TS500-E6 Configuration Guide
E4657 First Edition May 2009 Copyright © 2009 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).
Contents Revision history........................................................................................... III Safety information....................................................................................... IV Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Key features................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Front panel features...................................................................... 1-4 1.2 1.4 1.5 System overview............
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 shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system, contact a qualified service technician or your dealer.
This chapter describes the key features of TS500-E6. It includes the product overview and general specifications.
1.1 Key features The ASUS TS500-E6 is a flexible expandability and high capacity storage server. Versatile Applications • Cost-performance 2-way Intel Xeon system for small & medium business • Optional ASUS unique MIO audio card support • PCI-E 2.
1.2 System overview 10 7 9 11 8 3 4 1 2 6 5 10 Items 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
1.3 Front panel features Message LED HDD access LED LAN1 LED LAN2 LED Power LED Optical drive Empty 5.25-inch bays (optional) Security lock Power button Reset button 4-bay HDD cage Headphone output jack* USB 2.0 ports Microphone jack* *The audio jacks function only with an optional MIO audio card.
1.4 Rear panel features Power connector PS/2 mouse port 470W Single power supply Chassis lock PS/2 keyboard port USB 2.
1.5 System specifications Model Name Processor / System Bus Core Logic ASUS Features Smart Fan ASWM2.0 Total Slots Capacity Memory Memory Type Memory Size Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots TS500-E6/PS4 2 x Socket LGA1366 - Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5500 Series (95W) - Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5500 Series (80W) - Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® L5500 Series (60W / 38W) QPI 4.8 / 5.86 / 6.
Networking LAN Graphic VGA Auxiliary Storage FDD / CD / DVD Onboard I/O OS Support Anti-virus Software Out of Band Remote Management Hardware Solution Software Dimension (HH x WW x DD) Net Weight Kg (CPU, DRAM & HDD not inclu ded) Power Supply Environment 2 x Intel® 82574L Aspeed AST2050 8MB 3 x 5.25” media bays (Options: No ODD / DVD-ROM / DVD-RW) 1 x External Serial Port 2 x RJ-45 ports 4 x USB 2.
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This chapter lists the key components and optional accessories for the server system.
2.1 Upgrading CPU and CPU heatsink The ASUS TS500-E6 supports 1–2 Quad-core Intel® Xeon® X5500 / E5500 / L5500 series processor. 1 4 5 6 2 3 We recommend to install CPUs with the same frequency. Order P/N 90-S000U0740T 90-S000U0750T 90-S000U0760T 90-S000U0770T 90-S000U0780T 90-S000U0790T 90-S000U07A0T 90-S000U07B0T 90-S000U07C0T 2-2 Description Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5570, 2.93G, QPI 6.4GT/s, 8MB L2, Single Pack with Tower/2U Heatsink Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5560, 2.80G, QPI 6.
2.2 Upgrading system memory The motherboard comes with six (6) Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
Order P/N Description 90-S000I0310T DDR3 1333 ECC REG 2G SINGLE PACK 90-S000I0300T 90-S000I0320T 90-S000I0330T 90-S000I0340T 90-S000I0350T 90-S000I0360T 90-S000I0370T 90-S000I0380T 90-S000I0390T 90-S000I0400T 90-S000I0410T 90-S000I0420T 90-S000I0430T 90-S000I0440T 90-S000I0450T 2-4 DDR3 1333 ECC REG 1G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1066 ECC REG 1G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1066 ECC REG 2G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1333 ECC UNB 1G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1333 ECC UNB 2G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1066 ECC UNB 1G SINGLE PACK DDR3 1066 ECC UNB 2G SING
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. Order P/N Description 90-S000H6210T HDD SAS 450G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack) 90-S000H6220T HDD SAS 300G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack) 90-S000H6230T HDD SAS 146G 3.5” with tray (Single Pack) 90-S000H6240T HDD SATA2 1T 3.5” with tray (Single Pack) 90-S000H6250T HDD SATA2 750G 3.
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2.5 Installing ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card The ASUS PIKE SAS RAID card allows users to create SAS RAID sets from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. 5 C D D C B A A B 4 2 3 1 1. Install the iButton*. 3. Remove the SATAII/SAS cables from the onboard SATA connectors. 2. 4. 5. Insert the PIKE SAS RAID card into the PIKE card slot.
2.6 Upgrading 5.
2.7 Installing ASUS Server Management Board ASMB4-iKVM • • • Monitor the running status of major components via LAN or Serial Port, such as CPU and memory utilization, storage capacity and networking transfer rate. Advanced server management functions including “remote power on/off/reset”, “remote control via SOL (Serial-over LAN)” and “remote SEL (system event log reading when the system is out-of-band)”.
2.8 Upgrading graphics card 2 3 1 Contact local distributors for workstation SKU.
2.9 Installing MIO Audio card 3 A A 2 1 1. Install the MIO audio card to the onboard PCIe x1 slot. 3. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the front panel connector on the server chassis. 2. Connect one end of the audio cable to the AAFP connector on the audio card.
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2.12 OS support list OS support list Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise 32/64-bit RedHat® Enterprise Linux AS5.
