Gigabyte GA-8VM800PMD-775-RH: 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.)

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 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

(Note)

cooling fan, 4) PC 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 Recovery Introduction

Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-

tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including

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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) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc.

8VM800PMD-775-RH F4a

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

<F9> Xpress Recovery2

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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.)

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.

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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,

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

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BIOS. Q-Flash

allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in

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DOS or 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

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Entering the Q-Flash

utility:

Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

 Standard CMOS Features

Select Language

 Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

 Integrated Peripherals

Load Optimized Defaults

 Power Management Setup

Set Supervisor Password

 PnP/PCI Configurations

Set User Password

 PC Health Status

Save & Exit Setup

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility.

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Exploring the Q-Flash

/ Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Dual BIOS Utility

Dual BIOS utility bar

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Task menu for

Wide Range Protection Disable

Dual BIOS

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

utility

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

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Q-Flash

utility title

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Task menu for

bar

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

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Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Q-Flash

utility

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Action bar

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a

task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu-

tion of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the buttons

mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

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Using the Q-Flash

utility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you begin"

section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your

computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q-Flash utility,

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please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" item in

the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.

Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save Main

BIOS to Floppy" item.

2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,

8KNXPU.Fba, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

1 file(s) found

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

BIOS file in the floppy

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

disk.

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

Auto Recovery Enable

Do not turn off power or

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................

Halt On Error Disable

reset your system at this

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Load Default Settings

stage!!

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

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3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.

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Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed.

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

You can repeat Step 1 to

Boot From Main Bios

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Auto Recovery Enable

4 to flash the backup

Halt On Error Disable

BIOS, too.

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Please press any key to continue

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash utility. The computer will restart automatically after

you exit Q-Flash.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed.

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

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

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba

The BIOS file

Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250

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

becomes Fba after

<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>

Memory Testing : 131072K OK

updating.

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

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(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup

You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and

set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s).

Step 1:

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Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you

want to create RAID, select SATA Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu (Figure 1) and set

this item to RAID (IDE by default). Set SATA Mode to IDE if you do not want to create RAID.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled]

Item Help

OnChip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled]

Menu Level

OnChip Serial ATA [Enabled]

SATA Mode [RAID]

AC97 Audio [Auto]

USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x EPP Mode Select EPP1.7

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 1

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your

motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard

you have and the BIOS version.

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Step 2:

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Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM to boot from CD-ROM

after system restarts (Figure 2).

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features

 Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

Item Help

First Boot Device [CDROM]

Menu Level

Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]

Third Boot Device [CDROM]

Password Check [Setup]

CPU Hyper-Threading [Enabled]

Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Disabled]

No-Execute Memory Protect [Enabled]

CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Enabled]

CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) [Enabled]

CPU EIST Function [Enabled]

Virtualization Technology [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 2

Step 3:

Save and exit BIOS Setup.

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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if

you do not want to create RAID.

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Step 1:

After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, the following

information will appear on screen (Figure 3). Press the TAB key to enter the VT8237 Serial ATA RAID

BIOS configuration utility.

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

Figure 3

Step 2:

In the VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS utility screen (Figure 4), you can use the UP or DOWN ARROW key

to highlight through choices. Highlight an item that you want to execute and press ENTER.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

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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





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

Figure 4

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A. Create Array:

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In Main Menu, select Create Array and press ENTER, a screen similar to Figure 5 below will appear.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

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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 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Figure 5

The first step to create a RAID array is to set the RAID mode. Select Array Mode and press ENTER.

And the RAID mode selection menu will appear (Figure 6). The supported RAID modes include RAID

0 for performance, RAID 1 for data protection, and RAID SPAN for capacity. Use the UP or

DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

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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

Figure 6

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After selecting a RAID mode, you must decide whether you want the RAID array to be configured

automatically or manually.

Auto Setup allows BIOS to assign the hard drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not

duplicate the mirroring drives even if user selects Create and duplicate for RAID 1. It is recom-

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mended all hard drives are new ones when you want to create an array.

Select Disk Drives lets users select the array drives by their requirements. Select the Select Disk

Drives item and press ENTER, use the ARROW keys to select the target hard drive(s). The selected

hard drives will be marked with an asterisk (Figure 7).

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31



 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

Figure 7

If you select to create RAID 0 array manually, you can specify the block size. Use the UP or DOWN

ARROW keys to select Block Size and press ENTER. Select the block size from the popup menu. The

block size can be set between 4KB to 64KB (Figure 8).

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

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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

Figure 8

Next, use the ARROW keys to select Start Create Process and press ENTER. The prompt "The data

on the selected disks will be destroied. Continue? (Y/N)" will appear. Press Y to confirm or N to

abort.

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

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B. Delete Array:

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If you want to delete an existing array, select Delete Array in 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 confirm or press N to cancel (Figure 9).

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

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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

Figure 9

Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except for RAID 1 array(s). When a RAID

1 array is deleted, the data on the two hard drives will be reserved and the two hard drives will become

two normal 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 in Main Menu; 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 setting, select the disk array that has an asterisk and press ENTER, its boot

setting will be canceled (Figure 10).

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

 Create Array

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Set/Clear bootable array

 Delete Array

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 Create/Delete Spare

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 Select Boot Array

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 Serial Number View

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F1 : View Array/disk Status

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



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 : 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

Figure 10

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D. Serial Number View:

Highlight Serial Number View and press ENTER. Use the ARROW keys to select a drive, and the

selected drive's serial number can be viewed in the last line. The serial number is assigned by the disk

drive manufacturer (Figure 11).

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

 Create Array



View the serial number of

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 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

Figure 11

E. View Array Status:

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

displayed on the screen (Figure 12).

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

Figure 12

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

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

(Note)

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 (Figure 13):

cd bootdrv

menu

Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 14) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank

formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu.

For example, from the menu in Figure 14, press C to select VIA 8237 Series ATA for Windows

operating system. Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk.

Press 0 to exit when finished.

Figure 13 Figure 14

(Note) For users without a startup disk:

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

CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 15). A

command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 14.

Figure 15

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(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation

Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install

Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. The following is an example of

Windows XP installation.

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Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as

you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 16). After

pressing F6, there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen.

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.

Figure 16

Step 2:

When a screen similar to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press

S (Figure 17).

Windows Setup

Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices

installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.

Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s)

<none>

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special

disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for

which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device

manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage

device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional

mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

Figure 17

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Step 3:

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If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 18 below

will appear. If you want to install Windows XP, use the ARROW keys to select VIA VT8237/6421/6410

SATA RAID Controller and press ENTER. Then it will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy

disk.

Windows Setup

You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,

using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC

to return to the previous screen.

VIA VT8237/6421/6410 SATA RAID Controller(Windows XP/SRV 2003)

VIA VT8237/6421/6410 SATA RAID Controller(Windows 2K)

VIA VT8237/6421/6410 SATA RAID Controller(Windows NT4)

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

Figure 18

If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy

disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD.

Step 4:

When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from

the floppy disk. The driver installation will be finished in about one minute.

Windows Setup

Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):

VIA VT8237/6421/6410 STAT RAID Controller(Windows XP/SRV 2003)

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special

disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for

which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device

manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage

device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional

mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

Figure 19

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A "SPDIF output" connector is available on the

motherboard. Cable with rear bracket could link to

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the "SPDIF output" connector (As picture.) For the

further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides

coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port.

STEP 1:

Secure the metal bracket of the SPDIF Output

device to the chassis back panel with a screw.

STEP 2:

Connect the SPDIF device cable to the SPDIF_IO

connector on the motherboard.

STEP 3:

Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.

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4-2 Troubleshooting

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific

motherboard model, please log on to GIGABYTE's website.

Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why?

Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after

entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down?

Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down

and that's why the light is still on.

Question 3: How do I clear CMOS?

Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual.

If your board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage to clear

CMOS. Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 1 minute (Or you can use a metal object

to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for 5

seconds).

4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.

5. Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power.

6. Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail-Safe Defaults(or load Optimized Defaults).

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

Question 4: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume?

Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not,

please change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later.

Question 5: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do

these beeps usually stand for?

Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However,

they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case.

 AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

1 short: System boots successfully

2 short: CMOS setting error

1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error

1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error

1 long 3 short: Keyboard error

1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error

Continuous long beeps: DRAM error

Continuous short beeps: Power error

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Contact Us

yy

yy

y Taiwan (Headquarters)

yy

y China

yy

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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

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

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

Taipei 231, Taiwan

Shanghai

TEL: +886-2-8912-4888

TEL: +86-21-63410999

FAX: +886-2-8912-4003

FAX: +86-21-63410100

Tech. and Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing) :

Beijing

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw

TEL: +86-10-62102838

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

FAX: +86-10-62102848

WEB address (Chinese): http://www.gigabyte.tw

Wuhan

y U.S.A.

yy

yy

TEL: +86-27-87851061

G.B.T. INC.

FAX: +86-27-87851330

TEL: +1-626-854-9338

GuangZhou

FAX: +1-626-854-9339

TEL: +86-20-87540700

Tech. Support:

FAX: +86-20-87544306 ext. 333

http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com

Chengdu

Web address: http://www.gigabyte.us

TEL: +86-28-85236930

y Mexico

yy

yy

FAX: +86-28-85256822 ext. 814

G.B.T Inc (USA)

Xian

Tel: +1-626-854-9338 x 215 (Soporte de habla hispano)

TEL: +86-29-85531943

FAX: +1-626-854-9339

FAX: +86-29-85539821

Correo: soporte@gigabyte-usa.com

Shenyang

Tech. Support:

TEL: +86-24-83992901

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FAX: +86-24-83992909

Web address: http://www.gigabyte-latam.com

yy

y India

yy

yy

y Japan

yy

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY (INDIA) LIMITED

NIPPON GIGA-BYTE CORPORATION

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

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

yy

yy

y Australia

y Singapore

yy

yy

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY PTY. LTD.

GIGA-BYTE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

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

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

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yy

yy

y Germany

y Russia

yy

yy

G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH

Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology

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

Co., Ltd.

yy

yy

y U.K.

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

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

y Latvia

yy

yy

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk

GIGA-BYTE Latvia

y The Netherlands

yy

yy

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

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.

yy

y Poland

yy

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

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

yy

y France

yy

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

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE

y Ukraine

yy

yy

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

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.kiev.ua

y Italy

yy

yy

yy

y Romania

yy

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

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

yy

yy

y Spain

in Romania

GIGA-BYTE SPAIN

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

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

y Serbia & Montenegro

yy

yy

y Czech Republic

yy

yy

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

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

in SERBIA & MONTENEGRO

in CZECH REPUBLIC

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

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

yy

y Turkey

yy

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

in TURKEY

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

yy

yy

y GIGABYTE Global Service System

To submit a technical or non-technical (Sales/

Marketing) question, please link to :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw

Then select your language to enter the system.

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