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1. L po AA b 7 ee i i a H C 4 be s i E cy LJ oa ee Cs O i SAS connectors F KGNE D16 SATA Fra SATA1 RAUA per RSATA_ ri RSATA pan SATA3 RSATA_ E RSATA_ so RSATA Bn RSATA_ peti SATA5 SATA TPS SATA _ see RSATA_ ee RSATA se 7 pin SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 Red 7 pin SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 SAS8 Blue This motherboard comes with eight 8 Serial Attached SCSI SAS connectors the next generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached SCSI SAS and Serial ATA SATA Each connector supports one device RSATA_ e2 SATA2 RSATA RSATA_ Hole RSATA Rta RSATA _ S SATA4 RSATA_ ted RSATA el RSATA_ parte Halls ines SATA6 RSATA_ aie RSATA pie These connectors function only when you install a PIKE RAID card e Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1 4 red when installing a 4 port PIKE RAID card Borers oo ld T
2. KGNE D16 SAS ere SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_ RSATA_ DO RSATA_ TP RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXN1 GND GND GND GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN4 RSATA RS RSATA Bat RSATA pats GND SAS8 SAS7 GND RSATA_TXP8 RSATA_ TRE RSATA_ TAPS RSATA_ TPE RSATA_TXN8 RSATA o RSATA _ Cae RSATA _ ae GND RSATA_RXP8 RSATA_ e RSATA ane RSATA_ RAPS RSATA_RXN8 RSATA pauls RSATA TONG RSATA eats GND SAS6 SAS5 Chapter 4 Motherboard information Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This LED connector is for the storage add on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS add on card The read or write activities of any device connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up Menen eA LF KGNE D16 poss LJ ADD_IN_CARD BEG O bh m m a eM O y mm C1 m Ac C C e LLLE ADD IN CARD NC NC HDLED1 KGNE D16 Hard disk activity LED co
3. VGA_SW1 1 2 23 Enable Disable Default C cil MAANA g KGNE D16 VGA settin 3 CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting 3 pin CPUFAN_SEL1 CHAFAN_SEL1 These jumpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the CPU fans control and the CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the front fans and rear fans control Set to pins 1 2 when using 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 when using 3 pin fans c Eep 0 CHAFAN_SEL1 CPUFAN_SEL1 z H OS 12 23 12 2 3 O ae E 4 pin FAN 3 pin FAN 4 pin FAN 3 pin FAN OOO Default Default KGNE D16 FAN setting aN e If you use a 4 pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2 3 the fan you installed may not work If you use a 3 pin fan but set the jumper for a 4 pin fan the fan control will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 4 5 4 6 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable
4. a Pi i I E a ae z OS KGNE D16 Thermal sensor cable connectors 6 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FANS FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FAN5 REAR_FAN1 The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 3 15 A 6 66 A 53 28 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector A N e DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Fan Speed technology er cCPU_FAN1 cCPU_FAN2 ERNT_FAN1 TF PWM Control PWM Control PWM Control FAN Speed FAN Speed FAN Speed FAN Power FAN Power FAN Power z GND GND GND 9 D E EEr er err FRNT_FAN2 REAR FAN1 pman PWM Control FA
5. KGNE D16 SSI power connectors Ssii2v2 2238 0000 PIN 1 ssii2v1 2238 0000o PIN 1 OO0OO0 OO0ON0 Naaa NAAA gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt AANAA AQAA t t gt ss x gg g g ORF82y SSIPWR1 SaSaS8 a8O 78 mmMmZoZoZo0o SoM t 0O 0 004 PIN 1 3 Volts 12 Volts GND PSON GND GND GND 5 Volts 5 Volts 5 Volts 5 Volts GND Chapter 4 Motherboard information 14 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL1 This connector supports several chassis mounted functions i E Fp 3 E 2 w aoj NC 7 j PANEL1 PIN 1 O E IDE_LED BE Os HERA OOO a s PLED m o a e PLED NMIBTN m o MLED Ground o a MLED PWR fm o NC Ground m 5V NC o m Ground Reset fm Ground Ground m_m Speaker IDE LED mi MOA KGNE D16 System panel connector m r 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 po
6. i Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Power Boot Tools Exit Configure CPU CPU Configuration Chipset Configuration Onborad Devices Configuration USB Configuration PCIPnP gt Select Screen ie Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc 5 4 1 CPU Configuration 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Module Version 5 1102 1 This option should Physical Count 2 remain disabled for Logical Count 12 the normal operation _ S The driver developer AMD Opteron tm Processor 6172 may enable it for Revision D1 testing purpose Cache L1 128KB Cache L2 512KB Cache L3 12MB Speed 2100MHz NB Clk 1800MHz Able to Change Freq Yes uCode Patch Level 0x10000C4 GART Error Reporting Disabled Microcode Updation Enabled ER Bee Secure Virtual Machine Mode Enabled 2ng RETON PowerNow Enabled General Help PowerCap P state 0 Save and Exit ACPI SRAT Table Enabled Exit C1E Support Enabled Select Screen Inc CPU2 Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 Americ
7. LAN1_ACT om roo 5V_ ane LAN1 LAN2 LINK __ aux Panett PEELE CE PIN Wy gt mm m m s ANAA AAAA oF oe KGNE D16 Auxiliary panel connector _GND Og LOCATORBTN LOCATORLED1 LOCATORLED2 LOCATORLED2 LOCATORLED1 mm CI 1 Front panel SMB 6 1 pin FPSMB These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable 2 LAN activity LED 2 pin LAN1_LED LAN2_LED These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel 3 Chassis intrusion 4 1 pin CHASSIS These leads are for the intrusion detection feature for chassis with intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to these leads to record a chassis intrusion event The default setting is short CASEOPEN and GND pin by jumper cap to disable the function 4 Locator LED 2 pin LOCATORLED1 and 2 pin LOCATORLED2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connector The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed 5 Locator Button Swich 2 pin LOCATORBTN These leads are for the locator button on the f
8. For PIKE RAID solution ensure to connect SAS_SGPIO_CON1 to the SGPIO1 connector on the motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 8 Removable optional components You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices Or you may need to install the optional components into the system This section tells how to remove install the following components 1 System fans 2 ASUS PIKE RAID card optional 3 ASUS ASMB4 iKVM optional AN Ensure that the system is turned off before removing any components 2 8 1 System fans To uninstall the system fans 1 Disconnect the system fan cable from the fan connector on the motherboard 2 Liftthe fan then set aside Repeat steps 1 to 2 to uninstall the other system fans To reinstall the system fans 1 Insert the fan to the fan cage The airflow directional arrow on the fan side should point towards the system rear panel 2 Connect the system fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 17 2 8 2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card optional Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard If you install the PIKE 1078 or PIKE 2008 Series SAS RAID card follow steps 1 and 2 to remove the outer heatsink on RAID card 1 Remove the two screws that secure the heatsink bracket on the back of the SAS RAID card Heatsink bracket 2 Remove the two scre
9. Please choose the Driver Update medium sda USB Flopp Other device OR Back Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown below Please choose the Driver Update medium sda USB Floppy sr0 CD ROM ASUS DRW 1612BLT sdb Disk Promise 1X2 Morror RAID1 sd3 Disk Promise RAID Console other device 7 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 13 7 14 7 2 AMD processor driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the AMD processor driver on the system You need to manually install the AMD processor driver on a Windows Server 2003 operating system To install the Intel chipset device software 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE to run the support DVD V If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support 3 Click the item AMD Processor Driver from the menu and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation Drivers __utites Make D
10. Front rail rack joints SSS a ae Rear rail rack slots 3 Select one unit of space 1U on the rack where you want to install the barebone server 4 Measure the depth of the rack to determine the length of the rack rails 5 Adjust the rack rail to ensure that it fits the rack 6 Position the rack rail to the 1U space on the rack Ensure that the front end of the rack rail goes to the front of the rack space 7 Secure the front end of the rail with two rack screws as shown in the right figure 8 Secure the rear end of the rail with two rack screws as shown in the right figure 9 Fasten the eight screw you secure in step 2 as shown in the right figure 10 Repeat steps 6 to 9 to assemble and attach the rack rail on the other side ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 3 3 3 4 3 1 3 Mounting the server to the rack To mount the server to the rack 1 Place the server on the rack rails and then push the server all the way to the 2 Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server in place To uninstall the server from the rack 1 Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack 2 Pull the server from the rack aN Remember to press the latches on both sides to release the server from the rack Chapter 3 Installation options 3 2 Installing optional ball bearing rail kit items Your optional ball bearing rail kit package contains two pair of server rails for the server
11. Blinking Read write data from into the SATAII SAS HDD Blinking RAID rebuilding aN The LED status functions only when you install the optional PIKE RAID card Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 mjt Q Y Q ra oD ra am 2 2 2 1 Chassis cover Removing the rear cover 1 Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis Thumbscrews Fo i f law gozoze jeatoto ezesosese 90s 696 E 85 e2e OLOLA 2 Firmly hold the cover and slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 1 2 inch distance 3 Lift the cover from the chassis Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with dual surface mount LGA 1944 Socket designed for the AMD Opteron 6100 series CPU in the Land Grid Array LGA package Upon purchase of the motherboard ensure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the mothe
12. two pairs of rack rails for the rack Nut and bolt type screws Nuts and screws Rear end Front end Rack rails 3 2 1 Attaching the rails to the server To attach the server rails 1 Attach the front end of the server rail to the side of the chassis matching each of the three hooks to the holes on the rail Then slide the rail toward the front panel until it locks in place 2 Secure the front end of the server rail to the side of the chassis with one screw ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 3 5 3 6 Attach the rear end of the server rail to the side of the chassis matching each of the two hooks to the holes on the rail Then slide the rail toward the front panel until it locks in place Secure the rear end of the server rail to the side of the chassis with one screw Repeat steps 1 to 4 to attach the second server rail to the other side of the chassis 3 2 2 Attaching the rack rails To attach the rack rails 1 D NPN Select one unit of space 1U on the rack where you want to install the barebone server Install the nuts on the holes of the 1U space on the rack front Install the nuts on the holes of the 1U space on the corresponding rack rear Measure the depth of the rack to determine the length of the rack rails Measure the rack rail when assembled to ensure that it fits the rack Position the rack rail to the 1U space on the rack Ensure that the front end of the rack rail goes to the front
13. 1 35V BIOS control Default Chapter 4 Motherboard information 6 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS Set the jumper to pins 2 3 2 Insert the USB flash that contains the original or latest BIOS and turn on the system to recover or update the BIOS 3 Shut down the system Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 Turn on the system Ei loth m m m RECOVERY1 1 2 2 3 O a a oo mma f aaa Normal BIOS Recovery Default KGNE D16 BIOS recovery setting ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 4 7 4 8 Z Internal connectors Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 RED 7 pin SATA5 SATA6 Black Supported by the AMD SP5100 chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb s of data transfer rate
14. 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Delete LD Menu RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 1 199 99 Functional Keys Available 1 Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Del Alt D Delete LD Ctrl V View JBOD Disk ESC Exit ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 6 11 3 4 Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt to confirm and delete the selected RAID set FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View LD Definition Menu LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB LD 1 RAID1 RAID 1 2 199 99 Stripe Block CET EE Zon E Kei Write Policy WriteThru Drives Assignments Drive Model Capabilities Capacity GB 1 1DUW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SATA 3G 250 05 1c 1DUW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SATA 3G 250 05 Press Ctrl Y to delete the data in the disk or press any other key to abort The selected RAID set has been deleted FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Delete LD Menu lt There is no any LD gt Keys Available t Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Del Alt D Delete LD Ctrl V View JBOD Disk ESC Exit Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 2 3 Viewing the Drive Assignment To view the drive assignment 1 From the main control panel press lt 1 gt to to enter the Drive Assignment Menu FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Main Menu View Drive Assignment LD View LD Define Menu Delete LD Menu Controller Configuration K
15. Auto Select Screen SATA PORT2 MODE Auto Select Item SATA PORT3 MODE Auto Change Option SATA PORT4 MODE Auto General Help SATA PORT5 MODE Auto Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc A15 ECOs Disable Configuration options Disable Enabled Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 ESP ISP Selects the type or the Port ESP help Configuration options ISP ESP Dis THRMTRIP Before KBRst Enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled SATA IDE Ports Auto Clk Ctrl Disable When set to Enabled the system will turn off the clocks for the unused SATA ports in IDE modes Doing so will enable some power savings Configuration options Disable Enabled The hot plug function will be disabled when turning off the clock for the SATA port ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 19 SATA AHCI Ports Auto Clk Ctrl Disable When set to Enabled the system will turn off the clocks for the unused SATA ports in AHCI modes Doing so will enable some power savings Configuration options Disable Enabled Z The hot plug function will be disabled when turning off the clock for the SATA port SATA PORT0 1 2 3 4 5 MODE Auto When set to GEN1 the SATA prot will run at GEN1 mode Setting to Auto will leave the SATA port to run at the default mode Configuration options Auto GEN1 OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 1
16. 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 Main menu items 5 2 5 Submenu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu To display the submenu select the item and press lt Enter gt 5 2 6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press lt Enter gt to display a list of options Refer to 5 2 7 Pop up window 5 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press lt Enter gt to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 5 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a E menu screen when there are items that do sieren not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt keys to display the other items on the screen Pop up window WARNING Setting wrong valees in the sections below may cause cysten to malfunctions Scroll bar 5 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Chapter 5 BIOS set
17. lt Enter gt to display the submenu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings Options for NB gt NorthBridge Configuration gt SouthBridge Configuration gt SR5650 Configuration gt Select Screen 1 Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc NorthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced NorthBrideg Chipset Configuration gt Memory Configuration gt ECC Configuration gt DRAM Timing Configuration Memroy Timing Parameters CPU Node 0 Memory CLK 533 MHz N A CAS Latency Tcl 7 CLK N A RAS CAS Delay Tred 7 CLK N A Select Screen Row Precharge Time Trp 7 CLK N A Select Item Min Active RAS Tras 20 CLK N A Enter Go to Sub Screen RAS RAS Delay Trrd 4 CLK N A EEN General Help Row Cycle Trc 27 CLK N A F10 Save and Exit Read to Precharge Trtp 4 CLK N A ESC Exit Write Recover Time Twr 8 CLK N A v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Chapter 5 BIOS setup Memory Configuration The memory configuration menu allows you to change the memory settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Memory Configuration Enable Bank Memory _ gt a Interleaving Bank Interleaving Auto Node Interleaving Disabled Channel Interleaving Auto CS Sparing Enable Disabled Bank Swizzle Mode Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option Gene
18. 3V Remote Sense NC GND KGNE D16 Power supply SMBus connector ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 4 13 4 14 13 SSI power connectors 24 pin SSIPWR1 8 pin SSI12V1 8 pin SS112V2 These connectors are for the SSI 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 WW system will not boot up DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 8 pin power plugs otherwise the Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system O89 a O rom i oo eS COCO com
19. Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click the item ATI SM Bus Controller Driver from the menu and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation Drivers Utilities Make Disk Contact Drivers Please select items on the right side 7 22 Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 6 Management applications and utilities installation The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers management applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features V The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for updates e 7 6 1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer V If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD 7 6 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 The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions a Drivers Utilities Make
20. Disk Contact Drivers Please select items on the right side ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 23 7 6 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays Drivers Utilities Make Disk Contact Utilities 7 aL i wg i ent the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install 7 6 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains sses ums maeva ca items to create the RAID driver disk ELGA LS ae 7 6 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display sss ums p em cot the ASUS contact information You can also find this pares sglbybhr tte we bin information on the inside front Telephone 4888 22884 3447 0 Fax 886 2 2890 7798 cover of this user guide Web a o e omitechservitechserv aspx 7 24 Chapter 7 Driver installation
21. Expansion slot 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket The barebone server comes with a riser card bracket You need to remove the bracket if you want to install a PCI Express expansion card To install a PCI Express expansion card 1 Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 2 Place the riser card bracket on a flat and stable surface then remove the screw from the slot bay 3 Install a PCI Express expansion card to the bracket as shown then secure the card with a screw Chapter 2 Hardware setup To reinstall the riser card bracket 1 Align the riser card bracket with the cards to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard 2 Press the riser card bracket until the golden connectors completely fit the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel 3 Connect the cable s to the card if applicable ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 13 2 14 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn 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 Install the software drivers for the expansion card Standard Interrupt assignments System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt C
22. IDE mode 5 3 5 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main BIOS Information Version 0201 Build Date 04 30 10 Processor Type AMD Opteron tm Processor 6172 Speed 2100MHZ System Memory Usable Size 2048MB Select Screen gt System Memory Information Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit EXILE v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Chapter 5 BIOS setup BIOS Information Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory System Memory Information Displays system memory information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Memory Information gt CPU1 Memory Configuration gt CPU2 Memory Configuration CPU1 2 Memory Configuration Allows you to check information of installed memory 8 DIMMs per CPU CPU1 2 Memory Configuration Displays the auto detected memory specification BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main CPU1 Memory Configuration Node0 Speed DDR3 1067 Nodel Speed N A DIMM Al N A DIMM A2 2048 MB 2R 1067 DIMM B1 N A DIMM B2 N A DIMM C1 N A DIMM C2 N A DIMM D1 N A DIMM D2 N A ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices
23. Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc HT Extended Address Disabled Configuration options Auto Disabled Enable HT3 Link Power State Auto Configuration options Auto LSO LS1 LS2 LS3 UnitID Clumping Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled UnitID 2 3 UnitID B C UnitID 2 3 amp B C HT Link Tristate Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled CAD CTL CAD CTL CLK NB Deempasies Level Disabled Configuration options Disabled 0 4dB 1 32dB 2 08dB 3 1dB 4 22dB 5 50dB 7 05dB IOMMU Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enable Primary Video Controller Slot1 PIKE PCl Allows you to select the primary video controller Configuration options Slot1 PIKE PCl PIKE Slot1 PCl PCl Slot1 PIKE ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 23 Debug Option Se ee Memory Decode on Sec GFX Disable IOC Peer to Peer Mode Auto Northbridge interrupt pin Disable Disable Force Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Memory Decode on Sec GFX Disable Configuration options Disable Force IOC Peer to Peer Mode Auto Configuration options Auto Default Mode 1 Mode 2 Northbridge interrupt pin Disable Configuration options Disable Enabled 5 24 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 4 3 Onboard De
24. Motherboard ASUS KGNE D16 Server Board Component 1 x 500W 80 Single Power Supply 4 x Hot swap 3 5 HDD trays varies by territories 1 x SAS SATAII HDD Backplane BP4LX R10A 1 x PCI Riser Card RE16L R10 1 x Front I O Shield FPB AR14 5 x System Fans 40 x 56mm 1 x Air Duct Accessories 1 x RS500A E6 PS4 User Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM 2 0 User Guide 1 x RS500A E6 PS4 Support CD including ASWM 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x AC Power Cable 1 x Friction Rail Kit Optional Items 2x CPU Heatsinks varies by territories 1 x Slim type Optical Device 1 x ASMB4 iKVM Remote Management Card 1 x PIKE RAID Card 1 x Anti virus CD 1 x Semi ball Bearing Rail Kit ASUS System Web based Management Z If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team you must take note of the product s serial number containing 12 characters such as XXSOXXXXXXXX See the figure below With the correct serial number of the product ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems il if TT XxXSOXXXXXXXX Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 3 System specifications The ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 is a server featuring the ASUS KGNE D16 server board The server supports AMD LGA 1944 Opteron 6100 series processors with HyperTransport technology plus other latest tec
25. System Date Fri 05 07 2010 or SHIFT TAB to select a field ST3160812AS SATA Not Detected Use or to SATA Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected SATA SATA il Z SATA 3 Not Detected configure system Time 4 5 6 Storaga Configuration System Information Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit 702 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Submenu items Navigation keys 5 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 Server For changing the advanced server settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tools For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 5 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Z The navigation keys differ from one screen to another ae ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 7 5 8 5 2 4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific
26. Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD View Menu lt There is no any LD gt Keys Available 1 Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Ctrl C Define LD Enter View LD Ctrl V View JBOD Disk ESC Exit ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 6 5 2 Press lt Ctrl gt lt C gt to define an LD and use lt Spacebar gt to select a desired RAID mode FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu LD No LD Name LD 1 Logical Drive 1 Stripe Block 128 KB Initialization Fast ek Ke f 10 A E 10155 oTo F hh AO N CET EE Zon E Kei NA Write Policy WriteThru Drives Assignments Drive Model Capabilities Capacity GB Assignment HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 1 1B D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 1 1D D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 Keys Available t Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctr1l Y Save ESC Exit 3 Use lt Spacebar gt to set Read Policy to Read Cache and Write Policy to WriteBack FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 0 Stripe Block 128 KB Initialization Fast t 2 A ON Read Policy Read Cache Write Policy WriteBac Drives Assignments Drive Model Capabilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 1B D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3
27. clips st The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 9 2 4 Hard disk drives The system supports four hot swap SATAII SAS hard disk drives The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SATAII SAS ports via the SATAII SAS backplane To install a hot swap SATAII SAS HDD spring lock 1 Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right then pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay 3 Take note of the drive tray holes Each side has three holes to fit different types of hard disk drives Use two screws on each side to secure the hard disk drive 4 Place a SATAII SAS hard disk drive on the tray then secure it with four screws Chapter 2 Hardware setup 5 Carefully insert the drive tray and push it all the way to the depth of the bay until just a small fraction of the tray edge protrudes When installed the SATAII SAS connector on the drive connects to the SATAII SAS interface on the backplane oe 6 Push the tray lever until it clicks and secures the drive tray in place The drive tray is correctly placed when its front edge aligns with the bay edge 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second SATAII SAS drive ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 12 2 5
28. configuration Chapter 7 Tela This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components tallat VY u Q gt Dr ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 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 instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation aN The RAID card driver might be included in the Linux OS installation CD and could be loaded automatically during the OS installation However we recommend you use the RAID driver packaged in the RAID card support CD for a better reliability 7 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk The system does not include a floppy drive You have to use a USB floppy drive BW when creating a SATA RAID driver disk When you use a SATA optical drive and PROMISE RAID you cannot boot into FreeDOS using this support CD Either reset SATA Port1 4 in BIOS to IDE n and boot again or create the RAID driver in another computer A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows or Red Hat Enterprise operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support DVD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support DVD in t
29. described in it Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Contents COMENTS orrae Ea RE iii NOUCOS sar vii Safety MIOMA OIA srs viii PADOUL UNIS JUIL sisisi Ix Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 1 System package contents sssssssssnsnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 1 2 1 2 Serial NUMDEL l b lssi 1 2 1 3 System specifications ssssssnssusnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 1 3 1 4 Front panel features ccccccscssssssesssesssseesssessseessssrsnseessones 1 5 1 5 Rear panel featul eS cies caccestinccecscet E 1 5 1 6 Internal features cccecsseessseeesseeesseeeeseesssseeenseneeseneensenensneneoees 1 6 1 7 LED INTOFMAUION scsesscscssscesnscctecatincauectxsnaracuctscctutacctincenncensnaeneieans 1 7 1 7 1 Front panel LEDS ssa scvesscccesuianinvivsteessatndlenretuiitantercaien 1 7 1 7 2 LAN RJ 45 LEDS 00 ce cececssecesseeseseeesseeessesessneeessaees 1 7 1 7 3 ADD status LED soaseusnertanoneeasqaonentsiceidaatenctsctiertiacicssohies 1 8 Chapter 2 Hardware
30. failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the changes Exit amp Save Changes Exit amp Discard Changes F10 key can be used Discard Changes for this operation Load Setup Defaults Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc VA Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options a from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit Exit amp Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit VA If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the an program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press lt Enter gt to save the changes while exiting Exit amp Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than System Date System Time and Password the BIOS asks for a confirma
31. install an optional ASMB4 series management board on your motherboard 1 Locate the BMC_FW header on the motherboard Orient and press the ASMB4 management card in place Insert the LAN cable plug to the LAN port 3 dedicated LAN or LAN port 1 shared LAN for server management LAN port 3 LAN port 1 Chapter 2 Hardware setup This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 V a ba Q a bed 6 rh VY am ji 3 2 3 1 Installing friction rail kit items Your friction rail kit package contains Two pairs of rack rails for the rack Nut and bolt type screws and one pair of server latches Nuts and screws Front rack rails Rear rack rails 3 1 1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server Refer to the image below for the locations to attach the two fixing latches to the two sides of the server with four screws Fixing latch Chapter 3 Installation options 3 1 2 Attaching the rack rails To attach the rack rails 1 Place the two front rail rack joints into the rear rail rack slots as shown in the following figure 2 Attach the front and rear rail racks with eight screws and nuts as shown in the following figure Do not secure the screws too tight so that you can still adjust the length of the rack rails to meet the depth of the server rack Rear rail rack Front rail rack
32. lt Enter gt The message Password Uninstalled appears aN If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 4 2 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM Chapter 5 BIOS setup After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password Installed lt Enter gt to change User Password Not Installed password lt Enter gt again to Change Supervisor Password disable password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Password Check Setup User Access Level Full Access This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items Configuration 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 field Limited allows changes only to selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at
33. n Typography Bold text Italics lt Key gt lt Key1 Key2 Key3 gt Command References Indicates a menu or an item to select Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example lt Enter gt means that you must press the Enter or Return key If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example lt Ctrl Alt D gt Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format A S 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 The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 a bad J OD mr re O O 1 2 1 1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items Model Name RS500A E6 PS4 Chassis ASUS R10A 1U Rackmount Chassis
34. setup 2 1 CHASSIS COV GM wccscsvesistencceccsyecnccnnteesancasineednescvsonesxucuessosesssesticedrenss 2 2 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU cssssssssssessssssssseeesssseees 2 3 2 2 1 Installing the CPU sscicasvecentcecncanstenscuacatsersexagenticeascaidiendecn 2 3 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct ccceeeee 2 6 2 3 SvStem SIMONE sasien 2 7 2 3 1 OaE Penance ee eke ne eye eee eee 2 7 2 3 2 Memory Configurations 0 eceeceeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeieeees 2 7 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM 0 eee eee cette teeter teeeeetieeetnaeeees 2 9 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM Qu eee eee eeetee steer teeeeetneeeeeeees 2 9 2 4 Hard disk drives escxisscccnssncesvendeuceassociczacecssenceeracecsvesantsstencssececees 2 10 2 5 Expansion SIO sssini EEA AS 2 12 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket 2 12 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card cceceececeteeeeeeeeeeeees 2 14 2 6 Gable COMMECUOMINS srsnsigiai 2 15 2 7 SATAII SAS backplane Cabling sccsscssssssessseenssesseensees 2 16 2 8 Removable optional COMPONENUS csscsecsseesseessseesseeeesees 2 17 2 8 1 System fans wicsccsssncudsuteledinigedgadonsiciuabed iabstiaatiatneinetoatuniiet 2 17 Contents 2 8 2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card optional 2 18 2 8 3 Installing ASMB4 series management board optional 2 22 Chapter 3 Installation options 3 1 Installing friction rail Kit items ccsseesseess
35. 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 0 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 64 bit Subject to change without any notice Anti virus Software _ Optional CA eTrust 7 1 anti virus software _ ASWM 2 0 Auxiliary Storage CD DVD OS Support Management Solution Optional ASMB4 iKVM for KVM over IP support Dimension HH x WW x DD l 615mm x 444mm x 43 6mm 1U Net Weight Kg CPU DRAM amp HDD not inclu ded Power Supply 500W 80 Single Power Supply Gold Level Operation temperature 10 C 35 C Non operation temperature 40 C 70 C Non operation humidity 20 90 Non condensing 15 Kg Environment Specifications are subject to change without notice Chapter 1 Product introduction 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 Z Refer to section 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions i Rack screw HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD4 Rack screw USB ports Optical drive HDD Access LED button LAN2 LED LAN1 LED oes Message LED EED Reset button Location LED Location switch 1 5 Rear panel features The rear panel includes the expansion slots s
36. 8 Fn 1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled EHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled EHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 2 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OHCI HC Bus 0 Dev 20 Fn 5 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 20 Chapter 5 BIOS setup SR5650 Configuration SR5650 Configuration PCI Express Configurat gt PCI Express Configuration gt Hyper Transport Configuration IOMMU Disabled Primary Video Controller Slot1 PIKE PCI gt Debug Option Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Configuration PCIE Slot 1 Features PIKE Slot Features NB SB Port Features PCIE Slot 1 Core Setting PIKE Slot Core Setting SB Core Setting Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc PCIE Slot 1 PIKE Slot Features Select an item and then press lt Enter gt to display its sub items Gen2 High Speed Mode Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled Software Initiated Advertised RC Link ASPM Disabled Configuratio
37. ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 IU Rackmount Server User Guide E6164 Second Edition V2 October 2010 Copyright 2010 ASUSTeK 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 the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS ASUS provides this manual as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASUS its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or consequential damages including damages for loss of profits loss of business loss of use or data interruption of business and the like even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual including the products and software
38. G 250 05 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 Keys Available t Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctr1l Y Save ESC Exit Chapter 6 RAID configuration 4 After you have selected the desired RAID mode use the down arrow key to select desired disks for the RAID set FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 1 Stripe Block 128 KB Initialization Fast Gigabyte Boundary ON Read Policy Read Cache Write Policy WriteBack Drives Assignments Port ID Drive Model Capabilities 0f o7 Kek MA A Ce Assignmen 250 05 01 01 1DD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 02 01 1DD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 03 01 1D D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 04 01 1DUD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 YY l Keys Available 1 Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl1 Y Save ESC Exit 5 After you have selected desired disks for the RAID set press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt to start building the RAID set FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block 128 KB Initialization Fast Gigabyte Boundary ON CET iB Zon E Ke Read Cache Write Policy WriteBack Please Press Ctr Y key to input the LD name Assignment or press any key to exit y If you do not input
39. Management Sj tle ction yew pekw tip al z C EE TEST lt orara ce Devices Iera a G DE ATA ATAPI controllers Goce Rorage y MOE LIH Dus host controllers si mj of Pant G S 3 Lampater manageme D aiban LN The screen differs based on the controller Right click the RAID controller driver item and then select Properties from the menu Click the Driver tab and then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers Click OK when finished Chapter 7 Driver installation Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 4 7 4 8 To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS s Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Attheboot type linux dd 3 Press lt Enter gt To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the lt ENTER gt key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text lt ENTER gt Use the function keys listed below for more information boot linux dd 4 Select Yes using the lt Tab gt key when asked if you have the driver disk then press lt Enter gt Main Menu Do you have a driver disk 5 Press lt Enter gt to continue Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sda and press OK to continue 6 Select No and press lt Enter gt to continue More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 7 7 8 7 Select Skip and p
40. N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and rear fan in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Fan Speed Control Generic Mode Allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Full Speed Mode Whisper Mode Generic Mode High Density Mode 5 32 Chapter 5 BIOS setup VCORE1 2 Voltage P1 2DDR3 Voltage P1 2_ 1 2V Voltage P1_VDDNB Voltage 1 8V Voltage 1 2V Voltage 1 1V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5VSB Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage VBAT Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Select Ignored if you do not want to detect this item ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 33 5 7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the submenu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority sequence Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B Boot Settings Configuration may appear when you Security set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device gt Select Screen tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Sa
41. N Speed BERS saad He o ha ue Zz OS 2 gf i FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FANS NANANA AOAN prun pman ad oa Zz 1 FAN Power FAN Speed FAN Power FAN Power PWM Control KGNE D16 FAN souneciors PWM Control FAN Speed PWM Control FAN Speed 4 10 Chapter 4 Motherboard information 7 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin SGPIO1 2 These connectors are used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation device information and general purpose data DOUT L h Clalsla slag BAHHAEH HAH boHARhb z T A o o 2 bh jo go 7 sGPIo2 KR w E PIN 1 ie x mH 9995 a OOW ol E nn s i zo Ta oO cl O02 anno mom SGPIO1 ls ale S PIN 1 naga aye 2220 l KGNE D16 SGPIO1 2 connectors o9 Z These connectors functions only when you install an ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card 8 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 8 1 pin SGPIO3 This connector is used for the SGPIO peripherals of
42. P UTILITY Power Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Power On Resume On PCIE Wake Disabled paige Resume On Ring Disabled as are Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Restore on AC Power Loss Last State When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system will reboot 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 power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Resume On PCIE Wake Disabled When set to Enabled the system enables the PCI E to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On Ring Disabled When set to Enabled the system enables RI to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake up event Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled RTC Alarm Date 15 To set the alarm date highlight this item and press the lt gt or lt gt key to make the selection System Time 12 30 30 Use the l
43. U_FAN2 O DDR3 DIMM_C2 64bit 240 pin module HERR omma DDR3 DIMM_C1 64bit 240 pin module H ERR DIMMBt ERR_DIMMC2 DDR3 DIMM_D2 64bit 240 pin module m eRR pcs E DDR3 DIMM_D1 64bit 240 pin module oc CPU_FAN1 S Q i EPUI I FF W E Z FRNT_FAN1 ILVDDR3_SEL1 5 PANT ANG a mm m ERR_CPU2 DDR3 DIMM_H1 64bit 240 pin module 64bit 240 pin module 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_G2 64bit 240 pin module Le LA ES DDR3 DIMM_F1 64bit 240 pin module EUN sne DDR3 DIMM_F2 64bit 240 pin module LAN_SW1 PCIE1 EPU DDR3 DIMM_E1 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_E2 64bit 240 pin module nn ra ERR_DIMMH1 ERR_DIMMH2 ERR_DIMMG1 ro rolam nee ERR_DIMMG2 ca EEH cLeTo1 T E EER e ERR_DIMME1 IPMI_SEL1 erie ERR_DIMME2 g FRNT_FAN4 ASPEED Super g AST2050 vO a n AMD CHAFAN SEL1 7 morri z SR5650 SET uses 80s Lono g HEEB TPM1 3 Ree ECEREEER m spsico MEN SS al Biter ABAE mamn 3 seen com weed FRNT_FANS BMC FWI usb RECOVERY sqpiop HEHE HDLEDIEEEEIEEE sqpioi AUX_PANELt MO AA USB9 Bu BBRRBBR PANEL1 HEWHERREEE SATA1 Chapter 4 Motherboard information Layout contents Jumpers 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 4 4 2 VGA controller setting 8 pin VGA_SW1 4 5 3 CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting 4 5 3 pin CPUFAN_SEL1 CHAFAN_SEL1 LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_SW1 LAN_SW2 4 6 5 DDR3 voltage cont
44. an Megatrends Inc Chapter 5 BIOS setup GART Error Reporting Disabled This option should remain disabled for the normal operation The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose Configuration options Disabled Enabled Microcode Updation Enabled Allows the system to update the Microcode automatically enhancing system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled Secure Virtual Machine Mode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the AMD Secure Virtual Machine Configuration options Disabled Enabled PowerNow Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the generation of ACPI_PPC _PSS _PCT objects Configuration options Enabled Disabled PowerCap P state 0 Allows you to select the highest performance P state in OS Configuration options P state 0 P state 1 P state 2 P state 3 P state 4 ACPI SRAT Table Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the building of ACPI SRAT Table Configuration options Enabled Disabled C1E Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the C1E support function This item should be enabled in order to enable the Enhanced Halt State Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU2 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable CPU2 Configuration options Enabled Disabled ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 15 5 4 2 Chipset Configuration The Chipset configuration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings Select an item then press
45. anced PCI PnP Settings NO lets the BIOS Rost a Sao S S eontigure all the WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections devices in the system may cause system to malfunction YES lets the operating system configure Plug and cet Mh No Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system e gt Select Screen gl Select Item c Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Plug And Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 27 5 5 Server menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Configure Remote Access gt Remote Access Configuration g5 Select Screen Tt Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Remote Access Configuration The items in this menu allows you to configure the Remote Access features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Server Configure Remote Access type and parameters Select Remote Access type Remote Access Enabled Serial port number COM2 Bas
46. any LD name the default LD name will be used Keys Available 1 Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl1 Y Save ESC Exit ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 6 Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt again and enter the LD name Press lt Enter gt to continue FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block 128 KB Initialization Fast Gigabyte Boundary ON CET ip Zon E Kei CET Eet Yel t Write Policy WriteBack Drives Assignments Port ID Drive Model oF of V oh i ik i oh K T Capacity GB Assignment 01 01 1 1BD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 02 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 Keys Available t Up J Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctr1l Y Save ESC Exit 7 All the data on the selected disk drives will be deleted Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt to continue FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block 128 KB Initialization Fast Gigabyte Boundary ON Read Policy Read Cache Write Policy WriteBack Fast Initialization Option has been selected Assignment It wil erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt Keys Available t Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Pag
47. ates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets DIMM_H1 E E Q Og DIMM_G2 DIMM_F1 DIMM_F2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_E2 F Be E WE oni KGNE D16 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets 2 3 2 Memory Configurations You may install 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB Registerd or 1GB 2GB 4GB Unbuffered with ECC Non ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section aN Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor For CPU1 configuraton install DIMMs from the orange slots and in the order as follows DIMM_A2 gt DIMM_C2 gt DIMM_B2 gt DIMM_D2 For CPU1 CPU2 configuraton install DIMMs from the orange slo
48. ave and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Timing Config Auto Allows you to select the DRAM timing mode Configuration options Auto Manual Memory Clock Speed 400 MHz This item appears only when you set the DRAM Timing Config item to Manual and allows you to set the memory clock frequency Configuration options 400 MHz 533 MHz 667 MHz Memory Timing Parameters CPU Node 0 Allows you to select which node s timing parameters to display Chapter 5 BIOS setup SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced SouthBridge Chipset Configuration Options for SB Debug Features SP5100 CIMx Version 5 5 0 gt SB Debug Configuration OHCI HC Bus Dev Fn Enabled OHCI HC Bus Dev Fn Enabled EHCI HC Bus Dev Fn Enabled OHCI HC Bus Dev Fn Enabled OHCI HC Bus Dev Fn Enabled EHCI HC Bus Dev Fn Enabled OHCI HC Bus Dev Fn Enabled gt Select Screen spat Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit ESC Exit 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc SB Debug Configuration SouthBridge Debug Configuration Advanced A15 Ecos pisab1e Port 0 ESP ISP Port 1 ESP ISP Disable Port 2 ESP ISP Enabled Port 3 ESP ISP Port 4 ESP ISP Port 5 ESP ISP Dis THRMTRIP Before KBRst Enabled SATA IDE Ports Auto Clk Ctrl Disable SATA AHCI Ports Auto Clk Ctrl Disable SATA PORTO MODE Auto SATA PORT1 MODE
49. cluding sections on front panel and rear panel specifications 2 Chapter 2 Hardware setup This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components 3 Chapter 3 Installation options This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 5 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters 6 Chapter 6 RAID configuration This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided 7 Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Conventions To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual l DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task 1 CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when e trying to complete a task LN IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task Z NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task
50. e Space Change Option Ctr1l Y Save ESC Exit Chapter 6 RAID configuration 8 Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt to modify the disk array size or press any other key to use all the available capacity of the disk drive FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block 128 KB Initialization Fast Gigabyte Boundary ON Read Policy Read Cache Write Policy WriteBack Drives Assignments Port ID Drive Model of of 1 oh i ik i oh KY Capacity GB Assignment 01 01 HDTXXXXXXXXXXXX SATA 3G 250 05 02 01 1 1D D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 03 01 1D D 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 04 01 1 1D D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity 1 Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option 9 Use the number keys to enter your desired array capacity FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD Define Menu LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block 128 KB Initialization Fast Gigabyte Boundary ON CET EE Zon E Kei Read Cache Write Policy WriteBack Drives Assignments Port ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity GB Assignment 1DW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 lt 1 DL D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G Keys Available t Up Mn Down PaUp PaD
51. e Address IRQ 2F8h 3 Serial Port Mode 57600 8 n 1 Flow Control Hardware Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Terminal Type VT UTF8 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Remote Access Enabled Enables or disables the remote access feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled LOA The following items appear only when Remote Access is set to Enabled Serial port number COM2 Selects the serial port for console redirection Configuration options COM1 COM2 Base Address IRQ 2F8h 3 This item is not user configurable and changes with the configuration of Serial port number 5 28 Chapter 5 BIOS setup Serial Port Mode 57600 8 n 1 Sets the Serial port mode Configuration options 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Hardware Allows you to select the flow control for console redirection Configuration options None Hardware Software Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power On Self Test POST Some operating systems may not work when set to Always Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you to select the target terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 29 5 30 5 6 Power menu The P
52. e BIOS needed to boctoche Bootup Num Lock On eoaten Wait For F1 If Error Enabled Y Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc 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 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled iA Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Allows you to set the display mode for Options ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Wait For F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the lt F1 gt key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled When set to Enab
53. es 5 30 5 6 4 ACPI APIC support Enabled cccscesseessseeeenees 5 30 5 6 5 APM Configuration ccccecccsessecseseeesseessereseneeees 5 31 5 6 6 Hardware Monitor c ccccsssessssesssseesssnesessssresssnees 5 32 SO OU TG II i ssccccscicces cesses aaa 5 34 5 7 1 Boot Device Priority cccsesessesssseesssnesessstreessnees 5 34 5 7 2 Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives n 5 34 5 7 3 Boot Settings Configuration cccececseseeesseeeeeees 5 35 574A OG CUI krici EE 5 36 TOONS MENU si 5 38 5 8 1 ASUS EZ Fl sh 2nd n ness echveste 5 38 S E E E E 5 39 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 1 6 2 Sening Up RAID cenna 6 2 6 1 1 RAID definitions sedate oct onstacaiensentcsaere ca eneencioeisecaieceektcaets 6 2 6 1 2 Installing hard disk riveS cc eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteneeeeaes 6 3 6 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS nsns 6 3 PaStB ile UUNTY esisin aas 6 4 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 SPAN or JBOD osscar 6 5 6 2 2 Deleting a RAID Set 0 ee eeseesscceeeneeeeseeeesseeeeneeeess 6 11 6 2 3 Viewing the Drive Assignment ccceeeeeeeeeeeee 6 13 6 2 4 Viewing the Controller Configuration ccceeee 6 14 vi Contents Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 1 RAID driver installation ccccssseesssseeessseeeeesssseeseeeeseeneenees 7 2 7 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk c ceccceesereeeeeeeeneen 7 2 T2 Installing the RAID controller d
54. es not include a floppy disk drive Connect a USB floppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 7 LED information 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs HDD Access LED Power LED LAN2 LED Location LED Message LED LAN1 LED Display status Description Power LED 9 ON System power ON OFF No activity Blinking Read write data into the HDD OFF System is normal no incoming event Blinking ASWM indicates a HW monitor event OFF Normal status ON Location switch is pressed Press the location switch again to turn off OFF No LAN connection Blinking LAN is transmitting or receiving data ON LAN connection is HDD Access LED LN The Message LED functions only when you install the optional ASMB4 iKVM server management board Contact the local sales or dealer for detailed information on purchasing the server management board 1 7 2 LAN RJ 45 LEDs SPEED LED ACT LINK LED ACT LINK LED SPEED LED OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activit GREEN 1 Gbps connection ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 1 7 1 7 3 HDD status LED HDD status LED HDD Activity LED SATAII SAS HDD LED Description GREEN SATAII SAS HDD power ON HDD Status RED ON HDD has failed and should be swapped LED immediately GREEN RED es Activity GREEN
55. esensa 5 8 5 2 5 Submenu ILEMS ccceceeseesseessseessseeesseesseeessneeessaneess 5 8 5 2 6 Configuration fields cccececeseeeeceeeseeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeaees 5 8 5 2 7 Pop up WINdOW sssssssssssssirssssrrseerrerrresrrrrsserrserrrtrrrrerrrrnnn 5 8 528 SORA ecreieinsnis one nsere EaR S 5 8 5 2 9 General help ccccsessssesssssessseessseesseesseessneesseeess 5 8 5 3 Man MEN asiain See aaO Oera 5 9 5 3 1 System Time XX XX XX cceccsesseesssseeeessseeessseeesseseeeesseees 5 9 5 3 2 System Date Day xx XX XXXX cececessseeesteeestessneeess 5 9 D233 GATAO een ne ee ene N een eee ney 5 10 Contents 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 3 4 Storage Configuration cccccececsseesesseeeeesseeesseeeees 5 11 5 3 5 System Information cceseeesceesseessseessseessseeesseeesees 5 12 Advanced Menu sesiryi 5 14 5 4 1 CPU Configuration sssiecnon toa 5 14 5 4 2 Chipset Configuration cccccccecsecseeseteesseeeeteeseeeeees 5 16 5 4 3 Onboard Devices Configuration ccccceeeeeeeeee 5 25 5 4 4 USB Configuration ccccccccsssssecssesssecssesseseeeees 5 26 SAS POIRIR scese eee nnn ne eee eee 5 27 SI OF a en E A AE erste cosustnaeecs 5 28 Power MeNUssasne eria EGE 5 30 5 6 1 Suspend Mode Auto cccccccssseesssseessssseeesseeeeeees 5 30 5 6 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No ccesseseeseeees 5 30 5 6 3 ACPI 2 0 Support ACPI v2 0 ccccesessseessteeese
56. eys Available Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit 2 The drive assignment is displayed as shown FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignments Port ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity GB Assignment 01 01 1 1B D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 Extent 1 249 99 Free 02 01 1 1D W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 Extent 1 249 99 Free 03 01 1 1DUW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 Extent 1 249 99 Free 04 01 1 1D W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 Extent 1 249 99 Free Keys Available Ctrl H Full Erase ESC Exit f Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 6 13 6 14 6 2 4 Viewing the Controller Configuration To view the controller configuration 1 From the main control panel press lt 4 gt to to enter the Controller Configuration Menu FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Main Menu View Drive Assignment LD View LD Define Menu Delete LD Menu Controller Configuration Keys Available Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit 2 The system resources configuration is displayed as shown FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Adapter Configuration Options No Parameters Defined for Current Disk s System Resources Configuration Controller IRQ 10 AHCI HBA MMIO Base Address FAFFE400 Keys Available ESC Exit Chapter 6 RAID
57. he optical drive 2 Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support DVD Save your changes and then exit the BIOS Setup 4 Restart the computer The Makedisk menu appears Create Driver Diskette Menu Promise SW ROMB Controller Driver AMD AHCI Controller Driver Write DMI FreeDOS command prompt Chapter 7 Driver installation 5 Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create and press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu Promise Windows Windows Windows Windows SW ROMB Controller Driver Server 2003 32 64 bit Server 2008 32 bit Server 2008 64 bit Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL AS4 UP8 32 bit RHEL AS4 UP8 64 bit RHEL 5 UP4 32 bit RHEL 5 UP4 64 bit SLES 10 SLES 10 SLES 11 SLES 11 CentOS 5 4 32 bit CentOS 5 4 64 bit Back Exit SP3 32 bit SP3 64 bit 32 bit 64 bit 6 Locate the RAID driver and place a blank high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 7 Press lt Enter gt 8 Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 3 7 4 7 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows Server OS During Windows Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server installation DVD The Windows Server OS Setup starts Windows Setup 2 P
58. he power cord Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure If the steps above do not help remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data After the CMOS clearance reinstall the battery Mle oe na CLRTC1 1 2 2 3 Normal Clear CMOS Default NAAN KGNE D16 Clear RTC RAM 4 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard information 2 VGAcontroller 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
59. hnologies through the chipsets onboard Processor Support System Bus Core Logic Expansion Slots Networking 2 x Socket G34 LGA 1944 8 12 Core AMD Opteron 6100 Series ACP lt 80W HyperTransport Technology 3 0 6 4 GT s per link triple link AMD SR5650 AMD SP5100 16 4 channel per CPU Maximum up to 256GB RDIMM Maximum up to64GB UDIMM DDR3 800 1066 1333 UDIMM with ECC non ECC DDR3 800 1066 1333 RDIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB RDIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB UDIMM 1 Default Riser Card 1 x PCI E G2 x16 slot G2 x16 link Full Height Half Length 1 x PIKE Slot for Storage Enhancement AMD SP5100 6 x SATA2 300MB s ports PROMISE SW RAID For Linux Windows Supports software RAID 0 1 10 amp 5 Optional ASUS PIKE 1064E 4 port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 1078 8 port SAS HW RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008 8 port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008 IMR 8 port SAS2 6G RAID card 4 x Hot Swap 3 5 SAS SATA2 HDD Bays 2 x Intel PCI E GbE LAN 82574L 1 x Mgmt LAN Aspeed AST2050 8MB continued on the next page ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 1 3 1 x Slim type Optical Device Bay Options No Device DVD RW 3 x RJ 45 ports One for ASMB4 iKVM 4 x USB 2 0 ports Front x 2 Rear x 2 1 x External Serial Port Onboard I O 1 x VGA port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x Internal A Type USB port Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 64 bit Windows Server
60. ick Next to continue Intel R Network Connections Setup Options Select the program features you want installed Drivers i J Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager J Intel R Network Connections SNMP Agent 7 Click Install to start the installation jx Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 17 7 18 The programs you select are being installed is Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard Installing Intel R Network Connections Click Finish to finish the installation ie Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 4 Display driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the ASPEED display driver To install the ASPEED display driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer vA lf Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE to run the support DVD 3 Click ASPEED AST2050 Display Driver Drivers __Utities Make Disk Contact Drivers Please select items on the right s
61. ide ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 19 7 20 4 5 When the ASPEED InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to continue T ASPEED Graphics WinSO8R2_x64 v 0 90 InstallShield Wizard _ Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ASPEED Graphics WinSO8R2_x64 v 0 90 The InstallShield R Wizard will install ASPEED Graphics WinSO8R 2_x64 v 0 90 on your computer To continue dick Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Click Install to start the installation ie ASPEED Graphics WinSO8R2_x64 v 0 90 InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 The system installs the driver automatically Installing ASPEED Graphics WinSO8R2_x64 v 0 90 7 v 0 90 InstallShield Wizard installed Graphics WinS08R2_x64 v 0 90 Click Finish to exit the wizard ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 21 7 5 ATI SM Bus controller driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the ATI SM Bus driver on the system You need to manually install the ATI SMBus driver on a Windows Server 2003 Operating system To install the driver 1 Restart the computer then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer lf
62. in module 4 ERR_DIMMH1 ERR aimed FRNT_FAN3 ave aaa TR1 ERR_DIMMG2 a EEH Tre ERR_DIMMF1 oO ERR_DIMMF2 IPMI_SEL1 ithium Ce ERR_DIMME1 rr ERR_DIMME2 FRNT_FAN4 I ASPEED AMD SR5650 poo Tl ge tas 9 rant rast BMC_FW1 USES 8 COVERY gqpiop BREE i PEE sepoi AUX_PANEL1 EEEILocien1 EEEE HE PANELI 2 mE Iss_pwri BMC_LED1E Pre connected system cables 1 24 pin SSI power connector from power supply to motherboard 2 8 pin SSI power connectors from power supply to motherboard 3 Power supply SMBus connector from power supply to motherboard 4 System fan connectors from motherboard CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 and FRNT_FAN4 to system fans 5 USB connector from motherboard to front I O board 6 Panel connector from motherboard to front I O board 7 SATA connectors from motherboard to SATAII SAS backplane board 8 SAS connectors from motherboard to SATAII SAS backplane board 9 Auxiliary panel connector from motherboard to front I O board ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 15 2 7 SATAII SAS backplane cabling hyde gt i o Sjop m A m i x hes SDIN1 SAS_SDOUT1 SAS_SGPIO_CON1 connector Klela a SAS_SCLK1 SAS_SLOAD1 SGPIO_SEL jumper Connects a pins 1 2 Onboard 8 pin plug from pins 2 3 Add on card power supply ie Vheralx Riwa we laia bA AAAA i J Ledbdbhbbhhit a Connects the data cables Connect the SATAII SAS HDDs connected to the motherboard
63. is utility Recovering the BIOS from a USB flash drive To recover the BIOS from a USB flash drive 1 Insert the USB flash drive with the original or updated BIOS file to one USB port on the system 2 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished A DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS Doing so would cause system boot failure The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS file ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 5 5 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 5 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 explains how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you can change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware chip The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up
64. isks Contact Drivers Please select items on the right side Chapter 7 Driver installation 7 3 LAN driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel Gigabit LAN controller drivers To install the Intel Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows OS 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer V lf Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation 3 Click Intel PRO 1000 Gigabit Adapters Driver Divers _Utilties Make Disk Contact Drivers Please select items on the right side ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 15 7 16 When the Intel Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears click Next to start the installation iz Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard Instelishiela Click accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue j Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard do not wish to so agree do not install or use the Software LICENSES Please Note Installshield Chapter 7 Driver installation 6 Select the programs you want to install and cl
65. l BMC_FW1 OOOO cass Pint KGNE D16 BMC connector 4 12 Chapter 4 Motherboard information 11 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM This connector supports a Trusted 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 c H He aie E PWROWN LAD2 LAD1 GND SMBSDA SERIRQ GPZO RESET a 3 lt lt lt i oo A ow EEEE oo O Tieso a33 rm E E H fr O 2 F on i Z s a KGNE D16 TPM connector o 12 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface PSUSMB1 12C_7_DATA 12C_7_CLK 3
66. least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 37 5 38 5 8 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the submenu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Press ENTER to run the utility to select ASUS EZ Flash 2 and update BIOS This uitlity supports 1 FAT 12 16 32 r w 2 NTFS read only 3 CD DISC read only Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit EXI v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2009 American Megatrends Inc 5 8 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press lt Enter gt a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then press lt Enter gt to confirm your choice Check section 5 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility for details Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 9 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or
67. led this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 35 5 36 5 7 4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings lt Enter gt to change password i lt Enter gt again to Supervisor Password Not Installed disable password User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Select Screen ql Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc 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 To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press
68. lt CPU1 Configuration A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 Ci D2 Dt 2 DIMMs V 4 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 8 DIMMs in lt lt lt lt lt lt 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 10 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 14 DIMMs 16 DIMMs i a lt k E lt ig lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Ete lt lt lt lt lt Fa z lt lt lt lt lt Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 3 3 Installing a DIMM Ensure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing DIMM notch the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Unlocked retaining clip AN A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Locked Retaining Clip 2 3 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM DIMM notch LE Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining
69. ltiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto Chapter 5 BIOS setup PIO Mode Auto Allows you to select the data transfer mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto DMA Direct Memory Access allows your computer to transfer data to and from the hardware devices installed with much less CPU overhead The DMA mode consists of SDMA single word DMA MDMA multi word DMA and UDMA Ultra DMA Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the DMA mode SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 3 4 Storage Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices installed in the system Select an item then press lt Enter gt if you wish to configure the item BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main ji OnChip SATA Channel Enabled SATA Portl Port4 IDE Disabled SATA Port5 Port6 IDE Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc OnChip SATA Channel Enabled All
70. n Switch Page Space Change Option 0 9 Input Capacity Enter Save BackSpace Delete Esc Exit ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 10 The RAID set has been built successfully and press lt Enter gt to view the content FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc LD View Menu RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 1 199 99 Functional Keys Available t Up Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Ctrl C Define LD Enter View LD Ctrl V View JBOD Disk ESC Exit 11 Press any key to return to the main control panel FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View LD Definition Menu LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity GB LD 1 RAID1 RAID 1 2 199 99 Stripe Block NA CET EE Zon E Kei Read Cache Write Policy WriteBack Drives Assignments Port ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity GB 01 01 11D W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 02 01 1DD 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 4 SATA 3G 250 05 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 2 2 Deleting a RAID set To delete a RAID set 1 From the main control panel press lt 3 gt to to enter the Delete LD Menu FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Main Menu View Drive Assignment LD View LD Define Menu Delete LD Menu Controller Configuration 2 Select the RAID set you would like to delete and press lt Del gt lt Alt gt lt D gt to delete the selected RAID set FastBuild tm Utility c
71. n options Disabled LOs L1 LOs amp L1 LOs Downstream LOs Downstream L1 Compliance Mode Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enable Lane Reversal Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 21 NB SB Port Features Press lt Enter gt to display the sub items NB SB Link ASPM L1 Configuration options Disabled L1 NP NB SB VC1 Traffic Support Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Complicance Mode Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enable PCIE Slot 1 PIKE Slot SB Core Setting Select an item and then press lt Enter gt to display its sub items Powerdown Unused lanes Enabled This item is available only for the PCIE Slot 1 PIKE Slot Core Setting Configuration options Disabled Enabled Turn Off PLL During L1 L23 Enable This item is available only for the PCIE Slot 1 PIKE Slot Core Setting Configuration options Enable Disabled TX Drive Strength Auto Configuration options Auto 26mA 20mA 22mA 24mA TXCLK Clock Gating in L1 Enable Configuration options Enable Disabled LCLK Clock Gating in L1 Enable Configuration options Enable Disabled 5 22 Chapter 5 BIOS setup Hyper Transport Configuration HT Extended Address Disabled Auto HT3 Link Power State Auto Disabled UnitID Clumping Auto Enabled HT Link Tristate Auto NB Deempasies Level Disabled lt gt Select Screen Select
72. nc DMA MultiWord DMA 2 EE ree Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 6 S M A R T Supported Type Auto Select Screen LBA Large Mode Auto Select Item Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Change Option PIO Mode Auto General Help DMA Mode Auto Save and Exit SMART Monitoring Auto Exit 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and S M A R T monitoring These values are not user configurable These items show Not Detected if no SATA device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of SATA drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate SATA device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD V This item appears in SATA 5 6 only LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs mu
73. nnector USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 USB78 A Type USB9 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 and USB56 then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed E l e a 0O 7 Os O oe o nA S LL LeeL LLLI KGNE D16 USB 2 0 connectors ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 USB 5V USB_P4 USB_P4 GND NC USB34 USB_P6 USB_P3 GND USB 5V USB_P3 USB 5V USB_P6 GND NC USB56 1 5V USB USB_P5 GND USB P5 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB78 USB 5V USB P7 USB_P7 GND usB9 L_ 4 9 5 Thermal sensor cable connectors 3 pin TR1 TR2 These connectors are for temperature monitoring Connect the thermal sensor cables to these connectors and place the other ends to the devices which you want to monitor temperature a L
74. o an existing Windows Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows Server OS 1 2 22 S o p 11 Restart the computer and then log in with Administrator privileges Windows automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop and then select Properties from the menu Click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system Right click the RAID controller item then select Properties Click the Driver tab and then click the Update Driver button The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears Click Next Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive Select the option Install the software automatically Recommended and then click Next The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers When found click Next to install the drivers Click Finish after the driver installation is done ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 5 7 6 To verify the RAID controller driver installation 1 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop and then select Properties from the menu Click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button Click the sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers and then the Promise AHCI Compatible RAID Controller item should appear Lomputer
75. of the rack space Secure the front end of the rail with two rack screws Secure the rear end of the rail with two rack screws Repeat steps 5 to 8 to assemble and attach the second rack rail Chapter 3 Installation options 3 2 3 Mounting the server to the rack To mount the server to the rack 1 Align the server rails with the rack rails then push the server all the way to the depth of the rack 2 Tighten the two rack screws to secure the server in place To uninstall the server from the rack 1 Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack 2 Pull the server from the rack AN Remember to press the latches on both sides to release the server from the rack ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 3 7 Chapter 3 Installation options Chapter 4 This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 ija OD Sn U 2 San Q lt mie 2 4 1 Motherboard layouts DDR3 DIMM_H2 DDR3 DIMM_G1 EEM LOCLED1 l SAS8 SAS7 SAS6 SAS5 SAS4 SAS3 SAS2 SAS1 SATA6 SATA5 SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 4 2 DDR3 DIMM_A2 64bit 240 pin module anaes ela aa o HAAHHOONHOON HAAHI DDR3 DIMM_A1 64bit 240 pin module Tale 6 ry ae SSIPWRI DDR3 DIMM_B2 64bit 240 pin module pHo ee E Leelee DDR3 DIMM_B1 64bit 240 pin module nL CP
76. ols menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press lt Enter gt to enable it Or press lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during the POST to enable EZ Flash 2 ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V4 16 BOARD Kene Dio BOARD RGNESDI6 VER 207 VER D202 DATE 04 30 2070 DATE 05 22010 PATH AN A Enter Select or Load Tab Switch V Drive Info Up Down Home End Move B Backup Esc Exit Chapter 5 BIOS setup 3 Press lt Tab gt to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is found When found EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done MN e This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure aN Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu See section 5 9 Exit Menu for details 5 1 2 BUPDATER utility aN The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown The BUPDATER 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 file To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility 1 Visit the ASUS website at www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Sa
77. ommunications Port COM2 Communications Port COM1 Floppy Disk Controller System CMOS Real Time Clock ACPI Mode when used IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices Chapter 2 Hardware setup O Cable connections e The bundled system cables are pre connected before shipment You do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre installed components to install additional devices e Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors DDR3 DIMM_A2 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_A1 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_B2 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_B1 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_C2 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_C1 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_D2 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_D1 64bit 240 pin module PS2_KBMS1 me T USB12_LAN3 T TT ERR_DIMMD1 ERR_CPUIES T p FRNT_FAN1 LVDDR3_SEL1 FRNT_FAN2 ERR_CPU2 pane DDR3 DIMM_H1 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_H2 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_G1 64bit 240 pin module KGNE D16 DDR3 DIMM_G2 64bit 240 pin module E DDR3 DIMM_F1 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_F2 64bit 240 pin module GDOEEEIEX_CARD1 LAN_SW2 isl AN sw DDR3 DIMM_E1 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_E2 64bit 240 p
78. on Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulatory framework we publish the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http csr asus com english REACH htm vii 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 To 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 from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device lf the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your dealer Operation Safety Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certified or experienced engineers Before operating the server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If any damage is detected contact your dealer as soon as possible To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Place the server on a s
79. on General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc V The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None Legacy USB Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller to HiSpeed 480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mbps Configuration options FullSpeed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand off support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The following item appears only when you set Legacy USB Support to on Enabled Legacy USB1 1 HC Support Enabled This item appears only when you set Legacy USB Support to Enabled and allows you to configure the Legacy USB1 1 HC support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 4 5 PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP Configuration menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Adv
80. ons to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications enterprise resource planning and other business systems Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup JBOD Spanning stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives that are not yet configured as a RAID set This configuration stores the same data redundantly on multiple disks that appear as a single disk on the operating system Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID perfo
81. or disable the onboard Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers Set to pins 1 o a h KGNE D16 LAN settin 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature LAN_SW2 1 2 23 Enable Disable Default LAN SW1 1 2 2 3 Enable Disable Default DDR3 voltage control setting 4 pin LVDDR3_SEL1 LVDDR3_SEL2 These jumpers allow you to adjust the DIMM voltage Set to pins 1 2 to select 1 5V BIOS control pins 2 3 to select 1 2V Force or 3 4 to select 1 35V Force rr h h i h ju J g nal Li 8 ii E o 5 H z OS gt Q wt mm CI m 5 4 L a KGNE D16 LVDDR3 setting LVDDR3_SEL1 1 5V Force 1 2V Force 1 35V BIOS control Default LVDDR3_SEL2 El El 40 o 3 3 2g ya a EJ 1E El El 1 5V Force 1 2V Force
82. ower menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management APM Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Boot Tools Exit Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend Mode Auto Suspend Repost Video on S3 Resume No ACPI 2 0 Support ACPI v2 0 ACPI APIC support Enabled gt APM Configuration gt Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc 5 6 1 Suspend Mode Auto Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS only S3 only Auto 5 6 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 5 6 3 ACPI 2 0 Support ACPI v2 0 Specifies the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI version supported Configuration options ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 ACPI v3 0 5 6 4 ACPI APIC support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 6 5 APM Configuration BIOS SETU
83. ows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA channel Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 11 5 12 The following two items appear only when you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to Enabled e SATA Port1 Port4 IDE Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI e If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE _ If you want to create RAID sets with the PROMISE RAID utility from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID lf you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands When this item is set AHCI the information of the SATA connectors 1 6 can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST SATA Port5 Port6 IDE Setting this item to IDE instead of AHCI allows the system to recognize the optical dirves connected to the SATA connectors 5 or 6 when installing OS aN If you use a SATA optical drive to run the OS installation disk we strongly recommend that you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5 6 and set them to
84. radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may Cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 REACH Information Complying with the REACH Registrati
85. ral Help Save and Exit Exit V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Bank Interleaving Auto Enables the Bank memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto Node Interleaving Disabled Enables the Node memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto Channel Interleaving Auto Enables the Channel memory interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto CS Sparing Enable Disabled Allows you to reserve a spare memory rank in each node Configuration options Disabled Enabled Bank Swizzle Mode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Bank Swizzle mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 17 5 18 ECC Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ECC Configuration Set the level of ECC protection Note The Super ECC mode ECC Mode Eo dynamically sets the DRAM ECC Enable Enabled DRAM scrub rate so all of memory is scrubbed in 8 hours Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc ECC Mode Basic Disables or sets the DRAM ECC mode that allows the hardware to report and correct memory errors Configuration options Disabled Basic Good Super Max User DRAM Timing Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Auto DRAM Timing Config Manual Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help S
86. rboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the Socket 1944 The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss incorrect removal of the PnP cap 2 2 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard ite KGNE D16 CPU LGA1944 Socket aN Before installing the CPU ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and the load lever is on your left ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 3 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU Retention tab 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135 angle 4 Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100 angle 5 Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket 6 Position the CPU over the socket ensuring that the gold triangle is on
87. ress lt Enter gt to continue CD Found To begin testing the CD media before installation press OK Choose Skip to skip the media test and start the installation Follow the onscreen instructions to finish installing the RedHat operating system Chapter 7 Driver installation Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 5 0 To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 2 3 4 5 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD At the boot type linux dd Press lt Enter gt To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the lt ENTER gt key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text lt ENTER gt Use the function keys listed below for more information boot linux dd Select Yes using the lt Tab gt key when asked if you have the driver disk then press lt Enter gt Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press lt Enter gt Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev fd0 and press OK to continue The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 9 6 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press lt Enter gt More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 7 10 Chap
88. ress lt F6 gt when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears at the bottom of the screen 3 When prompted press lt S gt to specify an additional device Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s lt none gt To specify additional SCSI adapters DVD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER Chapter 7 Driver installation Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive then press lt Enter gt Windows Setup Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list then press lt Enter gt The Windows Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk When prompted press lt Enter gt to continue installation Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue T
89. river n 7 4 7 2 AMD processor driver installation cccssssssesessessesesenees 7 14 7 3 LAN driver installation ccccsssscesssssseeesssseseessseeeeesssenseeees 7 15 7 4 Display driver installation ccsecssseessseesssseeeessseeeneseeeenssnes 7 19 7 5 ATI SM Bus controller driver installation sscsseesee 7 22 7 6 Management applications and utilities installation 7 23 7 6 1 Running the support DVD ccccccseesssseeessseeeseseees 7 23 7 6 2 Drivers IOI seus dcdieetcalnesannsvesencnncaonidaidabcaenerateconenceentas 7 23 7 6 3 Utilities IMG scsscersacsovdereaneasedengeacudenccsaetcedueesadendseodocnates 7 24 7 6 4 Make disk M Nu c cccccessssecessssseeeeessseeessssnreeessseaes 7 24 7 6 5 Contact INfOrMALtION cccccceeseeeesseeesssseeesssseesssseeeens 7 24 Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can
90. rmance benefits SPAN helps to combine the capacity of multiple physical disk drives into one single large drive volume making the small sized disk drives more useful The disk drives in this mode need not to be identical in size or speed aN If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 1 2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide 2 Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 6 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by AMD SP5100 chipset To do this Enter the BIOS Setup during POST Go to the Main Menu gt Storage Configuration then press lt Enter gt Set SATA Port1 4 to RAID and SATA Port5 6 will be set to RAID
91. rol setting 4 6 4 pin LVDDR3_SEL1 LVDDR3_SEL2 6 Force BIOS recovery setting 3 pin RECOVERY1 4 7 internal connectors Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 RED 7 pin SATA5 SATA6 Black SAS connectors 7 pin SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 Red 7 pin SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 SAS8 Blue Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 USB78 A Type USB9 Thermal sensor cable connectors 3 pin TR1 TR2 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FAN5 REAR_FAN1 Serial General Purpose Input Output connectors 8 1 pin SGPIO1 2 Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 8 1 pin SGPIO3 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 BMC header BMC_FW1 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM1 Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 SSI power connectors 24 pin SSIPWR1 8 pin SSI12V1 8 pin SS112V2 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 Auxiliary panel connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 4 3 4 2 Jumpers 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You 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 information such as system passwords To erase the RTC RAM Turn OFF the computer and unplug t
92. ront panel This button queries the state of the system locator Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 Q ahead Q V Y O j j aa 5 2 5 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 EZ Flash 2 Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk 2 BUPDATER utility Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB flash disk drive 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities aN Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 5 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com e To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the To
93. seesseeeeseeeeseeeeeeees 3 2 3 1 1 Attaching the fixing latches to the Server 3 2 3 1 2 Attaching the rack railS ceeesseessseeeseessseessseeeseeess 3 3 3 1 3 Mounting the server to the rack eseese 3 4 3 2 Installing optional ball bearing rail kit items ssns 3 5 3 2 1 Attaching the rails to the server eeeeseeeeeeeteeeeeees 3 5 3 2 2 Attaching the rack rails eect reer etter eeeteeeeeeeees 3 6 3 2 3 Mounting the server to the rack eessen 3 7 Chapter 4 Motherboard information 4 1 Motherboard layouts sssssssssnsssunnsnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4 2 4 2 DUI GES sran deceevened ec cunescourescetveuacueetieuevecees 4 4 4 3 Internal CONMGCIONS iisicccssicesctiieeectiececcnsstccessenctdececvertesbevewndetuesstiers 4 8 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS cssssssssesssesseensseeees 5 2 5 1 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility cccccccsecesesssessseeesesenreeeees 5 2 5 1 2 BUPDATER tity icescrcccctccccctcciedtceseciehenedenebscienteeectiedes 5 3 5 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ee eeeeeeseeeneeeees 5 5 5 2 BIOS setup program ss ssssssusssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nna 5 6 5 2 1 BIOS menu SCIEN cccccesscesseesssessseesssessseesseeseresseeess 5 7 5 2 2 M n Daf oa ehastecemstoncoastnecensqrucescedtestersaedteontesaonaseddceente reves 5 7 5 2 3 Navigation KOYS csscssssssesessssenessesesersseeessetens 5 7 5 2 4 Menu TONS cr
94. t ENTER gt lt TAB gt or lt SHIFT TAB gt key to select a field Use the lt gt or lt gt key to configure alarm time ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 31 5 6 6 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Hardware Monitor CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Temperature 27 5726 81 5 F CPU2 Temperature N A TR1 Temperature N A TR2 Temperature N A CPU Fanl Speed N A CPU Fan2 Speed Front Fanl Speed 6221RPM Front Fan2 Speed 6164RPM Front Fan3 Speed 6221RPM Front Fan4 Speed 6490RPM Front Fan5 Speed 6585RPM Rear Fanl Speed N A Select Screen Fan Speed Control Generic Mode Select Item VCORE1 Voltage VCORE2 Voltage P1IDDR3 Voltage Change Option General Help Save and Exit P2DDR3 Voltage Exi P1_ 1 2V Voltage gee American Megatrends Inc P2_ 1 2V Voltage P1_VDDNB Voltage 1 8V Voltage 1 2V Voltage 1 1V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5VSB Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage VBAT Voltage v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit CPU1 2 Temperature xxx C xxx F TR1 2 Temperature xxx C xxx F The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard component and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan1 2 Front Fani 5 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A Rear Fan1 Speed xxxxRPN or Ignored
95. table surface AN This product is equipped with a three wire power cable and plug for the user s safety Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock Lithium lon Battery Warning CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions CD ROM Drive Safety Warning CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Heavy System CAUTION This server system is heavy Ask for assistance when moving or carrying the system 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 a municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products K DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste This product has been designed to DO NOT throw the mercury containing button cell battery in municipal waste This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste 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 in
96. ter 7 Driver installation SUSE Linux 11 OS To install the RAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu Boot from Hard Disk Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options Fl Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default No 3 Press lt F6 gt then select Yes from the menu Press lt Enter gt Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Yes No File URL F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver English US 1024 X768 DAD Default No Boot Options ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 7 11 7 12 4 5 Insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive Type the command acpi off apic bigsmp brokenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press lt Enter gt Boot from Hard Disk Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options acpi off apic bigsmp brokenmodules ahci Help Language Video Mode Source Kernel Driver English US 1024 X768 DVD Default Yes When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press lt Enter gt
97. the PROMISE RAID SATA LED O Ea E 1 n o zo 2 aog oO oO BHO al ae GREE SGPIO3 BEBE eid om ooo S amp S PIN 1 J oo z z z z KGNE D16 SGPIO3 connector o9 ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 4 11 9 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Z The serial port module is purchased separately 10 BMC header BMC_FW1 The BMC connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS Server Management Board 4 Series ASMB4 L i i Lio 8 E Q O
98. the bottom right corner of the socket and then fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU Gold triangle mark Alignment keys Chapter 2 Hardware setup 7 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab aN Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer Some heatsinks come with pre applied Thermal Interface Material If so skip this step ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 2 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct To install the CPU heatsink 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ensuring that the two fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 2 Twist each of the two screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard When the two screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink To install the airduct 1 Position the airduct on top of the heatsink 2 Carefully lower the airduct until it fits in place 2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 3 System memory 2 3 1 Overview The motherboard comes with sixteen 16 Double Data Rate 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The figure illustr
99. the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines lf you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing lt Cirl Alt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible Being a menu driven program it lets you scroll through the various submenus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys aN e The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu See section 5 9 Exit Menu The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Server Power Boot Tools System Time 13 44 30 Use ENTER TAB
100. tion before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press lt F5 gt a confirmation window appears Select YES to load default values Select Exit amp Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 39 5 40 Chapter 5 BIOS setup Chapter 6 This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 mae 5 O O p lt aa 6 1 Setting up RAID 6 1 1 RAID definitions RAID 0 Data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applicati
101. too Press lt F10 gt to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup YS aN Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 6 3 6 2 FastBuild Utility The FastBuild Utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 SPAN and JBOD set s from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Promise RAID To enter the FastBuild Utility 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives at Red SATA Connector 2 Turn on the system During POST press lt Ctrl gt lt F gt to enter the utility main menu FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignment LD View LD Define Menu Delete LD Menu Controller Configuration Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit Ww The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen 6 4 Chapter 6 RAID configuration 6 2 1 Creating a RAID set RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 SPAN or JBOD To create a RAID set 1 From the main control panel press lt 2 gt to to enter the LD View Menu FastBuild tm Utility c 2004 2010 Promise Technology Inc Main Menu View Drive Assignment LD View LD Define Menu Delete LD Menu Controller Configuration Keys Available Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit FastBuild tm
102. ts and in the order as follows DIMM_A2 gt DIMM_E2 gt DIMM_C2 gt DIMM_Q2 For Quad Ranks DIMMs when installing less than or equal to four DIMMs For CPU1 configuration install DIMMs to the orange slots and in the order as follows DIMM_A2 gt DIMM_C2 gt DIMM_B2 gt DIMM_D2 For CPU1 CPU2 configuration install DIMMs to the orange slots and in the order as follows DIMM_A2 gt DIMM_E2 gt DIMM_C2 gt DIMM_G2 For Quad Ranks DIMMs when installing more than four DIMMs For CPU1 configuration install DIMMs in the order as follows DIMM_A2 gt DIMM_C2 gt DIMM_B2 gt DIMM_D2 gt DIMM_A1 gt DIMM_C1 gt DIMM_B1 gt DIMM_D1 For CPU1 CPU2 configuration install DIMMs in the order as follows DIMM_A2 gt DIMM_E2 gt DIMM_C2 gt DIMM_G2 gt DIMM_B2 gt DIMM_F2 gt DIMM_D2 gt DIMM_H2 gt DIMM_A1 gt DIMM_E1 gt DIMM_C1 gt DIMM_G1 gt DIMM_B1 gt DIMM_F1 gt DIMM_D1 gt DIMM_H1 ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 7 2 8 Memory population table For UDIMM Single Rank Dual Ranks CPU1 Configuration A2 At B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 2 DIMMs V V 4 DIMMs V 6 DIMMs V 8 DIMMs V V 2 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 10 DIMMs 12 DIMMs 14 DIMMs 16 DIMMs i F lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt ii E lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt j lt lt lt lt lt lt lt
103. up 5 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Refer to section 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit System Time 13 44 30 Use ENTER TAB System Date Fri 05 07 2010 or SHIFT TAB to select a field SATA 1 ST3160812AS SATA 2 Not Detected Use or to SATA 3 Not Detected configure system Time SATA 4 Not Detected SATA 5 Not Detected SATA 6 Not Detected Storage Configuration System Information Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc 5 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 5 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 10 5 3 3 SATA1 6 The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices installed in the system Select an item then press lt Enter gt if you wish to configure the item BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main SATA 5 Disabled Disables LBA ee Mode Device poe Dis Auto Enables LBA ene econ Mode if the device supports it and the LBA Mode Supported device is not already Block Mode 16Sectors ar Se onic leds PIO Mode 4 Mode disabled Asy
104. ve and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc 5 7 1 Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority Specifies the Boot oe Device Priority Ist Boot Device Removable Dev sequence 2nd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM 3rd Boot Device Hard Drive A device enclosed 4th Boot Device Network IBA GE Slo in parenthesis has 5th Boot Device Network IBA GE Slo been disabled in the corresponding type menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc 1st xxth Boot Device XXXXXXX These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options Removable Dev ATAPI CD ROM Hard Drive Network IBA GE Slot 0300 v1234 Ntework IBA GE Slot 0200 v1324 Disabled 5 7 2 Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives These two items appear only when you install hard disk drives or optical drives to you system These items allow you to specify the boot priority sequence of the hard disk drives or the optical drives 5 34 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 7 3 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip Quick Boot Enabled a ocr ta Full Screen Logo Enabled pe ene eime AddOn ROM Display Mode Forc
105. ve the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive 2 Copy the BUPDATER utility BUPDATER exe from the ASUS support website at support asus com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type BUPDATER i filename ROM where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive then press lt Enter gt A gt BUPDATER i file name ROM ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 3 5 4 4 The utility verifies the file then starts updating the BIOS file ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1 06 09 08 04 FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L1605A O BOARD RGNEEDIG 2 VER 102025555 DATE 04 30 2010 DATE M WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS MN DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent 5 system boot failure The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive The BIOS update is finished Please restart your system C gt Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file aN Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using th
106. vices Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration Allows BIOS to Enable Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 T Floppy Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 i Onboard LAN1 Chip Enabled Onboard LAN2 Chip Enabled Onboard LAN1 Boot Onboard LAN2 Boot Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Serial Porti Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 1RQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard LAN1 LAN2 Chip Enabled Enables or disables the onboard LAN1 2 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN1 LAN2 Boot PXE Allows you to configure the onboard LAN1 2 boot mode Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 5 25 5 26 5 4 4 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Enables support for SS e eee S E T N SSS legacy USB AUTO Module Version 2 24 5 13 4 option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected USB Devices Enabled None Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Legacy USB1 1 HC Support Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Opti
107. wer and blinks when the system is in sleep mode 2 Message LED 2 pin MLED This 2 pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front message LED The message LED is controlled by Hardware monitor to indicate an abnormal event occurance 3 System warning speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings 4 Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin HDDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 5 SSI power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF 6 Reset button 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 4 15 15 Auxiliary panel connector 20 pin AUX_PANEL1 This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB locator LED and switch chassis intrusion and LAN LEDs LAN2 ACT oon Ld LINK
108. ws that secure the outer heatsink on the front of the SAS RAID card AN DO NOT remove the inner heatsink from the SAS RAID card 3 Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard 4 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot Chapter 2 Hardware setup 5 Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure that it is completely seated on the PIKE RAID card slot 6 Remove the data cables connected to the SATA connectors on the motherboard 7 Connect the data cables by numerial order to the SAS connectors labeled SAS1 4 red on the motherboard 8 Remove the SGPIO cable from the SGPIO83 connector on the motherboard ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 19 9 Connect the SGPIO cable to the SGPIO1 connector on the motherboard 10 Set the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the backplane to pin 2 3 when connecting data cables to the SAS connectors on the motherboard aN The heatsink on PIKE 1078 PIKE 2008 Series might interfere the components on the expansion card Ensure that the height of the components is less than 5 8 mm 2 20 Chapter 2 Hardware setup Installing i Button for PIKE 1078 only Follow the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboard 1 Locate the Button slot on the motherboard 2 Snap the Button in place ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 2 21 2 22 2 8 3 Installing ASMB4 series management board optional Follow the steps below to
109. ystem power socket and rear fans The middle part includes the I O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard ERR SA R y pa RHH SOA pe pe v Ur ep m re re YN NY D x lt 2 2 3 x0 gt o o o 2O S o 8 23338 a Ke oe gt Ss o 7 lt o z h oO Q Q o x o D 5 To O F O Q 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 The port is for ASUS ASMB4 iKVM controller card only ASUS RS500A E6 PS4 1 6 1 6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown 1 PCI Express G2 x16 slot Riser Card G2 x16 link 2 Power fans 3 ASUS KGNE D16 server board Power supply 5 System fan 1 Connects to CPU_FAN2 connector 6 System fan 2 Connects to FRNT_FAN1 connector 7 System fan 3 Connects to FRNT_FAN2 connector 8 System fan 4 Connects to FRNT_FAN3 connector 9 System fan 5 Connects to FRNT_FAN4 connector es i TENEN ENE L ime f E I a O ceca 10 SAS SATAII backplane 11 Hot Swap HDD tray 1 Connects to SATA1 port Port 0 12 Hot Swap HDD tray 2 Connects to SATA2 port Port 1 13 Hot Swap HDD tray 3 Connects to SATAS port Port 2 14 Hot Swap HDD tray 4 Connects to SATA4 port Port 3 15 Front I O board hidden 16 Slim type optical drive The barebone server do

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