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ii Copyright 2006© 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 ...
iii Contents Notices ................................................................................................vii Federal Communications Commission Statement ....................viiCanadian Department of Communications Statement .............vii Safety information ...............................
iv Contents Chapter 3: Installation options 3.1 Rackmount rail kit items ....................................................... 3-23.2 Attaching the rack ears ........................................................ 3-23.3 Attaching the rails to the rack ...............................................
v Contents 5.4 Advanced menu .................................................................. 5-19 5.4.1 USB Configuration ................................................. 5-19 5.4.2 MPS Configuration ................................................. 5-20 5.4.3 Remote Access Configuration ..........
vi Contents 6.3.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration ................ 6-19 6.3.3 Initializing the logical drives .................................. 6-22 6.3.5 Checking the drives for data consistency ............. 6-29 6.3.6 Deleting a RAID configuration ............................... 6-32 6.3....
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 ca...
viii Safety information Electrical Safety • Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged. • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. ...
ix 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,...
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. 2. ASUS websites The ASUS websites worldwide prov...
1- ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 This chapter describes the general f e a t u r e s o f t h e c h a s s i s k i t . I t includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications. Chapter 1 P ro d u ct i n tr o d u ct io n
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. Chassis ASUS R09 1U rackmount chassis Motherboard ASUS P5M2-M/RS100-E4 motherboard Components 300W Single power supply 1 x Optical drive (Optional) 1 x CPU heatsink 1 x Heatsink plastic...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 1-3 1.2 System specifications The ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS P5M2-M/RS100-E4 motherboard. The server supports LGA775 Intel ® Xeon ® 3000 series processors plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Chassis Rackmount 1U (R09...
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-4 1.3 Front panel features The barebone server displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, location switch, optical drive, and two USB ports are located on the front panel. Refer to section ...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 1-5 1.5 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. 1. Optical drive (optional)2. PCI-E Slot (riser card)3. ASUS P5M2-M/RS100-E4 motherboard4. System blower5. Power supply 2 1 3 4 5
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 2- T h i s c h a p t e r l i s t s t h e h a r d w a r e setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components. Chapter 2 Hardware se tup
2-5 ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 ® P5M2-M/RS100-E4 2.2 Motherboard information Place eight (8) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Refer to "Chapter 4 Motherboard Information" for detailed Information. Make...
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-6 2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Xeon ® 3000 series processors in the 775-land package. Before inst...
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-8 The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. A B The motherboard ...
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-10 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs ar...
2-11 ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. To install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. ...
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-12 2.5 Replaceable components You may need to replace defective components or remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices. This section tells how to install or remove the following components:1. System blower2. Serial ATA hard ...
Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-16 2. Locate the Serial ATA drive plate under the optical disk drive (ODD) bay. SATA drive plate 3. Connect the Serial ATA signal cable and ATX power connectors. Use the L-type Serial ATA connector to connect to the hard drive. SATA L-type connector ATX power connector SA...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 2- T h i s c h a p t e r d e s c r i b e s h o w t o install the optional components and devices into the barebone server. Chapter 3 Installation opt ions
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-2 3.1 Rackmount rail kit items The rackmount rail kit contains two pairs of rails (one pair for each side of the server system), twelve (12) pieces of rail nuts, ten (10) pieces of inner rail screws, ten (10) pieces of outer rail screws, and four (4) pieces of rack ...
3-3 ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack To attach the rack rails: 1. Release the inner rail on each rail set, by sliding the latch to direction as indicated by arrow. When released, pull out the inner rail. Latch 2. Locate the four screw holes on each front-side of the chassis. Sel...
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-4 2. Attach the inner rail to the correspoding side of the chassis and secure with three inner rail screws. Make sure the rail is oriented as shown. 3. Attach the second inner rail to the other side of the chassis and secure with three inner rail screws. 4. Select o...
Chapter 3: Installation options 3-6 11. Secure the server to the rack with two rack screws. Rack screw 10. Carefully push the server all the way to the back until the front panel fits the front end of the rack, and the rack screw holes on the server match the middle hole on the rack. Rack screw hole
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 4 - 1 This chapter gives inforamtion about the motherboard that comes with the server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector Chapter 4 Motherboa rd Info
4 - 2 C h a p t e r 4 : M o t h e r b o a r d I n f o r m a t i o n 4.1 Motherboard overview
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 4 - 3 L a y o u t c o n t e n t s R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s P a g e 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2-23 2. Parallel port 2-23 3. Gigabit LAN1 (RJ-45) port 2-23 4. Gigabit LAN2 (RJ-45) port 2-23 5. VGA port 2-23 6. Serial (COM1) port 2-23 7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 4 - 5 4.2 Jumpers 1 . C l e a r R T C R A M ( C L R T C 1 ) 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 batter...
4 - 8 C h a p t e r 4 : M o t h e r b o a r d I n f o r m a t i o n 6 . G i g a b i t L A N c o n t r o l l e r s e t t i n g [ 3 - p i n L A N _ E N 1 , L A N _ E N 2 ) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom ® BCM5721 Gigabit LAN1 or LAN2 controller. Set to pins 1-2 to ac...
4 - 1 0 C h a p t e r 4 : M o t h e r b o a r d I n f o r m a t i o n 4.3 Connectors 4 . 3 . 1 R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s 1 8 5 6 4 3 7 2 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices. ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 4 - 1 1 4 . 3 . 2 I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s 1 . F l o p p y d i s k d r i v e c o n n e c t o r ( 3 4 - 1 p i n F L O P P Y 1 ) This connector is for the provided Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then conne...
4 - 1 2 C h a p t e r 4 : M o t h e r b o a r d I n f o r m a t i o n 2 . I C H 7 R p r i m a r y I D E c o n n e c t o r ( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I _ I D E 1 ) This connector is for an Ultra DMA 100/66 signal cable. The Ultra DMA 100/66 signal cable has three connectors: a blue connector for the primary...
4 - 1 4 C h a p t e r 4 : M o t h e r b o a r d I n f o r m a t i o n 4 . H a r d d i s k a c t i v i t y L E D c o n n e c t o r ( 4 - p i n H D L E D 1 ) This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SCSI connectors or the ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 4 - 1 9 1 2 . S y s t e m p a n e l c o n n e c t o r ( 2 0 - p i n P A N E L 1 ) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. • System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 1 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Chapter 5 BIOS Setup
5 - 2 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 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 AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates t...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 3 5 . 1 . 2 A F U D O S u t i l i t y The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the B...
5 - 4 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 5 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iRS100-E4.ROMAMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends,...
5 - 6 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 5 . 1 . 3 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 u t i l i t y The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 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 th...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 7 R e c o v e r i n g t h e B I O S f r o m t h e s u p p o r t C D To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system. 2. Insert the support CD to the optical drive.3. The utility displays the fo...
5 - 8 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p I n s t a l l i n g A S U S U p d a t e To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 9 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select. Click Next. U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S t h r o u g h t h e I n t e r n e t To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® de...
5 - 1 0 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S t h r o u g h a B I O S f i l e To update the BIOS through a BIOS file: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update ma...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 1 1 5.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) 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,...
5 - 1 2 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 5 . 2 . 2 M e n u b a r The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the Advanced Power Management (APM) configuration...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 1 3 5 . 2 . 4 M e n u i t e m s 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 (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items...
5 - 1 4 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 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 S y s t e m T i m e [ x x : x x : x x ] Allows you to set the system time. 5 . 3 . 2 S y s t e m D a t e [ ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 1 5 5 . 3 . 4 P r i m a r y , T h i r d , F o u r t h I D E M a s t e r / S l a v e The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display the IDE device...
5 - 1 6 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p P I O M o d e [ A u t o ] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] D M A M o d e [ A u t o ] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] S ...
5 - 1 8 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 5 . 3 . 6 S y s t e m I n f o r m a t i o n This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. A M I B I O S Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. P r o c e s s o r Displays t...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 1 9 5.4 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. USB Configuration M...
5 - 2 0 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select MPS Revision. MPS Configuration MPS Revision [1.4] 5 . 4 . 2 M P S C o n f i g...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 2 1 Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select Remote Access type. Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access [Dis...
5 - 2 2 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Trusted Computing 5 . 4 . 4 T r u s t e d C o m p u t i n g Use this option to config...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 2 3 5 . 4 . 5 C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock a...
5 - 2 4 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p D R A M F r e q u e n c y [ A u t o ] Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [533 MHz] [667 MHz] C o n f i g u r e D R A M T i m i n g b y S P D [ E n a b l e d ] When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters a...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 2 5 Disable this item if you are using RedHat Linux Advanced Server 3.0 UP5/UP6 operating system. S p r e a d S p e c t r u m [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] O n b o a r d L A N B...
5 - 2 6 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory. Configure Win83627EHG-A Super IO Chipset Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 2 7 5 . 4 . 8 P C I P n P The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devic...
5 - 2 8 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 5.5 Power Configuration The Power Configuration menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management (APM) features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options. A C P I A P I C S u p p o r...
5 - 3 0 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 5 . 5 . 2 H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [49ºC/120ºF] MB1 Temperature [47ºC/114ºF] MB2 Temperature [47ºC/114ºF] CPU Fan1 Speed [3884RPM] CPU Fan2 Speed [N/A] Front Fan1 Speed [N/A] Front Fan2 Speed [N/A] Rear Fan1 Speed [N/A...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 3 1 C P U T a r g e t T e m p e r a t u r e [ X X X ] M B 1 T a r g e t T e m p e r a t u r e [ X X X ] Displays the detected CPU and system threshold temperature when the Smart Fan Control is enabled. V C O R E 1 V o l t a g e , V C O R E 2 V o l t a g e , 3 . 3 ...
5 - 3 2 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 5 . 6 . 1 B o o t D e v i c e P r i o r i t y BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device [Removable dev.] 2nd Boot Device [ATAPI CD-ROM] 3rd Boot Device [RAID LSI Logic MB] 4th Boot Device [Network: MBA V8.3.9] 5th Boot Device [Network: M...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 3 3 5 . 6 . 3 B o o t S e t t i n g s C o n f i g u r a t i o n Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Allows BIOS to skip certain tests...
5 - 3 4 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p H i t ‘ D E L ’ M e s s a g e D i s p l a y [ E n a b l e d ] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] I n t e r r u p t 1 9 C a p t u r e [ D i s a b l e d ] Whe...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 3 5 If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “2.6 Jumpers” for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press &l...
5 - 3 6 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. Confirm the password when prompted. The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password successfully. To cha...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 5 - 3 7 5.7 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. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Exit system...
5 - 3 8 C h a p t e r 5 : B I O S s e t u p When a confirmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to discard the changes, and load the previously saved settings. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu. L o a d S e t u...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 1 This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. Chapter 6 RAID Configuration
6 - 2 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6.1 RAID configurations The server system/motherboard comes with the Intel ® ICH7R and the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID technology built-in the Intel ® ICH7R SouthBridge chipset that allows you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives...
6 - 4 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6.2 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by th...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 5 6 . 2 . 1 C r e a t i n g a R A I D 0 s e t ( s t r i p e d ) To create a RAID 0 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>.3. When...
6 - 6 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 7 6 . 2 . 2 C r e a t i n g a R A I D 1 s e t ( m i r r o r e d ) To create a RAID 1 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>.3. Wh...
6 - 8 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6 . 2 . 3 D e l e t i n g a R A I D s e t 2. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete, then press <Del>. This window appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 20...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 9 6 . 2 . 5 E x i t i n g t h e I n t e l ® M a t r i x S t o r a g e M a n a g e r u t i l i t y To exit the utility: 1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, then press <Enter>. This window appears. Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N): [ CONFIRM EXI...
6 - 1 0 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6 . 2 . 6 R e b u i l d i n g t h e R A I D This option is only for the RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 sets. R e b u i l d i n g t h e R A I D w i t h o t h e r n o n - R A I D d i s k If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID ar...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 1 1 4. Exit the RAID configuration utility and reboot the system. 5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Matrix Storage > Intel Matrix Storage Console or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon to load the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager utility. 6. Fro...
6 - 1 2 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6.3 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 1 3 6 . 3 . 1 C r e a t i n g a R A I D s e t The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of configurations: Easy and New. In Easy Configuration , the logical drive parameters are set automatically inc...
6 - 1 4 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n U s i n g E a s y C o n f i g u r a t i o n To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Configure , then press <Enter>. 2. Use the arrow keys to select Easy Configuration , then p...
6 - 1 6 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>.7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>. You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set. 8. When creating a RAID 1 se...
6 - 1 8 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n When a RAID set is already existing, 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 ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 1 9 6 . 3 . 2 A d d i n g o r v i e w i n g a R A I D c o n f i g u r a t i o n You can add a new RAID configuration or view an existing configuration using the View/Add Configuration command. A d d i n g a n e w R A I D c o n f i g u r a t i o n To add a new RAID...
6 - 2 0 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The configurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the configurable array, then press <SpaceBar>. The logical drive information appears ...
6 - 2 2 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6 . 3 . 3 I n i t i a l i z i n g t h e l o g i c a l d r i v e s After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the logical drives. You may initialize the logical drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command in the ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 2 3 3. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. You may also press <F10> to initialize the drive without confirmation. Initializing a logical drive(s) erases all data on the drive. 4. ...
6 - 2 4 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 5. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. U s i n g t h e O b j e c t s c o m m a n d To initialize the logical drives using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Objects, then press <Enter>.
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 2 7 6 . 3 . 4 R e b u i l d i n g f a i l e d d r i v e s You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild or Objects command in the Management Menu. U s i n g t h e R e b u i l d c o m m a n d To rebuild a failed hard disk drive using the Rebuil...
6 - 2 8 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD. 4. When prompted, press <Y> to to rebuild the drive. 5. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue. U s i n g t ...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 2 9 6 . 3 . 5 C h e c k i n g t h e d r i v e s f o r d a t a c o n s i s t e n c y You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected logical drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redun...
6 - 3 0 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 3. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Yes from the Consistency Check dialog box, then press <Enter>. You may also press <F10> to check the drive consistency. A progress bar appears on screen. 4. While checking t...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 3 1 U s i n g t h e O b j e c t s c o m m a n d To check data consistency using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects, then select Logical Drive from the menu. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check, then pre...
6 - 3 2 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6 . 3 . 6 D e l e t i n g a R A I D c o n f i g u r a t i o n To delete a RAID configuration: 1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Clear Configuration , then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to...
A S U S R S 1 0 0 - E 4 / P I 2 6 - 3 3 6 . 3 . 7 S e l e c t i n g t h e b o o t d r i v e f r o m a R A I D s e t You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. Refer to the Creating a RAID set: Using New Configuration section for details. To s...
6 - 3 4 C h a p t e r 6 : R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n 6 . 3 . 8 E n a b l i n g t h e W r i t e C a c h e You may enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option to improve the data transmission performance. When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while tr...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 7-1 This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. Chapter 7 Driver installation
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 du...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 7-3 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS During Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® 2000/2003 Server installatio...
7-4 Chapter 7: Driver installation 4. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press <Enter>. L S I L o g i c S A T A R A I D Select “LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID” for Windows 20...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 7-5 Intel Matrix Storage Select “Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)” for Intel Matrix Storage RAID mode from the list, then press <Enter>. If you configured SATA as AHCI Mode in the BIOS setup utility of IDE Configuration, first install the Intel SATA ...
7-6 Chapter 7: Driver installation 5. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties.6. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button.7. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive....
7-8 Chapter 7: Driver installation Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 To install the Intel ® ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® Installation CD. 2. At the boot: , type linux dd , then p...
7-10 Chapter 7: Driver installation 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select Yes, then install the additional RAID controller drivers. 7. Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation. 5. When prompted, insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 RAID drive...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 7-11 SuSE Linux To install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS: 1. Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD.2. Select Installation from the Boot Options menu, then press <Enter>. 3. A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk. Press <F...
7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installation 4. When prompted, insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. When prompted, select the floppy disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium, select OK, then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID controller are install...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 7-13 7.2 LAN driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom ® Gigabit LAN controller drivers. 7.2.1 Windows ® 2000/2003 Server To install the Broadcom ® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer,...
7-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.2.2 Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom ® Gigabit LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system. Building the driver from the TAR file 4. Click Next when the InstallShield Wizar...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 7-15 7.3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Graphics driver. 7.3.1 Windows ® 2000 Server You need to manually install the XGI Graphics driver on a Windows ® 2000 Server operating system.To install the XGI Graphicsdriver:1. Restart t...
7-16 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.3.2 Windows ® 2003 Server The Windows ® 2003 Server operating system automatically recognizes the XGI Graphics driver during system installation. There is no need to install an additional driver(s) to support the onboard VGA. 7.3.3 Red Hat ® Enterprise ver. 3.0 ...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 7-17 7.4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD 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 CD are subject to chang...
7-18 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.4.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring application. Click on an item to install. 7.4.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 7-19 7.4.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
A Reference information The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports.
A-2 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel ® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EM64T. You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus. com/...
ASUS RS100-E4/PI2 A-3 A . 2 . 2 U s i n g t h e E I S T To use the EIST feature:1. Turn on the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Configuration, then press <Enter>. 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology item to [Automatic], then press <Enter>...
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