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........... 6-31 6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID 6-31 6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 6-33 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7-2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7-5 7.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 7-14 7.3 LAN driver installation 7-16 7.4 VGA driver installation 7-19 7.5 Management applications and utilities installation 7-22 7.5.1 Running the support DVD 7-22...
........... 6-31 6.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID 6-31 6.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility 6-33 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7-2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7-5 7.2 Intel® chipset device software installation 7-14 7.3 LAN driver installation 7-16 7.4 VGA driver installation 7-19 7.5 Management applications and utilities installation 7-22 7.5.1 Running the support DVD 7-22...
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.... 5. Chapter 6: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. 7 Chapter 7: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. Chapter 3: Installation options This chapter describes how to enable proper reuse of electronic products. Chapter 2: Hardware setup...
.... 5. Chapter 6: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. 7 Chapter 7: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. Chapter 3: Installation options This chapter describes how to enable proper reuse of electronic products. Chapter 2: Hardware setup...
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...hotswappable LAN VGA LSI MegaRAID driver: - Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10 (Windows & Linux) Optional: ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port SAS RAID... card 4 x Hot-swap 3.5" HDD Bays 4 x Intel® 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN Aspeed AST2050 16MB (continued on the next page) ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 1-3 1.3 System specifications The ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 ...
...hotswappable LAN VGA LSI MegaRAID driver: - Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10 (Windows & Linux) Optional: ASUS PIKE 2108 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 2008 8-port SAS2 6G RAID card ASUS PIKE 1068E 8-port SAS RAID card ASUS PIKE 6480 8-port SAS RAID... card 4 x Hot-swap 3.5" HDD Bays 4 x Intel® 82574L + 1 x Mgmt LAN Aspeed AST2050 16MB (continued on the next page) ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 1-3 1.3 System specifications The ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 ...
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... the it by adjusting the software settings. 1. See Chapter 5 for ISA or PCI devices. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware setup Refer to the card. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. Assign an IRQ to the following tables. 3. Turn on BIOS setup. 2.
... the it by adjusting the software settings. 1. See Chapter 5 for ISA or PCI devices. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware setup Refer to the card. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. Assign an IRQ to the following tables. 3. Turn on BIOS setup. 2.
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... use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set the SATA configuration. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of your hard...
... use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set the SATA configuration. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of your hard...
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... only). 6.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Use of...
... only). 6.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Use of...
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Driver installation Chapter 7 This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4
Driver installation Chapter 7 This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4
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... RAID set. Place the motherboard support DVD in the support DVD). Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. 7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Otherwise, the system will not boot from the ...boot priority to be manually adjusted. The Makedisk menu appears. Create Driver Diskette Menu C20x INTEL RAID Driver C20x LSI RAID Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Write DMI FreeDOS command prompt 5. You have created RAID sets with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® or Red Hat® ...
... RAID set. Place the motherboard support DVD in the support DVD). Restart the computer, and then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. 7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Otherwise, the system will not boot from the ...boot priority to be manually adjusted. The Makedisk menu appears. Create Driver Diskette Menu C20x INTEL RAID Driver C20x LSI RAID Driver LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Write DMI FreeDOS command prompt 5. You have created RAID sets with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® or Red Hat® ...
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ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-3 C20x LSI RAID Driver C20x LSI RAID Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 ... 10 SP3 32 bit SLES 10 SP3 64 bit SLES 11 32 bit 6. Follow screen instructions to the floppy disk drive. 7. Press . 8. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to create the...
ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-3 C20x LSI RAID Driver C20x LSI RAID Driver Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit Windows Server 2003 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit Windows Vista 64 ... 10 SP3 32 bit SLES 10 SP3 64 bit SLES 11 32 bit 6. Follow screen instructions to the floppy disk drive. 7. Press . 8. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density floppy disk to create the...
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... you want to create. 4. Follow succeeding screen instructions to avoid computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment 1. Go to the Make disk menu, and then select the type of =/dev/fd0 to the USB floppy disk drive... a blank formatted high-density floppy disk to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support DVD: For LSI MegaRAID Driver \Drivers\C20x LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux 3. Eject the floppy disk. 7-4 Chapter...
... you want to create. 4. Follow succeeding screen instructions to avoid computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment 1. Go to the Make disk menu, and then select the type of =/dev/fd0 to the USB floppy disk drive... a blank formatted high-density floppy disk to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following path in the support DVD: For LSI MegaRAID Driver \Drivers\C20x LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux 3. Eject the floppy disk. 7-4 Chapter...
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...any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." appears at the bottom of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you need to install a third..., press ENTER. 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows® Server 2003 / XP OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2003 / XP OS 1. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-5 Press to specify additional mass storage devices ...
...any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." appears at the bottom of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you need to install a third..., press ENTER. 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows® Server 2003 / XP OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2003 / XP OS 1. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-5 Press to specify additional mass storage devices ...
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When the next screen appears, press to the floppy disk drive, then press . Insert the RAID driver disk you need from the RAID driver disk. The Windows® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the list, and then press . 6. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Windows Setup Please insert ... labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A: * Press ENTER when ready. ENTER=Continue ESC=Cancel F3=Exit 5. 4. Select the RAID controller driver you created earlier to continue installation. 7. Follow screen instructions to continue. 7-6 Chapter...
When the next screen appears, press to the floppy disk drive, then press . Insert the RAID driver disk you need from the RAID driver disk. The Windows® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the list, and then press . 6. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Windows Setup Please insert ... labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A: * Press ENTER when ready. ENTER=Continue ESC=Cancel F3=Exit 5. 4. Select the RAID controller driver you created earlier to continue installation. 7. Follow screen instructions to continue. 7-6 Chapter...
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When prompted to insert the installation media containing the driver of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. Click Load Driver. 4. A message appears, reminding you have only one optical drive installed in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with ... drive. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc. If you to choose a type of the RAID controller driver. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-7 Click Browse to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. During Windows® Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller...
When prompted to insert the installation media containing the driver of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. Click Load Driver. 4. A message appears, reminding you have only one optical drive installed in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with ... drive. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 OS installation disc. If you to choose a type of the RAID controller driver. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-7 Click Browse to start installing Windows Server 2008. 2. During Windows® Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller...
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5. Select the drive to continue. 6. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD, and then click OK to install Windows and click Next. 8. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next. 7. Setup then proceeds with the Windows Server installation disc. Follow screen instructions to continue. 7-8 Chapter 7: Driver installation When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the OS installation.
5. Select the drive to continue. 6. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD, and then click OK to install Windows and click Next. 8. Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next. 7. Setup then proceeds with the Windows Server installation disc. Follow screen instructions to continue. 7-8 Chapter 7: Driver installation When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the OS installation.
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...using the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press . Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. Yes No 5. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to continue. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-9 To install or upgrade in text mode,... type: linux text . - Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.0 To install the RAID controller driver when installing�R��e�d�H��a�...
...using the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press . Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. Yes No 5. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to continue. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-9 To install or upgrade in text mode,... type: linux text . - Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.0 To install the RAID controller driver when installing�R��e�d�H��a�...
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More Driver Disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to load any more driver disks? Yes No 7. When asked if you wish to finish the OS installation. 7-10 Chapter 7: Driver installation Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . 6.
More Driver Disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to load any more driver disks? Yes No 7. When asked if you wish to finish the OS installation. 7-10 Chapter 7: Driver installation Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . 6.
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... Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver English(US) 1024 X768 DVD Default No 3. Boot from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. Boot from the Boot Options menu. Use the arrow keys to... Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode English(US) 1024 X768 F4 Source DVD Yes No File URL F5 Kernel F6 Driver Default No ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-11 Press , then select Yes from the menu. Press .
... Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode F4 Source F5 Kernel F6 Driver English(US) 1024 X768 DVD Default No 3. Boot from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. Boot from the Boot Options menu. Use the arrow keys to... Memory Test Boot Options | F1 Help F2 Language F3 Video Mode English(US) 1024 X768 F4 Source DVD Yes No File URL F5 Kernel F6 Driver Default No ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-11 Press , then select Yes from the menu. Press .
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Insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive. Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options ..., and press . When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. 4. Select OK, then press . sda: USB Floppy Other device OK Back 7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installation Please choose the Driver Update medium. Type the command acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci F1 Help F2 Language F3...
Insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive. Boot from Hard Disk Installation Repair Installed System Rescue System Check Installation Media Firmware Test Memory Test Boot Options ..., and press . When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. 4. Select OK, then press . sda: USB Floppy Other device OK Back 7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installation Please choose the Driver Update medium. Type the command acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci F1 Help F2 Language F3...
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Please choose the Driver Update medium. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to finish the installation. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to the system as shown below. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-13 sda: USB Floppy sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-1612BLT sdb: Disk, LSI MEGA RAID sd3: Disk, LSI MEGA RAID Console other device OK Back 7. 6.
Please choose the Driver Update medium. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to finish the installation. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to the system as shown below. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-13 sda: USB Floppy sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-1612BLT sdb: Disk, LSI MEGA RAID sd3: Disk, LSI MEGA RAID Console other device OK Back 7. 6.
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... device software on a Windows operating system. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 1. The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from .... Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to start installation. 7-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to manually install the Intel®...
... device software on a Windows operating system. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 1. The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from .... Click the item Intel Chipset Device Software from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to start installation. 7-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation Restart the computer, and then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to manually install the Intel®...