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... at 1 MHz increments Adjustable FSB/DDR ratio ASUS JumperFree ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Adjustable CPU Frequency Multiple ASUS AI Audio ASUS AI NET ASUS AI BIOS ASUS POST Reporter ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Instant Music Multi-language BIOS (continued on the next page) xi RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations ADI AD1985 SoundMax 6-channel audio...
... at 1 MHz increments Adjustable FSB/DDR ratio ASUS JumperFree ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Adjustable CPU Frequency Multiple ASUS AI Audio ASUS AI NET ASUS AI BIOS ASUS POST Reporter ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Instant Music Multi-language BIOS (continued on the next page) xi RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations ADI AD1985 SoundMax 6-channel audio...
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...8GB of the Parallel ATA storage interface. The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 functions while the onboard VIA® VT8237 RAID controller provides an additional two Serial ATA connectors for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. 1-2 ...socket on the motheboard supports the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX and AMD Opteron™ processors. The Promise® 20378 RAID controller incorporates two Serial ATA and one parallel connector with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, up to 150 MB/s data ...
...8GB of the Parallel ATA storage interface. The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 functions while the onboard VIA® VT8237 RAID controller provides an additional two Serial ATA connectors for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. 1-2 ...socket on the motheboard supports the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX and AMD Opteron™ processors. The Promise® 20378 RAID controller incorporates two Serial ATA and one parallel connector with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, up to 150 MB/s data ...
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... Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9* 4 ACPI Mode when used 10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11* 6 IRQ...* 10 Secondary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 AGP slot Onboard RAID Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN WiFi slot PCI INT A shared - - - IRQ assignments for ISA or PCI devices. shared - shared PCI INT B - shared - - -...
... Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9* 4 ACPI Mode when used 10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11* 6 IRQ...* 10 Secondary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 AGP slot Onboard RAID Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN WiFi slot PCI INT A shared - - - IRQ assignments for ISA or PCI devices. shared - shared PCI INT B - shared - - -...
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...configuration and to PIN 1. RAID ATA connector (40-1 pin PRI_RAID) This connector support either RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 0 + 1 configuration with pin 5 plug). Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. ASUS SK8V motherboard 2-23 PIN 1 ...FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the colored stripe on the RAID feature: • By default, the drive that you connect to the PRI_RAID connector follow the ATA133/100/66/33 protocol as an independent drive, not as a disk array. • The RAID/SATA controller...
...configuration and to PIN 1. RAID ATA connector (40-1 pin PRI_RAID) This connector support either RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 0 + 1 configuration with pin 5 plug). Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. ASUS SK8V motherboard 2-23 PIN 1 ...FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the colored stripe on the RAID feature: • By default, the drive that you connect to the PRI_RAID connector follow the ATA133/100/66/33 protocol as an independent drive, not as a disk array. • The RAID/SATA controller...
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... OnBoard Promise Controller Operating Mode OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM OnBoard 1394 Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Parallel Port Address Onboard Game Port Onboard MIDI Port [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS SK8V motherboard 4-25...
... OnBoard Promise Controller Operating Mode OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM OnBoard 1394 Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Parallel Port Address Onboard Game Port Onboard MIDI Port [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS SK8V motherboard 4-25...
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Install the necessary drivers to USB 2.0. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support VIA 6420 RAID Controller driver This item installs the VIA® 6420 RAID controller driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver This item installs the USB 2.0 driver to upgrade your USB 1.1 ports to activate the ...AD1985 SoundMAX Audio Driver This item installs the ADI 1985 AC'97 compliant audio controller and application. 3Com Gigabit LOM (3C940) Driver This item installs the 3Com® 3C940 LAN drivers for Serial ATA and RAID features. VIA AGP VxD driver - VIA ATAPI vendor support driver - VIA ...
Install the necessary drivers to USB 2.0. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support VIA 6420 RAID Controller driver This item installs the VIA® 6420 RAID controller driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver This item installs the USB 2.0 driver to upgrade your USB 1.1 ports to activate the ...AD1985 SoundMAX Audio Driver This item installs the ADI 1985 AC'97 compliant audio controller and application. 3Com Gigabit LOM (3C940) Driver This item installs the 3Com® 3C940 LAN drivers for Serial ATA and RAID features. VIA AGP VxD driver - VIA ATAPI vendor support driver - VIA ...
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... 5: Software support Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and write data in the VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset... drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of data from one drive to a second drive. 5.5 VIA RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller integrated in parallel, interleaved stacks. It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA channels.
... 5: Software support Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and write data in the VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset... drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of data from one drive to a second drive. 5.5 VIA RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller integrated in parallel, interleaved stacks. It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA channels.
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... Size(GB) Status xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd On the upper-right side of each menu item. VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.XX Create Array Delete Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXX Serial_Ch1 ...Master XXXXXXXXXX Create a RAID array with their corresponding functions. The following lists the keys found in the legend box with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 : View Array/Disk Status , : Move to navigate through the ...
... Size(GB) Status xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd On the upper-right side of each menu item. VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.XX Create Array Delete Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXX Serial_Ch1 ...Master XXXXXXXXXX Create a RAID array with their corresponding functions. The following lists the keys found in the legend box with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 : View Array/Disk Status , : Move to navigate through the ...
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... press . Select Block Size, then press to mark selected drive. ASUS SK8V motherboard 5-19 From this point, you want to manually configure the RAID array continue with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 : View Array/Disk Status , : Move to display the RAID system setting pop-up menu. Use arrow keys to select...
... press . Select Block Size, then press to mark selected drive. ASUS SK8V motherboard 5-19 From this point, you want to manually configure the RAID array continue with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 : View Array/Disk Status , : Move to display the RAID system setting pop-up menu. Use arrow keys to select...
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...Hdd xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd 5.5.6 Serial Number View 1. The focus is displayed at the bottom of channel used for IDE RAID arrays. 2. Press to select a RAID array for identifying same model disks. Move the selection bar on each item and the serial number is directed to the...Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXX Serial_Ch1 Master XXXXXXXXXX Create a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 : View Array/Disk Status , : Move to deselect the the boot array. The focus is useful for...
...Hdd xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd 5.5.6 Serial Number View 1. The focus is displayed at the bottom of channel used for IDE RAID arrays. 2. Press to select a RAID array for identifying same model disks. Move the selection bar on each item and the serial number is directed to the...Array Create/Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXX Serial_Ch1 Master XXXXXXXXXX Create a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 : View Array/Disk Status , : Move to deselect the the boot array. The focus is useful for...
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... the PRI_SATA / SEC_SATA interfaces, and two ATA133 hard disks on RAID configurations under different operating systems. ASUS SK8V motherboard 5-23 The advantage of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. 5.6 Promise® RAID configurations The motherboard includes the Promise® PDC20378 controller chipset to support Redundant Array of data from the support CD...
... the PRI_SATA / SEC_SATA interfaces, and two ATA133 hard disks on RAID configurations under different operating systems. ASUS SK8V motherboard 5-23 The advantage of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. 5.6 Promise® RAID configurations The motherboard includes the Promise® PDC20378 controller chipset to support Redundant Array of data from the support CD...
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... source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk. FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.00 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Rebuild Array Menu ] Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity Status Array 1 Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 Mirror/Stripe 4 7999 Critical [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC...] Exit [Enter] Select 7. FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.00 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ View Array Definition Menu ] Array No RAID Mode Array 1 Mirror/Stripe Total Drv 4 Status Critical Stripe Block: Not Available Gigabyte Boundary: ON [ Select Drive for the duration of the task...
... source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk. FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.00 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Rebuild Array Menu ] Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity Status Array 1 Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 Mirror/Stripe 4 7999 Critical [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC...] Exit [Enter] Select 7. FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.00 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ View Array Definition Menu ] Array No RAID Mode Array 1 Mirror/Stripe Total Drv 4 Status Critical Stripe Block: Not Available Gigabyte Boundary: ON [ Select Drive for the duration of the task...
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... succeeding screen instructions. The Makedisk.exe utility for your RAID controller. 5.7 Creating a floppy with RAID driver A floppy disk with the Promise® SATA 378, FastTrak 378 or VIA® RAID driver is necessary when configuring RAID installations. C. ASUS SK8V motherboard 5-31 Use this utility when configuring Serial ATA RAID 0 or RAID 1. 2. Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk...
... succeeding screen instructions. The Makedisk.exe utility for your RAID controller. 5.7 Creating a floppy with RAID driver A floppy disk with the Promise® SATA 378, FastTrak 378 or VIA® RAID driver is necessary when configuring RAID installations. C. ASUS SK8V motherboard 5-31 Use this utility when configuring Serial ATA RAID 0 or RAID 1. 2. Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk...
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... 300 MHz at 1 MHz increments Adjustable FSB/DDR ratio ASUS JumperFree ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS AI Audio ASUS AI NET ASUS AI BIOS ASUS POST Reporter ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Instant Music Multi-language BIOS (continued on the next page) xi RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations ADI AD1985 SoundMax 6-channel audio CODEC support...
... 300 MHz at 1 MHz increments Adjustable FSB/DDR ratio ASUS JumperFree ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS AI Audio ASUS AI NET ASUS AI BIOS ASUS POST Reporter ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Instant Music Multi-language BIOS (continued on the next page) xi RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations ADI AD1985 SoundMax 6-channel audio CODEC support...
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...64-bit PC processor designed specifically for RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions. See page 2-6. The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 functions while the VIA® VT8237 RAID controller provides another two Serial ATA connectors for... cinematic computing. The Promise® 20378 RAID controller incorporates two Serial ATA and one parallel connector...
...64-bit PC processor designed specifically for RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions. See page 2-6. The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables with RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 functions while the VIA® VT8237 RAID controller provides another two Serial ATA connectors for... cinematic computing. The Promise® 20378 RAID controller incorporates two Serial ATA and one parallel connector...
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...Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock ...IRQs are usually available for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 AGP slot Onboard RAID Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN WiFi slot PCI INT A shared - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - shared - - shared - - - ...
...Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock ...IRQs are usually available for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 AGP slot Onboard RAID Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN WiFi slot PCI INT A shared - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - shared - - shared - - - ...
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... (usually zigzag) on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. ASUS SK8V motherboard 2-23 Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. You can use the RAID feature to set up a disk array configuration and to the ...prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with the Serial ATA connectors through the onboard Promise® PDC20378 controller. SK8V SK8V Floppy Disk Drive Connector 3. Important notes on the RAID feature: • By default, the drive that you connect to support additional IDE devices. After connecting...
... (usually zigzag) on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. ASUS SK8V motherboard 2-23 Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. You can use the RAID feature to set up a disk array configuration and to the ...prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with the Serial ATA connectors through the onboard Promise® PDC20378 controller. SK8V SK8V Floppy Disk Drive Connector 3. Important notes on the RAID feature: • By default, the drive that you connect to support additional IDE devices. After connecting...
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...whether you to set the Promise RAID controller operating mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS SK8V motherboard 4-25 4.4.3 Onboard Devices ...Configuration OnBoard AC'97 Audio OnChip SATA BOOTROM OnBoard Promise Controller Operating Mode OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM OnBoard 1394 Serial Port1 ...
...whether you to set the Promise RAID controller operating mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS SK8V motherboard 4-25 4.4.3 Onboard Devices ...Configuration OnBoard AC'97 Audio OnChip SATA BOOTROM OnBoard Promise Controller Operating Mode OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM OnBoard 1394 Serial Port1 ...
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... This item installs the VIA® 6420 RAID controller driver and application. VIA Registry (INF) driver - Promise FastTrak 378 Driver This item installs the Promise FastTrak 378 driver for Gigabit LAN solution that provides ... USB 2.0 driver to upgrade your USB 1.1 ports to activate the devices. AD1985 SoundMAX Audio Driver This item installs the ADI 1985 AC'97 compliant audio controller and application. 3Com Gigabit LOM (3C940) Driver This item installs the 3Com® 3C940 LAN drivers for Serial ATA and...
... This item installs the VIA® 6420 RAID controller driver and application. VIA Registry (INF) driver - Promise FastTrak 378 Driver This item installs the Promise FastTrak 378 driver for Gigabit LAN solution that provides ... USB 2.0 driver to upgrade your USB 1.1 ports to activate the devices. AD1985 SoundMAX Audio Driver This item installs the ADI 1985 AC'97 compliant audio controller and application. 3Com Gigabit LOM (3C940) Driver This item installs the 3Com® 3C940 LAN drivers for Serial ATA and...
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... parity (redundancy data) having to loose one drive to read and write data in the VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset. ASUS SK8V motherboard 5-11 It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with the ability to be calculated and written. 5.4 VIA RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller integrated in parallel, interleaved stacks. RAID 0+1 is fast data access (like...
... parity (redundancy data) having to loose one drive to read and write data in the VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset. ASUS SK8V motherboard 5-11 It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with the ability to be calculated and written. 5.4 VIA RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller integrated in parallel, interleaved stacks. RAID 0+1 is fast data access (like...