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1.3 System specifications The ASUS RS160-S5/PX4 is a server featuring the ASUS DSEB-DG/SAS server board. The server supports Intel® LGA771 Xeon® E5400 / E5300 / E5200 / E5100 Series processors with EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name Processor / System Bus Core Logic RS160-E4/SI 2 x Socket LGA771 Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5400 (45nm) / E5300 series processors Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® E5200 (45nm) / 5100 series processors FSB 1600 / 1333 / 1066 / 667 MHz EM64T 2 x 2M, 4M, 8M, and 12M L2 cache Intel® 5400 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Intel® 6321ESB I/O Controller Hub (ICH) ASUS Features Smart Fan ASWM2.0 √ √ Memory Total Slots Capacity Memory Type Memory Size 8 (4-Channel) Maximum up to 32GB Fully-Buffered DIMM DDR2 800 / 667 / 533 Registered, ECC 512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB* Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots Expansion Slots Slot Type 1 1 x PCIe x16 slot (Full-Height / Half-Length) Storage Additional Slot 1 SAS Controller 1 x SO-DIMM socket for optional ASMB3-SOL PLUS LSI 1068 PCI-X 8-port SAS controller: LSI® Integrated RAID 0, 1, 1E support HDD Bays Networking Graphic I = internal A or S will be hot-swappable LAN VGA 4 x Hot-swap SAS/SATA II HDD Bays Intel® 6321 + Intel® 82563EB Dual Port GbE 2 x Intel® 82573 GbE XGI Z9s PCI Display Controller 32MB Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD Onboard I/O OS Support 1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay Options: No Device / DVD-ROM / DVD-RW 1 x External Serial Port 4 x RJ-45 ports 4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2) 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS3.0 32/64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS4.0 32/64-bit SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9 32/64-bit (Subject to change without any notice) (continued on the next page) ASUS RS160-S5/PX4 1-3

Section	Page
Contents	3
Notices	7
Safety information	8
About this guide	9
Chapter 1: Product introduction	11
1.1 System package contents	12
1.2 Serial number label	12
1.3 System specifications	13
1.4 Front panel features	15
1.5 Rear panel features	15
1.6 Internal features	16
1.7 LED information	17
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	17
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	17
1.7.3 HDD status LED	18
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	19
2.1 Chassis cover	20
2.1.1 Removing the front cover	20
2.1.2 Removing the rear cover	22
2.1.3 Installing the top cover	23
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	24
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	24
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct	27
2.3 System memory	28
2.3.1 Overview	28
2.3.2 Memory mirroring and sparing technology	30
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	33
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	33
2.4 Hard disk drives	34
2.5 Expansion slot	36
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket	36
2.5.2 Reinstalling the riser card bracket	37
2.5.3 Configuring an expansion card	39
2.6 Cable connections	40
2.7 SAS backplane cabling	41
2.8 Removable components	42
2.8.1 System fans	42
2.8.2 Power supply module	45
2.8.3 Optical drive	46
2.8.4 Motherboard	47
Chapter 3: Installation options	49
3.1 Rackmount rail kit items	50
3.2 Rack rails assembly	50
3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack	51
3.4 Rackmounting the server	52
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	53
4.1 Motherboard layout	54
4.2 Jumpers	56
4.3 Internal connectors	60
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	69
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	70
5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk	70
5.1.2 AFUDOS utility	71
5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	74
5.2 BIOS setup program	75
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	76
5.2.2 Menu bar	76
5.2.3 Navigation keys	76
5.2.4 Menu items	77
5.2.5 Sub-menu items	77
5.2.6 Configuration fields	77
5.2.7 Pop-up window	77
5.2.8 Scroll bar	77
5.2.9 General help	77
5.3 Main menu	78
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	78
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	78
5.3.3 Floppy A [Disabled]	78
5.3.4 IDE Configuration	79
5.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave	80
5.3.6 System Information	81
5.4 Advanced menu	83
5.4.1 CPU Configuration	83
5.4.2 Chipset Configuration	85
5.4.3 PCI/PnP Configuration	89
5.4.4 USB Configuration	91
5.4.5 Peripheral Configuration	92
5.4.6 ACPI Configuration	93
5.4.7 Power On Configuration	94
5.4.8 Hardware Monitor	95
5.5 Server menu	97
5.6 Security	99
5.7 Boot menu	101
5.7.1 Boot Device Priority	101
5.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration	102
5.8 Exit menu	103
Chapter 6: RAID configuration	105
6.1 Setting up RAID	106
6.1.1 RAID definitions	106
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	106
6.2 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility	107
6.2.1 Integrated Mirroring (IM) volume	107
6.2.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) volume	111
6.2.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume	113
6.2.4 Managing Arrays	115
6.2.5 Viewing SAS Topology	119
6.2.6 Global Properties	120
Chapter 7: Driver installation	123
7.1 RAID driver installation	124
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	124
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	127
7.2 Intel® chipset device installation	134
7.3 LAN driver installation	137
7.4 VGA driver installation	141
7.5 Management applications and utilities installation	143
7.5.1 Running the support CD	143
7.5.2 Drivers menu	143
7.5.3 Management Software menu	144
7.5.4 Utilities menu	144

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1.3

System speciﬁcations

The ASUS RS160-S5/PX4 is a server featuring the ASUS DSEB-DG/SAS server

board. The server supports Intel

LGA771 Xeon

E5400 / E5300 / E5200 / E5100

Series processors with EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through

the chipsets onboard.

Model Name

RS160-E4/SI

Processor / System Bus

2 x Socket LGA771

Quad-Core Intel

Xeon

E5400 (45nm) / E5300

series processors

Dual-Core Intel

Xeon

E5200 (45nm) / 5100

series processors

FSB 1600 / 1333 / 1066 / 667 MHz EM64T

2 x 2M, 4M, 8M, and 12M L2 cache

Core Logic

Intel

5400 Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

Intel

6321ESB I/O Controller Hub (ICH)

ASUS Features

Smart Fan

√

ASWM2.0

√

Memory

Total Slots

8 (4-Channel)

Capacity

Maximum up to 32GB

Memory Type

Fully-Buffered DIMM DDR2 800 / 667 / 533

Registered, ECC

Memory Size

512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB*

Expansion Slots

Total PCI/PCI-X/

PCI-E Slots

Slot Type

1 x PCIe x16 slot (Full-Height / Half-Length)

Additional Slot 1

1 x SO-DIMM socket for optional ASMB3-SOL

PLUS

Storage

SAS Controller

LSI 1068 PCI-X 8-port SAS controller:

LSI

Integrated RAID 0, 1, 1E support

HDD Bays

I = internal

A or S will be

hot-swappable

4 x Hot-swap SAS/SATA II HDD Bays

Networking

LAN

Intel

6321 + Intel

82563EB Dual Port GbE

2 x Intel

82573 GbE

Graphic

VGA

XGI Z9s PCI Display Controller 32MB

Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD

1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay

Options: No Device / DVD-ROM / DVD-RW

Onboard I/O

1 x External Serial Port

4 x RJ-45 ports

4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2)

1 x VGA port

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

1 x PS/2 mouse port

OS Support

Windows

Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit

RedHat

Enterprise Linux AS3.0 32/64-bit

RedHat

Enterprise Linux AS4.0 32/64-bit

SuSE

Linux Enterprise Server 9 32/64-bit

(Subject to change without any notice)

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