Os Installation Tips - Acer Altos R720 Installation & Configuration Manual

OS INSTALLATION TIPS

Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide
Below is Altos R720 OS certification matrix:
Operating System
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Edition
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64
Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64
Edition
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 EM64T
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T
NetWare 6.5
NOTE1. Altos R720 BIOS
later) are required to support Windows Server 2008.
NOTE2. This Windows Server 2008 certification also applies to Standard Edition
and Web Server 2008.
NOTE3. EasyBUILD 8.0 build 200 (or later) can support Windows Server 2008.
The drivers required for the OS installation can be found on the EasyBUILD 7.1
build 100 (or later). We suggest that you use the drivers contained in the
EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 (or later), as these drivers are tested and qualified by
Acer.
There are two ways you can get the drivers. You can either make diskettes
from EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 (or later), or put it in the optical drive and search
the driver directly.
NOTE. In this section, we assume the OS is installed on the HDD connected to
the onboard SAS or integrated SAS hardware RAID.
NOTE. The internal USB floppy drive is an option. If you do not have this option
and you need to apply the driver during the OS installation, you need an
external USB floppy drive.
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