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... sensor cable 2-26 2.5.12 Installing the audio card 2-26 2.6 Jumpers 2-27 2.7 Connectors 2-31 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 2-31 2.7.2 Internal connectors 2-32
Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-3 3.2 Powering off the computer 3-4
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function 3-4 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch 3-4
Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating...
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... installation 6-15 6.3 LAN driver installation 6-16 6.4 ATI SM Bus controller driver installation 6-20 6.5 Display driver installation 6-21 6.6 Management applications and utilities installation 6-24 6.6.1 Running the support DVD 6-24 6.6.2 Drivers menu 6-24 6.6.3 Utilities menu 6-25 6.6.4 Make disk menu 6-25 6.6.5 Contact information 6-25 Appendix: Reference information A.1 KCMA-D8...
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... provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.
• Appendix: Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard.
Where to find more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.
1. ASUS websites The ASUS website...
User Guide - Page 39
... BIOS setup.
2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.
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User Guide - Page 71
... can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware chip.
The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you...
User Guide - Page 109
... single large drive volume, making the small-sized disk drives more useful. The disk drives in this mode need not to be identical in size or speed.
If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive.
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User Guide - Page 125
... disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support CD).
To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment:
1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup...
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... keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create.
Promise SW ROMB Controller Driver Windows Server 2003 32/64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit RHEL AS4... Exit
7. Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. 8. Press . 9. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.
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Chapter 6: Driver installation
User Guide - Page 127
...of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s):
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, DVD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press...
User Guide - Page 128
... the Device Manager button to display
the list of devices installed in the system. 5. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Click the Driver tab, and then click the Update Driver button. 7. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive. 9. Select the option Install the software...
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To verify the RAID controller driver installation:
1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop, and then select Properties from the menu.
2. Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the "+" sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers, and then the
Promise AHCI Compatible RAID Controller item should appear.
The screen differs based on the ...
User Guide - Page 130
... using the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press .
Main Menu
Do you have a driver disk?
Yes
No
5. Press to continue.
Insert Driver Disk
Insert your driver disk into /dev/sda and press "OK" to continue.
OK
Cancel
6. Select No and press to continue.
More Driver Disks?
Do you wish to load any more driver disks?
Yes
No
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... when asked if you have the driver disk, then press .
Main Menu
Do you have a driver disk?
Yes
No
5. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select OK, then press .
Insert Driver Disk
Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press "OK" to continue.
OK
Back
The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.
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SUSE Linux 11 OS To install the RAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS:
1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu.
Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test
Boot Options |
F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video ...
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... acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci
F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver
English(US) 1024 X768
DVD
Default Yes
5. When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. Select OK, then press .
Please choose the Driver Update medium.
sda: USB Floppy Other device
OK
Back
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6. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown below.
Please choose the Driver Update medium.
sda: USB Floppy sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-1612BLT sdb: Disk, Promise 1X2 Morror/RAID1 sd3: Disk, Promise RAID Console other device
OK
Back
7. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation.
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Chapter 6: Driver installation
User Guide - Page 137
... to install the AMD® processor driver on the system. You need to manually install the AMD® processor driver on a Windows XP / Server 2003 operating system. To install the AMD® processor driver:
1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu...
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6.3 LAN driver installation
This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel® Gigabit LAN controller driver.
To install the Intel® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows® OS:
1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers ...
User Guide - Page 142
... Bus controller driver installation
This section provides instructions on how to install the ATI SM Bus driver on the system. You need to manually install the ATI SMBus driver on a Windows® XP / Server 2003 operating system. To install the driver:
1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support...
User Guide - Page 143
.... 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. The support
DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file AUTORUN.EXE and double-click the AUTORUN.EXE to run the support DVD.
3. Click ASPEED AST2050 Display Driver.
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