MSI G965MDH, MS-7241, MS-7276, Q965MDO, G965M User Manual

G965MDH/Q965MDO Series

MS-7276 (V1.X) Mainboard

G52-72761X1

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Copyright Notice

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INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no

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Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V1.0 First release September 2006

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: http://support.msi.com.tw

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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 service
personnel:

† The power cord or plug is damaged.
† Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
† The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
† The equipment does 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 accor-

dance 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-7276

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.

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WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement

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CONTENTS

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

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

Mainboard Layout................................................................................................1-4

Packing Checklist.................................................................................................1-4

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

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

CPU (Central Processing Unit)............................................................................2-2

Introduction to LGA 775 CPU......................................................................2-3

CPU & Cooler Installation.............................................................................2-4

Memory.................................................................................................................2-7

Dual Channel Memory Population Rules....................................................2-7

Installing DDRII Modules...............................................................................2-8

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

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATXPWR1.................................................2-9

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1............................................................2-9

Back Panel...........................................................................................................2-11

Connectors........................................................................................................2-12

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1..........................................................2-12

Hard Disk Connector: IDE1 (optional).......................................................2-12

Serial ATAII Connectors: SATA1~SATA6.................................................2-13

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 & PWRFAN1..................2-14

CD-In Connector: CD_IN1..........................................................................2-14

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCASE1.......................................2-14

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1......................................................2-15

SPDIF-Out Connector: JSPD1 (Optional).................................................2-15

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1/JFP2........................................................2-16

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB3 (JUSB1 is optional)....2-17

Serial Port Connector: JCOM1..................................................................2-17

IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 (Optional)............................................2-18

FWH/LPC Debugging Pin Header: JLPC1 (Optional)...............................2-18

JSPI Debugging Pin Header: JSPI1............................................................2-18

Jumpers..............................................................................................................2-18

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1.....................................................................2-19

Slots....................................................................................................................2-20

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots......................2-20

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots......................................2-20

PCI Interrupt Request Routing...................................................................2-21

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

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

The Main Menu.....................................................................................................3-4

Standard CMOS Features...................................................................................3-6

Advanced BIOS Features...................................................................................3-8

Advanced Chipset Features............................................................................3-10

Integrated Peripherals.......................................................................................3-12

Power Management Setup...............................................................................3-17

PNP/PCI Configurations.....................................................................................3-18

H/W Monitor........................................................................................................3-20

Load Optimized Defaults...................................................................................3-22

BIOS Setting Password.....................................................................................3-24

Appendix A Realtek ALC883 Audio....................................................................7-1

Installation for Windows 2000/XP......................................................................7-2

Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver................................................................7-2

Software Configuration......................................................................................7-4

Sound Effect................................................................................................7-5

Mixer.............................................................................................................7-8

Audio I/O.....................................................................................................7-12

Microphone................................................................................................7-16

3D Audio Demo...........................................................................................7-17

Information..................................................................................................7-18

Hardware Setup................................................................................................7-19

Appendix B Intel ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID.........................................................7-1

ICH8R/DO/DH Introduction..................................................................................7-2

BIOS Configuration..............................................................................................7-2

Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM...............................7-3

Installing Software..............................................................................................7-8

Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000...........................................................7-9

Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console.............................................7-10

RAID Migration Instructions...............................................................................7-15

Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk...................................................7-15

Degraded RAID Array........................................................................................7-20

Missing Hard Drive Member......................................................................7-21

Failed Hard Drive Member.........................................................................7-21

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Getting Started

Chapter 1

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the G965MDH/Q965MDO Se­ries (MS-7276 v1.X) Micro-ATX mainboard. The
G965MDH/Q965MDO Series mainboards are based on
Intel® G965/ Q965 & ICH8R / ICH8DO / ICH8DH chipsets
for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the ad­vanced Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo, Pentium 4, Pentium D
and Celeron D processor, the G965MDH/Q965MDO
Series deliver a high performance and professional
desktop platform solution.

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Mainboard Specifications

Processor Support

- Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo, Pentium 4, Pentium D and Celeron D
processors in the LGA775 package.
For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.

com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php

Supported FSB

- 1066/ 800/ 533 MHz

Chipset

- North Bridge: Intel® G965/Q965 chipset

- South Bridge: Intel® ICH8R/ICH8DO/ICH8DH chipset (optional)

Memory Support

- DDRII 800/ 667/ 533 SDRAM

- 4 DDRII DIMMs (DDRII 800 supports up to 4 GB, DDRII 667/ 533
supports up to 8 GB, 240pin / 1.8V)
For the updated supporting memory modules, please visit
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/

pro_mbd_trp_list.php

LAN

- Supports Gbe LAN by 82566 DM/DC (optional)

- Supports 10/100 LAN by 82562V (optional)

IEEE 1394 (optional)

- Chip integrated by VIA VT6308P or VT6307

- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps

Audio

- Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC883 or ALC888

- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing

- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec

IDE (USB to IDE)

- 1 IDE port by JMicron JMB20335

- Supports USB to Ultra DMA 66 mode
Caution :
This IDE does not support OS installaion in hard drive.
A system hard drive connected to this IDE slot can not be booted up
to OS.

SATA

- 6 SATAII ports by ICH8R/DO/DH

- Supports storage and data transfers at up to 300 MB/s

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RAID

- SATA1~6 support RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 10 mode by ICH8R/DO/DH

Floppy

- 1 floppy port

- Supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes

Connectors

Back panel

- 1 PS/2 mouse port

- 1 PS/2 keyboard port.

- 1 Serial port

- 1 Parallel port supporting SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 1 VGA Port

- 1 IEEE 1394 port (optional)

- 4 USB 2.0 Ports.

- 1 LAN jack

- 6 flexible audio jacks

On-Board Pinheaders

- 1 COM port pinheader

- 3 USB 2.0 pinheaders (JUSB1 is optional)

- 1 CD-IN pinheader

- 1 SPDIF-out pinheader (optional)

- 1 1394 pinheader (optional)

- 1 Front Audio pinheader

Slots

- 1 PCI Express x16 slot (for G965M/ Q965M series)

- 1 PCI Express x1 slot

- 2 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.

Form Factor

- Micro-ATX (24.4cm X 24.4cm)

Mounting

- 8 mounting holes

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JFP

2

JFP1J

B

A

T1JSPI1IDE

1FDD

1

DIM

M

_

A

1

DIM

M_B1DIM

M

_

A

2

DIM

M_B

2

ATX

PWR

1

J

CAS

E

1

JLP

C

1

Winbond

W83627DHG

JUSB2

JUSB3

JMicron

Jm20335

JCOM1

SATA6

SATA5

SATA4

SATA3

SATA2

SATA1

Intel

ICH8R/DO/DH

BATT

CD_IN1

(optional)

CPUFAN1

Line-In

Mainboard Layout

Top : mouse
Bottom:
keyboard

Top :
Parallel Port

Bottom:
COM port
VGA port

Top:1394(optional)
Bottom: USB ports

Top: LAN Jack
Bottom: USB ports

T:
M:

Line-Out

B:

Mic

T:RS-Out
M:CS-Out
B:SS-Out

VIA

VT6307/

VT6308

ALC883

/ALC888

JAUD1

SYSFAN1

PCI E1

PCI E2

PCI 1

PCI 2

JSPD1

JPW1

J1394_1

+

PWRFAN1

Intel

G965/Q965

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Packing Checklist

Getting Started

MSI motherboard

Power Cable

MSI Driver/Utility CD

Standard Cable for

IDE Devices

SATA Cable (Optional)

Back IO Shield

User’s Guide

* The pictures are for reference only. Your packing contents may vary depending on
the model you purchased.

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Chapter 2

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

CPUFAN1, p.2-14

Back Panel,

p.2-10

PCIE x16
Slot, p.2-20

PCIE x1 Slot,

p.2-20

PCI Slots,

p.2-20

SYSFAN1, p.2-14

JPW1, p.2-9

CPU, p.2-3

DDRII DIMMs, p.2-7

JLPC1, p.2-18

JCI1, p.2-14

FDD1, p.2-12

IDE1, p.2-12

JPWR1, p.2-9

JSPI1, p.2-18
JBAT1, p.2-19

JFP2, p.2-16
JFP1, p.2-16

SATA1~6,

p.2-13

JCD1, p.2-14

JAUD1, p.2-15

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PWRFAN1,

p.2-14

J1394_1 (optional),

p.2-18

JSPD1, p.2-15

JCOM1, p.2-17

JUSB2/3, p.2-17

Hardware Setup

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

This mainboard supports Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo, Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D proces­sor in LGA 775 package. When you are installing the CPU, make sure to install the
cooler to prevent overheating. If you do not have the CPU cooler, contact your
dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.
For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/program/
products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support.php

Important

1. Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system. Always make
sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating.

2. Make sure that you apply an even layer of heat sink paste (or thermal tape)
between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation.

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

Introduction to LGA 775 CPU

The pin-pad side of LGA 775
CPU.

Alignment Key Alignment Key

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

The surface of LGA 775 CPU.
Remember to apply some silicone
heat transfer compound on it for
better heat dispersion.

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

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CPU & Cooler Installation

When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on
the top to prevent overheating. If you do not have the cooler, contact your dealer

to purchase and install them before turning on the computer. Meanwhile, do not forget
to apply some silicon heat transfer compound on CPU before installing the heat sink/
cooler fan for better heat dispersion.
Follow the steps below to install the CPU & cooler correctly. Wrong installation will
cause the damage of your CPU & mainboard.

1.The CPU has a plastic cap on it to
protect the contact from damage.
Before you install the CPU, always
cover it to protect the socket pin.

3.The pins of socket reveal.

2.Remove the cap from lever hinge
side (as the arrow shows).

4.Open the load lever.

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Important

1.Confirm if your CPU cooler is firmly installed before turning on your system.

2. Do not touch the CPU socket pins to avoid damaging.

3. The availability of the CPU land side cover depends on your CPU packing.

5.Lift the load lever up and open the
load plate.

7.Visually inspect if the CPU is
seated well into the socket. If not,
take out the CPU with pure vertical
motion and reinstall.

6.After confirming the CPU direction
for correct mating, put down the
CPU in the socket housing frame.
Be sure to grasp on the edge of
the CPU base. Note that the align­ment keys are matched.

alignment

key

8.Cover the load plate onto the
package.

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9.Press down the load lever lightly
onto the load plate, and then se­cure the lever with the hook under
retention tab.

11.Press the four hooks down to fas-

ten the cooler. Then rotate the lock­ing switch (refer to the correct di­rection marked on it) to lock the
hooks.

10. Align the holes on the mainboard
with the heatsink. Push down the
cooler until its four clips get
wedged into the holes of the
mainboard.

12.Turn over the mainboard to con­firm that the clip-ends are cor­rectly inserted.

locking

switch

Important

1.Check the information in BIOS (Chapter 3) for the CPU temperature.

2. Whenever CPU is not installed, always protect your CPU socket pin with the
plastic cap covered (shown in Figure 1) to avoid damaging.

3. Please note that the mating/unmating durability of the CPU is 20 cycles.
Therefore we suggest you do not plug/unplug the CPU too often.

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Memory

he mainboard provides four 240-pin non-ECC DDRII 800/ 667/ 533 DIMM slots.
For more information on compatible components, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw/

program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_trp_list.php

DDRII

240-pin, 1.8V

64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin

Dual-Channel: Channel A in GREEN; Channel B in ORANGE

Dual Channel Memory Population Rules

DIMM_A1

DIMM_A2

DIMM_B1

DIMM_B2

DIMM_A1

DIMM_A2

DIMM_B1

DIMM_B2

DIMM_A1

DIMM_A2

DIMM_B1

DIMM_B2

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Installing DDRII Modules

1. The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right
orientation.

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

Important

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

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

Volt

Notch

Important

-DDRII modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDRII standard is
not backwards compatible. You should always install DDRII memory mod­ules in the DDRII DIMM slots and DDR memory modules in the DDR DIMM
slots.

-In dual-channel mode, make sure that you install memory modules of the
same type and density in differentchannel DDR DIMM slots.

-To enable successful system boot-up, always insert the memory modules
into the DIMM_A1 first.

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Power Supply

ATX 24-Pin Power Connector: ATXPWR1

This connector allows you to connect an ATX 24-pin power supply.
To connect the ATX 24-pin 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.

You may use the 20-pin ATX power supply as you like. If you’d like
to use the 20-pin ATX power supply, please plug your power sup­ply along with pin 1 & pin 13 (refer to the image at the right hand).
There is also a foolproof design on pin 11, 12, 23 & 24 to avoid
wrong installation.

Pin Definition

13

ATXPWR1

24

1

12

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

PIN SIGNAL

13 +3.3V

14 -12V

15 GND

16 PS-ON#

17 GND

18 GND

19 GND

20 Res

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V

24 GND

pin 13

pin 12

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

Pin Definition

JPW1

2

1
34

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND

2 GND

3 12V

4 12V

Important

1. Maker sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power sup­plies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard.

2. Power supply of 450 watts (and above) is highly recommended for system
stability.

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Back Panel

Mouse

Parallel Port

IEEE1394

Port (optional)

LAN

L-In

RS-Out

Keyboard

Serial Port

VGA Port

USB Ports

L-Out

Mic

CS-Out

SS-Out

Mouse/Keyboard Connector

The standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/keyboard.

Parallel Port Connector
A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)
and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

Serial Port Connector
The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16
bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the
connector.

VGA Connector
The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA monitors.

IEEE 1394 Port (optional)

The 1394 port on the back panel provides connection to 1394 devices.

LAN (RJ-45) Jack
The standard RJ-45 jack is for connec­tion to single Local Area Network (LAN).
You can connect a network cable to it.

Link IndicatorActivity Indicator

LED Color LED State condition

Off LAN link is not established.

Left Orange On (steady state) LAN link is established.

On (blinking) The computer is communicating with another computer on the LAN.

Green Off 10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.

Right On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.

Orange On 1000 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.

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USB Connectors
The OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root is for attaching
USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices.

Audio Port Connectors
These audio connectors are used for audio devices. You can differentiate the color
of the audio jacks for different audio sound effects.

Blue audio jack - Line In, is used for external CD player, tapeplayer or

other audio devices.

Green audio jack - Line Out, is a connector for speakers or headphones.
Pink audio jack - Mic In, is a connector for microphones.
Black audio jack - Rear-Surround Out in 4-/ 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode.
Orange audio jack - Center/ Subwoofer Out in 5.1/ 7.1 channel mode.
Gray audio jack - Side-Surround Out in 7.1 channel mode.

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Connectors

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

This standard FDD connector supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy
disk types.

FDD1

Hard Disk Connector: IDE1 (optional)

The mainboard provides a USB to IDE connector that supports Ultra DMA 66 function.
You can connect hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives and other IDE devices.

Note: Due to Full Speed USB bandwidth is limited to 480Mb/s (60MB/s), this
IDE port can not support Ultra DMA 100 interface devices.

IDE1

IDE can connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must config­ure the second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper
accordingly.

Important

- 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 instruction.

- A hard drive connected to this IDE connector does not support OS
installation. Furthermore, a system hard drive connected to this IDE con­ nector can not be booted up to OS. We strongly recommend you install the
Optical Disk Drive device to this IDE connector.

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Serial ATAII Connectors: SATA1~SATA6

SATA1~SATA6 are high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports 2nd genera­tion serial ATA data rates of 300MB/s and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 2.0
specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard disk device.

SATA5 SATA3 SATA1

SATA6

Serial ATA cable

Connect to SATA Ports

SATA4

(for ICH8R/

DO/DH)

SATA2

(for ICH8R/

DO/DH)

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

Important

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

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Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN1, SYSFAN1 & PWRFAN1

The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting
the wire to the connectors, always take 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 on-board, you must
use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan
control.

CONTROL

SENSOR

+12V

GND

CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1

+12V

GND

PWRFAN1

NC

Important

Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at Intel® official website or consult
the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.

CD-In Connector: CD_IN1

This connector is provided for CD-ROM audio.

GNDL R

CD_IN1

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCASE1

This connector connects to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the
switch will be short and the buzzer will sound the alarm. 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.

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CINTRU

GND

1

JCASE1

Hardware Setup

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1

The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect the front panel audio
and is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

2

1

10

9

JAUD1

JAUD1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 AUD_MIC Front panel microphone input signal

2 AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits

3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone power

4 AUD_VCC Filtered +5V used by analog audio circuits

5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right channel audio signal to front panel

6 AUD_RET_R Right channel audio signal return from front panel

7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control headphone amplifier

8 KEY No pin

9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left channel audio signal to front panel

10 AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel

SPDIF-Out Connector: JSPD1 (Optional)

This connector is used to connect SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Interconnect Format)
interface for digital audio transmission.

GND

JSPD1

VCC

SPDIF

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Front Panel Connectors: JFP1/JFP2

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

JFP2

12

+

-

78

HDD
LED

Reset
Switch

+

-

­+

9

JFP1

1

2

10

Power
LED

+

Power
Switch

-

Power
LED

JFP1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 HD_LED + Hard disk LED +

2 PWR/SLP LED Power LED+/ Suspend LED

3 HD_LED - Hard disk LED-

4 PWR/SLP LED Power LED-/ Suspend LED

5 RST_SW Reset Switch

6 PWR_SW Power Switch

7 RST_SW Reset Switch

8 PWR_SW Power Switch

9 N.C. Not Connected

10 Key Key (no pin)

-

Speaker

+

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 GND Ground (LED-)

2 SPK Speaker

3 SLP LED Suspend LED+

4 BUZ Buzzer

5 PWR LED Power LED+

6 BUZ Buzzer

7 Key Key (no pin)

8 SPK Speaker

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JFP2 Pin Definition

Hardware Setup

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1, JUSB2, JUSB3 (JUSB1 is optional)

The mainboard provides USB 2.0 pinheaders (optional USB 2.0 bracket available) that
are 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, modems and the like.

Pin Definition

JUSB1/2/3

2
1

10

9

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC 2 VCC

3 USB0- 4 USB1-

5 USB0+ 6 USB1+

7 GND 8 GND

9 Key (no pin) 10 N.C.

Important

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

Serial Port Connector: JCOM1

The mainboard provides one 9-pin header as serial port JCOM1. 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

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

JCOM1

192

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

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IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 (Optional)

The mainboard provides IEEE1394 pinheaders that allow you to connect IEEE 1394
ports via an external IEEE1394 bracket (optional).

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

2

1

10
9

J1394_1

1 TPA+ 2 TPA-

3 Ground 4 Ground

5 TPB+ 6 TPB-

7 Cable power 8 Cable power

9 Key (no pin) 10 Ground

FWH/LPC Debugging Pin Header: JLPC1 (Optional)

The pin header is for internal debugging only.

JLPC1

13

21

14

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 LCLK 2 Key (no pin)

3 LRST# 4 VCC3

5 LAD0 6 FID0_LRST

7 LAD1 8 VCC5

9 LAD2 10 Key (no pin)

11 LAD3 12 GND

13 LFRAME# 14 GND

JSPI Debugging Pin Header: JSPI1

The pin header is for internal debugging only.

JSPI1

2

910

1

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC3_SB 2 VCC3_SB

3 SPI_MISO 4 SPI_MOSI_F

5 SPI_CSO_F# 6 SPI_CLK_F

7 GND 8 GND

9 Reserved 10 NC

JLPC1 Pin Definition

JSPI1 Pin Definition

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Jumpers

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

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, set
the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear data.

1

Clear Data

3

1

JBAT1

1 3

Keep Data

Important

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.

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Slots

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slots

PCI Express architecture provides a high performance I/O infrastructure for Desktop
Platforms with transfer rates starting at 2.5 Giga transfers per second over a PCI
Express x1 lane for Gigabit Ethernet, TV Tuners, 1394 controllers, and general pur­pose I/O. Also, desktop platforms with PCI Express Architecture will be designed to
deliver highest performance in video, graphics, multimedia and other sophisticated
applications. Moreover, PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics
infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capability of existing AGP 8x de­signs with transfer rates of 4.0 GB/s over a PCI Express x16 lane for graphics
controllers, while PCI Express x1 supports transfer rate of 250 MB/s.

PCI Express x16 Slot

PCI Express x1 Slot

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The PCI slots support LAN cards, SCSI cards, USB cards, and other add-on cards
that comply with PCI specifications. At 32 bits and 33 MHz, it yields a throughput rate
of 133 MBps.

32-bit PCI Slot

Important

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.

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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:

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4

PCI Slot 1 INT A# INT B# INT C# INT D#

PCI Slot 2 INT B# INTC# INT D# INT A#

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Chapter 3

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 booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

² You want to change the default settings for cus-

tomized features.

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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 <DEL> key to enter Setup.

Press DEL 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.

Important

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:

A7276IMS V1.0 081006 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.
081006 refers to the date this BIOS was released.

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Control Keys

<↑> Move to the previous item
<↓> Move to the next item
<←> Move to the item in the left hand
<→> Move to the item in the right hand

<Enter> Select the item
<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a

<+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General Help
<F6> Load Optimized Defaults
<F7> Load Fail-safe Defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

BIOS Setup

submenu

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 >.

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 Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features

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

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to setup the items of AMI® special enhanced features.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s
performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Features

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PNP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

H/W Monitor

This entry shows your PC health status.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi­cally for optimal performance of the mainboard.

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BIOS Setting Password

Use this menu to set the password for BIOS.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

BIOS Setup

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Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu includes some basic setup items. Use
the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select
the value you want in each item.

Date (MM:DD:YY)

This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date).
The format is <day><month> <date> <year>.

day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by

BIOS. Read-only.

month The month from Jan. through Dec.
date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys.
year The year can be adjusted by users.

Time (HH:MM:SS)

This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the current time). The
time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/ Slave

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears.

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BIOS Setup

Device/ Vender/ Size

It will showing the device information that you connected to the IDE/SATA con­nector .

LBA/Large Mode

This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBA
mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA
mode disabled.

DMA Mode

Select DMA Mode.

Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting
Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your
disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move
data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk
becomes offline.

Important

Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master/ Slave are appearing when you
connect the HD devices to the SATA connector on the mainboard.

Floppy Drive A

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options:
[None], [360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.].

Halt On Keyboard Error

The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot.
Available options are:

[No Errors] The system doesn’t stop for any detected error.
[All, But Keyboard] The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error.

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System Information

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears.

This sub-menu shows the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of your
system (read only).

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Advanced BIOS Features

BIOS Setup

Quick Boot

Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 10 seconds since it will
skip some check items.

Boot to OS/2

This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB.
When you choose [No], you cannot run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger
than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose [Yes].

Boot Sector Protection

This item allows you to choose the virus warning feature for Hard Disk boot sector
protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write date into this area,
BIOS will shows a warning message on screen and alarm beep.

Hyper-Threading Function

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 HT Function, or
unreliability and instability may occur.

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Important

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer
system requires ALL of the following platform Components:

* CPU: An Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology;
* Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that supports 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:
www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading

Hardware Prefetcher:

Enable this item will improve the performance of CPU. It is only available with P4 CPU
installed.

IOAPIC Function

This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in
APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system.

Boot Sequence

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu:

1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device & Boot From Other Device

The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts
to load the disk operating system.

Intel AMT Configuration (optional, only for ICH8DO)

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu:

Intel AMT Support

The items allow you to enable/disable the AMT (Active Management Technology)
support.

Force IDER

IDER (IDE redirection) enables the ability to boot system from a network location.

Trusted Computing

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu:

TCG/TPM SUPPORT

The items allow you to enable/disable the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) (1.1/1.

2) support.

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Advanced Chipset Features

BIOS Setup

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

The system board designer must select the proper value for this field, according to
the specifications of the installed DRAM chips. When Disabled, you can select the
DRAM timing type.

Memory Hole

In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA
peripherals. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. When
this area is reserved, it cannot be cached.

Memory Remap Feature

This field allows you to remap the memory which as PCI resources.

Internal Graphics Select

The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory.

DVMT Mode Select

The field allows you to select the DVMT mode. Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.
0 (DVMT 3.0) allows additional memory to be allocated for graphics usage based on
application need.

DVMT/ FIXED Memory

The field specifies the size of system memory allocated for video memory. “Fixed”
mode is non-contiguous pagelocked memory allocated during driver initialization to
provide a static amount of memory.“DVMT” mode is memory that is dynamically allo­cated based on memory requests made by application and are release back to the
system once the requesting application has been terminated.

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ME-HECI

This field allows you to enable/disable ME-HECI.

ME-IDER

This field allows you to enable/disable ME-IDER.

ME-KT

This field allows you to enable/disable ME-KT.

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Integrated Peripherals

BIOS Setup

USB 2.0 Controller

This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard USB controller.

USB Device Legacy Support

Select [Enabled] if you need to use a USB-interfaced device in the operating system.

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

This setting allows you to select the USB controller mode.

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

This item can used to stop the EHCI legacy for operations systems without EHCI
hand-off mechanism loading properly. Setting it to “Disabled” to force EHCI owner­ship change Rely on EHCI driver.

GbE Controller

This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard GbE(Gigabit Ethernet) controller.

GbE LAN Boot

This setting allows you to enable/disable the network boot function.

Onboard 1394

This item allows you to enable/disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller.

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Audio Controller

This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard audio controller.

SATA Device Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

SATA#1 Configuration

It allows you to configure the SATA#1 controller.Settings are:

[Disabled] Disable the SATA devices
[Compatible] Enable the SATA devices and release the IRQ14/ 15 for SATA

devices

[Enhanced] Select Enhanced if you want to use the SATA as IDE / RAID or

AHCI function

Configure SATA#1 as

When the SATA#1 Configuration sets to [Enhanced], the field is adjustable. It
allows user to configure the SATA devices as IDE/ AHCI or RAID.

SATA#2 Configuration

When the Configure SATA#1 as sets to [IDE], the field is adjustable. It allows
you to Enable/ Disable the SATA#2 controller (SATA5~6).

IDE Device Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

PCI IDE BusMaster

Set this option to [Enabled] to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus
has bus mastering capability.

I/O Device Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:

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Onboard Floppy Controller

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

COM Port 1/ 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port 1/ 2.

Parallel Port

There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides
Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following options:

[Disabled]
[3BC] Line Printer port 0
[278] Line Printer port 2
[378] Line Printer port 1

Parallel Port Mode

[Normal] Stardand Parallel Port
[EPP] Enhanced Parallel Port
[ECP] Extended Capability Port
[ECP + EPP] Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port

[Bi-Directional]
To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose [SPP].
To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose
[EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only.
Choosing [ECP + EPP] will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP
and EPP modes simultaneously.

Parallel Port IRQ

This item allows you to set parallel port IRQ.

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Power Management Setup

Important

S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your
BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.

Energy Lake Feature (optional, only for ICH8DH)

This item allows you to enable Intel’s “Energy Lake” Technology which can support
Viiv feature to turn on and turn off the computer instantly.

ACPI Function

This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management
Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 2000/
XP, select [Yes].

ACPI Standby State

This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as Windows 2000/ XP , you can choose to enter the
Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Set­tings are:

[S1/POS] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no

system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware main­tains all system context.

[S3/STR] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in

formation of system configuration and open applications/files
is saved to main memory that remains powered while most
other hardware components turn off to save energy. The

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information stored in memory will be used to restore the sys­tem when a “wake up” event occurs.

Re-Call VGA BIOS From S3

When ACPI Standby State is set to [S3/STR], users can select the options in this
field. Selecting [Yes] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when
system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time is short­ened when you disable the function, but system will need an VGA driver to initialize
the VGA card. Therefore, if the VGA driver of the card does not support the initializa­tion feature, the display may work abnormally or not function after resuming from S3.

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all
devices except CPU will be shut off.

Power Button Function

This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:

[On/ Off] The power button functions as normal power off button.
[Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters the

suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more
than four seconds, the computer is turned off.

Restore On AC Power Loss

This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt
occurs. Settings are:

[Power Off] Always leaves the computer in the power off state.
[Power On] Always leaves the computer in the power on state.
[Last State] Restores the system to the status before power failure

or interrupt occurred.

Wakeup Event Setup

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears.

USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4

The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3/
S4 sleep state.

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S3 Power on by PS/2 KB

The item specifies how the system will be awakened from power saving mode
when input signal of the PS2 keyboard is detected. Use the <PageUp> &
<PageDown> keys to select the options. When selecting [Password], enter the
desired password.

S3 Power On by PS/2 Mouse

This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from S3 when
input signal of the PS/2 mouse is detected.

GbE Wake Up From S5

An input signal on LAN awakens the system from S5.

Resume by RTC Alarm

The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a
scheduled time/date.

Resume by PCI Device (PME#)

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).

Date (of Month) Alarm

The field specifies the date for Resume by RTC Alarm.

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

The field specifies the time for Resume by RTC Alarm. Format is <hour>
<minute><second>.

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PNP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature.
PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to
operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with
its special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is
strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the
default settings.

Clear ESCD

The ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) NVRAM (Non-volatile Random Ac­cess Memory) is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non­PNP devices in a bit string format. When the item is set to [Yes], the system will reset
ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item
back to [No] automatically.

Initate Graphic Adapter

This setting specifies which graphics card is your primary graphics adapter.

PCI Latency Timer

This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes
over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a
longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance,
you should set the item to higher values.

PCI Slot 1/2 IRQ

These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot.

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IRQ Resource Setup

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

IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/14/15

These items specify the bus where the specified IRQ line is used.
The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove an IRQ from the pool of avail­able IRQs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS. The
available IRQ pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more IRQs must
be removed from the IRQ pool, the end user can use these settings to reserve
the IRQ by assigning an [Reserved] setting to it. Onboard I/O is configured by
AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O are configured as [Available]. If all IRQs
are set to [Reserved], and IRQ 14/15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9
will still be available for PCI and PnP devices.

Important

IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/O devices.
When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the operating system, it sig­nals this by causing an IRQ to occur. After receiving the signal, when the
operating system is ready, the system will interrupt itself and perform the
service required by the I/O device.

DMA Resource Setup

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

DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

The settings determine if AMIBIOS should remove a DMA (Direct Memory Access)
from the available DMAs passed to devices that are configurable by the system
BIOS. The available DMA pool is determined by reading the ESCD NVRAM. If more
DMAs must be removed from the pool, the end user can reserve the DMA.

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H/W Monitor

BIOS Setup

FAN Speed Monitor 1 / 2 / 3 (optional)

This item allows you to enable/disable the FAN Speed Monitors.

AFSC Configuration (optional)

This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC (Advanced Fan Speed Control) Configuration.

AFSC SST BUS (optional)

This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC SST (Simple Serial Transport) Bus.

AFSC Sensor Thresholds (optional)

This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC Sensor Thresholds.

AFSC Manual Fan Ctrl (optional)

This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC Manual Fan Controller.

AFSC Chipset (optional)

This item allows you to lock/unlock AFSC Chipset.

Thermal Sensor (optional)

This item allows you to display/hide the thermal sensor.

CPU FAN TargetTemp Value (optional)

When the CPU temperature reaches a preset limit, the CPU fan turns on.

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Chassis Intrusion

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

== Sytem Monitor ==

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

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Load Optimized Defaults

The option on the main menu allows users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the
default Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the
mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.

When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears:

Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance.

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BIOS Setting Password

When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:

Type the password, up to six characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password
typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will
be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password and press <Enter>. You
may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.
To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled. Once
the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup without
entering any password.
When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try
to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your
system configuration.

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Appendix A

Realtek ALC883 Audio

The Realtek ALC883 provides 10-channel DAC that si­multaneously supports 7.1 sound playback and 2 chan­nels of independent stereo sound output (multiple
streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out­Right channels.

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Installing the Realtek HD Audio Driver

You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC883 codec to function properly before
you can get access to 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- channel or 7.1+2 channel audio operations.
Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating
systems.

Installation for Windows 2000/XP

For Windows® 2000, you must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack4 or later before
installing the driver. For Windows® XP, you must install Windows® XP Service Pack1
or later before installing the driver.
The following illustrations are based on Windows® XP environment and could look
slightly different if you install the drivers in different operating systems.

1. Insert the application CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will auto­matically appear.

2. Click Realtek HD Audio Driver.

Important

The HD Audio Configuration software utility is under continuous update
to enhance audio applications. Hence, the program screens shown here in

this section may be slightly different from the latest software utility and shall
be held for reference only.

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3. Click Next to install the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver.

4. Click Finish to restart the system.

Click here

Select this
option

Click here

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Software Configuration

After installing the audio driver, you are able to use the 2-, 4-, 6- or 8- channel audio

feature now. Click the audio icon from the system tray at the lower-right corner of
the screen to activate the HD Audio Configuration. It is also available to enable the

audio driver by clicking the Azalia HD Sound Effect Manager from the Control
Panel.

Double click

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Sound Effect

Here you can select a sound effect you like from the Environment list.

Environment Simulation

You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow,
totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection. Realtek HD Audio Sound
Manager also provides five popular settings “Stone Corridor”, “Bathroom”, “Sewer
pipe”, “Arena” and “Audio Corridor” for quick enjoyment.

You may choose the provided sound effects, and the equalizer will adjust automatically.
If you like, you may also load an equalizer setting or make an new equalizer setting to
save as an new one by using the “Load EQ Setting” and “Save Preset” button,
click “Reset EQ Setting” button to use the default value, or click “Delete EQ Set-
ting” button to remove a preset EQ setting.

There are also other pre-set equalizer models for you to choose by clicking “Others”
under the Equalizer part.

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Equalizer Selection

Equalizer frees users from default settings; users may create their owned preferred
settings by utilizing this tool.

10 bands of equalizer, ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz.

Save

The settings are saved
permanently for future
use

Enable / Disable

To disable, you can tem­porarily stop the sound
effect without losing the
settings

Reset

10 bands of equalizer
would go back to the de­fault setting

Load

Whenever you would like to
use preload settings, simply
click this, the whole list will
be shown for your selection.

Delete

To delete the pre-saved settings which are created from previous steps.

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Frequently Used Equalizer Setting

Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have. By leveraging our long experience
at audio field, Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal­izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment.

[How to Use It]
Other than the buttons “Pop” “Live” “Club” & “Rock” shown on the page, to pull down

the arrow in “Others”, you will find more optimized settings available to you.

Karaoke Mode

Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home. Simply using the music you usually
play, Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to
accommodate your range.

1.Vocal Cancellation: Single click on “Voice Cancellation” , the vocal of the song would
be eliminated, while the background music is still in place, and you can be that
singer!

2.Key Adjustment: Using “Up / Down Arrow” to find a key which better fits your vocal
range.

Remove the
human voice

Raise the key

Lower the key

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Mixer

In the Mixer part, you may adjust the volumes of the rear and front panels individually.

1. Adjust Volume

You can adjust the volume of the speakers that you pluged in front or rear panel.

Important

Before set up, please make sure the playback devices are well plugged in the
jacks on the rear or front panel.

2. Multi-Stream Function

ALC883 supports an outstanding feature called Multi-Stream, which means you may
play different audio sources simultaneously and let them output respectively from the
indicated real panel or front panel. This feature is very helpful when 2 people are
using the same computer together for different purposes.

Click the button and the Mixer ToolBox menu will appear. Then check the Enable

playback multi-streaming and click OK to save the setup.

Important

You have to plug the device into the jacks on the rear and front panel first
before enable the multi-stream function.

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When you are playing the first audio source (for example: use Windows Media
Player to play DVD/VCD), the output will be played from the rear panel, which is the
default setting.

Then you must to select the Realtek HD Audio 2nd output from the scroll list
first, and use a different program to play the second audio source (for example: use
Winamp to play MP3 files). You will find that the second audio source (MP3 music) will
come out from the Line-Out audio jack of Front Panel.

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3. Playback control

Tool Mute

Playback device

This function is to let you freely decide which ports to

output the sound. And this is essential when multi-

streaming playback enabled.

- Realtek HD Audio Output

- Realtek HD Audio 2nd Output

Mute

You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute
sound output.

Tool

- Show the following volume controls

This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.

- Advanced controls

- Enable playback multi-streaming
With this function, you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via
headphone (stream 1 from front panel) while still have music (stream 2 from back
panel) in play. At any given period, you can have maximum 2 streams operating
simultaneously.

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4. Recording control

Realtek ALC883 Audio

Tool Mute

Recording device

-Realtek HD Digital input

-Realtek HD Audio input

Mute

You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute
sound input.

Tool

- Show the following volume controls

This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed.

- Enable recording multi-streaming

Important

ALC883 allows you to record the CD, Line, Mic and Stereo Mix channels
simultaneously, frees you from mixing efforts. At any given period, you may
choose 1 of the following 4 channels to record.

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Audio I/O

In this tab, you can easily configure your multi-channel audio function and speakers.
You can choose a desired multi-channel operation here.

a. Headphone for the common headphone

b. 2CH Speaker for Stereo-Speaker Output

c. 4CH Speaker for 4-Speaker Output

d. 6CH Speaker for 5.1-Speaker Output

e. 8CH Speaker for 7.1-Speaker Output

Speaker Configuration:

1. Plug the speakers in the corresponding jack.

2. Dialogue “connected device” will pop up for your selection. Please select the
device you have plugged in.

- If the device is being plugged into the correct jack, you will be able to find the icon
beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device.

- If not correct, Realtek HD Audio Manager will guide you to plug the device into the
correct jack.

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Connector Settings

Click to access connector settings.

Disable front panel jack detection (option)

Jack detection function only works with HD audio front panel.

Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in.

Enable auto popup dialogue, when device has been plugged in

Once this item checked, the dialog “Connected device” would automatically pop up
when device plugged in.

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S/PDIF

Short for Sony/Philips Digital Interface, a standard audio file transfer format. S/PDIF
allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having
to be converted first to an analog format. Maintaining the viability of a digital signal
prevents the quality of the signal from degrading when it is converted to analog.

Output Sampling Rate

44.1KHz: This is recommend while playing CD.
48KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby.
96KHz: This is recommended while playing DVD-Audio.
192KHz: This is recommended while playing High quality Audio.

Output Source

No S/PDIF out: There will no S/PDIF out.
Output digital audio source: The digital audio format (such as .wav, .mp3,.midi etc)
will come out through S/PDIF-Out.
S/PDIF-in to S/PDIF -out pass though mode: The data from S/PDIF-In can be real­ time played from S/PDIF-Out.

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Test Speakers

You can select the speaker by clicking it to test its functionality. The one you select
will light up and make testing sound. If any speaker fails to make sound, then check
whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers

with good ones. Or you may click the auto test button to test the sounds of

each speaker automatically.

Center

Front Left

Side Left

Rear Left

Front Right

Side Right

Subwoofer

Rear Right

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Microphone

In this tab you may set the function of the microphone. Select the Noise Suppres­sion to remove the possible noise during recording, or select Acoustic Echo
Cancelltion to cancel the acoustic echo druing recording.

Acoustic Echo Cancelltion prevents playback sound from being recorded by mi-

crophone together with your sound. For example, you might have chance to use
VOIP function through Internet with your friends. The voice of your friend will come
out from speakers (playback). However, the voice of your friend might also be
recorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet. In that
case, your friend will hear his/her own voice again. With AEC(Acoustic Echo
Cancellation) enabled at your side, your friend can enjoy the benefit with less echo.

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3D Audio Demo

In this tab you may adjust your 3D positional audio before playing 3D audio applica­tions like gaming. You may also select different environment to choose the most
suitable environment you like.

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Information

In this tab it provides some information about this HD Audio Configuration utility,
including Audio Driver Version, DirectX Version, Audio Controller & Audio Codec. You
may also select the language of this utility by choosing from the Language list.

Also there is a selection Show icon in system tray. Switch it on and an icon

will show in the system tray. Right-click on the icon and the Audio Accessories
dialogue box will appear which provides several multimedia features for you to take
advantage of.

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Hardware Setup

Connecting the Speakers

When you have set the Multi-Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software
utility, connect your speakers to the correct phone jacks in accordance with the
setting in software utility.

n 2-Channel Mode for Stereo-Speaker Output

Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phone jack on the
back panel when 2-Channel Mode is selected.

Back Panel

1

2

3

1 Line In

2 Line Out (Front channels)

3 MIC

4 Line Out (Rear surround channels, but no functioning in this mode)

5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode)

6 Line Out (Side surround channels, but no functioning in this mode)

4

5

6

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n 4-Channel Mode for 4-Speaker Output

Back Panel

4-Channel Analog Audio Output

1

4

2

5

3

6

Description:
Connect two speakers to back
panel’s front-channel Line Out
connector and two speakers to
the real-channel Line Out
connector.

1 Line In

2 Line Out (Front channels)

3 MIC

4 Line Out (Rear surround channels)

5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel, but no functioning in this mode)

6 Line Out (Side surround channels, but no functioning in this mode)

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n 6-Channel Mode for 6-Speaker Output

Back Panel

Realtek ALC883 Audio

6-Channel Analog Audio Output

1

2

4

5

3

6

Description:
Connect two speakers to back
panel’ s Line Out connector, two
speakers to the rear-channel
Line out connector and two
speakers to the center/
subwoofer-channel Line Out
connector.

1 Line In

2 Line Out (Front channels)

3 MIC

4 Line Out (Rear surround channels)

5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel)

6 Line Out (Side surround channels, but no functioning in this mode)

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n 8-Channel Mode for 8-Speaker Output

1

2

3

8-Channel Analog Audio Output

1 Side Surround Out (Side channels)

2 Line Out (Front channels)

3 MIC

4 Line Out (Rear surround channels)

5 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel)

6 Line Out (Side channels)

4

5

6

Description:
Connect two speakers to back
panel’s Line Out connector, two
speakers to the rear-channel
Line out connector, two speak­ers to the center/subwoofer­channel Line Out connector and
two speakers to the side-chan­nel Line Out connector.

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Appendix B

Intel ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID

The ICH8R/DO/DH provides a hybrid solution that com­bines six independent SATAII ports for support of up to
six Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives.
It offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring
and Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distrib­uted Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of Mirrors) and
Intel® Martix Storage Technology.

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ICH8R/DO/DH Introduction

The ICH8R/DO/DH provides a hybrid solution that combines 6 independent SATAII
ports for support of up to 6 Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives.

Serial ATAII (SATAII) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives
deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 300MB/sec. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables,
making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC. The
most outstanding features are:

1. Supports 300MB/s transfers with CRC error checking.

2. Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature.

3. Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing, elevator

seek and packet chain command.

Intel® ICH8R/DO/DH offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing),
RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of Mirrors)
and Intel® Martix Storage Technology.

RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spreading
the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance.
RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and
provides enhanced read performance. RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level
and also stripe error correction information. This results in excellent performance
and good fault tolerance. Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID.
RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels, multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created, and
a RAID 0 stripe is created over these. Intel Matrix RAID Technology is the advanced
ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being
used in unison.

Important

The least number of hard drives for RAID 0, RAID 1 or Matrix mode is 2. The
least number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4. And the least number of
hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3.
All the information/ volumes/ pictures listed in your system might differ from
the illustrations in this appendix.

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BIOS Configuration

The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM should be integrated with the system
BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Matrix Stroage
Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS
disk services. Please use <Ctrl> + <I> keys to enter the “Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA”
status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST
(Power-On Self Test). Also, you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create,
delete and reset RAID volumes.

Using the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM

1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes:

The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility
stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST), the
following message will appear for a few seconds:

Important

The “Driver Model”, “Serial #” and “Size” in the following example might be
different from your system.

After the above message shows, press <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to enter
the RAID Configuration Utility.

Important

The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or if you
are reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an existing system
to RAID.

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After pressing the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously, the following window will
appear:

(1) Create RAID Volume

1. Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press <Enter> key. The following
screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and
then press the <TAB> or <Enter> key to go to the next field.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model
in RAID Level.

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3. In the Disk field, press <Enter> key and the following screen appears. Use
<Space> key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then
click <Enter> key to finish selection.

4. Then select the strip value for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or
“down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the
<Enter> key to select and advance to the next field. The available values
range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip value should be
chosen based on the planned drive usage. Here are some typical values:
RAID0 – 128KB
RAID10 – 64KB
RAID5 – 64KB

5. Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field. The default
value is the maximum volume capacity of the selected disks.

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Important

Since you want to create two volumes (Intel Matrix RAID Technology), this
default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. Type in a new size for the first
volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the first half of the
two disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by default. The second
volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of two hard
drives.

6.Then the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to
create the RAID volume. Press <Y> to continue.

7.Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished.

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(2) Delete RAID Volume

Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID
drives will be lost.

Important

If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the
Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will become unbootable.

Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press
<Enter> key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press <Delete> key to
delete the selected RAID volume. The following screen appears.

Press <Y> key to accept the volume deletion.

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(3) Reset Disks to Non-RAID

Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAID
volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. The following screen
appears:

Press <Y> key to accept the selection.

Important

1. You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures
when you perform this operation.

2. Possible reasons to ‘Reset Disks to Non-RAID’ could include issues such
as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk.

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Installing Software

Install Driver in Windows XP / 2000

† New Windows XP / 2000 Installation

The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP /

2000.

1. Start the installation:
Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need
to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears.

2. When the Windows XP/ 2000 Setup window is generated, press S to specify
an Additional Device(s).

3. Insert the driver diskette Intel IAA RAID Driver For ICH8R into drive A: and
press <Enter>.

Important

Please follow the instruction below to make an “Intel IAA RAID Driver For
ICH8R” for yourself.

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

2. Click the “Browse CD” on the Setup screen.

3.Copy all the contents in \\IDE\Intel\ICH8R\Floppy to a formatted floppy
diskette.

4.The driver diskette for Intel® ICH8R RAID Controller is done.

4. Choose the driver Intel(R) ICH8R SATA RAID Controller from the drop­down list that appears on Windows XP Setup screen, and press the <Enter>
key.

5. Press <Enter> to continue with installation or if you need to specify any
additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are
specified, press <Enter> to continue with installation.

6. From the Windows XP/2000 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. Setup will
now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP/2000 installation.

† Existing Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation

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

2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.

3. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel IAA RAID Edition.

4. The drivers will be automatically installed.

† Confirming Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation

1. From Windows XP/2000, open the Control Panel from My Computer fol­lowed by the System icon.

2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager tab.

3. Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. The
driver Intel(R) ICH8R SATA RAID Controller should appear.

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Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console

The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard
drive from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data.
For this reason, you cannot remove or un-install this driver from the system after
installation; however, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver

components.

Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software.

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The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following:

Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.

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The window shows the components to be installed. Click Next button to continue.

After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to
continue.

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The following window appears to show the Readme File Information. It shows the
system requirements and installation information.

Once the installation is complete, the following window appears.

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RAID Migration Instructions

The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial
ATA (SATA) hard drive to RAID configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is
added to the system. This process will create a new RAID volume from an existing
disk. However, several important steps must be followed at the time the system is
first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second
SATA hard drive:

1.BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing Windows XP on the

single SATA hard drive. Refer to On-Chip ATA Devices for properly
setting of the BIOS.

2.Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during Windows Setup.

Refer to Installing Software for instructions on installing the driver dur-
ing Windows Setup.

3.Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is installed.

To create a volume from an existing disk, complete the following steps:

Important

A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete all existing data from the
added disk and the data cannot be recovered. It is critical to backup all
important data on the added disk before proceeding. However, during the
migration process, the data on the source disk is preserved.

After the Intel Matrix Storage Console has been successfully installed and the sys­tem has rebooted, click on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link (Start --> All
Programs --> Intel Matrix Storage Manager --> Intel Matrix Storage Console)
and the following window will appear:

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Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk

To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, choose Action --> Create RAID
Volume from Existing Hard Drive.

The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you
for the following procedure. Click Next to continue.

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(1) Step 1: Configure Volume

Here you can configure the new RAID volume by entering the volume name, selecting
the RAID level and strip size.

† RAID Volume Name:

A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the ‘RAID_Volume1’ text
currently appears above. The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of 16 characters.
The RAID volume name must also be in English alphanumeric ASCII characters.

† RAID Level:

Select the desired RAID level:

RAID 0 (Performance) – A volume optimized for performance will allow you to

access your data more quickly.

RAID 1 (Redundancy) – A volume optimized for data redundancy will provide

you with a realtime duplicate copy of your data. Note:
Only half of the available volume space will be avail­able for data storage.

RAID 5 (Useful) – RAID 5 can be used on three or more disks, with zero

or more spare-disks. The resulting RAID-5 device size
will be (N-1)*S, where N is the how many drive, S is the
size of the smallest drive in the array. If one of the disks
fail, all data are still intact. It can rebuild the disk from
the parity information. If spare disks are available, re­construction will begin immediately after the device
failure. If two disks fail simultaneously, all data are lost.
RAID-5 can survive one disk failure, but not two or
more. Both read and write performance usually
increase, but can be hard to predict how much. Reads
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expensive (requiring read-in prior to write, in order to
be able to calculate the correct parity information), or
similar to RAID-1 writes. The write efficiency depends
heavily on the amount of memory in the machine, and
the usage pattern of the array. Heavily scattered writes
are bound to be more expensive.

RAID 10 (Mirrored Stripes) – A RAID 1 array of two RAID 0 arrays.

† Strip Sizes:

Select the desired strip size setting. As indicated, the optimal setting is 128KB. Se­lecting any other option may result in performance degradation. Even though 128KB
is the recommended setting for most users, you should choose the strip size value
which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model. The most typical strip size
settings are:

4KB: For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips
8KB: For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips
16KB: Best for sequential transfers
32KB: Good for sequential transfers
64KB: Good general purpose strip size
128KB: Best performance for most desktops and workstations

(2) Select the source disk
Then select the source disk that you wish to use and then click “--->” to move it to the
Selected field. Then click Next to continue.

It is very important to note which disk is the source disk (the one containing all of the
information to be migrated) and which one is the target disk. On a RAID Ready
system, this can be determined by making a note during POST of which port the single
disk is attached to.
You can also use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility before the
second disk is installed to verify the Port and serial number of the drive that contains
all the data.

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(3) Select Member Hard Drive(s)
Then select the member disk (the target disk) that you wish to use and then click “-

-->” to move it to the Selected field. Then click Next to continue.

Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive(s) will be deleted
permanently. Do not forget to back up all the important data before continuing.

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(4) Specify Volume Size

Specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You
may enter the amount in the space or use the slider to specify. It is recommended you
use 100% of the available space for the optimized usage. For RAID 0 volume, if you
do not specify 100% of the hard drive space, the rest hard drive space will be
worked as RAID 1 volume, which is the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID. Then
click Next to continue.

(5) Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard

Before you continue the procedure of RAID volume creation from existing hard drive,
read the dialogue box below carefully. Please note that once you click Finish, the
existing data on the selected hard drive(s) will be deleted permanently and this
operation cannot be undone. It is critical that you backup all important data before
selecting Finish to start the migration process.

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