Configuring Megaraid Sas 8708Elp; Installation Tips; Chipset Driver Package Installation; Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation - Acer Altos G540 Installation & Configuration Manual

Altos G540 Installation Configuration Guide

Configuring MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP

Please refer to the Appendix D. for the MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP configuration.

Installation Tips

Though Windows Server 2008 x64 can recognize the MegaRAID SAS
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8708ELP, we still replace the driver with the one in EasyBUILD. Please copy
MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP driver from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 to a
floppy or USB flash first before the installation.
Please boot the system form the Windows Server 2008 x64 DVD. Follow
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the instructions to do the installation.
When you see the "Where do you want to install Windows?" on the
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screen, please insert the floppy diskette or USB flash with SAS daughter
board driver and click on Load Driver.
Click on Browser and select directory of the floppy or USB flash that
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contains the driver.
Click on OK. You will see the supported devices listed.
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Select "LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP RAID Controller
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(A:\omesetup.inf)" and click on Next.
After the driver is loaded and returned to "Where do you want to install
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Windows?" page, click on Drive options (advanced) to create a partition
for installation.
After the partition created, click on Next to continue the installation and
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follow the instructions to finish the installation.

Chipset Driver Package Installation

Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP) Chipset Driver Installation section.

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation

Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP) Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation section.

IOAT Driver Installation

The IOAT driver will be installed automatically when you installing the onboard
Gigabit Ethernet driver.

VGA Driver Installation

Please refer to the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition (with LSI
MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP) VGA Driver Installation section.

RAID Utility Installation

For installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP,
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