Asus TS300-E5 manuale d’uso

TS300-E5 Intel ® Xeon 3000/3200 Series LGA775 Pedestal/5U Server[...]

ii Copyright © 2008 ASUST eK 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 [...]

iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii Notices ....................................................................................................... viii Safety information .....................................................................................[...]

iv Contents 2.8 Expansion cards ........................................................................ 2-21 2.8.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-2 1 2.8.2 Removing an expansion card ....................................... 2-22 2.9 Cable connections .........................................................[...]

v Contents 5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-8 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5- 9 5.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 5- 9 5.2.3 Navigation keys ........................................[...]

vi Contents 6.1 Setting up RAID ........................................................................... 6-2 6.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 6-2 6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 6- 3 6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS (For P A4 model only) .[...]

vii Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk (for P A4 Model) ................... 7-2 7.1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk (for PX4 Model) .................. 7- 5 7.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver (for P A4 Model) ....... [...]

viii 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 accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has[...]

ix 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. • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing any additional devi[...]

x 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[...]

xi Reference Visit the ASUS websites worldwide that provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information for details. W ARNING : Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION : Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task.[...]

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1- ASUS TS300-E5 This chapter describes the general features of the barebone server , including sections on the front panel and rear panel specications. Chapter 1 Product introduction[...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 *ASUS System Web-based Management If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer . 1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. Model Name TS300-E5/P A4 TS300-E5/PX4 Chassis ASUS T30 Pedestal 5U Rackmount Chassis ASUS T30 Pedestal 5U Rackmount Chassis Moth[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 1-3 1.3 Systemspecications The ASUS TS300-E5 is a 5U barebone server system featuring the ASUS P5BP-E/4L server board. The server supports Intel ® LGA775 Xeon 3000 / 3200 processors with EM64T technology , plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name TS300-E5/P A4 TS300-E5/PX4 Processor / System Bu[...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-4 *Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice. ** One PCI-E x16 slot is pre-installed with the ASUS SASsaby SAS RAID controller car d in PX4 model. *** Refer to www .asus.com for supported operating systems. HDD Bays I = internal A or S will be hot- swappable 4 x Hot-swap SA T A2 HDD Bays 4[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 1-5 1.4 Front panel features The TS300-E5 chassis displays a stylish front bezel with lock. The bezel covers the system components on the front panel and serves as security . Open the bezel to access the front panel components. The drive bays, power and reset buttons, LED indicators, optical drive, oppy drive, and USB 2.0 ports are[...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-6 1.5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes a slot for the motherboard rear I/O ports, expansion slots, a chassis lock and intrusion switch, a vent for the system fan, and power supply module. Power cord connector 12 cm system fan Gigabit LAN ports 1-4 VGA port Serial port USB 2.0 ports PS/2 keyboard port Pow[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 1-7 • • • • • • • • • 1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. 1. Power supply unit 2. 12cm system fan 3. ASUS P5BP-E/4L Server Board 4. Chassis intrusion switch 5. Expansion card locks 6. Optical drive 7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays 8. Hot-swap HDD bays 9. 9cm HDD Blower (option[...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-8 PX4 (Four Hot-swap SAS HDD Devices) 1. Power supply unit 2. 12cm system fan 3. ASUS P5BP-E/4L Server Board 4. Chassis intrusion switch 5. Expansion card locks 6. Optical drive 7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays 8. Hot-swap HDD bays 9. 9cm HDD Blower (optional) 10. SA T A/SAS backplane board (hidden) 1 1. Front I/O panel[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 1-9 1.7 LED information HDD Access LED (green) Message LED (red) Power LED (BLUE) 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs Drive Status LED (green/red) Drive Activity LED (green) The Power , HDD Access, and Message LEDs are visible even if the system front bezel is closed. LED Icon Display status Description Power LED ON System power ON HDD Access LED [...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-10 1.7.2 Rear panel 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[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 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 Chassis cover The chassis features a “screwless design” that allows convenient assembly and disassembly . Y ou can simply push or slide mechanical bolts and locks to remove the cover . 2.1.1 Removing the side cover 1. Remove the two screws that secure the cover to the chassis. 2. Slide the side cover for about [...]

2-3 ASUS TS300-E5 2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover T o reinstall the side cover: 1. Match and insert the upper hooks and lower sliding edge of the cover to the corresponding chassis holes and edge. 2. Slide the cover toward the front until it snaps in place. Y ou may need to remove some of the installed components to access the DIMM sockets and in[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-4 ® P5BP-E/4L 2.2 Motherboard overview The barebone server comes with the P5BP-E/4L motherboard already installed. The motherboard is secured to the chassis by nine (9) screws as indicated by the circles in the illustration below . Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing any motherboard componen[...]

2-5 ASUS TS300-E5 2.3.1 Installing the CPU T o 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 Series processor in the 775-land package Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing t[...]

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 load plate window to remove (B). 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the [...]

2-7 ASUS TS300-E5 The CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. A B The motherboard supports Intel ® Xeon 3000 / 3200 Series LGA775 processors w[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-8 T o install the CPU cooler and fan: 1. Place the cooler on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the four screws match the holes on the support plate. 2.3.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The Intel ® Xeon™ processors require an Intel certied or ASUS qualied heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum therm[...]

2-9 ASUS TS300-E5 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard. Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector .[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-10 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate II (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets to support 240-pin DDR2 modules. The gure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: 2.4.2 Memorycongurations Y ou may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffe[...]

2-1 1 ASUS TS300-E5 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM T o install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 2.4.4 [...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-12 Before you can install a 5.25-inch drive, you should rst remove the front panel assembly (front bezel and front panel cover). The front panel assembly is attached to the chassis through three hooked tabs on the left side and four hinge-like tabs on the right side. T o remove the front panel assembly: 1. Locate the [...]

2-13 ASUS TS300-E5 Do not use too much force when removing the front panel assembly . 4. Unhook the hinge-like tabs from the holes on the right side of the front panel to completely detach the front panel assembly from the chassis. Hinge-like tab[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-14 2.5.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly T o reinstall the front panel assembly (front bezel and front panel cover): 1. Insert the four hinge-like tabs to the holes on the right edge of the chassis. 2. Swing the front panel to the left and t the four (4) hooked tabs to the left side of the chassis until the tabs[...]

2-15 ASUS TS300-E5 2.6 5.25-inch drives Three 5.25-inch drive bays are located on the upper front part of the chassis. A CD-ROM drive that comes standard with the system package occupies the uppermost bay (labeled 1). The two lower bays (labeled 2 and 3) are available for additional 5.25-inch devices. T o install a 5.25-inch drive: 1. Use a Phillip[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-16 5. Connect the IDE cable to the IDE connector on the back of the drive. 6. Connect a 4-pin plug from the power supply to the power connector on the back of the drive. IDE cable Power plug 3. Make sure that the drive and bay hole align as shown. When in place, the drive protrudes about an inch from the front panel. 4. [...]

2-17 ASUS TS300-E5 7. On the front panel assembly , detach the plastic bay cover opposite the 5.25-inch drive that you installed by pressing the two hooked tabs on each side of the bay cover . 8. Reinstall the front panel assembly when done. Refer to section 2.5.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly for instructions.[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-18 2.7 Hard disk drives 2.7.1 Installing a hot-swap SA T A/SAS HDD Follow the instructions in this section to install a hot-swap SA T A (P A4 model) or SAS (PX4 model) hard disk drive (HDD). 1. Open the front bezel to access the hot-swap drive trays. 2. Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right, then p[...]

2-19 ASUS TS300-E5 5. Place a SA T A or a SAS hard disk to the drive tray , and secure it with four screws. 6. Carefully insert drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes. 7. Push the tray lever until it clicks, and secures the drive tray in place. The drive tray is correctly pl[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-20 2. Press the dummy cover into the slot opening until the hook tab clicks in place. 3. When installed, the dummy cover appears as shown. 2.7.2 Installing an HDD dummy cover The HDD dummy covers come pre-installed on the front panel bezel. In case you removed the covers, follow these steps to re-install them. T o instal[...]

2-21 ASUS TS300-E5 2.8 Expansion cards Refer to this section when installing expansion cards. 2.8.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1. Lay the chassis on its side. 2. Locate the metal bracket opposite the slot you want to use. Remove the screw that secures the metal bracket to the chassis. Set aside the metal bracket for[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-22 2.8.2 Removing an expansion card T o remove an expansion card: 1. Remove the screw that secures the card to the chassis. 2. Carefully remove the card from the slot. 3. Reinstall the metal bracket and secure it to the chassis with the screw that you removed earlier .[...]

2-23 ASUS TS300-E5 2.9 Cable connections Standard cables connected to the motherboard 1. 24-pin A TX power 2. 4-pin 12V power 3. CPU_F AN1 (connected to the cooler) 4. FRNT_F AN2 (connected to the 12cm Rear Fan) 5. Serial A T A connectors [connected to the SA T A backplane (P A4 model only)] 6. Front USB cable (connected to the front panel) Front U[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-24 2.9.2 SA T A/SAS backplane connections A SA T A/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the TS300-E5/P A4 and TS300- E5/PX4 model. The SA T A/SAS backplane has four 22-pin SA T A/SAS connectors to support Serial A T A hard disk drives and SAS hard disk drives. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap feature to allow[...]

2-25 ASUS TS300-E5 Back side The back side of the SA T A/SAS backplane faces the rear panel when installed. This side includes the power connectors, SA T A/SAS interfaces for the motherboard Serial A T A connectors or the SAS card, an HDD fan connector , and SMBus connectors. Fan connector (for HDD fan) Power connectors (connect power plugs from th[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-26 (in P A4 model only) The back side of the SA T A/SAS connectors are attached to the motherboard SA T A connectors via the supplied SA T A cables. Refer to the illustration below for the location of the SA T A connectors. Refer to the table for the default SA T A cable connections. Backplane ID SA T A Port number Con n[...]

2-27 ASUS TS300-E5 (in PX4 model only) The back side of the SA T A/SAS connectors are attached to the ASUS SASsaby 1064E SAS RAID controller card via the supplied SAS cables. Refer to the illustration below for the location of the SAS connectors. Refer to the table for the default SAS cable connections. Backplane ID SAS Port number Co nne cted to ([...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-28 2. Locate the four screws that secure the fan to the chassis. 3. Remove the four screws while carefully supporting the system fan with your free hand to prevent it from falling off. Set the screws aside. 2.10.1 System fan T o remove the system fan: 1. Unplug the system fan cable from the FRNT_F AN2 connector on the mo[...]

2-29 ASUS TS300-E5 2. Align the system fan holes to the screw holes on the chassis. 3. Drive in the four screws you removed earlier to secure the fan to the chassis. 5. Remove the four screws that secure the metal shroud to the fan. Set the screws aside. T o reinstall the system fan: 1. Drive in the four screws you removed earlier into the fan scre[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-30 2.10.2 HDD blower (optional) T o remove the HDD blower: 1. Remove the side cover . Refer to section 2.1.1 Removing the side cover for instructions. 2. Disconnect the 3-pin fan cable from the fan connector on the backplane. 4. Firmly grip the blower case as shown, then slide it out of the chassis in the direction of th[...]

2-31 ASUS TS300-E5 6. Remove the blower from the case. T o reinstall the HDD blower: 1. Replace the blower into the case. 2. Secure the blower to the case with the two screws you removed earlier . 5. Remove the two screws on the blower case using a Phillips screwdriver . Set the screws aside.[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-32 4. Drive in the thumb screw to secure the HDD blower case. 5. Connect the 3-pin fan cable to the fan connector on the backplane. 3. Slide in the blower case as shown, making sure the tabs t into the holes on the HDD cage.[...]

2-33 ASUS TS300-E5 2.10.3 SA T A/SAS backplane T o remove the SA T A/SAS backplane: 1. Remove the HDD blower case. Refer to section 2.10.2 HDD blower for instructions. 2. Disconnect all cables from the SA T A/SAS backplane. When disconnecting a cable, hold and rmly pull the cable plug. DO NOT pull the cable itself. Doing so may damage the cable![...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-34 T o reinstall a SA T A/SAS backplane: 1. Position the backplane into its slot with the component side facing the rear panel, and the power connectors on top. 2. Align the backplane with the rail-like dents on the slot to ensure that it ts securely . 3. Slide the backplane into the slot until it ts. If correctly [...]

2-35 ASUS TS300-E5 2.10.4 Floppy disk drive 2. Carefully pull out the drive from the chassis until you see the cables connected to the drive. T o remove the oppy disk drive: 1. Remove the screw that secures the drive to the chassis. Y ou need to remove the front panel assembly before you can remove the oppy disk drive. Refer to section 2.5.1 [...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-36 T o install a oppy disk drive: 1. Position the oppy drive vertically with the eject button on the left side (close to the HDDs). 2. Connect the drive signal cable and power cable. 4. Secure the drive cage with a screw . 3. Carefully push the drive into the bay until the drive cage ts the front edge of the bay[...]

2-37 ASUS TS300-E5 2.10.5 Front I/O board Y ou need to remove the front panel assembly before you can remove the front I/O board. Refer to section 2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly for instructions. T o remove the front I/O board: 1. Remove the screw that secures the front I/O board bracket to the front panel. 4. Remove the screw that secures[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-38 T o install the front I/O board: 1. Place the I/O board in the bracket, component side up. Secure the front I/O board to the bracket with a screw . 2. Position the I/O board into the bay with the component side to the left (close to the HDDs). Connect the I/O cables to the connectors on the back of the I/O board. 3. I[...]

2-39 ASUS TS300-E5 2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels The barebone server system is shipped with four footpads attached to the bottom of the chassis for stability . Y ou need to remove these footpads if: • if you want to replace the footpads with the bundled roller wheels • you wish to install the system to a rack (Refer to Chapter 3: In[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-40 T o remove the chassis wheels: 1. Lay the system chassis on its side. 2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws that secure the wheels to the bottom of the chassis. 3. Repeat step 2 to remove the other three roller wheels. Remove the chassis roller wheels if you wish to mount the system to a rack. For conveni[...]

2-41 ASUS TS300-E5 2.10.7 Power supply unit Refer to this section when removing or installing a power supply unit to the barebone system. Y ou MUST disconnect all power cable plugs from the motherboard and other installed devices before removing the power supply unit. The picture below shows the motherboard and device connectors where the power plu[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-42 T o remove the power supply unit (PSU): 1. Remove the chassis cover . Refer to section 2.1.1 Removing the side cover . 2. Remove the front panel assembly . Refer to section 2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly . 3. Lay the chassis on a at, stable surface. 4. Locate the four screws on the rear panel. Remove the s[...]

2-43 ASUS TS300-E5 7. Carefully slide the PSU in the direction of the arrow until it disengages from the chassis. T o reinstall the power supply unit: 1. Carefully slide the PSU in the direction of the arrow . 2. Secure the PSU to the chassis with the four screws you removed earlier .[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-44 3. Slide in the PSU bracket. 4. Align the screw holes. 5. Secure the bracket with screws you removed earlier .[...]

3- ASUS TS300-E5 Chapter 3 Installation option This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server .[...]

Chapter 3: Installation option 3-2 4. Locate two round mylars on top cover . 5. Carefully remove each mylar using a sharp, at object such as the edge of a cutter . 3.1.2 Removing the top cover T o remove the top cover 1. Remove the chassis cover . Refer to section 2.1.1 Removing the side cover . 2. Remove the front panel assembly . Refer to sect[...]

3-3 ASUS TS300-E5 3.2 Attaching the mounting ears T o attach the mounting ears: 1. T ake out two handles and metal brackets from the package. 2. Secure the handles to the metal brackets with screws. 3. Remove four screws from the chassis bottom. 4. Align one mounting ear with the holes on the top of the chassis and secure it with screws. 5. Repeat [...]

Chapter 3: Installation option 3-4 3.3 Attaching the inner rail to the server T o attach the inner rail: 1. Slide out the inner rail of the rail kit and pull the slide extension tab to release the inner rail from the kit. 2. Align the screw holes on the inner rail and the chassis top, then secure the inner rail to the chassis top with screws. 3. Re[...]

3-5 ASUS TS300-E5 3.4 Attaching the rack rails T o attach the rack rails: 1. Select one unit of space (1U) on the rack where you want to install the server . 2. Install the nuts on the holes of the 1U space on the rack front and the corresponding rack rear . 4. Adjust the rack rail length to t the rack. 3. Measure the depth of the rack for the l[...]

Chapter 3: Installation option 3-6 5. Position the rack rail to the 1U space on the rack with the nuts installed and secure both the front end and the rear end of the rail with two rack screws each. 6. Repeat steps 1–5 to assemble and attach the rack rail on the other side. Ensure that it is level with the previously installed rack rail. rack scr[...]

3-7 ASUS TS300-E5 3.5 Mounting the server to the rack T o 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. 3. Secure the server to the rack with two screws.[...]

Chapter 3: Installation option 3-8 3.6 Installing the cable manager T o install the cable manager: For demonstration purposes, all the photos in this section are taken out of the rack cabinet. 1. Thread the cabling straps into cable holes on the cable manager arm. 2. Hook the rear pivoting end of the cable manager to the rear end of the rack rail a[...]

3-9 ASUS TS300-E5 3. Connect the front pivoting end of the cable manager to the inner rail which has been attached to the server . The front pivoting end of the cable manager is in place as shown.[...]

Chapter 3: Installation option 3-10[...]

3- ASUS TS300-E5 This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server . This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations. Chapter 4 Motherboard info[...]

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-2 4.1 Motherboard layouts P5BP-E/4L model 24.5cm (9.6in) 30.5cm (12in) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module ) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module ) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module ) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module ) Intel Bigby-p MCH Intel ICH7R AT X12V1 PCIE1 PCI3 PCIE4 PCIE2 PCI5 PCI6 Super I/O 8M b BIO[...]

4-3 ASUS TS300-E5 Layout contents Slots/Sockets Page 1. CPU socket 2-5 2. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-10 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 4-7 2. LAN port for ASUS ASMB3-SOL or ASMB3-iKVM 4-7 3. Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN1_LAN2 4-7 4. Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN3_LAN4 4-7 5. VGA port 4-7 6. Seria[...]

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-4 ® P5BP-E/4L Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 Normal (Default) Clear RTC 1 2 2 3 P5BP-E/4L 4.2 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard bu[...]

4-5 ASUS TS300-E5 2. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) T hi s ju mp er a ll ow s yo u t o s el ec t th e RA ID c on g u ra ti on u ti li ty t o us e w h en y ou c re at e di sk a rr ay s. P la c e t he j um pe r ca ps o ve r p in s 1- 2 if y ou w an t to u se t he LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility (default); otherwise, place[...]

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-6 4. Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SET1 and CHAF AN_SET1) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or a 4-pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan or Chasis fan connectors Set these jumpers to pins 1-2 Short PWM mode if you are using a 4-pin fan cable plug, or to pins 2-3 Short DC mode if you are using a 3-p[...]

4-7 ASUS TS300-E5 4.3 Connectors 4.3.1 Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED 1 8 5 6 4 3 2 7 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. LAN port. This port is for upcoming ASMB3-iKVM controller card only and does not support common network connections.. 3. Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet [...]

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-8 4.3.2 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 i[...]

4-9 ASUS TS300-E5 2. ICH7R Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 133/100 signal cable. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100 signal cable: blue, black, and gray . Connect the blue connector to the motherboard’ s IDE connector , then select one of the following modes to congure y[...]

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-10 Serial A T A hard disk drive connection Connector Setting Use SA T A1/SA T A2 Master Boot disk SA T A3/SA T A4 Slave Data disk 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1-4) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives. If you installed Serial A T A hard disk drives,[...]

4-1 1 ASUS TS300-E5 4. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. This USB connector complies with USB 2.0 specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. The USB port module is purchas[...]

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-12 7. 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 SA T A connectors cause this LED to light up. ® P5BP-E/4L P5BV -E/4L Card Activity LED Connector # HDLED1 1 ADD_IN[...]

4-13 ASUS TS300-E5 8. A TX power connectors (24-pin A TXPWR1, 4-pin A TX12V1) T he s e c o nn e ct o rs a r e f o r S S I p o we r s u pp l y pl u gs . Th e p o we r s up p ly p lu g s a re d es i gn e d t o  t t h e s e c o n ne c to r s i n o n ly o n e o ri e n ta t io n . F i n d t he p ro p er or i e n ta t i o n a nd pu s h d o wn r m l[...]

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-14 9. System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. The system panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. ® P5BP-E/4L P5BP-E/4L System Panel Connector P ANEL1 MLED - GN D NC POWERBTN # +5V GN D GN D NC POWERLED + HDLED+ GN D HDLED- POWERLED- MLED+ NM[...]

4-15 ASUS TS300-E5 10. CPU, Rear , and Front fan connectors (CPU_F AN1, 4-pin FRNT_F AN1-3, 4-pin REAR_F AN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 3.48 A (41.76 W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable match[...]

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-16 ® P5BP-E/4L Auxiliary Panel Connector AUX_ P ANEL1 I2CD A TA_P 2 LOCA TORLED1+ +5VSB LOCA TO RLED1- LAN1_LINKACTLED+ LOCA TORBTN# LAN1_LINKACTLED - GN D +5VSB I2CCLK_P2 GN D GN D LAN2_LINKACTLED- LOCA TO RLED2- LAN2_LINKACTLED + LOCA TO RLED2+ CASEOPEN 1 NC P5BP-E/4L 1 1. System panel auxiliary connector (20[...]

3- ASUS TS300-E5 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters. Chapter 5 BIOS information[...]

Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5-2 5.1 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 3 (Updates a corrupted BIOS le using the USB ash disk or the oppy di[...]

5-3 ASUS TS300-E5 5.1.2 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 allows 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 current BIOS[...]

Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5-4 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 T [...]

5-5 ASUS TS300-E5 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 /iP5BPE4L.ROM iP5BPE4L.ROM =========================================================================== AMI Firmware Update Utility Copyright (C)2004 American Megatrends Inc. All Rights Rese[...]

Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5-6 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS le using the USB ash disk or the oppy disk that contains the updated BIOS le. • Prepare[...]

5-7 ASUS TS300-E5 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. BadBIOSchecksum.StartingBIOSrecovery... Checkingforoppy... Floppy found! Readingle“P5BPE4L.ROM”.Completed. Startashing... When found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted BIOS le. [...]

5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS . Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section [...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-9 5.2.2 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 exit optio[...]

5-10 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2.4 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. 5.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu sc[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-1 1 5.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the type of[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SA T A1/2/3/4 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. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, V endo[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-13 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] [SWDMA0~2] [MWDMA0~2] [UDMA0~6] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology . Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [...]

5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.3.6 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 memory [...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-15 5.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 5.4.1 USBConguration USB Function [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]  USBConguration  RemoteAccessConguration Trusted [...]

5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup The following items appear only when the USB Functions item is set to [Enabled]. USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller . Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB. The AUT O option disables leg[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-17 5.4.2 Remote AccessConguration Remote Access [Disabled] Enables or disables the remote access feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following items appear only when the Remote Access item is set to [Enabled]. Serial port number [COM1] Allows you to select a serial port for console redirection. Con?[...]

5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup T erminal T ype [ANSI] Allows you to select the target terminal type. Conguration options: [ANSI] [VT100] [VT -UTF8] VT -UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable VT -UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI/ VT100 terminals. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] TCG/TPM SUPPORT [No] Allows y[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-19 5.4.5 CPUConguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. C1E Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Halt State. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetche[...]

5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.6 ChipsetConguration The Chipset Conguration menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Execute Disable Bit [Disabled] When disabled, forces the XD feature ag to always return to 0. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-21 Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory . Enable this option only when you install 64-bit operating system. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency . Congura[...]

5-22 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.7 OnboardDevicesConguration The Onboard Devices Conguration menu allows you to change the onboard devices settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. CongureWin83627EHG-ASuperIOChipset SerialPort1Address  [3F8/IRQ4] SerialPort2Address ?[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-23 5.4.8 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. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorre[...]

5-24 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5 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 2.0 Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conguratio[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-25 Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] When set to Power Off, the system goes into of f state after an AC power loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss. When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state was before the AC power loss. Conguration options: [...]

5-26 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5.2 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor CPUTemperature [33ºC/91ºF] MBTemperature [35ºC/95ºF] CPU_Fan1Speed [2884RPM] CPUSmartFanControl [Enabled] CPUFanRatio [Auto] CPUTargetTemperature [50ºC] FRNT_Fan1Speed [2812] FRNT_Fan2Speed [N/A] FRNT_Fan3Speed?[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-27 Front_Fan1/2/3 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] Rear_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] T he o nb oa rd h ar dw ar e mo n i to r au to ma ti ca ll y de te c ts a nd d is pl ay s th e ch a s si s fa n sp ee d i n ro ta ti on s pe r mi nu te ( RP M) . If t he f an i s no t c on ne ct ed t o th e ch as s i s, t he s[...]

5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.6 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. 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2nd Boot Device [A T API CD-ROM] 3rd Boot Device [Hard Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence f[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-29 5.6.2 BootSettingsConguration Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] A[...]

5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup W aitfor‘F1’ IfError[Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit‘DEL ’ MessageDisplay[Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-31 If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 4.2 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. To cl ear th e sup erv iso r p ass wor d, se le ct the Change Supervisor Password t he n pr ess <E nte r> . T he mes sag e “ Pas swo rd U nin sta ll [...]

5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. Conrm the password when prompted. The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password successfully . T o change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 5-33 5.7 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be?[...]

5-34 Chapter 5: BIOS setup[...]

3- ASUS TS300-E5 This chapter provides information on how to congure your hard disk drives as RAID sets. Chapter 6 RAIDconguration[...]

6-2 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.1 Setting up RAID For P A4 model, the Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge chip comes with the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Utility and the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager . These utilities support SA T A hard disk drives and allow creation of RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 conguration. For PX4 model, the ASUS S[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-3 6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap Serial A T A/SAS hard disk drives for RAID conguration. By default, the SA T A/SAS hard disk drives are connected to the motherboard SA T A port 1-4 (P A4 model) or SAS port 1-4 (PX4 model) via the SA T A/SAS backplane and SA T A/SAS cables. Refer to sections 1[...]

6-4 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.2 LSISoftwareRAIDConguration Utility (For PA4 model Only) The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set(s) from SA T A hard disk drives connected to the SA T A connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip. T o enter the LSI Logic E[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-5 6.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A 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 including the size and stripe size (RAID 1 only). In NewConguratio[...]

6-6 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. When selected, the d[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-7 5. Press <F10>, select the congurable array , then press <SpaceBar>. Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters. LSILogicSoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.51Aug13,2007 Cursor[...]

6-8 Chapter 6: 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>. Y ou need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set. 8. When creating a RAID 1 set, select DWC from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. When[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-9 10. When nished setting the selected logical drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 1 1. When nished setting the selected logical drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 12. Follow steps 5 to 10 to congure additional logical drives. 13. When prompt[...]

6-10 Chapter 6: RAID conguration UsingNewConguration When a RAID set is already existing, using the NewConguration command erases the existing RAID conguration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the View/AddConguration command to view or create another RAID conguration. T o create a RAID set [...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-1 1 6.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set Y ou can create a RAID 10 set using four identical hard disk drives. T o create a RAID 10 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 ARRA[...]

6-12 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the congurable array , then press <SpaceBar>. LSILogicSoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.51Aug13,2007 SPACE-Sel,ENTER-E[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-13 Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters. 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select RAID 10 from the menu, then press <Enter>. Y ou need at least four identical hard disk drives w[...]

6-14 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 10. When nished setting the selected logical drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 1 1. When prompted, save the conguration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu . LSILogicSoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.51Aug13,20[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-15 6.2.3 AddingorviewingaRAIDconguration Y ou 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 T o add a new RAID conguration: 1. From the Management Menu , highlight Congure , then press <Enter>[...]

6-16 Chapter 6: 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>. 6. Press <F10> again, and select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. LSILogi[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-17 8. Follow steps 8 to 12 of the CreatingaRAIDset:UsingEasyConguration section . 9. When prompted, save the conguration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu . 10. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the CreatingaRAIDset:UsingEasyConguration section to add the new RAID congu[...]

6-18 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.2.4 Initializing the logical drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the logical drives. Y ou may initialize the logical drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu . Using the Initialize command T o initialize the logical drive using the Initialize [...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-19 3. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. Y ou 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 a[...]

6-20 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 5. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. UsingtheObjectscommand T o initialize the logical drives using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu , highlight Objects , then press <Enter>. LSILogicSoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.51Aug13,2007 [...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-21 2. Select Virtual Drive from the Objects sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 3. Select the logical drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 4. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, then press <Enter> to start initialization. LSILogicSoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility[...]

6-22 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 5. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. 6. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. 7. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. LSILogicSoftwareRAIDConguration?[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-23 6.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives Y ou can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu. T o rebuild a failed hard disk drive: 1. From the Management Menu , highlight Rebuild , then press <Enter>. 2. The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the S[...]

6-24 Chapter 6: 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. LSILogicSoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityVerA.51Aug13,2[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-25 6.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency Y ou 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 dif ferences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter menu. The Check Consistency command[...]

6-26 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Y es from the Consistency Check dialog box, then press <Enter>. Y ou 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 following options. • S[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-27 UsingtheObjectscommand T o 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 drive you want to check, then press <Enter>. 3. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, then press &l[...]

6-28 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.2.7 DeletingaRAIDconguration T o delete a RAID conguration: 1. From the Management Menu, select Congure > Clear Conguration, then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Y es from the Clear Conguration? dialog box, then press <Enter>. The utility c[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-29 6.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set Y ou 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. T o select the boot drive from a RAID set: 1. From the Management Menu, select Congure > Select[...]

6-30 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache Y ou may enable the RAID controller ’s WriteCache option to improve the data transmission performance. When you enable WriteCache , you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives. T o enable WriteCache: 1. From the Manageme[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-31 6.3 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility (For PA4 model only) The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives. T o enter the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility: 1. T urn on the system after inst[...]

6-32 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) T o create a RAID 0 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>. 3. Highlight RAID Level , press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 0 (Stripe),[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-33 7. Highlight the Capacity item, enter the desired RAID volume capacity , then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity . 8. When the Create V olume item is highlighted, press <Enter>. A warning message appears. 9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or [...]

6-34 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) T o create a RAID 1 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. In tel (R) Ma tr ix St ora ge Ma na ger Op tio n RO Mv 5.0 .0. 10 32 IC H7R wR AI D5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corpora[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-35 6.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror) T o create a RAID 10 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. In tel (R) Ma tr ix St ora ge Ma na ger Op tio n RO Mv 5.0 .0. 10 32 IC H7R wR AI D5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. [...]

6-36 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity) T o create a RAID 5 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. In tel (R) Ma tr ix St ora ge Ma na ger Op tio n RO Mv 5.0 .0. 10 32 IC H7R wR AI D5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corpora[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-37 6.3.5 Deleting a RAID set T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID V olume , then press <Enter> to display this screen. 2. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete, then press <Del>. This window appears. 3. Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return [...]

6-38 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID T ake caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive. T o reset a RAID set hard disk drive: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID , then press [...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-39 2. Press <Ctrl-I> to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID conguration utility after POST . 3. If there is available Non-RAID SA T A Hard Disk, the utility will prompt the windows for rebuilding the RAID. Press <Enter> to select the port of destination disk for rebuilding or press <ESC> to exit The size[...]

6-40 Chapter 6: RAID conguration Rebuilding the RAID with new installed disk: 1. If one member of physical SA T A Hard disk within the array is off-line or failed, the status of array will become to be degraded from normal. The following displays as. 2. Remove the failed SA T A hard disk and install the same specication of new SA T A hard dis[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 6-41 6.3.8 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager T o 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. 6.3.9 Setting[...]

6-42 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.3.10 Global Array Manager Y ou may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows ® operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD. Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details. 4. Exit the BIOS Setup Utili[...]

6-43 ASUS TS300-E5 6.4 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility (for PX4 model only) The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to create the following RAID set(s) from SAS hard disk drives supported by the LSI SAS 1064E controller: • RAID 1 (Integrated Mirroring) • RAID 1E (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced) • [...]

6-44 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 4. The Adapter Properties screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties , then press <Enter>. 3. The following screen appears. Select a channel and press <Enter> to enter the setup. The numbers of the channel depend on the controller . Esc=ExitMenuF1/Shift+1=Help[...]

6-45 ASUS TS300-E5 5. The Select New Array T ype screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select Create IM V olume , then press <Enter>. 6. The Creat e New Ar ray sc reen sho ws the di sks yo u can add t o make up th e IM vol ume. U se the arrow key to select a dis k, th en mov e the cursor to t he RAI D Dis k colu mn. T o in clude this d isk i [...]

6-46 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 8. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add the second disk to the volume. 9. When done, press <C> to create the array , then select Save changes then exit this menu . 10. The utility creates the array . 7. A conrmation screen appears. Press <M> to keep existing data on the rst disk. If you choose this optio[...]

6-47 ASUS TS300-E5 6.4.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced volume The Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports three to ten disks, or seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare disks. T o create an IME volume: 1. Follow steps 1–4 of the section Integrated Mirroring volume . 2. The Select New Array T ype screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select C[...]

6-48 Chapter 6: RAID conguration By default, the RAID Disk eld shows No before array creation. This eld is grayed out under the following conditions: • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array . • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk has been selected as [...]

6-49 ASUS TS300-E5 6.4.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume The Integrated Striping (IS) feature provides RAID 0 functionality , supporting volumes with two to ten disks. Y ou may combine an IS volume with an IM or IME volume. T o create an IS volume: 1. Follow steps 1–4 of the section Integrated Mirroring volume . 2. The Select New Array T ype scre[...]

6-50 Chapter 6: RAID conguration By default, the RAID Disk eld shows No before array creation. This eld is grayed out under the following conditions: • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array . • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk has been selected as [...]

6-51 ASUS TS300-E5 6.4.4 Managing Arrays The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility allows you to perform other tasks related to conguring and maintaining IM and IME volumes. Refer to this section to view volume properties, manage the hot spare disk, synchronize the array , activate the array , and delete the array . Viewing volume properties T o vie[...]

6-52 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 3. The View Array screen appears. Here you can view properties of the RAID array(s) created. If you have congured a hot spare, it will also be listed. If you created more than one array , you may view the next array by pressing <Alt+N>. Esc=ExitMenuF1/Shift+1=Help E[...]

6-53 ASUS TS300-E5 Managing hot spares Y ou may co ng ur e o ne dis k a s a gl oba l ho t s par e to pr ote ct cr it ica l d ata o n t he IM/ IME vo lum e(s ). Y ou m ay cre ate t he ho t s par e di sk at th e sam e t ime y ou cr eat e th e I M/I ME vo lum e. Ref er to th is sec tio n w hen a dd ing a ho t spa re dis k on an ex ist in g v olu me[...]

6-54 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 4. Use the arrow key to select the disk you would like to congure as hot spare, then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column. Press <+>, <->, or <Space>. The Drive Status column eld now shows Hot Spare . Press <C> to commit the changes. Synchronizing the array Synchronizing the array a[...]

6-55 ASUS TS300-E5 Activating an array If an array is removed from one controller/computer or moved to another , the array is considered inactive. When you add the array back to the system, you may reactivate the array . T o activate the array: 1. From the Manage Array screen, select Activate Array , then press <Enter>. 2. Press <Y> to [...]

6-56 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.4.5 Viewing SAS topology 1. From the Adapter Properties screen, select SAS T opology . Press <Alt+D> to display device properties, or <Alt+M> to display more keys. 2. Information about the volume and its member-disks are then displayed. Esc=ExitMenuF1/Shift+1=Help En[...]

6-57 ASUS TS300-E5 6.4.6 Global Properties From the Adapter List screen, press <Alt+N> to enter Global Properties menu. From the menu you may change related settings. Pause When Boot Alert Displayed Sets whether to pause or not when the boot alert displays. Conguration options: [Y es] [No] Esc=ExitMenuF1/Sh[...]

6-58 Chapter 6: RAID conguration Boot Information Display Mode Sets the disk information display mode. Conguration options: [Display adapters & installed devices] [Display adapters only] [Display adapters and all devices] [Display minimal information] Support Interrupt Conguration options: [Hook interrupt, the Default] [Bypass interrup[...]

6-59 ASUS TS300-E5 Restore Defaults This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the system defaults. Esc=ExitMenuF1/Shift+1=Help Alt+N = Adapter List -/+ = Change Item LSICorpCongUtilityv6.20.00.00(2007.12.04) Adapter List Global Prop[...]

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3- ASUS TS300-E5 This chapter provides information on RAID congurations, RAID driver installation, and LAN driver installation for this motherboard. Chapter 7 Driver installation[...]

7-2 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 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. 7.1.1 Creating a RAID drive[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-3 ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver ICH7R LSI RAID Driver Broadcom ASF Firmware Update 7. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the folppy disk drive. 8. Press <Enter>. 9. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit Windows 64 bit Back Exit ICH7R LSI RAID [...]

7-4 Chapter 7: Driver installation Boot from Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux/SUSE Linux Enterprise Server T o create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux / SUSE Linux Enterprise server environment: 1. Insert a blank formatted high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive. 2. Decompress the le into the oppy disk from the followi[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-5 7.1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk (for PX4 Model) Y ou may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet. A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® Server or Red Hat ® Enterprise / SuSE operating system on a hard disk drive th[...]

7-6 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver (for P A4 Model) Windows ® Server During Windows ® Server installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server installation CD. 2. Press <F6> when the message “ Press F6 if you n[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-7 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>. 6. The Windows ® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press <Enter> to continue installation. 7. S[...]

7-8 Chapter 7: 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 suitabl[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-9 T o 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 SA T A RAID or Intel[...]

7-10 Chapter 7: Driver installation Red Hat ® Enterprise T o install the Intel ® ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® Installation CD. 2. At the boot: , type linuxdd , then press <Enter>.[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-11 4. Select fd0 using the <T ab> key when asked to select the driver disk source. Press <T ab> to move the cursor to OK , then press <Enter>. 3. Select Y es using the <T ab> key when asked if you have the driver disk. Press <Enter>[...]

7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installation 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select Y es , 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 , [...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-13 SuSE Linux T o 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 oper[...]

7-14 Chapter 7: 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 TS300-E5 7-15 7.1.4 Installing the RAID controller driver (for PX4 Model) Windows ® Server During Windows ® Server installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server: 1. Start the installation: • Floppy Install: Boot the computer with the Windows Server installation diskettes. • CD-ROM Install: Boot fro[...]

7-16 Chapter 7: Driver installation T o an existing Windows ® Server T o install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows ® Server: After installing the LSI 1064E RAID Controller card and rebooting your system, Windows Server setup will show a “ Found New Hardware ” dialog box. Under Windows, “ RAID Controller ” will be displayed[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-17 Red Hat ® Enterprise During Red Hat ® OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Linux OS: 1. Start the RedHat Linux Installation by booting from the install CD. At the “Welcome to Red Hat Linux...” installation screen, a prompt labeled boot: will appear at the bottom of the screen. 2.[...]

7-18 Chapter 7: Driver installation SuSE Linux During SuSE Linux OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS: 1. Start the SuSE Linux Installation by booting from the install CD. 2. As the system boots, press F5 for the Driver Disk. 3. Move the cursor to the Installation – ACPI Disabled option, and press E[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-19 7.2 Intel ® chipset software installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Plug and Play components for the Intel ® chipset on the system. Y ou need to manually install the Intel ® chipset software on a Windows Server operating system. T o install the Intel ® chipset software 1. Restart the computer , [...]

7-20 Chapter 7: Driver installation 5. Select Y es to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process. 6. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to activate the installation. 7. After completing the installation, click Finish to restart the computer .[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-21 7.3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Graphics driver . 7.3.1 Windows ® Server Y ou need to manually install the XGI Graphics driver on a Windows ® Server operating system. T o install the XGI Graphics driver 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. [...]

7-22 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.3.2 Red Hat ® Enterprise The Red Hat ® Enterprise operating system automatically recognizes the XGI Graphics driver during system installation. There is no need to install an additional driver(s) to support the onboard VGA.[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-23 7.4 LAN driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver . 7.4.1 Windows ® Server T o install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver on a Windows ® Server: 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system [...]

7-24 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.4.2 Red Hat ® Enterprise Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom 5721 LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat ® Enterprise operating system. Building the driver T o build the driver: 1. Copy the Lan Driver from the SCD and save it in TMP . 2. Decompress the le. 3. Enter DriverInstall . 4 [...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-25 7.5 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, 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 without notice. Visit the ASUS website ([...]

7-26 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.5.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring application. Click on an item to install. 7.5.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.[...]

ASUS TS300-E5 7-27 7.5.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. Y ou can also nd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.[...]

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3- ASUS TS300-E5 This section provides information about the power supply unit and a troubleshooting guide for solving common problems when using the barebone server . Appendix Reference information[...]

Appendix: Reference information A-2 A.1 450 W single power supply A.1.1 General description The 450 W SSI-type single power supply with universal AC input includes PFC and A TX-compliant output cables and connectors. The power supply has 13 plugs labeled P1 to P13. T ake note of the devices to which you should connect the plugs. P2 Motherboard 4-pi[...]

A-3 ASUS TS300-E5 A.1.2 Specications DC Output characteristics Output V oltage Max (A) +3.33V 24 +5V 24 +12V 43 -12V 0.5 -5V 0.5 +5VSB 2.0 Input Characteristics Input V oltage Range Normal Range 1 10 to 127 V ~ 10 A Auto Range 200 to 240 V ~ 5 A Input Frequency Range 50 Hz to 60 Hz[...]

Appendix: Reference information A-4 A.2 Simplexes Some problems that you may encounter are not due to defects on the system or the components. These problems only requires simple troubleshooting actions that you can perform by yourself. Problem Action The power LED on the server or on the monitor do not light up 1. Check if the power cable[...]