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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Revision Date Version Changes 2008-07 v2.00 -Changed Northbridge chipset from Intel® 945GM to Intel® 945GME -Added system fan connector (SYS_FAN1) information -Added three jumper information: AT/ATX power mode select jumpers LVDS screen resolution select jumper COM3 mode select jumpers...
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
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Cautionary messages should also be heeded to help reduce the chance of losing data or damaging the KINO-9453. Cautions are easy to recognize. The word “caution” is written as “CAUTION,” both capitalized and bold and is followed. The italicized text is the cautionary message.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard CAUTION: This is an example of a caution message. Failure to adhere to cautions messages may result in permanent damage to the KINO-9453. Please take caution messages seriously. NOTE: These messages inform the reader of essential but non-critical information. These messages should be read carefully as any directions or instructions contained therein can help avoid making mistakes.
KINO-9453 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw. The items listed below should all be included in the KINO-9453 package. 1 x KINO-9453 single board computer 1 x IDE cable...
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 4.2.1 Fan Connectors....................32 4.2.2 Front Panel Connector ..................33 4.2.3 Digital Input/Output Connector............... 34 4.2.4 IDE Connector ....................35 4.2.5 LCD Backlight Connector................37 4.2.6 LVDS LCD connector ..................38 4.2.7 Mini PCI Slot ....................40 4.2.8 Power Connector .....................
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 5.4.4 RS-422 or RS-486 Termination Resister ............70 5.4.5 LVDS Screen Resolution Selection..............71 5.4.6 LVDS Voltage Selection..................73 5.5 C ................... 75 HASSIS NSTALLATION 5.5.1 Airflow......................75 5.5.2 Motherboard Installation................. 75 5.6 I ............76 NTERNAL...
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.3.6 APM Configuration..................111 6.3.7 Remote Access Configuration .................113 6.3.8 USB Configuration..................117 6.3.8.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration..........120 6.4 PCI/P P ........................ 122 6.5 B ........................128 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration................129 6.5.2 Boot Device Priority ..................131 6.5.3 Removable Drives ..................
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard B.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function..............186 B.3.2 Enable the DIO Output Function ..............186 WATCHDOG TIMER ..................187 ADDRESS MAPPING..................190 D.1 A ...................... 191 DDRESS D.2 1 MB M ................. 191 EMORY DDRESS D.3 IRQ M ....................
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard BIOS Menus Menu 1: Main ..........................90 Menu 2: Advanced ........................92 Menu 3: CPU Configuration......................93 Menu 4: IDE Configuration ......................94 Menu 5: IDE Master and IDE Slave Configuration..............96 Menu 6: Super IO Configuration ....................101 Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration ................. 104 Menu 8: ACPI Configuration .....................
1.5 Gb/s and up to eight USB 2.0 devices. The dual PCI Express (PCIe) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers provide GbE connectivity for network communication. The KINO-9453 also has a PCI socket and a Mini PCI socket for system expansion. Three RS-232, one RS-232/422/485 and one digital input/output (DIO) port offer system integrators more choices of peripheral devices for the targeted application.
PCI devices, mini PCI devices, storage devices, display devices and serial communications devices. A labeled photo of the peripheral connectors on the front of the KINO-9453 is shown in Figure 1-2. Page 3...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 1-2: KINO-9453 Overview 1.2.2 KINO-9453 Peripheral Connectors and Jumpers The KINO-9453 has the following connectors on-board: 2 x DDR2 DIMM sockets 1 x Digital I/O connector 3 x Fan connectors 1 x Front panel connector 1 x IDE Interface connector...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.1 Overview This chapter describes the specifications and on-board features of the KINO-9453 in detail. 2.2 Dimensions 2.2.1 Board Dimensions The dimensions of the board are listed below: Length: 170 mm Width: 170 mm Figure 2-1: KINO-9453 Dimensions (mm)
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.3 Data Flow Figure 2-3 shows the data flow between the two on-board chipsets and other components installed on the motherboard and described in the following sections of this chapter. Figure 2-3: Data Flow Block Diagram Page 11...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.4 Compatible Processors 2.4.1 Compatible Processor Overview The KINO-9453 supports the following socket 479 processors: ® Intel Core™2 Duo Mobile processors ® Intel Core™ Duo processors ® Intel Core™ Solo processors Intel® Celeron® M processors The first three of the above processors communicate with the Intel® 945GME GMCH through a 667 MHz FSB and the Intel®...
2.5.2 Intel 945GME Memory Support WARNING: Only DDR2 memory module can be installed on the KINO-9453. Do not install DDR memory modules. If a DDR memory module is installed on the KINO-9453, the KINO-9453 may be irreparably damaged. Page 13...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard ® The Intel 945GME Northbridge chipset on the KINO-9453 supports two DDR2 240-pin DIMMs with the following features: Two 240-pin DIMMs DDR2 only (DO NOT install a DDR DIMM) Single-channel or dual-channel Capacities of 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB Transfer speeds of 400 MHz, 533 MHz, or 667 MHz The memory sockets are shown in Figure 2-4.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard ® 2.5.3.1 Intel 945GME Analog CRT Support A DB-15 VGA connector on the external peripheral interface connector panel is interfaced ® ® to the Intel 945GME graphics engine. The Intel 945GME internal graphics engine, with an integrated 400 MHz RAMDAC and hot plug CRT support, supports analog CRT monitors up to QXGA.
2.6.2 Intel ICH7-M Audio Codec ’97 Controller The KINO-9453 has an integrated Realtek ALC655 codec. The ALC655 codec is a 16-bit, full-duplex AC'97 Rev. 2.3 compatible six-channel audio codec designed for PC multimedia systems, including host/soft audio and AMR/CNR-based designs. Complete...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Front right Back left Back right Center Subwoofer ® 2.6.3 Intel ICH7-M IDE Interface The integrated IDE interface on the ICH7-M Southbridge supports two IDE hard disks and ATAPI devices. PIO IDE transfers up to 16 MB/s and Ultra ATA transfers of 100 MB/s. The...
Up to eight high-speed, full-speed or low-speed USB devices are supported by the ICH7-M on the KINO-9453. High-speed USB 2.0, with data transfers of up to 480 MB/s, is enabled with the ICH7-M integrated Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) compliant host controller.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.7 PCIe Bus Components 2.7.1 PCIe Bus Overview The PCIe bus is connected to components listed below: Two PCIe GbE Broadcom LAN controllers 2.7.2 Broadcom PCI Express GbE interface The Broadcom BCM5787M PCI Express (PCIe) GbE controller is a 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet LAN controller.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.8.2 BIOS Chipset The BIOS chipset has a licensed copy of AMI BIOS installed on the chipset. Some of the BIOS features are listed below: AMI Flash BIOS SMIBIOS (DMI) compliant Console redirection function support PXE (Pre-boot Execution Environment) support USB booting support 2.8.3 Super I/O chipset...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 2.8.3.1 Super I/O LPC Interface ® The LPC interface on the Super I/O complies with the Intel Low Pin Count Specification Rev. 1.0. The LPC interface supports both LDRQ# and SERIRQ protocols as well as PCI PME# interfaces.
Three thermal inputs on the KINO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following temperatures: System temperature Power temperature CPU temperature Eight voltage inputs on the KINO-9453 Super I/O Enhanced Hardware Monitor monitor the following voltages: CPU Core +2.5V +3.30V +5.00V...
Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips remain low. 2.9.3 Power Consumption Table 2-4 shows the power consumption parameters for the KINO-9453 running with a ® 2.33 GHz Intel Core™2 Duo T7600 processor with 2 GB of DDR2 memory.
When the KINO-9453 is unpacked, please do the following: Follow the anti-static precautions outlined in Section 3.1. Make sure the packing box is facing upwards so the KINO-9453 does not fall out of the box. Make sure all the components shown in Section 3.3 are present.
NOTE: If some of the components listed in the checklist below are missing, please do not proceed with the installation. Contact the IEI reseller or vendor you purchased the KINO-9453 from or contact an IEI sales representative directly. To contact an IEI sales representative, please send an email to sales@iei.com.tw.
The items listed in this section are optional items that must be ordered separately. Please contact your KINO-9453 vendor, distributor or reseller for more information or, contact IEI directly by sending an email to sales@iei.com.tw. The following optional items are available for the KINO-9453.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Quantity Item and Part Number Image Dual port USB cable (P/N: CB-USB02-RS) Four port USB cable (P/N: CB-USB14-RS) RS-232/422/485 cable (P/N: 32200-000077-RS) CPU Cooler (P/N: CF-479B-RS) Table 3-2: Optional Items Page 28...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 4.1.2 Peripheral Interface Connectors Table 4-1 shows a list of the peripheral interface connectors on the KINO-9453. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.2. Connector Type Label ATX power supply connector 20-pin ATX connector...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 4.1.3 External Interface Panel Connectors Table 4-2 lists the rear panel connectors on the KINO-9453. Detailed descriptions of these connectors can be found in Section 4.3. Connector Type Label Audio connector Audio jack AUDIO Ethernet connector RJ-45...
CN Pinouts: See Table 4-3 The cooling fan connectors on the KINO-9453 provide a 12 V, 500 mA current to one CPU cooling fan, one Northbridge cooling fan and one system cooling fan. There is a “sense” pin in the fan connector, which transfers the fan’s sense signal to the system BIOS in order to recognize the fan speed.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard The front panel connector connects to several external switches and indicators to monitor and control the motherboard. These indicators and switches include: Power Power button Reset button Speaker Figure 4-3: Front Panel Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO.
See Table 4-5 The DIO connector is managed through a Super I/O chip. The DIO connector pins are user programmable. The digital IO port of KINO-9453 is 5 V CMOS level. Figure 4-4: GPIO Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard One primary 40-pin IDE device connector on the KINO-9453 motherboard supports connectivity to ATA 100 IDE devices with data transfer rates up to 100 MB/s. Figure 4-5: IDE Device Connector Location PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 4.2.7 Mini PCI Slot CN Label: MINIPCI CN Type: 124-pin Mini PCI Type III slot CN Location: See Figure 4-8 CN Pinouts: See Table 4-9 Mini PCI is a small form factor version of a PCI card. Mini PCI expansion devices can be inserted into the Mini PCI slot.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard CN Pinouts: See Table 4-11 The serial ports connectors connect to RS-232/422/485 serial port device. Figure 4-10: 14-Pin Serial Port Connector Locations PIN NO. DESCRIPTION PIN NO. DESCRIPTION Table 4-11: COM2 Pinouts 4.2.10 10-Pin Serial Port Connectors...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard allows the user to enjoy digital audio. The SPDIF1 port provides digital audio to external speaker or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via a coaxial cable. Figure 4-13: SPDIF Connector Locations PIN NO.
4.3 External Interface Connectors The peripheral connectors on the back panel are connected to devices externally when the KINO-9453 is installed in a chassis. The peripheral connectors on the rear panel are: 2 x Audio jacks 1 x VGA connector...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 4-15: KINO-9453 External Interface Connectors 4.3.1 Audio Connectors CN Label: AUDIO CN Type: Audio jack CN Location: See Figure 4-15 CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-16 Line Out port (Lime): Connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4,6,8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.
Table 4-16: VGA Connector Pinouts 4.3.3 DVI Connector CN Label: VIDEO CN Type: DVI interface with analog RGB signal CN Location: See Figure 4-15 CN Pinouts: See Figure 4-18 and Table 4-17 The KINO-9453 has an external DVI connector. Page 49...
CN Pinouts: See Table 4-18 The KINO-9453 is equipped with two built-in GbE Ethernet controllers. The controllers can connect to the LAN through two RJ-45 LAN connectors. There are two LEDs on the connector indicating the status of LAN. The pin assignments are listed in the following...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION MDX0+ MDX2- MDX0- MDX1- MDX1+ MDX3+ MDX2+ MDX3- Table 4-18: LAN1 and LAN2 Pinouts Figure 4-19: RJ-45 Ethernet Connector The RJ-45 Ethernet connector has two status LEDs, one green and one yellow. The green LED indicates activity on the port and the yellow LED indicates the port is linked. See Table 4-19.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 4-21: External Serial Port Connector Description DATA CARRIER DETECT (DCD) RECEIVE DATA (RXD) TRANSMIT DATA (TXD) DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR) GROUND (GND) DATA SET READY (DSR) REQUEST TO SEND (RTS) CLEAR TO SEND (CTS) RING INDICATOR (RI) Table 4-21: External Serial Port Pinouts 4.3.7 USB Connector...
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can cause serious damage to electronic components, including the KINO-9453. Dry climates are especially susceptible to ESD. It is therefore critical that whenever the KINO-9453, or any other electrical component is handled, the following anti-static precautions are strictly adhered to.
KINO-9453 is installed. All installation notices pertaining to the installation of the KINO-9453 should be strictly adhered to. Failing to adhere to these precautions may lead to severe damage of the KINO-9453 and injury to the person installing the motherboard. 5.2.1 Installation Notices...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard When working with the KINO-9453, make sure that it is disconnected from all power supplies and that no electricity is being fed into the system. Before and during the installation of the KINO-9453 DO NOT: Remove any of the stickers on the PCB board. These stickers are required for warranty validation.
Running a CPU without a cooling kit may also result in injury to the user. The CPU, CPU cooling kit and DIMM are the most critical components of the KINO-9453. If one of these component is not installed the KINO-9453 cannot run.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard WARNING: When handling the CPU, only hold it on the sides. DO NOT touch the pins at the bottom of the CPU. Step 1: Unlock the CPU retention screw. When shipped, the retention screw of the CPU socket should be in the unlocked position. If it is not in the unlocked position, use a screwdriver to unlock the screw.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 5: Align the CPU pins. Carefully align the CPU pins with the holes in the CPU socket. Step 6: Insert the CPU. Gently insert the CPU into the socket. If the CPU pins are properly aligned, the CPU should slide into the CPU socket smoothly.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 5.3.2 Cooling Kit CF-479B-RS Installation Figure 5-3: IEI CF-479B-RS Cooling Kit An IEI Socket 479 CPU cooling kit can be purchased separately. The cooling kit comprises a CPU heat sink and a cooling fan. WARNING: Do not wipe off (accidentally or otherwise) the pre-sprayed layer of thermal paste on the bottom of the CF-479B-RS heat sink.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 5-4: Cooling Kit Support Bracket Step 4: Tighten the screws. Use a screwdriver to tighten the four screws. Tighten each nut a few turns at a time and do not over-tighten the screws. Step 5: Connect the fan cable. Connect the cooling kit fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 5.3.3 DIMM Installation WARNING: Only DDR2 memory module can be installed on the KINO-9453. Do not install DDR memory modules. If a DDR memory module is installed on the KINO-9453, the KINO-9453 may be irreparably damaged. Please make sure the purchased DIMM complies with the memory specifications of the KINO-9453.
OPEN a jumper means removing the Figure 5-7: Jumper Locations plastic clip from a jumper. Before the KINO-9453 is installed in the system, the jumpers must be set in accordance with the desired configuration. The jumpers on the KINO-9453 are listed in Table 5-1. Description...
Jumper Location: See Figure 5-9 If the KINO-9453 fails to boot due to improper BIOS settings, the clear CMOS jumper clears the CMOS data and resets the system BIOS information. To do this, use the jumper cap to close pins 2 and 3 for a few seconds then reinstall the jumper clip back to pins 1 and 2.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Enter the correct CMOS setting Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults. After having done one of the above, save the changes and exit the CMOS Setup menu. The clear CMOS jumper settings are shown in Table 5-3.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 5.4.3 COM 3 Function Select Jumper Jumper Label: JP1 and JP7 Jumper Type: 6-pin header Jumper Settings: See Table 5-4 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-10 The COM 3 Function Select jumper sets the communication protocol used by the second serial communications port (COM 3) as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 5-10: COM 3 Function Select Jumper Locations 5.4.4 RS-422 or RS-486 Termination Resister Jumper Label: JP8 and JP9 2-pin header Jumper Type: Jumper Settings: See Table 5-5 and Table 5-6 Jumper Location: See Figure 5-11 The JP8 sets the RS-422 Termination Resister while JP9 sets the RS-485 Termination Resister.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard LVDS Resolution Select Description Open By BIOS setting Short 3-4 800 x 600 (18-bit) Default Short 5-6 1024 x 768 (24-bit) Short 1-2, 3-4 1024 x 768 (18-bit) Short 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 1600 x 1200 (48-bit) Short 3-4, 5-6...
Figure 5-12: LVDS Screen Resolution Selection Jumper Pinout Locations 5.4.6 LVDS Voltage Selection WARNING: Permanent damage to the screen and KINO-9453 may occur if the wrong voltage is selected with this jumper. Please refer to the user guide that cam with the monitor to select the correct voltage.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper allows the LVDS screen voltage to be set. The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper settings are shown in Table 5-8. LVDS Voltage Select Description Short 1-2 Default Short 3-4 Table 5-8: LVDS Voltage Selection Jumper Settings The LVDS Voltage Selection jumper location.
The KINO-9453 must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface. In a system with an individual power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow through the board surface.
USB cable (four port) RS-232/422/485 cable 5.6.2 IDE Cable Connection The IDE flat cable connects to the KINO-9453 to one or two IDE devices. To connect an IDE HDD to the KINO-9453, please follow the instructions below. Step 1: Locate the IDE connector. The location/s of the IDE device connector/s is/are shown in Chapter 3.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 5-14: IDE Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the cable to an IDE device. Connect the two connectors on the other side of the cable to one or two IDE devices. Make sure that pin 1 on the cable...
0: 5.6.4 SATA Drive Connection The KINO-9453 is shipped with two SATA drive cables and one SATA drive power cable. To connect the SATA drives to the connectors, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Locate the connectors.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 5-16: SATA Drive Cable Connection Step 3: Connect the cable to the SATA disk. Connect the connector on the other end of the cable to the connector at the back of the SATA drive. See Figure 5-17.
Serial port devices Mouse and keyboard To install these devices, connect the corresponding cable connector from the actual device to the corresponding KINO-9453 external peripheral interface connector making sure the pins are properly aligned. 5.7.1 Audio Connection Audio signals are interfaced through two phone jack connections. The red phone jack is for Line Out and green is for MIC In.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 5-18: Audio Connectors 5.7.2 RJ-45 Ethernet Connection The KINO-9453 has two RJ-45 Ethernet connectors on the external peripheral interface panel for LAN communications. Follow the steps below to connect an RJ-45 Ethernet connector to the KINO-9453.
5.7.3 USB Connection The external USB Series "A" receptacle connectors provide easier and quicker access to external USB devices. Follow the steps below to connect USB devices to the KINO-9453. Step 1: Locate the USB Series "A" receptacle connectors. The location of the USB Series "A"...
Figure 5-20: USB Connector 5.7.4 VGA Monitor Connection The KINO-9453 has a single female DB-15 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The DB-15 connector is connected to a CRT or VGA monitor. To connect a monitor to the KINO-9453, please follow the instructions below.
Step 0: 5.7.5 Serial Device Connection The KINO-9453 has two female DB-9 connectors on the external peripheral interface panel for serial devices. Follow the steps below to connect a serial device to the KINO-9453. Step 1: Locate the DB-9 connector.
Step 0: 5.7.6 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connection The KINO-9453 has a dual PS/2 connector on the external peripheral interface panel. The dual PS/2 connector is used to connect to a keyboard and mouse to the system. Follow the steps below to connect a keyboard and mouse to the KINO-9453.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.1 Introduction A licensed copy of AMI BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may be changed.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Function F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 /F3 key Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward. F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu Table 6-1: BIOS Navigation Keys 6.1.3 Getting Help...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.2 Main The Main BIOS menu (BIOS Menu 1) appears when the BIOS Setup program is entered. The Main menu gives an overview of the basic system information. BIOS Menu 1: Main System Overview The System Overview lists a brief summary of different system components. The fields in System Overview cannot be changed.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Speed: Lists the processor speed Count: The number of CPUs on the motherboard System Memory: Displays the auto-detected system memory. Size: Lists memory size The System Overview field also has two user configurable fields: System Time [xx:xx:xx] Use the System Time option to set the system time.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Remote Access Configuration (see Section 6.3.7) USB Configuration (see Section 6.3.8) BIOS Menu 2: Advanced 6.3.1 CPU Configuration Use the CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) to view detailed CPU specifications and configure the CPU. Page 92...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard BIOS Menu 3: CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 3) lists the following CPU details: Manufacturer: Lists the name of the CPU manufacturer Brand String: Lists the brand name of the CPU being used Frequency: Lists the CPU processing speed...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard BIOS Menu 4: IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced] The ATA/IDE Configuration BIOS option allows the user to configure the ATA/IDE device mode. Disabled Disable all ATA/IDE ports. No Primary/Secondary IDE mode is presented for configuration Up to 6 HDDs can be used, four for SATA and the other Compatible for PATA IDE.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard SATA channels” options are presented for configuration. Configure SATA as [IDE] Use the Configure SATA as option to specify how to configure the available SATA devices. Enables the SATA devices as IDE devices EFAULT RAID Enables the SATA devices as a RAID device...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave The IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) allows changes to the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. If an IDE device is detected, and one of the above listed four BIOS configuration options are selected, the IDE configuration options shown in Section 6.3.2.1 appear.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Use the Type BIOS option select the type of device the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) is complete. Not Installed BIOS is prevented from searching for an IDE disk drive on the specified channel.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) [Auto] Use the Block (Multi Sector Transfer) to disable or enable BIOS to auto detect if the device supports multi-sector transfers. Disabled BIOS is prevented from using Multi-Sector Transfer on the specified channel. The data to and from the device occurs one sector at a time.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard DMA Mode [Auto] Use the DMA Mode BIOS selection to adjust the DMA mode options. Auto BIOS auto detects the DMA mode. Use this value if the IDE EFAULT disk drive support cannot be determined. SWDMA0 Single Word DMA mode 0 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 2.1MBps...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard UDMA4 Ultra DMA mode 4 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 66.6MBps (To use this mode, it is required that an 80-conductor ATA cable is used.) UDMA5 Ultra DMA mode 5 selected with a maximum data transfer rate of 99.9MBps (To use this mode, it is required that an...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard BIOS Menu 6: Super IO Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Use the Serial Port1 Address option to select the Serial Port 1 base address. No base address is assigned to Serial Port 1 Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 Serial Port 1 I/O port address is 3F8 and the interrupt...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] Use the Serial Port1 Mode option to select the transmitting and receiving mode for the first serial port. Normal (Default) Serial Port 1 mode is normal Serial Port 1 mode is IrDA IrDA...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Disabled No base address is assigned to serial port 3 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 3E8 EFAULT Serial port 3 I/O port address is 2E8 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 2F0 Serial port 3 I/O port address is 2E0 Serial Port3 IRQ [11] Use the Serial Port3 IRQ option to select the interrupt address for serial port 3.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.3.4 Hardware Health Configuration The Hardware Health Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 7) shows the operating temperature, fan speeds and system voltages. BIOS Menu 7: Hardware Health Configuration CPU FAN Mode Setting [Full On Mode] Use the CPU FAN Mode Setting option to configure the second fan.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard When the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is in the Automatic Mode, the following parameters can be set. CPU Temp. Limit of OFF CPU Temp. Limit of Start CPU Temp. Limit of Full CPU Fan Start PWM...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard WARNING: Setting this value too high may cause the fan to start only when the CPU is at a high temperature and therefore cause the system to be damaged. The CPU Temp. Limit of Start option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard speed. To select a value, select the CPU Temp. Limit of Full option and enter a decimal number between 000 and 127. The temperature range is specified below. Minimum Value: 0°C Maximum Value: 127°C CPU Fan Start PWM [070] The CPU Fan Start PWM option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Automatic Mode.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard CPU Fan PWM Control [100] The CPU Fan PWM Control option can only be set if the CPU FAN Mode Setting option is set to Manual Mode. Use the CPU Fan PWM Control option to select PWM duty cycle control.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.3.5 ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 8) configures the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Power Management (APM) options. BIOS Menu 8: ACPI Configuration 6.3.5.1 General ACPI Configuration Use the General ACPI Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 9) to select the ACPI state when the system is suspended.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard BIOS Menu 9: General ACPI Configuration [Advanced\ ACPI Configuration] Suspend Mode [S3 (STR)] Use the Suspend Mode option to specify the sleep state the system enters when it is not being used. S1 (POS) The system enters S1(POS) sleep state. The system appears off.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.3.6 APM Configuration The APM Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 10) allows the advanced power management options to be configured. BIOS Menu 10:Advanced Power Management Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Use the Power Management/APM BIOS option to enable access to the advanced power management features.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Power Supply Mode [ATX] Use the Power Supply Mode BIOS option to to select the power supply that is connected to the system. An AT power supply is connected to the system An ATX power supply is connected to the system...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard activity Enabled Wake event generated by PCI PME controller activity Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] Use the Resume On RTC Alarm option to specify the time the system should be roused from a suspended state. Disabled The real time clock (RTC) cannot generate a wake...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard BIOS Menu 11: Remote Access Configuration [Advanced] Remote Access [Disabled] Use the Remote Access option to enable or disable access to the remote functionalities of the system. Disabled Remote access is disabled. EFAULT Enabled Remote access configuration options shown below...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Terminal Type VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Sredir Memory Display Delay These configuration options are discussed below. Serial Port Number [COM1] Use the Serial Port Number option allows to select the serial port used for remote access. COM1...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard NOTE: Identical baud rate setting musts be set on the host (a management computer running a terminal software) and the slave Flow Control [None] Use the Flow Control option to report the flow control method for the console redirection application.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard VT100 The target terminal type is VT100 VT-UTF8 The target terminal type is VT-UTF8 VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support [Disabled] Use the VT-UFT8 Combo Key Support option to enable additional keys that are not provided by VT100 for the PC 101 keyboard.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard BIOS Menu 12: USB Configuration USB Function [8 USB ports] Use the USB Function BIOS option to enable or disable a specified number of USB ports. If only two USB ports are being used, disabling the remaining six USB frees up system resources that can be redirected elsewehere.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Use the USB 2.0 Controller BIOS option to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller Disabled USB 2.0 controller disabled Enabled USB 2.0 controller enabled EFAULT Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Use the Legacy USB Support BIOS option to enable USB mouse and USB keyboard support.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Disabled Systems with OSes that do not support EHCI can use the EHCI handoff functionality. Systems with OSes that do not support EHCI cannot Enabled EFAULT use the EHCI handoff functionality. 6.3.8.1 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Use the USB Mass Storage Device Configuration menu (?????) to configure USB mass storage class devices.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 10 Sec POST waits 10 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command. POST waits 20 seconds for the USB mass storage 20 Sec EFAULT device after the start unit command. 30 Sec POST waits 30 seconds for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Auto BIOS auto-detects the current USB. EFAULT Floppy The USB device will be emulated as a floppy drive. The device can be either A: or B: responding to INT13h calls that return DL = 0 or DL = 1 respectively.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Clear NVRAM [No] Use the Clear NVRAM option to specify if the NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) is cleared when the power is turned off. System does not clear NVRAM during system boot EFAULT System clears NVRAM during system boot Plug &...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Use the Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA option to restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address. (Default) Assigns an IRQ to a PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto] Use the OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card BIOS option to select the OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card. Auto The location of the Off Board PCI IDE adapter card is EFAULT automatically detected by the AMIBIOS.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Available The specified IRQ is available to be used by EFAULT PCI/PnP devices The specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA Reserved devices Available IRQ addresses are: IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ 11...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard DM Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] Use the Reserved Memory Size BIOS option to specify the amount of memory that should be reserved for legacy ISA devices. No memory block reserved for legacy ISA devices Disabled...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration Use the Boot Settings Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 15) to configure advanced system boot options. BIOS Menu 16: Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Use the Quick Boot BIOS option to make the computer speed up the boot process.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Disabled Normal POST messages displayed EFAULT Enabled OEM Logo displayed instead of POST messages AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Use the AddOn ROM Display Mode option to allow add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages to be displayed.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Disabled PS/2 mouse support is disabled and prevented from using system resources. Allows the system to use a PS/2 mouse. Enabled Auto The system auto-adjusts PS/2 mouse support. EFAULT Boot From LAN Support [Disabled] Use the Boot From LAN Support option to enable the system to be booted from a remote system.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.5.3 Removable Drives Use the Removable Drives menu (BIOS Menu 18) to specify the boot sequence of the available FDDs. When the menu is opened, the FDDs connected to the system are listed as shown below: 1st Drive...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.6 Security Use the Security menu (BIOS Menu 19) to set system and user passwords. BIOS Menu 19: Security Change Supervisor Password Use the Change Supervisor Password to set or change a supervisor password. The default for this option is Not Installed. If a supervisor password must be installed, select this field and enter the password.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard password. After the password has been added, Install appears next to Change User Password. 6.7 Chipset Use the Chipset menu (BIOS Menu 20) to access the NorthBridge and SouthBridge configuration menus. WARNING: Setting the wrong values for the Chipset BIOS selections in the Chipset BIOS menu may cause the system to malfunction.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 6.7.1 NorthBridge Configuration Use the NorthBridge Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 20) to configure the Northbridge chipset. BIOS Menu 21:NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Boots Graphics Adapter Priority [PCI/IGD] Use the Boots Graphics Adapter Priority option to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard PCI/IGD EFAULT Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enable, 8MB] Use the Internal Graphic Mode Select option to specify the amount of system memory that can be used by the Internal graphics device. Disable 1MB of memory used by internal graphics device...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 6-1: Video Function Configuration DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] Use the DVMT Mode Select option to select the Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) operating mode. Fixed Mode A fixed portion of graphics memory is reserved as graphics memory.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard DVMT/FIXED Memory [128MB] Use the DVMT/FIXED Memory option to specify the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated as graphics memory. This option can only be configured for if DVMT Mode or Fixed Mode is selected in the DVMT Mode Select option. If Combo Mode is selected, the maximum amount of graphics memory is 128MB.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 1280x600 2048x1536 (36bits) Local Flat Panel Scaling [Auto] Use the Local Flat Panel Scaling option to select the method of scaling for the flat panel screen attached to the system. Scaling is automatic Auto EFAULT Forced Scaling...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard ASF Support [Enabled] Use the ASF Support BIOS option to control the system’s ability to connect to a remote management server. Disabled The system will not communicate with a remote management server. Enabled The Alert Standard Format (ASF) controller is activated...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard and enabled Enabled The on-board LAN2 controller is manually enabled EFAULT Disabled The on-board LAN2 controller is manually disabled 6.8 Exit Use the Exit menu (BIOS Menu 23) to load default BIOS values, optimal failsafe values and to save configuration changes.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Use the Discard Changes and Exit option to exit the BIOS configuration setup program without saving the changes made to the system. Discard Changes Use the Discard Changes option to discard the changes and remain in the BIOS configuration setup program.
LAN driver Installation instructions are given below. 7.2 Driver CD Auto-run All the drivers for the KINO-9453 are on the CD that came with the system. To install the drivers, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Insert the CD into a CD drive connected to the system.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-1: Available Drivers Step 5: Select the driver to install from the list in Figure 7-1. Step 0: 7.3 Chipset Driver Installation To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select the INF driver from the list in Figure 7-1.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-5: Chipset Driver Readme File Information Step 9: Click N in Figure 7-5 to start the driver installation. Step 10: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen (Figure 7-6) appears. Step 0: Page 150...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-6: Chipset Driver Installation Complete 7.4 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver To install the chipset driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select the VGA driver from the list in Figure 7-1. Step 2: A new window opens (Figure 7-7).
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-7: Select the Operating System Step 3: Select the operating system from those shown in Figure 7-7. Step 4: A new window appears (Figure 7-8). Page 152...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-8: VGA Driver Step 5: Click the installation program icon in Figure 7-8. Step 6: The Readme information file shown in Figure 7-9 appears. Page 153...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-14: GMA Driver Installation Complete Step 14: After selecting when to restart the computer in Figure 7-14, click F Step 0: INISH 7.5 Broadcom LAN Driver (for GbE LAN) Installation To install the Broadcom LAN driver, please follow the steps below.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-18: Device Manager List Step 5: Double click the listed device that has question marks next to it. (This means Windows does not recognize the device). Step 6: The Device Driver Wizard appears (Figure 7-19). Click N to continue.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-19: Search for Suitable Driver Step 7: Select “Specify a Location” in the Locate Driver Files window (Figure 7-20). Click N to continue. Page 161...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-20: Locate Driver Files Step 8: Select the proper OS folder under the “X:\3-LAN\BROADCOM BCM57xx Drivers” directory (Figure 7-21) in the location browsing window, where “X:\” is the system CD drive. Figure 7-21: Location Browsing Window Step 9: Click OK to continue.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 7.6 Realtek HD Audio Driver (ALC883) Installation To install the Realtek High Definition (HD) Audio driver, please follow the steps below. 7.6.1 BIOS Setup Step 1: Enter the BIOS setup. To do this, reboot the system and press D during POST.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 4: Once the WDM_R140 icon is double clicked, the contents of the installation package are extracted. See Figure 7-23. Figure 7-23: HD Audio Driver Setup Extracting Files Page 164...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 6: The driver is automatically installed. Step 7: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-25 appears. Figure 7-25: HD Audio Driver Installation Complete Step 8: The confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-25 allows you to restart the computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 7.7 Realtek AC`97 Audio Driver (ALC665) Installation To install the Realtek AC `97 audio driver, please follow the steps below. 7.7.1 BIOS Setup Step 1: Enter the BIOS setup. To do this, reboot the system and press D during POST.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-26: CD 4-AUDIO\AC-KIT08R\Windows Folder Step 3: Double-click the Setup.exe file to begin the driver installation process. Step 4: Once you double click the Setup icon, the install shield wizard for the audio driver starts. See Figure 7-27.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-28: AC`97 Audio Driver Setup Preparation Step 6: After the install shield is prepared, the welcome screen shown in Figure 7-29 appears. To continue the installation process, click the “N ” button. The install shield starts to configure the new software as shown in Figure 7-30.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 7: At this stage the “Digital Signal Not Found” screen appears (Figure 7-31). To continue the installation process, click the “Y ” button. Figure 7-31: AC`97 Audio Driver Digital Signal Page 171...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 9: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-33 appears. Figure 7-33: AC`97 Audio Driver Installation Complete Step 10: The confirmation screen shown in Figure 7-33 allows you to restart the computer immediately after the installation is complete or to restart the computer later.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard 7.8 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation To install the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Select SATA from the list in Figure 7-1. Step 2: A new window opens (Figure 7-34).
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Figure 7-35: SATA RAID Setup Program Icon Step 5: Figure 7-36 shows the InstallShield Wizard preparing to guide the user through the rest of the process. Figure 7-36: InstallShield Wizard Setup Screen Page 175...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 8: Click N and a warning appears (Figure 7-39). Read the warning carefully and decide whether or not to continue the installation process. Figure 7-39: Matrix Storage Manager Warning Screen Step 9: Click N and a license agreement appears (Figure 7-40).
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 10: Read the license agreement. To accept the terms and conditions stipulated in the license agreement shown, click Y and the Readme information file shown in Figure 7-41 appears. Figure 7-41: Matrix Storage Manager Readme File...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 12: After the driver installation process is complete, a confirmation screen appears (Figure 7-42). Figure 7-42: Matrix Storage Manager Setup Complete Step 13: The confirmation screen offers the option of restarting the computer now or later.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard System Overview .........................90 System Time [xx:xx:xx] .......................91 System Date [xx/xx/xx] ......................91 ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]..................94 Configure SATA as [IDE] .....................95 Configure SATA Channels [Before PATA]................95 IDE Master and IDE Slave....................95 ...
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Power Supply Mode [ATX] ....................112 Restore on AC Power Loss by IO [Power Off] ..............112 Resume on Ring [Disabled] ....................112 Resume on PME# [Disabled] ....................112 Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] ...................113 ...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard B.1 DIO Interface Introduction The DIO connector on the KINO-9453 is interfaced to GIO ports on the iTE Super I/O chipset. The DIO has both 4-bit digital inputs and 4-bit digital outputs. The digital inputs and digital outputs are generally control signals that control the on/off circuit of external devices or TTL devices.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard B.3 Assembly Language Samples B.3.1 Enable the DIO Input Function The BIOS interrupt call INT 15H controls the digital I/O. An assembly program to enable digital I/O input functions is listed below. Sets the digital port as input...
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NOTE: The following discussion applies to DOS environment. IEI support is contacted or the IEI website visited for specific drivers for more sophisticated operating systems, e.g., Windows and Linux. The Watchdog Timer is provided to ensure that standalone systems can always recover from catastrophic conditions that cause the CPU to crash.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard NOTE: When exiting a program it is necessary to disable the Watchdog Timer, otherwise the system resets. Example program: ; INITIAL TIMER PERIOD COUNTER W_LOOP: AX, 6F02H ;setting the time-out value BL, 30 ;time-out value is 48 seconds ;...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard E.1 Introduction ® The Intel ICH7R chipset can provide data protection for serial ATA (SATA) disks via the ® Intel Matrix Storage Manager using one of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, 5 or 10. When using two hard drives, matrix RAID allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 functions to be combined, where critical files can be stored on RAID 1, and RAID 0 can be used for non-critical items such as software.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard CAUTION! Do not accidentally disconnect the SATA drive cables. Carefully route the cables within the chassis to avoid system down time. E.2 Features and Benefits Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 10 Supports connectivity to two or more disk drives...
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 3: Save and Exit BIOS. After the SATA support option is enabled, save and exit the BIOS. Step 4: Reboot the system. Reboot the system after saving and exiting the BIOS. Step 5: Press Ctrl+I. During the system boot process, press Ctrl+I when prompted to enter the RAID configuration software.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 1: Select “Create RAID Volume.” Use the arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume and press E . See Figure E-1. NTER Figure E-1: Matrix Storage Manager Main Menu Step 2: Name the RAID volume. Enter a name for the RAID volume, or press E NTER accept the default volume name.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 3: Choose the RAID level. Select a RAID level from the list. RAID levels include RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10. See Figure E-3. NOTE: RAID 0 and RAID1 levels require a minimum of two hard drives.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 4: Select the Stripe Size. Select a stripe size from the list. See Figure E-4. Figure E-4: Select the Stripe Size Step 5: Enter the Volume Capacity. Enter the volume capacity, or press E NTER accept the default capacity. See Figure E-5.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 6: Create the RAID Volume. Press E to create the RAID volume as specified. NTER See Figure E-6. Figure E-6: Create the RAID Volume Step 7: Create RAID Volume Verification. After reading the warning, press Y to create the RAID volume as specified, or N to return to the Create RAID Volume menu.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard E.4.2 Deleting a RAID Volume WARNING! All data stored on the member drives of a RAID volume are destroyed during the RAID deletion process. Make sure any data to be saved has been moved or backed up before deleting a RAID volume.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 2: Select RAID Volume to be Deleted. Use the arrow keys to highlight the RAID volume to be deleted and press E . See Figure E-9. NTER Figure E-9: Select RAID Volume to be Deleted Step 3: Delete Volume Verification.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 4: Non-RAID Disks. After deleting the RAID volume, the disks belonging to the volume will be shown as non-RAID disks. See Figure E-11. Step 0: Figure E-11: Non-RAID Disks E.4.3 Resetting a Disk to Non-RAID WARNING! All data stored on the disk drive of a RAID volume is destroyed when resetting it to non-RAID.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 1: Select “Reset Disk to Non-RAID.” Use the arrow keys to highlight Reset Disk to Non-RAID and press E . See Figure E-12. NTER Figure E-12: Reset Disk to Non-RAID Menu Step 2: Select Disks to Reset. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the disk drives and press S to select which drives are to be reset as non-RAID.
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KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard Step 3: Reset Disk Verification. After reading the warning, press Y to reset the selected disks as non-RAID, or N to return to the Reset RAID Data menu. See Figure E-14. Figure E-14: Reset Disk Verification Step 4: Disk Drive and RAID Volume Status.
KINO-9453 Mini-ITX Motherboard E.4.4 Exiting the Matrix Storage Manager Step 1: Select “Exit.” Use the arrow keys to highlight Exit and press E NTER See Figure E-16. Figure E-16: Exit Menu Step 2: Exit Verification. Press Y to exit the Matrix Storage Manager, or N to return to the Main menu.