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IMB-8550 Micro-ATX Pentium M Embedded

Motherboard User Manual

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February 2006

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Page 1: ...IEI Technology Corp IMB 8550 Micro ATX Intel Pentium M Embedded Motherboard User Manual Rev 1 0 January 2006 ...

Page 2: ...ity to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer Trademarks IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Busi...

Page 3: ...50 Embedded Motherboard 1 2 IMB 8550 Board Overview 1 4 Technical Specifications 1 5 System Monitoring 1 8 Package Contents 1 9 Optional Accessory Items 1 9 CHAPTER 2 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 2 1 CPU Memory and Intel Chipsets 2 2 CPU 2 2 Memory 2 3 Intel 855GME Chipset 2 3 Block Diagram 2 4 Important Features 2 5 2 2 External Interfaces 2 7 List of All Interface Connectors 2 8 2 2 1 Internal Connect...

Page 4: ...85 Converter 3 7 JP7 Pin Configuration 3 7 JP8 LCD Voltage Selector 3 8 JP8 Pin Configuration 3 8 3 3 External Switches and Indicators 3 9 CN3 PWR HDD LED SW SPK RST Pins 3 9 CN3 Pinouts 3 10 3 3 Installation 3 11 CPU Installation 3 11 Cooling Kit CF 518 Installation 3 14 DIMM Installation 3 17 Connections to the Peripherals 3 17 IDE Disk Drive and CDROM Connector IDE1 IDE2 3 18 Floppy Drive Conne...

Page 5: ...Channels Before PATA Behind PATA 4 9 Primary and Secondary Third IDE 0 1 4 9 Floppy Configuration 4 11 Super IO Configuration 4 11 Hardware Health Configuration 4 13 H W Health Function 4 13 ACPI Configuration 4 14 ACPI Aware O S 4 14 Remote Access Configuration 4 19 USB Configuration 4 22 PCIPnP 4 24 Clear NVRAM 4 24 Plug Play O S 4 24 PCI Latency Timer 4 25 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA 4 25 Palette S...

Page 6: ...er Button Mode On Off 4 37 Exit 4 39 CHAPTER 5 SOFTWARE DRIVERS 5 1 Folder Structure 5 2 5 2 Driver Installation 5 3 5 2 1 AUDIO IC 5 3 5 2 2 JG82855GME Intel Chipset 5 7 Intel AGP Driver 5 9 LAN Driver 5 12 SATA ALiRAID Driver 5 14 APPENDIX A WATCHDOG TIMER APPENDIX B ADDRESS MAPPING B 1 IO Address Map B 2 B 2 1st MB Memory Address Map B 2 B 3 IRQ Mapping Table B 3 B 4 DMA Channel Assignments B 3...

Page 7: ...2 12 DIO Port Pin Connection to W83627HF LPC I O Chip 20 Table 2 13 IDE Connector Pinouts 21 Table 2 14 FDD Port Pinouts 23 Table 2 15 IR1 IrDA Interface Port Pinouts 25 Table 2 16 CN12 Pinouts 26 Table 2 17 LVDS Connector Pinouts 27 Table 2 18 J1 Inverter Connector Pinouts 29 Table 2 19 CN8 Audio Output Pinouts 30 Table 2 20 CN9 Audio Output Pinouts 31 Table 2 21 CN7 SPDIF Input Pinouts 31 Table ...

Page 8: ...gure 2 3 COM Port Locations 10 Figure 2 4 USB Internal Port 12 Figure 2 5 FAN1 FAN2 Connector 14 Figure 2 6 AUX1 Connector 15 Figure 2 7 CD_IN1 Connector 16 Figure 2 8 CN3 Front Panel Connector 18 Figure 2 9 DIO1 Digital I O Header 19 Figure 2 10 IDE Connectors 22 Figure 2 11 FDD1 Port 24 Figure 2 12 IR1 IrDA Interface Port 25 Figure 2 13 CN12 Serial Port Connector 26 Figure 2 14 LVDS LCD Panel Co...

Page 9: ...efore the following precaution measures should be carefully observed 1 All sorts of operations on this product must be carried out by certified technicians 2 The chassis into which the CPU board and its associated backplane are installed should provide stable and sufficient power supply and be properly grounded 3 Power off the motherboard and unplug its power cord before handling 4 Before connecti...

Page 10: ...nventional anti ESD methods while handling the CPU board The use of a grounded wrist strap and an anti static work pad is recommended Avoid dust and debris or other static accumulating materials in your work area Page 10 Page 10 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 11: ...e system Cautions are easy to recognize The word caution is written as CAUTION both capitalized and bold and is followed by text in italics The italicized text is the cautionary message NOTE These messages inform the reader of essential but non critical information These messages should be read carefully as any directions or instructions contained therein can help you avoid making mistakes Notes a...

Page 12: ... the complete functionality listed in the specification sheet user s manual We provide special revisions for various application purposes Therefore DO NOT upgrade your BIOS unless you fully understand what a firmware revision will do Problems that occur during the updating process may cause unrecoverable errors and system down time Always consult technical personnel before proceeding with any BIOS...

Page 13: ...IMB 8550 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 14: ...s one 1 CFII socket for compact size bootable device and dual displays through the VGA LVDS interface As a continuance to IEI s well acclaimed line of industrial motherboards the IMB distinguishes itself from users products in the following aspects 1 Tested and proved reliable through tests conducted in harsh environments with temperatures ranging from 0 to 60 C 2 High quality components to withst...

Page 15: ... the IR Thermograph technology reliability of operation is guaranteed The IMB 8550 features a significant improvement of CPU processing power and interface expandability The motherboard also takes advantages from a sophisticated Windows CE OS system which features stable operation real time responsiveness and cost saving appliances As the result the integration of the board is ideal for GPS Automa...

Page 16: ...IMB 8550 User Manual IMB 8550 Board Overview Figure 1 1 IMB 8550 Board Overview NOTE There are no configuration jumpers or connectors on the soldering side 1 4 1 4 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 17: ...itration priority intended for external 1394 host controller Support for 44 bit addressing on PCI using DAC protocol IDE interface Up to 4 four PCI Enhanced IDE hard drives or CD ROMs The Ultra DMA 100 IDE can handle data transfer up to 100MB s Compatible with existing ATA IDE specifications with its best advantages so there is no need to do any changes with users current accessories Supports Ultr...

Page 18: ...mode Provides one 26 Pin Printer port header Supports EPP and ECP 1 one VGA port 1 one LVDS via 20 pin connector 6 six USB 2 0 1 1 ports bracket x 4 pin header 2x5 x 2 via adapter cable 6 six RS 232 COM ports one D SUB on the real panel 2 two PS 2 keyboard Mouse port 2 two SATA 150 ports 1 one IrDA header supports IrDAs version 1 0 SIR protocol with maximum baud rate up to 115 2K bps 1 one Digital...

Page 19: ...IR and Amplitude Shift Keyed IR ASKIR interface USB 2 0 1 1 port Supports six 6 USB 2 0 1 1 ports for future expansion Serial ATA Supports Four independent serial ATA channels Serial ATA generation 1 transfer rate of 3Gb s Ethernet Realtek RTL8100S Triple speed IEEE 802 3 compliant Media Access Controller MAC with a triple speed Ethernet transceiver 32 bit PCI bus controller with embedded memory S...

Page 20: ...rs 20 bit audio for enhanced sound quality and full surround sound capability Line IN Line Out MIC IN in phone jacks and CD IN on PCB header Table 1 1 Technical Specifications System Monitoring The IMB 8550 embedded board is capable of self monitoring various aspects of its operating status including CPU chipset and battery voltage 3 3V 5V and 12V RPM of cooling fans CPU and board temperatures by ...

Page 21: ...ble 2 x SATA cables 1 x Mini jumper pack 3 x RS 232 cable 2 x 2 kit 1 x 1 kit 2 x ATA 66 100 flat cable 1 x rear panel I O bracket 1 x Driver and Utility CD 1 x QIG Quick Installation Guide Optional Accessory Items CF 518 CPU Cooler kit 32200 000017 RS FDD cable 1 9 1 9 ...

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Page 23: ...IMB 8550 Functional Description Chapter 2 2 1 2 1 ...

Page 24: ...refer to Chapter 3 for details on the cooling kit Shown below are some of the key features of the Intel processors taking Pentium M as an example High performance and low power consumption Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology for low power consumption Large L1 L2 caches up to 2MB L2 for faster I O turnarounds Advanced branch prediction for faster program execution Micro op fusion for excellent load...

Page 25: ... north bridge 855GME controller hub provides processor and memory bus interfaces with an embedded graphics controller The chipset provides high bandwidth interfaces and integrated graphics support utilizing Intel Extreme Graphics 2 technology The chipset also features a dramatic improvement on peripheral device connection offering three 3 USB host controllers with 480 Mbps of bandwidth and thus en...

Page 26: ...IMB 8550 User Manual Block Diagram Figure 2 1 IMB 8550 System Block Diagram 2 4 2 4 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 27: ...g kiosks as customer interaction stations or medical equipment showing diagnostics and patient s records simultaneously High reliability operating within the 10 to 70 C wide temperature range System Memory DDR 200 266 333 modules 2GB memory addressability Interface connectors aligned to the edges of PCB for ease of connectivity and the optimized airflow through board surface Flexible and increased...

Page 28: ...core VCC CPU System fan speed and temperature detection functionalities Compact Flash type II connectivity for applications without external storage Independent DMA audio engines via Realtek ALC655 Ethernet Realtek 8110S Gigabit Ethernet 2 6 2 6 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 29: ...rfaces For the locations of external interfaces please refer to the diagram below Figure 2 2 External Interface Locations NOTE The configuration options through jumper settings will be discussed in Chapter 3 Installation 2 7 2 7 ...

Page 30: ...CD ROM or DVD player DIO1 1 2x5 pin digital I O connector IDE 2 ATA 100 40 pin connectors FDD 1 34 pin floppy connector IrDA 1 1 x 5 pin header for Infrared connection J1 1 LCD backlight Inverter control CN1 1 CF II Compact Flash socket CN2 1 A combo connector assembly providing access to one GbE Ethernet RJ 45 port and two USB ports CN3 1 14 pin pin header provides the connectivity to Power LED H...

Page 31: ...IMB 8550 NOTE The interface description is divided into two sections internal connectors mounted on the motherboard and the connectors interfaced through the board edge rear panel 2 9 2 9 ...

Page 32: ...50 offers two high speed NS16C550 compatible UART s with 16 byte Read Receive FIFO serial ports Table 2 4 COM Port Internal Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 DCD 2 SIN 3 SOUT 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 GND Figure 2 3 COM Port Locations 2 10 2 10 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 33: ...IMB 8550 NOTE There is one D SUB COM port COM1 on the rear panel The rest of the COM ports are interfaced through the 2x5 pin headers located on the motherboard 2 11 2 11 ...

Page 34: ... 2 0 ports In addition to the four 4 USB ports on the rear panel the internal USB ports are provided in one 1 2x4 pin header Table 2 5 USB Internal Port Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 PWR 5V 2 GND 3 USBPA 4 USBPB 5 USBPA 6 USBPB 7 GND 8 PWR 5V Figure 2 4 USB Internal Port 2 12 2 12 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 35: ... CFII Socket Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 26 CD1 2 SDD3 27 SDD11 3 SDD4 28 SDD12 4 SDD5 29 SDD13 5 SDD6 30 SDD14 6 SDD7 31 SDD15 7 SDCS 1 32 SDCS 3 8 N C 33 N C 9 N C 34 SDIOR 10 N C 35 SDIOW 11 N C 36 VCCCOM 12 N C 37 IRQ15 13 N C 38 VCCCOM 14 N C 39 To JP 4 IDE Master Slave control 15 N C 40 N C 16 N C 41 IDERST 1 17 N C 42 SIORDY 18 SDA2 43 SDREQ 19 SDA1 44 SDDACK 20 SDA0 45 ID...

Page 36: ...0 User Manual 4 FAN1 and FAN2 Fan1 CPU fan connector Fan2 Chassis fan connector Table 2 7 FAN1 and FAN2 Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 VCC 3 DETECT Figure 2 5 FAN1 FAN2 Connector 2 14 2 14 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 37: ...IMB 8550 5 AUX1 This AUX port connects to the audio input of a CD ROM or DVD optical drives Table 2 8 AUX1 Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION 1 AUXL 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUXR Figure 2 6 AUX1 Connector 2 15 2 15 ...

Page 38: ...50 User Manual 6 CD_IN1 This ports connects to a CD ROM or DVD drive s audio output Table 2 9 CD_IN1 Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION 1 AUXL 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUXR Figure 2 7 CD_IN1 Connector 2 16 2 16 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 39: ...m chassis front panel LEDs a chassis speaker a power switch and a reset button Table 2 10CN3 System Panel Connector Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 5V 2 SPEAKER 3 N C 4 N C 5 GND 6 N C 7 ATX PIN1 8 SPEAKER 9 ATX PIN2 10 N C 11 HDD LED 12 RESET PIN1 13 HDD LED 14 RESET PIN2 2 17 2 17 ...

Page 40: ...IMB 8550 User Manual Figure 2 8 CN3 Front Panel Connector 2 18 2 18 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 41: ...The first table below shows the DIO port pinouts The second table displays the referential pin connection to the I O chip Table 2 11 DIO1 Digital I O Header Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 PWR 5V 3 XOUT0 4 XOUT1 5 XOUT2 6 XOUT3 7 XIN0 8 XIN1 9 XIN2 10 XIN3 Figure 2 9 DIO1 Digital I O Header 2 19 2 19 ...

Page 42: ... XOUT1 123 GPY1 GP15 General purpose I O port 1 bit 5 5 XOUT2 122 GPSB2 GP16 General purpose I O port 1 bit 6 6 XOUT3 121 GPSA2 GP17 General purpose I O port 1 bit 7 7 XIN0 125 GPX2 P15 G13 General purpose I O port 1 bit 3 8 XIN1 126 GPX1 P14 G12 General purpose I O port 1 bit 2 9 XIN2 127 GPSB1 P13 G11 General purpose I O port 1 bit 1 10 XIN3 128 GPSA1 P12 G10 General purpose I O port 1 bit 0 2 2...

Page 43: ...sabled Table 2 13 IDE Connector Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RESET 2 GND 3 DATA 7 4 DATA 8 5 DATA 6 6 DATA 9 7 DATA 5 8 DATA 10 9 DATA 4 10 DATA 11 11 DATA 3 12 DATA 12 13 DATA 2 14 DATA 13 15 DATA 1 16 DATA 14 17 DATA 0 18 DATA 15 19 GND 20 KEY 21 DRQ 22 GND 23 IOW 24 GND 25 IOR 26 GND 27 CHRDY 28 GND 29 DACK 30 GND 31 INTERRUPT 32 N C 33 SA1 34 P66DET 35 SA0 36 SA2 37 HDC CS0 38 HDC...

Page 44: ...IMB 8550 User Manual Figure 2 10 IDE Connectors 2 22 2 22 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 45: ...2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position Table 2 14 FDD Port Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 RWC0 3 GND 4 NC 5 NC 6 NC 7 GND 8 INDEX 9 GND 10 MO A 11 GND 12 DS B 13 GND 14 DS A 15 GND 16 MO B 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 WD 23 GND 24 WGATE 25 GND 26 TRK0 27 GND 28 WP 29 GND 30 RDATA 31 GND 32 HEAD 33 GND 34 DSKCHG 2 23 2 23 ...

Page 46: ...IMB 8550 User Manual Figure 2 11 FDD1 Port 2 24 2 24 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 47: ...integrated IrDA port which supports either a Serial Infrared SIR or an Amplitude Shift Keyed IR ASKIR interface Table 2 15 IR1 IrDA Interface Port Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 VCC1 2 N C 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX 6 VCC2 Figure 2 12 IR1 IrDA Interface Port 2 25 2 25 ...

Page 48: ...12 CN12 CN12 is an optional RS 232 mode serial port connector An adapter cable is required Table 2 16 CN12 Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION 1 TX3 2 TX3 3 RX3 4 RX3 Figure 2 13 CN12 Serial Port Connector 2 26 2 26 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 49: ...DS_Y1 6 LVDS_Y1 7 LVDS_Y2 8 LVDS_Y2 9 LVDS_CLK 10 LVDS_CLK 11 LVDS_Y3 12 LVDS_Y3 13 GND 14 GND 15 LVDSB_Y0 16 LVDSB_Y0 17 LVDSB_Y1 18 LVDSB_Y1 19 LVDSB_Y2 20 LVDSB_Y2 21 LVDSB_CLK 22 LVDSB_CLK 23 LVDSB_Y3 24 LVDSB_Y3 25 GND 26 GND 27 PVDD 28 PVDD 29 PVDD 30 PVDD NOTE For the inherent limitation by Intel chipset currently the 24 bit and 48 bit IEGD Intel Embedded Graphics Drivers modes are not supp...

Page 50: ...IMB 8550 User Manual Figure 2 14 LVDS LCD Panel Connection Port 2 28 2 28 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 51: ... panel Damage will occur if the wrong voltage is selected 15 J1 Inverter Control This connector comes as a 1x5 pin Wafer 2mm connector Pin 5 enables power on off backlight during the power saving mode Table 2 18 J1 Inverter Connector Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 GND 3 VCC 12V 4 GND 5 LCD_BKLEN Figure 2 15 J1 Inverter Control 2 29 2 29 ...

Page 52: ...or interfacing analog audio signals with external audio devices Table 2 19 CN8 Audio Output Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RFMIC 2 GND 3 VREFOUT 4 VCC5 5 OUTR 6 ROUT 7 N C 8 N C 9 OUTL 10 LOUT Figure 2 16 CN8 and CN9 Audio Output Locations 2 30 2 30 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 53: ...DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 SUROUTL 2 CENOUT 3 GND 4 GND 5 SUROUTR 6 LFEOUT 7 GND 8 N C keyed Please refer to the previous page for its location 18 CN7 SPDIF Input CN7 is a 5 pin pin header for connecting an adapter cable for receiving SPDIF signals Table 2 21 CN7 SPDIF Input Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 VCC5 2 N C keyed 3 SPDIFOUT 4 GND 5 SPDIFIN 2 31 2 31 ...

Page 54: ...IMB 8550 User Manual Figure 2 17 CN7 SPDIF Input 2 32 2 32 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 55: ...A Port Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 GND 2 STXP 3 STXN 4 GND 5 SRXN 6 SRXP 7 GND CAUTION Your SATA hard drives may come with both a 4P power connector and a SATA power interface Attach either the 4P connector or the included SATA power cable to your SATA hard drives DO NOT attach both types of power connectors to your SATA hard drives all at the same time Doing so will cause damage Fig...

Page 56: ... has its limitations with the operating systems Serial ATA is supported by Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP1 Windows 2003 or later versions 2 Older OSes such as Windows 98SE or ME do not support Serial ATA interface 2 34 2 34 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 57: ...9 Rear Panel Connectors 1 PS 2 KB MS Port This port connects a PS 2 mouse or keyboard Table 2 23 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Port Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 KB Data 2 N C 3 GND 4 5V 5 Clock 6 N C Figure 2 20 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Port 2 35 2 35 ...

Page 58: ... Figure 2 21 USB Port 3 Parallel Port Table 2 25 Parallel Port Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 RSTROBE 14 ALF 2 RPD0 15 ERROR 3 RPD1 16 PAR_INI 4 RPD2 17 SLCTIN 5 RPD3 18 GND 6 RPD4 19 GND 7 RPD5 20 GND 8 RPD6 21 GND 9 RPD7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 PE 25 GND 13 SLCT 2 36 2 36 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 59: ... Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indication Table 2 26 Ethernet Port Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 TXD 8 GND 2 TXD 9 GRN 3 RXD 10 GRN 4 CT_TXD 11 YEL 5 CT_RXD 12 YEL 6 RXD 13 S GND 7 N C 14 S GND Figure 2 23 GbE Ethernet LAN RJ 45 Port 2 37 2 37 ...

Page 60: ...nnects a CD ROM DVD player or other audio devices Line Out port Lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker With multi channel configurations this port can also connect to front speakers Microphone Pink This port connects a microphone 7 VGA Port The standard 15 pin VGA connector connects to a CRT or LCD display monitor 8 COM1 Serial Port This is a D SUB serial port COM1 2 38 2 38 IEI Technolo...

Page 61: ...IMB 8550 2 3 Onboard LED The LED1 lights up when power is supplied to the motherboard Figure 2 24 LED1 Location 2 39 2 39 ...

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Page 63: ...IMB 8550 Installation Chapter 3 3 1 3 1 ...

Page 64: ...llation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the PCB board These stickers are required for warranty validation 2 Prior to the installation of the Motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To prevent damage to the PCB boar...

Page 65: ...sure to follow these precautions Ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching your IMB 8550 motherboard You can do so by using a grounded wrist strap at all times or by frequently touching any conducting materials that is connected to the ground Handle your motherboard by its edges Do not touch IC chips leads or circuitry if not necessary Do not plug or unplug any connector or jumpe...

Page 66: ...ns and a small metal clip often protected by a plastic cover that slides over the ins to connect them To CLOSE SHORT a jumper means connecting the pins of the jumper with the plastic clip and to OPEN a jumper means removing the plastic clip from a jumper Figure 3 1 Jumper JP1 Clear CMOS Figure 3 2 JP1 Jumper Location 3 4 3 4 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 67: ...ge displays during the boot up process you may then try to correct the fault by pressing the F1 to enter the CMOS Setup menu You may then enter the correct CMOS setting Load Optimal Defaults or Load Failsafe Defaults Save your changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu JP1 Pin Configuration Table 3 1 JP1 Pin Configuration JP1 CLEAR CMOS 1 2 closed Normal default 2 3 closed CLEAR CMOS CAUTION 1 In normal...

Page 68: ...Slave Setting Figure 3 3 JP4 Compact Flash Master Slave Setting JP4 Pin Configuration Table 3 2 JP4 Pin Configuration JP4 CONFIGURATION Closed Enabling CF II as a Secondary IDE Master device Open CF II as a slave device 3 6 3 6 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 69: ...t Operating Mode Selection RS 232 422 485 Converter Figure 3 4 JP7 Jumper Location JP7 Pin Configuration Table 3 3 JP7 Pin Configuration PIN COMBINATION OPERATION MODE 1 3 RS 232 2 4 and 3 5 RS 422 3 5 and 4 6 RS 485 3 7 3 7 ...

Page 70: ...ge Selector WARNING Carefully select the voltage supplied to your LCD panel With the wrong voltage setting damage will occur to your LCD panel JP8 Pin Configuration Table 3 4 JP8 Pin Configuration PIN COMBINATION OPERATION MODE 1 2 5V 2 3 3 3V 3 8 3 8 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 71: ...IMB 8550 External Switches and Indicators CN3 PWR HDD LED SW SPK RST Pins Figure 3 6 CN3 Connector Location 3 9 3 9 ...

Page 72: ...CN3 Pinouts Table 3 5 CN3 Pinouts PIN DESCRIPTION PIN DESCRIPTION 1 5V 2 SPEAKER 3 N C 4 N C 5 GND 6 N C 7 ATX PIN1 8 SPEAKER 9 ATX PIN2 10 N C 11 HDD LED 12 RESET PIN1 13 HDD LED 14 RESET PIN2 3 10 3 10 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 73: ...c free e g a carpet 3 Always hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs and connector pins 4 Do not remove a component from its anti static bag before installation 5 Before you proceed with the installation process check the CPU surface and check for bent pins on the socket 6 While installing the CPU do not use force serious damage to the CPU or CPU socket might occur To install Intel 4...

Page 74: ...t the pin 1 mark matches the cut edge on the CPU socket and carefully place it on top of the socket When properly placed the socket should receive the CPU pins properly Note the following when installing the CPU Hold the CPU by the edges Orient the CPU with the IHS Integrated Heat Sink side facing upward Locate pin 1 mark on CPU Carefully place the CPU into the socket with a gentle and vertical mo...

Page 75: ...Figure 3 8 Securing CPU by Rotating the Retention Screw Step 5 Now you have completed the CPU installation process For details on installing the CPU heatsink and cooler please refer to the next section 3 13 3 13 ...

Page 76: ...while unpacking or installing the heatsink Thermal paste between the CPU and the heatsink is important for optimum heat dissipation Installation Steps Step 1 Place the heatsink onto the CPU Make sure that the CPU cable can be properly routed when the heatsink is installed Step 2 Align the heatsink so that its four 4 threaded screw fasteners can pass through the through holes on PCB Step 3 From the...

Page 77: ... 4 fasteners on the heatsink Tighten each nut caps a few turns at a time and do not over tighten the screws for that may cause damage to the PCB Step 5 Connect the fan cable on the cooler fan to the FAN1 CPU fan connector on the motherboard Carefully route the cable and avoid heat generating chips and fan blades 3 15 3 15 ...

Page 78: ...IMB 8550 User Manual Figure 3 11 Connecting FAN1 Connector Step 6 You are done with heatsink installation 3 16 3 16 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 79: ...nd This is when the two clips have automatically locked the module into the correct position of the DIMM socket To remove the DIMM module push both handles outward and the memory module should be ejected by the mechanism in the socket Connections to the Peripherals IEI provides the following cables to facilitate connections to your peripheral devices For more information on the locations of the co...

Page 80: ... when connecting two IDE disk drives you will have to configure one as the master and the other slave The configuration is done by setting the back end jumpers on the disk drives Floppy Drive Connector FDD1 This connector provides access to two externally mounted floppy drives 3 5 profile 720 KB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB types floppy drives Connecting the Floppy Drives 1 Make sure that the red wire of y...

Page 81: ... addition to the phone jacks the IMB 8550 is also equipped with separate connectors for Analog Digital outputs and SPDIF inputs COM Port Connectors COM1 to COM6 The IMB 8550 provides six 6 serial ports and the serial port operation mode can be configured through an onboard jumper set RS 232 422 485 The COM1 port is interfaced through one DB 9 connector and the rest of the COM ports are interfaced ...

Page 82: ...clock Ethernet Connection LAN Port on CN2 The onboard 32 bit PCI bus Ethernet interface is fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 1000Mbps standard 100BaseT_TX and 10BaseT applications 802 3 802 3u and 802 3ab The 10 100 1000BaseT connector LAN1 connections are made via the RJ 45 connector on the front edge USB Connection USB1 and USB Ports on CN2 The combo USB header USB1 provides the connectivity of tw...

Page 83: ...IMB 8550 adapter cable has one 1 4x2 pin connector on one end and a standard USB connector on the other 3 21 3 21 ...

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Page 85: ...IMB 8550 AMI BIOS Setup Chapter 4 4 1 4 1 ...

Page 86: ...1 By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on or 2 By pressing the Del key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also r...

Page 87: ... the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again If after making and saving system changes with Setup you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot the AMI BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings which reset your system to its defaults The best advice is to only alter settings which you thorou...

Page 88: ... the advanced system settings PCIPnP For changing the advanced PCI PnP Settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords Chipset For changing the chipset setting Power For changing the power management setting Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings 4 4 IEI Technology Corp 4 4 ...

Page 89: ...on AMI BIOS This item displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor This item displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory This item displays the auto detected system memory System Time xx xx xx This item allows you to set the system time System Date Day xx xx xxxx This item allows you to set the system date 4 5 4 5 ...

Page 90: ...IMB 8550 User Manual 4 2 Advanced The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices 4 6 IEI Technology Corp 4 6 ...

Page 91: ...d Intel SpeedStep Technology Maximum Speed If set to Automatic here in the BIOS configuration utility you can make use of the Power saving feature in your operating system If set to Maximum or Disabled the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST feature will be disabled in your OS The EIST feature allows CPU to step down on its internal frequency when the workload is light Configuration options M...

Page 92: ... M5283 drivers should be manually installed 2 To enable Serial ATA drive connectivity the SATA ROM option should also be enabled in the Chipset Southbridge Configuration menu 3 The SATA drivers can be found in the Utility CD shipped with the motherboard Please refer to Chapter 5 for more information ATA IDE Configuration Disable Combined Enhanced Disabled Disable this function Compatible You can u...

Page 93: ...tation for more information 2 RAID configurations protect your data and increase access performance by spinning disk drives together However you should consider the drawbacks of using RAID For example RAID 0 boosts performance but does not provide protection to your data With RAID 1 you can only use half of the capacity of your disk drives Legacy IDE Channels Available options are SATA Only PATA P...

Page 94: ...A mode Configuration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hard Disk Write Protect This item allows you to disab...

Page 95: ...bled Allows you to enable or disable the floppy disk controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Allows you to designate a floppy drive letter as A or B without making a change to its physical connection Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8...

Page 96: ... to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi directional EPP ECP ECP EPP Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 For the options available with other serial ports scroll the pull down menu using the arrow keys 4 12 IEI Technology Corp 4 12 ...

Page 97: ...50 Hardware Health Configuration H W Health Function The only configurable option here allows you to enable or disable the hardware health monitoring function Available options are Disabled Enabled 4 13 4 13 ...

Page 98: ...ment APM Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options ACPI Aware O S The configuration of this option depends on whether your OS complies with the ACPI standard Default is Yes and is the Fail safe option Windows 98 Windows 2000 and Windows XP all complies with ACPI Configuration options Yes No 4 14 IEI Technology Corp 4 14 ...

Page 99: ...IMB 8550 General ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Configuration Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend Suspend Mode Configuration options S1 POS 4 15 4 15 ...

Page 100: ... ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT pointer list Configuration options Enabled Disabled AMI OEMB table Includes OEMB table pointer to R X SDT pointer lists Configuration options Enabled Disabled Headless mode Enables or disables headless operation mode through ACPI Configuration options Enabled Disabled 4 16 IEI Technology Corp 4 16 ...

Page 101: ...CIP SCI IRQ Configuration options Enabled Disabled USB Device Wakeup From S3 Configures the system wakeup by USB devices from the S3 sleep mode no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode Specific power supply current capability is required Configuration options Enabled Disabled 4 17 4 17 ...

Page 102: ...IMB 8550 User Manual MPS Configuration Configure the Multi Processor table MPS Revision 1 4 Configuration options 1 1 1 4 4 18 IEI Technology Corp 4 18 ...

Page 103: ... AMIBIOS feature which allows a remote host running a terminal program to display and configure BIOS settings The following configuration options as shown on the next page will only appear when Remote Access is set to Enabled Remote Access Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 19 4 19 ...

Page 104: ...n options COM1 COM2 Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Select the serial port baud rate transmitted bits per second through which the console redirection is made Configuration options 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 09600 8 n 1 NOTE Identical baud rate setting must be set to the host a management computer running a terminal software and slave the IMB 8550 system being remotely accessed...

Page 105: ...OST Always Selects the redirection after BIOS POST Configuration options Disabled Boot Loader Always Terminal Type ANSI Select the terminal type Configuration options ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Disabled Selects the VT UTF8 key combinations for VT100 or ANSI terminals Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 21 4 21 ...

Page 106: ...ion 6 USB Ports Allows you to set the number of USB ports to activate Configuration options Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support Enable Enable support for legacy USB Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 4 22 IEI Technology Corp 4 22 ...

Page 107: ... It won t appear if USB 2 0 controller is disabled This item configures the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480Mbps or FullSpeed 12Mbps BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Disabled This is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand off support The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver 4 23 4 23 ...

Page 108: ...RAM Clear NVRAM during system boot Clear NVRAM No Configuration options No Yes Plug Play O S NO lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system YES lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system Plug Play O S No Configuration options No Yes 4 24 IEI Technology Corp 4 24 ...

Page 109: ...led in the system so the card will function correctly Palette Snooping Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled BIOS uses PCI busmastering for reading writing to IDE drives PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card OffBoard...

Page 110: ...o be used by PCI PnP devices Reserved Specified DMA is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices DMA Available Configuration options Available Reserved Reserved Memory Size Size of memory block to reserve for legacy ISA devices Reserved Memory Size Disabled Configuration options Disabled 16K 32K 64K 4 26 IEI Technology Corp 4 26 ...

Page 111: ...IMB 8550 Boot The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu 4 27 4 27 ...

Page 112: ... items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot From LAN Support Enabled Disable Enable Boot from LAN support Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard SATA ROM Disabled This allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA connectivity Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quiet Boot Disabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options ...

Page 113: ...nabled Allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device HDD xxx xxxxx Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Press Enter on the 1st Boot Device to display a selection window Use the arrow keys to scroll the menu and select a device you...

Page 114: ...m the available devices Configuration options displayed in a pull down list CD DVD Drives 1st Drive CD DVD xxx xxxxx Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Configuration options displayed in a pull down list 4 30 IEI Technology Corp 4 30 ...

Page 115: ...item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you have set a password this item shows Installed Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you have set a password this item shows Installed Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the boot se...

Page 116: ...IMB 8550 User Manual Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu 4 32 IEI Technology Corp 4 32 ...

Page 117: ...iate Graphic Adapter Priority AGP Int VGA Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device Configuration options Internal VGA AGP Int VGA AGP PCI PCI AGP PCI Int VGA Graphics Aperture Size 128MB Allows selection of the graphics aperture size Configuration options 64MB 128MB 256MB Internal Graphics Mode Select Enable 32MB Select the amount of system memory used by the inter...

Page 118: ...el connected through the CN13 interface Configuration options 640x480LVDS 800x600LVDS 1024x76824bits 1280x1024LVDS 1400x1050LVDS 1024x768LVDS 18bits 1600x1200LVDS 1280x1024 48bits 800x60024bits 800x60018bits 1024x768 36bits South Bridge Chipset Configuration Onboard LAN Controller Enabled Enable or Disable the onboard LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard SATA Disabled Enable or Disab...

Page 119: ...f or on state Whatever was the system state before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Spread Spectrum Configuration Allows you to enable or disable the clock generator spread spectrum Configuration options Enabled Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss Last State When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the syste...

Page 120: ... to power down video in Suspend or Standby mode Configuration options Disabled Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Disabled Allows the system to power down hard disk in Suspend or Standby Mode Configuration options Disabled Suspend Standby Time Out Disabled Allows the system to enter a standby state in the specified time Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 ...

Page 121: ...imary Slave IDE Monitor Allows the system to monitor Primary Slave IDE activities Configuration options Disabled Monitor Secondary Master IDE Monitor Allows the system to monitor Secondary Master IDE activities Configuration options Disabled Monitor Secondary Slave IDE Monitor Allows the system to monitor Secondary Slave IDE activities Configuration options Disabled Monitor Power Button Mode On Of...

Page 122: ...ke event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 38 IEI Technology Corp 4 38 ...

Page 123: ...e PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Discard Changes and Exit Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you...

Page 124: ...ault values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F9 key can be used for this operation Load Failsafe Defaults This option allows you to load failsafe default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus F8 key can be used for this operation 4 40 IEI Technology Corp 4 40 ...

Page 125: ...IMB 8550 Chapter 5 Software Drivers 5 1 ...

Page 126: ...d utilities that facilitate system features Shown below is the folder structure of the utility CD that came with the IMB 8550 motherboard You can easily locate an installation program using the men driven and browser based features of the product Utility CD 5 2 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 127: ... before OS is load The ALi folder contains drivers system files and a detailed readme that provides necessary information 5 2 Driver Installation 5 2 1 AUDIO IC This folder contains the installation programs for Realtek s AC 97 audio functions and configuration utility which allows you to configure the functionalities provided by the onboard Realteck audio chip To install the utility locate and ru...

Page 128: ...IMB 8550 User Manual When the InstallShield is loaded click on the Next button to proceed 5 4 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 129: ...IMB 8550 The installation program will then start to configure software installation When prompted by the Windows Logo Testing message click Continue Anyway to proceed 5 5 ...

Page 130: ...ss you will be prompted with a request to reboot your system After reboot you should be able to find the sound effect configuration utility in Windows Control Panel and if peripheral speakers have been properly connected hear the sound effects 5 6 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 131: ...is driver enables Plug and Play INF support for the Intel chipset components The driver then can be used to configure the chipset components Installing the up to date chipset INF guarantees the optimal system performance and avoids compatibility issues To install the driver select and open the specific OS sub folder e g XP under the INF folder Double click the infinst_auto1 execution file to start...

Page 132: ... Read the License Agreement and then click on Yes to proceed The License Agreement is followed by the readme message You may scroll the txt contents using your mouse pointer Click on Next to proceed 5 8 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 133: ...check circle and click Finish to end the installation process Intel AGP Driver This sub folder provides an execution file that installs the Intel graphics controller driver The driver then can be used to configure the graphic display To install the driver select and open the specific OS sub folder e g WinXP under the JG82855GME AGP folder Double click the win2k_xp1418 execution file to start the i...

Page 134: ...s started a readme message will be displayed Scroll the contents using the scroll bar on the right of the message screen The progress indicator then appears showing the installation wizard has started extracting package contents 5 10 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 135: ...ompts click on Next to proceed The installation completes within seconds Select when to reboot for the installation change to take effect Select an option by clicking the check circle and click Finish to end the installation process 5 11 ...

Page 136: ...igabit Ethernet network connection To install the driver select and open the Realtek sub folder the 81xx sub folder the WINDOWS sub folder e g WinXP and then doub click the Setup program The initialization progress will be indicated Once the installation wizard is ready you will be prompted by a welcome message Click Next to proceed 5 12 IEI Technology Corp ...

Page 137: ...IMB 8550 The installation progress is indicated The completion of the process requires you to click on the Finish button 5 13 ...

Page 138: ... instructions The ALi driver is especially required if SATA drives are the only hard disk drives in your IMB 8550 system Otherwise the Windows installation program may fail to locate your hard drives whether you configure your SATA disk drives into RAID volumes or use them as individual disk drives The system BIOS can identify SATA disk drives but cannot control their operation The separately inst...

Page 139: ...iver please press the F6 key Step 5 The setup program will continue later when the setup program prompts users to specify additional adapters please press the S key Step 6 Then the setup program will prompt user to insert the driver diskette Please insert the driver diskette your prepared previously and then press ENTER to continue Step 7 The follow up window will list out the installation choices...

Page 140: ...on t search I will choose the driver to install then click Next to continue Step 3 In the follow up window please select SCSI and RAID controllers and then click Next to continue Step 4 In the follow up window click Have Disk then insert the driver diskette and type in the driver location e g a CD ROM then click OK to continue Step 5 In the follow up window select ALi SATA RAID Controller then cli...

Page 141: ...IMB 8550 Watchdog Timer Appendix A A 1 A 1 ...

Page 142: ...is used to control the Watchdog Timer INT 15H AH 6FH Sub function AL 2 Sets the Watchdog Timer s period BL Time out value Its unit second is dependent on the item Watchdog Timer unit select in CMOS setup Table A 1 AH 6FH Sub function You have to call sub function 2 to set the time out period of Watchdog Timer first If the time out value is not zero the Watchdog Timer will start counting down While...

Page 143: ...Example program INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP MOV AX 6F02H setting the time out value MOV BL 30 time out value is 48 seconds INT 15H ADD YOUR APPLICATION PROGRAM HERE CMP EXIT_AP 1 is your application over JNE W_LOOP No restart your application MOV AX 6F02H disable Watchdog Timer MOV BL 0 INT 15H EXIT A 3 A 3 ...

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Page 145: ...ICPMB 8550 Address Mapping Appendix B B 1 B 1 ...

Page 146: ...ort 2 COM2 378 37F Parallel Printer Port 1 LPT1 3B0 3BB Intel R 82915 Graphics Controller 3C0 3DF Intel R 82915 Graphics Controller 3F6 3F6 Primary IDE Channel 3F7 3F7 Standard floppy disk controller 3F8 3FF Serial Port 1 COM1 3E8h Serial Port 3 COM3 2E8h Serial Port 4 COM4 2F0 Serial Port 5 COM5 2E0 Serial Port 6 COM6 Table B 1 IO Address Map B 2 1st MB Memory Address Map Memory address Descripti...

Page 147: ... COM1 IRQ12 PS 2 mouse IRQ5 SMBus Controller IRQ13 FPU IRQ6 FDC IRQ14 Primary IDE IRQ7 Available IRQ15 Secondary IDE Table B 3 IRQ Mapping Table B 4 DMA Channel Assignments Channel Function 0 Available 1 Available 2 Floppy disk 8 bit transfer 3 Available 4 Cascade for DMA controller 1 5 Available 6 Available 7 Available Table B 4 DMA Channel Assignments B 3 B 3 ...

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Page 149: ...PCIE 9450 ALi RAID for SATA Appendix C C 1 C 1 ...

Page 150: ...ed BIOS settings before the Ctlr A key combination can take effect Please refer to Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Setup the discussions of the associated configurations for more details SATA disk drive support must be initiated under the following two BIOS sub menus 1 Boot Onboard SATA ROM 2 Chipset Southbridge Chipset Configuration You will not be able to access the ALi configuration utility unless you have ...

Page 151: ...ld appear after system POST screen The BIOS disk drive information should look like the following ALi RAID BIOS V1 XX c ALi Corporation 2005 All Rights Reserved Identifying IDE drives Channel 1 Master Maxtor xxxxxx Channel 2 Master Maxtor xxxxxx Press Ctrl A to enter ALi RAID BIOS setup utility To enter the RAID configuration utility press Ctrl and A keys simultaneously C 3 C 3 ...

Page 152: ...reate RAID0 Striping for Performance Step 1 To create a RAID0 array use your arrow keys to highlight and press Enter to activate this item An S flashing character will appear at the Drive Selection Menu where you can choose the member drives to be included in the RAID0 array Step 2 Use the Space key to select members of the RAID0 RAID configuration The flashing cursor should change to a lower case...

Page 153: ...uring the RAID initialization process If you use used drives to create a RAID array make you have moved or backed up your data before creating a RAID array out of these disk drives Step 5 Next you will be prompted to enter a nickname for the created array Upper and lower case alphabetic numeric space and underscore characters are all applicable for naming an array Step 6 Once an array is successfu...

Page 154: ...selected as the members of a RAID0 array Mixing Parallel and Serial ATA disk drives in a RAID0 array should also be avoided 2 Always use disk drives of the same capacity to create a RAID array The excessive capacity of a larger disk drive cannot be utilized because data stripes are equally distributed across all members of a RAID array The operational concept is diagrammed below C 6 IEI Technology...

Page 155: ...ess Y and then some necessary information will be written to the selected disk drives WARNING All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configuration will be destroyed during the RAID initialization process If you use used drives to create a RAID array make you have moved or backed up your data before creating a RAID array out of these disk drives Step 5 Next you will be prompted t...

Page 156: ... drives of the same capacity to create a RAID array The excessive capacity of a larger disk drive cannot be utilized because data mirrors are equally distributed across corresponding members of drive pairs within a RAID array The operational concept is diagrammed below 2 3 Create JBOD for Integrated Capacity Step 1 JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Drives JBOD provides neither performance gains nor ...

Page 157: ...eate RAID1 Y N confirm box Step 4 Press Y and then some necessary information will be written to the selected disk drives WARNING All data previously stored on the member drives of a RAID configuration will be destroyed during the RAID initialization process If you use used drives to create a RAID array make you have moved or backed up your data before creating a RAID array out of these disk drive...

Page 158: ...ndomly occurred you can select a small stripe size If your I Os are mostly large and come in sequential orders e g A V playback and editing applications choose a larger stripe size The default value 64K should be appropriate for most applications 2 5 Delete RAID Setting Partition Step 1 To delete an existing RAID configuration use your arrow keys to highlight and press Enter to activate this item ...

Page 159: ...all existing RAID configurations use your arrow keys to highlight and press Enter to activate this item Step 2 You should then be prompted by Data on RAID drives will be erased Y N Step 3 Press Y and then all existing RAID configurations will be invalidated WARNING If you delete a RAID configuration all data previously stored on the member drives of the RAID configuration will be destroyed C 11 C ...

Page 160: ...ist of existing arrays Step 3 The source and destination drives will be displayed Step 4 Press Y to begin the rebuild process Step 5 During the rebuild process the rebuild progress will be indicated by a status bar Rebuild consumes considerable system resources and the time required for rebuilding a RAID array may vary depending on the size of stored data disk drive capacity and drive performance ...

Page 161: ...IMB 8550 Index I 1 ...

Page 162: ...19 AUDIO IC 5 3 Audio Phone Jacks 2 38 AUX1 2 8 2 15 B BIOS 1 7 4 1 BIOS EHCI Hand Off 4 23 BIOS Menu 4 4 Block 4 10 Block Diagram 2 4 Boot 4 27 Boot Device Priority 4 29 Boot Display Device 4 34 Boot Drive C 12 Boot From LAN 4 28 Boot Sector Virus Protection 4 31 Boot Settings Configuration 4 28 Bootup Num Lock 4 29 C Cables Included 3 17 CD DVD Drives 4 30 CD_IN 2 8 CD_IN1 2 16 Celeron 1 2 CFII ...

Page 163: ...7 DVI 1 5 E electrostatic discharge 3 2 3 11 Embedded Motherboard 1 2 Enhanced Mode 4 9 Ethernet 1 7 2 6 3 20 Example program A 3 Exit 4 39 external interfaces 2 7 External Switches 3 9 F fan 1 6 FAN 2 14 FAN1 2 8 3 16 FAN2 2 8 FDC LPT COM Ports 4 37 FDD 2 8 FDD Floppy 2 23 FDD1 2 23 3 18 Flat Panel 1 5 Flat panel display 3 19 Flat Panel Type 4 34 Floppy 1 6 3 18 Floppy Configuration 4 11 Floppy D...

Page 164: ...hics Mode Select 4 33 Interrupt 19 Capture 4 29 IR1 2 25 IrDA 2 8 IrDA Infrared 2 25 IrDA port 1 7 IRQ 4 26 IRQ 4 25 J J1 2 8 2 29 JBOD C 8 JP1 3 4 JP4 3 6 JP7 3 7 JP8 2 29 3 8 Jumper Settings 3 4 K Keyboard PS 2 Mouse 4 37 L L2 cache 1 5 LAN Driver 5 12 LAN Port LED 2 38 LBA Large Mode 4 10 LCD Panel 3 19 LCD PANEL 2 27 LCD Voltage 3 8 LED1 2 39 Legacy IDE Channels 4 9 Legacy USB Support 4 22 loc...

Page 165: ...ower Button Mode 4 37 Power Management 1 7 Power Management APM 4 36 Primary and Secondary 4 9 Primary Master IDE 4 37 Primary Slave IDE 4 37 Processor 4 5 PS 2 1 6 2 8 2 35 PS 2 Mouse Support 4 29 Q Quick Boot 4 28 Quiet Boot 4 28 R RAID C 1 RAID0 C 4 RAID1 C 7 Rear Panel 2 35 Rebuild C 12 Remote Access Configuration 4 19 Removable Drives 4 29 Reserved Memory Size 4 26 Restore on AC Power Loss 4 ...

Page 166: ...d CPUs 2 2 Suspend Time Out 4 37 System Date 4 5 System Memory 4 5 System Monitoring 1 8 System Time 4 5 T Terminal Type 4 21 through holes 3 14 Type 4 9 U Unpacking 3 3 USB 1 6 2 8 2 12 2 36 3 20 USB 2 0 1 7 USB 2 0 Controller 4 22 USB Configuration 4 22 USB Function 4 22 USB2 0 Controller Mode 4 23 V VGA 1 6 2 8 VGA Port 2 38 VGA1 3 19 Video Power Down Mode 4 36 W Wait For F1 If Error 4 29 Watch...

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