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M7VMX Series Motherboard User`s Manual

1. 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 Enable auto search function 5 Auto Search All E Auto Search BIOS 5 Auto Search Driver Auto Search Utity FT New FOX LiveUpdate Auto Search Latest FOX LiveUpdate Prompt you to Version Fiter There are maybe new Search for all available versions FOX LiveUpdate to Update W Search for different versions only Wereon Deron install the nEw install the new FOX LiveUpdate W Search for the latest version only before update BIOS FOX LiveUpdate Would you like to install Defaut gt RSI _ cae EN ee 1012 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility Click here Download files Set the location of s Sema Bee download files or Z Auto backup BIOS before updating BIOS ee auto backup BIOS Select different skin of the software At Run When System Starts Reset to default value Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can Apply the changes auto run when the system starts up 62 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
2. M7VMX Series Motherboard User s Manual Statement This manual is the intellectual property of Foxconn Inc Although the information in this manual may be changed or modified at any time Foxconn does not obligate itself to inform the user of these changes Trademark All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Version User s Manual V1 1 for M7VMX Series motherboard Symbol description gt LIN Caution refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard S better and tells you how to avoid problems RNING ww Warning indicating a potential risk of hardware damage or physical injury may exist m WEEE The use of this symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could 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 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 re
3. By this default BIOS have set the optimized performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components But if the optimized performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices the system may fail to work It may happen on when you installed too many add on cards on your system or overloaded the hardware until it can not afford Set Supervisor Password The access rights and permissions associated with the Supervisor password are higher than those of a regular User password The Supervisor password can be used to start the system or modify the CMOS settings while User password can only be used to start the system view the CMOS settings but modify CMOS settings is not allowable When you select the Set Supervisor User Password option the Enter Password message will appear F PASSWORD DISABLED The supervisor password can be set up through this menu Sa Press any key to continue Key in a password not exceeding 8 characters save the change and exit The next time when you enter the BIOS it will ask you to input this password to confirm your access right After you get the right to access the BIOS you then can select this setting again and press lt Enter gt to disable this function or input a new password to replace the original one If you select System for the Security Option in Advanced BIOS Features menu then you will be asked to enter a password whe
4. 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 46 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 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 3 F I S 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 47 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 I 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
5. F Partition Basic Healthy 21 71 GB Performance Logs and Alerts S n73m01 G Partition Basic Healthy 700 MB penanam amp data E Partition Basic Healthy 19 80 GB Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management fe Services and Applications 19 80 GB Healthy EE Primary partition J Extended partition i Logical drive 100
6. IRQ for the onboard infrared chip gt UART Mode Select This item enables you to determine the mode of the onboard infrared chip gt IrDA Duplex Mode This item enables you to determine the transfer mode of the onboard infrared chip gt OnBoard Parallel Port This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel or Printer port gt Parallel Port Mode This item is used to select the operation modes for the onboard parallel or Printer port They are SPP default EPP ECP and ECP EPP 34 USB Devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Devices USB Operation Mode V1 1 V2 0 USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Menu Level USB Storage Support tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt USB Operation Mode This item is used to set the USB operation mode If you select the V1 1 V2 0 then the USB operation mode is determined by the USB device select V1 1 the USB device operates on full low speed Select Disabled no function at all gt USB Keyboard Support This item is used to enable the support for USB keyboard in DOS mode Even if this option is disabled the USB keyboard is still working under BIOS or Windows environments gt USB Mouse Support This item is used to enable the support for USB mouse in DOS mode Even if this option is disabled the USB mouse is sti
7. Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 5 Press Y to continue and press Y again to select Clear MBR MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array yee Vielelewmotriped Mirror Stripe Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model bdel Capacity Clear MBR 232 88GB IY YES N NO 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 82 6 The screen displays a RAID 0 1 array of 153 38GB which is twice the size of the smallest hard disk That is 2 76 69 153 38GB If you want to build a new Operating System such as Windows XP in this RAID system please press B to select it as bootable You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Boot Status Vendor Array Size Ctrl X Exit t1 Select B Set Bootable v A ENTER Detail 7 In above screen you also can press lt Enter gt to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA RAID 0 1 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode Striped Mirror Stripe Width 2 Stripe Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 111 79G 0 1 HDS728080PLA380 76 69GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 232 88G 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09G R Rebuild
8. 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 36 gt ACPI Function This item is used to enable or disable the ACPI function gt ACPI Suspend Type This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 POS mode the power is always on and computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be down after a period of time The status of the c
9. Boot Device to CDROM save changes and exit BIOS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter gt CD ROM Boot Priority Press Enter Menu Level gt First Boot Device CDROM Second Boot Device CDROM Select Your Boot Device Third Boot Device Removable Priority Boot Other Device Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status on Security Option Setup Full Screen Logo Show Enabled t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 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 forgot to do this PC will go to an fatal blue screen and you may need to reboot the system again PC may not respond to your 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 90 5 After some files are copied to your system the following picture appears press lt S gt to continue the specific driver installation Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter C
10. Chi pset winkP ad bit Loe winGd satarsid paidracT exe 3 create NVIDIA winvista32bit RAID driver File path conom priver wvrora Mcp72 chipset winvist a a2bit roe winvista sataraid Create NVIDIA winvistaceabit RAID driver File pach Conom priver vrora Mcr72 chipsat winvist a 6d bit roe winvi sta d sataraid 3 Depending on which platform your XP system is normally it is a 32 bit system Use Windows explorer and go to CD Driver NVIDIA MCP73 Chipset WinXP 32bit IDE WinXP sataraid click on RaidTool icon to start the creation 4 Click GO to start WIN be create RAID Floppy press Oto stant oo Cancel 5 Select the desired destination FDD drive mne It can be the default drive A or any USB I FDD Click OK to continue A eS 72 6 Insert a diskette click OK to continue 7 You can input a volume label for this diskette click on Start to format 8 Click on OK to go through this warning message 9 Format finished Click OK to continue copying of RAID driver into this diskette 10 Check if the diskette contains the driver files a 312 Floppy A File Edit View Favorites Tools Help OQ wx Q amp PP Search gt gt Folders iS nvide nvu NYU File nyraid Security Catalog nyrd32 Setup Information KB it A txtsetup cem 333 OEM File p 3 6KB 73 Format Disk p Please insert floppy diskette It wi
11. Detect PCI Clk Enabled Super BIOS Protect Disabled tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Smart BIOS Memory Timing Setting Fox Intelligent Overclock Voltage Options CPU Configuration Press Enter to get into its submenu gt Auto Detect PCI Clk This option is used to auto detect PCI slots When enabled the system will turn off clock of the empty PCI slot to reduce EMI Electromagnetic Interference 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 Smart BIOS Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Smart BIOS Smart Boot Menu Disabled Item Help Smart Power LED Enabled Current CPU Clock 266MHz Menu Level gt Current CPU Multiplier 10X Current FSB Clock 1066MHz Smart Boot Menu with a Current DRAM Clock 333MHz timer to let user to control Boot device easily tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 23 gt Smart Boot Menu This item is used to enable or disable the smart boot menu Selet Enter will provide a timer to let user control boot devices easily gt Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power
12. Finish to restart your computer NVIDIA Windows nForce Drivers nstallShield Wizard Complete 6 When Windows starts a Found New Hardware message is prompting you to reboot again Click Yes to restart your computer System Settings Change 9 Windows has finished installing new devices The software that supports your device requires that you restart your computer You must restart your YY computer before the new settings will take effect Do you want to restart your computer now ae i Found New Hardware x Your new hardware is installed but might not work properly until you reboot 97 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 Wizards appears Click Next to continue The RAID array is named as Disk1 and its status is unknown and not Initialized aan Fie Action View Window Help e gt lt e ame as Computer Management Local i System Tools C Gal Event viewer p 7 F Shared Folders ve i Welcome to the Initialize and 8 Local Users and Groups Convert Disk Wizard Bf Perf Logs and Alert j g EMG a This wizard helps you to initialize new disks and to convert ce eget empty basic disks to d
13. 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 connector and make sure it is secure 3 3V 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 Power 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 DE 4 2 PWR2 13 Audio Connector F_LAUDIO l PORTUI aie ein The audio connector supports HD Audio standard It PORT1_R PRESENCEJ provides the Front Audio output choice PORT2_R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND EMPTY PORT2_L SENSE2_RETURN 9 10 F_AUDIO
14. Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better disable it gt CPU Multiplier Adjust This option is used to adjust CPU multiplier 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 support this feature Voltage Options Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Options CPU Voltage Default Item Help Memory Voltage t Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Voltage This option is used to change the CPU voltage gt Memory Voltage This option is used to change the memory voltage 26 CPU Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Configuration Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 Item Help EIST Function C1E Function Execute Disable Bit Vander pool Technology Core Multi Processing tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 TM1 is implemented in Pentium 4 Xeon and Pentium M processors It is a CPU clock modulation mechanism which prevents CPU overheating in emergency cases by reducing duty cycle of the processor for up to 46 The task of this mechanism is to maintain the CPU temperature at maximum safe l
15. LED indicator on the front panel of the chassis The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is in operation SO status the LED is on When the system gets into sleep mode S1 the LED is blinking When the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or power off mode S5 the LED is off This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Power Switch Connector PWR SW Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button 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 USB Connectors F_USB1 2 i In addition to the four USB ports on the rear panel this oo mas product also provides two 10 pin USB headers on its D D motherboard By connecting through USB cables with GND GND them user can quickly expand another four USB ports on EMERY s Dne the front panel F_USB 1 2 15 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 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 automat
16. Main screen Exit Backup Minimize Change Website About Delete Ry G 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 64 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 Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the type you want to view FO OMI UIE Base Board Information 2105 Information Cache Information a i AE Memory Module Information B Physical Memory Array Processor Information Proce z Wicpu status CPU Enabled E System slots Click here to select the DMI Data format you need DER Socket Designation 150CKET775 M B Processor Type Central Processor Processor Family i ibfebfbff000006f2h rIntel R Core TM 2 CPU Legacy Node No Processor Current Voltage Times 10 External Clock 200NHz Max Speed 1800MHz Current Speed 1800MHz Processor Upgrade L1 Cache Handle L2 Cache Handle L3 Cache Ha
17. 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 93 11 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 238473MB You can press C to create partitions as many as you wish assign them C D or E logical drive names Note 238473MB 1024 232 88GB 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 238473 MB Disk 0 at id 1 on bus 0 on nvrd32 MBR Unpartitioned space 238473 MB ENTER Install C Create Partition F3 Quit 12 In this example we will create a 30GB partition C and leave the remainding space as a partition E D is allocated by a DVD drive 13 Press lt Enter gt to install Windows The Windows XP install processes will ask you to format your har
18. This item is used to enable disable the Execute Disable Bit feature Intel s Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Execute Disable Bit allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer the processor disables code execution preventing damage and worm propagation Replacing older computers with Execute Disable Bit enabled systems can halt worm attacks reducing the need for virus related repairs By combining Execute Disable Bit with anti virus firewall spyware removal e mail filtering software and other network security measures IT managers can free IT resources for other initiatives Vander pool Technology Vanderpool i e Intel Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions or containers One physical compute system can function as multiple virtual systems Vanderpool Technology can help improve future virtualizzation solutions This item will be displayed only when the CPU support this feature and the setting is used to enable disable it Core Multi Processing or Hyper Threading Technology It will be displayed single one at one time It is used to enable or disable the feature and will be displayed only if your CPU is support
19. Update caironar dial ee NE 58 COnngure tia a i lini wareh eae aaa eee 61 About amp elpanna a aaa ead Aelia liad 63 FOX LOG Oi acini rekindle ee ai ae eee 64 FOX DMI sesei e tet eden ainda ieee ala ee 65 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration Introduction cc cecceeeeeeeceneeeeeeteeeesneeeeeeneeeeneeeees 68 NVIDIA MediaShield Driver c ccssescsssssessessessessssessessessesscsecseesesseaee 70 Create a RAID Driver Diskette ritini iii a aiian 72 RAID Enabl iin BIOS renina ea a E dedi 74 sel ci a RAID Array fof USE siisi sini een aie hh eae 74 Install a New Windows XP sssssssesiiissiissrriesriiierinsrirssriiesrinneriesnrrsnnt 90 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array 95 Technical Support Support Website http Awww foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnchannel com support online aspx or http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide E mail Support pcebg cisg support foxconn com CPU Memory VGA Compatibility Supporting Website http www foxconnchannel com product Motherboards compatibility aspx s77 m Thank you for buying Foxconn M7VMX Series motherboard Foxconn products are engineered to maximize computing power providing only what you need for break through performance With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectivity features for today multi media computing requirements M7VMX Series enables you to unleash more power from your c
20. a aes A a Ss o e Xa Sooo x wy x n va E S w fies 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 NVIDIA MCP73 Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Realtek LAN Driver 2 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 FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Adobe Acrobat Reader Norton Internet Security Create RAID Driver Floppy roammuaw gt 42 Install driver and utility 1 Install Driver You must click NVIDIA MCP73 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 ewan users cinserorver Manual Installation Realtek AN Driver mm Step by Step Automatic Installat
21. choices are 16K Best for sequential transfer 64K Good general purpose strip size 128K Best performance for most desktops and workstations Keep it at Optimal default value Press lt F7 gt to finish the setting MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RANCE Striped Socie Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Pd 0 All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 5 Press Y to continue and press Y again to select Clear MBR MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array NPM Mle e a Striped Sarao Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity 0 2 Hitachi HD T725 Clear MBR Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 76 6 The screen displays a STRIPE array of 153 38GB which is twice the size of the smallest hard disk That is 2 76 69GB 153 38GB If you want to build a new Operating System such as Windows XP in this RAID system please press B to select it as bootable You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Boot Status Vendor Array Size Ctrl X Exit tl Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail 7 In above screen you also can press lt Enter gt to know the detailed drive information of this RAID sys
22. cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe signals gt tRP Row Precharge Time This item allows you to select the row precharge time in clock cycles gt tRAS RAS Active Time This item allows you to set the minimum RAS active time in clock cycles 24 gt Command Per Clock CMD This item allows you to set the Command timing per clock unit which is the delay between chip select and command Advanced Memory Settings gt tRRD RAS to RAS Delay This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between the RAS and RAS strobe signals gt tRC Row Cycle Time This item allows you to set the row cycle time in clock cycles tRC tRAS tRP gt tWR Write Recovery Time This item allows you to select the write recovery time in clock cycles gt tWTR Write to Read Delay This item allows you to select a delay time in clock cycles between sending the last data from awrite operation to the memory and issuing a read command gt tREF Refresh Period This item allows you to set refresh period in clock cycles for SDRAM If memory clock is 200MHz then 200MHz 7 8 us 1560 Fox Intelligent Overclock Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Fox Intelligent Overclock FSB Memory Clock Mode Auto Item Help CPU Clock Ratio Unlock CPU Spread Spectrum CPU Multiplier Adjust tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimiz
23. 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 IrDA connector 1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header 1 x S PDIF_OUT connector 1 x Buzzer or Speaker connector 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 Serial port 1 x Parallel port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN port 1 x VGA port 6 channel audio ports M7VMX M7VMX k 8 channel audio ports M7VMX S System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System overheating shutdown 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 Micro ATX Form Factor 9 6 inches x 8 2 inches 24 4cm x 20 8cm 1 2 Layout 8S enis235 ME 1 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 13 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 2 Front USB Connectors 14 Front Panel Connector 3 SYS_FAN Header 15 S
24. of M7VMX S Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In er ee eee Center Subwoofer Out Center Subwoofer Out E oa Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Audio Ports of M7VMX M7VMX K Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Microphone In Microphone In Center Subwoofer Out 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 100M reen 2 10 100Mb s Connection Data Activity 100Mb s Connection 1000Mb s Connection Active Link LED LED M7VMX supports 10 100Mb s Ethernet M7VMX K M7VMX S support 1Gb s Ethernet _ m e e e e e e _ _ m ee oo a This chapter introduces the hardware installation process including the installation of the CPU memory power supply slots pin headers and the mounting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information m Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Inst
25. 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 5 Parity RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripes error correction information This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 0 1 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 Spanning 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
26. the volume can span up to 32 hard disks Comparison Table Solution Hard Disks No Capacity Performance Reliability Application All Highest Look for speed Read faster Excellent 100 Data backup gt 3 N 1 Read faster Good Limited budget Write slower gt 4 Smallest High Excellent Unlimited budget Even number 2 NVIDIA MediaShield Driver The NVIDIA MediaShield driver supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 0 1 functions It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance big capacity or data safety provided by different RAID functions Here we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you how to select your RAID system Assume four hard disks are connected to the motherboard SATA port 1 WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 111 79GB SATA port 2 Hitachi HDT725025VLA 232 88GB SATA port 3 HDS728080PLA380 76 69GB SATA port 4 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ep BhiNe 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 RAID settings and SATA ports on the motherboard are SATA Pri Master RAID is the SATA port
27. 1 of the motherboard SATA Pri Slave RAID is the SATA port 2 SATA Sec Master RAID is the SATA port 3 SATA Sec Slave RAID is the SATA port 4 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCP SATA Mode SATA Operation Mode Item Help SATA Pri Master RAID SATA Pri Slave RAID SATA Sec Master RAID SATA Sec Slave RAID tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 70 In section 5 3 later you will know the relationships between port numbers in the MediaShield BIOS and SATA ports on the motherboard We put their descriptions here for better arrangement They are Port 0 0 is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard Port 0 2 is the SATA port 2 Port 0 1 is the SATA port 3 Port 0 3 is the SATA port 4 MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 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 m Shut down your computer m Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays connect all power and SATA cables Before installing the S
28. 25VLA380 232 88G R Rebuild D Delete C Clear MBR ENTER Return 86 Create Spanned RAID 1 Select Spanned from the RAID Mode The menu appears MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Seis Stipe Bock SE Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB ihazacls 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finis AB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 2 Select three SATA hard disks to build our Spanned RAID system 3 Press TAB to navigate to left drive panel then use and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Sat aa er Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0 8 9GB eabacremmO 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 87 4 The stripe block value is fixed and not changeable Press lt F7 gt to finish the setting MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Pd All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 5 Press Y to continue and press Y again to select Clear MBR MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a
29. ATA Connectors 4 PCI Express x1 Slot 16 IDE Connector 5 PCI Express x16 Slot 17 24 pin ATX Power Connector 6 PCI Slots 18 Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 7050 7 Front Audio Connector nForce 610i 8 CD_IN Connector 19 IrDA Connector 9 S PDIF_OUT Connector 20 DDR2 DIMM Slots 10 Buzzer or Speaker Connector 21 CPU_FAN Header 11 Floppy Connector 22 LGA 775 CPU Socket 12 Clear CMOS Jumper Note The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 1 3 Back Panel Connectors Back Panel of M7VMX S PS 2 Mouse Port Parallel Port LAN Port Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In PS 2 Keyboard Serial Port VGA Port USB Ports Audio Ports Port Back Panel of M7VMX M7VMX K Line Out Microphone In 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 Serial Port This is output of RS232 COM1 port 4 Parallel Port This connector provides printer port interface 5 VGA Port To connect with external display devices such as monitor or LCD display 6 USB Ports 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
30. ATA 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 71 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 later Put the driver CD into CD ROM ee lt C mw J drive when the screen appears click on Utility icon then click on Create RAID z Driver Floppy icon 2 A message pops out telling you where to PSAMI create NVIDIA w n2k_xP_2003 32bit RAID floppy driver find the routine in driver CD to create the rence tloedy GSF Ya Tini gewe ad ap Ram or ver NTO TA CA eena drooT axe driver diskette Teri re Teet ie a a Concm Nor J VEr ANVI JENERE EEE rere rtopysesteteret we File pat hg COROM Or jverA NVIDIA RATA TEN SET p Insert floppy disk to Sia rive and run COROM OP Ver WNVTOTA NCP73 chi pset WInxPA3Zb T IDEWWInXP sataraidRa dTo0 exe Create NVIDIA WinkP S4bit RAED Floppy driver Insert Flopoy gisk to floppy drive and run DROM Dr I ver NVIDIA ICE72
31. B 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in and 2 88 MB 3 5in gt Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a diskette error but it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error but it will stop for all other errors gt Model Name This item shows the model name gt BIOS ID This item shows the information of the BIOS ID gt BIOS Version This item shows the BIOS version gt CPU Name This item shows the CPU name installed in your system gt Memory These are Display Only information of the system memory determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS gt MAC Address This item shows the MAC address 22 Fox Central Control Unit Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Fox Central Control Unit gt Smart BIOS Press Enter Item Help gt Memory Timing Setting Press Enter gt Fox Intelligent Overclock Press Enter Menu Level gt gt Voltage Options Press Enter gt CPU Configuration Press Enter Auto
32. D Delete C Clear MBR ENTER Return 83 Create RAID 5 1 Select RAID5 from the RAID Mode The menu appears MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode sv B 5 Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish Stripe Block Optimal Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Add TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 2 Select three SATA hard disks to build our RAID5 system 3 Press TAB to navigate to left drive panel then use and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAEV CLCHRAID5 Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity 0 ES PNCCRNO 2 ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Stripe Block Optimal Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity 232 88GB tl Select ENTER Popup 84 4 The stripe value should be selected based on different applications It ranges from 4KB to 128KB Some suggested choices are 16K Best for sequential transfer 64K Good general purpose strip size 128K Best performance for most desktops and workstations Keep it at Optimal default value Press lt F7 gt to finish the setting MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array NPM ole RAIDS Sitesi Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Pd All data on new o
33. Data Mining etc 48 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 automatically 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 Go to 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 49 AG You can see the system is gt key to stop Auto Overclocking raising CPU clock until the cpu _ DRAM __ Pcie system hangs Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to PU DRAM NB CPU SYSTEM FANI restart the computer CPU SYSTEM Run FOX ONE program again it will inform you the previous test found 4 that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system Click Ye
34. NE 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 44 1 Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp eX Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Op e Eww 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 Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen Exit FOX ONE Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray 45 Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels Click this button you can select your favorite skin FOX ONE Panel 2a ee XN 7 T Click the new skin picture to select Crystal the new skin Apply the changes Cancel the changes Exit
35. New Array RAID Mode E Spe Biock E Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Clear MBR Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 88 6 The screen displays a Spanned RAID array of 421 36GB which is the total sizes of these three hard disks That is 111 79 76 69 232 88 421 36GB We recommend not setting it to bootable as it will be impossible to recover if crashed You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Boot Status Vendor Array Size Ctrl X Exit tl Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail 7 In above screen you also can press lt Enter gt to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA SPAN 421 36G Array Detail RAID Mode es Stripe Width Stripe Block Port Index Disk Model Capacity 0 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 111 79G 0 1 a HDS728080PLA380 76 69GB 0 2 2 Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 232 88G Delete C Clear MBR ENTER Return 89 5 4 Install a New Windows XP Assume a Mirrored array 232 88GB was created as introduced in section 5 3 after the system 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 First
36. On Self Test POST The LED is located at the front panel which can display POST state by using different long short blinking intervals You can always leave this state enabled gt Current CPU Clock Current CPU Multiplier Current FSB Clock Current DRAM Clock These items are display only for different system parameters Vi Memory Timing Setting Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Memory Timing Setting Memory Timing Setting Optimal t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Memory Timing Setting Select Expert you can configure the DRAM timing manually Select Optimal then system will use the DRAM timing provided by the memory vendor The provision of DRAM timing is done by a 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 The following 10 settings are valid only when the DRAM Timing Setting is set to Expert gt tCL CAS Latency Time This item controls the CAS latency which determines the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it gt tRCD RAS to CAS Delay This item allows you to select a delay time in clock
37. PageUp gt lt PageDown gt lt gt or lt gt to select a value gt IDE Channel Master Slave These categories identify the hard disks connected to the PATA port in the system In each channel s display you can press Enter to go to its submenu You can further configure specific drive settings None and Auto settings allow you to enable or disable this drive None means no HDD is installed or set and Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up In Access Mode setting selections of CHS LBA Large and Auto can help you to select hard drive for legacy compatibility Award Phoenix BIOS can support 3 HDD modes CHS LBA and Large CHS For HDD lt 528MB LBA For HDD gt 528MB amp Supporting LBA Logical Block Addressing For HDD gt 528MB but not supporting LBA Note Set to Auto the system can detect the hard disk and select the HDD mode automatically Suggest you select this option 21 gt SATA Channel 1 2 3 4 Master When SATA Operation Mode is set to IDE These items will appear The relationships between SATA channels and SATA ports on the motherboard are SATA Channel 1 Master is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard SATA Channel 2 Master is the SATA port 2 SATA Channel 3 Master is the SATA port 3 SATA Channel 4 Master is the SATA port 4 gt Drive A This option allows you to select which kind of the Floppy Disk Drive is installed in your system It can be None 360K
38. S PDIF OUT Connector SPDIF_OUT 5V 1 EMPTY 2 The connector is used for S PDIF output SPDIF_OUT i GND 4 SPDIF_OUT 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 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector INTR The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the function of this connector If eventually the chassis is closed the 1 system will send a message out INTRUDERJ E cno INTR 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 IrDA Connector IR 1 V F i 2 EMPTY This connector supports infrared wireless trans 3 RRK mitting and receiving device 4 GND 5 IRTX IR 14 Front Panel Connector FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators 1 2 HDD LED PWR LED Hard Disk LED Connector HDD LED RESET SW PWR SW Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED It NC EMPTY 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
39. We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your CPU is overclocked Normal operation depends on the overclocking capac ity of your device If there is any when connecting USB audio 1394a 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 connections 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 Coolet 0 ccccceecceeeeeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeesesenaeeeess 8 niStall the MOONY sorpce sisri aa a a ia 11 Install an Expansion Card atys 12 Install other Internal Connectors cccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeaeeeeeesetee
40. all the Memory uu Install an Expansion Card m Install other Internal Connectors a 5 Jumpers 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 before you begin to install the CPU Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket 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 wish 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 Hyper Threading Technology System Requirements Go to Intel s website for more information about the Hype
41. alues F7 Optimized Defaults gt Case Open Warning This item is used to enalbe or disable case open warning function gt Shutdown 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 gt CPU Vecore VTT V 3 3V 5V 12V 5VSB V Voltage of Battery The current voltages are automatically detected and displayed by the system 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 Smart Fan Control This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function Only when this option is enabled you can set some correlative parameters 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 PWM value and smart fan begins its operation The higher PWM value can achieve the faster fan speed gt Slope PWM Value When temperature changes one degree celsius the PWM will be increased or decreased by a step value accordingly 39 Load Optimized Defaults Select this option and press lt Enter gt A dialogue pops out select lt Y gt then press lt Enter gt to load the defaults press lt N gt to skip
42. an rpm value Enable alert function when the FAN1 fan runs slower than low limit rpm value CPU Temp Sys Temp Sys Fan Enable Alert Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan 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 Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes 54 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 55 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 m Windows 2000 m Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit m 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 Current BIOS information MainBoard Typ
43. and without any interruption Click here QO Main BIOS ROM Backup BIOS ROM Flash Boot Bloc clear cmos gt About amp Help Select which BIOS ROM to flash Only available to motherboard with backup BIOS ROM Select to flash Boot Block Select to clear CMOS Apply the changes Reset to default value damage 4 About amp Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any Onl fe Update Version 1 0 57 T amp A Aboft amp Help amp About amp Help Home Page http Jvww foxconnchannel com Contact Us Techni ort Team Website Copyright C 2005 by FoxconnTechnology Group All Rights Reserved R 63 Show information about FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup change and delete the boot time Logo The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST Power On Self Test You can prepare a 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 Full Screen Logo Show setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems a Windows 2000 E Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO Main Page
44. ard BIOS ROM for AMI BIOS before the setup wizard starts Updating may cause some problems eg the computer restarting may be failed which are not guaranteed by Foxconn s product warranty Are you sure to continue Yes No KA Online Update 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 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 Current information Update Utility Update All Search new bios from server Search new BIOS from Internet List of BIOS to be updated 6B3F1P32 l Browse detailed Release Date 11 17 2007 n information Update BIOS Close the window a New Version RY curentversion 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 n
45. boot devices failed gt Boot Up Floppy Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will be checking for a floppy drive while booting up If it cannot detect one either due to improper configuration or physical unavailability it will appear an error message Disabling this function then POST will not detect the floppy gt Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started The available settings are On default and Off gt Security Option When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen When it is set to System a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup but also to start up your PC gt Full Screen Logo Show This item allows you to enable or disable full screen customer s logo 29 Advanced Chipset Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Frame Buffer Size Item Help Init Display First t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt 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 mem
46. cated at the right hand side of your desktop keyboard They are not the combination keys made by pressing and holding down lt Shift gt key first then press lt gt or lt _ gt key the next 20 System Information Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility System Information Date mm dd yy Item Help Time hh mm ss gt IDE Channel Master HDS728080PLAT20 gt IDE Channel Slave gt SATA Channel 1 Master gt SATA Channel 2 Msater gt SATA Channel 3 Master gt SATA Channel 4 Master Drive A Halt On tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults This submenu is used to set up the standard BIOS features such as the date time floppy drive and so on Use the arrow up down keys to select an item then use the lt gt or lt gt keys to change the setting gt Date lt weekday gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt format Day weekday from Sun to Sat automatically displayed by BIOS Read Only Month month from 1 to 12 Date date from 1st to 31st Year year set up by users Use lt Enter gt lt Tab gt keys to select a field Use lt gt lt gt lt PageUp gt or lt PageDown gt to select a value gt Time lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt format This item allows you to configure the desired time Use lt Enter gt lt Tab gt to move forward and select a field Directly input a value or use lt
47. ct Striped Mirror from the RAID Mode The menu appears MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array VNB lele M Striped Mirror eiea ele a Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB SLCC 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 2 Select four hard disks to build our RAIDO 1 system 3 Press TAB to navigate to left drive panel then use and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array EVN BMV CLEA Striped Mirror Sease Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0 6 69GB nseecremmO 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 81 4 The stripe value should be selected based on different applications It ranges from 4KB to 128KB Some suggested choices are 16K Best for sequential transfer 64K Good general purpose strip size 128K Best performance for most desktops and workstations Keep it at Optimal default value Press lt F7 gt to finish the setting MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array SPM leeCmStriped Mirror Slums ele emg Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Pd All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue
48. d 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 238473 MB Disk 0 at id 1 on bus 0 on nvrd32 MBR artition1 New Raw 29996 MB 29996 MB free Partition2 New Raw 208468 MB 208468 MB free Unpartitioned space 8 MB ENTER Install D Delete Partition F3 Quit 94 5 5 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array This section assumes the following setup m Boot Disk with Windows XP installed One hard disk HDS728080PLAT20 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 HDT725025VLA 232 88GB connected to SATA port2 of the moherboard Segate ST3320620AS 298 09GB connected to SATA port4 m A SATA DVD Drive A DVD drive connected to SATA port1 pBhiNe 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 different brand of hard disks as an example here the purpose is only for easy understa
49. d disk both supporting AHCI you had better set this BIOS setting to AHCI then install your Operating System such as Windows XP Later if you ever change this BIOS setting to IDE OS still can run But if you at the first time set this setting to IDE then install the Operating System Later if you change this BIOS setting to AHCI this operating system can not run RAID When you enable RAID it means all your SATA drives must also support AHCI 32 JU Oy m Creating a bootable drive or RAID array m Creating a non bootable drive or RAID array The Installation procedures for AHCI and RAID drivers are the same they are In Chapter 5 only RAID is introduced AHCI installation is almost the same the only difference is BIOS SATA Operation Mode is set to AHCI instead of RAID gt SATA Pri Master RAID SATA Pri Slave RAID SATA Sec Master RAID SATA Sec Slave RAID These items are valid only when SATA Operation Mode is set to RAID They are used to enable or disable the RAID function of each SATA port on the motherboard The relationships between RAID settings and SATA ports on the motherboard are SATA Pri Master RAID is the SATA port 1 of the motherboard SATA Pri Slave RAID is the SATA port 2 SATA Sec Master RAID is the SATA port 3 SATA Sec Slave RAID is the SATA port 4 OnBoard Devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnBoard Devices OnBoard Audio Controller A
50. e 3 Backup BIOS DB Update BIOS BIOS Version EFE Show current i Rele Date fod MEE BIOS information BIOS Size 5 Online Update ROM P eK Toolbar please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 56 1 2 Local Update Backup This page can backup your system BIOS You can click Backup and key in a file name then click Save to finish the backup operation The extension of this backup file is BIN for Award BIOS and ROM for AMI BIOS Default directory is C Desktop My Documents in Windows XP and Documents in Vista Make sure you can remember the file name together with the directory which it is stored prevented that you may need them to recover your BIOS later Save in IE Documents 8 Name Date modified Type Size Tags J fa My Music My Pictures fall My Videos J Visual Studio 2005 Key in a BIOS name Click here Fle name ROM ROM File ROM Save as type onfigure 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 Aw
51. e bolts will be fastened on the motherboard That s it 3 Check the solder side of the motherboard the push pin should be fixed as depicted in the picture 4 Attach the 4 wire CPU cooler connector to the CPU FAN header on the motherboard Release bolts of CPU cooler from motherboard 1 Turning the push pin bolt along with the direction of arrow counterclockwise 2 Pull the push pin straight up 3 Turning push pin clockwise to its default position 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 10 2 2 Install the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard If you take a look at front side of memory module it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules i
52. e 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 Parallel port and other USB ports 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 Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu However it may offer better performance in some ways such as less I O cards less memory etc still it may cause problem if you have more memory or I O cards installed It means if your system loading is heavy set to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system gt Set Supervisor Password The supervisor password can be set up through this menu gt Set User Password The user password can be set up through this menu gt Save amp Exit Setup Save setting values to CMOS and exit gt Exit Without Saving Do not change anything and exit the setup When we talk about lt gt and lt gt keys in this manual they are the single keypad keys of the numeric keypad which is lo
53. e 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 sub menu Each item in the main menu is explained below Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt System Information Esc Quit tl Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup gt System Information It displays the basic system configuration such as BIOS ID system date time and floppy drive They all can be set up through this menu gt Fox Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features such as overclocking can be set up through this menu gt Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu gt Advanced Chipset Features The values for th
54. ed It is used to set the timing for the start up date gt Time hh mm ss Alarm When Resume by Alarm is set to Enabled this item can be modified It is used to set the timing for the start up time gt Power On by Button This feature is valid only when PS 2 KB Resume from S3 is set to Password Hot key or Keyboard 98 Enabling this feature allows normal powering on by pressing power button while disabling it then pressing power button has no function gt PS 2 Mouse Resume from S3 When enabled it allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to wake up the system from S3 mode This feature requires an ATX power supply gt PS 2 KB Resume from S3 This item allows you to use the PS 2 keyboard to wake up the system from S3 mode This 37 feature requires an ATX power supply The setting values Disabled Password Hot KEY Any KEY and Keyboard 98 gt KB Resume Password Wen PS 2 KB Resume from S3 is set to Password this item allows you to input a password to wake up the system from S3 mode gt Hot Key Resume Wen PS 2 KB Resume from S3 is set to Hot KEY this item allows you to press a Ctrl Function key to wake up the system from S3 mode 38 PC Health Status Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Case Open Warning Disabled Item Help Shutdown Temperature Smart Fan Control t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous V
55. ed Defaults gt FSB Memory Clock Mode Auto Set FSB and memory speed automatically Linked Enter FSB speed manually Memory speed will change proportionally Unlinked Enter FSB speed and memory speed separately and manually gt FSB Memory Ratio When FSB Memory Clock Mode is set to Linked this item is used to set up the ratio between FSB and Memory gt FSB QDR MHz When FSB Memory Clock Mode is set to Linked or Unlinked you can set up the FSB speed manually 25 gt MEM DDR MHz When FSB Memory Clock Mode is set to Linked memory speed will proportionally change When FSB Memory Clock Mode is set to Unlinked you can set the memory speed manually gt CPU Clock Ratio Unlock This item is used to enable or disable CPU clock ratio unlock function gt CPU N 2 Ratio This option will be displayed only if your CPU support this feature The speed of Front Side Bus is in a transit from 266MHz to 333MHz if we are still using integer multiplier in our circuit design the speed interval between two CPUs will be in a 333MHz step and only few CPU models can be produced The newly coming 45nm CPUs are supporting 0 5 multiplier ratio to provide more flexible choices for CPUs For example 333MHz 7 0 2 33GHz 333MHz 7 5 2 50GHz while 333MHz 8 0 2 66GHz gt CPU Spread Spectrum If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic
56. eees 13 UU DOU Se oe eee E E E E 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup sisciiccctscecetcecctancictiieent nicest sticeeieeneed Eea i Main Meme siprann raaa Ea a eh ENa System Information Fox Central Control Unitrin BR a 23 Advanced BIOS F at r Sannina ea aa n aa A NNa 29 Advanced Chipset Features ccccccceseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseaeseaeeceeesaeeneeeeas 30 Integrated Peripherals 2 ssccassiniai Sasa Re ARIA Alena 31 Power Management Setup snimim ia aasa eR NN 36 PG Feat Status sa isseparat aiin 39 Load Optimized Defaults 2 0 00 ccc eeceeeeceeeceeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeeesneeeseeeenees 40 Set Supervisor PASSWOMG iiisge eee ee eeeee center tenes ee eaaeeeeeneeesnneeeeenaeeeeeaaes 40 Set USEF PASSWOMK soiirci aces utes aindar gardaa aE a aae eaii 40 Save amp Exit Setup niiair ioca ae e aere osrin erste E atea orita 40 EXit Without Saving aes songs coed re aa eeir E siaa nn aia TE 40 Chapter 4 CD Instruction Utility CDi CONTENE sisien aa eed 42 Install driver and Utility sc cccceccccecsden eset sseaves arenosis 43 FOX ONE Main Page wzcivcic ec oittves Betas cates ik ents cide ante de erinan elise Sate 45 CPU Control iriiria rnai rai aaan AEE ode eee 49 Frequency Controlis tnsiducdiviawtdereied dena aa 51 Limit Setting osn a eile in ass 52 Voltage Controliisvan siden o a a ae a a anes 54 Fan Controliics ic a a a a a A E anh 55 FOX LiveUpdate hoCallW poate ssn th cctecds Masih xtctcebacts tee AG ceas iaaea o 56 Online
57. embly Motherboard HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C 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 jo Gi ar Date 2008 Installation Precautions okie 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
58. evel by decreasing its performance or in terms by reducing CPU Load Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 is an advanced mechanism of CPU overheating protection A considerable difference is that TM2 can control the frequency and CPU voltage while TM1 only modulates CPU clock Due to reduced voltage TM2 allows to retain better processor performance in case of overheating at the same reduction of power consumption level TM2 is recommended for 2 8 GHz processors and higher 166 MHz bus and 3 6 GHz and higher 200 MHz bus while TM1 is recommended for junior models This item will be displayed only when the CPU support this feature gt EIST Function This item is used to enable disable the EIST Processor Power Management PPM feature Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology EIST allows the system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency which can result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production There are some system requirements must be met including CPU chipset motherboard BIOS and operation system Please refer to Intel website for more information gt C1E Function C1E represents Enhanced HALT State It is a feature which Intel 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 27 gt gt Execute Disable Bit
59. ew drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Update utility Update all Search new driver from server Search new drivers from Internet Select the driver to update Browse detailed information JMicron RAID Driver Version 1 17 25 2 Install the selected driver Close the window amp 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 Current information Search new utilty from server Search new utilities from Internet List offutility to be updated FOX LOGO i Browse detailed Version 1 0 0 8 O om information ai Install the selected utility Close the window x the latest utility only list the latest utility 59 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 Current information Search all new BIOS Search new bios driver utility from server drivers utilities from Internet Browse detailed BIOS inf
60. fer 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 M7VMX M7VMX K M7VMX S 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 Signature i if a Place Date TAIPEI 2008 Printed Name James Liang Declaration of conformity Trade Name Model Name Responsible Party Address Telephone Facsimile Equipment Classification Type of Product Manufacturer Address Supplementary Information FOXCONN M7VMX M7VMX K M7VMX S PCE Industry Inc 458 E Lambert Rd Fullerton CA 92835 714 738 8868 714 738 8838 FCC Class B Subass
61. he 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 4 Plug in the power cord to your computer and turn it on 5 Go to BIOS Setup to configure new system as described in next chapter 1 Clear 2 3 Normal 1 Default i gpg 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 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases occur 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system Power On Self Test POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu System Information Fox Central Control Unit Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup SRC Health Status Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup ay a Exit Without Saving Te a et edie ea oe 1 I ly 2 CP a a a Since BIOS could be updated some other times the BIOS information described in this manual is for reference only We do not guarantee the content of this manual will remain consistent with th
62. ically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states a GND POWER a SENSE 3 CONTROL CPU_FAN SYS_FAN 16 CD_L GND CD_R CD_IN 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 egal Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed CLD am e 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 t
63. indows 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 NVIDIA 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 ROM drive 2 Several SATA hard disks 3 Amotherboard driver CD 67 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 im
64. ing this feature 28 Advanced BIOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt Removable Device Priority Press Enter Item Help gt Hard Disk Boot Priority gt CD ROM Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Security Option Full Screen Logo Show tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Removable Device Priority This option is used to select the priority for removable device gt Hard Disk Boot Priority This option is used to select the priority for HDD startup After pressing lt Enter gt you can select the HDD using the Up Down arrow keys and change the HDD priority using lt PageUp gt lt PageDown gt you can exit this menu by pressing lt Esc gt gt CD ROM Boot Priority This option is used to select the priority for CD ROM startup After pressing lt Enter gt you can select the CD ROM using the Up Down arrow keys and change the CD ROM priority using lt PageUp gt lt PageDown gt you can exit this menu by pressing lt Esc gt gt First Second Third Boot Device These three options allow you to select the priority of boot sequence from different devices gt Boot Other Device With this function set to enable the system will boot from some other devices provided that the first second third
65. ion by One Click Exit the program Drop to System Tray Click to visit Select to Install Select to Browse CD Foxconn s Utilities Install Drivers website 2 Install Utility You can select the specific utility to install e c 43 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 a Modify system performance settings such as the CPU and memory bus speeds CPU voltages fan speeds and other system performance options m Monitor hardware temperatures voltages frequencies and fan speeds X 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 C Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium amp Deluxe products C Fox Intelligent Stepping is supported only in FOX ONE Deluxe products Supporting Operating Systems a Windows 2000 a 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 F I S Calibration function FOX Intelligent Stepping will require you to calibrate the CPU s loading Click OK to proceed and start the Utility F I S is a feature of FOX O
66. l IDE drives The proper DMA mode will be detected at boot up If the drive does not support DMA transfers then it will use PIO mode instead 31 Recommend leaving this BIOS feature at the default Enabled setting gt SATA Controller This option is used to enable disable function of SATA drives connected to the SATA ports MCP SATA Mode Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCP SATA Mode SATA Operation Mode Item Help tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt SATA Operation Mode This item is used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports The available options are IDE This configures the SATA ports to support legacy PATA mode or SATA mode 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 IDE option to have fair performance only PATA SATA level or you can select AHCI to get its best performance With your motherboard and SATA har
67. ll be Formatted 7 Save your data before proceeding Please confirm OK to format Format 31 4 Floppy A AE Capacity 3 8 1 44MB 512 bytes sector File system FAT wi Format 31 4 Floppy A WARNING Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk To Format the disk click OK To quit click CANCEL Formatting 31 Floppy A amp L Format Complete 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 MCP SATA Mode 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 Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCP SATA Mode SATA Operation Mode RAID Item Help SATA Pri Master RAID Enabled SATA Pri Slave RAID Enabled Menu Level SATA Sec Master RAID Enabled SATA Sec Slave RAID Enabled tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 5 3 Select a RAID Array for Use When BIOS is restarted it will display a message asking you to press F10 key to enter the main menu of MediaShield BIOS Press F10 the screen appears At the bottom of each screen displayed there is one line listing each ke
68. ll working under BIOS or Windows environments gt USB Storage Support This option is used to set whether the USB Mass Storage controller is enabled in a legacy operating system such as DOS 35 Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Button PWRON After PWR Fail HPET Support Resume by PCI Card USB KB MS Resume from S3 Resume by Alarm PS 2 Mouse Resume from S3 PS 2 KB Resume from S3 tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is an open industry standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces between an operating system and the BIOS In other words it is a standard that describes how computer components work together to manage system hardware In order to use this function the ACPI specification must be supported by the OS for example Windows2000 or WindowsXP ACPI defines five sleeping states they are S1 The S1 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chip set and hardware maintains all system context also called Power On Suspend S2 The S2 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state This state is similar to the S1 sleeping state except that the CPU and system cache context is lost the OS is responsible for maintaining the caches and CPU context Control starts from the
69. n new or added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 5 Press Y to continue and press Y again to select Clear MBR MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID mode M Sipe Block ME Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model TEI Capacity Clear MBR Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 79 6 The screen displays a MIRRORED array of 232 88GB which is the size of the smallest hard disk That is 232 88GB If you want to build a new Operating System such as Windows XP in this RAID system please press B to select it as bootable You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Boot Status Vendor Array Size Ctrl X Exit t1 Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail 7 In above screen you also can press lt Enter gt to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA MIRROR 76 69G Array Detail RAID Mode ee Stripe Width Stripe Block Port Index Disk Model Capacity 0 2 0 Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 232 88G 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09G C Clear MBR ENTER Return 80 Create RAID 0 1 Striped Mirror 1 Sele
70. n the system is started or when you try to enter the CMOS setting program If an incorrect password is entered you will be hold there If you select Setup for the Security Option in Advanced BIOS Features menu you will be asked to enter a password only when you enter the CMOS setting program Set User Password The user password can be set up through this menu Only when there exists a Supervisor password then this setting can be activated Save amp Exit Setup When you select this option and press lt Enter gt Select lt Y gt to save your changes to CMOS and exit the program Select lt N gt or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Exit Without Saving If you select this option and press lt Enter gt Select lt Y gt to exit CMOS without saving your modifications Select lt N gt or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu Quit Without Saving Y N N 40 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 m Utility CD content m Install driver and utility E FOX ONE a FOX LiveUpdate m FOX LOGO E FOX DMI S E 4 Note Because each module is independent so the y section number will be reorganized and unique to each N m dule please understand Ta S s R s re s s Sa wa Y pee s a s
71. nallocated partition You must format the unallocated disk space before using it Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the Wizard instrucrtions Computer Management E File Action View Window Help e Ame bese Computer Management Local System Tools Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy System 14 64GB 11 3 Event Viewer D Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 20 5166 12 0 i Shared Folders SVcHOST F Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy 21 71GB 13 9 K Local Users and Groups 73mo1 G Partition Basic CFS Healthy 700MB OMB Fi fl Performance Logs and Alerts lt aata E Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 19 80GB 18 5 Device Manager amp Storage a Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management Gf Services and Applications i mc 03 data E GHOST F 76 69 GB 14 65 GBF 20 51 GB 19 80GBK 21 72 GBF Online Healthy 5 Healthy Healthy Healthy 222 88 GB New Partition Unallocated Properties j N73M01 G BB Unallocated i Frimary partition I Extended partition I Logical drive 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
72. nding 1 Reboot your system and go to MCP SATA Mode menu Enable the RAID function together with the SATA ports which have the hard disks and DVD drive connected Press F10 to save the settings and reboot Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCP SATA Mode SATA Operation Mode Item Help SATA Pri Master RAID SATA Pri Slave RAID SATA Sec Master RAID SATA Sec Slave RAID tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 95 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 F10 Press F10 to enter the NVIDIA MediaShield BIOS setup and configure the mirrored RAID array as described in the 5 3 section Finally you can reach this step as depicted Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 232 88G 3 Press Ctrl X keys to exit and go to Windows 4 In Windows click Cancel to skip any Found New Hardware Wizard Use driver CD and click on NVIDIA MCP73 Chipset Driver to install the NVIDIA RAID driver The RAID driver will be installed only when you select RAID in RAID Operation Mode setting If you do not select RAID then RAID driver will not be installed river i WVIDIA MGP73 Chipset Oriver Realtek HOA Audio Driver Realtek LAN Driver x3 z me One Click Setup eK 96 5 After the NVIDIA driver is installed it will ask you to click
73. ndle Serial Number Asset Tag Part Number No Provide 65 1 I This chapter will cover two topics r l I l m Creating a Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP I i Vista in a brand new RAID system i 1 a Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP I A Vista system with new RAID built as data storage l l It includes the following information ON ys RAID Configuration Introduction E NVIDIA MediaShield Driver a Create a RAID Driver Diskette m RAID Enable in BIOS a 5 Select a RAID Array for Use a Install a New Windows XP E Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array x s S AS x Sa pes x oe ad x n s Y T e e e e e m e e Na VAa Sa pe Ti prs Ba The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in thts hapter are for reference only please refer to thespractical screen T am hos 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 A CD ROM drive 3 Several SATA hard disks 4 ARAID driver diskette Could be bundled in motherboard package 5 Amotherboard driver CD To create RAID driver diskette if it is not bundled 6 W
74. nto 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 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 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
75. omputer This chapter includes the following information m Product Specifications q1 Layout Back Panel Connectors 1 1 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Onboard Serial ATA USB Internal Connectors Support LGA775 socket Intel CPU Core 2 Quad Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron processors Future proof supporting for 45nm processors 1333 1066 800 MHz FSB NVIDIA GeForce 7050 nForce 610i 2 x 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Support up to 4GB of system memory Single channel DDR2 800 oc 667 MHz architecture oc Overclocking Realtek 6 channel audio chip M7VMX M7VMX k Realtek 8 channel audio chip M7VMX S High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF out Support Jack Sensing function Realtek 10 100 Mb s LAN chip M7VMX Realtek Gigabit LAN chip M7VMX K M7VMX S 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 8 x USB 2 0 ports 4 rear panel ports 2 onboard USB headers supporting 4 extra ports Supports 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 4 x SATA connectors 2 x USB 2 0 connectors supporting 4 x USB devices 1 x CPU fan
76. omputer before it entering STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes gt Power Button This item is used to set the power down method This function is only valid for systems using an ATX power supply When set to Delay 4 Sec the power button will put the system in Suspend mode if you push the power button in less than 4 Second then release If set to Instant Off the PC powers off immediately when the power button is pressed gt 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 Power Management Events gt Resume by PCI Card This item is used to set the system to be waken up by PCI card gt USB KB MS Resume from S3 This item is used to set the system to be waken up by USB keyboard or mouse when it is staying at S3 Suspend to RAM state gt Resume by Alarm This item is used to set the timing of the start up function In order to use this function the start up password function must be disabled Also the PC power source must not be turned off gt Date of Month Alarm When Resume by Alarm is set to Enabled this item can be modifi
77. ormation Browse detailed driver information Browse detailed utility information Close Close the window 60 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 WJEnable auto search function Auto Search All Auto Search BIOS Auto Search Driver Auto Search Utility Auto Search Latest FOX LiveUpdate W Search for all available versions Search for different versions only I Search for the latest version only Apply the changes Reset to default value Set auto search options Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate Select search which kind of versions Double click on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information i amp Advance Auto Search Options T Enabie auto search function Auto Search All Auto Search BIOS Auto Search Driver Auto Search Utility a ere POR F Auto Search Latest FOX LiveUpdate p Version Fiter ir About amp Help W Search for all available versions Search for different versions only Search for the latest version only FOX LiveUpdate There are new BIOS drivers utilities to update x 61
78. ory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times and will no longer be available to the OS gt Init Display First Select PCI Express graphics card as the default first display device This option is used to select the source of primary display device 30 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt OnChip IDE Devices Press Enter Item Help gt MCP SATA Mode Press Enter gt OnBoard Devices Press Enter Menu Level gt gt SuperlO Devices Press Enter gt USB Devices Press Enter tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnChip IDE Devices MCP SATA Mode OnBoard Devices SuperlO Devices USB Devices Press lt Enter gt to go to relative submenu OnChip IDE Devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Devices OnChip IDE Channel Enabled Item Help IDE DMA Transfer Access Enabled SATA Controller Enabled Menu Level gt tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnChip IDE Channel This option is used to enable disable function of IDE drives connected to the PATA interface gt IDE DMA Transfer Access Disabled to disable DMA transfers for all IDE drives They will revert to PIO mode transfers Enabled to enable DMA transfers for al
79. portant for protecting information that is critical to a business for example a database of customer orders or where speed is important for example a system that delivers video on demand TV programs to many viewers The configuration affects reliability and performance in different ways The problem with using more disks is that it is more likely that one will go wrong but by using error checking the total system can be made more reliable by being able to survive and repair the failure Basic mirroring can speed up reading data as a system can read 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 68 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
80. r Threading Technology An Intel CPU that supports HT Technology A chipset that supports HT Technology An operating system that is optimized for HT Technology A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled Install the CPU Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU LGA775 CPU Socket Alignment Key Pin 1 corner of the CPU Socket lt Pin 1 triangle marking of CPU 1 Remove protective socket cover 3 Lift the metal cover on the CPU socket 5 When CPU is properly seated replace the metal cover and push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position Follow the steps to install the CPU onto the CPU socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU 4 Check pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently put the CPU onto the socket Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example 1 Apply and spread an even thermal grease on the surface of CPU 2 Place the four bolts of the CPU cooler to the holes of the motherboard push them straight down from the top and th
81. r added disks will be overwritten Continue Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select ENTER Popup 5 Press Y to continue and press Y again to select Clear MBR MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array EVN BEM RAIDS Sea eam Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model TEJ Capacity Clear MBR Y YES N NO ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 85 6 The screen displays a RAID5 array of 153 38GB which is twice the size of the smallest hard disk That is 2 76 69 153 38GB Another hard disk is used for parity check If you want to build a new Operating System such as Windows XP in this RAID system please press B to select it as bootable You can then press Ctrl X keys to exit the setup program and restart your PC MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Boot Status Vendor Array Size Ctrl X Exit tl Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail 7 In above screen you also can press lt Enter gt to know the detailed drive information of this RAID system Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA RAIDS 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode RAIDS Stripe Width 2 Stripe Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 0 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 111 79G 0 1 dl HDS728080PLA380 76 69GB 0 2 2 Hitachi HDT7250
82. rt 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 Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value Sys Fan FAN1 Fan Enable Alert Show current high limit value of system temperature amare Set high limit by dragging the lever 52 4 3 Limit Setting CPU Fan This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function Show current CPU fan rpm value CPU Temp Sys Temp Sys Fan FAN1 Fan 7 5 i aaa Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rom value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever 4 4 Limit Setting System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function Show current system fan rpm value CP ifan FANT Fan 0 Enable Alert 1000 Set low limit rom by dragging the lever 53 Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of system fan 4 5 Limit Setting FAN1 Fan This page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function Show current FAN1 f
83. s to apply it to your system ay Now your system is running FOX ONE v1 1 1 9 at a CPU clock of 255MHz DRAM PCle DRAM NB SYSTEM FANI U SYSTEM 50 FOX Intelligent Stepping F I S Optional Select FOX Intelligent Stepping will allow your system to automatically 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 3 Frequency Page Frequency Control This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manual Go to Freq page Frequency Control HA Close this page il gt Select the option Pele Frequency x you want to set Adjust by manual Reset the changes Apply the changes 51 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 Enable alert function when the CPU Sys Temp CPUfan Sys Fan FANi Fan i temperature is higher Enable Ale
84. tem Press D here allow you to delete previous settings and go back to the first time when MediaShield was started Array 4 NVIDIA STRIPE 153 38G Array Detail RAID Mode Striped Stripe Width 2 Stripe Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 0 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 111 79G 0 1 1 HDS728080PLA380 76 69GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear MBR ENTER Return T7 Create RAID 1 Mirrored 1 Select Mirrored from the RAID Mode MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode sic Stipe Block M Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB iRazacls 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish AB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 2 Select two hard disks to build our RAID1 system 3 Press TAB to navigate to left drive panel then use and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode ii Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 9GB Add ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 78 4 The stripe block value is fixed and not changeable Press lt F7 gt to finish the setting MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Pd 0 All data o
85. to end the New Partition Wizard New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition a You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard You selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition a Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 238473 MB Drive letter or path H File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label RAID Array Nnick format Na To close this wizard click Finish Ca 99 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing Computer Management DAR E Fie Action View Window Help E System Tools f Partition i Healthy System 14 64 GB Event Viewer Partition i Healthy 20 51 GB Shared Folders Partition i Formatting 232 8 Local Users and Groups GHOST F Partition Basi Healthy 21 71 GB Performance Logs and Alerts Qn73M01 G Partition Healthy 700 MB k data E Partition Basi Healthy 19 80 GB amp Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management fe Services and Applications C GHOST I Ga 7 21 72 GBF Healthy Healthy 232 88 GB Formatting 6 gt I Primary partition i Extended partition Logical drive Computer Management File Action View Window Help e eme as Computer Management Local st a El CA System Tools i Partition Basic Healthy System 14 64 GB E Event viewer Partition Basic Healthy 20 51 GB Shared Folders Partition Basic Healthy 232 8 Local Users and Groups EGHOST
86. two drivers so we will press lt S gt again to select the second driver It will ask you to insert the RAID driver diskette into your floppy drive again press lt Enter gt to continue Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID Driver required 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 92 9 Use key to select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required then press Enter 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 NVIDIA RAID Driver required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required ENTER Select F3 Exit 10 Two drivers are displayed Press lt Enter gt to continue Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID Driver required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required To specify additional
87. urrently 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 your 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 91 7 There are two drivers all these two drivers must be installed Press Enter to select the first driver NVIDIA RAID Driver required Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCS 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 INVIDIA RAID Driver required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required ENTER Select F3 Exit 8 Aconfirmation message apperas to double check if the driver is really what we wanted As we need to install both
88. uto Item Help OnBoard LAN Controller OnBoard LAN Boot ROM tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnBoard Audio Controller This item is used to select the operation of your audio controller You can select Auto for high defintion audio Select Disabled will turn off audio function gt OnBoard LAN Controller 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 33 SuperlO Devices Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperlO Devices OnBoard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help OnBoard Serial Port 1 IR IO IRQ Select UART Mode Select IrDA Duplex Mode OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt OnBoard FDC Controller This item is used to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller gt OnBoard Serial Port 1 This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port COM1 gt IR IO IRQ Select This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request
89. y s function such as lt Tab gt lt Enter gt lt ESC gt etc It is helpful to make your choice easier MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Eici oe emmy Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0 0 WDC WD1200JD 9 111 79GB 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB MECC 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate t Select Enter Popup Create RAID 0 Striped 1 Select Striped from the RAID Mode The menu appears MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array YN TP lele Striped Siem si elec Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 0 2 Hitachi HDT725 232 88GB 0 1 HDS728080PLA38 76 69GB k LEC 0 3 ST3320620AS 298 09GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f Select ENTER Popup 2 Select two hard disks to build our RAIDO system 3 Press TAB to navigate to left drive panel then use and keys to add the hard disks to the right drive panel MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array PAM elemotriped Sae ere eam Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Add ESC Quit F6 Ba F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup 75 4 The stripe value should be selected based on different applications It ranges from 4KB to 128KB Some suggested
90. ynamic disks amp Storage Removable Storage Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard You can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID Disk Defragmenter z volumes that can be mirrored or they can be striped or Duk Management spanned acoss mlipe disks You Can alo expend m i li single disk and spanned volumes wit aving to restar a Services and Applications oisko Deio ee GB After you convert a disk to dynamic you can only use Online Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows on any volume of that disk disk 1 i Une To continue click Next 232 88 GB Not Initialized gt I Unallocated 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 window 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 Initialize Disk 1 Convert None You selected the following settings To close this wizard click Finish eR Cee 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 88 GB u

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