User manual ACER ASPIRE M5-481PTG

[. . . ] 2 BOARD LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 System Block Diagram 4 DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Memory population 5 Single Processor 5 Dual Processor 5 Memory population with Sparing 5 Single Processor 5 Dual Processor 6 OS INSTALLATION TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 7 Drivers Required 7 Software Required 8 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 8 Installation Tips 8 Chipset Driver Package Installation 8 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 9 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 9 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 10 RAID Utility Installation 11 Network Utility Installation 11 Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 11 Drivers Required 11 Software Required 12 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 12 Installation Tips 12 Chipset Driver Installation 12 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 12 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 12 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 12 RAID Utility Installation 13 Network Utility Installation 13 Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 13 Drivers Required 13 Software Required 13 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 13 Installation Tips 14 Chipset Driver Installation 14 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 14 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 14 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 14 RAID Utility Installation 14 Network Utility Installation 14 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 15 Drivers Required 15 Software Required 15 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 15 Installation Tips 15 Chipset Driver Installation 16 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 16 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 16 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 17 RAID Utility Installation 18 Network Utility Installation 18 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 18 Drivers Required 18 Software Required 19 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 19 Installation Tips 19 Chipset Driver Installation 19 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 19 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 19 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 20 RAID Utility Installation 20 Network Utility Installation 20 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 20 Drivers Required 20 Software Required 20 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 21 Installation Tips 21 Chipset Driver Installation 21 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 21 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 21 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 21 RAID Utility Installation 21 Network Utility Installation 21 Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 22 Drivers Required 22 Software Required 22 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 22 Installation Tips 22 Chipset Driver Installation 23 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 23 VGA Driver Installation (onboard ZGI Z9s) 23 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 24 RAID Utility Installation 24 Network Utility Installation 25 Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 25 Drivers Required 25 Software Required 25 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 26 Installation Tips 26 Chipset Driver Installation 26 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 26 VGA Driver Installation (onboard ZGI Z9s) 26 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 26 RAID Utility Installation 26 Network Utility Installation 26 Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Drivers Required 27 Software Required 27 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 27 Installation Tips 27 Chipset Driver Installation 28 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 28 VGA Driver Installation (onboard ZGI Z9s) 28 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 28 RAID Utility Installation 28 Network Utility Installation 28 Windows Vista x64 Enterprise Edition Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 28 Drivers Required 29 Software Required 29 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 29 Installation Tips 29 Chipset Driver Installation 29 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 30 RAID Utility Installation 30 Windows Vista x64 Enterprise Edition Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 30 Drivers Required 30 Software Required 30 27 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 31 Installation Tips 31 Chipset Driver Installation 31 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 31 RAID Utility Installation 31 Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 32 Drivers Required 32 Software Required 32 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 32 Installation Tips 32 Chipset Driver Installation 33 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 33 RAID Utility Installation 33 Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Installation (with onboard SATA RAID)33 Drivers Required 33 Software Required 34 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 34 Installation Tips 34 Chipset Driver Installation 34 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 34 RAID Utility Installation 34 Windows XP x64 Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 35 Drivers Required 35 Software Required 35 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 35 Installation Tips 35 Chipset Driver Package Installation 36 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 36 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 36 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 37 RAID Utility Installation 37 Network Utility Installation 38 Windows XP x64 Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 38 Drivers Required 38 Software Required 38 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 38 Installation Tips 39 Chipset Driver Package Installation 39 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 39 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 39 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 39 RAID Utility Installation 39 Network Utility Installation 39 Windows XP x64 Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 40 Drivers Required 40 Software Required 40 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 40 Installation Tips 40 Chipset Driver Package Installation 41 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 41 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 41 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 41 RAID Utility Installation 41 Network Utility Installation 41 Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 41 Drivers Required 41 Software Required 42 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 42 Installation Tips 42 Chipset Driver Installation 42 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 43 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 43 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 43 RAID Utility Installation 44 Network Utility Installation 45 Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 45 Drivers Required 45 Software Required 45 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 45 Installation Tips 45 Chipset Driver Package Installation 46 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 46 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 46 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 46 RAID Utility Installation 46 Network Utility Installation 46 Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 46 Drivers Required 47 Software Required 47 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 47 Installation Tips 47 Chipset Driver Package Installation 47 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 47 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 48 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 48 RAID Utility Installation 48 Network Utility Installation 48 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. 0 EM64T Update 4 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 48 Drivers Required 48 Software Required 49 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 49 Installation Tips 49 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 49 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 50 VGA Driver Installation (onboard ATI FrireGL V5200) 50 RAID Utility Installation 50 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. 0 EM64T Update 4 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 51 Drivers Required 51 Software Required 51 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 51 Installation Tips 51 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 52 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 52 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 52 RAID Utility Installation 52 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. 0 EM64T Update 4 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 52 Drivers Required 53 Software Required 53 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 53 Installation Tips 53 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 54 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 54 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 54 RAID Utility Installation 54 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. 0 Update 4 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 54 Drivers Required 55 Software Required 55 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 55 Installation Tips 55 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 55 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 56 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 56 RAID Utility Installation 57 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. 0 Update 4 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 57 Drivers Required 57 Software Required 57 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 58 Installation Tips 58 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 58 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 58 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 58 RAID Utility Installation 59 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. 0 Update 4 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 59 Drivers Required 59 Software Required 59 Configuring onboard SATA RAID 59 Installation Tips 59 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 60 VGA Driver Installation (onboard XGI Z9s) 60 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 60 RAID Utility Installation 60 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 61 Drivers Required 61 Software Required 61 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 61 Installation Tips 61 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 62 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 63 RAID Utility Installation 63 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 64 Drivers Required 64 Software Required 64 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 64 Installation Tips 64 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 65 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 65 RAID Utility Installation 65 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 65 Drivers Required 66 Software Required 66 Configuring onboard SATA RAID Utility 66 Installation Tips 66 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 67 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 67 RAID Utility Installation 67 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 68 Drivers Required 68 Software Required 68 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 68 Installation Tips 68 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 69 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 70 RAID Utility Installation 70 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP) 70 Drivers Required 71 Software Required 71 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP 71 Installation Tips 71 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 72 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 72 MeagRAID Storage Manager Installation 72 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 72 Drivers Required 72 Software Required 73 Installation Tips 73 VGA Driver Installation (ATI FireGL V5200) 74 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 74 RAID Utility Installation 74 APPENDIX A: ONBOARD SATA RAID CREATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The onboard SATA RAID utility will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Network Utility Installation The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package. The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) Below information describes how to manually install Windows XP Professional Edition on Altos G5450 with MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP installed. Drivers Required For Windows XP Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP Onboard NVIDIA NFP3600 Chipset Version 2. 7. 032 Package 9. 21 Directory on EasyBUILD \Disk\g5450\sas\8708elp\wsxp \Disk\g5450\onboard\Chipset\wsxp\ 41 Altos G5450 Installation Configuration Guide Onboard NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Onboard XGI Z9s ATI FireGL V5200 Software Required 65. 3. 1. 0 Including in chipset driver package 9. 21 \Disk\g5450\onboard\xgiz9s\wsxp\ \Disk\g5450\graphic\V5200\wsxp\ 6. 14. 10. 1080 8. 323. 1. 0 The management utility for LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP can be found in the EasyBUILD 7. 1 build 600 (or later). Software MegaRAID Storage Manager ForceWare Network Access Manager Version 2. 07-00 65. 31 Directory on EasyBUILD app\g5450\sas\8204ELP\Windows\ Including in chipset driver package 9. 21 Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP Please refer to the Appendix B. for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP configuration. Installation Tips 1. As Windows XP can't recognize the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 7. 1 build 600 first before the installation. Press F6 at the start of installation to provide the driver disk for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP. Select "LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Controller Driver (Windows XP)" as target driver After loading the RAID driver from diskette, follow the normal procedure to finish the installation. 2. 4. Chipset Driver Installation 1. After the installation completes, you would see the following devices with yellow mark in Device Manager. Altos G5450 Installation Configuration Guide 42 2. 5. Please insert the EasyBUILD 7. 1 build 600 into the optical drive Expand Drivers -> Altos G5450 -> Chipset, select Windows XP and click on Setup. Follow the instruction and use the default setting to install all of the drivers and utilities in the driver package. After all drivers and utilities are installed, please reboot the system. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. Please refer to the Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) ATI FireGL V5200 Driver Installation section. RAID Utility Installation The MegaRAID Storage Manager installation for MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP is the same as LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP installed. Please refer to the WindowsXP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) RAID Utility Installation section. Network Utility Installation The ForceWare Network Access Manager is included in the chipset driver package. The ForceWare Network Access Manager will be installed automatically when you installing the chipset driver package. Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) Below information describes how to manually install Windows XP Professional Edition on Altos G5450 with onboard SATA RAID enabled. Altos G5450 Installation Configuration Guide 46 Drivers Required For Windows XP Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Onboard SATA RAID Onboard NVIDIA NFP3600 Chipset Onboard NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Onboard XGI Z9s ATI FireGL V5200 Software Required Version 5. 10. 2600. 687 Package 9. 21 65. 3. 1. 0 Directory on EasyBUILD \Disk\g5450\onboard\sataraid\wsxp\ \Disk\g5450\onboard\Chipset\wsxp\ Including in chipset driver package 9. 21 \Disk\g5450\onboard\xgiz9s\wsxp\ \Disk\g5450\graphic\V5200\wsxp\ 6. 14. 10. 1080 8. 323. 1. 0 The management utility for onboard SATA RAID and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 7. 1 build 600 (or later). Software Onboard SATA RAID utility ForceWare Network Access Manager Version 5. 10. 2600. 68 7 65. 31 Directory on EasyBUILD Including in chipset driver package 9. 21 Including in chipset driver package 9. 21 Configuring onboard SATA RAID Please refer to the Appendix A. for the onboard SATA RAID configuration. Installation Tips 1. As Windows XP can't recognize the onboard SATA RAID, you need to make a driver diskette from the EasyBUILD 7. 1 build 600 first before the installation. Press F6 at the beginning of installation for providing the driver diskette for the onboard SATA RAID. You will see NVIDA RAID CLASS Driver (required) and NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) listed. After loading the onboard SATA RAID driver from the diskette, follow the normal procedure to finish the installation. 2. 4. Chipset Driver Package Installation The chipset driver installation is the same as LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP installed. Please refer to the Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) Chipset Driver Installation section. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation The Gigabit Ethernet driver is included in the chipset driver package. [. . . ] You can press Ctrl-X to exit and start to install OS Assigning a Hot Spare Disk You don't need to configure the Hot Spare Disk for the onboard SATA RAID. If you have a HDD is not configured and marked as free, the HDD will be used as Hot Spare Disk. When there is a HDD failed, the HDD marked as free will be used to rebuild the RAID automatically. 75 Altos G5450 Installation Configuration Guide APPENDIX B: LSI MEGARAID SAS 8708ELP RAID CREATION Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP This section briefly shows how to create RAID with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP. Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility To start LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP, press CTRL-H when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the screen. [. . . ]