Asus Dual Socket 370 Motherboard manual

® TR-DLS Dual Socket 370 Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL[...]

2 ASUS TR-DLS User’s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS TR-DLS Manual Revision: 3.00 E887 Release Date: November 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, excep[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 General T el: +886-2-2894-3447 General Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 General Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support MB/Others (T el): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): +886-2-2890-7122 (Englis[...]

4 ASUS TR-DLS User’s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES ................[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 48 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 49 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ......................................................... 52 4.4 Advanced Menu ................................[...]

6 ASUS TR-DLS User’s Manual 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 und[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTW ARE SET[...]

8 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEA TURES 2.1 ASUS TR-DLS Motherboard The ASUS TR-DLS motherboard is designed for server systems that require flexible configurations. Powered by dual Intel ® Pentium ® III Coppermine and T ualatin ™ processors, the TR-DLS ef ficiently complies with today ’ s demand for a high- in[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Optional Components • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. • W ake-Up Support: Supports W ake-On-LAN and W ake-On-Ring, and BIOS W ake-Up. • LPC Server I/O: Provides two high-speed UAR[...]

10 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 Performance • UltraPerformance: Onboard Ultra160/320 (depending on model) dual channel SCSI controller with two connectors that support 30 Ultra160/320 SCSI devices in two channels. • Dual Speeds: CPU frequency can operate at either 133MHz or 100MHz depending on the CP[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.3 Intelligence • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: T o 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 a[...]

12 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES MB Components 2.2 TR-DLS Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support (2) Socket 370 for Pentium ® III Coppermine and T ualatin ™ Processors ................................................................................. 2 Chipsets ServerW orks ® [...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Location 2.2.1 Component Locations 22 29 26 25 27 6 18 19 2 24 20 1 35 4 10 8 9 7 11 12 13 15 16 14 23 28 17 21[...]

14 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 TR-DLS Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP Primary IDE1 Secondary IDE2 FLOPPY ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor CHASSIS 4Mbit Flash BIOS WOL_CON TR-DLS PCI3 (32-bit, 33MHz 5V) PCI1 (64-bit, 66MHz 3V) A TX_POWER CHA_F AN1 CPU_F AN1 P ANEL HD_LED Intel Fast Ethernet AT I RAGE XL VGA[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 1) CLKSW p. 18 CPU Bus Frequency Setting 2) CONFIG p. 19 CPU Core Bus Frequency Multiplier 3) SCSIEN p. 21 SCSI Setting 4) VGAEN p. 21 VGA Setting 5) KBPWR p. 22 Keyboard Power Setting 6) CLRCMOS p. 22 Clear CMOS Expansion Slots 1) DIMM 0/1/2/3 p. [...]

16 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 12) eRMC p. 37 ASUS Server Management Card Connector (50-pin) 13) IPMI p. 38 Intelligent Platform Management Interface (4-pin) 14) NIC (P ANEL) p. 38 NIC Activity LED (2-pin) 15) ST A TUS (P ANEL) p. 38 Status Activity LED (2-pin) 16) PWRSW (P ANEL) p. 38 A TX Pow[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Complete the following steps before using your computer: 1. Check motherboard settings 2. Install memory modules 3. Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 4. Install a CPU terminator , if you installed only one CPU. 5. Install Expansion Cards 6. Connect ribbon cabl[...]

18 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Y ou may change the CPU core bus frequency multiple using the DIP switches. The white block on a DIP switch represents the ON or OFF position. The figure below shows the location of the DIP switches on the motherboard and the function of each switch. CAUTION! Set the CPU frequency only to the reco[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP TR-DLS TR-DLS CPU (Coppermine) Frequency Multiple Selection Coppermine 2.0x ON 1234 5678 5.5x ON 1234 5678 7.5x ON 1234 5678 3.5x ON 1234 5678 ON 1234 5678 4.5x ON 1234 5678 6.5x ON 1234 5678 2.5x ON 1234 5678 5.0x ON 1234 5678 7.0x ON 1234 5678 3.0x ON 1234 5678 2.0x ON 1234 5678 6.0x ON 1234 567[...]

20 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings TR-DLS TR-DLS CPU (T ualatin) Frequency Multiple Selection T ualatin ON 1234 5678 4.0x ON 1234 5678 6.0x ON 1234 5678 10.5x ON 1234 5678 8.0x ON 1234 5678 1 1.0x ON 1234 5678 12.0x ON 1234 5678 7.0x ON 1234 5678 8.5x ON 1234 5678 9.5x 9.0x ON 1234 5678 7.5x ON 123[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 1. SCSI Settings (3-pin SCSIEN) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI function. Set to Enable (pins 1-2) if you wish to use SCSI devices. 2. VGA Settings (3-pin VGAEN) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA function. Set[...]

22 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 4. Clear R TC RAM (CLRCMOS) These two solder points allow you to clear the R TC RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM. The RAM data that include system setup informati[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Four DIMM sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) registered Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) of 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, or 1GB densities with Serial [...]

24 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Insert a DIMM into the DIMM socket as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module only fits in one direction. SDRAM DIMMs have different pin contacts on each side. The notches on the DIMM shifts between left, center , or right to identify the type and a[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a dual Socket 370 for Intel Pentium III Coppermine (256KB L2) and T ualatin (512KB L2) CPUs running up to 1.53+GHz with 100/ 133MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The following illustration shows the location of the CPU sockets on the motherboard[...]

26 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU Installation 3. H/W SETUP 3.6.1 Installing the CPU and T erminator Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the ZIF socket on the motherboard. 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lifting it up to a 90 ° -100 ° angle. 3. Position the CPU above the socket such that i[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards W ARNING! Unplug the 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 [...]

28 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 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 ca[...]

29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 3.8 Connectors 3.8.1 External Connectors 1) PS/2 Mouse Port (Gr een 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. 2) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple 6-pin PS2KBMS) This connection is for a[...]

30 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 5) Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) A 25-pin port is available for a parallel printer . Enable the parallel port and select the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port parameter in BIOS. (See 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) . 4) Fast Ethernet LAN Port (RJ-45) The RJ-45 con[...]

31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 3.8.2 Internal Connectors W ARNING! 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. IMPORT ANT : Always connect r[...]

32 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 2) IDE/SCSI Activity LED (2-pin HDLED) This connector supplies power to the chassis activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the primary/secondary IDE and SCSI connectors cause the LED to light up. 3) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This c[...]

33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 4) W ake-On-LAN Connector ( 3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector supports a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN output. The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPORT ANT : This feature requires that the BIOS item Onboard LAN P[...]

34 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 6) T wo 68-pin Ultra160/320 SCSI Connectors (SCSI-A, SCSI-B) This motherboard has two 68-Pin Ultra160/320 SCSI connectors; one for each of the two channels. Each channel can support a maximum of 15 devices as specified by Ultra160 standards. SCSI Connection Notes This mothe[...]

35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 7) CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN1/2, CHA_F AN1/2) These connectors support cooling fans of 860mA (10.3 W atts) or less. Orient the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the expansion slots. Depending [...]

36 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 9) SMBus Connector (6-1 pin SMB, BPSMB) These connectors allow 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 2 C bus, which is a[...]

37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 12) ASMC Connector (50-pin eRMC ) This connector allows you to connect the optional ASMC-LE or ASMC-ME card using an ASMC interface cable. Install the ASMC card into the PCI6 slot and connect the cable from the card to this connector . The PCI6 slot on the motherboard has a[...]

38 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors • NIC Activity LED Lead (2-pin) This shows the status of the NIC through a panel-mounted LED. • Status LED (2-pin) This shows the system status as programmed through the ASUS ASIC. • A TX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin) The system power is controlled by a [...]

39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors • Reset Switch Lead (2-pin) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn of f your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system power supply . • System Power [...]

40 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 7. At power on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off the computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down the system before switching of f the power switch. For A TX power supplies, you can press the A TX power s[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 41 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our 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 la[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 42 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Curr ent BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>.[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 43 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “ A: ” prompt, type [...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 44 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary . This minimizes the possibilities of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, Flashed Successfully appears. 8. Follow t[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only , and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can updat[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Program Information 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure a[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Program Information General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Y ou may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> +[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Devices 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Devices [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information. NOTE: After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility , suc[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Devices Translation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with mor[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystro[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Hotkey to Lock Keyboard [Disabled] This field allows you to activate the OS independent keyboard lock function using selected hot keys. Y ou must set a user password or a supervisor password before enabling the keyboard lock feature. Configuration options: [Ctrl-Alt A] [Ctrl-Alt[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed This parameter displays the auto-detected CPU speed. 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 ca[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu 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. Configu- ration options: [Disabled] [[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 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. Y ou must set this to UC (uncach[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config 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 Onl[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.3 PCI Configuration PCI Configuration 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] Slot 1, Sl[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration 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 onboar[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Defined] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power sa[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video of f feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features. The DPMS (Display Pow[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 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. [Previous State] reverts your system to the same state before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Di[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. Y ou 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 wor[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU1 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU2 Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU1 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] CPU2 Fan Spee[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 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[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 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 [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassigni[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 4.7 Server Menu Remote Console [Disabled] This field allows the text mode VGA display to be sent out to VT100 terminal through COM1. This function is ef fective at BIOS POST and DOS environment. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [POST Only] Side0/1 of DIMM0, Side0/1 of[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit 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 opti[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 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 [Y es] to load default values. Y ou can now select Exit Saving Chang[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP[...]

® TR-DLS Dual Socket 370 Motherboard 5. OS Driver Installation[...]

72 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual Contents 5.1 Micr osoft W indows NT Server 4.0 ...................................... 75 I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation ............................................ 75 A. Preparing a LSI Driver Diskette .............................. 75 B. New System Installation .......................................... 75 C. Exi[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 73 Contents 5. Driver Installation T able of Contents II. Intel 82550 Network Driver Installation .......................... 95 III. A TI Rage XL Display Driver Installation ........................ 95 5.6 SCO Open Server 5.0.x ........................................................ 96 I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation [...]

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ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 75 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 5.1 Microsoft W indows NT Server 4.0 I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation W indows NT 4.0 do not have drivers for such new SCSI controllers, the user must load the driver manually prior to W indows NT 4.0 installation. A. Preparing a LSI Driver Diskette The drivers are loc[...]

76 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation NOTE: If F6 is not pressed, the user is still given the opportunity to load additional drivers later in the installation process. However , any drivers loaded during W indows NT Setup are not immediately recognized and no devices controlled by that driver are availabl[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 77 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 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 a[...]

78 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 9. For the path to the OEM SCSI Adapter files, A:WINNTMINIPOR T should be displayed. Select Continue . Then remove the floppy diskette from your A: drive. 10. The System Settings Change message displays: “Y ou must restart your computer before the new settings tak[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 79 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation C. Existing System Installation 1. Double-click the Network icon in the Contr ol 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 Intel PRO/100+ Adapter diskette an[...]

80 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation III. A TI Rage XL Display Driver Installation 1. Start up W indows NT in VGA mode. 2. Run the W indows 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 Pr operties from the popu[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 81 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 5.2 Microsoft W indows 2000 Server I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation User only need to load the driver manually when the TR-DLS M/B has build-in with LSI SYM53C1010 SCSI controller . A. Preparing a Symbios Driver Diskette The drivers are located on ASUS Driver Support C[...]

82 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 5. The appropriate driver is shown highlighted. Press Enter to proceed. 6. Return to the W indows 2000 Setup screen. Press Enter to proceed. The message about setup loading files appears. At this point, simply follow the Microsoft W indows 2000 installation procedure.[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 83 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 10. A list of suitable drivers appears. The entry for the upgrade driver can be verified 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. 1 1. In some cases, a m[...]

84 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation II. Intel 82550 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. How- ever , you can change th[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 85 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 7. Select “ Network adapters ” in Hardware T ype and Click Next. 8. Click Have Disk … . Select A: floppy diskette for the network driver and click OK . 9. Select “ Intel ® PRO/100 S PCI Adapter ” from the listed Network Adapters. Click Next. System would pr[...]

86 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 5.3 Microsoft Windows XP Professional W indows XP contains default driver to support Intel 82550 chipset, A TI Rage XL chipset, and LSI 53C1010R SCSI chipset. NOTE: For W indows XP Professional users, we recommended that you use the Intel 82550 driver from the TR-DLS [...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 87 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation B. NetWare 5.X New Installations 1. Begin the file server installation according to the instructions in the file server installation chapter in the Novell NetW are Installation Manual. 2. When the NetW are installation procedure prompts you a Device type screen, press[...]

88 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 3. Highlight Disk and CD-ROM Drivers (e.g., IDEA T A). 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 Ye s to save and move the driver into the operating[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 89 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 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 = Micr osoft W indows NT[...]

90 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 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 . III. A TI Rage XL Display [...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 91 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation The <path> is where the dd image is located. On this CD-ROM, the dd image file is located here: DriversSdmsDriversUNIXESSOLARISSolaris7SYMITU.DD For DOS System Users: Under this section, DOS system users have two choices. 1. Use a utility that will copy t[...]

92 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 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 V ersion screen appears. 5. Select the appropriate Solaris operating syste[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 93 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 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. Y our system boots to run [...]

94 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation C. Existing System Installation Before adding new or updated drivers, the newly supported hardware devices should be installed and configured according to the instructions in the corresponding Device Reference Page, if any . See the Device Reference Manual for Solaris[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 95 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 7. If the driver is the one that you want to install, type Y for yes or press Enter . If the driver is not the one you want to install, type N for no. If you specify yes, the install.sh script installs the driver you indicated as well as bootmod and bootbin patches. 8[...]

96 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 5.6 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 sys[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 97 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 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 har[...]

98 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation C. Existing System Installation This procedure assumes SCO UNIX is already installed on a hard disk drive. This installation is necessary to build a new UNIX kernel that includes the proper LSI host adapter driver . The basic steps for accomplishing this are outlined [...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 99 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation b. “ Do you want the kernel envir onment rebuilt (y/n)? ” T ype: y Press Enter . 9. T o activate the new kernel, you must reboot the system. At the command prompt, type: # r eboot (or init 6) II. Intel 82550 Network Driver Installation SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system [...]

100 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation III. A TI Rage XL Display Driver Installation SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 system can correctly recognize A TI Rage XL graphic controller (A TI MACH64) during installation. User doesn ’ t need to load or modify the video driver for the onboard VGA device. 5.7 SCO UnixW are[...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 101 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 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. For UnixW are 2.1.X, this dd image is located at: DriversSdmsDriversUNIXESUNIXW AREUW21XUNIXW ARE.[...]

102 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation C. Existing System Installation Adding or Updating the C8XX Package for LSI SCSI controller . Before you install the C8XX driver , make a backup copy of the existing kernel: 1. Log on as root . 2. At the shell prompt, type: # cp /stand/unix /stand/unix.safe Use this [...]

ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 103 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation II. Intel 82550 Network Driver Installation SCO UnixW are 7.1.1 system can correctly recognize Intel 82550 network controller during installation. User doesn ’ t need to load or modify the network driver for the onboard LAN device. User also can find the Intel 8255[...]

104 ASUS TR-DLS User ’ s Manual 5. OS Driver Installation 5. Driver Installation 5.8 Linux RedHat 7.x I. LSI SCSI Driver Installation The SYM53C1010 controller , user must need to load the LSI driver (RedHat 7.0) for support the SYM53C1010 controller . The RedHat 7.1 or later version already bundle with SYM53C1010 driver support. As for Supportin[...]