Asus TS100E8PI4 manual

Pedestal Server TS100-E8-PI4 User Guide[...]

ii Copyright © 2013 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this ma nual, including the products and soft ware described in i t, may be reproduc ed, 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, with[...]

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

iv Contents 2.7 Expansion cards ...................................................................................... 2-15 2.7.1 Installing an expansion card ...................................................... 2-15 2.7.2 Configuring an expansion card ................................................. 2-17 2.8 System fan .........................[...]

v Contents 4.4.1 1 Intel Server Platform Services ................................................... 4-24 4.4.12 Onboard LAN Configuration ...................................................... 4-25 4.4.13 MIO Card Configuration ............................................................ 4-25 4.4.14 Serial Port Console Redirection ...............[...]

vi Contents Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................................. 6-2 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ......................................................... 6-2 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ............................................. 6-4 6.2 Ma[...]

vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tes[...]

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

ix DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. DO NOT thr[...]

x About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of configuring 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 References Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility . 2. ASUS websites Th e A SUS web sit es wor ld wid e pr ovi de upd ated in for mat ion f or all A[...]

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ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 This chapter describes the general features of the server , including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications. 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. 1.2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS T echnical Support team, you must take note of the product’s serial number containing 14 charact[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 1-3 1.3 Systemspecications The ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 is a pedestal barebone server system featuring the ASUS P9D-X/ MR server board. The server supports Intel ® LGA1 150 Xeon ® E3-1200 v3 processors with the latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name TS100-E8-PI4 Processor / System Bus 1 x socket LGA1 150 [...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-4 *Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice. OS Support Windows ® Server 2012 64-bit Windows ® Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 64-bit Windows ® Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64-bit RedHat ® Enterprise Linux AS 5.8/6.2/6.3 64-bit CentOS 5.6/6.2/6.3 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit Anti-virus Softwar[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-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, and USB 2.0 ports are l[...]

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, a vent for the system fan, and power supply module. 300W Bronze Single power supply Power connector Expansion slots USB 2.0 ports Serial port VGA port Gigabit LAN port 1 Chassis lock 120mm x[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 1-7 1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. The barebone server does not include a floppy disk drive and an optical disc drive. Connect a USB floppy disk drive or a USB ODD to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk or a optical disc. *W ARNING HAZA[...]

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-8 1.7 LED information 1.7.1 Front panel 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 HDD Access LED Power LED 1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description St[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 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 side cover • Ensure that you unplug the power cord before removing the side cover . • T ake extra care when removing the side cover. Keep your fingers from components inside the chassis that can cause injury , such as the CPU fan, rear fan, and other sharp-edged parts. • The i[...]

2-3 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover T o reinstall the side cover: 1. Match and insert the lower sliding edge of the side cover to the corresponding chassis edge. 2. Position the side cover to the chassis. 4. Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover . 3. Slide the side cover toward the front panel unti[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-4 2.2.1 Installing the CPU T o install the CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and the load lever is on your right. 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1 150 socket designed for the Intel ?[...]

2-5 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 Do not remove the PnP cap yet from the CPU socket. Doing so may bend the pins of the socket. Retention tab Load lever 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the right (B) until it is released from the retention tab. 3. Lift the load lever until the load plate is completely lifted. Load plate 4. Position t[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-6 5. Close the load plate (A), ensuring that the front edge of the load plate slides under the retention lock (B) then push down the load lever (C). Retention lock Load lever 6. Insert the load lever under the retention tab to remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket. Retention tab Load lever 7. Apply some Thermal Interfac[...]

2-7 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel ® LGA1 150 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • When you buy a boxed Intel ® processor , the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly . If you buy a CPU separately , ensure that [...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-8 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN1. DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector . 2.2.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan T o uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cabl[...]

2-9 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 2.3 System memory 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with les[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-10 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket 3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket. Apply force to both ends of the DIMM simultaneously until the retaining clip snaps back into place and the DIMM cannot be pushed in any further to ensure proper sitting of the DIMM[...]

2-1 1 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 2.4 Front panel cover Before you can install a 5.25-inch drive, you should first remove the front panel cover . 2.4.1 Removing the front panel cover T o remove the front panel cover: 1. Locate the three hooked tabs on the chassis side rail. 2. Release the hooked tabs and take of f the front panel cover . 2.4.2 Reinstalling t[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-12 2.5 5.25-inch drives Installing a 5.25-inch drive 1. Follow the instructions on the previous section to remove the front panel cover . 2. Remove the plastic cover opposite the drive bay you used by pressing the hooks inward. 3. Unscrew and remove the metal cover of the bay where you want to install the 5.25-inch drive[...]

2-13 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 7. Connect the SA T A cable to the SA T A connector on the back of the drive. 8. Connect a power plug from the power supply to the power connector on the back of the drive. 9. Follow the instructions on the previous section to reinstall the front panel cover . 4. Insert the drive into the bay . 5. Slide the bay lock to the ri[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-14 2.6 Hard disk drives (HDD) The server system supports four (4) Serial A T A hard disk drives with plastic HDD rails. T o install a Serial A T A hard disk drive: 1. Attach the bundled plastic HDD rails and secure it with four (4) screws. 2. Carefully insert the HDD with the plastic HDD rails assembly all the way into t[...]

2-15 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 2.7 Expansion cards The system is designed with an expansion card lock on the rear panel for you to install or remove an expansion card in less steps. Ensure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components! 2.7.1 In[...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-16 7. Restore the expansion card lock to its original position. A light click indicates that the card is locked in place. Ensure that the total power consumption of your system does not exceed 300W .[...]

2-17 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 2.7.2 Conguringanexpansioncard Afte r inst alling the ex pansion card, confi gure the i t by ad justin g the s oftwar e setti ngs. 1. T urn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any . See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the following tables. 3. [...]

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-18 2.8 System fan Y ou may need to remove previously installed system fan when it got defective. This section tells how to remove the system fan. T o remove the system fan: 1. Unplug the system fan cable from the REAR_F AN1 connector on the motherboard. 3. Remove the system fan, and then set it aside. 2. Locate and remov[...]

2-19 ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 2.9 Cable connections • The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. Y ou do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed components to install additional devices. • Refer to Chapter 3 for detailed information on the connectors. Standard cables connected to the motherboard 1. 24[...]

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ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors. Chapter 3 Motherboard Info[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-2 3.1 Motherboard layout[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-3 Layout contents Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLR TC1) 3-4 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 3-5 3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2,) 3-5 4. Intel ® C222 SA T A port S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 3-6 5. ME firmware force recovery setting (3-pin ME_RCVR1) 3-6 Internal connectors Page 1. Serial A T [...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-4 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[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-5 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller . Set to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature. 3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) These jumpers allows you to enable or disable the onboard Intel ® I210A T Gigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1-2[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-6 5. MErmwareforcerecoverysetting(3-pinME_RCVR1) This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine (ME) boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted. 4. Intel ® C222 SA T A port S/W RAID setting (3-pin RAID_SEL1) This jumper allows you to select the Serial A T A RAID configurat[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-7 3.3 Internal connectors 1. Serial A T A 6.0/3.0 Gbps connectors (7-pin SA T A 6Gbps_1-2 connector [Light Blue]) (7-pin SA T A 3Gbps_3-6 connector [Black]) Supported by the Intel ® C222 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb/s or 3Gb/s of data tr[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-8 2. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable connected to the SA T A or SAS add-on card. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SA T A or SAS add-on card causes the front panel LED to light up. 3. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-9 4. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1) This connector allows you to connect a Thermal sensor cable that is used for temperature monitoring. Connect the Thermal sensor cable to the connector and place its probe to the device that you want to check the temperature. 5. CPU, front, and rear fan connectors (4-pin FRNT_F AN1[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-10 6. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-1 pin SGPIO1) The SGPIO 1 connectors are used for the Intel Rapid Storage T echnology Enterprise SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device information, and general purpose data. 7. Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM2) These connector[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-1 1 8. T rusted Platform Module connector (20-1 pin TPM1) This connector supports a T rusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certificates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance network security , protects digital identities, and ensures platform integrity . 9. SA T A DOM power [...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-12 10. A TX power connectors (24-pin EA TXPWR1, 8-pin EA TX12V1) These connectors are for the A TX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. • DO NOT forget to c [...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 3-13 1 1. System panel connector (20-1 pin P ANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. 1. System power LED (3-pin PLED) This 3-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[...]

Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3-14 12. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_P ANEL1) This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB, locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs. 1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB) These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable. 2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1LINK[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Chapter 4 BIOS setup[...]

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup: 1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 T o recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 2. ASUS EzFlash Updates the BIOS using a USB flas[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-3 3. Press <T ab> to switch to the Drive field. 4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS then press <Enter>. 5. Press <T ab> to switch to the Folder Info field. 6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file then press <Enter>. 4.1.2 ASUS EzFlash Util[...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.3 BUPDA TER utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only . The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown. The BUPDA TER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file. UpdatingtheBIOSle T o update th[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-5 The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. 4. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. The BIOS update is nished! Please re[...]

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware 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, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section exp[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-7 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Event Logs For changing the event log settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Monitor For displaying the system temperature, power s[...]

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.3 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Event Logs, Boot, Monitor , Security , T ool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.4 Submenu items A solid triangle be[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-9 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date and time. 4.3.1 System Date Allows you to set the system date to [Day mm/dd/yyyy] . Where: Day = Day of the week mm = month (numeric va[...]

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4 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 field values can cause the system to malfunction. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced [...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-1 1 4.4.1 CPUConguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support the related functions. T o quickly go to the last item of the second page, press the Page Down button. Press the Page Up button to go back to the fi[...]

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Hyper-threading [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading T echnology function. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3] Execute Disable Bit[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-13 Enhanced C1 State [Enabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced C1 state. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU C3 Report [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU C3 report to OS. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] CPU C6 Report [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU C[...]

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.2 PCH-IOConguration Allows you to configure PCH parameters. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Intel PCH RC Version 1.0.0.0 Intel PCH SKU Name C222 Intel PCH Rev ID 04/C1 USB Conguration PCH Azalia Conguration USB Conguration settings. USBConguration All[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-15 4.4.3 SA T AConguration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SA T A devices. The SA T A Port items show Not Present if no SA T A device is installed to the corresponding SA T A port. SA T A Controller(s) [Enabled] This allows you to enable or disable the SA T A Device. Configuration op[...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Compatible Mode [Disabled] This item only appears when you set the SA T A Mode Selection to [IDE]. This item allows you to enable or disable the Compatible mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced SATA Controller(s) [Enabled] SATA Mode Se[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-17 MemoryConguration This allows you to change memory information settings. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Memory Information Memory RC Version 1.3.0.0 Memory Frequency 1333 MHz Usage Memory 4096 MB (DDR3) DIMM_A1 Not Present DIMM_A2 1024 MB (DDR3) DIMM_B1 Not Present DIMM_B2 No[...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Change PCI Express Devices Settings. PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.02 PCI 64bit Resources Handling Above 4G Decoding [Disabled] PCI Common Settings Load RT32 Image [Enabled] PCI Express Settings PCIE Slot Conguration 4.4.5 PCI Subsystem Setting[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-19 PCIESlotConguration Allows you to perform PCIE slot configurations. PCIE Option Rom 4/5 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE slots. Configuration Options: [Disabled][Enabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced PCIE Slot Conguration PCIE4 Not Present PCIE4 Opti[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.6 USBConguration This allows you to make changes on the configuration settings of the USB. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DISABLE option will keep USB devices availa[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-21 Security Device Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable BIOS support for security devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.7 TPM Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or Disables BIOS support for security device.O.S. will not show Security Device. TCG EF[...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.9 WHEA Support WHEA [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Windows ® Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture. WHEA Support [Enabled][...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-23 ParallelPortConguration The sub-items in this menu allow you to set the parallel port configuration. Parallel Port [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the parallel port (LPT/LPTE). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Change Settings [Auto] Allows you to select the optimal setting for the super IO device[...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.12 OnboardLANConguration This allows you to change the enable or disable the onboard LAN. INTEL I210 LAN1/LAN2 Enable [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the INTEL I210 LAN function in the system. Configuration Options: [Enabled] [Disabled] INTEL I210 LAN1/LAN2 OpROM [PXE] Allows you to launch the In[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-25 COM1/COM2 Console Redirection [Disabled/Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The Console Redirection Settings becomes configurable when Console Redirection is set to [Enabled]. 4.4.14 Serial Port Console Redirection Aptio Setup Utility - Copyrigh[...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Flow Control [Hardware RTS/CTS] Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow . When sending data, if the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the data flow . Once the buffers are empty , a “start” signal can be sent to re-start the flow. Hardware flow control uses two wires to[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-27 4.4.16 APM Allows you to configure the Advance Power Management (APM) settings. Restore AC Power Loss [Last State] Allows you to set the state the system will go to after an AC power loss. Configuration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] Power On By PCI [Disabled] Y ou can use this option to enable or disable the Wa[...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Network Stack [Disabled] Enables or disables the network stack feature. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] The following items appears only when Network Stack is set to [Enabled]. Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] Enables or disables the Ipv4 PXE Boot Support. If disabled, Ipv4 PXE boot option will not be created. Configu[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-29 4.5 Event Logs menu The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs. Smbios Event Log [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable all features of Smbios event logging during boot. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Erase Event Log [No] This item only appears when Smbi[...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6 Boot menu The items in Boot menu allows you to change the options on how the system will boot. Setup Prompt Timeout [xx] This item allows you to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key . Use the <+> and <-> keys to specify the values. Bootup NumLock State [On] Allows you to select the[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-31 INT19 T rap Response [Immediate] This item allows you to set the BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM. Configuration options: [Immediate] [Postponed] Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE] This allows you to enable the Boot Device Seeking option. Configuration options: [Endless PXE] Continuosly seek remote boot image unti[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup This option controls if CSM will be launched. Launch CSM [Enabled] Boot Option lter [Legacy only] Launch PXE OpROM policy [Legacy only] Launch Storage OpRom policy [Legacy only] Launch Video OpRom policy [Legacy only] Other PCI device ROM priority [Legacy OpROM] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatre[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-33 4.7 Monitor menu The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings. CPU/MB/TR1 T emperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures. CPU_F AN1 Speed; FRNT_F AN1–3 Speed; REAR_F AN1 Sp[...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.8 Security This menu allows a new password to be created or a current password to be cchanged. The menu also enables or disables the Secure Boot state and lets the user configure the System Mode state. Set Setup Administrator Password Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Event[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-35 User Password T o set a user password: 1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press <Enter>. 3. Confirm the password when prompted. T o change a user password: 1. Select the User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the Enter Curre[...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Internal FV [Always Execute] Configuration options: [Always Execute] Option ROM/Removable Media/Fixed Media [Deny Execute] Configuration options: [Always Execute] [Always Deny] [Allow Execute] [Defer Execute] [Deny Execute] [Query User] Key Management This item only appears when you set the Secure Boot Mode to [Custom]. T[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 4-37 4.10 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. Discard Changes & Exit This option allows you to exit the Setup program without savi[...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Discard Changes & Reset This option allows you to reset without saving your changes. When you select this option or if you press <ENTER>, a confirmation window appears. Select Y es to discard changes and reset. Restore Defaults This option allows you restore or load the default values for all the setup options. [...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. Chapter 5 RAIDconguration[...]

5-2 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the Intel ® C222 controller that supports Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise Option ROM Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows ® OS only). 5.1.1 RAIDdenitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk [...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-3 5.1.3 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS Y ou must set the RAID mode in the BIOS Setup to be able to launch the RAID utilities before you can create a RAID set from the SA T A hard disk drives attached to the SA T A connectors supported by Intel ® C222 chipset. T o do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST . 2. Go to the Advanc[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.2 Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise SA T A Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise SA T A Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and RAID 5 set from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors support[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-5 5.2.1 Creating a RAID set T o create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume and press <Enter>. 2. Key in a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>. 3. Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to create then press <Enter>. 4. From the Disks item field,[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 6. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only) then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems,[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-7 5.2.2 Deleting a RAID set T ake caution when deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID V olume and press <Enter>. 2. From the Delete V olume Menu, press the up/down arrow keys to select the R[...]

5-8 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.2.3 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: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter>. 2. Pre[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-9 Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 5.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1 set. Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SA T A hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as “ Degraded ” [...]

5-10 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. When done, the status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild” . 4. Press <Esc> to exit Intel Rapid Storage T echnology and reboot the system. 5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel Rapid Storag[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-1 1 5.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility Y ou can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi- RAID using the Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise SA T A Option ROM utililty . T o set the boot array in the BIOS: Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot fro[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.3 Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise (Windows) The Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 1+0), and 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. Y ou can click [...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-13 5.3.1 Creating a RAID set T o create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select Create V olume then select volume type and click Next . 2. Key in a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks. 3. Select the V olume Size tab then drag the bar to set the volume size. 4. Click Next . • If you do not want to keep [...]

5-14 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5. Confirm the volume creation, then click Create V olume to continue. This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks. Y ou can cont i nue using other applications during this time. 6. W ait until the process is completed, then click OK when prompted. Y ou still need to partition you[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-15 5.3.2 Changing a V olume T ype T o change the volume type in V olume Properties : 1. Click the SA T A array items you want to change in V olumes field. 2 From the V olume Properties field, select T ype:RAID 1 Change type . We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer sy[...]

5-16 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.3.3 Deleting a volume Be cautious when deleting a volume. Y ou will lose all data on the hard disk drives.Before you proceed, ensure that you back up all your important data from your hard drives. T o delete a volume: 1. From the V olumes field in the utility main menu, select the volume that you want to delete.[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 5-17 5.3.4 Preferences System Preferences Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information, warning, or errors here. E-Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e-mail of the following events: • Storage system information • Storage system warnings • Storage system errors[...]

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ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 This chapter provides instruction s for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. Chapter 6 Driver installation[...]

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

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-3 8. Select YES from the following warning message then press <Enter>. WARNING !!! NO YES ) DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE ? ALL DATA ON THE FLOPPY DISKETTE WILL BE DELETED !! 9. On the following Important message, select YES if an ASMB7 is installed, otherwise select NO , then press <Enter>. NO YES YES <Important> Pl[...]

6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows ® Server 2008 OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server 2008 OS 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server 2008 OS installation disc. Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 20[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-5 4. A message appears reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the RAID controller driver . If you have only one optical drive installed in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. Click Browse to continue. 5. Locate t[...]

6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.2 Management applications and utilities installation When you place the support DVD into the optical drive, the DVD automatically displays the main screen if Autorun is enabled in your computer . By default, the Drivers tab is displayed. If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the sup[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-7 The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 6.3.2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. 6.3.1 Drivers menu tab[...]

6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation The MakeDisk menu contains items to create the Intel RAID driver disks. 6.3.3 MakeDisk menu tab Press the arrow down button in the lower part of the menu to view more items. 6.3.4 Manual menu The Manual menu provides the link to the Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter user guide. Y ou need an internet browser in[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-9 6.3.5 Contact information menu The Contact menu displays the ASUS contact information, e-mail addresses, and useful links if you need more information or technical support for your motherboard. 6.3.6 Installing the Intel ® Chipset device Software driver 4. Click Intel ® Chipset Device Software from the Drivers menu to start [...]

6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. From the Intel ® Chipset Device Software, click Next to start the installation. 6. In the License Agreement window, click Y es to continue . 7. Read the Readme File information and click Next to continue.[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-1 1 9. When finished, click Next. 10. When prompted to restart the computer , select Y es, I want to restart this computer now then click Finish to complete the installation. 8. Click Install in the Windows Security window . The Windows Security window may appear more than once and you may have to click Install several times to [...]

6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. Click Intel ® Chipset Device Software from the Drivers menu to start the installation. T o install the Intel ® Chipset device software on Windows ® Server 2012: 1. Restart the computer . 2. Log in with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD auto[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-13 7. Read the Readme File information and click Next to continue. 8. When done, click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.4 Installing the LAN driver 4. Click Intel ® Network Connections Software on the Drivers menu to start the installation. This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® Network Connections Software drivers on the system. Y ou need to manually install the LAN controller driver on a Windows[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-15 6. Click Next in the W elcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel(R) Network Connections . 7. From the License Agreement window, select I accept the terms in the license agreement then click Next. 8. Select the drivers you want to install in the Setup Options window and click Next . 9. From the Ready to Install the Program [...]

6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 1 1. When done, click Finish to complete the installation. 10. Click Y es when the Microsoft Management Console dialog box appears . The Microsoft Management Console dialog box appears when the system detects open or running applications that needs to be closed. Y ou have to terminate open or running applications[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-17 5. From the Intel ® Network Connections window , click Install Drivers and Software . 6. Click Next in the W elcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Intel(R) Network Connections window . 7. Select the drivers you want to install in the Setup Options window and click Next .[...]

6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation 8. Click Install to continue. 9. When done, click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-19 6.5 Installing the VGA driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver . T o install the ASPEED VGA driver on Windows ® Server 2008 R2: 1. Restart the computer . 2. Log in with A dministrator privileges. 3. Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive.[...]

6-20 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. Key in a username and organization then click Next . 7. Select Complete in the Setup T ype window then click Next . 8. Click Install to begin the installation. 9. When done, click Finish .[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-21 10. When prompted to restart the computer , click Y es . T o install the ASPEED VGA driver on Windows ® Server 2012: 1. Restart the computer . 2. Log in with A dministrator privileges. 3. Insert the Motherboard Support DVD to the optical drive. The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in [...]

6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.6 Installing the Intel ® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver on the motherboard. T o install the Intel ® C22x MEI NULL HECI driver in Windows: 1. Restart the computer . 2. Log in with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the [...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-23 7. Click NEXT when the installation of driver is complete. 8. Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

6-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.7 Installing the Intel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver on the system. T o install the Intel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver on Windows ® Server 2008 R2: 1. Restart the computer . 2. Log on with Administrator privile[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-25 8. Click Install in the Ready to Modify the Program window to begin with the loading of the selected options. 7. Select the options you want to install then click Next to continue. 9. When done, click Finish .[...]

6-26 Chapter 6: Driver installation T o install the Intel ® I210 Gigabit Adapter driver on Windows ® Server 2012: 1. Restart the computer . 2. Log on with Administrator privileges. 3. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the fi[...]

ASUS TS100-E8-PI4 6-27 8. In the Ready to Modify the Program window , click Install to load the options you selected. 9. When done, click Finish .[...]

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