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Chapter 3

Powering up

This chapter describes the power up
sequence, the vocal POST messages and
ways of shutting down the system.

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Страница 1: ...Motherboard SK8V User Guide ...

Страница 2: ...PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFI...

Страница 3: ...formation 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 Onboard LED 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 2 4 Layout Contents 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 3 1 Overview 2 6 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 2 6 2 3 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 8 2 3 4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2 10 2 3 5 CPU heatsink and fan Qualified Vendors ...

Страница 4: ...power switch 3 2 3 3 ASUS POST Reporter 3 3 3 3 1 Vocal POST messages 3 3 3 3 2 Winbond Voice Editor 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 1 4 1 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4 2 4 1 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4 3 4 1 4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4 4 4 1 5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 4 5 4 1 6...

Страница 5: ...4 7 Instant Music Configuration 4 30 4 5 Power menu 4 31 4 5 1 Suspend Mode S1 POS S3 STR 4 31 4 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No 4 31 4 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No 4 31 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled 4 31 4 5 5 APM Configuration 4 32 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor 4 34 4 6 Boot menu 4 35 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 35 4 6 2 Removable Drives 4 36 4 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration 4 36 4 6 4 Security 4 38 4 ...

Страница 6: ...lity 5 18 5 5 3 Create Array 5 19 5 5 4 Delete Array 5 21 5 5 5 Select Boot Array 5 22 5 5 6 Serial Number View 5 22 5 6 Promise RAID configurations 5 23 5 6 1 Install the hard disks 5 24 5 6 2 Enter the MBFastBuild utility 5 25 5 6 3 Creating a RAID 0 array Performance 5 26 5 6 4 Creating a RAID 1 array Security 5 27 5 6 5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands 5 29 5 7 Creating a floppy with RAID driv...

Страница 7: ...ause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the...

Страница 8: ... your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product m...

Страница 9: ...setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of...

Страница 10: ...s warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Information that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in compl...

Страница 11: ...supports RAID 0 RAID 1 configuration Supported by Promise PDC20378 RAID controller 1 x ATA133 2 x SATA connectors RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 configurations ADI AD1985 SoundMax 6 channel audio CODEC support for S PDIF out interface 3COM 3C940 Gigabit LAN controller Adjustable Memory Vcore AGP and VLink voltage SFS Stepless Frequency Selection from 200 MHz up to 300 MHz at 1 MHz increments Adjustabl...

Страница 12: ...orts 2 x USB 2 0 connectors for 4 additional USB ports CPU Chassis Power fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors CD AUX connectors S PDIF out connector GAME MIDI connector IEEE 1394 connector Serial port 2 connector 4Mb Flash EEPROM AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI PnP DMI2 0 Green ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 Q Fan SM BIOS 2 3 Multi Language BIOS CrashFree BIOS2 PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 1 1 DMI 2 0 ...

Страница 13: ...Chapter 1 This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product introduction ...

Страница 14: ...ASUS SK8V motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Страница 15: ...on graphics via an AGP 8X slot Dual Serial ATA RAID IEEE 1394 USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the motherboard takes you ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer ASUS SK8V motherboard ASUS support CD 2 x SA...

Страница 16: ... evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA storage interface The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement up to 150 MB s data transfer rate Dual SATA RAID The motherboard provides two high performance Serial ATA RAID controllers that enhances hard disk performance and data back up protection without the cost of additional ...

Страница 17: ...4a standards The IEEE 1394 interface allows up to 400Mbps transfer rates through simple low cost high bandwidth asynchronous real time data interfacing between computers peripherals and consumer electronic devices such as camcorders VCRs printers TVs and digital cameras USB 2 0 technology The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification extending the connection speed f...

Страница 18: ...elligent detection of the peripherals plugged into the audio ports and identifies the incompatible devices if any See page 5 12 AI NET solution The 3COM 3C940 Gigabit PCI LAN controller chipset is onboard to provide a single chip solution for LAN on Motherboard LOM applications The controller integrates 32 bit 10 100 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control IEEE 802 3 compliant and Physica...

Страница 19: ...ion eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip See page 4 5 C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system hangs due to overclocking C P R eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and B...

Страница 20: ...e localized BIOS menus allow you to configure easier and faster Visit the ASUS website for information on the supported languages See page 4 12 Instant Music This unique feature allows you to playback audio CDs even without booting the system to Windows Just press the ASUS Instant Music special function keys and enjoy the music See details on pages 4 30 and 5 9 ...

Страница 21: ...er 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Страница 22: ...K8V motherboard Chapter summary 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 5 Expansion slots 2 15 2 6 Jumpers 2 19 2 7 Connectors 2 21 ...

Страница 23: ...mponent place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components SK8V SK8V Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off Onboard LED T...

Страница 24: ...rientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause you physical injury ...

Страница 25: ...WR 1394 Top USB1 USB2 Bottom VIA VT8237 Gigabit LAN COM2 USB56 RAID Promise PDC20378 SB_PWR CHA_FAN VIA VT6307 Chipset PRI_RAID WIFI USBPWR12 USBPWR34 USBPWR56 USBPWR78 24 5cm 9 6in 30 5cm 12 0in PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 SATA1 FLOPPY VIA K8T800 USB78 SATA2 SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID2 CPU_FAN PWR_FAN DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIM...

Страница 26: ... p 2 21 3 IEEE 1394 port p 2 21 4 Gigabit LAN port RJ 45 p 2 21 5 Line In jack p 2 21 5 Line Out jack p 2 21 6 Microphone jack p 2 21 7 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 p 2 22 8 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 p 2 22 9 Serial connector p 2 22 10 S PDIF out jack p 2 22 11 PS 2 keyboard port p 2 22 Jumpers 1 Clear RTC RAM 3 pin CLRTC1 p 2 19 2 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR p 2 20 3 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPWR12 USBPWR3...

Страница 27: ...X power connector 20 pin ATXPWR p 2 26 11 ATA 12V power connector 4 pin ATX12V p 2 26 12 USB headers 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 p 2 27 13 CD connector 4 pin CD p 2 28 14 AUX connector 4 pin AUX p 2 28 15 IEEE 1394 connector 10 1 pin IE1394_1 p 2 28 16 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO p 2 29 17 Digital audio connector 6 1 pin SPDIF_OUT p 2 29 18 GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME p 2 30 19 Sy...

Страница 28: ...rocessors The 128 bit wide data paths of these processors can run applications faster than processors with only 32 bit or 64 bit wide data paths Take note of the marked corner with gold triangle on the CPU This mark should match a specific corner on the socket to ensure correct installation 2 3 2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the 940 pin ZIF socket on the motherbo...

Страница 29: ... socket until it fits in place 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Socket Lever Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU Gold triangle Small triangle ...

Страница 30: ...on and performance Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base Retention Module Base CPU Heatsink CPU Fan Retention bracket lock Retention bracket Make sure that you use only qualified heatsink and fan assembly 1 The retention module base is already installed on the ...

Страница 31: ... denotes that the retention bracket is in place Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documenta...

Страница 32: ...etention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Don t forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN 2 3 5 CPU heatsink and fan Qualified Vendors List The following table lists the CPU heatsink and fan assembly that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Part...

Страница 33: ...urations 1 Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure Use any of the recommended configurations in Table 1 2 In Dual channel configurations install only identical the same type and size DDR DIMM pairs for each channel 3 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain ...

Страница 34: ...e Vendor Part No Brand SS DS Chip Number A B C 256MB ATP AB32L72Q8SQB3S SAMSUNG SS K4H560838D TCB3 ECC REG 512MB ATP AB64L72Q8S8B3S SAMSUNG DS K4H560838D TCB3 ECC REG 1024MB ATP AB28L72T4SQB3S SAMSUNG DS K4H560438D TCB3 ECC REG 1024MB ATP AB28L72P4SMB3C Infineon DS HYB25D256400BT 6B ECC REG 512MB TwinMOS M2S5J18C2AWB5F0811C T Winbond DS W942508CH 6 ECC REG 256MB Kingston KVR333X72RC25 256 Infineon...

Страница 35: ... Dual channel memory configuration 2 4 4 Installing a DIMM 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Unlocked Retaining Clip DDR DIMM NOTCH Locked Retaining Clip Make s...

Страница 36: ...ese steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force ...

Страница 37: ...acket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the card by adjusting the software settin...

Страница 38: ...ort 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI INT A PCI INT B PCI INT C PCI INT D PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 shared PCI slot 5 shared AGP slot shared Onboard RAID shared Onboard 1394 shared Onboard LAN shared WiFi slot shared ...

Страница 39: ...4X cards When you buy an AGP card make sure that you ask for one with 1 5V specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard SK8V SK8V Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Keyed for 1 5v Install only 1 5V AGP cards on this motherboard 3 3V AGP cards are not supported in this motherboard If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA card...

Страница 40: ...com for product updates The Wi Fi slot conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 802 11b g standard for wireless devices operating in the 2 4 GHz frequency band ASUS WiFi b Setup SK8V SK8V WIRELESS Connectors WIFI The PCI 5 slot and the Wi Fi slot can not be used at the same time The ASUS Wi Fi module is purchased separately ...

Страница 41: ...ed by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Replace the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter ...

Страница 42: ...VSB 2 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up feature Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS See section 4 5 5 APM Configuration SK8V SK8V Keyboard Power ...

Страница 43: ...rces In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Bass Center 6 Line Out jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel and 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out 7 Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 4 channel and 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out Audio 2 4 or 6 channel configur...

Страница 44: ...onnector supports the provided UltraATA IDE hard disk ribbon cable Connect the cable s blue connector to the primary recommended or secondary IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the UltraATA slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the UltraATA master device 1 Follow the hard disk drive documentation when setting the device in master or slave mode 2 Pin 20 on each IDE c...

Страница 45: ...RAID 1 or RAID 0 1 configuration with the Serial ATA connectors through the onboard Promise PDC20378 controller You can use the RAID feature to set up a disk array configuration and to support additional IDE devices SK8V SK8V PRI_RAID Connectors NOTE Orient the colored stripe usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 PRI_RAID PIN 1 Important notes on the RAID feature By default the drive tha...

Страница 46: ...8V SK8V SATA RAID Connectors GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND SATA_RAID2 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA_RAID1 Important notes on Serial ATA solution The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier routing inside the chassis The lower pin count of the Serial ATA cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide flat ribbon cables ...

Страница 47: ...FAN GND Rotation 12V PWR_FAN GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V 6 Serial Port 2 connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector accomodates a serial port using a serial port bracket Connect the bracket cable to this connector then install the bracket into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis SK8V SK8V Serial COM2 Bracket PIN 1 COM2 Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors La...

Страница 48: ...ATX 12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU SK8V SK8V ATX Power Connectors ATXPWR ATX12V Pin 1 3 3VDC 12 0VDC COM PS_ON COM COM COM 5 0VDC 5 0VDC 5 0VDC PWR_OK 12 0VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5 0VDC COM 5 0VDC COM 5VSB 12V DC GND 12V DC GND Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug Otherwise the system does not boot up Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on ...

Страница 49: ...eed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 allows faster Internet connection interactive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals SK8V SK8V USB 2 0 Header USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 USB78 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND 1 You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2 0 capability NEVER connect a 1394 cab...

Страница 50: ...tors 9 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD AUX These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card SK8V SK8V Internal Audio Connectors AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground CD Black SK8V SK8V IEEE 1394 Connector IE1394_1 1 TPA0 GND TPB0 12V GND TPA0 GND TPB0 12V NEVER connect a USB cable to any of the IEEE 1394 orange ...

Страница 51: ...ed with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable SK8V SK8V Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5VA AGND 12 Digital Audio connector 6 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for the S PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output Connect one end of the S PDIF audio cable to this connector and the o...

Страница 52: ...es for playing or editing audio files The GAME MIDI module is purchased separately 13 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL This connector accommodates several system front panel functions SK8V SK8V System Panel Connectors Requires an ATX power supply PLED PWR 5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground Reset SW IDE_LED IDE_LED Ground Reset Ground Ground ATX Power Switch PLED IDE_LED Ground SMI Le...

Страница 53: ...nding on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF System Management Interrupt Lead Light blue 2 pin SMI This 2 pin connector allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode or green mode where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case...

Страница 54: ...2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Страница 55: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Страница 56: ...ASUS SK8V motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 3 3 ASUS POST Reporter 3 4 ...

Страница 57: ...the front of the chassis 6 After applying power the power LED on the system front panel case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on te...

Страница 58: ...u are using Windows XP click the Start button click Turn Off Computer then the Turn Off button to shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than 4 seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch...

Страница 59: ...tral Processing Unit CPU for supported processors System failed CPU test Check the CPU if properly installed Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this manual System failed memory test Install supported DDR DIMMs into the sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed Make sure that your DIMMs are not defecti...

Страница 60: ...re you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to the one of the IDE connectors on the motherboard CPU temperature too high Check CPU fan if working properly CPU fan failed Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you applied power to the system Make sure that your CPU fan supports the fan speed detection function CPU voltage out of range Check your power supply and make sure it is not defe...

Страница 61: ...unning the ASUS PC Probe Follow these steps to use the Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Launch the program either from the Winbond Voice Editor icon on your desktop or from the Windows Start menu Programs Winbond Voice Editor Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears Playing the default wave files To play the default wave files simply click on a POST event on the left side of ...

Страница 62: ... The event messages for the language you selected appear on the Voice Editor screen For some languages not all events have a corresponding message due to file size constraints 3 Click on the Write button to update the EEPROM 4 Click Yes on the confirmation window that appears The next time you boot your computer the POST messages are announced in the language that you selected ...

Страница 63: ... column of the screen 2 Prepare your message for each event The total compressed size for all the wave files must not exceed 1Mbit so make your messages as short as possible 3 Use a recording software such as Windows Recorder to record your messages 4 Save the messages as wave files WAV It is recommended that you save your files in low quality to keep them small For example use 8 bit mono quality ...

Страница 64: ...e Edit button The Event Sound Editor window appears 8 Locate and select your wave file for the event then click on the arrow opposite Voice1 The file you selected appears on the space next to it 9 Click OK to return to the Voice Editor screen 10 Do steps 7 to 9 for the other events 11 When done click the Save button A window appears prompting you to save your configuration 12 Type a file name with...

Страница 65: ...Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Страница 66: ...SUS SK8V motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 7 4 3 Main Menu 4 12 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 15 4 5 Power Menu 4 31 4 6 Boot Menu 4 35 4 7 Exit Menu 4 41 ...

Страница 67: ...nter Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive b From your Windows desktop click on Start then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e If you are using Windows XP select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click S...

Страница 68: ...n may not be exactly the same as shown DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk 4 1 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility in DOS environment 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for your m...

Страница 69: ...re than eight 8 alpha numeric characters for the main filename and three 3 alpha numeric characters for the extension name Press the Enter key 4 1 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC The AFUDOS EXE utility can also be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk The copy can be used as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted Main filename Extension name A...

Страница 70: ... launch EZ Flash press Alt F2 during POST to display the following User recovery requested Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy If there is no floppy disk found in the drive the error message Floppy not found appears If the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk the error message SK8V ROM not found is displayed Make sure to rename the downloaded BIOS file as SK8V ROM 2 The utility...

Страница 71: ...shFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from the motherboard support CD or from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Boot the system 2 When a corrupted BIOS is detected the following screen message appears Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy...

Страница 72: ...e necessary files are found in the floppy disk the BIOS update process continues 4 When the BIOS update process is complete reboot the system Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as SK8V ROM DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking f...

Страница 73: ...available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP To install ASUS Update 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX See page 5 3 for the Utilities menu screen 3 The ASUS Update utilit...

Страница 74: ...the update process If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file a window pops up prompting you to locate the file Select the file click Save then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process 3 If you selected updating downloading from the Internet select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or choose Auto Select Click Next ...

Страница 75: ...u 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 easy to use as possible It is a menu driven program which means you can scroll through the various sub menus ...

Страница 76: ...tion keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 08 05 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detecte...

Страница 77: ...4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu scr...

Страница 78: ...44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5in 4 3 4 Language English This field allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 08 05 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected System Information Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB ...

Страница 79: ... Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the...

Страница 80: ...displays the auto detected BIOS information System Memory This item displays the auto detected system memory PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technolo...

Страница 81: ...Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 4 1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information auto detected by BIOS Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit HyperTransport HT Configuration Memory Configuration AMD PowerNow Configuration Processor Type AMD Athlon tm 64 FX 51 Processor Speed 2400MHz Take ca...

Страница 82: ...e of an LDTSTOP Configuration options Disabled Enabled CRC Flood Enable Disabled This item enables or disables the CRC Flood that enable the generation of syncronized packets on CRC Error Configuration options Disabled Enabled HT Frequency 800 MHz This item allows frequency selection of HyperTransport transfer from K8 CPU to AGP Configuration options 200 MHz 400 Mhz 600 Mhz 800 Mhz HT DATA Width U...

Страница 83: ...The Memory configuration menu item allows you to change the memory settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Memclock Mode Auto This item allows you to set the memory clock mode Set by the code using Auto or select Manual to set using one of the standard values Configuration options Auto Manual DRAM Over 4G Remapping Disabled When 4 Gigabytes or more of total memory are inst...

Страница 84: ... 12 CLK 13 CLK TRFC Auto This item sets the TRFC Configuration options Auto 9 CLK 10 CLK 11 CLK 12 CLK 13 CLK 14 CLK 15 CLK TRCD Auto This item sets the TRCD Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TWR Auto This item sets the TWR Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 3 CLK TRWT Auto This item sets the TRWT Configuration options Auto 1 CLK 2 CLK 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TRAS Auto This it...

Страница 85: ...2 Cache BG Scrub Disabled This item disables or sets the L2 data cache RAM to be corrected when idle Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 00ms 84 00ms Data Cache BG Scrub Disabled This item disables or sets the L1 data cache RAM to be corrected when idle Configurat...

Страница 86: ...and rewrites memory errors so later reads are correct Doing this while the memory is not being used improves performance Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 00ms 84 00ms DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT Disabled This item sets the system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately ...

Страница 87: ...essor This item displays the processor type and speed Hammer FID x12 2400MHz This allows you to set the Hammer Frequency ID in Mhz Configuration options x4 800MHz x5 1000MHz x6 1200MHz x7 1400MHz x8 1600MHz x9 1800MHz x10 2000MHz x11 2200MHz x12 2400MHz x13 2600MHz x14 2800MHz Hammer VID 1 550 V This allows you to set the Hammer Voltage ID Configuration options 1 550 V 1 525 V 1 500 V 1 475 V 1 45...

Страница 88: ...elect an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AGP Bridge Configuration SouthBridge Configuration USB Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter AGP This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for a video card This allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video contro...

Страница 89: ...d This item enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Graphics Aperture Size 64MB Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Configuration options 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB SouthBridge Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit MPS Revision 1 4 PCI Delay Transaction E...

Страница 90: ...s disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to configure the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps Configuration options HiSpeed Full Speed USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Select Screen Select Item C...

Страница 91: ...ted the onboard audio controller is enabled if no audio device is detected the controller is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnChip SATA Boot ROM Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip Serial ATA boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard Promise Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Promise RAID controller Configuration options Dis...

Страница 92: ... 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi directio...

Страница 93: ...14 Available IRQ15 Available Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you installed a Plug Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register C...

Страница 94: ...A devices Configuration options Available Reserved CPU FSB Frequency 200MHz This item allows you to adjust the CPU FSB operating frequency Configuration options 200MHz 201 MHz 260MHz VCORE Offset None This item allows you to set a specific VCore offset voltage Configuration options None 100mV 200mV 300mV DDR Voltage Auto This item allows you to automatically detect or select from a list the DDR op...

Страница 95: ...sable the Report IDE Error feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Report System Checking Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Report System Checking function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Report System Booting Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Report System Booting function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Chan...

Страница 96: ...able the Instant Music feature in BIOS Configuration options Disabled Enabled Instant Music CD ROM Drive IDE Secondary Master Allows you to select the CD ROM drive that you wish to use for the Instant Music CD playback Configuration options IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave When Instant Music is enabled the PS 2 keyboard power up feature is automatically...

Страница 97: ...nd Exit ESC Exit 4 5 1 Suspend Mode S1 POS S3 STR Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only S1 POS S3 STR Auto 4 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 4 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration o...

Страница 98: ...Button Mode On Off Allows the system to go into On Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed Configuration options On Off Standby Suspend Suspend Power Saving Type C3 This item allows you to set the suspend power saving type Configuration options C3 S1 Restore on AC Power Loss Last State When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power O...

Страница 99: ...of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On PCI Device Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI device This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disab...

Страница 100: ...ture xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not c...

Страница 101: ... Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIV 2nd Boot Device PM ST320413A 3rd Boot Device PS ASUS CD S340 Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis ha...

Страница 102: ...t 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device ASUS USB Flash Disk 3rd Boot Device ASUS USB Flash Disk Removable Drives Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the removable boot device priority sequence from the available removable boot dev...

Страница 103: ...nable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt ...

Страница 104: ...u have set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of letters and or numbers then press Enter Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set y...

Страница 105: ...l Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field Limited allows change to only selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the defau...

Страница 106: ...ord Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Страница 107: ...anges Load Setup Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation Exit Options Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date system time and...

Страница 108: ...elect Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM ...

Страница 109: ...Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Страница 110: ...l an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 4 AI Audio feature 5 12 5 5 VIA RAID configurations 5 16 5 6 Promise RAID configurations 5 23 5 7 Creating a floppy with RAID driver 5 26 5 8 AI Net feature 5 32 ...

Страница 111: ...CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click an icon to display more information Click an item to install Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information The contents of...

Страница 112: ...ise FastTrak 378 Driver This item installs the Promise FastTrak 378 driver for Serial ATA and RAID features VIA 6420 RAID Controller driver This item installs the VIA 6420 RAID controller driver and application AD1985 SoundMAX Audio Driver This item installs the ADI 1985 AC 97 compliant audio controller and application 3Com Gigabit LOM 3C940 Driver This item installs the 3Com 3C940 LAN drivers for...

Страница 113: ...est version of the BIOS from the ASUS website PC CILLIN 2002 This item installs the PC cillin 2002 anti virus program View the PC cillin online help for detailed information Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver Befor...

Страница 114: ...e Winbond Voice Editor This program is for recording and customizing wave files for the ASUS POST Reporter Use this program if you wish to change the default vocal POST messages See section 3 2 Vocal POST Messages for a list of the default messages Promise Array Management Utility This item installs the Promise Array Management Utility Use this utility to configure a disk array for RAID installati...

Страница 115: ...give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info The window displays the general specifications of the SK8V motherboard Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Страница 116: ...l Support Form The window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support Filelist The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Страница 117: ...s to use ASUS MyLogo2 5 3 Software Information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation View the online help or readme file that came with the software for more information This section provides details on the software applications that the motherboard supports Before using ASUS MyLogo2 feature use the AFUDOS utility to make ...

Страница 118: ...logo 5 When you click on an image it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen Instead of starting from ASUS Update you may also launch ASUS MyLogo2 directly from the Windows Start menu to change your BIOS boot logo After you have modified the BIOS file with the new logo use the ASUS Update utility to upload the new BIOS If you wish to make the logo image smaller click on the arrow on the Ratio item a...

Страница 119: ...equires an optical drive CD ROM DVD ROM or CD RW 2 Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing the Delete key during the Power On Self Tests POST 3 In the Instant Music Configuration menu select the item Instant Music and set it to Enabled See section 4 4 7 Instant Music Configuration in the user guide 4 The Instant Music CD ROM Drive item appears if you enabled Instant Music Highlight the item ...

Страница 120: ...1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 To guide you in using Instant Music place the Instant Music label over the function keys on the keyboard The Instant Music keyboard label comes with your motherboard package Instant Music function keys Set 2 CD ON OFF PLAY PAUSE STOP EJECT PREVIOUS NEXT VOL DOWN VOL UP SCROLL LOCK LED CAPS LOCK LED 3 Connect speakers or a headphone to the Line Out lime colored port on the re...

Страница 121: ...you press F1 or Space Bar the drive tray ejects 7 Refer to the Instant Music function key definitions on the previous page to select other tracks or control the volume 8 Press F2 or Enter once to stop playing the CD Press F2 or Enter one more time to eject the CD ...

Страница 122: ...ard to install the SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate the 6 channel audio feature You must use 4 channel or 6 channel speakers for this setup SoundMAX 4 XL requires Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Make sure that one of these operating systems is installed before installing SoundMAX If the SoundMAX4 XL software is correctly...

Страница 123: ...aunch the setup wizards by clicking the Configuration button when AudioESP detects and verifies a newly connected peripheral or by clicking on the icon from the SoundMAX control panel Speaker wizard Follow the screen instructions to configure the speakers to your desired settings Microphone wizard Follow the screen instructions to configure the microphone to your desired settings ...

Страница 124: ... page of the SoundMAX4 XL allows you to change various audio settings Listening environment options The SoundMAX4 XL support several audio technologies including SoundMAX SPX Animated Audio 3DPA MultiDrive 5 1 EnvironmentFC MacroFX ZoomFX and Virtual Theater Surround ...

Страница 125: ...ue and Mic pink ports on the rear panel change when you select the 4 channel or 6 channel audio configuration as shown in the following table Headphone 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel Light Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Bass Center ...

Страница 126: ...leaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage RAID 1 called data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it c...

Страница 127: ...isks into the drive bays 2 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s primary Serial ATA connector 3 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the master Serial ATA hard disk 4 Connect one end of the second Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s secondary Serial ATA connector 5 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial ATA hard disk 6 Connect the Serial ...

Страница 128: ...e a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 View Array Disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirme the selection ESC Exit On the upper right side of the screen is the message and legend box The keys on the legend box allows you to navigate through the setup menu options The message describes the function of each menu item The following lists the keys found in the legend bo...

Страница 129: ...n ESC Exit RAID 0 for performance 1 Select the second option Array Mode then press Enter to display the RAID system setting pop up menu 2 Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press Enter From this point you may choose to auto configure the RAID array by selecting Auto Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array for stripped sets If you want to manually configure the RAID ...

Страница 130: ...he selected disks will be destroyed Continue Press Y N 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection RAID 0 1 RAID SPAN for capacity RAID 1 for data protection Create only Create and duplicate Create only 3 Select task and press Enter The screen returns to Create Array menu items From this point you may choose to auto configure the RAID array by selecting Auto Setup for Data ...

Страница 131: ...ss Enter The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID arrays 2 Press Enter to select a RAID array to delete The following confirmation message appears Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options The selected array will be destroyed Are you sure Continue Press Y N 6 Select Start Create Process and press Enter to setup hard disk for RAID system The following conf...

Страница 132: ... Array Create Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Create a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 View Array Disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirme the selection ESC Exit Serial Number xxxxxxxx 5 5 5 Select Boot Array 1 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Select Boot Array then press Enter The focus is directed to the list of channel used for ...

Страница 133: ...d maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without pa...

Страница 134: ... the BIOS Setup Utility 6 Go to the Advanced menu in BIOS and set the appropriate IDE configuration settings 7 Save your changes and Exit Setup 8 Proceed to section 5 6 2 for the next procedure 5 6 1 Install the hard disks The PDC20378 chipset supports Ultra ATA 133 100 66 hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array If...

Страница 135: ...ess Ctrl F simultaneously to display the FastBuild utility main menu FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup 1 1 View Drive Assignments 2 2 Define Array 3 3 Delete Array 4 4 Rebuild Array 5 5 Press 1 5 to select Option ESC Exit Main Menu Keys Available MBFastTrak378 tm BIOS version 1 00 c 2000 2005 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved No Array defined Press Ct...

Страница 136: ...DISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive 6 After you have formatted the arrayed drives install an operating system OS The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit 7 Install the RAID driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Auto Setup Options Menu Up Down Space Change Opt...

Страница 137: ... been created Press any key to reboot Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 2 Use the arrow keys to go to the field Optimize Array for and select Security with the space bar The Mode field displays Mirror 3 Press Ctrl Y to save your selection 4 The following message appears FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Key...

Страница 138: ...to use 6 Use the arrow keys to select the source drive The FastBuild utility will copy all the data from the source drive to the target drive 7 Press Ctrl Y to save the selection and start the duplication The following message appears Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only Start to duplicate the image Do you want to continue Yes No Y Cont...

Страница 139: ...econfigure the system Deleting an array does not remove information on the hard disks If an array is deleted by mistake recover it immediately by redefining it as the deleted array Rebuild Array 5 This command restores the array and system data after faults on RAID 1 arrays Follow these steps to rebuild and restore data in the array 1 On boot up an error message notifies of a system failure 2 Pres...

Страница 140: ... Enter FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity Status Array 1 Mirror Stripe 4 7999 Critical Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 8 Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk A progress gauge displays the ...

Страница 141: ...mise 378RAID Makedisk exe of the motherboard support CD Use this utility when the Operating Mode setting in the BIOS is RAID mode C The Makedisk exe utility for the VIA RAID driver is located in Drivers VIARAID 6420RAID DriverDisk Makedisk exe of the motherboard support CD Use this utility when configuring Serial ATA RAID 0 or RAID 1 2 Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and exec...

Страница 142: ...ity problems and pair skew problems of up to 64ns VCT remarkably reduces networking and support costs complementing a highly manageable and controlled network system Also this tool can be incorporated in the network systems software making it ideal for field support as well as development diagnostics Using Virtual Cable Tester 1 Right click on My Computer icon on your desktop On the pop up menu cl...

Страница 143: ...otherboard 5 33 4 Click on the VCT Virtual Cable Tester button to display the following screen 5 Click on Run to execute test If there is no cable connection problem the Run button is grayed out and not selectable ...

Страница 144: ...5 34 Chapter 5 Software support ...

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