User Guide Motherboard PR-DLS
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Contents Features FCC/CDC statements ..................................................................... vi Safety information ......................................................................... vii About this guide ............................................................................ viii How this guide is organized ................................................ viii Conventions used in this guide ............................................. ix Where to find more information ............
Contents Safeguards 2.6 2.7 2.8 Expansion slots ................................................................. 2-11 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card ................................. 2-11 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card .............................2-11 2.6.3 PCI slots .............................................................. 2-13 Switches and jumpers ...................................................... 2-14 2.7.1 Switches ..............................................................
Contents Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Microsoft® Windows® NT Server 4.0 ................................... 5-1 5.1.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation .................................. 5-1 5.1.2 Intel® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation . 5-4 5.1.3 ATI® Rage XL Display Driver Installation ................ 5-8 Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server ..................................... 5-9 5.2.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation .................................. 5-9 5.2.
FCC/CDC statements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing the ASUS PR-DLS motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the PR-DLS motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports.
Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.
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PR-DLS specifications summary CPU Support for Intel® Xeon™ processor On-die 512KB L2 cache Chipsets RCC Grand Champion LE Server 2.0 (GCLE) RCC Champion South Bridge 5.0 (CSB5) RCC Champion I/O Bridge 2.
PR-DLS specifications summary BIOS features 4Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS with ACPI, DMI, Green, PnP features, and Enhanced Server BIOS features Form Factor Extended ATX form factor: 12 in x 13 in (30.5 cm x 33 cm) Support CD contents Device drivers Management software Utilities Contact information * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the PR-DLS motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports.
Chapter summary 1.1 Welcome! ........................................................ 1-1 1.2 Package contents .......................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................. 1-2 1.4 Motherboard overview ...................................
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS® PR-DLS motherboard! The ASUS PR-DLS motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality server motherboards! The PR-DLS incorporates dual Intel® Xeon™ processors in 603-pin package coupled with the ServerWorks® Grand Champion Low End (GCLE) SystemSet to deliver a reliable and high performance dualprocessor server platform.
1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The PR-DLS motherboard supports the Intel® Xeon processor via dual 604-pin surface mount ZIF sockets. The processor features the Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture that includes hyper-pipelined technology, a rapid execution engine, a 400MHz system bus, and an execution trace cache to offer a significant increase in performance. See page 2-4 for more information.
Onboard LAN The motherboard comes with the Intel® 82551QM Fast Ethernet controller and the Intel® 82544GC 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.
1.3.2 Value-added solutions Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The system voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable supply of current for critical components.
Auto fan off The system fans power off automatically when the system is in sleep mode. This feature reduces both power consumption and system noise. Chassis intrusion detection The motherboard supports chassis intrusion monitoring through the ASUS ASIC. A chassis intrusion event is retained in the system memory for more protection. Smart BIOS The 4Mbit firmware gives an easy-to-use interface that provides more control and protection to the motherboard.
1.4 Motherboard overview Before you install the PR-DLS motherboard, familiarize yourself with its physical configuration and available features to facilitate the motherboard installation and future upgrades. A sufficient knowledge of the motherboard specifications will also help you avoid mistakes that may damage the board and its components. 1.4.1 Major components The following are the major components of the PR-DLS motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1-7. 1. DDR DIMM sockets 15.
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1.4.2 Core specifications 1-8 1 DDR DIMM sockets. These six 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 12GB system memory using registered ECC PC2100/1600 DDR DIMMs. 2 ServerWorks® 64-bit I/O Bridge (CIOB-X2). The Champion I/O Bridge (CIOB-X2) provides a high performance data flow path between the IMB and the I/O subsystem, which supports multiple PCI-X interfaces that allows large, efficient, and flexible I/O configurations. The CIOB-X2 supports dual 64-bit PCI-X I/O buses that comply with PCI 2.
9 ServerWorks® Champion south bridge (CSB5). The Champion South Bridge (CSB5) primarily acts as a PCI to Low Pin Count (LPC) bridge, but also supports several integrated functions including dual-channel ATA/100 IDE controller, 4-port USB 1.1 interface, ACPI power management and detection, XIO-APIC, and legacy functions 8237DMA, 8259APIC, and 8254 timer. 10 Ultra-160/320 SCSI connectors.
20 Intel® 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controller. This controller is an integrated Ethernet LAN component that supports 1000Mbps, 100Mbps, and 10Mbps data rates. The 82544GC is optimized for LAN on Motherboard designs (LOM), enterprise networking, and Internet appliances that use PCI or PCI-X bus. The controller provides a 32/64-bit, 33/66MHz 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 133MHz.
Chapter 2 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.
Chapter 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 .....
2.1 Motherboard installation Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. The PR-DLS uses the extended ATX form factor that measures 12 inches x 13 inches (30.5 x 33 cm). Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.1.
2.2 Motherboard layout 33cm (13in) ATX_POWER SYSFAN3 SYSFAN2 mPGA 604 USB1 USB2 CPUFAN1 DDR DIMMA1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR DIMMB1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) COM1 PARALLEL PORT DDR DIMMA2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR DIMMB2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR DIMMA3 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR DIMMB3 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) mPGA 604 VGA RJ-45 (LAN-2) ServerWorks ® CMIC-LE North Bridge Intel 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 (LAN-1) CLKSW 30.
2.3 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal 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.
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with dual surface mount 604-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) sockets. The sockets are designed for the Intel Processor in the 603-pin package with 512KB L2 cache. The processor includes the Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture that features the hyper-pipelined technology, rapid execution engine, 400MHz system bus, and execution trace cache.
2.4.2 Installing the CPU If you are installing two CPUs, install in the CPU socket 2 first. Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 604-pin ZIF sockets on the motherboard. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to at least 115° angle. Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to at least 115° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely. 2. Position the CPU above the socket as shown. 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.
2.4.3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel® Xeon™ processors require aspecially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Follow these steps to install 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.
3. Use a small flat screw driver to attach the other end of the bracket, while firmly holding down the heatsink and fan assembly. The middle hook of the bracket snaps in place if you properly attached the two 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.
2.5 System memory 2.5.1 Overview The motherboard comes with six Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 12GB system memory using 184-pin registered PC2100/1600 DIMMs with Serial Presence Detect (SPD) and Error Check and Correction (ECC). 104 Pins 80 Pins PR-DLS PR-DLS 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.
2.5.2 Memory Configurations The motherboard supports system memory of up to 12GB in a two-way interleaved configuration. As a rule, this configuration requires that you install identical DDR DIMMs (exactly the same type and size) in pairs. For example, if you installed a 512MB module into DDRA1, you must install the same type of 512MB module into DDRA2. The same rule applies to pairs DDRB1/DDRB2 and DDRC1/DDRC2.
2.5.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Follow these steps to install a DIMM. 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. Unlocked Retaining Clip 3.
2.6 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 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 components. 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card. 1.
Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ 0 1 2 3* 4* 5* 6 7* 8 9* 10* 11* 12* 13 14* 15* * Priority 1 2 N/A 11 12 13 14 15 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt Communications Port (COM2) Communications Port (COM1) Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port (LPT1) System CMOS/Real Time Clock ACPI Mode when used IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Se
2.6.3 PCI slots This motherboard implements the PCI-X (Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended) bus technology to support up to 133MHz data transfers, or about 1.06GB/s. This bus technology is primarily designed for servers to increase the performance of high bandwidth devices such as Gigabit Ethernet cards and Ultra3 SCSI interfaces.
2.7 Switches and jumpers 2.7.1 Switches The following figure shows the location and default settings of the DIP switches on the motherboard. Keep the default settings for stable system operation. CLKSW ON ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 (Default) PR-DLS PR-DLS DIP Switches 2.7.2 Jumpers 1. SCSI setting (2-pin SCSI_EN) 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.
2. Fast Ethernet setting (3-pin LAN_EN) Set this jumper to pins 1-2 to enable the onboard Intel 82551QM Fast Ethernet controller and support 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX networking. Set to pins 2-3 to disable the controller. LAN_EN Enable (Default) Disable PR-DLS PR-DLS LAN_EN Setting 3. Gigabit Ethernet setting (3-pin 1G LAN_EN) Set this jumper to pins 1-2 to enable the onboard Intel® 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controller.
4. Clear RTC RAM (R452) These solder pads allow you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The RAM data in CMOS, that include 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.
2.8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives. 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable.
3. IDE connectors (two 40-1 pin PRI_IDE/SEC_IDE) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector, then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA/100/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to the UltraDMA/100/66 master device. It is recommended that you connect non-UltraDMA/100/66 devices to the secondary IDE connector.
4. Chassis alarm lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature. This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event. By default, the pins labeled “Chassis Signal” and “Ground” are shorted with a jumper cap.
6. ATX power connectors (24/20-pin ATXPWR, 8-pin ATX12V) These connectors connect to an ATX 12V power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. In addition to the 24/20-pin ATXPWR connector, this motherboard requires that you connect the 8-pin ATX +12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU.
7. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pin CPUFAN1, CPUFAN2, SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2, SYSFAN3) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.88W max.) or a total of 1A~2.22A (26.64W max.) at +12V. Connect 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.
9. Zero Channel RAID slot (PCI-X5) If your motherboard comes with the LSI53C1030 controller, the 64-bit/ 100MHz PCI-X slot (colored green) supports the AMI Express 600 Zero-Channel RAID card to provide advanced RAID functionality. The card supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, multilevel 0/1 and 0/5, cache memory modules with ECC, and predictive caching capability. ® PR-DLS AMI Express 600 Zero Channel RAID Card PR-DLS Zero Channel RAID Slot 10.
NC IPMICLK GND IPMIDATA 11. IPMI connector (4-pin IPMI) The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) connector is for the ASMC card. Connect the 4-pin ASMC interface cable to this connector. PR-DLS PR-DLS IPMI Connector 12. Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector supports a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output. The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
13. Two 68-pin Ultra160/320 SCSI Connectors (CHA-WIDE, CHB-WIDE) This motherboard has two 68-Pin Ultra160/320 SCSI connectors; one for each of the two channels. Each channel can support a maximum of 15 devices as specified by Ultra160/320 standards.
14. Wake-On-Ring Connector (2-pin WOR) This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake-OnRing output. The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received through the internal modem card. For external modems, Wake-On-Ring is detected through the COM port. WOR 2 1 Ground Ring# PR-DLS PR-DLS Wake-On-Ring Connector 15. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions.
• System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. • System Message LED Lead (2-pin MLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system message LED that indicates receipt of messages from a fax/modem. The normal status for this LED is OFF, when there is no incoming data signal. The LED blinks when data is received.
Chapter 3 This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes.
Chapter summary 3.1 Starting up for the first time .......................... 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer ...........................
3.1 Starting up for the first time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. 5. Turn on the devices in the following order: a. Monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c.
3.2 Powering off the computer You must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power. For ATX power supplies, you 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.
Chapter 4 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
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.
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1 Creating a bootable disk AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during bootup. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. 1.
5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press . The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. 6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX, then press .
4.1.2 Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier. 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “A:\” prompt, type AFLASH and then press . 4.
7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary. This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message “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.
4.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Flash ROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future.
4.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure power management features. BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to locate and load the Operating System.
General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing or the + combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys and their corresponding functions. Saving changes and exiting the Setup program See “4.8 Exit Menu” for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program.
4.3 Main Menu When you enter the Setup program, the following screen appears. System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour, minute, second. Valid values for hour, minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the or + keys to move between the hour, minute, and second fields. System Date [XX/XX/XXXX] Sets the system to the date that you specify (usually the current date).
Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. To set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press . Type in a password then press . You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other characters are ignored. To confirm the password, type the password again and press . The password is now set to [Enabled]. This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus.
4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, this may 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.
[User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information. 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 set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active.
Translation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual] Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value.
SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology. This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature 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.
4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Keyboard 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.
4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] This field displays the auto-detected CPU speed. CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you to choose from the default [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache.
OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]. Otherwise, leave to the default setting [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [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.
4.4.1 Chip Configuration Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor. It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data. You must set this to UC (uncacheable) if your display card cannot support this feature; otherwise your system may not boot.
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] When set to [Read Only], this parameter protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from, but not writes to, the floppy disk drive. The default setting [R/W] allows both reads and writes. Configuration options: [R/W] [Read Only] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors.
Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] allows bidirectional 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.
4.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 5, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some non-standard VGA cards, like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly.
Onboard SCSI BIOS [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard BIOS to detect whether you have a Adaptec SCSI controller. If the SCSI controller is detected, the SCSI BIOS will be enabled. If no SCSI controller is detected, the onboard SCSI BIOS will be disabled. Setting to [Disabled] deactivates the onboard SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on SCSI card can be used. If your SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the SCSI card will not function.
4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. Power Management [User Defined] This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automatic power saving features. When set to [Disabled], the power management features do not function regardless of the other settings on this menu.
Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video off features. The Display Power Management System (DPMS) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen. Use this for monitors without power management or “green” features.
4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after power interruptions. [Disabled] leaves your system off while [Enabled] reboots the system. [Previous State] sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Previous State] Wake/Power Up On Ext.
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an ATX 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.
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU1 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU2 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. CPU1 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] CPU2 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The 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.
4.6 Boot Menu The motherboard BIOS supports the BIOS Boot Specification (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: 1. BIOS Aware IPL Devices (BAID) 2. PnP devices, includes Boot Connection Vector (BCV) and Bootstrap Entry Vector (BEV) devices 3.
3rd Boot : (BEV) [<0> Intel Corporation] This field allows you to select a Bootstrap Entry Vector (BCV) device to boot from. BEV devices include network controllers or cards. The BEV devices present in the system will appear as options for this field. For this motherboard, the following options are present onboard: [<0> Intel Corporation IBA 4.0.22 Slo (LAN A)] [<1> Intel Corporation IBA 4.0.
4.7 Server Menu DRAM Hot Spare [Disabled] This field allows you to allocate rows of SDRAM for hot spare. Configuration options: [Disabled] [1 row] [2 rows] [3 rows] Remote Console [Disabled] This field allows the text mode VGA display to be sent out to VT100 terminal through COM1. This function is effective at BIOS POST and DOS environment.
4.8 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu. Pressing does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or from the legend bar to exit. Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM.
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 , 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.
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Chapter 5 This chapter tells how to install SCSI, LAN, and VGA drivers for various operating systems.
Chapter summary 5.1 Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 ................ 5-1 5.2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server ................... 5-9 5.3 Microsoft Windows XP Professional .......... 5-16 5.4 Novell NetWare Server................................. 5-18 5.5 SUN Solaris 7 Server ................................... 5-22 5.6 SCO Open Server 5.0.x ................................ 5-28 5.7 SCO UnixWare Server.................................. 5-32 5.8 Linux RedHat 7.x ..................................
5.1 Microsoft® Windows® NT Server 4.0 5.1.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation Windows NT 4.0 do not have drivers for the new SCSI controllers, you must load the driver manually prior to Windows NT 4.0 installation. A. Preparing an LSI Driver Disk The drivers are located on the ASUS Driver Support CD at: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\WINNT Copy all the files and subdirectory under the WINNT subdirectory to the root directory of a clean floppy disk.
3. 4. 5. When prompted for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk, insert the appropriate LSI driver disk containing the Windows NT driver required to support your LSI adapter(s) and press Enter. The driver files are distributed with ASUS Driver Support CD and are created from above “Preparing a LSI Driver disk” Section. Depending on the driver being installed, “Symbios Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver” is shown highlighted. Press Enter to proceed.
9. Depending on the driver being installed, Symbios Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver is shown highlighted. Press Enter to proceed. 10. The Windows NT Workstation Setup window reappears. If using an IDE CD-ROM Drive for installation, press S to load additional drives. Another window appears. Scroll up and select: IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2/PCI IDE Controller. Press Enter. (-or-) If you have completed configuring additional SCSI adapters, press Enter. 11.
9. For the path to the OEM SCSI Adapter files, A:\WINNT\MINIPORT should be displayed. Select Continue. Then remove the floppy disk from your A: drive. 10. The System Settings Change message displays: “You must restart your computer before the new settings take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now?” Click on the Yes button to restart and reboot Windows NT. If you choose Cancel, remember that you must restart before the new driver loads. 11. Rebooting loads your new miniport driver(s). 5.1.
B. New System Installation 1. When the Installing Windows NT Networking screen appears, press Next to display the following screen. 2. 3. Check the Wired to the Network box, then click Next. On the screen that appears, click the button Select from list... to dispaly the following.
4. 5. Insert the LAN driver disk that you created, then click Have Disk... Type A:\ in the dialog box that appears, then click OK. The following screen lists the Intel LAN adapters that you can install. 6. Select Intel(R) PRO/100 Family Adapter, then click OK. Follow the succeeding screen instructions. When done, the following screen appears showing the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family Adapter in the list. 7. 8. Click Select from list..., then click Have Disk... 9. Type A:\ in the dialog box, then click OK. 10.
11. When done, the following screen appears showing the Intel(R) PRO/1000 Family Adapter in the list. 12. Click Next and follow any other screen instructions to complete the installation. C. Existing System Installation 1. 2. 4. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel. Select the Adapter tab, then click Add. A list of adapters appears. Do not select an adapter from the list. Instead, insert the LAN driver disk that you created from the PR-DLS support CD. Refer to the section “A.
5.1.3 ATI® Rage XL Display Driver Installation 1. 2. Insert the ASUS TRL-DLS support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 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\Display\Nt40\Setup.exe 3. 5-8 Follow the screen instructions to complete the installation.
5.2 Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server 5.2.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A. Preparing an LSI Driver Disk The drivers are located on ASUS Driver Support CD at: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\Win2k Copy all the files and subdirectory under the Win2k subdirectory to the root directory of a clean floppy disk. Use this LSI driver disk during installation. (-or-) Use the self-extracting image files for Windows 2000 drivers. For the LSI_U3.SYS driver, the executable file is located here: \Drivers\Sdms\Diskimag\Win2k.
4. 5. The appropriate driver is shown highlighted. Press Enter to proceed. Return to the Windows 2000 Setup screen. Press Enter to proceed. The message about setup loading files appears. At this point, simply follow the Microsoft Windows 2000 installation procedure. C. Existing System Installation 1. 2. 3. Boot Windows 2000 and log on as Administrator. Right click on My Computer and click on Properties. Click on the Hardware tab, and then click on the Device Manager button. 4.
11. In some cases, a message will state that this driver is not digitally signed. This message informs the user that a non-signed driver is being installed. Either click No to cancel the installation if the nonsigned driver is not desired or click Yes to continue the installation. Drivers are digitally signed by the Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL).
5.2.2 Intel® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation You may install the Intel 82551QM/82544GC LAN drivers directly from the PR-DLS support CD. Proceed to the section “B. Update LAN Driver on an Existing System Installation.” If you wish to create a LAN driver disk, proceed to the section “A. Preparing the Intel 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Disk.” A. Preparing the Intel 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Disk Prepare one blank formatted high density floppy disk before proceeding. 1. 2.
When done, your Computer Management window shows the installed LAN adapters. 3. Highlight the Intel(R) 82554GC-based Network Connection, click the right mouse button, and select Properties to display the following.
4. Highlight the Intel(R) PRO-100 S Server Adapter, click the right mouse button, and select Properties to display the following. You may also update the LAN drivers from the LAN Driver Disk if you created one. Follow these steps to update from the LAN driver disk. 1. 2. 3. Boot Windows 2000 system and log on as Administrator. Click on the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel. Double-click the System icon in the Control Panel. Select the Hardware tab to display the following screen. 4.
5.2.3 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. 5.2.4 Enabling ATA100 Feature in Windows® 2000 To enable the ATA100 feature under Windows 2000, you need to upgrade to Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.
5.3 Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Windows XP contains default drivers to support Intel 82551QM/82544GC chipset, ATI Rage XL chipset, and LSI 53C1010R or LSI 53C1030 SCSI controller. For Windows XP Professional users, we recommended that you use the Intel 82551QM/82544GC driver from the PR-DLS support CD. 1. 2. Insert the PR-DLS support CD into the CD-ROM drive. On the screen that appears, select Create Install Disk. 3.
5. 6. Follow the succeeding installation instructions. When done, the following screen appears. Click Finish to complete the installation.
5.4 Novell® NetWare® Server 5.4.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A single driver (*HAM) is provided for the Novell NetWare 4.XX, and 5.X environments. This document explains how to install and use the SDMS NWPA SCSI Host Adapter Module (HAM) driver for NetWare. The SDMS NWPA solution consists of the device drivers, LSI_U3NW.DDI.and LSI_U3NW.HAM are NWPA Host Adapter Modules (HAMs). In order to support SCSI devices, load the HAM in conjunction with a SCSI Custom Device Module (CDM).
B. NetWare 6.X New Installations Novell NetWare can automatically detect NetWare 6.X. C. NetWare 5.X New Installations Visit the Novell website (www.novell.com) for information on Netware 5.X support. D. NetWare 4.XX New Installations 1. 2. 3. 4. Begin the file server installation according to the instructions in the file server installation chapter in the Novell NetWare Installation Manual.
5.4.2 Intel® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation A. Preparing Intel 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Disk 1. Use the self-extracting image files. For the Intel(R) PRO/100 Server Adapter driver, the executable file is located here: \Drivers\Lan\makedisk\makenw.bat 2. Use the manual to create driver disk. If you need to use a floppy disk to install the onboard Intel 82551 network adapter drivers, use the MAKEDISK.BAT utility located at \Drivers\LAN\MAKEDISK in the ASUS Driver Support CD.
B. NetWare 4.XX, 5.X, and 6.X Installations 1. 2. 3. Prepare the Intel(R) PRO/100 Server Adapter driver from the previous section. Install NetWare 4.xx or 5.x according to the NetWare instructions. When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a Network Driver, insert the Intel PRO/100+ driver disk into drive A: Then use the INS key to select an unlisted driver. A dialog box appears. The “CE100B.LAN — Intel 8255X PCI Adapter (CHSM spec 1.11) “ driver appear as a selection.
5.4.3 ATI® Rage XL Display Driver Installation You can select the “Super VGA” for the X Server on NetWare 5.x server system. The other NetWare system didn’t support X Server and you didn’t need the VGA driver support. 5.5 SUN Solaris 7 Server 5.5.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A. Building the SYMHISL Driver Update Disk 1. Use the self-extracting image files For the LSI_U3.SYS driver, the executable file is located here: \Drivers\Sdms\Diskimag\Solaris7.exe 2. Use the manual to create a driver disk.
For DOS System Users: Under this section, you have two choices. 1. Use a utility that will copy the raw dd image onto a 1.44MB floppy disk. This dd image is located at: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES\SOLARIS\Solaris7\SYMITU.DD RAWRITE3.COM, which is a public domain utility, is available on this CD-ROM at this location: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES \RAWRITE3.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Select the appropriate Solaris operating system, and press F2_Continue. The Loading Driver Update Software screen appears, along with a progress bar that shows the percentage of drivers that have been extracted from the diskette. Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for the system to successfully boot to its installation program. When all the new drivers on the diskette have been processed, the Continue Driver Update Installation screen appears.
14. Press F2_Continue. Drivers for the device controller that you selected are displayed. Your system boots to run the install program. The install program starts and your machine begins booting the complete Solaris operating environment. The following messages appears some time later, and prompts you to insert each of the Solaris Driver ITU diskette(s) required to install into your system: Installing unbundled device driver support Extracting driver list from tree... driver-name...
C. Existing System Installation Before adding new or updated drivers, the newly supported hardware devices should be installed and configured according to the instructions in the corresponding Device Reference Page, if any. See the Device Reference Manual for Solaris (Intel Platform Edition). When the Solaris Intel Platform Edition software is already installed, the simplest way to add new or updated drivers is to install the Driver ITU diskettes as patches on your system.
7. 8. If the driver is the one that you want to install, type Y for yes or press Enter. If the driver is not the one you want to install, type N for no. If you specify yes, the install.sh script installs the driver you indicated as well as bootmod and bootbin patches. When the installation has completed, and the install.sh script exits, un-mount the diskette by typing at the command prompt: # cd / # umount /mnt 9. Remove the Solaris Driver ITU diskette from the diskette drive. 10.
5.6 SCO Open Server 5.0.x 5.6.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A. Building the SCO OpenServer BTLD Diskette To create a BTLD diskette for SCO OpenServer system, copy the raw dd image file onto a 1.44MB floppy disk. This process is dependent upon the operating system that you are using to create this diskette. See the instructions below for UNIX System and DOS System Users. For UNIX System Users: Follow these steps to create the BTLD diskette: 1. 2. Insert a 3.5" diskette into the floppy disk drive.
B. New System Installation This procedure installs SCO UNIX onto a hard disk drive. This installation is necessary to build a new UNIX kernel that includes your SDMS driver. During installation, you are given the option of retaining current partitions on the root hard disk. For instance, you could have a DOS partition or a user UNIX partition already established on the drive. For more details on UNIX installation, refer to the SCO OpenServer Handbook. 1. 2. 3.
C. Existing System Installation This procedure assumes SCO UNIX is already installed on a hard disk drive. This installation is necessary to build a new UNIX kernel that includes the proper LSI host adapter driver. The basic steps for accomplishing this are outlined below. For more details on UNIX installation, refer to the SCO UNIX System Administrator’s Reference Manual. 1. The SCO OpenServer 5 system automatically creates a file unix.safe during installation.
b. “Do you want the kernel environment rebuilt (y/n)?” Type: y Press Enter. 9. To activate the new kernel, you must reboot the system. At the command prompt, type: # reboot (or init 6) 5.6.2 Intel® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system can correctly recognize Intel 82551QM/ 82544GC network controller during installation. User doesn’t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device.
5.6.3 ATI® Rage XL Display Driver Installation SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system can correctly recognize ATI Rage XL graphic controller (ATI MACH64) during installation. User doesn’t need to load or modify the video driver for the onboard VGA device. 5.7 SCO UnixWare Server 5.7.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A. Building the SCO UnixWare C8XX BTLD Diskette To create a C8XX BTLD diskette to use with UnixWare 2.1.X or UnixWare 7, copy the raw dd image file onto a 1.44MB floppy disk.
For DOS System Users: Under this section, you have two choices. 1. Use a utility that will copy the raw dd image onto a 1.44MB floppy disk. For UnixWare 2.1.X, this dd image is located at: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES\UNIXWARE\UW21X\UNIXWARE.DD For UnixWare 7, this dd image is located at: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES\UNIXWARE\UW7 \UNIXWARE.DD RAWRITE3.COM, which is a public domain utility, is available on this CD-ROM at this location: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES \RAWRITE3.
C. Existing System Installation Adding or Updating the C8XX Package for LSI SCSI controller. Before you install the C8XX driver, make a backup copy of the existing kernel: 1. Log on as root. 2. At the shell prompt, type: # cp /stand/unix /stand/unix.safe Use this copy of the old kernel to reboot the system if the driver installation fails. Refer to Troubleshooting for more information. 3. 4. Once the old kernel is saved, insert the “PCI SCSI SCO UnixWare driver” diskette.
5.7.2 Intel® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 system can correctly recognize Intel 82551 network controller during installation. User doesn’t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device. You can find the Intel 82551 Network driver from PR-DLS support CD at: \Drivers\Lan\UNIX\UW7DDI8 It is not necessary, nor recommended, to remove previous versions of this package from the system before installing this updated version.
5.8 Linux RedHat 7.x 5.8.1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation The LSI 53C1010R/53C1030 controller, you need to load the LSI driver (RedHat 7.0) for support the LSI 53C1010R/53C1030 controller. The RedHat 7.1 or later version already bundle with LSI 53C1010R/53C1030 driver support. To support RedHat 7.0, download the LSI 53C1010R/53C1030 driver “redhat70.exe” for RedHat 7.0 from ASUS Web site at www.asus.com.tw/ products/addon/scsi/scsilan_drv.html.
