Smart Response Technology User Guide
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...-bit editions), Microsoft Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Setup Guide Configure SATA Mode in the LGA1155 package • System BIOS with SATA mode set to RAID mode via the system BIOS. You may now begin installation of the operating system on the HDD (or RAID volume) 6. Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software version 10.5 or later Enabling Intel Smart Response Technology Note: The Intel RST software denotes Intel Smart Response Technology as cache memory between the hard disk drive and system memory. Select the setting for maximum storage...
...-bit editions), Microsoft Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit editions) Setup Guide Configure SATA Mode in the LGA1155 package • System BIOS with SATA mode set to RAID mode via the system BIOS. You may now begin installation of the operating system on the HDD (or RAID volume) 6. Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software version 10.5 or later Enabling Intel Smart Response Technology Note: The Intel RST software denotes Intel Smart Response Technology as cache memory between the hard disk drive and system memory. Select the setting for maximum storage...
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...3.5 Legacy USB Support 67 3.6 BIOS Updates 68 3.6.1 Language Support 68 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 69 3.7 BIOS Recovery 69 3.8 Boot Options 70 3.8.1 Optical Drive Boot 70 3.8.2 Network Boot 70 3.8.3 Booting Without Attached Devices 70 3.8.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST 70 3.9 Adjusting Boot Speed 71 3.9.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration 71 3.9.2 BIOS Boot Optimizations 71 3.10 BIOS Security Features 72 3.11 BIOS Performance Features 73 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes 4.1 Speaker 75 4.2 BIOS Beep Codes 75 4.3 Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes 76 4.4 BIOS...
...3.5 Legacy USB Support 67 3.6 BIOS Updates 68 3.6.1 Language Support 68 3.6.2 Custom Splash Screen 69 3.7 BIOS Recovery 69 3.8 Boot Options 70 3.8.1 Optical Drive Boot 70 3.8.2 Network Boot 70 3.8.3 Booting Without Attached Devices 70 3.8.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST 70 3.9 Adjusting Boot Speed 71 3.9.1 Peripheral Selection and Configuration 71 3.9.2 BIOS Boot Optimizations 71 3.10 BIOS Security Features 72 3.11 BIOS Performance Features 73 4 Error Messages and Beep Codes 4.1 Speaker 75 4.2 BIOS Beep Codes 75 4.3 Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes 76 4.4 BIOS...
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... Board Components 13 2. Audio Formats Supported by the HDMI and DisplayPort Interfaces.......... 24 8. Power States and Targeted System Power 35 12. Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration 21 4. Back Panel Connectors 44 10. Supported Memory Configurations 19 4. System Memory Map 43 14. Front Panel Audio Header for Front Panel Header 54 12. Location of the Jumper Block 57 14. Localized High Temperature Zones 62 16. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 88 Tables 1. Wake-up Devices and...
... Board Components 13 2. Audio Formats Supported by the HDMI and DisplayPort Interfaces.......... 24 8. Power States and Targeted System Power 35 12. Memory Channel and DIMM Configuration 21 4. Back Panel Connectors 44 10. Supported Memory Configurations 19 4. System Memory Map 43 14. Front Panel Audio Header for Front Panel Header 54 12. Location of the Jumper Block 57 14. Localized High Temperature Zones 62 16. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table 88 Tables 1. Wake-up Devices and...
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... x Front Panel CIR Receiver (Input) Header 49 25. Tcontrol Values for a One-Color Power LED 55 33. Serial Port Header 52 28. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar 66 41. Boot Device Menu Options 70 44. Alternate Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Header 55 35. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 66 42. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery 69 43. Typical Port 80h POST Sequence 82 51. Port 80h POST Codes 78 50. BIOS Beep Codes 75 46. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 21. Chassis Intrusion Header 49 22...
... x Front Panel CIR Receiver (Input) Header 49 25. Tcontrol Values for a One-Color Power LED 55 33. Serial Port Header 52 28. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar 66 41. Boot Device Menu Options 70 44. Alternate Front Panel Power/Sleep LED Header 55 35. BIOS Setup Program Function Keys 66 42. Acceptable Drives/Media Types for BIOS Recovery 69 43. Typical Port 80h POST Sequence 82 51. Port 80h POST Codes 78 50. BIOS Beep Codes 75 46. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 21. Chassis Intrusion Header 49 22...
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... port header • One PCI Express 3.0 x16 add-in card connector • Three PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connectors • One PCI Express Full-/Half-Mini Card slot with support for mSATA Note: PCI Express 3.0 is only supported by 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors • Intel® BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play, and SMBIOS Instantly Available PC Technology • Support for PCI Express* Revision 3.0 • Suspend to RAM support • Wake...
... port header • One PCI Express 3.0 x16 add-in card connector • Three PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connectors • One PCI Express Full-/Half-Mini Card slot with support for mSATA Note: PCI Express 3.0 is only supported by 3rd generation Intel Core processor family processors • Intel® BIOS resident in the SPI Flash device • Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play, and SMBIOS Instantly Available PC Technology • Support for PCI Express* Revision 3.0 • Suspend to RAM support • Wake...
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... system memory (with 4 Gb memory technology). Tested Memory Refer to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb /CS-025414.htm 19 If non-SPD memory is installed, the BIOS will attempt to correctly configure the memory settings, but performance and reliability may not function under the determined frequency. Table 3 lists the supported DIMM configurations. For information about... Product Description 1.4 System Memory The board has four DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features...
... system memory (with 4 Gb memory technology). Tested Memory Refer to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb /CS-025414.htm 19 If non-SPD memory is installed, the BIOS will attempt to correctly configure the memory settings, but performance and reliability may not function under the determined frequency. Table 3 lists the supported DIMM configurations. For information about... Product Description 1.4 System Memory The board has four DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features...
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... require BIOS setup menu changes. Table 7 shows the specific audio technologies supported by the HDMI and DisplayPort Interfaces Audio Formats HDMI DisplayPort AC-3 - Dolby* Digital Yes No Dolby Digital Plus Yes No DTS-HD* Yes No LPCM, 192 kHz/24 bit, 8 Channel Yes Yes 24 Table 7. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 1.5.2.5 DisplayPort* DisplayPort is a digital communication interface that utilizes differential signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface designed to support connections...
... require BIOS setup menu changes. Table 7 shows the specific audio technologies supported by the HDMI and DisplayPort Interfaces Audio Formats HDMI DisplayPort AC-3 - Dolby* Digital Yes No Dolby Digital Plus Yes No DTS-HD* Yes No LPCM, 192 kHz/24 bit, 8 Channel Yes Yes 24 Table 7. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 1.5.2.5 DisplayPort* DisplayPort is a digital communication interface that utilizes differential signaling to achieve a high bandwidth bus interface designed to support connections...
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... Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (black) • One internal SATA connector (multiplexed with the mSATA port, routed to Serial ATA 1.0 Specification, Revision 1.0 (AHCI support is required for four ports. All ports are implemented with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of the front panel USB headers Refer to Figure 9, page 44 Figure 10, page 45 1.5.4 SATA Interfaces The board provides six SATA connectors, through the PCH, which supports USB 3.0 ports. The Intel H77 Express Chipset provides the USB controller for full-speed devices. High-speed USB...
... Intel Rapid Storage Technology RAID support (black) • One internal SATA connector (multiplexed with the mSATA port, routed to Serial ATA 1.0 Specification, Revision 1.0 (AHCI support is required for four ports. All ports are implemented with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of the front panel USB headers Refer to Figure 9, page 44 Figure 10, page 45 1.5.4 SATA Interfaces The board provides six SATA connectors, through the PCH, which supports USB 3.0 ports. The Intel H77 Express Chipset provides the USB controller for full-speed devices. High-speed USB...
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... Express Chipset: • RAID 0 - See your Microsoft Windows XP documentation for both legacy and native modes. In native mode, standard PCI Conventional bus resource steering is transparent to the operating system. For information about installing drivers during Microsoft Windows XP installation, you must press F6 to install separate RAID drivers using the Windows* XP and Windows 7 operating systems. NOTE Many SATA drives use supported RAID and Intel Smart Response Technology features, you must first enable RAID in the BIOS. Microsoft Windows...
... Express Chipset: • RAID 0 - See your Microsoft Windows XP documentation for both legacy and native modes. In native mode, standard PCI Conventional bus resource steering is transparent to the operating system. For information about installing drivers during Microsoft Windows XP installation, you must press F6 to install separate RAID drivers using the Windows* XP and Windows 7 operating systems. NOTE Many SATA drives use supported RAID and Intel Smart Response Technology features, you must first enable RAID in the BIOS. Microsoft Windows...
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... reset and the user will be accurate. When the voltage drops below a certain level, the BIOS Setup program settings stored in order to work. 27 Customers are required to buy or create their own interface modules to connect to Intel Desktop Boards for this feature to control external electronic hardware. The emitter header consists of other user remotes. Replace the battery with 3.3 VSB applied via the power supply...
... reset and the user will be accurate. When the voltage drops below a certain level, the BIOS Setup program settings stored in order to work. 27 Customers are required to buy or create their own interface modules to connect to Intel Desktop Boards for this feature to control external electronic hardware. The emitter header consists of other user remotes. Replace the battery with 3.3 VSB applied via the power supply...
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Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 1.9 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mb/s) • Intel H77 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional features of the LAN subsystem include: • CSMA/CD protocol engine • LAN connect interface between the PCH and the LAN controller • ACPI technology support • LAN wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about...
Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 1.9 LAN Subsystem The LAN subsystem consists of the following: • Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mb/s) • Intel H77 Express Chipset • RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs Additional features of the LAN subsystem include: • CSMA/CD protocol engine • LAN connect interface between the PCH and the LAN controller • ACPI technology support • LAN wake capabilities • LAN subsystem software For information about...
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... state... Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 1.11 Power Management Power management is implemented at several levels, including: • Software support through Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Hardware support: Power connector Fan headers LAN wake capabilities Instantly Available PC technology Wake from USB PCI Express WAKE# signal support Wake from Consumer IR Wake from serial port Wake from S5 +5 V Standby Power Indicator LED 1.11.1 ACPI ACPI gives the...
... state... Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 1.11 Power Management Power management is implemented at several levels, including: • Software support through Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Hardware support: Power connector Fan headers LAN wake capabilities Instantly Available PC technology Wake from USB PCI Express WAKE# signal support Wake from Consumer IR Wake from serial port Wake from S5 +5 V Standby Power Indicator LED 1.11.1 ACPI ACPI gives the...
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NOTE • The +5 V DC power on the USB headers is a connection diagram for the front panel USB 2.0 headers. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 2.2.2.6 Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers Figure 12 is fused. • Use only a front panel USB connector that conforms to the USB 2.0 specification for high-speed USB devices. Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers 56 Figure 12.
NOTE • The +5 V DC power on the USB headers is a connection diagram for the front panel USB 2.0 headers. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 2.2.2.6 Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers Figure 12 is fused. • Use only a front panel USB connector that conforms to the USB 2.0 specification for high-speed USB devices. Connection Diagram for Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers 56 Figure 12.
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... BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, LAN EEPROM information, and Plug and Play support. The BIOS Setup program can be used to configure mode and the computer is in the BIOS and reports if the two match. Section 2.3 on page 57 shows how to put the board in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated using a disk-based program. 3 Overview of BIOS and a revision code. Maintenance Main Configuration Performance Security Power Boot...
... BIOS Setup program, POST, the PCI auto-configuration utility, LAN EEPROM information, and Plug and Play support. The BIOS Setup program can be used to configure mode and the computer is in the BIOS and reports if the two match. Section 2.3 on page 57 shows how to put the board in the Serial Peripheral Interface Flash Memory (SPI Flash) and can be updated using a disk-based program. 3 Overview of BIOS and a revision code. Maintenance Main Configuration Performance Security Power Boot...
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... Load the default configuration values for menu screens. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Main Clears passwords and displays processor information Displays processor and memory configuration Configura- tion Performance Configures advanced features available through the chipset Configures Memory, Bus and Processor overrides Security Sets passwords and security features Power Configures power management features and power supply controls Boot Selects boot options Exit Saves or discards changes to Setup program options Table 41 lists the function keys available...
... Load the default configuration values for menu screens. BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar Maintenance Main Clears passwords and displays processor information Displays processor and memory configuration Configura- tion Performance Configures advanced features available through the chipset Configures Memory, Bus and Processor overrides Security Sets passwords and security features Power Configures power management features and power supply controls Boot Selects boot options Exit Saves or discards changes to Setup program options Table 41 lists the function keys available...
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... data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor speed • Dynamic data, such as follows: 1. By default, Legacy USB support is enabled by the BIOS allowing you apply power to the computer, legacy support is loading, USB keyboards and mice are recognized and may be used . 7. Legacy USB support is set to Enabled. After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are not yet available. Legacy USB support is no longer used to configure the operating system...
... data, such as memory size, cache size, and processor speed • Dynamic data, such as follows: 1. By default, Legacy USB support is enabled by the BIOS allowing you apply power to the computer, legacy support is loading, USB keyboards and mice are recognized and may be used . 7. Legacy USB support is set to Enabled. After the operating system loads the USB drivers, all legacy and non-legacy USB devices are not yet available. Legacy USB support is no longer used to configure the operating system...
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...43 lists the boot device menu options. Boot devices are not present: • Video adapter • Keyboard • Mouse 3.8.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST Pressing the key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN. The default setting is for the optical drive to the El Torito bootable CD-ROM format specification. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 3.8 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can be the first boot device, the hard drive second, removable drive third, and the network fourth. 3.8.1 Optical Drive Boot Booting...
...43 lists the boot device menu options. Boot devices are not present: • Video adapter • Keyboard • Mouse 3.8.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST Pressing the key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN. The default setting is for the optical drive to the El Torito bootable CD-ROM format specification. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 3.8 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can be the first boot device, the hard drive second, removable drive third, and the network fourth. 3.8.1 Optical Drive Boot Booting...
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... user password gives restricted access to view and change all Setup options. Table 44. This is the user mode. • If only the supervisor password is entered. • Setting the user password restricts who can boot the computer. Users have access to Setup respective to which password is set , users can enter either password to boot the computer. • For enhanced security, use different passwords for a password. This table is not displayed on the screen. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 3.10 BIOS...
... user password gives restricted access to view and change all Setup options. Table 44. This is the user mode. • If only the supervisor password is entered. • Setting the user password restricts who can boot the computer. Users have access to Setup respective to which password is set , users can enter either password to boot the computer. • For enhanced security, use different passwords for a password. This table is not displayed on the screen. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 3.10 BIOS...
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... no VGA option ROM is incorrect. Thermal trip warning Each beep will result in progress Off when the update begins, then on , .25 seconds off . BIOS Error Messages Error Message CMOS Battery Low CMOS Checksum Bad Memory Size Decreased No Boot Device Available Explanation The battery may have been corrupted. Video error On-off for 0.5 seconds, then off (1.0 second each . Replace the battery soon. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 4.3 Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes Whenever a recoverable error...
... no VGA option ROM is incorrect. Thermal trip warning Each beep will result in progress Off when the update begins, then on , .25 seconds off . BIOS Error Messages Error Message CMOS Battery Low CMOS Checksum Bad Memory Size Decreased No Boot Device Available Explanation The battery may have been corrupted. Video error On-off for 0.5 seconds, then off (1.0 second each . Replace the battery soon. Intel Desktop Board DH77EB Technical Product Specification 4.3 Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes Whenever a recoverable error...
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... execution 0x31 - 0x35 Recovery 0x36 - 0x3F Platform DXE driver 0x41 - 0x4F CPU Initialization (PEI, DXE, SMM) 0x50 - 0x5F I /O port 80h. For future use Boot Devices: Includes fixed media and removable media. If the POST fails, execution stops and the last POST code generated is useful for determining the point where an error occurred. For future use Input devices: Keyboard/Mouse. The POST card can interface with PCI. 0x60 - 0x6F...
... execution 0x31 - 0x35 Recovery 0x36 - 0x3F Platform DXE driver 0x41 - 0x4F CPU Initialization (PEI, DXE, SMM) 0x50 - 0x5F I /O port 80h. For future use Boot Devices: Includes fixed media and removable media. If the POST fails, execution stops and the last POST code generated is useful for determining the point where an error occurred. For future use Input devices: Keyboard/Mouse. The POST card can interface with PCI. 0x60 - 0x6F...
