User manual ASUS M4N78

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] BMC Firmware Version This item shows the auto-detected BMC firmware version System Event Logging [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the IPMI event logging feature. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Clear System Event Log [Disabled] Enabling this item forces the BIOS to clear the system event log on the next cold boot. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Existing Event Log number This item shows the auto-detected quantity of existing/remaining event logs. Event Log Control The following sub-items allow you to control the event logs. SYS Firmware Progress [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the POST progress log feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] BIOS POST Errors [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the POST error log feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] BIOS POST Watchdog [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS POST watchdog feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OS Boot Watchdog [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the OS boot watchdog feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Timer for loading OS (min) [10] Allows you to set the timer value for the watchdog timer. Use the numeric keypad to enter your desired value, or use the <+>/<-> key to increase/decrease the value. Valid input values range from [1] ~ [100]. Time out action [No action] Allows you to specify what action to take if the OS fails to boot. (a) Type asmc2 -bmc_ip_source 1 if you want to set a static IP address. Restart the remote server from the support CD. 6. (b) Type asmc2 -bmc_ip_source 2 if you want to get IP from DHCP server. Type asmc2 -bmc_ip xxx. xxx. xxx. xxx, then press <Enter> to assign any IP address to the remote server LAN port (if necessary). The screen displays the request and response buffer. Write the remote server IP address in a piece of paper for reference. c:\dos>asmc2 -bmc_ip 10. 10. 10. 20 Detect System Detect Motherboard Detect KCS Interface New BMC IP : 10. 10. 10. 20 -> DSBF-D/SAS -> (DSBF-D/SAS) When finished, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. Make sure that the assigned IP address for both remote and local/central servers are in the same subnet. You can use the network settings utility in your OS to check. 2-20 Chapter 2: Installation 7. 8. 9. (b) Type asmc2 -bmc_gateway xxx. xxx. xxx. xxx (your gateway address encoded in hexadecimal system) Type asmc2 -init_asmb to effect the configuration. (a) Type asmc2 -bmc_mask xxx. xxx. xxx. xxx (your subnet mask encoded in hexadecimal system) Configure your (a) subnet mask and (b) gateway address if needed. Type asmc2 -bmc_info on the prompt, then press <Enter> to display the BMC and PET IP and MAC addresses. Firmware Version : 1. 01 (DSBF-D/SAS, DSBF-D, DSBV-D, DSCC-D12/SAS, DSCC-D12, DSCC-DW BMC IP : 10. 10. 10. 10 BMC MAC : 00 E0 18 51 10 7A PET IP : 00. 00. 00. 00 PET MAC : 00 00 00 00 00 00 SOL BAUD: 57600 10. Restart the remote server, enter the BIOS setup, then boot from the hard disk drive. Configure the M4N78 baud rate (asmc2 -sol_baud 57600). Make sure that the M4N78 baud rate is the same as the Remote Access baud rate that you previously set in the BIOS. See section 2. 4 BIOS remote console for details. 12. Adjust the local/central server network settings, if necessary. ASUS M4N78 2-21 2. 5. 2 Using ASWM to update the M4N78 firmware You can use the ASUS System Web-based Management (ASWM) application to update the M4N78 firmware. Download the latest M4N78 firmware from the ASUS website (www. asus. com), then save the firmware file. Launch the ASWM application. [. . . ] Encoded all the remainders in the hexadecimal system. 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 Divide the decimal number by 16 and you will get a quotient and a remainder. Conversion table Decimal Hexadecimal 10 11 12 13 14 15 A B C D E F 5. The hexadecimal representation of your decimal number is the digit sequence of all the remainders from the last to the first. Here is an example of how to convert decimal to hexadecimal. Divide the quotient 15 by 16 again to get the quotient 0 and the remainder 15. When dividing 254 by 16, the quotient is 15 and the remainder is 14. Refer to the table above and convert the remainders from decimal to hexadecimal. The last (second) remainder is F (15 decimal). [. . . ]