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ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard

Chapter summary

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Install an operating system ........................... 5-1

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Support CD information ................................ 5-1

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Software information ..................................... 5-7

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VIA RAID configurations ............................. 5-18

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Promise

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Using Makedisk.exe ..................................... 5-33

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Summary of Contents for K8V Deluxe

Page 1: ...Motherboard K8V Deluxe User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFIC...

Page 3: ...4 Motherboard overview 1 6 1 4 1 Major components 1 6 1 4 2 Core specifications 1 8 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 1 1 Placement direction 2 1 2 1 2 Screw holes 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 4 1 Overview 2 4 2 4 2 Installing the CPU 2 5 2 4 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 7 2 4 4 Connecting the...

Page 4: ...copy BIOS from PC 4 3 4 1 4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4 4 4 1 5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 4 5 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 8 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 8 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 8 4 2 4 Menu items 4 9 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 9 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 9 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 9 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 9 4 2 9 General help 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 3 1 System T...

Page 5: ... 34 4 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 4 35 4 6 3 Security 4 36 4 7 Exit menu 4 39 Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 2 1 Running the support CD 5 1 5 2 2 Drivers menu 5 2 5 2 3 Utilities menu 5 3 5 2 4 ASUS Contact Information 5 4 5 2 5 Other information 5 5 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 3 1 ASUS Update 5 7 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo2 5 8 5 3 3 ...

Page 6: ...ause 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 receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the...

Page 7: ...your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product ma...

Page 8: ...re information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settin...

Page 9: ...products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page x 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent dam...

Page 10: ...sus com Web Site usa asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Support 1 502 995 0883 Notebook Support 1 510 739 3777 x5110 Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Email sales asuscom de for marketing requests only General Fax 49 2102 9599 31 Web Site www asuscom de Technical Support Components 4...

Page 11: ...ports 2 x UltraATA 133 connectors 2 x SATA with RAID 0 RAID 1 Promise R20378 RAID controller 1 x UltraDMA133 supports two hard drives 2 x Serial ATA connectors RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 configurations ADI AD1980 SoundMax 6 channel audio CODEC support for S PDIF out interface 3COM 3C940 Gbit LAN controller Maximum of 8 USB 2 0 ports Memory and VLink voltage adjustable SFS Stepless Frequency Select...

Page 12: ...ophone ports 2 x USB 2 0 connector for 4 additional USB ports CPU Chassis Power fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors CD AUX connectors S PDIF out connector GAME MIDI connector IEEE 1394 connector COM2 connector 4Mb Flash EEPROM AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI PnP DMI2 0 Green ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 Q Fan SM BIOS 2 3 Multi Language BIOS CrashFree BIOS2 PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 1 1 DMI 2 0 WO...

Page 13: ...pter 1 This chapter describes the features of the K8V Deluxe motherboard It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 1 4 Motherboard overview 1 6 ...

Page 15: ...y with PC3200 PC2700 PC2100 PC1600 unbuffered DDR SDRAM modules high resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot Serial ATA support RAID IEEE 1394 USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the K8V Deluxe takes you ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below If any of the above items is damage...

Page 16: ...al ATA solution The motherboard supports four interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA SATA specification an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA storage interface The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement up to 150 MB s data transfer rate See page 2 25 Dual SATA RAID The K8V motherboard provides two high performance...

Page 17: ...sis and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and BIOS automatically restores the CPU default setting for each parameter AI NET solution The 3Com 3C940 Gigabit PCI LAN controller chipset is onboard to provide a single chip solution for LAN on Motherboard LOM applications The 3C940 controller integrates 32 bit 10 100 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control IEEE 802 3 co...

Page 18: ...ws you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See pages 5 8 ASUS Multi language BIOS The multi language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the available options The localized BIOS menus allow you to configure easier and faster Visit the ASUS website for information on the supported languages See page 4 10 IEEE 1394 support The IEEE 1394 int...

Page 19: ...ps on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 supporting up to 8 USB 2 0 ports The higher bandwidth of USB 2 0 allows connection of devices such as high resolution video conferencing cameras next generation scanners and printers and fast storage units USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See page 2 29 BONUS Free bundled TrendMicro PC cillin 2002 anti virus software OEM version 1 3 2 Value add...

Page 20: ...Bridge controller 3 CPU socket 4 DDR DIMM sockets 5 ATX Power connector 6 IDE connectors 7 AGP slot 8 Floppy disk connector 9 Serial ATA connectors 10 RAID Ultra ATA 133 connector 11 Flash ROM 12 Standby power LED 13 Super I O controller 14 SouthBridge controller 15 RAID controller 16 COM2 connector 17 WiFi connector 18 Speech controller 19 PCI connectors 20 Audio CODEC 21 Gigabit LAN controller 2...

Page 21: ...ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard user guide 1 7 4 3 22 2 14 15 18 5 13 19 21 1 6 9 12 17 20 11 10 8 7 16 23 34 27 28 29 30 24 26 32 33 25 31 ...

Page 22: ...odes 3 4 IDE devices Both the primary blue and secondary black connectors are slotted to prevent incorrect insertion of the IDE ribbon cable AGP slot This Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot supports 1 5V AGP8X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications Floppy disk connector This connector accommodates the provided ribbon cable for the floppy disk drive One side of the connector is slotted t...

Page 23: ...onal serial port WiFi slot The WiFi Wireless Fidelity slot connects a Wi Fi wireless networking module that allows 11Mbps transmission with a fallback to 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps in the 2 4 GHz band Wi Fi networks use radio technologies known as IEEE 802 11b to provide a fast reliable wireless connectivity Speech controller The Winbond 83791SD facilitates the POST speech functionality PCI slots These five...

Page 24: ...t jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 The...

Page 25: ... Hardware information This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes details on the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 26: ...rd Chapter summary 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 5 System memory 2 11 2 6 Expansion slots 2 15 2 7 Jumpers 2 20 2 8 Connectors 2 23 ...

Page 27: ...ou place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 1 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Fa...

Page 28: ..._O SPDIF_OUT ATX Power Connector KBPWR 1394 Top USB1 USB2 Bottom VIA VT8237 Gigabit LAN COM2 USB56 RAID Promise PDC20378 SB_PWR CHA_FAN VIA VT6307 Chipset PRI_RAID WIFI USBPWR12 USBPWR34 USBPWR56 USBPWR78 24 5cm 9 6in 30 5cm 12 0in PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In DDR DIMM1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM3 64 bit 184 pin module PCI...

Page 29: ... to avoid touching the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components When lit ...

Page 30: ...us Also the processor includes Error Correcting Code ECC protection for L1 and L2 cache data and DRAM ECC protection with chipkill Additionally the 128 bit wide data paths of the AMD Athlon 64 processor run applications faster than traditional processors with only 32 or 64 bit wide data paths Current 32 bit processors have a 4 gigabyte memory addressing cap the AMD Athlon 64 has a 40 bit physical ...

Page 31: ...IF socket on the motherboard 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Socket Lever Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU ...

Page 32: ...ll triangle 4 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU Gold triangle ...

Page 33: ...n module base The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions in this section do not match the C...

Page 34: ...e that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place 3 Align the other end of the retention bracket near the retention bracket lock to the retention module base A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place ...

Page 35: ...ce connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Don t forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN ...

Page 36: ...5 CPU Heatsink and Fan Qualified Vendor List The following table lists the CPU heatsink and fan assembly that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Part Number AVC Z7UB003 Thermaltake AP1892 Taisol 111 8061010 90 ...

Page 37: ...AM technology evolved from the mainstream PC66 PC100 PC133 memory known as Single Data Rate SDR SDRAM DDR memory however has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM but it has a 184 pin footprint compared to the 168 pin of the SDR DIMM Also a DDR DIMM is single notched...

Page 38: ...DIMM modules with more than 18 chips are not supported 5 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS Latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendors See Qualified Vendors List on page 2 13 Number of DIMM Slot DIMMs DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Max Speed 1 Single Side DDR 400 1 Single Side DDR 400 1 Single Side DDR 400 1 Double Side DDR 400 1 Double Side DDR...

Page 39: ...ingle Side Double Side DDR 200 3 Double Side Double Side Single Side DDR 200 3 Double Side Double Side Double Side DDR 200 Table 1 Recommended memory configurations continued Table 1 DDR400 Qualified Vendor List QVL Size Vendor Model Chip Brand SS DS Chip 256M Micron MT8VDDT3264AG 40BC4 Micron SS MT46V32M8TG 5BC 512M Micron MT8VDDT3264AG 40BC4 Micron DS MT46V32M8TG 5BC 256M Infineon HYS64D32300GU ...

Page 40: ...utward 3 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Unlocked Retaining Clip DDR DIMM NOTCH Locked Retaining Clip Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only on...

Page 41: ...the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the card by adjusting the software ...

Page 42: ...PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 used PCI slot 5 shared Gigabit LAN shared Onboard RAID shared Onboard 1394 shared Serial ATA shared AGP slot s...

Page 43: ...port PCI cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications The following figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot The PCI 5 slot and the WiFi slot can not be used at the same time Long PCI cards installed in PCI slots 1 2 or 3 may interfere with the SATA or RAID connectors ...

Page 44: ...cation Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard Install only 1 5V AGP cards on this motherboard 3 3V AGP cards are not supported in this motherboard If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards use only the card version PN xxx xxxxx 30 or later for optimum performance and overclocking stability K8V K8V Accelerated Graphics Port...

Page 45: ...bsite www asus com for product updates The Wi Fi slot conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 802 11b g standard for wireless devices operating in the 2 4 GHz frequency band K8V K8V WIRELESS Connectors WIFI ASUS WiFi b Setup The PCI 5 slot and the Wi Fi slot can not be used at the same time The WiFi module is purchased separately ...

Page 46: ...em passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Replace the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during th...

Page 47: ...puters have the appropriate power supply to support this feature The USBPWR12 and USBPWR34 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPWR56 and USBPWR78 jumpers are for the internal USB header that you can connect to the front USB ports The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port Otherwise the system would not power up The total c...

Page 48: ...jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default value is Disabled This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS see section 4 5 1 Power Up Control K8V K8V Keyboard Power Setting Default 5V 5VSB KBPWR 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 49: ...the motherboard connect the other end to the floppy drive Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug Always connect ribbon cables with the colored to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD ROM drives but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives K8V K8V Floppy Disk Drive Connect...

Page 50: ...on for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup If you have more than two UltraATA133 100 66 devices purchase another UltraATA133 100 66 cable You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector For UltraATA133 100 66 IDE devices use an 80 conductor IDE cable The UltraATA 66 ...

Page 51: ...grated RAID controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 using the SATA1 and SATA2 connectors The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier routing inside the chassis The lower pin count of the Serial ATA cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide flat ribbon cables of the Parallel ATA interface Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections are not available in this mothe...

Page 52: ...iguration and to support additional IDE devices Important notes on the RAID feature By default the drive that you connect to the PRI_RAID connector follow the ATA133 100 66 33 protocol as an independent drive not as a disk array The RAID SATA controller chipset does not support ATAPI devices such as CD ROMs DVD ROMs etc RAID feature only supported in Microsoft Operating Systems K8V K8V RAID Connec...

Page 53: ...econd serial port using a serial port bracket Connect the bracket cable to this connector then install the bracket into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors K8V K8V 12 Volt ...

Page 54: ...ATX 12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug Otherwise the system does not boot up Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 12A on the 12V lead and at least 1A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 300W or 350W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable or may not boot up i...

Page 55: ...This speed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 allows faster Internet connection interactive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2 0 capability NEVER connect a 1394 cable to the USB_56 or USB_78 connector Doing so will damage the motherboard K8V K8V USB 2 0 Header USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V US...

Page 56: ...onnectors 9 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD AUX These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card NEVER connect a USB cable to any of the IEEE 1394 orange connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard K8V K8V Internal Audio Connectors AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground CD Black K8V K8V IEEE 1394 Connector IE...

Page 57: ...T_L are shorted with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable 12 Digital Audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for the S PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output Connect one end of the S PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S PDIF module K8V K8V Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R L...

Page 58: ...ooting the system without turning off the system power ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWRBTN This connector connects a switch that controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF Hard Disk Activity...

Page 59: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

Page 60: ...ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Vocal POST Messages 3 2 3 3 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 61: ...itch on the front of the chassis 6 After applying power the power LED on the system front panel case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the pow...

Page 62: ...ction No CPU installed Install an AMD Athlon 64 processor into the CPU socket System failed CPU test Check the CPU if properly installed Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on page x System failed memory test Install 184 pin unbuffered PC3200 2700 2100 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed Make sure that yo...

Page 63: ...of the IDE connectors on the motherboard CPU temperature too high Check CPU fan if working properly CPU fan failed Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you applied power to the system Make sure that your CPU fan supports the fan speed detection function CPU voltage out of range Check your power supply and make sure it is not defective Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the...

Page 64: ... you are using Windows XP click the Start button click Turn Off Computer then the Turn Off button to shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than 4 seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch fo...

Page 65: ...r 4 BIOS setup This chapter gives information about the ASUS K8V Deluxe Basic Input Output System BIOS This chapter includes updating the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility that is bundled with the support CD ...

Page 66: ... K8V Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 7 4 3 Main Menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 13 4 5 Power Menu 4 29 4 6 Boot Menu 4 34 4 7 Exit Menu 4 39 ...

Page 67: ...een instructions to complete the process 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk 4 1 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility in DOS environment 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk 2 Copy the AFUDOS EXE utility from the su...

Page 68: ...flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 When the BIOS update process is complete the utility returns to the DOS prompt A afudos iK8V rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading file done Erasing flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 Verifying flash done A 5 Reboot the system from the hard disk The BIOS information on the screen is...

Page 69: ...S from PC The AFUDOS EXE utility can also be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk The copy can be used as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted A afudos oMYBIOS03 rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading flash done A When the BIOS copy process is complete the utility return...

Page 70: ...s Alt F2 during POST to display the following 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done User recovery requested Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file K8V rom Completed Start flashing Flashed successfully Rebooting...

Page 71: ...herboard If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk the BIOS update process continues Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file K8V rom Completed Start flashing 4 When the BIOS update process is complete reboot the system Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as K8V ROM 1 Prepare the support CD that came with the mother...

Page 72: ...OS update process is complete reboot the system Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file K8V rom Completed Start flashing If there is no floppy disk found in the drive the system automatically checks the CD ROM DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure The rec...

Page 73: ...n this program Press Delete during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility Otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup ...

Page 74: ...ion keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 08 05 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Seco...

Page 75: ...Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief descr...

Page 76: ...44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5in 4 3 4 Language English This field allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 08 05 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected System Information Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB ...

Page 77: ...BA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a tim...

Page 78: ...displays the auto detected BIOS information System Memory This item displays the auto detected system memory PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technolo...

Page 79: ...elect Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 4 1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information auto detected by BIOS Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit HyperTransport HT Configuration Memory Configuration AMD Cool Quiet Configuration Processor Type AMD Engineering Sample 00 Speed 1400MHz T...

Page 80: ...state of an LDTSTOP Configuration options Disabled Enabled CRC Flood Enable Disabled This item enables or disables the CRC Flood that enable the generation of syncronized packets on CRC Error Configuration options Disabled Enabled HT Frequency 800 MHz This item allows frequency selection of HyperTransport transfer from K8 CPU to AGP Configuration options 200 MHz 400 Mhz 600 Mhz 800 Mhz HT DATA Wid...

Page 81: ... TRFC Auto TRCD Auto TWR Auto TRWT Auto TRAS Auto TRP Auto DDR Clock Delay Auto Memory Configuration Memory Configuration The Memory configuration menu item allows you to change the memory settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Memclock Mode Auto This item allows you to set the memory clock mode Set by the code using Auto or select Manual to set using one of the standard ...

Page 82: ...Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TWR Auto This item sets the TWR Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 3 CLK TRWT Auto This item sets the TRWT Configuration options Auto 1 CLK 2 CLK 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TRAS Auto This item sets the TRAS Configuration options Auto 5 CLK 6 CLK 7 CLK 8 CLK 9 CLK 10 CLK 11 CLK 12 CLK 13 CLK 14 CLK 15 CLK TRP Auto This item sets the TRP Configurat...

Page 83: ...errors automatically to maintain system integrity Configuration options Disabled Enabled L2 Cache BG Scrub Disabled This item disables or sets the L2 data cache RAM to be corrected when idle Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 00ms 84 00ms Data Cache BG Scrub Disa...

Page 84: ...and rewrites memory errors so later reads are correct Doing this while the memory is not being used improves performance Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 00ms 84 00ms DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT Disabled This item sets the system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately ...

Page 85: ... you to enable or disable the AMD K8 cool and quiet function Configuration options Enabled Disabled 4 4 2 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AGP Bridge Configuration SouthBridge Configuration USB Configuration Proce...

Page 86: ... item sets whether to allow search for MDA resources Configuration options Yes No AGP Mode AGP 8X This motherboard supports the AGP 8X interface that transfers video data at 2 12GB s AGP 8X is backward compatible so you may keep the default AGP 8X mode even if you are using an AGP 4X video card When set to AGP 4X mode the AGP interface only provides a peak data throughput of 1 06GB s even if you a...

Page 87: ...bled 4 4 2 3 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Module Version 2 22 4 5 3 USB Devices Enabled None USB Function 8 USB Ports Legacy USB Support Auto USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mo...

Page 88: ... 0 ports controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled VIA USB Device Function Enable Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the VIA USB device controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller...

Page 89: ...lows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard 1394 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1392 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you t...

Page 90: ... Normal Bi directional EPP ECP EPP Version 1 9 This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP It allows you to to select the Parallel Port EPP version Configuration options 1 9 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP It allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Con...

Page 91: ... has a Plug and Play operating system IRQ3 Available IRQ4 Available IRQ5 Available IRQ7 Available IRQ9 Available IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes ...

Page 92: ...ure Configuration options Disabled Enabled IRQ xx Available When set to Available the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Configuration options Available Reserved CPU FSB Frequency 200MHz This item allows you to adjust the CPU FSB operating frequency Configuration options 200MHz 201 MHz 260MHz VCORE Offset None This item a...

Page 93: ...eech Configuration Speech POST Reporter Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Speech POST Reporter feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Report IDE Error Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Report System Booting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Speech Post Reporter Enab...

Page 94: ...ant Music feature in BIOS Configuration options Disabled Enabled Instant Music CD ROM Drive IDE Secondary Master Allows you to select the CD ROM drive that you wish to use for the Instant Music CD playback Configuration options IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave When Instant Music is enabled the PS 2 keyboard power up feature is automatically disabled See...

Page 95: ...10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 5 1 Suspend Mode S1 POS S3 STR Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only S1 POS S3 STR Auto 4 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 4 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 specifications Config...

Page 96: ... Enabled Power Button Mode On Off Allows the system to go into On Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed Configuration options On Off Standby Suspend Suspend Power Saving Type C3 This item allows you to set the suspend power saving type Configuration options C3 S1 Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When ...

Page 97: ...nable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On Ring Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode...

Page 98: ... General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU Temperature 40 C 104 F MB Temperature 36 C 96 5 F CPU Fan Speed 2250RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Q Fan Control Disabled VCORE Voltage 1 632V 3 3V Voltage 3 344V 5V Voltage 5 107V 12V Voltage 11 584V Hardware Monitor CPU temperature 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature xxxC xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects a...

Page 99: ...to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu for details You will then be prompted to Press F1 to c...

Page 100: ... Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIV 2nd Boot Device PM ST320413A 3rd Boot Device PS ASUS CD S340 Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the boot devic...

Page 101: ...skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM C...

Page 102: ...Enabled 4 6 3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Settings Enter t...

Page 103: ... appears type a password composed of letters and or numbers then press Enter Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the sup...

Page 104: ...a password composed of letters and or numbers then press Enter Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The User Password item now shows Installed To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item if yo...

Page 105: ...iscard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation Exit Options Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date system...

Page 106: ...elect Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM ...

Page 107: ...Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 108: ...y 5 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 4 VIA RAID configurations 5 18 5 5 Promise RAID configurations 5 25 5 6 Using Makedisk exe 5 33 5 7 Marvell Virtual Cable Tester Technology 5 34 ...

Page 109: ... support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without ...

Page 110: ...ise FastTrak 378 Driver This item installs the Promise FastTrak 378 driver for Serial ATA and RAID features AD1980 SoundMAX Audio Driver This item installs the ADI 1980 AC 97 compliant audio controller and application VIA 6420 RAID Controller driver This item installs the VIA 6420 RAID controller driver and application 3Com Gigabit LOM 3C940 Driver This item installs the 3Com 3C940 LAN drivers for...

Page 111: ...ou to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website PC CILLIN 2002 This item installs the PC cillin 2002 anti virus program View the PC cillin online help for detailed information Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF Before using the ASUS Update make sure tha...

Page 112: ...the ASUS POST Reporter Use this program if you wish to change the default vocal POST messages See section 3 2 Vocal POST Messages for a list of the default messages Promise Array Management Utility This item installs the Promise Array Management Utility Use this utility to configure a disk array for RAID installations ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver Screen display and ut...

Page 113: ...creen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info The window displays the general specifications of the K8V Deluxe motherboard Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 114: ...l Support Form The window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support Filelist The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 115: ...ate The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Follow these steps to use the ASUS Update 2 Select your desired update method then click Next 1 Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu Programs AsusUpdate Vx xx xx AsusUpdate The ASUS Update in...

Page 116: ...tically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the software menu See section 5 2 3 Utilities menu 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility See section 5 3 1 ASUS Update 2 When prompted for the BIOS update method select the option Update BIOS from a file 3 Specify the location of the BIOS file such as from a floppy disk Click Next Follow these steps to use ASUS MyLogo2 Before using ASUS My...

Page 117: ... boot logo 5 When you click on an image it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen If you wish you may create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats If you wish to make the logo image smaller click on the arrow on the Ratio item and select your desired scale Instead of starting from ASUS Update you may also launch ASUS MyLogo2 directly from the Windows Start menu to change your BIOS...

Page 118: ... CPU speed and internal external frequencies Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box The PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon allows y...

Page 119: ...emperature for supported processors only Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 120: ...et threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC s temperature fan rotation and voltages History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used ...

Page 121: ...the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon change to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe ...

Page 122: ...play the SoundMAX Control Panel 2 The Listening Environment screen allows you to set to multi channel speakers enable or disable the Virtual Theater Surround and select Acoustic Environments and Virtual Ear Sound MAX Digital Integrated Audio icon 3 The default setting is Stereo Speakers 2 channel To set to a 6 channel speaker system click the arrow under Speaker Setup to display a list of options ...

Page 123: ...ing the audio path The Play Test Noise button becomes Stop Playing button Click this button at any time to stop playing 10 The MIDI Music Synthesizer screen allows you to select a setting for the MIDI 11 Click the arrow under Synthesizer Default Set to display a list of options Choose your desired setting 9 Click the Close button when done 12 Click Apply then click OK when done Audio path indicato...

Page 124: ...olume Control panel Volume control icon 2 If you installed an S PDIF module click on the Volume Control Advanced button from the Volume Control panel The Advanced Controls for Volume Control window appears To achieve 6 channel audio capability when playing DVDs check the boxes opposite AC3 SPDIF and PCM SPDIF Click Close You do not need to do step 2 if you did not install an S PDIF module ...

Page 125: ...ntrols for Microphone window 2 Check the box opposite Mic2 Select to enable the front panel microphone if you installed a front panel audio device such as the ASUS iPanel 3 Click Close to effect the new setting Headphone 2 Speaker 4 Speaker 6 Speaker Light Blue Line In Line In Bass Center Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out The rear panel...

Page 126: ...improving data access and storage RAID 1 called data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire...

Page 127: ... disks into the drive bays 2 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s primary Serial ATA connector SATA1 3 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the master Serial ATA hard disk 4 Connect one end of the second Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s secondary Serial ATA connector SATA2 5 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial ATA hard disk 6 Conne...

Page 128: ...e a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 View Array Disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirme the selection ESC Exit On the upper right side of the screen is the message and legend box The keys on the legend box allows you to navigate through the setup menu options The message describes the function of each menu item The following lists the keys found in the legend bo...

Page 129: ...selection ESC Exit RAID 0 for performance 1 Select the second option Array Mode then press the Enter key to display the RAID system setting pop up menu 2 Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press Enter From this point you may choose to auto configure the RAID array by selecting Auto Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array for stripped sets If you want to manually con...

Page 130: ...on the selected disks will be destroyed Continue Press Y N 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection RAID 0 1 RAID SPAN for capacity RAID 1 for data protection Create only Create and duplicate Create only 3 Select task and press Enter The screen returns to Create Array menu items From this point you may choose to auto configure the RAID array by selecting Auto Setup for D...

Page 131: ...ess the Enter key The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID arrays 2 Press the Enter key to select a RAID array to delete The following confirmation message appears Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options The selected array will be destroyed Are you sure Continue Press Y N 4 Select Start Create Process and press Enter to setup hard disk for RAID system T...

Page 132: ...reate Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Create a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 View Array Disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirme the selection ESC Exit Serial Number xxxxxxxx 5 4 5 Select Boot Array 1 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Select Boot Array then press the Enter key The focus is directed to the list of channel used for ...

Page 133: ...copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined w...

Page 134: ...drive 5 Boot the system and enter the BIOS Setup Utility 6 Go to the Advanced menu in BIOS and set the appropriate IDE configuration settings 7 Save your changes and Exit Setup 8 Proceed to section 5 5 2 for the next procedure 5 5 1 Install the hard disks The PDC20378 chipset supports Ultra ATA 133 100 66 hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capac...

Page 135: ...ing 2 Press Ctrl F simultaneously to display the FastBuild utility main menu FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup 1 1 View Drive Assignments 2 2 Define Array 3 3 Delete Array 4 4 Rebuild Array 5 5 Press 1 5 to select Option ESC Exit Main Menu Keys Available MBFastTrak378 tm BIOS version 1 00 c 2000 2005 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved No Array defined ...

Page 136: ...DISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive 6 After you have formatted the arrayed drives install an operating system OS The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit 7 Install the RAID driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Auto Setup Options Menu Up Down Space Change Opt...

Page 137: ...rray has been created Press any key to reboot Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 2 Use the arrow keys to go to the field Optimize Array for and select Security with the space bar The Mode field displays Mirror 3 Press Ctrl Y to save your selection 4 The following message appears FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology...

Page 138: ...to use 6 Use the arrow keys to select the source drive The FastBuild utility will copy all the data from the source drive to the target drive 7 Press Ctrl Y to save the selection and start the duplication The following message appears Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only Start to duplicate the image Do you want to continue Yes No Y Cont...

Page 139: ...ray to reconfigure the system Deleting an array does not remove information on the hard disks If an array is deleted by mistake recover it immediately by redefining it as the deleted array Rebuild Array 5 This command restores the array and system data after faults on RAID 1 arrays Follow these steps to rebuild and restore data in the array 1 On boot up an error message notifies of a system failur...

Page 140: ... Enter FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity Status Array 1 Mirror Stripe 4 7999 Critical Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 8 Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk A progress gauge displays the ...

Page 141: ...e support CD Use this utility when the Operating Mode setting in the BIOS is RAID mode 4 The Makedisk exe utility for the VIA RAID driver is located in Drivers VIARAID 6420RAID DriverDisk Makedisk exe of the support CD Use this utility when configuring Serial ATA RAID 0 or RAID 1 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection 5 During the OS installation press the F6 key and inser...

Page 142: ...waps pair polarity problems and pair skew problems of up to 64ns VCT remarkably reduces networking and support costs complementing a highly manageable and controlled network system Also this tool can be incorporated in the network systems software making it ideal for field support as well as development diagnostics Using Virtual Cable Tester 1 Right click on My Computer icon on your desktop On the...

Page 143: ...erboard user guide 5 35 4 Click on the VCT Virtual Cable Tester button to display the following screen 5 Click on Run to execute test If there is no cable connection problem the Run button is grayed out and not selectable ...

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