Asus ESC4000 G2 User Guide - Page 4

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Contents

2.8.3

Installing ASMB4 series management board (bundled)

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2.8.4

Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID Card (optional)

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2.8.5.

NVIDIA

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Tesla™ GPU computing modules (optional)...

2-25

Chapter 3:

Installation options

3.1

Installing friction rail kit items

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3-2

3.1.1

Attaching the fixing latches to the server

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3.1.2

Attaching the rack rails

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3-3

3.1.3

Mounting the server to the rack

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Chapter 4:

Motherboard information

4.1

Motherboard layouts

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4-2

4.2

Jumpers

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4-4

4.3

Internal connectors

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Chapter 5:

BIOS setup

5.1

Managing and updating your BIOS

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5-2

5.1.1

AFUDOS utility

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5-2

5.1.2

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

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5-4

5.2

BIOS setup program

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5-5

5.2.1

BIOS menu screen

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5.2.2

Menu bar

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5.2.3

Navigation keys

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5.2.4

Menu items

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5.2.5

Sub-menu items

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5.2.6

Configuration fields

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5.2.7

Pop-up window

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5.2.8

Scroll bar

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5.2.9

General help

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5.3

Main menu

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5.3.1

System Time

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5.3.2

System Date

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5.3.3

SATA1–6

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5.3.4

IDE Configuration

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5.3.5

AHCI Configuration

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5.3.6

System Information

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Section	Page
About this guide	10
Chapter 1: Product introduction	13
1.1 System package contents	14
1.2 Serial number label	15
1.3 System specifications	16
1.4 Front panel features	18
1.5 Rear panel features	18
1.6 Internal features	19
1.7 LED information	20
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	20
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	21
1.7.3 HDD status LED	21
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	23
2.1 Chassis cover	24
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	25
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	25
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct	28
2.3 System memory	29
2.3.1 Overview	29
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	29
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	31
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	31
2.4 Hard disk drives	32
2.5 Expansion slot	34
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket	34
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	35
2.6 Cable connections	36
2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling	37
2.8 Removable/optional components	38
2.8.1 System fans	38
2.8.2 Redundant power supply units	39
2.8.3 Installing ASMB4 series management board (bundled)	42
2.8.4 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID Card (optional)	43
2.8.5. NVIDIA® Tesla™ GPU computing modules (optional)	47
Chapter 3: Installation options	51
3.1 Installing friction rail kit items	52
3.1.1 Attaching the fixing latches to the server	52
3.1.2 Attaching the rack rails	53
3.1.3 Mounting the server to the rack	54
Chapter 4: Motherboard information	55
4.1 Motherboard layouts	56
4.2 Jumpers	58
4.3 Internal connectors	63
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	71
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	72
5.1.1 AFUDOS utility	72
5.1.2 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 Time [xx:xx:xx]	78
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	78
5.3.3 SATA1–6	79
5.3.4 IDE Configuration	80
5.3.5 AHCI Configuration	81
5.3.6 System Information	82
5.4 Advanced menu	83
5.4.1 CPU Configuration	83
5.4.2 Chipset Configuration	87
5.4.3 Legacy Device Configuration	91
5.4.4 USB Configuration	91
5.4.5 PCIPnP	92
5.4.6 Power On Configuration	93
5.4.7 Event Log Configuration	94
5.4.8 Hardware Monitor	94
5.4.9 I/O Virtualization	95
5.4.10 PCI Express Configuration	96
5.4.11 ACPI Configuration	96
5.5 Server menu	98
5.6 Boot menu	100
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority	100
5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	100
5.6.3 Security	102
5.7 Exit menu	104
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
6.1.3 RAID controller selection	107
6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	107
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	108
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	109
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	115
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	116
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	120
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	121
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	124
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	125
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	126
6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility	127
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	128
6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	129
6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	131
6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	132
6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	133
6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager	134
6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	134
6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	136
Chapter 7: Driver installation	137
7.1 RAID driver installation	138
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	138
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	141
7.2 Intel® chipset device installation	150
7.3 LAN driver installation	152
7.4 VGA driver installation	155
7.5 Management applications and utilities installation	158
7.5.1 Running the support DVD	158
7.5.2 Drivers menu	158
7.5.3 Utilities menu	159
7.5.4 Make disk menu	159

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