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ASUS TS500-E6/PS4

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

South Bridge ACPI Configuration

Energy Lake Feature

[Disabled]

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

[Disabled]

USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled]

High Performance Event Timer [Enabled]

HPET Memory Address

[FED00000h]

Options

Enabled

Disabled

Chipset ACPI Configuration

Energy Lake Feature [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Energy Lake feature.

Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ feature.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB device wakeup from S3/S4 feature.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

High Performance Event Timer [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer feature.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

HPET Memory Address [FED00000h]

Configuration options: [FED00000h] [FED01000h] [FED02000h] [FED03000h]

General WHEA Configuration

WHEA Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA)

support.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

General WHEA Configuration

WHEA Support

[Enabled]

Enable or disable

Windows Hardware

Error Architecture.

Summary of Contents for TS500-E5 - 0 MB RAM

Page 1: ...Pedestal 5U Rackmount Server TS500 E6 PS4 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ption 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 ...

Page 3: ...stalling the side 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 fan 2 7 2 3 System memory 2 8 2 3 1 Overview 2 8 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 2 9 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 2 10 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM 2 10 2 4 Front panel assembly 2 11 2 4 1 Removing the front panel assembly 2 11 2 4 2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly 2 11 2 5 5 25...

Page 4: ...pter 3 Installation options 3 1 Preparing the system for rack mounting 3 2 3 2 Attaching the inner rail to the server 3 2 3 3 Attaching the rails to the rack 3 3 3 4 Mounting the server to the rack 3 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard Info 4 1 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 2 Jumpers 4 4 4 3 Internal connectors 4 9 4 4 Internal LEDs 4 17 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 AFUDOS uti...

Page 5: ...n 5 22 5 4 5 PCIPnP Configuration 5 23 5 4 6 Power On configuration 5 24 5 4 7 Event Log Configuration 5 25 5 4 8 Hardware Monitor 5 26 5 4 9 PCI Express Configuration 5 27 5 4 10 ACPI Configuration 5 28 5 5 Server menu 5 30 5 6 Boot menu 5 32 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority 5 32 5 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 5 33 5 6 3 Security 5 34 5 7 Exit menu 5 36 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 1 Setting up RA...

Page 6: ...AID set 6 28 6 3 4 Resetting disks to Non RAID 6 29 6 3 5 Recovery Volume Options 6 30 6 3 6 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 6 31 6 3 7 Rebuilding the RAID 6 31 6 3 8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 6 33 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 1 RAID driver installation 7 2 7 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7 2 7 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7 5 7 2 Intel chipset dev...

Page 7: ...he 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 receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communic...

Page 8: ...efore operating the 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 temp...

Page 9: ...nd internal connectors 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 chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities 7 Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the nece...

Page 10: ... emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the re...

Page 11: ...ASUS TS500 E6 PS4 This chapter describes the general features of the server including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...s Front 1 x 80mm x 38mm Rear 1 x 120mm x 38mm Accessories 1 x TS500 E6 User s Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM 2 0 User s Guide 1 x TS500 E6 Support CD including ASWM 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x AC Power Cable 1 x Anti virus CD Optional Optional Items CPU Cooler DVD ROM DVD RW ASUS TS500 E6 Rackmount Rail Kit 1 2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team you must take note of...

Page 13: ...8GB RDIMM Maximum up to 24GB UDIMM Memory Type DDR3 1333 1066 800 Reg DIMM Unbuffered DIMM with ECC Memory Size 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB RDIMM 1GB 2GB and 4GB UDIMM Expansion Slots Total PCI PCI X PCI E Slots 4 Slot Type 1 x PCI E 2 0 x16 slot x16 link 2 x PCI E 2 0 x8 slot x4 link 1 x PCI 32bit 33MHz Additional Slot 1 1 x PIKE slot for Storage Enhancement Additional Slot 2 1 x MIO slot for Audio Stora...

Page 14: ... Enterprise 32 64 bit Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 0 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 64 bit Subject to change without any notice Anti virus Software Optional anti virus CD Pack Management Solution Out of Band Remote Hardware Optional ASMB4 iKVM for KVM over IP support Software ASUS ASWM 2 0 Dimension HH x WW x DD 445mm x 217 5mm x 545mm Net W...

Page 15: ...D indicators CD DVD ROM drive floppy drive and USB 2 0 ports are located on the front panel For future installation of 5 25 inch devices two drive bays are available Refer to section 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions Optical drive Empty 5 25 inch bays Power button Reset button Message LED HDD access LED Power LED USB 2 0 ports Security lock 4 bay HDD cage LAN1 LED LAN2 LED Headphone ...

Page 16: ...xpansion slots a chassis lock and intrusion switch a vent for the system fan and power supply module 470W Single power supply Power connector Expansion slots PS 2 keyboard port USB 2 0 ports Serial port VGA port Chassis intrusion switch Gigabit LAN port 1 Chassis lock 120mm x 38mm system fan PS 2 mouse port Gigabit LAN port 2 ...

Page 17: ...rn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component 1 Power supply unit 2 120mm x 38mm system fan 3 ASUS Z8NA D6 Server Board 4 Chassis intrusion switch 5 Expansion card locks 6 Optical drive optional 7 2 x 5 25 inch drive bays 8 4 bay HDD module 9 SATA SAS backplane board 10 80mm x 38mm system fan hidden 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 18: ...ctivity Read write data into the HDD Message LED OFF Lighting up System is normal no incoming event A hardware temperature overheat is detected Use ASWM to check the abnormal status Drive status LED Green Red Green Red blinking Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is in good condition HDD failure HDD rebuilding using the RAID card LAN LEDs OFF Blinking ON Read write data into the HDD ...

Page 19: ...nel LEDs SPEED LED ACT LINK LED SPEED LED ACT LINK LED ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection ...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 10 ...

Page 21: ...ASUS TS500 E6 PS4 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components Chapter 2 Hardware setup ...

Page 22: ...he side cover Keep your fingers from components inside the chassis that can cause injury such as the CPU fan rear fan and other sharp edged parts To remove the side cover 1 Remove the two screws that secure the side cover 2 Slide the side cover for about half an inch toward the rear until it is disengaged from the chasssis 3 Carefully lift the side cover and set it aside 1 1 2 ...

Page 23: ... 1 Match and insert the lower sliding edge of the side cover to the corresponding chassis edge 2 Position the side cover to the chassis 4 Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover 1 3 Slide the side cover toward the front panel until it snaps in place 4 4 3 ...

Page 24: ...herboard components ASUS shoulders the repair cost 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 motherboard comes with the cap on the Socket 1366 The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacemen...

Page 25: ... load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab A B Load lever Retention tab 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle 4 Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle Load plate 4 3 5 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket PnP cap ...

Page 26: ...CPU notch B 8 Close the load plate A and then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab A 7 Apply several drops of thermal paste to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied thermal paste If so skip this step The thermal paste is toxic and inedible If it gets into you...

Page 27: ...anel of the server chassis 2 Twist each of the four screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the CPU heatsink and fan to the motherboard When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the CPU heatsink and fan 3 Connect the CPU heatsink and fan cable to the connector on the motherboard Do not forget to connect the CPU heatsink and fan connector H...

Page 28: ... Hardware setup 2 8 2 3 System memory 2 3 1 Overview The motherboard comes with six 6 Double Data Rate 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets ...

Page 29: ...B or less For effective use of memory we recommend that you do any of the following Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32 bit Windows OS Install a 64 bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more on the motherboard For more details refer to the Microsoft support site at http support microsoft com kb 929605 en us This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 Mb 32M...

Page 30: ...IMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components A 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 Unlocked retaining clip 1 DIMM notch 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the ...

Page 31: ...oving the front panel assembly To remove the front panel assembly 1 Locate the three hooked tabs on the chassis side rail 2 Shift the hooked tabs and take off the front bezel 2 4 2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly To reinstall the front panel assembly 1 Hook the other side of the front panel assembly to the chassis 2 Swing the front panel assembly and snap it back into place ...

Page 32: ...to do so may cause damage to the motherboard and other system components The system comes with three 5 25 inch drive bays located on the upper front part of the chassis An optical drive that comes standard optional with the system package occupies the uppermost bay labeled 1 The lower bays labeled 2 and 3 are available for additional 5 25 inch optical zip or floppy disk drives You must remove the ...

Page 33: ...lane Ensure of the type of HDD module cage you purchase before buying hard disks 2 6 1 Installing the HDD module cage 1 Examine the chassis and ensure the bay space is free of wires and other obstructions 2 Level the HDD module cage latch counterclockwise 3 Insert the HDD module cage into the bay 2 3 4 When the HDD module cage is completed inserted the cage latch will be pushed back clockwise 4 5 ...

Page 34: ...n pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 6 2 Removing the HDD module cage 1 Disconnect the all cables from the SATA SAS backplane on the HDD module cage 2 Level the HDD module cage latch counterclockwise The HDD module cage will be pushed out of the chassis 2 3 Completely pull out the HDD module cage ...

Page 35: ...rives Use two screws on each side to secure the hard disk drive 4 Place a SATAII SAS hard disk drive on the tray and then secure it with four screws 5 Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes When installed the SATAII SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII SAS interface on the backplane ...

Page 36: ...ckplane 3 Loosen the four screws on the backplane 4 Firmly hold the backplane lift it up and remove it from the module 5 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the backplane 6 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the drive 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 ...

Page 37: ...rd 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface 3 Push down the expansion card lock latch step a and lift up the expansion card lock step b as shown in the right figure 4 Remove the metal slot cover opposite the slot where you wish to install an expansion c...

Page 38: ...the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard When installing a graphics card on PCI E x16 slot the PCI E slot right beside it does not function 1 Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard 2 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the SATA SAS backplane to 2 3 when installing the PIKE RAID card ...

Page 39: ...an optional i Button on your motherboard 1 Locate the I Button slot on the motherboard 2 Snap the I Button in place You need to install I Button before using PIKE 1078 functions 4 Connect the SAS cable to the SAS connectors on the motherboard For PIKE 1064E connect the cable to the connectors labeled SAS1 4 red For incoming PIKE 1078E connect the cable to the connectos labeled SAS1 8 red and blue ...

Page 40: ...0 2 7 4 Installing ASMB4 management board Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB4 management board on your motherboard 1 Locate the BMC_FW header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB4 management card in place ...

Page 41: ...vers for the expansion card These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices Standard Interrupt assignments 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 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 1...

Page 42: ...SMBus connector from power supply to motherboard 4 System fan connectors from system fan to motherboard 5 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 6 SATA conectors system default from motherboard to SATA SAS backplane 7 Chassis Intrusion connector from rear chassis intrusion switch to motherboard 8 System panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 9 SAS connectors for ASUS PIKE o...

Page 43: ...o the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD status See section 1 7 LED information for details Front side The front side of the SATA SAS backplane faces the front panel when installed This side includes four SATA SAS connectors for the hot swap drive trays HDD Device Front side connector Back side connector HDD 1 HDD1 CON 1 HDD 2 HDD2 CON 2 HDD 3 HDD3 CON 3 HDD 4 HDD4 CON 4 Drive status LEDs HDD1 HDD2 ...

Page 44: ...iption SGPIO1 Connects to SATA SGPIO1 connector on the motherboard SGPIO2 Connects to SAS SGPIO2 connector on the motherboard BPSMB1 Connects to Front panel SMB connector on the motherboard U1 Connects to 4 pin plug of the power supply CON1 CON2 CON3 CON4 Connects to SATA SAS connectors on the motherboard SGPIO1 SGPIO2 BPSMB1 U1 CON1 CON2 CON3 CON4 SGPIO_SEL1 Move the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the SATA...

Page 45: ...onents 1 System fans front and rear 2 Chassis footpads 2 9 1 System fan Removing the front system fan To remove the front system fan 1 Remove the two screws that secure the right side cover 1 1 b a a 2 Locate the front system fan near the 5 25 inch drive bays 3 Squeeze the front system fan latches step a and pull out the front system fan step b as shown in the right figure 4 Follow the previous in...

Page 46: ...ightward respectively Removing the rear system fan To remove the rear system fan 1 Unplug the system fan cable from the REAR_FAN1 connector on the motherboard 3 Carefully take off the system fan 4 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the rear system fan ...

Page 47: ... these footpads if you wish to install the system to a rack Refer to Chapter 3 Installation options of this user guide and to the Rackmount Kit user guide for instructions To remove the footpads 1 Lay the system chassis on its side 2 Remove the footpad by rotating it counterclockwise with a Philips cross screwdriver 3 Repeat step 1 and 2 to remove the other three footpads ...

Page 48: ...Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 28 ...

Page 49: ...ASUS TS500 E6 PS4 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server Chapter 3 Installation options ...

Page 50: ...ased separately We recommend that you allot at least 1U space above the server system to ensure optimal thermal performance Removing the footpads Refer to section 2 9 2 Chassis footpads for instructions on removing the footpads 3 2 Attaching the inner rail to the server 1 Slide out the inner rail from the rackmount rail kit 2 Align the screw holes on the inner rail and the chassis top and then sec...

Page 51: ...e front 1U space where you attached the rail 6 Drive in two screws on the outer holes to secure the rear end 7 From the rack front find the corresponding 1U space for the second rail pair 8 Repeat steps 3 6 to attach the second rail pair 3 Align the front end holes of a rack rail pair to the 1U space 4 Drive in two screws on the outer holes to secure the front end 1U space 2 Loosen the two screws ...

Page 52: ...Chapter 3 Installation options 3 4 3 4 Mounting the server to the rack To mount the server to the rack 1 Align the server rails with the rack rails 2 Push the server all the way into the rack ...

Page 53: ...ASUS TS500 E6 PS4 This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 Motherboard Info ...

Page 54: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 2 4 1 Motherboard layout ...

Page 55: ...Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 4 9 3 SAS connectors 7 pin SAS1 4 Red SAS5 8 Blue 4 10 4 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 A Type USB5 4 10 5 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 4 11 6 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 4 REAR_FAN1 2 4 11 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPIO1 4 12 8 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 6 1 pin S...

Page 56: ...e computer and unplug the power cord 2 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 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Remo...

Page 57: ...low you to switch for fan pin selection The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the CPU fans control and the CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the front fans and rear fans control Set to pins 1 2 when using 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 when using 3 pin fans If you use a 4 pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2 3 the fan you installed may not work If you use a 3 pin fan but set the jumper for a 4 pin fan the fan control will...

Page 58: ... to activate the Gigabit LAN feature 5 Intel ICH10R 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 Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps on pins 2 3 to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager IMS...

Page 59: ... pin IBTN_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps on pins 1 2 if you install a PIKE RAID card to the motherboard and want to use the LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility default LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility is available only when you install a PIKE RAID card LSI Mega RAID 5 fucntion is available only when you place the iBT...

Page 60: ...tings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a USB flash disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard XXXXXX ROM and the AFUDOS EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the USB flash and 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 ...

Page 61: ...fer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed 2 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This LED connector is for the storage add on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connected...

Page 62: ...rts one device These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1 4 red when installing a 4 port PIKE RAID card 4 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 A Type USB5 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB co...

Page 63: ... fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 3 15 A 6 66 A 53 28 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components T...

Page 64: ...ipherals for the LSI MegaRAID and Intel Matrix RAID SATA LED 8 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin SGPIO2 3 These connector is used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data These connectors functions only when you install an ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card ...

Page 65: ...ASUS Server Management Board 4 Series ASMB4 10 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface ...

Page 66: ...and 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 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 Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the...

Page 67: ... This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW ...

Page 68: ...n detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on t...

Page 69: ...mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED 2 CPU warning LED ERR_CPU1 ERR_CPU2 The CPU warning LEDs light up to indicate that an impending failure of the corresponding CPU The warning LEDs function only when you install the ASUS ASMB4 ...

Page 70: ...er 4 Motherboard information 4 18 3 BMC LED BMC_LED1 The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB4 is working normally The heartbeat LED functions only when you install the ASUS ASMB4 ...

Page 71: ...ASUS TS500 E6 PS4 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 BIOS setup ...

Page 72: ... gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility Ensure that the USB flash drive is not write protected and has at least 2048 KB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboar...

Page 73: ...e Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file done Reading flash done Advance Check Erasing flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 The utility verifies the file and then starts updating the BIOS file DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent s...

Page 74: ...m and save it to a USB flash drive Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive or the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file to the USB port 3 The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file 4 Turn off the system after th...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...ticular 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 v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Boot Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Sel...

Page 77: ...p up window with the configuration options for that item 5 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right 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 v02 61 C Copyrigh...

Page 78: ...ystem Date System Time 13 44 30 System Date Fri 02 27 2009 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in SATA 1 ST3160812AS SATA 2 Not Detected SATA 3 Not Detected SATA 4 Not Detected SATA 5 Not Detected SATA 6 Not Detected IDE Configuration AHCI Configuration System Information Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 America...

Page 79: ... data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto 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 transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto Allows you to select the data transfer mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA ...

Page 80: ...set this item to AHCI The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want to use LSI MegaRAID or the Intel Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Hard Disk Write Protect Disabl...

Page 81: ...on options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SATA Port1 6 XXXX Displays the status of auto detection of SATA devices 5 3 5 AHCI Configuration This menu is the section for AHCI configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AHCI Settings AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out 35 SATA Port1 Not Detected SATA Port2 Not Detected SATA Port3 Not Detected SATA Port4 Not Detected SATA Port5 Not Detected SATA Port6 Not Detected Some SATA C...

Page 82: ...tem Memory Usable Size 1024MB System Memory Information AMIBIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory System Memory Information Displays system memory information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Memory Information CPU1 Memory Configuration CPU2 Memory Configuration CPU1 2 Memory Confi...

Page 83: ...ion The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 3F 11 Manufacturer Intel Brand String Genuine Intel R CPU 0000 2 67GHz Frequency 2 66GHz BCLK Speed...

Page 84: ...n Tech Enabled The Intel Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously enabling one system to virtually function as several systems Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU TM Function Enabled This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down Configuration options Disabled Enabled Scroll down f...

Page 85: ...out Allows you to select the mode for the Data Cache Configuration options 32KB 8 way without ECC 16KB 4 way with ECC DCA Prefetch Delay 32 Allows you to select the time delay in bus clocks from snoop to prefetch Configuration options 8 16 24 32 40 104 112 120 Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled When set to Disabled the CPU runs at its default speed When set to Enabled the CPU speed is controlled by...

Page 86: ...limit setting Auto We recommend that you set this item to Auto for BIOS to automatically detect the C State mode supported by your CPU Configuration options Auto C1 C3 C6 C7 C1 Auto Demotion Enabled When this item is enabled the CPU will conditionally demote C3 C6 C7 requests to C1 based on the uncore auto demote information Configuration options Disabled Enabled C3 Auto Demotion Enabled When this...

Page 87: ... Scroll down for more items v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc Adaptive Page Disabled Data Scramble Enabled Split Below 4GB Disabled Channel Interleaving 6 1 Rank Interleaving 4 1 v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration CPU Revision B0 Current CSI Frequency 4 800GT Current Memory Frequency 1066 Mhz CSI Link...

Page 88: ...to detect DDR3 memory frequency via SPD or designate a specific frequency Configuration options Auto Force DDR 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 Memory Mode Independent Allows you to set Memory channel mode Configuration options Independent Channel Mirroring Lockstep Sparing Memory ECC Function Enabled Allows you to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion Configuration options Disabled Enabled Doubl...

Page 89: ...ions Closed Open Adaptive Page Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Data Scramble Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Split Below 4 GB Disabled Configuation options Disabled Auto Channel Interleaving 6 1 Allows you to set the channel interleaving setting Configuation options 1 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 Rank Interleaving 4 1 Allows you to set the rank interleaving setting Configuation opt...

Page 90: ...u set the USB Functions item to 2 USB Ports or 4 USB Ports Configuration options Enabled Disabled HDA Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the High Definition Audio controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled SLP_S4 Min Assertion Width 1 to 2 seconds Configuration options 4 to 5 seconds 3 to 4 seconds 2 to 3 seconds 1 to 2 seconds South Bridge Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP U...

Page 91: ...on options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Intel VT d Configuration Intel VT d Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Intel VT d Disabled Options Disabled Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Legacy Device Configuration On...

Page 92: ... 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller to HiSpeed 480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mbps Configuration options FullSpeed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand off support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 4 4 USB Configuration v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Module Versio...

Page 93: ...ning starts from the highest bus device function number if you set this item to Bus N First Configuration options Bus 0 First Bus N First Onboard Option ROM Priority High Allows you to select the onboard option ROM priority Configuration options Normal High Onboard LAN1 2 Boot PXE Allows you to configure the onboard LAN1 2 boot mode Configuration Disabled PXE iSCSI v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 Ame...

Page 94: ...ter is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake up event Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled RTC Alarm Date 15 To set the alarm date highlight this item and press the or key to make the selection System Time 12 30 ...

Page 95: ... confirm the change Clear Event Log Press the ENTER key to clear all system events Select Ok to confirm the change v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Event Logging details View Event Log Mark all events as read Clear Event Log Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit View all unread events on the Event...

Page 96: ...m operation Configuration options Full Speed Mode Whisper Mode Generic Mode High Density Mode v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc P1VTT Voltage 1 206 V P2VTT Voltage 1 203 V 1 1V_IOH Voltage 1 094 V 12V Voltage 12 456 V 5V Voltage 5 196 V 3 3V Voltage 3 240 V 5VSB Voltage 5 132 V 3 3VSB Voltage 3 228 V VBAT Voltage 3 132 V v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS ...

Page 97: ...press L0s and L1 link power states Active State Power Management Disabled Enables or disables the PCI Express L0s and L1 link power states Configuration options Disabled Enabled VCORE1 2 Voltage 1 5V_P1 2DDR3 Voltage 1 5V_ICH Voltage P1 2VTT Voltage 1 1V_IOH Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5VSB Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage VBAT Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the v...

Page 98: ...PI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS AML ACPI table Enabled Allows you to include the BIOS AML exchange table pointer to X RSDT pointer l...

Page 99: ...ion options Disabled Enabled USB Device Wakeup From S3 S4 Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB device wakeup from S3 S4 feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Performance Event Timer Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the High Performance Event Timer feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled HPET Memory Address FED00000h Configuration options FED00000h FED01000h ...

Page 100: ...ss Enter to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access Enabled Serial port number COM2 Base Address IRQ 2F8h 3 Serial Port Mode 57600 8 n 1 Flow Control Hardware Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Terminal Type VT UTF8 Select Remote Access type Remote Access Enabled Enables or disables the remote access feature Configurat...

Page 101: ...ct the flow control for console redirection Configuration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating system may not work when set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT100 VT U...

Page 102: ...s Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priori...

Page 103: ...it For F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display 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 tra...

Page 104: ...rd 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 Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RT...

Page 105: ...ord this item shows Installed To set a User Password 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 set...

Page 106: ...s for a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you sel...

Page 107: ...ASUS TS500 E6 PS4 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 RAID configuration ...

Page 108: ...n provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system 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 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefit...

Page 109: ...setting on page 4 6 for details 6 1 4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set s using SATA HDDs To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main menu IDE Configuration and then press Enter 3 Set the Configure SATA as item to RAID 4 Save your changes and then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 5 for details on enteri...

Page 110: ...ing RAID set s Press Ctrl M to enter the utility The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically configures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference When you create RAID sets with the LSI MegaRAID software RAID con...

Page 111: ...command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a create...

Page 112: ...en creating a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s A 0 SPAN 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Cursor Keys SPACE De Se...

Page 113: ...NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 6 Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press Enter 7 Select the RAID level from the menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008...

Page 114: ...60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Disk Write Cache Setting Of VD Change DWC Off On Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT LS...

Page 115: ...s And Press Enter To Select An Option Using New Configuration When a RAID set already exists using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set use the View Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option 1 From the Management Menu select Co...

Page 116: ...AID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency PORT LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R DNLIN A00 00 DNLIN A00 01 0 1 Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 1 77247MB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Size 77247MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO En...

Page 117: ...he screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2...

Page 118: ...e to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press Space Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initialize Virtual Drive s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Co...

Page 119: ...ipSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 ...

Page 120: ...are RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub menu and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select VD Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtua...

Page 121: ...To Select An Option 4 When prompted press the Space to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box and then press Enter Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Initilize Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Objects Adapter Virtual Drive Physical Drive Vitual Drive 1 Virtual Drive 0 Initialze Check Consistency View Update Parameters Vitual Drive 0 Initialize Yes No LSI So...

Page 122: ...pace Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuild PD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELE...

Page 123: ...itialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU PORT ONLIN A00 00 RBLD A00 01 0 1 Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives ...

Page 124: ...hen press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press Space to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press F10 Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency CC Of VD s LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Nav...

Page 125: ...to continue Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 0 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Consistency Check Yes No Select VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Management Menu Configure Initia...

Page 126: ...ects and then select Virtual Drive from the sub menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check and then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu and 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 127: ... Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configurat...

Page 128: ...onfigure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Configuration Menu Easy Configuration New Configuration View Add Configuration Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects ...

Page 129: ...0 Rebuild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 FGI Rate 30 BGI Rate 30 Disk WC Off Read Ahead On Bios State Enable Stop On Error No Fast Init Enable Auto Rebuild On Auto Resume Enable Disk Coercion 1GB Factory Default LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A 60 Jul 30 2008 BIOS Version A 08 09161344R Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Menu...

Page 130: ...at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select 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 v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAI...

Page 131: ...arks the selected drive Press Enter after completing your selection Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Se...

Page 132: ...is selected press Enter The following warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 6 3 2 Creating a Recovery set To create a recovery set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume and press Enter The foll...

Page 133: ... to select a sync option that you want and press Enter 7 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149 0GB Non RAID Disk 3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149 0GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master and 1 Re...

Page 134: ... set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 5 0 1030 ICH10R DO wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Delet...

Page 135: ...s you want to reset and then press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive s A confirmation message appears 4 Press Y to reset the drive s or press N to return to the utility main menu Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Dri...

Page 136: ...Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS HELP Enable Only Recovery Disk enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk Enable Only Master Disk enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On Request Select ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Ena...

Page 137: ...in the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID Pre...

Page 138: ... Storage Manager and reboot the system 5 Select Start Programs Intel Matrix Storage Intel Matrix Storage Console or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon to load the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Matrix Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status When ...

Page 139: ...at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press Del to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the option Boot Device Priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press Enter See section 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority for details 4 From the Exit menu select Exit Save Changes then press Enter 5 When the ...

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Page 141: ...ASUS TS500 E6 PS4 This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Chapter 7 Driver installation ...

Page 142: ...e RAID driver is required when installing Windows or Red Hat Enterprise operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select t...

Page 143: ...Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP6 32 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP7 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP1 32 64 bit RHEL 5 UP2 32 64 bit SLES 9 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 SP3 64 bit SLES 9 SP4 32 bit SLES 9 SP4 64 bit SLES 10 SP1 32 bit SLES 10 SP1 64 bit SLES 10 SP2 32 b...

Page 144: ...rive 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of dev fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support...

Page 145: ...ird party SCSI or RAID driver Windows Setup S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s none To specify additional SCSI adapters DVD ROM drives or special dis...

Page 146: ...lick Cancel 3 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop and then select Properties from the menu 4 Click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system 5 Right click the RAID controller item then select Properties 6 Click the Driver tab and then click the Update Driver button 7 The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window a...

Page 147: ...vice Manager button 3 Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers and then the Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO SATA RAID Controller item should appear The screen differs based on the controller 4 Right click the RAID controller driver item and then select Properties from the menu 5 Click the Driver tab and then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Cli...

Page 148: ...probe ata4 noprobe ata5 noprobe ata6 To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the ENTER key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes...

Page 149: ...your driver disk into dev fd0 and press OK to continue OK Back 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 8 If you install RHEL AS5 when the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press Ctrl Alt F2 to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 9 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver cd mnt...

Page 150: ...llowing commands when using a USB floppy cat proc partitions Write down the Major and Minor number before sdb for later use mknod dev sdb b major number minor number mkdir mnt driver mount dev sdb mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace_ahci sh reboot ...

Page 151: ...F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation ACPI Disabled Installation Local APIC Disabled Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options 3 Press F5 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation ACPI Disabled Installation Local APIC Disabled Installatio...

Page 152: ... APIC Disabled Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options 5 When below screen appears select the floppy disk drive fd0 as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back fd0 Floppy sr0 CD ROM TEAC DV 516E sda Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS sdb Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS Other device The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to...

Page 153: ...dows Server operating system To install the Intel chipset device software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu 4 The Intel R Chipset Device Software wi...

Page 154: ...Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation 7 After completing the installation click Finish to complete the setup process ...

Page 155: ...al drive The DVD 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 contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD 3 ...

Page 156: ...n the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears 6 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue 7 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation ...

Page 157: ...ASUS TS500 E6 PS4 7 17 8 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation 9 When finished press Finish to continue ...

Page 158: ... VGA driver on a Windows Server operating system To install the Aspeed VGA driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 3 Click Next to start the installatio...

Page 159: ...ASUS TS500 E6 PS4 7 19 5 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program 4 Click Install to update the VGA driver ...

Page 160: ...s 7 5 1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD 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 DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD 7 5 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available devic...

Page 161: ...otherboard supports Click an item to install 7 5 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel ICH10R and LSI MegaRAID driver disks 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 ...

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