ASUS CURDLS User Manual

®

CUR-DLS

Dual Socket370 Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

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Product Name: ASUS CUR-DLS
Manual Revision: 1.00 E532
Release Date: May 2000

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7

1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7

1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7

2. FEATURES ........................................................................................ 8

2.1 The ASUS CUR-DLS ................................................................. 8

2.1.1 Specifications .................................................................. 8

2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components ............................. 9

2.1.3 Performance................................................................... 10

2.1.4 Intelligence .................................................................... 11

2.2 CUR-DLS Motherboard Components ...................................... 12

2.2.1 Component Locations.................................................. 13

3. HARDWARE SETUP ...................................................................... 14

3.1 CUR-DLS Motherboard Layout ............................................... 14

3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15

3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 16

3.4 Motherboard Settings................................................................ 16

3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 17

3.5.1 SDRAM Configurations ................................................ 17

3.5.2 DIMM Installation......................................................... 18

3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 19

3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ......................... 20

3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 20

3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards............................ 21

3.8 Connectors ................................................................................ 22

SCSI Connection Notes ............................................................ 32

3.9 Starting Up the First Time ........................................................ 33

4. BIOS SETUP..................................................................................... 35

4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... 35

4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System....................... 35

4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures ........................................... 36

4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 39

4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................. 40

4.2.2 Legend Bar .................................................................... 40

4.3 Main Menu................................................................................ 42

4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 43

4.3.2 Keyboard Features ......................................................... 46

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4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 48

4.4.1 Chip Configuration ........................................................ 50

4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration .............................................. 51

4.4.3 PCI Configuration ......................................................... 53

4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 55

4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 56

4.5.1 Power Up Control.......................................................... 58

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 60

4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 61

4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 63

5. OS Driver Installation ...................................................................... 65

6. Software Reference........................................................................... 99

7. APPENDIX...................................................................................... 101

7.1 Glossary .................................................................................. 101

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

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. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa­tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer­ence by one or more of the following measures:

• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap-

proved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance
and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. W ashington DC: Of fice of the
Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist

2. FEATURES Production information and specifications

3. HARDWARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the motherboard.

4. BIOS SETUP Intructions on setting up the BIOS

5. SOFTWARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the included software

6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software

7. APPENDIX Optional items and general reference

1.2 Item Checklist

Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer.

(1) ASUS Motherboard
(1) I/O Shield
(1) Ribbon cable for master and slave IDE drives
(1) 68-pin LVD SCSI ribbon cable for Ultra160/Ultra2 devices with Terminator
(1) Ribbon cable for a 3.5” floppy disk drive

(1) Support drivers and utilities

Manual / Checklist

1. INTRODUCTION

(1) This Motherboard User’s Manual

Optional Items

(1) Socket 370 CPU Terminator (required when installing only one CPU)

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2. FEATURES

2.1 The ASUS CUR-DLS

The ASUS CUR-DLS motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding corpo­rate user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors for multi­server applications.

2.1.1 Specifications

2. FEATURES

Specifications

• Latest Intel Processor Support

• Multi-Processor OS: Supports multi-processor operating systems such as Win-

• ServerW orks LE 3.0 Chipset: Features the ServerWorks LE 3.0 North Bridge

• Onboard Graphics: Features A TI RAGE-XL PCI VGA controller , 4MB PC100

• Smart Networking! Features the Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet LAN Controller (fully

• 4GB PC133 Memory Support: Equipped with four Dual Inline Memory Mod-

Intel Pentium® III 133MHz FSB Coppermine core FC-PGA
Intel Pentium® III 100MHz FSB Coppermine core FC-PGA

dows NT/2000, Unix, Linux, and Netware when dual processors of the same
type and speed are installed.

and RCC Open South Bridge. Supports PC133 SDRAM with ECC, dual peer to
peer PCI buses, and 64-bit (66/33MHz) PCI bus speed.

SDRAM, and LCD panel connector.

integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX). Supports Wired for Management, remote
wake-up, and OnNow initiative to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

ule (DIMM) sockets to support PC133 “registered” SDRAMs (available in 64,
128, 256, 512, or 1024MB densities) up to 4GB.

• SCSI Support: LSI 64-bit (66MHz) / 32-bit (33MHz) Ultra160 / Ultra2 (depend-

ing on model) dual channel SCSI controller supports up to 30 SCSI devices. BIOS
configurable onboard SCSI terminations.

SCSI Chipset SCSI Type PCI1-4 PCI 5-6 PCI7

LSI 896 33MHz Ultra2 33MHz 33MHz 33MHz
LSI 1010-66 66MHz Ultra160 33MHz 66MHz (none)

• UltraDMA/33 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE control-

ler with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Sup­ports UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and
Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/R W , LS-120, and
Tape Backup drives.

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2. FEATURES

• PCI/ISA Expansion Slots:

(4) 32-bit (33MHz) PCI
(2/3) 64-bit (66/33MHz) PCI (depending on model)
(1) ASUS ASMC slot for IPMI compliant management solution

• 4 USB Ports: Provides more options for additional peripherals.

• SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physi-

cally transport commands and information between SMBus devices.

• Wake-Up Suppor t: Supports Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring, and BIOS

Wake-Up.

• ISA Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and

one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed
from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.

• Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection: Chassis intrusion circuitry can log

chassis open events into LDSM. The onboard battery supports detection even
when normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even
lower than the RTC used for keeping time!

2. FEATURES

Optional Components

• Server Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage sys-

tem status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and
fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC.

• Enhanced ACPI: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced

ACPI for Windows NT and Windows 2000 compatibility, and autodetection of
most devices for virtually automatic setup.

• Smart BIOS: 4Mbit firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface which pro-

vides more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides Vcore and
CPU/SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/
MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. Year 2000 certified.

• CPU Throttling: CPU throttling protects CPU from overheating.

• Integrated IOAPIC: Supports full 32-APIC entries and removes the need for a

separate IOAPIC chip.

2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components

The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase:

• Cape Lookout Chipset: The optional cape lookout chipset together with the

onboard Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet controller supports Alert-On-Lan II (AOL­II) monitoring and management solutions.

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2. FEATURES

Performance

2. FEATURES

2.1.3 Performance

• UltraPerformance: Onboard Ultra160/Ultra2 (depending on model) dual chan-

nel SCSI controller with two connectors that support 30 Ultra160/Ultra2 SCSI
devices in two channels.

• Dual Speeds: CPU frequency can operate at either 133MHz or 100MHz de-

pending on the CPU installed.

• High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: SCSI transfers using Ultra160/Ultra2

(depending on model) dual channel SCSI controller can handle rates up to 160MB/
s or 80MB/s. Ultra160/Ultra2 is backward compatible with slower SCSI de­vices so that older SCSI devices are not wasted. (Ultra160/Ultra2 SCSI cables
have twisted pairs compared to flat ribbon cables used in older SCSI standards.)

• Advanced 64-bit PCI: Maximizes IO bandwidth for the next generation of 64-

bit PCI cards, supports up to (2) full 64-bit 66/33MHz PCI busses, and supports
up to (5) 32-bit 33MHz PCI busses.

• Full Peer-to-Peer Support: Allows full peer-to-peer transactions between PCI

busses and increases options for intelligent IO and Server Management cards.

• SDRAM Optimized Performance: This motherboard supports PC133 “regis-

tered” Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases
the data transfer rate to 1064MB/s max

• ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple-

mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy
Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power
Management (OSPM) functionality . W ith these features implemented in the OS,
PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.
To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as Windows
98, must be used.

• New Compliancy: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet

the stringent requirements for SDG2.0 certification. The new SDG2.0 require­ments for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals:
support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring
and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation
procedures for W indows NT/2000. Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons
make identification easy as required by PC 99.

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2. FEATURES

2.1.4 Intelligence

• Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system

damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM
and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.

• T emperature Monitoring and Alert: T o prevent system overheat and system dam-

age, this motherboard supports processor thermal sensing and auto-protection.

• Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure

stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are
more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper
system configuration and management.

• System Resources Alert: Today’s server operating systems, such as Windows

NT and Windows 2000, require much more memory and hard drive space to
present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The onboard hard­ware ASUS ASIC in conjunction Intel LDSM will warn the user before the sys­tem resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes. Suggestions
will give the user information on managing their limited resources more effi­ciently.

• Dual Function Power Button: Through BIOS, the power button can be defined
as the “Stand by” (a.k.a. Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see ATX
Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead in 3.8 Connectors for more information) button.
Regardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will
enter the Soft-Off mode.

• Remote Ring On (requires modem): This allows a computer to be turned on
remotely through an internal or external modem. With this benefit on-hand, users
can access any information from their computers from anywhere in the world.

• Alert-on-LAN II (requires optional hardwar e component): Part of W ired for
Management to enable IT staff to remotely respond to and resolve system trouble
which will decrease down time and lower total cost of ownership. Remote man­agement response via remote diagnostics and troubleshooting work even when
the operating system has frozen. Remote power down for power management.
Asset tracking and monitoring through features like presence ping and logoff
notification.

Intelligence

2. FEATURES

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2.2 CUR-DLS Motherboard Components

See opposite page for locations.

Processor Support (2) Socket 370 for Pentium III Processors ............................... 2

MB Components

2. FEATURES

2. FEATURES

Location

Chipsets ServerWorks ServerSet LE 3.0 North Bridge........................... 4

ServerWorks Open South Bridge ........................................... 10

4Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) ................................................. 17

ISA Multi-I/O Chipset ............................................................ 19

Main Memory Maximum 4GB support

(4) DIMM Sockets.................................................................... 5

PC133 “registered” SDRAM support

Expansion Slots (4) 32-bit (33MHz) PCI .......................................................... 20

(2) 64-bit / 32-bit PCI (depending on model)......................... 18

(1) 32-bit PCI (depending on model) ..................................... 16

(1) ASUS ASMS slot .............................................................. 15

System I/O (1) Floppy Disk Drive Connector ............................................. 7

(2) IDE Connectors (UltraDMA33 Support)............................ 6

(1) Parallel Port Connector ........................................... (Top) 24

(2) Serial COM1/COM2 Port Connectors .........(Bottom) 23, 25

(1) RJ-45 Fast-Ethernet Connector............................... (Top) 26

(2) USB Port Connectors.........................................(Bottom) 26

(1) PS/2 Mouse Connector ........................................... (Top) 27

(1) PS/2 Keyboard Connector ................................. (Bottom) 27

(1) VGA Monitor Connector ................................................. 22

Network Features Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet Controller ...................................... 21

Wake-On-LAN Connector.................. (see layout on next page)

Wake-On-Ring Connector .................. (see layout on next page)

Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ....... 14

(4) Fan Power & Speed Monitoring Connectors (see layout on next page)

Power ATX Power Supply Connector ................................................. 1

Special Feature

LSI 64-bit (66/33MHz) / 32-bit (33MHz) Ultra160 / Ultra2

(depending on model) 2 ch. SCSI controller ................ 11

Onboard SCSI Connectors ................................................... 8, 9

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Form Factor ATX

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2. FEATURES

2.2.1 Component Locations

27
26

24

23

22

21

1

2

3254

5

7

2. FEATURES

Component Location

20

19
18

17
16

14

13

96815 12 1011

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.1 CUR-DLS Motherboard Layout

24.4cm (9.6in)

PS/2

T: Mouse
B: Keyboard

Bottom:

USB1
USB2

COM1

Top:

RJ-45

CHA_FAN1

Socket 370

CPU_FAN1

FLOPPY

SMB

Motherboard Layout

3. H/W SETUP

COM2

VGA

Super

ATX_POWER

CUR-DLS

PARALLEL PORT

USBPORT
3 & 4

PCI1 (32-bit, 33MHz)

Intel

Fast

Ethernet

PCI2 (32-bit, 33MHz)

WOL_CON

PCI3 (32-bit, 33MHz)

PCI4 (32-bit, 33MHz)

PCI5 (64-bit, 66/33MHz)

I/O

PCI6 (64-bit, 66/33MHz)

4Mbit

(not available with 1010-66 SCSI)

Flash
BIOS

ASUS Server Management Card

PCI7 (32-bit, 33MHz)

(ASMC) Slot

R

Socket 370

Digital Flat Panel
(DFP) Connector

SDRAM

CHASSIS

with Hardware

WOR

CMOS Power

CLEAR CMOS

ServerWorks

(RCC)

NB6635

North Bridge

CPU_FAN2

ATI

RAGE XL

VGA

Controller

2MB

ASUS

ASIC

Monitor

CR2032 3V
Lithium Cell

2MB

SDRAM

CHA_FAN2

DIMM Socket 0 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module)

DIMM Socket 1 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module)

DIMM Socket 2 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module)

DIMM Socket 3 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module)

0

2

4

1

6

3

5

7

IDE

Secondary

ServerWorks

(RCC)

IB6566

South Bridge

PANEL

Switches

(reserved)

LSI

SCSI

(Reserved)

IDELED

68-Pin Ultra160/Ultra2-Wide SCSI Connector

5678

1234

CONFIG

Controller

896/

1010-66

68-Pin Ultra160/Ultra2-Wide SCSI Connector

34 1

SCSI-B

3568

IDE

Primary

SCSI-A

30.5cm (12in)

14

SCSI Chipset SCSI PCI1-4 PCI 5-6 PCI7

LSI 896 33MHz Ultra2 33MHz 33MHz 33MHz
LSI 1010-66 66MHz Ultra160 33MHz 66MHz (none)

Note: Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase.

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3.2 Layout Contents

Expansion Slots

1) DIMM 0/1/2/3 p.17 168-Pin System Memory Support

2) CPU p.19 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

3) PCI1/PCI2/PCI3/PCI4/PCI7 p.20 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots (PCI7 depends on model)

4) PCI5/PCI6 p.20 64-/32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots (depending on model)

Connectors

1) PS2KBMS p.22 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female)

2) PS2KBMS p.22 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female)

3) USB p.23 Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 & 1 (Two 4-pin female)

4) LAN p.23 Fast-Ethernet Connector (RJ45)

5) PRINTER p.23 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female)

6) COM1/COM2 p.23 Serial Port COM1/COM2 Connectosr (T wo 9-pin male)

7) VGA p.24 Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin female)

8) USBPORT p.24 Universal Serial Bus Port (10-1 pins)

9) CHASSIS p.25 Chassis Intrusion Connector (4-1 pins)

10) FLOPPY p.25 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pins)

11) IDE1/IDE2 p.26 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1 pins)

12) WOL_CON p.27 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins)

13) WOR p.27 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins)

14) IDELED p.28 IDE/SCSI Activity LED (2 pins)

15) CPU_FAN1/2,CHA_F AN1/2 p.28 CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (Four 3-pin)

16) SMB p.29 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins)

17) NIC (PANEL) p.29 NIC Activity LED (2 pins)

18) ST ATUS (PANEL) p.29 Status Activity LED (2 pins)

19) SMI (PANEL) p.29 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins)

20) PWRSW (PANEL) p.30 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins)

21) CHASSIS (PANEL) p.30 Chassis Intrusion Connector (2 pins)

22) RESET (PANEL) p.30 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

23) PWR.LED (PANEL) p.30 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins)

24) NMI (PANEL) p.30 Non-Mask Interrupt Switch (2 pins)

25) SPEAKER (PANEL) p.30 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins)

26) IDELED (PANEL) p.30 IDE/SCSI Activity LED (2 pins)

27) ATXPWR p.31 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins)

28) SCSI-A/SCSI-B p.31 68-pin Ultra160/Ultra2 SCSI Connectors (Two 68 pins)

3. H/W SETUP

Layout Contents

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure

Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps:

• Check Motherboard Settings

• Install Memory Modules

• Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• Install Expansion Cards

• Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply

3.4 Motherboard Settings

WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate

Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electric­ity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.

Motherboard Settings

3. H/W SETUP

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do
not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal
object, such as the power supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or con­nectors, or other components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
component whenever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or
remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard.

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.5 System Memory (DIMM)

NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory.
This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are

available for 3.3Volt (power level) “registered” Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac-
cess Memory (SDRAM) of 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024MB with Serial Presence Detect
(SPD). ECC memory modules must be used to provide reliability enhancements.

Memory speed setup is recommended through SDRAM Configuration in 4.4.1
Chip Configuration.

IMPORTANT: This motherboard’s chipset only supports 64Mbit, 128Mbit, and

256Mbit “registered” SDRAMs with ECC. This motherboard only operates using
synchronous data transfers to the memory . When you use a processor with 100MHz
FSB, it will require that the memory supports 100MHz. When you use a proces-

sor with 133MHz FSB, it will require that the memory supports 133MHz or
else bootup may not be possible.

3.5.1 SDRAM Configurations

Technology Configuration Module # Chips Memory

(MB)

64Mbit 8M x 8 Single-Sided 9 64

Double-Sided 18 128

64Mbit 16M x 4 Double-Sided 18 128

Double-Sided & Stacked 36 256

128Mbit 32M x 4 Double-Sided 18 256

Double-Sided & Stacked 36 512

128Mbit 16M x 8 Single-Sided 9 128

Double-Sided 18 256

256Mbit 32M x 8 Single-Sided 9 128

Double-Sided 18 256

256Mbit 64M x 4 Single-Sided 18 512

Double-Sided & Stacked 36 1024

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3.5.2 DIMM Installation

Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either
side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown. DIMMs are
longer and have different pin contacts on each side and therefore have a higher pin
density compared to SIMMs.

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88 Pins

60 Pins

20 Pins

CUR-DLS 168-Pin DIMM Sockets

Lock

The DIMMs must be 3.3V “registered” for this motherboard. T o determine the DIMM
type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below).

The notches on the DIMM module will shift between left, center, or right to identify
the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot
on the motherboard. You must ask your retailer the correct DIMM type before pur­chasing.

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3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370. The CPU that came with the mother­board should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case,
then purchase a fan before you turn on your system.

WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s

heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. W ithout sufficient
circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the
motherboard. You may install an auxiliary fan, if necessary. The CPU will be

unstable if the heatsink is not properly mounted. Double check the contact.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF
socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then up­wards to a 90-degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown. The
notched corner should point towards the end of the lever. Because the CPU has a
corner pin for two of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as
shown. The picture is for reference only; you should have a CPU fan that covers the
face of the CPU. W ith the added weight of the CPU fan, no force is required to insert
the CPU. Once completely inserted, close the socket’s lever while holding down the
CPU. Next, install an Intel recommended fan heatsink. Locate the CPU fan connector
(see 3.1 Motherboard Layout or 3.8 Connectors) and connect the CPU fan cable to it.

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NOTE: The correct Bus Frequency and Multiple for your Socket 370 processor is
automatically set by this motherboard. Socket 370 processors provide internal ther­mal sensing so that a socket mounted thermal resistor is not needed.

CAUTION! Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting a clamp-

style processor fan or else damage may occur to the motherboard.

Socket 370 Pentium III

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Gold Arrow

Socket 370 Terminator

(Use when only one
CPU is installed)

CUR-DLS Socket 370

Silver Arrow

IMPORT ANT : An optional CPU terminator is required when installing only one CPU.

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3.7 Expansion Cards

WARNING! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion

cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to
both your motherboard and expansion cards.

3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure

1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard-

2. Remove your computer system’s cover and the

3. Carefully align the card’s connectors and press

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4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you

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ware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers.

bracket plate on the slot you intend to use.
Keep the bracket for possible future use.

firmly.

removed above.

5. Replace the computer system’s cover.

6. Set up the BIOS if necessary

(see 4.4.3 PCI Configuration)

7. Install the necessary software drivers for your
expansion card.

Peer-to-Peer PCI Bus Configuration Diagram

Peer-to-Peer PCI Bus
Configuration Diagram

Secondary PCI Bus (66/33MHz)

PCI-5
64-bit

PCI-6
64-bit

66MHz66MHz

PCI-7
32-bit

33MHz33MHz33MHz
33MHz33MHz33MHz

(none)

LSI SCSI

<896
<53C1010-33
<53C1010-66

Socket 370

CNB30LE

PCI-1
32-bit

Socket 370

MA

PCI-2
32-bit

Cntl

MD

100/133MHz

PCI-3
32-bit

Buffer DIMM

PCI-4
32-bit

RCC

Primary PCI Bus (33MHz)

ATI RageXL

Intel 82559

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3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards

This is applicable only when MPS 1.4 Support is Disabled in section 4.6 Boot Menu.

Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be exclu­sively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but
most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards. If your
motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an additional IRQ will be used. If your moth­erboard also has MIDI enabled, another IRQ will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free.

IMPORTANT: If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers sup­port “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise
between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.

The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices. Use
this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts.

ISA Interrupt (IRQ) Assignments

ISA INT Priority Standard Function

ISA 00 1 System Timer
ISA 01 2 Keyboard Controller
ISA 02 N/A Programmable Interrupt
ISA 03* 11 Communications Port (COM2)
ISA 04* 12 Communications Port (COM1)
ISA 05* 13 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)
ISA 06 14 Floppy Disk Controller
ISA 07* 15 Printer Port (LPT1)
ISA 08 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock
ISA 09* 4 ACPI Mode when used
ISA 10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
ISA 11* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
ISA 12* 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
ISA 13 8 Numeric Data Processor
ISA 14* 9 Primary IDE Channel
ISA 15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

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System Memory

*These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices.

PCI Interrupt (IRQ) Assignments

PCI Slot PCI INTA PCI INTB PCI INTC PCI INTD

1 (32-bit) PCI 00 PCI 10 PCI 11 PCI 12
2 (32-bit) PCI 01 PCI 12 PCI 10 PCI 11
3 (32-bit) PCI 02 PCI 11 PCI 12 PCI 10
4 (32-bit) PCI 03 PCI 13 PCI 14 PCI 15
5 (64-bit) PCI 05 PCI 15 PCI 13 PCI 14
6 (64-bit) PCI 06 PCI 14 PCI 15 PCI 13
7 (32-bit) PCI 07 PCI 13 PCI 14 PCI 15

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3.8 Connectors

WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are

clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper
caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard.

IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected 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. Check the connectors before installation because there may
be exceptions. IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm (18 in.), with the sec­ond drive connector no more than 15 cm (6 in.) from the first connector.

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Connectors

1) PS/2 Mouse Connector (Green 6-pin PS2KBMS)

2) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (Purple 6-pin PS2KBMS)

The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If one is not
detected, expansion cards can use IRQ12. See PS/2 Mouse Function Control
in 4.4 Advanced Menu.

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin female)

This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This
connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You
may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards.

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin female)

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3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB)

Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.

USB 1

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2

4) Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional)

The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of
the USB connectors. The connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Lo-
cal Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

RJ45

5) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER)
You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel
Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration).

NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.

Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin female)

6) Serial Port Connectors (Teal/Turquoise 9-pin COM1/COM2)

Two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See
Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.2.2 I/O Device Configuration for settings.

Connectors

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COM 1

Serial Ports (9-pin male)

COM 2

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7) Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pin VGA)

This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device.

VGA Monitor (15-pin Female)

8) USB Header (10-1 pin USBPORT)

If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate, one USB header is
available for two additional USB port connectors. Connect the provided USB
connector set to the header and mount it to an open slot on your chassis.

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CUR-DLS USB Header

NC

GND
USBP2+
USBP2–

USB Power

USBPORT

5

1

10

GND
USBP3+
USBP3–
USB Power

6

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9) Chassis Intrusion Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) Also in Panel Connectors

This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion moni­tor/sensor or microswitch. The sensor is triggered when pins 3 and 4 are opened.
If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over pins
3 and 4 to close the circuit.

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CUR-DLS

(no connection)

Ground

Chassis Signal

*Same as the “Chassis intrude”
lead in the panel connectors

3

4

1

CHASSIS

CUR-DLS Chassis Open Alarm Lead

10) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect­ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the
floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta-

tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).

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CUR-DLS

PIN 1

NOTE: Orient the red markings on
the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.

CUR-DLS Floppy Disk Drive Connector

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11) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin IDE1/IDE2)

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These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/33 IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
Connect the cable’s blue connector to the motherboard’s primary (recommended)
or secondary IDE connector, and then connect the gray connector to your
UltraDMA/33 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to your
UltraDMA/33 master device. It is recommended that non-UltraDMA/33 devices
be connected to the secondary IDE connector . If you install two hard disks, you
must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accord­ingly . Refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS now
supports specific device bootup (see Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu). (Pin

20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using
ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged). If you have more than two UltraDMA/33

devices, you will need to purchase another UltraDMA/33 cable.
TIP: You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon

cables – one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE
connector . You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on

a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu.

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CUR-DLS IDE Connectors

NOTE: Orient the red markings

(usually zigzag) on the IDE
ribbon cable to PIN 1.

Secondary IDE Connector

Primary IDE Connector

PIN 1

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12) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON)

This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the
ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. APPENDIX). The connector powers up
the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.

IMPORTANT: This feature requires that W ake On LAN or PCI Modem card
is enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control) and that your system has an A TX power
supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

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CUR-DLS Wake-On-LAN Connector

IMPORTANT: Requires an ATX power

supply with at least 720mA +5 volt
standby power

WOL_CON

+5 Volt Standby PME

Ground

13) Wake-On-Ring Connector (2-pin WOR)

This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake-On-Ring output.
The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received
through the internal modem card. NOTE: For external modems, W ake-On-Ring
is detected through the COM port.

IMPORTANT: This feature requires that W ake On LAN or PCI Modem card
is enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control) and that your system has an ATX power
supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

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WOR

1

Ring#Ground

2

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14) IDE/SCSI Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) Also in Panel Connectors

This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s activity LED. Read and write
activity by devices connected to the Primary/Secondary IDE and SCSI connec­tors will cause the LED to light up.

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*Same as the “HDD Access
LED” in the panel connectors

CUR-DLS IDE Activity LED

+

-

IDELED

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Connectors

15) CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN1/2, CHA_FAN1/2)

These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less. Orientate
the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat
sink(s) instead of the expansion slots. Depending on the fan manufacturer, the
wiring and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the
black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consid-
eration the polarity of the connector.

NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with
rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using Intel LDSM
Utility (provided with certain models).

WARNING! The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow

across the CPU and onboard heatsinks. Damage may occur to the motherboard
and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers,

do not place jumper caps over these pins.

CPU_FAN1 / CHA_FAN2

CUR-DLS

R

Rotation

+12V

GND

CHA_FAN1 / CPU_FAN2

GND
+12V
Rotation

CUR-DLS 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power

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16) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB)

This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de­vices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus
host and/or other SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I
bus, which is a multi-device bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the
same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.

+5V

CUR-DLS

R

SMBDATA

Ground

2

C

SMBCLK

1

SMB

CUR-DLS SMBus Connector

The following PANEL illustration is used for items 17–26 (next page).

Pin Connector

CUR-DLS

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11 20

110

Key

Power LED –

NMI button

+5V

GND

NIC activity LED–

Power LED +

GND

GND

Status LED+

Power button

Status LED –

NIC activity LED+

HDD access LED–

HDD access LED+

RESET button

Chassis intrude

1 & 12 NIC Activity LED
3 & 4 Status LED

Speaker

4 & 5 SMI Lead
6 & 7* Power Button
7* & 8 Chassis Intrusion
9 & 10 Reset Switch
11 & 13 Power LED

GND

15* & 16 NMI Button
17 & 20 Speaker
18 & 19 HDD Access LED

* Shared

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SMI# buttton/sleep# button

CUR-DLS System Panel Connectors

17) NIC Activity LED (2-pin)

This shows the status of the NIC through a panel-mounted LED.

18) Status LED (2-pin)

This shows the system status as programmed through ASUS ASIC.

19) System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin)

This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or “Green”
mode where system activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and
expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin
connector (see the preceding figure) connects to the case-mounted suspend switch.

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20) ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin)

The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead.
Pushing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP or ON
and SOFT OFF, depending on your BIOS or OS setting. Pushing the switch
while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off. The
system power LED shows the status of the system’s power.

21) Chassis Intrusion Lead (4-1 pin)

This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion moni­tor/sensor or microswitch. The sensor is triggered when a high level signal is
sent to the Chassis Signal lead, which occurs when a panel switch or light detec­tor is triggered. This function requires the optional ASUS CIDB chassis intru-

sion module to be installed (see 7. APPENDIX). If the chassis intrusion lead is
not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit.

22) Reset Switch Lead (2-pin)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting
your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred
method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system’s power supply.

23) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin)

This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED, which lights when
the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep or soft-off mode. This
feature can be programmed through ASUS ASIC.

24) NMI Button (2-pin)

This 2-pin connector connects to a panel button to allow a non-mask interrupt
command to be sent to the operating system.

25) System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pin)

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker.

26) IDE Activity LED (2-pin)

This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s IDE activity LED. Read and
write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors
will cause the LED to light up.

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27) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block ATXPWR)

This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power sup­ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the
proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that your ATX power supply can supply at least 10mA

on the +5-volt standby lead (+5VSB). You may experience difficulty in power­ing ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load. For Wake­On-LAN support, your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA +5VSB.

+3.3 Volts
+3.3 Volts
Ground
+5.0 Volts
Ground
+5.0 Volts
Ground
Power Good
+5V Standby
+12.0 Volts

CUR-DLS

+3.3 Volts

R

-12.0 Volts
Ground

Power Supply On

Ground
Ground
Ground

-5.0 Volts
+5.0 Volts
+5.0 Volts

CUR-DLS ATX Power Connector

28) Two 68-pin Ultra160/Ultra2 SCSI Connectors

This motherboard has two 68-Pin Ultra160/Ultra2 (depending on model) SCSI
connectors; one for each of the two channels. Each channel can support a maxi­mum of 15 devices as specified by Ultra160/Ultra2 standards.

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68-Pin Ultra160/Ultra2-Wide SCSI Connector

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SCSI-A

68-Pin Ultra160/
Ultra2-Wide SCSI Connector

6834

SCSI-B

3568

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SCSI Connection Notes

This motherboard has two 68-Pin Ultra160/Ultra2 (depending on model) SCSI con­nectors; one for each of the two channels.

The onboard SCSI chipset incorporates an advanced multimode I/O cell that sup­ports both single-ended (SE), Ultra2, and Ultra160 devices. With Ultra160/Ultra2
devices, the SCSI bus platform performs at full Ultra160/Ultra2 speeds (up to 160MB/
sec or 80MB/sec) and extended cabling 12m (or 25m in a point-to-point configura­tion). When an SE device is attached, the bus defaults to an SE speed and 1.5m cable
length.

IMPORTANT: Connect SCSI devices as shown. Each channel should have only
one type of SCSI standard (e.g. Ultra160, Ultra2, Ultra-Wide). Mixing SCSI devices
on the same channel will decrease performance to the slower device.

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Connectors

68-pin Internal SCSI Cable (Twisted-Pair Ribbon)

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CUR-DLS

Internal SCSI Devices (up to 15 devices)

68-pin Internal SCSI Cable (Twisted-Pair Ribbon)

Internal SCSI Devices (up to 15 devices)

CUR-DLS SCSI Connection Example

Channel A

68-pin Female
Terminator

Channel B

68-pin Female
Terminator

NOTE: Ultra160/Ultra2 devices do not have termination jumpers and must use a
separate terminator on the last connector (internal) or device (external).

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3.9 Starting Up the First Time

1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover.

2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with
the power input voltage is set to comply with the standard used in your
country (220V-240V or 110-120V).

3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the
back of your system case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge
protector.

5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order:
a. Your monitor
b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)
c. Your system power . For ATX power supplies, you need to switch on

the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front
of the case.

6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For
ATX power supplies, the system LED will light when the ATX power
switch is pressed. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be­tween orange and green after the system’s if it complies with “green”
standards or if it has a power standby feature. The system will then run
power-on tests. While the tests are running, the BIOS will alarm beeps
or additional messages will appear on the screen. If you do not see any­thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power, the system
may have failed a power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and con­nections or call your retailer for assistance.

), and

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Award BIOS Beep Codes

Beep Meaning

One short beep when No error during POST
displaying logo
Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected
One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card
three short beeps memory bad

High frequency beeps when CPU overheated
system is working System running at a lower frequency

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7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the

* Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your

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instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP.

operating system before switching off the power switch. For ATX power
supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting
down your operating system. If you use Windows 9X, click the Start
button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer?
The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down.

NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will
not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies.

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4. BIOS SETUP

4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS

4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System

It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS
along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy
disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later. 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. 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. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system
floppy disk. DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC.BAT & CONFIG.SYS to the
disk.

2. T ype COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-
ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk.

NOTE: AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS
prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that
may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive. It is recommended
that you reboot using a floppy.

3. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must
specify “Floppy” as the first item in the boot sequence.

4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH.

Updating BIOS

4. BIOS SETUP

IMPORTANT! If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory

chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there­fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility.

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5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press
<Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears.

6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then
press <Enter>.

4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures

WARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your mother-

board and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care­less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems!

4. BIOS SETUP

Updating BIOS

1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or

2. Boot from the disk you created earlier.

3. At the “A:\” prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>.

4. At the Main Menu, type 2 and then press <Enter>. The Update BIOS

5. Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX-

FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details)
and save to the disk you created earlier.

Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears.
XX.XXX, and then press <Enter>.

NOTE: To cancel this operation, press <Enter>.

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6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update.

7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash
ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces­sary. This will minimize the chance that a failed update will prevent
your system from booting up. When the programming is finished, Flashed
Successfully will be displayed.

NOTE: When you see the message “Boot Block is different”, you may
still press <Y> to update the BIOS. Yet if the update fails, your system
will run a greater risk of boot failure depending on whether the boot
block is damaged or not.

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8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.

WARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT

turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just
repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file
you saved to disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to
successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot
up. If this happens, your system will need servicing.

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4.2 BIOS Setup Program

This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using
the provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS.

The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system,
or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section describes how to configure your system
using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some time in the future
you may want to change the configuration of your computer. For example, you
may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power
management settings. It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using
the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and
record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM.

The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the
computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This
appears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Press <Delete> to call up the Setup
utility . If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key, POST will continue
with its test routines, thus preventing you from calling up Setup. If you still need to
call Setup, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by press­ing the Reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the
system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail.

The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is a
menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus
and make your selections among the predetermined choices.

To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key after
the computer has run through its POST.

NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following
BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re­flect your BIOS screens exactly.

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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 and enable Power Management

features.

BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to lo-

cate and load the Operating System.

EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the

Setup program.

To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard
until the desired item is highlighted.

4.2.2 Legend Bar

At the bottom of the Setup screen you will notice a legend bar. The keys in the
legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following
table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and

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functions.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description

<F1> or <Alt + H> Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS

<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-

← or → (keypad arrow) Selects the menu item to the left or right
↑ or ↓ (keypad arrow) Moves the highlight up or down between fields

- (minus key) Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field
+ (plus key) or spacebar Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field
<Enter> Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field
<Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field
<End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field

Setup

menu

<F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults
<F10> Saves changes and exits Setup

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General Help

In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also pro­vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim­ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists
the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions.

Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program

See 4.7 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the
setup program.

Scroll Bar

When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, it indicates that there is
more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window. Use <PgUp> and
<PgDn> or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help docu­ment. Press <Home> to display the first page, press <End> to go to the last page.
To exit the help window, press <Enter> or <Esc>.

Sub-Menu

Note that a right pointer symbol (as shown in the left view)
appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that
a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu con­tains additional options for a field parameter . To call up a sub­menu, simply move the highlight to the field and press <En­ter>. The sub-menu will then immediately appear. Use the
legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within
a sub-menu just as you would within a menu. Use the <Esc>
key to return to the main menu.

Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their
corresponding functions. Practice navigating through the various menus and sub­menus. If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields, use the set
default hot key <F5>. While moving around through the Setup program, note that
explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each
menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field.

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Menu Introduction

NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for
that field.

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4.3 Main Menu

When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears:

System Time [XX:XX:XX]

Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time).

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Main Menu

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
<Tab> or <Shift> + <Tab> keys to move between the hour, minute, and
second fields.

System Date [XX/XX/XXXX]

Sets your system to the date that you specify (usually the current date). The
format is month, day , year . Valid values for month, day, and year are Month:
(1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Y ear: (100 year range). Use the <T ab> or <Shift>
+ <Tab> keys to move between the month, day, and year fields.

Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.], Legacy Diskette B [None]

Sets the type of floppy drives installed. Configuration options: [None]
[360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
[2.88M, 3.5 in.]

Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode
support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB)
on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A]
[Drive B] [Both]

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4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you
have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the
drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in­stalled hard disk. To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati­cally, select [Auto].

Type [Auto]

Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic
detection is successful, the correct values will be filled in for the remaining
fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, your hard disk drive
may be too old or too new. You can try updating your BIOS or enter the
IDE hard disk drive parameters manually.

NOTE: After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into
BIOS, new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned (such as with FDISK)
and then formatted before data can be read from and write on. Primary
IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible
with FDISK).

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Master/Slave Drives

Other options for the Type field are:

[None] - to disable IDE devices

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IMPORT ANT: If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system,

incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters
manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk.

If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted, the
disk will not be readable. If the auto-detected parameters do not match the ones that
should be used for your disk, you should enter the correct ones manually by setting
[User Type HDD].

[User Type HDD]

Master/Slave Drives

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Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for
your drive. Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this
information. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not
replacing it, select [None].

Translation Method [LBA]

Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing
is enabled, 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 greater than 504MB in storage capacity . Configuration options: [LBA]
[LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual]

Cylinders

This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to your drive docu­mentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To
make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]
and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual].

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Head

This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive
documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE:
To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type
HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual].

Sector

This field configures the number of sectors per track. Refer to your drive
documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE:
To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type
HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual].

CHS Capacity

This field shows the drive’s maximum CHS capacity calculated automati-
cally by the BIOS from the drive information you entered.

Maximum LBA Capacity

This field shows the drive’s maximum LBA capacity calculated automati-
cally by the BIOS from the drive information you entered.

Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum]

This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the high­est number supported by the drive. This field can also be configured manu­ally . Note that when this field is automatically configured, the set value may
not always be the fastest value for the drive. Refer to the documentation that
came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manu­ally. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to
[User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 Sectors] [4 Sec­tors] [8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum]

SMART Monitoring [Disabled]

This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring,
Analysis and Reporting Technology) system which utilizes internal hard
disk drive monitoring technology . This feature is normally disabled because
system resources used in this 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. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.
Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Master/Slave Drives

Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled]

Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity
for compatible IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capa­bility. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to
[User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled]

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Other options for “Type:” are:
[CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives

[LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives
[ZIP-100] - for ZIP-100 compatible disk drives
[MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives
[Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here

After using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub-menu, press
the <Esc> key to exit back to the Main menu. When the Main menu ap­pears, you will notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk
drive that you just configured.

4.3.2 Keyboard Features

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Main Menu

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 [12/Sec]

This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes.
Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second. Configuration options:
[6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec]

Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/4 Sec]

This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second charac­ters. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec]

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Language [English]

This allows selection of the BIOS’ displayed language. Currently only English is available.

Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled]

These fields allow you to set the passwords. To set the password, highlight the appro­priate field and press <Enter>. T ype in a password and press <Enter>. You can type up
to eight alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other keys are ignored. T o confirm the
password, type the password again and press the <Enter>. The password is now set to
[Enabled]. This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus. To clear the
password, highlight this field and press <Enter>. The same dialog box as above will

appear . Press <Enter> and the password will be set to [Disabled].

A Note about Passwords

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu.
The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup. The pass­words are not case sensitive. In other words, it makes no difference whether
you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters. The BIOS Setup pro­gram allows you to specify two separate passwords: a Supervisor password
and a User password. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup pro­gram functions. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for enter-

ing the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all configuration fields.

Forgot the Password?

If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real
Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is
powered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase the RTC RAM: (1) Unplug
your computer, (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold
down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences.

Halt On [All Errors]

This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt.
Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but

Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard]

Main Menu

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Installed Memory [XXX MB]

This display-only field displays the amount of conventional memory detected
by the system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field.

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4.4 Advanced Menu

CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]

These fields allow you to choose from the default of [Enabled] or choose
[Disabled] to turn on or off the CPU’s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled]

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Advanced Menu

This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache. Con­figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Processor Serial Number [Disabled]

The Processor Serial Number is a unique number that is added to every
Pentium III processor to help verify the identity of the user across the Internet.
Set this field to [Enabled] when you need increased security for doing busi­ness online or e-commerce. Otherwise, leave it to its default setting of [Dis­abled] for greater anonymity when surfing the Internet. NOTE: This field
is available only when a Pentium III processor is installed in your system.

BIOS Update [Enabled]

This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the
processor with the required data. In the default position of [Enabled], the
BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup. Configu­ration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto]

The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on startup.
If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved
for expansion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will
always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto]

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 this on
[Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Advanced Menu

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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)

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if your display card cannot support this feature; otherwise your system may
not boot. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC]

Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled]

This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA devices that re­quire it. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

High Priority PCI Mode [Enabled]

This field allows you to give PCI slot 1 a higher priority. You may want to
leave on the default setting if you are using an IEEE-1394 PCI card. Con­figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both]

You can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel,
both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Disabled]

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4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration

Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap]

This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of
your floppy disk drives. Configuration options: [No Swap] [Swap AB]

Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W]

When set to [Read Only], this field protects files from being copied to floppy
disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes. The setup
default [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. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configu­ration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10]
[Disabled]

UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled]

When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the
second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If
your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connec­tor, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]

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Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7]

This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If you disable this
feature, Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations will not be avail-
able. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5]

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] [ECP] [EPP] [ECP+EPP]

ECP DMA Select [3]

This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP
mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] in Parallel
Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] [Disabled]

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4.4.3 PCI Configuration

Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 5, Slot 6, Slot 7 IRQ [Auto]
(Slot 7 IRQ will only be displayed on supported models.)

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 nonstandard VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video
cards, may not show colors properly. The setting [Enabled] should correct
this problem. Otherwise, leave this on the default setting of [Disabled].
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI Latency Timer [32]

Leave on default setting for best performance vs. stability.

Onboard SCSI BIOS [Auto]

[Auto] allows the motherboard’s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios
SCSI controller. If the Symbios SCSI controller is detected, the
motherboard’s Symbios BIOS will be enabled; if no Symbios SCSI control-
ler is detected, the onboard Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled.

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PCI Configuration

[Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the
BIOS on an add-on Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI
card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Con­figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

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ONB SCSI BIOS First [No]

This field allows giving priority to the onboard SCSI BIOS for SCSI func­tions over other SCSI controllers. Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

ONB Primary SCSI Term, ONB Secondary SCSI Term [Enabled]

These fields allow you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI termination
on the primary and secondary SCSI channels. Configuration options: [En­abled] [Disabled]

USB Function [Enabled]

This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [En­abled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]

ONB VGA BIOS First [No]

This field, when set to [Yes], gives priority to the onboard VGA BIOS over
other VGA controllers. Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

PCI Configuration

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4.4.4 Shadow Configuration

Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled]

This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to
RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information
access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

C8000-DFFFF Shadow [Disabled]

These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you
install other expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know
which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a
ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount
used for this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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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 Define]

This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If
this menu item is set to [Disabled], power management features will not function

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Power Menu

regardless of other field settings on this menu. The [User Define] option allows you
to make your own selections in the Power menu. When set to [Max Saving], system
power will be conserved to its greatest amount.

This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. [Max Sav­ing] puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv­ity; [Min Saving] is almost the same as [Max Saving] except that the system inactiv­ity period is longer; [Disabled] disables the power saving features; [User Define]
allows you to set power saving options according to your preference. Configuration
options: [User Define] [Disabled] [Min Saving] [Max Saving]

IMPORT ANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep

the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by
the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add the
statement, DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, to your CONFIG.SYS file. For
Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM
feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery
and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” will appear in the “Control
Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box.

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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 DPMS (Display Power Manage­ment System) 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. If set up in your
system, your screen saver will not display with [Blank Screen] selected). [V/
H SYNC+Blank] blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scan-
ning. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS
Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON]

HDD Power Down [Disabled]

Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inac­tivity as set in this user-configurable field. This feature does not affect
SCSI hard drives. Configuration options: [Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [3
Min]...[15 Min]

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Power Menu

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4.5.1 Power Up Control

AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled]

This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the
power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off and [Previ­ous State] sets your system back to the state it is in before the power inter­ruption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Previous State]

Power Up Control

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PWR Up On Modem Act [Enabled]

This allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the
computer when the modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft-off
mode. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the com­puter and applications are fully running. Thus connection cannot be made
on the first try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the
computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system
to power on. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Wake On LAN [Disabled]

Wake-On-LAN/PCI Modem allows your computer to be booted from an­other computer via a network by sending a wake-up frame or signal. Con­figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface card with W ake-

On-LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

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Automatic Power Up [Disabled]

This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may config­ure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Every­day] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. NOTE: Automatic
Power Up will not work if the system is powered down by operating sys­tems, such as Windows 98, which have ACPI support enabled. Configura­tion options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date]

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4.5.2 Hardware Monitor

MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
MB2 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard),

Hardware Monitor

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CPU and power supply temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary.

CPU1 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]
CPU2 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed and the
chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). The presence of the fans is
automatically detected. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary.

VCORE1 Voltage, VCORE2 Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage,
+12V Voltage

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the
onboard voltage regulators. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary.

NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will
appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for
details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter
SETUP”.

, -12V Voltage, -5V Voltage

[xx.xV]

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4.6 Boot Menu

Boot Sequence

The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot
devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space>
key, you can promote devices and by using the <-> key, you can demote
devices. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the sys­tem uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configuration fields
include Removable Devices, IDE Hard Drive , A T API CD-ROM, and Other
Boot Device.

Removable Device [Legacy Floppy]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Legacy Floppy] [LS120] [ZIP-100]
[ATAPI MO]

IDE Hard Drive

This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot
sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all connected IDE
hard disk drives.

ATAPI CD-ROM

This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD-ROM drive to use in the
boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con­nected ATAPI CD-ROM drives.

Boot Menu

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Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Net­work)]

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Plug & Play O/S [No]

This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con­figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Yes] is selected,
interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or
you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default set­ting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

MPS 1.4 Support [Enabled]

This field allows you to enable or disable the MultiProcessor Specification

1.4 support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]

This field speeds up the Power-On-Self Test (POST) routine by skipping
retesting a second, third, and fourth time. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]

When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether
the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4. BIOS SETUP

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4.7 Exit Menu

Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup pro­gram, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to
display the following menu:

NOTE: Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the
options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit this menu.

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.
The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on
even when the PC is turned off. Once this option is selected, a confirma­tion is asked. Select [Yes] to save changes and exit.

NOTE: If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your
changes, the program will prompt you with a message asking if you want
to save your changes before exiting. Pressing <Enter> will then save changes
while exiting.

Exit Discarding Changes

This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you
have made to the Setup program. If you have made changes to fields other
than system date, system time, and password, the system will ask for con­firmation before exiting.

Exit Menu

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Load Setup Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters
on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a
confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to load default values. You can now
select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the val-
ues to the non-volatile RAM.

Discard Changes

This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the
values you previously saved. After selecting this option, a confirmation is
requested. Select [Y es] to discard any changes and load the previously saved
values.

Save Changes

This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You
can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op­tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to
save any changes to the non-volatile RAM.

4. BIOS SETUP

Exit Menu

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Contents

1. Microsoft Windows NT Server .................................................. 69

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation..................................................... 69

A. Preparing a LSI Driver Diskette ......................................... 69

B. New System Installation ..................................................... 69

B1. CD-ROM Installation........................................................ 70

B2. Boot Floppy Disk Installation ........................................... 70

C. Existing System Installation................................................ 71

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation ................................. 72

A. Preparing Intel 82559 Lan Driver Diskette......................... 72

B. New System Installation ..................................................... 72

C. Existing System Installation................................................ 73

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation............................... 74

2. Microsoft Windows 2000 Server ................................................ 75

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation..................................................... 75

A. Preparing a LSI Driver Diskette ......................................... 75

B. New System Installation ..................................................... 75

C. Existing System Installation................................................ 76

3. Novell NetWare Server ............................................................... 81

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II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation ................................. 77

A. Preparing Intel 82559 Lan Driver Diskette......................... 78

B. Update Driver on an Existing System Installation.............. 78

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation: ............................. 80

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation..................................................... 81

A. Preparing a LSI Driver Diskette ......................................... 81

B. NetWare 5.XX New Installations........................................ 81

C. NetWare 4.XX New Installations........................................ 82

D. NetWare 3.12 New Installation ........................................... 83

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation ................................. 84

A. Preparing Intel 82559 Lan Driver Diskette......................... 84

B. NetWare 4.XX & 5.X Installations ..................................... 84

C. NetWare 3.12 Installations .................................................. 85

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation: ............................. 86

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4. SUN Solaris X86 Server.............................................................. 87

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation..................................................... 87

A. Building the SYMHISL Driver Update Diskette ................ 87

B. New System Installation ..................................................... 87

C. Existing System Installation................................................ 90

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation ................................. 91

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation............................... 91

5. SCO Open Server 5.0.x............................................................... 92

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation..................................................... 92

A. Building the SCO OpenServer BTLD Diskette .................. 92

B. New System Installation ..................................................... 93

C. Existing System Installation................................................ 93

I. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation................................... 94

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation............................... 94

6. SCO UnixWare Server ............................................................... 95

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation..................................................... 95

A. Building the SCO UnixWare C8XX BTLD Diskette ......... 95

B. New System Installation ..................................................... 96

C. Existing System Installation................................................ 96

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation: ................................ 97

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation: ............................. 97

7. Linux - RedHat 6.x...................................................................... 98

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation..................................................... 98

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation: ................................ 98

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation: ............................. 98

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1. Microsoft Windows NT Server

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation

LSI Logic and Microsoft together provided miniport drivers, “SYM_HI.SYS” (for
SYM53C896) and “LSI_U3.SYS” (for SYM53C1010). The SCSI chipset used on

your motherboard will depend on the model you purchased. The following sections
describe how to prepare and install the SCSI drivers. Since W indows NT 4.0 do not
have drivers for such new SCSI controllers, the user must load the driver manually
prior to Windows NT 4.0 installation.

A. Preparing a LSI Driver Diskette

The drivers are located on the ASUS Driver Support CD at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\WINNT\XXXXX\I386\WINNT\MINIPORT

where XXXXX represents the specific Windows NT subdirectory. For example, the
SYM_HI.SYS driver is located in the WINNTHI subdirectory. Copy the I386 and
MINIPORT subdirectories to the root directory of a clean floppy diskette. Use this
driver diskette during W indows NT installation. (-or -) Use the self-extracting image
files for Windows NT drivers.

The SYM_HI.SYS executable driver is located on the ASUS Driver Support CD at:

\SDMS\DISKIMAG\NT_HI

The LSI_U3.SYS executable driver is located on the ASUS Driver Support CD at:

\SDMS\DISKIMAG\NT_U3

B. New System Installation

This procedure installs the SYM_HI.SYS or LSI_U3.SYS driver onto a Windows
NT system. Use this procedure when installing Windows NT onto an unused SCSI
drive. W indows NT automatically adds the driver to the registry and copies the driver
to the appropriate directory. There are two method to install the Windows NT sys­tem. One is installed by booting from NT CD Disc; the other is by booting from NT
three installation floppy diskettes.

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B1. CD-ROM Installation

1. Start the Windows NT installation by booting from the Windows NT CD-ROM.

The system BIOS must support booting from a CD-ROM. LSI BIOS settings
may need to be changed to allow CD-ROM booting when using a SCSI CD­ROM drive.

2. When the screen displays “Windows NT Setup”, immediately press the F6

key. This must be done or else the new driver installed from the LSI driver
diskette will not be recognized.
Note: If F6 is not pressed, the user is still given the opportunity to load addi­tional drivers later in the installation process. However, any driver loaded dur ­ing Windows NT Setup are not immediately recognized and no devices con­trolled by that driver are available during Windows NT Setup.

3. When prompted for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk, insert

the appropriate LSI driver diskette containing the W indows 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 Diskette” Section.

4. Depending on the driver being installed, either “LSI PCI High Performance
Driver”, or “LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver” is shown highlighted. Press

Enter to proceed.

5. Windows NT should now recognize the miniport driver(s) and the SCSI hard-
ware. Press Enter to continue. At this point, simply follow the Micr osoft Win-
dows NT installation procedure. As for the onboard LAN and VGA, please

refer to the later sections for network and graphics driver installation.

B2. Boot Floppy Disk Installation

1. Start the Windows NT installation by booting from the Microsoft Setup floppy

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2. Press Enter when the Welcome to Setup screen appears. The Windows NT

3. Press S to skip automatic detection and perform a manual selection. A screen

4. With floppy disk 2, there is an initial setup screen that prompts you to continue

5. Press S to skip mass storage device detection. (If Enter is pressed, the installa-

diskette.

Workstation Setup window appears next.

displays the message “Setup has recognized the following mass storage de-
vices in your computer...”.

by pressing Enter.

tion program scans for SCSI adapters and finds the LSI PCI (53C810) driver
which is an older version of the SYMC8XX.SYS driver . Let installation con­tinue and change the driver when the installation is completed.) To change the
driver, see Existing System Installation.

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6. When a screen displays the SCSI adapters found, choose S to configure addi-

tional SCSI adapters.

7. Move the highlight bar to Other and press Enter.

8. When prompted for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk, insert

the appropriate LSI driver diskette containing the W indows NT driver required
to support your LSI adapter(s) and press Enter . The driver files are distributed
with ASUS Driver Support CD and created from the previous section “Pre-
paring a LSI Driver Diskette” section.

9. Depending on the driver being installed, either “LSI PCI High Performance
Driver”, or LSI Logic 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 (A T API 1.2/PCI IDE Controller
Press Enter. (-or-) If you have completed configuring additional SCSI adapt­ers, press Enter.

11. Windows NT should now recognize the miniport driver and the SCSI hard­ware. Press Enter to continue. At this point, simply follow the Microsoft Win-
dows NT installation procedure. As for onboard LAN and VGA installation,
please refer the later sections for network and VGA driver installation.

C. Existing System Installation

1. Boot Windows NT system and log on as Administrator.

2. Click on the Start button. Select Settings—>Control Panel.

3. Double click on SCSI Adapters icon.

4. Click the Drivers tab. If the old NCRSDMS.SYS, NCRC810.SYS,

NCRC8XX.SYS, or SYMC810.SYS drivers are listed, select the driver(s) and
choose Remove before adding the new driver. If the driver name of the driver
you are installing SYM_HI.SYS or LSI_U3.SYS is listed, remove it before
adding the new driver . Select OK when the Remove Driver message prompts:

“Are you sure you want to remove this driver?” Click OK.

5. Click Add. A list of installed adapters will appear.

6. Click the Have Disk button.

7. When prompted, insert the appropriate LSI driver diskette containing the Win-

dows NT driver required to support your LSI adapter(s). The path to copy
manufacturer’s files is: A:\WINNT\MINIPORT and select OK.

8. Depending on the driver being installed, either LSI PCI High Performance
Driver or LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver is shown highlighted on the

Install Driver menu. If it is not highlighted, select it. Choose OK.

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9. For the path to the OEM SCSI Adapter files, A:\WINNT\MINIPORT should be
displayed. Select Continue. Then remove the floppy diskette from your A: drive.

10. The System Settings Change message displays: “You must restart your com-
puter before the new settings take effect. Do you want to restart your com-

puter 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 will load.

11. Rebooting loads your new miniport driver(s).

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation

A. Preparing Intel 82559 Lan Driver Diskette

If you need to use a floppy disk to install the onboard Intel 82559 network adapter
drivers, use the MAKEDISK.BAT utility located in the \LAN\MAKEDISK direc-
tory on ASUS Driver Support CD.

where [operating system] is the OS for which you are creating the diskette, and
[destination] is the drive letter and path (such as A:). If no destination is specified,
the A: drive will be used. The possible [operating system] options are:

Make sure you have a 1.44 MB formatted, non-bootable diskette in the floppy drive
when using this utility. Alternately, you can use the MAKENT.BAT files (located in

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the \LAN root directory on this CD) to simplify this process:

B. New System Installation

1. Press Next when Installing Windows NT Networking screen appears.

2. Select Wired to the Network: Press Next. You can select install IIS or not.

3. Press Select from list…….. Insert the PRO/100+ adapter diskette or ASUS

MAKEDISK [operating system] [destination]

NT = Microsoft Windows NT
W2K = Microsoft Windows* 2000
NW = Novell NetWare servers and clients

MAKENT.BAT — Creates a drivers disk for Windows NT.

Driver Support CD and click Have Disk.

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CAUTION: Don’t let the Windows NT system to detect the onboard

network device. The bundled driver cannot support Intel 82559 network
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4. Type D:\LAN (for ASUS Driver Support CD) or A:\ (for floppy) in the dialog
box and click OK. Then follow the prompts to complete installation. When the
adapter is added you’ll see a new adapter “Intel(R) PRO Adapter” listed in the
Network adapters list.

5. Click Next to finish and configure any protocols as prompted.

C. Existing System Installation

1. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel.

2. Select the Adapter tab.

3. Click Add. Y ou’ll see a list of adapters.

4. Don’t select an adapter from this list. Instead, insert the PRO/100+ adapter
diskette or ASUS Driver Support CD and click Have Disk.

5. Type D:\LAN (for CD) or A:\ (for floppy) in the dialog box and click OK.

Then follow the prompts to complete installation. When the adapter is added
you’ll see a new adapter listed in the Network adapters list.

6. Click OK to finish and configure any protocols as prompted.

7. Restart Windows NT when prompted.

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III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation

1. Start up Windows NT in VGA mode.

2. Run the Windows NT Display program located in the Control Panel, under
Settings in the Start menu or right click the mouse button on the desktop and
select Properties from the popup menu.

3. Select the Settings tab.

4. Select Display Type....

5. Select Change... from the display options.

6. Select Have Disk...

7. Windows NT system will prompt you for the correct path, enter the path of the

driver, such as D:\ATI\NT40 (assuming your CD-ROM drive is letter D)

8. A list of video adapters will be displayed. Select the “XPERT LCD PCI”,
then click on OK button.

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9. Windows NT will once again prompt for confirmation. All appropriate files

10. The installed driver will become active once you restart Windows NT.

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2. Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation

LSI Logic and Microsoft provide miniport drivers, called SYM_HI.SYS that are
bundled with Windows 2000 along with non-bundled drivers LSI_U3.SYS. These
miniport drivers complete the path to a LSI controller or processor with an optional
SDMS SCSI BIOS. The next sections describe these drivers and their installation.
Therefore, user only need to load the driver manually when the CUR-DLS M/B has
build-in with LSI SYM53C1010 SCSI controller. As for LSI SYM53C896 SCSI
controller, it’s always bundled in Windows 2000 system.

A. Preparing a LSI Driver Diskette

The drivers are located on the ASUS Driver Support CD at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\WIN2K\XXX2K\I386\WINNT\MINIPORT

where XXX2K represents the specific W indows NT subdirectory. For example, the
LSI_U3.SYS driver is located in the Ultra32K subdirectory . Copy all the files start­ing from the I386 subdirectory through the MINIPORT subdirectory to the root
directory of a clean floppy diskette. Use this LSI driver diskette during installation.
(-or-) Use the self-extracting image files for Windows 2000 drivers. For the
SYM_HI.SYS driver, the executable file is located here:

\SDMS\DISKIMAG\W2K_HI

For the LSI_U3.SYS driver, the executable file is located here:

\SDMS\DISKIMAG\W2K_U3

B. New System Installation

The SYM_HI.SYS drivers are bundled with W indows 2000. These drivers support
the SYM53C8XX family of LSI controllers. The LSI_U3.SYS drivers are non­bundled drivers. The LSI_U3.SYS driver supports the SYM53C1010 LSI control­ler . T o install W indows 2000 on a new system, the system BIOS must support boot­ing from a CD-ROM. LSI BIOS settings may need to be changed to allow CD­ROM booting.

Windows 2000

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1. Start the Windows 2000 installation by booting from the Windows 2000 CD-

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2. For installation of the LSI_U3.SYS drivers, when the screen displays “Win-
dows 2000 Setup” press the F6 key to install the LSI_U3.SYS drivers. This

must be done or else these new drivers will not be recognized. If only the
SYMC8XX.SYS and/or SYM_HI.SYS drivers are needed no user action is
required as they will be loaded from the CD-ROM automatically.
Note: If F6 is not pressed, the user is still given the opportunity to load addi­tional drivers later in the installation process. However, any driver loaded at
this later time is not recognized and no devices controlled by that driver are
available during Windows 2000 Setup.

3. When prompted for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk, insert
the appropriate LSI driver diskette containing the Windows 2000 driver re­quired to support your LSI adapter(s) and press Enter. The LSI Driver diskette
is creating prior to installing Windows 2000.

4. The appropriate driver is shown highlighted. Press Enter to proceed.

5. Return to the Windows 2000 Setup screen. Press Enter to proceed. The mes-

sage about setup loading files appears. At this point, simply follow the Mi­crosoft Windows 2000 installation procedure.

C. Existing System Installation

1. Boot Windows 2000 and log on as Administrator.

2. Right click on My Computer and click on Properties.

3. Click on the Hardware tab, and then click on the Device Manager button.

4. Click the “+” to the left of the SCSI and RAID controllers line. Find the adapter

5. Information on the currently installed driver is displayed, and additional driver

6. To update the existing driver, click the Update Driver button. The Upgrade

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7. Make sure Search for a suitable driver for my device is selected, then click on

8. Make sure the Floppy disk drives location is checked. Insert the appropriate LSI

9. The system scans the existing driver database and the floppy diskette drive for

10. A list of suitable drivers appears. The entry for the upgrade driver can be veri-

desired for the driver upgrade and double click on the entry . Click on the Driver tab.

details can be viewed by clicking the Driver Details….. button.

Device Driver Wizard begins. Click on the Next button.

the Next button.

driver diskette that contains the Windows 2000 driver required to support your
LSI adapter(s) and press Enter . The LSI driver diskette was created earlier.

drivers for the selected adapter.

fied by scrolling the display to the right, and viewing the Location field. High­light the driver for the upgrade installation disk and click on the Next button.

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11. In some cases, a message will state that this driver is not digitally signed. This

message informs the user that a non-signed driver is being installed. Either
click No to cancel the installation if the non-signed driver is not desired or
click Yes to continue the installation.
Note: 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 diskette. A message box

may appear indicating that the target (existing) driver is newer than the source
(upgrade) driver. Click No to cancel the driver upgrade at this point or click
Yes to continue the installation.

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation

The W indows 2000 system can recognize onboard Intel LAN chip as “Intel 8255x-
based PCI Ethernet Adapter [10/100]”. Basically, user doesn’t need to load/change

any driver for onboard LAN device. However, you can change the bundled network
driver on Windows 2000 by following approach.

Windows 2000

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A. Preparing Intel 82559 Lan Driver Diskette

If you need to use a floppy disk to install the onboard Intel 82559 network adapter
drivers, use the MAKEDISK.BAT utility located in the \LAN\MAKEDISK direc-
tory on ASUS Driver Support CD.

MAKEDISK [operating system] [destination]

where [operating system] is the OS for which you are creating the diskette, and
[destination] is the drive letter and path (such as A:). If no destination is specified,
the A: drive will be used. The possible [operating system] options are:

NT = Microsoft Windows NT

2K = Microsoft Windows* 2000

NW = Novell NetWare servers and clients

Make sure you have a 1.44 MB formatted, non-bootable diskette in the floppy drive
when using this utility. Alternately, you can use the MAKEW2K.BAT files (located
in the \LAN root directory on this CD) to simplify this process:

B. Update Driver on an Existing System Installation

1. Boot Windows 2000 system and log on as Administrator.

2. Click on the Start button. Select Settings—>Control Panel.

3. Double-click the System icon in the Control Panel.

4. Select the Hardware tab. Click on Device Manager…. Button.

5. Click the Network Adapters. And highlight “Intel 8255x-based PCI Ether-

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6. Select the Driver tab. Click on Update Drivers.. Button.

MAKEW2K.BAT — Creates a drivers disk for Windows 2000.

net Adapter [10/100]”. Click right-button on the mouse. Select Properties.

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7. Click Next. Select the “Display a list of the known drivers for this device”.

8. Click Have Disk…. Select a location for the network driver. User can use

floppy diskette or CD-ROM drive (\LAN directory from ASUS Driver Sup­port CD). Click OK.

9. Select “Intel® PRO/100+ PCI Adapter” from the listed Network Adapters.
Click Next. System would prompt you an Update Driver Warning message.
Click Yes to continue Installing driver.

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10. Click Next. When it prompted the file “prosetp.cpl” needed (see below figure).
Type D:\LAN (from ASUS Driver Support CD) or A:\ (User must copy

“prosetp.cpl”file from D:\LAN in advanced) in the dialog box and click OK.

11. Click Finish. Windows 2000 system will prompt if you want to restart the

system now . After system been restarted, the new driver will be loaded into the
system.

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation:

Windows 2000 system can correctly recognize ATI RAGE XL PCI driver during
system installation. User need not to load any driver for supporting the onboard ATI
RAGE XL graphics chip.

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3. Novell NetWare Server

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation

A single driver (*HAM) is provided for the Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.XX, and 5.0
environments. This document explains how to install and use the SDMS NWPA
SCSI Host Adapter Module (HAM) driver for NetW are. The SDMS NWPA solution
consists of the device drivers, SYMHINW.HAM and LSI_U3NW.HAM and the
NetWare 4.XX installation files SYMHINW.DDI and LSI_U3NW.DDI.
SYMHINW.HAM 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). Novell has developed generic CDMs to sup­port SCSI-2 hard drives, SCSI CD-ROM devices, SCSI Magneto Optical devices,
SCSI tape devices, and SCSI changer devices. In addition, third party vendors are
developing CDMs to support their specific devices. In the following, the NetWare

5.x, 4.xx and 3.12 installation procedure are listed for the reference.

A. Preparing a LSI Driver Diskette

The SDMS™ NWPA drivers for the Novell NetWare operating system are located
on the ASUS Driver Support CD at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\NetWare\

Copy all the drivers into a diskette and it will be used for the NetW are system instal­lation. Label it as “LSI driver for NetWare”.

B. NetWare 5.XX New Installations

1. Begin the file server installation according to the instructions in the file server

installation chapter in the Novell NetWare Installation Manual.

2. When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you a Device type screen,
press Modify to add a Storage adapters: (Default only IDEATA available).
Press INS for adding a new driver. Please put the LSI driver for NetWare
diskette into drive A: Then use the INS key to select an unlisted driver. A
dialog box appears. If the driver diskette is in the A: drive, press Enter to
continue. The SYMHINW.HAM or LSI_U3NW.HAM drivers appear as a
selection.

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3. Highlight Disk and CD-ROM Drivers (e.g., IDEA TA). Press Enter and load an
additional driver . Then press the INS key. The system always defaults to the A:
path. Highlight the HAM driver and press Enter. Select Yes to save and move
the driver into the operating system. Press Enter for the system to copy the files.

4. Load a separate instance of the driver for every LSI controller SCSI channel or
host adapter present in the system.

5. When prompted for a slot number, accept the slot numbers displayed. Make
sure to write these slot numbers down for future reference.

6. When asked to edit the STARTUP.NCF file, make sure the SYMHINW.HAM
or LSI_U3NW.HAM is loaded once for each LSI controller SCSI channel
present in the system. Add the statement SLOT=<slot number> to each load
line in the STARTUP.NCF, by specifying the slot numbers written down in
step 5 above, with only one slot number per load instance. The HAM driver(s)
are loaded for each LSI controller SCSI channel from the first LOAD state­ment to the last LOAD statement.

C. NetWare 4.XX New Installations

1. Begin the file server installation according to the instructions in the file server

2. When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a driver disk, insert

3. Highlight Disk and CD-ROM Drivers (e.g., IDEA TA). Press Enter and load an

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4. Load a separate instance of the driver for every LSI controller SCSI channel or

5. When prompted for a slot number, accept the slot numbers displayed. Make

6. When asked to edit the STARTUP.NCF file, make sure the SYMHINW.HAM

installation chapter in the Novell NetWare Installation Manual.

the LSI driver for NetWare diskette into drive A: Then use the INS key to
select an unlisted driver . A dialog box appears. If the driver diskette is in the A:
drive, press Enter to continue. The SYMHINW.HAM or the
LSI_U3NW.HAM driver appears as a selection.

additional driver . Then press the INS key. The system always defaults to the A:
path. Highlight the HAM driver and press Enter. Select Yes to save and move
the driver into the operating system. Press Enter for the system to copy the files.

host adapter present in the system. User must load twice for LSI SCSI driver
with different slot number from STARTUP.NCF file as below.
load SYMHINW.HAM (or LSI_U3NW.HAM) Slot=10004
load SYMHINW.HAM (or LSI_U3NW.HAM) Slot=10005

sure to write these slot numbers down for future reference.

or LSI_U3NW.HAM is loaded once for each LSI controller SCSI channel
present in the system. Add the statement SLOT=<slot number> to each load
line in the STARTUP.NCF, by specifying the slot numbers written down in
step 5 above, with only one slot number per load instance.

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D. NetWare 3.12 New Installation

Since some old NetWare version cannot support *.HAM driver, the user must up­grade the NetW are system with NWP A_UP patch before installing the *.HAM driver .

1. Create the DOS partition and/or install DOS from the Setup diskette.

2. Start the NetWare 3.12 installation. (i.e., D:\netware.312\english\install)

3. After NetWare installs the DOS portion of the software, enter DOWN and
EXIT to DOS from server prompt.

4. Copy SYMHINW.HAM (or LSI_U3NW.HAM) and SYMHINW.DDI (or

LSI_U3NW .DDI) from NetWare directory of LSI driver for NetWare diskette
to the C:\server.312 directory.

5. Download the NWPA_UP.EXE patch from the Novell Web site (
developer.novell.com/devres/sas/certinfo.htm)

6. Change directory to c:\server.312, and copy the patch file NWPA_UP.EXE to
the directory.

7. Run NWPA_UP.EXE (note: this will create another file, 312PTD.EXE. An-
swer Y to the prompt to overwrite CDROM.NLM.)

8. Run the new created 312PTD.EXE. It will create the 312PTD directory and
copy files into this directory.

9. Create the directory c:\server.312\CDSAVE. Copy CDROM.NLM to
c:\server.312\CDSAVE.

10. Update the server with the following command from the DOS prompt

cd c:\server.312\312ptd\native\loader

lswap loader.exe c:\server.312\server.exe

11. Create the file STARTUP.NCF in the c:\server.312 directory using EDIT or a
text editor with the following lines:

load c:\server.312\312PTD\native\start\npapatch
load c:\server.312\mmattrfx
load c:\server.312\nbi31x
load c:\server .312\ SYMHINW .HAM (or LSI_U3NW.HAM) Slot=10004
load c:\server .312\ SYMHINW .HAM (or LSI_U3NW.HAM) Slot=10005

12. Run SERVER.EXE to startup the server . Then, execute load Install under NetW are
command prompt . Create the NetWare partition, SYS volume, and mount the
SYS volume. Complete the installation of the System and Public Files.

search add 1 c:\server.312\cdsave
load cdrom

13. Create the Autoexec.NCF file. Add the following lines and save.

load after311
load c:\server.312\nwpaload

http://

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14. Load, from the console prompt, the following command.

load c:\server.312\312PTD\patch312

15. Install the patches from the c:\server.312\312PTD directory.

16. DOWN and EXIT the server. Run SERVER.EXE to load NetWare server. In-

stallation of the LSI adapter for NetWare 3.12 is complete.

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation

A. Preparing Intel 82559 Lan Driver Diskette

If you need to use a floppy disk to install the onboard Intel 82559 network adapter
drivers, use the MAKEDISK.BAT utility located in the \LAN\MAKEDISK direc-
tory on ASUS Driver Support CD.

MAKEDISK [operating system] [destination]

where [operating system] is the OS for which you are creating the diskette, and
[destination] is the drive letter and path (such as A:). If no destination is specified,
the A: drive will be used. The possible [operating system] options are:

Make sure you have a 1.44 MB formatted, non-bootable diskette in the floppy drive
when using this utility . Alternately , you can use the MAKENW.BA T files (located in
the \LAN root directory on this CD) to simplify this process:

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1. Prepare the Intel PRO/100+ NetWare drivers from previous section.

2. Install NetWare 4.xx or 5.x according to the NetWare instructions.

3. When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a Network Driver,

NT = Microsoft Windows NT
W2K = Microsoft Windows* 2000
NW = Novell NetWare servers and clients

MAKENW.BAT — Creates a drivers disk for Novell NetWare servers and clients.

insert the Intel PRO/100+ drivers diskette into drive A: Then use the INS key
to select an unlisted driver. A dialog box appears. The “E100B.LAN — Intel

Pro/100+ PCI Adapter driver “driver appear as a selection.
CAUTION: If the “Loader could not find public symbol: <symbol

name>” error message prompted when system is loading Intel Pro/100+
PCI network driver, it’s because the related network driver modules are
too old. User must download the latest Netware Support Pack from Novell
web site at: http://support.novell.com/products/nw411/patches.htm (For
example: the support pack for NetWare 4.11).

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4. Installation of the Intel 82559 Network Adapter for NetWare 5.x or 4.xx is

complete.
Add or check the load and bind statements you need to the server’s
AUTOEXEC.NCF file so the PRO/100+ adapter driver loads automatically
load and bind the server driver as follows:

LOAD C:<PATH>\E100B SLOT=x FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2

BIND IPX TO E100B NET=xxxxxxxx
Where: SLOT=x Specifies the NBI (NetW are Bus Interface) slot number . Sub­stitute x with the valid value for the adapter . You will be prompted with the slot
number(s) of installed PRO/100+ adapters. The NBI numbers are different
from the slot number indicated in the SETUP.EXE utility. NET=xxxxxxxx is
the unique network address for that LAN segment. The default frame type is

802.2. If your workstation needs to use the 802.3 frame type, see the section
later in this document about using multiple frame types on one adapter.

C. NetWare 3.12 Installations

1. Copy the Intel PRO/100+ server drivers (\NWSERVER\E100B.LAN) from

ASUS driver support CD and any updated NLMs to a diskette.

2. Install NetWare 3.12 according to the NetWare instructions. And remember to
copy the Intel PRO/100+ driver into NetWare home directory c:\server.312.

3. Download LAN NLMs patch file “ODI33G.EXE” from Novel support web
site at “http:\\Support.novell.com”.

4. Copy the download file “ODI33G.EXE” to a temporary directory
c:\server.312\odi33g.

5. Run ODI33G.EXE .It will create a new SERVER directory.

6. Run SERVER.EXE to startup the server . Execute load Install under NetW are

command prompt. Select and highlight “Product Options”. Press Enter to
load additional product.

7. Then use the INS key to add a product. Given the prior created path
c:\server.312\odi33g.

8. Select Server to be installed. Press Yes to install the product. After finish the
product installation. Select Exit the product installation screen.

9. Form the System Console, enter the command LOAD E100B.LAN. When

console prompted for a slot number, accept the slot numbers displayed. Make
sure to write these slot numbers down for future reference.

10. Modify or/add the AUTOEXEC.BAT file as below:

LOAD E100B SLOT=xxxxx FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2
BIND IPX TO E100B NET=yyyyyyyyyy
Where: SLOT=xxxxx can be specified at step 9.

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III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation:

User 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 user didn’t need the VGA
driver support.

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4. SUN Solaris X86 Server

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation

A. Building the SYMHISL Driver Update Diskette

To create a SYMHISL diskette for Solaris installations, copy the raw symitu.dd
image file onto a 1.44 Mbytes floppy diskette. 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 SYMHISL Driver Update diskette:

1. Insert a 3.5" diskette into the floppy diskette drive.

2. At the UNIX prompt, type:
#volcheck -v
#dd if=/<path>/symitu.dd of=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 bs=36k
#eject floppy

The <path> is where the dd image is located. On this CD-ROM, the dd image file is
located here:

/SDMS/DRIVERS/UNIXES/SOLARIS/SOLARIS/SYMITU.DD

For DOS System Users:

Under this section, DOS system users have two choices.

1. Use a utility that will copy the raw dd image onto a 1.44 Mbytes floppy dis­kette. This dd image is located at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\SOLARIS\SOLARIS\SYMITU.DD

RAWRITE3.COM, which is a public domain utility, is available on this CD­ROM at this location: \SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\RAWRITE3.COM
Instructions for using this utility are included in its accompanying RaWrite file
or as a Microsoft Word document located at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\RAWRITE3.DOC

2. The other DOS alternative is to use the self-extracting image file that is lo-

cated at: \SDMS\DISKIMAG\SOLARIS.EXE

B. New System Installation

These instructions provide details to install the SDMS symhisl driver using the
SYMHISL Update diskette created above during installation of the operating sys­tem using the SYM53C896 or SYM53C1010 controller. To use the driver on the
SYMHISL Driver Update diskette to install Solaris X86 (Intel Platform Edition) on
a machine, follow the next steps.

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1. Insert the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette into your machine’s

diskette drive. Also insert the Solaris Installation CD-ROM; or for network
installation, verify with your system administrator that the Solaris Network
Installation image is available on your network.

2. Turn on your machine. When the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen
appears, choose F4_Add Driver. The message “Enumerating buses...” appears.
Then, the Install Driver Update screen appears.

3. Remove the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette from the diskette
drive and insert the first Solaris Driver ITU diskette you want.

4. Press F2_Continue. The Select Solaris System Version screen appears.

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. 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.

6. Remove the Solaris Driver ITU diskette from the diskette drive and insert the
next Solaris Driver ITU diskette you want, if any.

7. 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.

8. Repeat Step 4 through Step 8 until all the Solaris Driver ITU diskettes you
want are installed.

9. When all the drivers are processed, remove the Solaris Driver ITU diskette
from the diskette drive and reinsert the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant
Diskette.
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from the diskette drive until you see the following message displayed in a
dialog box: “If you want to bypass the device configuration and boot screens
when the system reboots, eject the Device Configuration Assistant/Boot dis­kette now.”

10. Press F2_Continue. The Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen ap­pears.

11. Press F2_Continue. The “Enumerating buses” message appears. The Scanning
Devices screen is then displayed. System devices are scanned. When scanning
is complete, the Identified Devices screen appears.

12. Press F2_Continue. The message “Loading driver...” appears followed by
messages about the drivers that are required to boot your system. After a few
seconds, the Boot Solaris screen appears.

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13. At the Boot Solaris screen, select the device controller attached to the device

that contains your install medium, i.e., CD-ROM or Network device.

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 the
user to insert each of the Solaris Driver ITU diskette(s) required to install into
your machine:
Installing unbundled device driver support Extracting driver list from tree...
<ITU diskette name> driver-name... Please insert the Driver Update diskette
labeled <ITU diskette name>. Press <ENTER> when ready.

15. Remove the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette. Reinsert the

SYMHISL Driver ITU diskette that you inserted earlier into the diskette drive.

16. Press Enter . Packages and/or patches that contain the new drivers are installed

from the diskette onto your machine. Messages about each installation appear
accordingly. When the following prompt appears:
Please insert the Driver Update diskette labelled <SYMHISL>. Press <EN­TER> when ready.

17. Insert the SYMHISL ITU diskette into the floppy diskette drive. When the

prompt asking if you wish to create a new instance of the SYMHISL package
appears, respond with N for no. When the prompt asking if you wish to over­write the existing instance of SYMHISL appears, respond with Y for yes.

18. If drivers on other Solaris Driver ITU diskettes are required, remove the Driver

ITU diskette from the diskette drive, insert the next Driver ITU diskette when
prompted to insert it, press Enter, and repeat this process until all drivers you
need are installed.

19. Press Enter. When the installation has completed, the message “Installation

complete” appears.

20. Remove the diskette from the floppy diskette drive. Reboot your machine.

When the Solaris operating environment is finished booting and running, the
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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. For more information about managing dis­kettes and drives, see the System Administration Guide.

1. To add new or updated drivers, go to the root (\) directory.

2. To see if the Volume Management software is running on the machine that you

are updating, type at the command prompt:

# ps -ef | grep vold

3. To temporarily stop Volume Management if it is running, type this command

at the system prompt:

# /etc/init.d/volmgt stop

4. Insert the Solaris Driver ITU diskette into the diskette drive.

5. Mount the Solaris Driver ITU diskette at the /mnt mount point:

# mount -F pcfs /dev/diskette /mnt

Note: You must mount the Solaris Driver ITU diskette at this point in the file
structure to update your system successfully.

6. Execute the install script on the diskette:

# /mnt/DU/sol_27/i86pc/Tools/install.sh -i

The install.sh script searches for all new or updated drivers on the diskette. When a
new or updated driver is found, this prompt appears:

Install patch driver-name [y]

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7. If the driver is the one that you want to install, type Y for yes or press Enter. If

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8. When the installation has completed, and the install.sh script exits, unmount

9. Remove the Solaris Driver ITU diskette from the diskette drive.

10. Reboot your machine by typing at the command prompt:

Unconditionally installing ITUs <ITU driver names>

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.

the diskette by typing at the command prompt:

# cd /
# unmount /mnt

# touch /reconfigure
# reboot

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11. If you have not already done so, turn off your system, add the new hardware,

and turn on your system again.

12. At the << Current Boot Parameters >> prompt, type:

b -r

to force reconfiguration of the machine. When the Solaris operating environment is
finished booting and running, the new devices whose drivers you installed are avail­able for use.

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation

Solaris7 system can correctly recognize Intel 82559 controller by itself at installa­tion step. User didn’t need to load the network driver for the onboard LAN device.

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation

Solaris 7 cannot support A TI Rage XL graphic default, user can configure the graphic
as a “Standard VGA” device for supporting Solaris X Window.

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5. SCO Open Server 5.0.x

I. 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 1.44 Mbytes floppy diskette. 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. Insert a 3.5" diskette into the floppy diskette drive.

2. At the UNIX prompt, type: [dd if=/<path>/sco.dd of=/dev/fd0135ds18]. The

<path> is where the dd image is located. On this CD-ROM, the dd image file is
located here: /SDMS/DRIVERS/UNIXES/OPNSERVR/SCO.DD

For DOS System Users:

Under this section, DOS system users have two choices.

1. Use a utility that will copy the raw dd image onto a 1.44 Mbytes floppy dis-

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2. The other DOS alternative is to use the self-extracting image file that is lo-

kette. This dd image is located at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\OPNSERVR\SCO.DD

RAWRITE3.COM, which is a public domain utility, is available on this CD­ROM at this location:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\RAWRITE3.COM

Instructions for using this utility are included in its accompanying RaWrite file
or as a Microsoft Word document located at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\RAWRITE3.DOC

cated at:

\SDMS\DISKIMAG\OPNSERVR.EXE

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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. Link the SDMS BTLD into the UNIX kernel during installation.

2. Insert the SCO UNIX installation diskette and reboot the system. For SCO

OpenServer 5, this diskette is labeled Boot Disk.

3. At the boot prompt, type: [Boot : link] Press Enter.

4. At the next prompt, type: [slha] Do not remove the boot diskette. Press Enter.

5. When prompted during the installation, insert either the proper installation

diskette or the SDMS BTLD diskette, and press Enter.
The system may prompt you to enter a routine number: “Please enter which
routine (0-40) to r eplace ‘?’ to list, ‘a’ to add “slhainit” at the end [default], ‘n’
to do nothing, or ‘q’ to quit” Enter the indicated routine number that precedes
this message. Then the system may prompt with another inquiry: “Please en-
ter which routine (0-2) to replace ‘?’ to list, ‘a’ to add “slhapoll” at the end
[default], ‘n’ to do nothing, or ‘q’ to quit”
Enter the indicated routine number that precedes this message.

6. Continue the installation according to the SCO UNIX documentation.

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. To access this UNIX kernel, type after the boot prompt: [Boot :
unix.safe] Press Enter.

2. Log on as system administrator “root”.

3. Insert the SDMS BTLD diskette in the floppy drive and type: [# installpkg]
Press Enter to continue.

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4. A prompt appears to insert the requested diskette. Since the BTLD diskette is

already inserted, press Enter.

5. A prompt asks for the name of the package. T ype: [slha] Press Enter to continue.

6. If a driver is already present from a previous installation, a prompt inquires
about replacing it. Reply y for yes.

7. Once the install package (installpkg) has completed, relink the kernel by typ-

ing: [# /etc/conf/cf.d/link_unix]

8. The system will execute the command and then will prompt for a series of
responses:
a. “Do you want this kernel to boot by default (y/n)?” T ype: [y] Press Enter.

The system backs up the old kernel.

b. “Do you want the kernel environment r ebuilt (y/n)?” T ype: [y] Press Enter.

9. To activate the new kernel, you must reboot the system. At the command prompt,
type: [# reboot] (or init 6)

I. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation

Since the Intel 82559 network driver is non-bundled driver for SCO OpenServer

5.0.x, user must download the Prob100+ Network Driver from SCO FTP site at:
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/drivers/OSR505/network/. Or user can find the Intel 82559
Network driver from ASUS Driver Support CD at: \LAN\UNIX\SCO5\

To install these drivers, take the following steps:

1. Log on as root.

2. Download and copy the Intel 82559 volume image “VOL.000.000” from SCO

3. Run ‘custom’ and select ‘Install New’. Install from your host machine using

4. Give the directory name where the volume images have been downloaded, for

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5. Complete the installation and exit custom.

6. Run ‘netconfig’ and configure the onboard Intel 82559 network adapter: “In-

7. To activate the new kernel, you must reboot the system. At the command prompt,

web site (or copy from Driver Support CD) to a directory , for example, /tmp/vol.

‘Media Images’.

example, /tmp/vol.

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tel

PRO/100B/PRO+/100+ PCI Adapter”

type: [# reboot] (or init 6)

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation

Since ATI Rage XL graphic driver is not bundled for SCO OpenServer 5.0.x, user
can configure the graphic as standard “IBM VGA”. Or, user can change the graphics
driver by using “mkdev graphics” instruction from command prompt.

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6. SCO UnixWare Server

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation

A. Building the SCO UnixWare C8XX BTLD Diskette

T o create a C8XX BTLD diskette to use with UnixWare 2.1.X or UnixWare 7, copy
the raw dd image file onto a 1.44 Mbytes floppy diskette. 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. After the driver diskette been
created, labeled as “PCI SCSI SCO UnixWare driver”.

For UNIX System Users:
Follow these steps to create the BTLD diskette:

1. Insert a 3.5" diskette into the floppy diskette drive.

2. At the UNIX prompt, type: [dd if=/<path>/unixware.dd of=/dev/rfd0]. The

<path> is where the dd image is located. For UnixWare 2.1.X, the dd image
file is located here:

/SDMS/DRIVERS/UNIXES/UNIXWARE/UW21X/UNIXWARE.DD

For UnixWare 7, the dd image file is located here:

/SDMS/DRIVERS/UNIXES/UNIXWARE/UW7/UNIXWARE.DD

For DOS System Users:

Under this section, DOS system users have two choices.

1. Use a utility that will copy the raw dd image onto a 1.44 Mbytes floppy dis-

kette. For UnixWare 2.1.X, this dd image is located at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\UNIXWARE\UW21X\UNIXWARE.DD

For UnixWare 7, this dd image is located at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\UNIXWARE\UW7\UNIXWARE.DD

RAWRITE3.COM, which is a public domain utility, is available on this CD­ROM at this location:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\RAWRITE3.COM

Instructions for using this utility are included in its accompanying RaWrite file
or as a Microsoft Word document located at:

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\RAWRITE3.DOC

2. The other DOS alternative is to use the self-extracting image file appropriate

for your version of UnixWare. These are located under:

\SDMS\DISKIMAG\UW21X.EXE (-or-) \SDMS\DISKIMAG\UW7.EXE

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B. New System Installation

1. Boot the computer using the installation diskettes that you received with the

UnixW are operating system distribution package. UnixW are 7 has two diskettes.

2. Follow the instructions on the screen.

3. Insert the “PCI SCSI SCO UnixWare driver” diskette when prompted to in-

sert the host adapter diskette. To install other host adapter drivers, insert the
host adapter diskette provided with the UnixWare distribution package and
press Enter. If there are no other host adapter drivers to install, continue the
installation and follow the instructions.

4. The system loads the required drivers, such as C8XX, and indicates when they

are loaded.

5. At the end of the installation, you will see a prompt to reinsert the HBA driver
diskette. Insert the “PCI SCSI SCO UnixW are driver” diskette and press En-

ter. The kernel will be built and the installation will terminate.

6. Remove the driver diskette when prompted to do so and reboot the system.

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]

3. Once the old kernel is saved, insert the “PCI SCSI SCO UnixWare driver”

4. Load the driver using the pkgadd command by typing: [# pkgadd -d diskette1]

5. Select C8XX and press Enter. The C8XX driver is then loaded onto the system.

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6. The system will again prompt you to load a driver even if loading was success-

7. Verify that the driver is now loaded successfully by typing: [# pkginfo c8xx]

8. The package information should look like this: “system c8xx LSI IHV HBA”

9. After the C8XX package is loaded, a message indicating a system reboot is nec-

Use this copy of the old kernel to reboot the system if the driver installation
fails. Refer to Troubleshooting for more information.

diskette.

ful. T ype q (quit) and press Enter.

essary may appear . T o reboot the system, type the following command: [# init 6]

During the boot process, the driver scans the SCSI bus and lists the devices found on
it. If the kernel panics during boot, then reboot the system with the saved copy of the
old kernel. Booting from the saved copy of the kernel is described in the following
section titled “T roubleshooting.” If the reboot is successful, the system is ready to use.

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II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation:

Since SCO UnixWare system cannot support Intel 82559 default, user can down­load the Prob 100+ Network Driver from SCO FTP site at: ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/
drivers/UW710/network/

Or user can find the Intel 82559 Network driver from ASUS Driver Support CD at:

\LAN\UNIX\UWx\

It is not necessary, nor recommended, to remove previous versions of this package
from the system before installing this updated version. To install this package, you
may use the scoadmin Application Installer from the desktop, or as a root login with

pkgadd command.

1. From the UnixW are 7.1.1 OS Updates CD-ROM (Disk 2): # pkgadd -d cdrom1

nd

2. Or , from a download file image or copied from support CD. Copy the driver to
a temporary directory, for example /usr/tmp/nd_711.pkg. # pkgadd -d /usr/

tmp/nd_711.pkg
NOTE: Do not use /tmp as the download directory. It could fail with a ‘No
space’ message during pkgadd.

The warnings: WARNING: UnixWare Update 7.x.x should be reapplied can
be safely ignored. There are no files in the Updates that patch this package.

3. After the nd package is loaded, a message indicating a system reboot is neces-
sary may appear . To reboot the system, type the following command: # init 6

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation:

Since SCO UnixWare 7 cannot support ATI Rage XL graphic default, user must
configure the graphic as standard “IBM VGA” . User can change the graphics driver
by using scoadmin instruction from command prompt.

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7. Linux - RedHat 6.x

I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation

The LSI SYM53C896 SCSI drivers are bundled under Linux RedHat 6.x system.
User can easily follow the Linux RedHat 6.x installation procedure to finish the
system installation. However, as for the SYM53C1010 controller , user must need to
rebuild a new OS kernel for support the SYM53C1010 controller . For detailed pro­cedure, please check the README file from ASUS support CD as below, or wait­ing for the new released Linux RedHat kernel.

\SDMS\DRIVERS\UNIXES\LINUX\README

II. Intel 82559 Network Driver Installation:

Linux RedHat 6.x system can correctly recognize Intel 82559 controller during in­stallation. User doesn’t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard
LAN device.

III. ATI Rage XL Display Driver Installation:

Select “ATI Xpert XL” in installation stage for support X Window on Linux RedHat

6.x. Or user can change the graphics driver later by execute the “setup” instruction
under command prompt.

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Dual Socket370 Motherboard

6. Software Reference

(The software package for this motherboard was not complete during the production
of this manual. Check ASUS’ Web site for manual updates.)

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