Asus Motherboard AP130-E1 User manual

Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 5U Rackmount Server
800/533MHz Front Side Bus
AP130-E1
User Guide

1-1 ASUS AP130-E1 user guide
This chapter describes the general features
of the barebone server. It includes sections
on front panel and rear panel specifications.
Chapter 1
Product introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2
1.1 System package contents
Check your ASUSAP130-E1 package with the items on the following
table. The package contents vary forAA4 (four hot-swap SATA HDDs) and
AI4 (four internal SATA/IDE HDD) configurations. Contact your dealer
immediately if any of the items is damaged or missing.
Models
AA4 AI4
(4 hot-swap SATA ) (4 internal SATA/IDE)
ASUS AK25 5U rackmount chassis with: 
• ASUS PSCH-L motherboard 
• 350W power supply 
• SATA backplane board 
• 52x CD-ROM drive 
• floppy disk drive 
• chassis fan 
• HDD fan 
• hot-swap SATA HDD trays 
• chassis roller wheels (4 sets) 
• CPU heatsink and fan assembly 
• front I/O board 
• internal HDD rails (4 sets) 
• SATA signal cable (4 sets) 
• SMBus cable 
AC power cable 
System screws and cables 
System keys ( 2 pcs.) 
Bundled CDs
• AP130-E1 support CD with ASWM* 
• TrendMicro
®
ServerProtect
®
CD 
Documentation
• ASUS AP130-E1 user guide 
• ASUS PSCH-L user guide 
Optional items
• ASUS AK25 rackmount rail kit
Item Description
*ASUS System Web-based Management

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1.2 System specifications
The ASUS AP130-E1 is a barebone server system featuring the ASUS
PSCH-L motherboard. The server supports Intel
®
Pentium™ 4 processor
in the 478-pin package, and includes the latest technologies through the
chipsets embedded on the motherboard.
*
Refer to the motherboard user guide for more information on internal connectors.
Chassis Pedestal or rackmount 5U with removable front door
bezel and chassis foot stand or roller-wheels.
Motherboard ASUS PSCH-L (ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in)
Chipset Intel
®
E7210 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
Intel
®
6300ESB ICH
Processor Socket 478 for Intel
®
Pentium™ 4 Northwood/Prescott
CPU with 800/533MHz FSB and on-die 1MB/512KB L2
cache with full speed
Memory 4 x 184-pin DDR sockets for up to 4GB memory
Supports PC3200/2700/2100 unbuffered ECC or
non-ECC DDR DIMMs
LAN Intel
®
82547GI Gigabit LAN controller
RAID Promise
®
PDC20319 controller
(supports RAID 0/RAID 1/RAID 0+1/Multi-RAID)
Expansion slots 2 x 64-bit/66Mhz 3.3V PCI-X slots
3 x 32-bit/33Mhz 5V PCI slots
Drive bays 1 x 3.25-inch FDD bay
3 x 5.25-inch drive bays
Front I/O 2 x USB 2.0
Rear panel I/O 1 x Parallel port
1 x Serial port
1 x RJ-45 port
2 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
Management ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) 2.0
Hardware monitors Voltage, temperature, and fan speed monitoring
Automatic System Restart (ASR) feature
Power supply 350W power supply
(with 4-pin power plugs)

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1.3 Front panel features
The AP130-E1 chassis displays a stylish front bezel with lock. The bezel
covers the system components on the front panel and serves as security.
Open the bezel to access the front panel components.
The drive bays, power and reset
buttons, LED indicators, CD-ROM
drive, floppy drive, and two USB ports
are located on the front panel. For
future installation of 5.25-inch devices,
two drive bays are available.
CD-ROM drive
Floppy disk drive
2 empty 5.25-inch bays
Reset button
Power button
Message LED
HDD access LED
Power LED
2 USB 2.0 ports
Security lock
Drive bays

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1.4 Rear panel features
The rear panel includes a slot for the motherboard rear I/O ports,
expansion slots, a chassis lock and intrusion switch, a vent for the system
fan, and power supply module.
Power connector
Expansion slots
Power supply module
12cm fan vent
Chassis lock
P/S2 mouse port
P/S2 keyboard port
VGA port
USB ports
Gigabit LAN port
Serial ports
Parallel port
If you wish to access front I/O ports and floppy disk drive without opening
the bezel, hold the tab and move the sliding panel (rightmost panel) to the
left as shown.

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1.5 Internal features
The barebone server system includes the basic components as shown.
1. Power supply cage
2. CD-ROM drive
3. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays
4. Drive cage
5. HDD fan
6. Chassis fan
7. Expansion card lock
8. PSCH-L motherboard
9. CPU fan and heatsink assembly
10.Front I/O board
11. Chassis intrusion switch
AA4 (4 hot-swap SATA configuration)
6
7
12
3
4
5
10
8
9
11

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AI4 (4 internal SATA/IDE configuration)
5
6
12
3
4
9
7
8
1. Power supply cage
2. CD-ROM drive
3. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays
4. Drive cage
5. Chassis fan
6. Expansion card lock
7. PSCH-L motherboard
8. CPU fan and heatsink assembly
9. Front I/O board
10.Chassis intrusion switch

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1.6 LED information
The barebone system comes with five LED indicators. Refer to the
following table for the LED status description.
The Power, HDD Access, and Message LEDs are visible even if the
system front bezel is closed.
*SCSI Access Fault-Tolerant Enclosure
LED Icon Display status Description
System
Power LED ON System power ON
Blinking System is in suspend mode
HDD Access LED OFF No activity
Blinking Read/write data into the HDD
Message LED OFF System is normal; no incoming event
Blinking ASMS indicates a HW monitor event
Hard disk drives
Drive Status LED Green Bridge board connected to backplane*
Installed HDD is in good condition
!
!
Power LED (blue)
HDD Access LED (green)
Message LED (red)
Drive status LED (green)

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This appendix gives information on the
power supply that came with the barebone
server.
Appendix
Power supply

Chapter 3: Installation options A-2
A.1 General description
The server comes with a 350W ATX power supply with universal AC input
that includes PFC and ATX-compliant output cables and connectors. The
power supply has nine plugs labeled P1 to P10 (no P3). Take note of the
devices to which you should connect the plugs.
PS1 Motherboard 20-pin ATX power connector
PS2 Auxilliary power connector
PS3 Motherboard 4-pin +12V AUX power connector
P4 SATA backplane
P5 Peripheral device (available)
P6 Peripheral device (available)
P7 Peripheral device (optical drive)
P8 Peripheral device (available)
P9 Peripheral device (available)
P10 SATA backplane
P11 Peripheral device (available)
P12 Floppy disk drive
P6 P5 P4 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 PS1 PS2 PS3

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A.2 Specifications
Output voltage regulation
Output Voltage Min (A) Max (A) Surge* Ripple/Noise
+3.33V 0.3 28 A 50mVp-p
+5V 1.5 30 A 50mVp-p
+12V 0.2 17 A 120mVp-p
-12V 0.0 0.8 A 120mVp-p
-5V 0.0 0.5 A 100mVp-p
+5VSB 0.0 2.0 A 50mVp-p
Input Characteristics
Input Voltage Range 90Vac to 135 Vac /180 Vac to 265 Vac,
auto-range, single phase
Normal Voltage Range 115 Vac / 230 Vac
Input Frequency Range 47Hz to 63Hz
Max. Input AC Current 8A max. @ 115 Vac, 4A max. @230 Vac
Inrush Current 80A max. @ 115 Vac, max. load cold start
at 25ºC
Inrush Current 63% min. @ 115 Vac and max. load
*15 seconds