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Appendix A c) In the Main Menu, choose "View and Edit Configuration Parameters", then "Caching Parameters". d) A sub-menu contains "Write Back Cache Enabled/Disabled" which refers to the Write Back mode is Enabled or Disabled. Press on it and choose "Yes" to change it. e) After the cache mode has been changed, resetting the computer is required for the new setting to take effect. After the driver partitioning and operating system are installed, use the same procedure to enable the Write-Back cache - the high performance Write-Back Caching will bring your system into a higher performance level. 2. Follow the original procedure to create the SlackWare Boot Disk and Root Disk from the SlackWare CD-ROM. 3. If using ASUS PCI-DA2100/-DA2200 BIOS v1.17B, do not leave SlackWare CD disc in the CD-ROM drive during system reboot. The BIOS 1.17B has CD-ROM boot ability, it detects the CD in the CD-ROM drive, once it detects the CD disc is bootable, the system will boot from CD-ROM not from floppy. 4. Use "ASUS PCI-DA2100/-DA2200 Linux SlackWare 3.5 Boot Disk" disk 1 instead of the original boot disk, power on the system, let the system boot from the boot disk floppy. 5. Insert the SlackWare 3.5 CD disc into the CD-ROM drive after the system boot up, follow the on-screen instruction to start the installation of Linux. 6. Insert the Root Disk made from Linux SlackWare CD-ROM into floppy drive when prompted. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of SlackWare 3.5. ASUS PCI-DA2100/PCI-DA2200 User's Manual 175

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Appendix A
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c)
In the Main Menu, choose "View and Edit Configuration
Parameters", then "Caching Parameters".
d)
A
sub-menu
contains
"Write
Back
Cache
Enabled/Disabled" which refers to the Write Back mode
is Enabled or Disabled. Press <ENTER> on it and choose
"Yes" to change it.
e)
After the cache mode has been changed, resetting the
computer is required for the new setting to take effect.
After the driver partitioning and operating system are
installed,
use
the
same
procedure
to
enable
the
Write-Back cache – the high performance Write-Back
Caching
will
bring
your
system
into
a
higher
performance level.
2.
Follow the original procedure to create the SlackWare Boot Disk
and Root Disk from the SlackWare CD-ROM.
3.
If using ASUS PCI-DA2100/-DA2200 BIOS v1.17B, do not leave
SlackWare CD disc in the CD-ROM drive during system reboot.
The BIOS 1.17B has CD-ROM boot ability, it detects the CD in the
CD-ROM drive, once it detects the CD disc is bootable, the
system will boot from CD-ROM not from floppy.
4.
Use "ASUS PCI-DA2100/-DA2200 Linux SlackWare 3.5 Boot
Disk" disk 1 instead of the original boot disk, power on the
system, let the system boot from the boot disk floppy.
5.
Insert the SlackWare 3.5 CD disc into the CD-ROM drive after
the system boot up, follow the on-screen instruction to start the
installation of Linux.
6.
Insert the Root Disk made from Linux SlackWare CD-ROM into
floppy drive when prompted.
7.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of
SlackWare 3.5.