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1. ZSPE DS WS DAC Dium bo al mi i o m CEC SS gt Z9PE D8 WS Auxiliary panel connector 1 2 3 4 5 Front panel SMB 6 1 pin FPSMB These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable LAN activity LED 2 pin LAN12_LED These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel 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 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 Locator Button Swich 2 pin LOCATORBTN These leads are for the locator button on the front panel This button queries the state of the system locator ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 25 13 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for an additional Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port s Connect the S PDIF Out module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis
2. 2 Press lt Y gt to exit or press lt N gt to return to the utility main menu ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 29 5 3 6 Rebuilding the RAID aN This option is only for the RAID 1 set Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RAID disk 1 At the prompt press lt Ctrl gt lt l gt to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM utility 2 If there is a non RAID SATA Hard Disk available the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID Press lt Enter gt and then use up down arrow keys to select the destination disk or press lt ESC gt to exit Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild Rebuild completes in the operating system Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding ESC to exit Port Drive Model Serial i X XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX t Previous Next ENTER Select ESC Exit A Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 5 30 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to Rebuild Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 1 0
3. ADD_IN_CARD ADD_IN_CARD NC NC mm a HDLED1 Z9PE D8 WS Hard disk activity LED connector ASUS ESC2000 G2 7 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB78 USB910 A Type USB12 11 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB78 and USB910 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 aE USB78 USB910 USBi2 USB11 it aed SEE d mmo dono DDA Zo D 2 D Zo eee jaar EEEE TEET trrt t t opo opo PINI TT T PNI TT T Seto Seto zeie E83 Ep EE 8 USB connectors USB3_34 This connector is for USB 3 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to connector USB3_34 4 4 ie nT F A ad o 3 3A a oK ws O g 25555055 o KI o ees 1 0 ay E c g USB3_ 34 e OO GND Vbus IntA_P2_SSTX GND IntA_P2_D IntA_P2_SSRX IntA_P2_SSRX IntA_P2_SSTX IntA_P2_D 3 22 Chapter 3 Motherboard information 9 Power supply SMBus Connector PSUSMB1 This co
4. Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM v3 0 0 1184 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks ID Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB 2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279 3GB 3 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279 3GB t Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Chapter 5 RAID configuration The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options A The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen V The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration 5 3 1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Level ripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Sync N A Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less 2 Enter a name for the RAID set and press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is selected press the up down arrow key to select a RAID level to create and then press lt Enter gt
5. Re ied SPDIF_OUT SPDIFOUT my 5V GND oom CIC a ay Z9PE D8 WS Digital audio connector fo The S PDIF module is purchased separately 14 IEEE 1394a port connectors 10 1 pin IE1394_1 2 These connectors are for IEEE 1394a port Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis o vomm mm f GND f GND 1E1394_1 PIN IE1394_2 PINt GND a GND TPB2 a m TPB2 12V q m 412V TPA2 u w TPA2 GND a GND TPB2 a mt TPB2 HOV 412V S lt a k lt a Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard V The IEEE 1394a module is purchased separately 3 26 Chapter 3 Motherboard information 15 VGA connector VGA_HDR1 This connector supports the VGA High Dynamic Range interface DDC_CLK H_SYNC 5V GND GND Blue Red VGA_HDR1 i o lt nnn 5655 a a oO Gun i Q a Z9PE D8 WS VGA conn
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7. 2 3 4 5 System power LED 3 pin PLED This 3 pin connector is for the system power LED Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode 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 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 HDD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 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 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 Chapter 3 Motherboard information 12 Auxiliary panel connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB locator LED and switch chassis intrusion and LAN LEDs oe ESE gt Oo
8. 2 Press lt Tab gt to edit options Meloome to Red Hot Enterprise Linsx 6 tf isting syster ic video driver Frwss Tab to edit options ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 7 6 8 3 Enter the following command at the boot Linux dd blacklist isci blacklist ahci nodmraid then press lt ENTER gt RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 6 ee oe Select Yes using the lt Tab gt key when asked if you have the driver disk then press lt Enter gt Do you have a driver disk Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 6 7 8 You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Choose one you like to use and select OK then press lt Enter gt Driver Disk Source You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Which would you like to use sdc sdd sro Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB floppy disk drive select OK then press lt Enter gt Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev sdb and press OK to continue The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system 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 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 9 6 10 Preparing the Linux Driver Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux based
9. 4 When the Disks item is selected press lt Enter gt to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set The SELECT DISKS screen appears SELECT DISKS ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 25 5 Use the up down arrow key to select a drive and then press lt Space gt to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press lt Enter gt after completing your selection 6 Use the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and then press lt Enter gt The available stripe size values range from 4KB to 128KB The following are typical values RAID 0 128KB RAID 10 64KB RAID 5 64KB LN We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 When the Capacity item is selected enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press lt Enter gt The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Volume item is selected press lt Enter gt The following warning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or lt N gt to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu 5 3 2 Creating a Recovery set To create a recovery set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt The f
10. DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 AN Refer to ASUS Server AVL for latest update Install the DIMMs starting from slot A1 CPU1 and E1 CPU2 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 DIMM_D1 2 CPU Configuration DIMM_E1 DIMM_F1 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM A 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 clip outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket DIMM slot key Unlocked retaining clip A A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 11 then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket Apply force to both ends of the DIMM simultaneously until the 4 retaining clip snaps back into place and the DIMM cannot be pushed in 33 i any further to ensure proper sitting of the DIMM Hold the DIMM by both of its ends 4 Locked Retaining Clip Always insert the DIMM into the socket VERTICALLY to prevent DIMM notch damage 2 4
11. PCIEx16_2 shared PCIEx16_3 shared PCIEx16_4 shared PCIEx16_5 shared PCIEx16_6 shared PCIEx16_7 shared Marvell9230 shared Asmedia USB3 0 1 Asmedia USB3 0 2 shared LAN1 82574L shared VIA1394 LAN2 82574L shared SATA Controller 1 shared SATA Controller 2 shared USB 2 0 Controller 1 USB 2 0 Controller 2 HD Audio shared ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 21 2 9 Cable connections disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre installed components to install i 4 The bundled system cables are pre connected before shipment You do not need to _ additional devices Refer to Chapter 3 for detailed information on the connectors 2 9 1 Motherboard connections wm ID ID Een DO H O munn poogpoogooaAg Ke_usBse mn AIA amim afam m afa mma ts ERR_CPU2 gg i a aam ATXPWR ooo 0 BE 3 3 H ez PLUGT z E TS T T T USB34 3 3 gt 2 SiS E E EE ale 3 s EJE gE ESIR gE 3 8 Sie E J E EJE EJ E ells s j s cje a E E ele fal eg alle ello ae elle S g SJS g A AJ amp a aa LAN2_USB12 a 2 LGA2011 3 a 2 2 2 3 ejje ee Sieg e s aE aal alas alla Z Z Z 2 Z S 5 S S tan usea n2 lalla alla SIEA 2 2 2 0 2 2 ollo j j LEIES ajja ajja a S W allo ale ajja a
12. Power On RTC Disabled Restore 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 Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Disabled Disables the PS 2 Keyboard from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PS 2 Keyboard to generate a wake event Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Disabled Disables the PS 2 Mouse from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PS 2 Mouse to generate a wake event Power On By PCIE Disabled Disabled Disables the PCIE devices from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Power On By Ring Disabled Disabled Disables the Ring devices from generating a wake event Enabled Enables the Ring devices to generate a wake event Power On By RTC Disabled Disabled Disables RTC from generating a wake event Enabled When set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date Days and Hour Minute Second will become user configurable with set values 4 34 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 5 11 Serial Port Console Redirection Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced COM1 Console Redirection Disabled gt Conso
13. Server 2008 Enterprise 32 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop WS 6 0 32 64 bit RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5 7 6 2 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 1 32 64 bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2 32 64 bit CentOS 5 7 6 1 32 64 bit VMWare ESX4 1 ESXi4 1 ASWM Enterprise Management Solution Dimension HH x WW x DD Net Weight Kg CPU DRAM amp HDD not included Power Supply Power Rating Environment optional 1 x ASMB6 iKVM over internet 445mm x 217 5mm x 545mm 17 2 Kg 1350W 80 Gold Single Power Supply Input 115 240Vac 14 5 6 5A 50 60Hz Class Operating temperature 10 C 35 C Non operating temperature 40 C 70 C Non operating humidity 20 90 Non condensing Specifications are subject to change without notice Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 4 Front panel features HDD access LED Empty 5 25 inch bays Security lock Power button Reset button Headphone output jack gt so D lt x is o o D Q o i S 4 1 i 1 aS Pa i Microphone USB 2 0 ports jack USB 3 0 ports V Refer to section 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions ASUS ESC2000 G2 1 5 1 5 Rear panel features Power switch Power connector PS 2 keyboard mouse combo port USB 2 0 ports Optical S PDIF Out port USB 2 0 ports USB 3 0 ports 8 channel audio ports 1 6 13
14. 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB RDIMM 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB UDIMM 8GB 16GB and 32GB LRDIMM 7 4 x PCI E 3 0 x16 slots dual at x16 x16 quad at x8 x8 x8 x8 2 x PCI E 3 0 x16 slots at x16 mode 1x PCI E 3 0 x16 slot at x8 mode Intel C602 A AHCI 4x SATA 3 0Gb s ports 2x SATA 6 0Gb s ports Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise supports RAID 0 1 5 and 10 for Windows only LSI MegaRAID supports RAID 0 1 and 10 for Linux Windows SCU 4x SATA 3 0Gb s ports Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise for Windows only supports software RAID 0 1 5 and 10 for all SATA ports Marvell 88E9230 SATA controller 4x SATA 6 0Gb s ports supports software RAID 0 1 and 10 for Windows only Networking 2 x Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN controller continued on the next page Expansion Slots Storage ASUS ESC2000 G2 HDD Bays Graphic cards Auxiliary Storage FDD CD DVD Front Panel I O Rear Panel I O OS Support 4 x Hot swap 3 5 HDD Bays ASpeed AST2300 16MB 3 x 5 25 media bays Optional No ODD DVD RM DVD RW default for North America 2 x USB 3 0 ports blue 2 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x Line In 1 x Line Out 1 x PS 2 Keyboard Mouse combo port 1 x S PDIF Out Optical 2 x USB 3 0 2 0 ports blue 6 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 2 x RJ45 ports Intel LAN 8 channel Audio I O Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows
15. BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Management Configure Initialize ONLIN A00 00 ante Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few utes Start Rebuilding Drive Y N Port SK 77247MB HDS728080PLA38 PF20A SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives When rebuild is complete press any key to continue ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 18 5 2 5 Checking the drives for data consistency You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive The utility can automatically detect and or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects gt Adapter menu AN The Check Consistency command is available only for virtual drives included in a RAID 1 or RAID 10 set Using the Check Consistency Command To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command 1 From the Management Menu select Check Consistency and then press lt Enter gt Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press lt Space gt to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press lt F10 gt Virtual Drive s Configured Management Menu LD RAID Size S
16. Enabled available only for EFI USB3 0 Support Enabled applications XHCI Hand off Enabled EHCI Hand off Disabled USB Hardware Delays and Time outs USB transfer time out 20 sec Device reset time out 20 sec Device power up delay Auto Select Screen t Select Item gt USB Ports Configuration Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Legacy USB Support Enabled This item enables or disables Legacy USB device support Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto USB3 0 Support Enabled This item enables or disables USB3 0 XHCI Controller support Configuration options Enabled Disabled XHCI Hand off Enabled This is a workaround for OSes without XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled EHCI Hand off Disabled This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Hardware Delays and Time outs USB transfer time out 20 sec This item sets the time out value for control bulk and interrupt transfer Configuration options 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Device reset time out 20 sec USB mass storage device Start Unit command time out Configuration options 10 sec 20 sec 3
17. FAN Power a O FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN EE EEE EE EE FP TTT TTT TTT TTT Z9PE D8 WS FAN connectors aa aa LN DO NOT forget to connect the CPU_FAN connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 4 System memory 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with eight four DIMM per CPU Double Data Rate 3 DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets q A DDR3 module is notched differently from a DDR or DDR2 module DO NOT install a DDR is or DDR2 memory module to the DDR3 slot 5 j B IMM_F1 DIMM_G1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C1 IMM_E1 DIMM_H1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_D1 mm SmS aa Z9PE D8 ws 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory Configurations You may install 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB and 32GB RDIMMs or 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB with ECC Non ECC UDIMMs or 8GB 16GB and 32GB LR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section 1 CPU Configuration must on CPU1
18. Recovery condition triggered by user Forced recovery Recovery process started Recovery firmware image is found Recovery firmware image is loaded Reserved for future AMI progress codes Recovery PPI is not available Recovery capsule is not found Invalid recovery capsule Reserved for future AMI error codes DXE Core is started NVRAM initialization Installation of the PCH Runtime Services 3 12 Chapter 3 Motherboard information Q Code table continued Description _ Reserved for ASL see ASL Status Codes section below Ready To Boot event Legacy Boot event Exit Boot Services event Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End Legacy Option ROM Initialization System Reset USB hot plug _ PCI bus hot plug Clean up of NVRAM Configuration Reset reset of NVRAM settings Reserved for future AMI codes CPU initialization error PCH initialization error Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available PCI resource allocation error Out of Resources No Space for Legacy Option ROM No Console Output Devices are found No Console Input Devices are found Invalid password Error loading Boot Option LoadIlmage returned error Boot Option is failed Startlmage returned error Flash update is failed Reset protocol is not available ACPI ASL Checkpoin
19. mae e BWAINNG Conpetng Na actor wil enmedately 221 he woletre sgrntior pocni Any deta on the cialis tp be adding te the sciume wll be pomnannrtly kost and thowid be toded up betore onining volsne data wii be pomeneed Petfoering a drive wpgtade ot Goargrece while s volste motation nir progreti m mute Pe youre maccensble Gus to Gree ireomoatitliry Mreneo Lod E We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 5 4 3 Delete volume Take caution when deleting a volume You will lose all data on the hard disk drives Back up v data before continuing To delete a volume 1 From the utility main menu select the volume exp Volume_0000 in Volumes field you want to delete Vetere Properties 7 ewe nisse DOO hes s tee wame hos SAD 2 arge eoe Sco 4608 AM puot poe Werted ae uaa Dam T Cami er beads T pets cme cee Prt en more mes eee ere na mee ae rgt ects ee l N ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 41 2 Then select Delete volume in Volume Properties field The following screen appears her pou sere you wart to delete the where A WARNING Monger et aclor wil perrmanerty See arre Gate on the seleces terre Gack ap Gata before corerung 3 Click Yes to delete the volume and return to the utility main menu or click No to return to the main menu 5 4 4 Preferences System Preferences A
20. press lt Esc gt to abort initialization When initialization is completed press lt Esc gt Virtual Drive s Configured Management Menu LD ID Size Stripes StripSz Status n 40 AE AANA a leet inte Init Of VD Is In Process aa ONLINE Objects VD 0 Initialization Complete Press Esc Rebuild Check C ES ESE Virtu rtual Drive 0 1 100 Completed SPACE De Select F10 Initialize ASUS ESC2000 G2 Using the Objects command To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu select Objects gt Virtual Drive and then press lt Enter gt LSI Software R Check Consistenc Change VD Parameters Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub menu and then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive 1 rtual Drive 0 Management Adapter Configure Initialize Physical Drive Ob Rebuild Check Consistenc Press ENTER To Select A VD lt Del gt To Delete A VD Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 Select Initialize from the pop up menu and then press lt Enter gt to start initialization Objects 3 gt Rebuild Virtual Drive 0 Check Consistenc Initialize Check Consistency View Update Parameters Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option When prompted press the lt Space gt to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box
21. to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl 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 sub menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys A 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 Press lt F5 gt and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings 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 4 BIOS setup 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 merican Megatrends Inc Ai Tweaker Server t Advanced Event Logs Bost Monitor Security Tool Exit BIOS Information Set the Date Use Tab to BIOS Vendor American Megatrends switch between Data elements
22. 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SATA Mode AHCI Mode This item allows you to set the SATA configuration Configuration options Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode RAID Mode AN If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices set this item to IDE Mode If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI keep the default setting AHCI Mode 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 If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility or Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID Mode AHCI Mode Allows you to enable the Aggressive Link Power Management and support Staggered Spin up S M A R T Status Check Enabled S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitor system When read write of your hard disk errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options Enabled Disabled 4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Aggressive Link Power Management Enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled Port 1 6 Staggered Spin up Disabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled IDE Mode
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24. 4 Removing a DIMM 1 Press the retaining clip outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket f oo AD PAAA V Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clip The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 5 Front panel assembly Before you can install a 5 25 inch drive you should first remove the front panel assembly front bezel and front panel cover 2 5 1 Removing the front panel assembly To remove the front panel assembly 1 Locate the three hooked tabs on the chassis side rail 2 Shift the hooked tabs and take off the front bezel 2 5 2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly To reinstall the front panel assembly 1 Hook the other side of the front panel assembly to the chassis 2 Swing the front panel assembly and snap it back into place ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 13 2 6 5 25 inch drives N A Ensure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing any system components is Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard and other system components The system comes with three 5 25 inch drive bays located on the upper front part of the chassis An optical drive that comes standard optional with the system package occupies the uppermost bay labeled 1 The lower bays labeled 2 and 3 are available for additional 5 25 inch optical zip or floppy disk drives You must remove the front panel a
25. A maa gmr Tae heke Tae gp Pee tomes oua Hua ta Chapter 6 Driver installation A message appears reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the RAID controller driver If you have only one optical drive installed in your system eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive Click Browse to continue Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Windows and click Next Cp oF pent Heme p miem ee maa BASSE y Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 5 For Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 5 6 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd noprobe atal noprobe ata2 then press lt Enter gt AN The number of ata varies with the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set For example if you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives type command line linux dd noprobe ata1 noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe ata4 noprobe ataS noprobe ata6 To
26. C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Intel R VI d Enabled Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Intel R VT d Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable Intel VT d Configuration options Enabled Disabled V The following item appears only when you set Intel R VT d to Enabled Coherency Support Disabled This item allows you to enable disable VT d Engine Coherency support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ATS Support Disabled This item allows you to enable disable VT d Engine address translation services ATS support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 25 4 5 4 PCH SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced SATA Port1 T3500320AS 500GB 1 IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode SATA Port2 Not Present 3 RAID Mode SATA Port3 Not Present SATA Port4 Not Present SATA Port5 ASUS DRW ATAPI SATA Port6 Not Present S M A R T Status Check Enabled Aggressive Link Power Management Enabled Portl Staggered Spin up Disabled Port2 Staggered Spin up Disabled Port3 Staggered Spin up Disabled lt Select Screen Port4 Staggered Spin up Disabled Tt Select Item Port5 Staggered Spin up Disabled Enter Select Item Port6 Staggered Spin up Disabled Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2
27. Chapter 4 BIOS setup CPU Ratio Auto This item allows users adjust the maximum non turbo CPU ratio Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 12 to 57 with 1 interval CPU1 Voltage Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 800V to 1 520V with 0 005V interval CPU1 VSA Voltage Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 800V to 1 520V with 0 005V interval CPU2 Voltage Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 800V to 1 520V with 0 005V interval CPU2 VSA Voltage Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 800V to 1 520V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHA CHB Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 20V to 1 90V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHC CHD Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 20V to 1 90V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHE CHF Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 20V to 1 90V with 0 005V interval DRAM Voltage CHG CHH Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 20V to 1 90V with 0 005V interval Clock Spread Spectrum Disabled Disabled Enhances BCLK overclocki
28. Click the Contact tab to display the mgs oa ST ns a ASUS contact information You can ee ee ee j camee h also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 39 6 40 Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple AMD CrossFirex NVIDIA SLI graphics cards and NVIDIA CUDA technology ASUS ESC2000 G2 7 2 7 1 AMD CrossFireX technology The motherboard supports the AMD CrossFirex technology that allows you to install multi graphics processing units GPU graphics cards Follow the installation procedures in this section 7 1 1 Requirements In Dual CrossFireX mode you should have two identical CrossFireX ready graphics cards or one CrossFireX ready dual GPU graphics card that are AMD certified Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology Download the latest driver from the AMD website www amd com Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system See Chapter 2 for details W We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment Visit the AMD Game website http game amd com for the latest certified graphics card and the supported 3D application list 7 1 2 Before you begin For AMD CrossFireX to work
29. Core Version 4 6 4 1 Compliancy UEFI 2 1 PI 0 9 BIOS Version 0208 x64 Build Date 03 19 2012 System Date Thu 03 29 2012 System Time 18 23 29 Access Level Administrator Memory Information Total Memory 16384 MB DDR3 lt Select Screen Processor Tt Select Item CPU Speed 2200 MHz Enter Select Item Count 2 Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 1 Navigation keys 4 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Ai Tweaker For changing the Ai Tweaker settings Server Mgmt For changing the server management settings Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Event Logs For changing the event log settings Monitor For displaying the system temperature power status and changing the fan settings Security For changing the security settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tool For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 7 4 2 3 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu For example selecting Main shows the Main menu items The other items Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool an
30. 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 ESC2000 G2 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input Output System BIOS setup 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk 3 BUPDATER utility Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB flash disk drive Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive A in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility 4 1 1 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 LN Prepare a USB flash drive containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this 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
31. OS to create the RAID driver When creating the RAID driver you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to create a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 slesl1 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount o loop image file name image Example mount o loop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles1l1 ga x86__ 64 img image He te View emna tee ep acue linus decSi tape ou Pesewerd limus deee yaus dosis cd tap lisus doeSc tap meurt e loop pegase 15 00 0120 2012 slesil ge s06 4 ing inoge pause dosh tep 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled as 01 into a FAT32 USB drive 5 Rename the 01 folder to CD Image t tor pew GF Berens jae pre A g s a bax v Henao mne Copse Seaca gt t LAEN BOOT Linie Gover a a eorr tinag ra system D uw Chapter 6 Driver installation Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID 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 Nepal maod System fescue System station Meda mpage F 8 Villeo Mod Tagish tus 000 x 600 3 Press lt F6 gt then select Yes from the menu Press lt En
32. On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting and then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status nage 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Initiali oniscis hange DWC Rebuild Check Co ore Virtual Drive 0 Accept SPAN NO sk Write Cache Setting Of VDI Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LN Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss 5 8 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 12 When finished setting the selected virtual drive configuration select Accept from the menu and then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Initiali Objects Rebuild Check Co virtual Drive 0 152146MB Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 13 Follow step 2 to 10 to configure additional virtual drives 14 Press lt Esc gt to finish RAID configuration When prompted to save configuration select Yes from the menu and then press lt Enter gt Management Configuration View Add Configuration Initiali Virtual Drive s Configured Objects RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status Rebuild Check Co 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Select Yes Or No Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option ASUS ESC2000 G2 Using New Configuration BW W
33. PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system Chapter 3 Motherboard information 5 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 4 REAR_FAN1 2 The fan connectors support cooling fans 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 Q CPU_FAN1 cPu_FAN2 REAR_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 S Z TT rr spe spe age age eo PP at Rit is k FEE FEE Sek ZEER B gae gae Litt Loi k Brad 22 IT IT R z a a a 0 a O oo FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FAN3 FRNT_FAN2 FRNT_FAN com eT 0 a aa aa 2a gees mm ooo Sass Ss ii itt ttt ttt Z9PE D8 WS FAN connectors fet ins feat 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 Control technology 6 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
34. PXE INTEL W82574L OpROM1 PXE This item launched INTEL W82574L OpROM1 Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI INTEL W82574L OpROM2 PXE This item launched INTEL W82574L OpROM2 Configuration options Disabled PXE iSCSI 4 5 13 Marvell SATA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Marvell SATA Configuration Marvell Storage Controller Enabled Marvell Storage OPROM Enabled Marvell Storage Controller Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Marvell Storage OPROM Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 38 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 5 14 Onboard Devices Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced gt Serial Port 1 Configuration Set Parameters of serial gt Serial Port 2 Configuration Port 1 COM1 VIA 1394 Controller Enabled Asmedia USB 3 0 Controller Enabled Asmedia USB 3 0 Battery Charging S Enabled Serial Port1 2 Configuration This item allows you to set parameters of serial ports 1 and 2 Serial Port Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Serial Port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Device Mode Standard Serial Port Mode This item allows you to change the serial port mode Configuration options Standard Serial Port Mode VIA 1394 Controller Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable VIA 13
35. VGA pallette register snooping Configuration options Disabled Enabled PERR Generation Disabled This item enables or disables PCI device to generate PERR Configuration options Disabled Enabled SERR Generation Disabled This item enables or disables PCI device to generate SERR Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 4 BIOS setup PCI Express Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced PCI Express Link Register Settings Enables or Disables PCI Express Device Relaxed ASPM Support Disabled Ordering WARNING Enabling ASPM may cause some PCI E device to fail lt Select Screen ft Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc ASPM Support Disabled This item allows you to set the ASPM level Configuration options Disabled Auto Force LOs Force LOs Force all links to LOs state Auto BIOS auto configure Disabled Disabled ASPM ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 29 PCIE Slot Option ROM Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Legacy OpROM Support PCIE1 Option Rom PCIE2 Option Rom PCIE3 Option Rom PCIE4 Option Rom PCIE5 Option Rom PCIE6 Option Rom PCIE7 Option Rom Enabled Enabled Enabled Enable
36. a RAID Set eecesceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeaeeee 5 28 5 3 4 Resetting disks to Non RAID ceeceeeeeeeeeeees 5 29 5 3 5 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility 5 29 5 3 6 Rebuilding the RAID o ec eeeeeseseneeeeesneereereeeeeeeeees 5 30 5 3 7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 5 32 5 1 5 Marvell RAID utility ccc cceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 5 33 5 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility WiINAOWS sic scic sd scccices sts dete cecttnc ve casei cx eacen se decane carecad cn ease cnet 5 37 5 4 1 Creating a RAID Set ccceseccscesseeesseseseecsteresssnseseees 5 38 5 4 2 Change Volume Type ceeeeesseeesstseetesteseecestaees 5 40 5 4 3 Delete volume ccececceeseessceseeceeereereeereereneentenneates 5 41 5 4 4 Prelerences wa siccisl ani sisinudide hier aiies 5 42 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 1 RAID driver installation s ssssessesesussnnununsnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnanunnnnnnnnnaunne 6 2 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk cccceccececessseeseesseeeeeeees 6 2 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver s 6 4 6 2 Intel Chipset Device Software installation ssssssssseese 6 13 6 3 Intel Network Connections Software installation 6 15 Contents 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 6 12 Audio driver installation cccccscsesesssseeseeseeeeseeeeseeseeeeeseneees 6 18 Intel C600 Se
37. complete press any key to continue ASUS ESC2000 G2 Using the Objects command To check data consistency using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu select Objects and then select Virtual Drive from the sub menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check and then press lt Enter gt 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu and then press lt Enter gt When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue 5 20 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 6 Deleting a RAID configuration To delete a RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Clear Configuration and then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Management New Configuration configure View Add Configuration Initialize Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistenc Clear Existing Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear Configuration dialog box and then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Management New Confiauration _ onficure View 1 lear Configuration Initialize Objects Select No Rebuild Check Consistenc Clear Existing Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To S
38. drives You may initialize the virtual drives of a RAID set s using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu Using the Initialize command To initialize the virtual drive using the Initialize command 1 From the Management Menu select Initialize and then press lt Enter gt Management Menu Configure Objects Rebuild Check Consistenc Initialize VD s Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection and then press lt Space gt p Virtual Drive s Configured Management Menu LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status eet o 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Objects Rebuild Check Consistenc Virtual Drives irtual Drive 0 SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 Press lt F10 gt to start initialization When prompted select Yes from the Initialize dialog box and then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured Management Menu LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz SERR Objects Rebuild Check Consistenc Virtual Drives irtual Drive 0 Init Will Destroy Data On Selected s SPACE De Select F10 Initialize 7 A Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the drive L e 4 Aprogress bar appears on screen If desired
39. enable or r disable all features of SEL Components Disabled system Event Logging during boot Erasing Settings Erase SEL No When SEL is Full Do Nothing Note All values changed here do not take effect lt Select Screen until computer is restarted Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc SEL Components Disabled Allows you to enable or disable all features of system Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appears only when you set SEL Components to Enabled All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Erase SEL No Allows to choose options for erasing SEL Configuration options No Yes On next reset Yes On every reset When SEL is Full Do Nothing Allows to choose options for reactions to a full SEL Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immediately 4 42 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 6 2 BMC network configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Server Mgmt BMC network configuration Select to configure LAN channel parameters zami statically or dynamically by Lanl IP Address in BMC 000 000 000 000 BIOS or BMC Unspecified Lan1 Subnet Mask in BMC 000 000 000 000 option will not modify any
40. 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 contact a qualified service technician or your dealer 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 service If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your dealer Operation Safety Servicing of this product or units is to be performed by trained service personnel only Before operating the server carefully read all the manuals included with the server package Before using the server make sure 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 stable surface This product is equipped with a three wire power cable and plug for the user s safety Use s the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock Lithium lon B
41. mode auto switch to x8 mode when slot 2 is occupied PCI E x16 Gen3 x8 mode PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 x8 mode auto switch to x8 mode when slot 4 is occupied PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 mode PCI E x16 Gen3 x8 mode PCI E x16 Gen3 x8 mode PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 mode ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 19 2 8 1 Installing an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface 3 Push down the expansion card lock latch step a and lift up the expansion card lock step b as shown in the right figure Expansion card lock latches Expansion card locks 4 Remove the metal slot cover opposite the slot where you wish to install an expansion card 5 Align the card golden fingers with the slot and then press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 2 20 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 6 Restore the expansion card lock to its original position A light click indicates that the card is locked in place 2 8 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 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Install the software drivers for the expansion card IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCIEx16_1
42. or a DVI cable to the graphics card ASUS ESC2000 G2 7 3 7 4 5 1 4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers aN Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFirex technology Download the latest driver from the AMD website www amd com 5 1 5 Enabling the AMD CrossFireX technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the CrossFireX feature through the AMD Catalyst Control Center in Windows environment Launching the AMD VISION Engine Control Center To launch the AMD VISION Engine Control Center View 1 Right click on the Windows desktop and select AMD VISION Engine Control Center You can Sn i also right click the AMD icon in the Windows notificAMDon area and select Vision Engine Control Center New 2 15 PM m Sereen respiuben 204m 2 A 8 17 2011 Gadgets Percnalice 2 The VISION Engine Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multi graphics cards Click Go to continue to the VISION Engine Control Center Advanced View window Enabling Dual CrossFireX i technology mrar 1 In the Catalyst Control Center window click Graphics Settings gt Performance gt AMD CrossFireX Configuration 2 From the Graphics Adapter list select the 2 o graphics card to act as the display GP
43. overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system date time language and security settings The Server Management tab and menu appear only when you install the ASMB card on the motherboard Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit BIOS Information Set the Date Use Tab to BIOS Vendor American Megatrends switch between Data elements Core Version 4 6 4 1 Compliancy UEFI 2 1 PI 0 9 BIOS Version 0208 x64 Build Date 03 19 2012 System Date Thu 03 29 2012 System Time 15 07 28 Access Level Administrator Memory Information Total Memory 16384 MB DDR3 lt Select Screen Processor tT Select Item CPU Speed 2200 MHz Enter Select Item Count 2 Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 4 3 1 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 4 3 2 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 9 4 10 4 4 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking related items 1 Be cautious when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction installed on the motherboard V The configuration options fo
44. scopes O vex ttl need to partoer your tee vole unG Mirdom Out Managenent before acting More Seip ox Lo You still need to partition your new volume using Windows Disk Management before adding any data ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 39 5 40 8 When you are finished you will see the following screen in Volumes field and you can change related items in the Volume Properties field PERE OEEEEEEEES l 5 4 2 Change Volume Type When you are finished to create a RAID set you can view or change related items in the Volume Properties field To change the type in Volume Properties 1 Click the SAS array items you want to change in Volumes field 2 From the Volume Properties field select Type RAID 1 Change type 3 You can change the Name Select the new volume type and Select additional disks to include in the new volume if needed 4 Then select the Data stripe size for the RAID array for RAID 0 10 and 5 only and then click OK The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The following are typical values RAID 0 128KB RAID 10 64KB RAID 5 64KB Chapter 5 RAID configuration hee the new volume type O Optionted drie perforante AD Cp Hiert data hosting eed peutectom RAID The new voliume wil sutcematcaly irciede the diis tut we part of toe miang oume Select additional disks to inthude in the sew voume 7 TAS deck on Cortratior 1 Phy 4 SAS duk on Controller 1 hy 4
45. 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 Notices Safety information About this guide 0 cece etnenseesseneeereeneeneeseneseeneneverseonsenesnnesevneesensnennenneenaes x Chapter 1 Product introduction 11 System package Contents ccsececeeseeeeeeeetete eesti 1 2 1 2 Serial number label cssccccccesscececescceseeesreeneeeeeceneeesseeneeecseraeaes 1 3 System specifications 1 4 Front panel features cccscssreen en seeessesen serene 1 5 Rear panel features cccsesssesseesecsserseesensoreeseoreesenesesneeneen 1 6 Internal features 1 7 LED information 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 1 7 1 Front panel LEDS nirna aa a a 1 8 1 7 2 Rear panel LEDS cccecccsccseeeseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeereeseesaeees 1 8 Chapter 2 Hardware setup Chassis COVEN A teeta T 2 2 2 1 1 Removing the side COVED cceecececeeteeeseetereeeteeeeees 2 2 2 1 2 Reinstalling the side cover csecceeeseeteeeereteeeeeeees 2 3 Motherboard overvieW
46. your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation 3 Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 4 Align and firmly insert the 4 Way SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Ensure that the connector is firmly in place 5 Connect four independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the four graphics cards separately 6 Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card 4 Way SLI bridge ASUS ESC2000 G2 7 7 78 7 2 5 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers A Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www nvidia com If you are using a Triple SLI system ensure to install the NVIDIA 3 way SLI driver under Windows Vista The NVIDIA 3 way SLI technology is supported by Windows Vista only 7 2 6 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the SLI feature in NVIDIA Control Panel under the Windows 7 operating system Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel by the following two methods A Right click on the empty space of the Windows deskt
47. 0 2 20GHz CPU Signature 206d6 Microcode Patch 613 Max CPU Speed 2200 MHz Min CPU Speed 1200 MHz Processor Cores 8 Intel HT Technology Supported Intel VT X Technology Supported L1 Data Cache 32 kB x 8 T Serect Screen L1 Code Cache 32 kB x 8 A ae L2 Cache 256 kB x 8 Change Opt L3 Cache 20480 kB Fl General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 15 4 16 Hyper Threading Enabled This item allows you to enable disable the Intel Hyper Threading Technology function Enable for Windows XP and Linux or disable for other OS When disabled only one thread per activated core is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Active Processor Cores AIl This item sets the number of cores to enable in each processor package Configuration options All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating system to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled XP can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SuSE Linux 9 2 Redhat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Server Class Custom Use I
48. 0 sec 40 sec ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 31 USB Ports Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced EHCI Controller 1 Enabled Enable Disable USB 2 0 EHCI EHCI Controller 2 Enabled Support USB Port 1 Enabled USB Port 2 Enabled USB Port 3 Enabled USB Port 4 Enabled USB Port 5 Enabled USB Port 6 Enabled USB Port 7 Enabled USB Port 8 Enabled USB Port 9 Enabled USB Port 10 Enabled USB Port 11 Enabled lt Select Screen USB Port 12 Enabled t Select Item USB Port 13 Enabled Enter Select Item USB Port 14 Enabled Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc EHCI Controller 1 2 Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 EHCI Support If we disable the EHCI Controller in BIOS gt South Bridge gt USB configuration the USB device will all disable in OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Port 1 14 Enabled These items allow you to enable or disable USB ports 1 to 14 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 5 8 ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced ACPI Settings Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled Enable Hibernation Enabled ACPI
49. 1008 Copyright C 2003 12 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit i RAID Volumes Data is Encrypted ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable o Volume0 RAID1 Mirror N A 149 0GB Yes Physical Devices Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 1 T3160812AS 9LSOF4HL 149 0GB 2 T3160812AS 3LSOJYL8 149 0GB t Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system 5 Select Start gt Programs gt Intel Rapid Storage gt Intel Rapid Storage Console or click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology tray icon to load the Intel Rapid Storage Manager utility 6 From the View menu select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Rapid Storage Console 7 From the Volumes view option select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status When finished the status is changed to Normal Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk 1 Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port LN Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 2 Reboot th
50. 5 4 PCH SATA Configuration cccccsseseeecsseseseseestseees 4 26 4 5 5 PCH SCU SAS Configuration ccseccececeeeeeteeees 4 27 4 5 6 PCI Subsystem Settings 0 0 ceecceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeneeeees 4 28 4 5 7 USB Configuration csccccecscecessseeserseseeseeesesereess 4 31 4 5 8 ACPI SettingS csccecccsseesceesesceeesceceeeeeeeatseeserseneeeesess 4 32 4 5 9 WHEA Configuration cccccccecscsseseessseseseesseteeees 4 33 4540 APM aaraa ar a ied needs 4 34 4 5 11 Serial Port Console Redirection cceseeteeeeeeeees 4 35 4 5 12 Onboard LAN Configuration c cccssseseseeeeseeeees 4 38 4 5 13 Marvell SATA Configuration cccceseceseeseeeeeeeees 4 38 4 5 14 Onboard Devices Configuration ccccese sete eeees 4 39 4 5 15 Runtime Error LOQGING cccececceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeesees 4 40 Server Management Menu ccsscseeseeeseeeeseeteeeeeesteteeeeeteeeeeens 4 41 4 6 1 System Event LOQ ccececcccsseseessscesesceeescesseeseeeeesseeers 4 42 4 6 2 BMC network configuration cc ccesesseseeseeeeeeeeees 4 43 Event LOGS MeN scssesrseesne serene sersesesoneeseeesenseseseneeeenenneenaes 4 44 4 7 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings ccccceeeee 4 45 Boot MENU ccsseseeseesseeeseeteseserseseseneconsesensneesensseenestsenseonseneeanees 4 47 Monit r MOM s ssssicsscssccvscsscanscesccseasnsessaceecansensrsescasconatea ca ancensntees 4 50 Securty MEM
51. 50W 80 Single power supply Chassis lock La 120mm x 38mm system fan LAN2 RJ 45 port LAN1 RJ 45 port eeeeeeeu ee eeeeeeeeee e 3 s Chassis intrusion switch seeeeeeeeee Expansion slots Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 6 Internal features 1350W 80 Gold Single Power supply unit 120mm x 38mm system fan ASUS Z9PE D8 WS motherboard Expansion card locks Optical drive 2 x 5 25 inch drive bays 4 bay HDD module SATA SAS backplane board Oa SF Slo ON Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component The barebone workstation does not include a floppy disk drive and an optical disc drive Connect a USB floppy disk drive or a USB ODD to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a floppy disk or a optical disc WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY ASUS ESC2000 G2 1 7 1 7 LED information 1 7 1 Front panel LEDs HDD Access LED Power LED Drive Status LED Display status Description Power LED x ON System power ON OFF No activity HDD Accass LED Blinking Read write data into the HDD Green Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is in good condition Drive status LED Red HDD failure Green Red blinking HDD rebuilding using the RAID card V The Power and HDD Access LEDs are visible even if the system front bezel is closed 1 7 2 Rear panel LEDs Activity L
52. 6 20 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 6 Marvell Magni installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Marvell Magni software on the system You need to manually install the Marvell Magni software on a Windows operating system To install the Marvell Magni driver 1 Restart the computer and 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 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 support DVD 3 Click the item Marvell Magni software from the menu and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation ec ee ee ee ee h Drivers ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 21 6 7 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 on the system You need to manually install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 utility on a Windows operating system To install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 utility 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DV
53. 8 pu 7 Toggle Yes want to restart the computer npw and click Finish to complete the setup process Intek Chipset Device Software cintel Setup Is Complet eu Gust tari hn comet Gr Be daroe to tale effect Wadi you he brertat De compute rom Yes 1 went Drestert Oe ampai soe C ma atesa tre omot eter Ot Few Cen renee on retaieton seda tin tw ower 6 14 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 3 Intel Network Connections Software installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel Network Connections Software on the system You need to manually install the Intel Network Connections Software on a Windows operating system To install the Intel Network Connections Software 1 Restart the computer and 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 WW Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Z Found window Click Cancel to close this window 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 3 Click the Intel Network Connections Software to begin installation a E A aA S w j anm j mm Drivers 4 Click Install Driver
54. 94 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Asmedia USB 3 0 Controller Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable Asmedia USB 3 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Asmedia USB 3 0 Battery Charging S Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable Asmedia USB 3 0 Battery Charging S Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 39 4 5 15 Runtime Error Logging Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Runtime Error Logging Support Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable Runtime Error Logging Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled A The following item appears only when you set Runtime Error Logging Support to Enabled PCI Error Logging Support Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable PCI Error Logging Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 40 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 6 Server Management menu The Server Management menu displays the server management status and allows you to change the settings The Server Management menu appears only when you install ASMB card on the motherboard Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc EWR eM CMa E Noyetelerog Server Mgmt IHS haa Melee ole omy eE co E esT a oy A Kolo ED gt Gh ol BMC Firmware Version If enabled starts a BIOS timer which can only be s
55. Allows you to to enable or disable the SATA controllers 4 5 5 Serial ATA Controller 0 Enhanced This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to IDE Mode Set to Enhanced to support two SATA 6 0 Gb s and two SATA 3 0 Gb s devices Set to Compatible when using Windows 98 NT 2000 MS DOS Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems Configuration options Disabled Enhanced Compatible Serial ATA Controller 1 Enhanced This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to IDE Mode Set to Enhanced to support two SATA 3 0 Gb s devices Configuration options Disabled Enhanced S M A R T Status Check Enabled S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitor system When read write of your hard disk errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options Enabled Disabled PCH SCU SAS Configuration The PCH SCU SAS configuration items appears only when you have installed the ASRK Module optional on the motherboard Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Devicel Not Present Device2 Not Present Device3 Not Present Device4 Not Present lt Select Screen Tt Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt Fl General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copy
56. Changes amp Exit This option allows you to exit the Setup program without saving your changes When you select this option or if you press lt Esc gt a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and exit Save Changes amp Reset Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved When you select this option or if you press lt F10 gt a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Discard Changes amp Reset This option allows you to reset the Setup program without saving your changes When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and reset Restore Defaults This option allows you to restore load defaults values for all the setup options When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load optimized defaults Boot Override These items displays the available devices The device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting from the selected device Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 1 RAID configurations The system supports the following SATA RAID solutions LSI MegaRAID software RAID Configuration Utility with RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 su
57. Chapter 3 Motherboard information This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors Chapter 4 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple ATI CrossFireX NVIDIA SLI graphics cards and NVIDIA CUDA technology Conventions To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task AN IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task iA NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase lt Key gt Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example lt Enter g
58. D automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Wa If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to f locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run am the support DVD 3 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 to begin installation SST mee hinam ot i j Drivers 4 When the Welcome to the Setup Program appears click Next to start the installation Welkome to the Setup Program eese mnga md outed eee Anad Steet eSegre me ate thee siren tes D a seag eerie Phat pms eel al eag ams betes earring Chit Manet ene 6 22 Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 Read the Warning message and click Next to continue Wamna The rit Eana Sirge Tectirnkngy arrere drier you are da o rtada tee ud om PO the hard aa Fat tas cman soon from w o red aha Fre fut onare Forut Gta Thereiye vas si y be e to urea fm Gre after N meer you ned be ache to nwa Dw ron comporerts af tu fere act ae Pe Uur Pirie Evert Monte Saroe xd regen theta Od Newt conte g cick Canoe to ext te erie roga set mee _ cont 6 Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue Lacie Agnes Tas cunt cpt af of he tree of the kear ey emer aoe to corte fe ete pogan De vou accept te tow SOFT WARE JEDEL ATID OC PO DN j ED Oem taster 8 irge User AMT READ EPOR Comrie DATS IMA OA RPE NO etae y ad Pa selene mi ary een
59. JDU ESC2000 G2 Workstation User Guide E7227 First Edition April 2012 Copyright 2012 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 described in it Product
60. KEELERS i f Your storage system is configured for data protection increased performance and optimal data storage capacity You can further optimize your storage system by creating additional volumes V You can click Rescan to re scan any attached hard disks ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 37 5 4 1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select Create Volume and select volume type 2 Then click Next SSS stent Select Consretier Select Volume Type P tae tn sete rome na ES E rent eg eiar pra ason aanas a Vaasa tas 3 Enter a name for the RAID set then select the array disks 4 Select Volume Size tab you can drag the bar to decide the volume size 5 Then click Next na Confers Cokeres Do ngeees osiyo mes we 5 38 Chapter 5 RAID configuration AN If you hard disk with existing data and you don t want to keep data from one of the selected disks choose NO in next column If displayed If you want to Enable volume write back cache or Initialize volume you can click Advanced tab to slelect 6 Confirm volume creation than click Create Volume to continue This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks You can contuine using other applications during this time SS ou Confr V eleree Ciesa Properes orty ton we ey jes non ern 7 When display Volume Ceation Complete message you can click OK to finish SEE The vrie wap Creates
61. Lanl Gateway Address in BMC 000 000 000 000 BMC network parameters Lanl MAC Address in BMC 00 00 00 00 00 00 during BIOS phase Lanl Address Source in BMC DHCP Mode Configuration Address source Previous State lt Select Screen ft Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Configuration Address source Previous State Select to configure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically by BIOS or BMC Unspecified option will not modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase Configuration options Previous State Static Mode DHCP Mode The following items appears only when you set Configuration Address source to Static Mode Station IP address 0 0 0 0 Allows to input Station IP address Subnet mask 0 0 0 0 Allows to input Subnet mask Gateway IP address 0 0 0 0 Allows to input Gateway IP address ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 43 4 7 Event Logs menu The Event Logs allows you to change or view the event log settings The Event Logs menu appears when the ASMB card is not installed on the motherboard Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Event Logs gt Change Smbios Event Log Settings Press lt Enter gt to change the Smbios Log configuration View System Event Log View System Eve
62. NLY the Administrator s password is set then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User s password is set then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup In Setup the User will have Administrator rights The password length must br in the following range Minimum length 3 Maximum length 20 Administrator Password User Password If you have forgotten your BIOS password erase the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM to clear the BIOS password See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default Not Installed After you set a password these items show Installed Administrator Password If you have set an administrator password we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system Otherwise you might be able to see or change only selected fields in the BIOS setup program To set an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Create New Password box key in a password then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press lt Enter gt 3 From the Create New Pass
63. Ofra o edt the sard ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 37 6 12 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 The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for updates 6 12 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 g If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to Z locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the support DVD 6 12 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 tA The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions regs gehen ee ee ee ee Drivers 6 38 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 12 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click an item to install Utilities 6 12 4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu Contains items reyes to create the Intel RAID driver disks a a a Make disk 6 12 5 Contact information
64. RR DiMMHI CN ERR_DIMMG1 C err _DIMME1 C ERR_DIMMF1 Z9PE D8 WS ERR DIMM LED LN Enabled only with ASMB6 i KVM on board ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 9 3 10 3 Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_LED1 The BMC LED works with the ASUS ASMB6 management device and indicates its initiation status When the PSU is plugged and the system is OFF ASUS ASMB6 management device starts system initiation for about one 1 minute The BMC LED blinks after system initiation finishes BMC_LED1 oe oe oe SSS Sonn Z9PE D8 WS BMC LED Chapter 3 Motherboard information 4 Q Code LEDs The Q Code LED design provides you the 2 digit display allowing you to know the system status Refer to the Q Code table below for details LED1 LED2 Q Code table Description Not used Power on Reset type detection soft hard AP initialization before microcode loading System Agent initialization before microcode loading PCH initialization before microcode loading Microcode loading AP initialization after microcode loading System Agent initialization after
65. SPEED LED LED OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection a ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Port Headset 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel 2 channel Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out 3 5 2 Audio I O connections Audio I O ports orange 1 light blue black lime gray 1 pink ASUS ESC2000 G2 Connect to Stereo Speakers E se m i Connect to 2 1 channel Speakers Ci mi E 9 Connect to 4 1 channel Speakers unio auio INPUTS INPUTS E m a fle BET ia 3 16 Chapter 3 Motherboard information Connect to 5 1 channel Speakers AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO INPUTS INPUTS INPUTS Rear Front Centeri Subwoofer i7 He di Connect to 7 1 channel Speakers ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 17 3 18 3 5 4 Internal connectors 1 Marvell Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_E1 E2 E3 E4 gray These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 0 G
66. Sleep State S3 Suspend to RAM Lock Legacy Resources Disabled 4 32 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled Allows you to enable or disable BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you set Enabled ACPI Auto Configuration to Disabled Enable Hibernation Enabled Enables or disables system ability to Hibernate OS S4 sleep state This option may be not effective with some OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI Sleep State S3 Suspend to RAM Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State Configuration options Suspend Disabled S1 CPU Stop Clock S3 Suspend to RAM Lock Legacy Resources Disabled Allows to enable or disable Lock Legacy Resources Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 5 9 WHEA Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced WHEA Support Enabled Enable or disable Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 33 4 5 10 APM Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Restrore Power Loss Last State Power On PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Power On PS 2 Mouse Disabled Power On PCIE Disabled Power On Ring Disabled
67. TA Controller Driver For Windows Vista Windows 7 OS load only the Marvell 92xx SATA Controller Driver Chapter 3 Motherboard information 2 Serial ATA 6 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 blue 7 pin SATA3G_3 6 black These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 6 0Gb s or 3 0 Gb s signal cables RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND GND i l 3 Serial ATA SCU connectors 7 pin SATA_SCU1 4 black These connectors connect to Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s signal cables SI a lt n 4 o mus O g o amp K o t Jo g y r lt 5 fe os SS omm Goes a Hoes mm COCCI ce Eee SATA_SCU1 RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND GND GND GND GND GND l l l l Z9PE D8 WS SATA3G connectors ASUS ESC2000 G2 SATA_SCU2 SATA GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND SATA4 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND SA
68. TA5 l RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND GND SCU3 SATA_SCU4 ge se zr ss ee Be ee KE de dg dd ad 2552559 2552559 EEE EET 3 20 EATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 EATX12V2 These connectors are for an EATX 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 Z PLUGI ATx12v1 GOATXPWRI sogg 3 BeoR 6666 yy g g S522y 60y PIN1 55 5 5 50S S5 RIII Ha sora eee saiis 4O040400 u Lil ii L ooog 8888 GOO nnOOuUnOOR ATX12V2 sees imal ah eee T TT TT aaan DHA XAAALL a 2222 Se22 55 5666 88555559985 ga E oe 5 Volts 5 Volts mA T io e5 mon Se Z9PE D8 WS ATX power connectors aN DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up 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 This motherboard supports EATX2 0 PSU or later version Ensure that your power supply unit
69. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap feature to allow easy connection or removal of SATA hard disks The LEDs on the backplane connect to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD status See section 1 7 LED information for details Front side The front side of the SATA backplane faces the front panel when installed This side includes four SATA connectors for the hot swap drive trays HDD1 HDD2 Drive status LEDs HDD3 HDD4 Each SATA connector is labeled HDD1 HDD2 HDD3 HDD4 so you can easily determine their counterpart connectors at the back side of the backplane Refer to the table for reference HDD Device Front side connector Back side connector ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 23 Back side The back side of the SATA backplane faces the rear panel when installed This side includes the power connectors and SATA interfaces for the motherboard Serial ATA connectors CON1 CON2 CON4 CON3 Connectors Description Connects to 4 pin plug of the power supply CON1 CON2 CON3 CON4 Connects to SATA SAS connectors on the motherboard 2 24 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 10 Removable components You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices or when you need to replace defective components This section tells how to remove the front and rear system fans 2 10 1 Removing rear system fan To remove the rear system fan 1 Unplug the sys
70. U 3 Select Enable CrossFireX b Click Apply and then click OK to exit the window Or r 2e F8 Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support 7 2 NVIDIA SLI technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology that allows you to install multi graphics processing units GPU graphics cards Follow the installation procedures in this section 7 2 1 Requirements In Dual SLI mode you should have two identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified In Triple SLI mode you should have three identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system AN We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment Visit the NVIDIA zone website http Awww nzone com for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list 7 2 2 Installing two SLI ready graphics cards AN The following pictures are for reference only The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models but the installation steps remain the same 1 Prepare two SLI ready graphics cards 2 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 sl
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72. allation right click My Computer and select Properties from the menu Click the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager Click the sign before Display adapters and the installed graphics card and computing processor card s should appear Z The screen differs based on the components you installed Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support
73. anagement Confguration Enable the power management features Power Technology Custom Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technolog Enabled Turbo Mode Enabled P STATE Coordination HW_ALL CPU C3 Report Disabled CPU C6 Report Enabled CPU C7 Report Disabled Package C State limit C6 Energy Performance Balanced Performance Factory long duration power limit 95 Watts Long Duration Power Limit 0 lt Select Screen Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms l Select Item Long Duration Maintained 0 Enter Select Item Recommended short duration powerl 1 2 Long Duration Change Opt Short Duration Power Limit 0 Fl General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Power Technology Custom This item allows you to enable power management features Configuration options Disable Energy Efficient Custom You can only customize the items below when you enable the Power Technology to Custom Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Enabled Enable Intel SpeedStep for allowing the system operation system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and cores frequency to result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 17 4 18 Turbo Mode Enabled This item automatically allows processor cor
74. and then press lt Enter gt 1 J Management Adapter Configure Initialize Physical Drive Rebuild Check Consistenc Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Aprogress bar appears on screen If desired press lt Esc gt to abort initialization When initialization is completed press lt Esc gt ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 16 5 2 4 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1 From the Management Menu select Rebuild and then press lt Enter gt Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Check Consistenc Rebuild PD s Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive you want to rebuild and then press lt Space gt REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU Configure Initialize ONLIN A00 00 Objects FAIL 00 01 _ Check Consis Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS 80PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives Chapter 5 RAID configuration After selecting the drive to rebuild press lt F10 gt When prompted press lt Y gt to rebuild the drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012
75. ately 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 motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA2011 socket 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 ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 5 2 3 1 CPU installation Please note the order in opening closing the double latch Follow the instructions printed on the metal sealing hatch or the illustrations shown below in this manual The plastic cap will pop up automatically once the CPU is in place and the hatch properly sealed down 2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 7 ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 8 2 3 2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation Apply the Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink and CPU before you install the heatsink and fan if necessary Chapter 2 Hardware setup ar Q cPU_FAN1 cPu_FAN2 REAR_FAN2 REAR FANI E E Bil E E E GND GND FAN Power m GND nH EH FAN Speed HH PWM Control FAN Power E GND EH EH FAN Speed EH PWM Control PWM Control H FAN Speed FAN Power PWM Control F FAN Speed
76. attery 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 DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic equipment should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products DO NOT 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 including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications Chapter 2 Hardware setup This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components
77. b s signal cables S gt TA6G_E2 SATA6G_E1 2 2 RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_RXN RSATA_RXP RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND GND GND GND GND GND l l SATA6G_E4 SATA6G_E3 4 1 RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_TXN RSATA_TXP GND GND GND GND GND GND en om rrn CSS l Z9PE D8 WS Marvell SATA6G connectors WA For high performance of ASUS SSD Caching please connect one HDD and one SSD to Marvell SATA6G_E1 E2 E3 E4 connectors For SSD Caching setup you can use more than one SSD and only one HDD You cannot use ASUS SSD Caching and Marvell RAID at the same time For regular usage the SATA6G_E1 E2 E3 E4 connectors are recommended for data drivers You must install Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives Press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt during POST to enter the Marvell RAID utility to create or delete a RAID configuration If you want to install a Windows operating system to a RAID configuration created using the Marvell SATA controller you have to create a RAID driver disk using the motherboard support DVD and load the driver during OS installation For 32 64bit Windows XP OS load first the Marvell shared library driver and then load Marvell 92xx SA
78. board power on button ZSPE Ds WS 2 Reset button Press the reset button to reboot the system ca 3 T RESET n a Omm on CA o COTO Z9PE D8 WS Reset button 3 8 Chapter 3 Motherboard information 3 4 Onboard LEDs 1 Standby Power LEDs The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED The Standby Power LEDs will light up once the system is connected to a power source E ZSPEDS WS SB_PWR US OF OFF Z9PE D8 ws Onboard LED ana Power Powered Off 2 DIMM Error LED ERR_DIMM These LEDs light up to indicate an error in its nearby DIMM z m U Q CO eRR_DIMMD1 71 ERR_DIMMC1 C ERR_DIMMA1 C ERR_DIMMB1 C E
79. cept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue 6 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue 6 26 Chapter 6 Driver installation Choose the destination folder to install and click Install to start the installation Choose Install Location Oane the folder n whet to natal Arve MEL v4 ASUS ESC2000 G2 Completing the Marvell MSU V4 Setup Wizard Marwel MSU VA has been netalad on your conp Ok Freh to dose thes wizard 6 27 9 Click Finish to complete the installation pas ated 6 28 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 9 Asmedia ASM104x USB 3 0 Host Controller Driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install Asmedia ASM104x USB 3 0 Host Controller Driver To install the Asmedia ASM104x USB 3 0 Host 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 i 4 If 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 Asmedia ASM104x USB 3 0 Host Controller Driver TS Irae PI TaLi Am Drivers eass trbect ries ce te wpa t ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 29 4 When t
80. ck State On This item allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Full Screen Logo Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled R 1 Set Full Screen Logo to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature ana 2 Set Full Screen Logo to Disabled to select the desired Post Report waiting time from 1 10 sec Post Report 5 sec Allows you to select a desired post report waiting time This item only appears when you set the Full Screen Logo to Disabled Configuration options 1 sec 10 sec Until Press ESC ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 47 CSM16 Module Version GateA20 Active Upon Request Upon Request GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services Always Do not allow disable GA20 this optionis useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Allows you to set the display mode for Options ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled Allows Option ROMs to trap interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Device Seeking Endless PXE Endless PXE Continuous seek remote boot image until boot image found or user abort press Ctrl Alt Del Normal Seek remote boot image once then stop UEFI Boot Disabled Enables or disables UEFI Boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Option Pr
81. configuration or view an existing configuration using the View Add Configuration command Adding a new RAID configuration To add a new RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt View Add Configuration and then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Management New Configuration Rontigure Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistenc View Add to The Existing Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive s you want to include in the RAID set then press lt Space gt When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number View Add Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Management Ronfigure meara ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 Check Consis READY READY Port 2 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP A The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen 3 Follow step 3 to 12 of section 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 11 5 2 3 Initializing the virtual drives After creating the RAID set s you must initialize the virtual
82. cy Configuration options Disabled Enabled Convert OEM Codes Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the converting of EFI Status Codes to Standard Smbios Types Not all may be translated Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 46 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 8 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Bora Security Tool Exit BOOE Caney meien Number of seconds to wait for Setup Prompt Timeout 1 setup activation key Secam Mikem Sioto 0n 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite ene Full Screen Logo Enabled ma CSM16 Module Version 07 67 GateA20 Active Upon Request Option ROM Messages Force BIOS Interrupt 19 Capture Enabled Boot Device Seeking Endless PXE UEFI Boot Disabled Boot Option Priorities ao Sales beon Boot Option 1 P4 ASUS DRW 24 ty Select Item Boot Option 2 PO0 T3500320AS sanoa BAS seci Boot Option 3 IBA GE Slot 0600 v e g Changs se CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities F2 Previous Values Hard Drive BBS Priorities F5 Optimized Defaults Network Device BBS Priorities F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Setup Prompt Timeout xx Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key Bootup NumLo
83. d Enabled Enabled Enabled Launch Storage OpROM Enabled Enable or Disable Boot Option for Legacy Mass Storage Devices with Option ROM gt lt Select Screen l Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc This item allows you to enable or disable boot option for Legacy Mass Storage devices with Option ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE1 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE2 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE3 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE4 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE5 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE6 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE7 Option Rom Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 5 7 USB Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced USB Configuration Enabled Legacy USB support AUTO option disables legacy USB Devices support if no USB devices 1 Keyboard 1 Mouse 2 Hubs are connected DISABLE option will keep USB devices Legacy USB Support
84. d Exit on the menu bar have their respective menu items 4 2 4 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 4 2 5 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for the BIOS setup program Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 4 2 6 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item 4 2 7 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 and press lt Enter gt to display a list of options 4 2 8 Pop up window Select a menu item and press lt Enter gt to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 9 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do 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 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears The Main menu provides you an
85. de These items displays the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Click an item to start booting from the selected device ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 49 4 9 Monitor menu The Monitor menu displays the system temperature power status and allows you to change the fan settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit CPU1 Temperature 90 0 C 194 0 F a CPU2 Temperature 90 0 C 194 0 F TR1 Temperature 18 0 C 64 4 F TR2 Temperature 6 0 C 42 8 F CPU FAN1 Speed 3658 RPM CPU FAN2 Speed 3678 RPM FRNT FAN1 Speed N A FRNT FAN2 Speed N A FRNT FAN3 Speed N A FRNT FAN4 Speed N A REAR FAN1 Speed N A REAR FAN2 Speed N A VTT_CPU 1 026 V VCORE_CPU1 0 996 V VCORE _CPU2 0 996 V VSA_CPU1 0 898 v lt Select Screen VSA_CPU2 0 912 V Select Item VDDQ AB CPU1 1 510 V Enter Select Item VDDQ_CD_CPU1 1 526 V Change Opt VDDQ EF CPU2 1 474 V Fl General Help VDDQ GH CPU2 1 474 V F2 Previous Values 5VSB 4 921 V F5 Optimized Defaults 5V 4 966 V F10 Save amp Exit 12V 11 592 V v ESC Exit 3 3V 3 264 V VBAT 3 168 V 3 3VSB 3 234 V FAN Speed Control Generic Mode v Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc V Use the scroll to view items CPU 1 2 TR1 1 2 Tem
86. disk es o Press lt Y gt to delete the Master Boot Record MBR from the selected RAID array 3 Press lt F10 gt The following warning message appears Exit Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup Press lt Y gt to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility 5 36 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility Windows The Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 1 0 and RAID 5 set s from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge Before you using Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility you need to change BIOS setting first 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Goto the Advanced Menu gt Chipset Configuration gt PCH Configuration gt Onboard SATA Oprom then press lt Enter gt 3 Set Onboard SATA Oprom to Enabled Press lt F10 gt to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup AN You need to manually install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility on a Windows operating system Please refer to the installation instructions in Chapter 6 To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise utility under Windows operating system 1 Turn on the system to Windows desktop 2 Click the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise icon to display the main menu eb l PEER Oee
87. disk array management software directs all applications 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 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 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 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The system supports Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the dr
88. drives connected to the SATA ports Use the up down arrow keys to select the drives you want to include in the RAID set and then press lt Space gt When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU lanageme Configure Initialize ONLIN A00 00 Objects Rebuild ONLIN A00 01 Check Consis READY Port 2 DISK 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01c05 SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP LN The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set 3 Select all the drives required for the RAID set and then press lt F10 gt to configure array setting 4 Press lt Space gt to select the configurable array Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s lanagement Fonfiques 7 Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consis Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 5 6 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 Press lt F10 gt again the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters Manager g Initiali Objects Rebuild Check Co Virtual D
89. ds Inc Advanced CPU1 DIMM Information DIMM A1 Present 8192 MB Indep DIMM B1 Not Present DIMM C1 Not Present DIMM D1 Not Present CPU2 DIMM Information DIMM El Not Present DIMM _F1 Not Present DIMM G1 Present 8192 MB Inde DIMM H1 Not Present CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Intel R I OAT Disabled DCA Support Enabled VGA Priority Offboard TargetVGA VGA From CPU Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Intel R I OAT Disabled This item allows you to enable disable Intel I O accelaration technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCA Support Enabled This item allows you to enable disable direct cache access support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 23 4 24 VGA Priority offboard This item allows you to decide the priority between onboard and 1st offboard video device found Configuration options Onboard Offboard PCH Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Name Patsburg Support for PCH Compatibility Stepping 06 C1 Stepping Revision ID CRID Functionality SB Chipset Configuration PCH Compatibility RID Disabled Deep Sx Disabled SCU devices Enabled Onboard SATA RAID Oprom Enabled Audio Configuration Azalia HD Audio Enabled High Precision Event Tim
90. e Disable Bit Enabled Server Class Custom Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled DCU Streamer Prefetcher Enabled DCU IP Pretetcher Enabled Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled Local APIC Mode Auto Socket specific CPU Information lt Select Screen ft Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Chapter 4 BIOS setup Socket 1 CPU Information Enter to view socket specific CPU Information Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Socket 1 CPU Information Intel R Xeon R CPU E5 2660 0 2 20GHz CPU Signature 206d6 Microcode Patch 613 Max CPU Speed 2200 MHz Min CPU Speed 1200 MHz Processor Cores 6 Intel HT Technology Supported Intel VT X Technology Supported L1 Data Cache 32 kB x 8 gt lt Select Screen L1 Code Cache 32 kB x 8 ty Select Item L2 Cache 256 kB x 8 Geese L3 Cache 20480 kB Fl General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Socket 2 CPU Information Enter to view socket specific CPU Information Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Socket 2 CPU Information Intel R Xeon R CPU E5 2660
91. e W OW teams S Copre Me C Windons aymer 120ta S I Driven cs a A5 BAD Ci Select Yes want to restart my computer now and click Finish to restart your computer before using the program Setrg Is Conpicte You metana Go opum fir fe deyn b take efit Mui pow Be u enst te m os ten care tratat he ampa row Mae Deed restart tee computer later OS Frat Ser remove ary estate rede tor Pe ores Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 8 Marvell Storage Utility installation This section provides the instructions on how to install Marvell Storage Utility Driver To install the Marvell Storage Utility 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 y If 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 Marvell Storage Utility soa e a paue Wara e TY 4 When the Marvell Storage Utility installation wizard appears click Next to start the installation Welcome to the Marvell MSU V4 Setup Wizard Ths waard sd instal Marvel MSU V4 support for mufapie languages and an easy thug n rhen Chch Meat to continue ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 25 5 Click I ac
92. e system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID disk ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 31 5 3 7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi RAID using the Intel Rapid Storage Technology To set the boot array in the BIOS A Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk 1 Reboot the system and press lt Del gt to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST 2 Go to the Boot menu and select the boot option priority 3 Use up down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press lt Enter gt See section 4 7 Boot menu for details 4 From the Exit menu select Save Changes amp Exit then press lt Enter gt 5 When the confirmation window appears select Yes then press lt Enter gt 5 32 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 5 Marvell RAID utility The onboard Marvell SATA 6 0 Gb s controller allows you to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 array using two SATA hard disk drives Refer to Chapter 2 of your system user manual for the exact location of the Marvell SATA 6 0 Gb s connector To enter the Marvell utility press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt during POST All exisiting data on the hard disk drives will be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array Ensure that you have back up all your data in your hard disk drives before making any change to the drive status Crea
93. e to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feature Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values Due to the chipset behavior AC power off is required to enable C P R function You must turn off and on the power supply or unplug and plug the power cord before rebooting the system ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 5 2 VGA controller setting DIAG_VIEW1 This jumper allows you to enable o disable the onboard VGA controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the VGA feature DIAG_VIEW1 12 23 Ey Enable Disable Default 3 SMBUS connection setting TESLA_M_SW This jumper allows you to select the connection to BMC or PHC for PCIE 1 3 5 7 SMBUS Z9PE D8 WS SMBUS setting 3 6 TESLA_M_SW 1 2 23 MoE C PCIE1 3 5 7 PCIE1 3 5 7 SMBUS Connect to BMC SMBUS Connect to PHC Default Chapter 3 Motherboard information 4 LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the PCH SATA RAID mode to use LSI MegaRAID software or Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 RAID Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI MegaRAID software RAID Utility default other
94. ebridsa Lice epee Current Memory Mode Independent Currently Memory Speed 1333 MHz Mirroring Not Possible Sparing Not Possible Memory Mode Independent Numa Enabled DDR Speed Auto Channel Interleaving Auto Rank Interleaving Auto Patrol Scrub Disabled Demand Scrub Enabled gt lt Select Screen Data Scrambling Enabled tl Select Item Device Tagging Disabled Enter Select Item Thermal Throttling CLTT Change Opt Enable High Temp Disabled Fl General Help Allow 2x Refresh Enabled F2 Previous Values Altitude 300 M F5 Optimized Defaults Memory HOT sensor support Enabled F10 Save amp Exit gt DIMM Information ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Compatibility RID Enabled Supports compatibility revision ID CRID functionality mentioned in Sandybridge BIOS spec Configuration options Enabled Disabled Memory Mode Independent Select the mode for memory initializaton Configuration options Independent Numa Enalbled Allows you to disable or enable Non Uniform Memory Access Configuration options Enabled Disabled DDR Speed Auto This item allows you to configure force DDR speed Configuration options Auto Force DDR3 800 Force DDR3 1066 Force DDR3 1333 Force DDR3 1600 Force DDR3 1866 Force DDR3 2133 Force DDR3 2400 Force DDR3 2666 Channel Interleaving Auto Select different channel inter
95. ector 16 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector c ox p B r r O Z N wW W wW AYN N Q ow2z 2 zZ 2ecu Ww OOO oO Gon N 122Z 2 L 7 PIN4 AAFP en MIC2 MICPWR NC Line out_L Line out_R PORT2L PORTiL PORTR PORT2R ENSE_SEND lt J m Ko a om mld HD audio compliant Legacy AC 97 mm Do eae pin definition compliant definition Z9PE D8 WS Analog front panel connector aN We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector set the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to HD if you want to connect an AC 97 front panel audio module to this connector set the item to AC97 By default this connector is set to HD ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 27 3 28 17 ASMB6 header ASMB6 This connector supports the ASUS Server Management Board 6 series Z9PE D8 WS ASMB connector PEELE AsmBe Chapter 3
96. ei nar tenia trety Pe Tatere vou hve carefity read the bionto terns ard ondore fv Redroo vere te e you ogres to he imma of the Agreemsert If youdorat wah bsoager ret wuete ano now If you ae a Ores taare Malatin O Paran ee re A a apeu Seier aia GIV tee aryere LOE AGREEMENT arer IF you ae an Dniie fer orty Dhbt A Pe NTR SOFTWARE LCE ACEO zj te vee i J T Read the Readme File Information and click Next to continue patinoar Pence ty Inte Rapi Storage lecroogy evterpese Grae RS Te eter te he nyren egarenc te Te cea S a Ap eed Vy Pee Raed dew age Terur Midna Thee denme mates miremos te adate be thee by ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 23 6 24 9 After completing the installation click Next to complete the setup process Setup Progress Peene sat shie Pe times veto coe store wt pertomed Creer Peer Penge Kare 90h Setar trae Bagi Che age Patring arpaa yew a Caer Fle C gan Fars x04 drew Trae ad Gr age Sechrest renee bree Compre Fie CPrapar Maes DSA iret Laced Storage edroj arvierw ee ere Coorg Fie Cogan Fars x86 irea inte kapd Storage Tetreiogy erviegrae irea Copying Fie C Pogan Pres 388 reei rte Raced Storage Tetroiogy meya tree Copying Mie Cogas Fies x6 Sree Draet kapd Storage fetvetegy ereryor ere Coorg Mie Uproar fare 306 ever Irae kapd Storage etyotyy eve werwers Copying Pie Cogan Pare x86 Svat Pret Rape Ste age Talvu erry ee eee Cupping Pie C Wirt Cp
97. elect An Option The utility clears all the current array s 3 Press any key to continue ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 21 5 22 5 2 7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set See section 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using New Configuration for details To select the boot drive from a RAID set 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Select Boot Drive and then press lt Enter gt onfiguration Menu Easy Configuration Management New Configuration Configure View Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Rebuild Check Consistenc Select A Boo Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 When prompted use the arrow keys to select the bootable virtual drive from the list then press lt Enter gt BI r Bootable VDs 1 Current Boot VD Config Easy Co Management New Configuration View Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration e Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 The virtual drive is selected as boot drive Press any key to continue Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 8 Enabling WriteCache You may manually enable the RAID controller s WriteCache option after creating a RAID set to improve the data transmission performa
98. er Configuration High Precision Timer Enabled gt lt Select Screen l Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCH Compatibility RID Disabled This item allows support for PCH compatibility Configuration options Disabled Enabled Deep Sx Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled in S5 Battery Enabled in S5 Enabled in S4 and S5 Battery Enabled in S4 and S5 in AC only Z Mobile platforms support deep S4 S5 in DC only and desktop platforms support deep S4 S5 SCU devices Enabled This item allows you to enable disable Patsburg SCU devices Configuration options Enabled Disabled Onboard SATA RAID Oprom Enabled This item allows you to enable disable onboard SATA RAID option rom if Launch Storage Oprom is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 4 BIOS setup Audio Configuration Azalia HD Audio Enabled This item allows you to enable disable Azalia HD Audio Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer Enabled This item allows you to enable disable High Precision Event Timer Configuration options Disabled Enabled Intel R VT for Directed I O Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright
99. erform the BIOS update process Reboot the system when the update process is done ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 3 4 4 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 Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Press aN lt F5 gt and select Yes to load the BIOS default settings 4 1 3 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 Save 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 Chapter 4 BIOS setup The utility verifies the file then star
100. ert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 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 support DVD A 3 Click the ASPEED AST2300 Display Driver to begin installation 4 When the ASPEED Graphics installation wizard appears click Next to start the installation Wedereme to the fret aibi Wirard for ASPEED Graphics WnsOER 64 002 The raD Meare of owt AEE Comes WWSORR2 9640 53 5m ros oma Tocontrus ced Net AARG The progam s protected by Gorent we and romatans resze ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 35 5 Toggle accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue the e Pe ad Set Heteme b Pe fame of pou kerse ayeee it Me it yas el wor Konner wes ad be Soimedn Tw Loma Ageemert datos 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue Sete yee Checee Be stip type Bat bes sus pur mente 6 36 Chapter 6 Driver installation 8 Click Install to start driver installation 4v 00 Deutelttheekt Wian 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program the hti asard har macenely retade AD Caches WSO aft v0 1
101. es to run faster than the base operating frequency if it s operating below power current and temperature specification limit Configuration options Disabled Enabled P STATE Coordination HW_ALL This item allows you to change P STATE Coordination type Configuration options HW_ALL SW_ALL SW_ANY CPU C3 Report Disabled This item allows you to enable disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU C6 Report Enabled This item allows you to enable disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power Technology Custom This item allows you to enable power management features Configuration options Disable Energy Efficient Custom Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Enabled Enable Intel SpeedStep for allowing the system operation system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and cores frequency to result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production Configuration options Disabled Enabled Turbo Mode Enabled This item automatically allows processor cores to run faster than the base operating frequency if it s operating below power current and temperature specification limit Configuration options Disabled Enabled P STATE Coordination HW_ALL This item allows you to change P STATE Coordination type Configuration options HW_ALL SW_ALL SW_ANY CPU C3 Report Disab
102. esees 7 5 7 2 1 REQUIFEMENTS ceeceecceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceteetaeeetereaeeeeatees 7 5 7 2 2 Installing two SLI ready graphics cards 0cece 7 5 7 2 3 Installing three SLI ready graphics Cards ecee 7 6 7 2 4 Installing four SLI ready graphics Cards 0 eccee 7 7 7 2 5 Installing the device Orivers ccecceeceeeeeeeeteteeeees 7 8 7 2 6 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology 7 8 NVIDIA CUDA technology 7 3 1 Requirements 7 3 2 Installing CUDA ready graphics cards 7 11 vii viii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been 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 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 harm
103. et Device Software from the menu A RT E gt Cee ee cm j Drivers Meese seimi Amm wa a ON che Wekose to the Setup Program Ma map payen od mil te Dae Opri Dar Minse ots Bee agaa tie si majs tmnt Cort a nt aie mg ene Lathes sraa ve mee cma ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 13 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process Inteh Chipset Device Software License Agreement Vow mat army al of Oe terme of te arae ap eement n oder te contre tre okay mgwa De yey omt fe tere NTT SOF VOR UONE AGREEMENT OEM DW The Cetrtustan Enge Leer PORTA AAD RET ORE COTA POA OF UN Dee ret meme ar tad Pee ire and avy onead meters Gainey Oe Saee anti pms hove rare Dy eat Co hinar tore and weitere thy burt w uarng te Sofware cu ayer to Pe lemeof Pa Ageenest If you fo sot wath te st apee ch ret rit vee te Sofinoe Pease Abu Mote TIF row are an Ongral taoma Mardocts er 00 gt Poupewhurt rario Vendor OM m Iritepeeriont Safrane ener T fre canoine KINE AEFT arie z a o 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation Setup Progress reme wat wie he Morg wap weenra me prenet Teny Dre berth COON DV wres opari Da rosi Cardair a gt won 92 2043 bawing rear Pant LIORA sne apart tka nra DU w a ad Doig Der Stet GOON ams Apt E raed st Corsi 1 D want Oa Potio iaer PARDONA I srie Aert RD aed t Carle 2 D werso 42
104. ew The barebone server comes with the Z9PE D8 WS motherboard already installed The motherboard is secured to the chassis by ten 10 screws as indicated by the circles in the illustration below fo Refer to Chapter 3 Motherboard Information for detailed information on the motherboard Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ZSPE Ds WS m E Ensure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing any motherboard component or connection Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage the motherboard components 2 4 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA2011 socket designed for the Intel Xeon E5 2600 series processors Fo o Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU Upon purchase of the motherboard ensure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immedi
105. ful 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 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 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 4 WARNING The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 REACH Complying with the REACH Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulatory framework we publish the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http green asus com english REACH htm Safety information Electrical Safety Before installing or removing signal cables
106. he Asmedia ASM104x USB 3 0 Host Controller Driver installation wizard appears click Next to start the installation ruber Orwer teetelitteeh Whand x to the Instalishiek Wizard for Asmedia ASM104x USS 3 0 Host Controller Driver The InstalSheettR Wizard mi install Ameda AGM 04x USE 3 0 Hest Controler Driver on your computer Te continue dick Next VARNING Tha program x protected by copyright lier and nternatonal eaves 5 st Controder Dower inetaltsheck Wisent LICENSED SOFTWARE AGREEMENT DATORY TERMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LICENSE Notice This is a legally binding contract between you You Your and ASMedia Techmology Inc we and us or our WE PROVIDE THE LICENSED SOFTWARE TO YOU ONLY UPON THE THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS 6 30 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 Click Finish to complete the installation and exit the wizard The Srotelseld Wieerd has success Ay rotale Asmeda ADM It LEB J O Moat Controller Omer Cch Fresh to eat the T ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 31 6 10 Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver To install the Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters 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
107. he HDD module cage latch counterclockwise The HDD module cage will be pushed out of the chassis 3 Completely pull out the HDD module cage 2 7 3 Installing a hot swap SATA hard disk drive 1 Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right and then pulling the tray lever outward The drive tray ejects slightly after you pull out the lever 2 16 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 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 SATA hard disk drive on the tray and then secure it with four screws 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 SATA connector on the drive connects to the SATA interface on the backplane ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 17 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 SATA drive 2 7 4 Removing and reinstalling the backplane A DO NOT remove the backplane unless necessary fe 1 Remove all hot swap HDD trays from the chassis 2 Disconnect all cables from the SATA backplane 3 Loosen the fou
108. hen a RAID set already exists using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set use the View Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt New Configuration and then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration IT View Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistenc Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Follow step 2 to 9 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration 3 Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu and then press lt Enter gt 4 Key in the desired virtual drive size and then press lt Enter gt p x Virtual Drive s Configured LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status Manage 0 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Initiali Objects Rebuild Check RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Enter VD Size Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 5 Follow step 10 to 14 of the previous section Using Easy Configuration to create the RAID set 5 10 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 2 2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration You can add a new RAID
109. hut O S Watchdog Timer Disabled off by Intel Management O S Wtd Timer Timeout 10 minutes Software after the OS loads O S Wtd Timer Policy Reset Helps determine that the OS successfully loaded gt System Event Log or follows the 0 S Boot gt BMC network configuration Watchdog Timer policy e Select Screen tl Select Item Enter select Trew Change Opt Fl General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc O S Watchdog Timer Disabled If enabled starts a BIOS timer which can only be shut off by Intel Management Software after the OS loads Helps determine that the OS sucessfully loaded or follows the O S Boot Watchdog Timer Policy Configuration options Enabled Disabled O S Wid Timer Timeout 10 minutes Allows to configure the length of the O S Boot Watchdog Timer Not available if O S Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled Configuration options 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes O S Wtd Timer Policy Reset Allows to configure how the system should respond if the OS Boot Watchdog Timer expires Not available if O S Boot Watchdog Timer is disabled Configuration options Do Nothing Reset Power Down ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 41 4 6 1 System Event Log Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Server Mgmt Enabling Disabling Options Change this to
110. ican Megatrends Inc Advanced gt QPI Configuration QPI Configuration Page gt Memory Configuration gt CPU IIO Bridge Configuration gt PCH Configuration gt Intel R VT for Directed I O Configuration QPI Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Current QPI Link Speed Fast Enable Disable Isoc Current QPI Link Freq 7 2 GT s Isoc Enabled QPI Link Speed Mode Fast QPI Link Frequency Select Auto QPI Link0s Disabled QPI LinkOp Disabled QPI Link1l Enabled Isoc Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link Speed Mode Fast This item allows you to select the QPI link speed as either the fast mode or slow mode Configuration options Slow Fast QPI Link Frequency Select Auto This item allows for selecting the QPI link frequency Configuration options Auto 6 4 GT s 7 2 GT s Fast Mode Only 8 0 GT s Fast Mode Only QPI LinkOs Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI LinkOp Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled QPI Link1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Memory Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Compatibility RID Enabled 4 Support for Compatibility Memory Configuration Revision ap CE 4 Functionality mentioned in Total Memory 16384 MB DDR3 gand
111. ice present at Port T3160812AS 152114MB Device present at Port T3160812AS 152114MB Device present at Port T3160812AS 152114MB Press Ctrl M or Enter to run LSI Software RAID Setup Utility The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically configures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference When you create RAID sets with the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility the boot priority of the SATA optical drive has to be manually adjusted Otherwise the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD 3 The utility main window appears Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu and then press lt Enter gt Refer to the Management Menu descriptions on the next page At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Configure VD s Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 5 4 Chapter 5 RAID configuration Description Allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set usi
112. ink LED ACT LINK SPEED LED LED No link lOFF 10 Mbps connection wi Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection pow Data activity 1 Gbps connection LAN port 1 8 Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 1 Chassis cover Removing the side cover Ensure that you unplug the power cord before removing the side cover Take extra care when removing the side cover Keep your fingers from components inside the chassis that can cause injury such as the CPU fan rear fan and other sharp edged parts The images of the workstation shown in this section are for reference purpose only and may not exactly match the model you purchase To remove the side cover 1 Remove the two screws that secure the left side cover of the chassis 2 Slide the side cover for about half an inch toward the rear until it disengaged from the chassis Carefully lift the side cover and set it aside 2 2 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 1 2 Reinstalling the side cover To reinstall the side cover 1 Match and insert the lower sliding edge of the side cover to the chassis edge 2 Position the side cover to the chassis 3 Slide the side cover toward the front panel until it snaps in place 4 Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 2 Motherboard overvi
113. 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 noprobe atal noprobe ata2 3 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 4 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the USB 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 6 6 Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 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 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation 7 When the installation is completed DO NOT click Reboot Press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt F2 gt to switch to the command line interface from graphic user interface 8 Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy mkdir mnt driver mount dev fd0 mnt driver cd mnt driver sh replace _ahci sh reboot For Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 6 1 To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD
114. iorities 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 V To select the boot device during system startup press lt F8 gt when ASUS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode please press lt F8 gt after POST Boot Option 1 42 43 4 IBA GE Slot 0600 v Configuration options SATA P2 ASUS SATA P3 WDC WD80 AMI Virtual CDROM IBA GE Slot 0600 v TA These items appear only when you connect SATA ODD or hard drive to the SATA ports CD DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Hard Drive BBS Priorities Network Device BBS Priorities These settings allow you to set the booting order of the SATA devices 4 48 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Setup Mode EZ Mode Advanced Mode Sets Advanced Mode as the default screen for entering the BIOS setup program EZ Mode Sets EZ Mode as the default screen for entering the BIOS setup program Boot Option Priorities 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 Select Disabled to disallow this function V To select the boot device during system startup press lt F8 gt when ASUS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode press lt F8 gt after POST Boot Overri
115. ive bays 2 Connect the SATA signal cables 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 5 1 3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set s using SATA HDDs To do this Enter the BIOS Setup during POST Go to the Advanced menu gt SATA Configuration and then press lt Enter gt Set the SATA Mode item to RAID Mode Save your changes and then exit the BIOS Setup fe NMS Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation when set any of SATA ports to RAID mode all SATA ports run at RAID mode together 2N ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 3 5 2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set s from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the system southbridge chip To enter the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility 1 Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives 2 During POST the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt to enter the utility LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A 10 09231523R LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No 00 Dev No 1F Device present at Port T3160812AS 152114MB Dev
116. jja ajja AUDIO a ERR_CPU1 D Q PCIEXIG L asm FAN PCIEX16_2 tr ie Tale y FRNT FAN4 perd ees ASUS PCIEX16_3 EEETESLA M SW PEETESLA sw e _ PCIEX16_4 oT RAID_SELIEEE mr Intel C602 AST PCIEX16_5 2300 w EEEIDIAG_view e D BMC_LED1 PCIEX16_6 ray g EEE SPDIF_OUT PCIEX16_7 VGA_HDR1 Standard cables connected to the motherboard System fan connectors from power supply to motherboard 8 pin 12V power connectors from power supply to motherboard 24 pin ATX power connector from system fan to motherboard Front panel USB connectors from motherboard to front I O board SATA connectors from motherboard to SATA backplane System Auxiliary panel connectors from motherboard to front I O board Front panel audio connector from motherboard to front I O board Sa SE ON oS 2 22 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 9 2 SATA backplane connections An SATA backplane comes pre installed in the ESC2000 G2 The SATA backplane has four 22 pin SATA connectors to support Serial ATA hard disk drives
117. k Exit Locate the RAID driver and place a blank high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive Press lt Enter gt Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk To create a RAID driver disk in Windows environment 1 Start Windows Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive Go to the Make disk menu and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create Insert a floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process 5 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 2 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the USB floppy disk drive Type dd if XXX img of dev fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support DVD For LSI MegaRAID Driver Drivers C60x LSI RAID Driver makedisk Linux Eject the floppy disk ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 3 6 4 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver For Windows Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced G E iw com as A 3 Click Load Driver mam Co
118. le 64bit 240 pin module CPU_FAN2 LGA2011 DDR3 DIMM_E1 DDR3 DIMM_F1 usB34 TAN2_USBI2 TANT_USB3_12 AUDIO AAFP 5 4 4 S ast B 230 PCIEX16_1 EN Taym ATX12V1 3 s a 3 z3 33 E J E S HIE alla zz 3 eje 5 5 Z z Aja allo clic ajja ajja mal r alm mta 64bit 240 pin module 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_A1 DDR3 DIMM_B1 Z9PE D8 WS a POIEX16_2 m a PCIEX16_3 EEEITEsLA Mm sw PCIEX16_4 oT PCIEX16_5 EEE piac_views PCIEX16_6 EOE SPDIF_OUT oT Super vO come a PCIEX16_7 USB12 FRNT_FAN2 UsB11_FRNT_FANt HESHHRGHHEGH Lithium Coll CMOS Power g ATXPWR1 EZ PLUGT 64bit 240 pin module 64bit 240 pin module 5 5 2 2 ajja 2 o ajja ajja ERR_CPU1 D FRNT_FAN4 FRNT_FAN3 RAID_SEL1EEE 5 Intel C602 Paner AWA Refer to 3 5 Connectors for more info
119. le Redirection Settings COM2 Console Redirection Enabled gt Console Redirection Settings Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection Disabled gt Console Redirection Settings Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc COM1 Console Redirection Disabled This item enables or disables the console redirection feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled V The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to Enabled Console Redirection Settings This item becomes configurable only when you enable the Console Redirection item The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer which the user is using will exchange data Both computers should have the same or compatible settings Terminal Type VT UTF8 Allows you to set the terminal type VT100 ASCII char set VT100 Extends VT100 to support color function keys etc VT UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes ANSI Extended ASCII char set Bits per second 57600 Selects serial port transmission speed The speed must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Configuration options 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 35 4 36 Data Bits 8 Configuration options 7 8 Parity None A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to de
120. leaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way 4 Way ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 21 Rank Interleaving Auto Select different rank interleaving setting Configuration options Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way 8 Way Patrol Scrub Disabled This item allows you to enable disable Patrol Scrub Configuration options Disabled Enabled Demand Scrub Enabled This item allows you to enable disable Demand Scrubbing Feature Configuration options Enabled Disabled Data Scrambling Enabled This item allows you to enable disable Data Scrambling Configuration options Enabled Disabled Device Tagging Disabled This item allows you to enable disable Device Tagging Configuration options Enabled Disabled Thermal Throttling CLTT Configuration options Disabled OLTT CLTT Enable High Temp Disabled This item allows you to enable disable high temperature mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Allow 2x Refresh Enabled This item allows you to enable disable refreshing function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Altitude 300 M Shows system altitude above the sea level in meters Configuration options Auto 300 M 900 M 1500 M 3000 M Memory Hot sensor support Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS setup DIMM Information Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatren
121. led This item allows you to enable disable CPU C3 ACPI C2 report Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU C6 Report Enabled This item allows you to enable disable CPU C6 ACPI C3 report Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 4 BIOS setup CPU C7 Report Disabled This item allows you to enable disable CPU C7 ACPI C3 report Configuration options Disabled Enabled Package C State limit C6 This item allows you to set package C State limit Configuration options CO C2 C6 C7 No Limit Energy Performance Balanced Performance This item allows you to optimize between performance and power savings Configuration options Performance Balanced Performance Balanced Energy Energy Efficient Factory long duration power limit 95Watts Long Duration Power Limit 0 Allows you to set long duration power limit in watts Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value Factory long duration maintained 1000 ms Long Duration Maintained 0 Allows you to set time window which the long duration power is maintained Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value Recommended short duration power1 1 2 Long Duration Short Duration Power Limit 0 Allows you to set short duration power limit in watts Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 19 4 5 3 Chipset Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 Amer
122. llow you set to show the notification area icon and show system information warning or errors ate ated 5 42 Chapter 5 RAID configuration E Mail Preferences Allow you set to sent e mail of the following events E Storage system information Storage system warnings Storage system errors O el heieen e MEN saD o aas ir Pa wt mn amta nap m soey e m O se ree4 m J J meara Fs att ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 43 5 44 Chapter 5 RAID configuration This chapter provides information on how to install the drivers for system components This chapter also describes the software applications that the barebone workstation supports ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 2 6 1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array This part provides the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation 6 1 1 S A Creating a RAID driver disk The system does not include a floppy drive You have to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk If you have created RAID sets with the LSI Software RAID configuration utility the boot priority of the SATA optical disk drive has to be manually adjusted Otherwise the system will not boot f
123. m 4 to 15 with 1 The values range from 1 to 15 with 1 4 14 4 5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc eee SO Advanced ERa AE ole E oi ufo eb no e a Nolo MD gt a CPU Configuration CPU Power Management Configuration Chipset Configuration PCH SATA Configuration PCH SCU SAS Configuration PCI Subsystem Settings USB Configuration ACPI Settings WHEA Configuration APM Serial Port Console Redirection Onboard LAN Configuration Marvell SATA Configuration Onboard Devices Configuration Runtime Error Logging 4 Ab iy Bs Ln SO iy Bin Aly Ln SO A CPU Configuration Parameters lt Select Screen l Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc 4 5 1 CPU Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced CPU Confguration p Socket 1 CPU Information p Socket 2 CPU Information CPU Speed 2200 MHz 64 bit Supported Hyper Threading Enabled Active Processor Cores A11 Limit CPUID Maximum Disabled Execut
124. microcode loading PCH initialization after microcode loading Initialization after microcode loading Cache initialization Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes Microcode not found Microcode not loaded PEI Core is started Pre memory CPU initialization is started Pre memory System Agent initialization is started Pre memory PCH initialization is started Memory initialization Reserved for ASL see ASL Status Codes section below ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 11 Q Code table continued Description Memory Installed CPU post memory initialization Post Memory System Agent initialization is started Post Memory PCH initialization is started DXE IPL is started Memory initialization error Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed Unspecified memory initialization error Memory not installed Invalid CPU type or Speed CPU mismatch CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error ooo CPU micro code is not found or micro code update is failed Internal CPU error Reset PPI is_not available Reserved for future AMI error codes S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL S3 Boot Script execution Video repost OS S3 wake vector call Reserved for future AMI progress codes S3 Resume Failed S3 Resume PPI not Found S3 Resume Boot Script Error S3 OS Wake Error Reserved for future AMI error codes Recovery condition triggered by firmware Auto recovery
125. n finished press any key to continue ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 23 5 24 5 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU SATA Option ROM Utility The Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU SATA Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 1 0 and RAID 5 set s from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge You can create RAID mode by use of onboard AHCI SATA ports To use onboard SATA ports 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turn on the system During POST press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Go to Advanced Menu gt PCH SATA Configuration gt SATA Mode then press lt Enter gt 3 Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode and save then reboot system During POST press lt Ctrl l gt to display the utility main menu To use SCU SATA ports 1 Install all the SATA hard disk drives 2 Turning on the system During POST press lt Del gt to enter BIOS Go to Advanced Menu gt PCH SCU SATA Configuration then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm all the SATA hard disk drives you installed are correctly displayed then reboot system 4 During POST press lt Ctrl I gt to display the utility main menu To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA SCU Option ROM utility 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turnon the system 3 During POST press lt Ctrl I gt to display the utility main menu
126. n this section 7 3 1 Requirements 32 64 bit Microsoft Windows XP Vista Linux RHEL5 X Open SuSE11 X OS The requirements of memory and power supply vary with the Telsa cards you installed AN We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment The installation steps might be a little different with the Telsa cards you selected and the VGA output functions Visit http www nvidia com for more details if needed Visit the NVIDIA CUDA Zone website at http Awww nvidia com object cuda_home html for the latest driver list of CUDA certified graphics card and supported 3D application list 7 3 2 Installing CUDA ready graphics cards A The following pictures are for reference only The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models but the general installation steps remain the same 1 Insert four Tesla computing processor card s into the PCle x16_1 PCle x16_2 PCle x16_3 and PCle x16_4 slot Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slot ASUS ESC2000 G2 7 11 2 Connect either one 8 pin power connector or two 6 pin power connectors from the power supply to the Quadro graphics card and Tesla computing processor card s 3 Connect a display cable to the graphics card SLI bridge Goldfingers 4 Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers 5 To verify graphics card driver inst
127. nce A if When you enable WriteCache you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while L transmitting or exchanging data among the drives fo The WriteCache function is recommended for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets To enable WriteCache 1 From the Management Menu select Objects gt Adapter select an existing adapter and then press lt Enter gt to display the adapter properties 2 Select Disk WC and then press lt Enter gt to turn on the option 3 Adapter 0 Rebuild Rate 30 Chk Const Rate 30 Management FGI Rate Configure Virtual Dri BGI Rate Initialize Physical Dr Disk Wi CET RP VEET Bios State Cont On Error Fast Init Auto Rebuild Auto Resume Disk Coercion Factory Default Rebuild Check Consistenc Enable Yes Enable On Enable 1GB Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Bac Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 From the Management Menu select Objects gt Virtual Drive select an existing adapter and press lt Enter gt Select View Update Parameters and press lt Enter gt to display the adapter properties 4 Select Disk WC and then press lt Enter gt to turn on the option Size Management A Stripe Size Configure Initialize aupen objects i Rebuild Disk AC On Check Consistenc Read Ahead On isk Write Cache Setting of Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 5 Whe
128. ng ability Enabled For EMI control ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 11 4 4 1 DRAM Timing Control Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Ebt Ai Tweaker Eere ee EEEa e E A e E ee eee E A AY Kolo MD 25 Primary Timings A Min 0 800V Max 1 520V DRAM CAS Latency 9 Standard By CPU DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Auto Increment 0 005V DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 9 Raise Reduce DRAM RAS PRE Time Auto DRAM RAS PRE Time 9 DRAM RAS ACT Time Auto DRAM RAS ACT Time 24 DRAM COMMAND Mode Auto DRAM COMMAND Mode 1 Secondary Timings DRAM RAS to RAS Delay Auto DRAM RAS to RAS Delay 4 rae SaS Screen A Select Item DRAM REF Cycle Time Auto a DRAM REF Cycle Time 74 P oe re DRAM WRITE Recovery Time Auto a Cael Help DRAM WRITE Recovery Time 10 F2 Previous Values DRAM READ to PRE Time Auto F5 Optimized Defaults DRAM READ to PRE Time 5 F10 Save amp Exit DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time Auto ESC Exit DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time 20 DRAM WRITE to READ Delay Auto WRITE to READ Delay DRAM Write Latency Auto DRAM Write Latency 7 Version 2 14 9 Copyrig 0 American Megatrends Inc fo Use the scroll to view items Primary Timings DRAM CAS Latency Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 3 to 15 with 1 interval DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The val
129. ng an expansion Card cccccceeeeeceeeeeees 2 21 Cable connections s sssssesssssnsunnunnnnsunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnannunnannnnnnnnnnnnn 2 22 2 9 1 Motherboard connections eeren 2 22 2 9 2 SATA backplane connections ecceceeeseeceeeeeeeees 2 23 Removable COMpOnentsS s ssssussesensnsnnunnnsnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnne 2 25 2 10 1 Removing rear system fan eeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 25 2 10 2 Removing front system fan ceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 26 Installing the ASMB6 management board ssceeeeeeeens 2 27 Chapter 3 Motherboard Info 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 Motherboard layout WUMPOMS ses sessssncsscaricascassccerescastascenconecsusnueses consassartesvassananebuaserensayend Onboard buttons and switches sscsccssesseseesteeesereeeeeeneeeees 3 8 Onboard LEDs GOMMOCHONS 5s isise cistecnsie cs cskssnstsnctusterseatvetsaecesdenstvesnstesniencitvencensnsiee 3 5 1 Rear panel Connectors 3 14 3 5 2 Audio I O connections 3 15 3 5 4 Internal Connectors cececeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteteeeeeeees 3 18 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 4 2 Managing and updating your BIOS ssssssssssssssnsnsensnsrnnunnnnsnnnnnnnns 4 2 4 1 1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 0 eeeceeeeeseeeteeeeeees 4 2 4 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility seieren 4 3 4 1 3 BUPDATER utility ccc cece eeeetseeeeeetetsnesetenaneees 4 4 BIOS Setup Program esesceeeeteeteer seen teeteneee sense eeneneneeeeees
130. ng the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set Objects Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a created RAID set 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using two types of configurations Easy and New In Easy Configuration the virtual drive parameters are set automatically In New Configuration you manually set the virtual drive parameters Using Easy Configuration To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Easy Configuration and then press lt Enter gt LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Apr 5 2012 BIOS Version A 10 09231523R Management New Configuration enaa e View Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Defines Physical Arrays An Array Will Automatically Become A VD Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 5 2 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available
131. nnector supplies power for low speed system management communications ay PSUSMB1 12C_7_DATA ZSPE Ds WS 12C_7_CLK 3 3V Remote Sense NC GND en 6 Om CJ m g mmo hA Z9PE D8 WS Power supply SMBus connector 10 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 These connectors are for the serial COM ports Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis O com2 com 5 EEEE EFFE c SS Z9PE D8 WS Serial port connectors PING PNI ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 24 11 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 This connector supports several chassis mounted functions PLED SPEAKER PLED PLED NC MLED MLED Oo ZSPE Ds WS PANEL1 PIN4 NC Reset Ground PWR Ground MIBTN Ground IDE_LED N IDE_LED CA o lt J BEE n e _LED PWRSW RESET om CIEE Ic HER eo gt 5 m Z9PE D8 WS System panel connector 1
132. nt Log lt Select Screen ft Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt Fl General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc V4 All values changed here do not take effect until computer is restarted Change Smbios Event Log Settings Press lt Enter gt to change the Smbios Event Log configuration VA For more information on this configuration refer to 4 7 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings View Smbios Event Log Press lt Enter gt to view all smbios event logs View System Event Log Press lt Enter gt to view all system event logs 4 44 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 7 1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Event Logs Enabling Disabling Options Change this to enable or 2 disable all features of Smbios Event Log Enabled Smbios Event Logging during Erasing Settings boot Erase Event Log No When Log is Full Do Nothing Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Disabled lt Select Screen MECI 1 tj Select Item METW 60 7 Enter Select Item Change Opt Custom Option Fl General Help Hoe Gi G EnabLad F2 Previous Values Convert OEM Codes Disabled F5 Optimized Defaults Note All values changed here do not take effect F10 Save amp Exit until computer is restarted ESC Exi
133. ntel recommended prefetch settings Configuration options Enterprise High Performance HPC Custom EL You can only customize the items below when you enable the Server Class to Custom Hardware Prefetcher Enabled This item allows you to turn on off the mid level cache L2 streamer prefetcher Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled This item allows you to turn on off prefetching of adjacent cache lines Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCU Streamer Prefetcher Enabled This item allows you to enable disable prefetching of next L1 data line based upon multiple loads in same cache line Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCU IP Prefetcher Enabled This item allows you to enable disable prefetching of next L1 line based upon sequential load history Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 4 BIOS setup Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled When this item is enabled VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Local APIC Mode Auto Allows you to enable one or both the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controllers APIC with APIC ID values greater than 254 Configuration options Auto xAPIC x2APIC 4 5 2 CPU Power Management Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced CPU Power M
134. o select a sync option that you want and press lt Enter gt 7 When the Create Volume item is selected press lt Enter gt The following warning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 8 Press lt Y gt to create the recovery set and return to the main menu or lt N gt to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu If a recovery set is created you cannot add more RAID sets even when you have more non RAID disks installed in your system ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 27 5 3 3 Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when Sd you delete a RAID set To delete a RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select 2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM v3 0 0 1184 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Lt OLUM NU Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable olumed RAIDO Stripe 2 298 0GB Normal Yes Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes t Select ESC Previous Menu DEL Delete Volume 2 Use the up down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete and then press lt Del gt The following warning message appears This does not apply to Recovery volumes Are you sure you want to delete volume Volume0 Y N 3 Pre
135. ollowing screen appears Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM v3 0 0 1184 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Sync N A Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less t Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 5 26 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 2 Enter a name for the recovery set and press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is selected press the up down arrow keys to select Recovery and then press lt Enter gt 4 When the Disks item is selected press lt Enter gt to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the recovery set The SELECT DISKS screen appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status al ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST3300656SS 397600009846UEDY 279 3GB Non RAID Disk 2 ST3300656SS GWC50000991756G6 279 3GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume t Prev Next TAB M aster SPACE R ecovery ENTER Done 5 Use the up down arrow keys to select a drive press lt TAB gt to select a Master disk and then press lt SPACE gt to select a Recovery disk A small triangle marks the selected drive Press lt Enter gt after completing your selection 6 When the Sync item is selected use the up down arrow keys t
136. on Settings item under COM1 for details Chapter 4 BIOS setup Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection Disabled Enables or disables the console redirection feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled i 4 The following item appears only when you set Console Redirection to Enabled Console Redirection Settings Out of Band Mgmt Port COM1 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options COM1 COM2 Terminal Type VT UTF8 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT 100 VT100 VT UTF8 ANSI Bits per second 115200 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options 9600 19200 57600 115200 Flow Control VT100 Microsoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 Hardware RTS CTS Software Xon Xoff ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 37 4 5 12 Onboard LAN Configuration Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Onboard LAN Configuration INTEL W82574L OpROM1 PXE INTEL W82574L OpROM2
137. on the system 2 The utility will automatically recover the BIOS It resets the system when the BIOS recovery finished 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 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility V Before you start using this utility download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 Utility 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 Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility and press lt Enter gt to enable it File Path Drive Info Folder Info fsO 12 09 10 10 23p 4194304 Z9PE D8 WS ROM File Info MODEL Help Info Enter Select or Load Tab Switch Up Down PageUp PageDown Home End Move Esc Exit F2 Backup 3 Press lt Tab gt to switch to the Drive Info field Press the Up Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS and then press lt Enter gt 5 Press lt Tab gt to switch to the Folder Info field 6 Press the Up Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file and then press lt Enter gt to p
138. op View and select NVIDIA Control Panel Sort By The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears See Step B5 Refresh New fm Penonakir Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support B1 If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in step A select Personalize B2 From the Personalization window select Display Settings B3 From the Display Settings dialog box click Advanced Settings ASUS ESC2000 G2 View Sort By Retresh Paste Paste Shortcu Undo Copy CtrteZ New Monay igant Menton Pagto semin oerh wor moten ll 1 Gonone Prof Manner an NMI Gel moe BOD GTS 7 9 B4 Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab and then click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel Lectin fre the NADA Mete Contes Pret M d he MLA cored paren hare bees conechdated ric sarge aian he WAC Cored Pa t cary oe arched fun fe Wide Coras Pama or be aght choting or the Virchows setip B5 The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears Enabling SLI settings From the NVIDIA Control Panel window select Set SLI Configuration Click Enable SLI and set the display for viewing SLI rendered content When done click Apply 7 10 Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support 7 3 NVIDIA CUDA technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA CUDA technology and up to 4 NVIDIA Telsa computing processor cards providing the optimum multi purpose computing performance Follow the installation procedures i
139. or special functions Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the submenu Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Exit Be used to update BIOS ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility This item allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press lt Enter gt Check section 4 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility for details ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 53 4 54 4 12 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Bs sks Discard Changes amp Exit Save Changes amp Reset Discard Changes amp Reset Exit system setup without saving any changes Restore Defaults Boot Override IBA GE Slot 0600 v1376 IBA GE Slot 0700 v1376 AMI Virtual CDROMO 1 00 Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device lt Select Screen ft Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit Discard
140. ort cables 1 x VGA cable with bracket 1 x ASWM Enterprise DVD 1 x bag of screws 1 x AC power cable Optional Items Cooler for CPU 150W upgrade kit System Fan Front 1 x 80mm x 25mm tA 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 14 characters such as xxSOXxxxxxxxxxx shown as 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 ESC2000 G2 XXSOXXXXXXXXXX 1 2 Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 3 System specifications The ASUS ESC2000 G2 is a workstation featuring the ASUS Z9PE D8 WS motherboard The workstation supports Intel LGA2011 Xeon E5 2600 processor family plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard Model Name ESC2000 G2 _2x Socket LGA2011 Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 processor family _ TDP 150W ee QPI 6 4 7 2 8 0GT s Core Logic _ Intel C602 Chipset 8 4 channel per CPU 4 DIMM per CPU Maximum up to 64GB UDIMM Maximum up to 256GB RDIMM Maximum up to 256GB LRDIMM DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 RDIMM DDR31066 1333 1600 1866 0 C 2000 0 C 2133 O C ECC UDIMM Non ECC UDIMM DDR3 1066 1333 LRDIMM Processor System Bus Refer to www asus com for detailed memory AVL CPU support list O a oe
141. ots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation 3 Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots ASUS ESC2000 G2 7 5 Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Ensure that the connector is firmly in place Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card Goldfingers 7 2 3 Installing three SLI ready graphics cards Prepare three SLI ready graphics cards Insert the three graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots Align and firmly insert the 3 Way SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Ensure that the connector is firmly in place Connect three independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the three graphics cards separately Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card 3 Way SLI bridge Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support 7 2 4 Installing four SLI ready graphics cards 1 Prepare four SLI ready graphics cards 2 Insert the four graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If
142. perature xxx C xxx F The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures Select Ignore if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU FAN1 2 Speed FRNT FAN1 4 Speed REAR FAN1 2 Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore 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 4 50 Chapter 4 BIOS setup VTT_CPU Voltage VCORE1 2 Voltage VSA_CPU1 2 VDDQ_AB_CPU1 Voltage VDDQ_CD_CPU1 Voltage VDDQ_EF_CPU2 Voltage VDDQ_GH_CPU2 Voltage 5VSB Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 3 3V Voltage VBAT Voltage 3 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators FAN Speed Conirol Generic Mode This item allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Generic Mode High Speed Mode Full Speed Mode ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 51 4 52 4 10 Security menu The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Server Mgmt Event Logs Boot Monitor Security Tool Exit Password Description Set Setup Administrator Password If O
143. pport for both Linux and Windows OS 7 Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU SATA Option ROM Utility with RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 support for Windows OS only Marvell RAID utility with RAID 0 and RAID 1 support AN You must install Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows XP SP3 or later versions Due to Windows XP Vista limitation a RAID array with the total capacity over 2TB cannot be set as a boot disk A RAID array over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only Intel SATA ports do not support AHCI and RAID modes on Windows XP E If you want to install a Windows operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation Refer to section 6 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk for details 5 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
144. properly you have to uninstall all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1 Close all current applications 2 For Windows XP go to Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs For Windows 7 go to Control Panel gt Programs gt Programs and Features 3 Select your current graphics card driver s For Windows XP select Add Remove For Windows 7 select Uninstall 5 Turn off your computer Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support 7 1 3 Installing two CrossFireX graphics cards A The following pictures are for reference only The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models but the installation steps remain the same 1 Prepare two CrossFireX ready graphics cards 2 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi graphics card installation 3 Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 4 Align and firmly insert the CrossFireX bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Ensure that the connector is firmly in place Goldfingers CrossFireX bridge bundled with graphics cards 5 Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately 6 Connect a VGA
145. r screws on the backplane 4 Firmly hold the backplane lift it up and remove it from the module 5 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the backplane 2 18 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 8 Expansion cards The system is designed with an expansion card lock on the rear panel for you to install or remove an expansion card in less steps J M Ensure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing expansion cards Failure to ls do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components ET E m e000 V z 9 a w a D N q J sae Asus fe POIEXte 3 a fa I C4 PCIEX16_4 zm ooon E 6 POIEXI6 5 E oga 3 a ae SHA ni E EE a e fT J PCI E x16 Gen3 x16 x8
146. r this section vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you Target CPU Turbo Mode Speed 2500MHz Min 0 800V Max 1 520V Standard By CPU CPU Ratio Auto Increment 0 005V Raise Reduce gt DRAM Timing Control CPU1 Voltage Auto VCORE_CPU1 0 930 V CPU1 VSA Voltage Auto VSA_CPU1 0 896 V CPU2 Voltage Auto VCORE_CPU2 0 928 V CPU2 VSA Voltage Auto VSA_CPU2 0 884 V lt Select Screen DRAM Voltage CHA CHB Auto ue TFE e VDDQ AB CPU1 1 474 V e naaa p DRAM Voltage CHC CHD Auto Fl General Help VDDQ_CD_CPU1 1 476 V F2 Previous Values DRAM Voltage CHE CHF Auto F5 Optimized Defaults VDDQ_EF_CPU2 41 474 V ere saroe aE DRAM Voltage CHG CHH Auto i VDDQ_GH_CPU2 1 476 V Clock Spread Spectrum Disabled Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Ai Overclock Tuner Auto Allows you to select the CPU overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency Select any of these preset overclocking configuration options Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters BCLK Frequency XXX Allows you to adjust the CPU and VGA frequency to enhance the system performance Set Ai Overclock Tuner to Manual to show BCLK Frequency Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value You can also key in the desired value using the numeric keypad The values range from 80 0MHz to 300 0MHz
147. ries Chipset SAS RAID SATA mode Drivers installation cscsscseeseesee senses sesorsesensneesenneen Marvell Magni installation Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3 0 installation 6 22 Marvell Storage Utility installation cssssesseeeeeeeeeeeees 6 25 Asmedia ASM104x USB 3 0 Host Controller Driver installati n soc casiescncsscaccne sn cataccsccnncansenncanconanase nck caesdcanncncesncaniseazcanace 6 29 Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation 6 32 VGA driver installation ccssseseesen serene serene 6 35 Management applications and utilities installation 6 38 6 12 1 Running the support DVD seese 6 38 6 12 2 Drivers MENU sieran a 6 38 6 12 3 Utilities menu oe ee eeeeeseeeeen eee seeeeneeeaeesaneeeetaneeees 6 39 6 12 4 Make disk Menu cccsessecseercerseeseeneeeseeneeeeetenensees 6 39 6 12 5 Contact information cceccececeseeteeseeeeteneneteeeteneeeeey 6 39 Chapter 7 Multiple GPU technology support 7 1 7 2 7 3 AMD CrossFireX technology 7 1 1 Requirements 7 1 2 Before you D QIN cecceeceeeeececeeeerceeeceeesteeeeneteaeieeees 7 1 3 Installing two CrossFireX graphics cards 7 3 5 1 4 Installing the device Crivers c ececceeeeeeeeeeeeteeees 7 4 5 1 5 Enabling the AMD CrossFireX technology 7 4 NVIDIA SLI technology ssssssssssssssssssssssssesssessssessnsessneessne
148. right C 2011 American Megatrends Inc ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 27 4 28 4 5 6 PCI Subsystem Settings Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Advanced In case of multiple Option ROMs Legacy and EFI Compatible specifies what PCI option ROM to lanuch PCI Bus Driver Version v 2 05 00 PCI Option ROM Handling PCI ROM Priority EFI Compatible ROM PCI Common Settings PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PERR Generation Disabled SERR Generation Disabled Load RT32 Image Enabled gt PCI Express Settings gt PCIE Slot Option Rom Configuration gt lt Select Screen ft Select Item Enter Select Item Change Opt F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F5 Optimized Defaults F10 Save amp Exit ESC Exit Version 2 14 1219 Copyright C 2011 American Megatrends Inc PCI ROM Priority EFI Compatible ROM This item specifies which PCI option ROM to launch between multiple option ROMs Legacy and EFI Compatible Configuration options Legacy ROM EFI Compatible ROM PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Bus Clocks This item configures the value to be programmed into PCI Latency Timer Register Configuration options 32 PCI Bus Clocks 64 PCI Bus Clocks 96 PCI Bus Clocks 128 PCI Bus Clocks 160 PCI Bus Clocks 192 PCI Bus Clocks 224 PCI Bus Clocks 248 PCI Bus Clocks VGA Palette Snoop Disabled This item enables or disables
149. rive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 1 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RA 1 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC off RA 0n Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 6 Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press lt Enter gt 7 Select the RAID level from the menu and then press lt Enter gt Manage Initiali Objects Rebuild Check Co onfigu C 05 Apr Virtual Drive s Configured Size Stripes StripSz Status 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE i i RAID Level RAID 0 Units MB Size 152146MB DWC Off RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose Level For VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option ASUS ESC2000 G2 8 Select Units from the Virtual Drive sub menu and then press lt Enter gt 9 Select the units for virtual drive size from the menu and then press lt Enter gt on ti Utility Ver C 05 Virtual Drive s Configured Size Stripes StripSz Status 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Initiali Objects Rebuild Check Co Select Units For VD Size 152146MB off Select Units For VD Size Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu and then press lt Enter gt When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 11 Select
150. rmation about rear panel connectors and internal connectors Chapter 3 Motherboard information Layout contents Internal connectors Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB78 USB910 A type USB 12 11 USB connectors USB3_34 CPU front and rear fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 FRNT_FAN1 4 REAR_FAN1 2 Power supply SMBus Connector PSUSMB1 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM1 COM2 Serial ATA 6 0 3 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_1 2 blue 7 pin SATA3G_3 6 black Marvell Serial ATA 6 0 Gb s connectors 7 pin SATA6G_E1 E2 E3 E4 gray Serial ATA SCU connectors 7 pin SATA_SCU1 4 black EATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR1 8 pin EATX12V1 EATX12V2 System panel connector 20 1 pin PANEL1 Auxiliary panel connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT IEEE 1394a port connectors 10 1 pin IE1394_ 1 2 VGA connector VGA_HDR1 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP ASMB6 header ASMB6 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 VGA Controller setting DIAG_VIEW1 SMBUS connection setting TESLA_M_SW LSI MegaRAID or Intel RSTe selection jumper 3 pin RAID_ SEL1 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 ASUS ESC2000 G2 Onboard LEDs Standby power LEDs DIMM Error LED ERR_DIMM Baseboard Management Controller LED BMC_LED1 Q Code LED LED1_LED2 Slots Socket CPU sockets DDR3 sockets PCI Express x8 PCI E
151. rom the connected SATA ODD A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows XP Server 2003 or Linux 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 the optical drive Restart the computer and then enter the BIOS Setup 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 C60x INTEL RAID Driver Write DMI FreeDOS command prompt 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 C60x INTEL RAID Driver C600 INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit AHCI AHCI RAID Windows 64 bit AHCI AHCI RAID Windows 32 bit SCU RAID Windows 64 bit SCU RAID Back Exit Chapter 6 Driver installation LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 4 UP8 32 bit RHEL 4 UP8 64 bit Bac
152. s and Software option to begin installation SS amp Intel Network Connections intel ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 15 4 5 6 Click Next when the Intel R Network Connections InstallShield Wizard window appears Toggle accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation Chapter 6 Driver installation 7 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Ready to Daviall he Program Tha sewe n resty to toga ntsbten 8 When finished press Finish to continue Instaitshiek Wizard Compiiteds lite ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 17 6 18 6 4 Audio driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASUS MIO Audio card Realtek High Definition Audio driver You need to manually install the ASUS MIO Audio card Realtek High Definition Audio driver on a Windows operating system To install the ASUS MIO Audio card Realtek High Definition Audio driver 1 Restart the computer and 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 locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run i 4 If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the
153. ss lt Y gt to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu or press lt N gt to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu 5 28 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 3 4 Resetting disks to Non RAID A N Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non RAID Resetting a YN RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive To reset a RAID set hard disk drive 1 From the utility main menu select 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non RAID disk This does not apply to Recovery volumes Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 ST3300656SS HWAS0000991753TR 279 3GB Member Disk 1 ST3300656SS 37VN00009846RAJ1 279 3GB Select the disks that should be reset t Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 2 Use the up down arrow keys to select the RAID set drive s you want to reset and then press lt Space gt to select 3 Press lt Enter gt to reset the RAID set drive s A confirmation message appears 4 Press lt Y gt to reset the drive s or press lt N gt to return to the utility main menu 5 3 5 Exiting the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit and then press lt Enter gt The following warning message appears Are you sure you want to exit Y N
154. ssembly before installing a 5 25 inch drive Installing a 5 25 inch drive 1 Unscrew and remove the metal cover of the bay where you want to install the 5 25 inch drive and take off the plastic cover on the front bezel at the same position 2 Insert the drive into the bay and slide the bay lock to the right until it clicks in place 3 Connect the SATA cable to the SATA connector on the back of the drive 4 Connect a power plug from the power supply to the power connector on the back of the drive Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 7 SATA hard disk drives The hard disk drive module cage on the front panel including externally removable trays for mounting SATA hard disk drives allows you to access the drive trays by simply opening the front bezel An HDD module cage comes with a SATA backplane Ensure of the type of HDD module A cage you purchase before buying hard disks 2 7 1 Installing the HDD module cage 1 Examine the chassis and ensure the bay space is free of wires and other obstructions 2 Level the HDD module cage latch counterclockwise 4 When the HDD module cage is completed inserted the cage latch will be pushed back clockwise 5 Lock the cage latch properly 6 Connect the appropriate cables to the SATA backplane on the HDD module cage ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 15 2 7 2 Removing the HDD module cage 1 Disconnect the all cables from the SATA backplane on the HDD module cage 2 Level t
155. support DVD to a the support DVD 3 Click the ASUS MIO Audio card Realtek High Definition Audio to begin installation CT i he ee ra a 4 When the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver installation wizard appears click Yes to start the installation Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 When the installation completes click Yes want to restart my computer now to restart your computer before using the program Reslarting Windows ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 19 6 5 Intel C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID SATA mode Drivers installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID SATA mode Drivers on the system You need to manually install the Intel C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID SATA mode Drivers on a Windows operating system To install the drivers 1 Restart the computer and 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 Wa If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to LZ locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run _ the support DVD 3 Click the item Intel C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID SATA mode Drivers from the menu and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation CST O N i
156. t Enabling Disabling Options Smbios Event Log Enabled Change this to enable or disable all features of Smbios Event Logging during boot Configuration options Disabled Enabled Erasing Settings Erase Event Log No Choose options for erasing Smbios Event Log Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset Configuration options No Yes Next reset Yes Every reset When Log is Full Do Nothing This item allows you to choose options for reactions to a full Smbios Event Log Configuration options Do Nothing Erase Immediately Smbios Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Disabled This item allows you to choose options to enable disable logging of System boot event Configuration options Enabled Disabled MECI 1 This item allows you to set Mutiple Event Count Increment MECI The number of occurrences of a duplicate event that must pass before the multiplt event counter associated with the log entry is updated specified as a numeric value in the range 1 to 255 METW 60 This item allows you to set Mutiple Event Time Windows METW The number of minutes which must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes ASUS ESC2000 G2 4 45 Custom Options Log OEM Codes Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the logging of EFI Status Codes as OEM Codes if not already converted to lega
157. t means that you must press the Enter or Return key lt Key1 Key2 Key3 gt If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example lt Ctrl Alt D gt Command 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 xi Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package xii This chapter describes the general features of the workstation including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications ASUS ESC2000 G2 1 1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items Model Name ESC2000 G2 Chassis ASUS T50A Pedestal 5U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard ASUS Z9PE D8 WS workstation motherboard Component 1 x 1350W 80 Gold Single Power Supply 4 x hot swap HDD trays 1 x Front I O Board 1 x System Fan Rear 1 x 120mm x 38mm Accessories 1 x ESC2000 G2 User s Guide 1 x ESC2000 G2 Support DVD 2 x COM p
158. te a RAID Array 1 Move the selection bar to HBA 0 Marvell 0 and press lt Enter gt 2 Select Configuration Wizard and press lt Enter gt 3 Press lt Space gt to select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array An asterisk appears in front of the selected hard drive After selecting all the drives needed for the RAID array press lt Enter gt to continue ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 34 Use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar and press lt Enter gt to configure further RAID settings RAID Level Select a RAID Level Configuration options RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 HyperDuo Stripe Size Specifies the size of single data block on the virtual disk In general a larger stripe size is recommended for applications requiring large data transfers such as audio video and graphics A smaller stripe size is better for applications with content in much smaller size such as e mails and documents Configuration options 32K 64K Gigabyte Rounding In the event of a single physical disk failure in a RAID 1 virtual disk Gigabyte Rounding allows the replacement physical disk to be of a size slightly smaller than the existing physical disk The capacity of the rebuilt virtual disk equals to the size of the smaller physical disk included in the RAID 1 array The configuration options represent the tolerance value of drive capacity difference Configuration options None 1G 10G Name Enter a name
159. tect some transmission errors Mark and Space parity do not allow for error detection None No parity bit Even Parity bit is 0 if the num of 1 s in the data bits is even Odd Parity bit is 0 if num of 1 s in the data bits is odd Mark Parity bit is always 1 Space Parity bit is always 0 Stop Bits 1 Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet A start bit indicates the beginning The standard setting is 1 stop bit Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit Configuration options 1 2 Flow Control VT100 f icrosoft Windows Emergency Management Services EMS allow for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port Configuration options VT100 Hardware RTS CTS Software Xon Xoff Recorder Mode Disabled With this mode enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data Configuration options Disabled Enabled Recorder 100x31 Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable extended terminal resolution Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy OS Redirction Resolution 80x24 This item configures the number of rows and columns supported on legacy OS Configuration options 80x24 80x25 COM2 Console Redirection Disabled Enables or disables the console redirection feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Console Redirection Settings Please refer to the description of the Console Redirecti
160. tem fan cable from the CHA_FAN1 connector on the motherboard 2 Shift the two hooked tabs leftward and rightward respectively ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 25 3 Carefully take off the system fan 4 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the rear system fan 2 10 2 Removing front system fan To remove the front system fan 1 Remove the two screws that secure the right side cover 2 Locate the front system fan near the 5 25 inch drive bays 3 Squeeze the front system fan latches step a and pull out the front system fan step b as shown in the right figure 4 Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the front system fan 2 26 Chapter 2 Hardware setup 2 11 Installing the ASMB6 management board Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB management board on your motherboard 1 Locate the ASMB6 header on the motherboard 2 Orient and press the ASMB6 management card in place ASUS ESC2000 G2 2 27 2 28 Chapter 2 Hardware setup This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the workstation This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 2 3 1 Motherboard layout KB_USB56 SERR_CPU2 64bit 240 pin modu
161. ter gt Mesam System son Moma angge 4 Villoo mod taglish US 000 x 606 ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 11 4 Use the USB drive to provide the third party driver during the OS installation Type the command brokenmodules ahci in Boot Options field and press lt Enter gt 5 When below screen appears select the USB floppy disk drive sda as the driver update medium Select OK then press lt Enter gt Please choose the Driver Update medium sda USB Floppy other device OK Back 6 Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation 6 12 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 2 Intel Chipset Device Software installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel chipset device software on the system You need to manually install the Intel chipset device software on a Windows operating system To install the Intel chipset device software 1 Restart the computer and 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 Wa If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to Z locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run on the support DVD 3 Click the item Intel Chips
162. 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 AUTORUN EXE and double click the AUTORUN EXE and follow step 4 to run the installation 3 Click Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver Drivers Pewee elect Gree ioe they ays owe 4 When the Intel WG82574L Gigabit Adapters Driver installation wizard appears click Next to start the installation Welcome to the Installshield Wizard for Intel R Network Connections intel A eerie Aarie hn ote 6 32 Chapter 6 Driver installation 5 Click Modify to change custom setup and then click Next to continue Modify or remove the program intel ASUS ESC2000 G2 6 33 7 Click Install to begin installation Ready to Modify the Program The mizard a ready 39 begn netalaton 8 Click Finish to complete the installation 6 34 Chapter 6 Driver installation 6 11 VGA driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter VGA driver V ASPEED SDT2300 Display Driver will only appear if you use the onboard VGA chipset You need to manually install the ASPEED VGA driver on a Windows operating system To install the ASPEED VGA driver 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Ins
163. tripes StripSz Status Configure Initialize o il 148 580GB 2 64 KB ONLINE Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drives irtual Drive 0 SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency Chapter 5 RAID configuration 3 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency Check dialog box and then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured Management Menu LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild o 10 154494MB 4 64 KB ONLINE Check Consistenc onsistency Check Virtual Drives irtual Drive 0 ES No SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency A progress bar appears on screen Virtual Drive s Configured Management Menu LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz n 1 TE AANA A CA vo area Objects Rebuild Check C c Under Process VD 0 Consistency Check Press Esc to Abort i 85 Completed The Data On The Drives Is Inconsistency Repair Done SPACE De Select F10 Check Consistency 4 While checking the disk consistency press lt Esc gt to display the following options Stop Continue Abort Stops the consistency check The utility stores the percentage of disk checked and when you restart checking it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent Continues the consistency check Aborts the consistency check When you restart checking it continues from zero percent 5 When checking is
164. ts Description System is entering S1 sleep state System is entering S2 sleep state System is entering S3 sleep state System is entering S4 sleep state System is entering S5 sleep state System is waking up from the S1 sleep state System is waking up from the S2 sleep state System is waking up from the S3 sleep state System is waking up from the S4 sleep state System has transitioned into ACPI mode Interrupt controller is in PIC mode System has transitioned into ACPI mode Interrupt controller is in APIC mode ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 5 Connectors 3 5 1 Rear panel connectors Rear panel connectors PS 2 keyboard mouse combo port USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 LAN RJ 45 port 2 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 LAN Ru 45 port 1 USB 3 0 ports 1 and 2 USB 2 0 ports 5 and 6 Audio I O ports Optical S PDIF out port and Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port and audio port definitions aN Due to USB 3 0 controller limitation USB 3 0 devices can only be used under Windows OS environment and after the USB 3 0 driver installation USB 3 0 devices can only be used as data storage only We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3 0 devices to USB 3 0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3 0 devices 3 14 Chapter 3 Motherboard information LAN port LED indications Activity Link LED Speed LED ACT LINK
165. ts updating the BIOS file ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1 06 03 19 2012 FLASH TYPE METS WARNING Do not turn off power during flash failure 5 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 ASUS ESC2000 G2 DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot 4 5 4 6 4 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section 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 the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST
166. ues range from 4 to 15 with 1 interval DRAM RAS PRE Time Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 4 to 15 with 1 interval DRAM RAS ACT Time Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value The values range from 4 to 40 with 1 interval Chapter 4 BIOS setup DRAM COMMAND Mode Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value interval Secondary Timings DRAM RAS to RAS Delay Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value interval DRAM REF Cycle Time Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value interval DRAM WRITE Recovery Time Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value interval DRAM READ to PRE Time Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value interval DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value interval DRAM WRITE to READ Delay Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value interval DRAM WRITE Latency Auto Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the value interval ASUS ESC2000 G2 The values range from 1 to 3 with 1 The values range from 4 to 7 with 1 The values range from 48 to 255 with 1 The values range from 5 to 31 with 1 The values range from 4 to 15 with 1 The values range from 16 to 63 with 1 The values range fro
167. wise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Option ROM Utility ZSPE Ds WS RAID_SEL1 1 2 23 PIN1 PIN1 LSI RAID Intel RAID Default 5 ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RCVR1 This jumper allows you to force Intel Management Engine ME boot from recovery mode when ME become corrupted ZSPE Ds WS O g ME_RCVR1 2 12 2 3 Bes C I m PINI PINI Eo U gres Normal ME Recovery Sm EE Default recovery setting Z9PE D8 WS ME ASUS ESC2000 G2 3 7 3 3 Onboard buttons and switches Onboard buttons and switches allow you to fine tune performance when working on a bare or open case system This is ideal for overclockers and gamers who continually change settings to enhance system performance 1 Power on button The motherboard comes with a power on button that allows you to power up or wake up the system The button also lights up when the system is plugged to a power source indicating that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the on
168. with 1 10 letters no special characters for the RAID array Move the selection bar to Next and press lt Enter gt The following warning message appears reate Virtual Disk Do you want to create this virtual disk es o Press lt Y gt to create the RAID array or press lt N gt to cancel The new RAID array appears under Virtual Disks as shown in the image below Chapter 5 RAID configuration larvell BIOS Setup c 2011 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology F Virtual Disks Information Vendor ID Device ID Revision ID 1B4B 9130 B1 L VD 0 New VD f PD 0 ST3160812AS BIOS Version i 1 0 0 1028 PD 8 ST3160812AS Firmware Version 2 2 0 1105 Free Physical Disks PCIe Speed Rate 5 0Gbps Configure SATA as AHCI Mode Help Marvell RAID on chip controller 6 Press lt F10 gt The following warning message appears Exit Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup Press lt Y gt to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility Delete an existing RAID Array 1 Select the RAID array to delete and press lt Enter gt Select Delete and press lt Enter gt e BIO ASUS ESC2000 G2 5 35 2 The following warning message appears Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to delete this virtual disk Press lt Y gt to delete the selected RAID array The following warning message appears Delete MBR Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual
169. word box key in a new password then press lt Enter gt Confirm the password when prompted To clear the administrator password follow the same steps as in changing an administrator password but press lt Enter gt when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the Administrator Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed Chapter 4 BIOS setup User Password If you have set a user password you must enter the user password for accessing the system 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 User Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Create New Password box key in a password then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change a user password 1 Select the User Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press lt Enter gt 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press lt Enter gt 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear the user password follow the same steps as in changing a user password but press lt Enter gt when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed 4 11 Tool menu The Tool menu items allow you to configure options f
170. xpress x16 slots Onboard Buttons switches 1 Power on button 2 Reset button Chapter 3 Motherboard information 3 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 E Go e hoa l li i T CLRTC1 12 23 PINI PINI Normal Clear CMOS Default To erase the RTC RAM Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 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 q Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default Nie 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 You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure du

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