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Chapter1

Motherboard Description

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1 Motherboard Description

1.1 Features

1.1.1 Hardware

CPU

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The Pentium

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processors (FC-PGA) and Celeron

(FC-PGA)

processor (533MHz and > 566MHz) and Tualatin (FC-PGA2)
processor the new generation power for high-end workstations and
servers.

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Provides Socket 370.

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Running at 66 MHz,100 MHz and 133MHz Front Side Bus frequency.

Speed

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Supports from 533 MHz to 1.2 GHz CPU core speeds.

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Supports 33MHz PCI Bus speed.

DRAM Memory

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Provides three DIMM module sockets.

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Supports 3.3V unbuffered 168pin Synchronous DRAM modules.

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Supports a maximum memory size of 512 MB with SDRAM.

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100/133MHz Bus frequency.

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Supports up to 3 double sided DIMMs at 100 MHz system memory
bus.

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Supports up to 2 double sided or 3 single sided DIMMs at 133 MHz
system memory bus.

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No registered DIMM supported.

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No ECC SDRAM supported.

Shadow RAM

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Supports shadowing of system BIOS into RAM for faster performance.

Green PC Power Management Functionality

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BIOS supported power management.

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Power down timer from 1 min to 1 Hour.

Summary of Contents for M6TSU

Page 1: ...and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commun...

Page 2: ...ME Windows XP and Windows 2000 are products of Microsoft Corp with its ownership of trademark and are distributed by the Vendor under a license agreement All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved Canadian D O C Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus ...

Page 3: ...rd 1 8 1 2 3 Quick Reference 1 9 1 3 CPU Installation 1 10 1 3 1 CPU Installation Procedure Socket 370 1 10 1 3 2 CPU Fan Header JCFAN1 1 11 1 3 3 System Fan Header JSFAN2 1 11 1 4 RAM Module Installation 1 12 1 4 1 DIMM 1 12 1 4 2 How to install a DIMM Module 1 13 1 5 Slots 1 14 1 5 1 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 1 15 1 5 2 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot Slave only 1 15 1 5 3 PCI Peri...

Page 4: ... 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 1 22 1 7 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connectors JKBMS1 1 22 1 7 2 USB Connector JUSB1 1 23 1 7 3 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports 1 24 1 7 3 1 The Serial Interface JCOM1 JCOM2 1 24 1 7 3 2 Parallel Interface Port JPRNT1 1 26 1 7 4 Game Joystick MIDI Port Connector JGAME1 1 27 1 7 5 Audio Port Connectors JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 1 27 1 7 6 Audio Subsystem 1 28 1 7 6 1 AUX Audio in...

Page 5: ...tage Control 2 29 3 RAID BIOS Setting Optional 3 1 3 1 Getting Started 3 1 3 1 1 Introduction 3 1 3 1 2 Main Features Benefits 3 1 3 2 Installation of Driver 3 2 3 2 1 Introduction 3 2 3 2 2 Windows 98 ME 3 2 3 2 3 Windows NT4 0 3 4 3 2 4 Windows 2000 3 6 3 3 Use RAID Administrator 3 9 3 3 1 Install RAID Administrator 3 9 3 3 2 Run RAID Administrator 3 10 3 3 3 Create Stripe Array RAID 0 for Perfo...

Page 6: ...8 3 3 10 Set Transfer Mode 3 29 3 3 11 Device Status 3 30 3 3 12 Hot swapping Hard Disks of Mirror Array 3 31 3 3 13 Event Log 3 32 3 4 BIOS Configuration 3 33 3 4 1 Enter into BIOS Configuration Utility 3 33 3 4 2 Create RAID 3 34 3 4 3 Delete RAID 3 35 3 4 4 Rebuild Mirror Array 3 35 3 4 5 Add Spare Disk 3 36 3 4 6 Remove Spare Disk 3 36 3 4 7 Set Disk Mode 3 36 3 4 8 Set Boot Disk 3 37 4 Troubl...

Page 7: ...6TSU Highlights 8 Contains on board I O facilities which include two serial ports a parallel port a PS 2 mouse port a PS 2 keyboard port audio ports USB ports and a game port 8 Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD ROM Drives 8 Supports the Intel Pentium Socket 370 processor a leading edge processor which brings to you the latest technology in microarchitecture...

Page 8: ...eeds Supports 33MHz PCI Bus speed DRAM Memory Provides three DIMM module sockets Supports 3 3V unbuffered 168pin Synchronous DRAM modules Supports a maximum memory size of 512 MB with SDRAM 100 133MHz Bus frequency Supports up to 3 double sided DIMMs at 100 MHz system memory bus Supports up to 2 double sided or 3 single sided DIMMs at 133 MHz system memory bus No registered DIMM supported No ECC S...

Page 9: ...ROM Supports high capacity hard disk drives Supports LBA mode Driver detected by BIOS Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Supports AGP 2 0 including 4X AGP data transfers High priority access support Hierarchical PCI configuration mechanism Supports via dual mode buffers to allow AGP 2 0 3 3V or 1 5V signaling AC 97 Sound Codec Onboard AC LINK protocol compliance AC 97 2 1 compliant Single chip audio CO...

Page 10: ...0MB S operation per ATA channel Support up to 66MHz PCI bus Clock One PCI function supports two independent ATA channels Dedicated ATA Bus ATA clock independent from PCI bus Optional between external 50Hz ATA bus clock or internal PLL 256Byte FIFO per ATA channel Large FIFO independent Easy Plug and Play feature Supports up to 4 IDE devices Coexist with on board IDE Supports Hard Drive with capaci...

Page 11: ...System Hardware Monitor Integrated temperature and voltage monitoring to detect levels above or below acceptable values 12V 12V 5V 3 3V 2 5V VTT 1 5V VCCORE CPU Voltage When suggested ratings for temperature fan speed or voltage are exceeded an interrupt is activated Fan speed sensors System Speed Selection Front side bus frequency may selected by the BIOS Universal Serial Bus Supports two Univers...

Page 12: ...y Ratio 1 1 3 Software Operating Systems Offers the highest performance for MS DOS Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 9x Windows ME Windows XP Novell LINUX Red Hat 7 0 UNIX SCO UNIX etc 1 1 4 Accessories HDD Cable FDD Cable Rear I O Panel for ATX Case Optional CD for sound VGA IDE drivers and modem driver utilities Front USB cable Optional ...

Page 13: ...E Secondary UltraDMA 33 66 100 USB PCI CNTRL PCI ADDR DATA LPC Bus Game Port 370 Pin Socket Processor USB Port 3 USB Port 4 USB Port 2 Intel 82815EP B Step 82801BA Hub Interface AC 97 Link CNR PCI CONN 3 FirmWare Hub PCI CONN 4 PCI CONN 5 PCI CONN 6 HIGH POINT HTP370 IDE Primary IDE Secondary UltraDMA 33 66 100 RAID0 1 0 1 M6TSU ATX FSB 133 100MHz SUPPORTS 3 DIMMS SUPPORTS 1 AGP SLOT SUPPORTS 6 PC...

Page 14: ...DE2 IDE1 AGP1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 CNR1 JPANEL1 JUSB2 JCMOS1 JSFAN1 JWOL1 JCOM2 INTEL 82815EP INTEL 82801BA FLOPPY DISK CONN SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 AGP SLOT PCI SLOT PCI SLOT PCI SLOT CNR SLOT Winbond I O FWH BIOS SOCKET 370 PCI SLOT PCI SLOT PCI SLOT PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 RAID IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN ROM1 U41 JAUIO1 JCDIN1 JCDIN2 JTAD1 JAUX1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 23 24 JDIMMPWR...

Page 15: ...per JCMOS1 E Front Audio Header JAUDIO1 P FDD Connector FDD1 F CD ROM Audio Header JCDIN1 Q IDE Connectors IDE1 2 G Telephony Audio Header JTAD1 R DIMM Power Connector H Auxiliary Audio Header JAUX1 JDIMMPWR1 I Wake On LAN Header JWOL1 S ATX Power Connector JATXPWR1 J CNR Slot CNR1 T DIMM Sockets DIMM1 3 K System FAN Header JSFAN1 U CPU FAN Header JCFAN1 NOTE The mark represent the function is opt...

Page 16: ...0 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin A with the white dot cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lever down to complete the installation S o c k e t 3 7 0 ...

Page 17: ...rboard Description 1 11 1 3 2 CPU Fan Header JCFAN1 Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12v 3 FAN R P M Signal input 1 3 3 System Fan Header JSFAN2 Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12v 3 FAN R P M Signal input JCFAN1 JSFAN1 1 1 ...

Page 18: ...28M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 512 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 96 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 160 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 288 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 128 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 192 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 320 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 192 M 32M x 1 pc 32M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 256 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 384 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc ...

Page 19: ...has an asymmetrical notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90 degree angle then push down vertically so that it will fit into place 3 The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memory modules in place ...

Page 20: ... and connect them to the system bus Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard s features and capabilities With these efficient facilities you can increase the motherboard s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system AGP Slot PCI Slots CNR Slot ...

Page 21: ...P card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance especially with 3D graphics 1 5 2 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot Slave only The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and that defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports audio network and modem only 1 5 3 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This mother...

Page 22: ...s power supply front panel signal revelation IDE hard disk connection floppy disk connection Wake On LAN function and Front USB connection Noticeably a jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap allowing you to select different system options JWOL1 1 1 1 JUSB2 JPANEL1 JUSB2 JCMOS1 RAID RAID2 RAID1 FDD1 IDE2 IDE1 JDIMMPWR1 JATXPWR1 ...

Page 23: ...18 KEY 19 NA 20 KEY 21 VCC5 22 Ground 23 IRTX IrDA Connector 24 IRRX IrDA Connector Speaker Connector An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector The speaker onboard or offboard provides error beep code information during the Power On Self Test when the computer cannot use the...

Page 24: ...ionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops PDA is possible Sleep Button Green Button This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the monitor and the hard disk when not in use To configure this option you need to connect a button from the front panel to this connector Depressing the button will power down the monitor and hard drives until the system is invoked...

Page 25: ...s power connector supports instant power on functionality which means that the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 3 3 V 11 3 3 V 2 3 3 V 12 12 V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5 V 14 PS_ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5 V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW_OK 18 5 V Optional 9 5V_SB 19 5 V 10 12 V 20 5 V 1 6 3 DIMM Power Header JDIMMPWR1 PI...

Page 26: ... hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second hard drive on IDE1 to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive The configuration is similar to IDE1 The second driver on this controller must be set to slave mode 1 6 5 Floppy Disk C...

Page 27: ...JCOMS1 Assignment 1 3 1 2 Closed Normal Operation default 1 3 2 3 Closed Plug out the power cable before clear CMOS Data 1 6 8 Front USB Header JUSB2 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5V 2 5V 3 USB1 Data 4 USB2 Data 5 USB1 Data 6 USB2 Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 Over Current ...

Page 28: ...1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connectors JKBMS1 The motherboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse Keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse Keyboard directly into this connector The connector location and pin definition are shown below PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse USB COM1 Parallel Game Port Front Speaker Out Line In Rear Speaker Out Mic In JPRNT1 JGAME1 COM2 COM1 COM2 JKBM...

Page 29: ... 7 2 USB Connector JUSB1 The motherboard provides an UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus roots for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse and other USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector Stacked USB Connectors Pin Assignment 1 5 V fused 2 USBP0 USBP1 3 USBP0 USBP1 4 Ground USB 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 30: ... printers modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port The serial port can also be used to connect your computer with another computer system If you wish to transfer the contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by using each machine s serial port The serial ports on this system have two 9 pin connector Some older computer systems and peripherals ...

Page 31: ...ach pin on the 9 pin connector and some of the 25 pin connector This information can be used when configuring certain software programs to work with the serial port Signal Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN DCD Data Carrier Detect 1 8 RX Receive Data 2 3 TX Transmit Data 3 2 DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 20 GND Signal Ground 5 7 DSR Data Set Ready 6 6 RTS Request to Send 7 4 CTS Clear to Send 8 5 RI Ring Indicator...

Page 32: ... port the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers The parallel port on you system has a 25 pin DB25 connector see picture below The pin out for the parallel port are shown in the table below Signal Pin Strobe 1 Data 0 2 Data 1 3 Data 2 4 Data 3 5 Data 4 6 Data 5 7 Data 6 8 Data 7 9 Ack 10 Busy 11 Paper Empty 12 Select 13 Auto FDXT 14 Error 15 Init 16 SLCTN 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Gro...

Page 33: ...it professional music by connecting MIDI devices 1 7 5 Audio Port Connectors JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 Speaker Out is used to connect speakers or headphones for audio output Line In can be connected to the external CD player Tape player or other audio devices for audio input Mic In is used to connect a microphone which allows you to input sounds and voices Game Joystick MIDI Speaker Out Line In Mic In ...

Page 34: ...erboard Description 1 28 1 7 6 Audio Subsystem 1 7 6 1 AUX Audio in Header JAUX1 Optional Pin No Assignment 1 Left Channel Aux in 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Aux in JAUDIO1 JAUX1 JTAD1 JCDIN1 JCDIN2 1 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 35: ...signment Pin No Assignment 1 MIC_in 2 Ground 3 5V 4 5V 5 Audio_out_R 6 Speaker_out_R 7 HIP_on 8 Pin Removed as key pin 9 Audio_out_L 10 Speaker_out_L 1 7 6 4 CD Audio In Headers JCDIN1 JCDIN2 Pin No of JCDIN2 Assignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Input Pin No of JCDIN1 Assignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Right Channel Input 4 Ground ...

Page 36: ...d the Award BIOS but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System C...

Page 37: ...on Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes...

Page 38: ...ng the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board ...

Page 39: ...ou to monitor the hardware of your system Frequency Voltage Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly recommended not to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M B damage Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal stable performance for your system to operate Loa...

Page 40: ...Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password If the Supervisor Password is set and the User Password is set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Save Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during...

Page 41: ...in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the PgUp or PgDn keys to select the value you want in each item Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup ...

Page 42: ...ed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Drive A Drive B 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None...

Page 43: ...k Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 44: ...tem from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The Choices Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN HPT370 Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Enabled Disabled default Report No FDD For WIN 95 Whether report no FDD for Win 95 or not The Choices No default Yes ...

Page 45: ...ower On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self Test POST to execute after you power up the computer Enabled default Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock State after power on On default Numpad is number keys Off Numpad is arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down the keystroke will repeat at a r...

Page 46: ...sword is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu APIC Mode Selecting Enabeld enables ACPI device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating system The Choices Enabeld default Disabled MPS Version Control For OS The BIOS supports versions 1 1 and 1 4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification Select the version supported by the ...

Page 47: ...nications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes...

Page 48: ...GP Graphics Aperture Size This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Fast gives faster performance and Slow gives more stable performance This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system The Choices 64MB default 132MB System Memory Frequency This item allows you to select system memory...

Page 49: ...al Press Enter next to the Onchip IDE Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate each channel separately The Choices Enabled default Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The IDE...

Page 50: ...r read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector the drive can support The Choices Enabled default Disabled USB Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB...

Page 51: ...cond serial ports The Choices Disabled Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal default ASKIR IrDA RxD TxD Active The item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Hi Lo default Hi Hi Lo Hi Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to...

Page 52: ...hich I O Address The Choices 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP SPP default Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel Port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP EPP mode Normal Supports EPP or ECP mode EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 ...

Page 53: ...ess Game Port I O Address The Choices 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I O Address The Choices 330 default 300 290 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use The Choices 10 default 5 ...

Page 54: ...ower up power down features Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM ...

Page 55: ...xed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr ...

Page 56: ...Initial display power management signaling Video Off In Suspend This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked The Choices No default Yes Suspend Type Select the Suspend Type The Choices Stop Grant default PwrOn Suspend Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use The Choices NA default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of syste...

Page 57: ...a soft off state The Choices Enabled default Disabled PWRON After PWR Fail This field determines the action the system will automatically take when power is restored to a system that had lost power previously without any subsequent manual intervention There are 3 sources that provide current to the CMOS area that retains these Power On instructions the motherboard battery 3V the Power Supply 5VSB ...

Page 58: ...e Date and Time Alarm Date of Month Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose shat hour minute and second the system will boot up Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work Reload Global Timer Events Reload Global Timer Events are I O events whose occurren...

Page 59: ... PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved in t...

Page 60: ... that a resource is assigned to the PCI Bus or provides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals The Choices Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By By Choosing Auto ESCD default the system BIOS will detect the system resources and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA channel for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ DMA for add on cards Be sure that...

Page 61: ...his the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the ...

Page 62: ...g POST stage The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choices 3 sec default 2 sec 1 sec None CPU Warning Temperature The item will prevent CPU from overheating The Choices Disabled default 50O C 122O F 53O C 127O F 56O C 133O F 60O C 140O F 63O C 145O F 66O C 151O F 70O C 158O F Current CPU Temperature Show you the current CPU1 temperature Current SYSFAN Speed ...

Page 63: ...t CPUFAN speed CPU Voltage 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 5V 12V 5V 12V 5V 12V Detect the system s voltage status automatically Shutdown Temperature This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60O C 140O F 65O C 149O F 70O C 158O F 75O C 167O F ...

Page 64: ...ntrol Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk This item allows you to enable disable auto Detect DIMM PCI Clock The Choices Enabled default Disabled CPU Host PCI Clock This item allows you to select Default or select a timing combination for the CPU and the PCI bus The Choices 66 default 166 ...

Page 65: ...g the JCOMS1 2 3 closed as ON status All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting Method 2 Press the Insert key and Power button simultaneously after that keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen showed This action will boot up the system according to FSB of the processor It s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in default setting If the CPU Vcore and clock are...

Page 66: ...low are the main features and benefits of RAID Administrator 1 Support RAID 0 1 0 1 JBOD 2 Support Ultra ATA100 UDMA Mode 5 high performance hard disk 3 Support up to 4 hard disks in connection 4 Support hot swapping hard disks of mirror array 5 Support independent use of hard disk 6 Support such operating systems as Windows98 ME Windows NT4 0 Windows 2000 7 Support GUI software for RAID managemen...

Page 67: ...rol Panel then double click on Add New Hardware icon 3 Click Next in the popup window to continue 4 A dialog box will appear and ask whether to let windows search new hardware Select No I want to select the hardware form a list Then click Next to continue 5 Hardwares of different types will be shown in the follow on window Select SCSI Controllers and then click Next to continue 6 Insert the floppy...

Page 68: ... select Property item from the popup menu 2 Select Device Manager item from the popup window If there are two device items under SCSI Controllers it indicates that the driver has been installed properly If you cannot find these two above mentioned device items or there are or on device icon it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed and needs reinstallation ...

Page 69: ...specting your computer s hardware configuration 2 Press F6 key the installation will continue Later installation pro gram will remind user to press S key to specify other devices Please press S key 3 In the follow on Device Type window select Other item then press Enter to confirm 4 The installation program will prompt users to insert the floppy disk of driver Please insert it and then press Enter...

Page 70: ...installed and the computer restarted 1 Click Start Setup Control Panel and then double click SCSI Adapter item 2 If there is HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller item in the popup window it indicates that the driver has been successfully installed Otherwise users need to reinstall the driver ...

Page 71: ... to continue 4 Then the system will ask Did you want Windows to search for your new hardware Please select No I want to select the hardware from a list Then click Next to continue 5 In the follow on window of device types select SCSI and RAID controllers then click Next to continue 6 In the follow on window select Have Disk 7 Please insert the floppy disk of driver and input path name A Win2k into...

Page 72: ...inue 4 Insert the floppy disk of driver then press Enter to continue 5 The system will ask whether to install driver under WinNT or under Windows 2000 please select to install driver under Windows 2000 6 The follow on interface will list the devices to be installed in which HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller item should be included If users want to install other devices please operate at this time...

Page 73: ...ght click My Computer icon select Property item in the popup menu 2 In the popup window select Hardware item and then click Device Manager button If there is HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller item in the popup Device Manager window it indicates that the driver has been successfully installed Otherwise please reinstall the driver ...

Page 74: ...ck the setup program file Setup Program Driver Chipset Hpoint RAID setup exe 3 Click OK button follow the program prompt to finish the installation 4 After the installation is complete restart the computer With the implicit option the setup program will create program group Start Program RAID Administrator This program group contains the following contents RAID Administrator running program RAID H...

Page 75: ...in interface of RAID Administrator will come up see below Tool Bar It provides shortcut way to execute the common commands Commands shown by Tool Bar can also be found under Configuration menu Disk Tree It shows the connecting information of all hard disks in two ways View by Device and View by Adapter Status Pane It lists the information and working status of selected hard disks or disk arrays ...

Page 76: ...for Performance The following steps shall be taken to create the stripe array 1 Click Stripe icon on the tool bar 2 Select the stripe size in the follow on window and then click Next button 3 In the follow on dialog box select a hard disk from Available Disks column ...

Page 77: ...Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting 3 12 4 Add it into Stripe Array Member Disks column by clicking the corresponding arrow button 5 Continue to select the other hard disk from Available Disks column ...

Page 78: ...ks column by clicking the corresponding arrow button Then click Next button 7 In the follow on dialog box click Create button to create stripe array or click Cancel button to cancel this creation If the cancel operation has been selected the system will remain unchanged ...

Page 79: ...shut down all other programs Then click Yes to restart the computer or select No to restart the computer later 9 After you restart your computer please remember to run FDISK in DOS mode in order to let your computer find all your hard disks and the completely finished RAID 0 array ...

Page 80: ... the smallest HD capacity Suggestion 1 When selecting the strip size if the user does not know which one is suitable please select the default size 64K 2 In order to avoid the capacity waste try to use hard disks with the identical capacity to create stripe array 3 For the consideration of performance if two hard disks are used please connect them to different IDE channels respectively Warning The...

Page 81: ...AID 1 for Data Protection The following steps shall be taken to create the mirror array 1 Click Mirror icon on the tool bar 2 In the follow on dialog box select a hard disk from Available Disks column 3 Then add it into Source Disk column or Mirror Disk column ...

Page 82: ...uble Shooting 3 17 respectively by clicking the corresponding arrow button 4 Continue to select the other hard disk from Available Disks column 5 Add it into Source Disk column or Mirror Disk column respectively by ...

Page 83: ...pare Disk item Then select hard disks from Available Disks column and add it into Use Spare Disk column Note This function only works when you use more than three hard disks to create the array Illustration If the user has set a spare disk when the read write failure of either the source disk or the mirror disk the program will automatically use the left normal disk and the spare disk to rebuild t...

Page 84: ...ouble Shooting 3 19 6 After the creation is complete the program will prompt you to synchronize mirror select Yes to begin or No to cancel 7 If you select Yes the synchronization process will proceed as shown below ...

Page 85: ...ion of either the program will prompt you to restart your computer Then you can click Yes to restart the computer or select No to restart the computer later 9 After you restart your computer the creating mirror array process will be completely finished ...

Page 86: ...make only the data on the source disk be preserved while the data on both the mirror disk and the spare disk destroyed 3 3 5 Add Remove Spare Disk If the user does not want to set a spare disk during the creation of mirror he can add the spare disk into the mirror array later The user can also remove the spare disk that has been set The steps to add remove the spare disk are as follows 1 Select th...

Page 87: ...e creation of the mirror array is finished the user will be asked whether to synchronize mirror at once or not Select Yes to begin the synchronize operation or No to skip The status of the mirror array will remain locked if No selected to skip the synchronize operation The user may at any time synchronize mirror which is in either locked status or normal status The detailed steps to synchronize mi...

Page 88: ...hronize mirror manually Verify Mirror The operation of the verify mirror will compare the data on the source disk and that on the mirror disk If any discrepancy is found between them the program will ask the user to synchronize mirror to keep the data in the mirror array identical The detailed steps to verify mirror are as follows 1 Right click the mirror array to be verified 2 In the popup menu s...

Page 89: ... the creation or click Cancel button to cancel the creation If the user selects Cancel the system will remain unchanged 4 After the create operation is complete please shut down all other programs And then click Yes to restart the computer The user may also select No to restart the computer later Note At least two hard disks are needed in the creation of the span array Disks can be connected at an...

Page 90: ... Create 0 1 Array For Performance Data Protection The following steps shall be taken to create the 0 1 array 1 Click 0 1 icon on the tool bar 2 Select the stripe size 3 In the popup dialog box select the hard disks to be used and add them ...

Page 91: ...Cancel button to cancel the creation If the user selects Cancel the system will remain unchanged 4 When the creation is complete the program will ask the user to restart the computer 5 After you restart your computer please remember to run FDISK in DOS mode in order to let your computer find all your hard disks and the ...

Page 92: ...s the source disk shall be not larger than that of the stripe array as the mirror disk 4 The capacity of the 0 1 array is equal to that of the stripe array as the source disk 5 Version 1 11 RAID Administrator does not support disk hot swapping of RAID 0 1 array User must replace the failed disk after the computer is turned off and then rebuild the 0 1 array in BIOS Suggestion In order to avoid the...

Page 93: ...s complete shut down all other programs Then click Yes to restart the computer or select No to restart the computer later Note 1 Remove mirror array operation will generate two physical disks with the identical data on each 2 Remove 0 1 array operation will generate two stripe arrays with the identical data on each Warning 1 Remove stripe array operation will lead to the data on the striping disks...

Page 94: ...K button to finish or click Cancel button to cancel If Cancel button is clicked the system will remain unchanged 5 The setting will take effect only after the restart of computer Suggestion 1 BIOS and driver of RAID Adapter can automatically detect the optimum transfer mode supported by the corresponding hard disk Usually no need to change the transfer mode 2 If the option box of transfer mode is ...

Page 95: ...so failure on either of them can be detected Suggestion When a failure occurs on a member disk of the mirror array this array will be labeled in error status At this time the mirror array can continue work normally with the other normal disk In order to avoid data loss due to the failure of the left disk the user shall settle the fault first and rebuild mirror with this left normal disk Warning 1 ...

Page 96: ...ew mirror array that will be automatically synchonized to keep the data on its member disks identical Hot swapping hard disks of mirror array can quick recover the failed mirror array without a shut down of the computer or a break off of the work thereby providing users with the maximum data security and the easiest operation Note The hard disk used to be a substitute for the failed one must keep ...

Page 97: ... operation information including event time description thereby providing reference for solving the problems in the operation of RAID Administrator Event log menu provides users with functions as follows Set Log File Set the log file for recording the events Clear Log Clear all the current records in the file Print Log Print the log Exit shut the event log window ...

Page 98: ...o enter into BIOS configuration utility The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below Menu It displays all items of the operating command Help It displays the illustrating information of the current selection and the available operation prompts Channel Status It displays the status information of all devices in connection When it is active users can select the device to be operated ...

Page 99: ...r 6 Select the disks to be used for creating the disk array and press Enter to confirm in the channel status zone 7 Select 3 Start Creation Process and press Enter except that in the selection box you have selected Stripping RAID 0 for Performance 8 Press Y to continue when the warning message appears Note 1 If you have selected Stripping RAID 0 for Performance in the popup sub interface after the...

Page 100: ... menu zone select 3 Rebuild Mirror Array press Enter to confirm this operation and go to next 2 In the menu zone of the popup sub interface select 1 Select Source Disk None and press Enter to confirm 3 In the validated channel status zone select the source disk of the mirror array and then press Enter 4 In the menu zone of the popup sub interface select 2 Select Target Disk None and press Enter to...

Page 101: ... 5 In the validated channel status zone select the spare disk to be added and press Enter to confirm 3 4 6 Remove Spare Disk The following steps shall be taken to remove the spare disk 1 In the menu zone select 5 Remove Spare Disk and press Enter to confirm 2 The 1 Select Mirror Array None item appears in the menu zone of the popup sub interface 3 In the validated channel status zone select the sp...

Page 102: ...t Boot Disk item press Enter to confirm this operation and go to next 2 In the validated channel status zone use the arrow key to select the boot device and press Enter to confirm Note 1 The Set Boot Disk item appears on condition that no hard disk is connected to IDE on motherboard 2 After the boot disk is set its status will become Boot ...

Page 103: ...ble and wall socket are OK but system is still dead Contact technical support Faulty wall outlet circuit Breaker or fuse blown Plug in device known to work in socket and test Use different socket repair outlet reset circuit breaker or replace fuse PROBLEM System is inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit hard drive is spinning PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Memory DIMM...

Page 104: ...at hard disk if unable to do so the hard disk may be defective Contact technical support Hard disk directory or FAT is scrambled Run the FDISK program format the hard drive Copy data that was backed up onto hard drive Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time PROBLEM System only boots from CD ROM Hard disk can be read and applications ...

Page 105: ...ard drive Re install all saved data when completed PROBLEM Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Incorrect information entered into the configuration setup program Check the configuration program Replace any incorrect information Review system s equipment Make sure correct information is in setup PROBLEM Screen is blank PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS...

Page 106: ...alled in correct sockets Computer virus Use anti virus programs to detect and clean viruses PROBLEM Screen goes blank periodically PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Screen saver is enabled Disable screen saver PROBLEM Keyboard failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keyboard is disconnected Reconnect keyboard Check keys again if no improvement replace keyboard ...

Page 107: ...drive failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard drive cable not connected properly Check hard drive cable PROBLEM Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Master slave jumpers not set correctly Set master slave jumpers correctly Hard drives not compatible different manufacturers Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call drive manufact...

Page 108: ... SOLUTION CMOS setup has been changed Run setup and select correct drive type PROBLEM Certain keys do not function PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keys jammed or defective Replace keyboard PROBLEM Keyboard is locked no keys function PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keyboard is locked Unlock keyboard ...

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