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Contents

CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............................................................1

NTRODUCTION

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PECIFICATION

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UICK

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ONFIGURATION

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Layout of K8X800 PRO II ................................................................................................ 6

ARDWARE

NSTALLATION

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CPU Processor Installation ................................................................................................ 7

Memory Installation .......................................................................................................... 8

Back Panel Configuration................................................................................................ 11

Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED

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PWRLED

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SPEAKER............................................. 13

Connectors....................................................................................................................... 14

Headers & Jumpers.......................................................................................................... 15

Audio Connectors ............................................................................................................ 19

Slots ................................................................................................................................. 21

Power Supply Attachments.............................................................................................. 21

CHAPTER 2. BIOS SETUP..........................................................................22

NTRODUCTION

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AIN

ENU

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DVANCED

BIOS

EATURES

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NTEGRATED

ERIPHERALS

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OWER

ANAGEMENT

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ARDWARE

ONITOR

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OAD

EFAULTS

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XIT

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CHAPTER 3: SOFTWARE SETUP............................................................47

OFTWARE

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OFTWARE

NSTALLATION

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CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................50

PPENDIX

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HANNEL

ETUP

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PPENDIX

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SATA

RAID

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Summary of Contents for K8X800 PRO II

Page 1: ...ocument are registered by their respective owner Disclaimer We make no warranty of any kind with regard to the content of this user s manual The content is subject to change without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested an...

Page 2: ...ed wrist strap when working with the system 0 Do not touch the IC chips leads connectors or other components 0 Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard Package Contents K8X800 PRO II mainboard IDE Cable FDC Cable USB Bracket optional 1394 Bracket optional COM Port Game Port Bracket optional SPDIF FRONT AUDIO Port Bracket optional SATA Power cord SATA Cable optiona...

Page 3: ... II VIA K8T800 VT8237 Supports Socket 754 AMD AthlonTM 64 Processor USER Manual Dimensions ATX form factor z 244mm x 305mm WxL Operating System z Supports most popular operating systems Windows 9X ME 2000 XP etc ...

Page 4: ...r SW LED PWRLED SPEAKER 13 Connectors 14 Headers Jumpers 15 Audio Connectors 19 Slots 21 Power Supply Attachments 21 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP 22 INTRODUCTION 22 MAIN MENU 24 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 26 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 34 POWER MANAGEMENT 39 HARDWARE MONITOR 44 LOAD DEFAULTS 45 EXIT MENU 46 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE SETUP 47 SOFTWARE LIST 47 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 47 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 50 APPENDIX ...

Page 5: ... 7 1 channel audio effect audio It also supports Sony Philips Digital Interface The K8X800 PRO II also comes with eight USB 2 0 ports It also includes a IEEE 1394 controller VT 6307 that supports two IEEE 1394 ports The K8X800 PRO II also includes an infrared header The K8X800 PRO II comes preinstalled with Voice Genie and BIOS Mirror Voice Genie allows you to select between four languages for aud...

Page 6: ...oller Winbond Super I O W83697HF z PCI Audio Controller VIA VT1720 z IEEE 1394 Controller VIA VT6307 z LAN Controller 3COM 3C940 DRAM Memory z Supports DDR400 PC3200 DDR333 PC2700 DDR266 PC2100 DDR200 PC1600 SDRAM z Supports 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB unbuffered with or without ECC DIMM modules z Supports up to three memory modules with a total capacity of 3 GB z Supports up to two DDR400 mem...

Page 7: ...ulti Channels Audio Controller Onboard z Supports sample rates up to 96 KHz z Multi channel AC link supported alternatively z Integrated S PDIF transmitter z 8 channel playback capability 7 1 Channel Audio Effect LAN Chip z 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet support IDE Facilities z Supports Ultra ATA 33 Ultra ATA 66 Ultra ATA 100 Ultra ATA 133 z Supports IDE interface with CD ROM z Supports high capacity ...

Page 8: ...720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB floppy disk drives z MIDI compatible z Game port compatible Serial ATA facilities z Compatible with SATA Spec 1 0 z Supports Serial ATA specification of 150 MB sec transfers z Supports SATA RAID 0 or RAID 1 mode BIOS z Phoenix Award BIOS z Supports APM1 2 z Supports ACPI power management z Supports BIOS Mirror technology Voice Genie z Voice Genie can generate audi...

Page 9: ... CPUFAN CHASFAN AUXFAN 8 Front Panel Indicator SW LED PWRLED SPEAKER 13 Front USB Headers USB1 USB2 USB3 15 Front 1394 Headers 1394 CN1 1394 CN2 15 Infrared Header IrDA 16 Game Port Header CN3 16 COM Port Header COM2 16 Clear CMOS Jumper JP1 17 Case Open Warning Function CASEOPEN 17 Voice Genie BIOS Mirror function Switch SW1 18 Sony Philips Digital Interface Connector SPDIF 20 CD ROM Audio IN Hea...

Page 10: ...rdware Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components Electrostatic discharge may damage your system components VIA K8T800 CPUFAN U6 U10 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 Winbond W83697HF 3COM 3C940 1 1 BIOS BIOS U26 U30 FRONT AUDIO COM2 SPDIF CN3 AUXFAN IrDA 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 IDE1 IDE2 U16 FDC USB2 USB1 1394 CN2 1394 CN1 USB3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 VIA Vt8237 CASEOPEN 1 BAT1 JP1 1 1 SATA2 SATA1 ...

Page 11: ...rt it onto the CPUFAN adapter 1 Locate the CPU socket on your mainboard and nudge the locking lever away from the socket Then lift the lever to a 90 degree angle 2 On the socket locate the corner which has the diagonally cut co pattern of pinholes see diagram below left Match that corner with th CPU see diagram below right and lower the CPU onto the socket The bottom of the CPU should be flush wit...

Page 12: ...00 2700 2100 1600 SDRAM Memory Installation T ca P Winbond W83697HF BIOS BIOS V IA V T8237 3CO M 3C940 VT 161 6 VIA K8T800 So cket 75 4 Voice G enie CHIP VIA VT1720 VIA VT6307 Ground 12V Sense Ground 12V 12V Sense Ground Sense CPUFAN CHASFAN 1 1 AUXFAN 1 Attention We strongly recommend that you use a CPU fan sink with your CPU You can attach the CPU fan to the CPUFAN header U10 Winbond W 83697HF B...

Page 13: ...e side x8 or x16 Single side x8 Double side x8 Do side uble DDR333 DD 66 DDR R2 200 Single side x8 or x16 Single side x8 or x16 x8 or x16 Sin Single side gle side x8 or x16 Single side x8 or x16 x8 Double side x8 or x16 Single side x8 or x16 Single side DDR200 x8 x8 Double side or x16 Single side x8 or x16 Single side x8 Double side x8 Double side x8 Double side x8 or x16 Single side x8 e or x16 S...

Page 14: ...he white plastic tabs on each side of 2 Match the notch on the button of the R DIMM slot This ensures that the module is inserted properly 3 the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using both module snaps into place Repeat steps 1 2 and 3 for the remaining RAM modules The pictures above are for reference only and may vary slightly for your mainboard ...

Page 15: ...onnectors devices such as keyboards mice and other USB devices You can p this connector The K8X800 PRO II also provides a LAN port You can plug LAN devices directly into this connector Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Data 4 5 V fused 2 No connect 5 Clock 3 Ground 6 No connect Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 TX 5 NC 2 TX 6 RX 3 RX 7 NC 4 NC 8 NC Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5 5 V fused 3 7 USBP0...

Page 16: ...ll the 7 1 Channel Audio Effects driver which provide eight channel eight speaker sound functionality After you install these drivers and setup 7 1 channel Audio effect the three additional audio ports are enabled and added to the Front Speaker out port giving you a total of four ports supporting two speakers each most amperage of all the ports making it suitable for headphones and speakers withou...

Page 17: ... of a com illuminate while the computer is powered on PWR SW Power on Switch Connector This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch The switch must pull the Pow pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power suppl due to internal debounce circuitry on the system board At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will recognize another on off signal PWR LED 3 Pin Pow...

Page 18: ... in the packaging Hard Disk Conn The mainboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Contro Ultra ATA 100 and Ultra ATA 133 It has two HDD connectors IDE1 and IDE2 IDE1 Primary IDE Connector You can connect u w using the jumpers located on each drive IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive The configur IDE1 SATA1 SATA2 The SATA connectors support transf...

Page 19: ... l USB bracket may be included with your board The bracket is typical secured si b d IEEE 1394 Headers The IEEE 1394 high speed serial bus provides enhanced PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage peripherals other PCs and portable devices This mainboard supports up to two IEEE 1394 devices You can connect the IEEE 1394 bracket opt 1394 CN1 and 1394 CN2 headers ...

Page 20: ...er To use this header you can install a COM port ame port bracket optional with a Game port wire extending to this header You can then attach aming devices to the game port on the bracket T in co C T G y G T G g U10 Winbond W 83697HF BIOS BIOS U 16 VIA V t 8 23 7 VT 16 16 VIA K8T800 S o cket 754 Voice Genie CHIP VIA VT1720 VIA VT6307 1 AUX F AN 3COM 3C940 IrDA 5V IR_TX Ground IR_RX 5 6 NC NC 1 2 U...

Page 21: ...d then reconfigure 1 2 3 4 5 Connect the A 6 Reset yo The following procedures are for resetting the BIOS password It is im T co y fu d C OS Jumper JP1 T co co Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable Set JP1 to OFF 2 3 Closed Wait several seconds Set JP1 to ON 1 2 closed C power cable and turn on your system ur desired password portant to follow these instructions closely U10 Winbon...

Page 22: ...u can select the appropriate language for audio diagnostics Wit can begin using the alternate or mirror BIOS the primary BIOS had been infected with a ice Genie Voice Genie SW1 1 SW1 2 English ON ON Chinese ON OFF Japanese OFF ON German OFF OFF BIOS Mirror BIOS Mirror SW1 3 Enable default ON Main BIOS U26 Dis cue able res OFF Backup BIOS U30 U10 Winbond 83697HF W BIOS BIOS U 16 VIA V t 8 23 7 VT 1...

Page 23: ...attach these components to mainboard First remove the jumper caps covering the FRONT co the FRONT_AUDIO panel do n audio can not use simultaneously If the jumper caps are in place jumper cap 1 is on pin 5 pin 6 and jumper cap 2 is on pin 9 pin 10 If you do not intend to use the FRONT_AUDIO panel do not remove the jumper caps U10 Winbond W 83697HF BIOS BIOS U 16 VIA V t 8 23 7 VT 161 6 VIA K8T 800 ...

Page 24: ...at you can attach to the SPDIF he RCA connectors similar to that used with most consumer audio products Using the RCA connectors the data can then be output to and input from an S PDIF device This bracket will also have the TOS LINK connectors You can also use the TOS LINK connectors to output and input audio from an S PDIF device The devices that are receiving and sending information from this he...

Page 25: ...as for the most part supplanted the older ISA bus standard ower Supply Att ATX Power Connector ATX_PWR ATX_12V This mainboard requires two ATX power connectors a 20 pin connector and a 4 power supply must have both connectors Attach the 4 pin co connector Make sure the connectors are secure before applying po U10 Winbond W83697HF BIOS BIOS U1 6 V IA V t8237 VT 16 16 VIA K8T800 S o cket 754 Voice G...

Page 26: ...onitor sleep modes Power management features are implemented using the System his PHOENIX AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2 2 of the Intel PCI Peripheral Component cification T fi co af The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard dev and parallel ports As well the BIOS controls the first stag executing the operating system The PHOENIX AWARDTM BIOS installed in Flash ROM is a custom ...

Page 27: ...t arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the item you desire PgUp key Increase the numeric value or enter changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes Key Increase the numeric value or enter changes Key Decreas...

Page 28: ... the Main Menu will appear on the screen he Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options Use the left right arrow keys select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access igure the information below W T to and conf ...

Page 29: ... sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu Drive A Drive B 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5in 2 88M 3 5 in None Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Video EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Select the default video device Halt On All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST ...

Page 30: ...second boot device Hard Disk default for third boot device Legacy LAN Disa Boot Other Device Se led allows stem to try to bo m boot dev Options Ena ed BIOS Features o Device iority ice priority Ju ct hard disk riority ct CD R ot priority nd Third B lect the ord n which devices will b default for first boot device in order to find a boot device bled t to Enab the sy ot from other devices if the sys...

Page 31: ... CPU to enhance performance Options Enabled default Disabled n tests while booting This will speed up the boot process the system has two floppy drives choose Enabled to assign physical drive B to logical drive A ptions On default Numpad keys are number keys eys are arrow keys hen Enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured Typematic Rate determines the keystroke repeat rate u...

Page 32: ...peats when you hold down a key Options 6 default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec T APIC Mode By enabling this option MPS v Options Disabled Enabled default MPS Version Co The 1 1 version is the older version that supports 8 more IRQs in the Windows NT environment Choose the new 1 4 version for Windows 2000 and Windows XP ptions 1 4 default 1 1 O OS Select For DRAM 64MB S O elect OS2 only ...

Page 33: ... the AGP output buffer drive strength By set the AGP output buffer driver strength hile the AGP Driving Control option is set to Manual it allows the user to set AGP Driving Value Options 9B default 00 FF cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing ecified by the sys ign Options 2 sp RAS to CAS delay tRCD S Options 2 Bus Clo Min RAS active time tRAS T Options 6 Bus Clocks 13 Bus Clocks 14 Bu ...

Page 34: ...for abled default 15M 16M When enabled accesses to system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled Options Enabled Disabled default Options Disabled default Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Read When enabled reads from AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are Options Disabled default Enabled Upstream LDT Bus Width This item allows you to select the up Options 8 ...

Page 35: ... The rest of the cards will be init se this option must be set to NO Optio Reset Configuration Data S new add on card and the system recon boot Options Disabled default Enabled R BIOS can automatically configure all the boot Auto you will not be able to manually assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields since BIOS automatically assigns them Options Auto ESCD default Manual IRQ Resources When r...

Page 36: ...ault depends on CPU 32 default PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignmen This item allows you to select an IRQ address for your PCI slo O Frequency Voltage Control CPU Speed Detected T CPU Clock Ratio This item displays the CPU ratio information detected by the system Options The options that will be available will depend on the default value of ex Note Before you try to adjustable and has not been locked by the CPU ...

Page 37: ...ons range from 0 8V 1 9V DDR Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust the RAM voltage Options 2 6 d AGP Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust the AGP Voltage Options 1 5 default 1 6 NB Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust the NB Voltage Options 2 5 default 2 6 2 7 2 8 SB Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust the SB Voltag DT Voltage Volt L This item allows you to adjust the L...

Page 38: ...hip IDE Device ip IDE Device label and then press the enter key it will take you to a nChip SATA d or disabled on chip SATA function SATA Mode This item allows you t Options RAID defaul ntegrated Perip Init Display First W a PCI slot or an AGP slot Opt V This item allows you to enab O If you highlight the OnCh submenu with the following options O This item allows you to enable Options Enabled defa...

Page 39: ... to 4 will increase performance he system automatically determines the best mode for each device rimary Secondary Master Slave UDMA nality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your perating environment requires a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 or a third MA 133 select Auto to enable BIOS support se known as block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write de mo...

Page 40: ...you to control Options Enabled default Disabled USB Controller Thi need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance Options All Enabled default All Disabled 1 2 USB Port 2 3 USB Port 1 3 USB Port 1 USB Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port USB 2 0 Support This option should be enabled if your system has a USB 2 0 device installed o You will need to disable this feature if you install a USB 1 1 de...

Page 41: ...ss 78 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled his option allows you to select an operating mode for the on board parallel port pabilities Port Normal Onboard Serial Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the second Options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 default UART Mode Select This item allows you to select the In Options Normal default ASKIR IrDA R This item determines the RxD set to ASKIR or IrDA Options H...

Page 42: ...ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port Options 3 default 1 s 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Base I O Address Options 330 default 300 290 Disabled Game Port Address Game Port I O Address Option Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ that Midi Port will use Options 5 default 7 ...

Page 43: ...e item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system Options S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 S3 POS and STR Power Management Option There are three options of Power Management 1 Min Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1hour HDD Power Down 30 minutes 2 Max Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPUs Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Powe...

Page 44: ...in 15Min uspend Mode his item allows you to select the period of inactivity before the system is suspended or put into spend mode ptions Disabled default 1Min 2Min 4Min 6Min 8Min 10Min 20Min 30Min 40Min ideo Off Option his field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management ays On goes blank SYNC Blank default This selection will cause the system to turn off the ve...

Page 45: ...er button for more than 4 se Soft Off state when the system has hung Options Delay 4 Sec Instant Off default Run VGABIOS if S3 R S Options Auto default Yes No Wake Up Control If you highlight the Wake Up Control label and then press the enter key it will display a submenu with the following options PWRON After PWR This option determines whether you want to restart the system after a power failure ...

Page 46: ...usly the s PCI Master When set to On you need a LAN add on card which supports the power on function It should also support the wake up on LAN PCI PME Wake Up When you select Enabled a PME signal from any PCI card will awaken the system from suspend mode Options Disabled default Enabled R This option allows you to awaken th Option Disabled default Enabled RTC Wake Up When Enabled you can set the d...

Page 47: ...eserved Disabled Press Enter to access a sub menu used to configure the different wake up events i e wake on LPT COMM activity Primary INTR On IR IRQ4 COM1 IRQ5 LPT2 Enabled IRQ6 Floppy Disk Enabled IR IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ10 Reserved Disabled IR IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IR ...

Page 48: ... power on your computer If this nction is set to Disabled the system will not show alert messages when you power on your mputer even if the case is opened by others ptions Disabled default Enabled PU Warning Temperature hen the CPU temperature is higher than this setting the warning mechanism will be activated ptions Disabled default 50 122 53 127 56 133 60 140 63 145 6 151 70 158 C If au fu co O ...

Page 49: ...Default Settings oad CMOS From BIOS t batteries for systems without batteries Load System Default Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings L Load defaults from flash ROM for systems withou Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM ...

Page 50: ...hanges to CMOS memory and exit setup A confirmation message will be xit Without Saving t session and exit setup A confirmation message will be Save Exit Setup S displayed before proceeding E Abandon all changes made during the curren displayed before proceeding ...

Page 51: ...Driver CD For more details please refer to the Readme txt files that in each folder of the Driver CD 1 Category Platform VIA 4 IN 1 Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP 3Com940 LAN Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP VIA 7 1 Channel Audio Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP VIA Serial ATA Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP VIA USB 2 0 Driver Windows 9X ME PC Cillin 2002 Windows 9X ME 2000 XP DirectX 9 0 Windows 9X ME 2000 XP...

Page 52: ...ick the Tool Page button you can choose the software to install Note If you click the Browse CD button from the screen in step 1 you can browse all the files in the Driver CD you click the VIA USB2 0 Driver in step 2 it will display the screen as 4 Click on the 3Com940 LAN Driver item from the screen in step 2 Then follow the instructions on the screens to enter the official 3COM driver ...

Page 53: ... if you want to specify an additional device Insert the floppy disk which includes the VIA Serial ATA Driver into the floppy drive Press Enter and select the appropriate OS 5 Press Enter again to continue the setup pro 6 Follow the setup instructions and select your choice for partition and file system 7 After setup examines your disks it will cop files to the Windows 2000 XP installation folders ...

Page 54: ...tandard CMOS setup Contact technical support Backing up the hard drive is extremely important Make sure you periodically perform backups to oid untimely disk crashes hapter 4 Troubleshooting Problem 1 No power to the system Power light does not illuminate Fan inside power supply does not turn on Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit Causes unplugged 2 Defective power cable wer supply fa 4 Fault...

Page 55: ...possible Causes Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted Solutions Back up data and applications files Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Problem 5 Error message reading SECTOR NOT to be accessed Causes There are many r Solutions Back up any salvageable data Then perf level format Problem 6 Screen message says Invalid Causes Incorrect information entered in...

Page 56: ...rive cable not connected properly Solutions Check hard drive cable Problem 13 Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive Causes 1 Master slave jumpers not set correctly 2 Hard drives are not compatible different manufacturers Solutions 1 Set master slave jumpers correctly 2 Run SETUP program and select the correct drive types Call drive manufacturers for possible compatibility pro...

Page 57: ...s shown below Then you can choose a 6 or 8 channels speakers 2 Channel 4 Cha nel 8 Channel nnel 6 Chan Speaker T To test the speakers you must first make sure that all speaker cables are firmly attached to their respective connectors Then locate the speaker that you eakers above Then click on the speaker to test it sp Attention Only Windows XP supports 7 1 Channel audio effects ws 98 ME 2000 suppo...

Page 58: ...ple disks to form a larger virtual disk without any nality IOS Configuration Power On Self Test the user will be given an hen press the Tab key to enter the VIA RAID BIOS Configuration utility The VIA RAID BIOS as shown below Introduction to RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID technology is enhancing I O perfor idual disks fail of the indiv 1 mirrored Disk Striping RAID 0 a performance ...

Page 59: ...ption and press Enter a confirmation message as shown below Press Y to continue ay Attention The Channel Drive Name Mode Size GB located at the bottom portion of the screen above reflect the devices that are currently installed on the SATA connectors The example information above may therefore differ with the information that displays on your screen Attention For RAID 1 Mirrored Arrays you can man...

Page 60: ...play as s according to the type of array you created hown below RAID 1 mode The RAID 0 screen above contains the option Block Size 64K With this option you can manually select the block size for your array However we recommend that you to select the 64K for optimal performance RAID 0 mode RAID SPAN mode ...

Page 61: ...ce again and the system will mark all the existing SATA devices with an asterisk as shown below in the bottom section Note that the example information below may differ slightly depending on the RAID type you are configuring 2 Press Enter A firmation message will display as shown below Press Y to confirm After th warning con 3 e array is successfully deleted the screen will display as shown below ...

Page 62: ...play You can simply click on one of the toolbar buttons menu bar to execute their respective functions Button 1 View the controller status Button 2 Create a array with RAID 1 Button 3 Create a array with SPAN Button 4 Create a array with RAID 0 Button 5 Delete the array that you created before Button 6 View the devices status Toolbar Button 7 View the event log Toolbar Button 8 Help topics serial ...

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