ESC1000 G2 Configuration Guide
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Contents Revision history........................................................................................... III Safety information....................................................................................... IV Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Key features................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Front panel features...................................................................... 1-5 1.2 1.4 1.5 System overview............
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. When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, contact a qualified service technician or your dealer.
This chapter describes the key features of ESC1000 G2. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
1.1 Key features The ASUS ESC1000 G2 is a second generation professional workstation based on the Intel® Xeon® E5-1600 processor platform, featuring three 5.25” media bays, four hot-swap 3.5” SATA hard drive cages, 80PLUS Gold 1350W power supply, and six PCI Express 3.0 x16 expansion slots. It is designed for professional applications in fluid dynamics, medical research, engineering, the sciences, financial modeling, real-time graphics, rendering, and heavy-duty ray tracing.
Cutting-edge architecture The ESC1000 G2 supports new Intel® Sandy Bridge-E processors. With eight DIMM slots and DDR3 1600, it accommodates up to 64GB in memory capacity, providing high computing capabilities. Extra PCI Express 3.0 lanes are perfect for systems that require high I/O connectivity and bandwidth, with support for more compatible devices.
1.2 System overview 9 4 8 7 3 6 2 AIR FLOW 1 5 9 Items 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
1.3 Front panel features Optical drive Empty 5.25-inch bays HDD access LED Power LED Security lock Power button Reset button 4-bay HDD cage Headphone output jack USB 2.0 ports Microphone jack USB 3.
1.4 Rear panel features Power switch Power connector PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard port USB 2.0 ports USB BIOS Flashback button USB 2.0 ports USB 3.
1.5 System specifications ASUS ESC1000 G2 is a workstation that features the ASUS P9X79 WS motherboard, supports Intel® LGA2011 Xeon® E5-1600/Core™ i7-3900/3800 series processors, and the latest technologies through the onboard chipsets.. Model Name ESC1000 G2 1 x Socket LGA2011 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-1600/Core™ i7-3900/3800 processor family (TDP=130W) Intel® X79 Express Chipset 8 (4-channel per CPU, 8 DIMM per CPU) Maximum up to 64GB (UDIMM) DDR3 1066/1333/1866(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/ 2133 (O.C.)/2400(O.C.
Rear Panel I/O OS Support Anti-virus Software Dimension (HH x WW x DD) Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & HDD not included) Power Supply Power Rating Environment 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical) 1 x USB BIOS Flashback button 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue) 8 x USB 2.0/1.
This chapter lists the key components and optional accessories for the server system.
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA2011 socket designed for the Intel® Xeon® E5-1600/Core™ i7-3900/3800 series processors. Please note the order in opening/ closing the double latch. Follow the instructions printed on the metal sealing hatch or the illustrations shown below in this manual. The plastic cap will pop up automatically once the CPU is in place and the hatch properly sealed down. Order P/N N/A N/A N/A N/A 2-2 Description E5-1660 3.
2.2 Upgrading system memory The motherboard comes with eight Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) slots. You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB unbuffered ECC or non‑ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets depending on the installed CPU. Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. 1 2 2 We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity for RAID configuration.
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2.6 1. 2. 3. 4. Upgrading expansion card Locate the slot that you want to install expansion card on the motherboard. Align the golden fingers of the expansion card with the slot you decided to use. Insert the expansion card into the slot. Ensure that it is completely seated on the slot. Reinstall the expansion card shield.
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2.9 OS support list OS support list Windows® XP Service Pack 2 64-bit Windows® XP Service Pack 3 32-bit Windows® Vista Service Pack 2 32/64-bit Windows® 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 32/64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux Desktop WS 6.2 Open SuSE® 12.1 Ubuntu Desktop 11.
