LSI MegaRAID Driver makedisk win2k3_x86 exe or win2k3_x86 zip The Windows Server 2003 64 bit RAID driver disk for the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID is located in Drive
7. MPT Firmware Revision SAS Address NVIDIA Version Status Boot Order Boot Support v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 SAS1068 00 05 03 00 1 15 00 00 IR 500E0180 60831008 25 02 Disabled 0 Enabled BIOS amp OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Change Item 2 Use the arrow keys to sele LSI Logic Config Utility The Select New Array Type screen apprears ct Create IME Volume then press lt Enter gt v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Select New Array Type SAS1068 Create IM Volume Create IME Volume Create IS Volume Esc Exit Menu Enter Choose array type to Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an optional hot spare Data on the primary disk may be migrated Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 8 disks including an optional hot spare ALL Data on array disks will be deleted Create Integrated Striping array of 2 to 8 disks ALL Data on array disks will be deleted Fl Shiftkl Help create Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 Create New Array screen shows the disks you add to make up the IME volume Integrated Mirroring Enhanced IME supports three to eight disks or seven mirrored disks plus a hot spare disk Use the arrow key to select a disk then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column To include this disk in the array press lt gt lt gt or Spa
8. Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 5 Usethe up down arrow key to highlight a drive then press lt Spacebar gt to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press lt Enter gt after completing your selection 5 32 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 6 Use the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array then press lt Enter gt The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 128 KB AN A lower stripe size is recommended for server systems A higher stripe size is recommended for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Highlight the Capacity item enter the desired RAID volume capacity then press lt Enter gt The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Volume item is highlighted press lt Enter gt Awarning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the Create Array menu ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 33 5 34 5 3 2 Creating a RAID 1 set Mirror To create a RAID 1 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 6 2 1002 ESB2 wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Volumel RAID Level RAID1 Mirror Di
9. Esc Exit Menu Fl Shifttl Help AlttN Adapter List Change Item 5 62 Chapter 5 RAID configuration Boot Information Display Mode Sets the disk information display mode Configuration options Display adapters amp installed devices Display minimal information Display adapters and all devices Display adapters only LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Display adapters amp installed devices Hook interrupt the Default Boot Information Display Mode Support Interrupt Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help AlttN Adapter List Change Item Support Interrupt Configuration options Hook interrupt the Default Bypass interrupt hook LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display adapters amp installed devices Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu Fl Shift l Help AlttN Adapter List Change Item ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 63 Restore Defaults This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the system defaults LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Pause When Boot Alert Displayed Boot Information Display Mode Support Interrupt Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu Fl Shifttl Help AlttN Adapter List Cha
10. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the previous section to create the RAID set Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 2 Creating a RAID 10 set You can create a RAID 10 set using four identical hard disk drives To create a RAID 10 set using the Easy Configuration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Configure then press lt Enter gt 2 Use the arrow keys to select Easy Configuration then press lt Enter gt Defines Physical Arrays An Array Vill Automatically Become LD 3 ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive s you want to include in the RAID set then press lt SpaceBar gt When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number Poet GQ OTS 772 7 HDS 72888061 280 2 The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 11 4 Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set then press lt Enter gt The configurable array appears on screen ARR Port a 0 DISK 7726708 0 72208001 0380 200 wire i 1 5 Press lt F10 gt select the configurable array then press lt SpaceBar gt 5 12 Chapter 5 RAID configuration Press lt F10 gt again the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical dri
11. LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 32 bit og on MPT Driver for SAS1064 Intel 6321ESB Intel MATRIX STORAGE driver If SATA RAID mode is to enabled select Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Controller Server ESB2 I SATA AHCI mode is enabled select Intel ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller Server ESB2 ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 7 Intel 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID driver DSEB DG model only For Windows 2000 OS select LSI MegaRAID Software RAID Windows 2000 SP4 For Windows 2003 OS select LSI MegaRAID Software RAID Windows 2003 511068 PCI X SAS controller driver DSEB DG SAS model only For Windows 2000 select LSI Logic Fusion MPT Drivers for SAS1068 For 32bit Windows Server 2003 select LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 32 bit Marvell SATA controller driver DSEB DG model only For 32bit Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 SP4 select Marvell 61XX SATA Controller 32bit Driver For 64 bit Windows Server 2003 select Marvell 61XX SATA Controller 64bit Driver The Windows 2000 2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk When prompted press lt Enter gt to continue installation Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue To an existing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS 1 2 Restart the computer then log in
12. vvvvvvvv 702 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc 4 4 1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects Some items may not appear if you CPU does not support the related functions BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Sets the ratio between CPU Core Ratio CMOS Setting 12 ra and the FSB Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled IS SEC cm Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Mon Virtualization Technology Enabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled is disabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled C1E Support Enabled eee CPU TM function Enabled m FEE S a Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled m Change Option Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Enabled F1 General Help 10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Ratio CMOS Setting 12 Whether this item is configurable depends on your CPU type The valid value ranges differently according to your CPU type If this item is configurable enter the value using the numeric keypad Chapter 4 BIOS setup Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Enable this item to use the Hardware Prefetcher Disable Feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Configuration op
13. ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 11 2 Press the load lever with your thumb then move it to the left until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load lever PnP cap This side of the socket box should face you A To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 3 Liftthe load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135 angle 4 Liftthe load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100 angle A then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove B Load plate 5 Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should fit into the CPU notch Alignment key Gold triangle mark Chapter 2 Hardware information 6 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU Notes on Intel Hyper Threading Technology sN This motherboard supports Intel Xeon CPUs in the 771 land package with Hyper Threading Technology Hyper Threading Technology is supported by Intel 5000 series CPU only 5100 5200 5300 5400 series DO NOT support Hyper Threading The amount of CPU threads depends on the OS support Hyper Threading Technology is
14. DDR FB DIMM 01 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM 00 64 72 bit 240 pin module 2 LAN12 I Intel 5000P LAN34 FANT FANI 0250368 FRNT FANS jE Intel ASUS ASMB3 caw seus I pi Ea A SED z3 2 85 un coll Jarca L gi Intel Intel s iin 6321ESB E DSEB DG l 22 CIES 55 Super 5 suzen 0 cone x ates ans ae Von exe Lec PCIX6 298 CMOS Power m ene EIE sara c SATA sanes xai RECOVERY oomoo Eee FLOPPY EEEE HOLED P PANEL 1 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 5 Layout contents Slots Soocket CPU sockets FB DIMM sockets DDR2 SODIMM socket Express x 16 slots x16 link PCI Express x 8 slots x8 link Jumpers PCI PCI X slot ZCR slot DSEB DG SAS model only Clear RAM CLRTC1 _ VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_EN1 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN LAN ENS Fan control setting 3 SET1 CHAFAN 5 Intel 6321ESB SATA port S W RAID setting 3 pin RAID SEL1 DSEB DG model only Onboard storage setting 3 pin SAS 1 DSEB DG SAS model only Onboard SATA setting 3 pin SATA EN1 SATA EN2 DSEB DG model only Force
15. Date May 23 2005 For the hot of supported poate sie Noter CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT Thee document contes fue Vallosang sections mI intett Chipset Software installation Utility 8 1 1 1001 ASUS DSEB DG Series The Chipset Software Installation Utility complete You sastat your computer for changes te take eiecti wadd you Be to pou Compe now 4 Yes mart to restart my computer em Computer later ary bem Par and then Freh 6 15 6 3 LAN driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel Gigabit LAN controller drivers 6 3 1 Windows 2000 Server 2003 To install the Intel Gigabit LAN controller driver a Windows 2000 Server 2003 OS 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays window Click Cancel to close this window f Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE from the Drivers Intel 82563EB folder Double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation 3 Click the Intel PRO 1000 EB Network Connectio
16. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt 2 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 3 Bootthe system DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos i filename where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk then press Enter A gt afudos i18036A0 ROM The utility verifies the file then starts updating the BIOS file A gt afudos i8036A0 ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file Reading flash Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 3 5 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive A gt afudos i8036A0 ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file Reading flash Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash Verifying flash Please restart
17. 9 0 9 0 0 9 0 4 9 9 9 0 9 9 0 4 1 9 9 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 9 0 9 9 0 4 2 9 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 4 9 9 0 0 9 0 0 4 3 9 9 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 9 0 9 9 0 4 t Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options A The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference LA The utility supports maxium four hard disk drives for RAID configurration ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 31 5 3 1 Creating a RAID 0 set Stripe To create a RAID 0 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears CREATE ARRAY MENU VolumeO RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 Create Volume DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Enter a name for the RAID 0 set then press Enter Highlight RAID Level press the up down arrow key to select RAID 0 Stripe then press Enter 4 Highlight the Disks item then press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set The SELECT DISKS screen appears SELECT DISKS 1
18. BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY 1 Rear panel connectors PS 2 mouse port green LAN port for iKVM PS 2 keyboard port purple USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 Serial COM1 port Video Graphics Adapter port LAN 1 2 RJ 45 ports LAN 3 4 RJ 45 ports ASUS DSEB DG Series Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE1 Serial ATA connectors 7 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATAG Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA_E1 SATA_E2 SATA_E3 SATA_E4 SATA_E5 SATA SATA_E7 SATA_E8 DSEB DG model only SAS connectors DSEB DG SAS model only SAS 1511068 ports LED connector 18 1 pin SASLED1 DSEB DG SAS model only Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 DSEB DG model only Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB34 CPU and system fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 REAR_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 2 3 4 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM2 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXPWRI 8 ATX12V1 4 pin ATX12V2 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 Auxiliary panel connector 20 pin AUX PANEL1 2 10 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA771 socket designed for the Intel Xeon Dual Quad Core processor Your boxed Intel
19. Brown 2 pin MLED This 2 pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front message LED The message LED is controlled by Hardware monitor to indicate an abnormal event occurance System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings Hard disk drive activity LED Red 2 pin IDE_LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD ATX power button soft off button Green 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF Reset button Blue 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 41 15 Auxiliary panel connector 20 pin AUX PANEL1 This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB locator LED and switch chassis intrusion and LAN LEDs oc En 2s ma B AUX PANEL1 PIN1
20. Configuration options Disabled Enabled Removable Device Boot Enabled When this item is set to Disabled the system cannot boot from the removable devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled Flash Write Disabled When this item is set to Disabled the BIOS flash memory will be write protected Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 31 4 32 4 7 Advanced Server Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Boot Exit gt Boot Device Priority b Boot Settings Configuration Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence Select Screen ql Select Item EnterGo to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 7 1 V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 15 Boot Device 2nd Boot Device Network Network IBA GE Slo IBA GE Slo Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Select Screen Select Item Change Field F1 General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc 1st xxth Boot Device XXXXXXX These items specify the boot device
21. DSEB DG Series specifications summary LSI 1068 PCI X 8 port SAS controller LSI Integrated RAID 0 1 1E support Optional LSI ZCR Zero Channel RAID PCI X card For upgrade to support hardware _RAID 0 1 10 5 50 Networking Intel 6321 Inte 82563EB Dual Port GbE Intel 82573 GbE 2 XGI Z9s PCI Display Controller 32MB Onboard I O 1 1 Connectors 24 pin ATX power connector 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 4 pin ATX 12V power connector SO DIMM socket for ASMB3 SOL 1 support 2 USB ports 9 4 Pin Rear I O Connectors Management ll ASWM2 0 Solution Optional ASMB3 SOL ASMB3 iKVM Monitoring l v _ y v v Environment Operation temperature 10 C 35 C Non operation temperature 40 C 70 C Non operation humidity 20 90 Non condensing Specifications are subject to change without notice This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product introduction 11 1 1 1 2 Package eese rennen 1 1 1 3 Special features ASUS DSEB DG Series 11 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS DSEB DG series motherboard The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality mother
22. FREE FREE FREE FREE 7 newly created array appears in Arrays Information ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Adapter Create Delete Adapter 1 Arrays Information 0 Disks Informati SATA SATA SATA SATA Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 RAIDO ONLINE on Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 SATA II SATA II SATA II SATA II FULLASSIGN FULLASSIGN FREE FREE 5 43 5 5 2 Deleting an array To delete a RAID set 1 2 5 44 From the utility menu bar select Delete on the top and press lt Enter gt and the Delete array screen appears ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Delete array 2TB RAIDO ONLINE 64KB 0 4 Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd Select a desired array to delete and select NEXT Press lt Y gt after the confirmation screen appears Delete array 2 RAIDO ONLINE 64KB 0 4 Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 Press Y again to confirm and delete the selected array Warning Do you want to delete the array s MBR Y Delete 2 RAIDO ONLINE 64KB 0 4 Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd You cannot recover lost data if you delete an array Make sure you back up important data before deleting an array ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 4
23. LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5 4 5 2 1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 5 5 5 5 2 2 Creating a RAID 10 set sss 5 11 5 23 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 5 15 5 2 4 Initializing the logical drives 5 18 5 25 Rebuilding failed 5 23 5 2 6 Checking the drives for data consistency 5 25 5 2 7 Deleting a RAID 5 28 5 2 8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 5 29 5 2 9 Enabling the WriteCache 5 30 5 3 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5 31 5 3 1 Creating a RAID 0 set 5 32 5 8 2 Creating RAID 1 set 5 34 5 3 8 Creating a RAID 10 set Stripe Mirror 5 35 Contents 5 3 4 Creating a RAID 5 set 5 36 5 3 5 Deleting a RAID 5 37 5 3 6 Resetting disks to Non RAID 5 38 5 3 7 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 5 38 5 4 Global Array Manager eene nennen 5 39 5 5 Marvell 88SE6145
24. RAID BIOS configuration utility DSEB DG model only esee 5 40 5 5 1 Creating a RAID set RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 5 41 5 5 2 Deleting 5 44 5 6 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility DSEB DG SAS model 5 46 5 6 1 Integrated Mirroring sene 5 46 5 6 2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced 5 50 5 6 3 Integrated Striping IS 5 52 5 6 4 X Managing 2 22 5 55 5 6 5 X Viewing SAS 2 2 5 60 5 6 6 Global Properties sss eee 5 62 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation rere 6 1 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver 6 1 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 6 6 2 Intel chipset software installation ees 6 13 6 3 LAN driver installation eeeenr eene 6 16 6 3 1 Windows 2000 Server 2003 6 16 6 32 Red Halic UR eei 6 21 6 4 VGA driver installation eere 6 22 6 4 1 Windows 2000 Server 2003 6 22 6 5 Management applications and utilities installation 6 24
25. Selects ENTER Selection Complete 2 Usethe up down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset then press lt Spacebar gt to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A confirmation message appears Press Y to reset the drive or press N to return to the utility main menu 5 Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives 5 3 7 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press Enter This window appears 1 Are you sure you want to exit Y N 2 Press Y to exit or press N to return to the utility main menu 5 38 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 4 Global Array Manager You may also create a RAID set s in Windows operating environment using the Global Array Manager GAM application The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD LA Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 5 Marvell 88SE6145 RAID BIOS configuration utility DSEB DG model only The Marvell 88SE6145 RAID BIOS Configuration utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 set s from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge To enter the Marvell RAID BIOS Configuration utility 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives at Red SATA Connector 2 T
26. Turning off the compulter eene 3 2 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function 3 2 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch 3 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Managing and updating your BIOS ss 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy 15 4 1 41 2 AFUDOS utility sse 4 2 41 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS utility 4 5 BIOS setup program 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 2 2 Menu Dar it etr retta 4 2 3 Navigation 424 JMenuitems uie eiie ee t eher 42 5 X Sub menu items sss eee 4 2 6 Configuration fields sss 4 2 7 Pop Up WINdOW 428 Soroll Dati e tete rete nete des 4 2 9 General help Main menu 4 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx 4 3 2 System Time 4 3 3 Floppy A 1 44 3727 4 34 Configuration s essen 4 4 4 3 5 Primary Third Fourth IDE Master Slave 4 3 6 Information Advanced menu 4 4 1 CPU Configuration 4 4 2 Chipset Configuration 0220 443 2 5 er caderet ta ir ts det Contents 44 4 USB Configuratio
27. Xeon LGA771 processor package should come with HA installation instructions for the CPU and heatsink If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter Upon purchase of the motherboard make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA771 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss incorrect removal of the PnP cap 2 3 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard oO zF DSEB DG Series CPU LGA771 Before installing the CPU make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left We recommend you install the CPU to CPU2 socket for a better thermal environment when installing only one CPU
28. and Intel 6321ESB chipset The Intel 5400 Memory Controller Hub MCH and the Intel 6321ESB provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard The MCH provides the processor quadri channel FB DIMM memory support and PCI Express interfaces The Intel 6321ESB is a new generation server class I O controller hub that provides the interface for PCI 2 3 PCI Express and PCIX vA Intel EM64T ka The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement FB DIMM memory support This motherboard supports fully buffered DIMMs FB DIMMs the latest memory solution that extends memory capacity and provide high speed high density system memory peformance FB DIMMs use Advanced Memory Buffer AMB chips that transmit signals between the memory modules and controllers with improved signal integrity and reduced errors Chapter 1 Product introduction PCle 2 0 ul This motherboard supports the latest PCle 2 0 device for twice the current speed and bandwidth This enhances system per
29. before you add a device Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer electronic equipment and mercury containing button cell battery should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products This symbol of the crossed
30. holes for illustration Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 4 Motherboard layouts DSEB DG SAS model 30 5cm 12 33cm 13in gt ATXPWR1 ness d b PS 2 anxiave Mouse Eos ATX12V1 8 Keyboard DDR FB DIMM 31 64 72 bit 240 pin module USB12 L31 DDR FB DIMM 30 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM_21 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM_20 64 72 bit 240 pin module 2 8 H E DDR FB DIMM 11 64 72 bit 240 pin module HE DDR FB DIMM_10 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM_01 64 72 bit 240 pin module 5 DDR FB DIMM_00 64 72 bit 240 module di TP CPU2 LAN12 Intel 5000P LAN34 FANT FAN posses FANT FANS ij Ili AN mem PCIE1 Intel ASUS ASMB3 Fan seus 825731 FAN SER za PCI2 83 m ak etl BAe a a az PCIES F ad s2573L Intel DSEB DG SAS LSI 6321ESB T SAS1
31. lt gt Select Screen LBA Large Mode Auto Select Item Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Change Option PIO Mode Auto F1 General Help DMA Mode Auto F10 Save and Exit S M A R T Auto ESC Exit 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and S M A R T monitoring These values are not user configurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CD DVD ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 11 Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Dis
32. priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 7 2 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while Quick Boot Enabled booting This will Full Logo Display Disabled decrease the time Bootup Num Lock on needed to boot the PS 2 Mouse Support Auto system Parity Check Disabled POST Errors Disabled Setup Prompt Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled lt gt Select Screen tl Select Item Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Logo Display Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or di
33. signal cable The Ultra DMA 100 66 signal cable has three connectors a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the motherboard a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE slave device optical drive hard disk drive and a gray connector for an Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE devices i H n En oum f 1 Bo 1 PRI_IDE1 eL o DSEB DG Series IDE connector 2 34 Chapter 2 Hardware information 3 Serial ATA connectors 7 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 These connectors controlled by southbridge ESB2 are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives Ems Ems DSEB DG Series SATA con
34. support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 3 15 A 6 66 A 53 28 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors CPU_FAN X CPU FAN1 CPU FAN2 5 EUN ub 25 ein 322 829 5850 0222 398 Zea FBD FAN 222 oe dun CPU FAN2 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 FBD_FAN1 PWM Control LL GNI FANT FAN HH Speed Power FANG PESO FAN Power FAN Speed 1 E926 GND T7 PWM Control m a ae 222 rom 2 FRNT FAN1 FRNT FAN2 FANS FRNT 4 GND GND mer woe FAN Power FAN Power SRE SBE FAN Speed FAN Speed 889 ego PWM Control PWM Control SEE DSEB DG Series Fan connectors 11 Serial port connector 10 1 pin 2 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis
35. supported under Windows XP 2003 Server and Linux 2 4 x kernel and later versions only Under Linux use the Hyper Threading compiler to compile the code If you are using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Technology item in the BIOS to ensure system stability and performance Installing Windows 2003 Server or later version is recommended Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit Intel website www intel com info hyperthreading To use the Hyper Threading Technology on this motherboard 1 Install an Intel Xeon CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 2 Power up the system and enter the BIOS Setup see Chapter 4 BIOS setup Under the Advanced Menu make sure that the item Hyper Threading Technology is set to Enabled The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 3 Reboot the computer ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 13 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel Xeon processors require an Intel certified heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance When you buy a boxed Intel CPU the package includes the heatsink fan retention brackets screws thermal grease installation manual and other items that are necessary for CPU installation Make sure that you have applied th
36. th Select Item Change Option F1 General Help 10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Intel VT d Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Intel VT d function Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS setup South Bridge Configuration The SouthBridge Configuration menu allows you to change the Southbridge settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced South Bridge Chipset Configuration gt 5 2 PCI X Hub Configuration ESB2 PCI X Hub Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ESB2 Bus M PCI X Hub configuration options Configure advanced settings for ESB2 PCI X Hub PCI Bus Frequency Auto I O Port Decode 4K Decode RAS Sticky Error Handling Clear Errors VGA 16 Bit Decode Enabled This question will allow to select the maximum PCI bus speed to be programmed Default will always be set to AUTO where bus speed will be decided based on the capabilities of the device on that bus lt gt Select Screen Select Item em Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc PCI Bus Frequency Auto Allows you to select the PCI bus speed When you set this item to Auto the device will run at the speed based on its capability Configuration options Auto 33 Mhz PCI 66 Mhz PCI 66 Mhz PCI X M1 100 Mhz PCI X M1 1
37. to install expansion cards The following sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install the software drivers for the expansion card A When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable a
38. volatile RAM ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 35 4 36 Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities RAID configuration 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 Setting Up RAID erre terrse sirena nre LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5 30 Global Array Manager eene 5 38 Marvel 88SE6145 RAID BIOS configuration utility DSEB DG model only eene 5 40 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility DSEB DG SAS model only 5 46 ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the following RAID solutions DSEB DG model LSI Logic Embeded SATA RAID and the Intel Matrix Storage Manager embeded in the Intel 6321ESB Southbridge supports Serial ATA hard disk drives and RAIDO RAID1 and RAID10 configurations The Intel Matrix Storage Manager also supports RAID5 configuration Marvell 885 6145 is a host bus adapter chip between PCI Express and Serial ATA SATA Parallel ATA PATA devices It employs the latest Serial ATA SATA Phy technology operating at 1 5 Gb s or 3 0 Gb s The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 and RAIDS5 DSEB DG SAS model Intel Matrix Storage Manager em
39. which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 1 The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with regulations Changes or modifications 3 to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 viii Safety information Electrical safety To prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system
40. you to change the system security settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Supervisor Password Not Installed Install change or User Password Not Installed WRG Change Supervisor Password Flash Write Disabled lt gt Select Screen Select Item Enter Change Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press lt Enter gt From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted a The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press lt Enter gt The message Password Uninstalled appears A If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumper for information on how to erase the RTC RAM After yo
41. your computer A gt Updating the BIOS file using a USB flash drive If you have not purchased a USB floppy disk drive you may update the BIOS file using a USB flash drive Format the USB flash drive to FAT16 or 32 system file before updating the BIOS To format the USB flash drive to a FAT32 16 system file gt gt Insert the USB flash drive to an available USB port From the Windows desktop click Start then select My Computer Right click the USB flash drive icon then select Format from the menu From the File system field select FAT32 or FAT16 then click the Start button To update the BIOS file 1 Copy the original or the latest BIOS file and the AFUDOS utility afudos exe to the USB flash drive Insert the USB flash drive to an available USB port then place the motherboard support CD to the optical drive Boot the system from the support CD then select the FreeDOS command prompt At the DOS prompt replace the prompt with the USB flash disk drive letter then type afudos i filename Follow the instructions in the previous section to update the BIOS file Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a floppy disk or a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file
42. 0 FSB x16 slot x16 gen2 4 FBDx2 PCIE1 gt ds 5400P Ee x16 slo SEABURG x16 gen2 gt gt FBDx2 PCIE4 4 FBDx2 ESI x4 Kumeran 82563EB 6145 6145 82573 82573 lt gt Gilgal x1 x1 d x1 X8 slot 6321ESB ESB2E VL o PCI2 133 100 133 100 5 el 6 1xIDE Intel MSM RAID 0 1 10 5 6x SATA Appendix A Reference information
43. 068 35 4 Super 52 1 0 PCIX5 E 8Mb FWH vec 6 RECOVERY FLOPPY vA 10 1 PANEL sess EL ER ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 8 DSEB DG model 33cm 13in 30 5 12in lt gt 42 b amc d 5 2 cava Mouse CPU ATX12V1 B Keyboard p DDR FB DIMM 31 64 72 bit 240 pin module I I USB12 131 DDR FB DIMM 30 64 72 bit 240 pin module CPUT DDR FB DIMM_21 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM 20 64 72 bit 240 pin module z 2 8 5 5 DDR FB DIMM 11 64 72 bit 240 pin module 8 DDR FB DIMM 10 64 72 bit 240 pin module
44. 2 1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows 2000 2003 1 Click the Start button then click Shut Down 2 Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected then click the OK button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down If you are using Windows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS setup 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 47 4 8 Managing and updating your BIOS s BIOS setup program eene nnne Main menu Advanced menu enne Erlaull Security menu Boot menu inre rnnt kunt ratu aca aii daa daian menlis ene ate cert cani ie ASUS DSEB DG Ser
45. 2 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Enables or disables the onboard floppy controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 23 4 24 4 46 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration ACPI MCFG Support High Precision Event Timer Disabled N A Enabled BIOS will report ACPI MCFG Table Disabled BIOS don t report ACPI MCFG Table Create PCI Express memory mapped configuration space base address description table lt Select Screen Select Item a Change Option General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc ACPI MCFG Support Enabled Enables or disables the ACPI MCFG support When this item is set to Enabled the BIOS will report the ACPI MCFG table Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Precision Event Timer N A Allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Event Timer Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 7 Power On Configuration This sub menu allows y
46. 33 Mhz PCI X M1 66 Mhz PCI X M2 100 Mhz PCI X M2 133 Mhz PCI X M2 Port Decode 4K Decode Allows you to select the decode range for I O ports Configuration options 4K Decode 1K Decode RAS Sticky Error Handling Clear Errors Allows you to select the method of handling the Sticky RAS errors Configuration options Clear Errors Leave Errors VGA 16 Bit Decode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the decoding of VGA for the devices behind PXH Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 19 4 4 3 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Configuration Clear ESCD during System Boot Reset Configuration Data No Plug amp Play 0 S No Palette Snooping Disabled gt Onboard LAN1 Configuration gt Onboard LAN2 Configuration gt Onboard LAN3 Configuration lt gt Select Screen gt Onboard LAN4 Configuration Select Item m Change Field b PCI Express Slot 1 Configuration Tab Select Field b PCI Slot 2 Configuration F1 General Help gt PCI Express Slot 3 Configuration F10 Save and Exit gt PCI Exp
47. 5 5 46 5 6 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility DSEB DG SAS model only The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to allows you to create the following RAID set s from SAS hard disk drives supported by the 1511068 PCI X SAS controller E RAID 1 Integrated Mirroring RAID 1E Integrated Mirroring Enhanced d RAID 0 Integrated Striping 5 6 1 Integrated Mirroring Overview The Integrated Mirroring IM feature supports simultaneous mirrored volumes with two disks IM Integrated Mirroring Enhanced IME supports three to eight disks or seven mirrored disks plus a hot spare disk The IM feature supports hot swap capability so when a disk in an IM volume failes you can easily restore the volume and the swapped disk is automatically re mirrored Creating Integrated Mirroring volumes You may use disks of different sized IM and IME volumes however the size of the smallest disk determines the logical size of each mer ie aion DO NOT combine Serial ATA and SAS disk drives in one volume The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference To create an IM volume 1 on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives 2 During POST press lt Ctrl C gt to enter the SAS configuration utility LSI Logic Corp MPT SAS BIOS MPTBIOS 6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Cop
48. 6 5 1 Running the support CD sss 6 24 6 5 2 Drivers 6 24 6 5 8 Management Software 6 25 6 5 4 Utilities menu 6 25 6 5 5 22 6 25 Appendix Reference information DSEB DG SAS model block diagram A 1 A 2 DSEB DG model block diagram eene A 2 Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception
49. 7 thoro pow can om the popen poumet wrtat mv Nra LT T Ma led my compete di i enm Pree nem an sen chet Eos to Compete map ek ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 23 6 5 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers management applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for updates 6 5 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the m ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 6 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions Drivers 6 24 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 5 3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring applications Click an item to install 6 5 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software ap
50. ANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Contents i vii Safety information rrt atttem sten nnt viii About this guide reser rennen nnns nnne tenen ix LITPcogm X DSEB DG Series specifications summary eene xi Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 3 Serial number label eene 1 1 1 4 Special features ccce 1 2 1 4 1 Product highlights eee 1 2 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features s sss 14 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Before you proceed 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 1 Placement direction 20 2 3 2 22 Screwholes sse 2 3 2 23 Support kits for the motherboard 2 4 224 Motherboard layouts sse 2 25 Layout content
51. Connection with 1 Acceleration item should appear 6 20 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 3 2 Red Hat Follow these instructions when installing the Intel LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat operating system Before installing the LAN driver Before installing the LAN driver you must install the kernel development application To install the kernel development Insert the Linux OS installation CD Disk 1 to the optical drive Double click Application gt System setting gt Add Remove application Select Kernel Development from the Development Tools Follow the later steps and add different CDs according to the instructions displayed FON gt Building the driver from the TAR file 1 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive and mount the optional drive in the Linux platform 2 Copythe base driver tar file from the motherboard system support CD to the directory of your local hard disk The name format of driver file is e1000 lt Version gt tar gz For example the file name of driver version 7 0 38 is e1000 7 0 38 tar gz The Intel LAN driver for Linux OS is located in Drivers INTEL 82563EB PRO1000 LINUX 3 Untar or unzip the archive tar zxf e1000 x x x tar gz 4 Change to the driver src directory cd e1000 x x x src 5 Usethe command makeinstall to compile the driver module makeinstall 6 After reboot the system please refer to Linux distribution document
52. D configurations or select the boot drive Allows you to initialize the logical drives of a created RAID set Allows you to initialize logical drives or change the logical drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the logical drives of a created RAID set 5 2 1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of configurations Easy and New In Easy Configuration the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size RAID 1 only In New Configuration you manually set the logical drive parameters and assign the set size and stripe size RAID 1 only Using Easy Configuration To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Configure then press lt Enter gt 2 Usethe arrow keys to select Easy Configuration then press lt Enter gt ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 5 3 ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set then press lt SpaceBar gt When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number Port U 015 25 8 HUS 12699018330 The information of the selected hard disk drive displ
53. DSEB DG Series DSEB DG DSEB DG SAS 469 First Edition V1 November 2007 Copyright 2007 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CH
54. DSEB DG Series specifications summary Model Name Processor System Bus Form Factor ASUS Features Expansion Slots follow SSI Location DSEB DG SAS 2 Socket LGA771 Dual Core Intel Xeon Processor 5000 5100 5200 Quad Core Intel Xeon Processor 5300 5400 Sequence Dual Core Quad Core FSB 1066 1333 1600MHz 64 2X2M 4M amp 8M L2 cache Intel 5400 Memory Controller Hub MCH Intel 6321ESB I O Controller Hub ICH SSI EEB 3 61 12 x 13 Smart Fan Il v v Lv 8 4 channel Maximum up to 32 GB Fully Buffered DIMM DDR2 533 667 800 Reg ECC 512 MB 1 GB 2GB 4GB 6 1 PCI X 100 133 MHz support Zero Channel RAID card 1 PCI X 133 MHz _1 PCI X 133 MHz 1 PCI E x16 1 PCI E x8 x8 link 1 PCI 32bit 33 MHz 1 PCI E x16 1 SO DIMM socket for optional ASMB3 SOL Intel 6321 ESB 1 Single Channel Bus Master IDE support UltraATA 33 66 100 Intel 6321 ESB 6 SATA2 300MB s ports Intel Matrix Storage Intel 6321 ESB for Windows only 6 SATA2 300MB s ports Intel Matrix Storage for Windows only Support RAID Software 0 1 10 amp 5 Support RAID Software 0 1 10 amp 5 151 MegaRAID for Linux Windows Spport software RAID 0 1 amp 10 Marvell 88SE6145 2 Total 8 SATA2 300MB 5 ports Support software RAID 0 1 10 5 xi xii
55. Default TONY ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 29 4 Fan control setting 3 CPUFAN_SET1 CHAFAN_SET1 These jumpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection The 5 jumper is for the CPU fans control and CHAFAN_SET1 is for the other fans control including front fans rear fans and FB DIMM fans Set to pins 1 2 for 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 for 3 pin fans Lu c 5 FAN SET1 CPU Fan c 5 2 Other Fans e m pe i5 aud B DET CIN d Balanced FAN a Default DSEB DG Series FAN setting If you use 4 pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2 3 the fan you installed may not work If you use a 3 pin fan but set the jumper for a 4 pin fan the fan controll will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed Intel 6321ESB SATA port S W RAID setting 3 pin RAID_SEL1 DSEB DG model only This jumper allows you to select the Serial ATA RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Both utilities are supported by the Intel 6321ESB Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID Serial ATA RAID utility default otherwise place the jumper caps on pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager IMSM
56. I X slot green on the motherboard supports a Zero Channel RAID card that allows RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 and RAID 5 configurations When installing an optional ZCR card install the card on PCIX5 slot colored green on DSEB DG SAS model The optional ZCR card for DSEB DG SAS onboard LSI 1068 SAS controller is LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP card Visit the LSI LOGIC website www Isilogic com for more information PCIEx16 slot PCI slot PCIEx8 slot PCIEx16 slot PCIX slot ZCR slot ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 27 2 6 Jumpers 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS which include system setup information such as system passwords To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure 7 If the steps above do not help remove the onboard battery and move
57. Onboard LED Standby Power LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED 1 m an fi SB PWR1 ce OFF a Standby Powered DSEB DG Series Onboard LED mE i ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 1 2 LED for DSEB DG SAS only The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the LSI 1068 chipset is working normally LED1 E B ON OFF Standby Powered Power Off Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it To optimize the motherboard features we highly recommend that you install it in an SSI CEB 1 1 compliant chassis Make sure to unplug the chassis power cord befor
58. Prepare a floppy disk USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Turn the system 2 Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive and turn the system 2 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system 3 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would cause system boot failure The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 5 4 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low Pin Count LPC chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section explains how to configure your system using this u
59. S Enclosure or Expander Expand or Collapse Item Enter On a Disk Drive Turn on the Locate LED next key press turns off 2 Information about the volume and its member disks are then displayed LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 SAS Topology SAS1068 Device Identifier Device A 1068105 03 001 Info Enclosure Direct Attach Devices Controller Bay 0 RAID Physical Disk SAS Bay 1 SEAGATE ST373454SS 0003 SAS Bay 2 RAID Physical Disk SAS Bay 3 RAID Physical Disk SAS 15 VOL LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Esc Exit Fl Help AlttD Device Properties Alt N More Keys 5 60 Chapter 5 RAID configuration Selecting a boot disk You can select a boot disk in the SAS Topology screen This disk is then moved to scan ID 0 on the next boot and remains at this position This makes it easier to set BIOS boot device options and to keep the boot device constant during device additions and removals There can be only one boot disk Follow these steps to select a boot disk 1 2 In the SAS BIOS CU select an adapter from the Adapter List Select the SAS Topology option The current topology is displayed If the selection of a boot device is supported the bottom of the screen lists the Alt B option This is the key for toggling the boot device If a device is currently configured as the boot device the Device Info column on the SAS Topology screen will show the word Boot To select a boot disk move the curs
60. SILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal SEAGATE 5737345455 SEAGATE 5737345455 SEAGATE 5737345455 Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Change Item C Commit Changes Synchronizing the array Synchronizing the array allows the utility to resynchronize data on the mirrored disk in the array This procedure is seldom required because data synchronization is automatically done during normal operation To synchronize the array 1 Follow steps 1 3 of the section Viewing volume properties and step 2 of the section Managing hot spares 2 From the Manage Array screen select Synchronize Array then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Activate Array Delete Array Esc Exit Menu Fl Shifttl Help Enter Select Item 3 Press Y to begin the synchronization or lt N gt to cancel 5 58 Chapter 5 RAID configuration Activating an array If an array is removed from one controller computer or moved to another the array is considered inactive When you add the array back to the system you may reactivate the array To activate the array 1 From the Manage Array screen select Activate Array then press Enter LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Ty
61. abled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto Allows you to select the data transfer mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Sets the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAQ MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMAS UDMA4 S M A R T Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 3 6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Information Model Name ASUS DSEB DG Model ID 8053A0 ASUS BIOS Version 1000 006 Date 09 29 2007 lt Select Screen in Select Item es Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit gt Processor Information gt System Memory Information 702 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Chapter 4 BIOS setup Processor Displays the installed processor information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Processor Information Brand Intel R CPU 3 20GHz System Memory Displays the installed system memory informa
62. alize command To initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Initialize then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 Am 20 2006 Har sent Mone CTI Er hock 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then press Enter LST Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 An 20 2006 Mow UM Initialize hock Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 When prompted press the lt SpaceBar gt to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press lt Enter gt You may also press lt F10 gt to initialize the drive without confirmation LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 Am 20 2006 A N Initializing a logical drive s erases all data on the drive 4 Aprogress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 37 Am 20 2006 ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 When initialization is completed press Esc LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 An 20 2006 Using the Objects command To initialize the logical drives using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Objects then press lt Enter gt 151 Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ve
63. ance install the optional MemCool FB DIMM fan To install the optional FB DIMM fan 1 Locate the three FB DIMM fan holes on the motherboard 2 Disengage the fan top cover from the fan base You can do this by firmly Top cover clamp gripping the top cover by the clamps to release the hooks then pull up the top cover carefully until it separates from the fan base Top cover hook DO NOT remove the fan from the fan base ran 3 Position the fan base over the DIMMs and insert the fan base legs into the FB DIMM holes until the legs are securely in place LA For instructional purposes only no FB DIMM is installed on any of the slots Chapter 2 Hardware information 4 Position top cover over the fan base Insert the top cover legs into the slot on the fan base legs Push down carefully until the legs are securely in place and the top cover hooks snap in place Make sure the cables pass through the notch on the fan base as shown 5 Connect the fan cable to the 4 pin connector labeled FBD_FAN1 ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 23 2 24 2 4 7 Uninstalling the optional MemCool FB DIMM fan 1 Unplug the fan cable 2 Grip the top cover clamps until the top cover hooks are released then carefully lift the top cover while supporting the fan base with your free hand 3 Carefully lift the fan base Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 Expansion slots In the future you may need
64. ation to configure the network protocol and IP address ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 21 6 4 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Volari Z9s Video Graphics Adapter VGA driver 6 4 1 Windows 2000 Server 2003 You need to manually install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver on a Windows 2000 Server 2003 operating system To install the XGI Volari 295 VGA driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Fn S ven ZUR IE bet Cif rer Memento tte Det Drivers avem 5 3 XGI VGA Package window appears preparing the setup ix Setup Pena na ow papon Tw OA Remsen Rind oni al Fw ha 6 22 Chapter 6 Driver installation 4 Click Next to start the installation eee VOIE vee The icd natali Ds un gapis locontnus cick Nest 5 system will update the driver 6 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program VE arcad C omit weld Weed hai voccm dle olas 2
65. ay xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 4 3 2 System Time Allows you to set the system time 4 3 3 Floppy A 1 44 37 Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 360 KB 5 4 1 2 MB 5 720 KB 37 1 44 MB 3 2 88 MB 3 ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 9 4 10 4 3 4 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press lt Enter gt if you wish to configure the item BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main ATA IDE Configuration Enhanced Disabled Configure SATA as IDE Enabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host amp Device lt gt Select Screen th Select Item anc Change Option F1 General Help 10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ATA IDE Configuration Enhanced Configuration options Disabled Compatible Enhanced Configure SATA as IDE Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip 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 If you want to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 or the Intel Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk dri
66. ays at the bottom of the screen 4 Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press Enter The configurable array appears on screen Port Q 015 72578 5 2809001 330 5 6 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 Press lt F10 gt select the configurable array then press lt SpaceBar gt LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 Am 20 2006 Press lt F10 gt again the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 20 2006 51 T tatus ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 7 6 Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu then press lt Enter gt 7 Select the RAID level from the menu then press lt Enter gt You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set 151 Logic Softeare Configuration Utility Ver A 37 20 2006 ip 17 8 When creating a RAID 1 set select DWC from the Logical Drive menu then press lt Enter gt When creating RAID 0 set proceed to step 10 9 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting then press Enter LST Logic Softeare RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 20 2006 AN Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss 5 8 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 10 When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration select Acc
67. beded in the Intel 6321ESB Southbridge supports Serial ATA hard disk drives and RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 and RAID5 configurations 511068 PCI X SAS controller supports SAS disk drives and RAIDO RAID1 and RAID1E configuration 5 1 1 RAID definitions RAID 0 Data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 1 E Enhanced RAID 1 has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary or alternate copy stored on a different disk You can use three or more hard disk drives for this configuration ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 1 RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calc
68. boards Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items DSEB DG SAS DSEB DG DSEB DG Retail Pack Retail Pack Bulk Pack 1 1 Accessories 2 2 Application CD 1 1 Documentation 1 1 Packing Qty per carton per carton 10pcs per carton If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 13 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team you must take note of the motherboard s serial number containing 12 characters shown as the figure below With the correct serial number of the product ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems ASUS DSEB DG Series 1 1 1 4 Special features 1 4 1 Product highlights Latest processor technology RA M The motherboard comes with two LGA 771 sockets that support Dual Core Intel Xeon processors with 1600 1333 1066 MHz Front Side Bus FSB Dual core processors contain two physical CPU cores to meet demands for more powerful processing Intel Xeon processors incorporate the Intel Hyper Threading Technology and Extended Memory 64 bit Technology EM64T The EM64T enables the support for 64 bit operation system such as 64 bit Windows and Linux Intel 5400
69. can add to make up the RAID set Use the arrow key to select a disk and press Enter or Space to include this disk in the array ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Create ID Port sk Name Status Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd 3 After you have selected the desired disks select NEXT to create array ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 41 4 Create Array screen appears ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit create Create Array RAIDO 1TB SATA II 2000241 1TB SATA II 2000241 T 64KB No Write Back 01 Marvell BIOS Setup 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd 5 Usethe arrow key to select the RAID Level item and press lt Enter gt to display the available RAID set Select a RAID set and press lt Enter gt to create SATA II FREE SATA II FREE Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd A The available RAID sets vary with the number of disks you select The RAID sets that you are not allowed to create are grayed out Except for the RAID Level item we recommend you keep the default values for the other items in Create Array screen 5 42 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 6 A confirmation screen appears Press Y to confirm the array creation Select free disks to create Create Array Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd RAIDO 2000241 2000241 64KB No Write Back 01 Speed SATA II SATA II SATA II SATA II Status
70. ce You may also specify the Hot Spare disk here Select the disk then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column then press lt gt lt gt or Space LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Create New Array SAS1068 Array Type IME Array Size 51498 Slot Device Identifier RAID Drive Pred Disk Status Fail SEAGATE 5137345455 SEES Sn SEAGATE 5737345455 SEAGATE 5137345455 SEAGATE 5737345455 Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for array or hot spare Create array By default the RAID Disk field shows No before array creation This field is grayed out under the following conditions The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive The disk has been selected as the Hot Spare for the RAID array The disk is already part of another array Repeat step 5 to add the other disks to the volume 5 When done press C to create the array then select Save changes then exit this menu Create and save new array Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot 6 The utility creates the array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Processing may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 51 5 52 5 6 3 Integrated Striping IS volume Overview Th
71. ctions replace the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis 4 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector 5 Tum on the devices in the following order a Monitor b System power 6 After applying power the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up For systems withATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance Phoenix BIOS beep codes Beep Description Endless beep Memory module missing One continuous beep followed by VGA controller failure two short beeps Two short beeps PCI resource assignment error 7 At power on hold down the Delete key to enter the BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 4 ASUS DSEB DG Series 3 1 3 2 3 2 Turning off the computer 3
72. ctor ASUS DSEB DG Series 8 disk activity LED connector 4 HDLED1 This connector is used to connect to a hard disk drive active LED connector on the SCSI or RAID card ADD_IN_CARD oO ADD_IN_CARD NC W cris gud HDLED1 um NEZ rrr d DSEB DG Series storage card activity LED connector 9 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 This connector is for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis This USB connector complies with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 1 oS FF i 1 as g 5 2 saad ia d 28295 m 23293202 1 uses4 LE 1 OX PIN1 QUE a x a 2 9 DSEB DG Series USB connector USB PortA USB PortA Ff The USB port module is purchased separately 2 38 Chapter 2 Hardware information 10 CPU and system fan connectors 4 CPU_FAN1 2 REAR 1 2 FRNT_FAN1 2 3 4 The fan connectors
73. de to replace a defective DIMM rank When the error rate for a failing DIMM rank reaches a pre determined threshold the memory sparing function will issue an interrupt and initiate a spare copy At the completion of the copy the failing DIMM rank is disabled and the spared DIMM rank will be used in its place Refer to 4 4 2 Chipset Configuration and configure the options of Branch Specific Sparing to enable the memory sparing functions And the default BIOS setting is disabled Each branch contains its own sparing engine and can be enabled or LA disabled separately This motherboard does not support rank sparing across branches This motherboard does not support rank sparing when in mirror mode The DIMM rank with the largest size will be assigned as spare rank Data can only be copied from a smaller sized rank to a larger sized one ADIMM can contain only or two ranks To support sparing function a DIMM channel should contain at least two ranks When sparing function is enabled the usable memory size will reduce then Size of the spare ranks The following tables show memory configurrations with Memory Sparing function in Branch 0 One DIMM per channel two ranks Channel 0 Channel 1 DIMM_00 DIMM_10 1024MB 2 Ranks 1024MB 2 Ranks 0 1024 1024 2048 ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 19 Two DIMM per channel two ranks Channel 0 Channel 1 DIMM 00 DIMM 10 512MB 2 Rank
74. der the Exit Menu See section 4 8 Exit Menu The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Advanced Server System Date Thu 10 11 2007 System Time Floppy 1 44 3 select a field Use or to configure system Date IDE Configuration Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Fourth IDE Master Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field System Information General Help Save and Exit Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Sub menu items Navigation keys 4 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Server For changing the advanced server options Security For changing the advanced system security options Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on
75. e ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED Create IS Voli Create Integrated Striping array of i 2 to 8 disks ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED Esc Exit Menu Fl Shift 1 Help Enter Choose array type to create ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 47 6 Create New Array screen shows the disks can add to make up the IM volume Use the arrow key to select a disk then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column To include this disk in the array press lt gt lt gt or lt Space gt You may also specify the Hot Spare disk here Select the disk then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column then press lt gt lt gt or lt Space gt LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Array Type Array Size MB SEAGATE 1373454ss SEAGATE ST373454SS SEAGATE ST373454SS SEAGATE 5137345455 Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for array or hot spare Create array By default the RAID Disk field shows No before array creation This field is grayed out under the following conditions N The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use a RAID array The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive The disk has been selected as the Hot Spare for the RAID array The disk is already part of another array 5 48 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 7 Aconfirmation screen appears Press lt gt to keep existing data on the first d
76. e Integrated Striping IS feature provides RAID 0 functionality supporting volumes with two to eight disks You may combine an IS volume with an IM or IME volume Creating Integrated Striping volumes A DO NOT combine Serial ATA and SAS disk drives in one volume To create an IS volume 1 Turn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives 2 During POST press lt Ctrl C gt to enter the SAS configuration utility LSI Logic Corp MPT SAS BIOS MPTBIOS 6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Copyright 2000 2007 LSI Logic Corp Adapter s disabled by user Press Ctrl C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility 3 Adapter Properties screen appears Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter Properties SAS1068 Adapter SAS1068 PCI Slot 00 PCI Address Bus Dev Func 05 03 00 MPT Firmware Revision 1 15 00 00 IR SAS Address 500E0180 60831008 NVIDIA Version 25 02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Change Item Chapter 5 RAID configuration 4 Select New Array screen apprears Use the arrow keys to select Create IS Volume then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Select N Type 8 SAS1068 Create IM Volume Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an optional hot spare Data on the
77. e failed disk data on the hot spare When the failed disk is replaced the utility assigns the replacement as the new hot spare To create a hot spare 1 Follow steps 1 3 of the section Viewing volume properties 2 From the View Array screen select Manage Array then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 View Array SAS1068 Array 1of1 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Slot Device Identifier RAID Drive Pred Num Disk Status Fail 0 SEAGATE 5137345455 0003 Yes Ok No 2 SEAGATE 5137345455 0003 Yes Ok No 3 SEAGATE 5137345455 0003 Yes Ok No Esc Exit Menu Fl Shift l Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Array Create an array 3 From the Manage Array screen select Manage Hot Spare then press Enter LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Manage Array SAS1068 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Hot Spare Synnchronize Array Activate Array Delete Array Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 57 4 Use the arrow key to select the disk you would like to configure as hot spare then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column Press lt gt lt gt or lt Space gt The Drive Status column field now shows Hot Spare Press lt C gt to commit the changes v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Identifier L
78. e installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 2 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis DO overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Oo Hi Place this side towards n B the rear of the chassis ZO L a s ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 Position the spring underneath 2 2 3 Support kits for the motherboard For additional protection from motherboard breakage due to the weight of the CPU heatsinks your motherboard package comes with CEK springs that you can use as weight support Install the CEK springs before installing the m
79. e thermal grease to the top of the CPU before installing the heatsink and fan e Refer to the installation manual that came with the CPU package for details on heatsink fan assembly and installation CPU heatsink top view CPU heatsink bottom view Heatsink screw To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four screws on the heatsink align with the nuts on the support plate gl 2 14 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence 3 Connect the fan cable to the 4 pin connector labeled CPU_FAN2 DO forget to connect the CPU fan cable Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector CPU_FAN2 connector 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 to install the other heatsink if you have installed a second CPU then connect the fan cable to the 4 pin connector labeled CPU_FAN1 ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 15 2 16 2 4 System memory 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard features eight fully buffered DIMM FB DIMM sockets to support 240 pin FB DIMM modules You can purchase extra FB DIMM modules based on your needs An FB DIMM module has a different pin out from DDR2 DIMMs so you cannot install DDR2 DIMMs on an FB DIMM socket Note that an FB DIMM socket has an Advanced Memory Buffer AMB chip that allows memory to CPU connection at gigabit sp
80. ebsite provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual j DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task A IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task 7 NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete task Typography Bold text Italics lt Key gt lt Key1 Key2 Key3 gt Command Indicates a menu or an item to select Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example lt Enter gt means that you must press the Enter or Return key If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example lt Ctrl Alt D gt Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line ormat A S
81. eed The figure illustrates the location of the FB DIMM sockets oo ii J aum c pp 128 Pins 112 Pins DIMM 30 H d ofl 21 ABUS m DIMM 20 l 1 F 1 DIMM 10 J MM le LIES 5 11 DIMM 00 DSEB DG Series 240 pin FB DIMM sockets Chapter 2 Hardware information Rank population Channel DIMM installation reference table Slot s to use Memory architecture 1 single DIMM DIMM 00 2 one pair DIMM 00 DIMM 10 00 DIMM_10 4 pars DIMM_20 DIMM_30 DIMM_00 DIMM_10 6 three pairs DIMM_20 DIMM_30 DIMM_01 DIMM 11 00 DIMM 10 TN DIMM 20 DIMM 30 DIMM 01 DIMM 11 DIMM 21 DIMM 31 single channel dual channel Quadri channel Quadri channel Quadri channel Ff DIMMs in pair means two DIMMs with the same configuration ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 17 2 4 3 Memory mirroring and sparing technology The Intel 5400 chipset supports the memory mirroring and sparing technology Refer to the below sections Memory Mirroring When enabling memory mirroring function in the BIOS setting please refe
82. emperature 34 C 93 F System2 Temperature 34 C 93 F CPU Fanl Speed N A CPU Fan2 Speed N A FRNT FAN1 Speed N A FRNT FAN2 Speed N A FRNT FAN3 Speed 2518RPM lt gt Select Screen FRNT_FAN4 Speed N A 1 Select Item REAR_FAN1 Speed N A M Change Option REAR FAN2 Speed N A General Help FBD Fan Speed N A F10 Save and Exit e ESC Exit Smart Fan Control Disabled v V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Scroll down for more items P c TOTO VCORE2 Voltage VTT Voltage 1 5V Voltage 1 8V Voltage F1 General Help 312v F10 Save and Exit 166V ESC Exit 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 5VSB Voltage 12V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 040V 702 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc NaOUWRPRROR es m CPU1 CPU2 Temperature xxx C xxx F System1 2 Temperature xxx C xxx F The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures The CPU2 Temperature shows N A if no processor is installed in CPU2 socket CPU 1 2 FRNT 1 2 3 4 Speed xxxxRPM or N A REAR 1 2 FBD Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU front rear and FBD fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherb
83. enable or disable the Branch 1 If you set this item to Disabled Branch 0 and the following two items will be grayed out Configuration options Disabled Enabled Branch Specific Sparing Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the DIMM sparing feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Rank Interleaving 4 1 Allows you to select the Branch 1 Rank Interleave Configuration options 1 1 2 1 4 1 MemCool Mode Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the MemCool Mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel QuickData Tech Disabled Allows you to enable or disable Intel QuickData Tech function Configuration options Enabled Disabled ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 17 PCle Link Speed Auto Allows you to set the PCle link speed When set to Auto the PCle device runs at the speed depending on the capability of the PCI Express port of MCH When set to PCle Gen1 the target link speed will be forced to meet the PCle Gen1 specification Configuration options Auto PCle Gen1 PCIE1 Slot Payload Size 128B Allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express port Configuration options Auto 128B 256B PCIE4 Slot Payload Size Auto Allows you to set the maximum payload size for the PCI Express port Configuration options Auto 128B 256B Inel VT d Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Intel VT d function en Intel VT d Disabled lt gt Select Screen
84. eneral Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None USB Functions Enabled Allows you to enable the USB host controller Configuration options Disabled 2 USB ports 4 USB ports 6 USB ports 7 The following item appears only when set USB Function to 2 USB ports 4 USB ports 6 USB ports Legacy USB Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto The following items appear when you set Legacy USB Support to Enabled Auto BIOS Hand Off Enabled Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand off support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 5 Peripheral Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Peripheral Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Serial 1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller lt gt Select Screen ai Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V0
85. ept from the menu then press lt Enter gt 151 Logic Softeare RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 20 2006 ip 17 11 When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration select Accept from the menu then press lt Enter gt 12 Follow steps 5 to 10 to configure additional logical drives 13 When prompted save the configuration then press lt Esc gt to return to the Management Menu LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 37 Am 20 2006 ASUS DSEB DG Series Using New Configuration AN When a RAID set is already existing using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set use the View Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 10 From the utility main menu highlight Configure then press lt Enter gt Use the arrow keys to select New Configuration then press lt Enter gt 151 Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 Am 20 2006 Follow steps 3 to 7 of the previous section Select Size from the Logical Drive menu then press lt Enter gt Key in the desired logical drive size then press lt Enter gt LST Logic Softeare Configuration Utility Ver A 27 Am 20 2006 T 17 Lnier LD Sizu el Fie 1 M
86. es with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements ASUS DSEB DG Series 1 3 USB 2 0 technology hans The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 Temperature fan and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the W83793G chip to prevent overheating and damage The system fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for timely failure detection The chip monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components Intel IOAT2 Intel 0 Acceleration Technology IOAT is an integrated server platform I O solution that addresses all segments of the server bottleneck problem using TCP IP without requiring any modification of existing or future applications Intel IOAT is a system wide solution that increases CPU efficiency and delivers data to from applications faster than current server platforms High Power Efficiency Compared with the non green design platform ASUS s new green motherboard design helps improve power efficiency to 90 The motherboard with less power comsumption loss saves you more watts and more money 1 4 2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS Smart Fan technology ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensu
87. figuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices i Jd 1 Sa ATXPWR1 24 pin Power Connector o se g2gzg05822g 2 822959282225 8 2250 5 52 5 2 BODO 8888 E dd BBRPSPEPPZSPPT ud 225522332585 TITI Pagado 5555 ATX12V2 4 pin GND 42 GND DSEB DG Series ATX power connectors 12V DC 2182 12v Chapter 2 Hardware information 14 System panel connector 20 PANEL1 This connector supports several chassis mounted functions LA The system panel connector is color coded for easy connection POWERLED SPKROUT PANEL1 PIN1 GND DSEB DG Series System panel connector IDELED IDELED System power LED Green 3 pin PLED This 3 pin connector is for the system power LED Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode Message LED
88. formance while still providing backward compatibility to PCle 1 0 devices Serial Attached SCSI SAS technology support DSEB DG SAS model only SAS is the latest storage interface for enterprise class storage devices Building on and improving the parallel SCSI foundation SAS is the new industry standard that includes Serial ATA interoperability and is projected to be the succesor of the Ultra320 SCSI technology Zero Channel RAID ZCR solution DSEB DG SAS model only The motherboard comes with a ZCR socket for an optional Zero Channel RAID card allowing RAID 0 striping RAID 1 mirroring RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 configurations The ZCR capability provides a cost effective high performance and added reliability 82563 82573 LAN solution The motherboard comes with a dual port 82563EB network connection and two single port 82573 L network connection to provide a total solution for your networking needs See page 2 33 for the location of the LAN ports See section 2 6 Jumpers for details on Gigabit LAN settings SERIAL Serial ATA Il technology 1 A The motherboard supports the Serial ATA Il Gb s technology through 6321ESB Serial ATA interfaces The Serial ATA II specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features including Native Command Queuing NCQ Power Management PM Implementation Algorithm and Hot Swap Serial ATA allows thinner more flexible cabl
89. from the support CD Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup 4 Restart the computer 5 Press any key when prompted to boot from CD Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO Press any key to boot from CDROM The Makedisk menu appears Create Driver Diskette Menu INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER Driver INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID Driver LSI 1068 B1 SAS Driver Marvell 88SE6145 SATA RAID Driver Marvell 88SE6145 SATA Non RAID Driver ESB2 ASF Firmware update FreeDOS command prompt 6 Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to ceate and press Enter to enter the sub menu ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 1 6 2 INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER Driver INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER Driver Windows 32 bit Also support AHCI Windows 64 bit Also support AHCI Back Exit INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID Driver INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID Driver Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit RHEL3 UP8 32 64 bit RHEL4 UP5 32 64 bit RHEL 5 32 64 bit SLES 9 0 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 0 SP3 64 bit SLES 10 SP1 32 bit SLES 10 SP1 64 bit Back Exit LSI 1068 B1 SAS Driver LSI 1068 B1 SAS Driver Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit RHEL AS3 UP8 32 bit RHEL AS3 UP8 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP5 32 bit RHEL AS4 UP5 64 bit RHEL 5 32 bit RHEL 5 64 bit SLES 9 0 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 0 SP3 64 bit SLES 10 5 1 32 bit SLES 10 5 1 64 bit Back Exit
90. gt next screes 4 Select 1040 using the Tab key when asked to select the driver disk source Press lt Tab gt to move the cursor to OK then press lt Enter gt leome to Red Hat Esterprise Lisux You have miltiple devices which could Serve as soerces for a driver disk Which wuld you like to use lt Tab gt lt Alt Tab gt clesents 1 lt Spane gt selects P12 next scroca ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 11 5 When prompted insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press lt Enter gt lt gt lt 1 1 lt 3 The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system 6 Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation 6 12 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 2 Intel chipset software installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Plug and Play components for the Intel chipset on the system You need to manually install the Intel chipset software on a Windows 2000 Server 2003 operating system To install the Intel chipset software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Clickthe item Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility from the menu Drivers EN
91. gy Refer to the Appendix for more information on the Intel SpeedStep Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled 7 Items above with mark are for technical personnel to debug only ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 15 4 4 2 Chipset Configuration The Chipset configuration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Configure North Bridge features WARNING Seting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt North Bridge Configuration gt Intel VT d Configuration gt South Bridge Configuration gt bercea a aig Select Item EnterGo to Sub Screen Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc North Bridge Configuration The North Bridge Configuration menu allows you to change the Northbridge settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Sequencing allocates address branch 0 then 1 MCH Branch Mode Branch Interleave Interleaving Patrol Scrubbing Enabled interleaves branch Demand Scrubbing Disabled across branches Branch Dependent Sparing Disabled Mirroring Branch 0 Enabled mirrors branch space Branch Specific Sparing Disabled between branches Rank Interleaving 4 1 Single Channel Branch 1 Enabled forces sing
92. hen select Save changes then exit this menu Create and save new array Cancel Exit Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot 9 utility creates the array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Processing may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array 5 54 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 6 4 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility configuring and maintaining IM a Managing Array 6 allows you to perform other tasks related to nd IME volumes Refer to this section to view volume properties manage the hot spare disk synchronize the array activate the array and delete the array Viewing volume properties To view volume properties 1 LSI Logic Config Utility Adapter Properties SAS1068 Adapter PCI Slot PCI Address Bus Dev Func MPT Firmware Revision SAS Address NVIDIA Version Status Boot Order Boot Support On the main menu select RAID Properties v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 SAS1068 00 05 03 00 1 15 00 00 IR 500E0180 60831008 25 02 Disabled 0 Enabled BIOS amp 05 SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu Enter Select Item LSI Logic Config Utility 1 5 1 Help Change Item On the next screen that appears select View Existing Array v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Select New Array Type SAS1068 View Existing Array Create IM Volume Create IME Volume Create IS Volume Esc Exit Menu Enter Ch
93. ies 4 11 Managing updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input Output System BIOS setup 1 ASUS AFUDOS Updates the BIOS DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 To recover the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities Save of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b Atthe DOS prompt type format A S then press lt Enter gt Windows XP 2003 environment Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer Select the 3 Floppy Drive icon Right click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 1 41 2 AFUDOS utility AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS DOS environment using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file This u
94. isk If you choose this option data on the first disk will be mirrored on the second disk that you will add to the volume later Make sure the data you want to mirror is on the first disk Press lt D gt to overwrite any data and create the new IM array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Create New Array Type SAS1068 M Keep existing data migrate to an IM array Synchronization of disk will occur D Overwrite existing data create a new IM array ALL DATA on ALL disk in the array will be DELETED No Synchronization performed Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Space Select disk for array or hot spare Create array 8 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add the second disk to the volume 9 When done press C to create the array then select Save changes then exit this menu Create and save new array Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot 10 The utility creates the array LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Processing may take up 1 minute Creating RAID array ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 49 5 50 5 6 2 create IME volume 1 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced The Adapter Properties screen appears Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Config Utility Adapter Properties SAS1068 Adapter PCI Slot PCI Address Bus Dev Func
95. ive 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel 6321ESB Southbridge chip To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Goto the Main Menu gt IDE Configuration gt S ATA Configuration then press Enter 3 Set the SATA Controller Mode Option item to Enhanced then press Enter 4 Set the SATA RAID Enable item to Enabled 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup A Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup 5 1 4 RAID configuration utilities Depending on the RAID connectors that you use you can create a RAID set using the utilities embedded in each RAID controller For example use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility or the Intel Matrix Storage Manager if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Intel 6321ESB Southbridge For DSEB DG SAS model you may use the LSI1068 SAS Configuration Utility if you installed SAS hard disk drives to the mini SAS connector s supported by the 511068 PCI X SAS controller Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use each RAID configuration utility ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 3 5 2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1
96. l For systems with other Lunix versions that are not listed in the Makedisk menu explore the support CD and copy the driver file from the following path For LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID DriverADrivers 6321 LSI MegaRAID Driver Linux For 1511068 SAS RAID Driver Drivers LSI 1068 B1 Drivers Linux For Marvell SATA RAID Driver Drivers MARVELL 6145 SATA RAID Driver Linux ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 5 6 6 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows 2000 2003 Server OS When installing the LSI 1068 driver to your OS make sure the driver you are 2 3 installing supports your current installed OS We STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you use the LSI 1068 SAS utility bundled in the support CD to create a driver disk Refer to page 6 1 for more information During Windows 2000 2003 Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS Boot the computer using the Windows 2000 2003 Server installation CD The Windows 2000 2003 Setup starts Press lt F6 gt when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears at the bottom of the screen When prompted press lt S gt to specify an additional device Chapter 6 Driver installation 4 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive then press Enter 5 Select the RAID controller driver from the list then press Enter
97. le ch 0 Branch Specific Sparing Disabled Rank Interleaving 4 1 MemCool Mode Disabled lt gt Select Screen th Select Item Intel QuickData Tech Disabled eron PCIe Link Speed Auto F10 Save and ae PCIE1 Slot Payload Size 128B ESC Exit PCIE4 Slot Payload Size Auto V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc MCH Branch Mode Branch Interleave Allows you to select the MCH branch mode Configuration options Branch Sequencing Branch Interleave Branch Mirroring Single Channel 0 Patrol Scrubbing Enabled Enables or disables the Patrol Scrubbing Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Demand Scrubbing Enabled Enables or disables the Demand Scrubbing Configuration options Disabled Enabled Branch Dependent Sparing Disabled Allows you to enable or disabled the branch dependent DIMM sparing feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Branch 0 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Branch 0 If you set this item to Disabled the following three items will be grayed out Configuration options Disabled Enabled Branch Specific Sparing Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the DIMM sparing feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Rank Interleaving 4 1 Allows you to select the Branch 0 Rank Interleave Configuration options 1 1 2 1 4 1 Branch 1 Enabled Allows you to
98. mer Default Allows you to set the PCI device latency timer register Configuration options Default 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 PCI Express Slot1 3 4 PCI Slot 2 PCI X Slot 5 6 Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI Express Slot 1 Configuration Initialize device expansion ROM Option ROM Scan Enabled Option ROM Priority Normal Bus Master Enabled Latency Timer Default Option ROM Scan Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the device expansion ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Option ROM Priority Normal Allows you to set the option ROM priority Configuration options Low Normal High Highest Bus Master Enabled Set this item to Enabled to enable the selected device as a PCI bus master Latency Timer Default Allows you to set the PCI device latency timer register Configuration options Default 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 21 4 22 4 4 4 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB port5 6 for 5 USB Devices Enabled None USB Functions Disabled Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode FullSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled lt Select Screen ih Select Item Change Option F1 G
99. n cccccceccsceseseseeseeseseeseseseeseeeess 4 22 4 4 5 Peripheral Configuration sess 4 23 44 6 ACPI Configuration seen 4 24 44 7 Power Configuration sess 4 25 4 4 8 Hardware Monitor sen 4 26 4 5 Server MENU dcinde tcSv 4 28 4 5 1 Remote Access Configuration 4 28 4 6 4 30 Change Supervisor Password sse 4 30 Change User Password sse eee 4 31 Password Check Setup esses 4 31 Password Lock Mode 0 4 31 Removable Device Boot Enabled 4 31 Flash Write Disabled eene 4 31 4 7 Boot MENU 4 32 4 7 1 Boot Device 4 32 4 7 2 BootSettings Configuration 4 33 4 8 Exit MENU 4 34 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 Setting UP RAID ec eee ten cee Asti 5 1 5 1 1 RAID definitions ie Aa aana 5 1 5 1 2 Installing hard disk 5 5 3 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in 5 3 5 1 4 RAID configuration 2 5 3 5 2
100. n option Drivers Connection 6 16 Chapter 6 Driver installation 4 Click the Install Drivers option to begin installation Intel PRO Network Connections PRO 100 7000 and 10 ChE Connections 5 Click Next button when the Intel PRO Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears Vy Int MD PO Network Comer tions allShdeld Wizard Welc to the Instaltshield Wizard for lt D Intel R PRO Network Connections intel ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 17 6 7 Select accept the terms the license agreement and then click the Next button Intel R PRO Network Connections InstallSbield Wizard Press the Complete and click Next button to fully install the driver Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Advanced Networking Services J ant eii H PRO Network Connections Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 19 verify the LAN controller driver installation 1 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu 2 Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button Click the sign before the item Network adapters then Intel R PRO 1000 EB Network
101. nd the card inoperable ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 25 2 26 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt assignmnets System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt Communications Port COM2 Communications Port COM1 Floppy Disk Controller System CMOS Real Time Clock ACPI Mode when used IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices 2 5 4 DDR2 SODIMM socket The DDR2 SODIMM socket on the motherboard supports an ASUS Server Management Board 3 Series ASMB3 SODIMM socket Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 5 Express x16 slots x16 link The onboard PCI Express x16 slots provides x16 link to the ESB2 These slots which support the latest PCle 2 0 device for twice the current speed and bandwidth are designed for various server class high performance add on cards 2 5 6 PCI Express x8 slot x8 link The onboard PCI Express x8 slot provides x8 link to the ESB2 These slots are designed for various server class high performance add on cards like SCSI RAID card fiber channel card etc 2 5 7 PCI PCIX slot The PCI PCI X slots support cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI 2 3 and PCI X 1 0 specifications 2 5 8 ZCR slot DSEB DG SAS model only The 64bit PC
102. nectors SATA rie XE i6 RSATA SATA1 SATA2 TT 11 C ar GND ND SATA DPI SATA TAN SSE GND GND Rt SATA RAPI PORA TORO 5 SATA3 SATA4 E eno n SATA HPS SATA T 1 RSATA TXNS RBATA GND GND Jn RSATA RXN3 RSATA RXN4 12 Roms es E ND ND 1 Oa E d SATA5 SATA6 1 D 4 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA_E1 SATA_E2 SATA_E3 SATA_E4 SATA_E5 SATA_E6 SATA_E7 SATA_E8 DSEB DG model only These connectors controlled by two Marvell 6145 chipsets are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives DSEB DG Series SATA connectors Marvell 6145 SATA controller SATA controller 1 Controls SATA_E1 SATA_E2 SATA_E3 SATA_E4 SATA controller 2 Controls SATA_E5 SATA SATA_E7 SATA_E8 ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 35 5 SAS connectors DSEB DG SAS model only This motherboard comes with two Serial Attached SCSI SAS connectors the next generation storage technology that supports both Series SCSI and Serial ATA SATA Each connector supports one device
103. nge Item 5 64 Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Driver installation 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 RAID driver installation 2 6 1 Intel chipset software installation ees 6 13 LAN driver installation VGA driver installation Management application and utilities installation ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system motherboard support CD or from the Internet A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows 2000 2003 or Red Enterprise operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support CD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive Restart the computer then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot
104. nt Menu highlight Rebuild then press lt Enter gt LST Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 9 37 Jun 20 2086 2 PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive you want to rebuild then press lt SpaceBar gt LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 Am 20 2006 PHYSIC GRIVES 5 ASUS DSEB DG Seriies 5 23 3 After selecting the drive to rebuild press lt F10 gt The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD 151 Logic Softeare RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 An 20 2006 SH WEN 4 When prompted press Y to to rebuild the drive 5 When rebuild is complete press any key to continue 5 24 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 6 Checking the drives for data consistency You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected logical drive The utility can automatically detect and or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects gt Adapter menu AN The Check Consistency command is available only for logical drives included in RAID 1 set Using the Check Consistency To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command 1 From the Management Menu select Check Consistency then press Enter LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 37 An 20 2006 2 screen displays the available RAID set s and p
105. nu then press Enter When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ASUS DSEB DG Seriies 5 27 5 2 7 Deleting a RAID configuration To delete a RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Clear Configuration then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 27 20 2006 2 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear Configuration dialog box then press Enter LST Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 An 20 2006 The utility clears the current array 3 Press any key to continue 5 28 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set Refer to the Creating a RAID set Using New Configuration section for details To select the boot drive from a RAID set 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Select Boot Drive then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 97 An 20 2006 2 When prompted use the arrow keys to select the bootable logical drive from the list then press Enter LSI Logic Software RAID Configuretion Utility Ver 27 20 2006 LO j Boot SCY Bee ees M ic atic 1 Dam of igure jew Select Hoo
106. oard the field shows N A Smart Fan Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Disabled Smart Fan Smart Fan II Chapter 4 BIOS setup L4 The following items appear when you enable the Smart Fan Control feature System1 2 Target Temperature 45 Allows you to set the system target temperature Configuration options 35 55 VCORE1 Voltage VCORE2 Voltage VTT Voltage 1 5V Voltage 1 8V Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 5VSB Voltage 12V Voltage VBAT Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators The VCORE2 item shows N A if no processor is installed in CPU2 socket ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 27 4 5 Server menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit gt Remote Access Configuration Configure Remote Access lt Select Screen Select Item EnterGo to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc 4 5 1 Remote Access Configuration The items in this menu allows you to configure the Remote Access features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY erver Configure Remote Access type and parameters Select Remote Access type Remote Acces
107. om the legend bar to exit Exit amp Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit Z If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press lt Enter gt to save the changes while exiting Exit amp Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than System Date System Time and Password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Chapter 4 BIOS setup Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press lt F5 gt a confirmation window appears Select YES to load default values Select Exit amp Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non
108. oose array type to ASUS DSEB DG Series View the existing configuration Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an optional hot spare Data on the primary disk may be migrated Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 8 disks including an optional hot spare ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED Create Integrated Striping array of 2 to 8 disks ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED F1 Shift 1 Help create 3 View Existing Array screen appears you can view properties of the RAID array s created If you have configured a hot spare it will also be listed if you created more than one array you may view the next array by pressing Alt N LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Array Tof Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Manage Array 0 SEAGATE 5737345455 0003 Yes 2 SEAGATE 5737345455 0003 Yes S SEAGATE 5737345455 0003 Yes Esc Exit Menu Fl Shifttl Help Enter Select Item AlttN Next Array Create an array 5 56 Chapter 5 RAID configuration Managing hot spares You may configure one disk as a global hot spare to protect critical data on the IM IME volume s You may create the hot spare disk at the same time you create the IM IME volume Refer to this section when adding a hot spare disk on an existing volume If a disk on an IM IME volume fails the utility automatically rebuilds th
109. or RAID 10 set s from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip To enter the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 1 Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives 2 During POST the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press Ctrl M to enter the utility TheLSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID auto configures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference 3 The utility main window appears Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu then press Enter Refer to the Management Menu descriptions on the next page At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level Configure Loaical Drivets Ea Cursar Reve To wigte Hetanen find Press Enter To Select tin Chapter 5 RAID configuration Description Allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAI
110. or to the disk and press Alt B To remove the boot designator move the cursor to the disk and press This controller will no longer have a disk designated as boot To change the boot disk move the cursor to the new boot disk and press Alt B The boot designator will move to this disk The firmware must be configured correctly in order for the Alt B feature to work LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 SAS1068 1 15 00 00 IR Disabled Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help AlttN Global Properties Alter Boot Order Ins Del Alter Boot List ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 61 5 6 6 Global Properties From the Setup Utility screen press Alt N to enter LSI Logic Configuration then select Global Properties The Global Properties menu allows you to change related settings LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 List Global Properties 1 W Revisic 03 00 00 1 15 00 00 1R Disabled Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help AlttN Global Properties Alter Boot Order Ins Del Alter Boot List Pause When Boot Alert Displayed Sets whether to pause or not when the boot alert displays Configuration options Yes No LSI Logic Config Utilit v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed Boot Information Display Mode adapters amp installed devices Support Interrupt interrupt the Default Restore Defaults
111. otherboard We strongly recommend you use SSI CEB 1 1 compliant chassis Otherwise the CPU cooler cannot be mounted on the chassis Each CEK spring has four hooks to match the designated holes around the CPU area Hook To install the CEK spring 1 Locate the CPU heatsink holes on the motherboard Socket for CPU2 Heatsink hole Socket for CPU1 the motherboard then match the spring hooks to the CPU1 heatsink holes Chapter 2 Hardware information 3 Press the upper spring hooks inward then insert to the upper CPU heatsink holes until they snap in place Press the lower spring clips inward then insert to the lower CPU heatsink holes until they snap in place If you installed a second CPU repeat steps 2 to 4 to install the CEK spring to the CPU2 heatsink holes The CEK springs appear as shown when installed CEK spring screw hole ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 5 Before installing the motherboard into the chassis locate the standoffs that should match the eight 8 CEK spring screw holes Install the motherboard with the external I O ports toward the chassis rear panel The CPU sockets should be right on top of their respective standoffs Socket for CPU2 Socket for CPU1 A Make sure that the standoffs perfectly match the CEK spring screw holes otherwise you can not install the CPU heatsinks properly Secure the motherboard with nine 9 screws Refer to section 2 2 2 Screw
112. ou to change Power On Configuration features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced eed eae Restore On AC Power Loss Last State exe Last State Resume On Ring Enabled Resume On PME Enabled lt Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Restore on AC Power Loss Last State When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power the system will reboot after AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Resume On Ring Enabled When set to Enabled the system will generate a wake event when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On PME Enabled When set to Enabled the system enables the PME to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 25 4 26 4 4 8 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Hardware Monitor CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Temperature 38 C 100 F CPU2 Temperature N A Systeml T
113. out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard How this guide is organized This user guide contains the following parts Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS w
114. pe IME Scan Order 0 Size MB 51498 Status Optimal Esc Exit Menu Fl Shift l Help Enter Select Item 2 Press Y to activate or lt N gt to cancel Deleting an array You cannot recover lost data if you delete an array Make sure you back up important data before deleting an array If you delete an RAID 1 volume the data is preserved on the primary disk To delete an array 1 From the Manage Array screen select Delete Array then press Enter LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Identifier LSILOGICLogical Volume 3000 Type IM Scan Order 0 Size MB 34332 Status Optimal Esc Exit Menu Fl Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item 2 Press Y to delete or lt N gt to cancel ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 59 5 6 5 Viewing SAS topology 1 From the Adapter Properties screen select SAS Topology LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter Properties SAS1068 Adapter SAS1068 PCI Slot 00 PCI Address Bus Dev Func 05 03 00 MPT Firmware Revision 1 15 00 00 IR SAS Address 500E0180 60831008 NVIDIA Version 25 02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Change Item Press lt Alt D gt to display device properties or Alt M to display more keys More keys for the SAS Topology display C Clear Device Mappings for Non Present Devices R Refresh SAS Topology Enter On a SA
115. plications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 6 5 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ute fe ma m ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 25 6 26 Chapter 6 Driver installation This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard Reference information DSEB DG SAS model block diagram 1 A 2 DSEB DG model block diagram eene A 2 ASUS DSEB DG Series 1 DSEB DG SAS model block diagram Intel Dual Core Xeon 5000 5100 5200 5300 Tet x16 slot x16 gen2 4 FBDx2 PCIE e 5400 4 FBbx2 x16 slot SEABURG x16 gen2 FBDx2 PCIE4 4 gt FBDx2 cs Kumeran 82563EB 82573 82573 Gian x1 xf 6321ESB ESB2E x8 PCI2 133 100 5 1811068 Intel MSM RAID 0 1 10 5 S W RAID 0 1 1E RAID 8 ZCR 6x SATA ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 2 DSEB DG model block diagram Intel Dual Core Xeon 5000 5100 5200 5300 160
116. primary disk may be migrated Create IME Volume 512551218555 o SC Array of 3 to 8 disks including optional hot spare ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED 15 vorme Create Integrated Striping array of 2 to 8 disks ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED Esc Exit Menu Fl Shift l Help Enter Choose array type to create 5 Create New Array screen shows the disks you add to make up the IS volume Use the arrow key to select a disk then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column To include this disk in the array press lt gt lt gt or lt Space gt LSI Logic Config Utility 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Y Array Type IS Array Size MB 102996 SEAGATE 5737345455 ves NO SEAGATE 8137345455 o 5 SEAGATE 5137345455 Yes EO SEAGATE 5137345455 Yes ane Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for array or hot spare Create array By default the RAID Disk field shows No before array creation This field is grayed out under the following conditions The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use a RAID array The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive The disk has been selected as the Hot Spare for the RAID array The disk is already part of another array ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 53 6 Repeat step 5 to add the other disks to the volume 7 When done press lt C gt to create the array t
117. r 37 An 20 2006 5 20 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 2 Select Logical Drive from the Objects sub menu then press lt Enter gt 151 Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 An 29 2006 3 Select the logical drive to initialize from the Logical Drives sub menu then press lt Enter gt 151 Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 37 Am 20 2006 4 Select Initialize from the pop up menu then press lt Enter gt to start initialization LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 37 Am 20 2006 wical Drivestl Logical Drive d ASUS DSEB DG Seriies 5 21 5 22 5 6 7 When prompted press the lt SpaceBar gt to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press lt Enter gt LST Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 An 20 2006 gical Dr is Logical Drive d A progress bar appears on screen If desired press lt Esc gt to abort initialization LST Logic Softeare RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 An 20 2006 wical Dr is 1 Logical Drive sor Jor f CTET mitral When initialization is completed press Esc 151 Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 An 20 2006 1 Logical Drive d Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 5 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1 From the Manageme
118. r the section 4 4 2 Chipset Configuration and configure the option Memory Branch Mode as Branch Mirroring Branch 1 contains a replicate copy of the data in Branch 0 The DIMMs must cover the same slot position on both branches DIMMs that cover a slot position must be identical with respect to size speed and organization DIMMs within a slot position must match each other but aren t required to match adjacent slot positions And the total memories size will be the half of all installed memories The below two memory configurations were required to operate in mirrored mode 1 Configuration 1 Mirroring Four memories population 0 jeuueu o 1015 00 NNIG g 2 I 5 5 1 jeuueyo 0 1015 OL ININIG 1 jouueyo 101S LL WIG jeuueyo 0 1015 02 ININIG 2 jouueyo 1015 LZ ININIG 0 1016 0 NIG jouueYo 1015 Le WIG 7 0 Branch 1 Mirror 2 Configuration 2 Mirroring Eight memories population WIG 0 9 0 1015 00 INIWIG Q 9 gt E 5 1 1 0 1015 01 WIG 1 1015 LL WIG jeuueyo 0 1015 02 WIG Z jouueyo 1015 12 INWIG 0 1015 0 WIG jeuueuo 1015 NSN J Branch 0 Branch 1 Mirror 2 18 Chapter 2 Hardware information Memory Sparing At configuration time a DIMM rank is set asi
119. re quiet cool and efficient operation Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Hardware information 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 27 Before you proceed Motherboard overview Central Processing Unit CPU 2 11 System memory Expansion slots JUMPETS Connectors ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 1 Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings Before you proceed Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components
120. ress Slot 4 Configuration ESC Exit gt PCI X Slot 5 Configuration gt PCI X Slot 6 Configuration V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Reset Configuration Data No Clears the non volatile RAM NVRAM during boot Configuration options No Yes Plug And Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Onboard LAN1 2 3 4 Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard LAN Configuration Initialize device expansion ROM Option ROM Scan Enabled Option ROM Priority Normal Bus Master Enabled Latency Timer Default Option ROM Scan Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the device expansion ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Option ROM Priority Normal Allows you to set the option ROM priority Configuration options Low Normal High Highest Bus Master Enabled Set this item to Enabled to enable the selected device as a PCI bus master Latency Ti
121. ries 8 port with 1068 StorPort item should appear gx dcn ee nde e alsi A The screen differs based on the controller ASUS DSEB DG Series 6 9 4 Right click the RAID controller driver item then select Properties from the menu 5 Click the Driver tab then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK when finished Red Hat Enterprise To install the Intel 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD he lt ENTER gt key lim text ENTER 2 Atthe boot type Linux dd then press lt Enter gt RD w type lims mediachwck CENTER T7 on ado e mod Linx lt EXTERD the imtall netho a CD ROM x ENTER taller update disk type limec updates ENTERO nentestGh CENTER from CD A When installing a Red Hat 2 4 kernel with a Driver Update Disk DUD to a disk drive attached to a LSI HBA use the command below at the install prompt linux dd updates Chapter 6 Driver installation 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk Press lt Enter gt levee to Red Hat Esterprise L imax Bo you hove a driver disk lt Tab gt lt Alt Tab gt 1 lt Space gt selects 12
122. rom READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number Port 0 UISX 224798 MUST28990PLR3SO VF2OR5UR EN The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 15 4 Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press Enter configurable array appears on screen LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A327 Am 28 2006 Sa 5 TION k 5 LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 An 20 2006 dd Co rat Ry 5 HEN 6 Press lt F10 gt again and select RAID from the Logical Drive menu then press lt Enter gt 7 Select the RAID level from the menu then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver 37 km 20 2006 51 T II u IN IK 5 16 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 8 Follow steps 8 to 12 of the Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration section 9 When prompted save the configuration then press Esc to return to the Management Menu 10 Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration section to add the new RAID configuration ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 17 5 2 4 Initializing the logical drives After creating the RAID set s you must initialize the logical drives You may initialize the logical drives of a RAID set s using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu Using the Initi
123. rompts you to select the logical drive to check Press the lt Spacebar gt to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then press lt F10 gt LST Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 Am 20 2006 ASUS DSEB DG Seriies 5 25 5 26 3 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency Check dialog box then press lt Enter gt You may also press lt F10 gt to check the drive consistency 151 Logic Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 37 Am 20 2006 A progress bar appears on screen LSI Logic Softeare RAID Configuration Utility Ver 37 Am 20 2006 While checking the disk consistency press lt Esc gt to display the following options Stop Stops the consistency check The utility stores the percentage of disk checked When you restart checking it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent Continue Continues the consistency check Abort Aborts the consistency check When you restart checking it continues from zero percent When checking is complete press any key to continue Chapter 5 RAID configuration Using the Objects command To check data consistency using the Objects commana 1 From the Management Menu select Objects then select Logical Drive from the menu 2 Usethe arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check then press lt Enter gt 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up me
124. rs 6321 LSI MegaRAID Driver makedisk win2k3_x64 exe or win2k3 x64 zip The Windows 2000 32 bit RAID driver disk for the 1511068 SAS is located in Drivers LSI 1068 B1 Driver makedisk 2k exe The Windows Server 2003 32 bit RAID driver disk for the 511068 SAS is located in Drivers LSI 1068 B1 Driver makedisk 2k3_32 exe Chapter 6 Driver installation Windows Server 2003 64 bit OS RAID driver disk for the 511068 SAS controller is located in Drivers LSI 1068 B1 Driver makedisk 2k3_64 exe The Windows Server 2003 32 bit 64 bit OS and Windows 2000 SP4 RAID driver disk for Marvell SATA controller is located in Drivers MARVELL 6145 SATA RAID Driver makedisk mv6145 exe or mv6145 zip 3 Insert a formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 4 Follow screen instructions to complete the process 5 After creating a RAID driver disk eject the floppy disk then write protect it to prevent computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 2 Decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support CD For LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Driver Drivers 6321 LSI MegaRAID Driver makedisk For 1511068 SAS RAID Driver Drivers LSI 1068 B1 Driver Makedisk For Marvell SATA RAID Driver Drivers MARVELL 6145 SATA RAID Driver Linux 3 Ejectthe floppy disk
125. s 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 3 1 Installing the CPU sss 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 14 2 4 System memory 2 4 1 Overview 2 4 3 Memory mirroring and sparing technology 2 18 244 Installing 0 200 002222021 1 020 006000000001 2 4 5 Removing a DIMM 2 4 6 Installing the MemCool FB DIMM fan opional 2 22 2 4 7 Uninstalling the optional MemCool FB DIMM fan 2 24 2 5 Expansion slots eeeeeeeer eee tnnnnes 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 25 2 5 8 Interrupt assignments sse 2 26 2 5 4 DDR2 SODIMM socket sssini 2 26 2 5 5 Express x16 slots x16 2 27 2 5 6 X PCI Express x8 slot x8 2 27 Contents 2 6 2 7 2 5 7 slot sss eee nns 2 27 2 5 8 ZCR slot DSEB DG SAS model only 2 27 Nul 2 28 em nece hcm 2 33 2 7 1 Rear panel 2 33 2 7 2 Internal connectors 2 2 34 Chapter 3 Powering up 3 1 3 2 4 1 4 2 4 3 Starting up for the first time eene 3 1
126. s 12MB 2 Ran pou DIMM_01 DIMM_11 1024MB 2 1024MB 2 Ranks 0 2 2 2 20 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 4 4 Installing a DIMM sure to unplug the power supply before adding removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components To install a DIMM 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM FB DIMM notch is properly seated is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The FB DIMM sockets do not support DDR2 DIMMs DO NOT install DDR2 DIMMs to the FB DIMM sockets 2 4 5 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 21 2 22 2 4 6 Installing the MemCool FB DIMM fan opional The FB DIMMs generate heat during continued operation To ensure optimum thermal condition and perform
127. s Disabled lt gt Select Screen th Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Remote Access Disabled Enables or disables the remote access feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when Remote Access is set to Enabled 4 28 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Serial port number COM2 Selects the serial port for console redirection Configuration options COM1 COM2 Baudrate 115200 8 n 1 Sets the baudrate Configuration options 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 Flow Conirol None Allows you to select the flow control for console redirection Configuration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating system may not work when set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal ANSI4 Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI4 VT100 VT UTF83 Extended VT100 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Enables or disables the VT UTF8 combo key support for ANSI or VT100 terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 29 4 30 4 66 Security The Security menu items allow
128. sable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Parity Check Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the memory or paraity error check Configuration options Disabled Enabled POST Errors Disabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the lt F1 gt key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Setup Prompt Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 33 4 34 Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation lt gt Select Screen Select Item EnterGo to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 702 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt fr
129. sks Select Disks Strip Size N A Capacity 0 0 Create Volume T Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters t Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Enter a name for the RAID 1 set then press lt Enter gt Highlight RAID Level press the up down arrow key to select RAID 1 Mirror then press lt Enter gt 4 Follow steps 4 to 5 and 7 to 9 of the previous section to create the RAID 1 set Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 3 3 Creating RAID 10 set Stripe Mirror To create a RAID 10 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 6 2 1002 ESB2 wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Volumel RAID Level 10 041 Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume N 1 Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters 11 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press Enter Highlight RAID Level press the up down arrow key to select RAID 10 RAIDO H1 then press Enter 4 Follow steps 4 to 9 of sec
130. t Drive 3 logical drive is selected as boot drive Press any key to continue ASUS DSEB DG Seriies 5 29 5 30 5 2 9 Enabling the WriteCache You may enable the RAID controller s WriteCache option to improve the data transmission performance When enable WriteCache you may lose data when a power interruption 4 occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives To enable WriteCache 1 From the Management Menu select Objects gt Adapter then press lt Enter gt to display the adapter properties 2 Select WriteCache then press Enter to turn the option On enabled 3 When finished press any key to continue Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 3 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 set s from Serial ATA hard disk drives To enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 1 the system after installing all Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 During POST press lt Ctrl I gt to display the utility main menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 6 2 1002 ESB2 wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Type Status Vol ID 0 09 9
131. the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data After the CMOS clearance reinstall the battery p EH ma CLRTC1 Cel i DES gt 2 2 1 5 DSEB DG Series Clear RTC RAM Clear CMO 2 28 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 VGAcontroller setting 3 pin VGA_EN1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature pm VGA EN1 c uu m cB Enable Disable DSEB DG Series VGA setting Default 3 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_EN1 LAN ENS LAN EN4 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel 82563EB Gigabit LAN controller and the onboard Intel 82573L Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature h T ma LAN 5 EH a Enable Disable Default mus Fas d LAN_EN3 LAN_EN4 2 2 2 2 i 1 1 Enabl Disabl Enabl Disabl DSEB DG Series LAN setting Default
132. the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 7 Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 7 4 2 4 Menu items The other items Advanced Power Boot and Exit on the menu bar have their respective menu items Main menu items The highlighted item on the rr ei i menu bar displays the specific SES Em E items for that menu For BOUM example selecting Main shows 2 cv Bue See the Main menu items Meme waster zo thm Not Detected p tow 4 2 5 Sub menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub menu To display the sub menu select the item and press lt Enter gt 4 2 6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item
133. then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen Pop up window Scroll bar 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit System Date Thu 10 11 2007 Use ENTER TAB System Time 14 07 30 SHIFT TAB to Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 select a field Use or to gt IDE Configuration configure system Date gt Primary IDE Master Not Detected gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected gt Third IDE Master Not Detected gt Third IDE Slave Not Detected lt gt Select Screen gt Fourth IDE Master Not Detected 1 Select Item gt Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected EnterGo to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit gt System Information ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc 4 3 1 System Date D
134. tility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you can change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the LPC chip The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl Alt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible Being a menu driven program it lets you scroll through the various sub menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item un
135. tility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1024 KB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name A gt afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom Main filename Extension name 3 Press lt Enter gt The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk A gt afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading flash Write to file A gt The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard
136. tion Main OS SETUP UTILITY Speed 3 20 GHz Ratio Actual 12 Max 12 Cache 11 32 L2 4096KB ID uCode 040F12h None CPU2 Brand N A Speed N A lt gt Select Screen Ratio N A N Select Item Cache N A F1 General Help ID uCode N A F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Type DIMM 00 DIMM 01 DIMM 10 DIMM 11 DIMM 20 DIMM 21 DIMM 30 DIMM 31 System Memory Information DDR2 667 Total Memory 1024MB 1024 AMB Temperature 96 N A N A N A N A N A N A N A 5 Fi F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc ASUS DSEB DG Series 4 13 4 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect 5 field values cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Exit WARNING Setting wrong values in the below sections Configure CPU may cause system to malfunction CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration PCI PnP Configuration USB Configuration Peripheral Configuration ACPI Configuration lt Select Screen Power On Configuration in Select Item Hardware Monitor EnterGo to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
137. tion 5 3 1 Creating RAID 0 set striped to create the RAID 10 set ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 36 5 3 4 Creating RAID 5 set Parity To create a RAID 5 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 6 2 1002 ESB2 wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved A M Volumel RAID Level RAID5 Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 Create Volume DISK T Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters t Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press lt Enter gt Highlight RAID Level press the up down arrow key to select RAIDS then press lt Enter gt 4 Follow steps 4 to 9 of section 5 3 1 Creating a RAID 0 set striped to create the RAID 5 set Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 3 5 Deleting RAID set Take caution when deleting RAID set You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set To delete a RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select 2 Delete RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt to display this screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 6 2 1002 ESB2 wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Righ
138. tions Disabled Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Virtualization Technology Enabled The Vanderpool Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately enabling one system to virtually function as several systems Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Capability Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the No Execution Page Protection Technology Setting this item to Disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper Threading Technology feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled C1E Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable C1E support Configuration options Enabled Disabled CPU TM function Enabled This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled When this item is set to Disabled the BIOS forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Enabled Disabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep Technolo
139. ts Reserved Capacity Status Bootable Normal Yes Name Level Drives Volume0 RAIDX xxxxx X XXX XGB Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE Select lt ESC gt Previous Menu lt Del gt Delete Volume 2 Usethe up down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete then press Del This window appears Are you sure you want to delete volume VolumeX Y N 3 Press Y to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu otherwise press N to return to the Delete Volume menu ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 3 6 Resetting disks to Non RAID Take caution before you reset RAID volume hard disk drive to non RAID l e Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive To reset a RAID set hard disk drive 1 From the utility main menu select 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID then press lt Enter gt to display this screen Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a non RAID disk Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XGB Member Disk 1 9 9 0 9 9 0 0 9 9 0 9 4 0 9 9 0 9 9 0 4 XX XGB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset t Previous Next SPACE
140. u have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings Chapter 4 BIOS setup BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Supervisor Password Installed Install change or User Password Not Installed clear the password Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Password Check Setup Password Lock Mode Disabled Removable Device Boot Enabled Flash Write Enabled Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always Password Lock Mode Disabled When set to Enabled the keyboard will be locked during the adapter card installation
141. ulated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications enterprise resource planning and other business systems Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide 2 Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each dr
142. um the system During POST press Ctrl M to enter the utility main menu ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Adapter Create Delete Adapter 1 Arrays Information No array is defined Disks Information ID Port Disk Name Speed Status SATA Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 SATA II FREE SATA Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 SATA II FREE SATA Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 SATA II FREE SATA Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 SATA II FREE Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd 4 Press lt Enter gt and select a desired adapter for RAID configuration ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Select Adapter Adapter 1 Adapter 2 Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen 5 40 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 5 1 Creating a RAID set RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 To create a RAID set 1 From the utility menu bar select Create on the top ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Adapter UTC EN SCIT Adapter 1 Arrays Information No array is defined Disks Information ID Port Disk Name Speed Status SATA Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 SATA 11 FREE SATA Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 SATA II FREE SATA Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 SATA II FREE SATA Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 SATA II FREE Marvell BIOS Setup c 2006 Marvell Technology Ltd 2 Press Enter The screen shows the disks you
143. update or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a floppy disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard DSEB DG ROM and the AFUDOS EXE utility Set the jumper to pins 2 3 Insert the floppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS Shut down the system Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 Turn on the system s J RECOVERY1 12 23 Normal BIOS Recovery Default DSEB DG Series BIOS recovery setting 2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 7 Connectors 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors Pew S 6 7 8 1 5 2 mouse port green This port is for a PS 2 mouse 2 RJ 45 port for iKVM This RJ 45 port functions only when you install ASMB3 iKVM management card 3 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 5 Serial COM1 port This 9 pin communication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 6 Video Graphics Adapter port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 7 LAN 1 2 RJ 45 ports These ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Net
144. ve parameters 6 Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu then press lt Enter gt 7 Select RAID 10 from the menu then press Enter A You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set m 8 Select DWC from the Logical Drive menu then press lt Enter gt 9 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting then press lt Enter gt Disk Write Coche Setting Of m t ne ne lind ASUS DSEB DG Series 5 13 5 14 10 When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration select Accept from the menu then press lt Enter gt 11 Recent This LO Configuration find To Next LO pate Lu ws lind tr When prompted save the configuration then press lt Esc gt to return to the Management Menu Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 3 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration You can add a new RAID configuration or view an existing configuration using the View Add Configuration command Adding a new RAID configuration To add a new RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu highlight Configure then press lt Enter gt 2 Use the arrow keys to select View Add Configuration then press lt Enter gt View Add To The Existing Configuration 3 ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive s you want to include in the RAID set then press lt SpaceBar gt When selected the drive indicator changes f
145. ves set this item to RAID If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical Storage devices keep the defaul setting IDE If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Disables or enables device write protection This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS Configuration option Disabled Enabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Selects the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host amp Device Allows you to select the mode for detecting 80 pin ATA PI cable Configuration options Host amp Device Host Device 4 3 5 Primary Third Fourth IDE Master Slave The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices There is a separate sub menu for each IDE device Select a device item then press Enter to display the IDE device information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Primary IDE Master Disabled Disables LBA Mode Device Hard Disk Auto Enables LBA Vendor DXXXXXXXXX Mode if the device Size XX XGB supports it and the LBA Mode Supported device is not already Block Mode 16Sectors formatted with LBA PIO Mode 4 Mode disabled Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Type Auto
146. with Administrator privileges Windows automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system ali xj Chapter 6 Driver installation 11 Right click the RAID controller item then select Properties Click the Driver tab then click the Update Driver button The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears Click Next Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive Select the option Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then click Next The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers When found click Next to install the drivers D cw Click Finish after the driver bien installation is done p IVO Ctm Sree y Fal uti dcm Pan sa de Tarare dem vaten im mt verify the RAID controller driver installation 1 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers then the LSI Adapter SAS 3000 se
147. work LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 8 LAN 3 4 RJ 45 ports These ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications inci i ACT LINK SPEED LAN port LED indications Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description No link OFF 10 Mbps connection Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port ASUS DSEB DG Series 2 33 2 7 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 c SS En B FLOPPY1 x LE d NOTE Orient the red markings the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 DSEB DG Series Floppy disk drive connector 2 IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI IDE1 This connector is for an Ultra DMA 100 66
148. yright 2000 2007 LSI Logic Corp Adapter s disabled by user Press Ctrl C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 following screen appears Select channel and press Enter to enter the setup LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 st Global Properties 03 00 00 1 15 00 00 IR Disabled E Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Global Properties Alter Boot Order Ins Del Alter Boot List g The numbers of the channel depend on the controller 4 The Adapter Properties screen appears Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties then press Enter LSI Logic Config Utility v6 16 00 00 2007 05 07 Adapter SAS1068 PCI Slot 00 PCI Address Bus Dev Func 05 03 00 MPT Firmware Revision 1 15 00 00 IR SAS Address 500 0180 60831008 NVIDIA Version 25 02 Status Disabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS amp 05 SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu Fl Shiftl Help Enter Select Item Change Item 5 Select New Array Type screen apprears Use the arrow keys to select Create IM Volume then press lt Enter gt LSI Logic Config Utility Select New Arra SAS see nehme Yl Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2 disks plus an optional hot spare Data on the primary disk may be migrated Create IME Volume Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array of 3 to 8 disks including an optional hot spar
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