User manual ASUS RS704D-E6PS8

[. . . ] RS700D-E6/PS8 RS702D-E6/PS8 RS704D-E6/PS8 1U Rackmount Server User Guide E5318 First Edition March 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS provides this manual "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall ASUS, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product. [. . . ] When disabled, only one thread per activated core is enabled. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] A20M [Disabled] Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech [Enabled] When set to [Disabled], the CPU runs at its default speed. When set to [Enabled], the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel(R) TurboMode tech [Enabled] The turbo mode allows the processor cores to run faster than the marked frequency in specific condition. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Enabled] The Intel® C-State Technology allows the CPU to save more power under idle mode. Enable this item only when you install a C-State Technology-supported CPU. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 5-15 The following items appear only when you set the Intel(R) C-STATE Tech item to [Enabled]. C3 State [ACPI C3] Allows you to select Nehalem C state action. Configuratiton options: [Disabled] [ACPI C2] [ACPI C3] C6 State [Enabled] Allows you to select Nehalem C state action. Configuratiton options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C State package limit setting [Auto] We recommend that you set this item to [Auto] for BIOS to automatically detect the C-State mode supported by your CPU. Configuration options: [Auto] [C1] [C3] [C6] C3 Auto Demotion [Enabled] When this item is enabled, the CPU will conditionally demote C6 requests to C3 based on the uncore auto-demote information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI T State [Disabled] Enables or disables processor throttling report in ACPI. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5. 4. 2 ChipsetConfiguration The Chipset configuration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. CPU Bridge Configuration North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Intel VT-d Configuration Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure North Bridge features. v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. CPUBridgeChipsetConfiguration Advanced CPU Revision Current CSI Frequency Current Memory Frequency CSI CSI CSI CSI CSI Links Speed Frequency Isochronous L1 Power Optimization Policy BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration :B0 :5. 866GT :1066 Mhz [Full-Speed] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Static] To transition the CSI links to full-speed or leave them in slow-mode. Memory Frequency Memory Mode Memory ECC Function Double Rate Refresh Demand Scrubbing Patrol Scrubbing NUMA Aware Page Policy v02. 61 (C)Copyright [Auto] [Independent] Select Screen [Enabled] Select Item [Auto] +Change Option [Enabled] F1 General Help [Disabled] F10 Save and Exit [Auto] ESC Exit [Open] 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Scroll down for more items. Adaptive Page Data Scramble Split Below 4GB Channel Interleaving Rank Interleaving Memory Thermal Throttling Force VDD 1. 5V [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [6:1] [4:1] [Disabled] [Disabled] v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 5-17 CSI Links Speed [Full-Speed] Allows you to set the speed of CSI Links. Configuration options: [Slow-Mode] [Full-Speed] CSI Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the CSI frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [4. 800GT] [5. 866GT] [6. 400GT] CSI Isochronous [Disabled] CSI L1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI Power Optimization Policy [Static] Memory Frequency [Auto] Configuration options: [Adaptive] [Static] [Bypass] You may allow the system to detect DDR3 memory frequency via SPD or designate a specific frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [Force DDR-800] [Force DDR-1066] [Force DDR-1333] Memory Mode [Independent] Allows you to set Memory channel mode. Configuration options: [Independent] [Channel Mirroring] [Lockstep] Memory ECC Function [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Double Rate Refresh [Auto] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Demand Scrubbing [Enabled] Enables or disables the ECC demand scrub. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Patrol Scrubbing [Disabled] Enables or disables the ECC patrol scrub. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup NUMA Aware [Auto] Page Poilcy [Open] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Configuration options: [Closed] [Open] Adaptive Page [Disabled] Data Scramble [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Split Below 4 GB [Disabled] Channel Interleaving [6:1] Configuation options: [Disabled] [Auto] Allows you to set the channel interleaving setting. [. . . ] To install the LAN controller drivers 1. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. · · Windows® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window. If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP. EXE from the BIN folder. [. . . ]