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...fans 2-23 Device fan 2-25 Power supply module 2-26 Optical drive 2-27 Motherboard 2-30
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 info 4.1 Motherboard layout 4-2 4.2 Jumpers 4-4 4.3 Internal connectors 4-9
Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing...
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... with 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 7-4 7.2 Intel® chipset software installation 7-13 7.3 LAN driver installation 7-16 7.3.1 Windows® 2000/Server 2003 7-16 7.3.2 Red Hat/SuSE Linux 7-21 7.4 VGA driver installation 7-22 7.4.1 Windows®...
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... and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup.
2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the following tables. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ
Priority
Standard Function
0
1
System Timer
1
2
Keyboard Controller
2
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Re-direct to IRQ#9
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Communications Port (COM2)*
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User Guide - Page 73
... the Phoenix Phlash16 Utility.
5. At the prompt, type the following command string:
phlash16 /mode=3BIOS. WPH.
6. The Phoenix Phlash16 Utility automatically updates the BIOS.
DO NOT turn off or reset the system during the flashing process!
7. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. Make sure you remove the floppy disk from the drive
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... 32/64 bit Driver Disk H) Flash Phoenix BIOS for RS160-E4/PA4 system I) Write RS160-E4/PA4 system FRU J) Create the RS160-E4/PA4 emergent BIOS Recovery diskette K) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO K:
B. To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:
1. When BIOS corrupted, put this disk in the floppy disk drive, then turn on the machine to boot from the floppy disk.
2. The utility displays the...
User Guide - Page 76
... 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...
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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...
User Guide - Page 79
... compatibility and stability. Select the Load Default Settings item under the Exit Menu. See section 5.8 Exit Menu.
• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
• Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.
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...Enable [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA AHCI function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
• SATA AHCI Enable item appears only when SATA RAID Enable is set to [Disabled]
• AHCI mode item supports only under Windows environment.
• Due to the driver limitation, you will not find any SATA driver if you install Fedora core 4.
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... with the following RAID solutions:
• LSI Logic Embeded SATA RAID and the Intel Matrix Storage Manager embeded in the Intel 6321ESB Southbridge supports Serial ATA hard disk drive s and RAID0, RAID1 and RAID0+1 configurations. The Intel Matrix Storage Manager also supports RAID5 configuration.
6.1.1 RAID definitions
RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and...
User Guide - Page 158
... Disk H) Flash Phoenix BIOS for RS160-E4/PA4 system I) Write RS160-E4/PA4 system FRU J) Create the RS160-E4/PA4 emergent BIOS Recovery diskette K) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO K:
6. Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive, then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create by typing the number before the option
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Chapter 7: Driver installation
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... SATA RAID driver:
- For Windows 2000 OS, select LSI MegaRAID Software RAID (Windows 2000 SP4).
- For Windows XP/2003 OS, select LSI MegaRAID Software RAID (Windows XP/2003). 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...
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...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, then the LSI
Adapter, SAS 3000 series, 8-port with 1068-StorPort item should appear.
The screen differs based on the controller.
ASUS RS160-E4...
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... 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. 3. Click the item Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility from the menu.
Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Connection ASF ATI ES1000
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4. The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility window appears. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.
5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process.
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7.3 LAN driver installation
This section provides the instructions on how to install Intel® Gigabit LAN controller drivers.
7.3.1 Windows® 2000/Server 2003
To install the Intel® Gigabit LAN controller driver on a Windows® 2000/ Server 2003 OS:
1. Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive...
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6. Select the "I accept the terms in the license agreement" and then click the Next button.
7. Press the Complete and click Next button to fully install the driver, Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Advanced Networking Services.
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...Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver.
7.4.1 Windows® 2000/Server 2003
You need to manually install the ATI® ES1000 VGA driver on a Windows® 2000 / Server 2003 operating system. To install the ATI® ES1000 VGA 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...
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....EXE to run the CD.
7.5.2 Drivers menu
The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions.
Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Connection ASF ATI ES1000
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... applications. Click an item to install.
ASUS Remote Console Install ASUS Network Utility
7.5.4 Utilities menu
The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to install.
ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7.0 ASUS Screen Saver ASUS Update
7.5.5 Contact information
Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also...