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KR7A/KR7A-RAID Motherboard User’s Manual Index CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION OF KR7A/KR7A-RAID FEATURES.. 1-1 CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD.............................. 2-1 CHAPTER 3. INTRODUCING THE BIOS ................................................ 3-1 CHAPTER 4. RAID SETTING GUIDE ...................................................... 4-1 CHAPTER 5. HPT 372 DRIVER INSTALLATION .................................. 5-1 CHAPTER 6. HPT 372 RAID ADMINISTRATOR INSTALLATION GUIDE ................
APPENDIX C. BIOS UPDATE GUIDE ........................................................ C-1 APPENDIX D. TROUBLESHOOTING (NEED ASSISTANCE?) ............... D-1 APPENDIX E. HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT.............................
Introduction of KR7A/KR7A-RAID Features 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction of KR7A/KR7A-RAID Features 1-1. Features of KR7A/KR7A-RAID Motherboard This motherboard is designed for AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ and Duron™ CPUs. It supports the AMD Socket-A structure, with up to 3 GB (Unbuffered) or 4 GB (Registered) of memory, super I/O, and Green PC functions.
Chapter 1 1-2 1-2. Specifications 1. CPU Supports AMD Athlon™ XP 1500+ ~ 1900+ or future Socket A processors based on 200 MHz/266 MHz (100 MHz/133 MHz Double Data Rate) Supports AMD Athlon™ 700 MHz ~ 1.4 GHz or future Socket A processors based on 200 MHz/266 MHz (100 MHz/133 MHz Double Data Rate) Supports AMD Duron™ 600 MHz ~ 1000 MHz or future Socket A processors based on 200 MHz (100 MHz Double Data Rate) Supports 200 MHz Alpha EV6 bus for the AMD Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ and Duron™ processors 2.
Introduction of KR7A/KR7A-RAID Features 1-3 6. Miscellaneous ATX form factor One AGP slot, six PCI slots Built-in Wake on LAN header Built-in IrDA TX/RX header Built-in Wake On Ring header One built-in SM-Bus header Hardware monitoring：Included fan speed, voltages, CPU and system environment temperature Board size: 305 * 245mm Supports Wake On LAN, Modem, but your ATX power supply 5V standby power must be able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity. Otherwise, the functions may not work normally.
1-4 Chapter 1 1-3. Item Checklist Check that your package is complete. If you discover any damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer or dealer. % One ABIT Motherboard % One 80-wire/40-pin ribbon cable for master and slave Ultra DMA 100, Ultra DMA 66 or Ultra DMA 33 IDE devices (KR7A Only) % Two 80-wire/40-pin ribbon cable for master and slave Ultra DMA 133, Ultra DMA 100, Ultra DMA 66 or Ultra DMA 33 IDE devices (KR7A-RAID Only) % One ribbon cable for 5.25” and 3.
Introduction of KR7A/KR7A-RAID Features 1-5 1-4. Layout Diagram for KR7A/KR7A-RAID Figure 1-1.
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Installing the Motherboard 2-1 Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard This KR7A/KR7A-RAID motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step by step all of the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities. This motherboard is able to supports all AMD Socket A Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ and Duron™ processors now on the market.
Chapter 2 2-2 2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis Most computer chassis will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time, prevents short circuits. There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the base of chassis: ! with studs ! or with spacers Please refer to figure 2-1, which shows the studs and spacers.
Installing the Motherboard 2-3 2-2. Installation of the AMD Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ and Duron™ CPU Note ! Installing a heatsink and cooling fan is necessary for heat to dissipate from your processor. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and processor damage. ! The AMD Socket A processor will produce a lot of heat while operating, so you need to use a large heat sink that is especially designed for the AMD socket A processor. Otherwise, it may result in overheating and processor damage.
Chapter 2 2-4 Heatsink Installation Hints Because the processor will produce a lot of heat while operating, we suggest you use a heatsink approved by AMD to be safe and to keep the processor temperature within normal operation temperatures. The heatsink will be large and heavy, so the fixing plate has a strong tension. When you install the heatsink on to the processor and its socket, you have to very carefully fix the fixing plate to the processor socket hook on both sides.
Installing the Motherboard 2-5 Insert a flat screwdriver into the middle slot of the right side fix plate and push down. Then you can push the fix plate over the socket hooks on the right side. Check the photo on the left. Check the photo on the left. You have finished the heatsink installation. Now hold the whole heatsink and slightly shake it, make sure the buttom right side of the heaksink does not contact the right side of the Socket (see bottom picture).
Chapter 2 2-6 2-3. Installing System Memory This motherboard provides four 184-pin DDR DIMM sites for memory expansion. The DDR DIMM sockets support 8Mx64 (64MB), 16Mx64 (128MB), 32Mx64 (256MB), 64Mx64 (512MB), and 128Mx64 (1024MB) or double density DDR DIMM modules. Minimum memory is 64 MB and the maximum memory is 3 GB (Unbuffered) or 4 GB (Registered) DDR SDRAM. There are four memory module sockets on the system board (for a total of eight banks).
Installing the Motherboard 2-7 Step 5. Insert the DDR DIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration. Note how the module is keyed to the socket. You can refer to Figure 2-6 for the details. This insures the DDR DIMM module will be plugged into the socket in one way only. Firmly press the DDR DIMM module into DDR DIMM socket, making certain the module is completely seated in the DDR DIMM socket. Step 6.
Chapter 2 2-8 features you may (or may not) have and need to connect or configure depending on the peripheral. If your system doesn't have such add-on cards or switches you can ignore some special feature connectors. Figure 2-7. All Connectors and Headers for the KR7A -RAID First, Let’s see the headers that KR7A -RAID uses, and what their functions are. We will show you all the connectors and headers. (1).
Installing the Motherboard 2-9 Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATX power supply, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. One end of AC power core connects to ATX power supply, and the other end (AC plug) will plug into the wall outlet. Be aware that when facing the wall outlet, the round hole is in the middle. The right side slot is called ground wire slot. It has a longer slot length than the left side slot. The left side slot is called the live wire slot.
Chapter 2 2-10 Pin Number 1 2 3 Name or significance of signal +5V No Connection IR_RX Pin Number 4 5 Name or significance of signal Ground IR_TX (4). WOR1: Wake On Ring Header If you have an internal modem adapter that supports this feature, then you can connect the specific cable from the internal modem adapter to this header. This feature lets you wake up your computer via remote control through the modem. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation (5).
Installing the Motherboard 2-11 (6). SMB1 header: System Management Bus (SM-Bus) Connector This connector is reserved for the system management bus (SM-Bus). The SM-Bus is a 2 2 specific implementation of an I C bus. I C is a multi-master bus, this means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer. If more than one master simultaneously tries to control the bus, an arbitration procedure decides which master gets priority.
Chapter 2 2-12 Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Name or significance of signal VCC0 VCC1 Data0 Data0 + Data1 Data1 + Ground Ground NC NC (9). CCMOS1: CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS1 discharge CMOS memory. When you install the motherboard, make sure this jumper is set for normal operation (pin 1 and 2 shorted). See Figure 2-8. Figure 2-8. CCMOS1 jumper setting Note Before you clear the CMOS, you have to first turn the power off (including the +5V standby power).
Installing the Motherboard 2-13 (10). PN1 and PN2 Headers PN1 and PN2 are for switches and indicators for the chassis’s front panel, there are several functions that come from these two headers. You have to watch the pin position and the orientation, or you may cause system malfunctions. Figure 2-9 shows you the PN1 and PN2 functions of the pins. Figure 2-9. The definition of PN1 and PN2 pins PN1 (Pin 1-2-3): Power LED Headers There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 3.
Chapter 2 2-14 PN2 (Pin 9-10): Suspend LED Header Insert the two-threaded suspend LED cable into pin 9 and pin 10. If you install it in the wrong direction, the LED light will not illuminate correctly. Note: Watch the Suspend LED pin position and the orientation. For pin count-name list for PN1 and PN2, please refer to table 2-2. For the PN1 and PN2 pin’s count-name list, please refer to table 2-2. Table 2-2.
Installing the Motherboard 2-15 (12). IDE1, IDE2, IDE3 and IDE4 Connectors This motherboard provides two IDE ports (IDE1 & IDE2) to connect up to four IDE devices in Ultra DMA 100 mode by Ultra DMA 66 ribbon cables. Each cable has 40-pin 80-conductor and three connectors, providing two hard drive connections with the motherboard.
Chapter 2 2-16 (13). D14, D16 and D17 LEDs Indicator: Status LEDs indicators There are three indicators on the motherboard. D14 is a standby power indicator. When the +5VSB supplies power to the motherboard, this LED indicator will light up. D16 is a power on indicator. When the power button is pressed, this LED indicator will light up. D17 is a reset indicator. When you press the reset button, this LED indicator will light up. If you release the reset button, this indicator will turn off. Figure 2-11.
Installing the Motherboard 2-17 You can attach USB devices such as a, scanner, digital speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, hub, digital camera, joystick etc. to one of each USB connector. You must make sure your operating system supports this feature and you may need to install an additional driver for individual devices. In Please refer to your device user’s manual for detailed information. (17).
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Introducing the BIOS 3-1 Chapter 3. Introducing the BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard. This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off. This program is also referred to as the boot program. It is the only channel the hardware circuit has to communicate with the operating system.
Chapter 3 3-2 In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: ! ! ! ! Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup. Press ↑↓←→ (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify.
Introducing the BIOS 3-3 3-1. CPU Setup [SOFT MENU™ III] The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU™ III), that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures. You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches. The CPU must be setup according its specifications. In the first option, you can press at any time to display all the items that can be chosen for that option.
Chapter 3 3-4 ! User Defined &&&& Warning &&&& The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage. Setting the working frequency higher than the specifications of PCI or of processor may cause abnormal memory module functioning, system hangs, hard disk drive data loss, abnormal functioning of the VGA card, or abnormal functioning with other add-on cards.
Introducing the BIOS 3-5 through SOFT MENU™ III. However, if the new CPU is slower than the old one (and is same brand and type), we offer you two methods to successfully complete the CPU change operation. Method 1: Setup up the CPU for the lowest speed for its brand. Turn the power supply off and change the CPU. Then turn the system on again, and set up the CPU parameters through SOFT MENU™ III.
Chapter 3 3-6 3-2. Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include date, hour, VGA card, floppy disk and HDD settings. Figure 3-3A. Standard CMOS Setup Screen Shot Date (mm:dd:yy): You can set the date in this item: month (mm), date (dd) and year (yy). Time (hh:mm:ss): You can set the time in this item: hour (hh), minute (mm) and second (ss).
Introducing the BIOS 3-7 IDE HDD Auto-Detection: Press the Enter key for the BIOS to auto detect all detailed parameters of the hard disk drivers (HDD). If auto detection is successful, the correct values will be shown in the remaining items of this menu. Note * A new IDE HDD must be first formatted, otherwise it can not read/write. The basic step in using a HDD is to run FDISK, and then FORMAT the drive.
Chapter 3 3-8 " Capacity: This item auto displays your HDD size. Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size given by a disk checking program of a formatted disk. Note All the items below are available when you set the item Primary IDE Master to Manual. " Cylinder: When disks are placed directly above one another along the shaft, the circular vertical "slice" consisting of all the tracks located in a particular position is called a cylinder.
Introducing the BIOS 3-9 You can see your system memory list in the lower right box, it shows the Base Memory, Extended Memory and total Memory size configurations in your system. It is detected by the system during boot-up procedure. 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu In each item, you can press at any time to display all the options for this item. Attention Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation.
3-10 Chapter 3 Quick Power On Self Test: After the computer has been powered on, the BIOS of the motherboard will run a series of tests in order to check the system and its peripherals. If the Quick Power on Self-Test feature is enable, the BIOS will simplify the test procedures in order to speed up the boot process. The default setting is Enabled.
Introducing the BIOS 3-11 Typematic Rate Setting: This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. When set to Enabled, you can set the two keyboard typematic controls that follow (Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate Delay). If this item is set to Disabled, the BIOS will use the default setting. The default setting is Enabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): When you press a key continuously, the keyboard will repeat the keystroke according to the rate you have set (Unit: characters/second）.
Chapter 3 3-12 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: When the system memory is bigger than 64MB, the communication method between the BIOS and the operating system will differ from one operating system to another. If you use OS/2, select OS2; if you are using another operating system, select Non-OS2. The default setting is Non-OS2. Report No FDD For WIN 95: When using Windows® 95 without a floppy drive set this item to Yes. Otherwise, set it to No. The default setting is No.
Introducing the BIOS 3-13 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or is false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up. If you don’t know the hardware very well, use default values (i.e. use the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS option). Figure 3-5A.
Chapter 3 3-14 DRAM Clock/Drive Control: This item can let you set several items concerning the DRAM parameters. If you do not understand what each item does, please keep the default settings. Wrong settings may cause system unstablity, data loss or even prevent boot up! Figure 3-5B. DRAM Clock/Drive Control Screen Current FSB Frequency: This item will show you the current system front side bus speed. Current DRAM Frequency: This item will show you the current DRAM bus speed.
Introducing the BIOS 3-15 What’s SPD? SPD (Serial Presence Detect) is a feature available on a number of SDRAM/DDR SDRAM DIMM modules that solves industry-wide compatibility problems by making it easier for the BIOS to properly configure the system to fit SDRAM performance profiles. The SPD device is a small serial EEPROM chip that stores various information about the DIMM module’s size, speed, voltage, drive strength, latency timing and the number of row and column addresses.
3-16 Chapter 3 " Input Delay Value: This item allows you to adjust the data input strobe delay time of memory. You can key in the HEX number into this section. The minimum number is 0000, and maximum number is 03FF. DDR DQS Output Delay: Two options are available: Auto or Manual. The default setting is Auto. If you set to “Manual”, then the next item will be available. " Output Delay Value: This item allows you to adjust the data output strobe delay time of memory.
Introducing the BIOS 3-17 AGP & P2P Bridge Control: This item can let you sets several items concerning the AGP parameters. If you do not understand what each item doing, please keep the default settings as well. Wrong settings will cause system unstablity or even prevent boot up! Figure 3-5C. AGP & P2P Bridge Control Screen AGP Aperture Size: Seven options are available: 256M ) 128M ) 64M ) 32M ) 16M ) 8M ) 4M )Back to 256M. The default setting is 64M.
Chapter 3 3-18 AGP Fast Write: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. If your AGP adapter can support this function, then you can choose Enabled. Otherwise, choose Disabled. AGP Master 1 WS Write: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. This implements a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus. When you set it to Enabled, two-wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater stability.
Introducing the BIOS 3-19 PCI1 Post Write: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. When you set it to Enabled, it can enable PCI post write buffers to minimize PCI1 master read latency. PCI2 Post Write: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. When you set it to Enabled, it can enable PCI post write buffers to minimize PCI2 master read latency. PCI Delay Transaction: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled.
Chapter 3 3-20 3-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 3-6A. Integrated Peripherals Menu Default Screen VIA OnChip IDE Device: This item can let you sets several items concerning the VIA OnChip IDE device parameters. Figure 3-6B.
Introducing the BIOS 3-21 IDE Prefetch Mode: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled.
Chapter 3 3-22 Super IO Device: This item can let you sets several items concerning the Super I/O device parameters. Figure 3-6C. Super IO Device Screen Onboard FDD Controller: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. This is used to enable or disable the Onboard FDD Controller. If you add a higher performance controller, you will need to Disable this feature.
Introducing the BIOS 3-23 " RxD , TxD Active: Four options are available: Hi, Hi ) Hi, Lo ) Lo, Hi ) Lo, Lo. The default setting is Hi, Lo. Set IR transmission/reception polarity as High or Low. " IR Transmission Delay: Two options are available: Disabled and Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. Set IR transmission delays 4 character-time (40 bit-time) when SIR is changed from RX mode to TX mode. " IR Function Duplex: Two options are available: Full or Half. The default setting is Half.
3-24 Chapter 3 Init Display First: Two options are available: PCI Slot or AGP. The default setting is PCI Slot. When you install more than one display card, you can choose either a PCI display card (PCI Slot) or an AGP display card (AGP) to display the boot-up screen. If you have only installed one display card, the BIOS will detect which slot (AGP or PCI) you installed it, and everything will be taken care of by the BIOS.
Introducing the BIOS Normal > 3-25 Doze > Standby > Suspend 1. In the Main Menu, select "Power Management Setup" and press "Enter". The following screen is displayed: Figure 3-7A. Power Management Setup Main Menu 2. You can use the arrow keys to move between the items. Use PgUP, PgDn, + or - key to change the values. When you have finished setting up the chipset, press ESC to go back to the main menu. 3. After you have configured the Power Management feature, press Esc to go back to the Main Menu.
Chapter 3 3-26 ! Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch. Table 3-6-2 describes the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed, depending on how ACPI is configured with an ACPI-aware operating system. Note If you enable the ACPI function in the BIOS setup, the SMI switch function will not work. System States and Power States Under ACPI, the operating system directs all system and device power state transitions.
Introducing the BIOS 3-27 ! Power Resources are in a state compatible with the system S1 state. All Power Resources that supply a System Level reference of S0 are in the OFF state. ! Devices states are compatible with the current Power Resource states. Only devices which solely reference Power Resources which are in the ON state for a given device state can be in that device state. In all other cases, the device is in the D3 (off) state.
Chapter 3 3-28 " HDD Power Down: Disabled ) 1 Min ) 2 Min ) 3 Min ) 4 Min ) 5 Min ) 6 Min ) 7 Min ) 8 Min ) 9 Min ) 10 Min ) 11 Min ) 12 Min ) 13 Min ) 14 Min ) 15 Min. The default setting is Disabled. " Suspend Mode: Disable ) 1 Min ) 2 Min ) 4 Min ) 6 Min ) 8 Min ) 10 Min ) 20 Min ) 30 Min ) 40 Min ) 1 Hour. The default setting is Disabled. When the two saving modes are enabled, the system is set up for minimum or maximum power savings.
Introducing the BIOS 3-29 IRQ/Event Activity Detect: The following is a list of IRQ’s (Interrupt ReQuests) and list of the events. When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it causes an IRQ or event to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. Figure 3-7B. IRQ/Event Activity Detect Setup Menu VGA: Two items available: OFF or ON. The default setting is OFF.
Chapter 3 3-30 Modem Ring Resume: Two items are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. When set to Enabled, any event affecting the modem ring will awaken a system that has powered down. RTC Alarm Resume: Two items are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. When set to Enabled, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.
Introducing the BIOS 3-31 When set to Disabled, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it. Each item has two options: Enabled ) Disabled. " " " " " " " " " " " " " IRQ3 (COM 2): The default setting is Enabled. IRQ4 (COM 1): The default setting is Enabled. IRQ5 (LPT 2): The default setting is Enabled. IRQ6 (Floppy Disk): The default setting is Enabled. IRQ7 (LPT 1): The default setting is Enabled. IRQ8 (RTC Alarm): The default setting is Disabled.
Chapter 3 3-32 Force Update ESCD: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. Normally, you should 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 a serious conflict that prevents the operating system from booting.
Introducing the BIOS 3-33 PCI /VGA Palette Snoop: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA Status, and to modify the information delivered from the Feature Connector of the VGA card to the MPEG Card. This option can set the display inversion to black after you have used the MPEG card. Assign IRQ For VGA: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled.
Chapter 3 3-34 Note ! PCI slot 1 shares IRQ signals with the AGP slot. ! PCI-4 and USB controllers share an IRQ. ! If you want to install two PCI cards into those PCI slots that share IRQ with one another at the same time, you must make sure that your OS and PCI devices’ driver supports the IRQ sharing function. ! PCI slot 5 shares IRQ signals with the HPT 372 IDE controller (supports Ultra DMA 133). The driver for HPT 372 IDE controller supports IRQ sharing with other PCI devices.
Introducing the BIOS 3-35 Temperature Warning: Eight options are available: Disabled ) 50℃/122℉ ) 53℃/127℉ ) 56℃/133℉ ) 60℃/140℉ ) 63℃/145℉ ) 66℃/151℉ ) 70℃/158℉. The default setting is Disabled. You can set the processor warning temperature here. If the processor temperature exceeds the settings value, the system will give you an alarm message or sound to remind you that the processor is overheating.
Chapter 3 3-36 3-11. Set Password Set Password: Can enter but do not have the right to change the 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 . The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password.
RAID Setting Guide 4-1 Chapter 4. RAID Setting Guide For detail RAID introduce and concept, you can found it on our WEB site “Technological Terms”, or you can search the concerning information on internet. We do not description it on this manual. 4-1. The features of RAID on the KR7A-RAID The KR7A-RAID supports Striping (RAID 0), Mirroring (RAID 1), or Striping/Mirroring (RAID 0+1) operation. For the striping operation, the identical drives can read and write data in parallel to increase performance.
4-2 Chapter 4 4-3. The BIOS Setting Menu Reboot your system. Press and key while booting up the system to enter the BIOS setting menu. The main menu of BIOS Setting Utility appears as below: For selecting the option in the menu, you may: ! Press F1 to view array status. ! Press ↑↓ (up, down arrow) to choose the option you want to confirm or to modify. ! Press Enter to confirm the selection. ! Press Esc to return to top menu.
RAID Setting Guide 4-3 After you had selected the function from the main menu, press the key to enter the sub menu as shown below: Array Mode: This item allows you to select the appropriate RAID mode for the desired array. There are four modes to choose. Note It is highly recommended to attach hard disks with the same brand and same model when defining a RAID array. " Striping (RAID 0) for Performance: This item is recommended for high performance usage. Requires at least 2 disks.
4-4 Chapter 4 Note When you choose to create RAID 1 and your source disk is not empty. You have to Duplicate Mirror Disk to copy the data to the destination disk. Otherwise, it will only copy the partition table to the destination disk, not the physical date. Select Disk Drives: This item allows you to select the disk drives to be used with the RAID array. Stripe Size: This item allows you to select the block size of the RAID array. There are five options: 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, and 64K.
RAID Setting Guide 4-5 " Select Source Disk: This item is to select the source disk. The size of source disk must be smaller or equal to the target disk. " Select Target Disk: This item is to select the target disk. The size of target disk must be greater or equal to the one of source disk. " Start Duplicating Process: After you had selected this item, the BIOS setting will take up to 30 minutes to run the duplication. Please wait or you may press to cancel. 4-3-4.
4-6 Chapter 4 4-3-7. OPTION 7: Set Boot Disk This item allows you to select the boot disk among the hard disk(s). Note This item will appear when necessary, not always appear. Use the up/down arrow to select the menu option to “Set Boot Disk” and press . In the Channel Status, select the channel you would like to set as bootable disk and press , an asterisk appears in the parentheses to indicate that the channel has been selected.
HPT 372 Driver Installation 5-1 Chapter 5. HPT 372 Driver Installation Here we will show you the driver installation procedure under various operating systems. 5-1. DOS® This IDE RAID BIOS supports DOS® 5.x (or above) and Windows® 3.1x without the software driver. 5-2. Windows® 98 SE Step 3: Move the cursor to “HPT 37X Driver” and click on it. You will go to the next screen.
5-2 Step 5: You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. Chapter 5 Step 8: Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” in the check box and click “Finish”restart your computer to finish the drivers update. Step 6: The program will start to install the drivers and show you the percentage of files installed. Step 9: After rebooting the system, go to the “Control Panel” ) “System Properties” ) “Device Manager”.
HPT 372 Driver Installation 5-3 5-3. Windows® 2000 Step 1: Insert the KR7A/KR7A-RAID CD into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD. After it has been executed, you will see the screen below. Step 4: You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. Step 2: Move the cursor to “HPT 37X Driver” and click on it. You will go to the next screen.
5-4 Chapter 5 Step 8: The “Digital Signature Not Found” menu appears. Click “Yes” to continue. Step 7: Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” in the check box and click “Finish”restart your computer to finish the driver update. Step 9: Go to the “Control Panel” ) “System Properties” ) “Device Manager”. Now you can see that the driver is installed under the item of “SCSI and RAID controllers”.
HPT 372 RAID Administrator Installation Guide 6-1 Chapter 6. HPT 372 RAID Administrator Installation Guide In order to enable the on-screen monitoring function displaying disk array device information, you may install the “HPT 372 RAID Administrator” onto your system. The main features of this administrator are described below: 1. It can let you monitor the status of HDDs that are connected on HPT 372 controller. It can show the RAID types and status on screen. 2.
6-2 Step 5: Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want. We suggest that you use the default folder as the destination location. When you are sure of the folder, click “Next>” to go on. Step 6: Now you can select the program folder. The setup wizard will add program icons to those program folders listed. Click “Next>” to go on. Chapter 6 Step 8: When the installation is completed, choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
HPT 372 RAID Administrator Installation Guide 6-3 icon. Now you are in the RAID Administrator screen. Your current device allocation is viewable at a glance. Move the cursor to the drive icon you want to view and click on it. The screen below shows you that two HDDs connected on to the HPT 372 controller. You can click on each HDD icon to get more information about each HDD. The screen below shows you how to get more detailed information about RAID.
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VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 A-1 Appendix A. VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 After you’ve installed Windows® 98 SE or Windows® 2000, you will need to install the VIA 4 in 1 drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note After installing Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000, the quality of your display will be poor because it will be set to 640*480 and 16 colors.
A-2 Appendix A “Quickly Install” mode, as it will automatically detect and update the necessary drivers. The following step we will describe the “Normally Install” mode procedure. Step 3: You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. Step 6: This setup program will install four kinds of drivers. Please check which drivers you want to install. When you choose the items, please click the “Next>” button to continue.
VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 Step 7: Choose the “Install VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver” then click the “Next>” button to go on. (Windows® 98 SE) A-3 Step 9: Choose “Install VIA AGP VxD in Turbo mode”, and then click the “Next>” button. (Windows® 98 SE) Note: The difference between “Normal” & “Turbo” mode Installing in “turbo” mode will give your graphics card enhanced speed and performance while “normal” mode offers increased system stability.
A-4 Step 10: Choose “Install VIA IRQ Routing Miniport Driver”, and then click the “Next>” button. (Windows® 98 SE) Step 11: The installer will show the install progress percentage. (Windows® 98 SE) Step 9: The installer will show the install progress percentage. (Windows® 2000) Appendix A Step 12: When the installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggest that you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 A-5 Step 13: You can then check the “System Properties” see that the devices are properly installed. (Windows® 98 SE) Step 11: You can then check the “Device Manager” to see that the devices are properly installed.
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Installing The Hardware Monitor System B-1 Appendix B. Installing The Hardware Monitor System The Hardware Monitor System is a self-diagnostic system for PCs. It will protect PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltage, CPU and system fan speeds, and CPU and system temperatures. These items are important for the operation of the system; errors may result in permanent damage to the PC.
B-2 Appendix B You will see the install shell wizard active. Then wizard will extract the files need to install. The welcome screen and its dialogue box will appear. Click the “Next>” button to go on.
Installing The Hardware Monitor System B-3 Now you can choose the destination location where you want to install the drivers. We suggest that you use the default folder as the destination location. After checking the folder click “Next>” button. You can choose the name of the program folder. We suggest you use the default program folder name. After checking the program folder name then click “Next>” button. Program will start to install drivers the system needs.
B-4 Appendix B The installer will show the install progress percentage. When the installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggest that you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” then click the “Finish” button to restart your computer to finish the driver update. You can select the program from Start toolbar, and then choose Programs. You will see the item called “Winbond” ) “Hardware Doctor”. Click it, and you will be able to see the screen below.
Installing The Hardware Monitor System B-5 This screen shows the hardware monitor system screen. It shows information about system temperature, voltages and fan speed. Some items can let you set the warning range; you can optimize values by setting them in accordance your system.
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BIOS Update Guide C-1 Appendix C. BIOS Update Guide We will use the SE6 motherboard as an example. All other models follow the same process. First, know your motherboard’s model name and version number. You can find it on one slot or at the back of the motherboard. Each motherboard always has the label at the same place as shown in the photo below. You will find the model name and version on the white sticker. 2. Know the current BIOS ID. For example, in this case, the current BIOS ID is “00”.
C-2 3. Download the correct BIOS file from our Web site. Go to our Web site and choose the correct BIOS file and download it. 4. Double click the download file, it will self-extract to .bin file. 5. Make a bootable floppy disk and copy the necessary files onto it. You may make a floppy disk bootable either in Explorer or in the DOS prompt mode.
BIOS Update Guide C-3 After formatting and transferring the system to the floppy disk, copy two files into it. One is the BIOS flash utility “awdflash.exe” and the other is the decompressed BIOS binary file. 6. Boot off floppy disk.
C-4 Appendix C Please set the first boot sequence as “floppy” in BIOS and boot off the floppy disk. 7. Flash the BIOS in pure DOS mode. After successfully booting off of the floppy, execute the flash utility according to these instructions. Note We strongly recommend you use the above parameters following “awdflash” to flash your BIOS. DO NOT just type “awdflash se6_sw.bin” without the above parameters following the .bin file.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) D-1 Appendix D. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Motherboard Troubleshooting: Q & A: Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new motherboard to assemble my new computer system? A: Yes, we highly recommend that you clear the CMOS before installing a new motherboard. Please move the CMOS jumper from its default 1-2 position to 2-3 for a few seconds, and then back.
D-2 Appendix D Example 2: With a system including the motherboard (with CPU, DRAM, COAST...) HDD, CD-ROM, FDD, VGA CARD, LAN CARD, MPEG CARD, SCSI CARD, SOUND CARD, after assembly and after having installed the Sound Card Driver, when you restart the system, when it runs the Sound Card Driver, it resets automatically. This problem may be due to the Sound Card Driver. During the Starting DOS… procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; edit CONFIG.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) D-3 5*. OS/APPLICATION: Indicate the operating system and the applications your are running on the system. Example: MS-DOS® 6.22, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® 2000, etc. 6*. CPU: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU. Example: (A) In the “Brand” space, write “AMD”, in the “Specifications” space, write “ Athlon™ 1 GHz”。 7. HDD: Indicate the brand and specifications of your HDD(s), specify if the HDD is using 1IDE1 or 1IDE2.
D-4 Appendix D RAID Troubleshooting Q & A: Q: May I use hard drives with different capacity or transfer mode? A: In order to get optimized performance, we suggest using hard drives with the same model. Q: How to assign a booting device? A: You may press to assign a booting device in RAID BIOS (See Chapter 4 for detailed information). Q: Why can’t I see correct capacity in FDISK utility? A: This is a well-known issue of Windows® 95/98's FDISK utility.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) D-5 Q: Why I see “NO ROM BASIC SYSTEM HALTED” when booting? A: There isn’t any activated primary partition in you system. Please use FDISK or any other utilities to create/set one. Do & Don’t: 1. Do always use the same model drives to achieve best quality and performance. Different firmware has different timing characteristic, thus may somewhat decrease the RAID performance. 2. If you have two drives, do connect them on two different channels as master drive please. 3.
D-6 Appendix D ' Technical Support Form ! Company Name: 3 Phone Number: " Contact Person: # Fax Number: 4 E-mail Address: Model * Motherboard Model No.
How to Get Technical Support E-1 Appendix E. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.abit-usa.com (In Europe) http://www.abit.nl Thank you for choosing ABIT products. ABIT sells all our products through distributors, resellers and system integrators, we have no direct sales to end-users.
E-2 Appendix E customer who may purchase more products and who can urge your friends to buy from him or her as well. They integrated and sold the system to you. They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem. They should have reasonable return or refund policies. How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase. 5. Contacting ABIT. If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department.
How to Get Technical Support E-3 All other territories not covered above please contact: Taiwan Head Office When contacting our headquarters please note we are located in Taiwan and we are 8+ GMT time. In addition, we have holidays that may be different from those in your country. ABIT Computer Corporation 3F-7, No. 79, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd. Hsi Chi, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan sales@abit.com.tw market@abit.com.tw technical@abit.com.tw Tel: 886-2-2698-1888 Fax: 886-2-2698-1811 RMA Service.
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