User’s
Manual
Intel i925XE mainboard
for Intel Socket 775 processor
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Manual Revision 1.1
March 08, 2005
80 Port Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For
more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix D in this manual.
P OST CODE
P roblem
Solution
FFh or CFh
1.BIOS chip inserted
incorrectly
1. Reinsert the BIOS
chip
2. Incorrect BIOS update
version
2. Download the correct
BIOS version update
from the manufacturer's
Web site.
3. M ainboard problem
4. Add-on card inserted
incorrectly.
3. Replace mainboard
4. Remove and replace the
add-on card
C1h - C5h
1. M emory module
inserted incorrectly
2. M emory compatibility
problem
1. Reinsert memory
module
2. Replace memory
with correct type
3. Replace memory
module
3. M emory module
damaged
2Dh
1. Error occured in VGA
BIOS
1. Replace VGA card
2. Reinsert the VGA
card
2. VGA card inserted
incorrectly
26h
Overclock error
Clear CM OS or press the insert
key to power on the system
07h - 12h
1.
Initial Keyboard
1. Ensure that the keyboard and
mouse are connected
correctly.
controller error
2. RTC error
2. Replace the RTC battery.
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Table of Contents
Page
Section 1
Introduction
Package Contents ...................................................... 1-1
Mainboard Features ................................................... 1-2
System Block Diagram ............................................... 1-6
Section 2
Section 3
Specification
Mainboard Specification ............................................ 2-1
Installation
Mainboard Layout ..................................................... 3-1
Easy Installation Procedure ....................................... 3-2
CPU Insertion............................................................. 3-2
Jumper Settings.......................................................... 3-4
System Memory Configuration.................................. 3-5
Expansion Slots.......................................................... 3-7
Device Connectors..................................................... 3-8
Thermo Stick Function ............................................... 3-15
Power-On/Off (Remote).............................................. 3-16
External Modem Ring-in Power ON and
Keyboard Power ON Function (KBPO) ..................... 3-16
STR (Suspend To RAM) Function ............................ 3-17
Section 4
BIOS Setup
Main Menu ................................................................ 4-1
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................... 4-2
Advanced BIOS Features .......................................... 4-3
Advanced Chipset Features ...................................... 4-5
Integrated Peripherals ................................................ 4-7
Power Management Setup ......................................... 4-12
PNP/PCI Configuration .............................................. 4-15
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PC Health Status ........................................................ 4-17
Power BIOS Features ................................................. 4-19
Defaults Menu ........................................................... 4-22
Supervisor/User Password Setting ............................ 4-23
Exit Selecting .............................................................. 4-24
Section 5
RAID Configuration
Introduction ............................................................... 5-1
Intel ICH6R RAID Features ....................................... 5-3
Enable RAID Function ............................................... 5-4
Section 6
Appendix
Driver Installation
Easy Driver Installation.............................................. 6-1
Realtek Sound Manager Quick User guide ................ 6-2
Appendix A
Update Your System BIOS ......................................... A- 1
Appendix B
Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM ........ B- 1
Appendix C
Intel Matrix RAID Quick Guide .................................... C- 1
Appendix D
POST Codes ............................................................... D-1
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Introduction
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
1-1 Package Contents
Contents
Powerpack items
A. Mainboard
L. ThermoStick cable
M.Mini heatsink
N. Tool Pen
B. User’s manual
C. Floppy drive cable
D. HDD drive cable
Optional Items
E. CD (drivers and utilities)
F. I/O Shield
O. S/PDIF Module
If you need the optional item, please
contact your dealer for assistance.
G. S-ATA data and power cable
H. Game & COM bracket cable
I. IEEE 1394 two ports cable
J. Extra USB2.0 port cable
K. SP-ATA Kit
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Introduction
1-2 Mainboard Features
Brief Introduction
Intel® Pentium® 4 processors
The Pentium 4 processor is designed to deliver performance across applications
and usages where end-users can truly appreciate and experience the
performance. The Pentium 4 processor delivers this world-class performance for
consumer enthusiasts and business professional desktop PC users as well as for
entry-level workstation users.
Intel adds support for Hyper-Threading Technology to the Pentium 4 processor
family. HT Technology allows a single, physical Pentium 4 processor to function
as two logical processor for next generation multi threaded application.
For more information about all the new features the Pentium 4 delivers, check out the
Chipset
This board is designed with Intel® 925XE (Alderwood) chipset. The Intel® 925XE
chipset consists of the Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and the I/O
Controller Hub (ICH6R).
DDR2
DDR2 ushers in the new era of DDR memory technology. DDR2 memory offers
faster speed, higher data bandwidth and lower power consumption over DDR.
PCI-Express (PCI-E)
Next generation peripheral interface to succeed to current PCI bus for the next
decade. With smaller slot size and 250MB/sec(PCI-E*1) or 4GB/sec(PCI-E*16)
maximum transfer, PCI-Express overcomes PCI bus bottleneck.
Ultra ATA100
The mainboard provides an Ultra ATA100 Bus Master IDE controller. This
controller supports Ultra ATA100 protocols which are ideal to support demanding
applications such as real-time video, multimedia, and a high performance operating
system. A new IDE cable is required for Ultra ATA100.
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Introduction
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system opera-
tion and status. This includes CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs.
Dual GbE LAN
Two Gigabit-LAN controllers onboard running on the PCI-Express bus. This twin
set of PCI-Express to Gigabit-LAN breaks traditional bandwidth barrier, delivering
maximum 1000Mbps between internal and external network.
Serial ATA (S-ATA)
Support Serial ATA, an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA IDE storage
interface. Increases the peak data transfer speed up to 150MB/sec and allows
future enhancements to the computing platform.
S-ATA RAID
RAID function available on chipset S-ATA ports.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394a provides enhanced PC connectivity for consumer electronics audio/
video appliances, storage peripherals, portable devices such as digital cameras, and
inter-PC communications. IEEE 1394a provides transfer rates up to 400Mbits/sec.
USB2.0
A popular USB standard for plugging in peripherals with up to 480Mbps transfer
speed while maintaining backward compatibility with older USB1.1 device.
8ch
Delivers 8 channel audio to bring you the latest in audio realism from DVD
movies and games. Perfect for your home theatre system.
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Introduction
Special Features
BIOS Features:
Magic Health
&
Reports your system hardware status for every boot-up to help detect faults
early. Monitor hardware status including CPU temperature, CPU/Memory/
Chipset voltage, fan RPM speed for chassis fan, CPU fan & Power supply fan.
EZ-Boot
&
&
Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search
the BIOS menu, change and re-start.
PowerBIOS
Supporting a full range of overclocking setting via BIOS. Various adjustable
feature include FSB/Chipset/Memory voltage tweaking.
H/W Features:
80 Port
&
An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect
boot-up problems.
QuickSPDIF
&
&
On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel
speakers. Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital
audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound.
Thermo Stick
Flexible thermometer to let you measure any temperature by software. Ideal for
monitoring VGA card, chipset or even disk drives temperatures. Refer to page
3-15 for details.
EZ-Button
&
&
A handy power-on button located onboard to turn on/off the system easily,
especially while debugging or testing the system.
LEDION
Onboard LED indicators to show the power status CPU, Chipset and DRAM.
You know immediately where to look if the system fails to start.
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Introduction
SP-ATA
&
&
A S-ATA to IDE conversion device includes in this package. Older IDE hard-
drives can now be plugged to new Serial-ATA interface through this transition
kit. SP-ATA even works for CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives.
PISTON V
Achieve ultimate overclocking with revolutionary 5-phase switching power.
Using "true" five sets of independent switching block, PISTON V offers strong
and stable CPU power while producing less heat compared to conventional
PWM design.
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Introduction
1-2 System Block Diagram
Page 1-6
Specification
Section 2
SPECIFICATION
Mainboard Specification
Processor
Support Intel® Pentium 4® 5xx, 6xx and P4EE series processors up to 3.8+
Š
GHz in LGA775 socket with 533/800/1066 MHz front-side system bus
Support Intel® Celeron D® 3xx series processors up to 3.2+GHz in LGA775
Š
socket with 533 MHz front-side system bus
Support Intel 04B or 04A Platform Compatibility Guide
Š
Š
Support EM64T for 64-bit O/S support
Chipset
Intel® 925XE Chipset (925XE + ICH6R)
Š
Main Memory
Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM sockets
Š
Š
Support single-sided or double-sided, non-ECC, 1.8v DDR2-400/533
DIMMs with dual channel architecture in 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb technologies
Supports up to 4GB memory size
Š
Š
Turbo Mode technology support under 1066/800MHz FSB and DDR2-533
Expansion Slots
Š Four PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.3
Š Two PCI-E x1 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
Š One PCI-E x16 connectors compliant with PCI Express 1.0a
IDE
Š One IDE interface (up to 2 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100
support from embedded IDE controller
USB
Š Eight USB connectors compliant with USB2.0 from embedded USB
controller (4 connectors at rear panel)
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Specification
S-ATA RAID
Š Four S-ATA ports with up to 150MBps bandwidth from ICH6R with RAID
0,1 support with Hot-Plug support
LAN
Š Two Gb Ethernet from onboard Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E*1 controller for
Dual LAN with Virtual Cable Net-Diagnostic support
1394a
Š Two 1394a ports with up to 400Mbps bandwidth from onboard VIA
VT6307 1394 controller
Audio
Š Selectable 2, 6 or 8-CH audio from onboard ALC880 High Definition audio
compliant CODEC with 20-bit ADC and 24-bit DAC resolution
- Support CD-In, S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out
- Optical & Coaxial S/PDIF-out available on rear panel
- Support Jack detection for fool-proof audio device installation
- Rear panel audio jacks configuration:
Audio Jack Color
Light Blue
Lime
2 channel
6 channel
8 channel
Line-in
Line-in
Line-in
Line-out
Mic-in
Front stereo-out
Mic-in
Front stereo-out
Mic-in
Pink
Gray
Side stereo-out
Rear stereo-out
Black
Rear stereo-out
Orange
Center&Subwoofer Center&Subwoofer
I/O
Š Onboard Winbond W83627THF LPC bus I/O controller
Š Legacy peripheral interface for PS/2 keyboard & mouse, FDD, Parallel, Two
Serial, Game and IrDA (v1.0 compliant)
Š Support Hardware Monitoring for fan speed monitoring, CPU/System
temperature and ThermoStick temperature.
Š Intelligent fan speed control for CPU-fan (PWM) and Chassis-fan (DC) for
quiet operation
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Specification
BIOS
Š Flash EEPROM with Award Plug&Play BIOS
Š Support ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) mode in ACPI compliant O/S
Š Support EZ Boot for fast bootable device selection
Š Support Magic Health for system hardware status report during system
boot-up
Peripheral Interfaces
) At Rear Panel
Š PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
Š One Parallel (printer) port
Š One S/PDIF-Out Coaxial jack
Š One S/PDIF-Out Optical
Š One Serial port
Š Two RJ45 LAN connector
Š Four USB2.0 ports
Š Six Audio jacks
)Onboard connector and pin-header
Š One floppy drive connector
Š One ATA-100 IDE connector
Š Four extra USB2.0 ports
Š One CD-IN connector
Š One S/PDIF-in/out connector
Š One IR connector
Š One Game port connector
Š One Serial Port (COM2) connector
Š Four S-ATA connectors
Š Three Fan connectors
Š One RESET and One PW-ON button
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Specification
Front Panel Controller
Š Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches
Š Supports HDD & Power LEDs
Š Supports PC speaker
Š Supports Front Panel Audio connector
Special Features
Š Support KBPO function – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from
keyboard
Š Support Wake-On-LAN by PME
Š Support USB resume in S3
Š Onboard 80 Port LED display for system debugging
Š PowerBIOS for excellent overclocking capabilities through
- Programmable FSB, PCI-E and PCI Clock output frequency with 1MHz fine
tuning
- Support BIOS adjustable CPU multiplier & Core voltage, FSB clock, PCI-E
x16 voltage & clock, Chipset voltage, DIMM frequency and voltage
settings
Š Support LEDION – onboard LED power indicator for CPU, DDR and chipset
Form Factor
Š 305mmx245mmATXsize
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Installation
Section 3
INSTALLATION
Mainboard Layout
Page 3-1
Installation
Easy Installation Procedure
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:
3-1.
3-2.
3-3.
3-4.
CPU Installation
Jumper Settings
System Memory
Expansion Slots
3-5.
Device Connectors
3-1 CPU Installation
Step 1
Carefully remove the plastic protection plate from the
socket.
Warning:
The pins inside the CPU socket are fragile and are
easily broken. Be careful not to touch them when
installing the CPU.
<Figure 1>
<Figure 3>
<Figure 2>
Step 2
Open the socket by releasing
the actuation lever, and press
downwards at the tip shown by
the arrow.
Step 3
Before inserting the CPU, align the CPU according
to the key slots shown in the picture. Gently place
the CPU into the socket and make sure it is fully
seated.
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<Figure 5>
<Figure 4>
Step 4
Step 5
a) Put the CPU lid on the socket, and Place the CPU cooler on top of the socket.
close the socket by lowering and
locking the actuation lever.
Press its clips down firmly until it is
completely seated in the hole.
b) Apply thermal compound to the top
of the CPU and into the four holes
around CPU area to install the cooler
as shown.
Step 6
a) Rotate the clips 90 degrees to lock
the CPU cooler in place.
b) Plug the cooler fan power into the
mainboard’s CPU fan connector.
The installation is complete.
<Figure 6>
CAUTION:
• Installing with incorrect CPU cooler and heatsink assemblies may damage the CPU. Use
Intel’s thermal solution shown in the illustrations above: an active heatsink; an extruded
aluminum heatsink base; and a fan attached to the top of the fin array.
• Apply thermal compound or paste to the CPU to avoid CPU overheating and damage.
• In accordance with Intel guidelines specifications, do not install a CPU over 20 times to
avoid damaging the pins on the CPU socket.
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Installation
3-2 Jumper Settings
JCMOS:
Clear CMOS data Jumper
If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or
you forgot the supervisor or user
password, clear the CMOS data to
reconfigure the system back to the
default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
Settings:
1-2: Normal (Default)
1
2-3: Clear CMOS
To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below.
1. Turn off the system.
2. Change the jumper from “1-2” to “2-3” position for
a few seconds.
3. Replace the jumper back to the “1-2” position.
4. Turn on the system and hold down the <Del> key
to enter BIOS setup.
JUSB:
USB S3 Wake up Jumper
This jumper disconnects 5V standby
voltage to USB devices. This means USB
devices will not be able to wake-up the
system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) power
saving mode.
Settings:
1-2: Connect (S3 enabled)
1
2-3: Disconnect (No S3)
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3-3 System Memory Configuration
The mainboard accommodates four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets.
•
•
•
•
•
•
Supports up to 4.0GB of 400/533MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
Supports dual channel memory interface.
Supports non-ECC memory and non-Registered DIMMs only.
Supports 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb DDR2 technologies in x8 and x16 devices only.
SPD (Serial Presence Detect) scheme for DIMM detection support.
Supports configurations defined in the JEDEC DDR2 DIMM specification only.
Dual Channel interface:
•
Dual channel memory access offers increased system performance.
<Figure 7> shows the logical memory layout for channel A and channel B.
For dual channel to operate, both channel must be populated with same
amount of memory, preferably of the same type.
•
<Figure 7>
•
The four DIMM sockets are divided into two colors to help you identify the
channel pairs <Figure 8>. Each dual channel pair has the same color, e.g.
DIMM1 and DIMM3. To obtain best performance, simply mount DIMM
sockets of the same color.
DDR-A1 DIMM 1
Channel A
Dual Channel 1
Dual Channel 2
DDR-A2 DIMM 2
Channel B
DDR-B2 DIMM 4
<Figure 8>
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Installation
Memoryconfigurationssupported:
1 DIMM
(64-bit)
2 DIMM
(128-bit)
3 DIMM
(128-bit)
4 DIMM
(128-bit)
DIMM#1
DIMM#2
DIMM#3
DIMM#4
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
SS/DS
* SS: Single-Sided DIMM, DS: Double-Sided DIMM
Note: Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speeds (overclocking) may
severely compromise the integrity of the system.
MemoryInstallation:
To install, align the notch on the DIMM module with the connector.
Press straight down as shown in the figure below until the white clips
close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket.
Notch
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Installation
3-4 Expansion Slots
PCI-E Slots
The mainboard is equipped with two
PCI-E*1 compliant with PCI Express 1.0a.
PCI-E VGA Slots
The elongated PCI-E*16 is intended for
PCI-E VGA card installation.
PCI-E
VGA Slot
PCI-E Slot
PCI Slots
The mainboard is equipped with three
PCI slots.
PCI Slots
VGA Card Installation Caution
1. Remove the bracket (on the PC case) for the slot you intend to use.
2. Firmly press down the card into the slot until it is completely
seated. Ensure the VGA slot clicker is locked as shown in the
picture below.
3. Secure the card's bracket to the PC case with a screw.
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Installation
3-5 Device Connectors
The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the
mainboard into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back
panel.
RJ45
LAN
RJ45
LAN
Parallel Port
PS/2
Mouse
7.1 Audio Channel
PS/2
Keyboard
S/PDIF-out
Coaxial Jack
COM1
S/PDIF-out
Optical
USB2.0 x 4 ports
Figure 9 - I/O Ports
JCPU_FAN
JCPU_FAN / JPWR_FAN / JSYS_FAN:
CPU/Power/Chassis Fan Power Connectors
JCPU_FAN: The CPU must be kept cool by using a
heatsink with fan assembly.
JSYS_FAN
JPWR_FAN: If you are installing an additional fan
in the unit, connect to this fan
connector.
JSYS_FAN: The chassis fan will provide adequate
airflow throughout the chassis to
JPWR_FAN
prevent overheating the CPU.
JSYS_FAN
JPWR_FAN
JCPU_FAN
Control
Sense
+12V
Ground
Sense
Ground
Sense
Ground
+12V
+12V
ꢀ This mainboard is equipped with intelligent fan
speed control. Refer to the PC Health Status
submenu of the BIOS.
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Installation
FDD: Floppy Controller Connector
IDE1: ATA-66/100 IDE Connector
Supports up to 2 IDE devices from embedded IDE
controller .
FDD
IDE1
ꢀ When using two IDE drives, one must be set to
Master mode and the other to Slave mode. Refer to
your disk drive user’s manual for information about
selecting the proper drive switch settings.
IDE3
39
34
33
40
1
2
1
FDD
2
IDE1
PW1: 24-pin ATX Power Connector
PW2
PW2: 4-pin ATX12V Power Connector
The mainboard is equipped with a standard 24-pin
ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V
power connector for connecting an ATX12V
power supply. The plugs of the power cables are
designed to fit in only one orientation. Insert the
plugs into the connectors until they fit in place.
PW1
Caution:
The PW1 and PW2 Power Connector must be used simultaneously .
23 24
3.3V
+12V
+12V
5VSB
Ground
+5V
+5V
ꢀ The board requires a minimum of 350 Watt power
supply to operate. Your system configuration (amount
of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may
exceed this minimum power requirement. To ensure
that adequate power, use a 400 Watt or greater power
supply.
+5V
PW-OK
Ground
+5V
-5V
4
3
1
Ground
Ground
+12V
+12V
Ground
Ground
Ground
+5V
Ground
PS-ON
2
Ground
3.3V
Ground
-12V
PW2
3.3V
3.3V
1
11
PW1
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Installation
CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector
This audio connector connects to the audio jacks
located on the front panel. Refer to your case
manual to match the pin-out names.
Front Line-out-R
NC
MIC_In
NC
Front Line-out-L
9
1
2
10
NC
Key
NC
+5V
GND
CD-IN: CD Audio_IN Connector
The CD-IN connector is used to receive audio form a
CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
CD_Reference
CD_IN_Right CD_IN_Left
CD-IN
1
SPDIF: Sony/Philips Digital InterFace connector
This connector links digital audio between the
mainboard and your audio devices, such as CD
player, sampler or DAT recorder. It allows the
digital transmission of audio data in S/PDIF format.
SPDIF_IN VCC
5
1
2
6
NC
GND SPDIF_OUT
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Installation
GAME1: Game/MIDI connector
This port works well with any application that is
compatible with the standard PC joystick.
J1CY
J1B2
+5V
J1CX
J1B1
GND
+5V
1
2
15
16
+5V
J2B1
MIDI_Out
J2CX
MIDI_In
J2B2
J2CY
COM2: Serial Port Connector
The serial port can be used with modems, serial
printers, remote display terminals, and other serial
device.
RTS
DSR
RI
CTS
NC
10
9
2
1
DCD TXD
RXD
Ground
DTR
C1394-1 / C1394-2 :
IEEE 1394a (FireWire) Connectors
This mainboard has 2 IEEE 1394a ports. To use these
ports, you need to attach the bundled 1394 bracket
to these headers.
TPB+
GND
TPA+
+12V (Fused)
Key
9
1
2
10
GND
+12V (Fused)
TPA-
GND
TPB-
C1394-1C1394-2
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SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3 / SATA4: S-ATA Connectors
These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA
devices that conform to the Serial ATA specification.
1
GND
B+
A+ GND
A-
B-
GND
SATA4
SATA1
ꢀ Use the bundled SP-ATA Kit for older IDE hard
drives to interface to S-ATA.
PW-ON button and RESET button:
These buttons located onboard to turn on/off the
system easily, especially while debugging or testing
the system.
PW-ON
RESET
LEDION:
LED2
Onboard LED indicators to show the power status
of CPU, Chipset and DRAM. You know immediately
where to look if the system fails to start.
LED2:CPULED
LED3:CHIPLED
LED4
LED3
LED4:DIMMLED
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LED1: 80 Port Debug LED
Provides two-digit POST code to show why the
system fail to boot. Allows quick and easy
optimization.
The LED will display the CPU temperature when you
run the bundled USDM software.
80 Port Debug 7-segment LED display
(Refer to Appendix D for POST codes)
CUSB3/CUSB4: Four USB 2.0 ports
This mainboard includes additional USB2.0 ports,
identified by two 10-pin connector.
If you wish to use the additional USB ports, install
the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then
insert its cables to this 10-pin connector.
CUSB3 CUSB4
CAUTION!
If you purchased a separate USB cable make sure it has the same pin assignment.
A different pin assignment may damage the system. If you need the USB cable,
please contact our retailer.
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CFP: Front Panel Connector
Š HD_LED
This LED will light up whenever the hard drive
is being accessed.
Š PWR_LED
This connects to the power button of the
system chassis
Š RST
This switch allows you to reboot without
having to power off the system thus prolonging
the life of the power supply or system.
CFP
Š PW_ON
This is connected to the power button on the
case. To use the Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
feature, refer to the Power Management Setup
in the BIOS setup section of this manual.
CIR
CIR: IR connector
Connect your IrDA cable to this IR connector.
CSPK: Speaker
Connect to the system’s speaker for beeping
CSPK
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3-6 Thermo Stick Function
This mainboard is equipped with a digital thermometer capability to monitor any
temperature. This is useful for measuring heat on peripherals such as VGA cards,
hard disk drives, DIMMs or even on-board components such as chipset,
MOSFETS, etc.
Thermo Stick consists of:
1) THM_ST header located on the mainboard
2) Thermostick sensor cable with heat-tolerant adhesive
THM-ST
sticker bundled in the mainboard package
3) USDM software utility
To setup Thermo Stick,
1. Insert the sensor cable to THM_ST header on the mainboard
2. Using the adhesive sticker, affix the sensor head of the cable to your desired point
of measure. e.g. the chipset as in the picture below. Trim the adhesive sticker to a
suitable size so that it will not affect the heat dissipation of any heatsink.
3. Ensure the cable is neatly tucked away from fans or other moving parts.
4. Install and run the USDM software. The temperature will be shown as below.
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3-7 Power-On/Off (Remote)
This board has a 24-pin ATX and a 4-pin ATX12V power supply connector to support
power supplies with Remote On/Off feature. The 4-pin ATX12V connector must be
plugged in for the system to operate safely. The chassis power button should be
connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON header.
You can turn off the system in two ways: by pressing the front panel power On/Off
button or using the "Soft Off" function that can be controlled by an operating
system such as Windows®XP/ME/2000/98.
Note:
For maintaining the DDR2 SDRAM power during STR (ACPI S3) function, it is strongly
recommended to use power supplies that have a +5VSB current of (>=) 2A. Please check the
5VSB’s specification printed on the power supply’s outer case.
Note:
The board requires a minimum of 350 Watt power supply to operate. Your system configura-
tion (amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may exceed this minimum power
requirement. To ensure that adequate power, use a 400 Watt (or higher) power supply.
12V 4-pin
24-pin
PW-ON
Case (chassis) Power
ON/OFF button (PW-ON)
Figure 10: Simple ATX power ON/OFF controller
3-8 External Modem Ring-in Power ON and
Keyboard Power ON Functions (KBPO)
Modem-Ring Power ON Function
The mainboard supports External Modem Ring-in Power ON function. Once you connect
an external modem to COM1 or COM2, you can turn on the system through remote and
host dial-up control.
Keyboard Power ON Function
The mainboard features a keyboard power on function to turn on the power supply
using a keypress. Refer to the Power Management Setup in the BIOS setup section
for details. To enable this feature, the BIOS default setting is Keyboard Hot Key
(<Ctrl> + <F1>). To power off the system, use the Soft-OFF function under Windows
XP/ME/2000/98. (refer to Windows online help).
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3-9 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function
This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power management
scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the RAM interface
signals. The power source to the RAM is kept active during STR (ACPI S3).
Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides many Energy Saving
Features for operating systems that support Instant ON and QuickStartTM
function.
1. To enable STR functionality to save system power :
a. Install ACPI certified add-on cards (such as VGA, LAN, and modem cards).
b. In BIOS, under Power Management Setup (refer to Section 4), select “ACPI
Suspend Type: S3(STR)”. If you have a USB mouse or keyboard, set “USB
Resume from S3” to “Enabled”.
c. When in Windows, open the Control Panel Power Management application,
and click the Advanced tab. In the Power buttons section, select “Stand By”
from the drop-down lists.
2. To activate the STR function:
a. Click the START button and choose Shut Down.
b. In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, select the Stand By option to enter
STR mode.
ꢀThe following are the differences between STR power saving mode and Sus-
pend (Power On Suspend) mode:
a. STR is the most advanced Power Management mode.
b. STR cuts all the power supplied to peripherals except to memory - max. power
saving.
c. STR saves and keeps all on-screen data including any executed applications
to RAM.
d. In STR mode, you must push the power button (connected to the onboard PW-
On of CFP pin), click your USB mouse buttons, or press your USB keyboard
keys to wake up your system to the last display.
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Section 4
BIOS SETUP
Main Menu
The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the
basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in
a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned
off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless
there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or a
device is added.
It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss. If this happens
you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure your BIOS settings.
ꢀ The BIOS setup screen and description are for reference only, and may
not exactly match what you see on your screen. The contents of BIOS are
subject to change without notice. Please visit our website for BIOS updates.
To enter the Setup Program :
Power on the computer and press the <Del> key during the POST (Power On Self
Test). The BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY opens. (Figure 1)
Figure1: CMOSSetupUtility
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The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to
reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow
key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed
at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a
better understanding of each function. When a selection is made, the menu of the
selected item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration
parameters.
4-1 Standard CMOS Setup
Choose “STANDARD CMOS FEATURES” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu
(Figure 2). Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system
settings such as the current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed, floppy
drive type, and display type. Memory size is auto-detected by the BIOS and
displayed for your reference. When a field is highlighted (use direction keys to move
the cursor and the <Enter> key to select), the entries in the field can be changed by
pressing the <PgDn> or the <PgUp> key.
Figure2: StandardCMOSSetup
Notes:
• If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slave are set to Auto, the
hard disk size and model will be auto-detected.
• The “Halt On:” field is used to determine when the BIOS will halt the system if an
error occurs.
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4-2 Advanced BIOS Features
Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY
menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This
menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the board.
Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.
Figure3: BIOSFeaturesSetup
CPU Feature
This field is available only for Pentium® CPU with Prescott core.
Hard Disk Boot Priority
This item allows you to select the hard disk boot priority.
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
This controls the status of the processor’s internal Level One and Level Two cache.
Options: Enables, Disabled.
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CPU L3 Cache
This controls the status of the processor’s internal Level Three cache.
Options: Enables, Disabled.
Hyper-Threading Technology
Enables the CPU Hyper-Threading Technology.
Options: Enables, Disabled.
ꢀ
It is recommend to enable Hyper-Threading Technology on system with
Windows XP and Linux 2.4 and disabling it for legacy OS.
First /Second/Third/Other Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence
selected in these items.
Options: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-CDROM,
LAN, Disabled.
Boot Other Device
When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating
system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first, second, and third
boot devices.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.
You don’t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with
360K capacity.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. The default is On.
On: The keypad acts as a 10-key pad.
Off: The keypad acts like cursor keys.
Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.
The default is Setup.
System: The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the
correct password is entered at the prompt.
Setup:
The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied unless the
correct password is entered at the prompt.
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APIC Mode
This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)
functionality. APIC is an Intel chip that provides symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
for its Pentium systems.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a
diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T.
Software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer. If a device failure is
predicted, the host software, through the Client WORKS S.M.A.R.T applet, warns the
user of the impending condition and advises appropriate action to protect the data.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Full Screen LOGO Show
This item allows you determine Full Screen LOGO display during POST.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
4-3 Advanced Chipset Features
Choose the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP
UTILITY menu to display following menu.
Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup
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DRAM Timing Selectable
For setting DRAM Timing, select By SPD to follow Intel PC DDR SDRAM Serial
Presence Detect Specification.
Options: Manual, By SPD.
CAS Latency Time
This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a Column Address Strobe
(CAS) signal before data can be read.
Options: 2, 2.5, 3, Auto.
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
This item sets the timing parameters for the system memory such as the CAS (Column
Address Strobe) and RAS (Row Address Strobe).
Options: 2, 3, 4, 5, Auto.
DRAM RAS# Precharge
This item refers to the number of cycles required to return data to its original
location to close the bank or the number of cycles required to page memory before
the next bank activate command can be issued.
Options: 2, 3, 4, 5, Auto.
Precharge Delay (tRAS)
This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a bank active command
before a precharge can occur (sets the minimum RAS pulse width.).
Options: Auto, 4 ~ 15.
System BIOS Cacheable
This item allows the system BIOS to be cached in memory for faster execution.
Options: Disabled, Enabled.
Video BIOS Cacheable
This item allows the video BIOS to be cached in memory for faster execution.
Options: Disabled, Enabled.
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4-4 Integrated Peripherals
Figure5: IntegratedPeripherals
Marvell Lan Boot ROM
Enable/disable the onboard Marvell Lan Boot ROM.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
PCI Express Function
Scroll to PCI Express Function and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
PCI Express Slot 1/2
PCI-E device disabled function.
Options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
Marvell Lan1/Lan2 Device
Onboard PCI-E LAN device control function.
Options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
PCI-E Compliancy Mode
Allows you to select the PCI-E compliancy mode.
Options:V1.0a, V1.0.
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On-Chip IDE Devices
Scroll to On-Chip IDE Devices and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
IDE HDD Block Mode
IDE Block Mode allows the controller to access blocks of sectors rather than a
single sector at a time. The default is Enabled.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
IDE DMA transfer access
Automatic data transfer between system memory and IDE device with minimum CPU
intervention. This improves data throughput and frees CPU to perform other tasks.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
On-Chip Primary (Secondary) PCI IDE
The mainboard supports two channel of ordinary IDE interface. Select “Enabled”
to activate each channel separately.
ꢀ
If you do not use the onboard IDE connector, set the Onboard Primary
(Secondary) PCI IDE to “Disabled”.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4)
for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0
to 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system
automatically determines the best mode for each device.
Options: Auto, Mode 0 ~ 4.
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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
Select the mode of operation for the IDE drive. Ultra DMA-33/66/100 implementa-
tion is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environ-
ment includes a DMA driver. If your hard drive and your system software both
support Ultra DMA-33/66/100, select Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS.
Options: Auto, Disabled.
*** On-Chip Serial ATA Setting ***
SATA Mode
This item allows you to select Serial ATA Mode.
Options: IDE, RAID, AHCI.
Š The following screen shows SATA Mode assigned to "RAID".
ꢀ
O/S driver for this RAID feature is available only for Windows XP, please
check future updates for other O/S support.
On-Chip Serial ATA
This option is available only when SATA Mode is set to "IDE". “Combined Mode”
will force S-ATA to replace one of the traditional IDE Primary or Secondary ports.
“Enhanced Mode” allows S-ATA to work simultaneously with Parallel-ATA.
Options: Disabled, Auto, Combined Mode, Enhanced Mode, SATA Only.
Š The following screen shows S-ATA Mode assigned to "IDE" and On-chip Serial
ATA assigned to "Combined Mode".
PATA IDE Mode
This option is available only when On-chip Serial ATA is in “Combined Mode”.
Assigning “Primary” will make PATA IDE the Primary port and the remaining
SATA as Secondary port. Similarly, assigning “Secondary” will make PATA IDE
the Secondary port and SATA as Primary port.
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Onboard Devices Setup
Scroll to Onboard Devices Setup and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
USB Controller
Enables the USB controller.
Options: Disabled, Enabled.
USB 2.0 Controller
Enables the EHCI (USB2.0) controller.
Options: Disabled, Enabled.
USB Keyboard Support
Enable/Disable support for USB keyboard under DOS.
Options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
USB Mouse Support
Enable/Disable support for USB mouse under DOS.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
High Definition Audio (Intel® High Definition Audio Controller)
This item allows you disable the on-chip Audio.
Options: Auto, Disabled.
Game Port Address
Select an address for the Game port.
Options: 201, 209, Disabled.
Onboard 1394 Device
Enables the onboard 1394 feature.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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SuperIO Devices
Scroll to SuperIO Devices and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
Onboard FDC Controller
Select “Enabled” if you wish to use onboard floppy disk controller (FDC). If you install
an external FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select “Disabled “in this field.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port 1/2
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.
Options: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.
UART Mode Select
This field configures the 2nd serial port for IR application. Select the required IR
protocol or select “Normal” to disable IR mode.
Options: Normal, IrDA and ASKIR.
Onboard Parallel Port
This field allows the user to configure the LPT port.
Options: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.
Parallel Port Mode
This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode.
Options: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP.
EPP Mode Select
This field allows the user to select the EPP mode for parallel port mode.
Options:EPP1.9, EPP1.7.
ECP Mode USE DMA
This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode.
Options: DMA1, DMA3.
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4-5 Power Management Setup
Choose the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to
display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power
management parameters and IRQ signals. In general, these parameters should not be
changed unless it’s absolutely necessary.
Figure 6: Power Management
ACPI Suspend Type
This item allows you to select S1(Power-On-Suspend) or S3(Suspend-To-RAM)
function. When set to “S3(STR)” or “S1&S3” the following two fields become available.
Options: S1(POS), S3(STR), S1&S3.
Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume
This determines whether or not to enable the system to run the VGA BIOS when
resuming from S3(STR) or S1&S3.
Options: Auto, Yes, No.
S3 KB Wake-up Function
This determines whether or not to enable keyboard/mouse activity to awaken the
system from S3(STR) or S1&S3.
Options: AnyKey or Mouse, By PowerOn Func., AnyKey, Mouse.
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POWER ON Function
Enables computer power on by keyboard, mouse, or hotkey activity.
Password:
Requires you to enter a password when using the keyboard
to power on. Set the password in the next field “KB Power ON
Password.”
Hot KEY:
(default)
Enables you to use a hot key combination to power on the
computer. Set the hot key combination in the “Hot Key Power
ON” field.
AnyKEY:
Enables you to set any keyboard activity to power on the
computer.
BUTTONONLY: Requires you to push the computer power button to power on
the system.
Keyboard98:
Enables you to set the Windows 98 key to power on the system.
Keyboard Power ON Password
Press “Enter” to create a password that is required when you use the keyboard to
power on the system. You must set the POWER ON Function to “Password” to be
prompted for a password at power on.
Hot Key Power ON
Enables you to set a hot key combination to be used for powering on the system.
The default is Ctrl-F1.
Options: Ctrl+F1 ~ Ctrl+F12.
PWRON After PWR-Fail
This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operat-
ing status after power returns from a power failure.
Off:
The system stays off after a power failure.
The system returns to the state it was in just prior to the power
failure.
Former-Sts:
PCI Express PME
PCI-E device PME function.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Power Management
Use this to select your Power Management selection. The default is User define.
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Max.saving: Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode.
Min. saving: Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode.
User define: Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power saving
mode.
Video Off Method
This option allows you to select how the video will be disabled by the power
management. The default is V/H Sync + Blank
V/H Sync + Blank: System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports
and writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Support:
Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power
Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video
Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Use the software
supplied for your video subsystem to select video power
management values.
Blank Screen:
System only writes blanks to the video buffer.
Suspend Mode
Automatically, shuts off all devices except the CPU after a preset period of system
inactivity.
Options: Disabled, 1 , 2, 4 ,6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 min and 1 hour .
HDD Power Down
Powers down the hard disk drive after a preset period of system inactivity.
Options: Disabled, 1 ~ 15 Min.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
Use this to select your soft-off function. The default is Instant Off.
InstantOff:
Turns off the system instantly.
Delay 4 Second : Turns off the system after a 4 second delay. If momentary press
of button, the system will go into Suspend Mode. To wake the
system, press the power button again.
Wake-Up by PCI Card
An input signal form PME on the PCI card awakens the system from S3 suspend state.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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Power On by Ring
When enabled, any modem activity awakens the system from soft-off state.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
USB Wake-Up From S3
This item allows a USB device to wake-up the system from S3 suspend state.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Resume By Alarm
When set to Enable alarm resume, you can set the date (of month) and time (hh:mm:
ss), that will awaken a system which has been powered down.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
4-6 PNP/PCI Configuration
This page lets the user to modify the PCI IRQ signals when various PCI cards are
inserted.
WARNING: Conflicting IRQ’s may cause system unable to locate certain devices.
Figure 7: PNP/PCI Configuration Setup
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Init Display First
This item is used to select whether to initialize the VGA or PCI first when the system
boots.
Options: PCI Slot, PCIEx.
Resources Controlled By
Determines what controls system PNP/PCI resources. The default is Auto (ESCD).
Manual: PNP Card’s resources are controlled manually. The “IRQ Resources” field
becomes available and you can set which IRQ-X and DMA-X are
assigned to PCI and onboard devices.
Auto:
BIOS assigns the interrupt resource automatically.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
This item is designed to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandard
VGA cards.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
*** PCI Express related items ***
Maximum Payload Size
Set maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices. The unit is byte.
Options: 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096.
Interrupt requests are shared as shown below:
IMPORTANT!
INT A
INT B
INT C
INT D
When using PCI cards on
V
V
Audio
shared IRQ slots, make sure its
drivers support “Shared IRQ”,
or that the cards do not need
IRQ assignments. IRQ conflicts
between the two PCI groups
will make the system unstable
or cards inoperable.
PCI 1
V
PCI 2
V
V
PCI 3
V
V
PCI-EXP1 (x16)
PCI-EXP2 (x1)
PCI-EXP3 (x1)
Onboard LAN1
Onboard LAN2
Onboard 1394
Onboard USB1
Onboard USB2
Onboard USB3
Onboard USB4
USB 2.0
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
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4-7 PC Health Status
Figure8:PCHealthStatus
Show PC Health in POST
When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the
POST (Power On Self Test).
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
ACPI Shutdown Temperature
This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the
effects of an overheating system. (requires ACPI to be enabled in Power Manage-
ment BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system.) The default is Disabled.
Options available are 60oC/140oF to 90oC/194oF in increments of 5oC.
Current System/CPU Temperature
Displays the current system/CPU temperature.
Thermo Stick Temperature
Displays the current thermal stick temperature.
Current CPU/Chassis/Power FAN Speed
Displays the current speed of the CPU, chassis, and power fan speed in RPMs.
Vcore (V)
The voltage level of the CPU (Vcore).
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1.5V
The voltage level of power supplied to VGA card.
VDIMM(V)
The voltage level of the DRAM.
VBAT(V)
The voltage level of the battery.
+ 12V, VCC, 5VSB(V)
The voltage level of the switching power supply.
CHASSIS Smart Fan Control
This item lets you define a chassis temperature that the system will maintain by
smartly adjusting the chassis fan.
Options: Disabled, 35oC/95oF, 40oC/104oF, 45oC/113oF, 50oC/122oF, 55oC/131oF.
CPU Fan Auto Control
This item lets you define a CPU temperature that the system will maintain by smartly
adjusting the CPU fan.
Options: Disabled, 35oC/95oF, 40oC/104oF, 45oC/113oF, 50oC/122oF, 55oC/131oF.
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4-8 Power BIOS Features
This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for
overclocking.
Warning:
Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to
system components. We recommend you leave these parameters at their
default values for proper operation.
[12X]
Figure 9: PowerBOIS Features
Auto Detect PCI Clk
When enabled the mainboard automatically disables the clock source for a PCI slot
which does not have a module in it, reducing EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference).
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Spread Spectrum Modulated
If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (ElectroMagnetic
Interference) generated by the system.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Watching-Dog Function
If you select “Enabled” and overclock fail before POST code 26h, the system will
reset automatically by default configuration.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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CPUCLOCK/SPEED
Enables you to increment the CPU’s clock generator at 1MHz step. This works
together with CPU Clock Ratio (below) to set the CPU operating frequency.
CPU Clock Generator x CPU Clock Ratio = CPU Frequency
For example, if you have a processor that is rated at 2.4GHz and the clock generator
is 200MHz, then 200MHz x 12 = 2.4GHz
Press <Enter> to display the following screen:
Key in the DEC (decimal) number for the CPU CLOCK/SPEED.
ꢀ Overclocking failure will cause no display on the monitor. To overcome this
switch off the power supply and switch on again. Restart the system, press and
hold <Insert> key. This will revert the BIOS to default or initial setting.
Real Time Turbo Mode
This sets a value CPU CLOCK generator will jump to when the system is experiencing
a heavy load. Options available depend on system FSB.
CPU Clock
133MHz
200MHz
266MHz
CPU FSB
533MHz
800MHz
Options
Disabled, 134MHz, 137MHz, 140MHz, 142MHz, 146MHz, 150MHz
Disabled, 202MHz, 206MHz, 210MHz, 214MHz
1066MHz Disabled, 269MHz, 274MHz, 279MHz, 285MHz, 293MHz, 301MHz
PCI Express Freq Control
Enables you to control the PCI Express Frequency.
"Enabled" allows you to fine tune its frequency at 1MHz steps using the next selection
item below. Selecting "Disabled" will lock the PCI-E frequency at 100MHz. "Auto" will
increment the PCI-E frequency by a prefixed value according to FSB.
Options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.
PCI Express Freq
Enables you to subtle tune the PCI Express frequency at increments of 1MHz step.
Press <Enter> to display the following screen:
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Key in the DEC (decimal) number for the PCI Express subtle tuning.
System Memory Frequency
Enables you to select a ratio of the DDR2 DRAM to match the installed DRAM
frequency 400/533MHz. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value.
Options available depend on system FSB.
CPU Clock
133MHz
200MHz
266MHz
CPU FSB
533MHz
800MHz
1066MHz
DDR2 frequency options
2:3 => DDR400
1:1 => DDR400
4:3 => DDR400
1:2 => DDR533
3:4 => DDR533
1:1 => DDR533
Auto => DDR400 (by SPD)
Auto => DDR400 (by SPD)
Auto => DDR400 (by SPD)
CPU Clock Ratio
Use this item to select a multiplier to set the CPU frequency. See CPU CLOCK/
SPEED item above for explanation.
Key in the DEC (decimal) number for the CPU Clock Ratio.
Voltage Adjust
Scroll to Voltage Adjust and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.8
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ꢀ In the following items, “Default Voltage” indicates the original factory
value, and “New Voltage” indicates the value that you assign.
CPU Vcore Voltage
This item allows you to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage.
Options: -0.0875V to +0.1875V in 0.0125V increments. We recommend that you leave
this at the default value.
Chipset Voltage
This item allows you to adjust the Chipset voltage.
Options: -0.00V to +0.15V in 0.05V increments. We recommend that you leave this at
the default value.
VDIMM Voltage
This item allows you to adjust the DIMM slot voltage.
Options: +0.00V to +0.35V in 0.05V increments. We recommend that you leave this at
the default value.
4-9 Defaults Menu
Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are de-
scribed below
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box:
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance
system operations.
Load Optimized Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box:
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal perfor-
mance system operations.
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4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting
This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to prevent
unauthorized changes to BIOS menus.
supervisor password: full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus.
user password:
only enter but no rights to change options of the setup
menus.
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of
the screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The pass-
word typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You
will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.
You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password
is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED.
When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to key in each time you
enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your
system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a
password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use
of your computer.
You can determine when the password is required within the Advanced BIOS
Features Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “System”,
the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”,
prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
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4-11 Exiting BIOS
Save & Exit Setup
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section
of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot
your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections
stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again.
Exit Without Saving
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y
This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous
selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
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Section 5
RAID CONFIGURATION
Introduction
This section gives a brief introduction on RAID-related background knowledge and
a general procedure to setup RAID system on this mainboard.
RAID Basics
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two or
more hard disk drives into one logical unit known as a RAID array. The advantage
of RAID is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is
achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored
copy of the data can be found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the
operating system fails or hangs.
Below is an example of a RAID array with 2 drives.
The individual disk drives in an array are called “members”. All disk members in a
formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system.
Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The
different methods are referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels
represent different performance levels, security levels and implementation costs.
The table below briefly introduce these RAID levels.
RAID Level
RAID 0 (Striping)
RAID 1 (Mirroring)
No. of Drives
Capacity
Number drivers *Smallest size
Smallest size
Benefits
Highest performance without
data protection
2
2
Data protection
No data protection and
performance improving, but
disk capacity fully used.
JBOD (Spanning)
2
Sum of All drivers
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RAID 0 (Striping)
RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any
disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the
number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping
block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance.
RAID 1 (Mirroring)
RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in
parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not
respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the
drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive. Under a RAID 1
setup, an extra drive called the “spare drive” can be attached. Such a drive will be
activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault
tolerance, if any RAID 1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there
are other working drives in the array.
JBOD (Spanning)
A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are
having different capacities. Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full, then
proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array. When any disk member
fails, the failure affects the entire array. JBOD is not really a RAID and does not
support fault tolerance.
Others
Other RAID derivatives are RAID 10 and RAID 5. These RAID levels require more
than 2 drives to operate, combining the benefits of RAID 0 and RAID 1.
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Intel ICH6R RAID features
•
•
•
•
•
Support RAID 0, 1
RAID 1 spare and auto-rebuild support
RAID 1 mirror restore without user interaction
Support for 2 RAID arrays on 4 ports
Support “RAID Ready” – pre-install RAID on one single drive and upgrade
to RAID arrays in the future when more drives are added.
•
Intel Application Accelerator - Powerful software for RAID control and
management under Windows environment
•
•
Support “Hot-plug” – disconnect and rebuild RAID on-the-fly
Support Intel Matrix RAID technology – Segments the HDD into separate
RAID volumes. (See diagram below)
•
For more information on creating RAID arrays or migrating to RAID with
ICH6R, refer to user guide in the bundled CD.
ꢀ
For optimum system performance on 2 SATA drives we recommend to
use Intel’s Matrix RAID configuration. See Appendix C in this manual
for a Quick Guide to set up Intel Matrix RAID.
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Enable RAID Function
For any RAID controller, the general procedure to setup a RAID system is shown
below:
Note: If you are not installing O/S into the RAID
disks, you may skip Step 2 & Step3.
Step 1: Create RAID Array
RAID arrays are created using the RAID controller’s BIOS utility.
For Intel ICH6R
1. Under CMOS setup, Integrated Peripherals section, set “SATA mode” to
RAID, set “Intel RAID Boot ROM” to Enabled and restart the system.
2. Power-on the system and wait for the RAID BIOS Setting utility message on
the screen. Press the ”CTRL-I” key to enter its BIOS configuration utility.
3. Refer to Appendix B for details about creating RAID array using this utility.
4. After the RAID array is created, press “Esc” to exit.
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Step 2: Prepare driver floppy
When installing Windows XP/2000/NT4.0 into any RAID disk, the O/S setup will
require a floppy disk containing the RAID driver. This step will show you how to
prepare this driver floppy. There are 2 methods:
Method 1
1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive
2. Boot the system from the CD-ROM
3. A menu of driver for various RAID controllers will appear
4. Insert a blank floppy into the A:drive
5. Select the appropriate RAID controller to begin copy into the floppy
Method 2
1. Locate another computer and insert the bundled CD into its CD-ROM drive.
2. A main menu screen will appear (Autorun feature)
3. Select the page “RAID floppy” as shown below
4. Insert a blank floppy into the A:drive
5. Click on the required driver to begin copy into the floppy
Step 3: Install O/S into RAID disk
Continue to install Windows XP/2000/NT4.0 as normal. When requested by
Windows Setup for RAID driver, insert the floppy created earlier in Step 2.
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Step 4: Install Software utility for Windows
After the O/S has been installed, you may install the RAID controller’s driver and
software. The RAID software is a Windows-based utility with graphical user
interface that provides an easy operating tool to configure and manage RAID
arrays.
1)Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2)When the main menu appears, click on the RAID driver corresponding to the
controller you have configured in Step 1. See driver installation in section 6 for
more details.
ꢀ For information on using the software utility, refer to the user guide in the
bundled CD.
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Section 6
DRIVER INSTALLATION
Easy Driver Installation
Once the operating system has been installed, you need to install the drivers for the
mainboard.
Method 1
Method 2
Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM and the main menu screen will appear. The
main menu displays links to the supported drivers, utilities and software.
Method 1
This item installs all drivers automatically.
Method 2
This item allows you to install the drivers selectively.
Step 1 : Click “INTEL CHIPSET INF FILES” to install chipset driver.
Step 2 : Click “REALTEK High Definition Audio Driver” to install audio driver.
Step 3 : Click “MARVELL GIGA LAN Driver” to install LAN driver.
Step 4 : Click “USB 2.0 Driver” to install USB 2.0 driver.
Step 5 : Click “INTEL ICH6R RAID Driver” to install Intel RAID driver.
Step 6 : Click “INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR RAID EDITION” to install
Intel RAID administrator.
ꢀ Main menu items may vary depending on model you purchased.
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Realtek Sound Manager Quick User-guide
Š Introduction
To obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "Sound
Manager" utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs. This section of the
manual is intended to provide a quick user-guide to setup "Sound Manager".
For more detailed information, refer to "Sound Manager manual" in the CD.
<Figure 1>
1. Right-click “Sound Effect” button on the task bar and select “Sound Manager”.
Sound
Effect :
<Figure 2>
2. Select "Sound Effect" page to set the desired audio environment from the
pull-down menu.
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Speaker
Configuration:
<Figure 3>
3. This page displays the mainboards's phone jack function when a corresponding
audio mode is selected.
Figure 3 above shows the phone jack setup for 8 channel mode.
3D Audio Demo:
<Figure 4>
4. This page lets you test the 3D Positional Audio features.
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General:
<Figure 5>
5. This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software.
To remove "Sound Manager" icon from Windows Task bar, uncheck "Show
icon in system tray".
SPDIF:
<Figure 6>
6. This page shows S/PDIF-Out function on your system.
S/PDIF-Out: Choose the type of audio source that will appear on the S/PDIF-
out connector.
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Audio
Wizard:
<Figure 7>
7. This mainboard is equipped with jack re-tasking feature for Front Panel audio.
Simply plug Microphone/ Line-out into any front panel jack and it will work.
8. Figure 8 below shows the back panel audio. The Jack sensing capability will
warn you if a wrong jack is plugged and will guide you to the right jack.
Audio
Wizard:
<Figure 8>
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Appendix
Appendix A
A-1 Update Your System BIOS
Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an
empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and
it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk.
Note: The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs.
1. Type “A:\AWDFLASH and press <Enter> Key.
2. You will see the following setup screen.
3. Please key in the xxxxx.bin BIOS file name.
XXXX
4. If you want to save the previous BIOS data to the diskette, please key in [Y],
otherwise please key in [N].
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin
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5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file.
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin
xxxxx.bin
6. To confirm and proceed, please key in [Y] to start the programming.
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin
xxxxx.bin
7. The BIOS update is finished.
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin
F10: Exit
F1: Reset
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Appendix B
B-1 Intel® Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM
This Appendix describes the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM for
creating a RAID array on SATA hard drives attached to ICH6R. This RAID BIOS
provides a pre-OS user interface with basic functionality needed to create and
delete RAID volumes in a pre-OS environment. This then allows the OS to be
installed directly onto the RAID volume.
1.Creating a RAID Volume
1. Upon re-boot, you will see the Option ROM status message on the screen –
press CTRL-I to enter the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM
user interface.
2. In the Main Menu, select option #1 ‘Create RAID Volume’. Enter a name you
wish to use for the RAID volume, press enter when done.
3. Select the RAID level using the arrow keys, press enter when done.
4. Press enter to select the disks to be used by the array that the volume will be
created on. Press enter when done.
5. Select the strip size (128 KB is the default for RAID 0) using the arrow keys,
press enter when selected done.
6. Enter the size for the RAID volume in Gigabytes. By default, the maximum size
that the volume can be will be shown. If you modify this field and make it
smaller that the maximum size, there will be remaining array space on which
you can create a second RAID volume using this same procedure.
7. Once this is done, exit the Option ROM user interface.
2. Deleting a RAID Volume
1. Enter the main menu of the RAID Option ROM and select option #2 ‘Delete
RAID volume’.
2. You should be presented with another screen listing the existing RAID
volume. Select the RAID volume you wish to delete using the up and down
arrow keys. Press the Delete key to delete the RAID volume.
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3. Click Y to confirm.
Note: Option #3 “Reset Hard Drives to Non-RAID” may also be used to delete a
RAID volume. This mechanism is provided as a way to reset one or more
SATA hard drives to non-RAID status, essentially deleting all metadata on
the hard drives. This has the affect of deleting any RAID volumes present.
This function is provided for re-setting the hard drives when there is a
mismatch in RAID volume information on the hard drives, and Option #2
cannot be used.
3. Determining the Version of the Option ROM
There is only one way to determine the version of the Intel Application Accelerator
RAID Option ROM integrated into the system BIOS. Use the following procedure
to determine the version.
1. Enter the main menu of the RAID Option ROM user interface.
2. Located in the top right corner you should see a number in the following
format:V4.0.0.xxxx
3. This is the version of the Intel Application Accerlerator RAID Option ROM
currently installed on your system. The 4.0.0 portion is the product release
number; the xxxx portion is the build number.
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Appendix C
C-1 Intel Matrix RAID Quick Guide
This Appendix provides necessary steps to build a system with Intel Matrix RAID
Technology combining both RAID 1 and RAID 0 volume on just two SATA hard
drives. This special RAID array allows both fault tolerance and speed for optimum
performance.
Background
Intel Matrix RAID Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to
share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison. Figure below
shows Matrix RAID array.
RAID 1 volume (C: Drive) : for Operating Systems, Personal Photos/Videos, Financial
Record
RAID 0 volume (D: Drive) : for Games, Scratch Disks, Non-critical Applications.
To enable Intel Matrix technology, a first RAID volume needs to be created that is
less than the combined size of the two hard drives assuming they are the same size.
If one hard drive is smaller than the other, the size needs to be less than twice the
size of the smaller hard drive. This will leave unused space on the two hard drives
that can be used to create a second RAID volume.
Before You Proceed
You need to create a floppy with ICH6R RAID driver which will be used for install-
ing Windows at a later stage. The steps below shows you how to create this
floppy.
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1. Insert the bundled CD the CD-ROM drive.
2. Boot the system from the CD-ROM drive.
3. A menu of various RAID controllers will appear. Look for the Intel ICH6R
RAID driver.
4. Insert a blank floppy into the A:drive
5. Select the ICH6R driver to begin the copy into floppy drive.
Setting Up a System with an Intel Matrix RAID Technology Configuration
The following steps outline how to build a RAID 1 & RAID 0 system with
Microsoft® Windows® XP installed using two SATA hard drives.
1. Assemble the system and attach two SATA hard drives.
2. Enter System BIOS Setup and go to Integrated Peripherals page. Look for
SATA Mode option and set this to [RAID]. When done, exit Setup.
3. Upon re-boot you will see the Intel® Application Accelerator RAID Option
ROM status message on the screen; press CTRL-I to enter the Option ROM
User Interface.
—————————— RAID Option ROM ————————————
3.1. Select option #1 ‘Create RAID Volume’.
3.2. Under Create Volume Menu; enter a volume name you would like to use
and press enter.
3.3. Use the arrow keys to select RAID 1, press enter again.
3.4. Press enter again, and then select the hard drives to be used by the
RAID volume by pressing the space bar; press enter when done. You
won’t need to complete this step if there are only two hard drives in the
system. If this is the case, you will move to the next step when you hit
enter the first time.
3.5. You should now be at the point where you are being asked to enter the
size of the volume. The maximum (default) should be shown in gigabytes
(GB). This size would be used if only one volume was to be created. But,
since you want to create two volumes, this size needs to be reduced.
Type in a new size for the first volume now. Press enter when done. As
an example: if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two
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disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by default. The second
volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of the two
hard drives.
3.6. Press enter again to create the volume, press ‘Y’ to confirm.
3.7. Exit the Option ROM User Interface by selecting #4 in the main menu and
‘Y’ to confirm.
——————————Installing Windows————————————
4. Begin Windows XP Setup by booting from the installation CD.
5. At the beginning of Windows XP Setup, press F6 to install a third-party SCSI
or RAID driver. When prompted, insert a floppy disk created earlier. After
reading the floppy disk, the ‘Intel® 82801FR SATA RAID Controller’ will be
presented; select this driver to install.
6. Finish the Windows XP installation onto the RAID 1 volume and install all
necessary drivers.
7. Install the latest Intel Application Accelerator software via the bundled CD-
ROM. This will add the Intel® Storage Utility which can be used to manage the
RAID configuration.
——————————Creating RAID 0——————————————
8. Run the Intel® Storage Utility from the following link in the Start Menu:
Start-> Program-> Inte® Application Accelerator -> Intel Application Accel-
erator
9. In the main dialog, Select ‘Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive’ in the
Actions menu. This will launch the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard
Drive Wizard. Follow the instructions to create a RAID 0 volume on the
remaining space on the two hard drives. The size will be selected
automatically.
10. Now use Microsoft Windows XP Disk Management to partition and format
the RAID 0 Volume which will appear as a new physical hard drive. Once this
is complete you may then use the RAID 0 volume as a high performance data
storage area or use it as a place to install high performance applications.
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Appendix D
D-1 POST CODES
POST (hex)
DESCRIPTION
CFh
C0h
Test CMOS R/W functionality.
Early chipset initialization:
- Disable shadow RAM
- Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
- Program basic chipset registers
Detect memory
C1h
- Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
- Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
C3h
C5h
01h
02h
03h
04h
05h
Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM.
Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0
Reserved
Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.
Reserved
1. Blank out screen
2. Clear CMOS error flag
06h
07h
Reserved
1. Clear 8042 interface
2. Initialize 8042 self-test
08h
1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O
chips.
2. Enable keyboard interface.
09h
Reserved
0Ah
1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).
2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port &
interface swap (optional).
3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
Reserved
Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test
fails, keep beeping the speaker.
0B-0Dh
0Eh
0Fh
10h
Reserved
Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run
time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.
Reserved
Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry.
Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override.
Reserved
11h
12h
13h
14h
Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are
MODBINable by OEM customers.
15h
16h
17h
Reserved
Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.
Reserved
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18h
Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and
CPU level (586 or 686).
19-1Ah
1Bh
Reserved
Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W
interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W
interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.
1Ch
1Dh
1Eh
1Fh
20h
21h
22h
23h
Reserved
Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
Reserved
Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)
Reserved
HPM initialization (notebook platform)
Reserved
1. Check validity of RTC value:
e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.
2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use
default value instead.
3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid,
take into consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information.
4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock
resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.
5. Early PCI initialization:
-Enumerate PCI bus number
-Assign memory & I/O resource
-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0.
24-26h
27h
Reserved
Initialize INT 09 buffer
28h
Reserved
29h
1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory
address.
2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.
3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup.
Example: onboard IDE controller.
4. Measure CPU speed.
5. Invoke video BIOS.
2A-2Ch
2Dh
Reserved
1. Initialize multi-language
2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type,
CPU speed ….
2E-32h
33h
Reserved
Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
34-3Bh
3Ch
Reserved
Test 8254
3Dh
3Eh
Reserved
Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.
3Fh
Reserved
40h
Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.
41h
42h
Reserved
Reserved
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43h
44h
Test 8259 functionality.
Reserved
45-46h
47h
48h
Reserved
Initialize EISA slot
Reserved
49h
1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K
page.
2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.
4A-4Dh
4Eh
Reserved
1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU
2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper
cacheable range.
3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.
4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case
the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical.
4Fh
Reserved
50h
Initialize USB
51h
Reserved
52h
Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)
53-54h
55h
Reserved
Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)
56h
Reserved
57h
1. Display PnP logo
2. Early ISA PnP initialization
-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.
58h
59h
5Ah
5Bh
Reserved
Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.
Reserved
(Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE
from FDD (optional)
5Ch
5Dh
Reserved
1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.
2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch.
5E-5Fh
60h
Reserved
Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter
the CMOS setup utility.
61-64h
65h
Reserved
Initialize PS/2 Mouse
66h
Reserved
67h
Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h
68h
Reserved
69h
Turn on L2 cache
6Ah
6Bh
Reserved
Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-
configuration table.
6Ch
6Dh
Reserved
1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.
2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item
in Setup is set to “AUTO”.
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6Eh
6Fh
Reserved
1. Initialize floppy controller
2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.
Reserved
(Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :
-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.
-ALT+F2 is pressed
70-72h
73h
74h
Reserved
75h
76h
Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..
Reserved
77h
78h-79h
7Ah
7B-7Eh
7Fh
Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
Reserved
Detect & install co-processor
Reserved
1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.
-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys
-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:
ꢀ
Clear EPA or customization logo.
80h-81h
82h
Reserved
1. Call chipset power management hook.
2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)
3. If password is set, ask for password.
Save all data in stack back to CMOS
Initialize ISA PnP boot devices
83h
84h
85h
1. USB final Initialization
2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure
3. Switch screen back to text mode
4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory.
5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs
6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices
7. Initialize APM
8. Clear noise of IRQs.
86-92h
93h
94h
Reserved
Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code
1. Enable L2 cache
2. Program boot up speed
3. Chipset final initialization.
4. Power management final initialization
5. Clear screen & display summary table
6. Program K6 write allocation
7. Program P6 class write combining
1. Program daylight saving
95h
96h
2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate
1. Build MP table
2. Build & update ESCD
3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h
4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick
5. Build MSIRQ routing table.
Boot attempt (INT 19h)
FFh
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