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Asus TS500-E5/RX8 User Manual (164 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Computer hardware | Size: 6.77 MB |

English

Table of contents

TS500-E5

1

User Guide

1

Second Edition V2

2

December 2008

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

4-bay HDD

16

1.5 Rear panel features

17

1.6 Internal features

18

1.7 LED information

19

1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs

20

Hardware setup

21

2.1 Chassis cover

22

2-3ASUS TS500-E5

23

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

24

Chapter 2: Hardware setup2-6

26

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 Front panel assembly

33

IDE cable

34

Power plug

34

2-15ASUS TS500-E5

35

2.6.1 Hot-swap HDD module

36

2-17ASUS TS500-E5

37

2-19ASUS TS500-E5

39

2.7 Expansion cards

40

2-21ASUS TS500-E5

41

2.8 Cable connections

43

Front side

44

Back side

45

2.9 Removable components

46

2-27ASUS TS500-E5

47

2.9.2 Chassis footpads

48

2.9.3 Power supply unit

49

Installation options

51

Removing the top cover

52

Removing the footpads

52

3-3ASUS TS500-E5

53

Motherboard info

55

4.1 Motherboard layout

56

Layout contents

57

(Default)

58

Clear CMOS

58

DSAN-DX/TS500-E5

59

CPUFAN_SEL1

60

CHAFAN_SEL1

60

RECOVERY1

61

IBTN_SEL1

62

RAID_SEL1

62

4.3 Internal connectors

63

PRI_EIDE1

64

NOTE:Orient the red markings

64

SAS connectors

65

SDATAOUT0

66

SDATAOUT1

66

SATA_SLOAD

66

SATA_SCLK

66

12C_7_CLK#

68

12C_7_DATA#

68

+3.3V Remote Sense

68

EATXPWR1

69

EATX12V1

69

System panel connector

70

AUX_PANEL1

71

BIOS setup

73

DOS environment

74

environment

74

5.1.2 AFUDOS utility

75

UpdatingtheBIOSle

76

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 TS500-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

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 TS500-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

UsingNewConguration

114

6.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set

115

Using the Initialize command

122

UsingtheObjectscommand

124

Change VD Parameters

125

Select VD

125

Initilize VD

125

Rebuild PD(s)

127

Using the Check Consistency

129

Clear Existing Conguration

132

Select A Boot VD

133

6.3 Intel

135

ROM Utility

135

6.3.5 Deleting a RAID set

141

6.3.7 Exiting the Intel

142

Matrix Storage Manager

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 TS500-E5 7-7

149

Enterprise

150

ASUS TS500-E5 7-9

151

SuSE Linux

153

7.2 Intel

155

chipset device installation

155

ASUS TS500-E5 7-15

157

7.3 LAN driver installation

158

ASUS TS500-E5 7-17

159

7.4 VGA driver installation

161

7.5.1 Running the support CD

163

7.5.2 Drivers menu

163

7.5.4 Utilities menu

164

7.5.5 Contact information

164

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