Step 3 Connect External Cables; Step 4 Confirm The Motherboard's Bios Settings; Step 5 Install The Operating System And Megarac G3 Drivers - American Megatrends MegaRAC G3 User Manual

Step 3 Connect External Cables

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Connect the USB cable from the back of the MegaRAC G3 card to the
motherboard's USB port.
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Connect your VGA monitor to your MegaRAC G3 card.
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Connect the RJ45 LAN cable from your local network to your MegaRAC G3 card.
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Connect your AC adapter. (Only if the AC Adapter is part of your MegaRAC kit)

Step 4 Confirm the Motherboard's BIOS Settings

Power on the motherboard and enter the BIOS. Using the following table, confirm that
your motherboard's BIOS settings are correct.
BIOS Section
Boot Options> Removable Devices
Boot Options> ATAPI CDROM
Advanced> PCIPnP> Configuration> Legacy USB Support
Save the BIOS settings and restart the computer.
Note:
Make sure that your motherboard BIOS supports Legacy USB devices, USB Boot or Boot
to USB.
Note:
On some motherboards and server boards, depress the <CTRL>, <ALT>, and <ESC>
keys simultaneously to enter the BIOS. On others use the <F2> keys. See your server's
documentation for more information on entering the BIOS setup.

Step 5 Install the Operating System and MegaRAC G3 Drivers

Step Action
1 Install the operating system (if applicable) on the host system.
2 (Windows 2000/2003/XP only) When prompted for the AMI Virtual Floppy drivers, install the MegaRAC
G3 card's AMI Virtual Floppy drivers located on the MegaRAC™ G3 CD in the INF folder.
Note:
Virtual floppy is not supported on all versions of the
3 (Windows 2000/2003/XP only) When prompted for the virtual CD-ROM drivers, install the Windows
default CD-ROM drivers.
Note: Do not use the amivirtfl.inf when prompted to install the virtual CD-ROM drivers. The
AMI Virtual CD-ROM device does not require any special drivers. You can select the default
option Microsoft Windows provides.
Setting
AMI Virtual Floppy or USB Boot
Device
AMI Virtual CDROM or USB Boot
Device
Enable
MegaRAC G3
card.
Chapter Two : Installing Your MegaRAC G3 Card
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