Page 1 ESC2000 Workstation User Guide...
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 Notices ....................... viii Safety information ..................ix About this guide ..................x Chapter 1: Product introduction System package contents ............1-2 Serial number label ..............1-2 1.3 System specifications ..............1-3 Front panel features ..............1-5 Rear panel features ..............1-6 Internal features ................
Page 4 2.7.5 PIKE slot ............... 2-20 2.7.6 Installing the audio card (optional) ........ 2-21 2.7.7 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) ....2-22 2.7.8 Installing i Button (for PIKE 1078 only) ......2-23 Cable connections ..............2-24 2.8.1 Motherboard connections ..........2-24 2.8.2...
Page 5 Contents 5.2.2 Menu bar ................. 5-7 5.2.3 Navigation keys ............... 5-7 5.2.4 Menu items ..............5-8 5.2.5 Sub-menu items .............. 5-8 5.2.6 Configuration fields ............5-8 5.2.7 Pop-up window ............... 5-8 5.2.8 Scroll bar ................. 5-8 5.2.9 General help ..............5-8 Main menu ..................
Page 6 Contents Chapter 6: RAID configuration Setting up RAID ................6-2 6.1.1 RAID definitions .............. 6-2 6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ..........6-3 6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........6-3 6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities ..........6-3 6.2 L SI Software RAID Configuration Utility ........6-4 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set ............
Page 7 Contents 7.5.3 Utilities menu ..............7-29 7.5.4 Make disk menu ............7-29 7.5.5 Contact information ............7-29 Chapter 8: Multiple GPU technology support ® CrossFireX™ technology ............ 8-2 8.1.1 Requirements ..............8-2 8.1.2 Before you begin ............. 8-2 8.1.3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards ......8-3 8.1.4 Installing the device drivers ..........
Page 8: Notices
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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
DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
Page 11 Conventions To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task.
Page 12 Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer.
Page 13 Chapter 1 This chapter describes the general features of the workstation, including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 14: Chapter 1: Product Introduction
14 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxxxx shown as the figure below. With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems.
Page 15: System Specifications
1.3 System specifications The ASUS ESC2000 is a workstation featuring the ASUS Z8PE-D18 Server Board. The workstation supports Intel LGA1366 Xeon™ processors, plus other latest ® technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name ESC2000 2 x Socket LGA1366 ® Intel Xeon X5600 series processors (95W) ®...
Page 16 ASUS PIKE 1064E 4-port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card SAS Controller ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card...
Page 17: Front Panel Features
HDD access LED Power LED Optical drive Empty 5.25-inch Security lock bays Power button Reset button 4-bay HDD cage Headphone output jack* Microphone jack* USB 2.0 ports *The audio jacks function only with an optional MIO audio card. Refer to section 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 18: Rear Panel Features
The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, serial port, USB, VGA, and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present. • *The port is for ASUS ASMB4-iKVM controller card only. Chapter 1: Product introduction...
Page 19: Internal Features
Internal features The barebone workstation includes the basic components as shown. 1100W 80+ Single Power supply unit 120mm x 38mm system fan ASUS Z8PE-D18 Server Board Chassis intrusion switch Expansion card locks Optical drive 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays 4-bay HDD module...
Page 20: Led Information
LED information 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs HDD Access LED Power LED Drive Status LED Display Icon Description status Power LED System power ON No activity HDD Access LED Blinking Read/write data into the HDD Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is Green in good condition Drive status LED...
Page 21 Chapter 2 This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 22: Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
Chassis cover 2.1.1 Removing the side cover • Ensure that you unplug the power cord before removing the side cover. • Take extra care when removing the side cover. Keep your fingers from components inside the chassis that can cause injury, such as the CPU fan, rear fan, and other sharp-edged parts.
Page 23: Reinstalling The Side Cover
Position the side cover to the chassis. Slide the side cover toward the front panel until it snaps in place. Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 24: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)
ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA1366 socket.
Page 25 CPU notch. Gold triangle The CPU fits in only one correct mark orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the CPU notch socket and damaging the CPU! Alignment key ASUS ESC2000...
Page 26 Apply several drops of thermal paste to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with, ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer. Some heatsinks come with pre- applied thermal paste. If so, skip this step.
Page 27: Installing The Cpu Heatsink
When the four screws are attached, tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink. Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence. Connect the CPU fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 28: System Memory
System memory 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with eighteen (18) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: 2.3.2 Memory Configurations You may install 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB registered DDR3 DIMMs with ECC or 1GB, 2GB and 4GB unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs with ECC into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section.
Page 29 5 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 7 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 9 DIMMs CPU 2 Configuration DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1 1 DIMM 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 5 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 7 DIMMs 8 DIMMs 9 DIMMs ASUS ESC2000...
Page 30: Installing A Dimm
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM Ensure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. DIMM notch Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward.
Page 31: Front Panel Assembly
Shift the hooked tabs and take off the front bezel. 2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly To reinstall the front panel assembly: Hook the other side of the front panel assembly to the chassis. Swing the front panel assembly and snap it back into place. ASUS ESC2000 2-11...
Page 32: Inch Drives
5.25-inch drives Ensure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing any system components. Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard and other system components! The system comes with three 5.25-inch drive bays located on the upper front part of the chassis.
Page 33: Sata Hard Disk Drives
Insert the HDD module cage into the bay. When the HDD module cage is completed inserted, the cage latch will be pushed back clockwise. Lock the cage latch properly. Connect the appropriate cables to the SATA backplane on the HDD module cage. ASUS ESC2000 2-13...
Page 34: Removing The Hdd Module Cage
2.6.2 Removing the HDD module cage Disconnect the all cables from the SATA backplane on the HDD module cage. Level the HDD module cage latch counterclockwise. The HDD module cage will be pushed out of the chassis. Completely pull out the HDD module cage.
Page 35 When installed, the SATA connector on the drive connects to the SATA interface on the backplane. ASUS ESC2000 2-15...
Page 36: Removing And Reinstalling The Backplane
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. Repeat steps 1 to 6 if you wish to install a second SATA drive. 2.6.4 Removing and reinstalling the backplane DO NOT remove the backplane unless necessary!
Page 37: Expansion Cards
(step a) and lift up the expansion card lock (step b), as shown in the figures below. Expansion card lock latches Expansion card locks Remove the metal slot cover opposite the slot where you wish to install an expansion card. ASUS ESC2000 2-17...
Page 38 Align the card golden fingers with the slot, and then press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. Restore the expansion card lock to its original position. A light click indicates that the card is locked in place.
Page 39: Configuring An Expansion Card
ACPI Mode when used IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. ASUS ESC2000 2-19...
Page 40: Pci Express X16 Slots (X16 Link; X8 Link)
PIKE slot The PIKE slot allows you to choose and change your preferred SAS solution easily. Install an optional ASUS PIKE RAID card based on your needs. PIKE Interface Slot 1: PCI-E x8 slot (Gen1 x4 link) (Auto disabled if PIKE slot is occupied)
Page 41: Installing The Audio Card (Optional)
Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card sits on the slot completely. Restore the expansion card lock to its original position. A light click indicates that the card is locked in place. ASUS ESC2000 2-21...
Page 42: Installing Asus Pike Raid Card (Optional)
2.7.7 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) Follow the steps below to install an optional ASUS RAID card on your motherboard. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard. Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot.
Page 43: Installing I Button (For Pike 1078 Only)
Follow the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboard. Locate the I Button slot on the motherboard. Snap the I Button in place. You need to install I Button before using PIKE 1078 functions. ASUS ESC2000 2-23...
Page 44: Cable Connections
Cable connections • The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed components to install additional devices. • Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors. 2.8.1 Motherboard connections Pre-connected system cables...
Page 45: Sata Backplane Connections
2.8.2 SATA backplane connections An SATA backplane comes pre-installed in the ESC2000. The SATA backplane has four 22-pin SATA connectors to support Serial ATA hard disk drives. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap feature to allow easy connection or removal of SATA hard disks.
Page 46: Back Side
Back side The back side of the SATA backplane faces the rear panel when installed. This side includes the power connectors and SATA interfaces for the motherboard Serial ATA connectors. CON1 CON2 CON4 CON3 Connectors Description Connects to 4-pin plug of the power supply CON1/CON2/ Connects to SATA/SAS connectors on the motherboard CON3/CON4...
Page 47: Removable Components
Front system fan Chassis footpads 2.9.1 Removing rear system fan To remove the rear system fan Unplug the system fan cable from the REAR_FAN1 connector on the motherboard. Shift the two hooked tabs leftward and rightward respectively. ASUS ESC2000 2-27...
Page 48: Removing Front System Fan
Carefully take off the system fan. take off the system fan. Follow the previous instructions in reverse to reinstall the rear system fan. 2.9.2 Removing front system fan To remove the front system fan Remove the two screws that secure the right side cover.
Page 49: Removing Chassis Footpads
“Rackmount Kit” user guide for instructions) To remove the footpads Lay the system chassis on its side. Remove the footpad by rotating it counterclockwise with a Philips (cross) screwdriver. Repeat step 1 and 2 to remove the other three footpads. ASUS ESC2000 2-29...
Page 50 2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware setup...
Page 51 Chapter 3 This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 52: Chapter 3: Installation Options
Preparing the system for rack mounting • 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. • We recommend that you allot at least 1U space above the server system to ensure optimal thermal performance.
Page 53: Attaching The Rails To The Rack
Drive in two screws on the outer holes to secure the rear end. From the rack front, find the corresponding 1U space for the second rail pair. Repeat steps 3–6 to attach the second rail pair. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 54: Mounting The Server To The Rack
Mounting the server to the rack To mount the server to the rack: Align the server rails with the rack rails. Push the server all the way into the rack. Chapter 3: Installation options...
Page 55 Chapter 4 This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 56: Chapter 4: Motherboard Info
Motherboard layout Refer to 4.3 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors. Chapter 4: Motherboard information...
Page 57: Layout Contents
PS/2 mouse port (green) 4-10 RJ-45 port for iKVM 4-10 PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 4-10 USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 4-10 Serial (COM1) port 4-10 Video Graphics Adapter port 4-10 LAN 1 (RJ-45) port 4-10 LAN 2 (RJ-45) port 4-10 ASUS ESC2000...
Page 58 Internal connectors Page Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4; RED) 4-11 (7-pin SATA5, SATA6; Black) SAS connectors (7-pin SAS1, SAS2, SAS3, SAS4; Red) 4-12 (7-pin SAS5, SAS6, SAS7, SAS8; Blue) Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 4-12 USB connector (10-1 pin USB34, USB56;...
Page 59: Jumpers
Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS clearance, reinstall the battery. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 60 VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller. Set to pins 1–2 to activate the VGA feature. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control setting (3-pin CPUFAN_SEL1, CHAFAN_SEL1) These jumpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection. The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the CPU fans control and the CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the front fans and rear fans control.
Page 61 Gigabit LAN controllers. Set to pins 1–2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature. DDR3 voltage control setting (4-pin LVDDR3_SEL1; LVDDR3_SEL2) These jumpers allow you to adjust the DIMM voltage. Set to pins 1–2 to select 1.5V BIOS control, pins 2–3 to select 1.2V Force or 3–4 to select 1.35V Force. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 62 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility is available only when you install a PIKE RAID card. • LSI Mega RAID 5 fucntion is available only when you place the iBTN to I_BTN1 slot and install an optional ASUS PIKE RAID card. Chapter 4: Motherboard information...
Page 63 Place the jumper caps over pins 1–2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (default); otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2–3 to use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 64: Connectors
Connectors 4.3.1 Rear panel connectors PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. RJ-45 port for iKVM. This RJ-45 port functions only when you install ASMB4 management card. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2.
Page 65: Internal Connectors
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5 configuration. The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed. ASUS ESC2000 4-11...
Page 66: Sas Connectors
SAS connectors (7-pin SAS1, SAS2, SAS3, SAS4; Red) (7-pin SAS5, SAS6, SAS7, SAS8; Blue) This motherboard comes with eight (8) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors, the next-generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). Each connector supports one device. •...
Page 67 480 Mbps connection speed. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1, TR2) These connectors are for temperature monitoring. Connect the thermal sensor cables to these connectors and place the other ends to the devices, which you want to monitor temperature. ASUS ESC2000 4-13...
Page 68 These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors! • All fans feature the ASUS Smart Fan technology. LPC debug card connector (14-1 pin LPC1) This is a low pin count interface used to plug in the LPC debug card.
Page 69 Serial General Purpose Input/Output connectors (8-1 pin SGPIO2/3) These connector is used for the SAS chip SGPIO interface that controls the LED pattern generation, device information and general purpose data. These connectors functions only when you install an ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 70 11. BMC header (BMC_FW1) ® The BMC connector on the motherboard supports an ASUS Server Management Board 4 Series (ASMB4). 4-16...
Page 71 The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. ASUS ESC2000 4-17...
Page 72 14. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. System power LED (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 73 Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2-pin connector. The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed. Locator Button/Swich (2-pin LOCATORBTN) These leads are for the locator button on the front panel. This button queries the state of the system locator. ASUS ESC2000 4-19...
Page 74 4-20 Chapter 4: Motherboard information...
Page 75 Chapter 5 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 76: Chapter 5: Bios Setup
AFUDOS utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable USB flash disk drive.) ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.
Page 77 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive. Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt.
Page 78 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /i8036A0.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. WARNING!! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ..
Page 79: Asus Crashfree Bios 3 Utility
5.1.2 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 a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file.
Page 80: 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 81: 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. The navigation keys differ from one screen to another. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 82: Menu Items
5.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the Use [ENTER], [TAB] menu bar displays the specific System Time [11:17:09] System Date [Wed 12/17/2009] or [SHIFT-TAB] to Legacy Diskette A [1.44 MB 3.5 in.] items for that menu. For select a field. SATA1 [Not Detected] SATA2...
Page 83: Main Menu
Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 84: Sata1-6
5.3.3 SATA1–6 The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the SATA devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to configure the item. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Disabled: Disabled LBA SATA 1 Mode.
Page 85: Ide Configuration
• If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility, or Intel Matrix ® Storage Technology from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID]. ASUS ESC2000 5-11...
Page 86: Ahci Configuration
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 5.3.5 AHCI Configuration...
Page 87: System Information
Displays the auto-detected system memory. System Memory Information Displays system memory information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main System Memory Information CPU1 Memory Information CPU2 Memory Information CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Allows you to check information of installed memory (9 DIMMs per CPU). ASUS ESC2000 5-13...
Page 88 CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Displays the auto-detected memory specification. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main CPU1 Memory Configuration Speed DDR3 1333 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A3 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B3 DIMM_C1 4096 MB, 2R, 1333, 36.25ºC/97.25ºF DIMM_C2 DIMM_C3 5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup...
Page 89: Advanced Menu
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Change Option Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] General Help MPS and ACPI MADT ordering [Modern ordering] Save and Exit Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Exit Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS ESC2000 5-15...
Page 90 Scroll down for more items. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Thermal Monitor. CPU TM Function [Enabled] Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled] Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] A20M [Disabled] Data Reuse Optimization [Enabled] L1 IP Prefetcher [Enabled] L1 Data Prefetcher [Enabled] Performance/Watt [Power...
Page 91 Enables or disables L1 IP Prefetcher. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] L1 Data Prefetcher [Enabled] Enables or disables L1 Data Prefetcher. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Performance/Watt [Power Optimized] Allows you to set the energy efficiency of the CPU. Configuration options: [Power Optimized] [Traditional] ASUS ESC2000 5-17...
Page 92 Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech [Enabled] When set to [Disabled], the CPU runs at its default speed. When set to [Enabled], the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel(R) TurboMode tech [Enabled] Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specific condition.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Enabled] The Intel...
Page 93: Chipset Configuration
[Open] Adaptive Page [Disabled] Data Scramble [Enabled] Split Below 4GB [Disabled] Channel Interleaving [6:1] Rank Interleaving [4:1] Memory Thermal Throttling [Disabled] DDR3 Voltage Level [Auto] DRAM DLL OFF Power Down [Enabled] v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS ESC2000 5-19...
Page 94 CSI Links Speed [Full-Speed] Allows you to set the speed of CSI Links. Configuration options: [Slow-Mode] [Full-Speed] CSI Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the CSI frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [4.800GT] [5.866GT] [6.400GT] CSI Isochronous [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI L1 [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CSI Power Optimization Policy [Static]...
Page 95 DRAM DLL OFF Power Down [Enabled] When set to [enabled], the system will turn off DRAM DLL during CKE power down. This applies only to memory channels with a single SR/DR DIMM installed. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS ESC2000 5-21...
Page 96 North Bridge Configuration The North Bridge Configuration menu shows the auto-detected Northbridge values. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced NorthBridge Chipset Configuration NB Revision Current CSI Frequency :5.866GT Crystal Beach / DMA [Disabled] Crystal Beach / DMA [Disabled] Configuation options: [Disabled] [Auto] South Bridge Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced South Bridge Chipset Configuration Options...
Page 97: Legacy Device Configuration
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] ASUS ESC2000 5-23...
Page 98: Usb Configuration
5.4.4 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4 option disables legacy support if USB Devices Enabled : no USB devices are None connected. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]...
Page 99: Pcipnp
Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if PCI Option ROM Scan Order [Bus 0 First] your system has a Plug Onboard Option ROM Priority [High] and Play operating system. Onboard LAN1 Boot [PXE] Onboard LAN2 Boot [PXE] ASUS ESC2000 5-25...
Page 100: Apm Configuration
Plug And Play O/S [No] When set to [No], BIOS configures all the devices in the system. When set to [Yes] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] PCI Option ROM Scan Order [Bus 0 First] Allows you to select the PCI option ROM scanning order.
Page 101: Event Log Configuration
View Event Log Clear Event Log View Event Log Press the <ENTER> key to view unread system event log. Clear Event Log Press the <ENTER> key to clear all system events. Select [Ok] to confirm the change. ASUS ESC2000 5-27...
Page 102: Hardware Monitor
[N/A]. Fan Speed Control [Generic Mode] Allows you to configure the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation. Configuration options: [Full Speed Mode] [Whisper Mode] [Generic Mode]...
Page 103: I/O Virtualization
Multiple bus/device/function PCIE device [Enabled] Enables or disables multiple bus/device/function PCIE device support. If some PCIE cards act abnormally, set this item to [Disabled] to let payload size return to the default value. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS ESC2000 5-29...
Page 104: Acpi Configuration
5.4.11 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Settings Advanced ACPI Configuration Advanced ACPI Configuration settings. Chipset ACPI Configuration General WHEA Configuration Use this section to configure additional ACPI options. Advanced ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced ACPI Configuration Add additional tables as per ACPI 2.0 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled]...
Page 105 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced General WHEA Configuration Enable or disable Windows Hardware WHEA Support [Enabled] Error Architecture. WHEA Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS ESC2000 5-31...
Page 106: Server Menu
Server menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Boot Exit Configure Remote Access. Remote Access Configuration Select Screen ←→ Select Item ↑↓ Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 5.5.1 Remote Access Configuration The items in this menu allows you to configure the Remote Access features. Select an item then press <Enter>...
Page 107 Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power-On Self-Test (POST). Some operating system may not work when set to [Always]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always] Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] Allows you to select the target terminal type. Configuration options: [ANSI] [VT100] [VT-UTF8] ASUS ESC2000 5-33...
Page 108: Boot Menu
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Specifies the Boot Boot Device Priority Device Priority 1st Boot Device [CDROM:3M-ASUS DVD-] sequence. 2nd Boot Device [SATA:PM-Hitachi HD] 3rd Boot Device [Disabled] A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu.
Page 109: Hard Disk / Removable / Cdrom Drives
Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS ESC2000 5-35...
Page 110 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 the display mode for Options ROM.
Page 111: Security
<Enter>. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears. If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 4.2 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. ASUS ESC2000 5-37...
Page 112: Change User Password
After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Power Boot Tools Exit Supervisor Password : Installed <Enter> to change User Password : Not Installed password.
Page 113: Exit Menu
Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select YES to load default values. Select Exit & Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS ESC2000 5-39...
Page 114 5-40 Chapter 5: BIOS setup...
Page 115 Chapter 6 This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 116: Chapter 6: Raid Configuration
Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the following RAID solutions: ® The motherboard comes with the Intel ICH10R southbridge controller that supports the following SATA RAID solutions: • LSI MegaRAID Software RAID Configuration Utility (default) with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS). •...
Page 117: Installing Hard Disk Drives
Matrix Storage Manager if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by ® the Intel ICH10R chipset. Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID configuration utility. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 118: L Si Software Raid Configuration Utility
6.2 L SI Software RAID Configuration Utility The LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration 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. To enter the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives.
Page 119: Creating A Raid Set
Management Menu Configure View/Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Defines Physical Arrays. An Array Will Automatically Become A VD Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option ASUS ESC2000...
Page 120 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Use the up/down arrow key to select the drives you want to include in the RAID set, and then press <Space>. 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.
Page 121 Check Consistency Virtual Drive 0 RAID Level RAID = 1 RAID 0 Size = 77247MB RAID 1 DWC = Off = On Accept SPAN = NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Cursor Keys, SPACE-(De)Select F2-ChIdInfo F3-SlotInfo F10-Configure Esc-Quit ASUS ESC2000...
Page 122 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set, select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu, and then press <Enter>. When creating a RAID 0 set, proceed to step 10. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, and then press <Enter>. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.60 Jul 30, 2008 BIOS Version A.08.09161344R...
Page 123 New Configuration Management Menu Configure View/Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option ASUS ESC2000...
Page 124 Follow step 2 to 7 of the previous section: Using Easy Configuration. Select Size from the Virtual Drive menu, and then press <Enter>. Key-in the desired virtual drive size, and then press <Enter>. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.60 Jul 30, 2008 BIOS Version A.08.09161344R Virtual Drive(s) Configured...
Page 125: Adding Or Viewing A Raid Configuration
SPACE-Sel,ENTER-EndArray,F10-Configure,F2-Drive Info,F3-Virtual Drives,F4-HSP The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen. Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Configuration to add a new RAID set. ASUS ESC2000 6-11...
Page 126: Initializing The Virtual Drives
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may initialize the virtual drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu. Using the Initialize command To initialize the virtual drive using the Initialize command From the Management Menu, select Initialize, and then press <Enter>.
Page 127 RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status Configure 154494MB 64 KB ONLINE Init Of VD Is In Process Initialize Objects VD 0 Initialization Complete. Press Esc.. Rebuild Check Consistency ¦ 100% Completed Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize ASUS ESC2000 6-13...
Page 128 Using the Objects command To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, and then press <Enter>. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.60 Jul 30, 2008 BIOS Version A.08.09161344R Objects Management Menu Adapter Configure Virtual Drive Initialize Physical Drive Objects...
Page 129 Initilize Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s) Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. ASUS ESC2000 6-15...
Page 130: Rebuilding Failed Drives
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu. To rebuild a failed hard disk drive From the Management Menu, select Rebuild, and then press <Enter>. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.60 Jul 30, 2008 BIOS Version A.08.09161344R Management Menu...
Page 131 RBLD A00-01 Rebuild Check Consistency Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes. Start Rebuilding Drive (Y/N)? Port # 1 DISK 77247MB HDS728080PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE-(De)Select,F10-Start Rebuild,F2-Drive Information,F3-View Virtual Drives When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue. ASUS ESC2000 6-17...
Page 132: Checking The Drives For Data Consistency
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter menu.
Page 133 • Continue - Continues the consistency check. • Abort - Aborts the consistency check. When you restart checking, it continues from zero percent. When checking is complete, press any key to continue. ASUS ESC2000 6-19...
Page 134 Using the Objects command To check data consistency using the Objects command From the Management Menu, select Objects, and then select Virtual Drive from the sub-menu. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check, and then press <Enter>. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter>.
Page 135: Deleting A Raid Configuration
Clear Configuration Select Boot Drive Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option The utility clears all the current array(s). Press any key to continue. ASUS ESC2000 6-21...
Page 136: Selecting The Boot Drive From A Raid Set
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. See section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using New Configuration for details. To select the boot drive from a RAID set From the Management Menu, select Configure >...
Page 137: Enabling Writecache
= On Check Consistency Read Ahead = On Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back) Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option When finished, press any key to continue. ASUS ESC2000 6-23...
Page 138: Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option Rom Utility
® Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ® The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 0+1), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge. ®...
Page 139: Creating A Raid Set
Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume. [ ↑↓ ]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done Use the up/down arrow key to select a drive, and then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection. ASUS ESC2000 6-25...
Page 140: Creating A Recovery Set
Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB...
Page 141 Press <Y> to create the recovery set and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu. If a recovery set is created, you cannot add more RAID sets even when you have more non-RAID disks installed in your system. ASUS ESC2000 6-27...
Page 142: Deleting A Raid Set
6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. To delete a RAID set From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press <Enter>.
Page 143: Resetting Disks To Non-Raid
Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set drive(s) you want to reset, and then press <Space> to select. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive(s). A confirmation message appears. Press <Y> to reset the drive(s) or press <N> to return to the utility main menu. ASUS ESC2000 6-29...
Page 144: Recovery Volume Options
6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options If you have created a recovery set, you can configure more recovery set options following the descriptions in the section. See section 6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set to create a recovery set before continue. To configure a recovery set From the utility main menu, select 4.
Page 145: Exiting The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager
Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit): Port Drive Model Serial # Size XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB [ ↑↓ ]-Previous/Next [ENTER]-Select [ESC]-Exit Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. ASUS ESC2000 6-31...
Page 146 The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild”. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/DO wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. MAIN MENU 1. Create RAID Volume 3.
Page 147: Setting The Boot Array In The Bios Setup Utility
Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. See section 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority for details. From the Exit menu, select Exit & Save Changes, then press <Enter>. When the confirmation window appears, select OK, then press <Enter>. ASUS ESC2000 6-33...
Page 148 6-34 Chapter 6: RAID configuration...
Page 149 Chapter 7 This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 150: 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 151 RHEL 4 UP8 32/64 bit RHEL 5 UP3 32/64 bit RHEL 5 UP4 32/64 bit SLES 9 SP3 32 bit SLES 9 SP3 64 bit SLES 10 32 bit SLES 10 64 bit FreeBSD 7 32/64 bit Back Exit ASUS ESC2000...
Page 152 Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. Press <Enter>. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. ® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows environment ® Start Windows Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create.
Page 153: Installing The Raid Controller Driver
S. * If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit ASUS ESC2000...
Page 154 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. Windows Setup Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A: Press ENTER when ready. ENTER=Continue ESC=Cancel F3=Exit Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list, then press <Enter>. ®...
Page 155 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 ESC2000...
Page 156 ® Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 4.7/4.8 To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise OS: ® Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD. ® At the boot:, type linux dd nostorage. Press <Enter>.
Page 157 What language would you like to use during the installation process? Catalan Chinese(Simplified) Chinese(Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Select your keyboard type and press <Enter> to continue. Keyboard Type What type of keyboard do you have? ua-utf ua-utf-ws unicode Back ASUS ESC2000...
Page 158 Select the media and press <tab> to select OK. Press<Enter> to continue. Installation Method What type of media contains the packages to be installed? Local CDROM Hard drive NFS image HTTP Back 10. Select the media and press <tab> to select OK. Press <Enter> to continue. No driver found Unable to find any devices of the type needed for this installation type.
Page 159 RAID driver (LSI megasr Driver) all the time. 12. Select Skip and press <Enter> to continue. CD Found To begin testing the CD media before installation press OK. Choose Skip to skip the media test and start the installation. Skip ASUS ESC2000 7-11...
Page 160 13. Select Done and press <Enter> to continue. Devices The following devices have been found on your system. Intel Pro/1000 (e1000e) LSI megasr Driver ver 13.10.0708.2009 (megasr) USB Mass Storage driver for Linux (usb-storage) Done Add Device The displayed devices may vary with models and systems. 14.
Page 161 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>. Driver Disk Source You have multiple devices which could serve as sources for a driver disk. Which would you like to use? scd0 Cancel ASUS ESC2000 7-13...
Page 162 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select ® OK, then press <Enter>. Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press “OK” to continue. Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press <Enter>.
Page 163 Driver Press <F5>, then select Yes from the menu. Press <Enter>. Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | File Help Language 1280 x 1024 Driver ASUS ESC2000 7-15...
Page 164 Insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive. Make sure that Installation from the Boot Options menu is selected, then press <Enter>. Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | Help Language...
Page 165: Intel Chipset Device Software Installation
Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. Click the item Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility from the menu. ASUS ESC2000 7-17...
Page 166 The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software window appears. Click Next to start the installation. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process. 7-18 Chapter 7: Driver installation...
Page 167 Read the Readme File Information and click Next to activate the installation. After completing the installation, click Next to continue. ASUS ESC2000 7-19...
Page 168 Click Yes, I want to restart this computer now and click Finish to restart the computer. 7-20 Chapter 7: Driver installation...
Page 169: Lan Driver Installation
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file AUTORUN.EXE from the \Drivers\Intel folder. Double-click the AUTORUN.EXE and 82576 follow step 4 to run the installation. ® Click the Intel PRO/1000 EB Network Connection option. ASUS ESC2000 7-21...
Page 170 ® When the Intel PRO Network Connections – InstallShield Wizard window appears, click Next to start the installation. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue. 7-22 Chapter 7: Driver installation...
Page 171 Select the programs you want to install and click Next to continue. Click Install to start the installation. ASUS ESC2000 7-23...
Page 172 The programs you select are being installed. Click Finish to finish the installation. 7-24 Chapter 7: Driver installation...
Page 173: Display Driver Installation
Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. The Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. When the ASPEED InstallShield Wizard window appears, click Next to continue. ASUS ESC2000 7-25...
Page 174 Click Install to start the installation. The system installs the driver automatically. 7-26 Chapter 7: Driver installation...
Page 175 When the installation completes, click Finish to exit the wizard. Click Yes to restart the computer. ASUS ESC2000 7-27...
Page 176: 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. 7.5.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive.
Page 177: Utilities Menu
Intel Matrix Storage Manager and LSI Embedded MegaRAID driver disk. 7.5.5 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. ASUS ESC2000 7-29...
Page 178 7-30 Chapter 7: Driver installation...
Page 179 Chapter 8 This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple ATI CrossFireX™ ® graphics cards and NVIDIA CUDA ® technology. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 180: Chapter 8: Multiple Gpu Technology Support
CrossFireX™ technology ® The motherboard supports the ATI CrossFireX™ technology that allows you to ® install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 8.1.1 Requirements • In CrossFireX mode, you should have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics cards or one CrossFireX-ready dual-GPU graphics card that are certified.
Page 181: Installing Crossfirex Graphics Cards
Ensure that the connector is firmly in place. Goldfingers CrossFireX bridge (bundled with graphics cards) Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 182: Installing The Device Drivers
8.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI ® CrossFireX™ technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com.
Page 183 In the Catalyst Control Center window, click Graphics Settings > CrossFireX > Configure. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to act as the display GPU. Select Enable CrossFireX. Click Apply, and then click OK to exit the window. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 184: Nvidia ® Cuda™ Technology
NVIDIA CUDA™ technology ® The motherboard supports the NVIDIA CUDA™ technology with 2 NVIDIA ® ® Tesla™ C2050/C2070 cards or one Tesla™ C1060 + one NVIDIA Quadro™ ® cards, providing the optimum multi purpose computing performance. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 8.2.1 Requirements •...
Page 185 Restore the expansion card lock to its original position. A light click indicates that the card is locked in place. Connect the 8-pin and 6-pin power connectors from the power supply to the Tesla cards. ASUS ESC2000...
Page 186 Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. To verify graphics card driver installation, right-click My Computer and select Properties from the menu. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. Click the “+” sign before Display adapters, and the installed graphics card and computing processor card(s) should appear.
Page 187: Asus Contact Information
ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259 Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 +886-2-2894-7798 E-mail info@asus.com.tw Web site http://www.asus.com.tw Technical Support Telephone +86-21-58660909 Online Support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan) Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259...
Page 188: Technical Support
800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA +1-510-608-4555 Web site http://usa.asus.com Technical Support Support Fax +1-812-284-0883 General Support +1-812-282-2787 Online support http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address Harkort Str. 21-23, 40880 Ratingen, Deutschland +49-2102-959911 Web site http://www.asus.de Online contact http://www.asus.de/sales Technical Support Telephone +49-1805-010923*...

Asus ESC2000 User Manual

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

Chapter 2: Hardware Setup

Chapter 3: Installation Options

Chapter 4: Motherboard Info

Chapter 5: BIOS Setup

Chapter 6: RAID Configuration

Chapter 7: Driver Installation

Chapter 8: Multiple GPU Technology Support

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