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Force BIOS recovery setting 3-pin RECOVERY1, motherboard X.ROM and the BUPDATER.EXE utility.

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6. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS settings when it becomes corrupted. To update the BIOS: 1. Prepare a USB flash disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard (XXXXXX.ROM) and the BUPDATER.EXE utility. 2. Set the jumper to pins 2-3. 3. Insert the USB flash and turn on the system to update the BIOS. 4. Shut down the system. 5. Set the jumper back to pins 1-2. 6. Turn on the system. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 4-7

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	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 ASMB5 management board	41
2.7.4 Configuring an expansion card	42
2.8 Cable connections	43
2.8.1 Motherboard connections	43
2.8.2 SATA/SAS backplane connections	44
2.9 Removable components	46
2.9.1 System fan	46
2.9.2 Chassis footpads	47
Chapter 3: Installation options	49
3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting	50
3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server	50
3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack	51
3.4 Mounting the server to the rack	52
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info	53
4.1 Motherboard layout	54
4.2 Jumpers	56
4.3 Internal connectors	61
4.4 Internal LEDs	71
Chapter 5: BIOS setup	73
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	74
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	74
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility	75
5.1.3 BUPDATER utility	76
5.2 BIOS setup program	78
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	79
5.2.2 Menu bar	79
5.2.3 Menu items	80
5.2.4 Submenu items	80
5.2.5 Navigation keys	80
5.2.6 General help	80
5.2.7 Configuration fields	80
5.2.8 Pop-up window	80
5.2.9 Scroll bar	80
5.3 Main menu	81
5.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	81
5.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	81
5.3.3 Security	81
5.4 Event Logs menu	83
5.5 Advanced menu	85
5.5.1 ACPI Settings	85
5.5.2 Trusted Computing	86
5.5.3 WHEA Configuration	86
5.5.4 CPU Configuration	87
5.5.5 North Bridge	88
5.5.6 South Bridge	89
5.5.7 SATA Configuration	89
5.5.8 Intel TXT(LT) Configuration	91
5.5.9 USB Configuration	91
5.5.10 Onboard Devices Configuration	92
5.5.11 APM	94
5.5.12 Serial Port Console Redirection	95
5.5.13 Network Stack	96
5.6 Monitor menu	97
5.7 Boot menu	98
5.8 Tool menu	100
5.9 Exit menu	100
Chapter 6: RAID configuration	101
6.1 Setting up RAID	102
6.1.1 RAID definitions	102
6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	103
6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	103
6.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	103
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	104
6.2.1 Creating a RAID set	105
6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	111
6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	112
6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	116
6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	118
6.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	121
6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	122
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	123
6.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Utility	124
6.3.1 Creating a RAID set	125
6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	126
6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	128
6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	129
6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	130
6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility	131
6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	131
6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	133
Chapter 7: Driver installation	135
7.1 RAID driver installation	136
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	136
7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	139
7.2 Intel® chipset device software installation	148
7.3 LAN driver installation	150
7.4 VGA driver installation	153
7.5 Management applications and utilities installation	156
7.5.1 Running the support DVD	156
7.5.2 Drivers menu	156
7.5.3 Utilities menu	157
7.5.4 Make disk menu	157