Biostar M7VIP Owner's Manual

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FCC S t a tement an d Co pyri ght

This equipm ent has been tested and f ound to com ply with the limits of a Class B digital devic e, purs uant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interf erenc e in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in acc ordance wit h the instruct ions, may cause harmf ul int erf erence to radio

comm unicat ions. There is no guarantee that interference will no t occur in a partic ular ins t allat ion.

The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merc hantability or f it ness for any purpose. Further t he vendor reserv es t he right t o rev ise t his publicat ion and t o mak e changes to the c ontent s here of without obligation to notif y any party beforehand. Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing.

The cont ent of this user’s is subject to be changed without notice and we will not be respons ible f or any mistak es f ound in this user’s manual. All the

brand and product names are tradem arks of their respective companies.

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ENGLISH.............................................................................................1

M7VIP Features................................................................................................................................1

Package con tents ...........................................................................................................................3

Layout of M7VIP (For Version 1.0)..............................................................................................4

Layout of M7VIP (For Version 1.1 and above) .........................................................................5

CPU Installation............................................... ................................................................................6

DDR DIMM Modules: DIMM1-2-3.................................. .................. .................. .................. .........7

Ju mpers, Head ers, Connectors & Slots ........................................................ ...........................9

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ESPAÑOL..........................................................................................1 5

Carac terísticas del M7VIP............................................... ............................................................1 5

Contenido del Paquete................................. ...............................................................................16

Disposición del M7VIP (Para Ve rsión 1.0)................. .............................................................17

Disposición del M7VIP (Para Ve rsiones 1 .1 en adelante) ..................................................18

Ins talación de la CPU.................. .................................................................................................18

Ins talación de la CPU.................. .................................................................................................19

Módulos DDR DIMM: DIMM1-2-3...............................................................................................20

Pue ntes, Cabezales, Conectores y Ranuras .........................................................................22

SERIAL ATA CHIP - FASTTRAK 376...................................................2 8

Step 1: Installing the Hard Drives.................................................................... .........................28

Step 2: Auto Setup Fas tBuild™ Configuration Utilit y.........................................................29

Step 3: Installing Software Drivers............ ...............................................................................3 5

Step 4: Install PAM Utilit y ...........................................................................................................42

Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utilit y.. ...............................................................................48

WARPSPEEDER................................................................................57

Introduction....................................................................................................................................57

System Requirement .................. .......................................................................................... ... ....5 8

Ins tallation ......................................................................................................................................58

Usa ge ...............................................................................................................................................59

TROU BLE SHOOTING .......................................................................68

SOL UC IÓN DE PRO B LE MA S ...................... ............ ........................ ...31

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English

M7 VIP Feature s

 Us e VIA VT8367 (KT333) / VT8235 Chipset, Winbond W83697H F.  Cont ains on board I/O facilities, which include two serial port s, a parallel

port, a PS/2 mous e port, a PS/ 2 keyboard port, audio ports, U SB ports and a game port.

 Supports Single Socket-A for an AMD Athlon/ Duron Family processor,

running at 200 or 266 MHz Front Side Bus frequency . (For Version 1.0)

 Supports Single Socket-A for an AMD Athlon/ Duron Family processor,

running at 200, 266 or 333 MH z Front Side Bus frequency. (For Vers ion 1.1 and abov e)

 The AMD Athlon system bus supports the 200/266 MHz high-speed,

split -transaction AMD Athlon system bus interface. (For Version 1.0)

 The AMD Athlon system bus supports the 200/266/333 MHz high-speed,

split-transaction AMD Athlon system bus interface. (For Version 1.1 and above)

 Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Bus Master Modes, PIO Mode 4,

Master Mode, and high performance hard disk driv es.

 Support s U SB2. 0 High Speed Dev ic e, 2 ports in rear panel and 4 ports in

front panel.

 The VT8367 (KT333) s y stem c ontroller is des igned t o support 200/266/ 333

MH z DDR SD RA M DIMMs.

 Suppo rt a maxim un memory size up tp 3GB.  Support s one CN R Slot (Ty pe B only), one AGP Slot (AGP 4X), and fiv e

32-bit PCI Bus slots.

 Complies with PC ATX form f actor specifications.  Support s popular operating systems s uch as W indows N T, Windows 98SE,

Windows 2000, W indows ME, Windows XP and LINU X.

 CPU over temperature protection.

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 Int el® AC ’97 2.2 compatible. High S/N ratio m eets PC 99 requirements.  Line-in phonejack and Mic-in jack s hare with rear Audio out f or 6 channels

Audio.

 Support f ront audio pin head functions.  Suppo rt wake u p from USB ke yboar d/ mouse .  Support 3 ports f irewire 1394 function (Optional).

 Support 2 serials and 1 parallel Serial ATA and R aid functions (Optional).  Support ov er speed/ voltage function (Optional).

1394 Feat ures:

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 OHCI Compliant Programming Interface .  Com pliant with 1394 Open H CI Specif icat ions v1.0 and v 1. 1.

 Des cript or based isoc hronous and asy nc hronous DMA c hannels for

receive/ transmit packets.

 32-Bit Power-Managed PCI Bus I nterf ace  Compliant with PCI specification v2.2.

 Int egrated 400 Mbit 3-Port PHY.  Supports prov is ions of I EEE 1394-1995 St andard.

 Fully interoperable with IEEE Std 1394-1995 devic es.

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PDC20376 Serial ATA- Raid Features:

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 Single chip, high perf orm ance SATA-R AID implementation.  Built in 2 c hannels SATA PHY, whic h satisfy SATA 1.0 s pecificat ion

and can transfer data with 1. 5GHz s peed.

 Additional one parallel ATA interface which satisfy ATA 133

specification.

 Bus mastering design takes full advantage of multi-tasking,

multi-threading operating systems and greatly improves performance.

 Prov ides adv ance chained packet c omm ands for independent ATA

operations.

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 Compatible with the latest PCI IDE, ATA 7 and enhanced IDE

specifications.

 Supports ATA proprosal PI O Mode 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, U lt ra D MA Mode 0,

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The ID E drive transf er rat e is capable of up to 150 MB/sec.

 Autom atically detects whet her or not the c able is s uitable for mode

3, 4, 5, 6 of Ultra D MA.

 Com pliance with the PC2000, WHQL hardware requirements.

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Package contents

 HDD Cable X 1, F DD Cable X 1, Fully Setup Driv er CD X 1  Flash Memor y Writer for BIOS update X 1

 USB Cable X 2 (Optional)  Rear I/O Panel for ATX Case X 1 (Optional)

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Layout of M7VI P (For Version 1.0)

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JUSB V1

JKBV1

CPU

Socket A

DIMM 1

DIMM3

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JATXPWR1

SP-OUTM IC -IN LI NE-IN

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GAM E Port

VT8367

KT333

DIMM2

JGAME1

CMI9739

Winbond I /O

JAUDIO1

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BIOS

CNR SLOT

JWOL 1

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PCI SLOT

JCODECSEL1

J1394A1

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A GP SLOT

CNR1

J1394B1

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IDE1 IDE2 FDD1

BAT1

JCM OS1

JPANEL1

JSATA2JSATA1

JSFAN1

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2324

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J DIMMVOLT 1

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JUSB 2

Controller

1 2

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VT8235

Serials

ATA

RAID1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

JUSB1

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JUSBV2

1394

CHIP

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JUSBV3

J1394C1

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PCI4

PCI5

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Layout of M7VI P (For Version 1.1 and above)

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JUSBV1

JKB V 1

CPU

S ock et A

DIMM1

DIMM2

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JATXPWR1

SP- OUTMI C-I N LINE-IN

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GA ME Po rt

VT 8367

KT 333

DIMM3

JGAME1

CMI9739

Winb ond I / O

JAUDIO1

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BIOS

CNR SLO T

JWO L1

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PC I S LO T

JCODE CSEL1

J1394A1

10

AGP SLOT

CNR1

J1394B1

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127

IDE1 IDE 2 FDD1

BAT1

JCMOS1

JPANEL1

JSATA2JS ATA1

JSFAN1

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2324

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JDIMMVOLT 1

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JUSB3

JUSBV3

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VT8235

Ser ia ls

ATA

RAID1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

JUSB2

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JUSBV2

1394

CHIP

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J1394C1

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PCI4

PCI5

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CPU Installation

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1. Pull the lever s ideways away f rom the s ock et then rais e the lever up to 90-degree angle.

2. Locate Pin A in the soc ket and lock f or the white dot or cut edge in the C PU. Matc h Pin A with the white dot/cut edge then insert t he

CPU.

3. Press the lever down. Then Put t he f an on the C PU and buckle it and put the f an’s power port int o the JCF AN1, then to com plete t he installation.

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CPU/ System Fan Headers: JCFAN1/ JSFAN1/ JNFAN1

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Note: CPU Over Te mperat ure Protection When the CPU temperature is over 110°C (for .13µ CPU) or 120°C (for .18µ CPU), the system will automatically shut-down. If this

situat ion occurs, please ch eck if your CP U fan is working properly. If no t , ch ang e the CPU fan , an d then res t art th e s y stem .

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DDR DI MM Modules: DIMM1- 2- 3

DRAM Access Time: 2.5V Unbuffered/ Registered DDR 1600/ 2100/ 2700 Type required.

DR AM Ty pe: 64MB/ 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB/ 1GB DIMM Module (184 pin)

DIMM Sock et

Location

DI MM 1 64MB/128MB/256MB/ 512MB/1GB

DI MM 2 64MB/128MB/256MB/ 512MB/1GB

DIMM3 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

z The list s hown abov e for DRAM conf igurat ion is only f or ref erence.

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If use FSB 333M Hz CPU, the Mem or y run only at DDR33 3

(PC2700). (For Version 1.1 and above)

DDR Modul e Total Memory

Size (MB)

*1

Max i s

*1

7

3GB

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How to install a DIMM Module

1. The DIMM socket has a “ Plastic Safety Tab”, and the

DIMM memory module has an “Asymm etrical notch”, so the

DIMM memory module can only fit in to the slot in one direction.

2. Pus h the tabs out . I nsert the DIMM memory modules into the soc k et at a 90-degree angle, t hen push down v ertic ally s o t hat it will fit into the place.

3. The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should f it over t he edge and

hold the DIMM memory m odules in plac e.

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Jumpers, Headers, Connectors & Slots

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/ IDE2

The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra D MA 33/ 66/ 100/ 133 functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2

(secondary ). The ID E c onnect ors can connect a mast er and a s lav e drive, so you can

connect up to four hard dis k driv es. The first hard driv e should alway s be connected to IDE1.

Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1

The motherboard prov ides a standard floppy disk connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This

connector supports the provided f loppy drive ribbon cables.

Communic ation Network Riser Slot: CNR1

The CNR specific ation is an open Industry St andard Arc hit ect ure, and it def ines a hardware sc alable riser c ard int erf ac e, whic h supports audio,

and m odem only .

P er i p h er a l Co mpo nen t I n ter c onnec t S l o ts : PCI 1- 5

This m otherboard is equipped with 5 s tandard PCI s lots. PCI stands f or Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard f or

expansion c ards, which has, supplanted t he older I SA bus st andard in most ports . This PCI slot is designated as 32 bit s.

Accelerated Graphics Port Slot: AGP1

Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port. An AGP card will take advantage of AGP

technology for improved video efficiency and perf ormance, especially with 3D graphi cs.

Serial ATA Connector: (JSATA1/ JSATA2) (Optional)

The mot herboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interf ace, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and can transfer data with

1.5GHz speed. For more details, please refer to page 21(FastTrak

376).

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Raid Connector: RAID1 (Optional)

This connector supports RAID0 or RAID1 configuration through the onboard Serial ATA (FastTrak 376) c ont r ol le r ch ip. Y ou c a n u se t h e

IDE feature to set up a disk array con fig uration a nd to sup port addi tional ID E devic es. H owev er, it c an only s upport master mode I D E HDD.

Power Connectors: JATXPWR1

JATXPWR1

(ATX Main Power Conn.)

JATXPWR1

ATX Power Conn.

Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1

Ground

5V_SB Wake up

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WOL1

Front USB He ader: JUSB1/ JUSB2/ JUSB3

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JUSB1/2 (For Version 1.0)

2 1

JUSB2/3 (For Version 1.1 and above)

Pin1,2 ==> +5V Pin3,4 ==> Data

Pin5,6 ==> Data(+ Pin7,8 ==> Ground

Pin9 ==> KEY P in 1 0 == > NA

Pin1,2 ==> +5V Pin3,4 ==> Data Pin5,6 ==> Data(+

Pin7,8 ==> Ground Pin9 ==> KEY Pin10 ==> NA

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5V/ 5VSB Selection for USB: JUSBV1/2/3

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JUSBV1/2/3

Pin 1-2 on ==> 5V Pin 2-3 on ==> 5V_SB

5V/ 5VSB Selection for KB: JKBV1

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JKBV1

Pin 1- 2 on ==> 5V Pin 2- 3 on ==> 5V

SB

Front 1394 Header: J1394A1/ J1394B1/ J1394C1

(Opti onal)

2 1

J1394A1/B1/C1

JUSB3/4

Pin1,2 ==> +5V

Pin1,2 ==> A +/ APin3,4 ==> D ato (-)

Pin3,4 ==> G ro und

1

Pin5,6 ==> D ato (+)

Pin5,6 ==> B+/ B-

2

Pin7,8 ==> Tierr a

Pin7,8 ==> +12V Pin9 ==> KEY

Pin9 ==> KEY Pin10 ==> NA

Pin10 ==> NA

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CP U Frequency Selection: JCLK1

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JCLK1 (For Version 1.1 and above)

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JCLK1 (For Version 1.0)

Pin 1-2, 5-6 ==> 10 0 Mhz

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Pin 2-3, 5-6 ==> 13 3 Mhz

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Pin 2-3, 4-5 ==> 16 6Mhz

Pi n 1-2 = => 100 Mhz Pi n 2-3 = => 133 Mhz

(default)

default

DDR DIMM Voltage: JDIMMVOLT1

JDIMMVOLT1

(Defau lt ==> 2.5 V)

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Pin 1-2 on ==> 2. 5V Pin 3-4 on ==> 2. 6V

Pin 5-6 on ==> 2. 7V Pin 7-8 on ==> 2. 8V

CNR Codec Primary/Secondary Selection:

JCO DEC S EL1

1

JCODECSEL1

Pin 1-2 = => On-board Primary Codec Pin 2-3 = => CNR Primary Codec

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Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1

SLP

2 123

SPK ==> Speake r Conn. HLED == > Hard Driver LED RST ==> Reset Button IR = => Inf ra red Conn.

SLP ==> Sleep Button PWR_LED ==> Power LED ON/ OFF ==> Power-on Button

SPK

PWR_LED

(+) (-)(+)

(+) (-)

HLED

RST

Audio S ubsystem: JAUDIO1/ J CDIN1

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1 2

JAUDI O1

(Front Audio Header)

JCDIN1

CD-ROM Audio-In Header

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IRON/O FF

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IR

Pin1 ==> Mic In P in2 ==> Gr ound

2 1

JA UDI O1

Pin3 == > M ic Po w er Pin4 ==> A u d io P o w er Pin5 ==> RT Line Out Pin6 ==> RT Line Out Pin7 ==> Reserved Pin8 ==> KEY Pin 9 ==> LFT Line Out Pin10 == > LFT Line Out

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Front Panel Audio Connector/ Jumper Block

Pin 5 and 6 ==>

Pin 9 and 10

Audio line out and mic in signa ls are available for front panel audio connectors.

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Audio line out signals are routed to the back

Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1

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JCMOS1

Pin 1-2 on ==> Normal Operation (default) Pin 2-3 on ==> Clea r CMOS Data

Ba ck Panel Connectors

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anel audio lin e out con nector.

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Características del M7VIP

 Us a Chips ets VIA VT8367 (KT333)/ VT8235 y Winbond W83697HF.  Contiene facilidades I/ O integrados en la placa madre en el que incluye

dos puertos en serie, un puerto paralelo, un puerto para el rat ón PS/ 2, un puerto para teclado PS/2, puertos de audio, puertos USB y puerto de juego.

 Soporta Single Socket-A para procesadores de la f am ilia AMD Athlon/

Duron, corriendo a 200 o 266 MHz frecuencia Front Side Bus. (Para Versión 1.0)

 Soporta Single Socket-A para procesadores de la f am ilia AMD Athlon/

Duron, c orriendo a 200, 266 o 333MHz frecuenc ia F ront Side Bus. (Para Versiones 1. 1 en adelant e)

 El sistema bus AMD Athlon soporta alta velocidad de 200/266 MHz,

sistema bus split -trans action AMD At hlon de int erface. (Para Version 1.0)

 El sistema bus AMD Athlon soporta alta v elocidad de 200/266/333 MHz,

sistema bus s plit -t ransaction AMD Athlon de interf ac e. (Para Versiones 1. 1 en adelant e)

 Soporta Modos Ultra DMA 33/66/100/ 133 Bus Master, Modo 4 PIO, Modo

Master, y alta perform ancia del disco duro.

 Soporta Dis positivo USB2.0 High Speed, 2 puertos en el panel trasero y 4

puertos en el panel f rontal.

 El sistema controlador VT8367 (KT333) está diseñado para s oportar DDR

SDR AM D I MMs de 200/266/333 MH z.

 Soporta una memoria máxim a de has t a 3GB.  Soporta una ranura CNR (solamente de Tipo B), una ranura AGP (AGP

4X), y cinc o ranuras de 32-bit PCI Bus .

 Com patible con las especif icac iones del f actor de forma de tam año de PC

ATX.

 Soporta sistemas operativ os populares tales c omo Windows NT, W indows

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 Protección contra exceso de tem peratura del CPU.  Com patible con Intel® AC’97 2.2. H igh S/N ratio reune los requis itos del

PC 99.

 Entrada del Línea phonejack y Entrada del Micrófono jack compartido c on

el rear Audio out para canales de 6 Audios.

 Soporta funciones del cabezal del audio frontal.  Soporta función de reinicio desde el U SB del teclado/ ratón.

 Soporta 3 puertos de la función f irewire 1394 (Opc ional).  Soporta 2 en serie y 1 paralelo f unc ión Serial ATA y Raid (Opcional).

 Soporta fun ción over spe ed/ vol ta ge (Opcio nal ).

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Conte ni do de l Pa quete

 Cable HD D X 1, Cable FDD X 1, Configurac ión completa del D riv er CD X 1  Flas h Mem ory Writer para act ualización del BIOS X 1

 Cable USB X 2 (Opcional)  Panel t ras ero I/O para caja ATX X 1 (Opcional)

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Dis posición del M7VIP (Para Versión 1.0)

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JUSB V1

JKBV1

CPU

Sock et A

DIMM3

DIMM 1

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JUSB 2

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VT8235

Controlador

Serial

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RAID1

IDE1 IDE2 FDD1

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JSATA2JSATA1

JSFAN1

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JGAME1

CMI9739

Winbond I / O

JAUDIO1

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JATXPWR1

VT8367 (KT333)

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Pue rto de Juego

Ra nura AGP

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BIOS

Ranura PCI

Ranura CNR

JCODECSEL1

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JWOL 1

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Disposición del M7VIP (Para Versio nes 1.1 en adelante)

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JUSBV1

JKBV1

CPU

Socket A

DIMM1

DIMM2

JDIMMVOLT1

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Controlador

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RAID1

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IDE1 IDE2 FDD1

BAT1

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JPAN EL1

JSATA2JSATA1

JSFAN1

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JAUDIO1

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KT 333

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Ranura PCI

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Instalación de la CPU

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1. Tire de la palanca del lado del zócalo, luego lev ante la palanca hast a un ángulo de 90 grados .

2. Sitúe el cont act o A del zóc alo y busque el punto blanco o corte el borde en la CPU. Empareje el contacto A con el punto blanco/

cort e del borde, luego ins erte la CPU.

3. Presione la palanca para abajo. Ponga el ventilador en la CPU y abróchelo. Luego ponga el puert o de corriente del ventilador en el

JCFAN1. Y y a h abrá compl etado su in stalación.

CP U/ Cabezal del Sistema de Ventilación: JCFAN1/

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Nota: Protección contra el exceso de temperatura Cuando l a temperat ura d e la CP U esté sobre los 100°C (para CP U . 13µ) o 1 10°C (p ara CP U .18µ ), el sistem a se apag ará aut omáticam ent e. Si

esta situación ocurre, por favor asegúres e que el ventilador de la CPU esté funcionando correctamente. Si no, cambie el ventilador de la C P U y vuel va a in i ci ar el si s t ema.

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Módulos DDR DIMM: DIMM1-2-3

DRAM Tiempo de Acceso: 2.5V Unbuffered/ Registered DDR 1600/ 2100/ 2700 Tipo requerido.

DR AM Tipo: 64MB/ 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB/ 1GB Módulo DIMM (184 contactos)

Locali zación

del Zócal o

DIMM

DI MM 1 64MB/128MB/256MB/ 512MB/1GB

DI MM 2 64MB/128MB/256MB/ 512MB/1GB

DIMM3 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

z La lista de arriba para la conf iguración DRAM es solamente para

referencia.

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Si util iza FS B 3 33M Hz CP U, la memori a c orre solamente

a DDR333 (PC2700). (Para versiones 1.1 en adelante)

Módulo DDR Total del

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Cómo instalar un M ódulo DIM M

1. El zócalo DIMM tiene una lengüeta plástica de seguridad y

el módulo de memoria DIMM tiene una m uesc a as imétrica, así

el módulo de memoria DIMM puede caber solamente en la

ranura de una sóla direcc ión.

2. Tire la lengüeta hacia afuera. Inserte los módulos de memoria DIMM en el zócalo a los 90 grados , luego empuje hacia abajo verticalmente de modo que

encaje en el lugar.

3. Los agujeros de m ontaje y las lengüetas plásticas deben caber

por sobre el borde y sostenga los módulos de mem oria DIMM en el

lugar.

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Puentes, Cabezales, Conectore s y Ranuras

Conectores del Disco Duro: IDE1/ IDE2

La plac a m adre tiene un controlador de 32-bit PCI I DE que proporciona Modo PI O 0~4, Bus Master, y f unc ionalidad Ultra D MA / 33/ 66/ 100. Tiene dos c onect ores HDD ID E1 (primario) y IDE2 (sec undario).

El conector IDE puede conectar a un master y un drive esclavo, así puede c onectar hasta cuatro discos rí gidos . El primer disc o duro debe

est ar siem pre conectado al I D E1.

Conector para Disque te: FDD1

La plac a madre proporciona un conector estándar del disquete (FDC ) que s oporta 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1. 44M y 2.88M tipos de dis quete. Éste

conector utiliza los cables de cint a proporcionados por el dis quet e.

Ra nura de la Banda de Su spensión de Comuni cación y

La es pec ificac ión CNR es una abierta I ndust ria de Arquitec t ura Estándar, que define una tarjeta de interface escalable del hardware en el que soporta audio y m odem .

Ranura de Intercon exión del Componente Periférico :

Ést a placa madre está equipada c on 5 ranuras estándar PCI. PCI es la sigla para Interconexión del Componente Periférico, y es un bus est ándar para t arjet as de expansión en el que suplant a a la antigua bus estándar ISA, en su mayoría de las partes. Ésta ranura PCI está

diseñado con 32 bits.

Ranura del Puerto Acelerado para Gráficos: AGP1

Su monitor se f ijará direc t am ente a la tarjeta de video. Ésta placa madre soporta t arjetas de v ideo para ranuras PCI, y t ambién está equipado con un Puert o Acelerado para Gráficos. Ésta tarjeta AGP tomará v entaja de la tecnología del AGP para el mejoramiento de la eficiencia y funcionamient o del video, espec ialm ente con gráficos 3D.

Conector Serial ATA: (JSATA1/ JSATA2) (Opcional)

Ést a placa madre contiene un PCI junt o a un controlador SATA con 2 canales de interface SATA, que satisface el spec de SATA 1.0 y también puede transferir datos de hasta una velocidad de 1.5GHz.

Red: CNR1

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Raid Connector: RAID1 (Opcional)

Ést e c onect or soporta c onf iguración R AI D0 o RAID1 por medio del chip controlador Serial ATA (FastTrak 376) integrado en la placa madre.

Usted puede usar las características del IDE para conf igurar la configuración de un disk array y para soport ar dis positivos adicionales

del I D E. Sin embargo, s olament e puede soportar m odo master del IDE HDD.

Conector de Corriente : JATXPWR1

JATXPWR 1

(Conector de

Corriente ATX)

Cabezal Wake On LAN: JWOL1

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Cont act o1,2 ==> +5V Contact o3, 4 ==> D a to Contact o5, 6 ==> D a to(+ Contact o7, 8 ==> Tier r a

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Contac to7,8 ==> Tierra Contacto9 ==> K EY Contacto10 ==> NA

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5V/ 5VSB Selección para USB: JUSBV1/2/3

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Contacto 2-3 on ==> 5V

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5V/ 5VSB Sele cción para KB: JKBV1

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Cabezal Frontal 1394: J1394A1/ J1394B1/ J1394C 1

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Pin3,4 ==> Dato

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Contacto5,6 ==> B+/ B-

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Contacto9 ==> KEY Pin10 ==> NA

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S elección de la Frecuencia del CPU: JCLK1

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Contacto 1- 2, 5-6 ==> 100 Mhz Contacto 2- 3, 5-6 ==> 133 Mhz

Contacto 2- 3, 4-5 ==> 166Mhz

Contacto 1-2 ==> 100 Mhz

Contacto 2-3 ==> 133 Mhz

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Voltaje DDR DIMM: JDIMMVOLT1

JDIMMVOLT1

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Contacto 5-6 on == > 2.7V Contacto 7-8 on == > 2.8V

S elección Code c Prima rio/ Secundario C NR:

JCO DEC S EL1

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JCODECSEL1

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Conector del Panel Frontal : JPANEL1

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SPK ==> Conector d e Altavoz HLED ==> LED del Disco D uro RS T ==> Boton de Reinicio

IR ==> Conector Infrarojo SLP ==> Boton de Suspension PWR_LED ==> Corriente LED

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Pin3 ==> Corriente del Mic Pin4 ==> Corriente del Audio Pin5 ==> RT Salida de Linea Pin6 ==> RT Salida de Linea

Pin7 ==> Reservado Pin8 ==> K EY Pi n9 = => L FT Salida de L i nea Pin10 ==> L FT Salida de Linea

Cabezal de Entrada de Audio CD-ROM

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La senal de salida de linea del Audio y la senal de Entrada del Mic estan disponibl es desde el conector de Audio

del panel frontal.

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La senal de s alida de linea del Audio encamina al conector de la salida de linea

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Conectores del Panel Tras ero

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Raton PS/2

JUSB1

Teclado PS/2

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Serial ATA C hip - FastTrak 376

Ste p 1: Installing the Hard Drives

Importan t

If you wish to include your c urrent bootable Serial or Parallel ATA drive using the Windows NT 4. x, Windows 2000, or

Windows XP operating syst em on y our F astTrak 376 C ontroller. Y ou MU ST ins t all the Windows NT4, 2000, or XP driv er soft ware

first ont o this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller.

1. Conf i gu r e t h e jum pers of the Parallel AT A hard drive y ou ’re preparing

to connec t t o the F astTrak 376 controller using the proper Master, Slav e, or Cable-Select settings. For more information, refer to the manual that cam e wit h your hard driv e.

2. Install all of t he hard driv es into the hard drive bays of y our sys t em,

including their power cables.

3. Attach the Parallel ATA c able to t he hard driv e(s ) and to the Parallel

ATA Port connec t or on t he FastTrak 376 controller. The c olored edge of the c able indic ates pin 1. The blue cable connector attaches to t he FastTrak 376.

4. Attach Serial ATA data c able to each hard drive. Then attach the ot her

ends of the cables t o one of the Serial ATA ports on t he FastTrak 376 controller. All of the c onnectors are k eyed so they will only at t ac h one way.

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FastTrak 376 is a PCI Plug-n-Play (PnP) devic e. No c hanges are necessary in the Motherboard C MOS Setup for resources or

drive types in most applications.

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St ep 2: Aut o S etup Fast Build™ Configuration Utility

WARNING: Before installing the driver into an existing

system, backup any necessary data. Failure to follow this accept ed PC pract ice could result in data loss.

Cre ati ng Your Disk Array

Yo u will now use the FastBuild™ Configuration u tility to create your arra y using the att ac hed driv es. There are three dif f erent scenarios in creat ing t his array.

You can create an array for performance, y ou can create a Security array using new hard driv es (recomm ended), or y ou can create a Security array us ing an

existing hard driv e and a new hard driv e.

WARNING: If creating a Security array using an existing

ha rd dr ive, ba ckup any necessa ry data. Failure t o f oll ow thi s accept ed PC pract ice could result in data loss.

1. Boot your system. If t his is the f irst tim e you have booted wit h the Fas t Trak 376 and driv es inst alled, t he Prom is e onboard B IOS will display

the f o ll ow ing s creen .

FastTrak 376 (t m ) BIOS Version 1.00.0. XX (c ) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed.

No array def ined . . .

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility Or pres s <ESC > key t o cont inue boot ing the sy st em.

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2. Pres s <C trl-F> k eys to display t he FastBuild™ Ut ility Main Menu.

Auto Setup....................................... [ 1 ]

View Drive Assignments......................[ 2 ]

View Array........................................[ 3 ]

Delete Array .....................................[ 4 ]

Rebuild Array.................................... [ 5 ]

Press 1...5 to Select Option [ESC] Exit

3. Press “1” t o dis play the Aut o Setup Menu below. This is the f ast est and easiest me tho d to creating your first array.

Optimize Array for: Performance

Mode .................................. Stripe

Spare.........................................0

Drives used in Array......................2

Array Disk Capacity................16126

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C reating an Array for Performance

NOTE: Fas t Trak 376 allow s us ers to create striped arrays with 1, 2 drives.

To creat e an array f or best performance, f ollow t hes e st eps: Using the Spacebar, choose “Per formance” under the Opti mize Ar r ay for

section.

Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save a n d create th e array. Reboot your s yste m .

Once t he array has been created, y ou will need t o FDISK and forma t the array

as if it were a new single hard driv e.

Proc eed t o Installing Drivers s ect ion of the manual (see page 28).

Creat ing a S ecurity Array With New Drives

NOTE: Fas t Trak 376 permit only two driv es to be us ed for a single Mirrored

array in Auto Setup.

To creat e an array f or dat a protection us ing new hard drives, follow thes e st eps:

1. U s ing t he Spacebar, choos e “Security” under t he Optimize Arr ay for

section.

2. Pr e ss <Ctrl- Y> keys to Save yo u r selection.

3. The window below will appear.

Do y ou want t he disk image to be duplic at ed to another? (Y es/N o) Y - Create and Duplic at e N - Create Only

4. Press “N” for the Create Only opti on.

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5. A window will appear almos t immediately confirming that you r Securi t y

array has been creat ed. Pres s any key to reboot t he syst em

6. Proc eed with normal F DISK and format procedures as if you had just

inst alled a new hard drive.

7. Once the arrayed drives have been formatted, proceed to the Installing

Driver chapter on page 28 to instal l your o perating s yste m and/or Fas tT rak

376 driv er.

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Creat ing a S ecurity Array With An Existing Data Drive

: Fas t Trak 376 permits only t wo drives to be us ed for a single Mirrored

NOTE

array in Auto Setup.

You would use this method if you wish to use a drive t hat already contains dat a and/ or is the bootable syst em driv e in your syst em . You will need anot her driv e of identic al or larger st orage capac ity.

WARNING: B ackup a n y n ecess a r y dat a b ef o re pro ceedin g .

Fail u r e t o foll ow t his accep t ed PC p r acti ce co u ld r es ul t in data loss.

WARNING: If you wish to i nclude your current bootable dri ve

using the Windows NT 4.x or Window s 2000 operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID 1) array on your FastTrak 376, do NOT connect the hard drive to the FastTrak 376 controll er yet. You MUST install the Wi ndows NT4 or 2000

driver softw are first (see page28) to this drive while it is still

attached to your existing hard drive controller. For all other Operating Systems, proceed here.

Follow t hese steps:

1. Using the Spacebar, choose “Security” under the Optimize Array for

section.

2. Press < Ctrl- Y> ke ys to Sa ve your selection. The window below will appear.

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Do y ou want t he disk image to be duplic at ed to another? (Y es/N o) Y - Create and Duplic at e N - Create Only

3. Press “Y” f or the C reate and Duplicat e option. The window below will

appear as k ing you to select t he Sourc e drive t o us e. F astBuild will copy all data f r om the Source drive to the Target drive.

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB)

Channel:ID Driv e Model Capacity (MB) 1 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063

2 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063

[↑] Up [↓] [ ESC] Ex it [E nt er] Select

4. U s e the arrow key s to c hoose whic h drive cont ains the existing data to be

copied.

5. Press Enter key to Save selection and start duplication. The following

progress scr een will appear.

Start to duplicat e t he image . . . Do y ou w ant to continue? (Yes/No)

Y – Cont inue N – Abort

6. Select “Y ” to c ontinue. If you choose “N ”, y ou will be returned to step 1.

7. Once complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your

Security array has been c reated. Press any key to reboot t he syst em .

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Ste p 3: Installing Software Drive rs

This s ect ion details t he FastTrak 376 driver installation when used with various operating systems. The software includes the driver necessary to identify

FastTrak 376 to the opera ting s yste m.

z For Windows 2000/XP, see belo w . z For Windows 98/ Me, see page 30.

z For Windows NT 4.x , see page 32

NOTE: 1 .Th e de vi ce dri ve r i s i n cl ud ed i n th e D ri v e r CD w i th the

d irectory ro ot of X:\D river\Se rATA (X is yo ur CD-R OM).

2. To create a “FastTrak 376 driver diskette”, please copy

the controller driver files from the driver CD that comes with the moth e rboa rd. The path is ” X:\Dri ver\SerA TA”.

Windows 2000/XP Installi ng Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation

1a. Floppy Install: Boot the computer with the Windows 2000 installation

diskettes.

1b. Floppy less Install: Boot from f loppy and type “WINNT”. Af ter files hav e

been copied, t he sys tem will reboot. On the reboot, press <F6> after t he mes sage “Setup is inspect ing y our computer’s hardware conf iguration.. .”

appears.

1c CD-ROM Install: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press <F6> after the message

“Press F 6 if y ou need to install t hird party SCSI or RAID driver” appears.

2. W hen the “W indows 2000 Set up” window is generated, press “S” to Spec if y

an Addit ional Devic e(s )

3. Pres s “O” t o select “Other” and press the “Enter” k ey.

4. Insert the Promise Technology driver diskette into drive A: and press

“Enter” k ey.

5. C hoose “Win2000 Promise F ast Trak 376 (tm) Controller” f rom the list t hat

appears on screen, then press the “Enter” key.

6. The Windows 2000 Setup sc reen will appear again sa ying “Setup will load

s upport f or t he following ma ss storage devic es:” The list will include

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“Win2000 Promise F astTrak 376 (tm) c ont roller”.

NOTE: If you need to specify any addit ional dev ices t o be installed, do so at

this t ime. Once all devices are spec ified, c ontinue to s t ep 7.

7. F rom the Windows 2000 Setup s creen, press t he Enter k ey. Setup will now

load all dev ice files and then c ontinue t he Windows 2000 installat ion.

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Installi ng Driver in Existing Windows 2000 Syste m

WARNI NG: If you will be moving the boot drive

containing t he exist ing W indows 2000 operating system to a mirrored RAID 1 array on the FastTrak 376 , the

FastTrak 376 driver MUST be loaded to the hard drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller. Do not attach this drive or any other hard dri ve

to the FastTrak 376 controller before completing this s tep.

After installing the FastTrak 376 and rebooting your system, Windows 2000 setup will show a “New H ardware Found” dialog box. Under Windows 2000,

the “PCI RAID Controller” will be displayed.

1. In the dialog box, choose “Driver from disk provided by hardware

manufacturer” button.

2. I n t he A: driv e, ins ert the FastTrak 376 driver disk ette.

3. Type “A:\WIN2000” in the text box. Press “Enter”.

4. C hoose “W in2000 Promise F astTrak 376 (tm ) Controller” f rom the lis t t hat

appears on screen, then press the “Enter” key.

5. The Windows 2000 Setup screen w ill appear again saying “Set up will load

support f or the following m ass st orage devices – Win2000 Promise Fas t Trak 376 (tm) c ont roller”. The FastTrak 376 driver will now be copied

on to the sy s t em and entered into t he Windows 2000 driv er databas e.

6. When the "System Settings Change" dialog box appears, remove the

floppy diskette and click on “Y es” t o rest art the system. Windows 2000 will then rest art for the driv er installat ion to take effect.

7. Power off y our system, t hen attach your hard drives t o t he F astTrak 376

con troller.

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Confirming Windows 2000 Installation

1. F rom Windows 2000, open the Control Panel from “My C omputer” followed

by t he Sy s t em ic on.

2. C hoose t he “Hardware” tab, then clic k the “D evice Manager” tab.

3. Click the “+” in front of “SCSI & RAID Controllers hardware type.” The

driv er “Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) C ont roller” s hould appear.

Windows 98/Me Installing Drivers During Windows 98/Me Installation

The f ollowing three s ect ions detail the installation of t he F ast Trak 376 drivers while installing Windows 98/Me (with the FastTrak 376 controller already in plac e). If you’re ins talling t he FastTrak 376 driv ers on a syst em with Windows 98/Me already ins t alled, see “I nstalling D rivers wit h Exis ting W indows 98/Me ” on page 31.

Windows 98/Me

1. After installing the FastTrak 376 controller a nd con fi guri ng the hard drive(s),

partit ion and form at y our hard driv e(s), if neces s ary.

2. Install W indows 98/ Me normally.

3. After installat ion, go the “Start ” menu and choose “Settings.”

4. From the “Set t ings” menu, choose “Control Panel.”

5. In the “Control Panel” window, double-click on the “Sy s t em ” icon.

6. In the “Sys t em ” window, c hoos e the “Dev ice Manager” tab.

7. In the hierarchical display under “Other Dev ic es” is a list ing f or “PCI RAID

Cont roller.” Choose it and then press t he “Properties” button.

8. C hoose t he “Driver” tab in the “Properties” window, choos e “Updat e Driver, ”

and then press “N ext.”

9. C hoose “Searc h for a better driv er t han the one your devic e is using now

(recomm ended),” t hen press “Next.”

10 . Choose “ Speci f y Location,” and th en t ype “A: \WIN98” in the text bo x.

11. Insert the FastTrak 376 Driver diskette into the A: driv e.

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12. Press the “Next ” but ton. A message informing y ou that W indows 98 has

found “Win98-ME Promise Fas t Trak 376 (tm) Cont roller” s hould appear.

13. Press “Next,” then “F inish,” then “Y es” when asked if y ou want t o restart

your com put er. Be sure to remov e the diskett e from drive A:.

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The f ollowing three sections det ail the installation of F astTrak 376 driv ers on a system that has Windows 98/Me already installed. If you’re installing the

FastTrak 376 drivers on a system during a Windows 98/Me installation, see “Installing Driv ers During W indows 98/Me Installation” on page 30.

Windows 98/Me

1. After installing the F astTrak 376 controller and conf iguring the hard driv es,

power up the syst em and boot Windows.

2. The “Add New Hardware Wizard” will appear, informing you that it has

found a “PC I RAID C ontroller.”

3. Chec k the “Searc h f or the best driver f or your devic e” box and click the

Nex t button.

4. Chec k the “Specify a Locat ion” box and click Next button.

5. Type “A:\WIN98” in t he text box t hat appears.

6. Insert the FastTrak 376 Driver diskette in drive A:.

7. Click on “Next. ” The Add N ew Hardware wizard will say it has found

“Win 98-ME Prom ise F astTrak 376 (tm) cont roller”.

8. Click on “Next,” and t hen on “Finish. ”

9. C hoose “Y es” when asked if you want to restart y our computer. Be sure t o

eject t he diskett e from drive A:.

Confirming Driver Installation in Windows 98/Me

To conf irm that t he driv er has been properly loaded in Win 98/Me, perf orm the following steps:

1. Choose “Set tings” from the “Start ” menu.

2. Choose “C ont rol Panel,” and then double-click on the “Sy s t em” ic on.

3. C hoose t he “Devic e Manager” t ab, and then click t he “+” in front of “SC SI &

RAI D controllers.” “W in98-ME Prom ise F ast Trak 376 (tm ) controller” should appear.

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Windo ws NT4 Installi ng Dri vers Durin g Windows N T 4.0 Installation

1. Start the sy s t em ins tallation by booting f rom t he W indows N T disk:

a) Floppy install: boot the system with the FastTrak 376 driver diskette. b) Floppyless install: boot from floppy and ty pe “WI NNT /B”. Af t er files

hav e been c opied, the system will reboot. On the reboot, pres s the “F6” ke y wh en the message “Setup is inspectin g your compu ter’s hardware configuration…” appears.

c) C D-R OM disk install: boot f rom the CD-ROM dis k and press the “F6”

key when the message “Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration…” appears.

2. W hen t he “Windows NT Set up” window is generated, pres s “S” to Specif y

an Addit ional Devic e(s ).

3. Pres s “O” t o select “Other” and press the “Enter” k ey.

4. Insert t he Fas t Trak 376 driv er diskette into drive A: and pres s the “Enter”

key.

5. C hoose “Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 (t m) C ontroller” f rom t he list that

appears on screen, then press the “Enter” key.

6. The Windows NT Setup sc reen will appear again s aying “Setup will load

support f or the following m ass storage devic es: ” The list will include “W in NT Prom ise Fast Trak 376 (t m ) controller”.

NOTE: If you need to specify any additional devic es to be ins talled, do so

at t his time. Once all devic es are specified, c ontinue to s t ep 7.

7. From the W indows NT Set up sc reen, press the Enter k ey. Set up will now

load all dev ice files and then c ontinue t he Windows N T ins tallation.

8. Af t er a successful ins t allation, the “SCSI Adapt er Setup” box will s how t hat

the “Win NT Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller” driver has been installed.

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WARNING: If you plan to move your boot drive to a

mirrored RAID 1 FastTrak array, hard drives should NOT be connected to the FastTrak 376 controller before performing the following procedure. The FastTrak 376

drivers must be loaded on the system hard drive (running under the existing hard drive cont roller) before any har d

drives a r e conn ect ed t o t h e Fas t T r a k 376 contr o l l er

1. Choose “Set tings” from the “Start ” menu.

2. Choose “C ont rol Panel” from t he “Settings” m enu.

3. Double-click on the “SCSI Adapters” icon, which generates the “SCSI

Adapters” dialog box.

4. Choose “D rivers,” and then pres s “Add. ”

5. In the “Inst all D riv ers” dialog box, press “Hav e Disk…”

6. When the “Install From Disk” appears, insert the “FastTrak 376 Driver”

disk ette in driv e A:.

7. T ype “A:\NT4” i n the text box window, then choose “OK.”

8. When the “Install Driver” dialog box appears, select “Win NT Promise

Fas t Trak 376 (tm) Cont roller” and then press “OK.”

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9. When the “Select SC SI Adapter Opt ion” dialog box appears, press “Inst all.”

10. Af t er a s ucc essf ul inst allation, the “SC SI Adapter Setup” box will s how t hat

the “Win N T Prom is e Fast Trak 376 (t m ) Controller” has been installed.

11. Power o ff yo u r system.

12. If m oving the boot drive t o t he FastTrak 376, now attach the hard drives

otherwis e reboot.

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Removing the Driver from Windows NT 4.x

1. In “Start ” Button c hoose “Control Panel” in “Setup” group.

2. In “Control Panel,” select “SC SI Adapter,” next c hoos e “D riv ers ” label

3. Choose “R em ove” butt on.

4. After successf ul removing, the “SCSI Adapter Setup” box will show that

“Win NT F ast Trak 376 RAI D Controller” has been removed.

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S t ep 4: Inst all PAM Utility

PAM (Promise Array Management™) Installation

This section outlines the installation procedure for a component of the PAM software pack age.

NOTE: If you are re-installing PAM, you must first st op the serv ic es for the

Message Server and Message Agent for installation to work.

1) The main PAM component inst allation m e nu will c ome up as s een below.

PAM Component I nstallat ion Menu

2) Select SuperTrak, FastTrak… or Custom installation by clicking it. Then

click th e “Ne xt” but ton to di splay the ins tallation you have chosen.

Review the installation settings. If the settings are correct, click “Finish” and

3)

proceed to the license agreement window; otherwise click “Back” and return to Step 2.

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4) Y ou must c lick “Yes” and agree to the licensing terms to the use t he PAM

utility . C lic k ing “No” will exit t he PAM s etup.

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5) When the “Choose Destination Location” window comes up, choose a

direct ory t o install t his com ponent.

6) Click “Browse” to select a Destination folder other than the f older

suggested by default. Click the “Next” button to accept the location selected.

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Choose Des tination Loca tion Window

7) The “Select Program F older” window c om es up next. Choose a Start m enu

folder to list this item under by entering a folder name, and selecting a parent folder from the list under whic h thi s new folder’s cont ents will reside.

Click the “N ext” button to proceed.

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Select Progra m Folder Wi ndow

8) The “Start Copying Files” window will then be display ed. Verify that the

proper c omponent(s), destination f older, and program f older y ou selected for installation are correct, then click on the “Next” button to proceed, otherwis e, click the “Back ” butt on t o go back and m ak e changes.

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9) At t he “Install Mes sage for Monitoring U t ility, ” shown in 0, enter an

appropriat e name f or the “Server Description” and com plete the “I P address” inf ormat ion and t hen click “Next”. Click “N ext ” if the information is already corre ct. Conta ct your syst em administra tor i f you do no know the IP

address.

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Note: When asked for an IP address during the installation or log process,

always use the IP address for the system that contains the remote PAM comp at ible array t hat you w ish t o monitor. If you are installing PAM o n the s ame

workstation that contains a PAM compatible array then use the default IP addres s (127.0. 0.1).

Ins t all Mess age Serv er f or Monit oring U t ility Window

10) C om plete t he “Add Us er Account for Adm inist ration” inform ation, see 0.

Y ou may accept the def ault name or you may enter a new name in t he “Nam e” f ield. Enter a password in t he “Pass word” field and enter t he sam e pass word in the “Conf irm Pass word” field. C lick “Nex t” aft er you have com pleted all of the fields.

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11) Selec t “View readme.txt now” t o read the latest product release information

and select “launc h Promis e Array Management now” if y ou wish to run utility directly f rom set up. Click on t he “Finish” but t on t o complete t he install process.

Add Us er Account f or Adminis t ration

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Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utility

The F as t Build™ C onfigurat ion Ut ility of f ers severa l me nu c hoic es t o create and manage the drive array on the Promise FastTrak 376. For purposes of this

manual, it is assumed you have already created an array in the previous chapter an d now wis h to make a chan ge to the arra y or view other options.

Navigating the Fas tBui ld™ Set up Menu Viewing

Fa stTrak 376 BI OS Screen

When you boot your system with the FastTrak 376 and drives installed, the Prom ise onboard BIOS will detect the drives attac hed and s how t he f ollowing

screen.

FastTrak 376 (t m ) BIOS Version 2.00.0. XX (c ) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed.

Scanning ID E drives . . . . .

If an array exis ts already , the BIOS will dis play the following screen showing t he BIOS vers ion and status of t he array .

FastTrak 376 (t m ) BIOS Version 2.00.0.xx (c ) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed.

ID MODE SIZE TRACK-MAPPING STATUS 1 * 2+0 Stripe 16126M 611/128/ 32 Functional

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility....

The array status consists of three possible conditions: Functional, Critical, Offline.

Functional - The array is operational. Critical - A mirrored array contains a drive that has f ailed or disconnected.

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temporarily lost its ability to provide f ault tolerance. The us er should identify t he failed driv e through the F astBuild Setup utility, and then replace the problem

drive. Offl ine - A striped array has 1 drive that has f ailed or been disconnect ed. W hen

the array condition is “off line,” t he user m ust replac e the f ailed drive(s), then res t ore data from a bac k up source.

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Navigating the Fas tBui ld™ Set up Menu

When using the m enus , these are some of the basic navigation tips : Arrow keys hig hl ights through choices; [Space] ba r ke y allo w s to cycle throug h options;

[Enter] key selects an option; [ESC] key is used to abort or exit the current menu.

Using the Main Menu

This is the first option sc reen when ent ering t he FastBuild™ Setup.

[ Main Menu ]

Auto Setup....................................... [ 1 ]

View Drive Assignments......................[ 2 ]

View Array........................................[ 3 ]

Delete Array .....................................[ 4 ]

Rebuild Array.................................... [ 5 ]

Press 1...5 to Select Option [ESC] Exit

To creat e a new array automatically, f ollow the st eps under “Creating Arrays Aut om at ically” on page 22. Promise rec ommends this option for most us ers.

[ Keys Available ]

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To v iew driv es as signed to arrays, s ee “Viewing Drive Assignments” on page

44.

To delete an array (but not delete the data contained on the array), select “Deleting An Array” on page 45.

To rebuild a m irrored array , see “R ebuilding an Array” on page 47.

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NOTE: After c onf iguring an array us ing FastBuild™, y ou

should FDISK and format t he arrayed drive(s ) if y ou are using new, blank drives. Depending on the type of array you are

using.

Creat ing Arrays Automatically

The Auto Setup <1> selection from the Main Menu c an intuitiv ely help create y our disk array. It will assign all av ailable drives appropriate f or the dis k array

you are creating. After making all selections, use Ctrl-Y to Sav e selections. Fast Build™ will autom at ica lly build t he array .

[Aut o Setup Options Menu]

Optimize Array for: Performance

[Array Set up Opt ions Menu]

Mode .................................. Stripe

Spare Drive.................................1

Drives used in Array......................2

Array Disk Capacity................16126

[↑] U p [ ↓] D own [←, →, Space] Change Option [ ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

[ Keys Available ]

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Optimize Array For

Selec t whether you want Perform ance (RAID 0), Sec urity (RAID 1) under the “O ptimize Array for” se tting.

Performance (RAID 0 Striping)

Supports the maximum perf ormance. The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the c apacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.

NOTE: FastTrak 376 permit s s triped arrays using 1, 2 drive att ached in Auto

Set up mode.

S ecurit y (RAID 1 Mi rroring)

Creates a mirrored (or fault tolerant) array f or data sec urity.

NOTE: Un der the Se curit y set ting, Fa stTrak 376 perm its two dri ve s to be used

for a s ingle Mirrored array only.

NOTE: If you wish to cus tomize the settings of individual disk arrays (such as

block size), you must manually create disk arrays with the Define Array <3> opt ion f rom the Main Menu.

Viewing Drive Assignments

The View Drive Assignments <2> option in the Main Menu displays whether driv es are assigned to a disk arrays or are unass igned.

The menu als o displays the data transf er mode that relates to speed used by eac h driv e (U6 refers to 133MB/sec transf ers , U5 ref ers to 100MB/sec transf ers,

U4 refers to 66MB/sec t ransf ers, etc...)

[ View Driv e Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity(MB) Assignment Mode 1 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Array 1 U5

2 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Array 1 U5

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit Mode (D=DMA, U=UDMA)

[ Keys Available ]

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How FastTrak 376 Orders Arrays

During st artup, t he disk arrays on t he FastTrak 376 are rec ognized in this order:

1) The array set to boot able in t he F ast Build™ Setup, and 2) the Array number

(i.e. Array 0, Array 1…). This would be involv ed in det ermining whic h driv e letters will be ass igned t o each disk array.

How FastTrak 376 Saves Array Information

All disk array dat a is sav ed into the res erv ed sector on eac h array member. Promise suggests that users record their disk array information for future ref erence.

Another feature of the FastTrak 376 disk array system is to recognize driv e members ev en if driv es are moved between dif ferent FastTrak 376 controller connectors. Since each drive’s array data identifies itself to the array, it is possible to move or swap drives without modifying the array setup. This is valuable when adding drives, or during a rebuild.

Deleting An Array

The Delet e Array <4> Menu option allows f or deletion of disk array assignment s. This is not t h e s a m e as de l et ing d at a f rom th e driv es t hemse lv es. I f yo u del e t e

an array by accident (and before it has been used again), the array can norm ally be rec overed by defining t he array identic ally as the delet ed array.

WARNING: Deleting an existing disk array could result in

its data loss. Make sure to record all array information including the array type, the disk members, and stripe block

size in case you wish to undo a deletion.

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Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

Array 1 Stripe 2 16126 Functional Array 2 —— —— —— —— Array 3 —— —— —— —— Array 4 —— —— —— ——

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Del] Delete

1. To delete an array, highlight the Array y ou wish to delete and press t he [D el]

key.

2. The View Array Def inition menu will appear (see below) showing which

driv es are assigned to th is array.

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB ) Status Array 1 —— —— —— ——

Stripe Block: 64 KB

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment 1 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Y

2 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Y

3. Confirm yes to the following warning message with the <Ctrl-Y> key to

cont inue array deletion:

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[ D efine Array Menu ]

[ Driv e Assi gnm ent s ]

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Are y ou sure you want to delete t his array? Press Ctrl-Y to Delete, others to Abort

4. Af ter deleting the array, you should c reat e a new array using Auto Set up or

the D efine Array m enu from t he FastBuild Main Menu.

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Rebuilding A Mirrored Array

The Rebuild Array <5> Menu option is necessary to recov er f rom an error in a mirrored disk array. You will receiv e an error message when booting your

system fro m the Fas tTrak B IO S.

NOTE: Driv es M U ST be replaced if they contain any physical errors.

Follow t hese steps BEFORE us ing the Rebuild Array menu option:

1. On bootup, the F ast Trak 376 Startup BI OS will display a n error mess age

identify ing which driv e has failed.

2. Pres s <C t rl-F > keys to enter F astBuild Main Menu.

3. Selec t s ubm enu D efine Array <3>.

4. Selec t t he failed array and identify the Channel and ID of t he failed drive.

5. Power off and p hysi call y remove the failed drive.

6. R eplace t he drive wit h an ident ic al m odel.

7. R eboot t he system and enter the Fast Build Main Menu.

8. Selec t the <5> Rebuild Array option. The f ollowing sc reen will appear.

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Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

Array 1 Mirror 2 16126 Critical Array 2 —— —— —— ——

Array 3 —— —— —— —— Array 4 —— —— —— ——

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select

9. H ighlight the array whos e St at us is “C rit ic al”.

10. Press [Ent er]. The following screen w ill then appear (see belo w ).

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Status

Array 2 Mirror 2 Critical Stripe Block: Not Available

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) 1 : Slave QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select

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[ R ebuild Array Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

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11 . Under [Select Driv e for Rebuild], highli ght the repla ce ment d riv e .

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12. Press [Enter] and confirm that the dat a will be copied on to the select ed

drive. All data o n t he replac em ent drive will be writt en over with m irrored information from the arra y drive . A progres s bar will appear as below.

Plea se Wait While Duplica ting T he Image 10% Com plete

13. Once the rebuild process is complete, the user will be asked to reboot the

sy stem .

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WarpSpeeder

Introduction

[ WarpSpeeder™ ], a new powerf ul control utility, features t hree user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor.

With t he Ov erclock Manager, users can easily adjus t the frequency they pref er or t hey can get the best C PU perf ormance with jus t one click. The Ov ervoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps t o power up C PU core volt age and Mem ory voltage. The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates the temperatures, volt age, CPU fan speed as well as the c hipset inf ormation. Als o, in the About panel, y ou can get t he det ailed descriptions about BI OS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency statuses of CPU, memory, AGP, and PCI along with the CPU

speed are sync hronically s hown on our main panel. Moreov er, to protect users' com puter systems if the s etting is not appropriat e

when testing and results in system fails or hangs, [ WarpSpeeder™ ] technology assures the system stability by autom at ic ally reboot ing the computer

and t hen rest art to a s peed that is either the original system s peed or a s uitable one.

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System R equirement

OS Support : Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes

Direct X 8.1. If y ou use Windows XP, you do not need to install D irectX 8.1.)

Installation

1. Execut e t he setup execution f ile, and then the following dialog will pop up. Please click “N ext” button and follow the default procedure to install.

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2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” chec kbox is checked, the Tray Ic on utility and [ WarpSpeeder™ ] utility will be autom atically and immediately launc hed af ter y ou c lick

“Finish” button .

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Usage

The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your mo therb oard on hand.

[ WarpSpeeder™ ] inc ludes 1 t ray icon and 5 panel:

1. Tray Icon:

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Whene ver the Tra y Icon ut ility is launched, it will dis play a little tray icon on t he right s ide of W indows Taskbar.

This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [ WarpSpeeder™ ] Utility. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to invoke

[ WarpSpeeder™ ] direc t ly f rom t he little t ray icon or y ou c an right -c lic k the little tray icon t o pop up a popup menu as f ollowing figure. The “Launch Utility” item

in t he popup menu has the sam e funct ion as mouse left-click on tray icon and “Exit ” item will c lo s e Tray Icon ut ility if s elected.

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2. Main Panel If y ou click the tray icon, [ WarpSpeeder™ ] utility will be inv ok ed. Please ref er

to the f ollowing f igure; the ut ility ’s first window y ou will s ee is Main Panel.

Main Panel contains features as follows:

a. Display the CPU Speed, C PU external clock, Memory c lock, AGP c lock,

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and PCI c lock informat ion. b. Contains About , Voltage, Overc lock, and Hardware Monitor Buttons f or

invoking respective panels. c. With a user-f riendly Status Animation, it can represent 3 overclock

percenta ge stages :

Man walking => overcloc k percentage from 100% ~ 110 % Pant her running => overclock perc entage from 110% ~ 120%

Car racing => ov erclock percent age from 120% ~ above

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Voltage Panel will s lide out to up as the follow ing figure. In this panel, you c an decide to increas e CPU core v oltage and Mem ory voltage

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Click t he Ov erc lock butt on in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out t o lef t as the following f igure.

Overclock panel contains the follow ing features:

a. “–3MHz butt on”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user t he ability to do real-t ime ove rc loc k adjust m ent.

Warning: Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 %. We strongly recommend you verify every speed you overclo ck by click the Veri fy button. Or, you can just click Auto overclock button and let

[ WarpSpe eder™ ] automatically g e ts the be st result for yo u.

b. “Recov ery Dialog button”: Pop up t he following dialog. Let user select a re sto r i n g way if syste m n e ed to d o a f a i l- saf e reboot.

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c. “Auto-ov erc lock button”: Us er c an clic k this button and [ WarpSpeeder™ ] will set the best and stable performance f requency automatically. [ WarpSpeeder™ ] utility will execut e a series of t esting until sys tem f ails .

Then syst em will do fail-s afe reboot by us ing W atc hdog function. Af ter reboot, the [ WarpSpeeder™ ] utility will restore t o the hardware def ault s etting or

load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery

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Dialog’s setting. d. “Verify button”: User c an click this button and [ W arpSpeeder™ ] will

proceed a testing for current frequency. If the testing is ok, then the current frequency will be sav ed into system regist ry. If the t esting f ails,

sy stem will do a fail-safe rebooting. After reboot , the [ W arpSpeeder™ ] utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verif ied bes t

and stable fre quency ac cording to the Recover y Dialog’s set ting.

Note: Because the testing programs, invoked i n Auto-overcl ock and Verify, include DirectDraw, Direct3D and DirectShow tests, the

DirectX 8.1 or new er runtime library is required. And please make sure your display ca rd’s colo r depth is High col or (16 bit ) or True

color( 24/32 bit ) that is required for Di rect3D renderi ng.

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Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel, the button will be highlight ed and the Hardware Monit or p anel will slide out to left as the following figure.

In this panel, y ou can get the real-time s t atus inform ation of your syst em. The information will be refres hed every 1 second.

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6. About Panel Click the About button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the

About Panel will s lide out to up a s the f ollowing f igu re. In this panel, you c an get model name and det ailed inf ormat ion in hints of all the

chipset that are related to overclocking. You can als o get the m ainboard’s BIO S model and t he Version number of [ WarpSpeeder™ ] utility.

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Note: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [ War pSpe ed e r™ ] divi de the se fea tu res t o se pa ra te pane l s. If one ch ips et i s not o n boa rd , the co rre lativ e but ton in Mai n pa nel w ill be d isabl ed, b ut will no t in terfe re oth er panel s’ f u nct io n s. Thi s p rop erty

can make [ WarpS pe eder™ ] u tility more robust.

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Trouble Shoo ting

PROBABLE SOLUTION

No power to the system at al l Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on

PROBABLE SOLUTION

System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, hard drive is

spinning.

System does not boot from hard dis k drive, can be booted from CD-ROM drive.

System only boots from CD-ROM. Hard disk c an be read and applications can be used but

booting from hard di sk is impossi ble.

PROBABLE SOLUTION

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* Make sure power cable is securely plugged in * Replace c able * Contact technic al support

* Using even pressure on both ends of th

DIMM, press down firmly until the modul snaps into p lace .

* Check cable running from disk to dis

controller board. Make sure both ends are securel

the standard CMOS setup.

* Backing up the hard drive is extremel

important. All hard disks are capable o breaking down at any time.

* Bac k up data and applications files. Reforma

the hard drive. Re-install a data using backup disks.

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Screen message s ays “Invalid Confi guration” or “CMOS Failure.”

PROBABLE SOLUTION

Cannot boot system after installi ng sec ond hard drive.

* Review system’s equipment . Make sure

correct information is in set u p .

* Set master/slave jumpers correctly. * Run SET UP

types. Call drive manufacturers fo compatibility with other drives.

ram and select correct driv

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Sol ución de Pro b lema s

CA USA P ROBA B LE S O LUCIÓ N

No hay corriente en el sistema. La luz de corriente no ilumina, ventilador dentro de la fuente de alimentación apagada. Indicador de

luz del teclado apagado.

CAUSA PROBABLE SOLUCIÓN

Sistema inoperativo. Luz del teclado encendido, luz de indicador de corriente iluminado, disco rígido está girando.

CAUSA PROBABLE SOLUCIÓN

Sistema no arranca desde el disco rígido, puede ser arrancado desde el CD-ROM drive.

CA USA P ROBA B LE S O LUCIÓ N

Sis tema solam ente arranc a desde el CD-ROM. Disco rígido puede leer y aplicaciones pueden ser usados pero el arranque desde el disco rígido es i mposible.

CA USA P ROBA B LE S O LUCIÓ N

Mensaje de pantalla ”Invalid Configuration” o “CMOS Failure.”

CA USA P ROBA B LE S O LUCIÓ N

No puede arrancar después de instalar el segundo dis co rígido .

* Asegúrese que el c able de transmisi ón es t

* Reemplace el cable. * Contacte ayuda técnic a.

* Presione los dos extremos del DIMM, pre s ion

* Controle el cable de ejec uci ón des de el disc

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* Copie datos y documentos de aplicaci ón

* Revise el equipo del sistema. Asegúrese d

* Fije correctamente el puente master/es clavo. * E

seguramente enchufado.

para abajo firmemente has ta que el módul encaje en el lugar .

hasta el disco del controlador. Asegúrese d que ambos lados estén enchufados co

seguridad; controle el tipo de di sc o en l conf igura ción estánd ar CMOS.

iando el disc o rígido es extremadament

importante. Todos los discos rígidos so capaces de dañarse en cualquier momento.

Vuelva a formatear el dis co rí instalar las aplicaciones y datos usando e disco de copiado.

que la infor maci ón configurada sea cor recta.

ecute el programa SETUP y seleccione e

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o de disco correcto. Llame a un manufacturación del disco par compatibilidad con otros discos.

ido. Vuelva

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BIOS Setup........................................................................................1

1 Main Menu..................................................................................................... 3

2 Standard CMOS Features ..............................................................................6

3 Advanced BIOS Features...............................................................................9

4 Advanced Chipset Features..........................................................................12

5 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................16

6 Power Management Setup ...........................................................................20

7 PnP/PCI Configurations...............................................................................24

8 PC Health Status ..........................................................................................27

9 Frequency Control .......................................................................................28

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BIOS Setup

Introduction

T his ma nual discussed Aw ard™ Setup program built in to the ROM BIOS. The Se tup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is th en sto red in bat tery- backe d RAM so th at it re tains t he S etup info rmation w h en th e po we r is turned off.

T he Award BIOS™ installe d in your compute r sys tem’s ROM (Read Only Memory ) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel Pentium

processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.

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

The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup.

Plug a nd Play Support

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

EPA Gree n 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 P ower Management (APM) specification. Power management features are imp lemented v ia the System

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video monitors can be managed by this AWARD BIOS.

ACPI Support

Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0 of Advanced Conf iguration and Power interface specif ication (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power management and device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba.

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PCI Bus Suppo rt

This AW ARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification.

DRAM Support

DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported.

Suppo r te d CP Us

T his AW ARD B I O S s u p p o rt s th e AM D C P U.

Us i ng Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use 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 using the keyboard.

Keystroke Function

Up arrow Move to p revious item Down arrow Move to next item Left arro w Move to the item o n the left (menu bar ) Right arrow Move to t he item o n 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 a nd not save changes into CMOS

F1 k ey Genera l help o n S e t up navi gation keys F5 key Load previous values from CMOS F6 key Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table F7 key Load the optimized defaults F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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

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1 Main Menu

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

!! WARNING !!

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

installed on board, for update information.

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Standard CMOS Features

This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.

Advance d BIOS Fe atures

This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS.

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Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.

Integrated Peripherals

This submenu allows you to configure certa in IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features.

Power Management Setup

This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.

PnP/PCI Configura tions

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

PC Health Status

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

Fre que ncy Co ntrol

This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Vo ltage and CPU/PCI clock. (Ho wever, this function is strongly recommended not to use. Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M/B damage!)

Lo a d Optimi ze d De fa ults

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

Set Supervisor Password

Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password.

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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 Passwor d. If the Sup ervisor P assword is set and th e User Passwo rd is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Upgrade BIOS

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

Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.

This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.

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2 Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value 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 : yy Set the system date. Note

Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal

IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub

menu.

IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub

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Drive A

Drive B

Video EGA/VG A

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in

720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5 in

2.88M, 3.5 in

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CGA 40

CGA 80

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

clock.

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 t ype of flop py 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

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the POST process and

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3 Advanced BIOS Features

 Fig ure 3. Adva nced BIOS Se tup

Virus Warning

T his opt ion allow s you to choo se the Virus Wa rnin g f ea tur e that is us ed to pr otect th e IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the

boot sector, BIOS will d isplay a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.

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

Boot Seq & Floppy Setup

This item allows you to setup boot seq & Floppy. First/ Second/ Third/ Bo ot Other Device

These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The Choices: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3,

ZIP100, LAN, Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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Boot Up Floppy Seek

Enablin g this option w ill test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

CPU I nternal Cac he

Dependin g on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory access time with this option.

Enable d (default) Enable cache. Disab led Disab le cache.

External Cache

This option enables or disab les “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU, which may improve performance.

Enable d (default) Enable cache. Disab led Disab le cache.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

T his item al lows yo u to enab le/disab le CP U L2 Cach e EC C C h ecking.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disab led.

Quick Power On Self Test

Enablin g this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-T est (POST) to execute after you power up the computer.

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

Boot Up N umLock Sta tus

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

Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20.

controls Gate A20.

Typematic Rate Se tting

When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured.

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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.

Securi ty Optio n

This option will enable only ind ividuals with passwords to br ing the system online and/or to use the CMOS Setup Utility.

System A password is required for the system to boot and is

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

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

APIC Mode

By selecting Enab led enables ACPI device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system. The Choice s: Enable d (default), Disabled.

MPS Version Control For OS

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

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

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

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

Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution.

Enable d (default) Optional ROM is enabled. Disabled Optional ROM is disabled.

Summary Screen Show

This item allows you to enable/ disab le display the Summary Screen Show. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

also required to access the Setup Utility.

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4 Advanced Chipset Features

This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and external cache. It also coordinates communicat ions 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.

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DRAM Clock/Drive Control

To control the Clock/Drive. If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “DRAM Clock/Dr ive Control” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with th e follow in g opt io ns :

DRAM Clock

This item determines DRAM clock following 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz or By SPD. The Choices: 100MHz, 133MHz, By SPD (default), 166MHz.

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DRAM Timing

This item determines DRAM clock/ timin g follow SPD or not.

The Choices: By SPD (default), Manual.

DRAM CAS Latency

When DRAM is insta lled, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM tim in g.

The Choices: 2.5 (default), 2.

Bank Interleave

This item allows you to enable or disable the bank interleave feature.

The Choices: Disabled (def ault), 2 ba nk, 4 bank.

Precharge to Active (Trp)

This items allows you to specify the delay from precharge command to activate command.

The Choices: 2T, 3T ( defau lt).

Active to Precharge (Tras)

This items allows you to specify the minimum bank active time.

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

Active to CMD (Trcd)

Use this item to specify the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a read or write command is accepted.

The Choices: 2T, 3T ( defau lt).

DRAM Burst Length The Choices: 4 (default), 8.

DRAM Queue Depth

This item permits to place the depths of the memory. T he deeper the depth is, the better is this function.

The Choices: 4 level (defau lt), 2 level, 3 leve l.

DRAM Command Rate

This item controls c lock cycle that must occur between the last valid write operation and the next command.

The Choices: 1T Command, 2T Co m mand (default).

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “AGP & P2P Bridge Control” labe l and th en pre ss the en ter ke y, it w ill take y ou a su bm enu with t he follow ing options :

AG P Ap erture S ize

Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is

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a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

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

AGP Mode T his item allows you to select the AGP Mode. The Choices: 4X (default), 2X, 1X.

AGP Driving Control By choosin g “Auto” the system BIOS will the AGP output Buffer Drive strength

P Ctrl by AGP Card. By choosing “Manual”, it a llows user to set AGP output Buffer Drive strength P Ctrl by manual.

The Choices: Auto (default), Manual.

AGP Driving Value

W h ile AGP driving c ontro l item set to “Manual” , it allows use r to set AGP

drivin g.

The Choices: DA (default).

AG P Fast W rite

The Choices: Enabled, Disabl ed (default).

AGP Master 1 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with

one-wait states.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

When Enabled, read to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with

one wait states.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

CPU & PCI Bus Control

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “CPU & PCI Bus Control” label and th en pre ss the en ter ke y, it w ill take y ou a su bm enu with t he follow ing options :

PCI1 Master 0 WS Write When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero-wait states. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

PCI2 Master 0 WS Write

When enabled, writes to the AGP bus are executed with zero-wait states. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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PC I1 Po st Writ e

When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to post on the P CI bus. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

PC I2 Po st Writ e

When Enabled, CPU writes are allowed to post on the AGP bus.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

PCI Delay Transaction

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

transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification.

The Choice s: Enable d (default), Disab led .

Memory Hole

When enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for more information.

The Choices: Disabled (de fault ), 15M – 16M.

System BIOS Cacheable

Select ing the “Enabled” option allows cachin g of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, which can improve system performance. However, any programs writing to this area of memory will cause conflicts and result in system errors.

The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

Video RAM Cacheable

Enablin g 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

re sult. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default).

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5 Integrated Peripherals

 Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals

OnChip 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. If you install a primary and / or secondary add-in IDE interface, select “Disab led” to deactivate an interface. If you hi gh light the lite ra l “P ress E n ter” ne xt to th e “Onch ip IDE Con trol” labe l and the n press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

On-Chip Primary / Secondary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disab led.

IDE Prefetch Mode

The “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If the interface does not support prefetching. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled”.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

IDE Prima ry / Secondary Master / Slave PIO

The IDE P IO (P rogrammed Input / Output) fields let you set a P IO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0

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through 4 provides successive ly increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determ ines the best mode for each device.

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

IDE Prima ry / Secondary Master / Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA

driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DM A/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Blo ck mode is a lso called b lock tra nsfer , mu ltip le c ommands , or multip le secto r read / write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read / write per sector where the drive can support.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disab led.

OnChip PCI Device

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “OnChip PCI Device” la be l and th en press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following opt ions:

VIA-3058 AC97 Audio

This option allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

VIA-3068 MC97 Modem

This option allows you to control the onboard MC97 modem.

The Choices: Auto (default), Disabled.

Onboard 1394 Chip

This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard VT6306 1394 Chip.

The Choices: Enabled (Default), Disabled.

Onboard Serial ATA Chip

This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard Promise 376 Serial ATA Chip.

The Choices Enabled (Default), Disabled.

Supe r IO Device

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Super IO Devic e” labe l a nd then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the following opt ions:

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Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If install and FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select D isabled in this field.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. The Choices: Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3,

Auto.

Onboard Serial Port 2

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

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

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of onboard I/O chip.

The Choices: Normal (default), AS KIR, IrDA.

RxD, TxD Active

This item allows you to determine which Infrared (IR) function of onboard I/O chip.

The Choices: Hi / Lo (default), Hi / Hi, Lo / Hi, Lo / Lo.

IR Transmission Delay

T his item a llows you to ena ble/dis ab le IR tr ansmiss ion de lay .

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

UR2 Duplex Mode

Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-dup lex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time.

The Choices: Half (d efault ), Fu ll.

Use IR Pi ns

Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals.

The Choices: IR-Rx2Tx2 (default), RxD2, TxD2.

Onboa rd Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Ad dre ss. The Choices: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

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Parallel Po rt Mode

The default value is SPP.

The Choices: SPP(default) Usin g Parallel port as Standard Printer Port.

EP P Usin g P a ralle l P ort as Enhan ced Paralle l P ort. EC P Usin g Pa ralle l p ort a s E xtende d C apabi lities Port . EC P +EPP Usin g Pa ralle l p ort a s E CP & EPP mode.

EPP Mode Se lec t

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.

The Choices: EPP 1.7(default), EPP1.9.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA Channel for the port.

The Choices: 3 (default), 1.

Game Port Address

Game Port I/O Address.

The Choices: 201 (default), 209, Disabled.

Mi di Port Address

Midi Port Base I/O Address.

The Choices: 330 (default), 300, 290, Disabled.

Midi Port IRQ

This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use.

The Choices: 5, 10 (default)

Init Display First

With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot.

The Choices: PCI Slo t (default), AGP.

OnChip USB Controller

This option should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller. The Choices: All Enabled (default), All Disab led, 1&2 USB Port, 2&3 USB Port, 1&3 USB Port, 1 USB Port, 2 USB Port, 3 USB Port.

USB Keyboard S upport

Enables support for USB attached keyboards. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

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6 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features.

Figure 6. Power Management Setup

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ACP I f unc tio n

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

ACP I S us pend Type

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

Power Manage ment

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

1.HDD Power Down.

2. S uspe nd Mode .

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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

S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM

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There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings

Min. Power Saving

Minimum power management. Su spen d Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min

Max. Power Saving

Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s. Su spen d Mode = 1 min. HDD P ower Down = 1 min.

User De fi ne d (default)

Allows you to set each mode individually. 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 disable.

HDD Power Down

When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity. Al l other de vices r emain act ive.

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

Suspend Mode

The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system. The Choices: Disabled ( def ault), 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min , 20 Min, 30

Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour.

Video Off Option

This field determ ines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management.

The Choices: Suspend→Off (default), Always on.

Video Off Method

T his opt ion dete rmines t he manne r in which th e monitor is goes blank.

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V/H SYNC+Blank (default)

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

Blank Screen

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS

Initia l disp lay po wer man agement si gna l in g.

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

Modem Use IRQ

This determines the IRQ, which can be applied in MODEM use.

The Choices: 3 (default), 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / NA.

Soft-Off by PW R-BTTN

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

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

State Af te r Powe r Failure

This field determ ines the action the system will automatically take when power is restored to a system that had lost power previously without any subsequent manual intervention. There are 3 sources that provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power-On instruct ions; the motherboard battery (3V), the Power Supply (5VSB), and the Power Supply (3.3V). While AC is not supplying power, the motherboard uses the motherboard battery (3V). If AC power is supplied and the Power Supply is not turned on, 5VSB from the Power Supply is used. When the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3.3V from the Power Supply will be used.

The Choices: Off (default), Auto, On.

Wake Up/ Power On Control

If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Wake Up/ Power On Control” label and then press enter key, it will take you to a submenu with the following options:

Power On by PCI card

When you select Enabled, a PME signa l from PCI card returns the system to Full On state.

The C h oice s: Dis able d (default), Enabled.

Wake Up on L AN/Ring

An input s ignal on the serial Rin g Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incom ing call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.

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RTC Ala rm Resume

This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. During Disab led, 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

Note: If you have change the setti ng, you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system, before thi s function will work

Reload Global Timer Events

Reload Globa l Timer Events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything, which occurs to a device, which is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power down mode.

VGA off (default), on. LPT & COM LPT/COM (default), COM, LTP, None. HDD & COM On (default), off. PCI Master Off (default), on

system will boot up.

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7 PnP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configur ing the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.

Figure 7. PnP/PCI Configurations

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PNP OS Installed

Wh en set to YES , BIOS will only in it ialize the PnP c ards used for th e boot seque nce (VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be init ialized by the PnP operating system like Windo w™ 95. When se t to NO, BIOS will in it ia lize a ll the P nP cards . Fo r non-P nP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.

The Choices: No (default), Yes.

Reset Configuration Data

The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict. Every peripheral device has a

node, which is called ESCD. This node records which resources are assigned to it. The system need s to r ecor d and update ESCD to the me mory locations. Thes e locat ions (4K) are reserved in the system BIOS. If the Disabled (default) option is chosen, the system‘s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one. If the Enabled

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option is chosen, the system is forced to update ESCDs and then is automatically set to the “D isab le d” mode.

The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources controlled by function. Le gacy is the term, which signif ies th at a resou rce is assigned to t he IS A Bus and pro vides non-PnP ISA add-on cards. PCI / ISA PnP signifies that a resource is assigned to the P CI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add-on cards and peripherals.

The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled.

Resources Co ntrol le d B y

By Choosing “Auto(ESCD)” (default), the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral.By Choosin g “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 “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”.

IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device

IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

PCI / VG A Palette Snoop

Choose Disabled or Enabled. Some graphic controllers wh ich are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot informat ion and VGA compatib ility.

However, the color information coming from the VGA co ntro ller is draw n fro m the palette table inside the VGA controller to generate the proper colors, and the graphic controller need s to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller. T o do this, the non-VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data. In PCI based systems, where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non-VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus, the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write.

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In this case, the PCI VGA controller shou ld not respo nd t o the Wr ite, it should only snoop the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The non-VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus. Unless you have the above situation, you should disab le this option.

Disabled (default) Disab les the function. Enabled Enables the function.

Assign IRQ For VGA

This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the VGA.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

Assign IRQ For USB

This item allows the users to choose which IRQ to assign for the USB.

The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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8 PC Health Status

 Figure 8. PC Health Sta tus

Current CPU Temperature

This field displays the current temperature of the CPU.

Current CPUFAN Speed

This field displays the current speed of CPU fan.

Current SYSFAN Speed

This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan.

CPU Voltage/ 3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V

Detect the system’s voltage status automatically.

Show H/W Monitor in POST

If your computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. The item offers several delay time for you to choose. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.

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