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1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. Item Description 1) ASUS T30 pedestal 5U rackmount chassis with: ASUS DSBV-D motherboard 670 W single power supply SATA backplane board SAS* backplane board SAS control card...CD SAS/RAID control card drivers CD with user guide 6) Documentation ASUS TS500-E4 user guide ASUS ASWM 2.0 user guide 7) Optional items ASUS AK25 rackmount rail kit ASUS certified heatsink and fan assembly * Serial-Attached SCSI ** ASUS System Web-based Management Configuration PA4 PX4 • • • • • • ...
1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. Item Description 1) ASUS T30 pedestal 5U rackmount chassis with: ASUS DSBV-D motherboard 670 W single power supply SATA backplane board SAS* backplane board SAS control card...CD SAS/RAID control card drivers CD with user guide 6) Documentation ASUS TS500-E4 user guide ASUS ASWM 2.0 user guide 7) Optional items ASUS AK25 rackmount rail kit ASUS certified heatsink and fan assembly * Serial-Attached SCSI ** ASUS System Web-based Management Configuration PA4 PX4 • • • • • • ...
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...ASUS TS500-E4 is a pedestal/5U barebone server system featuring the ASUS DSBV-D motherboard. The server supports dual Intel LGA771 Xeon processors with EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Intel Matrix Storage (Windows) support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID5(S/W) - LSI MegaRAID(Linux/Windows) support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 LSI SA3442X-R HBA supports(PX4...Drive LEDs: Status, activity (continued on the next page) ASUS TS500-E4 1- Chassis Pedestal/Rackmount 5U Motherboard ASUS DSBV-D Chipset North Bridge: Intel® 5000V MCH South ...
...ASUS TS500-E4 is a pedestal/5U barebone server system featuring the ASUS DSBV-D motherboard. The server supports dual Intel LGA771 Xeon processors with EM64T technology, plus other latest technologies through the chipsets onboard. Intel Matrix Storage (Windows) support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID5(S/W) - LSI MegaRAID(Linux/Windows) support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 LSI SA3442X-R HBA supports(PX4...Drive LEDs: Status, activity (continued on the next page) ASUS TS500-E4 1- Chassis Pedestal/Rackmount 5U Motherboard ASUS DSBV-D Chipset North Bridge: Intel® 5000V MCH South ...
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Chassis fan 3. Expansion card locks 6. ASUS DSBV-D Motherboard 4. PX4 (4 hot-swap SAS configuration) 6 4 1 7 2 9 8 3 5 10 11 1. Power supply unit 2. Chassis intrusion switch 5. HDD blower(HDD drive cage inside) 9. SAS control card 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction SAS backplane(PX4 Model Only) 10. Optical drive 7. 2 x5.25-inch drive bays 8. Front I/O board 11.
Chassis fan 3. Expansion card locks 6. ASUS DSBV-D Motherboard 4. PX4 (4 hot-swap SAS configuration) 6 4 1 7 2 9 8 3 5 10 11 1. Power supply unit 2. Chassis intrusion switch 5. HDD blower(HDD drive cage inside) 9. SAS control card 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction SAS backplane(PX4 Model Only) 10. Optical drive 7. 2 x5.25-inch drive bays 8. Front I/O board 11.
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HDD rebuilding using the RAID card (PX4 Blinking model only) Blinking Read/write data into the HDD System is normal ; ASUS TS500-E4 1- no incoming event ASWM detects a HW monitor event Drive Status LED Drive Activity LED Green Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is... in suspend mode No activity Read/write data into the HDD (PX4 model only) The Power, HDD Access, and...
HDD rebuilding using the RAID card (PX4 Blinking model only) Blinking Read/write data into the HDD System is normal ; ASUS TS500-E4 1- no incoming event ASWM detects a HW monitor event Drive Status LED Drive Activity LED Green Bridge board connected to backplane Installed HDD is... in suspend mode No activity Read/write data into the HDD (PX4 model only) The Power, HDD Access, and...
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Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay. 4. Use a Phillips (cross) screwdriver to install a hot-swap SATA (PA4 & PX4 model) or SAS (PX4 model) hard disk drive (HDD). 1. The drive Spring lock Tray lever tray ejects slightly after you are ready to install a hard disk in this... drives 2.7.1 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD Follow the instructions in the drive tray. An empty drive tray requires a metal bracket for support. Metal bracket ASUS TS500-E4 2-19 Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to access the hot-swap drive trays. 2.
Firmly hold the tray lever and pull the drive tray out of the bay. 4. Use a Phillips (cross) screwdriver to install a hot-swap SATA (PA4 & PX4 model) or SAS (PX4 model) hard disk drive (HDD). 1. The drive Spring lock Tray lever tray ejects slightly after you are ready to install a hard disk in this... drives 2.7.1 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SAS HDD Follow the instructions in the drive tray. An empty drive tray requires a metal bracket for support. Metal bracket ASUS TS500-E4 2-19 Release a drive tray by pushing the spring lock to access the hot-swap drive trays. 2.
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... hot swap drive trays. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap feature to support SAS hard disks. 2.9.3 SAS backplane connections (in PX4 model only) A SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the TS500-E4/PX4 model. The LEDs on the backplane connect to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD access, HDD failure, thermal failure, or...
... hot swap drive trays. The backplane design incorporates a hot swap feature to support SAS hard disks. 2.9.3 SAS backplane connections (in PX4 model only) A SAS backplane comes pre-installed in the TS500-E4/PX4 model. The LEDs on the backplane connect to the front panel LEDs to indicate HDD access, HDD failure, thermal failure, or...
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ASUS TS500-E4 2-47 You MUST disconnect all power cable plugs from the system devices before removing the power supply unit. Refer to the Appendix at the end ... connectors where the power plugs are connected. 2.10.8 Power supply unit Refer to this document for the power supply specifications. 3 4 1 25 6 3 4 1 25 6 Model PA4 Model PX4 1. 24-pin ATX (motherboard power 1. 24-pin ATX (motherboard power connector) connector) 2. 4-pin +12V (motherboard power 2. 4-pin +12V (motherboard power connector, hidden behind the connector...
ASUS TS500-E4 2-47 You MUST disconnect all power cable plugs from the system devices before removing the power supply unit. Refer to the Appendix at the end ... connectors where the power plugs are connected. 2.10.8 Power supply unit Refer to this document for the power supply specifications. 3 4 1 25 6 3 4 1 25 6 Model PA4 Model PX4 1. 24-pin ATX (motherboard power 1. 24-pin ATX (motherboard power connector) connector) 2. 4-pin +12V (motherboard power 2. 4-pin +12V (motherboard power connector, hidden behind the connector...
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...that allows you to a PC, then boot from a floppy disk: 1. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy for TS500-E4/PX4 system D) ESB2 ASF Firmware update E) Write TS500-E4/PX4 FRU Please choose A TO E: 3. RN50 DDR1 A21 BIOS 5. Select the item " Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette". For PA4 model...5: BIOS information Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from the support CD; the screen will show several optional items. 2. 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is created, put this utility.
...that allows you to a PC, then boot from a floppy disk: 1. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy for TS500-E4/PX4 system D) ESB2 ASF Firmware update E) Write TS500-E4/PX4 FRU Please choose A TO E: 3. RN50 DDR1 A21 BIOS 5. Select the item " Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette". For PA4 model...5: BIOS information Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from the support CD; the screen will show several optional items. 2. 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is created, put this utility.
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... its driver CD. 6.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to be calculated and written. RAID 0+1 is required for TS500-E4/PA4 model only. For TS500-E4/PX4, refer to the selected hard disk drive. 6- Chapter 6: RAID configuration With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system to the SAS/RAID...
... its driver CD. 6.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to be calculated and written. RAID 0+1 is required for TS500-E4/PA4 model only. For TS500-E4/PX4, refer to the selected hard disk drive. 6- Chapter 6: RAID configuration With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system to the SAS/RAID...
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... operating system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the support CD. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! For TS500-E4/PX4, refer to the SAS/RAID card user guide which may have to use another system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. You... 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Win2k Driver Disk E) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for WinXP/Win2k3 32 bit Driver Disk F) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for TS500-E4/PA4 model only. Place the motherboard support CD in its driver CD. 7.1.1 Create a RAID driver disk (PA4 model) You may be contained in the ...
... operating system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the support CD. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! For TS500-E4/PX4, refer to the SAS/RAID card user guide which may have to use another system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. You... 6321 LSI MegaRAID for Win2k Driver Disk E) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for WinXP/Win2k3 32 bit Driver Disk F) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for TS500-E4/PA4 model only. Place the motherboard support CD in its driver CD. 7.1.1 Create a RAID driver disk (PA4 model) You may be contained in the ...
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... install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." ASUS TS500-E4 7- When prompted, press to create the driver disk. Follow screen instructions to specify an additional device. For PX4 model A) FreeDOS command prompt B) Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette C) Flash Phoenix BIOS for TS500-E4/PX4 system D) ESB2 ASF Firmware update E) Write TS500-E4/PX4 FRU Please choose A TO E: 6. For systems...
... install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." ASUS TS500-E4 7- When prompted, press to create the driver disk. Follow screen instructions to specify an additional device. For PX4 model A) FreeDOS command prompt B) Create the emergent BIOS Recovery diskette C) Flash Phoenix BIOS for TS500-E4/PX4 system D) ESB2 ASF Firmware update E) Write TS500-E4/PX4 FRU Please choose A TO E: 6. For systems...