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SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR
Chapter 1 Specification ............................................. 8
1-1 Mainboard Layout ................................................................... 9
1-2 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 10
1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram ............................................ 11
1-4 Mainboard Specifications and Features ............................ 12
1-4.1 CPU Socket ................................................................................... 12
1-4.2 System Chipsets ........................................................................... 12
1-4.3 BIOS ............................................................................................... 12
1-4.4 Integrated VGA Interface .......................................................... 12
1-4.5 Memory ......................................................................................... 13
1-3.6 PCI Express Interface ................................................................. 13
1-4.7 Advanced System Power Management .................................... 13
1-4.8 IEEE 1394a Interface .................................................................. 13
1-4.9 AC'97 Audio Codec on board .................................................... 13
1-4.10 Multi-I/O Functions .................................................................. 14
1-4.12 Hardware Monitor on board ................................................... 14
1-4.13 Gigabit Ethernet on board ....................................................... 14
1-4.14 Form Factor ................................................................................ 14
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ..................................... 15
2-1 P4 775-pin CPU and Socket LGA 775 ................................ 16
2-1.1 To Identify a P4 775-pin CPU .................................................... 16
2-2 Memory Installation ............................................................. 19
2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module .............................................. 19
2-2.2 Dual Channel Memory Features ............................................... 19
2-4 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 21
2-5 SATA /AHCI/ RAID Connectors ......................................... 22
2-6 Floppy Drive Installation ..................................................... 23
2-7 SFX Power Supply Installation ........................................... 24
2-8 Jumper Setting ....................................................................... 25
2-8.1 How to tackle the Jumpers: ....................................................... 25
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Contents Contents Chapter 1 Specification ..........8 1-1 Mainboard Layout ..............9 1-2 Mainboard Specification Table ........... 10 1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram ..........11 1-4 Mainboard Specifications and Features ......12 1-4.1 CPU Socket ................... 12 1-4.2 System Chipsets ................
  • Page 2 SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Contents 2-8.2 JKB1: Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up ..........26 2-8.3 JBAT1: Clear CMOS ..............26 2-9 Other Connectors Configuration ........27 2-9.1 On-board FAN Connectors ............27 2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers ..........28 2-9.3 Back Panel Connectors ............... 29 2-9.4 PS/2 Mouse , PS/2 Keyboard .............
  • Page 3 4-6.3.8. PCI Express Configuration ............. 64 4-6.3.9. USB Configuration ..............64 4-6.3.10. Voltage Control ..............65 4-6.3.11 APM Power Management ............65 4-6.3.12. Soltek Performance Options ..........67 4-6.3.13. PCI Device Configuration ............68 4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features ............69 4-6.4.1 NorthBridge Configuration ............70 4-6.4.2 SouthBridge Configuration ............
  • Page 4 SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Contents Chapter 5 SATA RAID/AHCI Setup ...... 82 5-0 About Disk Array ..............83 5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation ............83 5-0-2 Disk Array Member ..............83 5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by ICH6R ......... 83 5-0-4 SATA Hard Disks Setup for RAID System ......84 5-1 Enable SATA RAID in System BIOS .........

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Specification

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 1 Specification Chapter 1 Specification Introduction This series of mainboards features an integration of the powerful In- tel 775-pin CPU (including P4Celeron D) and the North Bridge Intel 915G. The 775- pin CPU is a rapid execution engine providing 800/...

  • Page 6: Mainboard Layout

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 1 Specification 1-1 Mainboard Layout ICH6 for B5A-FG without SATA RAID interface ICH6R for B5A-FGR with RAID interface Line Out Side Surround Out PS/2 IEEE COM1 Mouse 1394 RJ45 AC'97 Rear PS/2 KB (underside) speaker CD-IN1...

  • Page 7: Mainboard Specification Table

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 1 Specification 1-2 Mainboard Specification Table B5A-FG/B5A-FGR Specifications and Features Socket 775 for P4 775-pin CPUs and 775-pin Celeron D CPUs North Bridge Intel 915G, supporting FSB 800/533MHz South Bridge Intel ICH6(no RAID)/ICH6R(with RAID controller) Supporting Dual Channel DDR 400/333 SDRAM,...

  • Page 8: Chipset System Block Diagram

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 1 Specification 1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram Intel P4 775-pin CPUs & 775-pin Celeron D System Bus 800/533MHz connector CRT Monitor North Bridge Dual Channel System Memory DDR 400/333 Intel PCI Express SDRAM PCI Express 915G...

  • Page 9: Mainboard Specifications And Features

    X16 PCI Express interface. • Showing Hyper Threading Logo when booting with a Hyper-thread- ing CPU. South Bridge Intel ICH6 (for SL-B5A-FG): • Supporting the LPC I/O, upstream DM interface, PCI interface (including, IEEE 1394a and Gigabit LAN), IDE interface, USB 2.

  • Page 10: 1-4.5 Memory

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 1 Specification 1-4.5 Memory 2 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board for non-ECC Dual Channel DDR 400/333 SDRAMs: • DIMMs to be populated in identical pairs for Dual Channel operation • Installation of mixed volumes yet same type of DDR SDRAM mod- ules supported 1-3.6 PCI Express Interface...

  • Page 11: 1-4.10 Multi-I/O Functions

    1-4.12 Hardware Monitor on board • Hardware Monitor integrated, providing monitoring functions on hard- ware voltage, temperatures and fan speeds. • Utility Software Soltek Hardware Monitor for displaying monitor sta- tus is enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation. 1-4.13 Gigabit Ethernet on board...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup To Get Things Ready for Hardware Setup ! 1. We recommend to install your CPU before any other components. For detailed installation instructions of processor, you can also refer to the pamphlet enclosed in your CPU package.

  • Page 13: P4 775-Pin Cpu And Socket Lga 775

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-1 P4 775-pin CPU and Socket LGA 775 2-1.1 To Identify a P4 775-pin CPU The pin-pad side of 775 CPU The Heat Glue on surface is for better heat dispersion The yellow triangle denotes location of Pad 1.
  • Page 14 SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 5. As soon as the Cover and Cap is lifted up, place down the 775 CPU gently into 775 Socket with Pad1 matching Socket Pin1. (This triangle on socket denotes Socket Pin1 location.) (This yellow triangle on CPU denotes Pad1of CPU.)

  • Page 15: 2-1.3 P4 775-Pin Cpu Installation With Hyper-Threading

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-1.3 P4 775-pin CPU Installation with Hyper-threading • 775-PinCPU also supports hyper-threading technology. • After installation of 775-pin CPU, you should also install Windows XP to enable Hyper-threading dual-in-one CPU function. Win98/Me/2K do not support Hyper-threading dual-in-one CPU function.

  • Page 16: Memory Installation

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-2 Memory Installation 2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module • Make sure to unplug your Power Supply before adding or removing memory module. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your mainboard and the memory module.

  • Page 17: 2-2.3 Pci Express Slot / Vga Connector Installation

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-2.3 PCI Express Slot / VGA connector Installation 1. PCI Express Slot is provided on board for PCIE Device card Attachment (including Graphics card, LAN card etc.) up to x16, supporting a raw bit-rate of 2.5Gb/s on the data pins. It does not support AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X card.

  • Page 18: Ide Connector Installation

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-4 IDE Connector Installation IDE connector supports 2 IDE devices for up to 100MB/s data transfer. IDEConnector IDE: ATA IDE connector Orient the red line on the IDE Flat Cable to Pin1. SATA4...

  • Page 19: Sata /Ahci/ Raid Connectors

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-5 SATA /AHCI/ RAID Connectors (1) 4Serial ATA connectors for 4 SATA RAID Hard Disks setup. (2) 4 Serial ATA connectors also supports 4 SATA AHCI all-master hard disks setup. That means, SATA AHCI mode does not require mas ter/slave differentiation.

  • Page 20: Floppy Drive Installation

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-6 Floppy Drive Installation To install FDC on barebone system, you should connect the end with Signal Swap of the floppy drive cable to floppy drive, and connect the other end to the floppy drive connector (FDC) on Mainboard.

  • Page 21: Sfx Power Supply Installation

    +3.3V +3.3V Pin1 Pin11 Soltek SFXV3.01 Power Supply is strongly recommended for mainboard running with this mainboard. To set up Power Supply on this mainboard: 1. Connect the on-board Main Power Connector (20-pin) to the Main Power Connector (20-pin) of an SFX Power Supply which can be of the latest version V3.01 model, and then connect the square-shaped...

  • Page 22: Jumper Setting

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-8 Jumper Setting 2-8.1 How to tackle the Jumpers: A 2-pin Jumper A 3-pin Jumper If a pin-header (of 2 or more pins) is designed in such a way that its pins can be closed or linked together to...

  • Page 23: 2-8.2 Jkb1: Keyboard/Mouse Wake-Up

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup The following diagrams show the locations and settings of jumpers on the mainboard. 2-8.2 JKB1: Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up JKB1 is designed to enable / disable the PS/2 Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Wake-up (from suspend mode). Setting JKB1 to...

  • Page 24: Other Connectors Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9 Other Connectors Configuration This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference. 2-9.1 On-board FAN Connectors CPUFAN 4-pin CPU Fan Connector (with Speed Sensor and Speed Control) Sense +12V Control Sensor...

  • Page 25: 2-9.2 Usb Ports And Usb Pin-Headers

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers This series provides 4 USB ports on board supporting various USB devices. In addition, 2 USB pin-headers are added on board to provide expansion of 4 more optional USB ports by using 2 additional USB Cables.

  • Page 26: 2-9.3 Back Panel Connectors

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9.3 Back Panel Connectors G : PS/2 Keyboard A : PS/2 Mouse H : VGA B : COM1 : 2 USB ports C : RJ45 J : 2 USB ports D : IEEE 1394A...

  • Page 27: 2-9.5 Rj45 Connector

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9.5 RJ45 Connector One RJ45 connector is on board for LAN connection, supporting 10/ 100/1000Mb data transfer. Orange LED blinks to indicate Yellow LED “On” to indicate that data transmission is Network hub is in connection undergoing in 1000 Base T with the system.

  • Page 28: 2-9.7 Thermal Detector

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9.7 Thermal Detector RT1 is mounted with Thermal Detector by default for detecting system temperature. SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 PCIEX SATA1 2-9.8 JAUD1: External Audio Connector External Audio Out Connector supports Front Panel S/PDIF Output, Front Panel Mic-In and Front Panel Line-out.

  • Page 29: 2-9.9 Complex Pin-Header (Front Panel Connectors)

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9.9 Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors) This complex Pin-header consists of the following connectors for vari- ous front panel supports. When you have fixed the mainboard to the case, join the connectors of this Complex Pin-header to the case Front Panel.

  • Page 30: 2-9.10 Ieee 1394A Port/Pin-Header

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-9.10 IEEE 1394a Port/Pin-header 1394A Interface, with VT6307S Open Host Controller on board, sup- porting 2 x 1394A serial ports: • Each 1394A port supporting 400/200/100 Mbits transfer rate. 1394A port Line Out...

  • Page 31: 2-9.11 Cpu Smart Acceleration Led: Led1

    Technology and LED1 to work on. JBAT1 JUSB2 JUSB1 IEEE1 JAUD1 PLED Choose “Soltek Performance Options” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: (Advanced BIOS Setup) Soltek Performance Options Help Item Soltek Performance Configuration...
  • Page 32 SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Memo...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Software Setup

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup Chapter 3 Software Setup Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation • Support CD: This series of mainboards will be shipped with a Support CD which contains those necessary driver files, Application Softwares and some helpful utilities.

  • Page 34: To Open Up The Support Cd

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-1 To Open up the Support CD 1. Please put the Support CD enclosed in your mainboard package into the CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the Main Menu will automatic- ally appear, displaying the contents to be installed for this series: 2.

  • Page 35: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-2 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ Install Intel Chipset software installation Utility” to proceed. 2. The Intel Service Pack InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to the Intel Service pack installation.

  • Page 36: Directx Installation

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-3 DirectX Installation Following the installation of INF, you have to restart system so that your system can be reconfigured with the driver just installed. When restarting procedures finish, please open the Support CD with your CD- ROM to enter the Main Installation Menu.

  • Page 37: Graphics Driver Installation

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-4 Graphics Driver Installation Please open the Support CD with your CD-ROM to enter the Main In- stallation Menu. 1. For installation of on-board VGA driver, you must first connect the monitor to the on-board VGA connector. Then click to “Install Graphics Driver”.

  • Page 38: Ac'97 Audio Driver Installation

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-5 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation RTL ALC850 8-channel AC97 Audio Codec on board, AC’97 2.3 compat- ible stereo audio code for PC multimedia systems. AC’97 Audio Codec Driver is provided in Support CD for user’s installation.

  • Page 39: 3-5.2 Verifying 8-Channel Audio

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-5.2 Verifying 8-channel Audio After installation of AC’97 8-channel Codec, you must configure the 7.1 Speaker connection to enable the 8-channel audio. 1. Connect your on-board Audio Connector to your 8-channel speakers as depicted in the figure below:...
  • Page 40 SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3. The AC’97 Audio Configuration” screen will pop out. Clikc the “Speaker Configuration” bar with your mouse. 4. Instantly, the “Speaker Configuration” screen will pop out. Pick the items “8-channelSpeaker” and then click on the Auto Test button.

  • Page 41: To Install Rtl8110S Gigabit Ethernet Drivers

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-6 To Install RTL8110S Gigabit Ethernet Drivers RTL8110S Gigabit LAN driver for Windows 98/ME / 2000 / XP. After restarting system, click on the Onboard Giga LAN Driver to start setup. 1. Instantly, the InstallShield Wizard pop out.

  • Page 42: To Install Hardware Monitor Utility

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-7 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility 3-7.1 Installation Hardware Monitor is built on this mainboard. Its installation is pro- grammed to a fully automated mode on Windows 2000/XP. Users can follow the model installation below for its installation on various Windows System.

  • Page 43: 3-7.2 Verification

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-7.2 Verification 1. After installing Soltek Hardware Monitor, double click “SoltekHM” icon on the desktop to open the main window of the Soltek Hardware Doctor. 2.Then the pop-up screen will show all information about CPU Temperature, Fan Speed and various Voltages.

  • Page 44: To Install Usb 2.0 Driver For Windows 2000/Xp

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 3 Software Setup 3-8 To Install USB 2.0 Driver for Windows 2000/XP USB V2.0 with its 480Mb/s transfer rate supports operating system Windows 2000 and Windows XP via the Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack. For archieving Intel USB 2.0 support, users should install the latest Service Pack for Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Ami Bios Setup

    4-6.11 Discard Changes ................ 81 Attention: The BIOS Setup is subject to constant update without further notice to users. It is necessary for users to update the onboard BIOS by the latest BIOS version provided in our web site: www.soltek.com.tw...

  • Page 46: About Bios Setup

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-1 About BIOS Setup BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory (ROM) chip Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory.

  • Page 47: To Update Bios

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-5 To Update BIOS • System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component. Flash BIOS allows user to upgrade BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM component. • The Upgrade Utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette for upgrading saving, and verifying the system BIOS.

  • Page 48: Bios Setup

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility 4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility This mainboard comes with the AMI BIOS from American Megatrends Inc. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu by: 1. Turn on or reboot your system. After a series of diagnostic checks, the following message will appear: PRESS <Del>...
  • Page 49 <F9>: “Optimized Defaults” alows user to load Optimal Defaults or not. Attention: The BIOS Setup is subject to constant update without further notice to users. It is necessary for users to update the onboard BIOS by the latest BIOS version provided in our web site: www.soltek.com.tw...

  • Page 50: 4-6.2 Standard Bios Features

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.2 Standard BIOS Features “Standard BIOS Features” allows users to configure Time and Date. This menu also displays system information. Run the Standard BIOS Features as follows: Choose “Standard BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and press <Enter>.

  • Page 51: 4-6.3 Advanced Bios Features

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features allows user to configure HDD, Floppy, Serial Port, Parallel Port etc..Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows: Choose “Advanced BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 52: 4-6.3.1 Cpu Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.1 CPU Configuration Choose “CPU Configuration” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: CPU Configuration Configure advanced CPU settings Help Item Module Version - xx.xx Manufacturer : Intel...

  • Page 53: 4-6.3.2 Ide Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.2 IDE Configuration Choose “IDE Configuration” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for IDE Devices configuration: IDE Configuration Help Item IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration Enhanced Configure SATA as...
  • Page 54 SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.2-2 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave and Third IDE Master/ Slave Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Primary IDE Slave ATAPI CDROM Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master Not Detected...

  • Page 55: 4-6.3.3 Floppy Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.2-3 Hard Disk Write Protect Hard Disk Write Protect Allows you to Enabled / Disable(default) Hard Disk Write Protection 4-6.3.2-4 IDE Detect Time Out IDE Detect Time Out(Sec) Allows you to set time out for IDE Detection.

  • Page 56: 4-6.3.4 Super Io Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.4 Super IO Configuration Choose “SuperIO Configuration” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: SuperIO Configuration Help Item Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller...

  • Page 57: 4-6.3.5 Hardware Health Monitor

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.5 Hardware Health Monitor Choose “Hardware Health Monitor” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: Hardware Health Monitor Hardware Health Monitor Help Item CPU FAN(4PIN) Mode Setting...
  • Page 58 SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup CPU FAN(4PIN) / CPU FAN(3 PIN) / System FAN Mode Setting To select and set up the cooling fan mode. Choices: Automatic mode: There are 5 settings for Automatic mode: (1) CPU/System Fan Limit of Off: Fan will stop when CPU/system temperature is lower than the Off Limit.

  • Page 59: 4-6.3.6 Acpi Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.6 ACPI Configuration Choose “ACPI Configuration” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for ACPI configuration: ACPI Configuration Help Item ACPI Settings General ACPI Configuration Press Enter Advanced ACPI Configuration...

  • Page 60: 4-6.3.7. Event Log Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.7. Event Log Configuration Choose “Event Log Configuration” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: Event Log Configuration Help Item Event Logging details View Event Log...

  • Page 61: 4-6.3.8. Pci Express Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.8. PCI Express Configuration Choose “PCI Express Configuration” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: PCI Express Configuration Help Item PCI Express Configuration Active State Power management...

  • Page 62: 4-6.3.10. Voltage Control

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.10. Voltage Control Choose “ATXP6 Voltage Control” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: Voltage Control Help Item Voltage Configuration Chipset Voltage Control 1.5V DIMM Voltage Control 2.6V...
  • Page 63 SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Power Management/APM Allows you to enable / disable APM (Advanced Power Management). Video Power Down Mode To power down video to Suspend or Standby mode. Choices: Disabled; Suspend; Standby Hard Disk Power Down Mode To power down Hard Disk to Suspend or Standby mode.

  • Page 64: 4-6.3.12. Soltek Performance Options

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.12. Soltek Performance Options Choose “Soltek Performance Options” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: Soltek Performance Options Help Item Soltek Performance Configuration CPU FSB Selection...

  • Page 65: 4-6.3.13. Pci Device Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.3.13. PCI Device Configuration Choose “PCI Device Configurationl” in “Advanced BIOS Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: PCI Device Configuration Help Item PCI Device management Options PCI Auto Detection feature...

  • Page 66: 4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features Advanced Chipset Features is used to modify the values of chipset buffers. These buffers control the system options. Run the Advanced Chipset Features as follows: Choose “Advanced Chipset Features” from the Main Menu and a list of option will appear: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 67: 4-6.4.1 Northbridge Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.4.1 NorthBridge Configuration Choose “NorthBridge Configuration” in “Advanced Chipset Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: North Bridge Configuration Help Item North Bridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Frequency Auto Configure DRAM Timing by SPD...
  • Page 68 SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Memory Hole Allows you to enable / disable (default) the support of Memory Hole which is reserved for ISA card. Choices: Disabled; 15MB-16MB Boots Graphic Adapter Priority Select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device.

  • Page 69: 4-6.4.2 Southbridge Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.4.2 SouthBridge Configuration Choose “SouthBridge Configuration” in “Advanced Chipset Features” and press <Enter>. The following sub-screen will appear for configuration: SouthBridge Configuration Help Item South Bridge Chipset Configuration AC’97 Selection Auto PRO-NIC Controller...

  • Page 70: 4-6.5 Pci/Pnp Resource Management

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.5 PCI/PNP Resource Management PCI/PNP Resource Management allows you to modify the system’s power saving functions. Choose “PCI/PNP Resource Management” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 71: 4-6.6 Boot Configuration Features

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Palette Snooping This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status, and to modify the information delivered from the feature Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card. This option can solve the display inversion to black after you have used a MPEG card.

  • Page 72: 4-6.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.6.1 Boot Settings Configuration Choose “Boot Settings Configuration” in “Boot Configuration Setup” and press <Enter>. The following items will appear for onfiguration: Boot Configuration Setup Help Item Boot Settings Quick Boot Enabled Quiet Boot...

  • Page 73: 4-6.6.2 Boot Device Priority

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.6.2 Boot Device Priority Choose “Boot Device Priority” in “Boot Configuration Setup” and press <Enter>. The bootable devices installed on board will appear and are allowed to assign the Boot Priority. Boot Device Priority...

  • Page 74: 4-6.7. Boot Security Features

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.7. Boot Security Features Boot Security Features allows you to modify the system’s boot security settings. Choose “Boot Security Features” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear: CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2002, American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 75: 4-6.7.3 Change Supervisor Password

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.7.3 Change Supervisor Password This option allows you to set a new Supervisor password for the system: 1. Choose “Change Supervisor Password” in the “BIOS Security Fea- tures” and press <Enter>. Then the following message appears: [ Enter new supervisor password ] 2.

  • Page 76: 4-6.7.4 Change User Password

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup User Access Level If Supervisor Password is set up, this item appears to allow you to set the User Access mode. Choices: No Access; View only; Limited; Full Access 4-6.7.4 Change User Password This option allows you to set a new User password for the system: 1.

  • Page 77: 4-6.7.5 Boot Sector Virus Protection

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.7.5 Boot Sector Virus Protection Boot Sector Virus When enabled, you receive a warning message if a Protection program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive.

  • Page 78: 4-6.10 Load Optimal Defaults

    SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4-6.10 Load Optimal Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: [ Load Optimal Defaults ?] [OK] [Cancel] Press <Enter> now to load Optimal values for all the Setup options.

  • Page 79: Chapter 5 Sata Raid/Ahci Setup

    Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR Chapter 5 SATA RAID/AHCI Setup ICH6R RAID Controller & RAID Driver Intel ICH6R RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) Controller is built in the South BridgeICH6R. With this RAID Controller, the IntelSATA RAID BIOS is built into the system to help configure the Redundant Disk Array.

  • Page 80: About Disk Array

    Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR 5-0 About Disk Array 5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation A “Disk Array” is formed from a group of 2 or more disk drives with the RAID (Redundent Array of Independent Disks) technology. The aim of a Disk Array is to provide better perfornance and/or data fault tolerance.

  • Page 81: Sata Hard Disks Setup For Raid System

    Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR 5-0-4 SATA Hard Disks Setup for RAID System (1) 4Serial ATA connectors for 4 SATA RAID Hard Disks setup. (2) 4 Serial ATA connectors also supports 4 SATA AHCI all-master hard disks setup. That means, SATA AHCI mode does not require mas ter/slave differentiation.

  • Page 82: Enable Sata Raid In System Bios

    Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR 5-1 Enable SATA RAID in System BIOS To enable SATA RAID controller, boot the system and watch for the following initial screen to appear: Inrel (R) Application Acceleration RAID Option ROM vxxxxxxx Copyright (C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 83: To Enter Intel Raid Bios Utility Setup

    Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR 5-2 To Enter Intel RAID BIOS Utility Setup Boot the system with “SATA-RAID ” enabled in system BIOS Setup and watch for the following initial screen to appear: Inrel (R) Application Acceleration RAID Option ROM vxxxxxxx Copyright (C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation.

  • Page 84: To Create Disk Array

    Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR 5-3 To Create Disk Array (5-3-1) When you press <Enter> on the “1. Create RAID Volume” bar, the following screen shows up. Enter a name for the volume to be created. [ Create Array MENU ]...
  • Page 85 Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR (5-3-3) After selecting the RAID mode, press <Enter> to confirm your choice. Then press <Enter> again on the Create Volume bar to proceed. [ Create Array MENU ] Name: RAID Volume 1...
  • Page 86 Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR (5-3-5) Instantly, the RAID 1 mode is set up and shown on the screen. Then press <Esc> key to exit the screen. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3.

  • Page 87: To Install Sata Raid Driver On Windows 2K/Xp

    Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR 5-4 To Install SATA RAID Driver on Windows 2K/XP SATA-RAID Driver is incorporated in Support CD/Floppy Diskette for user’s installation. This driver is intended forWinXP/2K only. Since Intel has not yet provided RAID driver for Win98, ICHR RAID system run with Win98 is not recommended (1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the RAID Driver.
  • Page 88 Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR (7) On next screen press “S” to confirm the mass storage device setup. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.
  • Page 89 Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR (9) On the next screen, you are prompted to install the “Intel(R) 82801FR Controller” driver. So, select 82801 SATA RAID Controller and press<Enter> on to continue. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

  • Page 90: To Install Sata Ahci Hard Disks Driver

    Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR 5-5 To Install SATA AHCI Hard Disks Driver SATA-AHCI hard Disks system requires AHCI driver support. User should install the AHCI driver as illustrated below. 5-5-1 To Enable AHCI Function in BIOS Setup Enter CMOS BIOS Setup and choose “Advanced BIOS Features”...

  • Page 91: Install Windows 2K/Xp With 82801 Fr Ahci Controller

    Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR 5-5-2 Install Windows 2K/XP with 82801 FR AHCI Controller (1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the RAID Driver which includes the AHCI controller driver as well. (This Driver Diskette should have been enclosed in the mainboard Package.
  • Page 92 Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR (5) On next screen press “S” to confirm the mass storage device setup. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.
  • Page 93 Chapter 5 ICH6R SATA RAID SL-B5A-FG / B5A-FGR (7) On the next screen, you are prompted to install the “Intel(R) 82801FR AHCI Controller” driver. So, select 82801 AHCI Controller and press <Enter> on to continue. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

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