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Electronic Emission Notices
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio and television communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA
- INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER
- CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM
THAT OF THE RECEIVER
- CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO/TELEVISION TECHNICIAN
NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B
requirements, or using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could also result in
harmful interference to radio or television reception.
The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment.
To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is
necessary to use shielded I/O cables.
Copyright
This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be
copied or reproduced by any means.
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, no responsibility
for errors or omissions is assumed. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting
from the use of the information contained herein.
Trademarks
All brand names, logos and registered trademarks mentioned are property of their
respective owners.
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Table of Contents
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ....................................................... 4
Key Features ............................................................................................... 4
MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT ................................................................ 7
REAR PANEL .................................................................................... 8
AUDIO CONFIGURATION ................................................................ 10
SPEAKER CONFIGURATION ............................................................ 10
Method 1: 4/6 Surround audio output of back panel only ........................... 10
Method 2: Using S-Bracket connectors ...................................................... 12
JACK-SENSING INSTRUCTION ........................................................ 14
JUMPER SETTING ............................................................................... 1 6
JBAT1 - CMOS Clear ................................................................................... 16
JP1-Keyboard Power Select Jumper .......................................................... 16
CONNECTORS ................................................................................. 17
Floppy Disk Drive Connector:CN3 .............................................................. 17
Hard Disk Connectors:CN1&CN2 .............................................................. 17
Serial ATA Hard Disk Connectors:SATA-1&SATA-2 ..................................... 18
USB Connectors :USB1/USB2/USB3 ......................................................... 20
Fan Power Connectors:CPU FAN/SYS FAN/WOL ....................................... 21
CD-IN Connector:CDS1 .............................................................................. 22
Front Panel Audio Header:FPS1 ................................................................. 23
S-Bracket (SPDIF)/LEN/LFE/Surround Output Connector:
CN6(optional) ................................................................................................. ..... 24
Front Panel Header:FP1 ............................................................................. 26
SLOTS .............................................................................................. 27
CPU INSTALLATION ........................................................................ 28
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HARDWARE SETUP ......................................................................... 32
To Install DDR DIMMs ................................................................................. 32
BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... 3 3
Starting Setup .............................................................................................. 33
Main Menu ................................................................................................... 34
Standard CMOS Features ........................................................................... 35
Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................................ 36
Advanced Chipset Features ........................................................................ 36
Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................ 36
Power Management Setup .......................................................................... 36
PNP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 36
PC Health Status ......................................................................................... 36
Frequency/Voltage Control .......................................................................... 37
Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 37
Flash Update Procedure ............................................................................. 38
VT8237R/VT8237 SATA RAID USER MANUAL ............................. 39
Enter BIOS Configuration Utility .................................................................. 39
Create Disk Array ......................................................................................... 40
Delete Disk Array ......................................................................................... 42
Select Boot Array ......................................................................................... 42
Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array .................................................................... 43
Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array ...................................................................... 44
DRIVER AND RAID SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................ 46
Microsoft Windows Driver Installation ......................................................... 46
INSTALL OPERATING SYSTEM INTO SATA HDD
OF VT8237R/VT8237 ..................................................................... 48
Install Windows 98SE or Me ....................................................................... 48
Install Windows NT4.0,2000,XP ................................................................. 48
APPENDIX ....................................................................................... 48
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HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
Key Features :
Chipset
• VIA P4M800+VT8237R/VT8237 chipset.
Processor
• Supports Intel® Celeron® , Pentium® 4 processors in the LGA775
package (with 0.8V~1.6V voltage).
• Supports PSB (Processor System Bus) frequency of 533MHz
(133MHz bus clock).
• Supports PSB (Processor System Bus) frequency of 800MHz
(200MHz bus clock).
• Supports Hyper-Threading Technology.
VRM 10.0 (Voltage Regulator Modules) on Board
• Flexible motherboard design with on board VRM 10.0, easy to upgrade
with future Intel® Celeron, Pentium®4 processors.
• 0.8375V to 1.600V in 12.5mV steps.
System Memory
• A total of two 184-pin DDR SDRAM sockets.
• Support up to 2GB DRAMs for unbuffered DDR SDRAM module.
• Support DDR400/333/266 DDR SDRAM.
• 2.5V DRAM interface for DDR SDRAM.
System BIOS
• PnP, APM, ATAPI and Windows® 98/2000/XP.
• Full support of ACPI & DMI.
• Auto detects and supports LBA harddisks with capacities over 160 GB.
• Easy to upgrade BIOS by end-user.
On-board I/O
• On board two PCI fast IDE ports supporting up to 4 ATA, ATA2 , Ultra
ATA33/ 66/100/133 IDE HDDs, CD-ROMs, ZIP drives and LS-120
drives as boot drive.
• One ECP/EPP parallel port.
• One 16550 Compatible UART serial ports.
• One floppy port supports two FDD of 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB , 1.44MB
and 2.88MB capacity.
• Eight USB2.0 ports.
• PS/2 keyboard connector.
• PS/2 mouse is supported.
• One Front Panel Sound Connector.
• Infrared (IrDA) is supported via a header.
• One 15-Pins VGA connector.
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Serial ATA/RAID Controller (optional)
• Complies with Serial ATA Specificaion Revision 1.0.
• Two ports supported two S-ATA devices.
• Support RAID Configuration.
• S-ATA drive transfer rate is capable of up to 150MB/S per channel.
Expanded USB Support
• Includes 4 UHCI host controllers,increasing the number of external
ports to eight.
• Includes 1 EHCI USB2.0 Host Controller that supports eight ports
(Bandwidth shared between eight ports).
Plug-and-Play
• Supports Plug and Play specification 1.1.
• Plug and Play for Windows® 98, Windows® 2000 as well as
Windows® XP.
• Fully steerable PCI interrupts.
On-board AC97 Sound
• Integrated AC97 controller with standard AC97 Codec.
• Direct Sound and Sound Blaster compatible.
• Full-Duplex 16-bit record and play back.
• PnP and APM 1.2 support.
• Windows® 98/2000/XP drivers ready.
• Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in and MIDI/Game port.
• Supports ALC650/ALC655 AC97 Code for six sound channel output
(optional).
On-board VT6103 LAN (optional)
• High performance PCI master interface with scatter / gather and
bursting capability.
• Standard MII interface to external PHYceiver.
• 10/100MHz full and half duplex operation.
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Integrated UnichromeTM GFX/Video Accelerator
• Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA).
• 16/32/64MB frame buffer using system memory.
• 128-bit 2D/3D graphics engine.
• Full internal AGP 8X performance.
• Microsoft DirectX texture compression.
• High quality DVD video playback.
• CRT resolutions up to 1600X1200.
• 32-bit true color rendering.
• MPEG-2 video textures.
Power Management
• Supports SMM, APM and ACPI.
• Break switch for instant suspend/resume on system operations.
• Energy star “Green PC” compliant.
• Hardware monitoring circuit is supported, provide voltage, temperature,
fan speed, etc. monitoring (optional).
• WOL (Wake-On-Lan) header support (optional).
• Supports suspend-to-RAM(STR)(optional).
Expansion Slots
• 1 AGP slot (support AGP 4X/8X mode).
• 2 PCI bus master slots - ver. 2.1 compliant.
Static electricity can harm delicate components of the motherboard.
To prevent damage caused by static electricity, discharge the static
electricity from your body before you touch any of the computers
electronic components.
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Motherboard Layout
The following diagrams show the relative positions of the jumpers, connectors, major
components and memory banks on the motherboard.
# The LAN Connector is optional.
# The ALC650/ALC655 embeds an internal analog switch (by driver software)
to share LINE input with Surround output, and share MIC input with CENTER/
LFE output.
NOTE
1) Be sure to check the cable orientation in order to match the colored strip to the pin
1 end of the connector.
2) Be sure to connect PW1 and PWR1 to power supply correctly, otherwise, the mother
-board can’t work normally.
3) When you start up the system, please wait for 5 seconds after you power on AC.
4) It is not recommended to add a metal spacer plate on the back of the Socket775.
Otherwise, some components will be short and damaged.
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Rear Panel
The back panel provides the following connectors:
Mouse Connector
The mainboard provides a standard PS/2
®
mouse mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2
®
mouse.You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
connector.
Keyboard Connector
The mainboard provides a standard PS/2
®
keyboard mini DIN connector
for attaching a PS/2
®
keyboard.You can plug a PS/2® keyboard directly into
this connector.
USB 2.0 Connector
The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface)
Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse
or other USB-compatible devices.You can plug the USB device directly into
the connector.
PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 VCC +5V/5VSB (optional)
2 -Data 0 Negative Data Channel 0
3 +Data0 Positive Data Channel 0
4 GND Ground
5 VCC +5V/5VSB (optional)
6 -Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1
7 +Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1
8 GND Ground
USB 2.0 Connector DescriptionUSB 2.0 Connector
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Serial Port Connector: COM
The Port is 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive
16bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly
to the connectors.
LAN Jack (Optional)
The mainboard provides one standard RJ-45 jack for connection to Local
Area Network(LAN).You can connect a network cable to the LAN jack.
Parallel Port Connector:LPT
The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A
parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
MIDI/Game Connector
The mainboard provides the game port to connect a joystick or a MIDI
device.
Audio Port Connector
Line_Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for
external CD player, Tape player, or other audio devices. Mic In is a connector
for microphones. The ALC650/655 embeds an internal analog switch (by driver
software) to share LINE input with Surround output, and share MIC input with
CENTER/LFE output.
The ALC655 embeds the jack sensing function.When you plug an audio
device into the corresponding connector, the system will show you what you
pluged into the motherboard.
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Audio Configuration
ALC650/655 support 6 channel output,after installing the audio driver,
you can select 4/6 channel surround audio output in software utility and then
connect surround speakers to appropriate audio ports.
There are two ways to obtain 4/6 channel surround audio output:
1. 4/6 surround audio output of back panel only. All surround speaker
connect to audio connector.
2. S-Bracket (optional cable). You have installed S-Bracket into the
computer, and then connect two front speakers to back panel’s
“Line-out” port, and the rest of speakers to S-Bracket. Detail connection
is refer to Page 25.
Speaker Configuration
Method 1: 4/6 Surround audio output of back panel only.
After installing the audio drivers, you can attach the speakers for 2-/4-/6channel audio output. Always connect the speakers to the LINE OUT
connectors. Different connector configurations for 2-/4-/6-channel
operations are listed below:
2-Channel
4-Channel 6-Channel
In 2-channel configuration,
Line Out, Line In and MIC
functions all exist.
When set to 4-channel
configuration, Line In
is replaced by Rear
Speaker Out. Line in
function does not exist.
When set to 6-channel
configuration, Line In
is replaced by Rear
Speaker Out. Mic is
replaced by Center/
Subwoofer Speaker Out.
Line in and Mic do not
exist function.
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In utility, double click “AC97 Audio configuration” icon from the
window tray on the right bottom.
Then the “AC97 Audio Configuration” will appear. Click on the Speaker
Configuration tab to select the audio mode.
A. When you choose 4-channel mode for 4 speaker output, the selected item
is showed as below (Figure1)
(Figure1)
B. When you choose 6-channel mode for 5.1 speaker output, the selected
item is showed as below (Figure2)
(Figure2)
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Back Panel S-Bracket
1
2
3
SPDIF jack (coaxial)
Rear Speaker Out
No function
(Front channels)
Description:
Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector and two
speakers to one Line Out connector of S-Bracket. If you want to use
Line In function, please click the Rear Speaker Out button (showed
as below)
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Method 2: Using S-BRACKET connectors:
S-Bracket (The S-Bracket is showed in page 25) is an optional accessory.
It gives access to analog and digital audio output by integrating both SPDIF
and analog LINE OUT connectors. To use the S-Bracket, you should select
correct setting in the software utility. For information about the setting, refer
to selecting 4- or 6- Channel Setting later in the section.
Connector configurations for 4- and 6- channel using S-Bracket are
described below:
4-Channel Analog Audio Output
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Back Panel S-Bracket
1
2
3
SPDIF jack (coaxial)
Rear Speaker Out
Center and Subwoofer Out
(Front channels)
6-Channel Analog Audio Output
Description:
Connect two speakers to back panel’s Line Out connector and four
speakers to both Line Out connectors of S-Bracket. If you want to use
Line In and MIC function at the same time, please click the Rear
Speaker Out and Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out buttons.
(showed as below)
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Jack-Sensing Instrouction
Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function.
Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 before to enable Jack-Sensing support
for Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME.
Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts:AUTO and MANUAL. Following is an
example for 2 channels (Windows XP):
Introduction of audio connectors
You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In
jack. speakers, earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack. and
microphone to MIC In jack.
Auto-detecting:
Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above. A window will appear
as below picture if you setup the devices properly.
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If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as
following picture.
Manual setting:
If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press
“Correction...” to set.
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Jumper Settings
This chapter explains how to configure the motherboard’s hardware. Before using your
computer, make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set correctly. Refer to this
chapter whenever in doubt.
JBAT1 - CMOS Clear
JBAT1 Selection
1-2* Normal*
2-3 CMOS Clear
1
JBAT1
Close Open * = Default setting.
1
JP1
JP1-Keyboard/Mouse Power Select Jumper
JP1 Select
1-2* Powered by +5V*
2-3 Powered by +5V Standby
Note:
If you want to use PS/2 mouse or Keyboard to power on computer or
wake up from STR, you must set jumper JP1 to pin 2-3.
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Connectors
The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD,
Serial ATA Hard Disk,USB devices, CPU/PWRFAN/WOL ,etc.
Floppy Disk Drive Connector:CN3
The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types.
Hard Disk Connectors:CN1&CN2
The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/
133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/
66/100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM,
120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices.
CN1 (Primary IDE Connector)
The first hard drive should always be connected to CN1.CN1 can connect
a Master and a Slave drive.You must configure second hard drive to Slave
mode by setting the jumper accordingly.
CN2 (Secondary IDE Connector)
CN2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.
CN3
CN1
1
1
1
CN2
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Serial ATA Hard Disk Connectors:
SATA-1&SATA-2 (optional)
The mainboard has 2 SATA connectors. The mainboard provides dual
high-speed Serial ATA interface ports, SATA-1,SATA-2 Each supports 1
st
generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant
with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1
hard disk device. Please refer to Serial ATA Raid manual for detail software
installation procedure.
SATA-2
SATA-1
PIN SIGNAL
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
SATA-1&SATA-2
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Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, which
will cause the loss of data during the transmission.
Serial ATA Hard Disk Devices Power Cable (optional)
Serial ATA Cable (optional)
Connect one end of the SATA cable to the mainboard, and connect another
end to the SATA Hard Disk.
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2
9
10
1
2
9
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USB1USB2
PIN Assignment
1 VCC
2 VCC
3 USBP04 USBP15 USBP0+
6 USBP1+
7 GND
8 GND
9 KEY
10 OC#
USB Connector
USB Connectors: USB1/USB2/USB3
This mainboard has USB ports. Some computer cases have a special
module that mounts USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind
of case, use auxiliary USB connector USB1/USB2/USB3 to connect the front
mounted ports to the mainboard.
1
2
9
10
USB3
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Fan Power Connectors:CPU FAN/SYS FAN
The CPU FAN (processor fan), SYS FAN (power fan) support system
cool-ing fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always
take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V,
the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard
has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially
designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.
SYS FAN
1
1
WOL1
WOL: Wake On LAN (optional)
If you have installed a LAN card, use the cable provied with the card to plug
into the mainboard WOL connector. This enables ables the Wake On LAN
(WOL) feature. When your system is in a power-saving mode, any LAN signal
automatically resumes the system.You must enable this item using the Power
Mannagement page of the Setup Utility.
CPU FAN
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CDS1
1
PIN Assignment
1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-R
CDS1
CD-IN Connector:CDS1
The connector is for CD-ROM Drive.
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Front Panel Audio Header: FPS1
This mainboard supports front panel microphone and speaker out ports.
If your computer case has these ports,connect them to FPS1.
PIN Assignment
1 MIC
2 GND
3 REF
4 POWER
5 Front Audio(R)
6 Rear Audio(R)
7 Reserved
8 Key(No pin)
9 Front Audio(L)
10 Rear Audio(L)
FPS1
Note:
If you want to use “Front Audio” connector, you must remove 5-6,9-10
jumper.In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have
front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assignment on the
cable is the same as the pin assignment on the MB header. To find out if
the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contract
your dealer.
FPS1
10
9
2
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S-Bracket(SPDIF)/CEN/LFE/Surround Output Connector:
CN6 (optional)
The connector allows you to connect a S-Bracket for a Digital Interface
(SPDIF). The S-Bracket offers 1 SPDIF jacks for digital audio transmission
and 2 analog Line-Out jacks for other 4-channel audio output. So you can use
Line in, Mic in and 6 channel audio output features at the same time.
CN6
2
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PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
1 SOUT-L Audio left surrounding output
2 SOUT-R Audio right surrounding output
3 GND Ground
4 GND Ground
5 CET-OUT Audio center output
6 LFE-OUT Audio bass output
7 GND Ground
8 SPDIF S/PDIF input
9 (No Pin) Key
10 SPDFO S/PDIF output
CN6-S-Bracket
S-Bracket Cable (optional)
Connect to CN6
SPDIF jack (coaxial)
Rear Speaker Out
Center and Subwoofer Out
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Front Panel Header: FP1
The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical
connect on to the front panel switches and LEDs.
FP1
NC
VCC
KEY
NC
GND
IRRX
SPEAKER
GND
KEY
IRTX
NC
VCC
GND
KEY
GND
PWR_SW
RESET
NC
KEY
GND
PW_LED-
PW_LED+
HDD_LEDHDD_LED+
24 23
16
1718
20
22 21
19
15
13
7
11
9
5
3
1
14
6
8
10
12
2
4
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Slots
The motherboard provides one AGP slot,two 32-bit PCI bus slots.
AGP Slot
PCI Slots
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot
The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It
introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller.
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots
The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs.
When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the
power supply first. Meanwhile,read the documentation for the expansion card
to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card,
such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.
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CPU Installation
Please refer to the following steps to install the CPU.
1.Use index finger and thumb to
move metal lever so it is separated
from the bottom steel shell grip
hook.
2.Use index finger to lift the top steel
shell.
3.Use index finger and thumb to
place the CPU onto the plastic body
(look for the gold arrow, The gold
arrow should point towards the lever
pivot).
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4.Use index finger and thumb to
press down metal lever, the cap will
be pushed up by the CPU; this may
also be done by removing the cap
beforehand.
5.Press the metal lever so it is
secured in the bottom steel shell
grip hook.
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6. It’s recommended that the CPU heatsink should be an approval by Intel
corporation design for Prescott CPU. Choose the orientation of the thermal
solution for optimal wire routing to the fan header on the motherboard, Position
the thermal solution over the processor. Ensure the fan wiring is positioned to
prevent wire pinching between the heatsink and the processor, or between the
heatsink clip and the socket.
7. Align the fastener tips with the
motherboard hole pattern, insert the
fastener tips into the holes, guilding
the wires to avoid pinching. the
fasteners will slide through the
motherboard holes with no insertion
force.
8.Engage the fasteners caps. Apply
thumb pressure to the top of each
of the 4 fastener caps, there is no
specific order of engagement, you
will hear a “click” upon full
engagement.
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9. Gently rotate the cap clockwise
1/4 turn.
10. At last, attach the fan wire
connector to the 4 pin fan header
connector on the motherboard
labeled CPU FAN.
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Clip
Clip
DDR DIMM
DDR DIMM Socket
Notch
Hardware Setup
To Install DDR DIMMs
1. Locate the DDR DIMM sockets.
2. Holding the DDR DIMM by the edges, remove it from its antistatic package.
3. Make sure the clips at either end of the socket are pushed away from the socket.
4. Position the DDR DIMM above the socket. Align the notch in the bottom
edge of the DDR DIMM with the keys in the socket.
5. Insert the bottom edge of the DDR DIMM into the socket.
6. When the DDR DIMM is seated, push down on the top edge of the DDR DIMM until the
retaining clips at the ends of the socket snap into place. Make sure the clips are
firmly in place.
Please turn off system before installing and removing any
device, otherwise you’ll cause the system damage.
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BIOS Setup
This chapter discusses Award’s Setup Program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup
Program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information
is then stored in battery-backed RAM, which retains the setup information when the
power is turned off.
Starting Setup
The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you turn on the computer. The BIOS
reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking
out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating
system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating
system.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup Program can be activated :
1. By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
2. By pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at
the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test )
Press DEL to enter SETUP
If the message disappears before you can respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the “RESET” button
on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt>,
and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does
not reset, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to ...
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP
Getting Help
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and
the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc> or
the F1 key again.
In Case of Problems
If, after making and saving system changes with the Setup Program, you discover that
your computer does not reset, use the Award BIOS defaults to override the CMOS
settings.
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Main Menu
Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and two exit
choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and
enter the sub-menu.
Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
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Standard CMOS Features
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Frequency/Voltage Control
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Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
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Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults
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Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password
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Power Management Setup Set User Password
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PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup
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PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit ÏÐÎÍ : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ... ...
(Note : The figures of BIOS Setup Menu included here only show a typical
case, and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit.)
Note that a brief description of each highlighted item will appear at the bottom of the
screen.
Standard This setup page includes all the items of Award™ special standard
CMOS Features features.
Advanced BIOS This setup page includes all the items of Award™ special enhanced
Features features.
Advanced This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features.
Chipset Features
Integrated This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive and
Peripherals Programmed Input / Output features.
Power This entry only appears if your system supports Power
Management Management “Green PC” standards.
Setup
PnP/PCI This entry appears if your system supports PNP/PCI.
Configurations
PC Health Status Display CPU and Case Fan Speed,etc.
Frequency/ CPU speed setting are settings of CPU speed. You should refer to
Voltage Control your CPU marking.
Load Fail-Safe The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer and represent
Defaults settings which provide the minimum requirements for your system
to operate.
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Load Optimized The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum
Defaults system performance. While Award has designed the
custom BIOS to maximize performance, the manufacturer
has the right to change these defaults to meet its needs.
Set Supervisor/ Changes, sets, or disables password. It allows you to limit
User Password access to the system and the Setup Program.
Save & Exit Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup.
Setup
Exit Without Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup.
Saving
Standard CMOS Features
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category
includes one or more setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use
the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to select the desired value in each item.
Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm :dd :yy) Sat. Jan 01 2005 Item Help
Time (hh :mm:ss) 11 : 1 : 35
Menu Level
8
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IDE Primary Master [Press Enter 4303 MB]
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IDE Primary Slave [None] Change the day, month,
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IDE Secondary Master [None] year and century
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IDE Secondary 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 30720K
Total Memory 31744K
ÏÐÎÍ : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1 : General Help
F5 : Previous Values F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults
(Note : The figures of BIOS Setup Menu included here only show a typical
case, and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit.)
Date The date format is <day-of-the-week>. <month> <day> <year>.
Time The time format is <hour> <Minute> <second> displayed in
24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p. m. is displayed
as 13:00:00.
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IDE Channel These categories identify the types of the two channels that
0/1 have been installed in the computer.
If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall
be “None”.
Drive A / This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive
Drive B B that has been installed in the computer.
Video The default setting is EGA/VGA.
Halt on You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt.
Advanced BIOS Features
This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the
opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation,
shadowing and security.
Advanced Chipset Features
The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers.
These registers control most of the system options in the computer.
This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the
installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory
resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It must be stated that these items
should not be altered. The default settings have been chosen because they provide the
best operating conditions for your system.
Integrated Peripherals
The Integrated Peripherals Setup allows the user to configure the onboard IDE controller,
floppy disk controller, the printer port and the serial ports.
Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to most save
energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.
PnP/PCI Configurations
This section describes how to configure the PCI bus system. This section covers some
very technical items and it is recommended that only experienced users should make
any changes to the default settings.
PC Health Status
The PC Health Status display CPU and Case Fan Speed etc.
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Frequency/Voltage Control
This section allows you to set CPU Speed.
Set Supervisor/User Password
You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The difference
between them are:
Supervisor Password : You can enter the Setup Program and change
the options of the setup menus.
User Password : You can enter the Setup Program but can not
change the options of the setup menus.
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the
screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press<Enter>. The new password
will clear the previously entered password from the CMOS memory. You will be asked to
confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also
press <Esc> to abort the selection and operate without a password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password.
A message will be displayed to confirm that the password is disabled.
PASSWORD DISABLED.
Once the password is disabled, the system will reset and you can enter the Setup
Program freely.
When a password is enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter
setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any setting of your system
configuration.
In addition, when a password is enabled, you can require the BIOS to request a password
every time your system is rebooted. This would further prevent unauthorized use of
your computer.
The password requirement is defined by the Security Option of the BIOS Features Setup
Menu. If the Security Option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at
resetting and at entering setup. If the option is set to “Setup”, the prompt only appears
when you try to enter setup.
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Flash Update Procedure
A program AWDFLASH.EXE is included in the utility diskette or CD (X:\Utility\
AWDFLASH.EXE). The user is recommended to follow the procedure below to update
the flash BIOS.
(X: your CD driver letter).
1. Create a DOS-bootable floppy diskette. Copy the new BIOS file (just obtained or
downloaded) and the utility program AWDFLASH.EXE to the diskette.
2. Allow the PC system to boot from the DOS diskette.
3. At the DOS prompt, key in
AWDFLASH
and hit <ENTER>
4. Enter the file name of the new BIOS.
5. The question: “Do you want to save BIOS (Y/N)?” is displayed.
Key in “N” if there is no need to save the existing BIOS content..
Key in “Y” if a backup copy of the existing BIOS is needed.
(A file name has to be assigned to the existing BIOS binary file.)
6. The message:press “Y” to program or “N” to exit is displayed.
Key in “Y”
7. Wait until the flash-update is completed.
8. Power down the PC system.
9. Restart the PC.
Warning:
DO not turn off or RESET the computer during the flash process.
If you are unsure how to upgrade the BIOS, it is best to take your
computer to an Authorized Service Center and have a trained
technician do the work for you.
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Enter BIOS Configuration Utility
When the system powers on, the following information will appear on
screen. Press the ‘Tab’ key to enter BIOS configuration
utility.
VIA Technologies,Inc.VIA Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility v1.00
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies,Inc.All Right reserved.
Scan Devices,Please wait . . .
Press < Tab > Key into User Window!
Channel 0 Master: IC35L040AVVA07-0
Channel 1 Master: IC35L040AVVA07-0
The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below:
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Create Array Create a RAID array with
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Delete Array the hard disks attached to
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Create/Delete Spare VIA IDE controller
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Select Boot Array
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Serial Number View F1 : View Array/disk Status
ÏÐ : Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
Channel0 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Hdd
Channel1 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Hdd
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Create Disk Array
1. Use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to
select the Create Array command and press <Enter> to call out the list of creation
steps.
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Auto Setup For Data Security Create a RAID array with
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Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring) the hard disks attached to
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Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller
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Start Create Process
F1 : View Array/disk Status
ÏÐ : Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
Channel0 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Hdd
Channel1 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Hdd
2. Highlight the Array Mode and press <Enter>, then a list of array modes will appear.
Just highlight the target array mode that you want to create, and press <Enter> to
confirm the selection.
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RAID 0 for performance Create a RAID array with
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RAID 1 for data protection the hard disks attached to
VIA IDE controller
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RAID SPAN for capacity
F1 : View Array/disk Status
ÏÐ : Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
Channel0 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Hdd
Channel1 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Hdd
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3. After selected array mode, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method
is “Auto Setup” another is “Select Disk Drives”. Auto Setup let BIOS select the
disk drives and create array automatically. Select Disk Drives let user select the array
drives by required. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be
activated. Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press <Enter> to
select them respectively. After all drives have been selected, press <Esc> to go back
to the creation steps menu.
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Auto Setup For Performance Create a RAID array with
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Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) the hard disks attached to
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Select Disk Drives VIA IDE controller
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Block Size 64K
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Start Create Process F1 : View Array/disk Status
ÏÐ : Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
[ * ]Channel0 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Stripe0
[ ]Channel1 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Hdd
4. If user selected a RAID 0 array in step 2, user also can select a block size for the
array. Use the arrow key to highlight the Block Size and press <Enter>, then select a
block size from will popup. The block size can be selected from 4K to 64K Bytes.
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Auto Setup For 4K Create a RAID array with
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Array Mode RAID 8K the hard disks attached to
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Select Disk Dri 16K VIA IDE controller
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Block Size 64K 32K
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Start Create Pr
64K
F1 : View Array/disk Status
ÏÐ : Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
[ * ]Channel0 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Stripe0
[ * ]Channel1 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Stripe1
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5. Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press <Enter>. A warning
message will appear, press Y to finish the creation, or press N to cancel the creation.
6. Please note that all existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after the array
creation.
Delete Disk Array
A specific RAID can be deleted after it has been created. To delete a created RAID,
please use the following steps:
1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press <Enter>. The channel column will be
activated.
2. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press <Enter>. A warning
message will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.
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Create Array Delete a RAID array contain
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Delete Array the hard disks attached to
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Create/Delete Spare VIA IDE controller
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Select Boot Array
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Serial Number View F1 : View Array/disk Status
ÏÐ : Move to next item
The selected array will be destoried Enter : Confirm the selection
Are you sure? Conlinue? Press Y/N ESC : Exit
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
[*] Channel0 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ARRAY 0 ATA 100 38.34 Stripe0
[*] Channel1 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ARRAY 0 ATA 100 38.34 Stripe1
Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays.
When a RAID 1 is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved
and become two normal disk drives.
Select Boot Array
User can select a disk array as boot device if user wants to boot operating system from
an array. Boot disk array can be not selected if user does not boot operating system
from disk array. Use the arrow key to highlight the Select Boot Disk item then press
<Enter>. The channel column will be activated. Just use arrow key to highlight the
target disk array then press <Enter>. If user select a disk array that has a boot mark
and press <Enter>, then its boot setting will be canceled.
[ * ]Channel0 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Stripe0
[ ]Channel1 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Stripe1
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Create Array Sct/Clear bootable array
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Delete Array
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Create/Delete Spare
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Select Boot Array
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Serial Number View F1 : View Array/disk Status
ÏÐ : Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
[*] Channel0 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ARRAY 0 ATA 100 38.34 Boot
[*] Channel1 Master IC35L040AVVA07-0 ARRAY 0 ATA 100 38.34 Boot
Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array
When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies
between user data and backup data. If BIOS detects any inconsistencies, the status
of the disk array will be marked as critical, and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate
the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data consistency with the user data.
Critical RAID 1 Critical Status
Duplicate now the RAID 1 array needs to
Continue to boot be duplicated to ensure
data consistancy.
Fault Hdd Found:
Channel 1 Device 0 Fault
Remaining members of the failed array
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
Channel1 Device0 IC35L040AVVA07-0 Array0 ATA 100 38.34 Mirror
Channel0 Device0 IC35L040AVVA07-0 Array0 ATA 100 38.34 Source
Note:
1)Press <ESC> to Exit.
2)After Execute,Press <TAB> immediately can into Utility Window!
If user selects Continue to boot, it will enable duplicating the array after booting into OS.
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Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array
When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has
failed or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives, the
status of the array will be marked as broken.
If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for
rebuilding the broken array, the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring
drive. BIOS will show a main interface just like a duplicated RAID 1. Selecting Continue
to boot enables the user to duplicate the array after booting into operating system.
Broken RAID 1 Critical Status
Power off and check the failed drive A disk member of a mirroring
Destroy the Mirroring Relationship array has failed or is not
Choose replacement drive and rebuild responding.The array is
Continue to boot stilling functional,but fault
tolerance is disabled.
Remaining members of the failed array
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
Channel0 Device0 IC35L040AVVA07-0 Array0 ATA 100 38.34 Broken
Note:
1)Press <ESC> to Exit.
2)After Execute,Press <TAB> immediately can into Utility Window!
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1. Power off and Check the Failed Drive:
This item enables users to turn off the computer and replace the failed hard drive with a
good one. If users’ computer does not support APM, the computer would need to be
turned off manually. After the replacement, users can boot into BIOS and select 3
Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array.
2. Destroy the Mirroring Relationship:
This item enables users to cancel the data mirroring relationship of the broken array. For
broken RAID 1 array, the data on the surviving disk will remain after the destroy operation.
However, Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not recommend because the data
on the remaining disk will be lost when the hard drive is used to create another RAID 1
array.
3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild:
This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to rebuild the broken
array and replace the data to that particular hard drive. After choosing the item, the
channel column will be activated.
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Broken RAID 1 Critical Status
Power off and check the failed drive The contents on the disk
Destroy the Mirroring Relationship you have selected will be
Choose replacement drive and rebuild deleted.
Continue to boot
Remaining members of the failed array
Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
( ) Channel1 Device0 IC35L040AVVA07-0 ATA 100 38.34 Hdd
Note:
1)Press <ESC> to Exit.
2)After Execute,Press <TAB> immediately can into Utility Window!
Highlight the target hard drive and press <Enter>, a warning message will appear.
Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild, or press N to cancel. Please note by
selecting option Y, all the data on the selected hard drive will be destroyed.
4. Continue to boot:
This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into OS.
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DRIVER AND RAID SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Microsoft Windows Driver Installation
1. After Windows has finished booting up, the system will automatically
find the newly installed adapter and prompt the Found New Hardware
Wizard window. Click Cancel to skip it.
2. Insert the bundled driver CD DISC into your CD-ROM drive,select “Serial
ATA RAID Driver”installation bar on the dialogue Window to begin the driver
and software installation.
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3. Confirm the follow-up dialogue windows to finish the installation.
4. When installation is completed, click Finish to restart the system.
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Install Operating System into SATA HDD
of VT8237R/VT8237
Install Windows 98SE or Me
1.Make sure the HDD wanted for installing the OS is in the first hard
disk drive(C:\).
2.Install OS.
3.Install driver after OS is installed.
Install Windows NT 4.0,2000,XP
1.Insert the bundled driver CD DISC into CD-ROM(G:).Copy all files
and directories of G:\VIA chipset\SATA_Raid\DriverDisk\SATA folder to
a floppy disk.Make sure following directoties and files are copied into
floppy disk.
A:\
\Win2000
VIAsraid.inf
VIAsraid.sys
VIAsraid.cat
\Winnt40
VIAsraid.inf
VIAsraid.sys
\WinXP
VIAsraid.inf
VIAsraid.sys
VIAsraid.cat
Txtsetup.oem
VT8237
2.Install OS from CD-ROM.
3.Press “F6” when display “Press F6 if you need to install a third party
SCSI or RAID driver...”
4.Insert floppy disk.
5.Choose the OS device driver wanted for loading.
6.Install OS.
7.Install driver after OS is installed.
APPENDIX
Note to User:
1.The bundled driver CD attached an Auto-Run feature for all the
drivers that the motherboard need. Please select the drivers that
you want to install and click the button on the installation panel.
2.This motherboard support USB2.0 feature only for
Windows®
2000/XP OS.
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