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BIOS  Setup

Chapter 3

BIOS Setup

This chapter provides  information on  the BIOS Setup
program  and  allows you to  configure   the system  for
optimum use.
You may  need to run the Setup program when:

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An error message appears on the screen during the
system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

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You  want  to  change  the  default  settings  for  cus-
tomized features.

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Страница 1: ...i K9NQ Master Series MS 9184 V1 X Server Board G52 91841X1...

Страница 2: ...tes and or other countries PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is...

Страница 3: ...lace the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 8 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module 9 All cautions and war...

Страница 4: ...interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on...

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Страница 8: ...cations 1 2 Mainboard Layout 1 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Quick Components Guide 2 2 CPU Central Processing Unit 2 3 Memory 2 6 Power Supply 2 8 Back Panel 2 11 Connectors 2 13 Jumper 2 16 Slot 2...

Страница 9: ...tem efficiency the K9NQ Master ac commodates the latest AMD Opteron processor in 1207 pin package and supports up to 16 Registered ECC DDR2 400 533 667 DIMM slots to provide the maxi mum of 64GB memor...

Страница 10: ...l 3600 MCP MCP55 Pro M emory Supports ECC Registered DDR2 400 533 667 DIMMs 16 DDR2 DIMM slots up to 64GB memory IDE 1 channel bus master IDE port Supports ATA133 100 66 SATA 6 SATA II ports support 6...

Страница 11: ...1 x VGA port 2 x RJ 45 Gigabit LAN ports Onboard Pinheaders 1 x USB connector 1 x serial port connector 1 x proprietary front panel connector Slots 1 32 bit 33MHz PCI slot 2 100MHz PCI X slots 1 PCI E...

Страница 12: ...JPWR2 JPWR1 JPWR0 IDE0 FDD0 BIOS PCIX0 PCIX1 PCIE1 P3_DIMM0 P2_DIMM0 P1_DIMM0 P0_DIMM0 P3_DIMM2 P2_DIMM2 P1_DIMM2 P0_DIMM2 P3_DIMM1 P2_DIMM1 P1_DIMM1 P0_DIMM1 P3_DIMM3 P2_DIMM3 P1_DIMM3 P0_DIMM3 PCIE...

Страница 13: ...dures While doing the installation be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work...

Страница 14: ...p 2 6 JPWR2 p 2 8 Back Panel I O p 2 11 CPU_FAN2 3 p 2 14 IDE0 p 2 12 F_FAN2 p 2 14 JBAT0 p 2 17 F_FAN3 p 2 14 DIMM Slots p 2 6 SATA0 5 p 2 13 R_FAN0 1 2 3 p 2 14 COM1 p 2 15 F_FAN0 p 2 14 FDD0 p 2 12...

Страница 15: ...the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating 2 Make sure that you apply an even layer of heat sink paste or thermal tape between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissi...

Страница 16: ...move the plastic cap from the load plate The pins of the socket reveal 5 After confirming the CPU direction indicated below with red circles for correct mating put down the CPU in the socket housing f...

Страница 17: ...to the load plate and then secure the lever with the hook under the retention tab 10 Place the cooler set on top of the retention mechanism 11 Screw to secure the CPU cooler to the mainboard 9 Unscrew...

Страница 18: ...Population Rule In Dual Channel mode the memory modules can transmit and receive data with two data bus lines simultaneously Enabling Dual Channel mode can enhance the system performance Please refer...

Страница 19: ...inger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close v NOTE You can barely see the golden finger if the memory modul...

Страница 20: ...wer supply of 600 watts and above is highly recommended for system stability 4 Pin CPU Power Connector JPWR0 8 Pin CPU Power Connector JPWR1 JPWR2 These connectors provide 12V power output to the CPUs...

Страница 21: ...er Connector JPWR3 This connector allows you to connect to an SSI power supply To connect to the power supply make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins...

Страница 22: ...to ESD so this kind of memory replacement actions might cause system chipset unable to boot Please follow the following solution to avoid this situation Unplug the AC power cable or unplug the power c...

Страница 23: ...o the connector VGA Port The DB15 pin female connector is provided for monitors LAN Port The standard RJ 45 jack is for connection to Local Area Network LAN You can connect a network cable to it LED C...

Страница 24: ...IDE Connector IDE0 This connector supports IDE hard disk drives optical disk drives and other IDE devices Important If you install two IDE devices on the same cable you must configure the drives separ...

Страница 25: ...essory cable into 90 degree angle Otherwise data loss may occur during transmission Serial ATA II Connector SATA0 SATA5 This connector is a high speed Serial ATA II interface port Each connector can c...

Страница 26: ...rd you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control Important Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at processor s official website or consult the ve...

Страница 27: ...l Out orTransmit Data 6 CTS ClearTo Send 7 DTR DataTerminal Ready 8 RI Ring Indicate 9 GND Ground Pin Definition COM1 1 9 2 1 9 2 10 JUSB0 Front USB Connector JUSB0 This connector compliant with Intel...

Страница 28: ...8 System Status LED 9 HDD Activity LED 10 System Status LED 11 PowerSwitch 12 NIC Activity LED 13 Power Switch GND 14 NIC Activity LED 15 ResetSwitch 16 SMBus SDA 17 Reset Switch GND 18 SMBus SCL 19 N...

Страница 29: ...the CMOS RAM the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration set this jumper to clear data Important You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pi...

Страница 30: ...nterconnect Slot The PCI slot supports LAN card SCSI card USB card and other add on cards that comply with PCI specifications Slot Important When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you...

Страница 31: ...IOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you...

Страница 32: ...er each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance Therefore the descrip tion may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held f...

Страница 33: ...l keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen Yo...

Страница 34: ...devices Power Use this menu to specify your settings for power management Exit This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup ut...

Страница 35: ...is setting allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed System Time The time format is HH MM SS Floppy Check This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time When en...

Страница 36: ...e Defaulting this setting to DOS will create a Translated FDPT Compatible ill behaved applications will operate correctly when DOS is selected Setting to Other will create a Standard FDPT Incompatible...

Страница 37: ...tion Data The ESCD Extended System Configuration Data NVRAM Non volatile Random Ac cess Memory is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non PNP devices in a bit string format Whe...

Страница 38: ...the keyboard interface clock for a better response or to fix a keyboard problem It is recommended that you select a higher clock speed for a better keyboard response But if the keyboard performs errat...

Страница 39: ...optimizations and the memory space is treated as if the system were an SMP system SW Mem Hole Remap p This setting enables the software to remap the physical memory to an address higher than 4GB Integ...

Страница 40: ...3 10 MS 9184 Server BoardB NV RAID Configuration NV RAID Configuration This setting enables disables the nVIDIA software RAID configuration...

Страница 41: ...hen set to Enabled BIOS will activate the selected device as a PCI bus master Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over When set to higher va...

Страница 42: ...oller Base I O Address This setting specifies the base I O port address of the onboard floppy port Serial Port A B These settings enable disable the onboard Serial Port A B Base I O Address These sett...

Страница 43: ...rrors ECC Error Log This setting logs the ECC error Chipkill Chipkill is a new Advanced ECC Error Correction Code memory technology that protects servers from system downtime caused by memory failures...

Страница 44: ...rub Control The L2 ECC Scrub option controls the time allotted for the L2 memory cache to be corrected when in an idle state ECC Multibit Error Detection This setting provides a higher level of memory...

Страница 45: ...te bits per second of Console Redirection Console Type This setting specifies the console type Flow Control This feature allows you to enable flow control Console Connection This feature indicates whe...

Страница 46: ...this setting is set to Yes the DMI event log will be cleared at next POST stage Then the BIOS will automatically set this option to No Event Logging This setting disables enables the BIOS to log DMI...

Страница 47: ...hese items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds System Voltage These items display the current operating...

Страница 48: ...3 18 MS 9184 Server BoardB System Fan Speed These items display the current fan speeds of the system...

Страница 49: ...Password Is User Password Is It shows the preset supervisor user password read only Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Enabling Supervisor Password requires a password for entering Setup The pa...

Страница 50: ...f the supervisor password If the supervisor password is set and this option is disabled BIOS assumes the user is booting Fixed Disk Boot Sector This option allows users to write protect boot sector on...

Страница 51: ...attempt to boot the Operating System Boot Priority Order This setting allows users to set the boot priority of the specified devices Refer to the Item Specific Help on the right pane for instructions...

Страница 52: ...e Power On Returns the system to an on state Last State Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred Enable Multimedia Timer This setting enables the Multimedi...

Страница 53: ...3 23 BIOS Setup Resume On Time Select On to wake up the system at predetermined time Resume Time The time format is HH MM SS Resume Date The date format is MM DD YYYY...

Страница 54: ...e BIOS settings to the Optimal Defaults The Setup Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for the optimized performance of the mainboard Discard Changes The opti...

Страница 55: ...h is used by the world s lead ing businesses to the common PC desktop This tech nology uses multiple drives to either increase total disk space or to offer data protection For all levels RAID techniqu...

Страница 56: ...D 0 Non critical data requiring high performance High data throughput No fault tolerance multiple None RAID 1 Small databases or any other small capacity environment requiring fault tolerance 100 data...

Страница 57: ...ID array 3 Boot from the Windows CD use the floppy disk that has the RAID driver to copy and install the nForce RAID software 4 Initialize the NVRAID Array Disks Setting Up the NVRAID BIOS Be sure to...

Страница 58: ...e Free Disks and Array Disks lists In the example above 1 0 M means the hard drive is attached to Channel 1 Controller 0 and the drive is set to Master The following is a list of all possible combinat...

Страница 59: ...the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for...

Страница 60: ...ave set up 3 Use the arrow keys to select the array that you want to set up then press Enter The Array Detail window appears 4 If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents then...

Страница 61: ...RIVER and then press Enter 3 Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press Enter 4 Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and then press Enter The follow ing Windows Setup screen appears lis...

Страница 62: ...on is completed then take out the floppy 5 Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP After Windows XP is com pletely installed it is recommended that you install the the RAID management too...

Страница 63: ...the RAID software which will upgrade the Windows IDE driver and install the RAID software 1 Start the NVIDIA C19 System Drivers installation program to open the NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers page 2 S...

Страница 64: ...ngs Control Panel then open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management 2 Click Disk Management under the Storage section The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizards appears 3...

Страница 65: ...The Computer Management window appears The actual disks listed will depend on your system and the unallocated partition is the total combined storage of two hard disks You must format the unallocated...

Страница 66: ...rrored Array Rebuild a broken mirrored array Watch the progress of rebuilding an array Only applies to RAID 1 arrays Synchronizing a RAID Array Rebuild the redundancy in RAID 1 arrays copy the data to...

Страница 67: ...the mirrored array to be used instead of the failed disk Dedicated Disk A dedicated free disk is a disk that is assigned to a RAID 1 array and that disk is used by that array only when needed for exa...

Страница 68: ...free is RAID enabled 2 Boot into Windows and run the NVRAIDMAN program If the disk is not part of any RAID array then it will appear under the Free Disk section of the RAID GUI Step 2 Dedicate the Fre...

Страница 69: ...l be designated to the mirror array 5 Click Next The Completing the NVIDIA Spare Disk Allocation page appears 6 Click Finish As shown in figure below the ST380011A drive is now a dedicated free disk i...

Страница 70: ...been assigned to a particular array it can be removed at any time To remove the disk right click on the dedicated disk and select Remove Disk to remove it In the previous example simply right click on...

Страница 71: ...iples NVIDIA RAID includes extensive support for morphing a process of converting from one RAID mode to another RAID mode General Requirements and Limitations The new array capacity must be equal to o...

Страница 72: ...n a drive can be safely added to the system As soon as the drive is added the user can then finish running the RAID wizard and the drive becomes usable by the system Hot Plug Array allows the user to...

Страница 73: ...AID arrays is recommended to ensure consistency and reliable performance on any supported fault tolerant array such as RAID 0 Use this feature only if you are absolutely sure that you want to wipe out...

Страница 74: ...oring and Stripe Size is set to its default value of 64K then click Next 5 At the Free Disk Selection page select the two drives that you want to Mirror and click Next 6 Click Next again and the follo...

Страница 75: ...s the created RAID array as shown below The Initialization Process As you can see from the screen shot above the initialization process has started and it will be completed in a short period of time A...

Страница 76: ...of the drives fail then you need the lost data on the newly added drive Rebuilding Instructions After creating a mirrored array you can rebuild the array using the following steps 1 Go to Windows and...

Страница 77: ...ist then click Next The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array page appears 6 Click Finish The array rebuilding starts after a few seconds and a small pop up message appears towards the bottom right corn...

Страница 78: ...Only to RAID 1 Array Rebuilding an array works only when using RAID 1 Rebuilding does not apply to RAID 0 Rebuilding applies to a degraded fault tolerant array You can rebuild a degraded mirrored arra...

Страница 79: ...e assumes you have already created a fault tolerant array such as RAID 1 1 Right click on Mirroring and select Synchronize Array as shown in Figure below 2 The Synchronize Array Wizard Welcome screen...

Страница 80: ...ystem motherboard The image shows the hard drive connector ports and provides a visual indication of the location and status of the drives as follows Red rectangle A red rectangle will flash around th...

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