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1U Rackmount Barebone Server

RS120-E4/PA2

User Guide

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Page 1: ...1U Rackmount Barebone Server RS120 E4 PA2 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ion 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 Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability fo...

Page 3: ...2 1 Chassis cover 2 2 2 1 1 Removing the cover 2 2 2 1 2 Installing the cover 2 3 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 4 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 2 6 2 3 System memory 2 8 2 3 1 DIMM sockets location 2 8 2 3 2 Memory configurations 2 8 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 2 9 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM 2 9 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 10 2 5 Expansion slot 2 12 2 5 1 Install...

Page 4: ...ion 4 1 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 2 Jumpers 4 4 4 3 Connectors 4 9 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 5 2 5 1 2 AFUDOS utility 5 3 5 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 5 6 5 1 4 ASUS Update utility 5 8 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 11 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 12 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 12 5 2 3 Navigation keys 5 12 5 2 4 Menu items 5 13 5 2 5 Sub m...

Page 5: ...8 5 7 1 Boot Device Priority 5 38 5 7 2 Boot Settings Configuration 5 39 5 8 Exit menu 5 40 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 1 Setting up RAID 6 2 6 1 1 RAID definitions 6 2 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 6 3 6 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 6 3 6 1 4 RAID configuration utility 6 3 6 2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 6 4 6 2 1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set 6 5 6 2 2 Adding or view...

Page 6: ... 2 LAN driver installation 7 12 7 2 1 Windows 2000 2003 Server 7 12 7 2 2 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 7 13 7 3 VGA driver installation 7 14 7 3 1 Windows 2000 Server 2003 7 14 7 4 Management applications and utilities installation 7 17 7 4 1 Running the support CD 7 17 7 4 2 Drivers menu 7 17 7 4 3 Management Software menu 7 18 7 4 4 Utilities menu 7 18 7 4 5 Contact information 7 19 Appendix Refer...

Page 7: ... harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the rec...

Page 8: ...server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Pla...

Page 9: ... the barebone server 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters 6 Chapter 6 RAID configuration This c...

Page 10: ...complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and information to aid in completing a task Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must...

Page 11: ...1 ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...XP X8 Front I O board ASUS FPB AR14 Optical drive with IDE cable 6 x system fans 6 x 28 mm 2 x hot swap HDD trays Pre connected device power cables 2 CPU heatsink 3 Rackmount rail kit 4 Bundled CDs RS120 E4 drivers and utilities CD CA Anti virus software CD 5 User guide Contact your dealer immediately if any of the items is damaged or missing The system does not include a USB floppy drive You may ...

Page 13: ...orts dual channel memory architecture LAN1 Broadcom BMC5721 Gigabit Ethernet Controller LAN2 Broadcom BMC5721 Gigabit Ethernet Controller ATI ES1000 PCI based VGA controller with 32 MB display memory 1 x PCI Express x8 slot PCI Express 1 0a 1 x PCI X 133 MHz 64 bit slot PCI X 1 0 1 x SO DIMM socket for ASUS Server Management Board 1 x Ultra ATA 100 66 33 device optical drive 2 x SATAII 300 hard di...

Page 14: ...o USB ports are located on the front panel Refer to section 1 6 2 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions The ports for the PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse USB VGA and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present Power fan PS 2 keyboard port PS 2 mouse port AC power socket USB ports LAN port1 Serial port VGA port Expansion slot LAN port2 Refer to section 1 6 1 Rear panel LE...

Page 15: ...DD tray 2 Connects to SATA3 port Port2 10 Front I O board hidden 11 Optical drive The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive Connect a USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk Only ASUS CD DVD ROMs fit the optical drive bay 1 2 3 4 6 5 5 7 11 8 9 10 1 6 LED information 1 6 1 Rear panel LEDs Location LED LED Display stat...

Page 16: ...the HDD Message LED OFF Blinking System is normal no incoming event ASWM indicates a HW monitor event Location LED OFF ON Normal status Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off LAN LEDs OFF Blinking ON No LAN connection LAN is transmitting or receiving data LAN connection is present ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps c...

Page 17: ...ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 2 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Page 18: ...screw on each front end of the top cover 3 Firmly hold the cover and slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 4 Lift the cover from the chassis 2 Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the top cover from the chassis Thumbscrews 1 2 inch distance ...

Page 19: ...ar and leaving a gap of about half an inch from the front panel 3 Slide the cover toward the front until it snaps in place 4 Tighten the thumbscrews on the rear to secure the cover 2 Make sure that the side markings on the cover two on each side are aligned to the grooves on the chassis Grooves Side markings Thumbscrews ...

Page 20: ...is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the ...

Page 21: ... sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should fit into the CPU notch Alignment key Gold triangle mark Load plate A B 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you PnP cap A B To prevent damage to the socket ...

Page 22: ...0 processors with the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Refer to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features 2 Twist each of the four screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink 2 2 2 Installing th...

Page 23: ...2 ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 2 Carefully lower the airduct until it fits in place To install the airduct 1 Position the airduct on top of the heatsink ...

Page 24: ...source allocation and depending on the number of expansion cards installed the following conditions may occur the system may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory modules may show an available memory space of less than 4 GB when you installed four 1 GB DDR2 memory modules Three DDR2 DIMMs installed into any three memory sockets will function in Dual channel a...

Page 25: ...ng clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMM...

Page 26: ...ckplane To install a hot swap SATA HDD 1 Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right then pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay 3 Take note of the drive tray holes Each side has three holes to fit different types of hard disk drives Use two screws on each side t...

Page 27: ...rive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second SATA drive When installed the SATA connector on the drive connects to the SATA interface on the backplane 8 Connect the bundled SATA cables to the connectors on the SATA backplane Refer to section 2 7 SATA backplane cabling for information on the SATA backplane cable con...

Page 28: ... to install a PCI X and or a PCI Express x8 expansion cards To install a PCI X card 2 Place the riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface then remove the screw from the PCI X slot bay 3 Install a PCI X card to the bracket as shown then secure the card with a screw 1 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x8 and PCI X slots on the motherboard PCI ...

Page 29: ...wdriver to remove the screw that secures the slot metal cover 4 Install a PCI Express x8 card to the bracket as shown then secure the card with a screw you removed earlier 1 Follow steps 1 to 2 of the previous section PCI Express x8 slot 3 Remove the slot metal cover then set it aside ...

Page 30: ...racket should match these holes to ensure that the bracket is properly in place 2 Install the riser card bracket with the card into the PCI Express x8 and PCI X slots on the motherboard Pegs on the riser card bracket 3 Press the riser card bracket until the golden connectors completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel 4 Connect the cable s to the card if applicable ...

Page 31: ...e usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steer...

Page 32: ...rd to optical drive 5 Device fan connector from motherboard FRONT_FAN3 to device fan 6 SATA connectors from motherboard to SATA backplane board 7 SMBus connector from motherboard BPSMB1 to SATA backplane J1 connector 8 Panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 9 Auxiliary panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 10 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 11 FRNT_FAN4...

Page 33: ..._FAN4 on the MB Connect the system fan cables Connect the SATA HDDs Connects the device fan cable Connects a 8 pin plug from power supply Connects the SATA cable from SATA1 Port0 on the MB CON1_FAN CON2_FAN CON3_FAN CON4_FAN The system fans rotate at full speed during power on when the backplane FAN_IN connector cable is not connected to the FRNT_FAN4 connector on the motherboard ...

Page 34: ...w to remove the following components 1 System fans 2 Device fan 3 Power supply module 4 Optical drive 5 Motherboard 2 8 1 System fans The system comes with four units of 28 mm x 40 mm 15500 rpm fan with dummy case Refer to the illustration below for location of the system fans 28 mm x 40 mm fan with dummy case Incorrect installation of the system fan with dummy case may result to CPU overheating a...

Page 35: ...lane board To reinstall the system fan 1 Insert the fan to the fan cage The airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point towards the system rear panel 2 Connect the system fan cable to the fan connector on the backplane board 2 Lift the fan then set aside 3 Repeat step 1 to 2 to uninstall the other system fans ...

Page 36: ...rrow just enough to disengage its pegs from the system fan To reinstall the system fan with the dummy case 1 Insert the fan cables to the dummy case cable bay 2 Turn the dummy case to the direction of the arrow 3 Insert the dummy case pegs to the system fan holes until it fits in place 4 Reinstall the system fan by following the instructions in the previous section 3 Turn the dummy case above the ...

Page 37: ...fan cable to the fan connector on the backplane board or on the motherboard 2 8 3 Device fan The system comes with two 28 mm 40 mm 15500 rpm device fans Refer to the illustration below for location of the device fans To uninstall the device fan 1 Disconnect the device fan cable from the connector on the motherboard or backplane board 2 Lift the fan then set aside 28 mm 40 mm device fans ...

Page 38: ...ted to the motherboard and other system devices 2 Use a Phillips cross screwdriver to remove the screws that secure the front end of the power supply 4 Slide the power supply forward for about half an inch then carefully lift it out from the chassis 3 From the rear panel remove two screws that secure the power supply from the chassis ...

Page 39: ...il the drive tray ejects 3 Pull out half of the drive tray to remove the tray bezel 1 Disconnect the power and signal cables connected to the rear of the optical drive 4 Pull the center of the bezel outward A then lift the sides B to remove 5 Replace the drive tray Do not apply too much force when removing the bezel Too much force may break the drive tray ...

Page 40: ...f the drive Keep the screws for later use 7 Pull the metal bracket to the direction of the arrow until its pegs disengage from the drive holes 8 Lift the metal bracket then set aside 9 Push the drive inward then lift it out from the chassis 10 Remove the metal rail on the other side of the drive ...

Page 41: ...r instructions on removing these components 3 Use a Philips cross screwdriver to remove the screws that secure the motherboard to the base of the chassis Refer to the illustration below for the location of the motherboard screws 4 Carefully lift the motherboard out of the chassis as shown P5M2 R To reinstall the optical drive follow the instructions in the previous chapter in a reverse order When ...

Page 42: ...the motherboard until the rear panel ports fit in place 3 Use a Phillips cross screwdriver to secure the motherboard with ten 10 screws in the holes as shown in the illustration in the previous section 4 Reconnect all the required cables to the motherboard See section 2 6 Cable connections for details 5 Reinstall all the devices that you have previously removed ...

Page 43: ...ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 44: ...and bolt type screws 3 2 Rack rails assembly To assemble the rack rails 1 Determine the depth of the rack where you wish to install the system 2 Match one long and one short rail to your desired length and fix them together using four 4 pairs of nuts and bolts 3 Repeat step 2 to assemble the other rail pair Nuts Bolts Left pair Right pair Front ends Rear ends Nuts on outer side Bolts on inner side...

Page 45: ...pace where you attached the rail 6 Remove the screws from the rear 1U space and align the rear end holes 7 Drive in two screws on the outer holes to secure the rear end 8 From the rack front find the corresponding 1U space for the second rail pair 9 Repeat steps 2 to 7 to attach the second rail pair When properly installed the rack rails appear as shown 3 Align the front end holes of a rack rail p...

Page 46: ...oth sides and insert the rear panel side to the front end of the rack rail then carefully push the server all the way to the back until the front panel fits the front end of the rack and the rack screws on the server match the middle hole on the rack 2 Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server to the rack Rack screw ...

Page 47: ...ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 Chapter 4 Motherboard info This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors ...

Page 48: ...4 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module LGA775 ATXPWR1 PCI3 PCIE2 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Intel 6702 PXH V Broadcom BCM5721 Broadcom BCM5721 LAN2 LAN1 VGA_EN1 RECOVERY1 COM2 FLOPPY1 HDLED1 RAID_SEL1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FAN3 USB34 USBPW34 BPSMB1 PANEL1 AUX_PANEL1 USBPW12 USB2 USB1 PS2_MS1 PS2_KB1 VGA1 COM...

Page 49: ...py disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 4 9 2 IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE1 4 9 3 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 4 10 4 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 11 5 System and device fan connectors 3 pin RNT_FAN1 2 3 4 REAR_FAN1 2 4 11 6 USB port connector 10 1 pin USB34 4 12 7 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 4 12 8 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 4 pin ATX1...

Page 50: ...nboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS which includes system setup information such as system passwords To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power...

Page 51: ...he system would not power up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode 3 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up feature Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default is the Space Bar This feature requires...

Page 52: ... 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN1 controller 5 Gigabit LAN2 controller setting 3 pin LAN_EN2 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the Broadcom Gigabit LAN controller that controls the LAN2 port Place a jumper cap on pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN2 controller P5M2 R P5M2 R Gigabit LAN1 setting Enable Default Disable LAN_EN1 2 1 2 3 P5M2 R P5M2 R Gigabit LAN2 setting Enable Default Disa...

Page 53: ...ID ROM 2 1 2 3 P5M2 R P5M2 R VGA setting VGA_EN1 Enable Default Disable 2 1 2 3 7 RAID controller selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper cap over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Utility default otherwise place the jumper cap to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matrix Storage...

Page 54: ...ckly To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a CD ROM that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard P5M2R ROM and the AFUDOS EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Restart the system then insert the CD ROM to the optical drive to recover or update the BIOS 4 Shut down the system 5 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 6 Turn on the system P5M2 R P5M2 R BIOS recovery setting RECOVERY1 Default No...

Page 55: ...optical drive as master slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the optical disk drive documentation for the jumper settings Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 Pin 20 on the IDE connectors is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra ATA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you c...

Page 56: ...s If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors set the Configure SATA As item in the BIOS to RAID See section 5 3 4 for details When using the connectors in IDE mode connect the primary boot hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector Setting Use...

Page 57: ...tivity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 For some storage cards such as SCSI card with access signals for external LEDs this connector allows the access signals to go through the front panel IDE_LED lead P5M2 R P5M2 R Hard disk activity LED connector HDLED1 1 ADD_IN_CARD_ACT NC ADD_IN_CARD_ACT NC P5M2 R P5M2 R Fan connectors FRNT_FAN1 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 GND FAN Power FAN Speed PWM Control GND FAN Power ...

Page 58: ...1 pin COM2 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The serial port module is purchased separately P5M2 R P5M2 R Serial port2 COM2 connector PIN 1 COM2 P5M2 R P5M2 R USB 2 0 connectors USB 5V 1 USB_P3 USB_P3 GND USB 5V USB_P4 USB _P4 GND NC USB34 ...

Page 59: ...rget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices P5M2 R P5M2 R ATX power connec...

Page 60: ...d Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity P5M2 R P5M2 R Parallel port connector LPT1 SPD7 GND SPD6 GND SPD5 GND SPD4 GND SLCT PE GND BUSY ACK GND SPD3 GND SPD2 SLIN SPD1 PINIT SPD0 ERROR STB AFD GND Pin 1 P5M2 R P5M2 R TPM connector TP...

Page 61: ...1 pin BPSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface P5M2 R P5M2 R SMBus connector BPSMB1 1 I2C_6_CLK GND I2C_6_DATA 5V HWM_FANOUT ...

Page 62: ...mponent the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event Locator LED 6 pin LOCATOR These leads are for the locator switch and LED on the front panel P5M2 R P5M2 R Auxiliary panel connector AUX_PANEL1 I2C_4_DATA LOCATORLED1 5VSB LOCATORLED1 LAN1_LINKACTLED LOCATORBTN LAN1_LINKACTLED GND 5VSB I2C_4_CLK GND GND LAN2_LINKACTLED LOCATORLED2 LAN2_LINKA...

Page 63: ...ity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD ATX power button soft off button Yellow 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system ...

Page 64: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 18 ...

Page 65: ...ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 Chapter 5 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 66: ...otable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP and Server 2003 environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk...

Page 67: ... displays may not be the same as shown 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name ...

Page 68: ...vent system boot failure Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt 2 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard suppo...

Page 69: ...T16 or 32 system file before updating the BIOS To format the USB flash drive to a FAT32 16 system file 1 Insert the USB flash drive to an available USB port 2 From the Windows desktop click Start then select My Computer 3 Right click the USB flash drive icon then select Format from the menu 4 From the File system field select FAT32 or FAT16 then click the Start button To update the BIOS file 1 Cop...

Page 70: ...erboard e g P5M2R ROM Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy 4 Res...

Page 71: ...S checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file P5M2R ROM Completed Start flashing When no floppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy DO NOT shut down or ...

Page 72: ... Internet and View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support CD in the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASU...

Page 73: ...xt Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Page 74: ...date BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Save...

Page 75: ...m Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is desig...

Page 76: ...eys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another System Date Sun 02 12 2006 System Time 11 10 19 Legacy Diskette A Disabled IDE Configuration System Information Navigation keys General help M...

Page 77: ...ight side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 5 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item APM Configuration Power Management APM Enabled Video Power Down Mode Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Suspend T...

Page 78: ...options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Refer to section 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Date Sun 02 12 2006 System Time 11 10 19 Legacy Diskette A Disabled IDE Configuration System Information Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C C...

Page 79: ...e the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Utility for RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration supported on Windows 2000 2003 Server XP and Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 Refer to section 4 2 Jumpers for details Place a jumper cap on pins 2 3 of the RAID_SEL1 jumper to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager for RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration supported on Windows 2000 2003 Server XP 5 3 4 IDE Configuration The items in t...

Page 80: ...ative mode when this item is set to RAID or AHCI Onboard SATA RAID ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA RAID boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled The Onboard SATA RAID ROM item appears only when you set the Configure SATA As item to RAID Legacy IDE Channels SATA Pri PATA Sec Allows you to set Serial ATA Parallel ATA or both to legacy mode Configuration options S...

Page 81: ...e LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and SMART monitoring These values are not user configurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device i...

Page 82: ...onfiguration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disable...

Page 83: ... 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Processor Information Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Information Displays the auto detected system memory information System Memory Information Speed DDR2 533 Total Memory 1024MB DIMM_A1 1024MB DIMM_A2 None DIMM_B1 None DIMM_B2 None Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v0...

Page 84: ...elated information that the BIOS automatically detects Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency NOTE It s only available when SpeedSetp is diabled Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 3D 05 Manufacturer Inte...

Page 85: ...U Core Multi Processing Enabled Setting this item to Disabled disables one execution core Configuration options Enabled Disabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Automatic Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep Technology Refer to the Appendix for more information on the Intel SpeedStep Technology Configuration options Automatic Disabled C1 Config Enhanced Standard means the conventional C S...

Page 86: ...LAN Boot ROM Enabled NorthBridge Configuration The NorthBridge Configuration menu allows you to change the Northbridge related settings Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ENABLE Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory DISABLE Do not allow...

Page 87: ...M read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options 5 4 3 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 6 DRAM Clocks Controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 2 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 5 DRAM Clocks 6 DRAM Clocks DRAM RAS Precharge 6 DRAM Clocks Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to ...

Page 88: ...ess Port 4 Auto PCI Express Port 5 Auto USB Function 4 USB Ports Allows you to enable a specific number of USB ports or disable the USB function Configuration options Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports PCIE Port Configuration PCI Express Port 0 Auto Allows you to set or disable the PCI Express Port 0 Configuration options Auto Disabled PCI Express Port 4 Auto Allows you to set or disable...

Page 89: ...onfigure advanced settings for PCI X Hub I O Port Decode 4K Decode VGA 16 Bit Decode Enabled Select the decode range for IO I O Port Decode 4K Decode Allows you to set the decode range for the I O controller Configuration options 4K Decode 1K Decode VGA 16 Bit Decode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the decode for the VGA controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard PCIE LAN Bo...

Page 90: ...r boot Configuration options No Yes Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Configuration options Disabled Enabled Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction Sele...

Page 91: ... Devices Enable This item auto detects and displays the USB devices connected to the system This is not user configurable Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating system OS Setting this item to Enabled allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device i...

Page 92: ...l Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi directional ECP EPP ECP and EPP Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Allows you to specify the Parallel Port IRQ Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General ...

Page 93: ...the ACPI EMS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI MCFG Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI MCFG support When set to Enabled the BIOS will report ACPI MCFG table and Disabled will not Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS S...

Page 94: ...figuration options Disabled Standby Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Allows you to select the hard disk power down mode Configuration options Disabled Standby Suspend Suspend Time Out Minnute Disabled Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 50 Min 60 Min Throttle Slo...

Page 95: ...ides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the left button of a PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC...

Page 96: ... system and CPU temperatures Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures Fan1 2 3 4 5 6 Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the system and device fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If a fan is not connected to the connector on the motherboard the field shows N A Smart Fan Control Smart Fan II Allows you to enable or d...

Page 97: ...t v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Select Remote Access type Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Disabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server 5 5 1 Remote Access Configuration Remote Access Disabled Allows you to select Remote Access type Configuration options Disabled Enabled System1 Target Temperature XXX Allows you to set the target system temperature at which th...

Page 98: ...57600 338400 19200 9600 Flow Control None Allows you to select the Flow Control for console redirection Configuration options None Hardware Software Redirection after BIOS POST Always Allows you to select the Redirection settings Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type ANSI Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo ...

Page 99: ...d item then press Enter 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password Select the Change Supervisor Passwo...

Page 100: ... 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the user password Sele...

Page 101: ...ons Setup Always Password Lock Mode Disabled When set to Enabled the keyboard is locked during the installation of adapter cards Configuration options Disabled Enabled Removable Device Boot Enabled When set to Disabled the system cannot boot from the diskette or the ATAPI CDROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Flash Write Enabled When set to Disabled the BIOS Flash Memory will be write prote...

Page 102: ...nce from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding menu Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device HDD 3M HDS722580VL 2nd Boot Device CDROM PS ASUS DVD 3rd Boot Device Network MBA v8 3 9 4th Boot Device Network MBA v8 3 9 5 7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press Enter to display the sub men...

Page 103: ...sabled Enabled Auto POST Errors Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Setup Prompt Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to t...

Page 104: ...settings When a confirmation window appears select OK then press Enter to discard the changes and load the previously saved settings If you wish to cancel the command select Cancel then press Enter to return to the Exit menu If you made changes to any of the settings in the menus pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu A confirmation window appears and prompts you to either save your chan...

Page 105: ...then press Enter to load the optimized settings for each of the Setup menu items When a confirmation window appears select OK then press Enter to load the default settings If you wish to cancel the command select Cancel then press Enter to return to the Exit menu ...

Page 106: ...5 42 Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Page 107: ...ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 Chapter 6 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 108: ... disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire ...

Page 109: ...ip To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main Menu select IDE Configuration then press Enter 3 Set the ATA IDE Configuration item to Enhanced Mode then press Enter 4 Set the Configure SATA As item to RAID 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup 6 1 4 RAID configuration utility Depending on the...

Page 110: ...Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID 0 and RAID 1 set s from SATA hard disk drives supported by the motherboard ICH7R Southbridge chip To enter the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 1 Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives 2 During POST the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility autom...

Page 111: ...e data consistency of the logical drives of a created RAID set 6 2 1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of configurations Easy and New In Easy Configuration the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size RAID 1 only In New Configuration you manually set the...

Page 112: ...SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set then press SpaceBar When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 113: ... E4 PA2 6 5 Press F10 select the configurable array then press SpaceBar Press F10 again the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters ...

Page 114: ...ating a RAID 1 set 8 When creating a RAID 1 set select Stripe Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 10 9 Key in the stripe size then press Enter For server systems we recommend that you use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum perform...

Page 115: ...cept from the menu then press Enter 11 When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration select Accept from the menu then press Enter 12 Follow steps 5 to 10 to configure additional logical drives 13 When prompted save the configuration then press Esc to return to the Management Menu ...

Page 116: ... to view or create another RAID configuration To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Configure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select New Configuration then press Enter 3 Follow steps 3 to 7 of the previous section 4 Select Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 5 Key in the desired logical drive size then press Enter 6 Fo...

Page 117: ...ighlight Configure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select View Add Configuration then press Enter 3 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive s you want to include in the RAID set then press SpaceBar When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number The informa...

Page 118: ...the RAID set then press Enter The configurable array appears on screen 5 Press F10 select the configurable array then press SpaceBar Press F10 again the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters ...

Page 119: ...set Using Easy Configuration section 7 Select Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 8 Key in the desired logical drive size then press Enter 9 Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration section to add the new RAID configuration ...

Page 120: ...Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu Using the Initialize command To initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Initialize then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to initialize Press the Spacebar to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then pr...

Page 121: ...lect Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press Enter You may also press F10 to initialize the drive without confirmation Initializing a logical drive s erases all data on the drive 4 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization ...

Page 122: ... 6 RAID configuration 5 When initialization is completed press Esc Using the Objects command To initialize the logical drives using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Objects then press Enter ...

Page 123: ...t Logical Drive from the Objects sub menu then press Enter 3 Select the logical drive to initialize from the Logical Drives sub menu then press Enter 4 Select Initialize from the pop up menu then press Enter to start initialization ...

Page 124: ...ow keys to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press Enter You may also press F10 to initialize the drive without confirmation 6 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization 7 When initialization is completed press Esc ...

Page 125: ...es using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1 From the Management Menu highlight Rebuild then press Enter 2 The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive you want to rebuild then press SpaceBar ...

Page 126: ...ID configuration 3 After selecting the drive to rebuild press F10 The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD 4 When prompted press Y to to rebuild the drive 5 When rebuild is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 127: ... option in the Objects Adapter menu The Check Consistency command is available only for logical drives included in a RAID 1 set Using the Check Consistency To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command 1 From the Management Menu select Check Consistency then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to check Press the Spa...

Page 128: ...ng the disk consistency press Esc to display the following options Stop Stops the consistency check The utility stores the percentage of disk checked When you restart checking it continues from the last p ercentage completed rather than from zero percent Continue Continues the consistency check Abort Aborts the consistency check When you restart checking it continues from zero percent 5 When check...

Page 129: ...bjects then select Logical Drive from the menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu then press Enter 4 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 130: ...lete a RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu select Configure Clear Configuration then press Enter 2 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear Configuration dialog box then press Enter The utility clears the current array 3 Press any key to continue ...

Page 131: ...Refer to the Creating a RAID set Using New Configuration section for details To select the boot drive from a RAID set 1 From the Management Menu select Configure Select Boot Drive then press Enter 2 When prompted use the arrow keys to select the bootable logical drive from the list then press Enter 3 The logical drive is selected as boot drive Press any key to continue ...

Page 132: ... When you enable WriteCache you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives To enable WriteCache 1 From the Management Menu select Objects Adapter then press Enter to display the adapter properties 2 Select WriteCache then press Enter to turn the option On enabled 3 When finished press any key to continue ...

Page 133: ...elect the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None d...

Page 134: ...ter completing your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Si...

Page 135: ... for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Highlight the Capacity item enter the desired RAID volume capacity then press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Volume item is highlighted press Enter A warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Pre...

Page 136: ...NFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume1 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks N A 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 1 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press t...

Page 137: ...menu otherwise press N to return to the Delete Volume menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to delete volume VolumeX Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAIDX xxxxx X XXX XGB Normal Yes...

Page 138: ...nter to display this screen 2 Use the up down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive or press N to return to the utility main menu 5 Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives RESET RAID DATA Resetting RAID data will remove interna...

Page 139: ... You may also create a RAID set s in Windows operating environment using the Global Array Manager GAM application The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details ...

Page 140: ...6 34 Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 141: ...ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 142: ...ter then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup 4 Restart the computer 5 Press any key when prompted to boot from CD The Makedisk menu appears Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO Press any key to boot from CDROM 6 Place a blank high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive then select the type ...

Page 143: ...AID controller driver when installing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows 2000 2003 Server installation CD The Windows 2000 2003 Setup starts 2 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears at the bottom of the screen 3 When prompted press S to specify an additional device ...

Page 144: ...en press Enter 5 Select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID from the list then press Enter 6 The Windows 2000 2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk When prompted press Enter to continue installation 7 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue ...

Page 145: ...drivers When found click Next to install the drivers 11 Click Finish after the driver installation is done To an existing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS 1 Restart the computer then log in with Administrator privileges 2 Windows automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cance...

Page 146: ...2 Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID item should appear 4 Right click the RAID controller driver item then select Properties from the menu 5 Click the Driver tab then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK when finished ...

Page 147: ...terprise ver 3 0 To install the Intel ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd then press Enter ...

Page 148: ...installation 4 Select fd0 using the Tab key when asked to select the driver disk source Press Tab to move the cursor to OK then press Enter 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk Press Enter ...

Page 149: ...ivers select No then press Enter 7 Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation 5 When prompted insert the Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system ...

Page 150: ...To install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS 1 Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD 2 Select Installation from the Boot Options menu then press Enter 3 A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk Press F6 ...

Page 151: ...d insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive then press Enter 5 When prompted select the floppy disk drive fd0 as the driver update medium select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system ...

Page 152: ...ver OS 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The CD 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 Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the...

Page 153: ...e rpm ivh RPMS arch tg3 version arch rpm arch is the architecture of the machine e g i386 rpm ivh RPMS arch tg3 version arch rpm Force option may be needed on some Linux distributions if conflicts are reported The driver will be install in the following path lib modules kernel_version kernel drivers net tg3 o on 2 4 x kernels lib modules kernel_version kernel drivers net tg3 o on 2 6 x kernels 4 L...

Page 154: ...tor privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the item ATI ES1000 from the menu 2 Build the driver tg3 o or tg3 ko as a loadable module for the running kernel cd src make 3 Test the driver by loading it insmod...

Page 155: ...ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 7 15 4 The ATI Software window appears Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process ...

Page 156: ...7 16 Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 Press the button to activate quick installation 7 After completing the installation restart the computer ...

Page 157: ... 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 7 4 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers ...

Page 158: ...u The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring applications Click an item to install 7 4 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install ...

Page 159: ...ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 7 19 7 4 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 160: ...7 20 Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

Page 161: ...ASUS RS120 E4 PA2 Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard ...

Page 162: ...64 Edition 3 Install the 64 bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the support CD 4 Install the 64 bit drivers for expansion cards or add on devices if any Refer to the expansion card or add on device s documentation or visit the related website to verify if the card device supports a 64 bit system A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The motherboard comes with a BIOS ...

Page 163: ...nk space on the desktop then select Properties from the pop up menu 6 When the Display Properties window appears click the Screen Saver tab 7 Click the Power button on the Monitor power section to open the Power Options Properties window 8 On the Power schemes section click then select any option EXCEPT Home Office Desktop or Always On 9 Click Apply then click OK 10 Close the Display Properties wi...

Page 164: ...irect Media Interface DMI 2GB s ICH7R 609 FC BGA 31mm X 31mm USB 2 0 High Speed USB 4 ports ATA 100 IDE SATA SATAII SATA SATAII 4 ports SM BUS H W MONITOR W83793G SmartFan Front Fan 4 Rear Fan 2 PCI Express X1 Broadcom BCM5721 10 100 1000BASE T LAN PCI Express X1 Broadcom BCM5721 10 100 1000BASE T LAN PCI Express X4 PXH V PCI X Hub v 567 FC BGA 31mm x 31mm PCI BUS 33 32 PCI Slot3 33 32 ATI RN50 32...

Page 165: ... SATA backplane power connector P4 Peripheral device optical drive A 4 2 Specifications Output voltage regulation Output Voltage Min V Nom V Max V Ripple Noise 3 3V 3 20 3 30 3 46 50 80mVp p 5V 4 80 5 00 5 25 50 100mVp p 12V1 11 52 12 00 12 60 120 200mVp p 12V2 11 52 12 00 12 60 120 200mVp p 12V 11 40 12 20 13 08 120 200mVp p 5VSB 4 85 5 00 5 20 50 80mVp p Output current capacity Output Voltage Mi...

Page 166: ...A Appendix Reference information ...

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