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NVIDIA RAID Configuration

From the Integrated Peripherals Window, globally set SATA Mode select to
RAID Mode (see Figure 1.2).

Press F10 to save the configuration and exit (F10 is the navigation key to

Installing the NVIDIA RAID Software Under Windows

This section describes how to run the setup application and install the RAID soft-
ware.

Start the nForce Setup program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce
Drivers page.

Figure 1.3 nForce Driver Installation Window

save the current configuration and exit setup in BIOS setting).

The PC reboots.

Make sure that the “NVIDIA IDE Driver” is selected.

Select the modules that you want to install.

You must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID.
If you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver, NVIDIA RAID will not be
enabled.

Click Next and then follow the instructions.After the installation is com-
pleted, be sure to reboot the PC.

After the reboot, initialize the newly created array.

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Page 3: ...energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor...

Page 4: ...appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Soft ware Chapter 5 Setting Up NVIDIA RAID Configu ration Describes features of the motherboard Describes ...

Page 5: ... 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 InstallingHardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 12 Expansion Slots 15 Connecting Optional Devices 17 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM SATA Hard Drive 19 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 20 ConnectingI ODevices 21 Connecting Case Components 22 Front Panel Header 24 Chapter 3 25 25 25 25 25 Using BIOS 25 About the Setup...

Page 6: ...0 Exit Without Saving 40 Updating the BIOS 41 Chapter 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 43 About the Software CD ROM 43 Auto installing underWindows XP Vista 43 Running Setup 44 Manual Installation 48 UtilitySoftwareReference 48 Chapter 5 49 49 49 49 49 SettingUpNVIDIARAIDConfiguration 49 Setting Up aNon Bootable RAIDArray 49 Setting Up a Bootable RAIDArray 51 ...

Page 7: ...rboard supports up to 4 GB of system memory with single channel DDR2 667 533 over spec up to 800 MHz High resolution graphics via one PCI Express x16 slot 8 USB 2 0 ports four USB ports and two USB headers support additional four USB ports and SATA support with RAID function There is an advanced full set of I O ports in the rear panel including PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors COM VGA 4 USB port...

Page 8: ... SRS Provides single ended CD input with DRM solutions and legacy OSissues The onboard Audio provides the following features DDR2 667 533 over spec up to 800 DDR2 SDRAM with single channel supported Accommodates two unbuffered DIMMs Up to 2 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 4 GB Memory The NVIDIA MCP73V is a single chip with proven reliability and performance Supports 33 bit addressing fo...

Page 9: ... and keyboard One serial port One VGA port Four USB ports One LAN port Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out BIOS Firmware Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors The motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following The firmware can also be used to...

Page 10: ...4 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components ...

Page 11: ...Floppy disk drive connector 6 IDE Primary IDE connector 7 SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors 8 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector 9 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 10 SPK Speaker header 11 F_PANEL Front Panel Switch LED header 12 LPT Parallel Port header 13 USBPWR_F Front Panel USB Power Select jumper 14 F_USB1 2 Front Panel USB headers 15 SPDIFO SPDIF out header 16 CD_IN Analog Audio Input header 17 F_AU...

Page 12: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo ...

Page 13: ... that your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one floppy diskette drive and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mo...

Page 14: ...than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT SHORT OPEN Do not over tighten the scre...

Page 15: ...ower supply provides enough VCC5_DUAL voltage before selecting the VCC5_DUAL function 3 It is required that users place the USBPWR_F USBPWR_R cap onto 2 3 pin rather than 1 2 pin as default if you want to wake up the computer by USB PS2 KB Mouse Jumper Type Description Setting default CLR_CMOS 3 pin CLEAR CMOS 1 2 NORMAL 2 3 CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn the system off 3 pin USB...

Page 16: ...em bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed On most motherboards there are small surface mount resistors near the processor socket which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed Avoid using cooling fans with ...

Page 17: ... lever CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector Please refer to the CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components 1 To achie...

Page 18: ...h the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slo...

Page 19: ... 4444 10 B1 K4T51083QF ZCD5 Samsung PC2 4200U 4444 12 DS K4T51083QC Twinmos Samsung 8D22JB KM 512 MB Twinmos Elpida E5108AB 5C E Apacer Elpida E5108AB 5C E GEIL A016E2864T2AG8AKT5H120001 Infineon HY818T512800AF37 33344539 Kingmax KKEA88E4AAKG 37 DDR2 533 1 GB UMAX U2S12D30TP 5C Infineon HYS64T325001HU 3 A HYB18T256 256 MB Ramxel 5NB31 D9DCG A DATA AD29608A88 3EG Apacer AU512E667C5KBGY Corsair VALU...

Page 20: ...ard Type Size Vendor Module Name APOGEE AU51082 800P505 Apacer AHU512E800C5K1C CORSAIR CM2X1024 6400PRO Infineon HYS64T64020HU 2 5 A HYB18T256 800AF25 PSC AL6E8E63H 8E1 Sync MAX U538H8G09DHL DDR2 800 512 MB UMAX U2S12D30TP 8E ...

Page 21: ...external PCI Express graphics card that is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 1 PCI1 2 Slots This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus stan dard for expansion cards which for the most part is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard The PCI slots on this board are PCI v2 3 compliant The PCI...

Page 22: ...to use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card ...

Page 23: ...SE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 9 PORT2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates 3 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compati...

Page 24: ... LPT Onboard parallel port header optional This is a header that can ba used to connect to the printer scanner or other devices 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 Key Nopin 10 NC Notconnect...

Page 25: ...rboard features four SATA connectors supporting a total of four drives SATA refers to Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard inter face for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives ...

Page 26: ...wer cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other end to the power supply Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive FDD FloppyDisk Connector This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the onboard floppy connector connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 color e...

Page 27: ...al Port Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or COM fax modems VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port Audio Ports Use the three audio jacks to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo line in signal The second jack is for stero line out signal The third jack is for microphone LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network ...

Page 28: ...ector to ATX12V 5 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL 6 Connec the case speaker cable to SPK The ATX 24 pin connector allows you to connect to ATX v2 x power supply With ATX v2 x power supply users please note that when installing 24 pin power cable the latches of power cable and the ATX_POWER match perfectly 1 Connecting 24 pin power cable 24 pin power cable The ATX12V pow...

Page 29: ...ontrol Pin Signal Name Function 2 12V Power 12V ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 4 12V 3 12V 2 Ground 1 Ground ATX_POWER ATX 24 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 Ground Pin Signal Name Func...

Page 30: ...e connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P HarddiskLED 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 3 HD_LED_N HarddiskLED 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch 7 RST_SW_P ResetSwitch 9 RSVD Reserved 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch 10 Key Nopin SPK Int...

Page 31: ...tures The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any change...

Page 32: ...ing Enter Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for infor mation Some options marked with a triangle f f f f f lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are ...

Page 33: ...Detected SATA 2 Not Detected Help Item f f f CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Time 00 02 16 User Enter TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Date IDE BusMaster Enabled Standard CMOS Setup SATA3 Not Detected SATA4 Not Detected f f mnlk Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Drive A 1 44 MB 31 2 Date Tim...

Page 34: ...Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use this item to set the onboard SATA IDE channel to be disabled IDE or RAID CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary ...

Page 35: ...DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Drive A 1 44 MB 31 2 This item defines the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page ...

Page 36: ...isplays CPU Monitor status Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the Max CPU ID value limit When suppports Prescott and LGA775 CPUs enables this to prevent the system from rebooting when trying to install Windows NT 4 0 Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled This item enables or disables enhanced halt Intel XD Bit Disabled This item enables or disables the Intel XD Bit technology Intel...

Page 37: ...enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device Hard Drive CD DVD 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating system to load at start up time The devices showed here will be different depe...

Page 38: ...ct Auto This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Setup Memory Timings Auto Top of Memory under 4GB 3 25GB MemoryRemapFeature Enabled Dual Monitor Function Disabled VGA Share Memory Auto Detect Auto Share MemoryVa...

Page 39: ...roller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface Onboard S ATA Controller Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller OnBoard LAN Function Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LAN function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a re...

Page 40: ...troller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port USB Controller Enabled This item enables the USB controller Leave this at the default Enabled if you want to connect USB devices to your computer ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Use this item to define how your system suspends In the defaul...

Page 41: ...le you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode Resume On Ring Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled The system can be turned off with a software command If...

Page 42: ...F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds System Hardware Monitor Smart Fan Function Press Enter ShutdownTemperature Disabled SystemTemperature 31 C 87 F CPU Temperature 45 C 159 F CPU Fan Speed 5625 RPM ...

Page 43: ...lue 060 CPU SMART FAN Control Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the control of the CPU fan speed by changing the CPU temperature Press Esc to return to the PC Health Status page Shutdown Temperature Disabled This item nables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page System Component Characteristics...

Page 44: ... Voltage Control 1 90V NB Voltage Control 1 375V Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots CPU BSEL Select Auto This item is used to select the CPU BSEL PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled This item when enabled can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Inter ference generated by the PCIE Manufacturer Intel These items sho...

Page 45: ...ord CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Supervisor Password Install or Change the password Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk Load Default Settings This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not...

Page 46: ...changes and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu User Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays User Password This page helps you install or change a password Help item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc User Password Press Esc to retur...

Page 47: ...lp for information on creating a bootable system disk 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the system diskette you created in Step 3 5 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer s diskette drive You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup pag...

Page 48: ...42 Using BIOS Memo ...

Page 49: ... can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your motherboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in th...

Page 50: ...ms such as Windows XP Vista Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the in structions on the screen Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for ...

Page 51: ...ation screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items 1 Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation 2 During the Windows Vista Driver Auto Setup Procedure users should use one of the following two methods to install the driver aft...

Page 52: ...all the next driver until you finish all drivers installation Method 2 Disable UAC User Account Control For administrator account only Standard user account can only use Method 1 Disable Vista UAC function before installing drivers then use CD driver to install drivers it will continue to install drivers after system restart without running blocked programs Follow these instructions to Disable Vis...

Page 53: ...47 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 2 Select Classic View 3 Set User Account 4 Select Turn User Account Control on or off and press Continue ...

Page 54: ...e operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your oper ating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the convenience of the customer The following software is fur nished under license and may only be used or co...

Page 55: ...nfiguration one is to create a RAID 1 Array for backup or a RAID 0 Array for increased performance just by adding additional disk array without changing the original OS Non Bootable RAID Array while the other is to configure the RAID Array disks when reinstalling the OS Bootable RAID Array RAID arrays can be created deleted using both MediaShield RAID BIOS and the MediaShield RAID Manager from Win...

Page 56: ...n the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page Figure 1 3 nForce Driver Installation Window 3 4 1 save the current configuration and exit setup in BIOS setting The PC reboots Make sure that the NVIDIA IDE Driver is selected 2 Select the modules that you want to install You must install the NVIDIA IDE driver in order to enable NVIDIA RAID If you do not install the NVIDIA IDE driver NVIDIA RAID will not b...

Page 57: ...ls see Figure 1 4 then press Enter The Integrated Peripherals screen or a screen similar to it appears Figure 1 5 Integrated Peripherals Screen From the Integrated Peripherals Window globally set SATA Mode select to RAID Mode see Figure 1 5 Start your computer then press Delete to enter the BIOS setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility screen appears Figure 1 4 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen 1 2 3 ...

Page 58: ...AID BIOS The NVIDIA RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array EnteringtheRAIDBIOSSetup 1 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading of the OS You have a few seconds to press F10 before the screen disappears see Figure 1 6 4 Figure 1...

Page 59: ...s block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping Spanning Stripe Mirroring or RAID 5 Selecting the Striping Block Size Note Not all RAID...

Page 60: ...w Array screen after one disk have been assigned as RAID 0 array disk Figure 1 8 MediaShield BIOS Array Disks Assigned Completing the RAID BIOS Setup Figure 1 9 Clear Disk Data Prompt After assigning your RAID array disk press F7 The Clear disk array prompt appears 1 ...

Page 61: ...riping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press F10 to exit the RAID setup 3 Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up then press B to specif...

Page 62: ...ase or you are trying to install a new version of Windows then you will need an NVIDIA RAID driver F6 install floppy Check to see if one came with your system If not you can create one by downloading the appropriate driver package and following the steps in this section Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear The Windows Setup program starts a Insert the floppy that ...

Page 63: ...tion Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is completely installed it is recommended that you install the ForceWare software in order to access the MediaShield RAID Management tool Note Each time you add a new h...

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