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2U Rackmount ServerRS720-X7/RS8User Guide

xReferencesRefer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates.1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM)

5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.4.13 Serial Port Console Redirection COM1 Console Redirection [Disabled] Console Redirection Settings COM2 Conso

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-31Data Bits [8]Conguration options: [7] [8]Parity [None]A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission e

5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setupSerial Port for Out-of-Band Management/ Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)Console Redirection [Disabled]Enables or

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-335.4.14 OnboardLANCongurationLaunch INTEL W82574L OpROMOnboard LAN CongurationIntel LAN ROM Type [PXE]Intel LAN1 Enable

5-34 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.4.15 ME Subsystem Intel ME Subsystem Conguration ME BIOS Interface Version 1.2 ME Version 2.1.5.69 ME FW Status

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-355.4.17 Runtime Error Logging Runtime Error Logging Support [Disabled]Runtime Error Logging Support [Disabled]This item allows

5-36 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.5 Server Mgmt menuThe Server Mgmt menu displays the server management status, and allows you to change the settings.Aptio

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-375.5.1 System Event LogAptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Server Mgmt Change t

5-38 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.5.2 BMCnetworkcongurationAptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc. Server Mg

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-395.6 Event Logs menuThe Event Logs allows you to change or view the event log settings.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2011

1-This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specications.Chapter 1Product i

5-40 Chapter 5: BIOS setupWhen Log is Full [Do Nothing]Allows you to choose the options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log. Conguration options

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-415.7 Boot menuThe Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key

5-42 Chapter 5: BIOS setupInterrupt 19 Capture [Enabled]Allows Option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Devic

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-435.8 Monitor menuThe Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings.Scroll

5-44 Chapter 5: BIOS setupFAN Speed Control [Generic Mode]Allows you to congure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for mo

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-45User PasswordIf you have set a user password, you must enter the user password for accessing the system. To set a user password:

5-46 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.11 Exit menuThe Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.Pressing <Esc> does not

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-47Boot OverrideThese items displays the available devices. The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of de

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This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.Chapter 6RAIDconguration

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-2*ASUS System Web-based ManagementIf any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.1.1 System

6-2 Chapter 6: RAID conguration6.1 Setting up RAIDThe motherboard comes with the Intel® C602-A controller that supports the following SATA RAID solu

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-36.1.3 RAID controller selectionYou can choose either the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility or the Intel Rapid Storage Techn

6-4 Chapter 6: RAID conguration3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu and then press &l

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-56.2.1 Creating a RAID setThe LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set using

6-6 Chapter 6: RAID conguration3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, and then press <F10> to congure array setting.4. Press &l

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-75. Press <F10> again, the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to change the v

6-8 Chapter 6: RAID conguration8. Select Units from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>.9. Select the units for virtual drive

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-912. When nished setting the selected virtual drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, and then press <Enter>.Mana

6-10 Chapter 6: RAID congurationUsingNewCongurationWhen a RAID set already exists, using the NewConguration command erases the existing RAID con

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-116.2.2 AddingorviewingaRAIDcongurationYou can add a new RAID conguration or view an existing conguration using the View/

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 1-31.3 SystemspecicationsThe ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 feature the ASUS Z9PR-D12/4L server board. The server supports Intel® LGA2011 Xeon

6-12 Chapter 6: RAID conguration6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drivesAfter creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-133. Press <F10> to start initialization. When prompted, select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, and then press <Ent

6-14 Chapter 6: RAID congurationUsingtheObjectscommandTo initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command1. From the Management Menu, sele

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-153. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter> to start initialization.Management MenuCongure Initial

6-16 Chapter 6: RAID conguration6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drivesYou can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Mana

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-173. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y> to rebuild the drive.4. When rebuil

6-18 Chapter 6: RAID conguration6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistencyYou can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the select

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-193. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency Check? dialog box, and then press <Enter>. A pro

6-20 Chapter 6: RAID congurationUsingtheObjectscommandTo check data consistency using the Objects command1. From the Management Menu, select Obje

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-216.2.6 DeletingaRAIDcongurationTo delete a RAID conguration1. From the Management Menu, select Congure > ClearCongur

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-4*Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Model Name RS720-X7/RS8Networking LAN4 x Intel 82574L + 1 x Mgm

6-22 Chapter 6: RAID conguration6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID setYou must have created a new RAID conguration before you can select th

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-236.2.8 Enabling WriteCacheYou may manually enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option after creating a RAID set to improve t

6-24 Chapter 6: RAID conguration6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM UtilityThe Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility allows

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-256.3.1 Creating a RAID setTo create a RAID set:1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter&

6-26 Chapter 6: RAID conguration6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then pre

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-272. Enter a name for the recovery set and press <Enter>.3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/down arrow

6-28 Chapter 6: RAID conguration6.3.3 Deleting a RAID setTake caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-296.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAIDTake caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volu

6-30 Chapter 6: RAID conguration6.3.5 Recovery Volume OptionsIf you have created a recovery set, you can congure more recovery set options followin

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-31Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ][↑↓]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-S

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 1-51.4 Front panel featuresThe barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power

6-32 Chapter 6: RAID conguration3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is c

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 6-336.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup UtilityYou can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays w

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This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.Chapter 7Driver installation

7-2 Chapter 7: Driver installation7.1 RAID driver installationAfter creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an op

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-36. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.7. Press <Enter>.8. Follow

7-4 Chapter 7: Driver installationTo create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment1. Start Windows®.2. Place the motherboard support DVD into

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-57.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driverDuring Windows® Server 2008 OS installationTo install the RAID controller driver when

7-6 Chapter 7: Driver installation4. A message appears, reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the RAID controller d

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-73. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press <Enter>.Main MenuDo you have a

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-6• The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, USB, VGA, and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if mother

7-8 Chapter 7: Driver installation5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press <Enter>.More Driver

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-9Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.1To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS:1. Boot the

7-10 Chapter 7: Driver installation4. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press <Enter>.Main Menu

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-116. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB oppy disk drive, select OK, then press <Enter>. The drive

7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installationPreparing the Linux DriverEnsure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID driver. Wh

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-13SUSE Linux 11 OSTo install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS:1. Boot the syste

7-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation4. Use the USB drive to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. Type the command brokenmodules=

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-157.2 Intel® chipset device software installationThis section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® chipset dev

7-16 Chapter 7: Driver installation5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process.6. Read the Readme File Infor

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-178. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program.

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 1-71.6 Internal featuresThe barebone server includes the basic components as shown.The barebone server does not include a oppy dis

7-18 Chapter 7: Driver installation7.3 Intel@ Network Connections Software installationThis section provides the instructions on how to install the

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-195. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard window appears. 7. Click the Intel(R) PROSet for Wind

7-20 Chapter 7: Driver installation8. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.9. When nished, press Finish to continue.

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-217.4 VGA driver installationThis section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) dri

7-22 Chapter 7: Driver installation5. Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue.6. Enter the user information an

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-239. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before using the program.8. Click Install to start d

7-24 Chapter 7: Driver installation7.5 Intel® C600 Series Chipset SCU SATA RAID DriversThis section provides the instructions on how to install the

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-257.6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 installationThis section provides the instructions on how to install the In

7-26 Chapter 7: Driver installation5. Read the Warning message and click Next to continue.6. Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue.7.

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-279. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program.8. After c

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-81.7 LED information1.7.1 Front panel LEDs1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDsACT/LINK LED SPEED LEDStatus Description Status D

7-28 Chapter 7: Driver installation7.7 Intel® WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installationThis section provides the instructions on how to install

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-294. When the Intel® PRO Network Connections – InstallShield Wizard window appears, click Next to start the installation. 5. Sel

7-30 Chapter 7: Driver installation6. Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue. 7. Click Install to start the installation

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-318. The programs you select are being installed.9. Click Finish to nish the installation. 10. Restart your computer before us

7-32 Chapter 7: Driver installation7.8 Management applications and utilities installationThe support DVD that came with the motherboard package con

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 7-337.8.3 Utilities menuThe Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an

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ASUS RS700-X7/PS4 A-1ASUS contact informationASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259Telephone +886-2-2894-3447

ASUS contact informationASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USAFax +1-510-608-4555Web site h

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 1-91.7.3 HDD status LEDSATAII/SAS HDD LED DescriptionHDD Status LEDGREEN ON SATAII/SAS HDD power ONRED ONHDD has failed and should

iiCopyright © 2012 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-10

2-This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.Chapter 2Hardware setup

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-22.1 Chassis cover1. Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis.Removing th

2-3ASUS RS720-X7/RS82.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)The motherboard comes with two surface mount LGA 2011 Socket R designed for the Intel® Xeon® E5-

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-42. Press the left load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention t

2-5ASUS RS720-X7/RS8IH7. Remove the PnP cap (H) from the CPU socket and close the load plate (I).GF5. Push the left load lever (F) to lift the load

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-6KJ8. Push down the right load lever (J), ensuring that the edge of the load plate is xed by the lever (K).9. Insert th

2-7ASUS RS720-X7/RS8The Thermal Interface Material is toxic and inedible. DO NOT eat it. If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin, wash it off i

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-82. Twist each of the four screws with a Philips (cross) screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboar

2-9ASUS RS720-X7/RS82.3 System memory2.3.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with eight (for CPU1) and four (for CPU2) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual In

iiiContentsNotices ... viiSafety information ...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-102CPUCongurationA1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 F1 G1 H11 DIMMs•2 DIMMs• •3 DIMMs• • •4 DIMMs• • • •5 DIMMs• • • • •6 DIMM

2-11ASUS RS720-X7/RS82.3.3 Installing a DIMM3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends, then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket. Apply force to bo

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-122.4 Hard disk drivesThe hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATA/SAS ports via the

2-13ASUS RS720-X7/RS85. Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-142.5 Expansion slotsIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections describe the slots

2-15ASUS RS720-X7/RS82.5.2 ConguringanexpansioncardAfter installing the expansion card, congure the it by adjusting the software settings.1. Tu

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-162.5.3 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)The onboard PCIE 2 slot provides one x16 Gen3 link to CPU1 and auto switches to x8

2-17ASUS RS720-X7/RS82.6 Cable connections• The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do not need to disconnect t

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-182.7 SATA/SAS backplane cablingRS720-E7/RS12Connects a 8-pin plug from power supplyOnboard SGPIO1: Connects to the SGPIO

2-19ASUS RS720-X7/RS82.8 Removable/optional componentsYou may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing syste

ivContentsChapter 3: Installation options3.1 Installing friction rail kit items ... 3-23.1.1 Attac

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-202.8.2 Redundant power supply moduleTo install a second redundant power supply module:1. Remove the redundant power sup

2-21ASUS RS720-X7/RS82.8.3 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional)Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard.

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-225. Set the SGPIO_SEL jumper on the backplane to pin2-3 when connecting data cables to the PSAS connectors on the mother

2-This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server.Chapter 3Installation options

Chapter 3: Installation options3-2Fixing latch3.1.1 AttachingthexinglatchestotheserverRefer to the gures below for the locations to attach t

3-3ASUS RS720-X7/RS81. Select a 1U space on the rack where you want to install the rack rail. A 1U space consists of three square mounting holes with

Chapter 3: Installation options3-4Do not install the rail kit in the following situation:DO NOT place the rail hook on a thick lip of the mounting ho

3-5ASUS RS720-X7/RS83.1.2 Mounting the server to the rackTo mount the server to the rack1. Align the server rails with the rack rails, then push the

Chapter 3: Installation options3-6

This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors.Chapter 4Motherboard Info

vContents5.4.7 Intel TXT(LT-SX) Conguration ... 5-255.4.8 USB Conguration ...

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-24.1 Motherboard layoutLayout contentsJumpers Page1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 4-42. VGA controller setting (3-pin

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-3Internal connectors Page1. Serial ATA connectors (SATA 6Gb/s: 7-pin SATA1, SATA2 [Blue]) (SATA 3Gb/s: 7-pin SATA3, SATA4, SA

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-44.2 Jumpers1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-52. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_EN1)This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. Set to pins 1–2

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-64. LSIMegaRAIDorIntelRSTeselectionjumper(3-pinRAID_SEL1)This jumper allows you to select the PCH SATA RA

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-76. DDR3 thermal event setting (3-pin DIMMTRIP1)This jumper allows you to enable/disable DDR3 DIMM thermal sensing event pin.7.

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-84.3 Internal connectors1. Serial ATA connectors (SATA 6Gb/s: 7-pin SATA1, SATA2 [Blue]) (SATA 3Gb/s: 7-pin SATA

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-92. SATA connectors — ISAS connectors (7-pin ISAS1–4 [Gray]) Supported by the Intel® C602-A PCH, ISAS 1-4 connectors connect to

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-104. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable conne

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-117. CPU, front and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1-2, FRNT_FAN1–4, REAR_FAN1-2)The fan connectors support cooling fans. Conn

viContents6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ... 6-226.2.8 Enabling WriteCache ...

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-128. LAN LED connector (LAN34_LED1) This LED connector supports LAN3 and LAN4 LEDs.The LAN LEDs function on

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-139. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors (8-1 pin PSGPIO1/2, ISGPIO1, SGPIO1)The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-1410. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM1/COM2)These connectors are for the serial (COM) ports. Connect the ser

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-1512. EATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin EATX12V1/EATX12V2)These connectors are for the EATX power supply plugs. The

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-1613. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management B

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-1714. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.1) System power LED (3-p

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-1815. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)This connector is for additional front panel features includ

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-194.4 Internal LEDs1. Standby Power LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate tha

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-203. CATT Error LED (CATTERR_LED1) Indicates that the system has experienced a fatal or catastrophic error and

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 4-215. CPU warning LED (ERR_CPU1/2) The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate an impending failure of the corresponding CPU.

viiNoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con

Chapter 4: Motherboard information4-22

This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.Chap

5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.1 Managing and updating your BIOSThe following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-33. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive eld.4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the USB ash disk that contains the lat

5-4 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.1.3 BUPDATER utilityThe succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the sam

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-54. The utility veries the le, then starts updating the BIOS le.DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS t

5-6 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.2 BIOS setup programThis motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update using the provided utility d

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-75.2.2 Menu barThe menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:Main For changing the basic system conguration

5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.2.3 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main s

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-95.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the

viiiSafety informationElectrical Safety• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attach

5-10 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.Be cautious

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-11Socket 1 CPU InformationEnter to view socket CPU Information.Socket 1 CPU InformationGenuine Intel(R) CPU @ 2.60GHzCPU Signature

5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setupAdjacentCacheLinePrefetch[Enabled]This Item allows you to turn on/off prefetching of adjacent cache lines. Conguration

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-13Turbo Mode [Enabled]Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] P-STATE Coordination [HW_ALL]This item allows you to change P-STA

5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup QPI Conguration Memory Conguration CPU II0 Bridge Conguration PCH Conguration Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Conguration

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-15MemoryCongurationSupport for compatibility Revision ID(CRID) Functionality mentioned in Sandybridge bios spec.Compatibility RI

5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setupPatrol Scrub [Disabled]Allows you to enable/disable Patrol Scrub. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]Demand Scrub [En

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-17Enables/Disables Intel(R) I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT).Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled]DCA Support [Enabled]

5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setupPCHCongurationSupport for PCH Compatibility Revision ID(CRID) functionality.→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Sele

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-19Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Conguration.Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]Intel(R) VT-d [Disabled]Allows you to enable or di

ixAbout this guideAudienceThis user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of conguring a serv

5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.4.4 PCHSATAConguration(1)IDE Mode. (2)AHCI Mode. (3)RAID Mode.→←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select Item +/

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-215.4.5 PCHSCUCongurationThis menu automatically detects and displays Device 1-4. Device1 Not Present Device2 Not Present

5-22 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.4.6 PCI Subsystem SettingsIn case of multiple Option ROMs (Legacy and EFI Compatible), species what PCI option ROM to la

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-23PCI Express SettingsEnables or DisablesPCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering.PCI Express Link Register SettingsASPM Support [D

5-24 Chapter 5: BIOS setupPCIESlotOptionRomCongurationEnables or disables boot option for legacy mass storage device with option ROM.Legacy 0p

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-25This is the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) feature. VT and VT-d support must be enabled before using this feature..Ins

5-26 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.4.8 USBCongurationEnabled Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISA

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-27Enable/Disable (EHCI) Support.EHCI Controller 1 [Enabled]EHCI Controller 2 [Enabled]Rear USB #1 [Enabled]Rear U

5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.4.10 ACPI SettingsEnables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Conguration.ACPI SettingsEnable ACPI Auto Conguration [Disabled]

ASUS RS720-X7/RS8 5-295.4.12 APM settingSpecify what state to go to when power is re-applied after a power failure (G3 state).Restore AC Power Loss