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XP-M8VM800
AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
M-050601
Copyright Declaration
(c)2005 Gigatrend Technology Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without express www..com permission from Gigatrend Technology. Companies and product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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Terms of Use
To avoid unnecessary errors of operation, please consult the user manual prior to hardware installation. For more up-to-date information, please link to our company website at http:// www.axper.com.tw Prior to beginning installation procedures, please make sure that your computer turned off a d n is connected to a grounded power outlet. If your system is not turned off d r n i s a l t o , uig ntlain this could result in harm or damage to the motherboard, the components as well as to the ue. sr
Motherboard XP-M8VM800
Motherboard XP-M8VM800
Aug. 18, 2005
Aug. 18, 2005
Contents
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Motherboard Layout ...................................... 5 ..................................... 1 . Product Introduction .................................. 6 ..................................
11 .. 12 .. Feature Summary ..................................... 6 ..................................... I/O Back Panel and Connectors&Jumper Setting ............. 7 .............
1.2.1. I/O Back Panel ........................................... 7 .......................................... 1.2.2. Connectors&Jumper Setting ............................... 7 ...............................
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Hardware Installation ................................. 11 ................................
21 .. 22 .. 23 .. Installation of a Socket 754 CPU and Fan Sink .............. 11 ............. Installation of Memory ................................. 12 ................................. Installation of the Graphics Card ......................... 13 ........................ Setup Screen Features (BIOS version:D2) ................. 14 ................. Standard CMOS Features .............................. 15 .............................. Advanced BIOS Features ............................... 17 .............................. Integrated Peripherals ................................. 18 ................................ Power Management Setup ............................. 20 ............................. PnP/PCI Configurations ................................ 22 ............................... PC Health Status ..................................... 23 .................................... Frequency/Voltage Control .............................. 24 ............................. Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................ 26 ............................... Load Optimized Defaults ............................... 26 .............................. Set Supervisor/User Password .......................... 26 ......................... Save & Exit Setup ..................................... 26 .................................... Exit Without Saving .................................... 26 ...................................
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BIOS Setup ....................................... 14 .......................................
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D i e I s a l t o .................................... 27 r v r n t l a i n ................................... Isalto o S n t l a i n f ATA RAID Disks ......................... 29 ........................
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Configuring the System BIOS for the SATA Channel .......... 29 ..........
52 . . Creating RAID 0 ...................................... 31 ..................................... 53 . . Creating RAID 1 ...................................... 35 ..................................... www..com Array ................................... 39 54 . . Deleting RAID ................................... 55 . . Selecting Boot Array ................................... 40 .................................. 56 .. 57 .. 58 .. Viewing Serial Number ................................ 40 ................................ Making the SATA RAID Driver Disk ........................ 41 ........................ Loading the VIA 8 3 S r a ATA D i e ..................... 41 27 eil r v r ....................
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Motherboard Layout
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CPU_FAN MS/KB
Socket 754 R_USB FDD
COMA
ATX_12V AT X
LPT
VGA
VIA K8M800
AUDIO
F_AUDIO AGP
DDR1
XP-M8VM800
USB
LAN
IDE2 IDE1
DDR2
IT8705
SYS_FAN S ATA1
BIOS VIA 6103L I R
PCI1
VIA 8237R S ATA0
PCI2 CD_IN CODEC SUR_CEN PCI3 F_USB1 SPDIF_IO F_USB2 B AT
F_PANEL
PWR_LED CLR_CMOS
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Product Introduction
The user manual provides steps related to quick installation. If you wish to view complete www..com ",Open User Manual button located on the driver product information, please select the " CD or link to our website at http://www.axper.com to received the most up-to-date information.
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CPU Chipset Memory
Feature Summary
Socket 754 for AMD AthlonT M 64 processor (K8) 1600MHz system bus Northbridge:VIA K8M800 Southbridge:VIA 8237R 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets, supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max.) Supports DDR400(Note 1)/DDR333/DDR266 DIMM Supports only 2.5V DDR SDRAM 1 A G P slot device support 3 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant 2 IDE controller provide IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) operation modes Can connect up to 4 IDE devices 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes 2 SATA ports support 2 SATA devices with up to 150MB/s transfer rate and can support data striping (RAID 0) and mirroring (RAID 1) 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode 1 Serial port (COMA), 1 VGA port 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 x Rear, 4 x Front by cable) 1 F o t Audio connector rn 1 PS/2 Keyboard 1 PS/2 Mouse Built-in VIA K8M800 chip Built-in VIA6103L chip 1 RJ45 port ALC655 CODEC Supports 2/4/6 channel Ln Ot/Ln I /McI ie u ie n i n CD In Licensed AW ARD BIOS Supports BIOSNow! IT8705 CPU/System fan revolution detect CPU/System temperature detect System voltage detect Micro-ATX size form factor, 24.4cm x 21cm
Slots On-Board IDE
On-Board Floppy On-Board SATA On-Board Peripherals
On-Board VGA On-Board LAN On-Board Sound
BIOS I/O Control Hardware Monitor
Form Factor
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(Note 1) Due to CPU limitations, if you wish to install DDR400 memory modules, install either one double-sided or two single-sided DDR400 memory modules. The DDR400 speed will slow down to DDR333 if two double-sided or three single-sided DDR400 memory modules are installed.
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I/O Back Panel and Connectors&Jumper Setting
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I/O Back Panel
Prle Pr aall ot LAN Ln I ie n Line Out MIC In
PS/2 Mouse R_USB
PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse connector Parallel port (LPT) COMA(Serial port) VGA port USB (Universal Serial Bus Port)
COMA
VGA
USB
LAN (RJ45 LAN Port) Ln I ie n Line Out MIC I n
Connects PS/2 standard keyboard and PS/2 standard mouse Connects to printer Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices Connects to 15pin D-Sub device such as a monitor Prior to use, please make sure that your system as well as the connected attachments support the USB interface. If driver installation is required, please consult the USB section of the user manual. Internet connection with speed of up to10/100Mbps Connects to optical devices, CD players and other audio input devices Connects to speakers or headphones Connects to microphone
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Connectors&Jumper Setting
FDD (Floppy Disk Drive Connector)
The FDD connector is able to connect a single floppy disk drive via a FDD cable. Usually one edge of the FDD cable is marked in red, please attach this marked edge to position 1 on the connector.
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IDE1/IDE2 (IDE Connector)
The IDE connector is able to connect two IDE devices via an IDE cable and requires checking of the IDE jumper setting.
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CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Power Connector); SYS_FAN (System Fan Power Connector)
The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin power connector and possesses a fool-proof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indiwww..com cates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. The black connector wire is the ground wire (GND). Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure. Caution! Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure.
PIN
1 1 CPU_FA N SYS_FA N
SIGNAL GND +12V Sense
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ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)
The ATX_12V power connector provides power to the CPU. If this connector is not Attached, tesse wl ntsat h ytm il o tr.
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PIN 1 2 3
SIGNAL GND GND +12V +12V
3
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ATX (ATX Power Connector)
The ATX power connector provides power to the motherboard. Prior to connection, please make sure that the power supply is disconnected.
1 1 1
PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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10
SIGNAL 3.3V 3.3V GND VCC GND VCC GND Power Good 5VSB (stand by +5V) +12V
PIN 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
SIGNAL 3.3V -12V GND PS_ON (soft on/off) GND GND GND -5V VCC VCC
F_PANEL (Front Panel Control Connector)
The F_Panel Control Connector connects to certain connectors on the front panel of the system casing such as IDE Hard Disk Active LED, speaker, reset, and power on/off connectors. You can use the schematic diagram below as the basis for connection.
MSG+ MSGPW+ PWSPK+ SPK-
PIN HD SPK
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SIGNAL IDE Hard Disk Active LED Speaker Connector Reset Switch Soft Power Connector Message LED/Power/Sleep LED NC
2 1
HD+ HDRESRES+ NC
RES PW MSG NC
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S ATA0/SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)
The SATA0/1 connector is able to connect a single Serial ATA device via a SATA c b e al. For the connected SATA hard disk to work correctly, please check the related BIOS setting and install proper driver for the SATA c n r l e o t o l r. w w w . D a t a S h e e 7
PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 2 3
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GND TXP TXN GND
5 6 7
RXN RXP GND
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F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)
Connects to the audio connector located on the front panel of the system casing (dependent on case design). When use of the front panel audio connector is required, please remove the 5-6 pin, 9-10 pin jumper. Please note that use of only the front panel audio connector or the rear panel audio connector i pritd s emte. PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL
1 2
1 2 3 4 5
MIC GND MIC_BIAS POWER Front Audio (R)
6 7 8 9 10
Rear Audio (R) Reserved NO PIN Front Audio (L) Rear Audio (L)
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CD_IN (Optical Drive Audio Connector)
Connects CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio connector.
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PIN 1 2 3 4
SIGNAL CD_L GND GND CD_R
F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)
Connects to the USB connector located on the front panel of the system casing (dependent on case design). Note: Please make sure that each USB connection matches its designated psto. I cnetosaemd icrety tersl cnla t iaiiyt uetefnto oiin f oncin r ae norcl, h eut a ed o nblt o s h ucin or even damage.
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PIN 1 2 3 4 5
SIGNAL POWER POWER USB DxUSB DyUSB Dx+
PIN 6 7 8 9 10
SIGNAL USB Dy+ GND GND NO PIN NC
CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)
You can clear the motherboard CMOS with the jumper to return your system to its initial s a u . To prevent improper usage, the jumper does not include the jumper plug. If you wish tts to use the Clear CMOS function, please short circuit the 1-2 Pin.
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Open : Normal
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Short : Clear CMOS
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SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)
Please contact the place of purchase for the optional SUR_CEN cable.
PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 SIGNAL SUR OUTL SUR OUTR GND No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS_OUT
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PWR_LED
Connects to the system power LED indicator whereby the power is indicated as ON or OFF. However, the indicator will flash when the system is suspended.
PIN 1
1
SIGNAL MPD+ MPDMPD-
2 3
SPDIF_IO
Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable. Incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional SPDIF cable, please PIN SIGNAL contact your local dealer.
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6 2 5 1
Power No PIN SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND
2 3 4 5 6
I R
Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional IR device.
PIN
1
SIGNAL Power No PIN IR RX GND IR TX
1 2 3 4 5
B AT(Battery) The improper removal of the battery can result in harm. When replacing a
battery, please make sure you use one that is of similar brand and model number. For information related to battery specifications and precautions, please refer to the manufacturer instructions. If you wish to delete the data stored in the CMOS, please follow the steps below: 1 Please turn off your computer and unplug the power. . 2 Remove the battery from the motherboard. . 3 Wait 10 minutes and then replace the battery onto the motherboard. . 4 Plug in the power supply and turn on your system. . 1 0
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Hardware Installation
1 Please make sure that the CPU used is supported by your motherboard. . 2 Please be aware of the placement position of the CPU. If the CPU does not . www..com insert properly, do not apply force but check the placement position. 3 Please make sure that an even layer of heat sink paste is added between the . CPU and the fan sink. 4 Please do not turn on the power prior to installing the fan sink. Doing so can . result in overheating and lead to permanent damage to the CPU. 5 Please follow the CPU specifications when setting the frequency. It is not . recommended that system speed settings exceed that of hardware specifications. If you wish to set your system speed to exceed the recom mended specifications, please check your hardware specifications eg: CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive
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Installation of a Socket 754 CPU and Fan Sink
1 Note the small gold colored triangle on one corner of the . CPU. Place the triangle in the corner of the CPU socket that also have a triangle marking and gently insert the CUit ispsto. P no t oiin
2 When the CPU is inserted into its position, gently press . the metal lever downwards until a click is heard. Then add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and fan sink for heat dissipation.
3 Hook the clip on one side (the side without the cam . lever) of the fan sink to the mounting lug on the retention frame.
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4 Please do the same for the clip on the other side and . then gently turn the cam lever to the installed position. (Please consult the fan sink manual for more installation information) www..com
5 Connect the 3-pin cooler power connector to the CPU . fan connector located on the motherboard.
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Installation of Memory
1 Before installing or removing memory, please make sure that the computer . power is turned off to prevent hardware damage. 2 Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. . 3 Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. The memory can be in . stalled only when facing the correct position. If you cannot insert the module, please switch directions. 4 It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be . used.
The motherboard supports DIMM memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction. 1 Unfasten the clips on each end of the memory . slots. Correctly align the memory module in the slot and push downwards..
2 Once the memory module is correctly inserted, the . clips will automatically refasten. If the memory module is positioned in the wrong direction, it will ntisr.I ti ocr,pes sic drcin. o net f hs cus lae wth ietos
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Installation of the Graphics Card
1 Before installing the graphics card, please carefully read the accompanying user manual. . As well, make sure the computer power is turned off . 2 When installing or removing the graphics card, first pull out the white A G P knob before . www..com insertion or removal. Releasing the A G P knob will hold the graphics card firmly in place.
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BIOS Setup
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) stores all the information of the motherboard settings that is needed for system initiation within the CMOS. The CMOS SETUP u i i y a l w t e u e tlt los h sr www..com to make changes in BIOS configurations that are required or to activate certain features. The CMOS SETUP saves each item configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the required power to the CMOS SRAM. When the power is turned on, pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On S l Test) will bring up the CMOS SETUP screen. If you wish to enter the BIOS setup, please ef press "Ctrl + F1" at the BIOS setup screen. When using BIOS setup for the first time, it is recommended that you save the present BIOS onto a disk in case you need to reset the BIOS back to its original settings. If you wish to update to a new BIOS, the "BIOSNow!" can be used. The user can select "BIOSNow!" as a way to quickly and easily update or back up BIOS without entering the operating system.
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Setup Screen Features (BIOS version:D2)
When you enter the CMOS SETUP screen, you will see the following screen and setting selections as shown below.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control ESC: Quit F8: BIOSNow! : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
Instructions < , , , ,Enter>


Movement in all four directions to highlight a desired option, pressing will select the option and take you to its appropriate screen Used to toggle up and down the available options for a particular item, whereby can also be used to increase value option and to decrease value option Return to main setup screen or exit setup Gives the list of options available for each item Gives the list of options available for the current item Returns settings to previous values (not applicable to main setup screen) 1 4
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Gives the list of options available for each item Return to Optimized default values (not applicable to main setup screen) Enters BIOSNow! feature www..com Displays system information Saves settings and exits setup

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Standard CMOS Features
Includes the settings for items such as date, time, floppy disk drive specifications, and hard drives connected to the IDE interface.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values Fri, Jan 9 2005 22:31:24 [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5"] [None] [Disabled] [All, But Keyboard] 640K 127M 128M +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Item Help Menu Level Change the day, month, year Sun. to Sat. Jan. to Dec. 1 to 31 (or maximum allowed in the month) 1999 to 2098
ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
Date (mm:dd:yy)
Allows you to setup the date in the mm:dd:yy fashion.
Time (hh:mm:ss)
Allows you to set up the date in the hh:mm:ss fashion. The time must be entered in the 24-hour format.
IDE Channel 0/1 Master(Slave) [IDE Device Setup]
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. IDE Channel 0/1 Master(Slave) You can use one of three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default) None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up. Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The four options are:CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto)
IDE Channel 2/3 Master [IDE Device Setup]
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. 1 5
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Extended IDE Drive You can use one of two methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default) None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up. www..com Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:Large/Auto(default:Auto) Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information.
Drive A/B
Allows user to configure the type of floppy drive his/she installs. Options: None (No floppy drive installed) 360K, 5.25" (5.25 inch PC-type high-density drive; 360K bytes cpct. aaiy) 1.2M, 5.25" (5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M bytes cpct. aaiy) 720K, 3.5" (3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K bytes capacity.) 1.44M, 3.5" (3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M bytes capacity.) 2.88M, 3.5" (3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M bytes capacity.)
Floppy 3 Mode Support
Allows user to configure a Japanese standard 3 Mode floppy drive. Options: Disabled (No 3 Mode drive installed) D i e A (3 Mode Drive installed in A ) rv : Drive B (3 Mode Drive installed in B:) Both (3 Mode Drive installed in A: and B:)
Halt on
Tells the BIOS specifically which types of errors will halt the computer during the poweron self test (POST) section of the boot. Options: No Errors (Never halt when an error is detected) All Errors (Halt whenever an error is detected) All, But Keyboard (Halt whenever an error is detected with the exception of the keyboard) All, But Diskette (Halt whenever an error is detected with the ex ception of the diskette) All, But Disk/Key (Halt whenever an error is detected with the exception of the diskette and keyboard) (default:All, But Keyboard)
Memory
When BIOS is displayed during POST, memory capacity is also displayed as shown below: Base Memory, Extended Memory,Total Memory (the user can verify the accuracy of these values)
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Advanced BIOS Features
Allows the configuration of advanced settings such as boot sequence, password check, etc. www..com
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Item Help First Boot Device [Floppy] Menu Level Second Boot Device [Hard Disk] Third Boot Device [CDROM] Select Hard Disk Boot Password Check [Setup] Device Priority
: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
Hard Disk Boot Priority
The user can select the boot order for hard disks connected to onboard IDE, SATA , SCSI, RAID controllers or other add-on cards.
First / Second / Third Boot Device
The user can select the order in which the system will boot. Options: Floppy, LS120,Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP,USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USBCDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled
Password Check
Allows user to set a password. To remove the password entry requirement, enter SETUP and make sure there is no entry and then press . Options: System (Password entry is required during system start up and to enter CMOS SETUP) Setup (Password entry is required to enter CMOS SETUP)(default:Setup)
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Integrated Peripherals
This menu allows you to control the various ports of the computer such as IDE, S ATA, USB, IEEE1394, COM port, LPT p r , AC97 audio, etc. ot www..com Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software CMOS
IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip IDE Channel 0 On-Chip IDE Channel 1 OnChip Serial ATA SATA Mode AC97 Audio VIA Onboard LAN USB 1.1 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support On-Chip LAN Boot ROM Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select x UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values Integrated Peripherals [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [Normal] Half [378/IRQ7] [SPP] +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Item Help Menu Level
ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Midi Port Address x Midi Port IRQ [Disabled] 10 Item Help Menu Level
: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
IDE DMA transfer access
Allows the user to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access (default:Enabled)
OnChip IDE Channel 0
Allows the user to enable or disable the first onboard IDE channel (default:Enabled)
OnChip IDE Channel 1
Allows the user to enable or disable the second onboard IDE channel (default:Enabled)
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OnChip Serial ATA
Allows the user to enable or disable the onboard SATA channel (default:Enabled)
S ATA Mode
Allows the user to set www..com the SATA mode for the onboard SATA channel Options: RAID, IDE (default:RAID)
AC97 Audio
Allows the user to use the onboard AC97 audio (default:Auto)
VIA onboard LAN
Allows the user to enable or disable the onboard LAN (default:Enabled)
USB 1.1 Controller
Allows the user to enable or disable the onboard USB 1.1 (default:Enabled)
USB 2.0 Controller
Allows the user to enable or disable the onboard USB2.0 (default:Enabled)
USB Keyboard Support
Allows user to use a USB-based keyboard (Enable if you are using a USB keyboard, otherwise Disable) (default:Disabled)
USB Mouse Support
Allows user to use a USB-based mouse (Enable if you are using a USB mouse, otherwise Disable) (default:Disabled)
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM
Allows user to enable or disable booting from a network drive (default:Disabled)
OnBoard FDC Controller
Allows user to enable or disable onboard FDC Controller (default:Enabled)
Onboard Serial Port 1
Allows the user to enable or disable the first onboard serial port Options: Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled (default:3F8/IRQ4)
Onboard Serial Port 2
Allows the user to enable or disable the Second onboard serial port Options: Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled (default:2F8/IRQ3)
UART Mode Select
Allows the user to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip. Options: Normal, IrDA, ASKIR (default:Normal)
UR2 Duplex Mode
This function is available only when UART Mode Select is not set to Normal. Otos Hl,Fl (eal:af pin: af ul dfutHl)
Onboard Parallel Port
Allows the user to enable or disable the onboard parallel port. Options: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled (default:378/IRQ7)
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Parallel Port Mode
Use this to select the operation mode for the parallel port. Options: SPP (normal) (default:SPP) EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) www..com ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) ECP+EPP (both ECP and EPP) M d P r Address ii ot Allows the user to select the Midi Port Address Options: 300, 330, Disabled (default:Disabled)
Midi Port IRQ
Allows the user to select the Midi Port IRQ Options: 5, 10 (default:10)
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Power Management Setup
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Power Management Setup
This is used to control the various power saving features of the PC.
ACPI Suspend Type x USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Soft-Off by PWRBTN AC Back Function Keyboard Power On Mouse Power On PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring Resume Resume by Alarm x Date (of Month) Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm
[S1(POS)] Disabled [Instant-Off] [Soft-Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Everyday 0:0:0
Item Help Menu Level [S1] Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS [S3] Set suspend type to Suspend to RAM under ACPI OS
: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
ACPI Suspend Type
Allows user to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface(ACPI) as S1/ POS (Power On Suspend) or S3/STR(Suspend To RAM) (default:S1/POS)
USB Device Wakeup From S3
Allows user to use a USB device to wakeup system from S3.(default:Disabled)
Soft-off by PWRBTN
Controls whether the PC shuts off immediately after hitting the power button or delaying a few seconds. (default:Instant-off) Options: Instant-off (PC shuts off immediately) Delay 4 Sec. (PC shuts off after a 4sec. delay) 2 0
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AC Back Function
Allows user to select system status when power is removed and returned. Options: Memory (return prior to power removal) Full-On (return to full system power) www..com Soft-Off (use of Soft PWR button to power on system)(default:Soft-Off)
Keyboard Power On
Allows user to turn on system using the keyboard. Options: Password (input an 8 character long password) Keyboard 98 (the power button on Windows 98 keyboard) Disabled (default:Disabled)
Mouse Power On
Allows user to turn on system using the mouse. (default:Disabled)
PME Event Wake Up
Allows user to select the Power Management Event (PME) wake up function which requires the system to have a +5VSB power supply using a rate of 1A or less. (default:Enabled)
ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan
To use this feature, an Ethernet card supporting the PCI2.2 or newer standard must be used. (default:Enabled)
Resume by Alarm
If set to Enabled, the user can set the date and time for automatic system power-on. (default:Disabled) Settings: Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)
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PnP/PCI Configurations
This menu allows you to configure your PCI slots. You can assign IRQ's for various PCI sos lt. www..com Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software CMOS
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ Assignment PnP/PCI Configurations [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Item Help Menu Level
: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
Allows you to assign an IRQ for the first PCI slot. Options: Auto,3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14, 15 (default:Auto)
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
Allows you to assign an IRQ for the second PCI slot. Options: Auto,3,4,5,7,9,10,11 1 , ,2 14,15 (default:Auto)
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment
Allows you to assign an IRQ for the third PCI slot. Options: Auto,3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14, 15 (default:Auto)
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PC Health Status
This menu displays the current CPU temperature, the fan speeds, voltages etc.
CMOS www..com Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Vcore DDR25V +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN Speed CPU FAN Fail Warning SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning PC Health Status 1.54V 2.544V 3.360V 11.92V 45C 4440 RPM 0 RPM [Disabled] [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level
: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V
Automatically checks system voltage
Current CPU Temperature
Automatically checks CPU temperature
Current CPU /SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)
Automatically checks CPU/SYSTEM fan speed
CPU FAN Fail Warning
Allows system warning of CPU fan failure (default:Disabled)
SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning
Allows system warning of SYSTEM fan failure (default:Disabled)
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Frequency/Voltage Control
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control [Default] [Enabled] [200MHz] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Item Help Menu Level
This allows user to configure CPU frequency and voltage settings. www..com
K8 CPU Clock Ratio Auto Detect PCI Clk CPU Clock CPU OverVoltage Control DIMM OverVoltage Control VCC18 OverVoltage Control VCC12 OverVoltage Control AGP OverVoltage Control
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This section is very dangerous for inexperienced users, and therefore it is not recommended that these settings be altered. An incorrect setting can result in system instability, corrupt data, or permanent hardware damage.
K8 CPU Clock Ratio
Allows user to set the CPU Clock Ratio. If the CPU used locks this feature, then it will not be displayed or will not function. (based on CPU type)
Auto Detect PCI Clk
Allows user to autodetect PCI clock (default:Enabled)
CPU Clock
Allows user to set CPU clock. The CPU Clock can be input between 200MHz to 232MHz.
CPU OverVoltage Control
Allows user to set the CPU voltage. (default:Auto) Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the CPU voltage, system instability or damage to the CPU may occur Options: Auto +5%, +7.5%, +10% (CPU voltage range)
DIMM OverVoltage Control
Allows user to set the DIMM voltage. (default:Auto) Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage, damage to the memory may occur. Options: Auto (automatic setting of DIMM voltage at 2.5V) +0.1V ~ +0.2V (DIMM voltage range)
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VCC18 OverVoltage Control
Allows user to set the VCC18 voltage. (default:Auto) Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the VCC18 voltage, system instability may occur. www..com Options: Auto +5%, +7.5%, +10% (VCC18 voltage range)
VCC12 OverVoltage Control
Allows user to set the CPU voltage. (default:Auto) Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the VCC12 voltage, system instability may occur. Options: Auto +5%, +7.5%, +10% (VCC12 voltage range)
A G P OverVoltage Control
Allows user to set the A G P voltage. (default:Auto) Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the A G P v l a e otg, system instability or damage to the A G P card may occur. Options: Auto +5%, +7.5%, +10% (AGP voltage range)
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Use this option to reset your BIOS settings to the system defaults. You should only use this if you are encountering serious problems. Please select and www..com to load Fail-Safe defaults. Once this is loaded, your system may be slowed since this uses a minimal performance setting to allow stable system running.
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Like the Fail-Safe mode above, this option loads the BIOS default settings, but runs the system at optimal performance. Please select and to load optimized defaults.
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Set Supervisor/User Password
Use this to set the password that is needed to either enter into the BIOS or to boot the system. Entering in a blank field will disable the password. Please input an 8 character long password and then select Enter.You will be required to re-enter the password for confirmation. If you wish to remove the need for password e t y, leave the entry blank and then select Enter. BIOS will then display "PA S S W O R D nr DISABLED". Once you have completed the password setting, you will need to go to "Advanced BIOS Features" and select "Password Check" for setup of password check.
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To save any changes you made to the BIOS you must choose this option. The system will automatically exit setup and perform a system restart. Pushing will have the same effc. et Push and to save and exit setup. If you do not wish to save, select or to return to the main menu.
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Use this option instead of the one above if you wish to exit the BIOS without saving the changes you have made. Pushing will have the same effc. et Push and to exit setup. You can return to the main menu by pushing or .
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Driver Installation
Driver installation for the Windows 2000/XP operating systems is simple. Once you insert the provided driver disks into your optical drive, the A U TORUN screen will appear. I ti f hs www..com screen does not appear, you can use "D:\setup.exe" (with "D" being the specified drive) to bring up the screen shown below. Just follow the screen instructions to easily complete die isalto. rvr ntlain
Open User Manual Display system information Open Readme File Browse CD Contact Us
a p r I s a l -Displays required driver installation, select "Go" for xe ntl automatic installation Customize Installation - Allows specific choice of drivers for installation axper Utilities - Displays axper's unique utilities Software - Displays the required software
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Installation of SATA RAID Disks
The Serial ATA channel controlled by the VIA VT8237R southbridge chip supports RAID 0 www..com explains the steps required to configure RAID disks. and RAID 1. This section RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels represent different performance levels, security levels and implementation costs. RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. RAID 0 does not provide fault tolerance funtionality. RAID 1 (Mirroring) RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive. Due to the fault tolerance, if any RAID 1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array.
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Configuring the System BIOS for the SATA Channel
1 Connect two SATA hard disks to the SATA ports on the motherboard. . 2 Reboot your system and press the key to enter the BIOS setup screen after . POST begins. 3 Under Integrated Peripherals, locate the SATA controller and SATA mode setup . options. Ensure the SATA controller and SATA RAID mode are enabled. (Figure 1) 4 Go to Hard Disk Boot Priority under Advanced BIOS Features, move the disk onto . which you want to install operating system to the first place by using arrows keys and <+>/<-> key. (Figure 2) 5 Save changes and exit the BIOS Setup. .
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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] Menu Level On-Chip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled] On-Chip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled] OnChip Serial ATA [Enabled] www..com SATA Mode [RAID] AC97 Audio [Auto] VIA Onboard LAN [Enabled] USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] On-Chip LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] UART Mode Select [Normal] x UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP] : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults
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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority Item Help Menu Level 1. SCSI-0 : ST3120026AS 2. SCSI-1 : ST3120026AS 3. Bootable Add-in Cards Use < > or < > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press to exit this menu.
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F10: Save
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Creating RAID 0
1 Upon re-boot, you will see the RAID software prompting you to press the key . to enter the VIA VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS User Window (Figure 3). Press the key. www..com
VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility V2.31 Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved. Scan Devices, Please wait... Press key into User Window! Serial_Ch0 Master : ST3120026AS Serial_Ch1 Master : ST3120026AS
Figure 3 2 In the VIA VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS User Window (Figure 4), use arrow keys to select . Create Array and press to enter the RAID configuration screen where you may choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array.
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Create Array Delete Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd
Channel Serial_Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master
Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
Figure 4 3 Select the second option "Array Mode RAID....." (Figure 5) and press . .
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Performance Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd
Channel Serial_Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master
Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
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4 Then you will see a menu for you to select the RAID type (Figure 6). Use arrow keys . to select RAID 0 for performance and press .
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Performance www..com Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) Select RAID 0 for performance Disk Drives RAID 1 Block Size 64Kfor data protection RAID SPAN for capacity Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd
Channel Serial_Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master
Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
Figure 6 4 1 Auto Setup: After selecting the RAID type, you have to decide whether you want the RAID array to be created manually or automatically. The steps below introduce how to autocreate the RAID 0 array. Auto Setup selects the disks drives and creates array automatically.To manually setup RAID 0, please proceed to Step 4-2 on Page 31. 4-1-1. Select Auto Setup For Performance and press . 4-1-2. When the Auto create array will destroy all data on disks, Continue? message (Figure 7) appears, press to confirm or to quit.
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Performance Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Process Auto create array will destroy all data on disks, Continue? Channel Serial_Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd
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4-2 Manual Setup: If you want to configure RAID 0 manually, please follow the steps below. 4-2-1. Do not select the Auto Setup for Performance option. Select the Select Disk www..com Drives option and press . The selection bar will move to the Serial_Ch0 Mast r i e . You may use the arrow keys and key to set which of the Serial_Ch0/ e tm 1 Master item to be Stripe0/Stripe1. Then both of the two channels will be marked with an asterisk (Figure 8).
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Performance Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Stripe0 Stripe1
Channel [*]Serial_Ch0 Master [*]Serial_Ch1 Master
Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
Figure 8 4-2-2. After setting RAID disk drives, use arrow keys to select Block Size and press . Then a small menu listing block size options (4K~64K) will appear (Figure 9). Please use arrow keys to select the block size according to your requirements and press to return to the configuration screen. (Default: 64K)
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Performance 4K Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) 8K Select Disk Drives 16K Block Size 64K 32K Start Create Process 64K Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Stripe0 Stripe1
Channel [*]Serial_Ch0 Master [*]Serial_Ch1 Master
Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
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5 When the configuration is completed, you may check the RAID information by pressing . the key (Figure 10).
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31
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Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Process
Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Block Size (GB) 64K : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Size(GB) 223.58
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Creating RAID 1
1 Upon re-boot, you will see the RAID software prompting you to press the key . to enter the VIA VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS User Window (Figure 11). Press the www..com key.
VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility V2.31 Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved. Scan Devices, Please wait... Press key into User Window! Serial_Ch0 Master : ST3120026AS Serial_Ch1 Master : ST3120026AS
Figure 11 2 In the VIA VT8237 SATA RAID User Window, use arrow keys to select Create Array . (Figure 12) and press to enter the RAID configuration screen where you may choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array.
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Create Array Create Array Delete Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd
Channel Serial_Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master
Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
Figure 12 3 Select the second option "Array Mode RAID....." (Figure 13) and press . .
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Performance Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd
Channel Serial_Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master
Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
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4 Then you will see a menu for you to select the RAID type (Figure 14) . Use arrow keys . to select RAID 1 for data protection and press .
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Performance www..com Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) Select RAID 0 for performance Disk Drives RAID 1 Block Size 64Kfor data protection RAID SPAN for capacity Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd
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Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
Figure 14 4 1 Auto Setup: After selecting the RAID type, you have to decide whether you want the RAID array to be created manually or automatically. The steps below introduces how to auto-create the RAID 1 array. To manually setup RAID 1, please proceed to Step 4-2 on Page 35. 4-1-1. Select Auto Setup For Data Security and press . 4-1-2. When the Auto create array will destroy all data on disks, Continue? message appears (Figure 15), press to confirm or to quit.
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Data Security Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring) Select Disk Drives Start Create Process Auto create array will destroy all data on disks, Continue? Channel Serial_Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd
Figure 15 Note: Auto Setup For Data Security selects the disks drives and creates array automatically. However, it does not duplicate the data on the source disk to the mirror disk. We recommend that you use new disks when you want to create an array.
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4-2 Manual Setup: If you want to configure RAID 1 manually, please follow the steps below. 4-2-1. Do not select the Auto Setup for Data Security option. Select the Select Disk www..com Drives option and press . The selection bar will move to the Serial_Ch0 Mast r i e . You may use the arrow keys and key to set which of the Serial_Ch0/ e tm 1 Master item to be the Source/Mirror disk. Then both of the two channels will be marked with an asterisk (Figure 16).
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Data Security Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring) Select Disk Drives Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC Channel [*]Serial_Ch0 Master [*]Serial_Ch1 Master Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Array Name : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Source Mirror
Figure 16 4-2-2. Finally, select the Start Create Process option and press to start creating the RAID array. When the Save the data on source disk to mirror after creation? message appears, press or according to your requirements. If you press , the data duplication process will begin. If you press , the The data on the selected disks will be destroied, Continue? (Y/N) message will appear. Press to confirm or to quit.
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5 When the configuration is completed, you may check the RAID array information by . pressing the key (Figure 17).
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31
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Auto Setup For Data Security Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring) Select Disk Drives Start Create Process
Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Size(GB) 111.79
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Array Mode Mirror
Block Size (GB) N/A
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Deleting RAID Array
1 To delete the current RAID array, s l c t e Delete Array option from the main screen . eet h (Figure 18) and press . 2 www..comArray to be deleted with arrow keys and press and the . Select the target RAID message The selected array will be destroied, Are you sure? Continue? Press Y/N will appear. 3. Press to confirm or to quit.
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Create Array Delete Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Delete a RAID array contain the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 , Enter ESC : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit
Channel Serial_Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master
Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
Array Name ARRAY 0 ARRAY 0
Mode SATA SATA
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Status Stripe0 Stripe1
Figure 18 Except for RAID 1 array, all the data on the disk array will be destroyed after a disk array is deleted. When RAID 1 array is deleted, the data on the two RAID disks will be reserved and the two hard disks will become normal disk drives.
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Selecting Boot Array
You can select a disk array as the boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array. 1 www..com Array option from the main screen and press . . Select the Select Boot 2 The selection bar will move to the Serial_CH0 Master option. Press and . you'll see the RAID disks marked with asterisks and the Status area will show "Boot." (Figure 19) 3 If you want to cancel the selection, press on the array again to eliminate the . asterisk marks.
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Create Array Delete Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Set/Clear bootable array.
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Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
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Size(GB) 111.79 111.79
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Viewing Serial Number
To view the serial number of RAID disks, you may select Serial Number View from the main screen and press . Use arrow keys select the target RAID disk. The Serial Number provided by the hard drive manufacturer will be displayed at the bottom of the screen (Figure 20).
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Create Array Delete Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View View the serial number of hard disk, it is useful for identify same model disks. F1 , Enter ESC : : : : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit
Channel Serial_Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master
Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
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Making the SATA RAID Driver Disk
For the RAID disks to be recognized correctly during Windows 2000/XP Setup process, you need to install the SATA RAID driver at the beginning of Windows Setup. The RAID driver needs to be copied from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. The procewww..com dure below introduces how to make a floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 1 Find an available system and insert a blank formatted floppy disk in the floppy disk . drive and insert the axper motherboard driver CD in the CD-ROM drive. The A U TO R U N utility will appear on the screen automatically. Exit the utility first and then Go to M y omputer and right-click the CD-ROM icon to select Open. 2 In the BootDrv folder, double-click the MENU.exe file (Figure 21). Then a MS-DOS . prompt screen will appear (Figure 22). 3. Select the RAID driver for your motherboard using number or letter keys (Example: select VIA 8237 Series ATA for the XP-K7V600 motherboard.) Then the driver file will be automatically copied and transferred to the floppy disk. Wait until it's done, then you can proceed to load the SATA driver and install Windows operating system to the RAID disks.
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Loading the VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver
1 Boot from the Windows 2000/XP Installation CD. Press as soon as you see the . Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message (Figure 23.)
Windows Setup
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
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2 After pressing , wait until the screen as shown in Figure 24 appears. Insert the . driver disk in your floppy disk drive and press key. If the screen doesn't appear, it's possible that you did not press in time. Please repeat Step 1. www..com
Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
Figure 24 3 When the screen as shown in Figure 25 appears, select the correct driver for your . system by using the arrow keys and press
Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen.
VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows XP) VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows 2000) VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows NT4) VIA ATA/ATAPI Host Controller(Windows XP)
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
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4. Press (Figure 26) and system will begin to load the Serial ATA d i e r v r.
Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
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VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows XP)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
Figure 26 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete Windows installation and installation of . all required drivers.
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