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... controller driver 6-4 6.2 LAN driver installation 6-14 6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server 6-14 6.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6-15 6.3 VGA driver installation 6-16 6.3.1 Windows 2000/Server 2003 6-16 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation 6-19 6.4.1 Running the support CD 6-19 6.4.2 Drivers menu 6-19 6.4.3 Management Software menu 6-20 6.4.4 Utilities menu 6-20 6.4.5 Contact information 6-21 Appendix: Reference information A.1 P5M2...
... controller driver 6-4 6.2 LAN driver installation 6-14 6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server 6-14 6.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6-15 6.3 VGA driver installation 6-16 6.3.1 Windows 2000/Server 2003 6-16 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation 6-19 6.4.1 Running the support CD 6-19 6.4.2 Drivers menu 6-19 6.4.3 Management Software menu 6-20 6.4.4 Utilities menu 6-20 6.4.5 Contact information 6-21 Appendix: Reference information A.1 P5M2...
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... manual contains the following sources for additional information and for this motherboard. • Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID and LAN driver installation for product and software updates. 1. Refer to change system settings through the BIOS Setup... menus. These documents are also provided. • Chapter 5: RAID configuration Provides information on ASUS hardware and software products. ASUS websites The ASUS website ...
... manual contains the following sources for additional information and for this motherboard. • Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID and LAN driver installation for product and software updates. 1. Refer to change system settings through the BIOS Setup... menus. These documents are also provided. • Chapter 5: RAID configuration Provides information on ASUS hardware and software products. ASUS websites The ASUS website ...
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xiii A PCI Express x16 graphic card inserted to change without notice. P5M2 Series specifications summary Rear panel BIOS features Special features Support CD contents 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 2 x USB 2.0 ports ...Flash ROM, FWH interface, Green, PnP, DMI, SMBIOS 2.3, WfM2.0, ACPI 2.0a ASUS Smart Fan I/II ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 Device drivers ASUS Update Utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) ADOBE® Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver ASUS Flash utility under DOS *Specifications are subject to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot ...
xiii A PCI Express x16 graphic card inserted to change without notice. P5M2 Series specifications summary Rear panel BIOS features Special features Support CD contents 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 2 x USB 2.0 ports ...Flash ROM, FWH interface, Green, PnP, DMI, SMBIOS 2.3, WfM2.0, ACPI 2.0a ASUS Smart Fan I/II ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 Device drivers ASUS Update Utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) ADOBE® Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver ASUS Flash utility under DOS *Specifications are subject to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot ...
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...components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Turn on BIOS setup. 2. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Make sure to the card. Install the software... drivers for later use . See Chapter 4 for details. 2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information Assign an IRQ to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion ...
...components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Turn on BIOS setup. 2. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Make sure to the card. Install the software... drivers for later use . See Chapter 4 for details. 2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information Assign an IRQ to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion ...
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...ASUS P5M2 Series 4- The ASUS Update utility allows you to: • Save the current BIOS file • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • View the BIOS version information This utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers... menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. Quit all Microsoft® ...
...ASUS P5M2 Series 4- The ASUS Update utility allows you to: • Save the current BIOS file • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • View the BIOS version information This utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers... menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. Quit all Microsoft® ...
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... Select field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that enhance storage performance on AHCI, go to: www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm www...
... Select field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that enhance storage performance on AHCI, go to: www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm www...
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...existing drive and three new drives for this setup. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. ASUS P5M2 Series 5- The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for this setup. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data ... a different disk. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk...
...existing drive and three new drives for this setup. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. ASUS P5M2 Series 5- The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for this setup. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data ... a different disk. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk...
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After creating the RAID set : Using Easy Configuration section. 9. When prompted, save the configuration, then press to return to 13 of the Creating a RAID set (s), you must initialize the logical drivers. See 6.2.4 . 5-16 Chapter 5: RAID configuration Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Configuration section to add the new RAID configuration. Follow steps 8 to the Management Menu. 10. 8.
After creating the RAID set : Using Easy Configuration section. 9. When prompted, save the configuration, then press to return to 13 of the Creating a RAID set (s), you must initialize the logical drivers. See 6.2.4 . 5-16 Chapter 5: RAID configuration Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Configuration section to add the new RAID configuration. Follow steps 8 to the Management Menu. 10. 8.
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This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. 6Driver installation
This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. 6Driver installation
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Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1 6.2 LAN driver installation 6-14 6.3 VGA driver installation 6-16 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation 6-19 ASUS P5M2 Series
Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1 6.2 LAN driver installation 6-14 6.3 VGA driver installation 6-16 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation 6-19 ASUS P5M2 Series
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... N) Flash AMI BIOS for your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for P5M2 Please choose A To N: ASUS P5M2 Series 6- A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000 or Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0/SuSE operating system on how to install the RAID...
... N) Flash AMI BIOS for your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for P5M2 Please choose A To N: ASUS P5M2 Series 6- A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000 or Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0/SuSE operating system on how to install the RAID...
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... . 8. 6. Follow screen instructions to complete the process. 5. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. Insert a formatted high-density floppy disk to prevent computer virus infection. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive, then select the type...support CD to create by typing the number before the option 7. Browse the contents of RAID driver disk you want to locate the driver disk utility. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the floppy disk, then write‑protect it to the floppy disk drive....
... . 8. 6. Follow screen instructions to complete the process. 5. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. Insert a formatted high-density floppy disk to prevent computer virus infection. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive, then select the type...support CD to create by typing the number before the option 7. Browse the contents of RAID driver disk you want to locate the driver disk utility. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the floppy disk, then write‑protect it to the floppy disk drive....
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... in the support CD: For LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Driver: \Drivers\ICH7R LSI RAID\Driver\Makedisk For LSI1068 SAS RAID RAID Driver: \Drivers\ICH7R LSI 1068\Driver\Makedisk 3. Eject the floppy disk. For LSI1068 SAS RAID Driver:\Drivers\LSI 1068\Drivers\Linux\ ASUS P5M2 Series 6- Insert a blank formatted high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. 2. Decompress the file...
... in the support CD: For LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Driver: \Drivers\ICH7R LSI RAID\Driver\Makedisk For LSI1068 SAS RAID RAID Driver: \Drivers\ICH7R LSI 1068\Driver\Makedisk 3. Eject the floppy disk. For LSI1068 SAS RAID Driver:\Drivers\LSI 1068\Drivers\Linux\ ASUS P5M2 Series 6- Insert a blank formatted high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. 2. Decompress the file...
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appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. When prompted, press to install a third party SAS or RAID driver..." The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup starts. 2. 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS During Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® 2000/2003 Server installation CD. Press when the message "Press F6 if you need to specify an additional device. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation
appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. When prompted, press to install a third party SAS or RAID driver..." The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup starts. 2. 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS During Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® 2000/2003 Server installation CD. Press when the message "Press F6 if you need to specify an additional device. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation
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For 64bit Windows 2003 Server OS, select "LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID ( Intel IA32E )" item and then press . Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press . • LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID: Select "LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID" for Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows 2003 Server OS from the list, then press . 4. ASUS P5M2 Series 6- Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive, then press . 5.
For 64bit Windows 2003 Server OS, select "LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID ( Intel IA32E )" item and then press . Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press . • LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID: Select "LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID" for Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows 2003 Server OS from the list, then press . 4. ASUS P5M2 Series 6- Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive, then press . 5.
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..." to create the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver disk for Intel Matrix Storage RAID mode from the list. Then, select the "Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)" from the list, then ...press . • Intel ICH7R ACHI Mode: If you select SATA as AHCI in the BIOS setup utility of IDE Configuration, install the Intel SATA AHCI Driver during windows setup. • Intel Matrix Storage Manager: Select "Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)" for Intel ICH7R ACHI...
..." to create the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver disk for Intel Matrix Storage RAID mode from the list. Then, select the "Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)" from the list, then ...press . • Intel ICH7R ACHI Mode: If you select SATA as AHCI in the BIOS setup utility of IDE Configuration, install the Intel SATA AHCI Driver during windows setup. • Intel Matrix Storage Manager: Select "Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)" for Intel ICH7R ACHI...
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...8226; LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller Driver (for P5M2/SAS Only): For Windows 2000, select "LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS 1068 (Windows 2003 32-bit)". The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the menu. 4. Setup then...driver on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the RAID driver disk. Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Next. For 64bit Windows 2003 , select "LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS 1068 (Windows 2003 x64)" 6. Click Cancel. 3. ASUS P5M2...
...8226; LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller Driver (for P5M2/SAS Only): For Windows 2000, select "LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS 1068 (Windows 2003 32-bit)". The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the menu. 4. Setup then...driver on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the RAID driver disk. Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Next. For 64bit Windows 2003 , select "LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS 1068 (Windows 2003 x64)" 6. Click Cancel. 3. ASUS P5M2...
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... the "+" sign before the item SAS and RAID controllers. For example the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID or LSI SAS1068 SAS Driver items should appear. 4. Click OK when finished. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 5. 8. Select the option...
... the "+" sign before the item SAS and RAID controllers. For example the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID or LSI SAS1068 SAS Driver items should appear. 4. Click OK when finished. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 5. 8. Select the option...
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ASUS P5M2 Series 6- At the boot:, type linux dd , then press . Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 To install the Intel® LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver or LSI1068 SAS controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® Installation CD. 2.
ASUS P5M2 Series 6- At the boot:, type linux dd , then press . Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 To install the Intel® LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver or LSI1068 SAS controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® Installation CD. 2.
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Select fd0 using the key when asked to OK, then press . 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Press to move the cursor to select the driver disk source. Press 4. Select Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk. 3.
Select fd0 using the key when asked to OK, then press . 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Press to move the cursor to select the driver disk source. Press 4. Select Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk. 3.