Chapter 1: Product Introduction
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System specifications
The ASUS RS500A-E9 Series is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS
KNPA-U16 Server Board. The server supports AMD EPYC™ 7000 Series processors plus
other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.
Model Name
RS500A-E9-PS4
RS500A-E9-RS4 RS500A-E9-RS4-U
Processor Support
1 x Socket SP3 (LGA 4094)
AMD EPYC™ 7000 Series Processor (up to 180W)
Memory
Total Slots
16 (8-channel, 2-DIMM per Channel)
Capacity
Maximum up to 2048GB
Memory Type
DDR4 2666/2400/2133 RDIMM/LR-DIMM/LR-DIMM 3DS
Memory Size
32GB, 16GB, 8GB, 4GB (RDIMM)
64GB, 32GB (LRDIMM)
128GB, 64GB (LRDIMM 3DS)
* Refer to www.asus.com for the latest memory AVL update.
Expansion
Slots
T o t a l P C I /
PCI-X/PCI-E
Slots
2+1
Slot Type
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 link); FH,HL
1 x PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 link); FH,HL
1 x OCP 2.0 Mezzanine (x8 link)
Disk
Controller
SATA
Controller
CPU Integrated
SAS Controller
Optional kits:
- ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS HBA Card
- ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS HW RAID Card
Support SAS 12Gbps
NVMe
Controller
N/A
CPU Integrated
Storage
Bays
I = internal
A or S = hot-
swappable
4 x 3.5” or 2.5” Hot-swap Storage Bays
(SATA/SAS Supported)
4 x 3.5” or 2.5” Hot-
swap Storage Bays
(SATA/SAS/NVMe
Supported)
Networking
LAN
1 x Dual Port Intel I350-AM2 Gigabit LAN controller
1 x Management Port
Infiniband
Optional Kit:
Mellanox MCX453A-FCAT Card
Graphic
VGA
Aspeed AST2500 64MB
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Summary of Contents for RS500A-E9 SERIES
Page 1: ...1U Rackmount Server User Guide RS500A E9 Series RS500A E9 PS4 RS500A E9 RS4 RS500A E9 RS4 U ...
Page 49: ...3 5 ASUS RS500A E9 Series 3 2 Rail kit dimensions 589mm 43 6mm 900mm 43 6mm ...
Page 50: ...Chapter 3 Installation Options 3 6 ...
Page 52: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 2 4 1 Motherboard layout ...
Page 72: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard Information 4 22 ...
Page 120: ...6 10 Chapter 6 Driver Installation ...
Page 121: ...Appendix Appendix ...
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