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- Page 1 VIA Mainboard User’s Manual P4PB ULTRA-URL Version 1.0 - - August 30th, 2002 P/N 99-51-011011...
- Page 2 Copyright Copyright by VIA Technologies Inc. (“VIA”). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without express written authorization from VIA. Trademarks All trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Data protection All data should be backed-up prior to the installation of any drive unit or storage peripheral.
- Page 3 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip- ment is operated in a commercial environment.
- Page 4 TRADEMARKS All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. PS/2 and OS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Windows 95/98/98SE/2000/XP and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft.
- Page 5 Box Contents • 1 x VIA Mainboard • 1 x User’s Manual • 1 x Quick Installation Guide • 1 x Floppy Ribbon Cable • 2 x ATA-33/66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable • 1 x 4-Port USB 2.0/1.1 Module • 1 x SPDIF Bracket •...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1. Specifications ..... 1-1 Mainboard Specifications ..........1-2 Mainboard Layout ............1-4 Connectors Guide ............. 1-5 Chapter 2. Installation......2-1 CPU Installation ..............2-2 CPU Installation ............... 2-2 CPU Core Speed .............. 2-3 CPU Fan Installation ............2-3 Memory Installation............ - Page 7 Modem-In Connector: Modem_IN ......... 2-14 Fan Power Connectors: CPU/SYS FAN ......2-15 Case Connectors: F_PANEL ........... 2-15 SPDIF Connector: SPDIF_Header ......... 2-17 USB pin-header: USB3~10 ..........2-18 Wake-On LAN Connector: WOL ........2-18 Wake-On Ring Connector: WOR ........2-19 Secure Digital and Memory Stick Connectors: SD/MS ... 2-19 PC Smart Card Reader: SCR ..........
- Page 8 PNP/PCI Configurations ..........3-22 PC Health Status ............3-24 Frequency/Voltage Control ..........3-25 Load Fail-Safe Defaults..........3-28 Load Optimized Defaults ..........3-29 Set Supervisor/User Password ........3-30 Save & Exit Setup............3-32 Exit Without Saving ............3-33 Chapter 4. Software Setup ....4-1 Driver Utilities CD Content ..........
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Page 9: Chapter 1. Specifications
Specifications Specifications The VIA P4PB ULTRA mainboard is based around the VIA Apollo P4X400 chipset, which brings support for high-performance DDR SDRAM to the Intel Pentium 4 platform. VIA’s advanced V-Link ® ® controller brings optimal system efficiency by effec- tively doubling bandwidth between the chipset’s north and south bridges. -
Page 10: Mainboard Specifications
Chapter 1 Mainboard Specifications • Supports Intel Pentium 4 Willamette / Northwood and Celeron proces- ® ® ® sors in the 478 pin package • Supports 1.5GHz, 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2GHz, 2.2GHz , 2. 26GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.53GHz and upwards Chipset •... - Page 11 Specifications • Integrated Promise PDC20276 RAID IDE controller, allowing up to 4 ex- tra IDE hard disk drives connection. Onboard Peripherals • 1 floppy port supports 2 x FDD • 2 x serial ports (COM 1 + COM 2) • 1 x SPP/EPP/ECP mode compliant parallel port •...
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Page 12: Mainboard Layout
Chapter 1 Mainboard Layout CPU Fan Top: Mouse Bottom: Keyboard AUX12V Top: Parallel port Bottom: COM 1/COM 2 F_Audio Top: Game port Bottom: Line-Out Line-In Top: RJ45 ATXPWR Bottom: USB ports AGP Slot SPDIF PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 Audio_Enable PCI Slot 3 CD_IN... -
Page 13: Connectors Guide
Specifications Connectors Guide Connectors Function Reference ATXPWR ATX 20-pin power connector See p. 2-7 AUX12V ATX 12V power connector See p. 2-7 JMS1 Mouse connector See p. 2-8 JKB1 Keyboard connector See p. 2-8 USB Port Connectors Connecting to USB devices See p. - Page 14 Installation 2 2 2 2 2 Installation This chapter provides you with information about hardware setup procedures. While installing the mainboard, carefully hold the components and closely follow the installation procedures. Some components may be damaged if they are installed incorrectly.
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Page 15: Cpu Installation
Chapter 2 CPU Installation The mainboard supports the Intel Pentium 4 Willamette/Northwood and ® ® Celeron processors in the 478 pin package (PGA478). When installing the ® CPU, ensure the CPU has a large-size heatsink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating. -
Page 16: Cpu Core Speed
Installation CPU Core Speed CPU Clock 100MHz Core/Bus ratio then CPU core speed CPU Clock x Core/Bus ratio 100MHz x 18 1.8GHz Overclocking This mainboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnor- WARNING! mal settings, before overclocking. - Page 17 Chapter 2 3. Mount the fan on top of the heatsink. Press down the fan firmly until its four clips become wedged in the holes of the retention mechanism. 4. Press the two levers down to secure the fan. Each lever can be pressed down in only ONE direction.
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Page 18: Memory Installation
Installation Memory Installation The mainboard provides 3 sockets for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM modules with 6 memory banks. To operate properly, at least one DIMM module must be installed. You can install PC1600/PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 DDR SDRAM modules on the DDR DIMM sockets (DDR 1~3). DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM is similar to conventional SDRAM, but doubles the rate of transfer by transfering data twice per cycle. -
Page 19: Ddr Module Installation
Chapter 2 DDR Module Installation You can install either single sided or double sided 184-pin DDR DIMM mod- ules into the DDR DIMM sockets, depending on your requirements. Differ- ing from SDR DIMM, DDR DIMM modules have only one notch on the center of the module. -
Page 20: Power Supply
Installation Power Supply The mainboard requires an ATX power supply for powering the system. Be- fore inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all compo- nents are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. ATX 20-Pin Power Connector: ATXPWR This connector is for the ATX power supply. -
Page 21: Back Panel
Chapter 2 Back Panel The Back Panel provides the following connectors: MIDI/Game Mouse RJ45 Parallel L-out L-in Keyboard COM 1 COM 2 Keyboard Connector: JKB1 Mouse Connector: JMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/ The mainboard provides a standard 2 keyboard connector for attaching a PS/2 mouse connector for attaching PS/2 keyboard. -
Page 22: Usb Port Connectors
Installation USB Port Connectors The mainboard provides 2 USB 2.0 ports (plus 4 pin-headers for up to 8 addi- tional USB 2.0 connections; see 2-18). USB-compatible devices can be plugged directly into these ports. (Please note that if you want to connect any USB 2. 0 devices, you need to do so with the supplied additional connection ports to make full use of USB 2.0. -
Page 23: Serial Port Connectors: Com 1 & Com 2
Chapter 2 Serial Port Connectors: COM 1 & COM 2 The mainboard offers two 9-pin male Serial Port connectors (COM 1 and COM 2) . You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to these ports. Pin Definition 1 2 3 4 5 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION Data Carry Detect... -
Page 24: Connectors
Installation Connectors The mainboard provides pin-header connectors for FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and the CPU/System FAN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD The standard floppy disk drive connector supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M, and 2.88M floppy disk types. IrDA Infrared Module Connector: SIR &... -
Page 25: Hard Disk Connectors: Ide1 & Ide2
Chapter 2 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/ 133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 functions. You can connect up to four hard disk drive, CD-ROM, LS-120 and other devices. -
Page 26: Ide Raid Connectors: Ide3 & Ide4
Installation IDE RAID Connectors: IDE3 & IDE4 The mainboard provides two extra IDE connectors (IDE3 & IDE4). This in turn allows up to four extra IDE HDD connections. You can use these two connectors for setting up RAID 0 or 1 array. If you want to connect two hard disk drives to the RAID IDE connectors, you must always connect each hard disk drive to two seperate IDE ribbon cables and you must set both hard disk drives to master mode. - Page 27 Chapter 2 CD-In Connector: CD_IN This connector is for the CD-ROM audio connector. Aux Line-In Connector: AUX_IN This connector is for a DVD add-on card with Line-in connector. Modem-In Connector: Modem_IN This connector is for a modem with internal audio connector. CD_IN CD_R CD_GND...
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Page 28: Fan Power Connectors: Cpu/Sys Fan
Installation Fan Power Connectors: CPU/SYS FAN The CPUFAN (CPU fan) and SYSFAN (system fan) run on +12V and main- tain system cooling. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always be aware that the red wire is the Positive and should be connected to the +12V. The black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. - Page 29 Chapter 2 Pin Definition SIGNAL SIGNAL PWR_LED+ HD_LED+ PWR_LED+ HD_LED- PWR_LED- SPEAKER+ RESET+ RESET- SPEAKER- SLED+ SLED- Power Switch Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. Pressing this button will turn the sys- tem power on or off. Reset Switch The Reset Switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/OFF.
- Page 30 Installation SPDIF Connector: SPDIF This connector is for connecting the SPDIF bracket that comes with this mainboard. The SPDIF bracket consists of two SPDIF connectors (one for optical and the other RCA). The SPDIF output provides digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder.
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Page 31: Usb Pin-Header: Usb3~10
Chapter 2 USB pin-header: USB3~10 The mainboard provides 4 front USB pin-header connectors, allowing up to 8 additional USB 2.0 ports. Please plug the USB 4-port module onto these pin- headers. The USB3-6_DISABLE can work by shorting pin 2 and 3. USB 3~10 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL USB0-... -
Page 32: Wake-On Ring Connector: Wor
Installation Wake-On Ring Connector: WOR This connector allows you to connect a modem card with the Wake-On Ring function. The connector will power up the system when a singal is received through the modem card. Ring GND Secure Digital and Memory Stick Connectors: SD/MS These connectors support non-volatile memory devices called Secure Digital (SD) memory card and Memory Stick (MS). -
Page 33: Pc Smart Card Reader: Scr
Chapter 2 PC Smart Card Reader: SCR This connector accommodates a Smart Card Reader that allows you to conve- niently make transactions such as financial, health care, telephony, or travel- ing services through a Smart Card user interface software. SCR Pin Definition P I N S I G N A L V C C G N D... -
Page 34: Jumpers
Installation Jumpers The mainboard provides jumpers for setting the mainboard’s functions. This section will explain how to change settings for your mainboard’s functions through the use of the jumpers. Clear CMOS Jumper: CLEAR_CMOS The onboard CMOS RAM stores system configuration data and has an onboard battery power supply. -
Page 35: Audio Codec Auto Detect Jumper: Ob_Codec
Chapter 2 Audio Codec Auto Detect Jumper: OB_CODEC This jumper enables or disables the audio codec auto detect function. If a CNR card based audio codec is found, then the auto detect function will auto- matically disable the onboard audio codec to avoid conflict. If the auto detect function is disabled, then the mainboard will always disable the onboard au- dio codec. -
Page 36: Onboard Audio Jumper: Audio_Enable
Installation Onboard Audio Jumper: Audio_Enable This jumper enables or disables the onboard audio chip. Setting jumper to enabled mode enables the onboard audio chip, while disabled mode disables the onboard audio chip. Enabled Disabled Audio_Enable Onboard Front Audio Jumper: F_Audio This jumper allows you to connect audio jacks on front panel for convenient connection and control of audio devices. -
Page 37: Slots
Chapter 2 Slots The mainboard provides six 32-bit Master PCI bus slots, one AGP4X/8X (1. 5V) slot and one CNR slot. AGP Slot PCI Slots CNR Slot AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP4X/8X (1.5V) slot allows you to insert an AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. -
Page 38: Pci Interrupt Request Routing
Installation PCI Interrupt Request Routing IRQ allows devices to send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows: Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT A#... - Page 39 BIOS Setup 3 3 3 3 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives you detailed explaination of each BIOS setup functions. It consists of the following topics: Entering Setup Control Keys Getting Help The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features 3-11 Integrated Peripherals...
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Page 40: Entering Setup
Chapter 3 Entering Setup Power on the computer and press DEL straight away to enter the BIOS setup menu. If you missed the BIOS setup entry point, you may restart the system and try again. Control Keys < ↑ > Move to the previous item <... -
Page 41: Getting Help
BIOS Setup Getting Help After entering the BIOS setup menu, the Main Menu appears. Main Menu The main menu displays all BIOS setup categories. Use the control keys ( ) to select any item/sub-menu. Description of the selected/highlighted category is displayed at the bottom of the screen. -
Page 42: The Main Menu
Chapter 3 The Main Menu The Main Menu contains twelve setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub- menu. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system. - Page 43 BIOS Setup PC Health Status This menu shows the PC health status. Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to set the system frequency and voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default settings for minimal and stable system operations.
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Page 44: Standard Cmos Features
Chapter 3 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you desire for each item. Date The date format is <Day><Month><Date><Year>. Day - day of the week, for example Friday. Read-only. Month - the month from Jan to Dec. - Page 45 BIOS Setup Halt On Determine the system behaviour if an error is detected at boot. Settings are: All Errors System halts when any error is detected. No Errors System does not halt for any error. All, But Keyboard System halts for all error (except keyboard error). All, But Diskette System halts for all error (except diskette error).
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Page 46: Advanced Bios Features
Chapter 3 Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If the function is enabled, any attempt to write data into this area will cause a beep and warning message display on screen. Settings: Disabled and Enabled. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Set the ECC (Error-Correcting Code) feature for Level 2 cache. - Page 47 BIOS Setup SCSI The system will boot from SCSI. CD-ROM The system will boot from CD-ROM. HDD-1 The system will boot from second HDD. HDD-2 The system will boot from third HDD. HDD-3 The system will boot from fourth HDD. ZIP100 The system will boot from ATAPI ZIP drive.
- Page 48 Chapter 3 Security Option Specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Settings are described below: Option Description Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup. System A password prompt appears every time when the com- puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup.
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Page 49: Advanced Chipset Features
BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features menu is used for optimizing the chipset func- tions. Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. AGP Aperture Size This setting controls just how much memory space can be allo- cated to AGP for video purposes. - Page 50 Chapter 3 CPU to PCI POST Write When Enabled, CPU can write up to four words of data to the PCI write buffer before CPU must wait for PCI bus cycle to finish. If Disabled, CPU must wait after each write cycle until PCI bus signals that it is ready to receive more data.
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Page 51: Integrated Peripherals
BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Channel 1/2 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately. Settings: Disabled, Enabled. IDE Prefetch Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from the hard disk drive. - Page 52 Chapter 3 USB Keyboard Support Enable USB Keyboard Support for DOS and Windows 95. Settings: Enabled and Disabled. USB Mouse Support Enable USB Mouse Support for DOS and Windows 95. Settings: Enabled and Dis- abled. Onboard Raid Boot ROM Enable system to boot up with the onboard Raid system. Settings: Enabled and Dis- abled.
- Page 53 BIOS Setup UART Mode Select The field specifies the operation mode for serial port “COM B”. If the mode selected is not “Serial Port” then “COM B” will be disabled in order for other device to take effect. Settings are: Serial Port: RS-232C Serial Port IrDA(Infrared):...
- Page 54 Chapter 3 EPP Mode Select Select the Enhance Parallel Port Mode. Settings: EPP1.9 and EPP1.7. ECP Mode Use DMA ECP utilizes a DMA channel. This field is only available if Parallel Port Mode is set to “ECP”. Select DMA channel for ECP use. Settings: 1 and 3. Game Port Address Set I./O port address for onboard game port.
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Page 55: Power Management Setup
BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup menu configures the system to most effec- tively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. ACPI Suspend Type Set the power saving mode for ACPI function. Settings are: S1/POS - S1/Power On Suspend (POS) is a low power state. - Page 56 Chapter 3 Video Off Option Select whether or not to turn off the screen when system enters power saving mode, ACPI OS such as Windows XP will override this option. Settings are: Always On - The screen is always on even when system enters power saving mode.
- Page 57 BIOS Setup Peripheral Activities Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: VGA Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor VGA activities. Settings: Off and ON. LPT & COM Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor parallel port (LPT) and serial port (COM) activities.
- Page 58 Chapter 3 PS2KB Wakeup from suspend Select which Hot-Key to wake-up the system from power saving mode. Settings: Disabled, Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2, Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6, Ctrl+F7, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10, Ctrl+F11, Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake and Any Key. USB Resume Decide whether or not the USB devices can wake the system from suspend state. Settings: Disabled and Enabled.
- Page 59 BIOS Setup IRQs Activities Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Primary INTR Selecting ON will cause the system to wake up from power saving modes if activity is detected from any enabled IRQ channels. IRQ3~IRQ15 Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line.
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Page 60: Pnp/Pci Configurations
Chapter 3 PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes the BIOS configuration of the PCI bus system. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. PNP OS Installed When set to Yes, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting (VGA, IDE, SCSI). - Page 61 BIOS Setup IRQ Resources The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual. Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings: PCI Device: For Plug &...
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Page 62: Pc Health Status
Chapter 3 PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status. Vcore, vTT 1.25V, 3.3V, Vcc(+5V), +12V, -12V, -5V, 5VSB, Current CPU Temperature, Current CPU Fan Speed, Current System Fan Speed. These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans’... -
Page 63: Frequency/Voltage Control
BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control DRAM Clock The chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host clock and DRAM clock frequency. Settings: By SPD, 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz and 200MHz. DRAM Timing This setting determines whether DRAM timing is configured by reading the contents of the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) EPROM on the DRAM module. - Page 64 Chapter 3 Active to Precharge (Tras) Set the time from active back to precharge state. Settings: 5T and 6T. Active to CMD (Trcd) Set the time from active state to command state. Settings: 2T and 3T. DRAM Command Rate This setting controls the DRAM command rate. Selecting 1T allows DRAM signal controller to run at 1T (T=clock cycles) rate.
- Page 65 BIOS Setup Spread Spectrum When the mainboard’s clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of the pulses creates EMI (Electromagnetic Interference). The Spread Spectrum func- tion reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves.
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Page 66: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Chapter 3 Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option on the main menu allows users to restore all the BIOS settings to the default Fail Safe values. These values are set by the mainboard manufac- turer to provide a minimal and stable system. When you select Load-Fail Safe Defaults, a message as below appears: Pressing “Y”... -
Page 67: Load Optimized Defaults
BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults This option on the main menu allows users to restore all the BIOS settings to the default Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for both optimized and stable perfor- mance of the mainboard. -
Page 68: Set Supervisor/User Password
Chapter 3 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously set password from CMOS memory. - Page 69 BIOS Setup About Supervisor Password & User Password: Supervisor password : Can enter and change the settings of the setup menus. User password: Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menus. 3-31...
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Page 70: Save & Exit Setup
Chapter 3 Save & Exit Setup When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to save the changes and quit. A message as below will appear on the screen: Typing “Y” will allow you to quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup changes to RTC CMOS. -
Page 71: Exit Without Saving
BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving When you want to quit the Setup menu, you can select this option to abandon the changes. A message as below will appear on the screen: Typing “Y” will allow you to quit the Setup Utility without saving any changes to RTC CMOS. -
Page 72: Chapter 4. Software Setup
Driver Setup 4 4 4 4 4 Software Setup This chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application. It consists of the following topic: Driver Utilities CD Content Note: You must install VIA chipset drivers first before installing other drivers such as audio or VGA drivers. -
Page 73: Driver Utilities Cd Content
Chapter 4 Driver Utilities CD Content Getting Started The mainboard includes a Driver Utilities CD which contains driver utilities and software to enhance the performance of the mainboard. Please check that you have this CD in your gift box. If the CD is missing in your gift box, please contact your local dealer for the CD. - Page 74 Driver Setup The driver utilities and software in this CD are: - VIA 4in1 Drivers: Contains VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver (enables the performance enhancing bus mastering functions on ATA-capable Hard Disk Drives and ensures IDE device compatibility), AGP VxD Driver (provides service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware, providing fast graphical access), IRQ Routing Miniport Driver (sets the system’s PCI IRQ routing sequence) and VIA INF Driver (enables the VIA...
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Page 75: Appendix
Appendix Introduction to RAID The basic idea of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks, formally known as Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) is to store the same data in different places on multiple hard disks. It is primarily a performance option, but it too can be used for data protection against the loss of data due to human carelessness, mechanical failures or natural disasters. -
Page 76: Getting Started
Getting Started This section is designed to get you started for installation of your MBFastTrak 133 Lite. Installing The Hard Drives Hard drives must be Ultra ATA 133/100/66/33 to operate with the MBFastTrak 133 Lite. For optimal performance, install all identical drives of the same model and capacity. -
Page 77: Creating Your Disk Array
ored edge of the cables indicates pin 1 and the blue cable connector must be attached to the MBFastTrak 133 Lite connector. Note: You must use an 80-wire, 40-pin cable when connecting an Ultra ATA/ 133 hard drive to the MBFastTrak 133 Lite controller. Creating Your Disk Array You will now use the FastBuild BIOS utility to create your array using the attached disks. -
Page 78: Creating An Array For Performance
Creating an Array for Performance Note: MBFastTrak 133 Lite allows users to create striped arrays with 1, 2 drives. To create an array for best performance, follow these steps: 1. Using the Spacebar, choose “Performance” under the Optimize Array for section. - Page 79 Note: MBFastTrak 133 Lite permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup. You would use this method if you wish to use a drive that already contains data and/or is the bootable system drive in your system. You will need another drive of identical or larger storage capacity.
- Page 80 6. Select “Y” to continue. If you choose “N”, you will be returned to step 1. Start to duplicate the image . . . Do you want to continue? (Yes/No) Y – Continue N – Abort 7. Once completed, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created.
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