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Asus P5BV/SAS User Manual

Asus P5BV/SAS User Manual (184 pages)

P5BV series

Brand: Asus | Category: Motherboard | Size: 6.03 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
7
Federal Communications Commission Statement
7
Notices
7
Electrical Safety
8
Safety Information
8
About this Guide
9
Conventions Used in this Guide
10
P5BV Series Specifications Summary
11
Chapter 1: Product Introduction

13
- Welcome
  15
- Package Contents
  15
  - Serial Number Label
    15
- Special Features
  16
  - Product Highlights
    16
  - Innovative ASUS Features
    18
Chapter 2: Hardware Information

19
- Before You Proceed
  21
- Motherboard Overview
  22
  - Placement Direction
    22
  - Screw Holes
    22
  - Motherboard Layout
    23
  - Layout Contents
    25
- Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  26
- System Memory
  32
  - Overview
    32
  - Memory Configurations
    32
  - Recommended Memory Configurations
    33
  - Installing a DIMM
    34
  - Removing a DIMM
    34
- Expansion Slots
  35
  - Installing an Expansion Card
    35
  - Configuring an Expansion Card
    35
  - Interrupt Assignments
    36
  - PCI Express X16 Slot (X8 Link)
    37
  - PCI /PCI2-X Slots
    38
- Jumpers
  39
- Connectors
  42
  - Rear Panel Connectors
    42
  - Internal Connectors
    43
    
    Hard Disk Activity LED/USB Connector
    46
    
    System Panel Connector
    52
Chapter 3: Powering up

55
- Starting up for the First Time
  57
- Powering off the Computer
  58
  - Using the os Shut down Function
    58
  - Using the Dual Function Power Switch
    58
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup

59
- Managing and Updating Your BIOS
  61
  - Creating a Bootable Floppy Disk
    61
  - AFUDOS Utility
    62
  - Updating the Bios File
    63
  - ASUS Crashfree BIOS 2 Utility
    65
- BIOS Setup Program
  66
  - BIOS Menu Screen
    67
  - Menu Bar
    67
  - Navigation Keys
    67
  - Menu Items
    68
  - Configuration Fields
    68
  - Scroll Bar
    68
  - General Help
    68
- Main Menu
  69
- Advanced Menu
  74
  - USB Configuration
    74
  - Usb Mass Storage Device Configuration
    75
  - Remote Access Configuration
    76
  - Trusted Computing
    77
  - MPS Configuration
    78
  - CPU Configuration
    78
  - Chipset Configuration
    80
  - Southbridge Configuration
    82
  - Onboard Devices Configuration
    83
  - PCI Pnp
    84
- Power Configuration
  85
  - Apm Configuration
    86
  - Hardware Monitor
    87
- Boot Menu
  89
  - Boot Device Priority
    89
  - Boot Settings Configuration
    90
  - Security
    91
  - Change User Password
    92
- Exit Menu
  94
- Load Setup Defaults
  95
Chapter Summary

98
Chapter 5 : RAID Configuration

99
- Setting up RAID
  99
  - RAID Definitions
    99
  - Installing Hard Disk Drives
    100
  - Setting the RAID Item in BIOS
    100
  - RAID Configuration Utilities
    100
- LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (P5BV Model Only)
  101
  - Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Set
    102
  - Creating a RAID 10 Set
    108
  - Adding or Viewing a RAID Configuration
    112
  - Initializing the Logical Drives
    115
  - Rebuilding Failed Drives
    120
  - Checking the Drives for Data Consistency
    122
  - Deleting a RAID Configuration
    125
  - Selecting the Boot Drive from a RAID Set
    126
  - Enabling the Writecache
    127
- Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
  128
  - Creating a RAID 0 Set (Stripe)
    129
  - Creating a RAID 1 Set (Mirror)
    131
  - Creating a RAID 10 Set (RAID 10)
    132
  - Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity)
    133
  - Deleting a RAID Set
    135
  - Resetting Disks to Non-RAID
    136
  - Rebuilding the RAID
    137
  - Setting the Boot Array in the BIOS Setup Utility
    138
- Global Array Manager
  139
- LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (P5BV/SAS Model Only)
  140
  - Integrated Mirroring
    140
  - Integrated Mirroring Enhanced
    144
  - Integrated Striping (IS) Volume
    146
  - Managing Arrays
    149
    
    Activating an Array
    153
    
    Deleting an Array
    153
  - Viewing SAS Topology
    154
  - Selecting a Boot Disk
    155
  - Global Properties
    156
  - Restore Defaults
    158
Chapter 6: Driver Installation

159
- RAID Driver Installation
  161
  - Creating a RAID Driver Disk
    161
  - Installing the RAID Controller Driver
    164
- LAN Driver Installation
  174
  - Windows ® 2000/2003 Server
    174
  - Red hat ® Enterprise Ver. 3.0
    175
- VGA Driver Installation
  176
  - Windows ® 2003 Server
    176
  - Red hat ® Enterprise Ver. 4.0
    177
- Management Applications and Utilities Installation
  178
  - Running the Support CD
    178
  - Drivers Menu
    178
  - Management Software Menu
    179
  - Utilities Menu
    179
  - Contact Information
    180
Appendix A: Reference Information

181
- A.1 P5BV Block Diagram
  182
- A.2 P5BV / SAS Block Diagram
  182
- P5BV Block Diagram
  183
- P5BV / SAS Block Diagram
  184

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