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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, 
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection 
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can 
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may 
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interference at his own expense. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a 
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Содержание K8X890 Series

Страница 1: ...ocument are registered by their respective owner Disclaimer We make no warranty of any kind with regard to the content of this user s manual The content is subject to change without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested an...

Страница 2: ...grounded wrist strap when working with the system Do not touch the IC chips leads connectors or other components Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard Package Contents KM400A Series mainboard IDE ATA100 Cable FDC Cable Game Port COM Port Bracket optional USB Bracket optional 1394 Bracket optional SATA Power cord SATA Cable optional SPDIF Front Audio Dual Functi...

Страница 3: ...Series VIA KM400A VT8237 Supports Socket 462 AMD Athlon XPTM AthlonTM DuronTM BartonTM Processor User Manual Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 244 mm x 244 mm WxL Operating System Supports Windows 98 2000 ME XP ...

Страница 4: ...t Panel Indicator SW LED PWRLED SPEAKER 14 Connectors 15 Headers Jumpers Switch 16 Audio Connectors 21 Slots 22 Power Supply Attachments 22 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP 23 INTRODUCTION 23 MAIN MENU 25 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 27 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 34 POWER MANAGEMENT 38 HARDWARE MONITOR 43 LOAD DEFAULTS 44 EXIT MENU 45 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE SETUP 46 SOFTWARE LIST 46 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 46 CHAPTER 4 TROUB...

Страница 5: ...and support SATA RAID 0 or 1 The KM400A Series also comes with an AC 97 Sound Codec VT1616 which supports high quality 6 channel audio super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect It also supports Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF The KM400A Series also comes with 8 USB 2 0 ports and the KM400A PRO 1394 comes with two IEEE 1394 ports optional The KM400A Sereis also include CPU Over Temperature Protection OT...

Страница 6: ...400A PRO 1394 DRAM Memory Supports DDR400 PC3200 333 PC2700 266 PC2100 200 PC1600 DDR SDRAM Supports 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB unbuffered non ECC DIMM modules Supports memory modules with a total capacity of 2 GB Supports x8 x16 DRAMs DDR DIMMs more details in memory installation section Green Functionality Supports Phoenix Award BIOS power management functionality Wakes from power saving sl...

Страница 7: ...ports for 1394 interface devices Supports 400 200 100 Mbps serial date rates I O facilities One multi mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications 1 Standard Bi direction Parallel Port 2 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP 3 Extended Capabilities Port ECP Supports two serial ports 16550 UART one on back panel and one on front panel Support 1 VGA port Supports Infrared Data Transmis...

Страница 8: ...ry connectors Serial ATA Controller Compatible with SATA Spec 1 0 Supports Serial ATA 150 MB sec transfers Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 software with this controller BIOS Phoenix Award BIOS Supports APM1 2 Supports ACPI power management Power Management Power On Suspend POS or ACPI S1 support Suspend to DRAM STR or ACPI S3 support Suspend to Disk STD or ACPI S4 S5 support Supports C0 C1 and C2 states AC...

Страница 9: ...0 Front Panel Indicator SW LED PWRLED SPEAKER 14 Infrared Connector IrDA 17 Front Serial interface Header COM2 18 Front USB Headers USB1 USB2 16 IEEE 1394 Headers optional 1394 CN1 1394 CN2 16 CPU Clock Select Jumper JP5 JP6 19 Over Temperature Protection Jumper JP4 19 Clear CMOS Jumper JP1 20 Case Open Warning Function Jumper CASE OPEN 17 Sony Philips Digital Interface Conn SPDIF 21 CD ROM Audio ...

Страница 10: ...io Codec CD IN 1 CASE OPEN 1 CPUFAN U3 Socket 462 ATX_PWR FRONT AUDIO 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 IrDA 1 5 2 6 1394CN1 1 9 2 10 1394CN2 2 1 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 ATX_12V USB LAN 1 USB2 IDE2 U14 JP4 JP6 JP5 IDE1 FDC SPEAKER 1 CHASFAN 9 10 SATA1 SATA2 PWRLED 1 SW LED 1 9 2 10 JP1 BAT1 1 USB1 9 10 1 2 VT6307 1 2 Winbond W83697HF SOUND1 GAME PORT 1 2 U16 U18 U11 1 VT6103 ...

Страница 11: ...U15 BIOS ROM U19 SPDIF 1 Audio Codec CD IN 1 CASE OPEN 1 CPUFAN U3 Socket 462 ATX_PWR FRONT AUDIO 1 9 2 10 IrDA 1 5 2 6 2 1 ATX_12V Winbond W83697HF SOUND1 USB GAME PORT 1 2 1 USB2 IDE2 U14 JP4 JP6 JP5 IDE1 FDC SPEAKER 1 CHASFAN 9 10 SATA1 SATA2 PWRLED 1 SW LED 1 9 2 10 JP1 BAT1 1 USB1 9 10 1 2 U16 1 VT6103 U11 ...

Страница 12: ...SB U15 BIOS ROM U19 SPDIF 1 Audio Codec CD IN 1 CASE OPEN 1 CPUFAN U3 Socket 462 ATX_PWR FRONT AUDIO 1 9 2 10 IrDA 1 5 2 6 2 1 ATX_12V Winbond W83697HF SOUND1 USB GAME PORT 1 2 1 USB2 IDE2 U14 JP4 JP6 JP5 IDE1 FDC SPEAKER 1 CHASFAN 9 10 SATA1 SATA2 PWRLED 1 SW LED 1 9 2 10 JP1 BAT1 1 USB1 9 10 1 2 U16 1 ...

Страница 13: ...the corner that has the pin 1 receptor This corner will be near to the end of the lever Match the corner on the CPU with the pin 1 receptor on the socket and lower the CPU onto the socket The bottom of the CPU should be flush with the face of the socket 3 Lower the lever until it snaps back into position This will lock down the CPU 4 Smear thermal grease on top of the CPU Lower the CPU fan onto th...

Страница 14: ... a total memory capacity of up to 2 GB Attention This system has a BIOS configuration feature that issues a warning during POST when the CPU fan is not plugged in or is not functioning In order to make use of this feature You must make sure that the CPU power cable is attached specifically to the CPUFAN header The BIOS configuration option is described in the Hardware Monitor section of the BIOS S...

Страница 15: ...white plastic tabs on each side of the slot away from the slot 2 Match the notch on the button of the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot This ensures that the module is inserted properly 3 Lower the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using both thumbs until the module snaps into place 4 Repeat steps 1 2 and 3 for the remaining RAM modules The pictures above are ...

Страница 16: ... USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector The KM400A PRO 1394 KM400A PRO also provides a LAN port You can plug LAN devices directly into this connector Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Data 4 5 V fused 2 No connect 5 Clock 3 Ground 6 No connect Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 TX 5 NC 2 TX 6 RX 3 RX 7 NC 4 NC 8 NC Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5 5 V fused 3 7 USBP0 P1 ...

Страница 17: ...has built in video facilities Your monitor attaches directly to the VGA connector on this mainboard Audio Port Connectors Speaker Out is used to connect to speakers or headphones If the Super 5 1 driver is enabled the Speaker Out becomes the Front Speaker Line In can be connected to an external CD player Tape player or other audio devices for audio input If the Super 5 1 driver is enabled Line In ...

Страница 18: ...ignal the power supply to switch on or off the time required is due to internal debounce circuitry on the system board At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will recognize another on off signal PWRLED 3 Pin Power LED If there is a 3 pin power LED cable on the front panel of a computer case You can attach it to the 3 pin power LED connector SPEAKER Speaker Header A front panel spea...

Страница 19: ...rd drives to IDE1 If you attach two drives you must use a ribbon cable with three connectors You must also configure one drive as the master and one drive as the slave using the jumpers located on each drive IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive The configuration is similar to IDE1 The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode ...

Страница 20: ...nectivity for consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage peripherals other PCs and portable devices The KM400A PRO supports up to two IEEE 1394 devices You can connect the IEEE 1394 bracket optional to the 1394 CN1 1394 CN2 header 1 1 9 2 BIOS ROM 1 Audio Codec 1 1 Socket 462 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 1 5 2 6 1 9 2 10 2 1 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 VIA KM400A Winbo nd W8 36 97HF GAME PORT 1 2 1 U SB 2...

Страница 21: ... you need to attach to the CASE OPEN jumper Also you must enable CASE OPEN warning functionality in the BIOS setup utility When your computer case is opened your system will display alert messages upon boot up Note that your computer case must be equipped with a case open cable 1 1 9 2 BIOS ROM U19 1 Audio Cod ec 1 1 Socket 462 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 1 0 I rD A 1 5 2 6 1 9 2 1 0 2 1 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 VIA ...

Страница 22: ...rial Port Header COM2 This mainboard supports a front serial header To use this header you can install a back panel bracket optional with a wire extending to this header You can then attach your serial device to the serial port on the bracket 1 COM2 1 9 2 BIOS ROM 1 Audi o Codec 1 1 Socket 462 1 9 2 1 0 1 9 2 10 1 5 2 6 1 9 2 10 2 1 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 VIA KM400A Winbo nd W836 97HF 1 2 1 1 9 10 1 1 ...

Страница 23: ...omatically shut down and you have to unplug the ATX_PWR connector Remove and reinstall the CPU heat sink also check to make sure the CPU fan is working properly OTP is only functional when using an Athlon XPTM or BartonTM CPU CPU Clock Select Jumper JP5 JP6 Use the jumper JP5 JP6 to select the CPU Clock If you are installing a CPU that has a 133 MHz CPU clock you also have to set the FSB Frequency...

Страница 24: ...JP1 to ON 1 2 closed 5 Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system 6 Reset your desired password or clear CMOS data The following procedures are for resetting the BIOS password It is important to follow these instructions closely 1 1 9 2 BIOS ROM 1 Audio Codec 1 1 Socket 462 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 1 5 2 6 1 9 2 10 2 1 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 VIA KM400 A Win bo nd W 836 97 HF 1 2 1 1 9 10 1 1 9 2 10 JP...

Страница 25: ...case microphone Use pins 9 5 to connect to the earphone If you do not intend to use the FRONT_AUDIO panel do not remove the jumper caps The front panel audio effect and the back panel audio effect cannot simultaneous function S PDIF Header SPDIF S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface is an audio transfer file format which provides high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signal This mainb...

Страница 26: ...nectors a 20 pin connector and a 4 pin connector Your power supply must have both connectors Attach the 4 pin connector first then attach the 20 pin connector Make sure the connectors are secure before applying power 1 1 9 2 BIOS ROM 1 Audio Codec 1 1 Socket 462 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 1 5 2 6 1 9 2 10 2 1 1 9 2 10 1 9 2 10 VIA KM400A Win bo nd W8 36 97 H F 1 2 1 1 9 10 1 1 9 2 10 BAT1 1 9 10 1 2 VT63 0...

Страница 27: ...D BIOS includes additional features such as virus and password protection as well as special configurations for fine tuning the system chipset The defaults for the BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your system When you boot up the computer the BIOS version will appear at up left of the POST screen Plug and Play Support This PHOENIX AWARD BIOS su...

Страница 28: ... item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the item you desire PgUp key Increase the numeric value or enter changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes Key Increase the numeric value or enter changes Ke...

Страница 29: ...he Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options Use the left right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure the information below ...

Страница 30: ...menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu Drive A Drive B 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5in 2 88M 3 5 in None Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Video EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Select the default video device Halt On All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST proce...

Страница 31: ...boot priority First Second Third Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device Options Removable default for first boot device CD ROM default for second boot device Hard Disk default for third boot device Disabled Boot Other Device Set to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot...

Страница 32: ... the CPU to enhance performance Options Enabled default Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Make CPU L2 cache ECC function active or inactive Options Disabled Enabled default Quick Power On Self Test Allow the system to skip certain tests while booting This will speed up the boot process Options Enabled default Disabled Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives choose Enabled to assign ...

Страница 33: ... Windows XP Options 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running the OS 2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of RAM Options Non OS2 default OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technology that enables a PC to attempt to predict the possible failure of storage drives Options Disabled default Enabled Small LOGO EPA Sh...

Страница 34: ...AGP P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Options 1G 512M 256M 128M default 64M 32M 16M 8M 4M The 1G and 512M options only appear when you install 8...

Страница 35: ...ard VGA port Options Disabled 16M 32M 64M default CPU PCI Bus Control Press Enter to enter the next page for CPU PCI Bus Control PCI 1 2 Master 0 WS Write When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states Options Enabled default Disabled PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit post write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to comply with ...

Страница 36: ...n card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot Options Disabled default Enabled Resources Controlled By BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices If you choose Auto you will not be able to manually assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields since BIOS automatically assigns them Options Auto ESCD default M...

Страница 37: ... 50 1 00 0 70 0 25 0 50 default 0 35 0 75 CPU Clock This item displays the CPU Host Clock You can set it from 100 to 233 The default depends on your CPU frequency If you over clock the CPU clock ratio and the DDR CPU ratio items can be adjusted Default By CPU speed AGP PCI Frequency MHz This item displays the AGP PCI Frequency DDR CPU Ratio This item allows you to adjust the DDR CPU Clock Ratio Yo...

Страница 38: ...ubmenu with the following options OnChip SATA This item allows you to enable or disable on chip SATA function Options Enabled default Disabled SATA Mode This item allows you to select the SATA Mode Options RAID default IDE IDE Channel0 1 The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disab...

Страница 39: ...95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 133 select Auto to enable BIOS support Options Auto default Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Select the Enabled option if your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do The system wil...

Страница 40: ...ice If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Super IO Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install an add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Option...

Страница 41: ...rt ECP EPP ECP EPP mode Normal EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 Options EPP 1 7 EPP1 9 default ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the port Options 3 default 1 Game Port Address Game Port I O Address Options 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I O Address Options 330 default 300 290 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ that Midi Port will use Op...

Страница 42: ...m allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system Options S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 S3 POS and STR Power Management Option There are three options of Power Management 1 Min Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1hour HDD Power Down 30 minutes 2 Max Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPUs Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Dow...

Страница 43: ...n 13 Min 14 Min 15Min Suspend Mode This item allows you to select the period of inactivity before the system is suspended or put into suspend mode Options Disabled default 1Min 2Min 4Min 6Min 8Min 10Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1Hour Video Off Option This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management Options Suspend Off default Always On Video Off Method This option...

Страница 44: ...r or not the system was on before power failure Choose Former Sts to restore the system to the status before the power failure Options Off default On PS2KB Wake Up Select Use this option to configure the PS2 keyboard Wake Up feature Password Use this selection to force the user to enter a password after the system awakens from PS2 keyboard activity Hot Key Use PS2KB key to awake the system See PS2...

Страница 45: ...ould also support the wake up on LAN jumper Options OFF default ON PCI PME Wake Up When you select Enabled a PME signal from any PCI card will awaken the system from suspend mode Options Disabled default Enabled Ring Wake Up This option allows you to awaken the system upon receiving an incoming call to a modem device Option Disabled default Enabled RTC Wake Up When Enabled you can set the date and...

Страница 46: ... on LPT COMM activity Primary INTR On IRQ3 COM2 Enabled IRQ4 COM1 Enabled IRQ5 LPT2 Enabled IRQ6 Floppy Disk Enabled IRQ7 LPT1 Enabled IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ10 Reserved Disabled IRQ11 Reserved Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ13 Coprocessor Disabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ15 Reserved Disabled ...

Страница 47: ...arning If this function is set to Enabled and the case had been previously opened the system will automatically display alert messages on the screen when you power on your computer If this function is set to Disabled the system will not show alert messages when you power on your computer even if the case is opened by others Options Disabled default Enabled CPU Warning Temperature When the CPU temp...

Страница 48: ...ult Settings Load System Default Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries ...

Страница 49: ...onfiguration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding ...

Страница 50: ...each folder of the Driver CD 1 The first screen Main Screen will display several buttons Click KM400A KM400A PRO KM400A PRO 1394 Category Platform VIA 4 IN 1 Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP VIA LAN Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP VIA Audio Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP VIA VGA Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP VIA Serial ATA Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP VIA USB 2 0 Driver Windows 9X ME Trend PC Cillin 2002 Wi...

Страница 51: ...l 3 If you click the VIA USB2 0 Driver from the screen in step 2 it will display the screen as left 4 Back to the main screen click the Tool Page button you can choose the software to install Note You can click the Finish Program button on any screen to exit the Driver CD utility ...

Страница 52: ...displays press F6 4 Press s when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device Insert the floppy disk which includes the VIA Serial ATA Driver into the floppy drive Press Enter and select the appropriate OS device driver 5 Press Enter again to continue the setup process 6 Follow the setup instructions and select your choice for partition and file system 7 After setup examines your disks i...

Страница 53: ... is active but system seems hung Causes Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the mainboard Solutions 1 Power Down 2 Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into place Problem 3 System does not boot from the hard disk drive but can be booted from the CD ROM drive Causes 1 Connector between hard drive and system board unplugged 2 Damaged h...

Страница 54: ...Then performs low level format partition and then a high level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when completed Problem 6 Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Causes Incorrect information entered into the BIOS setup program Solutions Review system s equipment Reconfigure the system Problem 7 The Screen is blank Causes No power to monitor Solutions Check the power...

Страница 55: ...ected properly Solutions Check hard drive cable Problem 13 Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive Causes 1 Master slave jumpers not set correctly 2 Hard drives are not compatible different manufacturers Solutions 1 Set master slave jumpers correctly 2 Run SETUP program and select the correct drive types Call drive manufacturers for possible compatibility problems with other dr...

Страница 56: ...nds and Audio Devices The screen below will display First check the Place volume icon in the taskbar in the Device volume block Then press the Advanced button to configure the speaker settings 2 At the Advanced Audio Properties screen use the drop down box to select the 5 1 surround sound speakers Click Apply to enable the 5 1 channel audio effect 3 On your desktop double click the volume icon tha...

Страница 57: ...r screen select Options Advanced Controls 6 Next click the Advanced button of the Front Speaker then check the Smart5 1 Enable 7 Finally click the Advanced button of the Rear Speaker then check the Magic5 1 Enable This is the final step in configuring Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect If you broadcast a DVD with a DVD ROM please skip this step ...

Страница 58: ...RAID Set type it actually does not provide fault tolerance Disk Mirroring RAID 1 With Disk Mirroring there is a redundant disk that mirrors the main disk Data that is written to the main disk is also written to the redundant disk This redundancy provides fault tolerant protection from a single disk failure If a read write failure occurs on one drive the system can still read and write data using t...

Страница 59: ...message as shown below Press Y to continue with the creation of the new array Attention The Channel Drive Name Mode Size GB located at the bottom portion of the screen above reflect the devices that are currently installed on the SATA connectors The example information above may therefore differ with the information that displays on your screen Attention For RAID 1 Mirrored Arrays you can manually...

Страница 60: ...as shown below according to the type of array you created RAID 1 mode The RAID 0 screen above contains the option Block Size 64K With this option you can manually select the block size for your array However we recommend that you to select the 64K for optimal performance RAID 0 mode RAID SPAN mode ...

Страница 61: ...gain and the system will mark all the existing SATA devices with an asterisk as shown below in the bottom section Note that the example information below may differ slightly depending on the RAID type you are configuring 2 Press Enter A warning confirmation message will display as shown below Press Y to confirm 3 After the array is successfully deleted the screen will display as shown below ...

Страница 62: ...operating system click the VIA RAID Tool icon from the Windows desktop The Screen below will display You can simply click on one of the toolbar buttons on the menu bar to execute their respective functions Toolbar Button 1 View the controller status Toolbar Button 2 Create a array with RAID 1 Toolbar Button 3 Create a array with SPAN Toolbar Button 4 Create a array with RAID 0 Toolbar Button 5 Del...

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