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Installation of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 8 2.3.3 Delete Disk Array 13 2.3.4 Select Boot Array 14 3. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1
Installation of RAID 4 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 6 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility 7 2.3.2 Create Disk Array 8 2.3.3 Delete Disk Array 13 2.3.4 Select Boot Array 14 3. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 3 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1
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... lose ALL data in Windows environment. Formatting the floppy diskette will start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your SATA HDDs, you will need to make an SATA...
... lose ALL data in Windows environment. Formatting the floppy diskette will start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your SATA HDDs, you will need to make an SATA...
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Press 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 7 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility After the system powers on, the following information will appear on the screen.
Press 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 7 2.3 BIOS Configuration Utility 2.3.1 Enter BIOS Configuration Utility After the system powers on, the following information will appear on the screen.
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Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to select the disk drives and create array automatically. Select "Auto Setup" to allow BIOS to select them respectively. One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives". When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. When all drives have been selected, press to go back to let user select the array drives manually. Select "Select Disk Drives" to the creation steps menu. 9 There are two methods to create a disk array. 3.
Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to select the disk drives and create array automatically. Select "Auto Setup" to allow BIOS to select them respectively. One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives". When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. When all drives have been selected, press to go back to let user select the array drives manually. Select "Select Disk Drives" to the creation steps menu. 9 There are two methods to create a disk array. 3.
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... 23 3.1 Introduction 23 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 23 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 24 3.2 Main Screen 24 3.3 Advanced Screen 25 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 25 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 26 3.3.3 ACPI... Configuration 35 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority 35 3.6 Security Screen 36 3.7 Exit Screen 37 3 Contents 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 9 TM 2. Installation 10 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 13 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 14 2.4 Expansion...
... 23 3.1 Introduction 23 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 23 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 24 3.2 Main Screen 24 3.3 Advanced Screen 25 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 25 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 26 3.3.3 ACPI... Configuration 35 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority 35 3.6 Security Screen 36 3.7 Exit Screen 37 3 Contents 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Package Contents 5 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Motherboard Layout 8 1.4 ASRock I/O Plus 9 TM 2. Installation 10 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 13 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 14 2.4 Expansion...
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... the motherboard and step-bystep guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to the hardware installation. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 775V88/775V88+ Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.2-in, 30.5 cm x 23.4 cm) ASRock 775V88/775V88+ Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775V88/775V88+ Support CD (including LGA 775 CPU...
... the motherboard and step-bystep guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to the hardware installation. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents ASRock 775V88/775V88+ Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.2-in, 30.5 cm x 23.4 cm) ASRock 775V88/775V88+ Quick Installation Guide ASRock 775V88/775V88+ Support CD (including LGA 775 CPU...
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...stepless control, it back again. Do NOT use USB 2.0 ports, 1 RJ 45 port, Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone BIOS: AMI BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2.3.1 support CPU frequency stepless control (only for USB 2.0 works fine... than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of memory modules on the AGP slot of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 26. 2. ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 serial port: COM1, 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support, 6 ready-to ...
...stepless control, it back again. Do NOT use USB 2.0 ports, 1 RJ 45 port, Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone BIOS: AMI BIOS Supports "Plug and Play" ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events Supports jumperfree SMBIOS 2.3.1 support CPU frequency stepless control (only for USB 2.0 works fine... than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of memory modules on the AGP slot of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 26. 2. ASRock I/O PlusTM: 1 PS/2 mouse port, 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 serial port: COM1, 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support, 6 ready-to ...
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... USB5 Prescott 800 Dual Channel ChiPpTs8etV8I0A C P U _ FA N 1 ATXPWR1 Top: Line In Center: Line Out Bottom: Mic In 27 26 IR1 1 LAN PHY 2Mb BIOS Super I/O 1.5V_AGP1 PCI 1 IDE1 SATA2 SATA1 25 PCI 2 5.1 CH ATA133 SATA 24 GAME1 PCI 3 USB2.0 AGP 8X VIA VT8237 AUX1 CD1 23 Audio CODEC AUDIO1... 22 21 1 JR1 JL1 PCI 4 FSB800 DDR400 CMOS Battery PCI 5 CLRCMOS1 FLOPPY1 775V88+ 1 USB67 1 SPEAKER1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET PANEL 1 CHA_FAN1 20 19 18 17 16 15 30.5cm (12.0in) 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...
... USB5 Prescott 800 Dual Channel ChiPpTs8etV8I0A C P U _ FA N 1 ATXPWR1 Top: Line In Center: Line Out Bottom: Mic In 27 26 IR1 1 LAN PHY 2Mb BIOS Super I/O 1.5V_AGP1 PCI 1 IDE1 SATA2 SATA1 25 PCI 2 5.1 CH ATA133 SATA 24 GAME1 PCI 3 USB2.0 AGP 8X VIA VT8237 AUX1 CD1 23 Audio CODEC AUDIO1... 22 21 1 JR1 JL1 PCI 4 FSB800 DDR400 CMOS Battery PCI 5 CLRCMOS1 FLOPPY1 775V88+ 1 USB67 1 SPEAKER1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET PANEL 1 CHA_FAN1 20 19 18 17 16 15 30.5cm (12.0in) 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...
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...) JL1(see p.8, No. 1) +5V +5VSB +5VSB (standby) for 3 seconds. The data in CMOS. Please remember to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you need to remove the jumper cap after clearing the CMOS. 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. Note: To select +5VSB, it...
...) JL1(see p.8, No. 1) +5V +5VSB +5VSB (standby) for 3 seconds. The data in CMOS. Please remember to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you need to remove the jumper cap after clearing the CMOS. 2.5 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. Note: To select +5VSB, it...
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..., Please insert a diskette into the floppy diskette. WARNING! Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to make an...to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may also set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you may start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system, or you start to install Windows...
..., Please insert a diskette into the floppy diskette. WARNING! Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to make an...to VIA RAID Tool", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may also set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you may start the OS installation. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system, or you start to install Windows...
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...the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the default system device to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the... advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the computer. You may also restart by pressing the reset button on . 3....
...the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to locate and load the Operating System Security To set up the default system device to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Advanced To set up the... advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the computer. You may also restart by pressing the reset button on . 3....
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...To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00...:09] [W Tueed 0182/0/222/2/2000044]] BIOS Version : 775V88+BBIOIOSSPP1.10.0 0 Processor Type : GInetneul (iRne) IPnetnetli(uRm) (CRP)U4 3C.P20UG2H.4z0 GHz Processor Speed : 322400 MHz Cache Size ...
...To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00...:09] [W Tueed 0182/0/222/2/2000044]] BIOS Version : 775V88+BBIOIOSSPP1.10.0 0 Processor Type : GInetneul (iRne) IPnetnetli(uRm) (CRP)U4 3C.P20UG2H.4z0 GHz Processor Speed : 322400 MHz Cache Size ...
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... ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration Advanced...] [Disabled] : Locked : 18 [Enabled] Hyper Threading Technology [Auto] Select how to set the configurations for better system stability. 25 Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration...
... ESC Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Host Frequency While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the present CPU host frequency of this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration Advanced...] [Disabled] : Locked : 18 [Enabled] Hyper Threading Technology [Auto] Select how to set the configurations for better system stability. 25 Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration...
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... from overheated. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Command Rate DRAM Bus Selection [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [2T Command] [Auto] DRAM...
... from overheated. DRAM Frequency If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will be hidden if the installed CPU does not support Hyper-Threading technology. 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Command Rate DRAM Bus Selection [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [2T Command] [Auto] DRAM...
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... the system from the power-soft-off mode. OnBoard AC'97 Audio Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard AC'97 Audio feature. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on AC/Power Loss Use this item to set the power state after an unexpected AC...
... the system from the power-soft-off mode. OnBoard AC'97 Audio Select [Auto] or [Disabled] for the onboard AC'97 Audio feature. 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on AC/Power Loss Use this item to set the power state after an unexpected AC...
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... set the IDE configuration for the device that you may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. PRIMARY: enables only ... Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 29 3.3.4 IDE Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave [Both] [Hard Disk] [Not...
... set the IDE configuration for the device that you may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. PRIMARY: enables only ... Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 29 3.3.4 IDE Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave [Both] [Hard Disk] [Not...
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.... Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 30 After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of this item is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. S.M.A.R.T. TYPE Use this item to configure the...
.... Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 30 After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of this item is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. S.M.A.R.T. TYPE Use this item to configure the...
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...may configure the type of floppy drive connected to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of your floppy drive. PCI Latency Timer ... Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 31 It is 32. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI...
...may configure the type of floppy drive connected to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of your floppy drive. PCI Latency Timer ... Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 31 It is 32. 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI...
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... [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode... Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. EPP Version Use this item to [ECP+EPP], it .
... [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. Configuration options: [Normal], [Bi-Directional], and [ECP+EPP]. 3.3.7 Super IO Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode... Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to set the EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] and [1.7]. EPP Version Use this item to [ECP+EPP], it .
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... connected, "Auto" option will start to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it . Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration USB Devices Enabled : None USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB...
... connected, "Auto" option will start to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it . Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration USB Devices Enabled : None USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] To enable or disable the onboard USB...