Asus KFSN4-DRE, KFSN4-SAS User Manual

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KFSN4-DRE

Series

KFSN4-DRE/SAS KFSN4-DRE/2S KFSN4-DRE

Motherboard

E3335

First Edition V1

August 2007

Copyright © 2007 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

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Contents

Notices........................................................................................................

vii

Safety information.....................................................................................

viii

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

ix

Typography...................................................................................................

x

KFSN4-DRE Series specifications summary............................................

xi

Chapter 1:

Product introduction

 

1.1

Welcome!.......................................................................................

1-1

1.2

Package contents.........................................................................

1-1

1.3

Serial number label.......................................................................

1-1

1.4

Special features............................................................................

1-2

 

1.4.1

Product highlights............................................................

1-2

 

1.4.2

Innovative ASUS features................................................

1-3

Chapter 2:

Hardware information

 

2.1

Before you proceed......................................................................

2-1

2.2

Motherboard overview.................................................................

2-3

 

2.2.1

Placement direction .........................................................

2-3

 

2.2.2

Screw holes .....................................................................

2-3

 

2.2.4

Motherboard layouts ........................................................

2-4

 

2.2.5

Layout contents . ..............................................................

2-7

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................................

2-9

 

2.3.1

Installing the CPU ............................................................

2-9

 

2.3.2

Installing the heatsink ....................................................

2-12

2.4

System memory..........................................................................

2-13

 

2.4.1

Overview ........................................................................

2-13

 

2.4.2

Memory Configurations .................................................

2-14

 

2.4.3

Installing a DIMM ...........................................................

2-15

 

2.4.4

Removing a DIMM .........................................................

2-15

2.5

Expansion slots..........................................................................

2-16

 

2.5.1

Installing an expansion card ..........................................

2-16

 

2.5.2

Configuring an expansion card ......................................

2-16

 

2.5.3

Interrupt assignments ....................................................

2-17

 

2.5.4

PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link or x16 link) . .....................

2-18

 

2.5.5

BMC socket . ..................................................................

2-18

2.6

Jumpers

.......................................................................................

2-19

2.7

Connectors..................................................................................

2-23

 

2.7.1 ..................................................

Rear panel connectors

2-23

 

2.7.2 ........................................................

Internal connectors

2-24

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Contents

Chapter 3:

Powering up

 

3.1

Starting up for the first time........................................................

3-1

3.2

Powering off the computer..........................................................

3-2

 

3.2.1

Using the OS shut down function....................................

3-2

 

3.2.2

Using the dual function power switch..............................

3-2

Chapter 4:

BIOS setup

 

4.1

Managing and updating your BIOS.............................................

4-1

 

4.1.1

Creating a bootable floppy disk.......................................

4-1

 

4.1.2

AFUDOS utility................................................................

4-2

 

4.1.3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility.......................................

4-4

4.2

BIOS setup program.....................................................................

4-5

 

4.2.1

BIOS menu screen..........................................................

4-6

 

4.2.2

Menu bar.........................................................................

4-6

 

4.2.3

Navigation keys...............................................................

4-6

 

4.2.4

Menu items......................................................................

4-7

 

4.2.5

Sub-menu items..............................................................

4-7

 

4.2.6

Configuration fields..........................................................

4-7

 

4.2.7

Pop-up window................................................................

4-7

 

4.2.8

Scroll bar.........................................................................

4-7

 

4.2.9

General help....................................................................

4-7

4.3

Main menu.....................................................................................

4-8

 

4.3.1

System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx].........................................

4-8

 

4.3.2

System Time [xx:xx:xx]....................................................

4-8

 

4.3.3

Floppy A [1.44 MB 3½”]...................................................

4-8

 

4.3.4

IDE Configuration............................................................

4-9

 

4.3.5

Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave;

4-10

 

 

Tertiary/Fourth/Fifth/Sixth IDE Master...........................

 

4.3.6

System Information.........................................................

4-11

4.4

Advanced menu..........................................................................

4-13

 

4.4.1

CPU Configuration.........................................................

4-13

 

4.4.2

Chipset Configuration....................................................

4-14

 

4.4.3

PCI PnP.........................................................................

4-20

 

4.4.4

USB Configuration.........................................................

4-21

 

4.4.5

Peripheral Devices Configuration..................................

4-22

 

4.4.6

ACPI Configuration........................................................

4-23

 

4.4.7

APM Configuration........................................................

4-24

 

4.4.8

Hardware Monitor..........................................................

4-25

4.5

Server menu................................................................................

4-27

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Contents

 

4.5.1

Remote Access Configuration . ......................................

4-27

4.6

Security

........................................................................................

4-29

4.7

Boot menu...................................................................................

4-31

 

4.7.1 .......................................................

Boot Device Priority

4-31

 

4.7.2 ...........................................

Boot Settings Configuration

4-32

4.8

Exit menu.....................................................................................

4-33

Chapter 5:

RAID configuration

 

5.1

Setting up RAID............................................................................

5-1

 

5.1.1

RAID definitions...............................................................

5-1

 

5.1.2

Installing hard disk drives................................................

5-2

 

5.1.3

Setting the BIOS RAID items...........................................

5-2

 

5.1.4

RAID configuration utilities..............................................

5-2

5.2

NVIDIA® RAID configurations......................................................

5-3

 

5.2.1

Entering the NVIDIA® RAID Utility...................................

5-3

 

5.2.2

Creating a RAID Volume.................................................

5-4

 

5.2.3

Rebuilding a RAID set.....................................................

5-6

 

5.2.4

Deleting a RAID array......................................................

5-7

 

5.2.5

Clearing the disk data......................................................

5-8

5.3

LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility

5-9

 

(KFSN4-DRE/SAS model only)....................................................

 

5.3.1

Integrated Mirroring.........................................................

5-9

 

5.3.2

Integrated Mirroring Enhanced......................................

5-13

 

5.3.3

Integrated Striping (IS) volume......................................

5-15

 

5.3.4

Managing Arrays............................................................

5-18

 

5.3.5

Viewing SAS topology...................................................

5-23

 

5.5.6

Global Properties...........................................................

5-25

Chapter 6:

Driver installation

 

6.1

RAID driver installation................................................................

6-1

 

6.1.1

Creating a RAID driver disk.............................................

6-1

 

6.1.2

Installing the RAID controller driver ................................

6-4

6.2

LAN driver installation.................................................................

6-7

6.3

nVIDIA® driver installation.........................................................

6-10

 

6.3.1

Windows 2000/Server 2003..........................................

6-10

6.4

Management applications and utilities installation.................

6-13

 

6.4.1

Running the support CD................................................

6-13

 

6.4.2

Drivers menu.................................................................

6-13

 

6.4.3

Management Software menu........................................

6-14

Contents

6.4.4

Utilities menu.................................................................

6-14

6.4.5

Contact information.......................................................

6-14

Appendix:

Reference information

 

A.1

KFSN4-DRE/SAS model block diagram......................................

A-1

A.2

KFSN4-DRE/2S model block diagram.........................................

A-2

A.3

KFSN4-DRE model block diagram..............................................

A-3

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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 B 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.

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications 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.

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Safety information

Electrical safety

To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system.

When adding or removing devices to or from the system, 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 add a device.

Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged.

Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company.

If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

Operation safety

Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.

Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.

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

Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet.

Place the product on a stable surface.

If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical, electronic equipment, and mercury-containing button cell battery) should not

be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

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About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard.

How this guide is organized

This user guide contains the following parts:

Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports.

Chapter 2: Hardware information

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard.

Chapter 3: Powering up

This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system.

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

Chapter 5: RAID configuration

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring

RAID sets using the available utilities.

Chapter 6: Driver installation

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

Appendix: Reference information

This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard.

Where to find 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 flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not part of the standard package.

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Conventions used in this guide

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

Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Italics

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

<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

Means that you must type the command

 

exactly as shown, then supply the required

 

item or value enclosed in brackets.

 

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the

 

command line: format A:/S

KFSN4-DRE Series specifications summary

Model Name

 

KFSN4-DRE

KFSN4-DRE/2S

KFSN4-DRE/SAS

Processor / System Bus

2 * socket 1207

 

 

 

 

AMD Opteron™ 2000 series processor

 

 

(Barcelona Support)

 

 

 

Quad Core / Dual Core

 

 

 

HyperTransport™ Technology 1.0, 1GHz

Core Logic

 

512KB L2 cache/Per core, 2MB L3

 

 

nVIDIA nForce

Professional 2200

 

Form Factor

 

SSI EEB 3.61 Footprint Compliant,

 

ASUS Features

Smart Fan

12” x 13”

 

 

Smart Fan II

 

 

 

Rack Ready

V

V

V

 

(Rack and

 

 

 

 

Pedestal dual

 

 

 

 

use)

 

 

 

 

Rack Optimized

V

V

V

 

(Dedicated for

 

 

 

 

Rack)

 

 

 

 

ASWM2.0

V

V

V

Memory

Total Slots

16 (2-channel per CPU)

 

 

Capacity

Maximum up to 64GB

 

 

Memory Type

DDR2 533/667 Reg. ECC

 

 

Memory Size

512 MB, 1 GB, 2GB, 4GB

 

Expansion Slots Total PCI/PCI-

1

2

1

(follow SSI

X/PCI-E Slots

 

 

 

Loacation #)

Slot Loacation 5

--

1 * PCI-E x16

--

 

Slot Loacation 6

 

(x8 link)

 

 

1 * PCI-E x16

1 * PCI-E x16

1 * PCI-E x16

 

Additional Slot 1

(x16 link)

(x8 link)

(x8 link)

 

1* SO-DIMM socket for optional

 

Storage

IDE Controller

ASMB3-SOL

 

 

nVIDIA® nForce 2200 Professional:

 

 

 

Dual Channel Bus Master IDE support UltraATA

 

SATA Controller

100 / 133

 

 

 

nVIDIA® nForce 2200 Professional:

 

 

SAS Controller

4 * SATA Ports, RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, JBOD (Windows)

 

--

--

LSI 1064E

 

 

 

 

PCI-E

 

 

 

 

4-port SAS

 

 

 

 

controller:

 

 

 

 

4 x SAS

 

 

 

 

Ports, LSI®

 

 

 

 

Integrated

 

 

 

 

RAID 0, 1, 1E

Networking

LAN

 

 

support

2 * Broadcom® BCM5721 PCI-E GbE LAN

Graphic

VGA

XGI® Z9s VGA Controller / 32MB DDR2 VRAM

(continued on the next page)

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KFSN4-DRE Series specifications summary

Onboard I/O

Floppy

Connectors

Connector

 

PSU Connector

 

Management

 

Connector

 

USB Connectors

 

Fan Header

 

SMBus

 

Chassis Intruder

 

Front LAN LED

 

Serial Port

Rear I/O

Header

External Serial

Connectors

Port

 

External USB

 

Port

 

VGA Port

 

RJ-45

Management

PS/2 KB/Mouse

Software

Solution

Out of Band

 

Remote

Monitoring

Management

CPU

 

Temperature

EMI

FAN RPM

US (FCC, CFR47

 

Part 15, Class B)

 

Europe (CE,

 

EN55022 &

Environment

EN55024)

 

1

1

1

24-pin ATX power connector + 8-pin ATX 12V power

connector

 

 

1* SO-DIMM socket for optional ASMB3-SOL

1 (support 2 USB ports)

 

10 * 4pin

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

ASWM2.0

 

 

Optional (ASMB3-SOL)

 

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

Operation temperature: 10 ~ 35 Non operation temperature: -40 ~ 70 Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90%

( Non condensing)

*Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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This chapter describes the motherboard

 

1

features and the new technologies it supports.

 

 

 

Product

 

introduction

 

 

Chapter summary

1

 

 

 

1.1

Welcome!.......................................................................................

1-1

1.2

Package contents.........................................................................

1-1

1.3

Serial number label.......................................................................

1-1

1.4

Special features............................................................................

1-2

ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series

1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® KFSN4-DRE series motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

 

SATA signal cable

 

SATA power cable

Cables

SAS cable

(4 ports SATA to

 

 

4*29 pin SAS)

 

3-in-1 cable set

Accessories

I/O shield

1U copper

 

passive heatsink

Application CD

Support CD

Documentation

User Guide

Packing Qty

 

KFSN4-

KFSN4-

KFSN4-

KFSN4-

KFSN4-

DRE/2S

DRE/2S

DRE/SAS

DRE/SAS

DRE

Retail Pack

Retail Pack

Retail Pack

Retail Pack

Series Bulk

(with

(without

(with

(without

Pack

heatsink)

heatsink)

heatsink)

heatsink)

 

4

4

4

4

--

2

2

2

2

--

--

--

1

1

--

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

1

--

1

1

1

1

1

2

--

2

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3pcs per

3pcs per

3pcs per

3pcs per

10pcs per

Carton

Carton

Carton

Carton

Carton

 

 

 

 

 

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

1.3Serial number label

Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must take note of the motherboard's serial number containing 12 characters xxM0Axxxxxxx shown as the figure 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.

 

 

KFSN4-DRE

Made

 

in

 

China

xxM0Axxxxxxx

 

ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series

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1.4Special features

1.4.1Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard comes with dual 1207-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) sockets coded Socket F, designed for AMD Opteron™ 2000 series processors. The motherboard with the new socket supports registered DDR2-667/533 memory, delivering advanced performance and ensuring reliable data protection.

AMD Quad-Core Architecture

The motherboard supports AMD quad/dual-core processors with discrete L2 cache structure for each core and shared L3 cache to meet demands for more powerful computing.

PCI Express™ interface

The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point to­point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications.

HyperTransport™ Technology

HyperTransport™ Technology is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-point link designed to increase the communication speed between integrated circuits in computers, networking and telecommunicatons equipment up to 48 times faster than other existing technologies.

DDR2 memory support

The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of

667 MHz or 533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest

3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidth of up to 10.7 GB/s.

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology support

(KFSN4-DRE/SAS model only)

SAS is the latest storage interface for enterprise-class storage devices. Building on and improving the parallel SCSI foundation, SAS is the new industry standard that includes Serial ATA interoperability, and is projected to be the succesor of the Ultra320 SCSI technology.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology

The motherboard supports the next-generation Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA® nForce4® PRO chipset. The

SATA3Gb/s specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current SerialATA products.Additionally, SerialATAallows thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, and reduced voltage requirement.

Dual Gigabit LAN solution

The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to provide comprehensive solution for your networking operation. The integrated network controllers use the PCI Express segment to provide higher data bandwidth for your wired or wireless Internet, LAN, and file sharing requirements.

USB 2.0 technology

The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1.

Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring

The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC (Winbond W83793G) to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components.

1.4.2Innovative ASUS features

CrashFree BIOS 2

This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip.

ASUS Smart Fan technology

The ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation.

ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series

1-3

1-4

Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.

Hardware2 information

 

 

Chapter summary

2

 

 

 

2.1

Before you proceed......................................................................

2-1

2.2

Motherboard overview.................................................................

2-3

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................................

2-9

2.4

System memory..........................................................................

2-13

2.5

Expansion slots..........................................................................

2-16

2.6

Jumpers.......................................................................................

2-19

2.7

Connectors..................................................................................

2-23

ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series

2.1Before you proceed

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or object, such as the power supply case, before handling components avoid damaging them due to static electricity.

Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.

Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component.

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. a metalto

Onboard LED

1.Standby Power LED

The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED

SB_PWR1

ON

OFF

Standby

Powered

Power

Off

KFSN4-DRE Series Standby power LED

ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series

2-1

2.SAS LED (for KFSN4-DRE/SAS only)

The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the LSI 1064E chipset is working normally.

LED1

(green)

Blinks OFF

KFSN4-DRE Series SAS LED

Normal

Abnormal

3.CPU warning LED (CPU_WARN1)

The CPU warning LED lights up to indicate that a processor is not installed or the processor is not installed properly in CPU 1 socket.

4.Memory warning LED (MEM_WARN1)

The memory warning LED lights up to indicate that there is no power in the memory DIMMs.

 

MEM_WARN1

 

 

(green)

 

ON

OFF

 

Abnormal

Normal

 

CPU_WARN1

 

 

(green)

KFSN4-DRE Series Onboard LED

ON

OFF

Abnormal

Normal

2-2

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.2Motherboard overview

Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

To optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an

SSI CEB 1.1 compliant chassis.

Make sure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components!

2.2.1Placement direction

When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below.

2.2.2Screw holes

Place ten (10) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.

DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

Place this side towards the rear of the chassis

KFSN4-DRE

ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series

2-3

Asus KFSN4-DRE, KFSN4-SAS User Manual

2.2.4 Motherboard layouts

KFSN4-DRE/SAS model

33cm (13in)

PS/2

REAR_FAN4

ATXPWR1

T: Mouse

 

PSUSMB1

B: Keyboard

 

ATX12V1

USB1

USB2

COM1

VGA1

LAN1

LAN2

PRI_IDE1

 

 

 

 

 

SEC_IDE1

 

SATA2

SATA1

SATA4

SATA3

REAR_FAN3

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAR_FAN2

FAN_SEL1

 

 

 

LAN1_EN1

 

 

 

REAR_FAN1

 

 

 

LAN2_EN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nForce

 

 

 

 

Professional

 

 

 

 

2200

 

 

 

®

DRE/SAS

 

 

 

 

BCM

 

 

 

 

 

5721

 

 

 

 

 

BCM

KFSN4-

 

 

 

 

5721

CLRTC1

 

 

 

 

CR2032 3V

 

 

 

BUZZ1

 

Lithium Cell

 

 

 

 

CMOS Power

 

 

 

USB34

DDR2 DIMM_B4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

FRNT_FAN5

FRNT_FAN6

CPU1

FRNT_FAN4

FRNT_FAN3

MEM_WARN1

AMI 8Mb FWH

RECOVERY1

I/O

Super

CPU_WARN1

COM2

HDLED1

SB_PWR1

AUX_PANEL1

PCIE1

VGA_EN1

 

 

 

 

LSI

 

XGI

 

 

SAS1064E

 

Z9S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAS_EN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMCSOCKET1

LED1

 

FLOPPY1

 

 

 

 

 

SASLED1

 

 

SGPIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID4

PANEL1

CPU2

DDR2 DIMM_C1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_D1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_C2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_D2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_C3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_D3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_C4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_D4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

FRNT_FAN2

FRNT_FAN1

30.5cm (12in)

2-4

Chapter 2: Hardware information

KFSN4-DRE/2S model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33cm (13in)

 

PS/2

 

REAR_FAN4

PSUSMB1

ATXPWR1

 

USB34

T: Mouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_B4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

B: Keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

ATX12V1

 

PRI_IDE1

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_A4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

USB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_B3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

USB2

SEC_IDE1

SATA2

SATA1

SATA4

SATA3

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_A3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAR_FAN3

FAN_SEL1

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

COM1

REAR_FAN2

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

LAN1_EN1

 

 

 

 

REAR_FAN1

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

LAN2_EN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

nForce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN5

 

 

 

2200

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN6

VGA1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5721

2S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCM

® DRE-

 

 

 

 

 

LAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN2

 

 

KFSN4

 

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5721

CLRTC1

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CR2032 3V

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUZZ1

 

Lithium Cell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOS Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEM_WARN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU2

 

 

 

 

 

 

8Mb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FWH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECOVERY1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA_EN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XGI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z9S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_C1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_D1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_C2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU_WARN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_D2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMCSOCKET1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_C3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

COM2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDLED1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLOPPY1

DDR2 DIMM_D3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SGPIO

 

DDR2 DIMM_C4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

SB_PWR1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_D4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

AUX_PANEL1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PANEL1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN2

FRNT_FAN1

30.5cm (12in)

ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series

2-5

KFSN4-DRE model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33cm (13in)

 

PS/2

 

REAR_FAN4

PSUSMB1

ATXPWR1

 

USB34

T: Mouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_B4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

B: Keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATX12V1

 

PRI_IDE1

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_A4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

USB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_B3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

USB2

SEC_IDE1

 

SATA2

SATA1

SATA4

SATA3

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_A3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAR_FAN3

FAN_SEL1

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

COM1

REAR_FAN2

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

LAN1_EN1

 

 

 

 

REAR_FAN1

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

LAN2_EN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

nForce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN5

 

 

 

 

2200

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN6

VGA1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5721

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN1

 

 

®

 

 

 

 

CPU1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

LAN2

 

 

 

KFSN4

 

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5721

 

CLRTC1

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CR2032 3V

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUZZ1

 

 

Lithium Cell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOS Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEM_WARN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU2

 

 

 

 

 

 

8Mb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FWH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECOVERY1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA_EN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XGI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z9S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_C1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_D1 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_C2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU_WARN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_D2 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMCSOCKET1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_C3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

COM2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDLED1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLOPPY1

DDR2 DIMM_D3 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SGPIO

 

DDR2 DIMM_C4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

SB_PWR1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDR2 DIMM_D4 (64/72 bit, 240-pin module)

 

 

 

 

 

AUX_PANEL1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PANEL1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRNT_FAN2

FRNT_FAN1

30.5cm (12in)

2-6

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.2.5Layout contents

 

Slots/Soocket

Page

1.

CPU sockets

2-9

2.

DDR2 sockets

2-13

3.

PCI Express x 16 slots

2-18

 

4.

BMC socket

2-18

 

Jumpers

 

Page

1.

Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)

2-19

2.

Gigabit LAN1 controller setting (3-pin LAN1_EN1, LAN2_EN1)

2-20

3.

VGA Graphics controller setting (3-pin VGA_EN1)

2-20

4.

Fan control setting (3-pin FAN_SEL1)

2-21

5.

Onboard storage setting (3-pin SAS_EN1)

2-21

 

 

(KFSN4-DRE/SAS model only)

 

 

 

 

6.

Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1)

2-22

 

Rear panel connectors

Page

1.

PS/2 mouse port (green)

2-23

2.

RJ-45 port for iKVM

2-23

3.

PS/2 keyboard port (purple)

2-23

4.

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

2-23

5.

Serial (COM1) port

2-23

6.

Video Graphics Adapter port

2-23

 

7.

LAN 1 (RJ-45) port

2-23

 

8.

LAN 2 (RJ-45) port

2-23

ASUS KFSN4-DRE Series

2-7

Internal connectors

Page

1.

Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1)

2-24

2.

IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1)

2-24

3.

Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)

2-25

4.

Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)

2-26

5.

USB connectors (10-1 pin USB34)

2-26

6.

Front and rear fan connectors

2-27

 

(4-pin FRNT_FAN1/2/3/4, REAR_FAN1/2/3/4/5/6)

 

 

7.

Serial port connectors (10-1 pin COM2)

2-27

8.

ATX power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 8-pin ATX12V1)

2-28

9.

Power supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)

2-28

10.

SAS connectors (KFSN4-DRE/SAS model only)

2-29

11.

SAS LSI1064E ports LED connector (18-1 pin SASLED1)

2-30

 

(KFSN4-DRE/SAS model only)

 

 

12.

Serial General Purpose Input/Output connector (6-pin SGPIO1)

2-30

13.

Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)

2-31

14.

System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)

2-32

2-8

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with dual surface mount Socket F designed for the AMD® Opteron® 2000 series CPU in the Land Grid Array (LGA) package.

Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure 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

cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. PnP

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

MerchandiseAuthorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the Socket 1207.

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.

2.3.1Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1.Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

CPU1

CPU1

CPU2

KFSN4-DRE Series CPU Socket 1207

Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing toward you and the load lever is on your left.

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2.Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab.

Retention tab

A

 

Load lever

PnP cap

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

This side of the socket

box should face you.

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

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

4.Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (B).

B

A

5.

Position the CPU over

 

 

the socket, making

 

 

sure that the gold

 

 

triangle is on the

 

 

bottom-right corner

 

 

of the socket. The

Alignment keys

 

socket alignment keys

Load plate

 

 

should fit into the

CPU notches.

Gold

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