Foxconn A79A-S User Manual

A79A Series Motherboard

User’s Manual

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User’s Manual V1.0 for A79A Series motherboard.

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All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed.

All images are for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for specic features.

Declaration of conformity

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD

66 , CHUNG SHAN RD., TU-CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT,

TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

declares that the product

Motherboard A79A-S

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/2008

Printed Name : James Liang

Declaration of conformity

Trade Name: FOXCONN

Model Name:

A79A-S

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 : 2008

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, 1394a, RS232 COM, IrDA or

S/PDIF cables to the internal connectors on the motherboard, make sure

their pinouts are matching with the connectors on the motherboard. Incorrect

connections might damage the motherboard.

■ When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connec-

tors.

■ If there is a PCI Express x16 graphics card installed in your system, we

recommend using a 24-pin ATX power supply to get the best performance.

■ Before turning on the power, please make sure the power supply AC input

voltage setting has been 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.

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■ 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.

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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

OnBoard Button ......................................................................................18

OnBoard Debug LED .............................................................................18

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

Enter BIOS Setup ...................................................................................20

Main Menu..............................................................................................20

System Information ................................................................................22

Advanced BIOS Features.......................................................................24

Fox Central Control Unit .........................................................................26

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

Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................39

Power Management Setup .....................................................................43

PC Health Status ....................................................................................45

BIOS Security Features..........................................................................46

Load Optimal Defaults ............................................................................47

Save & Exit Setup ..................................................................................47

Exit Without Saving ................................................................................47

Chapter 4 CD Instruction

Utility CD content....................................................................................49

Install driver and utility ............................................................................50

FOX ONE

Main Page ........................................................................................52

CPU Control .....................................................................................56

Frequency Control ............................................................................58

Limit Setting......................................................................................59

Voltage Control .................................................................................61

Fan Control.......................................................................................62

FOX LiveUpdate

Local Update ....................................................................................63

Online Update ..................................................................................65

Congure .........................................................................................68

About & Help ....................................................................................70

FOX LOGO .............................................................................................71

FOX DMI ................................................................................................72

Chapter 5 RAID Conguration

RAID Conguration Introduction.............................................................75

Option ROM Utility ..................................................................................77

Create a RAID Driver Diskette ...............................................................79

RAID Enable in BIOS .............................................................................81

Select a RAID Array for Use ...................................................................81

Install a New Windows XP .....................................................................96

Setting Up a Non-Bootable RAID Array................................................100

Appendix - CrossFireTM Technology ............................................................106

Technical Support :

Website :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com

Support Website :

http://www.foxconnsupport.com

Worldwide online contact Support :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/support/online.aspx

CPU, Memory, VGA Compatibility Supporting Website :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/compatibility.aspx

Support

Thank you for buying Foxconn A79A-S motherboard. Foxconn prod-

ucts are engineered to maximize computing power, providing only

what you need for break-through performance.

With advanced overclocking capability and a range of connectiv-

ity features for today multi-media computing requirements, A79A-S

enables you to unleash more power from your computer.

This chapter includes the following information:

■ Product Specications

■ Layout

■ Back Panel Connectors

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1-1 Product Specications

CPU Support socket AM2+ AMD CPU:

PhenomTM FX/ PhenomTM series processors

Support socket AM2 AMD CPU:

Athlon

TM

64 X2/ Athlon

TM

64 FX/ Athlon

TM

64/ SempronTM series processors

HyperTransport 2000/1600MT/s for AM2 CPU

Up to 5200MT/s (HT3.0) for AM2+ CPU

Chipset North Bridge: AMD 790FX

South Bridge: AMD SB750

Memory 4 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

Support up to 8GB of system memory

Dual channel DDR2 1066*/800/667/533MHz architecture

*DDR2 1066 is only supported by AM2+ CPU

Audio Realtek 8-channel audio chip

High Denition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Support for S/PDIF Out

Support Jack-Sensing function

Support Dolby and dts

LAN 2 x Realtek Gigabit LAN chips

Expansion Slots 4 x PCI Express x16 slots

1 x PCI Express x1 slot

1 x PCI slot

Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors (Controlled by SB750)

300MB/s data transfer rate

Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing )

USB Support hot plug

Support up to 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 rear panel ports, 3 onboard USB

headers providing 6 extra ports)

Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480Mb/s

Internal Connectors 1 x Front Audio connector

1 x CD_IN connector

1 x Speaker connector

1 x S/PDIF_OUT connector

1 x CPU fan header (4-pin)

1 x System fan header (4-pin)

3 x Power fan headers (3-pin),(FAN1,FAN2,FAN3)

1 x 1394a connector

3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supporting 6 x USB devices)

1 x Front panel connector

6 x SATA connectors

1 x IDE connector (Controlled by SB750)

1 x Floppy disk drive connector

1 x COM1 connector

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1 x IrDA connector

1 x Chassis intrusion alarm header (INTR)

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x AUX Power connector

Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port

Connectors 1 x PS/2 mouse port

1 x Optical S/PDIF out connector

1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out connector

1 x 1394a port

2 x External SATA ports (Controlled by Jmicron 362)

6 x USB 2.0 ports

2 x RJ-45 LAN ports

8-channel Audio ports

Hardware Monitor System voltage detection

CPU/System temperature detection

CPU/System fan speed detection

System voltage warning

CPU/System 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 Gen1.0 Support 4GB/s (8GB/s concurrent) bandwidth

Low power consumption and power management features

PCI Express x16 Gen2.0 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), and S5 (soft - off)

Bundled Software FOX ONE

FOX LiveUpdate

FOX LOGO

FOX DMI

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

Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12 inches x 9.6 inches (30.5cm x 24.4cm)

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

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1. Front Audio Connector

2. CD_IN Connector

3. S/PDIF Out Connector

4. Speaker Connector

5. SYS_FAN Header

6. 1394a Connector

7. Front USB Connectors

8. Front Panel Connector

9. Reset Button

10. Power on Button

11. Clear CMOS Jumper

12. SATA Connectors

13. FAN1 Header

14. COM1 Connector

15. IDE Connector

16.Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header

17. Clear CMOS Button

18. IrDA Connector

19. South Bridge: AMD SB750

20. Floppy Connector

21. FAN3 Header

22. 24-pin ATX Power Connector

23. DDR2 DIMM Slots

24. North Bridge: AMD 790FX

25. CPU_FAN Header

26. CPU Socket

27. 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector

28. FAN2 Header

29. AUX Power Connector

30. PCI Express x1 Slot

31. PCI Express x16 Slots

32. PCI Slot

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

motherboard for detail.

1-2 Layout

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14 20

22

25

26

27

29 2832 3031

24

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16

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1917 18

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1-3 Back Panel Connectors

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. Optical S/PDIF Out Port

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

audio.

4. Coaxial S/PDIF Out Port

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

audio. Before using this feature, ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio

in connector.

5. External SATA Ports

To connect external SATA device(s) to your system by expanding the internal SATA port(s) to

the chassis back panel. External SATA device shall provide power by its own.

6. USB Ports

The USB ports all 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. 1394a Port

This port is used to connect a 1394a device.

8. RJ-45 LAN Ports

The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1Gb/s data rate.

PS/2 Keyboard Port

9

PS/2 Mouse Port

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Audio Ports

Line Out

Microphone

Subwoofer

Rear Speaker

Side Speaker

Line In

2

Optical S/PDIF Out Port

3

Coaxial S/PDIF Out Port

4

7

1394a Port LAN Ports

8

USB Ports

6

External SATA Ports

5

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

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9. Audio Ports

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

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

output ports for different applications of 2/4/5.1/7.1 channels. The fundamental audio outputs

are depicted in the table above.

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

Please visit this website for more supporting information about CPU, Memory and

VGA for your motherboard :

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/product/Motherboards/compatibility.aspx

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

■ OnBoard Button

■ OnBoard Debug LED

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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

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.

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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.

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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. It is very simple to fasten and seat the CPU cooler onto your motherboard. (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 t he 3-wire C PU 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.

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2-2 Install the Memory

Dual Channel Memory Conguration

This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology.

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

Four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels :

Channel 0 : DIMM1, DIMM2

Channel 1 : 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.

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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.

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DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4

Single Channel DS/SS - - -

Single Channel DS/SS DS/SS - -

Single Channel - - DS/SS -

Single Channel - - DS/SS DS/SS

Double Channel DS/SS - DS/SS -

Double Channel - DS/SS - DS/SS

Double Channel DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

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

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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 DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard.

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112-Pin128-Pin

Notch

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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.

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PCI

PCI Express x1

PCI Express x16

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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.

8-pin ATX 12 V Power Connector : PWR2

The 8-pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU.

20-Pin Power

Pin No. 24

PWR1

24

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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

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.

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Pin # Denition Pin # Denition

1 GND 5 +12V

2 GND 6 +12V

3 GND 7 +12V

4 GND 8 +12V

145

8

PWR2

GND

+12V

2

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1

2

3

4

5

+5V

EMPTY

IRRX

GND

IRTX

IR

Connect a 4-pin

power plug

We recommend you using an 8-pin ATX 12V power supply. If

you are using a 4-pin power supply, you need to align the ATX

power connector according to the picture on the right.

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Exclusive Graphics power Connector : PWR3

This connector is an auxiliary power for graphics card. Exclusive power for graphics card is for better graphics performance and future upgrade usage.

Audio Connector : F_AUDIO1

The audio connector supports HD Audio standard. It provides the Front Audio output choice.

Speaker Connector : SPEAKER

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

1394a Connector : F_1394

The 1394a expansion cable can be connected to either the

front (provided that the front panel of your chassis is equipped with the appropriate interface) or real panel of the chassis.

IrDA Connector : IR

This header supports infrared wireless transmitting and receiving device.

Floppy Disk Drive Connector : FLOPPY

This motherboard includes a standard oppy disk drive (FDD) connector, supporting 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and

2.88MB FDDs.

+12V

GND

+5V

1

4

PWR3

GND

+12V

TPA-

TPB-

GND TPB+ +12V

GND

TPA+

EMPTY

1

2

10

9

F_1394

NC

SPKJ

EMPTY

SPEAKER

SPKJ

1

2

3

4

PORT1_L

PORT1_R

PORT2_L

SENSE1_RETURN

PRESENCE_J

EMPTY SENSE2_RETURN

AUD_GND

1 2

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F_AUDIO1

PORT2_R

SENSE_SEND

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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 : Fou_Thi_M, Fou_Thi_S,

Pri_M, Pri_S

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

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.

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 con-

nector to connect with COM1 connector in the motherboard.

Fou_Thi_M, Fou_Thi_S,

Pri_M, Pri_S

GND

TX+

TX-

GND

RX-

RX+

GND

1

RLSD

SOUT

RI

GND

RTS

DSR

DTR

CTS

EMPTY

SIN

1

2

10

9

COM1

HDD-LED

RESET-SW

NC

+

-

PWR-SW

+

-

PWR-LED

EMPTY

1

2

10

9

FP1

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S/PDIF Connector : SPDIF_OUT

The connector is used for S/PDIF output.

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_USB1/2/3

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

Chassis Intrusion Alarm Header : INTR

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

Fan Headers : CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN, FAN1/2/3

There are ve 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.

CD_IN

CD_L GND CD_R

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NC

GND

VCC

D+

D-

D+

GND

D-

VCC

EMPTY

F_USB 1/2/3

SPDIF_OUT

+5V

EMPTY

SPDIF_OUT

GND

1

2

3

4

INTR

GND

INTRUDERJ

1

CPU_FAN

GND POWER SENSE CONTROL

FAN_1/2/3

GND +12V NC

SYS_FAN

GND POWER SENSE CONTROL

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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_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.

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

3. Return the setting to its original with pins 2 and 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.

Jumper Diagram Denition Description

1-2 Set Pin 1 and Pin 2 closed

2-3 Set Pin 2 and Pin 3 closed

1

Clear

1

2

3

Normal (Default)

1

2

3

CLR_CMOS

■ Disconnect the power cable before adjusting the jumper settings.

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

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■ Make sure the power supply is turned off before pressing the CLS_CMOS button to clear CMOS.

■ Push down the CLS_CMOS button and hold it there for a couple of seconds to clear

the CMOS completely, then release.

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2-6 OnBoard Button

Power on Button: POWER_ON

Push the power on button to power on the system.

Reset Button: RESET

Push the reset button to reboot the system.

Clear CMOS Button: CLS_CMOS

Turn off the AC power supply, push the CLS_CMOS button and hold there for a couple of seconds to clear CMOS.

POWER_ON RESET CLS_CMOS

2-7 OnBoard Debug LED

2-digital LED readout displays hardware status and enables quick error diagnosis.

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 Optimial 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.

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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 TAB to show POST Screen, DEL to enter Setup". 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 sub-menu.

Each item in the main menu is explained below:

► System Information

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

system date, time and Floppy drive. They all can be viewed or set up through this menu.

► 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 (such as overclocking) 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.

► 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. . .

► System Information

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

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► 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.

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System Information

This sub-menu is used to set up the standard BIOS features, such as the date, time, oppy drive

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

the setting.

► 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 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.

► Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave,Fifth/Sixth IDE Master

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

displays the drive information of IDE devices. Please refer to mapping table in next page.

► Floppy A

This option allows you to select which kind of the Floppy Disk Drive is installed in your system.

It can be [360KB, 51/4"], [1.2MB, 51/4"], [720KB, 31/2"], [1.44MB, 31/2"], [2.88 MB, 31/2"] and

[Disabled].

► 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.

System Information

System Time [17 : 33 : 49] Help Item System Date [Tue , 04/29/2008] Use [ENTER], [TAB] ► Primary IDE Master

[Not Detected] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

► Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected]

select a eld. ► Secondary IDE Master [Not Detected] ► Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected]

Use [+] or [-] to ► Third IDE Master [Not Detected]

congure system time. ► Third IDE Slave

[Not Detected]

► Fourth IDE Master

[Not Detected]

► Fourth IDE Slave

[Not Detected]

► Fifth IDE Master

[Not Detected]

► Sixth IDE Master

[Not Detected]

Floppy A [1.44 MB 3

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/2’’]

Halt On

[All Errors But ...]

Keyboard [Disabled] Mouse [Disabled] Floppy [Disabled]

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

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► Keyboard

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.

► Floppy

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

► Model Name

This item shows the model name of this product.

► BIOS ID

This item shows the information of the BIOS ID.

► BIOS Build Date

This item shows the BIOS build date.

► 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.

► CPU Name

It displays the current CPU name.

► 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 Address1/2

This item shows the onboard LAN MAC address.

Mapping Table :

With PATA IDE drives Without PATA IDE drives RAID IDE ->

AHCI

Onchip SATA Channel Enabled Onchip

SATA Channel Disabled

Onchip SATA Channel Enabled Onchip

SATA Channel Disabled

SATA IDE Combined Mode Enabled

SATA IDE Combined Mode Disabled

SATA IDE Combined Mode Enabled SATA IDE

Combined Mode Disabled

SATA as Primary

SATA as Secondary

SATA as Primary

SATA as Secondary

Primary IDE Master Pri_M IDE0 - Pri_M Pri_M - - Pri_M Pri_M Pri_M

Primary IDE Slave Pri_S IDE1 - Pri_S Pri_S - - Pri_S Pri_S Pri_S

Secondary IDE Master IDE0 Pri_M IDE0 IDE0 - Pri_M - - IDE0 IDE0

Secondary IDE Slave IDE1 Pri_S IDE1 IDE1 - Pri_S - - IDE1 IDE1

Third IDE Master Fou_M Fou_M Fou_M ESATA1 Fou_M Fou_M Fou_M ESATA1 ESATA1 Fou_M

Third IDE Slave Fou_S Fou_S Fou_S - Fou_S Fou_S Fou_S - - Fou_S

Fourth IDE Master Thi_M Thi_M Thi_M ESATA2 Thi_M Thi_M Thi_M ESATA2 ESATA2 Thi_M

Fourth IDE Slave Thi_S Thi_S Thi_S - Thi_S Thi_S Thi_S - - Thi_S

Fifth IDE Master ESATA1 ESATA1 ESATA1 - ESATA1 ESATA1 ESATA1 - - ESATA1

Sixth IDE Master ESATA2 ESATA2 ESATA2 - ESATA2 ESATA2 ESATA2 - - ESATA2

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Advanced BIOS Features

► MPS Revision

This feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it species the version of the

MPS that the motherboard will use. The MPS is a specication by which PC manufacturers

design and build CPU architecture systems with two or more processors. MPS 1.1 was the

original specication. MPS version 1.4 adds extended conguration tables for improved

support of multiple PCI bus congurations and greater expandability in the future. In addition,

MPS 1.4 introduces support for a secondary PCI bus without requiring a PCI bridge. If your

operating system comes with support for MPS 1.4, you should keep the setting as the default

1.4. You also need to enable MPS 1.4 support if you need to make use of the secondary PCI

bus on a motherboard that doesn't come with a PCI bridge. You should only leave it as 1.1

only if you are running an older operating system that only supports MPS 1.1.

► PCI Latency Timer

This item is used to set the PCI latency timer. The value is in unit of PCI cycle for PCI device

latency timer register. Setting values are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248.

This feature controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over.

The larger the value, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus. Low values for

the PCI Latency Timer will reduce the effective PCI bandwidth while higher values means

every PCI device will have to wait longer before they can get access to the bus, but when they

do get access, they can conduct their transactions for a longer time. Normally, a default value

of 64 cycles is set. Some PCI devices may not agree with longer latency times so if you start

facing problems like stuttering sound or a less responsive system, reduce the latency. Higher

values will actually reduce performance as too much time may be allocated to each PCI device

to the disadvantage of other devices on the bus.

► 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.

Advanced BIOS Features

MPS Revision [1.4] Help Item PCI Latency Timer [64] Quiet Boot [Enabled]

Select the time out

Quick Boot [Enabled]

value for detecting

Bootup Num-Lock [ON] ATA/ATAPI device(s)

Floppy Drive Seek [Disabled] in seconds.

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

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► Quick Boot

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

time needed to boot the system.

► 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.

► Floppy Drive Seek

This item controls whether the BIOS will be checking for a oppy drive while booting up. If it

cannot detect one (either due to improper conguration or physical unavailability), it will appear

an error message. Disabling this function, then POST will not detect the oppy.

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Fox Central Control Unit

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

Press <Enter> to go to its submenu.

► Advanced Clock Calibration (Appears only when use AM2+ CPU)

This option is used to select the calibration mode for CPU cores. Select [Disabled], BIOS

will turn off this function (Default Value); Select [Auto], BIOS will automatically determine to

calibrate or not. Select [All Cores], all cores will be calibrated at the same rate. Select [Per

Core], you can set different calibration rate for every core.

Smart BIOS

Fox Central Control Unit

► Smart BIOS

[Press Enter] Help Item

► Fox Intelligent Stepping

[Press Enter]

► Voltage Conguration [Press Enter]

► CPU Conguration [Press Enter] Advanced Clock Calibration [Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Press Enter]

Smart BIOS

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

Current CPU Speed : 2700MHz

Current FSB/HTT Speed : 1000MHz Current CPU Multiplier : 13.5x Disabled Current Memory Speed : 800 MHz Enabled

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Disabled]

Options

Please download AMD OverdriveTM from AMD ofcal website. You can calibrate your CPU through this utility to improve computer’s performance.

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► Smart Power LED

Smart Power LED is a feature built on your motherboard to indicate different states during

Power On System 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.

Please refer to the following table.

► Smart Boot Menu

This item is used to enable or disable the smart boot menu. select [F11] will provide a timer

to let user to control boot device easily.

► Current CPU Speed

This item displays the current CPU speed.

► Current FSB/HTT Speed

This item displays the current Front Side Bus speed.

► Current CPU Multiplier

This item displays the current CPU Ratio.

► Current Memory Speed

This item displays the current memory speed.

Fox Intelligent Stepping

► CPU/HT Reference Clock (MHz)

This option is used to adjust the CPU clock.

► PCIE Reference Clock (MHz)

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

speed.

Fox Intelligent Stepping

CPU/HT Reference Clock (MHz) [200] Help Item PCIE Reference Clock (MHz) [100] SB Reference Clock (MHz) [100]

Processor Frequency (FID) [Auto]

Spread Spectrum [Disabled] ► AM2+ CPU Ratio Adjust [Press Enter] CPU-NB HT Link Speed [Auto] NCHT Incoming Link Width [Auto] NCHT Outgoing Link Width [Auto]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

200

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

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► SB Reference Clock (MHz)

This option is used to adjust the south bridge clock.

► Processor Frequency (FID) (Appears only when 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.

► AM2+ CPU Ratio Adjust (Appears only when use AM2+ CPU)

Press <Enter> to go to its submenu.

► 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.

► CPU-NB HT Link Speed

HT stands for Hyper Transport bus. The CPU<->NB HT Link Speed option controls the

physical speed of the CPU to Northbridge HT link. The default value is [Auto].

► NCHT Incoming Link Width/NCHT Outgoing Link Width

The coherency refers to the caching of memory, and the HT links between processors are co-

herent HT links as the HT protocol includes messages for managing the cache protocol. Other

(non processor-processor) HT links are Non-Coherent HT links, as they do not have memory

cache.

The HyperTransport link width and frequency are initialized between the adjacent coherent

and/or noncoherent HyperTransport technology devices during the reset sequence.

It is highly recommended to set to [Auto] for overall performance.

AM2+ CPU Ratio Adjust (Appears only when use AM2+ CPU)

► CPU FID Control

This is CPU multiplier. It alows you to congure CPU’s speed much easier. This item will

appear only when your CPU is supporting this feature.

► CPUFID ID

This item alows you to adjust the FID ID manually. You can use [+]/[-] to change the value or

AM2+ CPU Ratio Adjust

CPU FID Control [Auto ] Help Item CPU DID Control [Auto]

Auto Manual

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

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input a value directly from 0 to 3F.

► CPU DID Control

This item is used to control CPU Divisor ID. It may help to reduce the oprating frequency.

This item will appear only when your CPU is supporting this feature.

► CPUDID ID

This item alows you to adjust the DID ID manually. You can use [+]/[-] to change the value or

input a value directly from 0 to 7. The default value is 1.

Voltage Conguration

► Vcore Voltage Control

This option is used to change the CPU voltage in a step of 0.024V. The voltage can be incre-

mented from 0.024V to 0.6V.

► HT Voltage Control

This option is used to change the HT voltage in a step of 0.03V. The voltage can be incre-

mented from 1.10V to 1.55V.

► DIMM Voltage Control

This option is used to change the memory voltage. The voltage can be incremented from

1.744V to 2.640V.

► NB Voltage Control

This option is used to change the North Bridge voltage in a step of 0.045V. The voltage can be

incremented from 1.680V to 2.355V.

► CPU PLL Voltage Setting

This option is used to adjust CPU PLL(Phase Lock Loop) voltage. The default value is [2.49V].

Voltage Conguration

Vcore Voltage Control [0 ] Help Item HT Voltage Control [1.19 V]

DIMM Voltage Control [1.936 V] 0=>CPU default voltage

NB Voltage Control [1.815V ]

stepping = 0.024V

CPU PLL Voltage Setting [2.49 V ]

So current Vcore voltage

=default+value*0.024V

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

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CPU Conguration

This menu shows most of the CPU specications.

► Microcode Update

This option is used to enable or disable the microcode update function.

► Secure Virtual Machine Mode

This option is used to enable or disable the secure virtual machine mode (SVM).

► PowerNow

This option is used to enable or disable the generation of ACPI_PPC, _PPS, and _PCT

objects.

► ACPI SRAT Table

This option is used to enable or disable the building of ACPI SRAT Table.

CPU Conguration

Help Item

Module Version : 13.32 AGESA Version : 3.1.9.0 Physical Count : 1 Logical Count : 4 Disabled

Enabled

AMD Athlon(tm) 9750 Quad-Core Processor

Revision : B3

Cache L1 : 512KB Cache L2 : 2048KB

Cache L3 : 2MB

Current CPU Speed : 2400MHz

Able to Change Freq. : Yes

uCode Patch Level : 0x1000065

Microcode Update [Enabled]

Secure Virtual Machine Mode

[Enabled]

PowerNow

[Enabled]

ACPI SRAT Table

[Enabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

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Advanced Chipset Features

► Memory Conguration/DRAM Timing Conguration

Press <Enter> to go to the submenu.

The following six items display the values configured at the settings of "DRAM Timing Configuration".

► Current CAS Latency(CL)

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

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

mitted from the module.

► Current RAS/CAS Delay(TRCD)

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

► Current TRP

This item displays the row precharge time (in clock cycles) .

► Current TRAS

This item displays the minimum RAS# active time (in clock cycles) .

► Current TRRD

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

► Current TRC

This item displays the row cycle time (in clock cycles) .

► GFX Dual Slot Configuration

Before congure the CrossFireTM technology, you need enable two PCI Express slots in BIOS rst.

This item is used to congure PCI_E1_x16 slot and PCI_E2_x16 slot for the ATI CrossFireTM

technology. Select [Auto], BIOS will automatically detect whether PCI_E1/E2_x16 Slots are

available or not; Select [Enabled], you can congure the CrossFireTM Technology based on

PCI_E1_x16 slot and PCI_E2_x16 slot; Select [Disabled], the two slots can not be used for the

CrossFireTM Technology.

► GFX2 Dual Slot Conguration

This item is used to congure PCI_E3_x16 slot and PCI_E4_x16 slot for the advanced Cross-

FireTM technology. Select [Auto], BIOS will automatically detect whether PCI Express Slots are

available or not; Select [Enabled], you can congure the CrossFireTM Technology based on

Advanced Chipset Features

NorthBridge Chipset Conguration

Help Item

► Memory Configuration

[Press Enter]

► DRAM Timing Configuration

[Press Enter]

Current CAS Latency(CL) 5 CLK, N/A Current RAS/CAS Delay(TRCD) 5 CLK, N/A

Current TRP 5 CLK, N/A Current TRAS 15 CLK, N/A

Current TRRD 7 CLK, N/A Current TRC 30 CLK, N/A

PCI Express Configuration

GFX Dual Slot Configuration [Auto] GFX2 Dual Slot Configuration [Auto] Peer-to-Peer among GFX/GFX2 [Disabled]

GPP Slots Power Limit, W [25]

► PCIE 16X Port 1

[Press Enter]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

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PCI_E3_x16 slot and PCI_E4_x16 slot; Select [Disabled], the two slots can not be used for the

CrossFireTM Technology.

► Peer-to-Peer among GFX/GFX2

This item is used to control the peer-to-peer trafc among GFX/GFX2 slots. The default value

is [Disabled].

► GPP Slots Power Limit, W

This item is used to set the power limit for the graphic slots. You can use [+]/[-] to change the

value or input a value directly from 0 to 255. The default value is 25.

► PCIE 16X Port 1/Port 2/Port 3/ Port 4, PCIE 1X Port 1, NB-SB Port Features

Press [Enter] to go to its submenu.

Memory Conguration

► Bank Interleaving

Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles. One bank

will undergo its refresh cycle while another is being accessed. This improves memory perfor-

mance by masking the refresh cycles of each memory bank.

However, bank interleaving only works if the addresses requested consecutively are not in the

same bank.

► Channel Interleaving

Dual channel (Interleaved) mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual

channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are

equal. If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be

used.

► Enable Clock to All DIMMs

This setting is to control EMI.

When disabled, the system will turn off clock on the empty DIMM slots and to reduce EMI

(Electro-Magnetic Interference).

► MemClk Tristate C3/ALTVID

Enables the DDR memory clocks to be tristated when alternate VID mode is enabled.

► Memory Hole Remapping

Memory Conguration

Help Item

Bank Interleaving

Enable Bank Memory

Channel Interleaving [XOR of Address bit] Interleaving Enable Clock to ALL DIMMs [Disabled] MemClk Tristate C3/ALTVID [Disabled] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] DCT Unganged Mode [Always] Power Down Enable [Disabled] Optimal Performance Mode [Disabled] Auto Tweak Performance [Disabled] DRAM Cong_High Control [Auto]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Auto]

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This item is used to enable/disable memory remapping around memory hole.

PCI doesn't actually care much which addresses are used, but by convention the PC platform

puts them at the top of the 32-bit address space. For many years it wasn't possible or practical

to put that much RAM into a PC. But now it is, so it's up to the memory controller and host

bridge to gure out what to do. Many systems cause that high RAM to simply be ignored,

resulting in the loss of effective RAM. More complex systems will take the RAM that would

occupy that 3.5-4GB address space and re-map it into the 4.0-4.5 address space. The RAM

doesn't care because it's just an array of storage cells, it's up to the memory controller to as-

sociate addresses with those storage cells.

Of course, that only works if you're using a 64-bit (or 32bit physical address extension (PAE)

enabled) OS that can deal with physical addresses larger than 32 bits.

Once this option is enabled, the BIOS can see 4096MB of memory.

► DCT Unganged Mode

DCT stands for DRAM Controller.

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

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

(64-bit DRAM data width) DRAM modes :

Ganged channels (DDR2) :

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

■ Offers highest DDR2 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.

► Power Down Enable

This item is used to enable or disable the power down mode.

A DIMM or a group of DIMMs enters power down mode by deasserting the corresponding

clock enable signal when the DRAM controller detects that there are no transactions sched-

uled to any of the DIMMs connected to the clock enable signal. A DIMM or a group of DIMMs

exits power down mode by asserting the corresponding clock enable signal when a transaction

is scheduled to any DIMM connected to the clock enable signal. There are two CKE pins per

DRAM channel. if all pages of the DRAMs associated with a CKE pin are closed, then these

parts are placed in power down mode.

► Optimal Performance Mode

This item is used to enable or disable the optimal performance mode for memory.

► Auto Tweak Performance

Enables the DDR memory clocks to be tristated when alternate VID mode is enabled.

► DRAM Cong_High Control

This item is used to set the memory conguration. Options are [Auto] and [Manual].

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When select [Manual], the following two items will appear.

► DcqBypassMax

The DRAM controller arbiter normally allows transactions to pass other transactions in order to

optimize DRAM bandwidth. This eld species the maximum number of times that the oldest

memory-access request in the DRAM controller queue may be bypassed before the arbiter

decision is overridden and the oldest memory-access request is serviced instead.

► FourActWindow

This item species the rolling tFAW window during which no more than 4 banks in a 8-bank

device are activated, per JEDEC DDR2 specication. For example, if this item is set to 10

clocks and an activate command is issued in clock N, then no more than three further activate

commands may be issued in clocks N+1 through N+9. To program this eld, BIOS must con-

vert the tFAW parameter into MEMCLK cycles by dividing the highest tFAW (in ns) across all

DIMMs connected to the channel by the lowest period (highest frequency) of MEMCLK (in ns)

over all P-states and rounding up to the next integer.

DRAM Timing Conguration

► Memory Speed Mode

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This item is used to enable/disable provision of DRAM timing by SPD device. The Serial

Presence Detect (SPD) device is a small EEPROM chip, mounted on a DDR2 memory

module. It contains important information about the module's speed, size, addressing mode

and various other parameters, so that the motherboard memory controller (chipset) can better

access the memory device.

Select [Auto] for SPD enable mode.

Select [Limit], the DRAM speed will not exceed the specied value listed in the "Memory

Speed Adjust " item. If SPD value is faster than "Memory Speed Adjust " value, it will run at the

specied "Memory Speed Adjust " speed. Otherwise, SPD value is selected.

Select [Manual], then DRAM speed is manually selected according to the set value of

"Memory Speed Adjust ".

► Memory Speed Adjust

This item will appear only when the "Memory Speed Mode" is set to [Limit] or [Manual].

The available settings are: [400MHz], [533MHz], [667MHz], [800MHz], [1066MHz].

[1066MHz] will appear only in AM2+ CPU.

► 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].

[DCT 1] and [Both] will appear only in AM2+ CPU.

► Current 2T Mode

This item will appear only when the "Memory Speed Mode" is set to [Limit] or [Manual].

It is used to set normal clock timing, which will provide steady system performance. The

default value is [Auto].

PCIE 16X Port 1

► Gen2 High Speed Mode

DRAM Timing Conguration

Help Item

Memory Speed Mode DRAM Timing Mode

[Auto] Auto

Limit

Manual

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Auto]

Options

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This item is used to select the Generation II speed mode of PCI Express slots. Select [Auto],

RC will only advertize Generation II capability; Select [Software Initiated], the speed mode

is determined by software initiated; Select [Advertised RC], the speed mode is determined

by hardware initiated; Select [Disabled], BIOS will turn off Generation II speed mode of PCI

Express slots.

► Gen2 De-Emphasis

This item is used to depress noises of PCI Express slots when working in Generation II Speci-

cation mode.

► Link ASPM

This item is used to select the link mode between ASPMs.

► Link Width

This item is used to set the link width between PCI Express slots.

► Slot Power Limit, W

This item is used to adjust the power limit of PCI Express slots. You can use [+]/[-] to change

the value or directly input a value from 0 to 255.The default option is [75].

PCIE 1X Port 1

PCIE 16X Port 1

Gen2 High Speed Mode

Help Item

Gen2 De-Emphasis [-3.5dB]

Link ASPM

[Disabled] “Auto” - RC only

Link Width

[Auto] advertize Gen2

Slot Power Limit, W [75] capability.

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Auto]

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► Gen2 High Speed Mode

This item is used to select the Generation II speed mode of PCI Express slots. Select [Auto],

RC will only advertize Generation II capability; Select [Software Initiated], the speed mode

is determined by software initiated; Select [Advertised RC], the speed mode is determined

by hardware initiated; Select [Disabled], BIOS will turn off Generation II speed mode of PCI

Express slots.

► Gen2 De-Emphasis

This item is used to depress noises of PCI Express slots when working in Generation II Speci-

cation mode.

► Link ASPM

This item is used to select the link mode between ASPMs.

NB-SB Port Features

PCIE 1X Port 1

Gen2 High Speed Mode

Help Item

Gen2 De-Emphasis [-3.5dB]

Link ASPM

[Disabled] “Auto” - RC only

advertize Gen2 capability.

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Auto]

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► NB-SB Link ASPM

This item is used to select the ASPM link mode between north bridge and sourth bridge.

► NP NB-SB VC1 Traffic Support

This item is used to enable or disable the VC1 data trafc support between north bridge and

sourth bridge.

NB-SB Port Features

NB-SB Link ASPM

Help Item

NP NB- SB VC 1 Traffic Support [Disabled]

Disabled

L1

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Disabled]

Options

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Integrated Peripherals

► IDE Configuration/USB Configuration/SuperIO Configuration

Press <Enter> to go to relative submenu.

► 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.

► IEEE1394

This item is used to enable or disable the IEEE1394 function.

► HD Audio Controller

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

Integrated Peripherals

► IDE Conguration

[Press Enter] Help Item

► USB Conguration

[Press Enter]

► SuperIO Conguration [Press Enter] Congure the IDE OnBoard LAN [Enabled] device(s). OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] IEEE1394 [Enabled] HD Audio Controller [Auto]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Press Enter]

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IDE Conguration

► OnBoard PCI IDE Controller

[Disabled]: Disable the integrated IDE controller.

[Primary]: Enable only the primary IDE controller.

► OnChip SATA Channel

[Disabled] : Disable SATA ports 0,1, 2, 3.

[Enabled] : Enable SATA ports 0,1, 2, 3.

► 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 reg-

ister 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 IDE Combined Mode

[Disabled] : Disable SATA ports 4, 5.

[Enabled] : SATA ports 4, 5 are used to simulate two additional IDE ports. You can select from

PATA or SATA as the Primary IDE through the next "Combined Mode Option" set-

ting. Four drives are displayed as IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and IDE Channel 1

Master/Slave in "System Information" menu.

► Combined Mode Option

When "SATA IDE Combined Mode" is enabled, you can choose :

IDE Conguration

Help Item

OnBoard PCI IDE Controller

[Both] Disabled: Disable the

OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] I integrated IDE OnChip SATA Type [Native IDE] controller. SATA IDE Combined Mode [Enabled] Primary: Enable only Combined Mode Option [SATA as Primary] the Primary IDE JMicron 36x ATA Controller [IDE Mode] Controller.

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Both]

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[SATA as Primary] : Set SATA ports 4, 5 to function as the Primary IDE

[SATA as Secondary] : Set SATA ports 4, 5 to function as the Secondary IDE.

► JMicron 36x ATA Controller

This item is used to select the operating mode for JMicron 36x ATA controller. Setting values

are: [Disabled], [IDE Mode], [RAID Mode] and [AHCI Mode]. This item is in charge of the

ESATA ports on the back panel.

USB Conguration

► 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.

► BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

Windows XP supports a number of features in the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)

specication, but there are a few features that are not implemented. Microsoft said preliminary

support for EHCI BIOS handoff will be available in Windows XP SP2.

This item allows you to enable support for OS without EHCI hand-off feature.

This is a workaround for OS without EHCI hand-Off support .

The EHCI ownership change should claim by EHCI driver.

If USB mass devices are connected to the computer, the following item will appear:

► USB Mass Storage Device

After pressing <Enter>, you can set the reset delay for the USB mass storage device. There

are many different emulation types of this USB device, such as [Auto], [Floppy], [Forced FDD],

[Hard Disk] and [CDROM] can be selected. Select [Auto], USB devices less than 530MB will

be emulated as Floppy and remaining as hard drive. [Forced FDD] option can be used to force

a HDD formatted drive to boot as FDD(Ex. ZIP drive).

USB Conguration

Help Item

Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4 Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO USB Devices Enabled :

option disables

None legacy support if

no USB devices are Legacy USB Support [Enabled] connected. USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HighSpeed]

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

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SuperIO Conguration

► OnBoard Floppy Controller

This item is used to enable/disable Floppy Controller.

► Serial Port1 Address

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

port 1.

► IR Function

This item is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the IR port.

SuperIO Conguration

OnBoard Floppy Controller

[Enabled] Help Item

Serial Port1 Address [Enabled]

IR Function

[Enabled] Allows BIOS to Enable

or Disable Floppy controller.

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Enabled]

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Power Management Setup

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 respon-

sible for maintaining the caches and CPU context). Control starts from the processor’s

reset vector after the wake event.

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

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

maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 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.

► ACPI Suspend Type

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

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

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

Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type Help Item

PWRON after PWR-Fail [Power Off] Resume by PME [Enabled] Select the ACPI Resume by USB Devices [Enabled] state used for Resume by PS2 Keyboard [Disabled] System Suspend. Resume by PS2 Mouse [Disabled] Resume by RTC [Disabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Auto]

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

to previous state when the STR function wakes. When you select [Auto], it means OS will

automatically take care and assign which mode is the most suitable now.

► PWRON after PWR-Fail

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

loss.

► Resume by PME

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

► Resume by USB Devices

This item is used to enable/disable USB devices to generate a wake up.

► Resume by PS2 Keyboard

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

► Resume by PS2 Mouse

This item is used to enable/disable the PS2 mouse 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.

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PC Health Status

► 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/DDR(+1.8V)/VCC(+5V)/+12V/+3.3V

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.

PC Health Status

Case Open Warning [Disabled] Help Item

CPU Temperature :63 oC/145 oF System Temperature :35 oC/95 oF

CPU Fan Speed :3729 RPM Disabled

System Fan Speed :N/A Enabled Reset +CPU :1.360 V DDR(+1.8V) :1.856 V VCC(+5V) :5.347V +12V :12.144 V +3.3V :3.312 V

CPU Smart Fan Function [Enabled] System Smart Fan Function [Enabled]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Disabled]

Options

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BIOS Security Features

► Change Supervisor Password

This item is used to install or change supervisor password.

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

input user password optionally. If you have installed the Supervisor Password, the following

items will appear:

BIOS Security Features

Supervisor Password : Not Installed Help Item User Password : Not Installed Install or change the Change Supervisor Password

[Press Enter] password.

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[Press Enter]

Enter New Password :

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

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.

Save configuration changes and exit setup?

[OK] [Cancel]

[OK]

Discard changes and exit setup?

[OK] [Cancel]

[OK]

Load Optimal Defaults?

[OK] [Cancel]

[OK]

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.

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Utility CD content

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

1. Install Driver

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

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

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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.

2. Install Utility

You can select the specic utility to install.

Manual Installation Step by Step

Automatic Installation by One Click.

Select to Install

Utilities

Select to

Install Drivers

Click to visit

Foxconn's

website

Browse CD

Exit the program

Drop to System Tray

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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)

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, if you exit

FOX ONE, then BIOS control will be back again.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.)

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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

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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.

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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

Close this page

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

Select the option

you want to set

Adjust by manual

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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

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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

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4.5 Limit Setting - FAN1 Fan

This page lets you to set FAN1 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 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

Go to Voltage page

Select the option

you want to set

Adjust by manual

Reset the changes

Apply the changes

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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

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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)

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 backup BIOS location and change different skin of the FOX LiveUpdate

utility.

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

Select different skin

of the software

Apply the changes

Reset to default value

Prompt you to

install the new

FOX LiveUpdate

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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.

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

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

damage.

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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 bmp image (640x480) 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)

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.

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Exit

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About

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Change

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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)

Using FOX DMI:

Please operate this utility as the comments shows.

Click here to select the DMI Data format you need.

Click here to select the type you want to view.

This chapter will cover two topics :

■ Creating a Bootable Array - Installing a new Windows XP

(or Vista) in a brand new RAID system.

■ Creating a Non-Bootable Array - Existing Windows XP

(or Vista) 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.

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

a brand new RAID system.

1. Follow 5-1 to create a RAID driver diskette.

2. Follow 5-2 to set RAID enabled in BIOS.

3. Follow 5-3 to select a RAID array for use.

4. Follow 5-4 to Install a new Windows Operating System.

What kinds of hardware and software you need here :

1. A 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 or Vista Install CD.

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

system with new RAID built as data storage.

Follow 5-5 to go through the processes to build a new RAID array in your existing

Windows XP system, it includes :

1. Set RAID enabled in BIOS.

2. Follow 5-3 to select a RAID array for use.

3. Run setup program to install AMD RAID driver into your current Windows XP system.

4. Use Administrative Tools in Control Panel to format new RAID array.

What kinds of hardware and software you need here :

1. A DVD-ROM drive.

2. Several SATA hard disks.

3. A motherboard driver CD.

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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.

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RAID 0 (Striped)

RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved among multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance.

RAID 1 (Mirror)

RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive.

RAID Ready

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

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 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

RAID5 >=3 Smallest*(N-1) Read faster

Write slower

Good Limited budget

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

Span >=1 All none Dangerous Big disk space

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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 :

SATA Port Fou_M - HDS728090PLA380, 82.34GB

SATA Port Fou_S - Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, 250.05GB

SATA Port Thi_M - WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0, 120.03GB

SATA Port Thi_S - ST3320620AS, 320.07GB

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

the motherboard are shown below. They are :

Channel 1 is the SATA Port Fou_M of the motherboard.

Channel 2 is the SATA Port Thi_M.

Channel 3 is the SATA Port Fou_S.

Channel 4 is the SATA Port Thi_S.

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.

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Channel :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 [ESC] Exit [Ctrl+H] Secure Erase [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

[ Keys Available ]

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34

[ View Drives Assignment ]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 Assignment. . . . . . . [ 1 ]

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

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

Controller Configuration . . . . . . [ 4 ]

[ Main Menu ]

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

[ Keys Available ]

IDE Conguration

Help Item

OnBoard PCI IDE Controller

[Both]

OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] I Native IDE OnChip SATA Type [RAID] RAID SATA IDE Combined Mode [Enabled] Legacy IDE Combined Mode Option [SATA as Primary] IDE -> AHCI JMicron 36x ATA Controller [IDE Mode]

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

F9:Optimized Defaults

[RAID]

Options

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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, "Dene LD Menu" appears.

2. Press [Enter], 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".

4. Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 163.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 1 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 0 0

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

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 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 [ESC] Exit [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Y

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5. A message prompts.

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

6. Another screen prompts.

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 [↓] to select LD2.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 163.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 1 RAID 0 2 79.99 Functional

[ Dene LD Menu ]

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks, <Press Ctrl-Y Key if you are sure to erase it> <Press any other key to ignore this option>

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB)

LD 1 RAID 0

2 164.56

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

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 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

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

[ Keys Available ]

RAID 0

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Enter array capacity (in GB) here:

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8. When LD2 is selected, press [Enter] to continue.

9. You can see in the previous example, about 40GB of Channel 1 and 2 hard disks were

allocated. Select the remaining spaces from them for RAID 0 again.

Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 79.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 2 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 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 [ESC] Exit [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Y

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5

10. A 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.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 79.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 2 RAID 0 2 83.99 Functional

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 2 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 HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 42.28 Y 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 79.96 Y 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 N

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks, <Press Ctrl-Y Key if you are sure to erase it> <Press any other key to ignore this option>

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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, "Dene LD Menu" appears.

2. Press [Enter], the screen appears as below, select RAID 1.

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

status to "Y".

4. Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 163.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 1 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 1 2

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

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 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 [ESC] Exit [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Y

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5

5. A message prompts.

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

6. Another screen prompts.

Press any key to use the maximum capacity.

7. The creation of RAID 1 is completed.

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 3 RAID 1 2 249.99 Functional

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 1 2

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

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 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

Fast Initial

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

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

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks, <Press Ctrl-Y Key if you are sure to erase it> <Press any other key to ignore this option>

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5

Create RAID 5 (Parity)

Here, we will show you how to create one Mirrored Logical Drives (LD) by using three

hard disks.

1. Select [2] from the main menu, "Dene LD Menu" appears.

2. Press [Enter], the screen appears as below, select RAID 5.

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

status to "Y".

4. Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 163.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 1 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 5 3

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

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 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 [ESC] Exit [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

Y

89

5

5. A message prompts.

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

6. Another screen prompts.

Press any key to use the maximum capacity.

7. The creation of RAID 5 is completed.

The nal capacity of 239.99GB (119.995GB*2) is twice capacities of the smallest

size of the three hard drives.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 2 RAID 5 3 239.99 Functional

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 5 3

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

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 N 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

Fast Initial

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

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks, <Press Ctrl-Y Key if you are sure to erase it> <Press any other key to ignore this option>

90

5

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, "Dene LD Menu" appears.

2. Press [Enter], the screen appears as below, select RAID 10.

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

status to "Y".

4. Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 163.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 1 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 10 4

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

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 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 [ESC] Exit [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Y

91

5

5. A message prompts.

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

6. Another screen prompts.

Press any key to use the maximum capacity.

7. 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.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 163.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 1 RAID 10 4 163.99 Functional

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 10 4

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

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 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

Fast Initial

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

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

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks, <Press Ctrl-Y Key if you are sure to erase it> <Press any other key to ignore this option>

92

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Create RAID Ready

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

a second Serial 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.

1. Select [2] from the main menu, "Dene LD Menu" appears.

2. Press [Enter], the screen appears as below, select RAID Ready.

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

status to "Y".

4. Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the setting.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 163.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 1 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID READY 1

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

Channel :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 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

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

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Drives Assignment ]

Y

93

5

5. A message prompts.

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

6. The creation of RAID Ready is completed.

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0

2 163.99 Functional

LD 2 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 3 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 4 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 5 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 6 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 7 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 8 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD 9 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−− LD10 −−−− −−−− −−−−−−−− −−−−

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

[ Keys Available ]

LD 1 RAID READY 1 319.99 Functional

[ Dene LD Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID READY 1

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

Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment

1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 42.28 N 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 79.96 N 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 N 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Y

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

[ Dene LD Menu ]

[ Keys Available ]

[ Dene LD Menu ]

Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks, <Press Ctrl-Y Key if you are sure to erase it> <Press any other key to ignore this option>

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