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... 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-1 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-3 6.2 LAN driver installation 6-11 6.2.1 Windows® XP 6-11 6.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 6-12 6.3 Management applications and utilites installation 6-14 6.3.1 Running the support CD 6-14 6.3.2 Drivers menu 6-14 6.3.3 Management Software...
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... on RAID and LAN driver installation for this motherboard.
• 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 provides updated information on ASUS...
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- 2 x Serial Attached SCSI Slot with JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1E
Audio
Realtek® ALC880 8-channel CODEC
IEEE 1394
T1 1394 controller supports: - 2 x IEEE 1394 connectors
Internal c o n n e c t o r s
1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x Serial ATA connectors 2 x Mini-SAS connectors support a total of 8 devices
(KFN32-D SLI/SAS model only) 2 x CPU fan...
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... cover.
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings.
1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 4 for information on 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.
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... Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
WARNING!! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ....... done Reading flash ...... done
Advance Check ...... Erasing flash ...... done Writing flash ...... 0x0008CC00 (9%)
Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!
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... in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your...
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... the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next.
5. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features.
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by...
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... 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 hub.
The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you...
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... over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID performance benefits.
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. Refer to Chapter 6 for details.
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Chapter summary
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6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1 6.2 LAN driver installation 6-11 6.3 Management applications
and utilities installation 6-14 6.4 Software information 6-16
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...the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet.
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/2003...
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...CD and copy the RAID driver disk from the following path: \Drivers\ICH7R\LSI\Linux.
Windows® XP To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® XP environment:
1. Restart the system from the hard disk drive, then place the system/ motherboard support CD in the optical drive.
2. Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility. The 32-bit and 64-bit OS RAID driver disk for...
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...; XP installation
To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® XP: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® XP installation CD. The
Windows® XP Setup starts.
2. Press when the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." appears at the bottom of the screen.
3. When prompted, press to specify an additional device.
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... SAS RAID Controller for Windows XP OS.
6. The Windows® XP Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press to continue installation.
7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.
To an existing Windows® XP OS To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows® XP OS:
1. Restart the computer...
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...Click the Driver tab, 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 "Search for a suitable driver for my device
(recommended)", then click Next. 10. The wizard searches the
RAID controller drivers. When found, click Next to install the drivers.
11...
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...; RAID driver, the NVDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER item should appear.
When you installed the LSI1068 controller driver, the LSI1068 SAS RAID Controller item should appear.
4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select Properties from the menu.
5. Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers.
6. Click OK when finished.
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6.2 LAN driver installation
This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller drivers on a Windows® XP OS.
6.2.1 Windows® XP
To install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows® XP OS:
1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. ...
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4. Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears. Follow screen instructions to continue installation.
6.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0
Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system.
Building the driver from the TAR file
Install first the Kernel Development tools before ...
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... utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.
6.3.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
If Autorun is...
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...installation wizard to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package.
If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the taskbar.
From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Configuration options
Control settings window
Realtek HD Audio...