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Chapter 4: BIOS Setup

Load Setup Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the
parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you
press <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select [Yes] to load default
values. Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving
the values to the non-volatile RAM.

Discard Changes

This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the
previously saved values. After selecting this option, a confirmation
appears. Select [Yes] to discard any changes and load the previously
saved values.

Save Changes

This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You
can then return to other menus and make further changes. After you select
this option, a confirmation window appears. Select [Yes] to save any
changes to the non-volatile RAM.

Summary of Contents for PRL-DLS533

Page 1: ...E1223 E1223 PRL DLS533 Dual Intel Xeon based Motherboard ServerWorks GCSL SystemSet PRL DLS533 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard PRL DLS533 User Guide ...

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Page 5: ... 1 1 Placement direction 1 2 1 2 Screw holes 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 3 Before you proceed 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 4 2 4 1 Overview 4 2 4 2 Installing the CPU 5 2 4 3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 6 2 5 System memory 8 2 5 1 Overview 8 2 5 2 Memory Configurations 9 2 5 3 Installing a DIMM 10 2 5 4 Removing a DIMM 10 2 6 Expansion slots 11 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card 11 2...

Page 6: ...he BIOS 3 4 2 BIOS Setup program 5 4 2 1 BIOS menu bar 6 4 2 2 Legend bar 6 4 3 Main Menu 8 4 3 1 Primary Secondary Tertiary Master Slave 10 4 3 2 Keyboard Features 14 4 4 Advanced Menu 15 4 4 1 Chip Configuration 17 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration 18 4 4 3 PCI Configuration 20 4 5 Power Menu 22 4 5 1 Power Up Control 24 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor 26 4 6 Boot Menu 27 4 6 1 Slot Configuration 30 4 7 Ser...

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 t...

Page 8: ...our area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local 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 product and adding devices on it carefully read all the documentation that came with the package Before using the product m...

Page 9: ...are information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the ...

Page 10: ...are products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page x 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage...

Page 11: ... controller LSI 53C1030 PCI X SCSI controller ATI RAGE XL PCI based VGA controller 4 x PCI 64 bit 100MHz 3V PCI X1 to PCI X4 1 x PCI 64 bit 33MHz 3V PCI64 PCI X3 supports AMI MegaRAID 320 0 or Intel SRU ZCR card 1 x PCI 32 bit 33MHz 5V PCI32 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 2 x USB 1 1 ports 2 x RJ 45 ports with LED 2 x 68 pin Ultra 160 320 ...

Page 12: ...DMI Green PnP features and Enhanced Server BIOS features Extended ATX form factor 12 in x 13 in 30 5 cm x 33 cm Device drivers Management software Utilities Contact information BIOS features Form Factor Support CD contents Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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Page 14: ...pter 1 This chapter describes the features of the PRL DLS533 motherboard It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction ...

Page 15: ...ASUS PRL DLS533 motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 1 4 Motherboard overview 1 6 ...

Page 16: ...al processor server platform Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your PRL DLS533 package for the following items ASUS PRL DLS533 motherboard Extended ATX form factor 12 in x 13 in 30 5 cm x 33 cm ASUS PRL DLS533 support CD I O shield 80 conductor ribbon cable for UltraDMA100 66 33 IDE ...

Page 17: ... memory bus doubles the speed of the PC133 SDRAM to deliver the required bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics multimedia and Internet applications See page 2 10 Dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI The LSI 53C1030 64 bit 100MHz PCI X SCSI controller is onboard to support dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI connectors that provide high speed data transfer interfaces Advanced 64 bit PCI X slots The 64 bit 100MHz PCI...

Page 18: ...rovides more device connectivity in this server system Onboard LAN The motherboard comes with the Intel 82540 Gigabit Ethernet controller and the Broadcom 5703C PCI X Gigabit Ethernet controller to support the latest LAN technologies Onboard VGA The ATI Rage XL PCI based VGA controller integrates an 8MB display SDRAM to provide onboard video solution ...

Page 19: ...de regardless of the BIOS setting Remote Ring In This feature allows the system to wake up remotely through an internal or external modem if present Wake Up support The motherboard includes Wake On LAN Wake On Ring and BIOS Wake Up features Server management The motherboard comes with an ASMC connector that supports the optional ASMC HE ME LE card to comply with server reliability availability and...

Page 20: ... and HD SCSI MO ZIP CD Floppy boot selection and is Year 2000 certified Compliance Both the BIOS and the hardware levels of the motherboard meet the stringent requirements for SDG 2 0 certification The new SDG 2 0 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high level goals support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system c...

Page 21: ...SI power connector 24 20 pin ATX power connector 4 DIP switches 5 DDR DIMM sockets 6 Floppy disk connector 7 Serverworks CSB6 South Bridge 8 IDE connectors 9 2 Ultra 160 320 SCSI Connectors 10 LSI Logic SCSI Controller 11 Flash ROM 12 DIP switches 13 ServerWorks PCI PCI Bridge 14 ASUS ASIC 15 4 pin IPMB connector 16 LPC Super I O controller 17 80 pin ASMB daughterboard connector 18 Serial port 2 1...

Page 22: ...ASUS PRL DLS533 motherboard user guide 1 7 1 4 2 5 16 13 11 9 10 17 6 15 20 19 3 12 14 7 8 22 21 18 22 23 28 27 24 26 25 ...

Page 23: ...1600 DDR DIMMs and two high speed IMBs plus one thin IMB to connect to the south bridge CSB6 DIP switches This 5 switch Dual Inline Package DIP allows you to set the CPU external frequency DDR DIMM sockets These four 184 pin DIMM sockets support up to 4GB system memory using registered ECC PC2100 1600 DDR DIMMs Floppy disk connector This connector accommodates the provided ribbon cable for the flo...

Page 24: ...PCI X I O busses that comply with PCI 2 2 specifications ASUS ASIC This chip performs multiple system functions that include hardware and system voltage monitoring IRQ routing among others 4 pin IPMB Connector This connector supports the ASUS daughter card ASMB LE HE for local host management LPC super I O controller This Low Pin Count LPC interface provides the commonly used Super I O functionali...

Page 25: ...3 66MHz interface to the PCI bus that supports PCI Specification Rev 2 2 and to the PCI X extension to the PCI Local Bus Rev 1 0a at clock rates of up to 100MHz PS 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices RJ 45 ports These ports allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hu...

Page 26: ... Hardware information This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes details on the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 27: ...pter summary 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 5 System memory 2 8 2 6 Expansion slots 2 11 2 7 Switches and jumpers 2 14 2 8 Connectors 2 19 ...

Page 28: ...board 2 1 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the 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 1 2 Screw holes Place screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or re...

Page 29: ...45 RJ 45 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power mPGA604 mPGA604 PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 2 3 DDR DIMM3 64 72 bit 184 pin module 4 5 DDR DIMM4 64 72 bit 184 pin module 6 7 IDE2 IDE3 PCIX 2 64 bit 100MHz 3V PCIX 3 64 bit 100MHz 3V PCIX 4 64 bit 100MHz 3V PCI64 64 bit 33MHz 3V ServerWorks GCSL North Bridge CON2 J1 SW2 FAN3 FAN1 JLAN1...

Page 30: ... object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity 3 Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the ...

Page 31: ... attributes improve system performance by allowing higher core frequencies faster execution of integer instructions and data transfer rate of up to 3 2GB s or 4 2GB s Note in the illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on one corner This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU socket Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend t...

Page 32: ...lace Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to at least 115 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU 4 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indi...

Page 33: ...nce Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan 2 4 3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink and fan assembly on top of the installed CPU making sure that it fits in place 2 Hook one end of the retention bracket into the protruding tab on the corner of the plastic retention base The retention base comes installed with the motherboard ...

Page 34: ...wo ends 4 As shown the middle hook of the bracket snaps in place if you properly attached the two ends 5 Do steps 2 to 4 to install the other bracket 6 When the heatsink and fan assembly is in place connect the fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard labeled CPUFAN1 for the CPU on socket 1 and CPUFAN2 for the CPU on socket 2 Don t forget to connect the CPU fan cable Hardware monitoring p...

Page 35: ...e Data Rate SDR SDRAM DDR memory however has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory For example a 200MHz DDR DIMM will support a 100MHz memory bus and a 266MHz DDR DIMM will support a 133MHz memory bus A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM but it has a 184 pin footprint compared to the 168 pin of the SDR ...

Page 36: ... 2 5 2 Memory Configurations The motherboard supports system memory of up to 4GB in a one way non interleaved configuration Memory configuration table DIMM Socket 184 pin ECC DDR DIMM Total Memory DDR1 SDRAM 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB x1 DDR2 SDRAM 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB x1 DDR1 SDRAM 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB x1 DDR2 SDRAM 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB x1 Total System Memory Max 4GB ...

Page 37: ...a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might g...

Page 38: ... intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard componen...

Page 39: ...a Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI INTA...

Page 40: ... to PCI X3 to PCI X2 PCI X4 PCI64 53C1030 64 bit 100MHz PCI X 64 bit 100MHz PCI X 64 bit 33MHz PCI Onboard SCSI PCI X Slot PCI X slots PCI X1 to X4 The motherboard may come with either the LSI 53C1010R or the LSI 53C1030 SCSI controller Depending on the onboard SCSI controller the following table shows the varying bus speeds for the PCI X slots according to the PCI X specification 1 0a PCI X3 supp...

Page 41: ... 3 4 5 6 7 8 OFF ON Keep the default settings for stable system operation PRL DLS533 PRL DLS533 CPU External Frequency Selection Default 533MHz 400MHz 3 2 1 2 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 SW1 JFSB1 533MHz 400MHz 1 CPU External Frequency Selection SW1 JFSB1 This option tells the clock generator which frequency to send to the CPU SDRAM and AGP clock and sets the CPU s External frequency The BUS Clock m...

Page 42: ...ON OFF 15 0x ON ON ON OFF 16 0x OFF OFF OFF ON 17 0x ON OFF OFF ON 18 0x OFF ON OFF ON 19 0x ON ON OFF ON 20 0x OFF OFF ON ON 21 0x ON OFF ON ON 22 0x OFF ON ON ON 23 0x ON OFF OFF OFF 24 0x ON ON ON ON PRL DLS533 PRL DLS533 CPU Frequency Multiple Selection ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 0x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 0x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 0x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 0x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 0x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 43: ...ins 2 3 to disable the controller PRL DLS533 PRL DLS533 Intel 82540 LAN Chip Setting Default Enable Disable 3 2 1 2 JLAN1 1 SCSI setting 2 pin JSCI1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI feature Keep the jumper open if you wish to install SCSI devices Place a cap on the jumper to disable the onboard SCSI controller PRL DLS533 PRL DLS533 LSI 1030 SCSI Chip Setting JSCSI1 Defa...

Page 44: ...3 2 1 2 3 PCI X Gigabit Ethernet setting 3 pin JBCMLAN1 This jumper is set by default pins 1 2 to enable the onboard Broadcom BCM5703 Gigabit Ethernet controller to support 10 100 1000BASE networks Set to pins 2 3 to disable the controller 4 VGA setting 3 pin JVGA1 This jumper is set by default pins 1 2 to enable the onboard the onboard ATI Rage XL VGA controller Reset to pins 2 3 to disable the V...

Page 45: ...de system setup information such as system passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery 3 Short the solder pads for about 5 seconds 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 PRL DLS...

Page 46: ... provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting one end to the motherboard connect the other end to the floppy drive Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug PRL DLS533 NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PRL DLS533 Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 FLOPPY1 PRL DLS533 PRL DLS533 Serial COM2 Connector PIN 1 2 Serial p...

Page 47: ...ettings BIOS supports specific device bootup If you have more than two UltraDMA 100 66 devices purchase another UltraDMA 100 66 cable You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cable connector This p...

Page 48: ... pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins PRL DLS533 PRL DLS533 Chassis Open Alarm Lead J3 5Volt Power Supply Stand By Chassis Signal Ground 5 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin J2 This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake On Ring output The connector powers up the...

Page 49: ...the CPU Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on the 12V lead and at least 2A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 230W or 300W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate PRL DLS533 PRL DLS533 ATX Power Connector GND 12V GND 12V GND 12V GND 12V For Power Sup...

Page 50: ... the fan 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 Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors PRL DLS533 PRL DLS533 Zero Channel RAID S ...

Page 51: ...onal ASMC LE ASMC ME or ASMC HE card using an ASMC interface cable Install the ASMC card into the PCI6 slot and connect the cable from the card to this connector The PCI6 slot on the motherboard has a Low Pin Count LPC signal connector to accommodate the ASMC card 10 IPMB connector 4 pin CON2 The Intelligent Platform Management Bus IPMB connector is for the ASMC card Connect the 4 pin ASMC interfa...

Page 52: ...of the two channels Each channel can support a maximum of 15 devices as specified by Ultra160 320 standards SCSI Connection Notes This motherboard has two 68 Pin Ultra160 320 SCSI connectors one for each of the two channels The onboard SCSI chipset incorporates an advanced multimode I O cell that supports both single ended SE Ultra2 and Ultra160 320 devices With Ultra160 320 devices the SCSI bus p...

Page 53: ...is mounted speaker ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWR This connector connects a switch that controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connec...

Page 54: ... ASUS PANEL1 SCSI1 BUZZ1 CON1 PCI32 32 bit 33MHz 5V ServerWorks RCC CSB6 South Bridge 35 68 34 1 Super I O J2 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power mPGA604 mPGA604 DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 2 3 DDR DIMM3 64 72 bit 184 pin module 4 5 DDR DIMM4 64 72 bit 184 pin module 6 7 IDE2 IDE3 PCIX 2 64 bit 100MHz 3V PCIX 3 64 bit 100MHz 3V PCIX 4 64 bit 100MHz 3V PC...

Page 55: ...f BIOS can t get SPD Error Code D0h If memory type is not DDR SDRAM Error Code D8h POST Code 81h Get size and timing information from SPD POST Code 82h Set memory size according to each memory module POST Code 83h Set memory timing POST Code 84h Initialize memory module POST Code 85h Do DQS for memory module POST Code 86h Finish memory detection and initialization 3 Test first 256 MB memory POST C...

Page 56: ...alized APIC 4 Set A20 off POST Code 0Ah 1 Initialized int vectors 0 77h to the spurious interrupt handler Then initialize 00h 1fh to their proper places POST Code 0Bh 1 Checked normal ISA CMOS checksum and battery If it fails we load the manufacturing defaults 2 Chipset very early PM initialization change SMBASE for CPU and move SMM code 3 PMM initialization 4 Disable all memory caching then enabl...

Page 57: ...unctionality POST Code 30h 1 Disabled D0 D1 command to KBC wait for command accepted 2 Special KBC Initialization set KBC to PS2 mode 3 Sizing base memory 0 640K and extended memory starting at just over the 1M boundary Will continue until fail to read what was written or come to the 3GB boundary POST Code 31h 1 Set CPU MTRR for address above 1MB 2 Cleared base memory 3 Build UMB structure 4 Initi...

Page 58: ...n fill in physical address and checksum for all ACPI tables 8 Get extended memory size and set size for E801h 9 Check USB Legacy Mode 10 Installed Mouse POST Code 3Eh 1 Do external cache sizing if it cannot be detected correctly after onboard memory configuration just return POST Code 41h 1 Programed chipset registers accroding to menuitem setting 2 Installed floppy devices POST Code 42h 1 Install...

Page 59: ...gement f000 to shadow write 6 Save SCSI card information 7 Set segement f000 to shadow read 8 Enable parity and NMI 9 Enable IRQ 12 if PS2 mouse hot plug 10 Enable BIOS Setup POST Code 60h 1 Set up PS2 POST Code 61h 1 Enable L1 L2 cache according to BIOS setup option 2 Chipset final initialization 3 Chipset power management final initialization 4 Show system configuration POST Code 62h 1 Force NUM...

Page 60: ... Enable Boot Menu 4 Check RTC clock data hour minute and second if error set register A to default value 5 Set up low stack 6 Clear any pending keystroke and KB queue buffer 7 Clear garbage in base memory except BIOS data 8 Set segment EC00 to EFFF shadow read write 9 Set segment EC00 to EFFF shadow read write 10 Set A20 off POST Code ffh 1 INT 19h system boot ...

Page 61: ...2 34 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 62: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

Page 63: ...ASUS PRL DLS533 motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 64: ...press the ATX power switch If your monitor complies 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 tests 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...

Page 65: ...ou can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 95 98 2000 XP click the Start button click Shut Down then click the OK button to shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies ...

Page 66: ...Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 67: ...3 motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 5 4 3 Main Menu 4 8 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 15 4 5 Power Menu 4 22 4 6 Boot Menu 4 27 4 7 Server Menu 4 29 4 8 Exit Menu 4 30 ...

Page 68: ...G SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created BIOS setup must specify Floppy as the first item in the boot sequence 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH Enter to run AFLASH If the word unknown appears after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore cannot be...

Page 69: ...apter 4 BIOS Setup 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press Enter The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press Enter ...

Page 70: ...nu type 2 then press Enter The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press Enter To cancel this operation press Enter 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will ...

Page 71: ...ge Flashed Successfully appears 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems Just repeat the process and if the problem persists load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file the s...

Page 72: ... record them in the CMOS RAM of the Flash ROM The Flash ROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press Delete 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...

Page 73: ...creen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from any where in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu Left or Right ar...

Page 74: ...lp window press Enter or Esc Sub menu Note that a right pointer symbol as shown on the left appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values and move fr...

Page 75: ...y year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2099 Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to support older Japanese...

Page 76: ... meaning passwords typed in either uppercase or lowercase letters are accepted The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access the BIOS Setup program If you did the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to gain full access to the configuration fiel...

Page 77: ...ay be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system Setup may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select User Type HDD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the...

Page 78: ...ress the Esc key to return to the Main menu When the Main menu appears the hard disk drive field displays the size for the hard disk drive that you configured User Type HDD After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to...

Page 79: ...ield configures the number of sectors per track Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual CHS Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive...

Page 80: ...ure may decrease system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE device Modes 0 through 4 provide successive increase in performance Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices Set to Disabled to ...

Page 81: ...rd Auto Repeat Rate 6 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec ...

Page 82: ...logical processors per physical processor package Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS Update Enabled This field functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data When set to Enabled the BIOS loads the update on all processors during system bootup Configuration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default setting A...

Page 83: ...sabled Enabled USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If not detected the USB controller legacy mode is disabled When you set this field to Disabled the USB controller legacy mode is disabled whether or not you are using a USB dev...

Page 84: ...able if your display card cannot support this feature otherwise your system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Onboard PCI IDE All You can select to enable the primary secondary tertiary IDE channel all channels or disable all channels Configuration options All Primary Secondary Primary Tertiary Primary Secondary Tertiary Secondary Tertiary Disabled DDR DQS Delay TAP in DEC 5 Default setti...

Page 85: ...d Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field allows you to set the address of the onboard parallel port connector If you disable thi...

Page 86: ...ctional parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Con...

Page 87: ...lette Snoop Disabled Some non standard VGA cards like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using standard VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave on default setting for best performance vs stability Sparse PCI Host Bus...

Page 88: ...your SCSI card does not have a BIOS the SCSI card will not function Configuration options Auto Disabled Primary VGA BIOS First PCI VGA Card This field allows you to select the primary graphics card Configuration options PCI VGA Card Onboard VGA USB Function Enabled Set this field to Enabled if you want to use Universal Serial Bus devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM ...

Page 89: ...Saving system power is conserved to its greatest amount This setting automatically puts the system into suspend mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving allows the least power saving as the system enters suspend mode only after a long period of inactivity Configuration options User Defined Disabled Min Saving Max Saving You should install the Advanced Power Management APM utility ...

Page 90: ...n options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes in...

Page 91: ...up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the...

Page 92: ...TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyday or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Configuration options Disabled Everyday By Date ...

Page 93: ...onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM The presence of the fans is automatically detected VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 3VSB Voltage The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware Monit...

Page 94: ...n BBS version 1 01 BBS is an intelligent mechanism that provides flexible ways to set boot sequence for Initial Program Load IPL devices such as CD ROMs network remote boot ROM and SCSI or RAID controllers on PnP cards The IPL devices are classified into three categories PnP devices includes Boot Connection Vector BCV and Bootstrap Entry Vector BEV devices ...

Page 95: ...r BCV device to boot from BCV devices include SCSI controllers or SCSI cards RAID cards and other devices on add on cards with option ROM that hooks INT 13 to BIOS The BCV devices present in the system will appear as options for this field The field shows None if no BCV device is installed Some SCSI RAID cards hook INT 19 to BIOS If you use these cards you should enable INT 19 after installing the...

Page 96: ...MPS 1 4 Support Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the MultiProcessor Specification 1 4 support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the flo...

Page 97: ... 6 1 Slot Configuration Init Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 IRQ Normal This field allows you to set the priority level for each expansion slot in order to determine expansion card initialization order Configuration options High Normal Low Skip ...

Page 98: ...g recorded on the sub menu Select Enabled to automatically clear the event log Reset to Disabled to store up event log data An IPMI device must be connected to the server for this field to function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Log Memory ECC Error Enabled This field allows you to set whether Error Checking and Correcting memory errors are logged Configuration options Disabled Enabled Sid...

Page 99: ... 7 1 Event Log Viewer No IPMI Device Detected Unless an IPMI device like the ASMC LE HE server management card is installed the Event Log Viewer will not display any data If installed a detailed range of server data is displayed ...

Page 100: ... turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit 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 Pressi...

Page 101: ...values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make further ...

Page 102: ...Chapter 5 Driver installation This chapter tells how to install SCSI LAN and VGA drivers under various operating systems ...

Page 103: ...dows XP Professional 27 5 4 1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation 27 5 4 2 Broadcom Gigabit LAN Driver Installation 30 5 4 3 Intel Gigabit LAN Driver Installation 32 5 5 Novell NetWare Server 34 5 5 1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation 34 5 5 2 Broadcom Gigabit LAN Driver Installation 36 5 5 3 Intel Gigabit LAN Driver Installation 38 5 5 4 ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation 40 5 6 SCO OpenServer 5 0 6a 41...

Page 104: ...e welcome screen and the installation menus if Autorun is enabled in your computer 5 1 1 Drivers This screen displays the drivers available for the onboard devices Follow the installation wizards or find additional instructions as text files in each of the driver folders 5 1 2 Management Sofware This screen displays the ASUS proprietary server management software If Autorun is NOT enabled in your ...

Page 105: ... 5 Driver installation NT4 W2K WXP NNW SCO UNX LNX 5 1 3 Utilities This screen displays the available system utilities that you can install 5 1 4 Contact This screen displays the ASUS worldwide contact information ...

Page 106: ...files listed in this section to the root directory of a clean diskette as shown below Label this diskette Windows NT Driver Diskette You will use this diskette during the installation process txtsetup oem symmpi sys symmpi tag oemsetup inf Locate the onboard LSI U320 SCSI executable driver in the following path Drivers SCSI FUSION MPT Windows 1 08 022 WinNT WinNT exe B New System Installation This...

Page 107: ...nstallation process is not recognized by Windows NT Setup If F6 is not pressed all devices controlled by the drivers are not available during Windows NT setup 4 Choose S to specify an additional device when the screen displays Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices NOTE If this screen is not displayed as the first user input then the F6 keypress was not seen by the ...

Page 108: ...a screen displays the adapters found 6 Move the highlight bar to Other and press Enter The system prompts for the manufacturer supplied hardware support disk 7 Insert the appropriate driver diskette containing the Windows NT driver required to support your LSI Logic adapter s and press Enter 8 LSI Logic PCI SCSI FC MPI MiniPort Driver is shown highlighted Press Enter to proceed 9 The Windows NT Wo...

Page 109: ...system Do you want to use the currently installed driver s or install new one s Selecting Current uses the driver already on the system and selecting New uses the driver on the diskette 9 Choose New unless you want to use the older version already on the system If you chose Current go to step 11 10 Verify if the path to the OEM SCSI Adapter files reads A If not enter or type it as shown above Sele...

Page 110: ...ck Have Disk 8 When prompted insert the ASUS Support CD into your system s CD ROM drive type the path to the driver and click OK For example to install the adapter driver software for Windows NT type e Drivers LAN Broadcom in the Insert Disk location box where e is the designation of the CD ROM drive on your system NOTE If you acquired the adapter software on floppy disk or from the Broadcom suppo...

Page 111: ...indows NT 4 0 copy the LAN drivers from the support CD into a floppy disk Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Run the utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK dcreate exe 3 In the following screen click on Make Driver Disk 4 The next screen allows you to select an operating system to install the driver S...

Page 112: ...e click the Network icon in the Control Panel to display the Network Setup Wizard 2 When the Installing Windows NT Networking screen appears press Next to display the following screen 5 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted 6 Follow the screen instructions to complete the process ...

Page 113: ...button Select from list to display the Select Network Adapter window 5 Insert the LAN driver disk that you created then click Have Disk 6 Type A in the dialog box that appears then click OK The following screen lists the Intel LAN adapters that you can install 7 Select Intel R PRO 100 Family Adapter then click OK Follow the succeeding screen instructions ...

Page 114: ... screen select Intel R PRO 1000 Family Adapter then click OK Follow the succeeding screen instructions 12 When done the following screen appears showing the Intel R PRO 1000 Family Adapter in the list 8 When done the following screen appears showing the Intel R PRO 100 Family Adapter in the list 13 Click Next and follow any other screen instructions to complete the installation ...

Page 115: ...r tab then click Add A list of adapters appears 4 Do not select an adapter from the list Instead insert the LAN driver disk that you created from the support CD Refer to the section A Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk if you have not yet created the LAN driver disk 5 Follow steps 5 to 13 in the section B New System Installation to install the required LAN drivers ...

Page 116: ...the support CD into your CD ROM drive 2 If Autorun in enabled in your computer the following screen appears Click on ATI Rage XL Display Driver to install the driver If Autorun is disabled install the display driver from the following path Drivers ATI Nt40 Setup exe 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete the installation ...

Page 117: ...ted in this section to the root directory of a clean diskette as shown below Label this diskette Windows 2000 Driver Diskette You will use this diskette during the installation process txtsetup oem symmpi sys symmpi tag oemsetup inf Locate the onboard LSI U320 SCSI executable driver in the following path Drivers SCSI FUSION MPT Windows 1 08 22 Win2000 Win2000 exe B New System Installation This pro...

Page 118: ...the installation process is not recognized by Windows 2000 Server setup If F6 is not pressed all devices controlled by the drivers are not available during Windows 2000 setup 4 Choose S to specify an additional device when the screen displays Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices NOTE If this screen is not displayed as the first user input then the F6 keypress was ...

Page 119: ...ys the adapters found 6 Move the highlight bar to Other and press Enter The system prompts for the manufacturer supplied hardware support disk 7 Insert the appropriate driver diskette containing the Windows 2000 Server driver required to support your LSI Logic adapter s and press Enter 8 LSI Logic PCI SCSI FC MPI MiniPort Driver is shown highlighted Press Enter to proceed 9 The Windows 2000 Server...

Page 120: ...SI Adapter are already on the system Do you want to use the currently installed driver s or install new one s Selecting Current uses the driver already on the system and selecting New uses the driver on the diskette 9 Choose New unless you want to use the older version already on the system If you chose Current go to step 11 10 Verify if the path to the OEM SCSI Adapter files reads A If not enter ...

Page 121: ...K WXP NNW SCO UNX LNX 14 After rebooting check the installed SCSI driver from the Computer Management window 15 Highlight the LSI Logic 1020 1030 Ultra320 SCSI Adapter click the right mouse button and select Properties to display the following ...

Page 122: ...ASUS PRL DLS533 motherboard user guide 5 19 NT4 W2K WXP NNW SCO UNX LNX 16 Click Driver Details to display a list of files related to the SCSI driver ...

Page 123: ...iver for my device recommended then click Next 3 In the Locate Driver Files window select the applicable search location check boxes 4 When prompted insert the media to be searched into your CD ROM drive type the path to the driver and select OK Example e Where e is the designation of the CD ROM drive on your system 5 In the Driver Files Search Results window verify that the correct path to the dr...

Page 124: ...a LAN driver disk proceed to the section A Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk A Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Run the utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK dcreate exe 3 In the following screen click on Make Driver Disk 4 The next screen allows you to select ...

Page 125: ...y from the support CD 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive On the screen that appears click on Intel PRO 1000 LAN Driver then on the item Install Base Driver 2 Follow the screen instructions to complete the driver update 5 Insert the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive when prompted 6 Follow the screen instructions to complete the process ...

Page 126: ... Computer Management window shows the installed LAN adapters 3 Highlight the Intel R 82540EM based Network Connection click the right mouse button and select Properties to display the following 4 Click Driver Details to display a list of the files related to the Intel 82540EM LAN driver ...

Page 127: ... the System icon in the Control Panel Select the Hardware tab to display the following screen 4 Click on Device Manager then on Other Devices 5 Highlight Ethernet Controller then click the right mouse button and select Properties 6 Select the Driver tab and click on Update Drivers 7 Click Next Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device 8 Select Network adapters under Hardware Type ...

Page 128: ...ASUS PRL DLS533 motherboard user guide 5 25 NT4 W2K WXP NNW SCO UNX LNX ...

Page 129: ...ature under Windows 2000 you need to upgrade to Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later 5 3 4 ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation Windows 2000 system can automatically recognize the ATI RAGE XL PCI driver during system installation You do not need to load any driver for supporting the onboard ATI RAGE XL graphics controller chipset ...

Page 130: ...sted in this section to the root directory of a clean diskette as shown below Label this diskette Windows XPDriver Diskette You will use this diskette during the installation process txtsetup oem symmpi tag 32_bit oemsetup inf 32_bit symmpi sys 64_bit oemsetup inf 64_bit symmpi sys Locate the onboard LSI U320 SCSI executable driver in the following path Drivers SCSI FUSION MPT Windows 1 08 22 WinX...

Page 131: ...when the screen displays Setup was unable to load support for the mass storage device you specified NOTE If this screen is not displayed as the first user input then pressing the F6 key was not seen by the setup program Reboot the system and try again The system prompts for the manufacturer supplied hardware support disk 4 Insert the appropriate driver diskette containing the Windows XP driver req...

Page 132: ... on the Driver tab 6 Information on the currently installed driver is displayed and additional driver details can be viewed by clicking the Driver Details button 7 Click on the Update Driver button to update the existing driver The Hardware Update Wizard begins 8 Click on the Install from a list or specific location button to select it then click on the Next button 9 Click on the Don t search I wi...

Page 133: ...indicating that the target existing driver is newer than the source upgrade driver 14 Click No to cancel the driver upgrade at this point or Click Yes to continue the installation The system copies the driver to the system disk For any adapter other than the boot adapter the updated driver will become active immediately For the boot adapter a message box displays indicating that you must reboot yo...

Page 134: ... following 1 Start your WindowsXP system and log in You must have Network Administrator privileges to update the driver software 2 From the Start menu right click My Computer and select System Properties to display the following menu 3 When the System Properties window opens click the Hardware tab to display the following menu 4 When the Device Manager window opens right click on the Broadcom NetX...

Page 135: ...Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Run the utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK dcreate exe 3 In the following screen click on Make Driver Disk 5 4 3 Intel Gigabit LAN Driver Installation 4 The next screen allows you to select an operating system to install the driver Select Windows XP 32 bit Gigabit Refer to the next page ...

Page 136: ...SUS PRL DLS533 motherboard user guide 5 33 NT4 W2K WXP NNW SCO UNX LNX 5 Follow the succeeding installation instructions 6 When done the following screen appears Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 137: ... the Novell NetWare Installation Manual 2 When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a Disk Driver insert the LSI Logic device driver diskette into drive A or B Then use the INS key to select an unlisted driver A dialog box appears If the driver diskette is in the A drive press Enter to continue If the driver diskette is in the B drive press F3 to specify the path to search for the dr...

Page 138: ...y LSI Logic controller SCSI channel or host adapter present in the system 5 When prompted for a slot number accept the slot numbers displayed Make sure to write these slot numbers down for later use 6 When asked to edit the STARTUP NCF file make sure the LSIMPTNW HAM is loaded once per LSI Logic controller SCSI channel Add the statement SLOT slot number to each load line in the STARTUP NCF specify...

Page 139: ...ork drivers option and press Enter 4 Choose the Load an additional driver option and press Enter 5 Insert the CD or driver disk created using the Broadcom MakeDisk utility and select the Install an unlisted driver option by pressing Insert 6 If you are using the archive disk that you created insert the disk into drive A and press Enter If you have the CD ROM mounted as a NetWare volume press F3 an...

Page 140: ...buffers parameter in the startup ncf file to 1500 for each adapter in the system Set the maximum packet receive buffers to three times the minimum packet receive buffers Typically 4 MB of RAM is required per 1000 receive buffers For more information see Verifying or Modifying Adapter Parameters 16 In the autoexec ncf file delete the packet receive buffers parameter RxBuffers 32 in the load stateme...

Page 141: ... LAN driver disk proceed to the section A Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk A Preparing the Intel LAN Driver Disk Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Run the utility from the following path Drivers LAN MAKEDISK dcreate exe 3 In the following screen click on Make Driver Disk 4 The next screen allows you to select a...

Page 142: ...ers are already loaded a list of them appears 4 Choose Load an additional driver and press Enter A list of drivers appears 5 Insert the Intel CD or floppy disk you ve created and choose Install an unlisted driver by pressing Insert 6 If you re using a floppy disk insert the disk in drive A and press Enter If you ve mounted the CD as a NetW are volume press F3 andenter the source path CD volume 5 I...

Page 143: ...e driver Select Yes and press Enter 9 The next screen asks for parameters for loading the driver Tomodify any driver parameters or protocols highlight Select Modify driver parameters and protocols and press Enter If you have multiple adapters enter the slot number for the adapter you are currently configuring When finished configuring the driver select Save parameters and loaddriver to continue 10...

Page 144: ...create the BTLD diskette 1 Insert a 3 5 diskette into the floppy disk drive 2 At the UNIX prompt type dd if path sco10317 of dev fd0 The path represents the directory where you copied the dd image file This command will dd the image to the blank diskette to create a BTLD diskette For DOS System Users 1 Use a utility that will copy the raw dd image onto a 1 44 Mbyte diskette RAWRITE3 COM which is a...

Page 145: ... At the next prompt type lsil Do not remove the diskette Press Enter d When prompted during the installation insert either the proper installation diskette or the lsil BTLD diskette and press Enter The system may prompt you to enter a routine Please enter which routine 0 40 to replace to list a to add lsilinit at the end default n to do nothing or q to quit Enter the indicated routine number that ...

Page 146: ...Press Enter C1 Installing the lsil driver 1 Insert the SDMS BTLD diskette in the floppy drive and type installpkg Press Enter to continue 2 A prompt appears to insert the requested diskette Since the BTLD diskette is already inserted press Enter 3 A prompt asks for the name of the package Type lsil Press Enter to continue 4 If a driver is already present from a previous installation a prompt inqui...

Page 147: ...press Enter If an additional LSI Logic host adapter is being added to the SCO UNIX kernel the system may prompt if you want to update the link kit add another host adapter Type y and press Enter If you entered the host adapter number incorrectly type n and press Enter The system then prompts for the host adapter identifier of the preceding step 4 With SCO OpenServer 5 0 6a the system prompts for t...

Page 148: ...ive and press Enter 3 The Tape Drive Installation Menu appears Select option 4 to install a tape drive and press Enter From the next list select the type of tape drive to install and press Enter 4 The system prompts to configure the tape drive Type y and press Enter 5 The system prompts for the identifier of the host adapter that supports this device If the default is correct press Enter If the de...

Page 149: ... for a boot string type q and press Enter to return to the Tape Drive Configuration Program menu Type q and press Enter to terminate the Tape Drive Configuration Program menu 11 A prompt appears to create a new kernel Type y if this is the last device to be added or type n if additional devices are to be added Go to step 6 Rebuilding the Kernel if you replied y return to step 3 if you replied n C4...

Page 150: ...ID of the CD ROM Drive Type the ID number and press Enter 8 The system prompts for the LUN of the CD ROM drive Type the desired LUN and press Enter or press Enter for the default value of zero 9 The system prompts to update the Configuration file Type y and press Enter A prompt appears to configure a CD ROM TAPE installation device Unless this is desired type n and press Enter A prompt appears to ...

Page 151: ... to these messages a Do you want this kernel to boot by default y n Type y Press Enter The system backs up the old kernel b Do you want the kernel environment rebuilt y n Type y Press Enter 3 To activate the new kernel you must reboot the system Type the command reboot Press Enter 4 After the system reboots and the boot prompt appears press Enter to load the new kernel 5 Log in as usual ...

Page 152: ...re configuration in Advanced Options to change the Line Speed and Flow Control if desired The settings for these parameters are listed below Line Speed AutoNegotiate default all speeds advertised Fixed HalfDuplex10 Auto HalfDuplex10 only 10 Mbps half duplex advertised Fixed FullDuplex10 Auto FullDuplex10 only 10 Mbps full duplex advertised Fixed HalfDuplex100 Auto HalfDuplex100 only 100 Mbps half ...

Page 153: ...the support CD Drivers SCSI Fusion MPT Unixware 1 03 17 For UNIX System Users Follow these steps to create the HBA diskette 1 Insert a 3 5 inch blank diskette into the diskette drive At the UNIX prompt type dd if path uw10317 of dev fd0 The path represents the directory where you copied the dd image file 2 The dd image file is found in the zipped file that you downloaded from the LSI Logic web sit...

Page 154: ... loads the required drivers such as mpt and indicates when they are loaded At the end of the installation you will see a prompt to reinsert the HBA driver diskette 4 Insert the mpt driver diskette and press Enter The kernel builds and the installation terminates 6 Remove the driver diskette when prompted to do so and reboot the system C Existing System Installation Before you install the mpt drive...

Page 155: ...pt 8 The package information should read system mpt LSI Logic IHV HBA After the mpt package is loaded a message may appear that indicates a system reboot is necessary 9 To reboot type this command init 6 During the boot process the operating system scans the system and lists the devices found If the kernel panics during boot reboot the system with the saved copy of the old kernel Booting from the ...

Page 156: ... l driver_name For example enter pkginfo l e1008g If there is remove the driver using pkgrm driver_name For example pkgrm e1008g Reboot the system init 6 5 If you are installing the new driver from the CD follow these steps Otherwise go to the next step Mount the CDROM on the system For example mkdir cdrom_mount_location mount F cdfs r dev cdrom cdrom1 cdrom_mount_location You can install the driv...

Page 157: ...rd VGA device 6 If you are downloading the latest driver from the Intel website save the package to a directory on your system for example the tmp directory You can install the driver from this directory or spool the driver from the directory so the driver resides on the system Example of installing the driver from the directory pkgadd d dir_location e1008g pkg Example of spooling the driver from ...

Page 158: ...r Installation The The Fusion MPT driver is a bundled boot controller for RedHat 7 3 8 0 You may install to a disk attached to the controller with no additional media For more information on the LSI 53C1030 SCSI controller refer to the following path in the support CD Drivers SCSI FUSION MPT Linux 2 03 00 mptlinux txt ...

Page 159: ...ed in drivers lan broadcom linux driver of the ASUS Support CD Installing Source RPM Package 1 Install the source RPM package rpm ivh bcm5700 version src rpm NOTE If installing the driver on SuSE 7 x distributions refer to the Notes section below before continuing 2 Change the directory to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel cd usr src redhat OpenLinux turbo packages rpm rpm b...

Page 160: ...s addon bcm5700 bcm5700 o 4 Load the driver insmod bcm5700 5 To configure the network protocol and address refer to Linux specific documentation Building Driver From TAR File 1 Create a directory and extract the TAR files tar xvzf bcm5700 version tar gz NOTE If installing the driver on SuSE 7 x distributions refer to the Notes section below before continuing 2 Build the driver bcm5700 o as a loada...

Page 161: ...e oldconfig make dep where kernel_version is the actual kernel version used in the SuSE distribution Example usr src linux 2 4 4 SuSE 5 8 3 Intel LAN Driver Installation Linux RedHat 7 3 8 0 system can automatically recognize Intel 82540EM network controller during installation You don t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device You can refer to the help file on the supp...

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