Acer ARMC_2 - Step 4 Confirm the Motherboards BIOS Settings; Step 5 Install the Operating System and ARMC;2 Drivers

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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 Setting

Boot Options> Removable Devices Virtual Floppy or USB Boot Device

Boot Options> ATAPI CDROM Virtual CDROM or USB Boot

Device

Advanced> PCIPnP> Configuration> Legacy USB Support Enable

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 ARMC/2 Drivers

Step Action

1 Install the operating system (if applicable) on the host system.

2 (Windows 2000/2003 only) When prompted for the AMI Virtual Floppy drivers, install the ARMC/2

card’s AMI Virtual Floppy drivers located on the ARMC/2 CD in the INF folder.

3 (Windows 2000/2003 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

Virtual CD-ROM device does not require any special drivers. You can select the default option

Microsoft Windows provides.

Cont’d

Chapter Two : Installing Your ARMC/2 Card