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Asus RS500-E6/PS4 User Manual (144 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Computer hardware | Size: 7.87 MB |

English

Table of contents

1U Rackmount Server

1

RS500-E6/PS4

1

User Guide

1

Third Edition V3

2

March 2009

2

Contents

3

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

References

10

Conventions

10

Typography

10

Product introduction

11

1.1 System package contents

12

1.2 Serial number label

12

1.3 Systemspecications

13

1.4 Front panel features

15

1.5 Rear panel features

15

1.6 Internal features

16

1.7 LED information

17

1.7.3 HDD status LED

18

Hardware setup

19

2.1 Chassis cover

20

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

21

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-4

22

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-6

24

2.3 System memory

25

2.3.2 Memorycongurations

26

2.3.3 Installing a DIMM

27

2.3.4 Removing a DIMM

27

2.4 Hard disk drives

28

2-11ASUS RS500-E6/PS4

29

2.5 Expansion slot

30

2-13ASUS RS500-E6/PS4

31

2.6 Cable connections

33

2.8.1 System fans

35

2-19ASUS RS500-E6/PS4

37

LAN port 3

38

LAN port 1

38

Installation options

39

3.3 Attaching the rack rails

41

3.4 Rackmounting the server

42

Motherboard info

43

4.1 Motherboard layouts

44

Layout contents

45

4.2 Jumpers

46

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 4-5

47

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 4-7

49

4.3 Internal connectors

51

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 4-11

53

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 4-13

55

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 4-15

57

BIOS setup

59

5.1.1 AFUDOS utility

60

UpdatingtheBIOSle

61

5.2 BIOS setup program

63

5.2.2 Menu bar

64

5.2.3 Navigation keys

64

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

64

Scroll bar

65

Pop-up window

65

5.3 Main menu

66

5.3.4 SATA1–6

67

PIO Mode [Auto]

68

DMA Mode [Auto]

68

S.M.A.R.T. [Auto]

68

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

68

5.3.5 IDEConguration

69

5.3.6 AHCIConguration

70

5.3.7 System Information

71

5.4 Advanced menu

72

Ratio CMOS Setting [Auto]

73

5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

74

5.4.2 ChipsetConguration

75

5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

76

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 5-19

77

IntelVT-dConguration

78

5.4.4 USBConguration

79

5.4.5 PCIPnP

80

5.4.6 PowerOnConguration

81

5.4.7 EventLogConguration

82

5.4.8 Hardware Monitor

83

AdvancedACPIConguration

84

ChipsetACPIConguration

84

GeneralWHEAConguration

85

5.5 Server menu

86

Flow Control [Hardware]

87

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

87

5.6 Boot menu

88

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 5-31

89

5.6.3 Security

90

Change User Password

91

Password Check [Setup]

91

5.7 Exit menu

92

RAIDconguration

93

6.1 Setting up RAID

94

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 6-3

95

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set

97

Choose RAID Level For This VD

99

UsingNewConguration

101

Enter VD Size (MB):

102

Using the Initialize command

104

UsingtheObjectscommand

106

BIOS Version A.08.09161344R

107

Rebuild PD(s)

108

CC Of VD(s)

109

Select VD

110

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache

114

6.3 Intel

115

ROM Utility

115

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set

116

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 6-25

117

6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set

119

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 6-29

121

See section

121

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set

121

6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID

122

6.3.6 Exiting the Intel

122

Matrix Storage Manager

122

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 6-31

123

Driver installation

125

7.1 RAID driver installation

126

ICH10R INTEL RAID Driver

127

ICH10R LSI RAID Driver

127

Write DMI

127

Server OS

129

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 7-7

131

Enterprise

132

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 7-9

133

SUSE Linux OS

134

7.2 Intel

136

chipset device installation

136

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 7-13

137

7.3 LAN driver installation

138

ASUS RS500-E6/PS4 7-15

139

9. When nished, press

140

to continue

140

7.4 VGA driver installation

141

7.5.2 Drivers menu

143

7.5.3 Utilities menu

144

7.5.4 Make disk menu

144

7.5.5 Contact information

144

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