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Intel

®

 Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations

The Intel

® 

Matrix Storage Manager allows you to configure RAID 0, and 1 sets on the

external Serial ATA hard disk drives.

Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set:

1.

Install the external Serial ATA hard disk drive (HDD) on your system.

2.

Set the 

Onboard SATA Mode

 item in the BIOS to .

RAID

..

See section “Integrated Peripherals” for details.

Before creating a RAID set

Prepare the following items:

1.

One SATA HDD.

2.

A write-enabled floppy disk.

3.

Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 OS installation disk (Windows XP/Vista).

4 .

Motherboard support CD with Intel

® 

Matrix Storage Manager driver.

Chapter 8
Intel

® 

Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations

3 .

Enter the Intel

® 

Matrix Storage Manager option to set up your RAID

configuration.

4 .

Create an Intel

® 

Matrix Storage Manager driver disk for Windows

®

 OS

installation. See section “Creating a RAID driver disk” for details.

5.

Install the Intel

® 

Matrix Storage Manager driver after the Windows

®

 OS

had been installed.

Summary of Contents for P67H2-A2

Page 1: ...tested and found to comply with the limits for 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...

Page 2: ...Go to H page 55 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 5 ATI CrossfireTM Technology Support Describes the Intel Matrix S...

Page 3: ...eface iii Chapter 9 Marvell 88SE9128 SATA 6Gb s RAID Controller BIOS Setup Describes the SATA RAID Setup Go to H page 81 Chapter 10 Provides basic trouble shooting Trouble Shooting tips H page 87 Go t...

Page 4: ...iv Preface Memo...

Page 5: ...Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions 7 Choosing a Computer Case 7 Installing the Motherboard in a Case 7 Installing Hardware 9 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules 11 Expa...

Page 6: ...Windows XP Vista 7 51 Running Setup 52 ManualInstallation 54 Utility Software Reference 54 Chapter 5 55 55 55 55 55 ATI CrossFireTM Technology Support 55 Requirements 55 Installing CrossFireTM graphic...

Page 7: ...roblems during assembly 87 Start up problems after prolong use 88 Maintenanceandcaretips 88 BasicTroubleshootingFlowchart 89 Chapter 9 81 81 81 81 81 Marvell 88SE9128 SATA6Gb s RAID Controller BIOS Se...

Page 8: ...vi Memo...

Page 9: ...press x1 rev 2 0 slot for extending usage It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides fourteen USB 2 0 ports eight USB ports and three USB 2 0 headers support additional six USB ports and...

Page 10: ...y Intel RST Integrated Clock Controller Low Pin Count LPC interface Serial Peripheral Interface SPI support Enhanced DMA Controller interrupt controller and timer functions Intel High Definition Audio...

Page 11: ...er Wake on LAN and remote wake up support The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Integrated I O One CLR_COMS button Two LAN ports Eight USB 2 0 ports Two USB 3 0 ports Two eSATA po...

Page 12: ...tton 2 x USB3 0 ports Compatible with 2 x USB2 0 ports 8 x USB2 0 ports 2 x ESATA ports 2 x RJ45 LAN connectors 1 x Audio port with 5 audio jacks Center Sub woofer line Out surround line out Line in m...

Page 13: ...5 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components Audio LAN can be disabled in BIOS F7 hot key for boot up devices option Form Factor ATX Size 305mm x 244mm...

Page 14: ...2 support SATA6Gb s 8 SPI_DEBUG SPIdebug header for factory use only 9 ME_UNLOCK ME unlock header forfactory use only 10 F_PANEL Front panel switch LEDheader 11 USB3F Front panel USB 3 0 header USB3Fs...

Page 15: ...erboard to indicators and switches on the system case Make sure that your case supports all the features required Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O tem...

Page 16: ...8 InstallingtheMotherboard Do not over tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard...

Page 17: ...do not over clock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed This motherboard has an LGA1155 socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the syst...

Page 18: ...e sure pin 1 indicator is on your bottom left side Aim at the socket and place the package carefully into the socket by purely vertical motion E Closing the Load Plate Rotate the load plate onto the p...

Page 19: ...chieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 3800 rpm at least CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsi...

Page 20: ...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 n...

Page 21: ...card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and...

Page 22: ...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 2 The onboard PCI interface do...

Page 23: ...cess 1 PORT 1L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1R 4 PRESENCE 5 PORT2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 9 PORT2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN SATA1 2 SATA 6G1 2 Serial ATA connectors These connec...

Page 24: ...hese connectors are used to support the Serial ATA 3Gb s devices simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains registe...

Page 25: ..._P1_D USB3 ICC Port1 D 9 IntA_P1_D USB3 ICC Port1 D 10 ID USBOC Over Current Protection Pin Signal Name Function 11 IntA_P2_D USB3 ICC Port2 D 12 IntA_P2_D USB3 ICC Port2 D 13 GND GND Please make sure...

Page 26: ...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 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives To install the Se...

Page 27: ...er to the following note for specific port func tion definition The above port definition can be changed to audio input or audio output by changing the driver utility setting A Center Woofer D Front O...

Page 28: ...ector to PWR_FAN 4 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL 5 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER 6 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V 7...

Page 29: ...and the ATX12V connector match perfectly 2 Connecting 8 power cable 8 pin power cable SYS_FAN FAN Power Connectors 1 GND System Ground 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM PWM Pin Signal Name Function 2 12V Power 12V...

Page 30: ...unction 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 4 Ground 3 Ground 2 Ground 1 Ground Pin Signal Name 5 12V 6 12V 7 12V 8 12V Make sure to conne...

Page 31: ...pins 6 and 8 to a momen tary contact switch that is normally open The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off The time requirement is due to i...

Page 32: ...24 InstallingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 33: ...de 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 option...

Page 34: ...Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu Resetting the Default CMOS Values When powering on for the first time the POST screen may show a CMOS Settings Wrong message This s...

Page 35: ...ance the manufacture reserves the right to change the BIOS items presented in this manual The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the actual BIOS Please...

Page 36: ...ROM Enabled LAN Configuration ECS eJIFFY Function PC Health Status Power Management Setup ACPI Settings CPU Configuration SATA Configuration USB Configuration Super IO Configuration Change Opt Enter S...

Page 37: ...ECSeJIFFYFunction Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen ECS eJIFFY Function Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable ECS eJIFFY Function Press Esc to return to the...

Page 38: ...item allows you to enable disable the control of the CPU fan speed by changing the fan voltage Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2012 American Megatrends Inc Scroll to this item and press Enter to view t...

Page 39: ...anual for a better operation environment If you choose Normal mode the fan speed will be auto adjusted depending on the CPU temperature If you choose Quite mode the fan speed will be auto minimized fo...

Page 40: ...rom a soft off state Resume By PCI PCI E Lan PME 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...

Page 41: ...Advanced Menu page Change Opt Enter Select Select Screen Select Item ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State S3 Suspend to RAM F1 General Help Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc F2 Pr...

Page 42: ...tem F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Enter Select Disabled for Windows XP Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Save Exit Inter R Core TM i5 2400K...

Page 43: ...can halt worm attacks reducing the need for virus related repair Intel Virtualization Technology Enabled When enabled a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vandor Pool Te...

Page 44: ...Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Enter Select 1 IDE Mode 2 AHCI Mode 3 RAID Mode Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Save Exit Serial ATA...

Page 45: ...F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Enabled Disabled All USB Devices Legacy USB Support Enabled Main Advanced Chip...

Page 46: ...following screen Temp to 80 Port Disabled This item enables or disables Temperature output 80 Port Serial Port Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable serial port Device Settings IO 3F 8h IR...

Page 47: ...0 American Megatrends Inc F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc North Bridge Parameters North Bridge South Bridge ME...

Page 48: ...guration Azalia HD Audio Enabled Case Open Warning Disabled Chassis Opened No Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Save Exit Restore AC Power Loss Power Off This item specifies what state to...

Page 49: ...it ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc ME Subsystem Help Intel ME Subsytem Configuration ME Version 7 0 0 1135 MESubsystem Enabled Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot...

Page 50: ...tility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Change Opt Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F2 Previous Values F3 Optimized Defaults...

Page 51: ...imized Defaults F4 Save Exit ESC Exit Version 2 02 1205 Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Save Exit CPU Configuration Scroll to this item to view t...

Page 52: ...for Turbo mode Power Limit 2 Value 118 Use this item to control the Power Limit 2 PL2 provides an upper limit of the TDP excursions This is for Turbo mode Press Esc to return to the M I B III menu pa...

Page 53: ...iew the following screen Memory Mutiplier Press Esc to return to the M I B III menu page Memory Multiplier Configuration This item shows the information of Memory Multiplier Configuration CAS Latency...

Page 54: ...ight C 2012 American Megatrends Inc SelectthekeyboardNumLock state Boot Configuration BootupNumLockState On Quiet BOOT Enabled Boot Option Priorities BootOption 1 SATA SONY DVD BootOption 2 SATA HDS72...

Page 55: ...isapoweronpasswordandmustbeenteredto bootorenterSetup InSetuptheUserwillhave Administrator rights Thepasswordmustbe3to20characterslong Administrator Password Main Advanced Chipset M I B III Boot Secu...

Page 56: ...vanced Chipset M I B III Boot Security Save Exit Change Opt Enter Select Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help Aptio Setup Utility Copyright C 2010 American Megatrends Inc F2 Previous Values F3 Op...

Page 57: ...changes Save Changes and Reset Use this item enables you to reset the system setup after saving the changes Discard Changes and Reset Use this item enables you to reset system setup without saving an...

Page 58: ...Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the bootable device 5 Turn off your computer and insert the bootable device in your com puter You might need to run...

Page 59: ...in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location f...

Page 60: ...E by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exit The EXIT button closes the Auto Setup window Utilities Lists the software utilities that are available on the disk...

Page 61: ...onsare recom mended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically ins...

Page 62: ...ogram browse to the 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...

Page 63: ...You would need one CrossfireXTM bridge cable 3 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireXTM technology Download the latest driver from the ATI website www ati com 4 Make sure...

Page 64: ...pport For reference only 3 Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics cards 2 Connect the cable from your monitors to the CrossFireXTM ready graphics card installed on the...

Page 65: ...M TechnologySupport The CatalystTM Control Center Dialog Box To enable CrossFireXTM Install ATI graphic card driver Enter the CatalystTM Control Center Dialog Box check the Enable CrossFireXTM item Cl...

Page 66: ...58 ATICrossFireTM TechnologySupport Memo...

Page 67: ...ds are needed for the setup of 2 Way SLI configuration 2 Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI tech nology 3 Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least t...

Page 68: ...rs to the SLI Ready graphics card installed on the PCIEX16_1 slot Once the new NVIDIA SLI certified components have been installed in the system they will be recognized by the operating system upon Wi...

Page 69: ...em message to open the following window Description All NVIDIA GPUs work together with SLI technology to increase the rendering performance of your 3D applications Typical usage scenarios Playing 3D g...

Page 70: ...Select the checkbox Enable SLI technology and then click Apply You now have an NVIDIA SLI enabled PC You can also access these settings by opening the NVIDIA Control Panel right click on desktop clic...

Page 71: ...nt enjoyment on web browsing photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up Version 6 0 Note eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to the DVD activation and BIOS...

Page 72: ...ctivation Finish the DVD utility setup and then set the BIOS to complete eJIFFY activation 1 Insert ECS software utility DVD and enter below Utilities screen Click eJIFFY feature item to install 2 Fol...

Page 73: ...display keyboard language from English to your local language The changes will be applied after rebooting Note The keyboard language selection list offers several more regional keyboard setups to swi...

Page 74: ...age after boot up 5 And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func tion Press F4 to save the configuration and exit Restart your computer 2 Please refer to ECS website for n...

Page 75: ...hree buttons on it Operating system eJIFFY and BIOS Setup If you click eJIFFY the following screen will appear And If you make no choice it will enter the normal OS automatically after ten seconds Cli...

Page 76: ...your session and restart the computer Click once to connect the storage disk to your computer Click for the second time to remove your storage disk safely please refer to the FAQ for more usage inform...

Page 77: ...ulti language displays and keyboard settings for language switch Open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting Step1 Click Step 2 Click Keyboard Language icon to open the key...

Page 78: ...nguage bar here Move your mouse pointer on the text box and press Ctrl Space The language bar will then appear as fol lows Select your desired language Click to enable all possible language inputs you...

Page 79: ...guage Your selected display language will be applied after rebooting How to set networking connection If you do not have IP shared server direct link you can select the icon and press the right key of...

Page 80: ...UpeJIFFY 72 Step1 Select the icon press the right key of your mouse then select Edit Connection item Step2 Select the connection you want eg Wired and click Add button 1 Wired connection Types of conn...

Page 81: ...SettingUpeJIFFY 73 2 Wireless connection 3 DSL connection Note Details about eJIFFY please refer to eJIFFY in disk...

Page 82: ...SettingUpeJIFFY 74 Memo...

Page 83: ...ails Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following items 1 One SATA HDD 2 A write enabled floppy disk 3 Microsoft Windows OS installation disk Windows XP Vista 4 Motherboard support CD with Intel M...

Page 84: ...l Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu appears Entering Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS util ity 1 During POST press Ctrl I to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu 3 Use the a...

Page 85: ...n press Enter 3 Key in the RAID volume capacity Use the up down arrow to choose the Capacity The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows...

Page 86: ...e be noted that RAID 0 Stripe is set to accelerate the data access and RAID 1 Mirror is set to provide the data backup If you want to set RAID 0 you need to set the 2nd Boot Device item in the BIOS to...

Page 87: ...ID BIOS menu highlight Delete RAID Volume using the up down arrow key then press Enter 2 Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete Press the Del key to delete the set 3 A dialogue bo...

Page 88: ...ll however lose all data and previous RAID configu rations To reset disks to Non RAID 1 In the main Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu highlight Reset Disks to Non RAID using the up down arro...

Page 89: ...ion of RAID 0 and RAID 1 virtual disks comprising of exactly two SATA physical disks The following shows the messages displayed during the POST of P67H2 A motherboard Press Ctrl M to launch Marvell BI...

Page 90: ...8 SATA 6Gb s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 2 Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of free disks Press Space to select unselect a disk and press Enter to continue An asterisk will appear to the left of t...

Page 91: ...83 Marvell 88SE9128 SATA 6Gb s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 3 Create Virtual Disk by configuring its settings in the Information pane 4 Press Enter to select a RAID Level RAID 0 RAID1...

Page 92: ...l 88SE9128 SATA 6Gb s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 5 Scroll to Stripe Size and press Enter to select 32K or 64K for the selected RAID Level 6 Scroll to Gigabyte Rounding and press Enter to select None 1...

Page 93: ...85 Marvell 88SE9128 SATA 6Gb s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 7 Scroll to Quick Init and press Enter to select Yes or No 8 Scroll to VD Name to type a new name and press Enter to confirm the selection...

Page 94: ...128 SATA 6Gb s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 9 Scroll to Next and press Enter to create the virtual disks after configuring the virtual disk Then press Y to select YES The virtual disk is now listed in t...

Page 95: ...drivers from the inside PC case This is to prevent damage from short circuit 3 Check the CPU FAN connector is connected to the motherboard 4 For Intel platforms check the pins on the CPU socket for da...

Page 96: ...ptimised Default in the BIOS setup 2 Check the CPU cooler fan for dust Long term accumulation of dust will reduce its effectiveness to cool the processor Clean the cooler or replace a new one if neces...

Page 97: ...ct RMA No If 3 short beeps DIMM memory not properly inserted or memory failure If 1 long beep and 8 short beeps VGA not detected Yes Yes Halt at POST screen Yes R CMO L C S and restart If fail contact...

Page 98: ...90 Memo...

Page 99: ...oaded 10 PEI Core is started 11 Pre memory CPU initialization is started 12 Pre memory CPU initialization CPU module specific 13 Pre memory CPU initialization CPU module specific 14 Pre memory CPU ini...

Page 100: ...emory not installed 56 Invalid CPU type or Speed 57 CPU mismatch 58 CPU self test failed or possible CPU cache error 59 CPU micro code is not found or micro code update is failed 5A Internal CPU error...

Page 101: ...specific 6E North Bridge DXE initialization North Bridge module specific 6F North Bridge DXE initialization North Bridge module specific 70 South Bridge DXE initialization is started 71 South Bridge...

Page 102: ...alization codes D0 CPU initialization error D1 North Bridge initialization error D2 South Bridge initialization error D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available D4 PCI resource allocatio...

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