User Guide

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 1
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HARDWARE SPECIFICATION ............................................................... 1
BOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................. 4
System Block Diagram 4
DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE ......................................................... 5
Memory population 5
Memory population with mirroring 5
Memory population with Sparing 5
OS INSTALLATION TIPS ....................................................................... 6
Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition Installation (with integrated
SAS RAID) 6
Drivers Required 6
Software Required 7
Configuring integrated SAS RAID 7
Installation Tips 7
Chipset Driver Installation 7
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 8
IOAT Driver Installation 9
Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation 9
ATI ES1000 Installation 9
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 10
Intel RAID Web Console Installation 10
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 10
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Installation (with integrated
SAS RAID) 10
Drivers Required 10
Software Required 11
Configuring integrated SAS RAID 11
Installation Tips 11
Chipset Driver Installation 12
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 12
IOAT Driver Installation 13
Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation 13
ATI ES1000 Installation 14
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 14
Intel RAID Web Console Installation 14
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 14
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with integrated SAS RAID) 14
Drivers Required 15
Software Required 15
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