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ii E6293 First Edition V1 January 201 1 Copyright © 201 1 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this ma nual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, .
iii Contents Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .................................................................................... viii About this guide .
iv Contents 2.5.6 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-19 2.5.7 PIKE slot ....................................................................... 2-19 2.5.8 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card ............
v Contents 4.5 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-14 4.5.1 ACPI Settings ................................................................ 4-14 4.5.2 T rusted Computing ............................
vi Contents 5.3 Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology Option ROM Utility ............. 5-25 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 5-26 5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set ..............................................
vii 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.
viii Safety information Electrical safety • T o 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.
ix About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring 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.
x Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. T ypography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
xi P8B-E/4L specications summary Processor Support / System Bus 1 x Socket LGA1 155 Intel ® Xeon ® E3-1200 Processor Family Intel ® Core™ i3-2100 Processor Family Core Logic Intel ® C204 Chipset Form Factor A TX, 12” x 9.
xii P8B-E/4L specications summary Onboar.
1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports..
ASUS P8B-E/4L Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-3 1.3 Serial number label .
ASUS P8B-E/4L 1-3 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P8B-E/4L motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long lin.
1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Xeon ® E3-1200/Core™ i3-2100 processors in LGA1 155 package, which has memory and PCI Express controller integrated to support 2-channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 20 PCI Express 2.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 1-5 DDR3 memory support The P8B-E/4L supports UDIMM DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1333/1066 MHZ to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of server and workstation applications. The 2-channel DDR3 architecture boosts system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidth of up to 21GB/s.
1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction T emperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored 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.
2 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 jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.
ASUS P8B-E/4L Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-5 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-3 2.1 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.
2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. BMC LED (BMC_LED1) The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB5 is working normally . The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB5. Onboard LEDs 1. Standby Power LED (SB_PWR1) The motherboard comes with a standby power LED.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-5 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. T o optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an A TX 1.
2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.3 Motherboard layout.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-7 2.2.4 Layout contents Slots/Soocket Page 1. CPU sockets 2-9 2. DDR3 sockets 2-15 3. PCI Express x8 / PCI Express x16 / PCI slots 2-19 4. PIKE slot 2-19 Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLR TC1) 2-22 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 2-23 3.
2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information Internal connectors Page 1. Serial A T A connectors (SA T A 6Gb/s: 7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2 [Blue]) (SA T A 3Gb/s: 7-pin SA T A3, SA T A4, SA T A5, SA T A6 [Black]) 2-29 2. SAS connectors (7-pin SAS1, SAS2, SAS3, SAS4 [Blue]) (7-pin SAS5, SAS6, SAS7, SAS8 [Black]) 2-30 3.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-9 2.3.1 Installing the CPU T o install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and the load lever is on your left.
2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow until the load plate is completely lifted. The CPU ts 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! Load plate Gold triangle mark Alignment keys CPU notches 5.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-1 1 7. Close the load plate (A), and then push down the load lever (B), ensuring that the front edge of the load plate slides under the retention knob (C). C B A Some heatsinks come with pre- applied thermal paste. If so, skip this step.
2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel ® LGA1 155 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • When you buy a boxed Intel ® processor , the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly .
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-13 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN1. DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector . 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan T o uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1.
2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack The Intel ® 1 155 processor requires a specially designed heatsink to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • Ensure that you use qualied heatsink assembly only .
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-15 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket.
2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends, then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-17 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1.
2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - Programmable Interrupt 3* 1.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-19 2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link) The onboard PCI Express x8 slot provides one x4 link to CPU. This slot supports VGA cards and various server class high performance add-on cards. 2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link) The onboard PCI Express x16 slots provide one x16 link and one x8 link to CPU.
2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.8 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card Follow the ste ps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on yo ur motherboard. 1. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard. 2. Align the golden ngers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-21 2.5.10 Connecting the thermal sensor cable Follow the steps below to connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector on your motherboard. 1. Locate the TR1 connector on the motherboard. 2. Connect the thermal sensor cable to the connector .
2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.6 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, t ime, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-23 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller . Set to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature. 3. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SEL1, CHAF AN_SEL1) These jumpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection.
2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2, LAN_SW3, LAN_SW4) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel ® 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1-2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-25 6. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVER Y1) This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted. T o update the BIOS: 1. Prepare a USB ash disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard (XXXXXX.
2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 7. Chassis intrusion connector (2-pin CHASSIS) This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch.
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2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/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 ASMB5 management card. 3. PS/2 keyboard port (purple).
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-29 2.7.2 Internal connectors 1. Serial A T A connectors (SA T A 6Gb/s: 7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2 [Blue]) (SA T A 3Gb/s: 7-pin SA T A3, SA T A4, SA T A5, SA T A6 [Black]) Supported by the .
2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable connected to the SA T A or SAS add-on card. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SA T A or SAS add-on card causes the front panel LED to light up.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-31 4. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34, USB56; A-T ype USB7) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 and USB56, then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 6. CPU, front and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN1, FRNT_F AN1, FRNT_F AN2, FRNT_F AN3, REAR_F AN1) The fan connectors 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.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-33 7. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1) This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals for the Intel Rapid Storage T echnology RAID SA T A LED.
2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information 9. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1/COM2) Thess connectors are for the serial (COM) ports. Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-35 1 1. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) to the power supply unit to read PSU information. Devices communicate with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface.
2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 13. A TX power connectors (24-pin EA TXPWR1, 8-pin EA TX12V1) These connectors are for an A TX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 2-37 15. System panel connector (20-1 pin P ANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. 1. System power LED (3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector .
2-38 Chapter 2: Hardware information 16. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_P ANEL1) This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB, locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs. 1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB) These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable.
3 Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, and ways of shutting down the system..
ASUS P8B-E/4L Chapter summary 3 ........................................................ 3-3 3.2 Powering off the computer ...........................
ASUS P8B-E/4L 3-3 3.1 Starting up for the rst time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. 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 .
3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Powering off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® 2008 Server: 1. Click the Start button, move the cursor to the triangle on the right of Log off , and then click Shut Down .
4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
Chapter summary 4 ASUS P8B-E/4L 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-3 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7 4.3 Main menu ........................
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-3 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup: 1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (T o recover the BIOS using a bootable USB ash disk drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 3. Press <T ab> to switch to the Drive eld. 4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the USB ash disk that contains the latest BIOS, and then press <Enter>. 5. Press <T ab> to switch to the Folder Info eld.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-5 4.1.3 BUPDA TER utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only . The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown. The BUPDA TER utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable USB ash disk drive with the updated BIOS le.
4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The utility veries the le, then starts updating the BIOS le. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-7 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable rmware 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, reconguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conguration Event Logs For changing the event log setting.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-9 4.2.3 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Event Logs, Advanced, Monitor , Boot, T ool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items.
4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-1 1 Administrator Password If you have set an administrator password, we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system. Otherwise, you might be able to see or change only selected elds in the BIOS setup program.
4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4 Event Logs menu The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Press <Enter> to change the Smbios Event Log conguration.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-13 Log OEM Codes [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the logging of EFI status codes as OEM codes. Conguration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] Convert OEM Codes [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the converting of EFI sta tus codes to standard Smbios types.
4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-15 4.5.2 T rusted Computing Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or Disables TPM support.
4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-17 Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection T echnology .
4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.5.5 North Bridge The North Bridge is built in the CPU. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Low MMIO resources align at 64MB/1024MB .
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-19 Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. SATA Conguration SATA Mode [IDE Mode] Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] Serial-ATA Controller 1 [Enhanced] S.
4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Ena ble s L ega cy USB sup por t. AUT O o pti on dis able s l ega cy sup por t i f n o U SB d evi ces ar e con nec ted .
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-21 4.5.10 ME Subsystem Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced ME Subsystem Help Intel ME Subsystem Conguration ME Subsystem [Disabled] USB transfer time-out [20 sec] Allows you to select the USB transfer time-out value.
4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup INTEL W82574L OpROM1/OpROM2 [PXE] INTEL W82574L OpROM3/OpROM4 [Disabled] Allows you to select the options for the OptionRom of the Intel LAN controllers.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-23 4.5.12 APM Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Spe cif y w hat st ate to go to whe n p owe r i s r e-ap pli ed aft er a p owe r f ail ure (G3 st ate ).
4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Redirection After BIOS POST [Disabled] Enables or disables the redirection after BIOS POST feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] COM0 Console Redirection [Disabled] Enables or disables the console redirection feature.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-25 Network stack [Disable] Enables or disables the network stack feature. Conguration options: [Disable] [Enable] 4.5.14 Network Stack Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6 Monitor menu The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-27 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Num ber of se con ds t o w ait fo r set up act iva tio n ke y.
4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE] [Endless PXE] Continuous seek remote boot image until boot image found or user abort (press Ctrl+Alt+Del). [Normal] Seek remote boot image once then stop. Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-29 4.8 Tool menu The T ool menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the submenu.
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5 RAID conguration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities..
Chapter summary 5 ASUS P8B-E/4L 5.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 5-3 .
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-3 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the Intel ® C204 controller that supports the following SA T A RAID solutions: • .
5-4 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS Y ou must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SA T A hard disk drives attached to the SA T A connectors supported by Intel ® C204 chipset. T o do this: 1.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-5 3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu and then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management Menu descriptions on the next page. At the bottom of the screen is the legend box.
5-6 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set The LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set using two types of congurations: Easy and New . In , the virtual drive parameters are set automatically .
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-7 3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, and then press <F10> to congure array setting. 4. Press <Space> to select the congurable array . 2. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports.
5-8 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5. Press <F10> again, the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters. Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT # DNLIN A00-00 DNLIN A00-01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Ver C.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-9 8. Select Units from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>. 9. Select the units for virtual drive size from the menu, and then press <Enter>. Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT # DNLIN A00-00 DNLIN A00-01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Ver C.
5-10 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 12. When nished setting the selected virtual drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, and then press <Enter>. Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT # LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Ver C.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-1 1 When a RAID set already exists, using the command erases the existing RAID conguration data.
5-12 Chapter 5: RAID conguration Y ou can add a new RAID conguration or view an existing conguration using the command.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-13 5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. Y ou may initialize the virtual drive s of a RAID set(s) using the Initi alize or command on the Management Menu .
5-14 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 3. Press <F10> to start initialization. When prompted, select Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, and then press <Enter>. Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the drive. 4. A progress bar appears on screen.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-15 T o initialize the virtual drives using the command 1. From the Management Menu , select , and then press <Enter>.
5-16 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 3. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter> to start initialization. Management Menu Congure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consist.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-17 5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives Y ou can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu . T o rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1. From the Management Menu , select Rebuild , and then press <Enter>.
5-18 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y> to rebuild the drive. 4.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-19 5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency Y ou can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive.
5-20 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Y es from the Consistency Check? dialog box, and then press <Enter>. A progress bar appears on screen. 4. While checking the disk consistency , press <Esc> to display the following options.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-21 T o check data consistency using the command 1. From the Management Menu , select , and then select Virtual Drive from the sub-menu.
5-22 Chapter 5: RAID conguration T o delete a RAID conguration 1. From the Management Menu , select > , and then press <Enter>.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-23 5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set Y ou must have created a new RAID conguration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. See section 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using New for details.
5-24 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache Y ou may manually enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option after creating a RAID set to improve the data transmission performance.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-25 5.3 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Utility The Int el ® R apid Sto rage T ech nolo gy Op tion ROM uti lity all ows you to c reate RAI D 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southbridge.
5-26 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set T o create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume and press <Enter>. The following screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-27 6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>.
5-28 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 2. Enter a name for the recovery set and press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/down arrow keys to select Recovery , and then press <Enter>. 4. When the Disks item is selected, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the recovery set.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-29 5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set T ake caution when deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID V olume and press <Enter>.
5-30 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID T ake caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive. T o reset a RAID set hard disk drive: 1.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-31 5.3.5 Recovery V olume Options If you have created a recovery set, you can congure more recovery set options following the descriptions in the section. See section 5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set to create a recovery set before continue.
5-32 Chapter 5: RAID conguration Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. [ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ] [ ↑↓ ]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit "Degraded" volume and disk available for rebuilding detected.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 5-33 3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild” . Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 10.1.0.1008 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation.
5-34 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility Y ou can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi-RAID using the Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology . T o set the boot array in the BIOS: Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk.
6 Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components..
Chapter summary 6 ASUS P8B-E/4L 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-3 6.2 Intel chipset device software installation ................................ 6-16 6.3 LAN driver installation .........
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-3 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 the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.
6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive. 7. Press <Enter>.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-5 T o create a RAID driver disk in Windows ® environment 1. Start Windows ® . 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Go to the Make disk menu, and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create. 4.
6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® Server OS During Windows ® Server OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server installation DVD.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-7 4. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the USB oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list, then press <Enter>. 6. The Windows ® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk.
6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation T o verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows ® desktop, and then select Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-9 Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux OS 5.0 T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Red Hat ® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® OS installation CD. 2. At the boot: , type linux dd . 3. Press <Enter>.
6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No , then press <Enter>. 7. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the OS installation.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-1 1 SUSE Linux 1 1 OS T o install the RAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu.
6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. Insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive. T ype the command acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options eld, and press <Enter>.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-13 7. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation. 6. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown below .
6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.2 Intel ® chipset device software installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® chipset device software on the system. Y ou need to manually install the Intel ® chipset device software on a Windows operating system.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-15 5. Select Y es to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process. 6. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation. 7. After completing the installation, click Finish to complete the setup process.
6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3 LAN driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® Gigabit LAN controller drivers on the system. Y ou need to manually install the LAN contrroller driver on a Windows ® operating system.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-17 4. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard window appears. 5. T oggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. 6. Click the Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager box, and then click Next to start the installation.
6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation 7. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. 8. When nished, press Finish to continue..
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-19 6.4 VGA driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver . Y ou need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows ® operating system. T o install the ASPEED VGA driver: 1.
6-20 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. T oggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. 6. Enter the user information and click Next to continue.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-21 9. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before using the program. 8. Click Install to start driver installation.
6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-23 6.5.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to install. 6.5.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID and LSI MegaRAID driver disks.
6-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation.
A Appendix: Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conguring the motherboard..
Appendix summary A ASUS P8B-E/4L A.1 P8B-E/4L block diagram .............................................................. A-3.
ASUS P8B-E/4L A-3 A.1 P8B-E/4L block diagram.
A-4 Appendix A: Reference information.
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