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2. Single Channa oss Single crore 9955 DS Double Side SS Single Side No Memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and please select dual channel first to achieve optimum performance 12 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard If you take a look at front side of memory module it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules into the sockets Step 1 Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 13 2 3 Install an Expansion Card Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage The PCI E1 8X and PCI E2 8X slots
3. SL v XN n XN Bm x n v S a e e oe oe A SA n m The RAID BIOS Setuppictur sshqwn in this chapter are for reference only please refertg the practitab screen E MA o Installing a new Windows XP Vista in a brand new RAID system 1 Follow 5 1 to create a RAID driver diskette Windows Vista has in box driver by its own and can skip this step 2 Follow 5 2 to set BIOS setting SATA Mode to RAID or AHCI 3 Follow 5 3 to create RAID in BIOS 4 Follow 5 4 to Install Windows Operating System What kinds of hardware and software you need here 1 A floppy drive 2 ACD ROM drive 3 Several SATA hard disks 4 ARAID driver diskette 5 A motherboard driver CD To create RAID driver diskette if it is not bundled 6 Windows XP or Vista Install CD Existing Windows XP Vista system with new RAID built as data storage Follow 5 5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID data storage in your existing Windows XP system it includes 1 Copy RAID driver setup program to your hard disk Vista can skip 2 Follow 5 2 to set BIOS setting SATA Mode to RAID or AHCI 3 Follow 5 3 to create RAID in BIOS 4 Run setup program to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver into your current Windows XP system Vista can skip this step 5 Format new RAID partitions What kinds of hardware and software you need here 1 A CD ROM drive 2 Several SATA hard disks 3 A moth
4. Bloodrage Motherboard User s Manual imp minium Statement This manual is the intellectual property of Foxconn Inc Although the information in this manual may be changed or modified at any time Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes Trademark All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Version User s Manual V1 1 for Bloodrage motherboard Symbol description aS Caution refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard By better and tells you how to avoid problems pec Warning indicating a potential risk of hardware damage or physical injury may exist A mmm WEEE The use of this symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased this product More information If you want more information about our products please visit Foxconn s website http www foxconnchannel com All rights reserved All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed All images are for reference only please refer to
5. Click here Troxtw bide ED se m EMT ME 20 LiveU pdate e TLLA Al gt Loch Update Current System Information A vU Onli Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate Current information Update Utility Q Update all Search new utility from server Search new utilities from Internet Select the utility to update FOXLOGO Browse detailed Version 1 0 0 8 i Sh cae information Version 1 0 0 5 ersion Install the selected utility Close the window Ww the latest utility only list the latest utility 69 2 4 Online Update Update All This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search all new BlOS drivers utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here E roxtiveujdate SSS Stronger rast i MEN FOX LiveUpdate L aaa a gi Local Update rrent System Information Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate gt v O Current information Release Date 01 13 2007 Driver Information Realtek HDA Audio Driver Search all new BIOS Search new bios driver utility from server drivers utilities from Internet E BIOS There are new BIOS to update Browse detailed BIOS information Browse detailed driver information There are new drivers to update De Browse detailed utility information There are new utilities to update Close
6. Disks Select Disks Strip Size N A e 151438232 9 KE Create Volume The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks 7 In Capacity item use the default value and press Enter The size of the smaller hard disk 232 9GB is becoming the default value and it indicates the maximum capacity 8 Select Create Volume and press Enter A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Press lt Y gt to create the volume and return to the main menu 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume 13 IN FeVaats Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID1 RAID1 Mirror N A 232 9GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB 94 Create RAID 10 0 1 1 Select 1 Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press lt Enter gt 2 In Name item you can input a device name for the RAID10 system and press Enter to apply it Here we name it as TryRAID10 to replace the default VolumeO Name RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 chara
7. S4 The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power longest wake latency sleeping state supported by ACPI In order to reduce power to a minimum it is assumed that the hardware platform has powered off all devices Platform context is maintained also called Suspend to Disk S5 The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context The system is in the soft off state and requires a complete boot when it wakes Software uses a different state value to distinguish between the S5 state and the S4 state to allow for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is going to wake from a saved memory image 40 gt Power On Function Press lt Enter gt to its submenu gt ACPI Function This item is used to enable or disable the ACPI function gt ACPI Suspend Type This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 POS mode the power is always on and computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be down after a period of time The status of the computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes When you select S1 amp S3 it means OS will automatically take care and assign which mode is the most suitable now gt Soft Off by PWR BTTN This item is used to set the power down method This function is only valid
8. standard 5 25 optical drive bay It can be used to display RESET ISP the Port80 Debug codes during Bootup display the system 5V GPIO Real Time Clock display the system temperatures as well EMPTY GPIO as monitor and adjust System voltages and clockspeeds GPIO SDA on the fly With several buttons located on the front panel dd SCL you can easily set the Front Side Bus speed adjust CPU ono M DRAM and VTT NB voltage and change the fan speeds It supports profiles which can be loaded within fractions of a second by pushing a single button You can purchase it to overclock your system on the fly switch from one oc profile to another during a benchmark switch from gaming mode to cinema or silent mode 13 14 VFD 19 HD Audio Connector HDA_DH To improve both the sound quality and overclocking capability we created an add in SONAR X Fi Xtreme Sound Card included in the package to prevent signal noises of the PWM and Audio cir cuits from influencing each other This header is used to connect the SONAR X Fi Xtreme Sound Card to the Motherboard BCLK GND RSTJ 3 3V SYNC GND EN SDOUT 3 3V odd SPKR 12V Peel SPDIF NC F AUD DET 5V SB SDIN GND 15 16 HDA DH 20 2 5 Illustration of the Optional Accessory 1 Thermal Peripheral Bag The Foxconn QuantumForce BloodRage is equipped with the second generation 4in1 Heatsink which features much improved aircooling a full size copper waterblock and full modularity wit
9. 3 1 VBAT DISCHARGE p 3 VBAT_DISCHARGE Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings m Do not discharge the battery while the system is turned on m Only suggest to use the jumper if a normal CMOS reset did not work 24 BIOS Select Jumper BIOS SELECT The jumper is used to select the booting from BIOS ROM 1 or BIOS ROM 2 You can refer to the following table for the setting BIOS SELECT BIOS ROM 2 BIOS ROM 1 Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed Force BIOS ROM 1 Set Pin 3 and Pin 4 closed Force BIOS ROM 2 5 6 BIOS select default is Pi default Set Pin 5 and Pin 6 closed BIOS ROM 1 BIOS select default is Set Pin 7 and Pin 8 closed BIOS ROM 2 Button En Jumper BUTTON EN The jumper is used to set whether to enable Clear CMOS button on the back panel The recom mended setting is Disable to prevent CMOS resetting by touching the button on the IO panel accidentally 1 Enable 2 3 1 Disable 2 3 BUTTON EN 25 2 7 Onboard Button Power on Button POWER_ON Push the power on button to power on the system Reset Button RESET Push the reset button to reboot the system Force Reset Button FORCE_RESET Simply rebooting after applying new OC settings can cause the system to fail because the hardware has not been reset properly But with one press of the Force Reset button your system will not only re boot but also re tune itself This button triggers the CPU
10. CPU Clock Ratio is set to Manual O C this item allows you to set CPU clock gt CPU Clock vs Memory Speed When CPU Clock Ratio is set to Manual O C this item allows you to set the ratio between CPU Clock and Memory Speed gt Target Memory Speed This item shows the System Memory Speed gt CPU Clock Skew Control This item allows you to adjust the phase of the CPU clock gt IOH Clock Skew Control This item allows you to adjust the phase of the IOH clock gt CPU Clock Amplitude Ctrl CPU differential output amplitude control default value is 800mV may help FSB O C gt PCI Bus Clock This item allows you to adjust the PCI bus clock by 1MHz step by step from 33MHz to 63MHz gt Clock Reference Source You may adjust clock generator reference clock form Crystal or Fixed PLL 14MHZ gt CPU Clock Source From You may adjust CPU FSB clock source form PCI PLL or Fixed PLL 46 gt Over Clock Recovery When this feature is enabled once system failed after overclocking it will load the previous CMOS settings before overclocking back so the system can always work 47 CPU Feature Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature PPM Function Enabled Item Help EIST Function Turbo Mode Function Menu Level CxE Function Execute Disable Bit PPM Enable Virtualization Technology Disable TDC Enable TDP Enable Intel HT Technology Active Processor Cores QPI Control Settings QPI Link Fast Mode QPI Frequen
11. Close the window 70 3 Configure 3 1 Configure option This page lets you set auto search options After you enable the auto search function FOX LiveUpdate will start its searching from Internet and if any qualified item found it will pop out a message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step Click here TEA 1 Eongen taofor ana more rone i WA eel f Co figure e Opiian Lp Advance P ME FOX LiveUpdate Set auto search options iQ Auto Search All Auto Search BIOS Auto Search Driver Auto Search Utility Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate Search for all available versions Search for different versions only Select sea rch which kind of Default gt versions Apply the changes Reset to default value Search for the latest version only Double click on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information gt Local Update TE Enabie auto search function 3 Online Update Auto Search All Auto Search BIOS n Config 21 E Auto Search Driver e Option Auto Search Utility i amp Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate 1 System El Auto Search Latest FOX LiveUpdate Qo Advance Version Fiter Search for all available versions Search for different versions only iQ Search for the latest version only FOX LiveUpdate fe 9 About
12. Failed status of RAIDO volume 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume RAID Volume 13 IN FeTaats Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAIDO RAIDO Stripe 128KB 465 8GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB 103 Example 2 Reset a RAID5 system 1 A TryRAID5 volume was built with three hard disks we want to reset one of them Select 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID in main menu and press lt Enter gt 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume RAID Volume 13 Name Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NFO2XH2 279 5GB 2 A warning message is displayed 3 Select Port 4 ST3320620SV hard disk as the one to be reset Press lt Enter gt A double confirmation message pops out press Y to confirm 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Member Disk Member Disk 104 4 A DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED screen pops out asking you to select a new hard disk for rebuilding Here we select WDC 232 9GB Press Enter
13. I Update Utility Q Update all Current information BIOS Information BIOS Version P01 Release Date 01 13 2007 Search new bios from server Search new BIOS aT from Internet Select BIOS to update Moges 3 1 List of BIOS to be updated 6B3F1P32 Browse detailed Release Date 11 17 2007 Detail information Update Update BIOS Close the window Sy New Version FY Curent version Ww Old Version 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate Current information i T Driver Information ie Update Driver nette Driver 93 Update utility i Update All Search new driver from server Search new drivers r from Internet Select the driver to update eden SCC List offdriver to be updated intel Chipset Driver Browse detailed Version 8 4 0 1013 A Version 1 17 25 2 iii Install the selected Install driver Close Close the window WY the latest driver only list the latest driver 2 3 Online Update Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet Click start it will search the new utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation
14. and 2 88MB FDDs WOKS FT w ew E IDE Connector PIDE1 With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive 17 Front Panel Connector FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators Hard Disk LED Connector HDD LED Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED It indicates the active status of the hard disks This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Reset Switch RESET SW Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case the system will restart when the switch is pressed Power LED Connector PWR LED Connect to the power LED indicator on the front panel of the chassis The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is in operation SO status the LED is on When the system gets into sleep mode S1 the LED is blinking When the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button 1394a Connector F 1394 The 1394a expansion cable can be connected to either the front provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface or real
15. features an integrated disk cache using flash memory in order to speed up disk access and also save energy It uses non volatile memory Flash memory to increase system responsiveness make multi tasking faster and extend battery life This item is used for supporting the Turbo Memory gt OnBoard IDE and eSATA Chip You may set your PATA and eSATA to IDE mode or RAID IDE Mode or AHCI IDE mode AHCI for eSATA IDE for PATA We are using JMicron chip to control PATA and eSATA devices gt OnBoard SAS Chip This item is used to enable or disable onboard SAS controller 37 OnBoard Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnBoard Device HD Audio Controller Enabled Item Help OnBoard 1394 Controller OnBoard LAN 1 Controller OnBoard LAN 2 Controller OnBoard LAN Boot ROM t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt HD Audio Controller This item is used to set whether the HD Audio controller is enabled gt OnBoard 1394 Controller This item is used to set whether the onboard 1394 controller is enabled gt OnBoard LAN 1 Controller This item is used to set whether the onboard LAN 1 controller is enabled gt OnBoard LAN 2 Controller This item is used to set whether the onboard LAN 2 controller is enabled gt OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM ALAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskle
16. from the main menu and press lt Enter gt 2 In Name item you can input a device name for the RAID1 system and press Enter to apply it Here we name it as TryRAID1 to replace the default VolumeO Name RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection from one of RAIDO 1 5 10 items Select RAID1 Mirror and press lt Enter gt Name TryRAID1 RAID Level Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Choose the RAID level RAID 0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy RAID 10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity 92 4 It then goes to Disks item Press Enter to choose the hard disks for this RAID1 system Name TryRAID1 RAID Level RAID1 Mirror 5 From the hard drive list use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as RAID1 then press Space key to select them A triangle sign will appear to indicate the drive selection Here we select one 232 9GB and one 298 1GB hard disks Press Enter key to finish the selection 93 6 It will skip Strip Size menu for RAID1 Name TryRAIDO RAID Level RAIDO Stripe
17. 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection only RAIDO 1 can be selected Select RAIDO Stripe and press lt Enter gt Name TryRAIDO 1 RAID Level Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Choose the RAID level RAID 0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy RAID 10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity 88 4 It then goes to Disks item Press lt Enter gt to choose the hard disks for this RAIDO second volume system Name TryRAIDO 1 RAID Level RAIDO Stripe 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 5 From the hard disk list select the previously configured RAIDO hard disks and press lt Space gt key to select them Two triangle signs will appear to indicate the selections Press lt Enter gt to continue Name TryRAIDO 1 RAID Level RAIDO Stripe gt 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB Member Disk 89 6 It goes to Strip Size menu directly Capacity automatically displays 265 8GB and at this time you can not input any value in capacity as there is no additional volume available The available values of Strip Size range from 4KB to 128KB The strip value should be selected based on different applications Some suggested choices are 16K Best for sequential transfer 64K Good general purpose strip size 12
18. 4 you should keep the setting as the default 1 4 You also need to enable MPS 1 4 support if you need to make use of the secondary PCI bus on a motherboard that doesn t come with a PCI bridge You should only leave it as 1 1 only if you are running an older operating system that only supports MPS 1 1 gt OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB This item is only required if you have installed more that 64MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system gt Report No FDD For Win 95 If you are using the Windows 95 and running a system with no floppy drive select Yes for this item to ensure compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification Delay For HDD Secs This item allows you to select the delay for detecting ATA ATAPI devices while booting Time out value 0715s gt Full Screen Logo Show This item allows you to enable or disable full screen logo show gt Quantum Logo Show This item allows you to enable or disable the Quantum logo gt Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable or disable the summary screen show gt Debug Code Control This item allows you to select debug code control mode Select LPC you can use onboard 80 LED Select PCI you must insert debug card into PCI slot 34 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Item Help PCI Express Port 1 PCI Express Port 2 Menu Level gt PCI Express Port 3 PCI Express Por
19. CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C Supplementary Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Tested to comply with FCC standards N Signature yn ae Date 2009 Installation Precautions aeg Electrostatic discharge ESD is the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials Normally it comes out as a spark which will quickly damage your electronic equipment Please wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling components such as a motherboard CPU or memory Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before installing or removing CPU memory expansion cards or other peripherals It is recommended to unplug the AC power cord from the power supply outlet Failure to unplug the power supply cord may result in serious damage to your system Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer It is suggested to select high quality certified fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature Never turn on the computer if the CPU Heatsink is not properly installed We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when over clocke
20. Control and Sys Fan Control gt Current Fan1 Speed This item shows the Current Fan 1 speed detected by the system gt Smart Fan2 Controlled by It allows you to set the smart Fan 2 function The options are CPU Fan Control NB Fan Control and Sys Fan Control gt Current Fan2 Speed This item shows the Current Fan 2 speed detected by the system gt Current CPU CPU VTT IOH 12V 3 3V DRAM BAT Voltage These items show the current system voltages detected automatically by the system 45 Quantum BIOS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Quantum BIOS gt CPU Feature Press Enter Item Help gt Memory Timing Config gt All Voltage Control Menu Level gt gt OC Gear Over Clock Phase Select 3200MHz 1067MHz Over Clock Recovery t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Feature Memory Timing Config All Voltage Control OC Gear Press lt Enter gt to go to each Submenu gt Over Clock Phase Select It allows you to select the over clock phase Setting values O C Disabled and Manual O C Ratio and Clock Setting gt CPU Clock Ratio When CPU Clock Ratio is set to Manual O C this item allows you to set the ratio of an unlocked CPU Using different CPU the setting values are different gt Target CPU Core Speed This item shows target CPU core speed gt CPU Clock FSB When
21. DVD ROM drive File Edit view Fav Tools Help A Qe B Parn o Fors F 2 Depending on which platform your system fe EE is normally it is a 32 bit XP system Use Windows explorer and go to CD Driver Intel KRAID Floppy 32bit click on Raid Tool icon to start the creation 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue Format Disk 5 Insert a diskette click OK to continue e Please insert Floppy diskette It will be formatted Save your data before proceeding Please confirm OK to Format 81 6 You can input a volume label for this diskette click Format 3 Floppy A on Start to format Eam 3 5 1 44MB 512 bytesjsector File system FAT Allocation unit size Default allocation size Volume label Format options Quick Format nabl pressi C Create an MS DOS startup disk 7 Click on OK to go through this warning message Format 314 Floppy A WARNING Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk To format the disk click OK To quit click CANCEL 8 Format finished Click OK to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette Formatting 314 Floppy A e 1 Format Complete 9 Check if the diskette contains the driver files Later when in the process of installing Windows XP in your RAID system it will ask you to use this floppy diskette
22. Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Close and lock the CPU socket carefuly Check if your heatsink has a thermal pad or thermal grease preapplied If yes make sure to remove possible plastic protections from the bottom of the Heatsink before you install it If no apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Install and fasten the CPU Heatsink Connect the Heatsinks dan to the CPU fan connector After the first boot up we recommend entering the BIOS by hitting the DEL key and loading the setup optimized defaults Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Remember to always check if your system works properly and stable with the default configuration before voiding your warranty by altering the system configuration Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU LGA1366 CPU Socket a D Alignment Key Pin 1 Corner of the CPU Socket LGA1366 CPU Pin 1 triangle marking of CPU Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU vg m WA f alii i f P 2 Lift the me
23. PCI Express x16 slot Removing the Card Push the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot 15 2 4 Install other Internal Connectors Power Connectors This motherboard uses an ATX power supply In order not to damage any device make sure all the devices have been installed properly before applying the power supply 24 pin ATX power connector PWR2 PWR2 is the ATX power supply connector Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure PS ON Soft On Off 5V SB Stand by 5V 5V We recommend you using a 24 pin power supply If you are using a 20 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture Pin No 24 20 Pin Power 16 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR1 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR1 and provides power to the CPU ow 9e pou oo fe uw ow s po ND Connect a 4 pin power plug We recommend you using an 8 pin ATX 12V power supply If you are using a 4 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture on the right Floppy Disk Drive Connector FLOPPY1 This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive FDD connector supporting 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB
24. Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information Link to website Minimum Efroxtwe pdde 7 Exit FOX LiveUpdate Current BIOS information BIOS Info i MainBoard Type r f Backup BIOS de A Update BIOS BIOS Version Toolbar Show current BIOS information BIOS Size Online Update ROM Part 42 Configure j P D About amp Help kkk please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 66 1 2 Local Update Backup This page can backup your system BIOS You can click Backup and key in a file name then click Save to finish the backup operation The extension of this backup file is BIN for Award BIOS and ROM for AMI BIOS Default directory is C Desktop My Documents in Windows XP and Documents in Vista Make sure you can remember the file name together with the directory which it is stored prevented that you may need them to recover your BIOS later Save As Save in E Documents as f P dv Date modified Type Size Tags fa My Music Key in a BIOS name fa My Pictures fay My Videos _ Visual Studio 2005 Click here gt About amp Help 1 3 Local Update Update This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file After click Update An alert message will be displaye
25. application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage and worm propagation Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit enabled systems can halt worm attacks reducing the need for virus related repairs By combining Execute Disable Bit with anti virus firewall spyware removal e mail filtering software and other network security measures IT 48 managers can free IT resources for other initiatives gt Virtualization Technology Virtualization i e Intel Vanderpool Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions or containers One physical compute system can function as multiple virtual systems Vanderpool Technology can help improve future virtualization solutions This item will be displayed only when the CPU is supporting this feature and the setting is used to enable disable it gt TDC Enable This item is used to enable CPU Turbo Mode current gt TDC Limit When TDC Enable is set to Enabled this item allows you to set TDC limit gt TDP Enable This item is used to enable CPU Turbo Mode power gt TDP Limit When TDP Enable is set to Enabled this item allows you to set TDP limit gt Intel HT Technology Intel Hyper Treading technology can make one CPU core simulated as two cores In this way more programes can work at the
26. choose the hard disks for this RAIDO system Name TryRAIDO RAID Level RAIDO Stripe 5 From the hard drive list use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to combine them as RAIDO then press Space key to select them A triangle sign will appear to indicate the drive selected Here we select two 232 9GB hard disks as an example Press Enter key to finish the selection 85 6 It is now entering Strip Size menu Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size The available values range from 4KB to 128KB The strip value should be selected based on different applications Some suggested choices are 16K Best for sequential transfer 64K Good general purpose strip size 128K Best performance for most desktops and workstations The default value is 128K for RAIDO Press lt Enter gt Name TryRAIDO RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks SiiS 123KB Capacity 465 8 GB Create Volume The following are typical values RAIDO 128KB RAID10 64KB RAIDS 64KB 7 In Capacity line it displays there are maximum 232 9GB 2 465 8GB available As we want to introduce how to create two disk volumes like logical devices C and D in a RAIDO system so we only key in 200GB here to build the first volume Later we will also describe how the second volume is generated Input 200GB and press Enter Name TryRAIDO RAID Leve
27. combine them as RAID5 then press Space key to select them A triangle sign will appear to indicate the drive selection Here we select 232 9GB 298 1GB and 279 5GB hard disks for an example Press Enter key to finish the selection 98 6 Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering Strip Size menu The default value is 64K Press lt Enter gt Name TryRAID5 RAID Level RAID5 Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size Capacity 465 8 GB Create Volume The following are typical values RAIDO 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB 7 In Capacity item use the default value and press Enter The default value is twice that of the smallest hard disk size that is 232 9GB 2 465 8GB 8 Select Create Volume and press Enter A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Press Y to create the volume and return to the main menu 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume 13 Name Level Stripe Size 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size 0 WDC WD2500J8 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB 99 Status Bootable Yes Type Status Vol ID Delete RAID Volume 1 Take TryRAID5 for example Select 2 Delete RAID Volume in main menu and
28. memory controller and chipset to re initialize running hardware checks and timing algorithms before reloading with your new overclocking settings This reduces instances of failed re boots after implementing OC settings POWER_ON RESET 2 8 Onboard LED DRAM Power LED The LED lights up indicating the system is on or the system is staying at S1 or S3 sleeping state 5V Standby LED It will light whenever the power supply that connected to the motherboard is switched on DIMM3 SPD Detect LED The Normal status is on When the DDR in DIMM3 is not support SPD address in DIMMS3 the LED will turn off Do not remove or plug in any device when the onboard LED is lighting on 26 2 9 Onboard Debug LED 2 digital LED displays show the current hardware status and display Port80 and Intel MRC codes during Bootup to enable quick and easy system debugging when you read the LED make sure the small point is in the lower right of each section 2 an m RR MN ON HUN CUT ee ee ee ee ie a E This chapter explains how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided You have to run the Setup Program when the following Cases occur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings m X E EO NO This chapter includes the following in
29. panel of the chassis USB Connectors F USB1 2 In addition to the eight USB ports on the rear panel this product also provides two 10 pin USB connectors on its motherboard By connecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another four USB ports on the front panel Speaker Connector SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis 18 HDD LED RESET SW TPA GND TPB 12V EMPTY 1 2 PWR LED PWR SW NC EMPTY 9 10 FP1 9 10 F USB 1 2 SPKJ 1 EMPTY 2 NC 3 SPKJ 4 SPEAKER Fan Connectors CPU FAN1 SYS_FANT1 1 GND FAN1 2 H 12V SENSE There are four fan headers on this motherboard These FAN1 2 fans can be automatically turned off after the system l 1 GND enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states POWER SENSE CONTROL CPU_FAN1 SYS_FAN1 SAS_SATA Connectors SAS_SATA_1 2 The SAS_SATA connectors support both SATA and SAS Serial Attached SCSI Hard Disks Use the bundled SAS cables to connect either a SAS or SATA HDD to these connectors SAS SATA 1 2 Serial ATA Connectors SATA 1 2 SATA 3 4 SATA 5 6 GND yy k E xe GND The Serial ATA connector supports SATA Hard Disks 4 SSDs and optical Drives The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rates per channel SATA 1 2 3 4 5 6 VFD Connector VFD The VFD Connector can be connected to the Foxconn QuantumForce OC Panel which can be installed in any
30. program The system will reboot 3 Shut down the computer remove WD hard disk and we will continue for Windows OS installation If you do not remove irrelevant WD hard disk Windows may detect it during the installation and you could be confused 4 Remove any diskette from floppy drive 5 Restart computer to start Windows installation 106 5 4 Install a New Windows XP When you set the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID you need to follow these steps to install your Windows XP system 1 Press lt DEL gt to enter BIOS Setup during POST 2 Insert the Windows installation CD into the optical drive 3 Set the 1st Boot Device to CDROM save changes and exit the BIOS setup Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Hard Disk Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Removble Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control for OS 1 4 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Report No FDD For WIN 95 No Delay For HDD Secs 0 Full Screen Logo Show Enabled Quantum Logo Show Enabled Summary Screen Show Disabled Debug Code Control LPC fl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 4 The computer wil
31. the PCle clock Click these buttons to adjust the CPU voltages 3 Temperature 51 C 1123 F Click these buttons to adjust the Northbridge and Southbridge voltage Click these buttons to adjust the memory voltage Apply the changes 4 QF OC Panel QF OC Panel module is an optional 5 25 inches display device it can be purchased separately and you can install it in your PC s 5 25 inches drive bay This panel can display the system real time clock allow you to monitor current CPU fan speed CPU temperature DRAM voltage and so on With several buttons located on its front panel user can easily set the BCLK adjust CPU QPI DRAM IOH and VTT voltages and change fan speeds For detailed descriptions please refer to related QF OC Panel manual c Click QF OC Panel icon o to open its panel This panel will appear on your screen only when the QF OC Panel module is installed in your system The display information on the screen will be synchronized with any actions taken on the QF OC Panel module OF OG Panel Real Time Clocl OF 20 37 ce D T1 T2 Yersion Demo 5 OC Gear Click OC Gear icon setting to file and support to write OC Gear setting from file to BIOS Benefits the user only adjust overclocking once and save it in OC Gear function under BIOS setup utility click DEL key to enter BIOS setup utility when boot and select Quantum BIOS item then easier change many platfor
32. the desktop amp Utility File Edit View Favorites Tools Help LL P 27 P Search gt Folders fz Address C Documents and Settings Administrator DeskkopiUtility a _Setup dil T File and Folder Tasks ie pee I2 Ati I FLEXnet R InstallShield R S E 1555 i Rename this file 3 Move this file nue data2 cab A Copy this file aake 19 413 KB D Publish this file to the Web E ISSetup dll layout bin E mail this file 12 0 0 49974 ER BIN File 2 InstallShield R Setup Engine EE 1 KB 3 Delete this file setup ini Configuration Settings Other Places A E Corporation 1 KB Description Setup exe g Desktop setup iss D 155 File iL My Documents 4 iz Shared Documents x My Computer J My Network Places 6 Click on Setup exe to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver Intel Installation Framework Welcome to the Setup Program This setup program will install Intel Matrix Storage Manager onto this computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all programs before continuing Click Next to continue 113 7 Install complete Intel Installation Framework E Ed Intel Installation Framework intel Setup Is Complete The setup program successfully installed Intel Matrix Storage Manager onto this computer Click Finish to complete the setup process 8 In Windows Explorer right click on My Computer click on Manage then click on Disk Mana
33. the initial display device which will be used first when your PC starts up Options are PCI Slot and PCIEx gt Reset Configuration Data This item is used to enable or disable the reset configuration data function gt Resources Controlled By This item is used to define the system resource control scheme If all cards you use support PnP then select Auto and the BIOS will automatically distribute interruption resources If the PCI cards you installed need special IRQ resources you will need to select Manual and manually adjust interruption resources in the event of hardware conflicts gt IRQ Resources When Resources Controlled By is set to Manual this item is available You can press the lt Enter gt key then manually set IRQ resources gt INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment This item is used to assign IRQ resources for INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Default INT Pin assignments can be found from the help menu 43 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt Smart CPU Fan Function Smart NB Fan Function Smart System Fan Function Smart Fan1 Controlled by Smart Fan2 Controlled By f Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Shutdown Temperature This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit When the temperature exceeds the
34. to provide driver for additional specific devices for example a RAID device S 314 Floppy A File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Q Back gt 2i Search Ux Folders E Address E AN x i IaStor sys n iaAHCI cat System File Security Catalog do 306 KB 12 KB E iL My Documents E d My Computer iaAHCLinF J iaStor cat y Setup Information Security Catalog E w Local Disk C E 9 KB 11KB E Gee date D E icf Driver CD E rab ce RR ss ed d E we driver F BKB 2 J 12KB e Control Panel m md L3 Shared Documents TXTSETUP OEM i 3 Administrator s Documents i N e amp J my Network Places in Recycle Bin 10 Install Serial ATA Hard Disks 10 1 Shut down your computer 10 2 Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays connect all power and SATA cables 82 5 2 BIOS Configuration 1 Enter the BIOS setup by pressing lt DEL gt key during the POST Power On Self Test 2 Select the Integrated Peripherals from the Main menu then select the OnChip IDE Device item and press Enter to go to the configuration items 3 Select and Set the SATA Mode option to RAID 4 Press lt F10 gt to save the setting then PC will reboot itself DIKY le Te IDE Mode Enabled 5 3 Create RAID in BIOS Enter RAID BIOS Setup When BIOS is restarted it will display a message asking you to press lt Ctrl gt lt I gt keys simultaneously to enter the main menu of Intel Ma
35. to select it WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB ST3300831AS 3NFO2XH2 279 5GB 5 It goes back to Main menu with a Rebuild status of RAID5 volume Eventually a replacement hard disk has to join in and it always keeps three hard disks in the RAID5 system 6 Operating System will perform the rebuilding later 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume RAID Volume 13 AEM Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB 105 Exit RAID BIOS 1 Take TryRAID5 as an example select 4 Exit in main menu and press lt Enter gt The screen displays Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume PET Bootable 0 Tryl Yes Are you sure you want to exit Y N Physical Port Driv ol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB t1 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 2 Press lt Y gt to exit Intel Matrix Storage Manager
36. to the submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt Standard CMOS Features Esc Quit fl Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Each item in the main menu is explained below gt Standard CMOS Features It displays the basic system configuration such as system date time and floppy drive They all can be set up through this menu gt Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu gt Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu and the system performance can be optimized Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Super I O devices such as Serial I O Parallel port and other USB PCI Enhanced ports etc gt Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu 29 gt PnP PCI Configurations PCI PnP features such as O S supporting IRQ DMA settings and bus master enabling disabling etc can be modified through this menu gt PC Health Status This setup enables you to read change fan speeds and displays temperatures and voltages of your CPU System gt Quantum BIOS Some special proprietary features such as overclocking can be set up through this menu gt Board Information It displays the basic board information such as BIOS ID version onboard LAN MAC address etc gt Load Optimized Defaults Th
37. will not stop for a keyboard error but it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a diskette error but it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error but it will stop for all other errors Installed Memory These are Display Only information of the system memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS 32 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter Item Help gt Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Select Removable Boot Boot Other Device Device Priority Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control for OS OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB Report No FDD For WIN 95 IBI T nfi n BB ESI Full Screen Logo Show Quantum Logo Show Summary Screen Show Debug Code Control t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Removable Device Priority This option is used to select the Priority for removable device gt Hard Disk Boot Priority This option is used to select the Priority for HDD startup After pressing lt Enter gt you can select the HDD using the Up Down arrow keys and change the HDD priority using lt PageUp gt lt
38. will work at PCle x 8 mode The PCI E1_16X and PCI E2 16X slots will work at PCle x 16 mode The PCI E1 16X and PCI E1 8X slots are shared if you install the expansion card into the PCI E1 8X slot then PCI E1 16X slot will work at PCle x 8 mode So we suggest that you had better install the expansion card into the PCI E1 16X slot or PCI E2 16X slot then it can achieve better performance PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 PCle x16 mode PCI Express x16 PCle x8 mode LOLOL EELEELELLELEEETTE CC FTT Y Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot 1 Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel 2 Align the card with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover 6 Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s T Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Installing a Graphics Card Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Express x16 slot Make sure the graphics card is lockedby the latch at the end of the
39. ww t Euer Nm PUE d a 4 EL 11 i gt x 5 pe i Hy P any x e M e ET Jd Ja E 1 5n In es 5 i FEEEREL ER CEREEREELER Foxccenn uma 6 3 16 d D gt C C CEAC vU V 1 8 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 17 SATA Connectors 2 System Fan Header 18 BIOS ROM 2 3 HDA_DH Header 19 BIOS ROM 1 4 PCI Express x1 Slot 20 IDE Connector 5 PCI Express x16 Slots 21 BIOS Select Jumper 6 PCI Slot 22 FAN2 Header 7 VBAT_DISCHARGE Jumper 23 Speaker Connector 8 Floppy Connector 24 VFD Connector 9 1394a Connector 25 24 pin ATX Power Connector 10 Front USB Connectors 26 Force Reset Button 11 FAN1 Header 27 Button_En Jumper 12 SAS_SATA Connectors 28 DDR3 DIMM Slots 13 Front Panel Connector 29 South Bridge Intel ICH10R 14 Debug LED 30 CPU Fan Header 15 Power on Button 31 LGA1366 CPU Socket 16 Reset Button 32 North Bridge Intel X58 Chipset Note The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 5 1 3 Back Panel Connectors Line In Line Out PS 2 Keyboard Port 1394a Port LAN Ports Microphone Clear CMOS Button Subwoofer Rear Speaker Side Speaker USB Ports Coaxial USB Ports External SATA Audio Ports S PDIF Out Ports 1 PS 2 Keyboard Port Use the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard 2 USB Ports The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB de
40. you had better disable it 54 Board Information Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Board Information Item Help f Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Model Name This item shows the model name gt BIOS ID Version This item shows the BIOS ID version gt BIOS Build Date This item shows the BIOS building date gt OnBoard LAN 2 MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN 2 MAC address 55 Load Optimized Defaults Select this option and press lt Enter gt A dialogue pops out select lt Y gt then press lt Enter gt to load the defaults press lt N gt to skip Load Optimized Defaults Y N N By this default BIOS have set the optimized performance param eters of system to improve the performances of system com ponents But if the optimized performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices the system may fail to work It may happen on when you installed too many add on cards on your system or overloaded the hardware until it can not afford Set Supervisor Password The access rights and permissions associated with the Supervisor password are higher than those of a regular User password The Supervisor password can be used to start the system or modify the CMOS settings while User password can only be used to start the system view the CMOS settings but modify CMOS settings is not allowable When
41. 1 1V VCCA default voltage is 1 108V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the IOH default 1 108 VCCA voltage could result in damage to the IOH gt IOH VCCA 1 5V Setting Isolated power for IOH 1 5V VCCA default voltage is 1 506V 51 Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the IOH default 1 506 VCCA voltage could result in damage to the IOH gt SB Voltage Setting This item is used to set SB Voltage The default voltage is 1 500V gt IOH Core Voltage Setting Isolated power for ICH core voltage default voltage is 1 506V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the ICH default voltage could result in damage to the ICH se Affect Memory MHz gt DRAM Voltage Setting The maximum voltage available for adjustment is 2 86V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the memories default voltage could result in damage to the memory controller the default voltage is 1 60V gt DIMM1 2 3 C Addr Ref Voltage amp DIMM1 2 3 DQ Ref Voltage C Addr Command address and DQ Data line reference voltage is reference DRAM voltage the actual reference voltage will be DRAM voltage multiply this item value 52 OC Gear Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OC Gear Item Help Current Storage Gear Not Use It Menu Level Choose storage section 1or20r3or4or5or or 7 or 8 to store your clock setting If you store Software Item Selecting your setting to Smart Boot Menu Current Storage Gear Smart Power LED successfully then the Aut
42. 640x480 file then use FOX LOGO to open it and change the boot time Logo Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS Full Screen Logo Show setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems E Windows 2000 5 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit B Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO Main Page rayo p ow LOGO LLL 2 2 HH Main screen s Exit Backup Gmr Minimize Change Website About Delete pee When you change Logo or delete current Logo the system will flash BIOS file auto matically During this time please DO NOT shut down the application and the system or the motherboard will be damaged seriously 74 FOX DMI FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer and it provides three DMI data formats Report Data Fields and Memory Dump With DMI information system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother board if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems E Windows 2000 i Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit u Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view oh FOX OMI File vienen EB t z DIU Report Data Fields Dump WIE Base
43. 8K Best performance for most desktops and workstations The default value is 128K Press lt Enter gt Name TryRAIDO 1 RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size Capacity 265 8 GB Create Volume The following are typical values RAIDO 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB 7 Select Create Volume and press lt Enter gt Name TryRAIDO 1 RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 265 8 GB Press ENTER to create the specified volume 90 A message will appear Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Press lt Y gt to create the volume and return to the main menu Two RAIDO volumes were configured Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8 0 0 1039 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 08 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume RAID Volume ID 0 1 Name TryRAIDO TryRAIDO 1 Physical Disks Port Drive Model 0 2 4 5 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 Maxtor 6L250S80 ST3320620SV ST3300831AS t1 Select Level RAIDO Stripe RAIDO Stripe Serial L50SKP4G 9QF4YJGQ 3NF02XH2 ESC Exit 91 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit Stripe Size Status Bootable 128KB 200 0GB Yes 128KB 265 8GB Yes Size Type Status Vol ID 232 9GB 232 9GB 298 1GB 279 5GB ENTER Select Menu Create RAID 1 1 Select 1 Create RAID Volume
44. Board Information BIOS Information Processor Information Type 4 Cache Information amp Memory Array Mapped Addre SE Memory Controller Informatio BE Memory Device Information B Memory Device Mapped Addr B Memory Module Information SE Physical Memory Array E e Processor Information Processor Information P System Boot Information g System Enclosure or chassis m System Information e System Slots Socket Designation Processor Type Processor Family Processor Manufacturer Processor ID Processor Version Legacy Mode Processor Current Voltage Times 10 External Clock Max Speed Current Speed CPU Status Processor Upgrade Li Cache Handle L2 Cache Handle L3 Cache Handle Serial Number Asset Tag Part Number 19 SOCKET775 M B Central Processor Intel bfebfbff000006fZh Intel R Core TM 2 CPU No dh 200MHz 1800MHz 1800MHz CPU Enabled Other 5h 6h No Provide No Provide No Provide 4300 1 t This chapter will cover two topics a Installing a new Windows XP Vista in a brand new RAID system E Existing Windows XP Vista system with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information RAID Configuration Introduction Intel Matrix Storage Manager uL Create a RAID Driver Diskette u BIOS Configuration Create RAID in BIOS m Install a New Windows XP E ENS Windows XP with RAID built as data storage Ss x
45. MS Wake Up From S3 Power On Function f 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Wake Up by PCI Card This item is used to set the system to wake up by PCI card gt USB KB MS Wake Up From S3 This item is used to set the system to wake up by USB KB MS when it is in S3 Suspend to RAM mode gt Power On Function This item allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to wake up the system from S3 mode This feature requires an ATX power supply The setting values Password Hot Key Any Key Button Only and Keyboard 98 gt KB Power On Password When Power On Function is set to Password this item allows you to input a password to wake up the system from S3 mode Hot Key Power On When Power On Function is set to Hot Key this item allows you to press a Ctrl Function key to wake up the system from S3 mode 42 PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations Init Display First PCI Slot Item Help Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By INT Pin 1 Assignment INT Pin 2 Assignment INT Pin 3 Assignment INT Pin 4 Assignment INT Pin 5 Assignment INT Pin 6 Assignment INT Pin 7 Assignment INT Pin 8 Assignment t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Init Display First This item is used to choose
46. ON after PWR Fail t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is an open industry standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces between an operating system and the BIOS In other words it is a standard that describes how computer components work together to manage system hardware In order to use this function the ACPI specification must be supported by the OS for example Windows 2000 or Windows XP ACPI defines five sleeping states they are S1 The S1 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chip set and hardware maintains all system context also called Power On Suspend S2 The S2 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state This state is similar to the S1 sleeping state except that the CPU and system cache context is lost the OS is responsible for maintaining the caches and CPU context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event S3 The S3 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state where all system context is lost except system memory CPU cache and chip set context are lost in this state Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event also called Suspend to RAM
47. PageDown gt you can exit this menu by pressing lt Esc gt gt First Second Third Boot Device These three options allow you to select the priority of boot sequence from different devices gt Boot Other Device With this function set to enable the system will boot from some other devices provided that the first second third boot devices failed gt Boot Up Floppy Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will be checking for a floppy drive while booting up If it cannot detect one either due to improper configuration or physical unavailability it will appear an error message Disabling this function then POST will not detect the floppy gt Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available settings are On default and Off gt Gate A20 Option This feature determines how Gate A20 is used to address memory above 1MB When this option is set to Fast the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate A20 But when set to Normal a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20 Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves memory access speed and thus overall system speed especially with OS 2 and Windows This is because OS 2 and Windows enter and leave protected mode via the BIOS a lot so Gate A20 needs to switch often from enabled to disabled and back again Setting this feature to Fast improves memory access performance above 1MB because the chipset is much faster in sw
48. Peripherals gt OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help gt OnBoard Device gt USB Device Setting OnBoard FDC Controller tj lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnChip IDE Device OnBoard Device USB Device Setting Press Enter to go to relative submenu please refer to the next sections gt OnBoard FDC Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller 36 OnChip IDE Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode Item Help Legacy Mode Support OnBoard IDE and eSATA Chip OnBoard SAS Chip t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt SATA Mode This item is used to set the Serial ATA Mode Setting options IDE RAID AHCI The SATA interface is controlled by Intel south bridge chip ICH10R gt Legacy Mode Support There are Native IDE and Legacy or compatible IDE modes Legacy mode supports OS through legacy IDE driver Most SATA functions are not supported in Legacy mode like SATA Il 3G NCQ Hot Plug and etc and Native mode supports SATA II 3G NCQ and Hot plug This item is used to enable disable the Legacy IDE mode support for the SATA ports Certain OS is not supported under Native mode and must choose Legacy mode gt Turbo Memory Support Turbo Memory Robson Technology
49. S rent mouse des inter You can also change how the mouse pointer looks during such acti licking and selecting Them Gan io ethene Tienes E nos em ape gs iin us nen sepeiasio etime adn g the appearance of men s ba ae unds omputer und and mouse pointers Displ att site Hicks pa rate ispla gs n Spp which changes the view so more or fewer items fit on the screen Monitor Click Advanced Settings from the dialog box Drag the icons to match your monitors Identify Monitors 1 Generic PnP Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra Y 7 This is my main monitor E Eten ied ind di nto this monitor Resolution Colors Low g High Highest 32 bit v 1280 by 720 pixels How do I get the best display Advanced Settings Settings Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra Properties EH Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab then click TIEN EE UE ERE VUEUT Color Management 2 GeForce 8800 Ultra Start the NVIDIA Control Panel EN HNVIDIA Looking for the NVIDIA Display Control Panel All of the NVIDIA control panels have been consolidated into a single application the NVIDIA Control Panel It can be launched from the Windows Control Panel or by right clicking on the Windows desktop CaS Cae em When using two graphics cards Si e hn File Edit View 3DSettings Help Select Set SLI Configuration then Q e
50. amp Help There are new BIOS drivers utilities to update 71 When you enable Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate if your FOX LiveUpdate version is older it will auto search from internet and prompt you to install the new version gt Local Update PlEnabie auto search function P Online Update Auto Search All Auto Search BIOS y Configure Auto Search Driver je Option T Auto Search Utility l Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate T i System Em Search Latest FOX LiveUpdate s 2 Advance There are maybe new Search for all available versions FOX LiveUpdate to Update We recommend that install the new FOX LiveUpdate iQ Search for the latest version only before update BIOS Would you like to install Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate Search for different versions only P J About amp Help TN SS ae ie 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility Click here F FOX LiveUpdate RETE m Download fies Set the location of v Configure i eUpdate Temp pee download files or Auto backup BIOS before updating BIOS auto backup BIOS Pa ME 20 QNI Use Start Up Select different skin m Run When System Starts of th e softwa re Reset to default value Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can Apply the changes auto run when the system start
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52. ched Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array RAID 5 Parity RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripes error correction information This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 0 1 RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks Comparison Table Solution Hard Disks No Capacity Performance Reliability Application Highest Look for speed Read faster Excellent 100 Data backup N gt 1 Read faster Good Limited budget Write slower gt 4 Smallest High Excellent Unlimited budget Even number 2 19 Intel Matrix Storage Manager The Intel Matrix Storage technology supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 0 1 functions It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance big capacity or data safety provided by different RAID functions In this section we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you how to configure your RAID system There are two 232 9GBs one 298 1GB and one 27 9 5GB A creation of second volume will also be well described In each screen there is also a message ba
53. cseececeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeesaeeeeesaaeeeees 81 BIOS CCT I ee caesarean cesses ct soe srs suec SEM EEEa 83 Create RAID im BIOS srecestcncornsnersetencdeeecetesn custtenteseatentadtewdttosinanteecaethcatescates 83 Install a New Windows XP 0 cceecccceeeeeceeeeeceeeeeseeeeeseeeeeseeeeesaaeeeaaeeeaaaees 107 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage 111 Appendix ATI CrossFireX Technology ccccccecceeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeeeeeeesaeeseeeeeeeaaaeeeeees 115 NVIDIA SLI Technology cccccsseeeccceeeseeseeceeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeessaeseeeeeeeaas 117 Technical Support Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnchannel com support online aspx CPU Memory VGA Compatibility Supporting Website http www foxconnchannel com product Motherboards compatibility aspx Thank you for buying Bloodrage a Foxconn Quantum Force series motherboard Quantum Force products are Foxconn s high end enthusiast products engineered to maximize computing power providing all you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capabilities and a range of connectivity features for today s multi media computing requirements Bloodrage enables you to unleash more power from your computer This chapter includes the following information Q Package List Um Product Specificatio
54. cters or less 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection from one of RAIDO 1 5 10 items Select RAID10 RAIDO 1 and press lt Enter gt Name TryRAID10 RAID Level Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Choose the RAID level RAID 0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy RAID 10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity 95 4 After exiting from RAID Level it goes directly to Stripe Size item Because all four disks are selected for RAID10 so there is no need to go to Disks option 5 Use Up or Down arrow key to select the desired strip size when entering Strip Size menu The default value is 64K Name TryRAID10 RAID Level RAID10 RAIDO 1 Disks Select Disks Strip Size Capacity 465 8 GB Create Volume The following are typical values RAIDO 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB 6 In Capacity item use the default value and press Enter The default value is twice the smallest hard disk size that is 232 9GB 2 465 8GB 7 Select Create Volume and press Enter A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Press lt Y gt to create the volume and return to the main menu 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume 13 IN FeTaats Level Stripe Size Sta
55. cy Selection t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt PPM Function You can enable PPM Processor Power Management through this item gt EIST Function You can select the EIST through this item Setting values Native Mode For fully support ACPI OS e g Windows XP Vista SMM Mode For legacy OS e g Windows2000 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology EIST allows the system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency which can result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production There are some system require ments must be met including CPU chipset motherboard BIOS and operation system Please refer to Intel Website for more information gt Turbo Mode Function This item is used to enable Intel Turbo mode gt CxE Function CxE represents Enhanced HALT State It is a feature which Intel CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state User can select the lowest C state supported according to CPU and MB Options are Auto Disable C1 C1E C3 and C6 gt Execute Disable Bit This item is used to enable disable the Execute Disable Bit feature Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where
56. d Stable operation at overclocked speeds depends on the overclock ing capabilities of all devices When connecting USB 1394a or S PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure their pinouts are matching with the connec tors on the motherboard Incorrect connections might damage the mother board When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connec tors If there is a PCI Express x16 graphics card installed in your system we recommend using a 24 pin ATX power supply to get the best performance Before turning on the power please make sure the power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured to the local standard To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Also make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician malt Chapter 1 Product Introduction FC 20 NU ade M 2 Product Specifications ccs cocus sees acea eror Id en pao Res bc Rx Y Re epd du pad ut ov a dedi e ku e edu adus 3 EDS DM MPH 5 Back Panel Connectors cccccccccceecccceeeeeceecseaeeceeaeeeeseeeeeseeeeeseaeeeseeeeesanes 6 Chapter 2 H
57. d to ensure if you really want to continue click Yes to confirm A setup wizard will guide you to load a local BIOS file to finish the operation You must remember from which directory to load your new BIOS file with an extension of BIN for Award BIOS ROM for AMI BIOS before the setup wizard starts Updating may cause some problems eg the computer restarting may be failed which are not guaranteed by Foxconn s product warranty Are you sure to continue onine update PO rooster FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update This feature can be enabled in the Configure System setup Please refer to Configure System section for more detail The default backup directory is C LiveUpdate_Temp but the backup file name will be automatically generated It is hard to find it out from a backup directory and we recommend you using Explorer to check date time message of this backup file to find it out and write its name down to remember it 67 2 Online Update 2 1 Online Update Update BIOS This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet Click start it will search the new BIOS from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here ffroxtweuduse OO O e MEN FOX LiveUpdate Current System Information Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate ry Update BIOS i Update Driver
58. e O Gg saan setig Select a Task click Enable 2 way NVIDIA SLI ro Manage 3D settings Your graphics cards feature NVIDIA SLI technology for significant improvements in rendering p Bet SLI configuration applications when done click Apply to enable it i redi ond Oper ion Adjust desktop color settings Select the SLI configuration for your system All E T a work together with SLI technology to increase the rendering performance of your Rotate dpa Do not use SLT technology Set up multiple displays application Typical usage scenarios E Video amp Television Playing 3D games I m System Information x ipu ddwy Adjust video color settings m Select the 3D Setting tab and enable Lips a m z a cack d Y Show SU Visual Indicators i the Show SLI Visual Indicators item O Caen m Select a Task E 3D Settings Adjust image settings with preview Manage 3D settings Kerni cues e AVA NVIDIA SLI technology for significant improv anie arm seal 1 1 gs esolutio When using two graphics cards papas en stg Select the SLI configuration for your systems lay Do not use SLI technology t zl X EOS iays Enable 2 way NVIDIA SLI recomm Just select Set SLI Configuration then amp g SC se click Enable SLI and set the display e when done click Apply Typical usage scenarios Using mu
59. e optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu However it may offer better performance in some ways such as less I O cards less memory etc still it may cause problem if you have more memory or I O cards installed It means if your system loading is heavy set to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system gt Set Supervisor Password The supervisor password can be set up through this menu gt Set User Password The user password can be set up through this menu gt Save amp Exit Setup Save setting values to CMOS and exit gt Exit Without Saving Do not change anything and exit the setup When we talk about lt gt and lt gt keys in this manual they are the single keypad keys of the numeric keypad which is located at the right hand side of your desktop keyboard They are not the combination keys made by pressing and holding down lt Shift gt key first then press lt gt or lt _ gt key the next 30 Standard CMOS Features This submenu is used to set up the standard BIOS features such as the date time floppy drive and so on Use the arrow up down keys to select an item then use the lt gt or lt gt keys to change the setting Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features DELCA Coe ee ele ATA Item Help Time hh mm
60. ection 5 2 BIOS Configuration Shut down the computer connect SATA hard disks to SATA ports power on computer again Press lt Del gt key get into BIOS set SATA Mode to RAID press lt F10 gt to save and exit BIOS PC will reboot Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device SATA Mode Item Help Legacy Mode Support disabled x Turbo Memory Support Disabled OnBoard IDE and eSATA Chip ID 2 OnBoard SAS Chip Enableo F5 Previous Values fl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 HE ESC Exit F1 General Help 3 Copy section 5 3 Create RAID in BIOS Press CTRL I simultaneously to get into RAID BIOS set up Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility Configure your new hard disks to RAIDO 1 5 or 10 Exit RAID BIOS PC will reboot 4 The Windows XP is running again and a new hardware of RAID disk was found Click Cancel to skip this Wizard Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for curent and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click to exit Click Next to continue d lt Back 112 5 Use Explorer to get into the Intel driver directory which was previously copied to
61. erboard driver CD TT RAID Configuration Introduction RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method for computer data storage schemes that divide and or replicate data among multiple hard drives RAID can be designed to provide increased data reliability fault tolerance or increased l O input output performance or both The motherboard comes with the Intel ICH10R The following RAID configurations are provided for users There are three major key concepts in RAID 1 Mirroring The copying of data to more than one disk 2 Striping The splitting of data across more than one disk 3 Error correction Where redundant data is stored to allow problems to be detected and possibly fixed known as fault tolerance Different RAID levels use one or more of these techniques depending on the system requirements The main aims of using RAID are to improve reliability important for protecting information that is critical to a business for example a database of customer orders or where speed is important for example a system that delivers video on demand TV programs to many viewers The configuration affects reliability and performance in different ways The problem with using more disks is that it is more likely that one will go wrong but by using error checking the total system can be made more reliable by being able to survive and repair the failure Basic mirroring can speed up reading data as a system can read differe
62. es please install Realtek HDA audio driver first and then install SB X Fi audio driver Realtek 811X LAN Driver Use it to install Realtek LAN driver Intel RAID Driver Installing this driver needs SATA Mode in BIOS to be set to AHCI or RAID This restriction 58 forces us to find out another way to install this driver Please go to 5 5 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage for more detail JMicron RAID Driver Use it to install JMicron RAID driver JMircon provides one external SATA port together with two IDE PATA ports Master Slave Due to limitation of RAID interface on JMircon we recommend you building RAID system by using onboard SATA ports controlled by Intel ICH10R instead of JMicron Marvell SAS Driver Use it to install Marvell SAS driver 2 Utility Use these options to install additional application programs Unieash the fury within Para SB X Fi Driver REGISPAHEL FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Microsoft Directh 9 0 Adobe Acrobat Reader Horton Internet Security Intel RAID Utility Marvell SAS Utility SB X Fi Driver Use it to install SB X Fi audio driver AEGIS PANEL Foxconn new utility software for monitoring system information See AEGIS PANEL for details Fox LiveUpdate The Fox LiveUpdate allows you to backup or update the system BIOS drivers and utilities in Windows environment See Fox LiveUpdate for details FOX LOGO The FOX LOGO is a simple and use
63. evice ENTER Continue F3 Exit 109 9 Windows will display the partition of your system you have to create partitions as many as you wish assign them C D or E drive names After partitions were done you can press lt Enter gt to continue It will ask you to format your hard disk then copy files etc until the whole Windows is setup Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list e To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER e To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C e To delete the selected partitions press D 476938 MB Disk 0 at id 0 on bus 0 on iaStor MBR Unpartitioned space 476938 MB ENTER Install C Create Partition F3 Quit 10 You must always keep RAID diskette in the floppy drive during Windows XP installation otherwise Windows may ask you to put it inside again by below message There are many times Windows XP may copy files from the floppy drive please remember 11 Follow the Windows XP install processes to finish the set up Windows XP Professional Setup Insert the disk labeled Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver into drive A Press ENTER when ready F3 Quit ENTER Continue 110 5 5 Existing Windows XP with RAID built as data storage When you already have a Windows XP system running at a traditional IDE ha
64. f you move the mouse to touch the screen right where the menu stayed before it will appear again HW Monitor Overclocking QF OC Panel OC Gear Configuration Close AEGIS PANEL 61 2 HW Monitor Click on HW Monitor icon it will display voltage information Move the mouse on fan or temperature icon will show relative information accordingly Hardware Monitors Voltage Voltage icon Fan icon Temperature icon 2 1 HW Monitor Voltage Click on voltage icon Y to get into the voltage setting menu It allows you to set the low high limits of Vcore CPU VTT 3 3V 12V VCC 1 1V DRAM and Vbat voltages and to enable the alert function If the current voltage value is lower than the low limit or higher than the high limit then a buzzer sounds Click these SET A EE buttons to set the Hardware Monitors Click it to enable low limit voltage Ta Citi Oe N the alert function jua FRE en iN Click these Ens PES wx m FA buttons to set the Show current Fried pw Ea FA high limit voltage voltages Beery Eus mee m ER Mim FRIES Max FE EA n 3 Min FA Max F EA 62 2 2 HW Monitor Fan ay Move the mouse on the fan icon MAS its menu appears Click on the fan icon to get into the fan setting menu It allows you to set the low high limits of the CPU NB and System fan speeds and to enable the alert function If the current fan value is lower than the low limit or higher t
65. for systems using an ATX power supply When set to Delay 4 Sec the power button will put the system in Suspend mode if you push the power button in less than 4 Second then release If set to Instant Off the PC powers off immediately when the power button is pressed gt Resume by Alarm This item is used to set the timing of the start up function In order to use this function the start up password function must be disabled Also the PC power source must not be turned off gt Date of Month Alarm When Resume by Alarm is set to Enabled this item can be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up date gt Time hh mm ss Alarm When Resume by Alarm is set to Enabled this item can be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up time gt HPET Support HPET stands for High Precision Even Timer If you have the HPET disabled then windows does not have access to it and therefore falls back to less accurate timing methods This item is used to enable or disable the HPET Support gt HPET Mode This item is used to set the HPET Mode Configuration options 82 bit mode 64 bit mode It can be available only when the HPET Support is enabled gt PWRON after PWR Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss 41 Power On Function Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power On Function Wake Up by PCI Card Enabled Item Help USB KB
66. formation E Enter BIOS Setup E Main Menu a Standard CMOS Features E Advanced BIOS Features u Advanced Chipset Features Hg Integrated Peripherals E Power Management Setup L PnP PCI Configurations 4 so PC Health Status m Quantum BIOS Ec Board Information E Load Optimized Defaults m Set Supervisor Password Set User Password E Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Since the BIOS will be updated in future the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only We can not guarantee that the content of this manual to remain 100 consistent with the latest released BIOS at any given time in the future Please visit our support website for updated manuals or contact our techni cal support if you have any questions Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance Power on the computer when the message Press TAB to show POST screen DEL to enter SETUP appears at the bottom of the screen you can press lt Del gt key to enter SETUP We do not suggest that you change the default values in the BIOS Setup and we shall not be responsible for any damage which resulted from the change you made Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from a list of setup functions together with two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select a specific item and press lt Enter gt to go
67. ful utility to backup change and delete the boot time Logo See FOX LOGO for details FOX DMI The FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer and it provides three DMI data formats See FOX DMI for details Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Use it to install Microsoft DirectX 9 0 59 Adobe Acrobat Reader Installs Adobe Acrobat Reader that is used for viewing and printing the PDF document Norton Internet Security Installs Norton Internet Security to protect your PC from being affected by viruses Intel RAID Utility Use it to install Intel RAID utility Marvell SAS Utility Use it to install Marvell SAS utility 3 Foxconn WebSite Click it to visit Foxconn s Website 4 Browse CD Click it to browse the CD content 60 AEGIS PANEL Aegis Panel is a Windows innovation tool which provides settings of OC gear overclocking fan control and alarm function It also displays system monitoring information such as fan spped temperature voltage and CPU clock etc The powerful features are HW Monitor Hardware Monitor Information Overclocking QF OC Panel Quantum Force Overclock Panel OC Gear Supported Operating Systems Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using AEGIS PANEL 1 Main Panel When AEGIS Panel is running a main menu appears at the right hand side of the screen This menu will disappear if you remove the mouse from it a few seconds later I
68. gement to format these new RAID disks Follow the Wizard to finish the job Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Welcome to the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard This wizard helps you to initialize new disks and to convert empty basic disks to dynamic disks Computer Management Im Fie Action view Window He e mm g I Computer Management Local E i System Tools amp i Event Viewer Shared Folders E 2 Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts E Device Manager aj Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter You can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID volumes that can be mirrored or they can be striped or spanned across multiple disks You can also expand single disk and spanned volumes without having to restart the computer After you convert a disk to dynamic you can only use Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows on any volume of that disk To continue click Next Disk Management e da Services and Applications 298 09 GB Not Initialized Unallocated li Unallocated lli Primary partition gi Extended partition lll Logical drive 114 ATI9 CrossFireX Technology Introduction ATI CrossFireX technology takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software solutions to deliver earth shattering PC performa
69. gt Smart Boot Menu When PC starts if Enabled is selected a Boot Menu will be automatically displayed to inform you to select a boot device If no device is selected the first device will be used If Disabled is selected then PC will ask you to press Esc key to get into Boot Menu This setting simpli fies multiple boot devices user from pressing Esc key to enter boot menu gt Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test POST The LED is located at the front panel and it displays POST state by different long short blinking intervals You can always leave this state enabled 53 Power LED Status Stop Blinking Condition Normal Always On Always On No Memory Continue blinking On 1sec Off 1sec Reboot amp Memory OK No Display Continue blinking On 2sec Off 2sec Reboot amp Display OK Quick blinking twice 1 3sec On 1 3sec Off Post Error Message one long On 1sec continuously Enter Setup or Skip No CPU Fan Continue blinking On 1 2sec Off 1 2sec Reboot amp Fan OK gt Auto Detect PCI Clock This item is used to allow the system to supply the PCI slot bus clock if system detect a PCI card on the slot gt Spread Spectrum If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated
70. h a copper base plate with support for third party and custom made cooling solutions The copper base plate is connected to the CPU PWM and Southbridge via Copper Heatpipes which means improved Northbridge cooling will result lower CPU PWM and Southbridge temperatures as well lt 1 gt Fan Clip and NB Extra Fan Note that the Heatsink can be removed and mounted in 2 orientations Insert one metal clip on one side of the Northbridge Heatsink then lay the bundled fan onto the Heatsink in the desired orientation push or pull and pull the metal clip up to slide the fan under it Note that the metal clip will become more flexible after bending it up several times Once the first clip is fastened move the fan slightly down on the other side of the heatsink so you can push in the second clip Then lift the second clip up and push the fan into the right position lt 2 gt Waterblock ring To secure watercooling tubes to the Waterblock See waterblock for further details lt 3 gt Thermal Grease Use this thermal grease when changing the Northbridge Heatsink 4 Passive Heatsink Please note that you can install these Heatsinks at your own risk and doing so might void your warranty They may fall off and short the Motherboard or other components if not mounted prop erly or if the case is moved around We recommend using the Heatsinks only in flat horizontal 21 System mounts If your mainboard is mounted vertically inside a sta
71. han the high limit then a buzzer sounds Click these buttons to set Click it to en the low limit able the alert fan speed function Click these Show current buttons to set fan speeds the high limit fan speed Fan control has three operating modes By Full Speed Running at full speed By Duty Cycle The fan speed is controlled by setting the percentage to the fan duty between 0 100 By Smart Fan Fan speed is controlled by the system automatically 2 3 HW Monitor Temperature Move the mouse on the temperature icon ES ly SAN its menu appears Click on the temperature icon to get into the temperature setting menu It allows you to set the low high limits of CPU tem perature System temperature and NB temperature and to enable the alert function If the current temperature value is lower than the low limit or higher than the high limit then a buzzer sounds Click these but Click it to en tons to set the able the Temperature low limit CPU alert function temperature ac Click these Show current E B S buttons to set temperatures Y the high limit CPU tempera ture 3 Overclocking Click Overclocking icon to enter the overclok setting menu It allows you to adjust CPU clock and to change the voltages of CPU chipset and memory After you set the values click Apply button to apply it Click these buttons to adjust the CPU clock Click these buttons to adjust
72. he disk labeled manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready ENTER Continue ESC Cancel F3 Exit 108 7 Depending on South Bridge chip of your system select appropriate driver for it Here we choose Intel I ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller Press Enter to select it Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen Intel R ICH7R DH SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller Intel R ICH8M E ICH9M E SATA RAID Controller ENTER Select F3 Exit 8 A confirmation message pops out to double check if the driver is really what we wanted Press Enter to continue Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R SATA RAID Controller To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional D
73. hen you will find ATI Catalyst Control Center on your desktop ATi 9 Double click on the ATI Catalyst Control Center icon cintcicerter to launch it Click View gt Select Advanced View gt Click CrossFire gt Set Enable CrossFire to Yes Now you can enjoy the advanced CrossFireX technology ATI CATALYST Control Center Graphics Settings qu Welcome CrossFire x Information Center i Displays Manager EA Display Options Graphics Adapter 1 RADEON X850 CrossFire Edition Default VGA monilia v 3D Color CrossFire Settings D Video CrossFire delivers exceptional performance on a single display by 4 VPU Recover combining the processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units sL gt a GPU Wi Enable CrossFire allows for higher quality 3D anti aliasing settings Also iin enabling CrossFite itis recommended that Catalys A I be enabled in the 3D settings by default itis enabled Appendix Click on 3D in the navigation tree to review or change either of these 3D settings Check AMD ATI s Power supply recommendations to run CrossFirex We recommend slots PCI E1_16X and PCI E2 16X since they run at full PCIE 2 0 x16 Note that running more than 4 graphics cards will only deliver minimal performance improvements over 3 graphics cards caused by a driver and windows limitation Note
74. itching Gate A20 than the keyboard controller It is recommended that you set it to Fast for faster memory accesses 33 gt Security Option When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen When it is set to System a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup but also to start up your PC gt APIC Mode Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller This item is used to enable or disable APIC function APIC interrupt subsystems can have as many IRQs as are required in a specific machine APICs are beneficial for the following reasons APICs can contribute to resolving resource conflicts in the PC platform Windows operating systems have been designed with APICs in mind APICs are necessary for enabling new features in the PCI specification gt MPS Version Control for OS Multi Processor Specification This feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the MPS that the motherboard will use The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build Intel architecture systems with two or more processors MPS 1 1 was the original specification MPS version 1 4 adds extended configuration tables for improved support of multiple PCI bus configurations and greater expandability in the future In addition MPS 1 4 introduces support for a secondary PCI bus without requiring a PCI bridge If your operating system comes with support for MPS 1
75. l RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 405 0 CB Create Volume The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks 86 8 In Create Volume item press lt Enter gt Name TryRAIDO RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 200 GB Press ENTER to create the specified volume A warning message will appear WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST 9 Press lt Y gt to create the volume and return to the main menu a 200GB RAIDO system is normally configured 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume 13 IN FeVaats Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAIDO RAIDO Stripe 128KB 200 0GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB 87 Create RAIDO 2nd Volume 1 Select 1 Create RAID Volume from the menu and press lt Enter gt The menu appears NET Volume RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less 2 In Name item we name it as TryRAIDO 1 for second volume
76. l reboot and it will start installing Windows Operating System Watch the screen carefully when the following picture appears press F6 key immediately If you forgot to do this PC will go to an fatal blue screen and you may need to reboot the system again PC may not respond to your F6 input immediately and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver 107 5 After some files are copied to your system the following picture appears press lt S gt to continue the specific driver installation 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 Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s none To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit 6 It will ask you to insert the RAID driver diskette into you floppy drive Press lt Enter gt after it is done Windows Setup Please insert t
77. ltiple displays 119 D v Q Q Q lt 3 way and 2 way graphics card Speed Table Card Numbers Slot Speed Mode PCI E1 16X 2 way PCI E2 16X 120
78. m just be set by this file FOXCONN OC Gear Utility Current Storage Gear Not Use It 2 Storage Gear 1 Storage Gear 2 Storage Gear 3 Storage Gear 4 Storage Gear 5 Storage Gear 6 Storage Gear 7 2 Storage Gear 8 Current Storage Gear Name 9 No Assign Gear Name Process Still Tweaking Max Memory Max CPU MAX FSB 2d Benching 3d Benching 24 7 OverClock Tweaked Stock Speed Save to file from BIOS Setting 6 Configuration Click Configuration icon FOXCONN oc Gear Utility to open OC Gear dialog It is support to read OC Gear from BIOS Current Storage Gear Name 9 Not Use It No Assign Gear Name torage Gear 1 Still Tweaking torage Gear 2 Max Memory 2 Btorage Gear 3 Max CPU 5 Btorage Gear 4 MAX FSB torage Gear 5 2d Benching 2 Btorage Gear 6 3d Benching torage Gear 7 24 7 OverClock Tweaked Stock Speed Store to BIOS from file to configure Aegis function You can enable or disable the launch of Aegis Panel Ex on startup If enabled the Aegis Panel will be automatically activated when the Windows operating system is running 65 FOX LiveUpdate FOX LiveUpdate is a useful utility to backup and update your system BIOS drivers and utilities by local or online Supporting Operating Systems E Windows 2000 s Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit p Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local
79. nce in a multi ATI amp GPU solution It allows up to four identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards The CrossFireX requires the following components to be available in order to appear as an option within Catalyst Control Center m CrossFireX Ready motherboard such as Foxconn s Bloodrage m 2 3or4 CrossFireX graphics cards For the detailed CrossFireX Graphic Card support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchannel com Using CrossFireX Technology 1 Please uninstall any existing graphics card drivers which would possibly create a conflict before attempting to install this display card x ipu ddwy 2 Install the first Radeon CrossFireX graphics card to PCI E1 16X slot 3 Install the second Radeon CrossFireX graphics card to PCI E2 16X slot 4 f you wish to use 3 graphics cards we recommend using the lower 2 PCIE 16x slots to keep the first card running at 16x lanes while the second and third will run at 8x each 5 Align and firmly insert the CrossFire bridge onto the edge connector of each graphics card Make sure that the bridge is firmly in place 115 6 Power on your computer and get into OS Windows XP 32 bit with SP2 or Windows XP Professional 64 bit Edition 7 Install Microsoft s NET Framework Version 1 1 Without it The ATI Catalyst Control Center can not launch properly 8 Install the ATI graphics card drivers and restart your computer T
80. ndard case and you still wish to use the Heatsinks we recommend securing them with a drop of superglue in each corner of the Heatsink Note FOXCONN do not guarantee the reliability of accessaries 2 Install the Quantum Stream Water Block We recommend assebling the watercooling loop outside the system and not mounted on the ac tual hardware to perform some leak testing before installing the waterblocks on the CPU chipset VGA etc Pull both ends of the tubing through the secure rings bundled and then push the tubing over the waterblock fittings Make sure the fittings are completely inside the tubing then pull down the rings onto the ends of the tubing and fasten them with a screwdriver If your watercooling loop proves to be watertight and there are no drops of water forming anywhere then proceed and install the waterblocks one by one Remove the 4 screws holding the Northbridge Heatsink in place remove the Heatsink and clean the remaining thermal grease Then apply some fresh thermal grease bundled and fasten the waterblock on the copper base using the original 4 screws 3 Install the Extreme Cooling Tube Place the Extreme Cooling Tube above the heatsink and fix it by four screws Cooling Tube allows extreme overclockers to use Dry Ice or Liquid Nitrogen as a cooling media But it is at your own risk 22 Note Please do the waterproof solution appropriately when you use this tube with LN2 23 2 6 Jumpers Fo
81. ns Layout m Back Panel Connectors XN Package List Check your product package for the following items Motherboard Foxconn Bloodrage motherboard I O modules 1 X USB 2 0 x 2 ports and 1 x 1394a module Cables 1 X Ultra DMA cable 1 X SAS cable 3 X SATA Signal cables 2 X SATA Power and Signal cables right angle Accessory I O Shield Water Block SONAR X Fi Card Extreme Cooling Tube Thermal Peripheral Bag pplication CD Foxconn motherboard support CD Documentation User s Manual Quick Installation Guide Registration Card CREATIVE Invite Card Before your purchase if any of the above items is damaged or missing please contact your retailer Accessories are not in the warranty only the motherboard is 1 1 Product Specifications CPU QPI Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Onboard Serial ATA USB Internal Connectors Support LGA1366 Intel CPU Core i7 and Core i7 Extreme Series processors Supports Intel Hyper Threading Technology Up to 6 4GT s North Bridge Intel X58 chipset South Bridge Intel ICH10R 3 x 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Supports up to 12GB of system memory Triple channel DDR3 1800 0c 1600 0c 1333 1066 800MHz oc Overclocking The memory controller is integrated into the Core i7 CPU overclocking might vary from CPU to CPU Intel officially only supports DDR3 1333 SONAR X Fi Xtreme Sound Card 7 1 channel HD Audio with EAX4 0 am
82. nt data from both the disks but it may be slow for writing if it insists that both disks must confirm that the data is correctly written Striping is often used for performance where it allows sequences of data to be read off multiple disks at the same time Error checking typically will slow the system down as data needs to be read from several places and compared The design of RAID systems is therefore a compromise and understanding the requirements of a system is important Modern disk arrays typically provide the facility to select the appropriate RAID configuration RAID is often used in high availability systems where it is important that the system keeps running as much of the time as possible 78 RAID 0 Stripe RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB RAID O0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirror RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be atta
83. o means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up by choosing Manual and changing Access Mode to CHS the related information should be entered manually In Access Mode setting selections of CHS LBA Large and Auto can help you to select hard drive for legacy compatibility 31 Award Phoenix BIOS can support 3 HDD modes CHS LBA and Large CHS For HDD lt 528MB LBA For HDD gt 528MB amp Supporting LBA Logical Block Addressing For HDD gt 528MB but not supporting LBA Note Set to Auto the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode automati cally Suggest you select this option The SATA Channel information will not be displayed if SATA Mode is set to AHCI or RAID In these two modes the hard disk information can be found by getting into Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility or RAID BIOS We will discuss RAID BIOS later gt Drive A This option allows you to select which kind of the Floppy Disk Drive is installed in your system It can be 360KB 5 25in 1 2MB 5 25in 720KB 3 5in 1 44MB 3 5in and 2 88 MB 3 5in gt Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected All But Keyboard The system boot
84. o Detect PCI Clock Storage Gear will turn to Spread Spectrum Green color If you clear the Current Storage Gear successful then the color will turn back to normal f 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults REREEEERAEEEE QT f G ea pee gt Current Storage Gear We have more spaces in CMOS to allow you to store up to 4 sets of BIOS configuration data You can change any setting of BIOS including the overclocking information and save the whole BIOS settings to one of four storage area Later you can retrieve BIOS settings by restore it This item is used to choose storage section to store your BIOS settings Setting values Not Use It Storage Gear 1 8 gt Current Storage Gear Name This item will be avaliable when Current Storage Gear is set to Storage Gear 1 8 then you can select the overclock setting for the Current Storage Gear Setting values No Assign Gear Name Still Tweaking Max CPU Max FSB 2d Benching 3d Benching 24 7 Over Clock Tweaked Stock Speed gt Store Restore Clear My Setting This item allows you to Store Restore Clear the BIOS settings See the help string in Item Help table for detail amp PEoxconn Function gt Software Item Selecting When BIOS SELECT jumper which is on the motherboard is set to 5 6 or 7 8 you can select the power on boot BIOS by this item Its default is BIOS ROM 1
85. o exit CMOS without saving your modifications ae l Select lt N gt or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu an RODE UI PLA 56 The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD Introduction AEGIS PANEL FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Note Because each module is independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand Utility CD introduction This motherboard comes with one Utility CD To begin with simply insert the CD into your CD drive The CD will automatically run and display the main menu on the screen Blood BAKE Unieash the fury within Driver Utility Foxconn WebSite Browse CD 1 Driver Click on Driver then use these options to install all the necessary drivers for your motherboard You need to restart your computer after finishing all the installations of drivers Unleash the fury within Intel Chipset Driver Realtek HDA Audio Driver Realtek 811X LAH Driver Intel RAID Driver JMicron RAID Driver Marvell SAS Driver Please install the drivers from top to bottom in turn One Click Setup Intel Chipset Driver Use it to install Intel chipset driver Realtek HDA Audio Driver Use it to install Realtek HDA audio driver Note Insure you can enjoy CREATIVE X Fi featur
86. or of each graphics card Make sure that the bridge is firmly in place 117 3 Connect power extension cable from the power supply to the graphics card power connector separately 4 Connect a monitor DVI I cable to the graphics card 2 2 Installing the graphics cards drivers 1 Power on your computer and boot into Operating System 2 Install the NVIDIA graphics card drivers and restart your computer 2 3 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology 1 Right click on the empty space of Windows and select NVIDIA Control Panel to open it gt 9 5 x If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item select Personalize then follow the procedure below From the Personalization window select Display Settings 118 View Sort By Refresh NVIDIA Control Panel New Personalize lw Personalize arance and Personalization Personalization 44 Search Personalize appearance and sounds 5 Window Color and Appea Fine tune the color Biss sa ur windows IMB Desktop Backgro Choose from available backgrounds or colors or use one of your own pictures to decorate the desktop Screen S Change your screen saver T Eden it displays A sc or animation that covers your screen and ps n your computer is i idle for ist fod of tim pd Sounds x Chan ge e which sounds are heard when you do everything from getting e mail to emptying you ecycle Bin R Mouse Pointer Pi 2
87. p CMSS 3D support 2 x Realtek 8111C Gigabit LAN with Teaming support for 2Gb LAN 4 x PCI Express x16 slots 2 x PCle x 16 mode or 4 x PCle x 8 mode with ATI CrossFireX and NVIDIA SLI support 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 1 x PCI slot 6 x SATA connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Supports hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 0 1 Supports Intel Matrix Storage Technology 2 x SAS SATA channels by Marvell 88SE6320 300MB s data transfer rate Supports hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing Supports RAID 0 RAID 1 Supports SAS Supports SATA Supports 12 USB 2 0 ports 8 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB connectors providing 4 extra ports Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s Supports hot plug 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x Front panel connector 1 x 1394a connector 1 x Speaker connector 1 x HDA_DH connector 1 x VFD connector 2 x SAS_SATA connectors Controlled by Marvell 88SE6320 3 Back Panel Connectors Hardware Monitor Onboard 1394a PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 Green Function Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 1 x CPU fan header 4 pin 1 x System fan header 3 pin 2 x Power fan headers 3 pin FAN1 FAN2 1 x IDE connector Controlled by JMicron JMB363 6 x SATA connectors Controlled by ICH10R 2 x USB 2 0 connectors Supporting 4 x USB de
88. press lt Enter gt 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit RAID Volume 13 IN FeVaats Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAID5 RAID5 Parity 64KB 465 8GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NFO2XH2 279 5GB 2 Use Up or Down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete Here only one RAID5 is seen so press lt DEL gt key to continue Name Level Drives 165 8GB Status Bootable Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED 100 3 After lt DEL gt key is pressed the screen appears as below Press lt Y gt key to confirm the volume deletion Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable RAID5 Parity 3 465 8GB Yes ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED 4 Return to Main Menu 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB 101 Reset Disks to Non RAID Reset RAID volume allows you to replace a failed disk with a ne
89. r about each key s function such as Tab Enter lt Del gt etc it is to help making your selection easier Two topics will be introduced 1 Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system 2 Existing Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage Before installing the SATA hard disks make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the hardware Steps to Install Serial ATA Hard Disks 1 Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect one end of the SATA cable to motherboard s SATA connector and the other end to SATA hard disk 3 Connect SATA power cable to the power connector of SATA hard disk pba Both AHCI and RAID modes need to install Intel Matrix Storage driver Set SATA mode in BIOS to AHCI you can skip RAID BIOS creation steps but the software driver installation of Intel Matrix Storage Manager shall follow the same rule as described for RAID 80 5 1 Create a RAID driver diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a AHCI or RAID system you need to configure the SATA Mode in BIOS to either AHCI or RAID first You also need to create a RAID driver diskette for use in installing your Windows XP system Windows Vista has native RAID driver in itself you can skip these steps 1 Find a PC put a diskette into its floppy drive A this diskette will be formatted later Put the driver CD into
90. r out Note The SONAR X Fi card is in the package you can connect it to the back panel This chapter introduces the hardware installation process including the installation of the CPU memory power supply be exercised during the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read I j i l slots pin headers and the mounting of jumpers Caution should l contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information 1 a e a l l I I s i the f m E Y i Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory Install an Expansion Card Install other Internal Connectors Illustration of the Optional Accessory Jumpers gt Onboard Button Onboard LED Onboard Debug LED Please visit the following website for further details on supported CPUs Memory and VGAs for your motherboard http www foxconnchannel com product Motherboards compatibility aspx 2 1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Unlock and open the CPU socket carefuly Remove the socket protection cap Locate the Pin_1 of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly
91. r some features needed users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting Description of Jumpers 1 For any jumper on this motherboard pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it However in this manual pin 1 is simply labeled as 1 2 The following table explains different types of the jumper settings Closed means placing a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short them The shorting can also be done by touching two pins by a screwdriver for a few seconds but using jumper cap is recommended It can prevent hazardous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem DI 2 Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed JODE co Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Discharge Battery Jumper VBAT_DISCHARGE Resetting the CMOS isn t always good enough since in more recent chipset versions some configu ration settings stored in the Southbridge will not be reset or deleted by a CMOS reset Additionally the CMOS reset can take up to several minutes depending on the board design and capacitance To facilitate a complete configuration reset this jumper can be used to discharge the battery The effect is identical to removing the battery The result is a faster and complete CMOS and Southbridge configuration reset Normal Default
92. rd disk and you want to keep it unchanged but you also want to expand the system with some SATA hard disks to come out a new RAID system for data storage In this case you need to install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager into your Windows XP system first The conditions to install Intel driver successfully you need 1 BIOS SATA Mode must be set to AHCI or RAID 2 You d better have an IDE CD drive If you have a SATA CD drive and the BIOS SATA mode was set to AHCI or RAID in Windows XP platform this CD drive can not be recognized if Intel Matrix Storage Manager has not been installed If the system can not recognize it how can the driver be installed This is the reason why we need to come out a standard procedure for SATA CD drive users The correct steps are 1 In current Windows XP system no matter what SATA or IDE CD drive you have browse the CD copy the whole directory of Intel Matrix Storage Manager setup program to your desktop For example drag and copy directory Driver Intel RAID Utility to your desktop MV DOCUMeEnES Jj apat a al amp RAID Sys File Edit View Favorites Tools Help iF le D y Back Search Folders Fi NTOSTETUTI P 7 E lis Address E Driver Intel RAID h Ee f E a td m asxs ile and Folder Tasks Floppy tename this Folder 3a Move this folder Copy this Folder l Pub s folder to i 111 2 Copy s
93. rleaving only works if the addresses requested consecutively are not in the same bank Option are 1 way 2 way and 4 way 50 All Voltage Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility All Voltage Control 1 15625 1 15625 fl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults eee Affect CPU MHz gt CPU Voltage Setting This item is used to set CPU Voltage The maximum voltage available for adjustment is 1260mV one setp is 10mV Warning Adjusting the Target CPU Voltage beyond the default CPU voltage could result in damage to the CPU gt CPU Target Current Default Voltage These items show the Target Current Default CPU Voltage gt CPU VTT Voltage Setting This item is used to set CPU VTT Voltage The maximum voltage available for adjustment is 1260mV one setp is 20mV Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the CPU VTT default voltage could result in damage to the CPU gt CPU PLL Voltage Setting This item is used to set CPU PLL Voltage Isolated power for QPI PLL default voltage is 1 8V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the QPI default voltage could result in damage to the CPU xxxs Affect FSB MHz gt IOH Core Voltage Setting Isolated power for IOH Core default voltage is 1 1V Warning Adjusting the voltage beyond the IOH default core voltage could result in damage to the IOH gt IOH VCCA 1 1V Setting Isolated power for IOH
94. s up 72 3 3 Configure Advance This page lets you select to flash BIOS Boot Block and clear CMOS If you choose Flash Boot Block it means BIOS is not protective and you must make sure the flash process is continuous and without any interruption Click here rouwuu A C scum I ETE Update Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to gi chi Update CER motherboard with backup nine ate BIOS ROM F Flash Boot Bloc Select to flash Boot Block ctear cmos Select to clear CMOS Default gt P AvoutaHetp Apply gt Default gt Apply the changes Reset to default value We recommend that you should better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage 4 About amp Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here and More Powerful _ ee qm Update p LIS e Update cmm Foxconn Fox LiveUpdate Version 1 0 5 7 e amp FOX LiveUpdate Show information about E g About amp Help Home Page hiip vwww foxconnchannel com FOX LiveU pd ate Contact Us Technical Support Team Website Copyright C 2005 by FoxconnTechnology Group All Rights Reserved R 13 FOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup change and delete the boot time Logo The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST Power On Self Test You can prepare a bitmap image
95. same time and PC performance is highly improved The default value is Enabled When Disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled gt Active Processor Cores This item is used to select the number of cores to enable in each processor package Options are All 1 and 2 gt QPI Control Settings This Item is used to set whether to enable QPI control settings gt QPI Link Fast Mode This item is used to enabel QPI link fast mode gt QPI Frequency Selection This item is used to select QPI frequency Options are auto 4 800GT s 5 866GT s and 6 400GT s 49 Memory Timing Config Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Memory Timing Config Memory Parameter Setting Disabled t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Memory Parameter Setting This item is used to enable or disable memory parameter settings gt Memory Control Setting Options are Channel for Original Channel for Mirror Channel for Lock Channel for Spare gt Channel Interleave Setting This item is used to set Max DRAM channel interleave Options are from 1 way to 6 way gt Rank Interleave Setting Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles One bank will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being accessed This improves memory performance by masking the refresh cycles of each memory bank However bank inte
96. set value the system will shut down automatically gt Current CPU NB System Temperature These items show the current CPU NB North Bridge System temperature detected automatically by the system gt Smart CPU Fan Function This item is used to set the Smart CPU Fan function Configuration options are Full Speed By Duty Cycle and Smart Fan gt Smart CPU Fan Duty Cycle It allows you to control the CPU fan by using Duty Cycle You can input a value ranging from O to 99 gt Current CPU Fan Speed This item shows the Current CPU Fan speed detected by the system gt Smart NB Fan Function This item is used to set the Smart NB Fan Function Configuration options are Full Speed By Duty Cycle and Smart FAN gt Smart NB Fan Duty Cycle It allows you to control the NB fan by using Duty Cycle You can input a value ranging from O to 99 gt Current NB Fan Speed This item shows the Current NB Fan Speed detected by the system gt Smart System Fan Function It allows you to set the smart System Fan function Configuration options are Full Speed By Duty Cycle and Smart Fan gt Smart SYSFan Duty Cycle It allows you to control the System fan by using Duty Cycle You can input a value ranging from O to 99 44 gt Current System Fan Speed This item shows the Current System Fan speed detected by the system gt Smart Fan1 Controlled by It allows you to set the smart Fan 1 function The options are CPU Fan Control NB Fan
97. ss Menu Level gt gt SATA Channel 1 WDC WD2500JS 60NCB1 gt SATA Channel 2 Press Enter to enter gt SATA Channel 3 next page for detail gt SATA Channel 4 hard drive settings gt SATA Channel 5 gt SATA Channel 6 IDE Channel Master gt IDE Channel Slave gt eSATA Port 1 gt eSATA Port 2 Drive A Halt On t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Date lt weekday gt lt month gt lt date gt year format Day weekday from Sun to Sat automatically displayed by BIOS Read Only Month month from 1 to 12 Date date from 1st to 31st Year year set up by users Use Enter lt Tab gt keys to select a field Use lt gt lt gt lt PageUp gt or lt PageDown gt to select a value gt Time hour minute second format This item allows you to configure the desired time Use Enter Tab to move forward and select a field Directly input a value or use lt PageUp gt lt PageDown gt lt gt or lt gt to select a value gt SATA Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 IDE Channel Master Slave eSATA Port 1 2 These categories identify the hard disks connected to the Intel ICH10R and JMicron controllers in the system In each channel s display you can press Enter to go to its sub menu You can further configure specific drive settings None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is installed or set Aut
98. ss workstation on the network By installing a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely 38 USB Device Setting Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Device Setting USB 1 0 Controller Enabled Item Help USB 2 0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Storage Function f 4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt USB 1 0 Controller This item is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface for USB gt USB 2 0 Controller This item is used to enable or disable the Enhanced Host Controller Interface for USB gt USB Operation Mode This item is used to set the USB operation mode If you select the High Speed then the USB operation mode is determined by the USB device select Full Low Speed the USB device operates on full low speed gt USB Storage Function This option is used to set whether the USB Mass Storage controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS gt USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting BIOS auto detects the presence of USB Mass Storage Devices you can configure the Boot setting mode for the detected USB MSD 39 Power Management Setup Power Management Setup gt Power On Function Press Enter Item Help ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Menu Level Soft Off by PWR BTTN Resume by Alarm HPET Support HPET Mode PWR
99. t 4 PCI Express Port 5 PCI Express Port 6 PCI E Compliancy Mode VT d f Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt System BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled to allow caching of the system BIOS which may improve performance If any other program writes to this memory area a system error may result gt PCI Express Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 This option is used to enable or disable the PCI Express port Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the PCI Express devices automatically If detected the PCI Express Port is enabled or the PCI Express Port is disabled gt PCI E Compliancy Mode This item is used to set the PCI E compliancy mode Setting options v1 0a v1 0 gt VT d VT d stands for Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O The virtualization of I O resources is an important step toward enabling a significant set of emerging usage models in the data center the enterprise and the home VT d support on Intel platforms provides the capability to ensure improved isolation of I O resources for greater reliability security and availability gt VT d Isoch Enable This item is used to enable VT d Isoch gt VT d ATS Enable This item is used to enable VT_dATS gt VT d Interrupt Remapping This item is used to set VT d interrupt remapping 35 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated
100. tal cover on the CPU socket 4 Check pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket 5 When CPU is properly seated replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position Lift up the socket cover with only vertical motion 10 Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard The Foxconn QuantumForce BloodRage comes equipped with socket 1366 and socket 775 mounting holes to support current Heatsinks waterblocks phase change coolers and DI LN2 pots without the need for modifications or upgrade kits aeg Socket 775 Push Pin Heatsinks like the Intel 775 stock Heatsinks will NOT fit properly since the 1366 CPU socket is slightly higher than the 775 CPU socket 2 Place the four bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard push them straight down from the top and the bolts will be fastened on the motherboard That s it 1 Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU 3 Check the solder side of the 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler motherboard the push pin should be connector to the CPU fan socket on fixed as depicted in the picture the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning the push pin bolt along with the direction of arrow coun
101. terclockwise 2 Pull the push pin straight up 3 Turning push pin clockwise to its default position 11 Use caution when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may stick it to the CPU If the Heatsink is stuck slightly twist it left and right until you can remove it Be patient and do not use a lot of force We can not guarantee that any of fans can work normally including the Intel stock 775 fan You should confirm that the interface bewteen the fan and the CPU is in good status 2 2 Install the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction Triple Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides three DDR3 memory sockets and supports Triple Channel Technology When memory is installed the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system The combinations of DIMM modules are Se T owwe ws buat cremer sss oss T Doar cremer osss oses buat cranner oses sss Single Chane osss
102. that more than 2 graphics cards can only run in CrossFireX mode under Vista 32bit or Vista 64bit 116 NVIDIA SLI Technology 1 Introduction NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software solutions to deliver earth shattering PC performance in a multi NVIDIA GPU solution It allows up to three identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards In 2 way SLI mode it needs two identical SLI ready graphics cards In 3 way SLI mode it needs three identical SLI ready graphics cards Make sure that all the graphics cards are certified by NVIDIA different type of graphics cards will not work together properly Make sure that your power supply unit can provide at least the minimum power required by your system If you want to use 3 way SLI configuration please visit the NVIDIA website www nvidia com for the qualified Power Supply Unit vendor list The NVIDIA 3 way SLI technology supports Windows Vista operating system only For the detailed Graphics Card support list on this motherboard please visit the website http www foxconnchannel com x ipu ddwy 2 Graphics card configuration 2 1 Installing dual SLl ready graphics cards 1 Install one graphics card into the PCI E1 16X slot the other into the PCI E2_16X slot 2 Align and firmly insert the 2 way SLI bridge onto the edge connect
103. the physical motherboard for specific features Declaration of conformity HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C declares that the product Motherboard Bloodrage is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive EN 55022 1998 A2 EN 61000 3 2 2000 2003 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current lt 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC EN 55024 A2 2003 Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current 16A Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics limits and methods of measurement Signature amo Li pat Place Date TAIPEI 2009 Printed Name Declaration of conformity C Trade Name FOXCONN Model Name Bloodrage Responsible Party PCE Industry Inc Address 458 E Lambert Rd Fullerton CA 92835 Telephone 714 738 8868 Facsimile 114 738 8838 Equipment Classification FCC Class B Subassembly Type of Product Motherboard Manufacturer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU
104. trix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility Press the lt Ctrl gt lt I gt to enter Configuration Utility 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Exit RAID Volume None Defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB 83 Create RAID Volume Create RAID 0 1st Volume 1 Select 1 Create RAID Volume from the menu and press lt Enter gt The menu appears MEUM Volume RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less 2 In Name item you can input a device name for the RAIDO system and press lt Enter gt to apply it Here we name it as TryRAIDO to replace the default VolumeO 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection from one of RAIDO 1 5 10 items Select RAIDO Stripe and press Enter Name TryRAIDO RAID Level Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Choose the RAID level RAID 0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy RAID 10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity 84 4 It then goes to Disks item Press lt Enter gt to
105. tus Bootable 0 TryRAID10 RAID10 RAIDO 1 N A 232 9GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB 96 Create RAID5 Parity 1 Select 1 Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press lt Enter gt 2 In Name item you can input a device name for the RAID5 system and press Enter to apply it Here we name it as TryRAID5 to replace the default VolumeO Name RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is 16 characters or less 3 In RAID Level item you can use Up or Down arrow key to make a selection from one of RAIDO 1 5 10 items Select RAID5 Parity and press Enter Name TryRAID5 RAID Level Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Choose the RAID level RAID 0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy RAID 10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAID 5 Stripes data and parity 97 4 It then goes to Disks item Press Enter to choose the hard disks for this RAID5 system Name TryRAID5 RAID Level RAID5 Parity 5 From the hard drive list use Up or Down arrow key to reach the hard disks you want to
106. vices 1 x PS 2 Keyboard port 1 x Coaxial S PDIF out connector 8 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x 1394a port 2 x RJ 45 LAN ports 1 x Clear CMOS button 2 x External SATA ports Controlled by JMicron JMB363 System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System overheating shutdown CPU System fan speed control Supports hot plug Supports 400Mb s transmission rate Supports 2 independent 1394a devices PCI E1 16X and PCI E2 16X support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth PCI E1 8X and PCI E2 8X support 2GB s 4GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Supports 500MB s 1GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports SO normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk and S5 soft off AEGIS PANEL FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Supports for Microsoft Windows Vista XP ATX Form Factor 12 inches x 9 6 inches 30 5cm x 24 4cm This motherboard does not support Windows 2000 1 2 Layout i F IE E ILIA lt a Wa om ac HGE 1 1 L thh P m RES emi did d d d didid d die V ET o vw y Ie s E EE TF MAU S Ss sess ois ah a ee n oO x n e e 12 Y EA Qwt gH c E ae ud puai a t i hee BHL M 9 v 7 7 7 B MITT d LI A p Y P WW
107. vices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc 3 Clear CMOS Button Onboard Clear CMOS button is located directly on the motherboard PCB so you can easily clear CMOS after failed overclocking attempts Make sure the power supply is turned off before pressing the CLR_CMOS button to clear CMOS a Push down the CLR_CMOS button and hold it there for a couple of seconds to clear the CMOS completely then release 4 Coaxial S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital coaxial audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector 5 1394a Port This port is used to connect a 1394a device 6 External SATA Port To connect external SATA device s to your system by expanding the internal SATA port s to the chassis back panel External SATA device shall provide power by its own 7 RJ 45 LAN Port Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1Gb s data rate Both Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports can be combined in teaming mode to support connection speeds up to 2Gb s Active Link eee 10 Mb s Connection Dat j 7 100 Mb s Connection Activity 1000 Mb s Connection 8 Audio Ports SONAR X Fi Card For the definition of each audio port please refer to the table below Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Eom Sice Speake
108. w one and the operating system will rebuild the data later For RAIDO reset a hard disk would totally crash the system but for RAID1 RAID10 and RAIDS they all can be rebuilt When rebuild is needed you must first install a new hard disk in your system before getting into Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility because the utility will ask you which hard disk the new rebuild will be performed Example 1 Reset a RAIDO system 1 A TryRAIDO volume was built with two 232 9GB hard disks we want to reset one of them Select 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID in main menu and press Enter 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume RAID Volume 13 IN FeTaats Level Stripe Size Status Bootable 0 TryRAIDO RAIDO Stripe 128KB 465 8GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 WDC WD2500JS 60N WD WCANKC865380 232 9GB 2 Maxtor 6L250S0 L50SKP4G 232 9GB 4 ST3320620SV 9QF4YJGQ 298 1GB 5 ST3300831AS 3NF02XH2 279 5GB 2 A warning message is displayed 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Member Disk 102 3 Select WDC hard disk as the one to be reset Press lt Enter gt A double confirmation message pops out press lt Y gt to confirm 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID WARNING Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost Member Disk 4 It goes back to Main menu with a
109. you select the Set Supervisor User Password option the Enter Password message will appear PASSWORD DISABLED The supervisor password can be set up through this menu Press any key to continue Key in a password not exceeding 8 characters save the change and exit The next time when you enter the BIOS it will ask you to input this password to confirm your access right After you get the right to access the BIOS you then can select this setting again and press Enter to disable this function or input a new password to replace the original one If you select System for the Security Option in Advanced BIOS Features menu then you will be asked to enter a password when the system is started or when you try to enter the CMOS set ting program If an incorrect password is entered you will be hold there If you select Setup for the Security Option in Advanced BIOS Features menu you will be asked to enter a password only when you enter the CMOS setting program Set User Password The user password can be set up through this menu Only when there exists a Supervisor pass word then this setting can be activated Save amp Exit Setup When you select this option and press Enter Select Y to save your changes to CMOS and exit the program Select N or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Exit Without Saving If you select this option and press Enter Select Y t

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