Step 5 Connect External Cables; Step 6 Confirm The Motherboard's Bios Settings; Step 7 Install The Operating System And Megarac G2 Drivers - American Megatrends MegaRAC G2 User Manual

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Step 5 Connect External Cables

Connect the USB cable from the back of the MegaRAC G2 card to the
motherboard's USB port.
Connect your VGA monitor.
Connect the RJ45 LAN cable from your local network.
Connect your phone cord from the back of the MegaRAC G2 card to the telephone
wall outlet. (Only if the optional modem daughterboard is installed.)
Connect your AC adapter. (The AC adapter is an optional component.)

Step 6 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 serverboards, depress the <CTRL>, <ALT>, and <ESC> keys simultaneously to
enter the BIOS. On others use the <F2> keys.

Step 7 Install the Operating System and MegaRAC G2 Drivers

Step
Action
1
Install the operating system (if applicable) on the host system.
2
(Not required in Windows 2000/XP) If prompted for the display adapter drivers, install the MegaRAC G2
management board display adapter drivers located on the driver CD in the VGA Drivers folder.
3
(Windows 2000/XP only) When prompted for the virtual floppy drivers, install the MegaRAC G2
management board virtual floppy drivers located on the driver CD in the USB Floppy folder.
Note:
Virtual floppy is not supported on all versions of the
4
(Windows 2000/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.
Virtual CD-ROM device does not require any special drivers. You can select the default
option Microsoft Windows provides.
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MegaRAC G2 User's Guide
Setting
AMI Virtual Floppy
AMI Virtual CDROM
Enable
MegaRAC G2
card.
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