Gigabyte GA-8VM800M-775: Chapter 4 Appendix

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Chapter 4 Appendix

4-1 Unique Software Utilities

(Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.)

U-PLUS D.P.S. (Universal Plus Dual Power System)

The U-Plus Dual Power System (U-Plus DPS) is a revolutionary eight-phase power circuit

built for ultimate system protection. Designed to withstand varying current levels and

changes, the U-Plus D.P.S. provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the

CPU for solid system stability. These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the

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latest LGA775 Intel

Pentium

4 Processor as well as future Intel

processors. As well, 4

blue LED's are mounted on the U-Plus D.P.S. for intelligent indication of system loading.

M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)

Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to access and change BIOS feature

settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T. feature the user is no

longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system

settings such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique

C.I.A. 2 and M.I.B. 2 features. M.I.T.'s integration of all platform performance settings into

a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance their computer system

to the desired level.

C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2)

GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2(C.I.A. 2) is designed to automatically adjust CPU

computing power to maximize system performance. When enabled, the program detects

the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to

allow for a faster and smoother execution of programs. When the function is disabled, the

CPU is returned to its initial status.

M.I.B.2 (Memory Intelligent Booster 2)

Built on the original M.I.B., the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 (M.I.B. 2) is designed

especially to maximize memory performance and boost memory bandwidth up to 10%.

With added branded memory module information, users are able to optimize memory

performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list.

S.O.S. (System Overclock Saver)

System Overclock Saver (S.O.S.) is a unique feature that eliminates system boot-up errors

resulting from system over-enhancement by the user. With GIGABYTE's proprietary

S.O.S. feature, users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short-circuit the "Clear

CMOS" pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default

settings. Instead, S.O.S. automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their

factory defaults to provide a more user-friendly and reliable platform for users.

Download Center

Download Center allows users to quickly download and update their BIOS as well as the

latest drivers for their system. Download Center automatically runs a system check of the

user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a

detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download.

C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management)

A web-based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as

CPU, memory, graphics card, etc. to be monitored and controlled via the Internet, C.O.M.

allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as providing

the most up-to-date drivers and BIOS. (Do not use C.O.M. and @BIOS at the same time.)

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4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction

EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and

manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing

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system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan

control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC

(Note)

health for monitoring system status.

User Interface Overview

Button / Display Description

1. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page

2. C.I.A./C.I.A.2 and M.I.B./M.I.B.2 Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I.B./2 setting page

3. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page

4. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page

5. GO Confirmation and Execution button

6. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode

7. Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency

8. Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status

9. GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website

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10. Help button Display EasyTune

5 Help file

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11. Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune

5 software

(Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.

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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction

Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-

tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including

Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including

FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data

on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM

for the first time, it will stay permanent in your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you

can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM.

System requirements:

1. Intel x86 platforms

2. At least 64M bytes of system memory

3. VESA-supported VGA cards

How to use the Xpress Recovery2

Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key:

Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD-ROM. Save

the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Upon

system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in the bottom left corner

of the screen. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2.

After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made

by simply pressing the <F9> key during system power-on.

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.

Boot from CD/DVD:

Boot from CD/DVD:

Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 945 BIOS for 8I945GME E7

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<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2

<F9> Xpress Recovery2

11/07/2005-I945-6A79HG0GC-00

1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD-ROM, you can

enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the <F9> key in the future.

2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will affect

the data backup speed.

3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com-

plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software.

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The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2

1. RESTORE:

Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.

(This button will not appear if there is no backup

file.)

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2. BACKUP:

Back up data from hard disk.

3. REMOVE:

Remove previously-created backup files

to release disk space.

(This button will not appear if there is no backup

file.)

4. REBOOT:

Exit the main screen and restart the system.

Limitations:

1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery.

2. For the use of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be reserved.

3. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk, so free space available

on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recom-

mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up)

4. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and

Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me.

5. USB hard disks are currently not supported.

6. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks.

7. Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk.

Hard disks detection sequence is as follows:

a. PATA IDE primary channel

b. PATA IDE secondary channel

c. SATA IDE channel 1

d. SATA IDE channel 2

e. SATA IDE channel 3

f. SATA IDE channel 4

Precautions:

1. When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000, be sure to execute the

EnableBigLba.exe program from the driver CD before data backup.

2. It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration.

3. Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations.

4. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2

to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. Please contact your motherboard manufacturer.

5. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following

motherboards (As this is a BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update)

GA-K8U

GA-K8NXP-9

GA-8N-SLI Royal

GA-K8U-9

GA-K8N Ultra-9

GA-8N-SLI Pro

GA-K8NXP-SLI

GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0)

GA-8N-SLI

GA-K8N Ultra-SLI

GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0)

GA-K8N Pro-SLI

GA-K8NMF-9

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4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

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Method 1 : Q-Flash

Utility

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Q-Flash

is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,

users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update

BIOS. Q-Flash?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or

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Windows. Using Q-Flash

indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and

operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are

sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of

incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.

Before You Begin:

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Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash

utility, please follow the steps below first.

1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.

2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For

example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to a floppy disk.

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.

The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts.

If your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part One.

If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to Part Two.

Part One:

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Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards

supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same

screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash utility.

In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS

from an older version to the latest version. For example, from Fa3 to Fba.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3

The BIOS file is Fa3

Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250

Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)

before updating

<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>

Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel

Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08

Primary Slave : None

Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101

Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For

Xpress Recovery

08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

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Method 2 : @BIOS

Utility

If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the

new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under

Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest

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version of BIOS.

Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS

Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS

Select @BIOS item

Fig 3. The @BIOS Utility Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server

Click "" Click "Update New BIOS"

1. Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOSTM sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS"

c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file.

d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as:

8VM800M-775.E12).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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III. Save BIOS

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In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the

current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out

which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

2. Note:

I. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected, please make

sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the

system unbooted.

II. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your

motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot.

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III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS

server, please go onto

Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.

IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.

V. Do not use @BIOS and C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) at the same time.

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4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction

RAID Levels

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical

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unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is

achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be

found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs. The individual disk

drives in an array are called members. The configuration information of each member is recorded in the

reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member. All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized

as a single physical drive to the operating system.

Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The different methods are

referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels represent different performance levels, security

levels and implementation costs. The RAID levels which the VIA VT8237R chipset supports are

RAID 0, RAID 1,and JBOD.

RAID 0 (Striping)

RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails,

it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times

the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB. RAID 0 does

not support fault tolerance.

RAID 1 (Mirroring)

RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the

mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to

function. Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive.

Under a RAID 1 setup, an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached. Such a drive will be

activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault tolerance, if any RAID

1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array.

JBOD (Spanning)

A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different

capacities. Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full, then proceeds to store files onto the next

drive in the array. When any disk member fails, the failure affects the entire array. JBOD is not really

a RAID and does not support fault tolerance.

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Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:

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1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction.

Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make

and storage capacity.

2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI,

or SATA.

3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals).

4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, enter Tab to select VT8237R

RAID; Ctrl + S to select Silicon Image).

5) Complete driver installation.

6) Complete RAID utility installation.

More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit our website

at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.)

Configuring the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA RAID BIOS

The RAID BIOS setup utility lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make

part of the array.

Entering the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility

1. After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Tab. The

RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS. You have a few

seconds to press Tab before the window disappears.

VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility V2.31

Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved.

Scan Devices, Please wait...

Press <Tab> key into User Window!

Serial_Ch0 Master : ST3120026AS

Serial_Ch1 Master : ST3120026AS

Press Tab to enter RAID setup utility, the VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS utility screen will appear. You can press

up arrow key<> or down arrow key<> to move the selection bar and select the item that you want to

execute.

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 Create Array





Create a RAID array with



 Delete Array



the hard disks attached to





 Create/Delete Spare

VIA RAID controller





 Select Boot Array

 Serial Number View

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

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

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A. Create Array:

Press Enter on Create Array item, you will see the screen as shown below.

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 Auto Setup For Performance



Create a RAID array with





 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

the hard disks attached to





 Select Disk Drives

VIA RAID controller

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

 Block Size 64K





 Start Create Process

F1 : View Array/disk Status



,







 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Before create an Array, you have to set the array mode first. Select Array Mode and press Enter, use the

arrow key to select the array mode. The options are: RAID 0 for performance, RAID 1 for data protection,

and RAID SPAN for capacity.

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 Auto Setup For Data Security



Create a RAID array with

 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)





RAID 0 for performance

the hard disks attached to

 Select Disk Drives





RAID 1 for data protection

VIA RAID controller

 Block Size 64K





RAID SPAN for capacity





 Start Create Process

F1 : View Array/disk Status



,



 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

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After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is Auto Setup and

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the other one is Select Disk Drives. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays

automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for

RAID 1. It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array. Select Disk

Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements. Select the Select Disk Drives item and

press Enter, use the arrow key to select the hard disk. The selected hard disk will be marked a star(*) signal.

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 Auto Setup For Performance



Create a RAID array with

 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)





the hard disks attached to

 Select Disk Drives





VIA RAID controller

 Block Size 64K







 Start Create Process



F1 : View Array/disk Status

,





 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

If you select a RAID 0 array, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the arrow key to select

Block Size and press Enter, then select a block size from the popup menu. The block size can be 4KB to

64KB.

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 Auto Setup For Performance





Create a RAID array with





 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

4K

the hard disks attached to



 Select Disk Drives



8K

VIA RAID controller

 Block Size 64K





16K





 Start Create Process

32K

F1 : View Array/disk Status

64K



,



 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Use the arrow key to select Start Create Process and press Enter. A warning message will appear [The

data on the selected disks will be destroied. Continue? (Y/N)], press Y to finish the creation, or press N

to cancel the creation.

Important note: All existing contents in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation.

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B. Delete Array:

If you want to delete the Array, select Delete Array in the main menu and press Enter. The channel column

will be activated. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press Enter. A warning message

will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.

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 Create Array





Delete a RAID array contain

 Delete Array





the hard disks attached to





 Create/Delete Spare

VIA RAID controller



 Select Boot Array





 Serial Number View



F1 : View Array/disk Status

,





 : Move to next item





The selected array will be destoried.

Enter : Confirm the selection

Are you sure? Continue? Press Y/N

ESC : Exit

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays. When a RAID is

deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives.

C. Select Boot Array:

You can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array. Boot disk

array cannot be selected if the operating system does not boot from the disk array. Highlight the Select Boot

Array item; press Enter and the channel column will be activated. Then highlight the target disk array and

press Enter. Press Esc to go back to main menu. If you want to cancel the boot array, select the disk array

that has a star(*) mark and press Enter, its boot setting will be canceled.

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 Create Array



Set/Clear bootable array



 Delete Array



 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array







 Serial Number View



F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Boot

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Boot

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D. Serial Number View:

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Highlight Serial Number View and press Enter. Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected drive's serial

number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer.

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 Create Array





View the serial number of



 Delete Array



hard disk, it is useful for

 Create/Delete Spare





identify same model disks

 Select Boot Array







 Serial Number View



F1 : View Array/disk Status

,









 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Stripe0

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Serial Number: 3JT354CP

E. View Array Status:

Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen. If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be

displayed on the screen.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

 Create Array





Create a RAID array with



 Delete Array



the hard disks attached to

 Create/Delete Spare





VIA RAID controller





 Select Boot Array





 Serial Number View

F1 : View Array/disk Status



,



 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Array Name Array Mode Block Size(GB) Size(GB)

ARRAY 0 Stripe 64K 223.58

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Installing the RAID drivers

To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller

driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows

setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a

English

(Note1)

floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode

. Prepare a startup

disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk.

Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in your system. Boot from the

startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). At the D:\> prompt, type

the following two commands. Press ENTER after each command (Fig.1):

cd bootdrv

menu

Step 2: When the controller menu (Fig.2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted

disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu. Your system will then

automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Press 0 to exit when finished.

(Note 2)

Fig.1

Fig. 2

Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers.

Press F6 as soon as you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" message,

then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the

installation.

(Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under

Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)

(Note 1) For users without a startup disk.

Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. From the CD-ROM drive

(example: D:\) double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder. A command prompt window will open

similar to that in Fig. 2.

(Note 2) If you wish to install 64-bit Windows Operating System, select F) 8237-XP64.

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English

4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction

2 Channel Audio Setup

We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to get the best sound effect if the stereo output is

applied.

STEP 1:

Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to

"Line Out."

Line Out

STEP 2:

After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound

Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click

the icon to select the function.

STEP 3:

On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the

Speaker Configuration tab and select the

2-channel mode for stereo speaker output check

box.

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English

Contact Us

 

 

 Taiwan (Headquarters)

 Japan

 

 

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

NIPPON GIGA-BYTE CORPORATION

Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231,

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.co.jp

Taiwan

 Singapore

 

 

TEL: +886-2-8912-4888

GIGA-BYTE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

FAX: +886-2-8912-4003

Tech. Support :

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.com.sg

WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

 

 U.K.

 

WEB address (Chinese): http://chinese.giga-byte.com

G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.

 

 U.S.A.

 

Tech. Support :

G.B.T. INC.

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

TEL: +1-626-854-9338

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

FAX: +1-626-854-9339

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

Tech. Support :

WEB address : http://uk.giga-byte.com

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

 

 

 The Netherlands

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

Tech. Support :

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.com

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

 Germany

 

 

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

Tech. Support :

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de

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 China

 

 

 

 Russia

 

NINGBO G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD.

Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co.,

Tech. Support :

Ltd.

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Tech. Support :

English

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.cn

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

Shanghai

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ru

TEL: +86-021-63410999

 

 

 Poland

FAX: +86-021-63410100

Office of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. in POLAND

Beijing

Tech. Support :

TEL: +86-10-62102838

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

FAX: +86-10-62102848

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

Wuhan

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

TEL: +86-27-87851061

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.pl

FAX: +86-27-87851330

 

 Serbia & Montenegro

 

GuangZhou

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. in

TEL: +86-20-87586074

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO

FAX: +86-20-85517843

Tech. Support :

Chengdu

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

TEL: +86-28-85236930

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

FAX: +86-28-85256822

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

Xian

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.co.yu

TEL: +86-29-85531943

 Czech Republic

 

 

FAX: +86-29-85539821

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. in

Shenyang

CZECH REPUBLIC

TEL: +86-24-23960918

Tech. Support :

FAX: +86-24-23960918-809

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

 Australia

 

 

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY PTY. LTD.

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

Tech. Support :

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.cz

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

 

 

 Romania

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. in

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

Romania

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.com.au

Tech. Support :

 France

 

 

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE S.A.R.L.

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

Tech. Support :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.com.ro

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.fr

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