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Getting Started

Chapter 1

Thank you for choosing the 945GCM7 Series (MS-7507
v1.X) Micro-ATX mainboard. T he 945GCM7 Series
mainboards are based on

Intel

945GC & ICH7/ICH7R

chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the
advanc ed

I n tel

C or e 2 Du o/ Pen ti u m/C el er o n

LGA775

processor, the 945GCM7 Series deliver a high

performance and professional desktop platform solution.

7507v1.0-1.p65

2007/12/7,

下午

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Summary of Contents for 945GCM7 series

Page 1: ...i 945GCM7 series MS 7507 v1 X Mainboard 7507v1 0 0 Preface p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 22 1 ...

Page 2: ...n PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation W indows 95 98 2000 NT XP Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date V1 0 First rele...

Page 3: ...ch a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 8 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The...

Page 4: ...or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsi...

Page 5: ...v WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement 7507v1 0 0 Preface p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 22 5 ...

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Page 8: ...CPU Central Processing Unit 2 3 Memory 2 7 Power Supply 2 8 Back Panel 2 9 Connectors 2 11 Jumpers 2 18 Slots 2 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 The Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 9 Integrated Peripherals 3 11 Power Management Setup 3 13 PNP PCI Configurations 3 15 H W Monitor 3 17 Cell Menu 3 18 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults 3 21 BIOS Setting P...

Page 9: ...A 9 User Profile A 10 Appendix B Intel ICH7R SATA RAID B 1 ICH7R Introduction B 2 BIOS Configuration B 3 Installing Software B 9 RAID Migration Instructions B 15 Degraded RAID Array B 22 7507v1 0 0 Preface p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 22 9 ...

Page 10: ...nboard The 945GCM7 Series mainboards are based on Intel 945GC ICH7 ICH7R chipsets for optimal system efficiency Designed to fit the advanced Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium Celeron LGA775 processor the 945GCM7 Series deliver a high performance and professional desktop platform solution 7507v1 0 1 p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 22 1 ...

Page 11: ...bal msi com tw index php func testreport LAN optional Supports Realtek RTL8111C 10 100 1000 Mb s Supports Realtek RTL8101E 10 100 Mb s optional Compliance with PCI 2 2 Supports ACPI Power Management Audio Chip integrated by Realtek ALC888 5 1 channel audio out optional 7 1 channel audio out optional Compliant with vista premium IEEE 1394 optional Chip integrated by JMicron 381 Transfer rate is up ...

Page 12: ...l 3 6 flexible audio jacks optional On Board Pinheaders Connectors 2 USB 2 0 pinheaders 1 CD in pinheader 1 SPDIF Out pinheader 1 IEEE 1394 pinheader optional 1 Front Panel Audio pinheader 1 serial port connector 1 TPM pinheader optional Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot 1 PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots Support 3 3V 5V PCI bus Interface Form Factor Micro ATX 24 4cm X 21 8cm Mounting 6 mounting holes ...

Page 13: ...B1 JUSB2 JBAT1 JFP1 JFP2 SYSFAN2 ATX1 DIMM1 DIMM2 CPUFAN1 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 JCOM1 JAUD1 CD_IN1 ALC888 RTL8111C RTL8101E Fintek F71882FG RTM 876 665 Top mouse Bottom keyboard Parallel port Bottom COM port VGA port Top LAN Jack Bottom USB ports T Line In M Line Out B Mic T RS Out M CS Out B SS Out T 1394 port optional B USB ports Intel 945GC Intel ICH7 ICH7R optional optional 7507v1 0 1 p65 20...

Page 14: ...es are for reference only and may vary from the packing contents of the product you purchased Power Cable SATA Cable MSI motherboard MSI Driver Utility CD Back IO Shield Standard Cable for IDE Devices User s Guide 7507v1 0 1 p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 22 5 ...

Page 15: ...tallation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components 7507v1 0CH2 Hardware Setup p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 23 1 ...

Page 16: ... 13 JFP1 p 2 16 JUSB1 2 p 2 18 JBAT1 p 2 19 J1394_1 p 2 15 FDD1 p 2 12 JCOM1 p 2 18 JAUD1 p 2 17 CD_IN1 p 2 16 PCI p 2 20 PCIE p 2 20 Back Panel p 2 10 SYSFAN1 p 2 14 JCI1 p 2 14 JPW1 p 2 9 JTPM1 p 2 17 CPU p 2 3 CPUFAN1 p 2 14 DDR2 p 2 7 SYSFAN2 p 2 14 7507v1 0CH2 Hardware Setup p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 23 2 ...

Page 17: ...y damage the CPU and system Always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Make sure that you apply an even layer of thermal paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation Replaceing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the ATX power supply or unplug the power supply s power cord from the grounded outlet first t...

Page 18: ...rom damage Before you install the CPU always cover it to protect the socket pin 3 The pins of socket reveal CPU Cooler Installation When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a cooler attached on the top to prevent overheating Meanwhile do not forget to apply some thermal paste on CPU before installing the heat sink cooler fan for better heat dispersion Follow the steps below to install...

Page 19: ...e edge of the CPU base Note that the align ment keys are matched 8 Cover the load plate onto the package 7 Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket If not take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall alignment key 5 Lift the load lever up and open the load plate 7507v1 0CH2 Hardware Setup p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 24 5 ...

Page 20: ...on it to lock the hooks 9 Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate and then se cure the lever with the hook under retention tab locking switch Important 1 Read the CPU status in BIOS Chapter 3 2 Whenever CPU is not installed always protect your CPU socket pin with the plastic cap covered shown in Figure 1 to avoid damaging 3 Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration...

Page 21: ...e visit http global msi com tw index php func testreport DIMM1 DIMM2 Dual Channel mode Population Rule In Dual Channel mode the memory modules can transmit and receive data with two data bus lines simultaneously Enabling Dual Channel mode can enhance the system performance Please refer to the following illustrations for population rules under Dual Channel mode Empty Installed 7507v1 0CH2 Hardware ...

Page 22: ...lose Important You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot Important DDR2 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR and the DDR2 standard is not backwards compatible You should always install DDR2 memory modules in the DDR2 DIMM slots In Dual Channel mode make sure that you install memory modules of the same type and density in different ch...

Page 23: ...ply firmly into the connector You may use the 20 pin ATX power supply as you like If you d like to use the 20 pin ATX power supply please plug your power sup ply along with pin 1 pin 13 refer to the image at the right hand ATX1 1 12 24 13 PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Pin Definition JPW1 Important 1 Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power sup plies to ensure stable...

Page 24: ...is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector VGA Port The DB15 pin female connector is provided for monitor 1394 Port optional The IEEE1394 port on the back panel provides connection to IEEE1394 devices USB Port The USB Universal Serial Bus port is for attaching USB devices such as keyb...

Page 25: ... for different audio sound effects Line In RS Out Blue Line In is used for external CD player tapeplayer or other audio devices Rear Surround Out in 4 5 1 channel mode Line Out Green Line Out is a connector for speakers or headphones Mic CS Out Pink Mic is a connector for microphones Center Subwoofer Out in 5 1 channel mode LED Color LED State Condition Off LAN link is not established Left Orange ...

Page 26: ...s connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE devices IDE1 Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives separately to master slave mode by setting jumpers Refer to IDE device s documentation supplied by the vendors for jumper setting instructions 7507v1 0CH2 Hardware Setup p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 24 12 ...

Page 27: ...interface port Each connector can connect to one Serial ATA device SATA3 SATA4 SATA1 SATA2 Important Please do not fold the Serial ATA cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission supported by ICH7 ICH7R optional 7507v1 0CH2 Hardware Setup p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 24 13 ...

Page 28: ...ound and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control Important 1 Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan 2 CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 supports fan control You can adjust fan sp...

Page 29: ...TPA 2 TPA 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Cablepower 8 Cablepower 9 Key no pin 10 Ground J1394_1 optional IEEE1394 Bracket Optional S PDIF Bracket Optional S PDIF Out Connector JSPD1 This connector is used to connect S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format interface for digital audio transmission JSPD1 1 2 9 10 VCC SPDIF GND 7507v1 0CH2 Hardware Setup p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 24 15 ...

Page 30: ...8 PWR_SW PowerSwitch lowreferencepull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Donot use JFP1 Pin Definition Front Panel Connectors JFP1 JFP2 These connectors are for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs The JFP1 is compliant with Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide 1 2 9 10 JFP1 HDD LED Reset Switch Power LED Power Switch 7 8 Power LED Speaker 1 2 JFP2 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPT...

Page 31: ...efrom theHighDefinitionAudioCODEC jackdetection resistornetwork 8 NC No control 9 LINEout_L Analog Port Left channel 10 LINEout_JD Jack detection return from frontpanel JACK2 HD Audio Pin Definition TPM Module connector JTPM1 optional This connector connects to a TPM Trusted Platform Module module optional Please refer to the TPM security platform manual for more details and usages Pin Signal Desc...

Page 32: ...Important Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage USB 2 0 Bracket Optional Serial Port Connector JCOM 1 This connector is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends receives 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a serial device PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In orReceive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out orTransmit Data 4 DTR DataTerm...

Page 33: ...can auto matically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set the jumper to clear data Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard JBAT1 1 Clear Data 1 3 Keep Data 1 3 7507v1 0CH2 Hardware Setup p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 24 19 ...

Page 34: ...al Component Interconnect Slots The PCI slots support LAN cards SCSI cards USB cards and other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications At 32 bits and 33 MHz it yields a throughput rate of 133 MBps Important When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or ...

Page 35: ...R Q are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INTA INT B INTC INTD PCI Slot 2 INT B INTC INTD INTA 7507v1 0CH2 Hardware Setup p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 24 21 ...

Page 36: ...d allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for cus tomized features 7507v1 0 3_BIOS p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 25 1 ...

Page 37: ... refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as I Intel N nVidia and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 1 refers to the BIOS version 101007 refers to the date this BIOS was released Power on the computer and the system will start POST Power On Self Test process When the message below appears on the screen press DEL key to enter Setup Press DEL...

Page 38: ...ou can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press Esc to e...

Page 39: ...pherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PNP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI H W Monitor This entry shows your PC health status Cell Menu Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control and overclocking Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor ...

Page 40: ... mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard BIOS Setting Password Use this menu to set the password for BIOS Save Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup 7507v1 0 3_BIOS p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 25 5 ...

Page 41: ...onth date year day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can be adjusted by users Time HH MM SS This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour minute second IDE Primary Master Slave Serial ATA 1 2 3 4 Chann...

Page 42: ...ng Technology capability for the hard disks S M A R T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline Important Floppy A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3...

Page 43: ... This sub menu shows the CPU information BIOS version and memory status of your system read only System Information Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 7507v1 0 3_BIOS p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 25 8 ...

Page 44: ... Lock LED This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad IOAPIC Function This field is used to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide the system is ab...

Page 45: ...e only one core to execute the instructions Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 The Max CPUID Value Limit is designed to limit the listed speed of the processor to older operating systems Chipset Feature Press Enter to enter the sub menu HPET The HPET High Precision Event Timers is a component that is part of the chipset You can to enable it and will provide you with the means to get to it via the various...

Page 46: ...the user information saved in the TPM security chip When you press Enter a warning message will appear to ask if you want to clear the user information in the security chip Use the left right arrow key to select between OK and Cancel then press Enter to confirm your choice TPM Enable Disable Status This item is not configurable TPM Owner Status This item is not configurable 7507v1 0 3_BIOS p65 200...

Page 47: ...o invoke the Boot ROM of the LAN controller Onboard IEEE1394 Controller This item allows you to enable disable the onboard IEEE1394 controller Audio Controller This setting is used to enable disable the onboard audio controller On Chip ATA Devices Press Enter to enter the sub menu On Chip IDE Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the IDE controller PCI IDE BusMaster This item all...

Page 48: ...e submenu allow users to select the type of devices connected to the system I O Device Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu COM Port 1 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port Parallel Port There is a built in parallel port on the on board Super I O chipset that provides Standard ECP and EPP features It has the following options Disabled 3BC Line Printer...

Page 49: ...ld Set tings are S1 The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all system context S3 The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware compo nents turn off to save energy The information st...

Page 50: ...Event Setup Press Enter and the following sub menu appears Resume From S3 By USB Device The item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state Resume From S3 By PS 2 Keyboard This setting determines whether the system will be awakened from what power saving modes when input signal of the PS 2 keyboard is detected Resume From S3 By PS 2 Mouse This se...

Page 51: ...you should set the item to higher values PCI Slot 1 2 IRQ These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot PNP PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP Plug Play feature PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect is a system which allows I O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components This...

Page 52: ...ve the IRQ by assigning an Reserved setting to it Onboard I O is configured by AMIBIOS All IRQs used by onboard I O are configured as Available If all IRQs are set to Reserved and IRQ 14 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices Important IRQ Interrupt Request lines are system resources allocated to I O devices When an I O device needs to gain at...

Page 53: ...rature to keep it with in a specific range You can select a fan target value here If the current CPU fan temperature reaches to the target value the smart fan function will be activated It provides several sections to speed up for cooling down automaticlly CPU Min FAN speed This item allows users to select how percentage of minimum speed limit for the CPU fan PC Health Status CPU System Temperatur...

Page 54: ... to set the CPU ratio Adjusted CPU Frequency It shows the adjusted CPU frequency FSB x Ratio Read only Advance DRAM Configuration Press Enter to enter the sub menu Configuration DRAM Timing by SPD Setting to Enabled enables DRAM CAS Latency automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Serial Presence Detect EEPROM on the DRAM module Cell Menu Important Change these...

Page 55: ...abled the field is adjustable This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a memory cell This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system FSB Memory Ratio This item will allow you to adjust the FSB Ratio of the memory Adjusted DRAM Frequency It shows the adjusted DDR Memory frequency Read only Adjust PCI Express Frequency This field allows you to sele...

Page 56: ...e Spread Spectrum value is the greater the EMI is reduced and the system will become less stable For the most suitable Spread Spectrum value please consult your local EMI regulation 3 Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up Important 7507v1 0 3_...

Page 57: ...board The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performa...

Page 58: ...ay also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try...

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Page 60: ...d in windows such as CPU GPU clock voltage fan speed and temperature Before you install the Dual CoreCenter please make sure the system has meet the following requirements 1 Intel Pentium4 Celeron AMD Athlon XP Sempron or compatible CPU with PCI Express slot 2 256MB system memory 3 CD ROM drive for software installation 4 Operation system Windows XP 5 DotNet Frame Work 2 0 Appendix A 7507v1 0 A_du...

Page 61: ...y MSI Utility Dual Core Center it will have an icon in the system tray a short cut icon on the desktop and a short cut path in your Start up menu You may double click on each icon to enable Dual Core Center short cut icon in the system tray short cut path in the start up menu path S tar t P r ograms MSI DualCoreCenter DualCoreCenter 7507v1 0 A_dual core center p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 26 2 ...

Page 62: ...s of the MSI mainboard would be available Introduction Click each button appearing above to enter sub menu to make further configuration or to execute the function M B Click MB button to read current CPU temperature FSB and CPU clock of mainboard will show below VGA Click VGA button to read current GPU temperature GPU clock and memory clock of graphics card will show below DOT Click DOT button to ...

Page 63: ...or the fan speeds of MB and graphics card Temperature In this sub menu you can monitor the temperatures of MB and graphics card User Profile In this sub menu you can set the values of clock voltage and fan speed by your need and save them in a profile You can save 3 profiles for further use Important Click on the icon the clock voltage fan and temperature buttons will appear beside the icon Import...

Page 64: ...ault settings instead Usually the Dynamic Overclocking Technology will be powered only when users PC runs huge amount of data like 3D games or video process and the motherboard graphicd card need to be boosted up to enhance the overall performance There will be several selections when you click the DOT rate button include increase rate and decrease rate buttons to select the DOT level then you hav...

Page 65: ...the minus sign button to decrease the clock And finally click the Apply button to apply the values adjusted If you do not want to apply the adjustments click the Cancel button to cancel Or click the Default button to restore the default values On the underside it shows the graphs of the clocks Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown Important In the user...

Page 66: ...gn button to decrease And finally click the Apply button to apply the adjustments If you do not want to apply the adjustments click the Cancel button to cancel Or click the Default button to restore the default values On the underside it shows the graphs of the voltages Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown I Important In the user profile clicking the ...

Page 67: ... sign button to decrease Or click the Default button to restore the default values On the underside it shows the graphs of the fan speed Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown Important 1 When you set the fan speed manually please make sure to disabled the CPU Smart FAN Target item in the BIOS 2 In the user profile clicking the Save button can save the ...

Page 68: ...re sub menu you can see temperature status of your system On the underside it shows the graphs of the temperatures Only the curves of the item which the button is lit up with red color will be shown 7507v1 0 A_dual core center p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 26 9 ...

Page 69: ... that besides the user profile bar and the next screen will appear Here you can define the clock fan speed voltage by your need click the button to choose a value quickly or click the plus minus sign button to increase decrease the value 7507v1 0 A_dual core center p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 26 10 ...

Page 70: ...l fan speed When the fan speed is lower than the threshold you defined the system will pop up a warning message Finally you can choose the user profile by click the button in the left side and click the Apply button to load the user profile After setting all values you need you can change the user profile name in the box then click the save button to save all changes in a profile 7507v1 0 A_dual c...

Page 71: ...pendent SATAII ports for support of up to four Serial ATAII Serial ATAII RAID drives It offers RAID level 0 Striping RAID level 1 Mirroring and Duplexing RAID level 5 Block Interleaved Distrib uted Parity RAID level 10 A Stripe of Mirrors and Intel Martix Storage Technology 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 26 1 ...

Page 72: ...s including tagged command queuing elevator seek and packet chain command Intel ICH7R offers RAID level 0 Striping RAID level 1 Mirroring and Duplexing RAID level 5 Block Interleaved Distributed Parity RAID level 10 A Stripe of Mirrors and Intel Martix Storage Technology RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives Spreading the hard drive I O load across independen...

Page 73: ...a supported Intel chipset The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services Please use Ctrl I keys to enter the Intel R RAID for Serial ATA status screen which should appear early in system boot up during the POST Power On Self Test Also you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create delete and reset RAID volumes Using the ...

Page 74: ...Then in the Name field specify a RAID Volume name and then press the TAB or Enter key to go to the next field 2 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level After pressing the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously the following window will appear 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 26 4 ...

Page 75: ...ow keys to scroll through the available values and pressing the Enter key to select and advance to the next field The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage Here are some typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 128KB RAID5 64KB 5 Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field The default value is ...

Page 76: ...t Since you want to create two volumes Intel Matrix RAID Technology this default size maximum needs to be reduced Type in a new size for the first volume As an example if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two disks re type the size to be half of what is shown by default The second volume when created will automatically span the remainder of two hard drives 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RA...

Page 77: ...ain menu window and press Enter key to select a RAID volume for deletion Then press Delete key to delete the selected RAID volume The following screen appears Press Y key to accept the volume deletion Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM your system will become unbootable 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 26 7 ...

Page 78: ...es The following screen appears Press Y key to accept the selection Important 1 You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation 2 Possible reasons to Reset Disks to Non RAID could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 27 8 ...

Page 79: ...e Windows XP 2000 Setup screen press the Enter key Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 installation Existing Windows XP 2000 Driver Installation 1 Insert the MSI CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The CD will auto run and the setup screen will appear 3 Under the Driver tab click on Intel IAA RAID Edition 4 The drivers will be automatically installed Confirming Window...

Page 80: ...m is booting or a hard drive that contains important data For this reason you cannot remove or un install this driver from the system after installation however you will have the ability to un install all other non driver components Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software Click on this item 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 27 10 ...

Page 81: ...ATA RAID The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 27 11 ...

Page 82: ...B 12 After reading the license agreement in the following window click Yes button to continue The window shows the components to be installed Click Next button to continue 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 27 12 ...

Page 83: ...hich you want the program to be installed in the following window and click Next button to start installation Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 27 13 ...

Page 84: ...4 Once the installation is complete the following window appears The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup installation status 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 27 14 ...

Page 85: ...igured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive 1 BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing Windows XP on the single SATA hard drive Refer to On Chip SATA Setting for properly setting of the BIOS 2 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during Windows Setup Refer to Installing Software for instructions on installing the driver dur ing Wi...

Page 86: ...te a RAID volume from an existing disk choose Action Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you for the following procedure Click Next to continue 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 27 16 ...

Page 87: ...ith a realtime duplicate copy of your data Note Only half of the available volume space will be avail able for data storage RAID 5 Useful RAID 5 can be used on three or more disks with zero or more spare disks The resulting RAID 5 device size will be N 1 S where N is the how many drive S is the size of the smallest drive in the array If one of the disks fail all data are still intact It can rebuil...

Page 88: ...B For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 2 Select the source disk Then select the source disk that you wish to use and then click to move it to the Selected field Then cl...

Page 89: ...that you wish to use and then click to move it to the Selected field Then click Next to continue Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive s will be deleted permanently Do not forget to back up all the important data before continuing 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 27 19 ...

Page 90: ... RAID 1 volume which is the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID Then click Next to continue 5 Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Before you continue the procedure of RAID volume creation from existing hard drive read the dialogue box below carefully Please note that once you click Finish the existing data on the selected hard drive s will be deleted permanently and this...

Page 91: ...e using your computer during the migration process once the migration proc ess starts it cannot be stopped If the migration process gets interrupted and your system is rebooted for any reason it will pick up the migration process where it left off You will be provided with an estimated completion time the remaining time will depend on your system once the migration process starts The following scr...

Page 92: ... situation Missing Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Reconnect the hard drive 3 Reboot the system to Windows the rebuild will occur automatically Failed Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity 3 Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press Ctrl and I keys simultaneousl...

Page 93: ...to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes 7 The Intel R Storage Utility will be launched Right click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk The Rebuild Wizard will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive 7507v1 0 B_ICH7R RAID p65 2007 12 7 下午 03 27 23 ...

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