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...12 5.2.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 5-14
Chapter 6: Driver installation Chapter summary 6-2 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-3
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-3 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-6 6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 6-9 6.3 LAN driver installation 6-11 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-14 6.4.1 XGI Volari Z9s VGA Driver (R1...
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...to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
• Chapter 5: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.
• Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different...
User Guide - Page 36
... the 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 "Share IRQ" or that the...
User Guide - Page 65
... 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 77
... Storage Technology from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID Mode].
Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced]
This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. Set to [Enhanced] to support four SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Set to [Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems.
Serial-ATA Controller...
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... this setup.
• 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 DVD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive.
• Please refer to chapter 2 for how to select the RAID configuration utility. Move the jumper to choose Intel® Rapid RAID.
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Chapter summary
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6.1 RAID driver installation 6-3 6.2 Intel chipset device software installation 6-9 6.3 LAN driver installation 6-11 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-14 6.5 Management application and utilities installation 6-18
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User Guide - Page 105
... the instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk
The system does not include a floppy drive. You have to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk.
If you have created RAID sets with the LSI Software RAID configuration utility, the boot priority of the SATA optical disk drive has to be manually adjusted...
User Guide - Page 106
... of RAID driver disk you want to create and press to enter the sub-menu. C20x INTEL RAID Driver
C20x INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit(also support AHCI) Windows 64 bit(also support AHCI) Back Exit
6. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive.
7. Press . 8. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.
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User Guide - Page 108
...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 109
... The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the USB floppy disk drive. 9. Select the option Install the software automatically (Recommended), and
then click Next. 10. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. When found, click Next to
install the drivers. 11. Click Finish after the driver installation is done.
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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
Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller item should appear.
The screen differs...
User Guide - Page 111
...Intel® chipset device software on the system. You need to manually install the Intel® chipset device software on a Windows operating system. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 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 menu if...
User Guide - Page 113
... to install the Intel® Gigabit LAN controller drivers on the system. You need to manually install the LAN controller driver on a Windows® operating system.
To install the LAN controller drivers:
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 menu...
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4. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections-InstallShield Wizard window appears.
5. Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue.
6. Click the Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager box, and then click Next to start the installation.
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... the Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver for XGI Volari Z9s. You need to manually install the XGI Volari Z9s VGA driver on a Windows® operating system. To install theXGI Volari Z9s VGA driver: 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 menu if...
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5. Click Next to start the installation.
6. The system will update the VGA driver. 7. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before
using the program.
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User Guide - Page 118
... the Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver for ASPEED AST1100. You need to manually install the ASPEED AST1100 VGA driver on a Windows® operating system. To install theASPEED AST1100 VGA driver: 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 menu if...
User Guide - Page 119
... the system to update the VGA driver, follow the steps shown in the next few windows, and click Next when finished. a. Accept the terms in the license agreement. b. Fill in User Name and Organization. (optional) c. Select a setup type.
6. Click Install to begin the installation.
7. When the installation completes, click Finish and select Yes to restart your computer for the...
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... utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.
6.5.1 Running the support DVD
Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
If Autorun is...