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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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... all types of RAID configurations for SATA hard disk drives via the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager (under Windows Operating System) or the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (no RAID 5). Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with a PCI-X slot (the green slot on the P5M2/SAS model) that speeds up the PCI bus. Zero-Channel RAID (ZCR) card solution (P5M2/SAS only) The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to 10.7 GB/s. The onboard Broadcom® BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express...
... all types of RAID configurations for SATA hard disk drives via the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager (under Windows Operating System) or the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (no RAID 5). Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with a PCI-X slot (the green slot on the P5M2/SAS model) that speeds up the PCI bus. Zero-Channel RAID (ZCR) card solution (P5M2/SAS only) The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to 10.7 GB/s. The onboard Broadcom® BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express...
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... voltage levels to your system with USB 1.1. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to buy a replacement ROM chip. This protection eliminates the need to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed...
... voltage levels to your system with USB 1.1. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to buy a replacement ROM chip. This protection eliminates the need to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed...
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... lead for each USB port; otherwise, the system would not power up the system from S4 sleep mode (no power to wake up . • If you are using the connected USB devices. 2. ASUS P5M2 Series 2-23 USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using Windows 2000, you need to install Service Pack 4 to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in sleep mode.
... lead for each USB port; otherwise, the system would not power up the system from S4 sleep mode (no power to wake up . • If you are using the connected USB devices. 2. ASUS P5M2 Series 2-23 USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using Windows 2000, you need to install Service Pack 4 to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in 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 a 4-pin fan, the fan controll will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed. 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 fan pin selection. The...
ASUS P5M2 Series 2-27 2.7 Switch (For P5M2/SAS model only) The motherboard features a DIP switch for a 4-pin fan, the fan controll will not work and the fan you installed will always run at full speed. 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 fan pin selection. The...
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... original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) 3. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . ASUS P5M2 Series 4- b. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) Refer to restore the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities...
... original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) 3. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . ASUS P5M2 Series 4- b. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) Refer to restore the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities...
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... an updated BIOS file • View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that allows you update the BIOS using this utility. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. Quit all Microsoft® Windows® applications before you to your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2. 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. The ASUS Update utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS...
... an updated BIOS file • View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that allows you update the BIOS using this utility. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. Quit all Microsoft® Windows® applications before you to your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2. 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. The ASUS Update utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS...
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... 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 AC Power Loss Power On by PS/2 Keyboard Power On by PS/2 Mouse Power On Ring Power On PME# Power On RTC Alarm BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [Suspend] [Suspend] [Disabled] [50%] [On/Off] [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Use [ENTER], [TAB], or [SHIFT-TAB] to configure system time. Use [+] or [-] to select a field. ASUS P5M2 Series 4-11 Change Option F1...
... 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 AC Power Loss Power On by PS/2 Keyboard Power On by PS/2 Mouse Power On Ring Power On PME# Power On RTC Alarm BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [Suspend] [Suspend] [Disabled] [50%] [On/Off] [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Use [ENTER], [TAB], or [SHIFT-TAB] to configure system time. Use [+] or [-] to select a field. ASUS P5M2 Series 4-11 Change Option F1...
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... allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of device connected to [RAID] or [AHCI]. Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-sector Transfer)M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item is set Serial ATA, Parallel ATA, or both, to display the IDE device information. These values are not user-configurable. Change Option Tab Select...
... allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of device connected to [RAID] or [AHCI]. Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-sector Transfer)M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item is set Serial ATA, Parallel ATA, or both, to display the IDE device information. These values are not user-configurable. Change Option Tab Select...
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... specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5M2 Series 4-15 Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Setting to [Auto...
... specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5M2 Series 4-15 Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Setting to [Auto...
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... multi-processor system version. Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY WARNING: Setting wrong values in the onboard LAN controller. 4.4.2 MPS Configuration Advanced MPS Configuration MPS Table Revision BIOS SETUP UTILITY [1.4] Select MPS Revision. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Intel PCI-X Hub Configuration Onboard PCIE LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Configure North...
... multi-processor system version. Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY WARNING: Setting wrong values in the onboard LAN controller. 4.4.2 MPS Configuration Advanced MPS Configuration MPS Table Revision BIOS SETUP UTILITY [1.4] Select MPS Revision. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration Intel PCI-X Hub Configuration Onboard PCIE LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Configure North...
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... and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5M2 Series 4-25 4.4.5 USB Configuration The items in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or Full Speed (12 Mbps). Setting to Auto allows the system to change the USB-related features. 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 +- Select an item then press to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI hand-off support. USB Configuration USB Devices Enabled: None Legacy USB Support USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off...
... and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5M2 Series 4-25 4.4.5 USB Configuration The items in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or Full Speed (12 Mbps). Setting to Auto allows the system to change the USB-related features. 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 +- Select an item then press to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI hand-off support. USB Configuration USB Devices Enabled: None Legacy USB Support USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off...
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... as floppy disk, and the rest part is emulated as hard disk. Configuration options: [10 Sec] [20 Sec] [30 Sec] [40 Sec] Emulation Type [Auto] Allows you to set to select device emulation type. Configuration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup If set the time that POST waits for the USB mass storage device after starting unit command. 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...
... as floppy disk, and the rest part is emulated as hard disk. Configuration options: [10 Sec] [20 Sec] [30 Sec] [40 Sec] Emulation Type [Auto] Allows you to set to select device emulation type. Configuration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup If set the time that POST waits for the USB mass storage device after starting unit command. 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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... to set the parallel port IRQ. This item appears only when the Serial Port1 item is not Disabled. 4.4.6 Peripheral Device Configuration Configure W83627EHG-A Super I0 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 +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard floppy controller.
... to set the parallel port IRQ. This item appears only when the Serial Port1 item is not Disabled. 4.4.6 Peripheral Device Configuration Configure W83627EHG-A Super I0 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 +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard floppy controller.
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... BIOS setup Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Headless Mode [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Headless operation mode through ACPI. [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI EMS Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable ACPI EMS support. [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI MCFG Support [Enabled] Allows you to add additional tables as per Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. 4.4.7 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu items allow you to display the configuration options. Select an item then press to change the settings for the ACPI features. ACPI...
... BIOS setup Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Headless Mode [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Headless operation mode through ACPI. [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI EMS Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable ACPI EMS support. [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI MCFG Support [Enabled] Allows you to add additional tables as per Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. 4.4.7 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu items allow you to display the configuration options. Select an item then press to change the settings for the ACPI features. ACPI...
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... to disable the Hard Disk Power Down Mode or set it 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] +- Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Allows you to Suspend or Standby mode. Configuration options: [On/Off] [Suspend] ASUS P5M2 Series 4-29 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The...
... to disable the Hard Disk Power Down Mode or set it 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] +- Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Allows you to Suspend or Standby mode. Configuration options: [On/Off] [Suspend] ASUS P5M2 Series 4-29 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The...
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Select the Change Supervisor Password item, then press . 2. From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. If you forget your password. Select Screen Select Item +- Confirm the password when prompted. After you successfully set your BIOS password, you can be cleared just presses "Enter" key. To change the supervisor password. See section "2.6 Jumpers" for information on top of at least six letters and/or...
Select the Change Supervisor Password item, then press . 2. From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. If you forget your password. Select Screen Select Item +- Confirm the password when prompted. After you successfully set your BIOS password, you can be cleared just presses "Enter" key. To change the supervisor password. See section "2.6 Jumpers" for information on top of at least six letters and/or...
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... The Windows 2003 64-bit OS RAID driver disk for the LSI1068 SAS controller is located in the optical drive. 2. Follow screen instructions to complete the process. 5. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the floppy disk, then write‑protect it to the floppy disk drive. 4. Browse the contents of RAID driver disk you want to locate the driver disk utility. Restart the system from the hard disk drive, then place the system/ motherboard support CD in : \Drivers\LSI 1068\Driver\makedisk...
... The Windows 2003 64-bit OS RAID driver disk for the LSI1068 SAS controller is located in the optical drive. 2. Follow screen instructions to complete the process. 5. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the floppy disk, then write‑protect it to the floppy disk drive. 4. Browse the contents of RAID driver disk you want to locate the driver disk utility. Restart the system from the hard disk drive, then place the system/ motherboard support CD in : \Drivers\LSI 1068\Driver\makedisk...
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Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button. 7. ASUS P5M2 Series 6- For 64bit Windows 2003 , 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. Follow screen instructions to continue installation. 7. Click Cancel. 3. Setup then proceeds with Administrator privileges. 2. Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found...
Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button. 7. ASUS P5M2 Series 6- For 64bit Windows 2003 , 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. Follow screen instructions to continue installation. 7. Click Cancel. 3. Setup then proceeds with Administrator privileges. 2. Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found...
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... screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. The contents of the support CD to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 6.4.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to activate the devices. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to avail all motherboard features. 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard...
... screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. The contents of the support CD to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 6.4.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to activate the devices. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to avail all motherboard features. 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard...