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...6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-1 6.1.2 Installing the RAID 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 series...
...6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-1 6.1.2 Installing the RAID 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 series...
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... packets. ASUS P5M2 Series 1- PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that supports an optional Zero-Channel RAID card. The Zero-Channel RAID card allows you to provide a total solution for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up the PCI bus. The SATA specification allows for your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to create all types of the...
... packets. ASUS P5M2 Series 1- PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that supports an optional Zero-Channel RAID card. The Zero-Channel RAID card allows you to provide a total solution for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up the PCI bus. The SATA specification allows for your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to create all types of the...
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... Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to prevent overheating and damage. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. USB 2.0 is monitored for critical components. 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to personalize and add style to ensure stable supply of ASUS Smart Fan technology. Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the...
... Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to prevent overheating and damage. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. USB 2.0 is monitored for critical components. 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to personalize and add style to ensure stable supply of ASUS Smart Fan technology. Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the...
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... power up. • If you are using Windows 2000, you need to install Service Pack 4 to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the +5VSB lead for each USB port; ASUS P5M2 Series 2-23 2. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S4 sleep mode...
... power up. • If you are using Windows 2000, you need to install Service Pack 4 to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the +5VSB lead for each USB port; ASUS P5M2 Series 2-23 2. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S4 sleep mode...
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ASUS P5M2 Series 2-27 2.7 Switch (For P5M2/SAS model only) The motherboard features a DIP switch for each fan connector. The following table shows the corresponding switch for fan pin selection. Switch 1 2 3 4 7 8 Fan connector CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 Default setting On On On On On On • If you use a 4-pin fan but set the DIP switch for a 3-pin fan, the fan you installed may not work. • If you use a 3-pin fan but set the DIP switch for a 4-pin fan, the fan controll will not work and...
ASUS P5M2 Series 2-27 2.7 Switch (For P5M2/SAS model only) The motherboard features a DIP switch for each fan connector. The following table shows the corresponding switch for fan pin selection. Switch 1 2 3 4 7 8 Fan connector CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 FRNT_FAN1 FRNT_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 REAR_FAN2 Default setting On On On On On On • If you use a 4-pin fan but set the DIP switch for a 3-pin fan, the fan you installed may not work. • If you use a 3-pin fan but set the DIP switch for a 4-pin fan, the fan controll will not work and...
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... and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you need to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment.) Refer to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk To create a bootable floppy disk: DOS environment a. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or...
... and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you need to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment.) Refer to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk To create a bootable floppy disk: DOS environment a. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or...
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... Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS P5M2 Series 4- The Drivers menu appears. 2. The ASUS Update utility allows you to your system. Quit all Microsoft® Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The ASUS Update utility is copied to : • Save the current BIOS file • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • View the BIOS version information This utility is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in the support...
... Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS P5M2 Series 4- The Drivers menu appears. 2. The ASUS Update utility allows you to your system. Quit all Microsoft® Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The ASUS Update utility is copied to : • Save the current BIOS file • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • View the BIOS version information This utility is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in the support...
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.../ Advanced APM Configuration Power Management/APM Video Power Down Mode Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Time Out(Minute) Throttle Slow Clock Ratio Power Button Function Restore on the menu bar have their respective menu items. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit System Date System Time Legacy Diskette A [Mon 05/30/2005] [11:10:19] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is not user-configurable. ASUS P5M2 Series 4-11 To display the sub-menu, select the...
.../ Advanced APM Configuration Power Management/APM Video Power Down Mode Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Time Out(Minute) Throttle Slow Clock Ratio Power Button Function Restore on the menu bar have their respective menu items. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Server Security Boot Exit System Date System Time Legacy Diskette A [Mon 05/30/2005] [11:10:19] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is not user-configurable. ASUS P5M2 Series 4-11 To display the sub-menu, select the...
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... set to display the IDE device information. Change Option Tab Select field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST32122A Size : 2.1GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : Supported Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Select the type of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial...
... set to display the IDE device information. Change Option Tab Select field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST32122A Size : 2.1GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : Supported Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Select the type of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial...
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... supports multi-sector transfer feature. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5M2 Series 4-15 Select [CDROM] if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables...
... supports multi-sector transfer feature. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5M2 Series 4-15 Select [CDROM] if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables...
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... South Bridge Configuration Intel PCI-X Hub Configuration Onboard PCIE LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Configure North Bridge features Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5M2 Series 4-21 Select an item then press to malfunction. Onboard PCIE LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Allows you to select the multi-processor system version. 4.4.2 MPS Configuration Advanced MPS Configuration MPS Table Revision BIOS SETUP UTILITY [1.4] Select MPS...
... South Bridge Configuration Intel PCI-X Hub Configuration Onboard PCIE LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Configure North Bridge features Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5M2 Series 4-21 Select an item then press to malfunction. Onboard PCIE LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Allows you to select the multi-processor system version. 4.4.2 MPS Configuration Advanced MPS Configuration MPS Table Revision BIOS SETUP UTILITY [1.4] Select MPS...
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... you to display the configuration options. Select an item then press to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI hand-off support. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5M2 Series 4-25 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device #1 Emulation Type Generic STORAGE DEVICE [Auto] Select Screen Select Item +- Setting to Auto allows the system to configure the USB 2.0 controller in this menu allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems...
... you to display the configuration options. Select an item then press to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI hand-off support. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5M2 Series 4-25 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device #1 Emulation Type Generic STORAGE DEVICE [Auto] Select Screen Select Item +- Setting to Auto allows the system to configure the USB 2.0 controller in this menu allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems...
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... to set to select device emulation type. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Allows you to Auto, the part of less than 530MB of USB devices is emulated as floppy disk, and the rest part is emulated as hard disk. Configuration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device #1 Emulation Type Generic STORAGE DEVICE [Auto] Select Screen Select...
... to set to select device emulation type. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Allows you to Auto, the part of less than 530MB of USB devices is emulated as floppy disk, and the rest part is emulated as hard disk. Configuration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Device #1 Emulation Type Generic STORAGE DEVICE [Auto] Select Screen Select...
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... Chipset Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Serial Port2 Mode [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [Normal] Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port IRQ [378] [Normal] [IRQ7] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode [Normal] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 mode. Configuration options: [Normal] [BI-Directional] [ECP] [EPP] [ECP&EPP] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7l] Allows you to set the parallel port mode. Change Option...
... Chipset Onboard Floppy Controller Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Serial Port2 Mode [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [Normal] Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port IRQ [378] [Normal] [IRQ7] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode [Normal] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 mode. Configuration options: [Normal] [BI-Directional] [ECP] [EPP] [ECP&EPP] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7l] Allows you to set the parallel port mode. Change Option...
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... display the configuration options. ACPI Configuration ACPI 2.0 Support Headless Mode ACPI EMS Support ACPI MCFG Support [Yes] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Select an item then press to enable or disable ACPI MCFG support. [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.7 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu items allow you to add additional tables as per Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ACPI 2.0 Support [Yes] Allows you to change the settings...
... display the configuration options. ACPI Configuration ACPI 2.0 Support Headless Mode ACPI EMS Support ACPI MCFG Support [Yes] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Select an item then press to enable or disable ACPI MCFG support. [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.7 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu items allow you to add additional tables as per Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ACPI 2.0 Support [Yes] Allows you to change the settings...
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... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power Management/APM [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the APM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend] Suspend Time Out [Disabled] Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on AC Power Loss [On/Off] [Last State] Resume By Ring [Disabled] Resume On LAN [Disabled] Select Screen Resume By PME# [Disabled] Select Item Resume On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] +- Configuration options: [On/Off] [Suspend] ASUS P5M2 Series...
... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power Management/APM [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the APM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend] Suspend Time Out [Disabled] Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on AC Power Loss [On/Off] [Last State] Resume By Ring [Disabled] Resume On LAN [Disabled] Select Screen Resume By PME# [Disabled] Select Item Resume On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] +- Configuration options: [On/Off] [Suspend] ASUS P5M2 Series...
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... forget your password. After you successfully set or change the system security settings. After you set a password, this item to display the configuration options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password : Not Installed : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Flash Write [Enabled] Install or change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Confirm the password when prompted. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. If you can be cleared just presses "Enter" key.
... forget your password. After you successfully set or change the system security settings. After you set a password, this item to display the configuration options. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password : Not Installed : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Flash Write [Enabled] Install or change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Confirm the password when prompted. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. If you can be cleared just presses "Enter" key.
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... RAID driver disk for the LSI1068 SAS is located in: \Drivers\LSI 1068\Driver\makedisk\2k_2k3.exe The Windows 2003 64-bit OS RAID driver disk for the LSI1068 SAS controller is located in Windows® 2000/2003 Server environment: 1. 6. Restart the system from the hard disk drive, then place the system/ motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Follow screen instructions to prevent computer virus infection. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the floppy disk...
... RAID driver disk for the LSI1068 SAS is located in: \Drivers\LSI 1068\Driver\makedisk\2k_2k3.exe The Windows 2003 64-bit OS RAID driver disk for the LSI1068 SAS controller is located in Windows® 2000/2003 Server environment: 1. 6. Restart the system from the hard disk drive, then place the system/ motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Follow screen instructions to prevent computer virus infection. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the floppy disk...
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... Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the RAID driver disk. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Follow screen instructions to continue. ASUS P5M2 Series 6- • LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller Driver (for P5M2/SAS Only): For Windows 2000, select "LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS 1068 (Windows 2000)". Click Cancel. 3. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button...
... Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS To install the RAID controller driver on the Windows® desktop , then select Properties from the RAID driver disk. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Follow screen instructions to continue. ASUS P5M2 Series 6- • LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller Driver (for P5M2/SAS Only): For Windows 2000, select "LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS 1068 (Windows 2000)". Click Cancel. 3. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button...
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... subject to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to activate the devices. ASUS P5M2 Series 6-19 Install the necessary drivers to run the CD. 6.4.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. If Autorun is enabled in your computer. The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD...
... subject to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to activate the devices. ASUS P5M2 Series 6-19 Install the necessary drivers to run the CD. 6.4.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. If Autorun is enabled in your computer. The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD...