Asus RS500A-E6/PS4 BIOS setup

Chapter 5

This chapter tells how to change

the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

ASUS RS500A-E6/PS4

BIOS setup

Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware setup Chapter 3: Installation options Chapter 4: Motherboard information Chapter 5: Chapter 6: Driver installation Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical Safety Operation Safety Audience Contents Conventions Typography References Page Product introduction 1.1System package contents 1.2Serial number label 1.3System specifications Page 1.4Front panel features 1.5Rear panel features 1.6Internal features 1.7.1Front panel LEDs 1.7.2LAN (RJ-45)LEDs 1.7.3HDD status LED Hardware setup Removing the rear cover 2.2.1Installing the CPU Page Page 2.2.2Installing the CPU heatsink and airduct 2.3.1Overview 2.3.2Memory Configurations Memory population table 2.3.3Installing a DIMM Removing a DIMM 2.4Hard disk drives Page 2.5.1Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket Page 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.6Cable connections Pre-connectedsystem cables 2.7SATAII/SAS backplane cabling 2.8.1System fans 2.8.2Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) Page Installing i Button (for PIKE 1078 only) 2.8.3Installing ASMB4 series management board (optional) Page Installation options 3.1.1Attaching the fixing latches to the server 3.1.2Attaching the rack rails 3.1.3Mounting the server to the rack 3.2.1Attaching the rails to the server 3.2.2Attaching the rack rails 3.2.3Mounting the server to the rack Page Motherboard info 4.1Motherboard layouts Layout contents 4.2Jumpers Page Page Page 4.3Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page BIOS setup 5.1.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 5.1.2BUPDATER utility Page 5.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5.2BIOS setup program 5.2.1BIOS menu screen 5.2.2Menu bar 5.2.3Navigation keys 5.2.4Menu items 5.2.5Submenu items 5.2.6Configuration fields 5.2.7Pop-upwindow 5.2.8Scroll bar 5.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 5.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 5.3.3SATA1–6 5.3.4Storage Configuration 5.3.5System Information BIOS Information Processor System Memory System Memory Information 5.4.1CPU Configuration GART Error Reporting [Disabled] Microcode Updation [Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled] PowerNow [Enabled] PowerCap [P-state0] 5.4.2Chipset Configuration NorthBridge Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Memory Timing Parameters [CPU Node 0] SouthBridge Configuration OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 0) [Enabled] OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 1) [Enabled] EHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 18 Fn 2) [Enabled] OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 0) [Enabled] OHCI HC (Bus 0 Dev 19 Fn 1) [Enabled] SR5650 Configuration Page Hyper Transport Configuration IOMMU [Disabled] Primary Video Controller [Slot1-PIKE-PCI] Debug Option 5.4.3Onboard Devices Configuration 5.4.4USB Configuration 5.4.5PCIPnP Remote Access Configuration Serial Port Mode [57600 8,n,1] Flow Control [Hardware] Redirection After BIOS POST [Disabled] Terminal Type [VT-UTF8] 5.6.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 5.6.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 5.6.3ACPI 2.0 Support [ACPI v2.0] 5.6.4ACPI APIC support [Enabled] 5.6.5APM Configuration 5.6.6Hardware Monitor VCORE1/2 Voltage, P1/2DDR3 Voltage, P1/2_+1.2V Voltage 5.7.1Boot Device Priority 5.7.2Hard Disk Drives; CDROM Drives 5.7.3Boot Settings Configuration 5.7.4Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Password Check [Setup] 5.8.1ASUS EZ Flash 5.9Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Driver installation 6.1LAN driver installation Page Page Page 6.2Display driver installation Page Page 6.3ATI SM Bus controller driver installation 6.4.1Running the support DVD 6.4.2Drivers menu 6.4.3Utilities menu 6.4.4Make disk menu 6.4.5Contact information