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    M7tdb federal communications commission (f.C.C.) statement this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including...

  • Page 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer the vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here of...

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    Contents i introduction .................................................................................. 1-1 1. Motherboard description ........................................................ 1-2 1.1 features ...........................................................................................

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    Contents ii 1.6.1 front panel connector: jpanel1 ...............................................................1-19 1.6.2 atx 20-pin power connector: jatxpwr1..............................................1-21 1.6.3 atx 12v power connector: jatxpwr2 .................................................1...

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    Contents iii 2.1 main menu..............................................................................................2-3 2.2 standard cmos features........................................................................2-6 2.3 advanced bios features...................................................

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    Contents iv 3.3.5 add/remove spare disk...............................................................................3-20 3.3.6 synchronize/validate/verify mirror array..................................................3-21 3.3.7 create span array........................................................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-1 introduction system overview congratulations on the purchase of your new system! This motherboard is designed to take advantage of the latest industry technology to provide you with the ultimate solution in data processing. In the tradition of its predecessors, ...

  • Page 8: 1. Motherboard Description

    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-2 1. Motherboard description 1.1 features 1.1.1 hardware cpu − provides socket-478. − the intel pentium ® 4 processor the new geheration power for high-end workstations and servers. Speed − runing at 400 mhz front side bus frequency. − supports up to 2.4 ghz cpu c...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-3 dram memory − supports 100mhz or 133mhz sdr sdram devices. − supports 64mb, 128mb, 256mb and 512mb technologies for x8 and 16 devices − max of 3 double-sided dimms (6 rows populated) with unbuffered pc133 (with or without ecc). − the largest memory capacity poss...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-4 built in ide facilities − supports four ide hard disk drives. − supports pio mode 4, master mode, and high performance hard disk drives. − supports disk transfer rates up to 100 mb/second. − supports ultra dma 33, ultra dma 66, ultra dma 100 bus master modes. − ...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-5 hpt370 is designed to enable you add high performance ata/atapi devices. (optional) − ultra dma 100mb/s operation per ata channel. − support up to 66mhz pci bus clock. − one pci function supports two independent ata channels. − dedicated ata bus. − ata clock ind...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-6 super i/o built-in onboard − support one multi-mode parallel port. (1) standard & bidirection parallel port (spp). (2) enhanced parallel port (epp). (3) extended capabilities port (ecp). − supports two serial ports, 16550 uart with 16 byte fifo. − uart data rate...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-7 1.1.2 bios − award legal bios. − supports apm1.2. − supports usb function. − supports acpi. 1.1.3 software operating system − offers the highest performance for ms-dos, windows nt, windows 2000, windows 95/98, windows me, windows xp, novell, linux, unix, sco uni...

  • Page 14: 1.2 Motherboard Installation

    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-8 1.2 motherboard installation 1.2.1 system block diagram.

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-9 1.2.2 layout of motherboard model no.M7tdb jaudio1 jatxpwr2 u13 k/b & mouse jusb1 usb co m 1 co m 2 p a ra lle l p o rt jspkr1 sp-out jlin1 line-in jmic1 mic-in gam e p o rt jkbms1 jcom1 jcom2 jprnt1 jgame1 1 1 jlin1 line-in jmic1 1 i/o 1 1 13 1 24 12 bat1 u12 8...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-10 1.2.3 quick reference a. Back panel i/o connectors l. Front panel connector (jpanel1) b. Front audio header (*jauio1) m. Floppy disk connector (fdc1) c. Atx12v power connector n. Wake-on-lan header (jwol1) (jatxpwr2) o. Raid conn. (*raid1/2) d. Cd audio-in head...

  • Page 17: 1.3 Cpu Installation

    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-11 1.3 cpu installation 1.3.1 cpu installation procedure: socket 478 1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. 2. Locate pin a in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the cpu. Match pin a with the...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-12 cpu installation layout 1.3.2 cpu fan header: jcfan1 pin no. Assignment 1 ground 2 +12v 3 sense 1.3.3 system fan header: jsfan1 pin no. Assignment 1 ground 2 +12v 3 sense jcfan1 1 1 jsfan1.

  • Page 19: 1.4 Ram Module Installation

    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-13 1.4 ram module installation 1.4.1 dimm dram access time: 3.3v unbuffered sdram pc100/133 type required. Dram type: 64mb/ 128mb/ 256mb/512mb dimm module (168 pin) total bank 0 bank 1 bank 2 memory size (mb) dimm1 dimm2 dimm3/4 64 m 64m x 1 pc ---- ---- 128 m 128...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-14 install dimm3/4 in any combination table: dimm3 dimm4 double x x double single single * this m7tdb motherboard does not support with parity dimm. *the list shown above for dram configuration is only for reference. Note: 1. Don't stuff or remove the dimm memory,...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-15 1.4.2 how to install a dimm module 1. The dimm socket has a “ plastic safety tab” and the dimm memory module has an asymmetrical notch”, so the dimm memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction. 2. Push the tabs out. Insert the dimm memory modules ...

  • Page 22: 1.5 Slots

    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-16 1.5 slots the slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard's features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase th...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-17 1.5.1 agp (accelerated graphics port) slot unlike the mouse ports, keyboard ports and printer ports this motherboard does not have built in video facilities and therefore requires a video card for one of the expansion slots. Your monitor will attach directly to...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-18 1.6 connectors, headers & jumpers the connectors, headers and jumpers introduced below provide you lots of capabilities such as power supply, front panel signal revelation, ide hard disk connection, floppy disk connection, wake on lan function and front usb con...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-19 1.6.1 front panel connector: jpanel1 pin assignment function pin assignment function no. No. 1 speaker 2 sleep control sleep 3 nc speaker 4 ground button 5 ground connector 6 na na 7 +5v 8 power led (+) 9 hdd led (+) hard disk 10 power led (+) 11 hdd led (-) le...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-20 reset button this connector can be attached to a momentary spst switch. This switch is usually open and when closed will cause the motherboard to reset and run the post (power on self test). Power led connector this connector can be attached to an led on the fr...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-21 1.6.2 atx 20-pin power connector: jatxpwr1 this connector supports the power button on-board. Using the atx power supply, function such as soft power off is supported on this motherboard. This power connector supports instant power-on functionality, which means...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-22 1.6.5 hard disk connectors: ide1/ide2 the motherboard has a 32-bit enhanced pci ide controller that provides pio mode 0~4, bus master, and ultra dma / 33, ultra dma / 66,ultra dma / 100 functionality. It has two hdd connectors ide1 (primary) and ide2 (secondary...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-23 1.6.8 clear cmos jumper: jcmos1 jcmos1 assignment 1 3 1-2 closed normal operation (default) 1 3 2-3 closed clear cmos data 1.6.9 front usb headers: jusbf1/jusbf2 (optional) (jusbf1) pin assignment pin assignment 1 +5v(fused) 2 nc 3 usbp2- 4 ground 5 usbp2+ 6 us...

  • Page 30: 1.7 Peripheral Port

    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-24 1.7 peripheral port 1.7.1 ps/2 mouse / keyboard connector: jkbms1 the motherboard provides a standard ps/2 mouse / keyboard mini din connector for attaching a ps/2 mouse. You can plug a ps/2 mouse / keyboard directly into this connector. The connector location ...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-25 1.7.2 usb connector: jusb1 the motherboard provides an ohci (open host controller interface) universal serial bus roots for attaching usb devices such as: keyboard, mouse and other usb devices. You can plug the usb devices directly into this connector. Stacked ...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-26 1.7.3 serial and parallel interface ports this system comes equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port. Both types of interface ports will be explained in this chapter. 1.7.3.1 the serial interface: jcom1/ jcom2 the serial interface port is sometimes ...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-27 connectivity the serial ports can be used in many ways, and it may be necessary to become familiar with the pinout diagram. The following chart gives you the function of each pin on the 9-pin connector and some of the 25-pin connector. This information can be u...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-28 1.7.3.2 parallel interface port: jprnt1 unlike the serial ports, parallel interface port has been standardized and should not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system. Sometimes called centronics port, the parallel port is almost exclusivel...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-29 1.7.4 game (joystick/midi) port connector: jgame1 this connector allows you to connect a joystick or game pad for playing computer games. Also, you may play or edit professional music by connecting midi devices. 1.7.5 audio port connectors: jspkr1/jlin1/jmic1 s...

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-30 1.7.6 audio subsystem 1.7.6.1 cd-rom audio-in header: jcd1 pin no. Assignment 1 left channel input 2 ground 3 ground 4 right channel input jaudio1 1 1 1 1 1 jtad1 jcd1 jcd2 jaux1.

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    Chapter 1 motherboard description 1-31 1.7.6.2 cd-rom audio-in header: jcd2 pin no. Assignment 1 left channel input 2 ground 3 right channel input 4 ground 1.7.6.3 front audio header: jaudio1(optional) pin no. Assignment pin no. Assignment 1 mic in 2 ground 3 mic power 4 audio power 5 rt line out 6 ...

  • Page 38: 2. Bios Setup

    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-1 2. Bios setup introduction this manual discussed award™ setup program built into the rom bios. The setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed ram so that it retains the setup information when...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-2 pci bus support this award bios also supports version 2.1 of the intel pci (peripheral component interconnect) local bus specification. Dram support sdram (synchronous dram) are supported. Supported cpus this award bios supports the intel pentium ® 4 cpu. Using setup in gene...

  • Page 40: 2.1 Main Menu

    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-3 2.1 main menu once you enter award bios™ cmos setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. The main menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept and enter the sub-menu. Figure 1. Main menu...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-4 advanced chipset features this submenu allows you to configure special chipset features. Integrated peripherals this submenu allows you to configure certain ide hard drive options and programmed input/ output features. Power management setup this submenu allows you to config...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-5 set user password if the supervisor password is not set, then the user password will function in the same way as the supervisor password. If the supervisor password is set and the user password is set, the “user” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able ...

  • Page 43: 2.2 Standard Cmos Features

    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-6 2.2 standard cmos features the items in standard cmos setup menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure 2...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-7 main menu selections this table shows the selections that you can make on the main menu. Item options description date mm dd yyyy set the system date. Note that the ‘day’ automatically changes when you set the date. Ide primary master options are in its sub menu. Press to en...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-8 item options description halt on all errors no errors all, but keyboard all, but diskette all, but disk/ key select the situation in which you want the bios to stop the post process and notify you. Base memory n/a displays the amount of conventional memory detected during bo...

  • Page 46: 2.3 Advanced Bios Features

    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-9 2.3 advanced bios features figure 3. Advanced bios setup virus warning this option allows you to choose the virus warning feature that is used to protect the ide hard disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the boot sector, bios will ...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-10 quick power on self test enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the power on self-test (post) to execute after you power up the computer. Enabled (default) enable quick post. Disabled normal post. Hpt370/scsi boot priority (optional) this item allows you to ...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-11 typematic rate setting when a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured. Disabled (default) enabled typematic rate (chars/sec) sets the rate at which a ...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-12 os select for dram > 64mb a choice other than non-os2 is only used for os2 systems with memory exceeding 64mb. The choices: non-os2 (default), os2. Report no fdd for win 95 whether report no fdd for win 95 or not. The choices: no (default), yes..

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-13 2.4 advanced chipset features this submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as dram and external cache. It also coordinates communications with ...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-14 active to precharge delay this item controls the number of dram clocks for active to precharge delay. The choices: 6(default), 7, 5. Dram ras# to cas# delay this field lets you insert a timing delay between the cas and ras strobe signals, used when dram is written to, read ...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-15 video bios cacheable select enabled allows caching of the video bios, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The choices: disabled (default),enabled. Video ram cacheable enabling this option all...

  • Page 53: 2.5 Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-16 2.5 integrated peripherals figure 5. Integrated peripherals onboard raid pci ide this item select to enabled or disabled raid pci ide. The choices: enabled (default), disabled. On-chip ide control the chipset contains a pci ide interface with support for two ide channels. S...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-17 the ide pio (programmed input / output) fields let you set a pio mode (0-4) for each of the ide devices that the onboard ide interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-18 init display first this item allows you to decide to active whether pci slot or on-chip vga first. The choices: agp (default), pci solt. Onboard fdc controller select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (fdc) installed on the system board and you wish to use...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-19 use ir pins consult your ir peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the txd and rxd signals. The choices: ir-rx2tx2 (default), rxd2 txd2. Onboard parallel port this item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with which i/o address...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-20 midi port address midi port base i/o address. The choices: 330 (default), 300, 290, disabled. Midi port irq this determines the irq in which the midi port can use. The choices: 10 (default), 5..

  • Page 58: 2.6 Power Management Setup

    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-21 2.6 power management setup the power management setup menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power down features. Figure 6. Power management setup acpi function this item displays the status of the advanced configuration and pow...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-22 power management this category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1. Hdd power down. 2. Doze mode. 3. Suspend mode. There are four options of power management, three of which have fixed mode settings min...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-23 video off method this option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank. V/h sync+blank this selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Blank screen this option only write...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-24 hdd power down when enabled and after the set time of system inactivity , the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active. The choices: disabled (default), 1min, 2min, 3min, 4min, 5min, 6min, 7min, 8min, 9min, 10min, 11min, 12min, 13min, 14min...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-25 wake-up by pci card when you select enabled, a pme signal from pci card returns the system to full on state. The choices: disabled (default), enabled. Power on by ring an input signal on the serial ring indicator (ri) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awa...

  • Page 63: 2.7 Pnp/pci Configurations

    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-26 2.7 pnp/pci configurations this section describes configuring the pci bus system. Pci, or personal computer interconnect, is a system which allows i/o devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of the cpu itself uses when communicating with its own special components. T...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-27 irq-3 assigned to: pci / isa pnp irq-4 assigned to: pci / isa pnp irq-5 assigned to: pci / isa pnp irq-7 assigned to: pci / isa pnp irq-9 assigned to: pci / isa pnp irq-10 assigned to: pci / isa pnp irq-11 assigned to: pci / isa pnp irq-12 assigned to: pci / isa pnp irq-14 ...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-28 pci / vga palette snoop choose disabled or enabled. Some graphic controllers which are not vga compatible take the output from a vga controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and vga compatibility. However, the color information coming from...

  • Page 66: 2.8 Pc Health Status

    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-29 2.8 pc health status figure 8. Pc health status current cpu1 temperature show you the current cpu1 temperature. Current sysfan speed this field displays the current speed system fan. Current cpufan speed this field displays the current cpufan speed..

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-30 cpu vcore/agp voltage/+3.3v/+-5v/+ 5v/+ 5v/+ 5v/+- -- -12v/vbat(v)/5vsb(v) 12v/vbat(v)/5vsb(v) 12v/vbat(v)/5vsb(v) 12v/vbat(v)/5vsb(v) detect the system’s voltage status automatically. Shutdown temperature this item allows you to set up the cpu shutdown temperature. This it...

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-31 2.9 frequency/voltage control figure 9. Frequencycontrol cpu clock ratio this item allows you to select the cpu ratio. Auto detect dimm/pci clk this item allows you to enable/ disable auto detect dimm/ pci clock. The choices: enabled (default), disabled..

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    Chapter 2 bios setup 2-32 spread spectrum this item allows you to enabled/ disabled spread spectrum for all clock. The choices: enabled (default), disabled. Cpu host/3v66/pci clock this item allows you to select default or select a timing combination for the cpu and the pci bus. The choices: default...

  • Page 70: 3.1 Getting Started

    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-1 3. Raid bios setting (optional) 3.1 getting started 3.1.1 introduction raid administrator is a windows-based raid management utility for hpt370 series udma/ata100 raid controller. By using this raid management utility, users can easily configure and manage the hard d...

  • Page 71: 3.2 Installation Of Driver

    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-2 3.2 installation of driver 3.2.1 introduction after the computer start up, you shall install raid driver . 3.2.2 windows 98/me automatic installation after the computer start-up, windows system will find the newly installed raid adapter and ask you to install its dri...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-3 verify installation when the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted: 1. Right-click my computer icon on desktop, and then select property item from the popup menu. 2. Select device manager item from the popup window. If there are two device...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-4 3.2.3 windows nt4.0 install driver under windows nt4.0 1. Click star t--> setu p--> control pane l, then double-click scsi adapter icon. 2. In the follow-on window, select driver item. Then click add button. 3. In the follow-on window, select have disk.. .. 4. Insert...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-5 verify installation when the driver has been successfully installed and the computer restarted: 1. Click star t--> setu p--> control pane l, and then double-click scsi adapter item. 2. If there is hpt370 udma/ata100 raid controller item in the popup window, it indica...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-6 3.2.4 windows 2000 install driver under windows 2000 automatic installation start the computer and enter the operating system of windows 2000, the system will automatically detect new hardware and prompt users to install the driver. Please insert the floppy disk of d...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-7 restarted, press f6 key when the message setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration appears. 2. Press s key to specify additional devices when the windows 2000 setup window appears. 3. In the follow-on window of device type, please select other and pr...

  • Page 77: 3.3 Use Raid Administrator

    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-8 3.3 use raid administrator 3.3.1 install raid administrator please take the following steps to install raid administrator: 1. Insert the installation cd into the cd-rom drive. 2. Enter windows explore r, find and double-click the setup program file: setup program: dr...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-9 3.3.2 run raid administrator the following steps should be taken to run raid administrator.”: 1.Click start --> program --> raid administrator --> raid administrator . 2.Then the main interface of raid administrator will come up. (see below). Tool bar: it provides sh...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-10 3.3.3 create stripe array (raid 0, for performance) the following steps shall be taken to create the stripe array. 1. Click stripe icon on the tool bar. 2. Select the stripe size in the follow-on window, and then click next button..

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-11 3. In the follow-on dialog box, select a hard disk from available disks column. 4. Add it into stripe array member disks column by clicking the corresponding arrow button..

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-12 5. Continue to select the other hard disk from available disks column. 6. Add it into stripe array member disks column by clicking the corresponding arrow button. Then click next button..

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-13 7. In the follow-on dialog box, click create button to create stripe array, or click cancel button to cancel this creation. If the cancel operation has been selected, the system will remain unchanged. 8. After the completion of creating stripe array , shut down all ...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-14 9. After you restart your computer, please remember to run “fdisk” in dos mode in order to let your computer find all your hard disks and the completely finished raid 0 array. Note: 1. At least two hard disks are needed to create the stripe array. .Disks can be conn...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-15 3.3.4 create mirror array (raid 1, for data protection) the following steps shall be taken to create the mirror array: 1. Click mirror icon on the tool bar. 2. In the follow-on dialog box, select a hard disk from available disks column..

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-16 3. Then add it into source disk column or mirror disk column respectively by clicking the corresponding arrow button. 4. Continue to select the other hard disk from available disks column..

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-17 5. Add it into source disk column or mirror disk column respectively by clicking the corresponding arrow button. Then click create to begin the creation or cancel to exit. If you select the cancel operation, the system will remain unchanged. ※ if the user wants to u...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-18 6. After the creation is complete, the program will prompt you to synchronize mirror, select yes to begin or no to cancel. 7. If you select yes , the synchronization process will proceed as shown below..

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-19 8. After your selection of either , the program will prompt you to restart your computer. Then you can click yes to restart the computer, or select no to restart the computer later. 9. After you restart your computer, the creating mirror array process will be comple...

  • Page 89

    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-20 note: 1. At least the source disk and the mirror disk are needed in the creation of the mirror array. The spare disk is optional. Disks can be connected at any cable and set as either master or slave device. 2.The capacity of either the mirror disk or the spare disk...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-21 3.3.6 synchronize/validate/verify mirror array synchronize mirror after the completion of creating mirror array, the data on the source disk has not been copied to the mirror disk. The data on the source disk and the mirror disk do not keep identical yet. The user s...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-22 validate mirror the user can validate the locked mirror array through the following steps: 1.Right-click the locked mirror array . 2.In the popup menu, select validate mirror item. Once the mirror disk is validated, it will be implicit by the program that the data o...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-23 3.3.7 create span array please follow the steps below to create the span array: 1. Click span icon on the tool bar. 2. In the popup window, select hard disks from available disks column. Add them into span array member disks column by clicking the corresponding arro...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-24 3.3.8 create 0+1 array (for performance & data protection) the following steps shall be taken to create the 0+1 array: 1. Click 0+1 icon on the tool bar. 2. Select the stripe size..

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-25 3. In the popup dialog box, select the hard disks to be used, and add them into source disks column or mirror disks column. Then click create button to create or cancel button to cancel the creation. If the user selects cance l, the system will remain unchanged. 4. ...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-26 5. After you restart your computer, please remember to run “fdisk” in dos mode in order to let your computer find all your hard disks and the completely finished raid 0+1 array. Note: 1. Four hard disks are needed in the creation of the 0+1 array. 2. In the creation...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-27 3.3.9 remove disk array the following steps shall be taken to remove disk array. 1. Select the disk array to be deleted in the disk tree. 2. Click remove icon on the tool bar. 3. In the popup dialog box, select yes to confirm the remove operation, select no to cance...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-28 3.3.10 set transfer mode the following steps shall be taken to set transfer mode of hard disk: 1. Select the hard disk in the disk tree.”. 2. Click mode icon on the tool bar. 3. In the popup set transfer mode window select the mode to be set. 4. Click ok button to f...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-29 3.3.11 device status raid administrator detects the status of each device and shows their status information with different icons to prompt users (see below). Note: when reading data from the mirror array, the source disk is always to be read first, and the mirror d...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-30 3.3.12 hot-swapping hard disks of mirror array during the working process of the mirror array, if there is failure of either the source disk or the mirror disk and the spare disk has not been set, the user can remove the failed hard disk while the computer is still ...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-31 3.3.13 event log event log window will be opened by clicking view log icon on the tool bar. Event log window lists all the historical operation information including event, time & description, thereby providing reference for solving the problems in the operation of ...

  • Page 101: 3.4 Bios Configuration

    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-32 3.4 bios configuration 3.4.1 enter into bios configuration utility when the following information is displayed on screen during the system starting, press ctrl + h key to enter into bios configuration utility. The main interface of bios configuration utility is as b...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-33 3.4.2 create raid the following steps shall be taken to create raid in bios. 1. Use the arrow key to select 1. Create rai d. 2. Press enter to confirm and go to next. 3. Select 1. Array mode in the popup sub-interface and press ente r. 4. Select the intended raid le...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-34 3.4.3 delete raid the following steps shall be taken to delete raid. 1. In the menu zone, select 2. Delete raid , press enter to confirm this operation and go to next. 2. In the validated channel status zone, use the arrow key to select the disk array to be deleted ...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-35 3.4.5 add spare disk the following steps shall be taken to add the spare disk. 1. In the menu zone, select 4. Add spare disk and press enter to confirm. 2. In menu zone of the popup sub-interface, select 1. Select mirror array: none and press enter to confirm. 3. In...

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    Chapter 3 raid setting guide 3-36 3.4.8 set boot disk. The following steps shall be taken to set the boot disk: 1. In the menu zone, select 7. Set boot disk item, press enter to confirm this operation and go to next . 2. In the validated channel status zone , use the arrow key to select the boot dev...

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    Chapter 4 trouble shooting 4-1 4. Trouble shooting problem no power to the system at all. Power light does not illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. Probable cause diagnosis solution power cable is unplugged. Visually inspect power cable....

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    Chapter 4 trouble shooting 4-2 problem system does not boot from hard disk drive, can be booted from cd-rom drive. Probable cause diagnosis solution connector between hard drive and system board unplugged. When attempting to run the fdisk utility you get a message, invalid drive specification. Check...

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    Chapter 4 trouble shooting 4-3 problem error message reading “sector not found” or other error messages not allowing certain data to be retrieved. Probable cause diagnosis solution a number of causes could be behind this. Use a file by file backup instead of an image backup to backup the hard disk. ...

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    Chapter 4 trouble shooting 4-4 problem no screen. Probable cause diagnosis solution memory problem. Reboot computer. Reinstall memory, make sure that all memory modules are installed in correct sockets. Computer virus. Use anti-virus programs to detect and clean viruses. Problem screen goes blank pe...

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    Chapter 4 trouble shooting 4-5 problem no color on screen. Probable cause diagnosis solution faulty monitor. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color replace monitor. Cmos incorrectly set up. Call technical support. Problem c: drive failure. Probable cause diagnosis solution hard ...

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    Chapter 4 trouble shooting 4-6 problem missing operating system on hard drive. Probable cause diagnosis solution cmos setup has been changed. Run setup and select correct drive type. Problem certain keys do not function. Probable cause diagnosis solution keys jammed or defective. Replace keyboard..

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