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... (w) x 43.6 mm (h) ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 1-3 The server supports dual 940-pin AMD Opteron™ 64 processors, and includes the latest technologies through the chipsets embedded on this motherboard due to 4 GB DDR availability) LAN 2 x Broadcom® BCM5721 Gigabit PCI-E LAN controllers VGA ATI RAGE-XL PCI-based VGA controller with 8 MB display memory Expansion slots...
... (w) x 43.6 mm (h) ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 1-3 The server supports dual 940-pin AMD Opteron™ 64 processors, and includes the latest technologies through the chipsets embedded on this motherboard due to 4 GB DDR availability) LAN 2 x Broadcom® BCM5721 Gigabit PCI-E LAN controllers VGA ATI RAGE-XL PCI-based VGA controller with 8 MB display memory Expansion slots...
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2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with eight 184-pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: K8N-DRE ¤ DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 104 Pins 80 Pins 80 Pins 104 Pins K8N-DRE 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets For CPU 1 Channel A Channel B For CPU 2 Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 Sockets DIMM_C1 and DIMM_C2 DIMM_D1 and DIMM_D2 ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 2-9
2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with eight 184-pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: K8N-DRE ¤ DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_D2 DIMM_D1 DIMM_C2 DIMM_C1 104 Pins 80 Pins 80 Pins 104 Pins K8N-DRE 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets For CPU 1 Channel A Channel B For CPU 2 Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 Sockets DIMM_C1 and DIMM_C2 DIMM_D1 and DIMM_D2 ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 2-9
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DDR400 - DDR400 - DDR400 Single rank DDR400 Double rank DDR400 Single rank DDR400 Double rank DDR400 Single rank DDR400 Double rank DDR333 ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 2-11 DDR400 - Single rank Single rank Double rank Double rank DIMM_B2/ Max DIMM_D2 Speed - DDR400 - CG or C0 with Rev. DDR400 - DDR400 - ...rank Double rank Single rank Double rank DIMM_B1/ DIMM_D1 Single rank Double rank - - If you install a processor with DDR 400 DIMMs, some memory configurations may not run at 400 MHz. Single rank Single rank Double rank Double rank - - DDR400 -
DDR400 - DDR400 - DDR400 Single rank DDR400 Double rank DDR400 Single rank DDR400 Double rank DDR400 Single rank DDR400 Double rank DDR333 ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 2-11 DDR400 - Single rank Single rank Double rank Double rank DIMM_B2/ Max DIMM_D2 Speed - DDR400 - CG or C0 with Rev. DDR400 - DDR400 - ...rank Double rank Single rank Double rank DIMM_B1/ DIMM_D1 Single rank Double rank - - If you install a processor with DDR 400 DIMMs, some memory configurations may not run at 400 MHz. Single rank Single rank Double rank Double rank - - DDR400 -
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... fan by following the instructions in place. Pull the dummy case to the direction of the arrow to disengage its pegs from the device fan. 3. ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 2-21 2.9.3 Device fan with dummy case The device fan for the memory module(s) comes with the dummy case: 1.
... fan by following the instructions in place. Pull the dummy case to the direction of the arrow to disengage its pegs from the device fan. 3. ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 2-21 2.9.3 Device fan with dummy case The device fan for the memory module(s) comes with the dummy case: 1.
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... C0 →← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Main System Memory Information Total Memory xxxMB Node0 Memory Configuration: Speed DDR xxx DIMM01 - None Node1 Memory Configuration : Speed N/A DIMM05 - Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10... Memory Displays the installed system memory information. None DIMM03 - Processor Displays the installed processor information. None DIMM07 - Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V00.00 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 ...
... C0 →← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Main System Memory Information Total Memory xxxMB Node0 Memory Configuration: Speed DDR xxx DIMM01 - None Node1 Memory Configuration : Speed N/A DIMM05 - Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10... Memory Displays the installed system memory information. None DIMM03 - Processor Displays the installed processor information. None DIMM07 - Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V00.00 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 ...
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...Megatrends, Inc. MTRR Mapping [Continuous] Determines the method used for programming processor MTRRs when using more than 4GB of system memory. Advanced Chipset Configuration NorthBridge Configuration SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY →← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change... options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 5.4.2 Chipset Configuration The Chipset configuration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings. ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 5-21 NorthBridge Configuration The NorthBridge Configuration menu allows you to display the sub-menu.
...Megatrends, Inc. MTRR Mapping [Continuous] Determines the method used for programming processor MTRRs when using more than 4GB of system memory. Advanced Chipset Configuration NorthBridge Configuration SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY →← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change... options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 5.4.2 Chipset Configuration The Chipset configuration menu allows you to change advanced chipset settings. ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 5-21 NorthBridge Configuration The NorthBridge Configuration menu allows you to display the sub-menu.
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...Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Reset ESCD Data [No] Clears the non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) during boot. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Plug And Play O/S [No] When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping ...PnP menu items. Incorrect field values can function correctly. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 5-23 The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for the PCI device latency timer register.
...Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Reset ESCD Data [No] Clears the non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) during boot. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Plug And Play O/S [No] When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping ...PnP menu items. Incorrect field values can function correctly. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS RS161-E2/PA2 5-23 The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for the PCI device latency timer register.