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User Guide - Page 4
...Device fan 2-21 Power supply module 2-22 Optical drive 2-23 Motherboard 2-26
Chapter 3: Installation options 3.1 Rackmount rail kit items 3-2 3.2 Rack rails assembly 3-2 3.3 Attaching the rails to the rack 3-3 3.4 Rackmounting the server 3-4
Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4.1 Motherboard layout 4-2 4.2 Jumpers 4-4 4.3 Connectors 4-9
Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating...
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... Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 6-38 6.4 Global Array Manager 6-39 6.5 Rebuilding the RAID 6-39 6.6 Setting the Boot array use MB BIOS Setup Utility 6-42
Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation 7-2
7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7-2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7-3 7.2 LAN driver installation 7-12 7.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server...
User Guide - Page 32
... Disk Controller Printer Port (LPT1) System CMOS/Real Time Clock ACPI Mode when used IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel
*These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
PCI Bus Number, IDSEL, and IRQ assignments
INTA#
PATA controller SATA controller SMBus controller USB...
User Guide - Page 70
...the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk, then press .
A:\>afudos /iP5MTR.rom
The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file.
A:\>afudos /iP5MTR.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...
User Guide - Page 71
... the USB flash drive to an available USB port, then place the motherboard support CD to the optical drive.
3. Boot the system from the support CD, then select the F r e e D O S command prompt.
4. At the DOS prompt, replace the prompt with the USB flash disk drive letter, then type: afudos /i[filename].
3. Follow the instructions in the previous section to update the BIOS file.
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User Guide - Page 74
... BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. This utility is available 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...
User Guide - Page 76
... 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 77
... 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 81
...0, RAID 1, or RAID 0+1 configuration; supported on Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP and Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0). Refer to section 4.2 Jumpers for details.
Place a jumper cap on pins 2-3 of the RAID_SEL1 jumper to use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager (for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or software RAID 5 configuration; supported on Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP).
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User Guide - Page 108
... e r. These utilities support SATA hard disk drives and allow creation of RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or software RAID 5 (Intel® Matrix Storage Manager only) configuration.
6.1.1 RAID definitions
R A I D 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data...
User Guide - Page 109
...Installing hard disk drives
The system supports two hot-swap Serial ATA hard disk drives for RAID configuration.
By default, the SATA hard disk drives are connected to the motherboard SATA1 (Port0) and SATA3 (Port1) connectors via the SATA backplane and SATA cables.
Refer to sections 1 . 5 I n t e r n a l c o m p o n e n t s and 2 . 4 H a r d d i s k d r i v e s for details on SATA hard disk drive...
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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.
7.1.1 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/ XP...
User Guide - Page 151
...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 "P r e s s F 6 i f y o u n e e d t o i n s t a l l a t h i r d p a r t y S C S I o r R A I D d r i v e r . . ." appears at the bottom of the screen.
3. When prompted, press to specify an additional device.
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User Guide - Page 152
... to the floppy disk drive, then press .
5. There are two items to select : LSI Logic SATA RAID
Select " L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D " for Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows 2003 Server OS from the list, then press . For 64bit Windows 2003 Server OS, please select " L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D ( I n t e l I A 3 2 E ) " item.
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Chapter 7: Driver installation
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... Server OS
To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS:
1. Restart the computer, then log in with A d m i n i s t r a t o r privileges. 2. Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a N e w
H a r d w a r e F o u n d window. Click C a n c e l. 3. Right-click the M y C o m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop , then
select...
User Guide - Page 161
...controllers and displays a N e w H a r d w a r e F o u n d window. Click C a n c e l to close this window.
• If A u t o r u n 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 A S S E T U P . E X E to run the CD.
3. Click the B r o a d c o m L a n D r i v e r option to begin installation.
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User Guide - Page 162
... t when the InstallShield Wizard window appears. Follow screen instructions to continue installation.
7.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise AS4.0 update 2
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 K e r n e l D e v e l o p m e n t tools...
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... is enabled in your computer.
Windows® automatically detects the LAN controller and displays a N e w H a r d w a r e F o u n d window. Click C a n c e l to close this window.
3. Click the item A T I Rage XL Display Driver from the Drivers menu.
4. The A T I W i n d o w s 2000 Driver window appears. Click N e x t. Follow screen instructions to complete installation.
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... Server
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.
7.3.3 Red Hat® Enterprise AS4.0 update 2
The Red Hat® Enterprise AS4.0 update 2 operating system automatically recognizes the ATI® RAGE XL VGA driver during system...
User Guide - Page 168
...Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition
or Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition). 3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices
from the support CD. 4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the expansion card or add-on...