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... RAID driver installation 6-3
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-3 6.1.2 Windows® OS 6-6 6.1.3 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6-9 6.1.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 6-17 6.2 Intel chipset device software installation 6-19 6.3 LAN driver installation 6-23 6.4 Display driver installation 6-27 6.5 Mellanox ConnectX DDR and ConnectX2 QDR PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation...
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... provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.
• Appendix: Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard.
Where to find more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.
1. ASUS websites The ASUS website...
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... 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...
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... utility copies the current BIOS file to the USB flash disk drive.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reading flash ..... done Write to file...... ok A:\>
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file.
Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file...
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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 chip.
The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you...
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... southbridge controller that supports the following SATA RAID solutions:
• LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility (default) with RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 support (for both Linux and Windows OS).
• Intel Matrix Storage Manager with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows OS only).
5.1.1 RAID definitions
RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives...
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... the SATA hard disk drives.
2. During POST, the LSI MegaRAID software RAID configuration utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press + to enter the utility.
LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A.08 09161344R
LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No: Dev No:1F
Device present at Port 0
ST3160812AS
152114MB
Device present at Port...
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Chapter summary
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6.1 RAID driver installation 6-3 6.2 Intel chipset device software installation 6-19 6.3 LAN driver installation 6-23 6.4 Display driver installation 6-27 6.5 Mellanox ConnectX DDR and ConnectX2 QDR PCI Gen2
Channel Adapter driver installation 6-30 6.6 Management application and utilities installation 6-37
ASUS Z8NH-D12 Series
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... driver is required when installing Windows® or Red Hat® Enterprise operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support DVD). To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment:
1. Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup...
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... Intel RAID Driver
ICH10R INTEL RAID Driver Windows 32 bit Windows 64 bit Back Exit
ICH10R LSI RAID Driver ICH10R LSI RAID Driver
Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit Windows Server 2008...bit SLES 10 SP2 32 bit SLES 10 SP2 64 bit Back Exit
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...driver...
3. The next screen appears. Press to specify an additional device.
Windows Setup
Setup could not determine the type 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, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers...
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...
into Drive A: * Press ENTER when ready.
ENTER=Continue ESC=Cancel F3=Exit
5. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list, then press . 6. The Windows® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver
disk. When next screen appears, press to continue installation. 7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to
continue.
ASUS Z8NH-D12...
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...® desktop , then select
Properties from the menu. 4. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button to display the
list of devices installed in the system.
5. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button. 7. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. Insert the RAID driver disk you...
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... the RAID controller driver when installing�R��e�d�H��a�t® Enterprise OS:
1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. At the boot:, type linux dd no�s�t�o�r�a�g�e. 3. Pr�e�s��s��.
- To install or upgrade in graphical mode...
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...a driver disk, press F2.
LSI Logic Fusion MPT SPI Driver (mptspi) LSI MegaRAID Controllers (megaraid_mbox) LSI MegaRAID Controllers (megaraid_sas) LSI megasr Driver ver 13.10.0708.2009 (megasr) Marvell SATA controllers (sata_mv) Mylex DAC960 RAID Controller (DAC960)
[] Specify optional module arguments
OK
Back
The driver version may vary with time and model. Select LSI Mega Software RAID driver...
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.... - To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - Use the function keys listed below for more information. [F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue] boot: linux dd noprobe=ata[n]
4. Select Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press .
Main Menu
Do you have a driver disk?
Yes...
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... software on a Windows operating system. To install the Intel® chipset software:
1. Restart the computer, 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 Autorun is enabled in your computer. 3. Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the menu.
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4. The Intel(R) Chipset Device Software window appears. Click Next to start the installation.
5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process.
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...PCI Gen2 Channel Adapter driver installation
This section provides instructions on how to install the Mellanox driver.
6.5.1 Windows operating system
You need to manually install the Mellanox driver on a Windows® operating system. To install the Mellanox driver
1. Restart the computer, then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive...
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7. When the installation finishes, reboot your system to complete the installation.
If your system has the latest firmware, no firmware update will occur. To force firmware update, type --force-fw-update.
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