Asus P8B-E/4L User Manual

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID conguration
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
from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by
Intel
®
C204 chipset. To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the
Advanced
Menu >
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, then press <Enter>.
3. Set
SATA Mode
to [RAID Mode]
4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.
Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS
Setup.
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Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using
the utilities embedded in each RAID controller. For example, use the
LSI Logic
Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility
or the
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology
if
you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by
the Intel
®
C204 chipset.
Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID conguration
utility.
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conguration. For optimal
performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating
a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for RAID conguration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the
system user guide.
2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive
and to the SATA connector on the motherboard.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

Asus P8B-E/4L Specifications

General

Microphone in	No
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
PCI Express slots quantity	6
Supported UDIMM module capacity	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
LAN controller	Intel® 82574L
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
On-board graphics card model	Aspeed AST2050
On-board graphics card memory	16 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
Certification	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, C
Component for	Server
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C204
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Cables included	SATA
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90 %
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Intel Xeon series	E3-1200
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor number of cores supported	2, 4

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	304.8 mm
Width	243.8 mm