Intel DH61BE User manual

Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE

Product Guide

Order Number: G23552-001

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

-001 First release of the Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE Product Guide January 2011

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Preface

This Product Guide gives information about board layout, component installation, BIOS

update, and regulatory requirements for Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE.

Intended Audience

The Product Guide is intended for technically qualified personnel. It is not intended for

general audiences.

Use Only for Intended Applications

All Intel Desktop Boards are evaluated as Information Technology Equipment (I.T.E.)

for use in personal computers (PC) for installation in homes, offices, schools, computer

rooms, and similar locations. The suitability of this product for other PC or embedded

non-PC applications or other environments, such as medical, industrial, alarm systems,

test equipment, etc. may not be supported without further evaluation by Intel.

Document Organization

The chapters in this Product Guide are arranged as follows:

1 Desktop Board Features: a summary of product features

2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components: instructions on how to install

the Desktop Board and other hardware components

3 Updating the BIOS: instructions on how to update the BIOS

A Error Messages and Indicators: information about BIOS error messages and beep

codes

B Regulatory Compliance: describes the board’s adherence to safety standards and

EMC regulations and its product certifications

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

CAUTION

Cautions warn the user about how to prevent damage to hardware or loss of data.

NOTE

Notes call attention to important information.

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Terminology

The table below gives descriptions of some common terms used in the product guide.

Term Description

GB Gigabyte (1,073,741,824 bytes)

GHz Gigahertz (one billion hertz)

KB Kilobyte (1024 bytes)

MB Megabyte (1,048,576 bytes)

Mb Megabit (1,048,576 bits)

MHz Megahertz (one million hertz)

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Contents

1 Desktop Board Features

Supported Operating Systems..............................................................................11

Desktop Board Components.................................................................................12

Processor..........................................................................................................14

Intel® H61 Express Chipset .................................................................................15

Main Memory.....................................................................................................15

Graphics Subsystem...........................................................................................16

Integrated Graphics ....................................................................................16

Analog Display (VGA)...........................................................................16

Digital Visual Interface.........................................................................16

PCI Express* x16 Graphics ..........................................................................16

Audio Subsystem ...............................................................................................17

LAN Subsystem .................................................................................................18

USB Support .....................................................................................................19

SATA Support....................................................................................................20

SATA RAID ................................................................................................20

Intel® Rapid Recover Technology (Intel® RRT) ................................................20

Expandability.....................................................................................................21

Legacy I/O........................................................................................................21

BIOS................................................................................................................21

SATA Auto Configuration .............................................................................21

PCI*/PCI Express Auto Configuration.............................................................21

BIOS Security Passwords.............................................................................22

Intel Manageability Technology.....................................................................22

Intel® MEBX Reset Header ....................................................................22

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Support..................................................23

Fan Speed Control and Hardware Monitoring ..................................................24

Power Management ....................................................................................24

Software Support ................................................................................24

Hardware Support ...............................................................................24

Onboard Speaker ...............................................................................................27

Real-Time Clock Subsystem.................................................................................28

2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components

Before You Begin ...............................................................................................29

Installation Precautions.......................................................................................30

Prevent Power Supply Overload ....................................................................30

Observe Safety and Regulatory Requirements.................................................30

Installing the I/O Shield ......................................................................................31

Installing and Removing the Desktop Board ...........................................................32

Installing and Removing a Processor.....................................................................33

Installing a Processor ..................................................................................33

Installing a Processor Fan Heat Sink..............................................................37

Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Cable................................................37

Removing the Processor ..............................................................................37

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Installing and Removing System Memory ..............................................................38

Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................39

Removing DIMMs........................................................................................41

Installing and Removing PCI Express x16 Graphics Cards.........................................41

Installing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card ....................................................41

Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card....................................................43

Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Cables....................................................................44

Connecting to the Internal Headers ......................................................................45

Front Panel Audio Header ............................................................................46

S/PDIF Header ...........................................................................................46

Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers........................................................................47

Chassis Intrusion Header .............................................................................47

TPM Header ...............................................................................................48

Front Panel Header .....................................................................................48

Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header ........................................................49

Serial Header.............................................................................................49

Internal Mono Speaker Header .....................................................................49

Connecting to the Audio System...........................................................................50

Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables...................................................51

Connecting Chassis Fan Cables .....................................................................51

Connecting Power Supply Cables ..................................................................52

Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper .................................................................53

Clearing Passwords in the BIOS Setup Program......................................................54

Replacing the Battery .........................................................................................55

3 Updating the BIOS

Updating the BIOS with the Intel® Express BIOS Update Utility.................................61

Updating the BIOS Using the F7 Function Key ........................................................62

Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File or the Intel® Flash

Memory Update Utility...................................................................................63

Obtaining the BIOS Update File ....................................................................63

Updating the BIOS with the Intel Flash Memory Update Utility...........................63

Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File .................................64

Recovering the BIOS...................................................................................65

A Error Messages and Indicators

BIOS Error Codes...............................................................................................67

BIOS Error Messages..........................................................................................68

B Regulatory Compliance

Safety Standards ...............................................................................................69

Battery Caution ..........................................................................................69

European Union Declaration of Conformity Statement..............................................70

Product Ecology Statements ................................................................................71

Recycling Considerations .............................................................................71

China RoHS ...............................................................................................74

EMC Regulations ................................................................................................75

FCC Declaration of Conformity......................................................................75

Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement......................76

Japan VCCI Statement ................................................................................76

Korea Class B Statement .............................................................................77

Ensure Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliance..................................77

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Product Certifications..........................................................................................78

Board-Level Certifications ............................................................................78

Chassis- and Component-Level Certifications..................................................79

ENERGY STAR*, e-Standby, and ErP Compliance ....................................................79

Figures

1. Intel Desktop Board DH61BE Components........................................................12

2. LAN Status LEDs ..........................................................................................18

3. Location of the Intel MEBX Reset Header..........................................................23

4. Location of the Standby Power Indicator ..........................................................26

5. Installing the I/O Shield ................................................................................31

6. Intel Desktop Board DH61BE Mounting Screw Hole Locations..............................32

7. Unlatch the Socket Lever...............................................................................33

8. Lift the Load Plate.........................................................................................34

9. Remove the Processor from the Protective Cover ..............................................35

10. Install the Processor .....................................................................................35

11. Secure the Load Plate in Place........................................................................36

12. Connecting the Processor Fan Heat Sink Power Cable to the

Processor Fan Header....................................................................................37

13. Dual Channel Memory Configuration Example ...................................................38

14. Use DDR3 DIMMs .........................................................................................39

15. Installing a DIMM .........................................................................................40

16. Installing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card ......................................................42

17. Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card......................................................43

18. Connecting a Serial ATA Cable........................................................................44

19. Internal Headers ..........................................................................................45

20. Back Panel Audio Connectors .........................................................................50

21. Location of the Chassis Fan Headers................................................................51

22. Connecting Power Supply Cables ....................................................................52

23. Location of the BIOS Configuration Jumper Block ..............................................53

24. Removing the Battery ...................................................................................60

25. Intel Desktop Board DH61BE China RoHS Material Self Declaration Table..............74

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Tables

1. Feature Summary.......................................................................................... 9

2. Intel Desktop Board DH61BE Components........................................................13

3. LAN Status LEDs States.................................................................................18

4. Front Panel Audio Signal Names for Intel HD Audio............................................46

5. Front Panel Audio Header Signal Names for AC ’97 Audio ...................................46

6. S/PDIF Header Signal Names .........................................................................46

7. Front Panel USB 2.0 Headers Signal Names......................................................47

8. Chassis Intrusion Header Signal Names ...........................................................47

9. TPM Header Signal Names .............................................................................48

10. Front Panel Header Signal Names ...................................................................48

11. Alternate Front Panel Power LED Header Signal Names ......................................49

12. Serial Port Header Signal Names.....................................................................49

13. Internal Mono Speaker Header Signal Names ...................................................49

14. Jumper Settings for the BIOS Setup Program Modes..........................................54

15. BIOS Beep Codes .........................................................................................67

16. Front-panel Power LED Blink Codes .................................................................68

17. BIOS Error Messages ....................................................................................68

18. Safety Standards..........................................................................................69

19. EMC Regulations...........................................................................................75

20. Regulatory Compliance Marks.........................................................................78

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1 Desktop Board Features

This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel® Desktop Board DH61BE. Table 1

summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.

Table 1. Feature Summary

Form Factor MicroATX (243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches] x 198.12 millimeters

[7.80 inches])

Processor Support • Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i3, and

Intel® Pentium processors in an LGA1155 package:

― Integrated graphics processing (processors with Intel® Graphics

Technology)

― External graphics interface controller

― Integrated memory controller

Chipset Intel® H61 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel® H61 Express

Platform Controller Hub (PCH)

Memory Support • Two 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)

sockets

• Support for DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs

• Support for 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb memory technology

• Support for up to 16 GB of system memory with two DIMMs using

4 Gb memory technology

• Support for non-ECC memory

Graphics Support • Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel Graphics

Technology:

― VGA

― DVI-D

• Discrete graphics support for PCI Express* 2.0 x16 add-in graphics

cards

Audio Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio):

• Realtek* ALC892 audio codec

• Front panel audio header (Intel HD Audio and AC ’97 Audio support)

• Mono speaker header

• S/PDIF audio header

Expansion

Capabilities

• One PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in card connector

• Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connectors

• One Conventional PCI* bus connector

continued

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Table 1. Feature Summary (continued)

Peripheral

Interfaces

• Two USB 3.0 ports (blue) are implemented with stacked back panel

connectors

• Ten USB 2.0 ports (black):

― Two USB 2.0 ports are implemented with stacked back panel

connectors

― Eight USB 2.0 front panel ports are implemented through four

dual-port internal headers

• Two Serial ATA (SATA) 6 Gb/s ports (blue) through the Intel H61

Express Chipset

• Four SATA 3 Gb/s ports (black) through the Intel H61 Express

Chipset

• One serial port header

• One parallel port back panel connector

• One PS/2* back panel connector for mouse/keyboard support

LAN Support • Intel® 82579V Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller

Legacy I/O • Nuvoton* W83677HG-i I/O controller for hardware management

and serial port, parallel port, and PS/2 support

BIOS • Intel® BIOS resident in an SPI Flash device

• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI),

Plug and Play, and SMBIOS

Instantly Available

PC Technology

• Support for PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2

• Support for PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 2.0

• Suspend to RAM support

• Wake on Conventional PCI, PCI Express, LAN, front panel, serial,

USB ports, and PS/2

Hardware

Monitoring

• Hardware monitoring through the Nuvoton I/O controller

• Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages

• Thermal sense to detect out of range thermal values

• Three fan headers using PWM control

• 4-pin headers for processor, front chassis, and rear chassis fans

• 4-wire and 3-wire (linear) fan speed control support for front and

rear chassis fans

• Support for Platform Environmental Control Interface (PECI)

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Supported Operating Systems

The Desktop Board supports the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows* 7 Ultimate 64-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 32-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows 7 Starter 64-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows 7 Starter 32-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate 32-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition

• Microsoft Windows* XP Media Center Edition 2005

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

• Microsoft Windows XP Home

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Desktop Board Components

Figure 1 shows the approximate location of the major components on Intel Desktop

Board DH61BE.

Figure 1. Intel Desktop Board DH61BE Components

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Table 2. Intel Desktop Board DH61BE Components

Label Description

A Conventional PCI bus add-in card connector

B PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connector

C Chassis intrusion header

D S/PDIF header

E PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connector

F Battery

G PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in card connector

H Back panel connectors

I Front panel USB 2.0 header

J Standby power indicator LED

K 12 V processor core voltage connector (2 x 2 pin)

L Rear chassis fan header

M Speaker

N Processor socket

O Processor fan header

P Front chassis fan header

Q DDR3 DIMM 1 socket

R DDR3 DIMM 2 socket

S Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

T Main power connector (2 x 12 pin)

U SATA connectors

V BIOS configuration jumper block

W Front panel header

X Alternate front panel power LED header

Y Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extension (Intel® MEBX) reset header

Z Serial port header

AA Front panel USB 2.0 headers (3)

BB Internal mono speaker header

CC Front panel audio header

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Online Support

For more information on Intel Desktop Board DH61BE consult the following online

resources:

• Intel Desktop Board DH61BE http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/index.ht

m

• Desktop Board Support http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support?iid=hdr+supp

ort

• Available configurations for Intel

Desktop Board DH61BE

http://ark.intel.com

• Supported processors http://processormatch.intel.com

• Chipset information http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/inde

x.htm

• BIOS and driver updates http://downloadcenter.intel.com/

• Integration information http://www.intel.com/support/go/buildit

Processor

CAUTION

Failure to use an appropriate power supply and/or not connecting the 12 V (2 x 2 pin)

power connector to the Desktop Board may result in damage to the board, or the

system may not function properly.

Intel Desktop Board DH61BE supports Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i3, and

Intel Pentium processors in the LGA1155 package. Processors are not included with

the Desktop Board and must be purchased separately. The processor connects to the

Desktop Board through an LGA1155 socket.

For information on supported processors for Intel Desktop Board DH61BE, go to

http://processormatch.intel.com.

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Intel® H61 Express Chipset

The Intel H61 Express Chipset, consisting of the Intel H61 Platform Controller Hub

(PCH), provides interfaces to the processor and the USB, SATA, LPC, audio, network,

display, and PCI Express interfaces. The PCH is a centralized controller for the board’s

I/O paths.

Main Memory

NOTE

To be fully compliant with all applicable Intel

® SDRAM memory specifications, the

board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD)

data structure. If your memory modules do not support SPD, you will see a

notification to this effect on the screen at power up. The BIOS will attempt to

configure the memory controller for normal operation.

The board has two DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features:

• Two independent memory channels with interleaved mode support

• Support for non-ECC, unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with x8

organization

• 16 GB maximum total system memory (with 4 Gb memory technology)

• Minimum total system memory: 1 GB using 1 Gb x8 modules

• Serial Presence Detect

• DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM DIMMs

NOTE

32-bit operating systems are limited to a maximum of 4 GB of memory. These

operating systems will report less than 4 GB because of the memory used by add-in

graphics cards and other system resources.

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Graphics Subsystem

The board supports either integrated graphics (Intel Graphics Technology) or PCI

Express 2.0 x16 graphics.

Integrated Graphics

The board supports integrated graphics through the Intel® Flexible Display Interface

(Intel® FDI) for processors with Intel Graphics Technology.

Analog Display (VGA)

The VGA port supports analog displays. The maximum supported resolution is 2048 x

1536 (QXGA) at a 75 Hz refresh rate. The VGA port is enabled for POST whenever a

monitor is attached, regardless of the DVI-D connector status.

Digital Visual Interface

Intel Desktop Board DH61BE supports Digital Visual Interface (DVI) displays with a

DVI-D back panel port.

The DVI-D port supports only digital DVI displays. The maximum supported resolution

is 2048 x 1536 at a 75 Hz refresh rate (QXGA). The DVI-D port is compliant with the

DVI 1.0 specification.

PCI Express* x16 Graphics

Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i3, and Intel Pentium processors in an LGA1155

package support discrete add-in graphics cards via the PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in

card connector. The board supports the following PCI Express speeds:

• PCI Express 2 frequency of 2.5 GHz which results in 5.0 Gb/s in each direction

(500 MB/s) per lane. The maximum theoretical bandwidth on the interface is

8 GB/s in each direction, simultaneously, when operating in x16 mode.

• PCI Express 1 frequency of 1.25 GHz resulting in 2.5 Gb/s each direction

(250 MB/s) per lane. The maximum theoretical bandwidth on the interface is

4 GB/s in each direction, simultaneously, when operating in x16 mode.

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Audio Subsystem

The board supports Intel High Definition Audio through a Realtek ALC892 audio codec.

The Realtek ALC892-based audio subsystem provides the following features:

• 8-channel audio with independent multi-streaming stereo

• Advanced jack sense for the back panel audio connectors that enables the audio

codec to recognize the device that is connected to an audio port. The back panel

audio connectors are capable of retasking according to the user’s definition, or can

be automatically switched depending on the recognized device type.

• Stereo input and output via back panel connectors

• Headphone and Mic in functions for front panel audio connectors

• A signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of 90 dB

The board provides onboard audio headers and back panel connectors.

The onboard audio headers include the following:

• Front panel audio (a 2 x 5 pin header that provides headphone and mic in signals

for front panel audio connectors)

• S/PDIF audio header (1 x 4 pin header)

• Internal mono speaker header (1 x 2 pin header)

Front panel headphone output is supported by a separate audio channel pair, allowing

multi-streaming audio configurations such as simultaneous surround sound playback

and stereo audio conferencing (through speakers connected to the back panel audio

connectors and a headset connected to the front panel audio connectors).

The onboard internal mono speaker header allows connection to an internal, low-

power speaker for basic system sound capability. The subsystem is capable of driving

a speaker load of 8 Ω at 1 W (rms) or 4 Ω at 1.5 W (rms).

The onboard S/PDIF header allows connection to coaxial or optical adapters for digital

audio output.

The back panel audio connectors are configurable through the audio device drivers.

Audio software and drivers are available from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/.

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LAN Subsystem

The LAN subsystem includes:

• Intel 82579V Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) Ethernet LAN controller

• RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs

LAN software and drivers are available at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/.

Two LEDs are built into the RJ-45 LAN connector located on the back panel (see

Figure 2). These LEDs indicate the status of the LAN as shown in Table 3.

Figure 2. LAN Status LEDs

Table 3. LAN Status LEDs States

LED LED Color LED State Indicates

A (Link/Activity) Off LAN link is not established

Green

On LAN link is established

Blinking LAN activity is occurring

N/A Off 10 Mb/s data rate

Green On 100 Mb/s data rate

B (Link Speed)

Yellow On 1000 Mb/s data rate

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USB Support

The Desktop Board supports USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. USB 3.0 is supported via two

USB 3.0 ports (blue) on the back panel. USB 3.0 ports are backward compatible with

USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. The USB 3.0 ports are SuperSpeed, high-speed, full-

speed, and low-speed capable. USB 3.0 support requires both an operating system

and drivers that fully support USB 3.0 transfer rates.

There are 10 USB 2.0 ports (two ports routed to back panel connectors (black) and

eight ports routed to four onboard headers (black)). The USB 2.0 ports are high-

speed, full-speed, and low-speed capable. USB 2.0 support requires both an operating

system and drivers that fully support USB 2.0 transfer rates.

NOTE

Intel recommends connecting USB keyboard and mouse devices to USB 2.0 ports

(black). Operating system installation may be interrupted if keyboard and mouse

devices are connected to the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports (blue) due to the lack of

native USB 3.0 driver support from the operating system. The device driver for the

USB 3.0 host controller must be installed from the included Intel® Express Installer

Driver and Software DVD before it can be operational in the operating system.

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SATA Support

The board provides six SATA channels, through the PCH, which support one device per

channel:

• Two internal SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (blue)

• Four internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (black)

SATA RAID

The Intel H61 PCH supports Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) which

enables the following RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Drives) levels:

• RAID 0 - data striping

• RAID 1 - data mirroring

• RAID 0+1 (or RAID 10) - data striping and mirroring

• RAID 5 - distributed parity

NOTE

In order to use supported RAID features, you must first enable RAID in the BIOS. Also,

during Microsoft Windows XP installation, you must press F6 to install the RAID

drivers. See your Microsoft Windows XP documentation for more information about

installing drivers during installation. Both Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft

Windows 7 include the necessary RAID drivers for both AHCI and RAID without the

need to install separate RAID drivers using the F6 switch in the operating system

installation process.

Intel® Rapid Recover Technology (Intel® RRT)

The board incorporates Intel® Rapid Recover Technology (Intel® RRT). Intel RRT is a

feature of Intel RST. Intel RRT uses RAID 1 (mirroring) functionality to copy data from

a designated master drive to a designated recovery drive. The master drive data can

be copied to the recovery drive either continuously or on request.

When using the continuous update policy, changes made to the data on the master

drive while the recovery drive is disconnected or offline are automatically copied to the

recovery drive when it is reconnected. When using the on request update policy, the

master drive data can be restored to a previous state by copying the data on the

recovery drive back to the master drive.

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