DFI AD76 RAID User manual
AD76 RAID
Rev. A+
System Board
Users Manual
59700218
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Trademarks
Microsoft® MS-DOS®, WindowsTM, Windows® 95, Windows® 98,
Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 000, Windows NT®
4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. AMD, AthlonTM XP, AthlonTM and DuronTM are
registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. VIA is a
registered trademark of VIA Technologies, Inc. Award is a registered
trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered
trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties
of their respective holders.
Caution
To avoid damage to the system:
Use the correct AC input voltage range.
To reduce the risk of electric shock:
Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing,
cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.
Battery:
Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by
the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the battery
manufacturers instructions.
Joystick or MIDI port:
Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than
10A current at 5V DC. There is a risk of fire for devices that
exceed this limit.
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for
help.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.
. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.
Notice
This users manual contains detailed information about the system
board. If, in some cases, some information doesnt match those
shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should
always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual
manual is included in the system board package.
To view the users manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The
autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. Click Users
Manual.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1 Features and Specifications..................................................................................
1. Package Checklist.........................................................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
.1 System Board Layout .............................................................................................
. System Memory.............................................................................................................
.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data..........................................
.4 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPUs Front Side
Bus..............................................................................................................................................
.5 Jumper Settings for Selecting the PS/ Power..................................
.6 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-USB .0 Keyboard/Mouse....
.7 Jumper Settings for RAID ..................................................................................
.8 Ports and Connectors.............................................................................................
Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility
3.1 The Basic Input/Output System.....................................................................
3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features.............................................................
3.1. Advanced BIOS Features..............................................................
3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features ......................................................
3.1.4 Integrated Peripherals.........................................................................
3.1.5 Power Management Setup............................................................
3.1.6 PnP/PCI Configurations....................................................................
3.1.7 PC Health Status...................................................................................
3.1.8 Frequency/Voltage Control............................................................
3.1.9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults.....................................................................
3.1.10 Load Optimized Defaults..............................................................
3.1.11 Set Supervisor Password...............................................................
3.1.1 Set User Password..............................................................................
3.1.13 Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................
3.1.14 Exit Without Saving..............................................................................
3. Updating the BIOS.....................................................................................................
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Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares
4.1 Desktop Management Interface...................................................................
4. Hardware Monitor.....................................................................................................
4.3 VIA Service Pack........................................................................................................
4.4 Audio Drivers and Software Applications..................................................
4.5 Onboard LAN Drivers for Windows.............................................................
4.6 RAID IDE Drivers and RAID Monitor Utility.........................................
4.7 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Driver..........................................................................
4.8 Drivers and Utilities Installation Notes..................................................
Appendi A - Using the Suspend to RAM
Function
A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function.....................................................
Appendi B - System Error Messages
B.1 POST Beep......................................................................................................................
B. Error Messages.............................................................................................................
Appendi C - Troubleshooting
C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist...................................................................................
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1.1 Features and Specifications
1.1.1 Features
Chipset
VIA® KT333 and VT8233ACE
Processor
The system board is equipped with Soc et-A for 462-pin PGA
processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator that
automatically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.
AMD AthlonTM
XP 266MHz FSB (1500+ to 2100+)
AMD AthlonTM 200/266MHz FSB (up to 1.4GHz)
AMD DuronTM 200MHz FSB (500MHz to 1.3GHz)
Important:
To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you
must power-off the system then turn off the power supplys
switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to replacing the CPU.
System Memory
Memory size
- Suppor ts 8 ban s up to 4GB DRAMs (512Mb x8/x16
DRAM technology (for registered DDR DIMM)
- Suppor ts 6 ban s up to 3GB DRAMs (512Mb x8/x16
DRAM technology (for unbuffered DDR DIMM)
Uses PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266) or PC2700
(DDR333) DDR SDRAM DIMM, 2.5V type
Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM soc ets
L2 cache memory
- DuronTM processor: built-in 64KB Level 2 pipelined burst
cache
- AthlonTM
XP / AthlonTM processor: built-in 256KB Level 2
pipelined burst cache
Chapter 1 - Introduction
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Expansion Slots
The system board is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot and 6 PCI
slots.
AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D
graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system
memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The universal
AGP slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB/sec. bandwidth and
AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics
applications. AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better
graphics to your PC.
Onboard Audio Features
AC97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec
Supports Microsoft® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D
AC97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate
converter for audio recording and playbac
Onboard LAN Features
Uses Realte RTL8100 fast ethernet controller
Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible
PHY
32-bit PCI master interface
Integrated power management functions
Full duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps
Suppor ts IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation
Suppor ts wire for management
DIMMs
2MBx64
4MBx64
8MBx64
Memory Size
16MB
32MB
64MB
DIMMs
16MBx64
32MBx64
64MBx64
Memory Size
128MB
256MB
512MB
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ATX Dou le Deck Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)
Two USB 1.1 ports
One RJ45 LAN port
Two NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial ports
One SPP/ECP/EPP DB- 5 parallel port
One mini-DIN-6 PS/ mouse port
One mini-DIN-6 PS/ keyboard port
One game/MIDI port
Three audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in
Connectors
Two connectors for 4 additional external USB .0 ports
One connector for additional external USB 1.1 ports
One connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks
Two internal audio connectors (AUX-in and CD-in)
One S/PDIF-out connector
One connector for IrDA interface
Two RAID IDE connectors
Two IDE connectors
One floppy drive interface supports up to two .88MB floppy
drives
One ATX power supply connector
One Wake-On-LAN connector
One Wake-On-Ring connector
CPU, chassis and second chassis fan connectors
ATA RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk
RAID 0 (striping) or RAID 1 (mirroring)
Two independent IDE channels support up to 4 drives (UDMA
modes 33/66/100/133 or EIDE)
Supports PIO modes 0/1/ /3/4, DMA modes 0/1/ and
UDMA modes 0/1/ /3/4/5
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PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices
Supports ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives
UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate
up to 133MB/sec.)
Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer
Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-1 0 and ZIP
IrDA Interface
The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless
connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices.
USB Ports
The system board supports USB .0 and USB 1.1 ports. USB 1.1
supports 1 Mb/second bandwidth while USB .0 supports 480Mb/
second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device
transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of
simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals..
BIOS
Award BIOS, Windows® 95/98/ 000/ME/XP Plug and Play
compatible
Supports SCSI sequential boot-up
Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades
Supports DMI .0 function
Mbit flash memory
Vcore and CPU external bus clock selectable in the BIOS
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The system board comes with a DMI .0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in the
DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using
the DMI utility.
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1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions
The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system
health” conditions.
• Monitors CPU/system temperature
• Monitors 12V/ 5V/3.3V/CPU/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V) voltages
• Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed
• Automatic chassis fan on/off control
• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed
Refer to the “PC Health Status” section in chapter 3 and the
“Hardware Monitor” section in chapter 4 for more information.
1.1.3 Intelligence
BitGuard
BitGuard is a complete hardware monitoring system designed on the
system board to ensure the highest levels of system stability and
component protection. BitGuard will watch over the entire system
and take care of any problems before they develop. BitGuard brings
Thermal Diode Protection directly to the AMD Athlon XP CPU
and will shut the system down anytime the CPU gets too hot. CPU
instability when overclocking will also be taken care of as BitGuard
works out the instability before you get a system crash. BitGuard
also monitors the CPU/chassis fan, CPU/system temperature and
Vcore voltages.
CPU Temperature Protection
The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of
monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot-up. Once it
has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the CPU
temperature limit defined in the BIOS, the system will automatically
power-off after 5 warning beeps. Refer to “CPU Temp. Prot. Function
and CPU Temp. Prot. Alarm” in the PC Health Status section in
chapter 3 for more information.
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CPU Fan Protection
The CPU Fan Protection function has the capability of monitoring the
CPU fan during system boot-up and will automatically power-off the
system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not rotate. This
preventive measure has been added to protect the CPU from
damage and insure a safe computing environment. Refer to CPU
Fan Connector with CPU Fan Protection Function in chapter and
CPU Fan Protection in the PC Health Status section in chapter 3
for more information.
Over Voltage
The Over Voltage function allows you to manually adjust to a higher
core voltage that is supplied to the CPU. Although this function is
supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage
because unstable current may be supplied to the system board
causing damage. Refer to CPU-Vcore Adjust in the Frequency/
Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information.
CPU Overclocking
The CPU Overclocking function allows you to adjust the processors
bus clock. However, overclocking may result to the processors or
systems instability and are not guaranteed to provide better system
performance. Refer to Clock By Slight Adjust in the Frequency/
Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information.
Automatic Chassis Fan Off
The chassis fan will automatically turn off once the system enters the
Suspend mode.
Dual Function Power Button
Depending on the setting in the Soft-Off By PWRBTN field of the
Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system to enter
the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.
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Wake-On-Ring
This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft
Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming
through an internal or external modem. Refer to Wake-On-Ring
Connector in chapter and Resume On LAN/Ring (Wake Up
Events field) in the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3
for more information.
Important:
If you are using a modem add-in card, the VSB power source
of your power supply must support a minimum of
≥
720mA.
RTC Timer to Power-on the System
The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to
automatically power-on on the set date and time. Refer to Resume
By-Alarm (Wake Up Events field) in the Power Management
Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.
Wake-On-LAN
The Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake
up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. Your LAN card must support
the remote wakeup function. Refer to Wake-On-LAN Connector in
chapter and Resume On LAN/Ring (Wake Up Events field) in
the Power Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more
information.
Important:
The VSB power source of your power supply must support a
minimum of
≥
720mA.
AC Power Failure Recovery
When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to
either power-on the system manually, let the system power-on
automatically or return to the state where you left off before power
failure occurs. Refer to PWR Lost Resume State in the Power
Management Setup section in chapter 3 for more information.
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ACPI STR
The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy
saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management
and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct
Power Management. Currently, only Windows® 98/ 000/ME/XP
supports the ACPI function allowing you to use the Suspend to
RAM function.
With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off the
system at once by pressing the power button or selecting Standby
when you shut down Windows® 98/ 000/ME/XP without having to
go through the sometimes tiresome process of closing files,
applications and operating system. This is because the system is
capable of storing all programs and data files during the entire
operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory) when it
powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly where you left
off the next time you power-on the system. Refer to Using the
Suspend to RAM Function in appendix A for more information.
Important:
The VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥
1A.
Virus Protection
Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system
board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of
your hard disk drive.
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1.2 Package Checklist
The system board package contains the following items:
þThe system board
þA users manual
þTwo IDE cables for ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 IDE
drives
þOne 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
þOne RAID Driver floppy diskette
þOne Main Board Utility CD
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.
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2.1 System Board Layout
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
J1
KB
Mouse
J2
USB 1
USB 2
LAN
ATX p ower
(J19)
CPU fan (J18)
COM 1 (J3)
Parallel (J4)
COM 2 (J5)
Game/MIDI (J8)
Line
out
(J6)
Line
in
(J7)
Mic
in
(J9)
CD-in (J12)
AUX-in (J15)
Front audio (J13)
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1
Realtek
RTL8100
Second chassis
fan (J26)
Socket 462
AC’97
Winbond
W83697HF
BIOS IrDA (J17)
VIA
VT6202
DIMM standby
power LED
DDR 1
VIA
KT333
VIA
VT8233ACE
DDR 2 DDR 4
DDR 3
USB 2.0 (J22)
Wake-On-
LAN (J23)
Wake-On-
Ring (J24)
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15
Promise
20276
USB 1.1 (J25)
Chassis fan
(J21)
RESET
SPEAKER HD-LED
Battery
Primary
IDE (J27)
Secondary
IDE (J29)
FDD
(J34)
Clear
CMOS
(JP5)
CPU FSB
select (JP4)
RAID Primary
IDE (J31)
RAID Secondary
IDE (J35)
J35
J28
Wake-On-
USB 2.0
KB/Mouse
(J11)
USB 2.0
(J20)
G-SW
G-LED
PWR-LED
ATX-SW
PS/2 KB/Mouse power select (JP1)
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10
2
1
10
2
9
1
RAID
setting (JP2)
PCI standby
power LED
AGP Slot
PCI Slot 1
PCI Slot 2
PCI Slot 3
PCI Slot 4
PCI Slot 5
PCI Slot 6
S/PDIF-out (J38)
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2.2 System Memory
Warning:
To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you
must power-off the system then turn off the power supplys
switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to altering the setting
of a jumper or replacing the CPU
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board,
processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components
Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD
workstation only If such a station is not available, you can provide
some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and
attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis If a wrist
strap is unavailable, establish and maintain contact with the
system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD
protection
The system board is equipped with four 184-pin DDR SDRAM
DIMM (Dua In- ine Memory Modu e) sockets that suppor t 2.5V
DDR SDRAM DIMM. Doub e Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is
a type of SDRAM that doub es the data rate through reading and
writing at both the rising and fa ing edge of each c ock. This
effective y doub es the speed of operation therefore providing two
times faster data transfer.
DDR 1
DDR 2 DDR 4
DDR 3
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1. Pu the tabs which are at the ends of the socket to the side.
2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the notch in the
modu e a igned with the key on the socket.
3. Seat the modu e vertica y into the socket. Make sure it is
comp ete y seated. The tabs wi ho d the DIMM in p ace.
2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module
A DIM modu e simp y snaps into a DIMM socket on the system
board. Pin 1 of the DIM modu e must correspond with Pin 1 of the
socket.
Refer to chapter 1 (System Memory section) for detai ed
specification of the memory supported by the system board.
Pin 1
Notch
Key
Tab Tab
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2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data
Clear CMOS Data - Jumper JP5
If you encounter the fo owing,
a) CMOS data becomes corrupted
b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password
c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the
processors bus clock or ratio was incorrectly set in the BIOS
you can reconfigure the system with the defau t va ues stored in the
ROM BIOS.
To oad the defau t va ues stored in the ROM BIOS, p ease fo ow
the steps be ow.
1. Power-off the system and unp ug the power cord.
2. Set JP5 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set JP5
back to its defau t setting, pins 1 and 2 On.
2-3 On:
C ear CMOS Data
1-2 On:
Norma (defau t)
Clear CMOS
(JP5)
123
123 12 3
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3. P ug the power cord and power-on the system.
If your reason for c earing the CMOS data is due to incorrect
setting of the processors bus c ock or ratio in the BIOS, p ease
proceed to step 4.
4. After powering-on the system, press <De > to enter the main
menu of the BIOS.
5. Se ect the Frequency/Vo tage Contro submenu and press
<Enter>.
6. Set the C ock By S ight Adjust or CPU Ratio Adjust fie d to its
defau t setting or an appropriate bus c ock or ratio. Refer to the
Frequency/Vo tage Contro section in chapter 3 for more
information.
7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup
uti ity. Se ect Save & Exit Setup and press <Enter>.
8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.
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