User manual ASUS ML248H

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] This button queries the state of the system locator. 4. 5. ASUS ML248H 2-41 2-42 Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter describes the power up sequence, and ways of shutting down the system. Chapter 3: Powering up 3 Chapter summary 3. 1 3. 2 Starting up for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Powering off the computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Starting up for the first time After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. Turn on the devices in the following order: a. Monitor External storage devices (starting with the last device on the chain) System power 6. After applying power, the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up. For systems with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button. If your monitor complies with "green" standards or if it has a "power standby" feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. The system then runs the power-on self-test or POST. While the tests are running, the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press <Enter> to enable it. Or, press <Alt> + <F2> during the POST to enable EZ Flash 2. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V4. 16 Current ROM BOARD: ML248H VER: 0201 DATE: 08/06/2010 PATH: A:\ A: Update ROM BOARD: ML248H VER: 0202 DATE: 08/20/2010 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port. Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [V] Drive Info [Esc] Exit ASUS ML248H 4-3 3. Press <Tab> to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is found. When found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. · · This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu. See section 4. 9 Exit Menu for details. 4. 1. 2 BUPDATER utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown. The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file. Updating the BIOS file 1. 3. To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility: Visit the ASUS website at www. asus. com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable USB flash disk drive. Copy the BUPDATER utility (BUPDATER. exe) from the ASUS support website at support. asus. com to the bootable USB flash disk drive you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt, type: BUPDATER /i[filename]. ROM where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable USB flash disk drive, then press <Enter>. A:\>BUPDATER /i[file name]. ROM 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. The utility verifies the file, then starts updating the BIOS file. ASUSTek BIOS Update for DOS V1. 06 (09/08/04) FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: ML248H VER: 0204 DATE: 05/31/2010 PATH: WARNING!Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Update ROM BOARD: ML248H VER: 0205 DATE: 06/04/2010 Note Writing BIOS: DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. [. . . ] - Use the function keys listed below for more information. [F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue] boot: linux dd 4. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press <Enter>. Main Menu Do you have a driver disk? Yes No 5. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select OK, then press <Enter>. Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/fd0 and press "OK" to continue. OK Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system. 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press <Enter>. More Driver Disks?Do you wish to load any more driver disks? Yes No 7. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. ASUS ML248H 6-11 SUSE Linux 11 OS To install the RAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD. [. . . ]