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BIOS Setup

Intel RAID BIOS (LT600-DR only)

The Intel ICH7R chip allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives. It
supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5.

When the system powers-up and all drives have been detected, the
Intel BIOS status message screen will appear. Press the <Ctrl> and
<I> keys simultaneously to enter the utility. The utility allows you to
build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives.

Important:

Before creating RAID, make sure you have installed the Serial
ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won’t
be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility.

Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID.

Summary of Contents for LT600-DR/D/L

Page 1: ...LT600 DR D L System Board User s Manual 935 LT6003 000G A02820048 ...

Page 2: ...use of this manual and specifically disclaims any ex press or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer re serves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or en tity of...

Page 3: ...rticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following meas ures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an...

Page 4: ...System Board Layout System Memory CPU Jumper Settings Rear Panel I O Ports I O Connectors Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Award BIOS Setup Utility Intel RAID BIOS Updating the BIOS Chapter 4 Supported Softwares Chapter 5 RAID Appendix A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide Appendix B Watchdog Timer Appendix C System Error Message Appendix D Troubleshooting 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 14 14 16 20 25 29 40 56 56 98 99 101...

Page 5: ...s and product specifica tions 2 The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to physi cal abuse improper installation modification accidents or unau thorized repair of the product 3 Unless otherwise instructed in this user s manual the user may not under any circumstances attempt to perform service adjust ments or repairs on the product whether in or out of warranty It must be returned t...

Page 6: ... ends Important Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drive and other components Perform the upgrade in struction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain...

Page 7: ...ge may not come similar to the information listed above This may differ in accordance to the sales region or models in which it was sold For more infor mation about the standard package in your region please contact your dealer or sales representative Before Using the System Board Before using the system board prepare basic system components If you are installing the system board in a new system y...

Page 8: ...ory LT600 DR D Supports up to 2GB system memory LT600 L Supports non ECC x8 and x16 DIMMs Supports up to 1Gb DRAM densities Supports unbuffered DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 slot 6 PCI slots LT600 DR D 5 PCI slots LT600 L Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Realtek ALC662 5 1 channel High Definition Audio CODEC Six channel DAC support 16 20 24 bit PCM format for 5 1 channel audio solution Tw...

Page 9: ...nnectors 1 40 pin IDE connector and 1 floppy connector 1 24 pin ATX power connector and 1 4 pin 12V power connector 1 chassis open connector 1 front panel connector 3 fan connectors Award BIOS 8Mbit flash memory Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Manage ment Supports ACPI STR Suspend to RAM function Wake On Events include Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse Wake O...

Page 10: ...cycle The Intel northbridge chip comes integrated with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 delivering ex ceptional 3D graphics performance The audio jacks at the rear panel will support 5 1 channel audio only when the audio utility is configured to support this function The mic in at the rear will be disabled Use the front audio s mic in jack S PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format th...

Page 11: ...supports 12Mb second bandwidth while USB 2 0 supports 480Mb second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer speeds between your com puter and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals PCI Express is a high bandwidth I O infra structure that possesses the ability to scale speeds by forming multiple lanes The system board currently sup ports the ...

Page 12: ...S 2 key board or PS 2 mouse to power on the sys tem Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA This function allows you to use a USB key board or USB mouse to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5V_standby power source of your power sup ply must support 1 5A ...

Page 13: ...once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby when you shut down Windows 2000 XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files applications and operating system This is because the system is capable of stor ing all programs and data files during the entire operating session into RAM Random Access Memory when it powers off The oper ating session will resume e...

Page 14: ...14 2 Hardware Installation System Board Layout Chapter 2 Hardware Installation The LT600 DR board shown above uses the ICH7R southbridge On a LT600 D board it uses the ICH7 southbridge LT600 DR D ...

Page 15: ... power 1 System fan CPU fan 1 Front COM 2 1 1 FDD 1 Chassis open PCIE 1 1 1 SATA 1 1 SATA 0 1 SATA 3 SATA 2 1 1 PS 2 power select JP1 USB 0 3 power select JP3 Realtek RTL8111B Socket 775 Intel 945GC Intel ICH7 Audio codec USB 4 7 power select JP2 Battery panel SPI Flash BIOS Standby Power LED Power on select JP6 I O chip 1 1 S PDIF Front audio 1 1 Note The illustrations on the following pages are ...

Page 16: ...tion is not available you can provide some ESD protec tion by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist strap is unavailable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any proce dures requiring ESD protection DDR2 1 DDR2 2 DDR2 3 DDR2 4 The four DDR2 DIMM sockets on the system board are divided into 2 channels Channel...

Page 17: ...hannel provides better system performance because it doubles the data transfer rate DIMMs are on the same channel DIMMs in a channel can be identical or completely different However we highly rec ommend using identical DIMMs Not all slots need to be populated DIMMs of the same memory configura tion are on different channels Single Channel Dual Channel BIOS Setting Configure the system memory in th...

Page 18: ...ns are for reference only 1 Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down 2 Disconnect all power cords and cables 3 Locate the DDR2 socket on the system board 4 Push the ejector tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side Ejector tab 5 Note how the module is keyed to the socket DDR2 sockets Ejector tab Key Notch ...

Page 19: ...g the module by its edges position the module above the socket with the notch in the module aligned with the key on the socket The keying mechanism ensures the module can be plugged into the socket in only one way 8 The ejector tabs at the ends of the socket will automatically snap into the locked position to hold the module in place ...

Page 20: ...nd or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your and or contact pins are damaged contact your dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately dealer immediately 2 2 2 2 2 Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA re Make sure to keep the protective cap RMA re Make sure to keep the protec...

Page 21: ...mful parti cles Remove the protec tive cap only when you are about to install the CPU Protective cap Lever Cover 5 Lift the protective cap from the location pointed below to detach the cap from the cover Lift this part up 6 Unlock the socket by pushing the lever down moving it away from the side tab of the socket then lifting it up Lever lifted Tab 7 Now lift the cover Cover ...

Page 22: ... CPU by its edges and avoid touch ing the pins Pin 1 of the socket Gold mark 9 Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be in serted without exerting any force Important Do not force the CPU into the socket Forcing the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU ...

Page 23: ...sually contains the fan and heat sink assembly and an installation guide If the installa tion procedure in the installation guide differs from the one in this section please follow the installation guide in the package 1 Before you install the fan heat sink you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU The thermal paste is usually supplied when you purchase the CPU or fan heat sink assemb...

Page 24: ...ard must match the 4 mounting holes around the socket Position each stud so that the groove faces the heat sink then push it down firmly until it clicks into place Note You will not be able to secure the fan and heat sink assembly in place if the groove is facing outward 3 Connect the CPU fan s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board Mounting hole Mounting hole ...

Page 25: ...with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the power cord 2 Set JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On Wait for a few seconds and set JP5 back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 On 3 Now plug the power cord then power on the system X JP5 2 3 On Clear CMOS Data 1 2 On Normal default 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 26: ...e PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to wake up the system BIOS Setting Configure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the Inte grated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 720mA X JP1 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default 1 3 2 1 3 2 ...

Page 27: ...anagement Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On USB Keyboard Mouse function for 2 USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 1 5A For 3 or more USB ports the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support 2A X USB 0 3 JP3 2 3 On 5V_standby 1 2 On 5V default X USB 4 7 JP2 1 2 On 5V ...

Page 28: ... method of powering on the system If you want the system to power on whenever AC power comes in set JP6 pins 2 and 3 to On If you want to use the power button set pins 1 and 2 to On X JP6 2 3 On Power on via AC power 1 2 On Power on via power button default 3 1 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 29: ...llation Rear Panel I O Ports PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B LAN 1 Parallel Line in Line out Mic in USB 0 1 USB 2 3 COM 1 VGA LAN 2 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 K B LAN Parallel Line in Line out Mic in USB 0 1 USB 2 3 COM 1 VGA LT600 DR D LT600 L ...

Page 30: ...rds Warning Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard Failure to do so may dam age the system board Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse The Wake On PS 2 Keyboard Mouse function allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power on the system To use this function Jumper Setting JP1 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to PS 2 Power Select in this...

Page 31: ...onfigure the PS 2 keyboard mouse wake up function in the In tegrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important The 5V_standby power source of your power supply must sup port 720mA ...

Page 32: ...uper I O Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Setting SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Function Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP s data transfer rate Allows bidirectional parallel port op eration at maximum...

Page 33: ...e mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the serial port cable to this connector Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the connector BIOS Setting Configure the serial ports in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super I O Device section of th...

Page 34: ...you plug the monitor s cable connector into the VGA port gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place BIOS Setting Configure the onboard VGA in the Advanced Chipset Features submenu of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the graphics driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information VGA Port VGA W ...

Page 35: ...nal USB 2 0 1 1 ports The additional USB ports may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the con nector that is attached to the USB port cables to a USB connec tor BIOS Setting Configure USB in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more informa tion 1 ...

Page 36: ...evice to wake up a system from the S3 STR Suspend To RAM state To use this function Jumper Setting JP2 and or JP3 must be set to 2 3 On 5V_standby Refer to USB Power Select in this chapter for more information BIOS Setting USB KB Wake Up From S3 in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must be set to Enabled Refer to chapter 3 for more information Important If you are using the Wake On US...

Page 37: ...means of a network hub LT600 L is equipped with the LAN 1 port only BIOS Setting Configure the onboard LAN in the in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Onboard Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation Install the LAN driver Refer to chapter 4 for more information LAN 1 W W LAN 2 LT600 DR D only ...

Page 38: ...ernal microphone Line in Jack Light Blue This jack is used to connect any audio devices such as Hi fi set CD player tape player AM FM radio tuner synthesizer etc Line out Jack Lime This jack is used to connect a headphone or external speakers Line out Line in Mic in Front audio W W Rear Audio 1 2 10 9 Port1L GND Port1R Port2R Front sense Port2L Presence signal Port1 sense 1 return Key Port2 sense ...

Page 39: ...er An audio software application program will at the same time be installed into your system Refer to chapter 4 for more information 2 channel Line in Line out Mic in 4 channel Line in Front R L Rear R L 6 channel Center Subwoofer Front R L Rear R L Light Blue Lime Pink ...

Page 40: ...dware Installation I O Connectors CD in Internal Audio Connector The CD in connector is used to receive audio from a CD ROM drive TV tuner or MPEG card W 4 1 Left audio channel Right audio channel Ground Ground ...

Page 41: ...port Your S PDIF port may be mounted on a card edge bracket Install the card edge bracket to an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to this con nector Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of the connector W 1 5 5V Key SPDIF out GND N C ...

Page 42: ...tor provides powering on function of an external device that is connected to this connector Pins 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 Function GND DIO7 DIO6 DIO5 DIO4 DIO3 DIO2 DIO1 DIO0 GND Pins 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Function 12V 12V GND VCC VCC GND 5VSB 5VSB GND Digital I O Connector X 2 1 19 ...

Page 43: ...r Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable Install one end of the floppy disk drive cable into the shrouded floppy disk header on the system board and the other end most connector to the floppy drive The colored edge of the daisy chained ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of the connector BIOS Setting Enable or disable this function in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device field ...

Page 44: ...tor and the other end to your Serial ATA device BIOS Setting Configure the onboard Serial ATA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu OnChip IDE Device section of the BIOS Refer to chap ter 3 for more information Configuring RAID LT600 DR only The system board allows configuring RAID on Serial ATA drives Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configuring RAID SATA 1 SATA 3 SATA 2 SATA 0 1 7 GND TXP TXN GND...

Page 45: ...e Cable The IDE connector supports 2 devices a Master and a Slave Use an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board An IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them one that plugs into an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects to IDE devices The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for the Slave d...

Page 46: ...s from the same manufacturer In a few cases drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used to gether The problem lies in the hard drives not the system board Important If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD ROM drive that is set in Master mode please set the CD ROM drive to Slave mode Some ATAPI CD ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if incorrec...

Page 47: ...o connect the cable to the IrDA connector accord ing to their pin functions BIOS Setting Configure the onboard IrDA in the Integrated Peripherals submenu Super IO Device section of the BIOS Refer to chapter 3 for more information Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the IrDA function Refer to your operating system s manual or documentation ...

Page 48: ... cooling fans The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components BIOS Setting The PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS will display the current speed of the cooling fans Refer to chapter 3 for more information X CPU fan System fan X X 2nd fan 3 1 Ground Power Sense Sense 1 3 Ground Power 4 1 Sense Power Ground Speed Cont...

Page 49: ...ing you of a chassis intrusion event Hardware Monitor for Windows Install the Hardware Monitor for Windows utility By default the chassis intrusion detection function is disabled When enabled a warning message will appear when the chassis is open The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound when the chassis is open Refer to the Hardware Monitor for Windows sec tion in chap...

Page 50: ...system configuration CPU power amount of memory add in cards peripherals etc may exceed the minimum power requirement To ensure that adequate power is provided we strongly recommend that you use a minimum of 300 Watt or greater power supply Important Insufficient power supplied to the system may result in instabil ity or the add in boards and peripherals not functioning prop erly Calculating the s...

Page 51: ... off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system SPEAKER Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis ATX SW ATX Power Switch Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup this switch is a dual function power button that will allow your system to enter the Soft Off or Suspend mode Refer to Soft Off By PWR BTTN in the Power Management Setup Chapt...

Page 52: ...t may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket Pin 3 5 14 16 8 10 18 20 7 9 13 15 17 19 2 4 6 HD LED SATA Primary Secondary IDE LED Reserved ATX SW ATX power switch Reserved RESET Reset switch SPEAKER Speaker connector PWR LED Power Standby LED Pin Assignment HDD LED Power HDD N C N C Signal Ground...

Page 53: ...in the standby mode Warning When the Standby Power LED lit red it indicates that power is present on the PCI slots Power off the PC then unplug the power cord prior to installing any add in cards Failure to do so will cause severe damage to the motherboard and components Standby Power LED ...

Page 54: ... that comply to the PCI Ex press specifications into the PCI Express x16 slot To install a graph ics card into the x16 slot align the graphics card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot The retaining clip of the slot will automatically hold the graphics card in place ...

Page 55: ...MOS memory It is an auxiliary source of power when the main power is shut off Safety Measures Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to local ordinance Battery ...

Page 56: ...ar on the screen Press DEL to enter setup If the message disappears before you respond restart the system or press the Reset button You may also restart the system by press ing the Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously When you press Del the main menu screen will appear Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password ...

Page 57: ...ly Your version may not be identical to this one Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight Standard CMOS Features then press Enter A screen similar to the one below will appear Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss X IDE Channel 0 Master X IDE Channel 0 Slave X IDE Channel 1 Master X IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup ...

Page 58: ...k your operating system s manual or Help desk on which one to select The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master Slave To configure the IDE drives move the cursor to a field then press Enter The following screen will appear IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinde...

Page 59: ...rite timing Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read write heads Sector This field displays the number sectors per track Drive A This field identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed None No floppy drive is installed 360K 5 25 in 5 1 4 in standard drive 360KB capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 1 4 in AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity ...

Page 60: ...ted during power up The default setting is All Errors No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors A...

Page 61: ...6 1 3 BIOS Setup Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Page 62: ...iority Virus Warning CPU L1 L2 Cache CPU L3 Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up Numlock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting x Typematic Rate Chars Sec x Typematic Delay Msec Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM 64MB Report No FDD For Win 95 ...

Page 63: ...it CPUID MaxVal The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3 Problems will occur only in certain operating systems The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series operating systems If you are using an operating system other than Windows this problem may occur To avoid tihs problem enable this field to limit the return value to 3 or l...

Page 64: ...eld then press Enter Use the Up or Down arrow keys to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Hard Disk Boot Priority Item Help Menu Level XX Use or to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit...

Page 65: ...isable this field Also disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating systems like Windows 95 98 2000 or the operating sys tem may not install nor work CPU L1 and L2 Cache This field is used to speed up the memory access Enable the exter nal cache for better performance CPU L3 Cache This field is used to enable or disable the CPU s L3 cache Quick Power On Self Test This fiel...

Page 66: ...sabled the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the system boots up with NumLock on wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys When set to Off the function of the n...

Page 67: ...ield allows you to select the rate at which the keys are acceler ated Typematic Delay Msec This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup Set the password in the Set Supervisor User P...

Page 68: ...to access the memory that is over 64MB in OS 2 The options are Non OS2 and OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 The options are Yes and No Small Logo EPA Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot up Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system boot up ...

Page 69: ...will run according to the information in the EEPROM This option is the default setting because it provides the most sta ble condition for the system The CAS Latency Time to Precharge Delay fields will show the default settings by SPD Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable x CAS Latency Time x DRAM RAS to CAS Delay x DRAM RAS Precharge x Precharge Dela...

Page 70: ...The options are Auto and 4 to15 System Memory Frequency This field is used to select the frequency of the system memory SLP_S4 Assertion Width The options are 1 to 2 Sec 2 to 3 Sec 3 to 4 Sec and 4 to 5 Sec System BIOS Cacheable When this field is enabled accesses to the system BIOS ROM ad dressed at F0000H FFFFFH are cached provided that the cache controller is enabled The larger the range of the...

Page 71: ...Root Port Func PCI E Compliancy Mode This field is used to select the mode for the PCI Express add in card PEG OnChip VGA Control This field is used to select the graphics controller that will serve as the primary boot device The options are Auto Onchip VGA and PEG Port On Chip Frame Buffer Size This field is used to select the onboard VGA s frame buffer size that is shared from the system memory ...

Page 72: ...his field shows the current DVMT mode DVMT Fixed Memory Size This field is used to select the graphics memory size used by DVMT Fixed mode Boot Display This field is used to select the type of display to use when the system boots ...

Page 73: ... DMA Transfer Access On Chip Primary PCI IDE IDE Primary Master PIO IDE Primary Slave PIO IDE Primary Master UDMA IDE Primary Slave UDMA On Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE Secondary Master PIO IDE Secondary Slave PIO IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA On Chip Serial ATA Setting x SATA Mode On Chip Serial ATA x SATA Port Speed Settings x PATA IDE Mode SATA Port Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Set...

Page 74: ...ard drive controller IDE Primary Master Slave PIO and IDE Secondary Master Slave PIO PIO means Programmed Input Output Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves Your system supports five modes 0 default to...

Page 75: ...I mode On Chip Serial ATA Disabled Disables the onboard SATA Auto The system will detect the existing SATA and IDE drives then automatically set them to the available master slave mode Combined Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 4 drives Enhanced Mode This option allows you to use both IDE and SATA drives allowing a maximum of 6 drives SATA Only This ...

Page 76: ...nnector and its relation to the SATA ports Primary IDE serves as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel SATA 1 and SATA 3 serve as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave chan nel Secondary IDE serves as Secondary Master and Second ary Slave channel SATA 0 and SATA 2 serve as Primary Master and Primary Slave channel ...

Page 77: ...led Onboard Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear PCI Express GIGA LAN 1 This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN 1 PCI Express GIGA LAN 2 LT600 DR D only This field is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN 2 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Enable this field if you wish to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and acc...

Page 78: ...ard to install Windows installation is performed in DOS mode or run any program under DOS set this field to Enabled USB Mouse Support Due to the limited space of the BIOS ROM the support for legacy USB mouse in DOS mode is by default set to Disabled With more BIOS ROM space available it will be able to support more advanced features as well as provide compatibility to a wide variety of peripheral ...

Page 79: ... mouse to power on the system Any Key Press any key to power on the system Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press Enter The following screen will appear The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Super IO Device Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ES...

Page 80: ...tem Hot Key Power On This field is used to select a function key that you would like to use to power on the system Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enables the onboard floppy disk controller Disabled Disables the onboard floppy disk controller Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto The system will automatically select an I O address for the onboard serial port 1 and serial port 2 3F8 I...

Page 81: ...d Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 3BC IRQ7 278 IRQ5 Selects the I O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP EPP ECP and ECP EPP These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device Refer to your peripheral s manual for the best option SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one ...

Page 82: ...r is off You must press the Power button to power on the system On When power returns after an AC power fail ure the system will automatically power on Former Sts When power returns after an AC power fail ure the system will return to the state where you left off before power failure occurs If the system s power is off when AC power failure occurs it will remain off when power returns If the syste...

Page 83: ...s F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Type MODEM Use IRQ Suspend Mode Soft Off By PWR BTTN Wake Up by PCI Card Power On by Ring USB KB Wake Up From S3 Resume By Alarm x Date of Month Alarm x Time hh mm ss Alarm Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Primary IDE 1 Secondary IDE 0 Secondary ID...

Page 84: ...f idle time that elapses before the Suspend Mode field is activated Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode 1 hr Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode 1 min User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the Suspend Mode field Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This will cause the system to turn off the v...

Page 85: ...ccidentally hit or pushed the power but ton Push and release again in less than 4 sec to restore Pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Instant Off Pressing and then releasing the power button at once will immediately power off your system Wake Up By PCI Card Enabled This field should be set to Enabled only if your PCI card such as LAN card or modem card uses th...

Page 86: ...unction default Date of Month Alarm 0 The system will power on everyday according to the time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field 1 31 Select a date you would like the system to power on The system will power on on the set date and time set in the Time hh mm ss Alarm field Time hh mm ss Alarm This is used to set the time you would like the system to power on If you want the system to power on eve...

Page 87: ...ate a new set of configuration data Disabled The BIOS will not reset the configuration data The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Item Help Menu Level X Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults In...

Page 88: ... 8 Assignment By default a device is automatically assigned to each INT You can also manually assign an INT for each device The settings on the screen are for reference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources Item Help Menu Level XX Move Enter Select F1 General Help PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults ...

Page 89: ...eference only Your version may not be identical to this one Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Menu Level X Shutdown Temperature Current System Temp Current CPU Temperature Current AUX Temperature SYSTEM Fan Speed CPU Fan Speed 2nd Fan Speed CPU Voltage 5V PCI Express Voltage DDRII Voltage 12V 3 3V VBAT V 3VSB V SYSTEM Smart FAN Temperature SYSTEM FAN Tolerance Value C...

Page 90: ...ary within the range of the tolerance value selected in the field below SYSTEM FAN Tolerance Value This field is used to select the tolerance value of the system s tem perature The options are 1 2 3 4 and 5 If you selected 3 it allows the temperature to run 3 degrees higher or lower The system fan will smartly adjust it s speed in accordance to the temperature CPU Smart FAN Temperature This field ...

Page 91: ...y within the range of the tolerance value selected in the field below 2nd FAN Tolerance Value This field is used to select the tolerance value of the system s tem perature The options are 1 2 3 4 and 5 If you selected 3 it allows the temperature to run 3 degrees higher or lower The 2nd fan will smartly adjust it s speed in accordance to the temperature ...

Page 92: ...ed Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N Load Fail Safe Defaults The Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads the troubleshooting de fault values permanently stored in the ROM chips These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features You should use these values only if you have hardware problems Highligh...

Page 93: ... load the Setup default values Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Load Optimized Defaults X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save ...

Page 94: ...ill appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set Supervisor Password and press En ter instead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility...

Page 95: ...t characters When done the message below will appear Confirm Password You are asked to verify the password Type in exactly the same password If you type in a wrong password you will be prompted to enter the correct password again To delete or disable the pass word function highlight Set User Password and press Enter in stead of typing in a new password Press the Esc key to return to the main menu ...

Page 96: ...tional changes to the setup press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Save Data to CMOS X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optim...

Page 97: ...tup press Ctrl Alt Esc simulta neously or Del after memory testing is done Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Abandon All Data X Standard CMOS Features X Advanced BIOS Features X Advanced Chipset Features X Integrated Peripherals X Power Management Setup X PnP PCI Configurations X PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv...

Page 98: ...en detected the Intel BIOS status message screen will appear Press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to enter the utility The utility allows you to build a RAID system on Serial ATA drives Important Before creating RAID make sure you have installed the Serial ATA drives and connected the data cables otherwise you won t be able to enter the RAID BIOS utility Refer to chapter 5 for steps in configu...

Page 99: ...d enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to Floppy 3 Save the setting and reboot the system 4 After the system booted from the floppy disk execute the flash utility by typing AWDFLASH EXE The following screen will appear 5 Type the new BIOS file name onto the gray area that is next to File Name to Program then press Enter Award BIOS Flash Utility V 8 15B C Phoenix Technolog...

Page 100: ...IOS in your system We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS To save the current BIOS press Y then enter the file name of the current BIOS Otherwise press N 7 The following will then appear Press Y to Program or N to Exit 8 Press Y to flash the new BIOS ...

Page 101: ...e performance of the system board Insert the CD into a CD ROM drive The autorun screen Mainboard Utility CD will appear If after inserting the CD Autorun did not automatically start which is the Mainboard Utility CD screen did not appear please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double click Setup Chapter 4 Supported Software ...

Page 102: ... agree ment then click Next Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver for Windows XP only To install the driver click Microsoft DirectX 9 0C Driver on the main menu 2 To start installation click Next 3 Click Finish Reboot the system for DirectX to take effect ...

Page 103: ...ork 3 5 make sure you have up dated your Windows XP operating system to Service Pack 3 To install the driver click Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 on the main menu 1 Read the license agreement carefully Click I have read and accept the terms of the License Agreement then click Install 2 Setup is now installing the driver ...

Page 104: ...104 4 Supported Software 3 Click Exit ...

Page 105: ...tility is used for updating Windows INF files so that the Intel chipset can be recognized and configured properly in the system To install the utility click Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility on the main menu 1 Setup is ready to install the utility Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 106: ...106 4 Supported Software 4 After all setup operations are done click Next 3 Go through the readme document for more installa tion tips then click Next 5 Click Finish to exit setup ...

Page 107: ...matically run WinSAT and enable the Windows Aero desktop theme is enabled With this enabled after installing the graphics driver and the system rebooted the screen will turn blank for 1 to 2 minutes while WinSAT is running before the Windows Vista desktop appears The blank screen period is the time Windows is testing the graphics perfor mance We recommend that you skip this process by dis abling t...

Page 108: ...ted Software 4 Setup is now installing the driver Click Next to con tinue 3 Go through the readme document for system re quirements and installation tips then click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 109: ...109 4 Supported Software 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect ...

Page 110: ...ndows XP To install the driver click Intel Graphics Drivers on the main menu 3 Go through the readme document for more installa tion tips then click Next 1 Setup is ready to install the graphics driver Click Next 2 Read the license agreement then click Yes ...

Page 111: ...etup is currently installing the driver After installation has completed click Next 5 Click Yes I want to restart this computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stalllation to take effect ...

Page 112: ...stall the driver click Audio Drivers on the main menu 2 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the new software in stallation to take effect 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next ...

Page 113: ...e Realtek LAN Drivers To install the driver click Realtek LAN Drivers on the main menu 2 Click Install to begin the installation 3 After completing installa tion click Finish 1 Setup is ready to install the driver Click Next ...

Page 114: ... settings values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install the utility click Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to i...

Page 115: ...orted Software 4 After completing instal lation click Finish to exit setup 3 Click Next to add the pro gram icon to the Program Folder 5 Click Yes if you want to create a Hardware Doctor shortcut at your desktop ...

Page 116: ...116 4 Supported Software 6 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish Restarting the system will allow the utility to take ef fect ...

Page 117: ...ware Using the Hardware Monitor for Windows Utility 1 On your desktop right click the Hardware Doctor icon and then select Properties 2 Select the Compatibility tab click Run this program as an administrator then click OK ...

Page 118: ...118 4 Supported Software 4 You can now access the utility ...

Page 119: ... settings values are over or under the set range a warning message will pop up The utility can also be configured so that a beeping alarm will sound whenever an error occurs We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition To install click Hardware Monitor for Windows on the main menu 1 Setup is now ready to in stall the ...

Page 120: ...120 4 Supported Software 3 Click Install to begin the installation 4 After completing installa tion click Finish ...

Page 121: ...method This will allow you to install the operating system onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode 1 Insert a blank floppy diskette 2 Locate for the drivers in the CD then copy them to the floppy diskette The CD includes drivers for both 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems The path to the drivers are shown below 32 bit CD Drive AHCI_RAID F6FLOPPY f6flpy32 64 bit CD Drive AHCI_RAID F6FLOPPY f6flpy64 ...

Page 122: ...ware Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 To install the reader click Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 3 on the main menu 1 Click Next to install or click Change Destination Folder to select another folder 2 Click Install to begin instal lation ...

Page 123: ...123 4 Supported Software 3 Click Finish to exit installa tion ...

Page 124: ...e other drive If a drive fails to function the disk array management software directs all applications to the other drive since it contains a complete copy of the drive s data This enhances data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or an existing drive and a new drive but the size of the new drive must be the same or larger than the existing drive RAID 5...

Page 125: ...cially while creating RAID A damaged cable will ruin the entire installation process and operat ing system The system will not boot and you will lost all data in the hard drives Please give special attention to this warning because there is no way of recovering back the data Step 2 Configure Serial ATA in the AMI BIOS 1 Power on the system then press Del to enter the main menu of the Award BIOS 2 ...

Page 126: ... message 3 Press S to Specify Additional Device 4 At this point you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the RAID driver Insert the RAID driver diskette 5 Locate for the drive where you inserted the diskette then select RAID or AHCI controller that corresponds to your BIOS setup Press Enter to confirm You have successfully installed the driver However you must continue installing th...

Page 127: ...erating system It will also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information The user interface tray icon service and monitor service allow you to monitor the current status of the RAID volume and or SATA drives It enables enhanced per formance and power management for the storage subsystem 1 Insert the provided CD into an optical drive 2 Click Intel Matrix Storage Manager for RAID AHCI on t...

Page 128: ... Read the license agree ment then click Yes 6 Go through the readme document to view system requirements and installa tion information then click Next 7 Click Yes I want to restart my computer now then click Finish ...

Page 129: ...nstalla tion procedures may slightly vary if you re using another version of the program 1 Download the program from nLite s offical website http www nliteos com download html 2 Install nLite Important Due to it s coding with Visual Net you may need to first install NET Framework prior to installing nLite 3 Download relevant RAID AHCI driver files from Intel s website The drivers you choose will d...

Page 130: ...sc into an optical drive 5 Launch nLite The Welcome screen will appear Click Next 6 Click Next to temporarily save the Windows installa tion files to the designated default folder If you want to save them in another folder click Browse select the folder and then click Next ...

Page 131: ...131 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 7 Click Next 8 In the Task Selection dia log box click Drivers and Bootable ISO Click Next ...

Page 132: ... driver folder to select the drivers you will integrate Click Next 10 Select only the drivers appropriate for the Win dows version that you are using and then click OK Integrating 64 bit driv ers into 32 bit Windows or vice versa will cause file load errors and failed installation ...

Page 133: ...133 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 11 If you are uncertain of the southbridge chip used on your motherboard select all RAID AHCI con trollers and then click OK 12 Click Next ...

Page 134: ...134 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 13 The program is currently integrating the drivers and applying changes to the installation 14 When the program is fin ished applying the chang es click Next ...

Page 135: ...e se lect the Create Image mode under the General section and then click Next 16 Or you can choose to burn it directly to a disc by selecting the Direct Burn mode under the General section Select the optical device and all other necessary settings and then click ...

Page 136: ...TE and AHCI Installation Guide 17 You have finished cus tomizing the Windows XP installation disc Click Finish Enter the BIOS utility to configure the SATA con troller to RAID AHCI You can now install Windows XP ...

Page 137: ...ler to IDE mode 2 Install Windows XP but do not press F6 3 Download relevant RAID AHCI driver files supported by the motherboard chipset from Intel s website Transfer the downloaded driver files to C AHCI 4 Open Device Manager and right click on one of the Intel Serial ATA Storage Controllers then select Update Driver If the controller you se lected did not work try selecting another one ...

Page 138: ... 5 In the Hardware Update Wizard dialog box select No not this time then click Next 6 Select Install from a list or specific location Ad vanced and then click Next 7 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and then click Next ...

Page 139: ...139 A NLITE and AHCI Installation Guide 8 Click Have Disk 9 Select C AHCI iaAHCI inf and then click Open 10 Select the appropriate AHCI Controller of your hardware device and then click Next ...

Page 140: ...are device Ignore the warning and click Yes to proceed 12 Click Finish 13 The system s settings have been changed Win dows XP requires that you restart the computer Click Yes 14 Enter the BIOS utility and modify the SATA control ler from IDE to AHCI By doing so Windows will work normally with the SATA controller that is in AHCI mode ...

Page 141: ...n Logical Device 8 register CRF5 CRF6 CRF7 WDT count mode count value control mode MOV DX 4EH MOV AL 07H Ready to Program Logical Device OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 08H Select Logical Device 8 OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F5H Select CRF5 OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH IN AL DX OR AL 08H Set CRF5 Bit 3 1 WDT count mode Minute mode OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F6H Select CRF6 OUT DX AL ...

Page 142: ... CRF6 value 02 Watch Dog Timer 2 unit Min OUT DX AL MOV DX 4EH MOV AL F7H Select CRF7 OUT DX AL MOV DX 4FH MOV AL 02H Set CRF7 Bit 7 6 11 WDT reset by mouse key board interrupt OUT DX AL 3 Exit extended function mode MOV DX 4EH MOV AL AAH OUT DX AL ...

Page 143: ...xplosion if battery incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manu facturer Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer s instructions CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR Checksum of CMOS is incorrect This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt This error may have been caused by a weak bat tery Check the battery and replace if necessary DISPLAY SW...

Page 144: ... locked Keyboard controller is pulled low Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot Manufacturing POST loop System will repeat POST procedure infinitely while the keyboard controller is pull low This is also used for the M B burn in test at the factory BIOS ROM checksum error Syste...

Page 145: ...t the outlet by plugging in a lamp or other electrical device 4 The monitor is turned on 5 The display s brightness and contrast controls are adjusted prop erly 6 All add in boards in the expansion slots are seated securely 7 Any add in board you have installed is designed for your system and is set up correctly Monitor Display If the display screen remains dark after the system is turned on 1 Mak...

Page 146: ...hing happens 1 Check that one end of the AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet and the other end properly plugged into the back of the system 2 Make sure that the voltage selection switch on the back panel is set for the correct type of voltage you are using 3 The power cord may have a short or open Inspect the cord and install a new one if necessary Floppy Drive The computer cannot access t...

Page 147: ...inter doesn t respond when you try to print 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and that the printer is on line 2 Make sure your software is configured for the right type of printer attached 3 Verify that the onboard LPT port s I O address and IRQ settings are configured correctly 4 Verify that the attached device works by attaching it to a parallel port that is working and configured corre...

Page 148: ... there are no objects resting on the keyboard and that no keys are pressed during the booting process System Board 1 Make sure the add in card is seated securely in the expansion slot If the add in card is loose power off the system re install the card and power up the system 2 Check the jumper settings to ensure that the jumpers are prop erly set 3 Verify that all memory modules are seated secure...

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