ECS P67H2-A (V1.1) manual

Preface Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author . V ersion 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this documen[...]

ii Preface Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference- causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada. About the Manual The manual consists of the following: Describes[...]

Preface iii Chapter 9 Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A 6Gb/s RAID Controller BIOS Setup Describes the SA T A RAID Setup Go to H page 83 Chapter 10 Provides basic trouble shooting T rouble Shooting tips H page 89 Go to[...]

iv Preface Memo[...]

v Chapter 2 7 7 7 7 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions............................................................................7 Choosing a Computer Case.............................................................7 Installing the Motherboard in a Case............................................7 Installing Hardware...............[...]

vi Security Menu.........................................................................49 Save & Exit Menu...................................................................50 Updating the BIOS..................................................................52 Chapter 4 53 53 53 53 53 Using the Motherboard Software 5 3 About the Software DVD[...]

vii Chapter 10 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 T rouble Shooting 89 Start up problems during assembly ..............................................89 Start up problems after prolong use............................................90 Maintenance and care tips................................. .. ...........................90 Basic Troubleshooting Flowchart......[...]

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1 Introducing the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing P67H2-A motherboard. This motherboard is a high per- formance, enhanced function motherboard designed to support the LGA1155 socket for 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM Family & Unlock processors to reach the optimum system performance. Combi[...]

2 Introducing the Motherboard Feature • Accommodates 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM Family & Unlock proces- sors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU “Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate “log[...]

3 Introducing the Motherboard The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • Three PCI Express x16 slots for Graphic Interface (x16, x8, x8) or (x16, x16) • T wo PCI Express x1 slots • T wo 32-bit PCI v2.3 compliant slots • Six 7-pin SA T A connectors Expansion Options The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connector[...]

4 Introducing the Motherboard • Intel ® P67 Chipset • LGA1 155 socket for 2 nd Generation Intel ® Core TM Family & Unlock processors • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU • DIM 5.0 GT/S • Dual-channel DDR3 memory architecture • 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets support up to 16 GB • Supports 1333 DDR3 SDRAM • 3 x PCI Exp[...]

5 Introducing the Motherboard Motherboard Components[...]

6 Introducing the Motherboard T able of Motherboard Components This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. LA B E L C OMP O NE NT S LGA1155 s ocke t f or 2 nd Gene r a t i on I nt el ® Cor e TM Fam i l y & Unl oc k proc es s or s 2. CPU_FAN CPU cool i ng f an c onne ct or 3. DDR3_1~4 240- pi n DDR3 SDRAM[...]

7 Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid dam- age from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before wor[...]

8 Installing the Motherboard Do not over-tighten the scr ews as this can str ess the motherboard.[...]

9 Installing the Motherboard Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sur e that you DO NOT scratch the motherboar d or any of the surface-mount resis- tors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes acr oss the motherboard, you may cause serious damage t[...]

10 Installing the Motherboard A. Opening of the Load Plate · Put your thumb on the tail of the load plate and press the tail down. · Rotate the load plate to fully open position. B. Disengaging of the Load Lever · Hold the hook of lever and pull it to the left side to clear retention tab. · Rotate the load lever to fully open position. C. Remov[...]

11 Installing the Motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates four memory modules. It can support four 240-pin DDR3 2133 (OC)/DDR3 1866 (OC)/1600 (OC)/1333/1066 SDRAM . The total memory capacity is 16 GB. Y ou must install at least one module in any of the four slots. T otal memory capacity is 16 GB. f f Channel A: DDR3_1, D[...]

12 Installing the Motherboard Do not r emove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the motherboard. Handle the modules only by their edges. Do not touch the components or metal parts. Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules. Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the[...]

13 Installing the Motherboard Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. W ith these ef ficient facilities, you can in- crease the motherboard’s capabilities by addin[...]

14 Installing the Motherboard Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. 2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. 3 Secure the metal bracket of the c[...]

15 Installing the Motherboard Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: F_AUDIO: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. 1 PORT 1L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT 1R 4 PRESENCE# 5 PORT 2R 6[...]

16 Installing the Motherboard F_USB1~4 (USB 2.0): Front Panel USB 2.0 headers The motherboard has four USB 2.0 headers supporting eight USB 2.0 ports. Addi- tionally , some computer cases have USB 2.0 ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB 2.0 connector to connect the front- mounted ports to the motherboard[...]

17 Installing the Motherboard 1 Vbus Front Panel USB Power 2 IntA_P1_SSRX- USB3 ICC Port1 SuperSpeed Rx- 3 IntA_P2_SSRX+ USB3 ICC Port1 SuperSpeed Rx+ 4 GND GND 5 IntA_P1_SSTX- USB3 ICC Port1 SuperSpeed Tx- 6 IntA_P1_SSTX+ USB3 ICC Port1 SuperSpeed Tx+ 7 GND GND 8 IntA_P1_D- USB3 ICC Port1 D- 9 IntA_P1_D+ USB3 ICC Port1 D+ 10 ID USBOC- Over Current[...]

18 Installing the Motherboard Installing SA T A Hard Drives This section describes how to install SA T A devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD- ROM drive. SA T A cable (optional) S A T A power cable (optional) About SA T A Connectors Y our motherboard features four SA T A 3.0 Gb/s connectors and two SA T A 6.0Gb/s connectors supporting a total[...]

19 Installing the Motherboard Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: eSA T A 6 Gb/s ports Use these ports to connect to external SA T A boxes or Serial A T A port multipliers. Audio Ports Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices. The C port is for stereo line-in signal, while the E port is for micro[...]

20 Installing the Motherboard 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 system cooling fan connector to SYS_F AN . 3 Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_F AN .[...]

21 Installing the Motherboard Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A ~ 2.2A (26.4W max) at +12V . CPU_F AN: CPU cooling F AN Power Connector Users please note that the 8-pin and 4-pin power cables can both be con- nected to the A TX12V connector . When installing 8-pin power cable, the latches of power cable a[...]

22 Installing the Motherboard PWR_F AN: F AN Power Connector Pi n Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor A TX12V : A TX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 4 Ground 3 Ground 2 Ground 1 Ground Pin Signal Name 5 +12V 6 +12V 7 +12V 8 +12V[...]

23 Installing the Motherboard Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly , an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to th[...]

24 Installing the Motherboard Memo[...]

25 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest “American Megatrends Inc. ” BIOS with support for W indows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration statu[...]

26 Using BIOS Press the delete key to access BIOS Setup Utility . Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility , the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options. When [...]

27 Using BIOS The default BIOS setting for this motherboard apply for most conditions with optimum performance. W e do not suggest users change the default values in the BIOS setup and take no responsibility to any damage caused by changing the BIOS settings. BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below: K E Y FUNCTION Scrolls thr[...]

28 Using BIOS Date & Time The Date and T ime items show the current date and time on the computer . If you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the W indows Date and T ime Properties utility . The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system. Advaned Me[...]

29 Using BIOS LAN Configuration Onboard LAN 1 Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN 2 Controller [Enabled] +/- : V alue Enter : Select F1:General Help  Enable or Disable Onboard LAN 1 Controller Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B X Boot Security Save & Exit  :Select Screen :Sele[...]

30 Using BIOS ECS eJIFFY Function ECS eJIFFY Function [Disabled] +/- : V alue Enter : Select F1:General Help  Make sure that the eJIFFY has been installed to hard disk. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Chipset M.I.B X Boot Security Save & Exit  :Select Screen :Select Item F2:Previous V[...]

31 Using BIOS Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2012, American Megatrends, Inc. PC Health Status On motherboards support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the paeameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. -=- PECI Mode -=- Offset to TCC Activation T emp : -27 +/- : V alue Enter : Select   :Select Item F1:Ge[...]

32 Using BIOS • CPU Vcore • IMC V oltage • VDIMM • PCH V oltage System Component Characteristics These items display the monitoring of the overall inboard hardware health events, such as System & CPU temperature, CPU & DIMM voltage, CPU & system fan speed,... etc. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. SMART Fan [...]

33 Using BIOS +/- : V alue Enter : Select   :Select Screen :Select Item Power Management Setup Resume by Ring [Disabled] Resume By PCI/PCI-E/Lan PME [Disabled] Resume by USB (S3) [Disabled] Resume by PS2 KB (S3) [Disabled] Resume by PS2 MS (S3) [Disabled] EUP Function [Disabled] F1:General Help Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 A[...]

34 Using BIOS ACPI Configuration The item in the menu shows the highest ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. ACPI Sleep State (S3(Suspend to RAM)) This item allows user to enter the APCI S3 (Suspend toRAM) Sleep State(default). Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Menu page. +/- : V alue Enter : Select   :Select Scree[...]

35 Using BIOS CPU Configuration Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: CPU Configuration Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz EMT64 Supported Processor Speed 1600 MHz Processor Stepping 206a2 Microcode Revision 2 2 Processor Cores 4 Intel HT T echnology Supported Hyper-threading [Enabled] Limit CPUID Maximum[...]

36 Using BIOS Excute Disable Bit (Enabled) This item allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage or worm propa- gation. Replacing older computers with Execute Disable B[...]

37 Using BIOS SA T A Configuration Use this item to show the mode of serial SA T A configuration options. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2010, American Megatrends, Inc. +/- : V alue   :Select Screen :Select Item F1:General Help F2:Previous V alue F3:Optimized Defaults [...]

38 Using BIOS All USB Devices (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable all USB devices. +/- : V alue Enter : Select   :Select Screen :Select Item USB Configuration All USB Devices [Enabled] USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] F1:General Help Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. F2:Previous V alue F3:Optimized [...]

39 Using BIOS USB 3.0 Controller (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable USB 3.0 controller . W e recommand users keep the default value. Disabling it might cause the USB devices not to work properly . Legacy USB Support (Enabled) Use this item to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Men[...]

40 Using BIOS T emp. to 80-Port (Disabled) This item enables or disables T emperature ( °C ) to 80-Port. Serial Port (Enabled) This item allows you to enable or disable serial port. Device Settings (IO=3F 8h; IRQ=4) This item shows the information of the device settings. Change Settings (Auto) Use this item to change device settings. Press <Esc[...]

41 Using BIOS The chipset menu items allow you to change the settings for the North chipset, South chipset and other system. Chipset Menu North Bridge Scroll to this item and press <Enter> and view the following screen. Initate Graphic Adapter (PCI Express) This item allows you to select graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. [...]

42 Using BIOS South Bridge Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen. +/- : V alue Enter : Select   :Select Screen :Select Item F1:General Help Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. F2:Previous V alue F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit Version 2.02.1205. Copyrigh[...]

43 Using BIOS Azalia HD Audio Enabled Disabled +/- : V alue Enter : Select   :Select Screen :Select Item F1:General Help Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. F2:Previous V alue F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit Version 2.02.1205. Copyright (C) 2010, American Megatrends, Inc. ME Subsystem Hel[...]

44 Using BIOS This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. M.I.B X (MB Intelli g ent BIOS X) Menu M.I.B X (MB Intelli g ent BIOS X) Integrated Clock Chip Configuration Performance Tunning Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk[...]

45 Using BIOS Press <Esc> to return to the M.I.B X menu page. Power Limit 1 Value(Watt) (95) Use this item to control the limit of the TDP . This is for T urbo mode. Power Limit 2 Switch (Enabled) Use this item to control the Power Limit 2. This is for Turbo mode. Power Limit 2 Value (1) Use this item to control Power Limit 2. PL2 provides an[...]

46 Using BIOS CAS#Latency(tcl) (9) This item determines the operation of DDR SDRAM memory CAS(colulmn address strobe). It is recommanded that you leave this item at the default value. The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode. Row Precharge Time(tRP) (9) This item specifies Row precharge to Active or Auto-Refresh of[...]

47 Using BIOS IMC V oltage (1.044V) This item displays the current IMC voltage. CPU Current V oltage (1.164V) This item diplays the CPU current voltage.[...]

48 Using BIOS This page enables you to set the keyboard NumLock state. Boot Menu Boot Configuration This item shows the information of the Boot Configuration. Bootup NumLock State (On) This item enables you to select NumLock state. Quiet BOOT (Enabled) This item enables or disables quiet boot. Boot Option Priorities This item enables you to set boo[...]

49 Using BIOS This page enables you to set setup administrator and password. Security Menu Administrator Password Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen. Create New Password Use this item to set setup administrator password. +/- : V alue Enter : Select   :Select Screen :Select Item F1:General Help Aptio[...]

50 Using BIOS This page enables you to exit system setup after saving or without saving the changes. Save & Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit This item enables you to exit system setup after saving the changes. Discard Changes and Exit This item enables you to exit system setup without saving any changes. Save Changes and Reset This item enables [...]

51 Using BIOS Boot Override Use this item to select the boot device. Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This item enables you to launch EFI shell from filesystem device. SA T A: SONY DVD RW DRU-190S This item enables you to boot from this device. SA T A: ST3306260AS This item enables you to boot from this device.[...]

52 Using BIOS Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s W eb site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improve- ments in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the software s[...]

53 Using the Motherboard Software Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Auto-installing under Windows XP/V ista/7 The Auto-install DVD-ROM/CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your motherboard. If the Auto-install DVD-ROM/CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install drivers through the file manager f[...]

54 Using the Motherboard Software Drivers Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support disk. Before installing the software fr[...]

55 Using the Motherboard Software 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. Drivers and software are automati[...]

56 Using the Motherboard Software Manual Installation Insert the disk in the DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive and locate the P A TH.DOC file in the root directory . This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drive[...]

57 A TI CrossFire TM T echnology Support Chapter 5 A TI CrossFireX TM T echnology Suppor t This motherboard supports the A TI CrossFireX TM T echnology that allows you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. If you want to enable the A TI CrossFireX TM T echnology , please[...]

58 A TI CrossFire TM T echnology Support 4. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics cards. 3. Connect the cable from your monitors to the CrossFireX TM ready graphics card installed on the PCIEX16_1 slot. Monitor Cable B. For 3-way configuration, two CrossFire TM Bridges are needed to connect the three graphic cards.[...]

59 A TI CrossFire TM T echnology Support The Catalyst TM Control Center Dialog Box T o enable CrossFireX TM : • Install A TI graphic card driver . • Enter the Catalyst TM Control Center Dialog Box. • check the “Enable CrossFireX TM ” item. • Click OK to apply . If you want to start CrossFireX TM , you have to disable the Hydra Logix Con[...]

60 A TI CrossFire TM T echnology Support Memo[...]

61 Hydra Core T echnology Support Chapter 6 Hydra Core T echnology Support This motherboard supports the Hydra Core T echnology that allows you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards, which support Hydra Core A- Mode, N-Mode, X-Mode. Follow the installation procedures in this section. The default setting of Hydra Core T ech[...]

62 Hydra Core T echnology Support B. N-Mode Performance(dual Nvidia identical graphic cards) C. X-Mode Performance(mixture Nvidia and ATI graphic cards) For 3-W ay configuration, install three graphic cards on PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2 & PCIEX16_3. (x16, x8, x8)[...]

63 Hydra Core T echnology Support 4. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics cards. 3. Connect the cable from your monitors to the graphic card installed on the PCIEX16_1 slot. Monitor Cable Monitor Cable 2-way 3-way[...]

64 Hydra Core T echnology Support The H YDRA L OGIX Control Panel T o enable HydraLogix: • Install HydraLogix driver . • Install graphic card driver. • Enter the H YDRA L OGIX Control Panel. • check the “Enable HydraLogix” item. • Click OK to apply .[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 65 Introduction eJIFFY is a fast boot program under Linux. Instead of waiting Windows O.S to start execution, eJIFFY is ready to provide users the instant enjoyment on web browsing, photo review and online chat just within several seconds after boot up. V ersion: 6.0 Note: eJIFFY is ECS optional feature utility corresponding to th[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 66 Installation and BIOS Setup DVD Activation Finish the DVD utility setup, and then set the BIOS to complete eJIFFY activation. 1. Insert ECS software utility DVD and enter below “Utilities” screen. Click eJIFFY feature item to install. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish eJIFFY setup.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 67 3. After setting up eJIFFY under W indows, you can switch eJIFFY display/keyboard language from English to your local language. The changes will be applied after rebooting. Note: The keyboard language selection list offers several more regional keyboard setups to switch with the default English typing. Please refer to the usage[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 68 4. Restart your computer after eJIFFY installation. Press <DEL> or click the BIOS Setup button on the post screen to enter the BIOS setup page after boot up. 5. And then enter the Advanced Setup page to enable the item ECS eJIFFY Func- tion . Press F4 to save the configuration and exit. Restart your computer . 2. Please r[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 69 Entering eJIFFY The post screen appears within several seconds after boot up and it has three buttons on it, Operating system, eJIFFY and BIOS Setup. If you click eJIFFY , the following screen will appear . And If you make no choice it will enter the normal OS automatically after ten seconds. Click to enter the normal OS you ha[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 70 Feature Icons The following illustration shows the main feature icons that eJIFFY provides on the menu. ePix: Photo viewing. eW eb: Firefo x for web br owsing/webmail and watching flash video . Shut Down/Restart: Ends your session and turns off the computer./Ends your session and restart the computer.. Click once to connect the[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 71 to open the language control panel. Keyboard Language Setup Usage F AQ Language Contr ol P anel: Besides setting English as the default interface , eJIFFY offers multi-language displays and keyboard settings for language- switch. Open the language control panel to select a preferable language setting. Step1. Click Step 2: Click[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 72 Click the language bar here. Move your mouse pointer on the text box and press Ctrl+Space. The language bar will then appear as fol- lows. Select your desired language Click to enable all possible language inputs you want to apply , and click “Apply”:[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 73 How to change display language? Open the Language Control Panel and click to show the display language list. Check your desired display language. Y our selected display language will be applied after rebooting. How to set networking connection? If you do not have IP shared server(direct link), you can select the icon and press [...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 74 Step1 Select the icon , press the right key of your mouse, then select “Edit Connection...” item. Step2 Select the connection you want (eg. W ired) and click “+Add” button. (1) Wired connection T ypes of connections[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 75 (2) Wireless connection (3) DSL connection Note: Details about eJIFFY please refer to eJIFFY in disk.[...]

Setting Up eJIFFY 76 Memo[...]

77 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager allows you to configure RAID 0, and 1 sets on the external Serial A T A hard disk drives. Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set: 1 . Install the external Serial A T A hard disk drive (HDD) on your system. 2 . Set the Onboard SA T A Mode it[...]

78 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations 2 . The main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu appears. Entering Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS util- ity 1 . During POST , press <Ctrl-I> to enter the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu. 3 . Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate through[...]

79 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations 2 . When the RAID Level item is highlighted, use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set that you want to create. Creating a RAID set 1 . In the main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu, highlight Create RAID V olume using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 3 . Key [...]

80 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Pressing <Y> deletes all the data in the HDDs. 5 . The following screen appears, displaying the relevant information about the RAID set you created. Users please be noted that RAID 0 (Stripe) is set to accelerate the data access, and RAID 1 (Mirror) is set to provide the data backup. If y[...]

81 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Deleting a RAID set 1 . In the main Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID BIOS menu, highlight Delete RAID V olume using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 2 . Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete. Press the <Del> key to delete the set. 3 . A dialogue bo[...]

82 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configurations Resetting disks to Non-RAID An HDD that has been previously configured as part of another RAID set in another platform is called a broken RAID HDD. When you install a broken RAID HDD, you cannot select this disk when configuring a RAID set through the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager option. If [...]

83 Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A 6Gb/s RAID Controller BIOS Setup Chapter 9 Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A 6Gb/s RAID Controller BIOS Setup The 88SE9128 controller supports the creation of RAID 0 and RAID 1 virtual disks comprising of exactly two SA T A physical disks. The following shows the messages displayed during the POST of P67H2-A motherboard. Press <[...]

84 Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A 6Gb/s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 2. Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of free disks. Press Space to select/unselect a disk and press Enter to continue. An asterisk will appear to the left of the selected disks.[...]

85 Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A 6Gb/s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 3. Create Virtual Disk by configuring its settings in the Information pane. 4. Press Enter to select a RAID Level (RAID 0, RAID1).[...]

86 Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A 6Gb/s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 5. Scroll to Stripe Size and press Enter to select 32K or 64K for the selected RAID Level. 6. Scroll to Gigabyte Rounding and press Enter to select None, 1G or 10G.[...]

87 Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A 6Gb/s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 7. Scroll to Quick Init and press Enter to select Y es or No. 8. Scroll to VD Name to type a new name, and press Enter to confirm the selection.[...]

88 Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A 6Gb/s RAID Controller BIOS Setup 9. Scroll to Next and press Enter to create the virtual disks after configuring the virtual disk. Then press Y to select YES. The virtual disk is now listed in the T opology pane.[...]

89 Trouble Shooting Chapter 10 Trouble Shooting Start up problems during assembly After assembling the PC for the first time you may experience some start up problems. Before calling for technical support or returning for warranty , this chapter may help to address some of the common questions using some basic troubleshooting tips. a) System does n[...]

90 Trouble Shooting c) The PC suddenly shuts down while booting up. 1. The CPU may experience overheating so it will shutdown to protect itself. Ensure the CPU fan is working properly . 2. From the BIOS setting, try to disable the Smartfan function to let the fan run at default speed. Doing a Load Optimised Default will also disable the Smartfan. M[...]

Power Bu on is pre ssed but PC fails to s tart. Y es Check if Power Supply Unit (PSU) is working No No Any Beep sound ？ No CLR CMOS and check if CPU 12V power is connecte d art the PC st Re Problem with PSU or boar d? If board pr oblem -> contact RMA AC power cor d is plu ed g g and PSU switch is turne d on? Y es oblem r Board p -> cont act[...]

92 Memo[...]

93 POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of checkpoints during the BIOS pre-boot process. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS : Check poin t Des cr ipt ion 01-0F SE C Status C o de s & Erro rs 10 - 2F P E I e x e c ut i o n up t o and i nc lud i n[...]

94 3 5 CPU pos t- m em ory in it ial iza tion . Boot Str ap Proc ess or (B SP) s el ection 3 6 CPU pos t- mem ory in it ial iza tion . Sys te m M an a gem en t M ode (SM M) i n itia l izat ion 3 7 Pos t -Mem ory Nor t h Brid ge in it ia liza tion is st a rt ed 3 8 Pos t -Mem ory Nor t h Brid ge in it ia liza tion (N ort h Br idge m odu l e s pecif [...]

95 FB-FF Re serv ed fo r f utu re AMI error c o de s 1 Me m o ry no t Ins talle d 1 Me m o ry w a s i nsta lle d t w i c e ( Inst a llP e i Me m o ry r o ut i ne i n P E I C o re c alle d t w i ce ) 2 R e c o v e r y s t a r t e d 3 D X E IP L w as no t f o und 3 D XE C o re Fi rmw are Vo lu me w as not fo un d 7 Re se t P PI i s no t av ailab le 4[...]

96 9E-9F Res erv ed for fut ure AM I codes A 0 IDE in it ial izat ion is s ta rt ed A1 IDE R e set A2 IDE D e te c t A3 IDE E nab le A 4 SCSI in itia l i zat ion is s ta rt ed A 5 SCSI Res et A 6 SCSI Detect A 7 SCSI Ena bl e A8 Se tup Ve ri f yi ng P a ssw or d A 9 St ar t of Setu p AA Rese r v e d f o r AS L (se e A S L S t atus C o d e s se c ti[...]