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 Aspire M3300 

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Summary of Contents for Aspire M3300

Page 1: ...I Aspire M3300 Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN ...

Page 2: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire M3300 Service Guide Date Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...espect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not Acer Incorporated its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and ...

Page 4: ...s bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Remind you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures ...

Page 5: ... NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details 2 Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS that you should check the most up to date information available on your regional web or channel If for whatever reason a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printe...

Page 6: ...i p s e t S e t u p 2 6 I n t e g r a t e d P e r i p h e r a l s 2 7 P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t 2 8 P C H e a l t h S t a t u s 3 0 F r e q u e n c y V o l t a g e C o n t r o l 3 1 L o a d D e f a u l t S e t t i n g s 3 2 B I O S S e c u r i t y F e a t u r e s 3 3 S a v e E x i t S e t u p 3 4 E x i t W i t h o u t S a v i n g 3 5 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 36 G e n e r a...

Page 7: ... Type AMD Socket AM3 Processor Type AM3 CPUs Chipset AMD RS780 AMD SB710 PCB Form Factor Micro ATX Dimension Layer 244mm x244mm Memory Memory Type DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size up to 8GB Support un buffered DIMM RS780 DIMM Slot 4 Memory Max 1GB 2GB devices technologies Capacity 1GB to 8GB Max memory support PCI PCI Express Slot Type x16 PCI Exp...

Page 8: ...ate support PIO Mode 0 1 2 3 4 ATA mode 33 66 100 133 Storage Type support DVD ROM DVD SuperMultiPlus SATA Slot Type SATA slot Slot Quantity 6 Storage Type support HDD BD DVD ROM DVD SuperMultiPlus Audio Audio Type HD audio codec Audio Channel 7 1 channel Audio Controller Codec ALC888S VC2 HD codec 7 1 Connectors support Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition example as below Audio jacks color cod...

Page 9: ...it Ethernet Design Criteria Should be worked under 10 100 1000Mbs environment Reserved disable function on both hardware BIOS side Default is enabled Support DASH 1 0 1 1 feature USB Controller Type SB710 Ports Quantity 12 4 port for rear ports On board 4 2 5 headers 6 ports 4 ports for front daughter board 2 ports for internal card reader Connector Pin standard Intel FPIO pin definition Data tran...

Page 10: ...O Connector Controller Super I O ITE 8718 Rear I O Connector 1 PS 2 Keyboard port 1 PS 2 Mouse port 1 D Sub port and HDMI port 4 USB ports 1 RJ45 LAN port 7 1 channel phone jack 6 audio jacks for ALC888S sku On board connectors 1 AM3 CPU socket 4 DDR3 memory sockets 1 PCI Express x16 slot 1 PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots 1 FDD slot 1 PATA IDE connector 6 SATA2 connectors 3 2 5 pin Intel FPIO spe...

Page 11: ...yle power supply Chasses accepts PS2 PS3 style power supply Features for internal mounting tab Location of 4 external mounting holes Power Supply Electrical Design Feature 500W 250w in stable mode Acer Assign System Power Unit Voltage design should be covered 5V 3 3V 12V 5VSB 12V attention to 12V output capability Demand for both PFC Non PFC solutions two different quotations are needed Minimum 4 ...

Page 12: ...6 Block Diagram Block Diagram ...

Page 13: ...7 Aspire M3300 Front Panel The computer s front panel consists of the following Label Description 1 ACER Logo 2 Optical drive 3 Card reader 4 Power Button 5 Aspire Logo ...

Page 14: ...0 6 Label Description Label Description 1 Power card socket 7 Fan aperture 2 PS 2 keyboard connector 8 PS 2 mouse connector 3 HDMI connector 9 System Fan 4 USB 2 0 connector 10 Monitor connector 5 LAN connector 11 1394 connector 6 Audio connector 12 ...

Page 15: ...tup is set to Enabled BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P03 A0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 4Mb or 8Mb Support protocol SMBIOS DMI 2 4 DMI2 0 Device Boot Support 1st priority SATA HDD 2nd priority CD ROM 3rd priority Removable Device 4th priority LAN 5th priority USB device Support to LS 120 drive YES Support to BIOS boot block feature YES...

Page 16: ...ility Main Board Major Chips Item Specification North Bridge AMD RS780 South Bridge AMD SB710 APG controller AMD RS780 Super I O controller Super I O ITE 8718 Audio controller HD audio codec ALC888S VC2 HD codec 7 1 LAN controller Marvell 8071 Gigabit Ethernet controller HDD controller AMD SB710 Keyboard controller Super I O ITE 8718 ...

Page 17: ...emory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 1Gb 2Gb Support memory type DDR3 Support memory interface DDR3 800 1066 1333 1600 Support memory voltage 1 5V Support memory module package 240 pin DDR3 Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code ECC feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the abov...

Page 18: ...hanced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator and AC 97 support Full native DOS games compatibility Virtual FM enhances audio experience through real time FM to Wavetable conversionMPU 401 UART mode interface for Wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Meets AC 97and WHQL specifications Music synthesizer Yes internal FM synthesizer Sampling rate 4...

Page 19: ...resident bus PCI bus Number of SATA channel SATA X 6 Support bootable CD ROM YES Floppy disk drive Interface Item Specification Floppy disk drive controller Super I O ITE 8718 Floppy disk drive controller resident bus ISA bus Support FDD format 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB 2 88MB ...

Page 20: ...nt daughter board 2 ports for 3 5 card reader module Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating 5 C 35 C Non operating 20 60 C Storage package Humidity Operating 15 to 80 RH Non operating 10 to 90 RH Vibration Operating unpacked 5 500 Hz 2 20g RMS random 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes 5 500 Hz 1 09g RMS random 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes ...

Page 21: ... V V V USB Keyboard Mouse V V N A N A PME Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled RCT Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled WOR Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Devices wake up from S3 should be less than Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds ...

Page 22: ...nal switch Button modem ring in keyboard an mouse for APM mode Resume recovery time 7 10sec Suspend Mode Independent power management timer 2 120minutes time step 10minute or pushing extern switch button CPU goes into SMM CPU asserts STPCLK and goes into the Stop Grant State LED on panel turns amber colour Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode for ATA standard interface Disable H sync and V sync si...

Page 23: ...loads configuration values into the battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM NOTE If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad flat In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Before you run Setup make sure that you have saved all open files The system reboots immediately after you exit Setup ...

Page 24: ...and On You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt Delete The Setup Utility main menu then appears Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features CMOS Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Frequency VoltageControl Load Default Settings BIOS Security Features Save and Exit Exit without saving KLIJ Move Ente...

Page 25: ...board peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage and fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is the System Frequency Voltage setup BIOS Security Features Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the System Load Optimized Default...

Page 26: ...d System memory This item lists the System memory Product Name This item lists the product name System Serial Number This item lists the system serial number System BIOS Version This item lists the system BIOS version BIOS Release Date This item lists the BIOS release date Processor Information Processor Type AMD Phenom tm II X3 710 Processor Processor Speed 2 6GHZ System memory 1023MB System Manu...

Page 27: ... ENTER Select Item Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Features Standard CMOS Features System Date Wed 04 08 2009 System Time 04 44 56 Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Halt on ALL But Keyboard Item Help Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select A field Use or to configu...

Page 28: ... only Day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year from 1999 to 2099 System Time To set the time following the hour minute second format The items format is hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour timer clock Halt On This item enables use to select the situation if the BIOS stops the POST process and the notification All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But ...

Page 29: ...oot Device USB Generic Compac 4th Boot Device Network B02 D00 Yu Optical Disk Drive Priority Press Enter Removable Drive Priority Press Enter Bootup Num Lock ON USB Keep Message Disabled Item Help KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Advanced BIOS Features ...

Page 30: ...ot Device 2 nd Boot Device 3 rd Boot Device 4 th Boot Device The item allows you to see the sequence of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operation system Optical Disk Drive Priority Removable Device Priority Specifies the boot device Priority sequence from available Hard Drives Boot up Num Lock On Select Power on state for Numlock On Off USB Beep Message Enables the beep during USB...

Page 31: ...eir memory requirements Disabled Enabled Primary Video Priority for Auto PCIE Onboard PCI Auto PCIE Onboa rd PCI Advanced Chipset Features AMD Cool n Quiet Enabled AMD V Enabled Memory Hole Remapping Enabled UMA Frmae Buffer Size Auto Current UMA Size 128MB Surround View Disabled Primary video Auto Item Help KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings CM...

Page 32: ...ulation Auto USB Storage Emulation Auto USB Storage Emulation Auto Onboard Graphics Mode UMA Onboard Audio Controller Enabled Onboard LAN Controller Enabled Onboard LAN Option ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled Item Help KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1985 2008 American ...

Page 33: ... keyboard during POST no matter what option is set Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support This item is only available when on board USB controller is enabled Disabled Enabled Onboard Audio Controller Always enabled Audio POST no matter what option is set Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Controller Always enabled Audio POST no matter what option is set Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Option ROM This item is ...

Page 34: ...n by PCI Devices Control wake up event for S1 S3 S4 S5 Disabled Enabled Wake Up by PS 2 KB Mouse Disabled Enabled Wake Up by USB KB Mouse Control wake up event for S1 S3 Disabled Enabled ACPI Aware O S Yes ACPI Suspend Mode S3 STR Power On by RTC Alarm Disabled Power On by PCIE Devices Disabled Power On by PCI Devices Disabled Wake Up by PS 2 KB Mouse Enabled Wake Up by USB KB Mouse Enabled Restor...

Page 35: ...ure Enabled Disabled Smart FAN The item displays the system Smart Fan Function status It is always enabled by system Enabled Disabled CPU Temperature 18 64 System Temperature 25 77 CPU Fan Speed 1662 RPM System Fan Speed N A CPU Core 1 328V 1 1V 1 104V 3 30V 3 360V 5 00V 4 999V 12 0V 12 096V 5VSB 4 999V VBAT 3184V System Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Shutdown Temperature Disabled Smart Fan Ena...

Page 36: ...trum Disabled Enabled SRC Spread Spectrum Always auto detect Spread Spectrum Disabled Enabled Frequency Voltage Control CPU Spread Spectrum Enabled ATIG Spread Spectrum Enabled SRC Spread Spectrum Disabled Item Help KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Control ...

Page 37: ...pervisor password user password should also be cleared All setup items will be view only except user password item when login with user password Press Enter Supervisor Password Not installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Item Help KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility BIOS Security Features Insta...

Page 38: ...ally detects This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Advance BIOS Features CMOS Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced Chipset Features BIOS Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Frequency Control Loab Default Settings Loab Default Settings Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving KLIJ M...

Page 39: ...tup Utility and exit the Setup Utility Press Y to save and Exit or N to return to the main menu Advance BIOS Features CMOS Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control BIOS Security Features Loab Default Settings Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ...

Page 40: ...t the Setup Utility Advance BIOS Features CMOS Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control BIOS Security Features Loab Default Settings Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Load Default Settings CMOS Setup Utility Exit Wi...

Page 41: ...trap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge Wire cutter Phillips screwdriver may require different size NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassembly process group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatches when putting back the components ...

Page 42: ...fore You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system ...

Page 43: ...tells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service Please also refer to the disassembly video if available CAUTION Before you proceed make sure you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it ...

Page 44: ...38 aBengal II Aspire M3300 Standard Disassembly Process Bezel Process 1 According to the requirement paste ATI OS CPU HDMI and marketing label by SKU ...

Page 45: ...39 Remove side cover Process 1 Put the Computer on the worktable lightly 2 Release left right side cover with 4 screws then remove left right side cover ...

Page 46: ...pipe Process 1 Release the CPU fan pipe Remove Cards Process 1 Release the slot cover tooless 2 Remove VGA TV Modem Card the following list is for your reference about the mutual location relation Optional by SKU 1 2 3 4 ...

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Page 48: ...ve HDD Data Cables Process 1 Remove master HDD data cable from M B SATA1 SATA3 Optional by SKU 2 Remove slave ODD data cable from M B SATA2 SATA4 Optional by SKU Remove slave HDD cable Remove master HDD cable ...

Page 49: ...Remove ODD DATA cable Process 1 Remove master ODD data power cable from Master ODD Remove HDD power cable Process 1 Remove master HDD data cable from master HDD 2 Remove slave HDD data cable from slave HDD ...

Page 50: ...move Cables Process 1 Remove Power SW cable cable from M B 2 Remove FI O USB cable from M B 3 Remove MCR USB cable from M B 4 Remove Card reader cable from M B 5 Remove audio cable from the AUDIO port on M B ...

Page 51: ...cket 2 Remove two sides with 2 screws for each and then remove the master HDD and Slave HDD 3 Remove Slave HDD from the second HDD location Optional by SKU Remove card reader Process 1 Remove card reader from chassis Master HDD location Slave HDD location 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 52: ...chassis 2 Remove Master ODD from the location 3 Remove slave ODD from the location Optional by SKU Remove Cables Process 1 Remove M B power cable from M B ATX1 2 Remove 12 V power cable from M B JPW1 3 Remove System Fan cable from M B SYS F2 ...

Page 53: ...47 Remove System FAN Process 1 Release four screws according to the following picture M B power cable ...

Page 54: ...Optional by SKU Remove mother board Process 1 Release 8 pcs screws form the corresponding hole 2 Release screws according to the following picture in turn 3 Remove the Mother board from chassis Release four screws 4 3 1 2 ...

Page 55: ...cess 1 Remove cooler power cable from M B CPU F 2 Open the handle and clip Remove Cooler from the Retention module Remove memory Process 1 Remove the first Memory from DIMM 2 Remove the second Memory from DIMM2 Optional by SKU ...

Page 56: ...50 Remove CPU Process 1 Remove CPU according following the pictures ...

Page 57: ... 1 Remove I O Shielding Troubleshooting Please refer to generic troubleshooting guide for troubleshooting information relating to following topics Power On Self Test POST POST Check Points POST Error Messages List Error Symptoms List ...

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Page 60: ... 5 4 3 2 1 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3 13 3 3V 2 3 3 14 12V 3 COM 15 COM 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 COM 17 COM 6 5V 18 COM 7 COM 19 COM 8 PWR OK 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 COM ...

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Page 63: ... that you should check the most up to date information available on your regional web or channel For whatever reasons a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your ...

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Page 65: ... AVC fan7015 HI 12900 001 CPU AMD Phenom II 925 KC PH202 925 AMD Phenom II 805 KC PH202 805 AMD Phenom II 720 KC PH202 720 Memory 1GB DDRIII1066 Samsung KN 1GB0B 022 2GB DDRIII1333 Samsung KN 2GB0B 008 HDD 160G SATA2 8MB 7200 NCQ HGST KH 16007 023 320G SATA2 8MB 7200 NCQ WD KH 32008 016 320G SATA2 8MB 7200 NCQ Seagate KH 32001 009 640G SATA2 16MB 7200 NCQ Seagate KH 64001 001 ODD DVD ROM DDVD16XS ...

Page 66: ...brid ATSC with S W Encoder TU 10500 038 Card Reader IOI 16 in 1 CR M1 M3 w 3 5 USB2 0 UsBSET UT330 LK CR 10400 071 Modem HPI56L6 Modem PCI card LSI Universal Modem PCI 56K V 92 Pinball P40 FX 10100 006 Power Supply PS 6301 08A2 ROHS Non PFC 300W Modulized PY 3000B 013 FSP450 60EP FR 500W 82 Eneergy Star5 0 PY 50008 003 Mouse Logitech 0810_USB Optical mouse USB M UAY ACR2 MS 11200 014 KEYBOARD ...

Page 67: ...62 Keyboard LITE ON SK 9625 USB Standard 104KS Black US with new color AC MT 018 KB USB0B 082 ...

Page 68: ...te RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive Step 1 Install Vista OS with one SATA HDD Step 2 Shut down the system then add one Serial ATA hard drive in the system Step 3 Boot to OS desktop open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Picture1 Picture1 Step 4 Click on the by Create RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive to create a RAID volume ...

Page 69: ...Picture2 Step 5 Click Next at create a RAID volume window Picture3 ...

Page 70: ...Step 6 Key the name in Volume Name and select RAID 0 in RAID Level Picture4 Step 7 Select minimum HDD as Source Hard Drive Picture5 ...

Page 71: ...Picture6 Step 8 Select Menber Hard Drive s Picture7 ...

Page 72: ...me Size then press next Picture8 Step 10 Press next to finish setup and start create RAID0 Picture9 Step 11 It may takes half and hours to create RAID0 After create completely it will ask to reboot to finish create RAID0 ...

Page 73: ...ck on the by Create RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive to create a RAID volume Step 5 Click Next at create a RAID volume window Step 6 Key the name in Volume Name and select RAID 1 in RAID Level Picture10 Step 7 Select minimum HDD as Source Hard Drive Step 8 Select Menber Hard Drive s Step 9 Specify Volume Size then press next Step 10 Press next to finish setup and start create RAID1 Step 11 It m...

Page 74: ...hen add other two serial ATA hard drives in the system Step 3 Boot to OS desktop open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Step 4 Click on the by Create RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive to create a RAID Step 5 Click Next at create a RAID volume window Step 6 Key the name in Volume Name and select RAID 5 in RAID Level Picture11 Step 7 Select minimum HDD as Source Hard Drive Picture12 ...

Page 75: ...ate a RAID Ready System into RAID 10 with three Hard Drives by Create RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive Step 1 Install Vista OS with one SATA HDD Step 2 Shut down the system then add other two serial ATA hard drives in the system Step 3 Boot to OS desktop open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Step 4 Click on the by Create RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive to create a RAID Step 5 Click Next at ...

Page 76: ...Picture14 Step 7 Select two HDDs as Source Hard Drive Picture15 ...

Page 77: ...eady System into RAID 0 with two Hard Drives by Create RAID Volume Step 1 Install Vista OS with one SATA HDD Step 2 Shut down the system then add another two serial ATA hard drives in the system Step 3 Boot to OS desktop open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Step 4 Click on the by Create RAID Volume to create a RAID volume Picture16 Step 5 Click Next at create a RAID volume window Step 6 Key the n...

Page 78: ...ify Volume Size then press next Picture18 Step 9 Press next to finish setup and start create RAID 0 Step 10 It may takes half and hours to create RAID 0 After create completely it will ask to reboot to finish create RAID 0 ...

Page 79: ... to enter create RAID mode if there is no enough avalable space there was exist a Raid delete it Intel RAID SOP 1 INTEL MATRIX STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CHECK DOS 1 1 Create SATA RAID 0 Shut down the EUT unplug the power cable connect two SATA HDDS to EUT check the EUT all devices are connect plug ok Press PWR BTTN to power on the EUT Load BIOS default setting Create RAID 0 Mode enter the RAID name such ...

Page 80: ...Picture2 Step 7 Picture3 Select RAID0 Stripe at RAID Level ...

Page 81: ... create RAID interface then press ESC or select 4 to exit and install OS You can select the Strip Size and define RAID capacity in Capactity Press Create Volume to create RAID0 it will pop the warning message that all data will be lost press Y to confirm it ...

Page 82: ...d exit During BIOS post press Ctrl I to enter into Intel RAID setup utility Select 1 to enter create RAID mode if there is no enough avalable space there was exist a Raid delete it Create RAID 1 Mode enter the RAID name such as MyRaid1 default is Volume0 Select RAID1 Mirror at RAID Level You can select the Strip Size and define RAID capacity in Capactity Press Create Volume to create RAID1 it will...

Page 83: ...nd exit During BIOS post press Ctrl I to enter into Intel RAID setup utility Select 1 to enter create RAID mode if there is no enough avalable space there was exist a Raid delete it Create RAID 5 Mode enter the RAID name such as MyRaid5 default is Volume0 Select RAID5 Parity at RAID Level You can select the Strip Size and define RAID capacity in Capactity Press Create Volume to create RAID5 it wil...

Page 84: ... Type item set is as RAID mode save and exit During BIOS post press Ctrl I to enter into Intel RAID setup utility Select 1 to enter create RAID mode if there is no enough avalable space there was exist a Raid delete it Repeat RAID1 creation step and exit then install OS Create RAID 0 1 Mode firstly create RAID 0 Mode enter the RAID name such as MyRaid0 1 default is Volume0 Select RAID0 Stripe at R...

Page 85: ...Console Step 4 Click on the by Create RAID Volume to create a RAID volume Step 5 Click Next at create a RAID volume window Step 6 Key the name in Volume Name and select RAID 5 in RAID Level Step 7 At least select three HDDs as Volume Location Step 8 Specify Volume Size then press next Step 9 Press next to finish setup and start create RAID 5 Step 10 It may takes half and hours to create RAID 5 Aft...

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