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Contents
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 6-9 6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server 6-9 6.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 6-11
6.3 VGA driver installation 6-13 6.3.1 Windows® 2000 Server 6-13 6.3.2 Windows® 2003 Server 6-14 6.3.3 ...
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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...
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... Support CD contents
ASUS Smart Fan Control ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2
AMI BIOS, 8 Mb FWH, Green, PnP, DMI2.0a, ACPI 2.0a SMBIOS 2.3, WfM2.0
1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports 1 x Parallel port (PVL-D/SCSI model only)
1 x Floppy disk drive connector 2 x IDE connectors 2 x Serial ATA connectors...
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... 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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... your motherboard model (e.g. I 8 0 2 1 A 0 . r o m for PVL-D/SCSI model, and I 8 0 2 3 A 0 . r o m for PVL-D/1U model).
4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
A:\>afudos /iI8021A0.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...
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...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 D r i v e r s menu appears. 2. Click the U t i l i t i e s tab, then click I n s t a l l A S U S U p d a t e
V X . X X . X X. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to...
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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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...advantage 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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... 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.
Windows® 2000/2003 Server
A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows...
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6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver
Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS
D u r i n g W i n d o w s® 2000/2003 Server OS installation To 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 W i n d o w s® 2 0 0 0 / 2 0 0 3 S e t u p starts.
2. Press when the message ...
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...c® 7 9 0 2 W H o s t R A I D driver, select A d a p t e c HostRAID U320 Diver ver. 1.02 for Windows 2000/XP/ 2 0 0 3. (PVL-D/SCSI model only)
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.
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...e x t.
8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive.
9. Select the option "S e a r c h f o r a s u i t a b l e d r i v e r f o r m y d e v i c e ( r e c o m m e n d e d ), then click N e x t.
10. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. When found, click N e x t to install the drivers.
11. Click F i n i s h after the driver installation is done.
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...I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D item and the A d a p t e c A I C - 7 9 0 2 W H o s t R A I D D r i v e items should appear.
4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu.
5. Click the D r i v e r tab, then click the D r i v e r D e t a i l s button to display the RAID controller drivers.
6. Click O K when finished.
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... installation
This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller drivers.
6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server
To install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS:
1. Restart the computer, then log on with A d m i n i s t r a t o r privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive...
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4. Click N e x t when the InstallShield Wizard window appears. Follow screen instructions to continue installation.
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... Adapter (VGA) driver.
6.3.1 Windows® 2000 Server
You need to manually install the ATI® RAGE XL VGA driver on a Windows® 2000 Server operating system. To install the ATI® RAGE XL VGA driver:
1. Restart the computer, then log on with A d m i n i s t r a t o r privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The
support CD automatically displays...
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The Windows® 2003 Server operating system automatically recognizes the ATI® RAGE XL VGA driver during system installation. There is no need to install an additional driver(s) to support the onboard VGA.
6.3.3 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0
The Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system automatically recognizes the ATI® RAGE XL VGA driver during system installation. There...
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... drivers, management applications, and 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.
6.4.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the D r i v e r s menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
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...Click on an item to install.
6.4.4 Utilities menu
The U t i l i t i e s menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.
6.4.5 Contact information
Click the C o n t a c t tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
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