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  • Page 1 TS300-E5 Intel Xeon 3000/3200 Series LGA775 ® Pedestal/5U Server...
  • Page 2 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). ASUS provides this manual “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents ...................... iii Notices ....................... viii Safety information ..................ix About this guide ..................x Chapter 1: Product introduction System package contents ............1-2 1.2 System specifications ..............1-3 Front panel features ..............1-5 Rear panel features ..............1-6 Internal features ................1-7 LED information ................

  • Page 4: Contents

    Managing and updating your BIOS ..........5-2 5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ........5-2 5.1.2 AFUDOS utility ..............5-3 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ........5-6 BIOS setup program ..............5-8 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen ............5-9 5.2.2 Menu bar ................. 5-9 5.2.3...
  • Page 5 Contents 5.2.7 Pop-up window ............. 5-10 5.2.8 Scroll bar ............... 5-10 5.2.9 General help ..............5-10 Main menu .................. 5-11 5.3.1 System Date ..............5-11 5.3.2 System Time ..............5-11 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ............5-11 5.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1, SATA 2, SATA3, SATA4 ........5-12 5.3.5 IDE Configuration ............
  • Page 6 Contents 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 configuration ....... 6-15 6.2.4 Initializing the logical drives ..........
  • Page 7 LAN driver installation ............... 7-20 7.2.1 Windows Server ............7-20 ® 7.2.2 Red Hat Enterprise ............7-21 ® VGA driver installation............... 7-22 7.3.1 Windows Server ............7-22 ® 7.3.2 Red Hat Enterprise ............7-23 ® Management applications and utilities installation ....7-24 7.4.1 Running the support CD ..........

  • Page 8: Notices

    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.

  • Page 9: Safety Information

    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. •...

  • Page 10: About This Guide

    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: Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications.
  • Page 11 IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and information to aid in completing a task. 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.
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 This chapter describes the general features of the barebone server, including sections on the front panel and rear panel specifications. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 14: Chapter 1: Product Introduction

    1 x IDE Cable (or pre-installed) 1 x IDE Cable (or pre-installed) 1 x AC Power Cord 1 x AC Power Cord Optional Items ASUS TS300-E5 Rackmount Rail ASUS TS300-E5 Rackmount Rail 5.25” DVD-ROM or DVD-RW Drive 5.25” DVD-ROM or DVD-RW Drive...

  • Page 15: System Specifications

    1.2 System specifications The ASUS TS300-E5 is a 5U barebone server system featuring the ASUS P5BP-E/4L server board. The server supports Intel® LGA775 Xeon 3000 / 3200 processors with EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name...
  • Page 16 Power Supply 450W Single Power Supply Environment Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C / Non operation temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing) * Specifications are subject to change without notice. ** Refer to www.asus.com for supported operating systems. Chapter 1: Product introduction...

  • Page 17: Front Panel Features

    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 USB 2.0 ports Drive bays Security lock ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 18: Rear Panel Features

    VGA port Gigabit LAN ports 1-4 Expansion slots* • LAN 5 is a 10/100Mbps LAN (RJ-45) port for ASUS ASMB3-SOL or ASMB3-iKVM controller card only. • The PX4 model comes with a TX4650 SAS RAID Controller card by default. Chapter 1: Product introduction...

  • Page 19: Internal Features

    • • • Power supply unit Optical drive 12cm system fan 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays ASUS P5BP-E/4L Server Board Hot-swap HDD bays Chassis intrusion switch 9cm HDD Blower (optional) Expansion card locks 10. SATA/SAS backplane board (hidden) ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 20 • • • Power supply unit Optical drive 12cm system fan 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays ASUS P5BP-E/4L Server Board Hot-swap HDD bays Chassis intrusion switch 9cm HDD Blower (optional) Expansion card locks 10. SATA/SAS backplane board (hidden) 11. SAS controller card...

  • Page 21: Led Information

    Drive status LED HDD failure Green/Red blinking HDD rebuilding using the RAID card Drive activity LED Blinking Read/write data into the HDD The Power, HDD Access, and Message LEDs are visible even if the system front bezel is closed. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 22: Rear Panel Leds

    1.6.2 Rear panel LEDs ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description No link 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection 1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction...
  • Page 23 Chapter 2 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 24: Chapter 2: Hardware Setup

    Chassis cover The chassis features a “screwless design” that allows convenient assembly and disassembly. You can simply push or slide mechanical bolts and locks to remove the cover. 2.1.1 Removing the side cover Remove the two screws that secure the cover to the chassis. Slide the side cover for about half an inch toward the rear until it is disengaged from the chassis.

  • Page 25: Reinstalling The Side Cover

    Slide the cover toward the front until it snaps in place. Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 26: Motherboard Overview

    Motherboard overview The barebone server comes with the P5BP-E/4L motherboard already installed. The motherboard is secured to the chassis by nine (9) screws as indicated by the circles in the illustration below. Refer to “Chapter 4 Motherboard information” for detailed information on the motherboard.

  • Page 27: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Retention tab PnP cap Load lever This side of the socket box should face you. To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 28 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (B). Load plate Position the CPU over the socket, making sure...
  • Page 29 The motherboard supports Intel Xeon 3000 / 3200 Series LGA775 processors ® with the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel ® SpeedStep Technology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading Technology. Refer to the ® Appendix for more information on these CPU features. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 30: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    2.3.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The Intel Xeon™ processors require an Intel certified or ASUS qualified heatsink ® and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. When you buy a boxed Intel CPU, the package includes the cooler, fan, retention brackets, screws, thermal grease, installation manual, and other items that are necessary for CPU installation.
  • Page 31 Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard. Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 32: System Memory

    • Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List at the ASUS web site. • When installing one or two DIMMs, install the DIMM(s) to the blue slots (DIMM_A2/DIMM_B2).

  • Page 33: Installing A Dimm

    DIMM. Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might DDR2 DIMM notch get damaged when it flips out with extra force. Remove the DIMM from the socket. ASUS TS300-E5 2-11...

  • Page 34: Front Panel Assembly

    Front panel assembly 2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly Before you can install a 5.25-inch drive, you should first remove the front panel assembly (front bezel and front panel cover). The front panel assembly is attached to the chassis through three hooked tabs on the left side and four hinge-like tabs on the right side.
  • Page 35 Unhook the hinge-like tabs from the holes on the right side of the front panel to completely detach the front panel assembly from the chassis. Do not use too much force when removing the front panel assembly. Hinge-like tab ASUS TS300-E5 2-13...

  • Page 36: Reinstalling The Front Panel Assembly

    2.5.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly To reinstall the front panel assembly (front bezel and front panel cover): Insert the four hinge-like tabs to the holes on the right edge of the chassis. Swing the front panel to the left and fit the four (4) hooked tabs to the left side of the chassis until the tabs snap back in place.

  • Page 37: Inch Drives

    5.25-inch devices. To install a 5.25-inch drive: Use a Phillips (cross) screwdriver to turn outward and inward the metal cover of the bay until it is completely released. Insert the optical drive into the 5.25-inch drive bay. ASUS TS300-E5 2-15...
  • Page 38 Make sure that the drive and bay hole align as shown. When in place, the drive protrudes about an inch from the front panel. Secure the drive with a screw. Connect the IDE cable to the IDE connector on the back of the drive. Connect a 4-pin plug from the power supply to the power connector on the back of the drive.
  • Page 39 On the front panel assembly, detach the plastic bay cover opposite the 5.25-inch drive that you installed by pressing the two hooked tabs on each side of the bay cover. Reinstall the front panel assembly when done. Refer to section “2.5.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly” for instructions. ASUS TS300-E5 2-17...

  • Page 40: Hard Disk Drives

    Hard disk drives 2.7.1 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD Follow the instructions in this section to install a hot-swap SATA (PA4 model) or SAS (PX4 model) hard disk drive (HDD). Open the front bezel to access the hot-swap drive trays. Release a drive tray by pushing the Spring lock Tray lever...
  • Page 41 7. 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. ASUS TS300-E5 2-19...

  • Page 42: Installing An Hdd Dummy Cover

    2.7.2 Installing an HDD dummy cover The HDD dummy covers come pre-installed on the front panel bezel. In case you removed the covers, follow these steps to re-install them. To install an HDD dummy cover: From the inside of the front panel assembly, insert the flat end of a dummy cover into the slot as shown.

  • Page 43: Expansion Cards

    Press the card firmly until it is properly seated on the slot. Secure the card to the chassis with the bracket screw you removed earlier. ASUS TS300-E5 2-21...

  • Page 44: Removing An Expansion Card

    2.8.2 Removing an expansion card To remove an expansion card: Remove the screw that secures the card to the chassis. Carefully remove the card from the slot. Reinstall the metal bracket and secure it to the chassis with the screw that you removed earlier. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware setup...

  • Page 45: Cable Connections

    Front USB cable (connected to the front panel) Front panel cable Floppy disk drive Primary IDE cable (connected to the optional drive) Chassis Intrusion connector (connected to the rear chassis intrusion switch) SMBus connector (connected to the backplane) ASUS TS300-E5 2-23...

  • Page 46: Sata/Sas Backplane Connections

    2.9.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections A SATA/SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the TS300-E5/PA4 and TS300- E5/PX4 model. The SATA/SAS backplane has four 22-pin SATA/SAS connectors to support Serial ATA hard disk drives and SAS hard disk drives. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap feature to allow easy connection or removal of SATA/SAS hard disks.

  • Page 47: Back Side

    Refer to the table for the jumper settings and the appropriate ID# for each SATA HDD bay. J3 setting (1-3 shorted, 2-4 shorted) Device SATA/SAS ID Drive Bay 1 Drive Bay 2 Drive Bay 3 Drive Bay 4 ASUS TS300-E5 2-25...
  • Page 48 (in PA4 model only) The back side of the SATA/SAS connectors are attached to the motherboard SATA connectors via the supplied SATA cables. Refer to the illustration below for the location of the SATA connectors. Refer to the table for the default SATA cable connections.
  • Page 49 Controlled by SAS Port 0 Port 0 SAS Port 1 SAS Port 1 Port 1 SAS Port 2 Promise ® PDC42819 SAS Port 2 Port 2 SAS Port 3 SAS Port 3 Port 3 SAS Port 4 ASUS TS300-E5 2-27...

  • Page 50: 2.10 Removable Components

    2.10 Removable components You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices, or when you need to replace defective components. This section tells how to remove the following components: System fan Front I/O board HDD blower (optional) Chassis footpads and roller wheels...
  • Page 51 Align the system fan holes to the screw holes on the chassis. Drive in the four screws you removed earlier to secure the fan to the chassis. ASUS TS300-E5 2-29...

  • Page 52: Hdd Blower (Optional)

    Plug the system fan cable to the connector FRNT_FAN2 on the motherboard. 2.10.2 HDD blower (optional) To remove the HDD blower: Remove the side cover. Refer to section “2.1.1 Removing the side cover” for instructions. Disconnect the 3-pin fan cable from the fan connector on the backplane.
  • Page 53 Phillips screwdriver. Set the screws aside. Remove the blower from the case. To reinstall the HDD blower: Replace the blower into the case. Secure the blower to the case with the two screws you removed earlier. ASUS TS300-E5 2-31...
  • Page 54 Slide in the blower case as shown, making sure the tabs fit into the holes on the HDD cage. Drive in the thumb screw to secure the HDD blower case. Connect the 3-pin fan cable to the fan connector on the backplane. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware setup...

  • Page 55: Sata/Sas Backplane

    Remove the 2 screws on the backplane. From the inner edge, push the backplane outward so that the outer edge protrudes slightly from the slot. From the outer edge, firmly hold the backplane and carefully slide it out. ASUS TS300-E5 2-33...
  • Page 56 To reinstall a SATA/SAS backplane: Position the backplane into its slot with the component side facing the rear panel, and the power connectors on top. Align the backplane with the rail-like dents on the slot to ensure that it fits securely. Rail-like dents Slide the backplane into the slot until it fits.

  • Page 57: Floppy Disk Drive

    Carefully pull out the drive from the chassis until you see the cables connected to the drive. Disconnect the floppy disk cable and power cable from the drive to completely release the drive. ASUS TS300-E5 2-35...
  • Page 58 To install a floppy disk drive: Position the floppy drive vertically with the eject button on the left side (close to the HDDs). Connect the drive signal cable and power cable. Floppy drive power cable Floppy drive signal cable Red stripe to match Pin 1 on the connector Carefully push the drive into the bay until the drive cage fits the front...

  • Page 59: Front I/O Board

    I/O board bracket to the front panel. Carefully pull out the bracket until you see the cables connected to the I/O board. Disconnect all the cables from the I/O board. Remove the screw that secures the I/O board to the bracket. ASUS TS300-E5 2-37...
  • Page 60 To install the front I/O board: Place the I/O board in the bracket, component side up. Secure the front I/O board to the bracket with a screw. Position the I/O board into the bay with the component side to the left (close to the HDDs).

  • Page 61: Chassis Footpads And Roller Wheels

    Lay the system chassis on its side. Use a flat screwdriver to flip out the top layer of a footpad. Remove the footpad by rotating it counterclockwise. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to remove the other three footpads. ASUS TS300-E5 2-39...
  • Page 62 For convenient transport, install the roller wheels the came with the system package. Each wheel has a brake lock to stabilize the chassis in place. To install the chassis wheels: Lay the chassis in its side. Locate the designated screw holes for each of the four wheel sets.

  • Page 63: Power Supply Unit

    2 x 4-pin plugs (SAS backplane) 4-pin plug (floppy disk drive, hidden 4-pin plug (floppy disk drive, behind the backplane) hidden behind the backplane) Make sure to unplug ALL power cables from the system devices before removing the power supply unit. ASUS TS300-E5 2-41...
  • Page 64 To remove the power supply unit (PSU): Remove the chassis cover. Refer to section “2.1.1 Removing the side cover.” Remove the front panel assembly. Refer to section “2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly. Lay the chassis on a flat, stable surface. Locate the four screws on the rear panel.
  • Page 65 To reinstall the power supply unit: Carefully slide the PSU in the direction of the arrow. Secure the PSU to the chassis with the four screws you removed earlier. ASUS TS300-E5 2-43...
  • Page 66 Slide in the PSU bracket. Align the screw holes. Secure the bracket with screws you removed earlier. 2-44 Chapter 2: Hardware setup...
  • Page 67 Chapter 3 This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 68: Chapter 3: Installation Option

    The items required for the optional configurations described in this chapter are not included in the standard barebone system package. These items are purchased separately. Preparing the system for rack mounting Removing the footpads or roller wheels Refer to section “2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels” for instructions on removing the footpads or roller wheels.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4 This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 70: Chapter 4: Motherboard Info

    Motherboard layouts P5BP-E/4L model 24.5cm (9.6in) ATX12V1 ATXPWR1 PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard 6312 LAN_USB12 LGA775 5721 Intel Bigby-p MCH 5721 ® P5BP-E/4L DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) CPU_FAN1 LAN1_LAN2 DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) CPUFAN_SET1 DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) LAN3_LAN4 DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module) CHAFAN_SET1...

  • Page 71: Layout Contents

    Force BIOS recovery settings (3-pin RECOVERY1) Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUFAN_SET1 and CHAFAN_SET1) Rear panel connectors Page PS/2 mouse port (green) LAN port for ASUS ASMB3-SOL or ASMB3-iKVM Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN1_LAN2 Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN3_LAN4 VGA port Serial (COM1) port USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2...

  • Page 72: Jumpers

    Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords.
  • Page 73 Insert the floppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS. Shut down the system. Set the jumper back to pins 1-2. Turn on the system. ® P5BP-E/4L RECOVERY1 Normal BIOS recovery (Default) P5BP-E/4L BIOS Recovery Setting ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 74 Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUFAN_SET1 and CHAFAN_SET1) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or a 4-pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan or Chasis fan connectors Set these jumpers to pins 1-2 Short PWM mode if you are using a 4-pin fan cable plug, or to pins 2-3 Short DC mode if you are using a 3-pin plug.

  • Page 75: Connectors

    Rear panel connectors PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. LAN port for ASUS ASMB3-SOL or ASMB3-iKVM. Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN1_LAN2. These ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

  • Page 76: Internal Connectors

    4.3.2 Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector is for the provided Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.
  • Page 77 Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra ATA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra ATA 100/66/33 IDE devices. ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 78 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-4) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 configuration using the Intel Matrix Storage ®...
  • Page 79 ® COM2 P5BP-E/4L PIN 1 ® COM2 P5BP-E/4L PIN 1 P5BV-E/4L COM Port Connector The Serial port module is purchased separately. P5BV-E/4L COM Port Connector ASUS TS300-E5 4-11...
  • Page 80 CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) The fan connector supports cooling fan of 350 mA ~ 740 mA (8.88 W max.) or a total of 2.1 A ~ 4.44 A (53.28 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.
  • Page 81 CPU: Intel ® Pentium ® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR3 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW ASUS TS300-E5 4-13...
  • Page 82 System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) 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 this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
  • Page 83 Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! CPU_FAN1 FRNT_FAN1 FANOUT4 FANPWR2 ® FRNT_FAN3 P5BP-E/4L FRNT_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 P5BP-E/4L Fan Connectors ASUS TS300-E5 4-15...
  • Page 84 11. System panel auxiliary connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1) This connector supports several server system functions. AUX_PANEL1 ® P5BP-E/4L P5BP-E/4L Auxiliary Panel Connector • Chassis Intrusion connector (3-pin CASEOPEN) This lead is for a chassis with an intrusion detection feature. This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch.
  • Page 85 Chapter 5 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 86: Managing And Updating Your Bios

    The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.) ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates a corrupted BIOS file using the USB flash disk or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.)

  • Page 87: Afudos Utility

    A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom Main filename Extension name Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading flash ..done Write to file..ok A:\>...
  • Page 88 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt.
  • Page 89 Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iP5BPE4L.ROM =========================================================================== AMI Firmware Update Utility Copyright (C)2004 American Megatrends Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ver.4.04 ASUSTEK Ver. 3.12 =========================================================================== - Bootblock chechsum ..OK - Module checksums ..OK - Erasing flash....done - Writing flash ....done - Verifying flash....done - Program ended normally ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 90: Asus Crashfree Bios 3 Utility

    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 file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the USB flash disk or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.
  • Page 91 When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for floppy... Floppy found! Reading file “P5BPE4L.ROM”. Completed. Start flashing... DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 92: Bios Setup Program

    The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. Chapter 5: BIOS setup...

  • Page 93: Bios Menu Screen

    At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 94: Menu Items

    5.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit displays the specific items for that menu. Use [ENTER], [TAB], System Date [Mon 05/30/2005] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. System Time [11:10:19] For example, selecting Main shows the Use [+] or [-] to configure system Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] time. Main menu items. IDE Configuration Select Screen Select Item...

  • Page 95: Main Menu

    Allows you to set the system time. 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the type of floppy drive installed. Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] ASUS TS300-E5 5-11...

  • Page 96: Primary Ide Master/Slave, Sata1, Sata 2, Sata3, Sata4

    5.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1, SATA 2, SATA3, SATA4 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 information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Primary IDE Master Select the type of...

  • Page 97: Ide Configuration

    (OS) that you installed. Set to [Enhanced Mode] if you are using native OS, such as Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Set to [Compatible Mode] if you are using ® legacy OS, such as Windows ME/98/NT and MS-DOS. ® Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode] ASUS TS300-E5 5-13...

  • Page 98: System Information

    Configure SATA as [IDE] Set the SATA configuration. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Enables or disables the device write protection. This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.

  • Page 99: Advanced Menu

    USB Function [Enabled] USB2.0 Controller [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. USB Function [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS TS300-E5 5-15...
  • Page 100 The following items appear only when the USB Functions item is set to [Enabled]. USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB. The AUTO option disables legacy support if there is no USB device connected.

  • Page 101: Remote Access Configuration

    Configuration options: [None] [Hardware] [Software] Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power-On Self-Test (POST). Some operating systems may not work when this item is set to Always. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always] ASUS TS300-E5 5-17...

  • Page 102: Trusted Computing

    Terminal Type [ANSI] Allows you to select the target terminal type. Configuration options: [ANSI] [VT100] [VT-UTF8] VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable VT-UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI/ VT100 terminals. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.4.3 Trusted Computing BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced...

  • Page 103: Cpu Configuration

    CPUID functions. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] Enable this item when the processor supports Vanderpool Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU TM function: [Enabled] When enabled and CPU support this function, this function will work. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS TS300-E5 5-19...

  • Page 104: Chipset Configuration

    Execute Disable Bit [Disabled] When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return to 0. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PECI [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PECI. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Core Multi-Processing [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable one exeucation core. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel (R) SpeedStep (tm) tech.
  • Page 105 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width [1 to 2 seconds] Allows you to select the SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width. Configuration options: [4 to 5 seconds] [3 to 4 seconds] [2 to 3 seconds] [1 to 2 seconds] ASUS TS300-E5 5-21...

  • Page 106: Onboard Devices Configuration

    5.4.7 Onboard Devices Configuration The Onboard Devices Configuration menu allows you to change the onboard devices settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Win83627EHG-A Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Addresses. Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode...

  • Page 107: Pci Pnp

    IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] ASUS TS300-E5 5-23...

  • Page 108: Power Configuration

    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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Add additional ACPI APIC Support...
  • Page 109 Configuration options: [00] [01] [02] [03]...[23] RTC Alarm Minute (Second) [30] To set the alarm minute (second≠), highlight this item and press the <+> or <-> key to make the selection. Configuration options: [00] [01] [02] [03]...[59] ASUS TS300-E5 5-25...

  • Page 110: Hardware Monitor

    (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows N/A. CPU Smart Fan Control [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The CPU Fan Ratio and CPU Target Temperature items appear only when you set the CPU Smart Fan Control item to [Enabled].
  • Page 111 N/A. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to display the detected speed. VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage, VBAT Voltage, and 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage outputs through the onboard voltage regulators. ASUS TS300-E5 5-27...

  • Page 112: Boot Menu

    Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Boot Device Priority A virtual floppy disk Boot Settings Configuration drive (Floppy Drive...

  • Page 113: Boot Settings Configuration

    Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Allows you to set display mode for optional ROM. Configuration options: [Force...

  • Page 114: Security

    Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19.

  • Page 115: Change User Password

    Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. To set a User Password: Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>. ASUS TS300-E5 5-31...

  • Page 116: Clear User Password

    On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. Confirm the password when prompted. The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password successfully. To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password.

  • Page 117: Exit Menu

    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. ASUS TS300-E5 5-33...

  • Page 118: Load Setup Defaults

    Load Setup Defaults Select this option then press <Enter> to load the optimized settings for each of the Setup menu items. When a confirmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to load the default settings. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter>...
  • Page 119 Chapter 6 This chapter provides information on how toconfigure your hard disk drives as RAID sets. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 120: Chapter 6: Raid Configuration

    Setting up RAID For PA4 model, the Intel ICH7R Southbridge chip comes with the LSI Logic ® Embedded SATA RAID Utility and the Intel Matrix Storage Manager. These utilities ® support SATA hard disk drives and allow creation of RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 configuration.

  • Page 121: Installing Hard Disk Drives

    Use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and ® RAID 10 under Windows Server. ® Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID configuration utilities. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 122: Lsi Logic Embedded Sata Raid Setup Utility (For Pa4 Model Only)

    LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (For PA4 model Only) The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip.

  • Page 123: Creating A Raid 0 Or Raid 1 Set

    (RAID 1 only). Using Easy Configuration To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option: From the utility main menu, highlight Configure, then press <Enter>. Use the arrow keys to select Easy Configuration, then press <Enter>. ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 124 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number. The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 125 Press <F10>, select the configurable array, then press <SpaceBar>. Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters. ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 126 Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 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. When creating a RAID 1 set, select DWC from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>.
  • Page 127 11. When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 12. Follow steps 5 to 10 to configure additional logical drives. 13. When prompted, save the configuration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu. ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 128 Using New Configuration 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 configuration. To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option: From the utility main menu, highlight Configure, then press <Enter>.

  • Page 129: Creating A Raid 10 Set

    <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number. The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen. ASUS TS300-E5 6-11...
  • Page 130 Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. The configurable array appears on screen. Press <F10>, select the configurable array, then press <SpaceBar>. 6-12 Chapter 6: RAID configuration...
  • Page 131 You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set. Select DWC from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, then press <Enter>. ASUS TS300-E5 6-13...
  • Page 132 10. When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 11. When prompted, save the configuration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu. 6-14 Chapter 6: RAID configuration...

  • Page 133: Adding Or Viewing A Raid Configuration

    <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number. The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen. ASUS TS300-E5 6-15...
  • Page 134 Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The configurable array appears on screen. Press <F10>, select the configurable array, then press <SpaceBar>. Press <F10> again, and select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>.
  • Page 135 Follow steps 8 to 12 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Configuration section. When prompted, save the configuration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu. 10. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Configuration section to add the new RAID configuration. ASUS TS300-E5 6-17...

  • Page 136: Initializing The Logical Drives

    6.2.4 Initializing the logical drives 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 on the Management Menu. Using the Initialize command To initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command: From the Management Menu, highlight Initialize, then press <Enter>.
  • Page 137 <Enter>. You may also press <F10> to initialize the drive without confirmation. Initializing a logical drive(s) erases all data on the drive. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. ASUS TS300-E5 6-19...
  • Page 138 When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. Using the Objects command To initialize the logical drives using the Objects command: From the Management Menu, highlight Objects, then press <Enter>. 6-20 Chapter 6: RAID configuration...
  • Page 139 Select Logical Drive from the Objects sub-menu, then press <Enter>. Select the logical drive to initialize from the Logical Drives sub-menu, then press <Enter>. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, then press <Enter> to start initialization. ASUS TS300-E5 6-21...
  • Page 140 When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. 6-22 Chapter 6: RAID configuration...

  • Page 141: Rebuilding Failed Drives

    To rebuild a failed hard disk drive: From the Management Menu, highlight Rebuild, then press <Enter>. The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild, then press <SpaceBar>. ASUS TS300-E5 6-23...
  • Page 142 After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD. When prompted, press <Y> to to rebuild the drive. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue. 6-24 Chapter 6: RAID configuration...

  • Page 143: Checking The Drives For Data Consistency

    From the Management Menu, select Check Consistency, then press <Enter>. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the logical drive to check. Press the <Spacebar> to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection, then press <F10>. ASUS TS300-E5 6-25...
  • Page 144 When prompted, use the arrow keys 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. While checking the disk consistency, press <Esc> to display the following options.
  • Page 145 <Enter>. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, then press <Enter>. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive. When checking is complete, press any key to continue. ASUS TS300-E5 6-27...

  • Page 146: Deleting A Raid Configuration

    6.2.7 Deleting a RAID configuration To delete a RAID configuration: From the Management Menu, select Configure > Clear Configuration, then press <Enter>. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear Configuration? dialog box, then press <Enter>. The utility clears the current array. Press any key to continue.

  • Page 147: Selecting The Boot Drive From A Raid Set

    From the Management Menu, select Configure > Select Boot Drive, then press <Enter>. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the bootable logical drive from the list, then press <Enter>. The logical drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue. ASUS TS300-E5 6-29...

  • Page 148: Enabling The Writecache

    6.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache 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 transmitting or exchanging data among the drives. To enable WriteCache: From the Management Menu, select Objects >...

  • Page 149: Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option Rom Utility

    The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen. ASUS TS300-E5 6-31...

  • Page 150: Creating A Raid 0 Set (Stripe)

    6.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) To create a RAID 0 set: From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE ARRAY MENU Name: Volume0 RAID Level:...
  • Page 151 WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the Create Array menu. ASUS TS300-E5 6-33...

  • Page 152: Creating A Raid 1 Set (Mirror)

    6.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) To create a RAID 1 set: From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE ARRAY MENU Name: Volume1 RAID Level:...

  • Page 153: Creating A Raid 10 Set (Stripe + Mirror)

    Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. Highlight RAID Level, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 10 (RAID0+1), then press <Enter>. Follow steps 4 to 9 of section “6.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)” to create the RAID 10 set. ASUS TS300-E5 6-35...

  • Page 154: Creating A Raid 5 Set (Parity)

    6.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity) To create a RAID 5 set: From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CREATE ARRAY MENU Name: Volume1 RAID Level:...

  • Page 155: Deleting A Raid Set

    <Del>. This window appears. DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! Are you sure you want to delete volume “VolumeX”? (Y/N): Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu; otherwise, press <N> to return to the Delete Volume menu. ASUS TS300-E5 6-37...

  • Page 156: Resetting Disks To Non-Raid

    6.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive. To reset a RAID set hard disk drive: From the utility main menu, select 3.
  • Page 157 From the View menu, select ‘Advanced Mode’ to display a detailed view of the Intel Matrix Storage Console. From the Volumes view in the device pane, select the RAID volume. The status will display ‘Rebuilding % complete’. After the rebuild is complete, the status will display ‘Normal’. ASUS TS300-E5 6-39...
  • Page 158 Rebuilding the RAID with new installed disk: If one member of physical SATA Hard disk within the array is off-line or failed, the status of array will become to be degraded from normal. The following displays as. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install the same specification of new SATA hard disk into the same SATA Port.

  • Page 159: Exiting The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager

    Re-boot the system and press <Del> to enter the Motherboard BIOS Setup Utility during POST. Go to [Boot] menu —> [Boot Device Priority]. Then, select the desired boot array and use <+> or <-> key to change the boot device priority. ASUS TS300-E5 6-41...

  • Page 160: Global Array Manager

    Exit the BIOS Setup Utility and save the changes. 6.3.10 Global Array Manager You may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows operating environment using the ® Global Array Manager (GAM) application. The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD. Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details.

  • Page 161: Promise ® Fastbuild Utility (For Px4 Model Only)

    • For RAID 1, 5, or 10, two or more physical drives in thehave failed. • For a RAID 0 or JBOD, one physical drive has failed. ASUS TS300-E5 6-43...

  • Page 162: Navigating The Main Menu

    6.4.2 Navigating the Main Menu When the FastTrak BIOS displays on your computer screen, press Ctrl-F to launch the FastBuild utility and display the Main Menu. The Main Menu (above) has five options: • Press 1 to view physical drive assignments •...

  • Page 163: Creating Logical Drive(S)

    Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the FastTrak card and drives installed, the Promise onboard BIOS will display following screen (below). Press the Ctrl-F keys to display the FastBuild Utility Main Menu (below). ASUS TS300-E5 6-45...
  • Page 164 Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display the Define LD Menu (below). Press the arrow keys to highlight an logical drive number you want to define and press Enter to select it. The Define Ld Menu for the logical drive number you selected will next appear (below).
  • Page 165 You must be partition and format your new logical drive before you can use it. Use the same method of partitioning and formatting a logical drive as you would any other fixed disk added to your computer system. ASUS TS300-E5 6-47...

  • Page 166: Viewing Drive Assignments

    6.4.4 Viewing Drive Assignments From the Main Menu screen, press 1 to see the View Drive Assignments screen. The View Drive Assignments screen reports physical (disk) drive assignments and provides the following information: Channel: ID – Shows the FastTrak Controller channel (port) ID number to which each physical drive is attached.

  • Page 167: Creating Two Logical Drives

    To create two logical drives: 1. From the Main Menu screen, press 2 to display the Define LD Menu. Press the arrow keys to highlight LD 1 and press Enter to select it. The Define LD Menu for LD 1 appears. ASUS TS300-E5 6-49...
  • Page 168 Choose the RAID Level you want. In the Define LD Menu section, press the Spacebar to toggle through logical drive types: • RAID 0 (Stripe) • RAID 1 (Mirror) • RAID 5 (Distributed Parity) • RAID 10 (Stripe/Mirror) You can create your two logical drives with different RAID levels. But you cannot combine a logical drive and JBOD.
  • Page 169 The Define LD Menu displays the maximum available capacity of the physical drives and prompts you to enter the capacity for the first logical drive. Type the capacity for the first logical drive, then press Enter. The Define LD Menu displays the first logical drive. ASUS TS300-E5 6-51...
  • Page 170 Press the arrow keys to highlight a logical drive number you want to define and press Enter to select it. The Define LD Menu appears for the logical drive number you selected. Note the reduced capacity of the physical drives used for the first logical drive. 10.
  • Page 171 14. Press Esc to exit to the Main Menu. Press Esc again to exit the Utility. 15. Press Y to restart your computer. You have successfully created a new RAID logical drives. You must be partition and format your new logical drive before you can use it. ASUS TS300-E5 6-53...
  • Page 172 6.4.6 Deleting a Logical Drive • Deletion of an existing logical drive will result in the loss of all data saved on the logical drive. • Record all logical drive information, including RAID level, disk members, stripe block size and gigabyte boundary, in case you wish to undo a deletion.
  • Page 173 Press Ctrl-Y to confirm deletion of the logical drive. The screen returns to the Delete LD Menu. The deleted logical drive no longer appears in the Menu. [Del or Alt-D] Delete Press Esc to return to the Main Menu. ASUS TS300-E5 6-55...
  • Page 174 6.4.7 Viewing the Controller Configuration From the Main Menu screen, press 4 to display the Controller Configuration Options screen (below). The information in the System Resources section might be helpful for troubleshooting purposes: • The system IRQ used by the FastTrak card • ATA IO Base Address •...
  • Page 175 PC and replace the failed drive. The replacement drive will be Free (unassigned). • If the Status shows Critical, shut down your PC and replace the failed drive as soon as possible. The FastTrak Controller will begin rebuilding your logical drive automatically. ASUS TS300-E5 6-57...
  • Page 176 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 6-58...
  • Page 177 Chapter 7 This chapter provides information on RAID configurations, RAID driver installation, and LAN driver installation for this motherboard. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 178: Chapter 7: Driver Installation

    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.
  • Page 179 Exit Broadcom ASF Firmware Update Broadcom ASF Firmware Update TS300-E5 Back Exit Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the folppy disk drive. Press <Enter>. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 180 Boot from Windows Server ® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows Server environment: ® Restart the system from the hard disk drive, then place the system/ motherboard support CD in the optical drive. Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility. The Windows 32-bit OS RAID driver disk for the Intel Matrix Storage Manager is ®...

  • Page 181: Creating A Raid Driver Disk (For Px4 Model)

    The display screen should open automatically. If the display screen does not open, open the CD manually in your graphic user interface. Click the Linux Driver button. Manually copy the driver image file to your PC’s hard drive or a USB memory stick. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 182: Installing The Raid Controller Driver (For Pa4 Model)

    Do one of the following actions: • On a Windows PC – Type rawrite.exe to extract the driver image file to the blank diskette. • On a Linux PC – Type dd if=<imageFileName> of=<floppyDeviceName> bs=10k to extract the driver image file to the blank diskette. Where <imageFileName>...
  • Page 183 Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press <Enter>. • LSI Logic SATA RAID Select “LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID” for 32bit Windows Server from the list, then press <Enter>. For 64bit Windows Server, please select “LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID ( Intel IA32E)” item. ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 184 • 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 AHCI Driver during windows setup.
  • Page 185 Select the option “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”, then click Next. 10. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. When found, click Next to install the drivers. 11. Click Finish after the driver installation is done. ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 186 To verify the RAID controller driver installation: Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop , then select ® Properties from the menu. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. Click the “+” sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers. The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID or Intel®...
  • Page 187 To install the Intel ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when ® installing Red Hat Enterprise operating system: ® Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD. ® At the boot:, type linux dd , then press <Enter>. ASUS TS300-E5 7-11...
  • Page 188 Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk. Press <Enter> Select fd0 using the <Tab> key when asked to select the driver disk source. Press <Tab> to move the cursor to OK, then press <Enter>. 7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installation...
  • Page 189 The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select Yes, then install the additional RAID controller drivers. Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation. ASUS TS300-E5 7-13...
  • Page 190 SuSE Linux To install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS: Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD. Select Installation from the Boot Options menu, then press <Enter>. A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk. Press <F6>. For SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 SP1 operating system, do not use OS bundled driver, otherwise your computer may become unstable due to OS limitation.
  • Page 191 When prompted, insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 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 installed to the system. ASUS TS300-E5 7-15...

  • Page 192: Installing The Raid Controller Driver (For Px4 Model)

    7.1.4 Installing the RAID controller driver (for PX4 Model) Windows Server ® During Windows Server installation ® To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server: ® Start the installation: • Floppy Install: Boot the computer with the Windows Server installation diskettes.
  • Page 193 Right-click the My Computer icon and choose Manage from the popup menu. From the left panel, choose Device Manager. Click the “+” in front of SCSI and RAID controllers. “Promise FastTrak TX [4650, 2650] (tm) Controller” and “Promise Raid Console” should appear. ASUS TS300-E5 7-17...
  • Page 194 Red Hat Enterprise ® During Red Hat OS installation ® To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Linux OS: ® Start the RedHat Linux Installation by booting from the install CD. At the “Welcome to Red Hat Linux...” installation screen, a prompt labeled boot: will appear at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 195 To install the RAID controller driver on an existing SuSE Linux OS: Insert the FastTrak driver diskette into the floppy drive. Log in as root. Type mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy. Type cd /media/floppy Type ./install. Type cd; umount /media/floppy. Remove the FastTrak driver diskette. Type reboot to restart the system. ASUS TS300-E5 7-1...

  • Page 196: Lan Driver Installation

    LAN driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver. 7.2.1 Windows Server ® To install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver on a Windows Server: ® Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive.

  • Page 197: Red Hat ® Enterprise

    Enter make menuconfig, select Broadcom 1000 Lan from the prompt menu, and then select M from the submenu. Enter make clean. Enter make modules. Enter make modules SUBDIRS=drivers/net/sk98lin/ V=1. Enter make modules_install SUBDIRS=drivers/net/sk98lin/ V=1. Enter rm /lib/modules/2.6.16.21-0.8-bigsmp/kernel/drivers/net/ssk98lin/ sk98lin.ko. 12. Enter depmod. 13. Enter modprobe sk98lin. ASUS TS300-E5 7-21...

  • Page 198: Vga Driver Installation

    VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Graphics driver. 7.3.1 Windows Server ® You need to manually install the XGI Graphics driver on a Windows Server ® operating system. To install the XGI Graphicsdriver: Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges.

  • Page 199: Red Hat ® Enterprise

    7.3.2 Red Hat Enterprise ® The Red Hat Enterprise 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. ASUS TS300-E5 7-23...

  • Page 200: Management Applications And Utilities Installation

    The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 7.4.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive.

  • Page 201: 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 supports. Click on an item to install. ASUS TS300-E5 7-25...

  • Page 202: Contact Information

    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. 7-2 Chapter 7: Driver installation...

  • Page 203: Appendix

    Appendix This section provides information about the power supply unit and a troubleshooting guide for solving common problems when using the barebone server. ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 204: 450 W Single Power Supply

    450 W single power supply A.1.1 General description The 450 W SSI-type single power supply with universal AC input includes PFC and ATX-compliant output cables and connectors. The power supply has 13 plugs labeled P1 to P13. Take note of the devices to which you should connect the plugs. Motherboard 4-pin +12V power connector Motherboard 24-pin ATX power connector Peripheral device (available);...

  • Page 205: Specifications

    Input Voltage Range Normal Range 110 to 127 V ~ 10 A Auto Range 200 to 240 V ~ 5 A Input Frequency Range 50 Hz to 60 Hz DC Output characteristics Output Voltage Max (A) +3.33V +12V -12V +5VSB ASUS TS300-E5...

  • Page 206: Simple Fixes

    A.2 Simple fixes Some problems that you may encounter are not due to defects on the system or the components. These problems only requires simple troubleshooting actions that you can perform by yourself. Problem Action The power LED on the server Check if the power cable or on the monitor do not light is properly connected to...
  • Page 207 Check if the HDDs are properly installed. Network connection not available 1. Make sure that the network cable is connected to the LAN port on the rear panel. Make sure that you have installed the LAN drivers from the support CD. ASUS TS300-E5...
  • Page 208 Appendix: Reference information...

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