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... panel features 1-4 1.5 System specifications 1-5 Chapter 2: Components 2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink 2-2 2.2 Upgrading system memory 2-4 2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives 2-6 2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card 2-7 2.5 Installing ASUS Server Management Board 2-8 2.6 Upgrading power supply unit 2-9 2.7 OS support list 2-10 Revision history Revision Revision history V1 First release of RS700-E6/RS4 configuration guide Date February 2009 ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 III
... panel features 1-4 1.5 System specifications 1-5 Chapter 2: Components 2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink 2-2 2.2 Upgrading system memory 2-4 2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives 2-6 2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card 2-7 2.5 Installing ASUS Server Management Board 2-8 2.6 Upgrading power supply unit 2-9 2.7 OS support list 2-10 Revision history Revision Revision history V1 First release of RS700-E6/RS4 configuration guide Date February 2009 ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 III
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Product introduction Chapter 1 This chapter describes the key features of RS700-E6/RS4. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
Product introduction Chapter 1 This chapter describes the key features of RS700-E6/RS4. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
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...one of the best choices for heat dissipation • Easy maintenance Energy Saving • High power efficiency design-ASUS EPU and 80+ Bronze power supply High I/O Expansibility in 2006, ASUS Server RS700-E6/RS4 is one of the Taiwan Excellence Winners in 1U Form Factor • Four (3+1) I /O Controller Hub chipset,...Dual-Core or Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Sequence and QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s. The RS700-E6/RS4 also supports 4 hot-swap SAS (ASUS PIKE card required)or SATA2 HDDs within the limited 1U server space. The 12 DIMM slots enable DDR3 1066/1333 memory up to...
...one of the best choices for heat dissipation • Easy maintenance Energy Saving • High power efficiency design-ASUS EPU and 80+ Bronze power supply High I/O Expansibility in 2006, ASUS Server RS700-E6/RS4 is one of the Taiwan Excellence Winners in 1U Form Factor • Four (3+1) I /O Controller Hub chipset,...Dual-Core or Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Sequence and QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.4 GT/s. The RS700-E6/RS4 also supports 4 hot-swap SAS (ASUS PIKE card required)or SATA2 HDDs within the limited 1U server space. The 12 DIMM slots enable DDR3 1066/1333 memory up to...
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PCI-E 2.0 x16 riser card 9. ASMB4-iKVM controller card Items 2. PCI-E 2.0 x16 / x8 riser card 10. SATA bridge card 14. 770W Redundant Power Supply 16. DDR3 DIMM ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 1-3 ASUS PIKE SAS controller card 13. CPU heatsink 11. Top cover 4. Hard disk drive 6. CPU 17. System fans 12. Optical disc drive 7. 1.2 System overview 2 6 11 12 13 14 8 9 15 10 16 7 17 1 3 5 4 Items 1. Airduct 8. SAS bridge card 15. Front cover 3. Hard disk drive bays 5.
PCI-E 2.0 x16 riser card 9. ASMB4-iKVM controller card Items 2. PCI-E 2.0 x16 / x8 riser card 10. SATA bridge card 14. 770W Redundant Power Supply 16. DDR3 DIMM ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 1-3 ASUS PIKE SAS controller card 13. CPU heatsink 11. Top cover 4. Hard disk drive 6. CPU 17. System fans 12. Optical disc drive 7. 1.2 System overview 2 6 11 12 13 14 8 9 15 10 16 7 17 1 3 5 4 Items 1. Airduct 8. SAS bridge card 15. Front cover 3. Hard disk drive bays 5.
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... Bays 2 x Intel® 82574L PCIE GbE LANs Aspeed AST2050 8MB 1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay Options: No Device / DVD-RW (continued on the next page) ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 1-5 Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 LSI MegaRAID (for Windows only) - 1.5 System specifications Model Name Processor / System Bus Core Logic...
... Bays 2 x Intel® 82574L PCIE GbE LANs Aspeed AST2050 8MB 1 x Slim-type Optical Device Bay Options: No Device / DVD-RW (continued on the next page) ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 1-5 Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 LSI MegaRAID (for Windows only) - 1.5 System specifications Model Name Processor / System Bus Core Logic...
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2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 supports two Intel® Xeon® Quad-Core / Dual-Core 5500 series processors. 5 4 1 3 2 We recommend to install CPUs with the same frequency. 2-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 supports two Intel® Xeon® Quad-Core / Dual-Core 5500 series processors. 5 4 1 3 2 We recommend to install CPUs with the same frequency. 2-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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..., 2.13G, QPI 4.8GT/s, 4MB L2, Single Pack with 1U Heatsink Quad-Core Intel Xeon L5520, 2.26G, QPI 5.86GT/s, 8MB L2, Single Pack with 1U Heatsink ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 2-3
..., 2.13G, QPI 4.8GT/s, 4MB L2, Single Pack with 1U Heatsink Quad-Core Intel Xeon L5520, 2.26G, QPI 5.86GT/s, 8MB L2, Single Pack with 1U Heatsink ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 2-3
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2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card The ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card allows users to create RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. 2 1 3 4 Order P/N Description 90-C1SCM0-00UAY00Z PIKE 1064E (4-port SAS support Firmware RAID 0,1,1E) 90-C1SCU0-00UAY00Z PIKE 1068E (8-port SAS support Firmware RAID 0,1,1E) 90-C1SCN5-00UAY00Z PIKE 1078 (8-port SAS support Hardware RAID 0,1,10,5,50,6,60) ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 2-7
2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card The ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card allows users to create RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. 2 1 3 4 Order P/N Description 90-C1SCM0-00UAY00Z PIKE 1064E (4-port SAS support Firmware RAID 0,1,1E) 90-C1SCU0-00UAY00Z PIKE 1068E (8-port SAS support Firmware RAID 0,1,1E) 90-C1SCN5-00UAY00Z PIKE 1078 (8-port SAS support Hardware RAID 0,1,10,5,50,6,60) ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 2-7
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ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 2-9 2.6 Upgrading power supply unit 750W 1+1 hot-swap redundant power supply eliminate system and application downtime by redundancy power backup Order P/N 90-S00PW0100T Description RPSU, 770W Redundant Power Supply Module Remove the dummy power supply module before installing the second redundant power supply.
ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 2-9 2.6 Upgrading power supply unit 750W 1+1 hot-swap redundant power supply eliminate system and application downtime by redundancy power backup Order P/N 90-S00PW0100T Description RPSU, 770W Redundant Power Supply Module Remove the dummy power supply module before installing the second redundant power supply.