SUPER MICRO Computer I2DMR-8G2 user manual Software Installation

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Chapter 5: Software Installation

Brief instruction for IA64 OS (include Windows XP 64bit, Windows 2003 Enterprise 64bit, Red Hat Linux 64 bit and SUSE Linux 64bit for Itanium)

Installation on IDE hard drive:

(*Note: The Itanium2 board does not have a floppy connector, so the user cannot install Windows driver through a floppy device. This procedure uses ramdisk to add the boot device driver in EFI so that Windows OS will automatically pick up driver from there.)

1.Make sure that the driver for boot device (SCSI or RAID controller) is supported by Itanium2.

2.Copy ramdisk.efi and driver files into a USB device (such as USB pen). (*2.0 is recommended.)

3.Connect the USB device into one of USB ports and power on the system. (Refer to Page 1-4 for the location of the USB ports).

4.Once the system goes into the “EFI Boot Manager,” choose “EFI Shell [Built-in]”

5.Under the “EFI Shell,” locate the USB device (for example: fsx, fs0 or fs1...)

6.At the Shell command prompt, type: Shell> fsX: (*X=the num ber of the file that your USB pen is located at.) (*This com mand will change the directory from [Shell] to [fsX].)

7.At the new command prompt, type fsX:\> load ramdisk.efi (*This command will create a virtual block inside the EFI. This virtual block contains image of all files you have in your USB device including boot device driver. This new block will be the very last block under EFI shell. (*For example, if you previously had total 6 blocks, the virtual block will be block 7 [blk7].)

8.Type: fsX:\> exit (*This command will exit from fsX device and go back to “EFI Boot Manager.”)

9.Select “EFI Shell [Built-in]” again.

10:At the Shell command prompt, type: Shell> copy -r blkX: blk0: *This command will copy the images from the virtual block (in this example blk7) to block 0 (blk0). Now your driver is ready to be used by the Windows OS.

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Contents Super Page Manual Organization About This ManualTable of Contents Table of Contents TroubleshootingAppendices BiosOverview ChecklistHeadquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-PacificSuper i2DMR-8G2/i2DMR-iG2 Image Super i2DMR-8G2/i2DMR-iG2 Motherboard Layout Jumper Description Default Setting Connector DescriptionQuick Reference i2DMR-8G2/i2DMR-iG2 Chipset Motherboard FeaturesM o r y Expansion SlotsPC Health Monitoring Acpi FeaturesThermal Control Onboard I/OOther DimensionsBlock Diagram of the i2DMR-8G2/i2DMR-iG2 Motherboard Major bus groups are Chipset OverviewSpecial Features PC Health MonitoringComplementary Components include Power Supply Acpi FeaturesAuto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core CPU Overheat LED and ControlSuper I/O Page Precautions Static-Sensitive DevicesUnpacking Locating the components included in the shipping package Itanium2 Processor and Heatsink InstallationInstallation Installing Motherboard into chassis Installation Edge Connector Signal Pins Installing and securing the Power Pod onto the ItaniumPage Installing the Heatsink on the CPU*for CPU w/o Heatsink only Connecting AC Power to the motherboard and the Power Pods Installing DIMMs Dimm InstallationMemory Support I/O Port Locations and Definitions I/OPorts/Control Panel ConnectorsFront Control Panel U66 Speaker Connector CN4Connecting Cables Overheat LED OH HDD LEDReset Button Power ButtonUniversal Serial Bus USB0/1, USB2/3 Serial Ports Front Panel Universal Serial Bus HeaderGlan Ports Ethernet Chassis IntrusionFan Headers Speaker HeaderWake-On-Ring Power Fault ConnectorAlarm Reset SMB Power I2 CGlan Enable/Disable Jumper SettingsExplanation Jumpers Cmos ClearScsi Enable/Disable *i2DMR-8G2 only VGA Enable/DisableScsi Termination Enable/ Disable *i2DMR-8G2 only Watch DogOnboard Indicators Force-Power-On Enable DisableGlan LEDs IDE Connectors COM Port, IDE, Ipmi and Scsi ConnectionsCOM Port 1 J5 & COM Header J38 Ipmi Ultra 320 Scsi Connectors *i2DMR-8G2 onlyPage Troubleshooting Procedures Before Power OnNo Power Losing the System’s Setup Configuration Memory ErrorsNo Video Frequently Asked Questions Technical Support ProceduresReturning Merchandise for Service Introduction AmibiosLanguage Menu Main SetupBSP Information System Time/System DateAdvanced Bios Setup Super IO Configuration Sub MenuSetup Warning Serial Port1 Address/Serial Port2 Address IDE Configurations Sub MenuLBA/Large Mode TypeBlock Multi-Sector Transfer A.R.T. For Hard disk drives DMA Mode32Bit Data Transfer Armd Emulation TypeQuiet Boot Bios Settings ConfigurationAtapi Detect Time Out Atapi 80Pin Cable DetectionAdvanced System Health System Health MonitorPower Loss Control Peripheral Device ConfigurationWatch Dog Timer Watch Dog Timer ValueUBS Configuration USB FunctionLegacy USB Support PCI Latency Timer PCI/PnP ConfigurationAllocate IRQ to PCI VGA PCI IDE BusMasterSecurity Settings Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimal DefaultsExit Options Exit Saving ChangesDiscarding Changes Introduction to the EFI Platform Flash AMI Bios Page Page Page Brief instruction for adding the Cdrom boot option in EFI Software Installation Page Checkpoint Code Description IA-32 Post CodesRegister for date and time next Monochrome mode and color mode settings next 47h 60h 95h Checkpoints Code Description Common Debug CodesSuper i2DMR-8G2/i2DMR-iG2 User’s Manual