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Motherboard PR-DLS User Guide.
ii Checklist Copyright © 2002 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, sto.
iii Features Contents FCC/CDC statements ..................................................................... vi Safety information ......................................................................... vii About this guide .......................
iv Safeguards Contents 2.6 Expansion slots ................................................................. 2-1 1 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card ................................. 2-1 1 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card .........................
v Contents Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.1 Microsoft ® Windows ® NT Server 4.0 ................................... 5-1 5.1.1 LSI ® SCSI Driver Installation .................................. 5-1 5.1.2 Intel ® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation .
vi FCC/CDC st atements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
vii Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected.
viii About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing the ASUS PR-DLS motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the PR-DLS motherboard.
ix Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.
x ASUS contact infor mation ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 General T el: +886-2-2894-3447 General Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 General Email: info@asus.
xi PR-DL S specifications summar y CPU Chipsets Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Onboard LAN Onboard SCSI Onboard VGA Expansion slots Rear panel I/O Internal connectors Support for Intel ® Xeon ™ processor On-die 512KB L2 cache RCC Grand Champion LE Server 2.
xii PR-DL S specifications summar y 4Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS with ACPI, DMI, Green, PnP features, and Enhanced Server BIOS features Extended A TX form factor: 12 in x 13 in (30.
Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the PR-DLS motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard Chapter summar y 1.1 W elcome! ........................................................ 1-1 1.2 Package contents .......................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................. 1-2 1.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 1-1 1 . 1 Welcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® PR-DLS motherboard! The ASUS PR-DLS motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it.
1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The PR-DLS motherboard supports the Intel ® Xeon p rocessor via d u al 604- pin surface mount ZIF sockets .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 1-3 Onboard LAN The motherboard comes with the Intel ® 82551QM Fast Ethernet controller and the Intel ® 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controller to support the latest LAN technologies. Onboard VGA The A TI Rage-XL PCI-based VGA controller integrates an 8MB display SDRAM to provide onboard video solution.
1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.3.2 V alue-added solutions T emperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 1-5 Auto fan off The system fans power of f automatically when the system is in sleep mode. This feature reduces both power consumption and system noise. Chassis intrusion detection The motherboard supports chassis intrusion monitoring through the ASUS ASIC.
1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .4 Motherboard over view Before you install the PR-DLS motherboard, familiarize yourself with its physical configuration and available features to facilitate the motherboard installation and future upgrades.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 1-7 10 17 1 2 4 3 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 9 15 16 18 19 5 20 21 22 27 26 23 25 24.
1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction DDR DIMM sockets. These six 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 12GB system memory using registered ECC PC2100/1600 DDR DIMMs.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 1-9 ServerW orks ® Champion south bridge (CSB5). The Champion South Bridge (CSB5) primarily acts as a PCI to Low Pin Count (LPC) bridge, but also supports several integrated functions including dual-channel A T A/100 IDE controller , 4-port USB 1.
1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction Intel ® 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet controller . This controller is an integrated Ethernet LAN component that supports 1000Mbps, 100Mbps, and 10Mbps data rates. The 82544GC is optimized for LAN on Motherboard designs (LOM), enterprise networking, and Internet appliances that use PCI or PCI-X bus.
Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes details on the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard Chapter summar y 2.1 Motherboard installation ............................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard layout ....................................... 2-2 2.3 Before you proceed ....................................... 2-3 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-1 2. 1 Motherboard ins tallation Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. The PR-DLS uses the extended A TX form factor that measures 12 inches x 13 inches (30.
2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2 Motherboard layout The SCSI features are optional. These components are grayed out in the above motherboard layout.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-3 2.3 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4 Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with dual surface mount 604-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) sockets. The sockets are designed for the Intel Processor in the 603-pin package with 512KB L2 cache.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-5 Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 604-pin ZIF sockets on the motherboard. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to at least 1 15° angle. 2. Position the CPU above the socket as shown.
2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information The Intel ® Xeon ™ processors require aspecially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan. 2.4.3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-7 3. Use a small flat screw driver to attach the other end of the bracket, while firmly holding down the heatsink and fan assembly . The middle hook of the bracket snaps in place if you properly attached the two ends.
2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 System memor y 2.5.1 Overview The motherboard comes with six Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 12GB system memory using 184-pin registered PC2100/1600 DIMMs with Serial Presence Detect (SPD) and Error Check and Correction (ECC).
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-9 2.5.2 Memory Configurations The motherboard supports system memory of up to 12GB in a two-way interleaved configuration. As a rule, this configuration requires that you install identical DDR DIMMs (exactly the same type and size) in pairs.
2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Follow these steps to install a DIMM.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-11 2.6 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub- sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card.
2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 1 1 Communications Port (CO.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-13 2.6.3 PCI slots This motherboard implements the PCI-X (Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended) bus technology to support up to 133MHz data transfers, or about 1.
2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7 Switches and jumpers 2.7.1 Switches The following figure shows the location and default settings of the DIP switches on the motherboard. 1. SCSI setting (2-pin SCSI_EN) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI feature.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-15 2. Fast Ethernet setting (3-pin LAN_EN) Set this jumper to pins 1-2 to enable the onboard Intel 82551QM Fast Ethernet controller and support 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX networking. Set to pins 2-3 to disable the controller .
2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. Clear RTC RAM (R452) These solder pads allow you to clear the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-17 2.8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors.
2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. IDE connectors (two 40-1 pin PRI_IDE/SEC_IDE) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-19 4. Chassis alarm lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature. This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch.
2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 6. A TX power connectors (24/20-pin A TXPWR, 8-pin A TX12V) These connectors connect to an A TX 12V power supply . The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-21 PR-DLS PR-DLS 12-V olt Cooling Fan Power GND Rotation +12V SYSF AN3 SYSF AN1 GND Rotation +12V CPUF AN2 GND Rotation +12V CPUF AN1 SYSF AN2 GND Rotation +12V GND Rotation +12V 7.
2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information PR-DLS PR-DLS ERMC Connector 9. Zero Channel RAID slot (PCI-X5) If your motherboard comes with the LSI53C1030 controller , the 64-bit/ 100MHz PCI-X slot (colored green) supports the AMI Express 600 Zero-Channel RAID card to provide advanced RAID functionality .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-23 PR-DLS PR-DLS IPMI Connector IPMIDA T A GND IPMICLK NC PR-DLS PR-DLS W ake-On-LAN Connector IMPORT ANT : Requires an A TX power supply with at least 720mA +5 volt standby power WOL_CON +5 V olt Standby PME Ground 12.
2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information PR-DLS PR-DLS Onboard SCSI Connectors 35 68 34 1 35 68 34 1 SCSI-A 68-Pin Ultra160/ Ultra2-Wide SCSI Connector SCSI-B 68-Pin Ultra160/ Ultra2-Wide SCSI Connector P.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 2-25 PR-DLS PR-DLS W ake-On-Ring Connector WOR Ring# Ground 2 1 14. W ake-On-Ring Connector (2-pin WOR) This connector connects to internal modem cards with a W ake-On- Ring output. The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received through the internal modem card.
2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information • System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes..
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard Chapter summar y 3.1 Starting up for the first time .......................... 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer ..............
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 3-1 3. 1 St ar ting up for the fir s t time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis.
3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Powering of f the com puter Y ou must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power . For A TX power supplies, you can press the A TX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system.
Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard Chapter summar y 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .............. 4-1 4.2 BIOS Setup program ...................................... 4-5 4.3 Main Menu ...................................................... 4-8 4.4 Advanced Menu .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable disk AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard.
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-3 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page x for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “ A: ” prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>.
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary . This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message “Flashed Successfully” appears.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-5 4.2 BIOS Setup progr am This motherboard supports a programmable Flash ROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section “ 4.
4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-7 General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Y ou may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination.
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59).
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-9 Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. T o set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press <Enter>. T ype in a password then press <Enter>.
4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave T ype [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-11 If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. Other options for the T ype field are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM dr.
4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup T ranslation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-13 SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting T echnology) system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology .
4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [6/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-15 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] This field displays the auto-detected CPU speed. CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you to choose from the default [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on or of f the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache.
4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled].
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-17 4.4.1 Chip Configuration V ideo Memory Cache Mode [UC] USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor . It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data.
4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] When set to [Read Only], this parameter protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from, but not writes to, the floppy disk drive. The default setting [R/W] allows both reads and writes.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-19 Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction o.
4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 5, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-21 Onboard SCSI BIOS [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard BIOS to detect whether you have a Adaptec SCSI controller . If the SCSI controller is detected, the SCSI BIOS will be enabled. If no SCSI controller is detected, the onboard SCSI BIOS will be disabled.
4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Defined] This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automatic power saving features.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-23 V ideo Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] V ideo Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features.
4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after power interruptions. [Disabled] leaves your system off while [Enabled] reboots the system. [Previous State] sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-25 Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system.
4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU1 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU2 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-27 4.6 Boot Menu The motherboard BIOS supports the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) version 1.01. BBS is an intelligent mechanism that provides flexible ways to set boot sequence for Initial Program Load (IPL) devices such as CD-ROMs, network remote boot ROM, and SCSI or RAID controllers on PnP cards.
4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 3rd Boot : (BEV) [<0> Intel Corporation] This field allows you to select a Bootstrap Entry V ector (BCV) device to boot from. BEV devices include network controllers or cards. The BEV devices present in the system will appear as options for this field.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-29 DRAM Hot Spare [Disabled] This field allows you to allocate rows of SDRAM for hot spare. Configuration options: [Disabled] [1 row] [2 rows] [3 rows] Remote Console [Disabled] This field allows the text mode VGA display to be sent out to VT100 terminal through COM1.
4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.8 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 4-31 Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select [Y es] to load default values.
4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup.
Chapter 5 OS Installation This chapter tells how to install SCSI, LAN, and VGA drivers for various operating systems..
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard Chapter summar y 5.1 Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 ................ 5-1 5.2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server ................... 5-9 5.3 Microsoft Windows XP Professional .......... 5-16 5.4 Novell NetW are Server ..............
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-1 5. 1 Micr osof t ® W indows ® NT Ser ver 4.0 5.1.1 LSI ® SCSI Driver Installation Windows NT 4.0 do not have drivers for the new SCSI controllers, you must load the driver manually prior to Windows NT 4.0 installation.
5-2 Chapter 5: OS Installation 3. When prompted for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk, insert the appropriate LSI driver disk containing the Windows NT driver required to support your LSI adapter(s) and press Enter .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-3 9. Depending on the driver being installed, Symbios Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver is shown highlighted. Press Enter to proceed. 10. The Windows NT Workstation Setup window reappears. If using an IDE CD-ROM Drive for installation, press S to load additional drives.
5-4 Chapter 5: OS Installation 9. For the path to the OEM SCSI Adapter files, A:WINNTMINIPORT should be displayed. Select Continue. Then remove the floppy disk from your A: drive. 10. The System Settings Change message displays: “Y ou must restart your computer before the new settings take effect.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-5 B. New System Installation 1. When the Installing Windows NT Networking screen appears, press Next to display the following screen. 2. Check the Wired to the Network box, then click Next . 3. On the screen that appears, click the button Select from list.
5-6 Chapter 5: OS Installation 8. Click Select from list... , then click Have Disk... 9. T ype A: in the dialog box, then click OK. 10. In the following screen, select Intel(R) PRO/1000 Family Adapter , then click OK. Follow the succeeding screen instructions.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-7 C. Existing System Installation 1. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel. 2. Select the Adapter tab, then click Add . A list of adapters appears. 4. Do not select an adapter from the list. Instead, insert the LAN driver disk that you created from the PR-DLS support CD.
5-8 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.1.3 A TI ® Rage XL Display Driver Installation 1. Insert the ASUS TRL-DLS support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If Autorun in enabled in your computer , the following screen appears. Click on A TI Rage XL Display Driver to install the driver .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-9 5.2 Microsof t ® Windows ® 2000 Ser ver 5.2.1 LSI ® SCSI Driver Installation A. Preparing an LSI Driver Disk The drivers are located on ASUS Driver Support CD at: DriversSdmsDriversW in2k Copy all the files and subdirectory under the Win2k subdirectory to the root directory of a clean floppy disk.
5-10 Chapter 5: OS Installation 4. The appropriate driver is shown highlighted. Press Enter to proceed. 5. Return to the Windows 2000 Setup screen. Press Enter to proceed. The message about setup loading files appears. At this point, simply follow the Microsoft Windows 2000 installation procedure.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-11 Drivers are digitally signed by the Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL). Due to the delay between the general customer release by LSI Logic of Windows drivers and the completion of WHQL testing, some drivers that are distributed with adapters or downloaded from the LSI Logic web site at www .
5-12 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.2.2 Intel ® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation Y ou may install the Intel 82551QM/82544GC LAN drivers directly from the PR-DLS support CD. Proceed to the section “B. Update LAN Driver on an Existing System Installation.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-13 When done, your Computer Management window shows the installed LAN adapters. 3. Highlight the Intel(R) 82554GC-based Network Connection , click the right mouse button, and select Properties to display the following.
5-14 Chapter 5: OS Installation Y ou may also update the LAN drivers from the LAN Driver Disk if you created one. Follow these steps to update from the LAN driver disk. 1. Boot Windows 2000 system and log on as Administrator . 2. Click on the Start button.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-15 5.2.4 Enabling A T A100 Feature in Windows ® 2000 T o enable the A T A100 feature under Windows 2000, you need to upgrade to Windows 2000 Service Pack 2. 5.2.3 A TI ® Rage XL Display Driver Installation Windows 2000 system can automatically recognize the A TI RAGE XL PCI driver during system installation.
5-16 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.3 Microsof t ® W indows ® XP Professional Windows XP contains default drivers to support Intel 82551QM/82544GC chipset, A TI Rage XL chipset, and LSI 53C1010R or LSI 53C1030 SCSI controller .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-17 5. Follow the succeeding installation instructions. 6. When done, the following screen appears. Click Finish to complete the installation.
5-18 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.4 Novell ® NetWare ® Ser ver 5.4.1 LSI ® SCSI Driver Installation A single driver (*HAM) is provided for the Novell NetW are 4.XX, and 5.X environments. This document explains how to install and use the SDMS NWP A SCSI Host Adapter Module (HAM) driver for NetW are.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-19 C. NetW are 5.X New Installations D. NetW are 4.XX New Installations 1. Begin the file server installation according to the instructions in the file server installation chapter in the Novell NetW are Installation Manual.
5-20 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.4.2 Intel ® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation A. Preparing Intel 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Disk 1. Use the self-extracting image files. For the Intel(R) PRO/100 Server Adapter driver , the executable file is located here: DriversLanmakediskmakenw .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-21 B. NetW are 4.XX, 5.X, and 6.X Installations 1. Prepare the Intel(R) PRO/100 Server Adapter driver from the previous section.
5-22 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.4.3 A TI ® Rage XL Display Driver Installation Y ou can select the “Super VGA” for the X Server on NetW are 5.x server system. The other NetW are system didn’t support X Server and you didn’t need the VGA driver support.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-23 For DOS System Users: Under this section, you have two choices. 1. Use a utility that will copy the raw dd image onto a 1.44MB floppy disk. This dd image is located at: DriversSdmsDriversUNIXESSOLARISSolaris7SYMITU.
5-24 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5. Select the appropriate Solaris operating system, and press F2_Continue . The Loading Driver Update Software screen appears, along with a progress bar that shows the percentage of drivers that have been extracted from the diskette.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-25 14. Press F2_Continue . Drivers for the device controller that you selected are displayed. Y our system boots to run the install program. The install program starts and your machine begins booting the complete Solaris operating environment.
5-26 Chapter 5: OS Installation C. Existing System Installation Before adding new or updated drivers, the newly supported hardware devices should be installed and configured according to the instructions in the corresponding Device Reference Page, if any .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-27 7. If the driver is the one that you want to install, type Y for yes or press Enter . If the driver is not the one you want to install, type N for no. If you specify yes, the install.sh script installs the driver you indicated as well as bootmod and bootbin patches.
5-28 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.6 SCO Open Ser ver 5.0.x 5.6.1 LSI ® SCSI Driver Installation A. Building the SCO OpenServer BTLD Diskette T o create a BTLD diskette for SCO OpenServer system, copy the raw dd image file onto a 1.44MB floppy disk. This process is dependent upon the operating system that you are using to create this diskette.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-29 B. New System Installation This procedure installs SCO UNIX onto a hard disk drive. This installation is necessary to build a new UNIX kernel that includes your SDMS driver . During installation, you are given the option of retaining current partitions on the root hard disk.
5-30 Chapter 5: OS Installation C. Existing System Installation This procedure assumes SCO UNIX is already installed on a hard disk drive. This installation is necessary to build a new UNIX kernel that includes the proper LSI host adapter driver . The basic steps for accomplishing this are outlined below .
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-31 b. “Do you want the kernel envir onment rebuilt (y/n)?” T ype: y Press Enter . 9. T o activate the new kernel, you must reboot the system. At the command prompt, type: # r eboot (or init 6) 5.6.2 Intel ® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation SCO OpenServer 5.
5-32 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.6.3 A TI ® Rage XL Display Driver Installation SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system can correctly recognize A TI Rage XL graphic controller (A TI MACH64) during installation. User doesn’t need to load or modify the video driver for the onboard VGA device.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-33 For DOS System Users: Under this section, you have two choices. 1. Use a utility that will copy the raw dd image onto a 1.44MB floppy disk. For UnixW are 2.1.X, this dd image is located at: DriversSdmsDriversUNIXESUNIXW AREUW21XUNIXW ARE.
5-34 Chapter 5: OS Installation C. Existing System Installation Adding or Updating the C8XX Package for LSI SCSI controller . Before you install the C8XX driver , make a backup copy of the existing kernel: 1. Log on as root . 2. At the shell prompt, type: # cp /stand/unix /stand/unix.
ASUS PR-DLS motherboard user guide 5-35 5.7.2 Intel ® 82551QM/82544GC LAN Driver Installation SCO UnixW are 7.1.1 system can correctly recognize Intel 82551 network controller during installation. User doesn’t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device.
5-36 Chapter 5: OS Installation 5.8 Linux RedHat 7 .x 5.8.1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation The LSI 53C1010R/53C1030 controller , you need to load the LSI driver (RedHat 7.0) for support the LSI 53C1010R/53C1030 controller . The RedHat 7.1 or later version already bundle with LSI 53C1010R/53C1030 driver support.
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