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... Hat/SuSE Linux 6-21 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-22 6.4.1 Windows® 2000/Server 2003 6-22 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation 6-25 6.5.1 Running the support CD 6-25 6.5.2 Drivers menu 6-25 6.5.3 Management Software menu 6-26 6.5.4 Utilities menu 6-26 6.5.5 Contact information 6-26 Appendix: Reference information A.1 DSBF-D/SAS model block diagram A-1 A.2 DSBF-D/1U model block diagram A-2 A.3 DSBF-D model block diagram A-3 vi
... Hat/SuSE Linux 6-21 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-22 6.4.1 Windows® 2000/Server 2003 6-22 6.5 Management applications and utilities installation 6-25 6.5.1 Running the support CD 6-25 6.5.2 Drivers menu 6-25 6.5.3 Management Software menu 6-26 6.5.4 Utilities menu 6-26 6.5.5 Contact information 6-26 Appendix: Reference information A.1 DSBF-D/SAS model block diagram A-1 A.2 DSBF-D/1U model block diagram A-2 A.3 DSBF-D model block diagram A-3 vi
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... configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for product and software updates. 1. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. About this guide is organized This user...
... configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for product and software updates. 1. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. About this guide is organized This user...
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DSBF-D Series specifications summary Power requirement Form factor Support CD contents SSI power supply (with 24-pin/4-pin/8-pin 12V plugs) for LGA771-socket Intel® Xeon Dual Core processors (Bensley platform) SSI EEB form factor: 12 in x 13 in (30.5 cm x 33 cm) Device drivers ASUS Update Utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) Anti-virus software Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver ASUS Flash Utility under DOS *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiii
DSBF-D Series specifications summary Power requirement Form factor Support CD contents SSI power supply (with 24-pin/4-pin/8-pin 12V plugs) for LGA771-socket Intel® Xeon Dual Core processors (Bensley platform) SSI EEB form factor: 12 in x 13 in (30.5 cm x 33 cm) Device drivers ASUS Update Utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) Anti-virus software Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver ASUS Flash Utility under DOS *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiii
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... firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Refer to the card. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you intend to use . 4. Assign an IRQ to the tables on BIOS setup. 2....cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the it and make the necessary hardware settings for the expansion card. ASUS DSBF-D Series 2-25 Make sure to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support....
... firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Refer to the card. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you intend to use . 4. Assign an IRQ to the tables on BIOS setup. 2....cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the it and make the necessary hardware settings for the expansion card. ASUS DSBF-D Series 2-25 Make sure to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support....
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... bit Driver Disk M) Create the DSBF-D emergent BIOS Recovery diskette N) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D MB O) Create the DSBF-D/SAS emergent BIOS Recovery diskette P) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D/SAS MB Q) Create the DSBF-D/1U emergent BIOS Recovery diskette R) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D/1U MB S) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO S: B. When BIOS corrupted, put this utility. 4.1.3 ASUS...
... bit Driver Disk M) Create the DSBF-D emergent BIOS Recovery diskette N) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D MB O) Create the DSBF-D/SAS emergent BIOS Recovery diskette P) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D/SAS MB Q) Create the DSBF-D/1U emergent BIOS Recovery diskette R) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D/1U MB S) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO S: B. When BIOS corrupted, put this utility. 4.1.3 ASUS...
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Place the support CD in Windows® environment. ASUS DSBF-D Series 4- 7. The ASUS Update utility is copied to : • Save the current BIOS file • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • View the ...motherboard. Quit all Windows® applications before you to your system. 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. Press the power button for this utility. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service...
Place the support CD in Windows® environment. ASUS DSBF-D Series 4- 7. The ASUS Update utility is copied to : • Save the current BIOS file • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • View the ...motherboard. Quit all Windows® applications before you to your system. 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. Press the power button for this utility. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service...
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... native IDE mode. If you set this item to [Enchanced] and enable ACHI or RAID, the chipset can only support maximum four hard disk drives. ASUS DSBF-D Series 4-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Native Mode Operation [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA RAID function. SATA RAID Enable [Disabled... Serial ATA AHCI function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] • SATA AHCI Enable item appears only when SATA RAID Enable is set this item to the driver limitation, you will not find any SATA...
... native IDE mode. If you set this item to [Enchanced] and enable ACHI or RAID, the chipset can only support maximum four hard disk drives. ASUS DSBF-D Series 4-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Native Mode Operation [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA RAID function. SATA RAID Enable [Disabled... Serial ATA AHCI function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] • SATA AHCI Enable item appears only when SATA RAID Enable is set this item to the driver limitation, you will not find any SATA...
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...transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. ASUS DSBF-D Series 5- This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the selected hard disk drive. RAID 1-E (Enhanced RAID 1) has a ...striped layout with the following RAID solutions: DSBF-D and DSBF-D/1U model • LSI Logic Embeded SATA RAID and the Intel Matrix Storage Manager embeded in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you want to...
...transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. ASUS DSBF-D Series 5- This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the selected hard disk drive. RAID 1-E (Enhanced RAID 1) has a ...striped layout with the following RAID solutions: DSBF-D and DSBF-D/1U model • LSI Logic Embeded SATA RAID and the Intel Matrix Storage Manager embeded in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you want to...
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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 Intel chipset software installation 6-12 6.3 LAN driver installation 6-15 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-21 6.5 Management application and utilities installation 6-24 ASUS DSBF-D Series
Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1 6.2 Intel chipset software installation 6-12 6.3 LAN driver installation 6-15 6.4 VGA driver installation 6-21 6.5 Management application and utilities installation 6-24 ASUS DSBF-D Series
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... Enterprise/SuSE operating system on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk You may have to use another system to create by typing the number before the option ASUS DSBF-D Series 6- Restart the computer. 5. Press any key to... disk drive that is included in the support CD). Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for DSBF-D/1U MB S) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO S: 6. The Makedisk menu appears. Place the motherboard support CD in...
... Enterprise/SuSE operating system on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk You may have to use another system to create by typing the number before the option ASUS DSBF-D Series 6- Restart the computer. 5. Press any key to... disk drive that is included in the support CD). Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for DSBF-D/1U MB S) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO S: 6. The Makedisk menu appears. Place the motherboard support CD in...
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...\2k364.exe 3. Follow screen instructions to the floppy disk drive. 4. The Windows 32-bit OS RAID driver disk for the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager is located in: \Drivers\6321 Matrix Storage Manager\F6 Install Floppy Create for 32 and 64 bit Windows\F6flpy32.exe The Windows 2003 64-bit OS RAID... driver disk for the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager is located in: \Drivers\6321 Matrix Storage Manager\F6 Install Floppy Create for 32 and 64 bit Windows\F6flpy64.exe The Windows 32...
...\2k364.exe 3. Follow screen instructions to the floppy disk drive. 4. The Windows 32-bit OS RAID driver disk for the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager is located in: \Drivers\6321 Matrix Storage Manager\F6 Install Floppy Create for 32 and 64 bit Windows\F6flpy32.exe The Windows 2003 64-bit OS RAID... driver disk for the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager is located in: \Drivers\6321 Matrix Storage Manager\F6 Install Floppy Create for 32 and 64 bit Windows\F6flpy64.exe The Windows 32...
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... menu, explore the support CD and copy the driver file from the following path: For LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Driver:\Drivers\6321 LSI MegaRAID\ Driver\Linux\; Insert a blank formatted high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. 2. For LSI1068 SAS RAID Driver:\Drivers\LSI 1068\Drivers\Linux\ ASUS DSBF-D Series 6- Decompress the file into the floppy disk...
... menu, explore the support CD and copy the driver file from the following path: For LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Driver:\Drivers\6321 LSI MegaRAID\ Driver\Linux\; Insert a blank formatted high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. 2. For LSI1068 SAS RAID Driver:\Drivers\LSI 1068\Drivers\Linux\ ASUS DSBF-D Series 6- Decompress the file into the floppy disk...
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...if you use the LSI 1068 SAS utility bundled in the support CD to create a driver disk. appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. We STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you need to your OS, make sure the driver you are installing supports your current installed OS. During Windows® XP/2000/2003 ...Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® XP/2000/2003 Server OS: 1. When prompted, press to page 6-1 for more information. The Windows® XP/2000/2003 Setup starts. 2....
...if you use the LSI 1068 SAS utility bundled in the support CD to create a driver disk. appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. We STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you need to your OS, make sure the driver you are installing supports your current installed OS. During Windows® XP/2000/2003 ...Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® XP/2000/2003 Server OS: 1. When prompted, press to page 6-1 for more information. The Windows® XP/2000/2003 Setup starts. 2....
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... SAS1064 LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1068 LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1064E LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1068E • Intel® 6321ESB Intel® MATRIX STORAGE driver: - If SATA RAID mode is enabled, select Intel ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller (Server ESB2). ASUS DSBF-D Series 6- Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to...
... SAS1064 LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1068 LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1064E LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1068E • Intel® 6321ESB Intel® MATRIX STORAGE driver: - If SATA RAID mode is enabled, select Intel ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller (Server ESB2). ASUS DSBF-D Series 6- Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to...
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...in with the OS installation. For Windows XP/2003 OS, select LSI MegaRAID Software RAID (Windows XP/2003). • LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller driver (DSBF-D/ SAS model only): - Click Cancel. 3. For Windows 2000 OS, select LSI MegaRAID Software RAID (Windows 2000 SP4). - For 32bit Windows... New Hardware Found window. Setup then proceeds with Administrator privileges. 2. For Windows 2000, select LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS1068 . - • Intel® 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID driver (DSBF-D model only): - The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller...
...in with the OS installation. For Windows XP/2003 OS, select LSI MegaRAID Software RAID (Windows XP/2003). • LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller driver (DSBF-D/ SAS model only): - Click Cancel. 3. For Windows 2000 OS, select LSI MegaRAID Software RAID (Windows 2000 SP4). - For 32bit Windows... New Hardware Found window. Setup then proceeds with Administrator privileges. 2. For Windows 2000, select LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS1068 . - • Intel® 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID driver (DSBF-D model only): - The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller...
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...the controller. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to install the drivers. 11. When found, click Next to the floppy disk drive. 9. 5. The screen ...drivers. Click Finish after the driver installation is done. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the "+" sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers, then the LSI Adapter, SAS 3000 series, 8-port with 1068-StorPort item should appear. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. ASUS DSBF...
...the controller. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to install the drivers. 11. When found, click Next to the floppy disk drive. 9. 5. The screen ...drivers. Click Finish after the driver installation is done. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the "+" sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers, then the LSI Adapter, SAS 3000 series, 8-port with 1068-StorPort item should appear. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. ASUS DSBF...
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... Intel® 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. When installing a Red Hat 2.4 kernel with a Driver Update Disk (DUD) to a disk drive attached to display the RAID controller drivers. 6. Click OK when finished. At the boot:, type... linux dd , then press . Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to a LSI HBA, use the...
... Intel® 6321ESB LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. When installing a Red Hat 2.4 kernel with a Driver Update Disk (DUD) to a disk drive attached to display the RAID controller drivers. 6. Click OK when finished. At the boot:, type... linux dd , then press . Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to a LSI HBA, use the...
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Press to move the cursor to select the driver disk source. Press 4. 3. Select Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk. Select fd0 using the key when asked to OK, then press . ASUS DSBF-D Series 6-
Press to move the cursor to select the driver disk source. Press 4. 3. Select Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk. Select fd0 using the key when asked to OK, then press . ASUS DSBF-D Series 6-
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The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to continue the OS installation. 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Follow screen instructions to the system. 6. 5. When prompted, insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select OK, then press .
The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to continue the OS installation. 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Follow screen instructions to the system. 6. 5. When prompted, insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select OK, then press .