Acer G5900 manual

i Acer Predator G5900 Service Guide PRINTED IN T AIW AN[...]

ii Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates ma de on this service guide. Date Chapter Up dates[...]

iii Copyright Copyright © 2010 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any lan guage or computer languag e, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magne tic, optical, chemi cal, manual or otherwise, without the[...]

iv Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to ch ange without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either e xpressed or implied, w ith respect to th e contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warrantie s of merchantability or fitnes s for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described[...]

v Conventions The following conventi ons are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives additional informati on related to the current topic. W ARNING Alerts you to any physical risk or system damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures t[...]

vi Service Guide Coverage This Service Guide provides you with all technica l information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURA TION decided for Acer's "glo bal" product offering. T o better fit local market requirements and enhance produ ct competitiveness, your regional office MA Y have decided to extend the func tionality of a machine ([...]

vii System Tour 1 Features 1 Block Diagram 4 System Compon e nt s 5 Front Panel 5 Rear Panel 6 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 7 Power Management Function( ACPI supp ort function) 10 System Utilities 11 CMOS Setup Utility 11 Entering CMOS setup 12 Navigating Through the Setup Utility 12 Setup Utility Menus 13 System Disassembly 26 Disass[...]

viii FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 74 Predator G590 0 Exploded Diagr am 75 Predator G590 0 FRU List 77 Inter RIAD SOP 82 Inter ® Matrix Storage Technolo gy Check(For Dos) 82 Inter RAID SOP(Windows for WIN7) 87[...]

Chapter 1 1 Features Below is a brief summary of the computer ’s many feature: NOTE: The features listed in this section is for your reference only . The exact co nfiguration of the system depends on the mo del purchased. Operating System • Microsofte Windows 7 Home Pre mium x 64 • FreeDOS Processor • L ynnfi e l d 95 W CPU / Clarkdal e CP [...]

2 Chapter 1 Graphics Card • One PCI-E x 16 graphics card. • Supported cards are identifi ed on FRU list. Onboard LAN • REAL TEK RTL81 1 1E Giga LAN(ASF suport) Audio • Realtek ALC662-VC. • 5.1 Channel High Definition and S tereo Aud io. USB ports • Supports 14 USB ports. • All USB ports must be boot-cap able includes USB-ODD, USB-HDD,[...]

Chapter 1 3 • 1 * Front Audio Pannel H5X2 header • 1 * Front Panel IO H7X2 Header for Acer pin defi ne • 1 * H1X4 CPU with SAMRT F AN controller • 1 * H1X3 System with SAMRT F AN controller • 1 * H1X4 SPDIFOUT Header for Acer pin define • 1 * H3X1 Clear C MOS Header (with jump er) • 1 * onboard Buzzer • 2 * H1X2 GPIO header System B[...]

4 Chapter 1 Block Diagram[...]

Chapter 1 5 System Components This section is a virtual tour of th e sy stem’s interior and exterior components. Front Panel No. Compo nent No. Component 1 Power button 8 Removable HDD bay door Press bay door button to open HDD bay door and access the removable HDD. 2 USB 2.0 ports 9 MS/MS PRO slot 3 Master optic al drive cr ab 10 SD/MMC(S ecure [...]

6 Chapter 1 Rear Panel No. Component 1 Power connector 2 PS2 keyboard port 3 USB 2.0 ports 4 Line-out jack 5 Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack 6 Expansion slot(graphics ca rd and Mode card etc.) 7 Line-in jack 8 RJ45 LAN connector 9 System Fan 10 PS2 mouse port Line-out jack 1 1 USB 2.0 ports 12 Power switch 1 3 6 8 4 5 2 7 9 10 11 12[...]

Chapter 1 7 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor BIOS IOS Hotkey List Main Board Major Chips Item Sp ecification Processor T ype Intel L ynnfield / Clarkdale / Intel K-SKU Socket T ype LGA1 1 56 Socket quantity 1 Item Sp ecification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI ROM BIOS ROM size[...]

8 Chapter 1 Memory Combinations System Memory Audio Interface Slot Memory T o t al Memory Slot 1 1MB,2GB,4 GB 1G ~4GB Slot 2 1MB,2GB,4 GB 1G ~4GB Slot 3 1MB,2GB,4 GB 1G ~4GB Slot 4 1MB,2GB,4 GB 1G ~4GB Maximum System Memo ry Supported 1G~16GB Item Specification Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size p er socket 1GB/2GB/4GB Support memory typ[...]

Chapter 1 9 SATA Interface USB Port Environmental Requirements Power Management • Devices wake up from S3 should be le ss th an . • Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds. Item Sp ecification SA T A controller Intel H57 Number of SA T A channel SA T A X 6 Support mode AHCI mode option Item Sp ecification Universal HCI USB 2.0 US[...]

10 Chapter 1 Power Management Function(ACPI support function) Device Standby Mode • Independent power management ti me r for hard disk dr ive devices(0-15 minutes,time step= 1minute). • Hard Disk drive goes into S tandby mode(for A T A standard interface). • Disable V -sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor . • Resume method:device activated[...]

Chapter 2 11 CMOS Setup Utility CMOS setup is a hardware configurat ion program built into the system ROM, called the complementary meta l- oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Setup Utility . Since mo st systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is no need to run this util ity . Y ou will need to run this utility under the follo wing cond[...]

12 Chapter 2 Entering CMOS setup 1. T urn on the server and the monitor . If the server i s already turned o n, close all open app lication s, then restart the server . 2. During POST , press Delete . If you fail to press Delete before POST is completed, you will need to restart the server . The Setup Main menu will be d isplayed showing the Setu p[...]

Chapter 2 13 Setup Utility Menus The Setup Main menu includes the following main setup categories. In the descrip tive table foll ow i n g ea ch of th e me nu sc re en sh ot s, settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Parameter Description Product Information This page shows the relevant information of the main board S tandard C[...]

14 Chapter 2 Product Information The Product Information menu disp lays basic information about the syst em. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurab le. Parameter Description Processor T ype T ype of CPU installed on the syst em. Processor S peed S peed o f the CPU installed on the system. System Memory T otal size of [...]

Chapter 2 15 Standard CMOS Features Parameter Description Option System Date Set the date following the weekday-month-day-year format. System T ime Set the system time following the hour-minute-secon d format. AHCI Port 1~6 This motherboar d supports six SA T A channels, each channel allows one SA T A device to be installed. Use these items to conf[...]

16 Chapter 2 Advanced BIOS Feature Quick Boot Allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot the computer by shortening or skipping certain standard booting process. Enabled Disabled Quiet Boot When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup. When disabled, the diagnostic sc reen d isplays during startup. Enabled Disabled 1st/2nd/3rd[...]

Chapter 2 17 Advanced Chipset Features Intel EIST This item allows users to enable or disable the EIST (Enhanced Intel S peedS tep technology). Enable d Disabled Intel Turbo Boost This item allows users to enable or disable the Intel Turbo Boost. Enable d Disabled Intel XD Bit This item allows users to enable or disable the Intel XD Bit. Enabl ed D[...]

18 Chapter 2 Integrated Peripherals Parameter Description Option Onboard SA T A Controller Enables or disabl es the onboard SA T A controller. Enabled Disabled Onboard SA T A Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard SA T A. RAID Native IDE Onboard USB Controller Enables or di sables the onboard USB controller . Enabled Disabled Legacy USB Supp[...]

Chapter 2 19 Power Management Setup Parameter Description Option ACPI Suspend Mode Select an ACPI state. S3 (STR) S1 (POS) Deep Power Off Mode Select the Deep power off Mode Enabled Disabled Power On by RTC Alarm Enables or Disables to wake up the system by RTC Alarm Function Enabled Disabled Power On by PCIE Devices Enables or disables to wake up [...]

20 Chapter 2 PC Health Status Parameter Description Option Smart Fan Enables or disables the sm art system fan control function. Enabled Disabled[...]

Chapter 2 21 Frequency/Voltage Control Press Enter: Parameter Description Option Clock to All DIMM/PCI/PCIE When this item is disabled, BIOS will enable the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI slots. Enabled Disabled S pread S pectrum Enables or disables the reduction of the mainboard’s EMI. Note: Remember to disable the Spread S pectrum feature if you[...]

22 Chapter 2 BIOS Security Features Setting a supervisor password 1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select Chan ge Supervisor Pa sswor d menu then press Enter . A password box will appear . 2. T ype a password then press Enter . The password may consist up to six al phanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) 3. Retype the password to verify the first ent[...]

Chapter 2 23 Load Default Settings The Load Default Settings menu allows you to lo ad the defau lt settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup defaults are quite demanding in terms of resources cons umption. If you are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of low-performance co mponents and you choose to load these settings , the system mig[...]

24 Chapter 2 Save & Exit Setup The Save & Exit Setup me nu all ows you to sa ve cha nges made and close the Setup Utility .[...]

Chapter 2 25 Exit Without Saving The Exit Without Saving menu allows you to discard changes made and close the Setup Utility .[...]

chapter 3 26 This chapter contains step-by-step procedure s on how to disassemble the desktop computer for ma intenance and troubleshooting. Disassembly Requirements T o disassembl e the computer , you need the following tools: • Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge • Flat-blade screwdriver • Philips[...]

27 Chapter 3 Pre-disassembly Procedure Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, perform the steps listed below: 1. T urn off the system and all the peripherals conne cted to it. 2. Unplug the power cord from the power ou tl ets. 3. Unplug the power cord from the system. 4. Unplug all peripheral cables from the system. 5. Place the system u[...]

Chapter 3 28 Removing the Side Panel 1. Remove the two screws located on the rear edge of the side panel. 2. Slide the side panel toward the back of the cha ssis until the tabs on the cover disengage with the slots on the chassis. 3. Lift the side panel away from the server and put it aside for reinstallation later .[...]

29 Chapter 3 Removing the Front Bezel 1. Release the front bezel retention tabs from the chassis inte ri or . 2. Pull the bezel away from the chassis.[...]

Chapter 3 30 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly W ARNING: The heat sink becomes very hot when the system is on. NEVER touch the heat sink with any metal or with your hands. 1. Disconnect the fan cable from the mainboard. 2. Use a long-nosed screwdriver to lo osen the four screws on the heat sink, in the order as shown below .[...]

31 Chapter 3 3. Lift the heat sink fan assemb ly away from the mainboard.[...]

Chapter 3 32 Removing the Processor IMPORT AN T : Before removi ng a processor from the mainboard, make sure to create a backup file of all import ant dat a. W ARNING: The processor becomes very hot when the system is on. Allow it to cool off first before handling . 1. Release the load lever . 2. Lift the load lever and load plate to the fully open[...]

33 Chapter 3 Removing the VGA Card 1. Remove the screw from the chassis. 2. Open the PCI-Door as below . 3. Remove the two screws that secu res the card to the chassis.[...]

Chapter 3 34 4. Gently pull the card to remove it from the mainboard.[...]

35 Chapter 3 Removing the Wireless LAN Card 1. Remove the screw that secure s the card to the chassis. 1. Gently pull the card to remove it from the mainboard.[...]

Chapter 3 36 Removing the Memory Modules IMPORT AN T : Before removing any DIMM from the memory board, make sure to create a backup file of all import ant dat a. 1. Press the holding clips on both sides of the DIMM slot outward to release the DIMM (1). 2. Gently pull the DIMM upward to pu ll it away from the chassis (2).[...]

37 Chapter 3 Removing the System Fan 1. Disconnector the power cable from the mo th erboard. 2. Release the four screws fastening the system fa n. 3. Remove the system Fan from the chassis.[...]

Chapter 3 38 Removing the Daughter Board 1. Disconnect the daughter board cable from the mo therboa rd , and then take out the cable from the cable retention clip. 2. Remove the screw that secures the chassis to the daughter board. 3. T ake out the daug hter board.[...]

39 Chapter 3 4. Remove the two screws that secu re the USB board to the bracket. 5. Pull the USB board out of the bracket.[...]

Chapter 3 40 Removing Other Side Panel 1. Remove the two screws located on the rear edge of the side panel. 2. Slide the side panel toward the back of the cha ssis until the tabs on the cover disengage with the slots on the chassis. 3. Lift the side panel away from the server and put it aside for reinstallation later .[...]

41 Chapter 3 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 1. Disconnect the data and power cab les from the rear of the optical drive and th e mainboard. 2. Disconnect the other end of the data cable from the mainboard . 3. Remove the HDD bracket a. Remove the screw that secures th e HDD bracket to the ODD bracket.[...]

Chapter 3 42 b. Lift the bracket up and turn it over . 4. Place the bracket on a clean, static-free work surface. 5. Remove the HDD module a. Remove the four screws secure the HDD module to the HDD bracket. b. Slide the HDD out of the bracket.[...]

43 Chapter 3 Removing the Removable Hard Disk Drive 1. Disconnect the removable HDD cable. a. Disconnect the removable HDD date cable from the motherb oard. b. Use a knife to cut off the PE belt then disconnector the cable. c. Disconnector the power cable of the removable HDD.[...]

Chapter 3 44 d. Remove the four screws. e. Pull the two removable HDD cables. 2. Remove the removable HDD module. a. Gently push the drive block key rightwa rd,then open the door .[...]

45 Chapter 3 b. Slide the removable HDD tray out of the removable HDD bracket. a. Use a hand to open out the removable HDD tray un ti l the hook of HDD bracke t away from the H DD screw bore. then use other hand to take out the HDD module.[...]

Chapter 3 46 Removing the Optical Drive 1. Disconnect the data and power cab le from the rear of the optical drive. 2. Disconnect the other end of the data cable from the mainboard . 3. Remove the four screws from the optical drive.[...]

47 Chapter 3 4. Remove the four screws from the optical drive on the other side. 5. Pull the drive out of the drive. 6. Remove the slave optical drive with the same way .[...]

Chapter 3 48 Removing the Power Supply 1. Disconnect the 4-pin and 2 4-pin power supply cables from the mainboard. 2. Remove the four screws that secures the power supply to the rear panel. 3. Lift the power supply module out of the chassis.[...]

49 Chapter 3 Removing the Motherboard 1. Disconnect the front audio,card reader ,front U SB,front panel cable from the motherboard. 2. T ake out the fron t audio cable from the cable clip and disassemble the cable clip. 3. Open cable clip then take out these ca ble s. at the same time disassemble the cable clip.[...]

Chapter 3 50 4. Remove the eight screws that secu re the ma inb oard to the chassis. Note: Circuit boards >10 cm² has been highlig hted with the yellow rectangle as above image shows. Please detach the Circuit boards and foll ow local regulations for disposa l. 5. Lift the board from the chassis.[...]

51 Chapter 3 6. Remove the RTC battery . Note :RTC battery has been highlighted with the yell ow circle as above image shows.Please detach the RTC battery and follow local regulations for disposal. 7. Punching in IO Shield then you can remove it.[...]

Chapter 3 52 Removing the Card Reader 1. Remove the three screws that secu re the bracket to the chassis. 2. Pull the card reader bracket out of the chassis. 3. Use a long-nosed screw driver to remove the two screws.[...]

53 Chapter 3 4. Pull the card reader board out of the bracket.[...]

Chapter 3 54 Removing the Top Cover 1. Open the cable clip,then take out the Pow er switch/Front I/O /Audio cable. 2. Gently release the top bez el retention tabs from the chassis interior . 3. Pull the top cover away from the chassis.[...]

55 Chapter 3 Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly 1. Release the two locking tabs and take out the front panel cable. 2. Release the two locking tabs (1) and gently take out the power switch and LED cable assemb le(2). 3. Release the HDD and LAN LED. a. Release the locking tabs (1) and gently pull the HDD LED cable out (2). b. Gently pu[...]

Chapter 3 56 4. Separate the power switch and LED cable assemble from the top cover . 5. Release the locking tabs (1) and gently pull out the power LED cable (2). 6. Gently pull out the other power LED cable with the same way . 7. Grasp the power switch and LED cable bracket,and Rel ease the two locking tabs (1), pull power switch cable out of the [...]

57 Chapter 3 Removing the Front I/O and USB Board 1. Remove the two screws that secure the bracket to the chassis. 2. Lift the bracket out of the chassis.[...]

58 3. Use a long-nosed screw driver to remove the two screws. 4. Grasp the bracket then gently Pull the USB board out of the bracket.[...]

Chapter 4 59 This chapter provides instructions on how to troubleshoot system hardw are problems. Hardware Diagnostic Procedure IMPORT AN T : The d iagnostic tests described in this chapter ar e only in tended to test Acer pr oducts. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified opti ons can give false errors and inval id system responses. 1. Obt[...]

60 Chapter 4 System Check Procedures Power System Check If the system will power on, skip this sect ion. Refer to System External In spection. If the system will not power on, do the fol lowi ng: • Check if the power cable is properly co nnected to the system and AC source. • Check if the voltage selector switchis set to the correct volt age se[...]

Chapter 4 61 Beep Codes Beep codes are used by the BIOS to indicate a seriou s or fatal error to the end user . Beep codes are used when an error occurs before the system video ha s been initialized. Beep c odes will be generated by the system board speaker , commonly referred to as the PC speaker . AMIBIOS displays the checkpoi nts in the bottom r[...]

62 Chapter 4 Checkpoints A checkpoint is either a byte or word value output to I/O port 80h.The BIOS outputs checkp oints throughout bootblock and Power-On Self T est (POST) to indicate th e task the system is currently executing. Checkpoint sare very useful in aiding software developers or te chnicians in debug ging problems that occur during the [...]

Chapter 4 63 DA Restore CPUID value back into register . Give control to BIOS POST (ExecutePOSTKernel). See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. DC System is waking from ACPI S3 st ate. E1-E8 EC- EE OEM memory detection/configuration error. Th is range is reserved fo r chipset vendors & system manufacturers. The er ro[...]

64 Chapter 4 Bootblock Recover y Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the upda te or the BIOS checksum is corrupt . The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during th e Bootblock recovery portion of the BIOS. NOT[...]

Chapter 4 65 BIOS Recovery 1. This function only effects when the BIOS BootBlock section is healthy . 2. Allow to execute recovery function media: FDD / USB storage / ODD. 3. The recovery media to support Boot fu nction is unnecessary . 4. Recovery step as follow: 4-1. Copy the latest BIOS ROM file to th e root directory of recovery media. 4-2. Ren[...]

Chapter 5 66 M/B Placement Jumper and Connector Information Chapter 5[...]

67 Chapter 5 No Label Description No Label Description 1 CPU Socket LGA1 156 socket for Intel® L ynnfield/Havendale/ Clarkdale processors 1 1 F_USB2 Front panel USB header 2 CPU_F AN CPU cooling fan connector 12 F_USB1 Front panel USB header (Card Reader) 3 DIMM1~4 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM slots 13 SPDIF_OUT1 SPDIF out header 4 A TX1 St andard 24-pin A [...]

Chapter 5 68 Jumper Setting The section explains how to set jumper fo r correct configuration of the mainboard. Setting Jumper Use the motherboard ju mpers to set system configuration op tions. Jumpers with mo re Than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are Placed on the correct pins. The illustrations show a[...]

69 Chapter 5 Jumper Settings Jumper Ty p e Descriptio Setting (default) CLR_CMOS 3-pin CLEAR CMOS 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing theCMOS, make sure toturn the system of f. ME_DISABLE 3-pin ME_DISABLE 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: ME_DISABLE[...]

Chapter 5 70 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mo therboard’s optionaldevices: SATA1~6: Serial ATA connectors These connectors are used to support the new Serial A T A devices for the highest datatransfer rates (3.0 Gb/s), simpler disk drive cabling and ea sier PC assembly . It el imi-nates limit[...]

71 Chapter 5 F_USB1~4: Front Panel USB headers The motherboa rd has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array .Additionally , some compute r cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mountedports to the motherboard. SPDIF_OUT1: SPDIF out header This [...]

Chapter 5 72 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1. Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU _F AN. 2. Connect the standard power supply connector to A TX1. 3. Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_P ANEL. 4. Con[...]

73 Chapter 5 SYS_FAN1: System Cooli ng FAN Power Connector ATX12V1: ATX 12V Power Connector Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_P ANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LEDheaders commonly found on A TX or micro-A TX cases. Refer to the table below forinformation: 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 +5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8P W R G D 2 0 - [...]

chapter 6 74 This chapter offers the FRU (Field Replaceable Uni t) list in glob al configuration of the Predator G5 900 desktop computer . Refer to this chapter w hen ever ordering the parts to rep air or for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). NOTES: • When ordering FR U parts, check the most up-to-dat e information availa ble on your region[...]

75 Chapter 6 Predator G5900 Exploded Diagram NOTE: This section will be updated when more information becomes availab le.[...]

Chapter 6 76 ITEM NAME Q’TY ITEM NAME Q’TY 1 1-RIGHT -SIDE-X1 1 14 1-HDD-BKT -X2 1 2 2-TOP-COVER 1 15 THUMB-SCREW-2 1 3 CHASSIS-HANDLE 1 16 HDD-RUBBER 2 4 2-TOP-COVER07 1 17 CUS-L V2122K 2 5 1-TOP-PLA TE 1 1 8 1-L ETF-SIDE-X1 1 6 SCREW_M632-6 20 19 35FNF_AOO 4 7 G5-ASSY -FRONT -IO-BD- NEW1_ASM(TOP IO) 1 20 2-PCI-SHIELD 1 8 1-ODD-BKT -X4 1 21 CA[...]

77 Chapter 6 Predator G5900 FRU List Category Description Part Number Exp loded Diagram Item Main board MB Kit aSampras_G EIH57MK for G5 Intel H57 Realtek RTL81 1 1E Giga LAN A T X W/O 1394 V1.0 LF w/o onboard VGA MB.SF307.002 N/A Mainboard aSampras_G EIH57M for G5 Intel H 57 Realtek RTL81 1 1E Giga LAN A T X W/O 1394 V1.0 LF w/o onboard VGA MB.SF3[...]

Chapter 6 78 CPU Intel Core i7 875K LGA 2.93G 8M 1333 1 156 95W B-1 Quad Core KC.87501.CI7 CPU Intel Core i7 870 LGA 2.93G 8M 1333 1 156 95W B-1 Quad Core KC.87001.CI7 CPU Intel Core i7 860 LGA 2.8G 8M 1333 1 156 95W B-1 Quad Core KC.86001.CI7 CPU Intel Core i5 750 LGA 2.66G 8M 1333 1 156 95W B-1 KC.75001.CI5 CPU Intel Core i5 680 LGA 3.6G 4M 1333 [...]

79 Chapter 6 "HDD HGST 3.5"" 7200rpm 640GB HDS721064CLA332 (Jupiter) SA T A II 32MB LF F/ W:3EA" KH.64007.002 "HDD HGST 3.5"" 7200rpm 1000GB HDS721010CLA332 (Jupiter) SA T A II 32MB LF F/ W:3EA" KH.01K07.003 "HDD HGST 3.5"" 5700rpm 1000GB HCS5C1010CLA382 ( Cool S pin Jupiter) SA T A II 8MB LF F[...]

Chapter 6 80 ODD TOSHIBA DVD-ROM HH DL 16X TS-H353C LF Black Bezel SA T A (HF+Win7) KV .01601.001 ODD HLDS Super-Multi DRIVE HH DL 16X GH60N LF+HF Black Bezel SA T A HF+Win7 KU.0160 D.052 ODD PLDS Super-Multi DRIVE HH DL 16X DH- 16ABSH LF Black Bezel (HF+Win7) SA T A KU.0160F .01 1 ODD TOSHIBA Super-Multi DRIVE HH DL 16X TS-H653G LF Black Bezel SA [...]

81 Chapter 6 LITE-ON PS-6451-5AE 500W Active PFC 100- 127/220-240V PY .5000B.003 FSP750-80APG 750W Active PFC (A01004) 100- 127V/220-240V PY .75008.005 PSU FSP FSP750-80APG 750W Active PFC (A01002) 100-240V PY .75008.003 Wireless LAN WN7600R, WLAN PCI-Ex1 card 802.1 1 b/g/n 1T x 2R, Ralink 1T x 2R, RT2790+RT2720 NI.10200.008 N/A WN7601R, Ralink RT3[...]

chapter 7 82 1.INTEL® MA TRIX ST ORAGE TECHNOLOGY CHECK(DOS) 1-1: Create SA T A RAID 0 S tep 1:Shut do wn the EUT , unplug the power cable,connect two SA T A HDDS to EUT , check the EUT all devices are connect/plug ok . S tep 2:Press "PWR-BTTN" to power on the EUT ,Load BIOS defaul t setting . S tep 3:At "Inte grated_Peripherals&quo[...]

83 Chapter 7 S tep 7 :Select "RAID0(S tripe)" at "RAID Level". Pictur e3 S tep 8:Y ou can select the "S trip Size" and define RAID capacity in "Capactity". Picture4[...]

Chapter 7 84 S tep 9:Press "Crea te V olume" to create RAID0,it will pop the warni ng message that a ll data will be lost,"press "Y" to confirm it. Picture5 S tep 10:It will back to cre ate RAID interface,then press "ESC" or select 4 to exit and install OS. 1-2: Create SA T A RAID 1 S tep 1:Shut do wn the EUT , un[...]

85 Chapter 7 S tep 8:Y ou can select the "S trip Size" and define RAID capacity in "Capactity". S tep 9:Press "Crea te V olume" to create RAID1,it will pop the warni ng message that a ll data will be lost,"press "Y" to confirm it. S tep 10:It will back to cre ate RAID interface,then press "ESC"[...]

Chapter 7 86 S tep 7 :Select "RAID0(S tripe)" at "RAID Level". S tep 8:Select two HDDs in "Disk" by space key . Picture8 S tep 9 :Press "Enter" to finish HDD se lectio n and it will back to RAID creation interface. S tep 1 0:Repeat RAID1 creation st ep and exit,then install OS.[...]

87 Chapter 7 Intel RAID SOP (Windows for WIN7) 2.Intel(R) Matrix S torage Console 2-1:Create a“RAID Ready” System into" RAID 0" with two Hard Drives by‘Create RAID V olume from Existing HDD Drive ’. S tep 1:Install Win7 OS with on e SA T A HDD. S tep 2:Shut down the syst em,then add one Se rial A T A hard drive in the system. S te[...]

Chapter 7 88 S tep 5 :Click "Next" at create a RAID volume window . Pictur e3 S tep 6:Ke y the name in "V olume Name" and select "RAID 0" in RA ID Le vel. Picture4 S tep 7 :Select minimum HDD as "Source Hard Drive". Picture5[...]

89 Chapter 7 Pictur e6 S tep 8 :Select Menber Hard Drive(s). Picture7[...]

Chapter 7 90 St e p 9 : Sp e c i f y Vo l u m e S i ze then pr ess "next". Picture8 S tep 10:Pre ss "n ext" to finish setup and start create RAID0. Picture9 S tep 1 1:It may takes half and hours to create RAID0.After create co mpletely ,it will ask to reboot to finish create RAID0. 2-2:Create a“RAID Re ady” System into"[...]

91 Chapter 7 S tep 6:Key the name in "Volume Name" and select "RAID 1" in RAID Level. Picture10 S tep 7 :Select minimum HDD as "Source Hard Drive". S tep 8 :Select Menber Hard Drive(s). St e p 9 : Sp e c i f y Vo l u m e S i ze then pr ess "next". S tep 10:Pre ss "n ext" to finish setup and start cr[...]

Chapter 7 92 S tep 6:Ke y the name in "V olume Name" and select "RAID 5" in RA ID Le vel. Picture1 1 S tep 7 :Select minimum HDD as "Source Hard Drive". Picture12[...]

93 Chapter 7 S tep 8:At least select two HDD as Menber Hard Drive(s). Picture13 St e p 9 : Sp e c i f y Vo l u m e S i ze then pr ess "next". S tep 10:Pre ss "n ext" to finish setup and start create RAID5. S tep 1 1:It may takes half and hours to create RAID5.After create co mpletely ,it will ask to reboot to finish create RAID5[...]

Chapter 7 94 S tep 7 :Select two HDDs as "Source Hard Drive". Picture15 S tep 8:At least select two HDD as Menber Hard Drive(s). St e p 9 : Sp e c i f y Vo l u m e S i ze then pr ess "next". S tep 10:Pre ss "n ext" to finish setup and start create RAID 10. S tep 1 1:It may takes half and hours to create RAID 10.Af ter [...]

95 Chapter 7 S tep 5 :Click "Next" at create a RAID volume window . S tep 6:Ke y the name in "V olume Name" and select "RAID 0" in RA ID Le vel. S tep 7 :At least select two HDDs as "V olume Location ". Pictur e17 St e p 8 : Sp e c i f y Vo l u m e S i ze then pr ess "next". Picture18 S tep 9:Press [...]

Chapter 7 96 2-6:Create a“RAID Re ady” System into" RAID 1" wi th two Hard Drives by ‘Create RAID V olume ’. S tep 1 :Install WIN7 OS with one SA T A HDD. S tep 2:Shut do wn the system,then add another two serial A T A hard drives in the system. S tep 3:Boot to OS desktop, open the Intel® Matrix St orage Console. S tep 4:Click on[...]