Soltek SL-K8AN-RL User Manual

K8AN / K8AN-RL

Contents

Item Checkup...................................................................................7

Chapter 1 Specification ............................................. 8

1-1 K8AN / K8AN-RL Mainboard Layout ................................. 9

1-2 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 10

1-3 Mainboard Specifications ..................................................... 11

1-3.1 CPU Socket ................................................................................... 11

1-3.2 System Chipset ............................................................................. 11

1-3.3 Memory ......................................................................................... 11

1-3.4 BIOS (Basic Input Output System) .......................................... 11

1-3.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface........................... 11

1-3.6 Expansion Slots ............................................................................ 11

1-3.7 Multi-I/O Functions ....................................................................12

1-3.8 SATA RAID Interface (K8AN-RL only) .................................. 12

1-3.9 Advanced System Power Management .................................... 13

1-3.10 Audio Codec on board .............................................................. 13

1-3.11 Integrated LAN (K8AN-RL only) ........................................... 13

1-3.12 Hardware Monitor on board ................................................... 13

1-3.13 Form Factor................................................................................ 13

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup..................................... 14

2-1 CPU Installation .................................................................... 15

2-2 Memory Installation ............................................................. 16

2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module .............................................. 16

2-2.2 To Remove a DIMM ....................................................................16

2-3 AGP Slot Installation ............................................................ 17

2-4 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 18

2-5 Floppy Drive Connector ( FDC ) Installation................... 19

2-6 SATA Connector Installation............................................... 20

2-7 SATA RAID / Parallel ATA RAID Connectors ................. 21

2-8 ATX Power Supply Installation .......................................... 22

2-9 Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 23

2-9.1 How to tackle the Jumpers: ....................................................... 24

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2-9.2 J7: RAID Controller Select........................................................ 24

2-9.3 JKB1 & J6 (optional): KB/Mouse Wake-up ...........................25

2-9.4 JBAT1: Clear CMOS .................................................................. 25

2-10 Other Connectors Configuration...................................... 26

2-10.1 On-board FAN Connectors ......................................................26

2-10.2. USB Port and USB Pin-header .............................................. 27

2-10.3. Back Panel Connectors............................................................ 28

2-10.4 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard ............................................. 28

2-10.5 CD-ROM Audio Connectors (CD-In1) .................................. 29

2-10.6 Connector WOL1: Wake On LAN ......................................... 30

2-10.7 Thermal Resistors...................................................................... 30

2-10.8 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors)................... 31

Chapter 3 Software Setup ....................................... 34

3-1 To Open up the Support CD ................................................ 35

3-2 To Install “nVIDIA nForce3 All-in-1 Driver” .................. 36

3-3 To Verify 6-channel Audio Configuration ......................... 38

3-4 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility.................................. 40

3-4.1 Installation ................................................................................... 40

3-4.2 Verification .................................................................................. 41

3-5 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000 or XP ........ 42

3-6 RAID Driver Installation ..................................................... 43

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup............................................. 44

4-1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................. 45

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................... 45

4-3 About CMOS .......................................................................... 45

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ....................................... 45

4-5 To Upgrade BIOS .................................................................. 46

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS ............................................................. 46

4-5.2 Upgrade Process........................................................................... 46

4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility................................ 50

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................50

4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................52

4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 55

4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................... 58

4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 60

4-6.6 Power Management Setup ......................................................... 65

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4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration ............................................................ 68

4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield....................................................... 70

4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................ 71

4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults .........................................................72

4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD............................. 73

4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP.............................................................. 74

4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ......................................................74

Chapter 5 RAID & RAID Driver ........................... 76

5-0 About Disk Array................................................................... 77

5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation.......................................................... 77

5-0-2 Disk Array Member .................................................................... 77

5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by PDC20378/PDC20376 ....... 77

5-1. SATA RAID and PATA RAID Layout on Board ............. 78

5-2. First Step to Set up RAID - Populate Disk Drives.......... 79

5-3. To Enter RAID BIOS ........................................................... 79

5-4. To Enter the Main Menu of FastBuild Utility ................. 80

5-5. View Drive Assignment before RAID Setup .................... 81

5-6. Enter “Auto Setup” for RAID Setup ............................... 81

5-7. Choose “ Security” for RAID 0+1 (Stripe/Mirror) ........ 82

5-8. Press <Ctrl-Y> to Save the Choice .................................... 82

5-9. Create RAID only / Create and Quick Initialize............. 83

5-10. Array Created and Reboot System.................................. 83

5-11. Mirror/Stripe Array Detected at Reboot System.......... 84

5-12 To Install Promise RAID Driver ....................................... 85

5-12-1 To Install RAID Driver on Windows 2000/XP ..................... 85

5-12-2 To Install RAID Driver on Windows 98SE/Me.................... 88

APPENDICES.......................................................... 90

Appendix-1 Identify BIOS Version & BIOS Part Number... 91

Appendix-2 Identify Mainboard Model Number ................... 92

Appendix-3 Technical Terms ...................................................... 93

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Contents

Item Checkup

• Mainboard

• User Manual (Mainboard)

• Multi-lingual Quick Installation Guide

• Support CD

• Bundled Bonus Pack CD

• Floppy Diskette with SATA RAID Drivers

• Bundled Bonus Pack Manual

• Cables
ATA 133/100/66 IDE Cable
FDD Cable
USB Cable (optional)
2 x Serial ATA Cable
SATA Power Cable

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Chapter 1 Specification

Introduction

This mainboard features an integration of the powerful AMD proces-

sor Athlon 64 and the single chip nVIDIA nForce3 150.

CPU Socket 754 on board supports AMD Athlon 64 CPU, Hyper
Transport Speed up to 600MHz and DDR 400/333/266 MHz SDRAM up
to 2GB, while Single Chip nForce3 150 supports 64-bit computing, the10/
100 Ethernet, the AGP3.0 interface, 5-PCI slot 2.3 interface, 1 IDE-to­SATA bridge for 150 MB/s transport, and 6-channel AC’97. This chap­ter is to introduce to users every advanced function of these high per­formance integrations.

Topics included in this chapter are:
1-1 Mainboard Layout
1-2 Mainboard Specification Table
1-3 Mainboard Specifications**

** If any difference is found between the manual description
and the Mainboard you are using, please look up the Errata/
Update Slip enclosed inside for the correction or updated
information, or else contact the Mainboard Dealer or visit our
Web Site for the latest manual update.

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Chapter 1 Specification

1-1 K8AN / K8AN-RL Mainboard Layout

RJ45 (for K8AN-RL only)

1

PW2

+12V Power

JKB1

DIMM1

DIMM2

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

PW1

Mouse

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

(on top)

USB1

COM1

(underside)

(underside)

LPT1

COM2

RJ45

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WOL1

Socket 754

Fan1

AGP1 (4X/8X)

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

J6

1

(Header)USB3

PCI 4

PCI 5

SATA2& SATA3,IDE3, RAID Controller
PDC20378 for K8AN-RL only

SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

1

Li

Battery

nVIDIA

nForce3

150

JBAT1

J7

1

1

1

1

HDD

LED

+

-

1

SPK RST

J7 - for K8AN-RL only

Main Power

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA

Bridge

SATA1

Fan3

IDE3

FD1

IR

PWR

20

NJ1

+

-

PWLED

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1-2 Mainboard Specification Table

SL-K8AN / K8AN-RL Specifications and Features

CPU

System
Chipset

BIOS

Memory

I/O Chip

AGP interface

Audio

IDE Interface

Serial ATA
Interface

PCI Slots

I/O Connectors

Socket 754 for AMD Athlon 64 CPUs

Single chip nVIDIA nForce3 150, supporting up to
600MHz HyperTransport Speed

Award BIOS

Supporting DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, up to 2GB
in 2 DDR SDIMM slots
Winbond W83627 with Hardware Monitor support

AGP 8X/4X mode only

RTL ALC650 Audio Codec, 6-channel compliant

2 ATA 133/100/66 IDE

1 SATA ports supported by nForce3 150 ; 2 ports
supported by PDC20378 RAID Controller

5 PCI Master slots on board

6 USB V2.0, 1 FDD port, 2 COM ports, 1 LPT,
1 IrDA, 1 PS/2 K/B, 1 PS/2 Mouse,

Other common
features

Optional
Features

SATA RAID
(PDC20378)

Integrated LAN
(nVIDIA MAC)

Keyboard/ Mouse Wake Up;
ATX Power Supply V2.03;
ATX form factor

K8AN

No Yes

No Yes

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Chapter 1 Specification

1-3 Mainboard Specifications

1-3.1 CPU Socket

CPU Socket 754 on board, supporting AMD Athlon 64 CPU, Hyper
Transport Speed up to 600MHz, and DDR 400/333/266 MHz SDRAM
up to 2GB.

1-3.2 System Chipset

• Single Chip nForce3 150, supporting 64-bit computing, 10/100

Ethernet, AGP3.0 interface, 5-PCI slot 2.3 interface, 1 IDE-to-SATA
bridge for 150 MB/s transport, 6-channel AC’97.

1-3.3 Memory

2 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board :

• Supporting DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM up to 2 GBs

• Supporting installation of same volumes and same type of DDR

SDRAM Modules

1-3.4 BIOS (Basic Input Output System)

Flash Memory for easy upgrade, supporting, Year 2000 compliant, and
supporting various hardware configuration during booting system (See
Chapter 4 BIOS Setup):

• Standard BIOS Features (Times, Date, Hard Disk Type etc.)

• Advanced BIOS Features (Virus Protection, Boot Sequence etc.

• Advanced Chipset Features (AT Clock, DRAM Timing etc.)

• Power Management Features (Sleep timer, Suspend Timer etc.)

• PNP/PCI Configurations (IRQ Settings, Latency Timers etc.)

• SmartDoc Anti-burn Shield (To show current temperatures,voltage)

• Frequency / Voltage Control

1-3.5 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface

AGP Controller embedded on board, supporting:

• 1.5V(8X/4X) power mode only, 1 AGP Slot supported

• 8 x 66MHz AD and SBA signaling; AGP pipelined split-transaction

longburst transfers up to 2GB/sec.

• AGP 8X/4X supported, AGP V3.0 compliant

1-3.6 Expansion Slots

• 5 PCI Bus Master slots

• 1 AGP 8X/4X slot

• 2 DDR DIMM slots

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1-3.7 Multi-I/O Functions

• PCI EIDE Controller, supporting:

-- 2 ATA 133 / 100 / 66 IDE connectors supporting up to 4 IDE devices

• SATA Interface:

-- 1 SATA connector supported by nForce3 150 for 150MB/s , 1 SATA HDD
data transfer

• Dedicated IR Functions:

-- 1x5 IR connector dedicated to IR function with Infrared-IrDA (HPSIR)
and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR

• Multi-mode parallel data transfer:

-- Standard mode, high speed mode ECP and enhanced mode EPP

• Floppy Drive Connector:

-- 1 FDD connector supporting 2 floppy drives with drive swap support

• Universal Serial Bus Transfer Mode:

-- USB V2.0 compliant, 480 Mb/s USB Bus, supporting Win 2000 and XP
with their respective Service Pack.

-- 4 built-in USB connectors; 1 more USB pin-headers which require 1
additional USB cable to provide 4 more USB ports

• PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse

• UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter):

-- 2 serial ports (COM1 & COM2) on board

1-3.8 SATA RAID Interface (K8AN-RL only)

SATA RAID Interface supported by Promise RAID PDC20378 chip:

• Supporting 2 SATA connectors for 2 SATA RAID Hard Disk with 150Mbs

transfer rate

• Serial SATA RAID Drivers enclosed in Support CD/Floppy Diskette

for user’s installation

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1-3.9 Advanced System Power Management

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface incorporated in BIOS for
reducing power consumption :

• ACPI 1.0 compliant (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy Power Management)

• ACPI Suspend function supported

• Keyboard & Mouse Power On/Wake Up

• Supporting Ring Signal Power Up Control for Wake-on-LAN

• Real Time Clock (RTC) with date alarm, month alarm, and century

field

1-3.10 Audio Codec on board

RTL ALC650 AC’97 Audio Codec on board

• Supporting 6-channel playback of PCM audio output

• 6 channel audio consists of Front Left, Front Right, Back Left, Back

Right, Center and Subwoofer for complete surround sound effect.

• AC’97 Audio Codec Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s

installation

1-3.11 Integrated LAN (K8AN-RL only)

Fast Ethernet integrated in nForce3 150:

• Supporting 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet LAN

• LAN Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation

1-3.12 Hardware Monitor on board

• Hardware Monitor supported by Winbond W83627 to provide moni-

toring and desktop management of hardware voltage, temperatures

and fan speeds

• Utility Software Soltek HM for displaying monitoring status is enclosed

in Support CD for user’s installation.

1-3.13 Form Factor

• ATX PCB, ATX power supply V2.03 (20-pin Main Power Connector

and 4-pin +12V Power Connector)

• PCB size: 305mm x 220mm

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

To Get Things Ready for Hardware Setup !

1. We recommend to install your CPU before any other components.

For detailed installation instructions of processor, you can also refer
to the pamphlet enclosed in your CPU package.

2. Installing a cooling fan with a good heatsink is a must for proper heat

dissipation for your CPU. Get ready an appropriate fan with heatsink
for proper installation. Improper fan and installation will damage your
CPU.

3. In case CPU Vcore, CPU clock or Frequency Ratio is adjustable on

board, please follow the instructions described in the User Manual
for proper setup. Incorrect setting will cause damage to your CPU.

The following topics are included in this chapter:

2-1 CPU Installation
2-2 Memory Installation
2-3 AGP Slot Installation
2-4 IDE Connector Installation
2-5 Floppy Drive Connector ( FDC ) Installation
2-6 ATX Power Supply Installation
2-7 Jumper Settings
2-8 Other Connectors Configuration

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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-1 CPU Installation

This series is built with CPU Socket 754 supporting the AMD CPUs
Athlon 64:

• Follow the steps described in this section to install CPU into the on­board Socket 754.

• After installation of CPU, you must also install a proper cooling fan
on top of the CPU and connect the Fan cable to the CPU fan
connector.

Pin 1

1. First pull sideways the lever of
Socket 754, and then turn it up

0

so as to raise the upper layer

90
of the socket from the lower
platform.

Socket 754

2. Configure Pin 1 of CPU to Pin 1
of the Socket, just as the way
shown in the diagram on the
right. Adjust the position of CPU
until you can feel all CPU pins
get into the pin holes of the
socket.

3. Make sure that all CPU pins have
completely entered the socket
and then lower down the lever
to lock up CPU to socket.

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Pin 1

N

Pin 1

N

AMD Athlon

Socket 754

Socket 754

AMD Athlon

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2-2 Memory Installation

2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module

• This series supports up to 2GB DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, with 2

DDR DIMM slots on board. Do not insert other type of modules into
these slots.

*DDR 400 Module is supported on condition that the moduleis compliant

with the official DDR 400 memory module specifications.

• DDR DIMM slot has 184-pins and one notch. Insert a DDR SDRAM

vertically into the 184-pin slot with the notch-to-rib matching.

• Make sure to unplug your power supply before adding or removing

memory module. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both
your mainboard and the memory module.

• Pay attention to the orientation of the DIMM slots. Forcing a DIMM

into a slot improperly will damage the memory module and slot itself.

184-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions

DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position

(2.5V Voltage Key)

DDR Notch

DDR Rib

Module Latch

2-2.2 To Remove a DIMM

Power off system and press down the holding latches on both sides of
slot to release the module from the DIMM slot.

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2-3 AGP Slot Installation

The AGP slot on board supports 1.5V AGP 8X/4X card only. A Rib is
specifically added to the 8X/4X slot so as to match the AGP 8X/4X card.
To insert a 3.3V AGP 2X card into the AGP 4X slot will damage the
system chip and burn the 1.5V circuitry.
An AGP 8X card will support a data transfer rate up to 2GB/sec., while
an AGP 4X card will provide 1GB/sec transfer rate.

AGP Accelerator

notch

AGP 8X/4X Slot

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

(on top)

USB1

1

Mouse

COM1

COM2

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PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

Socket 754

J6

1

(Header)USB3

SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

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nVIDIA

nForce3

1

PW1

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA
Bridge

150

SATA1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

IDE3

1

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

20

1

NJ1

+

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SPK RST

PWLED

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2-4 IDE Connector Installation

To install IDE Connector, you may connect the blue connector of IDE
cable to the primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) connector on board,
and then connect the gray connector to your slave device and the black
connector to your master device. If you install two hard disks, you must
configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers correctly.
Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings.

ATA IDE connectors:

IDE2

Orient the red line on the IDE

IDE1

Flat Cable to Pin1.

Mouse

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

(on top)

USB1

COM1

COM2

(on top)

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SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

Socket 754

(Header)USB3

nVIDIA

nForce3

150

1

PW1

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA
Bridge

SATA1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

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IDE3

1

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

20

1

NJ1

+

-

SPK RST

PWLED

IDE RAID is not supported in
this series.

Pin 1 (to Red Line)

Black Connector

(To Master Device)

Gray Connector

(To Slave Device)

80-conductor
Cable

Red Line

Blue Connector

(To Mainboard)

IDE Flat Cable

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2-5 Floppy Drive Connector ( FDC ) Installation

To install FDC, you should connect the end of FDC cable with single
connector to the board, and connect the other end with two connectors
to the floppy drives.

1

JKB1

Mouse

(on top)

(underside)

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

USB1

COM1

COM2

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PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

Fan2

WOL1

J6

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SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

Pin 1 (to Red Line)

nVIDIA

nForce3

150

(Header)USB3

1

1

PW1

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA

Bridge

SATA1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

IDE3

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

1

+

-

SPK RST

PWLED

Floppy Drive Connector:

Orient the red line of the
Floppy Flat Cable to Pin1.

20

NJ1

To 1st Floppy Drive

Red line

FDD Cable

19

To 2nd Floppy Drive

To mainboard

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2-6 SATA Connector Installation

1 Serial ATA connector is built on board, supported by the nVIDIA
nForce3 150 Chipset. We can connect this connector to SATA Hard
Disk.

1

JKB1

Mouse

(on top)

(underside)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

(on top)

USB1

COM1

COM2

(on top)

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AGP1 (4X/8X)

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

1

SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

J6

Socket 754

(Header)USB3

nVIDIA

nForce3

1

PW1

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA

Bridge

150

SATA1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

IDE3

1

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

20

1

NJ1

+

-

SPK RST

PWLED

Serial ATA Connector SATA1

Serial ATA Hard Disk

SATA Connector

SATA Power Connector

Serial ATA Cable

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2-7 SATA RAID / Parallel ATA RAID Connectors

The Serial ATA is designed to improve the Parallel ATA with the capabil­ity of Hot Plug and a data bandwidth of 150Mbytes/second. It also re­duces voltage and pin count and can be implemented with thin cables
which improve the inner ventilaton of PC cases.
2 Serial ATA RAID and 1 Parallel ATA RAID connectors are built on
board, supported by the RAID Controller PDC20378.

1

JKB1

Mouse

(on top)

(underside)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

(on top)

USB1

COM1

COM2

1

CD-IN1

RT1

(underside)

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

J6

1

SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

Socket 754

(Header)USB3

nVIDIA

nForce3

1

PW1

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

150

JBAT1

J7

1

1

1

1

HDD

LED

IR

+

-

1

SPK RST

Use SATA2/3 and IDE3 to
configure RAID (Disk Array)

SATA

Serial ATA RAID Connector

Bridge

SATA1

SATA2

Fan3

Parallel ATA RAID Connector

IDE3

IDE3 (for 2 IDE RAID HDDs)

Serial ATA RAID Connector

FD1

PWR

20

SATA3

NJ1

+

-

PWLED

RAID Controller
PDC20378

Serial ATA Hard Disk

SATA Port

Serial ATA Cable

SATA Connector

SATA Power Connector

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2-8 ATX Power Supply Installation

Mouse

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

(on top)

USB1

1

(underside)

COM1

COM2

RJ45

(on top)

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PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

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Fan1

AGP1 (4X/8X)

PDC20378

+12V

5SB

PWR OK

PW1

GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND
+3.3V
+3.3V

Pin1

Socket 754

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

Main Power Connector

nVIDIA

SATA

nForce3

Bridge

150

SATA1

(Header)USB3

1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

IDE3

1

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

20

1

NJ1

+

-

SPK RST

PWLED

+12V PowerConnector

J6

1

SATA2

SATA3

(20-pin)

4

+12V

GND

+5V
+5V

-5V
GND

GND
GND

PS ON#
GND

-12V
+3.3V

Pin11

+12V

GND

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To set up Power Supply on this mainboard:

1. Connect the on-board Main Power Connector (20-pin) to the Main
Power Connector (20-pin) of an ATX Power Supply which should be
of the latest version 2.03 model, and then connect the square-shaped
+12V Power Connector on board to the square-shaped +12V Power
Connector of the Power Supply.

Warning: Both Main Power Connector and +12 Power Connector

should be connected to power supply; otherwise, system may either
not start or be damaged.

2. This ATX power supply should be able to provide at least 720mA /
+5V standby power for Wake On LAN and Wake On function.

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2-9 Jumper Settings

The following diagrams show the locations and settings of jumper blocks
on the mainboard.

JKB1 & J6:

KB/Mouse Wakeup (optional)

1

1

1

1

JKB1

Mouse

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

(on top)

USB1

COM1

COM2

1

CD-IN1

RT1

JKB1 2-3 closed
J6 2-3 closed

Enabled

JKB1 1-2 closed
J6 1-2 closed

Disabled (default)

1

JKB1

(underside)

DIMM1

(underside)

PW2

DIMM2

+12V Power

LPT1

RJ45

(on top)

USB2 (middle)

USB3 (underside)

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WOL1

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Fan1

AGP1 (4X/8X)

1

SATA2

PDC20378

J6

PW1

Main Power

Socket 754

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

nVIDIA

SATA

nForce3

Bridge

150

SATA1

J6

(Header)USB3

SATA3

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

1

IDE3

1

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

20

1

NJ1

+

-

SPK RST

PWLED

JBAT1

Clear CMOS

1

1-2 closed
(default)
To hold data

1

2-3 closed
To clear CMOS

(for K8AN-RL only)

J7

RAID Controller Select

1

1-2 closed
(default)

Controller Enabled

1

2-3 closed

Controller Disabled

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2-9.1 How to tackle the Jumpers:

123

A 3-pin Jumper

If a pin-header (of 2 or more pins) is
designed in such a way that its pins
can be closed or linked together to
set up a specific function,
is called a jumper in this manual.

this header

A 2-pin
Jumper
Cap

The conductor inside the cap
links two header-pins together.

• A Jumper is usually but not necessarily denoted by “Jp( )” .

• In the Jumper setting diagram, all jumper pins covered with
black marks stand for closed pins with jumper cap.

1 13313

Jp (X)

Jumper with

Pin 2-3 closed

Jumper with

all pins open

Jumper with

Pin 1-2 closed

• Do not remove any jumper cap when power is on. Always
make sure the power is off before changing any jumper settings.
Otherwise, mainboard could be damaged.

2-9.2 J7: RAID Controller Select

J7 is designed on board as a jumper to enable/disable the RAID Con­troller on board. That means, before user has to configure RAID
system, J7 must be set to 1-2 closed enabled.

(for K8AN-RL only)

J7

RAID Controller Select

1

1-2 closed
(default)

Controller Enabled

1

2-3 closed

Controller Disabled

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2-9.3 JKB1 & J6 (optional): KB/Mouse Wake-up

JKB1 with J6 is an optional design on board for the “ Wake up system
from suspend mode” function with the PS/2 keyboard/mouse. Yet user
should still enter “BIOS Setup” to choose the Wake-up/Power-on mode.

JKB1 & J6 (Optional):

KB/Mouse Wakeup

1

JKB1 2-3 closed

1

J6 2-3 closed

Enabled

1

JKB1 1-2 closed
J6 1-2 closed

1

Disabled (default)

2-9.4 JBAT1: Clear CMOS

When you have problem with rebooting your system, you can clear
CMOS data and restore it to default value. To clear CMOS with Jumper
JBAT1, please follow the steps below:

1. Power off system.

2. Set JBAT1 to Pin 2-3 closed.

3. After 2 or 3 seconds, return the JBAT1 setting to Pin1-2 closed.

4. CMOS data are restored to default. Remember never clear CMOS
when system power is on.

JBAT1

Clear CMOS

1

1-2 closed
(default)
To hold data

1

2-3 closed
To clear CMOS

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2-10 Other Connectors Configuration

This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference.

2-10.1 On-board FAN Connectors

1

(underside)

COM1

LPT1

COM2

RJ45

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Fan1

AGP1 (4X/8X)

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

J6

1

SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

Socket 754

(Header)USB3

1

nVIDIA

nForce3

150

1

PW1

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA

Bridge

SATA1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

IDE3

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

20

1

NJ1

+

-

SPK RST

PWLED

(on top)

Mouse

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

USB1

1

CD-IN1

RT1

GND
+12V
SENSOR

Sensor Conn.

FAN1, Sensor Fan Connector
(Yellow)

FAN3, Sensor Fan Connector
(Yellow)

FAN2, Sensor Fan Connector

Void

+12V

GND

No Sensor

Both Sensor and No-sensor Fan Connectors support CPU/AGP/Sys­tem/Case cooling fan with +12V mode. A Hardware Monitor chipset is
on board, with which user can install a Hardware Monitor Utility and
read the fan speed transmitted from the sensor fan connector. Otherwise,
user can read the fan speed from the “Hardware Monitor Status” via
CMOS BIOS.

A running fan will send out 2 electric pulses per rotation of its fan
blade to a Sensor Fan Connector which in turn will count the electric
pulses and send the information to the System Hardware Monitor. The
hardware Monitor Program will work out the fan rotation speed and dis­play it on screen.

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1

USB Cable (Optional)

Red wire

USB Port

1

10

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2-10.2. USB Port and USB Pin-header

This series provides 4 USB ports USB0~3 on board supporting vari­ous USB devices. In addition, 1 USB pin-header is added on board to
provide expansion of 2 more USB ports by using 1 additional USB Cable.
The optional USB cables can be available from the mainboard dealer
or vender.

When plugging the USB cable to USB Header, user must make sure
the red wire is connected to Pin 1.

All USB ports are compliant with USB 2.0 Bus. USB 2.0 drivers are
provided in Support CD for user’s installation.

USB connectors USB0 ~ 3

1

JKB1

Mouse

(on top)

(underside)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

(on top)

USB1

1

CD-IN1

RT1

COM1

COM2

RJ45

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DIMM1

DIMM2

Fan1

AGP1 (4X/8X)

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SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

J6

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PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

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nForce3

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PW1

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA

Bridge

SATA1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

IDE3

1

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

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20

1

NJ1

+

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PWLED

First USB Port Wiring for Front USB

USB Header

Pin Assignment

Second USB Port Wiring for Front USB

Red White

+5V

1

+5V
Red

D1-

D2-

White

Green

D1+

D2+

Green

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black

GND

GND

black

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2-10.3. Back Panel Connectors

A.

E.

A : PS/2 MOUSE

B : LPT1 PORT

C : RJ45(K8AN-RL only)

D : Line-in/

Rear Speaker Out

E : PS/2 KEYBOARD

F : 2 USB Ports

F.

G. H. I.

B.

G : COM 1
H : COM 2
I : 2 USB Ports
J : Microphone-in /
Center/Subwoofer
K : Line-out /
Front Speaker

2-10.4 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(green, on top)

D.

C.

K

J.

6 Void

4 VCC

2 Void

6 Void

4 VCC

2 Void

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

5 Mouse Clock

3 GND

1 Mouse Data

5 Keyboard Clock

3 GND

1 Keyboard Data

(purple, underside)

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2-10.5 CD-ROM Audio Connectors (CD-In1)

CD-In1 is an audio connector connecting CD-ROM audio to mainboard.

1

JKB1

Mouse

(on top)

(underside)

(on top)

1

PS/2 K/B

USB0

USB1

COM1

COM2

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CD-IN1

RT1

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

J6

1

SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

Socket 754

(Header)USB3

nVIDIA

nForce3

150

1

PW1

CD-ROM Audio Connector

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA

Bridge

SATA1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

IDE3

1

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

20

1

NJ1

+

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SPK RST

PWLED

CD-In1

1

Pin 1

1

Pin 2

Pin 3

Pin 4

Pin Signal

Left Channel

GND

GND

Right Channel

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2-10.6 Connector WOL1: Wake On LAN

1. This connector is connected to a LAN card with a Ring signal output.

The connector powers up the system when it receives a wake-up
packet or signal through the LAN card.

2. Your system must be on ATX power supply with at least 720mA / +5V

standby power.

1

JKB1

Mouse

(on top)

(underside)

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

USB1

COM1

COM2

(on top)

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CD-IN1

RT1

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AGP1 (4X/8X)

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

Socket 754

J6

1

(Header)USB3

SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

nVIDIA

nForce3

1

PW1

WOL 1

Main Power

GND

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA
Bridge

150

SATA1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

IDE3

1

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

20

1

NJ1

+

-

SPK RST

PWLED

+5V

Standby

Connect the Wake On LAN
signal from LAN card to WOL1

Ring

2-10.7 Thermal Resistors

1

JKB1

Mouse

(on top)

(underside)

PS/2 K/B

USB0

(on top)

USB1

COM1

COM2

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CD-IN1

RT1

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PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

WOL1

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Fan1

AGP1 (4X/8X)

J6

1

SATA2

PDC20378

SATA3

Socket 754

(Header)USB3

nVIDIA

nForce3

1

PW1

Main Power

Li

Battery

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

SATA
Bridge

150

SATA1

Fan3

JBAT1

J7

1

IDE3

1

1

1

FD1

HDD

LED

IR

PWR

+

-

20

1

NJ1

+

-

SPK RST

PWLED

RT1 is mounted
with Thermal Resistor
by default.

RT1

Thermal Resistors RT1: A thermal resistor is mounted by default to
connector RT1 so as to detect the temperature of the chassis. What
RT1 does is to transmit the thermal signal to Hardware Monitor.

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

IDE1

IDE3

Li

Battery

Fan3

nVIDIA

nForce3

FD1

COM1

AGP1 (4X/8X)

JBAT1

DIMM1

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

USB1

PS/2 K/B

Mouse

(on top)

(underside)

Fan1

1

JKB1

(Header)USB3

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USB0

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1

1

Main Power

COM2

IDE2

1

Fan2

Socket 754

+12V Power

PDC20378

SATA1

SATA3

WOL1

RT1

NJ1

HDD

IR

PWR

1

20

SPK RST

+

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+

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PWLED

LED

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SATA2

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2-10.8 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors)

This complex Pin-header consists of the following connectors for vari­ous front panel supports. When you have fixed the mainboard to the
case, join the connectors of this Complex Pin-header to the case Front
Panel.

(1)Power Switch

(2)Infrared(IR)

(3)HDD LED

PWRBT#

PWRBT

PLED­NC

Power LED (4)

PLED+

IR_VCC

NC

IRRX

IRGND

IRTX
HDLED­HDLED+

RSTGND
RST1

Reset Switch (5)

SP1
NC
SP3

Speaker (6)

SPVCC

To Case
Front Panel

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(1) Power Switch Connector:

Connection: Connected to a momentary button or switch.

Function: Manually switching the system between “On” and “Soft
Off”. Pressing the momentary button for more than 4 seconds will
also turn the system off.

(2) IR Connector (Infrared Connector):

Connection: Connected to Connector IR on board.

Function: Supporting wireless transmitting and receiving module

on board.

(3) HDD LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to HDD LED.

Function: To supply power to HDD LED.

(4) Power LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to System Power LED.

Function: To supply power to “System Power LED”.

(5) Reset Switch Connector:

Connection: Connected to case-mounted “Reset Switch”.

Function: To supply power to “Reset Switch” and support system
reboot function.

(6) Speaker Connector:

Connection: Connected to the case-mounted Speaker.

Function: To supply power to the case-mounted Speaker.

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Chapter 3 Software Setup

Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation

• Support CD:
This series of mainboards will be shipped with a Support CD which
contains those necessary driver files, Application Softwares and some
helpful utilities. It is a user-friendly, auto-run CD which will open itself
up in a CD-ROM automatically.

This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these es­sential drivers and utilities on Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows
2000 and Windows XP. And installation on Windows XP as the general
illustration example hereby.
The priority of drivers to be installed should also be noted. Users are
recommended to take the following installation orders :

3-1 To Open up the Support CD
3-2 To Install “nVIDIA nForce3 All in 1 Driver”
3-3 To Verify 6-channel Audio
3-4 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility
3-5 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000 or XP
3-6 To Install RAID Driver (for K8AN-RL only)

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3-1 To Open up the Support CD

1. Please put the Support CD enclosed in your mainboard package into
the CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the Main Menu will automatic­ally appear, displaying the contents to be installed for this series:

2. In case your system does not open the Support CD automatically,
please click to the following path to enter the Main Installation Menu:

D:\ Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM Drive is Drive D)

3. We should take “nVIDIA nForce3 All in 1 Driver” as first installation
priority to optimize the Intel system.

From next section, we provide detailed descriptions of all these

installations with graphical illustrations.

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3-2 To Install “nVIDIA nForce3 All-in-1 Driver”

1. Before opening the Support CD, please update Windows 2000 or
Windows XP with the latest Service Pack. Otherwise, the installation
of USB2.0 driver will not take effect.

2. Following the procedures of opening
the Support CD, click to “ Install
nVIDIA nForce3 All-in-1 Driver” to
proceed.

3.The nVIDIA InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to set up
nForce3 Drivers. This All-in-1 Driver will first start to install GART
Driver.

4.The nVIDIA InstallShield Wizard is
installing GART Driver.

Next

5.The nVIDIA InstallShield Wizard is
installing System Management Bus
Driver.

6.The nVIDIA InstallShield Wizard
installing LAN Driver (for Model
K8AN-RL only).

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7.The nVIDIA InstallShield Wizard is
installing Audio Driver.

8. After all the setup processes are
finished, please restart your computer
by clicking on “Finish” so as to put the
just installed drivers into effect.

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3-3 To Verify 6-channel Audio Configuration

After installation of AC’97 6-channel Codec, you must configure the 5.1
Speaker connection to enable the 6-channel audio.

1. Connect your on-board Audio Connector to your 6-channel speakers
as depicted in the figure below:

Pale Blue Connector
to Rear Speaker

Pale Green Connector
to Front Speaker

Pale Pink Connector to
Center/Subwoofer Speaker

2. After Connection is done, start your Windows system and right click
the Speaker icon to enter nVidia 6-channel configuration:

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Right Click

Click on
“Adjust Audio
Properties”

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3. Again click “Advanced” button to enter 6 channel configuration.

Choose
“Audio”

Click on
“Advanced”
button”

4. Instantly, the Advanced Audio Properties” screen will pop out. Pick
the items “5.1 Surround Sound Speakers” and then click on “OK”
button to enable the 6-channel speakers configuration.

Click on
“5.1 Surround
Sound Speakers”

Click on
“OK” to enable 6­channel speakers.

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3-4 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility

3-4.1 Installation

Hardware Monitor is built on this mainboard. Its installation is pro-

gramed to a fully automated mode on Windows 9X/Me/2000/XP.
Users can follow the model installation below for its installation on
various Windows System.

1.Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “

Hardware Monitor Utility” to proceed.

2.The Hardware Monitor
InstallShield Wizard will pop
up to guide you to the Intel
Service pack installation.
Press “Next” button to
continue.

3. The InstallShield Wizard
screen will show options to
be chosen, please click the
“Next” button to continue.

Next

4. After all the setup process
is finished, click “Finish” to

exit the wizard.

Next

Finish

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3-4.2 Verification

1. After installing Soltek Hardware
Monitor, double click “SoltekHM”
icon on the desktop to open the main
window of the Soltek Hardware
Doctor.

2.Then the pop-up screen will show all information about CPU

Temperature, Fan Speed and various Voltages.

Showing the Fan Speed(s) that

Showing the temperature(s), the
function of which is supported by
the mainboard.

is supported by the mainboard.

Click on “Soltek” button to
display the function menu.

Showing the Voltage(s) that is
supported by the mainboard.

Status Warning LED

*Note: Not all items or functions showing in the above picture will
show up. Only those items or functions that are supported by
the mainboard will reveal themselves in the above screen.

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3-5 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000 or XP

USB V2.0 with its 480Mb/s transfer rate supports operating system
Windows 2000 and Windows XP via the Windows 2000 and Windows
XP Service Pack . Users should install the latest Service Pack for Win­dows 2000 or Windows XP. Please note that USB2.0 does not support
windows 9X on nVidia mainboard.

1. After installation of nVIDIA nForce3 All in 1 Driver in Windows 2000
or Windows XP, start to install the latest Service Pack version into
the operating system. The installation of the latest Service Pack will
support USB2.0 in Windows 2000 or Windows XP now.(The latest
Service Pack can be found in Microsoft Web Site.)

2. To verify USB2.0 installation, please enter “Device Manager” of “My
Computer”. On the “Device Manager” screen, you should be able to
see the item “Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller”,
verifying USB2.0 Driver is installed successfully.

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3-6 RAID Driver Installation

1. RAID Driver should be intalled into a RAID system. That is, user
should first configure a RAID system and then install the RAID driver
into it.

2. Chapter 5 of this User Manual introduces the configuration of RAID
system and then the installation of RAID Driver. Please refer to
Chapter 5 for the RAID Driver installation.

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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup

THE BIOS

BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called
ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip Now
manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means
Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory. BIOS used in this series
of mainboard is stored in EEPROM, and is the first program to run when
you turn on your computer.

BIOS performs the following functions:

1. Initializing and testing hardware in your computer (a process called
“POST”, for Power On Self Test).

2. Loading and running your operating system.

3. Helping your operating system and application programs manage
your PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS Run­Time Service.

This Chapter includes the following topics :
4-1 About BIOS Setup
4-2 To run BIOS Setup
4-3 About CMOS
4-4 The POST (Power On Self Test)
4-5 To upgrade BIOS
4-6 BIOS Setup

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4-1 About BIOS Setup

BIOS setup is an interactive BIOS program that you need to run when:

1. Changing the hardware of your system. (For example: installing a
new Hard Disk etc.)

2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing
the system time or date, or turning special features on or off etc.)

3. Enhancing your computer’s behavior. (For example: speeding up
performance by turning on shadowing or cache)

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup

First access BIOS setup menu by pressing < DEL > key after “POST” is
complete ( before OS is loaded ). BIOS will then display the following
message:

Press “DEL” to enter “SETUP”

4-3 About CMOS

CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery. CMOS is used to store
the BIOS settings you have selected in BIOS Setup. CMOS also
maintains the internal clock. Every time you turn on your computer, the
BIOS Looks into CMOS for the settings you have selected and configures
your computer accordingly. If the battery runs out of power, the CMOS
data will be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS invalid” or “CMOS
checksum invalid” message. If this happens, you have to replace the
battery and do some proper settings in BIOS Setup.

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test )

POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test. This program will test all
things the BIOS does before the operating system is started. Each of
POST routines is assigned a POST code, a unique number which is
sent to I/O port 080h before the routine is executed.

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4-5 To Upgrade BIOS

• System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component. Flash

BIOS allows user to upgrade BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM
component.

• The Upgrade Utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette to execute saving,

verifying, and updating the system BIOS. The Upgrade Utility can also be
run from a hard disk drive or a network drive.

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS

• It is highly recommended that you save a copy of the original mainboard

BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility (AWDFLASH.EXE)
to a bootable floppy disk so that you can reinstall the BIOS when needed.

4-5.2 Upgrade Process

• Normally, to upgrade BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine

Users should only upgrade the BIOS when you experience incompatible
problems or need to create new features.

• “AWDFLASH.EXE” is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that up dates

the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM
on the mainboard. This program only works in DOS environment, the

utility can not be executed in Windows 95/98, ME, NT, WINDOWS
2000 or Windows XP environment.

• Please follow the steps below for upgrading the system BIOS:

Step 1. Please visit the board maker’s website, download the zip file
which contains the latest BIOS file and Award Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.
EXE”. After unzipping, the BIOS file format will be *.bin, of which “ * ”
stands for the specific BIOS file name.

Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and Award
Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.EXE” into the diskette.

Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, reboot your system and boot
from the diskette.

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Step 4. Type awdflash *.bin /sn/py/cc and then press <Enter> to run
BIOS upgrade program. (*.bin depends on your mainboard model and
version code. Instead of typing “*”, you should type specific file name
for your specific mainboard).

Step 5. Please press <F1> or <F10> to exit or reset your system.

Warning ! If the message “ Write Fail ” appears while AWARD “FLASH
MEMORY WRITER” is verifying Flash memory,please retry the process.
Please DO NOT turn off the system before updating the BIOS
successfully.

Step 6. At rebooting system, press <Del> to run CMOS setup utility,
then reload “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” or “Load Optimized Defaults”
and save this change.

The parameters of AWDFLASH.EXE

/sn: No original BIOS backup
/py: Program flash memory
/cc: Clear CMOS data (and update data automatically) after pro­ gramming

NOTE: Users can type AWDFLASH /? to get further details about

the parameters. Incorrect usage of the parameter will dam­age the BIOS information, so we strongly recommend users
to leave parameters alone unless you fully understand their
function.

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BIOS Update Illustration:
(1) Executing the “awdflash.exe k8AV2008.bin” in DOS system, Award Flash

Memory Writer Start Screen appears: To input BIOS file name.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003

File Name to Program : K8AV2008.BIN

Message: Input the (BIOS) file name

(2) Press Y if you want to back up your old BIOS,. Otherwise, press N to go

on without saving.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003

File Name to Program : K8AV2008.BIN

Message: Do You Want To Save BIOS (Y/N)

(3) Press Y to write the latest BIOS into system.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003

File Name to Program : K8AV2008.BIN

Message: Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

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(4) Updating is in progress. Do not turn off power at this moment.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F

(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003
Flash Type - SST 39SF020 /5V

File Name to Program : k8av2008.bin

Writing Flash Memory - 0FE00 OK

Write OK No Update Write Fail

Warning: Don’t Turn Off Power Or Reset System !

(5) When the process is complete, remove the Floppy Diskette and press

F1 to restart the system to put the new BIOS into effect.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F

(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003
Flash Type - SST 39SF020 /5V

File Name to Program : k8av2008.bin

Flashing Complete

Remove Floppy Diskette & Hit <F1> to Continue

Write OK No Update Write Fail

F1 Reset

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4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility

Warning and Tips: If changing CMOS Configuration causes difficulty in
rebooting system, you can take the following measures:

1. At pressing the power button to reboot, press the “Insert” key at the
same time. As soon as the screen displays the booting message,
release the “Insert” key and press “Delete” key to enter CMOS Setup
Utility . Then choose the “Load Optimized (Optimal) Defaults” menu
to restore the default values for a new start. Or,

2. Open your machine cabinet and clear CMOS with jumper setting.
Please refer to the Jumper Setting Section of this User manual.

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility

This mainboard comes with the AWARD BIOS from AWARD Software
Inc. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu by:

1. Turn on or reboot your system. After a series of diagnostic checks,
the following message will appear:

PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP

2. Press <DEL> key and the main program screen will appear as follows.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Esc: Quit : Select Item

F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Passward

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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3. When one main item of the Main Menu is chosen and clicked on, its
submenu will appear to display the related items and options. On the
other hand, a list of operation guide will appear at the end of the
submenu as below:

:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

(1) Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select an option, and press

<Enter>. Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed
in your system.

(2) Press <Enter> to select item or option.
(3) +/- /PU/PD: To adjust or select value.

(4) F10: Save configuration.

(5) Esc: Press <Esc> key to get out of the menu on screen.
(6) F1: Press F1 to display General Help List.
(7) F5: Press F5 to restore the Previous Value.
(8) F6: Press F6 to load the Fail-Safe default values.

(9) F7: Press F7 to load the Optimized Default Values.

4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing <ESC>.

5. In the Main Menu, “SAVE AND EXIT SETUP” saves your changes
and reboots the system, and “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” ignores your
changes and exits the program.

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4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup records some basic system hardware
configuration and sets the system clock and error handling. You only
need to modify the configuration values of this option if you want to
change your system hardware configuration or when the data stored in
the CMOS memory gets lost or damaged.

Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:
Choose “Standard CMOS Setup” from the Main Menu. A screen with a

list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, Sep 5 2003
Time (hh:mm:ss) 9 : 41 : 11

IDE Channel 0 Master None
IDE Channel 0 Slave None
IDE Channel 1 Master None
IDE Channel 1 Slave None
IDE Channel 2 Master None
IDE Channel 2 Slave None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All, But Keyboard

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 252928K
Total Memory 253952K

:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

Change the day,
month, year and
century

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Date (mm:dd:yy) The BIOS determines the day of the week from the

other date information. This field is for information
only.
Press the left or right arrow key to move to the
desired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp
or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the
desired value into the field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time

clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the
left or right arrow key to move to desired field. Press
the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or
type the desired value into the field.

Channel 0 / 1/2

Master / Slave

This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI
hard disk drives installed in your system. Refer to
the respective documentation on how to install the
drives.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Channel 0 Master Auto
Access Mode Auto

Capacity 40022MB

Cylinder 19158
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 19157
Sector 255

IDE Primary Master

Item Help

Menu Level

To auto-detect the
HDD’s size, head...
on this channel

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Drive A / Drive B Select this field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s)

installed in your system. The choices are:
360KB, 5.25 in.

1.2MB, 5.25 in.
720KB, 3.5 in.

1.44MB, 3.5 in.

2.88MB, 3.5 in.
None

Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your

computer. The BIOS usually detects the correct video
type automatically. The BIOS supports a secondary
video subsystem, but you do not select it in setup.

Halt On During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer

stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can
tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST
and continue the boot-up process.

Base Memory Typically 640KB. Also called conventional memory.

The DOS operating system and conventional appli­cations use this area.

Extended Memory Above the 1MB boundary. Early IBM personal

computers could not use memory above 1MB, but
current PCs and their software can use extended
memory.

Total Memory This option shows system memory capacity.

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4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features improves your system performance or sets
up system features according to your preference.

Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows:

Choose “Advanced BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Enabled
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device Hard Disk
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot Other Device Enabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Gate A20 Option Fast

Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option Setup

APIC Mode Enabled

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non1-OS2

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

Hard Disk Boot Priority Press <Enter> key to select Hard Disk Boot Device

Priority. The hard disks installed on board will ap­pear in the menu for priority choice.

Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter

1. Ch1 M. : ST340810A

2. Ch1 S. : Maxtor 90340D2

3. Bootable Add-in Cards

Item Help

Menu Level

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CPU Internal / External

Cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC

Checking

Quick Power On Self

First/Second/Third/

Boot Other Device

Swap Floppy Drive When enabled, floppy drives A and B will be ex-

Cache memory is additional memory that is much
faster than conventional DRAM (system memory).
CPUs from 486-type up contain internal cache
memory (L1), and most, but not all, modern PCs
have additional (external) cache memory (L2).
When the CPU requests data, the system transfers
the requested data from the main DRAM into cache
memory, for faster access by the CPU.

To enable/disable CPU L2 Cache Error Correcting Code
Checking .

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to

Test

run the power-on self-test (POST). A quick POST skips
certain steps. We recommend that you normally enable
quick POST.

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from
the devices in the sequence selected in these items.
The choices: Floppy; LS120; ZIP100; HDD;
CDROM; USB-FDD; USB-ZIP; USB-CDROM; LAN;
Disabled

changing without any physical connection and modi­fication on the cables.

Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives

to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only
360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with
270KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80
tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track
floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field
to disabled to save time.

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Boot Up NumLock

Status

Gate A20 Option Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses

Typematic Rate Setting When Disabled, the following two items (Typematic

X Typematic Rate

(Chars / Sec)

X Typematic Delay

(Msec)

Toggle between On or Off to control the state of
the NumLock key when the system boots. If On,
the numeric keypad is in numeric mode. If off, the
numeric keypad is in cursor control mode.

memory above 1 MB (extended memory). When
set to Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20.
When set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard control­ler controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast
improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and
Windows.

Rate and Typematic Delay) are irrelevant. Keystroke
repeats at a rate determined by the keyboard con­troller in your system.
When Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and
typematic delay.

When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can
select a typematic rate (the rate at which character
repeats when you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 12,
15, 20, 24, or 30 characters per second.

Choices: 250; 500; 750; 1000. This option sets the
time interval for displaying the first and the second
characters. If enabled, the time interval is optional.

Security Option

APIC Mode

OS Select For DRAM >

64MB

If you have set a password, select whether the
password is required every time the System
boots, or only when you enter setup.
Choices: System; Setup(default)

To enable / disable APIC mode.

Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating
system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your
system.

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4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features

Advanced Chipset Features is used to modify the values of chipset
buffers. These buffers control the system options.

Run the Advanced Chipset Features as follows:

Choose “Advanced Chipset Features” from the Main Menu and a
list of option will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Configuration Press Enter
CPU Overclock in MHz 200
AGP Overclock in MHz 66
AGP Aperture Size (MB) 128M
AGP 3.0 Speed Auto
x AGP 2.0 Speed Auto
AGP Fast Write Auto
AGP Sideband Address Auto
LDT Downstream Width Auto
LDT Speed 3x
Special I/O for PCI Card Disabled
x Base I/O Address 0000
x I/O Length 1 Byte
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level

DRAM timing and control

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

DRAM Configuration:

To press< Enter > on DRAM Configuration will reveal the following item
(s).

DDR Timing Setting by To manually/ automatically set the DDR Timing.

Max Memclock (Mhz) To manually set the memory clock if you have set

“by manual” in above option.
Choice: 100; 133; 166; 200

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CPU OverClock in MHz

AGP OverClock in MHz

AGP Aperture Size

(MB)

AGP 3.0 Speed

AGP 2.0 Speed To auto/manual set AGP 2.0 speed.

AGP Fast Write To auto-enable / disable the support of AGP Fast

AGP Sideband Ad-

dress

LDT Downstream

Width

To select the CPU Overclock.
Choices: 200~250MHz in 1MHz stepping

To select the CPU Overclock.
Choices: 66~100MHz in 1MHz stepping

Options: 32; 64; 128; 256M; 512M. Memory mapped
and graphics data structures can reside in a Graph­ics Aperture. This area is like a linear buffer. BIOS
will automatically report the starting address of this
buffer to the O.S.

To auto/manually set AGP speed.
Choices: Auto; 4X; 4X/8X

Write.

To auto-enable / disable the Sideband address

To set Downstream LDT BUS Width.
Choices: 8 bit; Auto

LDT Speed To set Upstream LDT BUS Speed

Choices: 1x; 2x; 2.5x; 3x

Special I/O for PCI

x Base I/O Address If Special I/O is enabled, use this item to set the

X I/O LENGTH IF Special I/O is enabled, use this item to set the I/O

System BIOS

Cacheable

To enable/disable the Special I/O for PCI card.

Card

Base I/O address between 0000 and FFFF.

length.
Choices: 1 byte to 256 bytes in 2x stepping

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system
BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better
system performance.

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4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals option allows you to get some information inside
your system when it is working.

Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows:

Choose “Integrated peripherals” from the Main Menu and a list of options
will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled
Primary Master PIO Auto
Primary Slave PIO Auto
Primary Master UDMA Auto
Primary Slave UDMA Auto
OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled
Secondary Master PIO Auto
Secondary Slave PIO Auto
Secondary Master UDMA Auto
Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled
Init Display First AGP
OnChip USB V1.1+V2.0
USB Keyboard Support Enabled
Serial-ATA Enabled
AC97 Audio Auto
MAC Lan(nVIDIA) Auto
IDE DMA transfer access Enabled
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY
x KB Power ON Password Enter
x Hot Key Power ON Ctrl-F1
Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto
UART Mode Select Normal
x RxD , TxD Active Hi, Lo
x IR Transmission Delay Enabled
x UR2 Duplex Mode Half
x Use IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2
Onboard parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode SPP
x EPP Mode Select EPP1.9
x ECP mode Use DMA 3
PWRON After PWR-Fail Off

Item Help

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user starts the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values.
<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
guide to your setup.

On-Chip IDE Channel

Primary

Master / Slave PIO

Secondary

Master / Slave PIO

Primary

Master / Slave UDMA

Secondary

Master / Slave UDMA

IDE Prefetch Mode The on-board IDE drive supports IDE prefetching

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with

0/1

support from two IDE channels. Select Enabled
to activate the first and/or the second IDE
interface. Select Disabled to inactivate an inter­face if you install a primary and/or second add­on IDE interface.
The choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

Choose Auto or Mode 0~4. The BIOS will detect the
HDD mode type automatically when you choose
Auto. You need to set to a lower mode than Auto
when your hard disk becomes unstable.
The choices: Auto(default); Mode 0; Mode 1; Mode
2; Mode 3; Mode 4

Ultra DMA33/66/100/133 implementation is possible
only if your IDE hard drive supports it, if the operat­ing environment includes a DMA drive, and if your
system software supports Ultra DMA33/66/100/133.
Select “Auto” to enable BIOS support.
The choices: Auto(default); Disabled

for faster drive accesses. If the IDE device doesn’t
support prefetching, set this field to Disabled.
The choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

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Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any

other display device on the system. Thus the AGP
display becomes the primary display.

OnChip USB Allows you to select the USB transfer rate mode.

Usually USB2.0 is up to 480Mb/s, while USB1.1 is
up to 12Mb/s.
Choices: Disabled, V1.1+V2.0(default), V1.1

USB Keyboard Sup-

Serial-ATA STo enable/disable the onboard Serial ATA interface.

AC97 Audio Select “Enabled” to use the on-chip audio capability

MAC LAN(nVIDIA) This option allows you to enable/disable the Onboard

IDE DMA transfer

access

IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple

Select Enabled(default) if your system contains a

port

Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have
a USB keyboard.

of your system. Most of the field do not appear when
this field is “Disabled”, for user who wants to use
add-on sound card, this item must be disabled.

LAN Controller.
The choices: Auto(default); Disabled

To enable/disable the IDE DMA transfer access
function.

commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE
hard drive supports block mode (most new drives
do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the
optimal number of block read/write per sector the
drive can support.
Choices: Enabled(default); Disabled

POWER ON Function Allows you to set the way to boot up the system.

Choices: Password; Hot KEY; Mouse Left; Mouse
Right; Any KEY; BUTTON ONLY(default); Keyboard
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KB Power On Pass-

Hot Key Power ON Allows you to set the hot key to boot up the system.

Hot Key Power ON Allows you to set the hot key to boot up the system.

Onboard FDC

Controller

Onboard Serial

Port 1 / Port 2

UART Mode Select The serial port 2 on your system may offer a va-

RxD , TxD Active The option controls the speed between receiving and

If Keyboard Power-on function is set at “Password”,

word

this item shows up to allow you to type a password
for the power-On function.
Choices: N/A; Password

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive
controller (FDC) installing in the system board and
you want to use it. If you install add-in FDC or the
system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this
field.
The choices: Enabled; Disabled

Select a logical COM port name and matching
address for the first and second serial ports.
Select an address and corresponding interrupt
for the first and second serial ports.
Choices: Disabled; Auto;

3F8/IRQ4; 2F8/IRQ3;
3E8/IRQ4; 2E8/IRQ3

riety of infrared port modes. Click here for a de­scription of various modes.
The choices: Normal(default); IrDA; ASKIR

transmitting of IrDA or ASKIR when using.
Choices: Hi,Hi; Hi,Lo; Lo,Hi; Lo,Lo

IR Transmission Delay When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR

mode, it allows you to enable / disable IR Transmis­sion Delay.

UR2 Duplex Mode This options controls the operating mode between

receiving and transmitting of IrDA or ASKIR. The
operating mode will be synchronous bi-directional
transmission and reception when Full mode is
selected. Nevertheless, the operating mode will be
asynchronous bi-directional transmission and recep­tion when Half mode is selected.
The choices: Half; Full

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Use IR Pins When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR

mode, this item allows you to select the IR Pins
signal selection.
The choices: IR-Rx2Tx2; RxD2, TxD2

Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel

port controller I/O address setting.
The choices: 378H/IRQ7(default); 278H/IRQ5; 3BC/

IRQ7; Disabled

Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the on-board parallel

(printer) port. Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP
unless you are sure your hardware and software
both support one of the other available modes.
Choices: SPP(default); EPP; ECP; ECP+EPP; Nor­ mal

EPP Mode Select Select EPP Mode when you choose EPP or

ECP+EPP mode in the Parallel Port Mode.
Choices: EPP1.7; EPP1.9

ECP mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port when you choose

ECP or ECP+EPP mode for the Parallel Port Mode.
Choices: 1; 3

PWRON After PWR-

Fail

This item is to set the mode to power on when power
resumes after power fails.
Choices: Off(default) ; On; Former-Sts

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4-6.6 Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup allows you to set the system’s power saving
functions.

Run the Power Management Setup as follows:

1. Choose “Power Management Setup” from the Main Menu and a list
of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Power Management Setup

ACPI function Enabled
ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)
Power Management User Define
Video Off Method DPMS Support
HDD Power Down Disabled
HDD Down In Suspend Disabled
Soft-off by PBTN Instant-off
WOL(PME#) From Soft-off Disabled
WOR(RI#) From Soft-off Disabled
USB Device Wake Up Disabled
Power-On by Alarm Disabled
x Day of Month Alarm 0
x Time(hh:mm:ss) of Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

Item Help

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user starts the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values.
<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
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ACPI Function Select Enabled(default) only if your computer’s op-

erating system supports the Advanced Configura­tion and Power Interface (ACPI) specification.
Currently, Windows NT 5.0 ( Windows 2000 )sup­ports ACPI.

ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select the ACPI Suspend

type. You can select S3(STR) for Suspending To
RAM if your system supports this mode. Or you can
select S1(POS) for Power On Suspend under ACPI
mode.
Choices: S1(POS)(default);S3(optional); S1&S3
(Optional)

Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or degree)

of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend
modes.
This table describes each power management
mode:

Max Saving

User Define

Min Saving

Video Off Method

Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode.

Set each mode in dividually. Select time-out period in the section for each
mode stated below.

Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode (except the
hard drive).

This determines the manner by which the monitor is
blanked.

V/H
SYNC+Blank

Blank Screen

DPMS Support

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

This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management
Singaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video
power management values.

HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system

inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down
while all other devices remain active.

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HDD Down In Suspend Allows you to enable / disable(default) to power down

HDD when suspend.

Soft-Off by PBTN When Enabled, turning the system off by pressing

the on/off button places the system in a very low­power-usage state.

WOL(PME#) From

Soft-Off

WOR(RI#) From Soft-

USB Device Wake Up

Power-On by Alarm

Day of Month Alarm If Resume On Power-On by Alarm is enabled, this

Time of Alarm (Hour /

Minute / Second)

Allows you to enable / disable(default) the Wake
on Lan(PME#) function.

Allows you to enable / disable(default) the Wake
on Ring Signal function.

Off

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) Line
(in other words, an incoming call on the modem)
awakens the system from a soft off state.

To enable/disable the USB device Wake up
function.

Allows you to enable / disable(default) the Power­On by Alarm function.

field allows you to set the Alarm Day of Month.
Day Choices: 1 ~ 31

If Resume On Power-On by Alarm is enabled, this
field allows you to set the Alarm Hour, Minute and
Second.
Hour Choices: 00 ~ 23
Minute Choices: 00 ~ 59
Second Choices: 00 ~ 59

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4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration

PnP/PCI Configuration allows you to modify the system’s power saving
functions.

Run the PnP/PCI Configuration as follows:

1. Choose “PnP/PCI Configuration” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
PnP PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled by Auto(ESCD)

x IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the
selected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation
of the <F> keys follows:

<F1>: “Help” gives options available for each item.
<F5>: Get the previous values. These values are the values with which the

user starts the current session.
<F6>: Load all options with the BIOS default values.
<F7>: Load all options with the Setup default values.

3. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up
all items. The following item descriptions are provided as a quick
guide to your setup.

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PNP OS Installed Allows you to configure the PNP devices by BIOS

or O/S.
Choices: No(by BIOS); Yes(by O/S)

Reset Configuration

Normally, you leave this Disabled(default). Select

Data

Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration
Data (ESCD), when you exit Setup if you have in­stalled a new add-on and the system reconfiguration
has caused such a serious conflict that the operat­ing system cannot boot.

Resource ControlledByThe Plug and Play Award BIOS can automatically

configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible
devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request
(IRQ) and DMA assignment fields will not appear,
as the BIOS automatically assigns them. If you se­lect Manual, the IRQ Resources item will appear for
your configuration (see below).

IRQ Resources Press Enter. Please refer to the list below:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IRQ Resources

IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device
IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status,

and to modify the information delivered from the
feature Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card.
This option can solve the display inversion to black
after you have used a MPEG card.

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4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

This section helps you to get more information about your system in­cluding CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage. It is recommended
that you contact your mainboard supplier to get proper values about
the setting of the CPU temperature.

Run the “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” as follows:

Choose “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

CPU Internal Temp. 46˚C/ 114˚F
System Temp. 33˚C/ 93˚F
FAN1 Speed 5232 RPM
FAN2 Speed 0 RPM
FAN3 Speed 0 RPM
CPU Vcore 1.79 V

3.3V 3.26 V
+5V 5.02V
+12V 11.75V

-12V -11.74V

-5V -5.25V
VBAT(V) 1.53V
5VSB(V) 5.05V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

CPU Internal Temp. Shows current CPU external temperature.

System Temp. Shows current system temperature.

FAN 1/2/3 Speed These fields display the current speed of the CPU /

System fan.

CPU Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value.

3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V,

-5V, 5VSB

Shows actual voltage value of all these default volt­age value on board.

VBAT Shows voltage value of the battery on board. (Default

Battery Voltage is 1.5V, not 3V)

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4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control

Run the “Frequency/Voltage Control” as following:

1. Choose “Frequency/Voltage Control” from the Main Menu and a
screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Frequency/Voltage Control

Item Help

CPU Vcore Select Default
AGP Voltage Select 1.5V
DIMM Voltage Select 2.6V
VDD Voltage Select 1.6V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

CPU Vcore

Select

AGP Voltage

Select

DIMM Voltage

Select

VDD Voltage

Select

Allows you to configure the CPU Voltage. Usually,
to raise CPU voltage will raise the chance of CPU
overclocking and yet risk damage of CPU.
Choices: Default; 0.800V ~ 1.550V in 0.025V step­ping

Allows you to configure the AGP Voltage.
Choices: 1.5V; 1.6V; 1.7V; 1.8V

Allows you to configure the DIMM Voltage.
Choices: 2.60V; 2.70V; 2.80V

Allows you to configure the VDD Voltage.
Choices: 1.60V; 1.70V; 1.80V; 1.9V0V

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4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to:

“ Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N) ? N ”

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Esc: Quit : Select Item

F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults [Y/N] Y

Change CPU Clock & Voltage

Frequence/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Passward

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”.

Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS Optimized default values to restore the
BIOS to its original status.

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4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

These two options allow you to set your system passwords. Normally,
the supervisor has a higher priority to change the CMOS setup option
than the users. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor
and Users are as follows:

1. Choose “Change Password” in the Main Menu and press <Enter>.
Then following message appears:

“Enter Password : “

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 8 char­acters and press <Enter>. (The screen does not display the entered
characters.)

3. After you enter the password, the following message appears prompt­ing you to confirm the password:

“Confirm Password : “

4. Enter the same password “exactly” the same as you have just typed
to confirm the password and press <Enter>.

5. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the password.

6. If you need to delete the password entered before, choose the Su­pervisor Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password
that you have entered before.

7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you have
just configured; otherwise the old password will still be there the next
time you turn your system on.

8. Press <Enter> to exit to the Main Menu.

RxD , TxD Active The option controls the speed between receiving and

transmitting of IrDA or ASKIR when using.
Choices: Hi,Hi; Hi,Lo; Lo,Hi; Lo,Lo

IR Transmission Delay When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR

mode, it allows you to enable / disable IR Transmis­sion Delay.

EPP Mode Select Select EPP Mode when you choose EPP or

ECP+EPP mode in the Parallel Port Mode.
Choices: EPP1.7; EPP1.9

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4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP

SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have
specified into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu
and the following message appears:

“SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y “

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”.
Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes.

4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to exit the Setup Utility
without saving the modifications that you have specified. Highlight this
option on the Main Menu and the following message appears:

“Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N “

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”.
You may change the prompt to “Y” and press <Enter> key to leave this
option .

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Chapter 5 RAID & RAID Driver

Promise RAID Controller PDC20378 / 20376

Promise RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) Controller PDC
20378 is to provide RAID configuration of RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID
0+1 modes, while PDC20376 is to RAID configuration of RAID 0 and
RAID 1 only. RAID Drivers are enclosed in a Driver CD as well as a
Floppy diskette to support various RAID systems (Windows 98SE/Me/
2000/XP) setup.

This Chapter is to introduce the SATA RAID / SATA +
PATA RAID Configurations with PDC20378 :

5-0 About Disk Array................................................................... 77

5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation.......................................................... 77

5-0-2 Disk Array Member .................................................................... 77

5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by PDC20378/PDC20376 ....... 77

5-1. SATA RAID and PATA RAID Layout on Board ............. 78

5-2. First Step to Set up RAID - Populate Disk Drives.......... 79

5-3. To Enter RAID BIOS ........................................................... 79

5-4. To Enter the Main Menu of FastBuild Utility ................. 80

5-5. View Drive Assignment before RAID Setup .................... 81

5-6. Enter “Auto Setup” for RAID Setup ............................... 81

5-7. Choose “ Security” for RAID 0+1 (Stripe/Mirror) ........ 82

5-8. Press <Ctrl-Y> to Save the Choice .................................... 82

5-9. Create RAID only / Create and Quick Initialize............. 83

5-10. Array Created and Reboot System.................................. 83

5-11. Mirror/Stripe Array Detected at Reboot System.......... 84

5-12 To Install Promise RAID Driver ....................................... 85

5-12-1 To Install RAID Driver on Windows 2000/XP ..................... 85

5-12-2 To Install RAID Driver on Windows 98SE/Me.................... 88

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5-0 About Disk Array

5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation

A “Disk Array” is formed from a group of 2 or more disk drives with the
RAID (Redundent Array of Independent Disks) technology. The aim of
a Disk Array is to provide better perfornance and/or data fault tolerance.

5-0-2 Disk Array Member

The individual disk drive in an array is called a “member”. Each member
of a specific disk array is coded in their “reserved sector” with
configuration information that identifies the drive as a member. All disk
members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical
drive to the system.

5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by PDC20378/PDC20376

1. RAID 0 (or Striping mode): supported by both PDC20378 and
PDC20376

RAID 0 is a group of 2 to 4 Disk Drives configured together with

RAID technology to provide better data transfer performance than a
single drive since the workload is balanced between the array
members. Reads and Writes of RAID 0 data are interleaved between
multiple drives. When any disk member fails, it affects the entire array.
The disk array size is equal to the number of drive members times
the smallest member capacity. For example, one 1GB and three 1.
2GB drives will form a 4GB (4x1GB) disk array.

2. RAID 1 (or Mirroring mode): supported by both PDC20378 and
PDC20376

RAID 1 is a group of 2 Disk Drives configured together with RAID

Technology to provide the fault tolerance function. Writes duplicate
data on to RAID 1 while reads are performed in parallel. If one of the
mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure (e.g. spindle failure) or
does not respond , the remaining drive will continue to function. This
is called Fault Tolerance.

The drive capacity of RAID 1 is half the total drive capacity of two

equal-size drive.

3. RAID 0+1 (Mirror/Stripe): supported by PDC20378 only

RAID 0+1 is formed by a RAID 0 member mirrored to another RAID

member to establish a RAID 0+1 Array. RAID 0+1 requires at least 4
disk drive to set up the RAID 0+1 configuration.

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5-1. SATA RAID and PATA RAID Layout on Board

If PDC20378 is on board, it supports 2xSATA RAID Disk Drives and
2xPATA (IDE) RAID Disk Drives (and that is why PDC20378 supports
RAID 0+1).
If PDC20376 is on board, it supports 2xSATA RAID Disk Drives and
1xPATA (IDE) RAID Disk Drive only.

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5-2. First Step to Set up RAID - Populate Disk Drives

1. Connect 1 SATA Disk Drive to ATA1 and 1 SATA Disk Drive to ATA2.

2. Connect 1 PATA Disk Drives to IDE3.

3. 3 Disk drives can be set up into RAID 0 or 1 Array.

5-3. To Enter RAID BIOS

At booting system, the following screen will appear after “POST”.

FastTrak 378 (tm) BIOS Version 1.00.1.34
(c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology. Inc. All rights reserved.

No Array is defined...................

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility or
Press <ESC> to continue booting...

Following the instruction on the screen, press <Ctrl-F> to enter the
FastBuild (tm) Utility.

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5-4. To Enter the Main Menu of FastBuild Utility

The Main Menu will pop out as below:

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.01 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ Main Menu ]

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

View Drive Assignemnts..........[2]

Define Array............................[3]

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

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

[ Keys Available ]

Press 1~5 to Select Option [Esc] Exit

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

Press figure “1” on keyboard to enter Auto Setup of RAID.”Auto Setup”

is available only if there are free disk drive detected in system.

2. View Drive Assignment.........[2]

Press figure “2” on keyboard to view the drive assignment detected

in system.

3. Define Array.........[3]

Press figure “3” on keyboard to view the defined Array already set up

in system.

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

Press figure “4” on keyboard to enter the “Delete Array” field for

deleting Array already set up in system.

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

Press figure “5” on keyboard to enter the “Rebuild Array” field for

rebuilding a defective array or RAID member. “Rebuild Array” is
available for “RAID 1 (Mirror)” or “RAIA 0+1 (Mirror/Stripe)” mode.

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5-5. View Drive Assignment before RAID Setup

Press “2” to enter “View Drive Assignment” so that you can see the
status of all disk drives detected by RAID BIOS.

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.01 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ View Drivers Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment Mode

1: Mas ST380023AS 80026 Free U5
2: Mas ST380023AS 80026 Free U5
3: Mas QUANTUM FIREBALLP AS3 30020 Free U2
3: Mas ST330620A 30020 Free U2

[ Keys Available ]

[Esc] Exit MODE (D = DMA, U = UDMA)

Two drives are detected in one channel 3
as free drives (available for RAID setup)

Two drives are detected in channel 1 and 2
as free drives (available for RAID setup)

Totally 4 drives are
detected by RAID BIOS

5-6. Enter “Auto Setup” for RAID Setup

Press “1” to enter “Auto Setup” so that you can see the RAID choices.

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.01 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ Auto Setup Options Menu ]

Optimize Array for: Performance

[ Array Setup Configuration ]

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

Spare Drive .......................................0

Drive(s) Used in Array..........................4

Array Disk Capacity (size in MB)..........120080

[ Keys Available ]

[ ,,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

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5-7. Choose “ Security” for RAID 0+1 (Stripe/Mirror)

Press “1” to enter “Auto Setup” so that you can see the RAID choices.

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.01 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ Auto Setup Options Menu ]

Security (0+1) mode is

Optimize Array for: Security

Security (0+1) mode is

selected.

selected.

[ Array Setup Configuration ]

Mode ................................................Mirror/Stripe

Spare Drive .......................................0

Drive(s) Used in Array..........................4

Array Disk Capacity (size in MB)..........60000

[ Keys Available ]

[ ,,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

5-8. Press <Ctrl-Y> to Save the Choice

When a RAID mode is chosen, press < Ctrl-Y> to save the choice.
Then select Y for “Create and Quick Initialize; or select N for “Create
only”.

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.01 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ Auto Setup Options Menu ]

Optimize Array for: Security

[ Array Setup Configuration ]

Mode ................................................Mirror/Stripe

Spare Drive .......................................0

Drive(s) Used in Array..........................4

Array Disk Capacity (size in MB)..........60000

Do you want to do quick initialize or
create only? (Yes/No)
Y - Create and Quick Initialize
N - Create Only

[ Keys Available ]

[ ,,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

Press <Ctrl-Y> to save choice.

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5-9. Create RAID only / Create and Quick Initialize

“Create Only” is for creating RAID without changing the disk data.
“Create and Quick Initialize” will create the RAID with clearing disk data.

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.01 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ Auto Setup Options Menu ]

Optimize Array for: Security

[ Array Setup Configuration ]

Mode ................................................Mirror/Stripe

Spare Drive .......................................0

Drive(s) Used in Array..........................4

Array Disk Capacity (size in MB)..........60000

Choose Quick Initialize will delete
any existing data on your hard
disks.
Y - Continue, Others - Cancel

[ Keys Available ]

[ ,,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

5-10. Array Created and Reboot System

After choosing “Create Only” or Create and Quick Initialize”, next screen
will prompt you to reboot system.
Press any key to reboot.

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.01 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ Auto Setup Options Menu ]

Optimize Array for: Security

[ Array Setup Configuration ]

Mode ................................................Mirror/Stripe

Spare Drive .......................................0

Drive(s) Used in Array..........................4

Array Disk Capacity (size in MB)..........60000

Array Has been created....

<Press Any Key to REBOOT>

[ Keys Available ]

[ ,,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

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5-11. Mirror/Stripe Array Detected at Reboot System

At rebooting system, Mirror/Stripe Array (RAID 0+1) appears on screen
after “POST”.

FastTrak 378 (tm) BIOS Version 1.00.1.34
(c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology. Inc. All rights reserved.

ID MODE SIZE TRACK-MAPPING STATUS
1 2x2 Mirror/Stripe 59999M 7294/255/63 Functional

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

Congratulation!
Your system is now ready for operating system installation and RAID
Driver Setup.

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5-12 To Install Promise RAID Driver

Promise RAID Driver is incorporated in Support CD/Floppy Diskette for
user’s installation.
XP/2003.

5-12-1 To Install RAID Driver on Windows 2000/XP

(1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the RAID Driver.
(This Driver Diskette should have been enclosed in the mainboard

Package.)

(2) Check that Hard Disks are connected properly to the RAID conn­ tors.
(3) Start your PC system and use RAID BIOS Setup Utility to configure

RAID 0 / 1/ 0+1 to the hard disks.

(4) Restart System and apply the Windows 2000/XP CD to CD-ROM
for operating system installation.
(5) On the Windows 2000/XP Setup screen, press “F6” key for RAID
driver setup.

Windows Setup

This driver is intended for Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver....

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(6) On next screen press “S” to confirm the mass storage device setup.

Windows Setup

Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage
devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually
specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the
following mass storage devices(s):

<none>

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or
special disk controllers for use with Windows, including
those for which you have a device support disk from a
mass storage device manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass
storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify
additional mass storage devices for use with Windows,
press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit

(7) On next screen apearing, insert the RAID Driver Diskette to Drive

“A” and then press <Enter>.

Windows Setup

Please insert the disk labeled

Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk

into Drive A:

* Press ENTER when ready.

Enter=Continue ESC=Cancel F3=Exit

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(8) On next screen appearing, choose the driver suitable for your

operating system and press <Enter> to continue.

Windows Setup

You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,
using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press
ESC to return to the previous screen.

Win SERVER 2003 Promise FastTrak 376/378 (tm) Controller
WinXP Promise FastTrak 376/378 9tm) Controller
Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller
Win2000 Promise FastTrak 378 (tm) Controller

S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit

Choose the Driver for yopur system and press<Enter>

The Installation Program will then guide you through the rest of system

setup. The RAID driver will then be installed into your system.

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5-12-2 To Install RAID Driver on Windows 98SE/Me

(1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the RAID Driver.
(2) Check that Hard Disks are connected properly to the RAID conn­ ectors.
(3) Start your system and use RAID BIOS Setup Utility to configure

RAID 0 / 1/ 0+1 to the hard disks.
(4) Restart System and format the bootable hard disks.
(5) Now, apply the Windows 98SE/ME CD to CD-ROM for
operating system installation.
(6) With the Windows 98SE/ME installation complete, restart system
for RAID driver setup.

(7) On the “Start” screen of your system, please click to the following

path:
\My Computer\properties\Device manager
(8) In the “Device manager” screen, you can see the item “ PCI RAID

Controller” with a yellow question mark on its left side, which indicates
that the RAID controller is already detected by system but the driver

is not installed yet. Please point to this item with your mouse and

double click on it (or click the “Properties” button).

The question mark here
indicates that RAID
Controller Driver
is not installed yet.

(9) Instantly, the “PCI RAID Controller Properties“ screen shows up.

Please click the “General” bar to continue.

(10) In the “General” screen, click “reinstall

Driver” button to continue. Please note that

the status of “Device Usage” should stay at

“Exists in all hardware profiles”.

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(11) In the “Update device Driver Wizard” screen, click “Next” to continue

until you see a dialog box asking you to “Specify a location” for the

driver. You should now insert the SATA/SATA RAID Driver CD/

Diskette into CD-ROM/Drive A.

(12) As illustrated in the picture below, check the item “Specify a location”

and click the “Browse” button to find out the correct path for the

driver. As the RAID Driver is in Drive A, please type into the blank

bar the correct path and click “Next” to continue:

D:\Driver\Promise\PDC20376&378\Win98-me
or
A:\Win98-me

(13) The Update Device Driver Wizard will then go on installing the

driver. In a few seconds, installation completes. Please click the “Fin­ish” button on the screen to complete the installation.

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