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Specification

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Section 2

SPECIFICATION

Mainboard Specification

Processor

Supports 754-pin Socket for AMD Athlon 64 processors with 1.6GTs Hyper
Transport FSB up to 3700+

Chipset

nVidia nForce3 250Gb Chipset

Main Memory

Three

184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for 64-bit, Unbuffered, Single/Double-

side and DDR-266/333/400 DIMMs

Supports up to

GB 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 recovery
- Able to wake the computer from specific states by LAN, Power switch,

PME#, RTC alarm, USB, PS2 K/B, PS2 Mouse, Modem Ring-in COM#1…

Onboard PCI Devices

LAN -->

Embedded 1Gbps Fast Ethernet controller with onboard

Cicada CIS8201

PHY

S-ATA --> Integrated Serial ATA controller from

Silicon Image SiI3114

for 4 ports solution with RAID 0, 1 ,10, 5 and support up to
150MB/sec transfer rate

For more detailed information about SiI3114, refer to
user’s manual in the bundled CD.

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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 WARRANTIES SHALL APPLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LOCAL LAWS IN THE COUNTRY PURCHASED IN WHICH LOCAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW OR LIMIT THE EXCLUSION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES ...

Page 3: ...te 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 Reinsert memory module 2 Replace memory with correct type 3 Replace memory module 2Dh 1 Error occured in VGA BIOS 2 VGA card inserted incorrectly 1 Replace VGA card 2 Reinsert the VGA card 26h Overclock...

Page 4: ...Insertion 3 3 Jumper Settings 3 6 System Memory Configuration 3 7 Expansion Slots 3 9 Device Connectors 3 11 Power On Off Remote 3 18 External Modem Ring in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Function KBPO 3 18 STR Suspend To RAM Function 3 19 CPU Overheating Protection 3 20 Section 4 BIOS Setup Main Menu 4 1 Standard CMOS Setup 4 2 Advanced BIOS Features 4 3 Advanced Chipset Features 4 5 Integrated P...

Page 5: ... SATA 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 Quick User guide 6 2 Appendix Appendix A Realtek Media Player User s Guide A 1 Appendix B Update Your System BIOS B 1 Appendix C NVidiaRAIDBIOSUtility C 1 SiliconImageSiI3114RAIDBIOSUtility Optional C 4 Appendix D PO...

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Page 7: ...HDD drive cable E CD drivers and utilities F I O Shield G Game COM bracket cable H S ATA data and power cable Powerpack items Optional I Mini heatsink J Tool Pen K Extra USB2 0 port cable Optional Items L S PDIF Module B A C D USER S MANUAL E F G K H L If you need the optional item please contact your dealer for assistance I J ...

Page 8: ...IDIA nForce3 MCPs communicate with the CPU at up to 6 4GB sec a speed that ensures ample bandwidth for future integrated support for AGP PCI and other devices This is especially beneficial for avoiding bottlenecks when multiple devices are active or for supporting high bandwidth devices For more details about the NVIDIA nForce3 MCPs please visit the NVIDIA Web site at http www nvidia com 2 Acceler...

Page 9: ... Serial ATA an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage interface Increases the peak data transfer speed up to 150MB sec and allows future enhancements to the computing platform 2 More S ATA Optional Extra Silicon Image SiI3114 S ATA controller onboard for more S ATA ports complete with RAID function 4 S ATA ports with 150MB sec supporting RAID 0 1 10 5 2 USB2 0 A popular USB standard...

Page 10: ...connection to multi channel speakers Not only removes cable cluttering 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 faults early Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature CPU Memory AGP voltage fan RPM speed for chassis fan CPU fan Power supply fan E...

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

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

Page 13: ...PI v2 0 compliant S3 Suspend to DRAM sleep state support SMBIOS System Management BIOS v2 2 compliant Supports Power failure recovery Able to wake the computer from specific states by LAN Power switch PME RTC alarm USB PS2 K B PS2 Mouse Modem Ring in COM 1 Onboard PCI Devices LAN Embedded 1Gbps Fast Ethernet controller with onboard CicadaCIS8201 PHY S ATA Integrated Serial ATA controller from Sili...

Page 14: ...sing Rear panel audio jacks configuration Peripheral Interfaces At Rear Panel PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports One Parallel printer port One S PDIF Out Coaxial jack One S PDIF Out Optical Optional One Serial port One RJ45 LAN connector Four USB2 0 ports Six Audio jacks r o l o C k c a J e n o h P l e n n a h c 2 l e n n a h c 6 l e n n a h c 8 e u l B t h g i L n i e n i L t u o o e r e t s r a e R n...

Page 15: ...chip Three Fan connectors Front Panel Controller Supports Reset Soft Off switches Supports HDD Power LEDs Supports PC speaker Expansion Slots One AGP slot supporting 1 5v 4X 8X AGP card AGP v3 0 compliant Six PCI slots with Bus Master support PCI v2 2 compliant Other Features Magic Health a H W monitoring software utility for voltages tempera tures and fan speeds sensing EZ Boot An easy way let en...

Page 16: ...oltage tuning for CPU Memory AGP subtle frequency tuning on FSB with 1MHz increment Supports complete Asynchronous FSB Memory and Asynchronous FSB AGP PCI scheme for overclocking CPU Overheating Protection P80P for system debugging Form Factor 305mmx245mmATXsize For more detailed information about NVIDIA Firewall refer to user s manual in the bundled CD ...

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

Page 18: ...Installation Page 3 2 Mainboard Layout Note Depending on the model you purchased some components are optional and may not be available ...

Page 19: ...em Memory Configuration 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 around the CPU area behind the mainboard Step 2 Place the retention mechanism on the mainboard as shown Step 3 Screw in the two pan head screws Figure 3 Figure 4 ...

Page 20: ... go in easily check for mis orienta tion and reinsert the CPU Make sure the processor is fully inserted into the socket Figure 5 Figure 6 Step 6 Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever Step 7 Apply thermal compound to the top of the CPU and install the heatsink as shown Figure 7 Figure 8 Step 8 Press the clips in the direction of the arrows shown in Figure 8 to secure the asse...

Page 21: ...ge 3 5 Step 9 Plug the CPU fan power into the mainboard s CPU fan connector The installation is complete Figure 9 Note Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage ...

Page 22: ... supervisor 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 Change the jumper from 1 2 to 2 3 position for a few seconds 3 Replace the jumper on to the 1 2 position 4 Turn on the system and hold down the Del key to enter BIOS setup ...

Page 23: ...specification Figure 10 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 S D S S S S S D Follow the recommendation below for maximum memory performance DS Double sided DIMM type SS Single sided DIMM type For 1 DIMM Mount on any slot to obtain DDR400 speed For 2 DIMM Mount DS ...

Page 24: ...lacing the chip firmly into the socket and pressing straight down as shown in figure 12 until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket figure 13 Figure 11 DIMM notch Figure 13 DIMM module clip after installation To remove the DIMM module press down the white clips and the module is ejected from the socket Figure 12 DIMM module clips before installation CENTER KEY ZONE...

Page 25: ... order to remove the bracket 5 Align the card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot 6 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed in step 4 7 Replace the system unit cover 8 Power on the PC 9 Enter the BIOS step program to make the necessary settings 10 Save the settings and restart the PC 11 Install the software drivers of the expansion c...

Page 26: ... AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly 1 AGP card component is not blocked by DIMM socket lock 2 AGP slot clicker is locked 3 AGP card edge connector is inserted properly 1 AGP slot clicker is not locked 2 AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly 1 AGP slot clicker is locked 2 AGP card edge connector is inserted properly ...

Page 27: ...PU Figure 14 I O Ports JCPU_FAN 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 shield to protect this back panel Ground 12V Sense This mainboard is equipped with intelligent fan speed control Refer to the PC Health Status submenu of the BIOS USB2 0 x 4 p...

Page 28: ...r PW2 4 pin ATX12V Power Connector The mainboard is equipped with a standard 20 pin ATX main power connector and a 4 pin 12V power connector for connecting an ATX12V power supply The plugs of the power cables are designed to fit in only one orientation Insert the plugs into the connectors until they fit in place Caution The PW1 and PW2 Power Connector must be used simultaneously or else this syste...

Page 29: ...A Front Panel Audio Connector When the jumpers are removed this connector 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 will be disabled 1 Rear Line out FR Front Line out R Rear Line out FL Front Line out L MIC_In NC 5V 9 2 10 GND In 2 Channel aud...

Page 30: ...llows the digital transmission of audio data in S PDIF format 1 5 2 6 VCC NC GND SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT 1 2 GAME1 Game MIDIconnector This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick COM2 Serial Port Connector The serial port can be used with modems serial printers remote display terminals and other serial device 1 9 2 10 CTS Ground TXD RI RTS RXD DTR DCD DSR ...

Page 31: ... Data1 VCC Data0 Data1 9 2 10 CUSB3 CUSB4 Four USB 2 0 ports USB2 0 allows data transfer speed up to 480Mbps This mainboard includes 2 additional USB2 0 ports identified by two 10 pin connector If you wish to use the additional USB ports install the card edge bracket to the system chassis then insert its cables to this 10 pin connector CUSB3 CUSB4 CAUTION Please make sure the USB cable has the sam...

Page 32: ...ation Page 3 16 LED 80 Port Debug LED Provides two digit POST code to show why the system fail to boot Allows quick and easy optimization 80 Port Debug 7 segment LED display Refer to Appendix D for POST codes ...

Page 33: ...reboot without 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 the Power Management Setup in the BIOS setup section of this manual CIR IR connector Connect the IrDA cable if available to this IR connector CSPK Speaker Connect to the system s speaker for bee...

Page 34: ...d has a 20 pin ATX and a 4 pin ATX12V power supply connector to support power supplies with Remote On Off feature The chassis power button should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON header Figure 15 You can turn off the system in two ways by pressing the front panel power On Off button or using the Soft Off function that can be controlled by an operating system such as Windows XP ME 20...

Page 35: ...o Enabled c Install Windows XP 2000 ME 98SE d Restart the system e 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 lists 2 To activate the STR function a Click the START button and choose Shut Down b In the Shut Down Windows dialog box select the Stand By option to enter STR mode The foll...

Page 36: ...igned 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 Step 3 Check that the CPU heatsink and cooling fan assembly is properly installed Be careful when touching the heatsink as it may be hot Step 4 Plug back the ATX power cord or turn on the ATX power ...

Page 37: ...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 reconfigure your BIOS settings To enter the Setup Program Power on the computer and press the Del key during the POST Power On Self Test The BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY opens Figure 1 Figure1 CMOSSetupUtility The ...

Page 38: ... 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 installed floppy drive type and display type Memory size is auto detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference When a field is highlighted use direction keys to move the cursor and the Enter key t...

Page 39: ...parameters in the displayed menu This menu shows all of the manufacturer s default values for the board Pressing the F1 key displays a help message for the selected item Figure3 BIOSFeaturesSetup Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority CD ROM Boot Priority This item allows you to select the CD ROM boot priority ...

Page 40: ... you to limit access to the System and Setup or just to Setup The default is Setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt HDD S M A R T Capability The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Tech...

Page 41: ...M Configuration Scroll to DRAM Configuration and press Enter The following screen appears Max Memclock Mhz This item sets the memory clock By placing an artificial memory clock limit on the system memory is prevented from running faster than this frequency Example 200 will set to DDR400 speed Options Auto 100 133 166 1T 2T Memory Timing For setting DRAM Timing Options Auto 1T 2T ...

Page 42: ...echarge can occur sets the minimum RAS pulse width Options Auto 5 15 Row precharge Time Trp This item refers to the number of cycles required to return data to its original location to close the bank or the number of cycles required to page memory before the next bank activate command can be issued Options Auto 2 6 AGP Aperture Size MB This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP g...

Page 43: ...cial I O for PCI Card Options Disabled Enabled System BIOS Cacheable This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution Options Disabled Enabled 4 4 Integrated Peripherals Figure5 IntegratedPeripherals Init Display First This item is used to select whether to initialize the AGP or PCI first when the system boots Options PCI Slot Onboard AGP ...

Page 44: ... UDMA Select the mode of operation for the IDE drive Ultra DMA 100 133 implementa tion is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environ ment includes a DMA driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 100 133 select Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS Options Auto Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode Selecting Enabled reduces latency between each drive ...

Page 45: ...tions Enabled Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Block Mode allows the controller to access blocks of sectors rather than a single sector at a time The default is Enabled Options Enabled Disabled Onboard Device Scroll to Onboard Device and press Enter The following screen appears Onchip USB Enables the USB controller Options Disabled V1 1 V2 0 V1 1 USB KB Storage Support Enable Disable support for US...

Page 46: ...led Disabled NV Lan Address Input Allows you to input the MAC NV address Current NV Lan MAC Address Display the current MAC NV address Game Port Address Select an address for the Game port Options 201 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Select an address for the Midi port Options 290 300 330 Disabled Midi Port IRQ Select an interrupt for the Midi port Options 5 10 Onboard Debug LED Enables the onboard ...

Page 47: ...rial ports Options 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto UART Mode Select This field configures the 2nd serial port for IR application Select the required IR protocol or select Normal to disable IR mode Options Normal IrDA and ASKIR RxD TxD Active When the above UART Mode Select is in IR mode this field configures the receive and transmit signals generated from the IR port Options Hi H...

Page 48: ...lows the user to select the parallel port mode Options SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP EPP Mode Select This field allows the user to select the EPP mode for parallel port mode Options EPP1 9 EPP1 7 ECP Mode USE DMA This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode Options DMA1 DMA3 Game Port Address Select an address for the Game port Options 201 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Select an addre...

Page 49: ...or S3 Suspend To RAM function When set to S3 STR or S1 S3 the following two fields become available Options S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 Soft Off by PBTN Use this to select your soft off function The default is Instant Off InstantOff Turns off the system instantly Delay 4 Second Turns off the system after a 4 second delay If momentary press of button the system will go into Suspend Mode Press the power but...

Page 50: ... mm ss that will awaken a system which has been powered down Options Enabled Disabled AMD K8 Cool n Quiet control Reduce the noise and heat from you PC when AMD s Cool n QuietTM technology is enabled Options Auto Disabled POWER ON Function Enables computer power on by keyboard mouse or hotkey activity Password Requires you to enter a password when using the keyboard to power on Set the password in...

Page 51: ...Ctrl F12 4 6 PNP PCI Configuration This page lets the user to modify the PCI IRQ signals when various PCI cards are inserted WARNING Conflicting IRQ s may cause system unable to locate certain devices Figure7 PNP PCIConfigurationSetup Resources Controlled By Determines what controls system PNP PCI resources The default is Auto ESCD Manual PNP Card s resources are controlled manually The IRQ Resour...

Page 52: ...Q slots make sure its drivers support Shared IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments IRQ conflicts between the two PCI groups will make the system unstable or cards inoperable W T N I X T N I Y T N I Z T N I E T N I t o l S P G A V 7 9 C A V 1 t o l S V 2 t o l S V t o l S 3 V t o l S 4 V t o l S 5 V 6 t o l S V N A L d r a o b n O V 4 1 1 3 I i S d r a o b n O V B S U d r a o b n O V B ...

Page 53: ...ou set CPU fan temperature to smartly adjust the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Options Disabled 35o C 95o F 40o C 104o F 45o C 113o F 50o C 122o F 55o C 132o F Current CPU Temperature Displays the current CPU temperature Current System Temperature Displays the current system temperature Current CPU Chassis Power FAN Speed Displays the current speed of the CPU chassis and power fan...

Page 54: ...of the battery 5V 5V Standby The voltage level of the switching power supply ACPI Shutdown Temperature This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power 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 75o C 167o F in increments of 5o...

Page 55: ...on Figure9 Frequency VoltageControl CPU OverClock in MHz Enables you to set the CPU clock at increments of 1MHz step Options 200 to 250 in 1MHz increments Note Overclocking failure will cause no display on monitor At this instant press Insert key to revert back to the initial or default setting to boot up your system AGP OverClock in MHz Enables you to subtle tune the AGP PCI frequency at incremen...

Page 56: ...ystem is running a Hyper Transport frequency of 200 MHz you should select a multiplier of 12 so that 12 Multiplier x 200 MHz front side bus 2 4 GHz CPU clock Key in the DEC decimal number for the CPU Clock Ratio CPU Voltage This item allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage Options 1 55V 1 60V 1 65V 1 70V We recommend that you leave this at the default value DIMM Voltage This item allows you to ...

Page 57: ... scribed below Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press Enter on this item you 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 Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box LoadOptimizedDefaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are f...

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 password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to key in each time you enter Setup This prevents an unauthor...

Page 59: ...your 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 Saving Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits...

Page 60: ...BIOS Page 4 24 ...

Page 61: ...d in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member 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 few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementatio...

Page 62: ...y is the capacity of the smallest drive 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 any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array JBOD Spanning A spanning disk array is equal to the su...

Page 63: ...ive larger than 137 GB 48 bits LBA Supports RAID 0 1 and JBOD Free Disk and Dedicated Spare Disk A Free Disk or Dedicated Disk can be automatically used in case one drive of a mirrored array fails A free disk can be used by any available mirrored array while a dedicated disk can be used only by the array to which it is assigned RAID Across PATA and SATA NVRAID can span across both Parallel ATA as ...

Page 64: ...ts 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 for RAID 0 Automatically Selects Highest Available Transfer Speed for All ATA and ATAPI Devices Supports UDMA up to 150MB Sec All UDMA and PIO Modes Up to 4 SATA devices ACPI and ATA ATAPI6 ...

Page 65: ...sing the RAID controller s BIOS utility NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb Power on the system and wait for the following screen to appear Press the F10 key to enter its BIOS configuration utility Refer to Appendix C 1 for details about creating RAID array using this utility After the RAID array is created press F10 to exit Note If you are not installing O S into the RAID disks you may skip Step 2 Step3 ...

Page 66: ...etails about creating RAID array using this utility Step 2 Prepare driver floppy 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 methods to prepare this floppy Method 1 1 Locate another computer and insert the bundled CD into its CD ROM drive 2 A main m...

Page 67: ...p for RAID driver insert the floppy created earlier in Step 2 Step 4 Install Software utility for Windows 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 configure and manage RAID arrays 1 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM drive 2 When the main menu a...

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

Page 69: ...ware Step 1 Click NVIDIA nForce3 Driver to install chipset driver Step 2 Click AC 97 AUDIO Driver to install audio driver Step 3 Click USB 2 0 Driver to install USB 2 0 driver Step 4 Click SILICON IMAGE SATA RAID Driver to install Serial ATA driver Step 5 Make sure to follow the instructions to install JAVA 2 RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT installation and then the SILICON IMAGE SATA RAID GUI installation it...

Page 70: ...ettings to 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 click Sound Effect button on the task bar and select Sound Manager 2 Select Sound Effect page to set the desired audio environment from the pull down menu Figure 2 Figure 1 ...

Page 71: ...Figure 3 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 HRTF 3D Positional Audio features HRTF Demo Figure 4 ...

Page 72: ...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 5 This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software To remove Sound Manager icon from Windows Task bar uncheck Show icon in system tray Figure 5 General ...

Page 73: ...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 detected If the results do not match an exclamation mark will appear on the right side 7 Push Start button to start the sensing Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing...

Page 74: ...Drivers Installation Page 6 6 Figure 9 Connector Sensing 9 After closing EZ Connector this page will show the latest connector status as above ...

Page 75: ...ows Display Playback windows displays the following mode information 1 Playback Time Display 2 Voice Cancellation Mode Display 3 Pitch Mode Display 4 Surround Sound Mode Display Realtek Media Player Platform A B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C D E 06 Reo Speedwagon K 03 31 F G H I J 1 2 3 4 5 6 H K 06 Reo Speedwagon ...

Page 76: ... below e d o m d n u o r r u S e d o m d n u o r r u S c i r e n e G r o d i r r o c e n o t S d e d d a P y e l l A m o o R t s e r r o F m o o r h t a B y t i C m o o r g n i v i L n i a t n u o M e n o t S y r r a u Q m u i r o t i d u A n i a l P t r e c n o C t o l g n i k r a P e v a C e p i p r e w e S a n e r A r e t a w r e d n U r a g n a H g u r D t e p r a C y z z i D y a w l l a H l a...

Page 77: ...ear Clear the Title Play List 4 Load Load Title Play List 5 Store Save Title Play List G Title Play List Scroll bar Scroll Up Down the Title Play List H Recording Function Controls The recording function controls include Input Save New Rec Stop Play 1 Input Input soruce select 2 Save Save to file 3 New Open new file select format includes Sampling Rate Sampling bit Mono or Stereo 4 Rec Start Rec 5...

Page 78: ... control include Minimize Close 1 Minimize Minimize Platform Display Panel 2 Close Close Exit Platform Display Panel K EqualizerControlPanel The Equalizer Control Panel include On Off Preset 1 On Off Enable Disable Equalizer 2 Preset Clear Equalizer setting to default value ...

Page 79: ...ile 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 will see the following setup screen 3 Please key in the xxxxx bin BIOS file name 4 If you want to save the previous BIOS data to the diskette please key in Y otherwise please key in N xxxxx bin XXXX XXX...

Page 80: ...ame 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 xxxxx bin xxxxx bin XXXXX XXXX ...

Page 81: ...rrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping Spanning or Stripe Mirroring Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 32KB but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that y...

Page 82: ...d and ready to be moved 3 Continue pressing the right arrow key until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk data prompt appears Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array otherwise press N You must choose Yes if the drives were previous...

Page 83: ...ion about the array that you selected such as Striping 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 then 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 window and then press F10 to exit the RAID setup ...

Page 84: ...nd 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 either a Striped or Mirrored RAID Set 3 Select if you want the utility to Auto Configure the RAID Set or if you want to manually configure the RAID Set For Striped Sets you can change the chunk size For ...

Page 85: ...the 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 conflicting metadata specifically in reference to the drive connection information If so this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt In order for the RAID set to function proper...

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Page 87: ...ecial 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 a port interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 0B 0Dh Reserved 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping th...

Page 88: ...y 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 for a valid VGA device VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 24 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 PII for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC f...

Page 89: ...56h 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 Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1 Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch 2 Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch 5E 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utilit...

Page 90: ... 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 3 Switch screen back to text mode 4 Set up ACPI table at top of memory 5 Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7 Initialize APM 8 Clear noise of IRQs 86 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot...

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