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1.3 System specifications The ASUS TS100-E6/PI4 is a pedestal barebone server system featuring the ASUS P7F-X/MR server board. The server supports Intel® LGA1156 Lynnfield / Clarkdale processors, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Model Name TS100-E6/PI4 1 x Socket LGA1156 Processor / System Bus Core Logic Quad Core Intel® Xeon 3400 Series Processor Dual Core Intel® Xeon Clarkdale Series Processor Intel® 3420 PCH ASUS Features Smart Fan ASWM2.0 √ √ Total Slots 4 (Lynnfield / Clarkdale) (2 Channels) Memory Capacity Maximum up to 16GB (UDIMM) (Lynnfield / Clarkdale) Memory Type DDR3 1333 / 1066 Unbuffered DIMM with ECC Memory Size 1GB, 2GB and 4GB (UDIMM) Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots 6 1 x PCI-E G2 x16 slot (x16 link) Expansion Slots Slot Type 1 x PCI-E G1 x8 slot (x4 link) 1 x PCI-E G1 x1 slot (x1 link) 3 x PCI 32bit / 33MHz Additional Slot 1 1 x MIO slot for Audio 6 x SATA2 300MB/s ports Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows only) Storage - Supports software RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10 LSI MegaRAID (for Linux / Windows) - Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10 I = internal HDD Bays A or S = hot- 4 x Internal SATAII HDD Bays swappable Networking LAN Graphic VGA 2 x Marvell® 88E8056 PCI-E GbE LAN XGI® Z9s DDR2 64MB Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD 3 x 5.25" media bays (Options: No ODD / DVD-ROM / DVD-RW) 1 x External Serial Port 2 x RJ-45 ports Onboard I/O 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 (continued on the next page) ASUS TS100-E6/PI4 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	16
1.6 Internal features	17
1.7 LED information	18
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs	18
1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs	18
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	19
2.1 Chassis cover	20
2.1.1 Removing the side cover	20
2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover	21
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	22
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	22
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan	25
2.2.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan	26
2.3 System memory	27
2.3.1 Overview	27
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	27
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	28
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	28
2.4 Front panel cover	29
2.4.1 Removing the front panel cover	29
2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel cover	29
2.5 5.25-inch drives	30
2.6 Hard disk drives	32
2.7 Expansion cards	33
2.7.1 Installing an expansion card	33
2.7.2 Configuring an expansion card	35
2.8 System fan	36
2.9 Cable connections	37
Chapter 3: Motherboard Info	39
3.1 Motherboard layout	40
3.2 Jumpers	42
3.3 Internal connectors	46
Chapter 4: BIOS setup	53
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	54
4.1.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	54
4.1.2 BUPDATER utility	55
4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	57
4.2 BIOS setup program	58
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	59
4.2.2 Menu bar	59
4.2.3 Navigation keys	59
4.2.4 Menu items	60
4.2.5 Sub-menu items	60
4.2.6 Configuration fields	60
4.2.7 Pop-up window	60
4.2.8 Scroll bar	60
4.2.9 General help	60
4.3 Main menu	61
4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	61
4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	61
4.3.3 SATA1—6	61
4.3.4 Storage Configuration	63
4.3.5 AHCI Configuration	64
4.3.6 System Information	65
4.4 Advanced menu	66
4.4.1 CPU Configuration	66
4.4.2 Chipset	70
4.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration	72
4.4.4 USB Configuration	74
4.4.5 PCIPnP	75
4.4.6 ACPI Configuration	76
4.4.7 Event Log Configuration	78
4.4.8 Intel VT-d Configuration [Disabled]	78
4.4.9 SR-IOV Supprted [Disabled]	78
4.5 Server menu	79
4.6 Power menu	81
4.6.1 APM Configuration	81
4.6.2 Hardware Monitor	83
4.7 Boot menu	84
4.7.1 Boot Device Priority	84
4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration	85
4.7.3 Security	86
4.8 Tools menu	88
4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	88
4.9 Exit menu	89
Chapter 5: RAID configuration	91
5.1 Setting up RAID	92
5.1.1 RAID definitions	92
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	92
5.1.3 RAID controller selection	93
5.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	93
5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	94
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set	95
5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	101
5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	102
5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	106
5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	108
5.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	111
5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	112
5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	113
5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility	114
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set	115
5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	116
5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	118
5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	119
5.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	120
5.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager	121
5.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	121
5.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	123
Chapter 6: Driver installation	125
6.1 RAID driver installation	126
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	126
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	129
6.2 Intel® chipset device installation	141
6.3 LAN driver installation	143
6.4 VGA driver installation	145
6.5 Management applications and utilities installation	147
6.5.1 Running the support DVD	147
6.5.2 Drivers menu	147
6.5.3 Utilities menu	148
6.5.4 Make disk menu	148