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... available for P5M2/SAS) 2 - 2-in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your retailer. 1.1 Welcome! Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in the long line of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items in -1 cable set Accessories I/O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support...
... available for P5M2/SAS) 2 - 2-in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your retailer. 1.1 Welcome! Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in the long line of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items in -1 cable set Accessories I/O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support...
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... the PCI bus. ASUS P5M2 Series 1- PCI Express features point‑to create all types of RAID configurations for your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 10.7 GB/s. Zero-Channel RAID (ZCR) card solution (P5M2/SAS only) The motherboard comes with existing PCI...
... the PCI bus. ASUS P5M2 Series 1- PCI Express features point‑to create all types of RAID configurations for your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 10.7 GB/s. Zero-Channel RAID (ZCR) card solution (P5M2/SAS only) The motherboard comes with existing PCI...
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Prepare a floppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard (xxxx-xxx.ROM) and the AFUDOS.EXE utility. 2. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) This jumper allows you to pins 2-3. 3. Set the jumper back to ... it gets corrupted. Shut down the system. 5. 7. Set the jumper to enable or disable the onboard LSI SAS1068 chip. 8. Onboard storage setting (3-pin SAS_EN1) (For P5M2/SAS model only) This jumper allows you to pins 1-2. 6. To update the BIOS: 1. Turn on the system to update the BIOS. 4. Insert the floppy disk then...
Prepare a floppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard (xxxx-xxx.ROM) and the AFUDOS.EXE utility. 2. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) This jumper allows you to pins 2-3. 3. Set the jumper back to ... it gets corrupted. Shut down the system. 5. 7. Set the jumper to enable or disable the onboard LSI SAS1068 chip. 8. Onboard storage setting (3-pin SAS_EN1) (For P5M2/SAS model only) This jumper allows you to pins 1-2. 6. To update the BIOS: 1. Turn on the system to update the BIOS. 4. Insert the floppy disk then...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Mini-SAS connectors (For P5M2/SAS model only) This motherboard comes with two Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors, the next-generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA. While still keeping your thumb, push down the cable lock to the mini-SAS ... the mini-SAS cable: 1. With your thumb's grip on the cable lock, carefully pull away the cable from the connector. 1 2 ASUS P5M2 Series 2 - 33 Each connector supports up to four (4) devices. ® P5M2/SAS P5M2/SAS MINI SAS connectors To connect the mini-SAS cable: Plug in the mini-SAS cable to ...
Mini-SAS connectors (For P5M2/SAS model only) This motherboard comes with two Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors, the next-generation storage technology that supports both Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA. While still keeping your thumb, push down the cable lock to the mini-SAS ... the mini-SAS cable: 1. With your thumb's grip on the cable lock, carefully pull away the cable from the connector. 1 2 ASUS P5M2 Series 2 - 33 Each connector supports up to four (4) devices. ® P5M2/SAS P5M2/SAS MINI SAS connectors To connect the mini-SAS cable: Plug in the mini-SAS cable to ...
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...! Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • Make sure that...4. Starting BIOS recovery... The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Checking for P5M2/SAS. 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted ...
...! Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • Make sure that...4. Starting BIOS recovery... The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Checking for P5M2/SAS. 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted ...
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... to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. Press any key when prompted to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from CD-ROM (DOS) To...Broadcom ASF Firmware Update M) Flash AMI BIOS for P5M2/SAS N) Flash AMI BIOS for your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Place the motherboard support CD in the support CD). 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for P5M2 Please choose A To N: ASUS P5M2 Series 6- This part provides instructions on a ...
... to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. Press any key when prompted to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from CD-ROM (DOS) To...Broadcom ASF Firmware Update M) Flash AMI BIOS for P5M2/SAS N) Flash AMI BIOS for your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Place the motherboard support CD in the support CD). 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for P5M2 Please choose A To N: ASUS P5M2 Series 6- This part provides instructions on a ...
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...Driver\makedisk\win32_64.exe The Windows 32-bit OS 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. Browse the contents of ... 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
...Driver\makedisk\win32_64.exe The Windows 32-bit OS 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. Browse the contents of ... 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