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Biostar U8598 User Manual

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
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Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
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  • Page 1 FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of 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 the instructions,...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1-1. Hardware... 2 1-2. BIOS & Software ... 8 1-3. Package Contents... 8 2. Mainboard Configuration... 9 2-1. Layout of U8598... 9 2-2. Component Index...10 3. CPU Configuration ... 11 3-1. CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps: ...11 3-2. CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1...13 3-3.
  • Page 3 Table of Contents 4-10. DDR DIMM Voltage: JDIMMVOLT (Optional)...20 4-11. AUX Power Connector: JAUXPWR1 ...21 4-12. Front 1394 Header: J1394A1(Optional) ...21 4-13. Front 1394 Header: J1394B1(Optional) ...21 4-14. Front 1394 Header: J1394C1(Optional) ...21 4-15. Aux Audio in Connector: JAUX1 (Optional)...22 4-16.

  • Page 4: Notice

    U8598 Features: 1.Contains on board I/O facilities that include two serial ports, a parallel port, a PS/2 mouse port, a PS/2 keyboard port, audio ports, LAN port and a game port.

  • Page 5: Mainboard Features

    Mainboard Features 1. Features Introduction 1-1. Hardware CPU: 1.Provides Socket-478. ® 2.Supports the Intel Pentium 4 processor providing the new generation power for high-end workstations and servers. Speed: 1.Runing at 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus frequency. 2.Supports up to 2.8 GHz CPU core speeds. 3.The 33MHz 32 bit PCI 2.2 compliant.
  • Page 6 Shadow RAM: Motherboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM BIOS. Green Functionality: 1.Supports Award BIOS ™ power management functionality. 2.Has a power down timer from 1 to 15 minutes. 3.Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity.
  • Page 7 AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard: 1. AC-LINK protocol comfliance. 2.Compliant with AC’97 specification. 3.18-bit full duplex stereo ADC, DACs. 4.SNR>95 Bb throughmixer and DAC. 5. Full-duplex codec. 6. Earphone buffer. 7. Line in/ Rear out share jack capability. 8. Mic in/ Center and Bass out share jack capability. 9.
  • Page 8 Hardware Monitor Function: 1.Monitors CPU Fan Speed. 2.Monitors System Voltage. 3.System Fan Speed. 4.CPU Temperature. 1394 Function (Optional) Embedded 1394 Link Core 1.32 bit CRC generator and checker for receive and transmit data. 2.On-chip isochronous and asynchronous receive and transmit FIFO’s for packers (2K for general receive plus 2K for isochronous transmit plus 2K for asynchronous transmit).
  • Page 9 ＊ Multispeed packet concatenation ＊ Ack accelerated arbitration ＊ Fly-by concatenation ＊ Per port disabled, suspend, resume, through register write and remote command packet ＊ Remote access packet ＊ Boundary node short reset ＊ No phy_ID wrap past 63 4.Provides three 1394a fully compliant cable ports at 100/200/400 Mbit second.
  • Page 10 Mainboard Features 3.Bus mastering design takes full advantage of multi-tasking, multi-threading operating systems and greatly improves performance. 4.Provides Memory Mapped-I/O programming interface to improve command setting up performance, and that can be applied to some platforms even which without I/O space addressing capability. Raid Engine 1.Provides advance chained packet commands for independent ATA operations.

  • Page 11: Bios & Software

    1-2. BIOS & Software 1.Award legal BIOS. 2.Supports APM1.2. 3.Supports USB Function. 4.Supports ACPI. Operating System: Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows ME, Novell, LINUX, and SCO UNIX etc. 1-3. Package Contents 1.HDD Cable. 2.FDD Cable.

  • Page 12: Mainboard Configuration

    2. Mainboard Configuration 2-1. Layout of U8598 JKBM S1 JATXPWR2 Mouse & JUSBL AN 1 Socket 478 USB & LAN JCOM 1 JPRNT 1 JCOM 2 JGAME1 AGP SLOT JAUDIO1 PCI SLOT Codec PCI SLOT JCDIN1 JTAD1 PCI SLOT BIOS...

  • Page 13: Component Index

    Mainboard Features 2-2. Component Index C od ec...

  • Page 14: Cpu Configuration

    3. CPU Configuration 3-1. CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps: CPU Fan Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU.
  • Page 15 Mainboard Features CPU Configuration Layout Codec...

  • Page 16: Cpu Fan Header: Jcfan1

    3-2. CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1 Pin No. Assignment 3-3. System Fan Header: JSFAN1 Pin No. Assignment Mainboard Features Ground +12V Sense Ground +12V Sense...

  • Page 17: Jumpers, Headers & Connectors

    4. Jumpers, Headers & Connectors JATXPWR2 JAUX1 J1394A1 J1394B1 J1394C1 Mainboard Features JAUXPWR1 JATXPWR1 JDIMMVOLT IDE1-2 JCMOS1 FDD1 Serial ATA Connector (JSATA2) Serial ATA Connector (JSATA1) JPANEL1 JWOL1 IDE3 JUSB3 JUSB2...

  • Page 18: Front Panel Connector: Jpanel1

    Connector IRTX SPK (Speaker Connector) An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option. An offboard speaker can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector. The speaker (onboard or offboard) provides error beep code information during the Power On Self-Test when the computer cannot use the video interface.
  • Page 19 POW-LED (Power LED Connector) This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case. The LED will illuminate while the computer is powered on. HLED (Hard Drive LED Connector) This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case.

  • Page 20: Atx 20-Pin Power Connector: Jatxpwr1

    4-2. ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JATXPWR1 Assignment +3.3V +3.3V Ground Ground Ground PW_OK +5V_SB +12V 4-3. ATX 12V Power Connector: JATXPWR2 Assignment +12V +12V Mainboard Features Assignment +3.3V -12V Ground PS_ON Ground Ground Ground Assignment Ground Ground...

  • Page 21: Hard Disk Connectors: Ide1/Ide2/Ide3

    You can install a hard disk (only in master mode) with this connector. 4-5. Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

  • Page 22: Wake On Lan Header: Jwol1

    4-6. Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 Pin No. 4-7. Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1 JCMOS1 Normal Operation (default) 1-2 Closed 2-3 Closed The following procedures are for resetting the BIOS password. It is important to follow these instructions closely. ※ Clear CMOS Procedures: 1.

  • Page 23: Front Usb Header: Jusb3

    4-8. Front USB Header: JUSB3 (JUSB3) Assignment +5V(fused) USBP2- USBP2+ Ground 4-9. Front USB Header: JUSB2 (JUSB2) Assignment +5V(fused) USBP2- USBP2+ Ground 4-10. DDR DIMM Voltage: JDIMMVOLT (Optional) DDR DIMM Voltage If you meet the DDR DIMM compatible program, try to adjust the DDR Voltage to fix the compatible program.

  • Page 24: Aux Power Connector: Jauxpwr1

    4-11. AUX Power Connector: JAUXPWR1 Assignment +12V Ground 4-12. Front 1394 Header: J1394A1(Optional) Assignment Ground +12V 4-13. Front 1394 Header: J1394B1(Optional) Assignment Ground +12V 4-14. Front 1394 Header: J1394C1(Optional) Assignment Ground +12V Mainboard Features Assignment Ground Assignment Ground +12V Assignment Ground +12V Assignment...

  • Page 25: Aux Audio In Connector: Jaux1 (Optional)

    4-16. Serial ATA Connector: JSATA1/ JSATA2 (Optional) The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and can transfer data with 1.5GHz speed. For more details, please refer to page 35 (FastTrak 376).

  • Page 26: Ram Module Configuration

    5. RAM Module Configuration 5-1. DDR SDRAM DRAM Access Time: 2.5V Unbuffered DDR SDRAM (without ECC) PC1600/ PC2100/ PC2700 Type required. DRAM Type:128MB/256MB/512MB/1GBDIMM Module(184pin) Total Memory Size with unbuffer DIMMs (Only for reference) DIMM Socket Location DIMM 1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB DIMM 2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB DIMM 3 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB...

  • Page 27: Dimm Module Configuration

    5-2. DIMM Module Configuration The DIMM socket has a “Plastic Safety Tab” and the DIMM memory module has an asymmetrical notch”, so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction. Push the tabs out. Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90-degree angle then push down vertically so that it will fit into place.

  • Page 28: Peripheral Port Features

    JCOM1 6-1. PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 The motherboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse / Keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 mouse. You can plug a PS/2 mouse / Keyboard directly into this connector. The connector location and pin definition are shown below:...

  • Page 29: Usb & Lan Port Connectors: Jusblan1

    6-2. USB & LAN Port Connectors: JUSBLAN1 6-2-1. USB Connectors: USB Connector (the below one) USB Connector (the above one) Mainboard Features Assignment +5 V (fused) USBP1- USBP1+ Ground Assignment +5 V (fused) USBP2- USBP2+ Ground...
  • Page 30 6-2-2. LAN Port Connector: (Optional) This connector allows you to connect to the Internet through a Local Area Network (LAN). You can set up the connection by entering account information provided by your ISP. LAN Port Connector Mainboard Features Assignment VCC3...

  • Page 31: Serial And Parallel Interface Ports

    6-3. Serial and Parallel Interface Ports This system comes equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port. Both types of interface ports will be explained in this chapter. 6-3-1. The Serial Interface: JCOM1/ JCOM2 The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS-232 port or an asynchronous communication port.
  • Page 32 6-3-2. Parallel Interface Port: JPRNT1 Unlike serial ports, parallel standardized and should not present any difficulty interfacing peripherals to your system. Sometimes called centronics port, the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers. The parallel port on your system has a 25-pin, DB25 connector. The pinout for the parallel port are shown in the table below.

  • Page 33: Game (Joystick/Midi) Port Connector: Jgame1

    6-4. Game (Joystick/MIDI) Port Connector: JGAME1 This connector allows you to connect a joystick or game pad for playing computer games. Also, you may play or edit professional music by connecting MIDI devices. 6-5. Audio Port Connectors: JSPKR1/JLIN1/JMIC1 Speaker Out 1.
  • Page 34 4. Mic In is used to connect a microphone, which allows you to input sounds and voices. 5. Center and Bass can be connected to center speaker and bass while six channel speakers mode is enabled. 4 Channel S peakers Speaker Out Line In/ Mic In...

  • Page 35: Audio Subsystem

    Mainboard Features 6-6. Audio Subsystem JAUDIO1 JCDIN1 JTAD1 JCDIN2...
  • Page 36 6-6-1. CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDIN1 Pin No. Left Channel Input Right Channel Input 6-6-2. CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDIN2 (Optional) Pin No. Left Channel Input Right Channel Input 6-6-3. Front Panel Audio Header: JAUDIO1 (Optional) Pin No. Assignment Pin No. Mic In Mic Power RT Line Out Reserved...
  • Page 37 6-6-4. Telephony Audio Header: JTAD1 (Optional) Pin No. Mainboard Features Assignment PHONE Ground Ground MONO_OUT...

  • Page 38: Serial Ata Chip - Fasttrak 376

    All of the connectors are keyed so they will only attach one way. FastTrak 376 is a PCI Plug-n-Play (PnP) device. No changes are necessary in the Motherboard CMOS Setup for resources or drive types in most applications. Mainboard Features...

  • Page 39: Step 2: Auto Setup Fastbuild™ Configuration Utility

    Step 2: Auto Setup FastBuild™ Configuration Utility WARNING Before installing the driver into an existing system, backup any necessary data. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss. Creating Your Disk Array You will now use the FastBuild™ Configuration utility to create your array using the attached drives.
  • Page 40 FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. Auto Setup... [ 1 ] View Drive Assignments... [ 2 ] View Array ... [ 3 ] Delete Array ... [ 4 ] Rebuild Array... [ 5 ] Press 1...5 to Select Option Press “1”...
  • Page 41 [ ] Up [ ] Down , Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save Creating an Array for Performance NOTE : FastTrak 376 allows users to create striped arrays with 1, 2 drives. To create an array for best performance, follow these steps: Using the Spacebar, choose “Performance”...
  • Page 42 has been created. Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created. <Press Any Key to Reboot> Proceed with normal FDISK and format procedures as if you had just installed a new hard drive. Once the arrayed drives have been formatted, proceed to the Installing Driver chapter on page 28 to install your operating system and/or FastTrak 376 driver.
  • Page 43 Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No) Y - Create and Duplicate N - Create Only Press “Y” for the Create and Duplicate option. The window below will appear asking you to select the Source drive to use. FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the Target drive.
  • Page 44 Mainboard Features Array has been created. <Press Any Key to Reboot> 8. Proceed to the Installing Driver chapter on page 28 to install the FastTrak 376 driver and/or operating system.

  • Page 45: Step 3: Installing Software Drivers

    X:\Driver\SerATA (X is your CD-ROM). 2. To create a “FastTrak 376 driver diskette”, please copy the controller driver files from the driver CD that comes with the motherboard. The path is ” X:\Driver\SerATA”. Windows 2000/XP Installing Driver During New Windows 2000 Installation 1a.
  • Page 46 NOTE : If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are specified, continue to step 7. 7. From the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press the Enter key. Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows 2000 installation.
  • Page 47 Click the “+” in front of “SCSI & RAID Controllers hardware type.” The driver “Win2000 Promise FastTrak 376 (tm) Controller” should appear. Windows 98/Me Installing Drivers During Windows 98/Me Installation The following three sections detail the installation of the FastTrak 376 drivers while installing Windows 98/Me (with the FastTrak 376 controller already in place).
  • Page 48 Installing Drivers with Existing Windows 98/Me The following three sections detail the installation of FastTrak 376 drivers on a system that has Windows 98/Me already installed. If you’re installing the FastTrak 376 drivers on a system during a Windows 98/Me installation, see “Installing Drivers During Windows 98/Me Installation”...
  • Page 49 Windows NT4 Installing Drivers During Windows NT 4.0 Installation Start the system installation by booting from the Windows NT disk: Floppy install: boot the system with the FastTrak 376 driver diskette. Floppyless install: boot from floppy and type “WINNT /B”. After files have been copied, the system will reboot.
  • Page 50 Installing Driver with Existing Windows NT 4.0 WARNING mirrored RAID 1 FastTrak array, hard drives should NOT be connected to the FastTrak 376 controller before performing the following procedure. The FastTrak 376 drivers must be loaded on the system hard drive (running under the existing drive controller) before any hard to the FastTrak 376 controller Choose “Settings”...
  • Page 51 Removing the Driver from Windows NT 4.x In “Start” Button choose “Control Panel” in “Setup” group. In “Control Panel,” select “SCSI Adapter,” next choose “Drivers” label Choose “Remove” button. 4. After successful removing, the “SCSI Adapter Setup” box will show that “Win NT FastTrak 376 RAID Controller”...

  • Page 52: Step 4: Install Pam Utility

    Step 4: Install PAM Utility PAM (Promise Array Management™) Installation This section outlines the installation procedure for a component of the PAM software package. NOTE : If you are re-installing PAM, you must first stop the services for the Message Server and Message Agent for installation to work. 1) The main PAM component installation menu will come up as seen below.
  • Page 53 You must click “Yes” and agree to the licensing terms to the use the PAM utility. Clicking “No” will exit the PAM setup. When the “Choose Destination Location” window comes up, choose a Mainboard Features...
  • Page 54 directory to install this component. Click “Browse” to select a Destination folder other than the folder suggested by default. Click the “Next” button to accept the location selected. Choose Destination Location Window The “Select Program Folder” window comes up next. Choose a Start menu folder to list this item under by entering a folder name, and selecting a parent folder from the list under which this new folder’s contents will reside.
  • Page 55 Mainboard Features Select Program Folder Window The “Start Copying Files” window will then be displayed. Verify that the proper component(s), destination folder, and program folder you selected for installation are correct, then click on the “Next” button to proceed, otherwise, click the “Back”...
  • Page 56 At the “Install Message for Monitoring Utility,” shown in 0, enter an appropriate name for the “Server Description” and complete the “IP address” information and then click “Next”. Click “Next” if the information is already correct. Contact your system administrator if you do no know the IP address. Note When asked for an IP address during the installation or log process, always use the IP address for the system that contains the remote PAM compatible array...
  • Page 57 Mainboard Features Add User Account for Administration Select “View readme.txt now” to read the latest product release information and select “launch Promise Array Management now” if you wish to run utility directly from setup. Click on the “Finish” button to complete the install process. Setup Finished...

  • Page 58: Using Fastbuild™ Configuration Utility

    Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utility The FastBuild™ Configuration Utility offers several menu choices to create and manage the drive array on the Promise FastTrak 376. For purposes of this manual, it is assumed you have already created an array in the previous chapter and now wish to make a change to the array or view other options.
  • Page 59 drive. Offline - A striped array has 1 drive that has failed or been disconnected. When the array condition is “offline,” the user must replace the failed drive(s), then restore data from a backup source. Navigating the FastBuild™ Setup Menu When using the menus, these are some of the basic navigation tips: Arrow keys highlights through choices;...
  • Page 60 An Array” on page 45. To rebuild a mirrored array, see “Rebuilding an Array” on page 47. NOTE : After configuring an array using FastBuild™, you should FDISK and format the arrayed drive(s) if you are using new, blank drives. Depending on the type of array you are using. Creating Arrays Automatically The Auto Setup <1>...
  • Page 61 Performance (RAID 0 Striping) Supports the maximum performance. The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array. NOTE : FastTrak 376 permits striped arrays using 1, 2 drive attached in Auto Setup mode.
  • Page 62 How FastTrak 376 Orders Arrays During startup, the disk arrays on the FastTrak 376 are recognized in this order: 1) The array set to bootable in the FastBuild™ Setup, and 2) the Array number (i.e. Array 0, Array 1…). This would be involved in determining which drive letters will be assigned to each disk array.
  • Page 63 FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. Array No RAID Mode Array 1 Stripe Array 2 —— Array 3 —— Array 4 —— [ ] Up [ ] Down To delete an array, highlight the Array you wish to delete and press the [Del] key.
  • Page 64 Press Ctrl-Y to Delete, others to Abort 4. After deleting the array, you should create a new array using Auto Setup or the Define Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu. Rebuilding A Mirrored Array The Rebuild Array <5> Menu option is necessary to recover from an error in a mirrored disk array.
  • Page 65 9. Highlight the array whose Status is “Critical”. 10. Press [Enter]. The following screen will then appear (see below). FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Rebuild Array Menu ] Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Array 2 Mirror Stripe Block: Not Available [ Select Drive for Rebuild ]...
  • Page 66 10/22/2002...

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