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S-ATA RAID Configuration

Page 5-5

Enable RAID Function

For any RAID controller, the general procedure to enable RAID function are shown
below:

 Step 1: Create RAID Array

RAID arrays are created using the RAID controller’s BIOS utility.

VIA VT8237

Power-on the system and wait for the following screen to appear. Press the
”Tab” key to enter its BIOS configuration utility.

The main interface of the BIOS utility is as below:

Refer to Appendix B-1 for details about creating RAID array using this utility.
After the RAID array is created, press “ESC” to exit.

Note

: If you are not installing O/S into the RAID

disks, you may skip Step 2 & Step3.

Summary of Contents for EP-8HDA5I

Page 1: ...IA VIA VIA VIA K8T800 K8T800 K8T800 K8T800 K8T800 mainboard for AMD mainboard for AMD mainboard for AMD mainboard for AMD mainboard for AMD Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor Socket 754 based Athlon...

Page 2: ...EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRA...

Page 3: ...e from the manufacturer s Web site 3 Replace mainboard 4 Remove and replace the add on card C1h C5h 1 M emory module inserted incorrectly 2 M emory compatibility problem 3 M emory module damaged 1 Rei...

Page 4: ...umper Settings 3 4 System Memory Configuration 3 5 Expansion Slots 3 6 Device Connectors 3 7 Power On Off Remote 3 13 External Modem Ring in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Function KBPO 3 13 STR Suspe...

Page 5: ...tion 5 1 VIA S ATA RAID Features 5 3 Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA RAID Features Optional 5 4 Enable RAID Function 5 5 Section 6 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation 6 1 Realtek Sound Manager Qui...

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Page 7: ...DD drive cable E CD drivers and utilities F I O Shield G S ATA data and power cable Powerpack items Optional H Mini heatsink I Tool Pen J Extra USB2 0 port cable Optional Items K Game COM bracket cabl...

Page 8: ...rough the fast Ultra V Link connection at 1 06GB s With support for two Serial ATA channels at 150MB s bandwidth integrated RAID 0 1 JBOD capability as well as up to eight USB 2 0 ports the VT8237 off...

Page 9: ...d Mbps which runs 10 times faster than conventional 10 100BASE T Ethernet LANs 2 Serial ATA Support Serial ATA an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage interface Increases the peak dat...

Page 10: ...uttering but also delivers loss free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound Magic Health Reports your system hardware status for every boot up to help detect faul...

Page 11: ...Introduction Page 1 5 1 3 System Block Diagram...

Page 12: ...Introduction Page 1 6...

Page 13: ...00 DIMMs Supports up to 3GB memory size BIOS Flash EEPROM with Award BIOS ACPI v2 0 compliant S3 Suspend to DRAM sleep state support SMBIOS System Management BIOS v2 2 compliant Supports Power failure...

Page 14: ...nt Supports CD In Aux In and S PDIF in out interface Supports Line out and Mic In for front panel Supports automatic jack sensing Rear panel audio jacks configuration Peripheral Interfaces At Rear Pan...

Page 15: ...F in out connector One IR connector One Game port connector Optional One COM2 connector Optional Six S ATA connectors 4 optional from Silicon Image SiI3114 chip Three Fan connectors Front Panel Contro...

Page 16: ...turn on the computer from keyboard Supports Cool n Quiet power saving technology Excellent Overclocking capabilities through subtle voltage tuning for CPU Memory AGP subtle frequency tuning on FSB wi...

Page 17: ...Installation Page 3 1 Mainboard Layout Note Depending on the model you purchased some components are optional and may not be available Section 3 INSTALLATION...

Page 18: ...3 System Memory 3 4 Expansion Slots 3 5 Device Connectors 3 1 CPU Installation Figure 1 Figure 2 Step 4 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever Step 1 Place the back plate into the two holes ar...

Page 19: ...into the socket Figure 5 Figure 6 Step 6 Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever Apply thermal compound to the top of the CPU Figure 7 Step 7 Insert the heatsink as shown above Pr...

Page 20: ...upervisor or user password clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To CMOS Clear data please follow the steps below 1 Turn off the system 2 Chan...

Page 21: ...DIMM specification Figure 9 DDR DIMM 1 DDR DIMM 2 DDR DIMM 3 o N t o l S 0 0 4 R D D s M M I D 3 s M M I D 2 M M I D 1 1 M M I D S S S S S S S D S D S S S D 2 M M I D S S S D S S S S S D 3 M M I D S S...

Page 22: ...ke sure you install a card that supports the 1 5V specification PCI Slots The mainboard is equipped with 5 PCI slots PCI Slots AGP Slot AGP Card Installation Caution When installing the AGP card make...

Page 23: ...AN JSYS_FAN JCPU_FAN JSYS_FAN JPWR_FAN JPWR_FAN 3 5 Device Connectors The I O back panel for this mainboard is shown below When installing the mainboard into the computer case use the bundled I O shie...

Page 24: ...the power cables are designed to fit in only one orientation Insert the plugs into the connectors until they fit in place 1 3 1 12V 3 3V Ground 5V PS ON 5V 5V PW OK 5V 5VSB 5V 12V 12V 12V 10 11 4 2 3...

Page 25: ...r can be used for front panel audio The front panel phone jack should have normal close switch Without phone plug inserted the rear panel audio is enabled With phone plug inserted the rear panel audio...

Page 26: ...S PDIF format GAME1 Game MIDI connector Optional This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick COM2 Serial Port Connector Optional The serial port can be u...

Page 27: ...and easy optimization 80 Port Debug 7 segment LED display Refer to Appendix C for POST codes 1 GND A B B GND A GND SATA5 SATA6 CUSB3 CUSB4 Four USB 2 0 ports This mainboard includes 2 additional USB2...

Page 28: ...ithout having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system PW_ON This is connected to the power button on the case To use the Soft Off by PWR BTTN feature refer to th...

Page 29: ...supplies with Remote On Off feature The 4 pin ATX12V connector must be plugged in for the system to operate safely The chassis power button should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON heade...

Page 30: ...d set USB Wake Up from S3 to Enabled c When in Windows open the Control Panel Power Management application and click the Advanced tab In the Power buttons section select Stand By from the drop down li...

Page 31: ...gned through hardware and no BIOS setup is required To power on your system again Step 1 Unplug the ATX power cord or turn off the ATX power supply switch Step 2 Wait a few minutes for the CPU to cool...

Page 32: ...Installation Page 3 16...

Page 33: ...the system such as hard drive replacement or a device is added It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss If this happens you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfig...

Page 34: ...STANDARD CMOS FEATURES in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time type of hard disk drive insta...

Page 35: ...keydisplaysahelpmessagefortheselecteditem Figure3 BIOSFeaturesSetup Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority Virus Warning During and after system boot up any...

Page 36: ...sabled First Second Third Other Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items Options Floppy LS120 HardDisk CDROM ZIP100 USB FDD U...

Page 37: ...PIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller functionality APIC is a chip that provides symmetric multiprocessing SMP for its Pentium systems Options Enabled Disabled MPS Version Control For OS Spec...

Page 38: ...Data Rate This item allows you to select VLink Data Rate Options 4X 8X Init Display First If two video cards are used 1 AGP and 1 PCI this specifies which one will be the primary display adapter The...

Page 39: ...module or set to Manual to set by next item selection Options Manual Auto Max Memclock Mhz This item sets the memory clock By placing an artificial memory clock limit on the system memory is prevente...

Page 40: ...s filed specifies the RAS to CAS delay to read write command to the same bank Options Auto 2 Bus Clocks 7 Bus Clocks in 1 Bus clock increments Row to Row delay tRRD This filed specifies the Row to Row...

Page 41: ...cies on the clock forwarded bus It is counted from first address but slot which was not associated with part of the read burst Options Auto 1 Bus Clock 6 Bus Clocks in 1 Bus clock increments Refresh p...

Page 42: ...aster 1 WS Write When Enabled Writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states Options Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled Reads to the AGP Accelerated Grap...

Page 43: ...The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 2 Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 Integr...

Page 44: ...device with minimum CPU intervention This improves data throughput and frees CPU to perform other tasks Options Enabled Disabled OnChip IDE Channel0 1 The mainboard supports two channel of ordinary I...

Page 45: ...ave UDMA Select the mode of operation for the IDE drive Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 implemen tation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environ ment includes a DMA driver...

Page 46: ...the Midi port Options 5 10 VIA Onchip LAN and 80 Port Optional Enables the onboard LAN and 80 port feature Options Auto Disabled VIA 6102 MAC Address Input Optional Allwos you to input MAC address On...

Page 47: ...Serial Port 2 Optional Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the second serial port Options 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto UART Mode Select This field configures the 2nd...

Page 48: ...ers should not be changed unless it s absolutely necessary Figure6 PowerManagement ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select S1 Power On Suspend or S3 Suspend To RAM function Options S1 POS S3...

Page 49: ...nchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standar...

Page 50: ...y or Password to wake up the system by PS2 Keyboard If Password is selected press Enter key to change a password with max 8 numbers Options Hot key Password PS2KB Wakeup form S3 S4 S5 This item allows...

Page 51: ...event occurring to the Modem Ring will awaken the system from suspend state Options Enabled Disabled RTC Alarm Resume When set to Enable rtc alarm resume you can set the date of month and time hh mm...

Page 52: ...by some nonstandard VGA cards Options Enabled Disabled Interrupt requests are shared as shown below IMPORTANT When using PCI cards on shared IRQ slots make sure its drivers support Shared IRQ or that...

Page 53: ...r to combat the effects of an overheating system requires ACPI to be enabled in Power Manage ment BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system The default is Disabled Options available are 60o C 140o F to...

Page 54: ...martly adjust the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Options Disabled 35o C 95o F 40o C 104o F 45o C 113o F 4 8 Power BIOS Features This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain i...

Page 55: ...When enabled the mainboard automatically disables the clock source for a PCI slot which does not have a module in it reducing EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference Options Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum...

Page 56: ...ew Voltage indicates the value that you assign CPU Vcore Voltage This item allows you to set the CPU Vcore voltage Options Default 1 350Vto1 550Vin0 025Vincrementand1 550Vto1 700Vin0 050V increment We...

Page 57: ...get a confirmation dialog box LoadFail SafeDefaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults When you press Ente...

Page 58: ...to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the passwor...

Page 59: ...our system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without...

Page 60: ...BIOS Page 4 28...

Page 61: ...isk drives in an array are called members All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a...

Page 62: ...rive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if...

Page 63: ...and 1 channel ATA133 solution Listed below are the main features and benefits of VIA S ATA RAID Support two S ATA hard disk drives Supports hard disk drive larger than 137 GB 48 bits LBA Supports RAI...

Page 64: ...s Users to Vital RAID Set Information Manages RAID Set Functions configures rebuilds etc RAID Set Accommodates Multiple Size HDDs HDDs function normally when not in RAID Sets Adjustable Stripe Size fo...

Page 65: ...ler s BIOS utility VIA VT8237 Power on the system and wait for the following screen to appear Press the Tab key to enter its BIOS configuration utility The main interface of the BIOS utility is as bel...

Page 66: ...When installing Windows XP 2000 NT4 0 into any RAID disk the O S setup will require a floppy disk containing the RAID driver This step will show you how to prepare this driver floppy There are 2 meth...

Page 67: ...indows After the O S has been installed you may install the RAID driver and software The RAID software is a Windows based utility with graphical user interface that provides an easy operating tool to...

Page 68: ...S ATA RAID Configuration Page 5 8...

Page 69: ...nal Step 6 Click USB 2 0 Driver to install USB 2 0 driver Step 7 Click SILICON IMAGE SATA RAID Driver to install Serial ATA driver Make sure to follow the instructions to install JAVA 2 RUNTIME ENVIRO...

Page 70: ...er For more detailed information refer to Sound Manager manual in the CD Sound Effect 1 Right click Sound Effect button on the task bar and select Sound Manager 2 Select Sound Effect page to set the d...

Page 71: ...There are 10 bands of equalizer control check ON when you want to adjust the equalizer Figure 4 4 This page displays the mainboards s phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode no of speaker...

Page 72: ...ge 6 4 Figure 5 5 For 6 channel mode the audio combination is shown above Figure 6 6 To test the speaker select the Speaker Test page and click directly on the speakers shown on the screen Speaker Tes...

Page 73: ...r system a Click Auto Lock to detect S PDIF input and display its information b Check Real time S PDIF In monitor to listen to the S PDIF IN signal through Line out connector Figure 8 SPDIF Out 8 This...

Page 74: ...nsing 9 Push Start button to start the sensing Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing 10 EZ Connection shows the result of the detection Audio Connector column...

Page 75: ...After closing EZ Connector this page will show the latest connector status as above Figure 12 12 This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software To remove Sound Manager icon f...

Page 76: ...o suit your needs This section of the manual is intended to provide a quick user guide to setup Sound Manager For more detailed information refer to Sound Manager manual in the CD Sound Effect 1 Right...

Page 77: ...gure 15 3 This page displays the mainboards s phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode is selected Figure 3 above shows the phone jack setup for 8 channel mode 4 This page lets you test the...

Page 78: ...its information b Check Real time S PDIF In monitor to listen to the S PDIF In signal through Line out connector S PDIF Out Choose the type of audio source that will appear on the S PDIF out connector...

Page 79: ...Sensing 8 EZ Connection shows the result of the detection Audio Connector column reflects the settings used in the Speaker Configuration page Current Connection column shows the type of device detecte...

Page 80: ...Drivers Installation Page 6 12 Figure 21 Connector Sensing 9 After closing EZ Connector this page will show the latest connector status as above...

Page 81: ...le and it will self extract Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk Note The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs 1 Type A AWDFLASH and press Enter Key 2 You wil...

Page 82: ...me to save previous BIOS to file 6 To confirm and proceed please key in Y to start the programming 7 The BIOS update is finished xxxxx bin F1 Reset F10 Exit XXXXX XXXX xxxxx bin xxxxx bin XXXXX XXXX x...

Page 83: ...its BIOS configuration utility The main interface of the BIOS utility is as below Create Disk Array 1 Use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create A...

Page 84: ...r array mode is selected there are two methods to create a disk array One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create array...

Page 85: ...g message will appear Press Y to finish the creation or press N to cancel the creation 6 Important note All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation Delete Disk Array...

Page 86: ...drive manufacturer View Array Status Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen Duplicate Critical RAID 1 A...

Page 87: ...plicate the array after booting into operating system If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is no spare hard drive available for rebuilding the array BIOS will provide several operations to...

Page 88: ...ard drive the channel column will be activated Highlight the target hard drive and press Enter a warning message will appear Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild or press N to cancel Please note...

Page 89: ...d down are Select Keys ESC takes the user to the previous menu Enter selects the user s choice Ctrl E exits the utility Creating RAID Sets This creates RAID Sets 1 Select Create RAID Set 2 Choose eith...

Page 90: ...he disk includes drive connection information Primary Channel Secondary Channel If after a disk failure the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system it may have con...

Page 91: ...cial keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 09h Reserved 0Ah 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard mouse followed by...

Page 92: ...information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory I O resource Search fo...

Page 93: ...6h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Sh...

Page 94: ...not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h 1 USB final Initialization 2 NET PC Build SYSID structure...

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