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BIOS Setup Utility

4.6 Boot Menu

The Boot menu allows users to change boot options of the system.

Setup Prompt Timeout

Use this item to set up number of seconds to wait for setup activation key where 65535(0xFFFF)
means indefinite waiting.

Bootup NumLock State

Use this item to select the power-on state for the keyboard NumLock.

Quiet Boot

Select to display either POST output messages or a splash screen during boot-up.

Boot Option Priorities

These are settings for boot priority. Specify the boot device priority sequence from the available
devices.

Summary of Contents for eBOX671A Series

Page 1: ...eBOX671A Series Embedded System User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...r usefulness of any information in this document Axiomtek does not make any commitment to update any information in this manual Axiomtek reserves the right to change or revise this document and or product at any time without notice No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any forms or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording among o...

Page 3: ... the screen 6 Do not leave equipment in an uncontrolled environment where the storage temperature is below 40 or above 80 as it may damage the equipment 7 Do not open the system s back cover If opening the cover for maintenance is a must only a trained technician is allowed to do so Integrated circuits on computer boards are sensitive to static electricity To avoid damaging chips from electrostati...

Page 4: ...on against electric shock not classified 2 Degree of protection against ingress of water IP40 3 Equipment not suitable for use in the presence of a flammable anesthetic mixture with air oxygen or nitrous oxide 4 Mode of operation Continuous ...

Page 5: ...ttention to components requiring designated products for cleaning as mentioned below Cloth A piece of cloth is the best tool to use when rubbing up a component Although paper towels or tissues can be used on most hardware as well it is recommended to use a piece of cloth Water or rubbing alcohol A piece of cloth may be somewhat moistened with water or rubbing alcohol before being rubbed on the com...

Page 6: ...mtek is a trademark of Axiomtek Co Ltd IBM PC AT PS 2 VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation MS DOS Microsoft C and QuickBasic Windows 10 Windows 8 1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows XPE Windows XP Windows CE embedded Linux are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand names and trademarks are the properti...

Page 7: ... SECTION 3 JUMPER CONNECTOR SETTINGS 19 3 1 Locations of Jumpers Connectors 19 3 2 Summary of Jumper Settings 21 3 2 1 Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults JP1 21 3 3 Connectors 22 3 3 1 DC in Phoenix Power Connector CN1 23 3 3 2 HDMI Connector CN7 CN8 23 3 3 3 DisplayPort Connector CN4 24 3 3 4 Serial Port Connector CN3 CN18 CN21 24 3 3 5 USB 3 2 Connector CN5 CN6 CN30 25 3 3 6 Ethernet Connector LAN1 L...

Page 8: ... Menu 34 4 4 Advanced Menu 35 4 5 Chipset Menu 50 4 6 Boot Menu 59 4 7 Save Exit Menu 60 APPENDIX A WATCHDOG TIMER 63 A 1 About Watchdog Timer 63 A 2 Sample Program 63 APPENDIX B CONFIGURING SATA FOR RAID 67 B 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for RAID 67 ...

Page 9: ...ipset It comes with an IP40 rated heavy duty aluminum extrusion design offers 9 48V DC power input with power protection and supports 40 C to 70 C extended temperature range thus enabling reliable operation in harsh environments To minimize deployment time eBOX671A supports one flexible I O window for customers to easily install additional I O output It also supports multiple I O connections inclu...

Page 10: ... Intel Xeon Core i7 i5 i3 and Celeron 35 or 65 watt processors along with high flexibility and multi functional design that make it the best solution for smart factory applications Flexible Connectivity The eBOX671A comes with rich I O interfaces including two RS 232 422 485 ports two RS 232 six USB 3 2 ports four GbE ports two HDMI one DisplayPort and flexible I O window supported Embedded O S Su...

Page 11: ...MI 1 4b Resolution 4096x2160 30Hz 1 x DisplayPort 1 2 Resolution 4096x2304 60Hz Ethernet 4 x 10 100 1000 Ethernet ports 3 x i210IT 1x i219LM USB Ports 5 x USB 3 2 Gen 2 1 x USB 3 2 Gen 1 Serial Ports 2 x RS 232 COM 3 4 2 x RS 232 422 485 COM1 2 by BIOS setting Mini PCIe Interface 2 x full size PCI Express Mini Card Slots USB PCI Express SATA signal Storage 2 x 2 5 swappable SATA HDD SSD drive bay ...

Page 12: ...peration Temperature 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F with W T DRAM SSD CPU TDP 35W 40 C to 60 C 40 F to 140 F with W T DRAM SSD CPU TDP 65W Storage Temperature 40 80 40 ºF 176ºF Humidity 10 95 non condensation Shock IEC 60068 2 27 w SSD 50G wall mount half sine 11 ms duration Vibration Endurance IEC 60068 2 64 w SSD 3Grms STD random 5 500 Hz 1 hr axis Weight 4 9 kg 10 8 lb without package 7 kg 15 43 lb...

Page 13: ...1 2 4 Driver CD Contents Please download the following eBOX671A drivers from the Axiomtek official website Ethernet Chipset Graphic Serial Port USB 3 2 Intel ME Audio optional Note All specifications and images are subject to change without notice ...

Page 14: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual 6 Introduction 1 3 Dimensions The following diagrams show dimensions and outlines of the eBOX671A 1 3 1 System Dimensions ...

Page 15: ...uction 7 1 3 2 Wall mount Bracket Dimensions Users can get 6pcs truss head M3 6L screws for fixing the wall mount kit from the accessories box Note When users install wall mount kit please turn the LAN ports side outlet towards the floor ...

Page 16: ...sers can get 6pcs truss head M3 6L screws for fixing the wall mount kit from the accessories box Note If users install the screws in drywall use the hollow wall anchors to ensure that unit does not pull away from the wall due to prolonged strain between the cable and power connector ...

Page 17: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual Introduction 9 1 3 3 Din Rail Bracket Dimensions Users can get 6pcs truss head M3 6L screws for fixing the wall mount kit from the accessory box ...

Page 18: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual 10 Introduction Din Rail Bracket Assembly Drawing Users can get 6pcs truss head M3 6L screws for fixing the wall mount kit from the accessory box ...

Page 19: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual Introduction 11 1 4 I O Outlets The following figures show I O outlets on the eBOX671A Front View Rear View ...

Page 20: ...x 1 Remote Switch Cable x 1 Foot Pad x 4 HDD bracket x 2 screws M 2 bracket x 1 thermal pad x 2 screws 1 6 Model List eBOX671A CML GbE Fanless Embedded System with LGA1200 Socket 10th Gen Intel Xeon Core i9 i7 i5 i3 or Celeron Processor Intel W480E 2 HDMI 1 DisplayPort 6 USB 4 LAN and 9 to 48 VDC Please contact Axiomtek s distributors immediately in case any abovementioned items are missing ...

Page 21: ...1 Installation of CPU Step 1 Turn off the system and unplug the power cord Step 2 Loosen four screws to remove top cover Step 3 Remove the warning label and disengage load lever Disengage load lever by pushing its hook down and then pulling it slightly outward Rotate load lever to open position at approximately 135 Rotate load plate to open position at approximately 150 Note Apply pressure to corn...

Page 22: ...hich aligns with connection 1 indicator chamfer on the socket and notice processor keying features that line up with posts along socket walls Grasp the processor with thumb and index finger along the top and bottom edges The socket will have cutouts for your fingers to fit into Carefully place the processor into the socket body vertically Caution Never touch fragile socket contacts to avoid damage...

Page 23: ...ep 5 Align pins of the CPU with pin holes of the socket While installing the CPU pay attention to the CPU s orientation by aligning the arrow mark on the CPU with the arrow key on the socket Step 6 Put the top cover and fasten four screws back onto the system ...

Page 24: ...m and unplug the power cord Step 2 Loosen three screws to remove bottom cover and Locate two SSD HDD within the red line as marked Step 3 Assembly each SSD HDD with the HDD bracket with 2 screws Step 4 Push the SATA drive tray to insert the connector firmly and fasten the screw to make sure the insertion is complete ...

Page 25: ...to remove bottom cover and locate M 2 mini card slot within the red line as marked Step 3 Please use the M 2 bracket and thermal pad from accessory attached the thermal pad on bracket as below red marked Step 4 Insert the M 2 mini card and fasten the two screws of the bracket Make sure the direction is correct Step 5 Put the bottom cover and fasten all screws back onto the system ...

Page 26: ...0 Step 1 Turn off the system and unplug the power cord Step 2 Loosen three screws to remove bottom cover and locate PCIe mini card slot within the red line as marked Step 3 Insert a mini PCIe module into the sockets and then fasten the screw Step 4 Put the bottom cover and fasten all screws back onto the system ...

Page 27: ...SECTION 3 JUMPER CONNECTOR SETTINGS Proper jumper settings configure the eBOX671A to meet various application needs Hereby all jumpers settings along with their default settings are listed for devices onboard 3 1 Locations of Jumpers Connectors PSB503 Top View ...

Page 28: ...per Connector Settings PSB503 Bottom View Note It is strongly recommended that any unmentioned jumper settings should not be modified without instructions by Axiomtek FAEs Any modifications without instructions might cause system failure ...

Page 29: ...criptions Settings JP1 Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults Default Normal Operation Short 1 2 Note How to setup Jumpers That a cap on a jumper is to close the jumper whereas that offs a jumper is to open the jumper Open Closed Pin1 2 Closed 3 2 1 Restore BIOS Optimal Defaults JP1 Put jumper clip to pin 2 3 for a few seconds then move it back to pin 1 2 This procedure is to restore BIOS optimal defaults ...

Page 30: ... Connector 3 3 3 Serial Port Connector 3 3 4 USB 3 2 Connector 3 3 5 Ethernet Connector 3 3 6 ATX Power On Off Button 3 3 7 Reset Button 3 3 8 Remote Power Switch Connector 3 3 9 AT ATX Quick Switch 3 3 10 Internal Connectors Sections SATA Signal Connector 3 3 11 SATA Power Connector 3 3 12 SIM Slot 3 3 13 Full Size Express Mini Card slot CN17 CN20 3 3 14 M 2 Key B CN26 3 3 15 Optional Audio 3 3 1...

Page 31: ... High Definition Multimedia Interface is a compact digital interface which is capable of transmitting high definition video and high resolution audio over a single cable Pins Signals Pins Signals HDMI1 4b 1 HDMI OUT_DATA2 11 GND 2 GND 12 HDMI OUT Clock 3 HDMI OUT_DATA2 13 N C 4 HDMI OUT_DATA1 14 N C 5 GND 15 HDMI OUT_SCL 6 HDMI OUT_DATA1 16 HDMI OUT_SDA 7 HDMI OUT_DATA0 17 GND 8 GND 18 5V 9 HDMI O...

Page 32: ...19 GND 10 DPB_LANE3 20 3 3V 3 3 4 Serial Port Connector CN3 CN18 CN21 The system has two serial ports COM1 COM2 are RS 232 422 485 ports COM3 COM4 are RS 232 Please refer to Chapter 4 for the detail of BIOS setting Pins RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect TX Data 2 RXD Receive Data TX Data 3 TXD Transmit Data RX No use 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready RX No use 5 GND Ground No use No use 6 DSR...

Page 33: ...GB s and ideally for installing USB peripherals such as scanner camera and USB devices etc Pins Signal USB Port 0 Pins Signal USB Port 1 1 USB_VCC 5V level standby power 10 USB_VCC 5V level standby power 2 USB_Data 11 USB_Data 3 USB_Data 12 USB_Data 4 GND 13 GND 5 SSRX 14 SSRX 6 SSRX 15 SSRX 7 GND 16 GND 8 SSTX 17 SSTX 9 SSTX 18 SSTX CN5 CN30 are USB3 2 gen2 CN6 is one port USB3 2 gen2 one port US...

Page 34: ...users to control eBOX671A power on off Functions Descriptions On Turn on off system Off Keep system status 3 3 8 ATX Power on off SW2 The Reset button can allow users to reset eBOX671A system Functions Descriptions On Reset system Off Keep system status Pins LAN Signal Pins LAN Signal L1 MDI0 L5 MDI2 L2 MDI0 L6 MDI2 L3 MDI1 L7 MDI3 L4 MDI1 L8 MDI3 A Activity link LED Yellow OFF No link Blinking Li...

Page 35: ...the system will be automatically power on without pressing soft power button during power input we can use this switch to achieve auto power on demand 3 3 11 SATA Connector SATA1 2 These Serial Advanced Technology Attachment Serial ATA or SATA connectors are for high speed SATA interfaces They are computer bus interfaces for connecting to devices such as hard disk drives This board has two SATA 3 ...

Page 36: ...13 SIM Card Slots SCN1 CN22 The eBOX671A includes two SIM slots SCN1 on top side of the system that support M 2 Key B for CN26 CN22 on bottom side that support mini PCIe slot for CN20 It is mainly used in wireless network application on CN20 and CN26 SCN1 CN22 Pins Signals 1 12V level 2 GND 3 GND 4 5V level Pins Signals 1 PWR 2 RST 3 CLK 4 NC 5 GND 6 VPP 7 I O 8 NC ...

Page 37: ...TA of BIOS setting to enable or disable mSATA supported CN20 support SIM slot CN17 Pins Signals Pins Signals 1 WAKE 2 3 3VSB 3 No use 4 GND 5 No use 6 1 5V 7 CLKREQ 8 No use 9 GND 10 No use 11 REFCLK 12 No use 13 REFCLK 14 No use 15 GND 16 No use 17 No use 18 GND 19 No use 20 W_DISABLE 21 GND 22 PERST 23 PE_RXN3 SATA_RXP 24 3 3VSB 25 PE_RXP3 SATA_RXN 26 GND 27 GND 28 1 5V 29 GND 30 SMB_CLK 31 PE_T...

Page 38: ...RESET 15 GND 16 SIM_VPP 17 No use 18 GND 19 No use 20 W_DISABLE 21 GND 22 PERST 23 PE_RXN3 mSATA SATA_RXP 24 3 3VSB 25 PE_RXP3 mSATA SATA_RXN 26 GND 27 GND 28 1 5V 29 GND 30 SMB_CLK 31 PE_TXN3 mSATA SATA_TXN 32 SMB_DATA 33 PE_TXP3 mSATA SATA_TXP 34 GND 35 GND 36 USB_D8 37 GND 38 USB_D8 39 3 3VSB 40 GND 41 3 3VSB 42 No use 43 GND 44 No use 45 No use 46 No use 47 No use 48 1 5V 49 No use 50 GND 51 N...

Page 39: ... 16 Key B 17 Key B 18 Key B 19 Key B 20 NC 21 NC 22 NC 23 NC 24 NC 25 NC 26 NC 27 GND 28 NC 29 USB3 1 Tx 30 UIM RESET 31 USB3 1 Tx 32 UIM CLK O 33 GND 34 UIM DATA I O 35 USB3 1 Rx 36 UIM PWR O 37 USB3 1 Rx 38 NC 39 GND 40 NC 41 PERn0 42 NC 43 PERp0 44 NC 45 GND 46 NC 47 PETn0 48 NC 49 PETp0 50 PERST 51 GND 52 CLKREQ 53 REFCLKn 54 PEWAKE 55 REFCLKp 56 NC 57 GND 58 NC 59 NC 60 NC 61 NC 62 NC 63 NC 6...

Page 40: ...ional The system is equipped with 16bit programmable Digital I O please refer to the following table to get default pin define Default is 8in 8out The digital I O can be configured to control cash drawers and sense warning signals from an Uninterrupted Power System UPS or perform store security control You may use software programming to control these digital signals Pins Signals Pins Signals 1 Do...

Page 41: ...up navigation process These keys include F1 F2 Enter ESC Arrow keys and so on Note Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another Hot Keys Descriptions Left Right The Left and Right Arrow keys allow users to select a setup screen Up Down The Up and Down Arrow keys allow users to select a setup screen or sub screen Plus Minus The Plus and Minus Arrow keys allow users to change the fi...

Page 42: ...creen is also shown below BIOS Information Display the auto detected BIOS information System Language Choose the system default language System Date Time Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY for...

Page 43: ...m devices Users can select any items in the left frame of the screen to go to sub menus ACPI Settings Trusted Computing CPU Configurations SATA RST Configuration NCT6116D Super IO Configuration NCT6116D Hardware Monitor PCH FW Configuration AMT Configuration USB Configuration Device Configuration For items marked with please press Enter for more options ...

Page 44: ...select options for the ACPI configuration and change the value of the selected option A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen ACPI Sleep State When the sleep button is pressed the system will be in the ACPI sleep state The default is S3 Suspend to RAM ...

Page 45: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual BIOS Setup Utility 37 Trust Computing If users install a security device such as TPM users will see the following information for the TPM device and status ...

Page 46: ...e can utilize the additional hardware capabilities It allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications independently hence enabling a single computer system to work as several virtual systems Active Processor Cores Number of cores to enable in each processor package Intel R SpeedStep tm Allows more than two frequency ranges to be supported Turbo Mode Enable Disable processor Tu...

Page 47: ...an see the currently installed hardware in the SATA ports During system boot up the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices SATA Mode Selection AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface mode is how SATA controller s operate Serial ATA Port 1 4 It shows the device installed in connector SATA1 4 ...

Page 48: ...change the value of the selected option A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen For items marked with please press Enter for more options Serial Port 1 4 COM1 4 Configurations Use these items to set parameters related to serial ports COM1 2 RS232 422 485 Use these items to set parameters related to serial ports COM3 4 RS232 only ...

Page 49: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual BIOS Setup Utility 41 Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 ...

Page 50: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual 42 BIOS Setup Utility Serial Port 3 Serial Port 4 ...

Page 51: ...s user s Manual BIOS Setup Utility 43 NCT6116D Hardware Monitor This screen monitors hardware health status This screen displays the temperature of system and CPU as well as system voltages VCORE 3 3V 5V STBY and 5V ...

Page 52: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual 44 BIOS Setup Utility PCH FW Configuration This screen shows ME Firmware information ...

Page 53: ...ies user s Manual BIOS Setup Utility 45 AMT Configurations Users can use this screen to configure AMT parameters Intel AMT Enable or disable Intel Active Management Technology BIOS Extension The default is enabled ...

Page 54: ... The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by XHCI driver USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enable Disable USB Mass Storage Driver Support USB transfer time out The time out value for Control Bulk and Interrupt transfers Device reset time out USB mass storage device Start Unit command time out Device power up delay Maximum time the device will take before it properly reports itself to the Host Con...

Page 55: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual BIOS Setup Utility 47 Device Configurations Users can use this screen to configure Device configurations ...

Page 56: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual 48 BIOS Setup Utility ...

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Page 58: ... The Chipset menu allows users to change the advanced chipset settings Users can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menus System Agent SA Configurations PCH IO Configurations For items marked with please press Enter for more options ...

Page 59: ...ons VT d VT d capability Graphics Configuration Use this item to configure internal graphics controller Memory Configuration Use this item to refer to the information related to system memory PEG Port Configuration Open the sub menu for parameters related to PEG port configuration ...

Page 60: ...52 BIOS Setup Utility Graphic Configurations Primary IGFX Boot Display Select the video device which will be activated during POST Power On Self Test The default is Auto Internal Graphics Keep IGFX enabled based on the setup options ...

Page 61: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual BIOS Setup Utility 53 Memory Configurations This screen shows the system memory information ...

Page 62: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual 54 BIOS Setup Utility PEG Port Configuration This screen shows PEG Port POE Port feature information Max Link Speed Configure PEG 0 1 0 Max Speed ...

Page 63: ...eBOX671A Series user s Manual BIOS Setup Utility 55 PEG Port Feature Configuration This screen shows PEG port feature configuration ...

Page 64: ...al 56 BIOS Setup Utility PCH IO Configurations This screen allows users to set PCH parameters PCH LAN Controller Enable or disable onboard PCH LAN controller Wake on LAN Enable Enable or disable integrated LAN to wake the system ...

Page 65: ...tup Utility 57 Security Menu Administrator Password This item indicates whether an administrator password has been set installed or uninstalled User Password This item indicates whether a user password has been set installed or uninstalled ...

Page 66: ...urn to Standardmode Restore Factory Keys Use this item to force System to User Mode to install factory default SecureBoot key databases Reset To Setup Mode Select Yes and press Enter to restore the manufacturer default Secure Boot keys This will also reset the system to User mode The options are Yes and No Key Management Enables expert users to modify Secure boot policy variables without full auth...

Page 67: ...onds to wait for setup activation key where 65535 0xFFFF means indefinite waiting Bootup NumLock State Use this item to select the power on state for the keyboard NumLock Quiet Boot Select to display either POST output messages or a splash screen during boot up Boot Option Priorities These are settings for boot priority Specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices ...

Page 68: ...ges to the system configurations and return to Main Menu Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Save Exit menu and press Enter Select Yes to discard changes and exit Save Changes and Reset Having completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configurations take effect Select Save Changes and Reset from the Save Exit menu an...

Page 69: ...e Defaults It automatically sets all Setup options to a complete set of default settings when users select this option Select Restore Defaults from the Save Exit menu and press Enter Save as User Defaults Select this option to save system configuration changes done so far as User Defaults Select Save as User Defaults from the Save Exit menu and press Enter Restore User Defaults It automatically se...

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Page 71: ...tchdog timer is a counter that triggers a system reset when it counts down to zero from a preset value The software starts counter with an initial value and must reset it periodically If the counter ever reaches zero which means the software has crashed the system will reboot A 2 Sample Program include stdafx h include windows h include stdio h include tchar h include stdlib h ifdef _DEBUG define ...

Page 72: ...ll if hinstLibDLL NULL MessageBox Load diodll dll error MB_OK if hinstLibDLL lpFnDll_Get_IO LPFNDLLGETIOSPACE GetProcAddress GetModuleHandle diodll dll GetIoSpaceByte lpFnDll_Set_IO LPFNDLLSETIOSPACE GetProcAddress GetModuleHandle diodll dll SetIoSpaceByte printf Input Watch Dog Timer type 1 Second 2 Minute scanf d unit printf nInput Timer to countdown scanf d WDTtimer printf Start to countdown En...

Page 73: ...ll_Set_IO 0x2e 0xF5 WDTDATA lpFnDll_Get_IO 0x2f WDTDATA setbit WDTDATA 5 lpFnDll_Set_IO 0x2f WDTDATA else if unit 2 set WDT Timer lpFnDll_Set_IO 0x2e 0xF6 lpFnDll_Set_IO 0x2f WDTtimer set watchdog time unit to min lpFnDll_Set_IO 0x2e 0xF5 WDTDATA lpFnDll_Get_IO 0x2f WDTDATA setbit WDTDATA 3 lpFnDll_Set_IO 0x2f WDTDATA start watchdog counting lpFnDll_Set_IO 0x2e 0xF5 WDTDATA lpFnDll_Get_IO 0x2f WDT...

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Page 75: ...he steps below to configure SATA hard drive s 1 Install SATA hard drive s in your system 2 Enter the BIOS Setup to configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence 3 Configure RAID by the RAID BIOS 1 Installing SATA hard drive s in your system Connect one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port s on the board Then connect the power c...

Page 76: ...e Del button to enter BIOS Setup during running POST Power On Self Test If you want to create RAID just go to the Advanced Settings menu SATA Configuration select the SATA Mode Selection and press Enter for more options When a list of options appears please select RAID 2 2 Save and exit the BIOS Setup ...

Page 77: ...t want to create a RAID 3 1 After the POST memory testing and before the operating system booting a message Press Ctrl I to enter Configuration Utility shows up accordingly press Ctrl I to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility 3 2 After you press Ctrl I the Create RAID Volume screen will appear If you want to create a RAID array select the Create RAID Volume option in the Main Menu and press Enter ...

Page 78: ...e Create Volume Menu screen you can type the disk array name with 1 16 letters letters cannot be special characters in the item Name 3 4 When finished press Enter to select a RAID level There are three RAID levels RAID0 RAID1 and RAID5 and RAID10 Select a RAID level and press Enter ...

Page 79: ...tripe block size The KB is the standard unit of stripe block size The stripe block size can be 4KB to 128KB After the setting press Enter for the array capacity 3 6 After setting all the items on the menu select Create Volume and press Enter to start creating the RAID array ...

Page 80: ...pting the confirmation press Y to create this volume or N to cancel the creation After the creation is completed you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in the Disk Volume Information section including RAID mode disk block size disk name and disk capacity etc ...

Page 81: ...ID volume If you want to delete a RAID volume select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu Press Enter and follow on screen instructions Please press Esc to exit the RAID BIOS utility Now you can proceed to install a SATA driver controller and the operating system ...

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