This document provides you a quick OS installation guide on Altos G330, including Windows
Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows 2000, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
(32-bit & 64-bit), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32-bit & 64-bit), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 (32-bit & 64-bit) and NetWare 6.5.
APPENDIX A: ONBOARD INTEL SATA RAID CREATION ................... 80
Configuring the onboard Intel SATA RAID 80
Enable onboard Intel SATA RAID function 80
Enter the onboard Intel SATA RAID Configuration Utility 80
Create RAID 1 volume 80
APPENDIX B: ONBOARD LSI SATA RAID CREATION ........................ 81
Configuring the onboard LSI SATA RAID 81
Enable onboard SATA RAID function 81
Enter the onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility 81
Loading onboard SATA RAID default setting 81
Create RAID 1 volume 81
Initial RAID Volume 82
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 82
Save and Exit Embedded RAID Configuration Utility 82
APPENDIX C: ADAPTEC SAS 44300 HOSTRAID CREATION.............. 83
Configuring Adaptec SAS 44300 HostRAID 83
Starting SAS Configuration Utility 83
Create RAID1 volume 83
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 83
APPENDIX D: LSI MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP RAID CREATION ......... 84
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 84
Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility 84
Loading Factory default setting 84
Creating a RAID volume 84
Initial RAID Volume 84
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 85
Save and Exit Embedded RAID Configuration Utility 85
INTRODUCTION
This article describes the Altos G330 Installation Configuration guide:
•Hardware parts give you a briefly and quick hardware information about
Altos G330
•The operating system installation tips.
Where Can I Download the Latest Altos G330 Installation
Configuration Guide
The Altos G330 Installation Configuration Guide would be updated on a
monthly basis. Please download the latest release from Acer Support Website.
(http://support.acer-euro.com)
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HARDWARE
SPECIFICATION
Model Altos G330
Processor Single Intel Xeon 3000 sequence, Pentium 4,
Pentium D and Celeron D processors at 1.86GHz
or above Frequency
Front Side Bus 1066/800/533 MHz
Cache 256KB, 1MB, 2 MB, 4 MB, 2 x 2MB or 2 x 4 MB L2
cache
Chipset Intel chipset
• North Bridge: Intel 3000 MCH
• South Bridge: Intel ICH7R I/O Controller
Memory
Storage Interface
Expansion Slots
VGA
SATA Controller
LAN Controller
BMC
Availability sub-system
System Power Supply
Storage Subsystem
Drive Bays
Hard Disks
•Four DIMM sockets support 512MB/1GB/2GB
DDR2-667 unbuffered with ECC
• Maximum memory of 8GB
• Dual channel memory bus
• Up to 8.4 GB/s maximum b/w for DDR2-667
• Four SATA ports
• One ATA-100 port
• Two 32bit/33MHz/3.3V PCI slots
• One x8 PCI-Express slot
• One x8 PCI-Express slot (w/ x4 throughput)
• Onboard ATI ES1000 video controller w/ 16MB
SDRAM
• Four SATA ports
• Software RAID support
• Intel SATA RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 10
and 5. (Windows only)
•LSI SATA RAID supports RAID 0, 1 and 10.
(Multi-OS support)
•One onboard Intel 82573E Gigabit Ethernet
Controller
•Supports Intel Active Management
Technology (iAMT)
• N/A
• Single 350W power supply
• Three 5.25” front accessible drive bays for
optical device and TBU
•Up to 4 HDDs by one 4 HDD hot-plug/easy-
swap cage
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BOARD LAYOUT
System Block Diagram
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DIMM POPULATION
GUIDELINE
Memory population
Channel A Channel B
DIMM 1A DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 2B
512 MB
1GB
2GB
512 MB 512 MB
1 GB 1 GB
2 GB 2 GB
512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Memory
Interleave
1-way
1-way
1-way
2-way
2-way
2-way
2-way
2-way
2-way
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OS INSTALLATION TIPS
Below is Altos G330 OS certification matrix:
Operating System Status Note
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Tested
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
Edition SP1
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64
Edition SP1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 Certified
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T
Update 3
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Certified
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T
SP3
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 Certified
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T
SP3
NetWare 6.5 SP5 Certified
The drivers required for the OS installation can be found on the Altos G330
Resource CD build 100. We suggest that you use the drivers contained in the
Resource CD, as these drivers are tested and qualified by Acer.
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
There are two ways you can get the drivers. You can either make diskettes
from Resource CD, or put the Resource CD in the optical drive and search the
driver directly from the Resource CD.
NOTE. In this section, we assume the OS is installed on the HDD connected to
the onboard SATA RAID (Intel and LSI) and add-on Adaptec 44300 SAS HBA.
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard Intel
SATA RAID)
Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003 x64
Edition on Altos G330 with onboard Intel SATA RAID.
Drivers Required
For Windows Server 2003 x64 Installation, the following device drivers are
required.
ES1000, select Windows Server 2003 x64 and click on Setup.
3. Follow the instruction to install the chipset driver and reboot the server
after the driver is installed.
4. After installing the driver, you would see ATI ES1000 listed in Display
adapters.
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
1. The Ethernet Controller listed under Other devices is onboard Intel
82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
2. Right-click on the Ethernet Controller and select Update Driver.
3. Select No, not this time. Do not connect to Windows Update to search the
driver.
4. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced).
5. Select Search the best driver these locations and check Include this
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location in the search.
6. Click on Browse and specify the path for the driver. Please refer to the
Directory on Resource CD in Driver required section for the path for the
NIC.
7. Click on Next and follow the instruction to finish the driver update.
8. After installing the driver, you would see Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network
Connection with I/O Acceleration listed in Network adapters.
iAMT Driver Installation
1. After you installing all the drivers, there are still two devices name PCI
Device and PCI Serial Port listed in Other devices in Windows Device
Manager. They are the onboard iAMT device. You can find the driver in
G330 Resource CD. Please do the same on both of the devices.
2. Right-click on the PCI Device/PCI Serial Port and select Update Driver.
3. Select No, not this time. Do not connect to Windows Update to search the
driver.
4. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced).
5. Select Search the best driver these locations and check Include this
location in the search.
6. Click on Browse and specify the path for the driver. Please refer to the
Directory on G330 Resource CD in Driver required section for the path for
the onboard iAMT.
7. Click on Next and follow the instruction to finish the driver update.
8. After you installing the driver for both of PCI Device and PCI Serial Prot,
you would see only one Intel(R) Active Management Technology – SOL
(COM3) listed in Ports (COM & LPT) in Windows Device Manager.
Matrix Storage Manager Utility Installation
1. Please insert the G330 Resource CD into the optical drive.
Please refer to the Appendix B. for the onboard LSI SATA RAID configuration.
Installation Tips
1. As Windows Server 2003 x64 can’t recognize the onboard LSI SATA RAID,
you need to make a driver diskette from the resource CD first before the
installation.
2. Press F6 at the start of installation to provide the driver diskette.
3. Select “Intel (R) Embedded Server RAID Technology (Intel IA32E)” as
target driver
1.25.11.18 \APP\G330\SATARAID\Monitor\ws03x64
\MegaIDESpy.exe
up.EXE
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4. After loading the RAID driver from diskette, follow the normal procedure
to finish the installation.
Chipset Driver Installation
The chipset driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) Chipset Driver Installation section.
VGA Driver Installation
The VGA driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) VGA Driver Installation section.
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
The Gigabit Ethernet driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID
enabled. Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with
onboard Intel SATA RAID) Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation section.
iAMT Driver Installation
The iAMT driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) iAMT Driver Installation section.
SATA RAID Monitor Utility Installation
1. Please insert the G330 Resource CD into the optical drive.
select Onboard SATA RAID Monitor Utility (Windows Server 2003 x64) and
click on Setup.
3. Follow the instructions to finish the onboard SATA RAID monitor utility
installation.
Intel PROSet Utility Installation
The PROSet Utility installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) Intel PROSet Utility Installation section.
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with Adaptec SAS
44300 HostRAID)
Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003
Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos G330 with Adaptec 44300 HostRAID.
Drivers Required
For Windows 2003 x64 Installation, the following device drivers are required.
Device Version Directory on Resource CD
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Onboard ATI
ES1000
Onboard Intel 3000
Chipset
Adaptec SAS 44300 1.2.5902.0 \Disk\G330\SAS\Adaptec\x64\44330.net
Please refer to the Appendix C. for the Adaptec SAS 44300 HostRAID
configuration.
Installation Tips
1. As Windows Server 2003 x64 can’t recognize the Adaptec 44300 SAS card,
you need to make a driver diskette from the resource CD first before the
installation.
2. Press F6 at the start of installation to provide the driver diskette.
3. Select “Adaptec SAS/SATA 64-bit driver for Windows x64 Edition” as
target driver
4. After loading the driver from diskette, follow the normal procedure to
finish the installation.
Chipset Driver Installation
The chipset driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) Chipset Driver Installation section.
VGA Driver Installation
The VGA driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) VGA Driver Installation section.
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Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
The Gigabit Ethernet driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID
enabled. Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with
onboard Intel SATA RAID) Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation section.
iAMT Driver Installation
The iAMT driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) iAMT Driver Installation section.
Adaptec Storage Manager Installation
1. Please insert G330 Resource CD into the optical drive.
Adaptec Storage Manager (Windows Server 2003 x64) and click on Setup.
3. Follow the instructions, accept the License Agreement and use the default
setting to finish the Adaptec Storage Manager installation.
Intel PROSet Utility Installation
The PROSet Utility installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) Intel PROSet Utility Installation section.
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP)
Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003
Enterprise x64 Edition on Altos G330 with LSI MegaRAID SAS 82094ELP.
Drivers Required
For Windows 2003 x64 Installation, the following device drivers are required.
Please refer to the Appendix D. for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
configuration.
Installation Tips
1. As Windows Server 2003 x64 can’t recognize the LSI MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP, you need to make a driver diskette from the resource CD first
before the installation.
2. Press F6 at the start of installation to provide the driver diskette.
2.07-00 \app\g330\sas\8204ELP\Windows\setup.
exe
up.EXE
3. Select “LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID (Windows XP/2003 64-bit)” as
target driver
4. After loading the driver from diskette, follow the normal procedure to
finish the installation.
Chipset Driver Installation
The chipset driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) Chipset Driver Installation section.
VGA Driver Installation
The VGA driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) VGA Driver Installation section.
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
The Gigabit Ethernet driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID
enabled. Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with
onboard Intel SATA RAID) Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation section.
iAMT Driver Installation
The iAMT driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) iAMT Driver Installation section.
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MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation
1. Please insert G330 Resource CD into the optical drive.
8204ELP, select MegaRAID Storage Manager (Windows Server 2003 x64)
and click on Setup.
3. Follow the instruction, accept the license agreement and use the default
setting to the Setup Type.
4. At Setup Type, please select StandAlone.
5. Follow the instruction again to complete the installation.
Intel PROSet Utility Installation
The PROSet Utility installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition (with onboard
Intel SATA RAID) Intel PROSet Utility Installation section.
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 (with onboard Intel
SATA RAID)
Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003
Edition on Altos G330 with onboard Intel SATA RAID.
Drivers Required
For Windows Server 2003 Installation, the following device drivers are required.
ES1000, select Windows Server 2003 and click on Setup.
3. Follow the instruction to install the chipset driver and reboot the server
after the driver is installed.
4. After installing the driver, you would see ATI ES1000 listed in Display
adapters.
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
1. The Ethernet Controller listed under Other devices is onboard Intel
82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
2. Right-click on the Ethernet Controller and select Update Driver.
3. Select No, not this time. Do not connect to Windows Update to search the
driver.
4. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced).
5. Select Search the best driver these locations and check Include this
location in the search.
6. Click on Browse and specify the path for the driver. Please refer to the
Directory on Resource CD in Driver required section for the path for the
NIC.
7. Click on Next and follow the instruction to finish the driver update.
8. After installing the driver, you would see Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network
Connection with I/O Acceleration listed in Network adapters.
iAMT Driver Installation
1. After you installing all the drivers, there are still two devices name PCI
Device and PCI Serial Port listed in Other devices in Windows Device
Manager. They are the onboard iAMT device. You can find the driver in
G330 Resource CD. Please do the same on both of the devices.
2. Right-click on the PCI Device/PCI Serial Port and select Update Driver.
3. Select No, not this time. Do not connect to Windows Update to search the
driver.
4. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced).
5. Select Search the best driver these locations and check Include this
location in the search.
6. Click on Browse and specify the path for the driver. Please refer to the
Directory on G330 Resource CD in Driver required section for the path for
the onboard iAMT.
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7. Click on Next and follow the instruction to finish the driver update.
8. After you installing the driver for both of PCI Device and PCI Serial Prot,
you would see only one Intel(R) Active Management Technology – SOL
(COM3) listed in Ports (COM & LPT) in Windows Device Manager.
Matrix Storage Manager Utility Installation
1. Please insert the G330 Resource CD into the optical drive.
Please refer to the Appendix B. for the onboard LSI SATA RAID configuration.
Installation Tips
1. As Windows Server 2003 can’t recognize the onboard LSI SATA RAID, you
need to make a driver diskette from the resource CD first before the
installation.
2. Press F6 at the start of installation to provide the driver diskette.
3. Select “Intel (R) Embedded Server RAID Technology” as target driver
4. After loading the RAID driver from diskette, follow the normal procedure
to finish the installation.
1.25.11.18 \APP\G330\SATARAID\Monitor\ws03\Me
gaIDESpy.exe
EXE
Chipset Driver Installation
The chipset driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (with onboard Intel
SATA RAID) Chipset Driver Installation section.
VGA Driver Installation
The VGA driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (with onboard Intel
SATA RAID) VGA Driver Installation section.
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
The Gigabit Ethernet driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID
enabled. Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (with
onboard Intel SATA RAID) Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation section.
iAMT Driver Installation
The iAMT driver installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (with onboard Intel
SATA RAID) iAMT Driver Installation section.
SATA RAID Monitor Utility Installation
1. Please insert the G330 Resource CD into the optical drive.
select Onboard SATA RAID Monitor Utility (Windows Server 2003) and
click on Setup.
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3. Follow the instructions to finish the onboard SATA RAID monitor utility
installation.
Intel PROSet Utility Installation
The PROSet Utility installation is the same as onboard Intel SATA RAID enabled.
Please refer to the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (with onboard Intel
SATA RAID) Intel PROSet Utility Installation section.
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 (with Adaptec SAS
44300 HostRAID)
Below information describes how to manually install Windows Server 2003
Enterprise Edition on Altos G330 with Adaptec SAS 44300 HostRAID.
Drivers Required
For Windows 2003 Installation, the following device drivers are required.
Device Version Directory on Resource CD
Onboard ATI
ES1000
Onboard Intel 3000
Chipset
Adaptec SAS 44300 1.2.5902.0 \Disk\G330\SAS\Adaptec\44300.net