Asus AP1600R-E2 Hardware setup

Chapter 2

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components.

ASUS AP1600R-E2 (BA2)

Hardware setup

Contents

Page E1732 First Edition October Contents Chapter 3: Installation options Chapter 4: Motherboard information Chapter 5: BIOS SETUP Page Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Safety information Electrical Safety Operation Safety About this guide Audience Contents Conventions References Page Product introduction 1.1System package contents 1.2System specifications 1.3Front panel features 1.4Rear panel features 1.5Internal features 1.6LED information 1.6.1Front panel LEDs 1.6.2Rear panel LEDs Hardware setup 2.1Chassis cover 2.1.1Removing the cover 2.1.2Installing the cover 2.2Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.2.1Removing the CPU heatsink 2.2.2Installling a CPU 2.2.3Installing the CPU heatsink 2.4System memory 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM 2.4Hard disk drives Page 2.5Expansion slot 2.5.1Installing an expansion card Page 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.6Cable connections 2.7Removable components 2.7.1System fans 2.7.2Device fan 2.7.3Power supply module 2.7.4Optical drive Page 2.7.5Motherboard Page Page 2.8SATA backplane cabling Installation options 3.1Rackmount rail kit items 3.2Rack rails assembly 3.3Attaching the rails to the rack 3.4Rackmounting the server Motherboard info 4.1Motherboard layout Layout contents 4.2 Jumpers 2 . VGA Graphics controller setting (3-pinVGA_EN1) 3 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34) 4 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1) 5 . Gigabit LAN controller setting (3-pinLAN_EN1) 6 . Gigabit LAN controller setting (3-pinLAN_EN2) 7 . BIOS Recovery (3-pinRECOVERY1) <Del 4.3 Connectors 3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) Serial ATA hard disk drive connection 4 . Hard disk activity LED connector (2-pinHDLED1) 5 . System fan connectors (REAR_FAN1/2, FRNT_FAN1/2) 6 . USB connector (10-1pin USB34) 7 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM2) 8 . SSI power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR1, 8-pinSSI+12V1/+12V2) 9 . Backplane SMBus connector (6-1pin BPSMB1) 10 . Power Supply SMBus connector (6-1pin PSUSMB1) 11 . Parallel port connector (26-1pin LPT1) 12 . BMC connector (16-pinBMCCONN1) 13 . System panel auxiliary connector (20-pinAUX_PANEL1) •LAN1 link activity LED (2-pinLAN1_LINKACTLED) •LAN2 link activity LED (2-pinLAN2_LINKACTLED) •Locator LED 1 (2-pinLOCATORLED1) •Locator LED 2 (2-pinLOCATORLED2) 14 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) •System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) System warning speaker (Orange ATX power BIOS setup 5.1Managing and updating your BIOS 5.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 5.1.2AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file afudos /i[filename] Page 5.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 5.1.4ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file Save 5.2BIOS setup program 5.2.1BIOS menu screen 5.2.2Menu bar 5.2.3Navigation keys 5.2.4Menu items 5.2.5Sub-menuitems 5.2.6Configuration fields 5.2.7Pop-upwindow 5.2.8Scroll bar 5.3Main menu 5.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 5.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 5.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 5.3.4Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave 5.3.5IDE Configuration 5.3.6System Information 5.4Advanced menu 5.4.1USB Configuration 5.4.2MPS Configuration 5.4.3Remote Access Configuration Flow Control [None] Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] Terminal Type [ANSI] VT-UTF8Combo Key Support [Disabled] 5.4.4CPU Configuration 5.4.5Chipset 5.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration 5.4.7PCI PnP PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] Offboard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto] IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device] DMA Channel X assigned to [PCI Device] Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] 5.5Power menu 5.5.1ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 5.5.2APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On Ring [Disabled] Power On By PME# [Disabled] 5.5.3Hardware Monitor CPU1/CPU2 Temperature [XXX] Front1 Temperature [XXX] 5.6Boot menu 5.6.1Boot Device Priority 5.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 5.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] No Access View Only Limited Full Access Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] 5.7Exit menu Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes