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1. 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 enables 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 RAID1 functions Insert the ECS CD and click on the Setup to install the software Viti RAID Driver Setup Wizard OOP F 70030 fi76 Select Features Choose the features Setup wil instal Select the festures pou viart bo inzlel and clesr the fesbunes pou do nol wart to intial Des ciption retell RAIL Config Utley YA RAD Conio bib 1 20 2003 06 26 Space Required on C 1Wi3k Space Avalable an E 15457 4496 K Iretallehiele 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 0 6 76 elcome to the lnstall Shield W2. 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 Magnetic Interference generated by the system Max CPUID Value Limit When this item is enabled you can use Prescott CPU and LGA 775 CPU and there will be a normal NT4 0 installation otherwise the automatically restarting will occur while installing Execute Disable Bit It allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage or worm propagation Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit enabled systems can halt worm attacks reducing the need for virus related repairs 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 Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Use this item to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep Technology which is only for the Intel CPU supporting the SpeedStep Technology function Venderpool Technology Use this item to enable or disable the Venderpool Technology which is only for the CPU supporting the VT function 22 DRAM Driving When this item
3. 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 use 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 2003 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Aware O S Yes Help Item Power Management Enabled ACPI Enhanced Efficiency Disabled 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
4. 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 1 Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board 2 Ifyou suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved PVM7 Pro Series V3 0B Sep 2006 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents Trade mar K sssini a aE aE a i Static Electricity Precautions a ccatiisned saarcsadysisdeoaidenieteniubsvclaashelagsietabieetniiaclassadiapaccsdaapnaahis i Pre Installation Inspection asiskas side xstei ad osiidnsesaasicdadtentedesesiesteinobiddaeisatad sedidaseiseanidaatenenaiee i Chapter 1 Tito we Oi cavicscsescesoracsctestessciacvectcstetintesrsatcictartasserecsecucievetaenaevers 1 Key Features cascade vac ee ee he ies cme steps ave doe deen 1 Package Contents gee Oe eee ae ae ae Re ere eee ee ene Poe eee een Aer eee 4 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation ooooocooosoooceocccccccoccccceeccceocsesssesseessse 5 Motherboard Components o sss
5. 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 1 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 to specify an Additional Device s 3 Insert the driver diskette VIA VT8237R Plus 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 lt Enter gt 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 1 Insert the ECS CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The CD will auto run and the setup screen will appear
6. both mirrored set and backup Create only Create and duplicate 38 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide 3 Select task and press lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt to mark selected drive An asterisk is placed before a selected drve 5 Select Start Create Process and press lt Enter gt 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 Create only 0 a 1 hot Me belo Moth oN Me Mot i Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options Delete Array 1 Inthe VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Delete Array then press the lt Enter gt key The focus 1s directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID arrays 2 Press the lt Enter gt 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 return to the con
7. 2 Ifyou are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis 15 Motherboard User s Guide Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below G 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 FDD 1 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 Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 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
8. 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 verify its compatibility with Windows xP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system 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 Continue Anyway f iii Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has an LGA775 socket for the latest Intel Core 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 P4M800Pro N
9. IDE channel connector IDE2 on the motherboard If you have two devices on the cable one must be Master and one must be Slave 16 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation 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 150 MB 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 ioorR2 533 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 DVD drive that you have installed On the motherboard locate the 4 pin header CD _IN1 Motherboard User s Guide Expansion Slots This motherboa
10. 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 Floppy A B These items 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 2003 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Quick Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device PM IC35L040AVVNO7 Help Item 2nd Boot Device SS Pioneer DVD RO 3rd Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive Try Other Boot Device Yes Allows BIOS to skip certain Bootup Num Lock On tests while booting This will Boot To OS 2 gt 64 MB No decrease the time needed AGP Aperture Size 64 MB to boot the system DRAM Timing Manual DRAM CAS Latency By SPD DRAM Bank Interleave 4 way Hyper Threading Function Ensabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled CPU TM Function Disabled C1E Support Disabled Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Disabled Venderpool Technology Enabled DRAM Driving Normal Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimina
11. 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 ACPI Enhanced Efficiency Use this item to enable or disable the function of ACPI enhanced efficiency 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 realtime 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 in
12. i lt Setup TFF 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 of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 98SE ME2000 XP If you are under Windows 98SE ME 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 1 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 intemational treaties Uneuthonzed
13. is defaulted at Normal some DDRs might cause the problem of booting or system stability in that case please set it at High Features Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Features Setup OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Help Item Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 OnBoard IR Port Disabled Allows BIOS to Enable or Parallel Port Address 378 Disable Floppy Controller Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Both Onboard SATA IDE IDE Audio Device Enabled MODEM Device Auto Ethernet Device Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot Rom Disabled OnBoard USB Function Enabled USB Function For DOS Disabled 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 COM1 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 LPT 1 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
14. proceed to step 5 3 Select Select Disk Drives then press lt Enter gt Use arrow keys to select disk drive s then press lt Enter gt to mark selected drive An asterisk is placed before the selected drive I 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 lt Enter gt 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 1 Select the second option item Array Mode then press the lt Enter gt key The RAID system setting pop up menu appears Create only Create and duplicate 2 Select RAID 1 for data protection from the menu and press lt Enter gt Select next task from pop up menu The task Create only creates the mirrored set without creating a backup Create and duplicate creates
15. some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Hardware Monitor Setup System Hardware Monitor Help Item SYSTEM Temperature 32 C 89 F CPU Temperature 41 C 105 F SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU FAN Speed 4560 RPM Vcore 1 504 V Vdimm 2 496 V Vivdd 2 608 V Vec5V 5 107 V SB3V 3 296 V VBAT 3 264 V 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 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 28 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 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 C
16. until finished a0 Motherboard User s Guide 34 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 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 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 se
17. 100 66 MB sec Serial ATA e Two Serial ATA Connectors e Transfer rate exceeding best ATA 150 MB s with scalability to higher rates e Low pin count for both host and devices AC 97 Audio Codec e Compliant with AC 97 2 3 specifications e Meets performance requirements for audio on PC99 2001 systems e Meets Microsoft WHQL WLP 2 0 audio requirements Chapter 1 Introduction Support 48 KHz of S PDIF output is compliant with AC 97 rev2 3 specification HRTF 3D Positional Audio and 10 Bands of Software EQualizer Onboard I O Ports Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One parallel port One VGA port One LAN port optional Four back panel USB2 0 ports Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Fast Ethernet LAN optional Single Chip 100Base TX 10Base T Physical Layer Solution Dual Speed 100 10 Mbps Half and Full Duplex MII Interface to Ethernet Controller MII Interface to Configuration amp Status Auto Negotiation 10 100 Full Half Duplex Meet All Applicable IEEE 802 3 10Base T and 100Base Tx Standards On Chip Wave Shaping No External Filters Required USB 2 0 Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 0 Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full lo
18. 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 D Note 1 Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper CLR_CMOS1 is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating CLR CMOSI1 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 99 OO 9 a G Ea De ps a i re e DDR2 533 ITEM LABEL COMPONENTS LGA775 Socket for Intel Core M2 Duo 1 CPU Socket Pentium 4 Celeron D Pentium D processors 2 CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan connector 4 pin 3 DDRII1 2 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM sockets 4 IDE1 Primary IDE connector 5 IDE2 Secondary IDE connector 6 SATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors 7 CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper 8 PANEL1 Front Panel Switch LED header 9 SPK1 Speaker header 10 SYS_FAN1 System Fan connector 11 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 12 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connect
19. 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 HI 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 trademarks 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
20. ate through the setup menu options The message describes the function of each menu item The following lists the keys found in the legend box with their corresponding functions Fl View Array t Move to the next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Create Array 1 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 VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 0 96 Create a RAID array with gt Array Mode RAID 1 Mirroring the hard disk attached to gt Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller gt Start Create Process F1 View Array Disk Status t 4 Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Mode Size GB Status ChannelO Master XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XX Hdd Channel0 Slave XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XX Hdd Channell Master No Drive Channell Slave No Drive RAID 0 for performance 1 Select the second option item Array Mode then press the lt Enter gt key The RAID system setting pop up menu appears RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection 2 Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press lt Enter gt 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 with next step otherwise
21. col and a Serial ATA power cable iii 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 3 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the master Serial ATA hard disk 4 Connect one end of the second Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s secondary Serial ATA connector SATA2 5 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial ATA NO hard disk 6 Connect the Serial ATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 7 Proceed to section Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility for the next procedure Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility 1 Boot up your computer 2 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 RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown is for the same as shown VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard OOP 2003 06 26 Welcome bo the InstallShield Wiza for wA RAID Setup Program The Insta hield Wizard wall ingetal YVA Rail S stun Program on pour compuber To cartine cick Mest 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 navig
22. e 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 A Read and follow the instructions shown on the sticker on the CPUcap B 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 C 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 D Install the CPU on the socket e Orientate CPU package to the socket e Make sure you match triangle marker to pin location E Close the load plate e Slightly push down the load plate onto the tongue side and hook the lever e CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard 8 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure Note 1 To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800
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24. een set If the password has been installed nstalled displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password You can select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor password 26 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 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 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU PnP Setup Manufacturer Intel Help Item Ratio Status Locked CPU Over clocking Func Disabled CPU Frequency 200 MHz DRAM Frequency Auto Manufacturer These items show the brand of the CPU installed in your system Ratio Status This item shows the Locked Unlocked ratio status of CPU installed 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 DRAM Frequency This item shows the frequency of the DRAM in your system 27 Motherboard User s Guide Hardware Monitor Page This page sets up
25. er 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 Motherboard User s Guide 3 Choose Replacement Drive 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 Viki RAID Driver Setup Wizard OOP F 7003 0 6476 Salect Features Choose the features Setup wil irgtal r Desciption Intal RAIL Config Utley TARA Cornlig Ubik 120 200306726 Space Requred an E THE Space Avalable on C 1545614496 K 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
26. figuration 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 Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status XXXXXXX XXX XX Hdd XXXXXXX XXX XX Hdd Q CX Channell Master No Drive Channell Slave No Drive 39 Motherboard User s Guide Serial Number View 1 Inthe VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Serial Number View then press the lt Enter gt 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 VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 0 96 gt Create Array Create a RAID array with gt Delete Array the hard disk attached to gt VIA IDE controller gt m gt Serial Number View View Array Disk Status Move to next item Confirme the selection Exit Array Name Mode Size GB Status iChannel0 Master XXXXX XXX XX Hdd Channel0 Slave XXXXX XXX XX Hdd Channell Master No Drive Channell Slave No Drive Serial Number VJF41646 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting
27. hanges 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 30 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications 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 ina README file located in the same directory as the 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 l 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 SA Multi Menu oe Me
28. m unstability after clearing CMOS we recommend users to enter the main BIOS setting page to Load Optimal De faults and then Save Changes and Exit USB_PWR1 USB Power Select Jumper Use these jumpers to select the voltage for USB port Function Jumper Setting VCC5V Short Pins 1 2 SB5V Short Pins 2 3 Note Make sure the power supply provides enough SB5V voltage before selecting the SB5V function 12 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation 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 PWR1 connector on the motherboard The PWR2 is a 12V connector for CPU Vcore power ATX_12V1 SYS_FAN1 If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS_ FAN fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL 1 header Pin Signal Pin Signal HD LED P SOS LED P HD LED N SOS LED N 5 RSE SWN 6 POWER SW_PO C7 R WP 8 PWR WNO o psom ope o 13 Motherboard User s Guide Connecting Optio
29. nal Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices m N x ao a 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 AUD MC 1 E AUD GND AUD_VCC 2 5_ AUDFPOUTR 6 ARER EA o poron o poen 14 F_USB1 F_USB2 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 F USB1 F_USB2 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Pm Sona fen Soa _FP_PO s uss eo e fos e 7 eom 8 GROUND Po kev a SPO 1 Locate the F USB1 F USB2 header on the motherboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the F USB1 F USB2 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 chassis 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 PDAs and other computers 1 Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the motherboard
30. or 13 CNR1 CNR slot 14 IR1 Infrared header 15 PCI 1 3 32 bit PCI slots 16 CD_IN1 Analog Audio Input header 17 AGP1 AGP slot 18 F_AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio header 19 PWR1 Standard 20 Pin ATX Power connector 20 USB_PWR1 USB Power Select jumper 21 ATX_12V1 Standard 4 Pin ATX Power connector Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard optional N PS2 Parallel port LPT1 mouse port PS2 Serial port VGA keyboard COM 1 port USB USB PS 2 Keyboard Use the low er PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port LPT1 Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices COM1 Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 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 motherboard has an LGA775 socket for the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of th
31. orthbridge 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 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 1 0 It supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 133 100 66 function It has one 8X AGP 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 Microphone 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 an ATX power supply Key Features The key features of this motherboard include 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 P4M800Pro Northbridge and VT8237R Plus in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven
32. ory 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 Table A DDR2 memory module QVL Qualified Vendor List The following DDR2 533 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard sie vendor MeduleName 256 MB SAMSUN K4T56083QF GCCC A DAT M2GXX2F3H4140A1B0E ADAT Eipida E5108AE 6E E G x A n R R A L 512MB K4T56083QF AET03F50C 1GB D6408TE8EWL3 NANTA NTSTU64MBAE 378 11 Motherboard User s Guide Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN USB_PWR1 o n N x is o Lg 4 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 syste
33. ou 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 2003 American Megatrends Inc gt CPU PnP Setup gt Hardware Monitor Load Optimal Defaults Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit gt Standard CMOS Setup gt Advanced Setup p gt Features Setup gt Power Management Setup gt PCI Plug and Play Setup gt BIOS Security Features M y lt gt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Settings Standards COMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc V02 54 C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 19 Motherboard User s Guide You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of op
34. rd has one AGP CNR and three 32 bit PCI slots AGP1 Pen PcI2 c Follow the steps below to install an AGP CNR PCI expansion card l Locate the AGP 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 8X AGP Slot You can install a graphics adapter that supports the 8X AGP specification and has an 8X AGP edge connector in the AGP slot CNR Slot You can install the CNR Communications and Networking Riser cards in this slot including LAN Modem and Audio functions PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 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 incorrect 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 y
35. 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 amp Video Controller Microsoft DirectX 9 0 compatible OpenGL supported 1 Motherboard User s Guide e Supports for AGP 8X 4X AGP v3 0 compliant with 1 5V e Advanced 64 bit DDR2 533 SDRAM controller Note P4M800Pro chipset can only support mixed 1024 512 256 128 64Mb x8 16 DDR2 SDRAMs e Supports 16 bit 66 MHz 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 5Gb 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 100 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 2 GB Expansion Slots e Three 32 bit PCI slots e One 8X AGP slot e 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
36. 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 A Devices 4725 K 4 Applications 37031 K Description Space Required 61412K Available 1327744K cme 3 The support software will automatically install 32 Chapter 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 l 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
37. res are as following View by Controller iey 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 ei or 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 Operation iew Help RATI O Striping 152 658 MA 312 602 650 sectors Disk number 2 SCrige aze otk Array status Pormal 46 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide Click on the plus symbol next to Array 0 RAID 0 to see the details of each disk VIA RAID Tool Spershon Yew Help Jaan aga RAIDO Stricing stripe disk CST aRO02385 Pace ty 152 628 MB 3 L26502 560 sectors E s Hea 2 atk E stripe disk 1 STS8002205 3k array stable Mormal For Help press F1 You may also use the same l or button to view the statuses of Array 0 RAID 1 VIA RAID Tool Operation Mew Help 1 span RAD 1 Mirroring 76 319 ME L56 301 437 cechores Z Hormel 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 Hep Device Features _ Content ooo E mi
38. ries 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 e Ifyou are creating a RAID 0 striping array of performance use two new drives e Ifyou 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 i Before setting up your new RAID array verify the status of your hard disks Make sure the Master Slave jumpers are configured properly ii Both the data and power SATA cables are new cables You cannot use older 40 pin 80 conductor IDE 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 proto
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40. 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 Note 2 DO NOT remove the CPU cap from the socket before installing a CPU Note 3 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 2 GB ag og n N e lt o a Ki 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 Handle 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 2 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module l 2 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket Align the mem
41. stalled on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc PCI Plug and Play Setup Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Help Item Share Memory Size 32 MB ee Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Select which graphics controller PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled to use as the primary boot device 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 options 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 2003 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Setup Security Settings Help Item Install or Change the Change Supervisor Password Press Enter password Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has b
42. tion some of the power on test routines Ist 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 Boot To OS 2 gt 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed AGP Aperture Size 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 DRAM CAS Latency This item determines the operation of SDRAM memory CAS column address strobe It is recommended that you leave this item at the default value The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode DRAM Bank Interleave Enable this item to increase DRAM memory speed When enabled separate memory banks are set for odd and even addresses and the next byte of memory can be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed Hyper Threading Function You can set Disabled or Enabled to control HT CPU support in O S Set Enabled to test HT CPU function
43. tions 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 2003 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup System Time 00 01 25 System Date Fri 10 24 2003 neem p gt Primary IDE Master Hard Disk User Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected select a field gt Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Use or to configure system p Secondary IDE Slave CD DVD ROM time Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 Floppy B Disabled 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
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45. up the system 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 E Multi Menu If user selects Continue to boot it will enable duplicating the array after booting into OS 40 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide 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 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 VIA RAID Driver Setup Wizard1 00P2 2003 06 26 elcome lo the InstallShield Wwizaid for WIA RAID Setup Program The Instali hield Wizard wil intial VE RAID s Program on pour compuber To continue cick Mest 1 Pow
46. w speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high speed signaling Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller up to eight functional ports Support PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1 1 Legacy support for all downstream facing ports BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters and memory timing CPU and memory timing Motherboard User s Guide The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Dimensions e Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 220 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items OY The motherboard Q The User s Guide OY One diskette drive ribbon cable optional 0 One IDE drive ribbon cable OY The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard LQ The Extended USB module LQ The CNR v 90 56 K Fax Modem card Q The Serial ATA cable QO 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 Chapter 2
47. wiraid for Vila RAID Setup Progeom The Installs hield Wizard wil ingtal VIA RAID S eeu Program on jour computer To cortine click Mest 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 amp Sab Program Gocess and Defaults we Windows Cateslog Bal Qudook Express pet Rarcbe Ascitanoa indiss Media Player 2h Windies Messenger 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 Si Sak Pogan Acos and Oef adts we Windows Catdog Ap Wirndm Update E fal Outlook Express x e Help and Support pe Ranobe Ascitanos A en E indams Media Payer h ab indire Messenger 3 Log Ce Administrator z Tum ei Computer After the software is finished installation it will automatically started every time Windows is initiated You may double click on the icon shown Sy system tray of the tool bar to Wi RAID Tool launch the VIA RAID Tool utility FS 1 49 4m 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 featu
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