Acer Altos G540 Series User manual

Altos G540 Installation
Configuration Guide
Abstract
This document provides you a quick OS installation guide on Altos G540, including Windows
Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003
x64 Edition, Windows 2000, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (32-bit & 64-bit), SuSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9 (32-bit & 64-bit), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit & 64-bit) and
NetWare 6.5.
Version: 1.3
May 2008

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INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 1
Where Can I Download the Latest Altos G540 Installation Configuration
Guide 1
HARDWARE SPECIFICATION ............................................................... 2
BOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................. 4
System Block Diagram 4
DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE ......................................................... 5
Memory population 5
Memory population with mirroring 5
Memory population with Sparing 5
OS INSTALLATION TIPS ....................................................................... 6
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP) 6
BIOS Required 7
Drivers Required 7
Software Required 7
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 7
Installation Tips 7
Chipset Driver Package Installation 8
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 8
IOAT Driver Installation 8
VGA Driver Installation 8
RAID Utility Installation 9
Network Utility Installation 9
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with SAS
Daughter Board) 9
BIOS Required 9
Drivers Required 9
Software Required 9
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 10
Installation Tips 10
Chipset Driver Package Installation 10
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 10
IOAT Driver Installation 10
VGA Driver Installation 10
RAID Utility Installation 11
Network Utility Installation 11
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with onboard
SATA RAID) 11
BIOS Required 11
Drivers Required 11
Software Required 11
CONTENTS

Configuring Onboard SATA RAID 12
Installation Tips 12
Chipset Driver Package Installation 12
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 12
IOAT Driver Installation 12
VGA Driver Installation 12
RAID Utility Installation 13
Network Utility Installation 13
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 13
BIOS Required 13
Drivers Required 13
Software Required 13
Configuring MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 14
Installation Tips 14
Chipset Driver Package Installation 14
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 14
IOAT Driver Installation 14
VGA Driver Installation 14
RAID Utility Installation 14
Network Utility Installation 14
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with LSI MegaRAID
SAS 8300XLP) 15
BIOS Required 15
Drivers Required 15
Software Required 15
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 15
Installation Tips 16
Chipset Driver Package Installation 16
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 16
IOAT Driver Installation 17
VGA Driver Installation 17
RAID Utility Installation 17
Network Utility Installation 17
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with SAS Daughter
Board) 17
BIOS Required 17
Drivers Required 17
Software Required 18
Configuring SAS Daughter Board 18
Installation Tips 18
Chipset Driver Package Installation 19
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 19
IOAT Driver Installation 19
VGA Driver Installation 19
SAS Daughter Board Utility Installation 19

Network Utility Installation 19
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with onboard SATA
RAID) 19
BIOS Required 19
Drivers Required 19
Software Required 20
Configuring Onboard SATA RAID 20
Installation Tips 20
Chipset Driver Package Installation 20
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 21
IOAT Driver Installation 21
VGA Driver Installation 21
Onboard SATA RAID Utility Installation 21
Network Utility Installation 21
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Installation (with LSI MegaRAID
SAS 8708ELP) 21
BIOS Required 21
Drivers Required 21
Software Required 22
Configuring MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 22
Installation Tips 22
Chipset Driver Package Installation 22
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 22
IOAT Driver Installation 23
VGA Driver Installation 23
RAID Utility Installation 23
Network Utility Installation 23
Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP) 23
Drivers Required 23
Software Required 24
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 24
Installation Tips 24
Chipset Driver Installation 24
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 25
IOAT Driver Installation 26
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 26
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 26
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 27
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 27
Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition Installation (with LSI 1068 SAS
IM) 27
Drivers Required 27
Software Required 27
Configuring LSI 1068 SAS 28
Installation Tips 28

Chipset Driver Installation 28
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 28
IOAT Driver Installation 28
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 28
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 28
MyStorage Installation 29
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 29
Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition Installation (with onboard
SATA RAID) 29
Drivers Required 29
Software Required 29
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 30
Installation Tips 30
Chipset Driver Installation 30
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 30
IOAT Driver Installation 30
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 30
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 30
Matrix Storage Manager Installation 30
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 31
Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 31
Drivers Required 31
Software Required 31
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 32
Installation Tips 32
Chipset Driver Installation 32
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 32
IOAT Driver Installation 32
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 32
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 32
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 32
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 33
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP) 33
Drivers Required 33
Software Required 33
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 34
Installation Tips 34
Chipset Driver Installation 34
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 35
IOAT Driver Installation 35
ATI ES1000 Installation 35
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 36
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 36
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 36

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Installation (with LSI 1068 SAS
IM) 36
Drivers Required 37
Software Required 37
Configuring LSI 1068 SAS 37
Installation Tips 37
Chipset Driver Installation 37
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 38
IOAT Driver Installation 38
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 38
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 38
MyStorage Installation 38
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 38
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Installation (with onboard
SATA RAID) 38
Drivers Required 38
Software Required 39
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 39
Installation Tips 39
Chipset Driver Installation 39
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 39
IOAT Driver Installation 40
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 40
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 40
Matrix Storage Manager Installation 40
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 40
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 40
Drivers Required 40
Software Required 41
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 41
Installation Tips 41
Chipset Driver Installation 41
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 41
IOAT Driver Installation 42
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 42
Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation 42
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 42
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 42
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8300XLP) 42
Drivers Required 42
Software Required 43
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 43
Installation Tips 43
Chipset Driver Installation 43

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 44
IOAT Driver Installation 44
ATI ES1000 Installation 45
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 45
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 45
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with LSI 1068 SAS IM)46
Drivers Required 46
Software Required 46
Configuring LSI 1068 SAS 46
Installation Tips 46
Chipset Driver Installation 46
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 47
IOAT Driver Installation 47
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 47
MyStorage Installation 47
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 47
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with onboard SATA RAID) 48
Drivers Required 48
Software Required 48
Configuring onboard SATA RAID 48
Installation Tips 48
Chipset Driver Installation 49
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 49
IOAT Driver Installation 49
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 49
Matrix Storage Manager Installation 49
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 49
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with MegaRAID SAS
8708ELP) 49
Drivers Required 49
Software Required 50
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 50
Installation Tips 50
Chipset Driver Installation 50
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 50
IOAT Driver Installation 51
ATI ES1000 Driver Installation 51
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 51
Intel PROSet Utility Installation 51
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 3 Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP) 51
Drivers Required 51
Software Required 52
Configuring MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 52
Installation Tips 52
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 52

MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 53
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 3 Installation (with LSI 1068
SAS) 53
Drivers Required 53
Software Required 54
Configuring LSI 1068 SAS 54
Installation Tips 54
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 54
MyStorage Installation 54
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 3 Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP) 55
Drivers Required 55
Software Required 55
Configuring MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 55
Installation Tips 56
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 56
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 56
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8300XLP) 56
Drivers Required 57
Software Required 57
Configuring MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 57
Installation Tips 57
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 57
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 58
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 Installation (with LSI 1068 SAS) 58
Drivers Required 59
Software Required 59
Configuring LSI 1068 SAS 59
Installation Tips 59
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 60
MyStorage Installation 60
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8708ELP) 60
Drivers Required 60
Software Required 61
Configuring MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 61
Installation Tips 61
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 61
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 61
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8300XLP) 62
Drivers Required 62
Software Required 62
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 62
Installation Tips 62

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 63
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 63
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with LSI 1068 SAS IM) 64
Drivers Required 64
Software Required 64
Configuring LSI 1068 SAS 64
Installation Tips 64
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 65
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 65
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8708ELP) 65
Drivers Required 65
Software Required 66
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 66
Installation Tips 66
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 66
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 66
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8300XLP) 67
Drivers Required 67
Software Required 67
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 67
Installation Tips 67
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 68
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 68
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with LSI 1068 SAS IM) 69
Drivers Required 69
Software Required 69
Configuring LSI 1068 SAS 69
Installation Tips 69
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 70
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 70
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8708ELP) 70
Drivers Required 70
Software Required 71
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP 71
Installation Tips 71
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 71
MegaRAID Storage Manager Installation 71
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP) 72
Drivers Required 72
Software Required 72
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP 72
Installation Tips 72