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Chapter 5: Driver installation

5.3.8 Enabling the WriteCache

You may enable the RAID controllerʼs WriteCache option to improve the

data transmission performance.

When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption

occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives.

To enable WriteCache:

1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, then press

<Enter> to display the adapter properties.

2. Select WriteCache, then press <Enter> to turn the option On

(enabled).

3. When ﬁnished, press any key to continue.

5.4

Global Array Manager

You may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows

operating environment

using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. The GAM application is

available from the motherboard support CD.

Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details.

Summary of Contents for P5MT-MX C

Page 1: ...Motherboard P5MT MX C ...

Page 2: ...ERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR I...

Page 3: ...holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 6 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 9 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 11 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 4 1 Overview 2 13 2 4 2 Memory conﬁgurations 2 13 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 15 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 15 2 5 Expansion slots 2 16 2 5 1 Installing an...

Page 4: ...ee BIOS 2 utility 4 5 4 1 4 ASUS Update utility 4 7 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 11 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 11 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 11 4 2 4 Menu items 4 12 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 12 4 2 6 Conﬁguration ﬁelds 4 12 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 12 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 12 4 2 9 General help 4 12 4 3 Main menu 4 13 4 3 1 System Time 4 13 4 3 2 System Date 4 13 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 4 13 4 ...

Page 5: ... in BIOS 5 2 5 1 4 RAID conﬁguration utility 5 2 5 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 5 3 5 2 1 Creating a RAID 0 set striped 5 4 5 2 2 Creating a RAID 1 set mirrored 5 6 5 2 3 Creating a RAID 10 set RAID 0 1 5 7 5 2 4 Creating a RAID 5 set parity 5 8 5 2 5 Deleting a RAID set 5 10 5 2 6 Resetting Disks to Non RAID 5 11 5 2 7 Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility 5 11 5 3...

Page 6: ...3 0 6 13 6 3 VGA driver installation 6 15 6 3 1 Windows 2000 Server 6 15 6 3 2 Windows 2003 Server 6 16 6 3 3 Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 6 16 6 4 Management applications and utilites installation 6 17 6 4 1 Running the support CD 6 17 6 4 2 Drivers menu 6 17 6 4 3 Management Software menu 6 18 6 4 4 Utilities menu 6 18 6 4 5 Contact information 6 18 Appendix Reference information A 1 Intel EM64T A...

Page 7: ...cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which th...

Page 8: ...cal power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any dama...

Page 9: ...settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID support Provides information on RAID conﬁgurations for this motherboard Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID LAN and VGA driver installation for this motherboard Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you m...

Page 10: ...Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i ﬁlename afudos iP5MT MXC ROM DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to co...

Page 11: ...CI Express x8 slot 98P x4 link PCI Express 1 0a 2 x PCI 33 MHz 32 bit 5V slots PCI 2 3 Intel ICH7R Southbridge supports 2 x Ultra DMA 100 66 33 hard disk drives 4 x Serial ATA II hard disks with RAID functionality using the Intel Matrix Storage RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 conﬁguration or the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 ATI RAGE XL PCI based VGA controller Emb...

Page 12: ...tor 1 x 4 pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x Backplane SMBus connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x Ambient thermal sensor connector 1 x System panel connector SSI power supply with 24 pin and 4 pin 12 V plugs ATX 12V 2 0 compliant micro ATX form factor 9 6 x 9 6 24 4 cm x 24 4 cm Device drivers ASUS Update ASUS Server Web based Management ASWM 2 0 Internal connectors Power Requirement Form F...

Page 13: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 14: ...ASUS P5MT MX C Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...he motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS P5MT MX C motherboard Cables 2 in 1 disk drive cable 4 x Serial ATA signal cables 2 x Serial ATA power cables Accessories I O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide If any of th...

Page 16: ... technology and incorporates the Extended Memory 64 bit Technology EM64T The Intel EM64T feature allows your system to run on 64 bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efﬁcient computing DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 667 MHz or 533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the late...

Page 17: ...The onboard Broadcom BCM5753 controller uses the PCI Express interface with a network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth See pages 2 21 and 2 24 for details Serial ATA RAID solution Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with RAID functionality The Intel ICH7R allows RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 conﬁguration for four Serial ATA connectors and supports the Intel Matrix Technology S...

Page 18: ...ent operation See page 4 30 for details ASUS MyLogo2 This feature allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See page 4 32 for details ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data get corrupted This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip See pag...

Page 19: ... Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 20: ... P5MT MX C Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 5 Expansion slots 2 16 2 6 Jumpers 2 19 2 7 Connectors 2 24 ...

Page 21: ...r cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that ...

Page 22: ...chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place eight 8 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Make sure to unplug the chassis power cord before installing or removing the motherbo...

Page 23: ... PCI2 ATI RageXL 8Mb FWH SUPER I O Broadcd BCM5753 SB_PWR1 CR2032 3 Lithium Cell CMOS Powe ATX12V1 BUZZ1 KBPWR CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 FM_CPU2 FM_CPU1 PRI_IDE1 FLOPPY1 ATXPWR1 SATA4 SATA3 SATA1 SATA2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 USB56 USB34 HDLED1 BPSMB1 TRPWR1 USBPW34 USBPW56 USBPW78 RECOVERY1 RAID_SEL1 VGA_EN1 LAN_EN1 USBPW12 CLRTC1 CHASSIS1 J1 COM2 PANEL1 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard USB12 ...

Page 24: ...up 3 pin USBPW12 USBPW34 USBPW56 2 20 USBPW78 4 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR1 2 21 5 Gigabit LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_EN1 2 21 6 VGA graphics controller setting 3 pin VGA_EN1 2 22 7 RAID select 3 pin RAID_SEL1 2 22 8 BIOS recovery 3 pin RECOVERY1 2 23 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 24 2 Parallel port 2 24 3 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 24 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 24 5 S...

Page 25: ...NT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 2 28 6 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 2 28 7 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 USB78 2 29 8 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 2 29 9 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 4 pin ATX12V1 2 30 10 Ambient thermal sensor connector 2 pin TRPWR1 2 30 11 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL1 2 31 System power LED Green 3 pin POWERLED Hard disk drive activity LED Red 2 pin HDLE...

Page 26: ...h the CPU documentation follow the latter Upon purchase of the motherboard make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after i...

Page 27: ...ot remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 5 Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should ﬁt into the CPU notch Alignment key Gold triangle mark Load plate A B 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load ...

Page 28: ...a supported operating system For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hyperthreading To use the Hyper Threading Technology on this motherboard 1 Install an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 2 Power up the system and enter the BIOS Setup see Chapter 4 BIOS setup Under the Advanced Menu make sure that the item Hyper Threading Technology i...

Page 29: ...nd of the groove Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 processor the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly Your Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push pin design and requires no tool to install If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure...

Page 30: ... can occur if you fail to plug this connector If there is only one CPU fan cable connect it to the connector labeled CPU_FAN1 Failure to do so may cause hardware monitoring errors 2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place B B A A A A B B P5MT MX C CPU Fan Connectors GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 GND FANPWR3 FANOUT7 CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 P5MT MX C...

Page 31: ...all the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard B B A A A A B B ...

Page 32: ...atsink and fan assembly from the motherboard 5 Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis Narrow end of the groove ...

Page 33: ... 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR2 533 667 MHz DIMMs into the DIMM sockets P5MT MX C 240 pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A1 112 Pins 128 Pins P5MT MX C Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qu...

Page 34: ...arious Microsoft operating systems Microsoft operating system Maximum physical memory supported Windows 2000 Professional 4 GB Windows 2000 Server 4 GB Windows 2000 Advanced Server 8 GB Windows 2000 Datacenter Server 32 GB Windows Server 2003 Web Edition 2 GB Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition 4 GB Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 32 GB Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition 64 GB Windows ...

Page 35: ...d damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs DO not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components 2 Unlocked retaining clip DDR2 DIMM notch 1 3 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneo...

Page 36: ... seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card conﬁgure 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 ...

Page 37: ...ption INTA INTB INTC INTD REQ GNT PCI slot 1 PIRQE PIRQF PIRQG PIRQH REQ0 GNT0 PCI slot 2 PIRQG PIRQH PIRQE PIRQF REQ1 GNT1 PCI E x16 slot PIRQA PIRQB PIRQC PIRQD PCI E x 8 slot PIRQA PIRQB PIRQC PIRQD Onboard USB controller 0 PIRQA Onboard USB controller 1 PIRQB Onboard USB controller 2 PIRQC Onboard USB controller 3 PIRQD USB 2 0 EHCI controller PIRQA Onboard IDE port PIRQC Onboard SATA port PIR...

Page 38: ...s x8 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x8 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with PCI Express 1 0a speciﬁcations PCI Express x8 slot 2 5 4 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations The following ﬁgure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot A PCI Express graphics card m...

Page 39: ...nd unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the...

Page 40: ...ower up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode 2 CPU fan pin selection 3 pin FM_CPU1 FM_CPU2 These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3 pin or a 4 pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan connectors CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 Set these jumpers to pins 1 2 if you are using a 3 pin fan cable plug or to pins 2 3 if you are using ...

Page 41: ...e requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS 5 Gigabit LAN controller setting 3 pin LAN_EN1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard Broadcom BCM5753 Gigabit LAN controller Set to pins 1 2 to activate the Gigabit LAN feature P5MT MX C P5MT MX C Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR1 Default 5V 5VSB 2 3 1 2 P5MT MX C LAN_E...

Page 42: ...cs controller Make sure to set this jumper to Disable if you want to install VGA cards on the PCI and PCI Express slots P5MT MX C VGA Setting VGA_EN1 Enable Default Disable 2 1 2 3 P5MT MX C 7 RAID select setting 3 pin RAID_SEL1 Set this jumper to 1 2 Default to enable LSI RAID ROM Set this jumper to 2 3 to enable Intel RAID ROM RAID_SEL1 LSI RAID ROM Default INTEL RAID ROM 2 1 2 3 P5MT MX C RAID_...

Page 43: ...t to pins 2 3 3 Insert a ﬂoppy disk with the original or updated BIOS ﬁle 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 5 The system searches for the BIOS ﬁle in the ﬂoppy then reﬂashes the BIOS 6 When ﬁnished shut down your computer 7 Replace the jumper cap from pins 2 3 to pins 1 2 8 Reboot your computer 9 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data P5MT ...

Page 44: ...erial COM1 port This 9 pin communication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 6 Video Graphics Adapter VGA port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 7 LAN RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 1 3 6 5 7 4 2 ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Desc...

Page 45: ...correct cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 2 Hard disk activity LED connector 4 pin HDLED1 This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED for add on cards such as SCSI or RAID cards The read write activities of the add on cards cause the hard disk activity LED to light up NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 P5MT MX C Floppy Disk D...

Page 46: ... 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must conﬁgure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable Use the 80 cond...

Page 47: ...ng these connectors set the Conﬁgure SATA as item in the BIOS to RAID See section 4 3 5 IDE Conﬁguration for details When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode connect the primary boot hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections P5MT MX C SATA Connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 G...

Page 48: ...an cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufﬁcient air ﬂow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors P5MT MX C P5MT MX C Fan Connectors REAR_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 F...

Page 49: ...the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard P5MT MX C USB 5V USB 5V USB_P4 USB_P5 USB_P4 USB_P5 GND GND NC P5MT MX C USB 2 0 Connectors USB34 USB 5V USB 5V USB_P3 USB_P2 USB_P3 USB_P2 GND GND NC USB56 USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND NC USB78 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND 8 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices comm...

Page 50: ...ut is recommended when conﬁguring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices P5MT MX C ATX Power Connectors 24 pin Power Connector ATXPWR1 3 Volts 3 Volts Ground 5 Volts 5 Volts Ground Ground Power OK 5V Standby 12 Volts 5 Volts ...

Page 51: ...ws you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button Yellow 2 pin POWERBTN This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF Reset button Blue 2 pin RESETBTN This 2...

Page 52: ...2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 53: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 54: ...ASUS P5MT MX C Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the ﬁrst time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 55: ... with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the Power On Self Test POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a...

Page 56: ...ndows Server 2003 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the p...

Page 57: ...4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 58: ...ASUS P5MT MX C Chapter summary 4 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 3 Main menu 4 13 4 4 Advanced menu 4 18 4 5 Power menu 4 27 4 6 Boot menu 4 31 4 7 Exit menu 4 35 ...

Page 59: ...otable ﬂoppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44 MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e W...

Page 60: ...udos o ﬁlename where the ﬁlename is any user assigned ﬁlename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main ﬁlename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name Make sure that the ﬂoppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1024 KB free space to save the ﬁle The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown Mai...

Page 61: ...le for the motherboard Save the BIOS ﬁle to a bootable ﬂoppy disk A afudos iP5MT MXC ROM Write the BIOS ﬁlename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS ﬁlename at the DOS prompt A afudos iP5MT MXC 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...

Page 62: ... disk drive A afudos iP5MT MXC 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 Reading ﬂash done Advance Check Erasing ﬂash done Writing ﬂash done Verifying ﬂash done Please restart your computer A ...

Page 63: ...ollowing message and automatically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy Floppy found Reading ﬁle P5MT MXC ROM Completed Start ﬂashing When found the utility reads the BIOS ﬁle and starts ﬂ...

Page 64: ...matically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading ﬁle P5MT MXC ROM Completed Start ﬂashing Wh...

Page 65: ...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 The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ...

Page 66: ...Next Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Page 67: ...BIOS from a ﬁle option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select 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 of all its features 3 Locate the BIOS ﬁle from the Open window then click Save 4 F...

Page 68: ...am Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the ﬁrst two failed The Setup program is designed...

Page 69: ...ted Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings System Time 16 37 21 System Date Wed 06 01 2005 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320410A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S520 A Th...

Page 70: ...p up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the conﬁguration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not ﬁt on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner...

Page 71: ...abled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a ﬁeld Use or to conﬁgure the System time System Time 16 37 21 System Date Mon 10 02 2004 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320410A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S52...

Page 72: ...nitoring These values are not user conﬁgurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are speciﬁcally conﬁguring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Conﬁguration opti...

Page 73: ...e IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press Enter if you want to conﬁgure the item IDE Conﬁguration Conﬁgure SATA As Standard IDE Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Configure SATA As Standard IDE Sets the Serial ATA conﬁguration When set in Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI or RAID mode the SATA controller is s...

Page 74: ...ts submenu items appear only when the Conﬁgure SATA As item is set to Standard IDE Onboard Serial ATA BOOTROM Disabled Enables or disables the onboard Serial ATA boot ROM Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled The Onboard Serial ATA BOOTROM item appears only when the Conﬁgure SATA As item is set to RAID ALPE and ASP Disabled Enables or disables the ALPE and ASP Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled...

Page 75: ...lly detects the items in this menu AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU speciﬁcation System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory AMIBIOS Version 08 00 11 Build Date 12 12 05 Processor Type Genuine Intel R CPU 3 20 GHz Speed 3200 MHz Count 1 System Memory Size 512 MB ...

Page 76: ...vices Conﬁguration PCIPnP USB settings The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None 4 4 1 USB Configuration The items in this menu allow you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the conﬁguration options USB Conﬁguration Module Version 2 24 0 F 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB F...

Page 77: ...ontroller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Conﬁguration options Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller mode to HiSpeed 480 Mbps or FullSpeed 12 Mbps Conﬁguration options FullSpeed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled This is a workaround for operating systems without EHCI hand off support The ownership should be claimed...

Page 78: ... Conﬁguration options COM1 COM2 Base Address IRQ 3F8h 4 Sets the base address and IRQ assignment of the selected serial port This item is auto detected and is not user conﬁgurable Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Allows you to select the serial port mode settings Conﬁguration options 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control None Allows you to select the ﬂow control fo...

Page 79: ...sabled Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Function Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the execute disable function Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Enhanced C1 Control Auto When set to Auto the BIOS will automatically check the CPUʼs capability to enable the C1E su...

Page 80: ...ation options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you installed an Intel Pentium 4 processor that supports Intel Speedstep technology Intel R SpeedStep Technology Automatic Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology When set to Automatic you can adjust the system power settings in the operating system to use the EIST feature Set this item to Disabled if you do not ...

Page 81: ...em is enabled the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD Serial Presence Detect When disabled you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub items Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled The following sub items appear when this item is Disabled DRAM CAS Latency 5 Clocks Controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes ...

Page 82: ...ress Graphics port Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled PEG Port VC1 Map TC7 Allows you to disable or set the PCI Express Graphics port VC1 map Conﬁguration options Disabled TC1 TC7 PEG Force x1 Disabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Memory Remap Feature Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the memory remap feature Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled If you set the Memory Remap Featu...

Page 83: ...e BIOS to select the Serial Port 2 mode Conﬁguration options Normal IrDA ASK IR Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Conﬁguration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode ECP Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Conﬁguration options Normal Bi directional EPP ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP...

Page 84: ...lug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS conﬁgures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system conﬁgures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Conﬁguration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register Conﬁguration options 32 64 9...

Page 85: ...face ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled ACPI APIC Support Enabled APM Conﬁguration Hardware Monitor Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend IRQ xx assigned to PCI Device When set to PCI Device the speciﬁc IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP de...

Page 86: ...ed Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to use speciﬁc keys on the keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at l...

Page 87: ...the default Not Installed After you have set a password this item shows Installed 4 5 3 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 51ºC 122 5ºF MB Temperature 41ºC 105 5ºF CPU Fan1 Speed 3813 RPM CPU Fan2 Speed N A Front Fan1 Speed N A Front Fan2 Speed N A Rear Fan1 Speed N A Rear Fan2 Speed N A Smart Fan Control Enabled VCORE Voltage 1 320V 3 3V Voltage 3 345V 5V Voltage 5 094V 5VSB Voltag...

Page 88: ...Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled When Smart Fan Control item is set to Enabled the CPU Target Temperature and MB Target Temperature items appear CPU Tareget Temperature xxx MB Tareget Temperature xxx Allows you to set the temperature threshold when the CPU fan speed is increased If the CPU MB temperature is above your setting the CPU fan runs at its maximum speed If the CPU MB temperature is ...

Page 89: ...vice Priority 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Conﬁguration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device Hard Drive 3rd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM 4th ...

Page 90: ...e needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature AddOn ROM Display Mode ForceBIOS Sets the display mode for the option ROM Conﬁguration...

Page 91: ...ord Enter to change password Enter again to disabled password Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 From the password box type a...

Page 92: ... set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Conﬁrm the password when prompted If you for...

Page 93: ...IOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Conﬁguration options Setup Always 4 7 Exit menu Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Ex...

Page 94: ... parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a conﬁrmation window appears Select OK to load default values Select Exit Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting P...

Page 95: ...5 RAID support This chapter provides information on RAID conﬁgurations for this motherboard ...

Page 96: ...ASUS P5MT MX C Chapter summary 5 5 1 RAID conﬁgurations 5 1 5 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 5 3 5 3 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5 12 5 4 Global Array Manager 5 34 ...

Page 97: ...ree or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 conﬁguration include better HDD performance fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 conﬁguration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications enterprise resource planning and other business systems Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup RAID 10 is a striped conﬁguratio...

Page 98: ...onﬁguration options 4 Select RAID from the Conﬁgure SATA As item options then press Enter 5 Select the item Onboard Serial ATA BOOTROM press Enter then select Enabled from the options 6 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup 5 1 4 RAID configuration utility Depending on the RAID_SEL1 jumper setting and the operati...

Page 99: ...Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None deﬁned Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXX...

Page 100: ...E INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume SELECT DISKS Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Comple...

Page 101: ...e this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the Create Volume menu TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8...

Page 102: ...e Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Ch...

Page 103: ...age Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume10 RAID10 RAID0 1 Select Disks ...

Page 104: ...ght C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume5 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 64KB 0 0 GB Create Volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Me...

Page 105: ...ng your selection 6 When the Stripe Size item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array then press Enter The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 64 KB WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main ...

Page 106: ...rive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks WARNING EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE Select ESC Previous Menu Del Delete Volume 3 Press Y to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu otherwise press N to return to the Delete Volume menu ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to delete volume VolumeX Y N D...

Page 107: ...steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives RESET RAID DATA Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a non RAID disk WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XGB Member Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX X...

Page 108: ...M application Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details To enter the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 1 Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives 2 During POST the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press Ctrl M to enter the utility Th...

Page 109: ...u descriptions below At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level Menu Description Conﬁgure Allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using the Easy Conﬁguration or the New Conﬁguration command This menu also allows you to view add...

Page 110: ...select Easy Conﬁguration then press Enter 3 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set then press SpaceBar When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the...

Page 111: ...r the RAID set then press Enter The conﬁgurable array appears on screen 5 Press F10 select the conﬁgurable array then press SpaceBar The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters ...

Page 112: ... a RAID 1 set 8 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select Stripe Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 10 9 Key in the stripe size then press Enter For server systems we recommend that you use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum...

Page 113: ...tting the selected logical drive conﬁguration select Accept from the menu then press Enter 11 Follow steps 5 to 10 to conﬁgure additional logical drives 12 When prompted save the conﬁguration then press Esc to return to the Management Menu ...

Page 114: ...her RAID conﬁguration To create a RAID set using the New Conﬁguration option 1 From the utility main menu highlight Conﬁgure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select New Conﬁguration then press Enter 3 Follow steps 3 to 7 of the previous section 4 Select Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 5 Key in the desired logical drive size then press Enter 6 Follow steps 8 to 12 of the p...

Page 115: ...hlight Conﬁgure then press Enter 2 Use the arrow keys to select View Add Conﬁguration then press Enter 3 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive s you want to include in the RAID set then press SpaceBar When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number The information...

Page 116: ...uired for the RAID set then press Enter The conﬁgurable array appears on screen 5 Press F10 select the conﬁgurable array then press SpaceBar The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters ...

Page 117: ...set Using Easy Conﬁguration section 7 Select Size from the Logical Drive menu then press Enter 8 Key in the desired logical drive size then press Enter 9 Follow steps 8 to 12 of the Creating a RAID set Using Easy Conﬁguration section to add the new RAID conﬁguration ...

Page 118: ...nitialize or Objects command in the Management Menu Using the Initialize command To initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Initialize then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection then pre...

Page 119: ...ect Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press Enter You may also press F10 to initialize the drive without conﬁrmation Initializing a logical drive s erases all data on the drive 4 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization ...

Page 120: ... 5 Driver installation 5 When initialization is completed press Esc Using the Objects command To initialize the logical drives using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Objects then press Enter ...

Page 121: ... Logical Drive from the Objects sub menu then press Enter 3 Select the logical drive to initialize from the Logical Drives sub menu then press Enter 4 Select Initialize from the pop up menu then press Enter to start initialization ...

Page 122: ...SpaceBar to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press Enter You may also press F10 to initialize the drive without conﬁrmation 6 A progress bar appears on screen If desired press Esc to abort initialization 7 When initialization is completed press Esc ...

Page 123: ...ommand in the Management Menu Using the Rebuild command To rebuild a failed hard disk drive using the Rebuild command 1 From the Management Menu highlight Rebuild then press Enter 2 The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive you want to rebuild then press SpaceBar ...

Page 124: ... to continue Using the Objects command To rebuild a failed hard disk drive using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu select Objects then select Physical Drive from the menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the physical drive you want to rebuild then press Enter 3 Select Rebuild from the pop up menu then press Enter 4 When prompted press Y to to rebuild the drive 5 When rebuild is complete...

Page 125: ...ption in the Objects Adapter menu The Check Consistency command is available only for logical drives included in a RAID 1 set Using the Check Consistency To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command 1 From the Management Menu select Check Consistency then press Enter 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the logical drive to check Use the arrow k...

Page 126: ...ing the disk consistency press Esc to display the following options Stop Stops the consistency check The utility stores the percentage of disk checked When you restart checking it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent Continue Continues the consistency check Abort Aborts the consistency check When you restart checking it continues from zero percent 5 When check...

Page 127: ...gement Menu select Objects then select Logical Drive from the menu 2 Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check then press Enter 3 Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu then press Enter 4 When prompted press Y to to check the drive 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue ...

Page 128: ...delete a RAID conﬁguration 1 From the Management Menu select Conﬁgure Clear Conﬁguration then press Enter 2 When prompted press the SpaceBar to select Yes from the Clear Conﬁguration dialog box then press Enter The utility clears the current array 3 Press any key to continue ...

Page 129: ...efer to the Creating a RAID set Using New Conﬁguration section for details To select the boot drive from a RAID set 1 From the Management Menu select Conﬁgure Select Boot Drive then press Enter 2 When prompted press the SpaceBar to select the bootable logical drive from the list then press Enter 3 The logical drive is selected as boot drive Press any key to continue ...

Page 130: ...o enable WriteCache 1 From the Management Menu select Objects Adapter then press Enter to display the adapter properties 2 Select WriteCache then press Enter to turn the option On enabled 3 When ﬁnished press any key to continue 5 4 Global Array Manager You may also create a RAID set s in Windows operating environment using the Global Array Manager GAM application The GAM application is available ...

Page 131: ...6 Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID LAN and VGA driver installation for this motherboard ...

Page 132: ...ASUS P5MT MX C Chapter summary 6 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 1 6 2 LAN driver installation 6 11 6 3 VGA driver installation 6 15 6 4 Management applications and utilities installation 6 17 ...

Page 133: ...quired when installing Windows 2000 or Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 SuSE 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 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 opti...

Page 134: ...locate the driver disk utility The 32 bit OS RAID driver disk for the Intel ICH7R is located in Drivers ICH7R Intel Matrix Makedisk F6ﬂpy32 The 64 bit OS RAID driver disk for the Intel ICH7R is located in Drivers ICH7R Intel Matrix Makedisk F6ﬂpy64 3 Insert a formatted high density ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive 4 Follow screen instructions to complete the process 5 After creating a RAID drive...

Page 135: ...AID controller driver when installing Windows 2000 2003 Server OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows 2000 2003 Server installation CD The Windows 2000 2003 Setup starts 2 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears at the bottom of the screen 3 When prompted press S to specify an additional device ...

Page 136: ... 5 Select the RAID controller driver from the list then press Enter There are two items to select LSI Logic SATA RAID Select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID for Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows 2003 Server OS from the list then press Enter For 64bit Windows 2003 Server OS please select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Intel IA32E item ...

Page 137: ...the system Intel Matrix Storage Select Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH7RDH for Intel Matrix Storage RAID mode from the list then press Enter If you conﬁgured SATA as AHCI Mode in the BIOS setup utility of IDE Conﬁguration ﬁrst install the Intel SATA AHCI Driver during windows setup Then select the Intel R 82801GR GH SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH7RDH from the list Refer to se...

Page 138: ...rade Device Driver Wizard window appears Click Next 8 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the ﬂoppy disk drive 9 Select the option Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then click Next 10 The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers When found click Next to install the drivers 11 Click Finish after the driver installation is done ...

Page 139: ... and RAID controllers When you installed the Intel ICH7R SATA RAID controller driver the Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller item should appear 4 Right click the RAID controller driver item then select Properties from the menu 5 Click the Driver tab then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK when ﬁnished When you installed the LSI logic embedded SATA...

Page 140: ...r installation Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD 2 At the boot type linux dd then press Enter ...

Page 141: ...C 6 9 4 Select fd0 using the Tab key when asked to select the driver disk source Press Tab to move the cursor to OK then press Enter 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk Press Enter ...

Page 142: ...oller drivers select No then press Enter 7 Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation 5 When prompted insert the Red Hat Enterprise ver 3 0 RAID driver disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system ...

Page 143: ...rivileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the ﬁle ASSETUP EXE from...

Page 144: ...6 12 Chapter 6 Driver installation 4 Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears Follow screen instructions to continue installation ...

Page 145: ...ferent Linux distributions 3 Install the newly built package driver and man page rpm ivh RPMS i386 bcm5700 version i386 rpm For 2 2 x kernels the driver is installed in lib modules kernel_version net bcm5700 o For 2 4 x kernels the driver is installed in lib modules kernel_version kernel drivers net bcm5700 o For 2 4 x kernels with bcm5700 driver patched in the driver is installed in lib modules k...

Page 146: ... tar gz 2 Build the driver bcm5700 o as a loadable module for the running kernel cd bcm5700 version src make 3 Test the driver by loading it insmod bcm5700 o 4 Install the driver and man page make install See the RPM instructions on the previous page for the location of the installed driver 5 Refer to Red Hat distribution documentation to conﬁgure the network protocol and address ...

Page 147: ...estart the computer then log on 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 Windows automatically detects the LAN controller and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window 3 Click the item ATI Rage XL Display Driver from the Dri...

Page 148: ...ional driver s to support the onboard VGA Verifying the VGA driver installation To verify if the ATI RAGE XL VGA drivers are properly installed in a Windows 2000 2003 Server operating system 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 Display adapters Th...

Page 149: ...1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun 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 ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 6 4 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if...

Page 150: ...plications Click on an item to install 6 4 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click on an item to install 6 4 5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also ﬁnd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 151: ...A The appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conﬁguring the motherboard Reference information ...

Page 152: ...ASUS P5MT MX C Appendix summary A A 1 Intel EM64T A 1 A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST A 1 A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology A 3 A 4 Block diagram A 4 ...

Page 153: ...stall 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 device s documentation or visit the related website to verify if the card device supports a 64 bit system A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The motherboard comes with a BIOS ﬁle that suppor...

Page 154: ...k on a blank space on the desktop then select Properties from the pop up menu 6 When the Display Properties window appears click the Screen Saver tab 7 Click the Power button on the Monitor power section to open the Power Options Properties window 8 On the Power schemes section click then select any option except Home Ofﬁce Desktop or Always On 9 Click Apply then click OK 10 Close the Display Prop...

Page 155: ...and performance Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hyperthreading Using the Hyper Threading Technology To use the Hyper Threading Technology 1 Install an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 2 Power up the system and enter t...

Page 156: ...SMBus H W monitors W83792AD Slot 3 PCI E X1 BCM5753 Smithfield Cendar Mill Processor with 800 1066MHz system bus Southbridge Intel ICH7R W83627EHF Keyboard Serial Port 2 Floppy Mouse Parallel Port BIOS Flash 8 Mbit MUX Fan 6 Voltage PCI E X4 X8 Slot 2 Slot 4 X16 Slot 1 2x DDR2 533 667 DIMM Slots PCI 32Bit 33MHz ATI Rage XL SATA All 4 IDE 1 USB 2 0 8 Super I O ...

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