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1U Rackmount Server RS500A-E6/PS4 User Guide.
ii Copyright © 2010 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this ma nual, including the products and soft ware described in i t, may be reproduc ed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in.
iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .
iv Contents 2.8.2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) .................. 2-1 8 2.8 .3 Ins tallin g ASMB 4 seri es man ageme nt board (optio nal) . .. 2-2 2 Chapter 3: Installation options 3.1 Installing friction rail kit items ..................
v Contents 5.3.4 Storage Conguration .................................................... 5-1 1 5.3.5 System Information ....................................................... 5-12 5.4 Advanced menu ................................................
vi Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 7- 2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver .
vii 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.
viii Safety information Electrical Safety • Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged. • T o prevent electrica l shock hazard, discon nect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system.
ix About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of conguring a server .
x References Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility .
1- ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specications.
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 *ASUS System Web-based Management If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer . 1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 1-3 1.3 Systemspecications The ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 is a server featuring the ASUS KGNE-D16 server board. The server supports AMD ® LGA 1944 Opteron™ 6100 series processors with HyperT ransport™ technology , plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-4 *Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice. Auxiliary Storage CD / DVD 1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay (Options: No Device / DVD-RW) Onboard I/O 3 x RJ-45 ports (One for ASMB4-iKVM) 4 x USB 2.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 1-5 1.4 Front panel features The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, optical drive, and two USB ports are located on the front panel.
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-6 1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. The barebone server does not inc lude a oppy disk drive. Connect a USB oppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a oppy disk.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 1-7 1.7 LED information 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs LED Icon Display status Description Power LED ON System power ON HDD Access LED OFF Blinking No activity Read/write data into the HDD .
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-8 1.7.3 HDD status LED SA T AII/SAS HDD LED Description HDD Status LED GREEN ON SA T AII/SAS HDD power ON RED* ON HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately GRE.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 2- This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components. Chapter 2 Hardware setup.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-2 2.1 Chassis cover 2. Firmly hold the cover and slide it toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis. 3. Lift the cover from the chassis. 1. Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from the chassis.
2-3 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 2.2.1 Installing the CPU T o install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket box is facing toward you and the load lever is on your left.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-4 3 4 T o prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. 3.
2-5 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with, ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer . Some heatsinks come with pre-applied Thermal Interface Material. If so, skip this step.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-6 2. T wist each of the two screws with a Philips (cross) screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard. When the two screws are attached, tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink. 2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct T o install the CPU heatsink: 1.
2-7 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 2.3 System memory 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with sixteen (16) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-8 Memory population table For UDIMM (Single Rank, Dual Ranks) For RDIMM (Single Rank, Dual Ranks & Quad Ranks) CPU1Conguration A2 A1 B2 B1 C2 C1 D2 D1 2 DIMMs V V.
2-9 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM 2.3.4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. Support the DIMM lightly with your ngers when pressing the retaining clips.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-10 2.4 Hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SA T AII/SAS hard disk drives. The hard disk drive installed on the drive tray connects to the motherboard SA T AII/SAS ports via the SA T AII/SAS backplane. T o install a hot-swap SA T AII/SAS HDD: 1.
2-1 1 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 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. 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.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-12 2.5 Expansion slot 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket The barebone server comes with a riser card bracket. Y ou need to remove the bracket if you want to install a PCI Express expansion card. T o install a PCI Express expansion card: 2.
2-13 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 T o reinstall the riser card bracket: 1. Align the riser card bracket with the cards to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard. 2. Press the riser card bracket until the golden connectors completely t the slot and the bracket aligns with the rear panel.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-14 2.5.2 Conguringanexpansioncard After installing the expansion card, congure the it by adjusting the software settings. 1. T urn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any . See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup.
2-15 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 2.6 Cable connections Pre-connected system cables 1. 24-pin SSI power connector (from power supply to motherboard) 2. 8-pin SSI power connectors (from power supply to motherboard) 3. Power supply SMBus connector (from power supply to motherboard) 4.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-16 2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling Connects a 8-pin plug from power supply SGPIO_SELjumper: pins 1-2 (Onboard) pins 2-3 (Add-on card) Connects the data cables connec.
2-17 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 2.8 Removable/optional components Y ou may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices. Or you may need to install the optional components into the system. This section tells how to remove/install the following components: 1.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-18 2.8.2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) Follow the ste ps below to ins tall an option al ASUS RAID car d on your moth erboard. If you install the PIKE 1078 or PIKE 2008 Series SAS RAID card, follow steps 1 and 2 to remove the outer heatsink on RAID card.
2-19 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7. Connect the data cables, by numerial order , to the SAS connectors labeled SAS1-4 (red) on the motherboard. 6. Remove the data cables connected to the SA T A connectors on the motherboard. 5. Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-20 The heatsink on PIKE 1078/PIKE 2008 Series might interfere the components on the expansion card. Ensure that the height of the components is less than 5.8 mm. 10. Set the SGPIO_SEL1 jumper on the backplane to pin 2-3 when connecting data cables to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.
2-21 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 Installing i Button (for PIKE 1078 only) Follow the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboard. 1. Locate the I Button slot on the motherboard.
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-22 2.8.3 Installing ASMB4 series management board (optional) Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB4 series management board on your motherboard. 3. Insert the LAN cable plug to the LAN port 3 (dedicated LAN) or LAN port 1 (shared LAN) for server management.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 2- This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server . Chapter 3 Installation options.
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-2 3.1 Installing friction rail kit items Y our friction rail kit package contains: • T wo pairs of rack rails (for the rack) • Nut-and-bolt type screws and one pair of server latches Nuts and screws Front rack rails Rear rack rails 3.
3-3 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 3.1.2 Attaching the rack rails T o attach the rack rails 1. Place the two front rail rack joints into the rear rail rack slots, as shown in the following gure. 2. Attach the front and rear rail racks with eight screws and nuts, as shown in the following gure.
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-4 3.1.3 Mounting the server to the rack T o mount the server to the rack 1. Place the server on the rack rails, and then push the server all the way to the depth of the rack. T o uninstall the server from the rack 1. Loosen the rack screws that secured the server to the rack.
3-5 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 3.2.1 Attaching the rails to the server T o attach the server rails: 1. Attach the front end of the server rail to the side of the chassis, matching each of the three hooks to the holes on the rail. Then slide the rail toward the front panel until it locks in place.
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-6 3. Attach the rear end of the server rail to the side of the chassis, matching each of the two hooks to the holes on the rail. Then slide the rail toward the front panel until it locks in place. 4. Secure the rear end of the server rail to the side of the chassis with one screw .
3-7 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 3.2.3 Mounting the server to the rack T o mount the server to the rack: 1. Align the server rails with the rack rails, then push the server all the way to the depth of the rack. 2. T ighten the two rack screws to secure the server in place.
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3- 4-1 ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 This chapter includes the motherboard layout, and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors. Chapter 4 Motherboard info.
4-2 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4.1 Motherboard layouts.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 4-3 Layout contents Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLR TC1) 4-4 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)) 4-5 3. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SEL1, CHAF AN_SEL1) 4-5 4. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) 4-6 5.
4-4 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4.2 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, t ime, and system setup paramet ers by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 4-5 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller . Set to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature. 3. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SEL1, CHAF AN_SEL1) These jumpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection.
4-6 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel ® 82574L Gigabit LAN controllers.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 4-7 6. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVER Y1) This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted. T o update the BIOS: 1. Set the jumper to pins 2–3. 2. Insert the USB ash that contains the original or latest BIOS and turn on the system to recover or update the BIOS.
4-8 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4.3 Internal connectors 1. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4; RED) (7-pin SA T A5, SA T A6; Black) Supported by the AMD ® SP5100 chipset, these connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives that allows up to 3Gb/s of data transfer rate.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 4-9 3. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) Thi s LED connec tor is for the st orage add-on card ca ble co nnecte d to the SA T A or SA S add -on ca rd. The re ad or write activ ities of any devi ce con nected to the SA T A or SAS ad d-on c ard ca uses the front panel LED to lig ht up.
4-10 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 5. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1, TR2) These connectors are for temperature monitoring. Connect the thermal sensor cables to these connectors and place the other ends to the devices, which you want to monitor temperature.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 4-1 1 7. Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors (8-1 pin SGPIO1/2) These connectors are used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device information and general purpose data. These connectors functions only when you install an ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card.
4-12 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 10. BMC header (BMC_FW1) The BMC connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS ® Server Management Board 4 Series (ASMB4). The serial port module is purchased separately . 9. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) This connector is for a serial (COM) port.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 4-13 1 1. TPM co nne cto r (20-1 pin TPM) This connector supports a T rusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certicates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance network security , protects digital identities, and ensures platform integrity .
4-14 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 13. SSI power connectors (24-pin SSIPWR1, 8-pin SSI12V1, 8-pin SSI12V2) These connectors are for the SSI power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 4-15 14. System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. 1. System power LED (3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector .
4-16 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 15. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_P ANEL1) This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB, locator LED and switch, chassis intrusion, and LAN LEDs. 1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB) These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable.
3- ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS p arameters are also provided.
5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup: 1. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a USB ash disk.) 2. BUPDA TER utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB ash disk drive.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-3 3. Press <T ab> to switch between drives until the correct BIOS le is found. When found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. • This function can support devices such as a USB ash disk with F A T 32/16 format and single partition only .
5-4 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 4. The utility veries the le, then starts updating the BIOS le. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-5 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS le using a USB ash drive that contains the updated BIOS le.
5-6 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS . Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-7 v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a eld.
5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-9 5.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date.
5-10 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.3.3 SA T A1–6 The items in this menu allow you to set or change the congurations for the SA T A devices installed in the system.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-1 1 PIO Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the data transfer mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] DMA (Direct Memory Access) allows your computer to trans fer data to and from the hardware devices installed with much less CPU overhead.
5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup The following two items appear only when you set the OnChip SA T A Channel item to [Enabled]. SA T A Port1 - Port4 [IDE] Sets the conguration for the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southbridge chip.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-13 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Memory Information CPU1 Memory Conguration CPU2 Memory Conguration BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specication. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory .
5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-15 GART Error Reporting [Disabled] This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Microcode Updation [Enabled] Allows the system to update the Microcode automatically , enhancing system performance.
5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings NorthBridge Conguration SouthBridge Conguration SR5650 Conguration ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 5.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-17 MemoryConguration The memory conguration menu allows you to change the memory settings. V02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ECC Conguration ECC Mode [Basic] DRAM ECC Enable [Enabled] ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Set the level of ECC protection.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-19 SouthBridgeConguration v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Options for SB Debug Features SouthBridge Chipset Conguration SP5100 CIMx Version : 5.
5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setup SA T A-AHCI Ports Auto Clk Ctrl [Disable] When set to [Enabled], the s ystem will turn of f the clocks for the unused SA T A ports in AHCI modes. Doing so will enable some power savings. Conguration options: [Disable] [Enabled] The hot-plug function will be disabled when turning off the clock for the SA T A port.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-21 SR5650Conguration v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Sav.
5-22 Chapter 5: BIOS setup NB-SB Port Features Press <Enter> to display the sub-items. NB-SB Link ASPM [L1] Conguration options: [Disabled] [L1] NPNB-SBVC1T rafcSupport[Disa.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-23 HyperT ransportConguration HT Extended Address [Disabled] Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enable] HT3 Link Power State [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto].
5-24 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Debug Option Memory Decode on Sec. GFX [Disable] Conguration options: [Disable] [Force] IOC Peer-to-Peer Mode [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [Default] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] Northbridge interrupt pin [Disable] Conguration options: [Disable] [Enabled] v02.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-25 Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Conguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address.
5-26 Chapter 5: BIOS setup The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None . Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to [Auto] allows the system to detect the presenc e of USB devices at startup.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-27 5.4.5 PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI/PnP Conguration menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction.
5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Remote AccessConguration The items in this menu allows you to congure the Remote Access features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. Remote Access [Enabled] Enables or disables the remote access feature.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-29 Serial Port Mode [57600 8,n,1] Sets the Serial port mode. Conguration options: [1 15200 8,n,1] [57600 8,n,1] [38400 8,n,1] [19200 8,n,1] [09600 8,n,1] Flow Control [Hardware] Allows you to select the ow control for console redirection.
5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an it em then press <Enter> to displ ay the conguration options. v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-31 Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] When set to [Power Off], the system goes into of f 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.
5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.6.6 Hardware Monitor v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Hardware Monitor CPU1 Temperature [ 27.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-33 VCORE1/2 V oltage, P1/2DDR3 V oltage, P1/2_+1.2V V oltage, P1_VDDNB V oltage, +1.8V V oltage, +1.2V V oltage, +1.1V V oltage, +12V V oltage, +5V V oltage, +3.
5-34 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the submenu. 5.7.1 Boot Device Priority 1st–xxth Boot Device [XXXXXXX] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-35 5.7.3 BootSettingsConguration Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items.
5-36 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.7.4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-37 After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.
5-38 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.8 Tools menu The T ools menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the submenu.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 5-39 5.9 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.
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3- ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities. Chapter 6 RAIDconguration.
6-2 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.1 Setting up RAID 6.1.1 RAIDdenitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 6-3 6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial A T A for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array . T o install the SA T A hard disks for RAID conguration: 1.
6-4 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.2 FastBuild Utility The FastBuild Utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 ,and RAID 5, SP AN and JBOD set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Promise RAID.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 6-5 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, SP AN or JBOD) T o create a RAID set: 1. From the main control panel, press <2> to to enter the LD View Menu . FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
6-6 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 2. Press <Ctrl> + <C> to dene an LD and use <Spacebar> to select a desired RAID mode. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 6-7 5. After you have selected desired disks for the RAID set, press <Ctrl> + <Y> to start building the RAID set. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
6-8 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6. Press <Ctrl> + <Y> again and enter the LD name. Press <Enter> to continue. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 6-9 FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ LD Dene Menu ] [ Keys Available ] [ ↑ ] Up [ ↓ ] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option [0-9] .
6-10 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 10. The RAID set has been built successfully and press <Enter> to view the content. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 6-1 1 6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the main control panel, press <3> to to enter the Delete LD Menu . Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC]Exit FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
6-12 Chapter 6: RAID conguration FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc. [ View LD Denition Menu] [ Drives Assignments ] LD No LD Name LD 1 RAID1 Stripe Block NA Read Policy NA RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) RAID 1 2 199.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 6-13 6.2.3 Viewing the Drive Assignment T o view the drive assignment: 1. From the main control panel, press <1> to to enter the Drive Assignment Menu . Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC]Exit FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
6-14 Chapter 6: RAID conguration 6.2.4 ViewingtheControllerConguration T o view the controller conguration: 1. From the main control panel, press <4> to to enter the Controller CongurationMenu . Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC]Exit FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2010 Promise Technology, Inc.
Chapter 7 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary driv ers for dif ferent system components. ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4.
7-2 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array . This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-3 6. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive. 7. Press <Enter>. 8. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.
7-4 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® Server OS During Windows ® Server OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server installation DVD.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-5 4. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list, then press <Enter>. 6. The Windows ® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk.
7-6 Chapter 7: Driver installation T o verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows ® desktop, and then select Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-7 Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux OS 4.7/4.8 T o install the RAID 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 . 3. Press <Enter>.
7-8 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7. Select Skip and press <Enter> to continue. CD Found To begin testing the CD media before installation press OK. Choose Skip to skip the media test and start the installation. OK Skip 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish installing the RedHat operating system.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-9 Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux OS 5.0 T o install the RAID 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 3. Press <Enter>.
7-10 Chapter 7: Driver installation 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No , then press <Enter>. 7. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the OS installation.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-1 1 SUSE Linux 1 1 OS T o install the RAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu.
7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installation 4. Insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive. T ype the command acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options eld, and press <Enter>.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-13 7. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation. Please choose the Driver Update medium. OK sda: USB Floppy sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-1612BLT sdb: Disk, Promise 1X2 Morror/RAID1 sd3: Disk, Promise RAID Console other device 6.
7-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.2 AMD ® processor driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the AMD ® processor driver on the system. Y ou need to manually install the AMD ® processor driver on a Windows Server 2003 operating system.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-15 7.3 LAN driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel ® Gigabit LAN controller drivers. T o install the Intel ® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows ® OS: 1. Restart the computer , and then log on with Administrator privileges.
7-16 Chapter 7: Driver installation 5. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue. 4. When the Intel ® Network Connections – InstallShield Wizard window appears, click Next to start the installation.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-17 6. Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue. 7. Click Install to start the installation..
7-18 Chapter 7: Driver installation 8. The programs you select are being installed. 9. Click Finish to nish the installation..
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-19 7.4 Display driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the ASPEED display driver . T o install the ASPEED display driver: 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive.
7-20 Chapter 7: Driver installation 5. Click Install to start the installation. 4 . W he n th e AS PE ED I ns ta ll S hi el d Wi za rd w i n do w ap pe ar s, c li ck N ex t t o co nt in ue .
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-21 6. The system installs the driver automatically . 7. When the installation completes, click Finish to exit the wizard..
7-22 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7 . 5 A T I S M B u s c on tr ol le r dr iv er i ns ta ll at io n This section provides instructions on how to install the A TI SM Bus driver on the system. Y ou need to manually install the A TI SMBus driver on a Windows ® Server 2003 operating system.
ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4 7-23 7.6 Management applications and utilities installation The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice.
7-24 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.6.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to install. 7.6.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the RAID driver disk.
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