Foxconn A6GMV User Manual

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A6GMV 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 A6GMV

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/2010

Printed Name : James Liang

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: FOXCONN

Model Name:

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.

A6GMV

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 : 2010

Installation Precautions

■ 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.

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.

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 ..................................................................................................16

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

Enter BIOS Setup ...................................................................................18

Main Menu..............................................................................................18

System Information ................................................................................20

Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................22

Fox Central Control Unit .........................................................................23

Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................................27

Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................32

Power Management Setup .....................................................................34

PC Health Status ....................................................................................36

BIOS Security Features..........................................................................37

Load Optimal Defaults ............................................................................38

Save & Exit Setup ..................................................................................38

Exit Without Saving ................................................................................38

Chapter 4 CD Instruction

Utility CD content....................................................................................40

Install driver and utility ............................................................................41

FOX ONE

Main Page ........................................................................................43

CPU Control .....................................................................................47

Frequency Control ............................................................................49

Limit Setting......................................................................................50

Voltage Control .................................................................................52

Fan Control.......................................................................................53

FOX LiveUpdate

Local Update ....................................................................................54

Online Update ..................................................................................56

Congure .........................................................................................59

About & Help ....................................................................................61

FOX LOGO .............................................................................................62

FOX DMI ................................................................................................63

Chapter 5 RAID Conguration

RAID Introduction ...................................................................................65

Install SATA Hard Disks ..........................................................................66

RAID Conguration ................................................................................66

Create RAID Driver Disk ........................................................................68

Install Windows OS ................................................................................69

Technical Support :

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

Thank you for buying Foxconn A6GMV 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, A6GMV

enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

This chapter includes the following information:

■ Product Specications

■ Layout

■ Back Panel Connectors

1-1 Product Specications

CPU

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

HyperTransport Up to 2000MT/s (HT1.0) for AM3 CPU

Chipset North Bridge: AMD 690G

South Bridge: AMD SB600

Memory 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMMs

Support up to 8GB of system memory

Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot

1 x PCI Express x1 slot

2 x PCI slots

VGA

Support DirectX 9.0, Vertex Shader version 2.0 and Pixel Shader version

Storage SB600 chipset:

- 4 x SATA II connectors

Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed

Support RAID 0, 1, 10

Support hot plug

- 1 x IDE connector

LAN Realtek RTL8111D Gigabit LAN chip

Audio VIA VT1708s audio chip:

- High Denition Audio

- 2/4/5.1-channel

- Support for S/PDIF Out

- Support Jack-Sensing function

USB Support hot plug

Support up to 8 x USB 2.0 ports (4 rear panel ports, 2 onboard USB

headers supporting 4 extra ports)

Support USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mb/s

Support AMD AM3 socket processors, Max processor power up to 95W

For the latest CPU information,

Dual channel DDR3 1333/1066 MHz architecture

Integrated ATI X1250 GPU

2.0

please visit：

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Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

4 x SATA connectors

2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supporting 4 x USB devices)

1 x CPU fan header (4-pin)

1 x System fan header (4-pin)

1 x Front Audio connector

1 x CD_IN connector

1 x S/PDIF_OUT connector

1 x Speaker connector

1 x Frant Panel connector

1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header (INTR)

Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port

Connectors 1 x PS/2 mouse port

1 x VGA port

1 x Serial port

1 x Parallel port

4 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x RJ-45 LAN port

6-channel Audio ports

Hardware Monitor System voltage detection

CPU/System temperature detection

CPU/System fan speed detection

CPU overheating warning

CPU/System fan speed control

PCI Express x1 Support 250MB/s (500MB/s concurrent) bandwidth

Low power consumption and power management features

PCI Express x16 Support 8GB/s (16GB/s concurrent) bandwidth

Low power consumption and power management features

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

Support S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), 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 Micro ATX Form Factor, 9.6 inches x 8.4 inches (24.4cm x 21.3cm)

1-2 Layout

6 453

1. 4-pin ATX 12V Power Connector

2. SYS_FAN Header

3. North Bridge: AMD 690G

4. PCI Express x1 Slot

5. PCI Express x16 Slot

6. PCI Slots

7. Front Audio Connector

8. CD_IN Connector

9. S/PDIF Out Connector

10. Speaker Connector

12. Clear CMOS Jumper

13. Front Panel Connector

14. SATA Connectors

15. South Bridge: AMD SB600

16. 24-pin ATX Power Connector

17. IDE Connector

18. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header

19. DDR3 DIMM Slots

20. CPU_FAN Header

21. CPU Socket

11. Front USB Connectors

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

board for detail.

1-3 Back Panel Connectors

PS/2 Mouse Port

Parallel Port

LAN Port

Line In

Line Out

Microphone

PS/2 Keyboard Port

Serial Port

VGA Port

USB Ports

Audio Ports

1. PS/2 Mouse Port

Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse.

2. PS/2 Keyboard Port

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

3. Parallel Port

This connect provides printer port interface.

4. Serial Port

This is output of RS232 COM1 port.

5. VGA Port

To connect with external display devices, such as monitor or LCD display.

6. USB Ports

The USB ports support the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use these ports for USB devices such as

an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB ash drive and etc.

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

Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out* Rear Speaker Out*

Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Pink Microphone In Microphone In Center/Subwoofer Out*

* : Please refer to Chapter 4, and install the Realtek audio driver (in CD) to assign the audio

output ports for different applications of 2/4/5.1 channels. The fundamental audio outputs are

depicted in the table above.

8. RJ-45 LAN Port

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

LAN Type

1000M

Left: Active Right: Link

Status Description Status Description

Off No Link Off No Link

Green

Blinking

Data

Activity

Off 10 Mb/s Connection

Green 100 Mb/s Connection

Orange 1000 Mb/s Connection

Active

LED

Link

LED

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

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

Install the CPU

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

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.

1. Release the CPU socket lever.

Pin-1 corner of the

CPU socket

2. Align Pin-1 of the CPU with the CPU

socket, and gently put the CPU

onto the socket.

Pin-1 triangle

marking of CPU

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.

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.

4. Attach t he 3-wire C PU cooler

connector to the CPU fan header

on the motherboard .

2-2 Install the Memory

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory :

■ Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

This motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology.

When memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically check the memory in your system.

Two DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels :

Channel 0 : DIMM1

Channel 1 : DIMM2

The combinations of DIMM modules are :

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

Single Channel DS/SS -

Single Channel - DS/SS

Dual Channel DS/SS DS/SS

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

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

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

Installing a Memory

Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the

power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure

to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard.

144-Pin

Notch

96-Pin

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.

2-3 Install an Expansion Card

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

that came with your expansion card.

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

installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

PCI Express x1

PCI Express x16

PCI

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.

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.

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

PWR1

10 +12V 22 +5V

11 +12V 23 +5V

12 3.3V 24 GND

Pin No. 24

We recommend you using a 24-pin power supply. If you are using a 20-pin power supply, you need

to align the ATX power connector according to the picture.

20-Pin Power

4-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR2

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

+12V

3 1

4 2

PWR2

GND

Pin # Denition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

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 : SATA_1/2/3/4

The Serial ATA connector is used to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this feature. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 3Gb/s data transfer rate.

HDD-LED

RESET-SW

SATA_1/2/3/4

PWR-LED

PWR-SW

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FP1

GND TX+

TXGND

RXRX+

GND

Fan Connectors : CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN

There are two main fan headers on this motherboard. The fan speed can be controlled and monitored in “PC Health Status” section of the BIOS Setup. These fans can be automatically

turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 sleeping

states.

Speaker Connector : SPEAKER

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

GND POWER SENSE CONTROL

CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN

SPKJ

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SPKJ

SPEAKER

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.

PORT1_L

PORT1_R

PORT2_R

SENSE_SEND

PORT2_L

1 2

AUD_GND

PRESENCE_J SENSE1_RETURN EMPTY

SENSE2_RETURN

109

F_AUDIO

CD_L GND CD_R

CD_IN

S/PDIF Connector : SPDIF_OUT

The connector is used for S/PDIF output.

USB Connectors : F_USB 1/2

In addition to the four 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.

EMPTY

VCC

GND

VCC DD+

D-

D+

GND

F_USB 1/2

IDE Connector : PIDE

With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable, you can connect to any IDE type of hard disk and CD/DVD ROM/RW drive.

+5V

EMPTY

SPDIF_OUT

GND

SPDIF_OUT

Chassis Intruder Alarm Connector : INTR

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

INTRUDERJ

GND

INTR

2-5 Jumpers

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

Description of Jumpers

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

Jumper Diagram Denition Description

Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS

The motherboard uses CMOS RAM to store the basic hardware information (such as BIOS data, date, time information, hardware password...etc.). Clear CMOS data is the fast way to go back to

factory default when the BIOS settings were mistakenly modied.

1-2 Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed

2-3 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed

The steps to clear CMOS data are :

1. Turn off the computer, unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

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

data.

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

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

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

in next chapter.

Clear

Normal (Default)

CLR_CMOS

■ Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings.

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

This chapter tells how to change system settings through

the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS

parameters are also provided.

You have to run the Setup Program when the following

cases occur:

1. An error message appears on the screen during the sys-

tem 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 & Exit Setup

■ Exit Without Saving

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.

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, <ESC> to boot menu". appears at the bottom

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

We do not suggest that you change the default values in the BIOS Setup, and we shall not be responsible for any damage which resulted from the change you made.

Main Menu

The main menu allows you to select from a list of setup functions together with two exit choices.

Use the arrow keys to select a specic item and press <Enter> to go to the submenu.

► System Information

► System Information ► PC Health Status

► Advanced BIOS Features ► BIOS Security Features

► Fox Central Control Unit Load Optimal Defaults

► Advanced Chipset Features Save & Exit Setup

► Integrated Peripherals Exit Without Saving

► Power Management Setup

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

Configure Time and Date. Display System Information...

Each item in the main menu is explained below:

► System Information

It displays the basic system conguration, such as CPU Name, memory size plus system date,

time. They all can be viewed or set up through this menu.

► Advanced BIOS Features

The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. There are boot up settings.

► Fox Central Control Unit

Some special proprietary features can be set up through this menu.

► Advanced Chipset Features

The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu, and the system performance

can be optimized.

► Integrated Peripherals

All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu. There are IDE devices, Super I/O

devices such as Serial I/O and other USB devices... etc.

► Power Management Setup

All the items related with Green function features can be set up through this menu.

► PC Health Status

This setup enables you to read/change Fan speeds, and displays temperatures and voltages

of your CPU/System.

► BIOS Security Features

The Supervisor/User password can be set up through this menu to prevent unauthorized use

of your computer. If you set a password, the system will ask you to key in correct password

before boot or access to Setup.

► Load Optimal Defaults

The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu. However, it may offer bet-

ter performance in some ways (such as less I/O cards, less memory ...etc.), still, it may cause

problem if you have more memory or I/O cards installed. It means, if your system loading is

heavy, set to optimal default may sometimes come out an unstable system. What you need

now is to adjust BIOS setting one by one, trial and error, to nd out the best setting for your

current system.

► Save & Exit Setup

Save setting values to CMOS and exit.

► Exit Without Saving

Do not change anything and exit the setup.

System Information

This sub-menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time and so

on. Use the arrow up/down keys to select an item, then use the <+> or <-> keys to change the

setting.

System Information

AMIBIOS Help Item

System Time [10 : 12 : 52] System Date [Wed 01/20/2010] Use [Enter], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to ► Primary IDE Master ► Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected]

► SATA Channel 1 [Not Detected] ► SATA Channel 2 [Not Detected] ► SATA Channel 3 [Not Detected] ► SATA Channel 4

[All Errors But ...]

Halt On

Keyboard [Disabled] Mouse [Disabled]

Model Name :A6GMV

BIOS Version :A11F1D03

System Memory Size:512MB

MAC Address :00-00-00-00-00-30

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AMIBIOS

► System Time

This item allows you to congure the desired time. Use [ENTER] to enter the setting, then use

[TAB] to move forward a eld. Use [+] or [-] to input the value.

The three elds of the setting are <hour> : <minute> : <second> respectively.

► 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 1st to 31st.

Year—year, set up by users.

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a eld. Use [+] or [-] to input the value.

► Primary IDE Master/Slave

While entering setup, BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. This item

displays the drive information of IDE devices.

► SATA Channel 1/2/3/4

While entering setup, BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. This item

displays the drive information of SATA devices.

► Halt On

This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during

powering up.

[All Errors] : All errors can result in system halt.

[All Errors But...] : All errors but keyboard or mouse or oppy can result in system halt. The

halt condition can be enabled/disabled in the next three settings.

► Keyboard

[Not Detected] select a eld.

Use [+] or [-] to

configure system Time.

[Not Detected]

The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error if you enabled this item.

► Mouse

The system boot will not stop for a mouse error if you enabled this item.

► Model Name

Model name of this product.

► BIOS Version

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

ice people if a BIOS upgrade is needed.

► System Memory Size

This item displays the current memory size. The size is depending on how many memory mod-

ules were installed in your system before powering on.

► MAC Address

This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address.

► CPU Name

It displays the current CPU name.

Advanced BIOS Features

IDE Detect Time Out [35] Help Item ► Boot Settings Conguration [Press Enter]

Quiet Boot [Enabled] Select the time out

Quick Boot [Enabled] value for detecting Bootup Num-Lock [On] ATA/ATAPI device(s).

[35]

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► IDE Detect Time Out

This item is used to select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. If the checking

time is over the set value, the system will skip it.

►Boot Settings Configuration

This option is used to select the priority for boot devices. After pressing <Enter>, you can

select the device using the Up/Down arrow keys, and change the device priority using <+> or

<->; you can exit this menu by pressing <Esc>.

► Quick Boot

While Enabled, this option allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting, this will shorten the

time needed to boot the system.

► 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.

► Bootup Num-Lock

This item denes if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. The

available settings are: On (default) and Off.

Fox Central Control Unit

BIOS Write Protection [Disabled] Help Item Auto Detect PCI Slot [Disabled]

► Smart BIOS [Press Enter]

► Fox Intelligent Stepping ► Voltage Options ► CPU Conguration [Press Enter]

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Fox Central Control Unit

[Disabled]

[Press Enter] [Press Enter] Disabled

Options

Enabled

► BIOS Write Protection

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 Slot

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

empty PCI slot to reduce EMI (Electromagnetic Interference).

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

Press <Enter> to go to its submenu.

Smart BIOS

Smart Power LED [Disabled] Help Item Smart Boot Menu [Enabled]

Current CPU Speed : 3100MHz, NB C1k:2000MHz

Current DRAM Clock :N/A, 800 MHz Disabled

Enabled

Smart BIOS

[Disabled]

Options

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► 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.

System Status Power LED Status

Normal On

No CPU Fan Blinking once (blinking 0.5 sec., off 0.5 sec.)

No Display Blinking once (blinking 2 sec., off 2 sec.)

No Memory Blinking twice

Post Error Message Blinking thrice

► Smart Boot Menu

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

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

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

Fox Intelligent Stepping

AMD Overclocking Conguration Help ltem

CPU Clock Adjust [200] PCIE Clock Adjust [100]

CPU Multiplier Adjust [Auto]

Spread Spectrum [Enabled] Memory Clock Mode [Auto]

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► CPU Clock Adjust

This option is used to adjust the CPU clock.

► PCIE Clock Adjust

This option is used to adjust the speed of PCI Express slot. It may enhance the graphics card

speed.

► CPU Multiplier Adjust (Optional only if CPU supports)

This option is used to adjust the CPU Clock Ratio. Multiply CPU clock with this ratio, you can

get the CPU speed. Increase this ratio may overclock your CPU. This option will be displayed

only if your CPU is supporting this feature.

► 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.

► Memory Clock Mode

This option is used to set the mode for Memory clock.

Fox Intelligent Stepping

[200]

Voltage Options

CPU Voltage Control [Disabled] Help Item Memory Voltage Control [Disabled]

Disabled

+25mV

+50mV +75mV

+100mV

+125mV +150mV

+175mV +200mV +225mV +250mV +275mV

+300mV

+325mV +350mV

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► CPU Voltage Control

This option is used to change the CPU voltage in a step of 25mV.

► Memory Voltage Control

This option is used to change the DRAM voltage in a step of 100mV.

Voltage Options

[Disabled]

CPU Conguration

Module Version : 14.16 AGESA Version : 6.1.5.0 Enable/disable the Physical Count : 1 generation of ACPI Logical Count : 2 _PPC, _PSS, and _PCT objects. AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 255 Processor Revision : C2

Cache L1 : 256KB Cache L2 : 2048KB

Cache L3 : N/A

Current CPU Speed : 3100MHz , NB C1k: 2000MHz

Able to Change Freq. : Yes uCode Patch Level : 0x1000098 Cool ‘N’ Quiet [Enabled]

CPU Conguration

Help Item

[Enabled]

Options

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This menu shows most of the CPU specications.

► 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.

Advanced Chipset Features

► Memory Configuration ► DRAM Timing Configuration

CAS Latency(Tcl) :N/A, 6 CLK RAS/CAS Delay (Trcd) :N/A, 6 CLK

Row Precharge Time(Trp) :N/A, 6 CLK Min Active RAS (Tras) :N/A, 15 CLK RAS/RAS Delay (Trrd) :N/A, 4 CLK Row Cycle(Trc) :N/A, 21 CLK

Internal Graphics Configuration

Internal Graphics Mode [UMA]

Surround View [Disabled]

Primary Video Controller [PCIE/IGFX/PCI]

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► Memory Conguration/DRAM Timing Conguration

Press <Enter> to go to its submenu.

► CAS Latency(Tcl)

This item shows the CAS latency. The CAS Latency is the number of clock cycles that elapse

from the time the request for data is sent to the actual memory location until the data is

transmitted from the module.

► RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd)

This item displays a delay time (in clock cycles) between the CAS and RAS strobe signals.

► Row Precharge Time(Trp)

This item shows the number of clock cycles taken between issuing of the precharge command

and the active command. The DRAM row precharge time is in unit of clock cycle.

► Min Active RAS(Tras)

Displays the number of clock cycles taken between a bank active command and issuing of the

precharge command.

► RAS/RAS Delay(Trrd)

This item displays a delay time (in clock cycles) between the RAS and RAS strobe signals.

► Row Cycle(Trc)

This item shows the minimum timing interval between successive active commands to the

same bank. The row cycle time is in unit of clock cycle.

► Internal Graphics Mode

Enable/Disable the integrated UMA graphics controller.

► Surround View

SurroundView is the ATI technology that provides multi-graphics controller display capability

for both the ATI PCIe-based graphics card and the ATI integrated graphics processor (IGP).

Enabling SurroundView does not impact display modes (resolution and color depth) or

performance. The display mode of each output is controlled independently by the graphics

controller connected to it.

1. When using a non-ATI PCI Express (PCIe) graphics card, SurroundView is not supported.

The integrated graphics processor (IGP) is automatically disabled, and the system memory

Advanced Chipset Features

[Press Enter]

Help Item

[Press Enter]

allocated to the IGP is freed for other use.

2. When installing an ATI PCIe graphics card, SurroundView is disabled by default. Enabling

SurroundView in the BIOS enables the integrated UMA graphics controller, which in turn

makes available up to two additional graphics outputs. When enabling the integrated UMA

graphics controller, system memory will be reallocated.

► Primary Video Controller

This item is used to choose the primary video controller .

Memory Conguration

DCT Unganged Mode [Always] This allows selection

of unganged DRAM mode

(64-bit width).

Auto = Ganged mode Always = Unganged mode

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Memory Conguration

Help Item

[Always]

► DCT Unganged Mode

DCT stands for DRAM Controller.

Ganged refers to the use of both DRAM controllers within a memory controller acting in con-

cert to access memory. For a description of ganged (128-bit DRAM data width) and unganged

(64-bit DRAM data width) DRAM modes :

Ganged channels:

■ DCT channels A and B can be ganged as a single logical 128-bit DIMM.

■ Offers highest DDR bandwidth.

■ Requires both DIMMs in a logical pair to have identical size and timing parameters, both

DCTs programmed identically.

Unganged channels

■ DCT channels A and B operate as two completely independent 64-bit channels (both chan-

nels operate at the same frequency).

■ Reduce DRAM page conicts – more concurrent open dram pages.

■ Better bus efciency.

Burst lengths supported

When both DCTs are enabled in unganged mode, BIOS must initialize the frequency of each

DCT in order.

DRAM Timing Conguration

DRAM Timing Conguration Help Item

DRAM Timing Mode [Auto]

Auto

DCT 0 DCT 1 Both

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► DRAM Timing Mode

When both DCTs (DRAM controller) are enabled in unganged mode, BIOS must initialize

the frequency of each DCT in order, you also can congure the timings manually.

Settings are : [Auto], [DCT 0], [DCT 1], [Both].

DRAM Timing Conguration

[Auto]

Options

Integrated Peripherals

OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Help Item OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] OnChip SATA Type

► OnBoard Devices

► USB Conguration [Press Enter] Controller .

► SuperIO Conguration [Press Enter]

the Primary IDE Controller.

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► OnBoard PCI IDE Controller

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

► OnChip SATA Channel

[Disabled] : Disable SATA controller.

[Enabled] : Enable SATA controller.

► OnChip SATA Type

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

Options : [Native IDE]; [RAID]; [Legacy IDE]; [IDE -> 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.

[Legacy IDE] - This congures the SATA ports to support legacy IDE mode which is running

for old Windows system .

[IDE -> AHCI] - The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) specication describes the

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.

► OnBoard Devices / USB Configuration / SuperIO Configuration

Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.

[Enabled]

[Native IDE] DISABLED: disables the

[Press Enter] integrated IDE

PRIMARY : enableds only

OnBoard Devices

OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

HD Audio Controller [Auto]

Disabled Enabled

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OnBoard Devices

[Enabled]

Help Item

[Disabled]

Options

► OnBoard LAN

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

► OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. A LAN boot ROM

lets you set up a diskless workstation on the network. By installing a boot ROM in the network

board, you can enable a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely.

► HD Audio Controller

This item is used to enable or disable the HD Audio Controller.

USB Conguration

Module Version - 2.24.2-13.4

USB Devices Enabled: Disabled None Enabled USB Controller [Enabled]

USB 2.0 EHCI Controller [Enabled] Legacy USB Suppprt [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [FullSpeed]

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USB Conguration

Help Item

Options

[Enabled]

► USB Controller

This item is used to enable or disable the Universal Host Controller Interface for USB.

► USB 2.0 EHCI Controller

This item is used to enable or disable the USB 2.0 EHCI 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 2.0 Controller Mode

This item is used to set the transmission rate mode of USB 2.0. The available settings are :

[High Speed] in 480Mbps; [Full Speed] in 12Mbps.

SuperIO Conguration

Congure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4 Allows BIOS to Select Parallel Port Address [378] Serial Port1 Base Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Addresses. Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

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SuperIO Conguration

Help Item

[3F8/IRQ4]

► Serial Port 1 Address

This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard serial

port .

► Parallel Port Address

This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard parallel

port .

► Parallel Port Mode

This item is used to set parallel port mode.

► Parallel Port IRQ

This item is used to assign interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard parallel port .

Power Management Setup

Suspend mode [S3 (STR)] Help Item Power Button Mode [On/Off] Energy-using Products [Enabled] Select the ACPI Wake on PME [Enabled]

Wake on USB Devices [Enabled] System Suspend.

Wake on PS2 Keyboard [Disabled]

Wake on PS2 Mouse [Disabled]

RTC Resume [Disabled]

[S3 (STR)]

State used for

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ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface) is an open industry standard interfaces

enabling OS-directed conguration, power management, and thermal management of mobile,

desktop, and server platforms. It denes ve sleeping states, they are :

S1 - The S1 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state. In this state, no system

context is lost (CPU or chip set) and hardware maintains all system context. (also called

Power On Suspend)

S2 - The S2 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state. This state is similar to

the S1 sleeping state except that the CPU and system cache context is lost (the OS

is responsible for maintaining the caches and CPU context). Control starts from the

processor’s reset vector after the wake event.

S3 - The S3 sleeping state is a low wake latency sleeping state where all system context is lost

except system memory. CPU, cache, and chip set context are lost in this state. Hardware

maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 conguration context. Control

starts from the processor’s reset vector after the wake event. (also called Suspend to

RAM)

S4 - The S4 sleeping state is the lowest power, longest wake latency sleeping state supported

by ACPI. In order to reduce power to a minimum, it is assumed that the hardware platform

has powered off all devices. Platform context is maintained. (also called Suspend to

Disk)

S5 - The S5 state is similar to the S4 state except that the OS does not save any context. The

system is in the “soft” off state and requires a complete boot when it wakes. Software

uses a different state value to distinguish between the S5 state and the S4 state to allow

for initial boot operations within the BIOS to distinguish whether or not the boot is going to

wake from a saved memory image.

► Suspend Type

This item is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function. When you select “S1

(POS)” mode, the power is always on and computer can be resumed at any time. When

you select “S3 (STR)” mode, the power will be down after a period of time. The status of the

computer before it entering STR will be saved in memory, and the computer can quickly return

to previous state when the STR function wakes.

► Power Button Mode

This item is used to set the mode of the power button.

► 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 to only by pressing the power button.

Disabled:Normal ACPI function.

► Wake on PME

This item is used to enable/disable the PCI/PCIE devices to generate a wake up.

► Wake on USB Devices

This item is used to enable/disable the USB keyboard and mouse to generate a wake up.

► Wake on PS2 Keyboard

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

► Wake on PS2 Mouse

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

► RTC Resume

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

RTC is system real time clock.

PC Health Status

Warning Temperature [Disabled] Help Item Shut Down Temperature [Disabled] Case Open Warning [Disabled]

CPU Temperature :40 oC/104 oF

System Temperature :30 50 oC/122 oF

CPU Fan Speed :2250 RPM 55 oC/131 oF System Fan Speed :N/A 60 oC/140 oF

65 oC/149 oF

CPU Core :1.356 V DRAM Voltage :1.644 V 75 oC/167 oF

HT Voltage :1.260 V 80 oC/176 oF +12.0V :12.022 V 85 oC/185 oF +5.0V :5.133 V 90 oC/194 oF

CPU Smart Fan Function [Enabled] Start PWM Temperature [035] Start PWM Value [064] Slope PWM Value [2 PWM]

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► 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.

► Shut Down Temperature

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

the set value, the system will shut down automatically.

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

► Case Open Warning

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

► CPU/System Temperature

The CPU/System temperature are automatically detected and displayed by the system.

► CPU Fan/System Fan Speed

The CPU fan/System fan speed are automatically detected and displayed by the system.

► CPU Core/DRAM Voltage/HT Voltage/+12.0V/+ 5.0V

The current voltages are automatically detected and displayed by the system.

► CPU Smart Fan Function / System Smart Fan Function

This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function.

Set “CPU Smart Fan Function”/“System Smart Fan Function” to [Enabled], the following

items appear:

► Start PWM Temperature

It allows you set a temperature value from which smart fan starts its operation.

► Start PWM Value

It allows you to set an initial PWM value to drive the fan when the temperature reaches Start

value and smart fan begins its operation. The higher PWM value can achieve the faster fan

speed.

► Slope PWM Value

The slope controls the PWM value being stepped up or down versus temperature changes.

PC Health Status

[Disabled]

C/86 oF Disabled

Options

70 oC/158 oF

BIOS Security Features

Supervisor Password : Installed Help Item User Password : Installed Install or change the Change Supervisor Password [Press Enter]

User Access Level [Full Access]

Change User Password [Press Enter]

Clear User Password [Press Enter]

Password Check [Setup]

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

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► Change Supervisor Password

This item is used to install or change supervisor password.

After you input Supervisor password, it then will ask you to

input user password optionally.

► User Access Level

This item is used to set user access level. The available settings are:

[No Access]: Prevent user access to the setup utility. [View Only]: Allow access to the setup utility but the elds can not be changed. [Limited]: Allow only limited elds to be changed, such as date and time. [Full Access]: Allow any eld to be changed except the supervisor password.

► Change User Password

This item is used to install or change user password.

► Clear User Password

This item will be displayed only when a User Password was set before. It is used to clear the

user password.

► Password Check

When it is set to [Setup], a password is required to enter the BIOS setup; select [Always], a

password is required not only to enter BIOS setup, but also on each boot of your PC.

► Boot Sector Virus Protection

This item is used to enabled /disable boot sector virus protection.

BIOS Security Features

[Press Enter]

password.

Enter New Password :

Load Optimal Defaults

Optimal defaults are the best settings of this motherboard. Always load the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS

Load Optimal Defaults?

values. Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let

[OK]

[OK] [Cancel]

you load the defaults. Select <OK> and then press <Enter> to load the

defaults. Select <Cancel> 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.

Save & Exit Setup

When you select this option and press <Enter>, a message

will be displayed in the center of the screen:

Select [OK] to save your changes to CMOS and exit the

program, select [Cancel] or <ESC> to return to the main

menu.

Save configuration changes and exit setup?

[OK] [Cancel]

[OK]

Exit Without Saving

If you select this option and press <Enter>, the following message

will be displayed in the center of the screen:

Select [OK] to exit CMOS without saving your modications,

select [Cancel] or <ESC> to return to the main menu.

Discard changes and exit setup?

[OK]

[OK] [Cancel]

The utility CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software

and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features.

This chapter includes the following information:

■ Utility CD content

■ Install driver and utility

■ FOX ONE

■ FOX LiveUpdate

■ FOX LOGO

■ FOX DMI

Note : Because each module is independent, so the section number

will be reorganized and unique to each module, please understand.

Utility CD content

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

1. Install Driver

Use these options to install all the drivers for your system. You should install the drivers in order,

and you need to restart your computer after all the drivers have been installed.

A. AMD Chipset Driver

B. VIA HDA Audio Driver

C. Realtek811X LAN Driver

D. AMD VGA Driver

E. AMD RAID Driver (It appears when the “OnChip SATA Type” setting in BIOS is set to [RAID])

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. AMD RAID Utility

H. Browser Conguration Utility

Install driver and utility

1. Install Driver

You must click "AMD Chipset Driver" to install it rst. After that, you can click "One Click Setup" to

install all the other drivers left, or you can click on each individual driver to install it manually.

Manual Installation Step by Step

Click to visit

Foxconn's

website

Select to

Install Utilities

2. Install Utility

You can select the specic utility to install.

Select to

Install Drivers

Browse CD

Automatic Installation by One Click.

Exit the program

Drop to System Tray

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.

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.

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

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

take over, and the controlling right will be transferred to FOX ONE. Later, if you exit

FOX ONE, then BIOS control will be back again.

1. Main Page

Show CPU

Information

Toolbar

Alert Lamp

Switch Button

Skin Button

Exit

Minimum

Conguration

Homepage

Monitor Frequency/Voltage/Fan

speed/Temperature value

Toolbar

Use the toolbar to navigate to other pages.

Alert Lamp

When the system is in healthy state, the color of alert lamp is green. When the system is in

abnormal state, the alert lamp color is red.

Switch Button

Click this button, it will simplify the whole FOX ONE control panel to a smaller information bar (i.e.

Simple Mode) as depicted below, you can drag this bar to any place on your screen to help you

monitoring system status.

Exit FOX ONE

Click here to go back to

FOX ONE full screen

Click here will drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray

Skin Button

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

favorite skin (FOX ONE Panel).

Click the new skin

picture to select

the new skin

Apply the changes

Cancel the changes

Exit

Click this button to exit the program.

Minimum

Click this button to drop the FOX ONE to Windows system tray located at the lower right corner of

your screen.

Homepage

Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com

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.

Go to CPU page

Adjust by manual

Press Auto button to let FOX

ONE check the highest CPU

clock you can use.

Reset the

changes

FIS Features :

Select the different

benchmarks

Apply the

changes

A message informs you to

push RESET button later if the

system hangs nally.

Click Yes to continue.

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 255MHz.

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 loading.

3. Frequency Page - Frequency Control

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

Go to Freq. page

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

Close this page

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.

Go to Limit Setting

page

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

4.2 Limit Setting - System Temperature

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

Show current system

temperature value

Set high limit by

dragging the lever

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.

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

4.4 Limit Setting - System Fan

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

Show current system

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the system fan

runs slower than low

limit rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of system

fan

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

4.5 Limit Setting - FAN1 Fan

This page lets you to set FAN1 fan low limit rpm and enable the alert function.

Show current FAN1

fan rpm value

Enable alert function

when the FAN1 fan

runs slower than low

limit rpm value

Show current low limit

rpm value of FAN1 fan

Set low limit rpm by

dragging the lever

5. Voltage Page - Voltage Control (Optional)

This page lets you set CPU voltage, memory voltage and North Bridge voltage manually. CPU

voltage can be stepped up/down by a unit of 12.5mV, while memory is 0.05V/step, and North

Bridge is 0.04V/step.

Reset the changes

Go to Voltage page

Select the option

you want to set

Adjust by manual

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

Enable or disable

smart fan function

Set fan speed by

dragging the lever

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.

Link to website

Minimum

Toolbar

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

Exit

Show current

BIOS information

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

Key in a BIOS name

Click here

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.

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.

Click here

Current information

Search new BIOS

from Internet

Select BIOS to update

Browse detailed

information

Update BIOS

Close the window

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 drivers

from Internet

Select the driver to update

Browse detailed

information

Install the selected

driver

Close the window

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.

Click here

Current information

Select the utility to update

Search new utilities

from Internet

Browse detailed

information

Install the selected

utility

Close the window

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

Close the window

Search all new BIOS/

drivers/utilities from

Internet

Browse detailed

BIOS information

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.

Click here

Set auto

search options

Set auto search

the latest

FOX LiveUpdate

Select search

which kind of

versions

Apply the changes

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

Reset to default value

Double click here

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.

Prompt you to

install the new

FOX LiveUpdate

3-2 Congure - System

This page lets you set the backup BIOS location.

Click here

Determine if the FOX LiveUpdate can

auto run when the system starts up

Set the location of

download les or

auto backup BIOS

Reset to default value

Apply the changes

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.

Click here

Select which BIOS ROM

to ash(Only available to

motherboard with backup

BIOS ROM )

Select to ash Boot Block

Select to clear CMOS

Apply the changes

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

Reset to default value

damage.

4. About & Help

This page shows some information about FOX LiveUpdate.

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

Main screen

Backup

Change

De l e t e

Exit

Minimize

Website

About

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.

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 motherboard 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 type you want to view.

Click here to select the DMI Data format you need

This chapter includes the following information :

■ RAID Introduction

■ Install SATA Hard Disks

■ RAID Conguration

■ Create RAID Driver Disk

■ Install Windows OS

5-1 RAID Introduction

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 mem-

bers 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.

RAID 5 (Parity)

RAID 5 provides data striping at the byte level and also stripes error correction information. This

results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. Level 5 is one of the most popular

implementations of RAID.

RAID Ready

A "RAID Ready" system is a specic system conguration that, with the addition of a second Se-

rial ATA hard drive, can be seamlessly migrated to a conguration that provides either improved

storage performance or data protection from a single hard drive failure.

JBOD (Span)

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.

The nember of hard disks needed in different RAID level:

RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID Ready JBOD

Disk NO. >=2 2 >=4 >=3 >=1 >=1

5-2 Install SATA Hard Disks

1. Shut down your computer.

2. Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays.

3. Connect all the SATA power and SATA data cables.

5-3 RAID Conguration

This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID10 functions.

Hardware and software you may need here :

■ A oppy drive ■ A DVD-ROM drive

■ A oppy disk(Or USB disk for Vista) ■ A motherboard driver CD

■ Several SATA hard disks ■ Windows XP or Vista Install CD

RAID Enable in BIOS

1. Boot up your computer, enter the BIOS setup by pressing [Del] key during POST.

2. Set the “OnChip SATA Type” to "RAID".

3. Press [F10] to save the setting, then PC will reboot itself.

Option ROM Utility

When PC is rebooting, press [Ctrl-F] key during POST to enter the main menu of the Option ROM

Utility.

[ Main Menu ]

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

View Drive Assignment. . . . . . . [ 1 ]

Define LD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 2 ]

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

Controller Configuration . . . . . . [ 4 ]

[ Keys Available ]

View Drive Assignment: To view the disk drive assignment status by pressing [1].

Dene LD: To Create RAID by pressing [2].

Delete LD: To Delete RAID by pressing [3].

Controller Conguration: To view the SATA controller conguration by pressing [4].

Exit: Press [Esc] to exit AMD Option ROM Utility.

Create RAID array

Here we create RAID 0 as an example:

1. Press [2] in the main menu, "Dene LD Menu" appears and the "LD 1" row is highlight, press

[Enter], the scree is shown as below:

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 0 2

Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON

Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX.XX Y

2 :Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX.XX Y

3 :Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX.XX N

4 :Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX.XX N

RAID 0

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Space] Change [Crtl-Y] SAVE [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

[ Keys Available ]

2. Press [Space] to select RAID 0.

3. Use [↓] key to highlight the hard disks, change any two of the drives’ "Assignment" status to "Y"

by pressing [Space] or [Y].

4. Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting, a message prompts:

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

5. Press [Ctrl-Y] to clear the RAID array or press any other key to continue, another prompt ap-

pears:

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

6. Press [Ctrl-Y] to key in the capacity of the RAID array or press any other key to set the array to

its maximum. Then you will see the created array:

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

LD 1 RAID 0 2 XX.XX Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

[ Dene LD Menu ]

2 163.99 Functional

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select

[ Keys Available ]

Delete RAID array

1. Press [3] in the Main Menu to enter the “Delete LD Menu”.

2. Highlight the array you want to delete and press [Del] or [Alt-D] keys.

3. Press [Ctrl-Y] if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort.

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0 2 XXXXX Functional

Stripe Block: 64 KB Cache Mode: WriteThru

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB)

1 :Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX.XX

2 :Mas XXXXXXXXXXX SATA XG XX.XX

[ View LD Denition Menu ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Press Ctrl-Y to delete the data in the disk! or press any other key to abort...

4-4 Create RAID Driver Disk

If you want to install Windows XP on a hard disk that is congured to RAID mode, a oppy disk with

RAID driver is required during the installation. For Windows Vista, you can also use a USB ash

disk with RAID driver.

Create a RAID Driver Disk in Windows:

1. Boot your computer and start Windows, put the driver CD into DVD-ROM drive.

2. Insert a oppy disk/USB disk into the oppy disk drive/USB port.

3. Depending on which platform your will install, go to CD:\Driver\AMD\RAID\Floppy\WinXP

or WinVista, click on RaidTool icon to start the oppy creation or copy all the les in WinXP or

WinVista folder to the USB disk.

4. Follow the succeeding screen prompt to complete the process.

Create a RAID Driver Disk without entering OS:

1. Boot your computer, press [Del] during POST to enter BIOS.

2. Insert the driver CD into the optical drive.

3. Set the “1st Boot Device” to “CD/DVD-ROM”, save changes and exit.

4. Press any key when the screen prompts “Press any key to boot from the optical drive.”.

5. Press [1] to create a RAID driver disk when the prompt menu appears.

6. Insert a formatted oppy disk into the oppy disk drive, press [Enter] to continue.

7. Follow the instructions to complete the process.

5-5 Install Windows OS

Install Windows XP

1. Press [Del] during POST to enter BIOS.

2. Insert the Windows XP installation CD into the optical drive.

3. Set the “1st Boot Device” to “CD/DVD-ROM”, save changes and exit BIOS.

4. Press [F6] as soon as you see the message “Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI

or RAID driver”.

5. Insert the RAID driver oppy disk into the oppy disk drive, and press [S] to continue.

6. There will be two drivers, select "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform" for 32bit

XP or "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform" for 64bit XP, press [Enter].

7. A conrmation message appears to double check if the driver is really what we wanted, press

[Enter] to continue. Then follow the screen prompt to complete the Windows XP installation.

Install Windows Vista

1. Press [Del] during POST to enter BIOS.

2. Insert the Windows Vista installation CD into the optical drive.

3. Set the “1st Boot Device” to “CD/DVD-ROM”, save changes and exit BIOS.

4. When the screen shows “No driver were founded...”, select “Load Driver”.

5. Insert the oppy disk/USB disk into the oppy drive/USB port, then specify the location of the

driver.

6. Select "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller" and press "Next".

7. After the driver is loaded, the RAID hard disk will appear. Select it and press "Next" to continue

the OS installation.

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