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1.3 System specifications The ASUS ESC500 G2 is a workstation featuring the ASUS P8C WS motherboard. The workstation supports Intel® LGA1155 Xeon® E3-1200 v2 or 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i3 Processors, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name Operating System Processor / System Bus supported Core Logic Memory Expansion Slots Total Slots Capacity Memory Type Memory Size Total PCI/PCIX/PCI-E Slots Slot Type ESC500 G2 Genuine Windows® 7 Professional. 1 x Socket LGA1155 Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v2 Processor Family Intel® 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i3 Processors Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 Processor Family Intel® Core™ i3-2100 Processor Family Intel® Core™ G8x0 Processor Family Intel® Core™ G6x0 Processor Family Intel® C216 Express Chipset 4 DIMMs (2 Channels) Maximum up to 32GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600 ECC/non-ECC UDIMM * Refer to www.asus.com for detail memory AVL & CPU support list 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB (UDIMM) 6 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (at x16/x8 mode) 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (at x8 mode) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x4 mode) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 (at x1 mode) Storage SATA Controller 1 x PCI Intel® C216: 2 SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) 4 SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (blue) Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (for Windows only) HDD Bays Networking LAN (Support software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5) 3 x Internal 3.5" HDD Bays 2 x Intel® 82574L Gigabit LAN controller (continued on the next page) ASUS ESC500 G2 1-3

Section	Page
About this guide	9
Audience	9
Contents	9
Conventions	10
Typography	10
Reference	10
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	16
1.6 Internal features	17
1.7 LED information	18
1.7.1 Front panel LED	18
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	18
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	19
2.1 Chassis cover	20
2.2 Motherboard overview	22
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	23
2.3.1 CPU installation	24
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan assembly	27
2.4 System memory	29
2.4.1 Overview	29
2.4.2 Memory configurations	30
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM	31
2.4.4. To remove a DIMM	31
2.5 Installing hard disk drives	32
2.6 Installing 5.25-inch drives	34
2.6.1 Removing the front panel cover	34
2.6.2 Installing 5.25-inch drives	35
2.7 Expansion slots	37
2.7.2 Installing expansion cards	38
2.7.3 Configuring an expansion card	39
2.8 Removing the system fan	41
2.9 Connecting cables	42
Chapter 3: Motherboard info	43
3.1 Motherboard layouts	44
3.2 Onboard buttons and switches	46
3.3 Onboard LEDs	49
3.4 Jumpers	52
3.5 Internal connectors	54
3.5.1 Rear panel connection	65
3.5.2 Audio I/O connections	66
Chapter 4: BIOS infomation	69
4.1 Knowing BIOS	70
4.2 BIOS setup program	71
4.2.1 EZ Mode	72
4.2.2 Advanced Mode	73
4.3 Main menu	75
4.3.1 System Language [English]	75
4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	75
4.3.3 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	75
4.4 Ai Tweaker menu	78
4.5 Advanced menu	84
4.5.1 Trusted Computing	84
4.5.2 CPU Configuration	85
4.5.3 PCH Configuration	87
4.5.4 SATA Configuration	88
4.5.5 System Agent Configuration	90
4.5.6 USB Configuration	91
4.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuration	92
4.5.8 APM	94
4.5.9 Network Stack	95
4.6 Monitor menu	96
4.7 Boot menu	99
4.8 Tools menu	101
4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	101
4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Profile	101
4.8.3 ASUS SPD Information	102
4.9 Exit menu	103
4.10 Updating BIOS	104
4.10.1 ASUS Update utility	105
4.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	108
4.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	109
4.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater	110
Chapter 5: RAID configuration	113
5.1 RAID configurations	114
5.1.1 RAID definitions	114
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	115
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	115
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	115
Chapter 6: Driver installation	119
6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	120
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	120
6.1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	120
6.1.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	121
6.1.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive	122
6.2 Support DVD information	124
6.2.1 Running the support DVD	124
6.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	125
6.3 Installing AI Suite II	126
6.3.1 EPU	127
6.3.2 Probe II	128
6.3.3 Sensor Recorder	129
6.3.4 ASUS Update	130
6.3.5 MyLogo	131
6.4 Audio configurations	133
6.5 System recovery	135
6.4.1 Using the Recovery Partition	135
6.4.2 Using the Recovery DVD	135
Appendix: Reference information	137