Asus AP1720-E2 Installation options

Chapter 3

This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server.

ASUS AP1720-E2 barebone server

Installation options

Contents

Page E1733 First Edition October Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware setup Chapter 3: Installation options Chapter 4: Motherboard info Chapter 5: BIOS setup Appendix: Reference information Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical Safety Operation Safety Audience Contents Conventions Reference Page Product introduction AS8 AS4 AA4 AI4 ASUS AP1720-E2barebone server Page Page Single power supply models Redundant power supply models AI4 (four internal IDE/SATA configuration) Page AS8 (eight hot-swapSCSI configuration) Page Hardware setup 2.1.1 Removing the side cover 2.1.2 Re-installingthe side cover Page 2.3.1 Overview 2.3.2 Installing the CPU Page 2.3.3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page Page 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Memory configurations Table Recommended memory configurations Table Memory frequency/CPU FSB synchronization 2.4.2 Installing a DIMM 2.4.3 Removing a DIMM 2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly Page 2.5.2 Re-installingthe front panel assembly Page Page Page 2.7.1Installing a hot-swapSATA/SCSI hard disk drive Page 2.7.2 Installing an internal IDE/SATA HDD Page Installing a Serial ATA HDD to the first hard disk drive cage Installing an IDE/SATA HDD to the internal HDD cage Installing an HDD dummy cover 2.8.1 Installing a standard size expansion card Page 2.8.2 Installing a long expansion card 2.8.3 Removing an expansion card 2.9.1 Motherboard connections 2.9.2 SATA backplane connections (in AA4 models only) Back side SATA backplane jumper settings and HDD ID assignments 2.9.3 SCSI backplane connections (in AS8 and AS4 models only) one-backplane two-backplane SCSI backplane jumper settings and HDD ID assignments Page 2.10.1 Chassis fan Page 2.10.2 HDD fan Page Page 2.10.3 SATA/SCSI backplane Page 2.10.4 Floppy disk drive Page 2.10.5 Front I/O board Page 2.10.6 Chassis footpads and roller wheels Page 2.10.7 Power suppy modules Page Page Page Page Installation options Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.5.1 Remove the footpads or roller wheels 3.5.2 Remove the top cover 3.5.3 Attach the rack rails Page Motherboard info Page Layout contents Jumpers Internal connectors 1.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1) 2.RAID controller setting (3-pinRAID_EN1) 3.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34) 4.CPU external frequency selection (6-pinJ1) 5.Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC1) 6.CPU fan pin selection (3-pinFM_CPU1, FM_CPU2) 7.IEEE 1394 setting (3-pin1394_EN) 1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 2.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) 3.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE [blue], SEC_IDE [white]) 4.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 5.IEEE 1394 connector (10-1pin IE1394_1) 6.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 7.Serial ATA RAID connectors (7-pinSATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2) 8.Backplane SMBus connector (6-1pin BPSMB1) 9.Power connectors (24-pinATXPWR1, 8-pinATX12V1) 10.Hard disk activity LED connector (2-pinIDELED1) 11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1) 12.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1, MODEM1) 14.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) •System Power LED (3-pinPLED) •Message LED (2-pinMLED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) •Hard disk activity (2-pinHD_LED) •Power switch / Soft-offswitch (2-pinPWR_SW) Page BIOS setup 5.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 5.1.2AwardBIOS Flash Utility Updating the BIOS File Name to Program Saving the current BIOS file Save current BIOS as 5.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash Utility Page BIOS menu screen 5.2.2 Menu bar 5.2.3 Navigation keys 5.2.4 General help 5.2.5 Sub-menu 5.2.6 Scroll bar 5.2.7 Pop-upwindow Time (hh:mm:ss) Date (mm:dd:yy) Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] 5.3.1 Primary IDE Master Access Mode [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] UDMA Mode [Auto] Manually detecting an IDE drive 5.3.2 Primary IDE Slave 5.3.3 Secondary IDE Master 5.3.4 Secondary IDE Slave 5.3.5 Third IDE Master 5.3.6 Fourth IDE Master 5.4.1 Advanced BIOS Features 5.4.2 CPU Configuration 5.4.3 Memory Configuration 5.4.4 Chipset AGP Bridge Configuration Frequency/Voltage Control 5.4.5 Onboard Device SuperIO Device Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP] EPP Mode Select [EPP1.7] Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA [3] SATA Configuration SATA Only Disabled SATA Mode [IDE] Serial ATA Port0 Mode [SATA0 Master] Serial ATA Port1 Mode [SATA1 Master] 5.4.6 PCIPnP IRQ Resources 5.4.7 USB Configuration ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] 5.5.1 APM Configuration Video Off Method [DPMS] Video Off In Suspend [Yes] MODEM Use IRQ [3] Soft-Offby PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off] USB Wake-Upfrom S3(S4) [Disabled] KB Power On Password [Enter] Hot Key Power On [Ctrl-F1] Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Date (of Month) Alarm [0] Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [0 : 0 : 0] 5.5.2 Hardware Monitor Voltage Monitor Smart Q-FanConfiguration 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority 5.6.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority 5.6.3 Removable Device Priority 5.6.4 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] Full Screen Logo Show [Enabled] 5.6.5 Security A note about passwords Forgot the password Password Check [Setup] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Reference information A.1.1 General description A.1.2 Specifications A.2.1 General description A.2.2 Specifications ProblemAction A-6 A-7 A-8