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A7DA 3.0 Series Motherboard User's Manual

1. cccccecsseeeeeceaeeeeeseeeeeeeaeeeeeesaeeeeeesaaeeees 81 Install a New Windows XP cece cecceceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeesaeeeseeeeseeeseeeseeees 96 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array ccccceecceeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeaaees 100 Technical Support N a a P lt 2 Oy Website http www foxconnchannel com Support Website http www foxconnsupport com Worldwide online contact Support http www foxconnchannel com support online aspx CPU Memory VGA Compatibility Supporting Website http www foxconnchannel com product Motherboards compatibility aspx Thank you for buying Foxconn A7DA 3 0 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 A7DA S 3 0 A7DA 3 0 enables you to unleash more power from your computer _ This chapter includes the following information oa Product Specifications B Layout D Back Panel Connectors 1 1 Product Specifications CPU HyperTransport Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Onboard Serial ATA USB Internal Connectors Support the AMD Phenom AMD Athlon AMD Sempron processor families AM3 socket processors Up to 5200MT s HT3 0 for AM3 CPU North Bridge RS780D South Bridge SB750 4 x 240 pin DDR
2. t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt IDE Configuration USB Configuration SuperlO Configuration Press lt Enter gt to go to relative submenu gt OnBoard 1394 Controller only appears in A7DA 3 0 S This item is used to enable or disable the onboard 1394 controller gt OnBoard LAN This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller gt OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM ALAN boot ROM lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network By installing a boot ROM in the network board you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely gt HD Audio Controller This item is used to enable or disable the HD Audio Controller 38 IDE Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Help Item OnBoard PCI IDE Controller IEG Disabled Disable the OnChip SATA Channel Enabled IDE controller OnChip SATA Type Native IDE Enabled Enable the SATA IDE Combined Mode Enabled IDE controller t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Disabled Disable the integrated IDE controller Primary Enable only the Primary IDE controller Secondary Enable only the Secondary IDE controller Both Enable both I
3. Select BIOS to update EY Upaipe 6108 lt List of BIOS to be updated 6B3F1P32 l Browse detailed Release Date 11 17 2007 Detail l information Update Update BIOS Close the window Sy New Version FY Curent version Ww Old Version 2 2 Online Update Update Driver This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here F roxtweuate S SOS lt lt S lt lt S e gt x Loc Update Current System Information Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate Pa m_ FOX LiveUpdate Current information Driver information Oue Semonso rat Update Utility Q Update all Search new driver from server Search new drivers from Internet Select the driver to update List offdriver to be updated O win Chipset Driver Browse detailed Version 8 4 0 1013 i inf O gran RAID Driver information Version 1 17 25 2 iii Install the selected driver Close the window JY 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 F FoxtveUpdate SOOt CS S s SsS TTTTTSC OR Ls
4. _ amp 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 ADVD ROM drive 3 Several SATA hard disks 4 ARAID driver diskette 5 A motherboard driver CD To create RAID driver diskette if it is not bundled 6 Windows XP or Vista Install CD Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP or Vista system with new RAID built as data storage Follow 5 5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID array in your existing Windows XP system it includes 1 Set RAID enabled in BIOS 2 Follow 5 3 to select a RAID array for use 3 Run setup program to install AMD RAID driver into your current Windows XP system 4 Use Administrative Tools in Control Panel to format new RAID array What kinds of hardware and software you need here 1 A DVD ROM drive 2 Several SATA hard disks 3 A motherboard driver CD 74 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 in
5. ag r Se sy Current BIOS information BIOS Info MainBoard Type y 1 Backup BIOS L A Update BIOS BIOS Version Toolbar Show current BIOS information BIOS Size Online Update ROM Part t Configure P D About amp Help please refer to the physical motherboard for detail 59 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 E Documents 4u 5 img Ele Date modified Type Size Tags fa My Music Key in a BIOS name fa My Pictures fay My Videos _ Visual Studio 2005 Click here gt About amp Help 1 3 Local Update Update This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local file After click Update An alert message will be 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 o
6. A7DA 3 0 Series Motherboard User s Manual z Cmte oy 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 A7DA 3 0 Series motherboard P N 3A221GK00 000 G Symbol description Caution refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better and tells you how to avoid problems pete Warning indicating a potential risk of hardware damage or physical injury may exist X 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
7. Kj Local Users and Groups Wapriver co Welcome to the Initialize and gi Performance Logs and Alerts EF data E Convert Disk Wizard a Device Manager Sy Storage This wizard helps you to initialize new disks and to convert i 3 Removable Storage empty basic disks to dynamie disks Disk Defragmenter You can use dynamic disks to create software based RAID Disk Management volumes that can be mirrored or they can be striped or spanned across multiple disks You can also expand BDisk 0 single disk and spanned volumes without having to restart Basic the computer 76 69 GB Online After you convert a disk to dynamic you can only use EO Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows on any Sisk 1 volume of that disk i a Services and Applications Unknown 232 82 GB To continue click Next Not Initialized gt Bf Unallocatec Rack C News Cancel 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 Wiza
8. Exit Ctri H Secure Erase PgUp Dn Page Change Tl 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 a Shut down your computer a Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays connect all power and SATA cables Before installing the SATA hard disks make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the hardware 78 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 Find a PC put a diskette into its floppy drive A this diskette will be formatted later Put the driver CD into DVD ROM drive DRR ar 2 Depending on which platform your system is normally it is a 32 bit XP system Use Windows explorer and go to CD Driver AMD RAID Floppy WinXP click on RaidTool icon to start the creation 3 Click GO to start 4 Select the desired destination FDD drive It can be the default drive A or any USB FDD Click OK to continue Format Disk p Please insert floppy diskette It will be Formatted we Save your data before proceeding 5 Insert a
9. gt Memory Configuration DRAM Timing Configuration Press lt Enter gt to go to its submenu The following six items display the values configured at the settings of DRAM Timing Mode gt CAS Latency This item shows the CAS latency The CAS Latency is the number of clock cycles that elapse from the time the request for data is sent to the actual memory location until the data is trans mitted from the module gt RAS CAS Delay This item displays a delay time in clock cycles between the CAS and RAS strobe signals gt Row Precharge Time This item shows the number of clock cycles taken between issuing of the precharge command and the active command The DRAM row precharge time is in unit of clock cycle gt Min Active RAS Displays the number of clock cycles taken between a bank active command and issuing of the precharge command gt RAS RAS Delay This item displays a delay time in clock cycles between the RAS and RAS strobe signals gt Row Cycle This item shows the minimum timing interval between successive active commands to the same bank The row cycle time is in unit of clock cycle gt Internal Graphics Mode It allows you to determine whether to allocate memory for the integrated graphics controller from the system memory or SidePort memory Options Disabled UMA JUMA SIDEPORT Disabled Disables the integrated graphics controller UMA In UMA mode the only memory to which the integrated graphics has ac
10. p Ee a Y YS See Exit TTI es al Minimum High Performance After 20 Mins E Click here to S Turbo Function enable or disable Restore Apply Turbo Function Restore the changes Apply the changes 69 1 Create New Power Plan When you click button a menu will show below Key in a new power plan name then select the parameters of CPU Control Turn off display Turn off hard disks In this example we name it as Power Plan 1 remain the default values then click next to go to next step menu Key ina new power Clear the name by this button plan name a yu ye 2 CP PU Control e r High Performance dA go AAS Turn off display z After 20 id 4 f z d j IE Q Click here to the next step This menu allows you to configure other parameters such as System Standby System Hibernates Schedule Power Off When finished you can click Finish to complete the settings of new power plan Click here to finish the settings Now Power Plan 1 is becoming the current power management bY BS B eX A p MMI a High Performance _ VA Gy After 20 Mins Never 4 Never ms Aa Turbo tion pply 70 2 Delete Power Plan After you create a power plan the Delete Power Plan button is becoming active You can delete the power plan through this function Delete Power Plan Button SSIS SSN Al High Performance S G
11. Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 86 5 Amessage prompts Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt 6 Another screen prompts Press any key to use the maximum capacity Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv LD3 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block NA Gigabyte Boundary ON ON WriteThru Fast Init Cache Mode Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 Assignment 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any Fast Initial other key to use maximum capacity 7 The creation of RAID 1 is completed The final capacity of 249 99GB 250GB is the smaller size of the two hard drives RAID Mode RAID 1 t Up J Down ESC Exit Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Total Drv Capacity GB Status Functional Enter Select 87 Create RAID 5 Parity Here we will show you how to create one Mirrored Logica
12. 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 E Modify system performance settings such as the CPU and memory bus speeds CPU voltages fan speeds and other system performance options E Monitor hardware temperatures voltages frequencies and fan speeds Depending on hardware support voltage monitoring and Fox Intelligent Stepping features are optional and only supported in some models If the option is selectable it also means the feature is supported E Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium amp Deluxe products E Fox Intelligent Stepping is supported only in FOX ONE Deluxe products Supporting Operating Systems E 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 1 S is a feature of FOX ONE which can automatically adjust your CPU clock based on your current system loading Before you running the FOX ONE program the system parameters such as CPU clock voltage etc are controlled by BIOS settings After you run FOX ONE it will take over and t
13. System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan speed control PCI Express x1 Support 250MB s 500MB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express x16 Support 8GB s 16GB s concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function 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 Bundled Software FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI FOX Energy Management Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista XP only Form Factor ATX Form Factor 12 inches x 9 6 inches 30 5cm x 24 4cm The chipset driver of this motherboard does not support Windows 2000 1 2 Layout a es 6 O A nN oe ce ea ton pT w a n oT e amp BE ATDA30 series N15235 TO KOVI GED CEA 1 NB_FAN Header 15 Front Panel Connector 2 AUX Power Connector 16 SATA Connectors 3 PCI Express x16 Slots 17 Clear CMOS Button 4 PCI Express x1 Slots 18 COM1 Connector 5 PCI Slots 19 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header 6 CD_IN Connector 20 IrDA Connector 7 Front Audio Connector 21 Floppy Connector 8 1394a Connector only for A7DA S 22 IDE Connector 3 0 23 24 pin ATX Power Connector 9 System Fan Header 24 DDR3 DIMM Slots 10 South Bridge AMD SB750 25 North Bridge AMD RS780D 11 Speaker Connector 26 CPU Socket 12
14. 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 98 9 Windows will display the partition of your system As we are using a Mirrored RAID array aS an example its size 232 88GB is now displayed as 238410MB You can press C to create partitions as many as you wish assign them C D or E logical drive names Note 238410MB 1024 232 82GB Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list e To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER e To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C e To delete the selected partitions press D 238410 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on ahcix86 MBR Unpartitioned space 238410 MB ENTERz Install C Create Partition F3 Quit 10 In this example we will create a 30GB partition C and leave the remainding space as a partition E D is allocated by a DVD drive 11 Press lt Enter gt to install Windows The Windows XP install processes will ask you to format your hard disk then copy files etc Follow the installation steps until the whole Windows is setup Windows XP Professional Setup The following li
15. alert function VAREN AET when the FAN1 fan CPU Temp Sys Temp CPl Fan E Sys Fan runs slower than low 7 Enable Alert limit rom value Show current low limit rpm value of FAN1 fan Po e e oTr 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 57 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 Apply the changes 58 Enable or disable smart fan function Set fan speed by dragging the lever 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 a Windows 2000 E Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit 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 Exit P FOX Live pdate
16. 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 E IES Technology 4 5 C ce me items Start Up l z are it a 1 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 4 af I ae Pe pmm ff Wenfiguration gt ji E Simple Mode items I Voltage DRAM Voltage NB I Voltage 3 3 I Voltage 5 0 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 50 Step 1 Click Calibration icon a message pops out to ask for continue Select Yes Later on when the FOX ONE program is activated and F 1 S feature in CPU Page is also enabled FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock according to your system loadings Loadings are like Power Gaming Data Mining etc 51 2 CPU Page CPU Control This page lets you select or overclock CPU clock to meet t
17. 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 1 of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you want to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc Install the CPU Locate the Pin 1 CPU triangle mark and the Pin 1 of the CPU socket OMNI N A Pin 1 corner of the A Pin 1 triangle CPU socket marking of CPU 1 Release the CPU socket lever 2 Align Pin 1 of the CPU with the CPU socket and gently put the CPU onto the socket E evuegcee 909 3 When CPU is properly seated o push the CPU socket lever back to its locked position Install the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler The following
18. device Setup has finished installing software for this device The hardware you installed may not work untill you restart your computer To Restart computer click Finish To close this wizard click Finish Linver instalahean 6 When Windows starts a message is prompting you to reboot again Click Yes to restart your computer System Settings Change gt Windows has Finished installing new devices The software that supports your device requires that you restart your computer You must restart your se computer before the new settings will take effect Do you want to restart your computer now J Found New Hardware AMD RAID Console 335 Ph 102 7 After PC starts the RAID array is now ready to be initialized under Windows Launch Computer Management by clicking Start gt Settings gt Control Panel then open the Administrative Tools folder and double click on Computer Management Click Disk Management under the Storage section The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears Click Next to continue The RAID array is named as Disk1 and its status is unknown and not initialized Computer Management TE Bx E Fie Action view window Help lalxl e om e AR m Computer Management Local Layout Type File System Status Capacity Free lt gh System Tools Bic EN 7 P e Event Viewer ro Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard 2 Shared Folders 3 GHOST F
19. diskette click OK to continue Please confirm OK to Format Cancel 19 Format 31 Floppy A 6 You can input a volume label for this diskette EEE click on Start to format m Allocation unit size Default allocation size volume label Format options C Quick Format Enable Compressio ssion C Create an MS DOS startup disk Start Close Format 314 Floppy A T CI ick on O K to go th ro ug h th is warn i ng A WARNING Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk To format the disk click OK To quit click CANCEL message 8 Format finished Click OK to continue copying of apmatlnp S4 oRPy LE RAID driver into this diskette J Format complete 9 Check if the diskette contains the driver files t 314 Floppy A DER File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Q ax amp 2i P Search le Folders E Address Bas 5 Folders x 6B Desktop x64 En My Documents 4 My Computer x86 x86 E s Local Disk C readme txtsetup oem Text Document DEM File E S Local Disk D Z KB H Se data E H S GHOST Fs izej Driver CD G Bin O Driver ahcix64 ahcix86 fl 4 3 oO z File Ta File 1 KB 25 iKa D x64 ga 3 saa 10 KB 80 5 2 RAID Enable in BIOS 1 Enter the BIOS setup by pressing lt DEL gt key when boot up 2 Select the Integrated Peripherals from the Main menu then select the IDE Configuratio
20. for reference only please refer to the physical motherboard for specific features Declaration of conformity HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C declares that the product Motherboard A7DA S 3 0 A7DA 3 0 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 Place Date TAIPEI 2009 ANG Cw 7 Printed Name James Liang Declaration of conformity C Trade Name FOXCONN Model Name A7DA S 3 0 A7DA 3 0 Responsible Party PCE Industry Inc Address 458 E Lambert Rd Fullerton CA 92835 Telephone 714 738 8868 Facsimile 714 738 8838 Equipment Classification FCC Class B Subassembly Type of Product Motherboard Manufacturer HON HAI PRECISION INDUST
21. gt CPU Name It displays the current CPU name gt Memory This item displays the current memory size The size is depending on how many memory mod ules were installed in your system before powering on gt MAC Address This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address 23 Green System Mode CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Green System Mode System Mode ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Power On after Power Fail Power Off Resume by LAN IENGO Resume by PCI Card IEG Normal System Help Item System Mode Select Normal System Green System Resume by PCIE Card Enabled Resume by USB Devices IEG Resume by PS2 Mouse IEG Resume by PS2 Keyboard IEG Resume by RTC Disabled Warning Temperature IDERI GO Shut Down Temperature Disabled Case Open Warning Disabled CPU Temperature Tcontrol 40 C 104 F System Temperature fol Got F CPU Fan Speed 2586 RPM System Fan Speed N A CPU Core 1 246V t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is an open industry standard interfaces enabling OS directed configuration power management and thermal management of mobile desktop and server platforms It defines five sleeping states they are S1 The S1 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chip set and hardware m
22. motherboard pin 1 can be identified by the bold silkscreen next to it However in this manual pin 1 is simply labeled as 1 2 The following table explains different types of the jumper settings Closed means placing a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short them The shorting can also be done by touching two pins by a screwdriver for a few seconds but using jumper cap is recommended It can prevent hazardous ESD Electrical Static Discharge problem Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed 1 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information such as BIOS data date time information hardware password etc Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modified The steps to clear CMOS data are 1 Turn off the computer unplug the power cord from the 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 N Clear wo Normal Pa Default 3 CR aa 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 2 6 OnBoard Button Power on Butt
23. saving function for your system setting values are Normal System and Green System When you select Green System then your PC will enter energy saving mode In this mode the system does not support S3 state CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Green System Mode ee Il System Mode Help Item ACPI Stsperd ype Power On after Power Fail Power Off System Mode Select Resume by LAN IEEE Normal System Resume by PCI Card Enabled Green System gt ACPI Suspend Type This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 POS mode the power is always on and computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be down after a period of time The status of the computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous state when the STR function wakes gt Power On after Power Fail This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power loss gt Resume by LAN This item is used to enable disable the LAN to generate a wake up gt Resume by PCI Card This item is used to enable disable the PCI Card to generate a wake up gt Resume by PCIE Card This item is used to enable disable the PCIE Card to generate a wake up gt Resume by USB Devices This item is used to enable disable the USB devices to generate a wake up gt Resume by PS2
24. that with the addition of a second Serial ATA hard drive can be seamlessly migrated to a configuration that provides either improved storage performance or data protection from a single hard drive failure 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available t Up J Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below select RAID Ready 3 Use key to select the hard disk press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Ctrl Y to save the setting Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID READY 1 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary NA Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 290 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Keys Available T Up J Down ESC Exit Space Change Ctrl Y Save PgUp Dn Page Change 92 5 Amessage prompts Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc EDEN RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID READY 1 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary NA Cache Mod
25. the hard disks press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Ctrl Y to save the setting Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu EDENO RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID O 0 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 82 5 Amessage prompts Fast Initialization Option has been selected Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array It will erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt 6 Another screen prompts Press Ctrl Y Input 80GB to select the first logical drive LD1 and press Enter other key to use maximum capacity Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB LD 1 RAID 0 2 164 56 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary OFF Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas 3 Mas Enter array capacity in GB here 4 Mas 0 9 Input Capacity Enter Save Backspace Delete ESC exit 7 The selection of LD1 array is co
26. unganged mode BIOS must initialize the frequency of each DCT in order gt Power Down Enable When power down mode is enabled if all pages of the DRAMs associated with a CKE pin are closed then these parts are placed in power down mode gt Power Down Mode For non mobile systems power down mode should be set to Channel CKE control A DIMM or a group of DIMMs enters power down mode by deasserting the corresponding clock enable signal when the DRAM controller detects that there are no transactions scheduled to any of the DIMMs connected to the clock enable signal A DIMM or a group of DIMMs exits power down mode by asserting the corresponding clock enable signal when a transaction is scheduled to any DIMM connected to the clock enable signal There are two 37 CKE pins per DRAM channel For each channel Channel CKE control The DRAM channel is placed in power down when all chip selects associated with the channel are idle Chip Select CKE control A chip select or pair of chip selects is placed in power down when no transactions are pending for the chip select s ve Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Integrated Peripherals gt IDE Configuration Press Enter Help Item gt USB Configuration gt SuperlO Configuration Configure the IDE OnBoard 1394 Controller Enabled device s OnBoard LAN IESS OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled HD Audio Controller Enabled
27. utility but the fields can not be changed Limited Allow only limited fields to be changed such as date and time Full Access Allow any field to be changed except the supervisor password gt Change User Password This item is used to install or change user password gt Clear User Password This item will be displayed only when a User Password was set before It is used to clear the user password gt Password Check When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the BIOS setup select Always a password is required not only to enter BIOS setup but also on each boot of your PC 42 Load Optimal Defaults Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard Always load Load Optimal Defaults the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values Ok Cancel Select this option and press Enter it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults Select lt OK gt and then press lt Enter gt to load the defaults Select lt Cancel gt and press lt Enter gt it will not load By this default BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the performances of system components But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot be supported by your hardware devices for example too many expansion cards were installed the system might fail to work Save Changes and Exit ae l f Save configuration changes and exit setup When you select this option a
28. 12 When New Partition Wizard appears click Next to continue 13 When Primary partition screen appears click Next to continue 14 When Specify Partition Size screen appears click Next to continue 15 When Assign Drive Letter or Path screen appears click Next to continue 16 Click Finish to end the New Partition Wizard New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successtully completed the New Partition Wizard You selected the following settings Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 Partition size 238410 MB Drive letter or path H File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Chock Formak Klin To close this awizard click Finish 17 The format of disk array Disk1 is in processing g Computer Management TER E File Action View Window Help e Hm hese fi System Tools Partition i Healthy System 14 64 GB Cy a Event Viewer Partition i Healthy 20 51 GB Shared Folders Partition j Formatting 232 8 Local Users and Groups EIGHOST F Partition i Healthy 21 71 GB Performance Logs and Alerts Driver CD G Partition Healthy 801 MB a data E Partition Basi Healthy 19 80 GB Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management E Ege Services and Applications Milk 22Disk 0 n Basic c9 data E GHOST F 76 69 GB 14 65 GBF 19 80 GBN 21 72 GB F Online
29. 2 memory module It contains important information about the module s speed size addressing mode and various other parameters so that the motherboard memory controller chipset can better access the memory device Select Auto for SPD enable mode Select Limit the DRAM speed will not exceed the specified value listed in the Memory Speed Adjust item If SPD value is faster than Memory Speed Adjust value it will run at the specified Memory Speed Adjust speed Otherwise SPD value is selected Select Manual then DRAM speed is manually selected according to the set value of Memory Speed Adjust gt GFX Engine Clock Override This item allows you to enable disable GFX Engine Clock Override support gt GFX Engine Clock This item will appear only when GFX Engine Clock Override is set to Enabled it allows you to change the clock rate of graphics engine You can use the lt gt or lt gt keys to change the value or you can type the desired value by using the numeric keypad gt PCI Express Clock This option is used to adjust the speed of PCI Express slot It may enhance the graphics card speed gt CPU Multiplier Adjust This option is used to adjust the CPU Clock Ratio Multiply CPU clock with this ratio you can get the CPU speed Increase this ratio may overclock your CPU This option will be valid if your CPU ratio is unlocked and will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature gt Sp
30. 3 DIMM sockets Support up to 8GB of system memory Dual channel DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz architecture Realtek 8 channel audio chip High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out Support Jack Sensing function Broadcom Gigabit LAN chip 2 x PCI Express x16 slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots 5 x SATA connectors 1 x ESATA connector 300MB s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ Native Command Queuing Support hot plug Support up to 12 x USB 2 0 ports 6 rear panel ports 3 onboard USB headers supporting 6 extra ports Support USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mb s 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 5 x SATA connectors 1 x ESATA connector 3 x USB 2 0 connectors Supporting 6 x USB devices 1 x CPU fan header 4 pin 1 x System fan header 4 pin 1 x NB fan header 4 pin 1 x Front panel connector 1 x CD_IN connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x 1394a connector only for A7DA S 3 0 1 x IrDA connector 1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header INTR 1 x Speaker connector 1 x COM1 connector 1 x AUX Power connector Back Panel 1 x PS 2 port Connectors 1 x Optical S PDIF_OUT port 1 x VGA port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI D port 6 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 LAN port 1 x 1394a port only for A7DA S 3 0 8 channel Audio ports Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU
31. 4 Single Channel DS SS a ee Single Channel DS SS DSSS Single Channel poe DS SS aa Single Channel a DS SS po Dual Channel DS SS DS SS Dual Channel ooa ie DS SS DS SS Dual Channel DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS Dual Side SS Single Side No Memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and please select dual channel first to achieve optimum performance 10 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard 144 Pin Notch If you take a look at front side of memory module it has asymmetric pin counts on both sides separated by a notch in the middle so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules into the sockets Step 1 Spread the clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module onto the socket then put your fingers on top edge of the module and push it down firmly and seat it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 11 2 3 Install an Expansion Card Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card E Always
32. 4 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 chas sis Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button Serial ATA Connectors SATA1_SATA2 SATA3_ SATA4 SATA5 ESATA The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which supporting this feature The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate Note There will be an ESATA cable in the package you can use it to connect an ESATA hard disk to the upper SATA port of SATA5_ ESATA on the motherboard as depicted IrDA Connector IR This connector supports infrared wireless trans mitting and receiving device 15 HDD LED RESET SW SATA1_SATA2 SATA3_SATA4 SATAS_ESATA O A O N gt 1 2 PWR LED PWR SW NC EMPTY 9 10 FP1 1 GND TX TX GND RX RX GND 5V EMPTY IRRX GND IRTX Audio Connector F_AUDIO The audio connector supports HD Audio standard It provides the Front Audio output choice Audio Connector CD_IN CD_IN is a Sony standard audio connector it can be connected to a CD DVD ROM drive through a CD DVD audio cable 1394a Connector F_1394 only for A7DA S 3 0 The 1394a expansion cable can be connected to either the front provided that the fr
33. 8HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 94 5 Amessage prompts Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD 1 Stripe Block RAID Mode Total Drv Njs10 D 4 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Oare lalale M iD 1 Mas 2 Mas 3 Mas 4 Mas Fast Initialization Option has been selected Assignment It will erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt t Up J Down ESC Exit Space Change Ctrl Y Save PgUp Dn Page Change 6 The creation of JBOD is completed Total size is 82 34 120 03 250 05 320 07 772 49GB Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1 Up Down RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status JBOD 772 51 Functional ESC Exit Enter Select 95 5 4 Install a New Windows XP Assume a Mirrored array 249 99GB 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 1st Boot Device to CD DVD ROM save changes and exit BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Item Help 1st Boot Dev
34. DE controllers gt OnChip SATA Channel Disabled Disable SATA ports 1 2 3 4 Enabled Enable SATA ports 1 2 3 4 gt OnChip SATA Type This item is used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports Options Native IDE RAID AHCI Legacy IDE Native IDE This configures the SATA ports to support native IDE mode RAID When you enable RAID it means all your SATA drives must also support AHCI AHCI The Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI specification describes the register level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA The specification includes a description of the hardware software interface between system software and the host controller hardware AHCI provides more advanced features including SATA features but some SATA drives may not support AHCI unless they are labeled with AHCI support in its specification If your motherboard supporting AHCI and you have a SATA device which also supports AHCI then you can select IDE option to have fair performance only PATA SATA level or you can select AHCI to get its best performance Legacy IDE This configures the SATA ports to support legacy IDE mode which is running for old Windows system gt SATA IDE Combined Mode Disabled Disable SATA 5 and ESATA Enabled SATA 5 and ESATA are used to simulate two additional IDE ports You can select from PATA or SATA as the Primary IDE through the next Combined Mode Option setting Four drives are display
35. E aa After 20 Mins Turbo Function Click on Delete Power Plan button a message appears asking you to confirm the deletion select Yes to delete it 71 3 Turbo Function Turbo Function is disabled in default status You can enable the feature by clicking Turbo Fuc tion button piiemevorice Desi A u CR WR SS After 20 Mins Turbo Function button Click Turbo Function button the very first time you click the button a message pops out to tell you the system will be overclocking by itself click OK to continue SS mT Premeroice desk Tal ua CR WR lS High Performance a After 20 Mins E A Never Ba Never Turbo Func EK E tion is turned GE 00 m7 OO 37 f Turbo Function on 72 This chapter will cover two topics E Creating a Bootable Array Installing a new Windows XP or Vista in a brand new RAID system a Creating a Non Bootable Array Existing Windows XP or Vista system with new RAID built as data storage It includes the following information m RAID Configuration Introduction m Option ROM Utility m Create a RAID Driver Diskette m RAID Enable in BIOS m Select a RAID Array for use E Instala New Windows XP m Setting up a Non Bootable RAID Array s S ay aS T o ee ee anan a ting The RAID BIOS Setup pictur sshown M this chapter are for refer ence only please refer to the practical screen an
36. ER SENSE CONTROL CPU_FAN SYS_FAN NB_ FAN Speaker Connector SPEAKER The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis SPKJ 1 EMPTY 2 NC 3 SPKJ 4 SPEAKER COM Connector COM1 This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port for legacy compatibility User must purchase another GND RS232 cable with a 9 pin D sub connector at one end RTS to connect with the external RS232 device and another RI end with 10 pin female connector to connect with COM1 connector in the motherboard 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 14 Front Panel Connector FP1 This motherboard includes one connector for connecting the front panel switch and LED Indicators Hard Disk LED Connector HDD LED Connect to the chassis front panel IDE indicator LED It indicates the active status of the hard disks This 2 pin connector is directional with sign Reset Switch RESET SW Attach the connector to the Reset switch on the front panel of the case the system will restart when the switch is pressed Power LED Connector PWR LED Connect to the power LED indicator on the front panel of the chassis The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is in operation SO status the LED is on When the system gets into sleep mode S1 the LED is blinking When the system is in S3 S
37. Front USB Connectors 27 CPU_FAN Header 13 Power on Button 28 8 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 14 Reset Button Note The above motherboard layout is for reference only please refer to the physical mother board for detail 1 3 Back Panel Connectors Line Out Out Port 4394a Port _ _ Line In t mi S lt v Speaker f r h r 3 Cas Subwoofer jl hens oe i Microphone 2 a PS 2 Port VGA Port Optical S PDIF LAN Port i E LL mn DR E E TE pn Aaii e mm USB Ports DVI D Port HDMI Port USB Ports Audio Ports 1 PS 2 Port Use the PS 2 port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard or mouse 2 USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc 3 VGA Port To connect with external display devices such as monitor or LCD display 4 DVI D Port The DVI D port supports DVI D specification Connect a monitor that supports DVI D connection to this port 5 HDMI Port The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides an all digital audio video interface to transmit the uncompressed audio video signals and is HDCP compliant Connect the HDMI au dio video to this port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used 6 Optical S PDIF Out Port This port provides digital audio out to an external aud
38. Healthy 5 Healthy Healthy Spisk 1 Basic H3 232 82 GB 232 82 GB Online Formatting 4 E Primary partition I Extended partition Logical drive 18 Format completed now you can start using your RAID array Computer Management TAR Fie Action View Window Help l x e Am e 2 K esar Fal Computer Management Local vame lea pe eleepeen Seams a Fe 5 i System Tools Hiat Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy System 14 64 GB Event Viewer D Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 20 51 GB se Shared Folders Hi Partition Basic Healthy 232 8 232 Local Users and Groups EIGHOST F Partition Basic Healthy 21 71GB 13 5 Performance Logs and Alerts Driver CD G Partition Basic Healthy 801MB OMB EE p data E Partition Basic Healthy 19 80 GB Sy Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management ff Services and Applications J E E Sl xc D f data E GHOST F 14 65 GBF f 20 51 GB f 19 80GBN 21 72 GBF Healthy S Healthy Healthy Healthy h y 1232 82 GB Healthy Primary partition Extended patton ja Logical drive 105
39. M FAN1 SYSTEM ed A P e A e ak 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 P Go to Freq page Close this page e Fs J mm Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual hm S CA y oF Reset the changes Apply the changes 54 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 Set high limit by dragging the lever 4 2 Limit Setting System Temperature than high limit value Show current high limit value of the CPU temperature Enable alert function neu Gree Gy ems Len when the CPU Eee Uwe ere are Or temperature is higher ee ee
40. Mouse This item is used to enable disable the PS2 mouse to generate a wake up gt Resume by PS2 Keyboard This item is used to enable disable the PS2 keyboard to generate a wake up gt Resume by RTC This item is used to enable disable RTC alarm event to generate a wake up RTC is system real time clock gt Warning Temperature This option is used to set the warning temperature for the system When the temperature of CPU is higher than the set value the motherboard will send out warning information gt 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 Case Open Warning This item is used to enable or disable case open warning function gt CPU Temperature System Temperature 25 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 CPU Core DRAM Voltage NB Core Voltage 3 3V 5 0V 12 0V The current voltages are automatically detected and displayed by the system gt CPU System Smart Fan Function This option is used to enable or disable CPU system smart fan function Only when this option is enabled you can set some correlative parameters 26 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Advanced BIOS Feature
41. P O n FOX LiveUpdate jai TE k l gt a Loch Update Current System Information am Ua Online Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate Current information Update Utility Update All Search new utility from server Search new utilities from Internet Select the utility to update i List offutility to be updated O wm LOGO Browse detailed Version 1 0 0 8 i pee information Version 1 0 0 5 ersion Install the selected utility Close the window SY the latest utility only list the latest utility 62 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 frowa lA BongerFasthr ana moro Powortui AEEA stronger ras pp a _ FOX LiveUpdate L Local Update ment System Information Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate gt d v i pea abo sacral J Current information Release Date 01 13 2007 Search new bios driver utility from server Search all new B lOS drivers utilities from Internet F BIOS There are new BIOS to update Detail Browse detailed BIOS information There are new drivers to update Detail Browse detailed driver information Utility There are new utilities to update Browse detailed utility informat
42. PCT objects Cool N Quiet Enabled C1E Support IESS t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults This menu shows most of the CPU specifications gt Cool N Quiet Appear only when CPU supports This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling When the CPU speed is slowing down the temperature will drop as well gt C1E Support C1E represents Enhanced HALT State It is a feature which CPU uses to reduce power consumption when in halt state C1E drops the CPU s multiplier and voltage to lower levels when a HLT halt command is issued This item is used to enable disable the C1E support 34 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Chipset Features Northbridge Chipset Configuration Help Item gt Memory Configuration Press Enter gt DRAM Timing Configuration CAS Latency 6 CIK N A RAS CAS Delay 6 CIK N A Row Precharge Time 6 CIK N A Min Active RAS 15 CIK N A RAS RAS Delay 4 CIK N A Row Cycle 21CIK N A Internal Graphics Configuration Internal Graphics Mode UMA SIDEPORT UMA Frame Buffer Size Auto SIDEPORT Clock Speed 667MHz UMA SP Inter lesve Mode Auto Primary Video Controller PCI GFX0 IGFX AMD 780 HD Audio Enabled t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults
43. PU multiplier Some problems that need to be noticed to achieve the function including AMD OverDrive tool and compatible BIOS Setting values are Disabled Auto All Cores Per Core 32 Voltage Options CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Voltage Options CPU Voltage Control Disabled Help Item Memory Voltage Control Disabled NB Voltage Control Disabled HT SB Voltage Control Disabled Disabled 25mV 50mV 75mV 100mV 125mV 150mV 175mV 200mV 225mV 250mV 275mV 300mV 325mV 350mV t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt CPU Voltage Control This option is used to change the CPU voltage in a step of 25mV The voltage can be incremented from 25mV to 775mV gt Memory Voltage Control This option is used to change the DRAM voltage in a step of 5 0mV The voltage can be incremented from 50mV to 600mV gt NB Voltage Control This option is used to change the North Bridge voltage in a step of 30mV The voltage can be incremented from 30mV to 360mV gt HT SB Voltage Control This option is used to change the HT SB voltage in a step of 30mV The voltage can be incremented from 30mV to 360mV 33 CPU Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc CPU Configuration CPU Configuration Help Item Enable disable the generation of ACPI _PPC PSS and _
44. Quiet Boot setting in Advanced BIOS Features menu Supporting Operating Systems E Windows 2000 E Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit a Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX LOGO Main Page Main screen Exit Backup ings Minimize IE Websiig Change Website About Delete pete 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 67 FOX DMI FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer and it provides three DMI data formats Report Data Fields and Memory Dump With DMI information system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother board if there is any problem occurred Supporting Operating Systems a Windows 2000 E Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit a Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX DMI Please operate this utility as the comments shows Click here to select the DMI Data format you need Click here to select the type you want to view H FOX OMI File Vie Mel H Report Data Fields Dump Processor Information Type 4 IBID g WIE Base Board Information BIOS Information Cache Information Socket Designation A Processor Type g Memory Device Information B Memory Device Mapped A
45. RY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C Supplementary Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Tested to comply with FCC standards Signature yn AT Date 2009 Installation Precautions ep Bile Electrostatic discharge ESD is the sudden and momentary electric current that flows between two objects at different electrical potentials Normally it comes out as a spark which will quickly damage your electronic equipment Please wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling components such as a motherboard CPU or memory Ensure that the DC power supply is turned off before installing or removing CPU memory expansion cards or other peripherals It is recommended to unplug the AC power cord from the power supply outlet Failure to unplug the power supply cord may result in serious damage to your system Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer It is suggested to select high quality certified fans in order to avoid damage to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature Never turn on the computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed We cannot guarantee that your sys
46. aintains 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 respon sible for maintaining the caches and CPU context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event S3 The S3 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state where all system context is lost except system memory CPU cache and chip set context are lost in this state Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context Control starts from the processor s reset vector after the wake event also called Suspend to RAM 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 plat form 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 24 gt System Mode This item allows you to select a power
47. amp Fan OK gt Smart Boot Menu When PC starts it will ask you to press Del key to enter setup or press Esc key to enter smart boot menu If Disabled is selected then pressing Esc has no function This also pre vents user without password trying to get into your computer through smart boot menu gt Current CPU Speed This item displays the current CPU speed gt Current NB Speed This item displays the current NB speed gt Current FSB HTT Speed This item displays the current Front Side Bus speed gt Current FSB Multiplier This item displays the current CPU Ratio gt Current DRAM Speed This item displays the current DRAM speed 30 Fox Intelligent Stepping CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc CPU Clock Memory Speed Mode GFX Engine Clock Override PCI Express Clock CPU Multiplier Adjust Spread Spectrum CPU NB HT Link Speed NCHT Incoming Link Width NCHT Outgoing Link Width Advanced Clock Calibration l Move Enter Select gt CPU Clock Value F10 Save Fox Intelligent Stepping 200 Help Item Auto Disabled 100 Auto IESS Auto Auto Auto Disabled ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults This option is used to adjust the CPU clock gt Memory Speed Mode This item is used to enable disable provision of DRAM timing by SPD device The Serial Presence Detect SPD device is a small EEPROM chip mounted on a DDR
48. ate 64 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 eres gt Local Update 2 m_ FOX LiveUpdate PlEnabie auto search function P Online Update Auto Search All Auto Search BIOS y Configure gt Auto Search Driver E Option T Auto Search Utility Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate pp i System Euo Search Latest FOX LiveUpdate l 2 Advance Prompt you to There are maybe new FOX LiveUpdate to Update A We recommend that install the new Search for different versions only install the new FOX LiveUpdate Search for the latest version only before update BIOS Would you like to install FOX Live U pdate Search for all available versions Install Cancel EE bere 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate utility Click here Tope OOOO Sw ome Download files Set the location of Y y onfigure P FOX Live pdate swan dounioadticsai Auto backup BIOS before updating BIOS paces auto backup BIOS Select different skin of the software Reset to default value Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Apply the changes 65 3 3 Configure Advance This page lets you select to flas
49. ces 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 15 RAID 0 Striped RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirror RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive RAID Ready A RAID Ready system is a specific system configuration that with the addition of a second Serial ATA hard drive can be seamlessly migrated to a configuration that provides either improved storage performance or data protection from a single hard drive failure RAID 5 Parity RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripes error correction infor mation This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance Level 5 is one
50. cess is a dynamically allocated partition of system memory The size of the parition is selectable from 35 within the BIOS UMA SIDEPORT The SidePort is a 32 bit DDR memory interface that the integrated graph ics can use either instead of or alongside the Athlon 64 s memory controller In this mode the integrated graphics cores will request data from both the UMA space and SidePort memory gt UMA Frame Buffer Size Allocates system memory for use as video memory to ensure the most efficient use of available resources for maximum 2D 3D graphics performance This is a memory allocation method addition to the Unified Memory Architecture UMA concept wherein a static amount of page locked graphics memory is allocated during driver initialization This fixed amount of memory will provide the user with a guaranteed graphics memory at all times and will no longer be available to the OS gt SIDEPORT Clock Speed This item will appear only when Internal Graphics Mode is set to UMA SIDEPORT it used to adjust sideport clock speed gt UMA SP Interleave Mode This item will appear only when Internal Graphics Mode is set to UMA SIDEPORT it used to set the UMA and sideport interleave mode Setting values are Auto Coarse Fine The interleave Ratio Size selected based on system configuration gt Primary Video Controller This item allows you to select the priority of boot sequence from different display devices Set ting values a
51. configure your RAID system Assume four hard disks are connected to the motherboard Lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 HDS728090PLA380 82 34GB Upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO 120 03GB Lower SATA port of SATA3_ SATA4 Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 250 05GB Upper SATA port of SATA3_ SATA4 ST3320620AS 320 07GB ep bie To achieve the best performance and reliability we highly recommend you using the hard disks with the same brand size and model number Though we are using four different hard disks as an example to describe RAID function in this chapter it is only helpful in explaining what the final disk volume of the RAID array will be In the real world using the same model to build a disk array is strongly recommended The relationships between port numbers in the Option ROM Utility and SATA ports on the motherboard are shown below They are Channel 1 is the lower SATA port of SATA1_ SATA2 of the motherboard Channel 2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_ SATA2 Channel 3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_ SATA4 Channel 4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_ SATA4 Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G Extent 1 Free 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G Extent 1 Free 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G Extent 1 Free 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 Extent 1 320 00 Free t Up Down ESC
52. ctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance Power on the computer when the message Press lt DEL gt to enter Setup lt ESC gt to boot menu appears at the bottom of the screen you can press lt DEL gt key to enter SETUP We do not suggest that you change the default values in the BIOS Setup and we shall not be responsible for any damage which resulted from the change you made Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from a list of setup functions together with two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select a specific item and press lt Enter gt to go to the submenu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc gt System Information t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults v02 62 c Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Each item in the main menu is explained below gt System Information It displays the basic system configuration such as BIOS ID CPU Name memory size plus system date time and Floppy drive They all can be viewed or set up through this menu gt Green System Mode All the items related with Green function features and PC health status can be set up through this menu gt Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu There are boot up settings gt Fox Central Control Unit Some special proprietary features such as overc
53. ddr B Memory Module Information SE Physical Memory Array Q Processor Information Processor Information Processor Information z System Boot Information y System Enclosure or chassis a System Information System Slots Processor Family Processor Manufacturer Processor ID Processor Version Legacy Mode Processor Current Voltage Times 10 External Clock Max Speed Current Speed CPU Status Processor Upgrade Li Cache Handle L2 Cache Handle L3 Cache Handle Serial Number Asset Tag Part Number SOCKET 775 M B Central Processor Intel bfebfbffooo0006f2h Intel R Core TM 2 CPU No dh 200MHz 1800MHz 1800MHz CPU Enabled Other 5h 6h No Provide No Provide No Provide 68 4300 1 FOX Energy Management FOX Energy Management is a windows application which can help managing your CPU and System power more easily When this utility is running you can see the current power management settings At the same time you also can establish a new power management setting for the system FOX Energy Management features Turbo function Supporting Operating Systems E Windows 2000 E Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit E Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit a Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit Using FOX Energy Management Main Page Show current Windows Select Create new Delete new Click here to see power Plan options power plan power plan power plan utility information
54. e WriteThru Channel ID Fast Initialization Option has been selected Assignment 1 Mas It will erase the MBR data of the disks 2 Mas lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt 3 Mas_ lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt 4 Mas t Up J Down ESC Exit Space Change Ctrl Y Save PgUp Dn Page Change 6 The creation of RAID Ready is completed Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID READY 319 99 Functional t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 93 Create JBOD Here we will show you how to create a JBOD Logical Drives LD by using four hard disks 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available t Up J Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below select JBOD 3 Use key to select the hard disks press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Ctrl Y to save the setting Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 510 B 4 Stripe Block NA Fast Init Gigabyte Boundary NA Cache Mode Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 9
55. e ys This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function Show current system temperature value Y a aa d CPU Gree ASA S CPU Temp CPUFar Sys Fan FAN4Fan i Enable Alert Set high limit by dragging the lever 55 Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of system temperature 4 3 Limit Setting CPU Fan This page lets you to set CPU fan low limit rom and enable the alert function Show current CPU gt fan rpm value Enable alert function when the CPU fan runs slower than the low limit rom value CPU Temp Sys Temp Sys Fan FAN1Fan f a Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan Pov ee et Livi Set low limit rom by dragging the lever 4 4 Limit Setting System Fan This page lets you to set system fan low limit rom and enable the alert function Show current system fan rom value C FOA ENE recrey CPU Temp Sys lemp CPJFan FANT Fan f a q Enable alert function when the system fan runs slower than low limit rom value A oO Enable Alert Show current low limit rpm value of system fan Set low limit rom by dragging the lever 56 4 5 Limit Setting FAN1 Fan This page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rom and enable the alert function Show current FAN gt fan rom value a FOLGE ereo 5 Enable
56. e support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit 6 It will ask you to insert the RAID driver diskette into you floppy drive Press lt Enter gt after it is done Windows Setup Please insert the disk labeled manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Press ENTER when ready Enter Continue ESC Cancel F3 Exit 97 7 There are two drivers for your 32 bit XP system press Enter to select the first driver AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x64 platform ENTER Select F3 Exit 8 A confirmation message appears to double check if the driver is really what we wanted press lt Enter gt to continue Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from
57. ed as IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and IDE Channel 1 Master Slave in System Information menu 39 USB Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc USB Configuration USB Configuration Help Item Enables support for legacy USB USB Devices Enabled Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are Legacy USB Support EEES connected USB 2 0 Controller Mode High Speed l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Legacy USB Support This item is used to enable the support for USB devices on legacy OS If you have a USB keyboard or mouse set to auto or enabled gt USB 2 0 Controller Mode This item is used to set the transmission rate mode of USB 2 0 The available settings are High Speed in 480Mbps Full Speed in 12Mbps 40 SuperlO Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc SuperlO Configuration SuperlO Configuration Help Item OnBoard Floppy Controller EEE Allows BIOS to Enable Serial Port1 Address BF8 IRQ4 or disable floppy Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 controller Serial Port2 Mode IrDA Serial Port2 Duplex Mode Half Duplex l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt OnBoard Floppy Controller This item is used to enable disable Floppy Controller gt Serial Port1 Address This item i
58. en OnChip SATA Type is set to Native IDE while entering setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices SATA1 is the lower SATA port of SATA1_ SATA2 of the motherboard SATA2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 SATA3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_ SATA4 SATA4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_ SATA4 SATA5 is the lower SATA port of SATA5_ ESATA E SATA is the upper SATA port of SATAS_ ESATA gt Floppy A This option allows you to select which kind of the Floppy Disk Drive is installed in your system 22 It can be 360KB 51 4 1 2MB 51 4 720KB 31 2 1 44MB 31 2 2 88 MB 31 2 and Disabled gt Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors All errors can result in system halt All Errors But All errors but keyboard or mouse or floppy can result in system halt The halt condition can be enabled disabled in the next three settings gt Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error if you enabled this item gt Mouse The system boot will not stop for a mouse error if you enabled this item gt Floppy The system boot will not stop for a floppy error if you enabled this item gt Model Name Model name of this product gt BIOS ID BIOS Version It displays the current BIOS ID version User can check this information and discuss with the field service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed
59. f BIN for Award BIOS ROM for AMI BIOS before the setup wizard starts P o e FOX LiveUpdate Update BIOS 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 Online Update 4 Configure PO rooutstin _ 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 60 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 CSOT e O P a FOX LiveUpdate Current System Information Operating System Windows Vista TM Ultimate Current information BIOS Information BIOS Version P01 Release Date 01 13 2007 Update Driver Update utility Update all Search new bios from server Search new BIOS sana 4 from Internet
60. g an older operating system that only supports MPS 1 1 gt PCI Latency Timer This item is used to set the PCI latency timer The value is in unit of PCI cycle for PCI device latency timer register Setting values are 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 This feature controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over The larger the value the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus Low values for the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effective PCI bandwidth while higher values means every PCI device will have to wait longer before they can get access to the bus but when they do get access they can conduct their transactions for a longer time Normally a default value of 64 cycles is set Some PCI devices may not agree with longer latency times so if you start facing problems like stuttering sound or a less responsive system reduce the latency Higher values will actually reduce performance as too much time may be allocated to each PCI device to the disadvantage of other devices on the bus gt Quiet Boot This item is used to enable disable the quiet boot 27 Disabled Displays the normal POST messages Enabled Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages gt Quick Boot While Enabled this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting this will shorten the time needed to boot the system gt Bootup Num Lock This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your
61. h BIOS Boot Block and clear CMOS If you choose Flash Boot Block it means BIOS is not protective and you must make sure the flash process is continuous and without any interruption Click here f Fox tie cste AA Select which BIOS ROM FOX LiveUpdate A h O lable t to flash Only available to Ai ash BIOS To motherboard with backup 4 BIOS ROM F Flash Boot Bloc Select to flash Boot Block EAciear cmos Select to clear CMOS Apply the changes Reset to default value We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any damage 4 About amp Help This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate Click here EEE A be es Ters oni e Update gt r Configure a Foxconn Fox LiveUpdate Version 1 0 5 7 e m_ FOX LiveUpdate Show information about QB About amp Help Home Page httoviwywewy foxconnchannel com FOX Live U pd ate Contact Us Technical Support Team Website Copyright C 2005 by FoxconnTechnology Group All Rights Reserved R 66 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
62. he 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 24 13 12 1 PWR1 Pin No 24 We recommend you using a 24 pin power supply If you are using a 20 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture 20 Pin Power 8 pin ATX 12 V Power Connector PWR2 The 8 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU o we o e e ce 13 Connect a 4 pin power plug We recommend you using an 8 pin ATX 12V power supply If you are using a 4 pin power supply you need to align the ATX power connector according to the picture on the right Exclusive Graphics power Connector PWR3 This connector is an auxiliary power for graphics card Exclusive power for graphics card is for better graphics performance and future upgrade usage Fan Connectors CPU_FAN SYS _ FAN NB FAN There are three main fan headers on this motherboard The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in PC Health Status section of the BIOS Setup These fans can be automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 sleeping states 1 o GND Ta POW
63. he controlling right will be transferred to FOX ONE Later if you exit FOX ONE then BIOS control will be back again 47 1 Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Skin Button Exit Minimum Configuration Homepage Monitor Frequency Voltage Fan speed Temperature value Toolbar Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages Alert Lamp When the system is in healthy state the color of alert lamp is green When the system is in abnormal state the alert lamp color is red Switch Button Click this button it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar i e Simple Mode as depicted below you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you monitoring system status Click here to go back to FOX ONE full screen Exit FOX ONE Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray 48 Skin Button There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels Click this button you can select your favorite skin FOX ONE Panel fa a D Click the new skin picture to select 4 the new skin o Apply the changes Cancel the changes Exit Click this button to exit the program Minimum Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of your screen Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website http www foxconnchannel com 49 Configuration This menu
64. he 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 Goto CPU page Adjust by manual Press Auto button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use Reset the FIS Features Apply the changes Select the different changes benchmarks A message informs you to push RESET button later if the system hangs finally Click Yes to continue aay You can see the system is Press lt Esc gt key to stop Auto Overclocking raising CPU clock until the CPU DRAM PC system hangs Push RESET button on the front panel of your system to restart the computer CPU SYSTEM FAN1 CPU SYSTEM Run FOX ONE program again it will inform you the previous test found that 255MHz is the recommended CPU clock for your system Click Yes to apply it to your system wa Gay Ez SA Now your system is running FOX ONE v1 1 1 9 at a CPU clock of 255MHz DRAM PCle DRAM NB CPU SYSTE
65. ice Specifies the boot 2nd Boot Device HDD SM HDS728080PL sequence from the 3rd Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 4 The computer will reboot and it will start installing Windows Operating System Watch the screen carefully when the following picture appears press lt F6 gt key immediately If you forget to do this PC will go to an fatal blue screen and you may need to reboot the system again PC may not respond to your lt F6 gt input immediately and it keeps loading files until the next screen displays Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver 96 5 After some files are copied to your system the following picture appears press lt S gt to continue the specific driver installation Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s 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 devic
66. io system that supports digital optical audio 7 1394a Port only for A7DA S 3 0 This port is used to connect a 1394a device 8 RJ 45 LAN Port The Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10 100 1000Mb s data rate Active Link LED LED Off Off 10Mb s Connection Data Activity 100Mb s Connection 1000Mb s Connection 9 Audio Ports For the definition of each audio port please refer to the table below Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Center Subwoofer Out Center Subwoofer Out Black Le Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out This chapter introduces the hardware installation process including the installation of the CPU memory power supply slots pin headers the installation of these modules Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully I j l l l and the mounting of jumpers Caution should be exercised during l l yi This chapter includes the following information a Install the CPU and CPU Cooler Install the Memory m Install an Expansion Card a ha Install other Internal Connectors E Jumpers XN a TE e oe Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU Memory and VGA for your motherboard http www foxconnchannel com product Motherboards compatibility aspx mE a 2 1 Install the CPU
67. ion Close Close the window 63 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 FT Fox velfpaate Eongen rasler and more Powertl i e L _ FOX LiveUpdate Set auto Auto Search All Auto Search BIOS sea rch options GF cobrare Auto Search Driver Auto Search Utility Set auto search the latest FOX LiveUpdate Select search z Advance Search for all available versions Search for different versions only g Search for the latest version only B E which kind of oan Gee versions Apply the changes Reset to default value Double click on the icon as show below you can see the detailed information gt Local Update E Enable auto search function P Online Update Auto Search All Auto Search BIOS h Configure Auto Search Driver E Option Auto Search Utility Auto Search FOX LiveUpdate l System Auto Search Latest FOX LiveUpdate Advance Version Fiter Search for all available versions Search for different versions only 9 Search for the latest version only FOX LiveUpdate fe ZZ About amp Help There are new BIOS drivers utilities to upd
68. l Drives LD by using three hard disks 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available t Up J Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below select RAID 5 3 Use key to select the hard disks press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Ctrl Y to save the setting Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 5 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 88 5 Amessage prompts Fast Initialization Option has been selected Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array It will erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt 6 Another screen prompts Press any key to use the maximum capacity Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 5 3 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB A
69. locking can be set up through this menu gt Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu and the system performance can be optimized 20 gt Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu There are IDE devices Super I O devices such as Serial I O and other USB devices etc gt BIOS Security Features The Supervisor User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use of your computer If you set a password the system will ask you to key in correct password before boot or access to Setup gt Load Optimal Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu However it may offer bet ter performance in some ways such as less I O cards less memory etc still it may cause problem if you have more memory or I O cards installed It means if your system loading is heavy set to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system What you need now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one trial and error to find out the best setting for your current system gt Save Changes and Exit Save setting values to CMOS and exit gt Discard Changes and Exit Do not change anything and exit the setup 21 System Information This sub menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features such as the date time floppy drive and so on Use the arrow up down keys to select an item then use the lt gt or lt gt ke
70. mpatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 90 5 Amessage prompts Fast Initialization Option has been selected Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array It will erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt 6 Another screen prompts Press any key to use the maximum capacity Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc EDEN RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 10 4 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 7 Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any Fast Initial other key to use maximum capacity 7 The creation of RAID 10 is completed The final capacity of 163 99GB 81 995GB 2 is twice capacities of the smallest size of the four hard drives Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 10 163 99 Functional t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 91 Create RAID Ready A RAID Ready system is a specific system configuration
71. mpleted As we want to introduce how to create two logical drives by using the same two hard drives here so we will press to select LD2 Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 0 79 99 Functional t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 83 8 When LD2 is selected press Enter to continue Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 0 79 99 Functional Keys Available t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 9 You can see in the previous example about 40GB of Channel 1 and 2 hard disks were allocated Select the remaining spaces from them for RAID 0 again Press Ctrl Y to save the setting Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu EDENO RAID Mode Total Drv LD 2 RAID 0 2 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity GB Assignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 42 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 80 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 84 10 Amessage prompts Press Ctrl Y to erase the RAID array Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc EDEN RAID Mode Total Drv LD 2 RAID O 2 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Bo
72. n menu and press lt Enter gt to go to the configuration items 3 Enable RAID function and individual SATA port for hard drive or DVD connection 4 Press lt F10 gt to save the setting then PC will reboot itself CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Help Item OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Enabled OnChip SATA Channel Enabled Native IDE OnChip SATA Type RAID RAID SATA IDE Combined Mode IEG AHCI Legacy IDE t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 5 3 Select a RAID Array for Use When BIOS is restarted it will display a message asking you to press Ctrl F key to enter the main menu of Option ROM Utility Press Ctrl F the Main Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc View Drive Assignment Define LD Delete LD Controller Configuration Keys Available Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit 81 Create RAID 0 Striped Here we will show you how to create two RAID 0 Logical Drives LD by using two hard disks 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available t Up J Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below select RAID 0 3 Use key to select
73. nd press lt Enter gt a message will be displayed in the center of the screen TOK Cancel Select OK to save your changes to CMOS and exit the pro gram select Cancel or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit If you select this option and press lt Enter gt the following message Discard changes and exit setup will be displayed in the center of the screen Select OK to exit CMOS without saving your modifications Ok Cancel select Cancel or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu 43 The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother board features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Install driver and utility FOX ONE FOX LiveUpdate FOX LOGO FOX DMI FOX Energy Management N Note Because each module is independent so the section nuber will be reorganized and unique to each module please understand xX x x Wy S XN 7 a Bey ae x a NaS oe oe oe ee A A A S OT a ha an m Ta TA a i ai YS my Ti 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
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75. of the most popular implementations of RAID RAID 10 Striped Mirror RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability but you need four SATA hard disks Span JBOD JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks Each drive is accessed as if it were ona standard SCSI host bus adapter This is useful when a single drive configuration is needed but it offers no speed improvement or fault tolerance A spanned volume is a formatted partition which data is stored on more than one hard disk yet appears as one volume Unlike RAID spanned volumes have no fault tolerance so if any disk fails the data on the whole volume could be lost Additionally the system or boot partitions cannot be included in a spanned volume FAT16 32 and NTFS file systems may be used and the volume can span up to 32 hard disks Comparison Table Solution Hard Disks No Capacity Performance Reliability Application RADI 50 Read faster faster Excellent 100 Data 100 Data backup RAID5 Smallest N C Read faster Good Limited EE Write slower RAID10 Smallest 2 Excellent Unlimited budget 76 Option ROM Utility The Option ROM Utility supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID5 and RAID10 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 through how to
76. on POWER_ON Push the power on button to power on the system Reset Button RESET Wee bes Push the reset button to reboot the system mt Foxconn N1523 POWER_ON RESET 18 Py p r This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS li Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are H l also provided l You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases oc fy sour A l 1 An error message appears on the screen during the system I 1 Power On Self Test POST process I i 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings i 3 This chapter includes the following information a Enter BIOS Setup 1 H Main Menu i m System Information m Green System Mode m Advanced BIOS Features js E Fox Central Control Unit a Advanced Chipset Features a E Integrated Peripherals E BIOS Security Features Load Optimal Defaults x mS Save Changes and Exit iii Non N m Discard Changes and Exit N s a z 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 the newly released BIOS at any given time in the future Please visit our website for updated manual if it is available wn Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software corre
77. ont panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface or real panel of the chassis USB Connectors F_USB 1 2 3 In addition to the six USB ports on the rear panel this product also provides three 10 pin USB headers on its motherboard By connecting through USB cables with them user can quickly expand another six USB ports on the front panel VCC D GND EMPTY 9 10 F_USB 1 2 3 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 even tually the chassis was closed the system will send a message out 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 16 CD_L GND CD_R CD_IN 1 2 PORT1_L AUD_GND PORT1_R PRESENCE_J PORT2_R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND EMPTY PORT2_L SENSE2_RETURN 9 10 F AUDIO 1 2 TPA TPA GND GND TPB TPB 12V 12V EMPTY GND 1 INTRUDERJ INTR 2 5 Jumpers For some features needed users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting Description of Jumpers 1 For any jumper on this
78. procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example 1 Apply and spread an even thermal 2 Buckle the heatsink firmly at one grease on the surface of CPU side of the stand 3 Buckle the heatsink at another 4 Attach the 3 wire CPU cooler side and press the fasten lever connector to the CPU fan header down to tightly seat the cooler on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU 2 2 Install the Memory F R gt Y Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology When memory is installed the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system Four DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels Channel 0 DIMM1 DIMM3 Channel 1 DIMM2 DIMM4 The combinations of DIMM modules are a DIMM DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM
79. put output performance or both The following RAID configurations are provided for users There are three major key concepts in RAID 1 Mirroring The copying of data to more than one disk 2 Striping The splitting of data across more than one disk 3 Error correction Where redundant data is stored to allow problems to be detected and possibly fixed known as fault tolerance Different RAID levels use one or more of these techniques depending on the system requirements The main aims of using RAID are to improve reliability important for protecting information that is critical to a business for example a database of customer orders or where speed is important for example a system that delivers video on demand TV programs to many viewers The configuration affects reliability and performance in different ways The problem with using more disks is that it is more likely that one will go wrong but by using error checking the total system can be made more reliable by being able to survive and repair the failure Basic mirroring can speed up reading data as a system can 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 pla
80. rd You selected the following settings Initialize Disk 1 Convert None To close this wizard click Finish 103 11 The Computer Management window appears The actual disks listed will depend on your system In below figure you can see there is a 232 82 GB unallocated partition You must format the unallocated disk space before using it Right click Unallocated space select New Partition and follow the Wizard instructions m Computer Management TER I Fie Action View Window Help l x e Amge bes Computer Management Local Layout Type File System Status Capacit System Tools E c Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy System 14 64 GB guj Event viewer Dj Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 20 51 GB Fs Shared Folders E GHOST F Partition Basic FAT32 Healthy 21 71 GB Local Users and Groups keel Driver CD G Partition Basic CDFS Healthy 801 MB g Performance Logs and Alerts data E a Device Manager 2T Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 19 80 GB Disk Management amp S68 Services and Applications S Soko E E Basic C D data E GHOST F 76 69 GB 114 65 GBF 20 51 GB 19 80 GBN 21 72 GBF Online Healthy S Healthy Healthy Healthy 28Disk 1 _ Basic i 232 82 GB 232 82 GB Online j gt i qUnallocated Properties AR gt BE Unallocated Primary partition W Extended pa 2S Help
81. re GFX0 IGFX PCIl PCI GFX0 IGFX IGFX GFX0 PCIl GFXO PCI Express x16 graphics card IGFX onboard VGA PCI PCI graphics card gt AMD 780 HD Audio This item is used to set whether the HD Audio controller is enabled through the HDMI port on the rear panel 36 Memory Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Memory Configuration Memory Configuration Help Item DCT Unganged Mode Always Enable memory Power Down Enable IESS remapping around Power Down Mode Channel memory hole t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt DCT Unganged Mode DCT stands for DRAM Controller Ganged refers to the use of both DRAM controllers within a memory controller acting in con cert to access memory For a description of ganged 128 bit DRAM data width and unganged 64 bit DRAM data width DRAM modes Ganged channels DDR2 m DCT channels A and B can be ganged as a single logical 128 bit DIMM m Offers highest DDR2 bandwidth m Requires both DIMMs in a logical pair to have identical size and timing parameters both DCTs programmed identically Unganged channels m DCT channels A and B operate as two completely independent 64 bit channels both chan nels operate at the same frequency m Reduce DRAM page conflicts more concurrent open dram pages Better bus efficiency Burst lengths supported When both DCTs are enabled in
82. read Spectrum 31 If you enabled this function it can significantly reduce the EMI Electromagnetic Interference generated by the system so to comply with FCC regulation But if overclocking is activated you had better disable it gt CPU NB HT Link Speed HT stands for HyperTransport bus The CPU lt gt NB HT Speed option controls the physical speed of the CPU to Northbridge HT link using multipliers ranging 1x to 13x The physical speed of the link is determined by multiplying the CPU FSB with the CPU lt gt NB HT Speed setting gt NCHT Incoming Link Width NCHT Outcoming Link Width The coherency refers to the caching of memory and the HT links between processors are co herent HT links as the HT protocol includes messages for managing the cache protocol Other non processor processor HT links are Non Coherent HT links as they do not have memory cache The HyperTransport link width and frequency are initialized between the adjacent coherent and or noncoherent HyperTransport technology devices during the reset sequence It is highly recommended to set to Auto for overall performance gt Advanced Clock Calibration Advanced Clock Calibration which is ACC for short is new technology of AMD It can improve the stabilization of processor and enable greater performance tuning margin for the AMD Phe nom Black Edition CPUs It also can achieve higher frequency in normal voltage adjust CPU voltage to increase the amplitude of C
83. s IDE Detect Time Out 5 MPS Revision 1 1 PCI Latency Timer 64 Select the time out Quiet Boot Enabled value for detecting Quick Boot Enabled ATA ATAPI device s Bootup Num Lock On in second Floppy Drive Seek Disabled gt Boot Device Priority gt Hard Disk Drives gt Removable Drives gt CD DVD Drives t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt IDE Detect Time Out This item is used to select the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices If the checking time is over the set value the system will skip it gt MPS Revision This feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of the MPS that the motherboard will use The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build CPU architecture systems with two or more processors MPS 1 1 was the original specification MPS version 1 4 adds extended configuration tables for improved support of multiple PCI bus configurations and greater expandability in the future In addition MPS 1 4 introduces support for a secondary PCI bus without requiring a PCI bridge If your operating system comes with support for MPS 1 4 you should keep the setting as the default 1 4 You also need to enable MPS 1 4 support if you need to make use of the secondary PCI bus on a motherboard that doesn t come with a PCI bridge You should only leave it as 1 1 only if you are runnin
84. s a BIOS write protection mechanism provided Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by viruses e g CIH gt Auto Detect PCI Clock This option is used to auto detect PCI slot When enabled the system will turn off clock of the empty PCI slot to reduce EMI Electromagnetic Interference gt Smart BIOS Fox Intelligent Stepping Voltage Options CPU Configuration Press lt Enter gt to go to its submenu 29 Smart BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Smart BIOS Smart Power LED IESO Help Item IESS Smart Boot Menu Current CPU Speed 2800MHz Current NB Speed 2000MHz Current FSB HTT Speed 200MHz Current FSB Multiplier 14x Disabled Current DRAM Speed 400 MHz N A Enabled t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Smart Power LED Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during Power On Self Test POST The LED is located at the front panel and it displays POST state by different long short blinking intervals You can always leave this state enabled Continue blinking On 1sec Off 1sec Continue blinking On 2sec Off 2sec NoCPUFan Quick blinking twice 1 3sec On 1 3sec Off Post Error Message one long On 1sec continuously Enter Setup or Skip No CPU Fan Continue blinking On 1 2sec Off 1 2sec Reboot
85. s used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port 1 gt Serial Port2 Address This item is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port 2 gt Serial Port2 Mode This item is used to set the mode for the onboard serial port 2 The available settings are IrDA An IrDA device for maximum 115200 bit s ASK IR A faster IrDA for 1152000 bit s gt Serial Port2 Duplex Mode It is used to set the transfer mode of the onboard serial port 2 The available settings are Half Duplex Full Duplex 41 BIOS Security Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Security Features Scurity Settings Help Item Supervisor Password Installed Install or change the User Password Installed password Change Supervisor Password Press Enter User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Setup l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Change Supervisor Password This item is used to install or change supervisor password After you input Supervisor password it then will ask you to input user password optionally gt User Access Level This item is used to set user access level The available settings are No Access Prevent user access to the setup utility View Only Allow access to the setup
86. ssecceceseesseseesseseesseeeessseeenseeeeneeeeenees 46 FOX ONE Main Page oski aaie a Eaa 48 CPUC ONTON sae a a E er ee eee rere 52 Frequency Control cccccssccccccseececceeseeeccesscecceeseecsuaeeesseseeeessees 54 Liit SENO a sees pasa ge cain seen Sees eee Sei E ae seeesece on 55 WOM AGC CONVO sn N A ot ane eat cece on eoeetanoaete eee 57 Fan CONT Olan E Ai 58 FOX LiveUpdate POGUE CALS siaine i aa ia 59 Online Update ce ecccccesececeeeeeceeceeseeceeseeeessaaeesseaeesseeeeseeeeees 61 SOMO Scotch ciendee seats saceedinctcedaccdauensed ecu saices seamesbansndeceuraecccoaeeeecuseeses 64 ADOUL S HEID ca ese ae a sas eee eae ESEE oceans acacia 66 FO EO CO Reena en re etree gtr enn ae ne ene ene ene ret rene 67 FO acess eset eee cesses eee eee es eee sere 68 FOX Energy Management Create New Power PIan ccccceccecesceeceeceeeeecesseeeesseeeeeseseeeseeeeees 70 Delete Power PI amp i cccccccescecseccesseccneeseeeceueesaaeeceeeesaeessasessesens 71 TADO FUNCION serki E R EEE 72 Chapter 5 RAID Configuration RAID Configuration INtroduCtiOn cccccsecceeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeeeesseeseeseaees 75 Option ROM Utility ee cceccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesaeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeesaaeeees 77 Create a RAID Driver Diskette ccccccccseccceeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeees 79 RAID Enable in BIOS ee cciecscceenctectoncetbseiesctsbsutescecetinnsacessetansedacacctepucrsdects 81 Select a RAID Array for USC
87. ssignment 1 Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82 34 2 Mas WDC WD1200JD 98HBBO SATA 1 5G 120 03 3 Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250 05 4 Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1 5G 320 07 a Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any Fast Initial other key to use maximum capacity 7 The creation of RAID 5 is completed The final capacity of 239 99GB 119 995GB 2 is twice capacities of the smallest size of the three hard drives Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 5 Functional t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 89 Create RAID 10 Striped Mirror Here we will show you how to create one Striped Mirror Logical Drives LD by using four hard disks 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available t Up J Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below select RAID 10 3 Use key to select the hard disks press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Ctrl Y to save the setting Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu EDEN RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 10 4 Stripe Block 64 KB Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model Co
88. st shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list e To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER e To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C e To delete the selected partitions press D 238410 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on ahcix86 MBR C Partition1 New Raw 29996 MB 29996 MB free E Partition2 New Raw 208406 MB 208405 MB free Unpartitioned space 8 MB ENTER Install D Delete Partition F3 Quit 99 5 5 Setting Up a Non Bootable RAID Array This section assumes the following setup Boot Disk with Windows XP installed One hard disk HDS728090PLAT20 80GB is connected to the IDE channel and set to Master m A Mirrored RAID Array Disk Two SATA hard disks are configured as a mirrored RAID1 array they are Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 250 05GB connected to SATA port2 of the motherboard Seagate ST3320620AS 320 07GB connected to SATA port3 m A SATA DVD Drive A DVD drive connected to SATA port pee 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 understanding 1 Reboot your system and go to IDE Configuration menu Enable the RAID function Press F10 to save the settings and reboot CMOS Se
89. system is started The available settings are On default and Off gt Floppy Drive Seek This item controls whether the BIOS will be checking for a floppy drive while booting up If it cannot detect one either due to improper configuration or physical unavailability it will appear an error message Disabling this function then POST will not detect the floppy gt Boot Device Priority This option is used to select the priority for boot devices After pressing lt Enter gt you can select the device using the Up Down arrow keys and change the device priority using lt gt or lt gt you can exit this menu by pressing lt Esc gt gt Hard Disk Drives This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available hard disk drives gt Removable Drives This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available removable drives gt CD DVD Drives This option is used to specify the boot priority sequence from available CD DVD drives 28 Fox Central Control Unit CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Fox Central Control Unit Super BIOS Protect Auto Detect PCI Clock IEG gt Smart BIOS uo gt Fox Intelligent Stepping gt Voltage Options Disabled gt CPU Configuration Enabled t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Super BIOS Protect To protect the system BIOS from virus attack there i
90. tem 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 RS232 COM IrDA or S PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure their pinouts are matching with the connectors on the motherboard Incorrect con nections might damage the motherboard When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connec tors If there is a PCI Express x16 graphics card installed in your system we recommend using a 24 pin ATX power supply to get the best performance Before turning on the power please make sure the power supply AC input voltage setting has been configured to the local standard To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Also make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Chapter 2 Hardware Install Install the CPU and CPU Cooler cccccccceccccecseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeaeeseeesaaees 8 Install TE Memory cans ignesutunoriedsasotceraededsanntsinediom hostess ceuumueemiomntiisendautin 10 Install AN EXPANSION Card cccccccccceecceceececeeeceeeeeeeeaeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeees 12 I
91. the drivers in order and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed A AMD Chipset Driver B Realtek HDA Audio Driver C Broadcom LAN Driver D AMD RAID Driver E ATI HDMI Audio 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 A FOX ONE B FOX LiveUpdate C FOX LOGO D FOX DMI E FOX Energy Management F Microsoft DirectX 9 0 G Adobe Acrobat Reader H Norton Internet Security AMD RAID Utility J AMD AOD Utility K AMD Fusion Utility 45 Install driver and utility 1 Install Driver You must click AMD Chipset Driver to install it first After that you can click One Click Setup to install all the other drivers left or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually ui chipset Driver Realtek HOS Audio Driver Manual Installation J aOOOQQqqqqqQqQqQqQqQqQqQY 3 S C AW HOMI Audio Driver 7 Step by Step Automatic Installation by One Click One Glick Setup 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 46
92. tup Utility Copyright C 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc IDE Configuration IDE Configuration Help Item OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Enabled Native IDE OnChip SATA Channel Enabled RAID OnChip SATA Type ENID AHCI SATA IDE Combined Mode IESS Legacy IDE t lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults 100 2 Select a RAID array for use also can refer to section 5 3 After rebooting your computer you will see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl F Press Ctrl F to enter the Option ROM Utility and configure the mirrored RAID array as described in the 5 3 section Finally you can reach this step as depicted Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc r Define LD Menu LD 1 RAID 1 2 249 99 Functional Keys Available 3 Exit Option ROM Utility and restart computer to go to Windows 4 In Windows click Cancel to skip any Found New Hardware Wizard Use driver CD and click on AMD RAID Driver to install the AMD RAID driver The RAID driver will be installed only when you select RAID in OnChip SATA Type setting If you do not select RAID then RAID driver will not be installed Driver i Broadcom river One Click Setup 5 After the AMD RAID driver is installed it will ask you to click Finish to restart your computer Es FXSetup Completing the Device Driver Setup Setup has finished installing software For this
93. 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 PCI ee 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 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 t
94. undary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Channel ID Fast Initialization Option has been selected Assignment 1 Mas It will erase the MBR data of the disks 2 Mas lt Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt 3 Mas lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt 4 Mas t Up J Down ESC Exit Space Change Ctrl Y Save PgUp Dn Page Change 11 The remaining disk spaces are assigned to LD2 The size is about 42GB 2 84GB Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status RAID 0 79 99 Functional 83 99 Functional t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 85 Create RAID 1 Mirror Here we will show you how to create one Mirrored Logical Drives LD by using two hard disks 1 Select 2 from the main menu Define LD Menu appears Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status Keys Available t Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 2 Press Enter the screen appears as below select RAID 1 3 Use key to select the hard disks press Space key to change its assignment status to Y 4 Press Ctrl Y to save the setting Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv LD 4 RAID 1 2 Stripe Block NA Fast Init ON Gigabyte Boundary ON Cache Mode WriteThru Drives Assignment Channel ID Drive Model
95. ys to change the setting CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc System Information Date mm dd yy Fri 12 26 2008 Help Item 11 59 49 Time hh mm ss gt IDE Master Use Enter TAB gt IDE Slave or SHIFT TAB to gt SATA1 select a field gt SATA2 gt SATA3 Use or to gt SATA4 change system date gt SATAS gt E SATA Floppy A 1 44 MB 31 2 Halt On All Errors But Keyboard Disabled Mouse Disabled Floppy Disabled Model Name A7DA 3 series 3 som D 8C2F1P01 l Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults gt Date mm dd yy lt weekday gt lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt format Day weekday from Sun to Sat this message is automatically displayed by BIOS Read Only Month month from 1 to 12 Date date from 1 to 31 Year year set up by users Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to input the value gt Time hh mm ss This item allows you to configure the desired time Use ENTER to enter the setting then use TAB to move forward a field Use or to input the value The three fields of the setting are lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt respectively gt IDE Master Slave While entering setup BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices gt SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 E SATA Wh

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