Document Outline

• Contents
  • Notices
  • Safety information
  • About this guide
• Chapter 1: Product introduction
  • 1.1 System package contents
  • 1.2 Serial number label
  • 1.3 System specifications
  • 1.4 Front panel features
  • 1.5 Rear panel features
  • 1.6 Internal features
  • 1.7 LED information
    • 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs
    • 1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs
• Chapter 2: Hardware setup
  • 2.1 Chassis cover
    • 2.1.1 Removing the side cover
    • 2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover
  • 2.2 Motherboard overview
  • 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
    • 2.3.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  • 2.4 System memory
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Memory configurations
    • 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
    • 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
  • 2.5 Front panel assembly
    • 2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly
    • 2.5.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly
  • 2.6 5.25-inch drives
  • 2.7 Hard disk drives
    • 2.7.1 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD
    • 2.7.2 Installing an HDD dummy cover
  • 2.8 Expansion cards
    • 2.8.1 Installing an expansion card
    • 2.8.2 Removing an expansion card
  • 2.9 Cable connections
    • 2.9.1 Motherboard connections
    • 2.9.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections
  • 2.10 Removable components
    • 2.10.1 System fan
    • 2.10.2 HDD blower (optional)
    • 2.10.3 SATA/SAS backplane
    • 2.10.4 Floppy disk drive
    • 2.10.5 Front I/O board
    • 2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels
    • 2.10.7 Power supply unit
• Chapter 3: Installation options
  • 3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting
    • 3.1.1 Removing the footpads or roller wheels
    • 3.1.2 Removing the top cover
  • 3.2 Attaching the mounting ears
  • 3.3 Attaching the inner rail to the server
  • 3.4 Attaching the rack rails
  • 3.5 Mounting the server to the rack
  • 3.6 Installing the cable manager
• Chapter 4: Motherboard infomation
  • 4.1 Motherboard layouts
  • 4.2 Jumpers
  • 4.3 Connectors
    • 4.3.1 Rear panel connectors
    • 4.3.2 Internal connectors
• Chapter 5: BIOS information
  • 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
    • 5.1.2 AFUDOS utility
    • 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
  • 5.2 BIOS setup program
    • 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 5.2.2 Menu bar
    • 5.2.3 Navigation keys
    • 5.2.4 Menu items
    • 5.2.5 Sub-menu items
    • 5.2.6 Configuration fields
    • 5.2.7 Pop-up window
    • 5.2.8 Scroll bar
    • 5.2.9 General help
  • 5.3 Main menu
    • 5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
    • 5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
    • 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
    • 5.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1/2/3/4
    • 5.3.5 IDE Configuration
    • 5.3.6 System Information
  • 5.4 Advanced menu
    • 5.4.1 USB Configuration
    • 5.4.2 Remote Access Configuration
    • 5.4.3 Trusted Computing
    • 5.4.4 MPS Configuration
    • 5.4.5 CPU Configuration
    • 5.4.6 Chipset Configuration
    • 5.4.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
    • 5.4.8 PCI PnP
  • 5.5 Power Configuration
    • 5.5.1 APM Configuration
    • 5.5.2 Hardware Monitor
  • 5.6 Boot menu
    • 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority
    • 5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration
    • 5.6.3 Security
  • 5.7 Exit menu
• Chapter 6: RAID configuration
  • 6.1 Setting up RAID
    • 6.1.1 RAID definitions
    • 6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
    • 6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS (For PA4 model only)
    • 6.1.4 RAID configuration utility (For PA4 model only)
  • 6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility (For PA4 model Only)
    • 6.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set
    • 6.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set
    • 6.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration
    • 6.2.4 Initializing the logical drives
    • 6.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives
    • 6.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency
    • 6.2.7 Deleting a RAID configuration
    • 6.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
    • 6.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache
  • 6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility (For PA4 model only)
    • 6.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)
    • 6.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror)
    • 6.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror)
    • 6.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity)
    • 6.3.5 Deleting a RAID set
    • 6.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
    • 6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID
    • 6.3.8 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
    • 6.3.9 Setting the Boot array use MB BIOS Setup Utility
    • 6.3.10 Global Array Manager
  • 6.4 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility (for PX4 model only)
    • 6.4.1 Integrated Mirroring volume
    • 6.4.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced volume
    • 6.4.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume
    • 6.4.4 Managing Arrays
    • 6.4.5 Viewing SAS topology
    • 6.4.6 Global Properties
• Chapter 7: Driver installation
  • 7.1 RAID driver installation
    • 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk (for PA4 Model)
    • 7.1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk (for PX4 Model)
    • 7.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver (for PA4 Model)
    • 7.1.4 Installing the RAID controller driver (for PX4 Model)
  • 7.2 Intel® chipset software installation
  • 7.3 VGA driver installation
    • 7.3.1 Windows® Server
    • 7.3.2 Red Hat® Enterprise
  • 7.4 LAN driver installation
    • 7.4.1 Windows® Server
    • 7.4.2 Red Hat® Enterprise
  • 7.5 Management applications and utilities installation
    • 7.5.1 Running the support CD
    • 7.5.2 Drivers menu
    • 7.5.3 Management Software menu
    • 7.5.4 Utilities menu
    • 7.5.5 Contact information
• Appendix: Reference information
  • A.1 450 W single power supply
    • A.1.1 General description
    • A.1.2 Specifications
  • A.2 Simple fixes