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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 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.
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STEP 4: Then you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs, you will start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During ... is located in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. 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 . 1.2 Making An SATA...
STEP 4: Then you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs, you will start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in it! Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!) STEP 2: During ... is located in the folder at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. 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 . 1.2 Making An SATA...
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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. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 7 Press 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility.
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. The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 7 Press 'Tab' key to enter BIOS configuration utility.
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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. One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives". Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to the creation steps menu. 9 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. 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. One method is "Auto Setup", and another is "Select Disk Drives". Just highlight the target drives that you want to use and press to the creation steps menu. 9 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. There are two methods to create a disk array.
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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. Contents 1. Installation 10 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3...SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ....... 19 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 20 3. 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...
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. Contents 1. Installation 10 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3...SATA) Hard Disks Installation 19 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ....... 19 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 20 3. 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...
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... guide to the hardware installation. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the Support CD. Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in , 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133...
... guide to the hardware installation. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the Support CD. Introduction Thank you for a 3.5-in , 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Quick Installation Guide ASRock P4V88/P4V88+ Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133...
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...proper installation. 3. 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... 6) OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Although this motherboard! 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-use a...
...proper installation. 3. 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... 6) OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant CAUTION! 1. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Although this motherboard! 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-use a...
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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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If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up events. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is placed on these 2 pins. Short Open Jumper Setting PS2_USB_PWR1 ...
If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS, you must boot up events. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is placed on these 2 pins. Short Open Jumper Setting PS2_USB_PWR1 ...
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... to boot your system, or you may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the following path: .. ...\ SATA RAID BIOS You may start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the...this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 20 WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. Before you start the OS installation. 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want...
... to boot your system, or you may start to use "VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS" to set the RAID configuration by using "VIA RAID Tool" in the folder at the following path: .. ...\ SATA RAID BIOS You may start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the...this moment!) STEP 2: During POST at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool 20 WARNING! STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into the floppy diskette. Before you start the OS installation. 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want...
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... 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 default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security ...To set up the computer. The Flash Memory on the system chassis. 3. If you see on . Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you wish to get into...
... 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 default system device to locate and load the Operating System Security ...To set up the computer. The Flash Memory on the system chassis. 3. If you see on . Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you wish to get into...
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... navigation key. Use [+] or [-] to select a field. 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 ...
... navigation key. Use [+] or [-] to select a field. 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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... Screen Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Disabled] for the following item. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the following items: CPU Configuration, ...SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) ...
... Screen Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. Spread Spectrum This item should always be [Disabled] for the following item. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in the following items: CPU Configuration, ...SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) ...
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... the core speed of this motherboard 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...
... the core speed of this motherboard 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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... 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. 26 OnBoard LAN This allows you to turn on the system from the...
... 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. 26 OnBoard LAN This allows you to turn on the system from the...
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... to [Disabled] will use the "Primary IDE Master" as well. 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. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary... IDE Controller. We will disable the both. 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 ...
... to [Disabled] will use the "Primary IDE Master" as well. 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. PRIMARY: enables only the Primary... IDE Controller. We will disable the both. 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 ...
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... item to enable 32-bit access to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. Make sure to set the PIO mode...
... item to enable 32-bit access to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. Make sure to set the PIO mode...
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PCI IDE BusMaster Use this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. 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....Latency Timer The default value is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings. 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 enable ...
PCI IDE BusMaster Use this section, you may configure the type of your floppy drive. 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....Latency Timer The default value is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings. 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 enable ...
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...serial port or disable it will show the EPP version in the following item, "EPP Version". 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...OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it . OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1...
...serial port or disable it will show the EPP version in the following item, "EPP Version". 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...OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Enabled] [Disabled] Allow BIOS to set the address for the onboard infrared port or disable it . OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1...
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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 ...
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 ...