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P4V800D-X

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Page 1: ...Motherboard P4V800D X User Guide ...

Page 2: ...RTICULAR 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 SPECIFICA...

Page 3: ...lling the CPU 1 8 1 7 System Memory 1 9 1 7 1 Overview 1 9 1 7 2 Memory conﬁgurations 1 9 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 11 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM 1 11 1 8 Expansion Slots 1 12 1 8 1 Installing an expansion card 1 12 1 8 2 Conﬁguring an expansion card 1 12 1 8 3 AGP slot 1 14 1 8 4 PCI slots 1 14 1 8 5 PCI Express x16 slot 1 14 1 9 Jumpers 1 15 1 10 Connectors 1 17 1 10 1 Rear panel connectors 1 17 1 10...

Page 4: ... 2 15 2 4 5 Onboard Devices Conﬁguration 2 18 2 4 6 PCIPnP 2 19 2 5 Power Menu 2 20 2 5 1 APM Conﬁguration 2 21 2 5 2 Hardware Monitor 2 23 2 6 Boot Menu 2 24 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 2 24 2 6 2 Boot Settings Conﬁguration 2 25 2 6 3 Security 2 26 2 7 Exit Menu 2 28 Chapter 3 Software Support 3 1 Installing An Operating System 3 2 3 2 Support CD Information 3 2 3 2 1 Running the support CD 3 2 3 ...

Page 5: ...nt generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturerʼ s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning ...

Page 6: ...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 mak...

Page 7: ...lete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task About This Guide How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts Chapter 1 Product Introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports It also lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes d...

Page 8: ...LAN Supports up to eight USB 2 0 ports Wake on Ring LAN USB Keyboard Mouse STR Suspend to RAM STD Suspend to Disk S PDIF out interface ASUS C P R CPU Parameter Recall ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial COM2 port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard port purple 1 x PS 2 Mouse port green 1 x Audio I O port 1 x S PDIF Out Coaxial port 1 x LAN RJ 45 port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 2 x US...

Page 9: ... 0 DMI 2 0 WOL by PME WOR by PME ATX power supply with 4 pin 12V plug Drivers ASUS PC Probe Anti Virus Software OEM Version Userʼs Manual 1 x UltraDMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x SATA cable 1 x SATA power cable 1 x FDD cable I O shield ATX Form Factor 12 x 8 2 30 5cm x 20 8cm P4V800D X Speciﬁcations Summary BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Power Requirement Support CD Accessary Form factor ...

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Page 11: ...1 Product Introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 12: ...upports RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD See page 1 19 for details 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS P4V800D X motherboard The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package ...

Page 13: ...standard for next generation components and peripherals Backwards compatible with current USB 1 1 peripherals USB 2 0 delivers transfer speeds up to 40 times faster at 480 MB s for easy connectivity and ultra fast data transfer rate See pages1 17 1 20 for details AGP8X AGP8X AGP 3 0 is the mainstream VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth up to 2...

Page 14: ...e need to pay for an optional ROM ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With ASUS EZ Flash you can update BIOS before entering operating system No more DOS based flash utility and bootable diskette required See page 2 6 for details C P R CPU Parameter Recall When the system hangs due to overclocking failure there is no need to open the case to clear CMOS data Just simply restart the system the BIOS would show the pr...

Page 15: ...place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 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 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate...

Page 16: ... VIA VT8237R USB56 SB_PWR USBPW2 20 8cm 8 2in 30 5cm 12 0in DDR DIMM A 2 64 bit 184 pin module RJ 45 Top USB3 USB4 Bottom USB12 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard SPDIF1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 PCI2 PCI3 ATX12V CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power Socket 478 USB78 Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In SATA2 USBPW1 PRI_IDE SATA1 DDR DIMM B 1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM B 2 64 bit 184 pin module PCIEX16 VIA ...

Page 17: ...herboard make sure that you 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 1 5 3 Screw holes Place six screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis P4V800D X ...

Page 18: ...ow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket Open the socket by pulling the lever gently sideways away from the socket then lift the lever upwards to a 90 to 100 degree angle 2 Insert the CPU with the correct orientation The notched or golden corner of the CPU must be oriented toward the inner corner of the socket base nearest to the lever hinge The CPU should drop easily into place Do ...

Page 19: ...and 1 GB DDR DIMMs to the sockets 1 DIMMs with more than 8 devices on each side of the module are not supported 2 Make sure the memory frequency and bus frequency setting in the BIOS are the same or set to Auto ensure system stability 3 A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ﬁts in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM 4 For optimum compatibility it i...

Page 20: ...822BT D43 512MB HY HYMD264646D8J D43 N A Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT D43 256MB HY HYMD232646B8J J N A Hynix SS HY5DU56822BT J 512MB HY HYMD264646B8J J N A Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT J 256MB Corsair VS256MB400 N A Value select SS VS32M8 5 2B0409 256MB Corsair XMS3202v3 1 Inﬁneon SS HYB25D256807BT 5B 512MB Corsair XMS3205v1 2 N A Winbond DS W942508CH 5 512MB Corsair VS512MB400 N A Value select DS VS32M8 5 2B04...

Page 21: ...e DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 Remove the DIMM from 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 ...

Page 22: ... 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 1 8 2 Conﬁguring an expansion card After installing the expansion card conﬁgure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary B...

Page 23: ...g 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering 11 6 IRQ holder for PCI steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel IRQ assignments for this motherboard When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments otherwise conﬂicts will arise between the two PCI groups ...

Page 24: ... has an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot that supports 1 5 V 8X AGP graphics card Note the notches on the card golden ﬁngers to ensure that they ﬁt into the AGP slot 1 8 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports universal PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations The ﬁgure shows a graphics card installed on the universal PCI Express x16 slot P4V800D X P4...

Page 25: ...formation such as system passwords To erase the RTC RAM a Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord b Remove the onboard battery c 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 d Reinstall the battery e Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer f Hold down the Del key during the boot process and ent...

Page 26: ...upply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system would not power up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode 3 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up feature Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer w...

Page 27: ...unctions of the Line Out Line In and Microphone ports change when you select the 4 or 6 channel audio conﬁguration as shown in the following table 1 10 Connectors 1 10 1 Rear panel connectors 7 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 8 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for con...

Page 28: ...0 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings 1 10 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided ﬂoppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to thi...

Page 29: ...fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 740 mA 8 88 W max or a total of 1 A 2 22 A 26 64 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Important notes on Serial ATA You must install Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP1 Windows 2003 or newer OS versions before using Serial ATA hard ...

Page 30: ...SB_P8 GND NC USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND 1 5 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The USB module is purchased separately Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard 6 Internal audio connector...

Page 31: ...nel audio cable This connector supports the front panel audio I O ports 8 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 4 pin ATX12V These connectors are for an ATX power supply The plugs from the power supply are designed to ﬁt these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down ﬁrmly until the connectors completely ﬁt If you will need to replace the power supply in the futur...

Page 32: ...r then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The GAME MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio ﬁles The GAME MIDI port module isi purchased separately P4V800D X P4V800D X Game connector GAME 5V 5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2 MIDI_IN J1B1 J1CX GND GND J1CY J1B2 5V ...

Page 33: ...his connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRBTN This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON t...

Page 34: ...2 BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 35: ...elect the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options ﬁeld then click Start 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS to the bootable ﬂoppy disk 2 1 2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS The AFUDOS EXE utility can also be used to copy the current system BIOS...

Page 36: ...e A 2 1 3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS The AFUDOS is a DOS based application that lets you update the BIOS ﬁle using a bootable ﬂoppy diskette AFUDOS also allows you to copy the original BIOS ﬁle to a ﬂoppy diskette To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE 1 Download the latest BIOS ﬁle from the website provided by the system builder Main ﬁlename Extension name A afudos oMYBIOS03 rom AMI Firmwar...

Page 37: ... done Erasing ﬂash done Writing ﬂash 0x0008CC00 9 When the BIOS update process is complete the utility returns to the DOS prompt A afudos iP4V800D X 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 DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS D...

Page 38: ...m 3 To launch EZ Flash press Alt F2 during POST to display the following 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file If the P4V800D X file is found in the floppy disk EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure User recovery requested Starting BI...

Page 39: ...ty password feature or make changes to the power management settings This requires you to reconﬁgure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the LPC chip The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press De...

Page 40: ...or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen 2 2 3 Navigation 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 Navigation keys General help Menu bar Sub menu items Conﬁguration ﬁelds Menu items v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 Am...

Page 41: ...can change the value of the ﬁeld opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user conﬁgurable A conﬁgurable ﬁeld is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a ﬁeld select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the conﬁguratio...

Page 42: ... of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Refer to section 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 17 08 35 System Date Mon 04 19 2005 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B Disabled Primary IDE Master ST340014A Primary IDE Slave Not Detecte...

Page 43: ...ed with LBA mode disabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M 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 time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Conﬁguration options...

Page 44: ...ed 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled 2 3 6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciﬁcations The items in this menu are auto detected by the BIOS AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory AMI BIOS Version 08 00 12 Build Date...

Page 45: ...ESC Exit 2 4 1 JumperFree Conﬁguration Conﬁgure System Frequency Voltage AI Overclock Tuner Standard Spread Spectrum OverSpectrum 0 30 v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select the target CPU frequency and the relevant parameters will be auto adjusted Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recomm...

Page 46: ... Enable Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 ports Conﬁguration options Enabled Disabled 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 legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Conﬁgura...

Page 47: ... should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes unable to support CPUs with extended CPUID functions Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Allows you to enable or disble the max CPUID value limit function Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled CPU Internal Thermal Control Auto Allows you to set the CPU internal thermal control Conﬁguration options Auto Disabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Allows yo...

Page 48: ...n DRAM Clock Timing Conﬁguration AGP P2P Bridge Conﬁguration V Link PCI Bus Conﬁguration v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Options for DRAM v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Frequency Auto DRAM Timing Maunel DRAM CAS Latency 2 5 Precharge to Active Trp 5T Active to...

Page 49: ...2 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc AGP 3 0 Mode 4x AGP Fast Write Enabled AGP Aperture Size 128MB Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Express Select Option To Set AGP MODE AGP P2P Bridge Conﬁguration AGP 3 0 Mode 4x Conﬁguration options 4x 2x 1x AGP Fast Write Enabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled AGP Aperture Size 128MB Conﬁguration options 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Primary Graphics ...

Page 50: ...ed OnBoard SATA IDE RAID Allows you to set the OnBoard SATA IDE mode Conﬁguration options Disabled SATA RAID RAID BIOS Execute Enabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard ACʼ97 Audio Enabled Selecting Enabled allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any audio device If an audio device is detected the onboard audio controller is enabled If no audio device is detected the controller...

Page 51: ...el Port Mode is set to ECP This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA Conﬁguration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Conﬁguration options IRQ5 IRQ7 Onboard Game MIDI Port Disabled Allows you to select the Game Port address or to disable the port Conﬁguration options Disabled 200 300 200 330 208 300 208 330 Conﬁgure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Par...

Page 52: ...e v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Plug And Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you installed a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Conﬁguration options No Yes PC...

Page 53: ... Yes ACPI 2 0 Support Yes Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 speciﬁcations Conﬁguration options No Yes ACPI APIC Support Enabled Enables or disables the ACPI support in the ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled Suspend Mode Auto Repost Video on S3 Resume No ACPI 2 0 Support No ACPI APIC Support Enabl...

Page 54: ...ssed Conﬁguration options On Off Standby Restore on AC Power Loss Last State When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system goes on after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever was the system state before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Resume On ...

Page 55: ... 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to resume the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Resume On By RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item ...

Page 56: ...an Speed N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the power fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the power the speciﬁc ﬁeld shows N A Conﬁguration options Ignored N A Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 48ºC 118 5ºF MB Temperature 32ºC 89 5ºF CPU Fan Speed 3461RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Power Fan Speed N A VCORE Voltage 1 376V 3 3V Voltage 3 2...

Page 57: ...ppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the ﬁrst boot A Hide option will display if removable boot device is detected 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 1st xxth Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appear on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the...

Page 58: ...Support Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Conﬁguration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Con...

Page 59: ...Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears 2 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 Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Enter to change password Enter again to disable password Hit ʻDELʼ Me...

Page 60: ... Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the ﬁelds in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you have set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that ...

Page 61: ...ou select this option a conﬁrmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter saves the changes while exiting Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to th...

Page 62: ...3 Software Support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 63: ...pport CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 3 2 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented i...

Page 64: ...er for 32 bit OS LAN Driver for 32 OS USB 2 0 Driver Install USB 2 0 driver The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions 3 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any ...

Page 65: ...tX 9 0c The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sounds DirectX improves the multimedia features of your computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Anti Virus Utility The anti virus application scans identiﬁes and removes computer viruses View the online help for detailed information 3 2 4 Con...

Page 66: ...ts 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 Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive JBOD Spanning stands for Just a Bunch of Disks a...

Page 67: ...AID BIOS Utility 1 Boot up your computer 2 During POST press Tab to enter VIA RAID conﬁguration utility The following menu options will appear The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Create Array From the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Create Array then press Enter The main menu items on the upper left corn...

Page 68: ...items and press Enter to select 7 Select Start Create Process and press Enter to set up hard disk for RAID system The following conﬁrmation message appears 8 Press Y to conﬁrm or N to return to the conﬁguration options 9 Press Esc to go back to main menu The data on the selected disks will be destroyed Continue Y N 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K TIP For server systems use of a lower array block size is recomme...

Page 69: ...skip to step 6 4 Select Auto Setup for Data Security and press Enter The following conﬁrmation message appears Auto create array will destroy all data on disks Continue Y N 5 Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options If you selected Y proceed to step 11 6 Select Disk Drives then press Enter Use arrow keys to select disk drive s then press Enter An asterisk appears before a sel...

Page 70: ...wse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility and go to Drivers Chipset MakeDisk MakeDisk for the VIA RAID driver disk utility 3 Insert ﬂoppy disk to ﬂoppy disk drive 4 Follow succeeding screen information to complete process 5 Write protect the ﬂoppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts you to pres...

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