Asus RS920-E7/RS8 User Manual

5-6 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.2 BIOS setup program
This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update
using the provided utility described in section
5.1 Managing and updating your
BIOS
.
Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring
your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to congure
your system using this utility.
Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the
conguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the
security password feature or change the power management settings. This
requires you to recongure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the
computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the
rmware chip.
The rmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up
the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program.
Press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility;
otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.
If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing
<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can
also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if
the rst two failed.
The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a
menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make
your selections from the available options using the navigation keys.
• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions
to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after
changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system
compatibility and stability. Press <F5> and select
Yes
to load the BIOS
default settings.
• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes
only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
• Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for
this motherboard.

Asus RS920-E7/RS8 Specifications

General

Processor family	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon series	E5-4600
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C602
Compatible processor series	Intel® Xeon®
Number of processors supported	4
Maximum RDIMM memory	1024 GB
Maximum UDIMM memory	256 GB
Number of DIMM slots	32
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported RDIMM clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
Supported UDIMM clock speeds	1066, 1333 MHz
Supported DIMM module capacities	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Hot-swap HDD bays	Yes
Storage drive sizes supported	3.5 \
Number of storage drives supported	8
Supported storage drive interfaces	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Graphics card	AST2300
Graphics card family	Aspeed
Maximum graphics card memory	16 MB
LAN controller	Intel® I350-AM4
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Chassis type	Rack (2U)
PS/2 ports quantity	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5
PCI Express x8 slots	2
Compatible operating systems	CentOS 5.6 32/64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit, RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5.6/6.0 32/64-bit, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.2 32/64-bit, VMWare ESX4.1/ESXi4.1
Safety	CE, EN55022
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90 %
Power supply	1620 W

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	750 mm
Width	444 mm
Height	88 mm
Weight	20000 g