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1. 29 Motherboard Description 2 Press lt Ctrl F gt keys todisplay the FastBuild Utility Main Menu FastBuild tm Utility 2 xx c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Main Menu Auto Setup View Drive Assignments View Array Delete Array Rebuild Array Keys Available Press 1 5to Select Option ESC Exit 3 Press 1 to display the Auto Setup Menu below This is the fastest and easiest method to creating y ourfirst array FastBuild tm Utility 2xx c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup Options Menu Optimize Array for Perf omance Array Setup Configuration Drives used in Array Array Disk Capacity Motherboard Description Keys Available T1Up X Down lt gt Space Change Option ESC Exit Ctrl Y Save Creating an Array for Performance NOTE FastTrak 376 allows users tocreate striped arrays with 1 2 drives To create an array for best performance followthese steps Using the Spacebar choose Performance under the Optimize Array for section Press lt Ctd Y gt keysto Save and crede the array Reboot y our system Once the array has been created you will needto FDISKand format the array as if it were a newsingle hard dive Proceed to Installing Drivers section of the manual see page 28 Creating aSecurity Array With New Drives NOTE FastTrak 376 permit only two drives tobe usedfor a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup
2. 23 M7VIP BIOS Setup 7 PnP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings W Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By fluto ESCD 1 if you are and Play PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled bab ting Assign IRQ For YGA Enabled s S if Assign IRQ For USB Enabled PNP OS Installed When set to YES BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequence VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Window 95 When set to NO BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards For non PnP operating systems DOS Netware this option must set to NO The Choices No default Yes Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory lo
3. PCISLOT m CNRI 1394 i JA 1 1 ME CODECSELI CHIP RADI BIS wou ansa Imai ze D JSFANI 1 D 10 2 10 Motherboard Description CPU Installation 1 3 E 1 1 3 E 1 1 3 E 1 3 1 E 1 3 1 1 3 E 1 1 3 E 1 3 1 E 1 3 1 E 1 E 1 1 3 E 1 1 3 L 1 1 1 E 1 E 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 a 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the sockd then raise the lever up to 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin A in the sockd and lockfor the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin A with the white dot cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lever down Then Put the fan onthe CPU and buckle it and put the fan s power port into the JCFAN1 then to complde the installation 2 DI zi CPU System Fan Headers JCFAN1 JS FAN1 JNFAN 12V IN 3 i 1i A E E Serselfiruund i fine E E TEE Vo 4 i MEE Semi INS Werne A NS e Lasel Motherboard Description Note CPU Over Temperature Protection When the CPU temperature is over 110 C for 13u CPU or 120 C for 18u CPU the system will automatically shut down If this situation occurs please check if your CPU fan is working properly If not change the CPU fn and then restart the system DDR DIMM Modules DIMM1 2 3 DRAM Access Time 2 5V Unbuffered Registered DDR 1600 2100 2700 Ty pe required DRAM Ty pe 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB DIMM Module 184 pin DIMM Socket DDR Module Total Memory L
4. M7VIP BIOS Setup 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub menu WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board for update information m Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CHOS Features Frequency Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCT Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Upgrade BIOS Esc Quit F9 Menu 1n BIOS flee Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CM OS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS M7VIP BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input Output features Power Management Setup This submenu allows you to configure the power
5. PCI Bus Support This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 1 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect local bus specification DRAM Support DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM are supported Supported CPUs This AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU Using Setup In general you use the arrow keys to highlight items press lt Enter gt to select use the lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt keys to change entries press lt F1 gt for help and press lt Esc gt to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by using the keyboard Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDnkey Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit Current page and return to Main Menu F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys F5 key Load previous values from CMOS F6 key Load the fail safe defaults from BIOS default table F7 key Load the optimized defaults F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit
6. Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu APIC Mode By selecting Enabled enables ACPI device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabled default Disabled MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports version 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer The Choices 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution Enabled default Optional ROM is enabled Disabled Optional ROM is disabled Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable disable display the Summary Screen Show The Choices Disabled default Enabled 11 M7VIP BIOS Setup 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources
7. Name field Enter a password inthe Password field and enter the same password in the Conf im Password field Click Next after you have completed all of the fields 46 Motherboard Description Add User Accountf or Administration 11 Select View readme txt now to read the latest product release information and select laurch Promise Array Management now f y ou wish to run utility directly fran setup Click onthe Finish buttonto complete the install process Moria Minds Sheer eed aisi Seog tan eed ged li Pages i ae ll ees on ee rogi Tat oe barch be Viral bip de pu D Marone hass Bom pira pi ma uir NN T t pl TO eh Pree hra Hagara rum Setup Finished 47 Motherboard Description Using FastBuild Configuration Utility The FastBuild Configuration Utility dfers several menu choices to create and manage the drive array on the Promise FastTrak 376 For purposes d this manual it is assumed you have already created an array in the previous chapter and now wish to make a change to the array orview other options Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu Viewing FastTrak 376 BIOS S creen When you boot your system with the FastTrak 376 and drives installed the Promise onboard BIOS will detect the drives attached and show the following screen FastTrak 376 tm BIOS Version 2 000 XX c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserv ed Scanning I
8. Add In the Install Driv ers dialog box press Hare Disk When the Install From Disk appears insert the FastTrak 376 Driver diskette in driv e A Ty pe A NT4 in the text box window then choose OK When the Install Driver dialog box appears select Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 tm Controller and then press OK When the Select SCSI Adapter Option dialog box appears press Install After asuccess ul installation the SCSI Adapter Setup box will show that the Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 tm Controller has beeninstalled Power off your system If moving the boot drive to the FastTrak 376 now attach the hard drives otherwse reboot 40 Motherboard Description Removing the Driver from Windows NT 4 x In Start Buttonchoose Control Panel in Setup group In Control Panel select SCSI Adapter next chocse Driv ers label Choose Remove button gt O N After successful removing the SCSI Adapter Setup box will show that Win NT FastTrak 376 RAID Controller has been removed 41 Motherboard Description Step 4 Install PAM Utility PAM Promise Array Management Installation This section outlines the installation procedure for a component of the PAM sdtware package NOTE If you are re instaling PAM you must first stop the services for the Message Server andMessage Agent for inst
9. ESC Exit Mode D DMA U UDMA Motherboard Description How FastTrak 376 Orders Arrays During startup the disk arrays on the FastTrak 376 are recognized in this order 1 The array set to bootable in the FastBuild Setup and 2 the Array number i e Array O Array 1 This would be involved in determining which drive letters will be assigned to each disk array How FastTrak 376 Saves Array Information All disk array data is saved into the reserved sector on each array member Promise suggests that users record their disk array informaion for future ref erence Another feature of the FastTrak 376 disk array system is to recognize drve members even if drives are moved between different FastTrak 376 controller connectors Since each drive s array data identifies itself to the array it is possible to move or swap drives without modifying the array setup This is valuable when adding drives or during a rebuild Deleting An Array The Delete Array lt 4 gt Menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments This is not the same as delding datafrom the drives themselves If you delete an array by accident and before t has been used again the array can normally berecovered by defining the array identically asthe delded array WARNING Deleting an existing disk array could result in its data loss Make sure to record all array information induding the array type the disk members and stripe block size in case you
10. SCSI 8 RAID Controllers hardware type The driv er Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 tm Controller should appear Windows 98 Me Installing Drivers During Windows 98 Me Installation The following three sections detail the installation of the FastTrak 376 drivers while installing Windows 98Me with the FastTrak 376 controller already in place If you re installing the FastTrak 376 drivers on a system with Windows 98 Me already installed see Installing Driv ers wth Existing Windows 98 Me on page 31 Windows 98 Me 1 After installing the FastTrak 376 controller and configuring the hard dry e s partition and format your hard drive s if necessary InstallWindows 98 Me normally After installation go the Start menu and choose Settings From the Settings menu choose Control Panel In the Control Panel window double click on the System icon In the System window choose the Device Manager tab In the hierarchical display under Other Devices is a listingfor PCI RAID Controller Choose it and then press the Properties button 8 Choose the Div er tab in the Properties window choose Update Driver and then press Next SE oW A O 9 Choose Searchfor a better driver than the one y our device 5 using now recommended then press Next 10 Choose Specify Location and then ty pe A WIN98 in the text box 11 Inser
11. Enabled Default Disabled Super IO Device If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Super IO Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options 17 M7VIP BIOS Setup Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field The Choices Enabled default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports The Choices Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 default 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal default AS KIR IrDA RxD TxD Active This item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Hi Lo default Hi Hi Lo Hi Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enable disable IR transmission delay The Choices Enabled default Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Full duplex mode permits simulta
12. PCI y tambi n est equipado con un Puerto Acelerado para Gr ficos Esta tarjeta AGP tomar v entaja de la tecnolog a del AGP para el mejoramiento de la eficiencia y funcionamierto delv ideo especialmente con gr icos 3D Conector Serial ATA JSATA1 JS ATA2 Opcional sta placa madre contiene un PCI junto a un controlador SATA con 2 canales de interface SATA que sat amp face el spec de SATA 1 0 y tambi n puede transferir datos de hasta una velocidad de 1 5GHz 22 Motherboard Description Para mas informacion porfavor refi rase a la pagina 21 FastTrak 376 Raid Connector RAID1 Opcional ste conector soporta corf iguraci n RADO o RAID1 por medio del chip controlador Serial ATA FastTrak 376 integrado en la placa madre Usted puede usar las caracter sticas del IDE para configurar la configuraci n de un disk array y para soportar dispositivos adicionales del IDE Sin embargo solamente puede soportar modo master del IDE HDD Conector de Corriente JATXPWR1 JATXPWR 1 Conector de i Corriente ATX i 4 Cabezal Wake On LAN JWOL1 ma e Tierra 5V SB Wake up FT Mu Sl WOLI i ma mua SS Cabezal Frontal US B JUS B1 JUS B2 JUS B3 we a a O gt 5i 1 2 DOQOO Contactol 2 gt 45V i 1 eood Contacto3 4 gt Dato i E Contacto5 6 gt Dato i JUSB2 3 Contacto7 8 gt Tierra i Para Versiones 1 1 Contacto gt KEY 1 e
13. S econdary S election JCODECS EL1 EB Pin 1 2 gt On board Primary Codec Pin 2 3 gt CNR Primary Codec ICODECSELI MD EH 12 Motherboard Description Front Fane Connector JPAN EL1 SPK gt Speaker Conn E HLED gt Hard Driver LED i RST gt Reset Button E IR gt Infrared Conn E SLP gt Sleep Button PWR_LED gt Power LED i ON OFF gt Power on Button MIT nemen mt ED JAUDIO1 i 2 Front Audio Header E i A JCDINI i CD ROM Audio In Header Pinl gt Mic In Pin gt Ground d 2000 E Pin gt Mic Power Pin4 gt Audio Power IOOOO Pins gt RTLineOut Pin6 gt RTLineOut i Pin7 gt Reserved Pins gt KEY E JAUDIO1 Pin gt LFT Line Out Pin10 gt LFT Line Out 13 Motherboard Description i Front Panel Audio Connector J umper Block Pin S cuni Audio line out signals are routed to the back panel audio line out connector gt Pin 9 and 10 1 2 i ss Audio line out and mic in signals are i 7 Bo available for front panel audio connectors H a d SSE A eee PEEP PEE En eT reer Pee PTET eT AN 1 El Pin 1 2 on gt Normal Operation i default i JCMOS Pin 2 3 on gt Clear CMOS Data S B A EFE EF a a a EC REEL ES Back Panel Connectors d E JKBMSI PS2 JPRNTI i i Mouse JGAME1 i Game Port a 5 USB COMI COM2 er Line h ae i Fa JCOMI JCOM2 j v al 14 Motherboa
14. Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control For 0S 1 4 a ning 05 Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0 2 screen and alarm beep Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Summary Screen Show Disabled Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature that is used to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep Disabled default Virus protection is disabled Enabled Virus protection is activated Boot Seq amp Floppy Setup This item allows you to setup boot seq amp Floppy First Second Third Boot Other Device These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP 100 LAN Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Disabled default Enabled M7VIP BIOS Setup Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU Internal Cache Depending on the CPU chipset in use you may be able to increase memory access time with this option Enabled default En
15. To create an array for data protection using new hard drives follow these steps 1 Usingthe Spacebar choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press lt Ctrl Y gt keys to Save yourselection 3 The window below will appear Do y ouwant the disk image to be duplicatedto another Y es No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 4 Press N forthe Create Only option 31 Motherboard Description 5 A window will appear almost immediately confirming that y our Security array has beencreated Press any key to reboot thesystem Array has been created lt Press Any Key to Reboot gt 6 Proceed with nomal FDISK andfomat procedures as if you had just installed a new hard drive 7 Once the arrayed drives have been formatted proceed to the Installing Driver chapteron page 28 to instally our operatingsystem and or FastTrak 376 diver Creating aSecurity Array With An Existing Data Drive NOTE Fast Trak 376 permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup You would use this method if you wishto use a drive that already contains data and or is the bootable system drive in your system You will need another drive of identical or largerstorage capacity WARNING Backup any necessary data before proceeding Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss WARNING If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the Windows NT 4x or Windows 2000
16. drive to the FastTrak 376 controller before completing this step After installing the FastTrak 376 and rebooting your system Windows 2000 setup will show a New Hardware Found dialog box Under Windows 2000 the PCI RAID Controller will be display ed 1 In the dialog box choose Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer button 2 In the A drive insert the FastTrak 376 driver diskette Type AAWIN2000 in the text box Press Enter 4 Choose Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 tm Controller fromthe list that appears on screen then press the Enter key 5 The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices Win2000 Promise FastTrek 376 tm controller The FastTrak 376 driver will now be copied on to the system and entered intothe Windows 2000 driver database 6 When the System Setings Change dialog box appears remove the floppy diskette and click on Yes to restart the system Windows 2000 will then restartf orthe driv erinstallation to take effect 7 Power off your system then attach your hard drives to the FastTrak 376 controller 36 Motherboard Description Confirming Windows 2000 Installation 1 From Windows 2000 open the Control Panelfrom My Computer f ollowed by theSystem ton 2 Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager tab 3 Click the infront of
17. hardware configuration appears 1c CD ROM Install Boot from the CD ROM Press lt F6 gt after the message Press F6 ff you need toinstall third party SCSI or RAID driv er appears When the Windows 2000 Setup window is generated press S to Specify an Additional Dev ice s Press O to select Other and press the Enter key Insert the Promise Technology driver diskette into drive A and press Enter key Choose Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 tm Cortroller f rom the list that appears on screen then press the Enter key The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The list will include 35 Motherboard Description Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 tm controller NOTE If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified continue to step 7 7 From the Windows 2000 Setup screen press the Enter key Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows 2000 installation Installing Driver in Existing Windows 2000 S ystem WARNING If you wil be moving the boot drive containing the existing Windows 2000 operating system to a mirrored RAID 1 array on the FastTrak 376 the FastTrak 376 driver MUST be loaded to the hard drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller Do not attach this drive or any other hard
18. mode IDE HDD Power Connectors JATXPWRI JATXPWRI AT X Power Conn DL C COLO OE ASS i E Ground SV_SB Wake up Ea w ET Front US B Header JUS B1 JUSB2 JUS B3 v Pinl 2 ne 2F56n350 Pin3 4 gt DataC DOE Pinss gt Data i gt Ground l E JUSB1 2 1 E 2 gt KEY i For Version 1 0 554 NA gt V gt Data i gt Data gt Ground gt KEY SINN JUSB223 For Version 1 1 A 122 122 027 Motherboard Description 5V 5 VSB Selection for USB JUS BV1 2 3 A NN B Pin 1 2 on gt 5V i JUSBV1 2 3 Pin 2 3 on gt 5V_SB a a a an PAE a a TET EI T i Pin 2on gt 5V Pin 2 3 on gt 5V_SB EEE RU TeCTT ETE N Front 1394 Header J1394A1 J1394B1 J1394C1 Optional Pinl 2 gt A A Os 1 Pin3 4 gt Ground 08850 2 Pin5 6 gt B B Pin7 8 gt 42V J1394A l BI C1 pind gt KEY e ey Mc a OE Ee OE RT OEE Ee 11 Motherboard Description CPU Fre que ncy Selection JCLK1 as Pin 1 2 5 6 gt 100 Mhz E man 3 Pin2 3 5 6 gt 133 Mhz default JCLKI Pin2 3 4 5 gt 166Mhz For Version 1 1 and above MELLE 1 ic Pin 1 2 gt 100 Mhz TCR ean 2335 Mhz _ For Version 1 0 alle A eve ce rarae Ta Togo rA SI EPI OS o Pin 1 2 on 2 5V EN 2 Pin 3 4 on gt 2 6V JDIMMVOLTI Pin5 6 on gt 27V aliea Eee N A a TA A AA E E CNR Codec Primary
19. on the AGP bus The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification The Choices Enabled default Disabled Memory Hole When enabled you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for more information The Choices Disabled default 15M 16M System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the Enabled option allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh which can improve system performance However any programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors The Choices Enabled Disabled default Video RAM Cacheable Enabling this option allows caching of the video RAM resultng in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The Choices Enabled Disabled default 15 M7VIP BIOS Setup 5 Integrated Peripherals m Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Control Press Enter OnChip PCI Device Press Enter Superl0 Device Press Enter Menu Level gt Init Display First PCI Slot OnChip USB Controller All Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled OnChip IDE Control The chips
20. operating system as part of a bootalle Mirrored RAID 1 array on your FastTrak 376 do NOT connect the hard drive to the Fastlrak 376 controller yet You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first see page28 to this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller For all other Operating Systems proceed here Follow these steps 1 Using the Spacebar choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press Ctrl Y gt keys to Save yourselection The window below will appear 32 Motherboard Description Do y ouwant the disk image to be duplicatedto another Y es No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 3 Press Y for the Create and Duplicate option The window below will appear asking you to select the Source drive to use FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the Target dive Source Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Target Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Please Select A Source Disk Channel ID Driv e Model Capacity MB 1 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 2 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Keys Available NUp ESC Exit Enter Select 4 Usethe arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied 5 Press Enter key to Save selection and start duplication The following progress screen will appear art to duplicatethe image Do y ouwant to continue Y es No Y Cortinue N Abort
21. such as DRAM and external cache It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly W Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup DRAM Clock Drive Control AGP amp P2P Bridge Control CPU amp PCI Bus Control Memory Hole System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Disabled Disabled Menu Level e DRAM Clock Drive Control To control the Clock Drive If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the DRAM Clock Drive Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options DRAM Clock This item determines DRAM clock following 100MHz 133MHz 166MHz or By SPD The Choices 100MHz 133MHz By SPD default 166MHz 12 M7VIP BIOS Setup DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock timing follow SPD or not The Choices By SPD default Manual DRAM CAS Latency When DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing The Choices 2 5 default 2 Bank Interleave This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature The Choices Disabled default 2 bank 4 bank Precharge to Active Trp This items allows you to specify the delay from precha
22. 00 Windows XP DirectX DirectX 8 1 or above The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8 1 If you use Windows XP you do not need toinstall DirectX 8 1 Installation 1 Execute the setup execution file and then the following dialog will pop up Please click Nex button and follow the default procedure to install Welcome lo Ehe InataliSbield Wizard for Wai pi eem The Inet Feb Wired seil install pe on vou compule To conlinue click He Des ce 58 Motherboard Description 2 When you see the following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility wil be autamatically and immediately launched after y ou click Finish button lined Vict Install haee Wizard Complels Slip has hiha millar Warp pede on yola computer F Launch the Warp peeder Tray Lit Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will changeaccordingto your motherboard on hand WarpSpeeder includes 1 tray icon and 5 panel 1 Tray Icon Motherboard Description Wheneverthe Tray Icon utility is launched it will display a little tray icon on the right side d Windows Taskbar This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking WarpSpeeder Utility You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to in
23. 2 10 2 RADI 17 Motherboard Description Disposici n del M7VIP Para Versiones 1 1 en adelante 1 JKB al USB VI E CPU 2 uo o o un OOH a en E zllzE T gt i ajajja JATXPWRI Me Ranura AGP oni Ea m JDIMMVOLTI 1 T Ranura PCI 256 PCI2 1 S i Ranura PCI Es VT8239 PCI3 un h 2 m JUSB3 ea PCI EA j JUSB V3 iR ts C r Winbond Ranura PCI JSATA I me JSATA2 vo 1394 CHIP IDE2 FDDI JcM os 11g 1 JPANEL1 JSFAN1 1 JAUDIOI KCODECSELT RADI 9 1 dc le neci E Motherboard Description Instalaci n de la CPU 1 Tire de la palanca del lado del z calo luego levante la palanca hasta un ngulo de 90 grados 2 Sit e elcontacto A del z calo y busque el punto blanco o corte el borde en la CPU Empareje el contacto A con el punto blanco corte del borde luego inserte la CPU 3 Presione la palanca para abajo Ponga el ventilador en la CPU y abr chelo Luego ponga el puerto de corriente del ventilador en el JCFAN1 Yya habr completadosu instalaci n CPU Cabezal del Sistema de Ventilaci n JCFAN1 JSFAN1 JNFAN1 DI S 12V i F i Ae nu i Sease Tierra i a E poo 1 i l I sihid 3 WAND COGEN CIRO y in 19 Motherboard Description Nota Protecci n contra el exceso de temperatura Cuando la temperatura de la CPU est sobre los 100 C para CPU 13u o 110 C para CPU 1
24. 6 Select Y to continue If you choose N you will be returnedto step 1 7 Once complete the following screen wil appear confirming that y our Security array has beencreated Press any key to reboot thesystem 33 Motherboard Description Array has been created lt Press Any Key to Reboot gt 8 Proceed to the Installing Driver chapter on page 28 to install the FastTrak 376 driver and or operating system 34 Motherboard Description Step 3 Installing Software Drivers This section details the FastTrak 376 driver installation when used with various operating systems The software includes the driver necessary to identify FastTrak 376 to the operatingsystem For Windows 2000 XP see below For Windows 98 Me see page 30 For Windows NT 4 x see page 32 NOTE 1 The device driver is induded in the Driver CD with the directory root of X Driver SerATA X is your CD ROM 2 To create a FastTrak 376 driver diskette please copy the controller driver files from the driver CD that comes with the motherboard The path is X Diiver SerATA Windows 2000 XP Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation 1a Floppy Install Boot the computer with the Windows 2000 installation diskettes 1b Floppyless Install Boot from floppy and type WINNT After files have been copied the system will reboot On the rebod press lt F6 gt after the message Setup is inspecting your computer s
25. 8u el sistema se apagar autom ticamente Si esta situaci n ocurre por favor aseg rese que el ventilador de la CPU est funcionando correctamente Si no cambie el ventilador de la CPU y vuelva a iniciar el sistema M dulos DDR DIMM DIMM1 2 3 DRAM Tiempo de Acceso 2 5V Unbufered Registered DDR 1600 2100 2700 Tipo requerido DRAM Tipo 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB M dulo DIMM 184 contactos Localizaci n M dulo DDR Total del del Z calo Tama o de la DIMM i Memoria MB DIMM 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 M ximo de 3GB DIMM 2 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM3 64VB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 La lista de arriba para la configuraci n DRAM es solamente para ref erercia x Si utiliza FSB 333MHz CPU la memoria core solamente a DDR333 PC2700 Para versiones 1 1en adelante 20 Motherboard Description C mo instalar un M dulo DIMM 1 El z calo DIMM tiene una leng eta pl stica de seguridad y el m dulo de memoria DIMM tiene una muesca asim trica as el m dulo de memoria DIMM puede caber solamerte en la ranura de unas la direcci n 2 Tire la leng eta hacia afuera Inserte los m dulos de memoria DIMM en el z calo a los 90 grados luego empuje hacia abajo verticamente de modo que encaj en el lugar 3 Los agujeros de montaje y la leng etas pl sticas deben caber por sobre el borde y sastenga los m dulos de memoria DIMM en el lugar 21 2000 00001 Moth
26. DE dives If an array exists already the BIOS will display the following screen showing the BIOS version and status of the array FastTrak 376 tm BIOS Version 2 000 xx c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserv ed MODE SIZE TRACK MAPPING STATUS 2 0 Stripe 16126M 611128 32 Functional Press Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility The array status consists d three possible conditions Functional Critical Offline Functional The array is operational Critical A mirrored array contains a drive that has failed or disconnected The remaining driv e member in the array is functional Howev er the array has 48 Motherboard Description temporarily lost its ability to prov ide fault tolerance The user should identify the failed drive through the FastBuild Setup utility and then replace the problem dive Offline Astriped array has 1 drive that has failed or been disconnected When the array condition is offline the user must replace the failed drive s then restore data from a backup source Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu When using the menus these are some of the basic navigation tips Arrow keys highlights through choices Space bar key allows to cycle through options Enter key selects an option ESC key is used to abort or exit the current menu Using the Main Menu This is thefirst option screen when entering the FastBuildTM Setup FastBuild tm
27. Dire of fhe sera ponnpllia ketum Ese unopensied pack age le rios M you aie an DEM the complete LICENSE AGREEMENT apple V oui bie an Ends oni Ebd the PRUHTSE LICENSE ABFEEHEMHT Do vp accepi all the tenet ol fhe pierced Leen geeement Il uou choses Ho Setup ll eee To ibi Pronto Ani Hangar alu feat Boop fhe agreement ikea x m 43 Motherboard Description 5 When the Choose Destination Location window comes up choose a directory to install this component 6 Click Browse to select a Destination folder other than the folder suggested by default Click the Next button to accept the location selected a Denn Lumen 2 xj ine rl acd Veo gr tlhe eae Ten eg all o he cand Find 1o rris so n dhem ide rci Dine anc a gnata bije ema cain rer nato eri area ap Hi ageer Es dcir aasa ta md bep Destraten Fulda Erga Fior Piy A e DERI oem Choose Destination Location Window 7 The Select Program Folder window comes up next Choose a Start menu folderto list this item under by entering a folder name and selecting a parentfolderf ram the lis under which this new folder s contents will reside Click the Next button to proceed 44 Motherboard Description LS Xj Totals al el iris ird Fa Fe Fla yore opie LUI oe be I P crue de ig Faller ha Cki Hes la corri Fastest hisce ruca HR Poser amp 2 PR EN Select Program Folder Window The Start Copying Files wi
28. EFORE using the Rebuild Array menu option 1 On bootup the FastTrak 376 Startup BIOS will display an error message identifying which drive ha failed Press Ctrl F keys to enter FastBuild Main Menu Select submenu Define Array 3 Select the failed array and identify the Channel and ID of thef ailed drive Power off and physically remove the failed drive Replace the drive with an identical model Reboot the system and enter the FastBuild Main Menu oN Oa R wD Select the lt 5 gt Rebuild Array option The following screen will appear Motherboard Description FastBuild tm Utility 2xx c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAD Mode Total Dv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Mrror 2 16126 Critical Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 10 Press Enter The following screen will then appear see below FastBuild tm Utility 2xx c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Status Array 2 Mirror 2 Critical Stripe Block Not Available Select Driv efor Rebuild Channel 1D Drive Model Capacity MB 1 Slave QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Keys Available 1 Up 4 Dom ESC Exit Enter Select 11 Under Select Driv ef or Rebuild highlight the replacement driv e 55 Motherboard Description 12 Press Enter and confirm that the data will be copied on to the selected drive All data on the replacement drive will be written ov e
29. FastTrak 376 m Controller fran the list that appears on screen then press the Enter key The Windows NT Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The list will include Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 tm controller NOTE If you need to specify any additional devices to be irstalled do so at this time Once all devices are specified continue to step 7 From the Windows NT Setup screen press the Erter key Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows NT installation After asuccess ul installation the SCSI Adapter Setup box will show that the Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 tm Controller drver has been installed 39 Motherboard Description 11 12 Installing Driver with Existing Windows NT 4 0 WARNING If you plan to move your boot drive to a mirrored RAID 1 FastTrak array hard drives should NOT be connected to the FastTrak 376 controller before performing the following procedure The FastTrak 376 drivers must be loaded on the systen hard drive running under the existing hard drive controller before any hard drives are connected to the FastTrak 376 controller Choose Settings from the Start menu Choose Control Panel from the Settings menu Double click on the SCSI Adapters icon which generdes the SCSI Adapters dialog box Choose Driv ers and then press
30. M7VIP FCC Statement and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to compl with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonabk protection against harmful interf erence in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and f not installed and used in accordance withthe instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installaion The vendor makes no representaions or warranties with respect tothe contens here of and specially disclains any mplied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the v endor reserv es the right torev ise this publicaion andto make changes to the contents here of without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendors approval in writing The content of this user s is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be responsible f or any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks d their respective companies Conients ENGLISH iaa 1 lnu ud ri p mr Package contents Layout of M7VIP For Version 1 0 Layout of M7VIP For Version 1 1 and a
31. MOS Copiando el disco r gido e extremadamentd importante Todos los dscos r gidos so capaces de da arse en cualquier momento CAUSA PROB ABLE SOLUCI N Disco r gido puede leer y aplicaciones pueden Vuelva a formatear el disco r gido Vuelva a ser usados pero el arranque desde el disco instdar las aplicaciones y datos usando el No puede arrancar despu s de instalar el Fije correctamente el puente master esdavo egundo dsco r gido Ejecute el progama SETUP y selecdone el tipo de disco correcto llame a ung manufacturaci n del disco para 31 09 24 2002 32 M7VIP BIOS Setup AAA AO l Main Mea 3 2 Standard CMOS Features eret repiten te ger 6 SAdvanced BIOS Features aie o eere e e ba dente re 9 4 Advanced Chipset Features sess enne 12 5 Integrated Peripherals u a sn rere e doen 16 6 Power Management Setup ireren aeir E nono conon conan enne ener 20 T PnP PCI Configurations dee t d dee RUE 24 SPC Health Stats nn there ne Red ie 27 9 Frequency Controls ve eO RYE Pre RR 28 M7VIP BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Introduction This manual discussed Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration This special information is then stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is tumed off The Award BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memo
32. USB Controller This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller The Choices All Enabled default All Disabled 1 amp 2 USB Port 2 amp 3 USB Port 1 amp 3 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port USB Keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached keyboards The Choices Disabled default Enabled 19 M7VIP BIOS Setup 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up power down features W Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Item Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 P0S Power Management Option User Definel Menu Level Ls HDD Power Down Disablel Suspend Mode Disablel Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Sof t Off by PWRBTN Instant 0ff 1 State After Power Failure Off Wake Up Power On Control Press Enter Reload Global Timer Event Press Enter ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM Power Management This category allows y
33. Utility 2xx c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Main Menu Auto Setup View Drive Assignments View Array Delete Array Rebuild Array Keys Available Press 1 5to Select Option ESC Exit To create a new array automatically follow the steps under Creating Arrays Automatically on page 22 Promise recommends this ogion for most users 49 Motherboard Description To view drives assigned to arrays see Viewing Drive Assignments on page 44 To delete an array but not delete the data contained on the array select Deleting An Array on page 45 To rebuild a mirrored array see Rebuilding an Array on page 47 NOTE After configuring an array using FastBuild you should FDISK and format the arrayed drive s ifyou are using new blank drives Depending on the type of array you are using Creating Arrays Automatically The Auto Setup lt 1 gt selection from the Main Menu can intuitiv ey help create y our disk array It will assign all available drives appropriate forthe disk array you are creating Ater making all selections use Ctn Y to Save selections FastBuild will autonatically build the array FastBuild tm Utility 1 xx c 1995 2000 Pramise Technology Inc Auto Setup Options Menu Optimize Array for Perfomance Array Setup Options Menu Spare Drve Driv es used in Array Array Disk Capacity Keys Available fr Up Y Dow gt Space Change Option ESC Ex
34. X9 X9 5 X10 CPU Host PCI Clock This item allows you to select CPU Clock and CPU over clocking If unfortunately the system s frequency that you are selected is not functioning there are two methods of booting up the system Method 1 Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 2 3 closed as ON status All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting Method 2 Press the lt Insert gt key and Power button simultaneously after that keep on pressmg the lt Insert gt key until the power on screen showed This action will boot up the system according to FSB of the processor X It s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in default setting If the CPU Vcore and clock are not in default setting it may cause CPU or M B damage 28 M7VIP BIOS Setup CPU Voltage Regulator The Choices Default default 0 025V 0 050V 0 075V 0 100 0 025V 0 050V 0 075V AGP Voltage Regulator The Choices 1 5V Default 1 8V 1 7V 1 6V DRAM Voltage Regulator The Choices 2 5V Default 2 8V 2 7V 2 6V 29
35. able cache Disabled Disable cache External Cache This option enables or disables Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU which may improve performance Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This item allows you to enable disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The Choices Enabled default Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the computer Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20 Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Fast default Lets chipset control Gate A20 Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured 10 M7VIP BIOS Setup Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down The Choices 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke The Choices 250 default 500 750 1000
36. allation to work 1 The main PAM component installation menu will come up as seen below Promise Array Management installation Whrard The Fre nap eee T eur pe esi gL Hui er ee rab prsa sd aid Deli pa ial e ey rorwpomemi Br png rures Fe oer igen o Peer cione poachers ge Ew sal ee o ode pass dg ag Sd EROMISE mp5 c9 PAM Component Installaion Menu we pim rand 2 Select SuperTrak FastTrak or Custom installation by clicking it Then click the Next button to display the installation y ou hav e chaen 3 Reviewthe installation settings If the settings are correct clck Finish and proceed to the license agreement window otherwise cli Back and return to Step 2 42 Motherboard Description Ereren invealaticos far FastTrak Timm aller mete on li nln s omo pa lcm nmm re Faih Fa A al Saar Mei CT Mosa Heli lich mu Dack hoc tp mi 7E ea ar Wirk ore Fm furia d Eh nl EM mi ome oce 4 You must click Y es and agree to the licensing tems to the use the PAM utility Clicking No will exit the PAM setup Peme reset Les lolo Lannie apai Preis this PASE TWH kep Ip see fhe resol of the agreement EM SOFTWARE USAGE 440 DISTRIBUTION LICENSE AGREEMENT INPORTART By opening this package of Ina duinbunimg rg SOFTWARE vou ages ke the keines of Ue Agent Do nel open das package uidi you have corel bead and agreed to the Tolva lenia and condendi W icai da Ae bo the
37. ank default This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Initial display power management signaling The Choices Stop Grant default PwrOn Suspend Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use The Choices 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Soft Off by PWR BTTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the system has hung The Choices Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default State After Power Failure This field determines the action the system will automatically take when power is restored to a system that had lost power previously without any subsequent manual intervention There are 3 sources that provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power On instructions the motherboard battery 3V the Power Supply 5VSB and the Power Supply 3 3V While AC is not supplying power the motherboard uses the motherboard battery 3V If AC power is supplied and the Power Supply is not turned on 5VSB from the Power Supply is used When the Power Supply is eventually tumed on 3 3V from the Power Supply will be used The Choices Off default Auto On Wake Up Power On Control If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Wake Up Power On Contr
38. art y our compuer Be sure to eject the diskette f rom drive A Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98 Me To confirm that the driver has been properly loaded in Win 98 Me perfom the following steps Choose Settings from the Start menu 2 Choose Control Panel and then double click on the System icon Choose the Device Manager tab and then click the in front of SCSI 8 RAID controllers Win98 ME Promise FastTrak 376 tm controller should appear 38 Motherboard Description e Windows NT4 Installing Drivers During Windows NT 4 0 Installation Start the system installation by booting from the Windows NT disk a Floppy install boot the system with the FastTrak 376 driver diskete b Floppy less install boot from floppy andty pe WINNT B After files hav e beencopied the system will reboot On the reboot press the F6 key when the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears c CD ROM disk instalt boot from the CD ROM disk and press the F6 key when the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears When the Windows NT Setup window is generated press S to Specify an Additional Dev ice s Press O to select Other and press the Enter key Insertthe FastTrak 376 driv er diskette into drive A and press the Enter key Choose Win NT Promise
39. astTrak 376 controller All of the connectors are keyed so they will only attach one way Note FastTrak 376 is a PC Plug n Play PnP device No changes are necessary in the Motherboard C MOS Setupf orresources or drive types in most applicatiors 28 Motherboard Description Step 2 Auto Setup FastBuild Configuration Utility WARNING Before installing the driver intoan existing system backup any necessary data Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss Creating Your Disk Array You will now use the FastBuild Configuration utility to create y our array using the attached drives There are three diferent scenarios in creatingthis array You can Create an array for performarce y ou can create a Security array using new hard drives recommended ory ou can create a Security array usingan existing hard drive anda newhard drive WARNING If creating a Security array using an existing hard drive backup any necessary data Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss 1 Booty our system If this is the first time you hav e booted with the FastTrak 376 and drives installed the Promise onboard BIOS will display the following screen FastTrak 376 tm BIOS Version 1 000 XX c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserv ed No array defined Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility Or press lt ESC gt key to cortinue boding the system
40. b Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options Drive A 360K 5 25 in Select the type of floppy Drive B 1 2M 525 in disk drive installed in your system 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None Video EGA VGA Select the default video CGA 40 device CGA 80 MONO M7VIP BIOS Setup Item Options Description Halt On All Errors Select the situation in which No Errors you want the BIOS to stop Base Memory All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key N A the POST process and notify you Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system M7VIP BIOS Setup 3 Advanced BIOS Features m Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Setup Virus Warning Disabled Boot Seq Floppy Setup Press Enter CPU Internal Cache Enabled Menu Level gt External Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Allows Quick Power On Self Test Enabled t Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
41. bove CPU Installation DDR DIMM Modules DIMM 1 2 3 Jumpers Head ers Connectors amp Slots ce messem ennnen 9 ESPANDE 15 Caracter sticas del M7VIP 15 Contenido del Paqu ete 16 Disposici n del M7 VIP Para Versi n 1 0 17 Disposici n del M7 VIP Para Versiones 1 1 en adelante 18 Instalaci n de la CPU cere 18 Instalaci n de la CPU 19 M dulos DDR DIMM DIMM 1 2 3 20 Puentes Cabezales Conectores y Ranuras nunnssnnnsananannanomennannnnnnanunnumunnanannnnnananmunnane 22 SERIAL ATA CHIP FASTTRAK 376 sees 28 Step 1 Instdling the Hard Drives cesse araa aa e eeina a aoaaa mannus 28 Step 2 Auto Setup FastBuild Configuration Utilit y eren 29 Step 3 Instdling Software Drivers 35 Step 4 Instdl PAM Utility 42 Using FastBuild Configuration Utilit y eeeee recensere mente nnnm tanen 48 WARP SPEEDER 2 2 22 2 inne 57 Introduction id 57 System Requirement 58 Installation 58 pc 59 TROUBLE SHOOTING uumuunsnn
42. can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DM A 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector where the drive can support The Choices Enabled default Disabled OnChip PCI Device If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the OnChip PCI Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options VIA 3058 AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio The Choices Auto default Disabled VIA 3068 MC97 Modem This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 modem The Choices Auto default Disabled Onboard 1394 Chip This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard VT6306 1394 Chip The Choices Enabled Default Disabled Onboard Serial ATA Chip This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard Promise 376 Serial ATA Chip The Choices
43. cations These locations 4K are reserved in the system BIOS If the Disabled default option is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If the Enabled 24 M7VIP BIOS Setup option is chosen the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the Disabled mode The above settings will be shown on the screen only if Manual is chosen for the resources controlled by function Legacy is the term which signifies that a resource is assigned to the ISA Bus and provides non PnP ISA add on cards PCI ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ amp DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and I O port conflicts IR Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system interrupts This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual IRQ 3 assig
44. ceeding SAVE to CHOS and EXIT Y N V Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Quit Without Saving Y N N Upgrade BIOS This submenu allows you to upgrade bios BIOS UPDATE UTILITY Y N N M7VIP BIOS Setup 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item W Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Date mm dd yy Jul 19 2002 Time hh mm ss a ee rosy a Menu Level Ld IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave Change the day month IDE Secondary Master ye and century IDE Secondary Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard M7VIP BIOS Setup Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu Item Options Description Date mm dd yy Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time hh mm ss Set the system internal clock IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub Press Enter to enter the menu sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its su
45. ctor supports the prov idedf loppy drive ribbon cables Communication Network RiserS lot CNR1 The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and it defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports audio and modem onl Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots PCIL 5 This motherboard is equipped with 5 standard FCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards which has supplanted the older ISA bus standard in most ports This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits Accelerated Graphics Port Slot AGP1 Your monitor will attach directly to tha video card This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiercy and performance especially with 3D graphics Serial ATA Connector JS ATAI JS ATA2 Optional The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface it satisfies the SATA 1 0 spec and can trarsfer data with 1 5GHz speed For more details please refer to page 21 FastTrak 376 Motherboard Description Raid Connector RAID1 Optional This connedor supports RADO or RAID1 configuration through the onboard Serial ATA FastTrak 376 controller chip You can use the IDE feature to set up a disk array configuration and to support additional IDE devices However it canonly support master
46. del panel frontal TN A ad A O A A A GU EN wy E 1 Contacto 1 2 on gt Operaci n Normal default Contacto 2 3 on gt Borrar Datos CMOS i JCMOS1 Conectores del Panel Trasero JPRNTI JGAMEI Puerto de Juego Teclado USB COMI COM2 a del pain Entrada avoz de Linea pus JCOMI JCOM2 INE 27 Motherboard Description Serial ATA Chip FastTrak 376 Step 1 Installing the Hard Drives Im portant If you wish to includey our current bootable Serial or Parallel ATA drive using the Windows NT 4 x Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system on y ourFastTrak 376 Controller Y ou MUST install the Windows NT4 2000 or XP driv er software first onto ths drive while it is still attached to y our existing hard drive controller 1 Configure the jumpers of the Parallel ATA hard driv e y oure preparing to connectto the FastTrak 376 controller usingthe proper Master Slave or Cable Select settings For more information rder to the manual tha came with your hard drive 2 Install all ofthe hard drives irto the hard drive bays of your system including their power cables 3 Attach the Parallel ATA cableto the hard driv e and tothe Parallel ATA Port connectoron the FastTrak 376 controller The colored edge of the cableindicates pin 1 The blue cable connector attaches tothe FastTrak 376 4 Attach Serial ATA data cableto each hard drive Then attach the other ends of thecables to one of the Serial ATA ports on the F
47. e highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as thefollowing figure Inthis panel you can get model name and detailed information inhints of all the chipset tha are relded to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model andthe Version number of WarpSpeeder utility 65 Motherboard Description EDIT TIT E 640 1 L z msi MIL CH IH NGS Model Emulalu LETTORI TBI Intel B45E WEH Dioch Genmerabur Over Cocker ATXP3Vi2 U Nardeare Honibor A WESBETHF CPU SPEED Motherboard Description Note Because the overclock overvoltage and hardware monitor features are contrdled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipsetis not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interfere oher panels fundions This property can make WamSpeeder utility more robust 67 Motherboard Description Trouble Shooting No power to the system at all Power light don t Make sure power cable is securely plugged in System inoperative Keyboard lights are on Using even pressure on both ends of thd power indicator lights are lit hard drive is DIMM press down firmly unil the moduld spinning snaps into place PROBABLE SOLUTION System does not boot from hard disk drive can Check cable running fom disk to dis be booted from CD ROM drive controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged i
48. elecci n Codec Primario Secundario CNR JCODEGS EL1 i ES Contacto 1 2 gt Codec Primario Onboard Contacto 2 3 gt Codec Primario CNR i E J CODECSEL1 25 Motherboard Description Conector del Panel Frontal JPANEL1 E SLP PWR_LED ON OFF IR d P2 Ae DID i ED 0 8 6 CC JC CAP E SPK HLED RST IR SPK gt Conector de Altavoz i HLED gt LEDdelDiscoDuro i RST gt Bot n de Reini cio E IR gt Conector Infrarojo SE gt Bot n de Suspension j PWR_LED gt Corriente LED i ON OFF gt Bot n de Encendido A lt Subsistema de Audio JAUDIO 1 JCDIN1 A A AO Na ae ve E v 2 BE JAUDIOI d Q DOG 2 Cabezalde Audio Frontal i Lee JCDINI pol Cabezal de Entrada de Audio CD ROM X 4 Pinl gt Entrada del Mic 12102 gt cnra 2500 O Pin3 gt Corriente del Mic Pin4 gt Corriente del Audio E IMOGOQO Pins gt RT Salida de Linea Pin6 gt RT Salida de Linea Pin7 gt Reservado Pin8 gt KEY JAUDIO1 Pin9 gt LFT Salida de Linea Pinl0 gt LFT Salida de Linea 26 Motherboard Description Conector del Panel Frontal de Audio Jumper Block Pin5y6 La se al de salida de linea del Audio Pin9 y 10 gt encamina al conector dela salida de linea Hy del Audi oubicado en el panel trasero 1 2 ss La se al de salida de linea del Audio y la sef alde Entrada L2 del Mic estan dis ponibles desde el conector de Audio MAIO
49. erboard Description Puentes Cabezales Conectores y Ranuras Conectores del Disco Duro IDEI IDE2 La placa madre tiene un controlador de 32 bit PCI IDE que proporciona Modo PIO 0 4 Bus Master y funcionalidad Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Tiene dos conectores HDD IDE1 primario y IDE2 secundario El conector IDE puede conedar a un master y un drive esclavo as puede conectar hastacuatro discos r gidos El primer disco duro debe estar siempre conectado al IDE1 Conector para Disquete FDD1 La placa madre proporciona un conedor est ndar del disquete FDC que soporta 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M y 2 88Mtipos de disquete Este conector utiliza los cables de cinta proporcionadas por el dsquete Ranura de la Banda de Suspensi n de Comunicaci n y Red CNR1 La especificaci n CNR es una abierta Industria de Arquitectura Est ndar que define una tarjeta de inteface escalable del hardware en el que soporta audioy modam Ranura de Interconexi n del Componente Perif rico PCH 5 Esta placa madre est equipada con 5 ranuras est ndar PCI PCI es la sigla para Interconexi n del Componente Perif rico y es un bus est ndar para tarjetas de expansi n en el que suplanta a la antigua bus est ndar ISA en su mayor a de las partes Esta ranura PCI est dise ado con 32 bits Ranura del Puerto Acelerado para Gr ficos AGP1 Su monitor se fijar directamente a la tarjeta de video sta placa madre soporta tarjetas devideo para ranuras
50. et contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface select Disabled to deactivate an interface If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Onchip IDE Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If the interface does not support prefetching If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this option to Disabled The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 16 M7VIP BIOS Setup through 4 provides successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The Choices Auto default Mode0 Model Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality
51. fe reboot by using Watchdog function After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery 63 Motherboard Description Dialog s setting d Verify button User can click this button and WarpSpeeder will proceed a testing for current frequency If the testing is ok then the current frequency will be sav ed into system registry If the testingf ail sy stem will do a fail safe reboding After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stablefrequency accordingto the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overclock and Verify include DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer runtime library is required And pease make sure your display card s color depth is High coor 16 bit or True color 24 32 bit that is required for Direci3D rendering 100 x w 5 Hardware Monitor Panel 64 Motherboard Description Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out toleft as the following figure Inthis panel you can get the real time status infomation of y our system The information will be rdreshedev ery 1 second 6 About Panel Click the About button in Main Panel the button will b
52. it Ctrl Y Save 50 Motherboard Description Optimize Array For Select whether you want Performance RAID 0 Security RAID 1 under the Optimize Array f or setting Performance RAD 0 Striping Supports the maximum performance The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the capacity of the smallest drive inthe disk array NOTE FastTrak 376 permts striped arrays using 1 2 drive atached in Auto Setup mode Security RAID 1 Mirroring Creates a mirrored orf aul tolerant array for data security NOTE Under the Security setting Fast Trak 376 permits two drives to beused for a single Mirrored array onl NOTE If you wishto customize the settings of individual disk arrays such as block size you must manually create disk arrays with the Define Array lt 3 gt option fromthe MainMenu Viewing Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments lt 2 gt option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assignedto a disk arrays or are unassigned The menu also displays the data trarsfer mode that relates to speed used by each driv e U6 ref ess to 133MB sec transfers U5 refersto 100MB sec trarsf ers U4 ref ers to 66MB sec transfers etc FastBuild tm Utility 1 xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc ViewDriv e Assignments ChanneliD Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment Mode 1 Maser QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Aray 1 U5 2 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Aray 1 U5 Keys Available f Up YIDown
53. management features PnP PCI Configurations This submenu allows you to configure certain Plug and Play and PCI options PC Health Status This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system Frequency Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configurations are factory settings optimized for this system A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set Load Optimized Defaults N N Set Supervisor Password Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility You will be prompted with to enter a password Enter Password M7VIP BIOS Setup Set User Password If the Supervisor Password is not set then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Enter Password Save amp Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before pro
54. n checkthe drive type in the standard CMOS setup Backing up the hard drive is exremel important All hard disks are capable o PROBABLE SOLUTION System only boots from CD ROM Hard diskcan Backup data andapplications files Reforma be read and applications can be used but the hard drive Re instal applications and booting from hard disk is impossible data using backup disks PROBABLE SOLUTION Screen message says Invalid Configuration of Review systems equipment Make sure CMOS Failure correct informatonisin setup PROBABLE SOLUTION Cannot boot system after installing second hard Set master slave jumpers correctly Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call drive manufactures fo 68 Soluci n de Problemas CAUSA PROB ABLE SOLUCION No hay corriente en el sistema La luz dej Aseg rese que el cable de transmisi n est oriente no ilumina ventilador dentro de lal seguramente erchufado uente de alimentad n apagada Indicador del R d cai luz del teclado apagado eemplace el cable Sistema inoperativo Luz del teclado encendido luz de indicador de corriente iluminado disco AUSA PROB ABLE Sistema no arranca desde el disco r gido puede Controle el cable de ejecud n desde el discd ser arrancado desde el CD ROMdrive hasta el disco del controlador Aseg rese dd que ambos lados est n enchufados co seguridad cortrole el tipo de disco en l4 configuraci n est ndar C
55. n adelante Contactol0 gt NA t 4 x IMA HI L111 EEHHHITITI IN INENENIVI LL IA T IW 23 Motherboard Description Contactol 2 gt 5V See eee Contacto3 4 gt Dato Contacto5 6 gt Dato JUSB 1 2 Contacto7 8 gt Tierra E Contacto9 gt KEY Para Version KU contacto cess NA D US rn mena neunnunnnnnmm enmarcan nemnnnannnnnana mmennaninnana same B Contacto 1 2 on 5V JUSBV1 2 3 Contacto 2 3 on gt 5V SB T n A O O A O 1 E Contacto 1 2 on gt 5V JKBV1 Contacto 2 3 on gt 5V_SB I a m aaa a aa a a a a eye Cabezal Frontal 1394 J1394A1 J1394B1 J1394C1 Opcional PA A A A A A NN ATA Contactol 2 gt A H A 1 Contacto3 4 gt Tierra Ar 2 Contacto5 6 gt B B Contacto7 8 gt 12V i J1394A1 B1 C1 EME e y E b Contactol0 gt NA E 24 Motherboard Description Selecci n de la Frecuencia del CPU JCLK1 A mn nena marnan menen Contacto 1 2 5 6 gt 100 Mhz E A i i RE Contacto 2 3 5 6 gt 133 Mhz default E JCLKI Contacto 2 3 4 5 gt 166Mhz Para Versiones 1 1 2 en adelante E ka ee Te Tee ee TT a TS AN RR RE RA i me Coico 1 om i JCLK1 Contacto2 3 gt 133Mhz 1 Para Version 1 0 der 3 ceu Contacto 1 2 on gt 2 5V E i 2 Contacto 3 4 on gt 2 6V E JDIMMVOLT1 Contacto 5 6 on gt 2 7V Bere Contacto 7 8 on gt 2 8V 3 A a S
56. ndow will then be display ed Verify that the proper component s destination f older and program folder y ou selected for installation are correct then click on the Next button to proceed otherwise click the Back buttonto go bac and make changes F ahup ha enc Fon fo ae cnipyang Bas pace Hier eee a tra rer Pack Fp im Lied ris Ha o hr Find ar ag irs Start Copy ing Files Window 45 Motherboard Description 9 At the Install Messagefor Monitoring Utility shown in 0 enter an appropriate name f or the Serv er Description and complete the IP address information andthen click Next Click Next if the information is already correct Contacty our system administrator if you dono know the IP address Note When asked for an IP address during the installation or log process always use the IP address for the system that cortains the remote PAM compatible array tha you wish to monitor If you are installing PAM on thesame workstation that contains a PAM compatible array then use the default IP address 127 0 0 1 Se ral Eun Fols rin o pce petri en pora Mast anim term Dumme TT aida por bp ppp Coal aer Dee ie dd EP rein ni reach are her cich Mes Cil Ed go dl then barro i bari Coed EE Install Message Sew erfor Monitoring Utiliy Window 10 Compkte the Add User Accountf or Administration information see 0 You may accept the def aut name ory ou may enter a new name in the
57. ned to PCI Device IRQ4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device PCI VGA Palette Snoop Choose Disabled or Enabled Some graphic controllers which are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility However the color information coming from the VGA controller is drawn from the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write 25 M7VIP BIOS Setup In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus The non VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus Unless you have the above situation you should disable this option Disabled default Disable
58. neous two direction transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time The Choices Half default Full Use IR Pins Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals The Choices IR Rx2Tx2 default RxD2 TxD2 Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled 18 M7VIP BIOS Setup Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP The Choices SPP default Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The Choices EPP 1 7 default EPP 1 9 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port The Choices 3 default 1 Game Port Address Game Port I O Address The Choices 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I O Address The Choices 330 default 300 290 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use The Choices 5 10 default Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot The Choices PCI Slot default AGP OnC hip
59. nneennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnmnnnnnnnnnn nnne 68 SOLUCI N DE PROBLEMAS ceeeererener nme 31 Motherboard Description English M7VIP Features Use VIA VT8367 KT333 VT8235 Chips amp Winbond W83697HF Contains on board I O facilities which include two serial ports a parallel port aPS 2 mouse port a PS 2 keyboard port audio ports USB ports and a game port Supports Single Socket A for an AMD Athlon Duron Family processor running at 200 or 266 MHz Front Side Busf requency For Version 1 0 Supports Single Socket A for an AMD Athlon Duron Family processor running at 200 266 or 333 MHz Front Side Bus frequency For Version 1 1 and abov e The AMD Athlon system bus supports the 200 266 MHz high speed split transaction AMD Athlon system bus interface For Version 1 0 The AMD Athlon system bus supports the 200 266 333 MHz high speed split transaction AMD Athlon system bus interface For Version 1 1 and abov e Supports Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 Bus Master Modes PIO Mode 4 Master Mode and high performarce harddisk drives Supports USB20 High Speed Device 2 ports in rear panel and 4 ports in front panel The VT8367 KT333 system cortroller is designedto support 200 266 333 MHz DDR SDRAM DIMMs Support a maximun memory size up tp 3GB Supports one CNR Slot Ty pe B only one AGP Slot AGP 4X and five 32 bit PCI Bus slots Complies with PC ATXf orm f actor specifications Support
60. ntrol By choosing Auto the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by AGP Card By choosing Manual it allows user to set AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual The Choices Auto default Manual AGP Driving Value While AGP driving control item set to Manual it allows user to set AGP driving The Choices DA default AGP Fast Write The Choices Enabled Disabled default AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The Choices Disabled default Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The Choices Disabled default Enabled CPU amp PCI Bus Control If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the CPU amp PCI Bus Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCI2 Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the AGP bus are executed with zero wait states The Choices Enabled default Disabled 14 M7VIP BIOS Setup PCH Post Write When Enabled CPU writes are allowed to post on the PCI bus The Choices Enabled default Disabled PCR Post Write When Enabled CPU writes are allowed to post
61. ocation Size MB DIMM 1 64NB 128NB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM 2 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 64NB 128NB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 e The listshown abov ef or DRAM configuration is only f or ref erence x If use FSB 333MHz CPU the Memory run only at DDR333 PC2700 For Version 1 1 and above Motherboard Description How to install a DIMM Module 1 The DIMM sockd has a fM Plastic Safety Tab and the gt DIMM memoy module has an Asymmetrical notch so the DIMM memory module can ony fit intothe slotin one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DIMM memory modules into the sockd at a 90 degree angle then push down v ertically so that it will fit intothe place 3 The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memoy modules EDO O EE in place Motherboard Description Jumpers Headers Connectors amp Slots Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 functionality It has two HDD connectors IDE1 primary and IDE2 secondary The IDE connectors can connect a master and aslave drive so you can connect up tofour hard disk driv es Thefirst harddriv e should alway s be connected to IDE1 Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mfloppy disk ty pes This conne
62. ol label and then press enter key it will take you to a submenu with the following options Power On by PCI card When you select Enabled a PME signal from PCI card retums the system to Full On state The Choices Disabled default Enabled Wake Up on LAN Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state The Choices Disabled default Enabled 22 M7VIP BIOS Setup RTC Alarm Resume This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up During Disabled you cannot use this function During Enabled Choose the Date and Time Alarm Date of Month Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose shat hour minute and second the system will boot up Note Ifyou have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work Reload Global Timer Events Reload Global Timer Events are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as Enabled even when the system is in a power down mode VGA off default on LPT amp COM LPT COM default COM LTP None HDD amp COM On default off PCI Master Off default on
63. ou to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Suspend Mode 20 M7VIP BIOS Setup There are four options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 mm to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable HDD Power Down When enabled the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity All other devices remain active The Choices Disabled default 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15Min Suspend Mode The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system The Choices Disabled default 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 6 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min Hour Video Off Option This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management The Choices Suspend Off default Always on Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank 21 M7VIP BIOS Setup V H SYNC Bl
64. packetcommands for independert ATA operations Motherboard Description 0000 L Compatible with the latest PCI IDE ATA 7 and enhanced IDE specifications L Supports ATA proprosal PIO Mode 0 1 2 3 4 UltraDMA Mode 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 The IDEdrive transfer rate is capable of upto 150 MB sec L Automatically ddects whether or not the cable is suitable for mode 3 4 5 6 of UItraDMA L Compliance withthe PC2000 WHQL hardware requirements Package contents HDD Cable X 1 FDD Cable X 1 Fully Setup DriverCD X 1 Flash Memory Writer f or BIOS update X 1 USB Cable X 2 Optional Rear I O Panelf or ATX Case X 1 Optional Motherboard Description Layout of M7VIP For Version 1 0 Em xev il JUSBVI a 2 a AGP SLOT IDEI IDE2 FDD JDIMMVOLT1 8 2 PCII i PCISLOT Leu ud PCI2 PCI SLOT T8234 JUSBI PCI3 PCISLOT geri RER POLA eS PCI SLOT j Ny EB USBVS En seas N ATA N PCISLOT JSATA1 Gonidkr JSATA2 CNR SLOT 1394 JAUDIOI EJ COD ECSEL1 CHIP E J1394CI JWOL I J1394Al J1394B 1 9 1 dg 1 Motherboard Description Layout of M7VIP For Version 1 1 and above DE gui j xa viMbussv CPU E _ 1 1 z lalla E zl z HA a a a J ATXPWRI ACT AGPSLOT IDE IDE2 FDDI JDI ITI PCH et PCI SLOT pe PCI SLOT yon T8234 PCI3 amp PCI SLOT JUSB2 y EE xcvosill 2 10 TS Puss PCIA T Sni 29 m BIUSBV3 PCISLOT JU 2 JPANEL 1 PCIS m JSATA2
65. r with mirrored infomationf rom the array drive A progress bar will appear as below Please Wait While Duplicating The Image 10 Complde 13 Once the rebuild process is complete the user will be asked to reboot the sy stem Motherboard Description WarpSpeeder Introduction WarpSpeeder a new powerful control utility features three user friendly functions including Overclock Manager Overvoltage Manager and Hardware Monitor With the Overclock Manager users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or they can get the best CPU perfomance with just oneclick The Ov ervoltage Manager on the other hand helps to power up CPU core voltage and Memory voltage The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates the temperatures voltage CPU fan speed as well as the chipsetinformation Also inthe About panel y ou can get the detailed descriptions about BIOS model and chipsds In addition the frequency statuses of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are sy nchronically shown on our main panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fails or hangs WarpSpeeder technology assures the system stability by autamatically rebooting the computer and then restart to aspeed that is either the original system speed or a suitable one 57 Motherboard Description System Requirement OS Support Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 20
66. rd Description Espanol o Caracter sticas del M7VIP Usa Chipsets VIA VT8367 KT333 VT8235 y Winbond W83697HF Contiene facilidades I O integrados en la placa madre en el que ircluye dos puertos en serie un puerto paralelo un puerto para el rat n PS2 un puerto para teclado PS 2 puertos de audio puertos USB y puerto de juego Soporta Single Socket A para procesadores de la familia AMD Ahlon Duron corriendo a 200 o 266 MHz frecuencia Front Side Bus Para Versi n 1 0 Soporta Single Socket A para procesadores de la familia AMD Ahlon Duron corriendo a 200 266 o 333MHz frecuencia Front Side Bus Para Versiones 1 1 en adelante El sistema bus AMD Athlon soporta alta velocidad de 200 266 MHz sistema bus splittransaction AMD Athlon de interface Para Version 1 0 El sistema bus AMD Athlon soporta alta velocidad de 200 266 333 MHz sistema bus split transadion AMD Athlon de interface Para Versiones 1 1 en adelante Soporta Modos Ultra DMA 33 66100 133 Bus Master Modo 4 PIO Modo Master y alta performarcia del disco duro Soporta Dispositivo USB2 0 High Speed 2 puertos en el panel trasero y 4 puertos en el panelf rontal El sistema controlador VT8367 KT333 est dise ado para soportar DDR SDRAM DIMMs de 200 266 333 MHz Soporta una memoria m xima de hasta 3GB Soporta una ranura CNR solamente de Tipo B una ranura AGP AGP 4X y cinco ranuras de 32 bit PCI Bus Compatible con las especificacione
67. rge command to activate command The Choices 2T 3T default Active to Precharge Tras This items allows you to specify the minimum bank active time The Choices 6T default ST Active to CMD Tred Use this item to specify the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a read or write command is accepted The Choices 2T 3T default DRAM Burst Length The Choices 4 default 8 DRAM Queue Depth This item permits to place the depths of the memory The deeper the depth is the better is this function The Choices 4 level default 2 level 3 level DRAM Command Rate This item controls clock cycle that must occur between the last valid write operation and the next command The Choices 1T Command 2T Command default AGP amp P2P Bridge Control If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the AGP amp P2P Bridge Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is 13 M7VIP BIOS Setup a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation The Choices 64M default 256M 128M 32M 16M 8M 4M AGP Mode This item allows you to select the AGP Mode The Choices 4X default 2X 1X AGP Driving Co
68. ry is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS This means that it supports Intel Pentium 4 processor input output system The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports Adding important has customized the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Data write is supported EPA Green PC Support This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 03 of the EPA Green PC specification APM Support These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1 1 amp 1 2 of the Advanced Power Management APM specification Power management features are implemented via the System Management Interrupt SMI Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS ACPI Support Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1 0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specification ACPI It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification developed by Microsoft Intel and Toshiba M7VIP BIOS Setup
69. s del factor de foma de tama o de PC ATX Soporta sistemas operativos populares tales como Windows NT Windows 15 Motherboard Description o o o 008535 0000 98SE Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP y LINUX Protecci n contra exceso de temperatura del CPU Compatible con Intel AC 97 2 2 High S N ratio reune los requisitos del PC 99 Entrada del L nea phonejack y Entrada del Micr fono jack compartido con el rear Audio ou para canales de6 Audios Soporta funciones del cabezal del audio f rontal Soporta funci n de reinicio desde el USB del teclado rat n Soporta 3 puertos de lafunci n firewire 1394 Opcional Soporta 2 en seriey 1 paralelofunci n Se al ATA y Raid Opcional Soporta funci n over speed v oltage Opcional Contenido del Paquete Cable HDD X 1 Cable FDD X 1 Configuraci n completa del Driver CD X 1 Flash Memory Writer para actualizaci n del BIOS X1 Cable USB X 2 Opcional Panel trasero l O para caja ATX X1 Opcional 16 Motherboard Description Disposici n del M7VIP Para Versi n 1 0 ix vMuss vi DIMM 1 KEN ks uz RanuraAGP IDEI IDE2 FDD JDIMMVOLT I PCH EN Ranura PCI PCI2 Ranura PCI PC O Ranura PCI US 1 cuos B pc 9 1 BJ USBV3 Ranura PCI su JPANEL pcis E Conroe 2 Winbond Ranura PCI JSATA1 Sl ISATA2 I O CNRI JSEANI Ranura CNR 1394 CHIP TCO DECSEL gra J E JWOLI 1139441 JI394B Haz AB EEE 1 1 10
70. s popular operating systems such as Windows NT Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP and LINUX CPU wer temperature protection Motherboard Description Intel AC 97 2 2 compatible High S N ratio meets PC 99 requirements Line in phonejack and Mc in jack share wth rear Audio outfor 6 channels Audio Support front audio pin headf unctions o 000085353 Support wake upf rom USB key board mouse Support 3 portsfirewire 1394f unction Optional Support 2 serials and 1 parallel Serial ATA and Raidfunctions Optional Support ov er speed voltage f unction Optional 1394 Features OHCI Compliant Programming Interface Compliant with 1394 Open HCI Specifications v1 0 and v1 1 Descriptor based isochronous and asynchronous DMA channels f or receiv e transmit packets 32 Bit Power Managed PCI Bus Interface Compliant with PC specification v 22 Integrated 400 Mbit 3 Port PHY Supports provisions of IEEE 1394 1995 Standard Fully interoperable with IEEE Std 1394 1995 devices o PDC20376 Serial ATA Raid Features Single chip high performance SATA RAID implementation Built in 2 channels SATA PHY which satisfy SATA 1 0 specifcation and cantransfer data with 1 5GHz speed Additional one parallel ATA interface which satisfy ATA 133 specification Bus mastering design takes full advantage of multitasking multithreading operating systens and gredy improves perfomance Provides advance chained
71. s the function Enabled Enables the function Assign IRQ For VGA This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA The Choices Enabled default Disabled Assign IRQ For USB This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the USB The Choices Enabled default Disabled 26 M7VIP BIOS Setup 8 PC Health Status W Figure 8 PC Health Status Show H W Monitor in POST Enabled Current CPU Temperature This field displays the current temperature of the CPU Current CPUFAN Speed This field displays the current speed of CPU fan Current SYSFAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan CPU Voltage 3 3 V 5V 12V 12V 5V Detect the system s voltage status automatically Show H W Monitor in POST If your computer contains a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time for you to choose The Choices Enabled default Disabled 27 M7VIP BIOS Setup 9 Frequency Control m Figure 9 Frequency Control Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum 8 25 Menu Level CPU Host PCI Clock Default CPU Voltage Regulator Default AGP Voltage Regulator bas Val DRAM Voltage Regulator 122524 CPU Ratio This item allows you to select the CPU Ratio The Choices Default default X11 X11 5 X12 X12 5 X5 X5 5 X6 X6 5 X7 X7 5 X8 X8 5
72. t setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommendy ou click the option Y es 4 Overclock Panel 62 Motherboard Description Click the Overclock button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure Overclock panel contains the follow ing features a 3MHz button 1MHz button 1MHz button and 3MHz button prov ide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potenially dangerous especally when the overdocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recomnend you verify every speed you overclock by dick the Verify bution Or you can just click Auto overclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result for you b Recovery Dialog button Pop up the following dialog Let user select a restoring way if system need to do afail safe reboot Recovery Options Please select a recovery option that will decide what kind of restoring you want to do after system fail safe reboot Options Group C Restore to Hardware Default CPU Clock Value c Auto overclock button User can click this button and WarpSpeeder will set the best and stable performance frequency automatically WarpSpeeder utility will execute a series of testing until system fails Then sy stem will do fail sa
73. tthe FastTrak 376 Driver diskette into the A dri e 37 Motherboard Description 12 Press the Next button A message informing you that Windows 98 has found Win98 ME Promise FastTrak 376 tm Controller should appear 13 Press Next then Finish then Yes when asked if you want to restart y our computer Be sureto removethe diskette f rom drive A Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 98 Me The following three sections detail the installation of FastTrak 376 drivers on a system tha has Windows 98 Me already installed If you re installing the FastTrak 376 drivers on a system during a Windows 98 Me installation see Installing Drivers During Windows 98 Me Installation on page 30 Windows 98 Me 1 After installing the FastTrak 376 controller and configuring the hard drives power up the system andboot Windows 2 The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear informingy ou that it has founda PCI RAD Controller 3 Checkthe Searchfor the best driver for your device box and click the Next button Check the Specify a Location ba and click Next button Ty pe AAWIN98 in the text box that appears Insertthe FastTrak 376 Driver diskette in drive A zo go a Click on Next The Add New Hardware wizard will say it has found Win98 ME Promise FastTrak 376 tm controller Click on Next and then on Finish 9 Choose Yes when asked if you want to rest
74. voke WarpSpeeder directly from the litle tray icon or y oucan rigH click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure The Launch Utility item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse ldt click ontray icon and Exit item will close Tray Icon utility ifselected e Recycle Bin Lanuch Utility E Exit 5 36 AM m oed 2 Main Panel If y ou click the tray icon WarpSpeeder utility will be inv oked Please ref er to thef ollowing figure the utility s first window you will see is Main Panel Main Panel contains features as follows a Display the CPU Speed CPU external clock Memory clock AGP clock 60 Motherboard Description and PCI clock information b Contains About Voltage Overclock and Hardware Monitor Buttons for inv oking respective panels c With a userfriendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking gt ov erclock percentage from 100 110 Panther running gt overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing gt overclock percentagefrom 120 above po i About Bution r m Voltage Button 3 Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as thef ollowing figure In this panel you can decideto increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage 61 Motherboard Description or not The defaul
75. wish to undo a deletion 52 Motherboard Description FastBuild tm Utility 2 xx c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Delete Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Stripe 16126 Functional Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 Keys Available JUp 4 Down ESC Ext Del Delae 1 To delete an array highlight the Array y ou wish to delete and press the Del key 2 The Mew Array Definition menu will appear see below showing which driv es are assigned to this array FastBuild tm Utility 2x c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Ddine Array Menu Aray P3 RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status ray Stripe Block 64 KB Drve Assignments ChanneldlD Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment 1 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Y 2 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 onim yes to the following warning message w e Ctrl Y gt key to continue array deletion 53 Motherboard Description Arey ou sure you want to delete this array 4 After deleting the array you should createa new array using Auto Sdup or the Ddine Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu Rebuilding A Mirrored Array The Rebuild Array 5 Menu option is necessary to recover f rom an error in a mirrored disk array You will receive an error message when booting y our system f rom the FasTrak BIOS NOTE Drives MUST be replaced if they contain any physical errors Follow these steps B

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