Asus TS300-E4 User manual

TS300-E4
Intel®Xeon 3000 Series LGA775
Pedestal/5U Server

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First Edition V1
November 2006

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Contents.................................................................................................... iii
Notices .................................................................................................... viii
Federal Communications Commission Statement.......................... viii
Canadian Department of Communications Statement.................... viii
Safety information.................................................................................... ix
Electrical Safety ................................................................................ix
Operation Safety ...............................................................................ix
About this guide........................................................................................ x
1.Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 System package contents ............................................................... 1-2
1.2 System specications ..................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Front panel features......................................................................... 1-5
1.4 Rear panel features.......................................................................... 1-6
1.5 Internal features ............................................................................... 1-7
1.6 LED information ............................................................................... 1-9
1.6.1 System and HDD LED .......................................................... 1-9
1.6.2 LAN LED ............................................................................. 1-10
2.Chapter 2: Hardware setup
2.1 Chassis cover................................................................................... 2-2
2.1.1 Removing the side cover....................................................... 2-2
2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover .................................................... 2-3
2.2 Motherboard overview..................................................................... 2-4
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................................... 2-5
2.3.1 Installing the CPU ................................................................. 2-5
2.3.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................. 2-8
2.4 System memory ............................................................................. 2-10
2.4.1 Overview ............................................................................. 2-10
2.4.2 Memory congurations........................................................ 2-10
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM .................................................................2-11
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ...............................................................2-11
2.5 Front panel assembly .................................................................... 2-12
2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly.................................... 2-12
2.5.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly ................................. 2-14
2.6 5.25-inch drives .............................................................................. 2-15
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Contents
2.7 Hard disk drives ............................................................................. 2-18
2.7.1 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD ................................ 2-18
2.7.2 Installing an HDD dummy cover.......................................... 2-20
2.8 Expansion cards ............................................................................ 2-21
2.8.1 Installing an expansion card................................................ 2-21
2.8.2 Removing an expansion card.............................................. 2-22
2.9 Cable connections ......................................................................... 2-23
2.9.1 Motherboard connections.................................................... 2-23
2.9.2 SATA backplane connections ............................................. 2-24
2.9.3 SAS backplane connections ............................................... 2-27
2.10 Removable components.............................................................. 2-29
2.10.1 Chassis fan ....................................................................... 2-29
2.10.2 HDD blower....................................................................... 2-31
2.10.3 SATA/SAS backplane........................................................ 2-34
2.10.4 Floppy disk drive ............................................................... 2-36
2.10.5 Front I/O board.................................................................. 2-38
2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels .................................. 2-40
2.10.7 Power supply unit.............................................................. 2-42
3.Chapter 3: Installation option
3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting ....................................... 3-2
4.Chapter 4: Motherboard info
4.1 Motherboard layouts........................................................................ 4-2
4.2 Jumpers ............................................................................................ 4-6
4.3 Switch.............................................................................................. 4-11
4.4 Connectors ..................................................................................... 4-12
4.4.1 Rear panel connectors........................................................ 4-12
4.4.2 Internal connectors.............................................................. 4-13
5.Chapter 5: BIOS information
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ................................................ 5-2
5.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk............................................. 5-2
5.1.2 AFUDOS utility ...................................................................... 5-3
5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility............................................. 5-6
5.1.4 ASUS Update utility............................................................... 5-8
5.2 BIOS setup program ........................................................................ 5-9

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5.2.1 BIOS menu screen.............................................................. 5-10
5.2.2 Menu bar............................................................................. 5-10
5.2.3 Navigation keys................................................................... 5-10
5.2.4 Menu items...........................................................................5-11
5.2.5 Sub-menu items...................................................................5-11
5.2.6 Conguration elds ..............................................................5-11
5.2.7 Pop-up window.....................................................................5-11
5.2.8 Scroll bar..............................................................................5-11
5.2.9 General help.........................................................................5-11
5.3 Main menu ...................................................................................... 5-12
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]............................................. 5-12
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]........................................................ 5-12
5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]....................................... 5-12
5.3.4 IDE Conguration................................................................ 5-13
5.3.5 Primary, Tertiary, Fourth IDE Master/Slave ......................... 5-14
5.3.6 System Information ............................................................. 5-16
5.4 Advanced menu.............................................................................. 5-18
5.4.1 CPU Conguration .............................................................. 5-18
5.4.2 MPS Conguration.............................................................. 5-21
5.4.3 Chipset Conguration.......................................................... 5-21
5.4.4 PCI/PnP Conguration........................................................ 5-25
5.4.5 USB Conguration .............................................................. 5-26
5.4.6 ACPI Conguration.............................................................. 5-28
5.4.7 APM Conguration .............................................................. 5-29
5.4.8 Hardware Monitor................................................................ 5-32
5.5 Server menu ................................................................................... 5-34
5.6 Security ........................................................................................... 5-36
5.7 Boot menu ...................................................................................... 5-39
5.7.1 Boot Device Priority............................................................. 5-39
5.7.2 Boot Settings Conguration ................................................ 5-40
5.8 Exit menu ........................................................................................ 5-41
6.Chapter 6: RAID Conguration
6.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................... 6-2
6.1.1 RAID denitions .................................................................... 6-2
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives...................................................... 6-3

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6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .............................................. 6-3
6.1.4 RAID conguration utility....................................................... 6-3
6.2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (For PA4 model only).. 6-4
6.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set .......................................... 6-5
6.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set ........................................................6-11
6.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration.............................. 6-15
6.2.4 Initializing the logical drives................................................. 6-18
6.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives....................................................... 6-23
6.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency............................ 6-25
6.2.7 Deleting a RAID conguration............................................. 6-28
6.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set............................ 6-29
6.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache .................................................... 6-30
6.3 Intel®Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility (For PA4 model
only).................................................................................................. 6-31
6.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) ............................................ 6-32
6.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) ............................................ 6-34
6.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror)............................. 6-35
6.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity)............................................. 6-36
6.3.5 Deleting a RAID set............................................................. 6-37
6.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID .............................................. 6-38
6.4 Rebuilding the RAID ...................................................................... 6-38
6.5 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager .................................. 6-41
6.6 Setting the Boot array use MB BIOS Setup Utility ...................... 6-41
6.7 Global Array Manager (For PA4 model only) ............................... 6-42
6.8 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (PX4 model only) ............................ 6-43
6.8.1 Integrated Mirroring............................................................. 6-43
6.8.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced............................................ 6-47
6.8.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume ........................................... 6-49
6.8.4 Managing Arrays ................................................................. 6-52
6.8.5 Viewing SAS topology......................................................... 6-57
6.8.6 Global Properties ................................................................ 6-59
7.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....................................... 7-5

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7.2 LAN driver installation................................................................... 7-15
7.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server ............................................. 7-15
7.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux ................................................. 7-16
7.3 VGA driver installation................................................................... 7-17
7.3.1 Windows 2000/Server 2003................................................ 7-17
7.4 Management applications and utilities installation .................... 7-20
7.4.1 Running the support CD...................................................... 7-20
7.4.2 Drivers menu....................................................................... 7-20
7.4.3 Management Software menu.............................................. 7-21
7.4.4 Utilities menu....................................................................... 7-22
7.4.5 Contact information............................................................. 7-22
Appendix: Reference information
A.1 450 W single power supply.............................................................A-2
A.1.1 General description...............................................................A-2
A.1.2 Specications........................................................................A-3
A.2 Simple xes......................................................................................A-4

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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 B 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 harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the
graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes
or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class 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.

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Safety information
Electrical Safety
• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for
the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged.
• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the
electrical outlet before relocating the system.
• When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, ensure
that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables
are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing
system before you add a device.
• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied
service technician or your dealer.
Operation Safety
• Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certied or
experienced engineers.
• 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 the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid
electrical shock.
Lithium-Ion Battery Warning
CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.
CD-ROM Drive Safety Warning
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
Heavy System
CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or
carrying the system.

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About this guide
Audience
This user guide is intended for system integrators and experienced users with at
least basic knowledge of conguring 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 specications.
2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform
when installing or removing system components.
3. Chapter 3: Installation options
This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone
server.
4. Chapter 4: Motherboard information
This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the
server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and
connector locations.
5. Chapter 5: BIOS information
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup
menus and describes the BIOS parameters.
6. Chapter 6: RAID conguration
This chapter provides information on how tocongure your hard disk drives
as RAID sets.
7. Chapter 7: Driver installation
This chapter provides information on how to create a RAID set and how to
install the drivers for system components. This chapter also describes the
software applications that the barebone server supports.
8. Appendix: Reference information
This section provides information about the power supply unit and a
troubleshooting guide for solving common problems when using the
barebone server.

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Reference
Visit the ASUS websites worldwide that provide updated information for all ASUS
hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information for details.
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.
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
NOTE: Tips and information to aid in completing a task.
Conventions
To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following
symbols used throughout this manual.

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ASUS TS300-E4
This chapter describes the general
features of the barebone server,
including sections on the front panel
and rear panel specications.
Chapter 1
Product introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-2
1.1 System package contents
Check your ASUS TS300-E4 package with the items on the following table. The
package contents vary for the following congurations:
• PA4 (four hot-swap Serial ATA hard disk drives)
• PX4 (four hot-swap SAS hard disk drives)
Conguration
Item description PA4 PX4
ASUS TS300-E4 5U chassis with:
• ASUS P5M2 motherboard
• ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard
• 450 W single power supply
• SATA backplane board
• SAS backplane board
• Floppy disk drive
• 9 cm HDD Blower
• 12 cm Chassis fan
• Hot-swap HDD trays (including HDD screws) 4 4
• Chassis roller wheels 4 4
• Front I/O board
Cables
• AC power cable
• SATA signal cables (pre-installed)
• SAS signal cables (pre-installed)
• SMBus cable (pre-installed)
System screws and cables
System keys ( 2 pcs.)
Bundled CDs
• TS300-E4 support CD with ASWM*
• Computer Associates®eTrust™anti-virus CD
Documentation
• ASUS TS300-E4 user guide
• ASUS ASWM 2.0 user guide
Optional items
• 52x IDE CD-ROM or 16X DVD-ROM drive
• ASUS TS300-E4 rackmount rail kit
*ASUS System Web-based Management

ASUS TS300-E4 1-3
1.2 Systemspecications
The ASUS TS300-E4 is a barebone server system featuring the ASUS P5M2
Series motherboard. The server supports an Intel®Pentium® 4/Pentium®D
processor in the 775-land package, and includes the latest technologies through
the chipsets embedded on the motherboard.
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Chassis Pedestal or 5U with removable front door bezel
and chassis foot stand or roller-wheels.
Motherboard ASUS P5M2 (PA4 model)
ASUS P5M2/SAS (PX4 model)
ATX compatible form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in
Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 3000 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)
Southbridge: Intel® ICH7R
I/O Bridge: Intel® 6702 PXH
Processor LGA775 socket for Intel® Xeon 3000 series/ Intel Core™ 2
Duo (E6000/ E4000 Series)/ Intel Pentium 4/ Intel Pentium D
processor
Supports Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedSetp®Technology (EIST)
Memory Dual-channel memory architecture
4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support ECC/non-ECC unbuffered
667/533 MHz DDR2 memory modules
Supports 256 MB up to 8 GB of system memory
LAN Dual Broadcom® BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers
- PCI Express 1.0a specications compliant
Storage For PA4 model only
Intel® ICH7R Southbridge supports:
- 4 x Serial ATA 3 Gb/s hard disk drives
- Intel® Matrix Storage (Windows) support RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 (S/W)
- LSI MegaRAID (Linux/Windows) support RAID 0,
RAID 1, and RAID 0+1.
For PX4 model only
LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller supports:
- 1 x Mini SAS connector (supports 4 hard disk drives)
with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1E conguration
- Zero-Channel RAID (optional)

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-4
1.2 Systemspecications
* Only PX4 model supports Zero Channel RAID (ZCR).
Expansion slots 1 x PCI 33 MHz/32-bit/5V (PCI 2.3)
1 x PCI-X 133/100 MHz/64-bit slot (PCI-X 1.0)
1 x PCI-X 133/100 MHz/64-bit slot (PCI-X 1.0) ( supports
ZCR, colored green on PX4 model only)
1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot (x8 Link)**
1 x DDR2-SO-DIMM socket for the ASUS Server
Management Board
Drive bays 1 x 3.25-inch FDD bay
3 x 5.25-inch drive bays
Graphics ATI® ES1000 PCI-based VGA controller with 32MB DDR
display memory
Front panel 2 x USB 2.0 ports
Rear panel 1 x Serial port (COM1)
1 x Parallel port
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports
2 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x VGA port
Management ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) 2.0
Hardware monitors Voltage, temperature, CPU and memory utilization, storage
capacity, and fan speed monitoring
Automatic Server Restart (ASR) feature
Power supply 450 W single power supply
- Full Range 110-240V, 50Hz~60Hz (with 24-pin and
4-pin power plugs)

ASUS TS300-E4 1-5
1.3 Front panel features
The TS300-E4 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, optical drive,
oppy drive, and USB 2.0 ports are
located on the front panel. For future
installation of 5.25-inch devices, two
drive bays are available.
Optical drive
Empty 5.25-inch bays
Power button
Reset button
Message LED
HDD access LED
Power LED
Floppy disk drive
Security lock
Drive bays
USB 2.0 ports

Chapter 1: Product introduction1-6
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.
12 cm system fan
Chassis intrusion switch
Expansion slots
Gigabit LAN1 port
Power supply module
PS/2 mouse port
PS/2 keyboard port
USB 2.0 ports
Serial port
VGA port
Parallel port
Power connector
Gigabit LAN2 port

ASUS TS300-E4 1-7
1.5 Internal features
The barebone server system includes the basic components as shown. The photo
below shows the TS300-E4 with the hard disk drive blower installed.
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1. Power supply unit
2. Chassis fan
3. ASUS P5M2 motherboard
4. Chassis intrusion switch
5. Expansion card locks
6. Optical drive
7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays
8. HDD blower (HDD drive cage inside)
9. Front I/0 board
10. SATA backplane
PA4 (4 hot-swap SATA conguration)
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3. ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard
4. Chassis intrusion switch
5. Expansion card locks
6. Optical drive
7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays
8. HDD blower (HDD drive cage inside)
9. Front I/0 board
10. SAS backplane
PX4 (4 hot-swap SAS conguration)
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