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...1-10 Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2.1 Chassis cover 2-2 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-3 2.2.1 Installing the CPU 2-3 2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 2-6 2.3 System memory 2-7 2.3.1 Overview 2-7 2.3.2 Memory Configurations 2-8 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM 2-9 2.3.4 Removing a DIMM 2-9 2.4 Hard disk drives 2-10 2.5 Expansion slot 2-11 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card... Replacing system fans 2-14 2.7.2 Replacing power supply units 2-15 2.7.3 Installing ASMB4 series management board (optional) 2-16 2.7.4 Installing ASUS PIKE Riser Card (optional 2-17 iii
...1-10 Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2.1 Chassis cover 2-2 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-3 2.2.1 Installing the CPU 2-3 2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 2-6 2.3 System memory 2-7 2.3.1 Overview 2-7 2.3.2 Memory Configurations 2-8 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM 2-9 2.3.4 Removing a DIMM 2-9 2.4 Hard disk drives 2-10 2.5 Expansion slot 2-11 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card... Replacing system fans 2-14 2.7.2 Replacing power supply units 2-15 2.7.3 Installing ASMB4 series management board (optional) 2-16 2.7.4 Installing ASUS PIKE Riser Card (optional 2-17 iii
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...300MB/s ports - The ASUS RS702D-E6/PS8 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z8PH-D12 SE/QDR server boards. 1.3 System specifications The ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z8NH-D12 server boards.... Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5500, X5600 Series (95W) - Mellanox ConnectX MT25408 QDR 40Gbps controller ASUS Features Smart Fan ASWM2.0 √ √ Total Slots 12 DIMMs per Node (3-channel per CPU, 6 DIMMs per CPU) Memory Capacity Memory...
...300MB/s ports - The ASUS RS702D-E6/PS8 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z8PH-D12 SE/QDR server boards. 1.3 System specifications The ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8 is a 1U barebone server system featuring the ASUS Z8NH-D12 server boards.... Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5500, X5600 Series (95W) - Mellanox ConnectX MT25408 QDR 40Gbps controller ASUS Features Smart Fan ASWM2.0 √ √ Total Slots 12 DIMMs per Node (3-channel per CPU, 6 DIMMs per CPU) Memory Capacity Memory...
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2.3 System memory 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with twelve (12) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 2-7
2.3 System memory 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with twelve (12) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 2-7
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... List on the motherboard. For effective use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more memory on 32-bit Windows OS, when you do any of 256 Mb (32MB) chips or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Megabit, 8 Megabit/Mb = 1 Megabyte/MB). For more on the ASUS web site. • You may install 1 GB, 2 GB...
... List on the motherboard. For effective use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more memory on 32-bit Windows OS, when you do any of 256 Mb (32MB) chips or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Megabit, 8 Megabit/Mb = 1 Megabyte/MB). For more on the ASUS web site. • You may install 1 GB, 2 GB...
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... remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5-10 seconds, then move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 1-2. 3. If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard ...battery and move the cap back to re-enter data. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.
... remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5-10 seconds, then move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 1-2. 3. If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard ...battery and move the cap back to re-enter data. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.
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... :0201 Build Date :02/25/10 Processor Speed Count :2400MHZ :1 System Memory Usable Size : 1024MB System Memory Information AMIBIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Main AMIBIOS CPU1 Memory Configuration CPU2 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Allows you an overview of installed memory (6 DIMMs per CPU). 5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.3.6 System Information This...
... :0201 Build Date :02/25/10 Processor Speed Count :2400MHZ :1 System Memory Usable Size : 1024MB System Memory Information AMIBIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Main AMIBIOS CPU1 Memory Configuration CPU2 Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU1/2 Memory Configuration Allows you an overview of installed memory (6 DIMMs per CPU). 5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.3.6 System Information This...
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... sections may cause system to display the sub-menu. Scroll down for more items. Adaptive Page Data Scramble Split Below 4GB Channel Interleaving Rank Interleaving Memory Thermal Throttling Force VDD 1.5V [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [6:1] [4:1] [Disabled] [Disabled] v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 5.4.2 Chipset Configuration The Chipset.... ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to change advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press to malfunction. ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 5-17
... sections may cause system to display the sub-menu. Scroll down for more items. Adaptive Page Data Scramble Split Below 4GB Channel Interleaving Rank Interleaving Memory Thermal Throttling Force VDD 1.5V [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [6:1] [4:1] [Disabled] [Disabled] v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 5.4.2 Chipset Configuration The Chipset.... ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to change advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press to malfunction. ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 5-17
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...Disabled] [Enabled] CSI Power Optimization Policy [Static] Configuration options: [Adaptive] [Static] [Bypass] Memory Frequency [Auto] You may allow the system to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Double Rate Refresh [Auto] Configuration options: [Disabled...Disabled] [Enabled] 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Independent] [Channel Mirroring] [Lockstep] Memory ECC Function [Enabled] Allows you to set Memory channel mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Patrol Scrubbing [Disabled] Enables or disables the ECC ...
...Disabled] [Enabled] CSI Power Optimization Policy [Static] Configuration options: [Adaptive] [Static] [Bypass] Memory Frequency [Auto] You may allow the system to enable or disable Memory ECC fucntion. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Double Rate Refresh [Auto] Configuration options: [Disabled...Disabled] [Enabled] 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Independent] [Channel Mirroring] [Lockstep] Memory ECC Function [Enabled] Allows you to set Memory channel mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Patrol Scrubbing [Disabled] Enables or disables the ECC ...
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...-detected Northbridge values. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY NorthBridge Chipset Configuration NB Revision :C2 Current CSI Frequency :5.866GT ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 5-19 Configuation options: [1:1] [2:1] [4:1] [6:1] Rank Interleaving [4:1] Allows you to set the channel interleaving setting. Configuation options: [1:1] [2:1] [4:1] Memory Thermal Throttling [Disabled] [CLTT] is for closed loop thermal throttling and [OLTT] for open loop thermal...
...-detected Northbridge values. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY NorthBridge Chipset Configuration NB Revision :C2 Current CSI Frequency :5.866GT ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 5-19 Configuation options: [1:1] [2:1] [4:1] [6:1] Rank Interleaving [4:1] Allows you to set the channel interleaving setting. Configuation options: [1:1] [2:1] [4:1] Memory Thermal Throttling [Disabled] [CLTT] is for closed loop thermal throttling and [OLTT] for open loop thermal...
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...] Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support. WHEA Support [Enabled] Allows you to select the HPET Memory address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 5-29 Chipset ACPI Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY South Bridge ACPI Configuration APIC ACPI SCI IRQ High Performance Event Timer HPET...
...] Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support. WHEA Support [Enabled] Allows you to select the HPET Memory address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 5-29 Chipset ACPI Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY South Bridge ACPI Configuration APIC ACPI SCI IRQ High Performance Event Timer HPET...
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Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | Yes No File F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 7-15 Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe...
Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | Yes No File F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver ASUS RS700D-E6/PS8, RS702D-E6/PS8, RS704D-E6/PS8 7-15 Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe...
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...) as the driver update medium. Make sure that Installation from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver If you install SLES 10, type brokenmodules=ahci after Boot Options...
...) as the driver update medium. Make sure that Installation from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver If you install SLES 10, type brokenmodules=ahci after Boot Options...