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User Guide - Page 6
... drive from a RAID set 5-38 5.4.8 Enabling the WriteCache 5-39
5.5 Global Array Manager 5-39
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 6-2 6.2 LAN driver installation 6-12 6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server 6-12 6.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 6-13 6.3 VGA driver installation...
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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...
User Guide - Page 42
... 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 Guide - Page 69
... latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /iP5M2P-E-4L.ROM
4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
A:\>afudos /iP5M2P-E-4L.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - 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...
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... your computer
A:\>
Updating the BIOS file using a USB flash drive If you have not purchased a USB floppy disk drive, you may update the BIOS file using a USB flash drive. Format the USB flash drive to FAT16 or 32 system file before updating the BIOS.
To format the USB flash drive to a FAT32/16 system file:
1. Insert the USB flash drive to an available USB port. 2. From the Windows desktop, click...
User Guide - Page 73
... 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...
User Guide - Page 75
... 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...
User Guide - Page 76
... 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...
User Guide - Page 82
... you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host
Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. For details on AHCI, go
to:
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm
www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012305.htm
The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to [RAID] or [AHCI].
ALPE...
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... supported by the Southbridge.
To enter the Marvell® RAID BIOS Configuration utility:
1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives at Red SATA Connector.
2. Turn on the system.
3. During POST, press + to enter the utility main menu.
**[Adapter]*****[Create]*****[Delete
* Adapter 1
*
* Arrays Information:
*
* No array is defined!
* Disks Information:
* ID Port Disk...
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... 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives.
5.3.7 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager utility
To exit the utility:
1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, then press . This window appears.
[ CONFIRM EXIT ]
Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):
2. Press to exit or press to return to the utility main menu.
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User Guide - Page 122
... of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as "Degraded" during POST. You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array.
To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk:
1. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port.
Select a destination disk with...
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...set
The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of configurations: Easy and New.
In Easy Configuration, the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size.
In New Configuration, you manually set the logical drive parameters and assign the set size and stripe size.
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User Guide - Page 149
... when installing Windows® 2000 or Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0/SuSE 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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... install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® 2000/2003 Server installation CD. The Windows® 2000/2003 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...
User Guide - Page 152
.../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. When prompted, press to continue installation.
7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue...
User Guide - Page 153
... tab then click 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, 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...
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...the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop , then
select Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the "+" sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers. The LSI
Logic Embedded SATA RAID or Intel® 8201 GR/GH SATA RAID items should appear.
4. Right-click the RAID controller...
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6.2 LAN driver installation
This section provides instructions on how to install the Marvell® 88E8056 LAN controller driver.
6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server
To install the Marvell® 88E8056 LAN controller driver on a Windows® 2000/2003 Server 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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... operating system. To install the XGI Graphicsdriver:
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 VGA controller and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Cancel to...