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1.4 Front panel features The barebone server features a simple yet stylish front panel. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, and USB ports are located and easily accessible on the front panel. ESC4000 G3 Optical disc drive Asset tag HDD Access LED Message LED LAN1 LED LAN2 LED 21 Power button with LED Location button with LED Reset button USB 2.0 ports Steel handle ESC4000 G3S Asset tag USB 2.0 ports Hot-swap 3.5-inch HDD Bays Steel handle Fron Panel buttons and LED 2 1 Steel handle Hot-swap 2.5-inch HDD Bays Refer to the Front panel LEDs section for the LED descriptions. Steel handle ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 1-7

Section	Page
Notices	7
Canadian Department of Communications Statement	7
Australia statement notice	7
Safety information	9
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	19
1.5 Rear panel features	20
1.6 Internal features	21
1.7 LED information	22
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	22
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	24
1.7.3 HDD status LEDs	25
1.7.4 Q-Code/Port 80 status LEDs	26
Chapter 2: Hardware Information	29
2.1 Chassis cover	30
2.1.1 Air duct	31
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	32
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	32
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink	37
2.3 System memory	38
2.3.1 Overview	38
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	38
2.4 Hard disk drives	41
2.5 Expansion slots	45
2.5.1 The PCI Express riser card	45
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	49
2.6 Cable connections	50
2.7 SATA/SAS backplane cabling	51
2.8 Removable/optional components	53
2.8.1 System fans	53
2.8.2 Redundant power supply units	55
2.8.3 Installing Accelerators	57
Chapter 3: Installation options	61
3.1 Friction Rail Kit	62
3.1.1 Attaching the rack rails	62
3.1.2 Mounting the server to the rack	64
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	67
4.1 Z10PG-D16 Motherboard layout	68
4.2 Jumpers	70
4.3 Internal connectors	74
4.4 Onboard LEDs	82
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	85
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	86
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	86
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility	87
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	88
5.2 BIOS setup program	90
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	91
5.2.2 Menu bar	91
5.2.3 Menu items	92
5.2.4 Submenu items	92
5.2.5 Navigation keys	92
5.2.6 General help	92
5.2.7 Configuration fields	92
5.2.8 Pop-up window	92
4.2.9 Scroll bar	92
5.3 Main menu	93
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	93
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	93
5.4 Advanced menu	94
5.4.1 ACPI Settings	95
5.4.2 Smart Settings	95
5.4.3 NCT6779D Super IO Configuration	96
5.4.4 Onboard LAN I210 Configuration	97
5.4.5 Serial Port Console Redirection	98
5.4.6 APM	101
5.4.7 Advanced Power Management Configuration	102
5.4.8 PCI Subsystem Settings	103
5.4.9 Network Stack Configuration	104
5.4.10 CSM Configuration	105
5.4.11 Trusted Computing	106
5.4.12 USB Configuration	107
5.4.13 iSCSI Configuration	108
5.5 IntelRCSetup menu	109
5.5.1 Processor Configuration	110
5.5.2 Advanced Power Management Configuration	112
5.5.3 Common RefCode Configuration	114
5.5.4 QPI Configuration	114
5.5.5 Memory Configuration	115
5.5.6 IIO Configuration	118
5.5.7 PCH Configuration	119
5.5.8 Miscellaneous Configuration	121
5.5.9 Server ME Configuration	122
5.5.10 Runtime Error Logging Support	122
5.6 Server Mgmt menu	123
5.7 Event Logs menu	127
5.7.1 Change Smbios Event Log Settings	127
5.7.2 View Smbios Event Log	127
5.8 Monitor menu	128
5.9 Security menu	129
5.10 Boot menu	132
5.11 Tool menu	133
5.12 Exit menu	134
Chapter 6: RAID Configuration	137
6.1 Setting up RAID	138
6.1.1 RAID definitions	138
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	139
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	139
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	139
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	140
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	141
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	147
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	148
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	152
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	154
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	157
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	158
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	159
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA Option ROM Utility	160
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	162
6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	163
6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	165
6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	166
6.3.5 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utility	167
6.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID	167
6.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	169
6.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows)	170
6.4.1 Creating a RAID set	171
6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type	173
6.4.3 Deleting a volume	174
6.4.4 Preferences	175
Chapter 7: Driver installation	177
7.1 RAID driver installation	178
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	178
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	179
7.2 Management applications and utilities installation	189
7.3 Running the Support DVD	189
7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation	193
7.5 Installing the Intel® I210 Gigabit Adapters driver	195
7.6 VGA driver installation	198
7.7 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 4.0 installation	200