Asus TW300-E5/PI4 manual

TW300-E5/PI4 Intel ® LGA775 Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo Series W orkstation User ’ s Manaual[...]

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 2.7.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-2 1 2.8 Removing components ............................................................. 2-22 2.8.1 Removing the oppy disk drive ..................................... 2-22 2.8.2 Removing the system fan ............................................. 2-2 [...]

v Contents 4.3.5 S A T A 1 ~ 6 . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 4 - 1 4 4.3.6 SA T A Conguration ....................................................... 4-15 4.3.7 AHCI Conguration ..................................[...]

vi Contents 4.6.4 ACPI APIC Support ....................................................... 4-3 1 4.6.5 APM Conguration ........................................................ 4-32 4.6.6 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 4-3 3 4.7 Boot menu ................................................................[...]

vii 6.1.2 Creating a RAID/SA T A driver disk in Windows ® .............. 6-2 6.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 6- 3 6.1.4 Installing an operating system ........................................ 6-5 6.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 6-6 6.2.1 Running t[...]

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 workstation. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the general features of the workstation, including sections on front panel and r[...]

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 TW300-E5/PI4 This chapter describes the general features of the workstation, including sections on front panel and rear panel specications. Chapter 1 Product introduction[...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 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 TW300-E5/PI4 Chassis ASUS T10 Pedestal Chassis Motherboard ASUS P5E WS Professional Component 1 x 450W Single Power Supply 1 x 95mm System Fan 5 x SA T[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 1-3 1.3 Systemspecications The ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 is a workstation featuring the ASUS P5E WS Professional motherboard. The workstation supports Intel® LGA775 Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo processors with EM64T technology , plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. (continued on the [...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-4 Networking LAN 2 x Marvell ® 8056 PCI-E GbE LANs Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD 1 x 7-in-1 Card Reader 2 x 5.25” Optical Drives (Options: 16X DVD-ROM / DVD-RW) Graphic VGA Graphic Add-on Card Conguration Option: Option 1: Professional 2D - NVIDIA Quadro NVS290 (256 MB, up to 2 cards) Option 2: Entry 3D - [...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 1-5 1.4 Front panel features The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, optical drive, and two USB ports are located on the front panel. The drive bays, power and reset buttons, LED indicators, CD/DVD-ROM drive, oppy drive, and USB [...]

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 power supply module, and a vent for the system fan. The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, USB, VGA, and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present. Power supply modul[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 1-7 1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. 1. Power supply unit 2. 95mm system fan 3. ASUS P5E WS Professional motherboard 4. Expansion card locks 5. Optical drive 6. 5.25-inch drive bay 7. 7-in-1 Card Reader 8. Front I/O board (hidden) 9. Internal HDD bays 10. Chassis intrusion switch 6 [...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-8 1.7 LED information 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs 1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs LED Icon Display status Description Power LED ON System power ON HDD Access LED OFF Blinking No activity Read/write data into the HDD ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANG[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 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 2.1.1 Removing the left side cover Y ou have to remove the left side cover to install or replace internal components of the server system. • Ensure that you unplug the power cord before removing the side cover . • T ake extra care when removing the side cover. Keep your ngers from components in[...]

2-3 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 2.1.2 Removing the right side cover Most internal components can be installed or replaced after removing the left side cover . However , for components such as Serial A T A hard disk drives, you may have to remove the right side cover for easier component installation or replacement. T o remove the right side cover 1. Remove t[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-4 P5E WS PRO ® 2.2 Motherboard overview The barebone server comes with the P5E WS Professional motherboard already installed. The motherboard is secured to the chassis by nine (9) screws as indicated by the circles in the illustration below . Ensure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing any motherboard [...]

2-5 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 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 3300 / 3200 / 3100 / 3000 Series processor in the 775-land package 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then [...]

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 TW300-E5/PI4 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 ® Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo Series LGA775 processors with the Intel ® Enhanced Memory 64 T echnology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading [...]

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 Installing the CPU heatsink The Intel ® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo Series processors require an Intel certied or ASUS qualied he[...]

2-9 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN . Do not forget to connect the CPU_F AN connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector . P5E WS PRO ® P5E WS Professional CPU fan connector CPU_F AN GND CPU F AN PW R CPU FAN IN CPU F AN PW M[...]

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: P5E W S PRO ® P5E WS Professional 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM[...]

2-1 1 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 64-bit Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition Windows ® Vista x64 Edition • Due to chipset limitation, this motherboard can only support up to 8 GB on the operating systems listed below . Y ou may install a maximum of 2 GB DIMMs on each slot. • Some old-version DDR2-800 DIMMs may not match Intel ® ’s On-Die-T erminat[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-12 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 sea[...]

2-13 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 2.5 Installing hard disk drives The server system supports four Serial A T A hard disk drives through screw-free hard disk drive holders. T o install a Serial A T A hard disk drive 1. Follow the instruction in section 2.1.2 Removing the right side cover to remove the right side cover . 2. Slightly push inward the HDD holder h[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-14 6. Attach the other side of the HDD screw holes to the cage pin caps, as shown in the right gure. 7. Carefully insert the HDD holder and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until the cage handles x to the HDD bay .[...]

2-15 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 2.6 Installing 5.25-inch drives Ensure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing any system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components! 1 2 The system comes with two 5.25-inch drive bays located on the upper front part of the chassis. An optical drive that[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-16 3. Carefully remove the front panel cover , and then set aside. 2.6.2 Installing an additional optical drive Congure your optical drive as Master/Slave device before installing it to the drive bay . Refer to the optical drive documentation for details. T o install an additional optical drive 1. Select the drive bay[...]

2-17 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 2. Follow the direction of the arrows in the gure to unlock and lift the drive bay lock. 3. Carefully insert the drive to the bay . 4. Align the drive to the bay screw holes, and then lock the drive bay lock. 5. Connect a 40-pin IDE cable (from the rst optical drive) and a 4-pin power plug (from the power supply unit) t[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-18 6. Remove the front panel bay cover opposite the drive bay you used by pressing the hooks inward. 7. Reinstall the front panel and side covers when done.[...]

2-19 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 2.7 Expansion cards 2.7.1 Installing expansion cards The system comes with two PCI Express x16 slots (x8 link), one PCI Express x1 slot (x1 link), one PCI-X 64bit/133MHz slot, and two PCI 32-bit/33MHz/5V slots. Ensure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing an expansion card. Failure to do so may cause severe [...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-20 6. Align the card connector with the slot, then press rmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 7. Restore the expansion card lock to its original position and push it down until you hear a click sound. 2.7.2 Conguringanexpansioncard After installing the expansion card, congure it by a[...]

2-21 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 2.7.3 Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI Slot 1 Shared – – – – – – – PCI Slot 2 – Shared – – – – – – LAN 1 (8056) – – Shared – – – – – LAN 2 (8056) – – – Shared – – – – SA T A (Marvell) Shared – – – – – – – PCIe X[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-22 2.8 Removing components Y ou may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing other system components, or when replacing a defective component. This section tells how to remove the following components: 1. Floppy disk drive (FDD) 2. System fan 3. SA T A backplane 2.8.1 Removing?[...]

2-23 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 2.8.2 Removing the system fan T o remove the system fan 1. Disconnect the chassis fan cable from the CHA_F AN1 connector on the motherboard. 2. Locate and remove four system fan screws at the rear panel. Keep the screws for later use. Hold the system fan with one hand while removing the system screws. 3. Remove the system fan[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-24 T o remove the SA T A backplane 1. Remove the right side cover rst. Disconnect all SA T A cables and power cables connected to the SA T A backplane. 2.8.3 Removing the SA T A backplane Remove all hard drives before removing the SA T A backplane. 2. Remove all the six screws on the back of the SA T A backplane holde[...]

2-25 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4. Remove all the six screws on the holder to replace the SA T A backplane.[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-26 2.9 Connecting cables The TW300-E5/PI4 chassis includes the power and signal cables that you need to connect to the motherboard, storage drives, and other devices that you intend to install. • The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. Y ou do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will rem[...]

3- ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the workstation. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations. Chapter 3 Motherboard info[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-2 3.1 Motherboard layouts P5E WS Professional Motherboard P ANEL P5 E W S P RO ® AAFP CHASSIS 24.5cm (9.6in) 30.5cm (12.0in) CPU_FAN DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) FLOPPY Super I/O CD PCIEX16_1 PCI2 CLRTC SB_PWR EA TXPWR CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CHA_FAN2 COM1 [...]

3-3 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location [...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-4 Layout contents Jumper Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLR TC_EN ) 3-6 2. PCI-X Speed setting (3-pin PCIX_SPEED1) 3-7 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 3-8 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 3-8 3. LAN 1 (RJ-45) port 3-8 4. IEEE 1394a port 3-8 5. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port 3-8 6. Center/Subwoofer port (or[...]

3-5 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY ) 3-1 1 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE ) 3-12 3. ICH9R Serial A T A connectors [blue] (7-pin SA T A1-6 ) 3-13 4. Marvell ® 88SE6145 Serial A T A RAID connectors [black] (7-pin EXT_SA T A1-2) 3-14 5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910, USB1 1 12 )[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-6 3.2 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 button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup infor[...]

3-7 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 2. PCI-X Speed setting (3-pin PCIX_SPEED1) This jumper allows you to set the PCI-X slot’s maximum frequency capability . Thejumpercaponpins1-2: 133 MHz capability for the PCI-X slot. Thejumpercaponpins2-3: 100 MHz capability for the PCI-X slot. P5E W S PRO ® 3 2 P5E WS Professional PCIX speed s[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-8 3.3 Connectors 3.3.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) PS/2 keyboard port (purple) . This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S/PDIF cable. 3. LAN1 (RJ-45) port. Supported by Marvell ® Gigabit LAN controll[...]

3-9 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 10. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. 1 1. Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speakers in an 8-channel audio conguration. 12. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 13. External SA T A ports . These p[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-10 14. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 . These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 15. Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 16. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports ar[...]

3-1 1 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 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 [...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-12 • Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra A T A cable connector . This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80 – conductor IDE cable for Ultra A T A 100/66/33 IDE devices. Drivejumpersetting Mode of device(s) Cable connector S[...]

3-13 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 3. ICH9R Serial A T A connectors [blue] (7-pin SA T A1-6) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives and optical disk drives. • Wh en usi ng the con nec tor s i n Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SA T A1/2 connector . Refer to the table below[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-14 4. Marvell ® 88SE6145 Serial A T A RAID connectors [black] (7-pin EXT_SA T A1-2) These connectors are for Serial A T A signal cables that support Serial A T A hard disk drives. T o congure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10, install an internal Serial A T A hard disk drive to one of these connectors and an[...]

3-15 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910, USB1 1 12) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection spe[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-16 7. Optical drive audio co nne cto r (4-pin CD) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. 8. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector , the[...]

3-17 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 9. CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN, 3-pin CHA_F AN1-2, 3-pin PWR_F AN) The fan c onnect ors su pport co oling fans o f 350 mA~2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A~7 A (84 W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable mat[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-18 1 1. Front panel audio co nne cto r (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector . • We reco mmend that yo u conn ect a h igh-de ?[...]

3-19 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 • For a fully congured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with A TX 12 V Specication 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W . • Do not forget to connect the 8-pin EA TX12V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of a PSU with a higher powe[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-20 • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector . The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pi[...]

3-21 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 15. Q-Connector (system panel) Y ou can use ASUS Q-Connector to connect / disconnect chassis front panel cables by only a few steps. Directions below shows how to install ASUS Q- Connector . Step2. Properly install the ASUS Q-Connector to the System panel connctor . Step1. Connect correct front panel to ASUS Q-Connector rs[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-22[...]

3- ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters. Chapter 4 BIOS information[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4-2 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 Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.) 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a oppy disk or USB ash disk.) 3. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS usin[...]

4-3 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 Quit all Windows ® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility . 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select . Click Next . Updating the BIOS through the Internet T o update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop b[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4-4 UpdatingtheBIOSthroughaBIOSle T o update the BIOS through a BIOS le: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate . The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a le option from the drop-[...]

4-5 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4.1.2 Creatingabootableoppydisk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A: / S then press <Enter>. Windows ® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4-6 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a oppy disk and using a DOS-based utility . The EZ Flash 2 utility is built in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On S[...]

4-7 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4.1.4 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 [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4-8 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support DVD 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. A:>afudos /iP5EWP.ROM Write t[...]

4-9 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4.1.5 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 motherboard support DVD or the USB ash disk that contains the updated BIOS le. Prep[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4-10 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4.1 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 TW300-E5/PI4 4-1 1 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 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 Ai T weaker For changing the system performance settings Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management (APM) congurat[...]

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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 sc[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-13 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 [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the type[...]

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.5 S A T A 1 ~ 6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of 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 endor ,[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-15 DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology . Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data T ra[...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Disables or enables device write protection. This will be ef fective only if device is accessed throuh BIOS Conuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] SA T A Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for detecting A T A/A T API devices. Conguration options: [0] [5] [10] [1[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-17 4.3.8 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. ASUS BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specication. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory . Select [...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai T weaker menu items allow you to change the settings for the system performance. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Ai T weaker menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction. 4.4.1 Ai Overclock T uner [Auto] Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to a[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-19 T urbo N.O.S. [Overclock 3%] This sub-item appears only when you set the N.O.S. Mode item to either [Standard], [Sensitive], or [Heavy Load]. Allows you to set the maximum overclock percentage for the selected N.O.S. mode. Conguration options: [Overclock 3%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 10%] [Overclock 15%] [Overclock 20%] [O[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The following item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock T uner item to [Manual], [N.O.S.] and [X.M.P .]. PCIE Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency . Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the PCIE frequency . The values range from 100 to 150. 4.4.4 DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to [...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-21 • The following sub-items apprear only when you set the DRAM T iming Control item to [Manual]. • The conguration options for some of the following items vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. CAS# Latency [ 5 DRAM Clocks] Conguration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] [5 DRAM Clocks] [6 DR[...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.1 1 T ransaction Booster [Auto] Allows you to set the system performance. Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Relax Level [1] This sub-item appears only when you set the T ransaction Booster item to [Disabled]. Set this item to a higher level to get better compatibility . Use the <+> and <->[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-23 • Setting the CPU PLL V oltage, FSB T ermination V oltage, DRAM Voltage and North Bridge V oltage to a high level may damage the chipset, memory module, and CPU permanently . Proceed with caution. • Some values of the CPU PLL V oltage, FSB T ermination V oltage, DRAM V oltage and North Bridge V oltage items are labeled in[...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.20 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] Allows you to disable or set to auto the PCI Express clock spread spectrum. Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled][...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-25 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction. v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Ai [...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU Ratio Control [Auto] This item allows you to set the ratio between CPU Core Clock and FSB Frequency . The value is adjusted by typing the desired values using the numeric keypad and press the <Enter> key . Y ou can also use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. T o restore the default setting, ty[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-27 4.5.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. North Bridge Conguration Con gure North B ridge features. BIOS SET[...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.5.3 OnBoardDevicesConguration Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Onboard Device Conguraiton High Denition Audio [Enabled] Front Panel Type [HD Audio] Marvell SATA/PATA Controller [Legacy Mode] Ma[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-29 PCIE GigaBit LAN1 [Enabled] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] This item appears only when you enable the previous item. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCIE GigaBit LAN2 [Enabled] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] This item appears only when yo[...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The USB Devices Enabled item shows auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None . Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Conguration USB Devices Enabled: 1 M[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-31 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. 4.6.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for system suspend.[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6.5 APMConguration Restore On AC Power Loss [Power Off] 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[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-33 Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to disable the Power On by PS/2 keyboard function or set specic keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] v02.6[...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU Q-Fan Control [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Q-Fan controller . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The CPUFanProle item appears when you enable the CPU Q-Fan Control feature. CPUFanProle[Optimal] Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan. Wh[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-35 4.7 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. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot Device Priority Boot Settings[...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7.2 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 [En[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-37 Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. T o set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>. 2. [...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility . View Only allows access but does not allow change to any eld. Limited allows changes onl[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-39 4.8 Tools menu The T ools menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS [...]

4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.8.2 ASUSO.C.Prole This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. SavetoProe1/2 Allows you to save the current BIOS le to the BIOS Flash. Press <Enter> to save the le. LoadfromProle1/2 Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash. Pre[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 4-41 POST Check LAN cable [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable LAN cable check during POST . When enabled, the menu reports the cable faults or shorts, and displays the point (length) where the faults or shorts are detected. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.8.3 Ai Net 2 This menu displays the status of the Loca[...]

4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.9 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 Enter Go to Sub Screen Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends,[...]

3- ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 This chapter provides information on how to congure your hard disk drives as RAID sets. Chapter 5 RAIDconguration[...]

5-2 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.1 RAIDcongurations The motherboard comes with two RAID controllers that allow you to congure Serial A T A hard disk drives as RAID sets. • The Intel ® ICH9R Southbridge RAID includes a high performance SA T A RAID controller that supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 for six independent Ser[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-3 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial A T A hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array . T o install the SA T A hard disks for a RAID conguration: 1. Install the SA T A hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect th[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2 Marvel ® 88SE6145 RAID BIOS  CongurationUtility The Marvell ® 88SE6145 RAID BIOS Conguration utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5 set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southbridge. T o enter the Marv[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-5 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set T o create a RAID set: 1. From the utility menu bar , select Create on the top. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd. ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit Adapter 1 Arrays Information: No array is dened! Disks Information: ID Port Disk Name Size Speed Status 0 0 SATA: Hitachi HDS721010K[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 4. The Create Array screen appears. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd. ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit Select free disks to create ID Port Disk Name Size Speed Status *0 0 SATA: Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB SATA II FREE *4 1 SATA: Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB SATA II FREE 8 2 SATA: Hitachi HDS721[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-7 6. A conrmation screen appears. Press <Y> to conrm the array creation. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd. Create the array?[Y] Select free disks to create ID Port Disk Name Size Speed Status *0 0 SATA: Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB SATA II FREE *4 1 SATA: Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB SATA II FREE 8 2[...]

5-8 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.2.2 Deleting an array T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility menu bar , select Delete on the top and press <Enter> and the Delete array screen appears. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd. ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit Delete array ID Array Name Size Level Status Stripe Members 0 2T[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-9 3. Press <Y> again to conrm and delete the selected array . Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd. Warning: Do you want to delete the array's MBR?[Y] Delete array ID Array Name Size Level Status Stripe Members *0 2TB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB 0, 4 NEXT [ Adapter] [ Create] [ Delete] NEXT Y ou cannot recover[...]

5-10 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 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 installi[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-1 1 5.3.1 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) , then press[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 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 t[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-13 5.3.2 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. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>. 3. Highlight RAID Level , press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 1 (Mirror) , then press [...]

5-14 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.3 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. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. 3. Highlight RAID Level , press the up/down arrow key to select RAID[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-15 5.3.4 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. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. 3. Highlight RAID Level , press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5, then press <Enter[...]

5-16 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.5 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 RAI[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-17 5.3.6 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 <Enter>[...]

5-18 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 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>[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-19 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 disk into the sa[...]

5-20 Chapter 5: RAID conguration 5.3.8 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. 5.3.9 Sett[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 5-21 5.3.10 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 Utility and save t[...]

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3- ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 This chapter provides information on how to install the drivers for system components. This chapter also describes the software applications that the barebone workstation supports. Chapter 6 Driver installation[...]

6-2 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. For Windows ® Vista operating system, use either a oppy disk or a USB device with the RAID driver . 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk [...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-3 6.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® XP OS T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® XP OS 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® XP installation CD. The Windows ® XP Setup starts. 2. Press <F6> when the message “ Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID d[...]

6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press <Enter>. Marvell 6145 SA T A Controller Select Marvell 61XX SA T A Controller 32bit Driver for 32bit Windows Server OS, Marvell 61XX SA T A Controller 64bit Driver for 64bit Windows Server OS, Marvell 61XX SA T A Controller V ista 32bit Driver fo[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-5 6. The Windows ® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press <Enter> to continue installation. 7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue. 6.1.4 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows ® XP/64-bit XP/Vista/[...]

6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the le ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double-click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the DVD. Click an item to install 6.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, [...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-7 6.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard. Intel(R) Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Inte[...]

6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system volt[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-9 ASUS Update Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website. Adobe Acrobat Reader V7.0 Installs the Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader that allows you to open, view , and print documents in P[...]

6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create Intel ® ICH9R RAID driver disk/ Marvell ® 61xx P A T A/eSA T A driver disk. Make Intel ICH9R AHCI/RAID 32bit/64bit Driver Allows you to create an Intel ® ICH9R RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit system. Make Marvell 61xx P A T A/eSA T A Driver Allo[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-11 6.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual. Most user manual les are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader from the Utilities tab before opening a user manual le. 6.2.6 ASUS Contact information C[...]

6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.2.7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support DVD. Click an icon to display the specied information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specications of the motherboard. Browse this DVD Displays the su[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-13 T echnical support Form Displays the ASUS T echnical Support Request Form that you have to ll out when requesting technical support. Filelist Displays the contents of the support DVD and a brief description of each in text format.[...]

6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3 Software information Most of the applications in the Support DVD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme le that came with the software application for more information. 6.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™ The ASUS MyLogo2™ utility lets you customize the b[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-15 9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility , ash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo. 10. After ashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST . 8. Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box. 7. When the logo images appear on the ri[...]

6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3.2 Audiocongurations The Realtek ® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your computer . The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability . The CODEC also includes the Realtek ® proprietary UAJ ® (Univers[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-17 Device advanced settings Click Device advanced settings to show further settings for the playback and recording device. Information Click the Information button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller , audio codec, and language setting. Connector settings Click the Connect[...]

6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation Digital Output The Realtek ® audio CODEC allows you to connect an external audio output device via the coaxial/digital S/PDIF port. Y ou can set your listening environment, set the karaoke, or select pre-programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure. T o set the digital output options 1. From the Rea[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-19 Line In The Line In tab allows you to congure audio input settings using the analog line in port. T o set the analog line in options 1. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager , click the Line In tab. 2. Click Set Default Device to set the analog line in port as the default audio input device. 3. The Line In tab allows you to ad[...]

6-20 Chapter 6: Driver installation Control settings window Conguration options Information button Exit button Minimize button B. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP™ Information Click the information button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller , audio codec, and language setting. [...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-21 Sound Effect The Realtek ® audio CODEC allows you to set your listening environment, adjust the equalizer , set the karaoke, or select pre-programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure. T o set the sound effect options 1. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager , click the Sound Effect tab. 2. Click the shortcut button[...]

6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation Audio I/O The Audio I/O option allows you congure your input/output settings. T o set the Audio I/O options 1. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager , click the Audio I/O tab. 2. Click the drop-down menu to select the channel conguration. 3. The con trol set tings window d isplays the status of connected device[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-23 3D Audio Demo The 3D Audio Demo option gives you a demonstration of the 3D audio feature. T o start the 3D Audio Demo 1. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager , click the 3D Audio Demo tab. 2. Click the option buttons to change the sound, moving path, or environment settings. 3. Click to test your settings. 4. Click to effect the[...]

6-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that monitors the computer ’s vital components, and detects and alerts you of any problem with these components. PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. Because PC Probe II is software-based, you can start monitoring y[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-25 Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right handle turns red, as the illustrations below show . When displayed, the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red. Refer to the Monitor panels section for details. Button Function Opens the Conguration window Opens the Report window Opens the Des[...]

6-26 Chapter 6: Driver installation Changing the monitor panels position T o change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop, click the arrow down button of the Scheme options, then select another position from the list box. Click OK when nished. Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect. If you [...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-27 Monitoring sensor alert The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value. Refer to the illustrations below . Large display Small display WMI browser Click to display the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) browser . This browser displays various Windows® management informat[...]

6-28 Chapter 6: Driver installation PCI browser Click to display the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) browser . This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on your system. Click the plus sign (+) before the PCI Information item to display available information. Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the use[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-29 ConguringPCProbeII Click to view and adjust the sensor threshold values. The Cong window has two tabs: Sensor/Threshold and Preference. The Sensor/ Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values. The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts, or change the [...]

6-30 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to launch AI Gear 2, AI N.O.S., AI Booster , AI Nap, and Q-Fan 2 utilities easily . Installing AI Suite T o install AI Suite on your computer: 1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun fe[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-31 Other feature buttons Click on right corner of the main window to open the monitor window . Click on right corner of the expanded window to switch the temperature from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit. Displays the CPU/ system temperature, CPU/memory/PCIE voltage, and CPU/ chassis fan speed Displays the FSB/CPU freque[...]

6-32 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3.5 ASUS AI Gear 2 ASUS AI Gear 2 provides four system performance options that allows you to select the best performance setting for your computing needs. This easy-to-use utility adjusts the processor frequency and vCore voltage to minimize system noise and power consumption. After installing AI Suite from th[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-33 6.3.6 ASUS AI Nap This feature allows you to minimize the power consumption of your computer whenever you are away . Enable this feature for minimum power consumption and a quieter system operation. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the W[...]

6-34 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3.7 ASUS AI N.O.S. This ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Window[...]

ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 6-35 6.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 This ASUS Q-Fan 2 Control feature allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan 2 or the Chassis Q-Fan 2 for more efcient system operation. After enabling the Q-Fan 2 function, the fans can be set to automatically adjust depending on the temperature, to decrease fan speed, or to ac[...]

6-36 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3.9 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows ® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows ® OS taskbar and cli[...]

3- ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 This section provides information about the CPU features and technologies and a troubleshooting guide for solving common problems when using the barebone workstation. Appendix Reference information[...]

Appendix: Reference information A-2 A.1 Intel ® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel ® LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with a BIOS le that supports EM64T . Y ou can download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website (www .asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update t[...]

A-3 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 A.2.2 Using the EIST T o use the EIST feature: 1. T urn on the computer , then enter the BIOS Setup. 2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPUConguration , then press <Enter>. 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep T echnology item to [Enabled], and then press <Enter>. 4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exi[...]

Appendix: Reference information A-4 A.3 Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology • The motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium® LGA775 processors with Hyper-Threading T echnology . • Hyper-Threading T echnology is supported under Windows ® Vista/XP and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only . Under Linux, use the Hyper-Threading compiler to co[...]

A-5 ASUS TW300-E5/PI4 A.4 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 workstation or on the monitor do not light up 1. Check if the power cable is prope[...]

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