Motherboard NCCH-DLE
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Contents Notices ............................................................................................... vii Safety information ............................................................................ viii About this guide ................................................................................. ix Typography .......................................................................................... x NCCH-DLE specifications summary .....................................................
Contents Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 3.2 3.3 Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1 Vocal POST Messages .......................................................... 3-2 Powering off the computer .................................................. 3-4 3.3.1 Using the OS shut down function ........................... 3-4 3.3.2 Using the dual function power switch .................... 3-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.
Contents 4.6 4.7 Boot menu .......................................................................... 4-41 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority .............................................. 4-41 4.6.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority ......................................... 4-42 4.6.3 Removable Device Priority .................................... 4-42 4.6.4 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 4-43 4.6.5 Security ................................................................ 4-45 Exit menu .....
Contents 5.3 VGA .................................................................................... 5-62 5.3.1 Windows® 2000 Server ........................................ 5-62 5.3.2 Windows® 2003 Server ........................................ 5-63 Verifying the VGA driver installation .................... 5-63 5.3.3 Red Hat® Linux 9.0 ............................................... 5-63 Appendix: Reference information A.1 vi NCCH-DLE block diagram ...................................................
Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components.
Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. D A N G E R / W A R N I N G : Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. C A U T I O N : Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. I M P O R T A N T : Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. N O T E : Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
NCCH-DLE specifications summary CPU Support for dual Intel® Xeon™ Processors up to 3.
NCCH-DLE specifications summary Rear panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x Parallel port 2 x Serial ports 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x 1394 port 1 x LAN port (RJ-45) Line In/Line Out/Microphone ports Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector Serial ATA connectors IDE connectors GAME/MIDI connector USB 2.
This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.
Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Package contents ................................................................. 1-1 1.3 Special features ....................................................................
1.1 Welcome! T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g t h e A S U S® N C C H - D L E m o t h e r b o a r d ! The ASUS NCCH-DLE motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your NCCH-DLE package for the following items.
1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard supports dual Intel® Xeon™ Processors via 604-pin surface mount ZIF sockets. The processor has 1 MB or 2 MB L2 cache, includes an 800/533 MHz system bus, and features the Intel HyperThreading Technology that allows up to 3.6 GHz core frequencies.
Gigabit LAN solution The Intel® 82547GI Gigabit Ethernet controller allows full-duplex Gigabit performance on LAN on Motherboard (LOM) applications through the Communication Streaming Architecture (CSA). Instead of connecting to the PCI bus, the controller connects to the dedicated CSA bus on the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) thus reducing the PCI bottlenecks by freeing the PCI bus for other I/O operations. AGP 8X support The motherboard supports the latest graphic architecture, the AGP Pro/8X interface (a.
ASUS Q-Fan technology The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. No need to use a DOS-based utility or boot from a floppy disk. ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos.
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.
Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-1 2.2 Motherboard installation ....................................................... 2-3 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................ 2-11 2.4 System memory ................................................................. 2-15 2.5 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-18 2.6 Jumpers ........................
2.1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. 3. Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. 4.
AGP warning LED This LED (WARN1) is a smart protection from motherboard burn out caused by an incorrect AGP card. If you plug in any 3.3V AGP card into the 1.5V AGP slot, this LED lights up thus preventing the system to power up. This LED remains off if you plug in a 1.5V AGP card.
2.2 Motherboard installation Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation.
2.2.3 Support plates for motherboard For additional protection from motherboard breakage due to the weight of the CPU heatsinks, your motherboard package comes with a CPU heatsink support kit that consists of: • 2 x metal support plates • 1 x contour sheet • 3 different sets of metal nuts and rubber pads for varied chassis standoffs (each set contains 8 metal nuts and 2 rubber pads) To install the support plates: 1.
4. Use a plier to attach four nuts to the bolts on the metal support plate. 5. Align a rubber pad to the rectagular mark on the center of the plate, then press to attach. 6. Remove the adhesive label underneath a plate.
7. Carefully align and place the plate on a rectangular cut on the contour sheet. Make sure that the metal support plates fit perfectly to the rectangular cuts on the contour sheet; otherwise, the CPU heatsink screws would not align to the metal nuts. 2-6 8. Repeat steps 4 and 7 to prepare and install the second plate. 9. Remove the contour sheet from the chassis.
The support plates appear as shown when installed. 10. Install the motherboard with the external I/O ports toward the chassis rear panel. The CPU sockets should be right on top of the support plates. Heatsink hole matched to a nut on the support plate Make sure that the CPU heatsink holes on the motherboard perfectly match the metal nuts on the support plates; otherwise, you can not install the CPU heatsinks properly. 11. Secure the motherboard with 10 screws. Refer to section “2.2.
2.2.4 Motherboard layout 26.7 cm (10.5 in) ATX12V1 PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard CPU_FAN2 FM_CPU2 USBPW12 USB2.0 Top: T: USB1 RJ-45 B: USB2 mPGA 604 Bottom: T:USB4 Top: B:USB3 1394 USBPW34 Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In Intel 82875P MCH 30.
2.2.5 Layout contents Sockets/Slots Page 1. 2. 3. 4. 2-11 2-15 2-20 2-20 CPU sockets DDR DIMM sockets PCI/PCI-X slots AGP Pro/8X slot Jumpers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) RAID controller setting (3-pin RAID_EN1) USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34) CPU external frequency selection (3-pin J1) IEEE 1394 setting (3-pin 1394_EN) CPU fan pin selection (3-pin FM_CPU1, FM_CPU2) Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC1) 2-21 2-21 2-22 2-22 2-23 2-24 2-24 Rear panel connectors 1.
Internal connectors ( c o n t i n u e d ) 11.Hard disk activity LED connector (2-pin IDELED1) 12.Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO1) 13.Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX1, MODEM1) 14.CPU and system fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN1/2, REAR_FAN1/2, FRNT_FAN1/2) 15.
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with dual surface mount 604-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) sockets. The sockets are designed for the Intel® Xeon™ Processor in the 604-pin package. Intel Xeon CPU1 CPU2 NCCH-DLE ® Gold Arrow NCCH-DLE CPU Socket 604 2.3.2 Installing the CPU Note in the above illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on one corner. This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU socket.
Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU! Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 604-pin ZIF sockets on the motherboard. Flip up the socket lever and push it all the way to the other side. Make sure that the socket lever is pushed back all the way, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely. 2. Position the CPU above the socket as shown. 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.
2.3.3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel® Xeon™ processors require an Intel certified heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. When you buy a boxed Intel CPU, the package includes the heatsink, fan, retention brackets, screws, thermal grease, installation manual, and other items that are necessary for CPU installation. 1. Make sure that you have applied the thermal grease to the top of the CPU before installing the heatsink and fan. 2.
2. 3. Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the four heatsink screws in a diagonal sequence. 4 2 1 3 Connect the fan cable to the 4pin connector labeled CPU_FAN1. CPU1 fan connector (CPU_FAN1) 4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to install the other heatsink if you have installed a second CPU, then connect the fan cable to the 4pin connector labeled CPU_FAN2. The heatsinks appear as shown when installed.
2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. ® DIMM_B2 80 Pins 104 Pins DIMM_A2 NCCH-DLE DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 The following figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets. NCCH-DLE 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may install unbuffered ECC or non-ECC 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the recommended memory configurations. Important notes 1.
Table 1 Recommended memory configurations Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 ((b blue ((b b l a c kk)) ((b blue ((b b l a c kk)) e)) e)) Mode Single-channel (1) Populated — — — (2) — Populated — — (3) — — Populated — (4) — — — Populated Dual-channel (1) Populated — Populated — Populated — Populated (3)* Populated Populated Populated Populated (2) — * For dual-channel configuration (3), you may: • install identical DIMMs in all four sockets or • install identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIM
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Follow these steps to install a DIMM. DDR DIMM notch 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket.
2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has two 64-bit PCI-X slots, two 32-bit PCI slots, and an AGP slot. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card. 1.
Standard interrupt assignments IRQ 0 1 2 3* 4* 5* 6 7* 8 9* 10* 11* 12* 13 14* 15* Priority 1 2 N/A 11 12 13 14 15 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt Communications Port (COM2) Communications Port (COM1) Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port (LPT1) System CMOS/Real Time Clock ACPI Mode when used IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secon
2.5.3 PCI/PCI-X slots The PCI and PCI-X slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI/PCI-X specifications. 32-bit PCI slot 64-bit PCI-X slot When installing long PCI cards, it is recommended that you install them in PCI_X slot 1 or PCI-X slot 2. Long PCI cards installed in PCI slots 1 and 2 may interfere with the SATA connectors. 2.5.4 AGP Pro slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro slot that supports AGP 8X (+0.
2.6 1. Jumpers Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you to enable (pins 2-3) or disable (pins 1-2) the keyboard wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pins 2-3 (+5VSB) if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the +5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in the BIOS. Refer to Chapter 4 for information. KBPWR1 1 2 NCCH-DLE ® 2 3 +5V (Default) +5VSB NCCH-DLE Keyboard power setting 2.
3. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in reduced power mode). USBPW12 3 2 2 1 +5V (Default) NCCH-DLE +5VSB USBPW34 ® 3 2 2 1 +5V (Default) +5VSB NCCH-DLE USB device wake up 1.
5. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system date, time, and system setup parameters, and passwords, is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the onboard battery. 3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3.
6. CPU fan pin selection (3-pin FM_CPU1, FM_CPU2) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or a 4-pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan connectors (CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2). Set these jumpers to pins 1-2 if you are using a 3-pin fan cable plug, or to pins 2-3 if you are using a 4-pin plug. FM_CPU1 1 2 3 1 2 3 3-pin Fan (DC Mode) 4-pin Fan (Force to 12V) FM_CPU2 NCCH-DLE ® 1 2 3 1 2 3 3-pin Fan (DC Mode) 4-pin Fan (Force to 12V) NCCH-DLE USB CPU fan pin setting 7.
2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 1. 2. 3. 4. 9 10 8 P S / 2 m o u s e p o r t . This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. P a r a l l e l p o r t . This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices. I E E E 1 3 9 4 p o r t . This port connects IEEE 1394-compliant devices like camcorders, VCRs, printers, or digital cameras. L A N p o r t ( R J - 4 5 ) .
Audio ports function variation Port Headphone/2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channel Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Light Blue 8. Mic In Bass/Center U S B 2 . 0 p o r t s 3 a n d 4 . These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 9. U S B 2 . 0 p o r t s 1 a n d 2 . These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 1 0 .
2. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for Serial ATA hard disks. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra ATA/133). If you installed Serial ATA hard disks, you may create a RAID 0/RAID 1 configuration using the RAID feature of the Intel® 6300ESB ICH. Refer to page 4-19 for the SATA configuration.
4. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE[blue], SEC_IDE [white) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector, then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA/100/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to the UltraDMA/100/66 master device. • Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cable connector.
6. IEEE 1394 connector (10-1 pin IE1394_1) This connector is for a 1394 module. Attach the 10-1 pin 1394 cable plug from the module to this connector. You may also connect a 1394-compliant internal hard disk to this connector. NCCH-DLE TPA0GND TPB0+12V GND ® 1 NCCH-DLE IEEE-1394 connector 7. TPA0+ GND TPB0+ +12V IE1394_1 Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS1) This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature.
8. Serial ATA RAID connectors (7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2) GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND ® GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND NCCH-DLE GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND These Serial ATA connectors support SATA hard disks that you may configure as a RAID set. Through the onboard Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller, you may create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 0+1 configuration.
1 0 . Power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 8-pin ATX12V1) These connectors connect to an SSI-type 12V power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. 1. Do not forget to connect the 8-pin +12V power plug. Otherwise, the system does not boot up. 2.
1 2 . Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO1) This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices. By default, the pins labeled LINE OUT_R/BLINE_OUT_R and the pins LINE OUT_L/BLINE_OUT_L are shorted with jumper caps. Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable.
1 4 . CPU and system fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1/2, 3-pin REAR_FAN1/2, 3-pin FRNT_FAN1/2) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.88W max.) or a total of 2.1A~4.44A (53.28W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. The CPU fan connectors support either a 3-pin or a 4-pin fan cable plug. Both connectors are slotted to ensure connection in correct orientation.
• System Power LED (3-pin PLED) This lead connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. • Message LED (2-pin MLED) This lead connects to the message LED cable on the front panel and indicates the booting status. The LED blinks when the system is in the boot process until the operating system is loaded.
This chapter describes the power up sequence, BIOS beep codes, and ways of shutting down the system.
Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1 3.2 Vocal POST Messages .......................................................... 3-2 3.3 Powering off the computer ..................................................
3.1 Starting up for the first time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. 5. Turn on the devices in the following order: a. Monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c. System power 6.
3.2 Vocal POST Messages This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. This feature gives you vocal POST messages and alerts to inform you of system events and boot status. In case of a boot failure, you will hear the specific cause of the problem. These POST messages are customizable using the Winbond Voice Editor software that came with your package. You can record your own messages to replace the default messages.
POST message No keyboard detected Action • Check your keyboard if properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel. • See section “2.7.1 Rear panel connectors” for the location of the connector. No floppy disk detected • Make sure you have connected a floppy disk to the floppy disk connector on the motherboard. • See section “2.7 Connectors.” No IDE hard disk detected • Make sure you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to the one of the IDE connectors on the motherboard.
3.3 Powering off the computer 3.3.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows® 2000 Professional or Windows® 2000 Server: 2. Click the S t a r t button then click S h u t D o w n . . . Make sure that the S h u t d o w n option button is selected, then click the O K button to shut down the computer. 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. 1. If you are using Windows® XP or Windows® Server 2003: 2.
This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program ........................................................... 4-13 4.3 Main menu .......................................................................... 4-16 4.4 Advanced menu .................................................................. 4-20 4.5 Power menu ........................................................................ 4-35 4.6 Boot menu .....................
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. 2. 3. 4. A w a r d B I O S Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk.) A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) A S U S E Z F l a s h (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk or the motherboard support CD.
Windows® 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000: a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. b. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the optical drive. c. Click S t a r tt, then select R u n n. d. In the O p e n field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D is your optical drive letter. e. Press , then follow screen instructions to continue. 2. 4-2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.
4.1.2 AwardBIOS Flash Utility The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. The following sections tell you how to update the BIOS or how to save the current BIOS file. Updating the current BIOS file To update the current BIOS file: 1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site. Extract the zipped file, then save it to a floppy disk as * . B I N N. Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file. 2.
6. Type the BIOS file name in the File Name to Program field, then press . AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.05 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For Canterwood - NCCH-DLEC-00 Flash Type - SST 49LF008A /3.3V DATE: 04/26/2005 File Name to Program : 1001.bin Message: Do You Want To Save BIOS (Y/N) 7. The utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. Press to save the current BIOS file to the floppy disk, or to continue.
Copying the current BIOS file You can use the AwardBIOS Flash Utility to save the current BIOS file. You can load the current BIOS file when the BIOS file gets corrupted during the flashing process. To save the current BIOS file using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section. 2. Press when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. The following screen appears. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.05 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
4. The utility saves the current BIOS file to the floppy disk, then returns to the BIOS flashing process. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.05 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For Canterwood - NCCH-DLEC-00 Flash Type - SST 49LF008A /3.3V DATE: 04/26/2005 File Name to Program : 1001.
2. Press . When the A:> appears, replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash Utility. 3. At the prompt, type awdflash then press . The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.05 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For Canterwood - NCCH-DLEC-00 Flash Type - SST 49LF008A /3.3V DATE: 04/26/2005 File Name to Program : Message: Please input File Name! 4.
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Place the motherboard support CD to the optical drive, remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive, then restart the system. The following screen appears when the BIOS file is corrupted. Award BootBlock BIOS v.1.0 Copyright (c) 2004, Award Software, Inc. BIOS ROM checksum error Detecting IDE ATAPI device... Found CD-ROM, try to Boot from it ... Pass 1. FD 1.
4.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). To update the BIOS using EZ Flash: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. 2.
4.1.5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you to: • Save the current BIOS file • Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. 2. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate e. The ASUS Update main window appears. Select U p d a t e B I O S f r o m t h e I n t e r n e t option from the drop-down menu, then click N e x tt. 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or click A u t o S e l e c tt. Click N e x tt. 4.
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file: 1. 2. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking S t a r t > P r o g r a m s > A S U S > A S U S U p d a t e > ASUSUpdate e. The ASUS Update main window appears. Select U p d a t e B I O S f r o m a f i l e option from the drop-down menu, then click N e x tt. 3. Locate the BIOS file from the O p e n window, then click S a v e e. 4. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration of your computer in the future.
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu bar Menu items General help System Time System Date 11: 10 : 30 Tue, Apr 26 2005 Legacy Diskette A Floppy 3 Mode Support [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [Disabled] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 640K 260096K 261120K Select Menu Item Specific Help Navigation keys 4.2.2 Change the internal clock.
4.2.4 General help On the right side of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. 4.2.5 Sub-menu An item with a sub-menu on any menu screen is distinguished by a solid triangle before the item. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press . 4.2.6 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen.
4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section “4.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. System Time System Date 11: 10 : 30 Tue, Apr 26 2005 Legacy Diskette A Floppy 3 Mode Support [1.44M, 3.5 in.
4.3.1 Primary IDE Master Primary Master Primary IDE Master Access Mode [Auto] [Auto] Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector PIO Mode UDMA Mode Transfer Mode S.M.A.R.T Status Select Menu 0 MB 0 0 0 0 0 [Auto] [Auto] None None Item Specific Help Selects the type of fixed disk connected to the system. ‘Manual’ will let you select the number of cylinders, heads, etc. Note: PRECOMP=65535 means none! Primary IDE Master [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE drive.
UDMA Mode [Auto] When this item is set to [Auto], the UDMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for supported IDE drives. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Manually detecting an IDE drive If you wish to manually enter the drive information, set the Primary IDE Master item to [Manual], and the Access Mode item to [CHS]. Primary Master Primary IDE Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector PIO Mode UDMA Mode Transfer Mode S.M.A.R.
Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. Precomp Displays the precompressed volumes on the hard disk, if any, on the motherboard. Landing Zone Displays the drive’s maximum usable capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered. Sector Shows the number of sectors per track. Transfer Mode Shows the data transfer mode if the IDE hard disk drive supports the feature. Otherwise, this item is grayed out and shows the value [None]. S.M.A.R.T.
4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU, memory, chipset, and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction! Select Menu Advanced BIOS Features CPU Configuration Memory Configuration Chipset Onboard Device PCIPnP USB Configuration 4.4.1 Item Specific Help Virus Protection, Boot Sequence...
CPU Vcore Voltage [Disabled] Allows you to select the CPU Vcore voltage. Configuration options: [Disabled] [+100 mV] [+200 mV] [+300 mV] DRAM Vcore Voltage [+2.6V] Allows you to select the DRAM Vcore voltage. Configuration options: [+2.5V] [+2.6V] [+2.7V] [+2.8V] [+2.9V] [+3.0V] [+3.1V] [+3.2V] Chipset Vcore Voltage [+1.5V] Allows you to select the chipset Vcore voltage. Configuration options: [+1.8V] [+1.7V] [+1.6V] [+1.5V] 4.4.2 CPU Configuration This menu shows the CPU configuration settings.
CPU Feature [Press Enter] Allows you to enable or disable the Hyper-Threading Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Feature Thermal Management Limit CPUID MacVal Thermal Monitor 1 [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3, should be “Disabled” for WinXP. Thermal Management [Thermal Monitor 1] This item is not user-configurable. Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled] Sets the CPUID maximum value to 3. Set this item to [Disabled] in Windows XP operating system.
4.4.3 Memory Configuration This menu shows the memory configuration settings. Select an item then press to display a pop-up menu with the configuration options. Memory Configuration DRAM Frequency Memory Timing Selectable Cache Latency Time Active to Precharge Delay DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay DRAM RAS# Precharge DRAM Data Integrity Mode [Auto] [By SPD] 2.5 7 3 3 Non-ECC Select Menu Item Specific Help Set DRAM Frequency. DRAM Frequency [Auto] This item sets the DRAM operating frequency.
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [3] Controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/ write command. Configuration options: [4] [3] [2] DRAM RAS# Precharge [3] This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM. Configuration options: [4] [3] [2] DRAM Data Integrity Mode [Non-ECC] This item is not user-configurable and set to [Non-ECC] by default. 4.4.4 Chipset This menu shows the chipset configuration settings.
Init Display First [AGP Slot] Allows you to select the graphics controller to use as primary boot device. Configuration options: [PCI VGA Card] [AGP Slot] Auto Detect PCI Clk [Enabled] Allows you to select the maximum PCI bus speed to be programmed. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Spread Spectrum [+/- 0.5%] Allows you to select the clock generator spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Disabled] [+/- 0.1%] [+/- 0.2%] [+/- 0.3%] [+/- 0.4%] [+/- 0.5%] [+/- 0.6%] [+/- 0.7%] [+/- 0.8%] [+/- 0.
Frequency/Voltage Control Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock CPU Clock Ratio [200MHz] [18 X] Select Menu Item Specific Help Set CPU Frequency. CPU Clock [200MHz] Allows you to set the CPU clock frequency. Highlight this item then press to display a pop-up menu. Type in the value then press . Configuration options: [Min = 200; Max = 250] CPU Clock Ratio [18 X] This option allows you to set the ratio between the CPU core clock and the front side bus frequency.
4.4.5 Onboard Device This menu shows the onboard device configuration settings. Select an item then press to display a sub-menu with additional items, or show a pop-up menu with the configuration options.
Onboard 1394 Chip [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard 1394 controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VT6202 USB Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard USB controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard Promise Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Promise® 20319 RAID controller.
EPP Mode Select [EPP1.7] Allows you to select the EPP mode. This item becomes configurable only if the P a r a l l e l P o r t M o d e is set to [EPP] or [ECP+EPP].| Configuration options: [EPP 1.9] [EPP 1.7] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] Allows you to select the ECP mode. This item becomes configurable only if the P a r a l l e l P o r t M o d e is set to [ECP] or [ECP+EPP]. Configuration options: [1] [3] Game Port Address [201] Allows you to select the game port address.
SATA Configuration SATA Configuration *** On-Chip Serial ATA Setting *** On-Chip Serial ATA [Auto] SATA Mode IDE Serial ATA Port0 Mode SATA0 master Serial ATA Port1 Mode SATA1 master Select Menu Item Specific Help [Disabled]: Disable SATA Controller. [Auto]: Auto-arrange the BIOS. [Combined Mode]: PATA and SATA are combined. Max. of 2 IDE drives on each channel. [Enhanced Mode]: Enable both SATA and PATA. Max. of 6 IDE drives are supported. [SATA Only]: SATA is opeating in legacy mode.
SATA Mode [RAID] When set to [RAID], this item allows configuration of the installed SATA devices into a disk array. When set to [IDE], the devices operate in normal IDE mode. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] • The item S A T A M o d e becomes configurable only when the item O n - C h i p S e r i a l A T A is set to either [Combined Mode] or [Enhanced Mode]. • The On-Chip Serial ATA becomes fixed to [Enhanced Mode] when you set the SATA Mode item to [RAID].
4.4.6 PCIPnP This menu shows the PCIPnP configuration settings. Select an item then press to display a pop-up menu with the configuration options.
IRQ Resources Set the item R e s o u r c e s C o n t r o l l e d B y to [Manual] to enable the item I R Q R e s o u r c e ss, and assign the interrupts depending on the type of installed PCI device. PCIPnP Select Menu Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources [Manual] Item Specific Help PCI/VGA INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.
4.4.7 USB Configuration This menu shows the USB configuration settings. Select an item then press to display a pop-up menu with the configuration options. USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support USB Legacy Mode Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Configures the USB controller. USB Controller [Enabled] Allows you enable or disable the USB controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] USB 2.
4.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press to display the configuration options. ACPI APIC Support ACPI Suspend Type APM Configuration Hardware Configuration Select Menu [Enabled] [S1&S3] Item Specific Help Enable/Disable ACPI support for Operating System. ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI feature on the operating system.
4.5.1 APM Configuration This menu shows the Advanced Power Management (APM) configuration settings. Select an item then press to display a pop-up menu with the configuration options.
Video Off Method [DPMS] This item determines the video off features. The Display Power Management System (DPMS) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen. Use this for monitors without power management or “green” features. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS] Video Off In Suspend [Yes] This item determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management.
Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. Enabling this item lets you set the date and time of alarm using the two following items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Date (of Month) Alarm [0] To set the date of alarm, highlight this item and press to display a pop-up menu. Key-in a value within the specified range then press . Configuration options: [Min=0] [Max=31] Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [0 : 0 : 0] To set the time of alarm: 1.
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor This menu shows the hardware monitoring status. Select a sub-menu then press to display the configuration options.
Smart Q-Fan Configuration Smart Q-Fan Configuration Smart Fan Control System Target Temperature CPU1 Target Temperature CPU2 Target Temperature [Disabled] 50 61 61 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to enable or disable the Smart Fan. Smart Fan Control [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Smart Fan feature. This feature smartly adjusts the CPU/system fan rotations based on the user-assigned threshold temperature.
4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot settings. Select an item then press to display a sub-menu with additional items, or show a pop-up menu with the configuration options. Boot Device Priority Select Menu Hard Disk Boot Priority Removable Device Priority Boot Settings Configurations Security 4.6.1 Item Specific Help Select Boot Device Priority.
4.6.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. 1st Master: XXXXXXXX 2. Bootable Add-in Cards Select Menu Item Specific Help Use or arrow to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press to exit this menu. 4.6.3 Removable Device Priority Removable Priority 1. Floppy Disks Select Menu Item Specific Help Use or arrow to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list.
4.6.4 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Boot Other Device Quick Power On Self Test Halt On Case Open Warning Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled] [Enabled] [All Errors] [Enabled] [Enabled] [On] [Disabled] 6 250 [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select your Boot Device Priority.
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard typematic rate setting. Set to [Enabled] to configure the Type Rate and Type Delay items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The items T y p e m a t i c R a t e ( C h a r s / S e c ) and T y p e m a t i c D e l a y become configurable only when the item Typematic Setting is enabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Allows you to select the rate at which character repeats when you hold a key.
4.6.5 Security Security Supervisor Password User Password Password Check Clear Clear [Setup] Select Menu Item Specific Help Supervisor password control full access. Supervisor Password [Clear] User Password [Clear] These fields allow you to set passwords. To set a password: 1. Highlight an item then press . 2. Type in a password using eight (8) alphanumeric characters, then press . 3. When prompted, confirm the password by typing the exact characters again, then press .
Forgot the password? If you forget your password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery. If you need to erase the CMOS RAM, refer to section “2.6 Jumpers” for instructions. Password Check [Setup] This field requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system. Select [Setup] to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup.
4.7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the BIOS setup default settings, save or discard any changes you made, or exit the Setup utility. Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Select Menu Item Specific Help This option saves data to CMOS before exiting Setup. Exit & Save Changes Select this option then press Enter, or simply press , to save your changes to CMOS before exiting the Setup utility.
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This chapter provides instructions for creating and configuring RAID, and installing the necessary drivers for different system components.
Chapter summary 5 5.1 RAID ...................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 LAN .................................................................................... 5-57 5.3 VGA ....................................................................................
5.1 RAID This motherboard comes with the following RAID solutions: • A d a p t e c® HostRAID™ technology embedded in the Intel® 6300ESB Southbridge supports up to two SATA hard disk drives and RAID 0, 1, and JBOD configurations. • P r o m i s e® PDC20319 SATA RAID controller supports up to four SATA hard disk drives and RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 configurations. Refer to the RAID definitions below. 5.1.
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives for RAID set configuration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration: 1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide. 2.
5.1.4 Adaptec® RAID configuration utility You can create a RAID set using the A d a p t e c R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n Utility y, if you installed SATA hard disk drives on the SATA connectors supported by the Intel® 6300ESB Southbridge. The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations using the SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip. To enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility: 1.
5.1.4.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Striped) To create a RAID 0 set: 1. 2. 3. From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility initial menu, highlight Array Configuration Utility y, then press . From the Main Menu, select C r e a t e A r r a y y, then press . Select the first drive you want to add to the array, then press . The selected drive appears in the S e l e c t e d D r i v e s section. A RAID 0 set requires two identical hard disk drives.
4. When all the drives required for a RAID 0 set appear in the S e l e c t e d D r i v e s field, press . 5. A message appears on screen, warning users that initialization will erase all array information on the drives. Press to proceed or press to abort creating the RAID 0 set.
5-6 6. After disk initialization, the utility displays the A r r a y P r o p e r t i e s menu. Select A r r a y T y p e > R A I D 0 ( S t r i p e )), then press . 7. Move the cursor to the A r r a y L a b e l option, then type a name for the RAID 0 set. Press when done.
8. Move the cursor to the S t r i p e S i z e option, select 6 4 K B from the menu, then press to select. For server systems, we recommend that you use a lower array block size. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance. 9. Move the cursor to the C r e a t e R A I D v i a option, select N o I n i t from the menu, then press to select.
10. When you have finished setting the array properties, move the cursor to D o n e e, then press to create the RAID 0 set. 11. After you have created the RAID 0 set, the utility main menu appears. Select M a n a g e A r r a y s to display the array, then press to view the array properties.
12. The screen displays the array properties. Press to return to the previous menu.
5.1.4.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirrored) To create a RAID 1 set: 1. 2. 3. 5-10 Follow instructions 1 to 5 of the section “Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe).” From the A r r a y P r o p e r t i e s menu, select A r r a y T y p e > R A I D 1 ( M i r r o r )), then press . Move the cursor to the A r r a y L a b e l option, then type a name for the RAID 1 set. Press when finished.
4. Move the cursor to the C r e a t e R A I D v i a option, select Q u i c k I n i t from the menu, then press to select. 5. When you have finished setting the array properties, move the cursor to D o n e e, then press to create the RAID 1 set. 6. A message appears on screen informing you that a RAID 1 array created with Quick Init requires you to run a Verify W/FIX on the drives for consistency. Press any key to continue.
7. After you have created the RAID 1 set, the utility main menu appears. Select M a n a g e A r r a y to display the created set. Press to view the array properties. 8. The screen displays the array properties. Press to return to the previous menu. 9. To exit the utility, press , highlight Y e ss, then press .
5.1.4.3 Creating a bootable RAID set To create a bootable RAID set: 1. From the main menu, select M a n a g e A r r a y ss, then select the RAID set you want to make as bootable. 2. Press + . A message appears on screen informing you that all other arrays (if available) will become non-bootable. Press to continue.
The RAID 0 array becomes bootable. An asterisk precedes a bootable array for easy identification. 3. Press to return to the previous menu. 4. Exit the utility, then reboot the system. 5. During POST, press to select the boot device. 6. Use the up or down arrow to highlight the bootable RAID set (HostRAID#0-#0 6300ESB), then press to select. The system boots from the RAID set.
5.1.4.4 Deleting a RAID 0 set To delete a RAID 0 set: 1. From the array list, select the RAID set you want to delete, then press . The Array Properties dialog box appears. 2. Move the cursor to D e l e t e e, then press to delete the selected RAID set; otherwise, move the cursor to C a n c e l to close the dialog box.
3. When prompted, press to delete the RAID set or press to abort the operation. 4. To verify if the array was deleted, select M a n a g e A r r a y s from the main menu. A N o A r r a y s P r e s e n t message pops up on the screen if no array is detected.
5.1.4.5 Deleting a RAID 1 set To delete a RAID 1 set: 1. From the array list, select the RAID set you want to delete, then press . The Array Properties dialog box appears. 2. Move the cursor to D e l e t e e, then press to delete the selected RAID set; otherwise, move the cursor to C a n c e l to close the dialog box.
3. When prompted, press to delete the RAID set or press to abort the operation. 4. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select either M e m b e r # 0 or M e m b e r # 1 to delete a RAID 1 set member. Select [ N o n e ] or [ B o t h ] if you want to delete the entire array. 5. To verify if the array was deleted, select M a n a g e A r r a y s from the main menu. A N o A r r a y s P r e s e n t message pops up on the screen if no array is detected.
5.1.4.6 Rebuilding a RAID set The utility displays the condition of the RAID set during the POST. When a RAID set is degraded, you can use the utility to rebuild it. Check the physical connections of the SATA hard disk drives before you rebuild a degraded RAID set. Check the system and motherboard user guide for additional information. To rebuild a RAID array: 1. 2. Enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility following the instructions in the section “Creating a RAID 0 (Stripe).
5. Press + to rebuild the RAID set. The A r r a y S t a t u s shows the rebuilding progress. To rebuild the RAID set using the RAID management application in the operating system, press while the RAID set is being rebuilt to exit the application. A message pops up for confirmation. Press to exit.
5.1.5 Creating an Intel® 6300ESB RAID driver disk You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet. 5.1.5.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/2003 Server operating system on a hard disk drive that is assigned to an array. To create a RAID driver disk from Windows® environment: 1. Place the system or motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2.
5.1.6 Installing the Intel® 6300ESB RAID controller driver 5.1.6.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server During Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS installation To install the Intel® 6300ESB RAID controller driver under Windows® 2000/ 2003 Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® 2000/2003 Server installation CD. The W i n d o w s® 2 0 0 0 / 2 0 0 3 S e t u p starts. 2. Press F6 if you need to install Press when the message “P a t h i r d p a r t y S C S I o r R A I D d r i v e r . . ..
4. Insert the Intel® 6300ESB RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive, then press . 5. Select the A d a p t e c E m b e d d e d S e r i a l A T A H o s t R A I D D r i v e r for Windows 2000/XP/2003 3, then press to select. 6. The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press to continue installation. 7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.
To an existing Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS To install the Intel® 6300ESB RAID controller driver on an existing Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer, then log in with A d m i n i s t r a t o r privileges. 2. Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a N e w H a r d w a r e F o u n d window. Click C a n c e ll. Right-click the M y C o m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop , then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu.
11. Click F i n i s h after the driver installation is done. To verify the Intel® 6300ESB RAID controller driver installation: 1. 2. 3. Right-click the M y C o m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop , then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. Click the H a r d w a r e tab, then click the D e v i c e M a n a g e r button. Click the “+” sign before the item S C S I a n d R A I D c o n t r o l l e r ss. The A d a p t e c E m b e d d e d S e r i a l A T A H o s t R A I D item should appear. 4. 5. 6.
5.1.6.2 Red Hat® Linux 9.0 To install the Intel® 6300ESB RAID controller driver under Red Hat® Linux 9.0 OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat® Installation CD. 2. At the boot:, type linux dd , then press . 3. Select Y e s using the key when asked if you have the driver disk.
4. Select f d 0 using the key when asked to select the driver disk source. Press to move the cursor to O K K, then press . 5. When prompted, insert the Intel® 6300ESB Red Hat® Linux 9.0 driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select O K , then press . The drivers for the Intel® 6300ESB RAID controller are installed to the system.
6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No o, then press ; otherwise, select Y e s if you need to install additional RAID controller drivers. 7. Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation.
5.1.7 FastBuild™ Utility The FastBuild™ Utility allows you to create RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller. To enter the FastBuild™ Utility: 1. Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives. 2. If this is the first time you restart the system with the new hard disk drives installed and connected to the SATA connectors, the FastTrak S150 TX4™ BIOS displays the following: 3.
5.1.7.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Performance) 1. In the FastBuild™ Utility main menu, press <1> to display the A u t o Setup Options Menu u. 2. Use the arrow keys to go to the O p t i m i z e A r r a y f o r field, then select P e r f o r m a n c e using the space bar. The M o d e field displays Stripe e. After making a selection, press to save and create a RAID 0 array. 3. 4. A pop-up window appears. Press (Create and Quick Initialize). 5.
6. After you have created the RAID 0 set, press any key to reboot the system. During POST, the FastTrak S150 TX4™ BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. 7. Once the array is created, use the FDISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive. 8. After you have formatted the arrayed drives, install an operating system (OS). The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
5.1.7.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Security) Using two new SATA hard disk drives Refer to these instructions when creating a RAID 1 set using two new SATA hard disk drives. 1. Restart the system, then enter the FastBuild™ Utility. 2. In the FastBuild™ Utility main menu, press <1> to display the A u t o Setup Options Menu u. 3. Use the arrow keys to go to the Optimize Array for field, then select S e c u r i t y using the space bar. The M o d e field displays M i r r o rr. 4.
6. After you have created the RAID 1 set, press any key to reboot the system. During POST, the FastTrak S150 TX4™ BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. 7. Use the FDISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive. 8. After you have formatted the arrayed drives, install an operating system (OS). The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. Refer to section “2.
Using an existing boot/data hard disk drive and a new drive Refer to these instructions when creating a RAID 1 set using an existing bootable or data hard disk drive and a new drive of the same or larger storage capacity. 1. Restart the system, then enter the FastBuild™ Utility. 2. In the FastBuild™ Utility main menu, press <1> to display the A u t o Setup Options Menu u. 3. Use the arrow keys to go to the Optimize Array for field, then select S e c u r i t y using the space bar.
6. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the source disk, then press . 7. When prompted to start the duplication process, press to continue; otherwise, press to abort the operation. 8. After you have created the RAID 1 set, press any key to reboot the system. During POST, the FastTrak S150 TX4™ BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. 9. Use the FDISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive. 10.
Using quick initialization Refer to these instructions when creating a RAID 1 set using one or two existing hard disk drives containing data that you d o n o t w a n t t o k e e p p. Using quick initialization erases all data from the existing hard disk drive(s). Make sure to backup all important data before using this RAID 1 configuration mode. 1. Restart the system, then enter the FastBuild™ Utility. 2. In the FastBuild™ Utility main menu, press <1> to display the A u t o Setup Options Menu u. 3.
6. After you have created the RAID 1 set, press any key to reboot the system. During POST, the FastTrak S150 TX4™ BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. 7. Use the FDISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive. 8. After you have formatted the arrayed drives, install an operating system (OS). The OS will treat the RAID 1 set as a single drive unit.
5 . 1 . 7 ..3 3 Creating a RAID 0+1 set (Security and Performance) You must install four SATA hard disk drives to create a RAID 0+1 set. 1. Restart the system, then enter the FastBuild™ Utility. 2. In the FastBuild™ Utility main menu, press <1> to select A u t o Setup p. The following screen appears. 3. Use the arrow keys to go to the Optimize Array for field, then / select S e c u r i t y using the space bar. The M o d e field displays M i r r o rr/ Stripe e. After making a selection, press .
6. A pop-up message appears, warning you that all existing data on the hard disk drives will be deleted. Press . 7. After you have created the RAID 0+1 set, press any key to reboot the system. During POST, the FastTrak S150 TX4™ BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. 8. Use the FDISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive. 9. After you have formatted the arrayed drives, install an operating system (OS). The OS will treat the RAID 0+1 set as a single drive unit.
5.1.7.4 Manually creating a RAID set We strongly recommend that you use the A u t o S e t u p option to create a RAID set. 1. Restart the system, then enter the FastBuild™ Utility. 2. In the FastBuild™ Utility main menu, press <2> to display the D e f i n e Array Menu u. 3. Press the up or down arrow keys to highlight the array number you want to define, then press . The D e f i n e A r r a y M e n u appears. 4. Press the to select the array type for the selected array number.
5. Press the down arrow key to highlight the S t r i p e B l o c k option. Press the to manually assign the stripe block size to 16, 32, 64, or 128 KB. • You can manually assign the stripe block size only if you are creating a RAID 0 (Striping) or RAID 0+1(Striping/Mirroring) set. • For server systems, we recommend that you use a lower array block size. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance. 6.
5. Press + . 6. When a dialog box appears, press to create and quick initialize the RAID set. Using quick initialization erases all data from the existing hard disk drives. Make sure to backup all important data before using this RAID configuration mode. 7. When prompted, press to continue. 8. After you have created the RAID set, press any key to reboot the system. During the boot process, the FastTrak S150 TX4™ BIOS checks and displays the disk array information. 9.
5.1.7.5 Deleting a RAID set The D e l e t e A r r a y menu deletes the disk array assignments and not the data on the hard disk drives. You can recover a deleted array by immediately defining a new one. To delete an array: 1. Restart the system, then enter the FastBuild™ Utility. 2. In the FastBuild™ Utility main menu, press <4> to display the D e l e t e Array Menu u. 3. Press the up or down arrow keys to highlight the array number you want to delete, then press .
5. 5-44 The D e l e t e A r r a y M e n u appears, showing that the array is successfully deleted. Press to exit.
5.1.7.6 Rebuilding a RAID 1 set The R e b u i l d A r r a y M e n u allows you to rebuild a RAID 1 set and recover the array from errors. During POST, the FastTrak S150 TX4™ BIOS checks and displays the RAID 1 condition. The screen displays the following information if the BIOS detected an error on the array. To rebuild the array: 1. Press + to enter the FastBuild™ Utility. 2. From the FastBuild™ Utility main menu, press <3> to display the Define Array Menu u. 3.
6. Restart the system, then press + to enter the FastBuild™ Utility. 7. From the FastBuild™ Utility main menu, press <5> to display the Rebuild Array Menu u. 8. Use the arrow keys to select the array with a C r i t i c a l status, then press . From the S e l e c t D r i v e t o R e b u i l d section, use the arrow keys to highlight the replacement drive, then press . 9.
5.1.8 Installing the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller driver 5.1.8.1 Windows® 2000 Server During Windows® operating system installation To install the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller driver during Windows® 2000 Server OS installation: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® 2000 Server installation CD. The W i n d o w s® 2 0 0 0 S e t u p starts. 2. Press F6 if you need to install Press when the message “P a t h i r d p a r t y S C S I o r R A I D d r i v e r . . ..
4. Insert the Promise® PDC20319 RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive, then press . 5. Use the arrow keys to select the W i n 2 0 0 0 P r o m i s e F a s T r a k S 1 5 0 T X 4 ( t m ) C o n t r o l l e r item from the list, then press to select. 6. The Windows® 2000 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press to continue installation. 7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation.
To an existing Windows® operating system Follow the same instructions in the section “ I n s t a l l i n g t h e I n t e l® 6 3 0 0 E S B R A I D c o n t r o l l e r d r i v e r : T o a n e x i s t i n g W i n d o w s® 2000/2003 Server OS S” to install the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller driver on an existing Windows® 2000 Server OS. To verify the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller driver installation: 1. 2.
After installing the RAID controller driver, you must remove the Windows®-assigned SCSI controller driver. To do this: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5-50 From the C o m p u t e r M a n a g e m e n t window, click the “+” sign before the item S C S I a n d R A I D c o n t r o l l e r ss. Right-click the W i n 2 0 0 0 P r o m i s e R A I D C o n s o l e S C S I P r o c e s s o r D e v i c e item, then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu.
5.1.8.2 Windows® 2003 Server During Windows® operating system installation To install the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller driver during Windows® 2003 Server OS installation: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows® 2003 Server installation CD. The W i n d o w s® S e t u p starts. 2. Press F6 if you need to install Press when the message “P a t h i r d p a r t y S C S I o r R A I D d r i v e r . . ..” appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. When prompted, press to specify an additional device.
4. Insert the Promise® PDC20319 RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive, then press . 5. Use the arrow keys to select the W i n S e r v e r 2 0 0 3 P r o m i s e F a s T r a k T X 4 0 0 0 / S 1 5 0 T X S e r i e s ( t m ) C o n t r o l l e r item from the list, then press to select. 6. The Windows® Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press to continue installation. 7.
To an existing Windows® operating system To install the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller driver on an existing Windows® 2003 Server OS. 1. Restart the computer, then log in with A d m i n i s t r a t o r privileges. 2. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive. 3. Windows®s automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a N e w H a r d w a r e F o u n d window. Click C a n c e ll.
9. The wizard searches for the RAID controller drivers, then displays a list of detected drivers. Select Win Server 2003 Promise FastTrak S150 TX4 (tm) Controller Controller, then click N e x tt. 10. Click F i n i s h after the driver installation is done. To verify the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller driver installation: 1. 2. 3. 5-54 m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop , Right-click the M y C o obeforem then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu.
4. Right-click the W i n S e r v e r 2 0 0 3 Promise Fastrak S150 TX4 (tm) C o n t r o l l e r item, then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. 5. Click the D r i v e r tab, then click the D r i v e r D e t a i l s button to display the RAID controller drivers. Click O K when finished. 6. After installing the RAID controller driver, you must remove the Windows®-assigned SCSI controller driver. To do this: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
5.1.8.3 Red Hat® Linux 9.0 To install the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller driver during Red Hat® Linux 9.0 OS installation: 1. Follow steps 1 to 4 of section “2.3.2 Installing the Intel® 6300ESB RAID controller driver > Red Hat® Linux 9.0” on page 47 to 49. 2. When prompted, insert the Promise® PDC20319 driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select O K , then press . 3. The drivers for the Promise® PDC20319 RAID controller are installed to the system. 4.
5.2 LAN This section provides instructions on how to install the Intel® 82547GI LAN controller drivers. 5.2.1 Windows® 2000 Server To install the Intel® 82547GI LAN controller driver on a Windows® 2000 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer, then log in with A d m i n i s t r a t o r privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive, or the LAN controller driver disk to the floppy disk drive. 3.
To verify the Intel® 82547GI LAN controller driver installation: 1. 2. 3. Right-click the M y C o m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop , then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. Click the H a r d w a r e tab, then click the D e v i c e M a n a g e r button. Click the “+” sign before the item N e t w o r k a d a p t e r ss. The I n t e l ( R ) P R O / 1 0 0 0 C T N e t w o r k C o n n e c t i o n item should appear. 4.
5.2.2 Windows® 2003 Server To install the Intel® 82547GI LAN controller driver on a Windows® 2003 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer, then log in with A d m i n i s t r a t o r privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive, or the LAN controller driver disk to the floppy disk drive. 3. Windows® automatically detects the LAN controller and displays a N e w H a r d w a r e F o u n d window. Click C a n c e ll.
To verify the Intel® 82547GI LAN controller driver installation: 1. 2. 3. Right-click the M y C o m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop , then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. Click the H a r d w a r e tab, then click the D e v i c e M a n a g e r button. Click the “+” sign before the item N e t w o r k a d a p t e r ss. The I n t e l ( R ) P R O / 1 0 0 0 C T N e t w o r k C o n n e c t i o n item should appear. 4. 5. 6.
5.2.3 Red Hat® Linux 9.0 Follow these instructions when installing the Intel® 82547GI LAN controller base driver for the in Red Hat® Linux version 5.2.x operating system. The following procedures were tested for 2.4.x kernels through 2.4.20. Building and installing the drivers To build a binary RPM package of this driver, run rpmbuild -tb Replace with the specific filename of the driver.
5.3 VGA This section provides instructions on how to install the Intel® E7221 Super Video Graphics Adapter (SVGA) driver. 5.3.1 Windows® 2000 Server You need to manually install the Intel® E7221 SVGA driver on a Windows® 2000 Server operating system. To install the Intel® E7221 SVGA driver: 1. Restart the computer, then log on with A d m i n i s t r a t o r privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive.
5.3.2 Windows® 2003 Server The Windows® 2003 Server operating system automatically recognizes the Intel® E7221 SVGA driver during system installation. There is no need to install an additional driver(s) to support the onboard VGA. Verifying the VGA driver installation To verify if the Intel® E7221 SVGA driver is properly installed in a Windows® 2000/2003 Server operating system: 1. 2. 3. Right-click the M y C o m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop, then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu.
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This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when configuring the motherboard.
Appendix summary A.1 A NCCH-DLE block diagram ......................................................
A.1 NCCH-DLE block diagram Intel Xeon 533/800 CPU Intel Xeon 533/800 CPU 533/800 MB/s FSB CSA Intel 82547GI Gb Ethernet Intel E82875P MCH AGP Pro 4x / 8x PCI-X BUS 66 MHz 2 x PCI-X Slots 266/333/400 MHz 128-bit HubLink Bus 266 MB/s IDE 2 x PCI Slots Intel ICH 6300ESB PCI BUS 33 MHz TI TSB43AB22A (IEEE 1394) Audio Codec ADI AD1980 IDE SATA SATA 2 IDE Ports (Ultra ATA 100/66) 2 Serial ATA Ports USB USB AC97 LPC BUS VIA VT6212L 2-channel DDR SDRAM 4 x DIMMs USB USB USB1.1/2.
A-2 Appendix A: Reference information
