P5BV-C Series

P5BV-C/4L P5BV-C

Motherboard
E3351 First Edition September 2007
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Contents

Notices.... vii Safety information... viii About this guide... ix P5BV-C Series specifications summary.. xi
Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 1.2 1.3

Welcome!.... 1-1 Package contents... 1-1. Special features... 1-2. 1.3.1 1.3.2 Product highlights.. 1-2 Innovative ASUS features.. 1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.1 2.2

Before you proceed... 2-1 Motherboard overview... 2-2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 Placement direction.. 2-2 Screw holes... 2-2 Motherboard layout... 2-3 Layout contents... 2-5. Installing the CPU.. 2-6 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan.. 2-9 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan..2-11 Overview.. 2-12 Memory configurations.. 2-12. Installing a DIMM... 2-14 Removing a DIMM.. 2-14 Installing an expansion card.. 2-15 Configuring an expansion card.. 2-15 Interrupt assignments.. 2-16 PCI Express x8 slot (x1 link for P5BV-C/4L, x4 link for P5BV-C)... 2-17. PCI slots.. 2-18. PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link).. 2-17
Central Processing Unit (CPU).. 2-6

System memory... 2-12

Expansion slots... 2-15.

2.5.5 2.5.6

2.6 2.7 Jumpers.... 2-19 Connectors.... 2-22 2.7.1 2.7.2 3.1 Rear panel connectors... 2-22 Internal connectors... 2-23

Chapter 3: Powering up

Starting up for the first time.. 3-1 Powering off the computer... 3-2. 3.2.1 3.2.2 Using the OS shut down function. 3-2. Using the dual function power switch.. 3-2.

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.2 4.1.3 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 4.2.6 4.2.7 4.2.8 4.3 4.2.9 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5 4.4 4.3.6 4.4.1 4.4.2
Managing and updating your BIOS.. 4-1 Creating a bootable floppy disk.. 4-1. AFUDOS utility... 4-2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility.. 4-5 BIOS menu screen... 4-7. Menu bar... 4-7 Navigation keys... 4-7. Menu items... 4-8 Sub-menu items... 4-8 Configuration fields... 4-8 Pop-up window... 4-8 Scroll bar... 4-8 General help... 4-8 System Time... 4-9 System Date.. 4-9 Primary IDE Master/Slave, and SATA 1/2/3/4. 4-10 IDE Configuration...4-11. System Information... 4-13 USB Configuration.. 4-14 Remote Access Configuration.. 4-16. Legacy Diskette A... 4-9
BIOS setup program... 4-6

Main menu... 4-9

Advanced menu... 4-14
4.4.3 4.4.4 4.4.5 4.4.6 4.4.7 4.5 4.6 4.4.8 4.5.2 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.6.3 4.7 5.1 4.6.4 Trusted Computing... 4-17. MPS Configuration.. 4-17 CPU Configuration.. 4-18 Chipset Configuration.. 4-20 Onboard Devices Configuration.. 4-23 PCI PnP... 4-24 Hardware Monitor... 4-27 Boot Device Priority.. 4-29 Hard Disk Drives.. 4-29 Boot Settings Configuration.. 4-30 Security... 4-31

ASUS MyLogo2

This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos. See page 4-33 for details.
ASUS Smart Fan technology I
The ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation.
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.

Hardware information

2.2 2.3 2.4
Before you proceed... 2-1 Motherboard overview... 2-2 Central Processing Unit (CPU).. 2-6 Expansion slots... 2-15. Jumpers.... 2-19 Connectors.... 2-22 System memory... 2-12

2.5 2.6 2.7

Before you proceed
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.
Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component. Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, or components, or all of the above articles.

Onboard LED

The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED.

SB_PWR1

P5BV-C/4L

ON Standby Power

OFF Powered Off

P5BV-C/4L Onboard LED

Motherboard overview
Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. To optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an ATX 2.2 compliant chassis.

Use of an ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) that provides a minimum power of 450 W is recommended for a fullyconfigured system. Do not forget to connect the 4-pin or 8-pin ATX +12 V power plug. Otherwise, the system will not boot up. We recommend that you use a PSU with a higher power output when configuring a system with more power consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices. ATXPWR1 ATX12V1

GND GND +12V DC +12V DC

ATX power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V1)
P5BV-C/4L ATX Power Connector
This connector allows you to connect System Management Bus devices (SMBus). Devices communicate with an SMBus host or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface.
Backplane SMBus connector (6-1 pin BPSMB1)
P5BV-C/4L SMBus Connector
GND 12CDAT P2 +5V FAN_PWM

FAN_PWM I2C_CLK#

+3 Volts -12 Volts Ground PSON# Ground Ground Ground -5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts Ground
+3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground Power OK +5V Standby +12 Volts +12 Volts +3 Volts
10. Chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, FRNT_FAN3, REAR_FAN1 and CPU_FAN1)
The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 3.48 A (41.76 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.

GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4

FANPWR2 GND FANOUT4

FRNT_FAN2 REAR_FAN1

GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 FANPWR2 GND FANOUT4

P5BV-C/4L Fan Connectors

Only CPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1, and CHA_FAN2 connectors support the ASUS Q-Fan2 feature. If you install two graphics cards, we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 for better thermal environment.
11. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS)
This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced. The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event. By default, the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature.

CHASSIS

+5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND

(Default)

P5BV-C/4L Chassis Intrusion Connector
12. TPM connector (20- pin TPM)
This connector is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Card. You need to install ASUS TPM card to use this feature function.

Copying the current BIOS

To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:
Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024 KB free space to save the file. The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown.
Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /o[filename] where the [filename] is any user-assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

Main filename

Extension name
Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading flash.. done Write to file. ok A:\>
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file.

Updating the BIOS file

To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.
Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt.

2. 3.

Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /iP5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM
The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
A:\>afudos /iP5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. WARNING!! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file. done Reading flash. done Advance Check. Erasing flash. done Writing flash. 0x0008CC00 (9%)
Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.
A:\>afudos /iP5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. WARNING!! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file. done Reading flash. done Advance Check. Erasing flash. done Writing flash. done Verifying flash. done Please restart your computer

When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file.
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery. Checking for floppy. Floppy found! Reading file P5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM. Completed. Start flashing.
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure!
Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS. Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to Run Setup. This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware hub. The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Delete> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility. Otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if the first two failed. The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys.
The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu. See section 4.7 Exit Menu. The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.

Menu items

BIOS menu screen
Menu bar Configuration fields General help
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A [02:55:45] [Thu 09/06/2007] [1.44M, 3.5 in] Use [ENTER]. [TAB], or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time.

Discard Changes

Select this option then press <Enter> to discard the changes that you made, and restore the previously saved settings.
When a confirmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to discard the changes, and load the previously saved settings. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu.

Load Setup Defaults

Select this option then press <Enter> to load the optimized settings for each of the Setup menu items. When a confirmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to load the default settings. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu.
This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.

RAID configuration

5.2 5.3 5.4
RAID configurations... 5-1 Marvell 88SE6145 RAID BIOS Configration utility (for P5BV-C / 4L only).. 5-3 Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility.. 5-6 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (for P5BV-C / 4L only)... 5-17
Global Array Manager... 5-39

RAID configurations

The server system/motherboard comes with Intel ICH7R and Marvell 88SE6145 chipsets. The Intel ICH7R Soutbridge chip comes with the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID (for P5BV-C / 4L only) and the Intel Matrix Storage Manager. These utilities allow you to configure the IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The Marvell 88SE6145 chip is a host bus adapter chip between PCI-Express and Serial ATA (SATA)/Parallel ATA (PATA) devices. It employs the latest Serial ATA (SATA) Phy technology, operating at 1.5 Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations:

RAID definitions

RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. RAID 10 is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. This configuration has the same fault tolerance as RAID1, and has the same overhead for fault-tolerance as mirroring alone. RAID 10 achieves high input/output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. A minimum of four hard disk drives is required for this setup.

**[Adapter]*****[Create]*****[Delete]************************** * Adapter 1 * * Arrays Information: * * No array is defined! * * Disks Information: * * ID Port Disk Name Size Speed Staus* * 0 0 SATA: Maxtor 6G160E0 160GB SATA II FREE* * SATA: SAMSUNG HD160JJ 160GB SATA II FREE* * 8 2 SATA: Maxtor 6G160E0 160GB SATA II FREE* * SATA: SAMSUNG HD160JJ 160GB SATA II FREE* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *************************************************************** ****: Navigate, ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit
The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen.

5.2.1

Creating a RAID set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID10, or RAID 5)
To create a RAID set: From the utility menu bar, select Create, then press <Enter>. This screen appears.
**[Adapter]*****[Create]***** *************************************** * * Select free disks to create ******************************* * * * ID Port Disk Name Size Speed Status* * * **SATA: Maxtor 6G160E0 159.9GB SATA II FREE* * * **SATA: SAMSUNG HD160JJ 159.9GB SATA II FREE* * * **8 2 SATA: Maxtor 6G160E0 159.9GB SATA II FREE* * * **SATA: SAMSUNG HD160JJ 159.9GB SATA II FREE* * * * NEXT * * * *********************************************************** * * * * * * **************************************************************************** ****:Navigate. ENTER/SPACE: Select. ESC:Back/Exit
Click NEXT. This screen appears.
**[Adapter]*****[Create]***** *************************************** * Select free disks to create******************************* * * * Create Array************************* size Speed * Status * * *** Raid Level : *159.9GB SATA II *FREE * ********** * *** Max Size(MB) : *159.9GB SATA II *FREE * **RAID0 * * *** Capacity(MB : *159.9GB SATA II *FREE * * RAID1 * * *** Stripe Size(MB) : *159.9GB SATA II *FREE * * RAID10 * * *** Quick Init : * * RAID5 * * *** Cache Mode : 64KB ****************** * ********** * * Array Name : * * * * Disk ID : * * * * NEXT * * ****************************************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **************************************************************************** ****:Navigate. ENTER/SPACE: Select. ESC:Back/Exit
Chapter 5: Driver installation

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters.
[]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select

2. 3. 4.

Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>.
When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 0(Stripe), then press <Enter>. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID. This SELECT DISKS screen appears.
[ SELECT DISKS ] Port 0 1 2 3 Drive Model Serial # Size XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Status Non-RAID Non-RAID Non-RAID Non-RAID Disk Disk Disk Disk
Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume. []-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete
Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.
Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB.
TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.
Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning message appears.
WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):
Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the Create Volume menu.
Creating a RAID 1 set (mirror)
To create a RAID 1 set: From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A XX.X GB Create Volume

2. 3. 6. 7.

Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>.
When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 1(Mirror), then press <Enter>. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk
If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST. You may replace the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array. To rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk: 1. Remove the failed SATA hard disk and install a new SATA hard disk of the same specification into the same SATA Port.
Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk.
Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility
You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi-RAID using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager. To set the boot array in the BIOS:
Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Reboot the system and press <Del> to enter the BIOS setup utility during POST. Go to the Boot menu and select the option Boot Device Priority. Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. Refer to 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority for details. From the Exit menu, select Exit & Save Changes, then press <Enter>. When the confirmation window appears, select OK, then press <Enter>.
LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (for P5BV-C / 4L only)
The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create RAID0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip.
The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID automatically configures a RAID 1 (Mirrored) set when the SATA is configured as RAID in the BIOS and you installed two hard disk drives without a RAID configuration.
To enter the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility: 1. 2. During POST, the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the utility. Turn on the system after installing all the SATA hard disk drives.
You may also create a RAID set(s) in a Windows operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details.
The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu, then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management Menu descriptions below.
At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands. The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level.
Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild
Description Allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set using the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command. This menu also allows you to view, add, or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Allows you to initialize the logical drives of a created RAID set Allows you to initialize logical drives or change the logical drive parameters Allows you to rebuild failed drives Allows you to check the data consistency of the logical drives of a created RAID set

Check Consistency

Creating a RAID set
The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of configurations: Easy and New. In Easy Configuration, the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size. In New Configuration, you manually set the logical drive parameters and assign the set size and stripe size.

Using Easy Configuration

To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option: 2. Use the arrow keys to select Easy Configuration, then press <Enter>. From the utility main menu, highlight Configure, then press <Enter>.
The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number.
The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.
Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The configurable array appears on screen.
Press <F10>, select the configurable array, then press <SpaceBar>.
The logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters.
Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>.
You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set.
When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set, select Stripe Size from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. Key in the stripe size, then press <Enter>. When creating a RAID 0 set, proceed to step 10.
For server systems, we recommend that you use a lower array block size. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance.
10. When finished setting the selected logical drive configuration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>.
11. Follow steps 5 to 10 to configure additional logical drives.
12. When prompted, save the configuration, then press <Esc> to return to the Management Menu.

Using New Configuration

When a RAID set is already existing, using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the View/Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration.
To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option: 2. 1. Use the arrow keys to select New Configuration, then press <Enter>. From the utility main menu, highlight Configure, then press <Enter>.

Deleting a RAID configuration
To delete a RAID configuration: From the Management Menu, select Configure > Clear Configuration, then press <Enter>.
When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select Yes from the Clear Configuration? dialog box, then press <Enter>.
The utility clears the current array. Press any key to continue.
Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. Refer to the Creating a RAID set: Using New Configuration section for details. To select the boot drive from a RAID set: 1. From the Management Menu, select Configure > Select Boot Drive, then press <Enter>.
When prompted, press the <SpaceBar> to select the bootable logical drive from the list, then press <Enter>.
The logical drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue.

Enabling the WriteCache

You may enable the RAID controllers WriteCache option to improve the data transmission performance.
When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives.
To enable WriteCache: 1. 2. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties. Select WriteCache, then press <Enter> to turn the option On (enabled).
When finished, press any key to continue.

Global Array Manager

You may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD.
Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details.
This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.

Driver installation

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RAID driver installation

After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation.

LSI Logic SATA RAID

Select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID for Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows 2003 Server OS from the list, then press <Enter>. For 64bit Windows 2003 Server OS, please select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID ( Intel IA32E ) item.

Intel Matrix Storage

Select Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH) for Intel Matrix Storage RAID mode from the list, then press <Enter>. If you configured SATA as AHCI Mode in the BIOS setup utility of IDE Configuration, first install the Intel SATA AHCI Driver during windows setup. Then, select the Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH) from the list. Refer to section 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk to create the Intel SATA Driver for windows system.
The Windows 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press <Enter> to continue installation.
Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.
To an existing Windows 2000/2003 Server OS
To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. 2. Restart the computer, then log in with Administrator privileges. Windows automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Cancel.
Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop , then select Properties from the menu.
Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system.
Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. Select the option Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), then click Next. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button.
Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive.
11. Click Finish after the driver installation is done.
10. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. When found, click Next to install the drivers.
To verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. 2. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop , then select Properties from the menu. Click the + sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers. The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID or Intel 8201 GR/GH SATA RAID items should appear. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button.

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Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select Properties from the menu.
Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers. Click OK when finished.
Red Hat Enterprise ver. 3.0
To install the Intel ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat Installation CD.