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PRL-DLS ® Dual Intel® Xeon™-based Motherboard ServerWorks® GCSL SystemSet PRL-DLS User Guide E1096 E1096
User Guide Motherboard PRL-DLS
E1096 Checklist First Edition November 2002 Copyright © 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).
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Contents Safeguards Product introduction .................................................. Chapter 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Welcome! .............................................................................. Package contents .................................................................. Special features ..................................................................... 1.3.1 Product highlights ..................................................... 1.3.2 Value-added solutions .........................
Contents Powering up ............................................................... Chapter 3 3.1 3.2 Starting up for the first time ................................................... 1 Powering off the computer .................................................... 2 BIOS setup ................................................................. Chapter 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Managing and updating your BIOS ....................................... 1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable disk ...........
FCC/CDC statements 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. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Safety information Electrical safety • To 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. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing this ASUS motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of this motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports.
Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.
PRL-DLS specifications summary CPU Support for Intel® Xeon™ processor On-die 512KB L2 cache Chipsets RCC Grand Champion Super Lite North Bridge (GMIC-SL) RCC Champion South Bridge 6.0 (CSB6) RCC Champion I/O Bridge 2.
PRL-DLS specifications summary BIOS features 4Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS with ACPI, DMI, Green, PnP features, and Enhanced Server BIOS features Form Factor Extended ATX form factor: 12 in x 13 in (30.5 cm x 33 cm) Support CD contents Device drivers Management software Utilities Contact information * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the PRL-DLS motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports.
Chapter summary 1.1 Welcome! ........................................................ 1-1 1.2 Package contents .......................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................. 1-2 1.4 Motherboard overview ...................................
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS® PRL-DLS motherboard! The ASUS PRL-DLS motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality server motherboards! The PRL-DLS incorporates dual Intel® Xeon™ and Gallatin™ processors in 603-pin package coupled with the ServerWorks® Grand Champion Super-Lite (GCSL) System Set to deliver a reliable and high performance dual-processor server platform.
1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The PRL-DLS motherboard supports both Intel® Xeon™ and Gallatin™ processors via dual 604-pin surface mount ZIF sockets. The processor features the Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture that includes hyper-pipelined technology, a rapid execution engine, a 533MHz or a 400MHz system bus, and an execution trace cache to offer a significant increase in performance. See page 2-4 for more information.
Third IDE Channel support The CSB6 South Bridge chip provides a third IDE with PIO mode 3/4 support which provides more device connectivity in this server system. Onboard LAN The motherboard comes with the Intel® 82540 Gigabit Ethernet controller and the Broadcom 5703C Gigabit Ethernet controller to support the latest LAN technologies. Onboard VGA The ATI Rage-XL PCI-based VGA controller integrates an 8MB display SDRAM to provide onboard video solution.
1.3.2 Value-added solutions Temperature, 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. The system voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable supply of current for critical components.
Chassis intrusion detection The motherboard supports chassis intrusion monitoring through the ASUS ASIC. A chassis intrusion event is retained in the system memory for more protection. Smart BIOS The 4Mbit firmware gives an easy-to-use interface that provides more control and protection to the motherboard. The BIOS has a boot block write protection and HD/SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection, and is Year 2000 certified.
1.4 Motherboard overview Before you install the PRL-DLS motherboard, familiarize yourself with its physical configuration and available features to facilitate the motherboard installation and future upgrades. A sufficient knowledge of the motherboard specifications will also help you avoid mistakes that may damage the board and its components. 1.4.1 Major components The following are the major components of the PRL-DLS motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1-7. 1. 604-pin CPU sockets 16.
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1.4.2 Core specifications 1 604-pin CPU sockets. A 604-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for the Intel® Xeon™ and Intel® Gallatin™ processors with 512KB L2 cache and a 533MHz or a 400MHz system bus that allows up to 3.2GB/s data transfer rate. 2 8-pin 12V SSI power connector. This power connector is for an ATX power supply. 24/20-pin ATX power connector. This power connector is for an ATX power supply. 1-8 3 ServerWorks® Grand Champion SuperLite north bridge CMICSL.
Third IDE (black) with PIO mode 3/4 support provides more device connectivity in this server system. 9 Ultra-160/320 SCSI connectors. These dual-channel 68-pin Ultra-160/320 SCSI connectors support up to 30 SCSI devices, and data transfers of 160Mbps/320Mbps. 10 LSI® SCSI controller. The LSI 53C1010R/53C1030 SCSI controller supports up to 30 SCSI devices through the onboard dual-channel SCSI connectors. 11 Flash ROM. This 4Mb firmware contains the programmable BIOS program. 12 DIP switches.
20 Intel® 82540 Gigabit Ethernet controller Controller. This LAN controller fully supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX networking protocols and data rates up to 1000Mbps, 100Mbps, and 10Mbps. 21 Broadcom® 5703CHK Ethernet Controller. This LAN controller fully supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX networking protocols and data rates up to 1000Mbps, 100Mbps, and 10Mbps. The BCM5703 is optimized for LAN on Motherboard designs (LOM), enterprise networking, and Internet appliances that use PCI or PCI-X bus.
Chapter 2 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.
Chapter summary 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) ..................... 2-4 2.5 System memory ............................................. 2-8 2.6 Expansion slots ............................................ 2-11 2.7 Switches and jumpers ................................. 2-14 2.8 Connectors .....
2.1 Motherboard installation Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. The PRL-DLS uses the extended ATX form factor that measures 12 inches x 13 inches (30.5 x 33 cm). Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.1.
2.2 Motherboard layout 33.2cm (13.
2.3 Before you proceed Take 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. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. 3. Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. 4.
2.4 Central Processing 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. The processor includes the Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture that features the hyper-pipelined technology, rapid execution engine, 400MHz system bus, and execution trace cache.
2.4.2 Installing the CPU If you are installing two CPUs, install in the CPU socket 2 first. 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 115° angle. Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to at least 115° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely. 2. Position the CPU above the socket as shown. 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.
2.4.3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 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. 1. Place the heatsink and fan assembly on top of the installed CPU, making sure that it fits in place. 2. Hook one end of the retention bracket into the protruding tab on the corner of the plastic retention base. (The retention base comes installed with the motherboard.
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. 4. As shown, the middle hook of the bracket snaps in place if you properly attached the two ends. 5. Do steps 2 to 4 to install the other bracket. 6.
2.5 System memory 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). 104 Pins PRL-DLS ® 80 Pins PRL-DLS 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.
2.5.2 Memory Configurations The motherboard supports system memory of up to 4GB in a one-way non-interleaved configuration. As a rule, this configuration requires that you install identical DDR DIMMs (exactly the same type and size) in pairs. For example, if you installed a 512MB module into DDRA1, you must install the same type of 512MB module into DDRA2. The same rule applies to pairs DDRB1/DDRB2 and DDRC1/DDRC2.
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. 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. Unlocked Retaining Clip 3.
2.6 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card. 1.
Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ 0 1 2 3* 4* 5* 6 7* 8 9* 10* 11* 12* 13 14* 15* * Priority 1 2 N/A 11 12 13 14 15 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt Communications Port (COM2) Communications Port (COM1) Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port (LPT1) System CMOS/Real Time Clock ACPI Mode when used IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Se
2.6.3 PCI slots This motherboard implements the PCI-X (Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended) bus technology to support up to 100MHz data transfers, or about 800MB/s. This bus technology is primarily designed for servers to increase the performance of high bandwidth devices such as Gigabit Ethernet cards and Ultra3 SCSI interfaces.
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. Keep the default settings for stable system operation. SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ® PRL-DLS 1. Reserved 2. Reserved 3. Reserved 4. Reserved 5. Frequency Multiple 6. Frequency Multiple 7. Frequency Multiple 8. Frequency Multiple OFF ON PRL-DLS DIP Switches 1.
2. CPU Frequency Multiple Setting (SW2 Switches 5-8) Set DSW switches (1-4) to use the clock multiplier to coordinate the ratio of bus speeds with CPU settings. Set the DSW switches according to the internal speed of your processor and the bus frequency (133/100MHz). ON 12.0x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON 16.0x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON 20.0x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON 23.0x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON 19.0x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ASUS PRL-DLS motherboard user guide 15.
2.7.2 Jumpers 1. SCSI setting (2-pin JSCI1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI feature. Keep the jumper open if you wish to install SCSI devices. Place a cap on the jumper to disable the onboard SCSI controller. JSCSI1 ® PRL-DLS 3 2 2 1 Disable Enable (Default) PRL-DLS LSI 1010R SCSI Chip Setting 2.
3. Fast Ethernet setting (3-pin JBCMLAN1) This jumper is set by default, pins [1-2], to enable the onboard Broadcom BCM5703 Fast Ethernet controller to support 10/100/ 1000BASE-TX networking. Reset to pins 2-3 to disable the controller. JBCMLAN1 ® PRL-DLS 1 2 2 3 Enable (Default) Disable PRL-DLS Broadcom 5803 LAN Chip Setting 4. VGA setting (3-pin JVGA1) This jumper is set by default, pins [1-2], to enable the onboard the onboard ATI Rage XL VGA controller.
5. Clear RTC RAM (CLRCMOS1) These solder pads allow you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Short the solder pads for about 5 seconds. 4.
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. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives. 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable.
3. IDE connectors (two 40-1 pin IDE1, IDE2, IDE3) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector, then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA/100/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to the UltraDMA/100/66 master device. It is recommended that you connect non-UltraDMA/100/66 devices to the secondary IDE connector.
® +5Volt (Power Supply Stand By) PRL-DLS Ground Chassis Signal 4. Chassis alarm lead (4-1 pin J3) 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. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event. By default, the pins labeled “Chassis Signal” and “Ground” are shorted with a jumper cap.
5. ATX power connectors (24/20-pin ATXPWR, 8-pin CON12V) These connectors connect to an ATX 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. In addition to the 24/20-pin ATXPWR connector, this motherboard requires that you connect the 8-pin ATX +12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU.
6. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pin FAN1, FAN2, FAN3, FAN4) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.88W max.) or a total of 1A~2.22A (26.64W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components.
8. Server management card connector (50-pin eRMC) This connector allows you to connect the optional ASMC-LE, ASMC-ME, or ASMC-HE card using an ASMC interface cable. Install the ASMC card into the PCI6 slot and connect the cable from the card to this connector. The PCI6 slot on the motherboard has a Low Pin Count (LPC) signal connector to accommodate the ASMC card. PRL-DLS ® PRL-DLS eRMC Connector 9.
10. Two 68-pin Ultra160/320 SCSI Connectors (SCSI1, SCSI2) This motherboard has two 68-Pin Ultra160/320 SCSI connectors; one for each of the two channels. Each channel can support a maximum of 15 devices as specified by Ultra160/320 standards.
11. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. 11 20 1 10 Message LED Reset Ground PWR Ground ® +5 V MLED PRL-DLS PLED Keylock Ground +5 V Power LED Speaker Connector +5V Ground Ground Speaker Keyboard Lock Reset SW ATX Power Switch* PRL-DLS System Panel Connectors • System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED.
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2.9.1 Port 80h post code LEDs LED 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FFh C0h 0Dh 00h POST Code < C0h > 1. Chipset very early initialization. 2. Programed chipset registers before memory detection. POST Code < C1h > 1. Power on check. 2. Memory detection and initialization. POST Code < 80h > : Get memory type from SPD. If BIOS can’t get SPD = Error Code < D0h > If memory type is not DDR-SDRAM = Error Code < D8h > POST Code < 81h > : Get size and timing information from SPD.
2. Disabled CPU cache. 3. Check if go to BOOTBLOCK POST. POST Code < 05h > 1. Blank out the video screen. 2. Initialized the keyboard. POST Code < 07h > 1. Used walking 1's algorithm to check out interface to CMOS circuitry. 2. Also set real-time clock power status. Then check for override. POST Code < 09h > 1. 2. 3. 4. Programed chipset register to default value according to ROMTABLE. early initialize CPU. Initialized APIC. Set A20 off. POST Code < 0Ah > 1. Initialized int.
POST Code < 0Dh > 1. Programed CPU MTRR. Measure CPU speed and save CPU speed. 2. Initialized the video, whether it is mono, color or EGA/VGA. After initialize, shrink the VGA BIOS. 3. If no video found in this stage, beep a warning sound. POST Code < 0Eh > 1. Set A20 on. 2. Showed HP Logo or Award Logo 3. Showed CPU type on screen. POST Code < 14h > 1. Test 8254 Channel 2. POST Code < 18h > 1. Test 8259 functionality. POST Code < 30h > 1. Disabled D0/D1 command to KBC, wait for command accepted. 2.
POST Code < 3Dh > 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Initialize and install mouse and 40: area stuff... Set extended memory size. Save EXT_MEM_Size_MB in G_RAM. Expanded ACPI table into memory. Setup ACPITable and ACPINVS Size. According to length of ACPI table to decrease Ext_MEM_FOUND, EXT_MEMORY. 7. After extended memory test, copy all ACPI tables to ACPI reclaim area (just below top of extended memory, see ATBASE INT15 function 0e820h). Then fill in physical address and checksum for all ACPI tables. 8.
POST Code < 4Fh > 1. Power management initialization. 2. Verify password. POST Code < 50h > 1. Write all of CMOS back to RAM. POST Code < 52h > 1. Do whatever needs to do before PCI ROM initialization. 2. Shadow adaptor card's ROM. 3. Do whatever need to do after PCI ROM initialization. 4. Build BBS Table. 5. Set segement f000 to shadow write. 6. Save SCSI card information. 7. Set segement f000 to shadow read. 8. Enable parity and NMI. 9. Enable IRQ 12 if PS2 mouse hot plug. 10. Enable BIOS Setup.
POST Code < 63h > 1. Send D2 command following with dummy code 80h for PM to check power down. 2. PNP final initialization. 3. Enable Boot Menu. 4. Check RTC clock data (hour, minute and second), if error set register A to default value. 5. Set up low stack. 6. Clear any pending keystroke and KB queue buffer. 7. Clear garbage in base memory except BIOS data. 8. Set segment EC00 to EFFF shadow read/write. 9. Set segment EC00 to EFFF shadow read/write. 10. Set A20 off. POST Code < ffh > 1.
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Chapter 3 This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes.
Chapter summary 3.1 Starting up for the first time .......................... 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer ...........................
3.1 Starting up for the first 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. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. 5. Turn on the devices in the following order: a. Monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c.
3.2 Powering off the computer You must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power. For ATX power supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system. If you use Windows 95/98/2000/XP, click the Start button, click Shut Down, then click the OK button to shut down the computer. The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down.
Chapter 4 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
Chapter summary 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 ........................................... 4-15 4.5 Power Menu .................................................. 4-22 4.6 Boot Menu .................................................... 4-27 4.7 Server Menu ................................................. 4-29 4.
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1 Creating a bootable disk AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during bootup. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. 1.
5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press . The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. 6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX, then press .
4.1.2 Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION 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 . 4.
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. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems.
4.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Flash ROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future.
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. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure power management features. BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to locate and load the Operating System.
General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing or the + combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys and their corresponding functions. Saving changes and exiting the Setup program See “4.8 Exit Menu” for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program.
4.3 Main Menu When you enter the Setup program, the following screen appears. System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour, minute, second. Valid values for hour, minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the or + keys to move between the hour, minute, and second fields. System Date [XX/XX/XXXX] Sets the system to the date that you specify (usually the current date).
Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. To set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press . Type in a password then press . You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other characters are ignored. To confirm the password, type the password again and press . The password is now set to [Enabled]. This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus.
4.3.1 Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Master/Slave Type [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. If automatic detection fails, this may be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new. If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system, Setup may detect incorrect parameters.
[User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active.
Translation 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. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual] Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value.
SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology. This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system performance. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PIO Mode [4] This option lets you set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for the IDE device.
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. Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second.
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 off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache.
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]. Otherwise, leave to the default setting [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled.
4.4.1 Chip Configuration Video 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. You must set this to UC (uncacheable) if your display card cannot support this feature; otherwise your system may not boot.
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. Configuration options: [R/W] [Read Only] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors.
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 only; [EPP] allows bidirectional parallel port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode; [ECP+EPP] allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. Configuration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode.
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. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some non-standard VGA cards, like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly.
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. Setting to [Disabled] deactivates the onboard SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on SCSI card can be used. If your SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the SCSI card will not function.
4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off 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. When set to [Disabled], the power management features do not function regardless of the other settings on this menu.
Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video off features. The Display Power Management System (DPMS) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen. Use this for monitors without power management or “green” features.
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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Previous State] Wake/Power Up On Ext.
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up.
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. CPU1 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM], CPU2 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM], System Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). The presence of the fans is automatically detected. VCORE Voltage, 3.
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.
1st Boot : (BAID) [None] This field allows you to select a BIOS Aware IPL Devices (BAID) to boot from. A BAID is any device that can boot on an operating system but requires a specific BIOS code for support. Bootable FDDs, ATA HDD, ATAPI CD-ROM, ATA ZIP, and ATA MO drives are classified as BAID. The drives present in the system will appear as options for this field.
Reset Configuration Data [No] The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) contain information about non-PnP devices. It also holds the complete record of how the system was configured the last time it was booted. Select [Yes] if you want to clear these data during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST). Configuration options: [No] [Yes] MPS 1.4 Support [Enabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the MultiProcessor Specification 1.4 support.
4.6.1 Slot Configuration Init Slot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 IRQ [Normal] This field allows you to set the priority level for each expansion slot in order to determine expansion card initialization order.
4.7 Server Menu Remote Console [Disabled] This field allows the text mode VGA display to be sent out to VT100 terminal through COM1. This function is effective at BIOS POST and DOS environment. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [POST Only] Event Log Viewer Pressing on this item gives you a sub-menu. You will be shown all events such as “no bootable media” or “fan speed out of range”. Clear Event Log [Disabled] This field clears the event log recorded on the sub-menu.
4.7.1 Event Log Viewer No IPMI Device Detected Unless an IPMI device, like the ASMC-LE/HE server management card is installed, the Event Log Viewer will not display any data. If installed, a detailed range of server data is displayed.
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. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu. Pressing does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or from the legend bar to exit. Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM.
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 , a confirmation window appears. Select [Yes] to load default values. Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM. Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values. After selecting this option, a confirmation appears.
Chapter 5 This chapter gives information on the provided motherboard support CD.
Chapter summary 5.1 Microsoft Windows NT Server 5.2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 5.3 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.4 Novell NetWare Server 5.5 SUN Solaris 7 Server 5.6 SCO Open Server 5.0.x 5.7 SCO UnixWare Server 5.8 Linux RedHat 7.
Support CD Contents Drivers The support CD will detect your operating system and display relevant drivers for you to install. This is where you can find drivers for the onboard devices. Follow the installation wizards or find additional instructions as text files in each of the drivers’ folders. Management Software This is where you will find ASUS’ specially designed server management software.
Utilities This is where you can install Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing User’s Manuals contained in this support CD or from ASUS’ Web Site. Contact This is where you can find contact information for ASUS technical support. The following pages will give information on certain drivers for server systems using different operating systems.
5.1 Microsoft® Windows® NT Server 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. A. Preparing an LSI Driver Disk The drivers are located on the ASUS Driver Support CD at: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\WINNT Copy all the files and subdirectory under the WINNT subdirectory to the root directory of a clean floppy disk.
3. 4. 5. 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. The driver files are distributed with ASUS Driver Support CD and are created from above “Preparing a LSI Driver disk” Section. Depending on the driver being installed, “Symbios Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver” is shown highlighted. Press Enter to proceed.
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. Another window appears. Scroll up and select: IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI 1.2/PCI IDE Controller. Press Enter. (-or-) If you have completed configuring additional SCSI adapters, press Enter. 11.
9. For the path to the OEM SCSI Adapter files, A:\WINNT\MINIPORT should be displayed. Select Continue. Then remove the floppy disk from your A: drive. 10. The System Settings Change message displays: “You must restart your computer before the new settings take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now?” Click on the Yes button to restart and reboot Windows NT. If you choose Cancel, remember that you must restart before the new driver loads. 11. Rebooting loads your new miniport driver(s). 5.1.
B. New System Installation 1. When the Installing Windows NT Networking screen appears, press Next. 2. Check the Wired to the Network box, then click Next. 3. On the screen that appears, click the button Select from list... to dispaly the list of LAN devices. 4. Insert the LAN driver disk that you created, then click Have Disk... 5. Type A:\ in the dialog box that appears, then click OK. 6. Select the Intel Adapter, then click OK. Follow the succeeding screen instructions. 7.
5.2 Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server 5.2.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A. Preparing an LSI SCSI Driver Disk The drivers are located on ASUS Driver Support CD at: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\Win2k Copy all the files and subdirectory under the Win2k subdirectory to the root directory of a clean floppy disk. Use this LSI driver disk during installation. (-or-) Use the self-extracting image files for Windows 2000 drivers. For the LSI_U3.
4. 5. The appropriate driver is shown highlighted. Press Enter to proceed. 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. C. Existing System Installation 1. 2. 3. Boot Windows 2000 and log on as Administrator. Right click on My Computer and click on Properties. Click on the Hardware tab, and then click on the Device Manager button. 4.
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.lsilogic.com may not be digitally signed. 12. The system will load the driver from the LSI driver disk.
You 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. 2. 3. Boot Windows 2000 system and log on as Administrator. Click on the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel. Double-click the System icon in the Control Panel. Select the Hardware tab to display the following screen. 4. Click on Device Manager, then on Other Devices. 5.
5.3 Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Windows XP contains default drivers to support Intel chipset, ATI Rage XL chipset, and LSI SCSI controller. For Windows XP Professional users, we recommended that you use the Intel driver from the PRupport CD. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 5-12 Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive. On the screen that appears, select Create Install Disk. The next screen allows you to select an operating system to install the driver. Select Windows XP.
5.4 Novell® NetWare® Server 5.4.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A single driver (*HAM) is provided for the Novell NetWare 4.XX, and 5.X environments. This document explains how to install and use the SDMS NWPA SCSI Host Adapter Module (HAM) driver for NetWare. The SDMS NWPA solution consists of the device drivers, LSI_U3NW.DDI.and LSI_U3NW.HAM are NWPA Host Adapter Modules (HAMs). In order to support SCSI devices, load the HAM in conjunction with a SCSI Custom Device Module (CDM).
B. NetWare 6.X New Installations Novell NetWare can automatically detect NetWare 6.X. C. NetWare 5.X New Installations Visit the Novell website (www.novell.com) for information on Netware 5.X support. D. NetWare 4.XX New Installations 1. 2. 3. 4. Begin the file server installation according to the instructions in the file server installation chapter in the Novell NetWare Installation Manual.
5.4.2 Intel® LAN Driver Installation A. Preparing Intel LAN Driver Disk 1. Use the self-extracting image files. For the Intel(R) PRO/1000 Server Adapter driver, the executable file is located here: \Drivers\Lan\makedisk\makenw.bat 2. Use the manual to create driver disk. If you need to use a floppy disk to install the onboard Intel network adapter drivers, use the MAKEDISK.BAT utility located at \Drivers\LAN\MAKEDISK in the ASUS Driver Support CD.
B. NetWare 4.XX, 5.X, and 6.X Installations 1. 2. 3. Prepare the Intel(R) PRO/1000 Server Adapter driver from the previous section. Install NetWare 4.xx or 5.x according to the NetWare instructions. When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a Network Driver, insert the Intel PRO/100+ driver disk into drive A: Then use the INS key to select an unlisted driver. A dialog box appears. The “CE100B.LAN — Intel 8255X PCI Adapter (CHSM spec 1.11) “ driver appear as a selection.
5.4.3 ATI® Rage XL Display Driver Installation You can select the “Super VGA” for the X Server on NetWare 5.x server system. The other NetWare system didn’t support X Server and you didn’t need the VGA driver support. 5.5 SUN Solaris 7 Server 5.5.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A. Building the SYMHISL Driver Update Disk 1. Use the self-extracting image files For the LSI_U3.SYS driver, the executable file is located here: \Drivers\Sdms\Diskimag\Solaris7.exe 2. Use the manual to create a driver disk.
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: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES\SOLARIS\Solaris7\SYMITU.DD RAWRITE3.COM, which is a public domain utility, is available on this CD-ROM at this location: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES \RAWRITE3.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 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. Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for the system to successfully boot to its installation program. When all the new drivers on the diskette have been processed, the Continue Driver Update Installation screen appears.
14. Press F2_Continue. Drivers for the device controller that you selected are displayed. Your system boots to run the install program. The install program starts and your machine begins booting the complete Solaris operating environment. The following messages appears some time later, and prompts you to insert each of the Solaris Driver ITU diskette(s) required to install into your system: Installing unbundled device driver support Extracting driver list from tree... driver-name...
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. See the Device Reference Manual for Solaris (Intel Platform Edition). When the Solaris Intel Platform Edition software is already installed, the simplest way to add new or updated drivers is to install the Driver ITU diskettes as patches on your system.
7. 8. 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. When the installation has completed, and the install.sh script exits, un-mount the diskette by typing at the command prompt: # cd / # umount /mnt 9. Remove the Solaris Driver ITU diskette from the diskette drive. 10.
5.6 SCO Open Server 5.0.x 5.6.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A. Building the SCO OpenServer BTLD Diskette To 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. See the instructions below for UNIX System and DOS System Users. For UNIX System Users: Follow these steps to create the BTLD diskette: 1. 2. Insert a 3.5" diskette into the floppy disk drive.
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. For instance, you could have a DOS partition or a user UNIX partition already established on the drive. For more details on UNIX installation, refer to the SCO OpenServer Handbook. 1. 2. 3.
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. For more details on UNIX installation, refer to the SCO UNIX System Administrator’s Reference Manual. 1. The SCO OpenServer 5 system automatically creates a file unix.safe during installation.
b. “Do you want the kernel environment rebuilt (y/n)?” Type: y Press Enter. 9. To activate the new kernel, you must reboot the system. At the command prompt, type: # reboot (or init 6) 5.6.2 Intel® LAN Driver Installation SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system can correctly recognize Intel network controller during installation. User doesn’t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device.
5.6.3 ATI® Rage XL Display Driver Installation SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system can correctly recognize ATI Rage XL graphic controller (ATI MACH64) during installation. User doesn’t need to load or modify the video driver for the onboard VGA device. 5.7 SCO UnixWare Server 5.7.1 LSI® SCSI Driver Installation A. Building the SCO UnixWare C8XX BTLD Diskette To create a C8XX BTLD diskette to use with UnixWare 2.1.X or UnixWare 7, copy the raw dd image file onto a 1.44MB floppy disk.
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 UnixWare 2.1.X, this dd image is located at: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES\UNIXWARE\UW21X\UNIXWARE.DD For UnixWare 7, this dd image is located at: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES\UNIXWARE\UW7 \UNIXWARE.DD RAWRITE3.COM, which is a public domain utility, is available on this CD-ROM at this location: \Drivers\Sdms\Drivers\UNIXES \RAWRITE3.
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.safe Use this copy of the old kernel to reboot the system if the driver installation fails. Refer to Troubleshooting for more information. 3. 4. Once the old kernel is saved, insert the “PCI SCSI SCO UnixWare driver” diskette.
5.7.2 Intel® LAN Driver Installation SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 system can correctly recognize Intel network controller during installation. User doesn’t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device. You can find the Intel Network driver from support CD at: \Drivers\Lan\UNIX\UW7DDI8 It is not necessary, nor recommended, to remove previous versions of this package from the system before installing this updated version.
5.8 Linux RedHat 7.x 5.8.1 LSI SCSI Driver Installation The LSI SCSI controller, you need to load the LSI driver (RedHat 7.0) for support the LSI SCSI controller. The RedHat 7.1 or later version already bundle with LSI SCSI driver support. To support RedHat 7.0, download the LSI SCSI driver “redhat70.exe” for RedHat 7.0 from ASUS Web site at www.asus.com.tw/products/addon/ scsi/scsilan_drv.html. After downloading the file, extract the driver into a floppy disk. In the RedHat 7.
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