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1.5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power sockets, and rear fans. The I/O shields with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard are also placed in the rear panel. The appearance of ports for USB, VGA, and Gigabit LANs on the rear panel may vary depending on the motherboards installed. PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port Management LAN port* Redundant power supply SSD Bay Serial port (Optional) Expansion card back plate Power connector USB 2.0 ports VGA port USB 3.0 ports Gigabit LAN port Gigabit LAN port * This port is for ASUS ASMB8-iKVM controller and for technicians only. ASUS RS720-E8-RS24-ECP 1-7

Section	Page
Notices	8
Safety information	9
About this guide	11
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	13
1.1 System package contents	14
1.2 Serial number label	15
1.3 System specifications	16
1.4 Front panel features	18
1.5 Rear panel features	19
1.6 Internal features	20
1.7 LED information	21
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	21
1.7.2 HDD & SSD LEDs	22
1.7.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	23
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	25
2.1 Chassis cover	26
2.2 Air Duct	27
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	28
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	28
2.3.2 Installing CPU Heatsink	33
2.4 System memory	34
2.4.1 Overview	34
2.4.2 Memory Configurations	34
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM	36
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM	36
2.5 Hard disk drives	37
2.6 Expansion slot	41
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card to the motherboard	41
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card	43
2.6.3 Installing an M.2 expansion card	44
2.7 Cable connections	45
2.8. System fans	46
2.9 Redundant power supply module	48
Chapter 3: Installation Options	49
3.1 Tool-less Friction Rail Kit	50
Chapter 4: Motherboard Information	53
4.1 Motherboard layout	54
4.2 Jumpers	56
4.3 Internal connectors	61
4.4 Onboard LEDs	71
Chapter 5: BIOS Setup	77
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	78
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	78
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	79
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	80
5.2 BIOS setup program	82
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	83
5.2.2 Menu bar	83
5.2.3 Menu items	84
5.2.4 Submenu items	84
5.2.5 Navigation keys	84
5.2.6 General help	84
5.2.7 Configuration fields	84
5.2.8 Pop-up window	84
5.2.9 Scroll bar	84
5.3 Main menu	85
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	85
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	85
5.4 Advanced menu	86
5.4.1 ACPI Settings	87
5.4.2 Smart Settings	87
5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration	88
5.4.4 Onboard LAN I350 IO Configuration	89
5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	90
5.4.6 APM	93
5.4.7 PCI Subsystem Settings	94
5.4.8 Network Stack Configuration	95
5.4.9 CSM Configuration	96
5.4.10 Trusted Computing	97
5.4.11 USB Configuration	98
5.4.12 iSCSI Configuration	99
5.5 IntelRCSetup menu	100
5.5.1 Processor Configuration	101
5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration	103
5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration	103
5.5.4 QPI Configuration	104
5.5.5 Memory Configuration	105
5.5.6 IIO Configuration	107
5.5.7 PCH Configuration	108
5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration	110
5.5.9 Server ME Configuration	110
5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support	110
5.6 Server Mgmt menu	111
5.7 Event Logs menu	115
5.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	115
5.7.2 View Smbios Event Log	116
5.8 Monitor menu	117
5.9 Security menu	118
5.10 Boot menu	121
5.11 Tool menu	122
5.12 Exit menu	123
Chapter 6: RAID Configuration	125
6.1 Setting up RAID	126
6.1.1 RAID definitions	126
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	127
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	127
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	127
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	128
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	129
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	135
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	136
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	140
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	142
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	145
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	146
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	147
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility	148
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	149
6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set	151
6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	152
6.3.4 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility	153
6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID	153
6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	155
6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	156
6.4.1 Creating a RAID set	157
6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type	159
6.4.3 Deleting a volume	160
6.4.4 Preferences	161
Chapter 7: Driver Installation	163
7.1 RAID driver installation	164
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	164
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	165
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation	175
7.3 Running the Support DVD	175
7.3.1 Drivers menu tab	176
7.3.2 Utilities menu tab	176
7.3.3 MakeDisk menu tab	177
7.3.4 Manual menu	177
7.3.5 Contact information menu	178
7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation	179
7.5 Installing the Intel® I350-AM1/I350-AM2/I210/X540-BT2 Gigabit Adapters Driver	181
7.6 VGA driver installation	184
7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 installation	186
Appendix	189