MSI E7320 Master-2S, E7320 Master2, MS-9621 User Manual

E7320 Master2 Series

MS-9621 (v1.X) CEB Server Board

English Version

G52-S9621X1

The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no

guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.

Trademarks

All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. AMD, Athlon™ , Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation. PS/2 and OS®/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Windows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Netware® is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. Award® is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. AMI® is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release June 2005

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance.

Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/service/faq/

faq/esc_faq_list.php

Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw

Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything over the power cord.

8. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock.

11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel:

† The power cord or plug is damaged. † Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. † The equipment has been exposed to moisture. † The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to

User’s Manual.

† The equipment has dropped and damaged. † The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

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FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful 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 measures listed below.

† Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. † Increase the separation between the equipment and 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/television technician for help.

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

VOIR LA NOTICE D’ INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU.

Micro-Star International

MS-9621

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement

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CONTENTS

Copyright Notice...............................................................................................................ii

Trademarks.......................................................................................................................ii

Revision History...............................................................................................................ii

Technical Support............................................................................................................ii

Safety Instructions..........................................................................................................iii

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement.........................................................iv

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement......................................v

Chapter 1. Getting Started.....................................................................................1-1

Mainboard Specifications....................................................................................1-2

Mainboard Layout................................................................................................1-5

MSI Special Features...........................................................................................1-6

PC Alert™ III..................................................................................................1-6

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup...................................................................................2-1

Quick Components Guide....................................................................................2-2

Central Processing Unit: CPU...............................................................................2-3

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 604...............................................2-4

Installing the Intel CPU Cooler......................................................................2-5

Memory.................................................................................................................2-6

Memory Bus Features.................................................................................2-6

Memory Population Rules.............................................................................2-7

Installing DDR-II Modules..............................................................................2-7

Power Supply......................................................................................................2-8

SSI 24-Pin Power Connector: JPWR1.........................................................2-8

SSI 8-Pin Power Connector: JPWR2...........................................................2-8

Back Panel............................................................................................................2-9

Connectors.........................................................................................................2-10

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: JFDD...........................................................2-10

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1...............................................2-10

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/2/3, POWERFAN1/2/3/4....................2-10

Front USB Connector: JUSB1.....................................................................2-11

ATA100 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2..............................................2-11

Serial ATA RAID 0, 1 Connectors: SATA1, SATA2....................................2-12

Serial Port Connector: COM 2....................................................................2-13

Front Panel Connector: JFP1.....................................................................2-13

Ultra320 SCSI Connectors: SCSI1 (Optional)...........................................2-14

SCSI LED Connector: J11 (Optional)........................................................2-14

LAN LED Connectors: J5 & J7...................................................................2-15

Redundancy Power SMBus Connector: J3..............................................2-15

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H/W Monitor SMBus Connector: J4...........................................................2-15

Parallel Port Header: CN11.........................................................................2-16

Jumpers..............................................................................................................2-17

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT........................................................................2-17

Slots....................................................................................................................2-18

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots........................................2-18

PCI Interrupt Request Routing....................................................................2-18

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup.............................................................................................3-1

Entering Setup......................................................................................................3-2

Control Keys.................................................................................................3-2

Getting Help..................................................................................................3-3

General Help <F1>.......................................................................................3-3

The Menu Bar.......................................................................................................3-4

Main......................................................................................................................3-6

Advanced.............................................................................................................3-9

Security..............................................................................................................3-14

Power.................................................................................................................3-16

Boot....................................................................................................................3-18

PC Health............................................................................................................3-19

Exit......................................................................................................................3-21

Appendix A: SCSI BIOS Setup (Optional)............................................................A-1

Entering SCSI BIOS..............................................................................................A-2

Control Keys.................................................................................................A-2

Selecting the SCSI Channel.........................................................................A-2

Selecting the Management Type.................................................................A-2

Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings...........................................................A-4

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions.....................................................................A-4

Additional Options........................................................................................A-5

BIOS Information..........................................................................................A-8

Disk Utilities...........................................................................................................A-8

Appendix B: Adaptec SATA RAID Utility for Intel ICH-HR (Optional)..............B-1

Introduction...........................................................................................................B-2

1. Overview.................................................................................................B-2

2. Operating System Compatibility...............................................................B-2

3. Storage Requirements.............................................................................B-2

4. Features...................................................................................................B-2

5. Storage Management Software Overview............................................B-2

Installing the Driver...............................................................................................B-4

1. Installing the Driver in a New Windows System.....................................B-4

2. Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System.............................B-5

3. Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 / 8.0 / 9.0.....................................................B-5

4. Installing SuSE Linux 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.3.........................................................B-6

Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition.....................................B-7

1. Overview.................................................................................................B-7

2. Supported Browsers...............................................................................B-7

3. Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations............................................B-7

4. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows.................................B-8

5. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux......................................B-11

Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition.......................................B-12

1. Overview...............................................................................................B-12

2. Architecture Overview..........................................................................B-13

3. Logging In...............................................................................................B-13

4. Installing a Security Certificate..............................................................B-14

5. Registering Your Software...................................................................B-14

6. The Basics..............................................................................................B-15

Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility....................................................................B-19

1. Using the Array Configuration Utility.....................................................B-19

2. Using the Disk Utilities............................................................................B-22

Glossary.............................................................................................................B-23

Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting Started

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the E7320 Master2 Series (MS-9621 v1.X) CEB server board. The E7320 Master2 Series are superior computer mainboards based on Intel® Lindenhurst-VS & Hance Rapids chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel® XeonTM processors in the 604 pin package, the E7320 Master2 Series provide a solution for front-end and general purpose server/ workstation in the entry-level and mid-range market segment.

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Mainboard Specifications

CPU

† Dual Intel® Xeon™ processors (800 MHz FSB) in Socket 604 † 1MB/2MB L2 Cache † 6.4GB/s Trans Rate

(For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php)

Chipset

† Intel® Lindenhurst-VS MCH (Memory Controller Hub)

- Supports dual processors at 200 MHz (x4 transfers)

- System bus bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s

- Support for direct connect of two DDR channel interface, DDR-II 400 technology

† Intel® Hance Rapids ICH (I/O Controller Hub)

- Two port serial ATA controller

- Two channel Ultra ATA/100 bus master IDE controller

- One EHCI USB 2.0 host controller and two UHCI USB 1.1 host controllers

- PCI-X 1.0 interface

- PCI-2.2 interface

- I/O APIC

- SMBus 2.0 controller

Memory Bus Feature

† Supports up to six 240-pin DDR-II 400 registered ECC DIMMs † Maximum capacity: 16GB † Available bandwidth up to 3.2GB/s (DDR-II 400) † Supports 256-Mb,512-Mb and 1Gb DDR-II technology

(For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi. com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_qvl.php)

Slots

† One 32-bit/33MHz PCI slot (supports 3.3V/5V PCI bus interface) † Two 64-bit/66MHz PCI-X slots † One PCI Express x8 slot (PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)

HDD Interface

† SCSI interface supported by Adaptec AIC-7901 Ultra-320 SCSI controller (Optional)

- Supports dual-channel Ultra320 LVD SCSI

† Serial ATA RAID interface supported by Intel® Hance Rapids ICH (with 2 SATA

connectors onboard/can connect up to 2 Serial ATA drives)

† Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE interface supported by Intel® Hance Rapids ICH (with

2 IDE connectors onboard/can connect up to 4 Ultra ATA drives)

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Onboard Peripherals

† On-Board Peripherals include:

- 1 floppy port supports 1 FDD with 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes

- 2 serial ports (COM1 & COM2)

- 1 VGA port

- 4 USB 2.0 ports (Rear * 2/ Front * 2)

- 2 RJ45 LAN jacks

Network

† Broadcom 5721 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (PCI-Express) † Broadcom 5705 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (PCI)

Power Management Features

† Wake up on LAN (WOL), USB, PCI, Mouse † RTC alarm † Supports ACPI S1, S4, and S5 functions

System Management

† MSI iConsole ASF † SMBus (I2C) † Hardware monitoring † Thermal protection † Chassis intrusion

Getting Started

BIOS

† 8 Mbit Flash EEPROM † PCI 2.2 compliant, VPD, DMI † SMBIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0 † Supports PXE boot protocol † APM 1.2, WOL, WOR † PC2001 system design compliant

Dimension

† 12" x 10.5" CEB form factor

MSI Reminds You...

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires ALL of the following platform Components: *CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 or Xeon™ Processors with HT Technology; *Chipset: Intel® Chipsets that support HT Technology; *BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled; *OS: An operating system that supports HT Technology. For more information on Hyper-threading Technology, go to:

ht tp:/ /www.intel.com/info /hypert hre ading

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Video

† Integrated ATI Rage XL graphics controller

- Built-in DVD decoding

- Integrated TMDS transmitter with support for Digital Flat Panel (DFP) monitors

- Onboard 8MB Video SDRAM

MSI Reminds You...

Please refer to Table 1 for 2D modes supporting both CRT and LCD. The table specifies the minimum memory requirements for various display resolutions, refresh rates and color depths.

Table 1. 2D Modes (TFT or CRT)

Mode Refresh Minimum Amount of Memory Required

rate(Hz) 640x480 60 640X480 72 640X480 75 640X480 90 640X480 100 800X600 60 800X600 70 800X600 75 800X600 90 800X600 100 1024X768 60 1024X768 72 1024X768 75 1024X768 90 1024X768 100 1280x1024 43 1280x1024 60 1280x1024 70 1280x1024 72 1600x1200 66 1600x1200 76

Shading indicates modes not supported by TFT

8bpp 16bpp 24bpp 32bpp 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB 2MB 2MB 4MB 4MB 2MB 4MB 4MB 6MB 2MB 4MB 4MB 6MB 2MB - 4MB 6MB 2MB - 4MB 6MB 4MB 4MB 6MB 8MB 4MB 4MB 6MB -

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CPU1

CPU2

JPWR1

CPUFAN1

T: Mouse

POWERFAN1

IDE2

IDE1

CN11

JFDD

JFP1J8J5

JUSB1

SATA1

SATA2

CPUFAN3

BIOS

SCSI 1

JBAT

JCI1

COM2

m P G A 6

B: Keyboard

USB Ports

COM1

VGA1

BATT

Getting Started

Mainboard Layout

m P GA60 4

DIMM6 DIMM5 DIMM4 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1

LAN

PCIX 1

PCIX 2

PCIE1

PCI 1

J10

E7320 Master2 Series (MS-9621 v1.X) CEB Server Board

Intel

Lindenhurst-VS

J11

JPWR2

J3 J4

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MSI Special Features

PC Alert™ III

The PC AlertTM III is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status during real time operation:

ö monitor CPU & system temperatures ö monitor fan speed(s) ö monitor system voltage ö monitor chassis intrusion

If one of the items above is abnormal, the program main screen will be immediately shown on the screen, with the abnormal item highlighted in red. This will continue to be shown until user disables the warning.

MSI Reminds You...

Items shown on PC Alert™ III vary depending on your system status.

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Hardware Setup

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Hardware Setup

This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.

Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. Static electricity may damage the components.

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Quick Components Guide

Back Panel I/O, p.2-9

PCI Slots,

p.2-18

POWERFAN1, p.2-10

JPWR1, p.2-8

CPUFAN1, p.2-10

DIMM6~1, p.2-6

CPU, p.2-3

J2, p.2-17

JPWR2, p.2-8

J3/J4, p.2-15

CPUFAN2/3, POWERFAN2/ 3/4, p.2-10

JCI1, p.2-10

JBAT, p.2-17

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SCSI1, p.2-14

J11, p.2-14

JFDD, p.2-10

COM2, p.2-13

IDE2/1,

p.2-11

CN11, p.2-16

J5/J7/J8,

p.2-15

JFP1, p.2-13

SATA1/2,

p.2-12

JUSB1,

p.2-11

Hardware Setup

Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports Single/Dual Intel® Xeon™ processor(s). The mainboard uses two CPU sockets called Socket 604 for easy CPU installation. You can install SINGLE or DUAL CPUs on the board to meet your own needs. Keep the following points in mind before installing CPU(s):

1. If SINGLE CPU is intended, always install the CPU on the CPU1 socket.

CPU1

Recommended inlet air direction

2. To install DUAL CPUs on the board, you must use the same type of CPUs running at the same FSB frequency.

For more information on compatible components, please visit http://w ww .msi.com. tw/ program/products /s er v er/svr/p r o _s vr _qvl .p hp .

MSI Reminds You...

Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating. The system temperature needs to remain under 45°C. We highly recommend that the direction of inlet air should follow the direction indicated above for better cooling effect.

Replacing the CPU

While replacing the CPU, always turn off the SSI power supply or unplug the power supply’s power cord from grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU.

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Open Lever

Gold arrow

Press down

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 604

1.Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU.

2.Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 170-degree angle.

3.Look for the gold arrow. The gold arrow should point towards the lever pivot. The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation.

4.If the CPU is correctly installed, the pins should be completely embedded into the socket and can not be seen. Please note that any violation of the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard.

Sliding

Plate

Correct CPU placement

Incorrect CPU placement

5. Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever. As the CPU is likely to move while the lever is being closed, always close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and completely embedded into the socket.

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Lever

the CPU

Hardware Setup

Installing the Intel CPU Cooler

1. Flip over the mainboard and locate the position of the CPU sockets.

2. Stick the backplates to the back of the CPU sockets with holes aligned.

CPU cooler backplates

3. Install the CPU(s) following the instructions on page 2-4.

4. Apply some heat paste all over the top of the CPU and place the cooler onto it.

6.Screw to secure the CPU cooler.

5.Connect the CPU fan power cord to CPUFAN1. Note: If dual processors are installed, connect the second CPU fan power cord to CPUFAN2.

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I M M 6

I M M 5

I M M 4

I M M 3

I M M 1

M M 2

(0/1)

(2/3)

hA8h

Memory

The mainboard provides 6 slots for 240-pin DDR-II DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) modules. You can install DDR-II 400 SDRAM modules on the DDR-II DIMM slots (DIMM 1~6).

For more information on compatible components, please visit http://w ww .msi.com. tw/ program/products /s er v er/svr/p r o _s vr _qvl .p hp .

Memory Bus Features

u Support for direct connect of two DDR-II channel interfaces, DDR-II 400 technol-

ogy

u Full operation support in single-channel mode on either interface u Stacked or unstacked DIMM support for registered DDR-II 400 technology u 144-bit wide with ECC, DDR-II 400 memory interface supports x72, ECC, regis-

tered DIMMs (using 256 Mb, 512Mb, and 1 Gb)

u Maximum 16GB support with DDR-II 400 up to two stacked DIMMs (1 Gb x 4

DRAMs)

u Data bandwidth per channel 3.2 GB/s (DDR-II 400) u Support for S4EC/D4ED (144,128) x4, Intel x4 Single Device Data Correction (x4

SDDC) ECC in dual channel mode

u Support SEC/DED (72,64) ECC on each channel when Intel Single Device Data

Correction (SDDC) is disabled

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MCH

CKE:

0/0#

C/S: 2/3

SPD:

A0h A2h A4

0/0#Clock:

2/3

4/2 6/0

4/5 (2/3)

5/3 7/1

1/1# 2/2#

4/5

AAh

2/2#1/1#

6/7 (0/1)

6/7

ACh

Hardware Setup

Memory Population Rules

The mainboard supports both single- & dual-channel modes. Install at least one DIMM module on the slots. You can install either single- or double-sided modules to meet your own needs. In dual-channel mode, make sure that you install memory modules

of the same type and density on DDR-II DIMMs.

Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows:

DIMM Configuration DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 DIMM 5 DIMM 6

1 Single Rank X X X X Single Single 1 Dual Rank X X X X Dual Dual 2 Single Ranks X X Single Single Single Single 1 Dual Rank, 1 Single Rank 2 Dual Ranks X X Dual Dual Dual Dual 3 Single Ranks Single Single Single Single Single Single 1 Dual Rank, 2 Single Ranks Single Single Single Single Dual Dual

X X Single Single Dual Dual

Installing DDR-II Modules

1. The DDR-II DIMM has only one notch on the center of module. The module will only fit in the right orientation.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket.

MSI Reminds You...

You can barely see the golden finger if the module is properly inserted in the socket.

3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close.

Volt

Notch

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Power Supply

Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused.

SSI 24-Pin Power Connector: JPWR1

This connector allows you to connect to an SSI power supply. To connect to the SSI power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector.

SSI 8-Pin Power Connector: JPWR2

This connector provides 12V power output to the CPU.

JPWR1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 PWR OK 9 5VSB 10 +12V 11 +12V 12 +3.3V

JPWR1

PIN SIGNAL

13 +3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS-ON# 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 3VSB 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V 24 GND

12 24

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 GND

JPWR2

JPWR2 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

5 +12V 6 +12V 7 +12V 8 +12V

MSI Reminds You...

1. Power supplies of 350watt (and up) are highly recommended for system stability.

2. Please refer to Intel® website for recommended power supplies.

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Back Panel

Hardware Setup

Mouse

Keyboard USB COM 1 LAN1VGA

Mouse/Keyboard Connector

Pin5

Pin6 NC

Pin2 NC

Serial Port

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

VGA Port

Mouse/KBD Clock

Mouse/KBD

Pin3 GNDPin4 VCC

Pin1

DATA

PIN SIGNAL

1 DCD 2 SIN 3 SOUT 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI

PIN SIGNAL

1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 N/C 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 +5V 10 GND 11 N/C 12 SDA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL

USB Ports

1 2 3 4

RJ-45 LAN Jack

Link Indicator

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 D0P Differential Pair 0+ 2 D0N Differential Pair 03 D1P Differential Pair 1+ 4 D2P Differential Pair 2+ 5 D2N Differential Pair 26 D1N Differential Pair 17 D3P Differential Pair 3+ 8 D3N Differential Pair 3-

LAN2

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC

2 -Data 3 +Data 4 GND

Activity Indicator

8 1

Gigabit LAN Pin Definition

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Connectors

The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports, CPU/system power supply fans, ... and etc.

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: JFDD

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.

JFDD

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1

This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is open, the switch will be short. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.

C I

N T

R U

JCI1

G N D

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1/2/3, POWERFAN1/2/3/4

The fan power connectors support system cooling fans with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V; the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset onboard, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.

+12V

Sensor

+12V GND

POWERFAN2/3/4

Sensor

+12V GND

CPUFAN2/3

GND

CPUFAN1/

POWERFAN1

MSI Reminds You...

Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fans.

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Front USB Connector: JUSB1

The mainboard provides one USB 2.0 pin header (optional USB 2.0 bracket available) that is compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide. USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, mo-

dems and the like.

Pin Definition

JUSB1

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USBP4- 4 USBP55 USBP4+ 6 USBP5+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 NC 10 USBOC

MSI Reminds You...

Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.

ATA100 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra ATA66/100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra ATA66/100 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices. These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk cable.

IDE2

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

MSI Reminds You...

If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.

IDE1

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Serial ATA RAID 0, 1 Connectors: SATA1, SATA2

The southbridge Intel® Hance Rapids ICH provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID) drives and utilizes Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Software to support RAID levels 0 and 1 for easy management of the storage subsystems. Both connectors support 1 generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s and are fully compliant with Serial ATA

1.0 specifications.

SATA1/2 Pin Definition

SATA2 SATA1

Optional Serial ATA cable

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND

5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND

Take out the dust cover and connect to the hard disk devices

MSI Reminds You...

Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data loss may occur during transmission.

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Hardware Setup

Serial Port Connector: COM 2

The mainboard provides one 9-pin header as serial port COM 2. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to it.

Pin Definition

COM 2

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicate

Front Panel Connector: JFP1

The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

JFP1

10 Power Switch

Power LED

Reset Switch

HDD

LED

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull-up 2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED 4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull-up 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull-up 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved. Do not use.

JFP1 Pin Definition

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Ultra320 SCSI Connectors: SCSI1 (Optional)

SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is a parallel interface standard for attaching peripheral devices to computers. Ultra320 SCSI is the seventh generation of SCSI I/O technology, and has a maximum data rate speed of 320 MB/sec. SCSI’s commitment to backward compatibility and legacy support are the primary reasons for its durability as an I/O interface, making SCSI the industry standard for disk drive connection in virtually all high-performance servers.

SCSI LED Connector: J11 (Optional)

This connector is used to connect to a LED for showing the activity of SCSI devices attached to the SCSI connectors.

68-Pin Ultra320 SCSI Connector

Pin Description Pin Description

1 +DB(12) 35 -DB(12) 2 +DB(13) 36 -DB(13) 3 +DB(14) 37 -DB(14) 4 +DB(15) 38 -DB(15) 5 +DB(P1) 39 -DB(P1) 6 +DB(0) 40 -DB(0) 7 +DB(1) 41 -DB(1) 8 +DB(2) 42 -DB(2) 9 +DB(3) 43 -DB(3) 10 +DB(4) 44 -DB(4) 11 +DB(5) 45 -DB(5) 12 +DB(6) 46 -DB(6) 13 +DB(7) 47 -DB(7) 14 +DB(P) 48 -DB(P) 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 +ATN 55 -ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 +BSY 57 -BSY 24 +ACK 58 -ACK 25 +RST 59 -RST 26 +MSG 60 -MST 27 +SEL 61 -SEL 28 +C/D 62 -C/D 29 +REQ 63 -REQ 30 +I/O 64 -I/O 31 +DB(8) 65 -DB(8) 32 +DB(9) 66 -DB(9) 33 +DB(10) 67 -DB(10) 34 +DB(11) 68 -DB(11)

34 68

SCSI1

J11

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC5 2 SCSI LED 3 HDD LED 4 VCC5

MSI Reminds You...

SCSI LED connects to JFP1 HDD LED (storage LED) pins. The J11 is used to connect SCSI card LED signal.

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LAN LED Connectors: J5 & J7

The LAN LED connectors are used to connect LAN LEDs, which show the activity of the LAN. The J5 is for JLAN 1 jack and the J7 is for JLAN2 jack. Both JLAN 1 & JLAN2 jacks are located on the back panel.

Redundancy Power SMBus Connector: J3 H/W Monitor SMBus Connector: J4

The mainboard provides I2C (also known as I2C) Bus connectors for users to connect the System Management Bus (SMBus) interface.

Pin Definition

5 5

1 1

PIN SIGNAL

1 SMBCLK 2 SMBDATA 3 SMBALERT# 4 GND 5 VCC3

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Parallel Port Header: CN11

The mainboard provides a 25-pin header for connection to an optional parallel port bracket. The parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

CN11

13 1

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK# Acknowledge 11 BUSY Busy 12 PE Paper End 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED# Automatic Feed 15 ERR# Error 16 INIT# Initialize Printer 17 SLIN# Select In 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Ground 25 GND Ground

Print Port

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Jumpers

The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard’s function through the use of jumpers.

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT

There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, use the JBAT (Clear CMOS Jumper) to clear data.

JBAT

MSI Reminds You...

You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off. Then return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

Keep CMOS Clear CMOS

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Slots

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The motherboard provides one 32-bit Master PCI slot, two 64-bit PCI-X slots, and one PCI Express x8 slot.

PCIX1: PCIX-64 slot, 66MHz,

3.3V device only PCIX2: PCIX-64 slot, 66MHz,

3.3V device only

PCIE1: PCI Express x8 slot

PCI1: PCI-32 slot from Hance Rapids,

33MHz, 3.3V device only

MSI Reminds You...

When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows:

PCI33-32 Routing (From Hance Rapids)

PCI DEVICE IDSEL INT A INT B INT C INT D REQ GNT PCI Slot1 AD20 PIRQ#A PIRQ#B PIRQ#C PIRQ#D REQ#0 GNT#0 ATI VGA AD21 PIRQ#C REQ#1 GNT#1 BCM 5705 AD22 PIRQ#D REQ#2 GNT#2

Primary IDE Interrupt: IRQ14 (For ICH-HR) Secondary IDE Interrupt: IRQ15 (For ICH-HR)

PCIX-64 Routing (From Hance Rapids)

PCI DEVICE IDSEL INT A INT B INT C INT D REQ GNT PCIX-64 Slot1 PXAD17 PXIRQ#0 PXIRQ#1 PXIRQ#2 PXIRQ#3 PXREQ#0 PXGNT#0 PCIX-64 Slot2 PXAD18 PXIRQ#1 PXIRQ#2 PXIRQ#3 PXIRQ#0 PXREQ#1 PXGNT#1 AIC-7901 SCSI PXAD19 PXIRQ#2 PXREQ#2 PXGNT#2

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Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when:

² An error message appears on the screen during the system boot-

ing up, and requests you to run SETUP.

² You want to change the default settings for customized features.

MSI Reminds You...

1. The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.

2. Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version. It is usually in the format:

P9621IMS V1.0 150305 where:

1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset as I = Intel, N = nVidia, and V = VIA. 7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as MS = all standard customers. V1.0 refers to the BIOS version. 150305 refers to the date this BIOS was released.

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Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <F2> key to enter Setup.

Press F2 to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

Control Keys

Key <F1> or <Alt-H> <Esc>

↔ arrow keys

↑ or ↓ arrow keys

Function General Help window Exit this menu Select a different menu Move cursor up and down Cycle cursor up and down Move cursor to top or bottom of window Move cursor to next or previous page Select the Previous Value for the field Select the Next Value for the field Load the Default Configuration values for this menu Save and exit Execute Command or Enter Submenu

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Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu contains additional options for a field parameter. You can use arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to highlight the field and press <Enter> to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press the <Esc >.

8IDE Primary Master 8IDE Primary Slave 8IDE Secondary Master 8IDE Secondary Slave

General Help <F1>

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. Press <Esc> to exit the Help screen.

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The Menu Bar

Once you enter PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu will appear on the screen. On the Main Menu screen, you will see basic BIOS settings including system time & date, and the setup categories the BIOS supplies. Use Arrow keys to move among the items and menus, and make changes to the settings.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PC Health Exit

System Time [09:10:11] System Date [05/25/2005] Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25 MB 3½”]

8IDE Channel 0 Master [None] 8IDE Channel 0 Slave [None] 8IDE Channel 1 Master [None] 8IDE Channel 1 Slave [None] 8IDE Channel 2 Master [None] 8IDE Channel 3 Master [None]

8Boot Features

System Memory : 624KB Extended Memory : 510MB

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Item Specific Help

<Tab>, <Shift+Tab>, or <Enter> selects field.

Main

Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.

Advanced

Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features available on your system’s chipset.

Security

Use this menu to set Supervisor and User Passwords and the Backup and VirusCheck reminders.

Power

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

Boot

Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices.

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PC Health

This entry shows your PC health status.

Exit

This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes.

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Main

The items inside the Main menu are for basic system information and configuration. Each item includes none, one or more setup items. Use the Up/Down arrow keys or <Tab> to highlight the item or field you want to modify and use the <+> or <-> key to switch to the value you prefer.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PC Health Exit

System Time [09:10:11] System Date [05/25/2005] Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25 MB 3½”]

8IDE Channel 0 Master [None] 8IDE Channel 0 Slave [None] 8IDE Channel 1 Master [None] 8IDE Channel 1 Slave [None] 8IDE Channel 2 Master [None] 8IDE Channel 3 Master [None]

8Boot Features

System Memory : 624KB Extended Memory: 510MB

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

System Time

The time format is <HH> <MM> <SS>.

Item Specific Help

<Tab>, <Shift+Tab>, or <Enter> selects field.

System Date

The date format is <MM> <DD> <YYYY>.

Legacy Diskette A:

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed.

IDE Channel 0/1/2/3 Master/Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select [Manual], [None] or [Auto] type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive type manually.

If you select [Manual], related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be

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provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

[Type] Select how to define the HDD parameters [Multi-Sector Transfers] Any selection except Disabled determines

the number of sectors transferred per block

[LBA Mode Control] Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Ad-

dressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors.

[32-Bit I/O] Enables 32-bit communication between

CPU and IDE card

[Tranfer Mode] Selects the method for transferring the data

between the hard disk and system memory

[Ultra DMA Mode] Indicates the type of Ultra DMA.

Boot Features

The sub-menu is used to configure system boot-up features.

Boot Features

Floppy Check: [Disabled]

Summary Screen: [Enabled] Boot-time Diagnostic Screen: [Enabled] QuickBoot Mode: [Enabled]

Chassis Intruder Detect: [Enabled]

Floppy Check

This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time. When enabled, the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process. The drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

Summary Screen

Selecting [Enabled] displays system summary screen during boot up. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen

Select [Enabled] if you want to view the system diagnostic screen during boottime. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

QuickBoot Mode

Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. Available options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Chassis Intruder Detect

The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. To clear

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the warning message, set the field to [Reset]. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later. Settings: [Enabled], [Reset], [Disabled].

System Memory

It displays amount of conventional memory detected during boot up.

Extended Memory

It displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up.

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Advanced

Items in the menu are divided into several sub-menus. Each sub-menu provides more settings. To enter the sub-menu, highligh the sub-menu you want to configure and press <Enter>.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PC Health Exit

Large Disk Access Mode: [DOS]

Paralle ATA: [Both] Serial ATA: [Enabled] Native Mode Operation: [Auto] SATA RAID Enable: [Disabled]

8Advanced Chipset Control 8Advanced Processor Options 8Console Redirection

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Select Sub-Menu F10 Save

Item Specific Help

Select the operating system installed on your system which you will use most commonly.

Note: An incorrect setting can cause some operating systems to display unexpected behavior.

and Exit

Large Disk Access Mode

Select [DOS] if you have DOS. Select [Other] if you have another operating system such as UNIX. A large disk is one that has more than 1024 cylinders, more than 16 heads, or more than 63 tracks per sector. Options: [DOS], [Other].

Parallel ATA

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface that supports two IDE channels: Primary (IRQ

14) and Secondary (IRQ 15). Each channel supports two IDE devices, so the system is capable of supporting a total of four IDE devices. Select [Primary], [Secondary], or [Both] to activate chipset IDE interface(s) installed on your system board.

Serial ATA

This setting allows you to enable or disable the onchip Serial-ATA controller. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Native Mode Operation

Certain OS does not support Native Mode. In this mode, system BIOS will search all

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available IRQs to use for HDD.

* New OS that supports switch to Native Mode (WinXP, Windows .NET Server) can set SATA and PATA to Native Mode. * Maximum 6 ATA devices to connect (4 for P-ATA & 2 for S-ATA).

SATA RAID Enable

This feature allows users to enable or disable the RAID function for each SATA hard disk drive. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Advanced Chipset Control

The sub-menu is used to configure chipset features for optimal system performance.

Advanced Chipset Control

8Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu 8PCI Device Option ROM Configuration

ECC Mode [144-bit ECC]

Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu

The sub-menu is used to configure the chipsets of integrated devices.

Integrated Device Control Sub-Menu

Legacy USB Support: [Enabled]

USB Controller 1 & 2: [Enabled] USB Controller 2: [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller: [Enabled] Onboard 5721 LAN: [Enabled] Onboard SCSI 7901: [Disabled]

Legacy USB Support

Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Set to [Disabled] only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

USB Controller 1/2

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

USB 2.0 Controller

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard USB 2.0 controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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Onboard 5721 LAN

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard 5721 LAN controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Onboard SCSI 7901

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard SCSI 7901 controller. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

PCI Device Option ROM Configuration

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> for PCI Configuration. The following submenu will appear.

PCI Device Option ROM Configuration

8PCI-E x4 Slot #1 ROM 8PCI-X Slot #1 ROM 8PCI-X Slot #2 ROM 8PCI32 Slot #1 ROM 8PCI-E Onboard 5721 LAN ROM 8PCI-X Onboard 7901 SCSI ROM 8PCI32 Onboard 5705 LAN ROM

PCI-E x4 Slot #1 ROM/PCI-X Slot #1 ROM/PCI-X Slot #2 ROM/PCI32 Slot #1 ROM/PCI-E Onboard 5721 LAN ROM/PCI-X Onboard 7901 SCSI ROM/ PCI32 Onboard 5705 LAN ROM

The sub-menu is used to configure the specified PCI device.

Option ROM Scan

Use this feature to initialize device expansion ROM.

ECC Mode

This setting specifies the ECC algorithm. Setting options: [72-bit ECC], [144-bit ECC].

Advanced Processor Options

Press <Enter> to view the settings of the onboard CPU(s).

Advanced Processor Options

Hyperthreading Technology [Enabled]

Set Max Ext CPUID = 3 [Disabled]

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HyperThreading Technology

The processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to increase transaction rates and reduces end-user response times. The technology treats the two cores inside the processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously. In this way, the system performance is highly improved. If you disable the function, the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions. Please disable this item if your operating system doesn’t

support 4-way processors & the system with 2 HT processors, or unreliability and instability may occur. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].

MSI Reminds You...

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Set Max Ext CPUID = 3

This setting sets the Max CPUID extended function value to 3.

Console Redirection

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to configure Console Redirection. The following submenu will appear.

Console Redirection

Com Port Address : [Disabled]

Baud Rate : [19.2K] Console Type: [PC ANSI] Flow Control : [CTS/RTS] Console Connection: [Direct] Continue C.R. after POST : [Off]

Com Port Address

This feature allows you to enable/disable the Com port on the motherboard. Options: [Disabled], [On-board COM A].

Baud Rate

It allows you to select delay befor key repeat. Options: [300], [1200], [2400], [9600], [19.2K], [38.4K], [57.6K], [115.2K].

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Console Type

This feature allows you to enable the specified console type. Options: [VT100], [VT100, 8bit], [PC-ANSI, 7bit], [PC ANSI], [UT100+], [VT-UTF8].

Flow Control

This feature allows you to enable flow control. Options: [None], [XON/XOFF], [CTS/RTS].

Console Connection

This feature indicates whether the console is connected directly to the system or a modem is used for connection. Options: [Direct], [Via modem].

Continue C. R. after POST

Selecting [On] will enable Console Redirection after OS has loaded. Options: [On], [Off].

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Security

This section lets you set security passwords to control access to the system at boot time and/or when entering the BIOS setup program. It also allows you to set virus protection at hard disk boot sector.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PC Health Exit

Item Specific Help

Supervisor Password Is : Clear User Password Is : Clear

Set Supervisor Password : [Enter]

Set User Password : [Enter]

Password on boot : [Disabled]

Supervisor Password controls access to the setup utility.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Supervisor Password Is/User Password Is

It shows the preset supervisor/user password. (read only)

Set Supervisor/User Password

Enabling Supervisor Password requires a password for entering Setup. The passwords are not case sensitive. Pressing <Enter> at either Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password displays the following message:

Set Supervisor Password

Enter New Password: Confirm New Password:

[ ] [ ]

Type the password and press <Enter>. Repeat.

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Password on boot

Choosing [Enabled] requires a password on boot. It requires prior setting of the supervisor password. If the supervisor password is set and this option is disabled, BIOS assumes the user is booting. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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Power

Use this menu to specify your settings for Power Management. Remember that the options available depend upon the hardware installed in your system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PC Health Exit

Item Specific Help

PCIE LAN (PCIE PME) Wake Up: [Enabled]

Onboard 5705 LAN Wake Up (PCI32 PME): [Enabled] PCIX PME Wake Up: [Enabled] Resume On Modem Ring : [Off] Resume On Time : [Off] Resume Date : [00/00/0000] Resume Time : [00:00:00]

After Power Failure: [Last State]

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

PCIE LAN (PCI PME) Wake Up/Onboard 5705 LAN Wake Up (PCI32 PME)

Select [Enabled] to wake up the system when incoming signals is detected on the specified LAN devices. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

PCIX PME Wake Up

When setting to [Enabled], this setting allows your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through any event on PME (Power Management Event). Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].

Resume On Modem Ring

Select [On] to wake up the system when an incoming call is detected on the modem. Options: [On], [Off].

Resume On Time

Select [On] to wake up the system at predetermined time. Options: [On], [Off].

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Resume Date

The date format is <MM> <DD> <YYYY>.

Resume Time

The time format is <HH> <MM> <SS>.

After Power Failure

This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are:

[Stay Off] Returns the system to an off state. [Power On] Returns the system to a full on state. [Last State] Restores the system to the previous status before power

failure or interrupt occurred.

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Boot

Use this menu to arrange and specify the priority of the devices from which the BIOS will attempt to boot the Operating System.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PC Health Exit

Item Specific Help

+Removable Devices +Hard Drive CD-ROM Drive Network Boot MBA v6.2.11 Slot 0430 MBA v7.5.6 Slot 0200

Keys used to view or configure devices: <Enter> expands or collapses devices with a + or <Ctrl+Enter> expands all

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Removable Devices, Hard Drive, CD-ROM Drive, Network Boot

These are the generic types of devices on your system from which you can boot an operating system. You may have more than one device of each type. If so, the generic type is marked with a plus or minus sign. Use the <Enter> key to expand or collapse the devices marked with <+> or <->. Press <Ctrl+Enter> to expand all such devices. To change a device’s priority, first select it with the up-or-down arrows, and move it up or down using the <+> and <-> keys.

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PC Health

This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PC Health Exit

Auto Fan Speed Control [Enabled]

Spread Spectrum [Enabled] VTT(+1.2V) = 1.20V +12V = 12.0276V +5V = 5.1285V 1st VCC = 3.2466V 2nd VCC = 3.2298V 1st Vcore = 1.3560V 2nd Vcore = 1.3620V

CPU1 Temperature = +61oC/+141oF CPU2 Temperature = +45oC/+113oF

CPU Fan 1 Speed = 2925 RPM CPU Fan 2 Speed = 2920 RPM CPU Fan 3 Speed = 0 RPM Power Fan 2 Speed = 0 RPM Power Fan 3 Speed = 0 RPM Power Fan 4 Speed = 0 RPM

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Item Specific Help

Auto Fan Speed Control

This setting controls the Fan PWM Duty Cycle. When setting to [Enabled], the duty cycle will be controlled by BIOS. When setting to [Disabled], the duty cycle will be controlled by fans.

Spread Spectrum

When the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves.

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MSI Reminds You...

1.If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at [Disabled] for optimal system stability and performance. But if you are plagued by EMI, select the value of Spread Spectrum for EMI reduction.

2.The greater the Spread Spectrum value is, the greater the EMI is reduced, and the system will become less stable. For the most suitable Spread Spectrum value, please consult your local EMI regulation.

3.Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up.

VTT(+1.2V), +12V, +5V, 1st VCC, 2nd VCC, 1st Vcore, 2nd Vcore, CPU1/2 Temperature, CPU Fan 1/2/3 Speed, Power Fan 2/3/4 Speed

These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/ components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds.

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BIOS Setup

Exit

The following sections describe each of the options on this menu. Note that <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot PC Health Exit

Item Specific Help

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes

Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS.

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Exit Saving Changes

When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to save the changes and quit.

Exit Discarding Changes

When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to abandon the changes.

Load Setup Defaults

The option allows users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the Optimal Defaults. The Setup Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for the optimized performance of the mainboard.

Discard Changes

The option allows users to restore all of the BIOS settings to previous values.

Save Changes

The option allows users to save the changes without exiting Setup.

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Appendix A: SCSI BIOS Setup (Optional)

This chapter provides information on the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) BIOS setup utility and allows you to configure the SCSI subsystem for optimum use.

You may need to run the SCSI BIOS setup utility when:

² You want to change the default SCSI controller settings for

customized features.

² You intend to manage any of the attached SCSI devices.

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Exit the menu or return to the main menu from

Entering SCSI BIOS

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <Ctrl> + <A> keys simultaneously to enter SCSI BIOS utility.

vvv Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility www

Control Keys

Use the following keys to navigate the SCSI BIOS menu items.

<↑> <↓> <←> <→> <Enter> Select the item or show the options of the

<Esc>

<F6> Restore the default SCSI values

Move between different items

selected item

a submenu

Selecting the SCSI Channel

After entering the SCSI BIOS by pressing the <Ctrl> + <A> key combination, you will see the following menu appear on the screen.

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Selecting the Management Type

The following screen will appear after you select the SCSI channel you intend to manage. The menu will list two categories for you to choose what to do with the SCSI channel. Move the cursor to the desired function and press <Enter>.

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Would you like to configure the SCSI controller, or run the SCSI Disk Utilities? Select the option and press <Enter>.

Options

Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings

SCSI Disk Utilities

Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings

Use this option for SCSI controller configurations.

SCSI BIOS Setup

SCSI Disk Utilities

Use this option to manage the attached SCSI device.

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Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings

There are 8 items in the “Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings” screen. These items display or allow you to change the SCSI controller’s settings. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press <Enter> to select the value you want in each item or enter each item’s sub-menu screen.

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Options

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions

SCSI Controller ID.....................................7

SCSI Controller Parity...............................Enabled

SCSI Controller Termination....................Enabled

Additional Options

Boot Device Configuration........................Press <Enter>

SCSI Device Configuration.......................Press <Enter>

Advanced Configuration............................Press <Enter>

<F6> -- Reset to SCSI Controller Defaults

BIOS Information

Interrupt (IRQ) Channel.............................11

I/O Port Address.........................................B000h, B400h

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions

SCSI Controller ID

The item is used to assign a SCSI ID to the SCSI controller. It is recommended that you should leave the default setting unchanged. Settings: [0] ~ [15].

SCSI Controller Parity

Use the field to enable or disable SCSI parity error checking function. If any of your SCSI devices does not support parity checking, disable this function. While disabling the function, you should disable disconnections for all devices, as parity checking for the reselection phase is NOT disabled. A non-parity device’s I/O operation will never complete if the reselection fails due to a parity error.

SCSI Controller Termination

In order to have the SCSI bus function properly and reliably, termination at the ends of the SCSI bus is necessary. Proper termination can ensure signal on the SCSI bus will not reflect and cause data loss or errors. Settings options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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Additional Options

Boot Device Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu screen.

Boot Device Configuration

Single Image

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Select SCSI peripheral from which to boot

Boot SCSI Controller.........................AIC-7901 at slot 07 03:07:00

Boot SCSI ID........................................0

Option Listed Below Has NO EFFECT if MULTI LUN Support is Disabled

Boot LUN Number.............................0

SCSI BIOS Setup

Boot SCSI Controllers

Select SCSI channel AIC-7901 to boot up the SCSI subsystem.

Boot SCSI ID

Specify a SCSI device to become the boot device by selecting its SCSI ID. Setting options: [0] ~ [15].

Boot LUN Number

If a boot device has multiple logical units, you must specify the boot logical unit number (LUN). If multiple LUN support is disabled, specifying a number here is useless. Setting options: [0] ~ [7].

SCSI Device Configuration

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu screen appears. The sub-menu screen allows you to specify the configuration for each device on the SCSI bus.

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SCSI Device Configuration

SCSI Device ID #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec)........320 320 320 320 320 320 320 320

Packetized.........................................Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

QAS...................................................Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Initiate Wide Negotiation...............Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Enable Disconnection.......................Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Send Start Unit Command..............Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

BIOS Multiple LUN Support..........No No No No No No No No

Include in BIOS Scan........................Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SCSI Device ID #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15

Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec)........320 320 320 320 320 320 320 320

Packetized.........................................Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

QAS...................................................Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Initiate Wide Negotiation...............Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Enable Disconnection.......................Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Send Start Unit Command..............Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

BIOS Multiple LUN Support..........No No No No No No No No

Include in BIOS Scan........................Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec)

The field allows you to specify the maximum synchronous data transfer rate depending on the type of each SCSI device. Select [ASYN] to enable asynchronous negotiation for some older SCSI devices.

Packetized

When enabled, this option is supported by the device drivers. However, this option is not supported by the BIOS.

QAS

When enabled, this option is supported by the device drivers. However, this option is not supported by the BIOS.

Initiate Wide Negotiation

When set to Yes, the field allows wide SCSI hard drives to use 16-bit (2 bytes) transfers.

Enable Disconnection

This field tells the SCSI controller whether or not to allow the specified SCSI device to disconnect during an I/O transfer operation. The disconnection ability frees the SCSI bus to allow other I/O processes and thus optimizes the SCSI bus performance. Setting options: [Yes], [No].

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Send Start Unit Command

When set to Yes, the SCSI controller sends the Start Unit command to the specified SCSI device during bootup. The interface powers up the SCSI device on-at-a-time during bootup, reducing the load on the computer’s power supply. Setting options: [Yes], [No].

BIOS Multiple LUN Support

Select Yes when any SCSI device has multiple logical units. Setting options: [Yes], [No].

Include in BIOS Scan

Selecting [Yes] allows the SCSI controller to control the SCSI device with its SCSI ID. When set to [No], the SCSI controller does not control the specified SCSI device by not scanning for the SCSI ID during bootup, but the boot time will be decreased. Setting options: [Yes], [No].

Advanced Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu screen for advanced configuration.

Advanced Configuration

Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization......................................................Enabled

Display <Ctrl><A> Message During BIOS Initialization.............Enabled

Extended Int 13 Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte................Enabled

POST Display Mode...............................................................................Verbose

SCSI Controller Int 13 Support............................................................Enabled

Option Listed Below Has NO EFFECT if MULTI LUN Support is Disabled

Domain Validation.................................................................................Enabled

Support Removable Disks Under Int 13 as Fixed Disks................Disabled

BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM.................................................Enabled

Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization

Selecting Enabled will reset the SCSI bus the first time the SCSI controller is initialized. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Display <Ctrl><A> Message During BIOS Initialization

When enabled, the message “Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility” appears on the screen during bootup. If disabled, the message does not show up, but you can still press <Ctrl> + <A> key combination to enter the SCSI BIOS utility. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

Extended Int 13 Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte

The field allows SCSI hard disk drives greater than 1 GB to use a translation scheme of 255 heads, 63 sectors per track. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].

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POST Display Mode

The field determines how much information about your SCSI controller and devices appear on the screen during bootup. For the most complete information, choose [Diagnostic]. For a faster boot, select [Silent]. Setting options: [Verbose], [Silent], [Diagnostic].

SCSI Controller Int 13 Support

The field allows you to enable or disable the support for Int 13h. The software interrupt “Int 13h” is the interface through which the operating system or application is able to pass commands to hard disk drives, such as reading, writing and formatting. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled: NOT scan], [Disabled: scan bus].

Domain Validation

When enabled, these options are available if they are implemented in the device drivers. However, this option is not supported by the BIOS.

Support Removable Disks Under Int13 as Fixed Disks

When [Boot Only] is selected, only the removable media drive designated as the boot device will be treated as a hard disk drive. When [All Disks] is selected, all removable media drives supported by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives. If selecting [Disabled], no removable media drive is treated as a hard disk drive and the removable media drives must be controlled by the OS drivers.

BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM

When enabled, the SCSI controller BIOS supports bootable CD-ROM under the El Torito specification. If booting from a hard disk or other device, make sure no bootable CD-ROM is inserted or disable this option.

BIOS Information

Interrupt (IRQ) Channel

Displays the IRQ line assigned to the SCSI channel.

I/O Port Address

Displays the I/O port address assigned to the SCSI channel.

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Disk Utilities

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Select SCSI Disk and press <Enter>

SCSI ID#0: No device SCSI ID#1: No device SCSI ID#2: No device SCSI ID#3: No device SCSI ID#4: No device SCSI ID#5: No device SCSI ID#6: No device SCSI ID#7: Adaptec AIC-7901 SCSI ID#8: No device SCSI ID#9: No device SCSI ID#10: No device SCSI ID#11: No device SCSI ID#12: No device SCSI ID#13: No device SCSI ID#14: No device SCSI ID#15: No device

SCSI BIOS Setup

Select the SCSI device which you want to manage by highlighting the item and press <Enter>. The following dialog box appears. Select the function you want to perform.

SCSI ID# 0: HITACHI DK32DJ-18MW Firmware: G2G2 Capacity: 17GB

Format Disk Verify Disk Media

Format Disk

The utility performs low-level formatting of a hard disk drive. The function might take several hours to complete.

Verify Disk Media

This utility verifies that the drive is functioning properly. Verifying function will scan for media defects on the disk.

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Appendix B: Adaptec SATA RAID Utility for Intel ICH-HR (Optional)

The southbridge ICH-HR provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID) drives and utilizes Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Software to support RAID levels 0 and 1 for easy management of the storage subsystems.

Serial ATA (SATA) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds of up to 150MB/sec. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC.

1. Supports 150 MB/s transfers with CRC error checking

2. Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing, elevator seek and packet chain command

MSI Reminds You...

All the information/volumes listed in your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix.

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Introduction

1. Overview

Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAIDTM adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID levels 0 and 1. HostRAID adds entry level RAID support to the Serial ATA I/O controller. With HostRAID, you can add reliable performance and full data protection.

2. Operating System Compatibility

w Microsoft

Windows® 2000, Windows® Server 2003

w Linux

- Red Hat 7.3 / 8.0 / 9.0

- SuSE 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.3

3. Storage Requirements

Device drivers and storage management software require approximately 20 MB of disk space.

4. Features

Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Software RAID supports:

w RAID levels 0, 1, and simple volume using Adaptec’s HostRAID technology. w Operating system independent configuration and RAID creation using Adaptec

RAID Configuration (ARC).

w Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage Manager

Browser Edition. Install Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition as described in Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition.

w Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for alphanumeric pagers.

5. Storage Management Software Overview

Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID includes the following software tools to manage your storage subsystem:

w Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition—Browser-based stor-

age management software that provides all of the creation, management, and data logging needed to manage arrays. Arrays may be set up and managed on systems using the following operating systems: l Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows® Server 2003

l Red Hat Linux 7.3 / 8.0 / 9.0 l SuSE Linux 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.3

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w Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility—Part of the controller’s built-in

BIOS code. You start ARC by pressing Ctrl+A during BIOS startup. For details, see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.

w Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—A DOS/BIOS application used to create,

configure, and manage arrays. For details, see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.

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Installing the Driver

This section describes installing the driver and setting up the new array for the drives attached to your controller. Before you get started, you need to select from the following scenarios for installing the controller driver on Windows or Linux systems:

Installing the Driver in a New Windows System Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 / 8.0 / 9.0 Installing SuSE Linux 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.3

1. Installing the Driver in a New Windows System

In this scenario, you are installing the driver in a new system that has no operating system. To install the driver:

1. Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD.

2. Restart the computer.

3. If creating an array, press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the ARC utility.

For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS, see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. For a simple volume, skip to Step 4.

4. When the array is finished building or if you are continuing from Step 3, insert the Windows setup CD and restart the system.

5. Press F6 when prompted to install a third-party driver.

MSI Reminds You...

When F6 is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen. Press F6 immediately — you only have 5 seconds. If you miss your chance, restart this Windows installation to complete it correctly. Otherwise, Windows will not recognize your controller.

6. Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 and wait until prompted to install a driver.

7. Press S to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk, and press Enter. Windows searches the disk for a suitable driver.

8. When the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID driver is found, press Enter. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions to complete your

installation.

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2. Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System

In this scenario, you are installing a driver in a system that already has a Windows operating system. To install the driver:

1. Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD.

2. Start Windows. Windows launches the Found New Hardware Wizard, which searches for the controller driver.

3. Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1. Select the floppy disk drive as the source and click Next.

4. If necessary, select the appropriate driver for your operating system.

5. Click Next as needed to complete the controller installation.

6. Remove the driver disk.

7. If prompted, restart the computer.

8. Your installation is complete. If you want to create an array from the BIOS,

see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility . If you want to create an array from the operating system, see Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition.

3. Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 / 8.0 / 9.0

w Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System

In this scenario, you are installing the driver in a new Linux system. To install the driver:

1. Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product CD.

2. Restart the computer.

3. If creating an array, press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the ARC utility.

For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS, see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. For a simple volume, skip to Step 4.

4. When the array is finished building, or if you are continuing from Step 3, insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD-ROM drive and restart the system.

5. When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type expert or linux dd at the boot prompt.

6. When prompted, insert the driver disk (see Step 1) and select OK.

7. Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.

8. If you intend to install other third-party devices, proceed with the installa- tion of those devices. Otherwise, select Done.

9. Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat documentation.

w Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System

To install the driver in an existing Linux system, type:

rpm -Uvh xxx.yyy.rpm

To update the driver in an existing Linux system, type:

rpm -Uvh — force xxx.yyy.rpm

where xxx is the name of the driver file and yyy is the processor type.

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4. Installing SuSE Linux 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.3

w Installing the Driver in a New Linux System

In this scenario, you are installing the driver in a new Linux system. To install the driver:

1. Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product CD.

2. Restart the computer.

3. If creating an array, press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the ARC utility.

For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS, see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. For a simple volume, skip to Step 4.

4. When the array is finished building, or if you are continuing from Step 3, insert the SuSE CD Disk 1 in the CD-ROM drive and restart the system.

5. When the SuSE Installation menu appears, press the Alt key, then select one option from the Menu and press Enter.

6. When prompted, insert the driver disk you created (see Step 1) and press any key to continue.

7. Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.

8. Continue with the Linux installation according to the SuSE documentation.

9. When the SuSE Menu appears:

l For SuSE 8.0 — type acpi=off at the boot options, then press Enter. l For SuSE 8.1 — type noapic at the boot options, then press Enter.

10. When the Linux installation is complete:

l For SuSE 8.0 — edit the /etc/lilo.conf file by removing:

append=”acpismp=force” Run the /sbin/lilo command to update the LILO.

l For SuSE 8.1 — go to the scrip file by typing:

edit/boot/grub/menu.lst Type noapic after vga=xxx as in this example: Kernel(hd0,0)/vmlinux root=/dev/hdc3 vga=791 noapic

w Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System

To install the driver in an existing Linux system, type:

rpm -Uvh xxx.yyy.rpm

To update the driver in an existing Linux system, type:

rpm -Uvh — force xxx.yyy.rpm

where xxx is the name of the driver file and yyy is the processor type.

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Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition

1. Overview

This chapter discusses the installation procedure for installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition to enable remote and local management of arrays.

2. Supported Browsers

To run Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition, your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies only. The following versions are supported:

w On Windows

- Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or later

- Netscape 7 or later

w On Linux

- Adaptec-supplied and installed version of Mozilla

- Netscape 7 or later

When using Adaptec Storage Manager, you need to log on to your system with administrator privileges.

3. Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations

You can select from these setup options:

w Typical (default) — Supports local and remote management; however,

Adaptec SNMP is not included.

w Custom — For expert users. Primarily used on Web servers or when you

want to make sure SNMP and Notifier are available for a managed system. You can select from these components:

* Managed System Components — If you choose this selection only,

the installation is the same as a Compact installation.

* Adaptec Web Server — Installs components allowing managed systems

to communicate with Web browsers.

* Adaptec Storage Manager Notifier — Installs messaging, including

email and broadcaster capabilities.

* Adaptec SNMP — Installs components used by SNMP-based applications.

Requires Microsoft SNMP agents to be installed to function. Not included in a Typical installation.

w Compact — Installs only the components required on a remotely managed

system. See Managed System Components, above.

MSI Reminds You...

When you perform a Typical or Compact installation, components needed for communication and remote management are installed automatically.

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4. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows

MSI Reminds You...

When installing on a FAT 32 file system, the folder being installed is automatically hidden.

To install Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition:

1. Verify that a supported browser is installed. See Supported Browsers for details.

2. Insert the product installation CD and wait for the Autorun executable to start the installation. If this does not occur, browse the CD and click

Autorun.

3. Click Adaptec Utilities.

4. Click Install Adaptec Storage Manager.

5. Click Next in the Install Shield window.

6. Read the license agreement. If you agree to its terms, click Yes. If not, click No and terminate the installation. The Select a Setup Type window appears.

It provides three types of installations: Typical, Compact, and Custom . See Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations for details.

7. Choose a setup type and click Next.

8. When you see the Destination Folder, click Next.

9. When you see the Setup Information, click Next. The Setup Status window

shows progress using a scroll bar. Before the scroll bar shows the installation is completed, another window pops up indicating that a security certificate has been generated.

10. Click OK. The Root Certificate Store window appears.

11. Click Yes. The security certificate generated during installation is added to

the Certificate Store. If you click No at this point, you will need to install the certificate the first time you run Adaptec Storage Manager.

12. When prompted to restart your computer, accept the default (Yes) and

click Finish.

13. The system restarts to complete the installation.

14. Remove the product installation CD before the system restarts; otherwise,

the installation will start again.

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w Configuring Internet Browsers on Windows

If you are managing a local storage array and your computer uses a proxy server, you need to configure your browser to enable Adaptec Storage Manager to bypass the proxy server. Also, if you are managing remote systems, you need to configure Adaptec Storage Manager to bypass the proxy server when communicating with these systems.

The following procedures are described in this section:

Configuring Internet Explorer for Local Management Configuring Internet Explorer for Remote Management Configuring Netscape Navigator for Local Management Configuring Netscape Navigator for Remote Management

Configuring Internet Explorer for Local Management When using the High security setting, you must enable the following settings manually:

l JavaScript l Cookies (not stored)

You do not need to enable the following custom level security settings for the local Intranet in Internet Explorer 5 and 5.5. Select Tools > Internet Options to access these settings:

l Active Scripting l Allow per session cookies (not stored)

MSI Reminds You...

In Internet Explorer 6.0 there is no security setting for cookies. Cookie configuration was removed from the Privacy tab. There is no setting for blocking Intranet cookies.

If you are using a proxy server to access the Internet, you must bypass the proxy server to access the Adaptec Storage Manager Web server. To verify whether you are using a proxy server:

1. From the Internet Option window, click the Connections tab.

2. Click LAN Settings.

l If the Use a proxy server box isn’t checked, exit by clicking OK. You

aren’t using a proxy server, so ignore this setting.

l If the Use a proxy server box is checked, make sure the Bypass proxy

server for local addresses box is also checked. Then, click the Advanced button. In the Exceptions window, enter localhost as an

entry. You are now ready to proceed to Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition.

Configuring Internet Explorer for Remote Management If you know the IP address of the system you want to manage remotely:

1. Choose Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings .

2. Select Use a proxy server for your LAN > Advanced.

3. In the Exceptions section, type the managed system’s IP address.

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Configuring N etscape Navigator for Local Management

MSI Reminds You...

These instructions apply specifically to version 7 and may differ in later versions.

To configure Netscape Navigator:

1. Log in to your computer with administrator access.

2. Select Edit > Preferences.

3. In the Preferences window, click the right arrow on the Privacy and Secu- rity line. Ensure that one of the Enable cookies options is selected.

4. Select the Advanced line. Ensure that Enable Javascript for Navigator

is checked.

5. Exit Navigator, then restart it. This enables any settings you have modified.

6. You are now ready to proceed to Using Adaptec Storage Manager –

Browser Edition.

Configuring Netscape Navigator for Remote Management

If you know the IP address of the system you want to manage remotely:

1. Choose Edit> Preferences > Advanced> Proxies > Manual proxy configuration > No Proxy For.

2. Type the managed system’s IP address.

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5. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux

MSI Reminds You...

When performing this installation, keep in mind that Linux is case sensitive.

To install Adaptec Storage Manager on a Linux computer and configure the desired Internet browser:

1. Insert the product installation CD.

2. Install the software by typing:

sh <mount-point>/install.sh.

The <mount-point> differs among computers, but /mnt/cdrom, /media/ cdrom, or cdrom usually works. A Welcome window appears.

3. Click Next. The License Agreement window appears.

4. Read the license agreement. If you agree to its terms, click Accept. If not,

click Cancel and terminate the installation. The Choose Setup Type window appears. It provides three types of installations: Typical, Compact, and Custom. See Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations for details.

5. Choose a setup type and click Next . The Start Copying window appears.

6. Click Next . The Running Non-Interactive Setup window displays the files

being loaded onto the system.

7. Click Next when prompted. A Setup Complete window appears.

8. Click Complete. A message window appears reminding you that any

proxy servers must be bypassed for the RAID management application to work. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition

9. Click OK. The Shell window you used to launch the installation indicates that some daemons are being started. The installation creates a shortcut to Adaptec Storage Manager in the System tab. This shortcut launches Adaptec Storage Manager using Mozilla. Unless the controller driver was installed as part of this installation, you do not need to restart your computer.

10. Remove the product installation CD. Your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies. To use Adaptec Storage Manager, you need to log on to your computer with root privileges.

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Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition

1. Overview

This section describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition to manage arrays. Once you are logged in, you will find convenient online help to guide you through the details of creating, configuring, and managing arrays.

MSI Reminds You...

Your controller may not support all of the features described. In most cases if a feature is not supported by your controller the feature does not appear in the interface.

With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can:

w Locally manage a system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that

has Windows or Linux and a supported browser.

w Remotely manage any system containing a supported Adaptec RAID control-

ler that has Managed System Components (see Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations). You can manage a system remotely from a system that

does not contain a RAID controller.

These same Windows and Linux systems can also be managed remotely by either of these methods:

w Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on the remote system. w Directing the browser on the remote system to the system you want to

manage.

MSI Reminds You...

To manage an array remotely from a Linux system, install Adaptec Storage Manager on the system and use the Adaptec-supplied version of Mozilla as the browser.

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2. Architecture Overview

A locally managed system requires all of these components:

w A supported Web browser, which should already be installed on the system. w The Adaptec Web service which supplies content displayed on the Web

browser.

w An Adaptec-supplied storage agent.

A remotely managed system requires all of these components:

w The remote system must contain a browser. w The storage agent must always be installed on the system with the RAID

controller installed.

w Remote and managed systems must have a TCP/IP connection.

The Web service can be installed on the same remote system as the browser, the system with the RAID controller installed, or a third system.

Communication security is ensured because Secure-HTTP (S-HTTP) or SSL protocols are used to encrypt all transmitted data. Connection over an Ethernet network, a corporate WAN, or VPN are supported.

3. Logging In

To login:

1. Start Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition.

w In Windows, click Start > Programs > Adaptec Storage Manager >

Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition.

w In Linux, click Start > System > Adaptec Storage Manager. The Login

screen appears.

2. Enter the host name or IP address of the system you want to manage and the username and password you would use to log into that system.

3. Click Login.

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Notes: When running Adaptec Storage Manager for the first time:

wYou need to install a security certificate if you chose not to during the instal-

lation process. For instructions see Installing a Security Certificate.

wYou are asked to register your software. For instructions see Registering

Your Software.

To log in from any system with a Web browser:

1. Start the Web browser application and type the IP address for the system you want to access in the address bar and press Enter. For example, https://10.

6.3.14:3513/adaptec. When connection to the remote system is established, the System Login screen appears.

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If you are using a proxy server to access the Internet, you must bypass the proxy server to access the Adaptec Storage Manager Web server. See Configuring Internet Browsers on Windows for details.

2. Enter the host name or IP address of the system you want to manage and the administrative username and password that you would normally use to log into that system.

3. Click Login.

4. Installing a Security Certificate

If you chose not to install a security certificate when you installed Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition, you must install the certificate when you run the application for the first time.

To create the certificate:

1. When the Security Alert window appears, click View Certificate.

2. On the Certificate window, click Install Certificate.

3. On the Certificate Import wizard window, click Next. The Certificate Import

wizard window’s contents change.

4. Accept the default, Automatically select the certificate store, and click Next.

5. On the root Certificate Store window, click Yes. Another small Certificate Import wizard window appears.

6. Click OK. The Certificate window mentioned in Step 2 reappears.

7. Click OK. You are returned to the Security Alert window from Step 1.

8. Click Yes to finish the creation and storage of the certificate.

5. Registering Your Software

After installing and creating a security certificate, you are asked to register the product. If you want click Register Now, your computer must have an Internet connection. If you need to delay registration, click Register Later. If you choose Register Later, you will be prompted to register the application the next time you run it.

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6. The Basics

An example of a typical Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition screen is shown below.

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Depending on your operating system, browser, and color scheme you may notice some differences between this illustration and your screen.

The action buttons are:

l Logout — Selecting Logout ends your session and returns you to the

l Rescan — Used to rescan the configuration of the system. Typically,

when a rescan is required, it occurs automatically, for example, after an array is created. However, the system configuration can change without Adaptec Storage Manager being notified. For example, drives that are inserted or removed from a nonintelligent enclosure or an enclosure powered on after you logged into Adaptec Storage Manager would not be displayed unless you manually rescan.

The remaining buttons open additional windows that provide more detailed information and allow you to perform actions or change settings on a specific aspect of your storage subsystem. These are:

l Events l Options l Help l Properties l Tasks

Immediately following the header frame is a controller information line including the model number of the first Adaptec RAID controller found in the system and the amount of cache memory (if any) installed on that controller.

Beneath the controller information are Physical Devices and Logical Devices views that show connected devices and existing arrays on this controller. Controller information and device views are repeated for each additional Adaptec RAID controller in the system.

Select the controller by clicking anywhere on the controller information. When the controller is selected, the Events, Properties and Tasks buttons change from blue

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to amber, indicating that clicking any of them will display an additional window with information and options specific to this controller.

w Pop-Up Tool Tips

If you position the cursor over a device or button a pop-up tool tip appears. For buttons, the tips contain helpful information about the function of the button, while for devices they display additional information.

w Physical Devices

The Physical Devices view displays information about the drives and enclosures attached to the Adaptec RAID controller. The devices are shown organized by the channel or port that they are connected to and shown in numerical order.

The display for each channel includes information on maximum speed capability, the number of the channel on the controller, and the number of devices found (excluding the SCSI controller).

Selecting a channel or device will turn the Events, Properties, and Tasks buttons amber. This indicates that clicking any of these buttons will display an additional window with information and options specific to that device or channel.

At the top of the Physical Devices view, grouped to the right of View, are three view selection buttons. These buttons select the physical devices connected to this controller.

Changing How Drives are Displayed By default, the Physical Devices displays a condensed view of the controller configuration that hides detailed information about the drives. More information is available by either positioning the mouse pointer over the device or clicking on the arrowhead to the left of a row of devices.

The selected display mode button will appear in a lighter shade of blue than the other two buttons. The default display is the Text Description View, but in the condensed view used when Adaptec Storage Manager is loaded, the display is the same in all three modes.

If you change the display mode by selecting one of the other view buttons, a yellow arrow flashes to the left of any devices where the condensed display prevents omits information.

An icon is always the first entry on each device line. The icon is used to represent a hard disk drive. If a + symbol appears with the hard disk drive icon

, the drive is a hot spare. Different icons are used to represent other devices.

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is the default display mode and when expanded, will show the following

information about each device:

l Capacity of the drive l Drive manufacturer and model number l SCSI drive ID, or Serial ATA port number

When expanded, the Full Size Capacity View button and the Relative Size Capacity View button represent each drive as a bar. A drive that is not used ass

part of any array is shaded blue surrounded by a dotted line.

displays a full-length bar for each drive, regardless of capacity.. displays a bar for each drive, with the largest capacity drive full-length and

the other drives proportional to the drive capacity, relative to the largest drive. Any part of a drive used in an array is shown as a gray segment within the bar.

Selecting any gray segment will highlight it in amber and, in the Logical Devices view, highlight the array of which this segment is a member.

In either the Full Size Capacity View or the Relative Size Capacity View, a small portion at each end of the drive may be shown in dark gray.

The segment at the end of the drive may vary in size from drive to drive because, in addition to the RAID signature, the controller may also limit the usable capacity of each drive.

This is done because hard disk drives of apparently the same capacity from different manufacturers, or even different models from the same manufacturer, actually vary slightly in the true capacity available. Although, in normal operation this is not an issue, it can be when assigning hot spares or replacing a failed drive.

If the controller used the maximum capacity of each drive and a hot spare or replacement drive was just a few megabytes smaller, it would not be able to replace the failed drive. By rounding drive capacities down to the nearest 2 MB, this possibility is effectively eliminated.

w Logical Devices

As described earlier, when Adaptec Storage Manager loads, the Logical Devices view is expanded and you can see the arrays present on the controller.

At the top of this view are the following buttons: Create, Modify, and Delete. Each button opens a wizard for the corresponding function.

Modify allows you to:

l Change an array from one RAID level to another l Expand an array l Change the stripe size for a RAID 0

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For detailed instructions on using these buttons, refer to the online Help. The main area of the Logical Devices view is used to display the arrays on this

controller. It defaults to a condensed view of top-level arrays.

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The Options button allows you to display second-level arrays if your controller supports them.

In this condensed view, the RAID level of each device as well as whether it is protected by a hot spare, is visible.

If a global hot spare exists, all arrays that the hot spare is large enough to protect will show as protected.

In the expanded view, the icons for the arrays are arranged vertically and alongside them are the capacity, name, and type of array.

Selecting an array by clicking on it will highlight the following in amber:

l All the drives or segments that form the array in the Physical Devices

view.

l The Events, Properties, and Tasks buttons in the header frame. Se-

lecting any of these three buttons displays a new window with additional information and options specific to that array.

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For Windows Server 2003 only—to see animated icons on Adaptec Storage Manager - logical devices, go to Internet Explorer Proper-

ties/Advanced/Multimedia, and check Play animations in Web Pages option.

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Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility

The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is an embedded BIOS utility that includes:

l Array Configuration Utility (ACU) —Used to create, configure, and man-

age arrays.

l Disk Utilities—Used to format or verify disks.

To run ARC, press Ctrl+A when prompted by the following message during the system startup:

Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility

The ARC menu appears, presenting these options:

l Array Configuration Utility (ACU) l Disk utilities

To select an option from this menu, or from any of the menus within ARC, browse with the arrow keys and then press Enter. In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. To return to the previous menu at any time, press Esc.

1. Using the Array Configuration Utility

The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) enables you to create, manage, and delete arrays from the controller’s BIOS, and initialize drives.

w Managing Arrays

Use the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and members, and delete arrays. The following sections describe these operations in greater detail.

Viewing Arr ay Properties To view the properties of an existing array:

1. At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays.

4. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view and press Enter. The Array Properties dialog box appears, showing detailed information

on the array. The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here.

5. Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

Deleting Arrays

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Back up the data on an array before you delete it. Otherwise, all data on the array is lost. Deleted arrays cannot be restored.

To delete an existing array:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

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3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays.

4. Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete.

5. In the Array Properties dialog box, select Delete and press Enter. The follow-

ing prompt is displayed: Warning!! Deleting the array will render array unusable. Do you want to delete the array?(Yes/No): RAID 1 only—the following prompt is also displayed: Deleting the partition will result in data loss! Do you also want to delete the partition? (Yes/No):

6. Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu.

7. Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

w Creating Arrays

Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are uninitialized are shown in gray and cannot be used. See Initializing Disk Drives.

To create an array:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Create Array.

4. Select the disks for the new array and press Insert . To deselect any disk, highlight the disk and press Delete.

5. Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The Array

Properties menu displays.

Assigning Array P roperties

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Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. Instead, use Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition.

To assign properties to the new array:

1. In the Array Properties menu, select an array type and press Enter. Note that

only the available array types, RAID 0 and RAID 1, are displayed. Each of these types requires two drives.

2. Type in an optional label for the array and press Enter.

3. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and

64 KB (default).

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Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default.

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4. Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creation methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1. The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate.

Notes: l Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on the

new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost.

l If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can only

restart it from Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition. (See Chapter 4 for details.)

l A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data

miscompares if you later run a consistency check. This is normal and is not a cause for concern.

l The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID 1. During a

build operation however, only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive.

l When migrating from single volume to RAID 0, migrating from a larger drive

to a smaller drive is allowed. However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive.

l Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Win-

dows dynamic disks (volumes), as it will result in data loss.

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Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option. If you do, there is no way to restart, and no way to recover the data that was on the source drive.

5. When you are finished, press Done.

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w Initializing Disk Drives

If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array.

MSI Reminds You...

Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array, you may not be able to use the array again. Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. To determine which disks are associated with a particular array, see Viewing Array Properties.

To initialize drives:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

3. Select Initialize Drives.

4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert.

5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected.

6. Press Enter.

7. Read the warning message and ensure that you have selected the correct disk

drives to initialize. Type Y to continue.

2. Using the Disk Utilities

The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

2. From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities.

3. Select the desired disk and press Enter.

You are offered the following options: l Format Disk — Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writing

zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.

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Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation.

l Verify Disk Media—Scans the media of a disk drive for defects.

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Glossary

activity

See task.

ACU

Array Configuration Utility. An application used to create, configure, and manage arrays from the controller’s BIOS or MS-DOS.

array

A logical disk created from available space and made up of one or more segments on one or more physical disks. Arrays are typically used to provide data redundancy or enhanced I/O performance. See also volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1. Also known as a container.

array initialization

See initialize.

ATA

AT Bus Attachment. Standard parallel interface to IDE hard disks typically used in desktop computers and some entry-level servers. Serial ATA (SATA), is a successor to parallel ATA, which is sometimes referred to as PATA.

available space/segment

Unused space on an initialized disk from which logical devices (arrays) are created. When an array is deleted, the space that it used is returned to the available space pool.

background consistency check

Option that forces the controller to constantly check all portions of disks used by all arrays to see if the disks can return data from the blocks. See also consistency check command.

bad segment

Segment that is in an unknown state.

bootable array

Array configured as the boot device.

build

Background initialization of a redundant array. The array is accessible throughout. RAID 1 copies the contents of the primary drive to a secondary drive. See also clear.

bus

See channel.

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cache

Fast-access memory on the controller that serves as intermediate storage for data that is read from, or written to, drives.

capacity

Total usable space available in megabytes or gigabytes.

channel

Any path, or bus, used for the transfer of data and the control of information between storage devices and a RAID controller. For Serial ATA channels, each channel has a single drive capacity.

chunk

See stripe .

clear

Foreground initialization of a fault-tolerant array. A clear operation zeros all blocks of the array. The array is not accessible until the clear task is complete.

concatenation

Joining of physical or logical drives in sequential order.

consistency check command

Command that reads all the blocks of a RAID 1 to determine if the blocks are consistent. Any inconsistent blocks are fixed.

dead partition

See failed .

dedicated hot spare

Component that can take the place of a failed component only on the fault-tolerant array to which it is explicitly assigned.

degraded

A redundant (for example, a RAID 1) array in which one or more members have failed. The data is intact but redundancy has been compromised. Any further failure would cause the array to fail and result in data loss.

disk

Physical disk drive. Randomly accessible, re-writable data storage device. Also called hard disk.

disk ID

Unique disk identifier that consists of the channel number, SATA ID. For example, (channel:ID:LUN) 1:04:0. See also channel.

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drive LED

Disk indicator LED that illuminates during read or write operations.

event

Notification or alert from the system, indicating that a change has occurred.

event log

File used to maintain information about prior controller activities or errors.

event notification

Process for transmitting events.

failed

State of a nonredundant array that has suffered a single drive failure, or a redundant array that has suffered multiple drive failures. A failed array is inaccessible and data is lost.

fault-tolerant array

Refers to an array that can continue to function after a disk drive failure without loss of data. Fault tolerant, or redundant arrays, include RAID 1 arrays. See also Redundant.

foreign disk

Disk that has previously been initialized on another Adaptec RAID controller. The RAID signature on the disk allows the RAID controller to identify whether or not the disk was initialized on the controller it is currently connected to.

hard disk drive

Basic unit of nonvolatile, nonremovable, magnetic storage media. See also disk.

hot swap

To remove a component from a system and install a new component while the power is on and the system is running.

impacted

An impacted array is one which has been created but for some reason the initial build operation did not complete. All member drives are present and operational, and all data written to the array is protected. To optimize the array, run a Verify with Fix Task.

initialize

Process of preparing a disk for use by the controller. When a disk is initialized, the controller records the RAID signature on the disk.

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initialized array

An array that is ready for data reads and writes. Arrays can be initialized by build or clear.

legacy disk

Disk that contained a valid partition table when connected to the controller. The controller manages the disk as a legacy disk array where there is a one-to-one logical-to-physical mapping of array to disk.

logical device

Volume comprised of space from one or more physical drives and presented to the operating system as if it were a single storage unit.

low-level format

Process performed by the drive firmware that completely cleans any data off the hard disk.

mirrored array/mirroring

See RAID 1.

monitoring

Process of receiving, displaying, and logging system events.

offline array

Array that can no longer be accessed.

optimal

The state of an array when it is fully operational. For redundant arrays, the entire array is protected.

partition

A section of a disk storage device created by the operating system disk management program, in which data and/or software programs are stored. Computers have a primary operating system partition that contains the special files needed to boot the computer. Each operating system partition is assigned a unique drive letter, such as C or D. A single disk device can have multiple partitions.

phantom object

Object that represents a component that cannot be configured by the controller management software; for example, a missing drive.

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quick init

An array initialized using the Quick Init option is available immediately, with no ongoing background controller activity. All data written to an array that has been quick initialized is protected.

RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (alternative definition Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks).

RAID 0

A single-level array consisting of two or more equal-sized segments residing on different disks. RAID 0 distributes data evenly across its respective drives in equalsized sections called stripes. RAID 0 arrays are not redundant.

RAID 1

Single-level array consisting of two equal segments residing on two different drives. Provides redundancy by storing identical copies on two drives. See also mirrored array/mirroring.

RAID signature

The area on each disk reserved for use by the RAID controller.

RAID volume

Concatenates two or more arrays of the same type.

rebuild

Background regeneration of redundant data on a RAID 1.

redundant

The ability of an array to maintain operability when one or more hardware failures occur. RAID 1 is redundant. In the event of a drive failure, redundant arrays can be restored to normal operation by replacing the failed drive and rebuilding the array.

rescan

Process of updating the current screen to show all currently available resources.

Serial ATA (SATA)

A successor to ATA that uses a serial, instead of parallel, interface.

simple volume

A volume made up of disk space from a single disk. It can consist of a single region on a disk or concatenated, multiple regions of the same disk.

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single-level array

Array created from one or more segments. See also volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1.

snapshot

Instantaneous read-only copy of an array at a precise point in time.

spanned volume

A simple volume that spans two or more drives.

stripe

Contiguous set of data distributed across all the disks in an array. A striped array distributes data evenly across all members in equalized sections called stripes .

stripe size

The amount of data in each section of a striped array.

striped array

See RAID 0.

task

An operation that occurs only on the RAID controller, asynchronous to all other operations; for example, initializing a disk or verifying an array. Some tasks can take an extended period of time, particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I/O while the task is running.

verify

Low-level check that a drive, logical device, or hot spare is good. In a RAID 1, verify is a low-level check that contents of both members’ segments are consistent and, optionally, corrects errors while assuming that the master drive is correct. In a simple volume, verify performs a low-level check that the whole drive can be read.

volume

See simple volume, spanned volume.

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