Asus Z10Pa U8 E9738 Users Manual

2015-03-09

• Notices
  • Federal Communications Commission Statement
    • Canadian Department of Communications Statement
    • REACH
  • Safety information
    • Electrical safety
    • Operation safety
    • Australia statement notice
    • How this guide is organized
    • Where to find more information
  • Z10PA-U8 Series specifications summary
• Chapter 1: Product Introduction
  • 1.1 Welcome!
  • 1.2 Package contents
  • 1.3 Serial number label
  • 1.4 Special features
    • 1.4.1 Product highlights
    • 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features
• Chapter 2: Hardware Information
  • 2.1 Before you proceed
  • 2.2 Motherboard overview
    • 2.2.1 Placement direction
    • 2.2.2 Screw holes
    • 2.2.3 Motherboard layout
    • 2.2.4 Layout contents
  • 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
  • 2.4 System memory
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Memory Configurations
    • 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket
  • 2.5 Expansion slots
    • 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
    • 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
    • 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
    • 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)
    • 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)
    • 2.5.6 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link)
    • 2.5.7 PCI slot
    • 2.5.8 Installing ASMB8 series management board
  • 2.6 Onboard LEDs
  • 2.7 Jumpers
  • 2.8 Connectors
    • 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors
    • 2.8.2 Internal connectors
• Chapter 3: Powering Up
  • 3.1 Starting up for the first time
  • 3.2 Powering off the computer
    • 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
    • 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
• Chapter 4: BIOS setup
  • 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
    • 4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility
    • 4.1.3 BUPDATER utility
  • 4.2 BIOS setup program
    • 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 4.2.2 Menu bar
    • 4.2.3 Menu items
    • 4.2.4 Submenu items
    • 4.2.5 Navigation keys
    • 4.2.6 General help
    • 4.2.7 Configuration fields
    • 4.2.8 Pop-up window
    • 4.2.9 Scroll bar
  • 4.3 Main menu
    • 4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
    • 4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
  • 4.4 Advanced menu
    • 4.4.1 ACPI Settings
    • 4.4.2 Smart Settings
    • 4.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration
    • 4.4.4 Onboard LAN I210 Configuration
    • 4.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection
    • 4.4.6 APM
    • 4.4.7 Advanced Power Management Configuration
    • 4.4.8 PCI Subsystem Settings
    • 4.4.9 Network Stack Configuration
    • 4.4.10 CSM Configuration
    • 4.4.11 Trusted Computing
    • 4.4.12 USB Configuration
    • 4.4.13 iSCSI Configuration
  • 4.5 IntelRCSetup menu
    • 4.5.1 Processor Configuration
    • 4.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration
    • 4.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration
    • 4.5.4 Memory Configuration
    • 4.5.5 IIO Configuration
    • 4.5.6 PCH Configuration
    • 4.5.7 Miscellaneous Configuration
    • 4.5.8 Server ME Configuration
    • 4.5.9 Runtime Error Logging
  • 4.6 Server Mgmt menu
  • 4.7 Event Logs menu
    • 4.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings
    • 4.7.2 View Smbios Event Log
  • 4.8 Monitor menu
  • 4.9 Security menu
  • 4.10 Boot menu
  • 4.11 Tool menu
  • 4.12 Exit menu
• Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
  • 5.1 Setting up RAID
    • 5.1.1 RAID definitions
    • 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
    • 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
    • 5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
  • 5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
    • 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration
    • 5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives
    • 5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives
    • 5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency
    • 5.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration
    • 5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
    • 5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache
  • 5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility
    • 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 5.3.2 Deleting a RAID set
    • 5.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    • 5.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility
    • 5.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID
    • 5.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
  • 5.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)
    • 5.4.1 Creating a RAID set
    • 5.4.2 Changing a Volume Type
    • 5.4.3 Deleting a volume
    • 5.4.4 Preferences
• Chapter 6: Driver installation
  • 6.1 RAID driver installation
    • 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
    • 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver
  • 6.2 Management applications and utilities installation
  • 6.3 Running the Support DVD
  • 6.4 Intel® chipset device software installation
  • 6.5 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters driver
  • 6.6 VGA driver installation
  • 6.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 installation
• Appendix A: Reference Information
  • A.1 Z10PA-U8 Series block diagram
  • ASUS contact information