Asus P5BV-M User Manual
Motherboard P5BV-M
ii E3463 First Edition October 2007 Copyright © 2007 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (âASUSâ). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modiîed or altered, unless such repair , modiîcation of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL âAS ISâ WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DA T A, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT . SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT T O CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THA T MA Y APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTW ARE DESCRIBED IN IT . Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identiîcation or explanation and to the ownersâ beneît, without intent to infringe.
iii Contents Notices ....................................................................................................... viii Safety information ...................................................................................... ix About this guide .......................................................................................... x T ypography ................................................................................................. xi P5BV -M speciîcations summary ............................................................. xii P5BV -M Series speciîcations summary ................................................. xiv Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-1 1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2 1.4.1 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-3 2.2.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-5 2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-5 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ................................ 2-8 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-10 2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-1 1 2.4.1 Overview ........................................................................2-1 1 2.4.2 Memory conîgurations ...................................................2-1 1 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-13 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-13 2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-14 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-14 2.5.2 Conîguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-14
iv Contents 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-15 2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot ...................................................... 2-16 2.5.5 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-16 2.6 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-17 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-20 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-20 2.7.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-21 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the îrst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer .......................................................... 3-2 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function .................................... 3-2 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch .............................. 3-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable îoppy disk ....................................... 4-1 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 4-2 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 4-5 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 4-8 4.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 4-8 4.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 4-8 4.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 4-9 4.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................. 4-9 4.2.6 Conîguration îelds ......................................................... 4-9 4.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................... 4-9 4.2.8 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 4-9 4.2.9 General help ................................................................... 4-9 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-10 4.3.1 System T ime [xx:xx:xx] ................................................. 4-10 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ....................................... 4-10 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] ................................. 4-10 4.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SA T A1, SA T A 2, SA T A3, SA T A4 ...............................................................4-1 1
v Contents 4.3.5 IDE Conîguration .......................................................... 4-12 4.3.6 System Information ....................................................... 4-13 4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-14 4.4.1 USB Conîguration ........................................................ 4-14 4.4.2 Remote Access Conîguration ....................................... 4-16 4.4.3 T rusted Computing ........................................................ 4-17 4.4.4 MPS Conîguration ........................................................ 4-17 4.4.5 CPU Conîguration ........................................................ 4-18 4.4.6 Chipset Conîguration ................................................... 4-19 4.4.7 Onboard Devices Conîguration .................................... 4-21 4.4.8 PCI PnP ........................................................................ 4-22 4.5 Power Conîguration .................................................................. 4-23 4.5.1 APM Conîguration ........................................................ 4-24 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 4-25 4.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-27 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 4-27 4.6.2 Boot Settings Conîguration .......................................... 4-28 4.6.3 Security ......................................................................... 4-29 4.7 Exit menu .................................................................................... 4-32 Chapter 5: RAID conîguratio n 5.1 Setting up RAID ........................................................................... 5-1 5.1.1 RAID deînitions .............................................................. 5-1 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 5-2 5.1.4 RAID conîguration utility ................................................. 5-2 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility ......................... 5-3 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set .................................... 5-4 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set ................................................. 5-10 5.2.3 Adding ot viewing a RAID conîguration ........................ 5-14 5.2.4 Initializing the logical drives .......................................... 5-17 5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 5-22 5.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 5-24 5.2.7 Deleting a RAID conîguration ....................................... 5-27
vi 5.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 5-25 5.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache .............................................. 5-29 5.3 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................. 5-30 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (stripe) ....................................... 5-31 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirror) ...................................... 5-33 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (strip mirror) ........................... 5-34 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) ....................................... 5-35 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 5-37 5.3.6 Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 5-38 5.3.7 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager ................... 5-38 5.3.8 Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 5-39 5.3.9 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 5-40 5.4 Global Array Manager ................................................................ 5-41 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-1 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 6-1 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 6-4 6.2 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 6-13 6.2.1 Windows ® 2000/2003 Server ........................................ 6-13 6.3 VGA driver installation............................................................... 6-15 6.3.1 Windows ® 2003 Server ................................................. 6-15 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 6-16 6.4.1 Running the support CD ............................................... 6-16 6.4.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 6-16 6.4.3 Management Software menu ........................................ 6-17 6.4.4 Utilities menu ................................................................ 6-17 6.4.5 Contact information ....................................................... 6-18 Appendix A: Reference information P5BV -M block diagram ................................................................... A-1
vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ⢠This device may not cause harmful interference, and ⢠This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturerâs instructions, 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 receiver . ⢠Connect the equipment to 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. Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modiîcations to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the userâs authority to operate this equipment.
viii Safety information Electrical safety ⢠T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. ⢠When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. ⢠Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged. ⢠Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. ⢠Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company . ⢠If the power supply is broken, do not try to îx it by yourself. Contact a qualiîed service technician or your retailer . Operation safety ⢠Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. ⢠Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately . ⢠T o avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry . ⢠Avoid dust, humidity , and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. ⢠Place the product on a stable surface. ⢠If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualiîed service technician or your retailer . The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment, Mercury-containing button cell battery ) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
ix About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conîguring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: ⢠Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. ⢠Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard. ⢠Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system. ⢠Chapter 4: BIOS setup T ells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. ⢠Chapter 5: RAID conîguration Provides information on RAID conîgurations for this motherboard. ⢠Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID and LAN driver installation for this motherboard. ⢠Appendix: Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conîguring the motherboard. Where to înd more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. Optional documentation Y our product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty îyers, that may have been added by your dealer . These documents are not part of the standard package.
x Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase. <Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key . Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or Return key . <Key1> <Key2> <Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously , the key names are linked with a plus sign ( ). Example: <Ctrl> <Alt> <Del> Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: format A:/S DANGER/W ARNING : Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. NOTE: T ips and additional information to help you complete a task. IMPORT ANT : Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
xi P5BV-M speciî¿cations summary (continued on the next page) Processor / System Bus 1 * Socket LGA775 Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 3000 sequence Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 3200 sequence Dual Core/Quad Core FSB 800/1066/1333MHz EM64T , EIST , VT Core Logic Intel® 3200 Memory Contoller Hub (MCH) Intel® ICH7R I/O Controller HUB (ICH) Form Factor u A TX, 9.6â * 9.6â ASUS Features Smart Fan Smart Fan I- Thermal Cruise Mode Rack Ready (Rack and Pedestal dual use) V ASWM2.0 V Memory T otal Slots 4 (2-channel) Capacity Maximum up to 8GB Memory T ype DDR2 667 / 800 Unbuffered , ECC / Non ECC Memory Size 256MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2GB Expansion Slots (follow SSI Loacation #) T otal PCI/PCI- X/PCI-E Slots 4 Slot Loacation 4 1 * PCI 32bit/33 MHz Slot Loacation 5 1 * PCI 32bit/33 MHz Slot Loacation 6 1 * PCI-E x8 (x8 link, PCIE2 slot) Slot Loacation 7 1 * PCI-E x8 (x4 link, PCIE1 slot) Additional Slot 1 1 * SO-DIMM socket for optional ASMB3- SOL/ASMB3-iKVM Storage IDE Controller Intel® ICH7R: 1 * IDE support UltraA T A 33 / 66 / 100 SA T A Controller Intel® ICH7R: 4 SA T A2 300MB/s ports Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows only) (Support software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5) LSI® MegaRAID (for Linux/Windows) (Support software RAID 0, 1& 10) Networking LAN 2 * Broadcom® BCM5721 PCI-E GbE LAN
xii P5BV-M speciî¿cations summary Graphic VGA XGI® Z9s DDR2 32MB Onboard I/O Connectors Floppy Connector 1 PSU Connector 24-pin A TX power connector 4-pin A TX 12V power connector Management Connector 1* SO-DIMM socket for optional ASMB3-SOL/ ASMB3-iKVM USB Connectors 1 (support 2 USB ports) Fan Header 3 * 4pin System panel connector 1 TPM connector 1 Auxiliary panel connector 1 Serial Port Header 1 Rear I/O Connectors External Serial Port 1 External USB Port 2 VGA Port 1 RJ-45 2 RJ-45 for iKVM 1 PS/2 KB/Mouse 1 Management Solution Software ASWM2.0 Out of Band Remote Management Optional (ASMB3-SOL/ASMB3-iKVM) Monitoring CPU T emperature V F AN RPM V EMI US (FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B) V Europe (CE, EN55022 & EN55024) V Environment Operation temperature: 10â ~ 35â Non operation temperature: -40â ~ 70â Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing) *Speciîcations are subject to change without notice.
1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ........................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................................................. 1-2
ASUS P5BV -M 1-1 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P5BV -M motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below . 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer . P5BV -M Retail Pack P5BV -M Bulk Pack Cables Serial A T A signal cable 4 - Serial A T A power cable 2 - 2-in-1 Floppy/Ultra A T A disk drive cable 1 - SA T A to SAS cable - - Accessories I/O shield 1 10 Application CD Support CD 1 10 Documentation User guide 1 10 Packing Quantity Motherboard 3 pieces per Carton 10 pieces per Carton 1.3 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS T echnical Support team, you must take note of the motherboard's serial number containing 12 characters xxM0Axxxxxxx shown as the îgure below . With the correct serial number of the produ ct, ASUS T echnical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems. xxM0Axxxxxxx P5BV -M Made in China åæ ¼
1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket that supports Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo, Intel ® Xeon ® 3000/3200 series Dual- Core/Quad-Core processors with 1333/1066/800 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel ® Hyper-Threading T echnology and is fully compatible with Intel ® O6, 05B/05A or 04B/04A processors. Intel ® EM64T The motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPUs with the Intel ® EM64T (Extended Memory 64 T echnology). The Intel ® EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efîcient computing. E n h a n c e d I n t e l S p e e d S t e p ® Te c h n o l o g y ( E I S T ) The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST) intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement. Intel ® 3200 and Intel ® ICH7R chipset The Intel ® 3200 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the Intel ® ICH7R (I/O controller hub) provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. Th e MC H pr ov id es th e pr oc es so r, d ua l-c ha nn el D DR 2- 667/800 m em ory , an d PC I Ex pr es s in te rf ace s. T he I CH 7R i s a ne w g en er at io n se rv er c las s I/ O co nt ro ll er h ub th at pr ov id es t he i nte rf ac e fo r PC I 2. 3, USB 2 .0 , an d SA TA a mo ng ot he rs . DDR2 memory support Th e mo th er bo ar d s up po rt s DD R2 memory which features data transfer rates of up to 800 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest server applications. The dual-channel memory architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12.8 GB/s. PCI Express⢠interface Th e mo th er bo ar d f ul ly s up po rt s PC I Exp re ss , the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI or PCI-X speciîcations.
ASUS P5BV -M 1-3 Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to provide a total solution for your networking needs. The onboard Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth. Serial A T A II technology The mot herbo ard supp orts the Seri al A TA II technology through the Serial A T A interfaces controlled by the Intel ® ICH7R. The SA T A speciîcation allows for thinner , more îexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. IR The LSI Logic Integrated RAID solution provides cost beneîts for the server or workstation market where the extra performance, storage capacity , and/or redundancy of a RAID conîguration are required. The two components of Integrated RAID are: Integrated Mirroring (IM), which provides features of RAID 1 and RAID 1E (RAID 1 Enhanced). RAID 1E is also called Mirroring Enhanced (IME). Integrated Striping (IS), which provides features of RAID 0. By simplifying the IM and the IS conîguration options and by providing îrmware support in its host adapters, LSI Logic can offer the Integrated RAID solution at a lower cost than a hardware RAID implementation. ⢠â¢
1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Fusion-MPTî îrmware supports IM and IS volumes. � ou can conîgure IM and IS î îrmware supports IM and IS volumes. � ou can conîgure IM and IS îrmware supports IM and IS volumes. � ou can conîgure IM and IS volumes together on the same LSI Logic SAS controller . Built-in SA T A RAID solution The Intel ® ICH7R allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 conîguration for SA T A hard disk drives via the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager (under Windows Operating System) or the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility (no RAID 5). USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 speciîcation, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. T emperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in the Winbond hardware monitor) to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components. 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 3 The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB îash disk containing the BIOS île. ASUS MyLogo2⢠This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos. ASUS Smart Fan technology I The ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efîcient operation.
2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.
ASUS P5BV -M Series Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ........................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview .................................................................... 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................... 2-8 2.4 System memory ........................................................................... 2-15 2.5 Expansion slots ............................................................................ 2-17 2.6 Jumpers ....................................................................................... 2-20 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................... 2-24
ASUS P5BV -M 2-1 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. 2.1 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. ⢠Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. ⢠Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity . ⢠Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. ⢠Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component. ⢠Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the A TX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply . Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, or components, or all of the above articles. P5BV -M Onboard LED ® P5BV-M SB_PWR1 OFF Powered Off ON Standby Power
2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information ® P5BV -M 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conîguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard îts into it. T o optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an uA TX compliant chassis. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage to the motherboard components. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below . 2.2.2 Screw holes Place eight (8) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis
ASUS P5BV -M 2-3 2.2.3 Motherboard layout P5BV -M Layout 24.5cm (9.6in) 24.5cm (9.6in) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module) PCI3 PCIE1 PCIE2 PCI4 Super I/O FRNT_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 REAR_FAN1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power AU X _P AN E L1 FLOPPY1 SB_PWR1 RECOVERY1 ® P5BV -M PS/2KBMS T : Mouse B: Keyboard LAN_USB12 LAN1 VGA1 COM1 LAN2 LGA775 CHAFAN_SET1 RAID_SEL1 HDLED1 TP M 1 ATX12V1 EA TXPWR1 CPUFAN_SET1 BUZZ1 PRI_IDE1 USB34 SAT A3 SAT A1 SAT A2 SAT A4 CLRTC1 P A NE L 1 ASMB3 COM2 8Mb BIOS BCM 5721 BCM 5721 Intel 3200 MCH Intel ICH7R ICH XGI Z9s Qimonda 0706 ICS 9LPRS918BKL ISL 6312
2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Layout contents R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s P a g e 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2-26 2. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 2-26 3. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 2-26 4. Serial (COM1) port 2-26 5. VGA port 2-26 6. Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN1_LAN2 2-26 7. LAN (RJ-45) port for ASMB 3-iKVM 2-26 S l o t s / S o c k e t s P a g e 1. CPU socket 2-9 2. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-16 3. PCI/PCI Express slots 2-21 J u m p e r s P a g e 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 2-23 2. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 2-24 3. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) 2-24 4. Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUFAN_SET1 and CHAFAN_SET1) 2-25 I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s P a g e 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) 2-27 2. ICH7R primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) 2-28 3. Black Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) 2-29 4 USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) 2-31 5. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) 2-31 6. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) 2-32 7. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 2-32 8. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V1) 2-33 9. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) 2-34 10. CPU, Rear, and Front fan connectors (CPU_FAN1, 4-pin FRNT_FAN1, 4-pin REAR_FAN1) 2-35 11. Auxiliary Panel connector (20-pin AUX_Panel1) 2-36 12. TPM connector (20-pin TPM) 2-37
ASUS P5BV -M 2-5 2.3.1 Installing the CPU T o install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 and Intel Xeon Dual-Core/Quad-Core processors. Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left. ⢠Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. ⢠Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket. ⢠The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/ incorrect removal of the PnP cap. P5BV -M CPU Socket 775 ® P5BV-M
2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and foreînger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (B). 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket. The socket alignment key should ît into the CPU notch. 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. T o prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. A B Load lever Retention tab Load plate PnP cap 4A 4B 3 Gold triangle mark Alignment key CPU notch
ASUS P5BV -M 2-7 The CPU îts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. A B
2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector . 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. T o install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard. ⢠When you buy a boxed Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor , the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly . ⢠Y our Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push-pin design and requires no tool to install. ⢠If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly , make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly . ⢠Make sure that you use Intel ® -certiîed multi-directional heatsink and fan only . ⢠Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly . Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove pointing outward.
ASUS P5BV -M 2-9 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN1. 2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. A A B B ⢠Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector . ⢠If there is only one CPU fan cable, connect it to the connector labeled CPU F AN1. Failure to do so may cause hardware monitoring errors. Set the CPU fan pin selection jumper to use a 3-pin or 4-pin fan cable plug. Refer to â2.6 Jumpersâ for details. A A B B 1 1 P5BV -M CPU Fan Connector ® P5BV-M GND F ANPWR2 CPU_F AN1 F AN PWM
2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan T o uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. B A A A B B B A 4. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand-alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation.
ASUS P5BV -M 2-1 1 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. The îgure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: 2.4.2 Memory conîgurations Y ou may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR2-667/800 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. ⢠Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency . For optimum compatibility , we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor . Refer to the DDR2 Qualiîed V endors List on the ASUS web site. ⢠When installing one or two DIMMs, install the DIMM(s) to the blue slots (DIMM_A2/DIMM_B2). ⢠Three DDR2 DIMMs intalled into any three memory sockets will function in dual-channel Asymmetric mode. P5BV -M 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets ® P5BV-M DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A1 112 Pins 128 Pins
2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information Recommended memory conîgurations Mode Single channel Dual channel Dual channel mode interleaved mode asymmetic mode Number of memories 1 1 2 4* 3 4* DIMM socket DIMM_A1 V V V DIMM_A2 V V V V V DIMM_B1 V V DIMM_B2 V V V V V ⢠When the total size of memory module(s) installed per channel is the same (A1 A2=B1 B2), the system will run in Dual Channel Interleaved mode which provides optimum performance. ⢠When the total size of each channel is not the same (A1 A2â B1 B2), the system will run in Dual Channel Asymmetric mode.
ASUS P5BV -M 2-13 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. T o install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. ⢠A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it îts in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. ⢠The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets. Support the DIMM lightly with your îngers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it îips out with extra force. DDR2 DIMM notch 1 2 3 2 1 DDR2 DIMM notch 1
2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). 3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw for later use. 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press îrmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier . 6. Replace the system cover . 2.5.2 Conîguring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, conîgure it by adjusting the software settings. 1. T urn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any . See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage to the motherboard components. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support âShare IRQâ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conîicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details.
ASUS P5BV -M 2-15 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments I R Q P r i o r i t y S t a n d a r d F u n c t i o n 0 - System Timer 1 - Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard 3 - Communications Port (COM2) 4 - Communications Port (COM1) 6 - Standard Floppy Disk Controller 8 - System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9 - Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System 12 - Microsoft PS/2 Mouse 13 - Numeric Data Processor 5 - SM Bus Controller 16 - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 16 - PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge 16 - PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge 16 - PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge 17 - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #2 17 - PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge 18 - Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 19 - Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 19 - Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Contrller 23 - Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller 23 - Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. Standard interrupt assignments
2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information D e s c r i p t i o n I N T A I N T B I N T C N T D R E Q # G N T # PCI-3 PIRQF# PIRQG# PIRQH# PIRQE# REQ0 GNT0 PCI-4 PIRQG# PIRQH# PIRQE# PIRQF# REQ1 GNT1 USB UHCI Controller 1 PIRQH# USB UHCI Controller 2 PIRQD# USB UHCI Controller 3 PIRQC# USB EHCI Controller PIRQH# Onboard LAN1 PIRQA# Onboard LAN2 PIRQB# Onboard VGA PIRQF# PCI Bus Number , IDSEL, and IRQ assignments 2.5.5 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI 2.2 speciîcations. The îgure shows a LAN card installed on a 32-bit PCI slot. 2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x8 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with PCI Express 1.0a speciîcations. PCI Express x8 slot
ASUS P5BV -M 2-17 2.6 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. T o erase the RTC RAM: 1. T urn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the onboard battery . 3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2. 4. Re-install the battery . 5. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer . 6. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLR TC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! P5BV -M Clear RTC RAM ® P5BV-M CLRTC1 Normal (Default) Clear CMOS 1 2 2 3
2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) T hi s j u m pe r a l l ow s y o u t o s e l ec t t h e R A ID c on î gu r a ti o n u t il i ty t o u se w he n y o u c re a te d is k a r r ay s . P l ac e t h e j u mp e r c a ps o ve r p i n s 1 -2 i f y ou w an t t o us e t h e LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility (default); otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2-3 to use the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager . 3. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVER Y1) This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS when it gets corrupted. T o update the BIOS: 1. Prepare a îoppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard (xxxx-xxx.ROM) and the AFUDOS.EXE utility . 2. Set the jumper to pins 2-3. 3. Insert the îoppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS. 4. Shut down the system. 5. Set the jumper back to pins 1-2. 6. T urn on the system. P5BV -M RAID_SEL1 Setting ® P5BV-M 2 3 1 2 RAID_SEL1 LSI RAID ROM (Default) INTEL RAID ROM P5BV -M BIOS Recovery Setting ® P5BV-M 2 3 1 2 RECOVERY1 (Default) Normal BIOS recovery
ASUS P5BV -M 2-19 4. Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SET1 and CHAF AN_SET1) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or a 4-pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan or Chasis fan connectors Set these jumpers to pins 1-2 Short PWM mode if you are using a 4-pin fan cable plug, or to pins 2-3 Short DC mode if you are using a 3-pin plug. P5BV -M Fan Mode Setting ® P5BV-M 1 2 1 2 CPUF AN_SET1 (Default) PWM Mode DC Mode 2 3 CHAF AN_SET1 (Default) PWM Mode DC Mode 2 3
2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors A C T / L I N K L E D S P E E D L E D S t a t u s D e s c r i p t i o n S t a t u s D e s c r i p t i o n OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED 1 8 5 6 4 2 7 3 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Lan port for ASMB3 IKVM . 3. Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN1_LAN2. These ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. (The left one is LAN1, the right one is LAN2 w/i ASF function.) 4. VGA port . This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. 5. Serial (COM1) port. This 9-pin communication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 6. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 7. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3
ASUS P5BV -M 2-21 2.7.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector is for the provided Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector , then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the îoppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. P5BV -M F loppy Disk Drive Connector ® P5BV-M NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN1 FLOPPY1
2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. ICH7R primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) Thi s co nnect or i s fo r an Ult ra DM A 10 0/66 sig nal cable . Th e Ul tra DMA 100/66 signal cable has three connectors: a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the motherboard, a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE slave device (optical drive/hard disk drive), and a gray connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE master device (hard disk drive). If you install two hard disk drives, you must conîgure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly . Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. ⢠Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector . This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. ⢠Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices. P5BV -M IDE Connector ® P5BV-M NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PRI_IDE1 P I N 1
ASUS P5BV -M 2-23 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4,) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives. If you installed Serial A T A hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0 1, and RAID 5 conîguration using the Intel ® Matrix Storage T echnology or RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 conîguration using the LSI MegaRAID ® utility embedded in the Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge. Thes e co nnect ors a re se t ID E mod e by defa ult. In ID E mod e, y ou ca n con nect Seri al A TA bo ot/da ta ha rd d isk d rives to these conn ector s. I f you inte nd t o cre ate a Se rial ATA RAID set u sing thes e con nect ors, set t he Conîgure SA T A as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section â4.3.5 IDE Conîgurationâ for details. Important notes on Serial A T A ⢠Use only two Serial A T A RAID connectors for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. P5BV -M SA T A Connectors ® P5BV-M S A T A 1 S A T A 3 S A T A 2 S A T A 4 GN D RS A T A_T XP 1 RS A T A_T XN 1 GN D RS A T A_R XP 1 RS A T A_R XN 1 GN D GN D RS A T A_T XP 2 RS A T A_T XN 2 GN D RS A T A_R XP 2 RS A T A_R XN 2 GN D GN D RS A T A_T XP 3 RS A T A_T XN 3 GN D RS A T A_R XP 3 RS A T A_R XN 3 GN D GN D RS A T A_T XP 4 RS A T A_T XN 4 GN D RS A T A_R XP 4 RS A T A_R XN 4 GN D
2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. This USB connector complies with USB 2.0 speciîcation that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. The USB port module is purchased separately . 5. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The Serial port module is purchased separately . P5BV -M USB 2.0 Connector ® P5BV-M USB 5V USB_P4- USB_P4 GND NC USB 5V USB_P3- USB_P3 GN D USB34 P5BV -M COM Port Connector ® P5BV-M PIN 1 COM2
ASUS P5BV -M 2-25 7. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SCSI connectors or the SA T A connectors cause this LED to light up. 6. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_F AN1) The fan conn ecto r su ppor ts co oling fan of 350 mA ~ 740 mA (8.88 W max.) or a total of 2.1 A ~ 4.44 A (53.28 W max.) at 12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector . Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufîcient air îow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! P5BV -M CPU Fan Connector ® P5BV-M GND F ANPWR2 CPU_F AN1 F AN PWM P5BV -M Card Activity LED Connector ® P5BV-M # HDLED1 1 ADD_IN_CARD_ACT # ADD_IN_CARD_ACT NC NC
2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 8. A TX po wer c on ne ct or s (2 4- pi n EA TX PW R1 , 4-pin A TX12V1) T h e s e c on ne ct o r s a r e f o r SS I po w e r s u p p l y p l ug s. T h e p o w e r s u p p ly p lu g s a r e d e s i g n e d to î t t h e s e c o n n ec to rs i n o n l y o n e or ie nt a t i o n . F i n d t he p ro p e r o r i e n t a t io n a n d p u s h do wn î r m l y u n t i l t he c o n n e c t o r s c o m pl et el y î t . ⢠Use of an A TX 12 V Speciîcation 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) that provides a minimum power of 450 W is recommended for a fully- conîgured system. ⢠Do not forget to connect the 4-pin or 8-pin A TX 12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot up. ⢠We recommend that you use a P SU wi th a hi ghe r po wer o ut put w he n co nî gur in g a s ys tem w it h m or e pow er co ns um ing d ev ice s. T he sy st em ma y be co me un sta bl e or ma y not b oo t u p if th e pow er i s i na de qua te . ⢠Y ou must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices. P5BV -M A TX Power Connector ® P5BV-M 3 V olts 3 V olts Ground 5 V olts 5 V olts Ground Ground Power OK 5V Standby 12 V olts -5 V olts 5 V olts 3 V olts -12 V olts Ground Ground Ground PSON# Ground 5 V olts 12 V olts 3 V olts 5 V olts Ground EA TXPWR1 A TX12V1 12 V D C G ND 12 V D C G ND
ASUS P5BV -M 2-27 The system panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. P5BV -M System Panel Connector ® P5BV-M P ANEL1 MLED- GND NC POWERBTN# 5V GND GND NC POWERLED HDLED GND HDLED- POWERLED- MLED NMIBTN# GND RESETBTN# SPKROUT GND 1 3 4 2 6 5 9. System panel connector (20-1 pin P ANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. 1. System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector . The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. 2. Message LED (Brown 2-pin MLED) This connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front message LED. The message LED indicates the booting status. The LED blinks when the system is in the boot process until the operating system is loaded. 3. System warning speaker (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker . The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. 4. Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector . The IDE LED lights up or îashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. 5. A TX power button/soft-off button (Light Green 2-pin PWRSW) This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF . 6. Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power .
2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 10. CPU, Rear , and Front fan connectors (CPU_F AN1, 4-pin FRNT_F AN1, 4-pin REAR_F AN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 3.48 A (41.76 W max.) at 12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector . Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufîcient air îow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! P5BV -M Fan Connectors ® P5BV-M GND F ANPWR2 GND F ANPWR2 F AN PWM CPU_F AN1 REAR_F AN1 GND F ANPWR2 F AN PWM FRNT_F AN1 F AN PWM
ASUS P5BV -M 2-29 1 1. System panel auxiliary connector (20-2pin AUX_P ANEL1) This connector supports several server system functions. P5BV -M Auxiliary Panel Connector ® P5BV-M AUX_P ANEL1 I2CDA T A1 LOCA T ORLED1 5VSB LOCA T ORLED1- LAN1_LINKACTLED- LOCA T ORBTN# LAN1_LINKACTLED GND 5VSB I2CCLK1 GND GND LAN2_LINKACTLED LOCA T ORLED2- LAN2_LINKACTLED- LOCA TORLED2 CASEOPEN NC 1 2 2 5 4 3 4 1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB) These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable. 2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED) These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel. 3 . Chassis Intrusion connector (3-pin CASEOPEN) This lead is for a chassis with an intrusion detection feature. This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event. 4. Locator LED (2-pin LOCA TORLED1 and 2-pin LOCA TORLED2) These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel. Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2-pin connector . The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed. 5 . Locator Button/Switch (2-pin LOCA TORBTN) This connector is for the locator button. This button queries the state of the system locator .
2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 12. TPM connector (20- pin TPM) This connector is used to connect a T rusted Platform Module (TPM) Card. Y ou need to install ASUS TPM card to use this feature function. The TPM module is purchased separately . P5BV -M TPM Connector ® P5BV-M TPM 3.3V AD0 PWRDW# AD1 AD2 SERIRQ# CLKRUN# NC GND PCICLK FRAME# NC PCIRST# AD3 GND 3.3VSB GND NC NC
3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the îrst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer .......................................................... 3-2
ASUS P5BV -M 3-1 3.1 Starting up for the î¿rst time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector . 5. T urn on the devices in the following order: a. Monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c. System power 6. After applying power , the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up. For systems with A TX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you press the A TX power button. If your monitor complies with âgreenâ standards or if it has a âpower standbyâ feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. The system then runs the Power-On Self-T est (POST). While the tests are running, the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power , the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. 7. At power on, hold down the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. AMI BIOS beep codes B e e p D e s c r i p t i o n E r r o r One beep Keyboard controller error Refresh Time error No master drive detected Two continuous beeps followed by Floppy controller failure two short beeps Two continuous beeps followed by Hardware component failure four short beeps
3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Powering off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® Server 2000: 1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down... 2. Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected, then click the OK button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts down. If you are using Windows ® Server 2003: 1. Click the Start button then select T urn Off Computer . 2. Click the T urn Off button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts down 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Refer to section â4.5 Power Menuâ in Chapter 4 for details
4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
Chapter summary 4 ASUS P5BV -M 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 4-10 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-13 4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-18 4.5 Power Conîguration .................................................................. 4-27 4.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-31 4.7 Exit menu .................................................................................... 4-36
ASUS P5BV -M 4-1 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable îoppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable îoppy or USB Flash disk when the BIOS île fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS île to a bootable îoppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 Creating a bootable îoppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable îoppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB îoppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows ® 2000 environment T o create a set of boot disks for Windows ® 2000: a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB îoppy disk into the drive. b. Insert the Windows ® 2000 CD to the optical drive. c. Click Start, then select Run. d. From the Open îeld, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue. Windows ® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB îoppy disk to the îoppy disk drive. b. Click Start from the Windows ® desktop, then select My Computer . c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options îeld, then click Start.
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS île in DOS environment using a bootable îoppy disk with the updated BIOS île. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS île that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Copying the current BIOS T o copy the current BIOS île using the AFUDOS utility: The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS île. 3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS île to the îoppy disk. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AM I Fi rm wa re U pda te U ti li ty - V er si on 1. 19 (A SU S V2 .0 7( 03 .11 .2 4B B) ) Cop yri ght (C ) 2 002 Am eric an Meg atr end s, Inc. Al l r igh ts res erv ed. î Readingîîashî.....îdone î Writeîtoîî¿le......îok A:\> 1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable îoppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudosî/o[î¿lename] where the [îlename] is any user-assigned îlename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main îlename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name. ⢠Make sure that the îoppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024 KB free space to save the île. ⢠The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only . The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown. Main îlename Extension name A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom 2. Co py t he o ri gi nal o r th e la te st m ot her bo ar d BI OS î le t o the b oo ta bl e îo pp y di sk.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-3 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable îoppy disk you created earlier . 3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudosî/i[î¿lename] where [îlename] is the latest or the original BIOS île on the bootable îoppy disk. Updating the BIOS île T o update the BIOS île using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) and download the latest BIOS île for the motherboard. Save the BIOS île to a bootable îoppy disk. A:\>afudos /iP5BVM.ROM Write the BIOS îlename on a piece of paper . � ou need to type the exact BIOS îlename at the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iP5BVM.ROM AM I Fi rm wa re U pda te U ti li ty - V er si on 1. 19 (A SU S V2 .0 7( 03 .11 .2 4B B) ) Cop yri ght (C ) 2 002 Am eric an Meg atr end s, Inc. Al l r igh ts res erv ed. î WARNING!!îDoînotîturnîoffîpowerîduringîîashîBIOS î Readingîî¿leî.......îdone î Readingîîashî......îdone Advance Check ...... î Erasingîîashî......îdone î Writingîîashî......î0x0008CC00î(9%) 4. The utility veriîes the île and starts updating the BIOS. Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iP5BVM.ROM AM I Fi rm wa re U pda te U ti li ty - V er si on 1. 19 (A SU S V2 .0 7( 03 .11 .2 4B B) ) Cop yri ght (C ) 2 002 Am eric an Meg atr end s, Inc. Al l r igh ts res erv ed. î WARNING!!îDoînotîturnîoffîpowerîduringîîashîBIOS î Readingîî¿leî.......îdone î Readingîîashî......îdone Advance Check ...... î Erasingîîashî......îdone î Writingîîashî......îdone î Verifyingîîashî....îdone Please restart your computer A:\> Updating the BIOS île using a USB îash drive If you have not purchased a USB îoppy disk drive, you may update the BIOS île using a USB îash drive. Format the USB îash drive to F A T16 or 32 system île before updating the BIOS. T o format the USB îash drive to a F A T32/16 system île: 1. Insert the USB îash drive to an available USB port. 2. From the Windows desktop, click Start, then select My computer. 3. Right-click the USB îash drive icon, then select Format from the menu. 4. From the File system îeld, select F A T32 or F A T16 , then click the Start button. T o update the BIOS île: 1. Copy the original or the latest BIOS île and the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) to the USB îash drive. 2. Insert the USB îash drive to an available USB port, then place the motherboard support CD to the optical drive. 3. Boot the system from the support CD, then select the FreeDOS command prompt . 4. At the DOS prompt, replace the prompt with the USB îash disk drive letter , then type: afudosî/i[î¿lename] 5. Follow the instructions in the previous section to update the BIOS île.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-5 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS île when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. � ou can update a corrupted BIOS île using the USB îash disk, or the îoppy disk that contains the updated BIOS île. ⢠Prepare the USB îash disk, or the îoppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility . ⢠Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS île in the îoppy disk or the USB îash disk . ⢠Visit ASUS website (www .asus.com) to download the latest BIOS île. Recovering the BIOS from the USB îash disk T o recover the BIOS from the USB îash disk: 1. Insert the USB îash disk that contains BIOS île to the USB port. 2. T urn on the system. 3. The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS île when found, the utility reads the BIOS île and starts îashing the corrupted BIOS île. 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ⢠Only the USB îash disk with F A T 32/16 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than 8GB. ⢠DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! Recovering the BIOS from a îoppy disk T o recover the BIOS from a îoppy disk: 1. T urn on the system. 2. Insert the îoppy disk with the original or updated BIOS île to the îoppy disk drive. 3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the îoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS île. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checkingîforîîoppy...
4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checkingîforîîoppy... Floppy found! Readingîî¿leîâP5BVM.ROMâ.îCompleted. Startîîashing... When found, the utility reads the BIOS île and starts îashing the corrupted BIOS île. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure!
ASUS P5BV -M 4-7 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable îrmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section â4.1 Managing and updating your BIOSâ. Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconîguring your system, or prompted to âRun Setupâ. This section explains how to conîgure your system using this utility . Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the conîguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconîgure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the îrmware hub. The îrmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility . When you start up the computer , the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Delete> during the Power-On Self-T est (POST) to enter the Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to enter Setup after POST , restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> <Alt> <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. Y ou can also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if the îrst two failed. The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys. ⢠The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability . Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu. See section â4.7 Exit Menu.â ⢠The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only , and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. ⢠Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS île for this motherboard.
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conîguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the Advanced Power Management (APM) conîguration Boot For changing the system boot conîguration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings T o select an item on the menu bar , press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 4.2.3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another . Navigation keys Sub-menu items General help Menu bar Conîguration îelds Menu items Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2004,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Useî[ENTER].î[TAB],î orî[SHIFT-TAB]îtoî selectîaîî¿eld. Useî[ ]îorî[-]îtoî conî¿gureîsystemîtime. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main îîîîAdvancedîîîîPowerîîîîîîBootîîîîExit SystemîTimeî î [11:10:19] SystemîDateî î [Tueî01/08/2002] LegacyîDisketteîAî î [1.44M,î3.5îin.] î PrimaryîIDEîMasterî :î [NotîDetected] î PrimaryîIDEîSlaveî :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî1î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî2î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî3î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî4î :î [NotîDetected] î IDEîConî¿guration System Information
ASUS P5BV -M 4-9 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the speciîc items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub-menu. T o display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>. 4.2.6 Conîguration îelds These îelds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-conîgurable, you can change the value of the îeld opposite the item. � ou cannot select an item that is not user-conîgurable. A conîgurable îeld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. T o change the value of a îeld, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options. Refer to â4.2.7 Pop-up window .â 4.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conîguration options for that item. 4.2.8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not ît on the screen. Press the Up/ Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on the screen. 4.2.9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. Main menu items SystemîTimeîîîîîîî[11:10:19] SystemîDateîîîîîîî[Tueî01/01/2002] LegacyîDisketteîAî[1.44M,î3.5îin] PrimaryîIDEîMaster:[NotîDetected] îPrimaryîIDEîSlaveîî:[NotîDetected] îThirdîIDEîMasterîîî:[NotîDetected] îThirdîIDEîSlaveîîîî:[NotîDetected] îFourthîIDEîMasterîî:[NotîDetected] îFourthîIDEîSlaveîîî:[NotîDetected] îIDEîConî¿guration System Information BIOS SETUP UTILITY îîMainîîîîAdvancedîîîîPowerîîîîîBootîîîîExit Useî[ENTER],î[TAB],î orî[SHIFT-TAB]îtoî selectîaîî¿eld. Useî[ ]îorî[-]îtoî conî¿gureîsystemî time. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10î SaveîandîExit ESCî Exit APMîConî¿guration PowerîManagement/APMî [Enabled] VideoîPowerîDownîModeî [Suspend] HardîDiskîPowerîDownîModeî [Suspend] SuspendîTimeîOut(Minute)î [Disabled] ThrottleîSlowîClockîRatioî [50%] PowerîButtonîFunctionî [On/Off] RestoreîonîACîPowerîLossî [PowerîOff] PowerîOnîbyîPS/2îKeyboardî [Disabled] PowerîOnîbyîPS/2îMouseî [Disabled] PowerîOnîRingî [Disabled] PowerîOnîPME#î [Disabled] PowerîOnîRTCîAlarmî [Disabled] Useî[ENTER],î[TAB],î orî[SHIFT-TAB]îtoî selectîaîî¿eld. Useî[ ]îorî[-]îtoî conî¿gureîsystemî time. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10î SaveîandîExit ESCî Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Scroll bar Pop-up window
4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the type of îoppy drive installed. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] Refer to section â4.2.1 BIOS menu screenâ for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2004,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. SystemîTimeî î [11:10:19] SystemîDateî î [Tueî01/08/2002] LegacyîDisketteîAî î [1.44M,î3.5îin.] î PrimaryîIDEîMasterî :î [NotîDetected] î PrimaryîIDEîSlaveî :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî1î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî2î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî3î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî4î :î [NotîDetected] î IDEîConî¿guration System Information Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Useî[ENTER].î[TAB],î orî[SHIFT-TAB]îtoî selectîaîî¿eld. Useî[ ]îorî[-]îtoî conî¿gureîsystemîtime. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main îîîîAdvancedîîîîPowerîîîîBootîîîîExit
ASUS P5BV -M 4-1 1 4.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SA T A1, SA T A 2, SA T A3, SA T A4 The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Primary IDE Master Device : Not Detected Typeî îîî[Auto] LBA/LargeîModeî îîî[Auto] Block(Multi-SectorîTransfer)Mî [Auto] PIOîModeî îîî[Auto] DMAîModeî î [Auto] SMARTîMonitoringî îîî[Auto] 32BitîDataîTransferî îîî[Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, V endor , Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are not user-conîgurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system. T ype [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are speciîcally conîguring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (A T API Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP , LS-120, or MO drive. Conîguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector T ransfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Conîguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Conîguration options: [Auto] S M A R T M o n i t o r i n g [ A u t o ] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology . Conîguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data T ransfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Conîguration [Enhanced] Set the IDE Conîguration. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SA T A as [IDE] Set the SA T A conîguration. Conîguration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] 4.3.5 IDE Conîguration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the conîgurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to conîgure the item. IDEîConî¿guration ATA/IDEîConî¿gurationî [Enhanced] î Conî¿gureîSATAîasî [IDE] HardîDiskîWriteîProtectî î [Disabled] IDEîDetectîTimeîOutî(Sec)îî [35] ATA(PI)î80PinîCableîDetectionî [Host] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Options Disable Compatible Enabled
ASUS P5BV -M 4-13 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciîcations. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU speciîcation. System Memory Displays the auto-detected total system memory . AMIBIOS Version : 0101 Build Date : 09/26/07 Processor Typeî :î Intel(R)îCore(TM)2îCPUî6300î@î1.86GHz Speedî :î 1866MHz Count : 2 System Memory UsableîSizeî :î 512MB Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Enables or disables the device write protection. This will be ef fective only if device is accessed through BIOS. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for detecting A T A/A T API devices. Conîguration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] A T A(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host] Selects the mechanism for detecting 80Pin A T A(PI) Cable. Conîguration options: [Host & Device] [Host] [Device] The System information screen may be not exactly match the information on your screen. It will change according to your actual system conîguration.
4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect îeld values can cause the system to malfunction. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USBîConî¿guration Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4 USB Devices Enabled: None USBîFunctionsî [Enabled] USB2.0îControllerî [Enabled] LegacyîUSBîSupportî [Auto] USB2.0îControllerîModeî [HiSpeed] BIOSîEHCIîHand-Offî [Enabled] 4.4.1 USB Conîguration USB Function [Enabled] Allows you to enable a speciîc number of USB ports, or disable the USB function. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] î USBîConî¿guration î RemoteîAccessîConî¿guration Trusted Computing î MPSîConî¿guration î CPUîConî¿guration Chipset î OnboardîDevicesîConî¿guration PCIPnP Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Conî¿gureîtheîUSBî support. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PowerîîîîBootîîîîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Options Disabled Enabled
ASUS P5BV -M 4-15 The following items appear only when USB Functions item is set to [Enabled] . Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB. The AUTO option disables legacy support if there is no USB device connected. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller . Conîguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] USB2.0 Controller mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to select the USB2.0 controller mode. Conîguration options: [HiSpeed] [FullSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] Allows yout to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI Hand-Off support function. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.2 Remote Access Conîguration Remote Access [Disabled] Enables or disables the remote access feature. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select Remote Access type. The following items appear only when the Remote Access item is set to [Enabled]. The items in this menu allows you to conîgure the Remote Access features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîguration options. Serial port number [COM1] Allows you to select a serial port for console redirection. Conîguration options: [COM1] [COM2] Serial Port Mode [1 15200 8, n,1] Allows you to select a serial port mode. Conîguration options: [1 15200 8,n,1] [57600 8,n,1] [38400 8,n,1] [19200 8,n,1] [09600 8,n,1] Flow Control [None] Allows you to set the îow control for console redirection. Conîguration options: [None] [Hardware] [Software] Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power-On Self-T est (POST). Some operating systems may not work when this item is set to Always. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always] Conî¿gureîRemoteîAccessîtypeîandîparameters RemoteîAccessî [Enabled] Serialîportînumberî [COM1] î BaseîAddress,îIRQî [3F8h,4] SerialîPortîModeî [115200î8,în,1] FlowîControlî [None] RedirectionîAfterîBIOSîPOSTî [Always] TerminalîTypeî [ANSI] VT-UTF8îComboîKeyîSupportî [Enabled]
ASUS P5BV -M 4-17 T erminal T ype [ANSI] Allows you to select the target terminal type. Conîguration options: [ANSI] [VT100] [VT -UTF8] VT -UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable VT -UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI/ VT100 terminals. Conîguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] TCG/TPM SUPPORT [No] Allows you to set the TCG/TPM SUPPOR T . Conîguration options: [No] [� es] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Enable/Disable TPM TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) supp in BIOS Trusted Computing TCG/TPMîSUPPORTî [No] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced 4.4.3 T rusted Computing v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select MPS Revision. MPSîConî¿guration MPSîRevisionî [1.4] 4.4.4 MPS Conîguration MPS Revision [1.4] Allows you to select the MPS revision. Conîguration options: [1.1] [1.4]
4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.5 CPU Conîguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. C1E Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Halt State. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Max CPUID V alue Limit [Disabled] Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU TM function: [Enabled] When enabled and CPU support this function, this function will work. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] When disabled, forces the XD feature îag to always return to 0. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PECI [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PECI. Conîguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Conî¿gureîadvancedîCPUîsettings Module Version: 3D.06 Manufacturer: Intel BrandîString:îIntel(R)îCore(TM)2îCPUî6300î@î1.86GHz Frequencyîîî:î1.86GHz FSBîSpeedîîî:î1066MHz Cache L1 : 64 KB CacheîL2îîîî:î2048îKB RatioîStatus:îUnlockedî(Max:07,îMin:06) Ratio Actual Value: 7 CPUID :6F2 C1EîSupportî î [Enabled] MaxîCPUIDîValueîLimit:î î [Disabled] VanderpoolîTechnologyî î [Enabled] CPUîTMîfunction:î î [Enabled] ExecuteîDisableîBitî î [Enabled] PECIî î [Disabled] CoreîMulti-Processingî î [Enabled] Intel(R)SpeedStep(tm)tech.î [Enabled] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Options Auto MANUAL
ASUS P5BV -M 4-19 4.4.6 Chipset Conîguration The Chipset Conîguration menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Core Multi-Processing [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable one exeucation core. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Core Multi-Processing [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable one exeucation core. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel SpeedStep tech [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep technology . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. î NorthîBridgeîConî¿guration îîSouthîBridgeîConî¿guration Conî¿gureîNorthîBridgeî features. NorthîBridgeîchipsetîConî¿guration MemoryîRemapîFeatureî î [Enabled] î PCIîMMIOîAllocation:î4GBîToî3584MB DRAMîFrequencyî î [Auto]î Conî¿gureîDRAMîTimingîbyîSPDî î [Enabled] InitiateîGraphicîAdapterî î [PEG/PCI] PEGîPortîConî¿guration PEG Port [ Auto ] N o r t h B r i d g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n The CPU conîguration screen may be not exactly match the information on your screen, it will change according to your actual CPU type.
4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory . Enable this option only when you install 64-bit operating system. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency . Conîguration options: [Auto] [667 MHz] [800 MHz] Conîgure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items. Conîguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to select the graphics controller as the primary boot device. Conîguration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Conîguration PEG Port [Auto] Conîguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] SouthîBridgeîchipsetîConî¿guration SMBUSîControllerî î [Enabled] SLP_S4#îMin.îAssertionîWidthî î [1îtoî2îseconds] S o u t h B r i d g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n SMBUS Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SMBUS Controller . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width [1 to 2 seconds] Allows you to select the SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width. Conîguration options: [4 to 5 seconds] [3 to 4 seconds] [2 to 3 seconds] [1 to 2 seconds]
ASUS P5BV -M 4-21 4.4.7 Onboard Devices Conîguration The Onboard Devices Conîguration menu allows you to change the onboard devices settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Conî¿gureîWin83627EHG-AîSuperîIOîChipset SerialîPort1îAddressî î [3F8/IRQ4] SerialîPort2îAddressî î [2F8/IRQ3] îîSerialîPort2îModeî î [Normal] PCIEîLAN-5721Aî î [Enabled] LAN5721A Boot ROM [Disabled] PCIEîLAN-5721Bî î [Enabled] LAN5721B Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses. Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode [Normal] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 mode. Conîguration options: [Normal] [IrDA] [ASK IR] PCIE LAN-5721A, B [Enabled] Allows you to hide or active PCIE LAN-5721A, B. A is lan2 supporting ASF , B is lan1 not supporting ASF . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] LAN5721A,B Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to Conîgure LAN5721A, B Boot ROM. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.8 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorrect îeld values can cause the system to malfunction. Plug And Play O/S [No] When set to [No], BIOS conîgures all the devices in the system. When set to [Y es] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system conîgures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Conîguration options: [No] [Y es] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register . Conîguration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Y es] When set to [Y es], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested. Conîguration options: [No] [� es] Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. PlugîAndîPlayîO/Sî î [No] PCIîLatencyîTimerî î [64] AllocateîIRQîtoîPCIîVGAî î [Yes] PaletteîSnoopingî î [Disabled] IRQ-3îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-4îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-5îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-7îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-9îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-10îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-11îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-14îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-15îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] NO : Le ts t he B IOS co nî¿ gu eî al lî theî de vi ce s in t he sy st em . YE S: L et s th e op er at in g sy st em co nî¿ gu re îP lu gîa nd îP la yî (P nP ) de vi ce s not re qu ir ed f or b oot i f yo ur s ys te m ha s a P lu g an d Pl ay o pe ra tin g sy st em .
ASUS P5BV -M 4-23 4.5 Power Conîguration The Power Conîguration menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management (APM) features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîguration options. ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conîguration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 Support. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conîguration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPIî2.0îSupportî î [Disabled] ACPIîAPICîSupportî î [Enabled] î APMîConî¿guration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Add additional tables as per ACPI 2.0îspeciî¿cations. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power îîîîîîBootîîîîExit Palette Snooping [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the speciîc IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Conîguration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc.
4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power <Enter> to select whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss. APMîConî¿guration RestoreîonîACîPowerîLossî [LastîState] ResumeîOnîRingî [Disabled] ResumeîOnîPME#î [Disabled] ResumeîOnîRTCîAlarmî [Disabled] 4.5.1 APM Conîguration Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] When set to Power Off, the system goes into of f state after an AC power loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss. When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state was before the AC power loss. Conîguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] Resume On Ring [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the system enables the RI to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft-off mode. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Resume On PME# [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Resume On PME# function. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date, RTC Alarm Hour, R TC Alarm Minute, and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
ASUS P5BV -M 4-25 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor CPUîTemperatureî [15ºC/59ºF] MBîTemperatureî [37ºC/98.5ºF] CPU_Fan1îSpeedî [2884RPM] CPUîSmartîFanîControlî [Enabled] CPUîFanîRatioî [Auto] CPUîTargetîTemperatureî [50ºC]î FRNT_Fan1îSpeedî [N/A] Rear_Fan1îSpeedî [N/A] VCOREîVoltageî [1.288V] 3.3VîVoltageî [3.248V] 5VîVoltageî [4.608V] 12VîVoltageî [11.352V] VBATîVoltageî [3.152V] 3VSBîVoltageî [3.216V] CPU Temperature v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. CPU T emperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB T emperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures. CPU_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] FRNT_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Rear_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU, front, and rear fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the îeld shows N/A. The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled. RTC Alarm Date [15] T o set the alarm date, highlight this item and press the < > or <-> key to make the selection. Conîguration options: [Everyday] [1] [2] [3]...[31] RTC Alarm Hour [12] T o set the alarm hour , highlight this item and press the < > or <-> key to make the selection. Conîguration options: [00] [01] [02] [03]...[23] RTC Alarm Minute (Second) [30] T o set the alarm minute (secondâ ), highlight this item and press the < > or <-> key to make the selection. Conîguration options: [00] [01] [02] [03]...[59]
4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU Smart Fan Control [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efîcient system operation. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The CPU Fan R atio and C PU T arget T empera ture items app ear o nly w hen y ou set the CPU S mart Fan C ontr ol it em to [En abled ]. CPU Fan Ratio [XXX] CPU T arget T emperature [XXX] Displays the detected CPU and system threshold temperature when the Smart Fan Control is enabled. FRNT_Fan1 Speed [N/A] Rear_Fan1 Speed [N/A] Allows you to enable or disable the front and rear fans. Conîguration options: [Ignored] [N/A] VCORE V oltage, 3.3V V oltage, 5V V oltage, 12V V oltage, VBA T V oltage, and 3VSB V oltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage outputs through the onboard voltage regulators.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-27 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2nd Boot Device [A T API CD-ROM] 3rd Boot Device [Hard Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. Conîguration options: [xxxxx Drive] [A T API CD-ROM] [Hard Drive] [Disabled] Boot Settings Boot Device Priority î BootîSettingsîConî¿guration Security Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Speciî¿esîtheîBootî Device Priority sequence. Aîvirtualîîoppyîdiskî drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you set the CD-ROM driveîasîtheîî¿rstîbootî device. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot îîîîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Boot Device Priority 1stîBootîDeviceî [1stîFLOPPYîDRIVE] 2ndîBootîDeviceî [ATAPIîCD-ROM] 3rdîBootîDeviceî [HardîDrive] Speciî¿esîtheîbootî sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot îîîîExit
4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6.2 Boot Settings Conîguration Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10î SaveîandîExit ESCî Exit Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2⢠feature. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Allows you to set display mode for optional ROM. Conîguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current] Bootup Num-Lock [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Conîguration options: [Off] [On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot BootîSettingsîConî¿guration QuickîBootîî î [Enabled] FullîScreenîLogoî î [Enabled] AddOnîROMîDisplayîModeî î [ForceîBIOS] BootupîNum-Lockî î [On] PS/2îMouseîSupportî î [Auto] WaitîForîâF1âîIfîErrorî î [Enabled] HitîâDELâîMessageîDisplayîî [Enabled] Interruptî19îCaptureî î [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-29 W ait for âF1â If Error [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit âDELâ Message Display [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message âPress DEL to run Setupâ during POST . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîguration options. v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. T o set a Supervisor Password: 1. Sel ect the C hang e Su perv isor Pass word ite m, t hen press <En ter> . 2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. Conîrm the password when prompted. The message âPassword Installedâ appears after you successfully set your password. T o change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disable password. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password
4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM. See section â2.6 Jumpersâ for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. To c le ar t he s upe rv is or p as sw or d, s ele ct t he C ha ng e Su per vi so r Pa ss wo rd t he n pr es s <E nt er >. Th e me ss ag e âP as sw or d U ni ns ta ll ed â ap pe ar s. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disable password. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password UserîAccessîLevelî î [FullîAccess] Change User Password Clear User Password PasswordîCheckî î [Setup] User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conîguration options: [No Access] [V iew Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility . View Only allows access but does not allow change to any îeld. Limited allows changes only to selected îelds, such as Date and T ime. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the îelds in the Setup utility . Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. T o set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-31 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. Conîrm the password when prompted. The message âPassword Installedâ appears after you set your password successfully . T o change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password. Password Check [Setup] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility . When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Conîguration options: [Setup] [Always]
4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. If you made changes to any of the settings in the menus, pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. A conîrmation window appears and prompts you to either save your changes or cancel the command. Select one of the options from this menu to exit. Exit & Save Changes Select this option then press <Enter>, or simply press <F10>, to save your changes to CMOS before exiting the Setup utility . When a conîrmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to save your changes and exit Setup. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu. Exit & Discard Changes Select this option then press <Enter> to exit the Setup utility without saving your changes. When a conîrmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to discard your changes and exit Setup. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu. Discard Changes Select this option then press <Enter> to discard the changes that you made, and restore the previously saved settings. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Exitîsystemîsetupî after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit ExitîOptions Exitî&îSaveîChanges Exitî&îDiscardîChanges Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-33 When a conîrmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to discard the changes, and load the previously saved settings. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu. Load Setup Defaults Select this option then press <Enter> to load the optimized settings for each of the Setup menu items. When a conîrmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to load the default settings. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu.
5 RAID conî¿guration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conîguring RAID sets using the available utilities.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary 5 5.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 5-1 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility .......................... 5-3 5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................ 5-26 5.4 Global Array Manager ................................................................ 5-41
ASUS P5BV -M 5-1 5.1 Setting up RAID The Inte l ® IC H7R So uthb ridg e c hip co mes w ith th e L SI Log ic Em bedde d SA T A RAID Utility and the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager . These utilities support SA T A hard disk drives and allow creation of RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1-E conîguration. 5.1.1 RAID deînitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. T wo hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one dri ve to a s econd d rive. If one driv e f ails, the di sk arr ay man ageme nt soft ware di rec ts al l a ppl ica tio ns to t he su rvi vin g d riv e as i t c ont ain s a com ple te co py of the data in the other drive. This RAID conîguration provides data protection and i nc re as es f au lt to le ra nc e t o t h e e nt i re s ys te m. U se tw o ne w d ri ve s or u s e a n existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 1-E (Enhanced RAID 1) has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary (or alternate) copy stored on a different disk. Y ou can use three or more hard disk drives for this conîguration. RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 0 1 conîguration you get all the beneîts of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 conîgurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy îrst the RAID driver from the support CD to a îoppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. Refer to Chapter 6 for details.
5-2 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives Th e m ot he rb oa rd s up po rt s Se ri al AT A f or R AI D se t co nf ig ur at io n. Fo r op ti ma l p er f o rm a n ce , i n st a ll i nd e nt i c al d r i ve s o f t he s am e m o de l a n d c a p ac i t y w h e n creating a disk array . T o install the SA T A hard disks for RAID conîguration: 1. Install the SA T A hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide. 2. Connect a SA T A signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SA T A connector on the motherboard. 3. Connect a SA T A power cable to the power connector on each drive. 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS Y ou must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set fro m SA T A har d dis k d rive s a ttac hed to the S A T A c onne ctors supp orte d by th e Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge chip. T o do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST . 2. Go to the Main Menu , select IDE Conîguration , then press <Enter>. 3. S e t t h e AT A / I D E C o n f i gu r a t i o n i t e m t o [ E n h a n ce d M o d e ] , t h e n p r e s s <Enter>. 4. Set the Conîgure SA T A as item to [RAID]. 5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Re fer to Ch apt er 4 fo r d eta ils on en ter ing and n avig ati ng thr ough t he B IOS Setup. 5.1.4 RAID conîguration utility Depending on the RAID_SEL1 jumper setting and the operating system, you can select a utility to create a RAID set. Refer to section 4.2 Jumpers for details on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings. Use the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility to create a RAID 0 and RAI D 1 und er Win dows ® 20 00/20 03 Se rver/ XP or Re d H at ® En terp rise v er . 3.0 operating system. Use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager to create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 under Windows ® 2000/2003 Server/XP operating system. Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID conîguration utilities.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-3 3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu, then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management Menu descriptions on the next page. At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands. The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level. 5.2 L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D Setup Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to creat e RAID 0 , RA I D 1, or RA ID 1 0 se t( s ) fr om SAT A ha r d di sk d ri ve s co n ne ct e d to th e SA T A co nn ec t or s su pp or te d by t he mo th er bo ar d So ut hb rid ge c hi p. T o enter the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility: 1. T urn on the system after installing all the SA T A hard disk drives. 2. During POST , the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SA T A hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press <Ctrl> <M> to enter the utility . ⢠The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID auto conîgures to RAID 1 when the SA T A to RAID Mode is enabled. ⢠The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference.
5-4 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of conîgurations: Easy and New . In Easy Conîguration, the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size (RAID 1 only). In New Conîguration, you manually set the logical drive parameters and assign the set size and stripe size (RAID 1 only). Using Easy Conîguration T o create a RAID set using the Easy Conîguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Conîgure, then press <Enter>. 2. Us e th e arr ow k ey s to s el ec t Eas y Co nî gu ra ti on , th en pr es s <E nt er >. Menu Description Conîgure A l l o w s y o u t o c r e a t e R A I D 0 o r R A I D 1 s e t u s i n g t h e E a s y Conîguration or the New Conîguration command. This menu also allows you to view, add, or clear RAID conîgurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the logical drives of a created RAID set Objects Al lo ws y ou to i nit ia li ze lo gi ca l d ri ve s o r c ha ng e t he lo gi ca l d ri ve parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the logical drives of a created RAID set
ASUS P5BV -M 5-5 4. S e l e c t a l l t h e d r i v e s r e q u i r e d f o r t h e R A I D s e t , t h e n p r e s s < E n t er > . The conîgurable array appears on screen. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y] , where X is the array number , and Y is the drive number . The informa tion of the selected ha rd dis k dri ve di splays at the bottom of the screen.
5-6 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5. Press <F10>, select the conîgurable array , then press <SpaceBar>. Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-7 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>. Yo u nee d at le as t t wo i den ti ca l h ar d d is k dri ve s whe n cr eat in g a R AI D 1 s et . 8. When creating a RAID 1 set, select DWC from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. When creating a RAID 0 set, proceed to step 10. 9. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, then press <Enter>. Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss.
5-8 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 10. When înished setting the selected logical drive conîguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 1 1. When înished setting the selected logical drive conîguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 12. Follow steps 5 to 10 to conîgure additional logical drives. 13. When prompted, s ave the conîgur ation, then pres s <Esc> to re turn to the Management Menu .
ASUS P5BV -M 5-9 Using New Conîguration When a RAID set is alread y exi sting, using the New Conîgur ation comman d eras es the exist ing RAID co nîgur ation da ta. If you do not want to dele te the exist ing RAID set, use t he Vie w/Ad d Conî gura tion c omman d to v iew o r crea te an other RAID con îgura tion. T o create a RAID set using the New Conîguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Conîgure, then press <Enter>. 2. Use the arrow keys to select New Conîguration, then press <Enter>. 3. Follow steps 3 to 7 of the previous section. 4. Select Size from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 5. Key-in the desired logical drive size, then press <Enter>. 6. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the previous section to create the RAID set.
5-10 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set Y ou can create a RAID 10 set using four identical hard disk drives. T o create a RAID 10 set using the Easy Conîguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Conîgure, then press <Enter>. 2. Us e th e arr ow k ey s to s el ec t Eas y Co nî gu ra ti on , th en pr es s <E nt er >. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y ], where X is the array number , and Y is the drive number . The informa tion of the selected ha rd dis k dri ve di splays at the bottom of the screen.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-1 1 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. The conîgurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the conîgurable array , then press <SpaceBar>.
5-12 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters. 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select RAID 10 from the menu, then press <Enter>. Yo u n e ed at l e as t f o ur i d en t ic a l ha r d d is k d ri v es wh en cr e at i ng a RA I D 1 0 se t . 8. Select DWC from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 9. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, then press <Enter>.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-13 10. When înished setting the selected logical drive conîguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 1 1. When prompte d, save the co nîguration, then press <Esc> t o r eturn to the Management Menu .
5-14 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID conîguration � ou can add a new RAID conîguration or view an existing conîguration using the View/Add Conîguration command. Adding a new RAID conîguration T o add a new RAID conîguration: 1. Fro m th e Man agem ent Menu , hi ghlig ht C onîg ure , the n pre ss < Ente r>. 2. Use the arrow keys to select View/Add Conîguration, then press <Enter>. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y] , where X is the array number , and Y is the drive number . The informa tion of the selected ha rd dis k dri ve di splays at the bottom of the screen.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-15 4. Se lec t a ll th e d riv es re qui red fo r the RA ID se t, th en pr ess <E nte r>. The conîgurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the conîgurable array , then press <SpaceBar>. 6. Press <F10> again, and select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>.
5-16 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 8. Follow steps 8 to 12 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Conîguration section. 9. When pro mpted, save the co nîguration, then press <Esc> t o return to th e Management Menu . 10. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Conîguration section to add the new RAID conîguration.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-17 5.2.4 Initializing the logical drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the logical drives. � ou may initialize the logical drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu . Using the Initialize command T o initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Initialize, then press <Enter>. 2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the logical drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection, then press <Enter>.
5-18 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 3. When prompte d, press the <SpaceBar> to sele ct Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. � ou may also press <F10> to initiali ze the drive withou t conîrmation. Initializing a logical drive(s) erases all data on the drive. 4. A p r o g r e ss b a r a p p e ar s o n s c r e en . I f d e s i re d , p r e s s < E s c > t o a b o r t initialization.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-19 5. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. Using the Objects command T o initialize the logical drives using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Objects, then press <Enter>.
5-20 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 2. Select Logical Drive from the Objects sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 3. Select the logical drive to initialize from the Logical Drives sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 4. S e l e c t I n i t ia l i z e f r o m t h e p o p - u p m e n u , t h e n p r e s s < E n t e r > t o s t a r t initialization.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-21 5. When prompte d, press the <SpaceBar> to sele ct Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. 6. A p r o g r e ss b a r a p p e ar s o n s c r e en . I f d e s i re d , p r e s s < E s c > t o a b o r t initialization. 7. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.
5-22 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives Y ou can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu. T o rebuild a failed hard disk drive: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Rebuild, then press <Enter>. 2. The PHYS ICAL DRI VES SELECTION M ENU displays t he available dr ives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild, then press <SpaceBar>.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-23 3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD. 4. When prompted, press <Y> to to rebuild the drive. 5. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue.
5-24 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency Y ou can chec k and ver ify the accura cy of data redund ancy in the sele cted logical drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter menu. The Check Consistency command is available only for logical drives included in a RAID 1 set. Using the Check Consistency T o check data consistency using the Check Consistency command: 1. F ro m t he M an ag em e nt Me nu , s e le ct Ch e ck C o ns is t en cy , t he n p re s s <Enter>. 2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the logical drive to check. Press the <Spacebar> to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection, then press <F10>.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-25 3. When prom pted, use the arro w keys to select Y es from the Consi stency Check dialog box, then press <Enter>. Y ou may also press <F10> to check the drive consistency . A progress bar appears on screen. 4. Whil e chec king t he dis k consi stency , pr ess <E sc> to displ ay the follow ing options. ⢠Stop - Stops the consistency check. The utility stores the percentage of disk checked, When you restart checking, it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent. ⢠Continue - Continues the consistency check. ⢠Abort - Aborts the consistency check. When you restart checking, it continues from zero percent. 5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.
5-26 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration Using the Objects command T o check data consistency using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu , select Objects , then select Logical Drive from the menu. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check, then press <Enter>. 3. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, then press <Enter>. 4. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Y es from the dialog box to check the drive. 5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-27 5.2.7 Deleting a RAID conîguration T o delete a RAID conîguration: 1. From the Management Menu , select Conîgure > Clear Conîguration , then press <Enter>. 2. Wh en prom pte d, use the arr ow keys to sele ct Y e s fro m the Clea r Co nîg ura tio n? dialog box, then press <Enter>. The utility clears the current array . 3. Press any key to continue.
5-28 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set � ou must have created a new RAID conîguration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. Refer to the Creating a RAID set: Using New Conîguration section for details. T o select the boot drive from a RAID set: 1. From the Management Menu, select Conîgure > Select Boot Drive, then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the bootable logical drive from the list, then press <Enter>. 3. The logical drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-29 5.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache Y o u m ay en abl e t he RA ID co ntr oll erâ s Wr ite Cac he op tio n t o i mpr ove th e d ata transmission performance. Wh en y ou ena bl e Wr it eC ach e , you ma y lo se d at a wh en a po we r in te rru pt io n oc cu rs wh il e t ra nsm it ti ng or e xch an gi ng da ta am on g t he d riv es . T o enable WriteCache: 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties. 2. Select WriteCache, then press <Enter> to turn the option On (enabled). 3. When înished, press any key to continue.
5-30 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.3 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 10), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southbridge. T o enter the Intel ® Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM utility: 1. Install all the Serial A T A hard disk drives. 2. T urn on the system. 3. During POST , press <Ctrl> <I> to display the utility main menu. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID î î 4.îExit [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] RAID Volumes: Noneîdeî¿ned. Physical Disks: PortîDriveîModelîîîîîîîSerialî#îîîîîîîîîîîîîîîSizeîîîîîType/Status(VolîID) 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk [ ââ ]-Selectî îî[ESC]-Exitîîîîîîîîîî[ENTER]-SelectîMenu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-31 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (stripe) T o create a RAID 0 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 0(Stripe) , then press <Enter>. 4. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to conîgure as RAID. This SELECT DISKS screen appears. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. [ ââ ]-Changeîîîî[TAB]-Nextîîîîî[ESC]-PreviousîMenuîîîîî[Enter]-Select Name: RAID Level: Disks: StripîSize: Capacity: Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 0.0 GB Create Volume [ SELECT DISKS ] [ ââ ]-Previous/Nextîî[SPACE]-Selectsîî[ENTER]-SelectionîComplete PortîDriveîModelîîîîîîîîîSerialî#îîîîîîîîîîîSizeîStatus 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume. 5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.
5-32 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array , then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the Create V olume menu. TIP : We recommen d a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volum e capacity that you want, then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity . 8. Pres s <Enter > when the Create V ol ume ite m is hi ghlight ed. This warnin g message appears.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-33 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirror) T o create a RAID 1 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Leve l item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 1(Mirror) , then press <Enter>. 4 When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to conîgure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears. 5 Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection. 6. When the Capacity item is highlighted, key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter> . The defau lt value indica tes the maximum allowed capacity . 7. Pres s <Enter > when the Create V ol ume ite m is hi ghlight ed. This warnin g message appears. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. [ ââ ]-Changeîîîî[TAB]-Nextîîîîî[ESC]-PreviousîMenuîîîîî[Enter]-Select Name: RAID Level: Disks: StripîSize: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A XX.X GB Create Volume WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 8. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or <N> to go back to Create V olume menu.
5-34 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 10) T o create a RAID 10 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 10(RAID0 1) , then press <Enter>. 4 When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to conîgure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears. 5 Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection. 6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array , then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 64 KB. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. Name: RAID Level: Disks: StripîSize: Capacity: Volume10 RAID10(RAID0 1) Select Disks 128KB XXX.X GB Create Volume [ ââ ]-Changeîîîî[TAB]-Nextîîîîî[ESC]-PreviousîMenuîîîîî[Enter]-Select TIP : We recommen d a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press <Enter> when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity .
ASUS P5BV -M 5-35 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) T o create a RAID 5 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to go back to the Create V olume menu. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. Name: RAID Level: Disks: StripîSize: Capacity: Volume5 RAID5(Parity) Select Disks 64KB 0.0 GB Create Volume [ ââ ]-Changeîîîî[TAB]-Nextîîîîî[ESC]-PreviousîMenuîîîîî[Enter]-Select 8. Pre ss < Enter > whe n th e Cr eate V olum e it em i s hig hlig hted. T his w arnin g message appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 5 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5(Parity) , then press <Enter>.
5-36 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 4. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to conîgure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears. [ SELECT DISKS ] [ ââ ]-Previous/Nextîî[SPACE]-Selectsîî[ENTER]-SelectionîComplete PortîDriveîModelîîîîîîîîîSerialî#îîîîîîîîîîîSizeîStatus 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume. 5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection. 6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array , then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 64 KB. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to go back to the Create V olume menu. TIP : We recommen d a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter> when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity . 8. Pres s <Enter > when the Create V ol ume ite m is hi ghlight ed. This warnin g message appears.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-37 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set 2. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete, then press <Del>. This window appears. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0î RAIDX(xxxxx)î Xî îXXX.XGBî Normalî îîîîîYesî [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive(s) and cause any member disks to become available as non-RAID disks. WARNING: EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON-RECOVERABLE. [ ââ ]-Selectîîîîîîî[<ESC>]-PreviousîMenuîîîîîî[<Del>]-DeleteîVolume 3. Press <�> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu; otherwise, press <N> to return to the Delete V olume menu. ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! AreîyouîsureîyouîwantîtoîdeleteîvolumeîâVolumeXâ?î(Y/N): [ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ] T ake caution when deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID V olume , then press <Enter> to display this screen.
5-38 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.3.7 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager utility T o exit the utility: 1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, then press <Enter>. This window appears. Areîyouîsureîyouîwantîtoîexit?î(Y/N): [ CONFIRM EXIT ] 2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu. 5.3.6 Resetting Disks to Non-RAID 2. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset, then press <Space> to select. 3. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A conîrmation message appears. 4. Press <Y> to reset the drive or press <N> to return to the utility main menu. 5. Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives. [ RESET RAID DATA ] Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks. By removing these structures, the drive will revert back to a non-RAID disk. WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost. PortîDriveîModelîîîîîîîîîSerialî#îîîîîîîîîîîSizeîStatus 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Member Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset. [ ââ ]-Previous/Nextîî[SPACE]-Selectsîî[ENTER]-SelectionîComplete Take caut ion before you reset a RAID volu me HD D to non-RA ID. Resett ing a RAID volu me H DD de letes all inte rnal RAID stru cture on t he dr ive. T o reset a RAID set hard disk drive: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID, then press <Enter> to display this screen.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-39 5.3.8 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 sets. Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SA T A hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as âDegradedâ during POST . Y ou can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non-RAID disks. T o rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk: 1. At the prompt, press <Ctrl> <I> to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID conîguration. 2. If there is a non-RAID SA T A Hard Disk available, the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID. Press <Enter> , then use up/dow n arrow keys to selec t the destinatio n disk or press <ESC> to exit. Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 3. The utilty immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to âRebuildâ. DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED âDegradedâ volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system. Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit): Port Drive Model Serial# Size 3HDS722580VLSA80 VN6Bxxxx 76.7GB [ ]- Previous/Next [Enter]- Selects [ESC]- Exit
5-40 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 4. Exit the RAID conîguration utility and reboot the system. 5. Sel ect S tart > Prog rams > I ntel Mat rix Stor age > In tel Matr ix S torag e Console or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon to load the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager utility . 6. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Matrix Storage Console. 7. From the V olumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status. When înished, the status is changed to âNormalâ. Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk If any of the SA T A hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system disp lays the statu s of the RAID volu me as âDe graded â durin g POST . Y ou may repla ce the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array . T o rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk: 1. Remove the failed SA T A hard disk and install a new SA T A hard disk of the same speciîcation into the same SA T A Port. 5.3.9 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility Y ou can set the boot prior ity sequen ce in the BIOS for your RAID array s when creati ng multi-RAID using the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager . T o set the boot array in the BIOS: 2. Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section âRebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID diskâ. Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 1. Reboot the sys tem and p ress <Del> to enter the BIOS setup ut ility duri ng POST . 2. Go to the Boot menu and select the option Boot Device Priority. 3. Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. 4. From the Exit menu, select Exit & Save Changes, then press <Enter>. 5. When the conîrmation window appears, select OK , then press <Enter>. Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-41 5.4 Global Array Manager Y ou may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows ® operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD. Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details.
6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-1 6.2 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 6-1 1 6.3 VGA driver installation............................................................... 6-13 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 6-15
ASUS P5BV -M 6-1 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array . This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk Y ou may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet. A îoppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® 2003 or Red Hat ® Enterprise ver . 3.0/SuSE operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. Y ou can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support CD). T o create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment: 1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer , then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. Select the optical drive as the îrst boot priority to boot from the support CD. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Restart the computer . 5. Press any key when prompted to boot from CD. The Makedisk menu appears. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Press any key to boot from CDROM... 6. Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
6-2 Chapter 6: Driver installation ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver ICH7R LSI RAID Driver Broadcom ASF Firmware Update 7. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density îoppy disk to the folppy disk drive. 8. Press <Enter>. 9. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-3 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS During Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® 2000/2003 Server installation CD. The Windows ® 2000/2003 Setup starts. 2. Press <F6> when the message â Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver ...â appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. When prompted, press <S> to specify an additional device.
6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the îoppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press <Enter>. L S I L o g i c S A TA R A I D Select âLSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAIDâ for Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows 2003 Server OS from the list, then press <Enter>. For 64bit Windows 2003 Server OS, please select âLSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID ( Intel IA32E )â item.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-5 Intel Matrix Storage Select âIntel(R) 82801GR/GH SA T A RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)â f or I nt el M at r ix S to r ag e R A ID mo d e f r om t he l is t, t he n p r es s < E nt e r> . I f yo u c on fi gu r ed S A T A as A HC I M od e i n t he B IO S s et up ut il it y o f I DE Conîguration, îrst install the Intel SA T A AHCI Driver during windows setup. Then, select the âI ntel(R) 82801GR /GH SA T A AHCI Control ler (Desk top ICH7RDH)â from the list. Refer to section â6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver diskâ to create the Intel SA T A Driver for windows system. 6. The Windows ® 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press <Enter> to continue installation. 7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.
6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button. 7. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the îoppy disk drive. 9. Select the option âSearch for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)â, then click Next. 10. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. When found, click Next to install the drivers. 1 1. Click Finish after the driver installation is done. T o an existing Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS T o install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer , then log in with Administrator privileges. 2. Windows ® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window . Click Cancel. 3. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows ® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 4. Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-7 T o verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows ® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the â â sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers. The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID or Intel ® 8201 GR/GH SA T A RAID items should appear . 4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select Properties from the menu. 5. Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers. 6. Click OK when înished.
6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation Red Hat ® Enterprise T o install the Intel ® ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® Installation CD. 2. At the boot:, type linuxîddî, then press <Enter>.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-9 4. Select fd0 using the <T ab> key when asked to select the driver disk source. Press <T ab> to move the cursor to OK, then press <Enter>. 3. Select Y es using the <T ab> key when asked if you have the driver disk. Press <Enter>
6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select Y es , then install the additional RAID controller drivers. 7. Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation. 5. When prompted, insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the îoppy disk drive, select OK, then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-1 1 SuSE Linux T o install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS: 1. Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD. 2. Select Installation from the Boot Options menu, then press <Enter>. 3. A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk. Press <F6>. For SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 SP1 operating syste m, do not use OS bundled driver , otherwise your computer may become unstable due to OS limitation.
6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. When prompted, insert the RAID driver disk to the îoppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. When prompted, select the îoppy disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium, select OK, then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-13 6.2 LAN driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver . 6.2.1 Windows ® 2000/2003 Server T o install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver on a Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . ⢠Win do ws ® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window . Click Cancel to close this window . ⢠If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the île ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double- click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. 3. Click the Broadcom BCM5721 Driver option to begin installation. 4. Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears. Follow screen instructions to continue installation.
6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.2.2 Red Hat ® Enterprise ver . 3.0 Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom 5721 LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat Enterprise ver . 3.0 operating system. Building the driver Install îrst the Kernel Development tools before building the driver from the T AR île. T o build the driver from the T AR île: 1. Create a directory and extract the T AR îles: tarîxvzfîbcm5700-<version>.tar.gz 2. Bui ld t he dr iver bcm 5700 .o a s a l oada ble modu le f or th e ru nnin g ke rnel : cd bcm5700-<version>/src make 3. T est the driver by loading it: insmod bcm5700.o 4. Install the driver and man page: make install 5. Refer to Red Hat distribution documentation to conîgure the network protocol and address
ASUS P5BV -M 6-15 6.3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Graphics driver . 6.3.1 Windows ® 2003 Server Y ou need to manually install the XGI Graphics driver on a Windows ® 2003 Server operating system. T o install the XGI Graphicsdriver: 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . Windows ® automatically detects the VGA controller and displays a New Hardware Found window . Click Cancel to close this window . 3. Cl ic k th e i te m XGI VOLARI Z9s fr om t he D ri ver s me nu . 4. The XGI VOLARI Z9s window appears. Click Ne xt . Follow screen instructions to complete installation.
6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 6.4.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the île ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double-click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. 6.4.2 Drivers menu The Dri vers menu sho ws t he av aila ble devi ce d river s if the sys tem detec ts i nsta lled dev ices . Ins tall the nec essa ry dr iver s to act ivat e the dev ices . The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. 6.3.2 Red Hat enterprise The Red Hat Enterprise operating system automatically recognizes the XGI Graphics driver during system installation. There is no need to install an additional driver(s) to support the onboard VGA.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-17 6.4.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring application. Click on an item to install. 6.4.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.
6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.4.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. � ou can also înd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
A Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conîguring the motherboard.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary A A.1 P5BV -M block diagram ................................................................... A-1
ASUS P5BV -M A-1 A.1 P5BV-M block diagram
A-2 Appendix A: Reference information
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iii Contents Notices ....................................................................................................... viii Safety information ...................................................................................... ix About this guide .......................................................................................... x T ypography ................................................................................................. xi P5BV -M speciîcations summary ............................................................. xii P5BV -M Series speciîcations summary ................................................. xiv Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-1 1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2 1.4.1 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-3 2.2.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-5 2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-5 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ................................ 2-8 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-10 2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-1 1 2.4.1 Overview ........................................................................2-1 1 2.4.2 Memory conîgurations ...................................................2-1 1 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-13 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-13 2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-14 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-14 2.5.2 Conîguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-14
iv Contents 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-15 2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot ...................................................... 2-16 2.5.5 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-16 2.6 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-17 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-20 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-20 2.7.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-21 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the îrst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer .......................................................... 3-2 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function .................................... 3-2 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch .............................. 3-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable îoppy disk ....................................... 4-1 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 4-2 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 4-5 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-7 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 4-8 4.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 4-8 4.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 4-8 4.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 4-9 4.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................. 4-9 4.2.6 Conîguration îelds ......................................................... 4-9 4.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................... 4-9 4.2.8 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 4-9 4.2.9 General help ................................................................... 4-9 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-10 4.3.1 System T ime [xx:xx:xx] ................................................. 4-10 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ....................................... 4-10 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] ................................. 4-10 4.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SA T A1, SA T A 2, SA T A3, SA T A4 ...............................................................4-1 1
v Contents 4.3.5 IDE Conîguration .......................................................... 4-12 4.3.6 System Information ....................................................... 4-13 4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-14 4.4.1 USB Conîguration ........................................................ 4-14 4.4.2 Remote Access Conîguration ....................................... 4-16 4.4.3 T rusted Computing ........................................................ 4-17 4.4.4 MPS Conîguration ........................................................ 4-17 4.4.5 CPU Conîguration ........................................................ 4-18 4.4.6 Chipset Conîguration ................................................... 4-19 4.4.7 Onboard Devices Conîguration .................................... 4-21 4.4.8 PCI PnP ........................................................................ 4-22 4.5 Power Conîguration .................................................................. 4-23 4.5.1 APM Conîguration ........................................................ 4-24 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 4-25 4.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-27 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 4-27 4.6.2 Boot Settings Conîguration .......................................... 4-28 4.6.3 Security ......................................................................... 4-29 4.7 Exit menu .................................................................................... 4-32 Chapter 5: RAID conîguratio n 5.1 Setting up RAID ........................................................................... 5-1 5.1.1 RAID deînitions .............................................................. 5-1 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 5-2 5.1.4 RAID conîguration utility ................................................. 5-2 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility ......................... 5-3 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set .................................... 5-4 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set ................................................. 5-10 5.2.3 Adding ot viewing a RAID conîguration ........................ 5-14 5.2.4 Initializing the logical drives .......................................... 5-17 5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 5-22 5.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 5-24 5.2.7 Deleting a RAID conîguration ....................................... 5-27
vi 5.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 5-25 5.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache .............................................. 5-29 5.3 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................. 5-30 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (stripe) ....................................... 5-31 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirror) ...................................... 5-33 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (strip mirror) ........................... 5-34 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) ....................................... 5-35 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 5-37 5.3.6 Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 5-38 5.3.7 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager ................... 5-38 5.3.8 Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 5-39 5.3.9 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 5-40 5.4 Global Array Manager ................................................................ 5-41 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-1 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 6-1 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 6-4 6.2 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 6-13 6.2.1 Windows ® 2000/2003 Server ........................................ 6-13 6.3 VGA driver installation............................................................... 6-15 6.3.1 Windows ® 2003 Server ................................................. 6-15 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 6-16 6.4.1 Running the support CD ............................................... 6-16 6.4.2 Drivers menu ................................................................. 6-16 6.4.3 Management Software menu ........................................ 6-17 6.4.4 Utilities menu ................................................................ 6-17 6.4.5 Contact information ....................................................... 6-18 Appendix A: Reference information P5BV -M block diagram ................................................................... A-1
vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ⢠This device may not cause harmful interference, and ⢠This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturerâs instructions, 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 receiver . ⢠Connect the equipment to 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. Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modiîcations to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the userâs authority to operate this equipment.
viii Safety information Electrical safety ⢠T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. ⢠When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. ⢠Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged. ⢠Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. ⢠Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company . ⢠If the power supply is broken, do not try to îx it by yourself. Contact a qualiîed service technician or your retailer . Operation safety ⢠Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. ⢠Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately . ⢠T o avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry . ⢠Avoid dust, humidity , and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. ⢠Place the product on a stable surface. ⢠If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualiîed service technician or your retailer . The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment, Mercury-containing button cell battery ) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
ix About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conîguring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: ⢠Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. ⢠Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard. ⢠Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system. ⢠Chapter 4: BIOS setup T ells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. ⢠Chapter 5: RAID conîguration Provides information on RAID conîgurations for this motherboard. ⢠Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID and LAN driver installation for this motherboard. ⢠Appendix: Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conîguring the motherboard. Where to înd more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. Optional documentation Y our product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty îyers, that may have been added by your dealer . These documents are not part of the standard package.
x Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase. <Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key . Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or Return key . <Key1> <Key2> <Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously , the key names are linked with a plus sign ( ). Example: <Ctrl> <Alt> <Del> Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: format A:/S DANGER/W ARNING : Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. NOTE: T ips and additional information to help you complete a task. IMPORT ANT : Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
xi P5BV-M speciî¿cations summary (continued on the next page) Processor / System Bus 1 * Socket LGA775 Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 3000 sequence Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 3200 sequence Dual Core/Quad Core FSB 800/1066/1333MHz EM64T , EIST , VT Core Logic Intel® 3200 Memory Contoller Hub (MCH) Intel® ICH7R I/O Controller HUB (ICH) Form Factor u A TX, 9.6â * 9.6â ASUS Features Smart Fan Smart Fan I- Thermal Cruise Mode Rack Ready (Rack and Pedestal dual use) V ASWM2.0 V Memory T otal Slots 4 (2-channel) Capacity Maximum up to 8GB Memory T ype DDR2 667 / 800 Unbuffered , ECC / Non ECC Memory Size 256MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2GB Expansion Slots (follow SSI Loacation #) T otal PCI/PCI- X/PCI-E Slots 4 Slot Loacation 4 1 * PCI 32bit/33 MHz Slot Loacation 5 1 * PCI 32bit/33 MHz Slot Loacation 6 1 * PCI-E x8 (x8 link, PCIE2 slot) Slot Loacation 7 1 * PCI-E x8 (x4 link, PCIE1 slot) Additional Slot 1 1 * SO-DIMM socket for optional ASMB3- SOL/ASMB3-iKVM Storage IDE Controller Intel® ICH7R: 1 * IDE support UltraA T A 33 / 66 / 100 SA T A Controller Intel® ICH7R: 4 SA T A2 300MB/s ports Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows only) (Support software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5) LSI® MegaRAID (for Linux/Windows) (Support software RAID 0, 1& 10) Networking LAN 2 * Broadcom® BCM5721 PCI-E GbE LAN
xii P5BV-M speciî¿cations summary Graphic VGA XGI® Z9s DDR2 32MB Onboard I/O Connectors Floppy Connector 1 PSU Connector 24-pin A TX power connector 4-pin A TX 12V power connector Management Connector 1* SO-DIMM socket for optional ASMB3-SOL/ ASMB3-iKVM USB Connectors 1 (support 2 USB ports) Fan Header 3 * 4pin System panel connector 1 TPM connector 1 Auxiliary panel connector 1 Serial Port Header 1 Rear I/O Connectors External Serial Port 1 External USB Port 2 VGA Port 1 RJ-45 2 RJ-45 for iKVM 1 PS/2 KB/Mouse 1 Management Solution Software ASWM2.0 Out of Band Remote Management Optional (ASMB3-SOL/ASMB3-iKVM) Monitoring CPU T emperature V F AN RPM V EMI US (FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B) V Europe (CE, EN55022 & EN55024) V Environment Operation temperature: 10â ~ 35â Non operation temperature: -40â ~ 70â Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing) *Speciîcations are subject to change without notice.
1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ........................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................................................. 1-2
ASUS P5BV -M 1-1 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P5BV -M motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below . 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer . P5BV -M Retail Pack P5BV -M Bulk Pack Cables Serial A T A signal cable 4 - Serial A T A power cable 2 - 2-in-1 Floppy/Ultra A T A disk drive cable 1 - SA T A to SAS cable - - Accessories I/O shield 1 10 Application CD Support CD 1 10 Documentation User guide 1 10 Packing Quantity Motherboard 3 pieces per Carton 10 pieces per Carton 1.3 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS T echnical Support team, you must take note of the motherboard's serial number containing 12 characters xxM0Axxxxxxx shown as the îgure below . With the correct serial number of the produ ct, ASUS T echnical Support team members can then offer a quicker and satisfying solution to your problems. xxM0Axxxxxxx P5BV -M Made in China åæ ¼
1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket that supports Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo, Intel ® Xeon ® 3000/3200 series Dual- Core/Quad-Core processors with 1333/1066/800 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel ® Hyper-Threading T echnology and is fully compatible with Intel ® O6, 05B/05A or 04B/04A processors. Intel ® EM64T The motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPUs with the Intel ® EM64T (Extended Memory 64 T echnology). The Intel ® EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efîcient computing. E n h a n c e d I n t e l S p e e d S t e p ® Te c h n o l o g y ( E I S T ) The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST) intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement. Intel ® 3200 and Intel ® ICH7R chipset The Intel ® 3200 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the Intel ® ICH7R (I/O controller hub) provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. Th e MC H pr ov id es th e pr oc es so r, d ua l-c ha nn el D DR 2- 667/800 m em ory , an d PC I Ex pr es s in te rf ace s. T he I CH 7R i s a ne w g en er at io n se rv er c las s I/ O co nt ro ll er h ub th at pr ov id es t he i nte rf ac e fo r PC I 2. 3, USB 2 .0 , an d SA TA a mo ng ot he rs . DDR2 memory support Th e mo th er bo ar d s up po rt s DD R2 memory which features data transfer rates of up to 800 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest server applications. The dual-channel memory architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12.8 GB/s. PCI Express⢠interface Th e mo th er bo ar d f ul ly s up po rt s PC I Exp re ss , the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI or PCI-X speciîcations.
ASUS P5BV -M 1-3 Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to provide a total solution for your networking needs. The onboard Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit LAN controllers use the PCI Express interface and could achieve network throughput close to Gigabit bandwidth. Serial A T A II technology The mot herbo ard supp orts the Seri al A TA II technology through the Serial A T A interfaces controlled by the Intel ® ICH7R. The SA T A speciîcation allows for thinner , more îexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. IR The LSI Logic Integrated RAID solution provides cost beneîts for the server or workstation market where the extra performance, storage capacity , and/or redundancy of a RAID conîguration are required. The two components of Integrated RAID are: Integrated Mirroring (IM), which provides features of RAID 1 and RAID 1E (RAID 1 Enhanced). RAID 1E is also called Mirroring Enhanced (IME). Integrated Striping (IS), which provides features of RAID 0. By simplifying the IM and the IS conîguration options and by providing îrmware support in its host adapters, LSI Logic can offer the Integrated RAID solution at a lower cost than a hardware RAID implementation. ⢠â¢
1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Fusion-MPTî îrmware supports IM and IS volumes. � ou can conîgure IM and IS î îrmware supports IM and IS volumes. � ou can conîgure IM and IS îrmware supports IM and IS volumes. � ou can conîgure IM and IS volumes together on the same LSI Logic SAS controller . Built-in SA T A RAID solution The Intel ® ICH7R allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 conîguration for SA T A hard disk drives via the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager (under Windows Operating System) or the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility (no RAID 5). USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 speciîcation, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. T emperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in the Winbond hardware monitor) to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components. 1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 3 The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB îash disk containing the BIOS île. ASUS MyLogo2⢠This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos. ASUS Smart Fan technology I The ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efîcient operation.
2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.
ASUS P5BV -M Series Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ........................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview .................................................................... 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................... 2-8 2.4 System memory ........................................................................... 2-15 2.5 Expansion slots ............................................................................ 2-17 2.6 Jumpers ....................................................................................... 2-20 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................... 2-24
ASUS P5BV -M 2-1 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. 2.1 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. ⢠Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. ⢠Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity . ⢠Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. ⢠Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component. ⢠Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the A TX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply . Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, or components, or all of the above articles. P5BV -M Onboard LED ® P5BV-M SB_PWR1 OFF Powered Off ON Standby Power
2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information ® P5BV -M 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conîguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard îts into it. T o optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install it in an uA TX compliant chassis. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage to the motherboard components. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below . 2.2.2 Screw holes Place eight (8) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis
ASUS P5BV -M 2-3 2.2.3 Motherboard layout P5BV -M Layout 24.5cm (9.6in) 24.5cm (9.6in) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module) PCI3 PCIE1 PCIE2 PCI4 Super I/O FRNT_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 REAR_FAN1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power AU X _P AN E L1 FLOPPY1 SB_PWR1 RECOVERY1 ® P5BV -M PS/2KBMS T : Mouse B: Keyboard LAN_USB12 LAN1 VGA1 COM1 LAN2 LGA775 CHAFAN_SET1 RAID_SEL1 HDLED1 TP M 1 ATX12V1 EA TXPWR1 CPUFAN_SET1 BUZZ1 PRI_IDE1 USB34 SAT A3 SAT A1 SAT A2 SAT A4 CLRTC1 P A NE L 1 ASMB3 COM2 8Mb BIOS BCM 5721 BCM 5721 Intel 3200 MCH Intel ICH7R ICH XGI Z9s Qimonda 0706 ICS 9LPRS918BKL ISL 6312
2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Layout contents R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s P a g e 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2-26 2. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 2-26 3. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 2-26 4. Serial (COM1) port 2-26 5. VGA port 2-26 6. Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN1_LAN2 2-26 7. LAN (RJ-45) port for ASMB 3-iKVM 2-26 S l o t s / S o c k e t s P a g e 1. CPU socket 2-9 2. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-16 3. PCI/PCI Express slots 2-21 J u m p e r s P a g e 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 2-23 2. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 2-24 3. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) 2-24 4. Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUFAN_SET1 and CHAFAN_SET1) 2-25 I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s P a g e 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) 2-27 2. ICH7R primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) 2-28 3. Black Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) 2-29 4 USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) 2-31 5. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) 2-31 6. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN1) 2-32 7. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 2-32 8. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V1) 2-33 9. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) 2-34 10. CPU, Rear, and Front fan connectors (CPU_FAN1, 4-pin FRNT_FAN1, 4-pin REAR_FAN1) 2-35 11. Auxiliary Panel connector (20-pin AUX_Panel1) 2-36 12. TPM connector (20-pin TPM) 2-37
ASUS P5BV -M 2-5 2.3.1 Installing the CPU T o install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 and Intel Xeon Dual-Core/Quad-Core processors. Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left. ⢠Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. ⢠Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket. ⢠The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/ incorrect removal of the PnP cap. P5BV -M CPU Socket 775 ® P5BV-M
2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and foreînger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (B). 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket. The socket alignment key should ît into the CPU notch. 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. T o prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU. A B Load lever Retention tab Load plate PnP cap 4A 4B 3 Gold triangle mark Alignment key CPU notch
ASUS P5BV -M 2-7 The CPU îts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. A B
2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector . 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. T o install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard. ⢠When you buy a boxed Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor , the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly . ⢠Y our Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push-pin design and requires no tool to install. ⢠If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly , make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly . ⢠Make sure that you use Intel ® -certiîed multi-directional heatsink and fan only . ⢠Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly . Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove pointing outward.
ASUS P5BV -M 2-9 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN1. 2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. A A B B ⢠Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector . ⢠If there is only one CPU fan cable, connect it to the connector labeled CPU F AN1. Failure to do so may cause hardware monitoring errors. Set the CPU fan pin selection jumper to use a 3-pin or 4-pin fan cable plug. Refer to â2.6 Jumpersâ for details. A A B B 1 1 P5BV -M CPU Fan Connector ® P5BV-M GND F ANPWR2 CPU_F AN1 F AN PWM
2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan T o uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. B A A A B B B A 4. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand-alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation.
ASUS P5BV -M 2-1 1 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. The îgure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: 2.4.2 Memory conîgurations Y ou may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non-ECC DDR2-667/800 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. ⢠Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency . For optimum compatibility , we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor . Refer to the DDR2 Qualiîed V endors List on the ASUS web site. ⢠When installing one or two DIMMs, install the DIMM(s) to the blue slots (DIMM_A2/DIMM_B2). ⢠Three DDR2 DIMMs intalled into any three memory sockets will function in dual-channel Asymmetric mode. P5BV -M 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets ® P5BV-M DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A1 112 Pins 128 Pins
2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information Recommended memory conîgurations Mode Single channel Dual channel Dual channel mode interleaved mode asymmetic mode Number of memories 1 1 2 4* 3 4* DIMM socket DIMM_A1 V V V DIMM_A2 V V V V V DIMM_B1 V V DIMM_B2 V V V V V ⢠When the total size of memory module(s) installed per channel is the same (A1 A2=B1 B2), the system will run in Dual Channel Interleaved mode which provides optimum performance. ⢠When the total size of each channel is not the same (A1 A2â B1 B2), the system will run in Dual Channel Asymmetric mode.
ASUS P5BV -M 2-13 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. T o install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. ⢠A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it îts in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. ⢠The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. DO NOT install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets. Support the DIMM lightly with your îngers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it îips out with extra force. DDR2 DIMM notch 1 2 3 2 1 DDR2 DIMM notch 1
2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). 3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw for later use. 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press îrmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier . 6. Replace the system cover . 2.5.2 Conîguring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, conîgure it by adjusting the software settings. 1. T urn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any . See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage to the motherboard components. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support âShare IRQâ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conîicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details.
ASUS P5BV -M 2-15 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments I R Q P r i o r i t y S t a n d a r d F u n c t i o n 0 - System Timer 1 - Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard 3 - Communications Port (COM2) 4 - Communications Port (COM1) 6 - Standard Floppy Disk Controller 8 - System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9 - Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System 12 - Microsoft PS/2 Mouse 13 - Numeric Data Processor 5 - SM Bus Controller 16 - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet 16 - PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge 16 - PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge 16 - PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge 17 - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #2 17 - PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge 18 - Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 19 - Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller 19 - Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Contrller 23 - Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller 23 - Standard Universal PCI to USB Host Controller * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. Standard interrupt assignments
2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information D e s c r i p t i o n I N T A I N T B I N T C N T D R E Q # G N T # PCI-3 PIRQF# PIRQG# PIRQH# PIRQE# REQ0 GNT0 PCI-4 PIRQG# PIRQH# PIRQE# PIRQF# REQ1 GNT1 USB UHCI Controller 1 PIRQH# USB UHCI Controller 2 PIRQD# USB UHCI Controller 3 PIRQC# USB EHCI Controller PIRQH# Onboard LAN1 PIRQA# Onboard LAN2 PIRQB# Onboard VGA PIRQF# PCI Bus Number , IDSEL, and IRQ assignments 2.5.5 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI 2.2 speciîcations. The îgure shows a LAN card installed on a 32-bit PCI slot. 2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x8 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with PCI Express 1.0a speciîcations. PCI Express x8 slot
ASUS P5BV -M 2-17 2.6 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. T o erase the RTC RAM: 1. T urn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the onboard battery . 3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2. 4. Re-install the battery . 5. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer . 6. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLR TC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! P5BV -M Clear RTC RAM ® P5BV-M CLRTC1 Normal (Default) Clear CMOS 1 2 2 3
2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. RAID controller selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) T hi s j u m pe r a l l ow s y o u t o s e l ec t t h e R A ID c on î gu r a ti o n u t il i ty t o u se w he n y o u c re a te d is k a r r ay s . P l ac e t h e j u mp e r c a ps o ve r p i n s 1 -2 i f y ou w an t t o us e t h e LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility (default); otherwise, place the jumper caps to pins 2-3 to use the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager . 3. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVER Y1) This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS when it gets corrupted. T o update the BIOS: 1. Prepare a îoppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard (xxxx-xxx.ROM) and the AFUDOS.EXE utility . 2. Set the jumper to pins 2-3. 3. Insert the îoppy disk then turn on the system to update the BIOS. 4. Shut down the system. 5. Set the jumper back to pins 1-2. 6. T urn on the system. P5BV -M RAID_SEL1 Setting ® P5BV-M 2 3 1 2 RAID_SEL1 LSI RAID ROM (Default) INTEL RAID ROM P5BV -M BIOS Recovery Setting ® P5BV-M 2 3 1 2 RECOVERY1 (Default) Normal BIOS recovery
ASUS P5BV -M 2-19 4. Fan mode setting (3-pin CPUF AN_SET1 and CHAF AN_SET1) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or a 4-pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan or Chasis fan connectors Set these jumpers to pins 1-2 Short PWM mode if you are using a 4-pin fan cable plug, or to pins 2-3 Short DC mode if you are using a 3-pin plug. P5BV -M Fan Mode Setting ® P5BV-M 1 2 1 2 CPUF AN_SET1 (Default) PWM Mode DC Mode 2 3 CHAF AN_SET1 (Default) PWM Mode DC Mode 2 3
2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors A C T / L I N K L E D S P E E D L E D S t a t u s D e s c r i p t i o n S t a t u s D e s c r i p t i o n OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT/LINK LED 1 8 5 6 4 2 7 3 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Lan port for ASMB3 IKVM . 3. Dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet connections LAN1_LAN2. These ports allow Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. (The left one is LAN1, the right one is LAN2 w/i ASF function.) 4. VGA port . This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. 5. Serial (COM1) port. This 9-pin communication port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 6. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 7. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3
ASUS P5BV -M 2-21 2.7.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector is for the provided Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector , then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the îoppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. P5BV -M F loppy Disk Drive Connector ® P5BV-M NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN1 FLOPPY1
2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. ICH7R primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) Thi s co nnect or i s fo r an Ult ra DM A 10 0/66 sig nal cable . Th e Ul tra DMA 100/66 signal cable has three connectors: a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the motherboard, a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE slave device (optical drive/hard disk drive), and a gray connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE master device (hard disk drive). If you install two hard disk drives, you must conîgure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly . Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. ⢠Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector . This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. ⢠Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices. P5BV -M IDE Connector ® P5BV-M NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PRI_IDE1 P I N 1
ASUS P5BV -M 2-23 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4,) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives. If you installed Serial A T A hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0 1, and RAID 5 conîguration using the Intel ® Matrix Storage T echnology or RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 conîguration using the LSI MegaRAID ® utility embedded in the Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge. Thes e co nnect ors a re se t ID E mod e by defa ult. In ID E mod e, y ou ca n con nect Seri al A TA bo ot/da ta ha rd d isk d rives to these conn ector s. I f you inte nd t o cre ate a Se rial ATA RAID set u sing thes e con nect ors, set t he Conîgure SA T A as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section â4.3.5 IDE Conîgurationâ for details. Important notes on Serial A T A ⢠Use only two Serial A T A RAID connectors for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. P5BV -M SA T A Connectors ® P5BV-M S A T A 1 S A T A 3 S A T A 2 S A T A 4 GN D RS A T A_T XP 1 RS A T A_T XN 1 GN D RS A T A_R XP 1 RS A T A_R XN 1 GN D GN D RS A T A_T XP 2 RS A T A_T XN 2 GN D RS A T A_R XP 2 RS A T A_R XN 2 GN D GN D RS A T A_T XP 3 RS A T A_T XN 3 GN D RS A T A_R XP 3 RS A T A_R XN 3 GN D GN D RS A T A_T XP 4 RS A T A_T XN 4 GN D RS A T A_R XP 4 RS A T A_R XN 4 GN D
2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. This USB connector complies with USB 2.0 speciîcation that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. The USB port module is purchased separately . 5. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The Serial port module is purchased separately . P5BV -M USB 2.0 Connector ® P5BV-M USB 5V USB_P4- USB_P4 GND NC USB 5V USB_P3- USB_P3 GN D USB34 P5BV -M COM Port Connector ® P5BV-M PIN 1 COM2
ASUS P5BV -M 2-25 7. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The read or write activities of any device connected to the SCSI connectors or the SA T A connectors cause this LED to light up. 6. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_F AN1) The fan conn ecto r su ppor ts co oling fan of 350 mA ~ 740 mA (8.88 W max.) or a total of 2.1 A ~ 4.44 A (53.28 W max.) at 12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector . Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufîcient air îow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! P5BV -M CPU Fan Connector ® P5BV-M GND F ANPWR2 CPU_F AN1 F AN PWM P5BV -M Card Activity LED Connector ® P5BV-M # HDLED1 1 ADD_IN_CARD_ACT # ADD_IN_CARD_ACT NC NC
2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 8. A TX po wer c on ne ct or s (2 4- pi n EA TX PW R1 , 4-pin A TX12V1) T h e s e c on ne ct o r s a r e f o r SS I po w e r s u p p l y p l ug s. T h e p o w e r s u p p ly p lu g s a r e d e s i g n e d to î t t h e s e c o n n ec to rs i n o n l y o n e or ie nt a t i o n . F i n d t he p ro p e r o r i e n t a t io n a n d p u s h do wn î r m l y u n t i l t he c o n n e c t o r s c o m pl et el y î t . ⢠Use of an A TX 12 V Speciîcation 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) that provides a minimum power of 450 W is recommended for a fully- conîgured system. ⢠Do not forget to connect the 4-pin or 8-pin A TX 12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot up. ⢠We recommend that you use a P SU wi th a hi ghe r po wer o ut put w he n co nî gur in g a s ys tem w it h m or e pow er co ns um ing d ev ice s. T he sy st em ma y be co me un sta bl e or ma y not b oo t u p if th e pow er i s i na de qua te . ⢠Y ou must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices. P5BV -M A TX Power Connector ® P5BV-M 3 V olts 3 V olts Ground 5 V olts 5 V olts Ground Ground Power OK 5V Standby 12 V olts -5 V olts 5 V olts 3 V olts -12 V olts Ground Ground Ground PSON# Ground 5 V olts 12 V olts 3 V olts 5 V olts Ground EA TXPWR1 A TX12V1 12 V D C G ND 12 V D C G ND
ASUS P5BV -M 2-27 The system panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. P5BV -M System Panel Connector ® P5BV-M P ANEL1 MLED- GND NC POWERBTN# 5V GND GND NC POWERLED HDLED GND HDLED- POWERLED- MLED NMIBTN# GND RESETBTN# SPKROUT GND 1 3 4 2 6 5 9. System panel connector (20-1 pin P ANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. 1. System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector . The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. 2. Message LED (Brown 2-pin MLED) This connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front message LED. The message LED indicates the booting status. The LED blinks when the system is in the boot process until the operating system is loaded. 3. System warning speaker (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker . The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. 4. Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector . The IDE LED lights up or îashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. 5. A TX power button/soft-off button (Light Green 2-pin PWRSW) This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF . 6. Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power .
2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 10. CPU, Rear , and Front fan connectors (CPU_F AN1, 4-pin FRNT_F AN1, 4-pin REAR_F AN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 3.48 A (41.76 W max.) at 12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector . Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufîcient air îow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! P5BV -M Fan Connectors ® P5BV-M GND F ANPWR2 GND F ANPWR2 F AN PWM CPU_F AN1 REAR_F AN1 GND F ANPWR2 F AN PWM FRNT_F AN1 F AN PWM
ASUS P5BV -M 2-29 1 1. System panel auxiliary connector (20-2pin AUX_P ANEL1) This connector supports several server system functions. P5BV -M Auxiliary Panel Connector ® P5BV-M AUX_P ANEL1 I2CDA T A1 LOCA T ORLED1 5VSB LOCA T ORLED1- LAN1_LINKACTLED- LOCA T ORBTN# LAN1_LINKACTLED GND 5VSB I2CCLK1 GND GND LAN2_LINKACTLED LOCA T ORLED2- LAN2_LINKACTLED- LOCA TORLED2 CASEOPEN NC 1 2 2 5 4 3 4 1. Front panel SMB (6-1 pin FPSMB) These leads connect the front panel SMBus cable. 2. LAN activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LED, LAN2_LED) These leads are for Gigabit LAN activity LEDs on the front panel. 3 . Chassis Intrusion connector (3-pin CASEOPEN) This lead is for a chassis with an intrusion detection feature. This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event. 4. Locator LED (2-pin LOCA TORLED1 and 2-pin LOCA TORLED2) These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel. Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2-pin connector . The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed. 5 . Locator Button/Switch (2-pin LOCA TORBTN) This connector is for the locator button. This button queries the state of the system locator .
2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 12. TPM connector (20- pin TPM) This connector is used to connect a T rusted Platform Module (TPM) Card. Y ou need to install ASUS TPM card to use this feature function. The TPM module is purchased separately . P5BV -M TPM Connector ® P5BV-M TPM 3.3V AD0 PWRDW# AD1 AD2 SERIRQ# CLKRUN# NC GND PCICLK FRAME# NC PCIRST# AD3 GND 3.3VSB GND NC NC
3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the îrst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer .......................................................... 3-2
ASUS P5BV -M 3-1 3.1 Starting up for the î¿rst time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector . 5. T urn on the devices in the following order: a. Monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c. System power 6. After applying power , the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up. For systems with A TX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you press the A TX power button. If your monitor complies with âgreenâ standards or if it has a âpower standbyâ feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. The system then runs the Power-On Self-T est (POST). While the tests are running, the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power , the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. 7. At power on, hold down the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. AMI BIOS beep codes B e e p D e s c r i p t i o n E r r o r One beep Keyboard controller error Refresh Time error No master drive detected Two continuous beeps followed by Floppy controller failure two short beeps Two continuous beeps followed by Hardware component failure four short beeps
3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Powering off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® Server 2000: 1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down... 2. Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected, then click the OK button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts down. If you are using Windows ® Server 2003: 1. Click the Start button then select T urn Off Computer . 2. Click the T urn Off button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts down 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Refer to section â4.5 Power Menuâ in Chapter 4 for details
4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
Chapter summary 4 ASUS P5BV -M 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 4-10 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-13 4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-18 4.5 Power Conîguration .................................................................. 4-27 4.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-31 4.7 Exit menu .................................................................................... 4-36
ASUS P5BV -M 4-1 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable îoppy disk.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable îoppy or USB Flash disk when the BIOS île fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS île to a bootable îoppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 Creating a bootable îoppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable îoppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB îoppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows ® 2000 environment T o create a set of boot disks for Windows ® 2000: a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB îoppy disk into the drive. b. Insert the Windows ® 2000 CD to the optical drive. c. Click Start, then select Run. d. From the Open îeld, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue. Windows ® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB îoppy disk to the îoppy disk drive. b. Click Start from the Windows ® desktop, then select My Computer . c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options îeld, then click Start.
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS île in DOS environment using a bootable îoppy disk with the updated BIOS île. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS île that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Copying the current BIOS T o copy the current BIOS île using the AFUDOS utility: The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS île. 3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS île to the îoppy disk. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AM I Fi rm wa re U pda te U ti li ty - V er si on 1. 19 (A SU S V2 .0 7( 03 .11 .2 4B B) ) Cop yri ght (C ) 2 002 Am eric an Meg atr end s, Inc. Al l r igh ts res erv ed. î Readingîîashî.....îdone î Writeîtoîî¿le......îok A:\> 1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable îoppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudosî/o[î¿lename] where the [îlename] is any user-assigned îlename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main îlename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name. ⢠Make sure that the îoppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024 KB free space to save the île. ⢠The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only . The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown. Main îlename Extension name A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom 2. Co py t he o ri gi nal o r th e la te st m ot her bo ar d BI OS î le t o the b oo ta bl e îo pp y di sk.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-3 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable îoppy disk you created earlier . 3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudosî/i[î¿lename] where [îlename] is the latest or the original BIOS île on the bootable îoppy disk. Updating the BIOS île T o update the BIOS île using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) and download the latest BIOS île for the motherboard. Save the BIOS île to a bootable îoppy disk. A:\>afudos /iP5BVM.ROM Write the BIOS îlename on a piece of paper . � ou need to type the exact BIOS îlename at the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iP5BVM.ROM AM I Fi rm wa re U pda te U ti li ty - V er si on 1. 19 (A SU S V2 .0 7( 03 .11 .2 4B B) ) Cop yri ght (C ) 2 002 Am eric an Meg atr end s, Inc. Al l r igh ts res erv ed. î WARNING!!îDoînotîturnîoffîpowerîduringîîashîBIOS î Readingîî¿leî.......îdone î Readingîîashî......îdone Advance Check ...... î Erasingîîashî......îdone î Writingîîashî......î0x0008CC00î(9%) 4. The utility veriîes the île and starts updating the BIOS. Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iP5BVM.ROM AM I Fi rm wa re U pda te U ti li ty - V er si on 1. 19 (A SU S V2 .0 7( 03 .11 .2 4B B) ) Cop yri ght (C ) 2 002 Am eric an Meg atr end s, Inc. Al l r igh ts res erv ed. î WARNING!!îDoînotîturnîoffîpowerîduringîîashîBIOS î Readingîî¿leî.......îdone î Readingîîashî......îdone Advance Check ...... î Erasingîîashî......îdone î Writingîîashî......îdone î Verifyingîîashî....îdone Please restart your computer A:\> Updating the BIOS île using a USB îash drive If you have not purchased a USB îoppy disk drive, you may update the BIOS île using a USB îash drive. Format the USB îash drive to F A T16 or 32 system île before updating the BIOS. T o format the USB îash drive to a F A T32/16 system île: 1. Insert the USB îash drive to an available USB port. 2. From the Windows desktop, click Start, then select My computer. 3. Right-click the USB îash drive icon, then select Format from the menu. 4. From the File system îeld, select F A T32 or F A T16 , then click the Start button. T o update the BIOS île: 1. Copy the original or the latest BIOS île and the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) to the USB îash drive. 2. Insert the USB îash drive to an available USB port, then place the motherboard support CD to the optical drive. 3. Boot the system from the support CD, then select the FreeDOS command prompt . 4. At the DOS prompt, replace the prompt with the USB îash disk drive letter , then type: afudosî/i[î¿lename] 5. Follow the instructions in the previous section to update the BIOS île.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-5 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS île when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. � ou can update a corrupted BIOS île using the USB îash disk, or the îoppy disk that contains the updated BIOS île. ⢠Prepare the USB îash disk, or the îoppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility . ⢠Ensure that you rename the original or updated BIOS île in the îoppy disk or the USB îash disk . ⢠Visit ASUS website (www .asus.com) to download the latest BIOS île. Recovering the BIOS from the USB îash disk T o recover the BIOS from the USB îash disk: 1. Insert the USB îash disk that contains BIOS île to the USB port. 2. T urn on the system. 3. The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS île when found, the utility reads the BIOS île and starts îashing the corrupted BIOS île. 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ⢠Only the USB îash disk with F A T 32/16 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than 8GB. ⢠DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! Recovering the BIOS from a îoppy disk T o recover the BIOS from a îoppy disk: 1. T urn on the system. 2. Insert the îoppy disk with the original or updated BIOS île to the îoppy disk drive. 3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the îoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS île. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checkingîforîîoppy...
4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checkingîforîîoppy... Floppy found! Readingîî¿leîâP5BVM.ROMâ.îCompleted. Startîîashing... When found, the utility reads the BIOS île and starts îashing the corrupted BIOS île. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure!
ASUS P5BV -M 4-7 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable îrmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section â4.1 Managing and updating your BIOSâ. Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconîguring your system, or prompted to âRun Setupâ. This section explains how to conîgure your system using this utility . Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the conîguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconîgure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the îrmware hub. The îrmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility . When you start up the computer , the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Delete> during the Power-On Self-T est (POST) to enter the Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to enter Setup after POST , restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> <Alt> <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. Y ou can also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if the îrst two failed. The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys. ⢠The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability . Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu. See section â4.7 Exit Menu.â ⢠The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only , and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. ⢠Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS île for this motherboard.
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conîguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the Advanced Power Management (APM) conîguration Boot For changing the system boot conîguration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings T o select an item on the menu bar , press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 4.2.3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another . Navigation keys Sub-menu items General help Menu bar Conîguration îelds Menu items Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2004,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Useî[ENTER].î[TAB],î orî[SHIFT-TAB]îtoî selectîaîî¿eld. Useî[ ]îorî[-]îtoî conî¿gureîsystemîtime. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main îîîîAdvancedîîîîPowerîîîîîîBootîîîîExit SystemîTimeî î [11:10:19] SystemîDateî î [Tueî01/08/2002] LegacyîDisketteîAî î [1.44M,î3.5îin.] î PrimaryîIDEîMasterî :î [NotîDetected] î PrimaryîIDEîSlaveî :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî1î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî2î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî3î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî4î :î [NotîDetected] î IDEîConî¿guration System Information
ASUS P5BV -M 4-9 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the speciîc items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub-menu. T o display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>. 4.2.6 Conîguration îelds These îelds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-conîgurable, you can change the value of the îeld opposite the item. � ou cannot select an item that is not user-conîgurable. A conîgurable îeld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. T o change the value of a îeld, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options. Refer to â4.2.7 Pop-up window .â 4.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conîguration options for that item. 4.2.8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not ît on the screen. Press the Up/ Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on the screen. 4.2.9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. Main menu items SystemîTimeîîîîîîî[11:10:19] SystemîDateîîîîîîî[Tueî01/01/2002] LegacyîDisketteîAî[1.44M,î3.5îin] PrimaryîIDEîMaster:[NotîDetected] îPrimaryîIDEîSlaveîî:[NotîDetected] îThirdîIDEîMasterîîî:[NotîDetected] îThirdîIDEîSlaveîîîî:[NotîDetected] îFourthîIDEîMasterîî:[NotîDetected] îFourthîIDEîSlaveîîî:[NotîDetected] îIDEîConî¿guration System Information BIOS SETUP UTILITY îîMainîîîîAdvancedîîîîPowerîîîîîBootîîîîExit Useî[ENTER],î[TAB],î orî[SHIFT-TAB]îtoî selectîaîî¿eld. Useî[ ]îorî[-]îtoî conî¿gureîsystemî time. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10î SaveîandîExit ESCî Exit APMîConî¿guration PowerîManagement/APMî [Enabled] VideoîPowerîDownîModeî [Suspend] HardîDiskîPowerîDownîModeî [Suspend] SuspendîTimeîOut(Minute)î [Disabled] ThrottleîSlowîClockîRatioî [50%] PowerîButtonîFunctionî [On/Off] RestoreîonîACîPowerîLossî [PowerîOff] PowerîOnîbyîPS/2îKeyboardî [Disabled] PowerîOnîbyîPS/2îMouseî [Disabled] PowerîOnîRingî [Disabled] PowerîOnîPME#î [Disabled] PowerîOnîRTCîAlarmî [Disabled] Useî[ENTER],î[TAB],î orî[SHIFT-TAB]îtoî selectîaîî¿eld. Useî[ ]îorî[-]îtoî conî¿gureîsystemî time. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10î SaveîandîExit ESCî Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Scroll bar Pop-up window
4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the type of îoppy drive installed. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] Refer to section â4.2.1 BIOS menu screenâ for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2004,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. SystemîTimeî î [11:10:19] SystemîDateî î [Tueî01/08/2002] LegacyîDisketteîAî î [1.44M,î3.5îin.] î PrimaryîIDEîMasterî :î [NotîDetected] î PrimaryîIDEîSlaveî :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî1î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî2î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî3î :î [NotîDetected] î SATAî4î :î [NotîDetected] î IDEîConî¿guration System Information Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Useî[ENTER].î[TAB],î orî[SHIFT-TAB]îtoî selectîaîî¿eld. Useî[ ]îorî[-]îtoî conî¿gureîsystemîtime. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main îîîîAdvancedîîîîPowerîîîîBootîîîîExit
ASUS P5BV -M 4-1 1 4.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SA T A1, SA T A 2, SA T A3, SA T A4 The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Primary IDE Master Device : Not Detected Typeî îîî[Auto] LBA/LargeîModeî îîî[Auto] Block(Multi-SectorîTransfer)Mî [Auto] PIOîModeî îîî[Auto] DMAîModeî î [Auto] SMARTîMonitoringî îîî[Auto] 32BitîDataîTransferî îîî[Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, V endor , Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are not user-conîgurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system. T ype [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are speciîcally conîguring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (A T API Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP , LS-120, or MO drive. Conîguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector T ransfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Conîguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Conîguration options: [Auto] S M A R T M o n i t o r i n g [ A u t o ] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology . Conîguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data T ransfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Conîguration [Enhanced] Set the IDE Conîguration. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SA T A as [IDE] Set the SA T A conîguration. Conîguration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] 4.3.5 IDE Conîguration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the conîgurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to conîgure the item. IDEîConî¿guration ATA/IDEîConî¿gurationî [Enhanced] î Conî¿gureîSATAîasî [IDE] HardîDiskîWriteîProtectî î [Disabled] IDEîDetectîTimeîOutî(Sec)îî [35] ATA(PI)î80PinîCableîDetectionî [Host] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Options Disable Compatible Enabled
ASUS P5BV -M 4-13 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciîcations. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU speciîcation. System Memory Displays the auto-detected total system memory . AMIBIOS Version : 0101 Build Date : 09/26/07 Processor Typeî :î Intel(R)îCore(TM)2îCPUî6300î@î1.86GHz Speedî :î 1866MHz Count : 2 System Memory UsableîSizeî :î 512MB Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Enables or disables the device write protection. This will be ef fective only if device is accessed through BIOS. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for detecting A T A/A T API devices. Conîguration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] A T A(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host] Selects the mechanism for detecting 80Pin A T A(PI) Cable. Conîguration options: [Host & Device] [Host] [Device] The System information screen may be not exactly match the information on your screen. It will change according to your actual system conîguration.
4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect îeld values can cause the system to malfunction. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USBîConî¿guration Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4 USB Devices Enabled: None USBîFunctionsî [Enabled] USB2.0îControllerî [Enabled] LegacyîUSBîSupportî [Auto] USB2.0îControllerîModeî [HiSpeed] BIOSîEHCIîHand-Offî [Enabled] 4.4.1 USB Conîguration USB Function [Enabled] Allows you to enable a speciîc number of USB ports, or disable the USB function. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] î USBîConî¿guration î RemoteîAccessîConî¿guration Trusted Computing î MPSîConî¿guration î CPUîConî¿guration Chipset î OnboardîDevicesîConî¿guration PCIPnP Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Conî¿gureîtheîUSBî support. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced PowerîîîîBootîîîîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Options Disabled Enabled
ASUS P5BV -M 4-15 The following items appear only when USB Functions item is set to [Enabled] . Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB. The AUTO option disables legacy support if there is no USB device connected. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller . Conîguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] USB2.0 Controller mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to select the USB2.0 controller mode. Conîguration options: [HiSpeed] [FullSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] Allows yout to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI Hand-Off support function. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.2 Remote Access Conîguration Remote Access [Disabled] Enables or disables the remote access feature. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select Remote Access type. The following items appear only when the Remote Access item is set to [Enabled]. The items in this menu allows you to conîgure the Remote Access features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîguration options. Serial port number [COM1] Allows you to select a serial port for console redirection. Conîguration options: [COM1] [COM2] Serial Port Mode [1 15200 8, n,1] Allows you to select a serial port mode. Conîguration options: [1 15200 8,n,1] [57600 8,n,1] [38400 8,n,1] [19200 8,n,1] [09600 8,n,1] Flow Control [None] Allows you to set the îow control for console redirection. Conîguration options: [None] [Hardware] [Software] Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] Sets the redirection mode after the BIOS Power-On Self-T est (POST). Some operating systems may not work when this item is set to Always. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always] Conî¿gureîRemoteîAccessîtypeîandîparameters RemoteîAccessî [Enabled] Serialîportînumberî [COM1] î BaseîAddress,îIRQî [3F8h,4] SerialîPortîModeî [115200î8,în,1] FlowîControlî [None] RedirectionîAfterîBIOSîPOSTî [Always] TerminalîTypeî [ANSI] VT-UTF8îComboîKeyîSupportî [Enabled]
ASUS P5BV -M 4-17 T erminal T ype [ANSI] Allows you to select the target terminal type. Conîguration options: [ANSI] [VT100] [VT -UTF8] VT -UTF8 Combo Key Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable VT -UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI/ VT100 terminals. Conîguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] TCG/TPM SUPPORT [No] Allows you to set the TCG/TPM SUPPOR T . Conîguration options: [No] [� es] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Enable/Disable TPM TCG (TPM 1.1/1.2) supp in BIOS Trusted Computing TCG/TPMîSUPPORTî [No] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced 4.4.3 T rusted Computing v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select MPS Revision. MPSîConî¿guration MPSîRevisionî [1.4] 4.4.4 MPS Conîguration MPS Revision [1.4] Allows you to select the MPS revision. Conîguration options: [1.1] [1.4]
4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.5 CPU Conîguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. C1E Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Halt State. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Max CPUID V alue Limit [Disabled] Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU TM function: [Enabled] When enabled and CPU support this function, this function will work. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] When disabled, forces the XD feature îag to always return to 0. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PECI [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PECI. Conîguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Conî¿gureîadvancedîCPUîsettings Module Version: 3D.06 Manufacturer: Intel BrandîString:îIntel(R)îCore(TM)2îCPUî6300î@î1.86GHz Frequencyîîî:î1.86GHz FSBîSpeedîîî:î1066MHz Cache L1 : 64 KB CacheîL2îîîî:î2048îKB RatioîStatus:îUnlockedî(Max:07,îMin:06) Ratio Actual Value: 7 CPUID :6F2 C1EîSupportî î [Enabled] MaxîCPUIDîValueîLimit:î î [Disabled] VanderpoolîTechnologyî î [Enabled] CPUîTMîfunction:î î [Enabled] ExecuteîDisableîBitî î [Enabled] PECIî î [Disabled] CoreîMulti-Processingî î [Enabled] Intel(R)SpeedStep(tm)tech.î [Enabled] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Options Auto MANUAL
ASUS P5BV -M 4-19 4.4.6 Chipset Conîguration The Chipset Conîguration menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Core Multi-Processing [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable one exeucation core. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Core Multi-Processing [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable one exeucation core. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Intel SpeedStep tech [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep technology . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. î NorthîBridgeîConî¿guration îîSouthîBridgeîConî¿guration Conî¿gureîNorthîBridgeî features. NorthîBridgeîchipsetîConî¿guration MemoryîRemapîFeatureî î [Enabled] î PCIîMMIOîAllocation:î4GBîToî3584MB DRAMîFrequencyî î [Auto]î Conî¿gureîDRAMîTimingîbyîSPDî î [Enabled] InitiateîGraphicîAdapterî î [PEG/PCI] PEGîPortîConî¿guration PEG Port [ Auto ] N o r t h B r i d g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n The CPU conîguration screen may be not exactly match the information on your screen, it will change according to your actual CPU type.
4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory . Enable this option only when you install 64-bit operating system. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency . Conîguration options: [Auto] [667 MHz] [800 MHz] Conîgure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items. Conîguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to select the graphics controller as the primary boot device. Conîguration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Conîguration PEG Port [Auto] Conîguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] SouthîBridgeîchipsetîConî¿guration SMBUSîControllerî î [Enabled] SLP_S4#îMin.îAssertionîWidthî î [1îtoî2îseconds] S o u t h B r i d g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n SMBUS Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SMBUS Controller . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width [1 to 2 seconds] Allows you to select the SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width. Conîguration options: [4 to 5 seconds] [3 to 4 seconds] [2 to 3 seconds] [1 to 2 seconds]
ASUS P5BV -M 4-21 4.4.7 Onboard Devices Conîguration The Onboard Devices Conîguration menu allows you to change the onboard devices settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Conî¿gureîWin83627EHG-AîSuperîIOîChipset SerialîPort1îAddressî î [3F8/IRQ4] SerialîPort2îAddressî î [2F8/IRQ3] îîSerialîPort2îModeî î [Normal] PCIEîLAN-5721Aî î [Enabled] LAN5721A Boot ROM [Disabled] PCIEîLAN-5721Bî î [Enabled] LAN5721B Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses. Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [2E8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode [Normal] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 mode. Conîguration options: [Normal] [IrDA] [ASK IR] PCIE LAN-5721A, B [Enabled] Allows you to hide or active PCIE LAN-5721A, B. A is lan2 supporting ASF , B is lan1 not supporting ASF . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] LAN5721A,B Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to Conîgure LAN5721A, B Boot ROM. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.8 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorrect îeld values can cause the system to malfunction. Plug And Play O/S [No] When set to [No], BIOS conîgures all the devices in the system. When set to [Y es] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system conîgures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Conîguration options: [No] [Y es] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register . Conîguration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Y es] When set to [Y es], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested. Conîguration options: [No] [� es] Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. PlugîAndîPlayîO/Sî î [No] PCIîLatencyîTimerî î [64] AllocateîIRQîtoîPCIîVGAî î [Yes] PaletteîSnoopingî î [Disabled] IRQ-3îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-4îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-5îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-7îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-9îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-10îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-11îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-14îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] IRQ-15îassignedîtoî î [PCIîDevice] NO : Le ts t he B IOS co nî¿ gu eî al lî theî de vi ce s in t he sy st em . YE S: L et s th e op er at in g sy st em co nî¿ gu re îP lu gîa nd îP la yî (P nP ) de vi ce s not re qu ir ed f or b oot i f yo ur s ys te m ha s a P lu g an d Pl ay o pe ra tin g sy st em .
ASUS P5BV -M 4-23 4.5 Power Conîguration The Power Conîguration menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management (APM) features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîguration options. ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conîguration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 Support. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conîguration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPIî2.0îSupportî î [Disabled] ACPIîAPICîSupportî î [Enabled] î APMîConî¿guration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Add additional tables as per ACPI 2.0îspeciî¿cations. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power îîîîîîBootîîîîExit Palette Snooping [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the speciîc IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Conîguration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc.
4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power <Enter> to select whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss. APMîConî¿guration RestoreîonîACîPowerîLossî [LastîState] ResumeîOnîRingî [Disabled] ResumeîOnîPME#î [Disabled] ResumeîOnîRTCîAlarmî [Disabled] 4.5.1 APM Conîguration Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] When set to Power Off, the system goes into of f state after an AC power loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss. When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state was before the AC power loss. Conîguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] Resume On Ring [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the system enables the RI to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft-off mode. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Resume On PME# [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Resume On PME# function. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date, RTC Alarm Hour, R TC Alarm Minute, and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
ASUS P5BV -M 4-25 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor CPUîTemperatureî [15ºC/59ºF] MBîTemperatureî [37ºC/98.5ºF] CPU_Fan1îSpeedî [2884RPM] CPUîSmartîFanîControlî [Enabled] CPUîFanîRatioî [Auto] CPUîTargetîTemperatureî [50ºC]î FRNT_Fan1îSpeedî [N/A] Rear_Fan1îSpeedî [N/A] VCOREîVoltageî [1.288V] 3.3VîVoltageî [3.248V] 5VîVoltageî [4.608V] 12VîVoltageî [11.352V] VBATîVoltageî [3.152V] 3VSBîVoltageî [3.216V] CPU Temperature v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. CPU T emperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB T emperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures. CPU_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] FRNT_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Rear_Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU, front, and rear fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the îeld shows N/A. The following items appear only when the Resume On RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled. RTC Alarm Date [15] T o set the alarm date, highlight this item and press the < > or <-> key to make the selection. Conîguration options: [Everyday] [1] [2] [3]...[31] RTC Alarm Hour [12] T o set the alarm hour , highlight this item and press the < > or <-> key to make the selection. Conîguration options: [00] [01] [02] [03]...[23] RTC Alarm Minute (Second) [30] T o set the alarm minute (secondâ ), highlight this item and press the < > or <-> key to make the selection. Conîguration options: [00] [01] [02] [03]...[59]
4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU Smart Fan Control [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Smart Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efîcient system operation. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The CPU Fan R atio and C PU T arget T empera ture items app ear o nly w hen y ou set the CPU S mart Fan C ontr ol it em to [En abled ]. CPU Fan Ratio [XXX] CPU T arget T emperature [XXX] Displays the detected CPU and system threshold temperature when the Smart Fan Control is enabled. FRNT_Fan1 Speed [N/A] Rear_Fan1 Speed [N/A] Allows you to enable or disable the front and rear fans. Conîguration options: [Ignored] [N/A] VCORE V oltage, 3.3V V oltage, 5V V oltage, 12V V oltage, VBA T V oltage, and 3VSB V oltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage outputs through the onboard voltage regulators.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-27 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2nd Boot Device [A T API CD-ROM] 3rd Boot Device [Hard Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. Conîguration options: [xxxxx Drive] [A T API CD-ROM] [Hard Drive] [Disabled] Boot Settings Boot Device Priority î BootîSettingsîConî¿guration Security Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Speciî¿esîtheîBootî Device Priority sequence. Aîvirtualîîoppyîdiskî drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you set the CD-ROM driveîasîtheîî¿rstîbootî device. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot îîîîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Boot Device Priority 1stîBootîDeviceî [1stîFLOPPYîDRIVE] 2ndîBootîDeviceî [ATAPIîCD-ROM] 3rdîBootîDeviceî [HardîDrive] Speciî¿esîtheîbootî sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot îîîîExit
4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6.2 Boot Settings Conîguration Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10î SaveîandîExit ESCî Exit Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2⢠feature. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Allows you to set display mode for optional ROM. Conîguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current] Bootup Num-Lock [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Conîguration options: [Off] [On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot BootîSettingsîConî¿guration QuickîBootîî î [Enabled] FullîScreenîLogoî î [Enabled] AddOnîROMîDisplayîModeî î [ForceîBIOS] BootupîNum-Lockî î [On] PS/2îMouseîSupportî î [Auto] WaitîForîâF1âîIfîErrorî î [Enabled] HitîâDELâîMessageîDisplayîî [Enabled] Interruptî19îCaptureî î [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-29 W ait for âF1â If Error [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit âDELâ Message Display [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message âPress DEL to run Setupâ during POST . Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Conîguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîguration options. v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. T o set a Supervisor Password: 1. Sel ect the C hang e Su perv isor Pass word ite m, t hen press <En ter> . 2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. Conîrm the password when prompted. The message âPassword Installedâ appears after you successfully set your password. T o change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disable password. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password
4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM. See section â2.6 Jumpersâ for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. To c le ar t he s upe rv is or p as sw or d, s ele ct t he C ha ng e Su per vi so r Pa ss wo rd t he n pr es s <E nt er >. Th e me ss ag e âP as sw or d U ni ns ta ll ed â ap pe ar s. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disable password. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password UserîAccessîLevelî î [FullîAccess] Change User Password Clear User Password PasswordîCheckî î [Setup] User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conîguration options: [No Access] [V iew Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility . View Only allows access but does not allow change to any îeld. Limited allows changes only to selected îelds, such as Date and T ime. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the îelds in the Setup utility . Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. T o set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-31 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. Conîrm the password when prompted. The message âPassword Installedâ appears after you set your password successfully . T o change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password. Password Check [Setup] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility . When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Conîguration options: [Setup] [Always]
4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. If you made changes to any of the settings in the menus, pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. A conîrmation window appears and prompts you to either save your changes or cancel the command. Select one of the options from this menu to exit. Exit & Save Changes Select this option then press <Enter>, or simply press <F10>, to save your changes to CMOS before exiting the Setup utility . When a conîrmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to save your changes and exit Setup. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu. Exit & Discard Changes Select this option then press <Enter> to exit the Setup utility without saving your changes. When a conîrmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to discard your changes and exit Setup. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu. Discard Changes Select this option then press <Enter> to discard the changes that you made, and restore the previously saved settings. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îSaveîandîExit ESCîExit Exitîsystemîsetupî after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Exit ExitîOptions Exitî&îSaveîChanges Exitî&îDiscardîChanges Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults v02.58î(C)Copyrightî1985-2007,îAmericanîMegatrends,îInc.
ASUS P5BV -M 4-33 When a conîrmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to discard the changes, and load the previously saved settings. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu. Load Setup Defaults Select this option then press <Enter> to load the optimized settings for each of the Setup menu items. When a conîrmation window appears, select [OK] then press <Enter> to load the default settings. If you wish to cancel the command, select [Cancel] then press <Enter> to return to the Exit menu.
5 RAID conî¿guration This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conîguring RAID sets using the available utilities.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary 5 5.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 5-1 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility .......................... 5-3 5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility ................ 5-26 5.4 Global Array Manager ................................................................ 5-41
ASUS P5BV -M 5-1 5.1 Setting up RAID The Inte l ® IC H7R So uthb ridg e c hip co mes w ith th e L SI Log ic Em bedde d SA T A RAID Utility and the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager . These utilities support SA T A hard disk drives and allow creation of RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1-E conîguration. 5.1.1 RAID deînitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. T wo hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one dri ve to a s econd d rive. If one driv e f ails, the di sk arr ay man ageme nt soft ware di rec ts al l a ppl ica tio ns to t he su rvi vin g d riv e as i t c ont ain s a com ple te co py of the data in the other drive. This RAID conîguration provides data protection and i nc re as es f au lt to le ra nc e t o t h e e nt i re s ys te m. U se tw o ne w d ri ve s or u s e a n existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 1-E (Enhanced RAID 1) has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary (or alternate) copy stored on a different disk. Y ou can use three or more hard disk drives for this conîguration. RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 0 1 conîguration you get all the beneîts of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 conîgurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy îrst the RAID driver from the support CD to a îoppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. Refer to Chapter 6 for details.
5-2 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives Th e m ot he rb oa rd s up po rt s Se ri al AT A f or R AI D se t co nf ig ur at io n. Fo r op ti ma l p er f o rm a n ce , i n st a ll i nd e nt i c al d r i ve s o f t he s am e m o de l a n d c a p ac i t y w h e n creating a disk array . T o install the SA T A hard disks for RAID conîguration: 1. Install the SA T A hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide. 2. Connect a SA T A signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SA T A connector on the motherboard. 3. Connect a SA T A power cable to the power connector on each drive. 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS Y ou must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set fro m SA T A har d dis k d rive s a ttac hed to the S A T A c onne ctors supp orte d by th e Intel ® ICH7R Southbridge chip. T o do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST . 2. Go to the Main Menu , select IDE Conîguration , then press <Enter>. 3. S e t t h e AT A / I D E C o n f i gu r a t i o n i t e m t o [ E n h a n ce d M o d e ] , t h e n p r e s s <Enter>. 4. Set the Conîgure SA T A as item to [RAID]. 5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Re fer to Ch apt er 4 fo r d eta ils on en ter ing and n avig ati ng thr ough t he B IOS Setup. 5.1.4 RAID conîguration utility Depending on the RAID_SEL1 jumper setting and the operating system, you can select a utility to create a RAID set. Refer to section 4.2 Jumpers for details on the RAID_SEL1 jumper settings. Use the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility to create a RAID 0 and RAI D 1 und er Win dows ® 20 00/20 03 Se rver/ XP or Re d H at ® En terp rise v er . 3.0 operating system. Use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager to create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 under Windows ® 2000/2003 Server/XP operating system. Refer to the succeeding sections for details on how to use the RAID conîguration utilities.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-3 3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu, then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management Menu descriptions on the next page. At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands. The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level. 5.2 L S I L o g i c E m b e d d e d S A T A R A I D Setup Utility The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to creat e RAID 0 , RA I D 1, or RA ID 1 0 se t( s ) fr om SAT A ha r d di sk d ri ve s co n ne ct e d to th e SA T A co nn ec t or s su pp or te d by t he mo th er bo ar d So ut hb rid ge c hi p. T o enter the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility: 1. T urn on the system after installing all the SA T A hard disk drives. 2. During POST , the LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SA T A hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press <Ctrl> <M> to enter the utility . ⢠The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID auto conîgures to RAID 1 when the SA T A to RAID Mode is enabled. ⢠The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference.
5-4 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.1 Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of conîgurations: Easy and New . In Easy Conîguration, the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size (RAID 1 only). In New Conîguration, you manually set the logical drive parameters and assign the set size and stripe size (RAID 1 only). Using Easy Conîguration T o create a RAID set using the Easy Conîguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Conîgure, then press <Enter>. 2. Us e th e arr ow k ey s to s el ec t Eas y Co nî gu ra ti on , th en pr es s <E nt er >. Menu Description Conîgure A l l o w s y o u t o c r e a t e R A I D 0 o r R A I D 1 s e t u s i n g t h e E a s y Conîguration or the New Conîguration command. This menu also allows you to view, add, or clear RAID conîgurations or select the boot drive Initialize Allows you to initialize the logical drives of a created RAID set Objects Al lo ws y ou to i nit ia li ze lo gi ca l d ri ve s o r c ha ng e t he lo gi ca l d ri ve parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the logical drives of a created RAID set
ASUS P5BV -M 5-5 4. S e l e c t a l l t h e d r i v e s r e q u i r e d f o r t h e R A I D s e t , t h e n p r e s s < E n t er > . The conîgurable array appears on screen. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drives you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y] , where X is the array number , and Y is the drive number . The informa tion of the selected ha rd dis k dri ve di splays at the bottom of the screen.
5-6 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5. Press <F10>, select the conîgurable array , then press <SpaceBar>. Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-7 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>. Yo u nee d at le as t t wo i den ti ca l h ar d d is k dri ve s whe n cr eat in g a R AI D 1 s et . 8. When creating a RAID 1 set, select DWC from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. When creating a RAID 0 set, proceed to step 10. 9. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, then press <Enter>. Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss.
5-8 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 10. When înished setting the selected logical drive conîguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 1 1. When înished setting the selected logical drive conîguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 12. Follow steps 5 to 10 to conîgure additional logical drives. 13. When prompted, s ave the conîgur ation, then pres s <Esc> to re turn to the Management Menu .
ASUS P5BV -M 5-9 Using New Conîguration When a RAID set is alread y exi sting, using the New Conîgur ation comman d eras es the exist ing RAID co nîgur ation da ta. If you do not want to dele te the exist ing RAID set, use t he Vie w/Ad d Conî gura tion c omman d to v iew o r crea te an other RAID con îgura tion. T o create a RAID set using the New Conîguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Conîgure, then press <Enter>. 2. Use the arrow keys to select New Conîguration, then press <Enter>. 3. Follow steps 3 to 7 of the previous section. 4. Select Size from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 5. Key-in the desired logical drive size, then press <Enter>. 6. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the previous section to create the RAID set.
5-10 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 set Y ou can create a RAID 10 set using four identical hard disk drives. T o create a RAID 10 set using the Easy Conîguration option: 1. From the utility main menu, highlight Conîgure, then press <Enter>. 2. Us e th e arr ow k ey s to s el ec t Eas y Co nî gu ra ti on , th en pr es s <E nt er >. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y ], where X is the array number , and Y is the drive number . The informa tion of the selected ha rd dis k dri ve di splays at the bottom of the screen.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-1 1 4. Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. The conîgurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the conîgurable array , then press <SpaceBar>.
5-12 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to change the logical drive parameters. 6. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select RAID 10 from the menu, then press <Enter>. Yo u n e ed at l e as t f o ur i d en t ic a l ha r d d is k d ri v es wh en cr e at i ng a RA I D 1 0 se t . 8. Select DWC from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 9. Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache setting, then press <Enter>.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-13 10. When înished setting the selected logical drive conîguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>. 1 1. When prompte d, save the co nîguration, then press <Esc> t o r eturn to the Management Menu .
5-14 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID conîguration � ou can add a new RAID conîguration or view an existing conîguration using the View/Add Conîguration command. Adding a new RAID conîguration T o add a new RAID conîguration: 1. Fro m th e Man agem ent Menu , hi ghlig ht C onîg ure , the n pre ss < Ente r>. 2. Use the arrow keys to select View/Add Conîguration, then press <Enter>. 3. The ARRA Y SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <SpaceBar>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y] , where X is the array number , and Y is the drive number . The informa tion of the selected ha rd dis k dri ve di splays at the bottom of the screen.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-15 4. Se lec t a ll th e d riv es re qui red fo r the RA ID se t, th en pr ess <E nte r>. The conîgurable array appears on screen. 5. Press <F10>, select the conîgurable array , then press <SpaceBar>. 6. Press <F10> again, and select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>. 7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter>.
5-16 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 8. Follow steps 8 to 12 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Conîguration section. 9. When pro mpted, save the co nîguration, then press <Esc> t o return to th e Management Menu . 10. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Conîguration section to add the new RAID conîguration.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-17 5.2.4 Initializing the logical drives After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the logical drives. � ou may initialize the logical drives of a RAID set(s) using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu . Using the Initialize command T o initialize the logical drive using the Initialize command: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Initialize, then press <Enter>. 2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the logical drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection, then press <Enter>.
5-18 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 3. When prompte d, press the <SpaceBar> to sele ct Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. � ou may also press <F10> to initiali ze the drive withou t conîrmation. Initializing a logical drive(s) erases all data on the drive. 4. A p r o g r e ss b a r a p p e ar s o n s c r e en . I f d e s i re d , p r e s s < E s c > t o a b o r t initialization.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-19 5. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>. Using the Objects command T o initialize the logical drives using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Objects, then press <Enter>.
5-20 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 2. Select Logical Drive from the Objects sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 3. Select the logical drive to initialize from the Logical Drives sub-menu, then press <Enter>. 4. S e l e c t I n i t ia l i z e f r o m t h e p o p - u p m e n u , t h e n p r e s s < E n t e r > t o s t a r t initialization.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-21 5. When prompte d, press the <SpaceBar> to sele ct Y es from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. 6. A p r o g r e ss b a r a p p e ar s o n s c r e en . I f d e s i re d , p r e s s < E s c > t o a b o r t initialization. 7. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.
5-22 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drives Y ou can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu. T o rebuild a failed hard disk drive: 1. From the Management Menu, highlight Rebuild, then press <Enter>. 2. The PHYS ICAL DRI VES SELECTION M ENU displays t he available dr ives connected to the SA T A ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild, then press <SpaceBar>.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-23 3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD. 4. When prompted, press <Y> to to rebuild the drive. 5. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue.
5-24 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.6 Checking the drives for data consistency Y ou can chec k and ver ify the accura cy of data redund ancy in the sele cted logical drive. The utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects > Adapter menu. The Check Consistency command is available only for logical drives included in a RAID 1 set. Using the Check Consistency T o check data consistency using the Check Consistency command: 1. F ro m t he M an ag em e nt Me nu , s e le ct Ch e ck C o ns is t en cy , t he n p re s s <Enter>. 2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the logical drive to check. Press the <Spacebar> to select the logical drive from the Logical Drive selection, then press <F10>.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-25 3. When prom pted, use the arro w keys to select Y es from the Consi stency Check dialog box, then press <Enter>. Y ou may also press <F10> to check the drive consistency . A progress bar appears on screen. 4. Whil e chec king t he dis k consi stency , pr ess <E sc> to displ ay the follow ing options. ⢠Stop - Stops the consistency check. The utility stores the percentage of disk checked, When you restart checking, it continues from the last percentage completed rather than from zero percent. ⢠Continue - Continues the consistency check. ⢠Abort - Aborts the consistency check. When you restart checking, it continues from zero percent. 5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.
5-26 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration Using the Objects command T o check data consistency using the Objects command: 1. From the Management Menu , select Objects , then select Logical Drive from the menu. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the logical drive you want to check, then press <Enter>. 3. Select Check Consistency from the pop-up menu, then press <Enter>. 4. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Y es from the dialog box to check the drive. 5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-27 5.2.7 Deleting a RAID conîguration T o delete a RAID conîguration: 1. From the Management Menu , select Conîgure > Clear Conîguration , then press <Enter>. 2. Wh en prom pte d, use the arr ow keys to sele ct Y e s fro m the Clea r Co nîg ura tio n? dialog box, then press <Enter>. The utility clears the current array . 3. Press any key to continue.
5-28 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.2.8 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set � ou must have created a new RAID conîguration before you can select the boot drive from a RAID set. Refer to the Creating a RAID set: Using New Conîguration section for details. T o select the boot drive from a RAID set: 1. From the Management Menu, select Conîgure > Select Boot Drive, then press <Enter>. 2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the bootable logical drive from the list, then press <Enter>. 3. The logical drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-29 5.2.9 Enabling the WriteCache Y o u m ay en abl e t he RA ID co ntr oll erâ s Wr ite Cac he op tio n t o i mpr ove th e d ata transmission performance. Wh en y ou ena bl e Wr it eC ach e , you ma y lo se d at a wh en a po we r in te rru pt io n oc cu rs wh il e t ra nsm it ti ng or e xch an gi ng da ta am on g t he d riv es . T o enable WriteCache: 1. From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties. 2. Select WriteCache, then press <Enter> to turn the option On (enabled). 3. When înished, press any key to continue.
5-30 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.3 Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 10), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southbridge. T o enter the Intel ® Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM utility: 1. Install all the Serial A T A hard disk drives. 2. T urn on the system. 3. During POST , press <Ctrl> <I> to display the utility main menu. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID î î 4.îExit [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] RAID Volumes: Noneîdeî¿ned. Physical Disks: PortîDriveîModelîîîîîîîSerialî#îîîîîîîîîîîîîîîSizeîîîîîType/Status(VolîID) 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk [ ââ ]-Selectî îî[ESC]-Exitîîîîîîîîîî[ENTER]-SelectîMenu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-31 5.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (stripe) T o create a RAID 0 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 0(Stripe) , then press <Enter>. 4. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to conîgure as RAID. This SELECT DISKS screen appears. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. [ ââ ]-Changeîîîî[TAB]-Nextîîîîî[ESC]-PreviousîMenuîîîîî[Enter]-Select Name: RAID Level: Disks: StripîSize: Capacity: Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 0.0 GB Create Volume [ SELECT DISKS ] [ ââ ]-Previous/Nextîî[SPACE]-Selectsîî[ENTER]-SelectionîComplete PortîDriveîModelîîîîîîîîîSerialî#îîîîîîîîîîîSizeîStatus 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume. 5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.
5-32 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array , then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to go back to the Create V olume menu. TIP : We recommen d a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volum e capacity that you want, then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity . 8. Pres s <Enter > when the Create V ol ume ite m is hi ghlight ed. This warnin g message appears.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-33 5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirror) T o create a RAID 1 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Leve l item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 1(Mirror) , then press <Enter>. 4 When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to conîgure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears. 5 Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection. 6. When the Capacity item is highlighted, key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter> . The defau lt value indica tes the maximum allowed capacity . 7. Pres s <Enter > when the Create V ol ume ite m is hi ghlight ed. This warnin g message appears. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. [ ââ ]-Changeîîîî[TAB]-Nextîîîîî[ESC]-PreviousîMenuîîîîî[Enter]-Select Name: RAID Level: Disks: StripîSize: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A XX.X GB Create Volume WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 8. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or <N> to go back to Create V olume menu.
5-34 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 10) T o create a RAID 10 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume , then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 10(RAID0 1) , then press <Enter>. 4 When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to conîgure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears. 5 Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection. 6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array , then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 64 KB. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. Name: RAID Level: Disks: StripîSize: Capacity: Volume10 RAID10(RAID0 1) Select Disks 128KB XXX.X GB Create Volume [ ââ ]-Changeîîîî[TAB]-Nextîîîîî[ESC]-PreviousîMenuîîîîî[Enter]-Select TIP : We recommen d a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press <Enter> when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity .
ASUS P5BV -M 5-35 5.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) T o create a RAID 5 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to go back to the Create V olume menu. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. Name: RAID Level: Disks: StripîSize: Capacity: Volume5 RAID5(Parity) Select Disks 64KB 0.0 GB Create Volume [ ââ ]-Changeîîîî[TAB]-Nextîîîîî[ESC]-PreviousîMenuîîîîî[Enter]-Select 8. Pre ss < Enter > whe n th e Cr eate V olum e it em i s hig hlig hted. T his w arnin g message appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 5 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5(Parity) , then press <Enter>.
5-36 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 4. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to conîgure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears. [ SELECT DISKS ] [ ââ ]-Previous/Nextîî[SPACE]-Selectsîî[ENTER]-SelectionîComplete PortîDriveîModelîîîîîîîîîSerialî#îîîîîîîîîîîSizeîStatus 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume. 5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection. 6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array , then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 64 KB. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to go back to the Create V olume menu. TIP : We recommen d a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter> when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity . 8. Pres s <Enter > when the Create V ol ume ite m is hi ghlight ed. This warnin g message appears.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-37 5.3.5 Deleting a RAID set 2. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete, then press <Del>. This window appears. Intel(R)îMatrixîStorageîManagerîOptionîROMîv5.0.0.1032îICH7RîwRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0î RAIDX(xxxxx)î Xî îXXX.XGBî Normalî îîîîîYesî [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive(s) and cause any member disks to become available as non-RAID disks. WARNING: EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON-RECOVERABLE. [ ââ ]-Selectîîîîîîî[<ESC>]-PreviousîMenuîîîîîî[<Del>]-DeleteîVolume 3. Press <�> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu; otherwise, press <N> to return to the Delete V olume menu. ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! AreîyouîsureîyouîwantîtoîdeleteîvolumeîâVolumeXâ?î(Y/N): [ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ] T ake caution when deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID V olume , then press <Enter> to display this screen.
5-38 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 5.3.7 Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager utility T o exit the utility: 1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, then press <Enter>. This window appears. Areîyouîsureîyouîwantîtoîexit?î(Y/N): [ CONFIRM EXIT ] 2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu. 5.3.6 Resetting Disks to Non-RAID 2. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset, then press <Space> to select. 3. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A conîrmation message appears. 4. Press <Y> to reset the drive or press <N> to return to the utility main menu. 5. Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives. [ RESET RAID DATA ] Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks. By removing these structures, the drive will revert back to a non-RAID disk. WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost. PortîDriveîModelîîîîîîîîîSerialî#îîîîîîîîîîîSizeîStatus 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Member Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset. [ ââ ]-Previous/Nextîî[SPACE]-Selectsîî[ENTER]-SelectionîComplete Take caut ion before you reset a RAID volu me HD D to non-RA ID. Resett ing a RAID volu me H DD de letes all inte rnal RAID stru cture on t he dr ive. T o reset a RAID set hard disk drive: 1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID, then press <Enter> to display this screen.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-39 5.3.8 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 sets. Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SA T A hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system displays the status of the RAID volume as âDegradedâ during POST . Y ou can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non-RAID disks. T o rebuild the RAID with other non-RAID disk: 1. At the prompt, press <Ctrl> <I> to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID conîguration. 2. If there is a non-RAID SA T A Hard Disk available, the utility will prompt to rebuild the RAID. Press <Enter> , then use up/dow n arrow keys to selec t the destinatio n disk or press <ESC> to exit. Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 3. The utilty immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to âRebuildâ. DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED âDegradedâ volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system. Select the port of destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit): Port Drive Model Serial# Size 3HDS722580VLSA80 VN6Bxxxx 76.7GB [ ]- Previous/Next [Enter]- Selects [ESC]- Exit
5-40 Chapter 5: RAID conîguration 4. Exit the RAID conîguration utility and reboot the system. 5. Sel ect S tart > Prog rams > I ntel Mat rix Stor age > In tel Matr ix S torag e Console or click the Intel Matrix Storage Manager tray icon to load the Intel Matrix Stroage Manager utility . 6. From the View menu, select Advanced Mode to display the details of the Intel Matrix Storage Console. 7. From the V olumes view option, select RAID volume to view the rebuilding status. When înished, the status is changed to âNormalâ. Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk If any of the SA T A hard disk drives included in the RAID array failed, the system disp lays the statu s of the RAID volu me as âDe graded â durin g POST . Y ou may repla ce the disk drive and rebuild the RAID array . T o rebuild the RAID with a new hard disk: 1. Remove the failed SA T A hard disk and install a new SA T A hard disk of the same speciîcation into the same SA T A Port. 5.3.9 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility Y ou can set the boot prior ity sequen ce in the BIOS for your RAID array s when creati ng multi-RAID using the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager . T o set the boot array in the BIOS: 2. Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section âRebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID diskâ. Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 1. Reboot the sys tem and p ress <Del> to enter the BIOS setup ut ility duri ng POST . 2. Go to the Boot menu and select the option Boot Device Priority. 3. Use up/down arrow keys to select the boot priority and press <Enter>. 4. From the Exit menu, select Exit & Save Changes, then press <Enter>. 5. When the conîrmation window appears, select OK , then press <Enter>. Set at least one of the arrays bootable to boot from the hard disk.
ASUS P5BV -M 5-41 5.4 Global Array Manager Y ou may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows ® operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. The GAM application is available from the motherboard support CD. Refer to the GAM user guide in the motherboard support CD for details.
6 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary 6 6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-1 6.2 LAN driver installation ............................................................... 6-1 1 6.3 VGA driver installation............................................................... 6-13 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation ................ 6-15
ASUS P5BV -M 6-1 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array . This part provides instructions on how to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk Y ou may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/motherboard support CD or from the Internet. A îoppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® 2003 or Red Hat ® Enterprise ver . 3.0/SuSE operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. Y ou can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support CD). T o create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment: 1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer , then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. Select the optical drive as the îrst boot priority to boot from the support CD. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Restart the computer . 5. Press any key when prompted to boot from CD. The Makedisk menu appears. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Press any key to boot from CDROM... 6. Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create and press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
6-2 Chapter 6: Driver installation ICH7R INTEL RAID Driver ICH7R LSI RAID Driver Broadcom ASF Firmware Update 7. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density îoppy disk to the folppy disk drive. 8. Press <Enter>. 9. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-3 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS During Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS installation T o install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® 2000/2003 Server installation CD. The Windows ® 2000/2003 Setup starts. 2. Press <F6> when the message â Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver ...â appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. When prompted, press <S> to specify an additional device.
6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the îoppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. Select the RAID controller driver from the list, then press <Enter>. L S I L o g i c S A TA R A I D Select âLSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAIDâ for Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows 2003 Server OS from the list, then press <Enter>. For 64bit Windows 2003 Server OS, please select âLSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID ( Intel IA32E )â item.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-5 Intel Matrix Storage Select âIntel(R) 82801GR/GH SA T A RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)â f or I nt el M at r ix S to r ag e R A ID mo d e f r om t he l is t, t he n p r es s < E nt e r> . I f yo u c on fi gu r ed S A T A as A HC I M od e i n t he B IO S s et up ut il it y o f I DE Conîguration, îrst install the Intel SA T A AHCI Driver during windows setup. Then, select the âI ntel(R) 82801GR /GH SA T A AHCI Control ler (Desk top ICH7RDH)â from the list. Refer to section â6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver diskâ to create the Intel SA T A Driver for windows system. 6. The Windows ® 2000/2003 Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk. When prompted, press <Enter> to continue installation. 7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.
6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button. 7. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears. Click Next. 8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the îoppy disk drive. 9. Select the option âSearch for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)â, then click Next. 10. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. When found, click Next to install the drivers. 1 1. Click Finish after the driver installation is done. T o an existing Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS T o install the RAID controller driver on an existing Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer , then log in with Administrator privileges. 2. Windows ® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window . Click Cancel. 3. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows ® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 4. Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-7 T o verify the RAID controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows ® desktop , then select Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. 3. Click the â â sign before the item SCSI and RAID controllers. The LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID or Intel ® 8201 GR/GH SA T A RAID items should appear . 4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select Properties from the menu. 5. Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers. 6. Click OK when înished.
6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation Red Hat ® Enterprise T o install the Intel ® ICH7R LSI Logic Embedded SA T A RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise operating system: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® Installation CD. 2. At the boot:, type linuxîddî, then press <Enter>.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-9 4. Select fd0 using the <T ab> key when asked to select the driver disk source. Press <T ab> to move the cursor to OK, then press <Enter>. 3. Select Y es using the <T ab> key when asked if you have the driver disk. Press <Enter>
6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select Y es , then install the additional RAID controller drivers. 7. Follow screen instructions to continue the OS installation. 5. When prompted, insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the îoppy disk drive, select OK, then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-1 1 SuSE Linux T o install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS: 1. Boot the system from the SuSE Installation CD. 2. Select Installation from the Boot Options menu, then press <Enter>. 3. A message instructs you to prepare the RAID driver disk. Press <F6>. For SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 SP1 operating syste m, do not use OS bundled driver , otherwise your computer may become unstable due to OS limitation.
6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation 4. When prompted, insert the RAID driver disk to the îoppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. 5. When prompted, select the îoppy disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium, select OK, then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-13 6.2 LAN driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver . 6.2.1 Windows ® 2000/2003 Server T o install the Broadcom BCM5721 LAN controller driver on a Windows ® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . ⢠Win do ws ® automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window . Click Cancel to close this window . ⢠If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the île ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double- click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. 3. Click the Broadcom BCM5721 Driver option to begin installation. 4. Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears. Follow screen instructions to continue installation.
6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.2.2 Red Hat ® Enterprise ver . 3.0 Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom 5721 LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat Enterprise ver . 3.0 operating system. Building the driver Install îrst the Kernel Development tools before building the driver from the T AR île. T o build the driver from the T AR île: 1. Create a directory and extract the T AR îles: tarîxvzfîbcm5700-<version>.tar.gz 2. Bui ld t he dr iver bcm 5700 .o a s a l oada ble modu le f or th e ru nnin g ke rnel : cd bcm5700-<version>/src make 3. T est the driver by loading it: insmod bcm5700.o 4. Install the driver and man page: make install 5. Refer to Red Hat distribution documentation to conîgure the network protocol and address
ASUS P5BV -M 6-15 6.3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the XGI Graphics driver . 6.3.1 Windows ® 2003 Server Y ou need to manually install the XGI Graphics driver on a Windows ® 2003 Server operating system. T o install the XGI Graphicsdriver: 1. Restart the computer , then log on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . Windows ® automatically detects the VGA controller and displays a New Hardware Found window . Click Cancel to close this window . 3. Cl ic k th e i te m XGI VOLARI Z9s fr om t he D ri ver s me nu . 4. The XGI VOLARI Z9s window appears. Click Ne xt . Follow screen instructions to complete installation.
6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.4 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 6.4.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer . If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the île ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double-click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. 6.4.2 Drivers menu The Dri vers menu sho ws t he av aila ble devi ce d river s if the sys tem detec ts i nsta lled dev ices . Ins tall the nec essa ry dr iver s to act ivat e the dev ices . The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. 6.3.2 Red Hat enterprise The Red Hat Enterprise operating system automatically recognizes the XGI Graphics driver during system installation. There is no need to install an additional driver(s) to support the onboard VGA.
ASUS P5BV -M 6-17 6.4.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring application. Click on an item to install. 6.4.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.
6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.4.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. � ou can also înd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
A Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conîguring the motherboard.
ASUS P5BV -M Chapter summary A A.1 P5BV -M block diagram ................................................................... A-1
ASUS P5BV -M A-1 A.1 P5BV-M block diagram
A-2 Appendix A: Reference information