Micro Star Computer MS 9130 v1 x User Manual

K8T Master2-FAR Series

MS-9130 (v1.X) Mainboard

Version 1.0

G52-S9130X1

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Revision History

Revision

Revision History

Date

V1.0

First release

July 2003

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Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the

equipment from overheating. Do not cover the openings.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V

before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place 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 warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical

shock.

11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a

service personnel:

z The power cord or plug is damaged.

z Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.

z The equipment has been exposed to moisture.

z The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according

to User’s Manual.

z The equipment has dropped and damaged.

z The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

12. Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned, storage

temperature above 60⁰C (140⁰F), it may damage the equipment.

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the

manufacturer.

警告使用者:

這是甲類的資訊產品，在居住的環境中使用時，可能會造成無線電干

擾，在這種情況下，使用者會被要求採取某些適當的對策。

CONTENTS

FCC-A Radio Frequency Interference Statement .......................................... iii

Revision History ........................................................................................... iii

Safety Instructions ....................................................................................... v

Chapter 1. Getting Started ........................................................................ 1-1

Mainboard Specifications .................................................................... 1-2

Mainboard Layout ............................................................................... 1-4

MSI Special Features ........................................................................... 1-5

Core Center.................................................................................... 1-5

Chapter2. HardwareSetup ....................................................................... 2-1

Quick Components Guide .................................................................... 2-2

Central Processing Unit: CPU .............................................................. 2-3

CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 940 .................................. 2-4

Installing the CPU heatsink/cooler ................................................ 2-5

Memory ................................................................................................ 2-6

Installing DDR Modules ............................................................... 2-6

Memory Population Rules ............................................................. 2-7

Power Supply ....................................................................................... 2-8

SSI 12V Power Connector: JPWR2 ................................................ 2-8

SSI 24-Pin Power Connector: JPR1 ................................................ 2-8

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1 ............................................ 2-9

SSI 8-Pin Power Connector: JPWR1 ............................................ 2-10

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1 .............................................. 2-10

Back Panel .......................................................................................... 2-11

View of the Back Panel ................................................................ 2-11

Mouse Connector ....................................................................... 2-11

Keyboard Connector ................................................................... 2-12

Serial Ports: COM1 & COM2 ....................................................... 2-12

USB Ports .................................................................................... 2-13

RJ-45 LAN Jack: Giga-bit LAN .................................................... 2-13

Parallel Port.................................................................................. 2-14

Connectors ......................................................................................... 2-15

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1........................................... 2-15

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ........................................... 2-15

Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/2, SFAN1/2, NBFAN1 ............... 2-16

LCD Panel Connector: JLCD1 ...................................................... 2-16

Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled

by VT8237: SATA1 & SATA2 ............................................. 2-17

Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 ......................................... 2-18

Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 ........................................ 2-19

Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2..................................... 2-20

IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1 ............................................ 2-20

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1 .................................. 2-20

SCSI LED Connector: J7 .............................................................. 2-21

CD-In Connector: JCD1 ............................................................... 2-21

Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1 .................................................. 2-21

Jumpers .............................................................................................. 2-22

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1 ........................................................ 2-22

Slots ................................................................................................... 2-23

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot ......................................... 2-23

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots .......................... 2-23

PCI Interrupt Request Routing .................................................... 2-23

Chapter 3. BIOS Setup.............................................................................. 3-1

Entering Setup...................................................................................... 3-3

Control Keys ................................................................................. 3-3

Getting Help .................................................................................. 3-3

The Main Menu ................................................................................... 3-4

Standard CMOS Features .................................................................... 3-6

Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................... 3-8

Advanced Chipset Features............................................................... 3-11

Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................ 3-14

Power Management Setup ................................................................. 3-18

PNP/PCI Configuration ...................................................................... 3-21

PC Health ........................................................................................... 3-22

Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................ 3-24

Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults ..................................................... 3-25

Set Supervisor/User Password ........................................................... 3-26

Appendix A. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction .......................A-1

Introduction ........................................................................................A-2

BIOS Configuration .............................................................................A-4

Installating RAID Software & Drivers............................................... A-14

Using VIA RAID Tool ....................................................................... A-17

vii

Getting Started

Chapter 1. Getting

Started

Getting Started

Thank you for purchasing the K8T Master2-FAR (MS-

9130 v1.x), an excellent ATX serverboard from MSI. Based on

the innovative VIA K8T 800 and VIA VT8237 chipsets for

optimal system efficiency, the K8T Master2-FAR mainboard

accommodates dual latest AMD Opteron DP^TMprocessors in

the 940-pin lidded ceramic micro PGA package, and supports

up to four 144-bit DDR registered ECC DIMMs (at 200, 266 and

333 MHz) to provide the maximum of 8 GB memory capacity.

This mainboard provides a cost-effective and professional

solution for high-end workstation and server markets.

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Mainboard Specifications

Target Market Segment

h Target in the workstation/high-end desktop user.

CPU

h Supports dual Socket 940 for AMD Opteron DP^TM(SledgeHammer DP)

processors.

h Supports Opteron DP^TM244 and higher.

h AMD x86-64 Technology.

- AMD’s 64-bit, x86 instruction set extensions.

- 64-bit integer registers, 48-bit virtual address, 40-bit physical address.

- Eight new 64-bit integer registers (16 total).

- Eight new 128-bit SSE/SSE2 registers (16 total).

Chipset

h VIA K8T 800 Chipset (578-pin BGA)

- HyperTransport^TMtechnology tunnel with side A (16 bits)

- Each side support transfer rates of 1600, 1200, 800, and 400 mega-

transfer per second.

h VIA VT8237 Chipset (539-pin BGA)

- A 33 MHz/32-bit PCI 2.2 compliant bus interface supports up to 6

external devices.

- 16-bit 66MHz V-Link client Interface with total bandwidth of 1066MB/

sec.

- 2 SATA ports (RAID 0 or 1 function).

- LPC bus to connect peripherals such as super I/O and BIOS.

- Extensive ACPI-compliant power management.

- IOAPCI controller.

- AC’97 2.2 soft audio controller.

- USB hosts supporting 8 ports (USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 optional)

MainMemory

h 144-bit DDR Register DIMM at 200/266/333 MHz.

h Supports DIMM sizes from 64 MB (128 Mb x 16 DRAMs) to 2 GB (1 Gb x 4

DRAMs), up to 8GB of memory in total.

h Supports interleaving memory within DIMMs.

h Chip Kill ECC allows continuous correction of 4-bit errors in a failed x 4

memory device.

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Slots

h One AGP Pro 8x/4x slot.

h Four 32-bit/33 MHz PCI slots.

Networking

h Broadcom BCM5705 LAN controller.

h Provides 1000/100/10 MB per second data rates

Power Management Features

h Wake-on-LAN (WOL), USB, PCI, mouse.

h RTCalarm.

h Supports ACPI S1/S4/S5 functions.

SystemManagement

h SMBus (I2C).

h Temperature, voltage, and fan monitors.

h Chassis intrusion.

BIOS

h 4 Mb flash EEPROM.

h PCI 2.2 compliant, VPD, and DMI.

h PnP 1.0A, SMBIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0A/2.0.

h Supports PXE boot protocol.

h APM 1.2, WOL.

h PC2001 system design compliant.

OnboardPeripherals

h 2 x IDE ports.

h 1 x PS/2 keyboard port and 1 x PS/2 mouse port.

h 2 x serial ports.

h 1 x parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode.

h 1 x RJ-45 port (with LEDs).

h 6 x USB ports (front*4 and rear*2).

h 2 x SATA ports.

Dimension

h ATA Form Factor: 12.0 x 10.0 inch (H x W).

Mounting

h 9 mounting holes (ATX Form standard).

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Mainboard Layout

Top : mouse

Bottom: keyboard

JPR1

USB

CFAN1

ports

Top : Parallel Port

Bottom:

COM A

COM B

JLCD1

CFAN2

JPWR1

LAN Jack

BATT

JPWR2

Broadcom

5705

NBFAN1

VIA

K8T 800

AGP Pro Slot

PCI Slot 1

JFP2

JUSB1

JUSB2

BIOS

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

JFP1

IDE 1

Winbond

W83627THF

JCI1

VIA

VT8237

IDE 2

PCI Slot 4

JIR1

Codec

FDD 1

JCD1

JAUX1

JAUD1

SATA2 SATA1

JBAT1

SFAN1

K8T Master2-FAR (MS-9130 v1.X) Mainboard

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MSI Special Features

Core Center

The Core Center is a new utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The

utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect, view and adjust the PC

hardware and system status during real time operation. In the left side it shows

the current system status, including the Vcore, 3.3V, +5V and 12V. In the right

side it shows the current PC hardware status such as the CPU & system

temperatures and all fans speeds.

When you click the red triangles in the left and right sides, two sub-

menus will open for users to overclock, overspec or to adjust the thresholds of

system to send out the warning messages. If you click the Core Center button

on the top, a screen pops up for you to choose the “Auto mode” or “User

mode” of CPU fan.

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Left-side: Current system status

In the left sub-menu, you can configure the settings of FSB, Vcore,

Memory Voltage and AGP Voltage by clicking the radio button in front of each

item and make it available (the radio button will be lit as yellow when selected),

use the “+” and “-” buttons to adjust, then click “ok” to apply the changes.

Then you can click Save to save the desired FSB you just configured.

Also you may click Auto to start testing the maximal CPU overclocking

value, The CPU FSB will automatically increase the testing value until the PC

reboots. Or you may click Default to restore the default values.

Right-side: PC hardware status during real time operation

In the right sub-menu, here you can configure the PC hardware status

such as CPU & system temperatures and fan speeds. You may use the scroll

bars to adjust each item, then click “ok” to apply the changes. The values you

set for the temperatures are the maximum thresholds for the system for warnings,

and the value for fan speeds are the minimum thresholds.

Top-side:Usermode/Automode

Here you may adjust the CPU fan speed. If you choose User mode, you

may adjust the CPU fan speed in 8 different modes, from Stop to Full speed.

MSIRemindsYou...

Items shown on Core Center vary depending on your system status.

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Hardware Setup

Chapter 2. Hardware

Setup

Hardware Setup

This chapter provides you with the information about hard-

ware setup procedures. 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 properly.

Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer

components. Static electricity may damage the components.

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Quick Components Guide

DDR1~4, p.2-6

JPR1, p.2-9

CFAN1, p.2-15

CPU1, p.2-3

I/O Ports,

p.2-10

CFAN2, p.2-15

JLCD1,

p.2-15

JPWR1,

p.2-10

CPU2, p.2-3

BATT

JPWR2, p.2-8

NBFAN1, p.2-15

JUSB1, p.2-20

AGP1, p.2-22

JUSB2, p.2-20

JFP2, p.2-17

PCI Slots, p.2-22

JFP1, p.2-17

JCI1, p.2-20

IDE1/2,

p.2-14

J7, p.2-21

JCD1, p.2-21

JBAT1, p.2-21

JAUX1, p.2-21

JAUD1, p.2-19

FDD1, p.2-14

SATA1/2, p.2-16

SFAN1, p.2-15

JIR1, p.2-20

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Hardware Setup

Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard supports Single/Dual AMD^®Opteron DP™ processor

(s). The mainboard uses two CPU sockets called Socket 940 for easy CPU

installation. You can install SINGLE or DUAL CPUs on the mainboard to meet

your own needs. Keep the following points in mind before installing CPU(s):

1. If SINGLE CPU is intended, always install the CPU on the CPU1

socket.

CPU1 & CPU2

2. To install DUAL CPUs on the board, you must use the same type of

CPUs running at the same frequency.

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CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 940

Open Lever

1. Make sure that the computer

is turned off, and the power

cord disconnected before in-

stalling the CPU.

2. Pull the lever sideways away

from the socket, and raise it up

to a 90-degree angle.

3. Locate the cut edge of the

CPU. When the CPU is in-

stalled into the socket, this cut

edge should be aligned with

the corner marking an arrow on

the Socket 940.

Cut edge

Please note that the CPU can

only fit in a correct orientation,

DO NOT use force to install

Corner marking

an arrow

the CPU into the socket.

4. Place the CPU onto the socket

and press it down firmly into

the socket. The pins of the

CPU should be embedded into

the socket completely.

Press down

the CPU

Lever

5. Close the lever to secure the

CPU. Do not close the level

until the CPU’s pins are fully

inserted; otherwise, the pins

may be damaged.

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Hardware Setup

Installing the CPU heatsink/cooler

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher

performance, thermal management becomes increasingly important. To dissi-

pate heat, you need to attach the CPU heatsink/cooler on top of the CPU.

Follow the instructions below to install the heatsink/cooler:

1. Locate the CPU and its retention mod-

2. Position the heatsink/cooler onto the

retention modules. Connect the wires

to the fan powers (CFAN1/CFAN2),

then press down the fan until its four

clips get wedged in the holes of the

retention modules.

ules on the motherboard.

retention modules

fan power

3. Hook one end of the clip into the hole

of the retention module, then push

down the handle to hook the other

end to the retention module.

4. Repeat step 3 on the other clip. Please

note the orientation of the handle of

heatsink/cooler for CFAN2 should be

the same as shown below to prevent

the intervention with AGP card.

handle

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Memory

The mainboard provides four slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM

(Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports up to 4GB memory

size. You can install PC2700/DDR333, PC2100/DDR266, or PC1600/DDR200

modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~4).

DDR DIMM Slots

(DDR1~4)

Installing DDR Modules

1. The DDR DIMM has only one

notch on the center of module. The

module will only fit in the right

orientation.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module

vertically into the DIMM slot. Then

push it in until the golden finger

Notch

Volt

on the memory module is deeply

inserted in the socket.

3. The plastic clip at each side of the

DIMM slot will automatically

close.

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Hardware Setup

Memory Population Rules

The mainboard supports DDR333/266/200 memory interface.

Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 2GB. Users can install

either single- or double-sided modules depending on their needs.

Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows:

Slot

Memory Module Population Rules (Dual channel - 128 bits)

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

Install

Slot

Memory Module Population Rules (Single channel - 64 bits)

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

Install

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Power Supply

The mainboard supports SSI power supply for the power system, while

ATX power supply is also available for this mainboard. Before inserting the

power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed

properly to ensure that no damage will be caused.

SSI 12V Power Connector: JPWR2

This connector is used to provide +12V power output to AGP Pro add-on

card.

JPWR2 Pin Definition

SIGNAL

GND

12V

JPWR2

12V

SSI 24-Pin Power Connector: JPR1

This connector allows you to connect an SSI power supply. To connect

the SSI power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the

proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power sup-

ply firmly into the connector.

JPR1

JPR1 Pin Definition

SIGNAL

+3.3V

GND

+5V

+3.3V

-12V

GND

PS-ON#

GND

Res

GND

+5V

GND

PWR OK

5VSB

+12V

+3.3V

+5V

GND

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Hardware Setup

ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATX1

You may also choose to use ATX power supply. To connect to the ATX

power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper

orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly

into the connector.

ATX1

ATX1 Pin Definition

SIGNAL

3.3V

-12V

GND

PS_ON

GND

-5V

3.3V

GND

PW_OK

5V_SB

12V

MSIRemindsYou...

For this JPR1 power connector, you may use the 20-pin ATX power

supply or 24-pin SSI power supply as you like. If you’d like to use

the SSI power supply, please remove the sticker (covered the 11,

12, 23 and 24 pins, shown as the photo below) marked “SSI ONLY”

on the JPR1 power connector to insert the SSI power supply in the

proper orientation for correct alignment. If you’d like to use the

ATX power supply, please just insert your power supply in the rest

pins without removing the sticker.

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SSI 8-Pin Power Connector: JPWR1

This connector is used to provide the power output to the CPU.

JPWR1 Pin Definition

SIGNAL

GND

+12V

JPWR1

ATX 12V Power Connector: JPW1

You may also choose to use ATX 12V power supply. This 12V power

connector is used to provide power to the CPU.

JPW1 Pin Definition

SIGNAL

GND

12V

JPW1

12V

MSIRemindsYou...

For this JPWR1 power connector, you may use the 4-pin ATX

power supply or 8-pin SSI power supply as you like. If you’d like

to use the SSI power supply, please remove the sticker (covered

the 1, 2, 5 and 6 pins, shown as the photo below) marked “SSI

ONLY” on the JPWR1 power connector to insert the SSI power

supply in the proper orientation for correct alignment. If you’d

like to use the ATX power supply, please just insert your power

supply in the rest pins without removing the sticker.

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Hardware Setup

Back Panel

View of the Back Panel

The back panel provides the following connectors:

Parallel

USB

COM1

LAN

COM2

Mouse

Keyboard

Mouse Connector

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2^®mouse mini DIN connector

for attaching a PS/2^®mouse. You can plug a PS/2^®mouse directly into this

connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows.

Pin Definition

SIGNAL

DESCRIPTION

Mouse Data

Mouse data

Noconnection

Ground

GND

VCC

+5V

Mouse Clock

Mouseclock

Noconnection

PS/2 Mouse

(6-pin Female)

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Keyboard Connector

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2^®keyboard mini DIN connector

for attaching a PS/2^®keyboard. You can plug a PS/2^®keyboard directly into

this connecto. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows.

Pin Definition

SIGNAL

DESCRIPTION

Keyboard Data

Keyboard data

Noconnection

Ground

GND

VCC

+5V

KeyboardClock

Keyboardclock

Noconnection

PS/2 Keyboard

(6-pin Female)

Serial Ports: COM1 & COM2

The mainboard provides two 9-pin mail DIN connectors as serial port

COM1 & COM2. The serial port is a 16550A high speed communication port

that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other

serial device directly to it.

Pin Definition

SIGNAL

DESCRIPTION

DCD

SIN

Data Carry Detect

Serial In or Receive Data

Serial Out or Transmit Data

Data Terminal Ready

Ground

SOUT

DTR

GND

DSR

RTS

CTS

DataSetReady

Request To Send

Clear To Send

COM1 & COM2

Ring Indicate

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USB Ports

The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface)

Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse

or other USB-compatible devices. You can plug USB devices directly into the

ports.

Pin Definition

SIGNAL

VCC

DESCRIPTION

+5V

-Data 0

+Data 0

GND

Negative Data Channel 0

Positive Data Channel 0

Ground

VCC

+5V

-Data 1

+Data 1

GND

Negative Data Channel 1

Positive Data Channel 1

Ground

USB Ports

RJ-45 LAN Jack: Giga-bit LAN

The mainboard provides two standard RJ-45 jacks for connection to

Local Area Network (LAN). Giga-bit LAN enables data to be transferred at

1000, 100 or 10Mbps. You can connect a network cable to either LAN jack.

Activity Indicator

Link Indicator

RJ-45 LAN Jack

The pin assignments vary depending on the transfer rates: 10/100Mbps

or 1000Mbps. Note that Pin 1/2, 3/6, 4/5, 7/8 must work in pairs. Please refer

to the following for details:

10/100 LAN Pin Definition

Giga-bit LAN Pin Definition

SIGNAL

DESCRIPTION

SIGNAL

DESCRIPTION

D0P

D0N

D1P

D2P

D2N

D1N

D3P

D3N

Differential Pair 0+

Differential Pair 0-

Differential Pair 1+

Differential Pair 2+

Differential Pair 2-

Differential Pair 1-

Differential Pair 3+

Differential Pair 3-

TDP

TDN

RDP

Transmit Differential Pair

Receive Differential Pair

Not Used

RDN

Receive Differential Pair

Not Used

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Parallel Port

The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT.

A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port

(EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.

Pin Definition

SIGNAL

DESCRIPTION

STROBE

DATA0

DATA1

DATA2

DATA3

DATA4

DATA5

DATA6

DATA7

ACK#

Strobe

Data0

Data1

Data2

Data3

Data4

Data5

Data6

Data7

Acknowledge

Busy

BUSY

PaperEnd

Select

SELECT

AUTO FEED#

ERR#

INIT#

AutomaticFeed

Error

Initialize Printer

Select In

Ground

SLIN#

GND

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Connectors

The mainboard provides connectors to connect FDD, IDE HDD, front

panel of the system case, audio ports, USB Ports, and CPU/System FANs.

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that

supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB floppy disk types.

FDD1

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard provides a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/

66/100/133 controller that supports PIO mode 0 ~ 4, Bus Master, and Ultra

DMA 33/66/100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives,

CD-ROM drives, 120MB floppy disk drive (reserved for future BIOS), and

other devices.

IDE1

IDE2

MSIRemindsYou...

If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the

second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard

disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper

setting instructions.

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Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/2, SFAN1/2, NBFAN1

The CAN1/2 (processor fan), SFAN1/2 (system fan) and NBFAN1

(Northbridge fan) support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports 3-pin

head connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take

note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the

black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a

System Hardware Monitor chipset on-board, you must use a specially designed

fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.

CFAN1, CFAN2

SFAN1

NBFAN1

SENSOR

+12V

GND

Fan Connector

Pin Definition

MSIRemindsYou...

Always consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.

LCD Panel Connector: JLCD1

The connector is additionally provided for connection to a LCD panel,

which shows information on the panel for you to identify the current status or

mode of the connected system.

SIGNAL

JLCD1

GND1

GND0

VCC

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Serial ATA/Serial ATA RAID Connectors controlled by

VT8237: SATA1 & SATA2

The Southbridge of this mainboard is VIA VT8237 which supports two

serial connectors SATA1& SATA2.

SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each

supports 1^stgeneration serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are

fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector

can connect to 1 hard disk device. Please refer to Appendix A: VIA VT8237

Serial ATA RAID Introduction at page A-1for detail software installation

procedure.

SATA1 & SATA2 Pin Definition

SATA2

SATA1

Signal

GND

TXN

RXN

GND

TXP

GND

RXP

Take out the dust cover and

connect to the hard disk

devices

Optional Serial ATA cable

Connect to SATA1 or SATA2

MSIRemindsYou...

Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle,

which will cause the loss of data during the transmission.

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Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2

The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical

connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel^®

Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

Power

LED

HDD

LED

JFP1

JFP2

Speaker

Power

LED

Power

Switch

Reset

Switch

2 1

JFP1 Pin Definition

DESCRIPTION

SIGNAL

HD_LED_P

FP PWR/SLP

HD_LED_N

FP PWR/SLP

RST_SW_N

PWR_SW_P

RST_SW_P

PWR_SW_N

RSVD_DNU

Hard disk LED pull-up

MSG LED pull-up

Hard disk active LED

MSG LED pull-up

Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND

Power Switch high reference pull-up

Reset Switch high reference pull-up

Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND

Reserved. Do not use.

JFP2 Pin Definition

SIGNAL

GND

SPK-

SLED

PLED

BUZ+

BUZ-

SPK+

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Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1

The mainboard provides one front audio connector for users to connect

the optional audio cable.

JAUD1

Pin Definition

SIGNAL

AUD_GND

KEY

AUD_GND

LINE_IN_R

LINE_IN_L

MIC_IN

HP_OUT_R

HP_OUT_L

Connected to JAUD1

Audio Cable

(Optional)

Connected to JUSB1

or JUSB2

Line-In Mic-In Speaker-Out

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Front USB Connectors: JUSB1 & JUSB2

The mainboard provide two front Universal Serial Bus connectors for

users to connect to USB ports.

Pin Definition

Description

USBPWR

USBP2-

USBP2+

GND

Description

USBPWR

USBP3-

USBP3+

GND

JUSB1 & JUSB2

GND

IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR1

The connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared module. You must

configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. JIR1 is

compliant with Intel^®Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

JIR1 Pin Definition

Signal

JIR1

VCC5

GND

IRTX

IRRX

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1

This connector is connected to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is

opened, the switch will be short. The system will record this status and show

a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the

BIOS utility and clear the record.

GND

CINTRU

JCI1

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SCSI LED Connector: J7

Connect the J7 to the LED connector on the add-on SCSI adaptor and the

HDD LED will blink when add-on SCSI device is active.

Pin Definition

SIGNAL

VCC5

SCSI LED

HDD LED

VCC5

CD-In Connector: JCD1

This connector is provided for CD-ROM audio.

JCD1

GND

Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1

The connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector.

JAUX1

GND

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Jumpers

The mainboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the

computer’s function. This section will explain how to change your mainboard’s

function through the use of jumpers.

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external

battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the

system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to

clear the system configuration, use the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear

data. Follow the instructions below to clear the data:

JBAT1

Keep Data

Clear Data

MSIRemindsYou...

You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin while the system is off.

Then return to 1-2 pin position. Avoid clearing the CMOS while

the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

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Slots

The K8D Master-2 FAR mainboard provides one AGP slot and four 32-

bit/33 MHz PCI slots.

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot

The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an

interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics.

It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly

access main memory. The slot supports 8x/4x AGP card.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

The PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs.

When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the

power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card

to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card,

such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

PCI Interrupt Request Routing

The IRQ, acronym of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are

hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the

microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT

A# ~ INT D# pins as follows:

Order 1

INT A#

INT B#

INTC#

INTD#

Order 2

INT B#

INTC#

INTD#

INT A#

Order 3

INTC#

INTD#

INT A#

INT B#

Order 4

INTD#

INT A#

INT B#

INTC#

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

PCI Slot 4

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Chapter 3. BIOS Setup

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:

” An error message appears on the screen during the system

booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

” You want to change the default settings for customized

features.

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Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test)

process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to

enter Setup.

Press DEL to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter

Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET

button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>,

<Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

Control Keys

<↑>

<↓>

Move to the previous item

Move to the next item

<←>

<→>

Move to the item in the left hand

Move to the item in the right hand

Select the item

<Enter>

<Esc>

Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a

submenu

<+/PU>

<-/PD>

<F1>

Increase the numeric value or make changes

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page

Setup Menu

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Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.

MainMenu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use

the control keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the high-

lighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in

the right view) appears to the left of certain

fields that means a sub-menu containing

additional options can be launched from this

field. You can use control keys ( ↑↓ ) to

highlight the field and press <Enter> to call

up the sub-menu. Then you can use the

control 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 <Esc >.

GeneralHelp<F1>

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this

screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists the

appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.

Press <Esc> to exit the Help screen.

MSIRemindsYou...

The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter

are under continuous update for better system performance.

Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the

latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.

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The Main Menu

Once you enter Award^®BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (figure

below) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from

twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among

the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

StandardCMOSFeatures

Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.

AdvancedBIOSFeatures

Use this menu to setup the items of Award^®special enhanced features.

AdvancedChipsetFeatures

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your

system’s performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

PowerManagementSetup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

PC Health Status

This entry shows your PC health status.

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Frequency/VoltageControl

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but

the system stability may be affected.

LoadOptimizedDefaults

Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system

performance operations.

Set Supervisor Password

Use this menu to set Supervisor Password.

Set User Password

Use this menu to set User Password.

Save & Exit Setup

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

ExitWithoutSaving

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu are divided into 11 categories.

Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow

keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select

the value you want in each item.

Date

The date format is <day> <month> <date> <year>.

day

Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-

only.

month

date

The month from Jan. through Dec.

The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function

keys.

year

The year can be adjusted by users.

Time

The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

IDEPrimary/SecondaryMaster/Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select Manual, None or Auto type. Note that

the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk

will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If

your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Manual to

define your own drive type manually.

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If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the following

items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information

should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the

system manufacturer.

Access Mode

Capacity

Cylinder

Head

The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto.

The formatted size of the storage device.

Number of cylinders.

Number of heads.

Precomp

Write precompensation.

LandingZone Cylinder location of the landing zone.

Sector Number of sectors.

Drive A

This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available

options: None, 360K, 5.25 in., 1.2M, 5.25 in., 720K, 3.5 in., 1.44M, 3.5 in., 2.

88M, 3.5 in.

HaltOn

The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at

boot. Available options are:

All Errors

Disabled

The system stops when any error is detected.

The system doesn’t stop for any detected error.

All, But Keyboard The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error.

All, But Diskette The system doesn’t stop for a disk error.

All, But Disk/Key The system doesn’t stop for either a disk or a

keyboard error.

Base/Extended/TotalMemory

The three items show the memory status of your system (read only).

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Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:

Select the hard disk priority (from the 1st to the 8th) in this list. Use the

arrow-up and arrow-down keys to select a device, then press <+> to move

it up or <-> to move it down.

Virus Warning

The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector

protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this

area is made, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep. Settings:

Disabled, Enabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the power-on self-

test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you nor-

mally disable quick POST. Better to find a problem during POST than lose data

during your work.

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1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device

The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts

to load the disk operating system. The settings are:

Floppy

LS120

Hard Disk

CDROM

ZIP100

The system will boot from floppy drive.

The system will boot from LS-120 drive.

The system will boot from the hard disk.

The system will boot from the CD ROM.

The system will boot from the ATAPI ZIP drive.

The system will boot from the USB-interface

floppy drive.

USB-FDD

USB-ZIP

The system will boot from the USB-interface ZIP

drive.

USB-CDROM

The system will boot from the USB-interface CD-

ROM.

Legacy LAN

Disabled

The system will boot from the Network drive.

Disable this sequence.

Boot Other Device

Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other

device if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the

system boots. When toggled On, the numeric keypad generates numbers in-

stead of controlling cursor operations.

Security Option

This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented.

Settings are described below:

Option

Description

Setup

The password prompt appears only when end users try to

run Setup.

System

A password prompt appears every time when the com-

puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup.

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MPS Version Control For OS

This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification)

version to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS

version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use,

consult the vendor of your operating system. Settings: 1.4, 1.1.

VideoBIOSShadow

This allows you to copy Video BIOS to shadow RAM. When setting to Enabled,

the performance improves. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.

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Advanced Chipset Features

MSIRemindsYou...

Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.

DRAMConfiguration

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:

Current FSB Frequency, Current DRAM Frequency

Those two items are read-only to show the current FSB and DRAM

Frequency information.

DDR Timing Setting by

This field allows you to select the DDR timing setting. Setting to Auto

enables Max Memclock (Mhz) automatically to be determined by SPD.

Selecting Manual allows users to configure these fields manually.

MaxMemclock(Mhz)

When it is set to Manual in “DDR Timing Setting by”, user can place an

artificial memory clock limit on the system. Please note that memory is

prevented from running faster than this frequency. Setting options: 100,

133, 166, 200.

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AGP & P2P Bridge Control

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:

AGP Aperture Size

This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to

AGP for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory

address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles

that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

The option allows the selection of an aperture size of 32MB, 64MB, 128MB

and 256MB.

AGPMode

This item sets an appropriate mode for the installed AGP card. Setting

options: 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X. Select 8X only if your AGP card supports it.

AGP Driving Control

This item is used to adjust the AGP driving force. Selecting Manual

allows you to select an AGP driving force in AGP Driving Value. It is

strongly recommended to select Auto to avoid any system error caused.

AGP Driving Value

This item specifies an AGP driving force.

AGP Fast Write

This option enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature. The Fast

Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card

without passing anything through the system memory and improves the

AGP 4X speed.

DBI Output for AGP Trans.

DBI means Dynamic Bus Inversion and this item is used in AGP 8x mode

only. Driven by the source to indicate whether the corresponding data bit

group needs to be inverted on the receiving end. Used to limit the number

of simultaneously switching outputs to 8 for each 16-pin group. It is not

available if your AGP card is not 8x-supported.

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AGP Master 1 WS Write

When Enabled is selected , writes to the AGP bus are executed with one

wait state inserted.

AGP Master 1 WS Read

When Enabled is selected, one wait state is inserted in the AGP read

cycle.

LDT & PCI Bus Control

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:

Upstream / Downstream LDT Bus Width

These two item control the utilized widths of the HyperTransport link.

Setting options: 8 bit, 16 bit.

LDT Bus Frequency

This item specifies the maximum operating frequency of the link's trans-

mitter clock. Setting options: Auto, 800 MHz, 600 MHz, 400 MHz, 200

MHz.

PCI1/PCI2 Master 0 WS Write

When Enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state.

PCI1/PCI2 Post Write

You can enable or disable the ability of the chipset to use a buffer for

posted writes initiated on the PCI bus. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

PCIDelayedTransaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay

transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI

specification version 2.1.

VLink Data Rate

Use this item to select the VLink Data Rate. Setting options: 8X, 4X.

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Integrated Peripherals

VIAOnChipIDEDevice

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:

Serial ATA controller

This allows you to enable or disable onchip Serial ATA controller. Settings:

Disabled and Enabled.

IDE DMA transfer access

Setting to Enabled will open DMA bus master and execute DMA action

in DOS, which will make the data transferring faster. Settings: Disabled,

Enabled.

Primary/SecondaryIDEChannel

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.

Select Enabled to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select

Disabled to deactivate an interface, if you install a primary and/or sec-

ondary add-in IDE interface.

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IDEPrefetchMode

The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching, for faster drive

accesses. When you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE

interface, set this option to Disabled if the interface does not support

prefetching.

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 through 4 provide successively increased performance.

In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for

each device. The settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3,

Mode 4.

Primary/SecondaryMaster/SlaveUltraDMA

Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 implementation is possible only if your IDE

hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA

driver (Windows ME, XP or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your

hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33, Ultra

DMA/66, Ultra DMA/100 and Ultra DMA/133, select Auto to enable BIOS

support. Settings: Auto, Disabled.

IDEHDDBlockMode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple

sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new

drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number

of block read/write per sector the drive can support. Setting options:

Disabled, Enabled.

VIAOnChipPCIDevice

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:

AC97Audio

Auto allows the motherboard’s BIOS to detect whether you’re using any

audio device. If so, the onboard audio controller will be enabled. If not,

the onboard audio controller will be disabled. If you want to use different

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controller cards to connect audio connectors, set the field to Disabled.

Setting options: Disabled, Auto.

USB Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)

controller and you have USB peripherals. Settings: All Enabled, All

Disabled, 1&2 USB Port, 2&3 USB Port, 1&3 USB Port, 1 USB Port, 2

USB Port, 3 USB Port.

USB 2.0

Set to Enabled if you need to use any USB 2.0 device in the operating

system that does not support or have any USB 2.0 driver installed, such

as DOS and SCO Unix. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.

USBKeyboard/MouseSupport

Set to Enabled if you need to use a USB keyboard/mouse in the operating

system that does not support or does not have any USB driver installed,

such as DOS and SCO Unix.

OnboardBroadcomNIC

This item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard Broadcome NIC

(network interface card). Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

OnboardLanBootROM

This item enables or disables the initialization of the onboard LAN Boot ROMs

during bootup. Selecting Disabled will speed up the boot process.

SuperIODevice

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:

OnboardFDCController

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed

on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or

the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. Setting

options: Enabled, Disabled.

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Onboard Serial Port 1/2

These items specify the base I/O port address and IRQ for the onboard

Serial Port A (COM A)/Serial Port B (COM B). Selecting Auto allows

BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings:

Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Auto.

Onboard Parallel Port

This specifies the I/O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port.

Settings: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

This item selects the operating mode for the parallel port: Normal, SPP,

EPP, ECP, or ECP+EPP.

SPP:

EPP:

ECP:

Standard Parallel Port

Enhanced Parallel Port

Extended Capability Port

ECP+EPP: Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port

Normal:

Standard Parallel Port + Bi-Directional Mode.

EPP Mode Select

This item selects the EPP mode. Settings: EPP1.9, EPP1.7.

ECPModeUseDMA

The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard

parallel port with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message

will appear: “ECP Mode Use DMA.” At this time, the user can choose

between DMA channel 3 or 1.

Init Display First

This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Settings:

PCI Slot, AGP.

Power Status Led

This item sets how the system uses Power LED on the case to indicate the

suspend/sleep state. Settings are:

Single

The Power LED blinks to indicate the suspend/sleep

state.

Dual

The Power LED changes its color to indicate the sus-

pend/sleep state.

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Power Management Setup

SuspendMode

If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all

devices except CPU will be shut off. Settings: Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min,

6 Min, 8 Min, 12 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour.

AC Loss Auto Restart

This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or

interrupt occurs. Available settings are:

Off

Leaves the computer in the power off state.

Leaves the computer in the power on state.

Former-sts Restores the system to the status before power failure or

interrupt occurred.

IRQ/EventActivityDetect

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:

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VGA, LPT & COM, HDD & FDD, PCI Master

These fields specify whether the system will be awakened from power

saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware

peripheral or component is detected.

PowerOnbyPCICard

When it is set to Enabled, the feature allows your system to be powered

on by the PCI card. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

ModemRingResume

When it is set to Enabled, the feature allows your system to support

COM port Modem to resume. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

RTC Alarm Resume

When it is set to Enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC

(real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.

Date(ofMonth)

The field specifies the date for Resume By RTC Alarm. Settings: 0~31.

Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)

The field specifies the time for Resume By RTC Alarm. Format is <hour>

<minute><second>.

MSIRemindsYou...

If you have changed this setting, you must let the system boot up

until it enters the operating system, before this function will work.

IRQsActivityMonitoring

Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears:

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PrimaryINTR

Setting ON will cause the system to wake up from power saving

modes if activity is detected from any enabled IRQ channels. Setting

options: ON, OFF.

IRQ3~IRQ15

IRQ3~IRQ15 enable or disable the monitoring of the specified IRQ

lines. If set to Enabled, the activity of the specified IRQ line will

prevent the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it

from power saving modes.

MSIRemindsYou...

IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/

O devices. When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the

operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. After

receiving the signal, when the operating system is ready, the system

will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the I/O

device.

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PNP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play)

feature. PCI, or Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows

I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when

communicating with its special components. This section covers some very

technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users

should make any changes to the default settings.

PNP OS Installed

When set to Yes, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA,

IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system

like Windows 98. When set to No, BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards. So,

select Yes if your operating system is Plug & Play aware.

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended

System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a

new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict

that the operating system cannot boot.

Assign IRQ For VGA/USB

Set to Enabled allows BIOS to assign an IRQ to VGA card/USB device. Choose

Disabled if you want to release the IRQ.

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PC Health Status

This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc.

Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism

onboard.

ShutdownTemperature

If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in this setting, the system will

shotdown automatically.

Case Open Warning

The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion

status and issuing a warning message if the case is once opened. To clear the

warning message, set the field to Reset. The setting of the field will automati-

cally return to Enabled later. Setting options: Enabled, Reset, Disabled.

CurrentCPU1/CPU2/SystemTemperature,CPUFan1/Fan2,SYSFan,Vcore,

VIN0/1/2, VCC (V), VBAT(V), 5VSB(V)

These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/

components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds.

SmartCPUFan1/CPUFan2/SYSFanTemperature

There are 3 pairs of Temperature/FAN Speed control: CPU1 Temperature with

CPU Fan1, CPU2 Temperature with CPU Fan2, System Temperature with SYS

Fan. W83627THF provides the Smart Fan system which can control the fan

speed automatically depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a

specific range.

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CPU Fan1/CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Tolerance Value

You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for the “Smart

CPU Fan1/CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Temperature” items. If the current temperatures

of the 3 fans reach to the maximum threshold (the temperatures set in the

“Smart CPU Fan1/CPU Fan2/SYS Fan Temperature” plus the tolerance values

you set here), the fans will speed up for cooling down. On the contrary if the

current temperatures reach to the minimum threshold (the set temperatures

minus the tolerance values), the fans will slow down to keep the temperatures

stable.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control.

Auto Detect PCI Clk

This option allows you to enable/disable the feature of auto detecting the

clock frequency of the installed PCI bus. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

SpreadSpectrum

When the motherboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes)

of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum

function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the

spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI

problem, leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and

performance. But if you are plagued by EMI, activate the Spread Spectrum for

EMI reduction. Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking

because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clockspeed

which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up. Options: Disabled,

Enabled.

CPU Clock

This item specifies the clock frequency of CPU host bus (FSB), AGP (3V66)

and PCI bus. It provides a method for end users to overclock the processor.

Setting options: Give a DEC value by entering a number between maximum

233 MHz to minimum 200 MHz.

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Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS

settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults

are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal

performance of the mainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default values set

by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

When you select Load Fail-Safe Defaults, a message as below appears:

Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal system

performance.

When you select Load Optimized Defaults, a message as below appears:

Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The

password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS

memory. You will be prompted to confirm the password. Retype the password

and press <Enter>.

To clear a set password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the

password. A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled.

Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup

without entering any password.

When a password has been set, you will be prompted to enter it every time you

try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any

part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also have BIOS to request

a password each time the system is booted. This would prevent unauthorized

use of your computer. The setting to determine when the password prompt is

required is the Security Option of the Advanced BIOS Feature menu. If the

Security Option is set to System, the password is required both at boot and at

entry to Setup. If set to Setup, password prompt only occurs when you try to

enter Setup.

MSIRemindsYou...

About Supervisor Password & User Password:

Supervisor password: Can enter and change the settings of

the setup menu.

User password:

Can only enter but do not have the

right to change the settings of the setup

menu.

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Appendix. Using 4- or 6-Channel

Appendix A: VIA VT8237 Serial ATA

Audio Function

RAID Introduction

The Southbridge VT8237 provides a hybrid solution that combines two

independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA

RAID) drives.

Serial ATA (SATA) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA

hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds of up to 150MB/sec. Serial ATA

uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving

the airflow inside your PC.

The key features of VT8237 SATA RAID are:

1. Support two SATA + two PATA hard disk drives.

2. Only SATA supports RAID.

3. Supports ATA 133 high performance hard disk drive.

4. Dual independent ATA channels and maximum connection of four

hard disk drives allowed.

5. Supports Ultra DMA mode 6/5/4/3/2/1/0, DMA mode 2/1/0, and PIO

mode 4/3/2/1/0.

6. Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1.

7. 4 KB to 64 KB striping block size support.

8. Bootable disk or disk array support.

9. Windows-based RAID configure and management software tool.

(Compatible with BIOS)

10. Supports hot-swap failed disk drive in RAID 1 array.

11. ATA SMART function support.

12. Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT4.0, 2000, XP operating systems

support.

13. Event log for easy troubleshooting.

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Introduction

This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background

knowledge and a brief introduction on VIA SATA RAID Host Controller. For

users wishing to install their VIA SATA RAID driver and RAID software,

proceed to Driver and RAID Software Installation section.

RAID Basics

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining

two or more hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array

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. The individual disk drives in an array are

called “members”. The configuration information of each member is recorded

in the “reserved sector” that identifies the drive as a member. 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 RAID levels which the VIA VT8237 SATA

RAID Host Controller supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1. The table below

briefly introduced these RAID levels.

RAID Level No. of Drives

Capacity

Benefits

RAID 0

(Striping)

RAID 1

Number drives * 2 Highest performance without data

protection

Smallest size

Data protection

(Mirroring)

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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.

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BIOS Configuration

When the system powers on during the POST (Power-On Self Test)

process, press <Tab> key to enter the BIOS configuration.

The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the VIA Tech.

RAID BIOS. Always use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu, use up and

down arrow key to select the each item and press <Enter> to call out the list of

creation steps. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below:

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Create Disk Array

Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command

and press <Enter>.

MSIRemindsYou...

The “Channel”, “Drive Name”, “Mode” and “Size (GB)” in the

following example might be different from your system.

Select Array Mode and press <Enter>, a list of array modes will appear.

Highlight the target array mode that you want to create, and press <Enter> to

confirm the selection. If RAID 1 or RAID 0/1 is selected, an option list will

popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate.

Create only will allow BIOS to only create an array. The data on the mirroring

drive may be different from the source drive. Create and duplicate lets BIOS

copy the data from the source to the mirroring drive.

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After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk

array. One method is “Auto Setup” and the other one is “Select Disk Drives”.

Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically,

but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create

and duplicate for RAID 1. It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when

wanting to create an array. Select Disk Drives lets the user select the array

drives by their requirements. When using Select Disk Drives, the channel

column will be activated. Highlight the target drives that you want to use and

press <Enter> to select them. After all drives have been selected, press <Esc>

to go back to the creation steps menu.

If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2, the block size of the array can also

be selected. Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press <Enter>,

then select a block size from the popup menu. The block size can be 4KB to

64KB.

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MSIRemindsYou...

Even though 64KB is the recommended setting for most users, you

should choose the block size value which is best suited to your

specific RAID usage model.

4KB: For specialized usage models requiring 4KB blocks

8KB: For specialized usage models requiring 8KB blocks

16KB: Best for sequential transfers

32KB: Good for sequential transfers

64KB: Optimal setting

Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press <Enter>.

A warning message will appear, Press Y to finish the creation, or press N to

cancel the creation.

Important note: All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed

after array creation.

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Delete Disk Array

A RAID can be deleted after it has been created. To delete a RAID, use

the following steps:

1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press <Enter>. The channel

column will be activated.

2. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press <Enter>. A

warning message will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.

Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except

RAID 1 arrays. When a RAID is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives

will be reserved and become two normal disk drives.

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Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive

If a RAID 1 array is created and there are drives that do not belong to

other arrays, the one that has a capacity which is equal to or greater than the

array capacity can be selected as a spare drive for the RAID 1 array. Select

Create/Delete Spare and press <Enter>, the channel column will then be

activated. Select the drive that you want to use as a spare drive and press

<Enter>, the selected drive will be marked as Spare. The spare drive cannot be

accessed in an OS.

To delete a spare drive, highlight Create/Delete Spare and press <Enter>.

The spare drive will be highlighted, press <Enter> to delete the spare drive.

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View Serial Number of Hard Drive

Highlight Serial Number View and press <Enter>. Use arrow key to

select a drive, the selected drive’s serial number can be viewed in the last

column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer.

Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen. If there are

no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen.

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Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array

When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has

any inconsistencies between user data and backup data. If BIOS detects any

inconsistencies, the status of the disk array will be marked as critical, and BIOS

will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data

consistency with the user data.

If user selects Continue to boot, it will enable duplicating the array after

booting into OS.

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Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array

When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives

of RAID has failed or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or

missing disk drives, the status of the array will be marked as broken.

If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive

available for rebuilding the broken array, the spare hard drive will automatically

become the mirroring drive. BIOS will show a main interface just like a duplicated

RAID 1. Selecting Continue to boot enables the user to duplicate the array after

booting into operating system.

If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is no spare hard drive

available for rebuilding the array, BIOS will provide several operations to

solve such problem.

1. Power off and Check the Failed Drive:

This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a

good one. If your computer does not support APM, you must turn off your

computer manually. After replacing the hard drive, boot into BIOS and select

Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array.

2. Destroy the Mirroring Relationship:

This item cancels the data mirroring relationship of the broken array. For

broken RAID 1 arrays, the data on the surviving disk will remain after the

destroy operation. However, Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not

recommend because the data on the remaining disk will be lost when the hard

drive is used to create another RAID 1 array.

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3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild:

This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to

rebuild the broken array. After choosing a hard drive, the channel column will

be activated.

Highlight the target hard drive and press <Enter>, a warning message

will appear. Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild, or press N to cancel.

Please note selecting option Y will destroy all the data on the selected hard

drive.

4. Continue to boot:

This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into

OS.

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Installing RAID Software & Drivers

Install Driver in Windows OS

hNew Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation

The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows

XP.

1. Start the installation:

Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you

need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears.

2. When the Windows Setup window is generated, press S to

specify an Additional Device(s).

3. Insert the driver diskette VIA VT6420/VT8237 Disk Driver into

drive A: and press <Enter>.

4. Depending on your operation system, choose VIA Serial ATA RAID

Controller(Windows XP), VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows 2000)

or VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller(Windows NT4) from the list that appears

on Windows XP Setup screen, press the <Enter> key.

5. Press <Enter> to continue with installation or if you need to specify

any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are

specified, press <Enter> to continue with installation.

6. From the Windows XP Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. Setup

will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation

h Existing Windows XP Driver Installation

1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.

3. Under the Driver tab, click on VIA SATA RAID Utility.

4. The drivers will be automatically installed.

h Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation

1. From Windows XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer

followed by the System icon.

2. Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager tab.

3. Click the "+" in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware

type. The driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should appear.

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Installation of VIA SATA RAID Utility

The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables high-

performance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows* XP operating system. This version

of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features:

h Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP

h VIA SATA RAID utility

h RAID0 and RAID1 functions

Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA SATA RAID Utility to install the

software.

MSIRemindsYou...

Due to the different specification of the mainboard you purchased,

the screen of MSI CD shown here may be slightly different from the

latest software utility and shall be held for reference only.

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The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation. Click on

the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.

Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click

Next button to proceed the installation.

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Using VIA RAID Tool

Once the installation is complete, go to Start ---> Programs --->VIA --

->raid_tool.exe to enable VIA RAID Tool.

After the software is finished installation, it

will automatically started every time Windows is

initiated. You may double-click on the

icon shown

in the system tray of the tool bar to launch the VIA

RAID Tool utility.

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The main interface is divided into two windows and the toolbar above

contain the main functions. Click on these toolbar buttons to execute their

specific functions. The left windowpane displays the controller and disk drives

and the right windowpane displays the details of the controller or disk drives.

In KT6 Delta, the available features are as following:

View by Controller

View by Devices

View Event log

Help Topics

It means that VT8237 SATA RAID in KT6 Delta only has the feature of

monitoring the statuses of RAID 0 and RAID 1.

Click on

o r

button to determine the viewing type of left win-

dow pane. There are two viewing types: By controllers and by device. Click on

the object in the left window pane to display the status of the object in the right

windowpane. The following screen shows the status of Array 0---RAID 0.

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Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 0 to see the details of

each disk.

You may also use the same

Array 0---RAID 1.

o r

button to view the statuses of

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Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 1 to see the details of

each disk.

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