Foxconn A55A Series, A75A Series User Manual

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A75A/A55A Series Motherboard

User’s Manual

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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 A75A/A55A

is in conformity with

(reference to the specication 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 <= 16A per phase)

■ EN 61000-3-3/A1:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Part 3: Limits

Section 2: Limits of voltage uctuations and icker in low

voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current <= 16A

■ EN 55024/A2:2003 Information technology equipment-Immunity

characteristics limits and methods of measurement

Signature : Place / Date : TAIPEI/2011

Printed Name : James Liang

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: FOXCONN

Model Name:

A75A/A55A

Responsible Party: PCE Industry Inc.

Address: 458 E. Lambert Rd.

Fullerton, CA 92835

Telephone: 714-738-8868

Facsimile: 714-738-8838

Equipment Classication: FCC Class B Subassembly

Type of Product: Motherboard

Manufacturer: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY

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 : Date : 2011

Installation Precautions

Please carefully read the following procedures to install your computer :

■ It is suggested to select high-quality, certied fans in order to avoid damage

to the motherboard and CPU due to high temperature. Never turn on the

computer if the CPU fan is not properly installed.

■ We cannot guarantee that your system can operate normally when your

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 congured 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 certied computer technician.

■ Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden and momentary electric current

that ows 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

Product Specications ..............................................................................2

Layout.......................................................................................................4

Back Panel Connectors ............................................................................5

Chapter 2 Hardware Install

Install the CPU and CPU Cooler ..............................................................8

Install the Memory ..................................................................................10

Install an Expansion Card ......................................................................12

Install other Internal Connectors ............................................................13

Jumpers ..................................................................................................17

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

Enter BIOS Setup ...................................................................................19

Main Menu..............................................................................................19

System Information ................................................................................21

Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................23

Fox Central Control Unit .........................................................................25

Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................................31

Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................35

Power Management Setup .....................................................................39

PC Health Status ....................................................................................41

BIOS Security Features..........................................................................43

Load Optimal Defaults ............................................................................44

Save Changes and Exit ..........................................................................44

Discard Changes and Exit ......................................................................44

Chapter 4 CD Instruction

Utility CD content....................................................................................46

Install driver and utility ............................................................................47

FOX ONE

Main Page ........................................................................................50

CPU Control .....................................................................................54

Frequency Control ............................................................................56

Limit Setting......................................................................................57

Voltage Control .................................................................................59

Fan Control.......................................................................................60

FOX LiveUpdate

Local Update ....................................................................................61

Online Update ..................................................................................63

Congure .........................................................................................66

About & Help ....................................................................................68

FOX LOGO .............................................................................................69

FOX DMI ................................................................................................70

Browser Conguration Utility .................................................................71

Chapter 5 RAID Conguration

RAID Conguration Introduction.............................................................74

Option ROM Utility ..................................................................................76

Create a RAID Driver Diskette ...............................................................78

RAID Enable in BIOS .............................................................................80

Select a RAID Array for Use ...................................................................80

Install a New Windows XP .....................................................................92

Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array..................................................96

Technical Support :

Website :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com

Support Website :

http://www.foxconnsupport.com

Worldwide online contact Support :

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/inquiry.aspx

CPU Support List :

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx

Memory, VGA Compatibility List :

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/complist.aspx

Support

Thank you for buying Foxconn A75A/A55A 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, A75A/A55A

enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

This chapter includes the following information:

■ Product Specications

■ Layout

■ Back Panel Connectors

(Continued on the next page)

1-1 Product Specications

CPU Support Husky Quad Core APU, Max processor power up to 100 W

For the latest CPU information,

please visit：

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx

Chipset Hudson D3(Co-lay Hudson D2)

Memory 4 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets, Support up to 16GB of syste

memory

Dual channel DDR3 1866/1600/1333MHZ memory architecture

Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

2 x PCI Express x 1 slots

3 x PCI bus slots

VGA AMD Radeon HD 6xxx Graphics, support DX11 compliant

Storage Hudson D3 chipset(Co-lay Hudson D2 chipset)

- 6 x SATA 3.0 ports (Hudson D3 chipset)

- 6 x SATA2.0 ports(Hudson D2 chipset)

- SATA 2.0 support up to 300MB/s data transfer rate

- SATA 3.0 support up to 600MB/s data transfer rate

- Support RAID 0,1,10

- Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing)

LAN Realtek RTL8112B Gigabit LAN chip

Audio Realtek ALC888 audio chip: (Co-lay Realtek ALC662 audio chip)

- High Denition Audio

- 2/4/7.1-channel(Co-lay 2/4/5.1-channel)

- Support for S/PDIF Out

- Support Jack-Sensing function

USB Hudson D3 chipset:

-Support up to 10 x USB 2.0 ports (6 rear panel ports, 2 onboard USB

headers supporting 4 extra ports)

-Support up to 4 x USB 3.0 ports(2 rear panel ports, 1 onboard USB

header supporting 2 extra ports)

Hudson D2 chipset:

-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 480Mbps

Support USB 3.0 protocol up to 5Gbps

Support hot plug

Internal Connectors 1 x 24-Pin ATX main power connector

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

2 x CPU fan header (4-pin)

The chipset driver of this motherboard does not support Windows® 2000.

1 x system fan header (4-pin)

1 x CD-in connector

1 x Front panel connector

1 x Front Audio connector

1 x TPM connector

1 x IR/CIR connector

1 x S/PDIF out connector

1 x Speaker header(Co-lay 1 x Buzzer conncetor)

6 x Serial ATA connectors

3 x USB 2.0 connectors(Hudson D2 chipset)

2 x USB 2.0 connectors(Hudson D3 chipset)

1 x USB 3.0 connectors(Hudson D3 chipset)

1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header

1 x COM connector

Back Panel

Connectors

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

1 x VGA port

1 x DVI port

1 x S/PDIF our port

1 x RJ-45 LAN port

6-channel Audio ports(Co-lay 8-channel audio ports)

6 x USB 2.0 ports

2 x USB 3.0 ports(Hudson D3 chipset)

Hardware Monitor System voltage detection

CPU/System temperature detection

CPU/System fan speed detection

CPU overheating warning

CPU/System fan speed control

PCI Express x16 Transfer rate per lane are 2.5GT/s for PCIe Gen 1 and 5GT/s for PCIe

Gen 2. Low power consumption and power management features

Green Function Support ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface)

Support S0 (normal), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4 (suspend to disk),

S5 (soft - off)

Support EuP function

Bundled Software FOX ONE

FOX LiveUpdate

FOX LOGO

FOX DMI

Operating System Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12 inches x 9.0 inches (30.5cm x 22.9cm)

1-2 Layout

1. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector

2. SYS_FAN Header

3. PCI Express Slots

4. PCI Slots

5. Front Audio Connector

6. CD_IN Connector

7. SPDIF-OUT Connector

8. Front USB 3.0 Connector

9. Front USB 2.0 Connectors

10.Speack Connector

11. Front Panel Connector

12. Clear CMOS Button

13. SATA Connectors

14.24-pin ATX Power Connector

15. IrDA/CIRConnector

16. TPM connector

17. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header

18.COM1 Connector

19. DDR3 DIMM Slots

20. Chipset: Hudson D3(Co-lay Hudson D2)

21. CPU_FAN Headers

22. CPU Socket

Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical mother-

board for detail.

14 1513

3 2

12 16

1-3 Back Panel Connectors

1. PS/2 Keyboard Port

Use the PS/2 port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard.

2. USB Ports

The USB port supports the USB 3.0 (blue) /2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices

such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB ash drive and etc. But you need to install

the USB 3.0 driver in the Driver CD before using it. (Hundson D2 don’t support USB 3.0)

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 specication. Connect a monitor that supports DVI-D connection

to this port.

5. Optical SPDIF-Out Port

This port provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital audio

6. RJ-45 LAN Port

The Ethernet

LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 10/100/1000Mb/s data rate.

LAN Type

Left: Active Right: Link

Status Description Status Description

1000M

Off No Link Off No Link

Green

Blinking

Data Activity

Off 10Mb/s Connection

Green 100Mb/s Connection

Orange 1000Mb/s Connection

Link

LED

Active

LED

LAN PortVGA PortPS/2 Keyboard Port

Audio Ports

Line Out

Microphone

Subwoofer

Rear Speaker

Side Speaker

Line In

DVI-D Port

USB Ports

Optical

SPDIF-Out

Port

USB Ports

7. Audio Ports

For the denition of each audio port, please refer to the table below :

Port 2-channel 4-channel 5.1-channel 7.1-channel

Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In

Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Pink Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In Microphone In

Orange - - Center/Subwoofer Out Center/Subwoofer Out

Black - Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out

Grey - - - Side Speaker Out

This chapter introduces the hardware installation process, including

the installation of the CPU, memory, power supply, slots, pin headers

and the mounting of jumpers. Caution should be exercised during

the installation of these modules. Please refer to the motherboard

layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter

carefully.

This chapter includes the following information :

■ Install the CPU and CPU Cooler

■ Install the Memory

■ Install an Expansion Card

■ Install other Internal Connectors

■ Jumpers

Please visit the following website for more supporting information about your motherboard.

CPU Support List:

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx

Memory, VGA Compatibility List:

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/complist.aspx

2-1 Install the CPU and CPU Cooler

Install the CPU

Locate the Pin-1 CPU triangle mark and the Pin-1 of the CPU socket.

Pin-1 triangle

marking of CPU

Pin-1 corner of the

CPU socket

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.

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 specications. It is not

recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specications

since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals. If you want to

set the frequency beyond the standard specications, please do so according to your

hardware specications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.

3. When CPU is properly seated,

push the CPU socket lever back

to its locked position.

Install the CPU Cooler

Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler. (The following procedures use Foxconn cooler as the example.)

1. Apply and spread an even thermal

grease on the surface of CPU.

2. Buckle the heatsink rmly at one

side of the stand.

3. Buckle the heatsink at another

side, and press the fasten lever

down to tightly seat the cooler.

4. Attach the 4-wire CPU cooler

connector to the CPU fan header

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

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

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 A : DIMM1, DIMM2

Channel B : DIMM3, DIMM4

The combinations of DIMM modules are :

It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be

used and please select dual channel rst to achieve optimum performance.

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.

DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4

Single Channel DS/SS - - -

Single Channel DS/SS DS/SS - -

Single Channel - - DS/SS -

Single Channel - - DS/SS DS/SS

Dual Channel DS/SS - DS/SS -

Dual Channel - DS/SS - DS/SS

Dual Channel DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

(DS : Dual Side, SS : Single Side, - : No Memory)

Installing a Memory

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 t 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 ngers on top edge of the module, and push it down rmly 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.

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.

Notch

96-Pin

144-Pin

2-3 Install an Expansion Card

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 :

• 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.

• 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.

■ Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual

that came with your expansion card.

■ Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before

installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

PCI

PCI Express x1

PCI Express x16

2-4 Install other Internal Connectors

Power Connectors

This motherboard uses an ATX power supply. In order not to damage any device, make sure all the devices have been installed properly before applying the power supply.

24-pin ATX power connector : PWR1

PWR1 is the ATX power supply connector. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure.

4-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR2

The 4-pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU.

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

Pin No. 24

Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 3.3V 13 3.3V

2 3.3V 14 -12V

3 GND 15 GND

4 +5V 16 PS_ON(Soft On/Off)

5 GND 17 GND

6 +5V 18 GND

7 GND 19 GND

8 Power Good 20 NC

9 +5V SB(Stand by +5V) 21 +5V

10 +12V 22 +5V

11 +12V 23 +5V

12 3.3V 24 GND

PWR1

3 1

GND

+12V

4 2

PWR2

Pin # Denition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

Connect a 4-pin

power plug

Fan Connectors : SYS_FAN, CPU_FAN 1

CPU_FAN 2

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.

Speaker Connector : SPEAKER

The speaker connector is used to connect speaker of the chassis.

COM Connector : COM1

This motherboard supports one serial RS232 COM port

for legacy compatibility. User must purchase another

RS232 cable with a 9-pin D-sub connector at one end to connect with the external RS232 device and another

end with 10-pin female connector to connect with COM1 connector in the motherboard.

SPKJ

EMPTY

SPEAKER

SPKJ

RLSD

SOUT

GND

RTS

DSR

DTR

CTS

EMPTY

SIN

COM1

GND POWER SENSE

CONTROL

CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN

S/PDIF Connector : SPDIF_OUT

The connector is used for S/PDIF output.

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 (S0 status), the LED is on. When the system gets into sleep mode (S1) , the LED

is blinking; When the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or power off mode (S5), the LED is off. This 2-pin connector

is directional with +/- sign.

Power Switch Connector (PWR-SW)

Connect to the power button on the front panel of the chassis. Push this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button.

Serial ATA Connectors : SATA1/2/3/4/5/6

The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this feature. Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s

data transfer rate. (Hundson 3

supports SATA III)

HDD-LED

RESET-SW

PWR-SW

PWR-LED

EMPTY

FP1

SATA1/2/3/4/5/6

GND TX+

TXGND

RXRX+

GND

SPDIF_OUT

+5V

EMPTY

SPDIF_OUT

GND

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.

USB Connectors : F_USB 1/2

In addition to the six USB ports on the rear panel, this product also provides two 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with them, user can quickly expand another four USB ports on the front panel.

IrDA Connector : IR/CIR

This connector supports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving device.

Chassis Intruder Connector : INTR

The connector can be connected to a security switch on the chassis. The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the function of this connector. If eventually the chassis is closed, the system will send a message out.

PORT1_L

PORT1_R

PORT2_L

SENSE_SEND

SENSE1_RETURN

PRESENCE_J

EMPTY

SENSE2_RETURN

AUD_GND

1 2

109

F_AUDIO

PORT2_R

CD_IN

CD_L GND CD_R

GND

VCC

D+

D-

D+

GND

D-

VCC

EMPTY

F_USB 1/2

INTR

GND

INTRUDERJ

CIR

+5V

EMPTY

IRRX

GND

IRTX

+5VSB

CIRRX

CIRTX

GND

EMPTY

1 2

9 10

LCLK#

LFRAME#

LRESET#

LAD3

VDD

LAD0

SB3V

GND

LPCPD#

GND

EMPTY

LAD2

LAD1

GND NC SERIRQ

CLKRUN#

1 2

19 20

TPM

USB Connectors : F_USB

on the front panel

TPM Connector : TPM

The TPM (Trusted Platform Module) provides the ability to the PC to run applications more secure and to make transactions and communication more trustworthy. To utilize this function, you should purchase additional device and install it.

USB2.0 D+

USB2.0 D-

GND

USB3.0 SS TX+

USB3.0 SS TX-

GND

USB3.0 SS RX+

VCC

USB2.0 D+

USB2.0 D-

GND

USB3.0 SS TX+

USB3.0 SS TX-

GND

USB3.0 SS RX+

USB3.0 SS RX-

VCC

EMPTY

USB3.0

2-5 Jumpers

For some features needed, users can change the jumper settings on this motherboard to modify them. This section explains how to use the various functions of this motherboard by changing the jumper settings. Users should read the following content carefully prior to modifying any jumper setting.

Description of Jumpers

1. For any jumper on this motherboard, pin 1 can be identied 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.

Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS1

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 modied.

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 1-2, put it onto pins 2-3 to short them. This will clear CMOS

data.

3. Return the setting to its original with pins 1-2 closed.

4. Plug in the power cord to your computer and turn it on.

5. Go to BIOS Setup to congure new system as described in next chapter.

Clear

Normal (Default)

CLR_CMOS1

■ Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings.

■ Do not clear the CMOS while the system is turned on.

Jumper Diagram Denition Description

1-2 Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed

2-3 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed

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.

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS

Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are

also provided.

You have to run the Setup Program when the following cases oc-

cur:

1. An error message appears on the screen during the system

Power On Self Test (POST) process.

2. You want to change the default CMOS settings.

This chapter includes the following information :

■ Enter BIOS Setup

■ Main Menu

■ System Information

■ Advanced BIOS Features

■ Fox Central Control Unit

■ Advanced Chipset Features

■ Integrated Peripherals

■ Power Management Setup

■ PC Health Status

■ BIOS Security Features

■ Load Optimal Defaults

■ Save Changes and Exit

■ Discard Changes and Exit

Enter BIOS Setup

The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software, correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Power on the computer,

when the message "Press <DEL> to enter Setup, <F7> to boot menu" appears at the bottom of

the screen, you can press <DEL> key to enter SETUP.

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 specic item and press <Enter> to go to the submenu.

Each item in the main menu is explained below:

► System Date

<weekday><month><date> <year> 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 eld. Use [+] or [-] to input the value.

► System Time

This item allows you to congure the desired time. Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a eld. Use [+] or [-] to input the value. The three elds of the setting are <hour> : <minute> : <second> respectively.

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 F-Center Advanced Boot Power Health Security Exit

BIOS Information

System Date [Mon

07/18/2011]

System Time [09:31:53]

Access Level Administrator Model Name A75A/A55A BIOS Version B45F1D03 Build Date and Time 06/16/2011 16:20:56

Halt On [All, but keyboard]

CPU Brand Name: AMD Engineering Sample Total Memory 2048 MB (DDR3 1333) MAC Address 90-FB-A6-FF-FD-EA

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Set the Date. Use Tab to switch between Date elements.

Main

► Access Level

It displays your current access level. If you enter system with a user password, it will dispaly “User”. If no password is set or you enter system with administrator password, this item will dispaly “Administrator”.

► Model Name

This item shows the model name of this product.

► BIOS Version

It displays the current BIOS version. User can check this information and discuss with the eld

service people if a BIOS upgrade is needed.

► Build Date and Time

This item shows the BIOS building date and time.

► 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. [No Errors]: No error can result in system halt. [All, but keyboard]: All errors but keyboard can result in system halt.

► CPU Brand Name

It displays the current CPU name.

► Total Memory

This item displays the total memory size. The size is depending on how many memory modules are installed in your system before powering on.

► MAC Address

This item displays the onboard LAN MAC address.

Fox Control Center

► Super BIOS Protect

To protect the system BIOS from virus attack, there is a BIOS write-protection mechanism

provided. Super BIOS Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by viruses, e.g.

CIH.

► Auto Detect PCI/PCIE Clock

This option is used to auto detect PCI/PCIE slot. When enabled, the system will turn off clock

of the empty PCI/PCIE slot to reduce EMI (Electromagnetic Interference).

► Smart BIOS / Fox Intelligent Stepping / Voltage Options / CPU Configuration

Press <Enter> to go to the submenu.

Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit

Fox Control Center

Super BIOS Protect [Disable] Auto Detect PCI Clock [Disabled] ▶ Smart BIOS ▶ Fox Intelligent Stepping ▶ Voltage Options ▶ CPU Configuration

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values

F3: Optimized Defaults

F4: Save & Reset

ESC: Exit

Super BIOS Protection Settings

F-Center

Smart BIOS

► 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.

► Smart Boot Menu

When PC starts, it will ask you to press [Del] key to enter setup or press [F7] key to enter

smart boot menu. If [Disabled] is selected, then pressing [F7] has no function. This also pre-

vents user without password trying to get into your computer through smart boot menu.

Smart BIOS

Smart Power LED [Disable]

Smart Boot Menu [Enable]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Smart Power LED Settings

F-Center

System Status Power LED Status Stop Blinking Condition

Normal Always On Always On

No Memory Continue blinking On (1sec.), Off (1sec.) Reboot & Memory OK

No Display Continue blinking On (2sec.), Off (2sec.) Reboot & Display OK

Post Error Message

Quick blinking twice (1/3sec. On, 1/3sec. Off), one long On (1sec.), continuously.

Enter Setup or Skip

No CPU Fan Continue blinking On (1/2sec.), Off (1/2sec.) Reboot & Fan OK

Fox Intelligent Stepping

► Spread Spectrum

If you enabled this function, it can signicantly 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.

Fox Intelligent Stepping

Spread Spectrum [Enable]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Spread Spectrum Settings

F-Center

CPU Voltage Options

► Memory Voltage

This item is used to change the memeory voltage in a step of 100mV. The voltage can be

incremented from +100mV to +400mV.

Voltage Options

Memory Voltage Control [Disabled]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item

Enter: Select

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults

F4: Save & Reset

ESC: Exit

Memory Voltage Control Settings

F-Center

CPU Conguration

► Limit CPUID Maxium

This item is used to enable or disable Limit CPUID Maxium.

► C6 Mode

This item is used to enable or disable C6 mode.

► CPB Mode

This item is used to enable or disable CPB mode.

► 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.

► SVM Mode

This item is used to enable or disable SVM mode.

CPU Configuration

Physical Count: 4 Logical Count: 4 CPU Brand Name: AMD Engineering Sample Cache L1: 128 KB X 4 Cache L2: 1024 KB X 4 Cache L3: N/A Current CPU Speed: 2434 MHZ

Limit CPUID Maxium [Disabled] C6 Mode [Enabled]

CPB Mode [Auto]

Cool’N’Quiet [Enabled] SVM Mode [Enabled]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Disabled for Windows XP

F-Center

Advanced BIOS Conguration

► Trusted Computing / North Bridge/Onboard Device Conguration/SATA Conguration /Super IO Conguration

Press <Enter> to go to its submenu.

Main F-Center Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit

Advanced BIOS Configuration

▶ Trusted Computing ▶ North Bridge ▶ Onboard Device Configuration ▶ SATA Configuration ▶ Super IO Configuration

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values

F3: Optimized Defaults

F4: Save & Reset

ESC: Exit

Trusted Computing(TPM) Settings

Advanced

Trusted Computing

► TPM SUPPORT

This item is used to decide whether to support TPM (Trusted Platform Module) device function.

Default option is [Disabled]. If you want to support TPM, rst you need to install a TPM device

on the motherboard and set this item to [Enabled], then save changing and reset your computer, otherwise the operation system can not show the relative information.

TPM Configuration

TPM SUPPORT [Disabled]

Current TPM Status Information NO TPM Hardware

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Enables or Disables TPM support. O.S. will not show TPM. Reset of platform is required.

Advanced

North Bridge

► Total Memory

This item displays the current using memory information.

► Memory Slot 1/2/3/4

These items display the memory size installed on each slot.

► Integrated Graphics

This item is used to set the mode of the integrated Graphics.

North Bridge Configuration

Memory Information

Total Memory: 2048 MB (DDR3 1333)

Memory Slot1: size=2048 MB (DDR3 1333) Memory Slot2: Not Present Memory Slot3: Not Present Memory Slot4: Not Present

Memory Configuration

Integrated Graphics [Auto]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item

Enter: Select

+/-: Change Opt.

F1: General Help

F2: Previous Values

F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Integrated Graphics Memory Config

Advanced

Onboard Device Conguration

► Onboard LAN Controller

This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller.

► Onboard LAN PXE OpROM

This item is used to enable or disable onboard LAN boot option ROM.

► Onboard USB Controller

This item is used to enable or disable the USB controller.

► 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.

► USB 3.0 Support

This item is used to enable or disable the function of USB 3.0 .

► Azalia HD Audio Controller

This item is enable or disable the Azalia HD audio.

Onboard Device Configuration

Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN PXE OpROM [Disabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Onboard USB Controller [Enabled] USB3.0 Support [Enabled] Azalia HD Audio Controller [Enabled]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Onboard LAN Controller

Advanced

SATA Conguration

►Onboard SATA Controller

This item is used to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller.

►Onboard SATA Mode

This item is used to set the operating mode of your SATA ports.

Options : [Native IDE]; [RAID]; [AHCI].

[Native IDE] - This congures 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) specication describes the register

level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA. The specication 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 specication.

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.

SATA Configuration

Onboard SATA Controller [Enabled]

Onboard SATA Mode [Native IDE]

▶ SATA Port1: Not Present

▶ SATA Port2: Not Present

▶ SATA Port3: Not Present

▶ SATA Port4: Not Present

▶ SATA Port5: Not Present

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Onboard SATA Controller

Advanced

Super IO Conguration

► Serial Port 0 Conguration/CIR Controller Conguration

Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.

Serial Port 0 Conguration

► Serial Port

This item is used to enable or disable the serial port (COM).

► Device Settings

This item shows the resource assigned to the serial port.

Super IO Configuration

Super IO Chip IT8728

▶ Serial Port 0 Configuration

▶ CIR Contrller Configuration

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Set Parameters of CIR Controller(CIR)

Advanced

Serial Port 0 Configuration

Setial Port [Enabled]

Device Settings IO=3F8h; IRQ=4

Change settings [Auto]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Enable or Disable Serial Port(COM)

Advanced

► Change Settings

This item is used to select an optimal settings for the serial port.

CIR Controller Conguration

► CIR Controller

This item is used to enable or disable CIR Controller

► Device Settings

This item shows the resource assigned to the serial port.

► Change Settings

This item is used to select an optimal settings for the serial port.

CIR Controller Configuration

CIR Controller [Enabled] Device Settings IO=3E0h; IRQ=10;

Change settings

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Enable or Disable CIR Controller

Advanced

Boot Conguration

► Bootup Numlock State

This item is used to select the keyboard numlock state. The defaulte setting is [On].

► Quiet Boot

This item is used to enable/disable the quiet boot. [Disabled] : Displays the normal POST messages. [Enabled] : Displays OEM customer logo instead of POST messages.

Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit

Boot

Boot Configuration Bootup Numlock State [On]

Quiet Boot [Enabled]

Boot Option Priorities

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values

F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Select the keyboard NumLock state

Power Management Setup

► ACPI Sleep State

This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function. When you enter this item, the power will be down after a period of time. (PS:This platform only support “S3 (STR)” mode). 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.

► Resume by PS2 Keyboard

This item is used to enable/disable the PS2 keyboard to generate a wake up.

► Resume by USB Device(s)

This item is used to wake up the system by a USB device when it is staying at S3 state.

► Resume by PCIE PME

This item is used to enable/disable the PCI Express device to generate a wake up.

► Resume by PCI PME

This item is used to enable/disable the PCI device to generate a wake up

► Resume by Modem Ring

This item is used to enable/disable the modem to generate a wake up.

► Resume by RTC

This item is used to enable/disable RTC alarm event to generate a wake up. RTC is system real time clock.

► Energy-using Products

This item is used to enable/disable the EuP(Energy-using Products) feature. When enable, the suspend power of the chipset will be cut off in S5 suspend mode in order to reduce the power consumption of motherboard.

Enabled: S1/S3/S4 is normal, S5 wake up only by pressing the power button.

Disabled: Normal ACPI function.

► Restore AC Power Loss

This item is used to set which state the PC will take with when it resumes after an AC power

loss.

Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Exit

Power Management Configuration

ACPI Sleep State [S3]

Resume By PS2 Keyboard [Enabled] Resume By USB Device(s) [Enabled] Resume By PCIE PME [Disabled] Resume By PCI PME [Disabled]

Resume By Modem Ring [Disabled]

Resume By RTC [Disabled] Energy-using Products [Enabled] Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values

F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed.

Power

Health

► Case Open Warning

This item is used to enable or disable case open warning function.

► CPU Temperature

These items show the current CPU temperature detected automatically by the system.

► System Temperature

These items show the current System temperature detected automatically by the system.

► CPU Fan1/2 Speed

This item shows the current CPU Fan speed detected automatically by the system.

► System Fan Speed

This item shows the current System Fan speed detected automatically by the system.

► CPU Vcore/+3.3V/+12V SYS/+5V SYS/VBAT

These items show the Current CPU Vcore/+3.3V/+12V SYS/+5V SYS/VDDR/VBAT voltage

detected automatically by the system.

► CPU 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.

► CPU Shut Down Temperature

This item is used to set the CPU temperature upper limit. When the temperature exceeds

the set value, the system will shut down automatically.

This function works only when your operating system is supporting ACPI.

► CPU Fan/System Fan Control

The CPU fan/System fan speed will be adjusted automatically and smartly depending on the

CPU/system temperature. It is used to avoid FAN noise.

Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Exit

Case Open Warning [Disabled]

CPU Temperature : +54 C

System Temperature : +37 C CPU Fan 1 Speed : 2738 RPM CPU Fan 2 Speed System Fan Speed : N/A

CPU Vcore : +1.392 V

+3.3 V : +3.371 V +12V SYS : +11.682 V +5V SYS : +5.225 V

VDDR : +1.536 V

VBAT : +3.192 V

CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] CPU Shutdown Temperature

[Disabled]

CPU Smart Fan Control

[Disabled]

System Smart Fan Control

[Disabled]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values

F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Enabled Case Open Warning and open chassis, Intrusion Alarm will appear. If you don't enter bios setup and disabled case open wanrning one time,Intrusion Alarm don't clear,it will appear all the time.

Health

Security

► Administrator Password

This item is used to install or change administrator password. After you input administrator password, it then will ask you to

conrm the password.

► User Password

This item is used to install or change user password.

► HDD BootSector Write

To protect your HDD from virus attack, there is a HDD Bootsector write-protection mechanism

provided. Super HDD BootSector Protect function protects your BIOS from being affected by

viruses, e.g.

Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Exit

Security Configuration

Password Description

If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup. If ONLY the User’s password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will have Administrator rights. The password must be 3 to 20 characters long.

Administrator Password

User Password

HDD BootSector Write [Normal]

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values

F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Enables or disables writes to Hard Disk Sector 0

Security

Create New Password

Exit

► Save Changes and Reset

If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen. Select [Yes] to save your changes and reset computer, select [No] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.

► Discard Changes and Reset

If you select this option and press <Enter>, a message will be displayed in the screen.

Select [Yes] to exit setup utility and reset computer without saving your modications, select

[No] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.

Main Advanced Chipset Boot Power Health Security Save & Exit

Save & Exit

Save Changes and Reset

Discard Changes and Reset Restore Defaults

Boot Override

→ ←: Select Screen

↑ ↓: Select Item

Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values

F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Exit ESC: Exit

Reset system setup after saving the changes.

Save & Exit

Save configuration and reset?

Yes No

Save & Reset

Yes

Reset without saving?

Yes No

Reset Without Saving

Yes

► Restore Defaults

Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let you load the defaults. Select <Yes> and then press <Enter> to load the defaults. Select <No> and press <Enter>, 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.

► Boot Override

BIOS auto detect the presence of connected devices, select the device you want to boot from and press <Enter>, then the system will directly boot from the selected devices.

Load Optimized Defaults?

Yes No

Load Optimized Defaults

Yes

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

■ Browser Conguration Utility

Note : Because each module is independent, so the section

number will be reorganized and unique to each module, please

understand.

Utility CD content

This motherboard comes with one DVD, after installing the Oprating System, you can simply put it into your DVD-ROM drive, and the main menu will be displayed on your PC screen to guide you how to install.

1. Install Driver

Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You should install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed.

A. AMD Chipset Driver B. Realtek HDA Audio Driver C. Realtek 811X LAN Driver D. AMD VGA Driver E. AMD RAID Driver*

F. 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. Microsoft DirectX 9.0*

F. Adobe Acrobat Reader G. Norton Internet Security

H. Browser Conguration Utility

*1 : This item will be displayed only when "OnChip SATA Type" is set to [RAID]. *2 : The item will appear in Windows XP operation system, but it will not show in Windows Vista and Windows 7 operation system.

Install driver and utility

1. Install Driver

Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You must click "AMD Chipset Driver" to install it rst. After that, you can click ”One Click Setup” and then choose the items you want to

install, or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually.

Choose the items you

want to Install

Manual Installation Step by Step

Select to Install

Utilities

Select to

Install Drivers

Click to visit

Foxconn's

website

Browse CD

View the Utility

Help les

Automatic Installation

by One Click

Drop to System Tray

Exit the program

2. Install Utility

Use these options to install additional software programs.

3. Utility Help

Click this button to view the utility(FOX ONE, FOX LiveUpdate, FOX LOGO, FOX DMI) help manual.

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 :

■ Modify system performance settings, such as the CPU and memory bus speeds,

CPU voltages, fan speeds, and other system performance options.

■ Monitor hardware temperatures, voltages, frequencies and fan speeds.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) ■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX ONE :

The very rst time you run FOX ONE, F.I.S. Calibration function (FOX Intelligent

Stepping) will require you to calibrate the CPU’s loading. Click “OK” to proceed

and start the Utility. F.I.S. is a feature of FOX ONE, which can automatically adjust your

CPU clock based on your current system loading.

Before you running the FOX ONE program, the system parameters (such as CPU

clock, voltage...etc.) are controlled by BIOS settings. After you run FOX ONE, it will

take over, and the controlling right will be transferred to FOX ONE. Later, reboot,

then BIOS control will be back again.

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.

■ Voltage Monitoring is supported only in FOX ONE Premium & Deluxe products.

■ Fox Intelligent Stepping is supported only in FOX ONE Deluxe products.

1. Main Page

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

Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray

Exit FOX ONE

Show CPU

Information

Toolbar

Alert Lamp

Switch Button

Exit

Minimum

Homepage

Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan

speed/Temperature value

Conguration

Skin Button

There are more choices of FOX ONE screen panels. Click this button, you can select

your favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).

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

Apply the changes

Click the new skin

picture to select

the new skin

Cancel the changes

Conguration

This menu allows you to congure :

1). Monitor interval (ms) :

This is to dene the interval of different messages of system settings which are to

be displayed on Simple Mode screen. Minimum value is 1 second.

2). Simple Mode :

To select which message of system settings are to be displayed in the Simple

Mode. Messages such as CPU frequency, voltage...etc., they can be displayed one

by one in Simple Mode.

3). F.I.S. Calibration (FOX Intelligent Stepping, Optional)

This function will re-calibrate the CPU's loading, and it may take several minutes

to proceed. The FOX ONE calibration process will apply different loadings to

your CPU, record PWM IC voltage together with the CPU clock running at these

loadings, so it can dene and estimate within a particular range of system loading,

what the CPU clock should be.

Step 1 : Click Calibration icon, a message pops out to ask for continue. Select Yes.

Step 2 : After data is collected, it will ask you to restart your computer now.

Later on, when the FOX ONE program is activated, and F.I.S. feature (in CPU

Page) is also enabled, FOX ONE will automatically adjust your CPU clock

according to your system loadings. (Loadings are like Power Gaming, Data

Mining...etc.)

2. CPU Page - CPU Control

This page lets you select (or overclock) CPU clock to meet the current performance

level of the system. The fastest and suitable CPU clock running for current system can

be calculated by FOX ONE automatically or manually input by yourselves.

Manual :

You can press the up/down button to adjust your CPU clock.

Auto :

Click this button to let FOX ONE check the highest CPU clock you can use. System

will raise the CPU clock step by step until it hangs, you can then push the RESET

button on your PC panel to restart the system. When system restarts, run FOX ONE

again, it will display a recommended highest CPU clock for you, click <Yes> to apply it.

A message informs you to

push RESET button later if

the system hangs nally.

Click Yes to continue.

Press Auto button to let FOX

ONE check the highest CPU

clock you can use.

Go to CPU page

FIS Features :

Select the different

benchmarks

Adjust by manual

Apply the

changes

Reset the

changes

You can see the system is

raising CPU clock until the

system hangs.

Push RESET button on the

front panel of your system to

restart the computer.

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.

Now, your system is running

at a CPU clock of 215MHz.

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, Ofce and Energy Saving, the references of their system

loading were calculated and dened in the FIS Calibration option of Conguration

menu. Select Auto, CPU will automatically adjust its clock according to current system

3. Frequency Page - Frequency Control

This page lets you set memory and PCI Express frequencies by manual.

Go to Freq. page

Close this page

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

Select the option

you want to set

Adjust by manual

4. Limit Setting

4.1 Limit Setting - CPU Temperature

This page lets you to set CPU high limit temperature and enable the alert function.

4.2 Limit Setting - System Temperature

This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function.

Go to Limit

Setting page

Set high limit by

dragging the lever

Show current CPU

temperature value

Enable alert function

when the CPU

temperature is higher

than high limit value

Show current high

limit value of the CPU

temperature

Set high limit by

dragging the lever

Show current system

temperature value

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 rpm and enable the alert function.

4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan

This page lets you to set system fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

Show current CPU

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the CPU fan runs

slower than the low

limit rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of CPU fan

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

Show current system

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the system fan

runs slower than low

limit rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of system

fan

4.5 Limit Setting - NB Fan

This page lets you to set NB fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.

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.

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

Show current NB

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the NB fan runs

slower than low limit

rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of NB fan

Go to Voltage page

Select the option

you want to set

Adjust by manual

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

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

Set fan speed by

dragging the lever

Enable or disable

smart fan function

Apply the changes

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 :

■ Windows 2000

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 7 (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.

*** : please refer to the physical motherboard for detail.

Exit

Toolbar

Minimum

Show current

BIOS information

Link to website

1-2 Local Update - Backup

This page can backup your system BIOS. You can click “Backup”, and key in a le name, then

click “Save” to nish the backup operation. The extension of this backup le 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 le name together with the directory

which it is stored, prevented that you may need them to recover your BIOS later.

1-3 Local Update - Update

This page helps you to update your BIOS from a local le. After click “Update”, An alert message

will be displayed to ensure if you really want to continue, click “Yes” to conrm. A setup wizard

will guide you to load a local BIOS le to nish the operation. You must remember from which

directory to load your new BIOS le (with an extension of ".BIN" for Award BIOS, ".ROM" for AMI

BIOS) before the setup wizard starts.

Key in a BIOS name

Click here

FOX LiveUpdate can automatically backup old BIOS before update. This feature can be

enabled in the "Congure-System" setup. Please refer to "Congure-System" section

for more detail. The default backup directory is C:\LiveUpdate_Temp, but the backup

le name will be automatically generated. It is hard to nd it out from a backup directory,

and we recommend you using Explorer to check date/time message of this backup le

to nd it out and write its name down to remember it.

2. Online Update

2-1 Online Update - Update BIOS

This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet. Click “start”, it will search the new

BIOS from Internet. Then follow the wizard to nish the update operation.

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 nish the update operation.

Click here

Current information

Search new BIOS

from Internet

Browse detailed

information

Update BIOS

Close the window

Select BIOS to update

Click here

Current information

Search new drivers

from Internet

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 nish the update operation.

Browse detailed

information

Install the selected

driver

Close the window

Select the driver to update

Click here

Current information

Search new utilities

from Internet

Browse detailed

information

Install the selected

utility

Close the window

Select the utility to update

2-4 Online Update - Update All

This page lets you update your system drivers from Internet. Click “start”, it will search all new

BIOS/drivers/utilities from Internet. Then follow the wizard to nish the update operation.

Click here

Current information

Search all new BIOS/

drivers/utilities from

Internet

Browse detailed

BIOS information

Close the window

Browse detailed

driver information

Browse detailed

utility information

3. Congure

3-1 Congure - 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 qualied item found, it will pop out a

message on the task bar to inform you to do the next step.

Double click on the icon as show below, you can see the detailed information.

Double click here

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

Click here

Set auto

search options

Select search

which kind of

versions

Set auto search

the latest

FOX LiveUpdate

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.

3-2 Congure - System

This page lets you set the location of download les and auto backup BIOS. determine if the FOX

LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up.

Prompt you to

install the new

FOX LiveUpdate

Click here

Set the location of

download les or

auto backup BIOS

Determine if the FOX

LiveUpdate can auto run when

the system starts up

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

3-3 Congure - Advance

This page lets you select to ash BIOS / Boot Block and clear CMOS. If you choose Flash Boot

Block, it means BIOS is not protective, and you must make sure the ash process is continuous

and without any interruption.

4. About & Help

This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate.

We recommend that you had better keep the default setting unchanged to avoid any

damage.

Click here

Select which BIOS ROM

to ash(Only available to

motherboard with backup

BIOS ROM )

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

Select to ash Boot Block

Select to clear CMOS

Click here

Show information about

FOX LiveUpdate

FOX LOGO

FOX LOGO is a simple and useful utility to backup, change and delete the boot time

Logo. The boot Logo is the image that appears on screen during POST (Power-On

Self-Test).

You can prepare a JPG image (1024x768) le, then use FOX LOGO to open it and

change the boot time Logo. Boot time Logo will be displayed if you enable the BIOS

"Quiet Boot" setting in "Advanced BIOS Features" menu.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using FOX LOGO:

Main Page

When you change Logo or delete current Logo, the system will ash BIOS le auto-

matically. During this time, please DO NOT shut down the application and the system,

or the motherboard will be damaged seriously.

Minimize

Exit

Website

About

Backup

Change

De l e t e

Main screen

FOX DMI

FOX DMI is a full Desktop Management Interface viewer, and it provides three DMI data

formats : Report, Data Fields and Memory Dump.

With DMI information, system maker can easily analyze and troubleshoot your mother-

board if there is any problem occurred.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows 2000

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 7 (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 node you want to view.

Browser Conguration Utility

Browser Conguration Utility is a browser search engine of Yahoo. We provide it to you for

various choice.

Supporting Operating Systems :

■ Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

■ Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Using Browser Conguration Utility:

1. After installation, it will appear in the search menu of browser. You can use it directly.

2. If you have installed another search engine, the Browser Conguration Utility will send out a

dialog to ask “Do you want to change your browser search engine to Yahoo?” If you want to

use Yahoo engine as the default. Select “Yes” and click “OK”.

Then you will see a “END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT”. Read it and select “I agree” to change your default search engine.

3. Browser Conguration Utility supports online games. Double click the game icon on your

desktop to enjoy it.

This chapter will cover two topics :

■ Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP

(or Vista,7) in a brand new RAID system.

■ Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP

(or Vista,7) system with new RAID built as data storage.

It includes the following information :

■ RAID Conguration Introduction

■ Option ROM Utility

■ Create a RAID Driver Diskette

■ RAID Enable in BIOS

■ Select a RAID Array for use

■ Install a New Windows XP

■ Setting up a Non-Bootable RAID Array

The RAID BIOS Setup pictures shown in this chapter are for reference only, please refer to the practical screen.

Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP (or Vista,7)

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 oppy drive.

2. A DVD-ROM drive.

3. Several SATA hard disks.

4. A RAID driver diskette.

5. A motherboard driver CD. (To create RAID driver diskette if it is not bundled.)

6. Windows XP, Vista or 7 Install CD.

Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP (or Vista,7)

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.

RAID Conguration Introduction

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method for computer data storage

schemes that divide and/or replicate data among multiple hard drives. RAID can be

designed to provide increased data reliability (fault tolerance) or increased I/O (input/

output) performance, or both. The following RAID congurations 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 xed (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 conguration 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 conrm that the data is correctly written. Striping is often used for

performance, where it allows sequences of data to be read off multiple disks at the

same time. Error checking typically will slow the system down as data needs to be

read from several places and compared. The design of RAID systems is therefore a

compromise and understanding the requirements of a system is important. Modern

disk arrays typically provide the facility to select the appropriate RAID conguration.

RAID is often used in high availability systems, where it is important that the system

keeps running as much of the time as possible.

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 10 (Striped Mirror)

RAID 10 is a combination of striping and mirroring. This conguration 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 on a

standard SCSI host bus adapter. This is useful when a single drive conguration 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 le systems may be used, and the volume can span up to 32 hard disks.

Comparison Table :

Solution Hard Disks No. Capacity Performance Reliability Application

RAID0 >=2 All Highest Dangerous Look for speed

RAID1 2 50% Read faster Excellent 100% Data backup

RAID10 >=4 (Even number) Smallest*2 High Excellent Unlimited budget

Span >=1 All none Dangerous Big disk space

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 congure 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-98HBB0, 120.03GB

Lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 - Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, 250.05GB

Upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 - ST3320620AS, 320.07GB

The relationships between port numbers in the Option ROM Utility and SATA ports on

the motherboard are shown below. They are :

Port 1 is the lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 of the motherboard.

Port 2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2.

Port 3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4.

Port 4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4.

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 nal disk

volume of the RAID array will be. In the real world, using the same model to

build a disk array is strongly recommended.

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

Extent 1 82.28 Free

2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03

Extent 1 119.96 Free

3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Extent 1 249.99 Free 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Extent 1 320.00 Free

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Dene LD

[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit

[ Keys Available ]

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34

[ View Drive Assignments ]

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 :

■ Shut down your computer.

■ 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.

1. Find a PC, put a diskette into its oppy

drive A:, this diskette will be formatted later.

Put the driver CD into DVD-ROM drive.

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.

5. Insert a diskette, click "OK" to continue.

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 oppy diskette which will be used during Windows XP installation later.

6. You can input a volume label for this diskette,

click on "Start" to format.

7. Click on "OK" to go through this warning

message.

8. Format nished. Click "OK" to continue copying of

RAID driver into this diskette.

9. Check if the diskette contains the driver les.

5-2 RAID Enable in BIOS

1. Enter the BIOS setup by pressing <DEL> key when boot up.

2. Select the “Integrated Peripherals” from the “Main menu”, then select the “IDE

Conguration” menu and press <Enter> to go to the conguration items.

3. Enable RAID function and individual SATA port for hard drive or DVD connection.

4. Press <F10> to save the setting then PC will reboot itself.

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.

View Drive Assignments. . . . . . [ 1 ]

LD View / LD Define Menu . . . . [ 2 ]

Delete LD Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 3 ]

Controller Configuration . . . . . . [ 4 ]

[ Main Menu ]

Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC] Exit

[ Keys Available ]

SATA Configuration

Onboard SATA Controller [Enabled]

Onboard SATA Mode [RAID]

▶ SATA Port1: Not Present ▶ SATA Port2: Not Present ▶ SATA Port3: Not Present ▶ SATA Port4: Not Present ▶ SATA Port5: Not Present

→ ←: Select Screen ↑ ↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. F1: General Help F2: Previous Values F3: Optimized Defaults F4: Save & Reset ESC: Exit

Onboard SATA Controller

Advanced

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, " LD View Menu" appears.

2. Press [Crtl-C], the screen appears as below, select RAID 0.

3. Use [↓] key to select the hard disks, press [Space] key to change its assignment

status to "Y". Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting. And a message prompts. You can

select any of the two options. Here we select the latter option as an example.

< There is no any LD exist >

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Dene LD

[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ LD View Menu ]

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2

Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 N

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit. If you do not input any LD name,the default LD name will be used.

[ Keys Available ]

4. Another message prompts.

Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.

5. Then the screen appears as below.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2

Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 N

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity...

Fast Initializing...

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2

Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 N

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks.

[ Keys Available ]

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB)

LD 1 Logical Drive 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 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 N

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[0-9] Input Capacity [Enter] Save [Backspace] Delete [ESC] exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

RAID 0

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Enter array capacity (in GB) here:

6. Press [Ctrl-Y]. Input 80GB to select the rst logical drive (LD1) and press [Enter].

7. The selection of LD1 array is completed.

As we want to introduce how to create two logical drives by using the same two

hard drives here, so we will press [Crtl-C] to dene LD2.

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 79.99 Functional

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Dene LD

[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ LD View Menu ]

LD 1 RAID 0 2 79.99 Functional

8. 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.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 2 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2

Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 42.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 80.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 N

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

9. Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting. And a message prompts. You kann select any of

the two options. Here we select the latter option as an example.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 2 Logical Drive 2 RAID 0 2

Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 N

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit. If you do not input any LD name,the default LD name will be used.

[ Keys Available ]

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 2 Logical Drive 2 RAID 0 2

Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 N

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks.

10. Another message prompts.

Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.

11. The remaining disk spaces are assigned to LD2. The size is about 42GB*2 =

84GB.

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 79.99 Functional

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Dene LD

[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ LD View Menu ]

LD 1 RAID 0 2 79.99 Functional

LD 1 RAID 0 2 83.99 Functional

[ Keys Available ]

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, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C],

the screen appears as below, select RAID 1.

2. Use [↓] key to select the hard disks, press [Space] key to change its assignment

status to "Y". Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting. And a message prompts. You can

select any of the two options. Here we select the latter option as an example.

3. Another message prompts.

Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 N 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Y 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit. If you do not input any LD name,the default LD name will be used.

[ Keys Available ]

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 N 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Y 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks.

[ Keys Available ]

4. The screen appears as below.

Press any key to use the maximum capacity.

5. The creation of RAID 1 is completed.

The nal capacity of 249.99GB (250GB) is the smaller size of the two hard drives.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 1 2

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 N 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Y 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity...

Fast Initializing...

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 249.99 Functional

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Dene LD

[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ LD View Menu ]

LD 1 RAID 1 2 249.99 Functional

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, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C],

the screen appears as below, select RAID 10.

2. Use [↓] key to select the hard disks, press [Space] key to change its assignment

status to "Y". Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting. And a message prompts. You can

select any of the two options. Here we select the latter option as an example.

3. Another message prompts.

Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 10 4

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Y 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit. If you do not input any LD name,the default LD name will be used.

[ Keys Available ]

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 10 4

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Y 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks.

[ Keys Available ]

4. The screen appears as below.

Press any key to use the maximum capacity.

5. The creation of RAID 10 is completed.

The nal capacity of 163.99GB (81.995GB*2) is twice capacities of the smallest size

of the four hard drives.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 10 4

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 N 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Y 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity...

Fast Initializing...

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 249.99 Functional

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Dene LD

[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ LD View Menu ]

LD 1 RAID 10 4 163.99 Functional

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, and " LD View Menu" appears. Then press [Crtl-C],

the screen appears as below, select JBOD.

2. Use [↓] key to select the hard disks, press [Space] key to change its assignment

status to "Y". Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting. And a message prompts. You can

select any of the two options. Here we select the latter option as an example.

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 JBOD 4

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Y 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 JBOD 4

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Y 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Please press Ctrl-Y key to input the LD name or press any key to exit. If you do not input any LD name,the default LD name will be used.

[ Keys Available ]

3. Another message prompts.

Press [Ctrl-Y] to erase the RAID array.

4. The creation of JBOD is completed.

Total size is 82.34+120.03+250.05+320.07 = 772.49GB

LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv

LD 1 Logical Drive 1 JBOD 4

Stripe Block: NA Fast Init: ON Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Port :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Y 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Space] Change Option

[Ctrl+Y] Save [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks.

[ Keys Available ]

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 249.99 Functional

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Dene LD

[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ LD View Menu ]

LD 1 RAID JBOD 4 772.51 Functional

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 <DEL> 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.

4. The computer will reboot, and it will start installing Windows Operating System.

Watch the screen carefully, when the following picture appears, press <F6> 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 <F6> input

immediately, and it keeps loading les until the next screen displays.

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver.

Boot Device Priority

Boot Device Priority Item Help

1st Boot Device [CDROM] Species 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.

↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F9: Optimized Defaults

[CD/DVD:SS-DVD-ROM]

5. After some les are copied to your system, the following picture appears, press <S>

to continue the specic driver installation.

6. It will ask you to insert the RAID driver diskette into you oppy drive. Press <Enter>

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

Windows Setup

Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):

<none>

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drivers, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

7. There are two drivers, for your 32-bit XP system, press [Enter] to select the rst

driver - "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform".

8. A conrmation message appears to double check if the driver is really what we

wanted, press <Enter> to continue.

Windows Setup

Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

* 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

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.

ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

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)

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 <Enter> to install Windows. The Windows XP install processes will ask you

to format your hard disk, then copy les...etc. Follow the installation steps until the

whole Windows is setup.

Windows XP Professional Setup

The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer.

Use the UP ad DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list.

● To set up Windows XP on the selected item, press ENTER.

● To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C.

● To delete the selected partitions, press D.

238410 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on ahcix86 [MBR]

ENTER=Install C=Create Partition F3=Quit

Unpartitioned space 238410 MB

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.

● To set up Windows XP on the selected item, press ENTER.

● To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C.

● To delete the selected partitions, press D.

238410 MB Disk 0 at Id 1 on bus 0 on ahcix86 [MBR]

E: Partition2 [New (Raw)] 208406 MB ( 208405 MB free) Unpartitioned space 8 MB

ENTER=Install D=Delete Partition F3=Quit

C: Partition1 [New (Raw)] 29996 MB ( 29996 MB free)

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.

■ A Mirrored RAID Array Disk :

Two SATA hard disks are congured 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.

■ A SATA DVD Drive :

A DVD drive connected to SATA port1.

1. Reboot your system, and go to "IDE Conguration" menu.

Enable the RAID function. Press [F10] to save the settings and reboot.

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.

IDE Conguration

Help Item

OnChip SATA Channel

[Enabled]

OnChip SATA Type I SATA IDE Combined Mode [Enabled] Disabled Enabled

↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F9:Optimized Defaults

[RAID]

Options

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 congure the mirrored RAID array

as described in the 5-3 section. Finally, you can reach this step as depicted.

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.

LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 249.99 Functional

[↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Dene LD

[Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ LD View Menu ]

LD 1 RAID 1 2 249.99 Functional

5. After the AMD RAID driver is installed, it will ask you to click "Finish" to restart your

computer.

6. When Windows starts, a message is prompting you to reboot again.

Click "Yes" to restart your computer.

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