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ASUS Server Workstation Universal Server RS300-E7 PS4RS300-E7 Config Guide(e6290)

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Essential configuration guide for the ASUSTeK RS300-E7/PS4 enterprise server. This manual provides detailed instructions covering system overview, safety procedures, and comprehensive component upgrades. IT professionals and service technicians can use this resource to successfully install, troubleshoot, and optimize hardware—including CPUs, memory modules, RAID cards, and advanced Server Management Boards (IPMI)—ensuring robust deployment of high-performance computing infrastructure.

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Page 1 RS300-E7/PS4 Configuration Guide
Page 2 First Edition V1 May 2011 Copyright © 2011 ASUSTe K COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, tran...
Page 3 Contents Revision history .......................................................................................... iii Safety information ...............................................................
Page 4 Safety information Electrical Safety • Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged. • To prevent electrical sho...
Page 5 Chapter 1 This chapter describes the key features of RS300-E7/PS4. It includes the product overview and general specifications. ro ct tr ct io
Page 6 1.1 Key features Highly Expandable 1U Server with Quad-LAN Connection As a UP 1U rack-mount server based on new generation Intel® Xeon Sandy Bridge CPU, RS300-E7/PS4 provides immediate performance sca...
Page 7 ASWM Enterprise Supported • ASWM provides easy deployment and management with user-friendly interface • Delivers centralized management, asset management, notification mechanism and integrated BMC BIO...
Page 8 1.2 System overview Items Items 1. Front cover 2. Hard disk drive bays 3. Hard disk drive 4. Optical disc drive 5. 350W Single Power Supply 6. CPU 7. ASMB5-i KVM controller card 8. CPU heatsink air du...
Page 9 1.3 Front panel features Rack screw Hot-swap HDD bays Rack screw USB ports Optical drive Power HDD Access LED button LAN2 LED Power LAN1 LED Message LED Gigabit LAN port 4 Reset button Location LED Gi...
Page 10 1.5 System specifications Model Name RS300-E7/PS4 1 x Socket LGA1155 Processor / System Bus - Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 Processor Family - Intel® Core™ i3-2100 Processor Family Core Logic Intel® C204 chips...
Page 11 Model Name RS300-E7/PS4 Networking LAN 4 x Intel 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN Graphic VGA Aspeed AST2050 16MB Auxiliary Storage Device Bay 1 x Slim-type optical Device Bay (Floppy / Optical Device) Options: ...
Page 12 Chapter 1: Product introduction1-8
Page 13 Chapter 2 This chapter lists the key components and optional accessories for the server system. en ts
Page 14 2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink ASUS RS300-E7/PS4 supports Intel® LGA1155 Sandy-bridge processors. Chapter 2: Components2-2
Page 15 Order P/N Description 90-S000U09Y1T (single pack) Quad Core Intel Xeon E3-1220 3.1G 90-S000U0A21T (single pack) Quad Core Intel Xeon E3-1230 3.1G 90-S000U0A41T (single pack) Quad Core Intel Xeon E3-12...
Page 16 2.2 Upgrading system memory The motherboard comes with four (4) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8...
Page 17 2.3 Upgrading hard disk drives The system supports four hot-swap SATAII/SAS hard disk drives. We recommend that you install identical drives of the same model and capacity for RAID configuration. Orde...
Page 18 2.4 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card The ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card allows users to create RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. SATA1 SA...
Page 19 2.5 Installing ASUS Server Management Board ASUS Server Management Board is an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0-compliant board that allows users to monitor, control and manage a r...
Page 20 2.6 Installing PCI express cards The system supports PCIe x16 cards installation on the PCIe riser card brackets. Chapter 2: Components2-8
Page 21 2.7 Friction rail kit Rack rails Front end Rear end ASUS RS300-E7/PS4 2-9
Page 22 2.8 OS support list Operating System Version Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise 32/64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2008 Standard/enterprise 32/64 Edition Microsoft Windows Windows Server 2008 Found...