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TS300-E3/PA4 & PS4
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Intel Pentium 4/Pentium D LGA775
Pedestal/5U Rackmount Server
1066/800 MHz Front Side Bus
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E2369 Revised Edition V2 January 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). ASUS provides this manual “as is” without warra
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Contents Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .................................................................................... viii About this guide ......................................................................................... ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 System package contents ........................................................... 1-2 1.2 System specifications .....
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Contents 2.9 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-23 2.9.1 Motherboard connections ............................................. 2-23 2.9.2 SATA backplane connections ....................................... 2-24 2.9.3 SCSI backplane connections ........................................ 2-27 2.10 Removable components ............................................................ 2-30 2.10.1 Chassis fan ............................................
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Contents 5.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 5-14 5.3.1 System Time ................................................................ 5-14 5.3.2 System Date ............................................................... 5-14 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 5-14 5.3.4 IDE Configuration .......................................................... 5-15 5.3.5 Primary, Secondary, Third, Four
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Contents 6.2.7 Deleting a RAID configuration ....................................... 6-28 6.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 6-29 6.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache .............................................. 6-30 6.3 Global Array Manager ................................................................ 6-30 6.4 Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility! (P5MT-S model only) ........... 6-31 6.4.1 Configuring the SCSI controller .................................... 6-32 6.4.2 E
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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 B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r
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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, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all po
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About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of configuring a server. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections on front panel and rear panel specifications. 2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing syste
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Conventions To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. 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. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and information to aid in completing a task. Reference Visit the ASUS websites worldwide that provide updated informa
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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the general features of the barebone server, including sections on the front panel and rear panel specifications. ASUS TS300-E3/PA4 & PS4 1- Product introduction
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1.1 System package contents Check your ASUS TS300-E3 package with the items on the following table. The package contents vary for the following configurations: • PA4 (four hot-swap Serial ATA hard disk drives) • PS4 (four hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives) Configuration Item description PA4 PS4 ASUS TS300-E3 5U rackmount chassis with: • ASUS P5MT motherboard • ASUS P5MT-S motherboard • 450 W single power supply • SATA backplane board • SCSI backplane board • Floppy disk drive • 9 cm Blower
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1.2 System specifications The ASUS TS300-E3 is a barebone server system featuring the ASUS P5MT ® ® ® Series motherboard. The server supports an Intel Pentium 4/Pentium D processor in the 775-land package, and includes the latest technologies through the chipsets embedded on the motherboard. Chassis Pedestal or rackmount 5U with removable front door bezel and chassis foot stand or roller-wheels. Motherboard ASUS P5MT (PA4 model) ASUS P5MT-S (PS4 model) ATX compatible form factor: 12 in x
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1.2 System specifications Expansion slots 1 x PCI 33 MHz/32-bit/5V (PCI 2.3) 1 x PCI-X 100 MHz/64-bit slot (PCI-X 1.0) 1 x PCI-X 100 MHz/64-bit slot (supports ZCR, PCI-X 1.0)* (colored green on PS4 model) 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot (x8 Link)** 1 x Mini-PCI socket for the ASUS Server Management Board Drive bays 1 x 3.25-inch FDD bay 3 x 5.25-inch drive bays Front panel 2 x USB 2.0 ports Rear panel 1 x Serial port 1 x Parallel port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 2 x LAN (RJ-45
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1.3 Front panel features The TS300-E3 chassis displays a stylish front bezel with lock. The bezel covers the system components on the front panel and serves as security. Open the bezel to access the front panel components. The drive bays, power and reset buttons, LED indicators, CD-ROM drive, floppy drive, and USB 2.0 ports are located on the front panel. For future installation of 5.25-inch devices, two drive bays are available. CD-ROM drive Empty 5.25-inch bays Power button Reset button
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1.4 Rear panel features The rear panel includes a slot for the motherboard rear I/O ports, expansion slots, a chassis lock and intrusion switch, a vent for the system fan, and power supply module. Power supply module Power connector Chassis intrusion switch PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard port USB 2.0 ports 12 cm system fan Serial port Parallel port VGA port Gigabit LAN ports Expansion slots 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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1.5 Internal features The barebone server system includes the basic components as shown. The photo below shows the TS300-E3 with the hard disk drive blower installed. The HDD blower circulates cool air within the system. PA4 (4 hot-swap SATA configuration) 6 1 • 7 • 2 3 8 10 4 • • 5 • 9 • • • 1. Power supply unit 2. Chassis fan 3. ASUS P5MT motherboard 4. Chassis intrusion switch 5. Expansion card locks 6. Optical drive 7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays 8. HDD blower (HDD drive cage inside) 9. Front
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PS4 (4 hot-swap SCSI configuration) 6 1 • 7 • 2 3 8 10 4 • • 5 • 9 • • • 1. Power supply unit 2. Chassis fan 3. ASUS P5MT-S motherboard 4. Chassis intrusion switch 5. Expansion card locks 6. Optical drive 7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays 8. HDD blower (HDD drive cage inside) 9. Front I/0 board 10. SCSI backplane 1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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1.6 LED information The barebone system comes with five LED indicators. Refer to the following table for the LED status description. System and HDD LED Power LED (blue) HDD Access LED (green) ! Message LED (red) Drive Status LED (green/red) Drive Activity LED (green) LED Icon Display status Description System Power LED ON System power ON Blinking System is in suspend mode HDD Access LED OFF No activity Blinking Read/write data into the HDD Message LED OFF System is normal; no incoming event B
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