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Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a

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RAID

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Summary of Contents for RS160-E4 PA4

Page 1: ...1U Rackmount Barebone Server RS160 E4 PA4 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...tion 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 f...

Page 3: ...er 2 2 2 1 2 Removing the rear cover 2 3 2 1 3 Installing the top cover 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 5 2 2 1 Installing the CPU 2 5 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 2 8 2 3 System memory 2 9 2 3 1 Overview 2 9 2 3 2 Memory configurations 2 9 2 3 3 Memory mirroring and sparing technology 2 11 2 3 4 Installing a DIMM 2 14 2 3 5 Removing a DIMM 2 14 2 4 Hard disk drives 2 15 2 5...

Page 4: ...ating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 5 2 5 1 2 Updating the BIOS using the Phoenix Phlash16 Utility 5 3 5 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 5 4 5 1 4 ASUS Update utility 5 6 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 9 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 10 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 10 5 2 3 Legend bar 5 11 5 2 4 Menu items 5 11 5 2 5 Sub menu items 5 11 5 2 6 Configuration fields 5 11 5 2 7 Pop up window 5 12 5 2...

Page 5: ...isk drives 6 3 6 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 6 3 6 1 4 RAID configuration utilities 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 Creating a RAID 10 set 6 11 6 2 3 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 6 15 6 2 4 Initializing the logical drives 6 18 5 2 5 Rebuilding failed drives 6 23 5 2 6 Checking the drives for data consistency 6 2...

Page 6: ... controller driver 7 4 7 2 Intel chipset software installation 7 13 7 3 LAN driver installation 7 16 7 3 1 Windows 2000 Server 2003 7 16 7 3 2 Red Hat SuSE Linux 7 21 7 4 VGA driver installation 7 22 7 4 1 Windows 2000 Server 2003 7 22 7 5 Management applications and utilities installation 7 25 7 5 1 Running the support CD 7 25 7 5 2 Drivers menu 7 25 7 5 3 Management Software menu 7 26 7 5 4 Util...

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: ...to 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...

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 RS160 E4 PA4 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: ...kit 4 Bundled CDs RS160 E4 PA4 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 have to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk Refer to Chapter 7 for details 1 2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Su...

Page 13: ...2 GB system memory Supports memory mirroring and sparing technology Intel ESB2E plus Gilgal Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet ATI ES1000 PCI based VGA controller with 32 MB display memory 1 x PCI Express x8 slot x 8 link full height full length 1 x PCI Express x8 slot x 8 link low profile half length 1 x SO DIMM socket for ASUS Server Management Board 1 x Ultra ATA 100 66 33 device slim type optical driv...

Page 14: ... drive and two 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 PS 2 keyboard port USB ports LAN port1 Serial port VGA port Expansion slot LAN port2 Refer to section 1 6 1 Rear panel LEDs for the LED descriptions P...

Page 15: ...ects to SATA1 port Port0 9 Hot swap HDD tray 2 Connects to SATA2 port Port1 10 Hot swap HDD tray 3 Connects to SATA3 port Port2 11 Hot swap HDD tray 4 Connects to SATA4 port Port3 12 Front I O board hidden 13 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...

Page 16: ...ower LED ON System power ON HDD Access LED OFF Blinking No activity Read write data into 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 prese...

Page 17: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 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: ...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 2 Loosen the two thunbscrews on the rear panel to release the top cover from the chassis 4 Released a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right Then firmly hold the tray level and pull all the drive trays out of the bay ...

Page 19: ...the top front cover 7 Disconnect the IDE cable and the power plug from the connectors on the back of the drive 8 Then leave the cover as side 5 Then push the front cover as arrow show 1 Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the top cover from the chassis Thumbscrews 2 1 2 Removing the rear cover ...

Page 20: ...r 1 Position the cover on top of the chassis with the thumbscrews on the rear 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 1 2...

Page 21: ... do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter Upon purchase of the motherboard make sure that the PnP cap 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...

Page 22: ...king 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 soc...

Page 23: ... using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Technology item in the BIOS to ensure system stability and performance Installing Windows 2003 Server or later version is recommended Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hyperthreading T...

Page 24: ...ink 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 the CPU heatsink and airduct To install the CPU heatsink 1 Carefully place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ...

Page 25: ...sockets 2 3 2 Memory configurations You may install 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB and 4 GB registered ECC FB DIMMs into the DIMM sockets For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the Qualified Vendors List on the ASUS web site This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips x16 memory modules If you are installing only one memor...

Page 26: ...e table DIMMs in pair means two DIMMs with the same configuration DIMM 31 DIMM 30 Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 0 Slot 1 Slot 0 Slot 1 Ch 0 Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 No of DIMMs Slot s to use 1 DIMM_00 2 DIMM_00 DIMM_10 4 DIMM_00 DIMM_10 DIMM_20 DIMM_30 6 DIMM_00 DIMM_10 DIMM_20 DIMM_30 DIMM_01 DIMM_11 8 DIMM_00 DIMM_10 DIMM_20 DIMM_30 DIMM_01 DIMM_11 DIMM_21 DIMM_31 ...

Page 27: ...osition must match each other but aren t required to match adjacent slot positions And the total memories size will be the half of all installed memories The below two memory configurations were required to operate in mirrored mode 1 Configuration 1 Mirroring Four memories population DIMM 00 Slot 0 Channel 0 MCH Branch 0 DIMM 01 Slot 1 Channel 0 DIMM 10 Slot 0 Channel 1 DIMM 11 Slot 1 Channel 1 DI...

Page 28: ...ed or disabled separately This motherboard does not support rank sparing across branches This motherboard does not support rank sparing when in mirror mode The DIMM rank with the largest size will be assigned as spare rank Data can only be copied from a smaller sized rank to a larger sized one A DIMM can contain only one or two ranks To support sparing function a DIMM channel should contain at lea...

Page 29: ...ks Rank 0 1024 MB Rank 1 1024 MB Rank 0 1024 MB Rank 1 1024 MB Sparing V V Memory space 1024 MB 1024 MB Total Memory 4096 MB Two DIMM per channel Dual ranks Branch0 Channel 0 Channel 1 DIMM_00 512MB 1 Ranks DIMM_10 512MB 1 Ranks Rank 0 512 MB Rank 0 512 MB Sparing Memory space 512 MB 512 MB DIMM_01 1024MB 1 Ranks DIMM_11 1024MB 1 Ranks Rank 0 1024 MB Rank 0 1024 MB Sparing V V Memory space Total M...

Page 30: ...MM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 3 5 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A FB 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 sockets do not support DDR...

Page 31: ...e 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 to secure the hard disk drive 4 Place a SATA hard disk d...

Page 32: ... tray in place The drive 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...

Page 33: ...remove the bracket if you want to install PCI Express x8 expansion cards To install a PCI Express x8 card 3 Place the riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface then remove the screw from the slot bay 2 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x8 on the motherboard 1 Unscrew the riser card bracket PCI Express x8 slots ...

Page 34: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 18 5 Repeat the previous steps to Install another PCI Express x8 card if needed 4 Install a PCI Express x8 card to the bracket as shown then secure the card with a screw ...

Page 35: ...bracket should match these holes to ensure that the bracket is properly in place 2 Install the riser card bracket with the cards into the PCI Express x8 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 36: ... card Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Re direct to IRQ 9 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering 11 6 IRQ holder for PCI steer...

Page 37: ... Primary IDE connector from motherboard to optical drive 5 Device fan connector from motherboard FRNT_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 motherb...

Page 38: ...ply Connects the SATA cable from SATA1 Port0 on the MB CON1_FAN The system fans rotate at full speed during power on when the backplane FAN_IN1 connector cable is not connected to the FRNT_FAN4 connector on the motherboard Connects the device fan cable Connects the SATA cable from SATA2 Port1 on the MB Connects the SATA cable from SATA3 Port2 on the MB Connects the SATA cable from SATA4 Port3 on t...

Page 39: ...o replace defective components This section tells how 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 56 mm 40 mm 15500 rpm fans two unit of 28 mm 40 mm 15500 rpm fans Refer to the illustration below for location of the system fans 56 mm 40 mm system fans ...

Page 40: ...ckplane 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 41: ...fan cable to the fan connector on the backplane board or on the motherboard 2 8 2 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 42: ...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 43: ... 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 2 Loosen the two thunbscrews on the rear panel to release the top cover from the chassis 4 Released a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right Then firmly hold the tray level and pull all the drive trays out of the bay ...

Page 44: ...ctivity LED Locator LED cable and USB cable from the connectors under the top front cover 7 Disconnect the IDE cable and the power plug from the connectors on the back of the drive 8 Then leave the cover as side 5 Then push the front cover as arrow show ...

Page 45: ...t of the bay 12 Remove the screws that secure the optical drive to its metal bracket 9 Use a Phillips screwdriver cross to remove three screws that secures the drive 10 Use a Phillips screw driver cross to remove two screws that secures the backplane with the drive Then remove the backplane from the drive ...

Page 46: ...the pre connected cables from the motherboard See section 2 6 Cable connections for details 2 Uninstall all the devices from the motherboard including the CPU and heatsink riser card bracket and DDR DIMMs Refer to the corresponding sections for 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 Ref...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 32 ...

Page 49: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 2 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 50: ...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 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 Chapter 4 Motherboard info This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors ...

Page 54: ...SBPW12 ASMB3 PCIE1 DDR FB DIMM_31 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM_20 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM_21 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM_10 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM_11 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM_00 64 72 bit 240 pin module DDR FB DIMM_01 64 72 bit 240 pin module 33cm 13in 30 5cm 12in CPU1 COM1 VGA1 CPU2 PCIX6 PRI_IDE1 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 CLRTC1 R...

Page 55: ...0 1 pin PRI_IDE1 4 9 3 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 4 10 4 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 10 5 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 4 11 6 Backplane SMBus connector 7 1 pin BPSMB1 4 11 7 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM2 4 12 8 CPU and system fan connector 4 pin FRNT_FAN3 4 12 9 Power supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB...

Page 56: ...board button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS which include 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 Reinstall the battery 5 Plug the power co...

Page 57: ...port otherwise the system will not power up If you are using Windows 2000 you need to install Service Pack 4 to wake up the system from S4 sleep mode The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode 2 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_EN1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard Intel 6321 Gigabit LAN controll...

Page 58: ...setting in the BIOS DSBF DE 1U 1U Series Keyboard power setting KBPWR1 Default 5V 5VSB 3 2 2 1 5 Intel 6321ESB SATA port S W RAID setting 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the Serial ATA RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Both utilities are supported by the Intel 6321ESB Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID Serial ATA RAID ...

Page 59: ...IP load distribution DSBF DE 1U Series LAN bandwidth setting LAN_BW1 Balanced mode Default Centric mode 2 3 1 2 DSBF DE 1U Series VGA setting VGA_EN1 1 2 2 3 Enable Default Disable 7 VGA controller setting 3 pin VGA_EN1 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature ...

Page 60: ...or the motherboard and the Phoenix Phlash16 utility Make sure you download the correct BIOS for your motherboard model 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the floppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS 4 Shut down the system 5 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 6 Turn on the system DSBF DE 1U Series BIOS recovery setting RECOVERY1 Default Normal BIOS Recovery 1 2 2 3 Refer to section 4 ...

Page 61: ...ings 4 3 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 Pin ...

Page 62: ...or RAID card SATA2 SATA1 DSBF DE 1U SATA connectors SATA4 SATA3 SATA6 SATA5 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSA...

Page 63: ...BF DE 1U SGPIO connector SGPIO1 PIN1 GND SATA_SCLK SATA_SLOAD SDATAOUT1 SDATAOUT0 6 Backplane SMBus connector 7 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 DSBF DE 1U BPSMB connector BPSMB1 1 12CDAT P2 GND FAN_PWM 5V I2CCLK P2 FAN_DC1 ...

Page 64: ... connector 4 pin FRNT_FAN3 The fan connector supports cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 2 1 A 4 44 A 53 28 W max at 12V Connect the fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of the cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cable to the fan connector Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage t...

Page 65: ... 3V Remote Sense GND NC I2C_7_DATA I2C_7_CLK 10 Parallel port connector 26 1 pin LPT1 This connector is for a parallel port Connect the parallel port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis DSBF DE 1U 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 S...

Page 66: ...k security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity DSBF DE 1U TPM connector TPM1 CK_33M_TPM LFRAMEn LRESETn LAD3 3 3V LAD0 3 3V X GND X X GPIO2 GPIO LAD2 LAD1 GND X SERIRQ X X PIN1 12 LPC debug card connector 14 1 pin LPC1 This is a low pin count interface used to plug in the LPC debug card DSBF DE 1U LPC debug card connector LPC1 3 3V PIN1 3 3V 3 3V GND GND LPC_LAD2 LPC_LAD3 LP...

Page 67: ...push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up DSBF DE 1U ATX power connectors 8 pin GND 12V2 GND 12V2 GND 12V1 GND 12V1 24 pin Power Connector ATXPWR1 ATX12V1 3 Volts 3 Volts Ground 5 Volts 5 Volts Ground Ground Power OK 5V Standby 12 Volts 5 Volts 5 Volts 3 Volts 12 Volts Ground Ground Ground PSON Groun...

Page 68: ...ch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connector The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed 5 Locator Button Swich 2 ...

Page 69: ...ata is read from or written to the HDD System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 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 ...

Page 70: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 18 ...

Page 71: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 5 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 72: ...table floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or Phoenix Phlash16 BIOS utilities Refer to page 5 3 for details 5 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then pre...

Page 73: ... BIOS WPH Save the file to a floppy disk Make sure you copy the correct BIOS file for the specific model of your motherboard Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file 2 Copy the Phoenix Phlash16 phlash16 exe utility from the Software folder of the support CD to the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable f...

Page 74: ...e following message and automatically checks the floppy for the recovery information A FreeDOS command prompt B Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 32 bit Driver Disk Also support AHCI C Create INTEL 6321 MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER for Windows 64 bit Driver Disk Also support AHCI D Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windows 32 bit Driver Disk E Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Windo...

Page 75: ...Flash memory has been successfully programmed PRESS ANY KEY TO RESTART THE SYSTEM If the system does not restart TURN THE POWER OFF THEN ON Flash part SST49LF008A DeviceID 5a Mfr ID bf Ready to restart the system 00 00 00 1E DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure Phoenix Phlash16 Utility Version 1 6 1 9 Copyright c Phoenix Technologies L...

Page 76: ...th 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 ASUS Update VX XX XX 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system Quit all Windows applications before...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...te 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 4...

Page 79: ...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 designe...

Page 80: ...press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field System Date 01 07 2006 System Time 15 30 36 Floppy A 1...

Page 81: ...lighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 5 2 7 Pop up window 5 2 3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key Funct...

Page 82: ...ues F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field System Date 04 19 2006 System Time 15 30 36 Floppy A Disabled IDE Configuration IDE Primary Master None IDE Primary Slave None SATA Port 1 None SATA Port 2 None SATA Port 3 None SATA Port 4 None ...

Page 83: ... 3 Refer to section 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Tab Shift Tab or Enter selects field System Date 07 11 2006 System Time 15 30 36 Flop...

Page 84: ...e access to the boot sector on the hard disk to protect against viruses The default setting Normal allows write access Configuration options Normal Write Protect S ATA Configuration F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Item Specific Help Enable the PATA S ATA Configuration Parallel ATA Enable...

Page 85: ... legacy OS e g Windows ME 98 NT MS DOS Configuration options Compatible Enhanced The following items appear only if you set the SATA Controller Mode Option item to Enhanced SATA RAID Enable Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA RAID function Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA AHCI Enable Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA AHCI function Configuration ...

Page 86: ...to Suggest you to keep the default setting of this item Auto For items that have no sub menu you have to use for values changing Multi Sector Transfers Disabled Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to 2 16 Sectors the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfe...

Page 87: ... Mode 5 5 3 6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Item Specific Help The detail information for CPUs System Information Model Name DSBF DE 1U Model ID...

Page 88: ... 0F64h 02h Processor Information Displays the auto detected CPU specification F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Item Specific Help All items on this menu cannot be modified in user mode If any items require changes please consult your system Supervisor System Memory Information Speed DDR2 ...

Page 89: ...ries CPU the BIOS appears as screen below F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Item Specific Help Configures the MP Specification revision level Some operating systems will require 1 1 for compatibility reasons Advanced Processor Options Multiprocessor Specification 1 4 Frequency Ratio Default Hyperthreading Enabled Intel ...

Page 90: ...Disabled Enabled Machine Checking Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Fast String Operations Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Compatible FPU Code Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled C1 Enhanced Mode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable C1E mode In C1E mode the CPU power consumption is lower when idle Configuration options Disabled Enabled No Execute Mode Mem...

Page 91: ...ation options Disabled Enabled Intel EIST support Disabled Enables or disables EIST support When enabled this item allows the CPU P state to dynamically change based on system loading Configuration options Disabled Enabled The appearance of the Intel EIST support item depends on the CPU SKU Items above with mark are for technical personnel to debug only If you install a 5100 5300 series CPU the BI...

Page 92: ...bled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Set Max Ext CPUID 3 Disabled Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Echo TPR Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Discrete MTRR Allocation Disabled Enable this item for better graphics performance when u...

Page 93: ...x8 Detection Enabled Force ITK Config Clocking Disabled FBDIMM s Thermal Throttling Open Loop PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced Crystal Beach Configure Enable Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Configuration Memory mapped accesses to the Crystal Beach Configuration space located in Device 8 Fn 0 and Fn 1 Configuration options Disabled Enabled SERR Signal Condition Single Bit Allows you t...

Page 94: ...ch 1 Rank Sparing Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Branch 0 rank DIMM Sparing feature This item does not appear when the Memory Branch Mode is set to Mirror Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enhanced x8 Detection Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the enhanced x8 DRAM UC error detection Configuration options Disabled Enabled Force ITK Config Clocking Disabled Allows you to en...

Page 95: ...nfiguration options 20 ºC 40 ºC Temperature Rise 25 ºC Allows you to select the Temperature Rise value Configuration options 10 ºC 30 ºC FBDIMM s Air Flow 2 0 Allows yout to select the Air Flow value Configuration options 1 0 1 5 4 5 5 0 The following items appear when you set the Open Loop Type to User Define ...

Page 96: ...rea Configuration options No Yes Plug Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the palette snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA g...

Page 97: ...t controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only if you enable the USB Function item USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Setting this item to Enabled allows the built in high speed USB support in the BIOS to turn on automatically when you install high speed USB devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy USB...

Page 98: ...y the configuration options COM1 port Enabled Allows you to configure COM1 port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Base I O address 3F8 Allows you to select the base I O address for COM1 port Configuration options 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Interrupt IRQ 4 Allows you to set the interrupt for COM1 port Configuration options IRQ 3 IRQ 4 COM2 port Enabled Allows you to configure COM2 port Configuration...

Page 99: ...parallel port Configuration options 378 278 3BC Interrupt IRQ 7 Allows you to set the interrupt for the parallel port Configuration options IRQ 5 IRQ 7 Mode ECP Allows you to set the mode for the parallel port Configuration options Output only Bi directional EPP ECP DMA channel DMA 3 Allows you to set the DMA channel for the parallel port Configuration options DMA 1 DMA 3 Floppy disk controller En...

Page 100: ...tion This menu shows the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI configuration settings Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options ACPI Version Features ACPI v1 0 Allows you to enable RSDP pointers to 64 bit fixed system description tables Configuration options ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 ACPI v3 0 Headless Mode Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the headless operat...

Page 101: ...ly after a power interruption When set to Last State the system goes into whatever was the system state on or off before the power interruption Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to use specific keys on the PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configura...

Page 102: ...nu F10 Save and Exit Item Specific Help To select the fan speed control model Hardware Monitor CPU1 Domain 0 Temperature 39o C 102o F CPU1 Domain 1 Temperature 29o C 84o F CPU2 Domain 0 Temperature 0o C 32o F CPU2 Domain 1 Temperature 0o C 32o F SYSTEM1 Temperature 39o C 102o F SYSTEM2 Temperature 29o C 84o F Smart Fan Control Smart Fan II CPU1 Domain 0 Target Temperature 76 ºC CPU1 Domain 1 Targe...

Page 103: ...e N A PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Advanced The following screens appear when you install Intel 5100 and 5300 series CPUs F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Item Specific Help To select the fan speed control model Hardware Monitor CPU1 Temperature 39o C 102o F CPU2 Temperature 29o C 84o F SYSTEM1 Temperature 39o C 102o F SY...

Page 104: ...ted values and are not user configurable If no fan is installed the field shows 0 RPM Smart Fan Control Smart Fan II Allows you to disable or configure the Smart Fan feature Configuration options Disabled Smart Fan Smart Fan II CPU1 2 Domain 0 1 Target Temperature CPU1 2 Target Temperature Allows you to set the target CPU temperature at which the CPU fan will start running if the fan is not yet tu...

Page 105: ...Server menu items allow you to customize the server features F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Item Specific Help If enabled it will use a port on the motherboard Console Redirection Com Port Address Disabled PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit 5 5 1 Console Redirection Com Port Address Dis...

Page 106: ...direction Configuration options None XON XOFF CTS RTS Console connection Direct Allows you to select the console connection Direct indicates that the console is connected directed to the system Via modem indicates that a modem is used to connect Configuration options Direct Via modem Continue C R after POST On Set this item to On if you want console redirection to continue after the operating syst...

Page 107: ...ver Security Boot Exit 5 5 2 DMI Event Logging Event log validity Event log capacity Displays the auto detected system information View DMI event log Enter Press Enter to view the contents ofthe DMI event log Event Logging Enabled Enables or disables to allows logging of DMI events Configuration options Disabled Enabled ECC Event Logging Enabled Enables or disables to allows logging of ECC events ...

Page 108: ...Save and Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls access to the setup utility Supervisor Password Is Clear User Password Is Clear Set Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password Check Setup Password Lock Mode Disabled Removable Device Boot Enabled Flash Write Enabled PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Se...

Page 109: ...ck RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery If you need to erase the CMOS RAM refer to section 4 3 Jumpers for instructions Password Check Setup This field requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system Select Setup to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup Select System to require the passw...

Page 110: ...e device up or down f and r specifies the device as fixed or removable x excludes or includes the device to boot Shift 1 enables or disables a device 1 4 Loads default boot sequence Boot Device Priority Boot priority order 1 Legacy Floppy Drives 2 PCI BEV IBA GE Slot 0400 v 1236 3 PCI BEV IBA GE Slot 0401 v 1236 4 5 6 7 8 Excluded from boot order PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Secu...

Page 111: ...lf tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Logo Display Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options A...

Page 112: ...es and Exit Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults 5 8 Exit menu PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit Save Changes and Exit Select this option then press Enter or simply press F10 to save your changes to CMOS before exiting the Setup utility When a confirmation window appears select Yes then press Enter to save and exit select No then press Enter or simply press Esc to ca...

Page 113: ...iously saved values select No then press Enter or simply press Esc to cancel the command and return to the Exit menu Load Setup Defaults Select this option then press Enter or simply press F9 to load the optimized values for each of the Setup menu items When a confirmation window appears select Yes then press Enter to load the default values select No then press Enter or simply press Esc to cancel...

Page 114: ...5 44 Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Page 115: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 6 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID Configuration ...

Page 116: ... Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 1 E Enhanced RAID 1 has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary or alternate copy stored on a different disk You can use three or more hard disk drives for this configuration RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined...

Page 117: ...s attached to the SATA connectors supported by the Intel 6321ESB Southbridge chip To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main Menu IDE Configuration S ATA Configuration then press Enter 3 Set the SATA Controller Mode Option item to Enhanced then press Enter 4 Set the SATA RAID Enable item to Enabled 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 5 for details on e...

Page 118: ...TA RAID Setup Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set s from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard 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 Se...

Page 119: ...Easy Configuration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Configure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select Easy Configuration then press Enter Menu Description Configure Allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows ...

Page 120: ...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 121: ... E4 PA4 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 122: ...You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set 8 When creating a RAID 1 set select DWC from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 10 9 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting then press Enter Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss ...

Page 123: ...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 124: ... 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 125: ... Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select Easy 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 information of the selected hard disk dr...

Page 126: ...12 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 4 Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set then press Enter The configurable array appears on screen 5 Press F10 select the configurable array then press SpaceBar ...

Page 127: ...e logical drive parameters 6 Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 7 Select RAID 10 from the menu then press Enter You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set 8 Select DWC from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 9 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting then press Enter ...

Page 128: ...RAID configuration 10 When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration select Accept from the menu then press Enter 11 When prompted save the configuration then press Esc to return to the Management Menu ...

Page 129: ...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 130: ...or the RAID set then press Enter The configurable array appears on screen 5 Press F10 select the configurable array then press SpaceBar 6 Press F10 again and select RAID from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 7 Select the RAID level from the menu then press Enter ...

Page 131: ...reating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration section 9 When prompted save the configuration then press Esc to return to the Management Menu 10 Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration section to add the new RAID configuration ...

Page 132: ...nitialize 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 Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then pre...

Page 133: ...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 134: ... 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 135: ...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 136: ...ration 5 When prompted press the SpaceBar to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press Enter 6 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization 7 When initialization is completed press Esc ...

Page 137: ...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 138: ...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 139: ... 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 140: ...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 percentage 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 checki...

Page 141: ...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 142: ...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 143: ...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 144: ... 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 145: ...eserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk Select ESC Exi...

Page 146: ...after completing your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ESB2 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 S...

Page 147: ... 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 148: ...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 149: ...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 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press the up ...

Page 150: ...MATION 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 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press Enter 3 Highlight RAID Level press th...

Page 151: ... 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 ESB2 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 152: ...ter to display this screen 2 Use the up down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset then press Spacebar 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 inter...

Page 153: ...y will become to be degraded from normal The following displays as 2 Press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID configuration utility after POST 3 If there is available Non RAID SATA Hard Disk the utility will prompt the windows for rebuilding the RAID Press Enter to select the port of destination disk for rebuilding or press ESC to exit The size of destination disk for rebuilding...

Page 154: ...mes view in the device pane select the RAID volume The status will display Rebuilding complete After the rebuild is complete the status will display Normal Rebuilding the RAID with new installed disk 1 If one member of physical SATA Hard disk within the array is off line or failed the status of array will become to be degraded from normal The following displays as 2 Remove the failed SATA hard dis...

Page 155: ...umes with Rebuild status will be rebuilt within the operating system 5 Exit the SATA RAID utility When the operating system is running select the Intel Matrix Storage Console from the Start Menu or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display a detailed view of the Intel Matrix Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view in the device pane selec...

Page 156: ... like to assign one array to be the boot drive The following shows as the status of current arrays 2 Re boot the system and press Del to enter the Motherboard BIOS Setup Utility during POST 3 Go to Boot menu Boot Device Priority Then select the desired boot array and use or key to change the boot device priority 4 Exit the BIOS Setup Utility and save the changes ...

Page 157: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 7 Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components ...

Page 158: ... 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 of RAID driver disk you want to...

Page 159: ... in the Makedisk menu explore the support CD and copy the RAID driver disk from the following path For Intel 6321 LSI MegaRAID Drivers 6321 LSI MegaRAID Driver Linux The paths above may differ based on variant models 7 Press Enter 8 Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk ...

Page 160: ... the RAID 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 161: ...l MATRIX STORAGE driver If SATA RAID mode is to enabled select Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Controller Server ESB2 If SATA AHCI mode is enabled select Intel ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller Server ESB2 LSI Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 32 bit LSI Logic Fusion MPT Driver for SAS1064 LSI Logic Fusion MPT Driver for SAS1068 LSI Logic Fusion MPT Driver for SAS1064E LSI Logic Fusion MPT Driver for SAS1068E ...

Page 162: ... proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue 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 Cancel 3 Right click the My Computer i...

Page 163: ...hen click Next 10 The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers When found click Next to install the drivers 11 Click Finish after the driver installation is done To verify the RAID controller driver installation 1 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu 2 Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the ...

Page 164: ...ton to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK when finished Red Hat Enterprise To install the Intel 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD When installing a Red Hat 2 4 kernel with a Driver Update Disk DUD to a disk drive attached to a LSI HBA use the command below at the install prompt...

Page 165: ... PA4 7 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 166: ... Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation 5 When prompted insert the Red Hat Enterprise 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 167: ...tall 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 168: ...rompted 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 169: ...r 2003 operating system To install the Intel chipset software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator 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 3 Click the item Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility from the menu Intel R Chipset Software Installation ...

Page 170: ...er installation 4 The Intel R Chipset Software Installation Utility 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 171: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 7 15 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to activate the installation 7 After completing the installation click Finish to restart the computer ...

Page 172: ...o 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 window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE from the Drivers Intel 82563EB folder Double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow ...

Page 173: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 7 17 5 Click Next button when the Intel PRO Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 4 Click the Install Drivers option to begin installation ...

Page 174: ...on 6 Select the I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click the Next button 7 Press the Complete and click Next button to fully install the driver Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Advanced Networking Services ...

Page 175: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 7 19 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 176: ...ight click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu 2 Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item Network adapters then Intel R PRO 1000 EB Network Connection with I O Acceleration item should appear ...

Page 177: ...displayed Building the driver from the TAR file 1 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive and mount the optional drive in the Linux platform 2 Copy the base driver tar file from the motherboard system support CD to the directory of your local hard disk The name format of driver file is e1000 Version tar gz For example the file name of driver version 7 0 38 is e1000 7 0 38 tar...

Page 178: ...he 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 7 4 1 Windows 2000 Server 2003 You need to manually install the ATI ES1000 VGA driver on a Windows 2000 Server 2003 operating system To install the ATI ES1000 VGA driver 3 Click the item ATI ES1000 from the menu Intel R Chipset Softw...

Page 179: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 7 23 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 180: ...7 24 Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 Press the button to select Express installation to activate quick installation 7 After completing the installation restart the computer ...

Page 181: ...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 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install th...

Page 182: ...s menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 5 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 ASUS Remote Console Install ASUS Network Utility ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7 0 ASUS Screen Saver ASUS Upda...

Page 183: ...ASUS RS160 E4 PA4 A Appendix Referene information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the system ...

Page 184: ...mation A 1 DSBF DE 1U model block diagram Intel Dual Core Xeon 5100 5300 1333 FSB 5000P 6321ESB 82563EB 6 x SATA Kumeran PCIX6 S W RAID 0 1 10 5 RN50 PCI 33 1 x IDE x8 ESI PCI X 133 100 PCIE1 x8 x16 slot FBDx2 FBDx2 FBDx2 FBDx2 ...

Page 185: ...12 00 12 96 Vrms 8 4 12V3 11 52 12 00 12 96 Vrms 8 4 12V4 11 52 12 00 12 96 Vrms 8 4 Output current capacity Voltage Min A Max A Peak A 3 3V 1 5A 16 0A 5V 1 5A 24 0A 12V1 1A 16A 18 5A 12V2 1A 16A 18 5A 12V3 1A 15A 18 5A 12V4 1A 12A 18 5A 12V 0 0A 0 5A 5VSB 0 1A 4 0A 4 5A Over voltage limit Output Voltage Min V Max V 3 3V 3 9 4 5 5V 5 7 6 5 12V1 13 3 14 5 12V2 13 3 14 5 12V3 13 3 14 5 12V4 13 3 14 ...

Page 186: ...A Appendix Reference information ...

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