ASUS RS700-E8-RS8 V2 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Safety information

  7
  • About this guide

    8
• Chapter 1: Product Introduction

  11
  • 1.1 System package contents

    12
  • 1.2 Serial number label

    12
  • 1.3 System specifications

    13
  • 1.4 Front panel features

    15
  • 1.5 Rear panel features

    15
  • 1.6 Internal features

    16
  • 1.7 LED information

    17
    • 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

      17
    • 1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

      17
    • 1.7.3 HDD status LED

      18
• Chapter 2: Hardware Information

  19
  • 2.1 Chassis cover

    20
  • 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

    21
    • 2.2.1 Installing the CPU and heatsink

      21
  • 2.3 System memory

    28
    • 2.3.1 Overview

      28
    • 2.3.2 Memory Configurations

      29
    • 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM

      31
    • 2.3.4 Removing a DIMM

      31
  • 2.4 Hard disk drives

    32
  • 2.5 Expansion slot

    34
    • 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the PCIE1 slot

      34
    • 2.5.2 Installing an ASUS PIKE II card to the PCIE2 slot

      35
    • 2.5.3 Configuring an expansion card

      42
    • 2.5.4 Installing Mezzanine cards

      43
    • 2.5.5 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards

      44
  • 2.6 Cable connections

    45
  • 2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling

    46
  • 2.8 Removable/optional components

    47
    • 2.8.1 System fans

      47
    • 2.8.2 Redundant power supply module

      49
    • 2.8.3 Removing the Slim type optical drive (optional)

      50
• Chapter 3: Installation Options

  51
  • 3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit

    52
• Chapter 4: Motherboard Information

  55
  • 4.1 Motherboard layout

    56
  • 4.2 Jumpers

    58
  • 4.3 Internal connectors

    64
  • 4.4 Internal LEDs

    73
• Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

  81
  • 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

    82
    • 5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

      82
    • 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility

      83
    • 5.1.3 BUPDATER utility

      84
  • 5.2 BIOS setup program

    86
    • 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

      87
    • 5.2.2 Menu bar

      87
    • 5.2.3 Menu items

      88
    • 5.2.4 Submenu items

      88
    • 5.2.5 Navigation keys

      88
    • 5.2.6 General help

      88
    • 5.2.7 Configuration fields

      88
    • 5.2.8 Pop-up window

      88
    • 5.2.9 Scroll bar

      88
  • 5.3 Main menu

    89
    • 5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

      89
    • 5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

      89
  • 5.4 Advanced menu

    90
    • 5.4.1 ACPI Settings

      91
    • 5.4.2 Smart Settings

      91
    • 5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration

      92
    • 5.4.4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Configuration

      93
    • 5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection

      94
    • 5.4.6 APM

      97
    • 5.4.7 Advanced Power Management Configuration

      98
    • 5.4.8 PCI Subsystem Settings

      99
    • 5.4.9 Network Stack Configuration

      100
    • 5.4.10 CSM Configuration

      101
    • 5.4.11 Trusted Computing

      102
    • 5.4.12 USB Configuration

      103
    • 5.4.13 iSCSI Configuration

      104
  • 5.5 IntelRCSetup menu

    105
    • 5.5.1 Processor Configuration

      106
    • 5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration

      108
    • 5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration

      108
    • 5.5.4 QPI Configuration

      109
    • 5.5.5 Memory Configuration

      110
    • 5.5.6 IIO Configuration

      112
    • 5.5.7 PCH Configuration

      113
    • 5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration

      115
    • 5.5.9 Server ME Configuration

      115
    • 5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support

      116
  • 5.6 Server Mgmt menu

    117
  • 5.7 Event Logs menu

    121
    • 5.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings

      121
    • 5.7.2 View Smbios Event Log

      122
  • 5.8 Monitor menu

    123
  • 5.9 Security menu

    124
  • 5.10 Boot menu

    127
  • 5.11 Tool menu

    128
  • 5.12 Exit menu

    129
• Chapter 6: RAID Configuration

  131
  • 6.1 Setting up RAID

    132
    • 6.1.1 RAID definitions

      132
    • 6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives

      133
    • 6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS

      133
    • 6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities

      133
  • 6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility

    134
    • 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set

      135
    • 6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration

      141
    • 6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives

      142
    • 6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives

      146
    • 6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency

      148
    • 6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration

      151
    • 6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set

      152
    • 6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache

      153
  • 6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility

    154
    • 6.3.1 Creating a RAID set

      155
    • 6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set

      157
    • 6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID

      158
    • 6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility

      159
    • 6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID

      159
    • 6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility

      161
  • 6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)

    162
    • 6.4.1 Creating a RAID set

      163
    • 6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type

      165
    • 6.4.3 Deleting a volume

      166
    • 6.4.4 Preferences

      167
• Chapter 7: Driver Installation

  169
  • 7.1 RAID driver installation

    170
    • 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk

      170
    • 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver

      171
  • 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation

    181
  • 7.3 Running the Support DVD

    181
  • 7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation

    185
  • 7.5 Installing the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210

    187
  • 7.6 VGA driver installation

    190
  • 7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 installation

    192
• Appendix

  195
  • Z10PP-D24 block diagram

    196
  • Notices

    197
    • Federal Communications Commission Statement

      197
    • Canadian Department of Communications Statement

      198
    • REACH

      198
    • ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services

      198
    • Australia statement notice

      198
  • ASUS contact information

    199