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Asus RS160-E5 User Manual (164 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Computer hardware | Size: 9.86 MB |

English

Table of contents

1U Rackmount Server

1

RS160-E5

1

User Guide

1

First Edition V1

2

March 2008

2

Contents

3

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

References

10

Conventions

10

Typography

10

Product introduction

11

1.2 Serial number label

12

1.1 System package contents

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

2-3ASUS RS160-E5

21

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-4

22

2-5ASUS RS160-E5

23

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

24

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-8

26

2-9ASUS RS160-E5

27

2.3 System memory

28

Rank population

29

Memory Sparing

30

Two DIMMs per channel

31

Three DIMMs per channel

31

2.3.4 Installing a DIMM

32

2.3.5 Removing a DIMM

32

2.4 Hard disk drives

33

2.5 Expansion slot

35

2-19ASUS RS160-E5

37

2.6 Cable connections

40

2-23ASUS RS160-E5

41

2.8 Removable components

42

2-25ASUS RS160-E5

43

2.8.2 Power supply module

45

2.8.3 Optical drive

46

2-29ASUS RS160-E5

47

2.8.4 Motherboard

49

Installation options

51

3.1 Rackmount rail kit items

52

3.2 Rack rails assembly

52

3-3ASUS RS160-E5

53

3.4 Rackmounting the server

54

Motherboard info

55

4.1 Motherboard layout

56

Layout contents

57

4.2 Jumpers

58

DSAN-DX/RS160-E5

59

4.3 Internal connectors

63

PRI_EIDE1

64

NOTE:Orient the red markings

64

SAS connectors

65

SGPIO2/3 connectors

66

12C_7_CLK#

68

12C_7_DATA#

68

+3.3V Remote Sense

68

System panel connector

70

ASUS RS160-E5 4-17

71

Auxiliary panel connector

71

BIOS setup

73

DOS environment

74

environment

74

5.1.2 AFUDOS utility

75

UpdatingtheBIOSle

76

ASUS RS160-E5 5-5

77

5.2 BIOS setup program

79

5.2.2 Menu bar

80

5.2.3 Navigation keys

80

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

80

ASUS RS160-E5 5-9

81

5.3 Main menu

82

Type [Auto]

83

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

83

PIO Mode [Auto]

84

DMA Mode [Auto]

84

SMART Monitoring [Auto]

84

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

84

5.3.5 IDEConguration

85

5.3.6 System Information

86

5.4 Advanced menu

87

USB Functions [Enabled]

88

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

88

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]

88

5.4.2 CPUConguration

89

5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

90

NorthBridgeConguration

91

5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

92

Serial Port2 Mode [Normal]

93

5.4.5 PCIPnP

94

5.5 Server menu

95

Base Address. IRQ [2F8h, 3]

96

5.6 Power menu

97

Resume On PME [Disabled]

98

5.6.3 APMConguration

98

5.6.4 Hardware Monitor

99

HardwareFanConguration

99

HardwareVoltageConguration

99

5.7 Boot menu

100

ASUS RS160-E5 5-29

101

5.7.3 Security

102

Change User Password

103

Password Check [Setup]

103

5.8 Exit menu

104

RAIDconguration

105

6.1 Setting up RAID

106

ASUS RS160-E5 6-3

107

Congure VD(s)

108

UsingEasyConguration

109

Choose RAID Level For This VD

111

Select Yes Or No

113

Enter VD Size (MB):

114

6.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set

115

ASUS RS160-E5 6-15

119

Initialize Logical Drive(s)

122

Select VD

122

ASUS RS160-E5 6-19

123

UsingtheObjectscommand

124

Change VD Parameters

125

Initilize VD

125

Rebuild PD(s)

127

CC Of VD(s)

129

Clear Existing Conguration

132

Select A Boot VD

133

When you enable

134

WriteCache

134

6.3 Intel

135

Matrix Storage Manager

135

Option ROM Utility

135

ASUS RS160-E5 6-33

137

ASUS RS160-E5 6-35

139

6.3.5 Deleting a RAID set

141

6.3.7 Exiting the Intel

142

Driver installation

143

7.1 RAID driver installation

144

ICH9R INTEL RAID Driver

145

ICH9R LSI RAID Driver

145

Broadcom ASF Firmware Update

145

Server OS

147

To an existing Windows

148

ASUS RS160-E5

149

Enterprise

150

SuSE Linux

153

7.2 Intel

155

chipset device installation

155

7.3 LAN driver installation

158

7.4 VGA driver installation

161

installation

163

7.5.4 Utilities menu

164

7.5.5 Contact information

164

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