Asus AP6000, Hardware Reference Manual

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AP6000 Hardware Reference Guide 11
II. Components
I. Introduction
I. Introduction
Starting
Starting the Server
Turn on the system unit by turning the power knob clockwise and pushing
inwards momentarily. The power button will snap back because ATX power
systems have a electrical On/Off switch unlike AT systems which require a
permanent On or Off position. If the power indicator does not light, make
sure the power cord is connected to the system unit and to a working grounded
outlet.
When booting your server for the first time, hold the “Delete” key and enter
BIOS setup in order to make settings. ISA cards requires that you set “IRQ
XX Used by ISA : Yes” in BIOS PNP AND PCI SETUP in order for that
IRQ to be reserved for your ISA expansion card. You need to set “Boot
Sequence : A, C” in BIOS FEATURES SETUP in order to boot from a
floppy diskette to setup your hard disk. Insert a bootable floppy diskette and
select “Save & Exit Setup” from the BIOS main menu. Once your server
has properly booted, an “A:\>” prompt will appear. Replace your boot disk
with a RAID setup diskette and setup your RAID. Reboot your server with
the operating system boot disk in order to install drivers for your devices
(such as CD-ROM and SCSI devices) and install your server operating sys-
tem. You may be prompted for manufacturer supplied driver diskettes for
each device on your server if they are not included in the operating system
setup drivers.
NOTE: Non-RAID hard disk drives can be setup using boot dis-
kettes provided with the server operating system or with MSDOS
“FDISK.EXE”. You must have the motherboard or other SCSI de-
vice driver diskettes when prompted by the operating system setup.