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Chapter 2  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     BIOS Setup 

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Main Menu Selections 

This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. 
 

Item Options 

Description 

Date 

MM  DD   YYYY 

Set the system date. Note 
that the ‘Day’ automatically  
changes when you set the 
date. 

IDE Primary Master 

Options are in its sub 
menu. 

Press <Enter> to enter the 
sub menu of detailed 
options 

IDE Primary Slave 

Options are in its sub 
menu. 

Press <Enter> to enter the 
sub menu of detailed 
options. 

IDE Secondary Master  Options are in its sub 

menu. 

Press <Enter> to enter the 
sub menu of detailed 
options. 

IDE Secondary Slave  Options are in its sub 

menu. 

Press <Enter> to enter the 
sub menu of detailed 
options. 

Drive A 

 

 

 

 

Drive B 

360K, 5.25 in 

1.2M, 5.25 in 

720K, 3.5 in 

1.44M, 3.5 in 

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. 

 
 

Содержание M7TDF

Страница 1: ...d and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant of 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 radiates radio frequency energy and if you did not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference in the r...

Страница 2: ...dows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP are products of Microsoft Corp with its ownership of trademark and are distributed by the vendor under a license agreement All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved Canadian D O C Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital appar...

Страница 3: ...k Reference 1 10 1 3 CPU Installation 1 11 1 3 1 CPU Installation Procedure Socket 478 1 11 1 3 2 CPU Fan Header JCFAN1 1 12 1 3 3 System Fan Header JSFAN1 Optional 1 12 1 4 RAM Module Installation 1 13 1 4 1 How to install a DIMM Module 1 13 1 4 2 DIMM 1 14 1 5 Slots 1 20 1 5 1 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 1 21 1 5 2 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot 1 21 1 5 3 PCI Peripheral Component I...

Страница 4: ...28 1 7 1 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connector JKBMS1 1 28 1 7 2 USB Connector JUSB1 1 29 1 7 3 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports 1 30 1 7 3 1 The Serial Interface JCOM1 JCOM2 1 30 1 7 3 2 Parallel Interface Port JPRNT1 1 32 1 7 4 Game Joystick MIDI Port Connector JGAME1 1 33 1 7 5 Audio Port Connectors JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 1 33 1 7 6 Audio Subsystem 1 34 1 7 6 1 CD ROM Audio In Header JCDIN1 1 34 1 7 6 2...

Страница 5: ...etting Optional 3 1 3 1 Getting Started 3 1 3 1 1 Introduction 3 1 3 1 2 Main Features Benefits 3 1 3 2 Installation of Driver 3 2 3 2 1 Introduction 3 2 3 2 2 Windows 98 ME XP 3 2 3 2 3 Windows NT4 0 3 4 3 2 4 Windows 2000 3 6 3 3 Use RAID Administrator 3 8 3 3 1 Install RAID Administrator 3 8 3 3 2 Run RAID Administrator 3 9 3 3 3 Create Stripe Array RAID 0 for Performance 3 10 3 3 4 Create Mirr...

Страница 6: ...ansfer Mode 3 28 3 3 11 Device Status 3 29 3 3 12 Hot swapping Hard Disks of Mirror Array 3 30 3 3 13 Event Log 3 31 3 4 BIOS Configuration 32 3 4 1 Enter into BIOS Configuration Utility 3 32 3 4 2 Create RAID 3 33 3 4 3 Delete RAID 3 34 3 4 4 Rebuild Mirror Array 3 34 3 4 5 Add Spare Disk 3 35 3 4 6 Remove Spare Disk 3 35 3 4 7 Set Disk Mode 3 35 3 4 8 Set Boot Disk 3 36 4 Trouble Shooting 4 1 ...

Страница 7: ...TDF Highlights 8 Contains on board I O facilities which include two serial ports a parallel port a PS 2 mouse port a PS 2 keyboard port audio ports USB ports and a game port 8 Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD ROM Drives 8 Supports the Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 processor a leading edge processor which brings to you the latest technology in micro architectu...

Страница 8: ...s Protocol Intel Pentium 4 System Bus interrupt delivery Supports system bus Dynamic Bus Inversion DBI Supports 32 bit system bus addressing Speed Runing at 400 MHz Front Side Bus frequency Supports up to 2 2GHz CPU core speeds The 33MHz 32 bit PCI 2 2 compliant The 66MHz AGP 2 0 compliant interface supports 4x data transfer mode Supports only 1 5v AGP electricals Chipset Chipset Intel 82845 82801...

Страница 9: ...adow RAM Motherboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM BIOS Green Functionality Supports Award BIOS power management functionality Has a power down timer from 1 to 15 minutes Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity BUS Slots One AGP slot One CNR slot Support Type A CNR only Six 32 bit PCI bus slots Flash Memory Supports fla...

Страница 10: ... Supports IDE interface with CD ROM Supports high capacity hard disk drives Supports LBA mode AC 97 Sound Codec Onboard AC LINK protocol comfliance AC 97 2 2compliant Energy saving power down modes 18 bit full duplex stereo ADC DACs Universal Serial Bus Supports two back panel Universal Serial Bus Ports and two front panel Universal Serial Bus Ports optional Supports 48 MHz USB BIOS Hardware Monit...

Страница 11: ...ID 0 1 0 1 Supports the most popular Windows 95 98 Windows NT4 0 Windows 2000 Windows ME and Linux Supports booting function with Flash Memory interface Automatically fine tunes to the best performance for each IDE ATAPI device Concurrent PIO and bus master access ATA port accessible during DMA transfer Total ATA bus tri state by external control and Supports Hotswap Low signal Current Super I O B...

Страница 12: ...ce Supports a single AGP device either a connector or on the motherboard Supports AGP 2 0 including 4X AGP data transfer mode Supports only 1 5v AGP electricals High priority access support Hierarchical PCI configuration mechanism Dimensions ATX form factor 24 4cm x 30 5cm WxL ...

Страница 13: ...I 1 1 3 Software Operating System Offers the highest performance for MS DOS Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 95 98 Windows ME Windows XP Novell LINUX UNIX SCO UNIX etc 1 1 4 Accessories HDD Cable FDD Cable Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update USB Cable Optional Rear I O Panel for ATX Case Optional Fully Setup Driver CD ...

Страница 14: ...Chapter 1 Motherboard Description 1 8 1 2 Motherboard Installation 1 2 1 System Block Diagram ...

Страница 15: ...AT1 82845 U11 AGP BUS SLOT AGP1 JCFAN1 1 DDR1 DDR2 U13 1 I O 1 2 1 24 23 U12 82801BA JCMOS1 JWOL1 IDE2 IDE1 RAID2 RAID1 FDD1 JPANEL1 High Point HPT370A U21 1 1 SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN FWH BIOS PCI5 PCI6 PCI4 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 PCI SLOT PCI SLOT PCI SLOT PCI SLOT PCI SLOT PCI SLOT CNR BUS SLOT JATXPWR1 CNR1 1 JTAD1 JCDIN1JCDIN2 1 JSFAN1 1 JUSB2 RAID1 IDE CONN RAID1 IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN RA...

Страница 16: ...ctor IDE2 F CD Audio In Header JCDIN2 Q ATX Main Power Connector G CNR Slot CNR1 JATXPWR1 H System FAN Header JSFAN1 R DDR Dimms DDR1 4 Optional S CPU FAN Header JCFAN1 I Front USB Header JUSB2 T AGP Slot AGP1 J Front Panel Connector JPANEL1 U ATX Power Connector JATXPWR2 K Floppy Disk Connector FDD1 Socket 478 82845 DDR1 DDR2 I O 82801BA High Point HPT370A SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN FWH ...

Страница 17: ...socket then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 2 Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU Match Pin A with the white dot cut edge then insert the CPU 3 Press the lever down 4 Put the fan on the CPU and buckle it and put the fan s power port into the JCFAN1 then to complete the installation CPU Socket 478 ...

Страница 18: ... Sense 1 3 3 System Fan Header JSFAN1 Optional Pin No Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Sense 1 2 Socket 478 82845 1 DDR1 DDR2 1 I O 1 2 1 24 23 82801BA High Point HPT370A 1 1 SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN FWH BIOS 1 1 1 RAID1 IDE CONN RAID1 IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN FLOPPY DISK CONN 1 2 DDR3 DDR4 1 1 JCFAN1 JSFAN1 ...

Страница 19: ...an asymmetrical notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction 2 Push the tabs out Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90 degree angle then push down vertically so that it will fit into place 3 The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memory modules in place Single Sided DIMM Double Sided DIMM ...

Страница 20: ...modules only Please refer to the following table for appropriate usage DDR1 2 Bank 0 DDR3 4 Bank 1 Each Bank 0 and 1 contain 2 DDR sockets one white one black If you have one DDR module and you are not sure if it is a single or double sided DDR module please insert in DDR1 black color socket first If you have two DDR modules and you are not sure if they are single or double sided DDR modules pleas...

Страница 21: ...wing table1 Table 1 DDR1 S X D X S D S X S S S S D DDR2 X X X X X X S X S X S S X DDR3 X S X D S D X S S S S D S DDR4 X X X X X X X S X S S X S S Single sided D Double sided X None In accordance with table1 regard to the following picture below DDR1 Single sided DDR2 X DDR3 X DDR4 X DDR1 X DDR2 X DDR3 Single sided DDR4 X ...

Страница 22: ... 1 Motherboard Description 1 16 DDR1 Double sided DDR2 X DDR3 X DDR4 X DDR1 X DDR2 X DDR3 Double sided DDR4 X DDR1 Single sided DDR2 X DDR3 Single sided DDR4 X DDR1 Double sided DDR2 X DDR3 Double sided DDR4 X ...

Страница 23: ...tion 1 17 DDR1 Single sided DDR2 Single sided DDR3 X DDR4 X DDR1 X DDR2 X DDR3 Single sided DDR4 Single sided DDR1 Single sided DDR2 Single sided DDR3 Single sided DDR4 X DDR1 Single sided DDR2 X DDR3 Single sided DDR4 Single sided ...

Страница 24: ...rboard Description 1 18 DDR1 Single sided DDR2 Single sided DDR3 Single sided DDR4 Single sided DDR1 Single sided DDR2 Single sided DDR3 Double sided DDR4 X DDR1 Double sided DDR2 X DDR3 Single sided DDR4 Single sided ...

Страница 25: ...M 512 M 256 M 256 M 1024 M 512 M 512 M 384 M 128 M 128 M 128 M 768 M 256 M 256 M 256 M 1536 M 512 M 512 M 512 M 512 M 128 M 128 M 128 M 128 M 896 M 256 M 256 M 256 M 128 M 1664 M 512 M 512 M 512 M 128 M 640 M 128 M 128 M 128 M 256 M 1024 M 256 M 256 M 256 M 256 M 1792 M 512 M 512 M 512 M 256 M 896 M 128 M 128 M 128 M 512 M 1280 M 256 M 256 M 256 M 512 M 2048 M 512 M 512 M 512 M 512 M ...

Страница 26: ...res and capabilities With these efficient facilities you can increase the motherboard s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system 1 2 Socket 478 82845 1 DDR1 DDR2 1 I O 1 2 1 24 23 82801BA High Point HPT370A 1 1 SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN FWH BIOS 1 1 1 RAID1 IDE CONN RAID1 IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN FLOPPY DISK CONN 1 2 DDR3 DDR4 ...

Страница 27: ... An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance especially with 3D graphics 1 5 2 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and that defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports audio network and modem only 1 5 3 PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard...

Страница 28: ...tion and Front USB connection Noticeably a jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap allowing you to select different system options 1 2 Socket 478 82845 1 DDR1 DDR2 1 I O 1 2 1 24 23 82801BA High Point HPT370A 1 1 SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN FWH BIOS 1 1 1 RAID1 IDE CONN RAID1 IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN FLOPPY DISK CONN 1 2 DDR3 DDR4 1 1 1 JUSB2 JPA...

Страница 29: ... NA 18 KEY 19 NA 20 KEY 21 5V 22 Ground 23 IRTX IrDA Connector 24 IRRX IrDA Connector Speaker Connector An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector The speaker onboard or offboard provides error beep code information during the Power On Self Test when the computer cannot use t...

Страница 30: ...tionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops PDAs is possible Sleep Button Green Button This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the monitor and the hard disk when not in use To configure this option you need to connect a button from the front panel to this connector Depressing the button will power down the monitor and hard drives until the system is invok...

Страница 31: ...connector supports instant power on functionality which means that the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW_OK 18 5V 9 5V_SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V 1 6 3 ATX 12V Power Connector JATXPWR2 PIN Assignment PIN Assig...

Страница 32: ...nnector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second hard drive on IDE1 to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly 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 1 6...

Страница 33: ...lt 1 3 2 3 Closed Clear CMOS Data 1 6 8 Front USB Headers JUSB2 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB2 Data 4 USB3 Data 5 USB2 Data 6 USB4 Data 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 KEY 10 NA Remove AC power line Wait five seconds JCMOS1 1 2 closed AC power on Reset your desired password or clear CMOS data JCMOS1 2 3 closed ...

Страница 34: ...onnector location and pin definition are shown below PS 2 Mouse Pin 5 Mouse Clock Pin 6NC Pin 4 VCC Pin 6 NC Pin 2 NC Pin 4 VCC Pin 2 NC PS 2 Keyboard Pin 1 KBD DATA Pin 3 GND Pin 5 KBD DATA Pin 3 GND Pin 1 Mouse DATA PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connectors Pin Assignment 1 Data 2 No connect 3 Ground 4 5 V fused 5 Clock 6 No connect PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse USB COM1 Parallel Game Port Front Speaker Out Lin...

Страница 35: ... Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse and other USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector Stacked USB Connectors Pin Assignment 1 5 V fused 2 USBP0 USBP1 3 USBP0 USBP1 4 Ground Signal names in brackets are for USB Port 1 ...

Страница 36: ...printers modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a serial port The serial port can also be used to connect your computer with another computer system If you wish to transfer the contents of your hard disk to another system it can be accomplished by using each machine s serial port The serial ports on this system have two 9 pin connectors Some older computer systems and peripherals ...

Страница 37: ... each pin on the 9 pin connector and some of the 25 pin connector This information can be used when configuring certain software programs to work with the serial ports Signal Name DB9 PIN DB25 PIN DCD Data Carrier Detect 1 8 RX Receive Data 2 3 TX Transmit Data 3 2 DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 20 GND Signal Ground 5 7 DSR Data Set Ready 6 6 RTS Request to Send 7 4 CTS Clear to Send 8 5 RI Ring Indica...

Страница 38: ...port the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers The parallel port on your system has a 25 pin DB25 connector see picture below The pinout for the parallel port are shown in the table below Signal Pin Strobe 1 Data 0 2 Data 1 3 Data 2 4 Data 3 5 Data 4 6 Data 5 7 Data 6 8 Data 7 9 Ack 10 Busy 11 Paper Empty 12 Select 13 Auto FDXT 14 Error 15 Init 16 SLCTN 17 Ground 18 Ground 19 Grou...

Страница 39: ...it professional music by connecting MIDI devices 1 7 5 Audio Port Connectors JSPKR1 JLIN1 JMIC1 Speaker Out is used to connect speakers or headphones for audio output Line In can be connected to the external CD player Tape player or other audio devices for audio input Mic In is used to connect a microphone which allows you to input sounds and voices Game Joystick MIDI Speaker Out Line In Mic In ...

Страница 40: ...ent 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Input Socket 478 82845 1 DDR1 DDR2 I O 2 1 24 23 82801BA High Point HPT370A 1 1 SECONDARY IDE CONN PRIMARY IDE CONN FWH BIOS 1 1 RAID1 IDE CONN RAID1 IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN RAID IDE CONN FLOPPY DISK CONN 1 2 DDR3 DDR4 1 2 1 1 1 JAUDIO1 JTAD1 JCDIN1 JCDIN2 ...

Страница 41: ...round 3 Right Channel Input 4 Ground 1 7 6 3 Front Audio Header JAUDIO1 Pin No Assignment Pin No Assignment 1 Mic In 2 Ground 3 Mic Power 4 Audio Power 5 RT Line Out 6 RT Line Out 7 Reserved 8 Key 9 LFT Line Out 10 LFT Line Out 1 7 6 4 Telephony Audio Header JTAD1 Pin No Assignment 1 MONO_IN 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 MONO_OUT ...

Страница 42: ... but nonstandard features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine tuning of the chipset controls the entire system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system by using Setup Plug and Play Support These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification ESCD Extended System Configuration Dat...

Страница 43: ... Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase the numeric value or make changes Key Decrease the numeric valu...

Страница 44: ...ng the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This submenu contains industry standard configurable options Advanced BIOS Features This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS WARNING The information about BIOS defaults on manual Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 is just for reference please refer to the BIOS installed on board ...

Страница 45: ...f your system Frequency Control This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU PCI clock However this function is strongly recommended NOT to use Not properly change the voltage and clock may cause CPU or M B damage Load Optimized Defaults This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems particularly with the boot sequence These configurations are factor...

Страница 46: ...s set the User will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them Save Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Update BIOS This submenu allow...

Страница 47: ...in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the PgUp or PgDn keys to select the value you want in each item Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup ...

Страница 48: ...ed options IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu of detailed options Drive A Drive B 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in None...

Страница 49: ...k Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you Base Memory N A Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up Extended Memory N A Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up Total Memory N A Displays the total memory available in the system ...

Страница 50: ... protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep The Choices Disabled default Enabled CPU L1 L2 Cache This option allows you to enable or disable the CPU L1 L2 Cache which improve performance The Choices Enabled default Disabled ...

Страница 51: ...120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN HPT370 Disabled Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments The Choices Enabled Disabled default Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot up The Choices Enabl...

Страница 52: ...0 1000 Security Option This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and or to use the CMOS Setup Utility System A password is required for the system to boot and is also required to access the Setup Utility Setup default A password is required to access the Setup Utility only This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu APIC Mode By selec...

Страница 53: ... Select For DRAM 64MB A choice other than Non OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 64MB The Choices Non OS2 default OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 Whether report no FDD for Win 95 or not The Choices No default Yes ...

Страница 54: ... It also coordinates communications with the PCI bus The default settings that came with your system have been optimized and therefore it should not be changed unless you are suspicious that the settings have been changed incorrectly Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Setup DRAM Timing Selectable The default is BySPD CAS Latency Time When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS late...

Страница 55: ...may fail to retain data Fast gives faster performance and Slow gives more stable performance This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system The Choices 3 default 2 DRAM Data Integrity Mode This item select supported ECC or Non ECC for DRAM The Choices Non ECC default ECC Memory Frequency For The default is Auto Dram Read Thermal Mgmt The Intel 845 Chipset MCH provides Mem...

Страница 56: ...OM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discussed their memory requirements The Choices Disabled default Enabled Delayed Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The C...

Страница 57: ...te the first and or second IDE interface If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface select Disabled to deactivate an interface If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Onchip IDE Control label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE inter...

Страница 58: ...a DMA 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support The Choices Auto default Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal num...

Страница 59: ...serial ports The Choices Disabled Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Normal default ASKIR IrDA RxD TxD Active The item allows you to determine which Infrared IR function of onboard I O chip The Choices Hi Lo default Hi Hi Lo Hi Lo Lo IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enab...

Страница 60: ... 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP SPP default Using Parallel Port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel Port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel Port as ECP EPP mode Normal Supports EPP or ECP mode EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The Choices EPP1 7 default EPP1 9 ECP Mode Use DMA S...

Страница 61: ...apter 2 BIOS Setup 2 20 Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I O Address The Choices 330 default 300 290 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the Midi Port can use The Choices 10 default 5 ...

Страница 62: ...r up power down features Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI function This item displays the status of the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The Choices Enabled default Disabled ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type under the ACPI operating system The Choices S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 S3 ...

Страница 63: ...Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min HDD Power Down 1 min User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable Video Off Method This option determines the...

Страница 64: ...m Use IRQ This determines the IRQ which can be applied in MODEM use 3 default 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off The Choices Disabled default 1Min 2Min 4Min 8Min 12Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1Hour HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down...

Страница 65: ...d and the Power Supply is not turned on 5VSB from the Power Supply is used When the Power Supply is eventually turned on 3 3V from the Power Supply will be used There are 3 options Former Sts On Off Former Sts default Means to maintain the last status of the CMOS when AC power is lost On Means always set CMOS to the On status when AC power is lost Off Means always set CMOS to the Off status when A...

Страница 66: ...ring Enabled Choose the Date and Time Alarm Date of Month Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose shat hour minute and second the system will boot up Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work Reload Global Timer Events Reload Global Timer Events are I O...

Страница 67: ... PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data The system BIOS supports the PnP feature which requires the system to record which resources are assigned and protects resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved in t...

Страница 68: ...for each peripheral By Choosing Manual the user will need to assign IRQ DMA for add on cards Be sure that there are no IRQ DMA and I O port conflicts IRQ Resources This submenu will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt When you press the Press Enter tag you will be directed to a submenu that will allow you to configure the system inte...

Страница 69: ...his the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI VGA controller responds to the Write In this case the PCI VGA controller should not respond to the ...

Страница 70: ...overheating The Choices Disabled default 50O C 122O F 53O C 127O F 56O C 133O F 60O C 140O F 63O C 145O F 66O C 151O F 70O C 158O F Current CPU1 Temperature Show you the current CPU1 temperature Current SYSFAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan Current CPUFAN Speed This field displays the current CPUFAN speed ...

Страница 71: ... the CPU shutdown Temperature This item only effective under Windows 98 ACPI mode The Choices Disabled default 60O C 140O F 65O C 149O F 70O C 158O F 75O C 167O F Show H W Monitor in POST If you computer contain a monitoring system it will show PC health status during POST stage The item offers several delay time to select you want The Choices 3 sec default 2 sec 1 sec None ...

Страница 72: ... This item allows you to enable disable auto Detect DIMM PCI Clock The Choices Enabled default Disabled Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable disable spectrum for all clock The Choices 0 25 default 0 5 0 5 M 0 38 Disabled Clock by Slight Adjust This item allows you to adjust CPU frequency when Slight Adjust enable The Choices Disabled default Enabled ...

Страница 73: ... JCOMS1 2 3 closed as ON status All the CMOS data will be loaded as defaults setting Method 2 Press the Insert key and Power button simultaneously after that keep on pressing the Insert key until the power on screen showed This action will boot up the system according to FSB of the processor It s strongly recommended to set CPU Vcore and clock in default setting If the CPU Vcore and clock are not ...

Страница 74: ...elow are the main features and benefits of RAID Administrator 1 Support RAID 0 1 0 1 JBOD 2 Support Ultra ATA100 UDMA Mode 5 high performance hard disk 3 Support up to 4 hard disks in connection 4 Support hot swapping hard disks of mirror array 5 Support independent use of hard disk 6 Support such operating systems as Windows98 ME Windows NT4 0 Windows 2000 7 Support GUI software for RAID manageme...

Страница 75: ...ontrol Panel then double click on Add New Hardware icon 3 Click Next in the popup window to continue 4 A dialog box will appear and ask whether to let windows search new hardware Select No I want to select the hardware form a list Then click Next to continue 5 Hardwares of different types will be shown in the follow on window Select SCSI Controllers and then click Next to continue 6 Insert the flo...

Страница 76: ...n select Property item from the popup menu 2 Select Device Manager item from the popup window If there are two device items under SCSI Controllers it indicates that the driver has been installed properly If you cannot find these two above mentioned device items or there are or on device icon it indicates that the driver has not been correctly installed and needs reinstallation ...

Страница 77: ...nspecting your computer s hardware configuration 2 Press F6 key the installation will continue Later installation pro gram will remind user to press S key to specify other devices Please press S key 3 In the follow on Device Type window select Other item then press Enter to confirm 4 The installation program will prompt users to insert the floppy disk of driver Please insert it and then press Ente...

Страница 78: ... installed and the computer restarted 1 Click Start Setup Control Panel and then double click SCSI Adapter item 2 If there is HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller item in the popup window it indicates that the driver has been successfully installed Otherwise users need to reinstall the driver ...

Страница 79: ...t to continue 4 Then the system will ask Did you want Windows to search for your new hardware Please select No I want to select the hardware from a list Then click Next to continue 5 In the follow on window of device types select SCSI and RAID controllers then click Next to continue 6 In the follow on window select Have Disk 7 Please insert the floppy disk of driver and input path name A Win2k int...

Страница 80: ...on interface will list the devices to be installed in which HPT370 UDMA ATA100 RAID Controller item should be included If users want to install other devices please operate at this time If all devices have been successfully installed please go to next 7 Press Enter to continue Windows 2000 setup Verify Installation When the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted 1 Right ...

Страница 81: ...ick the setup program file Setup Program Driver Chipset Hpoint RAID setup exe 3 Click OK button follow the program prompt to finish the installation 4 After the installation is complete restart the computer With the implicit option the setup program will create program group Start Program RAID Administrator This program group contains the following contents RAID Administrator running program RAID ...

Страница 82: ...ain interface of RAID Administrator will come up see below Tool Bar It provides shortcut way to execute the common commands Commands shown by Tool Bar can also be found under Configuration menu Disk Tree It shows the connecting information of all hard disks in two ways View by Device and View by Adapter Status Pane It lists the information and working status of selected hard disks or disk arrays ...

Страница 83: ...e 3 10 3 3 3 Create Stripe Array RAID 0 for Performance The following steps shall be taken to create the stripe array 1 Click Stripe icon on the tool bar 2 Select the stripe size in the follow on window and then click Next button ...

Страница 84: ...Chapter 3 RAID Setting Guide 3 11 3 In the follow on dialog box select a hard disk from Available Disks column 4 Add it into Stripe Array Member Disks column by clicking the corresponding arrow button ...

Страница 85: ... 3 RAID Setting Guide 3 12 5 Continue to select the other hard disk from Available Disks column 6 Add it into Stripe Array Member Disks column by clicking the corresponding arrow button Then click Next button ...

Страница 86: ... stripe array or click Cancel button to cancel this creation If the cancel operation has been selected the system will remain unchanged 8 After the completion of creating stripe array shut down all other programs Then click Yes to restart the computer or select No to restart the computer later ...

Страница 87: ...acity of the stripe array is equal to the product of the number of total hard disks and the smallest HD capacity Suggestion 1 When selecting the strip size if the user does not know which one is suitable please select the default size 64K 2 In order to avoid the capacity waste try to use hard disks with the identical capacity to create stripe array 3 For the consideration of performance if two har...

Страница 88: ... 15 3 3 4 Create Mirror Array RAID 1 for Data Protection The following steps shall be taken to create the mirror array 1 Click Mirror icon on the tool bar 2 In the follow on dialog box select a hard disk from Available Disks column ...

Страница 89: ...3 RAID Setting Guide 3 16 3 Then add it into Source Disk column or Mirror Disk column respectively by clicking the corresponding arrow button 4 Continue to select the other hard disk from Available Disks column ...

Страница 90: ... use a spare disk please select Use Spare Disk item Then select hard disks from Available Disks column and add it into Use Spare Disk column Note This function only works when you use more than three hard disks to create the array Illustration If the user has set a spare disk when the read write failure of either the source disk or the mirror disk the program will automatically use the left normal...

Страница 91: ...D Setting Guide 3 18 6 After the creation is complete the program will prompt you to synchronize mirror select Yes to begin or No to cancel 7 If you select Yes the synchronization process will proceed as shown below ...

Страница 92: ...tion of either the program will prompt you to restart your computer Then you can click Yes to restart the computer or select No to restart the computer later 9 After you restart your computer the creating mirror array process will be completely finished ...

Страница 93: ... make only the data on the source disk be preserved while the data on both the mirror disk and the spare disk destroyed 3 3 5 Add Remove Spare Disk If the user does not want to set a spare disk during the creation of mirror he can add the spare disk into the mirror array later The user can also remove the spare disk that has been set The steps to add remove the spare disk are as follows 1 Select t...

Страница 94: ...he creation of the mirror array is finished the user will be asked whether to synchronize mirror at once or not Select Yes to begin the synchronize operation or No to skip The status of the mirror array will remain locked if No selected to skip the synchronize operation The user may at any time synchronize mirror which is in either locked status or normal status The detailed steps to synchronize m...

Страница 95: ...chronize mirror manually Verify Mirror The operation of the verify mirror will compare the data on the source disk and that on the mirror disk If any discrepancy is found between them the program will ask the user to synchronize mirror to keep the data in the mirror array identical The detailed steps to verify mirror are as follows 1 Right click the mirror array to be verified 2 In the popup menu ...

Страница 96: ...t the creation or click Cancel button to cancel the creation If the user selects Cancel the system will remain unchanged 4 After the create operation is complete please shut down all other programs And then click Yes to restart the computer The user may also select No to restart the computer later Note At least two hard disks are needed in the creation of the span array Disks can be connected at a...

Страница 97: ...apter 3 RAID Setting Guide 3 24 3 3 8 Create 0 1 Array For Performance Data Protection The following steps shall be taken to create the 0 1 array 1 Click 0 1 icon on the tool bar 2 Select the stripe size ...

Страница 98: ...e used and add them into Source Disks column or Mirror Disks column Then click Create button to create or Cancel button to cancel the creation If the user selects Cancel the system will remain unchanged 4 When the creation is complete the program will ask the user to restart the computer ...

Страница 99: ... array composed of two hard disks 3 The capacity of the stripe array as the source disk shall be not larger than that of the stripe array as the mirror disk 4 The capacity of the 0 1 array is equal to that of the stripe array as the source disk 5 Version 1 11 RAID Administrator does not support disk hot swapping of RAID 0 1 array User must replace the failed disk after the computer is turned off a...

Страница 100: ...is complete shut down all other programs Then click Yes to restart the computer or select No to restart the computer later Note 1 Remove mirror array operation will generate two physical disks with the identical data on each 2 Remove 0 1 array operation will generate two stripe arrays with the identical data on each Warning 1 Remove stripe array operation will lead to the data on the striping disk...

Страница 101: ...OK button to finish or click Cancel button to cancel If Cancel button is clicked the system will remain unchanged 5 The setting will take effect only after the restart of computer Suggestion 1 BIOS and driver of RAID Adapter can automatically detect the optimum transfer mode supported by the corresponding hard disk Usually no need to change the transfer mode 2 If the option box of transfer mode is...

Страница 102: ... so failure on either of them can be detected Suggestion When a failure occurs on a member disk of the mirror array this array will be labeled in error status At this time the mirror array can continue work normally with the other normal disk In order to avoid data loss due to the failure of the left disk the user shall settle the fault first and rebuild mirror with this left normal disk Warning 1...

Страница 103: ...new mirror array that will be automatically synchonized to keep the data on its member disks identical Hot swapping hard disks of mirror array can quick recover the failed mirror array without a shut down of the computer or a break off of the work thereby providing users with the maximum data security and the easiest operation Note The hard disk used to be a substitute for the failed one must keep...

Страница 104: ...l operation information including event time description thereby providing reference for solving the problems in the operation of RAID Administrator Event log menu provides users with functions as follows Set Log File Set the log file for recording the events Clear Log Clear all the current records in the file Print Log Print the log Exit shut the event log window ...

Страница 105: ...to enter into BIOS configuration utility The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below Menu It displays all items of the operating command Help It displays the illustrating information of the current selection and the available operation prompts Channel Status It displays the status information of all devices in connection When it is active users can select the device to be operated...

Страница 106: ...er 6 Select the disks to be used for creating the disk array and press Enter to confirm in the channel status zone 7 Select 3 Start Creation Process and press Enter except that in the selection box you have selected Stripping RAID 0 for Performance 8 Press Y to continue when the warning message appears Note 1 If you have selected Stripping RAID 0 for Performance in the popup sub interface after th...

Страница 107: ...e menu zone select 3 Rebuild Mirror Array press Enter to confirm this operation and go to next 2 In the menu zone of the popup sub interface select 1 Select Source Disk None and press Enter to confirm 3 In the validated channel status zone select the source disk of the mirror array and then press Enter 4 In the menu zone of the popup sub interface select 2 Select Target Disk None and press Enter t...

Страница 108: ...m 5 In the validated channel status zone select the spare disk to be added and press Enter to confirm 3 4 6 Remove Spare Disk The following steps shall be taken to remove the spare disk 1 In the menu zone select 5 Remove Spare Disk and press Enter to confirm 2 The 1 Select Mirror Array None item appears in the menu zone of the popup sub interface 3 In the validated channel status zone select the s...

Страница 109: ...et Boot Disk item press Enter to confirm this operation and go to next 2 In the validated channel status zone use the arrow key to select the boot device and press Enter to confirm Note 1 The Set Boot Disk item appears on condition that no hard disk is connected to IDE on motherboard 2 After the boot disk is set its status will become Boot ...

Страница 110: ...e and wall socket are OK but system is still dead Contact technical support Faulty wall outlet circuit breaker or fuse blown Plug in device known to work in socket and test Use different socket repair outlet reset circuit breaker or replace fuse PROBLEM System inoperative Keyboard lights are on power indicator lights are lit hard drive is spinning PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Memory DIMM is p...

Страница 111: ...at hard disk if unable to do so the hard disk may be defective Contact technical support Hard disk directory or FAT is scrambled Run the FDISK program format the hard drive Copy data that was backed up onto hard drive Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time PROBLEM System only boots from CD ROM Hard disk can be read and applications ...

Страница 112: ...ard drive Re install all saved data when completed PROBLEM Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Incorrect information entered into the configuration setup program Check the configuration program Replace any incorrect information Review system s equipment Make sure correct information is in setup PROBLEM Screen is blank PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS...

Страница 113: ... installed in correct sockets Computer virus Use anti virus programs to detect and clean viruses PROBLEM Screen goes blank periodically PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Screen saver is enabled Disable screen saver PROBLEM Keyboard failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keyboard is disconnected Reconnect keyboard Check keys again if no improvement replace keyboard ...

Страница 114: ...rive failure PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Hard drive cable not connected properly Check hard drive cable PROBLEM Cannot boot system after installing second hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Master slave jumpers not set correctly Set master slave jumpers correctly Hard drives not compatible different manufacturers Run SETUP program and select correct drive types Call drive manufactu...

Страница 115: ...g operating system on hard drive PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION CMOS setup has been changed Run setup and select correct drive type PROBLEM Certain keys do not function PROBABLE CAUSE DIAGNOSIS SOLUTION Keys jammed or defective Replace keyboard ...

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