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5.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Main Advanced Server BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [13:44:30] System Date [Wed, 07/22/2009] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 : [ST3160812AS] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Date. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Sub-menu items Navigation keys 5.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Server For changing the advanced server settings Power For changing the advanced power management (APM) configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tools For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 5.2.3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. ASUS TS300-E6 Series 5-7

Section	Page
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	19
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	21
2.1 Chassis cover	22
2.1.1 Removing the side cover	22
2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover	23
2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	24
2.2.1 Installing the CPU	24
2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan	27
2.2.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan	28
2.3 System memory	29
2.3.1 Overview	29
2.3.2 Memory Configurations	29
2.3.3 Installing a DIMM	30
2.3.4 Removing a DIMM	30
2.4 Front panel assembly	31
2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly	31
2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly	31
2.5 5.25-inch drives	32
2.6 SATA/SAS hard disk drives	33
2.6.1 Installing the HDD module cage	33
2.6.2 Installing the second HDD module cage (optional)	34
2.6.3 Removing the HDD module cage	36
2.6.4 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS hard disk drive	36
2.6.5 Removing and reinstalling the backplane	38
2.7 Expansion cards	39
2.7.1 Installing an expansion card	39
2.7.2 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card	40
2.7.3 Installing i Button	41
2.7.4 Installing ASMB4 management board	42
2.7.5 Installing the audio card	42
2.7.6 Configuring an expansion card	44
2.8 Cable connections	45
2.8.1 Motherboard connections	45
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections	46
2.9 Removable components	48
2.9.1 System fan	48
2.9.2 Chassis footpads	49
Chapter 3: Installation options	51
3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting	52
3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server	52
3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack	53
3.4 Mounting the server to the rack	54
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	55
4.1 Motherboard layout	56
4.2 Jumpers	58
4.3 Internal connectors	63
4.4 Internal LEDs	71
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	73
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	74
5.1.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	74
5.1.2 BUPDATER utility	75
5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	77
5.2 BIOS setup program	78
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	79
5.2.2 Menu bar	79
5.2.3 Navigation keys	79
5.2.4 Menu items	80
5.2.5 Sub-menu items	80
5.2.6 Configuration fields	80
5.2.7 Pop-up window	80
5.2.8 Scroll bar	80
5.2.9 General help	80
5.3 Main menu	81
5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	81
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	81
5.3.3 SATA1—6	81
5.3.4 Storage Configuration	83
5.3.5 AHCI Configuration	84
5.3.6 System Information	85
5.4 Advanced menu	86
5.4.1 CPU Configuration	86
5.4.2 Chipset	90
5.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration	92
5.4.4 USB Configuration	93
5.4.5 PCIPnP	94
5.4.6 ACPI Configuration	95
5.4.7 Event Log Configuration	97
5.4.8 Intel VT-d Configuration [Disabled]	97
5.4.9 SR-IOV Supprted [Disabled]	97
5.5 Server menu	98
5.6 Power menu	100
5.6.1 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]	100
5.6.2 APM Configuration	100
5.6.3 Hardware Monitor	102
5.7 Boot menu	103
5.7.1 Boot Device Priority	103
5.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration	104
5.7.3 Security	105
5.8 Tools menu	107
5.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	107
5.9 Exit menu	108
Chapter 6: RAID configuration	109
6.1 Setting up RAID	110
6.1.1 RAID definitions	110
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	110
6.1.3 RAID controller selection	111
6.1.4 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	111
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	112
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	113
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	119
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	120
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	124
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	126
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	129
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	130
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	131
6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility	132
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	133
6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	134
6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	136
6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	137
6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	138
6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager	139
6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	139
6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	141
Chapter 7: Driver installation	143
7.1 RAID driver installation	144
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	144
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	147
7.2 Intel® chipset device installation	160
7.3 LAN driver installation	162
7.4 VGA driver installation	165
7.5 Management applications and utilities installation	167
7.5.1 Running the support DVD	167
7.5.2 Drivers menu	167
7.5.3 Utilities menu	168
7.5.4 Make disk menu	168