Mini-Itx P55-T36 User Manual

935-MP55T1-000G

12310953E-DVD

System Board User’s Manual

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Trademarks

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FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio 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 to which

the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.

Notice:

1. The changes or modications not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

Table of Contents

About this Manual ........................................................................................... 4

Warranty ..........................................................................................................4

Static Electricity Precautions .........................................................................5

Safety Measures ................................................................................................5

About the Package ..........................................................................................6

About the Genie BIOS Guideline ................................................................6

Before Using the System Board ...................................................................6

System Board Layout ...................................................................................... 7

English .................................................................................................................8

Français .............................................................................................................31

Deutsch ............................................................................................................54

Italiano ..............................................................................................................77

Español .......................................................................................................... 103

Polski .............................................................................................................. 126

Русский ...................................................................................................... 148

Debug LED Post and Troubleshooting .................................................. 170

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About this Manual

An electronic le of this manual is included in the DVD. To view the user’s manual, insert the DVD into an optical drive. The autorun screen will appear. On the top row of the screen, click the last icon to open the Manuals menu.

For additional information on the system board, please download the complete

version of the manual from DFI’s website. Visit www.d.com.

Warranty

1. Warranty does not cover damages or failures that arised from misuse of the product, inability to use the product, unauthorized replacement or alteration

of components and product specications.

2. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physical abuse,

improper installation, modication, accidents or unauthorized repair of the

product.

3. Unless otherwise instructed in this user’s manual, the user may not, under any circumstances, attempt to perform service, adjustments or repairs on the product, whether in or out of warranty. It must be returned to the purchase point, factory or authorized service agency for all such work.

4. We will not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequencial

damages to the product that has been modied or altered.

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Static Electricity Precautions

It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your PC, system board, components or devices even before installing them in your system unit. Static electrical discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physical damage. You must take extra care in handling them to ensure against electrostatic build-up.

1. To prevent electrostatic build-up, leave the system board in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.

2. Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

3. Do all preparation work on a static-free surface.

4. Hold the device only by its edges. Be careful not to touch any of the components, contacts or connections.

5. Avoid touching the pins or contacts on all modules and connectors. Hold modules or connectors by their ends.

Important:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drive and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection.

Safety Measures

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage range.

To reduce the risk of electric shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

Battery:

• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufac-

turer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance.

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About the Package

The system board package contains the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.

 One system board  Four Serial ATA data cables  Two Serial ATA power cables  Smart connectors  One I/O shield  One DVD  One Creative X-Fi Tool CD  One user’s manual

The system board and accessories in the package may not come similar to the information listed above. This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold. For more information about the standard package in your region, please contact your dealer or sales representative.

About the Genie BIOS Guideline

Genie BIOS allows conguring the system to optimize system performance and

overclock capability. For detailed information about Genie BIOS, please download

the Genie BIOS Guideline from DFI’s website (www.d.com). The guideline is also

available in the provided DVD.

Before Using the System Board

Before using the system board, prepare basic system components.

If you are installing the system board in a new system, you will need at least the following internal components.

• A CPU

• Memory module

• Storage devices such as hard disk drive, CD-ROM, etc.

You will also need external system peripherals you intend to use which will nor-

mally include at least a keyboard, a mouse and a video display monitor.

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System Board Layout

LGA 1156

Mouse

Clear CMOS switch

12V power

PS/2 power select (J )P8

CPU fan

Top: Coaxial RCA Bottom: Optical

S/PDIF-

out

Bottom:Port shared between PowereSATA and USB 11

Top: USB 10

USB 8-13 select (JP5)

power

USB 8-9

LAN

USB 12-13

Line-in Front R/L Mic-in

Center/ Subwoofer

Side R/L

Rear R/L

S/PDIF

CD-in

Front audio

Battery

USB 0-1

USB 2-3

Clear CMOS

(JP2)

Secondary RTC reset (JP12)

1 1

USB 0-3

select (JP6)

power

SATA 0

SATA 1

SATA 3

SPI Flash BIOS

Download

BIOSFlash

IrDA

Front panel

HD-LED RESET

SPEAKER

PWR-LED

ATX-SW

DIMM1

DIMM 2

PWM fan

Intel

P55

2412

AT X

power

113

DRAM

power LED

PCIE1

Standby power LED

PCIE 1

Standby power LED

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Specifications

Processor

Chipset System Memory

Expansion Slots

BIOS

Audio

LAN

Serial ATA

Rear Panel I/O

• LGA 1156 socket for:

- Intel® Core i5/i7 Lynneld processors

• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

• Intel® P55 Express chipset

• Two 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

• Supports DDR3 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz

• Supports up to 8GB system memory

• Delivers up to 21Gb/s bandwidth at 1333MHz

• Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface

• Supports non-ECC unbuffered DIMMs

• 1 PCI Express (Gen 2) x16 slot

• AMI BIOS

• 32Mbit SPI ash BIOS

• CMOS Reloaded

• Realtek ALC885 High Denition audio CODEC

• 8-channel audio output

• DAC SNR/ADC SNR of 106dB/101dB

• Full-rate lossless content protection technology

• Optical S/PDIF-out and coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out interfaces

• Intel 82578DC Gigabit Ethernet PHY

• Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u

(100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards

• Supports up to 3 SATA devices

- Intel Matrix Storage technology

- SATA speed up to 3Gb/s

- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5

• Supports 1 Power eSATA device

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port

• 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 Clear CMOS switch

• 1 coaxial RCA S/PDIF-out port

• 1 optical S/PDIF-out port

• 1 Power eSATA port

• 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (one shared with Power eSATA)

• 1 RJ45 LAN port

• Center/subwoofer, rear R/L and side R/L jacks

• Line-in, line-out (front R/L) and mic-in jacks

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Internal I/O

Power Management

Hardware Monitor

PCB

• 2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0 ports

• 1 front audio connector

• 1 CD-in connector

• 1 S/PDIF connector

• 1 IrDA connector

• 3 Serial ATA connectors

• 1 24-pin ATX power connector

• 1 8-pin 12V power connector

• 1 front panel connector

• 2 fan connectors

• 1 download ash BIOS connector

• 1 diagnostic LED

• ACPI and OS Directed Power Management

• ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function

• Wake-On-PS/2 KB/Mouse

• Wake-On-USB KB

• Wake-On-LAN

• RTC timer to power-on the system

• AC power failure recovery

• Monitors CPU/chipset/PWM temperature and overheat

alarm

• Monitors CPU/DRAM/VTT/CPU_PLL/+3.3/+5/+12/+5VSB/

Vbat voltages

• Monitors the speed of the cooling fans

• CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU tempera-

ture and fan during system boot-up - automatic shutdown upon system overheat

• 6 layers, Mini-ITX form factor

• 17cm (6.7”) x 17cm (6.7”)

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

Jumper Settings

If you encounter the following,

a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the supervisor or user password. c) The overclocked settings in the BIOS resulted to the system’s instability or

caused system boot up problems.

you can recongure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.

Clear CMOS Switch

The Clear CMOS switch at the rear panel of the system provides convenience by allowing you to clear the CMOS without having to remove the chassis cover. Press the black button to clear the CMOS data.

Clear CMOS Jumper

To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow the steps below.

1. Power-off the system then unplug the power cord.

2. Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back to its

default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.

3. Now plug the power cord then power-on the system.

Clear CMOS Data

2-3 On:

Clear CMOS Data

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP2

31 2

Clear CMOS

switch

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PS/2 Power Select

Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to wake up the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

JP8

2-3 On:

5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

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USB Power Select

USB 8-13

(JP5)

Selecting 5VSB will allow you to use the USB keyboard to wake up the system.

Important:

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥1.5A (2 devices) or ≥2A (3 or more devices).

2-3 On:

5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

2-3 On:

5VSB

1-2 On: 5V

(default)

USB 0-3

(JP6)

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Secondary RTC Reset

When the RTC battery is removed, this jumper resets the manageability register bits in the RTC.

Note:

1. The SRTCRST# input must always be high when all other RTC power planes are on.

2. In the case where the RTC battery is dead or missing on the platform, the SRTCRST# pin must rise before the RSMRST# pin.

2-3 On:

RTC Reset

1-2 On: Normal

(default)

JP12

31 2

Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2 K/B

Clear CMOS

switch

USB 8 USB 12-13

Mic-in

Side R/L

Center/Subwoofer

Rear R/L

Line-in

Front R/L

LAN

PS/2

Mouse

USB 9

Power eSATA or

USB 11

USB 10

Optical

S/PDIF-out

Coaxial

S/PDIF-out

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PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

These ports are used to connect a PS/2 mouse and a PS/2 keyboard.

Optical S/PDIF

The optical S/PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using

an optical S/PDIF cable.

Coaxial RCA S/PDIF

The coaxial RCA S/PDIF jack is used to connect an external audio output device using a coaxial S/PDIF cable.

Important:

DO NOT use optical S/PDIF and Coaxial RCA S/PDIF at the same time.

PS/2 Ports and S/PDIF Ports

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 KB

Optical S/PDIF

Coaxial RCA

S/PDIF

S/PDIF Connector

The S/PDIF connector is used to connect an external S/PDIF port. Your S/PDIF

port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable to the S/PDIF connector. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable is aligned with pin 1 of the S/PDIF connector.

S/PDIF

1 5

+5V

Key

SPDIF out

Ground

SPDIF in

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Power eSATA

The arrow above points to the location shared by the Power eSATA and USB 11. You can choose to plug a Power eSATA device or a USB device. This port supplies

sufcient power to run an eSATA device (no additional power required).

Port shared between Power eSATA and USB 11

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USB 0-1

USB 10

LAN

USB 11 /

Power eSATA

USB 12

USB 13

USB and LAN Ports

USB

The USB ports are used to connect USB 2.0/1.1 devices. The 10-pin connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Your USB ports may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the USB port cables to these connectors.

USB 11 is a port shared with Power eSATA. If you are using a Power eSATA device, you cannot use this port to connect a USB device.

LAN

The LAN port allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.

USB 2-3

VCC

-Data

+Data

GND

Key

VCC

-Data

+Data

GND

USB 9

USB 8

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Rear Panel Audio

Center/Subwoofer Jack (Orange)•

This jack is used to connect to the center and subwoofer speakers of the au-

dio system.

Rear Right/Left Jack (Black)•

This jack is used to connect to the rear right and rear left speakers of the

audio system.

Side Right/Left Jack (Gray)•

This jack is used to connect to the side left and side right speakers of the

audio system.

Line-in (Light Blue)•

This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi- set, CD player,

tape player, AM/FM radio tuner, synthesizer, etc.

Audio and CD-In

Rear audio

Front R/L

Line-in

Mic-in

Rear R/L

Center/

Subwoofer

Side R/L

CD-in

Front audio

Mic2-L

Line2-R

Front_IO_Sense

GND

Presence Signal

Key

Mic Jack Sense

Line-out Jack

Sense

Mic2-R

Line2-L

Left audio

channel

Right audio channel

Ground

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The Serial ATA (SATA) connectors are used to connect Serial ATA drives. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to a Serial ATA connector and the other end to your Serial ATA device.

Configuring RAID

Refer to the RAID chapter in this manual for more information about creating RAID on Serial ATA drives.

Serial ATA Connectors

Line-out - Front Right/Left Jack (Lime)•

This jack is used to connect to the front right and front left speakers of the

audio system.

Mic-in Jack (Pink)•

This jack is used to connect an external microphone.

Front Audio

The front audio connector is used to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system.

CD-in

The CD-in connector is used to receive audio from a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.

Internal I/O Connectors

RXN

GND

TXP

TXN

GND

RXP

GND

SATA 0 SATA 1

SATA 3

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IrDA Connector

Connect the cable connector from your IrDA module to the IrDA connector.

Note:

The sequence of the pin functions on some IrDA cable may be reversed

from the pin function dened on the system board. Make sure to connect

the cable to the IrDA connector according to their pin functions.

You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information.

1 5

VCC

N. C.

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

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Cooling Fan Connectors

These fan connectors are used to connect cooling fans. Cooling fans will provide adequate airow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.

CPU fan

Sense

Power

Ground Speed

Control

Sense

Power

Ground

PWM fan

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DRAM Power LED

Standby Power LED

LEDs

Diagnostic LED

DRAM Power LED

This LED will light when the system’s power is on.

Standby Power LED

This LED will light when the system is in the standby mode.

Diagnostic LED

The Diagnostic LED displays POST codes. POST (Power-On Self Tests) which is controlled by the BIOS is performed whenever you power-on the system. POST will detect the status of the system and its components. Each code displayed on the LED corresponds to a certain system status.

Important:

When the DRAM Power LED and/or Standby Power LED lit red, it indicates that power is present on the DIMM sockets and/or PCI slots. Power-off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any memory modules or add-in cards. Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components.

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Power Connectors

Use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply unit has a standard 24-pin ATX main power connector that must be inserted into this connector.

Your power supply unit may come with an 8-pin or 4-pin +12V power connector. The +12V power enables the delivery of more +12VDC current to the processor’s Voltage Regulator Module (VRM). If available, it is preferable to use the 8-pin power; otherwise connect a 4-pin power to this connector.

12 24

+3.3VDC

COM

+5VDC

COM

+5VDC

COM

PWR_OK

+5VSB

+12VDC

+3.3VDC

-12VDC

COM

PS_ON#

COM

+5VDC

COM

+12V

Ground

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The system board requires a minimum of 200 Watt power supply to operate. Your

system conguration (CPU power, amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed the minimum power requirement. To ensure that adequate

power is provided, we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 300 Watt (or greater) power supply.

Important:

Insufcient power supplied to the system may result in instability or

the add-in boards and peripherals not functioning properly. Calculating

the system’s approximate power usage is important to ensure that the

power supply meets the system’s consumption requirements.

The power connectors from the power supply unit are designed to t the 24-pin and 8-pin connectors in only one orientation. Make sure to nd the proper orien-

tation before plugging the connectors.

Restarting the PC

Normally, you can power-off the PC by:

1. Pressing the power button at the front panel of the chassis.

2. Pressing the power switch that is on the system board (note: not all system boards come with this switch).

If for some reasons you need to totally cut off the power supplied to the PC, switch off the power supply or unplug the power cord. Take note though that if you intend to restart it at once, please strictly follow the steps below.

1. The time where power is totally discharged varies among power supplies. It’s

discharge time is highly dependent on the system’s conguration such as the

wattage of the power supply, the sequence of the supplied power as well as the number of peripheral devices connected to the system. Due to this reason, we strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED (refer

to the “LEDs” section in this chapter for the location of the Standby Power

LED) to lit off.

2. After the Standby Power LED has lit off, wait for 6 seconds before powering on the PC.

If the system board is already enclosed in a chassis which apparently will not

make the Standby Power LED visible, wait for 15 seconds before you restore

power connections. 15 seconds is approximately the time that will take the

LED to lit off and the time needed before restoring power.

The above will ensure protection and prevent damage to the motherboard and components.

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Front Panel Connectors

HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED

This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed.

RESET: Reset Switch

This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

SPEAKER: Speaker Connector

This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.

ATX-SW: ATX Power Switch

Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch is a “dual function power

button” that will allow your system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.

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SPEAKER

HD-LED

RESET

PWR-LED

ATX-SW

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PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED

When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second.

Note:

If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly. Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket.

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

Reserved

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

Reserved

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

Pin Assignment

HDD LED Power HDD

N. C. N. C.

PWRBT+ PWRBT-

N. C. N. C.

Ground H/W Reset

Speaker Data N. C. Ground Speaker Power

LED Power (+) LED Power (+) LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

3 5

14 16

10 18

7 9

13 15 17 19

2 4 6

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PCI Express Slot

PCIE 1

Download Flash BIOS Connector

GROUND

SPI_CLK

SPI_MOSI

SPI_VCC3

SPI_CS0B

SPI_MIS0

SPI_HOLD#

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Smart Connectors

The Smart Connectors (USB, Front Panel) serve as extended connectors allowing

you to easily connect cables to the connectors that are on the system board. This is specially advantageous when using the front panel connectors as this will prevent wrong cable connection.

1. Connect all front panel cables from the chassis to the front panel smart connector. Connect according to the

pin denition shown on the smart

connector.

Front Panel Connectors

USB Front Panel

2. Connect the front panel smart connector to the front panel connector on the system board.

USB Connectors

1. Connect your USB port cable to the USB smart connector. Connect according

to the pin denition shown on the smart connector.

2. Connect the USB smart connector to the respective connectors on the system board.

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The Intel chip allows conguring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It supports RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5.

RAID Levels

RAID 0 (Striped Disk Array without Fault Tolerance)

RAID 0 uses two new identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Data is divided into stripes and each stripe is written alternately between two disk drives. This improves the I/O performance of the drives at different channel; however it is not fault tolerant. A failed disk will result in data loss in the disk array.

RAID 1 (Mirroring Disk Array with Fault Tolerance)

RAID 1 copies and maintains an identical image of the data from one drive to the other drive. If a drive fails to function, the disk array management software directs all applications to the other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive’s data. This enhances data protection and increases fault tolerance to the

entire system. Use two new drives or an existing drive and a new drive but the size of the new drive must be the same or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 0+1 (Striping and Mirroring)

RAID 0+1 is a combination of data striping and data mirroring providing the ben-

ets of both RAID 0 and RAID 1. Use four new drives or an existing drive and three new drives for this conguration.

RAID 5

RAID 5 stripes data and parity information across hard drives. It is fault tolerant and provides better hard drive performance and more storage capacity.

Chapter 3 - RAID

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Settings

To enable the RAID function, the following settings are required.

1. Connect the Serial ATA drives.

2. Congure Serial ATA in the AMI BIOS.

3. Congure RAID in the RAID BIOS.

4. Install the RAID driver during OS installation.

5. Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager.

Step 1: Connect the Serial ATA Drives

Refer to chapter 2 for details on connecting the Serial ATA drives.

Important:

1. Make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won’t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.

2. Treat the cables with extreme caution especially while creating RAID.

A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operating system. The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives. Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data.

Step 2: Configure Serial ATA in the AMI BIOS

1. Power-on the system then press <Del> to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS.

2. Congure Serial ATA in the appropriate elds.

3. Select the Exit menu to exit the system setup.

4. Reboot the system.

Step 3: Configure RAID in the RAID BIOS

When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the Intel RAID BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to enter the utility. The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.

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Step 4: Install the RAID Driver During OS Installation

The RAID driver must be installed during the Windows® XP or Windows® 2000 installation using the F6 installation method. This is required in order to install the operating system onto a hard drive or RAID volume when in RAID mode or onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode.

1. Start Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD.

2. Press <F6> when prompted in the status line with the ‘Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver’ message.

3. Press <S> to “Specify Additional Device”.

4. At this point you will be prompted to insert a oppy disk containing the RAID

driver. Insert the RAID driver diskette.

5. Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select RAID or AHCI

controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup. Press <Enter> to conrm.

You have successfully installed the driver. However you must continue installing

the OS. Leave the oppy disk in the oppy drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup will need to copy the les again from the oppy disk to the Windows installation folders. After Windows setup has copied these les again, remove the oppy diskette so that Windows setup can reboot as needed.

Step 5: Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager

The Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be installed from within Windows. It allows

RAID volume management (create, delete, migrate) from within the operating system. It will also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information. The user interface, tray icon service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and/or SATA drives. It enables enhanced performance and power management for the storage subsystem.

Refer to the complete version of the manual for steps on installing Intel Matrix Storage Manager. Please download the manual from DFI’s website. Visit www.d.

com.

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Mini-Itx P55-T36 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual