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1. Format options C Quick Format Enable Compression Cl Create an MS DOS startup disk Start Close 8 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 9 Format finished Click OK to continue copying of prmatting 34 Floppy 3 RAID driver into this diskette J Format compete 10 Check if the diskette contains the driver files Se 314 Floppy A File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Oo Back gt ba A Search e Folders E Address E Ash E 7 Folders B Desktop A x64 it CO My Documents 4 My Computer 3 ahcix 4 ahcix86 Fil File E ep Local Disk C readme Text Document E ep Local Disk D 2KB txtsetup oem JEM File EES Floppy 4 e Eal e D x64 1 KB EES LKB Z E 10 KB H ep data E E S GHOST E B SS Driver CD G 9 EH Bin E 5 Driver 19 5 2 RAID Enable in BIOS 1 Enter the BIOS setup by pressing lt DEL gt key when boot up 2 Select the Integrated Peripherals from the Main menu then select the IDE Configuration menu and press lt Enter gt to go to the configuration items 3 Enable RAID function and individual SATA port for hard drive or DVD connection 4 Press lt F10 gt to save the setting then PC will reboot itself CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatre
2. i i Enable alert function ER Cam 6 A ee when the system n Se E 4 temperature is higher mu DPE than high limit value Show current high limit value of system temperature Pp 4 e e EA A e A Set high limit by dragging the lever 54 4 3 Limit Setting CPU Fan This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rom and enable the alert function Show current CPU gt fan rpm value Sa ay e d Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rom value CPU Temp Sys Temp Sys Fan FAN1Fan 4 Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Poe ee e EEN Set low limit rom by dragging the lever 4 4 Limit Setting System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rom and enable the alert function Show current system fan rom value E eege Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rom value CPU Temp Sys Temp CPiJFan g Show current low limit rpm value of system fan Set low limit rom by dragging the lever 55 4 5 Limit Setting FAN1 Fan This page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rom and enable the alert function Show current FAN on fan rom value Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low CPU Temp Sys Temp CPl Fan e Sys Fan cas Enable Alert i000 limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan Pe EC CC ff zt e
3. a E D Ci Ve v EA T ec A Fahr a Simple Mode Items tup G a 4 LZ A My Tempearr d z a VS 4A z teg soy EN M DI WON 2 Simple Mode To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple Mode Messages such as CPU frequency voltage etc they can be displayed one by one in Simple Mode Configuration va E 5 z De G KK Simple Mode Items E ET Voltage DRAM Voltage NB E Voltage 3 3 ET Voltage 5 0 3 EIS Calibration FOX Intelligent Stepping Optional This function will re calibrate the CPU s loading and it may take several minutes to proceed The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to your CPU record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these loadings so it can define and estimate within a particular range of system loading what the CPU clock should be 49 Step 1 Click Calibration icon a message pops out to ask for continue Select Yes Later on when the FOX ONE program is activated and F 1 S feature in CPU Page is also enabled FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings Loadings are like Power Gaming Data Mining etc 50 2 CPU Page CPU Control This page lets you select or overclock CPU clock to meet the current performance level of the system The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can be calculated by FOX ONE automat
4. Please refer to Chapter 4 and install the Realtek audio driver in CD to assign the audio output ports for different applications of 2 4 5 1 channels The fundamental audio outputs are depicted in the table above 8 RJ 45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10 100 1000Mb s data rate Active Link o n romers Gonnecion 10Mb s Connection Data Activity 100Mb s Connection 1000Mb s Connection d I i This chapter introduces the hardware installation process including I I 1 the installation of the CPU memory power supply slots pin headers l and the mounting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during I I A the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully i I This chapter includes the following information A 8 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler e Install the Memory m Install an Expansion Card a Install other Internal Connectors wl Jumpers d NW SN S S V NN V Ki V bh AS a Ki S Me A be SH s a hi a S KA x TS mm wn mm em X a Kc Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU Memory and VGA for your motherboard http www foxconnchannel com product Motherboards compatibility aspx 2 1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines bef
5. RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available tT Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below 3 Use key to select the hard disks press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Cirl Y to save the setting FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu EDEN RAID Mode Total Drv LD 4 RAID 10 4 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 83 5 Amessage prompts Fast Initialization Option has been selected Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array It will erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Pres any other key to ignore this option gt 6 Another screen prompts Press any key to use the maximum capacity FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LDNo RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 10 4 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary OFF Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SAT
6. D D D GND GND _ EMPTY NC 9 10 F_USB 2 3 4 IDE Connector PIDE With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD DVD ROM RW drive Floppy Disk Drive Connector FLOPPY This motherboard includes a standard floppy disk drive FDD connector supporting 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB FDDs TPM Connector TPM The TPM Trusted Platform Module provides the ability to the PC to run applications more secure and to make transactions and communication more trustworthy To utilize this function you should purchase additional device and install it 15 PORT1_L AUD_GND PORT1_R PRESENCE_J PORT2_R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND EMPTY PORT2_L SENSE2_RETURN 9 10 F AUDIO CD_L GND CD_R CD_IN 5V 1 EMPTY 2 SPDIF_OUT 3 GND 4 SPDIF_OUT i 2 LCLK GND LFRAMEn EMPTY LRESETn NC 3 LAD3 LAD2 VDD LAD1 LADO GND NC_1 NC A NC 3 SERIRQ GND CLKRUNin LPCPDn NC_5 19 20 TPM Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN There are two main fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states 1 E a GND 2 POWER Ja SENSE a CONTROL CPU_FAN SYS_FAN Chassis Intruder Alarm Connector INTR The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis The syste
7. Install the selected utility Close the window Ww the latest utility only list the latest utility 61 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 Fy FOXLiveUpdate O fongerFasthr and More Powertul 2 La trongon Fasil ae a _ FOX LiveUpdate e EE E onlihe Current information Search new bios driver utility from server Search all new B lOS drivers utilities from Internet Browse detailed BIOS information Browse detailed driver information There are new drivers to update Browse detailed utility information There are new utilities to update Close Close the window 62 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 Set auto gees search options f if onngqure Auto Search BIOS Auto Search Driver Auto Search Utiity Set auto search REN the latest FOX LiveUpdate Select search which kind of versions Apply the changes Reset to default value Double click on the icon as show below yo
8. a Modify system performance settings such as the CPU and memory bus speeds CPU voltages fan speeds and other system performance options S Monitor hardware temperatures voltages frequencies and fan speeds Depending on hardware support voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent Stepping features are optional and only supported in some models If the option is selectable it also means the feature is supported E Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium amp Deluxe products E Fox Intelligent Stepping is supported only in FOX ONE Deluxe products Supporting Operating Systems a Windows 2000 in Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX ONE The very first time you run FOX ONE EIS Calibration function FOX Intelligent Stepping will require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F 1 S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Before you running the FOX ONE program the system parameters such as CPU clock voltage etc are controlled by BIOS settings After you run FOX ONE it will take over and the controlling right will be transferred to FOX ONE Later if you exit FOX ONE then BIOS control will be back again 46 1 Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Skin Button
9. A74MX Series Motherboard User s Manual Foxconn 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 0 for A74MX Series motherboard Symbol description Gi Caution refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better and tells you how to avoid problems RNING Warning indicating a potential risk of hardware damage or physical injury may exist e H 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 other wise 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 WEEE 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
10. The RAID array is named as Disk1 and its status is unknown and not initialized EE DE SJ File Action View Window Help la x e eme RS Computer Management Local Volume Layout_ Type File System Status Capacity Free f i System Tools f 9 DES Event Viewer ES Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Shared Folders X Local Users and Groups Welcome to the Initialize and 4 g wee Logs and Alerts 3 data E Convert Disk Wizard evice Manager Sy Storage This wizard helps you to initialize new disks and to convert Removable straga empty basic disks to dynamic disks Disk Defragmenter Disk Management You can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID volumes that can be mirrored or they can be striped or BA Services and Applications spanned across multiple disks You can also expand Disk 0 single disk and spanned volumes without having to restart the computer Basic 76 69 GB Online 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 8 A Select Disks to Initialize window will appear The disks listed depend on how many arrays you have configured Select Disk1 and click Next to continue 9 When Select Disks to Convert window appears do not select anything and click Next to continue 10 When the Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard wind
11. AMD 740G South Bridge AMD SB700 2 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Support up to 4GB of system memory Dual channel DDR2 800 667 533MHz architecture Realtek 8 channel audio chip A74MX S Realtek 6 channel audio chip A74MX k High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out Support Jack Sensing function Realtek 10 100 1000Mb s LAN chip 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots 4 x SATA connectors 300MB s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing Support hot plug Support up to 10 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB headers supporting 6 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4x SATA connectors 3 x USB 2 0 connectors Supporting 6 x USB devices 1 x CPU fan header 4 pin 1 x System fan header 4 pin 1 x Front panel connector 1 x CD_IN connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x COM1 connector 1 x IR CIR connector 1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header INTR 1 x S PDIF_OUT connector 1 x TPM connector 2 Back Panel Connectors Hardware Monitor PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 Green Function Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x VGA port 1 x Parallel port 1 x DVI D port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN port 8 channel Audio ports A74MX S 6 channel Aud
12. Disabled gt Smart BIOS Press Enter gt Fox Intelligent Stepping Press Enter gt Voltage Options Press Enter Disabled gt CPU Configuration Press Enter Enabled t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Super BIOS Protect To protect the system BIOS from virus attack there is a BIOS write protection mechanism provided Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by viruses e g CIH gt Auto Detect PCI Clock This option is used to auto detect PCI slot When enabled the system will turn off clock of the empty PCI slot to reduce EMI Electromagnetic Interference gt Smart BIOS Fox Intelligent Stepping Voltage Options CPU Configuration Press lt Enter gt to go to its submenu Smart BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Smart BIOS Smart Power LED Disabled Help Item Smart Boot Menu Enabled Current CPU Speed 2200MHz Current FSB HTT Clock 1000MHz Current CPU Multiplier 11x Disabled Current DRAM Clock 266 MHz Enabled l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 25 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
13. ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 85 5 Amessage prompts Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc EDENO RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID READY 1 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Fast Initialization Option has been selected Assignment 1 Mas It will erase the MBR data of the disks 2 Mas Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt 3 Mas lt Pres any other key to ignore this option gt 4 Mas T Up J Down ESC Exit Space Change Crtl Y SAVE PgUp Dn Page Change 6 The configuration of LD1 array is completed FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID READY 320 00 Functional t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 86 Create JBOD Here we will show you how to create a JBOD Logical Drives LD by using four hard disks 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available tT Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below 3 Use k
14. Once this option is enabled the BIOS can see 4096MB of memory DCT Unganged Mode DCT stands for DRAM Controller Ganged refers to the use of both DRAM controllers within a memory controller acting in con cert to access memory For a description of ganged 128 bit DRAM data width and unganged 64 bit DRAM data width DRAM modes Ganged channels DDR2 m DCT channels A and B can be ganged as a single logical 128 bit DIMM m Offers highest DDR2 bandwidth m Requires both DIMMs in a logical pair to have identical size and timing parameters both DCTs programmed identically Unganged channels m DCT channels A and B operate as two completely independent 64 bit channels both chan nels operate at the same frequency gw Reduce DRAM page conflicts more concurrent open dram pages Better bus efficiency Burst lengths supported When both DCTs are enabled in unganged mode BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order Power Down Enable When power down mode is enabled if all pages of the DRAMs associated with a CKE pin are closed then these parts are placed in power down mode Power Down Mode For non mobile systems power down mode should be set to Channel CKE control A DIMM or a group of DIMMs enters power down mode by deasserting the corresponding clock enable signal when the DRAM controller detects that there are no transactions scheduled to any of the DIMMs connected to the clock enable signal A DIM
15. you need oh FOX OMI File Mead Ms z gies Report Data Fields Dump Processor Information Type 4 WIE Base Board Information e BIOS Information z Cache Information SS Memory Array Mapped Addre SS Memory Controller Informatio S Memory Device Information SS Memory Device Mapped Addr SS Memory Module Information SE Physical Memory Array E Processor Information rocessar Information Processor Information L System Boot Information El System Enclosure or chassis Lei System Information System Slots Socket Designation SOCKET775 M B Processor Type Central Processor Processor Family Processor Manufacturer Intel Processor ID bfebfbff000006f h Processor Version Intel R Core TM 2 CPU 4300 1 Legacy Mode No Processor Current Voltage Times 10 dh External Clock 200MHz Max Speed 1800MHz Current Speed 1800MHz CPU Status CPU Enabled Processor Upgrade Other Li Cache Handle Bb L2 Cache Handle 6h L3 Cache Handle No Provide Serial Number Asset Tag No Provide Part Number No Provide 67 This chapter will cover two topics a Creating a Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP or Vista in a brand new RAID system a Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP or Vista system with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information a RAID Configuration Introduction m FastBuild Driver m kK Create a RAID Driver Diskett
16. DVD ROM drive 2 Several SATA hard disks 3 A motherboard driver CD 69 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 I O input output performance or both 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
17. Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency Voltage Fan speed Temperature value Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages Alert Lamp When the system is in healthy state the color of alert lamp is green When the system is in abnormal state the alert lamp color is red Switch Button Click this button it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar i e Simple Mode as depicted below you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status Exit FOX ONE Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray 47 Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels Click this button you can select your favorite skin FOX ONE Panel Perma I es GAY IGE technology d OI lt Click the new skin picture to select the new skin Apply the changes Cancel the changes Exit Click this button to exit the program Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com 48 Configuration This menu allows you to configure 1 Monitor interval ms This is to define the interval of different messages of system settings which are to be displayed on Simple Mode screen Minimum value is 1 second
18. OEM customer logo instead of POST messages gt Quick Boot While Enabled this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting this will shorten the time needed to boot the system gt Floppy Drive 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 Bootup Num Lock 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 Boot Device Priority This option is used to select the priority for boot devices After pressing lt Enter gt you can select the device using the Up Down arrow keys and change the device priority using lt gt or lt gt you can exit this menu by pressing lt Esc gt gt Hard Disk Drives This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available hard disk drives gt Removable Drives This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available removable drives gt CD DVD Drives This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available CD DVD drives 24 Fox Central Control Unit CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Fox Central Control Unit Super BIOS Protect Disabled Help Item Auto Detect PCI Clock
19. The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver If USB devices are connected to the computer the following item will appear gt USB Storage Configuration After pressing lt Enter gt you can set the reset delay for the USB storage device There are many different emulation types of this USB device such as floppy hard disk and CDROM can be selected 35 SuperlO Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc SuperlO Configuration SuperlO Configuration Help Item OnBoard Floppy Controller EEES Allows BIOS to Enable Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 or Disable Floppy IR Address 2F8 IRQ3 Controller IR Mode IrDA IR Duplex Mode Half Duplex Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode Normal Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt OnBoard Floppy Controller This item is used to enable disable Floppy Controller gt Serial Port 1 Address This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port gt IR Address This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the IR port gt IR Mode This item is used to set the IR mode The available settings are IrDA An IrDA device for maximum 115200 bit s ASK IR A faster IrDA for 1152000 bit s gt IR Duplex Mode This item enables you to determine the infrared function o
20. driver File path CDROM Driver AMD RAID F loppy winvista x64 lt R78 gt 1 create AMD Win2K_xP_2003 32bit winxP_2003 C64bit RAID Floppy driver Insert floppy disk to floppy drive and run CDROM Dr i Ver AMD RAID F 1 oppy Wwi nxP RaidTool exe 2 Create AMD WinvistaC32bit RAID driver File path CDROM Driver AMD RAID F loppy winvista x86 3 Create AMD WinvistaC64bit RAID driver File path CDROM Driver AMD RAID F loppy winvista x64 3 Depending on which platform your system File Edit view Favorites Tools Help pack gt amp E p gt Search ie Folders E Address G Driver AMD RAID Floppy Winxp Folders Ee is normally it is a 32 bit XP system Use Windows explorer and go to CD Driver AMD RAID Floppy WinXP click on RaidTool icon to start the creation 4 Click GO to start Will be create RAID Floppy press GO to start 5 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue 74 6 Insert a diskette click OK to continue Format Disk Please insert Floppy diskette It will be Formatted 7 Save your data before proceeding Please confirm OK to Format en 7 You can input a volume label for this diskette Format 314 Floppy mt DIS click on Start to format 3 5 1 44MB 512 bytes sector File system FAT Allocation unit size Default allocation size volume label
21. not supported The integrated graphics processor IGP is automatically disabled and the system memory allocated to the IGP is freed for other use D 2 When installing an ATI PCle graphics card SurroundView is disabled by default Enabling SurroundView in the BIOS enables the integrated UMA graphics controller which in turn makes available up to two additional graphics outputs When enabling the integrated UMA graphics controller system memory will be reallocated Memory Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Memory Configuration Memory Configuration Help Item Bank Interleaving Disabled Enable Bank Memory Channel Interleaving Enalbed Interleaving Enable Clock to All DIMMs Disabled MemClk Tristate C3 ATLVID Disabled Memory Hole Remapping Enabled DCT Unganged Mode EVG Power Down Enable Enabled Power Down Mode Channel l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Bank interleaving 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 interleaving only works if the addresses requested consecutively are not in the same bank gt Channel Interleaving Dual channel Interleaved mode offers the highest throughput for real
22. 1 17 2007 i g information 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 E E sw FOX LiveUpdate ee gt a Loca Current System Information O Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate Current information E Update Utility EH Update All Search new driver from server Search new drivers from Internet Select the driver to update Intel Chipset Driver Browse detailed sion 8 4 0 1013 i O CN cron RAID Driver Version 1 17 25 2 information Install the selected driver 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 Click here CS EES AAS e Lee A FOX LiveUpdate ESS gt BY Loch Update Current System Information vA Online Update Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate Current information Search new utility from server Search new utilities from Internet FOX LOGO Browse detailed Version 1 0 0 8 FOX DMI Version 1 0 0 5 information
23. A 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 ZS Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any Fast Initial other key to use maximum capacity 7 The selection of LD1 array is completed The final capacity of 164 56GB 82 28GB 2 is twice capacities of the smallest size of the four hard drives FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Unknown 164 56 Functional t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 84 Create RAID Ready A RAID Ready system is a specific system configuration that with the addition of a second Serial ATA hard drive can be seamlessly migrated to a configuration that provides either improved storage performance or data protection from a single hard drive failure 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below 3 Use key to select the hard disk press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Cirl Y to save the setting FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu gf RAID Mode Total Drv EX RAID READY 1 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel
24. ATA hard drive can be seamlessly migrated to a configuration that provides either improved storage performance or data protection from a single hard drive failure RAID 10 Striped Mirror RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks Span JBOD JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it were ona standard SCSI host bus adapter This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance A spanned volume is a formatted partition which data is stored on more than one hard disk yet appears as one volume Unlike RAID spanned volumes have no fault tolerance so if any disk fails the data on the whole volume could be lost Additionally the system or boot partitions cannot be included in a spanned volume FAT16 32 and NTFS file systems may be used and the volume can span up to 32 hard disks Comparison Table Solution Hard Disks No Capacity Performance Reliability Application RAIDO Highest Dangerous Look for speed RAID1 Read faster Excellent 100 Data backup 2 I RAID10 gt 4 Smallest High Excellent Unlimited budget Even number 71 FastBuild Driver The FastBuild driver supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID10 functions It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance big capacity or data safety provided by different RAI
25. Array 93 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 Foxconn A74MX Series motherboard Foxconn 4 products are engineered to maximize computing power providing N only what you need for break through performance I I With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity i features for today multi media computing requirements A74MX i S A74MX K enables you to unleash more power from your com i puter i A d This chapter includes the following information a Product Specifications 8 Layout V di Back Panel Connectors 4 XN NW lt sN S V NN S s S V N 7 RK gt Ki zs S E ey s S s ry TS wm wm x TS mm wn mm em ws se zm Se ea a K Dee mm e Sie S i be a Dm 1 1 Product Specifications CPU HyperTransport Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Onboard Serial ATA USB Internal Connectors Support AMD socket AM2 Phenom series processors Support AMD socket AM2 series processors Athlon 64X2 Dual Core Athlon X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron 2000 1600MT s North Bridge
26. CPU is overclocked Normal operation depends on the overclocking capac ity of your device If there is any when connecting USB audio RS232 COM IrDA or S PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure their pinouts are matching with the connectors on the motherboard Incorrect con nections might damage the motherboard 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 Chapter 2 Hardware Install Install the CPU and CPU Gooler 8 Install the Memory EEN 10 Install an Expansion Card ccccccsecccceseeecceseeceeeeceneeeseeeeesenseeseaseesanes 12 Install other Internal Connectors cccccccseeceeeeeeeceeeeeceeeeeseeeeeseseesaaes 13 Bt el 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS e E 19 lut 19 System MOP MAO
27. D 1 HAIDO 0 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Tl 5 Amessage prompts Fast Initialization Option has been selected Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array It will erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Pres any other key to ignore this option gt 6 Another screen prompts Press Ctrl Y Input 80GB to select the first logical drive LD1 and press Enter other key to use maximum capacity FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB LD 1 RAID 0 2 164 56 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary OFF Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas 3 Mas Enter array capacity in GB here 4 Mas 0 9 Input Capacity Enter Save Backspace Delete ESC exit 7 The selection of LD1 array is completed As we want to introduce how to create two logical drives by using the same two hard drives here so we will press to select LD2 FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Tota
28. D functions Here we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you through how to configure your RAID system Assume four hard disks are connected to the motherboard SATA port 1 HDS728090PLA380 82 34GB SATA port 2 WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 120 03GB SATA port 3 Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 250 05GB SATA port 4 ST3320620AS 320 07GB pew G To achieve the best performance and reliability we highly recommend you using the hard disks with the same brand size and model number Though we are using four different hard disks as an example to describe RAID function in this chapter it is only helpful in explaining what the final disk volume of the RAID array will be In the real world using the same model to build a disk array is strongly recommended The relationships between port numbers in the FastBuild BIOS and SATA ports on the motherboard are shown below They are Channel 1 is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard Channel 2 is the SATA port 2 Channel 3 is the SATA port 3 Channel 4 is the SATA port 4 Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment Two topics will be covered in the following sections 1 Creating a Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system 2 Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage Install SATA Hard Disks before we continue in Shut down your computer S Install SATA hard disks in
29. DE option to have fair performance only PATA SATA level or you can select AHCI to get its best performance Legacy IDE This configures the SATA ports to support legacy IDE mode which is running for old Windows system 34 USB Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration USB Configuration Help Item Enables support for legacy USB USB Devices Enabled Auto option disables legacy support if Legacy USB Support EE no USB devices are USB 2 0 Controller Mode Full Speed connected BIOS EHCI Hand Off IES gt USB Storage Configuration l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS If you have a USB keyboard or mouse set to auto or enabled gt USB 2 0 Controller Mode This item is used to set the transmission rate mode of USB 2 0 The available settings are High Speed in 480Mb s Full Speed in 12Mb s gt BIOS EHCI Hand Off Windows XP supports a number of features in the Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI specification but there are a few features that are not implemented Microsoft said preliminary support for EHCI BIOS handoff will be available in Windows XP SP2 This item allows you to enable support for OS without EHCI hand off feature This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand Off support
30. EE 21 Advanced BIOS Features EEN 23 Fox ei Control UNI sscsrsiisiesirsinreprestinarsn cae einari 25 Advanced Chipset Features 29 integrated Peripherals wicecsesesctcorsamensatete sstcmeiag tests deusmendestaneatetuaiieatweaavintae 33 Power Management ZEIEIEt eg geegeie eege eege dee 38 PC Health Status nncccicciccecececedcucne nndesacddusacedescssasecissiavs sanadeceseeseaecsesdecenaened 40 BIOS Security Features 41 Load Optimal Defaults E 42 Save amp Exit Setup ctccscstaseesds vests snaiieissnasenaanceecdoastiaciszeneieeateenmeconscteseeee 42 Exit nell e E 42 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Bug ie gl Bese E 44 Install driver and utility 2 cxccconsavccasnncsssretanassstndanenanciehsenieeentisenabenseiesbineacsons 45 FOX ONE Mam Page E 47 E GE OMe E 52 Freg ency CON EO assesses Sn sve cededsenehsateencredeaxeheteseeensiedeseenesevenasuues 53 Bin WE e E AE AE EA T A AE E T 54 ele e COMTO EN 56 PM OM RE 57 FOX LiveUpdate Local MOC ANG sisenes Sentiacsdica ennaa rE ra EATR 58 Online Update ce ccccccccceeececeeceeceeceeceeceeseeeeeeeeeessaeeeeseeeeeseneeees 60 CONNOUTG aserria e aaau a EE a 63 About amp Help EE 65 FOCO E 66 FOX DNI eege 67 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Iotrogucton ssgeegeeeesSEESESENENEEEESEEN EEN RuENieeed 70 SE EIN I E 72 Create a RAID Driver Diskette AAA 74 RAID Enable in BIOS E 76 Select a RAID Array for Use 76 Install a New Windows XP EE 89 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID
31. Healthy Healthy Healthy amp BDisk 1 Basic 232 82 GB Online BE eeeeeeeeee Propertios gt Bi Unallocated Primary partition RB Extended pa Help 12 When New Partition Wizard appears click Next to continue 13 When Primary partition screen appears click Next to continue 14 When Specify Partition Size screen appears click Next to continue 15 When Assign Drive Letter or Path screen appears click Next to continue 16 Click Finish to end the New Partition Wizard New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successtully completed the New Partition Wizard Tou selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 238410 MB Drive Jetter or path H File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Chick Formak No To close this awizard click Finish Fe 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing EI Computer Management D File Action View Window Help e Amge ES S Computer Management Local f System Tools Partition Basi Healthy System 14 64GB 11 E Event viewer Partition Basi Healthy 20 5168 12 Shared Folders Partition Basi Formatting 1 232 8 23 Local Users and Groups GHOST Fi Partition Basi Healthy 21 7168 13 g Performance Logs and Alerts Driver CD Gi Partition Healthy 801MB OM Device Ma
32. M or a group of DIMMs exits power down mode by asserting the corresponding clock enable signal when a transaction is scheduled to any DIMM connected to the clock enable signal There are two 31 CKE pins per DRAM channel For each channel Channel CKE control The DRAM channel is placed in power down when all chip selects associated with the channel are idle Chip Select CKE control A chip select or pair of chip selects is placed in power down when no transactions are pending for the chip select s DRAM Timing Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Help Item Memory Speed Mode Auto Limit Manual l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Memory Speed Mode This item is used to enable disable provision of DRAM timing by SPD device The Serial Presence Detect SPD device is a small EEPROM chip mounted on a DDR2 memory module It contains important information about the module s speed size addressing mode and various other parameters so that the motherboard memory controller chipset can better access the memory device Select Auto for SPD enable mode Select Limit the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified value listed in the Memory Speed Adjust item If SPD value is faster than Memory Speed Adjust value it will run at the specified Memory Speed A
33. OS information described in this manual is for reference only We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future Please visit our website for updated manual if it is available 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 lt DEL gt to enter Setup lt ESC gt to boot menu 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 to the submenu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc gt System Information t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults v02 61 c Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Each item in the main menu is explained below gt System Information It displays the basic system configuration such as BIOS ID CPU Name memory size plus system date time and Floppy drive They all can be v
34. Pres any other key to ignore this option gt 4 Mas T Up J Down ESC Exit Space Change Crtl Y SAVE PgUp Dn Page Change 11 The remaining disk spaces are assigned to LD2 The size is about 42GB 2 S4GB FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 0 79 99 Functional 83 99 Functional t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 80 Create RAID 1 Mirrored Here we will show you how to create one Mirrored Logical Drives LD by using two hard disks 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available tT Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below 3 Use key to select the hard disks press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Ctrl Y to save the setting FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu EDENO RAID Mode Total Drv LD 4 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 81 5 Am
35. Ratio Multiply CPU clock with this ratio you can get the CPU speed Increase this ratio may overclock your CPU This option will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature 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 you had better disable it Voltage Options CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Voltage Options CPU Voltage Control Disabled Help Item Disabled Memory Voltage Control HT SB Voltage Control Disabled Disabled 1 550V 1 525V 1 500V 1 475V 1 450V 1 425V 1 400V 1 375V 1 350V 1 325V 1 300V 1 275V 1 250V 1 225V t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Voltage Control This option is used to change the CPU voltage in a step of 0 025V The voltage can be incremented from 1 100V to 1 550V gt Memory Voltage Control This option is used to change the DRAM voltage in a step of 50mV The voltage can be incremented from 50mV to 600mV gt HT SB Voltage Control This option is used to change the HyperTransport South Bridge voltage in a step of 30mV The voltage can be incremented from 30mV to 360mV 27 CPU Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration CPU Configu
36. SHAN RD TU 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 Signature Ae e Date 2008 Installation Precautions pba 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 fan is not properly installed We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your
37. Software Utilities Use these options to install additional software programs FOX ONE is a very powerful user interface program which allows you to change your system setting without going to BIOS Some auto features help user to improve or overclock your system without being a computer literate A FOX ONE B FOX LiveUpdate C FOX LOGO D FOX DMI E Microsoft DirectX 9 0 F Adobe Acrobat Reader G Norton Internet Security H Create RAID Driver Floppy AMD RAID Utility 44 Install driver and utility 1 Install Driver You must click AMD Chipset Driver to install it first After that you can click One Click Setup to install all the other drivers left or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually E TESEI J Manual Installation Step C messe O Dep d by Step Automatic it s Installation by NEE a y SSS ee d One Click r H WE the program Click to visit Select to Browse CD Drop to System Tray Foxconn s Select to Install Drivers website Install Utilities 2 Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install eg C otesi EE e WE CO Beete 7 Adobe Acrobat eager 1 Wonen internet Security Drente RUD Driver Aonoy 45 FOX ONE FOX ONE is a powerful utility for easily modifying system settings It also allows users to monitor various temperature values voltage values frequencies and fan speeds at any time With FOX ONE you can
38. You can always leave this state enabled System Status Power LED Status DES E No CPU Fan Blinking once blinking 0 5 sec off 0 5 sec No Display Blinking once blinking 2 sec off 2 sec Post Error Message Blinking thrice gt Smart Boot Menu When PC starts it will ask you to press Del key to enter setup or press Esc key to enter smart boot menu If Disabled is selected then pressing Esc has no function This also prevents user without password trying to get into your computer through smart boot menu gt Current CPU Speed This item displays the current CPU speed gt Current FSB HTT Clock This item displays the current Front Side Bus clock gt Current CPU Multiplier Appears only when CPU supports This item displays the current CPU Ratio gt Current DRAM Clock This item displays the current DRAM clock in dual channels Fox Intelligent Stepping CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Fox Intelligent Stepping PCI Express Clock OO CPU Multiplier Adjust Auto Spread Spectrum Enabled l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Clock This option is used to adjust the CPU clock 26 gt PCI Express Clock This option is used to adjust the speed of PCI Express slot It may enhance the graphics card speed gt CPU Multiplier Adjust Optional only if CPU supports This option is used to adjust the CPU Clock
39. ad an even thermal 2 Buckle the heatsink firmly at one grease on the surface of CPU side of the stand 3 Buckle the heatsink at another 4 Attach the 3 wire CPU cooler side and press the fasten lever connector to the CPU fan header down to tightly seat the cooler on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU 2 2 Install the Memory F R S CO 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 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides two DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology When memory is installed the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system Two DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels Channel 0 DIMM Channel 1 DIMM2 The combinations of DIMM modules are OOo TC om recm ss snae Grammer Il os DS Double Side SS Single Side No Memory It is
40. as they do not have memory cache The HyperTransport link width and frequency are initialized between the adjacent coherent and or noncoherent HyperTransport technology devices during the reset sequence It is highly recommended to set to Auto for overall performance 28 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Features Northbridge Chipset Configuration Help Item gt Memory Configuration Press Enter gt DRAM Timing Configuration Internal Graphics Configuration Internal Graphics Mode Enabled UMA Frame Buffer Size Auto GFX Engine Clock 400 l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Memory Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Press lt Enter gt to go to its submenu gt CAS Latency This item shows the CAS latency The CAS Latency is the number of clock cycles that elapse from the time the request for data is sent to the actual memory location until the data is transmitted from the module gt RAS CAS Delay This item displays a delay time in clock cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe signals gt Row Precharge Time This item shows the number of clock cycles taken between issuing of the precharge command and the active command The DRAM row precharge time is in unit of clock cycle gt Min Active RAS Displays the number of clock cycles taken between a bank active comma
41. blic key cryp tography cryptographic algorithms and protocols This item is used to enable disable the function of TCG TPM support 37 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR PWRON after PWR Fail Power Off HPET Support Enabled Select the ACPI Resume by LAN Disabled State used for Resume by PCI Card Disabled System Suspend Resume by PCIE Card Disabled Resume by USB Devices Disabled Resume by PS2 Keyboard Disabled Resume by PS2 Mouse Disabled Resume by RTC ise RTC Alarm Date Days 15 RTC Alarm Time HH MM SS 12 30 30 l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is an open industry standard interfaces enabling OS directed configuration power management and thermal management of mobile desktop and server platforms It 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 Contro
42. conn s product warranty Are you sure to continue Yes No US sie eee dE Online Update DE Configure gt ED AboutaHelp 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 59 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 Fy FOXtiveUgdate e o A k and More Eengel EE Pr stronger rast e FOX LiveUpdate a BE gt a Local Update Current System Information am D TI e Online Update Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate Current information Update BIOS E e BIOS information Update Driver BIOS Versen P Release Date 01 13 2007 E Update Utility Update ali Search new bios from server Search new BIOS ZS e from Internet Select BIOS to update Toos eea List of BIOS to be updated 6B3F1P32 Browse detailed Release Date 1
43. d now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system gt Save amp Exit Setup Save setting values to CMOS and exit gt Exit Without Saving Do not change anything and exit the setup 20 System Information This sub menu 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc System Information Date mm dd yy Mon 04 07 2008 D Help Item 10 59 49 Time hh mm ss gt Primary IDE Master Use Enter TAB gt Primary IDE Slave or SHIFT TAB to gt Secondary IDE Master select a field gt Secondary IDE Slave gt Third IDE Master Use or to gt Third IDE Slave change system Date Halt On All Errors But Keyboard Disabled Mouse Disabled Floppy Disabled t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Date mm dd yy lt weekday gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt format Day weekday from Sun to Sat this message is 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 TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to input the value gt Time
44. djust speed Otherwise SPD value is selected Select Manual then DRAM speed is manually selected according to the set value of Memory Speed Adjust gt Memory Speed Adjust This item will appear only when the Memory Speed Mode is set to Limit or Manual The available settings are 400MHz 533MHz 667MHz BOOMHZz 1066MHZ 1066MHZ will appear only in AM2 CPU 32 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals gt IDE Configuration Press Enter Help Item gt USB Configuration gt SuperlO Configuration gt Trusted Computing OnBoard LAN Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled HD Audio Controller Auto l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt IDE Configuration USB Configuration SuperlO Configuration Trusted Computing Press lt Enter gt to go to relative submenu gt OnBoard LAN This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller 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 diskless 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 gt HD Audio Controller This item is used to enable or disable the HD Audio Controller 33 IDE Configuration CMOS Setup Uti
45. e RAID Enable in BIOS ia Select a RAID Array for use a Install a New Windows XP a Setting up lt Non Bootable RAID Array Ke NW wl A XN SL XN s ys NN Ss 5S a x wm wm NX wm wn wn o S we Ke The RAID BIOS Setup pictlires shown dhis ch chapter are for refer ence only please refer to the prattigal screen ro i i zs wen ZS a Creating a Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP or Vista in a brand new RAID system 1 Follow 5 1 to create a RAID driver diskette 2 Follow 5 2 to set RAID enabled in BIOS 3 Follow 5 3 to select a RAID array for use 4 Follow 5 4 to Install a new Windows Operating System What kinds of hardware and software you need here 1 A floppy drive 2 ACD DVD 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 Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP or Vista system with new RAID built as data storage Follow 5 5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID array in your existing Windows XP system it includes 1 Set RAID enabled in BIOS 2 Follow 5 3 to select a RAID array for use 3 Run setup program to install AMD RAID driver into your current Windows XP system 4 Use Administrative Tools in Control Panel to format new RAID array What kinds of hardware and software you need here 1 ACD
46. ector and make sure it is secure es ee ee 24 13 P PWR1 i Pin No 24 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 20 Pin Goes 4 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 Connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power supply to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU 3 1 GND Sp PWR2 13 Front Panel Connector FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators 1 2 HDD LED PWR LED PWR SW EMPTY Hard Disk LED Connector HDD LED RESET SW Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED It NC 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 c
47. essage prompts Fast Initialization Option has been selected Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array It will erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Pres any other key to ignore this option gt 6 Another screen prompts Press any key to use the maximum capacity FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD 1 Stripe Block Gigabyte Boundary OFF Cache Mode WriteThru RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB RAID 1 2 249 99 NA Fast Init ON Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 d Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any Fast Initial other key to use maximum capacity 7 The selection of LD1 array is completed The final capacity of 249 99GB 250GB is the smaller size of the two hard drives FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1 Up Down RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 1 249 99 Functional ESC Exit Enter Select 82 Create RAID 10 Striped Mirror Here we will show you how to create one Striped Mirror Logical Drives LD by using four hard disks 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu
48. ey to select the hard disks press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Cirl Y to save the setting FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv lte Die A Stripe Block NA Fast Init Gigabyte Boundary NA Cache Mode Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 87 5 Amessage prompts Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 JBOD 4 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Fast Initialization Option has been selected Assignment 1 Mas It will erase the MBR data of the disks 2 Mas lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt 3 Mas lt Pres any other key to ignore this option gt 4 Mas 6 The configuration of LD1 array is completed Total size is 82 28 119 96 250 00 320 00 772 24GB FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status JBOD 7172 24 Functional tf Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 88 5 4 Install a New Windows XP Assume a Mirrored array 249 99GB was created as introduced in section 5 3 after the sys
49. f Ree ee Set low limit rom by dragging the lever 5 Voltage Page Voltage Control Optional This page lets you set CPU voltage memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually CPU voltage can be stepped up down by a unit of 12 5mV while memory is 0 05V step and North Bridge is 0 04V step Go to Voltage page l d Select the option D you want to set x G Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes 56 6 Fan Page Fan Control This page lets you enable Smart Fan function or set the fan speed by manual When Smart Fan is selected you must use a 4 pin CPU cooler in your system Go to Fan page Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever Apply the changes 57 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 S Windows 2000 m Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit a Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LiveUpdate 1 Local Update 1 1 Local Update BIOS Information This page lets you know your system BIOS information Link to website Minimum e s FOX Live pdate L v g Local Update Current BIOS information Ar BIOS Info MainBoard Type 8 Backup BIOS A Update BIOS BIOS Version Show current Release Dat j i EH elease Date BIOS infor
50. f the onboard infrared chip gt Parallel Port Address This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port gt Parallel Port Mode This item is used to set parallel port mode gt Parallel Port IRQ This item is used to assign interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port 36 Trusted Computing CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Trusted Computing Trusted Computing Help Item TCG TPM Support Enable Disable TPM TCG TPM 1 1 1 2 support in BIOS l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt TCG TPM Support Trusted Computing Group TCG members develop and promote open vendor neutral industry standard specifications for trusted computing building blocks and software interfaces across multiple platforms TPM Trusted Platform Module is a specification promoted by TCG A Trusted Platform Mod ule offers facilities for secure generation of cryptographic keys The TPM Work Group is chartered to create the Trusted Platform Module TPM specifica tion The definition of the TPM architecture comes from the TC and the TPM Work Group defines the implementation of that architecture Work group members should have a working knowledge of security in relation to the design and usage of cryptographic modules Members should also have a working knowledge of cryptographic techniques including pu
51. formance and reliability we highly recommend you using the hard disks with the same brand size and model number Though we are using different brand of hard disks as an example here the purpose is only for easy understanding 1 Reboot your system and go to IDE Configuration menu Enable the RAID function Press F10 to save the settings and reboot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Help Item OnBoard PCI IDE Controller IESS Drsabled Disable fe OnChip SATA Channel IEnabled IDE controller OnChip SATA Type RAID Enable Enable the IDE controller t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 93 2 Select a RAID array for use also can refer to section 5 3 After rebooting your computer you will see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl F Press Ctrl F to enter the FastBuild BIOS setup and configure the mirrored RAID array as described in the 5 3 section Finally you can reach this step as depicted FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc t Define LD Menu DSSS RADA 2 249 99 Functional a J Keys Available 3 Exit FastBuild and restart computer to go to Windows 4 In Windows click Cancel to skip any Found New Hardware Wizard Use driver CD and click on AMD RAID Driver to install the AMD RAID driver The RAID driver will be
52. g system comes with support for MPS 1 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 PCI Latency Timer This item is used to set the PCI latency timer The value is in unit of PCI cycle for PCI device latency timer register Setting values are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 This feature controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over The larger the value the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus Low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effective PCI bandwidth while higher values means every PCI device will have to wait longer before they can get access to the bus but when they do get access they can conduct their transactions for a longer time Normally a default value of 64 cycles is set Some PCI devices may not agree with longer latency times so if you start facing problems like stuttering sound or a less responsive system reduce the latency Higher values will actually reduce performance as too much time may be allocated to each PCI device to the disadvantage of other devices on the bus gt Quiet Boot This item is used to enable disable the quiet boot 23 Disabled Displays the normal POST messages Enabled Displays
53. hassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button Serial ATA Connectors SATA_1 2 3 4 The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate SATA_1 2 3 4 2 1 RLSD COM Connector COM1 Se This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for GND legacy compatibility User must purchase another RS232 cable RTS with a 9 pin D sub connector at one end to connect with the RI external RS232 device and another end with 10 pin female con nector to connect with COM1 connector in the motherboard IR CIR Connector IR CIR Mery This header supports infrared wireless transmitting and ps receiving device GND IRTX 9 10 IR CIR 14 Audio Connector EF AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard It provides the Front Audio output choice Audio Connector CD_IN CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector it can be connected to a CD DVD ROM drive through a CD DVD audio cable S PDIF Connector SPDIF_OUT The connector is used for S PDIF output USB Connectors F_USB 2 3 4 In addition to the four USB ports on the rear panel this product also provides three 10 pin USB headers on its motherboard By connecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another six USB ports on the front panel 1 2 VCC VCC D
54. hh mm ss This item allows you to configure the desired time Use ENTER to enter the setting then use TAB to move forward a field Use or to input the value The three fields of the setting are lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt respectively gt Primary Secondary Third IDE Master Slave While entering setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices This item displays the drive information of IDE devices The display information only applies when SATA Mode Select is set to IDE mode gt Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors All errors can result in system halt All Errors But All errors but keyboard or mouse or floppy can result in system halt The halt condition can be enabled disabled in the next three settings gt Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error if you enabled this item 21 gt Mouse The system boot will not stop for a mouse error if you enabled this item gt Floppy The system boot will not stop for a floppy error if you enabled this item gt Model Name Model name of this product gt BIOS ID BIOS Version It displays the current BIOS D version User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed gt CPU Name It displays the current CPU name gt System Memory Size This item displays the current memory si
55. ically or manually input by yourselves Manual You can press the up down button to adjust your CPU clock Auto Click this button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use System will raise the CPU clock step by step until it hangs you can then push the RESET button on your PC panel to restart the system When system restarts run FOX ONE again it will display a recommended highest CPU clock for you click lt Yes gt to apply it Goto CPU page Adjust by manual Press Auto button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use Reset the FIS Features Apply the changes Select the different changes benchmarks A message informs you to push RESET button later if the system hangs finally Click Yes to continue 51 Fra GE You can see the system is Press lt Esc gt key to stop Auto Overclocking raising CPU clock until the CPU ORAM ro system hangs Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer CDU SYSTEM FAN1 CPU SYSTEM Run FOX ONE program again it will inform you the previous test found Ki that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system Click Yes to apply it to your system i ZE 7 Now your system is running FOX ONE v1 1 1 H i ata CPU clock of 255MHz DRAM PCle DRAM NB CPU SYSTEM FAN1 SYSTEM FOX Intelligent Stepping F I S Optional Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to a
56. iewed or set up through this menu gt Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu There are boot up settings gt Fox Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features such as overclocking 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 gt 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 and other USB devices etc 19 gt Power Management Setup All the items related with Green function features can be set up 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 BIOS Security Features The Supervisor User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer If you set a password the system will ask you to key in correct password before boot or access to Setup gt Load Optimal Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu However it may offer bet ter 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 nee
57. imited Allow only limited fields to be changed such as date and time Full Access Allow any field to be changed except the supervisor password gt Change User Password This item is used to install or change user password gt Clear User Password This item will be displayed only when a User Password was set before It is used to clear the user password gt Password Check When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the BIOS setup select Always a password is required not only to enter BIOS setup but also on each boot of your PC 41 Load Optimal Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS Load Optimal Defaults values Select this option and press Enter it will pop out a dialogue box to let OK Cancel you load the defaults Select lt OK gt and then press lt Enter gt to load the defaults Select lt Cancel gt and press lt Enter gt it will not load By this default BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to work Save amp Exit Setup When you select this option and press lt Enter gt a message will be displayed in the center of the screen Selec
58. installed only when you select RAID in OnChip SATA Type setting If you do not select RAID then RAID driver will not be installed eA L t Canet Oriwer AMD RAID Driver d 94 5 After the AMD RAID driver is installed it will ask you to click Finish to restart your computer Ke FXSetup Completing the Device Driver Setup Setup has finished installing software For this device Setup has finished installing software for this device The hardware you installed may not work untill you restart your computer Iw To Restart computer click Finish To close this wizard click Finish Oriver instalaton 6 When Windows starts a message is prompting you to reboot again Click Yes to restart your computer System Settings Change Windows has finished installing new devices The software that supports your device requires that you restart your computer You must restart your Bel computer before the new settings will take effect Do you want to restart your computer now Au Found New Hardware x AMID RAID Console 335 Ph 95 7 After PC starts the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows Launch Computer Management by clicking Start gt Settings gt Control Panel then open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management Click Disk Management under the Storage section The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears Click Next to continue
59. io ports A74MX K System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System overheating warning CPU System fan speed control Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Support 4GB s 8GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Support ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Support SO normal S1 power on suspend S3 Suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk and S5 soft off FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Support for Microsoft Windows Vista XP only Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 inches x 8 8 inches 24 4cm x 22 4cm The chipset driver of this motherboard does not support Windows 2000 1 2 Layout TTT F o iz oi rm w on Fttttttt 1 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 13 SATA Connectors 2 SYS_FAN Header 14 Clear CMOS Jumper 3 North Bridge AMD 740G 15 24 pin ATX Power Connector 4 PCI Express x1 Slot 16 IDE Connector 5 PCI Express x16 Slot 17 Floppy Connector 6 PCI Slots 18 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 7 Front Audio Connector 19 TPM Connector 8 CD_IN Connector 20 COM1 Connector 9 S PDIF Out Connector 21 IR CIR Header 10 South Bridge AMD SB700 22 CPU_FAN Header 11 Front USB Connectors 23 DDR2 DIMM Slots 12 Front Panel Connector 24 CPU Socket Note The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer t
60. l Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 0 79 99 Functional t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 78 8 When LD2 is selected press Enter to continue FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 0 79 99 Functional Keys Available t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 9 You can see in the previous example about 40GB of Channel 1 and 2 hard disks were allocated Select the remaining spaces from them for RAIDO again Press Ctrl Y to save the setting FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 HAIDO 0 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 42 28 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 79 96 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 19 10 A message prompts Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Fast Initialization Option has been selected Assignment 1 Mas It will erase the MBR data of the disks 2 Mas lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt 3 Mas lt
61. l 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 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 38 gt ACPI Suspend Type This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 DOG 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 com
62. lity Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Help Item OnBoard PCI IDE Controller EEEO Disabled Disable the OnChip SATA Channel Enabled IDE controller OnChip SATA Type Native IDE Enabled Enable the IDE controller t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Disabled Disable the integrated IDE controller Enable Enable the integrated IDE controller gt OnChip SATA Channel Disabled Disable SATA controller Enabled Enable SATA controller gt OnChip SATA Type This item is used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports Options Native IDE RAID AHCI Legacy IDE Native IDE This configures the SATA ports to support native IDE mode RAID When you enable RAID it means all your SATA drives must also support AHCI AHCI The Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI specification describes the register level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA The specification includes a description of the hardware software interface between system software and the host controller hardware AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA features but some SATA drives may not support AHCI unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification If your motherboard supporting AHCI and you have a SATA device which also supports AHCI then you can select I
63. ll create a 30GB partition C and leave the remaining space as a partition E D is allocated by a DVD drive 11 Press lt Enter gt to install Windows The Windows XP install processes will ask you to format your hard disk then copy files etc Follow the installation steps 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 238410 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on ahcix86 MBR C Partition1 New Raw 29996 MB 29996 MB free E Partition2 New Raw 208406 MB 208405 MB free Unpartitioned space 8 MB ENTER Install D Delete Partition F3 Quit 92 5 5 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array This section assumes the following setup Boot Disk with Windows XP installed One hard disk HDS728090PLAT20 80GB is connected to the IDE channel and set to Master m A Mirrored RAID Array Disk Two SATA hard disks are configured as a mirrored RAID1 array they are Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 250 05GB connected to SATA port of the motherboard Seagate ST3320620AS 320 07GB connected to SATA ports gw A SATA DVD Drive A DVD drive connected to SATA port pb G To achieve the best per
64. lly specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s lt none gt 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 the disk labeled manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready Enter Continue ESC Cancel F3 Exit 90 7 There are two drivers for your 32 bit XP system press Enter to select the first driver AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform 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 AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x64 platform ENTER Select F3 Exit 8 A confirmation message appears to double check if the drive
65. m can detect the chassis intrusion through the function of this connector If eventually the chassis is closed the system will send a message out 16 1 INTRUDERJ DT oun INTR 2 5 Jumpers For 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 Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed 1 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the computer unplug the power cord from the
66. mation BIOS Size Toolbar ROM Part 7 please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 58 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 5 l Date modified T Size Ta gp om em Key in a BIOS name fa My Pictures LA Bi My Videos CH hb Visual Studio 2005 Filename I Click here seo cre em 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 displayed 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 ee eo ELE A em 2 L ence E Ten BIOS information JE Update Bios Updating may cause some problems eg the computer restarting may be failed which are not guaranteed by Fox
67. nayer data E Partition Basi Healthy 19 80GB 18 Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management 1 D Services and Applications Sik disk 0 e i Basic c D A GHOST F 76 69 GB 14 65 GBF f 20 51 GB 21 72 GB F4 Online Healthy 5 Healthy Healthy pisk 1 Basic H 232 82 GB 232 82 GB Online Formatting 4 RW Primary partition BR Extended partition BR Logical drive j 18 Format completed now you can start using your RAID array a Computer Management TAR mi Fie Action View Window Help lajx e Am e AX EcaR E Computer Management Local volume Layout _ Type File System status Capacity e iG System Tools C Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy System 14 64 GB u Event Viewer D Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 20 51 GB e Shared Folders 5 H Partition Basic Healthy 2938 232 Local Users and Groups EIGHOST F Partition Basic Healthy 21 71 GB 13 5 8 ionnan Wie AY Driver CD G Partition Basic Healthy 801MB OME il meenung GdstafE Partition Basic Healthy 19 80 GB Cl Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management E s Services and Applications E GR Si data EA GHOST F e z GBF 20 19 80 GBEN 21 72 GBF Healthy S Healthy Healthy BB Primary partition BR Extended partition BR Logical drive 98
68. nd and issuing of the precharge command gt RAS RAS Delay This item displays a delay time in clock cycles between the RAS and RAS strobe signals gt Row Cycle This item shows the minimum timing interval between successive active commands to the same bank The row cycle time is in unit of clock cycle gt Internal Graphics Mode Enable Disable the integrated UMA graphics controller gt UMA Frame Buffer Size Allocates system memory for use as video memory to ensure the most efficient use of available resources for maximum 2D 3D graphics performance This is a memory allocation method addition to the Unified Memory Architecture UMA concept wherein a static amount of page locked graphics memory is allocated during driver initialization This fixed amount of memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times and will no longer be available to the OS gt GFX Engine Clock 29 It allows you to change the clock rate of graphics engine gt Surround View SurroundView is the ATI technology that provides multi graphics controller display capability for both the ATI PCle based graphics card and the ATI integrated graphics processor IGP Enabling SurroundView does not impact display modes resolution and color depth or performance The display mode of each output is controlled independently by the graphics controller connected to it 1 When using a non ATI PCI Express PCle graphics card SurroundView is
69. nds Inc IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Help Item OnBoard PCI IDE Controller IES Disabled Disable the OnChip SATA Channel Enabled IDE controller OnChip SATA Type RAID Enable Enable the IDE controller Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 5 3 Select a RAID Array for Use When BIOS is restarted it will display a message asking you to press Ctrl F key to enter the main menu of FastBuild BIOS Press Ctrl F the Main Menu appears FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Main Menu View Drive Assignment Deme ER E teh Re oe mien Delete LD oo oO ee eee eens Controller Configuration Keys Available Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit 76 Create RAID 0 Striped Here we will show you how to create two RAID 0 Logical Drives LD by using two hard disks 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below 3 Use key to select the hard disks press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Ctrl Y to save the setting FastBuild tm Utility c 2007 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv L
70. o the physical mother board for detail 1 3 Back Panel Connectors Back panel of A74MX S PS 2 Mouse Port Parallel Port LAN Port Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer z 5 J J EI d T em He 1 fot Sal RS E di Fo e ee sl Side Speaker Microphone PS 2 Keyboard Port VGAPort DVI D Port USB Ports Audio Ports Back panel of A74MX K Le CL Line In KC Line Out Microphone Audio Ports 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port Use the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard 3 Parallel Port This connector provides printer port interface 4 VGA Port To connect with external display devices such as monitor or LCD display 5 DVI D Port The DVI D port supports DVI D specification Connect a monitor that supports DVI D connection to this port 6 USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc 7 Audio Ports For the definition of each audio port please refer to the table below Audio ports of A74MX S Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out __ enteiSubwooter Out Center Subwoofer Out Cal 1 sie speater out Audio ports of A74MX K Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Microphone In Microphone In Center Subwoofer Out
71. ore 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 Locate the Pin 1 of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly 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 Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you want to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc Install the CPU Locate the Pin 1 CPU triangle mark and the Pin 1 of the CPU socket e E A Pin 1 corner of the A Pin 1 triangle CPU socket marking of CPU genee 1 Release the CPU socket lever 2 Align Pin 1 of the CPU with the CPU socket and gently put the CPU onto the socket 3 When CPU is properly seated push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example 1 Apply and spre
72. ow appears click Finish to complete the wizard Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard You have successfully completed the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard You selected the following settings Initialize Disk 1 Convert None To close this wizard click Finish 11 The Computer Management window appears The actual disks listed will depend on your system In below figure you can see there is a 232 82 GB unallocated partition You must format the unallocated disk space before using it Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the Wizard instructions g Computer Management TER IS Fie Action view Window Help la x e mear Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System Status Capacit E i System Tools E c Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy System 14 64 GB E Event viewer Di Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 20 51 GB X Shared Folders E GHOST F Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy 21 71 GB A7 Local Users and Groups of Driver CD G Partition Basic CDFS Healthy 801 MB e Performance Logs and Alerts data E a Device Manager Sy Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management ga Services and Applications Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 19 80 GB ZPDisk 0 jm a Basic C D data E GHOST F 76 69 GB 14 65GBF f 20 51 GB f 19 80GBN 21 72GBF Online Healthy GG A
73. power outlet 2 Remove jumper cap from pins 2 3 put it onto pins 1 2 to short them This will clear CMOS data 3 Return the setting to its original with pins 2 3 closed Plug in the power cord to your computer and turn it on 5 Go to BIOS Setup to configure new system as described _ e in next chapter KR 1 Clear 2 Normal R Default CLR_CMOS m Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings m Do not clear the CMOS while the system is turned on 17 mH WO Im mm Le wm wm mm P P TT DI D E pa wn een we we em we This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS I Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided It l You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases oc l l I l cur I l 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system I 1 Power On Self Test POST process I d 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings l l This chapter includes the following information l S a Enter BIOS Setup 1 8 Main Menu 8 System Information Advanced BIOS Features A a 8 Fox Central Control Unit m Advanced Chipset Features A n ihtegrated Peripherals vg 8 Power Management Setup V a PC Health Status Se a a BIOS Security Features k s m Load Optimal D faults bk ga Save amp Exit Setup WI SS lt a Exit Without Saving A Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BI
74. puter can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes 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 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 Resume by LAN This item is used to enable disable the LAN to generate a wake up gt Resume by PCI Card This item is used to enable disable the PCI card to generate a wake up gt Resume by PCIE Card This item is used to enable disable the PCIE card to generate a wake up gt Resume by USB Devices This item is used to enable disable the USB keyboard and mouse to generate a wake up gt Resume by PS2 Keyboard This item is used to enable disable the PS2 keyboard to generate a wake up gt Resume by PS2 Mouse This item is used to enable disable the PS2 mouse to generate a wake up gt Resume by RTC This item is used to enable disable RTC alarm event to generate a wake up RTC is system real time clock gt RTC Alarm Date Days When Resume by RTC is enabled select a specific date to generate a wake up gt RTC Alarm Time HH MM SS When Resume by RTC is enabled select a specific time to generate a wake up 39 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 Ame
75. r is really what we wanted press lt Enter gt to continue Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform 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 91 9 Windows will display the partition of your system As we are using a Mirrored RAID array aS an example its size 232 88GB is now displayed as 238410MB You can press C to create partitions as many as you wish assign them C D or E logical drive names Note 238410MB 1024 232 82GB 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 238410 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on ahcix86 MBR Unpartitioned space 238410 MB ENTERz Install C Create Partition F3 Quit 10 In this example we wi
76. ration Help Item Enable disable the generation of ACPI _PPC _PSS and _PCT objects Cool N Quiet Enabled CPU NB HT Link Speed Auto NCHT Incoming Link Width Auto t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults This menu shows most of the CPU specifications gt Cool N Quiet Appear only when CPU supports This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling When the CPU speed is slowing down the temperature will drop as well gt C1E Support Optional only if CPU supports C1E represents Enhanced HALT State It is a feature which CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state C1E drops the CPU s multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT halt command is issued This item is used to enable disable the C1E support gt CPU NB HT Link Speed HT stands for HyperTransport bus The CPU lt gt NB HT Speed option controls the physical speed of the CPU to Northbridge HT link using multipliers ranging x1 to x13 The physical speed of the link is determined by multiplying the CPU clock with the CPU lt gt NB HT Speed setting gt NCHT Incoming Link Width NCHT Outgoing Link Width The coherency refers to the caching of memory and the HT links between processors are coherent HT links as the HT protocol includes messages for managing the cache protocol Other non processor processor HT links are Non Coherent HT links
77. read different 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 70 RAID 0 Striped 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 RAID 0 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 RAID Ready A RAID Ready system is a specific system configuration that with the addition of a second Serial
78. recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and please select dual channel first to achieve optimum performance 10 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 DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard Notch 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 11 2 3 Install an Expansion Card Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card a Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage PCI Express x1 PCI Express x16 Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot 1 Locate an expansion slot
79. refer to 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 A74MX S A74MX K 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 2003 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 2000 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 Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current lt 16A EN 55024 A2 2003 Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics limits and methods of measurement Ge Signature Ae pe Place Date TAIPEI 2008 Printed Name James Liang Declaration of conformity C Trade Name FOXCONN Model Name A7T4MX S A74MX K Responsible Party PCE Industry Inc Address 458 E Lambert Rd Fullerton CA 92835 Telephone 714 738 8868 Facsimile 714 738 8838 Equipment Classification FCC Class B Subassembly Type of Product Motherboard Manufacturer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG
80. rican Megatrends Inc PC Health Status Warning Temperature Disabled Help Item Disabled Shut Down Temperature Case Open Warning Disabled Disabled 50 C 122 F 55 C 131 F 60 C 140 F 65 C 149 F 70 C 158 F 2 0 lg 75 C 167 F CPU Smart Fan Function Disabled 80 C 176 F System Smart Fan Function Disabled 85 C 185 F 90 C 194 F t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Warning Temperature This option is used to set the warning temperature for the system When the temperature of CPU is higher than the set value the motherboard will send out warning information gt Shut Down Temperature This item is used to set the system temperature upper limit When the temperature exceeds the set value the system will shut down automatically This function works only when your operating system is supporting ACPI gt Case Open Warning This item is used to enable or disable case open warning function gt CPU System Temperature The CPU System temperature are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt CPU Fan System Fan Speed The CPU fan System fan speed are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt DRAM Voltage CPU Core 3 3V 12 0V The current voltages are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt CPU Smart Fan Function System Smart Fan Function This option is used to enable or disable smart fan func
81. t OK to save your changes to CMOS and exit the program select Cancel or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving If you select this option and press lt Enter gt the following message will be displayed in the center of the screen Discard changes and exit setup Select OK to exit CMOS without saving your modifications select Cancel or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu Ok Cancel 42 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 E Utility CD content di Install driver and utility FOX ONE m FOX LiveUpdate a FOXLOGO i A FOX DMI S Note Because each module is independent so the section number will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand S Utility CD content This motherboard comes with one Utility CD You can simply put it into your CD DVD ROM drive and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install 1 Install Driver Use these options to install all the drivers for your system You should install the drivers in order and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed A AMD Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek LAN Driver D AMD RAID Driver It appears when the OnChip SATA Type setting in BIOS is set to RAID 2
82. tem restarts 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 CD DVD ROM save changes and exit BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Item Help 1st Boot Device Specifies the boot 2nd Boot Device HDD SM HDS728080PL sequence from the 3rd Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 4 The computer will reboot and it will start installing Windows Operating System Watch the screen carefully when the following picture appears press lt F6 gt key immediately If you forget 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 lt F6 gt 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 89 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 manua
83. 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 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card e Installing a Graphics Card Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Express x16 slot Make sure the graphics card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot e 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 12 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 PWR1 PWR1 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 conn
84. tion gt Off PWM Temperature It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan stops its operation gt Start PWM Temperature It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan starts its operation gt Start PWM Value It allows you to set an initial PWM value to drive the fan when the temperature reaches Start value and smart fan begins its operation The higher PWM value can achieve the faster fan speed gt Slope PWM Value The slope controls the PWM value being stepped up or down versus temperature changes 40 BIOS Security Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Security Settings Help Item Install or change the Change Supervisor Password Press Enter User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Setup l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Change Supervisor Password This item is used to install or change supervisor password After you input Supervisor password it then will ask you to input user password optionally If you have installed the supervisor password the following items will appear gt User Access Level This item is used to set user access level The available settings are No Access Prevent user access to the setup utility View Only Allow access to the setup utility but the fields can not be changed L
85. to backup BIOS before updating BIOS ge auto backup BIOS Select different skin Auto Run When ien starts of the software Reset to default value Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can Apply the changes auto run when the system starts up 64 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 Ef Foxtvelpdste sgr S gt Bl toch upate Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM P m_ FOX LiveUpdate E Flash Boot Block Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS flclear cmos Apply gt Default gt O yes Apply the changes Reset to default value We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage 4 About amp Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here S A ee e FOX LiveUpdate ss E Update Foxconn Fox LiveUpdate Version 1 0 5 7 Show information about L E About amp Help Home Page http Awww foxconnchannel com FOX Live U pd ate Contact Us Technical Support Team Website Copyright C 2005 by FoxconnTechnology Group All Rights Reserved R 65 FOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful
86. to the drive bays connect all power and SATA cables 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 Depending on how many SATA ports are built on your motherboard If your system is accompanied with a SATA DVD drive then you may not select Striped Mirror RAIDO 1 function if only four SATA ports are provided 72 5 1 Create a RAID Driver Diskette If you want to install a brand new Windows XP on a RAID system you need to create a RAID driver floppy diskette which will be used during Windows XP installation later 1 Find a PC put a diskette into its floppy drive A this diskette will be formatted a later Put the driver CD into CD DVD leant cs ROM drive when the screen appears 3 gt click on Utility icon then click on O osokoa O O Create RAID Driver Floppy icon a E gt Leem rae r F omer 4 LU q Gei J 2 A message pops out telling you where to TER Fie Edit Format View Help lt R69 gt find the routine in driver CD to create the 1 create AMD win2k_XP_2003 32bit winxP_2003 64bit RAID floppy driver Insert Floppy disk to SE drive and run CDROM Dr iver AMD RAID F loppy win2kK_XP RaidTool exe driver diskette 2 Create AMD winvista 32bit RAID driver File path CDROM Driver AMD RAID F loppy winvista x86 3 Create AMD WinvistaC64bit RAID
87. u can see the detailed information Cem Z Enabie auto search function Auto Search All e Ei ee Auto Search BIOS Config Auto Search Driver 8 Option amp System L RI Advance Search for all available versions Search for different versions only 9 Search for the latest version only x FOX LiveUpdate SS About amp Help There are new BIOS drivers utilities to update 63 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 a a EE eP wa FOX LiveUpdate L Enable auto search function He Online Update Auto Search All e Auto Search BIOS ec Configure Auto Search Driver e ZS Option Auto Search Utility 5 amp System L 2 Advance Prompt you to install the new FOX LiveUpdate There are maybe new Search for all available versions FOX LiveUpdate to Update We recommend that install the new FOX LiveUpdate Search for the latest version only before update BIOS Would you like to install Search for different versions only instal Cancel NSF KRISE 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility Click here eo er FOX LiveUpdate Download files Set the location of Bro SE pes download files or M Au
88. 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 JPG image 1024x768 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 Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems E Windows 2000 E Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit a Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO Main Page Main screen Exit Backup Anen Minimize r 4 Change Website About Delete pene 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 66 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 a Windows 2000 a Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit a Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select Click here to select the type you want the DMI Data format to view
89. utomatically adjust your CPU clock rate based on different system loadings For example if you select Power Gaming CPU clock will be driven to run at its maximum speed While in Energy Saving CPU will lower down its speed to a minimum The four benchmarks Power Gaming Data Mining Office and Energy Saving the references of their system loading were calculated and defined in the FIS Calibration option of Configuration menu Select Auto CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system loading CPU Control CA 3 Frequency Page Frequency Control This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manual Go to Freq page Close this page Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes 53 4 Limit Setting 4 1 Limit Setting CPU Temperature This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function Go to Limit Show current CPU Setting page temperature value Fal 24 T a Enable alert function vrs Warm A BG passe Zeen A when the CPU Sys lemp CPUFan Sys Fan FAM Fan 8 temperature is higher Sr IR eps P than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature Set high limit by dragging the lever 4 2 Limit Setting System Temperature This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function Show current system temperature value
90. world applications Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are equal If different speed DIMMs are used between channels the slowest memory timing will be used gt Enable Clock to All DIMMs This setting is to control EMI 30 When disabled the system will turn off clock on the empty DIMM slots and to reduce EMI Electro Magnetic Interference MemClk Tristate C3 ATLVID Enables the DDR memory clocks to be tristated when alternate VID mode is enabled Memory Hole Remapping This item is used to enable disable memory remapping around memory hole PCI doesn t actually care much which addresses are used but by convention the PC platform puts them at the top of the 32 bit address space For many years it wasn t possible or practical to put that much RAM into a PC But now it is so it s up to the memory controller and host bridge to figure out what to do Many systems cause that high RAM to simply be ignored resulting in the loss of effective RAM More complex systems will take the RAM that would occupy that 3 5 4GB address space and re map it into the 4 0 4 5 address space The RAM doesn t care because it s just an array of storage cells it s up to the memory controller to as sociate addresses with those storage cells Of course that only works if you re using a 64 bit or 32bit physical address extension PAE enabled OS that can deal with physical addresses larger than 32 bits
91. ze The size is depending on how many memory mod ules were installed in your system before powering on gt MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address 22 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Advanced BIOS Features IDE Detect Time Out Help Item MPS Revision PCI Latency Timer Select the time out Quiet Boot IESS value for detecting Quick Boot Enabled ATA ATAPI device s Floppy Drive Seek Disabled in second Bootup Num Lock On gt Boot Device Priority gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt IDE Detect Time Out This item is used to select the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices If the checking time is over the set value the system will skip it gt MPS Revision 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 CPU 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 operatin

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