Asus 90S7YA0000C100UET User Manual

ESC2000

Workstation User Guide

E5897

First Edition

June 2010

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Contents

Notices ....................................................................................................... viii

Safety information ...................................................................................... ix

About this guide .......................................................................................... x

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 System package contents ........................................................... 1-2

1.2 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-2

1.3 Systemspecications ................................................................. 1-3

1.4 Front panel features ..................................................................... 1-5

1.5 Rear panel features ...................................................................... 1-6

1.6 Internal features ........................................................................... 1-7

1.7 LED information ........................................................................... 1-8

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ............................................................ 1-8

1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs ............................................................. 1-8

Chapter 2: Hardware setup

2.1 Chassis cover ............................................................................... 2-2

2.1.1 Removing the side cover ................................................ 2-2

2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover .............................................. 2-3

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-4

2.2.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-4

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink ............................................. 2-7

2.3 System memory ........................................................................... 2-8

2.3.1 Overview ......................................................................... 2-8

2.3.2 Memory Congurations ................................................... 2-8

2.3.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-10

2.3.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-10

2.4 Front panel assembly ................................................................ 2-11

2.4.1 Removing the front panel assembly ...............................2-11

2.4.2 Reinstalling the front panel assembly ............................2-11

2.5 5.25-inch drives .......................................................................... 2-12

2.6 SATA hard disk drives ............................................................... 2-13

2.6.1 Installing the HDD module cage ................................... 2-13

2.6.2 Removing the HDD module cage ................................. 2-14

2.6.3 Installing a hot-swap SATA hard disk drive ................... 2-14

2.6.4 Removing and reinstalling the backplane ..................... 2-16

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Contents

2.7 Expansion cards ........................................................................ 2-17

2.7.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-17

2.7.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-19

2.7.3 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link) ....................... 2-20

2.7.4 PCI slot ......................................................................... 2-20

2.7.5 PIKE slot ....................................................................... 2-20

2.7.6 Installing the audio card (optional) ................................ 2-21

2.7.7 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) .................. 2-22

2.7.8 Installing i Button (for PIKE 1078 only) ......................... 2-23

2.8 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-24

2.8.1 Motherboard connections ............................................. 2-24

2.8.2 SATA backplane connections ....................................... 2-25

2.9 Removable components ............................................................ 2-27

2.9.1 Removing rear system fan ............................................ 2-27

2.9.2 Removing front system fan ........................................... 2-28

2.9.3 Removing chassis footpads .......................................... 2-29

Chapter 3: Installation options

3.1 Preparing the system for rack mounting ................................... 3-2

3.2 Attaching the inner rail to the server ......................................... 3-2

3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack ..................................................... 3-3

3.4 Mounting the server to the rack .................................................. 3-4

Chapter 4: Motherboard Info

4.1 Motherboard layout ...................................................................... 4-2

4.2 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 4-5

4.3 Connectors ................................................................................. 4-10

4.3.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 4-10

4.3.2 Internal connectors ........................................................4-11

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2

5.1.1 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 5-2

5.1.2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 5-5

5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-6

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5-7

Contents

5.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 5-7

5.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 5-7

5.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 5-8

5.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................. 5-8

5.2.6 Conguration elds ......................................................... 5-8

5.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................... 5-8

5.2.8 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 5-8

5.2.9 General help ................................................................... 5-8

5.3 Main menu .................................................................................... 5-9

5.3.1 System Time ................................................................... 5-9

5.3.2 System Date ................................................................... 5-9

5.3.3 SATA1–6 ....................................................................... 5-10

5.3.4 IDE Conguration ...........................................................5-11

5.3.5 AHCI Conguration ....................................................... 5-12

5.3.6 System Information ....................................................... 5-13

5.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 5-15

5.4.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 5-15

5.4.2 Chipset Conguration ................................................... 5-19

5.4.3 Legacy Device Conguration ........................................ 5-23

5.4.4 USB Conguration ........................................................ 5-24

5.4.5 PCIPnP ......................................................................... 5-25

5.4.6 APM Conguration ........................................................ 5-26

5.4.7 Event Log Conguration ............................................... 5-27

5.4.8 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 5-28

5.4.9 I/O Virtualization ............................................................ 5-29

5.4.10 PCI Express Conguration ............................................ 5-29

5.4.11 ACPI Conguration ....................................................... 5-30

5.5 Server menu ............................................................................... 5-32

5.5.1 Remote Access Conguration ....................................... 5-32

5.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 5-34

5.6.1 Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 5-34

5.6.2 Hard Disk / Removable / CDROM Drives ..................... 5-35

5.6.3 Boot Settings Conguration .......................................... 5-35

5.6.4 Security ......................................................................... 5-37

5.7 Exit menu .................................................................................... 5-39

Contents

Chapter6: RAIDconguration

6.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 6-2

6.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 6-2

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 6-3

6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 6-3

6.1.4 RAID conguration utilities .............................................. 6-3

6.2 LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility .................................... 6-4

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set ........................................................ 6-5

6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration ........................6-11

6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ........................................... 6-12

6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 6-16

6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 6-18

6.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration ....................................... 6-21

6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 6-22

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache .................................................... 6-23

6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................. 6-24

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 6-25

6.3.2 Creating a Recovery set ............................................... 6-26

6.3.3 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 6-28

6.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 6-29

6.3.5 Recovery Volume Options ............................................ 6-30

6.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager .................... 6-31

6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 6-31

6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 6-33

Chapter 7: Driver installation

7.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 7-2

7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 7-2

7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 7-5

7.2 Intel chipset device software installation ................................ 7-17

7.3 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 7-21

7.4 Display driver installation ......................................................... 7-25

7.5 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 7-28

7.5.1 Running the support CD ............................................... 7-28

7.5.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 7-28

Contents

7.5.3 Utilities menu ................................................................ 7-29

7.5.4 Make disk menu ............................................................ 7-29

7.5.5 Contact information ....................................................... 7-29

Chapter 8: Multiple GPU technology support

8.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology .................................................... 8-2

8.1.1 Requirements .................................................................. 8-2

8.1.2 Before you begin ............................................................. 8-2

8.1.3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards .............................. 8-3

8.1.4 Installing the device drivers ............................................. 8-4

8.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology ................... 8-4

8.2 NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology ...................................................... 8-6

8.2.1 Requirements .................................................................. 8-6

8.2.2 Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards ............................ 8-6

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

•

This device may not cause harmful interference, and

•

This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the

graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes

or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

REACH

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction

of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we publish the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://green.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.

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Safety information

Electrical Safety

• Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for

the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged.

• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the

electrical outlet before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, contact a qualied service technician or your dealer. Ensure that the power cables for

the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you service.

• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied

service technician or your dealer.

Operation Safety

• Servicing of this product or units is to be performed by trained service personnel only.

• Before operating the server, carefully read all the manuals included with the

server package.

• Before using the server, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the

power cables are not damaged. If any damage is detected, contact your dealer as soon as possible.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Place the server on a stable surface.

This product is equipped with a three-wire power cable and plug for the user’s safety. Use the power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.

Lithium-Ion Battery Warning

CAUTION! Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

CD-ROM Drive Safety Warning

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

Heavy System

CAUTION! This server system is heavy. Ask for assistance when moving or

carrying the system.

DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste.

About this guide

Audience

This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at

least basic knowledge of conguring a server.

Contents

This guide contains the following parts:

1. Chapter 1: Product Introduction

This chapter describes the general features of the server, including sections

on front panel and rear panel specications.

2. Chapter 2: Hardware setup

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.

3. Chapter 3: Installation options

This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server.

4. Chapter 4: Motherboard information

This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors.

5. Chapter 5: BIOS information

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

6. Chapter6:RAIDconguration

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and conguring

RAID sets using the available utilities.

7. Chapter 7: Driver installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.

8. Chapter 8: Multiple GPU technology support

This chapter describes how to install and congure multiple ATI®

CrossFireX™ graphics cards and NVIDIA® CUDA technology.

Conventions

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when

trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when

trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.

Typography

Bold text

Italics

<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key.

Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or Return key.

<Key1+Key2+Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl+Alt+D>

Command

exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets.

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line:

Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

Means that you must type the command

format A:/S

Wheretondmoreinformation

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.

1. ASUS websites

The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty

yers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not

part of the standard package.

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Chapter 1

This chapter describes the general features of the workstation, including sections on front panel and rear panel

specications.

ASUS ESC2000

Product introduction

1.1 System package contents

Check your system package for the following items.

Model Name ESC2000

Chassis ASUS T50A Pedestal 5U Rackmount Chassis

Motherboard ASUS Z8PE-D18 Server Board

Component 1 x 1100W 80+ single power supply

Accessories 1 x ESC2000 User’s Guide

Optional Items CPU Cooler

* ASUS System Web-based Management

1 x SATA/SAS backplane with 4 x SATA cables 4 x Hot-swap HDD trays 1 x Front I/O board

2 x System fans (front: 1 x 80mm x 38mm; Rear: 1 x 120mm x 38mm)

1 x ESC2000 Support CD (including ASWM*) 1 x ASUS ASWM 2.0 User Guide 1 x Bag of Screws

1 x AC Power Cable

DVD ROM / DVD-RW VGA Support CD ASUS T50A Rackmount Rail Kit

Anti-virus Software CD

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.2 Serial number label

Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must

take note of the product’s serial number containing 14 characters such as

xxS0xxxxxxxxxx shown as the gure below. With the correct serial number of the

product, ASUS Technical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems.

ESC2000

xxS0xxxxxxxxxx

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1.3 Systemspecications

The ASUS ESC2000 is a workstation featuring the ASUS Z8PE-D18 Server Board.

The workstation supports Intel® LGA1366 Xeon™ processors, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

Model Name ESC2000

2 x Socket LGA1366

Intel® Xeon X5600 series processors (95W) Intel® Xeon E5600 series processors (80W)

Processor / System Bus

Core Logic

Total Slots

Capacity

Memory

Expansion Slots

Graphics

Memory Type

Memory Size

Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots

Slot Type

Additional Slot 1 Additional Slot 2 Onboard VGA

CUDA Support

Multi-GPU Support

Intel® Xeon L5600 series processors (60W/40W) Intel® Xeon X5500 series processors (95W) Intel® Xeon E5500 series processors (80W) Intel® Xeon L5500 series processors (60W/38W)

QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s

Intel® AC5520 (36D) Intel® ICH10R I/O controller

18 (3-channel per CPU, 9 DIMM per CPU)

Maximum up to 144GB (RDIMM) Maximum up to 48GB (UDIMM)

DDR3 800 / 1066 / 1333 / Reg DIMM / Unbuffered

DIMM with ECC

1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB (RDIMM) 1GB, 2GB and 4GB (UDIMM)

- Slot 1: PCI-E x8 (G1 x4 link) (Auto disabled if

PIKE slot is occupied)

- Slot 2: PCI 32

- Slot 3: PCI-E x16 (G2 x16 link) (Auto switch to

x8 link if slot 4 is occupied)

- Slot 4: PCI-E x16 (G2 x8 link)

- Slot 5: PCI-E x16 (G2 x16 link)

- Slot 6: PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x16 link) (Auto

disabled if slot 5 is occupied, MIO supported) 1 x PIKE slot for storage expansion 1 x MIO slot for Audio

Aspeed AST2050 8MB Up to 2 x NVIDIA® Tesla™ C2050/C2070 or

1 x Tesla™ C1060 + 1 x Quadro™ Card

Supports ATI® CrossFireX™ technology, up to Dual CrossFireX™

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Intel® ICH10R:

- 6 x SATA2 300MB/s ports

SATA Controller

- Intel® Matrix Storage (for Windows only)

- Supports software RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10 LSI® MegaRAID (for Linux / Windows):

- Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10

Storage

Optional:

ASUS PIKE 1064E 4-port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card

SAS Controller

ASUS PIKE 1078 8-port SAS HW RAID card ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card

I = internal

HDD Bays

A or S = hot-

4 x Hot-swap 3.5” HDD Bays

swappable

Networking LAN

Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD

1 x Dual Port Intel® 82576EB (VMDq) + 1 x Mgmt LAN

3 x 5.25” media bays (Option: NO ODD / DVD-ROM / DVD-RW)

1 x External serial port

3 x RJ-45 ports (1 for ASMB4-iKVM) 4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2)

Onboard I/O

1 x Internal A type USB port 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port

Windows® XP / Vista / 7 32 / 64-bit Windows® Server 2008 R2 Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit

OS Support

Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32 / 64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.4 / 5.5 32 / 64-bit

SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 32 / 64-bit (Subject to change without any notice)

Anti-virus Software Dimension (HH x WW x DD) Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM &

HDD not inclu ded) Power Supply Power Rating

Optional anti-virus CD pack

445mm x 217.5mm x 545mm

20 Kg

1100W (80+ Gold) Single Power Supply Input: 100-240Vac, 15-8A, 50-60Hz, Class I Operation temperature: 10°C–35°C

Environment

Non operation temperature: -40°C–70°C Non operation humidity: 20%–90% ( Non-

condensing)

*Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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1.4 Front panel features

The barebone workstation displays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features. The power and reset buttons, LED indicators, optical drive,

and two USB ports are located on the front panel. For future installation of 5.25-inch

devices, two drive bays are available.

HDD access LED

Power LED

Optical drive

Empty 5.25-inch

bays

4-bay HDD cage

USB 2.0 ports

*TheaudiojacksfunctiononlywithanoptionalMIOaudiocard.

Refer to section 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs for the LED descriptions.

Security lock

Power button

Reset button

Headphone

outputjack*

Microphone

jack*

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1.5 Rear panel features

The rear panel includes a slot for the motherboard rear I/O ports, expansion slots, a chassis lock and intrusion switch, a vent for the system fan, and power supply module.

1100W 80+Single power

Power connector

supply

PS/2 mouse port

PS/2 keyboard port

USB 2.0 ports

Serial port

VGA port

Gigabit LAN port 1

Gigabit LAN port 2

Chassis lock

LAN port 3*

120mm x 38mm system fan

Chassis intrusion switch

Expansion slots

• The ports for the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, serial port, USB, VGA, and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present.

• *The port is for ASUS ASMB4-iKVM controller card only.

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1.6 Internal features

The barebone workstation includes the basic components as shown.

1. 1100W 80+ Single Power supply unit

2. 120mm x 38mm system fan

3. ASUS Z8PE-D18 Server Board

4. Chassis intrusion switch

5. Expansion card locks

6. Optical drive

7. 2 x 5.25-inch drive bays

8. 4-bay HDD module

9. SATA/SAS backplane board

Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component.

The barebone workstation does not include a oppy disk drive. Connect a USB oppy disk drive to any of the USB ports on the front or rear panel if you need to use a oppy disk.

*WARNING

HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY

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1.7 LED information

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

HDD Access LED

Power LED

Drive Status LED

LED Icon

Power LED ON System power ON

HDD Access LED

Drive status LED

The Power and HDD Access LEDs are visible even if the system front bezel is

closed.

Display status

OFF No activity

Blinking Read/write data into the HDD

Green

Red HDD failure

Green/Red

blinking

Description

Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is

in good condition

HDD rebuilding using the RAID card

1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs

Activity Link LED Speed LED

Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection

ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection

BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection

ACT/LINK

LED

LAN port

SPEED

LED

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Chapter 2

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.

ASUS ESC2000

Hardware setup

2.1 Chassis cover

2.1.1 Removing the side cover

• Ensure that you unplug the power cord before removing the side cover.

• Take extra care when removing the side cover. Keep your ngers from

components inside the chassis that can cause injury, such as the CPU fan, rear fan, and other sharp-edged parts.

• The images of the workstation shown in this section are for reference

purposes only and may not exactly match the model you purchase.

To remove the side cover

1. Remove the two screws that secure the side cover.

2. Slide the side cover for about half

an inch toward the rear until it is disengaged from the chassis.

3. Carefully lift the side cover and set it aside.

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2.1.2 Reinstalling the side cover

To reinstall the side cover

1. Match and insert the lower sliding edge of the side cover to the corresponding chassis edge.

2. Position the side cover to the

chassis.

3. Slide the side cover toward the front panel until it snaps in place.

4. Drive in the two screws you removed earlier to secure the side cover.

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2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1366 socket designed for the

Intel® W3500 series processors.

Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.

• Upon purchase of the motherboard, ensure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.

• Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return

Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA1366 socket.

• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/ incorrect removal of the PnP cap.

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Before installing the CPU, ensure that the cam box is facing towards you and

the load lever is on your left.

2. Press the load lever with your

thumb (A), then move it to the left

(B) until it is released from the

retention tab.

To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.

Retention tab

Load lever

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3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.

4. Lift the load plate with your thumb

and forenger to a 100º angle.

5. Remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket.

Load plate

PnP cap

6. Position the CPU over the socket,

ensuring that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket,

and then t the socket alignment key

into the CPU notch.

The CPU ts in only one correct

orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the

socket and damaging the CPU!

Gold triangle mark

CPU notch

Alignment key

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7. Apply several drops of thermal paste to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will be in contact with, ensuring that it is spread in an even thin layer.

Some heatsinks come with preapplied thermal paste. If so, skip this step.

The thermal paste is toxic and inedible. If it gets into your eyes or touches your skin, ensure to wash it off immediately and seek professional medical help.

To prevent contaminating the paste, DO NOT spread the paste with your nger

directly.

8. Close the load plate (A), and then

push the load lever (B) until it snaps

into the retention tab.

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2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink

To install the CPU heatsink:

1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.

2. Twist each of the four screws with

a Philips (cross) screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to

the motherboard. When the four

screws are attached, tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink.

3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard.

Tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence.

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2.3 System memory

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with eighteen (18) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

The gure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

2.3.2 MemoryCongurations

You may install 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB registered DDR3 DIMMs with ECC or 1GB, 2GB and 4GB unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs with ECC into the DIMM sockets using the memory congurations in this section.

• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.

• For CPU1 conguraton, when installing only one DIMM, install it to the orange slots labeled DIMM_A1, DIMM_B1, or DIMM_C1.

• For CPU2 conguraton, when installing only one DIMM, install it to the

orange slots labeled DIMM_D1, DIMM_E1, or DIMM_F1.

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Memory population table

For UDIMM and Quad Ranks RDIMM:

CPU1Conguration

DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1

1 DIMM

2 DIMMs

3 DIMMs

4 DIMMs

5 DIMMs -- -- -- --

6 DIMMs

CPU2Conguration

1 DIMM

2 DIMMs

3 DIMMs

4 DIMMs

5 DIMMs -- -- -- --

6 DIMMs

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- --

-- -- --

DIMM_D3

DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1

-- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- --

For RDIMM (Single Rank, Dual Ranks):

CPU1Conguration

DIMM_A3 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_C3 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1

1 DIMM

2 DIMMs

3 DIMMs

4 DIMMs

5 DIMMs

6 DIMMs

7 DIMMs

8 DIMMs

9 DIMMs

CPU2Conguration

1 DIMM

2 DIMMs

3 DIMMs

4 DIMMs

5 DIMMs

6 DIMMs

7 DIMMs

8 DIMMs

9 DIMMs

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- --

-- -- --

-- --

DIMM_D3 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_E3 DIMM_E2 DIMM_E1 DIMM_F3 DIMM_F2 DIMM_F1

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- -- --

-- -- -- --

-- -- --

-- --

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2.3.3 Installing a DIMM

Ensure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components.

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket

such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket.

A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ts in only one direction. DO NOT force

a DIMM into a socket in the wrong direction to avoid damaging the DIMM.

3. Hold the DIMM by both of its

ends, then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket. Apply force to both ends of the DIMM simultaneously until the retaining clips snap back into place, and the DIMM cannot be pushed in any further to ensure proper sitting of the DIMM.

DIMM notch

DIMM slot key

Locked Retaining Clip

Unlocked retaining clip

Always insert the DIMM into the socket VERTICALLY to prevent DIMM notch damage.

2.3.4 Removing a DIMM

1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM.

2. Remove the DIMM from the

socket.

Support the DIMM lightly with your ngers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it ips out with extra force.

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