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TS300-E5
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Intel Xeon 3000/3200 Series
LGA775 Pedestal/5U Server
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E3690 Second Edition V2 April 2008 Copyright © 2008 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 warranty
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Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii Notices ....................................................................................................... viii Safety information ...................................................................................... ix About this guide .......................................................................................... x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Sys
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Contents 2.8 Expansion cards ........................................................................ 2-21 2.8.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-21 2.8.2 Removing an expansion card ....................................... 2-22 2.9 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-23 2.9.1 Motherboard connections ............................................. 2-23 2.9.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections .................
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Contents 5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-8 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5-9 5.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 5-9 5.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 5-9 5.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 5-10 5.2.5 Sub-menu items ...............
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Contents 6.1 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 (For PA4 model only) ..... 6-3 6.1.4 RAID configuration utility (For PA4 model only) .............. 6-3 6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility (For PA4 model Only) .....
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Contents Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk (for PA4 Model)................... 7-2 7.1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk (for PX4 Model) .................. 7-5 7.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver (for PA4 Model)....... 7-6 7.1.4 Installing the RAID controller driver (for PX4 Model) .... 7-15 ® 7.2 Intel chipset software installation ..................................
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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 sys
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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-E5 1- Product introduction
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1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. Model Name TS300-E5/PA4 TS300-E5/PX4 Chassis ASUS T30 Pedestal 5U Rackmount ASUS T30 Pedestal 5U Rackmount Chassis Chassis Motherboard ASUS P5BP-E/4L Server Board ASUS P5BP-E/4L Server Board Component 450W Single Power Supply 450W Single Power Supply SATA/SAS Backplane Board SATA/SAS Backplane Board Floppy Disk Drive Floppy Disk Drive 12cm System fan 12cm System fan 4 x Hot-swap HDD trays (including 4 x Hot-swap
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1.3 System specifications The ASUS TS300-E5 is a 5U barebone server system featuring the ASUS ® P5BP-E/4L server board. The server supports Intel LGA775 Xeon 3000 / 3200 processors with EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name TS300-E5/PA4 TS300-E5/PX4 Processor / System Bus 1 x Socket LGA775 ® ® Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 3000 / Wolfdale sequence ® ® Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 3200 (G-0) / Yorkfield sequence ® Supports Intel
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HDD Bays I = internal 4 x Hot-swap SATA2 4 x Hot-swap SAS A or S will HDD Bays HDD Bays be hot- swappable ® Networking LAN 4 x Broadcom BCM5721 PCI-E GbE LAN Graphic VGA XGI Z9S VGA Controller / 32MB DDRII SDRAM Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / 1 x FDD DVD 3 x 5.25" media bays (Options: No ODD/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW) Onboard I/O 1 x External Serial Port 5 x RJ-45 ports (4 for GbE LANs and 1 for upcoming ASUS ASMB3-iKVM controller card) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2) 1 x VGA port 1 x
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1.4 Front panel features The TS300-E5 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, optical 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. Optical drive Empty 5.25-inch bays Power button Reset butt
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1.5 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 cord connector Power supply switch PS/2 keyboard port PS/2 mouse port USB 2.0 ports 10/100Mbps LAN port 5* Serial port 12 cm system fan VGA port Gigabit LAN ports 1-4 Expansion slots* • LAN 5 is a 10/100Mbps LAN (RJ-45) port for upcoming ASUS ASMB3-iKVM controller card onl
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1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. PA4 (Four Hot-swap SATA2 HDD Devices) 6 1 • 7 • 2 10 8 9 • 4 3 • • • 5 • 11 • • 1. Power supply unit 6. Optical drive 2. 12cm system fan 7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays 3. ASUS P5BP-E/4L Server Board 8. Hot-swap HDD bays 4. Chassis intrusion switch 9. 9cm HDD Blower (optional) 5. Expansion card locks 10. SATA/SAS backplane board (hidden) 11. Front I/O panel ASUS TS300-E5 1-7
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PX4 (Four Hot-swap SAS HDD Devices) 6 1 • 7 • 2 10 8 9 • 3 4 12 • • 11 5 • • • • 1. Power supply unit 6. Optical drive 2. 12cm system fan 7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays 3. ASUS P5BP-E/4L Server Board 8. Hot-swap HDD bays 4. Chassis intrusion switch 9. 9cm HDD Blower (optional) 5. Expansion card locks 10. SATA/SAS backplane board (hidden) 11. Front I/O panel 12. SAS controller card 1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
