User manual ASUS M2A-MX

[. . . ] Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS. ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] At the same time, you may also push the top of the metal plate to fit it completely. Secure the metal plate with the thumb screw. 5. 2-56 Chapter 2: Hardware setup To remove a 600 W dual or redundant power supply: 1. Loosen four screws on the metal brackets that secure the power supply to the chassis. 2. Use one hand to push the power supply module from inside the power supply cage, then carefully pull out the power supply module from the chassis. Set the power supply aside. 3. ASUS M2A-MX 2-57 To install a 600 W dual or redundant power supply: 1. Insert the power supply cables and plugs to the power supply cage. Be careful with the power supply cables when inserting the power supply module into the cage. Due to space constraints, the cables may get entangled with the installed components or other cables, causing the cables to break! 2. Use a power supply module handle to push the power supply until it fits in place. 3. Secure the power supply to the chassis with two screws on the metal brackets on each side. 2-58 Chapter 2: Hardware setup Chapter 3 This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server. ASUS M2A-MX Installation options 3-1 The items required for the optional configurations described in this chapter are not included in the standard barebone system package. These items are purchased separately. 3. 1 Installing a second SCSI drive cage Perform this installation if you wish to upgrade your 4-SCSI configuration system (AS4 model) to an 8-SCSI configuration (AS8). AS4 AS8 Clear the space under the first SCSI drive cage. Make sure that you disconnect all pre-connected cables so they do not get in the way when you install the second drive cage. To install a second SCSI drive cage: 1. Position the drive cage in the same orientation as the first drive cage. Note that the lock tab on top of the cage faces the rear panel. Cage lock tab 2. Carefully slide the drive cage toward the front panel until it fits in place. 3-2 Chapter 3: Installation options 3. Make sure that the cage lock tab snaps to the bottom of the first drive cage. When properly installed, the cage should align with the first drive cage. Cage lock tab snapped securely to the bottom of the first drive cage 4. From the front side, secure the right side of the cage with two screws. Front screw holes 5. Position the support bracket for the drive trays to the left side of the cage with the three protruding tabs matching the elongated holes on the chassis. Protruding tabs Screw holes Elongated holes for bracket SCSI drive tray support bracket ASUS M2A-MX 3-3 6. Insert the tabs into the holes. Power Supply SMBus connector (6-1 pin PSUSMB1) 12. Parallel port connector (26-1 pin LPT1) 13. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1) - Chassis intrusion connector (3-pin CASEOPEN) - LAN1 Link activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LINKACTLED) - LAN2 Link activity LED (2-pin LAN2_LINKACTLED) - Locator LED 1 (2-pin LOCATORLED1) - Locator LED 2 (2-pin LOCATORLED2) - Locator Button/Switch (2-pin LOCATORBTN) - Front Panel System Bus (6-1 pin) 15. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) - System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) - Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED) - System warning speaker (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER) - ATX power button/soft-off button (Yellow 2-pin PWRSW) - Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESET) ASUS M2A-MX 4-3 4. 2 1. Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. [. . . ] When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5-34 Chapter 5: Motherboard information 5. 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Exit Options Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. [. . . ]