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... the RAID controller driver during Windows® 10 OS installation 5-22 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-2 6.1.1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID drive 6-2 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-2 6.2 Management applications and utilities installation 6-5 6.3 Running the Support DVD 6-5 6.4 Intel® chipset device software installation 6-8 6.5 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters driver 6-10 6.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 5.0 installation 6-13 Appendix Z11PA-U12 Series block diagram A-2 Z11PA-U12/10G...
... the RAID controller driver during Windows® 10 OS installation 5-22 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-2 6.1.1 Creating a USB flash drive with RAID drive 6-2 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-2 6.2 Management applications and utilities installation 6-5 6.3 Running the Support DVD 6-5 6.4 Intel® chipset device software installation 6-8 6.5 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters driver 6-10 6.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 5.0 installation 6-13 Appendix Z11PA-U12 Series block diagram A-2 Z11PA-U12/10G...
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... to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering Up This chapter describes the power up , creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 6: Driver Installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for setting up sequence and ways of the standard package. Detailed descriptions of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports. •...
... to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering Up This chapter describes the power up , creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 6: Driver Installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for setting up sequence and ways of the standard package. Detailed descriptions of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports. •...
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...xiv Z11PA-U12 Series specifications summary Model Name Graphic VGA TPM Header PSU Connector Management connector USB Connectors Onboard I/O Connectors Fan Header SMBus Chassis Intruder Front LAN LED Serial Port Header M.2 Connector VROC Key Header VGA Port External USB Port Rear I/O SFP+ Connectors RJ-45 Software Management Out of Band Solution Remote Management CPU Temperature Monitoring FAN RPM Environment Z11PA-U12/10G-2S Z11PA-U12 Aspeed AST2500 64MB 1 24-pin SSI power connector + 8-pin SSI 12V Onboard ASMB9-iKVM 1 x USB 3.0 pin header (up to 2 devices) 1 x USB...
...xiv Z11PA-U12 Series specifications summary Model Name Graphic VGA TPM Header PSU Connector Management connector USB Connectors Onboard I/O Connectors Fan Header SMBus Chassis Intruder Front LAN LED Serial Port Header M.2 Connector VROC Key Header VGA Port External USB Port Rear I/O SFP+ Connectors RJ-45 Software Management Out of Band Solution Remote Management CPU Temperature Monitoring FAN RPM Environment Z11PA-U12/10G-2S Z11PA-U12 Aspeed AST2500 64MB 1 24-pin SSI power connector + 8-pin SSI 12V Onboard ASMB9-iKVM 1 x USB 3.0 pin header (up to 2 devices) 1 x USB...
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... drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in section Interrupt assignments for the card. 2. Install the software drivers for information on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need IRQ assignments. When using PCIe cards on the slot...
... drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in section Interrupt assignments for the card. 2. Install the software drivers for information on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need IRQ assignments. When using PCIe cards on the slot...
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LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) These jumpers allow you to activate the VGA feature. 3. Set to pins 1-2 to enable or disable the onboard LAN_SW1 or LAN_SW2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to activate the Gigabit LAN feature. 2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 2. Set to pins 1-2 to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller.
LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) These jumpers allow you to activate the VGA feature. 3. Set to pins 1-2 to enable or disable the onboard LAN_SW1 or LAN_SW2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to activate the Gigabit LAN feature. 2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware Information 2. Set to pins 1-2 to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller.
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...Configuration options: [Always Enable] [Bootloader] Legacy Console Redirection Settings Legacy Serial Redirection Port [COM1] Allows you to stop signals. Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2] Serial Port for ANSI/VT100 terminals. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Z11PA-U12 Series 4-15 Configuration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS] VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled] Allows you to display redirection of -Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection [Disabled] Allows you to send start the flow. Hardware flow control uses two wires...
...Configuration options: [Always Enable] [Bootloader] Legacy Console Redirection Settings Legacy Serial Redirection Port [COM1] Allows you to stop signals. Configuration options: [COM1] [COM2] Serial Port for ANSI/VT100 terminals. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Z11PA-U12 Series 4-15 Configuration options: [None] [Hardware RTS/CTS] VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled] Allows you to display redirection of -Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) Console Redirection [Disabled] Allows you to send start the flow. Hardware flow control uses two wires...
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... Virtualization Support if the system has SRIOV capable PCIe devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Above 4G Decoding [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Extended Tag [Disabled] This option allows Device to use an 8-bit Tag field as a requester when set the Maximum Payload of PCI Express Device or allow System BIOS to enable or disable PCI Express Device No Snoop option. Configuration options: [Auto] [128 Bytes] [256 Bytes] [512 Bytes] [1024 Bytes] [2048 Bytes] [4096 Bytes] Z11PA-U12...
... Virtualization Support if the system has SRIOV capable PCIe devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Above 4G Decoding [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Extended Tag [Disabled] This option allows Device to use an 8-bit Tag field as a requester when set the Maximum Payload of PCI Express Device or allow System BIOS to enable or disable PCI Express Device No Snoop option. Configuration options: [Auto] [128 Bytes] [256 Bytes] [512 Bytes] [1024 Bytes] [2048 Bytes] [4096 Bytes] Z11PA-U12...
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... to set to Disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Keep Link On] PCI Express Gen 2 Settings PCI Express GEN2 Device Register Settings Completion Timeout [Default] This option allows system software to modify the Completion Timeout value for device Functions which support Completion Timeout programmability. [Default] 50us to 50ms. [Shorter] Shorter timeout ranges supported by hardware will be used . [Disabled] Disable Completion Timeout. 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Enabling ASPM may cause some PCI-E devices to 10000 uS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Link...
... to set to Disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Keep Link On] PCI Express Gen 2 Settings PCI Express GEN2 Device Register Settings Completion Timeout [Default] This option allows system software to modify the Completion Timeout value for device Functions which support Completion Timeout programmability. [Default] 50us to 50ms. [Shorter] Shorter timeout ranges supported by hardware will be used . [Disabled] Disable Completion Timeout. 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Enabling ASPM may cause some PCI-E devices to 10000 uS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Link...
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... options: [AHCI] [RAID] Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable precondition work on USB host controller and root ports for faster enumeration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Configuration USB Precondition [Disabled] Allows you to identify the SATA port connected to enable or disable the Support Aggressive Link Power (SALP) Management. Configure sSATA as [AHCI] Allows you to enable or disable the Support Aggressive Link Power (SALP) Management. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup...
... options: [AHCI] [RAID] Support Aggressive Link Power Management [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable precondition work on USB host controller and root ports for faster enumeration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Configuration USB Precondition [Disabled] Allows you to identify the SATA port connected to enable or disable the Support Aggressive Link Power (SALP) Management. Configure sSATA as [AHCI] Allows you to enable or disable the Support Aggressive Link Power (SALP) Management. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup...
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... Auto Detect Enable [Disabled] When enabled, it detects DCI being connected during BIOS POST time and enables DCI. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when the XHCI Manual Mode is set to enable or disable each of the USB physical connectors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Z11PA-U12 Series 4-29 XHCI Manual Mode [Disabled] This option is disabled, any USB devices plugged into the connector will not be detected by validation. Once a connector is used by BIOS or OS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable USB 3.0 pins...
... Auto Detect Enable [Disabled] When enabled, it detects DCI being connected during BIOS POST time and enables DCI. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when the XHCI Manual Mode is set to enable or disable each of the USB physical connectors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Z11PA-U12 Series 4-29 XHCI Manual Mode [Disabled] This option is disabled, any USB devices plugged into the connector will not be detected by validation. Once a connector is used by BIOS or OS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable USB 3.0 pins...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Z11PA-U12 Series 4-31 4.7.4 Runtime Error Logging Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system. System Errors [Enabled] This item allows you to enable or disable System Errors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Whea Settings Whea Support [Enabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the WHEA support.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Z11PA-U12 Series 4-31 4.7.4 Runtime Error Logging Displays the Server ME Technology parameters on your system. System Errors [Enabled] This item allows you to enable or disable System Errors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Whea Settings Whea Support [Enabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the WHEA support.
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... turn on all threads. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VMX [Enabled] Enables the Vanderpool Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled] This Item allows you to enable or disable the extended APIC support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AES-NI [Enabled] This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetch of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Z11PA-U12 Series...
... turn on all threads. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VMX [Enabled] Enables the Vanderpool Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DCU IP Prefetcher [Enabled] This Item allows you to enable or disable the extended APIC support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AES-NI [Enabled] This Item allows you to enable or disable prefetch of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS (Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Linux 9.2, Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Z11PA-U12 Series...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Mirror Mode 1LM] [Mirror Mode 2LM] Mirror TAD0 [Disabled] Allows you to the PCI Express Ports. 4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.8.5 IIO Configuration Socket1 Configuration This option allows you to change the settings related to enable or disable Mirror on entire memory for TAD0. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Rank Sparing [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable Memory Rank Sparing Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Patrol Scrub [Enabled] Allows you to be mirrored, ...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Mirror Mode 1LM] [Mirror Mode 2LM] Mirror TAD0 [Disabled] Allows you to the PCI Express Ports. 4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.8.5 IIO Configuration Socket1 Configuration This option allows you to change the settings related to enable or disable Mirror on entire memory for TAD0. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Rank Sparing [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable Memory Rank Sparing Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Patrol Scrub [Enabled] Allows you to be mirrored, ...
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.... 2. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. 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 using the utilities embedded in each RAID controller. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To do this: 1. Z11PA-U12 Series 5-3 Refer to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel® C620 chipset. Go to [RAID Mode]. 4. Set Configure SATA as to the Platform Configuration menu...
.... 2. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. 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 using the utilities embedded in each RAID controller. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To do this: 1. Z11PA-U12 Series 5-3 Refer to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel® C620 chipset. Go to [RAID Mode]. 4. Set Configure SATA as to the Platform Configuration menu...
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Reset Disks to the Installing Serial ATA hard disks, and Setting the RAID item in BIOS sections in this section are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge. Turn on your screen. 5-4 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this manual for reference only and may not exactly match the items on the system. 2. 5.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility The Intel...
Reset Disks to the Installing Serial ATA hard disks, and Setting the RAID item in BIOS sections in this section are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge. Turn on your screen. 5-4 Chapter 5: RAID Configuration Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this manual for reference only and may not exactly match the items on the system. 2. 5.2 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility The Intel...
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... replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to view the rebuilding status. When finished, the status is selected. Press to load the Intel Rapid Storage Manager utility. 6. Select a destination disk with a new hard disk: 1. SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023 Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. To rebuild the RAID with the same size as "Degraded" during POST. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk...
... replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to view the rebuilding status. When finished, the status is selected. Press to load the Intel Rapid Storage Manager utility. 6. Select a destination disk with a new hard disk: 1. SATA Option ROM - 3.6.0.1023 Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. To rebuild the RAID with the same size as "Degraded" during POST. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk...
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... the list and click Next. 7. Z11PA-U12 Series 5-23 Locate the driver in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the OS installation. Setup then proceeds with the Windows Server installation disc. Follow screen instructions to continue. 6. 4. Select the RAID controller driver you have only one optical drive installed in the corresponding folder of the RAID controller driver...
... the list and click Next. 7. Z11PA-U12 Series 5-23 Locate the driver in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the OS installation. Setup then proceeds with the Windows Server installation disc. Follow screen instructions to continue. 6. 4. Select the RAID controller driver you have only one optical drive installed in the corresponding folder of the RAID controller driver...
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Select the drive to continue. 6-4 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 7. Setup then proceeds with the Windows Server installation disc. • Remove the USB flash drive. Follow screen instructions to install Windows and click Next. 8. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, • Replace the motherboard Support DVD with the OS installation.
Select the drive to continue. 6-4 Chapter 6: Driver Installation 7. Setup then proceeds with the Windows Server installation disc. • Remove the USB flash drive. Follow screen instructions to install Windows and click Next. 8. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, • Replace the motherboard Support DVD with the OS installation.
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6.3.1 Drivers menu tab The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 6.3.2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. 6-6 Chapter 6: Driver Installation
6.3.1 Drivers menu tab The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 6.3.2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. 6-6 Chapter 6: Driver Installation
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Z11PA-U12 Series 6-7 You need an internet browser installed in your OS to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide. 6.3.3 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to view the User Guide. 6.3.4 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information, e-mail addresses, and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard.
Z11PA-U12 Series 6-7 You need an internet browser installed in your OS to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide. 6.3.3 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to view the User Guide. 6.3.4 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information, e-mail addresses, and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard.