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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. 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 and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1
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. 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 and RAID Configuration 1. Guide to RAID Configurations 4 2.1 Introduction of Windows 2000 / Windows XP 15 1
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STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press . STEP 3: When you ... on your system, or you may also set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. You may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in Windows environment. 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to generate Serial ATA...
STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press . STEP 3: When you ... on your system, or you may also set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. You may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in Windows environment. 1.2 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to generate Serial ATA...
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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. Press 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 7
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Select "Auto Setup" to allow BIOS to let user select the array drives manually. Select "Select Disk Drives" to select the disk drives and create array automatically. When all drives have been selected, press to go back to select them respectively. 3. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to the creation steps menu. 9 One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives". There are two methods to create a disk array.
Select "Auto Setup" to allow BIOS to let user select the array drives manually. Select "Select Disk Drives" to select the disk drives and create array automatically. When all drives have been selected, press to go back to select them respectively. 3. When using Select Disk Drives method, the channel column will be activated. Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to the creation steps menu. 9 One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives". There are two methods to create a disk array.
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... Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ....... 19 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 20 3. 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 21 3.1 Introduction 21 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 21 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 22 3.2 Main Screen 22 3.3 Advanced Screen 23 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 23 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 24 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 26 3.3.4 IDE...
... Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ....... 19 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 20 3. 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. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 21 3.1 Introduction 21 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 21 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 22 3.2 Main Screen 22 3.3 Advanced Screen 23 3.3.1 CPU Configuration 23 3.3.2 Chipset Configuration 24 3.3.3 ACPI Configuration 26 3.3.4 IDE...
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... without notice. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Cable One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable(Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield 5 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual, chapter 1 and...
... without notice. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Cable One Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable(Optional) One ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield 5 Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual, chapter 1 and...
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...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 proper installation. 3. Before you install the PC system. 4. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME. 6. While CPU overheat is not recommended to perform over-clocking. ASRock...
...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 proper installation. 3. Before you install the PC system. 4. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® 98 / ME. 6. While CPU overheat is not recommended to perform over-clocking. ASRock...
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... USB4_5 ATXPWR1 CD1 AUX1 1 JR1 AUDIO1 JL1 Audio CODEC LAN PHY VPIACT8h8ip0seAtGP 8X 1.5V_AGP1 PCI 1 IDE1 SATA2 Super I/O 2MB BIOS GAME1 PCI 2 USB2.0 FSB800 DDR400 PCI 3 5.1 CH PCI 4 ATA133 SATA PCI 5 1 IR1 P4V88+ VIA VT8237 CMOS Battery CLRCMOS1 FLOPPY1 SATA1 USB67 1 CHA_FAN1 SPEAKER1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET 9 10 11 12 13...
... USB4_5 ATXPWR1 CD1 AUX1 1 JR1 AUDIO1 JL1 Audio CODEC LAN PHY VPIACT8h8ip0seAtGP 8X 1.5V_AGP1 PCI 1 IDE1 SATA2 Super I/O 2MB BIOS GAME1 PCI 2 USB2.0 FSB800 DDR400 PCI 3 5.1 CH PCI 4 ATA133 SATA PCI 5 1 IR1 P4V88+ VIA VT8237 CMOS Battery CLRCMOS1 FLOPPY1 SATA1 USB67 1 CHA_FAN1 SPEAKER1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RESET 9 10 11 12 13...
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... setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord, then use a jumper cap to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you do the clear-CMOS action. 15 The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are "Short" when jumper cap is "Short". The data...
... setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord, then use a jumper cap to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you do the clear-CMOS action. 15 The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are "Short" when jumper cap is "Short". The data...
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... will lose ALL data in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may start to format and copy files [YN]? Formatting the floppy diskette will start to... use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to check the installation guide in it! Please refer to the document in Windows environment. STEP 4: Then you will need to set the RAID configuration ...
... will lose ALL data in the Support CD for boot devices selection appears. STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ SATA RAID BIOS You may start to format and copy files [YN]? Formatting the floppy diskette will start to... use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to check the installation guide in it! Please refer to the document in Windows environment. STEP 4: Then you will need to set the RAID configuration ...
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... has a menu bar with its test routines. You may not exactly match what you see on the menu bar, and then press to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on the motherboard stores the... is constantly being updated, 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 default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set ...
... has a menu bar with its test routines. You may not exactly match what you see on the menu bar, and then press to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on the motherboard stores the... is constantly being updated, 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 default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security To set ...
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...54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the... UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Wed 12/22/2004] BIOS Version : P4V88+ BIOS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.40 GHz Processor Speed : 2400 MHz Cache Size : 512KB Microcode Update : 0F24/1E Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM...
...54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 Main Screen When you enter the... UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [17:00:09] [Wed 12/22/2004] BIOS Version : P4V88+ BIOS P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.40 GHz Processor Speed : 2400 MHz Cache Size : 512KB Microcode Update : 0F24/1E Total Memory DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM...
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...in below sections may cause system to malfunction. 3.3 Advanced Screen In this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value CPU Thermal Throttling [Auto...Defaults Save and Exit 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 motherboard. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Disabled] for the ...
...in below sections may cause system to malfunction. 3.3 Advanced Screen In this section may cause the system to malfunction. 3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Spread Spectrum Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value CPU Thermal Throttling [Auto...Defaults Save and Exit 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 motherboard. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Disabled] for the ...
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...® XP. Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it 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...
...® XP. Hyper Threading Technology To enable this feature, it 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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... to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature. 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 the system from the power-soft-off when the power recovers. Ring-In Power On...
... to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature. 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 the system from the power-soft-off when the power recovers. Ring-In Power On...
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... applied to the configurations of device connected to [Disabled] will use the "Primary IDE Master" as well. 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]...: enables only the Primary IDE Controller. Or you specify. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both]. 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. We will disable the both.
... applied to the configurations of device connected to [Disabled] will use the "Primary IDE Master" as well. 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]...: enables only the Primary IDE Controller. Or you specify. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Primary], [Secondary], [Both]. 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. We will disable the both.
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... ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to disable the LBA/Large mode. S.M.A.R.T. LBA/Large Mode Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self...
... ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to disable the LBA/Large mode. S.M.A.R.T. LBA/Large Mode Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self...
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3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of floppy drive connected to the system. +F1 ... feature. 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration In this item to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings. It is 32. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. +F1 F9 F10...
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI / PnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of floppy drive connected to the system. +F1 ... feature. 3.3.6 Floppy Configuration In this item to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings. It is 32. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Floppy A Floppy B [1.44 MB 312"] [Disabled] Select the type of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. +F1 F9 F10...
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...], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7]. 30 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... Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to set the EPP version. Parallel Port Address Use this item to [ECP+EPP], it . EPP Version Use this item to set the address for...
...], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3]. Configuration options: [IRQ5] and [IRQ7]. 30 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... Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to set the EPP version. Parallel Port Address Use this item to [ECP+EPP], it . EPP Version Use this item to set the address for...
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USB 2.0 Support Use this item to enable the Game 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 ...
USB 2.0 Support Use this item to enable the Game 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 ...