ASTi Telestra Cold Start Procedure (Version 2, Revision 0)
Document: DOC-01-TELS-CS-2
ASTi Telestra Cold Start Procedure

Overview

The cold start procedure described in this document allows users to build Telestra systems from scratch. There are two main reasons for using the cold start procedure: 1. Rebuilding a damaged hard disk 2. Creating spare hard disks

Requirements

For systems with a built-in CD-ROM drive, use the procedure outlined on pages 2-3. You will need the following items: ASTi Software CD For systems without a built-in CD-ROM drive, use the procedure outlined on page 4. You will need the following items: ASTi Kickstart Diskette ASTi Linux CD ASTi Telestra CD USB CD-ROM kit: USB CD-ROM drive & power cable USB connection cable
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Cold Start Procedure: Built-In CD-ROM Drive
WARNING: This will COMPLETELY ERASE the contents of your hard drive. Before beginning, make sure you have a hard drive properly inserted into the system, along with a connected monitor and keyboard. Conguring the Award BIOS for MX3S and MX3S-T AOpen motherboards The following instructions apply to the 1U Telestra chassis with built-in CD-ROM drive and Award BIOS for MX3S and MX3S-T AOpen motherboards. See the next section for instructions on conguring BIOS version CA81020A.86A.0006.P03. 1. Immediately after system power-on or reboot, press the Delete or Del key to enter BIOS setup. 2. From the main screen, verify title reads, CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software. 3. Press the right-arrow key to highlight Load Setup Defaults (rst option, right-hand column), and press the ENTER key. 4. Conrm the action by typing Y, followed by the ENTER key. 5. Use the arrow keys to highlight Advanced BIOS Features (second option, left-hand column), and press the ENTER key to access those settings. 6. Make sure the First Boot Device is set to CDROM, which is the default. 7. Press the F10 key to save the settings and exit the utility. 8. Conrm the action by typing Y, followed by the ENTER key. 9. The system will then reboot using the new BIOS settings. Proceed with Installing Linux & Telestra Software below.
Conguring BIOS version CA81020A.86A.0006.P03 The following instructions apply to the 1U Telestra chassis with built-in CD-ROM drive and BIOS version CA81020A.86A.0006.P03. 1. Immediately after system power-on or reboot, press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup. 2. From the main screen, verify BIOS version matches that listed above. 3. Press the F9 key to load BIOS defaults, followed by the ENTER key to conrm the action. 4. Use the right-arrow key to move the cursor over the Boot menu at the top of the screen; in the main window, boot settings will be displayed. 5. Quiet Boot will already be highlighted. Press ENTER to access this setting, use the uparrow key to highlight Disabled, then press ENTER to change the setting. 6. Use the down-arrow key to highlight 2nd Boot Device. Press ENTER to access this setting, use the down-arrow key to highlight ATAPI CDROM, and press ENTER to change the setting. 7. Use the down-arrow key to highlight 3rd Boot Device. Press ENTER to access this setting, use the up-arrow key to highlight IDE-HDD, and press ENTER to change the setting. 8. Press the F10 key to save the settings and exit the utility; press ENTER to conrm the action. The system will then reboot using the new BIOS settings. Proceed with software installation.
Installing Linux & Telestra Software 1. Turn on the Telestra system via the power switch on the front of the chassis. The system may or may not fully boot, and you may receive an error message. 2. Insert the CD labeled ASTi Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Reboot the system using the Reset button on the front of the chassis. 4. The system will boot from the CD, and the Linux Base System will begin to install. You will see a dialog box showing the progress of this installation. 5. After Base System installation, the CD-ROM drive will open, and the screen will display a Reboot the system? conrmation. a. Remove the CD. Failure to do this will result in Base System reinstallation. b. Press the ENTER key to conrm system reboot. 6. After reboot, the screen will display ASTi Software Installation. Open the CD-ROM drive, insert the same ASTi Software CD, and press the ENTER key. The drive will close, and installation will proceed. 7. Upon completion, the CD-ROM drive will open, and the screen will display a Finish ASTi Installation conrmation. a. Remove the CD. Failure to do this will result in Base System reinstallation. b. Press the ENTER key to conrm, and the system will reboot.

Cold Start Procedure: USB CD-ROM Drive
WARNING: This will COMPLETELY ERASE the contents of your hard drive. Before beginning, make sure you have a hard drive properly inserted into the system, along with a connected monitor and keyboard. Installing Linux 1. Connect the USB CD-ROM and power cable to power source. Then, connect the USB CD-ROM drive to the Telestra system using the USB connector cable. The USB port is on the front of the Telestra chassis. 2. Insert the oppy disk labeled ASTi Kickstart Diskette. 3. Turn on the Telestra system via the power switch on the front of the chassis. The system will boot from the oppy. 4. Insert the CD labeled ASTi Linux CD. 5. Linux will begin to install, and you will see a dialog box showing the progress of the installation. If you see a message indicating a Bad Partition Table, select the Initialize option to continue with the Linux installation. 6. A message will then be displayed indicating the install has nished. If you want to install ASTi software, skip to step 2 of the next section: Installing ASTi Software. - OR 7. Remove the ASTi Kickstart Diskette. 8. Press ENTER to reboot the system. 9. Remove the ASTi Linux CD after it ejects. Installing ASTi Software 1. Connect the USB CD-ROM drive as in step 1 of Installing Linux above. 2. Power on the system (or, if you have just nished installing Linux, remove the ASTi Kickstart Diskette and press ENTER to reboot, then remove the ASTi Linux CD after it ejects.). 3. Insert the CD labeled ASTi Software CD. 4. At the LILO: prompt, type asti and press ENTER. If you miss the LILO: prompt, you will need to reboot by pressing the CTRL + ALT + DEL keys. 5. ASTi software installation will proceed. After a while, a message will display indicating the installation has completed. 6. Remove the ASTi Software CD, disconnect the CD-ROM drive, and press ENTER to reboot the system.

Memory Module Compatibility Testing Technical Note
S256M-08986-1333 Aopen MX3S
System Configuration Motherboard: Support Memory Type: Maximum Memory: Memory Expansion: CPU: Chipset: Bus Architecture: Mfgr's System P/N:
Aopen MX3S SDRAM 512MB 2 Intel Pentium III or Celeron, Socket 370 Intel 815E AGP, PCI 91.88A10.001
Hardware Configuration CPU: System BIOS: Hard Disk: Video Card:
Intel Pentium 3 800EB Award BIOS MX3S R1.05 Quantum Fireball 20.5GB Tornado TNT2M64 32MB
CPU/Memory Configuration CPU Internal Frequency: CPU Frequency Multiple: Memory Frequency: FSB/Memory Ratio: Active to Precharge Delay CAS Latency: RAS to CAS Delay: RAS Precharge Time:
100 MHz MHz 3:4 7T 3T 3T 3T ( 133 MHz) default ( 3:4 ) default ( 7T ) default ( 3T ) default ( ( 3T 3T ) default ) default
Software Configuration Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Ziff Davis Media's WinBench : Business + Highend Testing

February 5, 2003

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