Table Of Contents - American Megatrends MegaRAC G3 User Manual

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 1
Features ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Installing Your MegaRAC G3 Card .................................................................... 3
Before You Start .......................................................................................................................... 3
Avoid Electro-Static Discharge (ESD)...................................................................................... 3
MegaRAC G3 Installation and Setup........................................................................................... 3
Step 1 Unpack the MegaRAC G3 Card (and check jumper settings).......................................... 4
MegaRAC G3 Card Layout ...................................................................................................... 4
MegaRAC G3 MAC Address.................................................................................................... 4
JP4 and JP5 Chassis/Motherboard Power Switch................................................................... 5
JP6 MegaRAC G3 Reset Button .............................................................................................. 5
JP7 and JP8 Chassis/Motherboard Reset Switch.................................................................... 5
JP11 Flash Write Enable/Disable............................................................................................. 5
JP12 Recovery Mode Jumper .................................................................................................. 6
JP13 and JP14 PCI Bus SMB Data and Clock Jumper ........................................................... 6
Step 2 Plug in the MegaRAC G3 Card into the Host System and Attach Internal Cables .......... 7
J3 Service Connector ............................................................................................................... 7
J4 JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) ICE (In-Circuit Emulator) Connector ................................ 7
J5 IPMB (Intelligent Platform Management Bus) ..................................................................... 8
IPMB (Intelligent Platform Management Bus) .......................................................................... 8
J9 MegaRAC Feature Connector ............................................................................................. 9
JP2 Serial Port Connector........................................................................................................ 9
JP3 Service Connector............................................................................................................. 9
JP4 and JP5 Chassis/Motherboard Power Switch................................................................. 10
JP6 MegaRAC G3 Reset Button ............................................................................................ 10
JP7 and JP8 Chassis/Motherboard Reset Switch.................................................................. 10
Step 3 Connect External Cables................................................................................................ 11
Step 4 Confirm the Motherboard's BIOS Settings ..................................................................... 11
Step 5 Install the Operating System and MegaRAC G3 Drivers ............................................... 11
Installing AMI Virtual Floppy Drivers on Microsoft® Windows Operating Systems ............... 12
Step 6 Install the American Megatrends MegaRAC G3 Windows Software Components........ 15
Step 7 Setup Your Client Internet Browser................................................................................ 20
Step 8 Connect to the MegaRAC G3 from a Client System ...................................................... 24
Step 9 Load the MegaRAC G3 SDR and Soft Processor (SP) File for Your Server Board Model
(OEM VERSION ONLY) ............................................................................................................ 28
Chapter 3 Locating Your MegaRAC G3 Card ................................................................... 33
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 33
Locating Your MegaRAC G3 Card ............................................................................................ 33
IP Address Range...................................................................................................................... 37
Usage......................................................................................................................................... 39
Chapter 4 Using Your MegaRAC G3.................................................................................. 41
MegaRAC G3 GUI Overview ..................................................................................................... 41
Default User Name and Password ............................................................................................ 41
Preface iii