ASUS RS160-E5 User Manual

RS160-E5

1U Rackmount Server User Guide

E3694

First Edition V1

March 2008

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Contents ...................................................................................................... iii

Notices ........................................................................................................ vii

Safety information .................................................................................... viii

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

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 ...................................................................... 1-5

1.6 Internal features ........................................................................... 1-6

1.7 LED information ........................................................................... 1-7

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ............................................................ 1-7

1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs .......................................................... 1-7

1.7.3 HDD status LED .............................................................. 1-8

Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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

2.1.1 Removing the front cover ................................................ 2-2

2.1.2 Removing the rear cover ................................................. 2-4

2.1.3 Installing the top cover .................................................... 2-5

2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6

2.2.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-6

2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct .......................... 2-9

2.3 System memory ......................................................................... 2-10

2.3.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-10

2.3.2 Memory congurations .................................................. 2-10

2.3.3 Memory mirroring and sparing technology .................... 2-12

2.3.4 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-14

2.3.5 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-14

2.4 Hard disk drives ......................................................................... 2-15

2.5 Expansion slot ............................................................................ 2-17

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket ... 2-17

2.5.2 Replacing the riser card (optional) ................................ 2-18

2.5.3 Reinstalling the riser card bracket ................................. 2-19

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2.5.4 Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) .................. 2-20

2.5.5 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-21

2.6 Cable connections ..................................................................... 2-22

2.7 SATAII/SAS backplane cabling ................................................. 2-23

2.8 Removable components ............................................................ 2-24

2.8.1 System fans .................................................................. 2-24

2.8.2 Power supply module .................................................... 2-27

2.8.3 Optical drive .................................................................. 2-28

2.8.4 Motherboard .................................................................. 2-31

Chapter 3: Installation options

3.1 Rackmount rail kit items .............................................................. 3-2

3.2 Rack rails assembly ..................................................................... 3-2

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

3.4 Rackmounting the server ............................................................ 3-4

Chapter 4: Motherboard Info

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

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

4.3 Internal connectors ...................................................................... 4-9

Chapter 5: BIOS setup

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

5.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk ....................................... 5-2

5.1.2 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 5-3

5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 5-6

5.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 5-7

5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 5-8

5.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 5-8

5.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 5-8

5.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 5-9

5.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................. 5-9

5.2.6 Conguration elds ......................................................... 5-9

5.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................... 5-9

5.2.8 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 5-9

5.2.9 General help ................................................................... 5-9

Contents

5.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 5-10

5.3.1 System Time ................................................................. 5-10

5.3.2 System Date] ................................................................ 5-10

5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ......................................................... 5-10

5.3.4 SATA1–6; PATA Master/Slave ........................................5-11

5.3.5 IDE Conguration .......................................................... 5-13

5.3.6 System Information ....................................................... 5-14

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

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

5.4.2 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 5-17

5.4.3 Chipset .......................................................................... 5-19

5.4.4 Onboard Device Conguration ...................................... 5-21

5.4.5 PCIPnP ......................................................................... 5-22

5.5 Server menu ............................................................................... 5-23

5.5.1 ASF Support ................................................................. 5-23

5.5.2 Remote Access Conguration ....................................... 5-23

5.6 Power menu ................................................................................ 5-25

5.6.1 ACPI 2.0 Support .......................................................... 5-25

5.6.2 ACPI APIC Support ....................................................... 5-25

5.7 Boot menu .................................................................................. 5-28

5.7.1 Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 5-28

5.7.2 Boot Settings Conguration .......................................... 5-29

5.7.3 Security ......................................................................... 5-30

5.8 Exit menu .................................................................................... 5-32

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 0 or RAID 1 set .................................... 6-5

6.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set ..................................................6-11

6.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration ....................... 6-15

Contents

6.2.4 Initializing the logical drives .......................................... 6-18

6.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 6-23

6.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 6-25

6.2.7 Deleting a RAID conguration ....................................... 6-28

6.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 6-29

6.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache .............................................. 6-30

6.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................. 6-31

6.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) ...................................... 6-32

6.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror) ...................................... 6-34

6.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror) ....................... 6-35

6.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity) ...................................... 6-36

6.3.5 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 6-37

6.3.6 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 6-38

6.3.7 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager .................... 6-38

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 installation .............................................. 7-13

7.3 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 7-16

7.4 VGA driver installation............................................................... 7-19

7.4.1 Windows® Server ......................................................... 7-19

7.5 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 7-21

7.5.1 Running the support CD ............................................... 7-21

7.5.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 7-21

7.5.3 Management Software menu ........................................ 7-22

7.5.4 Utilities menu ................................................................ 7-22

7.5.5 Contact information ....................................................... 7-22

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 A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

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

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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, 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.

• 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

• Any mechanical operation on this server must be conducted by certied or

experienced engineers.

• 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.

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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.

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 optional components into the barebone server.

4. Chapter 4: Motherboard information

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the server. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.

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

7 Chapter 7: Driver installation

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

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

References

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

1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide

This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility.

2. ASUS websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information for all ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

Chapter 1

This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It includes sections on front panel and rear panel

specications.

ASUS RS160-E5

Product introduction

1.1 System package contents

Check your system package for the following items.

Model Name RS160-E5

Chassis ASUS R10 1U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard ASUS DSAN-DX/RS160-E5 Server Board Component 1 x 460W 80+ Single Power Supply

Accessories 2 x CPU Heatsinks (optional)

Optional Items CA eTrust Anti-virus Software CD

*ASUSSystemWeb-basedManagement

1 x SATAII/SAS Backplane (ASUS BP4LX-R10) with 4 x SATA Cables 4 x hot-swap HDD trays 1 x Riser card (ASUS PCIE16X2-R10) with 1 x PCIe x8 slot and 1 x PCIe x16 slot 1 x Front I/O Board (ASUS FPB-AR14) 6 x System Fans (1 x 56mm; 5 x 28mm) 1 x Air Duct

1 x RS160-E5 User’s Guide 1 x ASUS ASWM 2.0 User’s Guide 1 x RS160-E5 Support CD (including ASWM*) 1 x Bag of Screws 1 x AC Power Cable 1 x Fixed Rackmount Kit

ASUS ASMB-iKVM Remote management card ASUS PIKE 1064E SAS RAID card

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

* ThesystemdoesnotincludeaUSBoppydrive.YoumayhavetouseaUSBoppydrive

whencreatingaSATARAIDdriverdisk.RefertoChapter7fordetails.

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 12 characters such as xxxxxxxxxxxx. See 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.

RS160-E5

xxxxxxxxxxxx

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1.3 Systemspecications

The ASUS RS160-E5 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS DSAN-DX/RS160-E5 server board. The server supports Intel® LGA771 Xeon

5100 / 5200 / 5300 / 5400 Series processors with EM64T technology, plus other

latest technologies through the chipsets onboard.

Model Name RS160-E5

2 x Socket LGA771

Intel® Xeon® 5100 / 5200 / 5300 / 5400 Series

Processor / System Bus

Core Logic

ASUS Features

Memory

Expansion Slots

Storage

HDD Bays

Networking LAN Graphic VGA

Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD

Smart Fan ASWM2.0 Total Slots Capacity Memory Type Memory Size Total PCI/PCI-X/

PCI-E Slots

Slot Type

Additional Slot 1 Additional Slot 2

SATA Controller

SAS Controller

I = internal A or S will be hot-swappable

processors

Quad-Core/Dual-Core FSB 1333/1066 MHz EM64T

Intel® 5100 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Intel® ICH9R

√ √

6 (Dual-Channel)

Maximum up to 24GB DDR2 533 / 667 Registered, ECC 512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB

Default Riser Card:

1 x PCIe x16 slot (x8 link) (Full-Height/Half Length) + 1 x PCIe x8 slot (x8 link) (Half-Height/

Half-Length)

Conguration Option: 1 x PCIe x16 slot (x16 link) (Full-Height/Half-

Length)

1 x SO-DIMM socket for optional ASMB3-iKVM

1 x Proprietary Slot for optional ASUS PIKE Intel® ICH9R:

6 x SATA 300MB/s ports* Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows only)

- Supports software RAID 0, 1, 5 & 10 LSI Mega RAID (for Windows and Linux):

- Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10

Optional:

ASUS PIKE 1064E 4 port SAS RAID card

- Supports rmware RAID 0, 1 & 1E

4 x Hot-swap HDD Bays

2 x Broadcom® BCM5721 PCI-E GbE LANs XGI Z9S VGA Controller / 32MB DDRII SDRAM 1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay

Options: No Device / DVD-ROM / DVD-RW

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1 x External Serial Port 3 x RJ-45 ports (1 for incoming ASUS ASMB3-iKVM)

Onboard I/O

4 x USB 2.0 ports (Front x 2, Rear x 2) 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port

Windows® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit

OS Support

RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.0 32/64-bit SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 32/64-bit (Subject to change without any notice)

Anti-virus Software

CA® eTrust™ 7.1 anti-virus software (Optional)

Out of Band Management Solution

Remote

Hardware

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

HDD not includeed) Power Supply

ASMB3-SOL (Optional)

ASUS ASWM 2.0 and SNMP 600mm x 444mm x 43.6mm

18 Kg

460W 80+ Single Power Supply 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 server 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.

Rack screw

Refer to section

Hot-swap HDD bays

Optical drive

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

for the LED descriptions.

USB ports

HDD Access LED

LAN2 LED LAN1 LED

Message LED

Reset button

Location LED

Location switch

Rack screw

Power button

Power LED

1.5 Rear panel features

The rear panel includes the expansion slots, system power socket, and rear fans.

The middle part includes the I/O shield with openings for the rear panel connectors

on the motherboard.

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

Power supply fan

Power supply switch

Power cord connector

PS/2 mouse port

PS/2 keyboard port

Serial port

LAN port*

USB ports

VGA port

LAN port2

LAN port1

Expansion slots

* This port is for incoming ASUS ASMB3-iKVM controller card only.

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1.6 Internal features

The barebone server includes the basic components as shown.

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8 9 10 11

11. Hot-swap HDD tray 4 - Connects to SATA4 port (Port 3)

12. Front I/O board (hidden)

13. Slim-type optical drive bay - Connects to SATA5 port (Port 4)

• The barebone server 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.

• Only ASUS DVD-ROMs t the optical drive bay.

1. PCIe x16 and x8 slot Riser Card (at x8 link)

2. Power fans

3. ASUS DSAN-DX/ RS160-E5 server board

4. Power supply

5. 5 x 4028 system fan

6. 1 x 4056 system fan

7. SATAII/SAS backplane

8. Hot-swap HDD tray 1 -

Connects to SATA1 port

(Port 0)

9. Hot-swap HDD tray 2 Connects to SATA2 port

(Port 1)

10. Hot-swap HDD tray 3 -

Connects to SATA3 port

(Port 2)

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1.7 LED information

1.7.1 Front panel LEDs

HDD Access LED

LAN2 LED

LAN1 LED

LED Icon Display status Description

Power LED

HDD Access LED

Message LED

Location LED

LAN LEDs

Message LED

OFF

Blinking

OFF

Blinking

OFF

Blinking

Power LED

Location LED

System power ON

No activity

Read/write data from/into the HDD System is normal; no incoming event

ASWM indicates a HW monitor event

Normal status Location switch is pressed (Press the location switch again to turn off)

No LAN connection LAN is transmitting or receiving data LAN connection is present

1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs

SPEED LED

ACT/LINK LED

ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED

Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection

GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection

BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection

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1.7.3 HDD status LED

HDD Status LED

HDD Activity LED

When use ICH9R Intel Matrix Storage RAID, HDD LEDs will not work.

SATAII/SAS HDD LED Description

GREEN ON SATAII/SAS HDD power ON RED ON SATAII/SAS HDD not present

HDD Status LED

HDD Activity LED

RED Blinking

GREEN Blinking

1. HDD has failed and should be swapped immediately (slow blinking,

2 times/sec)

2. RAID rebuilding (fast blinking, 10 times/sec)

Read/write data from/into the SATAII/

SAS HDD

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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 RS160-E5

Hardware setup

2.1 Chassis cover

2.1.1 Removing the front cover

1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw on each front end of the front cover.

2. Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the rear cover from

the chassis.

Thumbscrews

3. Firmly hold the front cover and slide it toward the front panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis.

4. Released a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to the right. Then ,

rmly hold the tray level and pull all

the drive trays out of the bay.

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5. Then push the front cover as arrow

show.

6. Disconnect the LAN activity LED/ Locator LED cable and USB cable

from the connectors under the front cover.

7. Disconnect the SATA cable and the power plug from the connectors on the back of the drive.

8. Leave the front cover aside.

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2.1.2 Removing the rear cover

1. Loosen the two thumbscrews on the rear panel to release the top cover from the chassis.

Thumbscrews

2. Firmly hold the cover and slide it

toward the rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis.

1/2 inch distance

3. Lift the cover from the chassis.

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2.1.3 Installing the top cover

1. Position the cover on top of the chassis with the thumbscrews on the rear, and leaving a gap of about half an inch from the front panel.

Side markings

2. Make sure that the side markings

on the cover (two on each side) are aligned to the grooves on the chassis.

Grooves

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

4. Tighten the thumbscrews on the rear to secure the cover.

Thumbscrews

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2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

DSAN-DX

DSAN-DX CPU LGA771

CPU1

CPU2

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA771 socket designed for the

Intel® Xeon® Dual/Quad Core processor.

• Your boxed Intel® Xeon® LGA771 processor package should come with installation instructions for the CPU and heatsink. If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter.

• 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 PnP

cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair 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 LGA771 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.

• If you install only one CPU, install the CPU to the CPU2 socket only. The

system will not boot and the CPU warning LED will light up if a single CPU is installed on the CPU1 socket.

2.2.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards 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

Load lever

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 forenger to a 100º angle (A),

then push the PnP cap from the load

plate window to remove (B).

PnP cap

This side of the socket box should face you.

5. Position the CPU over

the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket. The socket

alignment key should t

into the CPU notch.

Load plate

Alignment key

Gold triangle mark

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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!

6. Close the load plate (A), then push

the load lever (B) until it snaps into

the retention tab.

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2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct

To install the CPU heatsink:

1. Carefully place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU.

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.

To install the airduct:

1. Position the airduct on top of the heatsink.

2. Carefully lower the airduct until it ts in place.

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2.3 System memory

DSAN-DX

128 pins 112 pins

DIMM_B1

DIMM_A1

DIMM_B3

DIMM_A3

DIMM_B2

DIMM_A2

DSAN-DX 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with six (6) Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline

Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM.

The gure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:`

2.3.2 Memorycongurations

You may install 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB registered ECC DIMMs into the

DIMM sockets.

• For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules

from the same vendor. Refer to the Qualied Vendors List on the ASUS

web site.

• This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb

chips x16 memory modules.

• If you are installing only one memory module, install the module into the

blue socket labeled DIMM_A1 or DIMM_B1. Installing into any other socket

will not work.

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Rank population

DIMM_A3

MCH

DIMM installation reference table

DIMM_A2

DIMM_B3

DIMM_A1

DIMM_B2

DIMM_B1

No. of DIMMs

1 DIMM_B1 or DIMM_A1 2 DIMM_B1, DIMM_A1

4 DIMM_B1, DIMM_A1, DIMM_B2, DIMM_A2 6 DIMM_B1, DIMM_A1, DIMM_B2, DIMM_A2

• DIMMs in pair means two DIMMs with the same conguration.

• For better performance, same conguration DIMMs should be installed on

Slot/s to use

DIMM_B3, DIMM_A3

the same slot number for each channel. For example, you may install the

same type of DIMMs in DIMM_B1, and DIMM_A1.

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2.3.3 Memory mirroring and sparing technology

The Intel® 5100MCH chipset supports the memory sparing technology. Refer to the below section:

Memory Sparing

At conguration time, a DIMM rank is set aside to replace a defective DIMM rank. When the error rate for a failing DIMM rank reaches a pre-determined threshold,

the memory sparing function will issue an interrupt and initiate a spare copy. At the completion of the copy, the failing DIMM rank is disabled and the “spared” DIMM rank will be used in its place. Refer to section the options of

Channel Rank Sparing

Channel 1 Rank Sparing

5.4.3 Chipset

memory sparing functions. The default BIOS setting is disabled.

• Each channel contains its own sparing engine and can be enabled or disabled separately.

• This motherboard does not support rank sparing across channels.

• The DIMM rank with the largest size will be assigned as spare rank. Data can only be copied from a smaller sized rank to a larger sized one.

• A DIMM can contain only one or two ranks. To support sparing function, a DIMM channel should contain at least two ranks.

• When sparing function is enabled, the usable memory size will reduce the size of the spare ranks.

The following tables show memory congurations with Memory Sparing function in Channel A/B.

and congure

to enable the

One DIMM per channel (two ranks)

Channel B Channel A

DIMM_B1

(1024MB*2 Ranks)

Sparing

Memory space

Total Memory

Rank 0

(1024 MB)

1024 MB 1024 MB

Rank 1

(1024 MB)

2048 MB

DIMM_A1

(1024MB*2 Ranks)

Rank 0

(1024 MB)

Rank 1

(1024 MB)

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