User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Notices
- Federal Communications Commission Statement
- Canadian Department of Communications Statement
- Safety information
- Electrical Safety
- Operation Safety
- About this guide
- Product introduction
- 1.1 System package contents
- 1.2 System specifications
- 1.3 Front panel features
- 1.4 Rear panel features
- 1.5 Internal features
- 1.6 LED information
- 1.6.1 Rear panel LEDs
- 1.6.2 Front panel LEDs
- 1.6.3 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs
- Hardware setup
- 2.1 Chassis cover
- 2.1.1 Removing the cover
- 2.1.2 Installing the cover
- 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 2.2.1 Installing the CPU
- 2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct
- 2.3 System memory
- 2.3.1 DIMM sockets location
- 2.3.2 Memory configurations
- 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM
- 2.3.4 Removing a DIMM
- 2.4 Hard disk drives
- 2.5 Expansion slot
- 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket
- 2.5.2 Reinstalling the riser card bracket
- 2.5.3 Replacing the optional riser card
- 2.5.4 Configuring an expansion card
- 2.6 Cable connections
- 2.7 SATA backplane cabling
- 2.8 Removable components
- 2.8.1 System fans
- 2.8.2 System fan with dummy case
- 2.8.3 Device fan
- 2.8.4 Power supply module
- 2.8.5 Optical drive
- 2.8.6 Motherboard
- Installation options
- 3.1 Rackmount rail kit items
- 3.2 Rack rails assembly
- 3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack
- 3.4 Rackmounting the server
- Motherboard info
- 4.1 Motherboard layout
- 4.2 Jumpers
- 4.3 Connectors
- BIOS setup
- 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 Time [xx:xx:xx]
- 5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
- 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [Disabled]
- 5.3.4 Primary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
- 5.3.5 IDE Configuration
- 5.3.6 System Information
- 5.4 Advanced menu
- 5.4.1 USB Configuration
- 5.4.2 MPS Configuration
- 5.4.3 CPU Configuration
- 5.4.6 Chipset Configuration
- 5.4.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 5.4.8 PCI/PnP Configuration
- 5.5 Server menu
- 5.5.1 Remote Access Configuration
- 5.6 Power menu
- 5.6.1 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
- 5.6.2 APM Configuration
- 5.6.3 Hardware Monitor
- 5.7 Boot menu
- 5.7.1 Boot Device Priority
- 5.7.2 Hard Disk Drives
- 5.7.3 Boot Settings Configuration
- 5.7.4 Security
- 5.8 Exit menu
- RAID Configuration
- 6.1 Setting up RAID
- 6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
- 6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
- 6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities
- 6.2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility
- 6.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set
- 6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration
- 6.2.3 Initializing the logical drives
- 6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives
- 6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency
- 6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration
- 6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
- 6.2.8 Enabling the WriteCache
- 6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
- 6.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)
- 6.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror)
- 6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set
- 6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID
- 5.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
- 6.4 Global Array Manager
- Driver installation
- 7.1 RAID driver installation
- 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
- 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver
- 7.2 Intel® chipset software installation
- 7.3 LAN driver installation
- 7.4 VGA driver installation
- 7.4.1 Windows® Server
- 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
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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.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’
s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
•
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
•
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the
graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes
or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical,
electronic equipment, and mercury-containing button cell battery) should not
be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic
products.