MSI K8mm3v Manual

MSI Feature
4-18MS-7181 Micro-ATX Mainboard
Power Off / Restart
You may configure the time (in the format hh:mm:ss) for the next power-off / restart.
Start With
Use the button “+Add” to add the start-up programs
as DigiCell is activated next time. For example, you
may like to have Outlook activated or a specified
website linked when you get to the office every
morning.
Step 1:Click on the Program: field and click “>>”
button to browse for the path of Outlook or
Internet Explorer.
Step 2:Click on “OK” to...

Introduction to DigiCell4-19Auto Login
Since the Power On function allows the system to power on automatically, you may
have to enable this Auto Login function in the following situations:
1.If you are using a computer belonging to a domain in office, and you need to
enter your user name & password everytime when you boot up your computer.
2.If there are multi users using the same computer and you’d like to power on the
computer automatically with one specific user.
Enable Auto Login
Enable this setting...

VIA VT8237R/Plus Serial ATA RAID Introduction5-1 Appendix. Using 4- or 6-Channel
Audio FunctionThe Southbridge VT8237R/ VT8237R Plus provides a hybrid solution that combines
two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID)
drives.
Serial ATA (SATA) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives
deliver blistering transfer speeds of up to 150MB/sec. Serial ATA uses long, thin
cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside...

5-2MS-7181 Micro-ATX Mainboard
This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge
and a brief introduction on VIA SATA RAID Host Controller. For users wishing to install
their VIA SATA RAID driver and RAID software, proceed to Driver and RAID Soft-
ware Installation section.
RAID Basics
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two or more
hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better
performance or data...

VIA VT8237R/Plus Serial ATA RAID Introduction5-3BIOS Configuration
When the system powers on during the POST (Power-On Self Test) process, press
 key to enter the BIOS configuration.
The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the VIA Tech. RAID BIOS.
Always use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu, use up and down arrow key
to select the each item and press  to call out the list of creation steps. The
main screen of BIOS configuration utility is as below: 

5-4MS-7181 Micro-ATX Mainboard
Create Disk Array
Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press
.
Select Array Mode and press , a list of array modes will appear. Highlight
the target array mode that you want to create, and press  to confirm the
selection. If RAID 1 is selected, an option list will popup and enable the users to select
Create only or Create and duplicate. Create only will allow BIOS to only create
an array. The data on the mirroring drive may be different from...

VIA VT8237R/Plus Serial ATA RAID Introduction5-5 If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2, the block size of the array can also be
selected. Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press , then select
a block size from the popup menu. The block size can be 4KB to 64KB. After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One
method is “Auto Setup” and the other one is “Select Disk Drives”. Auto Setup
allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically, but...

5-6MS-7181 Micro-ATX Mainboard
Delete Disk Array
A RAID can be deleted after it has been created. To delete a RAID, use the following
steps:
1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press . The channel column will
    be activated.
2. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press . A warning
    message will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.
Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays.
When a RAID is deleted, the data on these...

VIA VT8237R/Plus Serial ATA RAID Introduction5-7 Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive
If a RAID 1 array is created and there are drives that do not belong to other arrays,
the one that has a capacity which is equal to or greater than the array capacity can
be selected as a spare drive for the RAID 1 array. Select Create/Delete Spare and
press , the channel column will then be activated. Select the drive that you
want to use as a spare drive and press , the selected drive will be marked as
Spare. The spare...

5-8MS-7181 Micro-ATX Mainboard
Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array
When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has
failed or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives, the
status of the array will be marked as broken.
If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for
rebuilding the broken array, the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirror-
ing drive. BIOS will show a main interface just like a...