Biostar M7TDB User Manual

M7TDB

Federal Communications Commission
(F.C.C.) Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this device is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.

Accessories: This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a
Class B digital device, the accessories associated with this equipment are as
follows:

1. Shielded serial cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

2. Shielde d prin te r ca ble. (Can be o bta i ned from m ul tiple retail out le t s )

3. Shielded video cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

4. Shielde d pow e r c o rd. (Pr o v ide d by m anuf ac tur e r )
These accessori es are required to ensure compliance with FCC Rules. It is the
responsibility of the user to provide and use these accessories properly.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B
digital devic e, p urs uan t to Pa rt 15 of the F CC R ul es. Th ese l i mits ar e d esign ed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful in terference to rad io communications. Th ere is no guarantee t hat
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equi pm ent does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

1. Reorient / relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the de a l e r o r an e xperience d ra dio/ TV te chni c ian fo r he lp.

Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Disclaimer

The vendor ma kes no representations or warranties with resp ect to the contents
here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or
fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this
publication and to make changes to the conten ts here of without obligation to
notify any party beforehand.
Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without first
obtaining the vendor’ s appr o va l in w rit i ng .

Trademarks and Remarks

MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 9X, Windows ME, Windows XP
and Windows 2000 are products of Microsoft Corp, with its ownership of
trademark, and are distributed by the vendor under a license agreement.
All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners.
Copyright© 2001
All Rights Reserv e d

Canadian D.O.C. Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the
Canadian Depar tm ent of Comm uni ca tio ns.
Cet appareil numbérique n‘émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les
limites appliquées aux appareils numbériques de Class B préscrits dans le
réglement du brouillage radioélectrique edict par le minister Des Communications
du Canada.

Contents

Introduction ..................................................................................1-1

1. Motherboard Description ..... ... ........................ ........................1-2

1.1 Features...................................................................................................1-2

1.1.1 Ha rdwar e... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ....1-2

1.1.2 B IOS................... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... ......1-7

1.1.3 S oft war e.................... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... ....1-7

1.1.4 Acc esso rie s............. ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ...... ....... ...... ..1-7

1.2 Motherboard Installation.........................................................................1-8

1.2.1 System Bl ock D iag ra m........... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... ..1-8

1.2.2 La y out of Mo ther b oa rd......... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... ...... ....1-9

1.2.3 Quic k Re fere nce.......... ...... ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ...... ....... ..1-10

1.3 CPU Installation....................................................................................1-11

1.3.1 CPU I nst alla tion P roce dure : So cket 478............ ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ......1-11

1.3.2 CPU F an H eade r: JCF AN1.......... ....... ........ ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..1-12

1.3.3 System Fa n H ea der : JSFA N1.......... ..... .... ...... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... ....1-12

1.4 RAM Module Installation .....................................................................1-13

1.4.1 DIMM........... ........ ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ..1-13

1.4.2 How to ins ta ll a DIM M Mo dule........... ...... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ...... .........1-15

1.5 Slots ......................................................................................................1-16

1.5.1 AGP (Acc elera te d Gra phic s Po rt) S lot................. ......... ...... ........ ...... ....... ....1-17

1.5.2 CNR ( Com mu nic a tion Ne t work R is er) S lot.......... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ....... ....1-17

1.5.3 PCI (Pe riphe ral C ompo nent Inte rcon nec t) Sl ots.... ......... ...... ........ ...... ....... ..1-17

1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers............................... ............................1-18

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1.6.1 F ront Pa ne l C o nne cto r : JP AN EL 1....................... .... ....... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... ..1-19

1.6.2 ATX 20-p in Pow er C onne ctor : JAT XPWR 1........ ....... ........ ...... ...... ......... ..1-21

1.6.3 ATX 12V Po wer Conn ect or: JA TXP WR2........... ......... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..1-21

1.6.4 AUX P owe r Co nnect or : JAUX PWR1. ........ ...... ........ ....... ...... ........ ....... ......1-21

1.6.5 Ha rd Di sk C onnec tor s: IDE 1/I DE2............ ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ..1-22

1.6.6 Flo ppy Disk C onne cto r: F DC1..................... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......1-22

1.6.7 Wake On L AN Hea de r: JW OL1.................. ........ ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ......1-22

1.6.8 C lea r C MOS Jum per : JCM OS1....................... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... ..1-23

1.6.9 Fr ont US B Hea de rs: JU SBF 1/ JUSB F2 (O pti ona l)...................... ....... .... ....1-23

1.7 Peripheral Port.......................................................................................1-24

1.7.1 PS/2 M ouse / Key board Co nnector : JKBMS 1......................... ........... ........1-24

1.7.2 USB C onne ct or: JU SB1............... ....... ........ ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..1-25

1.7.3 Ser ial and Paral lel I nte rfa ce Po rts. ...... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ........ ....... ....1-26

1.7.3.1 The Serial Interface: JCOM1/ JCOM2...................... .. .... .. .. .... .. ... .. .... .. .. .1-26

1.7.3.2 Parallel Interface Port: JPRNT1 ....... .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .... .. .. ...1-28

1.7.4 Game (Joy stic k/MI DI) Port Con nect or: JG AME 1........................ ....... ......1-29

1.7.5 Aud io Po rt Co nnec tor s: JSP KR1 /JLIN 1/JMI C1.......... ...... ...... ........ ....... ....1-29

1.7.6 Aud io Su bsy stem............ ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ........ ....... ....1-30

1.7.6.1 CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCD1........................ .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .... .1-30

1.7.6.2 CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCD2........................ .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. .... .1-31

1.7.6.3 Front Audio Header: JAUDIO1(Optional) ......... .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ..... .. .. .... .1-31

1.7.6.4 Telephony Audio Header: JTAD1....................... .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. ..... .. .. .. ...1-31

1.7.6.5 Auxiliary Audio Header: JAUX1(Optional)............... .. .. .. .... .. .. ..... .. .. .... .1-31

2. BIOS Setup................................... .............................................2-1

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2.1 Main Menu..............................................................................................2-3

2.2 Standard CMOS Features........................................................................2-6

2.3 Advanced BIOS Features........................................................................2-9

2.4 Advanced Chipset Features....... .. .................. .. .................. ... .................2-13

2.5 Integrated Peripherals ...........................................................................2-16

2.6 Power Management Setup.....................................................................2-21

2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations........................................................................2-26

2.8 PC Health Status ...................................................................................2-29

2.9 Frequency/Voltage Control...................................................................2-31

3. RAID BIOS Setting (Optional)................................................3-1

3.1 Getting Started ........................................................................................3-1

3.1.1 In trodu cti on....... ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ...... ..3-1

3.1.2 Ma in F ea t ure s & Be ne fi ts......... ...... ..... .... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... ....3-1

3.2 Installation of Driver...............................................................................3-2

3.2.1 In trodu cti on....... ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ...... ..3-2

3.2.2 Win dows 98/ME............. ........ ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ....3-2

3.2.3 Win dows NT 4.0.......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ........ ....... ....3-4

3.2.4 Win dows 2000................ ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ......... ......3-6

3.3 Use RAID Administrator ........................................................................3-8

3.3.1 In stal l RAID Adm inist rat or................. ...... ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... ...... ......... ....3-8

3.3.2 R un R AI D A dm in istr a tor................. ..... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ..3-9

3.3.3 C reat e S t ripe A rr ay (R AI D 0, f or Pe rf or man ce)......... .... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ..3-10

3.3.4 Cre at e Mir ror A rra y (R AID 1, f or Da ta P rot ec tio n)................... ...... ..... .... ..3-15

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3.3.5 Add /Re move S par e Di sk................ ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..3-20

3.3.6 Sy nch ro niz e/V al id ate /V eri fy M irro r Arr ay........ .... ....... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ....3-21

3.3.7 C reat e S pa n Ar ray............... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ...... ..... ....3-23

3.3.8 Create 0+1 Array (For Performance & Data Protection)............................3-24

3.3.9 R emov e D i sk Arr ay...................... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ...... .... ..... ....3-27

3.3.10 Se t Tra nsf er M ode.... ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..3-28

3.3.11 D ev ice S ta tu s................... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... ..3-29

3.3.12 Ho t-swa ppi ng Ha rd D isks of Mi rro r Arr ay.. ........ ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ....3-30

3.3.13 E ve nt Log............... ..... .... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... ..3-31

3.4 BIOS Configuration..............................................................................3-32

3.4.1 En ter in to BI OS Con fig urat ion Ut ility.. ...... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ...... .........3-32

3.4.2 C reat e R A ID......... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ..3-33

3.4.3 De lete R AID....... ......... ...... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..3-34

3.4.4 R ebu il d M irr or Ar ray.......... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ....... .... ....3-34

3.4.5 Add S pare Di sk................. ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..3-35

3.4.6 Rem ove S pare Disk................ ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... ....3-35

3.4.7 Set D isk Mode............. ...... ........ ...... ....... ........ ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ...... ....... ..3-35

3.4.8 S et B o ot D isk ........ ..... ...... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... .... ....... ....3-36

4. T r ouble Shooting.......................................................................4-1

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Chapter 1 Motherboard Description

Introduction

System Overview

Congratul ations on the purchase of your new system! This mother board is designed
to take advantage of th e latest industry technology to provide you with the ulti mate
solution in data pro c e s si ng . In the tradit io n of it s pre decesso r s, this m o t herboard
continues a commitment to reliability and performance and strives for full compliance
and compatibility with industry sof tware and hardware s tandards.

M7TDB Highlights:

8 Contains on board I/O facilities, which include two serial ports, a parallel port, a PS/2

mouse port, a PS/2 k eyboard po rt, audio ports, USB port s and a game port.

8 Contains on b oard IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD-ROM

Drives.

®

8 Supports the Int el Pen tium 4

brings to you the latest technology in micro architecture design, graphics performance,
system bus design, cache architecture and much more.

Complies with PC ATX form factor specifications.

8
8 Supports p opular operatin g syst ems such as W ind ows 95 /98 , Wind ows NT, Wind ows

2000, Windows ME, Novell, UNIX, LINUX and SCO UNIX.

(Socket 478) processor, a leading edge processor which

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1. Motherboard Description

1.1 Features

1.1.1 Hardware

CPU

− Provides So c ke t -478.

− The Intel Pentium

workstations and servers.

Speed

− Runing at 400 MHz Front Side Bus frequency.

− Supports up to 2.4 GHz CPU core speeds.

− The 33MHz 32 bit PCI 2.2 co m p lia nt.

− The 66MHz AGP 2.0 compliant interface supports 1x, 2x and 4x data

transfer mode. (Supports only 1.5v AGP electricals.)

Chipset

− Chipset– Int e l 82845/ 82801BA.

− Chipset – Winbond W83627HF.

®

4 processor the new geheration power for high-end

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DRAM Me mo ry

− Supports 100MHz or 133MHz SDR SDRAM dev i ce s .

− Supports 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb and 512Mb technologies for x8 and 16

devices

− Max of 3 Double-Sided DIMMs (6 rows populated) with unbuffered

PC133 (with or without ECC).

− The larg e st m emory capa c i ty poss i ble is 3 GB.

− Maximum memory bandwidth of 1GB with PC133.

Shadow RAM

− Motherboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow

RAM and support for ROM BI OS.

Green Functionality

− Supports Award BI OS™ po we r m anagement functionalit y .

− Has a power do wn ti m e r from 1 to 15 minute s.

− Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse

activity.

BUS Slots

− (1) AGP slot.

− (1) CNR slot.

− (6) 32-bit PCI bus slots

Flash Memory

− Supports flash memory functionality.

− Supports ESCD functio na lit y .

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Built in IDE Facilities

− Supports four IDE hard disk drives.

− Supports PIO Mode 4, Master Mode, and high performance hard disk

drives.

− Supports disk tr a nsfer rates up to 100 MB/s econd.

− Supports Ultra DMA 33, Ultra DMA 66, Ultra DMA 100 Bus Master

Modes.

− Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM.

− Supports high c apa ci ty har d disk driv es.

− Supports LBA mo de .

AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard

− AC-LINK protocol comfliance.

− Complia nt with AC ’97 2. 2 specificatio n.

− 18-bit full duplex stereo ADC,D A Cs.

− SNR>95 Bb throughmixer a nd DAC.

− AC-3 playback required for PVD applications.

Universal Serial Bus

− Supports two back panel Universal Serial Bus Ports and two front panel

Universal Serial Bus Ports (optional).

− Supports 48 MHz USB.

Hardware Monitor Functio n

− Monitors CPU Fan Speed.

− Monitors System Voltag e.

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HPT370 is designed to enable you add high performance ATA/ATAPI
devices. (Optional)

− Ultra DMA 100MB/S operation per ATA channel.

− Support up to 66MHz PCI bus Clo ck .

− One PCI funct ion s uppo rts two inde pendent ATA channels.

− Dedicated ATA Bus.

− ATA clock independent fro m PCI bus.

− Optional between external 50Hz ATA bus clock or internal PLL.

− 256Byte FI FO per ATA channel.

− Large FIFO indepe ndent.

− Easy Plug- and-P la y fe a ture.

− Supports up to 4 IDE de v ices. (Coe xis t with o n- bo ard I D E)

− Supports Hard Drive with capacity larger than 30GB.

− RAID functio n su ppo rted (RAID 0,1, 0+ 1).

− Supports the most popular Windows 95/98,Windows NT4.0, Windows

2000, Windows ME and Linux.

− Supports booting function with Flas h Me mory inte rf ac e.

− Automatically fin e tunes to the best performance for each IDE/ATAPI

device.

− Concurrent PIO and bus master access(ATA port accessible during DMA

transfer)

− Total ATA b us tr i-stat e b y ex terna l con trol and Supp orts H otswa p (Low

signal Current).

Dimensions (ATX form-facto r)

− 24.4cm x 30.5c m (WxL) .

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Super I/O Built-in onboard

− Support one m u lti- m o de Parallel Port .

(1) Standard & Bidirection Pa rallel Port (SPP).
(2) Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP).
(3) Extended Capabilities Port ( ECP).

− Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART wit h 16 byte FI FO .

− UART data rat es up to 1.5 Mba ud.

− Supports one In fr a re d tr a ns m iss i o n (IR ) po r t.

− Supports PS/2 Mouse /Keyboa r d.

− Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB floppy disk

drives.

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1.1.2 BIOS

− AWARD legal BIOS.

− Supports APM1.2.

− Supports USB Function.

− Supports ACPI.

1.1.3 Software

Operating System

− Offers the hi ghest performance for MS-DOS, Windows NT, W indows

2000, Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows XP, Novell, LINUX,
UNIX, SCO UNI X e tc.

1.1.4 Accessories

− HDD Cable.

− FDD Cable.

− Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update.

− USB Cable (Optio nal) .

− Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case (Optional).

− Fully Setup Drive r CD.

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1.2 Motherboard Installation

1.2.1 System Block Diagram

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1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard

JCOM2

JSPKR1

SP-OUT

LINE-IN

LINE-IN

JTAD1

K/B
&
Mouse

USB

JCOM1

COM1COM2

JLIN1

JLIN1

JMIC1

JMIC1

MIC-IN

JAUDIO1

1

1

JAUX1

U13

JKBMS1

JUSB1

JPRNT1

Parallel Port

JGAME1

GAME Port

1

JCD2

1

I/O

JATXPWR2

2
4

JCD1

1

1
3

CNR BUS SLOT

Model No.M7TDB

Socket 478

82845

AGP BUS SLOT

PCI BUS SLOT

PCI BUS SLOT

PCI BUS SLOT

PCI BUS SLOT

PCI BUS SLOT

PCI BUS SLOT

CNR1

AGP1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

PCI6

1

U1

U11

FWH
BIOS

JSFAN1

82801BA

High Point
HPT370A

JCFAN1

U21

JUSBF2

1

1

U12

DIMM1

JAUXPWR1

JUSBF1

1

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM4

JATXPWR1

SECONDARY IDE CONN.

PRIMARY IDE CONN.

1

JCMOS1

RAID1 IDE CONN.

RAID IDE CONN.

RAID1 IDE CONN.

RAID IDE CONN.

FLOPPY DISK CONN.

JPANEL1

13

1

BAT1

FDC1

24
12

IDE2

IDE1

RAID2

RAID1

1

JWOL1

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1.2.3 Quick Reference

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A. Back Panel I/O Connectors L. Front Panel Connector (JPANEL1)
B. Front Audio Header (*JAUIO1) M. Floppy Disk Connector (FDC1)
C. ATX12V Power Connector N. Wake- On-LAN Header (JWOL1)

(JATXPWR2) O. RAID Conn. (*RAID1/2)
D. CD Audio-In Headers (JCD1/2) P. Clear CMOS Jumper (JCMOS1)
E. Auxiliary Audio Header (*JAUX1) Q. IDE Connectors (IDE1/2)
F. Telephony Audio Header (JTAD1) R. AUX Power Connector (JAUXPWR1)
G. CNR Slot (CNR1) S. ATX Main Power Connector
H. PCI BUS Slots (PCI1-6) (JATXPWR1)

I. System FAN Header (JSFAN1) T. DIMMs (DIMM1/4)
J. Front USB Header (*JUSBF2) U. CPU FAN Header (JCFAN 1)
K. Front USB Header (*JUSBF1) V. AGP Slot (AGP1)

CD

NOTE: The “ * “mark represent t he f unction is optional.

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1.3 CPU Installation

1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket 478

Socket 478

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P

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1. Pull the lever sid eways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a
90-degre e a ngle.

2. Locate Pin A i n th e s ocket and l ook for th e wh it e dot or cu t ed ge i n t he CP U.
Match Pin A with the white dot/cut edge then insert the CPU.

3. Press the le v e r dow n.

4. Put the fan on the CPU and buckle it and put the fan’s power-port into the
JCFAN1, then to complete the installation.

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CPU Installation Layout

1.3.2 CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1

1.3.3 System Fan Header: JSFAN1

Pin No. Assignment

1
2

3

Pin No. Assignment

1
2

3

1

JCFAN1

JSFAN1

1

Ground

+12V

Sense

Ground

+12V

Sense

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1.4 RAM Module Installation

1.4.1 DIMM

DRAM Access Time: 3.3V Unbuffered SDRAM PC100/133 Type required.
DRAM Type: 64M B/ 128MB/ 256MB/512MB D IMM Module
(168 pin)

Total Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2

Memory Size (MB) DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3/4

64 M 64M x 1 pc ---- ---­128 M 128M x 1 pc ---- ---­256 M 256M x 1 pc ---- ---­512 M 512M x 1 pc
128 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc ---­256 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc ---­512 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc ----

1024 M 512M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc ----

192 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc
320 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc
576 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc

1088 M 512M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc

256 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc
384 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc
640 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc

1152 M 512M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc

384 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc
512 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc
768 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc

1280 M 512M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc

640 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc
768 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc

1024 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc
1536 M 512M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc

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Install DIMM3/4 in any combination table:

DIMM3 DIMM4

Double X

X Double

Single Single

* This M7TDB motherboard does not support with parity DIMM.

*The list shown above for DRAM configuration is only for reference.

Note: 1. Don't stuff or remove the DIMM memory, if the LED1 is
lighting.

2. When you’re using single -sided memory on DIMM4, you
must use single-sided memory on DIMM3. If you use
double-sided memory on DIMM3, please do not insert any
memory on DIMM4 and vice versa.

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1.4.2 How to install a DIMM Module

1. The DIMM socket has a “ Plastic
Safety Tab” and the DIMM memory
module has an asymmetrical notch”,
so the DIMM memory module can
only fit into the slot in one direction.

2. Push the tabs out. Insert the DIMM
memory modules into the socket at a
90-degree angle then push down
vertically so that it will fit into place.

3. The Mounting Holes and plastic
tabs should fit over th e edge and h old
the DIM M memory mo dules in place.

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1.5 Slots

The slots in this motherboard are desi gn ed to hold expansion card s and connect them to
the system b us. E xpan sion sl ots ar e a means of ad din g or enhanci ng th e moth erboard 's
features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the
motherboard's cap abilities by addin g hardware that performs task s that are not part of
the basic system.

AGP Slot

PCI Slots

CNR Slot

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1.5.1 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot

Unlike the mouse ports, keyboard ports and printer ports this motherboard does not
have built in video facilities and therefore requires a video card for one of the
expansion slots. Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This
motherboard supports video cards for PCI and ISA slots but is also equipped with
an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage of AGP
technology for improved video efficiency and performance, especially with 3D
graphics.

1.5.2 CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot

The CNR specifi cation is an op en In dustry Standard Ar c h itectu re and that d efin es a
hardware scal able riser card inter face, which su pports audi o, network a nd modem
only.

1.5.3 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 6 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral
Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards, which has, for
the most part, su pp lant ed th e old er ISA b us stan dar d . This PC I sl ot is d esignat ed as
32 bit.

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1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers

The connectors, headers and jumpers introduced below provide you lots of
capabilities such as power supply, front panel signal revelation, IDE hard disk
connection, floppy disk connection, Wake On LAN function and Front USB
connection. Notic eably, a jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a
plastic jumper cap, allowing you to select different system options.

JATXPWR2

2
4

1

JAUXPWR1

1
3

1

JUSBF2

1

JPANEL1

JUSBF1

JATXPWR1
IDE2

IDE1

JCMOS1

JWOL1

1

FDC1

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N

1.6.1 Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1

SLP

NA

PLED

PWR

(-)(+) (+)

E
Y

2
1

SPEK

(-)(+)

HDLED

REST

A

IrDA

24
23

IrDA

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function
No.

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23

Speaker 2 Sleep Control Sleep

NC Speaker 4 Ground Button

Ground Connector

+5V 8 Power LED (+)

HDD LED (+) Hard Disk

HDD LED (-) LED

Ground Reset 14Power Button POWER

Reset Control Button

NA
NA

VCC5

IRTX

IrDA

Connector

No.

6

10
12

16
18
20
22
24

NA NA

Power LED (+)

Power LED (-)

Ground Button

KEY
KEY

Ground

IRRX

POWER

LED

IrDA

Connector

Speaker Connector

An offboard sp eak er can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option.
An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel
connector. The speaker (onboard or offboard) provides error beep code information
during the P ower On Self-T est when t he compu ter cann ot use th e vid eo interfac e.
The speaker is not connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive output
from the audio subsystem.

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Reset Button

This connector can be attached to a momentary SPST switch. Th i s sw itch is usually
open and when closed will cause the motherboard to reset and run the POST
(Power On Self Test).

Power LED Connector

This connector can be attach ed to an LED on the front panel of a computer c ase.
The LED will illuminate while the computer is powered on.

HDD LED (Hard Drive LED Connector)

This connector can be attach ed to an LED on the front panel of a computer c ase.
The LED wi ll flicker d uring dis k activity. T his disk activity on ly applies t o those
IDE drives directly attached to the system board.

IrDA (Infrared Connector)

This connector is used to attach to an infrared sensing device. After the IrDA
interface is configured, connecti onless data transf er to and from por table devices
such as laptops, PDAs is possible.

Sleep Button (Green Button)

This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the monitor and the
hard disk when not in use. To configure this option, you need to connect a button
from the front pane l to this connector. Depressing the button will powe r down the
monitor and hard drives until the system is invoked by any keyboard activity,
mouse activity, modem activity or when the sleep button is depressed again. APM
(Advanced Power Mana gement) must be enabled in th e syst em BI OS an d t he APM
driver must be loaded.

Power Button

This connector c an b e att ach ed to a fr ont p an el pow er swit ch . Th e swit ch must pu ll
the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to
switch on or off. (The ti me required is du e to internal d ebounce circuitry on the
system board). At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will
recognize another on/off signal.

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1.6.2 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JATXPWR1

This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the ATX power
supply, function such as Soft Power Off is supported on this motherboard. This
power connector supports instant power-on functionality, which means that the
system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board.

PIN Assignment PIN Assignment

1 3.3V 11 3.3V
2 3.3V 12 -12V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 5V 14 PS_ON
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 5V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground
8 PW_OK 18 -5V
9 5V_SB 19 5V

10 12V 20 5V

1.6.3 ATX 12V Power Connector: JATXPWR2

PIN Assignment PIN Assignment

1 +12V 3 Ground
2 +12V 4 Ground

1.6.4 AUX Power Connector: JAUXPWR1

PIN Assignment PIN Assignment

1 Ground 4 3.3V
2 Ground 5 3.3V
3 Ground 6 5V

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1.6.5 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO
Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA / 33, Ultra DMA / 66,Ultra DMA / 100
functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary).
You can connect up to four hard disk drives, a CD-ROM, a 120MB Floppy
(reserved for future BIOS) and other devices to IDE1 and IDE2. These
connecto r s suppo r t the I D E har d dis k ca bl e pro v ide d.

• IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a
Master and a Slav e drive. You must con figure the second har d drive on IDE1 to
Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

• IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)

The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive. The configuration
is similar to IDE1. The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode.

1.6.6 Floppy Disk Connector: FDC1

The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports
360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports
the provide d fl o ppy driv e ribbo n c ables.

1.6.7 Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1

Pin No. Assignment

1
2

3

5V SB

Ground

Wake up

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1.6.8 Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1

JCMOS1 Assignment

1 3

1-2 Closed

1 3

2-3 Closed

Remove AC

power line

AC power on

JCMOS1

(2-3) closed

Normal Operation (default)

Clear CMOS Data

Wait five
seconds

JCMOS1

(1-2) closed

Reset your des i re d pas s word

or clear CMOS data

1.6.9 Front USB Headers: JUSBF1/JUSBF2 (Optional)

(JUSBF1)

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1
3
5
7
9

+5V(fused)

USBP2-

USBP2+

Ground

NC

(JUSBF2)

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1
3
5
7
9

+5V(fused)

USB2 Data (-)

USB2 Data (+)

Ground

KEY

2
4
6
8

10

2
4
6
8

10

NC

Ground

USBP3+

USBP3-

+5V(fused)

+5V(fused)

USB3 Data (-)

USB4 Data (+)

Ground

NA

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1.7 Peripheral Port

JKBMS

PS/2
Mouse

JUSB1

JPRNT1

Parallel

JGAME1

Game Port

PS/2
Keyboard

USB

COM1

JCOM2JCOM1

COM2

Speaker

Line In

Out

Mic
In

JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1

1.7.1 PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1

The motherboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse / Keyboard mini DIN connector
for attachin g a PS/2 mous e. You can plu g a PS/2 mou se / Keyboard directly into
this conne ctor. The connector location and pin definition are shown below:

Pin 4 VCC

Pin 2 NC
Pin 6 NC

Pin 4 VCC

Pin 2 NC

PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connectors

Pin 6NC

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

Pin Assignment

Pin 5 Mouse Clock

Pin 3 GND

Pin 1 Mouse DATA

Pin 5 KBD DATA

Pin 3 GND

Pin 1 KBD DATA

1 Data
2 No connect
3 Ground
4 +5 V (fused)
5 Clock
6 No connect

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1.7.2 USB Connector: JUSB1

The motherboard provides an OHCI (Open H os t Co n troller Interface) Universal
Serial Bus Roots for att aching USB devices such as: keyboar d, mouse an d other

USB device s . You can plug the USB de vi ces directl y into thi s co nne c to r.

Stacked USB Connectors

Pin Assignment

1 +5 V (fused)
2

3
4 Ground

Signal names in brackets (

USBP0- [USBP1-]

USBP0+ [USBP1+]

[]

[]

) are for USB Port 1.

[][]

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1.7.3 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports

This system comes equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port. Both types
of interface ports will be explained in this chapter.

1.7.3.1 The Serial Interface: JCOM1/ JCOM2

The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS-232 port or an
asynchronous communication port. Mice, printers, modems and other peripheral
devices can be connected to a serial port. The serial port can also be used to connect
your computer wi th anoth er computer system . If you wish to transfer th e contents
of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by using each machine’s
serial port.

The serial ports on this system have two 9-pin connectors. Some older computer
systems and peripherals used to be equipped with only one 25-pin connector.
Should you need to connect your 9-pin serial port to an older 25-pin serial port, you
can purchase a 9-to-25 pin adapter.

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Connectivity

The serial ports can be used in many ways, and it may be necessary to become
familiar with the pinout diagram. The following chart gives you the funct ion of
each pin on the 9-pin connector and some of the 25-pin connector. This information
can be used when configuring certain software programs to work with the serial
ports.

Signal Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN

DCD Data Carrier Detect 1 8

RX Receive Data 2 3

TX Transmit Data 3 2
DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 20
GND Signal Ground 5 7
DSR Data Set Ready 6 6

RTS Request to Send 7 4
CTS Clear to Send 8 5

RI Ring Indicator 9 22

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1.7.3.2 Parallel Interface Port: JPRNT1

Unlike the s eri al por ts, p ar all el in terfa ce port has been stan dar diz ed an d s hou ld n ot
present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system. Sometimes called
centronics port, the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers. The
parallel port on your system has a 25-pin, DB25 connector (see picture below). The
pinout for the parallel port are shown in t h e table below.

Signal Pin

-Strobe 1
Data 0 2
Data 1 3
Data 2 4
Data 3 5
Data 4 6
Data 5 7
Data 6 8
Data 7 9

-Ack 10
Busy 11

Paper Empty 12

+Select 13

-Auto FDXT 14

-Error 15

-Init 16

-SLCTN 17
Ground 18
Ground 19
Ground 20
Ground 21
Ground 22
Ground 23
Ground 24
Ground 25

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1.7.4 Game (J oysti ck / MIDI) P o r t Co n n ec t o r : JGAM E 1

This connect or all ows you t o con nect a j oystick or game p ad for p layin g comp uter
game s . Al s o, yo u m a y pla y o r e dit pro fessional mus ic by connecting MIDI devices.

Game/Joystick/MIDI

1.7.5 Audio Port Connectors: JSPKR1/JLIN1/JMIC1

Speaker Out is used to connect speakers or headphones for audio output.
Line In can be conn ected to the ext ernal CD player, Tape player or other audio

device s for audio input.
Mic In is used to connect a microphone, which allows you to input sounds and
voices.

Speaker Out Line In

Mic In

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1.7.6 Audio Subsystem

1

JAUDIO1

JCD1

1

JCD2

1

JTAD1

1

JAUX1

1

1.7.6.1 CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCD1

Pin No. Assignment

1
2
3
4

Left Channel Input

Ground
Ground

Right Channel Input

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1.7.6.2 CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCD2

Pin No. Assignment

1
2
3
4

Left Channel Input

Ground

Right Channel Input

Ground

1.7.6.3 Front Audio Header: JAUDIO1(Optional)

Pin No. Assignment Pin No. Assignment

1
3
5
7
9

Mic In

Mic Power

RT Line Out

Reserved

LFT Line Out

2
4
6
8

10

Ground

Audio Power

RT Line Out

Key

LFT Line Out

1.7.6.4 Telephony Audio Header: JTAD1

Pin No. Assignment

1
2
3
4

MONO_IN

Ground
Ground

MONO_OUT

1.7.6.5 Auxiliary Audio Header: JAUX1(Optional)

Pin No.

1
2
3
4

Assignment

Left channel AUX_IN

Ground
Ground

Right channel AUX_IN

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2. BIOS Setup

Introduction

This manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The
Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special
information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup
informat io n when the power is turned of f.

The Award BIOS™ installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only
Memory) is a custom version of a n industry standar d BIOS. This means th at it
supports Intel processors input/output system. The BIOS provides critical
low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel
ports.

Adding important has customized the Award BIOS™, but nonstandard, features
such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed
fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.

The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of
configur ing y o ur s ys t e m usi ng Setup.

Plug and Play Support

These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.
ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.

EPA Green PC Support

This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.

APM Support

These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power
Management (APM) specification. Power management features are implemented
via the System Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power
management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video
monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS.

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PCI Bus Support

This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral
Component Interconnect) lo c a l bus spe c if i ca tio n.

DRAM Support

SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) are supported.

Supported CPUs

This AWARD BIOS suppo rts the I nte l Pe ntium

®

4 CPU.

Using Setup

In general, you us e the arrow k eys to highli ght it ems, press <En ter> to select, us e
the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press
<Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in
the Setup program by usi ng the keyboa rd.

Keystroke Function

Up arrow Move to previous item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)
Move Enter Move to the item you desired
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ Key Increase the numeric value or make changes

- Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS

F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F6 key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table
F7 key Load the optimized defaul ts
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit
Current page and return to Main Menu

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2.1 Main Menu

Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear
on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions.
Use the arr ow keys to select among the items and press <Ent er> to accept and
enter t he sub-menu.

!! WARNING !!

The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS

installed o n boar d, f or upda te information.



Figure 1. Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features

This submenu co nt ains indus t ry s ta nda rd co nf igurable o ptio ns.

Advanced BIOS Features

This submenu al lo ws yo u to c o nfi g ure enhanced features o f the BI OS.

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Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.

Integrated Peripherals

This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and
Programmed Input/ Output feature s.

Power Management Setup

This submenu al lo ws yo u to co nfi g ure the power manage ment features.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options.

PC Health Status

This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.

Frequency/Voltage Control

This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/PCI clock.

(However, this function is strongly recommended not to us e. Not properly
change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M/B damage!)

Load Optimized Defaults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems
particularly with the boot sequence. These configurations are factory settings
optimized for this system. A confirmation message will be displayed before
defaults a re set.

Set Supervisor Password

Setting the su p er visor password will prohibit everyon e exc ept the supervisor fr o m
making changes using the CMOS S etup Utility. You will b e prompted with to
enter a password.

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Set User Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the
same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and
the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but
will not be able to change them.

Save & Exit Setup

Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup.
confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup.
confirma t ion m essage will be display ed before pro c e eding.

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2.2 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 1 0 categories. E ach
category inclu des no, one or mor e than one setup items . Use the arrow keys to
highlight th e item and then u se the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the valu e
you want in each item.

Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup

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Main Menu Selections

This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.

Item Options Description

Date MM DD YYYY Set the system date. Note

that the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the
date.

IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub

IDE Secondary Master Opti ons are in its sub

IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub

Drive A

Drive B

Video EGA/VGA

menu.

menu.

menu.

menu.

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

None

CGA 40
CGA 80

MONO

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.

Select the type of floppy
disk drive installed in your
system.

Select the default video
device.

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Item Options Description

Halt On All Errors

No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Diskette

All, but Disk/ Key

Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of

Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory

Select the situation in which
you want the BIOS to stop
the POST process and
notify you.

conventional memory
detected during boot up.

extended memory detected
during boot up.

available in the system.

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2.3 Advanced BIOS Features

 Figure 3. Advanced BIOS S etup

Virus Warning

This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is used to
protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is
made to write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the
screen and sound an alarm beep.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

This item allows you to Enabled/ Disabled CPU L1/ L2 Cache.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disa bl ed .

Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled.
Enabled Virus protection is activated.

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Quick Power On Self Test

Enabling this opti on will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test
(POST) to execute after you power up the computer.

Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.
Disabled Normal POST.

HPT370/SCSI Boot Priority (Optional)

This item allows you to select booting priority.
The Choices: HPT370/ SCSI (default), SCSI/HPT370.

First /Second/Third/ Boot Other Device

These BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.

The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1,

HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, HPT370, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

For systems with two floppy drives, this option al low s you to swap logical dr iv e
assignments.

The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

Boot Up Floppy See k

Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or
80 tracks. Dis a bling this optio n reduces the time it ta k e s to bo o t- up.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Dis a ble d.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects the NumLock. State after power on.

On (default) Numpad is number keys.
Off Numpad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20.

Normal A pin in the keyboard controller

controls Gate A20.

Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20.

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Typema tic Rat e Se tting

When a key i s held down , the keystro ke will repeat at a rat e determined by the
keyboard controller. When e nabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be
configured.

Disabled (default)
Enabled

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the key down.

The Choices: 6 (default), 8,10,12,15,20,24,30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the
keystroke.

The Choices: 250 (default), 500,750,1000.

Security Option

This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system
online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.

System A password is required for the system to

boot and is also required to access the

Setup (default) A password is required to access the Setup

This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu.

Setup Utility.

Utility only.

APIC Mode

Selecting Enabeld enables ACPI device mode reporting from the BIOS to the
operating system.
The Choices: Enabeld (default), Disa bl ed

MPS Version Control For OS

The BIOS supports versions 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification.
Select the version supported by the operation system running on this comput er.
The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1.

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OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory
exceeding 64MB.

The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2.

Report No FDD For WI N 95

Whether r eport no FDD for Win 95 or not.

The Choices: No (default), Yes.

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2.4 Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to con figur e the sp ecific f eatures of th e ch ipset inst alled on
your system. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory
resources, su ch as DRAM and ex ternal cache. It al so coordinates co mmunications
with the PCI bus. The default settings that came with your system have been
optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the
settings have been changed incorrectly.



Figure 4. Advanced Chipset Setup

DRAM Timing Selectable

The defa ult is BySPD.

CAS Latency Time

When synchronous DR AM is installed, the nu mber of clock cycles of
CAS latency de pends on the DRAM timing.

The Choices: 3 (default), 2.

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Active to Precharge Delay

This item controls th e numb er of DR AM clocks for acti ve to pr echar ge
delay.

The Choices: 6(default), 7, 5.

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay

This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS
strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed.
Fast gives faster performance; and slow gives more stable performance.
This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the
system.

The Choices: 3(default), 2.

DRAM RAS# Precharge

If an insuff ici ent n umb er of c ycle is al low ed f or R AS to ac cu mulate its
charge before DRAM refresh, t he refresh may b e incomplete and t he
DRAM may fail to retain data . Fas t giv es fast er p erfor manc e; and Slow
gives more stable performance. This field applies only when
synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.

The Choices: 3 (default),2.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

This item selec t supported ECC or Non-ECC for DRAM.

The Choices: Non-ECC (default), ECC.

Memory Frequency For

The defa ult is Auto.

Dram Read Thermal Mgmt

The Intel 845 Chipset MCH provides Memory Thermal Management

functionality to in crease syste m reliab ility by d ecreasin g th ermal stress
on system memory and the Intel 845 Chipset MCH.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

System BIOS Cacheab le

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at

F0000h~FFFFF h, resulting in better s ystem perfor mance. How ever, if
any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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Video BIOS Cacheable

Sel ect Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, result ing in better

system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory
area, a system error may result.

The Choices: Disabled (default),Enabled.

Video RAM Cacheable

Enabling this option allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in

better system performance. However, if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M
You c an reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM.

When this are a is reserved it cannot be cach ed. T h e user informati on of
peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually
discusses their memory requirements.

The Choices: Disabled (default).

Delayed Transaction
The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support

delay transacti ons cycles. Select Enabl ed to supp ort compliance with
PCI specification version 2.1.
The Choices: Enabled (default), disabled.

AGP Aperture Size (MB)
Select the size of the Accelerat ed Graphics Port (AGP) apertur e. The

aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for
graphics memory addr ess space. Host cycles tha t hit the apertu re range
are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

The Choices: 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M (default ), 128M, 256M.

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2.5 Integrated Peripherals

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Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

Onboard RAID PCI IDE

This item select to Enabled or Disabled RAID PCI IDE.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disa bl ed .

On-Chip IDE Control

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.
Select “Enabled” to activate the first and / or second IDE interface. Select
“Disabled” to d eactivate an interf ace, if you install a primary and / or secondary
add-in IDE int erface. If you highlight th e literal “Press Ent er” n ext to the “Onchip
IDE Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with
the following options:

On-Chip Primary /Se condary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with
support for t wo IDE chann els. Select E nabled to a ctivate each channel
separately.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave PIO

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The IDE PIO (Programmed Inp ut / Output) fields let you set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of th e IDE devices that the onboard IDE in terface
supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased
performance. In Auto mode, the sys tem automatically det ermines the
best mode for each device.

The Choices: Auto (defa ult), Mode0, Mode1, Mode2, Mode3, Mode4.

IDE Primary / Secondary Master / Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA / 33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive
supports. Mode 0 through 4 provide successively increased
performance. In Auto mode, the s ystem automatically d etermines the
best mode for each device.

The Choices: Auto (default ), D isa bl e d .

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or
multiple sector r ead/ wr ite. If you r IDE h ard dr ive sup port s block mod e
(most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the
optimal numbe r of bloc k mode (mo st new dri ve s do), se le ct Ena bled for
automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/ write per
sector the drive can support.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Dis a ble d.

USB Controller

Select Enabl ed if your syst em contains a Un iversal Serial Bus (USB) contr oller
and you have USB pe ripherals.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disa bl ed .

USB Keyboard Support

The default value is Disabled.
Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support.
Disabled (default) Disable USB Keyboard Support.

AC97 Audio/ Modem

This item a llo ws yo u to de cide to enable / di sa ble to support AC97 Audio /Mo de m.

The Choices: Auto (default ), D isa bl e d .

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Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first.

The Choices: AGP (default), PCI Solt.

Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the
system board a nd you wish to use i t. If install and F DC or the system has no
floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.

The Choices: Disabled, Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4,
2E8/IRQ3.

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to deter mine which Infrared (IR) function of onboard I/O
chip.
The Choices: Normal (default), ASKIR, IrDA.

RxD , TxD Active

The item allows you to determine which Infrared (IR) function of onboard I/O
chip.
The Choices: Hi/ Lo (default), Hi/ Hi, Lo/ Hi, Lo / Lo.

IR Transmission Delay

This item allows you to enable/ disable IR transmission delay.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabl e d.

UR2 Duplex Mode

Select the va lue requir ed by the IR device conn ected to th e IR port. Fu ll-duplex
mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits
transmission in one direction only at a time.
The Choices: Half (default), Full.

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Use IR Pins

Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD
and RxD signals.
The Choices: IR-Rx2Tx2 (default), RxD2 TxD2.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allow s you to determine acc ess onboard parallel por t controller with
which I/O Address.

The Choices: 378/IRQ7

(default), 278/I R Q 5, 3BC/ IR Q7, Disable d.

Parallel Port Mode

The default value is SPP.

SPP (default) Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer

EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel

ECP Using Parallel Port as Extended

ECP+EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP & EPP mode .

Normal Supports EPP or ECP mode .

Port.

Port.

Capabilities Port.

EPP Mode Select

Select EPP port ty pe 1. 7 o r 1.9.
The Choices: EPP1.7 (default), EPP1.9.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA Cha nne l fo r the port.
The Choices: 3 (default), 1.

Game Port Address

Game Port I /O Addr e s s.
The Choices: 201 (default), 209, Disabled.

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Midi Port Address

Midi Port Base I/O Address.
The Choices: 330 (default), 300, 290, Disabled.

Midi Port IRQ

This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use.
The Choices: 10 (default), 5.

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2.6 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to
utilize ene r gy conse rva t ion a nd pow er up/power down feature s.

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Figure 6. Power Management Setup

ACPI function

This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power
Management (ACPI).

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

ACPI Suspend Type

The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system.

The Choices: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend

S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM

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Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of p ower saving and is
directly related to the following modes:

1. HDD Power Down.

2. Doze Mode.

3. Suspend Mode.

There are four opt ions of Power Management, three of which have fixed mod e
settings

Min. Powe r Saving

Minimum power management.
Doze Mo de = 1 hr.
Standby Mode = 1 hr
Suspend Mode = 1 hr.
HDD Power Down = 15 min

Max. Power Saving

Maximum power m anagement only available for sl CPU’s.
Doze Mo de = 1 min
Standby Mode = 1 min.
Suspend Mode = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Defi ned (d efault)

Allows yo u to set each mode individual ly .
When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except
for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and
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Video Off Method

This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank.

V/H SYNC+Blank

This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and
horizontal synchronization ports and w rite blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS Support (default)

Initial display power management signaling.

Video Off In Suspend

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
The Choices: Yes (default), No.

Suspend Type

Select the Suspend Type.

The Choices: Stop Grant (default), PwrOn Suspend.

Modem Use IRQ

This determ i nes the IRQ, whic h c an be appl ie d in MODE M us e .

3 (default)
4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / NA

Suspend Mode

When enabled an d after the set time of system inactivity , all devices except th e
CPU will be shut off.

The Choices: Disabled (default), 1Min, 2Min, 4Min, 8Min, 12Min,
20Min, 30Min, 40Min, 1H our.

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HDD Powe r Down

When enabled and after th e set ti me of system inacti vity , th e hard d isk d ri ve wil l
be powered down while all other devices remain active.

The Choices: Disabled (default), 1Min, 2Min, 3Min, 4Min, 5Min,
6Min, 7Min, 8Min, 9Min, 10Min, 11Min, 12Min, 13Min, 14Min,
15Min.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the
Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”

The Choices: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default).

PWRON After PWR-Fail

This field determin es the action the system will automatically take when power is
restored to a system that had lost power previously without any subsequent
manu al int ervent ion. T here a re 3 so urces that provid e cur rent t o the CM OS ar ea
that retains these Power-On instructions; the motherboard battery (3V), the Power
Supply (5VSB), and the Power Supply (3.3V). While AC is not supplying power,
the motherboard uses the motherboard battery (3V). If AC power is supplied and
the Power Supp ly is not tur ned on, 5VSB f rom the Power S upply is used. When
the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3.3V from the Power Supply will be
used.
There are 3 options: “Former-Sts”, “On”, “Off”.

“Former-Sts” (default) Means to maintain the last status of the CMOS

when AC power is lost .

“On” Means always set CMOS to t he “On” status w hen

AC power is lost

“Off” Means always set CMOS to the “Off” status when

AC power is lost.

For example: If s et to “Former-Sts” and A C power is lost when syst em is live,
then after AC power is restored, the system will automatically power on. If AC
power is lost when system is not live, system will remain powered off.

CPU THRM-Throttling

Select the CPU THRM-Throttling rate.

The Choices: 87.5%, 75.5%, 62.5%, 50.0% (default), 37.5%, 25%,

12.5%.

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Wake-Up by PCI card

When you select Enabled, a PME signal from PCI card returns the system to Full
On state.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Power On by Ring

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming
call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

WakeUp On LAN

To use this function, you need a LAN add-on card which support power on
function. It should also support the wake-up on LAN jumper.
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Resume by Alarm

This function is for setting date and time for your comput er to boot up. During
Disabled, you cannot use this function. During Enabled, Choose the Date and
Time Alarm:

Date (of Month) Alarm You can choose which month the system

will boot up.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose shat hour, minute and

second the system will boot up.

Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until it

goes to the operating system, before this function will work.

Reload Global Timer Events

Reload Global Timer Events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the
system from enterin g a pow er sav ing mod e or can awaken the system from such a
mode. In effect , the syst em remain s alert for an ything, w hich occ urs to a d evice,
which is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power down mode.

Primary ID E 0/1
Secondary IDE 0/1
FDD, COM, LPT Port
PCI PIRQ [A-D]#

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2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer
Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devic es to operate at speeds nearing
the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special
components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly
recommended th at on ly experienced users sh ou ld make any chan ges to the default
settings.

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Figure 7. PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data

The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record
which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict. Every
peripheral device has a node, which is called ESCD. This node records which
resources are assigned to it. The system needs to record and update ESCD to the
memory location s. These locat ions (4K) are r eserved in the system BIOS. If
the Di sabled (defa ult) o ption is chos en, th e system‘s ESCD will upda te only w hen
the new con figuration vari es from th e last on e. If the En abled option is chosen,
the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the
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IRQ-3 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-4 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-5 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-7 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-9 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to: PCI / ISA PnP

The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the
resourc e s c o ntr o lled by functio n.
Legacy is the t er m, wh ich si gnifi es t h at a resou rce is ass ign ed to th e ISA Bus and
provides non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource is
assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Resources Controlled By

By Choosing “Auto(ESCD)” ( default), the system BIOS will detect th e system
resources and au tomatically assi gn the relative IR Q and DMA chan nel for each
peripheral.By Choosing “Manual”, the user will need to assign IRQ & DMA for
add-on cards. Be sure that there are no IRQ/DMA and I/O port conflicts.

IRQ Resources

This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on
the type of device using the interrupt. When you press the “Press Enter” tag, you
will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system
interrupts. This is only configurable when “Resou rces Controlled By” is set to
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PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers which are not VGA
compatible take th e outp ut fro m a VGA cont rol ler and map it to t heir d ispl ay as a
way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility.

However, the color information comi ng from the VGA controller is drawn from
the palett e table inside t he VGA con troller to gen erate t he prop er col ors, an d the
graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller.
To do this , the non-VGA graphic contr oller watches for the Wri te access to the
VGA palette and registers the snoop data. In PCI based systems, where the
VGA controller is on th e PCI b us an d a n on-V GA grap hic con troll er is on an IS A
bus, the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI
VGA controller responds to the Write.

In this case, the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the Write, it should
only snoop the d ata an d permit th e access to b e forward ed to t he ISA bus . Th e
non-VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus.
Unless you have the above situation, you should disable this option.

Disabled (default) Disables the function.
Enabled Enables the function.

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2.8 PC Health Status

 Figure 8. PC Health Status

Current CPU1 Temperature

Show you the current CPU1 temperature.

Current SYSFAN Speed

This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.

Current CPUFAN Speed

This field displays the current CPUFAN speed.

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CPU Vcore/AGP Voltage/+3.3V/+-5V/+

Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.

5V/+----12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)

12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)

5V/+5V/+

12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)

Shutdown Temperature

This item allows you to set up th e CPU shutdown Te mperature. This it em only
effective under Wi ndows 98 ACPI mode.

The Choices: Disabled (default), 60

O

C/158OF, 75OC/167OF.

70

O

C/140OF, 65OC/149OF,

Show H/W Monitor in POST

If you computer contain a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during
POST stage . The ite m o ffers several delay ti m e to select you want.

The Choices: 3 sec (default), 2 sec, 1 sec, None.

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2.9 Frequency/Voltage Control

 Figure 9. FrequencyCon trol

CPU Clock Ratio

This item allows you to select the CPU Ratio.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

This item allows you to enable/ disable auto Detect DIMM/ PCI Clock.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to Enabled/ Disabled spread spectrum for all clock.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

CPU Host/3V66/PCI Clock

This item allows you to selec t Defa ult or s elect a timin g co mbination for th e CPU
and the PCI bus.

The Choices: Default (default), 100/66/33 MHZ, 102/68/34 MHZ,
105/70/35 MHZ, 108/72/36 MHZ, 111/74/37 MHZ, 114/76/38 MHZ,
117/78/39 MHZ, 120/80/40 MHZ, 123/82/41 MHZ, 126/84/42 MHZ,
130/87/43 MHZ.

If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is
not functio n ing, there are two me thods of booting-up the syste m.
Method 1: Clear the COMS data by setting the JCOMS1 ((2-3) closed))

as “ON” status. All the CMOS data will be loaded as
defaults setting.

Method 2: Pr ess the <Insert> key and Power button simultaneously,

※ It’s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in

default setting. If the CPU Vcore and clock are not in default
setting, it may cause CPU or M/B dam age.

after that keep-on pressing the <Insert> key until the
power-on screen showed. This action will boot-up the
system according to FSB of the processor.

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3. RAID BIOS Setting (Optional)

3.1 Getting Started

3.1.1 Introduction

RAID Administrator is a Windows-based RAID management utility for HPT370
Series UDMA/ATA100 RAID Controller. By using this RAID management
utility, users can easily configure an d manage the hard di sks connected to this
RAID Controller.

3.1.2 Main Features & Benefits

Below ar e the main feat ures and benefits of RAID Administrator.
(1) Support RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & JBOD
(2) Support Ultra ATA100( UD MA Mo de 5) high performance hard dis k
(3) Support up to 4 hard disks in co nnection
(4) Support hot-s wa pping ha rd di sk s o f m i rr o r ar ra y
(5) Support indepe ndent use of hard disk
(6) Support such ope ra t ing sy s t e m s as Windo ws 98/M E, W indow s NT 4. 0

& Windows 2000
(7) Support GUI software for RAID management(compatible with BIOS)
(8) Disk error alarm mechanism
(9) Support spare disk to automatically rebuild mirror array

(10) Event log for easy RAID m ana g ement
(11) Plug-and- play .

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3.2 Installation of Driver

3.2.1 Introduction

After the computer start up, you shall install RAID driver .

3.2.2 Windows 98/ME Automatic Installation

After the co mputer start-up, Windows syst e m wi ll find the ne wl y insta lled RAID
adapter and as k y o u to ins ta l l its dr iv er. Pleas e follow the prompt to fini sh the
driver installation.

Manual Installation

If Windows ca n not find ne w har dw are, the driver can be instal l ed t hro ug h the
following steps :

1. Shut down all prog ra m s .

2. Click Start-->Setup-->Control Panel, then double-click on Add

New Hardware icon.

3. Click Next in the popup window to cont i nue.”.

4. A dialog box will appear and ask whether to let windows sear ch

new hardware . Select No,I want to select the hardware form a

list. Then click Next to continue .

5. Hardwares of different types will be shown in the follow-on window.

Select SCSI Controlle rs and then clic k Next to continue.

6. Insert the floppy disk of driver into the flo ppy dri ve, then click Have Disk....

7. A dialog box will pop up, input the path of driver A:\Win9X.Then

click OK to continue.

8. In the follow-on window, select HPT370 UDMA/ATA100 RAID Con-troller

then click

9. Follow the system prompt to install driver. When finished, restart

the computer.

Next

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Verify Installation

When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted:

1. Right-cli ck My Comput e r ico n o n de s k to p, and then sele ct Property

item from the popup menu.

2. Selec t Device Manager item fro m the popup window.

If ther e are two device items under SCS I Contr olle r s, it indicates that the
driver has been i nstalled properly.

If you cannot find these two above-mentioned device items, or there are ? or !
on device icon, it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed and
needs reinstallation.

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3.2.3 Windows NT4.0

Install driver under Windows NT4.0

1. Click Start-->Setup-->Control Panel, then double-click SCSI

Adapter icon.

2. In the follow-on window, select Driver item. then click Add button.

3. In the follow-on window, select Have Disk....

4. Inser t the fl o ppy dis k of driv e r , input the path of drive r A:\WinNT,

then click OK.

5. In the follow-on window, select HPT370 UDMA/ATA100 RAID Con-troller

item, then click OK.

6. Follow the system prompt to install the driver. When finished, re-start

the computer.

Install driver in the process of Windows NT4.0
installation

1. Press F6 key when the system prompts Setup is inspecting your

computer’s hardware c onfigur ation.

2. Press F6 key, the installation will continue. Later, installation pro

gram wil l r emind user to press S key to specify other devices. Please
press S key.

3. In the follow-on Device Type window, select Other item, then

press Enter to confirm.

4. The installation program will prompt users to insert the floppy disk

of driver. Please insert it and then press Enter to confirm.

5. In the follow-on window, select HPT370 UDMA/ATA100 RAID Controller ,

then press Enter to confir m .

6. The follow-on interface will list the devices to be installed, in which HPT370

UDMA/ATA100 RAID Controller

to install other devices, please operate at this time. If all devices have
been successfully installed, please go to next.)

7. Press Enter to continue the installation of Windows NT4.0.

item should be included.( If users want

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Verify Installation

When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted:

1. Click Start-->Setup-->Control Panel , and then double-click SCSI

Adapter item.

2. If there is HPT370 UDMA/A TA100 RAID Controll er item in the popup

window, it indicates that the driver has been successfully installed.
Otherwise, users need to reinstall the driver.

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3.2.4 Windows 2000

Install driver under Windows 2000

Automatic Installation

Start the computer and enter the operating system of Windows 2000, the
system wi ll aut o m a tic a lly detect new hardware and pro m pt use r s to ins ta ll the
driver. Please insert the floppy disk of driver and follow the system prompt to
finish the driver installation and restart the computer.

Manual Installation

If Windows ca n not find ne w hardw ar e, the driver shall be inst all e d thro ugh the
following steps :

1. Click Start-->Setup-->Control Panel, select Add/Remove Ne w

Hardware. In the fo l low - o n window, Click Next to conti nue .

2. In the follow-on window, select the first item Add/Troubleshoot a

device, then click Next to continue.

3. In the follow-on device list, select the first item Add New Device,
then click Next to continue.

4. Then the system will ask Did you want Windows to search for

your new hardware? Please se lect No, I want to select the
hardware from a list. Then click Next to continue .

5. In the fo llo w- o n windo w of de vi c e types, select

controllers, then click Next to continue.

6. In the foll o w- o n windo w , select Have Disk....

7. Please insert the floppy disk of driver and input path name A:\Win2k
into Copy m anufacturer’s files from: c o lumn, then click OK.

8. In the follow-on type column, select HPT370 UDMA/ATA100 RAID

Controllers.

9. Follow the system prompt to finish the installation, and restart
the computer.

SCSI and RAID

Install driver in the process of Windows 2000
installation

1. If Windows 2000 is installed fro m the floppy drive, please let the installing
program run automatically. If Windows 2000 is installed from the
CD-ROM drive, please F6 key when the message Press F6 if you

need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver

type Winnt and install, after files have been copied and the computer

appears. If it is to

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restarted, press F6 key when the message Setup is inspecting your

computer’s hardware c onfigur ation appears.

2. Press S key to specify additional devices when the Windows 2000

Setup window appears.

3. In the foll o w- o n windo w of de v i ce ty pe, please select Other and press

Enter to continue.

4. Inse rt the flo ppy disk of dr iver, th en press Enter to co nti nue .

5. The system will ask whether to install driver under

WinNT

or under

Windows 2000, plea se selec t to ins ta ll driv e r unde r Windows 2000.

6. The follow-on interface will list the devices to be installed, in which

HPT370 UDMA/ATA100 RAID Controller item should be included.( If

users want to install ot her device s, please operate at th is time. If all d evices
have been successfully installed, please go to next.)

7. Press Enter to continue Windows 2000 setup.

Verify Installation

When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted:

1. Right-cli ck My Comput e r icon,

select Property item in the
popup menu.

2. In the popup window , s el e c t

Hardware item and then click
Device Manager button.

If there is HPT370 UDMA/ATA100 RAID Controller item in the popup

Device Manager

installed. Ot he rw is e, please reinstal l the driv er.

window, it indicates that the driver has been successfully

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3.3 Use RAID Administrator

3.3.1 In st a l l R AID Admin istrator

Please take the following steps to install RAID Administrator:

1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Enter Windows Explorer, find and double - c li ck the setup program fil e :
Setup Prog ram: Driver\Chipset\Hpoint\RAID\setup.exe

3. Click OK button, follow the program prompt to finish the installation.

4. After the installation is complete, restart the computer.

With the implicit option, the setup program will create program group: Start-->

Program-->RAID Administrator. This program group contains the following

contents:

RAID Administrator running program
RAID Help help file
Uninstall RAID uninstalling program

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3.3.2 Run RAID Administrator

The following steps should be taken to run RAID Administrator.”:

1.Click Start-->Program-->RAID Adm inis trator -->RAID Administrator.

2.Then the main interface of RAID Administrator will come up. (see below).

Tool Bar:

It provide s s ho rtc ut wa y to e xecute the co m m o n co mmands. Commands sho w n
by Tool Bar can also be found under Configuration menu.

Disk Tree:

It shows the connecting information of all hard disks in two ways:

View by Device

Status Pane:

It lists the information and working status of selected hard disks or disk arrays.

and

View by Adapter.

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3.3.3 Create Stripe Array (RAID 0, for Performance)

The follo wing steps shall be taken t o create the stripe array.

1. Click Stripe icon on the tool bar.

2. Selec t the stripe size in the follow -o n wi ndo w, and then click Next button.

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3. In the foll o w- o n dialo g bo x, select a har d disk fro m Available Disks

column.

4. Add it into Stripe Array Member Disks column by clicking

the corre s po nding arrow button.

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5. Continue to se l e c t the o ther hard disk from Available Disks column.

6. Add it into Stripe Array Member Disks column by clicking

the corre s po nding arrow button. Then click Next button.

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7. In the foll o w- o n dialo g bo x, cl ick Create button to create stripe array,

or click
has been selected, the system will remain unchanged.

8. After the completion of creating stripe array , shut down all other

programs. Then click Yes to restart the computer, or select No to
restart the computer later.

button to cancel this creation. If the cancel operation

Cancel

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9. After you restart your computer, please remember to run “FDISK” in DOS

mode in order to let your computer find all your hard disks and the
completely finished RAID 0 array.

Note:

1. At least two hard disks are needed to create the stripe array. .Disks can

be connected at any cable and set as either master or slave device.

2. The capacity of the stripe array is equal to the product of the number

of total hard disks and the smallest HD capacity.

Suggestion:

1. When selecting the strip size , if the user does not know which one

is suitable, please select the default size 64K.

2. In order to a v oid the capacity wa s te , try to use har d dis k s wit h the

identical capacity to create stripe array .

3. For the consideration of performance, if two hard disk s are used,

please connect them to di fferent IDE channels respectively .

Warning:

The data on all disks will be destroyed after the creation of the stripe
array.

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3.3.4 Create Mirror Array (RAID 1, for Data
Protection)

The following steps shall be take n to create the mirror array:

1. Click Mirror icon on the to o l bar .

2. In the foll o w- o n dialo g bo x, select a har d disk fro m Available Disks

column.

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3. Then add it into Source Disk column or Mirror Disk column

respectively by clicking the corresponding arrow button.

4. Continue to se l e c t the o ther hard disk from Available Disks column.

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5. Add it into Source Disk column or Mirror Disk column respect ively by

clicking the corresponding arrow button. Then click
creation or Cancel to ex it. If you sel ect th e canc el oper ation , the sy stem
will remain unchanged.

※ If the us er wants t o us e a spar e di sk, ple ase s elect Use S par e Disk item. Then

select hard disks from Available Disks column, and add it into Use Spare

Disk column. (Note: This function only works when you use more than

three hard disks to create the array.)

Illustration: If the user h as s et a spar e dis k, wh en th e r ead/writ e fai lure of either

the source disk or the mirror disk, the program will automatically
use the left normal disk and the spare disk to rebuild the mirror array,
thereby providing dual security for data.

Create

to begin the

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6. After the creation is complete, the program will prompt you to

synchronize mirror, select Yes to be g i n or No to cancel .

7. If you select Yes, the synchronization process will proceed as shown

below.

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8. After your selection of either , the program will prompt you to restart your

computer. Then you can click Yes to restart the c omputer, or s elect No to
restar t the c o m put er later.

9. After you restart your computer, the crea ting mi rror ar ray pro cess wi ll be
completely finished.

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Note:

1. At least the source disk and the mirror disk are needed in the creation of
the mirror array. The spare disk is optional. Disks can be connected at
any cable and set as either master or slave device.

2.The capacity of either the mirror disk or the spare disk shall be no less
than that of the source disk.

3.The capacity of the mirror array is equal to that of the source disk.

Suggestion:

In order to av o id the ca pa c ity wa s te , ple a s e us e hard disks with the
identical capacity to create mirror array.

Warning:

The creation of the mirror array will make only the data on the source
disk be pre se r v e d w hile the data o n bot h the m ir r o r disk and t he sp are
disk destr oyed.

3.3.5 Add/Remove Spare Disk

If the use r does not want to set a spare disk duri ng the creatio n o f m ir ror , he
can add the spare disk into the mirror array later. The user can also remove
the spare disk that has been set. The steps to add/remove the spare disk are
as follows:

1. Select the mirror array to be add/remove the spare disk.

2. Click Spare icon on the tool bar.

3. In the popup dialo g bo x , se lect Add or Remove operation, then
click Next button.

4. If the user is to add the spare disk, select the hard disk to be used in
the foll ow-on dialog box , and then click Finish button .

5. If the user is to remove the spare disk, click Finish button in the
follow-on dialog box .

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3.3.6 Synchronize/Validate/Verify Mirror Array
Synchronize Mirror

After the completion of creating mirror array, the data on the source disk has
not been copied to the mirror disk. The data on the source disk and the mirror
disk do not keep identical yet. The user should synchronize mirror, by which
the data on the source disk will be fully copied to the mirror disk. Thus the data
on the disks in the mirror array become identical.

Once the cr eation of the mirror array is finished , the user will be asked whether t o
synchronize mirror at once or not. Sel ect Yes to begin th e syn chroniz e operat ion
or No to skip.

The status of the mirror array will remain locked if No selected to skip the
synchronize operation. The user may at any time synchronize mirror which is
in either locked status or normal status. The detailed steps to synchronize
mirror are as follows:

1. Right-click the mirror array to be synchronized.

2. Select Synchronize Mirror item from the popup menu.

The mirror array being synchronized is labeled at locked status. By selecting
this disk array, the user can see the progress of synchronizing mirror.

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Validate Mirror

The user can validate the locked mirror array through the following steps:

1.Right-c l ic k the lo c k ed mirro r ar ra y .

2.In the popup menu, select Validate Mirror item.

Once the mirror disk is validated, it will be implicit by the program that the data
on the mirr o r dis k is the sa m e with that on the s o urce disk. And the program
will no longer ask the user to synchronize mirror. If the user wants to copy the
data from t he s o urce disk to the mirror disk , he has to sy nchr o ni ze m ir ro r
manually.

Verify Mirror

The operation of the verify mirror will compare the data on the source disk and
that on the mi rr o r dis k . If any dis c re pa nc y is fo und between them, the pro gram
will ask the user to synchronize mirror to keep the data in the mirror array
identical. The detailed steps to verify mirror are as follows:

1. Right-click the mirror array to be verified.

2. In the popup menu, select Verify Mirror item.

By selecting this disk array, the user can check the verification progress at the
status pane.

Suggestion:

After the creation of the mirror array, if the user wants to keep the
source d isk data preserved, he shall select Yes when the program asks
him whe ther to synchronize mirror or not.

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3.3.7 Create Span Array

Please follow the steps below to create the span array:

1. Click Span icon on the tool bar.

2. In the popup window , s el ect hard disks fr o m Available Disks column.

Add them into

Span Array Member Disks

corresponding arrow. Then click Next to continue.

3. In the fo llo w- o n co nfir m a t io n dial o g bo x , please click Create button
to start the c reation or c li c k Cancel button to cancel the creation . If
the user se l ects Cancel, the system will remain unchanged.

4. After the crea te o pe r a tio n is co mplete, please sh ut dow n a ll ot her
programs. And then click Yes to restart the computer. The user may
also select No to resta rt the computer late r.

Note:

At least two hard disks are needed in the creation of the span array. Disks can
be connected at any cable and set as either master or
slave device.

Warning:

In the creation of the span array, only the data on the first member disk
will be preserved while the data on ot he r s w ill be co mpletely destroy e d.

column by clicking the

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3.3.8 Create 0+1 Array (For Performance & Data
Protection)

The follo wing steps shall be taken to crea te the 0+1 array:

1. Click 0+1 icon on the tool bar.

2. Sele ct the stripe size.

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3. In the popup dialog box, select the hard disks to be used, and add them
into

Source Disks

button to create or Cancel butt on to canc el the c r ea t i on. If t he user sele c t s

Cancel, the system will remain unchanged.

4. When the creation is complete, the program will ask the user to restart the
computer.

column or

Mirror Disks

column. Then c lick

Create

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5. After you restart your computer, please remember to run “FDISK” in DOS
mode in order to let your computer find all your hard disks and the
completely finished RAID 0+1 array.

Note:

1. Four hard disks are needed in the creation of the 0+1 array.

2. In the creation of the 0+1 array, the sou rce disk will actuall y be the first
stripe array composed of two hard disks, the mirror disk will actually be
the seco nd s tripe array composed of two hard disks.

3. The capacit y of the str ipe arra y as the sou rce disk shall be not lar ger than
that of the stripe array as the mirror disk.

4. The capacity of the 0+1 array is equal to that of the strip e array as the
source disk.

5. Version 1. 11 RAI D Adm ini s tra to r do e s not s uppo rt dis k hot -sw appi ng
of RAID 0+1 array. User must replace the failed disk after the computer
is turned off, and then rebuild the 0+1 array in BIOS.

Suggestion:

In order to av o id the ca pa c ity wa s te , ple a s e us e hard disks with the
identical capacity to create the 0+1 array.

Warning:

The data on all member disks will be destroyed after creating the 0+1
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3.3.9 Remove Disk Array

The following steps shall be taken to remove disk array.

1. Select the disk array to be deleted in the disk tree.

2. Click Remove icon on the tool bar.

3. In the popup dialo g bo x, se l e c t Yes to confirm the remove operation,
select No to cancel the remove operation.

4. After the remove operation is complete, shut down all other programs.
Then click Yes to restart the computer, or select No to res tart the
compute r la t e r.

Note:

1. Remo ve mirror array ope rat io n wi ll generate two physica l disk s
with the identical data on each.

2. Remove 0+1 array operation will generate two s tripe arra ys with
the identical data on each.

Warning:

1. Remo ve stripe array opera tio n wil l le a d to the data on the s tripi ng
disks all destroyed.

2. Rem ove span array operatio n w ill lead to the data o n the fir s t dis k
reser ve d whil e the data on other disks will be al l destroye d.

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3.3.10 Set Transfer Mode

The following steps shall be taken to set transfer mode of hard disk:

1. Selec t the hard disk in the dis k tr e e.”.

2. Click

3. In the popup Set Transfer Mode window select the mode to be set.

4. Click OK button to finish or cl ic k Cancel button to cancel .If Cancel
button is clicked, the system will remain unchanged.

5. The setting will take effect only after the restart of computer.

Suggestion:

1. BIOS and driver of RAID Adapter can automatically detect the optimum
transfer mode supported by the corresponding hard disk. Usually no need
to change the transfer mode.

2. If the op tio n box o f tr ans fer mode is gray, it m e ans suc h m o de is not
supported by thi s har d disk a nd can no t be s e t.

icon on the tool bar.

Mode

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3.3.11 Devic e S t at us

Raid Administ ra to r detects the status of e a ch de v ic e and s ho ws the ir st atus
informat io n with dif f e rent icons to pr o m pt use rs (s e e below).

Note:

When reading data from the mirror array, the source disk is always to
be read first, and the mirror disk will not be accessed if the data is
read out from the source disk and so the mirror disk's
failure can not be detected. But when writing data to the mirror array,
both of the member disks will be accessed, so failure on either of
them can be detected.

Suggestion:

When a failure occurs on a member disk of the mirror array, this array
will be labeled in error status. At this time, the mirror array can continue
work norm al ly wit h the ot he r no rmal disk. In order to av o id da ta
loss due to the failure of the left disk, the user shall settle the fault first
and rebuild mirror with this left normal disk.

Warning:

1. When the member disk of either the stripe array or the span array
failed ,the corresponding disk array will be labeled in error status, and
it will not be able to work.

2. If both the sour c e dis k and the mirror dis k fa i le d, the mir ror a rra y wil l
not be able to work. The user shall settle the fault quickly.

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3.3.12 Hot-swapping Hard Disks of Mirror Array

During the working process of the mirror array, if there is failure of either the
source disk or the mirror disk and the spare disk has not been set, the user
can remove the failed hard disk while the computer is still on and hot-plug in a
new one. The program will automatically detect the plug-in of the new hard
disk and prompt the user whether to add the newly plugged hard disk into the
failed mirror array (see below).

Select OK to add it into the failed mirror array, the newly plugged hard disk
and the left normal member disk will generate a new mirror array that will be
automa tic a lly sy nc ho nize d to k e ep the data o n its m e m ber disks identical.
Hot-swapping hard disks of mirror array can quick recover the failed mirror
array without a shut-down of the computer or a break-off of the work, thereby
providing users with the maximum data security and the easiest operation.

Note:

The hard disk used to be a substitute for the failed one must keep the
same connection to IDE and setting of jumper to that of the failed one.
For example, if the failed hard disk is connected to IDE2 and set as
master, its substitute must be connected to IDE2 and set as master.

Warning:

In order to a vo id an y po s sibl e damage to both the sy s tem and the
device by the manual hot-swap of power and cable. Please operate
hot-swapping hard disks of mirror array with the special hard disk
swapping bo x.

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3.3.13 Event Log

Event Log windo w wi ll be opened by clicking View Log icon on the tool bar.

Event log wi ndo w li s ts al l the hist o r ica l o peration info rm a t io n inc luding event,
time & description, thereby providing reference for solving the problems in the
operatio n o f RAI D Administrato r .

Event log m e nu pr ov i de s use rs wi th funct io ns a s f o llo ws :

Set Log File : Se t the log file for recording the events .
Clear Log: Clear all the current records in the file.
Print Log: Print the log.
Exit: shut the event log window.

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