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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...
Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink ..........2-2 Upgrading system memory ............2-2 Upgrading hard disk drives ............2-3 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card ........2-4 Installing ASUS Server Management Board ......2-5 Installing Expansion card ............2-7 Rackmount rail kit ................ 2-8 OS support list ................
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. •...
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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the key features of TS300-E8-PS4. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
32GB DDR3 1333MHz unbuffered ECC memory. This provides immediate performance upscaling and higher processing speeds. With four (4) native SATA 6Gb/s ports, 4 hot-swap hard drive trays and ASUS PIKE cards, the TS300-E8- PS4 delivers improved data transfer rates, more flexible storage expansion and complete RAID for SMB users.
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Exclusive ASUS Dr. MOS and Beat Thermal Chokes (BTC) help lower operating a temperatures and promote efficiency for significant power savings and stability increases. The TS300-E8-PS4 also features an 80 PLUS Bronze power supply to reduce power loss and power consumption, helping consumers save on energy bills.
Items Items 1. Central processing unit (CPU) 6. ASUS Server management board (optional) 2. CPU heatsink and fan 7. ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card (optional) 3. System memory 8. Expansion card 4. Hard disk drives 9. Rackmount rail kit (optional) 5.
Empty 5.25-inch bays Security lock Power button Reset button 4-bay HDD cage Headphone output jack* Microphone jack* USB 2.0 ports USB 3.0 ports *The function of front panel audio I/O ports is available only when the sound card is installed. ASUS TS300-E8-PS4...
VGA port 120mm x 38mm system fan Gigabit LAN port 1 Gigabit LAN port 2 Gigabit LAN port 3 Gigabit LAN port 4 COM port Expansion slots *The port is for ASUS ASMB7-iKVM controller card only. Chapter 1: Product introduction...
Optional: ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS 6G RAID card SAS Controller ASUS PIKE 2108-32PD 8-port SAS 6G HW RAID card ASUS PIKE 2208 8-port SAS 6G HW RAID card ASUS PIKE 2308 8-port SAS 6G RAID card I = internal HDD Bays 4 x Hot-swap 3.5-inch HDD Bays...
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TS300-E8-PS4 3 x 5.25-inch media bays Auxiliary Storage Options: FDD / CD / DVD 1. No Device 2. With DVD-RW for North America 5 x RJ-45 ports (One for ASMB7-iKVM) 4 x USB 3.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2)
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Chapter 2 This chapter lists the key components and optional accessories for the server system.
Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink The ASUS TS300-E8-PS4 supports Intel LGA1150 Xeon E3-1200 v3 processors. ® ® Upgrading system memory The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 You may install 2GB, 4GB and 8GB Unbuffered with ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.
Upgrading hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity for RAID configuration. ASUS TS300-E8-PS4...
Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card The ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card allows users to create SAS RAID sets from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard then insert the PIKE SAS RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot.
Installing ASUS Server Management Board ASUS Server Management Board is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0-compliant board that allows users to monitor, control and manage a remote server from the local or central server in local area network (LAN).
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ASMB7-iKVM • Remote real-time access to servers with full control by keyboard, video monitor and mouse (KVM) of a single local computer from anywhere at any time. In addition, KVM function is based on BIOS-level access, therefore, even the server OS is down, the KVM module can still work to provide around-the-clock remote monitor and diagnosis through GUI (Web-based Graphical User Interface).
® 8 64-bit Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 64-bit ® Windows ® Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.8/6.2/6.3 64-bit Cent OS 5.6/6.2/6.3 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit (Subject to change without prior notice.) ASUS TS300-E8-PS4...