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Page 1: ...Vig430P Motherboard Manual 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 Vig430p 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 2009 Viglen Limited All Rights Reserved Vig430P 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: ...ard Connectors 24 Upgrading the Central Processing Unit CPU 32 Upgrading System Memory 38 Installing an Expansion Card 39 Replacing the Clock CMOS RAM Battery 41 Chapter 3 Solving Problems 42 Resetting the System 42 Troubleshooting Procedures 43 Problems Operating Add in Boards 44 Problems Suggestions 46 Error and Information Messages 48 BIOS Post Codes 52 Chapter 4 System RAID Options 58 Intel Ho...

Page 5: ...iguration 81 PCIe PCI PnP Configuration 81 Super IO Configuration 82 Serial Port Console Redirection 83 Hardware Health Configuration 85 ACPI Settings 86 Event Logs 88 Boot Settings 90 Security Settings 91 Exit Options 92 Chapter 6 BIOS Recovery 94 How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image 94 Flash Memory Recovery Update 94 Recover Update Procedure 94 Chapter 7 Glossary 96 Notes 100 Chapter 7 Suggestions 1...

Page 6: ...offers the next generation point to point system interconnect interface outperforming the previous generation of QPI and offering enhanced system performance with increased bandwidth and scalability This manual contains technical information about the Viglen Vig430P Motherboard and other hardware components inside your computer If you are new to computers we recommend that you read the user guide ...

Page 7: ...C or Unbuffered ECC Non ECC Memory at 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz See Section 2 4 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Expansion Support One PCI E 3 0 x16 slot Slot 6 Three PCI E 3 0 x8 slot Slot 1 3 4 One PCI E 3 0 x4 in x8 slot Slot 5 One 32 bit PCI 33 slots Slot 2 Storage Support Two SATA3 6GB s ports port 0 1 Eight SATA2 3GB s Ports 2 5 6 9 RAID Windows 0 1 5 10 Linux 0 1 5 10 HD Audio Support HD ...

Page 8: ...WM fan control Low noise fan speed control CPU chassis temperature monitoring Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overh...

Page 9: ...D External Speaker connector 1 x Power SMB System Management Bus connector 2 x SGPIO Serial Link General Purpose Input Output connectors 1 x Front control panel connectors ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI ACPM Power Management S1 S3 S4 S5 Other Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS Power Requireme...

Page 10: ...sitivity 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 control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal c...

Page 11: ...he system to enter a Soft Off state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again to wake up the whole system During the Soft Off state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This opti...

Page 12: ...f components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud r...

Page 13: ...Vig430P Motherboard Manual 12 Block Diagram of the Intel C602 Chipset Platform Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard features pages for details on the features ...

Page 14: ...o 48 PCI Express lanes peer to peer read and writes transactions It provides up to six PCI Express ports ten SATA ports and fourteen USB connections In addition the C602 platform also supports a wide range of RAS Reliability Availability and Serviceability features These features include memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction SDDC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC parity protection out...

Page 15: ...Vig430P Motherboard Manual 14 System Board Components Figure 1 Motherboard Layout Components ...

Page 16: ...outhbridge I O Chip P Energy Saving Jumper JPES AY PCI 33MHz Slot Q Serial Link IO header T SGPIO 1 AZ Speaker Power LED Indicator JD1 R USB 3 0 Header BA PCIe 3 0 x8 Slot CPU2 S Debug Header J23 BB Onboard Audio CTRL Chip T SATA DOM device module JSD1 BC SMB to PCIe PCI Slots JI2C2 U Chassis Intrusion JL1 BD SMB to PCIe PCI Slots JI2C1 V FanA system Fan BE PCIe 3 0 x8 Slot CPU2 W Watch Dog BF Son...

Page 17: ...board The I O shield provides external access to a PS 2 keyboard mouse combo port as well as one serial port four USB 2 0 ports two USB 3 0 ports two RJ 45 Ethernet Ports and the audio connectors Figure 2 Back Panel Connectors Note Power to the computer should be turned off before a keyboard or mouse is connected or disconnected Table 2 Back Panel Connectors Label Description Label Description A S...

Page 18: ...s function System Memory Main Memory The Motherboard has six DDR3 Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets Support for up to a maximum memory size of 192GB The BIOS automatically detects memory type size and speed The Motherboard supports the following memory features Registered ECC or Unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR3 1600 1333 1066 800 MHz Memory 192 GB maximum total system memory total amount of addres...

Page 19: ...es and 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 mus...

Page 20: ... 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 21: ...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 22: ...ch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS GLAN Enable Disable Jumper JPL1 JPL2 JPL1 JPL2 enables or disables the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the Motherboard The default setting is Enabled A GLA...

Page 23: ...Table 5 Watch Dog Jumper Function Mode Jumper Setting Configuration Default Reset 1 2 This will cause WD to reset the system if an application is hung up NMI 2 3 This will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up Disable Open This disables the Watch Dog feature I2 C Bus to PCI Slots Jumper JI2 C1 JI2 C2 Jumpers JI2 C1 JI2 C2 allows you to connect the System Mana...

Page 24: ... table below describes the jumper settings Table 7 Front Panel Audio Jumpers Front panel audio Function Mode Jumper Setting Configuration Front panel audio Open In this open state there is no FP Audio connection connected Audio line out and mic in signals are available for front panel audio connectors on this connector when a FP Audio connection is installed Table 8 Front panel Audio Connector Pin...

Page 25: ... LED s situated on the front panel Figure 5 Front panel connections A NMI This non maskable interrupt B Power LED This 2 pin connector is for the system power LED Connect the 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...

Page 26: ...l flash constantly F Power Fail LED This 2 pin connector is for the power stability 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 t...

Page 27: ...or 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 8 pin processor power connector Figure 6 Power Connectors CAUTION Do not forget to connect the 24 8 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Please connect both CPU power connect...

Page 28: ...tors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives Figure 7 Serial ATA connectors Universal Serial Bus USB There are three USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus headers on the Motherboard and one USB 3 0 header Figure 8 Universal Serial Bus USB header ...

Page 29: ...otherboard All these 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans However fan speed control is available for 4 pin fans only The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS The Default setting is Disabled See the table for pin definitions Figure 9 Fan connectors CAUTION Do not forget to connect the fan ca...

Page 30: ... the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the tables on the right for pin definitions If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Connect a cable to pins 4 7 of JD1 to use an external speaker A Internal Speaker Buzzer B Power LED Speaker C Figure 11 Power LED Speaker connection Note The speaker connector pins ...

Page 31: ... failure This LED will blink when a fan failure occurs Refer to the table on right for pin definitions Figure 12 Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 Power SMB I2 c Connector Power System Management Bus I2C Connector JPI2C monitors power supply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions Table 10 Overheat LED Fan Fail and SMB connectors ...

Page 32: ...General Purpose 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 T SGPIO1 B T SGPIO2 C 6 SGPIO1 D 6 SGPIO2 Figure 13 T SGPIO connectors ...

Page 33: ...rd 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 Vig430...

Page 34: ...om the system by lifting the securing latch at the rear of the case CPU heatsink Top View CPU heatsink Bottom View Figure 14 Xeon Active CPU heatsink 2 Unplug the heatsink fan from Motherboard fan connector Then remove the fan from the heatsink Figure 15 Heatsink Fan Removal ...

Page 35: ...tsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 6 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Installing the CPU 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate that covers the CPU socket from its locking position Figure 17 Release load plate ...

Page 36: ...t against the socket key which is the notch below the gold colour dot on the side of the socket Figure 20 Aligning the CPU 5 When both CPU and the sockets are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not rub the CPU against the surface of the socket or its pins to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket Figure 21 Aligning the CPU ...

Page 37: ...is properly installed Figure 22 Ensure CPU is Properly Secured 7 Once the CPU is securely seated on the socket lower the CPU load plate to the socket Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock Figure 23 Secure CPU Load Plate Note If one CPU is to be installed it should be installed in socket for CPU1 ...

Page 38: ...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 24 Heatsink diagonal screw locations 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 5 Repeat the steps for the ...

Page 39: ...lots starting with P1 DIMM 1A For best memory performance please install memory modules of the same type and same speed on the memory slots as indicated on the tables below See System Memory Page 17 2 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 incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module unti...

Page 40: ...ard To install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Remove the lid from the system by un screwing the two screws at the rear of the case 2 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firm...

Page 41: ...pansion card PCI Slots There are two 64 bit PCI slots on this Motherboard The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications Figure 27 Installing a PCI card PCI 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 PC...

Page 42: ...not expose batteries to excessive heat 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 To replace the battery carry out the following 1 Observe the precautions in Before You Begin 2 Turn off a...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...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 45: ...ional memory to 256 K If the PCI ISA legacy board uses shared memory between C8000H DFFFH run Set up and enable shared memory for the appropriate memory space No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the Motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the po...

Page 46: ...tem 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR3 Registered ECC or Unbuffered ECC Non ECC 1333 MHz 1066 MHz SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots and check the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots Make sure to follow the instructions given on DIMM population on pa...

Page 47: ...em 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 a...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ... 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 the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have...

Page 51: ...ed 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 Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to disp...

Page 52: ...rite 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 have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied...

Page 53: ...t up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the...

Page 54: ...dware 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 Initialize caches to initial POST values 0Eh Initialize I O component 0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word duri...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...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 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ... software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Viglen Driver CD supplied with the system 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 thinner than t...

Page 60: ... 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 Settings If you have already done so please skip t...

Page 61: ... one drive installed Using the Intel ICH10R 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 30 Entering the Intel ICH10R SATA Utility Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only Your screens m...

Page 62: ...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 32 Selecting Drives for RAID 0 Volume 5 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive a...

Page 63: ... 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 33 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 RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up...

Page 64: ...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 lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size 5 When the RA...

Page 65: ...press the Enter key The following screen will appear Figure 35 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 4 When the Disk item is highlighted press Enter to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See Note on Page 70 displays F...

Page 66: ...ting 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 back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when delet...

Page 67: ...AID and press Enter The following screen will appear Figure 37 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 68: ...screen appears press S to specify additional device s 6 Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003 2008 Vista Driver for ICH10R into Drive A and press the Enter key 7 Choose the Intel ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2003 2008 Vista Setup Screen and press the Enter key 8 Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additiona...

Page 69: ...stem 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 On Self Test routine When you switch the computer on or when you press the Reset button or press Ctrl Alt Delete keys which has the same effect you can see on the monitor that it coun...

Page 70: ...uded in download package CAUTION Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause permanent damage to the motherboard Flash BIOS update with a USB Stick DOS 1 Have a bootable USB stick ready 2 Download and decompress unzip the latest BIOS update for DOS from Viglen FTP site 3 Copy the contents to the root of your bootable USB stick 4 Restart your system and press F11...

Page 71: ... enter the BIOS Setup you will need to repeatedly press the Delete button when the machine is first turned on and is performing its Power On Self Test POST Figure 38 Main Bios Screen Main Setup Features System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the arrow keys Key in new values through the keyboard and press Enter Press the...

Page 72: ...lows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST messages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to display the POST messages Select Enabled to display the OEM logo instead of the normal POST messages The options are Enabled and Disabled AddOn ROM Display Mode This sets the display mode for Option ROM The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Bootup Num Lock This feature selects the Power on ...

Page 73: ... Instant_Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4_Second_Override the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are Instant_Off and 4_Second_Override Restore on AC Power Loss Use this feature to set the power state after a power outage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off af...

Page 74: ... thus preventing a worm or a virus from flooding illegal codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The default is Enabled Refer to Intel and Microsoft Web sites for more information Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache to impr...

Page 75: ... If the option is set to Custom the following items will display o EIST EIST Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information The options are Disabled and Enabled o C1E Support Select Enabled to enable Enhanced C1 ...

Page 76: ...e settings for the Intel North Bridge IOH Configuration o Intel VT d Select Enabled to enable Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I O VT d by reporting the I O device assignments to the VMM Virtual Machine Monitor through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across Intel platforms providing greater reliability security and availability in net...

Page 77: ... feature allows the user to set the bus speed between the IOU3 and the PCI Exp port The options are x4x4x4x4 x4x4x8 x8x4x4 x8x8 and x16 The default for IOH 0 is x16 The default for IOH 1 is x8x8 o Port 3A Link Speed Select GEN1 to enable PCI Exp Generation 1 support for Port 3A Select GEN2 to enable PCI Exp Generation 2 support for Port 3A Select GEN3 to enable PCI Exp Generation 3 support for Por...

Page 78: ... Independent Mirroring Lock step and Sparing o DRAM RAPL BWLIMIT This item sets the limits on the average power consumption and the bandwidth of a DRAM module in operation so that the OS can manage power consumption and energy budget of hardware more effectively within a certain window of time The options are 0 1 8 and 16 o Perfmon and DFX Devices A PerfMon device monitors the activities of a remo...

Page 79: ...rubbing is a process that allows the CPU to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error the error is corrected and sent to the requestor the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction The options are Enable...

Page 80: ...cy USB Support Available when USB Functions is not Disabled Select Enabled to support legacy USB devices Select Auto to disable legacy support if USB devices are not present Select Disable to have USB devices available for EFI Extensive Firmware Interface applications only The settings are Disabled Enabled and Auto o Port 60 64 Emulation Select Enabled to enable I O port 60h 64h emulation support ...

Page 81: ...is Compatible The default for SATA controller 1 is Enhanced o AHCI Mode The following items are displayed when the AHCI Mode is selected Aggressive Link Power Management When Enabled the SATA AHCI controller manages the power usage of the SATA link The controller will put the link in a low power mode during extended periods of I O inactivity and will return the link to an active state when I O act...

Page 82: ...ecoding Available if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding Select Enabled to decode a PCI device that supports 64 bit in the space above 4G Address The options are Enabled and Disabled PERR Generation Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate a PERR number for a PCI Bus Signal Error Event The options are Enabled and Disabled SERR Generation Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate...

Page 83: ...t Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1 Option ROM LAN4 Option ROM This is to boot the computer using a network device The default setting for LAN1 Option ROM is Enabled The default setting for LAN2 Option ROM is Disabled Network Stack Select Enabled enable PXE Preboot Execution Environment or UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface for network stack support The options are Enabled and Disabled Su...

Page 84: ...ansmission speed may be required for long and busy lines The options are 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 bits per second Data Bits Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection The options are 7 Bits and 8 Bits Parity A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission errors Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0 and the number of 1 ...

Page 85: ...ergency Management Services EMS The submenu allows the user to configure the following Console Redirection settings to support Out of Band Serial Port management o Console Redirection for EMS Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection The options are Enabled and Disabled o Console Redirection Settings This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer ...

Page 86: ...ill increase power consumption The options are Standard Full Speed and Optimal CPU Temperature Display Mode This feature displays the CPU temperature detected by DTS i e 34oC or temperature status in text Low Medium or High The options are Text Mode or DTS CPU 1 Temperature CPU 2 Temperature The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS o Low This leve...

Page 87: ...ACPI State when the system is in sleep mode Select S1 CPU_Stop_Clock to erase all CPU caches and stop executing instructions Power to the CPU s and RAM is maintained but RAM is refreshed Select Suspend Disabled to use power reduced mode Power will only be supplied to limited components such as RAMs to maintain the most critical functions of the system The options are S1 CPU_Stop_Clock Suspend Disa...

Page 88: ...e is detected this item displays the information regarding the current TPM status o TPM Enable Status If a security device is detected by the BIOS this item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently enabled or disabled o TPM Active Status If a security device is detected by the BIOS this item displays the status of TPM Support to indicate if TPM is currently active or deac...

Page 89: ...isabling Options SMBIOS Event Log Select Enabled to enable SMBIOS System Management BIOS Event Logging during system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Runtime Error Logging Support Select Enabled to support Runtime Error Logging The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Correctable Error Threshold This feature allows the user to enter the threshold value for correctable memory errors The...

Page 90: ...to do nothing when the SMBIOS event log is full The options are Do Nothing and Erase Immediately o SMBIOS Event Log Standard Settings Log System Boot Event Select Enabled to log system boot events The options are Disabled and Enabled MECI Multiple Event Count Increment Enter the increment value for the multiple event counter Enter a number from 1 to 255 The default setting is 1 METW Multiple Event...

Page 91: ...Option Priorities o Boot Option 1 Boot Option 2 etc Use this feature to specify the sequence of boot device priority Hard Drive BBS Priorities This option sets the order of the legacy and Hard Disks detected by the motherboard Delete Boot Option This feature allows the user to delete a previously defined boot device from which the system boots during startup ...

Page 92: ...Vig430P Motherboard Manual 91 Security Settings This menu allows the user to configure the following security settings for the system Figure 42 Security Settings ...

Page 93: ...anges Save Changes and Reset When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to save the changes and reboot the computer so that the new system configuration settings can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to exit the BIOS setup without saving select Yes to quit BIOS without saving the changes or s...

Page 94: ...ngs as the user s defaults When the dialog box appears asking you if you want to save values as user s defaults select Yes to save the current values as user s default settings or select No to keep the defaults previously saved as the user s defaults Restore User Defaults Select this feature and press Enter to load the user s defaults previously saved in the system When the dialog box appears aski...

Page 95: ...ribed below is used when the main BIOS block crashes However when the BIOS Boot sector crashes you will need to send the Motherboard back to Viglen for RMA repairs Flash Memory Recovery Update This Flash Memory Recovery Update feature allows the user to recover a BIOS image using a USB device without additional utilities needed A user can download the BIOS image to a USB flash device and perform B...

Page 96: ... the BIOS Setup If necessary configure the settings once again 12 For additional help refer to readme txt included in download package CAUTION Do not shut down or reset the system during BIOS Recovery Doing so may cause permanent damage to the motherboard ...

Page 97: ...TC 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 instructions for the keyboard disk drives etc and ...

Page 98: ...um 4 processor s Intel NetBurst micro architecture Hyper pipelined technology doubles the pipeline depth of the Pentium III processor s P6 micro architecture increasing the branch prediction and recovery pipeline to 20 stages The deeper pipeline enables instructions to be queued and executed at the fastest possible rate increasing performance frequency and scalability IDE Integrated Drive Electron...

Page 99: ...z AT ISA BUS on the standard PC was just not fast enough for today s applications and so PCI was invented It is a high speed data bus that carries information to and from components known as Local Bus PCI X The 64 bit PCI X interface PCI X 1 0a can be operated at 133 MHz or at 100 MHz and 66 MHz which achieves a greater than two fold boost in performance over PCI 2 2 bus technology The 133 MHz PCI...

Page 100: ...ugh 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 Internet Streaming SIMD Single Instruction Multiple Data Extensions are instructions that reduce the overall number of instructions required to ...

Page 101: ...Vig430P Motherboard Manual 100 Notes ...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...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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