Asus TS100-E4/PI2 manuale d’uso

TS100-E4/PI2 P edestal Server User Guide[...]

ii Copyright 2007© ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without th[...]

iii Contents Notices ................................................................................................vii Safety information ............................................................................. viii About this guide .................................................................................. ix Chapter 1: Product intro[...]

iv Contents 3.2 Jumpers ..................................................................................... 3-5 3.3 Connectors .............................................................................. 3-10 3.3.1 Rear panel connectors .............................................. 3-10 3.3.2 Internal connectors ...............................[...]

v Contents 4.4.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................. 4-26 4.4.8 PCI PnP ...................................................................... 4-27 4.5 Power Conguration ................................................................. 4-28 4.5.1 APM Conguration ....................................................[...]

vi Contents 5.4 Global Array Manager ............................................................... 5-34 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-2 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk.......................................... 6-2 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller[...]

vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must ac cept any interference recei ved including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment ha[...]

viii Safety information Electrical Safety • Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged. • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing any additional dev[...]

ix About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of conguring a server. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections on front panel and rear pane[...]

x References Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates. 1. ASUSServerW eb-basedManagement(ASWM)userguide This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility. 2. ASUS websites Th e ASU S web si te s wor ldw id e pro vi de up da ted info rm a[...]

1- This chapter describes the general features of the barebone server, including sections on the front panel and rear panel specications. Chapter 1 Pro duct intr oduc tion[...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 1.1 System package contents Check your ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 package with the items on the following table. The package contents vary for the following congurations: Contact your dealer immediately if any of the items is damaged or missing. Check your system package for the following items. Chassis ASUS T10 Non-ra[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 1-3 1.2 System specications The ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 is a server system featuring the ASUS P5M2-M/ C_TS100-E4 motherboard. The server supports the Intel ® Xeon ® 3000/3200 or Pentium ® D (D-stepping) series Processors, and includes the latest technologies through the chipsets embedded on the motherboard. Chassis T10 non-rackabl[...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-4 Hardware monitors Voltage, temperature, and fan speed monitoring Automatic System Restart (ASR) feature Power supply 250W single power supply, 100V~130Vac/200~260Vac by switching setting; 50Hz~60Hz, 24pin + 4pin power connector Dimensions 192 mm (W) x 490 mm (D) x 426 mm (h) Net Weight 13.5 kg Refer to "Chap[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 1-5 1.3 Front panel features The TS100-E4/PI2 chassis displays a black stylish front panel. The power button, LED indicators, optical, and oppy drives are located on the front panel. Flip the front panel I/O p or t s c ov e r to a c ce s s t he f r on t p a ne l USB ports. Front panel I/O ports cover Optical drive Floppy disk d[...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-6 1.5 Rear panel features Th e rea r p a ne l i nc l ud es a slo t f o r t he mo t he rb oa r d r ea r I/O po r ts , f ou r full-length expansion slots, chassis cover locks, a vent for the system fan, and the power supply unit. 1.4 LED information The TS100-E4/PI2 comes with two LED indicators. Refer to the picture[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 1-7 1.6 Internal features The TS100-E4/PI2 chassis includes the basic components as shown. 1. Power supply 2. Space for 9 cm system FAN 3. ASUS P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 4. CPU socket and CPU Cooler 5. DDR2 DIMM sockets 6. PCI Express x8 slot (x4 Link) 7. PCI Express x8 slot (x8 Link) 8. 2 x PCI slots 1 9. Floppy disk drive connector 10. [...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-8[...]

2- This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components. Chapter 2 Hardware setup[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-2 2.1 Removing the side cover To remove the side cover: 1. Use a Philips screwdriver to remove the screw on the side cover. 2. Locate the two side cover locks. 3. Move the side cover to the direction of the arrow. 4. Lift the side cover, then set aside. 4 4 3 . Press the side cover locks outward, then pull the side cover[...]

2-3 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 Viewing the internal structure Without the side cover, the internal structure and installed components of the barebone server appear as shown in the following picture. P er f o r m th e p r oc e d u re s i n t h e s u cc e e d in g s e c ti o n s t o i ns t a l l th e C P U, system memory, disk drives, and expansion cards. •[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-4 ® P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 2.2 Motherboard information Place eight (8) screws into the holes in dicated by circles t o secure the motherboard to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Refer to "Chapter 3 Motherboard Information" for detailed Information. Make sur e to unp lug the pow er c ord [...]

2-5 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Xeon ® 3000/3200 or Pentium D series processors in the 775- land package. Before installing the CPU, make sure that the ca[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-6 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 4 . Lift the load plate with your thumb and forenger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the lo ad plate window to remove (B). To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. 5. Positi[...]

2-7 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the s ocket to p reven t ben ding t he co nnect ors o n the sock et and damaging the CPU! 6. Clo se the lo ad plat e ( A), th en push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. A B To install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Place the heatsink o[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-8 A A B B 3 . Connect the CPU fan cable to the connectors on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1. Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector to CPU_FAN 1 ! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. 2 . Fasten the screws in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in plac[...]

2-9 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIM[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-10 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Un p lu g t h e p ow er su p pl y b ef o re a d di n g o r r em ov i ng D I MM s o r o th e r system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. To install a DIMM: 1. U n l o c k a D I M M s o c k e t b y pressing the retaining clips outward.[...]

2-11 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 2.5 Installing a hard disk drive T h e s e r v e r s y s t e m s u p p o r t s o n e Serial ATA hard disk drive through a detachable hard disk drive cage. Hard disk drive cage You may purchase a second hard disk drive cage to install an additional HD D. Refer to the next chapter for details. Hard disk drive installation The d[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-12 2. Insert an HDD to the upper bay of the cage. Make sure that the HDD screw holes are aligned with the HDD cage screw holes. DO NOT install a hard disk drive to the lower b ay of th e cage. Screw holes 1 . Press the HDD cage lock while pulling the cage out from the chassis. Place the HDD cage in a at surface. 4. Se[...]

2-13 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3. Secure the HDD to the cage with two screws on both sides of the cage. 4. R e i n s t a l l t h e H D D c a g e t o t h e chassis. Align the HDD cage and bay as semb ly rai ls, th en car eful ly push the HDD cage until it is ushed to the chassis. 5. Connect one end of the supplied 7-pin SATA cable to the SATA connector a[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-14 Connect the 15-pin Serial ATA p o w e r p l u g t o t h e S e r i a l A T A power connector at the back of the drive. OR Use either the SATA power connector OR the legacy 4-pin power connector. DO NOT use both to prevent damage to components and to keep the system from becoming unstable. 8 . The first and second SATA [...]

2-15 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 2.6 Installing 5.25-inch drives 2.6.1 Removing the front panel cover To remove the front panel cover: 1. Locate and remove two screws tha t s ecu re th e l eft si de co ver to the chassis. Keep the screw for later use. 2 . Slightly pull the cover toward th e di re ct ion of t he r ea r p ane l until it disengages from the cha[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-16 3 . Press the front panel cover h o o k i n w a r d un t i l it d e t a c h e s from the chassis hole. 4. O n t h e o t h e r s i d e o f t h e s y s t e m , l o c a t e t h r e e f r o n t panel cover hooks. Press the hooks inward until the front panel cover detaches from the chassis. 5. Carefully remove the f ront p[...]

2-17 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 2.6.2 Installing additional optical drive(s) 1. Select the drive bay you intend to use. Push the knock down metal cover in and out of the chassis until it is removed. 2. Carefully insert the drive to the bay, then push it inward until it is flushed to the chassis front panel. 3. Ali gn the o ptic al dri ve an d b ay screw hol[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-18 5. C o n n e c t a 4 0 - p i n I D E c a b l e (from the r st optical drive) to the IDE connector on the drive. 6. C o n n e c t a 4 - p i n p o w e r p l u g from the power supply unit to the drive power connector. 6 5 7 . Remove the front panel bay cover opposite the drive bay you used by pressing the hooks inwar[...]

2-19 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 2.7 Installing expansion cards The system comes with two PCI slots, one PCI Express x8 (x8 link) slot, and one PCI Express x1 (x4 link) slot. Make sure to unplug the power supply before installing or removing an expansion card(s). Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. To install [...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-20 8. Finally, use the screwdriver secure t h e s c r e w t h a t y o u r e m o v e d earlier. 7. T h e n i n s t a l l t h e h o o k m e t a l bracket under all slots of metal bracket.[...]

2-21 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 To install a oppy disk drive: 1. I n s e r t t h e dr i v e to th e ba y un t i l it is flushed to the chassis front panel. 2. Align the FDD screw hole with the drive bay lock pin. 2.8 Removing components Yo u m ay n ee d t o re mo ve p re vi ou sl y in st al le d s yst em co mp on ent s w he n installing or removing other[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-22 3 4 2.8.2 Removing/Add the chassis fan (Optional) To remove the chassis fan: 1. Disconnect the chassis fan cable from the REAR_FAN1 connector on the motherboard. 2 . Locate and remove four chassis fan screws at the rear panel. Keep the screws for later use. Hold the chassis fan with one han d whi le re movin g th e ch[...]

2-23 ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 2.9 Connecting cables The TS100-E4/PI2 chassis includes the power and signal cables that you ne ed t o co nn ect to t he m ot her bo ard , st or age dr ive s, a nd o the r d evi ce s that you intend to install. Most of the cables for the chassis kit are already con nected upon shipment. When installing system devices and conn[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-24 1 . Match the side cover hooks to the chassis rail on the side of the chassis. 2 . Fit the side cover the cover toward the chassis until it ts. 3. Slide the cover toward the front until it snaps in place. 2.10 Replacing the side cover After insta lling all c omponent s and re-co nnecting cable s, rep lace t he sid [...]

This chapter gives inforamtion about the motherboard that comes with the server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations. Chapter 3 Motherboard Info[...]

3-2 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 3.1 Motherboard overview P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 24.5cm (9.6in) 24.5cm (9.6in) ATXPWR1 P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 LGA775ll CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 FRNT_FAN2 ATX12V1 DDRV1 FM_FRNT1 USB34 USBPW34 SA T A1 SA T A2 SA T A3 SA T A4 8Mbit Flash BIOS AUX_PANEL1 HDLED1 PRI_IDE1 RECOVERY1 CLRTC1 RAID_SEL1 VGA_EN1 FM_REAR[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3-3 Layout contents Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 3-10 2. Parallel port 3-10 3. Gigabit LAN1 (RJ-45) port 3-10 4. VGA port 3-10 5. Serial (COM1) port 3-10 6. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 3-10 7. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 3-10 Slots/Sockets Page 1. CPU socket 2-5 2. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-9 3. PCI/PCI Express slots 2-[...]

3-4 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) 3-11 2. ICH7R primary IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) 3-12 3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) 3-13 4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 3-14 5. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) 3-14 6. Serial port[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3-5 3.2 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include sys- tem setup information such as sy[...]

3-6 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 2. CPU fan pin selection (3-pin FM_CPU1, FM_CPU2) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or a 4-pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan connectors (CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2). Set these jumpers to pins 1-2 if you are using a 3-pin fan cable plug, or to pins 2-3 if you are using a 4-pin plug. 3. USB device wake-u[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3-7 4. Keyboard/Mouse power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard/mouse wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pins 2-3 (+5VSB) to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar) or use the mouse. This feature requires an ATX power sup- ply that can supply at [...]

3-8 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 6. Gigabit LAN controller setting [3-pin LAN_EN1) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom ® BCM5721 Gigabit LAN1 controller. Set to pins 1-2 to activate the Gigabit LAN controller. 7. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) T hi s j u mp er a l lo ws y o u t o s e le c t th e R A[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3-9 8. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS when it gets corrupted. To update the BIOS: 1. Prepare a oppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the mother - board (xxxx-xxx.ROM) and the AFUDOS.EXE utility. 2. Set the jumper to pins 2-3. 3. Insert the oppy[...]

3-10 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 3.3 Connectors 3.3.1 Rear panel connectors 1 5 6 4 3 7 2 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices. 3. Gigabit LAN1 (RJ-45) port. This ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) throu[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3-11 3.3.2 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 oppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prev[...]

3-12 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 2. ICH7R primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) Thi s con nect or i s fo r an Ultr a DM A 10 0/66 sig nal c able . Th e Ul tra DMA 100/66 signal cable has three connectors: a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the motherboard, a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE slave device (optical[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3-13 3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 conguration using the Intel ® Matrix Storage Technology or the LSI MegaRAID ® utility embedded[...]

3-14 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 4. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SCSI connectors or the SATA connectors cause this LED to light up. 5. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. [...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3-15 6. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port mod- ule cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The serial port module is purchased separately. P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 ® P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 Serial Port2 (COM2) C[...]

3-16 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 8. Backplane SMBus connector (6-1 pin BPSMB1) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) devices. Devices communicate with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 ® P5M2-M/C_TS100-E4 SMBus Connector BPSMB1 1 I2C_CLK GND I2C_DA TA +5V F AN_[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3-17 10. Pow er c on ne cto rs ( 24 -p in A TX PWR 1, 4-pin ATX12V2) T h e s e c on ne ct or s a r e f o r p ow er s up p l y p l u g s . T he p ow er s u p p l y p lu gs a re d e s i g ne d to  t t h e s e c o n n ec to rs i n o n l y o n e or ie nt at io n . F i n d t h e pr op er o r i e n ta ti on a nd p u s h d o w n  r[...]

3-18 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information 11. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1) This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB, locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs. • Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB) These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable. • LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED,[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 3-19 12. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. • System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chas- sis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks w[...]

3-20 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information[...]

This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed de- scriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Chapter 4 BIOS Setup[...]

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable oppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy disk or the motherboard support [...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-3 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable oppy disk with the updated BIOS le. This utility also al - lows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Copying the curre[...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable oppy disk you created earlier. 3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos/i[lename] where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable oppy disk. Updating the BIOS le To update[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-5 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:>afudos /iTS100-E4.ROM AM I Fi rm wa re Up da te U ti li ty - Ve rs io n 1. 19 (AS US V 2. 07 (0 3. 11 .24 BB )) Cop yri ght (C ) 2 002 Ame ric an Meg atre nds , I nc. Al l ri ght s r ese rve d[...]

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard sup - port CD or the oppy disk that contains the updated BIOS le. Re[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-7 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Remove any oppy disk from the oppy disk drive, then turn on the system. 2. Insert the support CD to the optical drive. 3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the oppy disk for the original or updated BIO[...]

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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. 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, s[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-9 3. Select the ASUS FTP site near- est you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select. Click Next. Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by click- ing Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The AS[...]

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le To update the BIOS through a BIOS le: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by click- ing Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a le option from the drop-down menu, [...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-11 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Manag- ing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, re- conguring your system, or prompted to“Run Setup.?[...]

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the Advanced Power Management (APM) conguration Boot For changing the system boot conguration Exit For selecting the e[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-13 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen [...]

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [Enabled] Sets the type of[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-15 4.3.4 Primary, Third, Fourth IDE Master/Slave The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10SaveandExit ESC?[...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWD - MA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis,[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-17 Allows selection of the onboard IDE operation mode depending on the installed operating system (OS). Set to [Enhanced] if you are using native OS, e.g. Windows® 2000/XP. Set to [Compatible] if you are using legacy OS, e.g. Windows ME/98/NT, MS‑DOS. Conguration op - tions: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Set Congur[...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto‑detected CPU specication. System Memory Displays the auto-detected total system memor[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-19 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10SaveandExit ES[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10SaveandExit ESCExit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2004,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select MPS Revision. MPSConguration MPSRevision [1.4] 4.4.2 MPS Conguration MPS Revision [1.4] Allows you to select the[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-21 Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10SaveandExit ESCExit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2004,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select Remote Access type. CongureRemoteAccesstypeandparameters RemoteAccess [Enabled] Serialportnumber [[...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10SaveandExit ESCExit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2004,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Trusted Computing 4.4.4 Trusted Computing Use this option to congure settings related to trusted computing innova - tions. Terminal[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-23 4.4.5 CPU Conguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10SaveandExit ESCExit Sets the ratio betweenCPUCore ClockandtheFSB Frequency. NOTE: If an invalid ratio is set in CM[...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency. Conguration options: [Auto] [533 MHz] [667 MHz] Congure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can manu- ally set the DRAM ti[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-25 Disable this item if you are using RedHat Linux Advanced Server 3.0 UP5/UP6 operating system. DRAMW riteReco veryTime[4Clocks] Conguration options: [2 Clocks] [3 Clocks] [4 Clocks] [5 Clocks] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN control- ler. Con[...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory abovethetotal physical memory. DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory. CongureWin83627EHG-ASuperIOChipset SerialPort1Address [3F8/IRQ4] SerialPort2Address [2F8/IRQ3]  SerialPort2Mode [Norma[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-27 4.4.8 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Inco[...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.5 Power Conguration The Power Conguration menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management (APM) features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conguration and[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-29 Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to use specic keys on the keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to [...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor CPUTemperature [49ºC/120ºF] MB1Temperature [47ºC/114ºF] MB2Temperature [47ºC/114ºF] CPUFan1Speed [3884RPM] CPUFan2Speed [N/A] FrontFan1Speed [N/A] FrontFan2Speed [N/A] RearFan1Speed [N/A] RearFan2Speed?[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-31 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Boot Settings Boot Device Priority  HardDiskDrives  BootSettingsConguration Security Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10Saveand?[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1stBootDevice  [Removabledev.] 2ndBootDevice  [ATAPICD-ROM] 3rdBootDevice  [RAIDLSILogicMB] 4thBootDevice  [Network:MBAV8.3.9] 5thBootDevice  [Network:MBAV8.3.9] 1s[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-33 4.6.3 Boot Settings Conguration Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10SaveandExit ESCExit v02.58(C)Copyright1985-2004,AmericanMegatrends,Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot AllowsBIOStoskip certain tests while booting.Thiswill decrease the time neededto[...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Inter- rupt 19. Conguration options: [Dis[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-35 If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “2.6 Jumpers” for infor- mation on how to erase the RTC RAM. To c le ar t he su pe rv is or p as swo rd , se le ct t he Ch an ge Su pe rv is or P as sw ord t he n pr es s <E nt er> . Th e me ss ag e ?[...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 3. Conrm the password when prompted. The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password successfully. To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password. Password Check [Setup] When set to [Setup], BIOS [...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 4-37 4.7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10SaveandExit ESCExit Exitsystemsetup after saving the changes. F10keycanb[...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup When a conrmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to discard the changes, and load the previously saved settings. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu. Load Setup Defaults Select this option then press <Enter> to load the optim[...]

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities. Chapter 5 RAID Conguration[...]

5-2 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 5.1 RAID congurations The server system/motherboard comes with the Intel ® ICH7R and the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID technology built-in the Intel ® ICH7R SouthBridge chipset that allows you to congure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID congura[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-3 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal perfor- mance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID conguration: 1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 5.2 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge. To enter the Intel ® Application Accelerator RAID Optio[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-5 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) To create a RAID 0 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 0(Stripe)[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB. WARNING:ALLDATAONSELECTEDDISKSWILLBELOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-7 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) To create a RAID 1 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 1(Mirror[...]

5-8 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 5.2.3 Deleting a RAID set 2. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete, then press <Del>. This window appears. Intel(R)MatrixStorageManagerOptionROMv5.0.0.1032ICH7RwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-9 5.2.5 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager utility To exit the utility: 1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, then press <Enter>. This window appears. Areyousureyouwanttoexit?(Y/N): [ CONFIRM EXIT ] 2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu. 5.2.[...]

5-10 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 5.2.6 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 sets. Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the sys- tem displays the status of the RAID volume as “Degraded” during POST. You can rebuild the RAID arr[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-11 4. Exit the RAID conguration utility 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 th[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 5.3 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Set- up Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connec- tors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip. You may also create a RAID set(s) in a Windows ® operating envi[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-13 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of congurations: Easy and New. In Easy Conguration , the logical drive parameters are set automatically in- cluding the size and stripe size (RAID 1 only). In New Conguration , you manu[...]

5-14 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration Using Easy Conguration To create a RAID set using the Easy Conguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Congure , then press <Enter>. 2. Use the arrow keys to select Easy Conguration , then press <Enter>. 3. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected t[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-15 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the congurable array, then press <SpaceBar>. The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that al- lows you to change the logical drive paramete[...]

5-16 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>. Yo u nee d at le as t t wo id en ti cal h ard d is k d ri ves w he n c re ati ng a RA ID 1 se t. 8. When creating a RAID 1 set, select Stripe Size from the Logical Drive menu, th[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-17 10. When nished setting the selected logical drive conguration, select Ac- cept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 11. Follow steps 5 to 10 to congure additional logical drives. 12. When prompted, save the conguration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu.[...]

5-18 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration When a R AID s et is alre ady e xist ing, using the N ew C ongu ratio n com - mand era ses t he ex istin g RAI D co ngur ation data . If you do no t wan t to dele te t he ex istin g RAI D set , us e the View/ Add Cong urati on co mmand to view or creat e ano ther RAID con gurat ion. 3. Follow steps 3 [...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-19 5.3.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration You can add a new RAID conguration or view an existing conguration using the View/Add Conguration command. Adding a new RAID conguration To add a new RAID conguration: 1. Fro m the Man agem ent Menu, hig hlig ht Co ngu re , t hen pres s <E nter> . 2. Use th[...]

5-20 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the congurable array, then press <SpaceBar>. The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that al- lows you to change the logical d[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-21 6. Follow steps 6 to 7 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Conguration section. 7. Select Size from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 8. Key in the desired logical drive size, then press <Enter>. 9. Follow steps 8 to 12 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Congura - tion section to add the new[...]

5-22 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 5.3.3 Initializing the logical drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the logical drives. You may initialize the logical drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects com- mand in the Management Menu. Using the Initialize command To initialize the logical drive using the Initialize c[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-23 3. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. You may also press <F10> to initialize the drive without conrmation. Initializing a logical drive(s) erases all data on the drive. 4. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to[...]

5-24 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 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>.[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-25 2. Select 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.[...]

5-26 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 5. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. You may also press <F10> to initialize the drive without conrmation. 6. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. 7. When initialization is [...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-27 5.3.4 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild or Objects command in the Management Menu. Using the Rebuild command To rebuild a failed hard disk drive using the Rebuild command: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Rebuild, then press <Enter>. 2. The PHYSICAL DRIVES [...]

5-28 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 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. Using the Objects command To rebuild a failed hard disk drive using the Objects comman[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-29 5.3.5 Checking the drives for data consistency You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected logical drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter menu. 2. The screen displays the [...]

5-30 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 3. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Yes from the Consis- tency Check dialog box, then press <Enter>. You may also press <F10> to check the drive consistency. A progress bar appears on screen. 4. While checking the disk consistency, press <Esc> to display the follow- ing option[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-31 Using the Objects command To check data consistency using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects, then select Logical Drive from the menu. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the logical driv e you want to check, then press <Enter>. 3 . S e le c t Check Consistency fr o m t h e p op -u p m en u , t[...]

5-32 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 5.3.6 Deleting a RAID conguration To delete a RAID conguration: 1. From the Management Menu, select Congure > Clear Conguration , then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Yes from the Clear Conguration? dialog box, then press <Enter>. The utility cle[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 5-33 5.3.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set You must have created a new RAID conguration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. Refer to the Creating a RAID set: Using New Conguration section for details. To select the boot drive from a RAID set: 1. From the Management Menu, select Congure > Sele[...]

5-34 Chapter 5: RAID Conguration 5.3.8 Enabling the WriteCache You may enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option to improve the data transmission performance. 3. When nished, press any key to continue. 5.4 Global Array Manager You may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows ® operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) app[...]

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. Chapter 6 Driver installation[...]

6-2 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 6-3 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® 2003 Server OS DuringWindows ® 2003 Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® 2003 Server installation CD. The Windows ® 2003 Setup starts. 2. Press <F6>[...]

6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press <Enter>. LSI Logic SATA RAID Select “LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID” for 32bit Windows 2003 Server OS from the list, then press <Enter>[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 6-5 Intel Matrix Storage Select “Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)” for Intel Matrix Storage RAID mode from the list, then press <Enter>. If you congured SATA as AHCI Mode in the BIOS setup utility of IDE Conguration, rst install the Intel SATA AHCI Driver during windows setup. Then, sel[...]

6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button. 7. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive. 9. Select the option “Search for a suitable [...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 6-7 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 item SCSI and RAID controllers. The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID or Intel[...]

6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 To install the Intel ® ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® Installation CD. 2. At the boot: , type linuxdd , then press <Enter>.[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 6-9 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>[...]

6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select Yes, then install the additional RAID controller drivers. 7. Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation. 5. When prompted, insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive, select OK, then[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 6-11 SuSE Linux To install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS: 1. Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD. 2. Select Installation from the Boot Options menu, then press <Enter>. 3. A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk. Press <F6>. For SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 SP1 o[...]

6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. When prompted, insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. When prompted, select the oppy disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium, select OK, then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system.[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 6-13 6.2 LAN driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom ® Gigabit LAN controller drivers. 6.2.1 Windows ® 2003 Server To install the Broadcom ® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows ® 2003 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert th[...]

6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.2.2 Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom ® Gigabit LAN control- ler base driver for the Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system. Building the driver from the TAR le 4. Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears. Follow screen instructions[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 6-15 6.3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Graphics driver. 6.3.1 Windows ® 2003 Server The Windows ® 2003 Server operating system automatically recognizes the XGI Graphics driver during system installation. There is no need to ins tall an additional driver(s) to support the onb[...]

6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the driv- ers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time with- out notice. Vis[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 6-17 6.4.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server moni- toring application. Click on an item to install. 6.4.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications 6.4.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact[...]

6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation[...]

The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports. Appendix Reference Info[...]

A-2 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel ® EM64T Using the Intel ® EM64T feature To use the Intel ® EM64T feature: 1. Install an Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPU that supports the Intel ® EM64T. 2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edi- tion). 3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 A-3 A.2.2 Using the EIST To use the EIST feature: 1. T ur n on th e co mp ut er , t he n en te r th e BIO S Se tu p. 2. G o to th e Ad va nc ed M enu , hi gh li gh t CP U C on g ur at io n, then press <Enter>. 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology item to [Automatic], then press <Enter>. See page 5-24 for details[...]

A-4 Appendix: CPU features A.3 Block diagram[...]

ASUS TS100-E4/PI2 A-5 A.4 670 W single power supply A.4.1 General description The 250W single power supply with ATX-compliant output cables and con- nectors. The power supply has 8 plugs labeled P1 to P8. Take note of the devices to which you should connect the plugs. P2 P5 P6 P1 P7 P1 Motherboard 24-pin ATX power connector P2 Motherboard 4-pin +12[...]

A-6 Appendix: CPU features A.4.2 Specications DC Output characteristics Input Characteristics Input Voltage Range 115V~/6A or 230V~/3A, (By Voltage Switch selection) Input Frequency Range 50 Hz to 60 Hz Output Voltage Max (A) +3.3V 16A +5V 18A +12V1 10A +12V2 14A -12V 0.3A +5VSB 2.5A +5V&3.3V Max 115W +12V1&+12V2 Max 235W Total Conbine C[...]