PC CHIPS P29G (V1.0)
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1. System Time amp System Date These items set up system date and time Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Your computer has two IDE channels and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave In addition this motherboard supports two SATA channels and each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel S ATA 1 2 These items configure devices connected to the Serial ATA channels To configure a S ATA hard disk drive choose Auto Floppy A This item set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive s installed in the system 20 Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Quick Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device Hard Drive Help Item 2nd Boot Device CD DVD 3rd Boot Device Removable Dev b Hard Disk Drives Press Enter Allows BIOS to skip certain Removable Drives Press Enter tests while booting This will CD DVD Drives Press Enter decrease the time needed Try Other Boot Device Yes to boot the system Bootup Num Lock On Aperture Size select 128 MB DRAM Timing Auto Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Max CPUID Valu2. c 31 Installing Support Software 31 Bundled Software Installation JJ AMTAWARD Flash ET urn tame 33 Winklash OLE PETROL 33 Motherboard User s Guide Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 RAID Setup 35 PU E ERa 33 Installing RAID Software amp Drivers sssosseeseeseeseeseererrseessssssssssssssssssssssssessresrsseereee 43 Using VIA RAID Tool ee ne a 45 Notice Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware HSP56 MicroModem has not passed Windows Logo testing to venfy compatibility with Windows XP is testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the conect operation of your s
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4. ea V V V V V V V V V V v V V V Y V V V M V V V Y Y V V V V V Y V V V Y V V V V Y V V V G Ss KR Motherboard User s Guide This publication including photographs illustrations and software is under the protection of international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this user s guide nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchant ability or fitness for any particular purpose Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium II II Pentium 4 Celeron D Pentium D and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc It has been acknowledged that other brands or product names in this manual are trademark
5. Also known as Spanning Two or more hard drives are required Several hard disk types configured as a single hard disk The hard drives are simply hooked up in series This expands the capacity of your drive and results in a useable total capacity However JBOD will not increase any performance or data security Install the Serial ATA SATA hard disks The VIA VT8237 Southbridge chipset supports Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set If you are creating a RAID 0 striping array of performance use two new drives e If you are creating a RAID 1 mirroring array for protection you can use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive the new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive If you use two drives of different sizes the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size For example one hard disk has an 80 GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60 GB storage capacity the maximum storage capacity for the RAID 1 set is 60 GB 35 Motherboard User s Guide Follow these steps to install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration 1 NO me Before setting up your new RAID array verify the status of your hard disks Make sure the Master Slave jumpers are configured properly Both the data and power SATA cables are new cables You cannot use older 40 pin 80 conductor ID
6. Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system please follow these instructions in this chapter Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to headers connectors on the motherboard DOOUOUCD E Note 1 Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper CLR_CMOS1 is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating CLR_CMOS1 and the setting options 2 Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the motherboard Motherboard User s Guide Motherboard Components IOPORTS B 90 CO GS 10034 LAN J TeFSHiobb 5 EIS J T Le E ITEM LABEL COMPONENTS LGA775 Socket for Intel Core 2 1 CPU Socket Duo Pentium D Pentium D Celeron D processors CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan connector 4 pin DDRII1 2 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM sockets ATX1 Standard 24 Pin ATX Power connector 5 IDE1 Primary IDE connector 6 IDE2 Secondary IDE connector CLR CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper 8 SATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors 9 SPK1 Speaker header 10 USB PWR2 USB Power Select jumper 11 PANEL1 Front Panel Switch LE
7. Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Help Item OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COMI serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port and to assign a port address Onboard Parallel Port This item enables or disables the onboard LPT1 parallel port and assigns a port address The Auto setting will detect and available address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode You can select Normal Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or EPP amp ECP Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port Parallel Port DMA Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port 23 OnBoard PCI IDE Use this item to enable or disable the onboard PCI IDE channel OnBoard SATA IDE Use this item to select RAID mode IDE mode or Disabled for onboard SATA IDE Audio Device This item enables or disables the AC 97 audio chip MODEM Device This item enables or disables the MC 97 modem chip Ethernet Device This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Use this item to enable or disable the LAN Boot ROM function OnBoard USB Function Enable this item if you plan to us
8. LGA775 Socket e Supports the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D Series processors with Hyper Threading Technology e Supports up to 1066 800 533 MHz Front Side Bus Hyper Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it s hooked up to two processors allowing two threads to be run in parallel both on separate logical processors within the same physical processor Chipset There are VIA P4M890 Northbridge and VT8237R Plus in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance e High Performance Northbridge with 1066 800 533 MHz FSB for Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors e V link 533 MB s high bandwidth North South Bridge interconnect e Integrated UniChrome Pro 3D 2D Graphics Video Controller Advanced 64 bit DDR2 533 SDRAM controller 1 Motherboard User s Guide Note P4M890 chipset can only support mixed 2048 1 024 51 2 256 128 64Mb x8 16 DDR2 SDRAMs e Supports 16 bit 66 MHz Ultra V Link Host interface with total bandwidth of 1066 MB s e Compliant with PCI 2 2 specification at 33 MHz supporting up to 6 PCI masters e Integrated Serial ATA Host Controllers supporting data transfer rates up to 1 5 Gb s e Integrated Dual channel UltraDMA 133 100 66 Master Mode EIDE Controller e USB 2 0 Controller supporting up to 8 USB 2 0 ports e Network Controller supporting enterprise class 1
9. message describes the function of each menu item The following lists the keys found in the legend box with their corresponding functions i Enter ESC Create Array View Array Move to the next item Confirm the selection Exit Inthe VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Create Array then press the lt Enter gt key The main menu items on the upper left corner of the screen are replaced with create array menu options OOM FES Oe ee eee ean ey UI AT b Array RAID 1 Mirroring bk Salect Diak Drivas Create a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F Start Create Process Channel Channel Mastar Channel Slave Channel Master Channel Slava RAID 0 for performance ri View Arrey ODisk Status to neat itea Enter Confirme the selection Exit Drive Kama Array Nams Mode Sice Gh tatus WEKKEN TEE EE Bda i EENEN EE cr E 1 Bod Ho Drive He Drive Select the second option item Array Mode then press the Enter key The RAID system setting pop up menu appears RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection Las ha L da 2 Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press Enter From this point you may choose to auto configure the RAID array by selecting Auto Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array for stripped sets If you want to manually configure the RAID array continue wi
10. If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is no spare hard drive available for rebuilding the array BIOS will provide several operations to solve such Broken 1 Er itical Status Powder ad ack the fai led A disk caber af a aiFroerina Jeztroy the Mirroring Helationzhip array has failed or 1 not Choose replacement drive and rebuild respondins The array is Continue to bant stilling functional but fault tolerance iz disabled Remaining members of the foiled array Channel Array Hane mel Drave Mame me Mode Sizel Channel DeeiceB 135 8CORVVRB 7 0 Arravi ATA 188 38 8 Hote LiPress lt ESC gt to Exit SAF ter Execute Press THES imeediately can inte Utility Windon 1 Power off and Check the Failed Drive This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a good one If your computer does not support APM you must turn off your computer manually After replacing the hard drive boot into BIOS and select Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array 2 Destroy the Mirroring Relationship This item cancels the data mirroring relationship of the broken array For broken RAID 1 arrays the data on the surviving disk will remain after the destroy operation However Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not recom mended because the data on the remaining disk will be lost when the hard drive is used to create another RAID 1 array 41 3 Choose Replacement Dri
11. and duplicate creates both mirrored set and backup Create only Create and duplicate 38 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide 3 Select task and press Enter The screen returns to Create Array menu items From this point you may choose to auto configure the RAID array by selecting Auto Setup for Data Security or manually configure the RAID array for mirrored sets If you want to manually configure the RAID array continue with next step otherwise proceed to step 5 4 Select Select Disk Drives then press lt Enter gt Use arrow keys to select disk drive s then press Enter to mark selected drive An asterisk is placed before a selected drve 5 Select Start Create Process and press Enter to setup hard disk for RAID system The following confirmation message appears The same confirmation message appears when the Auto Setup for Performance option is selected The data on the selected disks will be destroyed Continue Press Y N Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options Delete Array Inthe VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Delete Array then press the Enter key The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID arrays 2 Press the Enter key to select a RAID array to delete The following confirmation message appears The selected array will be destroyed Are you sure Continue Press Y N Press Y to confirm or N to re
12. manual for more detail installation procedure Note1 achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Note2 The fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V Note3 DO NOT remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing a CPU Note4 Return Material Authorization RMA requests will be accepted only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 240 pin DIMM DDRII1 2 sockets Dual Inline Memory Module for unbuffered DDR2 533 memory modules Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR2 SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle the rising and falling edges effectively doubling the memory chip s data throughput You must install at least one module in any of the two slots Each module can be installed with 256 MB to 1 GB of memory total memory capacity is 4 GB pore S FSH 1066 e eld creare eedem ries ford mh end ier mtm DDRII1 2 Motherboard User s Guide Note1 Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard Handl
13. to specify an Additional Device s 3 Insert the driver diskette VIA VT8237 Disk Driver into drive A and press lt Enter gt 4 Depending on your operation system choose VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows XP VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows 2000 or VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller Windows NT4 from the list that appears on Windows XP Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key 5 Press Enter to continue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified press lt Enter gt to continue with installation 6 From the Windows XP Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key Setup will now load all device files and the continue the Windows XP installation Existing Windows XP Driver Installation Insert the ECS CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The CD will auto run and the setup screen will appear 3 Under the Driver tab click on VIA SATA RAID Utility 4 The drivers will be automatically installed Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation 1 From Windows XP open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the System icon 2 Choose the Hardware tab then click the Device manager tab 3 Click the in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type The driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should appear 43 Motherboard User s Guide Installation of VIASATA RAID Utility The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that e
14. 00 10 Mb Fast Ethernet MAC e Integrated keyboard Controller with PS2 mouse support Memory Support e Two 240 pin DIMM sockets for DDR2 SDRAM memory modules e Support DDR2 533 DDR2 SDRAM with Maximum memory size of 4 GB Expansion Slots Three 32 bit PCI slots e One PCI Express x16 slot One CNR slot Onboard IDE channels e Supports PIO Programmable Input Output and DMA Direct Memory Access modes e Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133 100 66 MB sec Serial ATA Two Serial ATA Connectors Transfer rate exceeding best ATA 1 5 Gb s with scalability to higher rates Low pin count for both host and devices AC 97 Audio Codec e Compliant with AC 97 v2 3 CODEC e Supports 6 channel audio CODEC designed for PC multimedia systems e Provides three analog line level stereo inputs with 5 bit volume control Line in CD AUX Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements Chapter 1 Introduction Onboard I O Ports e Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard e One serial port e One parallel port One VGA port One LAN port optional e Four back panel USB2 0 ports e Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Fast Ethernet LAN optional e Single Chip 100Base TX IOBase T Physical Layer Solution e Dual Speed 100 10 Mbps e Half and Full Duplex e MII Interface to Ethernet Controller MII Interface to Configuration amp Status e Auto Negotiation 10 100 Full Half Duplex Mee
15. 75 CPU and there will be a normal NT4 0 installation otherwise the automatically restarting will occur while installing Execute Disable Bit This item is a security feature that helps you protect your CPU and operating system against malicious software executing code This item is available when CPU supports the feature CPU TM Function For some specific brands of CPU you can use this item to control the CPU frequency and voltage according to its temperature C1E Support Use this item to decrease the bus ratio that reduces the consumption of CPU electricity and power which is only for the CPU supporting the C1E function Intel R Speedstep tm tech Use this item to enable or disable the Intel SpeedSetup Technology which is only for the Intel CPU supporting the SpeedSetup Technology function 22 Features Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Portl Address OnBoard IR Port Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Onboard SATA IDE Audio Device MODEM Device Ethernet Device LAN Boot ROM OnBoard USB Function USB Function For DOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Features Setup Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 Disabled Allows BIOS to Enable or 378 Disable Floppy Controller ECP ui DMA3 IRQ7 Both IDE Enabled Auto
16. D header 12 USB2 3 Front Panel USB headers 13 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector 14 CNR1 Communications Networking Riser slot 15 IR1 Infrared header PCI 1 3 32 bit PCI slots 17 CD IN1 Analog Audio Input header 18 PCI EX1 PCI Express x16 slot 19 F_AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio header USB USB Power Select jumper 21 SYS FAN1 System Fan connector 22 ATX 12V1 Standard 4 Pin ATX Power connector I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard optional Parallel port LPT1 N Line in 6 Line out m ay d 4 Microphone PS2 keyboard COM 4 PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the low er PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port EPT1 Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COMI is identified by the system as COMI DN Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices LAN Port optional Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Netw ork USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports Use these three audio jacks to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal the second jack for stereo Line Out signal and the third jack for Microphone Installing the Processor This moth
17. E or regular IDE power cables with Serial ATA drives Installing Serial ATA SATA hard disks require the use of new Serial ATA cable 4 conductor which supports the Serial ATA protocol and a Serial ATA power cable Either end of the Serial ATA data cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or the SATA connector on the motherboard Install the Serial ATA hard disks into the drive bays Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s primary Serial ATA connector SATA1 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the master Serial ATA hard disk Connect one end of the second Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s secondary Serial ATA connector SATA2 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial ATA hard disk Connect the Serial ATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Proceed to section Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility for the next procedure Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility 1 2 Boot up your computer During POST press lt TAB gt to enter VIA RAID configuration utility The following menu options will appear reference only What you see on your screen may not by exactly the same as shown l The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown is for 36 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide On the upper right side of the screen is the message and legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options The
18. PDAs and other computers Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the motherboard If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the IRI header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis NO me 14 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below o 5 S e P m of f rr wi r ip L ax SYA E amp Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360 K 720 K 1 2 MB 1 44 MB or 2 88 MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDDI IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Prima
19. VD drive that you have installed On the motherboard locate the 4 pin header CD INI Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Expansion Slots This motherboard has one PCI Express x16 CNR and three 32 bit PCI slots Fep girerer hr CRI Follow the steps below to install an PCI Express x16 CNR PCI expansion card 1 Locate the PCI Express x16 CNR or PCI slots on the motherboard 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw PCI Express x16 Slot You can install a graphics adapter that supports the PCI Express x16 specifica tion and has an PCI Express x16 edge connector in the PCIEX1 slot CNR Slot You can install the CNR Communications and Networking Riser cards with Modem functions in this slot PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots 17 Motherboard User s Guide 18 Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer such as date and time the type of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system compo nents If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrec
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21. currently available for WINXP 2000 To install the WinFlash utility run AFUWIN EXE AMI or WINFLASH EXE Award from the following directory Utility AMIFlash or AWDFlash 99 Motherboard User s Guide Memo 34 Chapter 5 MA VT amp 237 SATA RAID Setup Guide VIA RAID Configurations The motherboard includes a high performance Serial ATA RAID controller integrated in the VIA VT8237 Southbridge chipset It supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD with two independent Serial ATA channels RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disk Drives use jointly several hard drives to increase data transfer rates and data security It depends on the number of drives present and RAID function you select to fulfill the seurity or perfor mance pruposes or both RAID 0 called data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage RAID 1 called data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system JBOD Just a Bunch of Drives
22. d users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal De faults and then Save Changes and Exit USB PWR1 2 USB Power Select Jumper Use these jumpers to select the voltage for USB port Function Jumper Setting VOCS SB5V Short Pins 2 3 Note Make sure the power supply provides enough SB5V voltage before selecting the SB5V function 11 Motherboard User s Guide Install the Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis case The board is a Micro ATX size motherboard You can install this motherboard in an ATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis Connect the power connector from the power supply to the PWRI connector on the motherboard The PWR2 is a 12V connector for CPU Vcore power oo SYS FAN1 E PANEL If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS_FAN1 fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL header DENEN o at Site HD LED P SOS LED P HD LED SOS LED 12 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the m
23. e Limit Disabled Execute Disabled Bit Enabled CPU TM Function Enabled C1E Support Disabled Intel R SpeedStep tm Tech Disabled Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time Try Other Boot Device If you enable this item the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations BootUp Num Lock This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start up time Aperture Size Select This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter DRAM Timing This item allows you to enable or disable the DRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical 21 DOdlCG i DCi Hyper Threading Technology You can set Disabled or Enabled to control HT CPU support in O S Set Enabled to test HT CPU function Auto detect DIMM PCI Clock When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Mag netic Interference generated by the system Max CPUID Value Limit When this item is enabled you can use Prescott CPU and LGA 7
24. e the USB ports on this motherboard Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Aware 0 S Yes Help Item Power Management Enabled Suspend mode S1 Yes No Suspend Time Out Disabled ACPI support for Operating Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled System LAN Ring Power On Disabled Yes If OS supports ACPI Keyboard Power On Disabled No If OS does not support Wake Up Key Any Key ACPI ACPI Aware O S This itme supports ACPI Advanced Configuraion and Power Management Interface Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature Power Management Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme If you enable power management you can use this item below to set the power management operation Both APM and ACPI are supported Suspend Mode If the motherboard supports the S3 function this item shows After the selected period ofsystem inactivity all devices expect the CPU shut off 24 Suspend Time Out This item sets up the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Suspend mode Resume on RTC Alarm The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC real
25. e the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 4 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket Align the memory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM Install any remaining DIMM modules 10 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation J umper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN CLR_COMS1 Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Setting Short Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Short Pins 2 3 Note To avoid the system unstability after clearing CMOS we recommen
26. erboard has an LGA775 socket for the latest Intel amp Core M 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the proces sor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory Motherboard User s Guide CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU HIN 8 E LGA775 Socket H i m A Unload the cap e Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the lifting tab of the cap e Lift the cap up and remove the cap completely from the socket B Open the load plate e Use thumb amp forefinger to hold the hook of the lever pushing down and pulling aside unlock it e Lift up the lever e Use thumb to open the load plate Be careful not to touch the contacts C Install the CPU on the socket e Orientate CPU package to the socket Make sure you match triangle marker to pin 1 location D Close the load plate e Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever e CPU is locked completely E Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU F Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation G Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s
27. f software driver Auto Installing under Windows WIN98 98SE ME 2000 XP If you are under Windows 98 98SE 2000 XP please click the Setup button to run the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM l The installation program loads and displays the following screen Click the Next button Welcome X Welcome to the MainBoard Setup program This program will install MainBoard on your computer itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under lew Cancel 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed Select Components x Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Components 19654 K vi Devices 4705 K v Applications 37031 K Description Space Required 61412 K Available 1327744 K EN 3 The support software will automatically install 32 Chapte
28. nables high performance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows XP operating system This version of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features e Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP e VIA SATA RAID utility e RAIDO and RAIDI functions Insert the ECS CD and click on the Setup to install the software Multi Menu Auto Setup Readme The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard1 00P2 2003 06 26 Welcome bo the InstallShield wizaid for vba RAID Setup Program The Installs hield Wizard wil install VIA RAID euo Program on pour computer To cortine click Mest 44 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want Then click Next button to proceed the installation Viti RAID Driver Setup Wizard OOP 2003 0h26 5 alact Features Choose the Features Setup wil instal 5 elect the Festures pou wart bo and cleer the Feab res pou do nol want bo intial r Desciiption Iretall RAIL Config Utiiw Ra D Lamig Jhiky z z Space Required on C 1113 Space Avaboable on C 15451 4496 E lretellShele Using VIA RAID Tool Once the installation is complete go to Start gt Programs gt VIA gt raid_tool exe to enable VIA RAID Tool i m uam e bat Progrars Aiceeze and Defaults BES
29. otherboard s optional devices a c Pe etl Preiss M memene e e 2 02 E beee jesse usB2 usB3 SPK1 Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard F AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pm Suma Pn Sena B open 8 Kv S MD FFOULL o AUD RETO 13 USB2 USB3 Front panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB headers USB2 USB3 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Pin Signal _ Pin X Signa VERG FP USBPWRO VERG FP USBPWRO USB FP PO USB FP P1 5 UseFP POG 9 UEFRPG 7 _ eROUND fe GROUND s Rey E l Locate the USB2 USB3 header on the motherboard A Plug the bracket cable onto the USB2 USB3 header 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the chasis with a screw IR1 Infrared Header The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants
30. r 4 Software amp Applications Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to install 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step until finished AMI AWARD Flash Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip Proceed with caution when using this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more information WinFlash Utility The WinFlash utility is a Windows version of the DOS BIOS flash writer utility The utility enables you to flash the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard while in a Windows environment This utility is
31. rol 28 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Load Optimal Defaults This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not You select OK and then press lt Enter gt the Setup Utility loads all default values or select Cancel and then press lt Enter gt the Setup Utility does not load default values Save Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to save and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Discard Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Discard Changes and Exit item and select OK to discard any changes you have made 29 Motherboard User s Guide Memo 30 Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD ROM that comes with the motherboard package The support CD ROM contains all useful software necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available in a README file located in the same directory as the
32. ry IDE channel connector IDEI on the motherboard If you want to install more IDE devices you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the motherboard If you have two devices on the cable one must be Master and one must be Slave 15 Motherboard User s Guide Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 1 5 Gb s If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard On the motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 2 which support new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Analog Audio Input Header If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM D
33. s or the properties of their respective owners Static Electricity Precautions 1 Don t take this motherboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them 2 While installing please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible If you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary Put this motherboard on the top of static protection package with component side facing up while installing Pre Installation Inspection Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board 2 If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages Copyright O 2006 All Rights Reserved P29G Series V1 0 June 2006 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents Trademark C M i Static Electricity Precautions RPM MEE UR E i Pre Installation Inspecti n i Chapter T 1 1 Package NO DESAIN DNUS DEI NU UP RUN
34. s show the brand of the CPU installed in your system Ratio Actual Value This item shows the Locked Unlocked ratio actual value of CPU installed in your system DRAM Frequency This item shows the frequency of the DRAM in your system CPU Over clocking Func This item decides the CPU over clocking function installed in your system If the over clocking fails please turn off the system power And then hold the PageUp key similar to the Clear CMOS function and turn on the power the BIOS will recover the safe default CPU Frequency This item shows the frequency of the CPU installed in your system Memory Voltage This item determines the DDR2 votage adjustment 27 Hardware Monitor Page This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Hardware Monitor System Hardware Monitor Help Item CPU Vcore 1 296 V VDIMM 1 808 V 3 3V 3 280 V 5V 4 919 V 5VSB 4 945 V VBAT 3 160 V CPU FAN Speed 4115 RPM SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 CPU Temperature 53 C 127 F SYSTEM Temperature 32 C 89 F Smart FAN Control Disabled CPU System Temperature These items display CPU and system temperature measurement FANs amp Voltage Measurements These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measurements Smart FAN Control This item enables or disables the smart fan cont
35. software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Installing Support Software Insert the support CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive 2 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen 3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup Browse CD and Exit on the right side and three others Setup Application and ReadMe at the bottom Please see the following illustration Multi Menu m E l lt Setup Application Readme The Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface 31 Motherboard User s Guide The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Application button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this motherboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names o
36. t it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP Whenever you see this message press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor If you manually clear CMOS you need to press the F1 key that enters the Main menu page of the Setup Utility CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU PnP Setup Hardware Monitor Load Optimal Defaults Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup p Features Setup Power Management Setup PCI Plug and Play Setup BIOS Security Features p gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Settings Standards COMOS setup for changing time date hard disk
37. t All Applicable IEEE 802 3 IOBase T and 100Base Tx Standards e OnChip Wave Shaping No External Filters Required USB 2 0 e Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 e The independent OHCI USB 1 1 Host Controllers and OneEHCI USB 2 0 Host Controller support up to eight ports e Supports wake up from S1 S3 e Legacy Keyboard Mouse support BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following e Power management e Wake up alarms CPU parameters and memory timing e CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Dimensions e Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 210mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Motherboard User s Guide Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items Q The motherboard Q The User s Guide Q One diskette drive ribbon cable optional QO One IDE drive ribbon cable Q The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard Q The Extended USB module OY The CNR v 90 56 K Fax Modem card OY The Serial ATA cable OY The Serial ATA power cable Note You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility
38. th next step otherwise proceed to step 5 3 Select Select Disk Drives then press Enter Use arrow keys to select disk drive s then press Enter to mark selected drive An asterisk 1s placed before the selected drive a7 Motherboard User s Guide 4 Select Block Size then press lt Enter gt to set array block size Lists of valid array block sizes are displayed on a pop up menu Tip For server systems it is recommended to use a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing a higher array block size is recommended for optimum performance Use arrow keys to move selection bar on items and press lt Enter gt to select 5 Select Start Create Process and press Enter to setup hard disk for RAID system The following confirmation appears The same confirmation message appears when the Auto Setup for Performance option is selected The data on the selected disks will be destroyed Continue Press Y N Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options RAID 1 for data protection Select the second option item Array Mode then press the Enter key The RAID system setting pop up menu appears RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection 2 Select RAID 1 for data protection from the menu and press Enter Select next task from pop up menu The task Create only creates the mirrored set without creating a backup Create
39. time clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature LAN Ring Power On The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem Ring or traffic on the network adapter You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Keyboard Power On Wake Up Key If you enable this item the system can automatically resume by pressing any keys hot key power key on the keyboard or typing in the password You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature PCI Plug and Play Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI Plug and Play Setup Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Help Item Share Memory Size 64MB Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes PCI PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled IGD PCI Express Primary Graphics Adapter This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in an AGP slot Share Memory Size This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for theonbaord VGA display application with several op
40. tions 25 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ PCI IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value BIOS Security Features Setup Page This page helps you install or change a password CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Security Settings Help Item Install or Change the Change Supervisor Password Press Enter password Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password You can select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password 26 CPU PnP Setup Page This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc CPU PnP Setup Manufacturer Intel Help Item Ratio Actual Value 14 DRAM Frequency Auto Auto EU Func Oan En 333 MHz 400 Memory Voltage Normal 533 MHz Manufacturer These item
41. turn to the configuration options Select Boot Array 1 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Select Boot Array then press the lt Enter gt key The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID arrays 2 Press the lt Enter gt key to select a RAID array for boot The Status of the selected array will change to Boot Press lt ESC gt key to go return to menu items Follow the same procedure to deselect the boot array Drive Hane Array Nama Hoda Sige GB Status XXXXXXX e Reel XXXXXXX MC EX Bad Set wae Channell Master Ho Drive Channell Slave Ho Drive 39 Serial Number View 1 Inthe VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Serial Number View then press the Enter key The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID arrays Move the selection bar on each item and the serial number is displayed at the bottom of the screen This option is useful for identifying same model disks gt Create Array Create a RAID array with b Delete Array the hard disk attached to gt VIA IDE controller bs View Array Disk Status L Move to next item Enter Confirme the selection ESC Exit Array Name Mode Sise GB Status Channeli Master add ChannelO Slave XXX XX Add Channell Master No Drive Channell Slave No Drive Serial Number VIF41646 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting up the s
42. type etc V02 54 C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 19 You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Press to modify the selected field s values Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item and press and keys to cycle through alternative values of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting OK or Cancel If you have already changed the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions Press F9 to install the setup utility with a set of default values Standard CMOS Setup Page This page displays a table of items defining basic information about your system CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup System Time 00 01 25 System Date Fri 10 24 2003 Help item p Primary IDE Master Hard Disk User Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to b Primary IDE Slave Not Detected select a field p Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Use 4 or to configure system p Secondary IDE Slave CD DVD ROM time S ATA 1 Not Detected S ATA 1 Not Detected Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2
43. ve and Rebuild This item enables users to select an already connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array After choosing a hard drive the channel column will be activated Broken BID 1 Critical Status Power off and 15 failed drive The contents on the disk ectroy the Nat ing Relationship vow have selected will be 30 replacement drive and rebuild deleted Cantinue ta heat Remaining D of the failed array Channel Drive Hame Array Hame Hoile Stalus i i Ni C33 EAM i i03 38 3 JEhannell Deuicel IC35L84 fRVvnBg P E i Hote Press lt ES to Exit 21 Fxecute Press TAR imaediatelpy can into Utility ID Highlight the target hard drive and press lt Enter gt a warning message will appear Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild or press N to cancel Please note selecting option Y will destroy all the data on the selected hard drive 4 Continue to boot This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into OS 42 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide Installing RAID Software amp Drivers Install Driver in Windows OS New Windows OS 2000 XP NT4 Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP Start the installation Boot from the CD ROM Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears 2 When the Windows Setup window is generated press S
44. winds Cato Windows Update hi eians BA OudnckExprmm humos Accictance E E is ort aministrar E Tum Yr Compikar After the software is finished installation it will automatically started every time Windows is initiated You may double click on the icon shown 4S system tray of the tool bar to T RAID Tool launch the VIA RAID Tool utility E 143 45 Motherboard User s Guide The main interface is divided into two windows and the toolbar above contain the main functions Click on these toolbar buttons to execute their specific functions The left windowpane displays the controller and disk drives and the right windowpane displays the details of the controller or disk drives The available features are as following View by Controller Lp View by Devices View Event log Help Topics It means that VT8237 SATA RAID only has the feature of monitoring the statuses of RAID 0 and RAID 1 Click on je or R3 button to determine the viewing type of left window pane There are two viewing types By controllers and by device Click on the object in the left windowpane to display the status of the object in the right windowpane The following screen shows the status of Array 0 RAID 0 VIA RAID Tool Operacion Miew Help RAD O 152 628 MB 212 602 860 sectors 2 m Mortal 46 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide Click on the plus symbol next to Arra
45. y 0 RAID 0 to see the details of each disk VIA RAID Tao Cpershon Yew Help a es ex p Cea ga E EE F array OR AI B RALO Stricing stripe disk 1 STROM 2345 TEET Ly 152 628 MB 31 3 80 5 881 sectors Cis libe 2 adh E stripe disk 1 STSBO02305 3K Array Sane Normal For Hep press F1 You may also use the same Array O RAID 1 VIA RAID Tool Dparation View Help JEEPEPEII RAT 1 Mirroring 75 319 MB LEG 311 487 ceckorc 2g Horma 47 Motherboard User s Guide Click on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RAID 1 to see the details of each disk VIA RAID Tool Operation View Help For Help press F1 Physical position Armay postion Derice status General config Serial number Firmaware revision Model name Cylinder number Header numer Sector rumber pe Capacity Rea capaci Supported m Supported Multi Supported Ukra D Current transfer Minor revision 48 Contrdler 0 Channel 1 Master Array OfRAID 13 source disk Normal ATA devie SKBLSP OL 3 01 S3T3Bd0U 2345 16383 16 a3 75 319 MB 156 301 486 sectors 76 318 MB 155 301 467 sectors mod n 1 2 3 4 made n 1 2 mue D 1 2 3 4 5 Ukra DMA made 6 ATAJATAP G T13 140D revision 7
46. ystem BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backup data If BIOS detects any inconsistencies the status of the disk array will be marked as critical and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data consistency with the user data poo Geiiteal Ceitical Status up ate rns The RAID 1 array needs to Lontinue to boot be duplicated to ensure dala consistancy Remaining memherz of the tailed array Lhanrei Mame Heray Rame Hode SizelGD Status Channel eicere SL Array ATA WA 3 Mirror Channel lleu ced 1035 BAA Hero Tb Sore 1iFress E L gt In ClAtter Execute Press lt THE Immediately can inte Utility Window If user selects Continue to boot it will enable duplicating the array after booting into OS 40 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array When booting up the system BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives the status of the array will be marked as broken If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for rebuilding the broken array the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring drive BIOS will show a main interface just like a duplicated RAID 1 Selecting Continue to boot enables the user to duplicate the array after booting into operating system
47. ystem either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing UIT iii This motherboard has an LGA775 socket for the latest Intel amp Core M 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors with Hyper Threading Technology and Front Side Bus FSB speeds up to 1066 800 533 MHz Hyper Threading Technology designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP gives you the power to do more things at once It integrates the VIA P4M890 Northbridge and VT8237R Plus Southbridge that supports the Serial ATA interface for high performance and mainstream desktop PCs the built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 It supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 133 100 66 function It has one PCI Express x16 one CNR and three 32 bit PCI slots There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one serial port one parallel port one VGA port one LAN port optional three audio jacks for Line in Line out and Micro phone four back panel USB 2 0 ports and onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard It is a Micro ATX motherboard and has power connectors for a micro ATX power supply Key Features The key features of this motherboard include
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