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6. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

7. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to create

the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

Creating a RAID 5 (Parity)

1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

Figure 51:

Creating a RAID 5 (Parity) Volume

2. Specify a name for the

RAID 5

set and press <Enter>.

3. When the Raid Level is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to

select

RAID 5 (Parity)

and hit <Enter>.

Summary of Contents for Vig395p

Page 1: ...Vig395P Motherboard Manual 20 12 2006 C O M P U T E R S N E T W O R K S S O L U T I O N S Vig395p Motherboard Manual ...

Page 2: ...ect standards To ensure the computer system maintains compliance throughout its functional life it is essential you follow these guidelines Install the system according to Viglen s instructions If you open up your Viglen Keep internal cabling in place as supplied Ensure the lid is tightly secured afterwards Do not remove drive bay shields unless installing a CE marked peripheral in its place The c...

Page 3: ...onsent except for copies retained by the purchaser for backup Copyright 2006 Viglen Limited All Rights Reserved VIG395P Manual Version 1 0 Printed in the United Kingdom Liability No warranty or representation either expressed or implied is made with respect to this documentation its quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose As a result the documentation is licensed as...

Page 4: ...gs 22 Motherboard Connectors 27 Onboard Indicators 38 Upgrading Central Processing Unit CPU 41 Upgrading System Memory 50 Installing an Expansion Card PCI PCI Express 52 Replacing the Clock CMOS RAM Battery 54 Chapter 3 Solving Problems 55 Resetting the System 55 Troubleshooting Procedures 56 Problems Operating Add in Boards 57 Problems Suggestions 58 Error and Information Messages 60 BIOS Post Co...

Page 5: ...ies 107 Advanced Setup 110 Boot Features 110 Memory Cache 111 PCI Configuration 113 PCI Slot Configurations 113 Advanced Chipset 114 Advanced Processor Options 115 I O Device Configuration 117 Console Redirection 119 Hardware Monitor Logic 119 Hardware Monitor Logic 121 Security Setup 122 Boot Setup 123 Exit 124 Chapter 6 Glossary 125 Notes 129 Chapter 7 Suggestions 130 ...

Page 6: ...nced Intel SpeedStep technology Advanced Dynamic Execution Advanced Transfer Cache Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSE3 and Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T These features allow the Motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer thermal environments than traditional Motherboards The Vig395P is ideal for high performance dual processor workstation environment...

Page 7: ...ntel SpeedStep technology Advanced Dynamic Execution Advanced Transfer Cache Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSE3 and Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T Chipset Support Intel 5000X GreenCreek chipset including Memory Control Hub MCH and enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Front Side Bus FSB 1333 1066 667 MHz Memory Support Six 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 24 GB ECC FBD Fully Buffered DDR2 667 5...

Page 8: ...rus Protection and SMBIOS 2 3 Rear Panel Port Support 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 2 x Serial Ports 2 x LAN RJ 45 port 1 x Line In 1 x Line Out Microphone Internal Connectors 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x Primary IDE connector 1 x Parallel Printer Header 6 x Serial ATA 2 connectors 2 x CPU fan connector 4 x Chassis fan connector 2 x USB 2 0 connectors total 4 ...

Page 9: ...s Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management S1 S3 S4 S5 Power on mode for power recovery Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS Power Requirements ATX power supply with SSI power connectors 24 pin 8 pin 4 pin These connectors need to meet the ...

Page 10: ...sage is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environment Temperature Control The thermal con...

Page 11: ...003 Server Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED and LE1 will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a s...

Page 12: ...Vig395P Motherboard Manual 11 System Board Components Figure 1 Motherboard Layout Components ...

Page 13: ...rol Panel Connector HH Parallel Printer Port O Chassis Intrusion Header II PCI E x4 on x16 Slot P CMOS Clear JJ Front Panel Audio Connector Q Intel SATA 0 5 Connectors KK PCI 33MHz Slot 2 R Floppy Disk Drive Connector LL PCI E x16 S IDE1 Optical Drive HDD Connector MM Audio Enable T Front Panel USB connector NN Back Panel Connections Back Panel Connectors The Motherboard external IO connectors are...

Page 14: ... Audio Line In Port Light blue 5 Back Panel USB 2 0 Port 2 12 Audio Line Out Port Lime 6 Back Panel USB 2 0 Port 3 13 Microphone Pink 7 COM Port 1 Turquoise Note The back panel audio out connectors are designed to power headphones or amplified speakers only Poor audio quality occurs if passive non amplified speakers are connected to these outputs Table 3 Audio 2 4 6 Channel configurations Port 2 c...

Page 15: ...devices Peripheral Interfaces Eight USB Ports Two Serial Port Six Serial ATA ports Supporting RAID 0 1 10 and 5 One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface PS 2 keyboard port PS 2 mouse port Two GLAN RJ45 ports Two Serial ports 6 channel Audio Surround Sound LAN Support Intel ESB2 Gilgal 82563EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller Supports 10BASE T 100BASE TX and 1000BA...

Page 16: ... designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1333 MHz data bus The MCH chipset connects up to six Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing a total memory of up to 24 0 GB s In addition the 5000X chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity pro...

Page 17: ...Vig395P Motherboard Manual 16 Figure 4 Block Diagram of the 5000X Chipset ...

Page 18: ...of memory Table 5 DIMM Population Configurations Optimized DIMM Population Configurations Branch 1 Branch 2 Number of DIMMs Bank 1 Channel 0 Bank 2 Channel 1 Bank 3 Channel 2 Bank 4 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 1A 2A N A N A 4 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A N A 4A N A 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A N A 4A N A Notes 1 Dimm slot specified DIMM slot to be populated DIMM slot not to be populated 2 Both FBD 533 MHz and 667 MHz DIMMs are...

Page 19: ... rank When the error rate for a failing DIMM rank reaches a pre determined threshold the memory sparing function will issue an interrupt and initiate a spare copy At the completion of the copy the failing DIMM rank is disabled and the spared DIMM rank will be used in its place Refer to page 113 to enable the memory sparing functions And the default BIOS setting is disabled Notes 1 Each branch cont...

Page 20: ...ability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 3 GB Total System Memory Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1MB 3 00 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 00 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 00 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 00 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 00 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 00 3 51 PCI Enumeration Are...

Page 21: ...d regulatory compliance required for using and modifying electronic equipment Do not operate the system with the cover removed Always replace the cover before turning on the system As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this computer may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug precede as follows The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be ...

Page 22: ... electrical shop While you are wearing the strap and it is earthed static charge will be harmlessly bled to ground 2 Do not remove the component from its anti static protective packaging until you are about to install it 3 Hold boards by the edges try not to touch components interface strips etc Note We recommend that you return your computer to the service department for upgrading Any work carrie...

Page 23: ...n off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before changing a jumper taking all necessary anti static precautions System Board Jumper Settings The following figure shows the jumper locations of the Motherboard Please refer to the following tables describing each jumper s configuration Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the Motherboard jumpers can be used to choose be...

Page 24: ...re 7 Motherboard Jumper Settings Note There is no jumper setting for configuring the processor speed or bus frequency The feature for configuring the processor speed is in the Setup program using configure mode See BIOS Section for information about configure mode ...

Page 25: ...r Setting Configuration Default Enable 1 2 Enables onboard LAN controller this may also be controlled via additional BIOS setting Disable 2 3 Disables onboard LAN controller If set to disabled this may not be enabled via additional BIOS setting Watch Dog Enable Disable Jumper JWD JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software applicatio...

Page 26: ...e 10 I2 C Bus to PCI slots Jumper Function Mode Jumper Setting Configuration Enables Closed This enables the System Management Bus I 2 C to PCI slots connection Default Disable Open This disables the System Management Bus I 2 C to PCI slots connection Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper JPF Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the Power Force On function The table below describes the jumper...

Page 27: ...rough the FP Audio header J8 If the front panel interface card is not connected to the front panel audio header jumpers should be installed on the header J8 pin pairs 1 2 5 6 and 9 10 If these jumpers are not installed the back panel line out connector will be disabled and microphone input Pin 1 will be left floating which can lead to excessive back panel microphone noise and cross talk The table ...

Page 28: ...7 Motherboard Connectors There are connectors on the Motherboard for FAN IDE Power supply CD audio Floppy IDE Front Panel Connectors The location and or details of these connections are shown below Figure 8 Motherboard Connections ...

Page 29: ...he chassis power LED cable to this connector The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode C HDD Hard disk drive LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD D NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators These connect...

Page 30: ...y for the system If systems does not have the required amount of power the LED will light up G Reset Button This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power H Power Button This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS se...

Page 31: ...R supply is required to provide adequate power to PCI Express slots Processor Power Connector In addition to the primary ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU Power connector must also be connected to the Motherboard A 24 pin ATX power connector B 8 pin processor power connector C 4 pin processor power connector Figure 10 Power Connectors CAUTION Do not forget to connect the 24 8 4 pin power plugs...

Page 32: ...is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 Figure 11 Floppy disk drive connector IDE Connector This connector is for an Ultra DMA 100 66 signal cable The Ultra DMA 100 66 signal cable has three connectors a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the Motherboard a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE slave device optical drive hard d...

Page 33: ...t 4 and PCI X Slot 3 This 26 pin header connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices A Parallel Printer Header Figure 13 Parallel Header Serial ATA connectors These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives A Serial ATA connectors Figure 14 Serial ATA connectors ...

Page 34: ...anel USB headers USB 4 5 6 7 Figure 15 Universal Serial Bus USB header Chassis Intrusion A chassis intrusion header is located next to the IDE ports on the Motherboard Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened A Back panel USB 0 1 2 3 B Front Panel USB 4 5 C Front Panel USB 6 7 D Chassis Intrusion Figure 16 USB and Chassis Intrusi...

Page 35: ... A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 Figure 17 Fan connectors CAUTION Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the Motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors Note All these fan connectors are 4 pin However Pins 1 3 of the fan connectors are backward compatible with t...

Page 36: ...eader is located at JWOL on the Motherboard You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature A WOR B WOL Figure 18 Wake On Ring and Wake On LAN connectors Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker A Power LED Speaker Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the ...

Page 37: ...fy you when any of the three power modules fail Connect JP5 to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails SMB A SYSTEM Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system A Alarm Reset B SMB Figure 20 Alarm Reset and SMB connectors ...

Page 38: ...se Input Output headers are located on the Motherboard These headers are used for SATA monitoring on the backplane Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers A Power SMB B SGPIO1 C SGPIO2 Figure 21 Power SMB and SGPIO connectors CD Aux Connectors Two audio connectors CD In CD1 and Aux In AUX1 are located on the Motherboard A CD In B Aux In Figure 22 CD In and Aux In connector...

Page 39: ...en LED indicates activity The power LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables below for more information Figure 23 GLAN LEDs indicators Onboard Power LED LE1 There is an Onboard Power LED located on the Motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on A Onboard Power LED Figure 24 Onboard Power LED indicators ...

Page 40: ...e CPU VRM Overheat LED will turn yellow and the CPU will slow down to protect the CPU VRM Post Code LED Indicators LE4 LE5 There are two POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LE5 located on the Motherboard These two LEDs indicate POST Power On Self Test Code Messages through different sets of green and yellow light combinations Refer to the table below for POST Code Messages A LE2 CPU1VRM B LE3 CPU2VRM C L...

Page 41: ...urs to show the status of the system When this amber LED is on the power cable is still connected Be sure to unplug the power cable before installing or removing any components from the Motherboard Refer to the table on the right for system status See the layout below for the location A D31 System Status LED Figure 26 Status LED indicators ...

Page 42: ...last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Make sure you install the Motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan All Intel Processors together with Level 2 cache chips are housed in a protective package The design of the VIG395P c...

Page 43: ...from the Motherboard in the sequence as shown in the picture below Figure 28 Heatsink screws 3 Gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 4 Once the heatsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 5 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal gr...

Page 44: ...CPU module Figure 29 CPU Heatsink mounting holes Note in the figure above the circled holes are not Motherboard mounting holes these hold the Heatsink clips fitted to the Motherboard as shown below in figures 30 and 31 Figure 30 CPU sockets showing Heatsink clips ...

Page 45: ...Motherboard Manual 44 Figure 31 Back of MB showing Heatsink clips Figure 32 Socket for one CPU install Note If one CPU is to be installed it should be installed in socket for CPU1 as shown above Socket for CPU1 ...

Page 46: ...nual 45 2 Press the load lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Figure 33 Release of load plate 3 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Figure 34 Opening load plate ...

Page 47: ... against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout 6 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket 7 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Note Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against ...

Page 48: ...the CPU is properly installed Then close the load plate 9 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to lock it Figure 37 Securely locking CPU into socket using lever 10 Now repeat the steps for the second CPU if required making sure that the CPU is properly installed with load plate securely locked with lever ...

Page 49: ...now 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws i e the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug Do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Figure 38 Heatsink diagonal screw locations 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 5 Repeat the steps for the ...

Page 50: ...Population Configurations Optimized DIMM Population Configurations Branch 1 Branch 2 Number of DIMMs Bank 1 Channel 0 Bank 2 Channel 1 Bank 3 Channel 2 Bank 4 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 1A 2A N A N A 4 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A N A 4A N A 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A N A 4A N A Notes 5 Dimm slot specified DIMM slot to be populated DIMM slot not to be populated 6 Both FBD 533 MHz and 667 MHz DIMMs are supported however you ...

Page 51: ... into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A hen DIMM 2A and so on For optimal performance please install four modules at a time 4 modules maximum 3 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrect...

Page 52: ...ockets do not support DDR DDR2 DIMMs DO NOT install DDR DDR2 DIMMs to the FB DIMM sockets To Remove DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM Note Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket Figure 42 Removing DIMM ...

Page 53: ...or with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 4 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 5 Replace the system lid Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the card by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any 2 Install the software drivers for the...

Page 54: ...I Express x16 Slot This Motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications Figure 44 shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot Figure 44 Install a PCI Express x16 card ...

Page 55: ...eat or any naked flame Keep all batteries away from children CAUTION Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Viglen Discard used batteries according to manufacturer s instructions The battery is listed as board component K on the diagram on Figure 1 To replace the battery carry out the following 1 Observe the precautio...

Page 56: ...ook for support information on our web site http www viglen co uk Device drivers and various useful utilities can be downloaded from our ftp site ftp ftp viglen co uk Resetting the System Before checking your system for hardware problems it is always a good idea to try resetting your computer and see if a re boot can solve the problem Most software related problems can be solved simply by re booti...

Page 57: ...rating system normally loads from a diskette insert the operating system diskette into the drive 5 Turn on the system If the power indicator does not light but the system seems to be operating normally the indicator is probably defective Monitor the power on self test POST execution Each time you turn on the system the POST checks the system board memory keyboard and certain peripheral devices Not...

Page 58: ...ctions Check the documentation that came with the board Are all cables installed properly The following items are suggestions for troubleshooting problems related to PCI ISA legacy non Plug and Play add in boards If the PCI ISA board uses an interrupt run Set up and set the interrupt that is being used by the PCI ISA board to Used by PCI ISA Card Please refer to the BIOS manual for details of how ...

Page 59: ...stem settings available to re enter because clearing CMOS RAM sets the options to their default values Characters on screen are distorted or incorrect Make sure the brightness and contrast controls are properly adjusted on the monitor Make sure the video signal cable and power cables are properly installed Make sure your monitor is compatible with the video mode you have selected Characters do not...

Page 60: ...check the connector between the system board and the front panel If OK the light may be defective Prompt doesn t appear after system boots It s probably switched off A serious fault may have occurred consult your dealer service department Technical Support Setup can t enter If you can t enter Setup to make changes check the switch that disables entry into Setup Chapter 2 If the switch is set to al...

Page 61: ...ctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and ru...

Page 62: ...nd by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Drive A is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled th...

Page 63: ...lict I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed...

Page 64: ... Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I2O Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices ha...

Page 65: ...t of codes that may be written to port 80h Table 19 POST code description POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers 0Bh Enable CPU cache 0Ch ...

Page 66: ...m start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Ini...

Page 67: ...Initialize coprocessor if present 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initia...

Page 68: ...about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C...

Page 69: ...ze Memory type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS Note If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xx...

Page 70: ...ystem Note The current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thi...

Page 71: ...titions on each hard disk drive and generates a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Setti...

Page 72: ...th one drive installed Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes 1 After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test Figure 46 Entering the Intel ESB2 SATA Utility Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only Your screens may...

Page 73: ...ext field You can use the Esc key to select the previous menu 3 When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit Enter 4 When the Disks item is highlighted press Enter to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen displays Figure 48 Selecting Drives for RAID 0 Volume 5 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive a...

Page 74: ...s Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu Creating a RAID 1 Volume 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Figure 49 Creating a RAID 1 Volume 2 Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the Tab key or the Enter key to go to the next field You can use the Esc key to select the previous menu 3 When R...

Page 75: ...10 RAID 1 RAID 0 Volume 2 Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press Enter 3 When RAID Level item is highlighted use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAID0 and hit Enter 4 When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a ...

Page 76: ... the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu Creating a RAID 5 Parity 1 Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Figure 51 Creating a RAID 5 Parity Volume 2 Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press Enter 3 When the Raid Level is highlighted use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit Enter ...

Page 77: ...desired RAID volume capacity and press Enter when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed 8 Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays 9 When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu Deleting RAID Volume CAUTION Be sure to...

Page 78: ...AID and press Enter The following screen will appear Figure 53 Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD 2 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select 3 Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays 4 Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility 1 F...

Page 79: ... Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 6 Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the Enter key 7 Choose the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key 8 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices...

Page 80: ...than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ESB2 I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5000X Chipset the ESB2 I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system I...

Page 81: ...ATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select Enabled 5 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase and select Adaptec Then press Enter For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 6 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press ...

Page 82: ... and system efficiency By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the Motherboard design the Vig395 offers the user the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Configuration Utility Use this utility t...

Page 83: ...tup the main menu will appear Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the ESC key Press the Insert key to select a drive When a drive is highlighted selected press the Delete key to de select it Figure 54 Selecting the Array Configuration Utility ...

Page 84: ...aging Arrays Configuring Disk Drives You may need to configure a disk drive before you can use it CAUTION Configuring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a partic...

Page 85: ... main menu shown on Page 82 select Configure Drives and hit Enter as shown below Figure 56 Configuring Drives 2 From the Select Drives for Configuring List shown below select the drives you want to configure and press Insert Figure 57 Selecting Drives To Be Configured ...

Page 86: ...u want to configure appear in the selected drives box Figure 58 List of Selected Drives for Configuration 4 Once both drives display in the selected drive box press Enter 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below Figure 59 List of Selected Drives for Configuration 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If correct type Y to continue ...

Page 87: ...d that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page 82 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Figure 60 Creating Arrays 3 The arrays you have selected will appear on the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown b...

Page 88: ...the array is created and its properties are assigned and you cannot change the array properties using this utility To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives Figure 62 Assigning Array Properties ...

Page 89: ...es RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 RAID 10 Clear Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 RAID 10 Quick Init Fastest way to ...

Page 90: ...to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 It is not recommended that you migrate or build an array on Window...

Page 91: ...r existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Figure 64 Adding a Bootable Array Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to de...

Page 92: ...2 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press Enter 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page 82 select Add Delete...

Page 93: ... shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here Figure 66 Deleting Hotspare 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu ...

Page 94: ...restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild Press Ctrl and R to Rebuild Figur...

Page 95: ... and press delete 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed CAUTION Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and parti...

Page 96: ... format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities Figure 68 Accessing Disk Utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press Enter The following screen appears Figure 69 Disk Utilities Main Menu ...

Page 97: ...el formatted at the factory and does not need to be low level formatted again 1 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press Enter The following screen appears Figure 70 Formatting Disk 2 Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit Enter Otherwise select No and press Enter CAUTION Formatting a disk d...

Page 98: ...2 Verifying Disk Media 1 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press Enter 2 A message will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and hit Enter to proceed with disk verifying otherwise select No and hit Enter ...

Page 99: ...igure 73 Verifying Disk Media To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility Figure 74 Exiting utility ...

Page 100: ...river displays 5 When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 6 Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the Enter key 7 Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key 8 Press the Enter key to continue the installatio...

Page 101: ...des power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up The Power On sequence When the computer is first switched on certain instructions in the BIOS are executed to test various parts of the machine This is known as the POST Power O...

Page 102: ...ompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop and then select My Computer c Select the 3 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu and then select Format A Format 3 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS start up disk from the format options field and then click Start Wind...

Page 103: ...nload the latest BIOS file for the VIG395P Motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk Note Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt 2 Copy the Phoenix Phlash16 utility PHLASH16 exe from the Motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier with the following files Latest BIOS file X7DAL V ROM FLASH BAT...

Page 104: ...Vig395P Motherboard Manual 103 Figure 76 Utility Updating the System BIOS CAUTION Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure ...

Page 105: ...n the utility completes the updating process a message appears informing you that the flash memory has been programmed successfully Figure 77 BIOS Update Complete 6 Press the power button for more than four seconds to turn off the system ...

Page 106: ...g the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as...

Page 107: ...xit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the _ icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu BIOS Menu Screen Figure 78 BIOS Screen Layout Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the E...

Page 108: ...720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in IDE Channel 0 Master Slave SATA Port0 SATA Port1 SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave SATA Port0 SATA Port1 SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The item...

Page 109: ... item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sec...

Page 110: ...on When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware If this item...

Page 111: ...m and pressing Enter Figure 80 Advanced Menu Layout Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows...

Page 112: ...ol This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary scree...

Page 113: ...rite Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the ...

Page 114: ...t2 PCI X 133MHz Slot3 PCI X 133MHz Slot4 PCI Exp x4 Slot5 PCI 33MHz Slot6 PCI Exp x16 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabl...

Page 115: ...s a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Mirroring Sequential and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Interleaving Sparing Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving and Memory Sparing for Branch 0 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 The options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled Branch 1 Rank Interleaving Sparing Sel...

Page 116: ... Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyperthreading Available when supported by the CPU ...

Page 117: ...refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to Enabled to enable the hardwa...

Page 118: ...control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This s...

Page 119: ...e Primary and Secondary DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logg...

Page 120: ...direction The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to choose select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continuing Console Redirection after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off Hardware Monitor Logic 1 Note The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU s and ha...

Page 121: ...erature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin ...

Page 122: ...rd fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chas...

Page 123: ...ns a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the d...

Page 124: ...nce of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource availa...

Page 125: ...etup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will rem...

Page 126: ...256 KB L2 Advance Transfer Cache Features of the ATC include Non Blocking full speed on die level 2 cache 8 way set association 512 bit or 256 bit data bus to the level 2 cache data clocked into and out of the cache every clock cycle BIOS Basic Input Output System This is software stored on a chip and consists of the instructions necessary for the computer to function The System BIOS contains the ...

Page 127: ...py Disk Controller the interface for connecting floppy disk drives to the computer Hercules A monochrome graphics video mode which first appeared in the Hercules graphics card Provides a resolution of 720 by 348 pixels Hyper Pipelined Technology Part of the Pentium 4 processor s Intel NetBurst micro architecture Hyper pipelined technology doubles the pipeline depth of the Pentium III processor s P...

Page 128: ...s including Advanced Transfer Cache Advanced Dynamic Execution Enhanced Floating Point and Multimedia Unit and Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 Intel NetBurst Microarchitecture provides higher throughput within the processor and out to memory and I O for improved headroom PCI Peripheral Component Interface It became apparent to manufacturers that the 8MHz AT ISA BUS on the standard PC was just not fast...

Page 129: ...ued speed enhancements for the classic parallel ATA bus Serial ATA will be introduced at 150Mbytes sec with a roadmap already planned through 600Mbytes sec Shadow Memory The BIOS is normally stored in ROM On certain systems it can be copied to RAM on power up to make it go faster This RAM is known as shadow memory The System BIOS is responsible for this copying SSE Streaming SIMD Extensions Intern...

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Page 131: ...has listed some questions that you may like to answer and return to Viglen This will help Viglen help to keep and improve the standard of their manuals 1 Is the information provided in this and other manuals clear enough 2 What could be added to the manual to improve it 3 Does the manual go into enough detail 4 Would you like an on line version of this manual ...

Page 132: ...pport and Service Departments 6 Are there any technological improvements that could be made to the system 7 Other points you would like to mention Please return this slip to Product Development Dept Viglen Ltd 7 Handley Page Way Colney Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 2DQ ...

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