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... SCSI ID assignments 2-31 2.6.5 SCSI jumper settings 2-31 2.6.6 SMBus and backplane power cabling 2-32 2.6.7 Fan boards 2-33 2.7 Removable components 2-35 2.7.1 Hot-swap mid-fans (80mm 2-35 2.7.2 Rear fans (60mm 2-36 2.7.3 Power supply modules 2-36 2.7.4 Slim optical and floppy drives 2-37 2.7.5 Front panel LED and switch board 2-38 2.7.6 SCSI backplanes 2-38
Chapter 3: Installation...
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... a RAID set 6-21 6.2.10 Verifying a RAID set hard disk drive 6-22 6.2.11 Making a RAID set bootable 6-22
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 LAN driver installation 7-11 7.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server 7-11 7.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 7-13 7.3 VGA driver...
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... 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
0
1
1
2
2
N/A
3*
11
4*
12
5*
13
6
14
7*
15
8
3
9*
4
10*
5
11*
6
12*
7
13
8
14*
9
15*
10
Standard Function
System Timer Keyboard Controller...
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... the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /iI8021A00.100
4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
A:\>afudos /iI8021A00.100 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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... 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...
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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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6.1 Setting up RAID
The motherboard comes with the following RAID solutions:
PVL-D/2U/SCSI model • A d a p t e c® AIC-7902W SCSI RAID controller supports SCSI hard disk
drives and RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations.
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 ...
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...SCSI driver is required when installing Windows 2000/2003 Server or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive. You can create a RAID or SCSI 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. 3. Select the optical drive...
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...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® 2000/ 2003 Server operating system on a hard disk drive that is assigned to an array. To create a RAID driver disk from Windows® environment: 1. Place the system or motherboard support CD in the optical drive...
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7.1.2 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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...174; 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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... 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...
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... c o n t r o l l e r s.
• For PVL-D/2U/SCSI model, 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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7.2 LAN driver installation
This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller drivers.
7.2.1 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...
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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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...Autorun 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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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 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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...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.
7.4.2 Drivers menu
The D r i v e r s 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.
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...Click on an item to install.
7.4.4 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.
7.4.5 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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