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Motherboard Information
Network Application Platforms
Chapter 3
You will need to configure your disk to one of the
3 modes of SATA configuration, i.e., IDE, RAID, and
AHCI. .
Note:
1.
To configure your Hard disk using the
integrated RAID feature, the Intel®Rapid
Storage Technology Utility has to be installed
on your Operating System.
2.
You will need to select the RAID mode in the
BIOS for your SATA drives first. There is also a
Intel® RSTe OpROM utility for creating RAID
volume; to enter the RSTe OpROM, press Ctrl-I
during POST.
3.
For operating systems other than Microsoft®
Windows Vista and Windows® 7, it is
required to pre-install the Intel Rapid Storage
Technology driver during the F6 installation of
Windows setup (“press F6 if you need to install
a third party SCSI or RAID driver....”).
Visit the Intel support page at http://www.intel.
com/p/en_US/support/highlights/chpsts/imsm
for more information and download links.
4.
The Intel controller hubs are also supported
by Linux. Beginning with Linux kernel
version 2.6.27, the
mdadm
utility 3.0
supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID
10. To use the RAID features in dmraid and
mdadm, you will need to set up the RAID
volume using the Intel® Matrix Storage
Manager option ROM (click CTRL + I when
prompted during boot to enter the option
ROM user interface).
SATA2/SATA3/SATA4/SATA5
: supports SATA 3.0
connection
SATA HDD Power Connector (CON1/CON2):
Jumper Settings
Fan Connectors(FAN1/FAN2/FAN3): The 5-pin connector
is for connecting the CPU and system fans. It comes
with the smart fan feature by which the fans could
be monitored and turned on when the temperature
exceed the set threshold.
DIMM Socket (DIMM1/DIMM2/DIMM3/DIMM4)
: The
240-pin DDR3 DIMM is for connecting the DDR3
1600 MHz with ECC support. The system can support
up to32 GB in maximum. A DDR3 module has the
same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but the
notch on the pins is positioned differently. Channel
information lists below:
Channel A DIMM0 (blue)
Channel A DIMM1 (black)
Channel B DIMM0 (blue)
Channel B DIMM1 (black)
Note:
Since the system is capable of Dual
Channel Architecture, some installation
guidelines have to be met to enable Dual
Channel mode as directed. To insert two DIMMs
on the system, insert DIMMS on slot DIMM1
(blue) and DIMM3 (blue). And use slot DIMM2
(black) and DIMM4 (black) if more slots are
required.
SATA 2, 3 and 4, 5 Connectors (SATA2/SATA3/
SATA4/SATA5): It is for connecting a SATA harddisk
to be served as your system’s storage. The system
can accommodate 2 disks (2.5") in maximum. All
SATA ports comply fully with SATA Revision 3.0
standard with data transfer rates of up to 6.0 Gb/s.
The controller contains two modes of operation—a
legacy mode using I/O space, and an AHCI mode
using memory space. Software that uses legacy
mode will not have AHCI capabilities.
Pin No.
1
2
3
4
5
Function
GND
P12V
Sensor
NC
FANOUT
6Pin No.
Function
1
GND
2
TX+
3
TX-
4
GND
5
RX-
6
RX+
7
GND
6Pin No.
Function
1
+12V
2
GND
3
GND
4
+5V
1
2
3
7
1 2 3 4
1
2
3
4
5
