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Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 12
Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 12
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... identical model and capacity). "*" Skip this step if you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system Attach one end of the IDE cable to the rear of the IDE hard...;c Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410) Åé ¤¤ To set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller driver (5) Install the IDE RAID controller...
... identical model and capacity). "*" Skip this step if you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system Attach one end of the IDE cable to the rear of the IDE hard...;c Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410) Åé ¤¤ To set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller driver (5) Install the IDE RAID controller...
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... procedure assumes Drive D) and select Open (Figure 14). Figure 14 Then you need to install required driver for a file named MENU.exe. Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a IDE hard disk on your motherboard during the... the BootDrv folder and look for the IDE RAID controller on the VT6410 controller successfully, you should see folders and files contained in the driver CD. The installation utility will appear automatically. Go to ¤å a floppy disk. Figure 15 VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration ...
... procedure assumes Drive D) and select Open (Figure 14). Figure 14 Then you need to install required driver for a file named MENU.exe. Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a IDE hard disk on your motherboard during the... the BootDrv folder and look for the IDE RAID controller on the VT6410 controller successfully, you should see folders and files contained in the driver CD. The installation utility will appear automatically. Go to ¤å a floppy disk. Figure 15 VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration ...
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Then it will appear. Figure 17 - 11 - You have copied the IDE RAID driver successfully. Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. Figure 16 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk and press H to exit when the procedure is completed (Figure 17). VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 16 will take about one minute to copy the IDE RAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to select VIA 6410 RAID.
Then it will appear. Figure 17 - 11 - You have copied the IDE RAID driver successfully. Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. Figure 16 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk and press H to exit when the procedure is completed (Figure 17). VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 16 will take about one minute to copy the IDE RAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to select VIA 6410 RAID.
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... XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your IDE hard disk with the IDE RAID driver and adjusted BIOS settings, you can begin to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to... soon as you see the next screen for you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you see a message...more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have prepared a floppy disk with the IDE RAID driver. After pressing the F6 key, there will load support for the following mass storage device(s) * To ...
... XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your IDE hard disk with the IDE RAID driver and adjusted BIOS settings, you can begin to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to... soon as you see the next screen for you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you see a message...more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have prepared a floppy disk with the IDE RAID driver. After pressing the F6 key, there will load support for the following mass storage device(s) * To ...
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... support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want from the floppy disk. "*" Please select the driver according to proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration Windows Setup Setup ...will begin to load the IDE RAID driver from the following operating systems you want to the previous screen. Then it will load support for the following mass storage device...
... support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want from the floppy disk. "*" Please select the driver according to proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration Windows Setup Setup ...will begin to load the IDE RAID driver from the following operating systems you want to the previous screen. Then it will load support for the following mass storage device...
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... Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 22 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the IDE RAID driver successfully. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å WindowsXP Professional Setup ... to run on your computer. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Ác After the IDE RAID driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to be installed.) VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 14 - It indicates that you...
... Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 22 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the IDE RAID driver successfully. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å WindowsXP Professional Setup ... to run on your computer. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Ác After the IDE RAID driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to be installed.) VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 14 - It indicates that you...
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Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller Intel ICH6R 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk ...9 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 11
Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller Intel ICH6R 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk ...9 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 11
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... boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Ác Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller Intel ICH6R) Åé ¤¤ To configure...is recommended that you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA controller on the SATA controller SATA Hard Drives Configurations...
... boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Ác Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller Intel ICH6R) Åé ¤¤ To configure...is recommended that you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA controller on the SATA controller SATA Hard Drives Configurations...
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Now, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including RAID mode, disk block size, disk name, and disk capacity, etc. Press ENTER and follow on-screen instructions. KL To exit the ICH6R RAID BIOS utility, press ESC in Main Menu. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) After the creation is completed, you can proceed to delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu. KL Figure 10 Delete RAID Volume If you want to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 8 -
Now, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including RAID mode, disk block size, disk name, and disk capacity, etc. Press ENTER and follow on-screen instructions. KL To exit the ICH6R RAID BIOS utility, press ESC in Main Menu. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) After the creation is completed, you can proceed to delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu. KL Figure 10 Delete RAID Volume If you want to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 8 -
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...-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 11). Figure 12 SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) - 9 - Without the driver, the hard drives ¤¤ may not be recognized during OS installation. The installation utility will appear automatically. Ác (4) Making a SATA... the SATA controller during the Windows setup process. ¤å First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. Step 2: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for an executable program named MENU.exe (Figure 12)....
...-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 11). Figure 12 SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) - 9 - Without the driver, the hard drives ¤¤ may not be recognized during OS installation. The installation utility will appear automatically. Ác (4) Making a SATA... the SATA controller during the Windows setup process. ¤å First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. Step 2: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for an executable program named MENU.exe (Figure 12)....
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You have copied the SATA driver sucessfully. Figure 13 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and press 1 to the floppy disk. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) Then it will appear. Step 6: Press 0 to Figure 13 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to select 1)Intel Application Accelerator 4.0. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. Figure 14 - 10 - An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 14).
You have copied the SATA driver sucessfully. Figure 13 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and press 1 to the floppy disk. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) Then it will appear. Step 6: Press 0 to Figure 13 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to select 1)Intel Application Accelerator 4.0. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. Figure 14 - 10 - An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 14).
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...as soon as you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). Ác (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA... driver and press S (Figure 16). Figure 15 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you see the next screen. After pressing F6, there ...
...as soon as you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). Ác (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA... driver and press S (Figure 16). Figure 15 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you see the next screen. After pressing F6, there ...
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... appear. Figure 18 "*" If your southbridge is ICH6R, select Intel(R) 82801FR (ICH6R). SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) The driver installation will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. Then it will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA...is ICH5R, select Intel(R) 82801ER (ICH5R). - 12 - Figure 17 If a message appears saying one minute. Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below appears, press ENTER to ...
... appear. Figure 18 "*" If your southbridge is ICH6R, select Intel(R) 82801FR (ICH6R). SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) The driver installation will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. Then it will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA...is ICH5R, select Intel(R) 82801ER (ICH5R). - 12 - Figure 17 If a message appears saying one minute. Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below appears, press ENTER to ...
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You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 19 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to be installed.) SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) - 13 - After that hard drive. Ác After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will have to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. It indicates that you should see a screen as below.
You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 19 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to be installed.) SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) - 13 - After that hard drive. Ác After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will have to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. It indicates that you should see a screen as below.
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Chapter 3 Install Drivers 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 Software Applications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 56 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction 57 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 60 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 71 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Audio Function Introduction 78 4-2 Troubleshooting 84 - 5 -
Chapter 3 Install Drivers 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 Software Applications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 56 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction 57 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 60 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 71 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Audio Function Introduction 78 4-2 Troubleshooting 84 - 5 -
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Replace the screw to install/Uninstall the VGA card. Install related driver from the operating system. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are based on identical chips and support dual view. GA-8I915P Dual Graphic Motherboard - 16 - Replace your VGA card is locked by following the steps...when you try to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. The GA-8I915P Dual Graphic will allow a four-monitor configuration(Quad View) when used in conjunction with two PCI Express graphics cards that are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Press the expansion card firmly into...
Replace the screw to install/Uninstall the VGA card. Install related driver from the operating system. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are based on identical chips and support dual view. GA-8I915P Dual Graphic Motherboard - 16 - Replace your VGA card is locked by following the steps...when you try to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. The GA-8I915P Dual Graphic will allow a four-monitor configuration(Quad View) when used in conjunction with two PCI Express graphics cards that are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Press the expansion card firmly into...
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... all of the four pins of the Dual Graphic dip switch (SW1). 1 234 Step 2: Install your graphics card to PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots. GA-8I915P Dual Graphic Motherboard - 18 - English Enabling Quad View Mode-Step 1: Follow the steps below to see how to the user's manual for your graphics card. Step 3: Graphics Cards Driver Setting For detailed information about how...
... all of the four pins of the Dual Graphic dip switch (SW1). 1 234 Step 2: Install your graphics card to PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots. GA-8I915P Dual Graphic Motherboard - 18 - English Enabling Quad View Mode-Step 1: Follow the steps below to see how to the user's manual for your graphics card. Step 3: Graphics Cards Driver Setting For detailed information about how...
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... transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade.
... transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade.
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Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is on/off. Pin No. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is connect with the system power indicator to work properly. Pin No. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. GA-8I915P Dual Graphic Motherboard - 24 - English 10) SATA0/SATA1/SATA2/SATA3 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can provide 150MB/s transfer rate. Definition 1 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD-
Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is on/off. Pin No. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is connect with the system power indicator to work properly. Pin No. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. GA-8I915P Dual Graphic Motherboard - 24 - English 10) SATA0/SATA1/SATA2/SATA3 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can provide 150MB/s transfer rate. Definition 1 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD-