Asus P5LD-MR - Motherboard - Micro ATX driver and firmware
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... drive from a RAID set 5-35 5.3.8 Enabling the WriteCache 5-36 5.4 Global Array Manager 5-36 Chapter 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® 2000/2003 Server 6-11 6.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 6-12 6.3 VGA driver installation...
User Manual - Page 9
...8226; Chapter 4: BIOS setup Tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
• Chapter 5: RAID configuration Provides information on RAID configurations for this motherboard.
• Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID and LAN driver installation for this motherboard.
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... 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.
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support...
User Manual - Page 47
... two Serial ATA RAID connectors for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set.
• When using the connectors in IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector. Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
Connector SATA1/SATA2 SATA3/SATA4
Setting Master Slave
Use Boot disk Data disk
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User Manual - Page 63
... the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.
3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /iP5LD-MR.ROM
4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
A:\>afudos /iP5LD-MR.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS...
User Manual - Page 67
... 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 system.
Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.
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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 of 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...
User Manual - Page 70
.... For example, you 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 LPC chip.
The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the...
User Manual - Page 75
...to:
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012305.htm
The system can fully support Serial ATA II technology only when you set this item to [AHCI]. Install the Intel SATA AHCI Driver during windows setup when you configured SATA as AHCI mode. Refer to the section "6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver" on page 6-3.
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User Manual - Page 99
... technology also allows you to change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data.
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 section "6.1 RAID driver installation" for details.
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User Manual - Page 100
... supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS...
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5.2.5 Deleting a RAID set
Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set.
To delete a RAID set:
1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume, then press to display this screen.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ DELETE...
User Manual - Page 112
... Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press + to enter the utility.
You may also create a RAID set(s) in a Windows® operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details.
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Chapter 5: Driver installation
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... display the adapter properties.
2. Select WriteCache, then press to turn the option On (enabled).
3. When finished, press any key to continue.
5.4 Global Array Manager
You may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows® operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD.
Refer to the GAM user guide...
User Manual - Page 141
... BIOS setup utility of IDE Configuration, first install the Intel SATA AHCI Driver during windows setup. Then, select the "Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)" from the list. Refer to section "6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk" to create the Intel SATA Driver for windows system.
6. The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk...
User Manual - Page 142
...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.
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User Manual - Page 147
... the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Cancel to close this window.
• If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the CD.
3. Click the Broadcom 5753 Driver option to begin installation.
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... Chipset Graphics driver:
1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The
support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
Windows® automatically detects the LAN controller and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Cancel to close this window.
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... Graphics Driver Software - InstallShield(R) Wizard window appears. Click Next. Follow screen instructions to complete installation.
6.3.2 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0
The Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system automatically recognizes the Intel® Chipset Graphics driver during system installation. There is no need to install an additional driver(s) to support the onboard VGA...
User Manual - Page 157
.... 4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the expansion card or add-on device(s) documentation, or visit the related website, to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system.
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST)
• The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST. You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS...