Jetway M2A690-VP, M2A692-VDP User Manual

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Electronic Emission Notices

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA

- INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER

- CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE RECEIVER

- CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO/TELEVISION TECHNICIAN

NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B

requirements, or using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could also result in harmful interference to radio or television reception.

The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is necessary to use shielded I/O cables.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, no responsibility for errors or omissions is assumed. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

Trademarks

All brand names, logos and registered trademarks mentioned are property of their respective owners.

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INTRODUCTION

FEATURES OF MOTHERBOARD .................................................................................... 1

SPECIAL DESIGN OF MOTHERBOARD........................................................................ 2

SPECIFICATION...................................................................................................................3

MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT............................................................................................... 4

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

INSTALL SOCKET AM2 SUPPORTED AMD PROCESSOR........................................ 5

INSTALL MEMORY............................................................................................................ 5

EXPANSION CARDS............................................................................................................ 7

TABLE OF CONTENT

CONNCTORS, HEADERS & JUMPERS SETTING

CONNECTORS......................................................................................................................8

HEADERS .............................................................................................................................. 11

BIOS & SETUP

BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................................................................. 13

Setup SATA RAID ............................................................................................................... 14

BIOS/FLASH Update Procedure.......................................................................................... 20

TROUBLE SHOOTING ...................................................................................................... 20

The Introduction of BIOS BACK Function......................................................................... 21

HDMI Audio Setup................................................................................................................ 21

Box Included Checklist

Sapphire PE-AM2RS690MV Motherboard

Cable for ATA 133 IDE

Sapphire Driver CD for Motherboard

Cable for Serial ATA II

Rear External I/O Shield

Sapphire PE-AM2RS690MV Motherboard User’s Manual

Environmental Protection Announcement

Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

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Features of Motherboard

The AMD 690V Series motherboards are based on the latest AMD 690V Chipset and SB600 chipset which supports the new generation innovative 64-bit AMD Socket AM2 dual core multi-tasking Socket AM2 Athlon64 X2 processors. With an integrated low-latency high-bandwidth DDR2 memory controller and the highly-scalable Hyper Transport technology-based system bus which is up to 1000 MHZ, AMD 690V Platform Processor Chipset motherboard series deliver the outstanding system performance and professional desktop platform solution with the advantages of new generation 64-bit AMD Socket AM2 Athlon64 X2 processors and the fully compatibility of the next generation operation system.

The AMD 690V Series motherboards support new generation Socket AM2 processors with an integrated DDR2 memory controller which provides with 266MHz / 333MHz/ 400MHz memory clock frequency for Dual channel DDR2 533 / DDR2 667 / DDR2 800 (Sempron processor of AM2 socket only supports up DDR2 667) DDR2 Module up to 8.0GB. The whole motherboard series are embedded with SB600 chipset that provides ULTRA ATA 133 connectors and Serial ATA2 with RAID 0, 1, and RAID 10 functions which support up to two IDE devices and four Serial ATA2 devices to accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee the data security without failure in advanced com pu ting p e r f o r mance .

The AMD 690V Series motherboards integrated ATI Radeon X1250 Graphics support ATI innovated AVIVO Technology and Multiple Display configurations: CRT+ DVI-D or HDMI on rear panel and give you the best performance in game experience. AMD™ 690V chipset provides incredible flexibility and unlimited upgrade potential as it supports all Radeon® PCI – E graphics cards on a system configured for either single GPU or next generation multimedia operation. Designed with ATI’s unique architecture to optimize speed and stability, this solution is perfect for overclocking – without the need of additional cooling systems.

The 690V series motherboards provide 10/100 LAN functions with Realtek RTL8101E-GR PCI-E 10/100 LAN which supports 10/100 Mbps data transfer rate. And the embedded Azalia

6-channel Audio CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro® standards that offer you with the home cinema quality and satisfying software compatibility.

The motherboards offer one PCI-Express x16 graphics slot of 4Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which gets 3.5 times of bandwidth more than AGP 8X and it’s up to a peak concurrent bandwidth of 8Gbyte/sec at full speed to guarantee the ultimate GPU computing performance. Two32-bit PCI slots guarantee the rich connectivity for the I/O of peripherals; the motherboards are designed of tackling the profuse multimedia requirements nowadays.

Embedded USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 8 of USB2.0 functional ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth and rich connectivity, these motherboards meet the future USB demands which are also equipped with hardware monitor function on system to monitor and protect your system and maintain your non-stop business computing.

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Special Design of Motherboard

CPU Smart Fan---( The Noise Management System（Only support 4-pin CPU cooler） ) It’s never been a good idea to gain the performance of your system by sacrificing its acoustics. CPU Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer to control the noise level needed for now-a-day’s high performance computing system. The system will automatically increase the fan speed when CPU operating loading is high, after the CPU is in normal operating condition, the system will low down the fan speed for the silent operating environment. The system can provide the much longer life cycle for both CPU and the system fans for game use and business requirements.

CPU Vcore 7-Shift--- (Shift to Higher Performance) The CPU voltage can be adjusted up by 7 steps for the precisely over-clocking of extra demanding computing performance.

CPU Thermal Throttling Technology---(The CPU Overheat Protection Technology) To prevent the increasing heat from damage of CPU or accidental shutdown while at high workload, the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force CPU to enter partially idle mode from 87.5% to 12.5% according to preset CPU operating temperature in BIOS (from 40 ℃ to 90℃). When the system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset value, the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage to cool down the processor. When at throttling mode the beeper sound can be optionally selected to indicate it is in working.

Above Sapphire Feature Functions in this motherboard are designed for power user to use the over-clocking function in more flexible ways. But please be caution that the over-clocking maybe cause the fails in system reliabilities. This motherboard provides the guaranteed performance and meets the demands of the next generation computing. But if you insist to gain more system performance with variety possibilities of the components you choose, please be careful and make sure to read the detailed descriptions of these value added product features, please get them in the coming section.

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Specification

Spec Description

Design Chipset CPU Socket AM2

Memory Socket

Expansion Slot

Integrate IDE and Serial ATA2 RAID

Integrated VGA

LAN (Option)

LAN(Option)

HD 6-CH Audio

BIOS Multi I/O

∗ Micro ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 24.4 cm*21.0cm ∗ AMD 690V Chipset and AMD SB600 Chipset ∗ Support 64bit AMD AM2 940-Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip

Pin Grid Array package compatible processor

∗ Support for HTT 1GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor and

Athlon 64, and HTT 800MHz Sempron Processors

∗ 240-pin DDR2 Module socket x 4 ∗ Support 4 pcs DDR2 533 / DDR2 667 / DDR2 800 Modules

Expandable to 8.0 GB

∗ PCI-Express x16 slot 1pcs delivers up to 8 GB/s of concurrent

bandwidth.

∗

32-bit PCI slot x 2 pcs

∗

One IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA PIO / DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s.

∗

Four Serial ATA2 ports provide 300 MB/sec data transfer rate with

RAID 0, 1, 10 functions.

∗

Integrated with ATI Radeon X1200 / X1250 Graphic

∗

a core frequency of 400 MHz and 2 shader pipe line

∗

DirectX 9.0 compliant 2D/3D graphics pr ocessor

∗ supported ATI innovated AVIVO Technology ∗ Integrated Realtek RTL8111B-GR PCI-E gigabit LAN chip ∗ Supports Fast Ethernet LAN function provide 10/100/1000

Mb /s data transfer rate

∗ Integrated Realtek RTL8101E-GR PCI-E10/100 LAN chip ∗ Supports Fast Ethernet LAN function provide 10/100Mb /s

data transfer rate

∗ Realtek ALC883 Azalia HD 6-channel Audio Codec integrated ∗ Support 6-channel 3D surround & Positioning Audio

∗ Audio driver and utility included ∗ Award 4MB Flash ROM ∗ PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors ∗ Floppy disk drive connector x1 ∗ 1* Parallel port of 25-pin Block ∗ 1 * Serial port of 9-pin Block ∗ 1 * VGA port / 1 * TV-Out connector

∗ USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x 4 (connecting optional cable)

∗ Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC/ 6CH Audio)

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PS2 KB/Mouse Por

Motherboard Layout

Keyboard/USB Power

(JP1)

CPU Socket AM2

CPU FAN

I/O Controller Chip

Optional VGA

Parallel Connector

USB Port

ATX 12V Power Connecto

RJ45 Over

USB Connecto

Audio Connector

SFAN1

TV-OUT

PCI Express x16

Optional Realtek

RTL8111B Gigabit LAN

Realtek ALC883

Audio Decode

PCI Slo

Audio

DDR2 Socket x 4 ATX Power Conn.

ATA 133 IDE

(IDE1)

Conn. Floppy Connector

AMD 690G/690V Chipset 4MBit Flash

ROM BIOS Clear CMOS (JBAT)

Serial-ATAII Connector (SATA II 1, 2,3,4)

Front Panel Connector

Power LED Connector

Speaker Connector

CDIN

USB Port

COM1

USB Power On Jumper (JP2)

(USB3, USB4)

AMD SB600

SFAN2

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Hardware Installation

Install Socket AM2 Supported AMD Processor

This motherboard provides a 940-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket, referred to as the mPGA940 socket supports AMD Athlon64 processor in the 940 Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array package technology.

The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on your system.

WARNING!

Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90-degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched corner should point toward the end of the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.

Colden Arrow

Socket AM2

CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket

When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket， No force require to insert of the CPU, then press the level to Locate position slightly without any extra force.

Install Memory

This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) socket for DDR2 memory expansion available from minimum memory volume of 128MB to maximum memory volume of 8.0GB DDR SDRAM.

Valid Memory Configurations

Bank 240-Pin DIMM PCS Total Memory

Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) DDR2 533/DDR2 667/DDR2 800 X1 Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) DDR2 533/DDR2 667/DDR2 800 X1 Bank 4, 5 (DIMM3) DDR2 533/DDR2 667/DDR2 800 X1

Bank 6,7 (DIMM4) DDR2 533/DDR2 667/DDR2 800 X1

Total System Memory (Max. 8.0GB) 4

Recommend DIMM Module Combination

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128MB∼2.0GB 128MB∼2.0GB 128MB∼2.0GB 128MB∼2.0GB 128MB∼8.0GB

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1. One DIMM Module ----Plug in DIMM1

2. Two DIMM Modules---Plug in DIMM1 and DIMM2 for Dual channel function

3. Four DIMM Modules---Plug in DIMM1/DIMM2/DIMM3/DIMM4.

For Dual channel Limited!

4. Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DIMM1 &

DIMM2 or DIMM3 &DIMM4, or four DIMM Modules plug in DIMM1~DIMM4.

5. DIMM1 & DIMM2 or DIMM3 & DIMM4 must be the same type, same size, same fr equency

for dual channel function.

Install DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is not difficult, you can refer to figure below to see how to install a 240-Pin DDR2 533/DDR2 667/DDR2 800 SDRAM module.

NOTE!

WARNING!

When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides.

For the DDR SDRAM CLOCK is set at 400MHz, use only DDR2 800- compliant DDR2 Modules. When this motherboard operate at 400Mhz, most system will not even boot if non-compliant modules are used because of the strict timing issues, if your DDR Modules are not DDR2 800-compliant, set the SDRAM clock to 200MHz to ensure system stability.

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Expansion Cards

PE1 / PCI-E x16 Slot

32-bit PCI Slot

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Connectors, Headers & Jumpers Setting

Connectors

(1) Power Connector (24-pinblock) :

ATXPWR1

ROW1 ROW2

ATX Power Supply connector:

This is a new defined 24-pins connector that usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows using soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the

ROW1 ROW2

PIN ROW1 ROW2

1 3.3 V 3.3V 2 3.3 V -12V 3 GND GND 4 5V Soft Power On 5 GND GND 6 5V GND 7 GND GND 8 Power OK -5V 9 +5V (for Soft Logic) +5V 10 +12V +5V 11 +12V +5V 12 +3V GND

motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on, the full

Pin 1

20-Pin

Pin 1

24-Pin

power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will turn off the power to the system board.

** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply

unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin and 4-pin power plugs.

** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin

power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit has a minimum power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (8-pin block) : ATX12V1

This is a new defined 8-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply. The ATX Power Supply which fully supports AM2 processor must including this connector for support extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without this connector might cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for system.

(3) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector: KB1

The connectors are for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.

(3) USB Port connector: CN3

The connectors are 4-pin connectors that connect USB devices to the system board.

(5) LAN Port connector: UL1

This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network The USBLAN1 support optional 10M/100M or 10M/100Mb/1000Mb s data transfer

rate

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(6)

Audio Line-In,

Lin

-Out, MIC, Surrback, Surround, CEN/LEF Connector:

SURROUND1 / CN1

This Connector are 6 phone Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC, Surrback, Surround, CEN/LEF

Line-in : (BLUE) Line-out : (GREEN) MIC : (PINK)

Audio input to sound chip

Audio output to speaker

Microphone Connector

PS/2

Mouse

VGA

RJ45 LAN

Line-IN

Line-OUT

PS/2

Keyboard

USB1

USB2

MIC-IN

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(7) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD1

FDD

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives.

(8) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1

This connector connects to the next set of Master and Slave

hard disks. Follow the same procedure described for the

Floppy Drive Connector

IDE1

primary IDE connector. You may also configure two hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector.

•

Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first

Primary IDE Connector

Pin 1

HDD is referred to as the “Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”.

•

For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this channel may drop.

SATA4

(9) Serial-ATA Port connector: SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3/ SATA4

SATA3

These connectors support the provided Serial

ATA and Serial ATA2 IDE hard disk cable to connecting the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk.

SATA2

SATA1

Serial-ATA1 & 2 Compatible Connectors

Pin 1

(10)

D-Sub 15-pin Connector: VGA

VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector; it is for the display devices, such as the CRT monitor, LCD monitor and so on.

(11) DVI:

Digital Visual Interface

(Optional)

This interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors.

(12) HDMI:

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

(Optional)

This point-to-point interface is for audio and video signals designed as a single-cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment.

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Headers

VCC

JW FP

Pin 1

GND

AUD

RET

VCC

AUD

MIC

BIAS

AUD

FPOUT

MIC

AUD

GND

-DATA

+DATA

GND

-DATA

+DATA

PWRBTN

PWR LED

GND

VCC5

PWRLED

PWRBTN

GND

VCC5

HDDLE

RSTSW

RESET

HDLED

(1) Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel (9-pin): AUDIO1

These headers connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC

connector with cable. Without install the cable, this header default setting is 5-6 short, 9-10 short. When you install the

AUDIO

Pin 1

cable you have take off these jumpers.

(2) USB Port Headers (9-pin) :

USB3

VCC

-DATA

+DATA

Line-Out, MIC Headers

USB4

GND

USB3 / USB4

These headers are used for connecting the

additional USB port plug. By attaching an

Pin 1

option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel.

VCC

GND

-DATA

+DATA

USB Port Headers

(3) Speaker connector: SPEAK1

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below.

(4) Power LED: PWR LED1

The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED from

the system case to this pin.

(5) IDE Activity LED: HD LED

This connector connects to the hard disk activity

indicator light on the case.

(6) Reset switch lead: RESET

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted

PWRLED

Pin 1

SPEAK

Pin 1

reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a

SPKR

GND

VCC5

preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system’s power supply. See the figure below.

System Case Connections

(7) Power switch: PWR BTN

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the

system.

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(8) FAN Power Headers: SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2 (3-pin), CPUFAN (4-pin)

These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the fan

manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector.

CPUFAN IN

GND

CPUFAN

SYSFAN1

CPUFAN OUT

+12V

SYSFAN2

FAN Power Headers

(9) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : CDIN

CDIN are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please

CDIN

4 1

connect it to CD-ROM CD-Audio output connector.

(10) Parallel Port Header (25-pin male): PARALLEL1

CD Audio-In Headers

The On-board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS

SETUP.

(11)

Serial COM Port Header: COM1

Pin 1

PARALLEL

COM1 is the 9-pin block pin-header. The On-board serial

port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP.

Pin1

Serial COM Port 9-pin Block

(12) TV-OUT Header

TV-OUT is the 9-pin block pin-header..TV-out is

commonly used to label the connector of equipment offering

Pin1

an analog video signal that is acceptable for a television AV input.

TV-OUT Conn. 9-pin Block

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BIOS & SETUP

BIOS Setup Utility

About the Phoenix-Award BIOS Setup Utility

The motherboard uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS.

The BIOS ( Basin Input and Output System ) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters. The parameters are stored in battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off. When the system is turned back on, the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS.

The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure: Hard drives, diskette drivers and peripherals

Video display type and display options Password protection to prevent unauthorized use Power Management features

The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs. Before using the Setup utility, ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options.

The Standard Configuration

A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility. However, we recommend that you understand to make any changes in the feature.

This Setup Utility should be used:

- when changing the system configuration

- when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the

Setup Utility

- when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts

- when making changes to the Power Management configuration

- when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup

Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines.

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POST is a series of build-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears:

Main Menu

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

f Standard CMOS Features f Power User Overclocking Settings f Advanced BIOS Features f CPU Thermal Throtting Setup f Advanced Chipset Fetures f Password Settings f Integrated Peripherals Load Failed-Safe Default f Power Management Setup Load Optimized Default f PnP / PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup f PC Health Status Exit without Saving

ESC : Quit yzxw : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ……

( Note: The sample BIOS Setup Menu included here only shows a typical case, and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit. )

Note that a brief description of each highlighted item will appear at the bottom of the screen.

Setup SATA RAID

Press the delete key accessed the BIOS Setup Utility.

When you have entered, the Main Menu appears on the screen. Use the arrow keys to select the item “ Integrated Peripherals” and press the <Enter> key to accept. Use the arrow keys to select the item “South OnChip IDE Device” and press the <Enter> key to accept. After that, use the arrow keys to set the item “ ATI SATA Type” to “RAID”

Creat a Bootable Logical Drive

 Description

 Create a Logical Drive

Description

A logical drive appears to the computer as a single hard disk drive. As a result, you can install your operating system onto a logical drive and boot your computer from the logical drive. The following steps describe how to create a bootable logical drive.

Create a Logical Drive

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You will now use the onboard FastBuild BIOS utility ot create a logical drive.

1. Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the disk drives installed, the ATI

onboard BIOS will display the following screen ( below).

RAID AHCI ™ BIOS Version 2.5.1540.18

No Array is defined…

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild ™ Utility…

2. Press the Ctrl-F keys to display the FastBuild Utility Main Menu (below).

Main Menu

Viov Drive Assignments.…..[1]

Define LD…….…..………..[2] Delete LD…………………..[3] Controller Configuration…...[4]

Keys Available

Press 1...4 to select option [Esc]….Exit

3. Press 2 on the Main Menu screen to display the Define LD Menu (below).

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (MB) Status LD 1 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 2 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 3 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 4 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 5 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 6 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 7 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 8 ---- ---- ---- ----

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Keys Available

[Ç] UP [È] Down [Esc] Exit [Enter] Select

4. Press the arrow keys to highlight an logical drive number you want to defines and press Enter to

select it.

The Define LD Menu for the logical drive number you selected will next appear (below).

Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 1 2

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: OFF Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: Write Back

Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment 1: Mas ST380013AS 80027 Y 2: Mas ST380013AS 80027 Y 3: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N 4: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N

Keys Available

[Ç] UP [È] Down [Esc] Exit [Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save

5. Choose the RAID Level you want. In the Define LD Menu section, press the Space bar to cycle

through logical drive types:

y RAID 0 (Stripe)

y RAID 1 ( Mirror)

y RAID 10 ( Stripe / Mirror )

NOTE

: While you can use any available RAID Level for your bootable logical drive,

ATI recommends RAID 1 for most applications.

6. Press the arrow keys to move to the next option. Option choices depend on th RAID Level you

selected.

y Initialize logical drive , zero the disk drives. RADI 1 or 10 only

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y Stripe Block Size, the default 64KB is best for most applications. RAID 0 or 10 only.

y Gigabyte Boundary, allows use of slightly smaller replacement drives.

y Cache Mode, WriteThru or WriteBack.

7. Press the arrow keys to move to Disk Assignments. Press the space bar to toggle between N and Y for

each available drive. Y means this disk drive will be assigned to the logical drive.

Assign the appropriate number of disk drives to your logical drive.

8. Press Ctrl-Y to save your logical drive configuration.

You have the option of using all of the disk drive capacity for one logical drive or allocating a portion

to a second logical drive.

Press Ctrl-Y to modify Array Capacity or press any other Key to use Maximum Capacity …

Choose one of the following actions:

y Use the full capacity of the disk drives for a single logical drive. Go to “One Logical Drive” below.

y Split the disk drives among two logical drives. Go to “Two Logical Drives” below.

One Logical Drive

Continued from Create a Logical Drive step 8, above.

1. Press any key ( except for Ctrl-Y ) to use the full portion of the logical drive for one logical drive.

2. Press Esc to exit to the Main Menu. Press Esc again to exit the Utility.

3. Press Y to restart the computer.

You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive.

Two Logical Drives

Continued from Create Logical Drive Step 8, above.

1. Press Ctrl-Y to allocate a portion of the disk drives to the first logical drives.

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Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: OFF Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: Write Back

Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment 1: Mas ST380013AS 80027 Y 2: Mas ST380013AS 80027 Y 3: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N

Enter array capacity (in MB) here: 100000

4: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N

Keys Available

[Ç] UP [È] Down [Esc] Exit [Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save

2. Enter the desired capacity in MB for the first logical drive and press Enter.

The Define LD Menu displays again.

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (MB) Status LD 1 RAID 1 2 10000 Functional LD 2 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 3 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 4 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 5 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 6 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 7 ---- ---- ---- ---LD 8 ---- ---- ---- ----

Keys Available

[Ç] UP [È] Down [Esc] Exit [Enter] Select

3. Press the up and down arrow keys to select an available logical drive number and press Enter.

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Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 1 2

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: OFF Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: Write Back

Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment 1: Mas ST380013AS 39960 Y 2: Mas ST380013AS 39960 Y 3: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N 4: Mas ST380013AS 80027 N

Keys Available

[Ç] UP [È] Down [Esc] Exit [Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save

4. Choose the RAID level and options for the second logical drive.

Note that the disk drives in Channels 1 and 2 reflect smaller capacities because a portion of their capacity belongs the first logical drive.

In this example the disk drives in Channels 3 and 4 are not assigned to a logical drive.

5. Press Ctrl-Y to save your logical drive configuration.

6. Press Ecs to exit to the Main Menu. Press Esc again to exit the Utility.

7. Press Y to restart the computer.

You have successfully created a new RAID logical drive.

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BIOS/FLASH Update Procedure

Before updating the BIOS, users have to “Disable” the “Flash Part Write Protect” selection in “PnP / PCI Configurations” of BIOS SETUP. Otherwise the system the will not allow you to

upgrade BIOS by Award Flash Utility. STEP 1. Prepare a DOS bootable diskette. (you may make one by click START click RUN type

SYS A:click OK)

STEP 2. Copy utility program to your DOS bootable diskette. You may copy from DRIVER CD

X:\FLASH\AWDFLASH.EXE or download from our web site.

STEP 3. Download and make a copy of the latest BIOS from the web site to your DOS bootable

diskette.

STEP 4. Insert your DOS boot diskette into A:,

start the computer, type “Awdflash A:\ XXXX.BIN /SN/PY/CC/R”

XXXX .BIN is the file name of latest BIOS

SN means don’t save existing BIOS data PY means renew existing BIOS data CC means clear existing CMOS data R means restart computer You can type “Awdflash /? To list all switch and command definitions.

STEP 5. Push ENTER to update and flash the BIOS, then the system will restart automatically.

Trouble Shooting

Problem Solution No power to the system to the all power light

don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply doesn’t turn on.

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

System doesn’t boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from optical drive.

System only boots from optical drive .Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible. Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure” Can not boot system after installing second hard drive.

1. Make sure power cable is security plugged in.

2. Replace cable. 3. Contact technical support.

Using ever pressure on both ends of the DIMM , press down firmly until the module snaps into places.

1. Check cable running from disk to disk controller board. .Make sure both ends are securely plugged in, check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup. 2. Backing up the hard drive is extremely important .All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time.

1. Back up date and applications files. 2. Reformat the hard drive. Reinstall applications and date using backup disks.

Review system ‘s equipment .Make sure correct information on is in setup.

1. Set master /slave jumpers correctly. 2. Run SETUP program and select correct drive types. Call the drive manufacture for compatibility with other drives.

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